Post by Baronessa on Feb 21, 2022 23:42:27 GMT
Voice Type: The Boss Baritone
Vocal Range: E2 - B5
Associated Acts: The E Street Band (1972 - present)
Significant High Notes:
B5 ("The E Street Shuffle")
A5 ("I'm A Rocker")
G♯5/A♭5 ("State Trooper")
G5 ("Boom Boom" live 1988, "Carol" live Red Bank 10/11/1975, "Gloria's Eyes", "Good Eye", "Restless Nights", "Shackled And Drawn")
F♯5/G♭5 ("Boom Boom" live 1988, "Chain Lightning", "Not Fade Away" live Charleston 8/4/1978, "Viva Las Vegas")
F5 ("All The Way Home", "Cadillac Ranch" live Meadowlands Arena 1981, "Good Eye", "Highway To Hell" live Adelaide 2014, "Restless Nights", "Shackled And Drawn", "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" live Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ 9/20/1978, "Twist And Shout" live Roxy Theater 7/7/1978)
E5 ("Boom Boom" live 1988, "The Fever" live Madison Square Garden 8/21/1978, "Gloria's Eyes", "Murder Incorporated" live Madison Square Garden 2000, "Not Fade Away" live Charleston 8/4/1978, "Seven Nights To Rock" live Cologne 5/27/2012, "Waitin' On A Sunny Day")
D♯5/E♭5 ("All The Way Home", "Atlantic City", "Cover Me", "I'm A Coward" live West Germany 7/22/1988, "I'm On Fire", "Johnny 99", "Shackled And Drawn", "This Life")
D5 ("The Apollo Medley" live Cologne 5/27/2012, "The Big Muddy", "Glory Days", "Good Eye", "I'm A Coward" live West Germany 7/22/1988, "Johnny 99", "Living On The Edge Of The World", "Lonesome Day", "Missing", "Murder Incorporated" live Madison Square Garden 2000, "Part Man, Part Monkey" live Copenhagen 6/22/2005, "Red Headed Woman" live Warner Hollywood Studios 1992, "Tougher Than The Rest")
C♯5/D♭5 ("I'm A Rocker", "I'm On Fire", "Living On The Edge Of The World", "My Lucky Day", "Real Man", "Red Headed Woman" live Warner Hollywood Studios 1992, "Waitin' On A Sunny Day")
C5 ("All I'm Thinkin' About", "All The Way Home", "The Big Muddy", "Darlington County", "Down In The Hole", "Glory Days", "I'm A Coward" live West Germany 7/22/1988, "Johnny 99", "Lonesome Day", "Missing", "Not Fade Away" live Charleston 8/4/1978, "Real World", "The River" live Madison Square Garden 2009, "Roll Of The Dice", "Spare Parts", "This Life", "The Ties That Bind", "Tougher Than The Rest", "Twist And Shout" live Roxy Theater 7/7/1978, "Working On A Dream")
B4 ("Adam Raised A Cain", "The Ballad Of Jesse James", "Born In The U.S.A.", "Carol" live Red Bank 10/11/1975, "Chain Lightning", "Darlington County", "Dollhouse", "Friday On My Mind" live Sydney 2014, "Having A Party" live Stone Pony 8/2/1987, "Human Touch", "Hunter Of Invisible Game", "I Fought The Law" live Philadelphia 9/18/1984, "I'm A Coward" live West Germany 7/22/1988, "I'm A Rocker", "I'm On Fire", "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" live Red Bank 10/11/1975, "Jacob's Ladder", "Jump" live Dallas 2014, "The Little Things (My Baby Does)", "Living On The Edge Of The World", "Midnight Hour" live Nassau Coliseum 12/31/1980, "My Lucky Day", "Out In The Street", "Party Lights", "Quarter To Three" live Hammersmith Odeon 1975, "Queen Of The Supermarket", "Real Man", "Red Headed Woman" live Warner Hollywood Studios 1992, "Roll Of The Dice", "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" live Philadelphia 9/18/1984, "Soul Driver", "Spare Parts", "Stray Bullet", "Streets Of Fire", "Take 'Em As They Come", "Whitetown", "Who'll Stop The Rain" live Nassau Coliseum 12/31/1980, "You Can Never Tell" live Germany 2013)
A♯4/B♭4 ("All Or Nothin' At All", "All I'm Thinkin' About", "The Apollo Medley" live Cologne 5/27/2012, "Cadillac Ranch", "Clampdown" live Sunrise 2014, "Cover Me", "Cross My Heart", "Crush On You", "Dancing In The Dark", "Down In The Hole", "The Fever" live Madison Square Garden 8/21/1978, "Good Eye", "Highway To Hell" live Adelaide 2014, "Kingdom Of Days", "Lift Me Up", "Lonesome Day", "The Long Goodbye", "Mary's Place", "Missing", "Mona" live Roxy Theater 7/7/1978, "Night", "No Surrender", "Not Fade Away" live Charleston 8/4/1978, "Oh Boy" live Charleston 8/4/1978, "Ramrod", "Real World", "Rendezvous", "Restless Nights", "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)", "Shackled And Drawn", "Sherry Darling", "Sweet Soul Music" live West Germany 7/22/1988, "This Life", "Thunder Road", "Thundercrack" live Max's Kansas City 1/31/1973, "The Ties That Bind", "The Time That Never Was", "Tunnel Of Love", "Twist And Shout" live West Germany 7/22/1988, "Two Hearts", "Working On A Dream", "We Take Care Of Our Own", "Whitetown", "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)")
A4 ("Adam Raised A Cain", "All I'm Thinkin' About", "All That Heaven Will Allow", "The Apollo Medley" live Cologne 5/27/2012, "Backstreets", "Badlands", "The Ballad Of Jesse James", "Be True", "Blinded By The Light", "Bobby Jean", "Born In The U.S.A.", "Brilliant Disguise", "The Brokenhearted", "Cadillac Ranch", "Candy's Room", "Carol" live Red Bank 10/11/1975, "Chain Lightning", "Chimes Of Freedom" live West Germany 7/22/1988, "Clampdown" live Sunrise 2014, "Code Of Silence" live Madison Square Garden 2000, "Countin' On A Miracle" acoustic version, "Darkness On The Edge Of Town", "Darlington County", "Detroit Medley" live Hammersmith Odeon 1975, "Dollhouse", "Don't Change" live Sydney 2014, "Drive All Night", "The E Street Shuffle", "Fade Away", "The Fever" live Madison Square Garden 8/21/1978, "Friday On My Mind" live Sydney 2014, "From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)", "Gloria's Eyes", "Glory Days", "Good Eye", "Having A Party" live Stone Pony 8/2/1987, "Human Touch", "Hunter Of Invisible Game", "I Fought The Law" live Philadelphia 9/18/1984, "I'm A Rocker", "I'm Goin' Down", "Jackson Cage", "Jacob's Ladder", "John Henry", "Jump" live Dallas 2014, "Jungleland", "Just Like Fire Would", "Kingdom Of Days", "The Little Things (My Baby Does)", "Little White Lies", "Living On The Edge Of The World", "The Long Goodbye", "Lost In The Flood", "Man's Job", "Mary Lou", "Mary's Place", "Meet Me In The City", "Midnight Hour" live Nassau Coliseum 12/31/1980, "Mona" live Roxy Theater 7/7/1978, "Murder Incorporated" live Madison Square Garden 2000, "My City Of Ruins", "My Love Will Not Let You Down" live Madison Square Garden 2000, "My Lucky Day", "Nelson Mandela" live Cape Town 2014, "New York City Serenade", "Night", "No Surrender", "Oh Boy" live Charleston 8/4/1978, "Open All Night", "Out In The Street", "Outlaw Pete", "Outside Looking In", "Party Lights", "The Price You Pay", "The Promised Land", "Queen Of The Supermarket", "Raise Your Hand" live Roxy Theater 7/7/1978, "Real Man", "Rendezvous", "Restless Nights", "Ricky Wants A Man Of Her Own", "The River" live Madison Square Garden 2009, "Rocky Ground", "Roll Of The Dice", "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)", "Roulette", "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" live Philadelphia 9/18/1984, "Save My Love", "Seeds" live Shoreline Amphitheater, 1985, "She's The One", "Sherry Darling", "Something In The Night", "Soul Driver", "Spare Parts", "Stray Bullet", "Streets Of Fire", "Surprise, Surprise", "Take 'Em As They Come", "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out", "Thunder Road", "Thundercrack" live Max's Kansas City 1/31/1973, "The Ties That Bind", "The Time That Never Was", "Trapped" live Meadowlands Arena 1984, "Tunnel Of Love", "Two Faces", "Two Hearts", "Viva Las Vegas", "War" live Los Angeles Coliseum 1985, "We Take Care Of Our Own", "Where The Bands Are", "Who'll Stop The Rain" live Nassau Coliseum 12/31/1980, "Working On A Dream", "Wrecking Ball", "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)", "You Can Never Tell" live Germany 2013, "You Mean So Much To Me" live Richmond 5/31/1973)
G♯4/A♭4 ("Ain't Good Enough For You", "All Or Nothin' At All", "Backstreets", "Badlands", "Be True", "Blinded By The Light", "Bobby Jean", "Born In The U.S.A.", "Born To Run", "Brilliant Disguise", "Can't Help Falling In Love" live Paris 6/29/1985, "Cover Me", "Cross My Heart", "Crush On You", "Dancing In The Dark", "Don't Look Back" live Madison Square Garden 2000, "Down In The Hole", "Frankie Fell In Love", "Further On (Up The Road)", "Gloria" live Stone Pony 8/2/1987, "Good Rockin' Tonight" live Madison Square Garden 8/22/1978, "Heartbreak Hotel" live Madison Square Garden 8/21/1978, "Highway To Hell" live Adelaide 2014, "I'm A Rocker", "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" live Stone Pony 8/2/1987, "I'm Goin' Down", "Incident On 57th Street", "Jackson Cage", "Land Of Hope And Dreams", "Leap Of Faith", "Lift Me Up", "Little Latin Lupe Lu" live Boston 3/23/1977, "The Little Things (My Baby Does)", "Lonesome Day", "Meet Me In The City", "New York City Serenade", "New York State Of Mind" live Madison Square Garden 2009, "None But The Brave", "Not Fade Away" live Charleston 8/4/1978, "Old Dan Tucker", "Open All Night", "Out In The Street", "Prove It All Night", "Quarter To Three" live Hammersmith Odeon 1975, "Ramrod", "Real Man", "Real World", "Ricky Wants A Man Of Her Own", "Rockin' All Over The World" live Paris 6/29/1985, "Ruby, Ruby" live Stone Pony 8/2/1987, "Shackled And Drawn", "She's The One", "Someday (We'll Be Together)", "Soul Driver", "State Trooper", "Streets Of Fire", "Summertime Blues" live Madison Square Garden 8/21/1978, "Surprise, Surprise", "This Life", "Thundercrack" live Max's Kansas City 1973, "Two Faces", "Viva Las Vegas", "Whitetown", "You Can't Sit Down" live Boston 3/23/1977, "You'll Be Comin' Down", "Your Own Worst Enemy")
G4 ("Adam Raised A Cain", "Ain't Got You", "All I'm Thinkin' About", "All That Heaven Will Allow", "American Land", "The Apollo Medley" live Cologne 5/27/2012, "Atlantic City" live Warner Hollywood Studios 1992, "Backstreets", "The Ballad Of Jesse James", "Because The Night", "Better Days", "Bishop Danced" live Max's Kansas City 1/31/1973, "Boom Boom" live 1988, "The Brokenhearted", "Cadillac Ranch", "Candy's Room", "Chimes Of Freedom" live West Germany 7/22/1988, "Clampdown" live Sunrise 2014, "Code Of Silence" live Madison Square Garden 2000, "Countin' On A Miracle", "Countin' On A Miracle" acoustic version, "Crush On You", "Darkness On The Edge Of Town", "Darlington County", "Death To My Hometown", "Detroit Medley" live Hammersmith Odeon 1975, "Does This Bus Stop At 82nd Street?", "Dollhouse", "Down In The Hole", "Drive All Night", "The E Street Shuffle", "Easy Money", "Fade Away", "For You", "Frankie Fell In Love", "Friday On My Mind" live Sydney 2014, "From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)", "Further On (Up The Road)", "The Ghost Of Tom Joad" High Hopes version, "Girls In Their Summer Clothes", "Gloria's Eyes", "Glory Days", "Good Eye", "Gypsy Biker", "Highway To Hell" live Adelaide 2014, "Honky Tonk Women" live Cologne 5/27/2012, "How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live", "Human Touch", "I Fought The Law" live Philadelphia 9/18/1984, "I Saw Her Standing There" live Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 1988, "I Wanna Be With You", "I Wanna Marry You", "I Wish I Were Blind", "Incident On 57th Street", "Jacob's Ladder", "Jersey Girl" live Meadowlands Arena 1981, "John Henry", "Jump" live Dallas 2014, "Jungleland", "Just Like Fire Would", "Kingdom Of Days", "Kitty's Back", "Little White Lies", "Livin' In The Future", "Living On The Edge Of The World", "Last To Die", "Living Proof", "Local Hero", "Lonesome Day", "The Long Goodbye", "Loose End", "Lost In The Flood", "Lucky Town", "Man's Job", "Mary Lou", "Mary's Place", "Missing", "Mona" live Roxy Theater 7/7/1978, "Murder Incorporated" live Madison Square Garden 2000, "My City Of Ruins", "My Love Will Not Let You Down" live Madison Square Garden 2000, "My Lucky Day", "Nelson Mandela" live Cape Town 2014, "New York State Of Mind" live Madison Square Garden 2009, "Night", "No Surrender", "Oh Boy" live Charleston 8/4/1978, "Old Dan Tucker", "Outlaw Pete", "Outside Looking In", "The Price You Pay", "The Promise", "The Promised Land", "Purple Rain" live Barclays Center 2016, "Queen Of The Supermarket", "Raise Your Hand" live Roxy Theater 7/7/1978, "Rave On" live Roxy Theater 7/7/1978, "Real World", "Rendezvous", "Restless Nights", "Rocky Ground", "Roulette", "Save My Love", "Shackled And Drawn", "The River", "Roll Of The Dice", "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)", "Seeds" live Los Angeles Coliseum 1985, "Sherry Darling", "Something In The Night", "Spare Parts", "Spirit In The Night", "Stray Bullet", "Take 'Em As They Come", "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out", "This Is Your Sword", "This Life", "Thunder Road", "The Ties That Bind", "The Time That Never Was", "Tougher Than The Rest", "Trapped" live Meadowlands Arena 1984, "Tunnel Of Love", "Two Hearts", "War" live Los Angeles Coliseum 1985, "We Take Care Of Our Own", "What Love Can Do", "When I Leave Berlin" live Berlin 2012, "When You're Alone", "Where The Bands Are", "Wild Billy's Circus Story", "Working On A Dream", "Working On The Highway", "Wrong Side Of The Street", "Wrecking Ball", "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)", "You Can Never Tell" live Germany 2013, "You Mean So Much To Me" live Richmond 5/31/1973)
F♯4/G♭4 ("Ain't Good Enough For You", "All Or Nothin' At All", "American Land", "American Skin (41 Shots)", "Atlantic City", "Badlands", "The Ballad Of Jesse James", "Be True", "Better Days", "The Big Muddy", "Bishop Danced" live Max's Kansas City 1/31/1973, "Blinded By The Light", "Bobby Jean", "Boom Boom" live 1988, "Born In The U.S.A.", "Born To Run", "Brilliant Disguise", "Bring 'Em Home", "The Brokenhearted", "Buffalo Gals", "Can't Help Falling In Love" live Paris 6/29/1985, "Candy's Room", "Chain Lightning", "Countin' On A Miracle", "Countin' On A Miracle" acoustic version, "Cover Me", "Cross My Heart", "Dancing In The Dark", "Darkness On The Edge Of Town", "Detroit Medley" live Hammersmith Odeon 1975, "Devil's Arcade" digital album version, "Don't Look Back" live Madison Square Garden 2000, "Easy Money", "Fade Away", "Friday On My Mind" live Sydney 2014, "From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)", "Gloria's Eyes", "Glory Days", "Good Rockin' Tonight" live Madison Square Garden 8/22/1978, "Gotta Get That Feeling", "Harry's Place", "High Hopes", "Honky Tonk Women" live Cologne 5/27/2012, "How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live", "I Wanna Be With You", "I Wanna Marry You", "I Wish I Were Blind", "I'm A Rocker", "I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide" live Stone Pony 8/2/1987, "I'm Goin' Down", "It's A Shame", "It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City", "Jackson Cage", "Jersey Girl" live Meadowlands Arena 1981, "Jump" live Dallas 2014, "Kitty's Back", "Land Of Hope And Dreams", "Last To Die", "Leap Of Faith", "Lift Me Up", "Little Latin Lupe Lu" live Boston 3/23/1977, "The Little Things (My Baby Does)", "Little White Lies", "Living Proof", "Loose End", "Lost In The Flood", "Lucky Town", "Mary Lou", "Meet Me In The City", "Mr. Outside", "Murder Incorporated" live Madison Square Garden 2000, "My Lucky Day", "Nelson Mandela" live Cape Town 2014, "New York City Serenade", "None But The Brave", "Open All Night", "Out In The Street", "Outlaw Pete", "Outside Looking In", "Pay Me My Money Down", "The Price You Pay", "The Promise", "The Promised Land", "Proud Mary" live Stone Pony 8/2/1987, "Prove It All Night", "Quarter To Three" live Hammersmith Odeon 1975, "Radio Nowhere", "Ramrod", "Real Man", "Ricky Wants A Man Of Her Own", "The River", "Rockin' All Over The World" live Paris 6/29/1985, "Save My Love", "Seeds" live Los Angeles Coliseum 1985, "Seven Nights To Rock" live Cologne 5/27/2012, "She's The One", "Something In The Night", "Soul Driver", "Spill The Wine" live Hunter Valley 2014, "Spirit In The Night", "Stray Bullet", "Streets Of Fire", "Surprise, Surprise", "Sweet Little Sixteen" live Madison Square Garden 8/21/1978, "Take 'Em As They Come", "Talk To Me", "Thundercrack" live Max's Kansas City 1/31/1973, "Trapped" live Meadowlands Arena 1984, "Two Faces", "Viva Las Vegas", "War" live Los Angeles Coliseum 1985, "What Love Can Do", "Where The Bands Are", "You Can Never Tell" live Germany 2013, "You Can't Sit Down" live Boston 3/23/1977, "You Mean So Much To Me" live Richmond 5/31/1973, "You'll Be Comin' Down", "Your Own Worst Enemy")
Significant Low Notes:
D3 ("4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)", "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)", "Across The Border", "Adam Raised A Cain", "All The Way Home", "Angel Eyes" live Frank Sinatra's 80th Birthday Tribute, 1995, "Backstreets", "Be True", "Bishop Danced" live Max's Kansas City 1/31/1973, "Born To Run", "Breakaway", "Brilliant Disguise", "The Brokenhearted", "Cautious Man", "City Of Night", "County Fair", "Cross My Heart", "Dry Lightning", "Easy Money", "Empty Sky", "Fade Away", "Factory", "The Fever" live Madison Square Garden 8/21/1978, "For You", "Girls In Their Summer Clothes", "Heartbreak Hotel" live Madison Square Garden 8/21/1978, "Honky Tonk Women" live Cologne 5/27/2012, "Human Touch", "I Wanna Marry You", "I Wish I Were Blind", "I'll Work For Your Love" live Johannesburg 2014, "I'm On Fire", "If I Fall Behind", "Incident On 57th Street", "Into The Fire", "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" live Red Bank 10/11/1975, "It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City", "Jersey Girl" live Meadowlands Arena 1981, "Kitty's Back", "Let's Be Friends (Skin To Skin)", "Life Itself", "The Line", "Loose End", "Lost In The Flood", "Man's Job", "Mary Queen Of Arkansas", "My Beautiful Reward", "My Father's House", "My Hometown", "Not Fade Away" live Charleston 8/4/1978, "One Step Up", "Part Man, Part Monkey" live Copenhagen 6/22/2005, "Pony Boy", "The Promise", "Queen Of The Supermarket", "Racing In The Street", "Reason To Believe", "Red Headed Woman" live Warner Hollywood Studios 1992, "The River", "Roulette", "Save My Love", "Something In The Night", "Souls Of The Departed", "Spirit In The Night", "Stolen Car", "Straight Time", "Streets Of Philadelphia", "This Land Is Your Land" live Nassau Coliseum 12/31/1980, "Thunder Road", "Trapped" live Meadowlands Arena 1984, "Two Faces", "Valentine's Day", "Wages Of Sin" live Turku 2013, "Waitin' On A Sunny Day", "Walk Like A Man", "What Love Can Do", "When I Leave Berlin" live Berlin 2012, "When You're Alone", "You Mean So Much To Me" live Richmond 5/31/1973, "You've Got It", "Youngstown")
C♯3/D♭3 ("Atlantic City", "Badlands", "Balboa Park", "Brilliant Disguise", "Candy's Boy", "Devil's Arcade", "Drive All Night", "Galveston Bay", "Harry's Place", "Highway Patrolman", "How Can I Keep From Singing", "I Wanna Marry You", "I'm On Fire", "If I Fall Behind", "In Freehold" live Freehold 11/8/1996, "Jackson Cage", "Jersey Girl" live Meadowlands Arena 1981, "Joe Hill" live Tampa 2014, "Magic", "Mansion On The Hill", "Meeting Across The River", "My Hometown", "Nebraska", "The New Timer", "New York City Serenade", "None But The Brave", "Point Blank", "Red Headed Woman" live Warner Hollywood Studios 1992, "State Trooper", "Tomorrow Never Knows", "Two Faces", "Used Cars", "Valentine's Day", "With Every Wish")
C3 ("4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)", "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)", "Across The Border", "Adam Raised A Cain", "The Angel", "Angel Eyes" live Frank Sinatra's 80th Birthday Tribute, 1995, "Backstreets", "Balboa Park", "Breakaway", "The Brokenhearted", "Candy's Room", "Cautious Man", "City Of Night", "Come On (Let's Go Tonight)", "County Fair", "Cross My Heart", "Dry Lightning", "Empty Sky", "Factory", "The Fever" live Madison Square Garden 8/21/1978, "For You", "Heartbreak Hotel" live Madison Square Garden 8/21/1978, "Highway 29", "Human Touch", "I Wish I Were Blind", "I'll Work For Your Love" live Johannesburg 2014, "Incident On 57th Street", "Independence Day", "Into The Fire", "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" live Red Bank 10/11/1975, "Jesse James (Just Ask)", "Jungleland", "Kitty's Back", "Leah", "Let's Be Friends (Skin To Skin)", "Life Itself", "The Line", "Long Time Comin'", "Man's Job", "My Beautiful Reward", "My Father's House", "Nothing Man", "One Step Up", "Part Man, Part Monkey" live Copenhagen 6/22/2005, "Pony Boy", "Racing In The Street", "Reason To Believe", "The Rising", "The River", "Royals" live Auckland 2014, "Secret Garden", "Shenandoah", "Something In The Night", "Souls Of The Departed", "Stolen Car", "Straight Time", "Streets Of Philadelphia", "Swallowed Up (In The Belly Of The Whale)", "This Land Is Your Land" live Nassau Coliseum 12/31/1980, "Trapped" live Meadowlands Arena 1984, "Wages Of Sin" live Turku 2013, "Waitin' On A Sunny Day", "Walk Like A Man", "The Wall", "When I Leave Berlin" live Berlin 2012, "When You're Alone", "Wild Billy's Circus Story", "The Wish" live Freehold 11/8/1996, "Worlds Apart", "The Wrestler", "Youngstown")
B2 ("The Angel", "Black Cowboys", "Book Of Dreams", "Candy's Boy", "City Of Night", "Code Of Silence" live Madison Square Garden 2000, "Dead Man Walkin'", "Devil's Arcade", "Devils & Dust", "Drive All Night", "The Fuse", "Galveston Bay", "Heat Wave" live Max's Kansas City 1/31/1973, "Highway Patrolman", "How Can I Keep From Singing", "Hunter Of Invisible Game", "I Wanna Marry You", "I'm On Fire", "If I Fall Behind", "It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City", "Jack Of All Trades", "Jersey Girl" live Meadowlands Arena 1981, "Jesus Was An Only Son", "Kitty's Back", "Magic", "Mansion On The Hill", "Mrs. McGrath", "My Beautiful Reward", "My Father's House", "My Hometown", "My Oklahoma Home", "Nebraska", "The New Timer", "New York City Serenade", "None But The Brave", "Point Blank", "The Price You Pay", "Red Headed Woman" live Warner Hollywood Studios 1992, "The River", "Secret Garden", "Shenandoah", "Silver Palomino", "Spanish Eyes", "Stolen Car", "Streets Of Fire", "This Depression", "This Land Is Your Land" live Nassau Coliseum 12/31/1980, "Tomorrow Never Knows", "Used Cars", "Valentine's Day", "We Are Alive", "The Wish" live Freehold 11/8/1996, "With Every Wish", "Worlds Apart", "The Wrestler")
A♯2/B♭2 ("Across The Border", "Balboa Park", "Dry Lightning", "Empty Sky", "Harry's Place", "Highway 29", "Highway Patrolman", "The Hitter", "I'll Work For Your Love" live Johannesburg 2014, "In Freehold" live Freehold 11/8/1996, "Incident On 57th Street", "Independence Day", "Jungleland", "Leah", "Let's Be Friends (Skin To Skin)", "Lift Me Up", "The Line", "Long Time Comin'", "Mary's Place", "Meeting Across The River", "My Best Was Never Good Enough", "Nebraska", "Nothing Man", "One Step Up", "Paradise", "Reno", "The Rising", "Saga Of The Architect Angel" live Max's Kansas City 1/31/1973, "Sinaloa Cowboys", "Song To The Orphans" live Max's Kansas City 1/31/1973, "Straight Time", "Streets Of Philadelphia", "Swallowed Up (In The Belly Of The Whale)", "vic", "Walk Like A Man", "The Wall", "Youngstown", "You're Missing")
A2 ("4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)", "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)", "The Angel", "Angel Eyes" live Frank Sinatra's 80th Birthday Tribute, 1995, "Black Cowboys", "Book Of Dreams", "Candy's Room", "Code Of Silence" live Madison Square Garden 2000, "Cross My Heart", "Dead Man Walkin'", "Devils & Dust", "Dry Lightning", "The Fuse", "Galveston Bay", "The Ghost Of Tom Joad", "Heat Wave" live Max's Kansas City 1/31/1973, "Highway 29", "The Hitter", "How Can I Keep From Singing", "Hunter Of Invisible Game", "It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City", "Jack Of All Trades", "Jesus Was An Only Son", "Let's Be Friends (Skin To Skin)", "Matamoros Banks", "Mrs. McGrath", "My Best Was Never Good Enough", "My Father's House", "The New Timer", "New York City Serenade" live Rome 2013, "None But The Brave", "Part Man, Part Monkey" live Copenhagen 6/22/2005, "Point Blank", "Saga Of The Architect Angel" live Max's Kansas City 1/31/1973, "Silver Palomino", "Sinaloa Cowboys", "Streets Of Fire", "Streets Of Philadelphia", "This Depression", "We Are Alive", "Wild Billy's Circus Story", "With Every Wish", "Worlds Apart")
G♯2/A♭2 ("Across The Border", "Balboa Park", "Eyes On The Prize", "Harry's Place", "Highway Patrolman", "The Last Carnival", "Lift Me Up", "The Line", "Mary's Place", "Nebraska", "Nothing Man", "Paradise", "Reno", "Song To The Oprhans" live Max's Kansas City 1/31/1973, "Swallowed Up (In The Belly Of The Whale)", "You're Missing")
G2 ("Across The Border", "Black Cowboys", "Book Of Dreams", "Candy's Room", "Code Of Silence" live Madison Square Garden 2000, "Dead Man Walkin'", "Devils & Dust", "Eyes On The Prize", "The Fuse", "The Ghost Of Tom Joad", "Highway 29", "The Hitter", "How Can I Keep From Singing", "Jesus Was An Only Son", "Mary's Place", "Matamoros Banks", "Mrs. McGrath", "My Best Was Never Good Enough", "The New Timer", "Paradise", "Reno", "Silver Palomino", "Sinaloa Cowboys", "We Are Alive", "Wild Billy's Circus Story", "You're Missing")
F♯2/G♭2 ("Angel Eyes" live Frank Sinatra's 80th Birthday Tribute, 1995, "Balboa Park", "Black Cowboys", "Devils & Dust", "The Fuse", "The Ghost Of Tom Joad", "Matamoros Banks", "My Best Was Never Good Enough")
F2 ("Eyes On The Prize", "The Hitter", "The Last Carnival", "Reno", "Sinaloa Cowboys", "You're Missing")
E2 ("Matamoros Banks")
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Blue marks falsetto notes.
Bold marks noteworthy performances.
Underlines mark obscured notes.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Dates are in order of MM/DD/YYYY.
Summary:
While his nickname "The Boss" being only tangentially relevant to his image in its origins, it very quickly acquired a new definition regarding Bruce Springsteen's extremely working class lyricism and his iconic, raspy and big baritone sound. You'd think a baritone of his weight would have very strong low notes, too, but you'd be misled. It was not until the '90s and The Ghost Of Tom Joad album that Bruce really started honing his before-strained low notes. Instead, Bruce has stayed mostly in his comfort zone, doing beefy belts up to sometimes as high as C5, and sticking to his very country-influenced mid-register, occasionally whipping out a smooth but sadly underemployed clear falsetto.
Bruce is an absolutely intense live performer, even to this day, often overdoing his own studio takes in live settings. Bruce is also legendary for the amount of artists he has covered while on tour, having done thousands of covers throughout the years, hosting some of his most significant sung phrases and on top of that they are often some of his most memorable live performances. No doubt, an absolute powerhouse to have been able to play 3-hour-average sets for 50-some years, and he will remain a lasting mark on the history of rock 'n' roll, for his charming lyrics that exude romanticism, for his country-influenced songwriting, and his unparalleled stage charisma.
{General Vocal Timeline}1964 - 1972: Going by the few recordings of Bruce's voice during this era of his career, singing with The Castiles and Steel Mill, he had an almost quasi-tenor-like approach to his vocals akin to the original rock 'n' roll singers of the '50s and '60s. Showing a surprisingly light tone compared to what it would come to be, apparently singing constantly with a high larynx, showcasing very little grit to his voice aside from a few 'growly' high notes. No significant low notes from this era that I'm aware of.
1973 - 1979: The start of Bruce's solo career. As he figured out how to position his larynx appropriately, he started developing grit along the way. Described as a 'Cookie Monster'-like approach; Bruce's high notes could get screamy, as he was most likely not accustomed to supporting a soft palate grit technique at this time. His distortion would often take the form of a doubly phonating voice akin to someone like David Lee Roth. This abuse of his vocal cords is the most likely cause of his 'blown-out' head voice that would come into more effect later in his career. Low notes start coming into play during this era as well, although they're very unrefined and never go below the upper second octave; even G2s are often reached with vocal fry.
1980 - 1981: Entering the most cataclysmic era of his voice, Bruce begins seeing a vocal coach around the time of the River Tour and his singing begins to improve. His belting range starts improve exponentially, developing more resonance and control. His grit starts becoming more supported and his grip over it starts to tighten, even if he still sounds a little screamy up there. Nevertheless, he busts out some intense performances like "I'm A Rocker" and "The Ties That Bind" during this time, that showcase him even scratching the fifth octave. His comfort zone with low notes still seems to be around the low third octave, and he never seems to steer very far from that.
1982 - 1983: The bleak nature of the Nebraska album allows Bruce to refine his low register quite a bit during this era. The album itself is pretty much all soft singing, and showcases little high range as a whole. Although as a result of this he begins to experiment with more varied techniques, and during this era his tone develops more into the New Jersey accented high baritone he would be basically for the rest of his career. On the title track of Nebraska especially, his lower range shows early signs of the strength it would gain later on, as he's reaching down to the high second octave more comfortably now. He avoids using using vocal fry at all throughout the album, and can reach decent G♯2s.
1984 - 1985: The Born in the U.S.A. album and tour features Bruce's best singing to date, with great control of his upper register as well as an overall more varied vocal style. He's now capable of belting cleanly, like on "Dancing In The Dark", as well as showcasing immense control over his gritty high singing as demonstrated by the iconic title track "Born In The U.S.A." There's even occasional falsetto thrown in there, in the song "I'm On Fire" more specifically. However, Bruce's low singing is very sparse save for this one track, and doesn't seem to go through any significant development during this era.
1986 - 1993: Arguably Bruce's vocal peak. Being fully transformed into the New Jersey accented high baritone we all know and love on the Tunnel Of Love album, he can deliver his trademark chesty, gritty belts but no longer sounds strained when doing so, and can also convincingly sing in a much more softer style for songs like "My Beautiful Reward", "If I Should Fall Behind", and much of the second half of Tunnel of Love. His overall tone is much warmer and richer than it's ever been, as showcased by the lovely mid range belting on the title track of "Tunnel Of Love". Having definitively found his voice by this point, he can pretty much sing anything in his repertoire now and sound great. Vocally, the famous Christic Benefit shows in 1990 are probably the best Bruce has ever sounded.
1994 - 1999: Range is intact but his tone develops a twangy, adenoidal sound, possibly an affect due to the folks-y sound of the Ghost of Tom Joad album. This sound crosses over into the Reunion Tour; he sounds more powerful than ever on the full force rockers but 'unnatural', for lack of a better word, on slower numbers like "Meeting Across the River". Because of this newly incorporated twangy sound, he can sound a little flat on cleaner and slower songs.
2000 - 2006: Massive improvement throughout this period. He loses the twang and really settles into his older voice. He's on top form vocally throughout the Rising Tour, unleashing some of his most powerful and diverse vocals to date. If his falsetto had gone a little underutilized before, it comes into a lot more effect during this time, a beautiful and welcome addition to his range, best displayed on "Lift Me Up", "All I'm Thinking About", and performances of "The River". The Devils & Dust solo tour of 2005 has him in excellent form throughout and really highlights how his voice has matured and improved over the years.
2007 - 2009: Sounds excellent on the first leg of the Magic Tour, returning to the full, open throated style he had during the Born to Run era, but with improved technicality, most likely because he's having to work around his age to be able to sing resonantly. He suffers from a bad throat problem during the early shows of the Working on a Dream tour, leaving his tone sounding strained and flat for the rest of the tour.
2012 - 2014: Sounds great throughout most of the Wrecking Ball tour, aside from a few off-nights here and there. The High Hopes tour, however, has him often sounding rough and tired, often with a rasp permeating his entire range. A much needed break from touring follows.
2016 - present Bruce sounded excellent throughout the 2016 River Box tour. The rasp is gone and his voice has the most power it has had since 2007. Check out "Back in Your Arms" from Dublin this year.
1973 - 1979: The start of Bruce's solo career. As he figured out how to position his larynx appropriately, he started developing grit along the way. Described as a 'Cookie Monster'-like approach; Bruce's high notes could get screamy, as he was most likely not accustomed to supporting a soft palate grit technique at this time. His distortion would often take the form of a doubly phonating voice akin to someone like David Lee Roth. This abuse of his vocal cords is the most likely cause of his 'blown-out' head voice that would come into more effect later in his career. Low notes start coming into play during this era as well, although they're very unrefined and never go below the upper second octave; even G2s are often reached with vocal fry.
1980 - 1981: Entering the most cataclysmic era of his voice, Bruce begins seeing a vocal coach around the time of the River Tour and his singing begins to improve. His belting range starts improve exponentially, developing more resonance and control. His grit starts becoming more supported and his grip over it starts to tighten, even if he still sounds a little screamy up there. Nevertheless, he busts out some intense performances like "I'm A Rocker" and "The Ties That Bind" during this time, that showcase him even scratching the fifth octave. His comfort zone with low notes still seems to be around the low third octave, and he never seems to steer very far from that.
1982 - 1983: The bleak nature of the Nebraska album allows Bruce to refine his low register quite a bit during this era. The album itself is pretty much all soft singing, and showcases little high range as a whole. Although as a result of this he begins to experiment with more varied techniques, and during this era his tone develops more into the New Jersey accented high baritone he would be basically for the rest of his career. On the title track of Nebraska especially, his lower range shows early signs of the strength it would gain later on, as he's reaching down to the high second octave more comfortably now. He avoids using using vocal fry at all throughout the album, and can reach decent G♯2s.
1984 - 1985: The Born in the U.S.A. album and tour features Bruce's best singing to date, with great control of his upper register as well as an overall more varied vocal style. He's now capable of belting cleanly, like on "Dancing In The Dark", as well as showcasing immense control over his gritty high singing as demonstrated by the iconic title track "Born In The U.S.A." There's even occasional falsetto thrown in there, in the song "I'm On Fire" more specifically. However, Bruce's low singing is very sparse save for this one track, and doesn't seem to go through any significant development during this era.
1986 - 1993: Arguably Bruce's vocal peak. Being fully transformed into the New Jersey accented high baritone we all know and love on the Tunnel Of Love album, he can deliver his trademark chesty, gritty belts but no longer sounds strained when doing so, and can also convincingly sing in a much more softer style for songs like "My Beautiful Reward", "If I Should Fall Behind", and much of the second half of Tunnel of Love. His overall tone is much warmer and richer than it's ever been, as showcased by the lovely mid range belting on the title track of "Tunnel Of Love". Having definitively found his voice by this point, he can pretty much sing anything in his repertoire now and sound great. Vocally, the famous Christic Benefit shows in 1990 are probably the best Bruce has ever sounded.
1994 - 1999: Range is intact but his tone develops a twangy, adenoidal sound, possibly an affect due to the folks-y sound of the Ghost of Tom Joad album. This sound crosses over into the Reunion Tour; he sounds more powerful than ever on the full force rockers but 'unnatural', for lack of a better word, on slower numbers like "Meeting Across the River". Because of this newly incorporated twangy sound, he can sound a little flat on cleaner and slower songs.
2000 - 2006: Massive improvement throughout this period. He loses the twang and really settles into his older voice. He's on top form vocally throughout the Rising Tour, unleashing some of his most powerful and diverse vocals to date. If his falsetto had gone a little underutilized before, it comes into a lot more effect during this time, a beautiful and welcome addition to his range, best displayed on "Lift Me Up", "All I'm Thinking About", and performances of "The River". The Devils & Dust solo tour of 2005 has him in excellent form throughout and really highlights how his voice has matured and improved over the years.
2007 - 2009: Sounds excellent on the first leg of the Magic Tour, returning to the full, open throated style he had during the Born to Run era, but with improved technicality, most likely because he's having to work around his age to be able to sing resonantly. He suffers from a bad throat problem during the early shows of the Working on a Dream tour, leaving his tone sounding strained and flat for the rest of the tour.
2012 - 2014: Sounds great throughout most of the Wrecking Ball tour, aside from a few off-nights here and there. The High Hopes tour, however, has him often sounding rough and tired, often with a rasp permeating his entire range. A much needed break from touring follows.
2016 - present Bruce sounded excellent throughout the 2016 River Box tour. The rasp is gone and his voice has the most power it has had since 2007. Check out "Back in Your Arms" from Dublin this year.
Top Vocal Performances:
Studio:
1. I'm A Rocker
2. Born In The U.S.A.
3. Brilliant Disguise
4. Jungleland
5. The Ties That Bind
6. Soul Driver
7. Backstreets
8. Born To Run
9. Roulette
10. The Promise
Live:
1. Real World (Christic Institute 11/16/1990)
2. Backstreets (Boston 3/25/1977)
3. Boom Boom (Stockholm 7/3/1988)
4. For You (Paris 6/27/2008)
5. Streets Of Fire (Portland 12/19/1978)
6. Seeds (Los Angeles Coliseum 9/30/1985)
7. Prove It All Night (L.A. Sports Arena 8/20/1981)
8. My City Of Ruins (CBS Television City 9/21/2001)
9. Back In Your Arms (Dublin 5/27/2016)
10. Drive All Night (St. Louis 8/23/2008)
{Credits}Special thanks to @wizardimp for the vocal timeline.
A more accurate version of this thread is to be posted. This is merely a bit of housekeeping, and you should not expect an answer from me on any of these notes.
