David Coverdale (18,570 views)

[Henny Macc]

Yeah I was pretty iffy about both of those notes, so I'm glad other people chimed in to help us sway one way or another. Listening back on them now I'm more inclined to agree about them being questionable as well, and will admit that this is a good reminder that our sense of note judgment can sometimes get swayed by the novelty of discovering a potentially range-expanding note lol.

I reckon the B5 could still be countable as a G♯5 though, since he sounds pretty controlled up to that pitch, but yeah the B5 seems pretty unintentional upon relistening. Also Bink what song was the note at 1:32 in the scream compilation from? That one sounds pretty non-questionable to me, though it may be closer to a sharp A5 than a B♭5 unfortunately.

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Nov 17, 2022 8:57:14 GMT Henny Macc said:

Yeah I was pretty iffy about both of those notes, so I'm glad other people chimed in to help us sway one way or another. Listening back on them now I'm more inclined to agree about them being questionable as well, and will admit that this is a good reminder that our sense of note judgment can sometimes get swayed by the novelty of discovering a potentially range-expanding note lol.

I reckon the B5 could still be countable as a G♯5 though, since he sounds pretty controlled up to that pitch, but yeah the B5 seems pretty unintentional upon relistening. Also Bink what song was the note at 1:32 in the scream compilation from? That one sounds pretty non-questionable to me, though it may be closer to a sharp A5 than a B♭5 unfortunately.

It just sounds like a slide from F♯5 to A5 to me

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And I don’t personally think that A5 is high enough quality to include counting considering I was quite sold on it being B5

[Henny Macc]

Wait, which note is that in reference to? I was talking about two different ones in that post lol

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Nov 17, 2022 19:50:27 GMT Henny Macc said:

Wait, which note is that in reference to? I was talking about two different ones in that post lol

Yeah I was talking about the “love will set you free” B5

[Henny Macc]

Gotcha, I guess keep it as questionable then since we're all hearing it as different things and you think it's not high enough quality overall to be listed in the main section.


This was the other note I was talking about. I'm not sure what song it's from, but it sounds like it falls somewhere right between A5 and B♭5.

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Nov 18, 2022 8:10:29 GMT Henny Macc said:

Gotcha, I guess keep it as questionable then since we're all hearing it as different things and you think it's not high enough quality overall to be listed in the main section.


This was the other note I was talking about. I'm not sure what song it's from, but it sounds like it falls somewhere right between A5 and B♭5.

I said this one sounds like a slide from F♯5 to A5, sorry for the confusion

[Henny Macc]

What song is it from?

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Nov 18, 2022 19:36:02 GMT Henny Macc said:

What song is it from?

I don't actually remember, I'll have to re-check

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Nov 18, 2022 19:36:02 GMT Henny Macc said:

What song is it from?

Ok so I found the note, it was from Still of The Night which I had already counted some A5s for, so it's all taken care of

[Henny Macc]

Some of those Deep Purple live albums feature Coverdale singing Ian Gillan era songs, including this legendary performance:

Plenty of A4s on every verse and chorus (like at 2:16), a short G5 (trilled from an F5) at 3:42, an F5 at 8:04, and some B4s at 24:04. You can really hear how he was still learning how to dial as much tone/power into those fifth octave screams at this stage, but they already existed.

Not much to report in this one, but here's a B♭4.

Lots A♭4s at 1:14, B♭4s at 1:24, C5 at 1:58, an E♭5 at 4:33, some F5s at 5:29, and a couple G♭5s at 5:48.

A bunch of F5s here and a few F♯5s.

B♭4 followed by a short C5 here.

C5s at 0:41 (and plenty more on the first verse), D5 at 1:55, a C♯5 at 4:24, and B4s at 6:10.

Plus some pretty crazy A5s by Glenn Hughes at 3:01 and 6:48 (among more of his usual high notes) Baronessa

Lastly, this wasn't a Deep Purple performance, but also worth mentioning:

Gets up to G♯5 in this performance of "Rock and Roll". Seems like he did a bunch of other live Led Zeppelin covers in Coverdale/Page, so those oughta be worth checking out too.

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Nov 23, 2022 21:58:21 GMT Henny Macc said:

Some of those Deep Purple live albums feature Coverdale singing Ian Gillan era songs, including this legendary performance:

Plenty of A4s on every verse and chorus (like at 2:16), a short G5 (trilled from an F5) at 3:42, an F5 at 8:04, and some B4s at 24:04. You can really hear how he was still learning how to dial as much tone/power into those fifth octave screams at this stage, but they already existed.

Not much to report in this one, but here's a B♭4.

Lots A♭4s at 1:14, B♭4s at 1:24, C5 at 1:58, an E♭5 at 4:33, some F5s at 5:29, and a couple G♭5s at 5:48.

A bunch of F5s here and a few F♯5s.

B♭4 followed by a short C5 here.

C5s at 0:41 (and plenty more on the first verse), D5 at 1:55, a C♯5 at 4:24, and B4s at 6:10.

Plus some pretty crazy A5s by Glenn Hughes at 3:01 and 6:48 (among more of his usual high notes) Baronessa

Lastly, this wasn't a Deep Purple performance, but also worth mentioning:

Gets up to G♯5 in this performance of "Rock and Roll". Seems like he did a bunch of other live Led Zeppelin covers in Coverdale/Page, so those oughta be worth checking out too.

I'd sworn that I had already notewatched that cover of "Rock and Roll" but anyways, all links have been added, as well as bolding the "Going Down" C5s and the "Woman From Tokyo" F5s

[Henny Macc]

Nov 23, 2022 22:17:45 GMT Bink said:

I'd sworn that I had already notewatched that cover of "Rock and Roll"

Dunno, I was just comparing with the TRP2 version of the thread and noticed that that G♯5 was missing. He has quite a few different versions of it though, so understandable if you missed that one.

Anyway, I just got done notewatching the other live Led Zeppelin covers he did with Coverdale/Page. Here's what I got:

A4s on the verses here, C5s at 2:12, a short D3 at 3:38, B♭4s at 6:12, D5 at 7:03. Also man, I like how his voice sounds on this song a lot better than Robert Plant's.

C5s at 1:57, slide up to F5 at 4:25, E5s at 5:19, slide up to G5 at 5:42, D5s at 8:27, A4s at 8:50, and C♯5s at 9:11. Also nice (not countable) spoken D2 at 11:03!

They play the intro, first verse and chorus of "Out on the Tiles" at the beginning here, but Coverdale doesn't do any vocals on it besides a quick E5 at 0:22 if you wanna count that. I guess he didn't learn the lyrics in time or something?

They then go into "Black Dog" at 1:01, and Coverdale hits many of the classic E5s in that, some C5s at 4:00, and a slide up to G5 at 5:34!

I have this one timestamped to where they start playing "Whole Lotta Love". Lots of B4s throughout, and a slide up to E♭5 at 8:24.

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Dec 1, 2022 21:25:05 GMT Henny Macc said:

Nov 23, 2022 22:17:45 GMT Bink said:

I'd sworn that I had already notewatched that cover of "Rock and Roll"

Dunno, I was just comparing with the TRP2 version of the thread and noticed that that G♯5 was missing. He has quite a few different versions of it though, so understandable if you missed that one.

Anyway, I just got done notewatching the other live Led Zeppelin covers he did with Coverdale/Page. Here's what I got:

A4s on the verses here, C5s at 2:12, a short D3 at 3:38, B♭4s at 6:12, D5 at 7:03. Also man, I like how his voice sounds on this song a lot better than Robert Plant's.

C5s at 1:57, slide up to F5 at 4:25, E5s at 5:19, slide up to G5 at 5:42, D5s at 8:27, A4s at 8:50, and C♯5s at 9:11. Also nice (not countable) spoken D2 at 11:03!

They play the intro, first verse and chorus of "Out on the Tiles" at the beginning here, but Coverdale doesn't do any vocals on it besides a quick E5 at 0:22 if you wanna count that. I guess he didn't learn the lyrics in time or something?

They then go into "Black Dog" at 1:01, and Coverdale hits many of the classic E5s in that, some C5s at 4:00, and a slide up to G5 at 5:34!

I have this one timestamped to where they start playing "Whole Lotta Love". Lots of B4s throughout, and a slide up to E♭5 at 8:24.

Yeah I notewatched a few songs from that Osaka concert, but for some reason couldn't find the Zep covers, so thank you for that . Anyway, all notes have now been added.

[Henny Macc]

Cool, thanks! I realized after the fact that 9:55 is actually a much better example of the E5s in "In My Time of Dying" - could be worth a bold consideration even.

Also the B♭4 in "Kashmir" may have been a bit overinclusive to count in hindsight, since there's a C5 shortly after it.

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Dec 2, 2022 6:50:04 GMT Henny Macc said:

Cool, thanks! I realized after the fact that 9:55 is actually a much better example of the E5s in "In My Time of Dying" - could be worth a bold consideration even.

This note has now been bolded.

[jakewild]

Dec 1, 2022 21:25:05 GMT Henny Macc said:

They play the intro, first verse and chorus of "Out on the Tiles" at the beginning here, but Coverdale doesn't do any vocals on it besides a quick E5 at 0:22 if you wanna count that. I guess he didn't learn the lyrics in time or something?

They then go into "Black Dog" at 1:01, and Coverdale hits many of the classic E5s in that, some C5s at 4:00, and a slide up to G5 at 5:34!

Interestingly when Zeppelin used to play 'Black Dog' live they did the same thing, playing 'OotT' as a short intro before dropping into 'Black Dog'. So probably a nod to that more than lack of learning on Coverdale's part.

For example - the version from How the West Was Won and Belfast '71.

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Dec 2, 2022 10:23:43 GMT jakewild said:

Dec 1, 2022 21:25:05 GMT Henny Macc said:

They play the intro, first verse and chorus of "Out on the Tiles" at the beginning here, but Coverdale doesn't do any vocals on it besides a quick E5 at 0:22 if you wanna count that. I guess he didn't learn the lyrics in time or something?

They then go into "Black Dog" at 1:01, and Coverdale hits many of the classic E5s in that, some C5s at 4:00, and a slide up to G5 at 5:34!

Interestingly when Zeppelin used to play 'Black Dog' live they did the same thing, playing 'OotT' as a short intro before dropping into 'Black Dog'. So probably a nod to that more than lack of learning on Coverdale's part.

For example - the version from How the West Was Won and Belfast '71.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was just Page's idea, and Coverdale just kinda nodded along with it.

[Henny Macc]

Found this G5 here (as well as another at 6:21) from a live version of "Wine, Women, an' Song" - much stronger than the studio version.

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Uhh... would y'all mind if I got rid of the G4 and G♯4 sections?

Idk might change my mind later.

Also, new threadpic for like 20th time.

[Steingrim]

Jan 24, 2023 11:19:50 GMT Bink said:

Uhh... would y'all mind if I got rid of the G4 and G♯4 sections?

Idk might change my mind later.

Also, new threadpic for like 20th time.

It wouldn't fit his placement. He's basically a high baritone. Most of the really high notes are of the metal scream or thinned out voice kind. 

[Macca]

I Don’t know what’s going on with this 3rd or 4th thread pic. Is smoke coming out of his mouth or is it a reflection. Or is it something else

[Henny Macc]

Jan 24, 2023 11:19:50 GMT Bink said:

Uhh... would y'all mind if I got rid of the G4 and G♯4 sections?

Idk might change my mind later.

Also, new threadpic for like 20th time.

G♯4 is worth keeping I think, but G4 can probably be cleared out without losing anything too valuable

[Homelander]

I don’t see much of a point to removing sections tbh. It’s not like it’s causing any problems by being there.

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Jan 24, 2023 20:54:14 GMT Henny Macc said:

Jan 24, 2023 11:19:50 GMT Bink said:

Uhh... would y'all mind if I got rid of the G4 and G♯4 sections?

Idk might change my mind later.

Also, new threadpic for like 20th time.

G♯4 is worth keeping I think, but G4 can probably be cleared out without losing anything too valuable

Nah at that point I don't think it really matters. Now that I'm looking back at it, he has enough in G4 to qualify keeping it there, plus D3/G♯4 is frankly a pretty ugly threshold tbh. So imma keep it for now.