Post by Osmosis on Aug 19, 2022 21:17:55 GMT
Ricky Gervais (25 June 1961)
Member of: Seona Dancing (1982-1984), Foregone Conclusion (2016)
Vocal Range: C2 - F5
{Vocal Summary}
Known perhaps only by those the Philippines and fans of David Brent, Ricky Gervais’ first stint in the spotlight was as the lead singer of new wave two-piece band Seona Dancing in the 80s. The bands run was limited to four songs and a single live performance due to lacklustre sales at the time of release. He would leave Bowie esque vocalisations behind and pursue a career in acting and comedy, leading to the creation of The Office lead - David Brent.
As David Brent, he sings with large amounts of distortion to reach E4 and higher in a fake crooner sort of fashion. When he is not doing that, he is sitting in his comfort range between the notes A2 and E3 with a half sung half spoken delivery. It’s loose with pitch and all over the place tone wise, but that’s largely down to the self-parody that is David Brent. The clean high notes featured in “I’m Number One” lend credence to that assertion.
Ricky may look back on his time with Seona Dancing as a “failed pop career” but it was the time he took song writing and singing most seriously. The Phillipinos certainly see it that way at least, who still love debut single "More to Lose" to this day.
Known perhaps only by those the Philippines and fans of David Brent, Ricky Gervais’ first stint in the spotlight was as the lead singer of new wave two-piece band Seona Dancing in the 80s. The bands run was limited to four songs and a single live performance due to lacklustre sales at the time of release. He would leave Bowie esque vocalisations behind and pursue a career in acting and comedy, leading to the creation of The Office lead - David Brent.
As David Brent, he sings with large amounts of distortion to reach E4 and higher in a fake crooner sort of fashion. When he is not doing that, he is sitting in his comfort range between the notes A2 and E3 with a half sung half spoken delivery. It’s loose with pitch and all over the place tone wise, but that’s largely down to the self-parody that is David Brent. The clean high notes featured in “I’m Number One” lend credence to that assertion.
Ricky may look back on his time with Seona Dancing as a “failed pop career” but it was the time he took song writing and singing most seriously. The Phillipinos certainly see it that way at least, who still love debut single "More to Lose" to this day.
Significant High Notes
F5 ("Rockbusters Jingle" World of KP Podcast S2E6)
E♭5 ("Sesame Street: Celebrity Lullabies" with Ricky Gervais)
D5 ("Native American")
C5 ("Fix You" Extras Season 2 Bloopers)
B♭4 ("Fix You" Extras Season 2 Bloopers)
A4 ("If You Don't Know Me by Now")
G♯4 ("Thank Fuck It's Friday")
G4 ("Free Love Freeway" Feat. Noel Gallagher, "If You Don't Know Me by Now", "I'm Number One", "Native American", "You're on My Side")
F♯4 ("Thank Fuck It's Friday")
F4 ("If You Don't Know Me by Now", "Please Don't Make Fun of the Disableds", "You're on My Side")
E4 ("Don't Cry It's Christmas", "Free Love Freeway", "I'm Number One", "Johnny" Live Jim and Sam Show 2018, "Life on the Road", "More to Lose", "Native American", "Please Don't Make Fun of the Disableds", "Slough" Alternate Version, "Tell Her")
Significant Low Notes
C3 ("Don’t Cry It’s Christmas”, “Electricity”, “Free Love Freeway”, “Lady Gypsy”, “The Office Values” Part 2, “Money Don’t Make My World Go Round”, “Paris Nights”, “Please Don’t Make Fun of the Disableds”, “Sesame Street: Celebrity Lullabies” with Ricky Gervais, “Spaceman”, “Superwoman” XFM Radio)
B2 ("Lonely Cowboy")
B♭2 ("You're on My Side")
A2 (“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge 2016, “Lady Gypsy”, “The Office Values” Part 2, “More to Lose”, “Native American”, “Paris Nights”, “Please Don’t Make Fun of the Disableds”)
G♯2 (“Electricity” Alternate Version, “Superwoman” XFM Radio, “Tell Her”)
G2 (“Bitter Heart”, “Free Love Freeway”, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge 2016, “Lady Gypsy”, “Native American” Alternate Version, “Paris Nights”, “Please Don’t Make Fun of the Disableds”, “You’re on My Side”)
F♯2 ("Free Love Freeway" Live World Premiere 2016, "Paris Nights" The Office)
D2 ("If You Don't Know Me by Now")
C2 ("Free Love Freeway" Feat. Noel Gallagher)
{Questionable Notes}
G2 ("Sesame Street: Celebtrity Lullabies" with Ricky Gervais [1a], "Slough" [1a])
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[1] Questionable Quality
a. Anacrusis
Questionable notes are any notes with a questionable significance. In short, this spoiler acknowledges notes that I am aware exist, but do not want to contribute to the singer's range. These involve (but are not limited to) weak vocal fry, uncontrolled slides, very short notes, notes hit at an ambiguous pitch and notes where it is unclear who is singing.
……………………………………………………G2 ("Sesame Street: Celebtrity Lullabies" with Ricky Gervais [1a], "Slough" [1a])
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[1] Questionable Quality
a. Anacrusis
Questionable notes are any notes with a questionable significance. In short, this spoiler acknowledges notes that I am aware exist, but do not want to contribute to the singer's range. These involve (but are not limited to) weak vocal fry, uncontrolled slides, very short notes, notes hit at an ambiguous pitch and notes where it is unclear who is singing.
*Boldface marks notable passages and examples of the singer's capabilities.
*Blue marks notes sung in a soft falsetto.
*Underlines mark notes in backing vocals or otherwise obscured.
{Album Ranges}
Foregone Conclusion
Life On The Road (2016): G2 - G♯4 - D5
Foregone Conclusion
Life On The Road (2016): G2 - G♯4 - D5
