Lance Bass (4,596 views)

[nfected]

James Lance Bass (5 May 1979)
Member Of: *NSYNC (1995-2002)
Voice Type: Baritone
Vocal Range: D2 - A♭5 (3 octaves, 3 notes, 1 semitone)

Significant High Notes:

A♭5 ("Nicest Kids In Town")
E♭5 ("The Reel Nsync High Pitch Imitation")
D♭5 ("The Reel Nsync High Pitch Imitation")
B4 ("I Want It That Way"live with Joey Fatone, 2016, " "Bye Bye Bye"live with O-Town, 2019, "The Reel Nsync High Pitch Imitation")
B♭4 ("The Reel Nsync High Pitch Imitation")
A♭4 ("Bye Bye Bye"live with O-Town, 2019, "Walking On Air")
G4 ("Walking On Air")
G♭4 ("I Want It That Way"live with Joey Fatone, 2016, "Wannabe"live with Josh Wolf, 2015)
F4 ("Bye Bye Bye"live with Joey Fatone, 2016, "Walking On Air", "I Want You Back"live with friends, 2016)
E4 ("Friends In Low Places"live in 2011)
E♭4 ("Wannabe"live with Josh Wolf, 2015, "Walking On Air")
D4 ("Lance & Jenny Hutt sing Summer Nights")

Significant Low Notes:

B2 ("Bee Gees Medley"various live performances, "Chili's Ad Outtakes",  "Do Your Thing", "Girlfriend", "Here We Go", "I Drive Myself Crazy", "I'll Be Good For You", "Lean On Me"live at Atlantis Concert, 2002, "More Than A Feeling", "Music Of My Heart", "Tearin' Up My Heart", "The First Noel", "Sailing", "Something Like You")
B♭2 ("All I Need", "Chili's Ad Outakes", "[God Must Have Spent] A Little More Time On You", "In Love On Christmas", "It's Gonna Be Me", "Just Don't Tell Me That", "Just Got Paid"live at the billboard awards, 2000, "Some Dreams", "We Can Work It Out", "You Don't Have To Be Alone", "You Got It")
A2 ("Best Of My Life", "Chili's Commercial", "Crazy For You", "I Just Wanna Be With You", "I'll Be Back For More", "I'll Be Good For You", "For The Girl Who Has Everything", "Giddy Up", "It Makes Me Ill", "Tearin' Up My Heart", "Sailing", "U Drive Me Crazy", "Up Against The Wall", "We Can Work It Out"live in 1995 or 1996 at Dr. Phillips)
A♭2 ("Bye Bye Bye", "I Drive Myself Crazy HBO special", "It's Gonna Be Me", "I Never Knew The Meaning Of Christmas", "I Want You Back", "Lance Shows KeKe Palmer The Bye Bye Bye Dance", "O Holy Night", "Pop", "Selfish", "Tell Me That I'm Dreaming", "We Can Work It Out"live in 1995 or 1996 at Dr. Phillips, "You Got It")
G2 ("Here We Go", "For The Girl Who Has Everything", "Tearin' Up My Heart", "Giddy Up", "Happy Birthday on Rosie O'donell", "It's Christmas", "More Than A Feeling", "O Holy Night", "Riddle", "Something Like You", "Tell Me That I'm Dreaming", "You Got It")
G♭2 ("Do Your Thing", "Home For Christmas", "I Drive Myself Crazy HBO special", "Gone", "I Just Wanna Be With You", "I Want You Back", "Lance Shows KeKe Palmer The Bye Bye Bye Dance", "Music Of My Heart", "No Strings Attached", "O Holy Night", "Sailing", "Selfish", "That Girl", "Under My Tree")
F2 ("Chili's Commercial", "Falling", "For The Girl Who Has Everything", "Happy Birthday on Rosie O'donell", "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays", "O Holy Night", "Tell Me That I'm Dreaming", "That's When I'll Stop Loving You", "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", "You Got It")
E2 ("Everything I Own", "Giddy Up", "I Thought She Knew", "I Want It That Way"live with Joey Fatone, 2016, "Nsync National Anthem CFTC", "The Only Gift", "U Drive Me Crazy")
E♭2 ("When You Wish Upon A Star")
D2 ("This I Promise You", "Nsync interview German Televison 2000")
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Blue marks notes sung in head voice.
Underlines marks notes found in harmonies and backing vocals.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.

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{Questionable notes}
G#2 ("Chili's Ad"^[2])

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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.

[Macca]

E3 Isn't Even Low for Him You Should His Lows at C3 And Maybe You Can Change Some Notes to Sharps Like "Db3" "Ab2" "Gb2" "Gb4" "Ab4" "Db5" "Ab5" - "C#3" "G#2" "F#2" "F#4" "G#4" "C#5" "G#5"
And There's Quite Alot of Bolds for The Song Walking On Air It's Kinda A Bit Too Many Bolds I Think There Should Be Like 2 Bolds Maximum
And Maybe You Can Put Links for The Lowest Note and Highest Note
Also Is Lance Supposed to Be A Bass

[kaji]

Aug 25, 2022 20:58:07 GMT Macca said:

E3 Isn't Even Low for Him You Should His Lows at C3 And Maybe You Can Change Some Notes to Sharps Like "Db3" "Ab2" "Gb2" "Gb4" "Ab4" "Db5" "Ab5" - "C#3" "G#2" "F#2" "F#4" "G#4" "C#5" "G#5"
And There's Quite Alot of Bolds for The Song Walking On Air It's Kinda A Bit Too Many Bolds I Think There Should Be Like 2 Bolds Maximum
And Maybe You Can Put Links for The Lowest Note and Highest Note
Also Is Lance Supposed to Be A Bass

Calling Lance a natural bass is ignorant to voice types. Singing bass in a group is not the same as being an actual bass. Frankly, Lance’s voice is closer to tenor than bass. Even a simple 50 seconds research of his timbre will tell you that.

[nfected]

Aug 25, 2022 20:58:07 GMT Macca said:

E3 Isn't Even Low for Him You Should His Lows at C3 And Maybe You Can Change Some Notes to Sharps Like "Db3" "Ab2" "Gb2" "Gb4" "Ab4" "Db5" "Ab5" - "C#3" "G#2" "F#2" "F#4" "G#4" "C#5" "G#5"
And There's Quite Alot of Bolds for The Song Walking On Air It's Kinda A Bit Too Many Bolds I Think There Should Be Like 2 Bolds Maximum
And Maybe You Can Put Links for The Lowest Note and Highest Note
Also Is Lance Supposed to Be A Bass

I agree on C3 being the start of his lows. But walking on air does not have too many bolds, all the notes that have been boldfaced are perfectly countable. Also, if Lance is a bass, i suppose you think Kevin Richardson from the Backstreet Boys, a tenor, is a bass as well.

[Steingrim]

Aug 25, 2022 20:58:07 GMT Macca said:

Also Is Lance Supposed to Be A Bass

Nope, he's known to be a Bass. Even his sister Stacy is a Bass. There are no suppositions involved in this. 

[CT]

Aug 25, 2022 20:58:07 GMT Macca said:

E3 Isn't Even Low for Him You Should His Lows at C3 And Maybe You Can Change Some Notes to Sharps Like "Db3" "Ab2" "Gb2" "Gb4" "Ab4" "Db5" "Ab5" - "C#3" "G#2" "F#2" "F#4" "G#4" "C#5" "G#5"
And There's Quite Alot of Bolds for The Song Walking On Air It's Kinda A Bit Too Many Bolds I Think There Should Be Like 2 Bolds Maximum
And Maybe You Can Put Links for The Lowest Note and Highest Note
Also Is Lance Supposed to Be A Bass

I think this guy could hit a chest E1 tbh en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_(fish)

[Macca]

OK I Get It Know He's Not Really a Bass but He Says He Was a Bass on His Wiki

[kaji]

Yes, he was a bass of a singing group. That's a part. Not a voice type.

[Steingrim]

Aug 28, 2022 0:45:34 GMT kaji said:

Yes, he was a bass of a singing group. That's a part. Not a voice type.

Since there are so many low singing baritones, what distinguishes that voice type in your opinion, the bass ? Johnny Cash was happy to sing B1 in his chest voice, so that cannot be it. And Paul Robeson claimed that he was a baritone, which I disbelieve, after listening to him sing Old Man River from C# at about 90 decibels.

[BAZanine]

It really do be about timbre and not notes doe

[kaji]

Aug 28, 2022 5:38:58 GMT Steingrim said:

Aug 28, 2022 0:45:34 GMT kaji said:

Yes, he was a bass of a singing group. That's a part. Not a voice type.

Since there are so many low singing baritones, what distinguishes that voice type in your opinion, the bass ? Johnny Cash was happy to sing B1 in his chest voice, so that cannot be it. And Paul Robeson claimed that he was a baritone, which I disbelieve, after listening to him sing Old Man River from C# at about 90 decibels.

Where did you see Paul say he's a baritone? The only 'baritone' I ever say him claim he is is a 'bass-baritone'. In his famous address before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1956, he says he was a true bass. 

That being said, what makes someone a bass is the actual density of the voice (which mind you is something that is gonna stay there even if someone brightens their voice and sings very lightly). It takes a trained ear to distinguish that though. The passaggi and tessitura. The actual height of the voice as well. London Parris is THE lowest bass I have ever heard and his timbre is quite bright due to his vocal habits. So as I said, it takes a trained ear to distinguish these things and quite frankly, you need to be VERY familiar with the voice in question. You can't just classify some of these less obvious voices off a few recordings. 

[Steingrim]

Aug 28, 2022 17:52:49 GMT kaji said:

Aug 28, 2022 5:38:58 GMT Steingrim said:

Since there are so many low singing baritones, what distinguishes that voice type in your opinion, the bass ? Johnny Cash was happy to sing B1 in his chest voice, so that cannot be it. And Paul Robeson claimed that he was a baritone, which I disbelieve, after listening to him sing Old Man River from C# at about 90 decibels.

Where did you see Paul say he's a baritone? The only 'baritone' I ever say him claim he is is a 'bass-baritone'. In his famous address before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1956, he says he was a true bass. 

That being said, what makes someone a bass is the actual density of the voice (which mind you is something that is gonna stay there even if someone brightens their voice and sings very lightly). It takes a trained ear to distinguish that though. The passaggi and tessitura. The actual height of the voice as well. London Parris is THE lowest bass I have ever heard and his timbre is quite bright due to his vocal habits. So as I said, it takes a trained ear to distinguish these things and quite frankly, you need to be VERY familiar with the voice in question. You can't just classify some of these less obvious voices off a few recordings. 

Just here : www.nytimes.com/1998/04/19/arts/classical-view-of-basses-baritones-and-hedges.html

"PAUL ROBESON, the renowned actor, activist and concert singer, usually identified his voice type as baritone"

The feeling I get is that the true bass is always someone who is even more bass-y. London Parris becomes the end station of that. But if he is the lowest bass then there must be true basses that are substantially higher. Like Paul Robeson. To me - the non-expert - he sounds totally like a true bass just not a super low one. Johnny Cash may very well have the notes but not the timbre nor the density. One definition that I've seen several times is that a true bass has natural power all the way down (or practically). Which excludes Castellucci, he's merely super low.

[kaji]

Aug 28, 2022 20:39:21 GMT Steingrim said:

Aug 28, 2022 17:52:49 GMT kaji said:

Where did you see Paul say he's a baritone? The only 'baritone' I ever say him claim he is is a 'bass-baritone'. In his famous address before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in 1956, he says he was a true bass. 

That being said, what makes someone a bass is the actual density of the voice (which mind you is something that is gonna stay there even if someone brightens their voice and sings very lightly). It takes a trained ear to distinguish that though. The passaggi and tessitura. The actual height of the voice as well. London Parris is THE lowest bass I have ever heard and his timbre is quite bright due to his vocal habits. So as I said, it takes a trained ear to distinguish these things and quite frankly, you need to be VERY familiar with the voice in question. You can't just classify some of these less obvious voices off a few recordings. 

Just here : www.nytimes.com/1998/04/19/arts/classical-view-of-basses-baritones-and-hedges.html

"PAUL ROBESON, the renowned actor, activist and concert singer, usually identified his voice type as baritone"

The feeling I get is that the true bass is always someone who is even more bass-y. London Parris becomes the end station of that. But if he is the lowest bass then there must be true basses that are substantially higher. Like Paul Robeson. To me - the non-expert - he sounds totally like a true bass just not a super low one. Johnny Cash may very well have the notes but not the timbre nor the density. One definition that I've seen several times is that a true bass has natural power all the way down (or practically). Which excludes Castellucci, he's merely super low.

I have come across several basses in singing circles and all of them, even those that were very young (teenagers) did indeed have genuine comfort AND volume down there. Castellucci while certainly a quite dark voice, did confirm before that he has no real projection below E-flat or E. A friend of mine sings as a classical Verdi baritone and this is the exact same range he mentioned that he'd cite as his bottom classical range. It makes sense.

I'm not sure what's Paul's full range but he most certainly had a decent low C (I heard it) and at very least an F or E4. I think someone has a thread on him claimed? 

[Steingrim]

Aug 28, 2022 23:05:28 GMT kaji said:

Aug 28, 2022 20:39:21 GMT Steingrim said:

Just here : www.nytimes.com/1998/04/19/arts/classical-view-of-basses-baritones-and-hedges.html

"PAUL ROBESON, the renowned actor, activist and concert singer, usually identified his voice type as baritone"

The feeling I get is that the true bass is always someone who is even more bass-y. London Parris becomes the end station of that. But if he is the lowest bass then there must be true basses that are substantially higher. Like Paul Robeson. To me - the non-expert - he sounds totally like a true bass just not a super low one. Johnny Cash may very well have the notes but not the timbre nor the density. One definition that I've seen several times is that a true bass has natural power all the way down (or practically). Which excludes Castellucci, he's merely super low.

I have come across several basses in singing circles and all of them, even those that were very young (teenagers) did indeed have genuine comfort AND volume down there. Castellucci while certainly a quite dark voice, did confirm before that he has no real projection below E-flat or E. A friend of mine sings as a classical Verdi baritone and this is the exact same range he mentioned that he'd cite as his bottom classical range. It makes sense.

I'm not sure what's Paul's full range but he most certainly had a decent low C (I heard it) and at very least an F or E4. I think someone has a thread on him claimed? 

Castellucci said in a video that he loses power below D or C#, and that he feels that he is a Baritone with easy access to A1. Which he sings on the fly and it's not soft. Where his good notes start is a different matter, they certainly get a lot better somewhere around the notes he mentioned. 

The original Old Man River is from F2-D4 and Robeson sings that rather easily, wouldn't you say ? 1:25-1:40

[rob]

Aug 29, 2022 8:06:56 GMT Steingrim said:

Aug 28, 2022 23:05:28 GMT kaji said:

I have come across several basses in singing circles and all of them, even those that were very young (teenagers) did indeed have genuine comfort AND volume down there. Castellucci while certainly a quite dark voice, did confirm before that he has no real projection below E-flat or E. A friend of mine sings as a classical Verdi baritone and this is the exact same range he mentioned that he'd cite as his bottom classical range. It makes sense.

I'm not sure what's Paul's full range but he most certainly had a decent low C (I heard it) and at very least an F or E4. I think someone has a thread on him claimed? 

Castellucci said in a video that he loses power below D or C#, and that he feels that he is a Baritone with easy access to A1. Which he sings on the fly and it's not soft. Where his good notes start is a different matter, they certainly get a lot better somewhere around the notes he mentioned. 

The original Old Man River is from F2-D4 and Robeson sings that rather easily, wouldn't you say ? 1:25-1:40

I realise this is only somewhat related, but the way that Paul Robeson sang Old Man River is always astounding. The emotional power in the way he sings it is nearly unmatched.

[kaji]

Aug 29, 2022 8:06:56 GMT Steingrim said:

Aug 28, 2022 23:05:28 GMT kaji said:

I have come across several basses in singing circles and all of them, even those that were very young (teenagers) did indeed have genuine comfort AND volume down there. Castellucci while certainly a quite dark voice, did confirm before that he has no real projection below E-flat or E. A friend of mine sings as a classical Verdi baritone and this is the exact same range he mentioned that he'd cite as his bottom classical range. It makes sense.

I'm not sure what's Paul's full range but he most certainly had a decent low C (I heard it) and at very least an F or E4. I think someone has a thread on him claimed? 

Castellucci said in a video that he loses power below D or C#, and that he feels that he is a Baritone with easy access to A1. Which he sings on the fly and it's not soft. Where his good notes start is a different matter, they certainly get a lot better somewhere around the notes he mentioned. 

The original Old Man River is from F2-D4 and Robeson sings that rather easily, wouldn't you say ? 1:25-1:40

Here you go - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka5bDlC9C-w 

[BAZanine]

All right fellas, I've moved the discussion y'all were having out of sight. I get that NSYNC hasn't been relevant for 20 years but spamming this poor guy's thread to talk about your own voice types ain't the way.