Post by Bink on Sept 29, 2022 10:10:00 GMT
Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 - 25 November 1974)
Vocal Range: E♭2 - F♯4
Years Active: 1967 - 1974
{Google Answer Box Bait}
What was Nick Drake's vocal range? Nick Drake had a vocal range of 2 octaves and 3 semitones; It spanned from E♭2 - F♯4.
What voice type was Nick Drake? Was he a tenor, baritone or bass?
Nick Drake was a classic example of a baritone.
What was Nick Drake's vocal range? Nick Drake had a vocal range of 2 octaves and 3 semitones; It spanned from E♭2 - F♯4.
What voice type was Nick Drake? Was he a tenor, baritone or bass?
Nick Drake was a classic example of a baritone.
{Album Ranges}
Five Leaves Left (1969): G2 - C4
Bryter Layter (1971): G2 - F4
Pink Moon (1972): E♭2 - E♭4
Five Leaves Left (1969): G2 - C4
Bryter Layter (1971): G2 - F4
Pink Moon (1972): E♭2 - E♭4
Significant High Notes:
F♯4 ("Black Mountain Blues", "Fly" alternate take)
F4 ("Black Eyed Dog", "Fly", "Hanging on a Star", "Hazey Jane II")
E4 ("Hazey Jane II", "Summertime")
E♭4 ("At the Chime of a City Clock", "Cocaine Blues", "Fly", "Hazey Jane I" demo, "Northern Sky", "Rain", "Which Will")
D4 ("Black Eyed Dog", "Blues Run the Game", "Free Ride", "Hazey Jane I", "Know", "One of These Things First", "Parasite", "Pink Moon", "Poor Boy", "Summertime", "Voices")
C♯4 ("At the Chime of a City Clock", "Black Mountain Blues", "Clothes of Sand", "Kimbie", "One of These Things First", "Things Behind the Sun", "Voice From the Mountain" demo 1969)
C4 ("Cocaine Blues", "Free Ride", "From the Morning", "Fruit Tree", "Get Together" demo 1967, "Hazey Jane II", "Here Come the Blues", "Joey", "Mayfair" Cambridge Version, "Place to Be", "Poor Boy", "Rain", "River Man", "Saturday Sun", "Strolling Down the Highway", "Thoughts of Mary Jane", "Three Hours", "Time of No Reply" Orchestrated version, "Tow the Line", "Way to Blue")
B3 ("Come Into the Garden", "Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right" demo 1967, "Fruit Tree", "Get Together" demo 1967, "Hazey Jane I", "Man in a Shed", "One of These Things First", "Summertime", "Way to Blue")
Significant Low Notes:
C3 ("At the Chime of a City Clock", "Bird Flew By", "Blossom", "Cocaine Blues", "From the Morning", "Get Together" demo 1967, "Hanging on a Star", "Hazey Jane I", "Hazey Jane II", "Joey", "Man in a Shed", "Place to Be", "Poor Boy", "Saturday Sun", "Strolling Down the Highway", "Three Hours", "Time Has Told Me", "Time of No Reply" Orchestrated version)
B2 ("At the Chime of a City Clock", "Been Smoking Too Long", "From the Morning", "Fruit Tree", "Kimbie", "Magic" Orchestrated version 2, "Man in a Shed", "Milk and Honey", "Parasite", "Rain", "Rider on the Wheel", "Strange Meeting II", "Summertime", "Time Has Told Me", "Way to Blue", "Which Will", "Winter is Gone")
B♭2 ("Blues Run the Game", "'Cello Song", "Harvest Breed", "Joey", "Northern Sky", "Strange Meeting II", "They're Leaving Me Behind", "Thoughts of Mary Jane", "Tomorrow is a Long Time")
A2 ("Blossom", "Cocaine Blues", "Come Into the Garden", "Courting Blues", "Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right" demo 1967, "Fruit Tree", "Hazey Jane I", "Hazey Jane II", "Man in a Shed", "Mayfair" Cambridge Version, "Milk and Honey", "Parasite" alternate take, "Saturday Sun", "Thoughts of Mary Jane" Made to Love Magic version)
G♯2 ("'Cello Song", "Clothes of Sand", "Cocaine Blues" alternate take, "Fly", "Milk and Honey" alternate take, "They're Leaving Me Behind")
G2 ("Bird Flew By", "Blossom", "Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right" demo 1967, "From the Morning", "Get Together" demo 1967, "Hazey Jane II", "Rider on the Wheel", "River Man", "Road", "Strolling Down the Highway", "Thoughts of Mary Jane" alternate take, "Time Has Told Me", "Tomorrow is a Long Time")
F♯2 ("Cocaine Blues" alternate take, "Kimbie", "Time Has Told Me" alternate take, "Strange Meeting II")
F2 ("Get Together" demo 1967, "Tomorrow is a Long Time" alternate take)
E2 ("Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right" demo 1967, "Time Piece")
E♭2 ("Pink Moon")
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Blue marks falsetto/head voices notes
Bold marks notes that would be considered impressive (click on the bold to see the note displayed)
Underline marks obscured notes
Italics mark non-melodic notes
Best Vocal Performances:
1. Magic Orchestrated version 2
2. Fly
3. Hazey Jane I
4. One of These Things First
5. River Man
{Questionable Notes}
F1 ("Milk and Honey" [1][3])
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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.
F1 ("Milk and Honey" [1][3])
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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.
Special thanks to clem for giving me this thread
