Post by Bink on Dec 2, 2022 5:55:44 GMT
Tom Verlaine (born Thomas Miller) (13 December 1949 - 28 January 2023)
Vocal Range: C2 - E5
Associated Acts: Television, The Neon Boys
Voice Type: Marquee Tenor
{Vocal Summary}
Who cares about a vocal summary for this guy? You all should be listening to Television and you can decide what to make of his voice at that point.
Who cares about a vocal summary for this guy? You all should be listening to Television and you can decide what to make of his voice at that point.
Significant High Notes:
E5 (“See No Evil”)
D5 (“The Grip of Love”, “Present Arrived”)
C♯5 (“Down on The Farm”)
C5 (“Souvenir from a Dream”)
B4 (“Present Arrived”, “Prove It”)
B♭4 (“A Future in Noise”, “Mr. Bingo”, “True Story”)
A4 (“Always”, “Down on The Farm”, “Elevation”, “Fragile”, “Friction”, “Marquee Moon”, “Mars”, “Mr. Bingo”, “Mr. Blur”, “Postcard from Waterloo”, “Prove It”, “There’s a Reason”)
G♯4 (“Careful”, “Friction”, “A Future in Noise”, “Kingdom Come”, “Yonki Time”)
G4 (“Ain’t That Nothin’”, “Always”, “Breakin’ My Heart”, “Clear It Away”, “Coming Apart”, “Down on The Farm”, “Elevation”, “Flash Lightning”, “The Grip of Love”, “Little Johnny Jewel”, “Marquee Moon”, “Mars”, “Mr. Bingo”, “Mr. Blur”, “Present Arrived”, “Red Leaves”, “See No Evil”, “Souvenir from a Dream”, “There’s a Reason”, “Torn Curtain”, “True Story”, “Venus”)
F♯4 (“Adventure”, “Always”, “Breakin’ My Heart”, “Careful”, “Carried Away”, “Clear It Away”, “Coming Apart”, “Days”, “Days On The Mountain”, “Down on The Farm”, “The Fire”, “Flash Lightning”, “Foxhole”, “Fragile”, “Friction”, “A Future in Noise”, “Glory”, “The Grip of Love”, “Guiding Light”, “In World”, “Kingdom Come”, “Little Johnny Jewel”, “Marquee Moon”, “Mary Marie”, “Mr. Blur”, “Penetration”, “Postcard from Waterloo”, “Prove It”, “Shane, She Wrote This”, “There’s a Reason”, “Torn Curtain”, “Without a Word”, “Words From The Front”)
Significant Low Notes:
E3 (“Adventure”, “Breakin’ My Heart”, “Call Mr. Lee”, “Careful”, “Carried Away”, “Clear It Away”, “Coming Apart”, “Days On The Mountain”, “Down on The Farm”, “The Fire”, “Flash Lightning”, “Fragile”, “Friction”, “A Future in Noise”, “The Grip of Love”, “Last Night”, “Little Johnny Jewel”, “Mars”, “Mr. Bingo”, “Mr. Blur”, “Postcard from Waterloo”, “Present Arrived”, “Red Leaves”, “See No Evil”, “Souvenir from a Dream”, “There’s a Reason”, “This Tune”, “Without a Word”)
E♭3 (“The Dream’s Dream”, “A Future in Noise”)
D3 (“Ain’t That Nothin’”, “Days”, “Glory”, “Last Night”, “Marquee Moon”, “Mary Marie”, “Penetration”, “Prove It”, “Red Leaves”, “Shane, She Wrote This”, “Words From The Front”)
C♯3 (“1880 Or So”, “Beauty Trip”, “Days On The Mountain”)
C3 (“Shane, She Wrote This”, “Yonki Time”)
B2 (“Call Mr. Lee”, “Careful”, “The Fire”, “In World”, “Kingdom Come”, “Little Johnny Jewel”, “Mr. Bingo”, “This Tune”, “Without a Word”)
A2 (“Clear It Away”, “Days On The Mountain”, “Little Johnny Jewel”, “No Glamour For Willi”, “Prove It”, “Souvenir from a Dream”, “Words From The Front”)
G♯2 (“1880 Or So”, “Beauty Trip”, “This Tune”)
F♯2 (“In World”)
F2 (“Words From The Front”)
E2 (“Mars”, “The Rocket”)
C2 (“Rhyme”)
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Blue marks clear falsetto notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Bold marks notes that sound like Tom tried to actually hit them
{Album Ranges}
Television:
Marquee Moon (1977): A2 - E5
Adventure (1978): B2 - G♯4
Television (1992): C2 - F♯4
Solo:
Tom Verlaine (1979): A2 - D5
Dreamtime (1981): B2 - C♯5
Words From The Front (1982): F2 - D5
Television:
Marquee Moon (1977): A2 - E5
Adventure (1978): B2 - G♯4
Television (1992): C2 - F♯4
Solo:
Tom Verlaine (1979): A2 - D5
Dreamtime (1981): B2 - C♯5
Words From The Front (1982): F2 - D5
{Questionable Notes}
G5 (“Mars”[5])
F5 (“Yonki Time”[2])
D5 (“Little Johnny Jewel”[1])
B2 (“Marquee Moon”[1])
F2 (“1880 Or So”[1])
E2 (“In World”[5])
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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.
G5 (“Mars”[5])
F5 (“Yonki Time”[2])
D5 (“Little Johnny Jewel”[1])
B2 (“Marquee Moon”[1])
F2 (“1880 Or So”[1])
E2 (“In World”[5])
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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.