Round 6: 'S vs Gilad (423 views)

[Steve]

This is 'S v Gilad in Round Six of the Clip-Off. You have five days to submit your clips, and until 23:59 EST Monday, January 16 to vote. January 17 is the Results Day.

The categories for Round Six are:

1. Best Singing Spanning an Octave or Less: A clip that's made interesting despite not spanning more than an octave of vocal range.
2. Best Singing Spanning Two Octaves or More: Singing that's probably going out of its way to sound impressive by spanning two octaves of vocal range or more.

The teams are free to post their clips, voting commences as soon as they have.

Vote here.

Current Vote Count: 6

[Gilad]

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{Best Singing Spanning an Octave or Less - Conor Mason}
1:41 - 3:17, NBT's "If I Get High" is probably my personal favorite Conor Mason vocal performance. Lots of dynamic, belted, falsetto and emotional singing that really hits, all while only spanning one octave (A3-A4).

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{Best Singing Spanning Two Octaves or More - Matt Bellamy}
1:47 - 3:08, "Plug in Baby", while containing one of the best guitar riffs of the modern rock era, also showcases some pretty rad Bellamy vocals. Spanning E3 to F#5, this clip shows Bellamy's soft midrange, urgent belts in the chorus and even more urgent falsetto crooning/screaming topped off with a sustained F#5.

['S]

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{Best Singing Spanning an Octave or Less - Judy Garland}0:17–2:17. A pleasant and soft vocal, getting a little fuller towards the end. I think the emotional phrasing and slow subtle build-up employed keeps things interesting, despite the clip only spanning A3–A4. That and it being a *boychild* song amongst a sea of love songs. (l o l)

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{Best Singing Spanning Two Octaves Or More - Paloma Faith}0:05–2:00. Pretty impressive clip; some cheeky lows, sweeping ascents and descents, dynamic and show-y chorus. I think the choice to sing the second verse an octave up and end it on a climactic B3–E5 ascent is definitely a "to sound impressive" one, really ramps up the range-factor. B2–E5