Post by saki on Apr 27, 2023 20:20:37 GMT
James Russell Mercer (26 December 1970)
Years Active: Early 90s - Present
Associated Acts: Blue Roof Dinner (Early 90s - ???), Flake Music {Originally Flake} (1992 - 1999), The Shins (1999 - Present), Broken Bells (2009 - Present)
Vocal Range: F2 - E5
Significant High Notes:
E5 ("Australia", "So Says I", "The Great Divide")
E♭5 ("Kissing the Lipless", "Saint Simon")
D5 ("Missed The Boat", "Simple Song", "Sleeping Lessons" Live on Letterman 2012, "The Great Divide")
C♯5 ("40 Mark Strasse", "Australia", "Bait and Switch", "Girl Inform Me", "Kissing the Lipless", "Sleeping Lessons", "The Shins")
C5 ("Fighting in a Sack", "Gone For Good", "Good Luck", "Name For You", "New Slang", "Port Of Morrow", "Saint Simon", "So Says I", "The Great Divide", "Turn On Me")
B4 ("40 Mark Strasse", "Bait and Switch", "Caring Is Creepy", "Fighting in a Sack", "Girl Inform Me", "Gone For Good", "It's Only Life", "Kissing The Lipless", "Missed The Boat", "Name For You", "Phantom Limb", "Red Rabbits" "Simple Song", "Sleeping Lessons", "So Says I", "Spanway Hits", "The Great Divide", "The Shins", "Turn On Me")
B♭4 ("Black Wave", "For A Fool", "Kissing the Lipless", "Phantom Limb", "Red Rabbits", "Saint Simon", "Split Needles")
A4 ("40 Mark Strasse", "Australia", "Bait and Switch", "Black Wave", "Caring Is Creepy", "Fall of '82", "Fighting in a Sack", "Girl Inform Me", "Girl on the Wing", "Good Luck", "Gone For Good", "It's Only Life", "Know Your Onion!", "Missed The Boat", "Name For You", "New Slang", "Nothing at All", "Port Of Morrow", "Simple Song", "So Says I", "Split Needles", "The Great Divide", "The Rifle's Spiral", "The Shins", "Turn a Square", "Turn On Me", "Young Pilgrims")
G♯4 ("40 Mark Strasse", "Australia", "Bait and Switch", "For A Fool", "Girl Inform Me", "Kissing The Lipless", "Know Your Onion!", "No Way Down", "Red Rabbits", "Saint Simon", "Sleeping Lessons", "Spanway Hits", "The Rifle's Spiral")
G4 ("A Comet Appears", "Black Wave", "Fighting in a Sack", "For A Fool", "Girl on the Wing", "Good Luck", "Gone For Good", "It's Only Life", "Missed The Boat", "Name For You", "Port Of Morrow", "Red Rabbits", "Saint Simon", "Sea Legs", "September", "Simple Song", "So Says I", "Split Needles", "The Great Divide", "Turn a Square", "Turn On Me")
F♯4 ("40 Mark Strasse", "A Comet Appears", "Australia", "Bait and Switch", "Caring Is Creepy", "Girl Inform Me", "Girl on the Wing", "Girl Sailor", "Fall Of '82", "Fighting in a Sack", "Into The Blue", "Invisible Exit", "Kissing The Lipless", "Know Your Onion!", "No Way Down", "Nothing at All", "Missed The Boat", "Pam Berry", "Phantom Limb", "Red Rabbits", "Simple Song", "Sleeping Lessons", "So Says I", "Spanway Hits", "The Ghost Inside", "The Rifle's Spiral", "Turn a Square")
Significant Low Notes:
E3 ("40 Mark Strasse", "A Comet Appears", "Australia", "Girl Inform Me", "Girl Sailor", "Fall Of '82", "It's Only Life", "Mildenhall", "Mine's Not a High Horse", "New Slang", "One by One All Day", "Pam Berry", "Port Of Morrow", "September", "Sleeping Lessons", "The Celibate Life", "The Past And Pending", "The Rifle's Spiral", "The Shins", "Those to Come", "Turn a Square")
E♭3 ("For A Fool", "No Way Down", "Pink Bullets")
D3 ("A Comet Appears", "Black Wave", "Fall Of '82", "Mine's Not a High Horse", "New Slang", "One by One All Day", "Pink Bullets", "Port Of Morrow", "Saint Simon", "September", "Simple Song", "The Celibate Life", "The Past And Pending", "Those to Come", "Turn a Square")
C♯3 ("Fall Of '82", "No Way Down", "One by One All Day", "September", "Sleeping Lessons", "The Celibate Life", "Those to Come")
C3 ("It's Only Life", "Mildenhall", "New Slang")
B2 ("Bait and Switch", "Mildenhall", "Those to Come", "Your Algebra")
B♭2 ("No Way Down")
A2 ("Fall Of '82", "The High Road", "September", "Those to Come")
G♯2 ("September")
G2 ("Mildenhall", "Simple Song", "The High Road")
F♯2 ("Mildenhall", "Simple Song")
F2 ("Mildenhall")
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*Blue marks clear falsetto notes.
*Green marks harsh/distorted notes.
*Italics mark non-melodic notes.
*Boldface marks notes that are considered impressive in relation to this person's vocal capabilities.
*Underlines mark notes obscured in the mix of the song.
*Dates on this thread are listed with the format DD/MM/YYYY.
