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Josh Smith
Associated Acts: Ashes Remains (2001-present)
Vocal Range: F♯2-D5 (2 octaves, 8 notes)
Vocal Type: Alibis Losing Baritone
{Vocal Summary}
Florida native, Josh Smith has been well-known for his fronting of the post-grunge band Ashes Remain and has been lauded for their strong emotional anthems of worship and perseverance. His voice has been described as a raspy baritone with a lot of soul and melody. His early work had him use an almost whispering singing technique as to evoke emotion with moments of aggressive growls to his mood which sometimes leads him to use high fry-ish screams. His low register is strong though he tends to mostly sing around the high second octave to the low third octave while lower notes are sung in the background. His high register however is varied with his moments of strong belting, falsettos and the afford mentioning screaming while rare as the band progressed still is well known to hold long screams of urgency in their earlier work. His melodious side can very sounding soulful, bluesy and gruff as most post-grunge singers but knows when to change the texture of his voice. While not the most versatile vocalist, Smith still has more pluses as a singer than most in the post-grunge scene as he has a lot of sincerity and melody to keep even the most critical of the genre realize he has rhythm and grace.
Florida native, Josh Smith has been well-known for his fronting of the post-grunge band Ashes Remain and has been lauded for their strong emotional anthems of worship and perseverance. His voice has been described as a raspy baritone with a lot of soul and melody. His early work had him use an almost whispering singing technique as to evoke emotion with moments of aggressive growls to his mood which sometimes leads him to use high fry-ish screams. His low register is strong though he tends to mostly sing around the high second octave to the low third octave while lower notes are sung in the background. His high register however is varied with his moments of strong belting, falsettos and the afford mentioning screaming while rare as the band progressed still is well known to hold long screams of urgency in their earlier work. His melodious side can very sounding soulful, bluesy and gruff as most post-grunge singers but knows when to change the texture of his voice. While not the most versatile vocalist, Smith still has more pluses as a singer than most in the post-grunge scene as he has a lot of sincerity and melody to keep even the most critical of the genre realize he has rhythm and grace.
{Discography Checked}
Ashes Remain
Genre: Alternative metal-rock/post-grunge/hard rock
EPs
Red Devotion EP (2009) F♯2-C♯3-G♯4-B♭4-C♯5
Christmas EP (2012) B2-F♯4
Studio albums
Lose The Alibis (2003) A2-G4-A4
Last Day Breathing (2007) G2-A2-G♯4-A4-B♭4-D5
What I've Become (2011) G2-C3-B♭4-C5
Let The Light In (2017) F♯2-B2-B♭4-C5
Ashes Remain
Genre: Alternative metal-rock/post-grunge/hard rock
EPs
Red Devotion EP (2009) F♯2-C♯3-G♯4-B♭4-C♯5
Christmas EP (2012) B2-F♯4
Studio albums
Lose The Alibis (2003) A2-G4-A4
Last Day Breathing (2007) G2-A2-G♯4-A4-B♭4-D5
What I've Become (2011) G2-C3-B♭4-C5
Let The Light In (2017) F♯2-B2-B♭4-C5
Significant High Notes:
D5 ("Run")
C♯5 ("All Your Faces")
C5 ("Come Alive", "Criminal", "On My Own", "Separated")
B4 ("Broken Pieces", "On Fire", "Rise", "Save Me", "Six Feet Down")
B♭4 ("All I Need", "Change My Life", "Gemini", "In Too Deep", "Keep Me Breathing", "Unbroken", "Without You")
A4 ("Always Faithful", "Captain", "Criminal", "Greater Things", "I Won't Run Away", "Rise", "So Far", "The Meditation (Luke 15)")
G♯4 ("All Of Me", "All Your Faces", "Everything Good", "Follow", "Fervor", "Here For A Reason", "Inside Of Me", "On My Own", "Right Here", "Run")
G4 ("Always Faithful", "Broken One", "Come Alive", "Deep Inside", "End Of Me", "Fade Away", "Hold On, Move On", "Lead You There", "My Surprise", "Keep Me Breathing", "Six Feet Down", "So Far", "Take It Away")
F♯4 ("All I Need", "Cry Out" "Gift Of Love", "Here For A Reason", "Room For A King")
Significant Low Notes:
D3 ("Broken One", "Broken Pieces", "Cry Out", "Fade Away", "Here For A Reason", "Listen", "The Meditation (Luke 15)")
C♯3 ("After All This", "All Your Faces", "All I Need", "Criminal", "Everything Good", "Follow", "Pain", "Separated")
C3 ("Come Alive", "I Won't Run Away", "If Not For Me", "Joy To The World", "Keep Me Breathing", "On My Own")
B2 ("All Of Me", "Always Faithful", "Here For A Reason", "O Holy Night", "Rise", "Separated")
B♭2 ("Change My Life", "Gift Of Love")
A2 ("Captain", "Gemini", "Lead You There", "Six Feet Down")
G♯2 ("I Won't Run Away")
G2 ("End Of Me", "Pain", "Unbroken")
F♯2 ("Captain", "Hold On, Move On")
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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Green marks harsh, distorted notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
