Post by TheCMRecluse on Aug 14, 2023 2:45:23 GMT
Michael Barnes
Associated Acts: RED (2002-present)
Vocal Range: A1-F5 (3 octaves, 8 notes)
Vocal Type: Inner Fighting Tenor
{Vocal Summary}
Hailing from Pennsylvania, Michael Barnes has become one of the most recognizable and lauded singers in modern hard rock and metal scene, being famous for his work in the symphonic-tinged nu metal/post-grunge band, RED, with most of the generation in the 2000s to now seeing themselves as fans even those who do not share the band’s core beliefs. His strong tenor vocals have always been a selling point as he has the praised for his emotional performances that convey feelings of desperation, comfort and rage all sometimes in the same song. His high register is strong being able to add a sense of vulnerability and passion to his expression. He is also known for his screaming which unlike most nu metal singers can be able to scream those notes with more tacked and grace than most being able to sustain the distortion and the power. Most screams in the earlier moments of his career were mid-range being the same note as the highest note in certain songs however around the mid-part of his career began to go much higher and more unhinged able to scream as high as the mid fifth octave. His lower range is also strong despite him falling on the stereotype of post-grunge singers not using their lower range that much, but he still sounds just as emotive singing low and sometimes even uses the "attitude fry" when trying to sound intimidating. Barnes will continue to keep giving out strong and cathartic work giving much needed melodies for this new generation.
Hailing from Pennsylvania, Michael Barnes has become one of the most recognizable and lauded singers in modern hard rock and metal scene, being famous for his work in the symphonic-tinged nu metal/post-grunge band, RED, with most of the generation in the 2000s to now seeing themselves as fans even those who do not share the band’s core beliefs. His strong tenor vocals have always been a selling point as he has the praised for his emotional performances that convey feelings of desperation, comfort and rage all sometimes in the same song. His high register is strong being able to add a sense of vulnerability and passion to his expression. He is also known for his screaming which unlike most nu metal singers can be able to scream those notes with more tacked and grace than most being able to sustain the distortion and the power. Most screams in the earlier moments of his career were mid-range being the same note as the highest note in certain songs however around the mid-part of his career began to go much higher and more unhinged able to scream as high as the mid fifth octave. His lower range is also strong despite him falling on the stereotype of post-grunge singers not using their lower range that much, but he still sounds just as emotive singing low and sometimes even uses the "attitude fry" when trying to sound intimidating. Barnes will continue to keep giving out strong and cathartic work giving much needed melodies for this new generation.
{Discography Checked}
RED
Genre: Alternative metal-rock/nu metal/post-grunge/hard rock/symphonic metal-rock/industrial metal-rock
Studio albums
End Of Silence (2006) B2-C5
Innocence & Instinct (2009) E2-A2-B♭4-C♯5
Until We Have Faces (2011) A2-B2-A4-C5
Release The Panic (2013) A2-C3-A4-C5
Of Beauty And Rage (2015) A2-C3-B4-D5
Gone (2017) F2-B2-B4-D5
Declaration (2020) B♭1-E♭2-A2-B4-C♯5-F5
Rated R (2023) A1-A2-B4-D5
RED
Genre: Alternative metal-rock/nu metal/post-grunge/hard rock/symphonic metal-rock/industrial metal-rock
Studio albums
End Of Silence (2006) B2-C5
Innocence & Instinct (2009) E2-A2-B♭4-C♯5
Until We Have Faces (2011) A2-B2-A4-C5
Release The Panic (2013) A2-C3-A4-C5
Of Beauty And Rage (2015) A2-C3-B4-D5
Gone (2017) F2-B2-B4-D5
Declaration (2020) B♭1-E♭2-A2-B4-C♯5-F5
Rated R (2023) A1-A2-B4-D5
Significant High Notes:
F5 ("Float")
E5 ("Only Fight", "The Victim")
E♭5 ("All For You", "Cauterize")
D5 ("The Ever", "Singularity", "Step Inside, The Violence", "Your Devil Is A Ghost")
C♯5 ("A.I.", "Chasing Your Echo", "Darkest Part", "From The Ashes", "Fight To Forget", "If I Break", "Overtake You", "Sever", "Still Bleeding")
C5 ("Already Over", "Best Is Yet To Come", "Emergency", "Falling Sky", "Heart Collide" by Building 429, "Hide", "Hold Me Now", "If We Only", "Infidel", "Last Forever", "Let Go", "Lie To Me (Denial)", "Lost", "Not Alone", "The Moment We Come Alive", "The War We Made", "Wasting Time", "What You Keep Alive")
B4 ("A.I.", "Breathe Into Me", "Buried Beneath", "Cold World", "Faceless", "Falling Sky", "Feed The Machine", "From The Ashes", "Glass House", "I Get Wicked" by Thousand Foot Krutch, "Imposter", "Pieces", "Release The Panic", "Same Disease", "Sever", "Shadow And Soul", "So Far Away", "Take Me Over", "The Evening Hate", "Until We Have Faces", "Your Devil Is A Ghost", "Yours Again")
B♭4 ("Already Over", "All For You", "Cauterize", "Chasing Your Echo", "Confession (What's Inside My Head)", "Darkest Part", "Emergency", "Failure" (Aurora Version) by Breaking Benjamin, "Fight Inside", "Fracture", "Gave It All Away", "Hide", "Hold Me Now", "If I Break", "Minus It All", "Mystery Of You", "Out From Under", "Part That's Holding On", "Shadow And Soul", "Shadows", "Singularity", "Still Alive", "Still Bleeding", "Surrogates", "Tell Me How To Say Goodbye", "The Evening Hate", "The Ever", "The Suffering", "The War We Made", "What You Keep Alive", "Who We Are")
A4 ("As You Go", "Breathe Into Me", "Coming Apart", "Damage", "Die For You", "Heart Collide" by Building 429, "Lie To Me (Denial)", "Feed The Machine", "Float", "Forever", "Gone", "Gravity Lies", "Hide", "I Get Wicked" by Thousand Foot Krutch, "If We Only", "Imposter", "Infidel", "Last To Fall" [Starset cover], "Losing Control", "Lost", "Minus It All", "Ordinary World" [Duran Duran cover], "Our Time Will Come", "Perfect Life", "Run And Escape", "So Far Away", "Start Again", "Step Inside, The Violence", "Surrogates", "Take It All Away", "Take Me Over", "The Ever", "The Moment We Come Alive", "The Outside", "Unstoppable" [Sia cover], "Wasting Time", "Yours Again")
G♯4 ("Break Me Down", "Cold World", "Death Of Me", "Failure" (Aurora Version) by Breaking Benjamin, "Falling Sky", "Fight To Forget", "Gave It All Away", "If I Break", "Let Go", "Losing Control", "Love Will Leave A Mark", "Never Be The Same", "Not Alone", "Of These Chains", "Out From Under", "Overtake You", "Same Disease", "Shadows", "The Outside", "Watch You Crawl")
G4 ("Already Over, Pt. 2", "Coming Apart", "Confession (What's Inside My Head)", "Enter Sandman" [Metallica cover with Skillet live], "Faceless", "Glass House", "Let It Burn", "The Mask Slips Away", "The Victim", "Wasting Time")
Significant Low Notes:
E3 ("Falling Sky", "Glass House", "Hymn For The Missing", "Infidel", "Lost", "Only Fight", "Release The Panic", "The Evening Hate", "The Mask Slips Away", "Unstoppable" [Sia cover])
E♭3 ("Buried Beneath", "Damage", "Feed The Machine", "Gave It All Away", "Hold Me Now", "If I Break", "Let Go", "Not Alone", "Part That's Holding On", "Pieces", "Shadows", "Watch You Crawl", "What You Keep Alive")
D3 ("Faceless", "Gave It All Away", "Lie To Me (Denial)", "So Far Away", "Step Inside, The Violence", "Wasting Time")
C♯3 ("Already Over, Pt. 2", "Break Me Down", "Emergency", "Forever", "Fracture", "Gone", "Gravity Lies", "Imposter", "Last Forever", "Losing Control", "Shadow And Soul", "Take Me Over")
C3 ("A.I.", "As You Go", "Best Is Yet To Come", "Chasing Your Echo", "The Ever", "The War We Made")
B2 ("Already Over", "Coming Apart", "Last To Fall" [Starset cover], "Let It Burn", "Our Time Will Come", "Run And Escape", "Sever", "Your Devil Is A Ghost")
B♭2 ("Cauterize", "Fight To Forget", "Tell Me How To Say Goodbye", "The War We Made")
A2 ("Cold World", "Infidel", "Minus It All", "Out From Under", "Perfect Life", "Surrogates", "The Outside", "The Victim", "What You Keep Alive")
G♯2 ("Singularity")
G2 ("Float", "Take It All Away")
F♯2 ("Last Forever")
F2 ("Losing Control")
E2 ("Death Of Me")
E♭2 ("All For You")
B♭1 ("All For You")
A1 ("Surrogates")
{Questionable Notes}
G1 ("Float"[5])
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[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
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G1 ("Float"[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.
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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.
