Post by 123 on Dec 26, 2023 6:13:43 GMT
Don McGlashan
Years Active: 1980-Present
Associated Acts: Blam Blam Blam: 1980-1982, The Front Lawn: 1985-1993, The Mutton Birds: 1991-2002, 2012, Don McGlashan (solo) 2003-Present
Vocal Range: E2-B4-F5
Voice Type: Baritone
{Vocal Summary}
Recent recipient into the 2023 New Zealand Music Hall of Fame, Don McGlashan is a musician which has shaped New Zealand's music history and style. From his early days in Blam Blam Blam, to his nationally renowned famous career in the Mutton Birds, and to his well-regarded career as a solo musician, (with his tickets selling out when he does tours!) Don deserves all the praise he gets in the press, even if he - unfortunately - never quite found as much fame as he would've wanted outside of New Zealand.
Don has a darker, lower sound to his voice when you reach his low notes (eg. G2, F#2, F2, E2) and a beautiful falsetto described as very light and airy, and can sometimes be very powerful.
Recent recipient into the 2023 New Zealand Music Hall of Fame, Don McGlashan is a musician which has shaped New Zealand's music history and style. From his early days in Blam Blam Blam, to his nationally renowned famous career in the Mutton Birds, and to his well-regarded career as a solo musician, (with his tickets selling out when he does tours!) Don deserves all the praise he gets in the press, even if he - unfortunately - never quite found as much fame as he would've wanted outside of New Zealand.
Don has a darker, lower sound to his voice when you reach his low notes (eg. G2, F#2, F2, E2) and a beautiful falsetto described as very light and airy, and can sometimes be very powerful.
SIGNIFICANT HIGH NOTES:
F5 ("Battleship Grey", "Giant Friend", "The Beautiful Things")
E5 ("C2006p1 (Make Yourself at Home)", "For Your Touch", "Now's the Place", "When The Trumpets Sound")
D5 ("Bathe in the River", "Battleship Grey", "Don't Fight It Marsha, it's Bigger Than Both of Us", "I Will Not Let You Down", "She's Like a City", "The Beautiful Things", "The Big Room")
C♯5 ("John Bryce", "Tomorrow Night")
C5 ("Charles Kingsford Smith", "Giant Friend", "You Will Return")
B4 ("Bathe in the River", "C2006p1 (Make Yourself at Home)", "Blame", "Big Fish", "For Your Touch", "Goodbye Drug", "I Will Not Let You Down", "Miracle Sun", "Passenger 26", "She's Like a City", "Tell Me What To Do", "The Big Room", "Trouble With You", "When the Wind Comes Round")
B♭4 ("Bathe in the River", "Giant Friend", "Harbour Bridge", "Sunscreen", "The Heater")
A4 ("A Man and a Woman", "Battleship Grey", "Blame", "Blue Belmonts", "Come Back to Me", "Charles Kingsford Smith", "Face in the Paper", "Found Another Body", "Girl, Make Your Own Mind Up", "Goodbye Drug", "Got to Be Guilty", "Harbour Bridge", "I Will Not Let You Down", "Inside Story", "Long Time Gone", "Luxury Length", "Miracle Sun", "Nature", "Now's the Place", "Passenger 26", "Small Mercies", "She's Like a City", "Song for Sue", "Talkback King", "Ten Feet Tall", "The Beautiful Things", "The Falls", "The Switch", "This is London", "When the Trumpets Sound", "You Will Return")
G♯4 ("April", "As Close as This", "Blue Belmonts", "For Your Touch", "Hooked, Lined & Sunken", "Nature (feat. Wayne Mason)", "Ray", "Talkback King", "Teen Feet Tall", "Too Close to the Sun (live on Helter Skelter (NZ TV 1994)", "Tour Announcement - The Songs.", "When You Come Back Home", "While You Sleep", "You Will Return")
G4 ("18th Day", "Andy", "Another Morning", "Bathe in the River", "Big Fish", "C2006p1 (Make Yourself at Home)", "Come Back to Me", "Charles Kingsford Smith", "Everyone Disappears", "Everything's Broken (Life's so Sweet)", "Face in the Paper", "Giant Friend", "Girl, Make Your Own Mind Up", "Got to Be Guilty", "Harbour Bridge", "Home to the Other Side", "I Will Not Let You Down", "In My Room", "John Bryce", "Learning to Like Ourselves Again", "Like This Train", "Luxury Length", "Nature", "Now's the Place", "On My Way to You", "Passenger 26", "Pulled Along by Love", "Queen's English", "Radio Programmer", "She's Like a City", "Small Mercies", "Still Be My Soul", "Straight to Your Head", "Sunscreen", "Tell Me What To Do", "The Big Room", "The Beautiful Things", "The Falls", "The Heater", "The Switch", "White Valiant")
F♯4 ("A Man and a Woman", "Anchor Me", "April", "As Close as This", "Battleship Grey", "Before the Breakthrough", "Big Fish", "Blue Belmonts", "Claude Rains", "Come Around", "Death in the Maiden", "Dominion Road", "Everything's Broken (Life's so Sweet)", "For Your Touch", "Girl, Make Your Own Mind Up", "Go Back In", "Goodbye Drug", "Got to Be Guilty", "I'll Never Have Anything More", "In My Room", "Inside Story", "John Bryce", "Learning to Like Ourselves Again", "Long Time Gone", "Marvellous Year", "Miracle Sun", "Nature (feat. Wayne Mason)", "Nothing on the Windows", "Passenger 26", "Pulled Along By Love", "Queen's English", "Radio Programmer", "Ray", "She's Been Talking", "She's Like a City", "Small Mercies ", "Straight to Your Head", "Talkback King", "Tell Me What To Do", "Ten Feet Tall", "Tour Announcement - The Songs.", "The Big Room", "The Bystanders", "The Waves Would Roll On", "Theme ("from the Lounge Bar")", "There is No Depression in New Zealand", "This is London", "Tomorrow Night", "Too Close to the Sun (live on Helter Skelter (NZ TV 1994))", "Trouble With You", "White Valiant", "When the Wind Comes Round", "When the Trumpets Sound", "When You Come Back Home", "Winning Numbers", "You Will Return")
F4 ("18th Day", "All the Goodbyes in the World", "Bad Blood", "Don't Fight It, Marsha, It's Bigger Than Both Of Us", "Everyone Disappears", "Everything's Broken (Life's so Sweet)", "Harbour Bridge", "Hooked Lined & Sunken", "Hold on to Your Loneliness", "Last Year's Shoes", "Like This Train", "Not Ready", "Song for Sue", "Sunscreen", "The Beautiful Things", "The Big Room", "The Switch")
SIGNIFICANT LOW NOTES:
D3 ("A Man and A Woman", "Andy", "Another Morning", "Beach on 42nd Street", "Because She's Gone", "Big Fish", "Blame", "Call For Help", "Charles Kingsford Smith", "Claude Rains", "Courier", "Don't Fight It, Marsha, It's Bigger Than Both of Us", "Everything's Broken (Life's so Sweet)", "Goodbye Drug", "Got to Be Guilty", "Hands Full", "Home to the Other Side", "I Will Not Let You Down", "In My Room", "Inside My Skin", "Inside Story", "Learning to Like Ourselves Again", "Like My Job", "Lucky Stars", "Luxury Length", "Maids to Order", "No Plans for Later", "No Telling When", "Nothing on the Windows", "Now's the Place", "Passenger 26", "Pulled Along By Love", "Queen Street", "Queen's English", "She's Like a City", "Song for Sue", "Still Be My Soul", "Start Again", "Straight to Your Head", "Time Enough", "The Beautiful Things", "The Heater", "The Waves Would Roll On", "Theme (From "the Lounge Bar")", "There is No Depression in New Zealand", "This is London", "Walk around the House", "Wedding Song", "You Will Return", "Your Window", "You're the Song")
C♯3 ("April", "Because She's Gone", "C2006p1 (Make Yourself at Home", "Call For Help", "Claude Rains", "Come Around", "Hooked, Lined & Sunken", "Jackie's Song", "Marvellous Year", "Miracle Sun", "Not Given Lightly", "Shackleton", "She's Been Talking", "Start Again", "Ten Feet Tall", "Time Enough", "The Switch", "There is No Depression in New Zealand", "Tomorrow Night", "Too Close To The Sun", "Toy Factory Fire", "Trouble With You", "When You Come Back Home", "While You Sleep")
C3 ("18th Day", "A Thing Well Made", "Andy", "Another Morning", "Bad Blood", "Bathe in the River", "Call For Help", "Courier", "Don't Fear The Reaper", "Don't Fight It, Marsha, It's Bigger Than Both Of Us", "Envy of Angels", "Hands Full", "Home to the Other Side", "I Will Not Let You Down", "Inside My Skin", "Like this Train", "Long Time Gone", "On My Way To You", "Pulled Along By Love", "Queen Street", "Shackleton", "She's Like a City", "The Falls", "The Heater", "The Switch", "Theme (From "the Lounge Bar")", "Tour Announcement - The Songs." "Walk Around the House", "Wedding Song")
B2 ("A Good Address", "A Man and A Woman", "Beach on 42nd Street", "Because She's Gone", "Blame", "C20006p1 (Make Yourself at Home)", "Charles Kingsford Smith", "Envy of Angels", "I Will Not Let You Down", "Inside My Skin", "Into Temptation", "Jackie's Song", "Like My Job", "Lucky Stars", "Marvellous Year", "Passenger 26", "Start Again", "The Falls", "There is No Depression in New Zealand", "There's a Limit", "Tour Announcement - The Songs." "Toy Factory Fire", "Wedding Song", "When the Wind Comes Round", "You're the Song")
B♭2 ("I'll Never Have Anything More", "Hold on to Your Loneliness", "Home to the Other Side", "Jackie's Song", "The Long Dream Of Waking", "The Switch", "Walk Around the House")
A2 ("A Good Address", "Another Morning", "Bad Blood", "Beach on 42nd Street", "Charles Kingsford Smith", "Coming Ready or Not", "Don't Fight It, Marsha, It's Bigger Than Both Of Us", "In My Room", "Lights Come On", "Lucky Stars", "Nothing on the Windows", "Queen Street", "Small Mercies", "Time Enough", "The Long Dream of Waking", "Theme (From "the Lounge Bar") "This is London", "Toy Factory Fire", "Wedding Song", "When the Trumpets Sound")
G♯2 ("Coming Ready Or Not", "For Your Touch", "Too Close to the Sun", "When the Wind Comes Round")
G2 ("A Good Address", "Breakfast Anthem", "Don't Fear The Reaper", "Hands Full", "Not Ready", "Queen Street", "Shackleton", "Talkback King", "Walk Around the House")
F♯2 ("Beach on 42nd Street", "C2006p1 (Make Yourself at Home)", "Jackie's Song", "Queen Street", "Shackleton", "When the Wind Comes Round")
F2 ("Breakfast Anthem", "Don't Fear The Reaper", "Tour Announcement - The Songs.")
E2 ("C2006p1 (Make Yourself at Home)", "Nothing on the Windows", "Shackleton", "When The Trumpets Sound")
{Album Ranges}
Blam Blam Blam:
The Complete Blam Blam Blam: F♯2-A4-F5
The Front Lawn:
Songs from The Front Lawn: G2-G♯4-C♯5
More Songs from The Front Lawn: F2-B4-F5
The Mutton Birds:
The Mutton Birds: C3-A4-F5
Salty: F♯2-B♭4-C5
Envy Of Angels: B2-G4-A4
Too Hard Basket: [I'd have to use money to get access to this]
Rain, Steam And Speed: F♯2-G♯4-D5
Don McGlashan:
Warm Hand: A2-A4-D5
Marvellous Year: E2-G4-E5
Lucky Stars: E2-G4-E5
Bright November Morning:E2-F♯4-E5
Blam Blam Blam:
The Complete Blam Blam Blam: F♯2-A4-F5
The Front Lawn:
Songs from The Front Lawn: G2-G♯4-C♯5
More Songs from The Front Lawn: F2-B4-F5
The Mutton Birds:
The Mutton Birds: C3-A4-F5
Salty: F♯2-B♭4-C5
Envy Of Angels: B2-G4-A4
Too Hard Basket: [I'd have to use money to get access to this]
Rain, Steam And Speed: F♯2-G♯4-D5
Don McGlashan:
Warm Hand: A2-A4-D5
Marvellous Year: E2-G4-E5
Lucky Stars: E2-G4-E5
Bright November Morning:E2-F♯4-E5
{Questionable Notes}
B5 ("Marvellous Year") [2]
A5 ("Blue Belmonts", "Talkback King") [2]
G5 ("Got to Be Guilty", "Radio Programmer") [2]
F5 ("Blue Belmonts") [1] [2] [3]
E5 ("Businessman") [1] [2]
D5 ("Maids to Order") [1] [2]
A4 ("Everyone Disappears", [1] "Radio Programmer" [2])
G4 ("Start Again") [1]
F♯4 ("Start Again") [1]
G2 ("Face in the Paper") [3]
E2 ("For Your Touch") [4]
E♭2 ("Not Given Lightly") [2]
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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.
B5 ("Marvellous Year") [2]
A5 ("Blue Belmonts", "Talkback King") [2]
G5 ("Got to Be Guilty", "Radio Programmer") [2]
F5 ("Blue Belmonts") [1] [2] [3]
E5 ("Businessman") [1] [2]
D5 ("Maids to Order") [1] [2]
A4 ("Everyone Disappears", [1] "Radio Programmer" [2])
G4 ("Start Again") [1]
F♯4 ("Start Again") [1]
G2 ("Face in the Paper") [3]
E2 ("For Your Touch") [4]
E♭2 ("Not Given Lightly") [2]
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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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Italics mark notes that are non-melodic or spoken
Underlines mark notes that are obscured
Blue marks notes that use the falsetto technique
Bold marks notes that are notable examples of this vocalist's capabilities
