Boldable mid-range notes (2,553 views)

[Steingrim]

Apr 18, 2024 13:27:40 GMT blazejecar2 said:

Mar 5, 2024 18:12:34 GMT Yojojo said:

Let's face it, Knopfler's high range is his mid range. Here's his B3s in "Iron Hand".

Would most of Bing Crosby's bolds also fit here? C4 maybe is a significant note in his discography, but do we really think C4 is actually a high note for his voice? 

Crosby was practically a bass and C4 is close to the top of his zona di passaggio, where a singer's best "high" notes are often found. So it does make sense to include that note.

[Yojojo]

Apr 18, 2024 13:27:40 GMT blazejecar2 said:

Mar 5, 2024 18:12:34 GMT Yojojo said:

Let's face it, Knopfler's high range is his mid range. Here's his B3s in "Iron Hand".

Would most of Bing Crosby's bolds also fit here? C4 maybe is a significant note in his discography, but do we really think C4 is actually a high note for his voice? 

Idk, his voice is pretty low, maybe Bb3 you could call mid range. Knopfler is a low bari who doesn't care for highs

[Homelander]

A3 from Barry White

E4 from Robin Gibb

D4 from Barry Gibb

D4 from Maurice Gibb

E♭4 from Lewis Capaldi

B3 from Dennis Wilson

B3 from Father John Misty

D4 from Harry Nilsson

A4 from Carola Häggkvist

E4 from Seal

[ellie]

Bing Crosby was not practically a bass

[Yojojo]

Apr 19, 2024 3:53:42 GMT ellie said:

Bing Crosby was not practically a bass

[Steingrim]

Apr 19, 2024 3:53:42 GMT ellie said:

Bing Crosby was not practically a bass

His voice had density, his F2s were very easy. His F4 was great, which doesn't tell much. He did however not have a chest C2 worthy of a bass. But I doubt that his secondo passaggio was higher than D4 (bass-baritone), which means that C4 was close to the top.

[Yojojo]

NOPE we're not doing this song and dance again, nipping it in the bud rn. Back on track...

Tay Zonday's G3 in "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
Dan Avidan's C4 in "Don't Fear the Reaper"
Eric Bloom's D4s in "White Flags"

[rootyrootz]

I like Snoh Aalegra's B3

[Yojojo]

This E4

[saki]

Not entirely the most impressive boldable note compared to others here but this C#4 on Swear To God The Devil Made Me Do It by Brian Sella is pretty good.

[motorist]

SPOILER: Click to show

{Chris Cornell's B3 from "Toy Box"}

[VocalDudeGuy]

This G4 from Iron Lung

[telepath]

For Street Spirit (Fade Out) and Paranoid Android, YES! I’ve thought the exact same thing and wish those notes could be included in his thread somehow. Thom Yorke has some incredible notes around the C4-F4 range that are sadly lower than his threshold.

For Andy Hull, I’d say this D#4 (?): youtu.be/g0YbQuuz01k?si=ZVYFUlXrbNjpBOMW&t=4m14s

I’m sure it’s not for everybody, but hitting even relatively high “ooo” vowels is kinda difficult for me, and he just sustains it so well.

[Homelander]

E♭4 from Leo Sayer

F♯4 to G♯4 passage from Dexter Holland

[TheCMRecluse]

Here are two long prolonged notes that singer Jonathan Davis of Korn that do deserve some recognition:

17 seconded sustained E4 on "Dead Bodies Everywhere":


19 seconded sustained E♭4 from this studio version of "Slept So Long":

[telepath]

Please someone make a thread for Victoria Legrand, I love her voice. Anyway, the entire line from Myth of “or let the ashes fly,” particularly on the word “fly” is incredible.

youtu.be/Bv7IcjmxjGo?si=I0VNIZd8wzy1-9xl&t=3m11s

Also, the “let them know you’re not the only one” and the last “help me to name it” where she belts some G4s are so beautiful, but due to her lower vocal placement I think they would probably be counted in her upper range.

Edit: after a quick search it seems nobody has claimed Victoria Legrand, so I am in fact going to try to make the thread myself.