Frank Hart (880 views)

[TheCMRecluse]

Pastor Frank Hart
Associated Acts: Atomic Opera (1991-present), Solo work (2006-present)
Vocal Range: F♯2-G♯5 (3 octaves, 2 notes)
Vocal Type: Mad Liturgical Tenor Jesus Junkie

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{Vocal Summary}
From progressive to folkish melodies, Texan Frank Hart is one of the most creative figures in rock n roll with a gospel centered message. Fronting the underrated progressive metal/rock band Atomic Opera showcases his talents as a vocalist as well as the music itself being unique for incorporating elements of metal, hard rock mixed with medieval instrumentation and Celtic elements. He’s a tenor who has a voice suited for the grungy like sound of the band. Hart’s voice sounds similar to classic rock figures such as Robert Plant, or Klaus Meine as his voice is rich in texture and smoothness, mostly loving to belt soulful melodies and aggressive moments of head voice screams. However, as his career went he became less relied on high notes and went with more mid range singing which is still strong as well as singing lower notes. His lower range is also pretty impressive, having control to direct the correct note when doing a more moodier tone and doesn’t just use it for spoken word passages. Hart’s voice is unique for the type of music he is making and whether it be rock or ballads his talent will always be pleasant to experience. God bless, Pastor.

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{Discography Checked}
Solo work
Genre: Alternative/contemporary/folk rock
Studio albums
Human Liturgy (2006) C♯3-G♯4-B♭4
Living Creatures Project (2010) F♯2-A4
Fantastical Amazingly Jesus Christmas (2016) A2-G4

Atomic Opera
Genre: Progressive metal-rock/art rock/folk rock/hard rock
Studio albums
For Madmen Only (1994) C♯3-C♯5-E5-G♯5
Penguin Dust (1997) F♯2-B2-B4-C♯5
Alpha And Oranges (1999) G2-B2-E♭3-F♯5
Gospel Cola (2000) B♭2-A4

Significant High Notes:

G♯5 ("War Drum")
F♯5 ("FeverDream #1")
E5 ("I Know Better", "Spinning")
E♭5 ("War Drum")
C♯5 ("Fade", "Joyride")
B4 ("Justice", "Love In Grey", "Spirit Of The Age", "Stop The Rain")
B♭4 ("Amen For The Day", "Fever Dream", "Justice", "Love Is Only Love", "Meaningless Word", "War Drum", "We Begin Again")
A4 ("December", "For Madmen Only", "Jesus Junk", "Paper Tiger", "Stop My Heart", "WildFire")
G♯4 ("Achilles` Heel", "All Fall Down", "All These Things", "Baby Forgive Me", "Blackness", "December", "Ephphatha", "Fade", "Fever Dream", "FeverDream #1", "FreakShow", "Hammer", "I Know Better", "Joyride", "Justice", "Let Go", "Little One", "Love In Grey", "Love Is Only Love", "Make A God", "Meaningless Word", "Muse", "My Head", "New Dreams", "November", "October", "Rain Parade", "Shadow", "She's So Blue", "Silence", "Spinning", "Spirit Of The Age", "Stop The Rain", "This Side Of The Rainbow", "Thirst", "Water Grave" [Russ Taff cover], "We Begin Again")
G4 ("Almighty God", "Christ Before Me", "Jesus Give Us Love", "O Come All Ye Faithful", "Silent Night", "The Earth Is The Lord's")
F♯4 ("A Girl With Rain", "Amen For The Day", "Ephphatha", "God Of Hate", "In Jesus Name Believe", "Jesus Has Overcome The World", "Little One", "Love Is As Strong As Death", "Mad", "Nothing", "Three Days Of Darkness")

Significant Low Notes:

F♯3 ("Achilles` Heel", "Ave Maria", "FreakShow", "God Of Hate", "Magic Castle", "My Head", "New Dreams", "This Side Of The Rainbow")
F3 ("Almighty God", "Confession", "Love Is Only Love", "We Begin Again")
E3 ("Christ Before Me", "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear", "Jesus Has Overcome The World", "Jesus Junk", "Joy To The World", "Love In Grey", "Stop The Rain", "Water Grave" [Russ Taff cover])
E♭3 ("All These Things", "Amen For The Day", "Confession", "Hammer", "Mad", "November", "Nothing", "Shadow", "Silence")
D3 ("In Jesus Name Believe", "Jesus Give Us Love", "O Come All Ye Faithful", "Silent Night", "The Earth Is The Lord's", "This Place", "WildFire")
C♯3 ("All Fall Down", "Fade", "Fever Dream", "Hammer", "Little One", "Make Everything New", "October", "Make A God", "November", "She's So Blue", "Thirst", "War Drum")
C3 ("God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", "Remember And Be")
B2 ("Angels We Have Heard", "Away In A Manger", "FeverDream #1", "Muse", "Spirit Of The Age")
B♭2 ("Doxology")
A2 ("Christ Before Me", "Hark The Herald Angels")
G♯2 ("For Madmen Only")
G2 ("Paper Tiger", "We Begin Again")
F♯2 ("God Of Hate", "Three Days Of Darkness")

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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.

[TheCMRecluse]

This thread is not complete. This whole thread mostly showcases Hart's studio recorded range rather than his overall range in completion. He has a LOT of videos of him doing covers of other songs live and I might be able to put the notes here when I have time.

[Steingrim]

Joyride has a C#5 in mixed voice, which sounds nice and easy. Maybe you could bold one of his high belts ?

[TheCMRecluse]

Feb 25, 2024 9:32:19 GMT Steingrim said:

Joyride has a C#5 in mixed voice, which sounds nice and easy. Maybe you could bold one of his high belts ?

There were more bolds but for some reason YouTube has been slowing down on me and glitching on my PC. I think I might use the phone to add more once I get the chance.

[Electric Mami]

I think the bold E5 can be marked as black personally, also I'm getting F♯2 on the E2, also perhaps link the G♯5 at 4:20 instead since it could be as the first scream earlier