Post by Alex61 on Apr 6, 2024 15:47:02 GMT
Victoria Caroline Beckham
Vocal Range: G♯2 – E5
Significant High Notes:
E5 ("Not Such an Innocent Girl")
E♭5 ("Every Part of Me", "I.O.U", "Let Your Head Go", "Should Have Known Better")
D5 ("25 Minutes", "Leader of the Gang", "Like That", "Midnight Fantasy", "Spice Up Your Life", "This Groove", "Time Goes By", "Watcha Talkin' Bout")
C♯5 ("Can't Get Enough Of You DJ", "Gone", "Holler", "I Wish", "The Lady Is a Vamp" live Wembley Stadium 1998, "Let Your Head Go", "A Mind of Its Own", "Not Such an Innocent Girl", "Out of Your Mind", "Sleigh Ride", "That Kind of Girl", "Unconditional Love", "Valentine")
C5 ("Every Part of Me", "Girlfriend", "I'll Take You There", "It's That Simple", "Mama", "Right Back at Ya", "Strong Enough", "That Dude", "Time Goes By", "Walk of Life", "Weekend Love")
B4 ("Christmas Medley" live Earl's Court 1999, "I Want You, I Need You", "I.O.U", "Like That", "No Trix, No Games", "Not Such an Innocent Girl", "Sleigh Ride", "Watcha Talkin' Bout", "W.O.M.A.N.")
B♭4 ("Be with You", "Can't Get Enough Of You DJ", "Every Part of Me", "Girlfriend", "Holler", "I Wish", "If It's Lovin' on Your Mind", "Let Your Head Go", "Me and You This Time", "Me Without You", "Midnight Fantasy", "A Mind of Its Own", "One of These Girls", "Oxygen", "Say You'll Be There", "Should Have Known Better", "So Cold", "Take Me Away", "That Dude", "That Kind of Girl", "Unconditional Love", "Valentine", "Wasting My Time", "We Are Family" live Wembley Stadium 1998, "Weekend Love")
A4 ("25 Minutes", "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now", "Christmas Medley" live Earl's Court 1999, "A Day in Your Life", "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" live Audience with…, "Don't You Wanna Be", "Get Down with Me", "Gone", "He's My Lover", "The Hustla", "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)", "It's That Simple", "Love Thing", "Mein Herr" Spice Girls audition, "No Trix, No Games", "Resentment", "Right Back To You", "Shake It", "Sleigh Ride", "Spell on Me", "Spice Invaders", "This Groove", "Watcha Talkin' Bout", "We're Gonna Make It Happen" backstage rehearsal, "Weekend Love")
G♯4 ("2 Become 1" single version, "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now", "Be with You", "Can't Get Enough Of You DJ", "Do You Think About Me", "Gone", "I.O.U", "I'll Take You There", "Love Thing", "Mama", "Me and You This Time", "Midnight Fantasy", "A Mind of Its Own", "Out of Your Mind", "So Cold", "Take Me Away", "That Dude", "That Kind of Girl", "Unconditional Love", "Valentine", "Walking on Air", "Wasting My Time")
Significant Low Notes:
A3 ("25 Minutes", "Christmas Medley" live Earl's Court 1999, "Come Together", "A Day in Your Life", "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" live Audience with…, "Every Little Thing", "Freedom", "Generate the Flow", "He's My Lover", "Leader of the Gang", "Love Thing", "My Strongest Suit", "No Trix, No Games", "Resentment", "Right Back To You", "Say You'll Be There", "Shake It", "Too Much", "Weekend Love")
G♯3 ("Be with You", "Can't Get Enough Of You DJ", "Denying", "Do You Think About Me", "Every Part of Me", "Goodbye", "Gone", "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)", "Let Love the Way", "Out of Your Mind", "A Mind of Its Own", "My Strongest Suit", "Power of 5", "So Cold", "Take Me Home", "That Dude", "That Kind of Girl", "Time Goes By", "Unconditional Love", "Valentine", "Viva Forever", "Weekend Love", "W.O.M.A.N.")
G3 ("Come Together", "Don't Break My Heart", "Girlfriend", "If It's Lovin' on Your Mind", "If You Wanna Have Some Fun", "The Lady Is a Vamp", "Leader of the Gang", "Like That", "Me Without You", "Mein Herr" Spice Girls audition, "Move Over", "Never Give Up on the Good Times", "Open Your Eyes", "Right Back at Ya", "Sleigh Ride", "Step to Me", "Stop", "Tell Me Why", "Voodoo", "Wasting My Time")
F♯3 ("2 Become 1" single version, "Baby Come Round", "Christmas Medley" live Earl's Court 1999, "A Day in Your Life", "Do It", "Do You Think About Me", "Generate the Flow", "Goodbye", "The Hustla", "I Wish", "I.O.U", "I'd Give It All Away", "Jealous Ones", "Let Love the Way", "Like That", "Not Such an Innocent Girl", "Out of Your Mind", "Oxygen", "Right Back To You", "Should Have Known Better", "Something Kinda Funny", "Take Me Away", "This Groove", "Valentine", "Viva Forever", "Walking on Air", "Wannabe", "Watcha Talkin' Bout", "Who Do You Think You Are", "Woman" live WOW!)
F3 ("Can't Get Enough Of You DJ", "Don't Break My Heart", "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)", "I'll Take You There", "If You Wanna Have Some Fun", "It's That Simple", "Mama" single version, "Midnight Fantasy", "A Mind of Its Own", "Move Over", "Open Your Eyes", "Outer Space Girls", "So Cold", "Tell Me Why", "That Kind of Girl", "Voodoo")
E3 ("Baby Boy", "Bumper to Bumper", "Freedom", "Generate the Flow", "Gone", "He's My Lover", "Right Back To You", "Saturday Night Divas", "Something Kinda Funny", "Spell on Me", "Spice Up Your Life", "This Groove", "Too Much", "We're Gonna Make It Happen" backstage rehearsal, "Who Do You Think You Are")
E♭3 ("Baby Come Round", "Be with You", "Bumper to Bumper", "Can't Get Enough Of You DJ", "Full Stop", "Girlfriend", "I Wish", "If You Wanna Have Some Fun", "One of These Girls", "Power of 5", "Should Have Known Better", "Walk of Life", "Wannabe")
D3 ("Feed Your Love", "The Hustla", "If It's Lovin' on Your Mind", "Love Thing", "Move Over", "No Trix, No Games", "Pain Proof", "W.O.M.A.N.")
C♯3 ("2 Become 1" Spanish version, backstage Madrid, "Bumper to Bumper", "Do It", "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)", "Holler", "I Wish", "Last Time Lover", "Me and You This Time", "A Mind of Its Own", "One of These Girls", "Out of Your Mind", "Not Such an Innocent Girl", "Should Have Known Better", "This Groove")
C3 ("25 Minutes", "He's My Lover", "The Hustla", "I'll Take You There", "Mama" single version/live Paris 1997, "Me Without You", "No Trix, No Games", "Stop)
B2 ("Feed Your Love", "Get Down with Me", "I.O.U", "Oxygen")
B♭2 ("Denying")
G♯2 ("Holler")
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• Bold marks notes or passages that are particularly outstanding (relative to the singer).
• Italics mark non-melodic notes.
• Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
The Spice Girls' own Posh Spice has arguably accrued more success outside of the group than in it. Victoria's stint in the Spice Girls often left her the butt of the joke - she was dubbed by many as "the one who can't sing or dance" due to her stiff stage persona and relatively few (compared to the other girls) lead vocal parts. Though a relatively unconfident vocalist, Victoria's strengths actually lay in her sultry lower register. Whereas the other girls were belting notes in the fifth octave, Victoria's strong third octave was often used to harmonise with the other girls. Victoria's mid-upper register is less distinctive and confident than her lower one, but her pleasant tone was still to be commended and was utilised far more often in her solo career. While her musical career may not have taken off in the same way her fashion career has, Victoria was nonetheless an integral part of the Spice Girls for her iconic image.
{A Few Examples of Her Voice}
A rather dated song but probably her best vocal performance.
Similar to above - she manages some decent head voice here as well.
An unreleased song, but it shows off her lower range nicely and has some nice backing head voice.
A rather dated song but probably her best vocal performance.
Similar to above - she manages some decent head voice here as well.
An unreleased song, but it shows off her lower range nicely and has some nice backing head voice.
{Questionable Notes}
C6 ("I'll Take You There"[1][2])
F♯5 ("Generate the Flow"[1], "Me and You This Time"[2])
B♭2 ("25 Minutes"[3])
G♯2 ("Denying"[3])
G2 ("Stop"[1][3])
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1. Questionable identity.
2. Questionable exclamations.
3. Implied harmonies.
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Questionable notes are any notes of questionable significance. In short, this spoiler acknowledges notes that I am aware exist, but do not want to contribute to the singer's range. These involve (but are not limited to) notes of questionable identity, notes of questionable legitimacy and notes of significantly poor quality.
C6 ("I'll Take You There"[1][2])
F♯5 ("Generate the Flow"[1], "Me and You This Time"[2])
B♭2 ("25 Minutes"[3])
G♯2 ("Denying"[3])
G2 ("Stop"[1][3])
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1. Questionable identity.
2. Questionable exclamations.
3. Implied harmonies.
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Questionable notes are any notes of questionable significance. In short, this spoiler acknowledges notes that I am aware exist, but do not want to contribute to the singer's range. These involve (but are not limited to) notes of questionable identity, notes of questionable legitimacy and notes of significantly poor quality.
{Notewatching Credits & Other Info}
Alex61
Solo:
Victoria Beckham (2001): B2 – E5
Open Your Eyes* (2003): C3 – E♭5
Come Together* (2003): C3 – D5
Spice Girls:
Spice (1996): C♯3 – C5
Spiceworld (1997): B♭2 – D5
Forever (2000): G♯2 – D5
An asterisk (*) denotes officially unreleased albums.
Disclaimer: In the Spice Girls' harmonies, it was occasionally difficult to discern who was singing what. Mel B and Victoria often sang the lower notes whilst Emma and Mel C sang the higher ones, however this was not an absolute rule. To make it more complicated, the harmonies sung on the studio versions of the songs weren't necessarily the ones sung on live versions, there were some cases where one member was implied to be singing when they actually weren't, and there were times where one member was singing one of the harmony parts whilst also singing another part/ad-lib on top. I've listened to the group's albums and live performances several times and I think I have a pretty good knowledge of who sings which parts, but I am not infallible and appreciate any kinds of constructive criticism on these threads.
Notewatching of other performances not listed above done by Alex61
Alex61
Solo:
Victoria Beckham (2001): B2 – E5
Open Your Eyes* (2003): C3 – E♭5
Come Together* (2003): C3 – D5
Spice Girls:
Spice (1996): C♯3 – C5
Spiceworld (1997): B♭2 – D5
Forever (2000): G♯2 – D5
An asterisk (*) denotes officially unreleased albums.
Disclaimer: In the Spice Girls' harmonies, it was occasionally difficult to discern who was singing what. Mel B and Victoria often sang the lower notes whilst Emma and Mel C sang the higher ones, however this was not an absolute rule. To make it more complicated, the harmonies sung on the studio versions of the songs weren't necessarily the ones sung on live versions, there were some cases where one member was implied to be singing when they actually weren't, and there were times where one member was singing one of the harmony parts whilst also singing another part/ad-lib on top. I've listened to the group's albums and live performances several times and I think I have a pretty good knowledge of who sings which parts, but I am not infallible and appreciate any kinds of constructive criticism on these threads.
Notewatching of other performances not listed above done by Alex61
