Post by Tetra on Apr 8, 2024 18:51:57 GMT
James Priestner (9 February 1991 - Present)
Associated Acts: Rare Americans
Voice Type: "Whitest shit I've ever heard" - some guy on last.fm
Vocal Range: C♯2 - F♯5
{Album Ranges}Rare Americans (2018): G2 - G♯4
Rare Americans 2 (2021): E♭2 - B4 - E♭5
Rare Americans 3: Jamesy Boy & The Screw Loose Zoo (2021): E2 - C♯5 - F5
Rare Americans 4: You’re Not a Bad Person, It’s Just a Bad World (2022): E2 - C♯5
Songs That Don't Belong (2022): E♭2 - A4
Searching For Strawberries: The Story Of Jongo Bongo (2023): C♯2 - E♭5
Rare Americans 2 (2021): E♭2 - B4 - E♭5
Rare Americans 3: Jamesy Boy & The Screw Loose Zoo (2021): E2 - C♯5 - F5
Rare Americans 4: You’re Not a Bad Person, It’s Just a Bad World (2022): E2 - C♯5
Songs That Don't Belong (2022): E♭2 - A4
Searching For Strawberries: The Story Of Jongo Bongo (2023): C♯2 - E♭5
Significant High Notes:
F♯5 ("Walkin' n Talkin'")
F5 ("Full Moon")
E♭5 ("2 U's", "9 Times Out of 10", "Pandora's Box")
C♯5 ("Better Man", "Starting Over", "Walkin' n Talkin'")
C5 ("2 U's", "Good Eats", "No Troubles", "Run The World", "White T Shirt Nights")
B4 ("Baby Boy", "Berlin", "Carson", "Knives, Guns & Bed", "Hullabaloo", "Moving Beyond", "Northern Lights", "Starting Over", "Stay Curious", "White T Shirt Nights")
B♭4 ("Better Man", "Full Moon", "Knives, Guns & Bed", "Milk Man", "Money!", "Starting Over")
A4 ("Baby Boy", "Black Sheep", "F**k You Elmo", "Green Eye'd Monsta", "Little White Lies", "Mama Bear", "Moving On", "Run The World", "Stay Curious", "Up, Up & Away", "Walkin' n Talkin'", "Wayne's World 2")
G♯4 ("Baggage", "Berlin", "Brittle Bones Nicky", "Better Man", "Cats, Dogs, & Rats", "Falling Down", "Fool's Gold", "Fuck You World", "Gas Mask", "Hey Sunshine", "Missing Targets", "No Easy Roads", "Northern Lights", "Rambo", "Two Lives", "Walkin' n Talkin'", "Without You Around")
G4 ("Baby Boy", "Berlin", "Black Sheep", "Carson", "Cats, Dogs, & Rats", "Good Eats", "Green Eye'd Monsta", "It Was You", "Lose My Cool", "Mama Bear", "Money!", "Moving Beyond", "Moving On", "No Troubles", "Rhythm Kitchen", "Shay", "Steam To Blow", "Up, Up & Away", "Wayne's World 2")
F♯4 ("Baggage", "Black Sheep", "Brittle Bones Nicky", "Bruised", "Drawing Swords", "Fuck You World", "Garbage Day", "Gas Mask", "Hands Free", "Hey Sunshine", "Hullabaloo", "It Was You", "Knives, Guns & Bed", "Little White Lies", "Night After Night", "No Easy Roads", "Something Else Entirely", "Two Lives", "Up, Up & Away", "Without You Around")
F4 ("2 U's", "Berlin", "Moss Park", "It Was You", "I vs I", "Mama Bear", "Milk Man", "Missing Targets", "Money!", "No Troubles", "Run The World", "Ryan & Dave", "Rhythm Kitchen", "Shay", "Two Lives", "Wake Up", "Wayne's World 2")
E4 ("Brittle Bones Nicky", "Brittle Bones Nicky 2", "Brothers", "Carson", "Drawing Swords", "F**K U Pal", "Fuck You World", "Good Guy", "Green Eye'd Monsta", "Hey Sunshine", "Hullabaloo", "Little White Lies", "Lose My Cool", "Love Is All I Bring", "Moving Beyond", "Moving On", "Night After Night", "PHD", "Rambo", "Stay Curious", "Steam To Blow", "Tremendous", "Walkin' n Talkin'", "Wayne's World 2", "White T Shirt Nights")
E♭4 ("2 U's", "9 Times Out of 10", "Baggage", "Balmoral Hotel", "Better Man", "Bruised", "Cats, Dogs, & Rats", "Falling Down", "Fool's Gold", "Fuck You World", "Good Eats", "I Had It Coming", "I vs I", "Milk Man", "Moss Park", "No Easy Roads", "Pay Me Back", "Rambo", "Run The World", "Same Boat We Row", "Shay", "Wake Up", "Without You Around")
Significant Low Notes
C♯3 ("Baggage", "Balmoral Hotel", "Better Man", "Falling Down", "Fuck You World", "Gas Mask", "Hands Free", "I Had It Coming", "I vs I", "Knives, Guns & Bed", "Love Is All I Bring", "Missing Targets", "Moss Park", "Moving On", "No Easy Roads", "Northern Lights", "PHD", "Rambo", "Shay", "Two Lives", "Without You Around")
C3 ("Berlin", "It Was You", "I vs I", "Missing Targets", "Rhythm Kitchen", "Run The World", "Same Boat We Row", "Stay Curious", "Steam To Blow")
B2 ("Baby Boy", "Baggage", "Balmoral Hotel", "Black Sheep", "Bruised", "Fuck You World", "Gas Mask", "Good Guy", "Green Eye'd Monsta", "Hullabaloo", "Moving Beyond", "Night After Night", "No Easy Roads", "PHD", "Something Else Entirely", "Steam To Blow", "Sunday Morning", "Walkin' n Talkin'", "White T Shirt Nights")
B♭2 ("9 Times Out of 10", "Bruised", "Garbage Day", "Knives, Guns & Bed", "I Had It Coming", "It Was You", "Milk & Honey", "Milk Man", "Moss Park", "No Easy Roads", "Pandora's Box", "Rhythm Kitchen", "Same Boat We Row", "Shay", "Wake Up")
A2 ("Baby Boy", "Drawing Swords", "Green Eye'd Monsta", "Hands Free", "Knives, Guns & Bed", "It Was You", "Lose My Cool", "Moving Beyond", "Moving On", "Night After Night", "Northern Lights", "Odd Ducks", "Run The World", "Something Else Entirely", "Stay Curious", "Sunday Morning", "Up, Up & Away", "Walkin' n Talkin'")
G♯2 ("9 Times Out of 10", "Baggage", "Balmoral Hotel", "Brittle Bones Nicky", "Drawing Swords", "Falling Down", "Fool's Gold", "Garbage Day", "Gas Mask", "Hey Sunshine", "I Had It Coming", "Milk Man", "Missing Targets", "Moss Park", "Rambo", "Ryan & Dave", "Same Boat We Row", "Sunday Morning", "Wake Up")
G2 ("Baby Boy", "Berlin", "Brothers", "Full Moon", "Good Guy", "Hands Free", "It Was You", "Missing Targets", "Something Else Entirely", "Steam To Blow", "Wake Up")
F♯2 ("9 Times Out of 10", "Brittle Bones Nicky", "Drawing Swords", "Fool's Gold", "Full Moon", "Knives, Guns & Bed", "Little White Lies", "Lose My Cool", "Northern Lights", "Rambo", "Starting Over", "Up, Up & Away")
F2 ("2 U's", "Berlin", "Milk Man")
E2 ("Brittle Bones Nicky", "Brothers", "Drawing Swords", "Fool's Gold", "Hey Sunshine", "Lose My Cool", "Northern Lights", "Sunday Morning", "Up, Up & Away", "Walkin' n Talkin'")
E♭2 ("2 U's", "Berlin", "Fool's Gold", "Good Eats")
C♯2 ("Northern Lights")
{Questionable Notes}
B5 ("Odd Ducks" [1])
G♯5 ("Pandora's Box" [1][2])
F♯5 ("Black Sheep" [2], "F**k You Elmo" [3])
B4 ("Love Is All I Bring" [2])
G♯4 ("Cats, Dogs, & Rats" [3], "Hands Free" [2])
F♯4 ("I Had It Coming" [2])
F2 ("Moss Park" [3])
E♭2 ("Fuck You World" [3], "Garbage Day" [1][4], "Milk Man" [1], "Pandora's Box" [3], "Ryan & Dave" [1], "Better Man" [4])
C2 ("Hullabaloo" [1])
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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 ("Odd Ducks" [1])
G♯5 ("Pandora's Box" [1][2])
F♯5 ("Black Sheep" [2], "F**k You Elmo" [3])
B4 ("Love Is All I Bring" [2])
G♯4 ("Cats, Dogs, & Rats" [3], "Hands Free" [2])
F♯4 ("I Had It Coming" [2])
F2 ("Moss Park" [3])
E♭2 ("Fuck You World" [3], "Garbage Day" [1][4], "Milk Man" [1], "Pandora's Box" [3], "Ryan & Dave" [1], "Better Man" [4])
C2 ("Hullabaloo" [1])
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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.
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.
