Dan Haseltine (532 views)

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Daniel Paul Haseltine
Associated Acts: Jars Of Clay (1993-present), The Hawks In Paris (2010-present)
Vocal Range: F♯2-E♭5 (2 octaves, 9 notes)
Vocal Type: Good Inland Tenor Monster Who Is Still In The Zoo

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{Vocal Summary}
Folk rock is a unique genre for it’s sound however speaking of vocals they can vary but for the most part are mostly the least adventurous in that genre. Singers tend to stay in an almost monotone delivery, sticking to the mostly downbeat tempo of the music. Masseshussettes native, Dan Haseltine definitely fits the description but in a way still manages to sound unique among this type of music. Being the frontman of Christian folk giants, Jars Of Clay being one of the most influential bands of all time, Haseltine managed to be one of the biggest faces in Christian music and also one of the busiest. His voice at first made me think he was a baritone due to his delivery being mellow and never really going higher in notes, however with more analysis later see that he is a tenor who mostly sticks to the tropes of folk music being more of an esoteric genre. His mellow timid voice almost sounds youthful in a way singing similar to hearing someone giving a poem but carefully improvising the melody as he goes along. His highs usually stay around the mid fourth octave while higher notes are almost all falsetto, although with time he has gotten more expressive than earlier in his career with the band. Apart from mostly sounding too down-to-earth, Haseltine does have his moments of singing more soulful and with a bit more bombast, especially in recent material. His lower register is used a lot given his dry delivery with the songs being able to bellow down the mid second octave almost sounding both snarky and melancholic. For whatever he decides to do when singing, Haseltine managed to stand out as one of the biggest figures in both CCM and folk rock having done many songs that have impacted many lives and inspired others and no matter what he delivers it will be one of a kind.

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{Discography Checked}
Jars Of Clay
Genre: Alternative rock/folk rock-pop/jangle pop/pop rock
Studio albums
Jars Of Clay (1995) B♭2-A4-C5-C♯5
Much Afraid (1997) A2-C3-F♯4-G4
If I Left The Zoo (1999) B2-G4-D5
The Eleventh Hour (2002) A2-F♯4-B4-C♯5
Who We Are Instead (2003) A2-A4-C♯5
Redemption Songs (2005) G2-G♯4-C5
Good Monsters (2006) G2-F♯4-C5
Christmas Songs (2007) A2-G♯4
The Long Fall Back To Earth (2009) B♭2-G♯4-C♯5
The Shelter (2010) G2-G♯4
Inland (2013) G2-A2-A4-B4

The Hawks In Paris
Genre: Indietrónica
Studio albums
Freaks (2013) F♯2-G2-A4-D5-E♭5

Significant High Notes:

E♭5 ("When The Stars Come Out")
D5 ("Beg For Love", "I'm Alright", "Simple Machine")
C♯5 ("Faith Enough", "Four Seven", "Hero", "Put Your Arms Around Me", "Revolution")
C5 ("God Be Merciful To Me (Psalm 51)", "Love Song For A Savior", "O Come And Mourn With Me Awhile", "Waiting For The World To Fall")
B4 ("Can't Erase It", "Cannons", "Hiding Place", "Inland", "Love In Hard Times", "Scenic Route", "The Eleventh Hour", "Thou Lovely Source Of True Delight", "Unforgetful You")
B♭4 ("Can't Save You", "Jealous Kind", "Left Undone", "Scarlet", "Take Me Higher")
A4 ("Beams Of Heaven", "Between The World And You", "God Only Knows" [The Beach Boys cover], "Headphones", "Human Race", "I'm In The Way", "I Need Thee Every Hour", "Lesser Things", "River Constantine", "Simple Machine", "Sinking", "The New Hello", "We Will Follow", "Whatever She Wants")
G♯4 ("Beg For Love", "Dead Man (Carry Me)", "Hero", "Hibernation Day", "Inland", "It Is Well With My Soul", "Needful Hands", "No Matter What" [Badfinger cover], "Run In The Night (Psalm 27)", "Science Fiction", "Skin & Bones", "When The Stars Come Out", "With Every Breath")
G4 ("Birds On A Wire", "Dream With You", "Drifting" by Plumb, "Empty (Disciples)", "Eyes Wide Open", "Frozen Heart", "Headphones", "Human Race", "I'm Alright", "Loneliness & Alcohol", "Lonely People" [America cover], "Love Came Down At Christmas", "Nothing But The Blood", "Overjoyed", "Pennsylvania", "Portrait Of An Apology", "Rose Colored Stained" [Petra cover], "Science Fiction", "Sinking", "Small Rebellions", "Sunny Days", "Tea And Sympathy", "Trouble", "Wake Me Up", "Weapons")
F♯4 ("After The Fight", "Age Of Immature Mistakes", "All My Tears", "Can't Erase It", "Caught-Escape", "Collide", "Don't Stop", "Faith Enough", "Famous Last Words", "Five Candles (You Were There)", "For All The Saints", "God Will Lift Up Your Head", "Grace", "Hand", "Hand" (Live) by Jonathan and Amanda Noël, "Headstrong", "Heaven", "I Don't Want You To Forget", "Jesus's Blood Never Failed Me Yet" [Gavin Bryars cover], "Left Undone", "Let Us Love And Sing And Wonder", "Liquid", "Much Afraid", "No Greater Love", "Portrait Of An Apology", "Put Your Arms Around Me", "Save My Soul", "Scarlet", "Scenic Route", "Show You Love", "Silence", "Sing", "Something Beautiful", "Tea And Sympathy", "The Chair", "The Power Of Your Love" by Lincoln Brewster, "To End This Quiet" by Poor Rich Folk, "Two Hands", "Water Under The Bridge", "Work", "Worlds Apart")
F4 ("Boy On A String", "By Faith" by Michael Card, "Fade To Grey", "Friend Of Sinners" by Loudbrook, "Don't Stop", "Fall Asleep", "Flood", "Fly", "Freaks", "God Be Merciful To Me (Psalm 51)", "Hero", "Jealous Kind", "Light Gives Heat", "Nothing But The Blood", "Oh My God", "Out Of My Hands", "Overjoyed", "Peace Is Here", "Reckless Forgiver", "Rise Together" by HuDost, "Rose Colored Stained" [Petra cover], "Safe To Land", "Scenic Route", "Skin & Bones", "Take Me Higher", "The Edge Of Water", "The New Hello", "The Stone" (Live) by Jonathan and Amanda Noël, "There Is A River", "They'll Know We Are Christians By Our Love", "Trouble Is", "Waiting For The World To Fall", "When Love Comes To Town" [U2 cover] by Third Day)
E4 ("Amazing Grace", "Beg For Love", "Benediction", "Cannons", "Christmastime Is Here", "Closer", "Collide", "Crazy Times", "Curse The Love Songs", "Dead Man (Carry Me)", "Disappear", "Drifting" by Plumb, "Faith Enough", "Famous Last Words", "Five Candles (You Were There)", "Fly Farther", "Forgive Me", "Gabriel's Message", "God Be Merciful To Me (Psalm 51)", "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", "Good Monsters", "Grace", "Headstrong", "Heart", "Hymn", "I Need Thee Every Hour", "I Need You", "If I Stand", "Inland", "It Is Well With My Soul", "Lay It Down", "Lesser Things", "Like A Child", "Love Came Down At Christmas", "Love Will Find Us", "Love Won't Let Us", "Much Afraid", "No One Loves Me Like You", "O Come And Mourn With Me Awhile", "On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand", "River Constantine", "Run In The Night (Psalm 27)", "Sad Clown", "Scenic Route", "Shelter", "Sing", "Sunny Days", "Swingtown" [Steve Miller Band cover], "Take To The World" by Derek Webb, "Tea And Sympathy", "The Chair", "The Eleventh Hour", "The Long Fall", "The Power Of Your Love" by Lincoln Brewster, "This Road", "Tonight", "Trouble", "Truce", "Two Hands", "Waiting For The World To Fall", "Water Under The Bridge", "Weighed Down", "When You Speak To Me" by Twila Paris, "Winter Skin", "With Every Breath", "Wonderful Christmastime")
E♭4 ("Caught-Escape", "Fade To Grey", "Good Monsters", "Leaving The Lights Up", "Mirrors And Smoke", "Needful Hands", "Silence", "Surprise", "The Edge Of Water". "There Might Be A Light")
D4 ("All My Tears", "Call My Name", "Crazy Love" [Poco cover], "Crazy Times", "Even Angels Cry", "Flood", "Fly", "For All The Saints", "He", "I Don't Want You To Forget", "I Need Thee Every Hour", "I'll Fly Away", "Jesus, I Lift My Eyes", "Light Gives Heat", "Love Song For A Savior", "My Heavenly", "No One Loves Me Like You", "On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand", "Only Alive", "Peace Is Here", "Rise Together" by HuDost, "Silent Night" by Sixpence None The Richer, "Something Beautiful", "The Stone" (Live) by Jonathan and Amanda Noël, "The Valley Song (Sing Of Your Mercy)", "Thou Lovely Source Of True Delight", "Trouble Is", "Whatever She Wants", "Work", "Your Love Surrounds Me" by Parkway)

Significant Low Notes:

E3 ("Boys (Lesson One)", "Crazy Times", "Dead Man (Carry Me)", "Disappear", "Drummer Boy", "Five Candles (You Were There)", "Fly Farther", "Friend Of Sinners" by Loudbrook, "Headstrong", "Heart", "I'm In The Way", "Inland", "It Is Well With My Soul", "Lesser Things", "Loneliness & Alcohol", "No One Loves Me Like You", "Portrait Of An Apology", "Run In The Night (Psalm 27)", "Sad Clown", "Tea And Sympathy", "The Coffee Song", "This Road", "Whatever She Wants")
E♭3 ("By Faith" by Michael Card, "Caught-Escape", "Collide", "Hero", "Jealous Kind", "Liquid", "Out Of My Hands", "Scarlet", "Take Me Higher", "The Power Of Your Love" by Lincoln Brewster, "Worlds Apart")
D3 ("Age Of Immature Mistakes", "Amazing Grace", "Beams Of Heaven", "Benediction", "Christmastime Is Here", "Fly", "For All The Saints", "Forgive Me", "Frail", "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", "Hand" (Live) by Jonathan and Amanda Noël, "He", "Headphones", "Hibernation Day", "I Need Thee Every Hour", "I'll Fly Away", "Let Us Love And Sing And Wonder", "Light Gives Heat", "Love Came Down At Christmas", "Love Won't Let Us", "O Little Town Of Bethlehem", "On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand", "Overjoyed", "Redemption", "Reckless Forgiver", "River Constantine", "Rose Colored Stained" [Petra cover], "Show You Love", "Silent Night" by Sixpence None The Richer, "Sing", "Sinking", "Something Beautiful", "Tea And Sympathy", "The Comforter Has Come", "There Might Be A Light", "To End This Quiet" by Poor Rich Folk, "Trouble", "Rise Together" by HuDost, "Weapons", "Winter Skin")
C♯3 ("Boys (Lesson One)", "Can't Save You", "Concrete" by Plumb, "Hiding Place", "Four Seven", "I Need You", "In The Bleak Mid Winter", "Love In Hard Times", "Love Song For A Savior", "Much Afraid", "No Greater Love", "Put Your Arms Around Me", "Save My Soul", "Truce", "Weighed Down", "With Every Breath", "Worlds Apart")
C3 ("Birds On A Wire", "Closer", "Curse The Love Songs", "Dig", "Fall Asleep", "Frozen Heart", "God Be Merciful To Me (Psalm 51)", "Hymn", "Lay It Down", "My Heavenly", "O Come And Mourn With Me Awhile", "Reckless Forgiver", "Shipwrecked", "Simple Machine", "Surprise", "The New Hello", "The Valley Song (Sing Of Your Mercy)", "There Is A River", "These Ordinary Days", "Trouble Is", "Waiting For The World To Fall", "We Will Follow", "When The Stars Come Out", "When You Speak To Me" by Twila Paris)
B2 ("Blind", "Dead Man (Carry Me)", "Drifting" by Plumb, "Eyes Wide Open", "Faith Enough", "God Will Lift Up Your Head", "Good Monsters", "Goodbye, Goodnight", "Grace", "Hand", "Hand" (Live) by Jonathan and Amanda Noël, "I'm Alright", "If I Stand", "Jesus, I Lift My Eyes", "Let Us Love And Sing And Wonder", "Peace Is Here", "Revolution", "Scenic Route", "Shelter", "Silence", "Sunny Days", "The Eleventh Hour", "Two Hands", "Unforgetful You", "Work")
B♭2 ("Don't Stop", "Empty (Disciples)", "Flood", "Freaks", "Only Alive", "Out Of My Hands", "Science Fiction", "The Edge Of Water", "Wake Me Up")
A2 ("After The Fight", "All My Tears", "Amazing Grace", "Between The World And You", "Call My Name", "Cannons", "For All The Saints", "God Be Merciful To Me (Psalm 51)", "I Don't Want You To Forget", "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day", "Jesus's Blood Never Failed Me Yet" [Gavin Bryars cover], "Leaving The Lights Up", "Pennsylvania", "Revolution", "The Chair", "They'll Know We Are Christians By Our Love", "Thou Lovely Source Of True Delight", "Tonight", "Water Under The Bridge", "Wonderful Christmastime")
G♯2 ("Left Undone", "Take Me Higher", "When The Stars Come Out")
G2 ("Beg For Love", "Birds On A Wire", "Freaks", "Human Race", "Loneliness & Alcohol", "Mirrors And Smoke", "Nothing But The Blood", "Small Rebellions")
F♯2 ("Beg For Love")

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{Questionable Notes}
A5 ("Swingtown" [Steve Miller Band cover]^[2])
E5 ("Love In Hard Times"^[2])
C5 ("Lesser Things"^[2])

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[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.
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[Electric Mami]

I'd mark the bold G♯4 as blue personally, other than that it's perfect so I moved it to RS!

[avi]

Oct 15, 2024 21:29:25 GMT Electric Mami said:

I'd mark the bold G♯4 as blue personally, other than that it's perfect so I moved it to RS!

Imo the passage has both blue and black G♯4s (the last one is definitely black, resolves naturally to a chesty E4), so you could go either way but I'd say black just because it's typically more noteworthy

[Electric Mami]

I don't hear it as black at any point of the passage to be honest, I rather hear him switch to falsetto on every G♯4 without any difference, with the last one especially marking the difference between a softer and "hootier" sound, resolving (you might even hear a sort of crack) into a much heavier and "connected" E4. Then again it honestly doesn't matter and is very subjective