Post by Platypus on Oct 31, 2019 18:46:54 GMT
Peter Rodney Byford (15.01.1951 - )
Years Active: (1970 - )
Associated Acts: Saxon
Vocal Range: C3 - D6
{Vocal Summary}The lead singer of the legendary British heavy metal band Saxon. He's often been compared to Bon Scott due to his fairly light and slightly nasal approach to singing, but due to the nature of his band's music he also has a soaring metal flavor to his delivery at times. He's barely deteriorated at all over the years, with his voice deepening but still demonstrating the ability to wail like a boss.
Written by Zedd Squared .
Written by Zedd Squared .
Significant High Notes:
D6 ("Sacrifice" live Wacken 2016)
B5 ("Atila The Hun", "Conquistador", "The Devil's Footprint" live Munich 2015)
B♭5 ("Ashes to Ashes", "Bloodletter", "Queen of Hearts" live Munich 2015)
A5 ("Circle of Light", "Sacrifice")
G♯5 ("All Guns Blazing", "Altar Of The Gods", "Atila The Hun", "Chasing the Bullet", "Circle of Light", "Destroyer", "The Devil's Footprint", "English Man O' War", "Justice", "Lionheart", "Militia Guard", "Red Alert", "Running For The Border", "Sons of Odin", "Unleash the Beast", "Watching You", "Witchfinder General")
G5 ("Terminal Velocity")
F♯5 ("Afterburner", "Altar Of The Gods", "Bad Boys (Like To Rock 'n' Roll)", "Come Rock of Ages (The Circle Is Complete)", "Everybody Up", "Flying on the Edge", "The Great White Buffalo", "Killing Ground", "Let Me Feel Your Power", "Need for speed", "Predator", "Queen of Hearts", "See The Light Shining", "Shadows On The Wall", "Son Of Evil", "Stand Your Ground", "Still Fit to Boogie", "Surviving Against the Odds")
F5 ("Big Teaser", "Crash Dive", "Deeds Of Glory", "Dragons Lair", "Gonna Shout", "A Little Bit of What You Fancy", "Running For The Border", "Running Hot", "She's Hot Stuff", "To the End")
E5 ("Broken Heroes", "Crime of Passion", "Devil Rides Out", "Everybody Up", "Gonna Shout", "Hungry Years", "Krakatoa", "Lionheart", "To Live by the Sword", "Militia Guard", "Mists of Avalon", "Rainbow Theme", "Rock 'n' Roll Gypsy", "Rock The Nations", "Sacrifice")
E♭5 ("Afterburner", "Ashes to Ashes", "Battalions Of Steel", "Battering Ram", "Demon Sweeney Todd", "Hard and Fast", "Hellcat", "If I Was You", "Judgement Day", "Let Me Feel Your Power", "Nosferatu (The Vampire's Waltz)", "The Secret of Flight", "Son Of Evil", "Speed Merchants", "Surviving Against the Odds", "They Played Rock And Roll", "Three Sheets to the Wind (The Drinking Song)", "Thunderbolt", "Wheels of Steel")
D5 ("Backs To The Wall", "Crusader", "Gonna Shout", "A Little Bit of What You Fancy", "Raise Some Hell", "Rock City", "Sons of Odin", "Wheels of Steel")
C♯5 ("20,000 Ft.", "Altar Of The Gods", "Ashes to Ashes", "Battering Ram", "Big Twin Rolling (Coming Home)", "Bloodletter", "Call to Arms", "Chasing the Bullet", "Coming Home" Bottleneck version, "Crime of Passion", "Deeds Of Glory", "Destroyer", "The Devil's Footprint", "Dragons Lair", "English Man O' War", "Eye of the Storm", "Forever Free", "Going Nowhere Fast", "The Great White Buffalo", "Hammer of the Gods", "Hard and Fast", "Hell Freezes Over", "Hellcat", "I Just Can't Get Enough", "I've Got to Rock (To Stay Alive)", "Jericho Siren", "Justice", "Killing Ground", "Let Me Feel Your Power", "Live to Rock", "Man and Machine", "Midnight Rider", "Ministry of Fools", "Mists of Avalon", "Motorcycle Man", "Need for speed", "Nightmare", "The Preacher", "Protect Yourselves", "Ride Like The Wind", "Roadies' Song", "Rock Is Our Life", "Sacrifice", "Sea Of Life", "The Secret of Flight", "Shadows On The Wall", "Sixth Form Girls", "Slow Lane Blues", "Sniper", "Song For Emmy", "Standing in a Queue", "Still Fit to Boogie", "Street Fighting Gang", "Surviving Against the Odds", "Terminal Velocity", "Three Sheets to the Wind (The Drinking Song)", "Thunderbolt", "To Live by the Sword", "Walking the Steel", "We Are Strong", "What Goes Around", "Wheels of Terror", "Where The Lightnings Strikes", "A Wizard's Tale", "You Ain't No Angel")
C5 ("Afterburner", "All Hell Breaking Loose", "The Alliance of Hellhoundz", "Back on the Streets", "Bad Boys (Like To Rock 'n' Roll)", "Burning Wheels", "Calm Before The Storm", "Devil Rides Out", "Empty Promises", "Get Down and Dirty", "Give It All Away", "Going Nowhere Fast", "Grind", "Guardians of the Tomb", "Hammer of the Gods", "Heavy Metal Thunder", "Hold On", "I Can't Wait Anymore", "If I Was You", "Judgement Day", "Just Let Me Rock", "Krakatoa", "The Letter", "Machine Gun", "Metalhead", "Power and the Glory", "Red Star Falling", "Requiem (We Will Remember)", "Rockin' Again", "Running For The Border", "Running Hot", "See The Light Shining", "She's Hot Stuff", "Sixth Form Girls", "Stallions of the Highway", "State of grace", "Suzie Hold On", "Taking Your Chances", "The Thin Red Line", "This Town Rocks", "Unleash the Beast", "Valley of the Kings", "Walking the Steel", "Wheels of Steel")
B4 ("Ain't Gonna Take It", "All Guns Blazing", "Altar Of The Gods", "Atila The Hun", "Back in 79", "Backs To The Wall", "Battering Ram", "Beyond the Grave", "Big Teaser", "Bloodletter", "Broken Heroes", "Call to Arms", "Can't Stop Rockin'", "Conquistador", "Crash Dive", "Crime of Passion", "Dallas 1 PM", "Demolition Alley", "Demon Sweeney Todd", "Denim and Leather", "Destroyer", "The Devil's Footprint", "Do It All for You", "Dragons Lair", "Empty Promises", "English Man O' War", "Everybody Up", "Fire in the Sky", "Flying on the Edge", "For Whom The Bell Tolls", "Forever Free", "Get Down and Dirty", "Give It Everything You Got", "Guardians of the Tomb", "Hammer of the Gods", "Hellcat", "I'm On Fire", "I've Got to Rock (To Stay Alive)", "The Medley", "Militia Guard", "Mists of Avalon", "Motorcycle Man", "Need for speed", "Never Surrender", "Night of the Wolf", "Nightmare", "No Rest for the Wicked", "Northern Lady", "Party til You Puke", "Piss Off", "Play It Loud", "Power and the Glory", "Protect Yourselves", "Rainbow Theme", "Roadies' Song", "Rock City", "Rock Is Our Life", "Rock 'n' Roll Gypsy", "Rock The Nations", "Run for Your Lives", "Set Me Free", "S.O.S.", "Sons of Odin", "Speed Merchants", "Stand Up and Be Counted", "Stand Your Ground", "Standing in a Queue", "Street Fighting Gang", "To Hell and Back Again", "To Live by the Sword", "Warriors of the Road", "Watching You", "We Are Strong", "Wheels of Terror", "When Doomsday Comes (Hybrid Theory)", "Where The Lightnings Strikes", "Witchfinder General", "Yesterday's Gone", "You Ain't No Angel", "You Don't Know What You've Got")
B♭4 ("20,000 Ft.", "Absent Friends", "All Hell Breaking Loose", "And the Bands Played On", "Are We Travellers In Time", "Ashes to Ashes", "Ballad of the Working Man", "Baptism Of Fire", "Battalions Of Steel", "Beyond the Grave", "Big Twin Rolling (Coming Home)", "Borderline", "Calm Before The Storm", "Chasing the Bullet", "Cloud Nine", "Come Rock of Ages (The Circle Is Complete)", "Coming Home", "Deeds Of Glory", "Demon Sweeney Todd", "Dogs of War", "Don't Worry", "Eye of the Storm", "Fire in the Sky", "Flying on the Edge", "Freeway Mad", "The Great White Buffalo", "Heavy Metal Thunder", "Hell Freezes Over", "Helter Skelter", "Hold On", "Hole in the Sky", "Hungry Years", "I Just Can't Get Enough", "Jericho Siren", "Just Wanna Make Love to You", "Killing Ground", "The Letter", "A Little Bit of What You Fancy", "Live to Rock", "Machine Gun", "Man and Machine", "Midnight Rider", "Never Surrender", "Night of the Wolf", "Nighthunter", "Nosferatu (The Vampire's Waltz)", "One Step Away", "Out of Control", "Overture In B Minor Refugee", "Predator", "Queen of Hearts", "Red Star Falling", "Requiem (We Will Remember)", "Rock Is Our Life", "Run for Your Lives", "Sacrifice", "Searching for Atlantis", "The Secret of Flight", "See The Light Shining", "Shadows On The Wall", "She's Hot Stuff", "Sixth Form Girls", "Slow Lane Blues", "Sniper", "Solid Ball of Rock", "Song For Emmy", "Stand Up and Fight", "Still Fit to Boogie", "Strong Arm of the Law", "Surviving Against the Odds", "Suzie Hold On", "Taking Your Chances", "Terminal Velocity", "The Thin Red Line", "They Played Rock And Roll", "Three Sheets to the Wind (The Drinking Song)", "Thunderbolt", "To the End", "Top of the World", "Unleash the Beast", "Valley of the Kings", "Voice", "Walking the Steel", "What Goes Around", "Wheels of Steel", "A Wizard's Tale")
A4 ("747 (Strangers In The Night)", "The Alliance of Hellhoundz", "Back on the Streets", "Bad Boys (Like To Rock 'n' Roll)", "Battle Cry", "Big Teaser", "Broken Heroes", "Call of the Wild", "Can't Stop Rockin'", "Crusader", "Do It All for You", "The Eagle Has Landed", "Empty Promises", "Everybody Up", "Give It Everything You Got", "Gonna Shout", "Jack Tars", "Just Let Me Rock", "Live Fast Die Young", "Midas Touch", "Northern Lady", "Party til You Puke", "Power and the Glory", "Prisioner", "Raise Some Hell", "Redline", "Rock City", "Rock 'n' Roll Gypsy", "Rock The Nations", "Rockin' Again", "Running Hot", "Sailing to America", "Sea Of Life", "Set Me Free", "Son Of Evil", "Stallions of the Highway", "Suzie Hold On", "This Town Rocks", "Waiting for the Night", "Warrior", "Watching The Sky", "We Came Here to Rock")
G♯4 ("Absent Friends", "Ace of Spades" live Glasgow 2016, "Back in 79", "Backs To The Wall", "Borderline", "Burning Wheels", "Cut Out the Disease", "Demolition Alley", "Denim and Leather", "Don't Worry", "Forever Free", "Grind", "Hellcat", "Helter Skelter", "Iron Wheels", "Judgement Day", "Justice", "Made in Belfast", "Metalhead", "Midnight Rider", "Militia Guard", "Ministry of Fools", "Motorcycle Man", "Nighthunter", "Nightmare", "One Step Away", "Out of Control", "Overture In B Minor Refugee", "Play It Loud", "Requiem (We Will Remember)", "Ride Like The Wind", "Rough and Ready", "State of grace", "The Thin Red Line", "Walking Through Tokyo", "Watching You", "What Goes Around", "When Doomsday Comes (Hybrid Theory)", "Witchfinder General", "Yesterday's Gone")
Signifcant Low Notes
G♯3 ("Absent Friends", "All Hell Breaking Loose", "Are We Travellers In Time", "Back in 79", "Battering Ram", "Beyond the Grave", "Conquistador", "Cut Out the Disease", "Deeds Of Glory", "Eye of the Storm", "Flying on the Edge", "Forever Free", "Hell Freezes Over", "I Can't Wait Anymore", "I've Got to Rock (To Stay Alive)", "Iron Wheels", "Just Wanna Make Love to You", "Made in Belfast", "Metalhead", "Night of the Wolf", "Piss Off", "Queen of Hearts", "Rock Is Our Life", "Sea Of Life", "Slow Lane Blues", "To the End", "Watching You", "Witchfinder General", "Yesterday's Gone")
G3 ("Atila The Hun", "Broken Heroes", "Coming Home", "The Letter", "No Rest for the Wicked")
F♯3 ("Flying on the Edge", "Hammer of the Gods", "Jack Tars", "Made in Belfast", "Piss Off", "Rock Is Our Life", "Sea Of Life", "Song For Emmy")
F3 ("All Hell Breaking Loose", "Burning Wheels", "Court Of The Crimson King", "Kingdom of the Cross", "Nosferatu (The Vampire's Waltz)", "Surviving Against the Odds", "Prisioner", "Queen of Hearts", "To the End")
E3 ("Call to Arms", "Jack Tars", "What Goes Around")
E♭3 ("Beyond the Grave", "Big Twin Rolling (Coming Home)", "Circle of Light", "Cut Out the Disease", "Dogs of War", "The Great White Buffalo", "The Letter", "Queen of Hearts", "Red Star Falling", "Son Of Evil", "Valley of the Kings", "Wheels of Terror")
D3 ("Court Of The Crimson King")
C♯3 ("Are We Travellers In Time", "Big Twin Rolling (Coming Home)", "Call to Arms", "Circle of Light", "Coming Home" Bottleneck version, "Dogs of War", "Piss Off")
C3 ("Tears of Taragon (Story Version)")
{Questionable Notes}A5 ("A Little Bit of What You Fancy" [5], "We Came Here to Rock" [5])
A2 ("Raise Some Hell" [3])
F2 ("Metalhead" [4])
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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.
A2 ("Raise Some Hell" [3])
F2 ("Metalhead" [4])
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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.
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