David Byron (3,797 views)

[Platypus]

David Zeddk (29.01.1947 - 28.02.1985)
Years Active 1967–1985
Associated Acts: Uriah Heep, Rough Diamond, David Byron Band
Vocal Range: A2 - B♭5

Significant High Notes:
B♭5 ("Start Believing")
A5 ("Bad Girl", "End of The Line", "I Wanna Be Free", "Liverpool Blues" live "Lost and Found", "Man Full of Yesterdays", "Rebecca", "Shadows of Grief", "Stealin'", "Sunrise")
G♯5 ("Beautiful Dream", "Devil's Daughter", "Gets a Little Crazy", "Look At Yourself", "Roll Over Beethoven" live "Lost and Found", "Sweet Lorraine" live "Lost and Found")
G5 ("All My Life", "Beautiful Dream", "Bird of Prey", "Dreamer", "Dreammare", "Footprints In The Snow", "I Wanna Be Free", "July Morning", "Lock & Key", "The Magician's Birthday", "Man Full of Yesterdays", "Routine", "Salisbury", "The Shadows and the Wind", "Shady Lady", "The Spell", "Suicidal Man", "Time To Live", "Traveller In Time", "The Wizard")
F♯5 ("All My Life", "Easy Livin'" Live at Shepperton Film Studios 1974, "End of The Line", "One Day", "Pilgrim", "Prima Donna", "Still Wanna Hold You", "What Can I Do")
F5 ("Dreams", "Gets a Little Crazy", "Love Machine" Live at Shepperton Film Studios 1974, "Lucy Blues", "Midnight", "One Way or Another", "Pride & Joy", "Rock 'N' Roll Medley" Live at Shepperton Film Studios 1974, "So Tired", "Wanna Thank You Girl", "Weep In Silence")
E5 ("Don't Let Me Down", "Dreamer", "Fool For a Pretty Face", "Learn The Dance", "Magic Lantern", "The Magician's Birthday", "Misty Eyes", "One Day", "The Park", "Piece of My Love", "Poet's Justice", "Sleepless Nights", "Suicidal Man", "Sweet Lorraine")
E♭5 ("Acetylene Jean", "Bird of Prey", "Liverpool Blues" live "Lost and Found", "The Shadows and the Wind", "Rock 'N' Roll", "What Can I Do", "Woman of the World", "Your Turn To Remember")
D5 ("Born In a Trunk", "Can't Stop Singing", "Easy Livin'", "Every Inch of the Way", "Footprints In The Snow", "Heaven or Hell", "If I Had The Time", "Lookin' For You", "Love Machine", "Prima Donna", "Seasong", "The Shadows and the Wind", "Simon The Bullet Freak", "So Tired", "What's Your Game")
C♯5 ("How Do You Sleep?", "Sleepless Nights")
C5 ("African Breeze", "Bad Girl", "By The Horn", "Everybody's Star", "In Love", "Midnight Flyer", "The Park", "Poet's Justice", "Pride & Joy", "Rock 'N' Roll Medley" Live at Shepperton Film Studios 1974, "Routine", "Shout It Out", "The Spell", "Still Wanna Hold You", "Sweet Freedom")
B4 ("Astranaza", "The Bird Has Flown", "Celebrate", "Devil's Daughter", "Dreamer", "Dreammare", "Every Inch of the Way", "Fool For a Pretty Face", "Footprints In The Snow", "Hobo", "I Need Love", "Learn The Dance", "Lock & Key", "Midnight", "One Minute More", "Pilgrim", "Safety In Numbers", "Seasong", "Shout It Out", "So Tired", "Start Believing", "Sweet Rock 'N' Roll", "Tears in My Eyes", "Traveller In Time", "Walking In Your Shadow", "The Wizard")
B♭4 ("Acetylene Jean", "Beautiful Dream", "The Bird Has Flown", "Dreams", "Hit Me With a White One", "How Do You Sleep?", "I Want You Babe (Behind The Green Shed Blues)", "I'll Keep Trying", "Lookin' For You", "Love Machine", "Make a Little Love", "Only You Can Do It", "Return To Fantasy", "Rock 'N' Roll", "Safety In Numbers", "Schoolgirl", "The Shadows and the Wind", "Showdown", "Time To Live", "We Got We", "Wonderworld")
A4 ("African Breeze", "All My Life", "Bad Girl", "Can't Keep a Good Band Down", "Celebrate", "Devil's Daughter", "Don't Let Me Down", "Easy Livin'" Live at Shepperton Film Studios 1974, "The Easy Road", "Echoes In The Dark", "End of The Line", "Every Inch of the Way", "Everybody's Star", "High Priestess", "Hit Me With a White One", "Hobo", "I Need Love", "If I Had The Time", "King", "Lock & Key", "Look At Yourself", "Lookin' For You", "Magic Lantern", "Make a Little Love", "Man Full of Yesterdays", "Midnight", "Midnight Flyer", "Misty Eyes", "Never Say Die", "One Minute More", "Piece of My Love", "Prima Donna", "Rain", "Rebecca", "Rich Man's Lady", "Rock 'N' Roll Medley" Live at Shepperton Film Studios 1974, "Scared", "Seasong", "Shadows of Grief", "Shady Lady", "Shout It Out", "So Tired", "The Spell", "Spider Woman", "Stealin'", "Steamin' Along", "Still Wanna Hold You", "Stop (Think What You're Doing)", "Sweet Rock 'N' Roll", "Traveller In Time", "Walking In Your Shadow", "Weep In Silence", "What About The Music", "What's Your Game", "Woman of the World", "A Year or a Day", "Your Turn To Remember")
G♯4 ("Born In a Trunk", "Come Away Melinda", "Gets a Little Crazy", "Gypsy", "I Want You Babe (Behind The Green Shed Blues)", "I'll Keep Trying", "In Love", "Poet's Justice", "Real Turned On", "Something or Nothing", "Wake Up (Set Your Sights)", "What Can I Do", "Why Did You Go", "Wonderworld")
G4 ("Astranaza", "Baby Faced Killer", "Beautiful Dream", "Bird of Prey", "Circle of Hands", "Confession", "Devil's Daughter", "Dreamer", "Dreams", "Easy Livin'", "The Easy Road", "Echoes In The Dark", "Everybody's Star", "Fool For a Pretty Face", "Gypsy", "Heaven or Hell", "Hobo", "I Won't Mind", "If I Had The Time", "July Morning", "Lock & Key", "Love Machine", "Lucy Blues", "Magic Lantern", "The Magician's Birthday", "Man Full of Yesterdays", "Midnight", "Midnight Flyer", "Misty Eyes", "One Day", "Paradise", "Pilgrim", "Pride & Joy", "Prima Donna", "Rainbow Demon", "Return To Fantasy", "Rich Man's Lady", "Rock 'N' Roll", "Roller Coaster", "Routine", "Salisbury", "Scared", "Seven Stars", "The Shadows and the Wind", "Shady Lady", "Showdown", "Silver White Man", "Simon The Bullet Freak", "The Spell", "Spider Woman", "Start Believing", "Steamin' Along", "Suicidal Man", "Sunrise", "Sunshine", "Sweet Freedom", "Sweet Lorraine", "Tales", "Time To Live", "The Time Will Come", "Traveller In Time", "We Got We", "What About The Music", "What Should Be Done", "The Wizard", "A Year or a Day")

Significant Low Notes:
F3 ("The Easy Road", "Gets a Little Crazy", "Hit Me With a White One", "How Do You Sleep?", "Lucy Blues", "Return To Fantasy", "Rich Man's Lady", "Safety In Numbers", "Simon The Bullet Freak", "Steamin' Along", "Suicidal Man")
E3 ("Acetylene Jean", "Astranaza", "Blind Eye", "Can't Stop Singing", "Circus", "Come Away Melinda", "Don't Let Me Down", "End of The Line", "Everybody's Star", "Footprints In The Snow", "I Won't Mind", "Lady D'Arbanville", "Love Song", "One Day", "Pilgrim", "Saturday Night", "Sleepless Nights", "Spider Woman", "Start Believing", "Sunrise", "Sweet Rock 'N' Roll", "Why Did You Go")
E♭3 ("I Want You Babe (Behind The Green Shed Blues)", "Liverpool Blues" live "Lost and Found", "Only You Can Do It", "The Spell", "Waiting For The Sun", "Wake Up (Set Your Sights)")
D3 ("Come Away Melinda", "Everybody's Star", "King", "Lady D'Arbanville", "Love Song", "Misty Eyes", "Shadows of Grief", "Stealin'", "Time To Live", "Waiting For The Sun", "What's Within My Heart", "Why Did You Go")
C♯3 ("Come Away Melinda", "Liverpool Blues" live "Lost and Found", "Wake Up (Set Your Sights)", "Wanna Thank You Girl")
C3 ("Don't Let Me Down", "I Want You Babe (Behind The Green Shed Blues)", "Love Song", "Pride & Joy", "Rainbow Demon", "Tired Eyes", "Wake Up (Set Your Sights)")
B2 ("Angelsong", "Learn The Dance", "Start Believing", "Wanna Thank You Girl")
B♭2 ("Gets a Little Crazy")
A2 ("Little By Little", "Rainbow Demon")


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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.

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{Questionable Notes}
A2 ("Rock 'N' Roll" ^[2])
G2 ("Tired Eyes" ^[1])
D2 ("I Remember" ^[2])
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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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{Album Ranges}
with Uriah Heep:
...Very 'Eavy ...Very 'Umble (1970): C3-G5
Salisbury (1971): G3-G5
Look At Yourself (1971): G3-A5
Demons and Wizards (1972): A2-G5
The Magician's Birthday (1972): E3-A5
Sweet Freedom (1973): D3-A5
Wonderworld (1974): E3-G5
Return To Fantasy (1975): D3-G♯5
High And Mighty (1976): D3-G5

Solo:
Take No Prisoners (1975): C3-A5
Baby Faced Killer (1978): C3-E5

with Rough Diamond:
Rough Diamond (1977): E3-A5

with David Byron Band:
On The Rocks (1981): A2-B♭5

[Zedd Squared]

The hyperlinked A2 from Rainbow Demon only sounds like a Bb2 to me ("possessed by SOME distant calling").

[Platypus]

I still hear it as an A2 myself, but I'll hyperlink the other A2 since that one is pretty uncontroversially an A2

[Henny Macc]

Nice find with that B♭5! Here's the research that Timi and I did for him on TRP2 if that helps at all:

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{Spoiler}

Voice type: Baritenor
Vocal range: B♭2-A5

Significant high notes:

A5 ("Beautiful Dream", "Circle of Hands" live Birmingham 1973", "Devil's Daughter", "I Wanna Be Free", "July Morning" live Birmingham 1973, "Look at Yourself", "Shadows of Grief", "Stealin'", "Sunrise", "Traveller in Time")
G♯5 ("I Wanna Be Free", "Look at Yourself" live Birmingham 1973, "Stealin'", "Traveller in Time" live Birmingham 1973)
G5 ("All My Life", "Beautiful Dream", "Bird of Prey", "Circle of Hands" live Birmingham 1973, "Dreamer", "Dreammare", "Footprints in the Snow", "Gypsy" live Birmingham 1973, "I Wanna Be Free", "July Morning", "Look at Yourself" live Birmingham 1973, "Rock 'n' Roll Medley", "Salisbury", "Shady Lady", "Suicidal Man", "The Magician's Birthday", "The Shadows and the Wind", "The Wizard", "Time to Live", "Traveller in Time", "What Can I Do")
F♯5 ("All My Life", "Easy Livin'", "Tears in My Eyes" live Birmingham 1973)
F5 ("Bird of Prey", "Dreams", "Gypsy" live Birmingham 1973, "High Priestess", "July Morning" live Birmingham 1983, "Lucy Blues", "Midnight", "Pilgrim", "Salisbury", "Shadows of Grief, "So Tired")
E5 ("All My Life", "Beautiful Dream" demo, "Dreamer", "Dreammare", "Easy Livin'", "Gypsy", "Look at Yourself", "Poet's Justice", "Salisbury", "Shadows of Grief", "Spider Woman", "Sunrise", "The Magician's Birthday", "Tears in My Eyes", "The Park", "What Can I Do")
E♭5 ("Bird of Prey", "I'll Keep on Trying", "Tears in My Eyes", "The Shadows and the Wind", "The Spell", "Woman of the World", "Your Turn to Remember")
D5 ("All My Life", "Easy Livin'", "Footprints in the Snow", "Echoes in the Dark", "High Priestess", "I Wanna Be Free", "Love Machine", "Prima Donna", "Salisbury", "So Tired", "The Magician's Birthday", "The Time Will Come")
C♯5 ("Dreammare", "Sweet Lorraine" live Birmingham 1973, "Tears in My Eyes")
C5 ("Bird of Prey", "Easy Livin'", "Echoes in the Dark", "High Priestess", "July Morning" live Birmingham 1973, "Look at Yourself", "Poet's Justice", "Salisbury", "Set Your Sights", "Shadows of Grief", "Sundown", "Sunrise", "Sweet Freedom", "Tales", "The Park", "The Spell", "The Wizard")
B4 ("Come Away Melinda", "Devil's Daughter", "Dreamer", "Dreammare", "Footprints in the Snow", "High Priestess", "I Wanna Be Free", "Tears in My Eyes", "Pilgrim", "Shout It Out", "So Tired", "The Magician's Birthday", "Traveller in Time", "Walking in Your Shadow")
B♭4 ("Beautiful Dream", "Dreams", "I'll Keep on Trying", "Love Machine", "Lucy Blues", "Midnight", "Return to Fantasy", "Rock 'n' Roll Medley", "Salisbury", "Suicidal Man", "The Shadows and the Wind", "Time to Live", "We Got We", "Wonderworld")
A4 ("All My Life", "A Year or a Day", "Beautiful Dream", "Blind Eye", "Can't Keep a Good Band Down", "Circle of Hands" live Birmingham 1973, "Come Away Melinda", "Devil's Daughter", "Easy Livin'", "Echoes in the Dark", "High Priestess", "If I Had the Time", "I'll Keep on Trying", "I Wanna Be Free", "I Won't Mind", "Lady in Black", "Look At Yourself", "Love Machine" live Birmingham 1973, "Make a Little Love", "Midnight", "Misty Eyes", "Name of the Game", "Poet's Justice", "Prima Donna", "Rain", "Real Turned On", "Shadows of Grief", "Shady Lady", "Showdown", "So Tired", "Spider Woman", "Stealin'", "Suicidal Man", "Tales", "Tears in My Eyes" live Birmingham 1973, "The Easy Road", "The Magician's Birthday", "The Spell", "The Wizard", "Time to Live", "Traveller in Time", "Walking in Your Shadow", "Weep in Silence", "What Should Be Done", "Woman of the World", "Your Turn to Remember")
G♯4 ("Dreammare", "Dreams", "Footprints in the Snow", "Gypsy", "I'll Keep on Trying", "Midnight", "Poet's Justice", "Salisbury", "Shout It Out", "Something for Nothing", "Tears in My Eyes", "Wake Up (Set Your Sights)", "Weep in Silence", "We Got We", "What Can I Do", "Why Did You Go", "Wonderworld")

Significant low notes:
D3 ("Come Away Melinda", "Misty Eyes", "Shadows of Grief", "Stealin'", "Sunrise" live Birmingham 1973, "Time to Live", "Wake Up (Set Your Sights)", "Why Did You Go")
C♯3 ("Wake Up (Set Your Sights)")
C3 ("Rainbow Demon", "Rock 'n' Roll Medley", "Showdown", "Wake Up (Set Your Sights)")
B2 ("Lady D'Arbanville")
B♭2 ("Rainbow Demon")

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*Purple marks notes in backing vocals or otherwise muffled/obscured in the mix.
*Italics mark non-sung notes.

A very similar falsetto to Gillan's...

I found that he's a bit of a difficult case when it comes to deciding what notes to color as blue for his highs, because he tends to switch to a very obvious falsetto around C5 or so, but then regains a lot of power from E5 onward, so he goes from sounding soft and weak to resonant and powerful again in the same passage a lot of the time.