Post by IhateMana on Nov 2, 2019 22:26:13 GMT
Jeffery Scott Buckley
Vocal Range: G2 - C6
{Vocal Summary}The story of Jeff Buckley is one of tragic irony. The son of a folk cult legend whose life was tragically cut short, Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley began his career humbly, very much in the shadow of his father. He gained interest playing cover songs in cafes, eventually being picked up by a label and encouraged to work on his own material. Sadly, Buckley only released one lone studio album, the now legendary "Grace", before his life was also prematurely ended much like his father's, while swimming in the Wolf River Harbour. Buckley has gone on to achieve world renown posthumously, in addition to the aforementioned "Grace", which is frequently listed in publication's "greatest albums of all time", Buckley is also well known for his rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", probably more so than Cohen himself. which is fair enough, since Buckley's version is way fucking better
Jeff Buckley's voice was light and ethereal, a high-placed tenor with exceptional agility. While his lower register wasn't the strongest and fairly unreliable in the 2nd octave, his timbral quality becomes more important, his softness eliciting poignancy in his more sentimental songs. His upper register is known for his androgynous, agile falsetto and powerful, expansive chest/head/whatever voice, which varied from clean to an intentional glottal rasp typical of the grunge scene of the early 90s.
Jeff Buckley's voice was light and ethereal, a high-placed tenor with exceptional agility. While his lower register wasn't the strongest and fairly unreliable in the 2nd octave, his timbral quality becomes more important, his softness eliciting poignancy in his more sentimental songs. His upper register is known for his androgynous, agile falsetto and powerful, expansive chest/head/whatever voice, which varied from clean to an intentional glottal rasp typical of the grunge scene of the early 90s.
Significant High Notes
C6 ("Monologue - False Start, Apology, Miles Davis" Live at Sin-é 1993)
B5 ("Dream Brother" Live À L'Olympia 1995, "Grace" Live at the Palais Theatre, Melbourne 1996, "Kanga Roo" Live at the Roskilde Festival 1995)
B♭5 ("Monologue - False Start, Apology, Miles Davis" Live at Sin-é 1993)
A5 ("Grace" Live À L'Olympia 1995, "Jolly Street", "Kanga-Roo" Live at the Phoenician Theatre, Sydney 1995, "The Way Young Lovers Do" Live at Sin-é 1993)
G♯5 ("Let's Bomb the Moonlight", "The Way Young Lovers Do" Live at Sin-é 1993)
G5 ("Dink's Song" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Dream Brother" Live À L'Olympia 1995, "Grace", "Jolly Street", "Mojo Pin" Live at Cabaret Metro 1995, "Sefronia: The King's Chain" Live at Greetings from Tim Buckley 1991, "Sweet Thing" Live at Sin-é 1993, "What Will You Say" Live at the Theatre de Fourvière, Lyon 1995)
F♯5 ("Be Your Husband" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Last Goodbye" Live at L'Olympia, Paris 1995, "Lover, You Should've Come Over" Live À L'Olympia 1995, "Night Flight", "So Real", "That's All I Ask" Live À L'Olympia 1995, "Yeh Jo Halka Halka Saroor Hai" Live at Sin-é 1993)
F5 ("Cruel" Live at the Knitting Factory 22/03/1992, "Dream Brother" Live at Club Logo, Hamburg 1995, "When the Levee Breaks")
E5 ("Corpus Christi Carol", "Dido's Lament" Live at Meltdown Festival 01/07/1995, "Dink's Song" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Eternal Life", "Everybody Here Wants You", "Forget Her", "Grace", "Hallelujah" Live À L'Olympia 1995, "How Long Will It Take", "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain" Live at Greetings from Tim Buckley 1991, "Ivo" Live New York 18/12/1993, "Kick Out the Jams" Grace Legacy Edition live performance, "Let's Bomb the Moonlight", "Lover, You Should've Come Over", "Mojo Pin" Live at the Theatre de Fourvière, Lyon 1995, "Murder Suicide Meteor Slave", "So Real", "Sweet Thing" Live at Sin-é 1993, "That's All I Ask" Live À L'Olympia 1995, "Yeh Jo Halka Halka Saroor Hai" Live at Sin-é 1993)
E♭5 ("Alligator Wine", "Be Your Husband" Live at Sin-é 1993, "The Boy With the Thorn in His Side", "Gunshot Glitter", "I Shall Be Released" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Monologue - Musical Chairs" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Night Flight", "Nightmares by the Sea", "Satisfied Mind", "The Way Young Lovers Do" Live at Sin-é 1993)
D5 ("Back in N.Y.C.", "Be Your Husband" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Corpus Christi Carol", "Dream Brother" Live at Club Logo, Hamburg 1995, "Drown in My Own Tears" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Everyday People", "Forget Her", "Hymne à l'amour", "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain" Live at Greetings from Tim Buckley 1991, "Jolly Street", "Kanga-Roo", "Kashmir" Live À L'Olympia 1995, "Last Goodbye", "Lilac Wine" Live À L'Olympia 1995, "Mojo Pin", "Murder Suicide Meteor Slave", "New Year's Prayer", "Nightmares by the Sea", "Satisfied Mind", "Sefronia: The King's Chain" Live at Greetings from Tim Buckley 1991, "So Real", "Vancouver", "We All Fall in Love Sometimes", "What Will You Say" Live at the Theatre de Fourvière, Lyon 1995, "Witches' Rave", "Your Flesh is So Nice")
C♯5 ("Calling You" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Demon John", "Dink's Song" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Gunshot Glitter", "Harem Man", "Haven't You Heard", "I Shall Be Released" Live at Sin-é 1993, "I Want Someone Badly", "Just Like a Woman", "Kick Out the Jams" Grace Legacy Edition live performance, "Night Flight", "Strange Fruit" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Strawberry Street", "Sweet Thing" Live at Sin-é 1993, "The Way Young Lovers Do" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Your Flesh is So Nice")
C5 ("All Flowers in Time Bend Towards The Sun", "Back in N.Y.C.", "Calling You", "Catnip Dream" Live at the Great American Music Hall, CA 04/05/1995, "Corpus Christi Carol", "Cruel" Live at the Knitting Factory 22/03/1992, "Dido's Lament" Live at Meltdown Festival 01/07/1995, "Dream Brother" Live in Chicago 1995, "Eternal Life", "Everybody Here Wants You", "Forget Her", "Grace", "Gunshot Glitter", "How Long Will It Take", "Hallelujah" Live À L'Olympia 1995, "Hymne à l'amour", "If You Knew" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Last Goodbye", "Lilac Wine" Live at the Palais Theatre, Melbourne 1996, "Lover, You Should've Come Over", "Malign Fiesta (No Soul)" Live at the Knitting Factory 22/03/1992, "Mojo Pin", "Satisfied Mind", "Vancouver", "When the Levee Breaks", "Witches' Rave")
B4 ("All Flowers in Time Bend Towards The Sun", "Back in N.Y.C.", "Dink's Song" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Dream Brother", "Eternal Life", "Everyday People", "Haven't You Heard", "I Know We Could Be So Happy Baby (If We Wanted to Be)", "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain" Live at Greetings from Tim Buckley 1991, "I Woke Up in a Strange Place" Live at the Palais Theatre, Melbourne 1996, "If You See Her, Say Hello" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Je N'en Connais Pas La Fin" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Just Like a Woman", "Last Goodbye", "Let's Bomb the Moonlight", "Lilac Wine" Live at the Palais Theatre, Melbourne 1996, "Lover, You Should've Come Over", "Malign Fiesta (No Soul)" Live at the Knitting Factory 22/03/1992, "The Man That Got Away" Live at the Great American Music Hall, CA 1995, "Mojo Pin", "Monologue - I'm a Ridiculous Person" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Moodswing Whiskey" Live at the Palais Theatre, Melbourne 1996, "Murder Suicide Meteor Slave", "New Year's Prayer", "The Other Woman", "Peace Offering", "The Sky is a Landfill", "That's All I Ask" Live À L'Olympia 1995, "What Will You Say" Live at the Theatre de Fourvière, Lyon 1995, "Yard of Blonde Girls", "Yeh Jo Halka Halka Saroor Hai" Live at Sin-é 1993)
B♭4 ("Alligator Wine", "Calling You", "Drown in My Own Tears" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Gunshot Glitter", "Hallelujah" Live at Sin-é 1993, "I Know It's Over", "I Want Someone Badly", "The Man That Got Away" Live at the Great American Music Hall, CA 1995, "Monologue - Musical Chairs" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Morning Theft", "Parchman Farm Blues/Preachin' Blues", "Sefronia: The King's Chain" Live at Greetings from Tim Buckley 1991, "Sweet Thing" Live at Sin-é 1993, "The Twelfth of Never" Live at Sin-é 1993, "We All Fall in Love Sometimes", "Witches' Rave")
A4 ("Be Your Husband" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Beneath the Southern Cross", "Cruel" Live at the Knitting Factory 22/03/1992, "Dido's Lament" Live at Meltdown Festival 01/07/1995, "Eternal Life", "Everybody Here Wants You", "Everyday People", "Faith Salons", "Grace", "Harem Man", "Haven't You Heard", "How Long Will It Take", "Hymne à l'amour", "I Know We Could Be So Happy Baby (If We Wanted to Be)", "I Shall Be Released" Live at Sin-é 1993, "I Woke Up in a Strange Place" Live at the Palais Theatre, Melbourne 1996, "Ivo" Live New York 18/12/1993, "Je N'en Connais Pas La Fin" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Just Like a Woman", "Malign Fiesta (No Soul)" Live at the Knitting Factory 22/03/1992, "Mama, You've Been on My Mind", "Moodswing Whiskey" Live at the Palais Theatre, Melbourne 1996, "Murder Suicide Meteor Slave", "Once I Was" Live at Greetings from Tim Buckley 1991, "Once Opened", "Satisfied Mind", "She is Free", "Song to No One", "Strawberry Street", "Thousand Fold", "Vancouver", "The Way Young Lovers Do" Live at Sin-é 1993, "We All Fall in Love Sometimes", "You & I")
Significant Low Notes
F3 ("Calling You", "Mama, You've Been on My Mind", "Monologue - Reverb, The Doors" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Morning Theft", "River of Dope", "The Twelfth of Never" Live at Sin-é 1993, "When the Levee Breaks")
E3 ("All Flowers in Time Bend Towards The Sun", "Calling You", "Dink's Song" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'", "Eternal Life", "Forget Her", "Hallelujah", "Harem Man", "If You See Her, Say Hello" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Just Like a Woman", "Lost Highway", "New Year's Prayer", "Nightmares by the Sea", "Once Opened", "Parchman Farm Blues/Preachin' Blues", "Satisfied Mind" Live at the Knitting Factory 22/03/1992, "Song to No One", "Sweet Thing" Live at Sin-é 1993, "What Will You Say" Live at the Theatre de Fourvière, Lyon 1995, "Yard of Blonde Girls", "You & I")
E♭3 ("Be Your Husband" Live at Sin-é 1993, "The Boy With the Thorn in His Side", "Grace", "I Know It's Over", "I Want Someone Badly", "If You Knew" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Killing Time" Unspecified Live Performance, "Night Flight", "The Other Woman", "Poor Boy Long Way from Home", "Sky Blue Skin", "Untitled Track" AKA The Man I Am, "The Way Young Lovers Do" Live at Sin-é 1993)
D3 ("Demon John", "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'", "Dream Brother", "Everyday People", "Faith Salons", "Grace", "I Know We Could Be So Happy Baby (If We Wanted to Be)", "I Woke Up in a Strange Place" Live at the Palais Theatre, Melbourne 1996, "Jolly Street", "Last Goodbye", "Lilac Wine", "Lost Highway", "Lover, You Should've Come Over", "Mama, You've Been on My Mind", "Murder Suicide Meteor Slave", "Once I Was" Live at Greetings from Tim Buckley 1991, "Peace Offering", "River of Dope", "Sefronia: The King's Chain" Live at Greetings from Tim Buckley 1991, "She is Free", "The Sky is a Landfill", "So Real", "That's All I Ask" Live À L'Olympia 1995, "We All Fall in Love Sometimes")
C♯3 ("Calling You" Live at Sin-é 1993, "Eternal Life" Live at the Palais Theatre, Melbourne 1996, "Jewel Box", "Just Like a Woman", "New Year's Prayer", "The Other Woman", "Parchman Farm Blues/Preachin' Blues", "Strange Fruit" Live at Sin-é 1993, "The Way Young Lovers Do" Live at Sin-é 1993, "You & I", "Your Flesh is So Nice")
C3 ("Edna Frau" Live at Selina's by the Sea, Sydney 01/03/1996, "Hallelujah", "I Know It's Over", "Jewel Box", "Mojo Pin", "Morning Theft", "Nightmares by the Sea", "Sky Blue Skin", "The Way Young Lovers Do" Live at Sin-é 1993)
B2 ("Everyday People", "Hallelujah" Live À L'Olympia 1995, "Haven't You Heard", "Moodswing Whiskey" Live at the Palais Theatre, Melbourne 1996, "Song to No One", "Thousand Fold")
B♭2 ("Demon John", "Lover, You Should've Come Over" Live at Sin-é 1993)
A2 ("Mojo Pin" Live in Frankfurt 1995, "Thousand Fold", "You & I")
G2 ("Dream Brother" Live in Chicago 1995)
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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.
{Questionable Notes}
Personal best: passage sustained primarily on E4 in "Hallelujah" for 24 seconds
"I dunno who wrote that but *clears throat* you know, It's Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'"
F♯6 ("Despite the Tears" Interview on Triple J 1995, [5])
E♭6 ("Gunshot Glitter" [5])
C6 ("Alligator Wine" [1])
B5 ("The Way Young Lovers Do" Live at Sin-é 1993, [1])
A5 ("Let's Bomb the Moonlight" [5])
G♯2 ("Dreaming of You & I" [5])
G2 ("Song to No One" [1])
A1 (Cannibal Corpse impression Unspecified live performance, [5])
G1 ("Back in N.Y.C." [5]).
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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.
Personal best: passage sustained primarily on E4 in "Hallelujah" for 24 seconds
"I dunno who wrote that but *clears throat* you know, It's Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'"
F♯6 ("Despite the Tears" Interview on Triple J 1995, [5])
E♭6 ("Gunshot Glitter" [5])
C6 ("Alligator Wine" [1])
B5 ("The Way Young Lovers Do" Live at Sin-é 1993, [1])
A5 ("Let's Bomb the Moonlight" [5])
G♯2 ("Dreaming of You & I" [5])
G2 ("Song to No One" [1])
A1 (Cannibal Corpse impression Unspecified live performance, [5])
G1 ("Back in N.Y.C." [5]).
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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.
{Album Ranges}
*Note: albums listed by recording date, a majority of these were released posthumously
(1991) Songs to No One 1991-1992 - (B2 - F5)
(1993) You & I - (B♭2 - F♯5) The B♭2 is in "Dreaming of You & I"
(1993) Live at Sin-é (Legacy Edition) - (B♭2 - C6) Live recordings from 19/07 and 17/08 1993
(1994) Grace - (C3 - G5)
(1995) Mystery White Boy - (B2 - B5) Live recordings from 1995-1996
(1995) Live À L'Olympia - (C3 - B5) Live recordings from 6-7 of July 1995
(1996) Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk - (A2 - E5)
*Note: albums listed by recording date, a majority of these were released posthumously
(1991) Songs to No One 1991-1992 - (B2 - F5)
(1993) You & I - (B♭2 - F♯5) The B♭2 is in "Dreaming of You & I"
(1993) Live at Sin-é (Legacy Edition) - (B♭2 - C6) Live recordings from 19/07 and 17/08 1993
(1994) Grace - (C3 - G5)
(1995) Mystery White Boy - (B2 - B5) Live recordings from 1995-1996
(1995) Live À L'Olympia - (C3 - B5) Live recordings from 6-7 of July 1995
(1996) Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk - (A2 - E5)
{Bolds}
G5 ("Sweet Thing" Live at Sin-é 1993, "What Will You Say" Live at the Theatre de Fourvière, Lyon 1995)
F♯5 ("So Real")
E5 ("Grace")
C5 ("Mojo Pin")
B4 ("Eternal Life")
G5 ("Sweet Thing" Live at Sin-é 1993, "What Will You Say" Live at the Theatre de Fourvière, Lyon 1995)
F♯5 ("So Real")
E5 ("Grace")
C5 ("Mojo Pin")
B4 ("Eternal Life")
