Post by clem on Nov 8, 2019 15:39:48 GMT
Full Name: James Rody Walker (6th May 1986 - Present)
Years Active: 1999 - Present
Associated Acts Protest the Hero, Cheddar Cheese and the Mousetrap
Vocal Range: F♯2-E♭6
Significant High Notes:
E♭6 ("Nautical" Live Hamilton, Ontario 2006)
D6 ("Sequoia Throne")
C♯6 ("Bloodmeat" Live Gallop Meets the Earth, "Goddess Bound", "Limb from Limb")
B♭5 ("Dead Man's Party")
A5 ("Wretch" Happy Birthday Fortress Version)
F♯5 ("Animal Bones", "Dead Man's Party", "Ragged Tooth", "Sequoia Throne", "Spoils", "Yellow Teeth")F5 ("C'est La Vie", "Drumhead Trial", "Hair-Trigger", "Sex Tapes")
E5 ("Animal Bones", "Caravan", "A Life Embossed")
E♭5 ("Animal Bones", "Bloodmeat", "Bone Marrow", "Caravan", "C'est La Vie", "Clarity", "The Dissentience", "Drumhead Trial", "Dunsel", "Goddess Bound", "Goddess Gagged", "Hair-Trigger", "Harbinger", "Limb from Limb", "Mist", "Plato’s Tripartite", "Ragged Tooth", "The Reign of Unending Terror", "Sequoia Throne", "Sex Tapes", "Spoils", "Tandem", "Tapestry", "Termites", "Tidal", "Tilting Against Windmills", "Tongue-Splitter", "Without Prejudice", "Yellow Teeth")
D5 ("Sequoia Throne", "Tapestry", "Termites", "Tilting Against Windmills", "Wretch")
C♯5 ("Bloodmeat", "Caravan", "Cataract", "C'est La Vie", "Clarity", "Cold Water", "Dead Man's Party", "The Dissentience", "Goddess Bound", "Hair-Trigger", "Harbinger", "A Life Embossed", "Limb from Limb", "Mist", "Palms Read", "Plato’s Tripartite", "Ragged Tooth", "The Reign of Unending Terror", "Sequoia Throne", "Sex Tapes", "Skies", "Spoils", "Termites", "Tidal", "Tilting Against Windmills", "Tongue-Splitter", "Underbite", "Without Prejudice", "Wretch", "Yellow Teeth")
C5 ("Animal Bones", "Bone Marrow", "Caravan", "C'est La Vie", "Drumhead Trial", "Goddess Gagged", "Moonlight", "Skies", "Tandem", "Tapestry", "Tidal", "Wretch")
B4 ("Animal Bones", "Bloodmeat", "Bone Marrow", "Caravan", "Clarity", "Cold Water", "Dead Man's Party", "Dunsel", "Goddess Gagged", "Hair-Trigger", "Harbinger", "A Life Embossed", "Limb from Limb", "Moonlight", "Palms Read", "Plato’s Tripartite", "Ragged Tooth", "The Reign of Unending Terror", "Sex Tapes", "Spoils", "Tandem", "Tapestry", "Termites", "Tidal", "Tilting Against Windmills", "Tongue-Splitter", "Without Prejudice", "Wretch")
B♭4 ("Bloodmeat", "Bone Marrow", "Cataract", "C'est La Vie", "Clarity", "Dead Man's Party", "The Dissentience", "Dunsel", "Hair-Trigger", "Harbinger", "A Life Embossed", "Limb from Limb", "Mist", "Moonlight", "Palms Read", "Plato’s Tripartite", "The Reign of Unending Terror", "Sex Tapes", "Skies", "Tandem", "Tapestry", "Termites", "Underbite", "Wretch", "Yellow Teeth")
Significant Low Notes:
F♯3 ("Dead Man's Party", "Dunsel", "Ragged Tooth", "Sequoia Throne", "Sex Tapes", "Tilting Against Windmills")
F3 ("Clarity", "Drumhead Trial", "Hair-Trigger")
E♭3 ("Clarity", "Drumhead Trial", "Goddess Bound", "Goddess Gagged", "Limb from Limb", "Plato’s Tripartite", "Ragged Tooth", "Spoils", "Wretch", "Yellow Teeth")
D3 ("Wretch")
C♯3 ("Dead Man's Party", "Dunsel", "Goddess Bound", "Mist", "Wretch")
B2 ("Harbinger", "Palms Read")
B♭2 ("Caravan", "Clarity", "Goddess Gagged", "Skies")
G♯2 ("Harbinger")
F♯2 ("Clarity")
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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Green marks harsh screamed 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}B♭6 ("Goddess Gagged"[1a], "Limb from Limb"[1a])
E♭6 ("Limb from Limb" Live MTV Canada 2008)
C6 ("Hair-Trigger"[1a][3b])
G♯5 ("A Life Embossed"[2a], "Goddess Gagged"[1a][3b])
E5 ("Wretch"[2a])
C3 ("Animal Bones"[3a], "Drumhead Trial"[3a])
B2 ("Cold Water"[3a], "A Life Embossed"[3a], "Tapestry"[3a], "Tilting Against Windmills"[3a])
B♭2 ("Bloodmeat"[3a], "Bone Marrow"[3a], "The Dissentience"[3a], "Spoils"[3a])
C♯2 ("Goddess Bound"[4a])
G1 ("Bloodmeat"[5a])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
a. Notes that seem to land on this pitch, but with questionable enough control and intent that they wouldn't be considered 'significant'.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
a. These notes may be another vocalist.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
a. Distorted low growls that done have much tonality to them.
b. Negligible spoken notes and exclamations.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
a. Notes that appear to clearly land on a pitch but are likely produced by overtones.
[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.
a. These notes plainly do not exist or were conclusively mis-pitched, but speculation continues to perpetuate myths of their existence and/or legitimacy.
E♭6 ("Limb from Limb" Live MTV Canada 2008)
C6 ("Hair-Trigger"[1a][3b])
G♯5 ("A Life Embossed"[2a], "Goddess Gagged"[1a][3b])
E5 ("Wretch"[2a])
C3 ("Animal Bones"[3a], "Drumhead Trial"[3a])
B2 ("Cold Water"[3a], "A Life Embossed"[3a], "Tapestry"[3a], "Tilting Against Windmills"[3a])
B♭2 ("Bloodmeat"[3a], "Bone Marrow"[3a], "The Dissentience"[3a], "Spoils"[3a])
C♯2 ("Goddess Bound"[4a])
G1 ("Bloodmeat"[5a])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
a. Notes that seem to land on this pitch, but with questionable enough control and intent that they wouldn't be considered 'significant'.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
a. These notes may be another vocalist.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
a. Distorted low growls that done have much tonality to them.
b. Negligible spoken notes and exclamations.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
a. Notes that appear to clearly land on a pitch but are likely produced by overtones.
[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.
a. These notes plainly do not exist or were conclusively mis-pitched, but speculation continues to perpetuate myths of their existence and/or legitimacy.
{Album Ranges}With Protest the Hero:
"Untitled 2-Track Demo" (2002): *Released as "Happy Go Lucky"
"Search for the Truth" EP (2002):
"A Calculated Use of Sound" EP (2003):
"Kezia" (2005):
"Fortress" (2008): B♭2-B2-E♭5-F♯5-D6 clem
"Scurrilous" (2011): C♯3-E♭5-F5 clem
"Volition" (2013): F♯2-B♭2-F♯5 clem
"Pacific Myth" EP (2016): G♯2-E5-F♯5 clem
"Untitled 2-Track Demo" (2002): *Released as "Happy Go Lucky"
"Search for the Truth" EP (2002):
"A Calculated Use of Sound" EP (2003):
"Kezia" (2005):
"Fortress" (2008): B♭2-B2-E♭5-F♯5-D6 clem
"Scurrilous" (2011): C♯3-E♭5-F5 clem
"Volition" (2013): F♯2-B♭2-F♯5 clem
"Pacific Myth" EP (2016): G♯2-E5-F♯5 clem
