Post by Baronessa on Nov 10, 2019 2:48:33 GMT
Michael Eugene Archer (11 February 1974)
Vocal Range: B♭1 - C6
{Synopsis}Despite inviting both the good and the bad aspects of being compared to his evident muse, Prince, it would be unfair to consider D'Angelo's résumé merely a projection of his influences. As one of the big four of neo-soul, along with Mary J. Blige, Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu, D'Angelo is himself a seminal influence in shaping R&B as we know it today; within the span of five years, his smooth, staccato vocal delivery and jazzy production were able to make a lasting impact on the genre for generations to come. By now an elder statesman of R&B, his voice having lowered and his sex symbol status deteriorated, D'Angelo's pure talent as a musician is more evident than ever. In spite of or perhaps even because of his unceremonious departure from the public eye before, D'Angelo successfully earned back his goodwill through sheer musicianship -- a move that helped reshape his image away from a sexy breakout star and solidify it as a respectable influence in its own right.
{Vocal Range Timeline}D'Angelo:
Brown Sugar (1995): E2 - B♭4 - F♯5
Voodoo (2000): F2 - G5
D'Angelo and The Vanguard:
Black Messiah (2014): E♭2 - C6
Brown Sugar (1995): E2 - B♭4 - F♯5
Voodoo (2000): F2 - G5
D'Angelo and The Vanguard:
Black Messiah (2014): E♭2 - C6
Significant High Notes:
C6 ("1000 Deaths")
B♭5 ("Sugah Daddy")
G5 ("Another Life", "She's Always in My Hair" Spotify, New York 2015, "Untitled (How Does It Feel)")
F♯5 ("Ain't That Easy", "Be Here", "I Found My Smile Again", "Imagine", "She's Always in My Hair" Spotify, New York 2015, "Sugah Daddy", "When We Get By")
F5 ("Another Life", "Believe", "Spanish Joint", "Prayer")
E5 ("Alright", "Betray My Heart", "Cruisin'", "Feel Like Making Love" The Cirkus, Stockholm 8 July 2000, "Greatdayndamornin'/Booty", "I Found My Smile Again", "I'll Stay", "The Line", "Me and Those Dreamin' Eyes of Mine", "Shit, Damn, Motherfucker" Montreux Jazz Festival 2000, "Sweet Sticky Thing" Jazz Cafe, London 1995)
E♭5 ("Ain't Nobody Home", "Higher", "Jonz in My Bonz", "Lady", "Sugah Daddy", "When I Die" Made in America Festival 2012, "Water No Get Enemy", "When We Get By")
D5 ("Another Life", "Back to the Future", "Brown Sugar", "The Charade", "The Hypnotic", "I Found My Smile Again", "The Line", "Really Love", "The Root", "Send It On", "So Far to Go", "Soultronic" The Cirkus, Stockholm 8 July 2000, "Untitled (How Does It Feel)")
C♯5 ("1000 Deaths", "Africa", "Ain't That Easy", "Another Life", "Can't Hide Love" Jazz Cafe, London 1995, "Chicken Grease", "Cruisin'", "Ibtihaj", "Imagine", "Smooth", "Sweet Sticky Thing" Jazz Cafe, London 1995, "Till It's Done (Tutu)")
C5 ("Ain't Nobody Home", "Believe", "Betray My Heart", "Devil's Pie", "The Door", "Greatdayndamornin'/Booty", "Higher", "The Hypnotic", "Left and Right", "Nothing Even Matters", "One Mo'Gin", "Playa Playa", "Prayer", "Spanish Joint", "Unshaken", "When I Die" Made in America Festival 2012)
B4 ("Alright", "Back to the Future", "Be Here", "Break Ups 2 Make Ups", "The Charade", "I'm Glad You're Mine" Jazz Cafe, London 1995, "The Line", "Me and Those Dreamin' Eyes of Mine", "Really Love", "The Root", "Shit, Damn, Motherfucker", "Smooth", "Sugah Daddy")
B♭4 ("Ain't That Easy", "Bullshit", "Can't Hide Love" Jazz Cafe, London 1995, "Jonz in My Bonz", "Lady", "Left and Right", "One Mo'Gin", "Playa Playa", "So Far to Go", "Water No Get Enemy", "When We Get By")
A4 ("Africa", "Back to the Future", "Be Here", "Brown Sugar", "The Charade", "Chicken Grease", "Cold World", "Devil's Pie", "The Door", "Feel Like Making Love" The Cirkus, Stockholm 8 July 2000, "I'll Stay", "I'm Glad You're Mine" Jazz Cafe, London 1995, "Imagine", "Send It On", "She's Always in My Hair" Spotify, New York 2015, "Shit, Damn, Motherfucker", "Till It's Done (Tutu)", "Unshaken", "Untitled (How Does It Feel)")
G♯4 ("1000 Deaths", "Africa", "Ain't Nobody Home", "Break Ups 2 Make Ups", "Bullshit", "Can't Hide Love" Jazz Cafe, London 1995, "Higher", "Ibtihaj", "Jonz in My Bonz", "Left and Right", "Nothing Even Matters", "One Mo'Gin", "Playa Playa", "Prayer", "Sardines" The Cirkus, Stockholm 8 July 2000, "Water No Get Enemy", "When We Get By")
G4 ("Cold World", "Cruisin'", "Devil's Pie", "Greatdayndamornin'/Booty", "I'll Stay", "Me and Those Dreamin' Eyes of Mine", "Really Love", "The Root", "Send It On", "Shit, Damn, Motherfucker", "Soultronic" The Cirkus, Stockholm 8 July 2000, "Spanish Joint", "Unshaken")
F♯4 ("Alright", "Be Here", "Brown Sugar", "Chicken Grease", "Cruisin'", "I Found My Smile Again", "I'm Glad You're Mine" Jazz Cafe, London 1995, "Ibtihaj", "Lady", "The Line", "Sardines" The Cirkus, Stockholm 8 July 2000, "Smooth", "Untitled (How Does It Feel)")
Significant Low Notes:
D3 ("Brown Sugar", "Cold World", "Cruisin'", "Feel Like Making Love" The Cirkus, Stockholm 8 July 2000, "The Hypnotic", "I Found My Smile Again", "I'll Stay", "I'm Glad You're Mine" Jazz Cafe, London 1995, "The Line", "Me and Those Dreamin' Eyes of Mine", "Really Love", "The Root", "She's Always in My Hair" Spotify, New York 2015, "Shit, Damn, Motherfucker", "Soultronic" The Cirkus, Stockholm 8 July 2000, "Spanish Joint", "Sweet Sticky Thing" Jazz Cafe, London 1995, "Untitled (How Does It Feel)")
C♯3 ("1000 Deaths", "Africa", "Ain't That Easy", "Alright", "Break Ups 2 Make Ups", "Can't Hide Love" Jazz Cafe, London 1995, "Lady", "Left and Right", "One Mo'Gin", "Playa Playa", "Smooth", "Till It's Done (Tutu)", "Water No Get Enemy", "When We Get By")
C3 ("Believe", "Betray My Heart", "Cold World", "Greatdayndamornin'/Booty", "Higher", "Nothing Even Matters", "Prayer", "Send It On", "Spanish Joint", "Sugah Daddy")
B2 ("Africa", "Another Life", "Brown Sugar", "Devil's Pie", "I Found My Smile Again", "The Line", "Really Love", "The Root", "Shit, Damn, Motherfucker", "Sweet Sticky Thing" Jazz Cafe, London 1995, "Untitled (How Does It Feel)")
B♭2 ("Ain't That Easy", "Bullshit", "Can't Hide Love" Jazz Cafe, London 1995, "The Charade", "The Door")
A2 ("Alright", "Back to the Future", "Be Here", "Betray My Heart", "The Charade", "Chicken Grease", "Greatdayndamornin'/Booty", "The Hypnotic", "Unshaken")
G♯2 ("1000 Deaths", "Another Life", "Bullshit", "Higher", "Jonz in My Bonz", "Nothing Even Matters", "One Mo'Gin", "Playa Playa", "Send It On", "Sugah Daddy")
G2 ("Back to the Future", "Devil's Pie", "The Door", "Me and Those Dreamin' Eyes of Mine", "The Root")
F♯2 ("Ain't That Easy", "Back to the Future (Part I)", "Be Here", "Brown Sugar", "Chicken Grease", "Lady", "Till It's Done (Tutu)")
F2 ("Devil's Pie", "Ibtihaj", "Jonz in My Bonz", "Unshaken")
E2 ("Back to the Future (Part II)", "Ibtihaj", "Shit, Damn, Motherfucker")
E♭2 ("1000 Deaths", "Unshaken")
B♭1 ("Ibtihaj")
{Questionable Notes}A1 ("The Root"[1a])
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[1] Questionable quality.
a. Crackly, unsupported fry.
Questionable notes are any notes with a questionable significance. In short, this spoiler acknowledges notes that I am aware exist, but do not want to contribute to the singer's range. These involve (but are not limited to) weak vocal fry, uncontrolled slides, very short notes, notes hit at an ambiguous pitch and notes where it is unclear who is singing.
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[1] Questionable quality.
a. Crackly, unsupported fry.
Questionable notes are any notes with a questionable significance. In short, this spoiler acknowledges notes that I am aware exist, but do not want to contribute to the singer's range. These involve (but are not limited to) weak vocal fry, uncontrolled slides, very short notes, notes hit at an ambiguous pitch and notes where it is unclear who is singing.
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• Blue marks falsetto notes.
• Bold marks outstanding passages.
• Italics mark non-melodic notes.
• Underlines mark obscured notes.
