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Paul D. Hudson (11.02.1956 - )
Years Active: 1977 -
Associated Acts: Bad Brains
Vocal Range: E2 - D6
Significant High Notes:
D6 ("Don't Trust No (Shadows After Dark)", "Look What Love Has Done")
B5 ("How Low Can a Punk Get?" Black Dots version)
B♭5 ("Day Tripper/She's A Rainbow" live Spirit Electricity, "How Low Can a Punk Get")
A5 ("Jamekee Sounds")
G♯5 ("Coptic Times", "Don't Blow Bubbles", "Free Our Mind", "Rally Round Jah Throne", "Sailin' On" Rock for Light version)
G5 ("Jah Family", "Rasta", "Thank Jah", "Tongue Tee Tie", "We Gotta' Unite", "While You Were Sleeping", "Who's Got the Herb?")
F♯5 ("Big Fun", "Contradition", "Don't Break", "I Against I", "Jah Make a Rastaman", "Over the Water", "Shame In Dem Game", "Stay Close to Me")
F5 ("Just Because I'm Poor", "Let Luv Lead (The Way)")
E5 ("Big Fun", "Coup' Rage", "Don't Trust No (Shadows After Dark)", "Give Us Mercy", "How I Love Thee", "It's Reggae", "Just Because I'm Poor", "Lonely World", "Luv Ain't Crazy", "Rejection", "Shame in Dem Game", "While You Were Sleeping")
E♭5 ("Jah Make a Rastaman", "Justice Keepers", "Over the Water", "Saddest Day", "Who's Got the Herb?")
D5 ("Darling I Need You", "I Luv", "Our Faith", "Popcorn", "The Regulator" Black Dots version, "Rest Stop", "Until Kingdom Comes")
C♯5 ("Cool Mountaineer", "Rasta", "Shame In Dem Game")
C5 ("Dancing Souls", "How Low Can a Punk Get", "I Luv", "Natty Dreadlocks ' pon the Mountain Top", "Rest Stop", "Suck Sess")
B4 ("Coup' Rage", "Expand Your Soul", "Fool's Gold", "Give Thanks and Praises", "In The City", "It's Reggae", "Lonely World", "Over the Water", "Rock of Enoch Part II", "Rub a Dub Love", "Tongue Tee Tie")
B♭4 ("Did I Tell U I Love U", "Enjoy the Book", "Jah Love", "Saddest Day")
A4 ("Conquering Judah", "Fool's Gold", "Free Our Mind", "How I Love Thee", "Into The Future", "Luv Comes First", "Popcorn", "Power of The Trinity", "The Regulator", "Ride the Soulboard", "Thank Jah", "This Is My Stuff" live at CBGB's 1984, "We Belong Together", "We Gotta' Unite", "Yes I", "Youthman Sufferer")
G♯4 ("Banned in D.C.", "Happy Birthday My Son" live at CBGB's 1984, "I Luv", "Jah Love", "Jah the Conqueror", "Let Luv Lead (The Way)", "Pay to Cum", "Supertouch/Shitfit")
G4 ("Angel of Love", "At the Movies", "Attitude", "Banned in D.C.", "Chant It Down", "Contradition", "Destroy Babylon", "For the Love of Jah Nation", "Fun", "F.V.K. (Fearless Vampire Killers)", "God of Love", "Here I Am", "How I Love Thee", "How Low Can a Punk Get", "I", "It's About Luv", "Jah Family", "Jah Make a Rastaman", "Keep Out of Reach", "Life After Death", "Mca Dub", "The Meek", "Re-Ignition", "Rejection", "Rights of a Child", "Save Your Life" live at CBGB's 1984, "Shame in Dem Game", "Sheba", "Thank Jah", "We Gotta' Unite", "We Sight", "We're Allrite", "We're Gonna Get You / Heaven Forbid", "With the Quickness", "Youth Are Getting Restless" live Spirit Electricity)
F♯4 ("Big Take Over" Rock for Light version, "Build a Nation", "Conquering Judah", "Contradition", "Don't Blow Bubbles", "Don't Bother Me", "Earnest Love", "Gene Machine / Don't Bother Me", "House of Suffering", "Human Rights", "I and I Survive", "It'll Be Alright", "Jah Like That", "Jah Make a Rastaman", "Joshua's Song", "Let Me Help", "Lonely World", "Look What Love Has Done", "Luv Ain't Crazy", "No Conditions", "The Prophet's Eye", "Rasta", "Return to Heaven", "Ride the Soulboard", "Right Brigade", "Riot Squad", "Sailin' On", "Save Your Life" live at CBGB's 1984, "Selassie Fee", "Shame In Dem Game", "Sheba", "Silent Tears", "Singin' In The Heart", "Soul Craft", "We Will Not", "We're Gonna Get You / Heaven Forbid", "Who Loves You Girl?", "Yo Here We Go")
F4 ("Acting So Bad", "Big Take Over" Rock for Light version, "Coptic Times", "Don't Need It", "F.V.K. (Fearless Vampire Killers)", "God of Love", "Here I Am", "How Low Can a Punk Get", " I Against I", "I Luv", "It's About Luv", "Jah Love", "Just Another Damn Song", "Just Because I'm Poor", "Let Luv Lead (The Way)", "Let's Have a Revolution" live at CBGB's 1984, "The Meek", "The Messengers", "No Conditions", "Our Faith", "Peace Be Unto Thee", "Rasta Time", "Redbone in the City", "Rest Stop", "Revolt", "Saddest Day", "Send You No Flowers", "When You're Forsaken", "While You Were Sleeping", "Who's Got the Herb?", "Youth Are Getting Restless" live Spirit Electricity, "Youth of Today")
E4 ("At the Movies", "Big Take Over", "Black Dots", "Charge", "Cool Mountaineer", "Coptic Times", "Coup' Rage", "Don't Blow Bubbles", "Don't Break", "Don't Trust No (Shadows After Dark)", "Enjoy the Book", "Fatherless Children", "For the Love of Jah Nation", "Fool's Gold", "Gene Machine / Don't Bother Me", "Give Us Mercy", "Good to Go", "Happy Birthday My Son", "House of Suffering", "Human Rights", "I", "I Luv I Jah", "I Luv King Jah", "I Need You", "It's Reggae", "Jah Family", "Jah Like That", "Jah People Make the World Go Round", "Just Because I'm Poor", "Leaving Babylon", "Lonely World", "Long Time", "Look What Love Has Done", "My Mama", "No Return", "Our Faith", "Out of Bounds", "Power of The Trinity", "The Prophet's Eye", "Rally Round Jah Throne", "Rasta", "Re-Ignition", "Rejection", "Return to Heaven", "Rights of a Child", "Rock for Light", "Rock of Enoch", "Sailin' On", "Secret 77", "She's Calling You", "Soul Craft", "Stay Close to Me", "Supertouch/Shitfit", "Tongue Tee Tie", "Treat Street", "We Belong Together", "We're Gonna Get You / Heaven Forbid", "While You Were Sleeping", "Who Loves You Girl?", "Why'd You Have To Go?", "With the Quickness")
Significant Low Notes:
D3 ("Cool Mountaineer", "Darling I Need You", "Give Us Mercy", "Good to Go", "Here I Am", "I Against I", "I Luv I Jah", "In The City", "Into The Future", "Jah People Make the World Go Round", "Just Another Damn Song", "Just Because I'm Poor", "Leaving Babylon", "Long Time", "The Messengers", "Rasta", "Rasta Time", "Rest Stop", "Revolt", "Rights of a Child", "Send You No Flowers", "Supertouch/Shitfit" Black Dots version, "We Belong Together", "We Sight", "We're Allrite", "Who Loves You Girl?", "Youth Are Getting Restless" live Spirit Electricity, "Youth of Today", "Youthman Sufferer")
C♯3 ("Big Fun", "Black Eyes", "Earnest Love", "Fatherless Children", "God of Love", "It's On", "Jamekee Sounds", "Keep Out of Reach", "The Man Won't Annoy You", "Over the Water", "Redbone in the City", "Rock of Enoch", "Saddest Day", "Secret 77", "Shame In Dem Game", "Sheba", "We Belong Together")
C3 ("Chant", "Dancing Souls", "Day Tripper/She's A Rainbow" live Spirit Electricity, "Don't Trust No (Shadows After Dark)", "How I Love Thee", "I Luv I Jah", "It's About Luv", "Let Luv Lead (The Way)", "Let There Be Angels (Just Like You)", "Long Time", "Mca Dub", "The Meek", "My Universal Love", "Natty Dreadlocks ' pon the Mountain Top", "Peace Be Unto Thee", "Quest", "Sing From Within", "Thank Jah", "To the Heavens", "Universal Peace")
B2 ("Contradition", "Don't Trust No (Shadows After Dark)", "Enjoy the Book", "Fool's Gold", "Give Us Mercy", "Happy Birthday My Son", "Hired Gun", "Human Rights", "In The City", "Keep Out of Reach", "Luv Ain't Crazy", "The Man Won't Annoy You", "Married Again", "The Messengers", "No Return", "Our Faith", "The Prophet's Eye", "Rally Round Jah Throne", "Re-Ignition", "Shame in Dem Game", "Sheba", "She's Calling You", "Silent Tears", "Stand In Your Heart" live at CBGB's 1984, "Stars at Night", "Treat Street", "Viva Azania", "We Belong Together")
B♭2 ("Acting So Bad", "Breathe", "Darling I Need You", "The Golden Rule", "I and I Survive", "I Luv", "Jah Love", "Like a Lily", "To the Heavens")
A2 ("All The Happy People", "Angel of Love", "Chant It Down", "Contradition", "Cool Mountaineer", "Coup' Rage", "Don't Trust No (Shadows After Dark)", "God of Love", "How I Love Thee", "Human Rights", "Jah Love", "Lonely World", "Long Time", "Luv Comes First", "Make a Joyful Noise", "Natty Dreadlocks ' pon the Mountain Top", "Now You Say", "Out of Bounds", "Peace Be Unto Thee", "Popcorn", "Prelude: Roots", "Rasta Time", "Return to Heaven", "Ride the Soulboard", "Rock of Enoch", "Roll On", "Sacred Love", "Secret 77", "Spiritual Warfare", "Thank Jah", "Universal Peace", "Until Kingdom Comes", "We Belong Together", "We Gotta' Unite", "We're Allrite", "While You Were Sleeping", "Yout' Juice")
G♯2 ("Happy Birthday My Son", "H.R. Psalm", "I and I Survive", "Jah the Conqueror", "Lonely World", "Saddest Day", "Shame In Dem Game", "Yo Here We Go")
G2 ("Breathe", "Coup' Rage", "Fatherless Children", "How I Love Thee", "I Luv", "Jah Family", "Let's Have a Revolution", "Like a Lily", "Luv Comes First", "Married Again", "The Meek", "My Universal Love", "No Return", "Prelude: Roots", "Rub a Dub Love", "Sing From Within", "Stars at Night")
F♯2 ("Big Fun", "Black Eyes", "Gene Machine / Don't Bother Me", "Re-Ignition", "Revolt", "Ride the Soulboard", "Sacred Love", "Save Your Life" live at CBGB's 1984, "Singin' In The Heart", "Stars at Night", "Yes I", "Yo Here We Go")
F2 ("Breathe", "Forty Deuce Hebrew", "I and I Survive", "Jah the Conqueror", "Rasta Time", "To the Heavens")
E2 ("Big Fun", "Chant It Down", "Fool's Gold", "Give Thanks and Praises", "Here I Am", "H.R. Psalm", "Popcorn", "Power of The Trinity", "Re-Ignition (A Slight Return)", "Rights of a Child", "Roll On", "Sing From Within", "Viva Azania", "We're Allrite")
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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Green marks harsh, distored 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}F♯6 ("Just Another Damn Song" [1], "Sailin' On" Rock for Light version [6], "Save Your Life" live at CBGB's 1984 [5])
E6 ("I Luv I Jah" [1], "Return to Heaven" live Spirit Electricity [6], "Supertouch/Shitfit" [6])
E♭6 ("The Messengers" [6], "Rally Round Jah Throne" [6])
D6 ("I Luv" [6], "Life After Death" [6], "I Need You" [6], "Let Luv Lead (The Way)" [6], "No Conditions" [6], "Return to Heaven" [6], "Viva Azania" [6], "Youthman Sufferer" [6])
C♯6 ("Acting So Bad" [5], "Jah the Conqueror" [6])
C6 ("Stay Close to Me" [5])
B5 ("Attitude" [1])
A5 ("Long Time" [5], "Why'd You Have To Go?")
G5 ("We're Gonna Get You / Heaven Forbid" [1])
D2 ("Here I Am" [1])
C♯2 ("Re-Ignition (A Slight Return)" [3])
C2 ("In The City" [5])
B1 ("Hey Wella" [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.
[6] marks notes that are most likely produced via reverse phonation (inhaling).
E6 ("I Luv I Jah" [1], "Return to Heaven" live Spirit Electricity [6], "Supertouch/Shitfit" [6])
E♭6 ("The Messengers" [6], "Rally Round Jah Throne" [6])
D6 ("I Luv" [6], "Life After Death" [6], "I Need You" [6], "Let Luv Lead (The Way)" [6], "No Conditions" [6], "Return to Heaven" [6], "Viva Azania" [6], "Youthman Sufferer" [6])
C♯6 ("Acting So Bad" [5], "Jah the Conqueror" [6])
C6 ("Stay Close to Me" [5])
B5 ("Attitude" [1])
A5 ("Long Time" [5], "Why'd You Have To Go?")
G5 ("We're Gonna Get You / Heaven Forbid" [1])
D2 ("Here I Am" [1])
C♯2 ("Re-Ignition (A Slight Return)" [3])
C2 ("In The City" [5])
B1 ("Hey Wella" [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.
[6] marks notes that are most likely produced via reverse phonation (inhaling).
{Album Ranges}with Bad Brains:
Black Dots (1979): B2 - F♯4 - D5 - B5
Bad Brains (1982): F2 - A4
Rock for Light (1983): F2 - G4 - C5 - B♭5
I Against I (1986): F♯2 - G4 - F♯5
Quickness (1989): F♯2 - G4
God of Love (1995): E2 - B4 - G5
Build a Nation (2007): E2 - B4 - D5
Into The Future (2012): E2 - E4 - D5
Solo:
It's About Luv (1985): G2 - A4 - G♯5
Human Rights (1987): E2 - A4 - F♯5
Singin' In The Heart (1989): E2 - F♯4 - E5 - D6
Charge (1990): G♯2 - G♯4 - G5
I Luv (1991): G2 - A4 - G5
Our Faith (1992): E2 - G4 - D5
Out Of Bounds (2000): E2 - B♭4 - D6
Hey Wella (2008): F♯2 - B4
Black Dots (1979): B2 - F♯4 - D5 - B5
Bad Brains (1982): F2 - A4
Rock for Light (1983): F2 - G4 - C5 - B♭5
I Against I (1986): F♯2 - G4 - F♯5
Quickness (1989): F♯2 - G4
God of Love (1995): E2 - B4 - G5
Build a Nation (2007): E2 - B4 - D5
Into The Future (2012): E2 - E4 - D5
Solo:
It's About Luv (1985): G2 - A4 - G♯5
Human Rights (1987): E2 - A4 - F♯5
Singin' In The Heart (1989): E2 - F♯4 - E5 - D6
Charge (1990): G♯2 - G♯4 - G5
I Luv (1991): G2 - A4 - G5
Our Faith (1992): E2 - G4 - D5
Out Of Bounds (2000): E2 - B♭4 - D6
Hey Wella (2008): F♯2 - B4
