Post by Alex61 on Sept 22, 2019 14:33:27 GMT
Catherine "Kate" Bush
Vocal Range: B2 – F6
Significant High Notes:
F6 ("Violin")
E6 ("Egypt")
E♭6 ("The Big Sky", "Breathing", "Fullhouse", "Kite" live Live at Hammersmith Odeon, "The Wedding List")
D6 ("December Will Be Magic Again", "Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake" live On Stage, "Leave It Open", "Moving", "Ran Tan Waltz")
C♯6 ("All We Ever Look For", "Blow Away", "Coffee Homeground" live Live at Hammersmith Odeon, "Hammer Horror", "James and the Cold Gun", "Let It Be" live Tokyo 1978, "Violin" live Live at Hammersmith Odeon, "The Wedding List" live The Prince's Trust Rock Gala 1982)
C6 ("The Big Sky", "I Don't Remember" live Bill Duffield Benefit Concert 1979, "I Don't See Why I Shouldn't", "Kidnapped on a Building Site", "Leave It Open", "Pull Out the Pin", "The Wedding List", "Wow")
B5 ("Burning Bridge", "Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake", "Egypt", "Lily" Director's Cut version, "Violin", "Waking the Witch")
B♭5 ("Between a Man and a Woman", "Blow Away", "Breathing", "The Confrontation", "Get Out of My House", "Hammer Horror", "James and the Cold Gun", "Kite", "Oh to Be in Love", "Rocket's Tail", "Walk Straight Down the Middle")
A5 ("The Craft of Love", "Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake", "Hounds of Love" alternative version, "I Don't See Why I Shouldn't", "Kashka from Baghdad", "Moving", "Night of the Swallow", "Oh England My Lionheart", "On the Rocks", "Queen Eddie", "Scares Me Silly", "Snow", "Suspended in Gaffa")
G♯5 ("All the Love", "All We Ever Look For", "Another Day" live Kate Bush Christmas Special 1979, "Atlantis", "Don't Give Up" live London 1987, "The Empty Bullring", "Fullhouse", "I Don't Remember" live Bill Duffield Benefit Concert 1979, "Keep Me Waiting", "The King is Dead", "Kite", "L'Amour Looks Something Like You" studio demo 1977, "Let It Be" live Bill Duffield Benefit Concert 1979, "Lionhearts", "The Long and Winding Road" live Tokyo 1978, "Night Scented Stock", "Nocturn", "Playing Canasta", "The Red Shoes" Director's Cut version, "Strange Phenomena" studio demo 1977, "Sunset", "Violin", "Waking the Witch", "The Wedding List", "Wuthering Heights" The Whole Story version, "You Want Alchemy", "You're the One")
G5 ("Camila", "The Craft of Love", "December Will Be Magic Again", "Deeper Understanding", "Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake", "The Empty Bullring", "Goodnight Baby", "Heads We're Dancing", "I Don't Remember" live Bill Duffield Benefit Concert 1979, "In Search of Peter Pan", "In the Warm Room", "Ken", "Kite", "L'Amour Looks Something Like You", "Lily", "Nevertheless You'll Do", "Not This Time", "Oh England My Lionheart", "On the Rocks", "Queen Eddie", "Rocket's Tail", "Room for the Life", "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)", "Sat in Your Lap" studio demo, "Sister and Brother", "She's Leaving Home" live Tokyo 1978, "Something Like a Song", "Song of Solomon", Director's Cut version, "Strange Phenomena", "Suspended in Gaffa", "Symphony in Blue", "There Goes a Tenner", "To Be with You", "Warm and Soothing", "You Were the Star")
F♯5 ("Army Dreamers", "Blow Away", "Breathing", "Burning Bridge", "Camila", "Coffee Homeground", "Constellation of the Heart", "Delius", "Eat the Music", "Egypt", "Get Out of My House", "Hammer Horror", "Houdini", "I'm Still Waiting", "In the Warm Room", "The Infant Kiss", "Kidnapped on a Building Site", "The King is Dead", "Lionhearts", "Night of the Swallow", "Night Scented Stock", "Organic Acid", "Sat in Your Lap", "Scares Me Silly", "Snow", "Warm and Soothing", "The Wedding List", "Wow", "Wuthering Heights")
F5 ("All the Love", "All We Ever Look For", "Another Day" live Kate Bush Christmas Special 1979, "Babooshka", "Between a Man and a Woman", "The Big Sky", "Big Stripey Lie", "December Will Be Magic Again", "Deeper Understanding", "Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake", "Feel It", "The Fog", "Frightened Eyes", "Fullhouse", "Heads We're Dancing", "James and the Cold Gun", "Kashka from Baghdad", "The Kick Inside", "Leave It Open", "Let It Be" live Bill Duffield Benefit Concert 1979, "Moving" live Live at Hammersmith Odeon, "Never Be Mine", "No Self Control", "π", "A Rose Growing Old", "Room for the Life", "Show a Little Devotion", "Snow", "Strange Phenomena", "Symphony in Blue", "This Woman's Work", "To Be with You", "Walk Straight Down the Middle", "Watching You Without Me", "While Davy Dozed", "Why Should I Love You?", "Wuthering Heights", "You Want Alchemy")
E5 ("Army Dreamers", "Camila", "Cloudbusting" The Orgonon Mix, "Coffee Homeground", "The Craft of Love", "Cussi Cussi", "Don't Give Up" live London 1987, "Egypt", "The Empty Bullring", "Ferry Me Over", "Flowers", "Goodnight Baby", "Hello Earth", "Humming", "I Don't See Why I Shouldn't", "In Search of Peter Pan", "In the Warm Room", "The Infant Kiss", "Lake Tahoe", "Mrs. Bartolozzi", "Oh England My Lionheart", "On the Rocks", "Passing Through Air", "Queen Eddie", "Ran Tan Waltz", "Rocket Man", "Room for the Life", "A Rose Growing Old", "Scares Me Silly", "The Seer", "She's Leaving Home" live Tokyo 1978, "Strange Phenomena", "Sunsi", "To Be With You", "Top of the City", "Waking the Witch", "Wow", "Wuthering Heights", "You're the One")
E♭5 ("All the Love", "All We Ever Look For", "And So Is Love", "Another Day" live Kate Bush Christmas Special 1979, "Atlantis", "Babooshka", "Be Kind to My Mistakes", "Between a Man and a Woman", "Blow Away", "Burning Bridge", "Coffee Homeground", "Don't Give Up", "The Fog", "Frightened Eyes", "Hammer Horror", "I'm Still Waiting", "James and the Cold Gun", "Joanni", "Ken", "Kidnapped on a Building Site", "Kimiad", "King of the Mountain" live Before the Dawn, "Let It Be" live Bill Duffield Benefit Concert 1979, "Lionhearts", "The Long and Winding Road" live Tokyo 1978, "Misty", "Moments of Pleasure", "Never Be Mine", "Night Scented Stock", "Nocturn", "Reaching Out", "Rocket's Tail", "Rubberband Girl", "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)", "Sat in Your Lap", "Show a Little Devotion", "Sister and Brother", "The Song of Solomon", "Symphony in Blue", "Them Heavy People", "There Goes a Tenner", "This Woman's Work", "While Davy Dozed", "Why Should I Love You?")
D5 ("Army Dreamers", "Be Kind to My Mistakes", "Big Stripey Lie", "Candle in the Wind", "Come Together" live London 1977, "Cussi Cussi", "Deeper Understanding", "The Dreaming", "Feel It" live Live at Hammersmith Odeon, "Ferry Me Over", "Flowers", "Goodnight Baby", "Heads We're Dancing", "Hounds of Love", "Jig of Life", "Kashka from Baghdad", "L'Amour Looks Something Like You", "Lake Tahoe", "Leave It Open", "Lily", "Mother Stands for Comfort", "Mrs. Bartolozzi", "My Computer", "Nevertheless You'll Do", "Night of the Swallow", "Not This Time", "Once", "Passing Through Air", "π", "Pull Out the Pin", "Ran Tan Waltz", "The Red Shoes", "The Saxophone Song", "The Seer", "Sexual Healing", "Snow", "Snowed in at Wheeler Street", "Something Like a Song", "Sunsi", "Top of the City", "Under the Ivy", "Walk Straight Down the Middle", "Warm and Soothing", "Watching You Without Me", "You")
C♯5 ("Aerial", "An Architect's Dream", "And Dream of Sheep", "Babooshka", "Bertie", "Breathing", "Burning Bridge", "Cloudbusting", "Constellation of the Heart", "Cussi Cussi", "Delius", "Experiment IV", "Feel It", "Games Without Frontiers", "Hello Earth", "Here Comes the Flood" live Kate Bush Christmas Special 1979, "Houdini", "The Infant Kiss", "Joanni", "Keep Me Waiting", "The Kick Inside", "Little Light" live Before the Dawn, "The Long and Winding Road" live Tokyo 1978, "Misty", "Mná na hÉireann", "Moments of Pleasure", "My Lagan Love", "Oh to Be in Love", "Out of the Storm", "Playing Canasta", "Rocket Man", "Rubberband Girl", "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" live Secret Policeman's Third Ball 1987, "Scares Me Silly", "Somewhere in Between" live Before the Dawn, "Strange Phenomena", "Violin", "You Want Alchemy", "You're the One")
C5 ("50 Words for Snow", "Among Angels", "And So Is Love", "Atlantis", "Between a Man and a Woman", "The Big Sky", "Candle in the Wind", "Deeper Understanding", "The Disbelieving Angel", "Don't Give Up", "The Fog", "The Handsome Cabin Boy", "Hounds of Love", "How to Be Invisible", "Humming", "Kimiad", "King of the Mountain", "Lily", "Lord of the Reedy River", "Love and Anger", "The Man I Love", "The Man with the Child in His Eyes", "Mrs. Bartolozzi", "Nevertheless You'll Do", "No Self Control", "Oh England My Lionheart", "On the Rocks", "Passing Through Air", "Pull Out the Pin", "Queen Eddie", "Reaching Out", "The Red Shoes", "Rocket's Tail", "A Rose Growing Old", "The Seer", "Sexual Healing", "She's Leaving Home" live Tokyo 1978, "Sister and Brother", "Snowed in at Wheeler Street", "The Song of Solomon", "Sunsi", "This Woman's Work", "While Davy Dozed", "Under Ice", "Wild Man", "You Were the Star")
Significant Low Notes:
B3 ("Aerial", "All We Ever Look For", "And Dream of Sheep", "An Architect's Dream", "Army Dreamers", "Breathing", "Candle in the Wind", "Cloudbusting", "Comfortably Numb" live London 2002, "A Coral Room", "Delius", "Egypt", "The Empty Bullring", "Hello Earth", "Kidnapped on a Building Site", "Lionhearts", "Lyra", "The Man with the Child in His Eyes", "Mná na hÉireann", "The Morning Fog", "My Computer", "Ne t'enfuis pas", "Nevertheless You'll Do", "Nocturn", "Once", "The Painter's Link", "Rocket Man", "Something Like a Song", "Sunset", "Symphony in Blue", "Violin", "Waking the Witch", "Warm and Soothing", "Wow", "You")
B♭3 ("All the Love", "And Dream of Sheep" live Before the Dawn, "And So Is Love", "Babooshka", "Be Kind to My Mistakes", "Between a Man and a Woman", "The Big Sky", "Coffee Homeground", "Do Bears…" live Comic Relief 1986, "Don't Give Up", "Experiment IV", "Feel It", "The Fog", "Fullhouse", "Hello Earth" live Before the Dawn, "The King is Dead", "King of the Mountain", "Kite", "L'Amour Looks Something Like You", "My Lagan Love", "Never Be Mine", "No Self Control", "Nocturn" live Before the Dawn, "Not This Time", "Reaching Out", "Rocket's Tail", "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)", "Scares Me Silly", "The Sensual World", "Show a Little Devotion", "Them Heavy People", "This Woman's Work", "Under the Ivy", "Walk Straight Down the Middle", "The Wedding List")
A3 ("Among Angels", "Army Dreamers", "Brazil", "Candle in the Wind", "Comfortably Numb" live London 2002, "The Disbelieving Angel", "Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake", "The Dreaming", "Eat the Music", "Egypt", "Goodnight Baby", "Hounds of Love", "How to Be Invisible", "Humming", "In Search of Peter Pan", "The Infant Kiss", "Jig of Life", "Joanni", "Kashka from Baghdad", "Lord of the Reedy River", "Love and Anger", "Lyra", "Mná na hÉireann", "Mother Stands for Comfort", "Moving", "Mrs. Bartolozzi", "Night of the Swallow", "π", "Pull Out the Pin", "Ran Tan Waltz", "The Red Shoes", "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" 2012, "Snowed in at Wheeler Street", "Snowflake", "Strange Phenomena", "Top of the City", "Under Ice", "Warm and Soothing", "Wow", "You're the One")
G♯3 ("An Architect's Dream", "Cloudbusting", "Coffee Homeground", "Constellation of the Heart", "Delius", "Do Bears…" live Comic Relief 1986, "Experiment IV", "Get Out of My House", "Hammer Horror", "Houdini", "Kite", "The Man I Love", "Misty", "Mná na hÉireann", "Moments of Pleasure", "My Lagan Love", "Ne t'enfuis pas", "Night Scented Stock", "Oh to Be in Love", "Playing Canasta", "Prologue", "The Red Shoes" Director's Cut version, "Rubberband Girl", "Sat in Your Lap", "Sunset", "Somewhere in Between", "Them Heavy People", "This Woman's Work", "Violin", "Why Should I Love You?", "Wuthering Heights", "You Want Alchemy")
G3 ("Among Angels", "The Big Sky", "Brazil", "Deeper Understanding", "Don't Push Your Foot on the Heartbrake", "The Dreaming", "The Handsome Cabin Boy", "Heads We're Dancing", "Home for Christmas", "How to Be Invisible", "Jig of Life", "L'Amour Looks Something Like You", "Lake Tahoe", "Leave It Open", "Let It Be", "Lily", "Mother Stands for Comfort", "Mrs. Bartolozzi", "Night Scented Stock", "Oh England My Lionheart", "π", "Reaching Out", "Room for the Life", "Suspended in Gaffa", "There Goes a Tenner", "Under the Ivy", "Watching You Without Me", "Wild Man", "You")
F♯3 ("An Architect's Dream", "Army Dreamers", "Breathing", "Burning Bridge", "December Will Be Magic Again", "The Fog", "Get Out of My House", "In Search of Peter Pan", "The Infant Kiss", "Joanni", "Misty", "Moments of Pleasure" Director's Cut version, "Ne t'enfuis pas", "Night of the Swallow", "Prologue", "Ran Tan Waltz", "Rubberband Girl", "Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)" live Before the Dawn, "Sat in Your Lap", "Sunset", "Top of the City", "The Wedding List", "Wow", "You Want Alchemy")
F3 ("And So Is Love", "Deeper Understanding", "Experiment IV", "Flowers", "Fullhouse", "Heads We're Dancing", "Hounds of Love" alternative version, "I'm Still Waiting", "Joanni" live Before the Dawn, "Ken", "King of the Mountain", "Leave It Open", "Lily", "Love and Anger", "Moments of Pleasure", "Never Be Mine", "Not This Time", "The Sensual World", "Sexual Healing", "Show a Little Devotion", "There Goes a Tenner", "Walk Straight Down the Middle", "Watching You Without Me", "Why Should I Love You?", "You Want Alchemy")
E3 ("Bertie", "The Dreaming", "Jig of Life", "Lake Tahoe", "Let It Be", "Never Be Mine" live Before the Dawn, "π", "Ran Tan Waltz", "Snowed in at Wheeler Street", "Snowflake", "Suspended in Gaffa", "Why Should I Love You?", "Wild Man")
E♭3 ("And So Is Love" Director's Cut version, "Between a Man and a Woman", "Flower of the Mountain", "The Song of Solomon", "Top of the City" Director's Cut version, "Why Should I Love You?" studio demo)
D3 ("Snowflake")
C♯3 ("Coffee Homeground", "The Red Shoes" Director's Cut version)
C3 ("Wild Man")
B2 ("50 Words for Snow")
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• Bold marks notes or passages that are particularly outstanding (relative to the singer).
• Italics mark non-melodic notes.
• Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
A singer, a songwriter and a pure English treasure. Kate Bush defied musical expectations throughout her career by bringing quirky into the mainstream, signified best in her spellbinding debut single "Wuthering Heights". Kate has never attempted to be a commercially successful artist, however; she never ceased to explore new musical ideas, leading to albums like The Dreaming reaceiving somewhat polarised critical reception. Despite this (or perhaps because of it), she commands a loyal army of fans, providing inspiration to an eclectic array of musicians to this day.
Upon listening to Kate's earlier albums, you'd immediately pick up on how her unique her voice is. In her youth, her tone was noticeably light, with Kate frequently singing in her flexible head voice. Her voice was naturally a fairly high one placement-wise, though throughout the '80s, a shift can be noted in Kate's vocal approach; seemingly more comfortable in her chest voice, Kate's lower register and belting really grew in confidence here, with 1985's Hounds of Love showcasing the two especially well. Though her voice has lowered somewhat over the years, her vocal individuality remains consistent.
{A Few Examples of Her Voice}
I really love Kate's tone here. Angelic, beautiful, ethereal - her high notes are gorgeous.
Showcases just how agile Kate's voice is really.
I prefer the original, but this is a good showcase of how much her voice changed in the '80s - her high notes sounded a lot more full and a lot chestier.
I really love Kate's tone here. Angelic, beautiful, ethereal - her high notes are gorgeous.
Showcases just how agile Kate's voice is really.
I prefer the original, but this is a good showcase of how much her voice changed in the '80s - her high notes sounded a lot more full and a lot chestier.
{Questionable Notes}
F♯6 ("Violin" live Paris 1979[1][2])
E♭6 ("James and the Cold Gun" live Live at Hammersmith Odeon[2])
F♯5 ("Babooshka"[2])
F5 ("The Sensual World"[3])
F♯3 ("Babooshka"[3])
F3 ("All We Ever Look For"[4])
E♭3 ("Breathing"[3], "Get Out of My House"[4])
C♯3 ("Rubberband Girl"[3])
A2 ("The Dreaming"[4])
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1. Questionable legitimacy (tape speed).
2. Exclamations (non-sung notes or vocal slides).
3. Ambiguous harmonies (questionable identity or implied).
4. Poor quality low notes (fryish notes, spoken notes or vocal slides).
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Questionable notes are any notes of 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) notes of questionable identity, notes of questionable legitimacy and notes of significantly poor quality.
F♯6 ("Violin" live Paris 1979[1][2])
E♭6 ("James and the Cold Gun" live Live at Hammersmith Odeon[2])
F♯5 ("Babooshka"[2])
F5 ("The Sensual World"[3])
F♯3 ("Babooshka"[3])
F3 ("All We Ever Look For"[4])
E♭3 ("Breathing"[3], "Get Out of My House"[4])
C♯3 ("Rubberband Girl"[3])
A2 ("The Dreaming"[4])
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1. Questionable legitimacy (tape speed).
2. Exclamations (non-sung notes or vocal slides).
3. Ambiguous harmonies (questionable identity or implied).
4. Poor quality low notes (fryish notes, spoken notes or vocal slides).
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Questionable notes are any notes of 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) notes of questionable identity, notes of questionable legitimacy and notes of significantly poor quality.
{Notewatching Credits & Other Info}
Alex61
Solo:
The Kick Inside (1978): G3 – D6
The Dreaming (1982): E3 – D6
The Red Shoes (1993): E♭3 – G♯5
Director's Cut (2011): C♯3 – B5
Baronessa
Solo:
Never for Ever (1980): F♯3 – F6
The Sensual World (1989): E♭3 – B♭5
50 Words for Snow (2011): B2 – E5
galaxyseal
Solo:
Lionheart (1978): C♯3 – E♭6
Hounds of Love (1985): E3 – E♭6
Aerial (2005): E3 – G♯5
Notewatching of other performances not listed above done by Alex61.
Alex61
Solo:
The Kick Inside (1978): G3 – D6
The Dreaming (1982): E3 – D6
The Red Shoes (1993): E♭3 – G♯5
Director's Cut (2011): C♯3 – B5
Baronessa
Solo:
Never for Ever (1980): F♯3 – F6
The Sensual World (1989): E♭3 – B♭5
50 Words for Snow (2011): B2 – E5
galaxyseal
Solo:
Lionheart (1978): C♯3 – E♭6
Hounds of Love (1985): E3 – E♭6
Aerial (2005): E3 – G♯5
Notewatching of other performances not listed above done by Alex61.
