Post by Baronessa on Dec 2, 2019 15:34:35 GMT
Linda Perry (15 April 1965)
Member of: 4 Non Blondes (1989 - 1994), Deep Dark Robot (2011)
Vocal Range: B2 - A5
Linda Perry is one of those songwriters that you never knew you knew about. Despite what your take on "What's Up?" is, Linda has written songs for artists ranging from Pink to Solange and from Courtney Love to Weezer; chances are if you follow pop even remotely you will have heard something by her that you like. Contrasting her flexibility as a songwriter, Linda's own voice is undoubtedly a rock one - showcased most famously on the aforementioned love-or-hate "What's Up?" with 4 Non Blondes - which exhibits a distinctly emotive, somewhat faux-masculine tone that harkens back to singers of the British Invasion.
True to her influences, perhaps to a fault, Linda's wear-and-tear on her voice throughout her solo projects has undoubtedly been a factor in relegating her to mostly a songwriter for other people. However frustrating this may be to people who enjoy her voice, Linda has cemented herself to the Western pop canon in another way -- her personal writing can be found in many an important radio hit, without which the mainstream music listening zeitgeist literally would not be the same.
{Vocal Range Timeline}4 Non Blondes:
Bigger, Better, Faster, More! (1992): D3 - G♯5
Linda Perry:
In Flight (1996): C♯3 - E5
After Hours (1999): C3 - F5 - A5
Deer Sounds (2015): C♯3 - F5[1a]
Deep Dark Robot:
8 Songs About a Girl (2011): C♯3 - A5
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[1] Collaboration albums
a. With Sara Gilbert
Bigger, Better, Faster, More! (1992): D3 - G♯5
Linda Perry:
In Flight (1996): C♯3 - E5
After Hours (1999): C3 - F5 - A5
Deer Sounds (2015): C♯3 - F5[1a]
Deep Dark Robot:
8 Songs About a Girl (2011): C♯3 - A5
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[1] Collaboration albums
a. With Sara Gilbert
Significant High Notes:
A5 ("I'm Coming for You", "I Am Kinky" The Nightbreak, San Francisco 18 May 1991, "Some Days Never End")
G♯5 ("Morphine & Chocolate")
G5 ("Fly Away", "No One Wakes Me Up Like You", "Plan of Action" The Nightbreak, San Francisco 18 May 1991, "Stupid Bitch")
F♯5 ("I'm Coming for You", "I Am Kinky" The Nightbreak, San Francisco 18 May 1991, "Knocking on My Head", "Whole Lotta Love", "Won't You Be My Girl?")
F5 ("Antonia's Lament", "Body Parts/Rhodes' Piano Concerto #9", "Dear Mr. President", "Doctor Jimmy" Carnegie Hall, New York 24 February 1994, "Fly Away", "Letter to God" The Talk 8 May 2012, "Some Days Never End", "Stupid Bitch")
E5 ("Drifting", "House of the Rising Sun" Ruby's Roadhouse, Olathe 1 October 1999, "I Am Kinky" The Nightbreak, San Francisco 18 May 1991, "I'm Coming for You", "It Fucking Hurts", "Macaroon", "Mary's House" DNA Lounge, San Francisco 1992, "Need It Bad" DNA Lounge, San Francisco 1992, "New America", "New Dawn", "No One Wakes Me Up Like You", "Old Mr. Heffer", "Pirate Ghosts", "Plan of Action" The Nightbreak, San Francisco 18 May 1991, "Pleasantly Blue", "Superfly", "Too Deep", "What's Up?", "Whole Lotta Love")
E♭5 ("Antonia's Lament", "As I Grow Up", "Dear Mr. President", "Doctor Jimmy" Carnegie Hall, New York 24 February 1994, "Lonely Girl" M!ssundaztood version / acoustic version, "Morphine & Chocolate", "Pirate Ghosts")
D5 ("Acid Queen" Carnegie Hall, New York 24 February 1994, "Antonia's Lament", "Bang the Drum", "Body Parts/Rhodes' Piano Concerto #9", "Calling All the People", "Do You Like It?" DNA Lounge, San Francisco 1992, "Drifting", "Fill Me Up", "Fly Away", "House of the Rising Sun" Ruby's Roadhouse, Olathe 1 October 1999, "I'm Free" Carnegie Hall, New York 24 February 1994, "I'm the One", "Lonely Girl" M!ssundaztood version / acoustic version, "Lost Command", "Macaroon", "New Dawn", "Stupid Bitch", "It Fucking Hurts", "Knock Me Out", "Lost Command", "No Place Like Home", "Old Mr. Heffer", "Shame", "Spaceman", "Superfly", "Train")
C♯5 ("As I Grow Up", "Babydoll" DNA Lounge, San Francisco 1992, "Butterflies", "Do You Like It?" DNA Lounge, San Francisco 1992, "Down on Your Face" Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles 1993, "Fruitloop Daydream", "I'm Free" Carnegie Hall, New York 24 February 1994, "Knock Me Out", "Knocking on My Head", "Letter to God" The Talk 8 May 2012, "Mighty Lady", "Morphine & Chocolate", "Need It Bad" DNA Lounge, San Francisco 1992, "Nevermind" DNA Lounge, San Francisco 1992, "Plan of Action" The Nightbreak, San Francisco 18 May 1991, "Sammy" Rolling Stone, Milan 11 November 1993, "Taken", "What's Up?", "Wildling", "Won't You Be My Girl?")
C5 ("Acid Queen" Carnegie Hall, New York 24 February 1994, "Am I Still the One", "Calling All the People", "Can't Getcha Out of My Mind", "Carry On", "The Cows Come Home", "Dear Mr. President", "Fill Me Up", "Freeway", "The Garden", "He + She", "Lost Command", "Macaroon", "Mary's House" DNA Lounge, San Francisco 1992, "Mighty Lady", "New America", "New Dawn", "No One Wakes Me Up Like You", "Sister Feelgood", "Spaceman", "Sunny April Afternoon", "Sweet Misery" Acapulco Music Festival 1994, "Too Deep")
B4 ("Babydoll" DNA Lounge, San Francisco 1992, "Bang the Drum", "Carry On", "Creep", "Doctor Jimmy" Carnegie Hall, New York 24 February 1994, "Freeway", "I'm the One", "It Fucking Hurts", "Jackie", "Let It Shine" New York City 20 July 2000, "Let Me Ride", "Life in a Bottle", "Nevermind" DNA Lounge, San Francisco 1992, "New America", "No One Wakes Me Up Like You", "No Place Like Home", "Pirate Ghosts", "Pleasantly Blue", "Sammy" Rolling Stone, Milan 11 November 1993, "The Star-Spangled Banner" DNA Lounge, San Francisco 1992, "Success", "Taken", "Train", "Uninvited", "Whole Lotta Love")
B♭4 ("Butterflies", "Can't Getcha Out of My Mind", "Down on Your Face" Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles 1993, "The Garden", "In My Dreams", "Knocking on My Head", "Pirate Ghosts", "Road Trip", "Starship", "Sunny April Afternoon", "Wildling", "You Mean Nothing to Me")
A4 ("Body Parts/Rhodes' Piano Concerto #9", "The Cows Come Home", "Creep", "Do You Like It?" DNA Lounge, San Francisco 1992, "Friends", "Fruitloop Daydream", "He + She", "House of the Rising Sun" Ruby's Roadhouse, Olathe 1 October 1999, "I'm the One", "In Flight", "Knock Me Out", "Life in a Bottle", "Lola", "Lost Command", "Shame", "Sister Feelgood", "Some Days Never End", "The Star-Spangled Banner" DNA Lounge, San Francisco 1992, "Starship", "Success", "Uninvited", "Wake Up, Wake Up, Wake Up", "Won't You Be My Girl?")
Significant Low Notes:
A3 ("Am I Still the One", "Calling All the People", "The Cows Come Home", "Doctor Jimmy" Carnegie Hall, New York 24 February 1994, "Fill Me Up", "Friends", "I'm Coming for You", "In Flight", "It Fucking Hurts", "Jackie", "Knock Me Out", "Lost Command", "Macaroon", "Mary's House" DNA Lounge, San Francisco 1992, "Need It Bad" DNA Lounge, San Francisco 1992, "Nevermind" DNA Lounge, San Francisco 1992, "No One Wakes Me Up Like You", "Pleasantly Blue", "Some Days Never End", "Sunny April Afternoon", "Sweet Misery" Acapulco Music Festival 1994, "Taken", "Too Deep", "Train")
G♯3 ("As I Grow Up", "Dear Mr. President", "Lonely Girl" acoustic version, "Morphine & Chocolate", "Need It Bad" DNA Lounge, San Francisco 1992, "Pirate Ghosts", "Sammy" Rolling Stone, Milan 11 November 1993, "Somebody Love Me Now!", "Wildling", "You Mean Nothing to Me")
G3 ("Acid Queen" Carnegie Hall, New York 24 February 1994, "Calling All the People", "The Cows Come Home", "Doctor Jimmy" Carnegie Hall, New York 24 February 1994, "Dreambot", "Drifting", "Fill Me Up", "Freeway", "He + She", "It Fucking Hurts", "Let Me Ride", "Lost Command", "Macaroon", "Machine Man", "New America", "No One Wakes Me Up Like You", "No Place Like Home", "Some Days Never End", "Spaceman", "Wake Up, Wake Up, Wake Up")
F♯3 ("Down on Your Face" Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles 1993, "Knock Me Out", "Knocking on My Head", "Letter to God" The Talk 8 May 2012, "Life in a Bottle", "Morphine & Chocolate", "Sammy" Rolling Stone, Milan 11 November 1993, "Speck", "The Star-Spangled Banner" DNA Lounge, San Francisco 1992, "Train", "Uninvited", "What's Up?")
F3 ("Acid Queen" Carnegie Hall, New York 24 February 1994, "Body Parts/Rhodes' Piano Concerto #9", "Butterflies", "Can't Getcha Out of My Mind", "Carry On", "Dear Mr. President", "In My Dreams", "Somebody Love Me Now!", "Speck", "Sunny April Afternoon", "You Mean Nothing to Me")
E3 ("As I Grow Up", "Bang the Drum", "Down on Your Face" Universal Amphitheatre, Los Angeles 1993, "Freeway", "He + She", "Let It Shine" New York City 20 July 2000, "Lola", "New America", "No Place Like Home", "Old Mr. Heffer", "Pleasantly Blue", "So It Goes", "Spaceman", "The Star-Spangled Banner" DNA Lounge, San Francisco 1992, "Success", "Superfly", "Too Deep", "What's Up?")
E♭3 ("Knocking on My Head", "Letter to God" The Talk 8 May 2012, "Pirate Ghosts", "What's Up?" acoustic version, "Wildling")
D3 ("Bang the Drum", "Body Parts/Rhodes' Piano Concerto #9", "Carry On", "Creep", "Dreambot", "House of the Rising Sun" Ruby's Roadhouse, Olathe 1 October 1999, "In Flight", "Life in a Bottle", "Machine Man", "New Dawn", "Old Mr. Heffer", "Speck", "Superfly", "Uninvited")
C♯3 ("Butterflies", "Success", "You Mean Nothing to Me")
C3 ("Creep", "House of the Rising Sun" Ruby's Roadhouse, Olathe 1 October 1999, "Lola", "New Dawn", "So It Goes")
B2 ("Creep", "Lola")
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• Blue marks falsetto notes.
• Bold marks outstanding passages.
• Italics mark non-melodic notes.
• Underlines mark obscured notes.