Highest vocals ever??

[i like tictacs]

Jón Þór Birgisson of Sigur Rós gets pretty high.

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Not the highest ever, but I think he pulls off what he does extremely well, right from the beginning.



Great song too. So powerful.

I mean jesus, look at his neck! Watching him sing is crazy.

 

[sumpitan]

Andy Scott's backing vocals on ancient Sweet albums are as high as anything Halford, Lee et al ever managed. Check out Live for Today's intro at the 10 sec. mark for an example:

 

[Brick Top]

What?? No love for Russell Mael of Sparks?



Just a small taste.

Cheers,
BT

 

[sarcastro83]

Sparks are wonderful... there is something about a scowling, sedentary keyboard player that is extremely entertaining to me...

 

[jschwalls]

the 2 singers are ANGELS !!

I love the vocals the end is an amazing note hit to perfection.. around 4:00

I think it's a super high F or maybe E.. I can't remember..

 

[skulletwhip]

Mike Patton has a ridiculous range and versatility.

Also check Diamanda Galas.

 

[Stickk]

Whenever Cedric Bixler-Zivala sings falsetto. Or Matthew Bellamy on "Micro Cuts". Or that American Idol contestant they always make fun of on The Soup.

 

[jarrod cunningham]

strip away the falsetto's and most of these on this thread will be gone ....

 

[4stringrob]

hocus pocus by focus? whenever i hear it i wonder if a wood clamp is required on the nads to sing that high,

 

[jmattbassplaya]

Being none falsetto, Chris Cornell has got to be one of the highest in his early works with Soundgarden.

 

[Afrokid]

anything by Circa Survive

 

[bassteban]

I got this cat w/a totally Michael Jackson voice. It's like he's ashamed of it too- he don't say much. HEE- hee heeee OOOoooo

 

[jschwalls]

See also Dug Pinnick of King's X.. some of his vocals , studio and live are amazingly high !

 

[pedro]

What about Minnie Riperton? DiDn't she have some ridiculous 7 octave range?

Thats the name that came to my mind when I read the thread title.

 

[bearfoot]

Where did you find the data for these? I have read on a few different occasions that Mariah Carey has a range of ~ 5 octaves. Tim Storms allegedly has a range of 6 and Georgia Brown is the only person that has hit 8 in a verifiable setting (that I am aware of).

I don't believe that for one second, myself. EIGHT octaves? Not going to happen.

I doubt Mariah Carey has much more than 3.

 

[rtav]

Bradley Delp (RIP) --- INSANELY high background vocals on Boston's hits like "More Than A Feeling," etc.

Roger Taylor - great drummer, great vocalist (the only reason Roger Taylor didn't sing lead for Queen was, well, Freddie friggin' Mercury) - but listen to Roger's voice on "39" (no effects - he nailed it night after night live - high A, besides the sustained Bb5 at the end of the operatic section of Bohemian Rhapsody). His total range was A2 - E6.

Freddie Mercury - Just a phenomenal voice with an unmatched range (F2 - F5 full ranged, then to E6 falsetto) with power to spare all along the way.
Here's a website that examine's his range and voice:
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[Tumeni Notes]

Alvin not only sings high, he also talks high.

 

[rtav]

I don't believe that for one second, myself. EIGHT octaves? Not going to happen.

I doubt Mariah Carey has much more than 3.

Mariah actually is closer to 4 - still pretty damned astounding (reportedly her highest note is a B6 in a live performance of "Emotion" at the Grammy's way back when!)

As others have noted, it can't be 8 - she could hit the lowest C on a piano (C1), which VERY few men can do - as well as hit the highest (C8) - impossible,

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[Eric Perry]

Bradley Delp (RIP) --- INSANELY high background lyrics on Boston's hits like "More Than A Feeling," etc...

I was just watching a bunch of old interviews and live clips of Boston, RTZ, and Beatlejuice yesterday on Youtube. RIP is right.

 

[tegnoto89]

Bah! My last band did that song and the highest of high's were not much of a problem... And I'm yet to hear a live clip of The Darkness where those notes were hit... Or even tried, actually.

Not to plug, but this was me with my high school band (before I picked up the bass)