Being an ardent rock n’ roll fan (which clearly means rock music of 60’s to 80’s), I cannot deny the fact that i was stunned when I listened to the amazing vocalists, that these bands possessed. They had a tremendous vocal range, and an awe-inspiring charisma on stage.
Now one might be puzzled looking at the title. Well in biological terms, ‘tenor’ is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between the C one octave below middle C (C3) to the A above (A4) in choral music, and up to high C (C5) in solo work. So basically, tenors are people which have a naturally high pitched voice.
There are coincidentally 10 tenors that have shook me, and inspired me to try singing their masterpieces (although those have been unsuccessful attempts).
They are namely (in order of influence):
1) Robert Plant (Zeppelin)
2) Ronnie James Dio (the name speaks for himself)
3) Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
4) Bruce Dickinson (Maiden)
5) Ian Gillan (Deep Purple)
6) Freddie Mercury (Queen)
7) Geoff Tate (Queensryche)
Roger Daltry (The Who)
9) Jeff Buckley
10)Steve Perry (Journey)
Most might be familiar names, except Steve Perry (although he has a very powerful voice). To really have a look at their vocal range, check out this playlist:
You Shook Me – Led Zeppelin
Gypsy Queen – DIO
Painkiller – Judas Priest
Dance of Death – Iron Maiden
Black Night – Deep Purple
It’s Kind of Magic – Queen
I Remember Now – Queensryche
Teenage Wasteland – The Who
Grace – Jeff Buckley
Ohh Sherrie – Steve Perry
Enjoyy the TENors…
Doesn’t Steven Tyler come in this category? And what about Myles Kennedy?
Comment by Ganesh — March 15, 2009 @ 5:40 am |