Male singers who have a voice range like Freddie's

Mr.Jingles 14 January 2004 17:52 · Member since January 2002

OK... this is not about great band frontmen, but just simply about voice range.

Do any of you guys know what other male singers have a voice range close to Freddie's? George Michael is the first one to come to our minds after his awesome performance at the Freddie tribute.
Other ones that come to my mind are perhaps Marc Anthony, Mick Hucknall (Simply Red), and perhaps some R&B singers from the 70s and 80s (although I'm not very much into the genre).

Does anyone else know who else is close to Freddie's range?

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Spisso 14 January 2004 18:44 · Member since March 2003

Mmm, well, don't know...

Jeff Buckley?

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Adam Baboolal 14 January 2004 20:39 · Member since July 2001

Jeff Buckley? Are you sure?

Thom Yorke's not a bad choice.

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Sebastian 15 January 2004 06:53 · Member since July 2001

I've heard Axl Rose doing Eb1, although I doubt he could get any lower, at least in that era (Use Your Illusion). Perhaps nowadays he can, who knows. Highest notes I've heard from him are Eb4 I think (note that the high voices of 'Don't Cry' are by Izzy and Shannon), but I'm sure he can get higher than that.

Bee Gees don't sing that high as you may think at first. They sing in falsetto a lot (from '75 onwards), but their highest notes are hardly ever above D4, which is a note Fred and Roger could easily sing without falsetto. As for low notes, Maurice did sing some very good ones in 'Odessa', but I don't know which exact notes he did

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Sebastian 15 January 2004 06:54 · Member since July 2001

Michael Jackson has/had a huge range too

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Bohardy 15 January 2004 07:06 · Member since July 2001

Jeff Buckley, for sure.

And I have to say Thom Yorke's a fairly ridiculous comparison. You'll be lucky to find him ever going above a G(3) in his chest voice.

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Togg 15 January 2004 07:08 · Member since December 2003

A few suggestions to get the arguments going

Billy Joel (very powerful for a little guy!)

Phil Collins (again different style but big range)

Tony Vincent (great performance every night)

The guy from The Darkness (should spark a few fights)

And not forgetting... Leo Sayer!! Yep that little chap has a huge range.

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Spisso 15 January 2004 12:36 · Member since March 2003

Adam, i don't know if Jeff Buckley is the best choice, but i honestly think he's got a range much larger rather than Thom Yorke...

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Dubroc 15 January 2004 13:50 · Member since October 2002

Frans Bauer... LOL

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RMT 15 January 2004 14:25 · Member since July 2001

Jeff Scott Soto!

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Mr.Jingles 15 January 2004 14:34 · Member since January 2002

Although we all know he's a child molester, I think R. Kelly has one hell of a voice.
I've found that a lot of black R&B and Soul singers like Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye, and Barry White have great voice ranges.

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Brian_Mays_Wig 15 January 2004 15:30 · Member since December 2002

Innocent until proven guilty Mr Jingles!!!

Justin Hawkins, The Darkness.
Robert Plant.
Paverotti!!!
Tony Hadley has a great range.

(hangs his head in shame).......I always thought that Matt Goss had a pretty good voice!! (Blushes)

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Flashman 15 January 2004 17:40 · Member since August 2002

I'm sure somebody wrote Phil Collins.

Excuse me while I have a fit.

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Virtuoso 15 January 2004 18:20 · Member since August 2002

I think Ian Gillan has a vocal range of about 4 octaves,not really sure if that's true.

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Penis - Vagina 15 January 2004 18:40 · Member since December 2003

"And not forgetting... Leo Sayer!!"

Whoa-ooh-oh-oh, yeah-eeh yeah-eeh

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