Bass Singers: Lowest & Highest Notes - Part 2

[@matthewdockray9745]

PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE ASKING FOR VIDEO LINKS: Links to all videos included will be pasted under this comment following the premiere Arguably, this video is quite subjective, depending on what you consider someone's lowest/highest countable note. Please don't scream and cry if something is not included. Apologies if there are any glaring errors or if some notes are off by a tone/semitone, they are sometimes hard to pitch depending on the quality of the note and recording as well as the length of the note. Some singers featured may have a wider range than what's stated... in that case, I either couldn't find their highest/lowest (sorry), or they are able to sing higher/lower, but haven't showcased this either at all (Tim Storms), or in a significant example, or failing that, I just didn't know the note existed. Sorry. Some singers in this compilation you may not consider to be ‘bass singers’ (eg Bing Crosby, Leonard Cohen etc), it’s more of just a catchall term for low voiced singers so I can have a greater variety of people rather than just sticking to gospel bass, acapella bass and Oktavism. If there was a singer that you wanted to see in this video they may have been featured in part 1 If you're that desperate to know why I did/didn't include a particular note I guess leave a comment and I might get back to it. Thanks to Ntanzar for sending me some clips I didn't know existed. All clips will be linked under this comment after the video premieres

[@matthewdockray9745]

LINKS FOR ALL CLIPS: Tim Riley - Eb1 - A3 - 2 octaves + tritone kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZTSfYd9jslgqck kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJOkgqWulN1pkMk Vladimir Pasjukov - F1 - C4 - 2 octaves + perfect 5th kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5-wk5Kepragh8k kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHuygqR5gMeKpKM Bing Crosby - C2 - G#4 - 2 octaves + minor 6th kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGObgWeuaaaWsJY kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqWac56ao7qSfrM London Parris - D1 - Bb3 - 2 octaves + minor 6th kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqfJXoGoea6cl7c kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2Gsk4OZj5d0ms0 Glenn Floyd - F1 - D4 - 2 octaves + major 6th kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6W2n4hnq7mkgdE facebook.com/belinda.miller.33/videos/1154257394690323/ Jeff chapman - C#1 - Eb4 - 3 octaves + major 2nd kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5msqYt_apueq5I kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqnJmHini5d3Y7c Leonard Cohen - E1 - A4 - 3 octaves + perfect 4th kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGHRnnuvosyAbbs kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXSanXetYqt-n5I Yuri wichniakov - F1 - Bb4 - 3 octaves + perfect 4th kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKvUi2yMntOIfKM Thomas Quasthoff - G1 - C#5 - 3 octaves + tritone kzbin.info/www/bejne/bp3UY2SBgJtlaaM kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJKXq2CGnMmsarc Lockie chapman - F#1 - C#5 - 3 octaves + perfect 5th kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKvPq3uqqZ2ga5Y Junior Brown - E1 - C#5 - 3 octaves + major 6th kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYabdKuggrl_mNk Barry white - F#1 - E5 - 3 octaves + minor 7th kzbin.info/www/bejne/e322o5atiL-ahqs kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4nRfYiQoZVrp7M Trace Adkins - G1 - F#5 - 3 octaves + major 7th kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5K5nqSbeZaLa80 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKS4l2ieg8lopMk Hoyt Axton - G1 - G5 - 4 octaves kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmWWe3aHl9aCjKs kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4LVaZeIjN5mpJI Vladimir Miller - F1 - F#5 - 4 octaves + minor 2nd kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGGrfZmAbqlphaM kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJbIn3unZq2EpLc Dieter Meier - E1 - A5 - 4 octaves + perfect 4th kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIKvYXyhpsmDgsU kzbin.info/www/bejne/oISXlY14g9RgjrM Ken Turner - C1 - Bb5 - 4 octaves + minor 7th kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJSthIOKarSXfrc kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWbdZ6OiqrihrJY Tim storms - B-1 - A4 ish - 4 octaves + minor 7th kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJOQk62prqepn68 kzbin.info/www/bejne/opzHfp9nfrmqa68 Geoff Castellucci - A0 - A5 - 5 octaves kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4OalJSLZbeSlac kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYeqd4eDl8RmpNU

[@TaoGamer22]

Just to clarify, no complaints or anything, Geoff in the song Peaches goes up to an A sharp 5 btw cool video bro

[@matthewdockray9745]

@ this was made before peaches came out and he got to a Bb5

[@TaoGamer22]

​@@matthewdockray9745oh sorry i didnt knew lol

[@gremcs]

There are some clips that have Tim Riley speaking into the fourth octave when addressing the crowd - not sure how easy the highest note would be to find in that case.

[@lurecyyy]

I now officially have the bass voice, and it's refreshing knowing I can hit (some) of the notes of these guys

[@5thgentexan95]

Nice! Although not the lowest note or widest range, IMO, Barry White has the most pleasing voice out of the group. Sooooo smooth. 🔥

[@johndeeregreen4592]

It's interesting with Barry White: he had a crazy deep voice but tended to hangout in upper baritone and tenor more than the bass notes he could hit with ease. I would argue Geoff Castellucci is more versatile, but only if you also like the really low notes.

[@heliotropeskies5918]

weird to me that he would hang out in the lower 4th octave as much as he did in his music tbh. C2, A1, G#1 and F#1 don't seem to be particularly hard notes for him relative to how low they are outright. based on his speaking voice i wouldn't be surprised if given emphasis in training the utmost extreme of his low range he could touch a note like E1, though we'll never know.

[@bradycall1889]

@@johndeeregreen4592 He didn't often go into the tenor/higher baritone range, though sometimes he did. It wasn't THAT often that he went above middle C, but of course he did in some of his songs.

[@johndeeregreen4592]

@@bradycall1889, yeah, looking through a song list with the range he used for them, he seemed to prefer B2-C5. Looking at that, though, he was singing mostly like a tenor with a bass thickness. A gem of a voice, regardless.

[@cishinoju]

I really loved the part 1 and watched it so many times, so I’m glad you created part 2! I love this series so much, thank you so much!

[@jmbmusic1]

Great compilation!

[@Zen-gw6gt]

Wish I can hit bass notes, it's just it's so cool and awesome to listen to, having that deep and low voice is rare. I also wish I can hit tenor notes. Yes you're right, I'm a Baritone, I'm between the bass and tenor.

[@Zecospheretoday]

I’m a tenor and I wish I could hit your notes

[@Zen-gw6gt]

@@Zecospheretoday but you can though I think

[@TM-pf1kp]

super impressive video and research, loved it!

[@freddiestudio7668]

Nice vid !

[@Iansco1]

Love how you say 5 octaves but leave in "without challenging myself" too.

[@johndeeregreen4592]

As far as total range, though, Tim Storms has the entire world beat. Since his last world record, it put his range from G negative 7 to G5 (12 octaves). Useable range, however, I believe you have it nailed pretty good -- except he has went above A4 many times live (D5 is where his falsetto starts to be iffy).

[@matthewdockray9745]

The highest I could find from him was A4, though he had a recorded B4 but the video was deleted. Can you link anytbing higher from him?

[@johndeeregreen4592]

@@matthewdockray9745, I have looked and cannot find anything, either. I have personally heard him at Branson before, so I know he can... there just isn't any video evidence left out there. Which you can only go by what there is proof of, so that's understandable. At least there are many examples of Geoff Castellucci showing off his 5 octave range.

[@jameswilliams4566]

The Genius book of records has Tim Storms at 10 Octaves. His lowest is at 0.189 Ghz, which the only living thing that can hear it is an Elephant.

[@johndeeregreen4592]

​@@jameswilliams4566, ​, it's now a total of 12 octaves, which is insane. My total range is 6.25 octaves (E1-B4 in chest voice), which is rare enough. My most comfortable is G1 (chest) to B5 (falsetto) Guys like Geoff Castellucci, who are comfortable at over 4 octaves all the time blow my mind.

[@ivblizzard3616]

@@johndeeregreen4592 hold up u can get E1 in chest and B4 in chest?

[@rtsbass7829]

Amazing video!

[@hunter133official]

Damn, Ken hitting a Bb5?

[@matthewdockray9745]

Yessir

[@BassManMatteo]

Great video!

[@ntanzar911]

Super nice video!

[@Z3SC]

Nice list of people

[@bradycall1889]

5:23 Yes I agree with this. His B-1 is a strohbass note in my opinion, which counts as vocal range. I think that his G-7 is 100% pure vocal fry and nothing else, which doesn't count at all as vocal range. And even then, a B-1 is not the most musical sounding note in the entire world. There are other notes that are worth our time.

[@ntanzar911]

Can't wait!

[@Johnlarryshorts]

1:08 what's the title of this song? I really like it and also this too 2:17

[@matthewdockray9745]

Links in pinned comment

[@DrakeLavenderZXShorts]

Omg

[@rtsbass7829]

5:14 Link please!

[@matthewdockray9745]

Pinned comment

[@rtsbass7829]

@@matthewdockray9745 oh lol

[@andrewbloom7694]

Tim Storms actually physically hurts me lol(the pitch not that hes bad or anything)

[@bradycall1889]

So what is your job occupation?

[@skeptic_individual]

tim storms has the record for lowest note at 0.185 hertz. he goes way lower than that

[@matthewdockray9745]

Read the pinned comment

[@mrfletch8593]

Of recent development, is Corpse Husband as a bass vocalist.

[@vitormrmr]

The high range by Tim Riley wasn't developed

[@heliotropeskies5918]

idk about not developed but definitely almost never used. i say that because A3 doesn't sound especially difficult for him. he needs to belt to get it but his primo passaggio is just below that so that's kind of expected. id wager he could belt a bit into the 4th octave but probably couldn't get much or any higher than the D4-E4 area even if given the chance

[@ariasemusicaslegendadas7657]

0:53 He is Baritone

[@matthewdockray9745]

Possibly. This video is just generally about lower than average voiced singers

[@heliotropeskies5918]

tim storms, ken turner, hoyt axton, and geoff castellucci aren't basses either. mostly low baritones

[@ChangDaBang]

@@heliotropeskies5918 They are all Basses .. Especially Geoff .. "Low baritones" dont blast F1 in chest or talk normally from C2 to G1 in chest either Bass voice has many flavours and they are all a part of it

[@heliotropeskies5918]

@@ChangDaBang not a single person i just mentioned has a proper "chest" F1. and none of them "blast" notes in the first octave. they all have little to no projection below D2 in chest and all their passaggi sit at or around Bb3 and Eb4. they're all essentially dramatic baritones with strong M0 extensions

[@ChangDaBang]

@@heliotropeskies5918 You should watch Peter Barber's analysis and he will let you know who is a "bass" from all of these since he is a bass vocalist and also a professional opera singer Geoff's natural speaking voice hovers around C2 and occasionally drops to G1 in chest as well He can comfortably hit strong A1s in chest on regular basis as well and on mic he can project them quite comfortably Im not gonna discuss "off mic projections" since that is a separate genre of music and singing style .And it doesn't disqualify some Bass Singers you can argue about the others sure .. But Geoff has been classified by many vocal coaches and music directors as a "True Bass" . There are just different flavours under the Bass Umbrella and he is one of them

[@consalvewigert6336]

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[@andrewbloom7694]

0:58 Why would you write that note if you cant sing it even with a microphone lol?

[@matthewdockray9745]

Mate what are you on about

[@Виктор-в3б3я]

Нет такой ноты в природе. Это инфразвук. Учите историю вокала .

[@matthewdockray9745]

What are you on about mate

[@Виктор-в3б3я]

@@matthewdockray9745 I'm not interested in this mediocrity

[@Виктор-в3б3я]

@@matthewdockray9745 You should read at least one book on vocals, for example Raoul Husson, to understand which note is located in which octave

[@matthewdockray9745]

@@Виктор-в3б3я which notes which labelled in the wrong octave in this video?

[@ailtonsouzadearaujojunior2210]

Great video!