The Vocal Range Of Brendan Perry

Brendan Perry is an Australian singer/songwriter known for his work with the duo Dead Can Dance as well as solo. DCD are often associated with the world music scene, but is rooted in the early releases in the gothic rock genre. The band is known for their ethereal, often somber music with a focus on percussion and synthesizers. Their live performances are considered unique as the band often plays unreleased music in favor of album tracks and well-known songs.
Brendan has a very warm and sagely tone, His lower register is very booming and sagely. His upper registers are strong and clean, with notes in the mid to upper fourth octave being the most powerful and effortless. His fifth octave notes are also general smooth, as well as being very ethereal. Brendan's range and control of his voice has not at all been sacrificed over the years. Actually, he seems to have gained much more control over time, particularly in live settings.
Lower Notes:
1. 0:00 We start with the lows! A couple of B♭2s (with the second touching on G2) from "The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove".
2. 0:12 B♭2s from "Spirit".
3. 0:33 A rich A2 from "Don't Fade Away" live Toward The Within.
4. 0:39 An A2 from the end of "Amnesia".
5. 0:53 Dark singing dipping to A2 from the dreamy "Medusa".
6. 1:14 More A2s from the ethereal chorus of "Enigma Of The Absolute".
7. 1:34 Next is a G♯2 from "You Never Loved This City".
8. 1:42 From the moving "Ullyses" is a heavy G♯2.
9. 1:54 A nice G♯2 from the love-lorn "I Can See Now" live Toward The Within.
10. 2:02 Two quick G♯2s from "The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea".
11. 2:20 A warm G2 from "Youth".
12. 2:31 Sagely G2s from the soothing "All In Good Time".
13. 2:57 Strong vocals dipping to F♯2 then F2 from "Emmeleia".
14. 3:23 Moving down to a soft E2 (Brendan's lowest known note) from the end of the amazing "The Carnival Is Over".
15. 3:49 Warm, strong speaking down to more E2s from the cathartic "Song Of The Stars".
Higher Notes:
16. 4:06 Onto the highs! First is a strong F4 from the majestic "Black Sun".
17. 4:13 Two great F♯4s from "American Dreaming" live Toward The Within.
18. 4:35 A spacey F♯4 from "Xavier".
19. 4:44 From "I Can See Now" live Toward The Within is a great G4.
20. 4:54 Two G4s from the unreleased majestic piece "Pray For Dawn".
21. 5:07 Super strong G4s (with a short G♯4) from "Oman" live Toward The Within.
22. 5:32 Effortless singing up to G♯4 from the epic "Crescent".
23. 5:53 Now is an amazing A4 from "Children Of The Sun".
24. 6:06 Awesome A4s from "Oman" live Toward The Within.
25. 6:40 G♯4s going up to awesome B♭4s in the stunning "Utopia".
26. 7:04 A dreamy B4 from the mournful "Archangel".
27. 7:24 Whispery singing up to A4 then B4 from "Saturday's Child".
28. 7:40 A ghostly backing C5 from "Song Of The Dispossessed".
29. 8:00 Eerie singing between up to C5 from "Death Will Be My Bride".
30. 8:31 A gorgeous D5 followed by B4s from the last minute of the heart-warming "Don't Fade Away".
31. 8:51 Soft vocals topping at D5 from "Can You Feel It?"
32. 9:18 Haunting backing E♭5s from the storming "Opium".
33. 9:39 Strong backing E♭5s from "Return Of The She-King".
34. 10:03 Many light E5s from the end of "Sloth".
35. 10:23 Going up to a crazy F5 in "Icarus" live in 2010.
36. 10:33 G4s moving up to beautiful F5s from "Tree Of Life" live in 2010.
37. 10:52 A stunning E♭5 leading up to F♯5 from "Chase The Blues".
38. 11:00 A powerful yodel-esque vocal peaking at G5 from "Saffron" live in Montreal 2005.
39. 11:09 Singing up to a wild G♯5 in "American Dreaming" (Brendan's highest known note) also live in Montreal 2005.

[@richardroberson2564]

One of the best voices in music.

[@LaurentCarty]

Impressive work of yours and of course impressive Brendan Perry ! Thanks a lot.

[@henricjohansson7042]

Great work. Might I recommend listening to his guest apperance on "Higher Deeper" by Angels in Drag. There is a passage there where he pushes the limits some :)

[@c1ickonce]

Amazing! I've been listening to him for years and never thought about the actual vocal range. Thanks for sharing!

[@S_E_R_]

No problem! Thank you very much for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I'm a bit ashamed to do this, but do you think you could like this video and share it/my channel? Aha it would mean so much to me. Either way, I'm glad you liked this! Have a flabtastic day!

[@bonvabriones]

Thanks for helping me discover "Oman", "Opium", "Utopia" and "The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove". I'm still a DCD newbie.

[@mahakalimadra]

the indie-sinatra

[@rusamene]

That's actually pretty great comparison.

[@MadderMel]

Very deep voice !

[@margottik5746]

Please, can you tell me the title of the song at 1:34 ? thanks

[@S_E_R_]

You Never Loved This City