Simon, I know there was a big discussion on this on the Zing video, but the baritone's Ab on "all" sounds "flat" to me. I don't mean to say you're pitch is falling, but I'm wondering if that's intentional or not.
"Now it's time to start the show TONIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT."
@SJRogers tonight, we'll sing for you toooooooooooooooooniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight, ALL NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT
tonight, we'll sing for you toooooooooooooooooniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight, ALL NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT
I know you have to be rather loud to hit a high C in that voice, but it seems it was mixed a little bit too loud. It overpowered the other parts. Heck, it overpowered itself when singing before that.
That said: Wow. That's an amazing lack ot tension on such a high note. And it's not because you were blending it with falsetto. In fact, I suspect you that you do not normally have a C, but trained to get it. And that is EFFING AWESOME.
@NZBode Hey man! hows it going? Just finishing up with uni thank god, how bout you? Still playing bass somewhere and deeply involved in music? If you're still in auckland, have to have a sing sometime =)
Looks like the end is stretched, you can hear a clicking noise when the stretch starts and then you can see the video at the end is framey. Still, he held it out for a long time and DAMN it's a high C.
Technically, no adult male can (castratos not included) lots of people just don't classify a difference between head and chest. the usual barrier is just drawn between head/chest and falsetto
Nick, your voice is like wow. The range and control of Kenny Loggins and the power of Steve Perry. You are very gifted and should sing forever. I love it when you and Finneylee sing together.
Schmokin' hot! Great job! What vid edit software do you use and do you have any other equip that helps you place the mic or do you just hold it wherever naturally. I noticed you had it closer to your mouth for the parts that didn't have to drive as hard.
Well, if we ever meet, i'll be happy to post a C for you. And if we dont meet, there's a video of me posting a C under my favourites. I recommend turning down the volume before listening, its off a cellphone so sound is a lot louder. =)
no matter how awesome that sounded, i do refuse to believe that you are capable of hitting and sustaining both this high C, and also the low C-sharp in the way you look tonight. i suspect a bit of computer help, if not with hitting the note, then sustaining it, because that would be an absolutely godlike range for anybody. nevertheless, awesome. i was gonna do exactly this kind of thing myself, then i saw your videos and got discouraged, because ppl will think im biting off you, but i wasn't!
Hmm. I normally can't sing below an F sharp, but one morning after an extremely heavy night of drink I woke up with a horrible sore throat and found my voice had dropped and I could sing a low D. And it was back to normal the next day, so I think it's possible!
Have you ever listened to Lester Recter from 3 Voices? He can hit that note also, so, therefore, I would have to respectfully disagree that Nick has help from the computer. GREAT JOB Superman Nick Brown!! I only wish I could do that... :(
Hey MasterHobytla. Firstly i thank you for saying that this sounded awesome =) as for whether i can hit the notes; for the low Db on the video response, i was insanely drunk, sick and tired, that bass part was recorded at 3am, i cannot hit anywhere near that low everyday. As for the high C, different story. Yes i can hit, and sustain that note pretty much when ever. there is a live version of it on my user under my favourites. i highly recommend turning down the volume before listening.
secondly, please, dont be discouraged about posting videos of you singing. Nearly all multi trackers scroll over every one elses videos giving us advice on how to sing better, what to improve on etc, as well as just to listen to the music. its fantastic for personal development, I've found it invaluable. especially finding a singer like Simon (fineyleee) a musical theory nut, and a brilliant singer who's advice is always fantastic.
It's actually not unheard of at all among trained singers to have a big range. Since he's singing so high AND in full voice, it's extremely doable to be able to hold that puppy for that length. Believe it or not, when a soprano gets super duper high, the vibrations of the frequency itself are so intense that it acts as a breathing mechanism for them, making it possible to sing a note virtually forever for them, because they pretty much don't have to breathe.
This one was even trickier! When the lead sang "We'll sing for you tonight, on its own, it was really difficult to tell if that was the bari part or the lead, because the lead had been switching from E natural to F, so to go down a whole step would have just been predictable. But I listened closely and realized it was the lead who goes cross voicing with the tenor.
I still need to get an answer on why "Nick" is moving in slow-motion in the end... anybody? I believe there's some time stretching done here so don't get to impressed....
Otherwise this is fricking awsome and you should really be proud.
If you dont believe that i can do it theres a video of it live. Its TERRIBLE quality as its done on a cell phone video. Its under my favourites on my user page that one of my mates posted called Nick the try hard or something like that lol. Also its really really loud so turn down your volume before watching. And i'm not moving slow motion i promise you. Other than that, thanks a lot for you comments, I'm very proud =D
Hey Nibla, I believe that the reason that it looks like he is moving in slow motion is due to the lighting and his distance from the camera and how those two aspects effect each other. Some web cams don't pickup movement clearly when there is a large movement from a distance - meaning you pretty much need to be right in front of it for it to look 33fps. So if Nick was more than several feet away from the camera (which he is) that would account for the choppy/slow mo look. Hope this helps!
Who's been giving Nick rubbish for his high-singing? Wasn't the smoothest finish to the C, but I challenge anyone to sing a High C and hold it for that long! This one is great!
Is there ever any vabrato in any of these.. thaty are all good.. and you both have incredible range... but a little vabrato like at the end of the long notes would be awesome... also... full voice high C very impressive...
actually, it would be stylistically horribly incorrect to include vibrato. In barbershop music, vibrato is reserved for slight embellishment by a lead and that's it. Barbershop is all about ringing the chords, and vibrato gets in the way of that.
For the chords to ring, they have to be PERFECTLY in tune to the actual harmonic pitches (which cannot be played on a keyboard or other fixed-tuning instrument, and require special tuning instructions to be included in MIDI files). Vibrato would destroy that.
Jim DeBusman wrote an article in the Harmonizer that is actually supportive of a little vibrato in some quartet singing, and he knows his stuff pretty well, to say the least. It's interesting - check it out. Agreed, most of the vibrato is left to the lead at the ends of phrases, and that's how it should be; for most quartets, if they were to try and add vibrato, they would ruin the sound. However, if it's done correctly it can be a useful tool.
Not your computer's fault. YouTube text comment indentation doesn't work like it should.
Anyway, yes, a SMALL amount ON THE PART OF THE MELODY SINGER ONLY (not necessarily the Lead, but WHOEVER has the Melody at that point in the song), delayed so that it occurs only on sustained notes, both helps the audience know who has the melody, and also clarifies the vowel sounds. It does sacrifice some chord-ringing, though, but the overall effect can be an improvement or worthy sacrifice.
although the high C is remarkable...imagine a normal baritone singing this! His second to last note is a friggin G#! Then come down only a semitone to G! I know some leads who cant do that!
Ya well then there's the fact that we took this tag up a whole step. So the baritone never goes higher than F# (if the quartet singing chooses to let the bari on that part... a bari/lead switch isn't impossible)...
holy shit!!! i love to listen to the tags that you guys put up. but this one, really dropped my jaw. My girlfriend walked in after hearing nick crush that C for the first time... her usual response is, "was that good?" and i said,"he just did that in a fuckin head voice!" absolutely great control.
To come to the defense of everyone who needs defending, barbershop is a HOBBY! It's for fun. Let these guys have fun and quit burning them for it. So what if a high C full voice is executed without proper technique. Who gives a f@ck?! It's in poor taste to come to Finey's site and try to rip him and Nick apart. Either make your own version of the same tag so you can show us all what "proper technique" is or drop it. Oh, and Gary Lewis has had surgery on his throat before. How does he sound now?
the fact is everyone that they did a great job with this tag. And yes, they do push their voices a little too much here. But I still think they are doing this stuff ebtter than almost anyone who is commenting on Finneylees videos.
I'm honored. Looks like SHL joined youtube Wednesday simply to reply to my comment!
And Nick, stop singing EVERY SONG YOU EVER SING on a high C at full voice only. You'll wear out your voice. :)
Everyone's overreacting (including me). If you don't like the sound or technique he uses, you don't need to warn him of his impending laryngectomy. Duh, if you stress yourself, you won't be able to sing as high or as long all the time. But I doubt Nick's walking around belting out B's & C's all day.
This is like the only time Nick ever posts such a high note. After this recording, Nick re-recorded the sunshine tag post for my album, and that's a Bflat. He did it much more relaxed and correct, and yet he managed to maintain alot of overtones in the voice.
This was a one-timer, simply to demonstrate our capabilities. He isn't ruining anything in his throat with one post.
Yeah sure i do. I mean, considering that you're so much of a better singer yourself, I believe you must have difficulties listening to poor music like this. Also, you're 20 years old and almost passed puberty, so jealousy cannot be an issue here.
By the way, which one of the three assholes in your car video is you?
woah woah woah! I guess I should have seen the profile I was on when I posted those posts from bobcampagna. He's my roommate and I was on his comp lookin at these vids. Yes, of course he has no singing technique. Don't go bashing on him either. He has passed puberty and he is not jealous.
BTW I'll be lookin for you in Nashville and seeing you put that high Eb in chest voice!
Well, since it was you writing, I guess the only bashing that was turned to him was his singing (but obviously he knows that he ain't a singer). Anyway, I still don't think a comment like that is appropriate. Yes, I meant the "throw up" one...
yeah i guess ur right and I apologize. I just don't think your idea of an album full of tags is appropriate. It's not genuine at all. Listening to an album of barbershop songs should be the only legit thing. I don't want to have to skip through 50 different, 30 second skits to hear tags of just you and your friend.
Is there any audio of four voices singing this?
applesauc3 1 month ago
@applesauc3 Sure is, search "Four Voices AIC Show 2003"
XarionGod 1 month ago
Simon, I know there was a big discussion on this on the Zing video, but the baritone's Ab on "all" sounds "flat" to me. I don't mean to say you're pitch is falling, but I'm wondering if that's intentional or not.
Sylvanas590 2 months ago
what a damn high note, wish I could do that.
agoodfriend99 4 months ago
gotta hurt!
MRevolution44 8 months ago
Beast mode engaged. Holy shit.
AOnezie 8 months ago 2
Love it when they bring it together at the end. That is beautiful:)
jarbon5 9 months ago
That C is sweet
zacisabass 1 year ago 5
Everything recommended for me is 2 years old!
Awesome!
Misterafyableism 1 year ago
"Now it's time to start the show TONIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT."
SJRogers 1 year ago 18
@SJRogers tonight, we'll sing for you toooooooooooooooooniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight, ALL NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT
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tonight, we'll sing for you toooooooooooooooooniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight, ALL NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT
BenEisenstein 9 months ago
God Damn......
10packerd 1 year ago
wow, that was an impressive
presentation of almost perfect harmony...
thx for sharing
..of course "i like"
RidleyXXX 1 year ago
I know you have to be rather loud to hit a high C in that voice, but it seems it was mixed a little bit too loud. It overpowered the other parts. Heck, it overpowered itself when singing before that.
That said: Wow. That's an amazing lack ot tension on such a high note. And it's not because you were blending it with falsetto. In fact, I suspect you that you do not normally have a C, but trained to get it. And that is EFFING AWESOME.
trlkly 1 year ago
damn nick what note is that? top B? i dont know but damn lol
matini90 1 year ago
@matini90 no its a C
jbelmaestro 1 year ago
NICK! I just stumbled across this. How are you dude? That was awesome! - Hamish
NZBode 1 year ago
@NZBode Hey man! hows it going? Just finishing up with uni thank god, how bout you? Still playing bass somewhere and deeply involved in music? If you're still in auckland, have to have a sing sometime =)
- Nick
nbro085 1 year ago
WOAH!
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where did you find the music for this? and could you point me in the direction of it
muziklvr1714 1 year ago
Hi,
Nice job on this one!
Can you help me finding this arrangement? I'd like to know the exact title or webshop I can get it. I hope you can help me.
Regards from the Netherlands,
JG
jgjongsma 1 year ago
sounded natural to me, im sure he cant do it for more than a few belts, but it was awesome nonetheless
YellowCakeKid 2 years ago
awesome
xwillfilmforfoodx 2 years ago
great job guys. awsome
fatkinson91 2 years ago
I am in awe of this. Nick's voice starts to sound something other than human after holding the note for so long. Simply incredible.
asena11787 2 years ago 5
The father of all collabs!
brianisawesom 2 years ago
I like how that guy thinks the post was stretched. Both Nick and Simon are phenomenal singers. A high C in head voice? Damn! Great job.
beachbum31688 2 years ago
thats actually full voice =P
its approaching the startosphere
sephiroth3782 2 years ago
OMG!!! Nick, be careful not to ruin your voice doing that! Simon, as always, you rock!!!
MCVtenor23 2 years ago
That was awesome guys....I love your posts!
saturnbub 2 years ago
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Looks like the end is stretched, you can hear a clicking noise when the stretch starts and then you can see the video at the end is framey. Still, he held it out for a long time and DAMN it's a high C.
ohthejoyoffire 2 years ago
Sorry, but you don't know what you're talking about...
FineyLeeeInUS 2 years ago 2
It's REALLY framey compared to the rest.
ohthejoyoffire 2 years ago
it IS stretched..
oODajmarNOo 2 years ago
Sure... You would know...
FineyLeee 2 years ago 4
Funniest response at least ever. Epic win Finey.
DominTenor23 2 years ago
wow im in love with Nick he gave me goosbumps all the way down my spine no lie that was amazing
kiyes15 2 years ago
holy jeebus. amazing lol.... i swear i was holding my breath while he hit that note... bravo fellas :)
S4NT1IE 2 years ago
lol
i cant even hold a high C in head voice for 21 seconds
this is unworldly
sephiroth3782 2 years ago
@sephiroth3782
Technically, no adult male can (castratos not included) lots of people just don't classify a difference between head and chest. the usual barrier is just drawn between head/chest and falsetto
musicmaniactc 1 year ago
too bad they stretched it
oODajmarNOo 2 years ago
Sweet mother of Jesus, lung capacity. I'm out of breath just listening to it.
Bravo, fellas. Bravo.
TheAwesomeOne1ooo 2 years ago 4
haha nick looks kinda "empty" after that high C. great work guys
oODajmarNOo 2 years ago
Do yall know yall are this badasss?? yall are so talented that my speakers are telling me to play that again
TheSchuester 2 years ago 2
Nick, your voice is like wow. The range and control of Kenny Loggins and the power of Steve Perry. You are very gifted and should sing forever. I love it when you and Finneylee sing together.
bibbeny 2 years ago 7
nicks voice makes me want to cry in this tag... in a good way!! :)
cheviiilost 2 years ago
That overtone is waaay up there.
HuggumsMcgehee 2 years ago 2
daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn!
klix16 2 years ago 6
Great
iiBVL 2 years ago 3
I remember when I could hit such high notes when I was younger. Man you guys sound awesome.
bibbeny 2 years ago
Schmokin' hot! Great job! What vid edit software do you use and do you have any other equip that helps you place the mic or do you just hold it wherever naturally. I noticed you had it closer to your mouth for the parts that didn't have to drive as hard.
SamFreedom 2 years ago
that overtone is intense!!!!
ebf234 2 years ago 4
is that an over tone i hear way up there????
Gotskillz88 2 years ago 4
haha yep. a super duper high C overtone.
kghobbes 2 years ago 4
i hear something more like a g.....
Gotskillz88 2 years ago
well, there's many more than just one overtone haha..i was just picking out the highest one i heard.
kghobbes 2 years ago
exactly!
SaxymanMLC 2 years ago
OMG, wunderfull, brilliant voice
Konsolenrocker08 2 years ago
ridiculous high c
santosjohny 2 years ago 2
fucking amazing!
klix16 2 years ago 2
that tag isn't even legal in most states...lol
WOW
Sbock3 2 years ago 8
A really cool overtone at the end...sounds soprano-ish. What a pair of voices.
ForminaSage402 2 years ago
this is the best tag on youtube.......
Dodoy36 2 years ago 45
Wow... nice high C. i'm impressed.
FlambergDragons 2 years ago
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...and no one gives a shit. Who cares if you're impressed at all, doubt you could do it better at all. Or anything better.
Im0an0asshole 2 years ago
Those high tags.... goodness man!!! brilliant hanger again!!!
Bloodfox610 2 years ago
to nighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhht
Dodoy36 3 years ago 6
Hahahahahaha!
SING it, Dodoy! x-D!
SirFone 2 years ago 3
:D great !!!!
ozi1976 2 years ago
deam!!
WarhawkGamer 3 years ago
Oh Lawdy!!! DAYUM!!!!!!
TexasSailor21 3 years ago 2
Dies... Oh my gawd dude... i WISH that my tags were anywhere NEAR this good......
Fantastic job, and I can't wait to see more!
DrewBarbershop 3 years ago
He almost passed out anyways.
meatloversunite 3 years ago 5
Do you might have the sheet for the SONG?
vanish129 3 years ago
Are you using an Audio Technica 2500 Dual Head microphone?
Jerram89 3 years ago
Every time I watch this I feel like I'm hurting him... it makes me feel bad.
jrbedford 3 years ago 32
hahah, that's a funny way of putting it. makes sense though lol
AndrewKesler 3 years ago
watching him sing that high c makes me tired haha. i get puffed just watching it.
bustitplayitkickit 3 years ago 3
LMFAO AT Corollaboi
I THOUGHT I BE DA ONLY PERSON TO GET LIKE THAT
LOL
bmore187sniper 3 years ago
lol im impressed =D
zacknafein10 3 years ago
Damn I'm moist. O=-)
Corollaboi 3 years ago 5
'Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii...iiiiiiight' -deep breath-
Lol
Absolutely brilliant =D
LeeTheOneManShow 3 years ago
this..........is..........awesome.
sweettbat 3 years ago
The High C is too hot
montezumasrevenge 3 years ago
WHAT THE FUCK high C for 21 seconds? This is FUCKING INSANE xx
shluf 3 years ago 4
dude these guys are masters at wot they do i bet you they fiddled wid tha note...any money....
bighugephil 3 years ago
Well, if we ever meet, i'll be happy to post a C for you. And if we dont meet, there's a video of me posting a C under my favourites. I recommend turning down the volume before listening, its off a cellphone so sound is a lot louder. =)
nbro085 3 years ago
yer dude....done well to hold it tha long though...check out my vid i`m doin 3 octaves..well just over, full voice!!
bighugephil 3 years ago
wow
DoPTheRev 3 years ago
Sorry if I spelled Lester's last name incorrectly.
555Kestrel 3 years ago
...What?!
That tenor part is ridiculous. And Nick holds it like a champ. Props, man.
ledhead154 3 years ago 3
Great overtones in this one
TomNorts 3 years ago 2
no matter how awesome that sounded, i do refuse to believe that you are capable of hitting and sustaining both this high C, and also the low C-sharp in the way you look tonight. i suspect a bit of computer help, if not with hitting the note, then sustaining it, because that would be an absolutely godlike range for anybody. nevertheless, awesome. i was gonna do exactly this kind of thing myself, then i saw your videos and got discouraged, because ppl will think im biting off you, but i wasn't!
MasterHobytla 3 years ago
Hmm. I normally can't sing below an F sharp, but one morning after an extremely heavy night of drink I woke up with a horrible sore throat and found my voice had dropped and I could sing a low D. And it was back to normal the next day, so I think it's possible!
nils89 3 years ago 2
Have you ever listened to Lester Recter from 3 Voices? He can hit that note also, so, therefore, I would have to respectfully disagree that Nick has help from the computer. GREAT JOB Superman Nick Brown!! I only wish I could do that... :(
555Kestrel 3 years ago 2
Hey MasterHobytla. Firstly i thank you for saying that this sounded awesome =) as for whether i can hit the notes; for the low Db on the video response, i was insanely drunk, sick and tired, that bass part was recorded at 3am, i cannot hit anywhere near that low everyday. As for the high C, different story. Yes i can hit, and sustain that note pretty much when ever. there is a live version of it on my user under my favourites. i highly recommend turning down the volume before listening.
nbro085 3 years ago
secondly, please, dont be discouraged about posting videos of you singing. Nearly all multi trackers scroll over every one elses videos giving us advice on how to sing better, what to improve on etc, as well as just to listen to the music. its fantastic for personal development, I've found it invaluable. especially finding a singer like Simon (fineyleee) a musical theory nut, and a brilliant singer who's advice is always fantastic.
nbro085 3 years ago
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yuvizzal 2 years ago
It's actually not unheard of at all among trained singers to have a big range. Since he's singing so high AND in full voice, it's extremely doable to be able to hold that puppy for that length. Believe it or not, when a soprano gets super duper high, the vibrations of the frequency itself are so intense that it acts as a breathing mechanism for them, making it possible to sing a note virtually forever for them, because they pretty much don't have to breathe.
Higher singing -> less air needed.
MusicAddict5 3 years ago 4
If you want the spots for the tag, semd me an email. It's my chart.
kirkkster 3 years ago
*&!@#@$^!!!!
2SKARX 3 years ago 4
that was badass.
you guys are amazing.
ebf234 3 years ago 3
god.
damn.
guitarpunk201 3 years ago 4
This one was even trickier! When the lead sang "We'll sing for you tonight, on its own, it was really difficult to tell if that was the bari part or the lead, because the lead had been switching from E natural to F, so to go down a whole step would have just been predictable. But I listened closely and realized it was the lead who goes cross voicing with the tenor.
But it was fun!
Purenicotine 3 years ago 4
LMAO!!!....that is ridiculous.I'm pretty sure that one of my own nuts just popped from hearing that.
Thanks for all of the awesome recordings
Oldslug2000 3 years ago 8
holy mother of gawd o.O
thats awesome
Imxset 3 years ago 3
oh my freakin goodness... That almost made me cry. haha
contraplayah 3 years ago 3
How do you hit that!!? IN FULL VOICE!!
555Kestrel 3 years ago 4
I have a suggestion... About another song, haha.
Have you ever considered Let's Live It Up? Your voice would be AWESOME for that tenor part, and any other part, really.
If I had a mic, I'd ask if you wanted some help, but unfortunately, I don't haha. But if you ever did, I could do anything but bass comfortably.
RyanFlynn91 3 years ago 2
That baritone part is ridiculous :)
saxoman69 3 years ago
omg.
high C
that note always aludes me T_T. I can probably get an b flat MAYBE if i've been singing all day XD. but a C, shiit dude.
raffadizzle 3 years ago
Which part is singing the high E?
Since the tenor is already busy with that amazing C, I'm assuming it's the baritone.
You guys rock!!!
RyanFlynn91 3 years ago
Its actually the lead singing the E, Finey nailed that part =)
nbro085 3 years ago
Shit... You guys are awesome haha
RyanFlynn91 3 years ago 3
Bottom left.
It's nuts!
alexwasily 3 years ago
Good God. :-p And Finey, is that a old EV mic that you're using there?
Tgoon1 3 years ago
I still need to get an answer on why "Nick" is moving in slow-motion in the end... anybody? I believe there's some time stretching done here so don't get to impressed....
Otherwise this is fricking awsome and you should really be proud.
ReldenNibla 3 years ago
He isn't moving in slowmotion, he's just moving slowly.
FineyLeee 3 years ago
If you dont believe that i can do it theres a video of it live. Its TERRIBLE quality as its done on a cell phone video. Its under my favourites on my user page that one of my mates posted called Nick the try hard or something like that lol. Also its really really loud so turn down your volume before watching. And i'm not moving slow motion i promise you. Other than that, thanks a lot for you comments, I'm very proud =D
nbro085 3 years ago
Hey Nibla, I believe that the reason that it looks like he is moving in slow motion is due to the lighting and his distance from the camera and how those two aspects effect each other. Some web cams don't pickup movement clearly when there is a large movement from a distance - meaning you pretty much need to be right in front of it for it to look 33fps. So if Nick was more than several feet away from the camera (which he is) that would account for the choppy/slow mo look. Hope this helps!
Tgoon1 3 years ago
Holy Jesus. I'm jealous.
pelza12 3 years ago
That high C is awesome - not far from Four Voices.
Notice he needed to stand up for that one.
In live performance, I could sing it passably, but I would breathe on the 'to' of to-night. Not with that kind of laser-beam strength, though...
You two make a great quartet, though. And ain't technology great? Y'all are only what, 10,000 miles away from each other?
catofgrey 3 years ago
You two need to keep doing this... If you don't want to use the other guys that's fine... but you two rock!
Godlyspirit50 3 years ago
freakin awsome man
inml017 3 years ago
Who's been giving Nick rubbish for his high-singing? Wasn't the smoothest finish to the C, but I challenge anyone to sing a High C and hold it for that long! This one is great!
DanishCartoonist 3 years ago 3
NICK IS THE MAN
agwellin 3 years ago 2
I think that was the most spectacular note I've ever heard sang in my life.
ErniliPherianath 3 years ago 3
those chords rung so hard me fillings were rattling
jayliminator 3 years ago 2
those chords rung so hard me fillings were rattling
jayliminator 3 years ago
wow...a WHOLE lot of people have made a gigantic deal of nothing on this video lol.
mynamisdan 3 years ago
You sing a full voice high C for that long and see if you call it nothing. ^_^
-Radioplaya
Radioplaya 3 years ago
did you read all of the arguments??
mynamisdan 3 years ago
Ahh. You were refering to the vabrato thing. I thought you meant something else
Sorry sir
-Radioplaya
Radioplaya 3 years ago
Okay,
as a tenor...
I must say...
God damn...
Please, please send me that arangement....
hiddenid958 3 years ago
Is there ever any vabrato in any of these.. thaty are all good.. and you both have incredible range... but a little vabrato like at the end of the long notes would be awesome... also... full voice high C very impressive...
Wilbz2486 4 years ago
I hate vibrato =/
FineyLeee 4 years ago
actually, it would be stylistically horribly incorrect to include vibrato. In barbershop music, vibrato is reserved for slight embellishment by a lead and that's it. Barbershop is all about ringing the chords, and vibrato gets in the way of that.
rarchnick 3 years ago
For the chords to ring, they have to be PERFECTLY in tune to the actual harmonic pitches (which cannot be played on a keyboard or other fixed-tuning instrument, and require special tuning instructions to be included in MIDI files). Vibrato would destroy that.
COMALiteJ 3 years ago
Jim DeBusman wrote an article in the Harmonizer that is actually supportive of a little vibrato in some quartet singing, and he knows his stuff pretty well, to say the least. It's interesting - check it out. Agreed, most of the vibrato is left to the lead at the ends of phrases, and that's how it should be; for most quartets, if they were to try and add vibrato, they would ruin the sound. However, if it's done correctly it can be a useful tool.
insignialead 3 years ago
(that last post was in response to COMALiteJ and rarchnick - my computer is dumb.)
insignialead 3 years ago
Not your computer's fault. YouTube text comment indentation doesn't work like it should.
Anyway, yes, a SMALL amount ON THE PART OF THE MELODY SINGER ONLY (not necessarily the Lead, but WHOEVER has the Melody at that point in the song), delayed so that it occurs only on sustained notes, both helps the audience know who has the melody, and also clarifies the vowel sounds. It does sacrifice some chord-ringing, though, but the overall effect can be an improvement or worthy sacrifice.
COMALiteJ 3 years ago
although the high C is remarkable...imagine a normal baritone singing this! His second to last note is a friggin G#! Then come down only a semitone to G! I know some leads who cant do that!
baddiss74 4 years ago
Ya well then there's the fact that we took this tag up a whole step. So the baritone never goes higher than F# (if the quartet singing chooses to let the bari on that part... a bari/lead switch isn't impossible)...
FineyLeee 4 years ago
WOW... that is the most impressive freaking thing....
A HIGH C..... 21 seconds.... full voice... WOW
82ndReaper 4 years ago
holy shit!!! i love to listen to the tags that you guys put up. but this one, really dropped my jaw. My girlfriend walked in after hearing nick crush that C for the first time... her usual response is, "was that good?" and i said,"he just did that in a fuckin head voice!" absolutely great control.
awall017 4 years ago
you mean chest voice? =)
FineyLeee 4 years ago
shit, kan inte din polare gå med i nån kvartett!! han har balls of steel :)
Barbershopraz 4 years ago
jo han e med i kvartetter vad jag vet... han e dock från nya zeeland =)
FineyLeee 4 years ago
I think i got the giff of this conversation even though i dont understand i think its funny.
if not dont meen to offend.
Suchite 4 years ago
haha, i saw balls of steel, and that's all i needed to know. so true.
kghobbes 4 years ago
hmm...that was supposed to reply to Barbershopraz's comment.
kghobbes 4 years ago
...see....that's exactly what I'm talkin about man... AMAZING! Keep em coming duders! I love em all!
61408Larry 4 years ago
....you have hacks.
how do you hold a chest voice high C for 21 seconds man!?
seriously. =]
rrhelhound 4 years ago
really. lol.
willbow133 4 years ago
really. lol.
willbow133 4 years ago
really. lol.
willbow133 4 years ago
ha, he said hacks.
thatjevguy 4 years ago
Nice post man! My quartet and I used to sing that tag for fun with me on the post, but it wasn't nearly that clear. Props!
BarbershopHero 4 years ago
i think you guys are ahmazing. keep it up!!!!=]
slant45 4 years ago
damn u can hold a note
awesome
dirtydan93 4 years ago
well, dispite what all these other people have said, I think that you are brillient. I just wish that there was more barbershop in britain.
alagast 4 years ago
same lol
traanncce 4 years ago
To come to the defense of everyone who needs defending, barbershop is a HOBBY! It's for fun. Let these guys have fun and quit burning them for it. So what if a high C full voice is executed without proper technique. Who gives a f@ck?! It's in poor taste to come to Finey's site and try to rip him and Nick apart. Either make your own version of the same tag so you can show us all what "proper technique" is or drop it. Oh, and Gary Lewis has had surgery on his throat before. How does he sound now?
serolfkcin 4 years ago 3
the fact is everyone that they did a great job with this tag. And yes, they do push their voices a little too much here. But I still think they are doing this stuff ebtter than almost anyone who is commenting on Finneylees videos.
quadravox 4 years ago
I'm honored. Looks like SHL joined youtube Wednesday simply to reply to my comment!
And Nick, stop singing EVERY SONG YOU EVER SING on a high C at full voice only. You'll wear out your voice. :)
Everyone's overreacting (including me). If you don't like the sound or technique he uses, you don't need to warn him of his impending laryngectomy. Duh, if you stress yourself, you won't be able to sing as high or as long all the time. But I doubt Nick's walking around belting out B's & C's all day.
Kujo100 4 years ago
This is like the only time Nick ever posts such a high note. After this recording, Nick re-recorded the sunshine tag post for my album, and that's a Bflat. He did it much more relaxed and correct, and yet he managed to maintain alot of overtones in the voice.
This was a one-timer, simply to demonstrate our capabilities. He isn't ruining anything in his throat with one post.
FineyLeee 4 years ago
haha an album? You make me want to throw up.
bobcampagna 4 years ago
Yeah sure i do. I mean, considering that you're so much of a better singer yourself, I believe you must have difficulties listening to poor music like this. Also, you're 20 years old and almost passed puberty, so jealousy cannot be an issue here.
By the way, which one of the three assholes in your car video is you?
FineyLeee 4 years ago
woah woah woah! I guess I should have seen the profile I was on when I posted those posts from bobcampagna. He's my roommate and I was on his comp lookin at these vids. Yes, of course he has no singing technique. Don't go bashing on him either. He has passed puberty and he is not jealous.
BTW I'll be lookin for you in Nashville and seeing you put that high Eb in chest voice!
Chewy810 4 years ago
Well, since it was you writing, I guess the only bashing that was turned to him was his singing (but obviously he knows that he ain't a singer). Anyway, I still don't think a comment like that is appropriate. Yes, I meant the "throw up" one...
FineyLeee 4 years ago
yeah i guess ur right and I apologize. I just don't think your idea of an album full of tags is appropriate. It's not genuine at all. Listening to an album of barbershop songs should be the only legit thing. I don't want to have to skip through 50 different, 30 second skits to hear tags of just you and your friend.
Chewy810 4 years ago