High Notes in Rock Music Part 3 (C5-E5)

My video series continue, this time featuring various singers around the world hitting notes from C5-E5 territory.

1. Tenor Erik Grönwall of Swedish Idol fame hitting really powerful high note gliding up to E5 and then down to D#5 in a cover of Skid Row's "18 and Life".
2. Tenor Adam Lambert of American Idol fame first hitting great B4s and then making an incredible glissando up to E5 in the cover of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love".
3. Low tenor Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden hitting great C#5 in "Flight of Icarus".
4. High baritone Chris Cornell from Soundgarden hitting amazing D5s in "Jesus Christ Pose".
5. High baritone Jimmy Gnecco from Ours hitting powerful E5s which glide down to D#5, and then slides up to C#5, the song is "Fallen Souls".
6. Tenor Jeff Buckley hitting screamy but powerful D5 in the live version of "Dream Brother".
7. Tenor Tim Buckley hitting easy C5s in "Down by the Borderline".
8. Tenor Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan going up to B4 and then up to screamy D5 in Peter Gabriel's "Passion".
9. High baritone Jeff Scott Soto sliding from G#4 up to powerful D#5 in Yngwie Malmsteen's "As Above, So Below".
10. Tenor Bobby Kimball from Toto hitting great C#5 and E5 in "Africa".
11. High baritone Ian Gillan from Deep Purple hitting great C5 in "Child in Time".
12. Tenor James LaBrie from Dream Theater hitting crystal clear C#5 and then E5 before sliding back to C#5, the song is "Under a Glass Moon".
13. Tenor Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin hitting great highs up to C5 and even touches E5 during them, the song is "Black Dog".
14. High tenor Roger Taylor from Queen hitting powerful C5s and even one E5 in the cover of Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll".
15. Low tenor Freddie Mercury from Queen hitting amazing D5 in "The Show Must Go On".
16. High baritone Hansi Kürsch from Blind Guardian hitting powerful D#5s and C#5s in "Into the Storm".
17. High baritone Graham Bonnet from Alcatrazz hitting C#5s in Blackthorne's "Breaking the Chains".
18. High baritone Whitfield Crane from Ugly Kid Joe hitting powerful D#5 in "Madman ('92 Remix)".
19. Low tenor Jon Bon Jovi from Bon Jovi hitting great C#5 in "Bed of Roses".
20. High baritone Ted Neeley of Jesus Christ Superstar fame hitting amazingly powerful D#5s and E5s in both full voice and falsetto in "The Temple" featured in Jesus Christ Superstar-movie version. (The first scream even touches F5!)
21. Tenor Steve Balsamo of Jesus Christ Superstar fame hitting incredible C5 and gliding up to E5 in "Immortal".
22. Low tenor Lou Gramm from Foreigner hitting amazing, chesty highs topping at C#5, the song is "Juke Box Hero".
23. Tenor Steve Perry from Journey hitting great D5s and one D#5, the song is "Mother, Father".
24. Baritone David Coverdale from Whitesnake doing an amazing glissando up to E5 in "Still of the Night".
25. High tenor Michael Jackson hitting A#4s and powerful D5 in "Dirty Diana".
26. Low tenor Meat Loaf hitting powerful C5:s in the ending of "Bat Out of Hell".
27. Low tenor Paul McCartney from The Beatles/Wings (the lowest tenor ever?) hitting powerful C5 in "Live and Let Die" by Wings.
28. Low tenor Richard Page from Mr. Mister hitting F4 and suddenly gliding up to great C5 in the live version of "Kyrie".
29. Low baritone Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top singing whole melody lines with powerful C5s in "Bad Girl".
30. Low tenor Jared Leto from 30 Seconds to Mars hitting highs reaching D5s, the song is "The Kill".
31. Baritone Mike Patton from Faith No More/Mr. Bungle hitting powerful highs first up to B4 and then up to screamy D#5, the song is "Star A.D.".
32. Tenor Paul Stanley from KISS hitting powerful D5s in "God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You II".
33. Tenor Michael Anthony from Van Halen hitting few C5s and falsetto B5s in the demo version of "Somebody Get Me a Doctor".
34. Baritone Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam hitting powerful D5s in the cover version of The Who's "Love Reign O'er Me".
35. And the original version of the song with high baritone Roger Daltrey from The Who hitting powerful D#5s.
36. High tenor Geddy Lee from Rush hitting E5s pretty easily, the song is "The Twilight Zone".
37. Low baritone Axl Rose from Guns N' Roses hitting great glissando up to F5 in "Think About You".
38. High baritone James Christian from House of Lords hitting great D5 in "Down, Down, Down".
39. Tenor Dave Bickler from Survivor hitting great highs up to C5 in "Eye of the Tiger".
40. High baritone Serj Tankian from System of a Down hitting C5s and C5s in the intro of "Chic 'N' Stew".
41. High baritone Geoff Tate from Queensrÿche hitting great clean head voice-E5s in "Revolution Calling".

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[trapezemit]

Steve Perry and Geoff Tate are of ture tenors. Others are either of lower range or simply screaming most of the time; /watch?v=vZOJMcCABKg

[GoodGuitarSolos]

@trapezemit Steve Perry surely is a tenor but Geoff Tate is a high baritone with extremely incredible high note skills.

And no, as skilled as they are, there are MANY other fantastic vocalists too.

[gabrielcenteio]

Jared Leto is not a low tenor, lol xD to hit a D5 in a full chest voice like that you have to be at LEAST a high/first tenor

[GoodGuitarSolos]

@gabrielcenteio He is DEFINITELY a low tenor. Going up to D5 in full voice doesn't tell one's voice type (there are tons of baritones who have gone beyond that too), timbre and tessitura tell it. Leto is definitely a low tenor whereas singers like Geddy Lee, Chang Yu-Sheng or Michael Jackson are high tenors.

[gabrielcenteio]

@GoodGuitarSolos I see... Well, he rocks any way xD I often confuse the modern names with more lyrical names, I associate high with first and low with second tenors... Although as you've explained it's not the case. Thanks a lot for that! I really appreciate having good discussions and learning in Youtube =P

[GoodGuitarSolos]

@gabrielcenteio It is nice to discuss these things! If you want to learn more, the forum called The Range Place (vocal forum) has more to offer.

[nosamcuminhand1]

GEDDY LEE!!!

[MissIrisMoon]

and when you see so many males singing higher than you, you feel depressed. (I'm an alto, and women usually sing higher than men)

[GoodGuitarSolos]

@smhri I do know Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan well, he is an incredible singer.

Why would I have posted a note which is in higher pitch? He sounded very good "lower" too, that takes skills. This is MY compilation of notes I personally find good. Why get so upset because of a personal compilation?

Ass? Your post actually made you seem like the asshole here.

[TheIvanBrown]

i think robert plant hit a high f sharp in communication breakdown

[MusicIsLife155]

Steve Perry ALL THE WAY!!! Love him to death <333

[TheMissi68]

@trapezemit

I agree, many screamers, though many greats.

I would like to see this video done with live performances. Steve Perry, during his prime years, had amazing vocal power commanded with ease and a controlled smooth vibrato. He made every attempt to reproduce ‘studio’ vocals live without compromise and sometimes surpassed them without screaming. It's what separates the greats from the greatest.

[TheMissi68]

@KarmicOmen

Yep, phenomenal! I think he can be classified as tenor altino.

[TheZPCI]

That first guy when he's wailing sounds a lot like Geddy Lee during the early years.

[TheZPCI]

Geddy's high notes during Cygnus X1 should have been included.