Technical explanation of Jon's voice

Originally Posted by MrIks from Finland

I can sing it now but just because I've been taking some singing classes. But earlier on it was too high for me too... And now we are recording it....

Originally Posted by Iceman

Falsetto doesn't count in classical and neither does head voice, which is how most rock singers sing. So it's kinda hard to define the vocal ranges of rock singers, since they sing in a very different way than classical singers.

My range as a rock singer is about 4 and a half octaves, but as a classical singer I would be a baritone. But I can still reach notes of a mezzo-soprano, but it's not classical, it's head voice and/or falsetto.

Jon's range is a mix between baritrone and soprano, the highest notes he can hit are around high A, but he rarely does it anymore. Sounds like he can hit higher notes if they are short, but longer high notes (higher than high E) seem to give him trouble.

Ice

Originally Posted by jovi75

I don't consider Falsetto a proper way to sing...from my personal point of view it is too easy.

Originally Posted by Supersonic

Aloha !



Try singing Oasis' The Importance Of Being Idle or Waiting For The Rapture. If you succeed properly you're a pretty good singer. So far no one has been capable of nailing the song like Noel did. Falsetto is a proper way to sing, it just needs to be used right.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

Originally Posted by jovi75

I don't consider Falsetto a proper way to sing...from my personal point of view it is too easy. I do remember when I was in my 'teens I could easily sing all guns and roses stuff in that way.
When I talk about range singing and ranging I mean in the classical way.

Originally Posted by Iceman

No rock singer sings in the classical way, therefore no classical limits or rules apply. Jon sings using a head voice, something not used in classical singing. So you can't really use classical terms when talking about rock singers.

And head voice and falsetto are two different things, but they're very close in ranges.

Listen to Tom Keifer of Cinderella. He has a very distinctive head voice, which he uses mostly. It's easy to say when he changes from his cheast voice to his head voice.

Ice

Originally Posted by Supersonic

Aloha !
Try singing Oasis' The Importance Of Being Idle

Originally Posted by jovi75

Done. I definitely can. So I'm a pretty good singer...YES!...

Originally Posted by Supersonic

Aloha !



Try singing Oasis' The Importance Of Being Idle or Waiting For The Rapture. If you succeed properly you're a pretty good singer. So far no one has been capable of nailing the song like Noel did. Falsetto is a proper way to sing, it just needs to be used right.

Salaam Aleikum,
Sebastiaan

Originally Posted by jovi75

Uhmm...things are getting harder. I've always thought that Tom Keifer used to sing in falsetto. As Axl Rose or Brian Johnson.