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From:  Tako Oda <toda@m...>
Tako Oda <toda@m...>
Date:  Mon Oct 2, 2000  7:17 am
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] pop voices


On Sat, 30 Sep 2000, Caio Rossi wrote:
> There's a Brazilian melodic metal band whose vocal sings in head voice and
> falsetto only. He impressed my previous teacher because he shows no break
> from one to the other register. MP3 samples of their songs can be found at
> www.angra.net , under Sounds. A big surprise is their heavy metal version of
> 'Wuthering Heights', by Kate Bush. I'd like to have a feedback on him
> open-minded listers.

Very impressive. If you like him, you may also like Geoff Tate of
Queensryche. I actually sense he uses mixed voice and falsetto, but no
actual "tenor head voice". I hear a chest-based heady mix on D4, and
falsetto on all the higher notes... D4 is too low to be in head voice
already, maybe we just have different terminology? I like the sound, very
edgy!

Tako


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