The Logic Off Topic list

>Dennis Wrote:-
>"I make most of my living as a studio
>vocalist and I have a very broad range.  It was definitely high but
>it was a problem for me.  I was pretty sure it was going to be a
>problem for him though and I suggested that they lower the key.  "

That should have read it was "not" a problem for me.

>How high is high?? Offspring high or Sting high (I can sing all Offspring
>tunes and most rock songs, being a singer/bass/guitar player in a rock band)
>but Some of the Police tunes are just a bit high without going into
>falsetto.

I can't remember what the key of the song was but the high notes were 
probably in the A  or B range.

I am a natural baritone butI can sing from a D below a guitar D to an 
F like the one you get when you fret the high E string on your guitar 
at the 13th fret without going into falsetto.  Whether I can sing it 
in a way that is appropriate to the tune is another matter and 
depends on the tune.

Don't get me wrong I don't think there is any shame in having a 
limited range.  The reason I do is that I started out as singer in 
the 70s and back in those days you were not considered a *real man* 
unless you could scream like a squeezed castratti so after 20+ years 
of pointless self abuse I finally managed to get to where I could 
consistently squeeze out the squeakers which actually helps me now 
because the nature of my work (mainly singing in commercials) places 
a premium on versitality.  Artistically it is really meaningless.

>This Jap pop sounds so bad its funny. Could you post a real audio so we can
>all have a good laugh (or cry) :-)

Interesting request in light of the topic but I will see what I can 
dig up for you.  I don't buy this stuff so there isn't any in the 
house.  I don't keep it indoors for fear of curdling my milk and 
blackening my bananas.

I should clarify that there is plenty of truly phenomenal talent in 
this country just not very much of it in the mainstream.

I will even qualify that.  Even in the mainstream there are some very 
remarkable musicians.  All though his voice is a bit grating Hotei is 
a pretty incredible guitarist as is the guitarist for a band called 
the B's