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Hatters 
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Posted: May 27 2006 at 08:28 |
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Does anyone else think that the guy from Sigur Ros (cant remeber name) think he has an extremely high voice. Almost womanly. Not saying hes bad or anything, i love sigur ros.
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Figglesnout
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Posted: May 26 2006 at 14:08 |
someone wanted a time for cedrics higher notes so i thought i'd provide.
in Cygnus...Vismund Cygnus after the build-up he bellows "ooh yeah" about 4 times...each extremely high, and then afterward he repeats the chorus with varied notes hitting possibly the highest note i've evr heard but i haven't heard everyone mentioned here so i can't be sure he's the highest singer--he can sing some high notes though.
Cygnus is definately his highest moment I think but other high moments present themselves in just about every other song they've written. the time for that parts in cygnus are:
7:35-8:00
and then 8:30-9:40
yeah re-listenign those are some freaking high notes...
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I'm a reasonable man, get off my case
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Mandrakeroot
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Posted: May 26 2006 at 13:04 |
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Deadwing12
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Posted: March 26 2006 at 08:56 |
Thom Yorke from Radiohead gets up there... and some of those prog-metal
singers an belt it way up there in the triple octave-y range
But I still think the highest voice goes to that dude from Sigur Ros. Holy sh*t 
Oh, and I almost forgot the great singer of the band in my sig  Claudio Sanchez from Co & Ca, with his "castratto'  . Sings like a much cleaner and smoother Geddy Lee, IMO
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TheLamb
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Posted: March 25 2006 at 14:22 |
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Annie Haslm from Rennesiance or however you write her name, or her band's name... probably wrote that with 20 spelling errors, but nevermind...... anyways she has a very high voice... sortof... hmm... I think a vocal range of over 5-6 octaves, and thats opera soprano standards.... well then again she is an opera soprano.... whatever..... good singer!
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MrHiccup
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Posted: March 25 2006 at 08:55 |
The highest voice...?
It must be Thijs Van Lee-eee-eeee-eeee-eeee-eeee-eeee-eeeer's voice.
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Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends...
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ANDREW
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Posted: March 25 2006 at 08:18 |
 Anguiad wrote:
Mmm... I dunno who this Surkamp mister is, so I am not voting
Though I have not heard alot of Rush, I can tell Geddy Lee has an excellent,and not that annoying, voice. It is interesting that his singing has evolved and that he can reach his vocals live, something many cannot(LaBrie can't and I cringed )
Jon Anderson is more melodic than high don't you think? Anyway I sure like his voice, and he is awesome live!
About Cedric, he does reach high notes, but I don't have the knowledge to asure he is THE best, nevertheless he has a quite original voice, being a new band and all.
Annie Haslam...only heard one song of her with the Yes bros in "Its all over now baby blue", and she has a cute voice.
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David Surkamp is the great PAVLOV'S DOG's singer!!!
I recommend you their first album called "Pampered Menial" released in 1975.
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Anguiad
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Posted: March 25 2006 at 00:49 |
Mmm... I dunno who this Surkamp mister is, so I am not voting
Though I have not heard alot of Rush, I can tell Geddy Lee has an excellent,and not that annoying, voice. It is interesting that his singing has evolved and that he can reach his vocals live, something many cannot(LaBrie can't and I cringed )
Jon Anderson is more melodic than high don't you think? Anyway I sure like his voice, and he is awesome live!
About Cedric, he does reach high notes, but I don't have the knowledge to asure he is THE best, nevertheless he has a quite original voice, being a new band and all.
Annie Haslam...only heard one song of her with the Yes bros in "Its all over now baby blue", and she has a cute voice.
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stan the man
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Posted: March 24 2006 at 17:31 |
ivan_2068 wrote:
stan the man wrote:
Though he doesn't usually sing very high, Peter Gabriel can hit high notes too. I am yet to hear Surkamp.
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Here I disagree,. if Peter was weak in something it was in high ranges.
Usually when singers don't reach high notes, they ask the band to lower down the tone or use cheap tricks as repeating words (Phil Collins did that) or cut the last word.
Instead of using low tricks Peter created that special semi yodel, that was a very efficient and intelligent way to make believe he could reach every high pitch and at the same time add drama to the lyrics.
About Surkamp, imagine Geddy Leee after breathing 5 helium balloons but with the exact technique of Edith Piaff, you can't fail. 
Iván
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Well I didn't mean he hit high notes well. Wow that is pretty darn high!
Edited by stan the man
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true as a lobster in a pteredaktyl's underpants.
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cobb
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Posted: March 24 2006 at 17:25 |
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I would have to back up that that comment by helofloki. If anyone has seen the Transatlantic DVD with him in it listen to where he sings in the harmony.
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helofloki
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Posted: March 24 2006 at 10:42 |
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What about Daniel Gildenlow? Listen to the note he hits at the end of Used, can't get much higher than that as far as men go. However we forget quickly women sing prog too, so it's probably some woman.
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erlenst
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Posted: March 24 2006 at 08:12 |
CryoftheCarrots wrote:
The highest voice in prog has to be Cedric
Bixler Savalla from The Mars Volta.Leaves all others mentioned for
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That's because you haven't heard the others. If you had ever heard
Pavlov's Dog, you would never claim such a ridiculous thing. This is
NOT about taste, but simple physics. His voice can reach higher
frequencies than any other vocalist I've ever heard.
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PROGMAN
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Posted: March 24 2006 at 08:00 |
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Aprodite's Child
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CYMRU AM BYTH
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CaptainWafflos
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Posted: March 24 2006 at 07:54 |
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John Arch of early Fates Warning has a pretty crazy high voice.
Cedric of The Mars Volta is up there too.
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Posted: March 24 2006 at 07:23 |
There must be someone here who is musically qualified to identify the highest note sung on a prog record.
My money's still on Annie Haslam, but then females do have a slight advantage.
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Drachen Theaker
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Posted: March 24 2006 at 07:19 |
Probably Surkamp followed by Lee...both of 'em make Jon Anderson sound like Barry White
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Pafnutij
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Posted: March 24 2006 at 06:54 |
David Byron hasn't been mentioned ...oh wait he has 
I'm beginning to like Surkamp's voice as well. It has a funny Bugs Bunny quality to it.
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Duncan
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Posted: March 23 2006 at 11:31 |
ivan_2068 wrote:
Hey friend, this guy is an icon of Progressive Rock and his name is Thijs Van Leer (Some other forms of his first name are valid).
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Precisely who I was gonna mention. He's BREATHTAKING. I love high male voices, personally. Testicle jokes, whatever, I DON'T CARE. I've been digging Pavlov's Dog a lot recently; the lush balladry and Surkamp's helium-induced, birdsong vibrato make a winning combination.
The Ryan wrote:
The vocalist for The Mars Volta has been known to hit
notes only a handful of males can on this planet, as high as the male
voice has been known to reach. |
Boy, um, which ones? Could you provide time references or something?
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Meddler
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Posted: March 23 2006 at 11:12 |
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Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Yeah, he's my choice.
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Mongo
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Posted: March 23 2006 at 01:41 |
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