Alkalilee Hansi Kürsch, Fabio Lione, Jari Mäenpää, Helge Stang, Luca Turilli (Mainly a guitarist and a songwriter, but has an amazing voice), Alessandro Conti... to name a few. :)
RunicDragons Okay, Hansi would rank up there, but Jari Mäenpää? Are you fucking kidding me? His vocals don't even sort of touch Devin's. Also, Devin is a hell of a lot more versatile than a lot of vocalists.
Myself as someone vocally trained in opera singing, I really have to commend Devin for his mastery of a combined metal and operatic style, and his ability to switch at will when needed. It's something I've been desperately trying to perfect, myself.
I know! I think it's fairly common for most vocalists who utilize the highest part of their register in songs. I know Jon Bon Jovi had to tune all their songs down after, I think it was the tour after the release of "Slippery when wet".
Wow, it's cool to read about Fergie Frederiksen under a Devin Townsend video. The dude was really a gifted singer, with a range untouched even in the latest years. Ultimately an underrated vocalist who could do much more than just one (terrific) album with Toto and then some nostalgia in the latest 2010s. Love Fergie
A lesser man would shred his vocal cords but Devin knows how to do it properly and not do any damage. He's my favorite singer for good reason. He always sounds great live as well.
The "ouch" was because he ran out of air, and once you push past that point, you get a nice surge of pain to the brain. Kinda feels like extreme brain freeze....Once he started blinking like that, I knew exactly what it was haha. The man has an amazing lung capacity for sure though.
Devin on several occasions has admitted he hurts his voice a lot doing what he does and loses a little bit of his range with each tour/year. Well, by his screaming primarily.
Is it weird that I'm not a fan of his music but I love him as a vocalist? Such a great, clean voice, and such an effortless distortion. Really wish he'd do covers of other metal songs, he'd smash pretty much anything.
I don't know of any other vocalist that are so equally honest that they allow the fans to hear their process like this. Screwups, falsetakes etc. Devy, you're my Shevy-to-the-Levy!
His voice makes me question my vows. then I remember he's happily married... I could never eff with Devy's happiness. I guess I'm where I belong dammit. grumble grumble. Guess its back to work on my slutty time machine. Its not cheating if it happens before we/they're together. there could be no nobler use of time manipulation...
its the whole control of going from Opera into scream-mode while perfectly shifting note while retaining consistency, tuning and vibrato at the beginning. such a beast!
zarucarsha Is there a DL link or video somewhere? I like Anneke's version, but Devin is definitely a bigger inspiration to me as a vocalist. :P EDIT: Nevermind, just found it haha
If he has an improper technique, no doubt, but the guy has been screaming and singing since he was a teenager, gone through addictions to smoking, alcohol, and drugs, as well as the massive wear and tear of touring for however many years (especially with songs like Deadhead), but yet he's sounding better now than he ever has. The man is legendary.
I saw Anneke playing the song live with Gentle Storm a few days ago, and she sang with much more intensity than on the studio version. It was incredible.
the released version is good, but i've been looking forward to this one since this youtube video came up :/. Can't say i'm not disappointed it didnt make it onto the album.
All i can see on the sidebar/related videos is "Amazing 7 yr old sings Billie Holiday", "Random Girl sings at mall", and "2 year old sings Wrecking Ball", etc. This just tells me the internet is ready for Dev to do a cover of "Let It Go" from Frozen.
Hey Devin, sounds great and I'm really looking forward to the album, yeah! But earnestly, that should'nt hurt, take care of your voice, we alle want to listen to you for a long time!
When you're doing vocals, do you sit there and slave over subtleties where the vocals might be empty in certain parts of the mix? Like are you aware of every little tiny chunk that is needed beforehand? Obviously you multitrack the fuck out of them sometimes, but how much of the final product is based on mindfulness of what's needed versus post production? I know how to produce almost all of my instruments, but I'm going to be recording vocals here soon. I'm absolutely clueless. Thanks, Devin.
ohboyohboyohboy! I can't bear such excitement! It's like when I was waiting for the Addicted! album to come out to listen to how Supercrush! was like! ALL OVER AGAIN!!! oh boy!!!
Hey DT Garry here (Jeff Beck Achillea Joe Lynn Turner drummer) love all the new stuff and the old, total music inspiration. Just hooked up with RVP online what a great guy and player. have a great one mate, all the best
I don't know what it is... But getting your mind-set out of the sound-room and visualizing you're on the Stage is one of the most challenging things I faced as a singer. Thrill of the Stage just bumps it up a notch. Just need to trick the brain that your not standing in a dead room...
So im guessing vocals on Z2 is finished? Cannot wait to hear this glorious album. This song is called 'fallout' if you all wanna know. I cannot wait for this finished version.
I know that that background music we hear is what's blasting out from inside those headphones of yours... No denying it! Btw, this is awesome. MMOOOOOAAAAARRR!!
