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The Vocal Range Of Devin Townsend (Video)

PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:37 am
by C_Lydian
[youtube]XtmjYuUbB_s[/youtube]

I made this as a tribute to my favorite metal vocalist of all time. I'm surprised no one's done one of these for Devin yet. If you like my work, please subscribe! I'd really appreciate it.

Re: The Vocal Range Of Devin Townsend (Video)

PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:51 am
by djskrimp
Well done. I knew he was gonna be pretty much pitch perfect, but I never realized just how consistent his voice has been throughout the years. Killer!

Re: The Vocal Range Of Devin Townsend (Video)

PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:58 am
by swervedriver
Cool video. The last couple of really high notes are probably more incidental than controlled, but very impressive nonetheless. :)

Re: The Vocal Range Of Devin Townsend (Video)

PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:35 am
by Abydost
C_Lydian wrote:[youtube]XtmjYuUbB_s[/youtube]

I made this as a tribute to my favorite metal vocalist of all time. I'm surprised no one's done one of these for Devin yet. If you like my work, please subscribe! I'd really appreciate it.



I just had like a 5 year long deja vu thing going on. I haven't listened to Devin's music in aaaages... now I want to

Re: The Vocal Range Of Devin Townsend (Video)

PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:49 am
by Bookwyrm83
Brilliant stuff. I'm not surprised Happy Camper knocked him out, considering just how hard-hitting it must have been to sing.

Re: The Vocal Range Of Devin Townsend (Video)

PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 5:51 pm
by Keeker
For some reason listening to that made me wonder what he'd sound like having a go at Alice Cooper's "Elected." Especially the chorus.
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Re: The Vocal Range Of Devin Townsend (Video)

PostPosted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:40 pm
by SabianAxis
Awesome! I love these videos!

Re: The Vocal Range Of Devin Townsend (Video)

PostPosted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:07 am
by Persuader
Shiiiieet, nice work.

Re: The Vocal Range Of Devin Townsend (Video)

PostPosted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:22 am
by Drowd
Great job dude.
BUUUUUUT !
I think you forgot what is probably the ''lowest'' note Devy can sing.
In Planet of the Apes during the ''quiet'' part he says : .... I am so happy now. I've got a little boner.
The NOW is very low, lower than the low notes in awake! cuz I can sing them while I can't sing that NOW in PoTA.

And in We Ride from Alien, Dev says : But change is always there IF YOU WANT IT ! (or something like that).
That part is high as shit !

Re: The Vocal Range Of Devin Townsend (Video)

PostPosted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:55 pm
by Fretburn
This was awesome. And very impressive. Both Dev and the OP for making it. I knew his range was practically inhuman but never realized it was that wide.

Excellent work and very thorough. I thought he passed out at the end of "Sex & Religion"? The song, I mean.

Small question: Is it possible to expand the video to includes more examples of Dev's clean voice facets? They make up probably 50% of his recorded vocals and it'd be a shame to overlook that side. I think he's especially impressed everyone with the impressive variety and range with clean vocals, especially songs like Ih-Ah, The Way Home, TMM

Re: The Vocal Range Of Devin Townsend (Video)

PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:36 am
by CutManMetal
Oh, funny, I found this video somehow just browsing Youtube. I really enjoyed it. Nice work.

Re: The Vocal Range Of Devin Townsend (Video)

PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 3:51 pm
by C_Lydian
Drowd wrote:Great job dude.
BUUUUUUT !
I think you forgot what is probably the ''lowest'' note Devy can sing.
In Planet of the Apes during the ''quiet'' part he says : .... I am so happy now. I've got a little boner.
The NOW is very low, lower than the low notes in awake! cuz I can sing them while I can't sing that NOW in PoTA.

And in We Ride from Alien, Dev says : But change is always there IF YOU WANT IT ! (or something like that).
That part is high as shit !


I couldn't figure out the We Ride note. The "now" is an F2. That would have been a good one to include.

Re: The Vocal Range Of Devin Townsend (Video)

PostPosted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 5:25 am
by ontheupside
No Punky Bruster? That scream from the end of Girls Next Door is unbelievable. And Ez$$ has to be one of his highest choruses ever.

Re: The Vocal Range Of Devin Townsend (Video)

PostPosted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 5:39 am
by swervedriver
In Seams he's singing very very low as well. I'm less familiar with the Vai era, but there may some impressive high notes in there as well.

Re: The Vocal Range Of Devin Townsend (Video)

PostPosted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 2:08 pm
by Tonya Elf
Wow, cool! After that little medley I feel like putting all his music on random play for awhile.