Hey Gob only 3 octaves 1 and 1/2 notes

[Crackpot]

http://www.vintagevinylnews.com/2014/05 ... inger.html

Digging Deeper: Axl Rose is NOT the Singer With the Widest Range
4:15 PM Axl Rose, Faith No More, Lists, Mike Patton 255 comments
Update - May 23, 2014 - 4:15 PM
Once again, we've taken your many suggestions and incorporated them into the list along with correcting a couple of mistakes that were pointed out by our readers.

Update - May 22, 2014 - 5:50 PM
We've updated the list based on the suggestions from the comments. If a singer had been analyzed on The Range Place's site, they were placed either on the main list (4 octaves or more) or on the list of suggested singers with smaller ranges. We have also added a list of those yet to be analyzed.

A few notes:
Where The Range Place listed both vocal/melodic and total range, we used the vocal/melodic.
While the original article at Concerthotels.com listed the songs where the lowest and highest notes were hit, we did not add it to this article. You can find that information along with a LOT more over at The Range Place.
A discrepancy was pointed out between the original post's listing for Steve Winwood which showed A2 to G6 (4 octaves, 6 notes) and our listing which has A2 to D6 (4 octaves, 3 notes). It appears that further analysis was done on Winwood's recordings and a correction made on The Range Place site. It also appears that the line for Winwood was drawn incorrectly on the original post, showing a range of only 3 octaves, 3 notes.
Keep in mind that this list is based on vocal range and does not attempt to rank by perceived quality.
When we published a story on Tuesday on the singers with the greatest range, it elicited a list of other vocalists that readers thought had been short changed.

To be fair to the original list from Concerthotels.com, it was not meant to be all inclusive. They took those singers who had made Rolling Stones' 100 Greatest Singers and the nominees for this year's Billboard Music Awards and included those whose range had been analyzed on The Range Place. Many vocalists did not qualify for the list based on that criteria.

So, we decided to do further research to check the suggested singers along with a broad sampling of other vocalist's on The Range Place's site which led us to the conclusion that there are a LOT of other great singers out there (at least as far as range in concerned) that didn't fit to the RS List/Billboard Awards criteria. As a matter of fact, the singer that were at the bottom of the top ten on the original list are tied for 36th on ours.

We found that Axl Rose is still a formidable force, but he is not the artist with the biggest vocal range. He drops to number 2 on our list behind Mike Patton of Faith No More who was the only singer we found with a range greater than six octaves.

Here is brand new list of the vocalists with the largest range, limited to those with 4 octaves or more.

6 octaves, 1/2 note
Mike Patton (Eb1 to E7)
5 octaves, 4-1/2 notes
Diamanda Galás (F2 to C#8)
5 octaves, 3 notes
David Lee Roth (E1 to A6)
5 octaves, 2-1/2 notes
Axl Rose (F1 to Bb6)
5 octaves, 1 note
Nina Hagen (G#1 to Bb6)
5 octaves, 1/2 notes
Ville Valo (C1 to C#6)
4 octaves, 6-1/2 notes
Roger Waters (B1 to Bb6)
Mariah Carey (G#2 to G7)
4 octaves, 5-1/2 notes
Devin Townsend (C2 to Bb6)
4 octaves, 5 notes
Paul McCartney (A1 to F6)
Phil Anselmo (C#1 to Bb5)
4 octaves, 4 notes
Prince (E2 to B6)
4 octaves, 2-1/2 notes
Jon Bon Jovi (E2 to G#6)
Chino Moreno (F#2 to B6)
4 octaves, 2 notes
King Diamond (A1 to C6)
Minnie Ripperton (Eb3 to F#7)
4 octaves, 1 note
Elvis Presley (G1 to A5)
Warrel Dane (G#1 to Bb5)
Jim Gillette (C2 to D6)
Burton Cummings (C2 to D6)
Steven Tyler (D2 to E6)
Serj Tankian (D2 to E6)
4 octaves, 1/2 note
David Bowie (G1 to G#5)
Peter Gabriel (G1 to G#5)
Rob Halford (C2 to C#6)
Marvin Gaye (D2 to Eb6)
James Brown (Eb2 to E6)
Christina Aguilera (C3 to C#7)
4 octaves
Geoff Tate (A1 to A5)
Captain Beefheart (A1 to A5)
Maynard James Keenan (G1 to G5)
Tom Araya (C#2 to C#6)
Ian Gillan (D2 to D6)
Glenn Hughes (D2 to D6)
Freddie Mercury (F2 to F6)
3 octaves, 6 notes
Daniel Gildenlow (B1 to A5)
John Lennon (C2 to B5)
Eric Adams (C2 to B5)
Elton John (E2 to D6)
Jeff Buckley (F2 to E6)
Luis Miguel (G2 to F6) (note: still being analyzed)
3 octaves, 5-1/2 notes
Nick Cave (B1 to G#5)
Bobby McFerrin (B1 to G#5)
Russell Allen (G#1 to F5)
Bruce Springsteen (Eb2 to B5)
Robert Plant (E2 to C#6)
3 octaves, 5 notes
Roger Daltrey (B1 to G5)
Lou Gramm (B1 to G5)
Chris Isaak (B1 to G5)
Barry White (F#1 to Eb5)
Siouxsie Sioux (A2 to F6)
Tina Turner (B2 to G6)
Stevie Wonder (E2 to C6)
3 octaves, 4-1/2 notes
Tom Waits (Bb1 to F5)
Burton C. Bell (B1 to F#5)
Karen O (B2 to F#6)
Bono (C2 to G#5)
Eddie Vedder (C2 to G#5)
David Gilmour (C#2 to A5)
Morten Harket (C2 to G#5)
James LaBrie (D2 to Bb5)
Ronnie James Dio (Eb2 to B5)
Tim "Ripper" Owens (Eb2 to B5)
Miljenko Matijevic (Eb2 to B5)
Philip Bailey (G2 to Eb6)
3 octaves, 4 notes
Damon Albarn (B1 to F5)
Beyonce (A2 to E6)
Kate Bush (B2 to F6)
M. Shadows (C#2 to G#5)
Chris Cornell (D2 to A5)
Brian Johnson (D2 to A5)
Richard Page (D2 to A5)
Layne Stanley (Eb2 to Bb5)
Bruce Dickinson (E2 to B5)
Geddy Lee (E2 to B5)
Mark Boals (F2 to C6)
Michael Jackson (F#2 to C#6)
Sarah Vaughan (G2 to D6)
Cedric Bixler-Zavala (G2 to D6)
Cyndi Lauper (Eb3 to Bb6)
3 octaves, 3-1/2 notes
Jim Morrison (E2 to Bb5)
Stu Block (E2 to Bb5)
Myles Kennedy (F#2 to C6)
3 octaves, 3 notes
Brandon Boyd (B1 to E5)
Iggy Pop (B1 to E5)
Justin Hawkins (B2 to E6)
Miley Cyrus (B2 to E6)
Mick Jagger (E2 to A5)
Nina Simone (E2 to A5)
Tommy Giles Rogers (E2 to A5)
Tim Buckley (F2 to B5)
3 octaves, 2-1/2 notes
Norah Jones (A2 to C#6)
Bob Dylan (C#2 to F5)
Kurt Cobain (C#2 to F5)
Buddy Holly (D2 to F#5)
Chris Martin (Eb2 to G5)
Paul Rodgers (E2 to G#5)
Robin Thicke (F2 to Bb5)
Justin Timberlake (F#2 to B5)
Jared Leto (G#2 to C6)
Kelly Clarkson (Eb3 to G6)
3 octaves, 2 notes
Alanis Morissette (B2 to D6)
Grace Slick (B2 to D6)
Peter Steele (Eb1 to F#5)
Ivan Rebroff (F1 to A5)
Michael Bolton (A2 to C6)
Jackie Wilson (A2 to C6)
Todd Smith (C2 to E5)
Lou Reed (D2 to F5)
Eminem (D2 to F5)
Thom Yorke (E2 to G5)
Mika (F2 to A5)
Aretha Franklin (G2 to B5)
Annie Lennox (G2 to B5)
Floor Jansen (D3 to F6)
Cher (D3 to F6)
3 octaves, 1-1/2 notes
Rihanna (B2 to C#6)
Simon LeBon (E2 to F#5)
Barry Gibb (F2 to G#5)
Sebastian Bach (F#2 to A5)
Lisa Gerrard (F#2 to A5)
Steve Perry (F#2 to A5)
Matt Tuck (F#2 to A5)
Joey Belladonna (G2 to Bb5)
Ella Fitzgerald (G#2 to B5)
3 octaves, 1 note
Dave Gahan (B1 to C5)
Till Lindemann (G1 to A4)
Bob Marley (A2 to B5)
Steve Winwood (A2 to B5)
Neil Young (E2 to F5)
Brian Wilson (F2 to G5)
David Byron (G2 to A5)
Ray Charles (G#2 to Bb5)
Ann Wilson (C3 to D6)
3 octaves, 1/2 note
Lady Gaga (Bb2 to B5)
3 octaves
Janis Joplin (B2 to B5)
Roy Orbison (E2 to E5)
Howard Jones (Killswitch Engage) (E2 to E5)
Lorde (G#2 to G#5)
2 octaves, 6-1/2 notes
Sinead O'Connor (A2 to G#5)
Bruno Mars (Bb2 to A5)
Sting (G2 to F#5)
John Fogerty (G2 to F#5)
Rod Stewart (G#3 to C6)
2 octaves, 6 notes
Julee Cruise (A2 to G5)
John Lydon (A2 to G5) (analysis in progress)
Joe Cocker (B2 to A5)
Brent Smith (E2 to D5)
Robin Gibb (G2 to F5)
Adele (C3 to B5)
Dolly Parton (E3 to D6)
Bjork (E3 to D6)
2 octaves, 5-1/2 notes
Johnny Cash (B1 to G#4)
Little Richard (F2 to Eb5)
2 octaves, 5 notes
Alicia Keys (Bb2 to F#5)
David Coverdale (C2 to A5)
David Ruffin (E2 to C5)
Van Morrison (E2 to C5)
Chuck Berry (E2 to C5)
Art Garfunkel (G2 to E5)
2 octaves, 4-1/2 notes
Damian Wilson (B2 to F#5)
Joni Mitchell (C#3 to A5)
Dusty Springfield (D3 to Bb5)
Katy Perry (D3 to Bb5)
2 octaves, 4 notes
Otis Redding (B2 to F5)
Stevie Nicks (B2 to F5)
Smokey Robinson (C3 to G5)
Whitney Houston (C#3 to G#5)
2 octaves, 2-1/2 notes
Jerry Lee Lewis (G#2 to C5)
2 octaves, 2 notes
Sam Cooke (A2 to C5)
Matt Bellamy (G2 to B5)
Karen Carpenter (D3 to F5)
2 octaves, 1-1/2 notes
Taylor Swift (E3 to F#5)
2 octaves
Skin (Deborah Dyer) (B3 to B5)
1 octave, 3 notes
Avi Kaplan (A2 to D4) (analysis in progress)
Have not been analyzed:

Julie Andrews
Blixa Bargeld
Pat Benatar
James Blake
Sarah Brightman
Kristen Chenowith
Jarvis Church
Merry Clayton
Robert Crowe
Jon DeLeo
Celine Dion
Agnetha Faltskog
Rachel Ferrell
Dani Filth
Lisa Fischer
Elizabeth Fraser
Ariana Grande
Zac Hanson
Daniel Johns
Jyrki 69
Tom Keifer
Kyo
Patti LaBelle
Amy Lee
Adam Lopez
Madonna
Bobby Martin
Billy MacKenzie
Sarah McLachlan
Chuck Mosley
Peter Murphy
Aaron Neville
Brandy Norwood
Alissa Now
David Pack
Paul Potts
Panda Bare
Josh Ramsay
Dax Riggs
Linda Ronstadt
Shirley Strachan
Barbra Streisand
Stumpen (Gero Ivers)
Yma Sumac
Avey Tare
Frankie Valli
Violetta Villas
Tim Waurick
Andrew Wood
We will fully admit that there very well may be additional artists that belong on this list. We sampled a couple of hundred of names on a list that includes over 700 singers. If any of our readers thinks we missed one of their favorites, let us know and we will add them to our list.

[Gob]

That list must be utter bollocks then!

[Crackpot]

It's more what you do with the range you have. Though I am surprised Neil Young is only a half note behind Gerrard.