I love you Kate bush. As a songwriter you have influenced me tremendously. As a man I don't know what it's like to be a woman. But I believe we share the same vunerabilities as a Human species.
Happy can sound like Kate in some early songs, but she has an additional high voice that sounds nothing like Kate. I only mention her because she I know, for sure, exactly what her range is. Nina has an astounding range, but I'd be interested in what her lowest and highest sung sounds ("ah" and "la") are, compared to her highest and lowest sung lyrics. (My favorite Nina album is "Nunsexmonkrock".)
There are some very low notes on "The Dreaming", but we have no way to know if it was accomplished with studio trickery. The term "4 octave range" gets tossed around far too frequently. That's Yma Sumac territory. Happy Rhodes has a genuine 4 octave range, from A2 to G-Sharp6 which I have witnessed live. It's downright shocking to hear a soprano sing a note that low.
I am pretty sure all the low parts in The Dreaming were Kate's actual voice, but she never had a 4 octave range. Since we're talking about big ranges, you probably know about Nina Hagen - back in the late 70s to mid 80s she had a huge range! Happy sounds too much like a Kate clone to me.
I love you Kate bush. As a songwriter you have influenced me tremendously. As a man I don't know what it's like to be a woman. But I believe we share the same vunerabilities as a Human species.
Kate Bush is everything
My greatest regret is never seeing her in concert…because I’m in the USA! 😢
Thankyou :)
"Lily" from Kate's album "The Red Shoes".
I miss Bob Edwards...he was a class act on NPR.
Happy can sound like Kate in some early songs, but she has an additional high voice that sounds nothing like Kate.
I only mention her because she I know, for sure, exactly what her range is. Nina has an astounding range, but I'd be interested in what her lowest and highest sung sounds ("ah" and "la") are, compared to her highest and lowest sung lyrics. (My favorite Nina album is "Nunsexmonkrock".)
Somewhere deep inside there is a humanity in all of us. I beleive that. How long we realize this is the question. MLK would say " Not Long ".
There are some very low notes on "The Dreaming", but we have no way to know if it was accomplished with studio trickery. The term "4 octave range" gets tossed around far too frequently. That's Yma Sumac territory.
Happy Rhodes has a genuine 4 octave range, from A2 to G-Sharp6 which I have witnessed live. It's downright shocking to hear a soprano sing a note that low.
I am pretty sure all the low parts in The Dreaming were Kate's actual voice, but she never had a 4 octave range. Since we're talking about big ranges, you probably know about Nina Hagen - back in the late 70s to mid 80s she had a huge range! Happy sounds too much like a Kate clone to me.
what is the name of that last song at the very end of the clip?
Lily from the Red Shoes. 15 years later.
"Her first album reached #1"
Oh, i think not.Me thinks it got to #3 in the UK?
"Rumbling bass"? Ugh, no... she's a mezzo/soprano and had no more than 3 octaves. Good interview though. Thanks!