Do you prefer Prince's falsetto or his low voice?

his low voice is so sexy

Good question. I guess for me it depends on the genre on the song. Whether it's R&B, Rock, or Funk.

Also define "Low voice". How low are we talkin'?

InsatiableCream said:

YES!!

Love his lower register... but his speaking voice takes the cake. So dreamy

Rinluv said:

I meant his regular voice. Like the way he sings Purple Rain.

Christaro said:

Oh, well for me it's still a hard choice. I'd say both.

I think his falsetto is great for ballads and love songs. In the dance and rock songs I prefer his lower voice.

In a live video (I believe from the 1999 tour) he sang "Do me baby" by changing his voice from falsetto to low voice in one line. Man, that was so awesome.

If I had to choose one or the other based on

Low voice= his lower voiced counterpart in "The Dance"
and Falsetto= "Kiss" or "Pheromone"

I'd go with low voice every time.

Christaro said:

I have one show where Prince on the 1999 Tour sings Do, Me Baby and he changes back and forth from falsetto into his regular voice. It was crazy.

Rinluv said:

Yes, this is my all time fave live video moment.

DreamyPopRoyalty said:

Amen

Falsetto. Only for the fact that not everyone can do it and to me it's what makes Prince Prince...

mommy569 said:

oh oh

Come is one of those ultimate songs for the low voice. Like when he starts whispering my ear... its enough to drive me insane. Makes me feel like I'm floating on air.
I don't think I ever foresaw that when I chose my u/n.

Falsetto on everything! Hell, when I first started listening to Prince, that's all he sang in. There was no mistaking that sassy falsetto with anyone else's either.

Now this is a tough 1! So,I'll have 2 say both!

dannyd5050 said:

All of these guys can do it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...:Falsettos

dannyd5050 said:

lots of ppl do it

Christaro said:

Point taken. I guess I really meant that not everyone does it nowadays. Or not to the point that Prince does. I'm a singer too and I can do a pretty good Prince falsetto. But since the 70's when most R & B singers did sing in falsetto it has definately tapered off...

I think Robin Thicke and Justin Timberlake have good falsettos.

InsatiableCream said:

True. Lots of people can do it. But not everyone does is almost as primarily as Prince.

That's because most men these days are too damn insecure with their own manhood to sing in a falsetto.

Flowerz said:

He's one of my favorites besides Prince. De'Angelo too.

vainandy said:

I think this is true as well. I think it also takes more talent to be able to do a good falsetto than it does to sing in the upper chest voice.

They can't compete with Wayne Cooper that used to be in Cameo. He had one of the baddest falsettos I've ever heard. Philip Bailey from Earth, Wind, and Fire had a great one also. And don't forget the guy with the falsetto from The Stylistics.

Prince's falsetto had a certain sassiness about it that set him apart from the rest. Even when he was played on the radio following another guy with a falsetto, you knew it was Prince when you heard the voice.

Either way, it can't be denied that Prince probably has one of the best ranges, if not the best range, of any artist who releases pop/rock/R&B records.

But 2 me, any guy who reaches high notes that I can't has a great range. But he's got an amazing voice at both ends of his register.

Like I said, though, his lower voice is more dreamy

To me, Prince's regular voice just sounds average and amateurish. Falsetto is where he excels.

vainandy said:

Hell yeah, Philip Bailey!! How could I forget? Stylistics, yeah! How about the The Delfonics? "Didn't I Blow You're Mind", "La La Means I Love You".