he can sing Rock, Funk, pop, rnb..as we all know

who else can do that?

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it is kind of cool how he manages to sound sort of different on most of his tracks.

he's playing with autotune and shit these days a bit, but still, even without it he
manages to manipulate his voice in such a way that he sounds different all of the
time. it's subtle, but it's enough to make every new track interesting just from a
vocal point of view.

and then once in a while you hear him do something live that you haven't even
heard on any of his albums yet. it's just amazing.

his best instrument

He's got one of the widest range in pure tones and he shapes those in so many ways, plus all the squeals and shouts, AND studio trickery.

When he sings harmonies on some tracks it's like they're different backup singers, it's really true he's kind of a vocal chameleon,

So I don't if he's literally the most versatile, but he sure is one of the best at vocal versatility.

if he aint the most versatile, he's definitely on the short list

purpleshadow said:

he can sing Rock, Funk, pop, rnb..as we all know

who else can do that?

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Barry Gibb, who does all fo the above plus country

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purpleshadow said:

KingSausage said:

purpleshadow said:

he can sing Rock, Funk, pop, rnb..as we all know

who else can do that?

[Edited 10/8/15 10:40am]

Van Hunt, D'Angelo, TTD, Mike Patton, many others. Lots of artists cover as many styles as Prince has. Do they do it as well? No, not in my opinion. Prince's vocal abilities are astounding.

That's the thing.. none of those guys can pull off as many styles as well as Prince (expect maybe TTD who i hadn't thought of).. but then again could TTD pull off a Bob sieger type song vocally like Prince did on Purple Rain? I doubt it. He's still pretty versatile when I think about it tough. I might rank him number 2 after Prince. And Van Hunt to me isn't a great singer in any genre. He's passable in all of them imo

As for Mike Patton i have no clue who this is so I'll hold judgement on him

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LMAO @ Barry Gibb..

versatile?...i only heard him use the chipmunk falsetto and maybe the occasional tenor...singing dance/pop songs and radio ballads...no funk or soul or jazz stylings...or rapping either....

Doozer said:

He's so good naturally, which is even more of a shame since Josh got the studio keys. His voice has never been buried by as much b.s. as on HitNRun.

Yea.. this isn't really the best style for Prince to demonstrate his singing ability..

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KingSausage said:

RJOrion said:

LMAO @ Barry Gibb..

versatile?...i only heard him use the chipmunk falsetto and maybe the occasional tenor...singing dance/pop songs and radio ballads...no funk or soul or jazz stylings...or rapping either....

You really should listen to more Barry Gibb. You really don't think To Love Somebody and How Can You Mend a Broken Heart are soul or Jive Talkin' is funk? Nights on Broadway has a soul song in the middle of a R&B/Funk song. Liste

Just listen to Main Course. Barry sings lead on most songs (pretty much everything except Country Lanes and about half of Come On Over). Listen ot Fanny Be Tender on that same album - there are couple of spots where there are harmonies with his brothers, but for the most part that is all Barry.

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Prince is versatile I agree, so many different styles and genres wow..!

No hate towards Bee Gees / Barry Gibb from me, I love the Bee Gees classics, and Spirits Having Flown is my fave album... a very fantastic album...

Bee Gees sure made some great pop and disco and funk music..

KingSausage said:

NorthC said:

Nobody here has heared of Marvin Gaye or Ella Fitzgerald? Just because they never made a rock album, doesn't make them any worse as singers. And what Bobby McFerrin can do with his voice is amazing. I've never heared Prince do any scatting, for instance. [Edited 10/9/15 0:28am]

Didnt he do some scatting (sort of) at the montreux 2009 shows whilst playing his guitar at the same time? "I aint about to argue with BB King but...". Never heard him try again so maybe he thought it was an experiment that he didnt quite manage to pull off.

alandail said:

RJOrion said:

LMAO @ Barry Gibb..

versatile?...i only heard him use the chipmunk falsetto and maybe the occasional tenor...singing dance/pop songs and radio ballads...no funk or soul or jazz stylings...or rapping either....

You really should listen to more Barry Gibb. You really don't think To Love Somebody and How Can You Mend a Broken Heart are soul or Jive Talkin' is funk? Nights on Broadway has a soul song in the middle of a R&B/Funk song. Liste

Just listen to Main Course. Barry sings lead on most songs (pretty much everything except Country Lanes and about half of Come On Over). Listen ot Fanny Be Tender on that same album - there are couple of spots where there are harmonies with his brothers, but for the most part that is all Barry.

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I agree that Barry Gibb is an amazing singer. i actually prefer the beegees when he is singing in his lower register. Listen to songs off of 'high civilsation' and you hear the power in his voice. Also on 'size isnt everything' - there is a song that he duetted with michael jackson around 2002 or something and he completly out sings MJ, sings all over him.

lagantest said:

alandail said:

You really should listen to more Barry Gibb. You really don't think To Love Somebody and How Can You Mend a Broken Heart are soul or Jive Talkin' is funk? Nights on Broadway has a soul song in the middle of a R&B/Funk song. Liste

Just listen to Main Course. Barry sings lead on most songs (pretty much everything except Country Lanes and about half of Come On Over). Listen ot Fanny Be Tender on that same album - there are couple of spots where there are harmonies with his brothers, but for the most part that is all Barry.

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I agree that Barry Gibb is an amazing singer. i actually prefer the beegees when he is singing in his lower register. Listen to songs off of 'high civilsation' and you hear the power in his voice. Also on 'size isnt everything' - there is a song that he duetted with michael jackson around 2002 or something and he completly out sings MJ, sings all over him.

For Whom the Bell Tolls (the full version, not the single/video edit) from Size is one of the best songs of the 1990s by anyone.

alandail said:

lagantest said:

I agree that Barry Gibb is an amazing singer. i actually prefer the beegees when he is singing in his lower register. Listen to songs off of 'high civilsation' and you hear the power in his voice. Also on 'size isnt everything' - there is a song that he duetted with michael jackson around 2002 or something and he completly out sings MJ, sings all over him.

For Whom the Bell Tolls (the full version, not the single/video edit) from Size is one of the best songs of the 1990s by anyone.

its an incredible song. Its one of my favourite all time songs. Guitar work is amazing, the drama is amazing and the vocals as usual a perfect. I have to agree it is a great great song.

Great singer, one of my personal favorites, but no he can't sing everything. He's a better musician than singer imo, more versatile, more relaxed and just overall more genius in that sense. As of recent years, (2012-2014) his vocals were also sounding quite flat, not as rich as they used to. He can't do broadway/classical/musical nor standard jazz songs... He does rock,funk,pop, r&b exceptionally tho.

lagantest said:

alandail said:

You really should listen to more Barry Gibb. You really don't think To Love Somebody and How Can You Mend a Broken Heart are soul or Jive Talkin' is funk? Nights on Broadway has a soul song in the middle of a R&B/Funk song. Liste

Just listen to Main Course. Barry sings lead on most songs (pretty much everything except Country Lanes and about half of Come On Over). Listen ot Fanny Be Tender on that same album - there are couple of spots where there are harmonies with his brothers, but for the most part that is all Barry.

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I agree that Barry Gibb is an amazing singer. i actually prefer the beegees when he is singing in his lower register. Listen to songs off of 'high civilsation' and you hear the power in his voice. Also on 'size isnt everything' - there is a song that he duetted with michael jackson around 2002 or something and he completly out sings MJ, sings all over him.

Lmao! Really? In the video of that song, Barry is looking at MJ with amazement... MJ is probably one of the most versatile singers(he's done it all from bubblegum pop in the late 60s, to funk/disco, pop ballads, classical pieces etc) didnt want to bring him up, because we are discussing Prince right now. It is a shame that Prince never did we are the world, it would have been amazing to compare him to the rest of the artists on there as far as vocals, tonality, pitch etc.... I never heard anyone say Prince has perfect pitch either, would be interesting to hear someone discuss his vocals more in-depth.

NorthC said:

If only once I could come to this forum and not read about Michael Jackson all the time...

NorthC said:

If only once I could come to this forum and not read about Michael Jackson all the time...

Agree use the MJ sticky. I bet there ain't a Prince Sticky on the official MJ forum. they always shit on Prince there.

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KingSausage said:

KingSausage said:

NorthC said:

If only once I could come to this forum and not read about Michael Jackson all the time...

D'Angelo is better than MJ.

TheEnglishGent said: