Falsetto Vocalists

[Llama Gibbz]

falsetto-1: an artificially high voice; especially : an artificially produced singing voice that overlaps and extends above the range of the full voice especially of a tenor

Falsetto-(Italian diminutive of falso, false) is a singing technique that produces sounds that are pitched higher than the singer's normal range, in the treble range.

I always admired vocalist who can do this.

King Diamond seems exceptional at this.
Not only in pitch.
But also the variety of pitches and tones he can do at will.

Other Favorites
Mike Patton
Phil Anselmo (Pantera)
Sebastian Bach (Skid Row)
Axl Rose (GNR)

Im actually curious to hear falsetto in other genres of music other than rock and metal.
Feel free to post your favorites.(Falsetto only)

[yossa]

http://listverse.com/bizarre/top-10-incredible-recordings/

The first one on that list. Can't get better than that.

[Mblackwell]

Marvin Gaye.
Curtis Mayfield.

[Deth]

Matt Barlow.

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[TerminX]

Yeah, Barlow is great. I'm really glad he's back with Iced Earth now...

[peoplessi]

Russell Allen from Symphony X
Nils K. Rue from Eidolon, listen to the cover of Mercyful Fate's "The Oath"
Metal God, Rob Halford from Judas Priest, Halford
Geoff Tate from Queensrÿche

[Superczar]

Nobody does it quite like King Diamond, the one guy from 3 Inches of Blood can hit'em too...

[Nessus]

To step outside of metal one the best and highest in modern times is Mariah Carey. this is the only example I could find at the 5 min mark. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKQOTnWb9GU&feature=related

[Chimera]

Matt Bellamy from Muse - amazing live:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFgH2cVgNec (short sound clip of Bliss)

[Superczar]

Yeah, Barlow is great. I'm really glad he's back with Iced Earth now...

That really sucks though that Ripper has lost 2 jobs, he is quite good and I hope he finds another band, preferably one that is capable of being on par with the likes of Iced Earth and dare I say it, Judas Priest...

[ryche]

I wonder how they come about such skills...self taught or lessons?

[MeatWagon]

^they get kicked in the balls over and over again :p

[Deth]

Iced Earth - Travel In Stygian:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nUvNMunHtN8

I think this shows that Matt Barlow not only owns on the albums, but live as well.

I've actually never really liked King Diamond's voice. Maybe I just haven't listened to it enough to get used to it.

[fmuder]

Darren Hayes (used to be in Savage Garden), who always sounds perfect live imo.

A pretty good example would be Insatiable (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6658qeGFJM), though not one of my favorites.

His recent solo albums are much darker and less pop ballad.
Who Would Have Thought (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byzdSFZlFKc) (around 1:50)

[Iggy]

Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
Tim "Ripper" Owens (Beyond Fear)
David DeFeis (Virgin Steele)

Nobody does it quite like King Diamond, the one guy from 3 Inches of Blood can hit'em too...

Yeah, Barlow is great. I'm really glad he's back with Iced Earth now...

Agree.

[ReaganNukem]

Reaching the highest notes with falsetto can be done by many, achieving the same without it takes further virtuosity.

Jim Gillette singing "Freight Train": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bEQd8RGBy8

And nope, his voice wasn't modulated, he can hit 2 different notes at the same time and sustain them for as long as he pleases.

[Nessus]

I wonder how they come about such skills...self taught or lessons?

Chris Cornell was goofing around with another singer when he was younger and they were trying to force their voices to break by singing high and he realized it wasn't breaking and that he had whole bunch of notes up there.

[Superczar]

Reaching the highest notes with falsetto can be done by many, achieving the same without it takes further virtuosity.

Jim Gillette singing "Freight Train": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bEQd8RGBy8

And nope, his voice wasn't modulated, he can hit 2 different notes at the same time and sustain them for as long as he pleases.

Awesome, his hair FTW. Seriously, it's like straight out of Inuyasha or some anime... and Batio, damn he is a great guitarist...

[peoplessi]

Yeah, depends on what counts as "great". In my opinion he has no taste, nor direction/style. Also, it would be better if people would refrain from posting names twice.

[ReaganNukem]

In my opinion he has no taste, nor direction/style

With "Speed Kills" being a notable exception, most of his riffs and solos have no more soul than 6yo northkorean zombie pianists.

On the other hand... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QsMrpbN2eo

[peoplessi]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFI63qTzlBY

He has posted a lot of guys that hit 3+ octaves. Also, some of these guys rarely use falsetto.

[Superczar]

Oh hell yeah, forgot about Eric Adams, how the hell can anyone forget him!