Known for his multi-octave range and never-ending versatility, Mike Patton has established himself as one of the finest vocalists in modern ...
Known for his multi-octave range and never-ending versatility, Mike Patton has established himself as one of the finest vocalists in modern rock. With his baritone, his effortless low range grants him an easy access to the lower reaches of the human voice. Even then, his great high note technique allows him to sing and scream up there with various approaches, ranging from a classical sound to the hysteric screeching.nnAs a vocalist, Patton has influenced countless fine names, ranging from Serj Tankian and Brandon Boyd to Daniel Gildenlöw and The White Swan.nn1. 0:00 - Low range - Suave sung A2s and Gs from "Evidence".n2. 0:16 - Strong E2s (and a brief D) from "Take This Bottle".n4. 0:33 - Powerful chanted Es from "Totem" - The album focuses more on the lower singing, a nice breakaway from the usual mold!n5. 0:42 - Melodic low singing around the same pitch from "Ghost Dance".n6. 0:55 - A boomy E♭ from "Catch My Heart".n7. 1:01 - Massive choir harmonies from "War Song", all made with Patton's voice - Bottoms at E♭2.n8. 1:13 - Wonderful crooning around the same pitch from "The Christmas Song" with, YES, John Zorn! Very rich and natural sound.n9. 1:28 - And the amazing sustained E♭ from the ending of same track.n10. 1:40 - Frail D2s from "Ashes to Ashes".n11. 1:56 - Sung Ds from "La Chanson de Jacky", originally by the late Jacques Brel.n12. 2:05 - A sustained C2 from a live performance of "Lookaway" with Sepultura.n13. 2:18 - Sung Cs from "Ford Mustang", a great Serge Gainsbourg-tribute.n14. 2:27 - An Eduard Khil-impersonation suddenly busted out during a live version of "Midlife Crisis - Patton soon sings down to strong B1! (Moscow, 2012)n15. 2:33 - B1s from "King for a Day".n16. 2:49 - Very strong harmonized C♯2s and B♭ 1s from "Vanity Fair".n17. 2:55 - A sung B♭1 from "Dracula Cha Cha", one of the many Patton guest spots.n18. 3:04 - Impressive sung melody around the same pitch from "Book of the Month" by Lovage - Great album!n19. 3:26 - Menacing singing from the monstrous "Der Golem" - Solid D2s and A1s!n20. 3:49 - Brief B♭1s and a G♯ from "Ballad of a Thin Man", originally by Bob Dylan.n21. 4:04 - Very deep lows from "I Can Almost See Them" - Two brief F♯1s, followed by a sung E2 soon after.n22. 4:32 - A sustained C2 that drops down to a freaking F1 - The song is called "Cudegokalalumosospasashatetewaat". (!)n23. 4:49 - Monstrous throat singing from the creepy, droning "Orc" - Gets down to earthshaking E♭1, some serious J.D. Sumner-ism right there!n24. 5:36 - High notes - Rather easy A4s from "Egg".n25. 5:51 - A powerful A from "Ashes to Ashes".n26. 6:08 - Very good A4s and a brief B from "Kill the DJ".n27. 6:24 - The climatic ending from "Planemo": huge B♭4s.n28. 6:40 - Agile, soulful singing from "She Loves Me Not" around the same pitch, also with a falsetto F5.n29. 7:09 - A quasi-opera tenor moment from "Infinito": gets up to B. Great, relaxed vibrato!n30. 7:24 - A blistering tenor high C (C5) from "Il Cupo Doloro", another operatic song - Patton also sings a great B♭4 around the end.n31. 7:36 - A C5 from "Vanity Fair".n32. 7:43 - A fierce climb up to C from "Star A.D.".n33. 7:53 - A great live finale from "Just a Man" - Sings up to C5 two times in a row! (Soundwave, 2010)n34. 8:09 - A powerful C♯ from "Urlo Negro".n35. 8:22 - A fierce screamed D5 from "Ashes to Ashes" live in Chile. (Teletón, 2010)n36. 8:33 - Raw melody D5s from "Tabula Smaragdina".n37. 8:42 - The amazing passage from "Mayday": first an A4, then a C5 that climbs up to E♭.n38. 8:57 - Deranged E5 from "9 x 9" - "Led Zeppelin meets John Zorn".n39. 9:12 - Sadly, the Youtube info box has a rather small word limit - From now on, I'll simply state the song and the pitch of these screams: F♯5 - "Murder of the Magicians"n40. 9:17 - G5 - "9 x 9"n41. 9:33 - G5 - "Act One"n42. 9:39 - G5 - "Psychoanalytwist"n43. 9:52 - G5 - "Litany IV"n44. 10:02 - G♯5 - "Mr. Nice Guy"n45. 10:10 - A5 - "Angel of Death" (Düsseldorf, 2000)n46. 10:20 - A5 - "Act One"n47. 10:30 - B♭5 - "Litany IV"n48. 10:40 - B5 - "Der Golem" live (A New Years Revolution, 2011)n49. 10:49 - C♯6 - "Carry Stress in the Jaw" live (Germany, 2000)n50. 11:01 - C♯6 - "When Good Dogs Do Bad Things"n51. 11:09 - D6 - "Cuckoo for Caca" live (Exit Festival, 2010)n52. 11:14 - E6 - "Malpractice"n53. 11:23 - B6/C♯5 - "Happy Birthday" live (2006)n54. 11:42 - C♯7 - "Smaller and Smaller"n55. 11:50 - E7 - "Abraxas"n56. 11:57 - F♯7 - "Delìrium Còrdia"nnMore great videos by an online mate: http://www.youtube.com/user/VuvuzelaBzzz1 (Check out Heath King's video!) Less
