Name that vocalist

[MarkF]

This vocal style reminds me of someone else, but I can't quite pin it
down... hmm... Dennis DeYoung? no. Don McLean? no... Terry Jacks... no.

[Adam]

Post by MarkF
http://youtu.be/LERe9TjdeH0
This vocal style reminds me of someone else, but I can't quite pin it
down... hmm... Dennis DeYoung? no. Don McLean? no... Terry Jacks... no.

He sort of sounds like Dennis DeYoung (the precise enunciation) crossed
with Neil Diamond, with a little bit of the singer from Supertramp who
*isn't* Rodger Hodgson. I hear DeYoung more than anybody else.

[y***@hotmail.com]

I don't hear DeYoung at all, but the Neil Diamond suggestion is spot on, the tone & delivery is ND all the way. The song itself is a bit banal to my ears, not unlike a lot of papa Wakeys filler stuff. Nice artwork though :)

Who does it sounds like to you Mark?

--

Paul

[MarkF]

http://youtu.be/LERe9TjdeH0

Post by y***@hotmail.com
I don't hear DeYoung at all, but the Neil Diamond suggestion is spot on, the
tone & delivery is ND all the way. The song itself is a bit banal to my ears,
not unlike a lot of papa Wakeys filler stuff. Nice artwork though :)

The story is that Oliver wrote this for Yes early on in the sessions
that eventually resulted in _Fly From Here_... I guess it was a bit
banal to Trevor Horn's ears too!

Post by y***@hotmail.com
Who does it sounds like to you Mark?

The correct response is:
Benoit David, singing in his 'normal' range.

But I still can't place why it sounds so familiar; I was hoping you
could tell me, Paul!

[Peter]

Post by MarkF
The story is that Oliver wrote this for Yes early on in the sessions
that eventually resulted in _Fly From Here_... I guess it was a bit
banal to Trevor Horn's ears too!

Compared to the tripe that was on Fly From Here, it's absolutely sublime.

[Adam]

Post by y***@hotmail.com
I don't hear DeYoung at all, but the Neil Diamond suggestion is spot on,
the tone & delivery is ND all the way. The song itself is a bit banal to
my ears, not unlike a lot of papa Wakeys filler stuff. Nice artwork though :)
Who does it sounds like to you Mark?
--
Paul

Okay, so I'm not completely crazy! It's fussier sounding (for lack of a
better adjective), but I hear ND in there too.

[Close to the Hedge]

Post by MarkF
http://youtu.be/LERe9TjdeH0
This vocal style reminds me of someone else, but I can't quite pin it
down... hmm... Dennis DeYoung? no. Don McLean? no... Terry Jacks... no.

Midge Ure, singing with an English accent.

[ccjemmett]

Post by MarkF
http://youtu.be/LERe9TjdeH0
This vocal style reminds me of someone else, but I can't quite pin it
down... hmm... Dennis DeYoung? no. Don McLean? no... Terry Jacks... no.
--

Heard the ND right away and then David Cassidy but not quite as strong as ND.
However there is another singer from the era you hint at Jacks/McLean, basically early-mid 70's can't get the name... that sound on some notes , it's right there, it's.... it's OH Damn you!!!

Post by MarkF
Mark "yes, I know who it *is*; but who else does it *sound like*?" F
Tales From TopBLOGraphic Oceans
<http://markf-yeselpkrimson.blogspot.com/>

[MarkF]

http://youtu.be/LERe9TjdeH0

("From The Turn Of A Card" by Oliver Wakeman, feat. Benoit David)

Post by ccjemmett
Heard the ND right away and then David Cassidy but not quite as strong as ND.
However there is another singer from the era you hint at Jacks/McLean,
basically early-mid 70's can't get the name... that sound on some notes ,
it's right there, it's.... it's OH Damn you!!!

Jo(h)n Davi(d)son?

[Rick]

Post by MarkF
http://youtu.be/LERe9TjdeH0
("From The Turn Of A Card" by Oliver Wakeman, feat. Benoit David)

Post by ccjemmett
Heard the ND right away and then David Cassidy but not quite as strong as
ND.
However there is another singer from the era you hint at Jacks/McLean,
basically early-mid 70's can't get the name... that sound on some notes ,
it's right there, it's.... it's OH Damn you!!!

Much sappier than ND. I'd go with Air Supply for $20, Alex.

[p***@gmail.com]

Post by MarkF
http://youtu.be/LERe9TjdeH0
This vocal style reminds me of someone else, but I can't quite pin it
down... hmm... Dennis DeYoung? no. Don McLean? no... Terry Jacks... no.
--
Mark "yes, I know who it *is*; but who else does it *sound like*?" F
Tales From TopBLOGraphic Oceans
<http://markf-yeselpkrimson.blogspot.com/>

Sounds like some of Steve Hackett's ill-advised attempts at singing...