How To Sing Like Peter Gabriel
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This video is about Peter Gabriel's unique vocal sound and style, and how you can go about trying to emulate it. It is not about his production and microphone techniques, but there are some videos that go into that:
• The Peter Gabriel Voca...
I'm not a trained singer or vocal coach, and some of the recommendations in this video aren't necessarily good for the voice - PG has punished his voice over the years! However, I've spent a long time thinking about how he uses his voice and been able to absorb his stylistic approach.
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I was fortunate to tour with Peter in 93-94 (not a part of the band, but a laser designer for the WOMAD tour). He's a musical hero, deserving every accolade he's received. Thank you for this awesome insight into the PG vocal style and range. Well done.
wow!! i saw and met PG in person at Cáceres Womad 93,
yeah I was at that. youssou n'dour was with him
@@wendellwiggins3776 those Senegalese dancers were freakin amazing! Their red sarongs as they danced and drummed blew my mind. Awesome stuff.
@@MarkAlanEffinger It's time I listen to Youssour albums after a long time
He has so much color in his voice and you can hear it progress throughout his albums. He knows how to use his voice as an instrument, not just a voice.
There was a story where Peter slept in his studio and used his "morning voice" to achieve the baritone backing vocals for Mercy Street.
One thing that is very distinctive when it comes to PG's voice is the harmonics: you can hear so many harmonics when he sings, I think this is what really "talk" to me in his special voice.
If by 'harmonics' you mean those distictive octave (?) leaps that are not unlike Ray Charles's technique, I totally agree. Is there a bit in this video where this is mentioned?
@@passenger62 Very good observation! He cites Otis Redding as one of his all time favorites but his vocal style and delivery is definitely closer to that of Ray Charles when doing such a comparison.
One of the few artists with a truly unique voice. As soon as he sings you know it’s PG.
So true I watched the last season of Lucifer and in a dramatic scene I said, "Wait, that's Gabriel!"
Great breakdown. It's the crack, the near breaking of the voice, the air through the larynx. it really is unique to PG. Unmistakable. Inimitible
Peter Gabriel is a super empath may not interest any of you but he is a high priest and not just a musician he is a healer. So if you need healing, listen to his albums.
He certainly is!
That's explains why I go to his music to perk me up🧡
This is the most ambitious how-to video ever.
I was 14-15 when my brother turned me on to Genesis 'Nursery Cryme' and 'Foxtrot'.... I was hooked on PG's vocals, their music, their sound...yeah the whole shebang..great artist. Thanks for posting!
Fascinating. I've been singing along with Peter for over 45 years and my voice has got more gravel/ rasp in it now. I prefer his voice to Phil Collins' although on the quiet songs Phil is also awesome. Incredible to think one group could've had two outstanding vocalists like Peter and Phil.
In addition, they had the best prog rock keyboardist ever (Tony Banks)
Phil is definitely a *trained* singer. That will explain his typically cleaner sound. He tears it up on Mama though, for sure.
Genesis “Back in NYC” is my favorite Peter Gabriel vocal delivery ever.
Faces and traces of home
BACK IN NEW YOOORK CITTAAAAAYYYYAAAGHHHH
That’s a great example of how good his voice and range is. Phil performed it a couple of times and REALLY struggled.
He is a magician modulates his voice
Great song. There are a few vocal moments I love in particular: "Laaaaaiiiiid them down.... in coloured sheets" and "aaahhhhhhhhhhh you say I must be crazy". The combined energy of Phil's drumming and Peter's vocals is pretty astonishing in that one.
Thanks for this. Peter has a remarkable range of different voices, from the yelps of Dancing With The Moonlit Knight, to the twee folk voice of Stagnation, to the croon of Carpet Crawlers, to the death growls of Moribund The Burgermeister, to the creepy voice in Intruder, to the deep dramatic vocals of Make Tomorrow. His singing slightly out of his range for dramatic effect is a technique also used by ABBA and Led Zeppelin, to name a couple. It's hit me that Ray Wilson used Gabriel's later, more serious voice as his reference for singing on Calling All Stations, rather than the early, more theatrical one.
Peter Gabriel is one of my favourite artists. A few years ago I went on a Pilgrimage to 'climb up Solsbury
Hill" while I played his song. I spoke with a woman at the road beneath Solsbury Hill to make sure I was in the right place. I was. She said he had built a recording studio for Genesis about a mile away and a home for his daughter. She thanked me for helping honouring Peter. It was wonderful. I videotaped my climb up Solsbury Hill.
It was his favourite jogging spot, living nearby with a very large home recording studio, but this was AFTER his time with Genesis :) His first summer there was spent growing vegetables :)
PG is also my fav artist
I think one of the best things ever was the Rock Paper Scissors Tour with Sting. Their voices were so complimentary, and their styles meshed beautifully with some of the same influences in the rhythms and harmonies that are almost tribal, or African sounding, they could trade songs and bring something new. I LOVE Sting, but his If You Love Somebody Set Them Free was never one of my favorites - and then Gabriel gave it an almost angry spin and it was SO much better! The whole concert was amazing, I kept saying it was like I had been in CHURCH - it was like a religious experience...
and yet I can never hear that tour again? I saw them in Lake Tahoe, CA. I wish I could hear any of those shows on that tour again... I was hoping for a Blu-ray video or a DVD at the least.
Same same.
Robbie Robertson was interviewed about his first solo record. Gabriel featured on a few songs and Robertson was asked what attracted him. "It's his voice. My songs are stories and his voice sounds like ghosts."
Interesting video - I especially like the metaphorical descriptions of his voice and the acknowledgement of how it's pretty much impossible to duplicate him. He retains that English style but the influence of artists such as Otis Redding is evident. Personally I see him more as "chanter" than anything - almost cantorial - Rhythm of the Heat and Lay Your Hands on me come to mind. Despite the throaty sound, his voice is well placed and the strain in his throat seems minimal. On So, it seems he looked to expand more into "crooner" territory with songs like Don't Give Up and In Your Eyes,. There is a lot harmonic content in his voice, you can even hear it when he's speaking -- in other words -- it's a pretty natural and rich sound. For serious voice students interested in developing their voice, I would be careful about trying to imitate other singers too much unless it "feels" right. I would also recommend a vocal coach for those interested in expanding their range. Thanks for your video -- I wish there was more analysis of singers and their voices.
I call it a pleading style. He's pleading with his emotions to help you FEEL the music.
That was lovely, thank you!
It’s amazing how Peter’s voice is still wonderful, at his age.
Brilliant and fascinating video. Something about Peter’s voice is so comforting and emotive to me. Totally unique. Great breakdown of why
Nice video. I think where PG also scores is the ability to produce so many variations of his voice in the studio. Many vocalists are lucky to achieve two (the louder one and the quieter one!)
Thank you for your generosity James! You rock! 🙂
Absolutely agree about point 3. When I first heard PG doing 'Hey we touch' in Red Rain, I almost felt his whole lung-full of air spent in just these three words.
Oh and by the way: that is a lovely demonstration. I love the way you do what PG does with what you are given, rather than trying to just sound like him.
The Court - his latest track is awesome. I’ve been fortunate to have seen PG live several times. I hope to see him this year on the I/o tour.
Wow. I sound so much more like Peter just by trying to place my voice in my throat. Holy hell. Great video!
Just found this video via algorithm, it is amazing! I've always thought Peter Gabriel's voice was incredibly emotional. There's an odd, intangible pain to many of his songs. Even his more upbeat songs (Solisbury Hill, Sledgehammer etc) have an underlying emotional feel to them. There are some.songs of his I cannot listen to after my late brother's memorial because of the connection. Thank you for this video!
Hey, thanks for your comment. I’m so sorry for your loss. I hope one day you can return to those songs and that they bring you some comfort
@@JamesHarkerMusic I really appreciate that, thank you. That's the magic of music, it can act as a catharsis of sorts. I'm sure once I'm ready to heal from it, Mr. Gabriel's music will be my catalyst!
Thats what makes a great singer, he makes an effort to go beyond his range, mostly successful. Good video, thanks.
This all made sense to me. I also find that my level of hydration plays a role in the tone of my voice.
thanks for this wonderful breakdown of his sound. -- SUCH an expressive voice. Even when Peter is singing very loudly, that PUSHED vocal style adds earnestness and intimacy to the song. It's like he's whispering at the top of his lungs - pleading. We can't help but being drawn in.
Amazing analysis ! You have incredible knowledge and you are a natural teacher.
You absolutely nailed it. He has been my hero since I was 13.
After "Be born Peter Gabriel" a part of me was waiting for you to continue with "...And I can help you with that."
It sounds to me, in your demo, that you are not trying to imitate his voice but that you sing in your own style adding PG characteristics to your own voice. I like that! Very good vid thanks for sharing.
I think that’s definitely true. Thanks for watching and for the observation :)
I consider Gabriel and Bowie the two most creative artists in rock history with an honorable mention to Brian Wilson.
Agree but McCartney is up there too
Amen to that!!!!!
there are a heavy lot of more creative musicians in this world - dont narrow their enthusiasm and craftmanship....
@@peterschmitz6446 a lot of more creative .... ok bye
consider sting and jon anderson ?
Nice to see a fellow PG fan on here! When I first started playing music I was obsessed with Peter Gabriel - So is still my favorite album of all time. I found myself trying to learn to sing (change my voice, really, because I hated it) by singing along to him. I'll have to find the old recordings, which are probably quite embarrassing, but I felt at the time I was starting to get close enough to his sound that I was becoming a copycat and losing my own identity. I supposed that's the risk, as I then tried to reverse the years of "Gabrielizing" my voice by trying to sing as purely as possible in my own voice. I still love Peter's voice, but hopefully I have just enough of his sound in my own that it's a mere flavoring and not a detectable imitation.
Great insight mate... Really enjoyed it & I myself like you have been a lifelong Peter Gabriel fan... Been listening since I was like 8 or, 9 years old when So came out in '86 & i'm now currently 45....
I use the term "reedy" as in a clarinet or saxophone. He can be smooth, but there is also that squeak and honk he can employ. And as with a reed instrument, you can get distortion and overtones.
Clicked for Peter Gabriel,
Commented for the M-audio Solaris that you're using. I have the same one and I LOOOVE that microphone.
Also, I have been singing Red Rain for almost two years out at karaoke, and as an American, your points all ring true. I've had to closely critique his sound to figure out the best ways to reproduce his tone and enunciation. I have to pull my vocal chords up, and tighten (but not close) my soft pallette to be anything close to sounding like him.
Solsbury Hill is so damn fun as well, but it's hard to not get emotional at the "I've come to take you home."
Nice job, James!
The first rule of singing like PG is that you'll never sing like PG. That's probably a good thing, because its been done. Nice video.
He's my favorite too!!
Awesome fascinating analysis of an incredible voice!..you've nailed Peter's style..quite a magnificent insight..thanks James
and! you've got a great voice too....
Thanks for this. Big fan of Peter, and now of you :) Cheers
Fantastic Analysis.
I love the comment about the "Needy" aspect of his voice. You can really hear that at the beginning of the 1983 Plays Live album. The first thing out of his mouth on the first song, after 2 minutes of unnerving drums (like a monster is coming), is like a cry for help. Then the whole second song is about a person so in need of touch, that he even looks for human contact in handshakes.
An excellent clip, very educational, I had wondered why Peter's singing voice is so different to his talking tone.
Very interesting video! Thanks for doing this break down.
Excellent video! On the subject of the English accent, as an American living in East Anglia for several years, I enjoyed going to the local town market for fresh "strawbr'ies." Makes sense that PG pronounces "Solsbury' more like "Solsb'ry."
I have seen PG live twice, at WOMAD 93 in Cáceres and at the Waldbühne in Berlin in the Back to Front show. both shows were incredible. In Cáceres, as I was a guest artist, we were able to go backstage and we meet him personally. We saw Manu Katché and Tony Levin having a bike race backstage. And his P.A. sound engineer gave us a tour of all the equipment and electronic gadgets connected to the mixing desk. I remember that Manu had three different mixes of his drums on a separate desk. Right behind the console was a 6-foot rack full of compressors and effects. "This is where PG's voice goes through." he told us. PG has a unique voice timbre, but he also has his technical tricks and he knows how to use them very well. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for this insight, v interesting. What you’re describing is actually really apparent in some live shows- check out the VH1 performance of Red Rain, where his voice sounds stunning but is also clearly going through some sort of tube with loads of reverb and chorus.
His husky voice is really not the consequence of how much he strained his vocal cords, he was born with it, you can hear it on From a Genesis to Revelation and he was I think 18 or 19 at the time. It's unusual for such a young boy to have this kind of voice but many things are wonderfully unusual about PG. It is true that his voice sounded thinner in Genesis and that was the result of having people like Banks writing songs, almost disregarding keys and pushing him to hit those notes. Things went better when he started singing only his material, now obviously he has a lower, richer tone, it's common for everybody when aging, you don't have to be a singer.
Hey thanks for the comment. Agreed *in part*. The huskiness has always been there but has become much more pronounced over time, and a pushed voice at a high range will do that. He was writing songs at the upper limits of his range when he went solo too; consider for example the screaming chorus of Flood etc
@@JamesHarkerMusic freaking rhythm of the heat
@@JamesHarkerMusic I find most of Peter's later renditions of his classic songs sound better than the originals.
For example, Here Comes the Flood from the Growing Up tour is so much more mesmerising than the original recorded version.
IMO he didn't really peak as a singer until So, despite having his entire Genesis career and four solo albums behind him.
@@mattmckeon1688 If you're saying he sounded his best when he made So, I kind of get your point, though I dont even really agreee, but if you're saying he wasn't a very good singer before so then you're delusional. I mean there's no arguing taste, but Peter has always had a magnificent and ditstinct voice. Give me pre So Gabriel over any modern day pop idol any day.
Peter Gabriel's very distinctive and wonderful voice 🎤❤💯
I got it!!🎉🎉 Thanks a lot😊
Really good video, thank you!!
Excellent video. I think another important factor in peters singing is his use of dynamics. He ornaments with a lot of vocal swells in his higher range and very little vibrato
Great video ❤️
Loved this video :)
Fish from Marillion always did a good PG impression
Have you heard his cameo on the Paula Cole song, Hush Hush Hush? I think you are the first person I've ever encountered who also considers Peter their absolute favorite!
My favorite recording btw is the Liveblood version of San Jacinto.
Yes - he brings such incredible colour and warmth to that song; the father talking to his dying son
Grea topic! Peter is also my favorite singer. If I had three wishes, copying his voice would likely be one. How he makes music is something I’ve studied for a long time. Wish there was more material on his process out there.
Thanks! I agree - the So DNA material and the South Bank Show episode on the making of Security are really interesting, but more would be better. Great channel :)
Actually, this video has convinced me *not* to try and copy his voice anymore.
Very insightful.
I recall an interview where Peter Gabriel mentioned he woke up early to record and capture the gruffness of his morning voice.
I remember that too - It was to record the low octave vocal on Mercy Street. He called it his ‘pre-coffee voice’ XD
Daniel Lanois, who produced Peter's album SO, remarked that his voice had a much too wide frequency spread, meaning tonal frequency, not pitch. Because of this he said he had to compress Peter's vocal tracks constantly because the tones would literally 'gobble up' the accompanyment.
Like paint spilling out of the frame , Daniel found that containing it and keeping it balanced in the mix was a real challenge.
There is one point I would like to make about the 'wear and tear' theory that does not seem to hold true. Peter sounded exactly the same when he was 18 or 19 years old. Already on Trespass and Nursery Cryme, we hear this eerie, ragged, tone that could not possibly be coming from a young man who has barely reached 20. I have no explanation for this, because it SOUNDS like a voice that has been really bashed around for many years like you said. If it got more raw over the years, I would say only slightly, Lol!! "Looking for Someone"
The Musical Box' "Dusk', 'The Fountain of Salmacas".He couldn't have been more than 19 or 20, WTF??
I'd love to be able to sing Moribund The Burgermeister like Peter does, his delivery on that song is amazing
Agreed, I love the theatricality of that first album
No human ever manages to imitate another human because it is a natural talent. That's why most people only get on the charts briefly because they don't have their own voice but singing Want and a lot of technology and marketing makes it possible. This man was able to do that before the opportunity even existed, and talent comes with a lot of training. The singer of Aha and the sang Panic at the Disco also have a unique vocal color.
I was brought up in a musical family. I learned early on that copying someone else makes you a bad copy! YOU LOVE A SONG? MAKE IT YOUR OWN, WITH THE MEANS YOU HAVE!
Good video.
I think his voice on the recent tours is even stronger, and less strained. Listen to the live versions of "Playing for Time" (his "gibberish" song from this video). Most singers would have difficulty holding the note on "That Voice Again" from So.
Red Rain became Chocolate Rain for a sec!
Peter is one of my troika of greats. The other two legs are Sting and M. Stipe, Would luv to hear you do a similar video on them. Cheers from Seattle.
6:13 this has become one of my favorites on i/o mostly because of his voice and delivery. This is Playing for Time, what will be track 3 on the new album.
nice analysis and demonstration! Thank you for articulating this. The singer from Elbow, Guy Garvey, also utilizes this "pushed" style ( he admittidlyt listened to lots of PG music) in an amazing fashion
*admittedly
Yeah absolutely - have you heard their cover of Mercy Street?
The singer from the Genesis tribute band "The Musical Box" is probably the closest that you will hear like PG.
Interesting, I’ll check it out :)
I Know the feeling!
I have been a singer in the past and i have been trying to sing the Peter's way!
Today i would say to anyone singing ,professional or not , that beeing inspired from artists such as Peter is important and usefull , but it s better try and find an original and personal way to sing ! Ciao
For the push effect, I find it can feel air coming out my nose as well. Is he doing that at all or being careful he doesn’t?
Great Video,,
Cool video
He's also used a chorus/ADT effect on his voice for some time. I think he uses it less now than he did but it's there on a lot of his tracks which gives it a richer tone. I've always thought of it as a bit of a cheat. I do love his voice though.
Yep. He had to rewrite the vocal part for Wallflower slightly when rereleasing for New Blood.
As for the richness and thickness, the male voice doesn't fully develop until around 40+. My voice as well is richer and even deeper than it was when I was in my 20s.
Very true, my American wife had no idea that Peter's old band mate Phil was an Englishman 😂 Collins you have to hear talking to know! Also important, you have to give your voice some rest to recover. On tour however you don't have that luxury so your repertoire should be big enough to switch around a little!
Yes ! Thanks for this video, vocal technic is always a great subjet and a bit "magic". This is the only instrument you have in your own! :) I'm french so I can't really do singing with an English accent (I try my best in my Beatles Band, see our channel ; ) ) but when you say that singing higher than your range is good for having this little break like Peter Gabriel have, i'm not sure that it's always true: I sing higher than my range for 30 years and I always have my thin voice (I'm almost 50) . I'd love to have the little break of throat like peter Gabriel, bur I just do a false "Rock and Roll" voice. Like McCartney did when he imitated Chuck Berry in the Beatles first years... I suscribe to your Channel, thanks! Michael from Hey Bulldog 100% Beatles Tribute Band.
Shit, I do sound like that evertime I`m in the bathroom!
Thanks man.
I missed hearing about his “yodeling”. He doesn’t use it much anymore, but I think that’s also a distinctive aspect of his singing style.
Beautiful sounds with that technique.
Yours is beautiful too. I like it!
Will you read me bed time stories? Your voice is so soothing . Pretty sure I would sleep soundly cure my insomnia!
@@karenc84121 Thanks! Funnily enough there’s a recording of Peter reading a bed time story on YT - ‘Snowflake’ by Paul Gallico, with a rare Gabriel/Rhodes song at the end. Oh, and I’m an insomniac too 🙌
It's not the damageing of voice- it's the stylistic choice of adding some false cords engagement to the voice. It's also not the pushing more air through the vocal cords- this quickly destroys voice. It's rather pushing more air onto strongly closed vocal cords- that results in stronger voice maculature over time.
Best vocalist I know : Claude Nougaro (Nougayork) On the JBrel side bc Brel is like SWonder, everybody copies his style.
The poetic quality of his lyrics help a lot.
Easy, you are Peter Gabriel
Notes: Constantly pushing a lot of air past your vocal chords while singing will do far more damage than singing high notes, unless those high notes are actually at the very limit of your voice and you sing them every second line, or you try to bring your chest voice up there every time onstead of using head voice with the appropiate vowl modification. Singing at the limit of his voice is not actually what I am hearing Peter do, but of course that limit will go down over time if you constantly push air past your vocal chords. Also, speaking voices are often not an accurate indicator for someone’s range.
I want to be Roy Orbison, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Burton Cummings, Elton John (my teenage idol), Billy Joel, Justin Hayward, James Taylor, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Paul Young, Paul Carrack, Larry Graham, Josh Groban, Van Morrison, James Blunt, Midge Ure, … The list goes on. A friend once told me that it's better to sing like me.
I love the way you explain and actually I love as well the way you sing in Peter Gabriel style. Then I went to your video of Kate Bush and I found out I love your voice as such. But I still love PG more than you!
Great video and i've always loved his voice. I hope it's not too taboo to share this, but a friend and I collaborated on making a "Red Rain in the style of Devin Townsend" cover. You can type that into TH-cam and find it. Cheers!
08:03 Definitely missed a 'Chocolate Rain' reference here!!!😉
Damn you’re right XD
It is really so easy. Just be Peter Gabriel. If you are not forget it.
El Arcángel Gabriel and is unique voice!
Really nice video, I guess it is more focused on recent performance by Peter (those I'm not too familiar with).
If you wanna sound more early Genesis, there are a few other things you might wanna try :
1/ Peter doesn't seem to master a real vibrato. Not by the professional definition at least, when he tries, he produces the vibrato from the throat I guess, and that gives us this very cool (but usual) "goat-like" sound
2/ he uses pure head voice sometimes (often to act as female or child character within his stories)
3/ he switches from push voice to very nasal and "in the mask" tones.
My 2 cents ! =)
Thanks for the comment :) great info on the Genesis days. Yeah, I’ve noticed the ‘goat’ effect in his early singing, you can really hear it in things like the Rockpalast gig in 78 and even on some early records- he uses it for dramatic effect in tracks like Dolce Vita. It’s a really unique sound.
@@JamesHarkerMusic As a rock singer with a poorly powerfull voice myself I know that I tend tu use those kind of tricks to create nice vocal tones ^^
And by not being able to belt properly, I dont have a real vibrato either but I can goat vibrato like Peter 😅
Sad part is I wanted to sing heavy metal 🙃
@@JamesHarkerMusic I think the goat effect can be heard almost all throughout the Foxtrtot album 🤓
Step 1 & only one: Be Peter Gabriel
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Kind of a low blow showing him struggling with Family Snapshot on a night he admitted his voice wasn’t well and he still gave the audience a hell of a show. If you had continued to follow him after that night, he was fine vocally. And his 2016 tour with Sting he sang Sting off the stage, and at 73 years old, he rarely missed a note on the i/o tour this past year.
I'm thinking his voice sounding "thin" on the old Genesis albums has more to do with the recording technology at the time. One thing he did lose from those days was the "shake" he used to do on certain lines. Trying to think of an example of this but can't at the moment. Maybe the way he sings the last word "provide" in The Knife. I think he did it more live than in the studio. And of course the "character" voices he used to do more often.
The 'Fiddlers three" part of The Musical Box when performed live
My opinion: Peter likes to play as an actor, the voices he made in The Lamb are a classic example. He is able to load with breath and noises in a different way following emotion on the moment. This makes his singing terribly "dramatic" which is something we like so much. I feel an incredible strong emotion which makes his singing so lovely.
Same feature makes life of cover bands so hard. I never "accepted" any version that I could listen to (including Hackett's band and mine, obviously). There is an Italian cover band called TheWatch, where the singer has a nice timbre and very good skills, but completely destroyed by an awful English pronunciation.
Finally... Your RedRain version is extremely good! You made it yours with feeling and your voice. My compliments.
Have you heard The Musical Box? Denis Gagne comes *very* close to Gabriel’s voice.
@@AdamFloro I saw them live more times. Not so close IMHO
@@furiobisotti8150 everyone has different ears, I suppose.
Simone Rosetti's vocals are very mediocre and his aim to "mimic" Gabriel, sadly, isn't really working in his favor. Non-native English speakers singing in such distinctly RP Brit accent never sound quite "right" to me. I much prefer it when they use a more neutral, heck, even an American sounding accent instead.
@@AdamFloro Denis Gagne sounds closer to Peter Nicholls of IQ, than he does to Gabriel. xD
Sometimes I think he also has a bit of subtle "yodel" to some words with the air pushing, at least in Sledgehammer or the end verse of Big Time. I did almost shriek hearing the voice fail around 4:20 on stage. Nice topic.
Yes! Funny you mention the yodel, I was just thinking I wish I’d included it. It’s one of his big distinctive vocal features. Really pronounced if you listen to things like ‘I Go Swimming’ on Plays Live, but often more subtle as you say. Listen to his wordless improv at 1:10 in this, how he uses the yodel for dramatic effect:
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@@JamesHarkerMusic Cool, thank you~ Also thought to let you know, I had to go through 3 or 4 Peter Gabriel "vocal coach" expert videos that didn't really say/show anything until I found yours. Not to overshadow your music but maybe a quick Phil Collins' one would be an interesting dive. Ppl talk about his vocal "grit" and "rhythm" but I think there's something else, your opinion would be cool if it ever relates to your interests.
Roine Stolt also has that tendency to finish his vocal lines with a slight yodel bit.
More pushed vocal deliveries I think had a real influence on Peter: Robert Wyatt, Steve Winwood, Bruce (def an influence on later Peter). Nick Drake probs not an influence but def pushed. Def thought a lot of Paul Westerberg too
Nice vid thankyou. As an Aussie with English parents I'm wondering if your pronunciation of "singing" is related to a particular region of the UK? You seem to pronounce it "sin-ging" or maybe "sing-ging" whilst as an Aussie I pronounce it "sing-ing".
I’m not sure actually - I’ve got a generally southern accent but grew up in the north, and used to sound a lot more northern when I was a kid, so it might be an artefact of that. People have often said I over-pronounce my g’s - maybe it’s also just a peculiarity of the way I talk. Thanks for the comment :)
@@JamesHarkerMusic It's always interesting to hear different regional accents, a few days after I posted my comment I randomly noticed someone else online that used the same pronunciation so there are at least two of you in the world. ;)