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Robert Plant - The King of the High G

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Here´s the man who started it all. His voice started to decline (rangewise) after a few years already but when one listens to these clips it´s not so hard to understand, robert used a lot of chest tone on these very high notes, that is taxing for the vocal chords, but impressive for the ear!

He also hit a short F#2/G2 on a elvis cover (love me) from a 73 soundcheck and there is a rumour of a C6(!) in a how many more times live 1969 version.

1. a solid A2 from "going to california", this is not his bottom.
2. An emotional D5 from "since i´ve been loving you".
3. A E5 from "rock´n´roll".
4. A F5 from "communication breakdown".
5. A F#5 from "babe, i´m gonna leave you".
6. A F#5 from "how many more times" live 1968-12-30.
7. A powerful G5 from "operator".
8. A classic G5 from "since i´ve been loving you", lots of chest tone here.
9. A G5 from "how many more times" live 1968-12-30.
10. and another one.
11. A strong G#5 from "i can´t quit you".
12. a G#5 from "how many more times" live 1968-12-30.
13. a primal scream G#5 from 1979 song "i´m gonna crawl".
14. the famous A5 from "black dog", a bit thin though.
15. a short A5 from "since i´ve been loving you" live 1972 madison square garden.
16. a powerful A5 (almost a Bb5) from "how many more times" live 1968-12-30.
17. a squeaky falsetto C#6 from "you shook me" 1969-01-10.
18. and lastly the famous "duet" with jimmy pgae off "you shook me" with a G#5 in the beginning followed by many G5:s.

Enjoy!

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Robert Plant - The King of the High G

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  • the best

    the best

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  • he is the best ...

    he is the best vocalist I know

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  • PLANT!!!!!

    PLANT!!!!!

    By ZosoTownshend07 [Affiliate User] 1210609263 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • No, but Roger ...

    No, but Roger Taylor likely frequently did.

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  • sry dude its not u ...

    sry dude its not
    u cant have that good of a transition to falsetto
    he jus has a very high pitched voice

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  • exactly.

    exactly.

    By canscheer [Affiliate User] 1209220692 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Best singer ever

    Best singer ever

    By dah145 [Affiliate User] 1208809456 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • All falsetto

    All falsetto

    By Amadeuss84 [Affiliate User] 1208479817 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • blueberry is an E3, ...

    blueberry is an E3, sorry!

    By jowox [Affiliate User] 1207923039 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • nice Bb5 in 31/1-69 ...

    nice Bb5 in 31/1-69 How many more times!

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  • thanks to 710917 I ...

    thanks to 710917 I now have a C6 by Plant from You shook me (live 1969-08-18), that clip and some other great ones will be featured in a video response to this video. BUT if someone has a really low note (lower than F#2) send it to me so we can certify robert as a 4 octave wonder!!

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  • Fanstastic!!!Check ...

    Fanstastic!!!Check my singing!!I sing some Zeppelin!!!!!

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  • thats because he ...

    thats because he just bought a vocal amplifier for live shows ... It was giving him so much feedback(hearing wise) that he hit those notes with so much freedom that it just sounded priceless ... then he pushed it more and more until his chords couldnt handle it

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  • thats because he ...

    thats because he just bought a vocal amplifier for live shows ... It was giving him so much feedback(hearing wise) that he hit those notes with so much freedom that it just sounded priceless ... then he pushed it more and more until his chords couldnt handle it

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  • hey you say to go ...

    hey you say to go to hammer of the gods for bootlegs . why wont it let me download annytyhing at all i mean tell me?

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  • yes blueberry hill ...

    yes blueberry hill has an E2! AND you shook me 21/7-69 has a B5 and How many 31/1-69 has a Bb5, video response coming soon...

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  • They're bootlegs, ...

    They're bootlegs, what do you expect?

    By scglrmtdpbdc [Affiliate User] 1206735368 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • some of these clips ...

    some of these clips have terrible audio

    By BurntOfferings92 [Affiliate User] 1206465937 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • The last part in ...

    The last part in the studio version of No Quarter has a similar tone to Black Dogs A5.
    Anyone agree?

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  • Check out 31/1-1969 ...

    Check out 31/1-1969 Fillmore West.
    There is a powerful scream A5/B5 in Auckland 25/2-1972 after the solo. 21/8-1971 LA in Rock And Roll Plant push his voice in the final time. 25/4-1969 the voice/guitar duell in You shook me. Some tips for you but then again they may all be high G5.

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  • Copenhagen was a ...

    Copenhagen was a great show, the note in SIBLY at 2:53 is a G, but Misty Mountain has some cool stuff at the end, and 4 sticks is great too (only live performance)!!

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  • I´ve read that ...

    I´ve read that plant hit B5 and even C6 in some versions of "how many more times", you know of a good candidate?

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  • an E5.

    an E5.

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  • Check out " ...

    Check out "Blueberry Hill" for some really low notes 4/9-1970. Rock and roll has some very high notes in the last vers. I just listen to the live show from Copenhagen 1971 in "Since i've been loving you" there is an amazing high and powerful note. Sounds at least like an A5 to me? Also check out Boston shows from 26/1-1969 and 9/9-1970. San Fransisco shows from 24,25 and 26/4-1969.
    There is alot of shows from 70,71 and 72 where he hits very high notes. Best high notes era juni-september 1970

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  • whats the note he ...

    whats the note he sings near the end of stairway to heaven when its the "lady" part?

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