Toshi's Vocal Range

Ulquiorra · **Reply #30 on:** August 25, 2010, 10:45:32 AM

I'm going to post some low notes below but first, Just to remind you of a couple more high notes, if you're going to use clips/audio from his masaya solo career there's a great high note at the end of Fire City by Toshi with T-Earth, also the original recording of 'X' from 1986 has Toshi with high vocals and high (kind of) falsettos.

For low notes, you have to include the sections from 'Airport' from the Samurai Japan album when he sings "with my Tears", I think the first time he sings that line at 1:38 to 1:44 is the lowest note he hits in the song.

Also in this performance of 'Looming' and his cover of 'New York state of mind' he hits some low notes.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vxh0EzMz5M[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKbzT_oFEd8[/youtube]

There are a lot of low notes throughout his 1998-2009 solo career, but I feel awkward looking at those now so I don't listen/watch them anymore.

Ulquiorra · **Reply #31 on:** August 30, 2010, 07:59:49 PM

Check out the videos above for low notes (sounds like an ad XD)

But unless you're basically done with the video (in which case I don't want you to have to add more stuff when you thought you were done) I think you should include the Jade performances from the Yokohama concerts a couple of weeks ago.

Maybe mix the clip showing the best high notes from both performances, I think when the lines "I still believe, together" and "now and forever, you'll be loved" are where he hits the highest notes.

Jade, 8/14 "I still believe, together" is higher on this version at 5:10 to 5:16

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfRYSP1J0FU[/youtube]

Jade 8/15 "now and forever, you'll be loved" is best sang on this version, 8:28 to 8:31

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrEEccAwQBg[/youtube]

If you've already basically finished the video and don't feel like going back to it and adding more I understand.

Curiosity · **Reply #32 on:** September 03, 2010, 04:12:24 AM

Thanks. I'll see if I can fit those in. The video has taken an age because it's so hard to find low notes.

BTW, does anyone know where I can find that video of Toshi's last concert? Its been taken off of youtube and I need it for the clip as his lowest notes are there.

Ann1958 · **Reply #33 on:** September 03, 2010, 05:25:44 AM

Curiousity: check out Tudou from Samuelkwok: http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/1KCq2s_O9Bc/

and here too: http://translate.google.be/translate?hl=en&sl=zh-CN&u=http://www.tudou.com/&ei=n3eATJK5LsOQjAfun_xo&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCQQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dtudou%26hl%3Den

Ulquiorra · **Reply #34 on:** September 09, 2010, 02:11:10 PM

Sorry to post another high note, but I think this is Toshi's highest.

Go to 3:42 in the video, that's where the section with Toshi is.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZoRkMkyzW8[/youtube]

Curiosity · **Reply #35 on:** September 09, 2010, 04:45:51 PM

I got Toshi put onto that video. :-D Not his highest note though, his highest in falsetto are those backup vocals in that version of Scars you posted. He hits his highest full voice notes in shouts during concerts.

Ulquiorra · **Reply #36 on:** September 09, 2010, 05:20:47 PM

Oh I didn't know you got him to be in both those videos.

Beauty/Broken · **Reply #37 on:** September 09, 2010, 05:24:49 PM

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CNONNazS7k[/youtube]

This is a really bad vocal day for Toshi, but at 3:11 he really goes full pelt. I think more out of frustration for how he's struggling to sing the rest of the song more than anything, but he really manages to pull a high-note out of nowhere.

Curiosity · **Reply #38 on:** September 09, 2010, 05:47:48 PM

NP Ulquiorra. I didn't upload the video, but I suggested Toshi for the clip on the DDD forums. He's on the latest one as well.

Beauty/Broken... gah, that was a great note but it's painful to listen to Toshi there! He's struggling so much!

Ulquiorra · **Reply #39 on:** September 11, 2010, 09:37:46 AM

Someone's posted 'Airport' on youtube, so if you didn't have the song before for use of low notes you can now

"with my tears" at 1:38

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aCS3yKr7HM&feature=related[/youtube]

Ulquiorra · **Reply #40 on:** October 23, 2010, 05:50:25 PM

Just wondering, what's happening with progress on the video?

Ann1958 · **Reply #41 on:** October 23, 2010, 08:50:53 PM

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Just wondering, what's happening with progress on the video?

Yes, me too, I am wondering and curious to see the result!

Curiosity · **Reply #42 on:** November 05, 2010, 01:12:46 AM

Sorry for the delay guys, been sidetracked. I still need more low notes, they are really damn hard to find! Are there any songs where Toshi does any low songspeak? Most singers lowest notes are songspeak. But any low notes will do, and any more good highs as well, especially any high screams/shouts from live concerts! It'll be finished very soon.

Curiosity · **Reply #43 on:** December 19, 2010, 07:55:58 PM

My apologies for the delay ya'll, got sidetracked with tons of other stuff + lost everything on my old hard drive and had to make this video from scratch again.

Here it is:

MiXu · **Reply #44 on:** December 19, 2010, 08:39:52 PM

Quote from: Curiosity on December 19, 2010, 07:55:58 PM

My apologies for the delay ya'll, got sidetracked with tons of other stuff + lost everything on my old hard drive and had to make this video from scratch again.

Here it is:

Thank you, I can't believe you put so much into this. Really interesting video!

Ulquiorra · **Reply #45 on:** December 20, 2010, 02:31:56 AM

That was an amazing video, thank you and well done on making it.

blur · **Reply #46 on:** December 20, 2010, 03:31:49 AM

how about in scarlet love story? it's very high...

Curiosity · **Reply #47 on:** December 20, 2010, 01:19:55 PM

Thaks guys. And thanks for helping me out with finding the notes. :-)

Blur - Scarlet Love Song has some nice notes. Lots of tenor high C's. I would have included it in the vid but I had to keep it under 15 minutes.

Ann1958 · **Reply #48 on:** December 20, 2010, 01:56:54 PM

Wonderful !!! Thank you !!!

Curiosity · **Reply #49 on:** December 20, 2010, 02:21:13 PM

My pleasure. :-)

blur · **Reply #50 on:** December 21, 2010, 04:44:28 AM

thanks soo much please make some vid including his performance lately.on us tour he sung cristaline silent jealousy and how about the whispers on amaoto live at his last concert?Aozora neptune make my ears..hoho.great job!

Curiosity · **Reply #51 on:** December 28, 2010, 02:48:03 AM

Thanks. :-) I do plan to make more Toshi videos. I think his voice these days is better than ever personally. His technique is way better than in the 80's/90's when he used to strain too much.

Do you know where I can find Toshi's last solo concert online? All the youtube versions are gone.

blur · **Reply #52 on:** December 28, 2010, 03:45:37 AM

someone told me that you can find toshi's last concert full in tudou.chinese online...

Ann1958 · **Reply #53 on:** January 03, 2011, 09:58:06 PM

Here are the different songs: http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/wfEH5dLVCZw/

Here is the whole concert: http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/FGnZ5TOwncA/

Ulquiorra · **Reply #54 on:** January 03, 2011, 11:23:39 PM

For any future videos you make, here's a few more studio recordings with high notes, I hope you have a nicovideo account.

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm4759246

The songs with the high notes is the first one in the video '99 toshikata no love'.

And the last one in the vid, 幻の少年/Maboroshi no shounen which starts at 38:22

At the end of each song Toshi does several high pitched screams, I think some of the highest screams sound faided out in the background and things like that so just listen out for them.

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm5625208

Beyond the Time - album version - 23:30

In the album version, at the beginning of the song you think some high pitched woman is singing in a really high pitch, its not, its Toshi XD.

hsluke · **Reply #55 on:** January 04, 2011, 03:01:00 AM

Quote from: Curiosity on December 28, 2010, 02:48:03 AM

Thanks. :-) I do plan to make more Toshi videos. I think his voice these days is better than ever personally. His technique is way better than in the 80's/90's when he used to strain too much.

Do you know where I can find Toshi's last solo concert online? All the youtube versions are gone.

try to download from this link: http://jpopsuki.eu/torrents.php?id=44960&torrentid=55285

Ulquiorra · **Reply #56 on:** March 05, 2011, 12:30:42 PM

At 4:19 he starts his last falsetto to end the song and right at the end his voice shoots up into a really high pitched scream for about a second, but I think its a very high note he hits.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=vvGo7XEAqV8#t=259s

Hearing this just makes me think that if he learnt how to sing falsetto properly, he might be able to sing as high as that falsetto on orgasm on the 1986 tv appearence, even now.