I do perfectly agree with you ,Pasyukov was and still being the most extraordinary basso profoundo ever, not just hitting low notes but with musicality ,not making a lot of noise as much of them does! NUMBER ONE PASYUKOV!

Agreed with Pasyokov

@nicolasdelaforge7420

2 ай бұрын

what about Ort?

I actually can’t believe we all agree that pasyukov is the best sounding ever. He makes every note sound easy no matter how low. He also looks amazing as a person, not really relevant but a silver fox indeed. It’s hard to describe how every note has so much air behind it and it doesn’t sound gargly and gravely. It is so profound and smooth, beautiful like running water. It truly sounds like he’s just breathing out and the notes just happen. Great man.

Great list! The dark round timbre of Pasyukov truly matched the low oktavist range perfectly. Glenn is definitely one of the most skilled today.

Fantastic video! A very well thought out list. It’s extremely hard to narrow down to ten, but great job. If I had to pick ten today, it would probably change tomorrow, they would be: 10. Aaron McCune 9. Rodney Britt 8. Paul David Kennamer 7. JD Sumner 6. Jeff Chapman 5. Richard Sterban 4. Pasyukov 3. Glenn Miller 2. Tim Riley 1. Mikhail Zlatopolsky

Dude, your speaking voice is higher than mine…and you’re an oktavist! A bit mind blowing. I find it so amazing how some oktavists’ speaking voices aren’t even particularly deep.

@reubenthomas7907

Жыл бұрын

That's because the techniques he uses is not related to regular vocal cord production that occurs when speaking. In short he's not a natural bass, but his command on special techniques to get low is insanely good.

Informative and funny! Good vid bro!

In case anyone sees this, I would also recommend you go listen to some operatic basses. They don’t sing as low (because they have to sing in the call register which just isn’t supported in most basses past a low F or G) but the best of them have a trumpet like quality that you just cannot find outside of classical singing. Some of these will be bass-baritones and a couple will be dramatic baritones because I think more people need to listen to them. And just for reference, a “lyric” voice usually has faster vibrato and occasionally (but not always) a lighter sound. A “dramatic” voice is one that has a certain “bloom” to their voice at the top of their range, but occupies a slightly lower tessitura (but not always). These definitions change depending on what voice type you are talking about, as “dramatic” is usually not applied to basses. 1. Ezio Pinza (standard of the “lyric-bass” voice, with a distinctive ringing high voice. Check out “Le Cor” where he sings a whole two octaves) 2. Cesare Siepi (dark voice) 3. Kurt Moll (was a Profundo with an odd ability to perform coloratura) 4. Samuel Ramey (a lyric bass with easy high notes up to Ab and coloratura) 5. George London (Bass-Baritone who sang more baritone roles than bass. Doesn’t change how monstrous his voice is. Check out “Credo In Un Dio Crudel”) 6. Michael Bohnen (Bass-Baritone who sang Sarastro with a low C and then turned around and sang “Si Puo” with a beautiful high Ab the same night 🤷‍♂️) 7. Titta Ruffo (basically the big daddy of all baritones to ever live. He had an absolutely gigantic voice that seemed to get wider and more powerful the higher he went. He had rather muddly low notes but his tone alone qualifies him as dramatic. His recording of “Nemico Della Patria” is old but you can still hear the breathtaking sound of his voice especially in the climax) 8. Bryn Terfel (a bass-baritone that is quite a bit lighter than the other two examples. Still a beautiful voice) 9. Martti Telvela (Very powerful and dark sounding profundo and a striking figure at 6”7 and nearly 300 pounds) 10. Jerome Hines (Awesome Bass who is cool for multiple reasons. He sang with my voice teacher for many years in “I Am The Way”, and he wrote some books that are amazing resources for aspiring singers) 11. Ettore Bastianini (he started his career as a bass but later realized his voice was more comfortable in the baritone range. You can hear why in his recording on “Eri Tu” because he sounds like an honest to God Minotaur)

@dismemberingcarcass

9 ай бұрын

One of my favorite bass opera singers is Boris Shtokolov. What do you think of him?

@boundary2580

9 ай бұрын

@@dismemberingcarcass great voice, and a great teacher. His book on breathing is a good resource, though it’s not anything unique. He achieved huge success in the Soviet Union but never really bothered to go outside its borders. Probably one of the best recital singers of the 20th century, especially in Russian music. I prefer other Eastern European basses like Ghiaurov and Chaliapin, and my favorite basses from the Soviet Union were Yevgeny Nesterenko and Mark Reizen. Reizen specifically had incredible longevity, and Ghiaurov may have been the greatest operatic bass of all time during his absolute peak years.

@eliascastillorivera7130

Ай бұрын

You just cannot forget José Mardonés, an incredible Spanish operatic basso profondo, his voice quality is amazingly perfect, his diction! The ampiezza of his voice, isn't merely low but big as the whole sea And also Giulio Neri, a beast of voice, strong and destructive as a tsunami

Man, top notch video!👌🏻 I have a lot of agreement with your list. Hence, you have great taste 😂. Here are some of the guys that I consider the best. There is no particular order except T. Riley and G. Miller. Thurl John Ames London Parris Vladimir Miller George Younce Zlatopolsky Pasjakov #2 Tim Riley #1 Glenn Miller …..just my opinion

Great video bro

Honorable mention. Tim Foust with Home Free a capella. Ring of Fire is a good highlight song but there are many others. He also has a 5 octave range. And just an all round good guy like the rest of the group.

I really enjoyed working with Glenn Miller a few years ago. Truly remarkable!

I think we can appreciate all Oktavists out there... Each one is exceptional in some way!

Yes,Pasyukov is without doubt greatest ever. Also Leonid Streltsov was one of the best, he sung in Sveshnikov choir. Sveshnikov bass section in Rachmaninof All night vigil from 1965 is still unmatched😇

Very well done!

love the quicktext commentary.

@xandertheoktavist

2 жыл бұрын

Yah someone give that editor a raise…

im so glad you mentioned thurl

I would add Bass2Yang as a bonus cuz his insane subharmonic control is crazy! His clean recorded sub vocal range is D1-G2 YES G2!!!!! What a beast

This is SUPERB!!! 100%%%%

Well, I don’t really have a top 10 list but my personal favorite has to be Geoff. (Yes, I am a fanboy but I’m still totally fine with him being at the 10th spot here and I can totally get why) There are multiple reasons for why I like him so much. 1. I really like his tone in EVERY part of his range. Not just the low notes, the high notes and the notes in between that as well. 2. He shows off his low notes all the time (when I‘m listening to a bass singer I actually want to hear low notes and I don’t wanna have to search for them) 3. He is making new music all the time and I really enjoy the songs that he sings (I could listen to them all day) 4. He actually commented on one of my videos. Just kidding, that‘s not an actual reason😅 At the end of the day he is not the loudest bass, the lowest Bass, the highest bass, the bass with the darkest voice and so on... BUT he is my all around favorite and I think that other people who like him will agree with my points above. Alright that’s it with this comment. This took me way too long to type😂

@xandertheoktavist

2 жыл бұрын

Yah, we all have personal favorites, there's no right answer, depending on how you judge a musician.

@jmbmusic1

2 жыл бұрын

@@xandertheoktavist Exactly! It‘s all about personal preferences.

I don't think I could narrow it down to just 10, lol. I'll try my top 5 below for each of those categories, though. Choral: 1. Vladimir Pasjukov 2. Mikhail Zlatopolsky 3. Glenn Miller 4. Vladimir Miller 5. Alex Lukianov Acapella: 1. Geoff Castellucci 2. Tuukka Haapaniemi 3. Avi Kaplan 4. Tim Foust 5. Rodney Britt Gospel: 1/2. Arnold Hyles 1/2. James Wetherington 3. Tim Riley 4. London Parris 5. Ken Turner Yeah, I can't rank Hyles or Wetherington clear above the other. Best I could do though, lol.

I`d say Kurt Moll should have been in that list. As far as I know, he never sung that extremely low Russian stuff, but he would have been able to do so. You will know it, when you listen to his version of Schubert`s "Der Wanderer."

Pasyukov is still my personal favorite because his voice has a special warm and rumbly tone. Some can go deeper but tend toward a more harsh, rattling tone that I don't find as pleasant to listen to.

Pasyukov was something special. That resonance was unreal.

I think that Zlatopolsky should have been first and that one between Geoff and Avi shouldn't have been in the list,J.D Sumner instead could have been.But nice video and commentary. P.S. Geoff is my favourite

@xandertheoktavist

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, you think that. Very nice 👍. Unfortunately this is my list. Also, please refrain from saying certain people shouldn’t be on my personal list, these are all role models and heroes of mine. Thank you.

@davide.dalmonte_

2 жыл бұрын

@@xandertheoktavist I understand

@szarzyniecszczurzynski1902

2 жыл бұрын

"that one between Geoff and Avi", LOL :))) Or maybe rather those two next to Vladimir Miller?xD

I don't have a top 10. I can only really add 2 to the list: Ivan Rebroff, & Kurt Moll. Not the lowest voices, but their tone was amazing.

Number 8, I named one of my twin boys after Avi. Definitely belongs in a top 10!

Pretty fair list 14:00 nice

@xandertheoktavist

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I put effort into the vid. Everyone I’ve chosen is someone I personally think is top ten. I made extra clear on that in the intro that people shouldn’t get offended on my opinion…..

I am same as Alexis Lukianov. When you hear me talking, you say “oh what a lovely baritone!” I could not even sing to my fullest potentional and I am stull learning. So i also thought I am a baritone since i did not have that beefy lows. But the problem was all along of my vocal folds not closing fully. Only the vocalis muscle was working, not all the arythenoids. So i just realized what i need to do and my voice got into basso profundo range easily. Now i just need to exercise the arythenoids much more so I can sustain the whole range through them. But i still talk in my “vocalis only” mode, which is basically a mezza voce mode in the operatic technique i learn right now. Heck some people even have the muscle in atrophy, I am glad i do not Is there a way to contact Mr. Lukianov?

My top 10: 10. John Ames 9. Yuri Vishnyakov 8. Steve Cross 7. Eric Allatore 6. Pavel Myakotin 7. Alex Dmitrieff 6. Pasyukov 5. Evgeny Badanin 4. J.D. Sumner 3. Glenn Miller 2. Alexander Ort 1. Zlatopolsky

I will Comment, "First". Hah. But yah this is my personal list, and the KZread algorithm doesn't really pick up "my top ten fav" as much as "the top ten". Also, this is Top 10 of All Time for me, so anyone on this list is S Tier.

@danielphendarko2651

2 жыл бұрын

hello! do you know what's the name of the song at 13:31

@xandertheoktavist

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielphendarko2651 "The Song of Simeon" - Benedict Sheehan. The project has not yet been released, but will be soon.

@danielphendarko2651

2 жыл бұрын

@@xandertheoktavist thanks!

Listen to the twelve brigands by Pasyukov

Incidentally, Thurl Ravenscroft could get down to E1

Top 3 could be in any order, but I agree that those guys are the top. When I think of the oktavist sound, I think of someone that can place a Bb1 on a choir with super rich resonance using their modal register, and there's something that's very "complete" about Pasjukov's voice. By my definition, gospel and popular basses aren't oktavists... not to dunk on them too hard, but I find the forceful rattle of gospel bass and over-reliance on mic proximity and EQ for both to be a bit grating. As legendary and low as a bass like, say, JD Sumner is, compare his singing to the control and clarity of Miller... no contest. There are also a couple main approaches to low bass that I've noticed- singing a largely bass I part with some low notes mixed in, compared to singing the bass part an octave lower the entire time. I don't relate much to the former, so basses that stay down the whole time are special to me. No matter which style you like, I'm happy that bass is getting more popular.

6:29 glad to see the bama bass himself repping in this video. he has some pretty strong B1s off-mic as seen on the video with him on the bass singing central youtube channel, ironically while he's telling someone that resonance doesn't matter as much in gospel because of the presence of microphones. one of the few lists about good bass singers that doesnt include jd sumner or tim foust. tim foust, glenn miller and ivan rebroff are probably my favorite basses but theres a lot of bias in that top 3 lol.

@GamingDrummer89

2 жыл бұрын

Little correction...he actually said volume doesn't matter. He talks about how resonance matters in the same video. But either way it is ironic, since he certainly does have great volume and resonance! Got the chance to talk to him in person once over 10 years ago. Will never forget that experience!

@heliotropeskies5918

2 жыл бұрын

@@GamingDrummer89 my uncle grew up with his family knowing gold city during the time he was there. it's funny that he says volume is unnecessary and then is able to push out a low B almost as loud as a tenor B4 off-mic just in some backyard where the reverb of a room isn't there to help him out

@GamingDrummer89

2 жыл бұрын

@@heliotropeskies5918 Yes, it is strange, although most basses outside the choral genre don't have nearly the volume he has and still manage to be heard while amplified...probably that's what he was referring to. He himself can project into the lower 2nd octave or so with no mic but others that can't can still rely on the microphone to cut through when coupled with proper technique. And he's got full dynamic range down to around B1 or Bb1...he did one quietly when I talked to him and you can see him doing the same thing in the "Tim Riley Tips" video. Also, I noticed you mentioned Ivan Rebroff in your OP here...he's probably the best all-around bass IMO. Not the best in any one category but he's good in all of them. If I had to trade vocal chords with anybody he'd probably be the first!

@davidmaulding9746

2 жыл бұрын

The Tim Riley tips video has always bothered me somewhat because it really doesn’t show Tim in good voice or in his prime. It also doesn’t pick up the bassy part of Tim’s voice that you can certainly feel in person. He sang for me a number of times off mic, and I would agree that he had good volume down to a Bb, if not a little lower. One time, he really gave some volume to a G1 for me. I have to say, it’s quite the experience to hear him do that as you stand a couple of feet in front of him 😂. He could crank out the volume when he wanted to. Glad you got to meet him!

You put actual oktavist #9 below microphone bassists.... What were you smoking?

What about Tim Foust?

7:54 I think his last name may be pronounced hah puh nee me I could be wrong but that’s my best guess

Thorough analysis, good explanations, and a solid list. However, any list without the venerable Alvin Chea from the Take 6 is frankly hollow and losses credibility. I respect the upfront disclaimer about subjectivity, but his omission is damning.

Yeah Vladimir Pasyukov has an extremely heavy vocal weight!

funny guy

The king's heralds

What about Eric Holloway😳???????????

13:31 I got shocked by that low note! Is it F#1?

@xandertheoktavist

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it was! The official video has already been released. Take a listen ! kzread.info/dash/bejne/gK6A0call6zXdaQ.html

@ailtonsouzadearaujojunior2210

2 жыл бұрын

@@xandertheoktavist I'd like seeing Glenn performing "Cherubic Hymn", the same one that Pasjukov hits G#1.

@ailtonsouzadearaujojunior2210

2 жыл бұрын

@@xandertheoktavist Ah, my perfect pitch was so accurate that time!

13:07 That’s just how overtones work and that’s not what perfect pitch means

Forgot William Bobo

Are you Adventist??

Can’t have a true bass top 10 without having Tim Storms. Maybe the deepest voice ever

Davie504 best bass 😁

list sux 🙁

Nice list but... wt u think about Aleksander Ort, Paul Myhalik and Mikhail kruglov?