The vocal range of Joey Belladonna
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Here we have the man who was my favorite singer in the world during his prime, and who I believe once had one of the most flawlessly bright timbres to ever grace the heavy metal scene, as well as one of the most stunningly agile high registers. Joey was originally hired as vocalist for Anthrax in 1984, serving as a replacement for Neil Turbin, an insanely technical high note screamer. He quickly proved to be more than a capable replacement for Turbin, handling all of his predecessor's repertoire with skill and precision, while also proving to be a key part of the band's new sound on releases such as the Armed and Dangerous EP and the Spreading the Disease album. Unfortunately, 1987's Among the Living saw his high range suddenly weaken - a trend that only continued to grow for the remainder of the '80s. In 1992, he was dismissed from Anthrax, and went on to pursue a career with a solo band called Belladonna. Though he managed to recover some of his high range and technique during his time in this band, their albums gained little attention from the public. However, Joey went on to make a comeback with Anthrax when he was rehired for a reunion tour in 2005, and has continued to serve as their vocalist ever since. He was also featured on their 2011 studio album Worship Music along with their 2013 covers EP, Anthems, which surprisingly both show him singing cleanly into the fifth octave for the first time in decades, while in his early 50s no less! On the side, Joey also now sings and plays drums in a classic rock cover band called Chief Big Way, which is comprised of himself and two of his neighbors.
1. 0:00 - A rare clip that showcases some of Joey's high range and low range: some singing between D3 and A4 from the opening verse of "Two Faced", which is also preceded by a formidable B♭4.
2. 0:28 - Here we have a clip of Joey singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a 2013 Chicago Bulls game, climaxing at a stellar B♭4.
3. 0:50 - An effortless sustained B4 from the intro of "Raise Hell", one of his best vocal performances!
4. 1:03 - A nicely held C5 from Anthrax's cover of "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" - originally by Black Sabbath (whose version was previously featured in my Ozzy Osbourne vocal range video!).
5. 1:17 - A very long and vibrato-heavy C♯5 from the intro of "Metal Thrashing Mad '85", which ends on a short G5! This song could probably be considered Joey's greatest vocal performance.
6. 1:27 - Some emotional singing up to C5 and D5 from "Armed and Dangerous".
7. 1:40 - An excellent D5 from the end of "Raise Hell". Listen to how clean that tone is!
8. 1:49 - Now we get into some of Joey's "vocal antic" notes. Here's a blistering E5 from the chorus of "Panic '85".
9. 2:13 - One of the most classic vocal moments in the Anthrax catalogue: an incredible sustained E5 from "Metal Thrashing Mad '85", immediately followed by a short A5 and G5!
10. 2:32 - Some strong singing on B4 from the climax of "Double Crossed" before holding an epic F♯5.
11. 3:02 - More seamless B4 singing (with one short D5) from "Raise Hell", followed by a piercing sustained F♯5.
12. 3:25 - A great F♯5 from the closing of "S.S.C./Stand or Fall", which eventually slides down to a D5. Listen to how consistent his tone stays during that sustain!
13. 3:44 - A WILD F♯5 from the ending of "Metal Thrashing Mad"! Easily one of Joey's best notes ever recorded, in my opinion.
14. 4:08 - A 1986 performance of "Soldiers of Metal" from Zeche Bochum, Germany, with some of Joey's highest overall singing to date - first doing entire lines on E5, then carrying the melody up to G5!
15. 4:24 - A really good gritty G5 from a 1986 Dublin performance of "Madhouse". Much better than the studio version, in my opinion!
16. 4:35 - Some very easy singing up to B♭4 from "Gung-Ho!" before sliding up to an intense G♯5.
17. 4:45 - A 1986 performance of "Deathrider" in Eindhoven, Netherlands, where Joey hits a short F♯5 and then sustains an A5!
18. 4:58 - Screamy harmony singing from "Imitation of Life", climbing up to a G5 layered with a B♭5, Joey's highest note ever.
19. 5:06 - Now we get into Joey's seldom-heard lower register. First up are some darkened E♭3s from "Crawl".
20. 5:28 - Melody singing down to D3 from the "Nothing to Hide" demo.
21. 5:47 - A solid D3 from the demo of "Injun".
22. 5:56 - Some of Joey's best low singing: a cover of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2" with numerous strong C♯3s and one short B2.
23. 6:26 - A rap from "I'm the Man '91", containing numerous C3s and B2s, along with one short A2.
24. 6:34 - A quiet G2, Joey's bottom note, followed by a short C3. From the intro of "I Am the Law" live at the Starland Ballroom 2005.
25. 6:40 - To close off, here's a clip from "Armed and Dangerous" showcasing some of Joey's best singing. The verse features several clean E5s, followed by some very easy belting up to C5 during the pre-chorus, before topping it all off with a soaring A5 at the end of the chorus!
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Anthrax definitely has had the best vocalists out of the big 4.
@queensrychenm1562
4 жыл бұрын
Metal Maestro yeah no doubt
@HunniTeez
4 жыл бұрын
oh, yea 110%, I kind of feel like anthrax is forgotten as being a part of the big 4 cause Slayer, Metallica and Megadeth take over so much.
@lightray9573
4 жыл бұрын
On solely vocals yes, but James Hetfield comes to a close secons because hes got a pretty good voice especially his early aggressive years and is so so good at rhythm guitar with precision and speed while singing, Dave Mustain is alittle more technically sound at guitar but his voice isn't that good imo, I'd say Tom Arayan has a better voice than Dave as well, I love Megadeth though
@bryanwhite5766
3 жыл бұрын
Deathray95 I don’t respect James he’s a disrespectful prick
@Wilder_TheWolf
2 жыл бұрын
Especially the two first Neil Turbin and Joey
Belladonna was definitely one of the strongest vocalists (if not the strongest) of "the big four" of thrash. His studio voice is still wonderful, but he really does seem to struggle live, sadly. Well, years of abuse vocally will do that by itself, but one can only imagine the kind of partying Anthrax must've done. Still a great talent.
@Madmetalmaniac42069
10 жыл бұрын
paraglidermx I disagree, when in his prime James Hetfield could do some really nice overdrive with his voice. Dave Mustaine, while he definitely didn't have a voice that appealed to all the masses, could sing moderately well from 1994 to 1998. Joey was just a more disciplined and controlled singer in his prime than all the others were. He sometimes had a style that reminded me of guys like Bruce Dickinson.
@Madmetalmaniac42069
10 жыл бұрын
paraglidermx Agreed. Dave can sing with Megadeth, but I don't see him ever having a good voice outside of that style. Though, he didn't do a bad job when they covered that AC/DC song Problem Child in 2005 or whenever that was.
@Thetarantinomaniac
10 жыл бұрын
paraglidermx I think it's a bit harsh to say that none of the other singers from the Big 4 "could sing". Joey was by far the most talented of them; I can agree on that much, but James Hetfield has definitely evolved into a fine singer in his own right. Mustaine's tone can be pretty awful at times, but he can still do some nice melodic singing in tunes like "A Tout le Monde", "Black Swan", and "Promises". As for Araya, well... his breath support and technique are actually pretty insane from a technical perspective, and he CAN sing well when he actually bothers to. The unfortunate part is that it seems like most of the time he'd rather just shout and scream instead, so most of the time he doesn't end up sounding very good. It's a real shame, though, because he could be one hell of a vocalist if he actually put the effort in.
@Madmetalmaniac42069
10 жыл бұрын
Tarantinomaniac Thats why I never really could get into Slayer. The vocals just irk me. The technicality and speed are there, its just I can't get past the vocals. Some of Arayas performances are downright bad if you ask me. He's got a very aggressive voice and he could use it in many better ways if he'd actually try. Personally, I always liked Testament much more than Slayer anyways, but thats just me.
@Thetarantinomaniac
10 жыл бұрын
Heavily agreed! If Araya did more actual singing like on "Seasons in the Abyss" or something, I would like Slayer a lot better.
Injun my favorite Thrash Metal vocalist of all time!
Yeah at least Joey can still sing unlike other people *cough* Axl Rose
@shagstars
4 жыл бұрын
yeah strangely people keep praising axl for having like 5 octaves but after 12 years of his carreer he dropped to like 3.7 octaves that can screech or just baritone low.
@GrayWoIf
4 жыл бұрын
Axl is weird if need be he can push himself further like when he did the AC/DC tour but with Guns N' Roses he mostly just coasts by.
This video needs more views, this is exactly what I was looking for, Joey is my favorite singer of all time.
these clips are all fantastic!
Takes my breath away. Literally, I'm sitting here trying to catch my breath like I just ran a mile
Joe your voice is still very strong keep rockin n Rollin miss ya singing classic rock in syracuse ny ✌ brother
My favorite. His voice goes surprisingly well with thrash music. That's why Anthrax is one of the best!
Anyway you can make an updated video? Joey seems to have improved a lot
His voice has always been amazing… No matter what he is singing 🤘🏻
Joey is a fantastic singer, probably the best out of the Big Four. But out of the those thrashers I love Tom Araya cause he's just unhinged and freakish which is not clean like Joey at all but fits Slayer.
5:31 proof that Joey could have continued with Anthrax in the 90s
@lzzygraves1317
4 жыл бұрын
Yep! Totally agree! I always thought there was more to that story. They never should have fired him IMHO!
@WilderAutumnBlaze
Жыл бұрын
@@lzzygraves1317At that time, 1992 or 1991, or Scott or Joey would leave the band... internal disagreements I think. Anthrax probably suffered more with Joey leaving than how they would suffer with Scott leaving.
and people say Joey sucks
@user-eb8mi3xi5f
4 жыл бұрын
No way, he is great singer.
@stevenbaksh5545
4 жыл бұрын
@@user-eb8mi3xi5f yes he is great
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Many of those solo songs people do not know about are for sale on his website joeybelladona dot com
6:40 This is from the Armed And Dangerous EP version, not Spreading The Disease.
la mejor voz del Thrash
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I think he influenced so many vocalists from thrash acts like Forbidden, Toxik, Artillery, Mortal Sin, etc.
@Wilder_TheWolf
2 жыл бұрын
Also Sanctuary and Annihilator.
@Wilder_TheWolf
2 жыл бұрын
Coroner maybe. And minor bands obviously.
i resemble this guy's voice with layne staley. so similiar except falsettos i think.
@Nissardpertugiu
4 жыл бұрын
This is not falsetto
@shagstars
4 жыл бұрын
@@Nissardpertugiu chest and mixed voice. B2-Bb5... a good 3 octaves which is decent for a tenor but not unheard of by a long shot.
@Nissardpertugiu
4 жыл бұрын
@@shagstars joey is not a tenor
@Nissardpertugiu
4 жыл бұрын
@Kiss-Horváth Ferenc i think more now , not at the time , but i can be wrong if he is between both as older. What did Neil turbin was higher that this , and definitivly not a tenor , even nowadays , he hit higher than Joey David coverdale hit , and Phil anselmo hit (on Power metal and so on ) notes higher than this . Ian gillan , especially on his Hard fusion.first solo band that everybody overlook or forget , hit higher notes than this , even this is more distorted , and this is not falsetto either , and Ian is not a tenor But they use more fatter tones and high larynx techniques . Throat stuff. Something that Joey didnt use much James brown was a baritone , and was hitting notes higher than this .
@Nissardpertugiu
4 жыл бұрын
@Kiss-Horváth Ferenc i am a baritone , and i can hit A 5 . At the moment i can't go higher But Phil , and Ian gillan hit stuff like C6 and D 6 sometimes . The scream that David coverdale Hit on king festival in Japan in Crying in the rain is defintivly above A5 . But this is live feeling adrenaline i guess , on feel .
Kicking Joey out of the band was the biggest mistake of Anthrax. Imagine how bigger they would be if Scott and Charlie didn't make that decision.
he was prety good singer, but john cyriis would easily kick his ass
@zGold
8 жыл бұрын
I think he's better than John but John is close.
Yes he is a great singer. There's no doubt the best one out of the big 4. But I don't like his voice. I find Hetfield's voice much more pleasing even though he is not as good of a singer as Belladonna
@Wilder_TheWolf
Жыл бұрын
I understand you, but I prefer Joey. His vocals. It's so angelic... also, simillar to power metal, speed metal, NWOBHM and symphonic metal bands' singers, for example.
@Wilder_TheWolf
Жыл бұрын
Angelical.