mehusen Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Okay, so first of all: I'm a huge Zeppelin fan, and Robert's voice is in my eyes one of the greatest of all time. However, there's one song I have always felt that something's wrong: Tangerine. More specifically, it sounds like he miss the notes, especially on the high note at 1.15. I'm by no means an expert when it comes to notes, but there's something that doesn't sound right in my ears. Thoughts on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1998giventofly Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Might just be the double tracked vocals sounding dissonant on that one part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithril46 Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Hold on, Isn't Jimmy singing on the chorus parts ? This whole thing is made very complicated because of all the remasters and remixes, Jimmy could well have either deleted his vocal or studio-pushed it into pitch. I'm a musician, at least to me if Plant is off , it's barely or he is out for 1/2 a second if that climbing to the "proper" pitch. Remember that done properly being out of pitch just a smudge could add personality to a track. Back then Robert's voice had tremendous range and I can't imagine Tangerine being hard for him to nail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigante Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Hilarious - the world goes to shit, but Robert Plant might've been off-pitch for half a second 50 years ago. I'll alert the media... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceFrogYum Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 12 hours ago, 1998giventofly said: Might just be the double tracked vocals sounding dissonant on that one part. Bingo, Robert is not off-pitch, its the double tracked vocals where the background track is slightly off-time which causes this dissonance at that one part. I like it, it adds personality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1998giventofly Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 11 hours ago, Mithril46 said: Hold on, Isn't Jimmy singing on the chorus parts ? This whole thing is made very complicated because of all the remasters and remixes, Jimmy could well have either deleted his vocal or studio-pushed it into pitch. I'm a musician, at least to me if Plant is off , it's barely or he is out for 1/2 a second if that climbing to the "proper" pitch. Remember that done properly being out of pitch just a smudge could add personality to a track. Back then Robert's voice had tremendous range and I can't imagine Tangerine being hard for him to nail. Jimmy did sing them live, but I think the studio is just Plant double tracked. I agree though, another example would be SIBLY. There's a couple sections where his voice is slightly off the exact pitch. It's difficult anyways to hit some of those notes on his screams, but that's a great example of him climbing to the right pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnOsbourne Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 8 hours ago, Brigante said: Hilarious - the world goes to shit, but Robert Plant might've been off-pitch for half a second 50 years ago. I'll alert the media... Sounds like someone's getting irritable during lockdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigante Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Yeah, there's these things called 'jokes', see, and...oh, never mind. 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reids Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) Only if you have the record playing at 45 rpm seriously, rp’s vocals are double tracked with a slightly different pitch for one of the tracks R😎👍 Edited March 27, 2020 by reids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pageluvva Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 On 3/27/2020 at 5:52 AM, Brigante said: Hilarious - the world goes to shit, but Robert Plant might've been off-pitch for half a second 50 years ago. I'll alert the media... The voice of reason 👏😆👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirchzep27 Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 What about the guitar sustain glitch, why leave that? Cause artists want to leave things, almost as good as they can do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigante Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Because Jimmy preferred Zeppelin's music to be visceral and emotional, rather than pristine and technically perfect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick2632 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Why did they not use autotune to fix that like real musicians? F***ing posers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1998giventofly Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 On 3/29/2020 at 5:14 AM, Brigante said: Because Jimmy preferred Zeppelin's music to be visceral and emotional, rather than pristine and technically perfect? +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelangelo Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 This is interesting and I will check it out!!! And no, I´m not being sarcastic, it´s good to keep your mind occupied, especially during time like this. Been listening to a lot of CREAM lately, with some other classics thrown in... Yes, I´ve been reading and studying too!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelangelo Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Well, maybe there is a small glitch there, but it does not bother me!!! Actually, I didn´t remember how nice tune "Tangerine" is!!! listening with headphones on, it sounds grand indeed!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindwillie127 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 (edited) On 3/27/2020 at 5:52 AM, Brigante said: Hilarious - the world goes to shit, but Robert Plant might've been off-pitch for half a second 50 years ago. I'll alert the media... Best Post Ever!!! Yeah, he's off-pitch...somewhere in every song I'm sure. It's called a perfect imperfection. Nowaday's, they rely on bullshit like this: Edited March 30, 2020 by blindwillie127 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xolo1974 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 4 hours ago, Mikelangelo said: Well, maybe there is a small glitch there, but it does not bother me!!! Actually, I didn´t remember how nice tune "Tangerine" is!!! listening with headphones on, it sounds grand indeed!!! It’s the reason I first picked up a guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pageluvva Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 On 3/30/2020 at 2:36 PM, blindwillie127 said: Best Post Ever!!! Yeah, he's off-pitch...somewhere in every song I'm sure. It's called a perfect imperfection. Nowaday's, they rely on bullshit like this: Perfect imperfection 👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.