Is Bruce who sings the falsetto chorus on "Isn't it time"?

[Sunflowerpet]

I though that it was  really AL who sang the high vocal chorus on "Isn't it time" but on the lead vocal credits info on wikipedia is Bruce credited as lead vocalist with Brian, Bruce and Al. (The most peculiar thing is that they don't put Jeff on the credit when he has a solo vocal lines on it).

[Craig Boyd]

I though that it was  really AL who sang the high vocal chorus on "Isn't it time" but on the lead vocal credits info on wikipedia is Bruce credited as lead vocalist with Brian, Bruce and Al. (The most peculiar thing is that they don't put Jeff on the credit when he has a solo vocal lines on it).

Yup it's Bruce and then Al does the little part just after his lines.

[Fall Breaks]

I though that it was  really AL who sang the high vocal chorus on "Isn't it time" but on the lead vocal credits info on wikipedia is Bruce credited as lead vocalist with Brian, Bruce and Al. (The most peculiar thing is that they don't put Jeff on the credit when he has a solo vocal lines on it).

Yup it's Bruce and then Al does the little part just after his lines.

Bruce is doubled by Jeff, isn't he?

[runnersdialzero]

Jeff is definitely doing the "Isn't it time, oh-oh-oh, isn't it time?" falsetto part.

[Autotune]

I though that it was  really AL who sang the high vocal chorus on "Isn't it time" but on the lead vocal credits info on wikipedia is Bruce credited as lead vocalist with Brian, Bruce and Al. (The most peculiar thing is that they don't put Jeff on the credit when he has a solo vocal lines on it).

Yup it's Bruce and then Al does the little part just after his lines.

Bruce is doubled by Jeff, isn't he?

I don't think so. Jeff harmonizes with Bruce on the "remember" part of the chorus

[Fall Breaks]

I though that it was  really AL who sang the high vocal chorus on "Isn't it time" but on the lead vocal credits info on wikipedia is Bruce credited as lead vocalist with Brian, Bruce and Al. (The most peculiar thing is that they don't put Jeff on the credit when he has a solo vocal lines on it).

Yup it's Bruce and then Al does the little part just after his lines.

Bruce is doubled by Jeff, isn't he?

I don't think so. Jeff harmonizes with Bruce on the "remember" part of the chorus

So it's Bruce alone on the first couple of lines? Impressive.

[brother john]

Someone said on another thread that this would have been a better track two, and I agree that tracks 2 and 3 my have sounded better swapped round.

I love this song, its just a shame that Brian sounds such a drooling old man on it. Bruce would have been perfect for the opening lines. My only other regret is the unnecessary double tracking on Al - its not as if his voice isn't still outstanding on its own, and it sounds as if he's been processed to boost some inadequacy, which we know isn't so.

[Ron]

Who's singing the little vocoder part?  The obviously on purposely processed part?

[Sheriff John Stone]

I wish Brian would've given that part a shot. Or maybe he did. With a little help (cough... ) I think his high voice would've sounded cool, and you know we would've immediately recognized it.

[Sunflowerpet]

Who's singing the little vocoder part?  The obviously on purposely processed part?

Jeff sings ( in a very much Carl's way) the vocoder part.

The Bruce's falsetto on this sounds very different to me than another he does all along the album (TWGMTR, The private life...); I've always thought that was Alan who sang the falsetto chorus (as he did on "Be here in the morning").

[Rocker]

I though that it was  really AL who sang the high vocal chorus on "Isn't it time" but on the lead vocal credits info on wikipedia is Bruce credited as lead vocalist with Brian, Bruce and Al. (The most peculiar thing is that they don't put Jeff on the credit when he has a solo vocal lines on it).

Yup it's Bruce and then Al does the little part just after his lines.

Bruce is doubled by Jeff, isn't he?

I don't think so. Jeff harmonizes with Bruce on the "remember" part of the chorus

That's what I'm hearing too.


BTW what is a "vocoder" part ?

[Sunflowerpet]

BTW what is a "vocoder" part ?
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A vocoder is an analysis sistem used to reproduce the vocals. When Jeff sings "and as the sun goes down..." is singing through a vocoder.

[ontor pertawst]

Analysis system? Did you just get that off the wiki? What a weird description of a vocoder! Doesn't really help anybody understand what it is, does it?

It doesn't sound like a vocoder effect to me, more of a melodyne/auto-tune effect.

[Sunflowerpet]

The only one song on the album where every member share the lead vocals ('cept David obviously).

[Runaways]

Jeff is definitely doing the "Isn't it time, oh-oh-oh, isn't it time?" falsetto part.

yeah doubling mike.  seems like a minor part, but it was that part that made me grin like crazy.

[Zach95]

Analysis system? Did you just get that off the wiki? What a weird description of a vocoder! Doesn't really help anybody understand what it is, does it?

It doesn't sound like a vocoder effect to me, more of a melodyne/auto-tune effect.

It's a vocoder.  I'm a huge fan of Bon Iver, and he sings a beautiful falsetto through a vocoder.  Sounds incredible, its a very modern effect I happen to love. 

[Ron]

Analysis system? Did you just get that off the wiki? What a weird description of a vocoder! Doesn't really help anybody understand what it is, does it?

It doesn't sound like a vocoder effect to me, more of a melodyne/auto-tune effect.

That's not the part i'm talking about, It's hard to explain.  It's the falsetto part, but that's low, the easy part that's processed and goes "Isn't It Time...." almost like it's spoken.  It has a Vocoder type effect in my mind.  The high part where Jeff's singing HIGH falsetto is later on, the part i'm talking about it just laid over the chorus, everytime the chorus is sung but it's just one line towards the end, a really cool little stepped down vocal. 

[ohthosegirls]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YMPt31C1y0

I thought this was a vocoder....and awesome btw!

[Ron]

A vocoder is what Cher famously used on "Believe".  It just kicks your voice up or down a note.  I listened to it again on the way home, Jeff's part (the high part) does sound like a Vocoder to me too.  The hook is simpler than I thought, so I'm just talking about the "Isn't It Time... ooh ooh ooh Isn't It Time" part mentioned above.  I think it's Jeff. 

[ohthosegirls]

Cher used auto-tune pitch correction for that one! I just wiki'd it!

[Wirestone]

Pretty sure the vocoder is in Beaches in Mind.

[Ron]

Cher used auto-tune pitch correction for that one! I just wiki'd it!

I was under the impression that it's about the same thing, but people call it a vocoder if it's being used for effect, and autotune if it's being used to correct issues. 

[ohthosegirls]

Cher used auto-tune pitch correction for that one! I just wiki'd it!

I was under the impression that it's about the same thing, but people call it a vocoder if it's being used for effect, and autotune if it's being used to correct issues. 

I guess it's a different piece of technology, that people often confuse for it. I know the vocoder sounds a lot different in that 80's song I posted a few posts up.

[adamghost]

It isn't the same thing though...the vocoder goes back to the '70s (e.g. Frampton:  "Do yew feewwwulll...")

[Ron]

That's the talk-box.  DUH