Dave's vocals on the early albums

[Mike's Beard]

Off topic but I'd forgotten how much of a prick JanBerryFarm was. Thank God he doesn't post here anymore.

[runnersdialzero]

Guys, he posted a wikipedia list. He has to be right about this. Let's forget this Dave Mark guy and recognize that on this day, JanBerryFarm of the smileysmile messageboard completely debunked the myth of mental illness.

[SMiLE Brian]

True that runners!

[Micha]

Wow.  So I searched for this topic to figure out if that is indeed Dave that sings the main vocal part (the first part of the Unsurpassed Masters tracks) and while the consensus seems to be that it is, the thread derailed into a ridiculous fight about mental illness before we got a definitive answer. 

So...on topic...?   Dave does the main part in the verses and Carl sings the high part?  I'm not talking about Mike's lines (obviously) but the song's primary vocal.

Who is the guy who calls out the takes on that session?

[Phoenix]

On topic?  God bless you.  I can't believe that after four months all it took was one inquiry about the original topic for this thing to INSTANTLY derail again.

Unfortunately, I don't know that answer either but perhaps if we we wish and hope and pray, we might be able to STAY on topic and encourage someone who knows to join the conversation and help us out.

 

[Mikie]

Nick Venet. And it's Carl and Dave in unison on Summertime Blues.

[Phoenix]

Thanks, Mikie!  But which voice is whom?  Is it Carl or Dave who takes the first two passes by himself?

[Mikie]

I dunno. I never tried to figure it out. I know what Carl's voice sounds like on Summertime Blues, but not Dave's. You don't even hear Dave talking on the SOT's much less sing.

[Phoenix]

So out of the two main voices (not Mike's) do you think Carl is singing high or low? 

The higher voice sounds a bit like Carl but Carl's voice didn't really develop until later.  "Girl Don't Tell Me", etc. are pretty low compared to his later stuff.  And since Dave covered Dennis parts in the harmony stack in concert, he probably did sing that lower part, since it sounds closer to Dennis's voice.  But on the other hand Dave was even younger than Carl at the time so you'd think his voice would be higher.

Perhaps we'll never know. 

[Micha]

Nick Venet. And it's Carl and Dave in unison on Summertime Blues.

So it's Nik Venet who calls out "Take six with Nik"? Ha, I remember discussions where people claimed based on this remark that it was Nik who actually sang on that take!

I say Dave is the lower voice, and he's doing a very good job especially if you take into account that he was only 13 years old!

[Phoenix]

Thanks for your input.  That's the way I'm leaning right now.