Ques. About A Day In The Life Of A Tree

[Magic Transistor Radio]

I wonder if Brian had ever considered Dennis to sing 'Life of a Tree'. Of course Reilly does have a more rhaspy voice then Dennis, but he probably considered each of the BBs first don't you think? And I would have to believe that Dennis would be the closest to sounding like a dead tree.

Does anyone know?

[brother john]

Not that anyone I've ever spoken to is aware of, and that includes Jack Rieley & Steve Desper.

Tag vocals:

"Treeeeeeeeeeeees like meeeeeeeee weren't meant to liiiiiive" - Van Dyke.

"Oh Lord I lay me down" - Alan.

"......." - Brian.

Andrew - How do you know its Al here? Is there documentation? Spoken testimony?

BJ

[Andrew G. Doe]

Not that anyone I've ever spoken to is aware of, and that includes Jack Rieley & Steve Desper.

Tag vocals:

"Treeeeeeeeeeeees like meeeeeeeee weren't meant to liiiiiive" - Van Dyke.

"Oh Lord I lay me down" - Alan.

"......." - Brian.

Andrew - How do you know its Al here? Is there documentation? Spoken testimony?

BJ

1 - my ears (granted, not the best possible evidence on recent form...)

2 - Alan confirmed it when questioned by a mutual friend

3 - someone I trust implicitly ran the multitracks and isolated the vocal. They also say it's Alan.

[brother john]

Not that anyone I've ever spoken to is aware of, and that includes Jack Rieley & Steve Desper.

Tag vocals:

"Treeeeeeeeeeeees like meeeeeeeee weren't meant to liiiiiive" - Van Dyke.

"Oh Lord I lay me down" - Alan.

"......." - Brian.

Andrew - How do you know its Al here? Is there documentation? Spoken testimony?

BJ

1 - my ears (granted, not the best possible evidence on recent form...)

2 - Alan confirmed it when questioned by a mutual friend

3 - someone I trust implicitly ran the multitracks and isolated the vocal. They also say it's Alan.

So, still no real idea, then! 

[Andrew G. Doe]

Nah, not a clue - I'm whistling in the dark. 

[pixletwin]

...And I would have to believe that Dennis would be the closest to sounding like a dead tree.

Does anyone know?

Funniest thing I have read today.

I think at that point (what, 1971?) Dennis' voice was still quite smooth (I know in comparison to Brian and Carl it was raspy). His voice I would think a bit too delicate and at that vocal range I could see it making Dennis a wee bit too nasal sounding had he sung it.

Just my opinion.

[John]

Al or Brian would make the best job of it, I'd think.

[tpesky]

I would agree...I think I would go with Al if I had to choose. Just a little rougher than Brian's voice at the time

[Chris Brown]

I can hear late 70's Dennis sounding AWESOME on this one...I like Jack's lead, given what Brian was going for, but I think Dennis could have done it just as well.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Two words.

Jasper. Dailey. 

[Ethan]

  ?

[Andrew G. Doe]

You ever heard Jasper sing, you'd understand. 

[Ethan]

Ah.... so you've had a tetter totter, crack of the whip moment at some time Mr Doe?

[Andrew G. Doe]

Unfortunately, yes. 

He should have stuck to playing his drums.

[Magic Transistor Radio]

...And I would have to believe that Dennis would be the closest to sounding like a dead tree.

Does anyone know?

Funniest thing I have read today.

I think at that point (what, 1971?) Dennis' voice was still quite smooth (I know in comparison to Brian and Carl it was raspy). His voice I would think a bit too delicate and at that vocal range I could see it making Dennis a wee bit too nasal sounding had he sung it.

Just my opinion.

I know he still had a great voice in 1971, but it is still the rhaspiest of them all. In fact, I am sure that many people thought it was Dennis singing it the first time they heard it including myself.

Maybe Brian or Dennis should've rerecorded it in the late 70s.