bono's falsetto

[marik]

i absolutely love bono's falsetto. i'm not thinking too hard right now cuz i'm tired, but it seems to me that he really only used this during the AB, Zooropa era. i can think of the songs, One, So Cruel, Lemon, Numb. Can anyone else think of some other examples for me

 

[PurpleSeven]

From Zoo TV, Can't Help Falling In Love. Listen to the version from Dublin (I don't know the date off the top of my head, I think it might be August 1993?) - it doesn't get any better than this.

The voice of an angel on earth, it's simply amazing.

 

[UltraVelvet]

Satellite of Love! I love the way he sings it.

Also, when he did Velvet Dress with Jools Holland (though honestly, I'm not fussed about that bit of it) - overall it's a cracking version though.

Cheers ~Ultra

 

[Dr_Macphisto]

I personally love Bono's Ahh-Ooooohhh's on the Zooropa album. You can hear it in Lemon, Stay, the First Time. Beaut.

His falsetto's are also dreamworthy

 

[Bono's Doll]

I read somewhere that his first use of falsetto was in the song "The Unforgettable Fire."

 

[Tomer]

um



falsetto..........




um

 

[mikal]

11 o'clock tick tock was the first time in my memory that he used it.

 

[UltraVelvet]

Hi Tomer, you mean you're not fussed about it, or you would like a definition of what a 'falsetto' is?

For anyone who does, it's a little wooden thing with pipes sticking out ...

Only kiddin'! ~Ultra

 

[babyman]

dream theater's lead singer james labrie, who has a wonder high voice, appreciates bono's falsetto because he says that bono don't uses it when not reaching higher notes, but to make the song stronger and beautiful..........so if a master like james labrie makes such a comment, then

 

[bonolady]

love to hear him sing "when will I see you again" at the south bend concert during the Elevation tour, hear him singing this, makes me almost crying. I also love "can't help falling in love".

 

[MissMacP]

Dreamy, yes

Satellite of Love and Can't Help Falling in Love are great falsettos. Lemon is of course an all-time favorite. It just works musically, and it rules. Oh, Numb is brilliant too.

 

[The Sage]

What about Do You Feel Loved? His voice in the final chorus is amazing...

 

[Tomer]

i still dont know what it is people

 

[starsgoblue]

I loooove Bono's falsetto!

 

[ylimeU2]

A falsetto? It's a muscial term for an artifical voice used for signing high notes, usually by men. So, when Bono is signing in a higher key or higher notes (like he is in most of Lemen), he's signing in a falsetto voice.

It's hard to define a falsetto. Did that make any sense at all?

 

[babyman]

A falsetto? It's a muscial term for an artifical voice used for signing high notes, usually by men. So, when Bono is signing in a higher key or higher notes (like he is in most of Lemen), he's signing in a falsetto voice.

It's hard to define a falsetto. Did that make any sense at all?

t's not so simple as you can think, many sing for instance with a squeaking voice, and they believe it's falsetto but it isn't at all, it's all a diaphragm question, has nothing to do with the throat, normally.it is used by man and woman, especially by sopranos, the ones who use falsetto to reach the high notes are just the ones who can not sing and begin to squeak like ducks, falsetto is a pure art

 

[starsgoblue]

t's not so simple as you can think, many sing for instance with a squeaking voice, and they believe it's falsetto but it isn't at all, it's all a diaphragm question, has nothing to do with the throat, normally.it is used by man and woman, especially by sopranos, the ones who use falsetto to reach the high notes are just the ones who can not sing and begin to squeak like ducks, falsetto is a pure art

More proof that Bono simply kicks some serious ass! ;hert:

 

[U2girl]

i still dont know what it is people

Falsetto is a really high male voice (not "high" like screaming Bono 80's notes) for males, the best example is Lemon - the first two verses or so are falsetto.

Bono used falsetto in the late 80's, for example With or without you, after the "ooh ooh ooh" screams you can hear two brief falsetto bits. Mothers of the dissapeared, there is a beautiful brief falsetto towards the end "see their TEARS in the rainfall", there is more falsetto bits on Rattle and Hum ("you never looked like an ANgel" in Angel of Harlem, towards the end of Love rescue me - in between the "I'm standing without a name in the palace of my shame" shouting there are short falsetto bits. "In this HEARTland" chorus is also falsetto, and that song has IMO the most beautiful Bono falsetto right at the end) I think the bits in In a little while could also count as falsetto, and a tiny one in Kite I think ("a man WHO sees the shadow behind your eyes") and another tiny bit in Walk on (right at the end at the piano notes, before the "leave it behind, you've got to leave it behind" line) and Beautiful day (the second "teach me" part where he drags the line "RE-HEE-EACH me, I know I'm not a hopeless case")

I put the falsetto sounds in capital letters so you can notice them as you listen to the songs.

(I'm not sure if single sounds count as falsetto or does it have to be singing words, like Lemon)

 

[A_Wanderer]

I can't help falling in love

 

[starsgoblue]

I can't help falling in love

Tell me about it....

 

[Tomer]

im leaving this thread due to no falsetoo knowledge at all

 

[starsgoblue]

Tomer....I believe two other people explained what it is. I'm sure you know what it is now especially in light of hearing the examples of which songs have it. Don't grouch Tomer

 

[blindinglights]

how about One!!!! the whole end part is serious falsetto!

 

[neutral]

I think I am the only U2 fan who doesn't like the studio of Can't Help Falling in Love