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Male power ballbads

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JulianHookbucks
#0Male power ballbads
Posted: 8/27/05 at 8:04pm

So the search function brought up nothing... but I'm looking for an incredible show-stopping powerful rip the audience's emotions to shreads ballad... any suggestions?


that's a really big mic...
Updated On: 8/29/05 at 08:04 PM

iluvtheatertrash
#1re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/27/05 at 8:50pm

At the Fountain - SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS


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HamletWasBipolar
#2re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/27/05 at 8:50pm

Ive always had good success with Anthem from Chess. If you can belt g's, and I mean BELT, nothing better that the final run of 'em in Anthem. If your feeling particularly bold pop the last note up to an A..now your in big boy territory...lol. Good luck with your search!


" I wish that the stage were as narrow as a tightrope wire, so that no incompetent would dare step upon it." -- Goethe (he wants you to go to my Myspace page www.myspace.com/jasonklemm
Updated On: 8/27/05 at 08:50 PM

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The Distinctive Baritone
#3re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/27/05 at 9:33pm

PhillyActor beat me to it--"Anthem" from CHESS. It really should be sung by a tenor, but a baritone with a good upper register can do it too. Anthony Warlow's recording of it is awesome.

FYI, most "power ballads" are usually tenor songs. We baritones usually get neglected on that front re: Male power balbads

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JulianHookbucks
#4re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/27/05 at 9:35pm

well... I can go from a low f or e to like a high b flat or C, so I can do most guy songs... but I'm classified as a tenor... but only recently so. Gotta love voice changes... erk... but thanks! I will look for those.


that's a really big mic...

#5re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/27/05 at 9:41pm

"Where I Want To Be" - Chess
"Funny" - City Of Angels

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stage_door76
#6re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/27/05 at 9:44pm

pity the child from chess is the ultimate in my opinion.

i also like why, god why from miss saigon

and aspects of empty chairs at empty tables.

there's of course the classics like being alive or corner of the sky.
if you play with the arrangements for these two, you can come up with some really interesting stuff


"...But Kungurtseva reels off multiple fouettes and the tape is stopped so she can take a bow. The Jester, an abomination introduced to Swan Lake in Soviet times, extorts applause from the audience. The cuts don't help the storytelling, the production is bare bones and they go for the '50s-style happy ending. The audience cheers like mad at the end. It's the Russian ballet, after all..."

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HamletWasBipolar
#7re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/27/05 at 9:53pm

Ah, but Clay, my dear boy, a bunch of g's arent too "powerful" from a tenor. However a good bari-tenor with a run g's is just fabulously priceless! lol. Let 'em see ya workin'..lol


" I wish that the stage were as narrow as a tightrope wire, so that no incompetent would dare step upon it." -- Goethe (he wants you to go to my Myspace page www.myspace.com/jasonklemm

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incendiary_wit
#8re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/27/05 at 9:54pm

"Pity the Child" from Chess, rips my emotions to shreds and tangos on them.

"I'll Cover You (Reprise)" from Rent does the same.


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freelancer
#9re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/27/05 at 10:00pm

"Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" from Les Mis


"I'm gonna jump straight up, kick a hole in the moon. Don't know exactly where I'm going, but I'm know I'm gonna get there soon." - Jerry Lukowski (Patrick Wilson) in "The Full Monty"

Urban
#10re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/28/05 at 8:53am

"Wheels of a Dream" - Ragtime.
(the Sarah parts of the song are basically backing vocals). Updated On: 8/28/05 at 08:53 AM

WildhornFanatic
#11re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/28/05 at 10:21am

SHE WAS THERE from SCARLET PIMPERNEL
PRAYER from SCARLET PIMPERNEL
I'VE GOT THINGS TO SAY from WAITING FOR THE MOON
WAITING FOR THE MOON from WAITING FOR THE MOON.

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JulianHookbucks
#12re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/28/05 at 1:24pm

Thanks Guys. Now.. anyone know where I could find the ORIGINAL cast recording for Chess? It's not for sale on the internet as I can see...


that's a really big mic...

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HamletWasBipolar
#13re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/28/05 at 1:34pm

I saw the cast album available at used music on Amazon last night. There were quite a few copies available. Note that is for the English cast recording. You could also get Colm Wilkinson's Stage Heroes CD which I also saw available on Amazon last night. It has both aforementioned songs from Chess as well as a few others you might like. That is if you sing like you just did a shot of Jack Daniels while simultaneously grabbing your balls!


" I wish that the stage were as narrow as a tightrope wire, so that no incompetent would dare step upon it." -- Goethe (he wants you to go to my Myspace page www.myspace.com/jasonklemm

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spiderdj82
#14re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/28/05 at 3:04pm

"Make Them Hear You"--RAGTIME
"Anthem"--CHESS
"Gethsemane"--JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (The way it is written in songbooks is lower than what performers sing it as)


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CastAlbumFan
#15re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/28/05 at 3:34pm

"Love Can Happen" from GRAND HOTEL


Praying Decca Broadway will put "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope" on CD!

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Thenardier
#16re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/28/05 at 3:37pm

"Run Freedom, Run" - Urinetown


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Link Larkin Wanabe
#17re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/28/05 at 3:37pm

"Wheels of a Dream" is my favourite. I can belt the hell out of it and not sound strained. It is also a beautiful message too.

Akiva

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Thenardier
#18re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/28/05 at 3:38pm

Nice that you're modest, too.


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best12bars
#19re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/28/05 at 3:40pm

Depending on the style you want (and the vocal range)...

"The Impossible Dream" (Man of La Mancha)
"Where Do I Go?" (Hair)
"Soliloquy" (Carousel, but you'd have to cut it way down, unless you've got 10 minutes to spare)
"This Nearly Was Mine" (South Pacific)
"There But For You Go I" (Brigadoon)
"Mamma, Mamma" (Most Happy Fella)


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Link Larkin Wanabe
#20re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/28/05 at 3:41pm

Nard,

I can't say that about a lot of ballads...it's that song, not me. Which is why i suggest it for other people.

Akiva

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The Distinctive Baritone
#22re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/28/05 at 3:45pm

"Soliloquy" about seven minutes long, actually. It's good for cabarets and recitals, but only if the audience has a good attention span re: Male power balbads

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best12bars
#23re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/28/05 at 3:47pm

...It just feels like ten when I listen to it. What a marathon!

But it's also one of the best ever written!


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RippedMan
#24re: Male power balbads
Posted: 8/28/05 at 5:00pm

Id say "what is it about her?" I just sang and the crowd loved it. its a very powerful song if you have a loud voice and a good belt.


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