The vocal range of Paul Stanley

Another one of my favorite singers of all time, here we have a video for the iconic frontman of KISS. Stanley started out as a fairly average singer who would do some fairly high notes every now and then, then as the years went by, he began to develop a very strong extension on his high range. The first album where this is heavily noticeable is probably KISS' 1983 release, Lick It Up, which has him singing effortless melodies as high as D5 and E5 in just about every song. When performing such songs live, he would take these "vocal acrobatics" even farther and hit higher notes, though sometimes this could reach the point of "oversinging" the songs. Since then, his voice definitely has had its faulty moments during live shows, but he can still sound great up to C♯5 or so nowadays. His low range was never all that amazing (which may be surprising to some, as he has a rather deep tone), but there's definitely a handful of songs out there that showcase some good lower singing by him as well. However, when it comes to singing live, he almost always finds a way to dodge having to hit anything remotely low.

1. 0:00 - Some chesty singing around C5 from "Down On Your Knees", a very AC/DC-esque song.
2. 0:26 - Smooth singing on C5 from "Turn On The Night".
3. 0:41 - A live version of "Heaven's On Fire" from Sao Paulo in 1994, where Stanley takes the intro C♯5 and does three takes of it, sustaining it for eight seconds on the last one before trilling to a falsetto E5!
4. 1:05 - The ending of the classic KISS hit "Forever", topping at some great C♯5s.
5. 1:35 - Fantastic D5s from the chorus of "Jungle", and then a monstrously powerful B♭4 at the end!
6. 2:15 - My personal favorite high note by Stanley: an earth-trembling D5 from "Master & Slave".
7. 2:31 - The ending of "God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II", where Stanley sings some amazing D5s and E♭5s. Just listen to the sheer passion in his voice!
8. 3:15 - The chorus of "I'll Fight Hell To Hold You", which contains some of the most effortlessly sung E♭5s I've ever heard by a man. Incredible!
9. 3:54 - A clip from "Strutter" live at Donington in 1988, topping at some amazing D5s and one sustained E5. Probably one of Stanley's best live shows ever.
10. 4:15 - A fantastic sustained E5 from "Time Traveler".
11. 4:33 - A strong F5 from the intro of a live version of "Makin' Love", recorded at Sao Paulo in 1994. This is shortly followed by an E♭5 on the first line of the verse!
12. 4:46 - Excellent D5s and one F5 from "My Way", one of Stanley's best performances overall. Note how seamlessly his voice carries up to these notes!
13. 5:01 - Strikingly smooth E♭5s and F♯5s from the reprise of "Shocker".
14. 5:31 - A strong F♯5 followed by a C♯5, from a live version of "Detroit Rock City", recorded in Edinburgh in 1988.
15. 5:40 - A performance of "Whole Lotta Love" from London in 1984, where Stanley slides up to a surprisingly controlled G♯5!
16. 5:48 - A casually sung E♭5, followed by a short, screamy A5, which slides down to a G5 and then a B4. From "Rock And Roll All Nite" live in Charlotte in 1985.
17. 5:58 - Stanley's highest sung note: a falsetto B5 from the intro of "I'm Alive", where he matches the pitch of Bruce Kulick's guitar. Right after this, he also shouts an effortless D5 and C5!
19. 6:15 - Some pleasant singing down to B2 from the second verse of "Shandi".
20. 6:32 - Solid B2s from the bridge of "Everytime I See You Around".
21. 6:40 - Nicely sung B♭2s from "Stand".
22. 6:59 - Really good B♭2s from the last verse of "Psycho Circus", with a short dip to G♯2 as well.
23. 7:30 - A solid G♯2 from a performance of "Music Of The Night", from The Phantom Of The Opera! Stanley actually played the part of the Phantom in a 1999 production of the show, which is where this clip originates from.
24. 7:39 - A live performance of "Shandi" from Sydney in 1997, where he sings it three semitones lower and hits G♯2s as the bottom notes!
25. 7:56 - Some dark singing down to G2 from "I Will Be There".
26. 8:08 - Backing vocals that get down to some solid G♯2s and a short E2, Stanley's lowest note to date. From "It's Not Me".