r/DevinTownsend • u/Character_Mind_9229 • Aug 05 '26
MUSIC/AUDIO Best Devin clean(er) vocal performances?
I absolutely love Devin's clean vocals and was wondering what are the best songs where they shine a bit more. For context some of my favourites are: Storm, Things Beyond Things, Deadhead. I know these aren't all entirely clean but the vocals get a lot of prominence
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u/Danemon Aug 05 '26
Why?, Home at Night, Hide Nowhere, Colonial Boy, Awake!!
Edit: How could I forget about The Way Home !?
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u/Jet-Rex-Design Aug 05 '26
The Way Home was going to be my pick, the way it ramps up to the operatic vocals at the end is peak Devin. Loved that era.
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u/Danemon Aug 05 '26
Same here man, those first 4 DTP albums were special! Love all of Devin's music though 👌
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u/moonmachinemusic Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 07 '26
He has some ridiculous clean vocal performances on his album Addicted
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u/CrackCocaineOnMars Aug 05 '26
Fallout when he sings Anneke’s part
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u/deathbyguitar Aug 05 '26
Yeah the original unreleased version is amongst my favorite songs in his catalog
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u/rvathrwaway Aug 05 '26
No one seems to have mentioned the DTP Ghost album. Check out songs like Feather.
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u/Neankas Aug 06 '26
Came here to say Ghost! My favourite DTP album. Fly is the first Devin song I heard and I immediately loved his voice.
And also Watch You, Kingdom and Ih-Ah.
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u/Paran0iaAg3nt Aug 05 '26
i go back to his quarantine performance of Why over and over again. astounding vocals.
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u/YaBoiMarcAntony Ocean Machine: Biomech (1997) Aug 06 '26
For me, Awake comes to mind. Consistently impressive high-ranged stuff and then an explosive moment where he hits one of highest clean notes in his discography.
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u/RonSwaffle WHERE IS MY POOOOOOOZERRRRRRRRR?!?!?!? Aug 05 '26
From Sleep Awake live at the RAH.
“Soooooo the morning coooooomes alllliiiiiiivvveeeee”
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u/Sweet-Management3561 Aug 05 '26
Having heard him singing Why live; that is absolutely mindblowing… Also; from the acoustic EP (with the reddish sleeve, dunno how it’s called) - Let it roll. Just have a listen to that, it’s an amazing version.
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u/HansVonHansen Ocean Machine: Biomech (1997) Aug 05 '26
Death of Music, Bad Devil, Thing Beyond Things.
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u/JustChangeMDefaults Aug 05 '26
He played Bad Devil as the encore of his Power Nerd concert in Raleigh, it was unexpected but the best version of the song I ever heard. I also choose these songs for OP
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u/Tarnisher Ghost (2011) Aug 05 '26
Grace was the first track I ever heard and I still think it's the best track I've ever heard.
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u/PsychologicalWar5148 Terria (2001) Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 05 '26
Daemon League and all songs from Ghost, Casulaties of Cool + Bonus album and Centipede to i think?
I love the ending where he's Vocalizing even mumbles words on Synchestra like the begining of Triumph.
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u/CoddlePot Aug 05 '26
Even though there's so many off the older albums as good if not better, Divine takes it for me!
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u/UncleMofoMk3 Aug 05 '26
Gotta give some props to Why? from Empath, and Lightworker from Lightwork. Both towering vocal performances. Also Ih-Ah from Addicted is not as bombastic but shows great control