SS,
Those are BOTH really good. I particularly liked "Live Till You Die". I can visualize that B-Bender in action throughout the entire song. Bend and Release. And the harmonies were really cool too.
I don't know why it made me think of it but back when I was around Twenty, maybe a bit younger, I had a pretty good vocal range especially in the Tenor area. But I had to really work to keep from breaking into Falsetto. I can't even come close any more to that, but if I'd known back then what the Bee Gees and others were going to do vocally, I'd have worked on improving that instead of trying to eliminate it!
I have a GREAT monotone vocal now.