Elton John - Singers Then And Now

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In this video, we look at the voice of Elton John when he was starting out and how his voice has changed over the years. Join me as we celebrate the singing career of Sir Elton John!
Elton John - Singers Then And Now
The goal of this series is not to make fun of people, to show a picture of them in their youth and then mock them in their older age.
The goal is to showcase how voices have sustained over time. And who has taken care of their voices and who hasn't, and what was the result. And what could've been done differently for those that did not take care of the voices.
Could they have sustained their voices? And can they be rehabilitated now? Some singers (few) are just gifted with great genes and have been able to sustain their voices on their own. This is a rare exception. The rest of us mere mortals have to work at it, just like we have to work at our voices to get range, pitch, power, control, longevity, stamina, and so forth.
In addition, it's just really cool to check out the incredible careers of these artists and marvel at their singing.
So today, we are looking at none other than Sir Elton John!
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@CaydenWilsonMusic 2 года назад

Elton had vocal nodules, vocal cord edema, and lots of scarring that decreased his elasticity. That's why his falsetto became breathier after 1986, and why you can hear something vibrating in his voice today. He smoked pot and then would go on stage during the Euro leg of the 1986 tour and it caused a great deal of vocal trauma. By September 1986, he was diagnosed with nodules, and, in December of that year before laser surgery, was coughing up puss and phlegm during shows. His vocal abilities were restored to before the nodules after the operation but because of the scarring earlier in the year, his tone remained huskier, falsetto breathier, and his voice lost some of that ease he once had. An abusive tour in 1998 further caused trauma and that was when he began to retire the falsetto in a more dramatic way. Today, after 2 years of rest, he sounds better than he has in the last 20 years - but you can still hear the effects of the scarring to this day.

@wengu6975 Год назад

The scarring is mainly due to the use of weed in the 80s

@infernow2125 10 месяцев назад

Tbh if I can say one thing, I'm glad he got to rest his voice during the pandemic, cuz most shows from 2010-2019 sounded rather dreadful (with some exceptions such as the hyde park show shown in this vid)

@ronsilvia8127 2 года назад

Hes still a living legend and im glad we still have him here with us. Thats the most important thing. It sucks when we see anyone of those who we grew up listening to and being part of our lives pass away.

@ronfoss9723 2 года назад

As an Elton Tribute artist, I just wanted to say your course is amazing! I'm singing better than ever after several months of your courses!

@jod6cindy 2 года назад

I've noticed that a lot of singers who are known for having strong vibratos when they're young, develop that dark "wobble" vibrato when they're older. I'm wondering now if that is inevitable, or if there's a way to not hear an artist's age in their vibrato. Thank you, Ken.

@sarahhurst140 2 года назад

Excellent question!

@jod6cindy 2 года назад

@@sarahhurst140 Thank you, Sarah.

@edelcorrallira 2 года назад

Wow hadn't thought about this... But if I'm not mistaken when Callas returned to singing she had a problem with Wobble. Apparently its common; would make an excelent topic for a video and probably a series on vibrato

@kentamplin 2 года назад

That is a really good question, thank you John for posting it. The problem lies not with the Vibrato itself per se. The problem lies with the original vibrato being a "true vibrato". And Eduardo, before you start chiming in on Maria Callas I want to clarify a few things about that (I'll get back to that). First, there are an incredible amount of singers, not the least of which were Enrico Caruso, Jussi Björling, Plácido Domingo, Mario Lanza, Whitney and many many others that had a huge vibratos and maintained the consistency of their vibratos until the very end. As I have aged, I have noticed that if I do not practice every single day, (and I mean pretty much every single day), my vibrato starts sounding like a wobble as well. But it's not just the "practicing" of the vibrato. As I have stated many times, true vibrato is a relaxation response to a strongly supported whole tone "relaxing" into the state of oscillation. In the case of Maria Callas, she did not have just "one" vibrato. Often times she would use multiple speeds and widths of her vibrato in a single passage of a song. (This was done for emotional effect and was not just a "relaxation response" for holding a note). This is a very important key note to point out (and I will get back to that in a minute). This begs the question did she use a "real" vibrato. (I know my bel canto aficionados are going to come in like a freight train on this one but it's the truth. And by the way she's one of my all time favorite Sops). When she came back from a long hiatus of singing, she struggled through what was her real vibrato and what was manipulated in her younger and mid years. Which brings me to a very important point that I have argued with the biggest names in the vocal coaching business. If we were to use a spectrum analyzer to look at different vibratos (kind of like looking at a heart monitor that spikes up above a flat line or below a flat line) we would see something very interesting. In the case of Elton John, we would see that his vibrato spikes "above" the flat line. This is true of Freddie Mercury and many others. One of the world's most famous vocal coaches named Seth Riggs believes this is the correct way a vibrato should respond while viewing on a spectrum analyzer. As I have argued with him over this, that would be an impossibility if true vibrato is a "relaxation response" to holding a whole tone. If you are holding a tone and then relaxing into a state of oscillation, it would only stand to reason that the whole tone with dip below the line not push above it. If it pushes above it it cannot be a relaxation response and must be a forced response of oscillation. This is precisely what Maria Callas was dealing with. This is precisely what Elton John is dealing with here. Now this isn't to say that a "true" vibrato can't deteriorate into a wobble. Of course it can. But so can many other things such as losing pitch and strength in a sound if it is not kept in shape. So we must exercise our vocal folds in order to keep the moisture in them for resiliency and elasticities just like stretching any other muscle in your body. And we must also have the corresponding body strength to accommodate this. I have three videos on the subject here on RU-vid for anyone interested. I also dig deeply into these subjects in my webinars that I give monthly at Kentamplinvocalacademy.com for those doing my course. Here are those videos. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AorKMnKgTw8.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JHbMvgIhE3w.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dy01DsSWmyI.html

@edelcorrallira 2 года назад

@@kentamplin thank you so much... Man this stuff is golden, better keep an eye out for those webinars. This is so cool, I'll admit there are a pair of names Im unfamiliar with on that list and cant wait to change that and make the most of this info :) Sorry for any misinterpretation on my behalf; but with the right attitude these mistakes they can become priceless opportunities for learning. I sure plan to capitalize on this, thanks once again for this awesome breakdown and eager to dive in!

@brandonkahuna1251 Год назад

Love Elton, he's definitely awesome. Honestly, I really like the way his voice has changed in some ways. It's different, but still sounds great.

@davide724 2 года назад

I love Elton's vocal tone and the music on "Sacrifice." "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" and "Sad Songs" are other one's I like too.

@oehrlireisa Год назад

For me, the young Elton John is a completely different singer than the older one. That already applies to the "I'm still standing" Elton. He somehow managed to completely change his tone, his phrasing and the way of feeling in his voice. I mean the guy who sings "crocodile rock" is the same then the one singing "Circle of Life". That's unbelievable! And in my oppinion this modern Elton is the singer with one of the most unique voices on earth. The singer who sang "crocolile rock" was just one out of thousands. Phenomenal! Greetings, Klaus from Germany

@julieannemichelle Год назад

I saw Elton John several times in the 70’s and I have wonderful memories.

@Meeshrick 2 года назад

Love to see you do a then and now on Billy Joel. I just saw Billy live and he sounds better than ever.

@allinnffm 2 года назад

Back in the days he was amazing but today he’s also awesome 😍 i kinda love the deeper version as well 😍

@jeffry-wynneprince8270 2 года назад

Love this series SO MUCH. Each day when I get the notification that a new one is posted, I smile. The flip side is that I have a moment of hope that it will be a Rik Emmet then/now 😀

@popland1977 2 года назад

Nodules, alcoholism and bulimia can destroy a voice. He's still here which is great

@RainbowWoods 2 года назад

I love Elton! He's a legend! Interesting video, and yes you can hear the difference between then and now, but to have ever sounded that great or to have written the songs he's written... wow! So amazing 😀🎹✌️🎤💛🌈

@bhholder8782 2 года назад

Hi Ken! Been subscribing to you for like two years ago, and I really enjoy your videos! They're so good and informative! Thank you for it!

@maxdslr 2 года назад

Another solid video Ken! I remember when I found out Elton John had vocal surgery, I was always curious why he sounded lower in his later days!

@RockerChick 2 года назад

Awesome video Ken!

@rwieber79 2 года назад

And I always had just assumed Eltons voice got deeper as he got older. But you can clearly see in this video that he has lost alot more than I realized. I think he does a better job at hiding it than some others do to though.

@alext.8456 2 года назад

In college I was a low baritone and would have laughed if you told me that at 55 I would be singing Steve Perry's "Oh Sherry" or "New York State of Mind" or Elton John songs. It is possible to sing higher as you get older! Ken's videos helped me learn how.

@jettbenavidez8129 2 года назад

Love Elton and love the video!

@lasse0201 2 года назад

Amazing series Ken, i absolutely love it. And you are always so fair Ken, and you never speak ill of someone, and i respect you so much for that. And Elton John has so much charisma and stage present, and that is such amazing abilities to have, but his voice is different, that is correct. :)

@dalecallihan2689 2 года назад

I really love this then and now series that you been putting on Ken and the respect you have for these artists good or bad when it comes to singing voice and i really believe this series is very educational for many people so i hope you keep this going because you are doing a excellent job at this. Also you can make a argument for Elton John as being the most successful solo artist of all time when you look at his body of work or he should at least be in the conversation as one of the greatest ever. Have a great day Ken and peace too you my good friend ☮️☮️☮️

@likenootter 2 года назад

He lost his high voice in1986 after famous Melbourne concert. But I like his post 86' voice more actually.

@ggabriel3d 2 года назад

His raspy voice in that concert (last one before the surgery) is, to me, the best Elton John ever, with memorable versions of his most iconic songs to that date. (Of course I do like his early 'thinner' and later 'darker' sounds too).

@iloveTool 2 года назад

This is a cool series, to hear the side by side and analysis!

@jcoulter43 2 года назад

Besides your music being the soundtrack of my High School and College years, Elton's songs (Crocodile Rock, Rocketman, Tiny Dancer) were the soundtrack of my childhood. Good points you make regarding his progression over the years. Hard living and not keeping up with the vocal exercises shows through on the later year's performances. Would love to hear your then/now take on Kenny Loggins. Loggins & Messina was also part of that soundtrack of my childhood that my Dad introduced (along with Poco, Pure Prairie League, The Eagles, Steve Miller Band). God bless and rock on bro!

@bryanrickard7712 Год назад

You have that chill ‘Beavis and Butthead’s teacher’ energy and I love it.

@eriks.lundestad9365 2 года назад

He was better back in the days. Just the truth 👍

@3075bridget 2 года назад

True that!

@GreggBB 2 года назад

Really enjoyed this comparison!! Great comments and loved the differences you point out. I'd like to suggest you do this for Gary Brooker, singer from Procol Harum, using Whiter Shade of Pale. I'd like your opinion on the idea his voice has gotten better over time.

@williampayne7678 Год назад

I love Elton john

@image30p 2 года назад

I love this advice. Thank you!

@milamarinett8046 2 года назад

I really love Elton John's voice and his music. I think his voice was best in the 70's and early 90's. But I don't think he had a vocal coach. Maybe if he trained his voice more it would help him recover his voice after his vocal cord surgery and it would sound closer to his youthful sound.His voice before and now sounds like two different people.

@satyabratamishra4670 Год назад

Thom bell taught him how to sing 1977 hence improving his vocal technique. Problem is he was irresponsible with his voice. Smoked a blunt before every show he did till 86. He got nodules because of that.

@jeffschielka7845 2 года назад

Hey Ken! Hope you are well? ELTON!!! My first concert, 7th grade in Chicago. Incredible show, several costume changes. EJ was a wild performer back then. He threw his piano bench into the crowd which was immediately torn apart! The good old days. Catch him live if you can. He will be saying good bye yellow brick road very soon.😥

@Msterri51 2 года назад

Ken.. I saw EJ twice: very young version and late 50's version. It was obvious later on his voice and energy had waned, however, his band was outstanding, EJ wore banana yellow suit and the audience loved him ! There's only one Elton John !!

@VIDEOHEREBOB 2 года назад

I think some of these artists just begin to take it easy, much like any older person moving up in years. They're in a different place now as a person. There's less importance placed on certain things in their life. Their priorities shift. It's also becoming more and more apparent that a lot of singers back then, as great as they were, were just singing higher than they were really ready to or should have.

@tracezachdaniels4264 2 года назад

good job and '''elton''....unique one of kind..!!

@debsbarra1130 2 года назад

Yeah, he's on pitch but you're right..it sounds "thicker" and less bright. Ooo...Sir Paul would be a good candidate for one of your then and now series :)

@guiyome7619 2 года назад

I love this forma, thanks Ken! I would request you "Mike Patton", an exceptional singer that has seen many changes in this voice but who still sounds great!

@droopyd67droopy99 2 года назад

Elton has been and will be my idol forever, I think he is amazing as a songwriter and singer. I am argentine and I was able to see it live 2 times. The first time he started with "Don't let the sun go down on me" (one of my favorites) and it moved me to tears. After more than 50 years it is still valid. He is the best!!! Please, could you make then and now by Dennis DeYoung? His voice is so sweet and beautiful... And I would like to see your analysis of Daryl Hall and Gino Vanelli. Regards from Buenos Aires.

@l.t.w8985 2 года назад

I was just going to ask you to do Elton John. I was thinking about it yesterday. Thank you

@TehUltimateSnake 2 года назад

Sounds like Elton should've hired Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy.

@dogpd3 2 года назад

Yup I would love to hear what Ken would do with Elton’s voice. I wonder if he could help Elton get back his upper range.

@BC08 2 года назад

Never have been a fan of Elton’s newer sound. Old school Elton (and more importantly his songs thanks to Bernie) was awesome though

@giovanniluppino7353 2 года назад

Hey Ken who do you think is a better singer in your opinion Elton John or billy Joel.

@leifwright1255 2 года назад

I’d love to see you do Tommy Shaw. I haven’t really compared older to newer, but it feels like his voice is every bit as good now as it ever was.

@jakefoxx7978 2 года назад

I love his voice in "Love Builds a Garden" but his "Rocketman" voice is more delightfully clear, yes

@lavasmokes 2 года назад

Hey Ken, Great videos ! Maybe Litta Ford could be a good one to do !

@cafe.cedarbeard 2 года назад

Pumpkin seeds! I been doing plant based nutrition many years now, so when you mentioned that the vocal folds are made of collagen I looked up vegan collagen support. Pumpkin seeds! I've always like them, but since I started having some almost daily my range has expanded beyond anything I ever knew I could do. Squeak range, sing along with guitar solos kind of thing. Still got bass range too, and clarity from bottom to top.

@cafe.cedarbeard 2 года назад

So glad to have found your channel. I had a good youthful voice too, and though I did have high school choir training I didn't get the details you have in your channel. I was singing Rush songs and the Garfunkel parts with my guitarist friend singing the Simon parts by the time I was 17, but I lost my practice in emotional turmoil by the time I was 26. I didn't start to recover until 2013. Even then it's been a struggle to get to good tone and get past the desperate tension I once had. Never so fast to get to where I want, and beyond that since I started listening to you Ken. Thank you.

@kentamplin 2 года назад

Good to know!

@salihbegec1758 2 года назад

Great...

@anitaelghandor7295 2 года назад

Wow still the same,love Elton John👍🌻🌻🌻🌟🌞

@kristin1533 2 года назад

Happy birthday, Ken!

@Piroshka1972 2 года назад

Hello Ken, another great video! I wonder if you can talk about what to do when you accumulate too much saliva when singing. It makes singing impossible. Thanks for all the great information and sharing your knowledge!

@myhobbies411 2 года назад

We jist saw Elton at MSG on Tuesday. Ot was great but obviously different than years ago.This is cool. Please do Steve Perry. He's had such a dramatic change in his voice from the Infinity album to Street Talk and 2018 Traces album. I still love him in it all but I'd love to hear your thoughts. Lastly, it would be cool if you did an analysis of your voice from 20-30 years ago to now. Thanks for posting

@Housey29 2 года назад

Also Elton John went through vocal surgery if I am not mistaken, it's great he's still performing though his voice has changed but still sounds good and would nice to hear him develop some of that brighter tone he had in his early years!

@jedikiah1541 Год назад

Elton's voice was so much better in his younger days. It was changing by the early eighties, but still effective. However, it deteriorated badly as time went on.

@sarahhurst140 2 года назад

Hi Ken. Glad I got this notification today. Elton John's voice was definitely more energetic & enthusiastic in the early days of his success. Yet, I can still sense the heartful depth of his vocals in the later years. However, drugs & age have certainly affected his singing & I can sense that too. Very sad. Some care & vocal rehabilitation would've just worked wonders for him, believe. Awesome video once again & thank you for it! Rock on & peace out!

@Kevin-MBK 2 года назад

Not a huge Elton fan though i love his hits if that makes sense. But I really like both though I've learned the difference between them for you. And thank you for that

@tannerbuckley8126 2 года назад

I believe hes about 70. In the late 70s or 80s, he had a major vocal cord surgery (or something) and thats when he lost that high range. I think he has taken pretty good care of his voice. Aside from all that cocaine ;)

@professorvoluck9311 2 года назад

@Jcruzer70 2 года назад

Cyndi Lauper completely lost her voice and regained her full range. Bruce Dickinson had a golf ball sized tumor removed from his throat in his late 50's and regained his full range of vocal abilities. Ken is right when he says some singers just don't take care of their voices.

@virtualsnake1994 2 года назад

The surgery was in '87 or something... Dude got progressively thicker and lower in his range...

@Kevin-MBK 2 года назад

I think he sounds better older

@chadherrin5181 2 года назад

His older voice reminds me of Eddie Vedder for some reason. Like closing down the words?

@krisscanlon4051 2 года назад

Wow another great one...Elts voice is a prime example of lots of damage due to various factors. The Thom Bell sessions is the oddest damage story. So he goes from a high tenor to a baritone or something like that?

@petertowneya 2 года назад

I really enjoyed this comparison and I've watched a number of yours Ken and think they are very interesting and useful. Elton has always been a pianist that happens to sing to me personally. He only ever writes the music and Bernie Taupin writes the lyrics as far as I know. Years ago really good singers mentioned drinking water and you talked about maintaining moisture in your vocal cords, I think. Perhaps there's a correlation. Really successful singers would be tempted to 'dish the water 😀' (a pun?) and drink something more expensive.

@jdenino6022 3 месяца назад

I’m unhappy that he’s lost his upper register. I do watch his older concerts such as his 1980 Central Park concert. He sounds so much better back then. He was in his early 30’s in the Central Park concert.

@tjrhodes85 2 года назад

I think it'd be great if you did a video on Early David Bowie Vs Later David Bowie (if you haven't already). Particularly songs like "Life On Mars" where in later years he performed the song down a 4th (if I remember correctly).

@purple_dragon4895 2 года назад

I love both I like his voice now and I like the album versions 😌 seeing him in September 🤘

@AlistairMaxwell77 2 года назад

check out Ella Fitzgerald Live 1974 . she is approaching 60 , her tone and pitch is still 95% close to perfect, but best of all she still rips it up. her scat solos in It don't mean a thing are pure virtuoso

@tracezachdaniels4264 2 года назад

SO SHWEEEETTT...much love Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO.[the music worldwide} and ooo weeee elton..!!..cool..!! [[ did you see the MOVIE'''''''ROCKETMAN ''

@paulaalders5185 2 года назад

Elton Johns Greatest Hits is a real wopper , SO PRISTINE AND ELIGANT , Rigorous and fiddle ,,, Quite the potent things to play , Odd in some lyrics , but indeed a master

@OoOo-pw6hj 2 года назад

hey ken big fan but is there possible that you will make a video about the who band or make a vocal isolation of baby o'riley?

@logankipfmiller2044 2 года назад

Hey Ken there’s a new scorpions album out today called Rock believer! Could you cover something off of it?

@valdobrov 2 года назад

Klaus sounds like 20 years old !!!

@MrColtwayne 2 года назад

Elton was wonderful when he was younger . I have always been a bigger fan of him in his later years , He seems to of changed with age and he adjusted his singing. basically instead of it coming from his nose its coming up from the chest.

@johngilmore8648 2 года назад

Ken, can you please do Ian Thornley or Donnie Vie?? Maybe not really well known singers, but your great analysis could really bring exposure to a couple of amazing singers who've seemed to keep their voices in great shape. Thanks for all you do Ken!

@Nostaljack 2 года назад

Tommy Shaw is a real freak of nature. Dennis DeYoung is too for that matter. Neither of them lower keys and Tommy has seemingly lost nothing. He looks like he's in his thirties and his voice sounds like it too. Dennis is ever-so-slightly diminished on the top end but he's still doing the high stuff in "Roboto" even now. Just incredible.

@edelcorrallira 2 года назад

Darn ... Now I wanna listen to a rocketman cover hehe Think I really like the first song, but age shows a lot more on the other 2. To be honest, what I like most about this series is how their approach changes not only due to changes in their voice, but also due to their growth as musicians. In this regard, I think Halford did a really great job. He often tends to be a bit more selective about using his higher range making it very focused. As a result his songs sound slightly less energetic but more dramatic and focused. Now specifically in Eltons case, its somewhat hit or miss... But hey, it still sounds good overall

@kioumarssaffary6189 2 года назад

Hi Ken How are you man. I was recently listened to some of Bonamasa featuring and I hear Mahalia Barnes, sing in headvoice with that rise larynx technique that Christina Aguilera regularly does that in the beginning of her sentences But Mahalia does that along the note and in headvoice specially I remember u said in able to sing in headvoice we can't/shouldn't rise the larynx from it's neutral position. This is the song : He Was a Big Freak Song by Mahalia Barnes Can you please magnify or explain how she does it exactly? Or maybe it's not that technique and I maybe mistaken

@honkytrousers 2 года назад

Nice one, how about one on Cat Steven’s?

@buddysteve5543 Год назад

You never mentioned that he had vocal surgery to remove lymph nodes back in 1986! I think that's kind of important to mention and explain how that might affect his sound in his later years.

@donutdude6258 2 года назад

Elton was at his peak at Central Park and it was Live of all things.

@mattcarless642 2 года назад

Rock It Man!

@FineArtsMusic 2 года назад

Do George Michael next!

@walruswasrob 2 года назад

Also important to note about Elton is that his voice really changed after he had nodes removed from his vocal cords in the mid-80’s (it was after the live album that he recorded in Australia). Also, Elton turned 75 last week. 🙂

@lewismorgan9691 2 года назад

I'm sure I read somewhere that he lost his falsetto range after a vocal surgery and hasn't been able to/tried to train it back since.

@rogerrousco2921 2 года назад

For what Elton John had to work with, he really became great. He was not the power Balad singer like Steve Perry and others like that, and he never tried to be, he always had a problem with his weight and more, but he took all that and outsold most and became very successful. In his way he had a great unique voice, especially his diction. Truly a legendary artist

@stefanreiman3527 2 года назад

Elton John live is awesome

@enta2 2 года назад

HAHAHA It was hilarious how you imitated old Elton

@barry1369 2 года назад

I read somewhere that after his vocal surgery it changed his throat that made it physically impossible for him to sing falsetto

@nilnor2870 2 года назад

great video ! - next Billy Joel .

@Matthew-gu7zu 2 года назад

Make some more videos about George Michael, he definitely deserves being discussed!

@armymomheatherc 2 года назад

EJ is in his early 70's. He struggles badly these days. He's actually not very bad here in your vid. But I do notice his changes in tone. Still a great entertainer.

@satyabratamishra4670 2 года назад

Hes been sounding better than he did 20 years ago in recent shows. Hitting im still standing notes effortlessly and at a fast tempo. I think elton has more of a range than he shows

@dosenwurst101 Год назад

I saw him two times live in 2022, he definetly sounded better than in 2018/19 before Covid. I'm with you, I think he don't pushes it to the limits cause he had to save his voice for his hundreds of live shows. He's 75 now, taken drugs for almost 30 years and he's still able to sing live and sound great just in a different way. This Man is a force of nature, Love him forever

@patepulkkinenvtec2403 2 года назад

Great video, actually Elton went to a vocal coach in the 80's but because he had sung with a terrible technique in the 70's and used a lot of drugs in the process, the damage was already done and he had to go to a vocal surgery in 1986. After that he couldn't really sing falsettos and started to lose upper chest voice as well. Still, his singing has been pretty great when considering he thinks of himself more as a pianist who happens to sing along with his songs.

@warptek 2 года назад

I've watched many Elton JOhn performances... especially from the 2000's and up. Sounds like he's constricting his throat a lot in order to artificially recreate some of the naturally lost range in his voice from age. Also, in the early 1990's I read he had throat surgery in order to remove some nodules or growths. He complained that after that surgery he lost the high range and the ability to sing falsetto and had to resort to the constriction technique. The one positive I hear is that Elton improved the melodic orchestration in many parts of his songs to make up for his net loss. He sings passages differently with more inventive melodies and adds more "bluesier" parts.... which is something I wish more singers would do. I'm one of those guys that believe that what was recorded on the album doesn't necessarily have to be exactly what you perform live. Songs can always be improved and remain works in progress.

@sensitivity7207 2 года назад

To me his voice sounds better nowadays. I prefer dark tone. He is more characteristic. He has some distortion on some notes. Ofc Lost some range. Maybe he should change key a bit to make song fit his voice.

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@hg5907 2 года назад

Can you make video of paul Mccartney?

@denmarky8528 2 года назад

Can you do a then and now of Air Supply?

@xavier3631 2 года назад

It will be great if you analyze phil anselmo’s voice in cemetery gate

@brentwerley6762 2 года назад

In fairness to Elton John, he’s freely admitted the damage cocaine did to his voice. He also has embraced his baritone vocals since the late eighties rather than trying to rehabilitate his upper range. David Bowie went through something very similar in the 80s and then worked his way back into developing a somewhat healthier upper range on songs like Ziggy Stardust. Elton John has developed what appears to be an intentional tone that I know some fans actually prefer now. He’s almost become as you’ve referred to as a “character” singer of sorts.

@julieannemichelle Год назад

Can I ask you a question?….. is there such a thing in singing a automatic transition? Or automatic something or other? When I took singing college my teacher wanted to know if he could work with me due to the fact that I have albinism and I have oscillating eyes. They just move whenever they want and I don’t always know when because they do it regularly. This is due to my optic nerve issue. Evidently people with albinism have their optic nerve effected by no melanin. Anyway I wasn’t interested then but I still love to sing and now I sing and my cat goes crazy!!!

@joshuapressley4441 2 года назад

I noticed that before also Ken how his voice just sounds thicker but I believe his. Ok still sounds good man like that.

@chadriggs6524 2 года назад

A Then & Now on Lindsey Buckingham would be cool. Dude has always had an amazing set of pipes in addition to being a phenomenal guitarist. How about it, KT?

@conniegalassi9167 2 года назад

Hello Ken, have you thought about Paul Stanley.

@Silvax 2 года назад

As he matured his technique and quality improved over the years.

@83Mike17 2 года назад

It's not "Hold Me Closer Tiny Dancer" It's " Hold Me Closer Tony Danza"

@adua78 2 года назад

If Elton was technically perfect, I wouldn’t be such a fan. It’s his amazing tone and style choices that pull me in. Even in the more recent years, it still comes through for me. Kinda like Stevie Nicks. Just doesn’t matter that it’s changed some over the years.

@lespaulman81 2 года назад

Ken two questions: Were the "then" tracks studio or live? They sounded like studio cuts. Or maybe he was that good to do it live. And second, I believe Elton had some significant polyp surgery .... maybe in the 90's? Anyways, love your honest expert reviews!