HOW have I never heard of Martina McBride BEFORE NOW?! Check out THAT voice! 

I love Martina! She’s a Kansas girl!

She is the best female singer in modern country music. She has so many monstrous live performances.

I saw her in concert. She's a little bitty thing but she could blow the roof off the arena. There are very few voices like hers.

When seeing her live you can't help but wonder how all that sound comes from such a small lady. She is absolutely incredible.

I have heard her live when I was stationed in Fort Campbell. She can blow out speakers with that voice! Also, I enjoy the fact that you can hit those high notes!

I'm sure your research turned up that she won Female Vocalist of the Year, many years in a row. You need to treat yourself to her song, A Broken Wing. She hits the last note in the song, hard, and carries it into the next day.

Her rendition of God Bless America after 9/11 was the best I ever heard.

Her greatest song is “Independence Day.” I remember back when she signed autographs at a tire store in my hometown.

Martina is one of my favorite country artists. “Independence Day” you should also check out. She’s fantastic!!! She gives me chills when I hear her sing.

Where Would You Be - This is one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite singers , just beautiful and powerful and haunting and lovely, very romantic to boot , Yeah Martina McBride !

She does a song called “Anyway” that’s just amazingly well done.

The lady with the deepest blue eyes ever, swoon. One of my favorite female country artists.

I've seen Martina several times live, from before her first album debut... She's Never, Ever missed a note in any performance I've seen with my own eyes and heard with my own ears. She was always phenomenal!

Here in the UK we don't fully appreciate just how wide and deep the pool of singers in each genre is in the USA. There are genres and su genres that hardly register here- the white Christian rock genre is MASSIVE but has zero traction in the UK. I remember my very first visit to Tower Records Store in Times Square in NYC and was overwhelmed by the vast number of discs on display and the sheer scope and scale of the departments. Each genre had a massive section- often a floor all to themselves with literally hundreds of artists recordings on display. The Gospel and Christian Rock sections were massive too as was Country and Jazz AND ALL THAT WAS BEFORE I REACHED SOUL/R&B, ROCK & POP! The UK just doesn't have the bandwidth (or cultural connection) for most of this stuff

She is a huge Pat Benatar fan & they have sung together, which is fantastic! I saw Martina live - she gives what you think is all & suddenly goes beyond that point so it takes your breath away! She’s amazing!

I love watching your face while you are listening. Your love of good music is so obvious. Keep 'em coming!

OMG!!! I totally agree - how have you never heard of Martina McBride before!!!!??? One of THE BEST voices in country music. bar none!!!! Welcome to her world!!!! (One of her best, in my opinion, is the album "Evolution" - every single song is a work of art.....

Martina is well known in the USA. Thank you for pointing out her range and quality. I will pay closer attention next time.

That's my girl Martina! What a great performance, have always loved ya, you are a great singer and a beautiful woman.

Being a rock guy most of my life this lady got me into country her voice is one of a kind because of you I hope she gains more fans in the UK thank you for showcasing this amazing singer!

What we fans of hers know...she has the pipes!! She was still pretty underrated for female vocalists of her time. Still she's one of the best. Never seen one of your reactions before...this was pretty cool, me being kind of into the geeky things...lol, yes that's a compliment.

Shes one of the best vocalist I've ever heard. Love Martina she's amazeing.

Concrete Angel and Independence Day are also songs that give me goosebumps. Thanks for giving Martina her dues.....

Your expertise always makes me hear things ive never noticed

I discovered Martina McBride back in 1995 when CMT was still on in the UK. I discovered a whole load of fantastic new music through that channel. I saw Martina live in Manchester the following year. Absolutely fantastic!

Oh, man! Martina is amazing!

She is one of my all time favorite female country vocalists!

Martia McBride is a great singer one of my favorites.

Absolutely amazing vocalist in her power, her range, and also the subtlety she can bring as well. She can belt out the high notes and still give delicate expression. Incredible.

Some other huge female country artists you may not know but want to check out are Patty Loveless, Suzy Bogguss (especially), Pam Tillis, and Tanya Tucker.

I love Martina. I went 600 miles to see her at the Ryman on Valentine's Day with the Nashville orchestra. As far as huge artists in one country and not another. It's America's SHAME that Slade never broke here. One of the best bands ever. Thankfully, I bought Slayed when it was released and was hooked for life.

Martina has been my favorite country singer for decades, hope that more people get hip to her with your help. I love country singers who can flat out sing.

I absolutely LOVE Martina McBride ❤️ Concrete Angel, Broken Wing and Independence Day are some of my favorites!

Martina is the best singer I've heard live. It was a rainy show in a 30k capacity outdoor venue and only like 3 or 4 thousand people showed up, everyone got seats under the pavilion. I was working security and she just crushed it for 2 hours.

Saw her in 1998 at an open air venue, she sat on the edge of the stage, put down her mic and started singing Whatever You Say and we heard her clearly in the nosebleed seats. Most amazing show I ever went to.

I love listening to her music. Another country singer who has a powerful is Ronnie Milsap.

Martina's voice is a force of nature. Another great song of hers is Broken Wing. Thanks for highlighting her incredible voice

My favorite, she's awesome, truly!!

I heard Martina McBride about 15 years ago at a free concert she gave at Lone Star Park, a horse track in Grand Prairie Texas. May have been further back than that. She sounded wonderful live. Very nice lady, beautiful, and very very nice.

Martina’s voice is second to none in country music. I have seen her live, she is amazing!

Not gonna lie, I've been waiting on your analysis of Martina. She has been a stellar vocalist for a long time. Thank you my friend.

I love the same powerhouse performances that everyone else does (Independence Day, A Broken Wing, Concrete Angel, etc.), but I also like when she shows a sense of humour and fun positivity (My Baby Loves Me, I Love You, When God-Fearin' Women Get the Blues), and her fire-em-up bangers (Reckless, Life #9, Ride). She can pull off inspirational without being preachy, and some days that just hits right, even for those of us that don't ascribe to religion. Edited for truly atrocious autocorrect goofs. 😁

Whoa - maintaining that volume in her upper range does get one's attention. I think you have said several times earlier that alot of country music doesn't make it "across the pond".

I live in Arkansas ,USA ,where country music is a big deal. and I never took time to listening to M Mbride , but, now that I hear how awesome she is I will wll be searching her out to enjoy more. Thank yoU. £

Martina has a great album titled, Timeless. It covers classic country songs. It’s my personal favorite of mine.

One of my very favorite singers! "Whatever You Say" is such a good song.

Someone once said she has the best pipes in the business.

I am VERY picky with my Christmas music, listening mostly to Josh Groban and Karen Carpenter, with Bing Crosby and Mel Torme to bring back the good old days, but I ran across Martina’s of O Holy Night a few years ago and it is spectacular. The best version I’ve ever heard.

Now you got to treat yourself to the true Matina McBride....*Independence Day* Or *Broken Wing* . Give them a listen. You deserve it

Love Martina! What a voice and easy on the eyes too! While you're learning female country singers, check out Suzy Boggus. Pure, beautiful voice.

Beautiful classic voice- very reminiscent of a young Linda Ronstadt- love Martina McBride! “Independence Day” is a kick-ass song!

I've loved her for 20 yrs. Lol. Powerhouse!!!😉🥰⚡⭐♨️Glad u covered her, thanks for reminding me. Pure voice & emotion, gives me chills every time 🦄💕💛🧡🎶Another great old country voice...Jo Dee Messina, Burn.

Her song Wrong Again literally kept me going as I was going through a divorce. I'll always be grateful for that song!

Whoa! No wonder her voice jumps out of the car radio and makes me stop on the 'country music' station! Loved your demonstration!

She deserves more recognition than given in the US as well. Thanks for all you taught me, the not so musically inclined!

I want to see her Christmas tour. She sings the best rendition of O Holy Night, that I've ever heard. And I'm a huge Elvis fan.

This just shows you that you need to step out of your comfort zone from time to time. I am an American but don't listen to a lot of country. I know who she is, but haven't heard that much of her music. She just blew me away. Thanks for introducing me to a "new" artist. Love your videos so much.

The voice monitor ("The lines DON'T lie") and your analysis only proves that my love and appreciation of her powerhouse voice was not without justification! I'm so sorry you've only just discovered her, but please give a listen to "Independence Day", "Concrete Angel" and/or "A Broken Wing." She is amazing and debuted before auto-tune. Great singer/song choice, analysis and education (as always!) 👍

Glad you discovered Martina, Fil, I heard her when working in the US, do yourself a favour and listen to a song called A Broken Wing - Unbelievable!

1993. Where I used to have a heart.... oh I would sing it over n over trying to hit every note with her, she’s a gem❤️

Love Martina McBride! She has a beautiful voice. Love a lot of her songs!

Been in love with Martina since the early 90's. Love those women that really belt out a tune. Plus she is easy on the eyes.

There is a female Brit that I nagged to do a review of Martina and she never would. I'm glad you did ,it was cool hearing your analysis. Next one up ,the male equivalent is a singer named Randy Houser. Unbelievable power !!!

Here are some of the lyrics from Independence Day From Martina McBride. Let the weak be strong. Let the right be wrong. Roll the stone away. Let the guilty pay. It’s Independence Day 👍

This is my favorite song of hers!!! THANK YOU!!!! Number two is Somewhere over the rainbow ...LiVE...

Another singer who may not be well known in the UK is Anne Murray. Her most famous song is probably "Snowbird". I'd love to see you analyze her!

Martina is the greatest female artist ever!! That's just my opinion. Something about her songs and voice just gets my in my feels every time

Yup- she is as good live as in the studio. We saw her live several years ago and couldn’t believe the sound and pitch control in what was certainly a very basic sound system for a small outdoor venue.

She’s my favorite all time female country singer. My wife and I sang a duet of “I was born to give my love to you” 25 years ago for our wedding as my lovely wife walked down the isle.

I loved your smiles while you were listening to Martina singing.

Martina sure can blow the doors out of the joint! I like the lack of vocal gymnastics with those held notes. Martina was huge back in the day but opted to spend more time at home with her family. She definitely had the talent to be a Carrie, a Whitney or a Dolly.

i love many kinds of music, but i have to say that there was some great country music in the 80s-90s, early 2000s. i also think that probably a lot of those are not well known in the UK, because of being country music. Diamond Rio, Black Hawk, Travis Tritt, The Judds( my favorite female mother daughter duo ever), Alabama, George Strait, Garth Brooks, Randy Travis,.....just to name a few.!

Was watching some of your recent reviews and thought "has he reviewed Martina Mcbride?" Did a search and found this video, the power in her voice is amazing, she's an amazing voice. She got her start selling Tshirts for Garth Brooks at his concerts

Lots of fans here of country, she's talented I'll have to listen to her song A Broken Wing.

Thank you for doing Martina. She is one of my all time favorites. I knew she was a great singer. I could hear that, now I’ve seen it too! I agree with everyone who has recommended Independence Day for you to analyze (or at least for your own personal journey of discovering what Martina can do). That song never fails to bring me to tears, a powerful message delivered by a beautiful voice. Thank you Fil for teaching me so much about music through these videos.

So much to say. I think I may have asked you to do this song in the past. The first time I heard this song ever.. was when me and my wife saw her live at radio City music Hall in 2007 in New York. When she did this song everybody was on their feet.. men were practically weeping with how incredible she was. I get the chills every time I hear it. We also saw her Christmas show at a small venue on Long Island that used to be called Westbury music Fair. She sang o holy night acapella. You can probably find that performance on RU-vid.. she has so many songs where she holds notes like this.. I can't say enough about how incredible she is.. thanks for doing this song.Fil 🤗👍

She and Pat Benatar did an episode of Crossroads back in the early 2000s. I recall Pat Benatar saying "I can't hit those notes!" or something to that affect in regards to what Martina McBride were able to hit. Two fabulous voices and icons was something wonderful to hear. You should check that out, Fil. I know you'll appreciate it!

I have all her albums and have seen her in concert so many times over the years. Not only does she have a powerful voice, but give a listen to some of her softer stuff. She has a beautiful voice, and is by far one of my favorite artists in any genre. Thanks for this analysis, Fil👍

God, I enjoy videos like this so much. She's such a talent and hearing it isolated and seeing the waveforms.. something so special about that.

You gotta watch the CMT Crossroads episode where she sings with Pat Benatar. The entire episode was amazing.

I JUST FOUND YOU TODAY, December 27th, 2023!! Your analysis are amazing! PS. I am an old lady but, I MUST say your smile is intoxicating!! Your voice too!!❤

Hey Fil, she is fantastic. I’ve always loved her voice ❤️….oh and I’m from the U.K. 👍🏽

i only got to see here once, and it was for a tv taping of a christmas special with mannheim steamroller . on the ice. it wasn't her best but she was a trooper for even doing it. we all know, well, those of us who actually try to sing live, how cold air affects a voice. she's really excellent.

I don't have any musical ability (other than some grade school trumpet playing) but I've learned so much by following your channel. Thank you

A few years ago, I attended a Martina concert. She sang a rendition of "Help Me Make It Through the Night" that had total emotion. She reduced the band size for the performance to give it more intimacy. Her ability to make range jumps with absolute accuracy are legendary.

😍 I hadn't heard this one before & WOW! I can FEEEEL every word she's singing! Even WITH all the stop & go Martina keeps tugging on my tear ducts! Her delivery is not only ACES, it's also HEARTFELT & SOUL-FULL! Thank you for sharing Fil!🤗💖

Please check out "Martina McBride- Independence Day (Live At Farm Aid 2001)." You will not be disappointed, especially when she starts the performance by singing the chorus acapella. Martina will blow you away and give you goose bumps.

Man, I love these analysis video's Fil! It separates the real deal from the phonies. It is hard to believe that Martina isn't bigger in the UK considering that your countrymen & women seem to enjoy country music and Kacey Musgraves played Royal Albert. I'm sure everyone in the comments is listing off all the great songs she has released, but Concrete Angel is not only more great Martina sound, but the lyrics behind the song are simply heart wrenching! And oh yeah...she's DROP DEAD GORGEOUS!!

Thank you for your generosity to this great singer.

Oh man !! This is my girl!! I’d love to hear you react to the official video of the song Martina wrote “ Anyway “!! It’s AMAZING 💜 My favorite Martina song. If you don’t react to it hopefully you will at least listen to it. Towards the end of the song she holds the longest note in history 😆

The best voice in country music!

One of my favs. I like her song “With a Broken Wing”.

Thank you Fil for bringing Martina into my life!

I saw a comment stating that Martina McBride got her start, after Pat Benatar "blew her away, on her own song". Yeah, uh, no. She got her start from Garth Brooks. And her "Independence Day" vocal? One of the best out there. Love to see you do an analysis of the chorus of that song. She has a great voice. Saw her live, years ago, when I still lived in CA. It was a smaller venue, and I was maybe 10 feet from her. I sat, stunned, listening to her hit these notes, LIVE. On independence day? There was almost NO difference on her vocals- other than the studio processing being absent. It was incredible. She very much has the power, not the vocals, but the power, of Ann Wilson of Heart. Was surprised you didn't know of her Fil, lol. Apparently, that ocean between us is a bit larger than we thought, after all.

Her most Powerful song, I believe, for a lot of women is Independence Day! That song rocks! Good pick!

One of the best concerts I've ever been to! Her voice is incredible and it's so incredibly powerful, especially coming out of such a tiny body. She's also an incredible storyteller and funny! She was George Strait's opening act for his retirement tour.

I mixed a show, part of a broadcast series, me mixing for the audience and recording people mixing to recording and broadcast, with Martina in the early 90’s. She was funny, down-to-earth, in charge of her situation and a great singer. A treat.

Some others you may not be familiar with in the UK, check out Edgar and Johnny Winter Tobacco Road. They are both phenomenal

Imagine my thrill when I saw the title and knew you were going to cover the song I requested! I'm so happy you found her voice as awesome as I did. I always suspected the change in key made it harder for her to hit the higher note, and now I find I was right, for the most part. I saw her live here in NY state several years ago, two nights in a row in different cities, and she did not sing "Where Would You Be" the second night, from what I've read due to the fact that she can (or will) only sing it when she's well-rested and is confident she can hit the notes. The playlist in the two shows were otherwise identical.

Seeing her live is phenominal!!!!! She is better LIVE, than on records!!!! Her 'Emotion" album is awesome!!!