A. What fan noise? I was totally focused on what you were saying about my favorite female artist. Half of those 82mil are my views! B. Haley's singing definitely turns up the heat!
I really loved this reaction video! It was nice to see more than just someone's facial reaction; you had actual things to say haha and I even learned some things. I highly recommend watching her live versions of Creep. The best one in my opinion is her singing Creep at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall. It's...unbelievable....vocally and her stage presence. She's come a long way since this recording.
The first time I heard this I was overwhelmed. I tried, after binge watching it, to understand what was going on. Powerful stuff and so well formed. Drama, art, emotional? Poetry. I still don’t know enough to understand what happens when I watch it again, but it’s still almost too good to be true. Thanks for your reaction.
Thanks. Once you start watching Haley, you will fall into a rabbit hole of amazing performances from American Idol to PMJ to her own terrific solo work. BTW, in case you missed this, she did that song "Creep" on the first take, and apparently said she was not feeling well! She is a slayer. Second to none.
Another commenter said they recorded this in the middle of a European tour on an off day! So crazy that an imperfect circumstance created their biggest hit!
Hey man this ish was dope. You break down the music and lyrics like I haven't heard before. New sub I'll be checking out more reactions for sure. Try PMJ Seven Nation Army ft Haley. It's great also
Haley has been on long tours where she has sung Creep and Seven Nation Army while employing her rasp and her growls night after night with no deterioration of her voice whatsoever. As she is very unique in that regard.
It takes a lot of care and training to be able to avoid injuries to the vocal cords, but it's totally possible. She's just a fantastically capable professional, and it shows.
Haley's stage performance should not be overlooked. It adds and elevates her already amazing vocal performance! I've been watching quite a few reaction videos to PMJ's Creep, and the ones I like to rewatch are by singers and vocal coaches who add insight as to why Haley's vocal performance is amazing. Your insights as in instrumentalist adds a new perspective, and I'll be rewatching this reaction video too! P.S. You might want to check out Tara Simon Studio's analytical reaction, or The Charismatic Voice for an absolutely precious first time reaction,
@@DJSwitchPDX Mine too. I'm glad you shouted her out. I like reaction videos, but especially one that actually analyze the work and help me appreciate it better. Hence, I was very happy to find your channel. I like your style lof reaction. Keep up the great work.
Great technical review of this video. Part of the creep video's success is probably because it was reacted to by....everyone who does reactions. I like it, I watched a ton of them, but I wish more people would also react to the lesser known PMJ covers. Some have 1 or 2 reactions/reviews, a lot of them have none, even though they are quite interesting musically. For example: Criminal (Fiona Apple cover;Singer: Ariana Savalas), MMMbop (Hanson cover), Worth It (Fifth Harmony cover; Singer/Sax player Grace Kelly), etc.
Enjoyed this video, nice dissection of Haley's performance. BTW re: scatting sounding like a trumpet. Here's Haley performing w/ her friend Casey Abrams where she doesn't sing, but uses her 'hand trumpet' on "Steam Roller Blues" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5dK7ikvK0_I.html My two favorite live scat performances are when Haley Did the Traffic Version of the Blind Faith Classic "Can't Find My Way Home", ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rfgTHVGtjjA.html And two years ago, again w/ her friend Casey, this time my favorite all time Haley scat on her original song "Last Kiss Goodbye" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kI1U5aPklY0.html I'm addicted to seeing Haley perform live, and advise anyone who asks to NEVER miss a chance to see Haley perform live. Cheers
I found Casey Abrams when he did The Voice (his hair was much shorter then) and I've been a fan since. Always happy to enjoy the two of them together :)
@@DJSwitchPDX Casey was never on the Voice, he competed on Haley's Season of American Idol, Season 10 in 2011. It's been almost ten years, people forget which reality show. Some people think Haley competed on "America's Got Talent", but again, Haley has only competed on Idol. Haley did a PMJ video w/ the seven foot clown, Puddles, a Cover of Gary Jules' Mad World. Puddles competed on AGT, so people confuse it and thinks Haley did too: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aVevvbFNKiY.html Haley and Casey's duet of Moanin' was a break-out highlight of the season, with a TON of scatting, and one of Idol's all time great 'non competition' performances: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UURTLsneDgE.html Since then, they've been dubbed, "Caley" . I've seen them perform together quite a few times. They are great artists on their own, but together, it's insane the talent that comes off the stage. Here's one of my favorite performances from them, the classic "Cry Me a River" but done as a Bosa Nova: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IY5qic_Lbk0.html
You're right! I think I keep thinking "The Voice" because I preferred that format to American Idol, but Casey/Haley's season must have been the one season of Idol I actually watched. Hmmm ... I wonder why ... haha
@@DJSwitchPDX LOL No worries, I really enjoyed your reaction while dropping knowledge, they were genuine and sincere. One of the fun things I'm really missing out now in the time of CV19 is meeting w/ fans at Haley's shows and talking about Haley. It was quite a thing going to Europe and talking to European fans who never in their wildest dreams thought they'd see Haley live. I've seen her a lot and I still love seeing her live. She is 100% genuine. I know it's shouldn't need to be said, but, NEVER miss a chance to see Haley perform live. It's frigging incredible. Every time. I leave you with one more video. Since I started following Haley in 2011 I promised myself if Haley EVER performed in the UK, I would see it. The UK appreciate these types of female singers, Winehouse, Adlele, Stone, N. Jones, etc. So Months after Haley joined PMJ, she would joine w/ them on her first ever tour after Idol. I found a way to see that show in the UK. This video is of "Creep' live BEFORE PMJ posted their 82 million view video. This video became my first video to hit 100,000 views, it rode the Haley/PMJ wave. Listen to how quite & stunned the audience is. Remember, this was before the video, no one saw it coming ;) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nawPI6MqsT0.html
I haven't heard anyone mention Joss Stone in a long time. That girl is ABSOLUTELY incredible and I have no idea what happened after her big White Stripes cover here in the states (which is still a banger IMO). I know she has a base and she continued to work/tour/etc, but she deserved way more billboard love here than she got. I will absolutely watch this! I really appreciate you stopping by my channel and sharing some Haley love with me! She really is an amazing talent and it's easy to see why her fanbase it's so passionate, so doing more of her stuff in the future certainly makes some sense to me.
Apparently this was filmed after they had just returned from touring where this song was performed nightly. The info is on the PMJ site somewhere, but she was not feeling well when this was filmed but she managed to do it on the first take.
For me, my favorite parts were the scat, just before the scat, and the whatever it was at 22:23, that led into the scat is her sexiest moment. Finally, at the denouement of "I don't belong here" at the end, her voice seamlessly melds with the trombone for a nanosecond and you can't tell the difference between the two.
She really has incredible tone control. I played this for a DJ friend shortly after I posted it and his takeaway was that she sounded like a horn player more than a singer sometimes, which I think speaks to her incredible flexibility and range.
Thanks for that very in-depth analysis . I have viewed this one many many times and I missed the fact that she started this off on her own, she is just so mesmerizing, I know that there is a band, but attention is so focused on her charismatic presence I did not even pick that one up. Love your reaction very professional done. I am late to this reaction sorry.
I love Puddle's pity party and Haily doing Mad World from PMJ among to many others to name. Hailey's Vintage Marilyn Monroe Oops I Did It Again is fun to listen to. Oh yeah, her Can't Help Falling in Love is a must. When she was on American Idol she always sounded like this, pretty much anything I've listened to she does sounds like this.
Haley Reinhart is musically GIFTED, number 1. And number 2, she is JESSICA RABBIT reincarnated. Soft and sweet, AND Rough and Tough at the same time. (IMO that is)
Haley's just incredible. Her cover of "House of the rising sun" on American Idol is what made me fall in love with her voice and her sass. It would be great if you could react to that one. Speaking of people with 6+ octaves who will take you on a magical roller coaster ride, I'm sure a bunch of people must have recommended Dimash to you, possibly the most talented vocalist of our generation. If not, you really have got to check out one of his many masterpieces, SOS, a French song that he originally performed on a Chinese talent show ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-W29zEuZVaxs.html
'...and she's why....' say it all. That is not to say there is anything you can take away from PMJ. This video is what brought me to PMJ in the first place. Analytics, on point. So refreshing. You bring something different to the table. Can't put my finger on it yet, but I'm liking it.
Dude. I have watched all of your videos in the last few hours. Your commentary is inspired. I subed in the first 30 seconds of your commentary. Keep it up my friend. Your dives into Tim Minchin and Pomplamoose are amazing and more people need to hear about these guys. Ben Folds influences are abound. Thank you.
My Dad, who was a WW2 vet, loved the music from this era, I grew up hearing it, although there were not a lot of torch singers in it. But I still remember those songs and that music and think of my Dad when I hear that style.
BKBW I'm not so fond of it. I don't like thon half whispering, wimpy sound, or falsetto. However, when he opens up in the middle - Wow. I've got to admit he has some voice there. However, there's not enough true voice for me to fully enjoy his performance. There is a live performance on YT of Kelly Clarkson singing it which you might also enjoy.
I am always torn as to which vocalist I prefer with PMJ, between Haley and another powerhouse female named Morgan James. Her versions of Aerosmith's 'Dream On' and Maroon 5's 'Maps' are out of this world.
@@DJSwitchPDX You should really check out 'Maps' too, then. It is a '70's soul/R&B version. She really lets her 'Motown' influences out. Morgan was actually hand-picked by Berry Gordy Jr to play Teena Marie in 'Motown: The Musical'.
@UC9rTsF4Cb_DdPzYTPD19toA Tarah Simon is another professional vocal coach who has done a Reaction to Creep which I'm sure you would find interesting. It has some analysis of technique, etc. I think Beth Roars' Reaction is to "Habits". There is a video of her singing "Creep" but I've not been able to find a Reaction by her to it. I enjoyed your Reaction, and I like your attitude to Reactions in general. Considered opinions and comments are more interesting than almost incoherent exclamations about something the Reactor's heard for the first time that tell you nothing. I've heard that Ella/Duke recording. Phenomenal!
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! Beth's react to this song was part of what prompted me to do this, so that's why I wanted to do this one first for the PMJ folks :)
Great reaction, very interesting and helpful. Unlike so many others, you’re not just saying oh wow this is great but showing me WHY you think it’s great. Thanks also for the Ella recommendation. I just went over and found it on RU-vid; her seven minutes of scatting is insane!
Postmodern Jukebox are famous for having the drummer hidden in the background behind some other musicians, because especially the early recordings were made in a small apartment. If the drummer was seen you were guaranteed to read something like "This can't be a PMJ video, you can see the drummer.".
PMJ is awesome, and Haley is just spectacular! I enjoyed your analysis alot. Im a big fan of first time reactions and hope you will do some of PMJ, they have a huuge archive to chose from :) Also, I would like to suggest equest that you react to Angelina Jordan. She won Norway got talent when she was 7-8y old, singing old jazz classics. She has posted 100+ covers on youtube, recorded from home or from different concerts\charity events. She performed at Quincy Jones birthday concert, he said she is the biggest talent he heard since Michael Jackson. She sang for Obama. She performed at the Nobel Peace Price concert. In february this year, aged 13, she got the 'Golden Buzzer' at Americas got talent - The Champions. She is not your typical child singer, far from it. If you love Ella, you need to hear Angelina :) Here are a few of her most popular ones: I put a spell on you - Screamin Jay Hawkins version aged 9! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nwFloCPXzCs.html Bohemian Rhapsody - From AGT ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LsTH02V9Pt4.html Stay - Rihanna ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_GSVPvCy3Yg.html Summertime - Ella's version, final performance at Norways got talent ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-443pBSpx5B4.html
Good on you for the shoutout to Beth Roars. I've been subscribed to her channel for a few months. Only discovered you today and am very happy to have found another channel that delves more deeply into the technical aspects of both music and production. I'm not a singer or musician myself but I've loved all styles of music all my life and it's a joy to gain more understanding of what goes into that.
Please check out more PMJ - so much of the catalog is amazing, but all the reacts seem to be Haley Reinhart songs... she's great but this is her only trick.
I dunno where that came from but she wasn't sick. The story is that she had been performing all week and that day too. She was worried her voice wasn't gonna live up to par. Scott convinced her to give it a shot and they did it in one take. Haley suggested they should do another take and Scott was like nope, we're good.
I've really been enjoying your videos today. I watch a coupe of other vocal coach reactions and enjoy the way that they discuss the performances and, as you say no judgement, their reactions aren't just watch the video with facial reactions. Beth Roars!!! Awesome channel!! Your videos are very much along these lines too but from a DJ / Producer / Musicians perspective which is wonderful to listen to. It's why I stayed beyond the first video to stay up WAAAAYYY too long this evening. Thank you for highlighting Post Modern Jukebox... they are awesome. Love the work they did on one of my favourite style games Bioshock Infinite. I'm looking forward to seeing what comes next.
If you love the big band sound check KZ Tandingan reimagining of Rolling in the Deep. Be forewarned, many are thrown by the intro, and the break is something else altogether.
@@davidharman8263 That's awesome! I mostly watch her reaction stuff, but I can tell she knows what she's doing. I'll have to hunt down some of her covers too :)
I also really like Beth's channel, and enjoy her commentary and takes on things as well. Her video on the VoicePlay Moana medley with her friend Sarah is really fun. Really enjoying your videos as well. Great viewpoints and comments.
I have personal experience with vocal nodules. That supports your thought about singing with a rasp. But I was 19 in a band doing 4-5 gigs per week at the time. Actually had to quit the band for a few months, but eventually got back for a while. But WAY later in life, I sang with a band for about 20 years, sometimes twice a week, usually only a couple of times per month. And I learned that you can do a "growl" without damaging your vocal chords. Hint, it helps if you can hear yourself in the monitor mix. 19-year-old me had to scream to be heard. 50-year-old me had a better solution - I could hear myself singing, and singers will understand that, I hope.
OMG!!! YAYAYAYAY!! Thank you! This made my day! ;) Edited to say that I haven’t even watched your video yet, but I just saw it here. Can’t wait!! Edit 2: I’ve watched this video 1,000+ times and never ever really noticed she led them in from the start. I guess all of the emotions are on high alert so early it’s simple to miss these very important note-worthy pieces of the performance. Edit 3: in terms of her rasp, she reminds me very much of David Draiman of Disturbed. To have the ability to control that growl and protect the vocal chords one has to have ridiculous experience. Edit 4: not only is her note & power range incredible, it her style range is as well. She can go from sounding innocent, to sexy at the drop of a hat. Likewise she can throw in the rasp and skatting at the blink of an eye. Understanding where to toss those stylistic choices, without over- or under-doing requires a ton of balance and control.
Thank you so much for watching! I'm glad you liked it! I was worried even as I was recording this that I was rambling a bit, but I really could talk about this performance for hours! I kept saying "power range" but I meant "dynamics" range which is sort of the same thing, so I'll have to bring that up on another video. Even still, I'm really glad you liked it :)
They’re awesome, she’s amazing!!! My first choir solo was SCAT! Brilliant. We used this arrangement in a show I stage managed. The actor who sang it came in “blind” and I called go after her first verse for the audio to start/join. It was a full cabaret number!!! Thanks MAESTRO
Enjoying heck out of your reaction and insight! Thank you (I believe she did this in ONE take too. I've probably watched her videos, and other's reactions, at least 100 times .... your reaction helped me to luv it even more. Only one other reactor that gives real information about what is happening. I subscribed!!
Great Video Bro! It's funny I have a singer that always wants to do this version of this song and I don't have a track for it. So she try's to do it with the regular track and well it comes out not so good. I had not heard this version but was familiar with Postmodern Jukebox from a 20's themed wedding I did a couple years ago! Jun group and es very talented! Keep up the good work. Also you taking requests for react vids?
You mentioned that you still like the big band type music, if that's the case you should check out this - Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra feat. Haley Reinhart - My Baby Just Cares For Me. I've lost count of the number of times I've watched it. Blows me away.
What I like about Haley's scatting in "Creep" is it sounds like an instrumental you would hear in a flim or cartoon depicting someone fleeing. The footsteps so to speak ("she runs"). The #1 and #2 PMJ videos were recorded on the same day--during a day off while on their first European tour. Both are remakes of videos they had previously recorded with different artists.
That's really interesting! I didn't know they were remakes! It's cool that a "day off" resulted in their two biggest videos to date ... I've had musician friends talk about pouring hours and hours into a song that means the world to them, and the one they wrote in 10 mins by accident is the one that gets all the plays on Spotify. Weird how that works sometimes! Thank you for watching!
Great job with your analysis. As a fellow musician myself it's so nice to hear technical comments from the POV of a critical listener. As you know,musicians can be the harshest critics of players and performances. That being said.... did you know that Haley was signed with Interscope records I think in 2011? The morons there just dumped her because they had no clue what the hell to do with her! That's the music business for you...The hell with the talent. If we can't market her throw her away along with the baby and the bathwater. I worked for RCA Records in Camden,NJ so why am I not surprised. All they needed to do was find the right producer for her. Well...so it goes. She's a real treasure and I hope the exec's at Interscope are right now kicking themselves in the ass. I like your channel and your take on things so I'll subscribe. Looking forward to more of your insights. Good Job!
You know that I love your reactions, as I learn so much. If you thought this was good (and it is), check out Postmodern Jukebox version of "All About the Bass". The first two singers on that video were on the same season (separately) of American Idol...they didn't win, but both finished high up. Please do that reaction (you will see something fantastic in the middle by the Bass players). I know that you will think it's super great !!!!!
I've had one or two folks mention him and I checked out one of his videos. I dunno how he has that much control in the high register, but he must spend a lot of time working on it.
