you are the best man, seriously, I don't need to follow another teacher. I have breakthroughs all the time sometimes by just watching your videos for 30seconds or a minute . Im so glad you were in that taxi testing out sounds, we are all benefitting
He's got the biology to sing low and deep because he is a baritone, hes doing this stylistic choice here but he has other videos when hes not doing it to sing low notes and yet he sounds like Frank Sinatra (he was doing Frank Sinatra Covers). You can also hear his break at D#4-E4 when he tries to sing without yelling (check out his live covers of the beatles on youtube - he goes falsetto in those F4 F#4 and E4 notes or thins out). In fact, in this cover "IF(D4)-YOU(E4)-(LOVE)F#4-(ME)E4" you can hear that E4 and F#4 are both very piercing sounds and not as chesty as his D4. Would not happen with a tenor. He belts notes from E4-G4 or mixes within that same range in other songs too. Plus his speaking voice is very powerful in the second octave too, in fact, it used be much lower when he was younger (as low as F2). A baritone with a good mix.
Could you possibly do a video on what a normal sore throat feels like after singing for a long period, and what a potential warning sign or damage would feel like? Thanks for all you do!
Incredible video Carl. I agree with you that learning to sing in a narrow position for your vowels is important before you open up wide to get that nice, huge belt sound. That is how I increase my chest voice range from a previous ceiling of E4 to Ab4-A4 as a baritone.
yes, so basically he's allowing the larynx to tilt as he goes through his passaggio. That coupled with good breath support means he can sing this "closed-open" sound
Hes not a dramatic tenor, "if you love me let", is very mixed, every note there except the D4 sounds very mixed its E4-F#4-E4-D4. Dramatic tenors passagio is at F4, it wouldn't sound that mixy. Hes probably a dramatic baritone leaning more towards lyric baritone (cuz the timbre is lighter) , one that has developed his mixed to perfection.
You couldn't help me (I wish anyone could) because Brendon Urie is next level, I could only hope and pray!! 😂 I love him, this dude has one of the best mix voices I've ever heard!!
Brendon Urie is not a Dramatic Tenor. He is lyric. Songs on his new album would suggest that. Edit: He also manages to maintain powerful high notes (up to A4 and above) on "I Write Sins Not Tragedies". This is also indicative of a lyric tenor. A dramatic tenor would struggle singing this high and would sound more belty, unlike Urie's voice where he can reach high notes without sounding belty.
@@MultiEMitchell Agreed. Best way to think about it is, would he be able to sing like that in that range in a classical setting. Probably not, his lower to middle voice is really dark and more appropriate for a classical, whereas his high notes require really bright vowels that would not be so suitable singing a classical tenor piece. Like you, I say he's a baritone (or baritenor if you want) with an amazing falsetto and thus an amazing falsetto. Watching his kinky boots stuff and becomes more apparent he's not like broadway tenors either
The fact that I have a similiar style or technique in terms of lower register is awesome. His upper register is so impressive though, I need to fix up the sloppiness there
Revel He said in a live concert a couple minutes ago,(the celebration of thr release of Pray for the Wicked on Iheartradio) that he was in his room smoking.
Personally it feels like you're singing a lot more forward than him even with your analyses of his vocals. Like you said, very few singers use that thick tone like he does so it is understandable. He took a lot of inspiration from Sinatra with his singing.
That’s because he said that Brandon Uri was widening the vowel, when he wasn’t. He was doing a UH position in his throat. It was more narrow. That gives you a darker timbre. This guy is trying to do kind of an AH, or in the case of the word “go“, an AO.
For some reason whenever I do the “guh guh guh” exercise thing, and I get higher, my falsetto automatically kicks in and I can’t use my chest, any recommendations?
If you want to get a strong powerful sound, start of by saying Hey! Like you're yelling to someone across the street except you don't want to do a full out scream. Just a little louder than your normal speaking voice. If you wanna learn how to belt like Brendon Urie or someone like that then the higher up in your range you go, the more loud and nasally you get. It sounds weird at a glance but just look at any singer today. If you listen to Brendon uries high notes, they aren't as full and throaty as his low notes. And his high notes have just a slight nasal sound to them. He just opens his mouth a lot to make it sound simmilar to his lower range.
Ethan L You have to exercise your vocal cords and increase your range slowly. You’ll eventually be able to sing higher notes using your chest voice rather than your head voice in a falsetto. It takes time and more than a singular exercise. Just practicing different songs and trying to mimic the higher notes helps too
A really insightful, helpful video. Can you take a look at Robert Plant and/or Chris Cornell at some point? I'd love to hear your take on what they did...
new sub here, great content! one small request that i think you could shine some light on would be how Robert Plant/Greta Van Fleet get that specific rasp on certain notes. it sounds almost exactly like strain, but they can flip it on and off which leads me to believe it probably isn’t strain in a proper sense. i want to implement it, but don’t want to blow out my range bc i did it incorrectly!
Not the same, but if you search You Shook Me All Night Long - Panic! at the Disco cover live, Brendon does AC/DC pretty well. He's been adding metal-style growls and screams into his live shows for a long time and I've always wondered how one can do it healthily enough to pull off Broadway years later.
yelyaH smailliW people like hayley Williams are the way above average singers for me, but that's just preference. I'm way into vocalist like jonny craig, brendon urie, hayley, Andy cizek etc. I think that in order to be a good vocalist you really have yo unique and just make your voice sound good to you. Make it something you enjoy listening to, not necessarily what is "correct". Just don't hurt yourself, lol.
Dylan Hite are you familiar with Lacey Sturm solo or with Flyleaf when they were a band that's another great vocalist....far more "unique" than Hayley...Hayley is a powerhouse who can sing those soft songs which is grate but Lacey is more melodic I guess with her voice and hits what would probably be considered "not normal" notes but I love it I feel like it's you love it or hate it with her
The most helpful vocal instructor on youtube I have seen, the perfect combo of making a video interesting and giving amazing feedback. I don't like Thom Yorke or Brendon Urie but the detail you give makes it very interesting. Would love to see you analyse Paul McCartney or any other singers from the classic rock era
man you're incredibile, thanks so much for all this.. I love your videos, they're helping me A LOT.. I'd love to hear you break down James Bay's style.. I've watched many of his acoustic live performances but need your help.. :)
Carl, would you agree that he's in that area of his voice/larynx so much because its at the end of his current register? I'm 90% sure that that's what we're hearing - him using that technique because he physically has to to reach those notes - and its logical, as putting the 1st of the song at the lowest of his range allows for him to hang out in his belting/money-zone for the chorus. Asking more to see if you'd disagree with it versus explaining how/why ;) #vocalcoachesunite
There curently some hype about Dimash, singer from Kazakhstan. It would be interesting to hear your thoughts about his voice. Dude has some serious abilities, and think that such a video might catch new audience wich would subsrcibe to your chanel. I truly belive that you deserve more views, because you are not selling wind like some pseudo big vocal coaches.
hes a baritone what kind of tenor resorts to mix voice at G4? Listen to his frank sinatra covers and his lower notes here, he sounds just like this guy.
Man, it's impressive: his vocal colour in the chorus is so similiar to yours ! Seriously ! Ah no, wait, the one singing with the title is you ! :D Right ? P.s. You're doing something that no one else is doing, seriously, you are chartering new territories with these videos. I think if you apply this format to some hits songs this channel's gonna explode
Carl Wehden you’re welcome. Know what would be cool? If you would do one video like a warm up video with you playing the piano and giving the instruction, that would be helpful, cause your way of warm ups are simple amazing !!
I hate that i cant hit those notes because I got a baritone range so dang it :D But still the highest note ive got without falsetto is C5 but its not that often I hit it. Im training my A4 so my range can get bigger but, still thanks for the tips
@@daytonraught629 Freddie went up to at least an A#4 on a bad day without having done any training. That is way above what a baritone can achieve naturally
Lol. This is why it's impossible to learn how to sing from RU-vid. If you want to lean how to sing just experiment with your voice and keep doing what doesn't hurt and sounds good. If you want an actual decent sounding voice, looking through RU-vid videos will just confuse you. Great singers who never had a vocal coach: Freddy Mercury and Brendon Urie (until recently). You don't need a coach to sound amazing.
Yes & no on "you don't need a coach to sound amazing". Freddie Mercury & Brandon had coaches - all of their influences. They both have distinct sounds that came from them imitating other greats. Most of the time the rule is you need a vocal coach to keep from damaging yourself when you're such an intense singer like those too; THAT's why Brandon has a coach now. :)
With every single tutorials you watch you have to watch it try to understand what it's trying to get from you and try to apply that in a way that works for you. What everyone should do is experiment with the techniques because that's how you make it yours.
Thanks! If by an accident you do not know who to cover next :D I would love to hear what do you think this dude is doing: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wWv4F4HwnxY.htmlm28s I am sure you are not a big fan of this but when you listen to the part from 1:28 to 2:25 you might notice how great he is. Sooner or later you probably will do a rock dude so why not the best rock singer on the planet right away?
I highly doubt he would even read my comment. Kudos to you for reading AND watching the video! For now I will just hope that maybe at one moment you will have a strange urge to do it hahahaha
If you singing of this way for a long time, you will be tired very fast. I'd rather sing using the head voice. Unless you go sing only one song, in this case, that's ok.
Is it just me or Carl kinda looks like Thom Yorke? If you'll do another vid please do the karma police cover of brendon urie on 2006 (live in denver). Great Tutorial!
So he's following rules when he's singing. I know he must but when he watches a vocal coach commenting on his performance saying something good and how professional he is, he says he just sings but didn't know what they're talking about! But it's obvious he knows well what he's doing.