Voice Teacher Reacts to Greta Van Fleet - When The Curtain Falls 

and the Oscar goes to Sam Johnson for his performance as Vocal Chords

Finally, someone gives them credit where credit is due.

Josh kiszka is healing my soul w that voice 💕🌱

In 50 years there hasn’t been anyone “like” Led Zeppelin..... and Greta Van fleet comes around and that’s a PROBLEM???? This band is f-INg rockin!! Haters need to get out of mommas basement. Keyboard cops.

Love your work man, I’m so fed up with people hating on them. They are having fun and their music rocks!

"And he's havin' fun - and he's good to watch" Absolutely!! And so were you man....I loved the fact that you were getting so into the music and enjoying it !! Great review :)

I am a 68 yr. old grandma who loved/loves Led Zeppelin . I was amazed by your comments. I agree, that these guys are having a blast, getting the job done, and inviting us in.

Well, I'm a guy, and a vocalist in my late 40's. I have to say I have been waiting a very long time to hear a band or vocalist that excites me. After hearing Greta Van Fleet's song Highway Tune, I was a fan, and downloaded the album. Led Zepplinish? Absolutely! A copy? No. It's very refreshing to hear actual musicians play in a world of over produced faces that fit "the profile" for short term commercial success. I think your review is spot on, and is the reason I subscribed. Great job, and analysis! Go Greta Go! 😎

Seal claps to explain the vocal folds was my favorite segment of this video! Great insights as always Sam!

I love Led Zeppelin. Greta Van Fleet sounds like Led Zeppelin. I love Greta van Fleet :)

Nice job, thank you. I'm about to turn 60 and I love the group. They sound like Led Zeppelin at times, but I can also hear Black Sabbath, Rush, Neil Young, Uriah Heep, Mott the Hoople and maybe a bit of Yes. People are so jealous. Let these these boys find their way and in the meantime, enjoy the gifts they are sharing.

I hope they prove everyone wrong like all the other new bands back in the 70s

it just gives me life how passionate you are about this. thank you!

2:15 when you always wanted to be a raptor growing up but your parents forced you to be a vocal coach

I never doubted for a second his voice is original. You can see and hear that he doesn't have to exert to get the sound he wants,there's no strain. He's a natural and I think these guys are great. Too many criticize him, them when they should be applauded. I really enjoy them. Their extremely talented. Even plant commended them and if he's one of your idols you should give them a brake and just enjoy them. LC

Every rock song can be taken back to blues. Three chords. His voice is crazy. If he was a copycat he would sing stairway to heaven. This kid has some vocal control as well as the guitar string pluckers has thier shit together.

He sounds like a cross between Robert Plant and Geddy Lee of Rush.

Not sure why youtube recommended your video to me, I don't understand 99% of what you say, but I've watched about a dozen of your videos and I enjoy the heck out of them. So yeah, good job. I'll keep watching you speak egyptian b/c its awesome. lol.

It's clear he listened to a lot of Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin and Rush which influenced his singing. They are a great sounding band and having seen some of their acoustic sets his vocal performance looks effortless and he hits those high notes with no apparent effort.

everyone keeps saying he sings exactly like robert plant, but the first time i played gvf for my mom she thought it was rush bc she thought josh has a similar voice to geddy lee (and i agree that in some songs he sounds more like geddy lee than robert) anyway i wish people would get off josh’s back and let the kid have a fun time with his music bc after all, isnt that what rock and roll is all about ?

I love Greta Van Fleet. My brother lives close to their home town Frankenmuth here in Michigan, and some of my brother's friends know the guys personally and I've heard once you meet them you can see the passion light up in their eyes when they talk about their music and the old bands they have grown up listening too. I would like to meet them some time because it seems hard to find people my age have such a huge love for rock music these days. It's also crazy that these guys are only a 3-4 years older than me and hearing them on the radio a few years ago with not that many people knowing who they were to be touring and blowing up like crazy now! They definitely deserve it!

You can see that he really loves what he‘s doin. We stan a king

"I'm your biggest fa-aaan!" *nods accordingly*

Who the crap CARES if they sound like LED ZEPP. He also dresses like Aerosmith when they were in their prime. So what! Rappers try to copy other rappers and we all k ow how much auto tune is used with all pop artists today so who cares?! I love them!

"Everything is Robert Plant " needs to be put on a shirt

Please do an update of this video! He sounds better than ever in their new album, it’d be super interesting to hear your thoughts on his voice these days

Great band - so much talent - and still only 19-22 years of age. Just think what they might do yet. Love their sound and EP and first full album definitely well worth listening to.

I just discovered this band and I am hooked on them! Josh's voice is incredible and they are all fantastic musicians. I'm in my late 40's and seeing these guys makes me wish I was 20 again. They are amazing to watch and gorgeous to look at. I've been listening to them nonstop for a week and it's nor just enough to listen but I've got to watch clips and videos which seems ridiculous at my age. I have never felt compelled to watch music videos but these boys have definitely got my attention!! Not only does Josh have this incredible range but his voice when singing softer tunes is so well controlled and has the most amazing tone and quality. I love them! I also enjoyed watching you watch them! I would live to see you watch and react to them singing highway tune, black smoke rising and you're the one.

They’re the best new band with a classic rock sound I’ve heard in many years. Great stuff.

I love some of the faces you make when demonstrating things, and how passionate you are about this 😂😂❤️

Josh has such a Powerful voice,sounds great the whole band

I hate all the flack this band gets. I really enjoy them.

The people who say that GVF is "just a tribute band" should really listen to their newest album; they really found their own sound on it, particularly on tracks like "Age of Man" and "The New Day" :)

I adore this band. Have seen them live 3 times and seeing them again 3 more times before year end. They are FANTASTIC live. The shows are pure high energy rock fun--and they each carry equal weight musically in a live performance. Josh never looks like he is straining vocally--he has clearly worked on his craft enough to know how to do what he does. (I have even watched him perform sick and he manages to get through it.) And all the guys work so well together---I have seen them make a few mistakes during their shows, and they have each other's back and like any good improvisation, they use the "error" to fuel more energy and creativity. They are the real deal--they know music and they know themselves. And they are so young (19-22)--it should be interesting to see where they go from here.

The same way a guitarist gets influenced by others a vocalist does as well, it’s funny how people complain about GVF sounding too much like Led Zeppelin when many many music today sounds exactly the same. The fact that they have the talent to sound like Led is amazing now just imagine what they will build around that sound over the years.

Love these guys! Zep has been my favorite band for 40 years. If I were Plant, I'd be happy to be an influence to this up n coming group

I love this band. Their energy, the vibe is just so happy, so bright. When I first heard them I was thinking it was a Led Zeppelin song I had never heard but quickly got corrected. Now I can't wait to see them live in the summer. Already have tickets.

people say they're just an imitation of Led, but, as a huge fan of rock and metal, I think it's awesome to hear a young band come together and make some original songs that really has a sound reflecting of a time when rock was making its influence felt. I love it. I highly recommend checking out some of their songs. The first song I heard from them was Highway Tune. It's such an awesome faster tempo song that's great to blast in the summer while driving on a nice hot sunny day. I'd highly recommend checking out a song called Ghost Love Score by Nightwish, live at Wacken 2013. Really would like to get your reaction to that performance

Great commentary. I love this band and really enjoyed your review.

Saw them live a few months ago and their live performance was incredible. I won't pretend to know about vocals, but what I said after the show was, "it was completely effortless" I was blown away by the the whole band.

heres my thing, if you are a fan of led, then why would you not want a band that is young and is gonna last a while that sounds SO similar? these are the kind of guys that are gonna keep rock n roll going

I saw these live a few weeks back.. awesome just awesome... they didn't play safe by covering popular tracks they just got on with enjoying the night... these guys are one to watch for the future

I grew up in the 60's and 70's listening to all the great rock bands. Greta Van Fleet is AWESOME and this ol' 56 year old mom will keep listening!!

Greta Van Fleet fucking rocks, man. The band is so revitalizing; bringing back the sound that defined our parent's rock.

Love Greta, their live show is amazing. I feel like they're helping bring rock back into the mainstream. He sounds like the love child of Robert Plant and Janis Joplin, though I've also heard him sound like Jack White from the White Stripes.

you should react to Jeff Buckley - So Real or Grace

I saw Greta Van Fleet this summer live in Portland, OR and I was totally blown away! They have amazing energy and sound. Check out their cover of A change is gonna come.

Listen to his cover of A Change Is Gonna Come. Nails it!

They are great! I've listened to Zep for 40 years, love them! These young men are just picking up where they left off, giving something good to a new generation that has nothing but crap!!!!

when you never early for youtube videos, but it is Sam, you feel me

I really like this band. I have been listening for over a year now. I heard Highway Song on the radio and thought it was amazing. Hooked ever since.

I love watching Sam tilt his head trying to look at their mouth

I love this band! Their awesome sound, vintage aesthetic and their message of peace, love and unity ♡

I love Greta, they do sound amazing and I love that they're a new rock band. I feel like Josh sounds a lot like Robert Plant, specially in his non distorted sound, his high notes and the way he goes down, like you said is a very Zeppelin sound. You should hear them in their acoustic versions, Black Smoke Rising is a damn good song and I specially love the acoustic version. Love the channel Sam.

As a tonedeaf person I could tell that this guy sings with ease and the singer is really talented. I want to hear more of that voice in a different setting.

I also hear a lot of Rush in his vocals. Anyone with me on that?

Awesome explanation of the vocal chords.....it really makes a lot of sense!

Thanks for your video! You’re spot on about how he has total control of his voice. I saw them in concert last summer and remember being blown away with how effortlessly he belted out eat tune. To have that sort of command and sound at his age is incredible! That’s what makes them special. Who cares who they sound like.

Check out “Age of man” by, Josh’s vocals are phenomenal

I love this guys enthusiasm and laser-like focus on studying the vocals.

Please react to Matt Bellamy's vocals from Muse. His voice is incredible and one of a kind!

I loooove this band. A bunch of kids my age blowing up playing rock n roll? It's fuckin awesome! That's exactly what I wanna do. Sure Josh sounds a loooot like Plant, but he also has Bon Scott and Geddy Lee on his voice, and the band makes some sick jams. Thanks for covering them, and another great modern rock singer to do would be Luke Spiller from The Struts. He's the best frontman I've ever seen. He sings so well while having such an energetic stage presence. It's nuts

Super glad RU-vid recommended your channel to me, I love it! You’re great! I recently saw GVF in Chicago and they were amazing. The singer was unstoppable! They all gave 100%. I recommend seeing them live if you ever have the chance.

Sam. Years later I’m still here watching your older videos. You break everything down so so well! And hell yes! They sound so dope, they’re having so much fun, and they’re so fun to watch!

I have to say live he sounds even better than on video...I was even more impressed by its quality and fullness when I saw them live two weeks ago! So glad you like them!

I love this band! They’re young, fresh, and extremely talented! His style is crossed between several rock legends, and that’s alright! Rock on! 👏👏❤️🤗

I'm so glad you did this!! I've been asking other coaches to react to them not knowing you'd already done it!!

The lead singer said in an interview the reason why his voice is so big is that they didn't have monitors when practicing as teens. He would have to sing over the music being played by the band so they and he could hear it properly. Plus they also said their dad is an awesome blues singer, so a lot of his talent comes naturally I assume.

Can you react to Tobias Forge by listening to any Ghost song if you haven’t already? (I recommend Cirice)

I love it! Wether if Josh sounds like Robert Plant or not...I love it! I just knew about this band thanks to you Sam! Wow, I just can say WOW!!!! Great band!!!

Okay man I loooove these videos. So glad you came at them with an open mind. You’ve got yourself a new subscriber!!!

His scream also sounds like Noddy Holder from Slade.

I'm fairly certain I saw this exact performance live, and it was epic. The recording does not do them justice. There are heavy zep influences, and why not, they are legendary. So many great bands were written off as Zep imitators, but went on to deliver their own unique catalog. I think GVF is going to leave their own mark on music history. Also, the guitarist really stood out, he is incredible.

This is exactly what I requested, love the reaction!

i just saw them in concert tuesday night and they really rock. my son loves them so i went with him not knowing much about them. i was impressed!! he has great vocals and his twin brother rocks on the guitar! it was a really good concert! they rock! im now a fan!

Sam, your take on this is all cool, accurate and refreshing. keep on man. young dudes don't always get it and you do.

I saw them live. they were really really good and they seemed to enjoy it a lot. they have a bright future ahead of them I think

I hear at least 7 different famous singers in Josh singing voice.

Very honest and fair critic from a knowledgeable perspective, thank you. You’re right about their originality, the lead is so original, and he’s a true artist. When I first saw him I was mesmerized at his uniqueness almost weird but in a cool/ daring sense. Yes I also heard rush and zeppelin but that was to me a good thing that he could achieve such great sounds and put his own twists to them. I love this new band!

Love this band and their interpretation of their music to produce.

They've been nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy.

When Greta Van Fleet came to Houston earlier this summer, they played at House of Blue's where I worked. I enjoyed their music. Josh, is just a big fan of LED Zeppelin.

What makes me happy is how involved you are with it. Some other coaches who do these types of videos just tell use what they think and only take a second to explain what’s happening. Every time you hear something you like you’re very thoughtful about it and give articulate answers. It’s also great to see you even try to emulate the sounds.

Saw them live in San Fran in 19'. Absolutely amazing. Best live performance I've personally seen.

Love the videos, Sam. You always give such great advice for singers (even famous ones)! Since it's December, it would be fantastic to see you react and analyze some famous singers of classic Christmas carols...like Bing Crosby, Andrew Williams, Johnny Mathis, or maybe even Frank Sinatra or Ella Fitzgerald. All great singers and mostly the same genre, but maybe some kind of "compilation of Christmas songs by famous singers" video could someday be in the works?

I agree. I'd love to hear this kid sing some completely unrelated stuff. As you were stating, he knows what his vocal chords can do. I bet he could rip up opera or whatever he put his mind to. But yeah, he has Plant down cold.

He's talked a lot too about specifically honing his instrument and finding ways to create sound that are sustainable and real. I dig that.

To all their haters. Let them sound like Zeplin. They are young, their sound will change and grow as time goes on.

Can you analyse the vocals on a Björk song?

He's a natural. They need to just be themselves, like they are, and enjoy the ride.

My anatomy teacher went to this concert lol. She was such a good teacher. She died on thanksgiving. She stated and i quote" let me tell you, they still got it." She was holding up devil horns while saying it lol. She was such a sweetheart.

Great review. I like them a lot. And I'm 58 and have every Led Zeppelin album. It's great to see such young talent. Most music today is a copy of something else. Rap, Hip-Hop, Country. It all sounds the same. Gretta are extremely talented. They Rock!

Really enjoyed your commentary. I like GVF, they're fun.

I love Greta Van Fleet! You should listen to Watching Over next. I feel it has a little more Pink Floyd influence than Zep. Their new album Anthem of the Peaceful Army is a very nice blend of some older songs and newer ones.

i agree the energy is amazing.Mind Blowing good for them ,will deserved these young men have been working hard for some time now. great passion in music and it comes out in there playing, its nice to be drawn in by them, your the real deal ,best to them,Rock on Guys.

I really like the band, and I enjoyed your breakdown of Josh's vocal performance. Thanks. You taught me something, and I really appreciate it. I already knew and liked Greta Van Fleet, but I'm new to your work. I look forward to hearing your take on the work of other singers.

John Bonham is rolling in his grave!! Just kidding. Lol I think they're awesome I do think they'll veer off and find their own sound eventually though. I mean Led Zeppelin also covered other songs in the beginning but eventually created master pieces.

Watching this again 'cause now you've piqued my interest with this band. I still know nothing about them, but, I've been listening to a few tracks since you did this reaction and I really enjoy the few songs I've listened to so far. I also listened to a radio interview with them. What's interesting is that after listening to him speak, his singing makes absolute sense. He seems to have a natural fry (?) to his speaking voice as well (it reminds me of how Adam Sandler sounds when he gets into his ranty/yelly thing, has that sort of scratchiness to it). His voice also sounds a little more whiny/nasal (sorry, I don't know the terms!) as well when he speaks, so his singing voice is totally all him. I'm sure other people who know their music will have great suggestions on other stuff of theirs to listen to, but I quite enjoyed "Flower Power". He has less of that fry sound in that song, and quite cool (I think) he does a bit of like a... yodel (?) thing in a couple of places, which is interesting. I only mention that because the song they sang live/acoustic in the radio interview I listened to, he did loads of that yodel sound and it certainly sounded intentional to my ears, and it was pretty funky. Anyway, yeah, I dig 'em.

I’m so happy you did them! They’re amazing and I think he has such an amazing voice!

Such a good intelligent and fun reviewer to watch earned a sub