Kurt jokes at the beginning about wanting Lead Belly’s guitar but it’s so expensive. The guitar Kurt is holding has become the most expensive guitar sold at auction.
Sadly, true... pretty sure it's the same one he picked up at a thrift store, or garage sale to record Polly on... for like $35 dollars, that never stayed in key... actually, I think that's not the same one, but sold for even more than that one. I think Kurt would have been a little disgusted by that though.
@@serenitythroughdiscoveryho8448 No it was his 1959 Martin D18-E Wich is a rare and freaking expensive guitar to get it from store if U get the right year model ,Its very very good. Polly guitar he used was a $30 thrift store guitar that had wore out strings so it sounded very flat and duct tapede E6 string screw so it kept in tune as long polly sessions on Nevermind lasted.
Dave Grohl addressed Kurt's jaw movement in his The Storyteller, stating that when Kurt wasn't singing he would click his jaw to keep time with the music.
The way you explain how Kurt reaches his grit reminded me of Puddle of Mudd covering Nirvana and doing the exact opposite to get to that level of grit, failing horribly and tiring out his voice withtin moments
Not only failing horribly, but then watching the finished product and saying ‘yea this is totally good enough to put on TH-cam. Upload that shit! The internet is gonna love it’.
I think one thing that goes unsaid is that Kurt was great at playing the guitar on-time while singing complex lines that fall on the riff in weird amazing ways... Come As You Are is a good example, as simple as it is. Would be curious to hear your take on the "About a Girl" performance from this unplugged...the rasp on that is crazy
This must be one of the best live performances EVER! He put SO MUCH feeling into it, it's like he's just fully showing it all out there (there's a moment just before the last 'niiight throough', when the camera focus on his face...one second that delivers a whole lot hahah). I've also tried this one, but in a lower key...it kinda loses a bit of the feeling, but it's just so fun to put myself in Kurt's place and just let it all out, less technical, just full on feelings! Thank you for this, Chris! I'll check out your version now, I'm sure it'll be amazing!
Bottomline: if you're not singing with real emotion, you're not even singing. Everyone just fakes it & it shows. Love the fact that you chose this recording, one of my all-time favourites.
After ALL THESE YEARS 😢 STILL MAJES ME CRY,, when he takes that final breath, before he ends the song., ILL FOREVER ❤ KURT COBAIN., HES ALWAYS GONNA BE A MUSICAL GENIUS BC HES SO NATURAL..🎤🎸🏆 RIP SWEET SWEET MAN 💔
People joke about creatives not being able to do other things but totally underestimate what they do naturally that other people just cant. AND WHAT THEY THEMSELVES JUST DONT UNDERSTAND. Thank you for your analysis
It's ironic that you would say that Kurt was "deadpan" on this particular song because this is the last song of the night and this is that song that Kurt gave the infamous look to the camera that made everybody believe that Kurt gave into defeatism and made everyone believe after the "so-called suicide" kind of hard not to think about it after your wife goes around telling everybody that you're always depressed and suicidal) the gasp of hesitation that Kurt gives before he ends the song sends shivers down your spine and makes the hair on your arms stand on end like goosebumps also that feeling could be compared to that of a death rattle.
Eek.. Interesting and good insight here! My 'deadpan' comment was based on the observation that he's not straining his face or pretentiously playing to the camera in any way. He's in his own moment that he's creating. But ya, that baggage with his own wife... HITS HARD
U're reading too much into it. At that moment Kurt was just quickly breathing to finish the song, he didn't look depressed at all. At this point it's obvious he was murdered by Courtney, it's all explained in the Soaked in Bleach documentary.
Loved it! I like how it feels in the body the act of letting go the "shiveeeeAAARRGHRHGR!!", releasing the tension and letting go, makes it actually sound more aggressive, it's very interesting! Thanks for this, Chris, super video as always!
Absolutely the most perfect analysis of KC’s voice and his absurdly perfect (yet not so perfect) pitch!!!! This man is and will always be A+ musical legend and icon as long as music is still being made. RIP….:(
Every single one of this guy's videos is so informative and his technique is spot on. He hits every note right and teaches in the best way too. Honestly an incredible vocal coach over TH-cam. That relaxed grit technique is something insanely impressive. So well explained. Damn.
Great lesson there Chris, I would love to see a similar one on Eddie Vedder's unplugged Black which I am sure you know very well, especially the We Belong Together bit ❤❤
My grandpa used to sing this song back in the 70s while working around the house… It’s kind of crazy how many people do not know that Leadbelly sang this song.
On this cold night in November, this wasn't just a song for us but...a direct question to his wife. Whom he knew was cheating on him at the time. I don't think there is any mistaking the intensity for a reason. Chills forever. The fact that this guitar sold for 6 million...I think he surpassed his favorite performer
Letting yourself fall apart BEFORE you add compression is a new approach for me. Thanks as always, Chris! You really are the greatest rockstar in my opinion! Any chance you could do a video on Woodkid? His approach is so interesting, he cracks a lot but in a low register, and it somehow works in the context of his music.
Seeing and hearing someone else try to sing like Kurt really showed me how special he was when it came to his vocals…no offense. 😆 I love the analysis you provide. Subscribed !
This is one of my favorite live performances. I’ve recently been working on the my ability to sing while I play guitar, and this song I could almost do that immediately. I believe it’s due to the timing of the lyrics with the guitar rhythm. A recommendation for a reaction/analysis video-Lightning Crashes by Live. I don’t believe I’ve seen anyone on TH-cam really do any analysis of Ed Kowalczck.
Chris, i have a question about this technique. Is there a "wrong way" to get this sound used by a lot of grunge singers? Cause after singing with vocal fry for so long, I can use these guys' techniques really well but the whole "compression" deep gritty sound totally eludes me. Awesome video and I hope you see this!
There’s lots of wrong ways to do it :) have you joined my free course yet? It’s all about learning to balance airflow and support! It’s a tight rope but once you get the feel, it won’t elude you anymore!
@@krisfrederick5001 He is totally being natural. But "natural" for some people leads to pain and discomfort. There's ways to figure out a "better natural" if you want to sing in this style for sure!
@@chrisliepe i like your video but kurt is definitely not singing in a way that would promote a long singing career. He was straining and often doing things the “wrong” way. Which btw is why it sounds so cool.
@@Stockhandle123 I agree... but the ways I show you in this video and in my free course ARE safe and work for a long and healthy singing career. We are looking to Kurt for inspiration and then experimenting in ways that will help us act on that inspiration without messing up our voice :)
Now I get why there’s so many pauses! Great comment on the guitar playing. This song is a classic campfire song with my 90s friends….of course everyone is just waiting for the high part ha. No skipping that.
Another extremely valuable lesson, thank you so much Chris ! Another One that I think a lot of people might value: When the music’s over by The Doors. To me, Jim is one of the greatest screamers of all time and there is so much to be learned in studying the tones and textures in his voice.
So glad you finally got to this Chris, love it!! Please do Pearl Jam's MTV Unplugged!!! I have a copy of the entire show with ISOLATED mic and cam of Eddie. Let me know if you are interested I will upload it to YT!
I've gained so much skill from you, just through your FREE TH-cam videos, I can only imagine how much greater my skill would increase if I took one of your PAIED courses!
This is one of the absolute greatest vocal performances of all time! My mom actually can't listen to it because of how visceral and raw it is, especially knowing that he killed himself just a short while after this recording :( I played it for her once and she told me to turn it off, not because she didn't think it was amazing, but because she could just feel the pain and sadness in his voice.
I'm gutted that I never got to hear Kurt play this live. The only time I saw them was in 1990 in a small abandoned church in Norfolk, UK just before they released Nevermind.
Hi 🙋♂️🙋♀️...yes! We are home! This is amazing...you are amazing...just got an accoustic guitar...and found you and this opportunity for maybe some lessons...or to chat...wow just randomly found the video about Kurt's awesome screaming vocals and then this one and this is truly magical man!
Given that season 2 just dropped, it would be so cool to hear you break down Jaskier from the Witcher Netflix series. He's got a super dynamic style with lots of characters
Just learned of your channel, watched the Smells like teen spirit and was like ‘wow he did where’d you sleep last night’ and learn you JUST posted it today. Haha
have to say these vids have been a great help. I figured out the whole vocal breakup thing where you let yourself crack and yodel and then push. helped push my range a lot more too
Great Analysis Chris, you definitely uncovered and showed me things that I had never thought about looking deeper at. I've never tried recording myself attempting similar fry but now I wanna give it go and see what I learn about my voice!
I love raspy bluesy vocals. I think you should go give Paul Westerberg from The Replacements a listen, he has a similar thing to Kurt’s voice, minus a lot of the screamy-ness.
This is the only song by nirvana I covered. I posted a TH-cam video but I know I don't sing like Kurt and I don't try to. I sing like me. I absolutely love singing and playing this song.
This video came in so handy and in the exact time for me. I’m trying to learn this song for a Nirvana cover. It’s so hard to maintain control while reaching those notes. Precious tips here my good sir. Thank you so much. Hopefully I’ll be able to at least not embarrass myself lol
u'll never understand the pain he's feeling until u sang this hook without technique and your throat literally gets hot. he did hurt his voice with this sh**. he was a masochist in this. all because he was in a toxic relationship.
Chris, I really enjoy your vids and have def learned a lot from watching. I have a request, Shannon Hoon from Blind Melon had a very original sounding voice. Not just high but a head voice, specifically on their second album Soup, especially live that was just amazing. And he did it effortlessly as well. I would really love to know if a head voice can be improved upon like screaming and belting or a chest voice can. Or is a good head voice, like Shannon's just something you're born with? Thanks in advance, I'm a big fan
Here is an interesting suggestion, could you analyse Jonsi’s voice the Icelandic singer of Sigus Ros. Very much like Thom Yorke with a very unique head voice. Really interested to see your take on it.
great video and really interesting aswell because its probably my favourite live performance ever the last part of the song gives me chills every time 😅
Hey Chris, this was very informative. I subscribed to your channel recently when you did an analysis of Holy Diver by Dio. That cinched it for me! However, since then I haven't seen one video from you that offers any analysis or explanation of how to sing like any of the great rock vocalists of the 70s and 80s. I like the way you explain things. I think you're an excellent teacher, so please realize I say this out of respect and a desire to be genuinely helpful: There are legendary rock vocalists like Geoff Tate, Rob Halford, David Coverdale, Blackie Lawless, Sebastian Bach, John Arch and countless others who I've seen get little or no mention on your channel. I like many vocalists of the 90s, especially Phil Anselmo, but in my opinion, to focus in on one decade so closely with only occasional looks at singers from earlier decades comes at the expense of availing your channel of the tremendous wellspring of knowledge that would come from taking some more time to analyze those rock legends of earlier times, all of whom with wonderful things to offer. I love learning all sorts of rock vocal techniques. I find it absolutely fascinating. At the same time, I also find it somewhat scary that so many of these vocalists have lost considerable ability over the years, Phil Anselmo being a prime example. Chris Cornell experienced a vocal decline in the later years of his career, when he was still a relatively young man. Does expending the effort to sing in extreme styles such as hyper-compression inevitably take a toll on our vocal cords? James Hetfield isn't singing with the intensity he once did. Can we continue to use these extreme vocal techniques into our 50s and 60s without a loss in quality of sound, or is some vocal decline in middle age inevitable in extreme singing?
Thanks so much for the comment and thoughtful suggestions and insights Russell! I definitely plan on diving into more of the amazing vocals of the 80s. Those voices continue to be some of the greatest from a technical and inspirational standpoint. I've done videos on Sammy Hagar, Dio, Halford, Geddy Lee, and of course, Freddie Mercury. There are two reasons I've focused on the 90s and later era singers more on the channel so far, although I'm always peppering in new things to see how they do: 1. I hit my teens just as Soundgarden released Superunknown and Kurt died. This music is in my blood and I'm so very passionate about it. 2. Probably because of number 1, those who regular resonate with my content here on TH-cam seem particularly drawn to 90s and later music. With the exception of Queen, the other videos I've done on 80s era vocals have not performed very well. That doesn't mean they won't... Stuff is always changing, but in efforts to connect with my growing audience and teach material that gets watched, used and valued, I've tried to hone in on what it seems like most people really resonate with. As with all styles of music and singing, it is OVERUSE and ABUSE that causes vocal problems. You're right, lots of these singers from the 90s are either dead or can't sing nearly the same anymore. But look at guys like Ian Thornley and Jimmy Gnecco. WOW... Incredible range and power and they have had long and consistent singing careers. Cornell's alcohol and drug problems, as well as overuse and bad technique on the road caused earlier-than-some issues. It doesn't mean that we can't learn from his techniques and do them in moderation, safely and in the context of lots of other great ideas inspired by great singers. Screaming is the same way. Anything done too much or without other lifestyle aspects in mind can be dangerous. Think of it like running. Because people can't run as long or as fast as they get older, does that mean we shouldn't run? NO. We can learn how to run well... Enjoy it... Do it in moderation, and accept that we all age. I've certainly run into this physically with sports and other athletic training. I've abused my body a little in certain ways... but overall have had a good long run of rewarding physical training and exertion, and I hope for many more years to come. But there are things that just can't do the same way that I did in my 20s and early 30s. But there are some things I can do better! Things change. Cornell said this same sort of thing in an interview later in his life: That his range had changed and his voice felt differently, but that he could interpret a melody and be more free to express than he has ever felt. I think, in general, the 80s era vocalists did a better job of exercising moderation given the techniques they focused on... And they took better care of themselves (some of them... I realize that's a huge generalization). Look at Michael Sweet!! Sammy Hagar, Dio, Tate... YEP... Lots of them were or are just continually incredible! All this to say... Stay tuned!! There will be more from the golden era of incredible mixed voice singing soon!! Thanks again for subbing to the channel and for your care to bring this issue up in the first place!
@@chrisliepe Thank you, Chris! I really appreciate you addressing the thoughts I had and going into that Kind of depth in your responses to each of them. That you were just hitting your teenage years around '94 and that it led you to be especially into the music of that decade is certainly understandable. I went to high school in the mid 80s, so I grew up listening to singers like Ronnie James Dio, Geoff Tate and Rob Halford. I got into playing electric guitar in 1984 and have played ever since. I've only gotten into singing much more recently and a lot of that has to do with the bar being set so high in the 80s for vocal range that I thought: "I'll never be able to hit those kind of notes, so I'm better off leaving singing to people who have a natural gift for having an incredible range and great tone." It's only been in the last couple years that I decided to get into singing anyway. I found I enjoy it too much to not do it! I wanted to teach myself to sing and I went as far as I could until I reached a point where I found I needed instruction to take it further. After looking around at various vocal coaches on the internet, I found your videos explain things in a way that I especially like. You provide impressive amounts of substance in your videos and explain things in a feel-oriented way that resonates with me far better than any other approaches I've come across. Just today I found a video of yours titled "First Thing To Do After Hurting Your Voice (And What NOT To Do) where you address the idea that "there's a lot of paranoia that goes along with your voice not feeling right after you've overdone it" and how the fear that goes along with it can negatively impact one's recovery time. That video seemed custom made for me! I found it to be such a quality piece of advice that is so pertinent to me, that I'm inspired to look into your free course as well as any further instructional things you may have available for someone in my position. Keep up the great work!
@@russellspear6188 That video about fear and vocal recovery was made because I used to struggle SO badly with that... It would paralyze me from a creative standpoint cause I was so afraid I'd screwed things up. But once I learned how to really lean into feel-based singing... I can honestly say, this paranoia has completely left me... Even after a long couple days of pushing my voice. Keep in touch as you go through my free course (you'll have my email now) and I look forward to possible working with you on a deeper level in the near future!
I wonder if Kurt’s love of Bobcat Goldthwait was related to their shared vocal abandon. Totally different arts, but same kind of artists if that makes sense. Listening to your take on a Kurt’s technique (no offense, you’re freaking incredible) totally reminded me of Bobcat if Bobcat sang.
Kurt jokes at the beginning about wanting Lead Belly’s guitar but it’s so expensive. The guitar Kurt is holding has become the most expensive guitar sold at auction.
😂💯FACT. And that’s 🤯🤯🤯
Sadly, true... pretty sure it's the same one he picked up at a thrift store, or garage sale to record Polly on... for like $35 dollars, that never stayed in key... actually, I think that's not the same one, but sold for even more than that one. I think Kurt would have been a little disgusted by that though.
6mill and 30.000 dollars
@@serenitythroughdiscoveryho8448 No it was his 1959 Martin D18-E Wich is a rare and freaking expensive guitar to get it from store if U get the right year model ,Its very very good.
Polly guitar he used was a $30 thrift store guitar that had wore out strings so it sounded very flat and duct tapede E6 string screw so it kept in tune as long polly sessions on Nevermind lasted.
@@thecannaviking thank you... 😊
14:07 the way Kurt gets perfect vibrato mixed with that rasp, presumably through sheer force of will, is just stunning
Dave Grohl addressed Kurt's jaw movement in his The Storyteller, stating that when Kurt wasn't singing he would click his jaw to keep time with the music.
Yep! I read it... GREAT read! :)
I do that
the jaw clicking is from the cocaine abuse dude
@@thedarksecrets-official he was on heroin not cocaine lol
@@raynefaded lol he was on both dude his coke habit was way worse than his heroin habit......I know the dude that sold him coke.....smh
The way you explain how Kurt reaches his grit reminded me of Puddle of Mudd covering Nirvana and doing the exact opposite to get to that level of grit, failing horribly and tiring out his voice withtin moments
Not only failing horribly, but then watching the finished product and saying ‘yea this is totally good enough to put on TH-cam. Upload that shit! The internet is gonna love it’.
I think that cover was like a prank or something
The cover sounded less gritty and more like he was mocking someone
This gives me chills every time!
Incredible performance!!!
I think one thing that goes unsaid is that Kurt was great at playing the guitar on-time while singing complex lines that fall on the riff in weird amazing ways... Come As You Are is a good example, as simple as it is. Would be curious to hear your take on the "About a Girl" performance from this unplugged...the rasp on that is crazy
The funny thing is that the guy from Puddle of Mudd tried to sing like Kurt and almost blew his head off not breathing at the same time
Holy shit that technique to get that relaxed grit totally works. This solves so many problems in that grey area into falsetto for me.
Quarter of a century later, still getting goosebumps. That was THE UNPLUGGED, as we will remember it.
This must be one of the best live performances EVER! He put SO MUCH feeling into it, it's like he's just fully showing it all out there (there's a moment just before the last 'niiight throough', when the camera focus on his face...one second that delivers a whole lot hahah).
I've also tried this one, but in a lower key...it kinda loses a bit of the feeling, but it's just so fun to put myself in Kurt's place and just let it all out, less technical, just full on feelings! Thank you for this, Chris! I'll check out your version now, I'm sure it'll be amazing!
I agree... One of the finest performances we'll witness in our lifetimes... for the pure honesty and vulnerability it exudes. Incredible.
@@chrisliepe This & the chorus of Smells Like Teen Spirit, pure soul and grit. My favourite high notes: Kurt, my favourite low notes: Elvis! 😎
Bottomline: if you're not singing with real emotion, you're not even singing. Everyone just fakes it & it shows. Love the fact that you chose this recording, one of my all-time favourites.
It wasn't perfect, but it was perfect. RIP Kurt 🙏 🕊 ☮ ❤🎸
After ALL THESE YEARS 😢 STILL MAJES ME CRY,, when he takes that final breath, before he ends the song., ILL FOREVER ❤ KURT COBAIN., HES ALWAYS GONNA BE A MUSICAL GENIUS BC HES SO NATURAL..🎤🎸🏆 RIP SWEET SWEET MAN 💔
This cover by Kurt is one of my favorite songs and it gives me chills
Love Chris’ philosophy on singing, having the perspective to create with your voice more like an instrument is invaluable knowledge
one of the reasons i started watching this channel is because i wanted to figure out how kurt did this performance.
what the fuck. get out of my head.
:) You're not alone... LOTS of people had been asking for this. Glad I can finally deliver!
People joke about creatives not being able to do other things but totally underestimate what they do naturally that other people just cant. AND WHAT THEY THEMSELVES JUST DONT UNDERSTAND. Thank you for your analysis
It's ironic that you would say that Kurt was "deadpan" on this particular song because this is the last song of the night and this is that song that Kurt gave the infamous look to the camera that made everybody believe that Kurt gave into defeatism and made everyone believe after the "so-called suicide" kind of hard not to think about it after your wife goes around telling everybody that you're always depressed and suicidal) the gasp of hesitation that Kurt gives before he ends the song sends shivers down your spine and makes the hair on your arms stand on end like goosebumps also that feeling could be compared to that of a death rattle.
Eek.. Interesting and good insight here! My 'deadpan' comment was based on the observation that he's not straining his face or pretentiously playing to the camera in any way. He's in his own moment that he's creating. But ya, that baggage with his own wife... HITS HARD
@@chrisliepe Check out my vocal cover I did from years ago and let me know how I did.
th-cam.com/video/MK0XTHbx4IY/w-d-xo.html
@@chrisliepe agreed 100%. he seems quite detached and just doing his thing in his own sphere, which is very cool.
U're reading too much into it. At that moment Kurt was just quickly breathing to finish the song, he didn't look depressed at all. At this point it's obvious he was murdered by Courtney, it's all explained in the Soaked in Bleach documentary.
@@TheStepmonkey guy who was openly depressed and a heroin addict, yep must've been murdered
Loved it! I like how it feels in the body the act of letting go the "shiveeeeAAARRGHRHGR!!", releasing the tension and letting go, makes it actually sound more aggressive, it's very interesting! Thanks for this, Chris, super video as always!
Passion, emotion... Best performance MTV Forever
Absolutely the most perfect analysis of KC’s voice and his absurdly perfect (yet not so perfect) pitch!!!! This man is and will always be A+ musical legend and icon as long as music is still being made. RIP….:(
I've always loved Cobain's delivery when he sings! Great vid loved this
Every single one of this guy's videos is so informative and his technique is spot on. He hits every note right and teaches in the best way too. Honestly an incredible vocal coach over TH-cam. That relaxed grit technique is something insanely impressive. So well explained. Damn.
Love Kurt…. Love to hear him sing!
“I kinda sound like a dying goat.”
that gave me a chuckle😂
Don't we all sound like that?😂😅
Kurt Cobain = Genius & Love
Thanks for these video! I can't believe I still cry when I listen to him singing this song.
Great musician!
Great lesson there Chris, I would love to see a similar one on Eddie Vedder's unplugged Black which I am sure you know very well, especially the We Belong Together bit ❤❤
That would be awesome!
I liked having the video of Kurt performing along with your lesson. It really helps having the visual along with the music. Thankyou!
My grandpa used to sing this song back in the 70s while working around the house… It’s kind of crazy how many people do not know that Leadbelly sang this song.
He is sorely missed.
Thank you for your exceptional analysis.
The name this is FEELING, god bless you kurt Cobain!
This is the best vocal analysis I've seen to date. And I've watched many. This guy knows his shite.
15:04 FUCKING THIS! YES! A THOUSAND TIMES THIS!
On this cold night in November, this wasn't just a song for us but...a direct question to his wife. Whom he knew was cheating on him at the time. I don't think there is any mistaking the intensity for a reason. Chills forever.
The fact that this guitar sold for 6 million...I think he surpassed his favorite performer
I may have lost my heart by adding that last part...
That's exactly what I think, I'm not surprised that he put so much emotion into that song, I'd do it too, there's so much pain in his voice
@@tomastoucha4904 He's pissed off not weak.
Perhaps she heard and decided and act on the meaning of the song... Wonder if the other covers have a meaning like this too?
Oh Christ gimme a break
Letting yourself fall apart BEFORE you add compression is a new approach for me. Thanks as always, Chris! You really are the greatest rockstar in my opinion!
Any chance you could do a video on Woodkid? His approach is so interesting, he cracks a lot but in a low register, and it somehow works in the context of his music.
I can listen to that last verse on repeat for the rest of my life.. which should be over pretty soon. R.I.P Kurt 💔
I was waiting this for a long long time and I love it
the irony of talking about a $500.000 guitar while holding a $6.2M guitar...
Yeah... Wow.. haha
Seeing and hearing someone else try to sing like Kurt really showed me how special he was when it came to his vocals…no offense. 😆 I love the analysis you provide. Subscribed !
This is one of my favorite live performances. I’ve recently been working on the my ability to sing while I play guitar, and this song I could almost do that immediately. I believe it’s due to the timing of the lyrics with the guitar rhythm. A recommendation for a reaction/analysis video-Lightning Crashes by Live. I don’t believe I’ve seen anyone on TH-cam really do any analysis of Ed Kowalczck.
bro chris your cover of this song is on the same level as kurts.... loved your version man
Chris, i have a question about this technique. Is there a "wrong way" to get this sound used by a lot of grunge singers? Cause after singing with vocal fry for so long, I can use these guys' techniques really well but the whole "compression" deep gritty sound totally eludes me. Awesome video and I hope you see this!
There’s lots of wrong ways to do it :) have you joined my free course yet? It’s all about learning to balance airflow and support! It’s a tight rope but once you get the feel, it won’t elude you anymore!
It's just called being natural.
@@krisfrederick5001 He is totally being natural. But "natural" for some people leads to pain and discomfort. There's ways to figure out a "better natural" if you want to sing in this style for sure!
@@chrisliepe i like your video but kurt is definitely not singing in a way that would promote a long singing career. He was straining and often doing things the “wrong” way. Which btw is why it sounds so cool.
@@Stockhandle123 I agree... but the ways I show you in this video and in my free course ARE safe and work for a long and healthy singing career. We are looking to Kurt for inspiration and then experimenting in ways that will help us act on that inspiration without messing up our voice :)
Great video 🤗 more Kurt, more Nirvana 😍😍
Do more LIVE VIDEO reactions!!! Super helpful to SEE the singer while you drop bits of brilliance.
Now I get why there’s so many pauses! Great comment on the guitar playing. This song is a classic campfire song with my 90s friends….of course everyone is just waiting for the high part ha. No skipping that.
Another extremely valuable lesson, thank you so much Chris !
Another One that I think a lot of people might value:
When the music’s over by The Doors.
To me, Jim is one of the greatest screamers of all time and there is so much to be learned in studying the tones and textures in his voice.
Hell yea
I love how my you're simping for Kurt every time. I do the same every day I listen to Nirvana. Lot of love from Germany brother
So glad you finally got to this Chris, love it!! Please do Pearl Jam's MTV Unplugged!!! I have a copy of the entire show with ISOLATED mic and cam of Eddie. Let me know if you are interested I will upload it to YT!
I can't watch the whole video. I'm crying my eyes out.
I've gained so much skill from you, just through your FREE TH-cam videos, I can only imagine how much greater my skill would increase if I took one of your PAIED courses!
Yes! What a classic song too!...Chris, you're videos inspire the hell out of me bro.
This is one of the absolute greatest vocal performances of all time! My mom actually can't listen to it because of how visceral and raw it is, especially knowing that he killed himself just a short while after this recording :( I played it for her once and she told me to turn it off, not because she didn't think it was amazing, but because she could just feel the pain and sadness in his voice.
The song is a premonition to what happened to him. It's more emotional then you realize, my friends.
Yes!!!!!!!! This is the only song I've been waiting for lol
I'm gutted that I never got to hear Kurt play this live. The only time I saw them was in 1990 in a small abandoned church in Norfolk, UK just before they released Nevermind.
More videos about Kurt Cobain!!Thanks for your work
Great work as always, Chris
Hi 🙋♂️🙋♀️...yes! We are home! This is amazing...you are amazing...just got an accoustic guitar...and found you and this opportunity for maybe some lessons...or to chat...wow just randomly found the video about Kurt's awesome screaming vocals and then this one and this is truly magical man!
Just downloaded your cover, I LOVE the way you sang, "PINES" around 2:34 .......... And the room echo is kind of nice.
Damn I have what this video like 100 times just to get amazed by this
Your videos are amazing man, i have been learning how to sing this year and your content has helped me a lot
Thank You
Awesome video chris, love all your content and your course, has helped me a lot!
Let's not forget, Kurt also smoked like a chimney to the end. That's probably a factor in his voice.
He was pretty young. Smoking probably hadn’t affected his voice much yet.
Amazing analysis! Really enjoying your course also!!
Amazing content as always!
In this mad world of informatics and distances, I dare to say.,
Te quiero chris lipe.
Given that season 2 just dropped, it would be so cool to hear you break down Jaskier from the Witcher Netflix series. He's got a super dynamic style with lots of characters
Just learned of your channel, watched the Smells like teen spirit and was like ‘wow he did where’d you sleep last night’ and learn you JUST posted it today. Haha
have to say these vids have been a great help. I figured out the whole vocal breakup thing where you let yourself crack and yodel and then push. helped push my range a lot more too
Great Analysis Chris, you definitely uncovered and showed me things that I had never thought about looking deeper at. I've never tried recording myself attempting similar fry but now I wanna give it go and see what I learn about my voice!
Gracias...
I love raspy bluesy vocals. I think you should go give Paul Westerberg from The Replacements a listen, he has a similar thing to Kurt’s voice, minus a lot of the screamy-ness.
Well done with this video man! Great stuff!
This is the only song by nirvana I covered. I posted a TH-cam video but I know I don't sing like Kurt and I don't try to. I sing like me. I absolutely love singing and playing this song.
Great video.
25 years ago I did a cover on an album in the Van Morrisson version with the best female singer I ever sung with
If chris does a reaction on love hate love- AIC 1991 Moore I'll gift him Flea's bass
This video came in so handy and in the exact time for me. I’m trying to learn this song for a Nirvana cover. It’s so hard to maintain control while reaching those notes. Precious tips here my good sir. Thank you so much. Hopefully I’ll be able to at least not embarrass myself lol
Great video Chris.
looove this video!! Can you do a vocal analysis of any/all of the Beatles?
I've done Paul McCartney on Helter Skelter! th-cam.com/video/WhfQ-6NanBY/w-d-xo.html
Wow... You, my friend, are good!
15:25 was like a total epiphany for me. Thank you!
I also live how kurt managed to bring this song, from 1873 to all new generations and have it be as popular as it is too
Hahah expecting to sound “like” Kurt while trying to sing like Kurt is probably my number one classic mistake I’ve made in the past 😂😂😂
Nice. I really liked his version of The Man Who Sold The World too
Your version is amazing!!!
u'll never understand the pain he's feeling until u sang this hook without technique and your throat literally gets hot. he did hurt his voice with this sh**. he was a masochist in this. all because he was in a toxic relationship.
but great reaction video 🤗 very informative 👍
Chris, I really enjoy your vids and have def learned a lot from watching. I have a request, Shannon Hoon from Blind Melon had a very original sounding voice. Not just high but a head voice, specifically on their second album Soup, especially live that was just amazing. And he did it effortlessly as well. I would really love to know if a head voice can be improved upon like screaming and belting or a chest voice can. Or is a good head voice, like Shannon's just something you're born with? Thanks in advance, I'm a big fan
I would also love to hear about Shannon hoon. Such a great singer. I love blind melon too.
Here is an interesting suggestion, could you analyse Jonsi’s voice the Icelandic singer of Sigus Ros. Very much like Thom Yorke with a very unique head voice. Really interested to see your take on it.
great video and really interesting aswell because its probably my favourite live performance ever the last part of the song gives me chills every time 😅
Do a REACTION & ANALYSIS of Light My Fire version Ed sullivan pleaseeeeeeeeee
He was an audience of his own.
Please do a vocal analysis of about a girl cover by puddle of mudd please 🤣
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Hey Chris, this was very informative. I subscribed to your channel recently when you did an analysis of Holy Diver by Dio. That cinched it for me! However, since then I haven't seen one video from you that offers any analysis or explanation of how to sing like any of the great rock vocalists of the 70s and 80s.
I like the way you explain things. I think you're an excellent teacher, so please realize I say this out of respect and a desire to be genuinely helpful:
There are legendary rock vocalists like Geoff Tate, Rob Halford, David Coverdale, Blackie Lawless, Sebastian Bach, John Arch and countless others who I've seen get little or no mention on your channel. I like many vocalists of the 90s, especially Phil Anselmo, but in my opinion, to focus in on one decade so closely with only occasional looks at singers from earlier decades comes at the expense of availing your channel of the tremendous wellspring of knowledge that would come from taking some more time to analyze those rock legends of earlier times, all of whom with wonderful things to offer.
I love learning all sorts of rock vocal techniques. I find it absolutely fascinating. At the same time, I also find it somewhat scary that so many of these vocalists have lost considerable ability over the years, Phil Anselmo being a prime example. Chris Cornell experienced a vocal decline in the later years of his career, when he was still a relatively young man.
Does expending the effort to sing in extreme styles such as hyper-compression inevitably take a toll on our vocal cords? James Hetfield isn't singing with the intensity he once did. Can we continue to use these extreme vocal techniques into our 50s and 60s without a loss in quality of sound, or is some vocal decline in middle age inevitable in extreme singing?
Thanks so much for the comment and thoughtful suggestions and insights Russell! I definitely plan on diving into more of the amazing vocals of the 80s. Those voices continue to be some of the greatest from a technical and inspirational standpoint. I've done videos on Sammy Hagar, Dio, Halford, Geddy Lee, and of course, Freddie Mercury. There are two reasons I've focused on the 90s and later era singers more on the channel so far, although I'm always peppering in new things to see how they do:
1. I hit my teens just as Soundgarden released Superunknown and Kurt died. This music is in my blood and I'm so very passionate about it.
2. Probably because of number 1, those who regular resonate with my content here on TH-cam seem particularly drawn to 90s and later music. With the exception of Queen, the other videos I've done on 80s era vocals have not performed very well. That doesn't mean they won't... Stuff is always changing, but in efforts to connect with my growing audience and teach material that gets watched, used and valued, I've tried to hone in on what it seems like most people really resonate with.
As with all styles of music and singing, it is OVERUSE and ABUSE that causes vocal problems. You're right, lots of these singers from the 90s are either dead or can't sing nearly the same anymore. But look at guys like Ian Thornley and Jimmy Gnecco. WOW... Incredible range and power and they have had long and consistent singing careers. Cornell's alcohol and drug problems, as well as overuse and bad technique on the road caused earlier-than-some issues. It doesn't mean that we can't learn from his techniques and do them in moderation, safely and in the context of lots of other great ideas inspired by great singers.
Screaming is the same way. Anything done too much or without other lifestyle aspects in mind can be dangerous. Think of it like running. Because people can't run as long or as fast as they get older, does that mean we shouldn't run? NO. We can learn how to run well... Enjoy it... Do it in moderation, and accept that we all age. I've certainly run into this physically with sports and other athletic training. I've abused my body a little in certain ways... but overall have had a good long run of rewarding physical training and exertion, and I hope for many more years to come.
But there are things that just can't do the same way that I did in my 20s and early 30s. But there are some things I can do better! Things change.
Cornell said this same sort of thing in an interview later in his life: That his range had changed and his voice felt differently, but that he could interpret a melody and be more free to express than he has ever felt.
I think, in general, the 80s era vocalists did a better job of exercising moderation given the techniques they focused on... And they took better care of themselves (some of them... I realize that's a huge generalization).
Look at Michael Sweet!! Sammy Hagar, Dio, Tate... YEP... Lots of them were or are just continually incredible! All this to say... Stay tuned!! There will be more from the golden era of incredible mixed voice singing soon!! Thanks again for subbing to the channel and for your care to bring this issue up in the first place!
@@chrisliepe Thank you, Chris! I really appreciate you addressing the thoughts I had and going into that Kind of depth in your responses to each of them.
That you were just hitting your teenage years around '94 and that it led you to be especially into the music of that decade is certainly understandable. I went to high school in the mid 80s, so I grew up listening to singers like Ronnie James Dio, Geoff Tate and Rob Halford. I got into playing electric guitar in 1984 and have played ever since. I've only gotten into singing much more recently and a lot of that has to do with the bar being set so high in the 80s for vocal range that I thought: "I'll never be able to hit those kind of notes, so I'm better off leaving singing to people who have a natural gift for having an incredible range and great tone."
It's only been in the last couple years that I decided to get into singing anyway. I found I enjoy it too much to not do it! I wanted to teach myself to sing and I went as far as I could until I reached a point where I found I needed instruction to take it further. After looking around at various vocal coaches on the internet, I found your videos explain things in a way that I especially like. You provide impressive amounts of substance in your videos and explain things in a feel-oriented way that resonates with me far better than any other approaches I've come across.
Just today I found a video of yours titled "First Thing To Do After Hurting Your Voice (And What NOT To Do) where you address the idea that "there's a lot of paranoia that goes along with your voice not feeling right after you've overdone it" and how the fear that goes along with it can negatively impact one's recovery time. That video seemed custom made for me! I found it to be such a quality piece of advice that is so pertinent to me, that I'm inspired to look into your free course as well as any further instructional things you may have available for someone in my position.
Keep up the great work!
@@russellspear6188 That video about fear and vocal recovery was made because I used to struggle SO badly with that... It would paralyze me from a creative standpoint cause I was so afraid I'd screwed things up. But once I learned how to really lean into feel-based singing... I can honestly say, this paranoia has completely left me... Even after a long couple days of pushing my voice. Keep in touch as you go through my free course (you'll have my email now) and I look forward to possible working with you on a deeper level in the near future!
Amateur singer here, really enjoyed your breakdown and commentary here. You sound like a great singer yourself, too :) Be well!
i’d really love to see you cover lil peeps song “honestly” mainly the part where he goes exactly “ i would BLOW MY BRAINS OUT JUST FOR YOU”
great job and fair play to you
Kurt cobaia era gênio da música na minha opinião! Nasci em 1994 , 16 dia antes de achar ele sem vida.
I wonder if Kurt’s love of Bobcat Goldthwait was related to their shared vocal abandon. Totally different arts, but same kind of artists if that makes sense. Listening to your take on a Kurt’s technique (no offense, you’re freaking incredible) totally reminded me of Bobcat if Bobcat sang.
Dude your head has a cool shine to it