British guitarist analyses Luciano Pavarotti and James Brown live in 1998!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ย. 2020
- Performance video - • It's A Man's Man's Man...
Tonight we're going back to take a look at 2 legends from entirely different genres, it's Luciano Pavarotti and James Brown!
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At the start when James Brown sang, "it's a man's world" (the 2nd time) the camera pans to Pavarotti, and he's having a great chuckle...ever wondered what he was thinking?
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In case you were:
James Brown: It's a man's world, it's a man's world.
Luciano Pavarotti: You might think so, but that's only because you haven't performed, or worked with Marilyn Horne and Joan Sutherland yet.
All of Luciano’s partnerships with pop stars are great.
Best marriage between two men, ever. Amazing voices merged and diverged perfectly. Thanks for the analysis.
I wish I had an ear good as yours. You are brilliant. And people forget how great a singer James Brown was. He earned his resume; he wasn't playing games ever musically.
I wish my ear was 1/2 as good as Fil’s.
OMG!! I never in my wildest dreams thought that you might cover Opera's king: Luciano Pavarotti!! I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy!!!! Two LEGENDS, TWO ICONS, one perfect moment of musical bliss. You are LEGEND my friend FIL. A HUGE thank you from this ol' teacher and audiophile!!!!
Gah!! One of my favorite unlikely duos! Not a pairing I would have dreamed up but yet somehow are stunning together ... and whoever put this arrangement together deserves recognition too.
A beautiful collaboration
It never ceases to amaze me how skilled and knowledgeable you are with music, your instrument, and singing! It really opens my eyes, especially the vocal part.
Thanks for the kind words!
Absolutely priceless Fil! The amalgamation between these two iconic performers was sensational! I’m a totally avid lover of opera. I was introduced to it when I was a child by my mother who absolutely idolised Mario Lanza! Amazing how two different vocalist can sound so fabulous together! Cheers Mario! 😀👌👍
What a powerhouse performance!
Hey, don’t apologize for the technical stuff. It’s the best part of your analyses. Those two have pipes worth appreciating! I just read James Brown’s biography; what a life.
Thank you, Fil, for this really interesting analysis. Since I listen to opera a lot, I found it particularly interesting. Though Pavarotti was a great opera singer, I have always felt that there are many in the ‘great’ range, but each with different aspects of greatness. The greatness of Pavarotti, for me, was always his wonderful vocal timbre, his unique voice, and his effortlessness of range. But for hi Cs, there are quite a few great opera singers who can achieve this, but of course, have their own unique vocal timbre. The Bel Canto singing repertoire that has all the high C’s is more popular now, and Pavarotti came in at a time when it was just coming back, and he really rocked the world with his gifted voice, a very powerful and beautiful voice.
The falsetto aspect is also really interesting when you look at countertenors who sing in the range of a mezzo soprano - some with higher ranges, some with lower ranges. But they are reluctant to call it falsetto, as it indicates something false with that label. Rather, many prefer to refer to it as simply the true head voice in conjunction with techniques of control. I was surprised to find some of the most beautiful voices in opera in this group called countertenors. Though they are in opera, their greatest repertoire seems to be the Baroque compositions.
Some opera tenors who only sing with the chest voice would never consider using a head voice. Others used both, as you described. Pavarotti would use his head voice at times to get a soft sound, as in the last act of Il Trovatore when his character speaks gently with his mother. Of course, he didn’t have to, but used it for its effect. ‘Nadir’s aria’ in the opera, ‘The Pearl Fishers’ by Bizet can be sung entirely in the chest voice, but because it is describing a dream that happens as the character is about to sleep, some sing using both voices, allowing the head voice to give it a softer sound without the power of the chest voice.
Just love your analysis, and just wanted to share. Thanks!
Pavarotti to me was the worlds best! When he pairs up with main steam singers just amazing!
Saw Luciano a couple of times.
The greatest.
Another fabulous analysis Fil, when I heard this video I of course admired Luciano, no need to comment on his performance but I was struck how good James was, he adjusted so beautifully to fit in with Luciano's tone, this really surprised me, please keep on with the slowdowns, really helpful.
Many Thanks for showing C1 to C5 on the piano. Now I completely understand when you refer to C5 etc. Again thanks for taking the time to show us on the keyboard.
No problem!
Another great video. Pavarotti one of a kind!!!!
Ha - G4-A4 has also been the top end wall of my purely chest voice for years! (I can routinely sing down to a C#2, even a A1 [no vocal fry lameness] in the morning, but who wants to hear that?) Used to be able to do Sammy Hagar style chest-head mixes up to E5-F#5 late teens to mid 20s. No more!
Thank you❤️
I could never have imagined these two together. However.. damn did it work! Superb! Two phenomenal talents combined to create something
Amazing! Thanks for a great analysis Fil! 😎🎼🎶🎵🇨🇦🇨🇦
Fil... Great analysis I thoroughly enjoyed it! I have seen this video several times and it is one of my favorites. I have been a fan ofJamesBrown and Luciano Pavarotti for years. Their musical styles and approach to performing are light years apart but it works when performing together.You can tell by the glances and smiles they have when the other is performing that they are definitely members of mutual admiration.Even though the title of this song is not PC, it provides an excellent platform for these two fantastic singers to display their talents. These two guys are in their 60s and still performing at this level of excellence...is truly amazing.
Your expertise amazes me.
I really love your reaction vids because you're a top quality musician and you really know what you're talking about!! Other "reactors" just bulge the eyes out of their skulls!!!
Love your analysis. I wish I had discovered you sooner.
Well, thank you so much for this. Your ability to make totally accessible videos about a subject like vocal technique and applying it to two such different artists as James and Luciano is fascinating and a clue to their greatness, whatever the musical genre may be. It makes us look at them in a different light.
The one singer who I think just simply ignored moving through chest voice to head voice and falsetto was the incomparable Ella Fitzgerald and I hope you might find a slot for her and the last of the great classical pop/jazz singers Tony Bennett who's still singing well at 93 years of age! Thanks again.
Ella is already out here somewhere!
A wonderful duo. They compliment each other so well.
Awesome analysis!
BEAUTIFUL
I haven't seen this pairing, it works well.
NICE, like sugar and spice!! 👌
Robin Cortez I see what you did there 😉👍
@@bsmith5404 I feel good about your comment. 💃🎶🎶
I knew that you would 😉
@@bsmith5404 HA!! 😉
All things nice!
Fil, you crack me up. Sometimes you complete surprise me in who you analyze. When I say this - it’s with the most respect, admiration and appreciation for your choices and your knowledge.
This was sooo good Fil! Totally got lost in both the SUPREME performance and your EXCELLENT analysis! These guys were SUCH MASTERS of their craft...cannot even get my head around how great they were! *Suggestion: Sarah Vaughn live in Sweden, 1967 I believe. Another Master of her craft! Thank you so much for your excellent analysis....really enjoyable and so educational!
Fil, you buttercup, that was fantastic. Hadn't seen it before and really, really enjoyed it. Also, what a great analysis - I loved the technical aspects on this one and that piano on the screen just made it so much easier to grasp.Good one. Gonna go listen again.
Thanks Fil for another great analysis and demo. You are an excellent teacher.
Thanks!
I had the thrill of seeing Pavoratti perform here in Las Vegas many years ago. His voice brings tears to my eyes and vibrates my bones. Thank you for the explanation of why he's the King of High Cs. I get it now 8-) Also, In an interview he responded to the question do you ever get stage fright with (not a direct quote) yes, every time with the fear of a small child.
Hi! I greatly enjoy listening to you speak! I like to read close captioning when watching videos and you are unusual in that you do not use um or and for pauses and the captioning is rarely incorrect. Nor do you mumble, as I understand every word you speak. I do enjoy what you have to say and am learning more about music and voices and sound. Thank you! Take care and be well! Kelly
I don’t have a thing to say.. which is pretty amazing. Thank you, Fil for the analysis. ☺️. Lots of things I would never think would go together, do!
Wonderful analysis, Phil, especially about achieving vocal consistency! I was fortunate enough to see both Luciano Pavarotti & James Brown in concert over the years but seeing them both in performance together is inspirational indeed. Thank you!
Again, I had the great fortune to film James Brown. He was performing at the River Rock Casino in a Vancouver suburb. It was difficult for me to concentrate on my work because I was in awe of a legendary singer I had admired for ever. It was a great show but you could tell he didn’t have the energy to do his old act. This was in January of 2006, and sadly he was gone by December that year. I never had the good fortune to meet Pavarotti 👍🤘
Thoroughly enjoyed this one Fil.Well done!
I like to read a bunch of British authors and they use the phrase "cheese and chalk" to describe an unexpected pairing. I thought this would be like cheese and chalk, but it worked for me and so did the piano diagram. Thanks for a very interesting one!
A wonderful mashup!
WWWWOOOOWWW!!!!!!!!!!👏👏👏👏 How wonderful your analysis is very, very good, excellent the magnificent video section ... two great Kings of music and singing I congratulate you ... music is universal ... no more words..🌹🌷⚘🌷🌹⚘⚘🌹🌷🔶🔷🔶🔷💯✔❤❤❤❤👌👌👌👌🙌🙌🙌🙌
When I heard Pavarotti and James Brown in the same sentence... I *HAD* to look!!😁 Really sorry that the YT gestapo and their minions decided to block fair use once again. I wonder when they'll realize that *they're literally biting the hands that feed them?* Great review as always Fil. I never even knew this existed until today! Pretty unique crossing of genre's there. May they both rest in peace!😉👍
What a pleasant surprise. I know the dancing and 'screeching' are the norm for James Brown but I much preferred this display of his vocal ability. I've also learned to appreciate great tenors as I get older. Thank you for expanding my listening experience Fil. Kudos..
Luciano Pavarotti was probably the most amazing talent I've ever heard outside of Elvis Presley God his voice was amazing and so was James Brown's
Great analysis, Fil! 🖤🤘🏽
Lovely analysis--they had great voices! This reminds me of when Aretha Franklin stepped in for Pavarotti during the Grammys and sang Nessun Dorma.
Got some suggestions; 13th floor elevators , spirit, love with arthur lee, Incredible string band, john lee hooker, NRBQ, quicksilver messenger service, gil-scott heron, i personally would love to see reviews by you of any of these awesome greats , love the show!
Nice video, Fil. Very informative. Seems to me that you really have put the work in and know your stuff
Two legendary voices from two different genres who are no longer with us. both James Brown and Luciano Pavarotti left their mark and influence in the music industry. thanks to my mom I am familiar with with the big names of opera singers. keep rockin' through the history of music with excellent analysis Fil,
I saw this performance right after it happened and I personally think this cut is one of the greatest vocal duos of all time. Gives me goosebumps. Pavarotti amazing as always.. but James Brown damn he just killed it. Amazing how good they both sound considering they would both be gone not long after this. I've even played this for some of my punk n metalhead friends and gotten the same reaction...daaaaammmmmnnn.
This is marvelous! A great pop/blues man and a great operatic tenor together, lucky audience.
Wonderful performance and the analysis is tops, thanks. Have you covered guitarist Jack Pearson?
Not yet!
Pavarotti was an incredible singer and sounded even more incredible in an opera house... He wasn't as loud as people think he was, but he had a very big voice. I feel fortunate to have seen him live on 3 occasions. Dame Joan Sutherland also had a bit to do with Pavarotti finally learning how to breath, relax and diaphragm control.
The Godfather of Soul and The Great Pavarotti. This has been a favorite of mine for some time. Back in my old band days (as a bassist) I handled some vocals. I was so-so -- not much range. This was a great technical analysis (as usual). Thanks Fil! Say Fil -- how about an analysis of "Tin Soldier" (The Small Faces/PP Arnold) or "Monterey" (Eric Burdon and The New Animals)? Many thanks -- W
As far as aging singers go, I don't know if you've heard Placido Domingo lately but he still sounds incredible at age 79 his voice is still very powerful and rich. He is just an overall incredible musician, although now unfortunately possibly undeservingly controversial.
Hi Fil! An unlikely duo, but wasn’t it great they got together! I do like to see different genres of musicians collaborate! I have noticed quite a few stars do that....I remember Cliff Richard doing Vita Mia with an opera star! Thanks for this one! ✌️
The simple fact that you are savvy enough to do a video on this... Wings Of Pegasus is on it! Love your channel Fil thank you!
I cheated and went to the vid while waiting. James Brown had a great R&B voice. Sometimes his dancing distracted from his voice. This was unique to hear a great song performed from 2 different 'worlds'.
I love the Pavarotti & Friends videos. My favorite is Holy Mother with Eric Clapton (and the only performance I've noticed that LC sings in english). Most fun? LC and Joe Cocker.
My favourite is his duet with Tracy Chapman, it's just beautiful.
I love that song by Clapton too but I like almost anything he does. Might not be in the same style but check out The Beach Boys song God only knows. I remember hearing Paul McCartney saying that is his favorite song all time.
And Wild Horses with Elton Jon
Yep I saw James Brown lol Great show. His dancing go-go girls all dressed in short white dresses edged in white fringe with knee length white boots. His capes got fancier each time his side guy brought it out to place around his shoulders " everyone sings Please please don't go, he throws the cape off LOL
how about taking a look at the queen of Tejano music aka SELENA.....thanks
What an unexpected pairing! I would have never thought that so much could be learned from two singers of almost opposite genres. And singing that song of all songs! Hmmm. Thanks so much!
Legends in their own right! Excellent analysis, Fil
Sometimes singing seems so effortless & it is great to have an analysis of the technical complexities involved when two great vocalists collaborate. I loved this performance but, alas, I would have preferred it if Fil had analyzed Pavarotti & James Brown in their classic duet of Papa's Got a Brand New Bag. It is remarkable to see Luciano doing windmills & other advanced break dance moves. In fact, there is an ongoing debate in Europe about who invented the moonwalk: Pavarotti or Michael Jackson.
can't go wrong with those two. odd pairing but it works great. two unique talents
Love this but it must be around 5am in the UK - don't you ever sleep?
Yeah it's 5:35 now, it's annoying when videos get blocked as I have to re-edit which takes another 2 hours after the 7 hours to that point. But it'll be bed time soon! 🤘
@@wingsofpegasusI don't understand the blocking mania. Music is made to be heard. Songs that are 30, 40 or 50 years old are being blocked, anyone who wanted them has already bought them, it's unlikely they'd buy them again and if they weren't on TH-cam the generations born since their release would never hear them. Hope you get some shut eye 😴
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Love what you do Fil.. thankyou.. but pls get some sleep! ur often up very late.. LoL.. sorry, listen to me!? 🙂
What a performer...I watched his specials and what a singer. And then there’s James Brown! Man what a performer...So many performers copied him, even the late Michael Jackson...take care Fil.
'Even'? I don't think any performer was inspired by James Brown more than Michael was.
yo Fil..hope you are well..this is a beautiful performance, thanks. Please check out Snarky Puppy with Lalah Hathaway doing a tune called "Something" its the live performance where she trips the band out doing that multi phonic thing...singing 2 notes at the same time...its just...incredible. peace and stay safe.
Well out of your Depth here ,
Not out of your depth with James Brown.
A very informative video as well...a course worth repeating?
We had the James Brown Bio pic on our local TV in Australia here get on up 2014! Quite good!! Don't forget the first ever pop super Entertainment star - AL Jolson please? The very best to you Phill!!
By the way. May I suggest an analysis video of Porcupine Tree. Perhaps "Open Car" from the Arriving Somewhere...live concert video, or maybe "Normal" from the Anesthetize live concert video. I think they are a band that would give you a lot to discuss
This was 2002, not 1998!
are you a voice teacher? i'd love to see you providing one or two people voice lessons from day one through some time in the future so we can see how they learn to perform all of these techniques you teach us about.
Thanks! I have taught vocals in the past but I started out not being able to sing myself, so I'm my own before and after case 😂
Have you ever done any analyses of Angelina Jordan? She kills this song. Also was just listening to your video with Karen Carpenter and how singers can "sound like" other singers and how long it takes to get there. She is clearly a natural with amazing talent at finding the shortcuts. A lot of people's first take is "she must be an old soul". I'd love to hear yours. Her catalog includes Whitney, Amy Winehouse, and just about every current 'diva' quality artist.
No not yet!
@@wingsofpegasus I highly recommend it. A great place to start familiarizing is her cover of i Put a Spell on You where she plays tribute to the original artist by following his style rather than the many others who covered it. She was 9. She is Norwegian and began singing at about 2 or 3 and was raised on jazz from birth practically. Once down this rabbit hole it's an amazing journey. Along with The Warning she gives me great hope for the youth of today. 14 now and was amazing on AGT champions (she won Norway's GT at 7-8)
I truly love your insight and as I always mention the joy you display at artists brilliance. Genuinely.
Keep fighting the good fight.
Amazing explanation and perspective using the piano. How did I never see this performance before. Thanks Phil.
Hi Shawn. Starting in 1992, LP made 10 pavarotti and friends cds/videos collaborating with many 'heavy hitter' in the pop/rock genres. Proceeds went to charities for children in war torn countries. Just search pavarotti and friends.
April S thanks man. He has a similar duet with George Benson I stumbled across a while back. It looks like the same location and setup. I’ll have to check out the series. Thank you so much for the info.
Nodules are a nasty by product of “singing in the throat” and not placing that sound correctly.
16:25 ?
I had no idea there was so much vibrato in his singing. In fact, slowed down, it' pretty sour.
I gotta say.. Im underwhelmed. Never heard the song before today and considering the amount of pro musicians and singers they threw at this I expected better.
Thumbs up for the vid anyway Fil👍
Love your reviews, they are very informative! Could you please react to Shakira’s live version of Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters/Despedida medley” (Live From Paris)
I have a girlfriend she's totally into Opera. She goes to New York every year and stays a month and takes in shows. She buys the tickets that include backstage and meet the artist. Admission plus one package.
You get to bring somebody with you backstage. Opera freaks are special kinds of freaks. She's got a picture of her with Pavarotti. Oh my my.
eric heine Aww 😊
A friend of mine at University was an Opera singer and even placed at the Met competion. He was a great guy, doing musical theater now. He used to sing the National Anthem at the Football and Basketball games, and worked at a sandwich shop in town. His nickname was "My Hero". BTW he was the one that encouraged me to try to take courses to have a stage voice.
Even though opera is not my thing, I was invited ( forced) to go see the Three Tenors at Skydome in Toronto back in the mid 90's and even though this is a 50,000 seat stadium which is normally not the best for acoustics and I didn't know one word or one song, I was blown away by the power and control in their voices. It is always good to experience new music of any type, even if done reluctantly
@@lawrencetaylor4101 great story
@@HamiltonRb What opened up Opera for me was when they started providing the translation from Italian to English. You could listen and even if you didn't speak Italian, you could enjoy the drama. Now I know what the Opera is about, before I was just enjoying the magnificence of the human voice, the music, the costumes, and the staging.
And a brandy at halftime- intermission?..... "interval."
Have you ever thought about doing guitar tuition online?
Yes I have a guitar course on my patreon page, I have taught online previously but I don't have the time now unfortunately!
classy duet, not singing the same song tho lol
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Still listening! It just popped up!
@@lynndow3185 Thanks. But, there certainly was a delay, cause by TH-cam.
@@RoaroftheTiger exactly! (Don Henley baffles me too.)
@@lynndow3185 Seriously, I think Don Henley, is "almost" the most narcissistic person on the Planet ! I'm just glad, He Doesn't have Political Aspirations !
@@RoaroftheTiger Haha! Me too!! Yikes. What a thought!
James must have of been low on money to sign up for that gig....thanks Fil
Hi Mark... I don't know...maybe he waited a lifetime for the chance! It is an unusual pairing for sure.
@@lynndow3185 Hello..i thought James had legal/money problems around then..i hope you're safe from the fires
@@mevrammcoyoteV8f150 Thanks...it's just super smoky here. there's one about 17 miles away. Scary! (James Brown seems to have had most of that sort of trouble in the 70's according to Wikipedia, but ya never know.)
Hi Mark. This video is from one of the many pavarotti and friends videos. Starting in 1992, LC collaborated with many big names in the pop/rock genres to make 10 cds for charities that provided aid to children in war torn countries. I'm sure many of the artists donated their time, but maybe JB was offered some compensation. LC's expression is priceless in the video with joe cocker.
Kind of gimmicky.