Is Avenged Sevenfold's M.Shadows Underrated? 😱 GAME OVER
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- Today we start the Album Review of Life is but a Dream by Avenged Sevenfold. FIRST SONG is Game OVER!
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What is your favorite song off the album so far?
Here is the Playlist for the Album so far! th-cam.com/play/PL1flmTbuu_RHqsKvn5nLIY04f-F49XqLD.html
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Mattel, game over, death
Cosmic
Cosmic is my overall favorite, and possibly one of my favorite songs they’ve ever done. But close behind it, i would say Mattel, (O)rdinary, and Easier are my other top tracks.
Mattel, Cosmic and We Love you. Mattel and Cosmic are top 10 A7X songs for me.
Beautiful Morning, G, Ordinary, Death, Life Is But A Dream.
Finally a music reviewer with some music theory knowledge
Charismatic Voice is also pretty good, although she really only analyzes vocals since she's an opera singer
Matt's voice has always been great, but now it's *great*. The man hit a high at Rockville that rivaled Axl Rose in his prime.
See this kind of opinion always boggles my mind because I had a realization that in itself is a bit of a hot take. Matt does not have nearly the best voice out there. His voice isn't even great in my opinion. What separates him though is that even though he doesn't have the best voice, he has immense singing talent. He knows how to work a voice, and that's what makes him *great*.
@@HELLHOUNDGRIM That's exactly what I meant. He has always had a good amount of control, but now he's genuinely singing everything better than he was when he was in his 20's. Even his screams are better now, probably because he lets Johnny take a lot of them live to preserve his singing voice, but those old songs hit harder now.
@HELLHOUNDGRIM see, this is the problem with hot takes. with all due respect what the fuck are you talking about? man has incredible range, can scream and nails this shit live. if you don't like his tone or whatever, that's fine you're free to do so. but that other condescending back handed shit about him knowing 'how to work his voice'... you mean hit notes that are in the song? that's called singing.
@@HELLHOUNDGRIM He really was one of the all time greats imo around the nightmare era. His singing was phenomenal and he is still quite good live. He does what i wished JL did in DT. Just stick to your range and don't try to do anything your body doesn't want to do. So instead of straining himself at the edge of his ability sounding like shit, he sounds fucking great in a way that fits the music perfectly.
@@fVNzO bro the new album has him straining so much, his voice sounds very thin all over the place
Agreed about the voice, I don’t get how some people dislike it, to me is so unique and one of the main reasons I love Avenged 🤷♂️
everyone talks about cosmic, and mattel, but this song right here sold me on the album honestly. even now i go back to it constantly because it somehow scratches every itch, m shadows’ amazing voice, crazy guitar and drum tracks, and the unshakeable SOAD vibe this song gives off. what a fucking way to start an album man, it set the bar high and i feel most of the songs hit that bar solidly
the „can‘t you see, life is but a dream anyway“ at the end gets me everytime. So beautiful 🥲
Same! That shit hits every single time. Instant classic! and could go down to become one of the of the best A7X songs. It's such a beautiful/chaotic song
Im in love with this album, I love the risk they took with it
FINALLLLLLY a real breakdown! So many channels bashing the fuck outta this album saying it’s too scattered or his voice isn’t the same. Every single person thinking they have reviewed this album needs to watch this.
ill also say that there was a 78 piece orchestra on this album there is no synthetic strings or horns it was all legitimate as stated by m. shadows himself.
There are synthetic strings on Nobody. It also has real orchestra performance, but they have a wild mix of the two.
@@Naturalvelocity m shadows said there's nothing synthetic about any of the string or orchestral parts on this album in fact he seemed quite frustrated at people assuming things were synth pads instead of the real thing
@@jordanfipps733yeah he talked about it in the Nobody episode of Trax
@@Naturalvelocity nope.
Actually, this album is a masterpiece for prog lovers.. and i agree Shadows vocals still works, also sometimes its not about being as clear as posible, this is art, in ther form of bringin the vibe it needs..
Yea I know it is prog, but I guess I got so use to the crazier prog, you know what I mean.
Matt is by far one of the greatest metal vocalists. Just spend 20 minutes listening to live performances in his early days, (2006-2014). He has a very powerful, distinct, and energetic voice along with insane control. It’s like no wonder chicks fall for this dude when listening to LBC, just saying 😂
And he’s still got it now, can’t scream as much as he used to obviously cause vocal injuries and such… but he still sounds awesome 🤙🏼
He’s still very powerful and very good live.
And he screams as much as he wants now, it’s with safe technique so it doesn’t matter anymore
I think the most difficult part about people liking his vocals, even before his voice got damaged, and got surgery for it.
M. Shadows will change his voice around on purpose depending which style they are going towards on certain songs. City of Evil was definitely different for him during that time. But I would say everything after the white album, his vocals became more clearer.
But now with the stage and life is but a dream, it seems like after his voice was damage a few years ago now you can clearly hear the difference, even if he does change his voice often for the certain songs now. He sadly Will never be the same again, that being said I do love his voice because he absolutely nails it on certain songs. But there are other times where I actually can’t tell if he is changing it on purpose for it or it is because of the damage vocals?? it’s all a challenge at this point. 🎶
I do not believe his voice was damaged until way after the stage. It was at least 2 years after its release before he started to sound off and cancel shows. I think he could sing like he did in the past again if he wants, but it obviously would cause his voice to get injured again. The way he is singing now is healthier for the longevity of his career.
@@JustennWolfe watch some live clips from the newer shows, he still has it. Bro just can't hit as high of notes so he adjusts his octaves accordingly. Still an amazing voice.
I think he’s purposely making his vocals sound like that on this album. Live he still sounds nearly the same as before with less high notes.
@@nicholassunderbruch7131 don’t gotta tell me man. I was defending his voice. Sounds great.
According to an interview it was more of a stylistic choice that he changed his vocal style again the last two records
LOVE your reaction to this song. This whole album is a fucking masterpiece work of art.
Can't wait for the other songs on the album. I absolutely love this album. I've been obsessed with avenged since 2007 and I think this album truly is brilliant. Its so different but also feels like home at the same time. Can't wait to see them in Mass in July! Great video, looking forward to the rest of the album 😎
In my opinion is a really versatile vocalist. Personally I think he is one of the best now in their genre, what ever that is right now😅🤘🤘🤘😁. My favorite by far is Cosmic
I think Mattel is mine right now
@@dicodec good choice! Im actually surprised after hearing the album some times now,how almost every song keeps growing on me. I was a bit sceptical and confused at first,but I guess thats because it's something Ive never heard anything quite like before. I would go as far as calling this album groundbreaking for music in general 👏👏👏👌🤩
I never knew how much I needed (system of a avenged) in my life until this album. 🤩
I have to say when i was younger i used to not think Shads was anything special but the more i learn about singing i find myself blown away by some of the stuff he does with his voice
Brooks is a drumming god
he is phenomenol
Im with you
Absolutely, he is underrated. 100% with you on the point that M Shadows doesnt sound like anyone.
For me, the verses and chorus leading to the bridge is your life flashing before your eyes leading to a midlife crisis, realizing you’ve done nothing meaningful with your life and deciding to end it all.
I love M.Shadows vocals 🧡
This song is supposed to resemble being born and then waking up into complete chaos as anxiety and panic takes shape leaving disoriented from all the fast paced lyrics in the verses.
Fed up,the narrator chooses to take his own life ending his contribution to his family.
“Adieu,I never had the will anyway.”
“Toss the rope over the branch and fall into the night, and here I swing from my family tree;say good night…”
Brilliant
This album is so good, and awesome reaction!
This song gave me the SOAD vibes. Ughhh soooo good.
He’s up there with Axl Rose in my book
I've been making this comparison for over a decade and people just call me crazy lol
It’s a fact! Lol. To me he’s a perfect mix of Axl and Phil Anselmo
this song is freaking sick.
Absolutely blown away by this album. There is something special A7X has that other bands don’t and I can’t figure it out.
It's because they are amazingly WEIRD. They also have amazing talent, not only with writing songs, but also producing them!
This is literally me when the album came out and i heard it for the first time!!!!!!!
Brooks Wackerman is a beast.
M Shadows is legit. He is always trying to be better. What else do you want?!? His voice is fantastic
this album is masterpiece
I just saw them this last Friday at the forum in Inglewood and the show was phenomenal. I’ve seen Avenged roughly 10 times and I think this may have been their best concert I’ve been to. Shadows voice definitely sounded rested and more powerful than it has in a while. Syn, zacky, Johnny, and brooks all killed it too. Phenomenal show !
I listened to the album in full the day it released and I really didn’t enjoy it.
Fast forward to this year i went back to it and love every song. Game Over is an amazing intro and loop for the album as well after the song Life Is But A Dream is done too!
Zack vengeance also has great background vocals
Saw them live a while ago and they opened up with this song it was fucking awesome.
Whole band is underrated.
How do you have the isolated tracks?
Matt and Corey Taylor are the goats of the 2000’s 2010’s and 2020’s
matt is one of my favorite vocalist by far, so glad hes back and (in my opinion) better then ever
He absolutely is... I will ALWAYS stand by this. As much as I may criticize some of his stylistic choices (particularly around City of Evil), to maintain the level of consistency that he has live through intense touring, to have such an incredible dynamic range of tones and pitches, to be able to project his voice as loudly as he does, and to have SO MUCH character within his delivery, and an incredibly distinct timbre.. he's genuinely one of the best to ever do it as far as I'm concerned.
This album is a masterpiece, and that song is the perfect opener for a show. Saw them in Quebec City this summer. Was perfect.
I love how polarizing this album is. It's separating the fans of metal to 2 camps. 1 camp is us, the ones who notice art at its truest form. We listen to music with the perspective of the artist and try to understand what they are doing instead of listening with our own bias.
Camp 2 is the people who only like bands with less than 30,000 listeners on spofity. The bands no one has ever heard of, with pitch perfect production and mixing. The cleanest of clean. Nothing wrong with that music btw, it's just not the ONLY style of music. These are the people with 0 musical theory knowledge and don't play an instrument. They love to hate on the big bands. A7X has made a true masterpiece here. The more I listen to the album. The more I love it. The bands evolution is really amazing. HTTK is personally my least favorite album, the drumming was just way too stagnant. Even if it was intentional, they tried to control him too much. Besides that, The Stage was such a ride of an album. Ahh! I love these guys.
Exactly!
Coming from a long time fan listening since I was a kid and A7X being one of my favorite bands ever. M shadows voice is not the same, obviously he’s older now but even his screams are off. Don’t get me wrong, he still has an incredible voice and is easily recognizable anywhere. It’s still m shadows but just with a dying voice. Seems like some of these songs are written so he doesn’t have to belt out as much. Not bringing him down by any means here though. Still in my top vocalists of all time
Love the song and the whole album! Great video. May I know the program that you use to isolate the tracks?
Both "anyway" have the same notes, in a different root key
a(3) ny(4) waaay(6-7)
I never had the will anyway (C#4, D4, F#-G#4) C# chord
Life is but a dream anyway (E3, F3, A-B3) E chord
C# is the third of A
E is the third of C
I’ve somehow never heard that scream at the end of the song
This is definitely the song I drink my dark roast coffee to in the morning
Great breakdown! I’ve always loved MShadow’s voice, he may not be the most talented but it’s the unique tone for me. Recently introduce A7X to my significant other and said that the voice reminded her of a pirate in a very cool and unique way
What does that even mean “most talented”?
What is that application you were using in this Video.
Some type of Instruments Isolater? What’s it’s called?
It seems anyone that knows music appreciates this album and the layers involved. The people that hate it is perfectly find but i rarely see a good explanation of whats bad about it. If people said its not my taste sure that makes sense. But terrible and bad are things this album is not.
Short answer: YES
i really like your review
My thought on this song is Brilliant!!! Like every other song on this album.
I think a good portion of people ragging on his voice are hung up on the esthetic of the band. To them they appear to be a bro bro, sellout, buttrock band that makes watered down radio metal, so they judge the vocals as such.
Even when they were a young crusty crossover metalcore band, I've always though that Shadows wrote really great melodies and had a style of singing were you got the sense that he was really pushing himself to the far limits of his abilities and I think that makes him an intriguing singer to listen to.
Wooooooooo
I've seen lot of people saying it sounds like SOAD
For me sounds more like Slayer than SOAD
I just came for the voice experts in the comments. 😂
Omg I thought this said overrated. I clicked on that link so FAST. 😂 I clearly am very emotionally attached to this band! ❤
Not just his voice; but he has a level of intelligence and wisdom that I think most people overlook. Very smart man!
Is this your fist listen dicotec?
this song is actually really sad
I'm actually a little annoyed at them for the track "Cosmic". It's rooted itself so deep into my brain that I'm literally losing sleep to listen to it more.
I actually feel like Synyster Gates is the true mastermind behind this album, but it's a brilliantly abstract spectacle of music, front to back. "Cosmic" though? I don't quite know what to call the place that song takes me to.
Syn is one of the best guitarists to ever walk the earth. I know it's a take people make fun of a7x for, but I genuinely believe it.
IMO these singers sound like M. Shadows:
Axl Rose
Justin Bonfini
Adam Gontier
John Cooper
Axl's voice isn't as dark, and he has more vocal range, Justin's voice isn't as full or as nasal, Adam's voice isn't as nasal, his Ontarian accent is notable, and his distortion is chestier, and John's voice isn't as nasal or as chesty, it's consistently raspy, and he doesn't have as much vocal range. The closest vocalists who I've heard are South American and Asian cover artists who sound different because their accents are notable and they don't have similar physical builds. M. Shadows has very unique vocal tonal character.
What app are u using to isolate the different parts?
Link in description
@@dicodec tysm!
I will say Corey Taylor and Shadows do have a lot of vocal similarities
Yay thank u
Your welcome!
Cool
Nope, nobody else sounds like m shadows!
😄😄😄😄👋👋👋👋🙏
James Hetfield sounds like M Shadows. But Shadows is better at it.
he is overrated
on the amount of hate he gets.
a band should at least have a few good albums and avenged sevenfold does not have those. look at dillinger escape plan, devin townsend, gorguts, electric wizzard.....even lamb of god has better albums than them.
"Is M.Shadows Underrated" What a stupid thing to say
How’s it stupid?
M Shadows is a pretty weak vocalist, never was amazing live but thats fine, i still love the band
Disagree, his 2007-2011 era had one of the best live performances by any modern metal vocalist in my opinion. The Live in the LBC perfomance and Rock am Ring 2011 shows.
@@needops97 agreed; he’s never had the most beautiful voice, but there’s no doubt he’s got serious pipes. He hits notes and scales that most vocalists cannot fathom hitting…
I hear lots of vocal coaches say he's an exceptional vocalist
@@iblisdiabolus1752 A lot of people don't realise that a lot of the stuff he sings is way out of his natural register which makes it all the more impressive
That is an ignorant comment. All I have to say.
Posted this as a comment but decided to raise it up to top level; M. Shadows is dimensions above Axl Rose, no comparison, not even in the same league. If you want to make comparisons you can jump straight to Chris Cornell. Then we can have opinionated discussions
M shadows stepped up in this album imo. I wasn't as fond of his note choices in other albums and I honestly think his tone is miles better than the city of evil era. Instrumentally the band has always been world class though imo. Still a great band and an amazing discography.