Dude. Im 70 years old and I am never gonna really sing, but I have learned SO SO much from your channel and it has been 100% free. Thanks for your generosity in sharing your gift. You make learning simple! Peace
Coming from a long time of playing guitar for years and listening from a guitarist point of view doing the tutorials and listening to this videos has given me a whole new perspective of music from a frontman perspective.
Once again you're right Ken. David is an awesome singer, his vocal technic is not perfect but his sings with his heart and passion... and that's make him a legend !
Agree and in fact the ones who have perfected technique either haven’t got the tone or can’t phrase to save themselves or have no emotion in their voice making them very hard to listen too!
Saw him 2 weeks ago absolutely amazing but he was struggling abit,but I loved the whole concert and he is still a legend in my eyes,love to of seen him back in 87
I can’t sing a lick, but I love watching these videos and learning. I find myself listening to songs way differently now and also listening to the production side of the music. Love this series!
DAVID COVERDALE HAVE A SINGLE VOICE. DON'T HAVE ANYMORE LIKE HIM IS LIKE A KING ON THAT VOICE. ONE OF THE BEST OF ALL TIME. LONG LIFE FOR MR. COVERDALE 😊
This tune takes me straight back to my teenage years - posters, on the wall, patches on my denim jacket and hours miss-spent in secondhand record shops looking for that next must-have purchase. Whitesnake rocked and I often had one sid eor another of my Live in the Heart of the City LP on repeat play on my Decca record player :)
I am totally musically untalented, cannot produce any proper note, however, for some reason i am able to appreciate Ken's talent to distinguish all single sound with more aspects of it. What's more important his ability to clearly and comprehensively explain all of this staff in the way even me understand most of it. Congratulations and thank you for this education. I love this lessons.
His singing technique , for me, was more noticeable than other singers who sang back then. The rounding off the vowels and his open throat technique is may more audible here than other singers. My point is, it made me aware back then of what he was doing, and how he was doing. I just didn't know there were words and methods that described it. I started to listen to other singers before and after him to try to "reverse engineer" the sound. Then, Ken Tamplin comes along and he's like " oh ya guys, I been teaching this stuff for longer than some people have been alive" and I'm like *mind blown*. I thought I was doing good picking some songs apart, and this guy is teaching it like ABC's. Thank you Ken.
I really enjoyed this video Ken. Coverdale was incredible back in the day and it's so interesting to hear someone knowledgeable analyse his vocals and technique.
Love this analysis of these legendary rock singers, Ken. Very interesting about you teach how to transition back from a falsetto belt and transition back into a chest sound. I wish I would have pursued singing instead of becoming a high fashion model when I was younger. I love music so much. You really know your stuff!
its so awesome to see a video that is, as far as i can tell, just a spontaneous one take, with no edits, and its just absorbing so much experience from an expert that no edits, blurps, blips, and chopping and cropping is needed. Its extremely entertaining. Im a musician and I'm not very ambitious about singing, but I'm finding these Tamplin videos extremely entertaining and informative. The vast majority of TH-cam channel "mc's" you might say, although also entertaining, could never pull something like this off.
I just listened to this song yesterday and thought to myself how awesome it would be if Ken would do the isolated vocals for this one. Guess my wish has been granted. Thank you so much for this great content!
Re.David Coverdale’s ‘breathy’ style, he is on record as saying that it was a deliberate choice to employ that approach ever since his debut recording Deep Purple’s ‘Burn’ album. As well as being influenced by the likes of Elvis and Little Richard, DC was into Stevie Wonder and Sly and the family Stone. When asked by Martin Birch what kind of style and feel he wanted, DC opted for the soulful approach, emphasising deep, audible breaths leading into vocal lines. Birch left these in the vocal tracks, even emphasising them with his knob twiddling. So, Ken’s emphysema jokes aside, it isn’t any accident that this characterises DC’S singing to this day.
I remember my cousin who was a Gillan fan and when Coverdale took over he used mock the heaven breathing. Even myself I couldn’t believe they didn’t take it out. If you listen to highball shooter it actually ruins the song for me at the end. Steve Miller did a lot also.
David captures the feeling of the lyrics and delivers this song perfectly. when you here this and your feeling like your starting a new phase in life this performance makes you want to get in your car and do it. most people can't inspire you like that .david is a legend.great video ken👍👍
It actually sounds like instead of singing the word TIME he sings the word TOM. David is such a bad ass. I want to be able to cover this song accurately for my own satisfaction, and thanks to Ken Tamplin, this video is a huge booster rocket of help for me to achieve that.
Hey Ken Awesome vocal analysis from one of my favorite singers of all time. Mr. Coverdale . Great job. I enjoy a lot your videos with you knowledge. 🙏🏻🤘🏻
@@kentamplin his baritone voice is soooo beautiful also on the song “The Last Note of Freedom”. Coverdale, Perry, Plant, Bowie, and Buckley are my faves.
This is one of my favorite songs and singers of all time. Thank you so much for thoroughly analyzing it. Love this channel. I am learning a lot from you.
its so amazing to hear this specific technical commentary on classic rock singers and songs. there is alot of this type of thing on guitarists of course from guitar mags, etc., but as far as I know, journalism, if you will, like this, is very rare and a valuable contribution to the history of classic rock.
David coverdale does here I go again awesome one of my favorite songs by whitesnake he sings it great live very awesome he rocks that song cause he just awesome in general great vocalist love his tones love his techniques he uses he is definitely on the tops for me when it comes to rock singers love the demonstrations love your walkthrough and explaining once again David coverdale rules he is very awesome great vocalist 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
As someone trying to add a vocal element to my beats production, the most valuable thing about this ISO series is that it shows me what types of mistakes are permissable and what processing can and cannot do.
@@kentamplin Thanks! It gave me access to a tiny bit of high range (we're only talking about belting to F4 at best, but I didn't even have THAT before). I would record dry and it would never have enough power so I gave up before processing. I am still going thru the KTVA course though coz I'd hate to depend of FX too heavy.
my family on my moms side is musically gifted and sometimes i can hear some things before and after that alot of people cant! everyone on my moms side was also known for singing! im good at doing that to.
I listened to Whitesnake so much in the eighties I drove my boyfriends and my parents crazy, but I never noticed the Darth Vader breathing! LOL. I love David Coverdale, so thanks, Ken!
My friend showed me this song this week and Is This Love. That introduced me to David Coverdale's voice and Whitesnake. Now, I'm going to introduce my friend to more songs of whitesnake next time I see her.
GREAT Song , and dont even have to mention Coverdale as one of the Most Iconic Voice in Rock . How David did lift up His Vocals in such a short time with Deep Purple back in the Day is just Amazing . Not even talking about the Stuff He did at the Page/Coverdale album . Peewhhhhh. The Whitesnake ,,Voices,, are soooooo diverse , I mean listen to the First Whitesnake Albums , and on them are also the original Here I Go Again (Saints&Sinners1982), Totaly different as how He does Here on the (Whitesnake 1987) AMAZING !! We do Cover the 2006 Live in London version wich is little different too, and also Dropped down to Eb instead of the Original in Gmajor But hey , I am 56 Now and do this stuff quite some time now . I deserve to slow down to Eb too . . Ha ha ha ha Anyway still Hard to pull this one off . ALL the time .
This is an absolutely fascinating analysis. The proof Mr. Tamplin is right about preserving a voice is his own, for he sounds, in my estimation, just like he did on Axe to Grind. I will NEVER be able to sing, but I thoroughly enjoy watching you Mr. Tamplin! Thank you yet again.
There once was a man who I watched. Enjoyed .thought was a great person. Loved his voice.and to find he is also a expert in his field. Just the cherry on top for me. Thanks ken
I loved the original version of this track before he dyed his hair blonde, started dating a super model, got surgery on his face and moved to America. I loved the next gen 1987 album and the remake of this was very commercial but the original band with moody and Marsden was such a great blues rock band. Thanks again ken for the analysis... i do agree from hearing him lately. His voice is shot which is sad really. I grew up listening to him all my life. Im not far from 50 now. I grew up listening to all these iconic singers. Sad to hear them struggling but until I watched you over the years I thought it was just simple aging rather than not doing things right and in the end paying for it.
One of my all time favorite singers. He must have a gigantic chest volume I think. There's a kind of bassiness and deepness in his voice that's totally unique. Too bad he lost his voice partially.
You HAVE to do a video on Ian Gillan from Deep Purple doing “Highway Star.” His screams on that song are otherworldly. He had a huge influence on rock singers who came after him.
Great suggestion,."Highway Star" and "Child in Time" are standouts for Ian Gillian's brilliant vocals. Ken has a video of himself teaching an Australian singer to do them both.
You absolutely rock Ken! 🤘I totally agree with you about why David is one of the best singers of all time. Another great video by you Ken, great job! 🙏
I love Coverdale as well! Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Queen, Def Leppard and almost all of those 70/80s bands are my inspiration in music! For a 26 years old kid, I love them because of my father (he's 55 now) which grew up with them, especially Purple, Queen, Leppard, etc. :)
I just bought my daughter her first guitar she’s nine. Yamaha Electric acoustic. And a PA system. I really love your channel, partly because you do it out of passion and to inspire people. You’re always upbeat you seem like a very humble person for how talented you are. You and I are the same age. And you share a birthday with my grandmother and my daughter. It’s meant to be LOL. I’m going to get her lined up with you.🎙 thank you. You’re awesome. I seen Jimmy Fallon on TV other day making fun of you I wanted to punch him through the TV screen. Just saying.
Wow. What a great dad. In high school I had to buy my band's PA system myself ..a consequence was that my guitar was junk. Even then, my parents kicked us out of the garage the first time we tried to practice there because my step dad "wanted to take a nap." Not kidding. Fortunately the bass player's parents were cool and let us use their basement. (Which was actually nice because it was air conditioned and heated.) Later I heard his mom say "well, when they're here I know where they are, and I know what they're doing."
One of the best! I think the perceived flatness on the lyric ‘born’ is a deliberate thing he does much like a blues based guitarist does when they just ever so slightly bend a note sharp or flat! And the high note on ‘go’ was exactly what he was going for imo...I thought the vocal was absolutely flawless in a human way if that makes sense. His tone and phrasing cannot be surpassed...cheers
Here's an amazing factoid..many Dave Coverdale and Joe Elliott fans don't know about what happened in the Recording Studio when Joe went for a tracking break.. and when he went down the hallway, he could hear someone belting out incredibly high powerful vocals that were obviously peeling the paint right before Joe's eyes..Soo,he went to take a peek in that famous room and lo and behold..it was David Coverdale belting out the window shattering vocals..Joe was immediately stunned..his jaw damn near went through the floor..he picked his jaw up..Joe told the interviewer"I silently slipped back through the door and almost made up my mind to just hang up My singing career." Joe was probably thinking, what the Hell do I have to offer if my singing and vocals aren't even half of what I just saw.. and on top of that..I have a producer that is not only helping me fake track fill my vocals, but showing me that I really didn't know how to tap my potential..sorta like a deaf leopard screaming in the dark for no reason because it can't hear the actual need to be territorial.. Mutt Lange is a highly talented producer.. maybe he can't sing in key, but he has the business mind know how to convey to any band project, what will turn them into GOLD.. and No.. they may end up arguing with Mutt at first, but give him just one shot.. and the rest can be career changing and Fame..Or if you are a keen observer to Mutt's magical bag of Studio tricks.. You can learn to tap your own resources and.. Make it Big time..
Another terrific in depth analysis , you’ve got the chops to prove it! I can’t carry a tune at all, but enjoy your commentary. Some artists just touch the soul. My absolute favorite song #1 for life is Sailing Ships.
Absolutely amazing, David Coverdale’s one of the best in the business. But what amazes me is how close to the actual sound Ken gets when he shows us how to do it, great stuff as always
It's one of those instantly recognisable voices: the phrasing, the warmth, that huge slow vibrato. He's always used that breathing sound as far as I know, even on his earlier stuff like Northwinds. Of course he smoked like a chimney (he still might, don't know...) but I think he rather enjoyed that raspy intake of breath and it's become a sort of trademark thing 😉
With today's processing power, if someone like Freddie or Dio collabed with a top electronic producer, the quality would be dream-like! There are great singers who write good songs today but tech has made ppl take too many shortcuts and reduced the emotional punch compared to old music.
I'm glad that it wasn't around back then tbh as the trends in vocal production particularly in the last 10 to 15 years has been to standardise and polish EVERYTHING in a mix so there's no room for errors or little imperfections that actually contribute to the feel of a sing. I know this might sound counterintuitive but not everything needs to be in tune and pitch perfect all the time if that makes sense? Just my 2 cents
yea the performances were actually just the way they should be. a little " mistake" here and there is natural and in the mix they sound better than perfect. because they are perfect
Wow! Another David Coverdale! This awesome! One of my favorite voice tones. Like the term "attitude vocals (20:41) and the flow of energy in singing (not doing the copy/paste). This focuses more on the singing style and I Love It! Thanks a lot sir Ken!
Excellent! I would love to see you do an Isolated Vocal of John Denver “Calypso.” I love performing this song and it is a fantastic example of voice control; head, chest, mix, compression, etc. I truly miss this guy
I am a total rocker but there is something about John Denver’s powerful and beautiful voice that puts him in my top 5 favorite “Rock”vocalists of all time. He was so much different than other singer songwriters in that his voice was as strong as his talent for writing great songs not something we find with most singer songwriters
Ken, are you familiar with the story behind how this vocal was recorded? This comes directly from Keith Olsen circa 1987/88... David was in a deep funk after having had surgery on his cords. The surgeon had told him that his singing days were over. Olsen invited him over to the studio to hang out and for support. Keith had set up a special mix in the cans and told David to give it a try. All that "emphysema" and sucking shit that you're hearing in the the beginning is a mixture of the surgery and David's hesitancy. Long story short, David quickly gained confidence and knocked out that 1987 vocal that night. Reading up on this today, there's so much BS surrounding this song... amazingly, Keith didn't seem to be mentioned at all. Also, when I first heard the song on the radio, I instantly knew who did the solo... had to be Dan Huff. Later on, still via the radio, though it was note for note, I knew the solo had been swapped out. Sure enough, Andrian Vanderburg(?) was credited with the solo...BS! Olsen hired Huff to do the original solo for the record which became the single. Obviously, as David's voice was dead prior to Olsen's aide, so was the new single/version... thus the single was recorded prior to adding it to the official record. Egos, man. Shameless. Thank you for finally being able to hear what Olsen and David were able to pull off on the wondrous night.
David Vaderdale? I honestly didn't notice the breathing noises with the full mix. I wonder if they left these breaths in for dramatic effect, or if it was too challenging to remove them from the final mix. I saw Whitesnake twice and Coverdale could really pull off most of his high notes - they were great both times. Great video Ken! Thank you.
Funny thing is that back in the day I was never into rock, I was more of the pop r&b of back in the day, until in more recent years. I think it started with Journey-Don't stop believing after hearing it in a movie. But I prefer the old 80s rock, but then not everything. Some songs, and this particular one I find really cool. Really cool to hear you break down everything in their singing. Really cool.
Hi Ken, great work! Found also today a isolated vocal of 'Born to Run' on youtube, interesting for you to check out i think. There's also quite the inhale / exhale action going on, that you normally can't hear. Keep up the good work! Grtz
Great series Ken! Love the brutally honest breakdowns of all vocal performances that you cover! (“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” -Thomas Jefferson) The thing that always stuck out to me about this particular vocal performance is the high harmony in the chorus. As you say, that harmony does a lot of the hard work of the sound. Keep up the great work! Right now, my 2 favorite TH-cam channels for music knowledge are you & Rick Beato. Peace, brother!
1000% Right about that Diaphragmatic Support!! This is a problem of mine that I didn't used to have, until I got in an accident/sick, had to have dental surgery, with a plate put in the top/front of my palate, and no top teeth anymore... So I lost 35 lbs, in about 6 weeks, from being bed-bound and sedentary, not able to eat food, and I'm soo much WEAKER now, while trying to recover it's ridiculous! My "core", abs, and diaphragm used to be the strongest part of my body... (NOT bragging BTW) That's saying a lot for a 35 yr old country boy, that's 6'4" and 220 lbs, who could benchpress 350 lbs.... Now, I'd be lucky to press 120 lbs, lol. My abdominal support is atrophied even worse. So, once I'm healed, you're gonna have you work cut out for ya, when it comes to teaching me anyway, Ken. I have faith in you tho! And the Lord is my Helper, as well, so I fear nothing! God Bless you Brother Ken, thanks for everything!
I think he's using "the vocal trick" with the Dolby 361 and modded Cat 22 card to brighten his vocal tone. This would explain the excessive breath volumes on most of his vocal recordings. Anyway, I just love it!
@@kentamplin yes it is, although nowadays you can get one for a couple of hundred dollars. They still rock and I haven't found a decent plug-in which does the job with the same amount of perfection.
Ive always set in the upper level~Right even with the stage..To see whats going on.. On~Stage & Backstage & On the Slip of the tongue tour..1990's .David Had a guy on stage left singing right along with him..Especially on the High screams...Just putting that out there.
I swear Ken listening to you it's like the ears are more important than the voice, lol. Guess that's the trick, well almost! Since discovering and watching your channel I'm using my ears far more!
Love this series. I would love to see your take on "Judgment Day" and, why not, for some John Sykes Blue Murder "Valley of the Kings" 🔥🔥Have a great 2021 Ken!
In my community, Angra have a reputation for destroying their singers. That would be very interesting, to hear your thoughts about that Ken! Thank you for your awesome work as always!
Thank you Ken for this Christmas Gift. One of my favorites singers in one of my favorites songs. After all your explanation i wonder what would have happened if he trained technically his voice (some Bel Canto approach, etc). Another awesome breakdown. I also enjoy this format with isolated vocals. Keep the good work.
Ken I'm an amateur singer, basically a hack (not trained), what happened to people like Paul Stanley and Tom Keifer. How did they lose their vocal ability? What did they do wrong?
@@kentamplin yeah i love his voice, would be a good video, even because i heard in an interview he saying that he had health problem until he really nail the right way to use his voice. and indeed he uses such different technic would be nice to understand better his way to sing,,, thanks Ken ,, you`re the best!!!!
The original lyrics in the chorus were :'like a *hobo* I was born to walk alone' - this was later changed to 'like a *drifter* - lest people might mishear it for 'homo' 😬 Great analysis btw 🤘👍
..fwiw "drifter" is an all around, way better line. Drifters are mysterious. "Hobo" just sounds ridiculous. Like, the three stooges. Too goofy or clumsy to take seriously. I cant even listen to that version of the song
Ken, that joke was on an old Cheech and Chong record in the 70’s.. Hi...my name is R. Zimmerman... always laughed at that one. Ok.. back to the serious lesson stuff.. good one too by the way!!!
Hey Ken!!! I would very much appreciate and love if you analyzed both Sammy Hagar and Sebastian Bach. Both are incredible vocalists and personal favorites💪🏻
Dude. Im 70 years old and I am never gonna really sing, but I have learned SO SO much from your channel and it has been 100% free. Thanks for your generosity in sharing your gift. You make learning simple! Peace
David Coverdale might not be technically trained but he can draw emotion like nobody's business.
Also, could you maybe do some isolated vox for Steel Heart? Like maybe Never Let You Go or Sticky Side Up?
Indeed!
And emotion is what it’s all about
To me phrasing and emotion are everything!
It’s hard to top David Coverdale....
I'm on another Ken Tamplin binge-watch cycle and didn't realise this video has literally just been uploaded! Anyways, you rock Ken!
Rock on!
Coming from a long time of playing guitar for years and listening from a guitarist point of view doing the tutorials and listening to this videos has given me a whole new perspective of music from a frontman perspective.
Once again you're right Ken. David is an awesome singer, his vocal technic is not perfect but his sings with his heart and passion... and that's make him a legend !
I agree!
Agree and in fact the ones who have perfected technique either haven’t got the tone or can’t phrase to save themselves or have no emotion in their voice making them very hard to listen too!
I saw Whitesnake in ATL back in the 80’s. David’s voice did not fail. Incredible
Great to hear that!
Well, you inhale all that Tawny and .....
Saw him 2 weeks ago absolutely amazing but he was struggling abit,but I loved the whole concert and he is still a legend in my eyes,love to of seen him back in 87
I can’t sing a lick, but I love watching these videos and learning. I find myself listening to songs way differently now and also listening to the production side of the music. Love this series!
People can say what they want but the late eighties and early nineties had some great vocals
Absolutely, Glenn!
So true. It’s was a fun decade. I was a teen in the 70’s but I really love the 80’s David Coverdale is a Rock God!
Nobody does drama the way David Coverdale does drama! Probably my all time favorite singer! Great analysis! :)
I'm with you, Andrej. He's one of my favorites!
DAVID COVERDALE HAVE A SINGLE VOICE. DON'T HAVE ANYMORE LIKE HIM IS LIKE A KING ON THAT VOICE. ONE OF THE BEST OF ALL TIME. LONG LIFE FOR MR. COVERDALE 😊
This tune takes me straight back to my teenage years - posters, on the wall, patches on my denim jacket and hours miss-spent in secondhand record shops looking for that next must-have purchase. Whitesnake rocked and I often had one sid eor another of my Live in the Heart of the City LP on repeat play on my Decca record player :)
I am totally musically untalented, cannot produce any proper note, however, for some reason i am able to appreciate Ken's talent to distinguish all single sound with more aspects of it. What's more important his ability to clearly and comprehensively explain all of this staff in the way even me understand most of it. Congratulations and thank you for this education. I love this lessons.
His singing technique , for me, was more noticeable than other singers who sang back then. The rounding off the vowels and his open throat technique is may more audible here than other singers. My point is, it made me aware back then of what he was doing, and how he was doing. I just didn't know there were words and methods that described it. I started to listen to other singers before and after him to try to "reverse engineer" the sound. Then, Ken Tamplin comes along and he's like " oh ya guys, I been teaching this stuff for longer than some people have been alive" and I'm like *mind blown*. I thought I was doing good picking some songs apart, and this guy is teaching it like ABC's. Thank you Ken.
I've always thought that Ken sings just like David! And Ken says that he is majorly influenced by him. Makes sense.
Thanks, Exiled!
Man, this Isolated Vocals series is AMAZING!!!! Thank you for sharing that priceless knowledge!!!!
My pleasure!
One of the best rock singer of all time.
I agree!
I really enjoyed this video Ken. Coverdale was incredible back in the day and it's so interesting to hear someone knowledgeable analyse his vocals and technique.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love this analysis of these legendary rock singers, Ken. Very interesting about you teach how to transition back from a falsetto belt and transition back into a chest sound. I wish I would have pursued singing instead of becoming a high fashion model when I was younger. I love music so much. You really know your stuff!
Glad you enjoyed it!
its so awesome to see a video that is, as far as i can tell, just a spontaneous one take, with no edits, and its just absorbing so much experience from an expert that no edits, blurps, blips, and chopping and cropping is needed. Its extremely entertaining. Im a musician and I'm not very ambitious about singing, but I'm finding these Tamplin videos extremely entertaining and informative. The vast majority of TH-cam channel "mc's" you might say, although also entertaining, could never pull something like this off.
Glad you enjoy the vids, Karl. Rock on!
I just listened to this song yesterday and thought to myself how awesome it would be if Ken would do the isolated vocals for this one. Guess my wish has been granted. Thank you so much for this great content!
Hope you enjoyed it!
Re.David Coverdale’s ‘breathy’ style, he is on record as saying that it was a deliberate choice to employ that approach ever since his debut recording Deep Purple’s ‘Burn’ album. As well as being influenced by the likes of Elvis and Little Richard, DC was into Stevie Wonder and Sly and the family Stone. When asked by Martin Birch what kind of style and feel he wanted, DC opted for the soulful approach, emphasising deep, audible breaths leading into vocal lines. Birch left these in the vocal tracks, even emphasising them with his knob twiddling. So, Ken’s emphysema jokes aside, it isn’t any accident that this characterises DC’S singing to this day.
Rock on!
I remember my cousin who was a Gillan fan and when Coverdale took over he used mock the heaven breathing. Even myself I couldn’t believe they didn’t take it out. If you listen to highball shooter it actually ruins the song for me at the end. Steve Miller did a lot also.
Highball Shooter has some great high notes from Glenn Hughes
David's lines and power is just amazing! And what a classic song! Thanks for this video, man!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Happy New Year! 🎉🥂🍾🎈🧨
Happy new year!!! 🙏🙌🎆🎸🏆🍾🍻
David captures the feeling of the lyrics and delivers this song perfectly. when you here this and your feeling like your starting a new phase in life this performance makes you want to get in your car and do it. most people can't inspire you like that .david is a legend.great video ken👍👍
Thanks for weighing in, Timothy!
I've seen a few producers say that they'll take an emotive performance over hitting every note perfectly all day long.
It actually sounds like instead of singing the word TIME he sings the word TOM. David is such a bad ass. I want to be able to cover this song accurately for my own satisfaction, and thanks to Ken Tamplin, this video is a huge booster rocket of help for me to achieve that.
Hey Ken Awesome vocal analysis from one of my favorite singers of all time. Mr. Coverdale . Great job. I enjoy a lot your videos with you knowledge. 🙏🏻🤘🏻
Thank you!
I love love David Coverdale’s vocals on the original version of “Don’t Break My Heart Again”.
Me too! He's one of my favorites!
@@kentamplin his baritone voice is soooo beautiful also on the song “The Last Note of Freedom”. Coverdale, Perry, Plant, Bowie, and Buckley are my faves.
This is one of my favorite songs and singers of all time. Thank you so much for thoroughly analyzing it. Love this channel. I am learning a lot from you.
its so amazing to hear this specific technical commentary on classic rock singers and songs. there is alot of this type of thing on guitarists of course from guitar mags, etc., but as far as I know, journalism, if you will, like this, is very rare and a valuable contribution to the history of classic rock.
I appreciate that thoughts, Karl!
Man, i really love the warm and dark quality to that phrase you sang at 3:15 .
And the legato was sweet.
I really like your low/mid range.
Thanks a ton!
David coverdale does here I go again awesome one of my favorite songs by whitesnake he sings it great live very awesome he rocks that song cause he just awesome in general great vocalist love his tones love his techniques he uses he is definitely on the tops for me when it comes to rock singers love the demonstrations love your walkthrough and explaining once again David coverdale rules he is very awesome great vocalist 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I'm with you, Cade. David is great!
Thanks Ken glad to hear it David is awesome he may not be trained but what he does is awesome
As someone trying to add a vocal element to my beats production, the most valuable thing about this ISO series is that it shows me what types of mistakes are permissable and what processing can and cannot do.
Great to hear that!
@@kentamplin Thanks! It gave me access to a tiny bit of high range (we're only talking about belting to F4 at best, but I didn't even have THAT before). I would record dry and it would never have enough power so I gave up before processing. I am still going thru the KTVA course though coz I'd hate to depend of FX too heavy.
I enjoyed Coverdale's partnership with Jimmy Page on the Coverdale/Page album. Some good tunes on there and not that well known.
Happy New Year! 🎉🥂🍾🎈🧨
Agreed -- and, IMO, "Easy Does It" is the best song on that album
my family on my moms side is musically gifted and sometimes i can hear some things before and after that alot of people cant! everyone on my moms side was also known for singing! im good at doing that to.
I absolutely love these videos and have thoroughly enjoyed every one of them.
Glad you like them, Al!
Another stunning upload from Ken. I trust your technique more than any other coach. Superb Ken, thank you for sharing your expertise.
Thank you, Lee!
I have been getting a kick out of watching your videos! They are educating, entertaining and I love a lot of your song choices!! Thank you!!!
Glad you like them!
Ken,you are one of the best vocalists ever !
I have a lot of respect for your knowledge. I heard David last year- and he sings better than anyone today. All tone intact, screams and range.
👍👍👍
I listened to Whitesnake so much in the eighties I drove my boyfriends and my parents crazy, but I never noticed the Darth Vader breathing! LOL. I love David Coverdale, so thanks, Ken!
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My friend showed me this song this week and Is This Love. That introduced me to David Coverdale's voice and Whitesnake. Now, I'm going to introduce my friend to more songs of whitesnake next time I see her.
Awesome! Great tunes!
This is so cool. I have heard many civers, but it is fun to be abke to hear the originals . David Coverdale is so interestion.
GREAT Song , and dont even have to mention Coverdale as one of the Most Iconic Voice in Rock . How David did lift up His Vocals in such a short time with Deep Purple back in the Day is just Amazing . Not even talking about the Stuff He did at the Page/Coverdale album . Peewhhhhh. The Whitesnake ,,Voices,, are soooooo diverse , I mean listen to the First Whitesnake Albums , and on them are also the original Here I Go Again (Saints&Sinners1982), Totaly different as how He does Here on the (Whitesnake 1987) AMAZING !! We do Cover the 2006 Live in London version wich is little different too, and also Dropped down to Eb instead of the Original in Gmajor But hey , I am 56 Now and do this stuff quite some time now . I deserve to slow down to Eb too . . Ha ha ha ha Anyway still Hard to pull this one off . ALL the time .
This is an absolutely fascinating analysis. The proof Mr. Tamplin is right about preserving a voice is his own, for he sounds, in my estimation, just like he did on Axe to Grind. I will NEVER be able to sing, but I thoroughly enjoy watching you Mr. Tamplin! Thank you yet again.
Glad you enjoyed it!
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I am listen WS from 4 years old (now lam 16) and i think that it's a best bands in the world. Hello from Siberia, Russia
Hello there!
Hello Siberia, have a great new year!
Your vocal sample was sick!!!
You killed that high note brutha!
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There once was a man who I watched. Enjoyed .thought was a great person. Loved his voice.and to find he is also a expert in his field. Just the cherry on top for me. Thanks ken
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I loved the original version of this track before he dyed his hair blonde, started dating a super model, got surgery on his face and moved to America. I loved the next gen 1987 album and the remake of this was very commercial but the original band with moody and Marsden was such a great blues rock band. Thanks again ken for the analysis... i do agree from hearing him lately. His voice is shot which is sad really. I grew up listening to him all my life. Im not far from 50 now. I grew up listening to all these iconic singers. Sad to hear them struggling but until I watched you over the years I thought it was just simple aging rather than not doing things right and in the end paying for it.
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Excellent! Thank you, Ken!
One of my all time favorite singers. He must have a gigantic chest volume I think. There's a kind of bassiness and deepness in his voice that's totally unique. Too bad he lost his voice partially.
One of my favorites too, Daniel!
You HAVE to do a video on Ian Gillan from Deep Purple doing “Highway Star.” His screams on that song are otherworldly. He had a huge influence on rock singers who came after him.
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Great suggestion,."Highway Star" and "Child in Time" are standouts for Ian Gillian's brilliant vocals. Ken has a video of himself teaching an Australian singer to do them both.
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Amazing analysis, would love if you could have David on to interview him, such an icon.
Greatest vocal coach ever! My band appreciates it lol
You absolutely rock Ken! 🤘I totally agree with you about why David is one of the best singers of all time. Another great video by you Ken, great job! 🙏
Thanks, Tommy!
I love Coverdale as well! Whitesnake, Deep Purple, Queen, Def Leppard and almost all of those 70/80s bands are my inspiration in music! For a 26 years old kid, I love them because of my father (he's 55 now) which grew up with them, especially Purple, Queen, Leppard, etc. :)
Raised right! Rock on!
I just bought my daughter her first guitar she’s nine. Yamaha Electric acoustic. And a PA system. I really love your channel, partly because you do it out of passion and to inspire people. You’re always upbeat you seem like a very humble person for how talented you are. You and I are the same age. And you share a birthday with my grandmother and my daughter. It’s meant to be LOL. I’m going to get her lined up with you.🎙 thank you. You’re awesome. I seen Jimmy Fallon on TV other day making fun of you I wanted to punch him through the TV screen. Just saying.
Meant to be!
Wow. What a great dad. In high school I had to buy my band's PA system myself ..a consequence was that my guitar was junk. Even then, my parents kicked us out of the garage the first time we tried to practice there because my step dad "wanted to take a nap." Not kidding. Fortunately the bass player's parents were cool and let us use their basement. (Which was actually nice because it was air conditioned and heated.) Later I heard his mom say "well, when they're here I know where they are, and I know what they're doing."
One of the best! I think the perceived flatness on the lyric ‘born’ is a deliberate thing he does much like a blues based guitarist does when they just ever so slightly bend a note sharp or flat! And the high note on ‘go’ was exactly what he was going for imo...I thought the vocal was absolutely flawless in a human way if that makes sense. His tone and phrasing cannot be surpassed...cheers
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Here's an amazing factoid..many Dave Coverdale and Joe Elliott fans don't know about what happened in the Recording Studio when Joe went for a tracking break.. and when he went down the hallway, he could hear someone belting out incredibly high powerful vocals that were obviously peeling the paint right before Joe's eyes..Soo,he went to take a peek in that famous room and lo and behold..it was David Coverdale belting out the window shattering vocals..Joe was immediately stunned..his jaw damn near went through the floor..he picked his jaw up..Joe told the interviewer"I silently slipped back through the door and almost made up my mind to just hang up My singing career."
Joe was probably thinking, what the Hell do I have to offer if my singing and vocals aren't even half of what I just saw.. and on top of that..I have a producer that is not only helping me fake track fill my vocals, but showing me that I really didn't know how to tap my potential..sorta like a deaf leopard screaming in the dark for no reason because it can't hear the actual need to be territorial..
Mutt Lange is a highly talented producer.. maybe he can't sing in key, but he has the business mind know how to convey to any band project, what will turn them into GOLD.. and No.. they may end up arguing with Mutt at first, but give him just one shot.. and the rest can be career changing and Fame..Or if you are a keen observer to Mutt's magical bag of Studio tricks.. You can learn to tap your own resources and.. Make it Big time..
Another terrific in depth analysis , you’ve got the chops to prove it! I can’t carry a tune at all, but enjoy your commentary. Some artists just touch the soul. My absolute favorite song #1 for life is Sailing Ships.
Thanks for listening, Tracy!
Absolutely amazing, David Coverdale’s one of the best in the business. But what amazes me is how close to the actual sound Ken gets when he shows us how to do it, great stuff as always
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It's one of those instantly recognisable voices: the phrasing, the warmth, that huge slow vibrato.
He's always used that breathing sound as far as I know, even on his earlier stuff like Northwinds.
Of course he smoked like a chimney (he still might, don't know...) but I think he rather enjoyed that raspy intake of breath and it's become a sort of trademark thing 😉
Thanks for weighing int, Gerald!
He stopped to smoke about 22 years ago
With today's processing power, if someone like Freddie or Dio collabed with a top electronic producer, the quality would be dream-like! There are great singers who write good songs today but tech has made ppl take too many shortcuts and reduced the emotional punch compared to old music.
Indeed!
I'm glad that it wasn't around back then tbh as the trends in vocal production particularly in the last 10 to 15 years has been to standardise and polish EVERYTHING in a mix so there's no room for errors or little imperfections that actually contribute to the feel of a sing. I know this might sound counterintuitive but not everything needs to be in tune and pitch perfect all the time if that makes sense? Just my 2 cents
yea the performances were actually just the way they should be. a little " mistake" here and there is natural and in the mix they sound better than perfect. because they are perfect
Wow! Another David Coverdale! This awesome! One of my favorite voice tones. Like the term "attitude vocals (20:41) and the flow of energy in singing (not doing the copy/paste). This focuses more on the singing style and I Love It! Thanks a lot sir Ken!
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Yeay one of my fav Whitesnake tune!
It's a great one!
Thank you for uploading so many videos! They keep me company during this lonely UK lockdown :)
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After hearing him take that breath, I kept expecting him to say, "Luke, I am your father"
For the record, I love the album, his vocals and style. Just poking fun.
The music and guitar is what makes this song!
Rock on!
Great analysis Ken! One of my favorite singers!
Mine too!
Excellent! I would love to see you do an Isolated Vocal of John Denver “Calypso.” I love performing this song and it is a fantastic example of voice control; head, chest, mix, compression, etc. I truly miss this guy
Great suggestion, Tom!
I am a total rocker but there is something about John Denver’s powerful and beautiful voice that puts him in my top 5 favorite “Rock”vocalists of all time. He was so much different than other singer songwriters in that his voice was as strong as his talent for writing great songs not something we find with most singer songwriters
Ken, are you familiar with the story behind how this vocal was recorded? This comes directly from Keith Olsen circa 1987/88... David was in a deep funk after having had surgery on his cords. The surgeon had told him that his singing days were over. Olsen invited him over to the studio to hang out and for support. Keith had set up a special mix in the cans and told David to give it a try. All that "emphysema" and sucking shit that you're hearing in the the beginning is a mixture of the surgery and David's hesitancy. Long story short, David quickly gained confidence and knocked out that 1987 vocal that night. Reading up on this today, there's so much BS surrounding this song... amazingly, Keith didn't seem to be mentioned at all. Also, when I first heard the song on the radio, I instantly knew who did the solo... had to be Dan Huff. Later on, still via the radio, though it was note for note, I knew the solo had been swapped out. Sure enough, Andrian Vanderburg(?) was credited with the solo...BS! Olsen hired Huff to do the original solo for the record which became the single. Obviously, as David's voice was dead prior to Olsen's aide, so was the new single/version... thus the single was recorded prior to adding it to the official record. Egos, man. Shameless. Thank you for finally being able to hear what Olsen and David were able to pull off on the wondrous night.
David Vaderdale? I honestly didn't notice the breathing noises with the full mix. I wonder if they left these breaths in for dramatic effect, or if it was too challenging to remove them from the final mix. I saw Whitesnake twice and Coverdale could really pull off most of his high notes - they were great both times. Great video Ken! Thank you.
Thanks for watching, Evod Nomis!
Learn something new in almost all your videos. Love his voice. Thank you keep up the rocking job! 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
Glad to hear that, Sherria!
Funny thing is that back in the day I was never into rock, I was more of the pop r&b of back in the day, until in more recent years. I think it started with Journey-Don't stop believing after hearing it in a movie. But I prefer the old 80s rock, but then not everything. Some songs, and this particular one I find really cool. Really cool to hear you break down everything in their singing. Really cool.
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Hi Ken, great work! Found also today a isolated vocal of 'Born to Run' on youtube, interesting for you to check out i think. There's also quite the inhale / exhale action going on, that you normally can't hear. Keep up the good work! Grtz
Will do!
Great series Ken! Love the brutally honest breakdowns of all vocal performances that you cover! (“Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” -Thomas Jefferson) The thing that always stuck out to me about this particular vocal performance is the high harmony in the chorus. As you say, that harmony does a lot of the hard work of the sound. Keep up the great work! Right now, my 2 favorite TH-cam channels for music knowledge are you & Rick Beato. Peace, brother!
Rock on!
1000% Right about that Diaphragmatic Support!! This is a problem of mine that I didn't used to have, until I got in an accident/sick, had to have dental surgery, with a plate put in the top/front of my palate, and no top teeth anymore... So I lost 35 lbs, in about 6 weeks, from being bed-bound and sedentary, not able to eat food, and I'm soo much WEAKER now, while trying to recover it's ridiculous! My "core", abs, and diaphragm used to be the strongest part of my body... (NOT bragging BTW) That's saying a lot for a 35 yr old country boy, that's 6'4" and 220 lbs, who could benchpress 350 lbs.... Now, I'd be lucky to press 120 lbs, lol. My abdominal support is atrophied even worse. So, once I'm healed, you're gonna have you work cut out for ya, when it comes to teaching me anyway, Ken. I have faith in you tho! And the Lord is my Helper, as well, so I fear nothing! God Bless you Brother Ken, thanks for everything!
Saw them in concert !!
I think he's using "the vocal trick" with the Dolby 361 and modded Cat 22 card to brighten his vocal tone. This would explain the excessive breath volumes on most of his vocal recordings. Anyway, I just love it!
That's an expensive breath emphasizer!
@@kentamplin yes it is, although nowadays you can get one for a couple of hundred dollars. They still rock and I haven't found a decent plug-in which does the job with the same amount of perfection.
You are correct, sir. David is a great singer.
Ive always set in the upper level~Right even with the stage..To see whats going on.. On~Stage & Backstage & On the Slip of the tongue tour..1990's .David Had a guy on stage left singing right along with him..Especially on the High screams...Just putting that out there.
I swear Ken listening to you it's like the ears are more important than the voice, lol. Guess that's the trick, well almost! Since discovering and watching your channel I'm using my ears far more!
Awesome!
Loving these, Ken! Another suggestion... Studio to live vocal comparisons? Might be harder to find isolated live vocals.
Great suggestion, Vance!
Love this series. I would love to see your take on "Judgment Day" and, why not, for some John Sykes Blue Murder "Valley of the Kings" 🔥🔥Have a great 2021 Ken!
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Great Analysis! This Awesome song of David makes me smile. One of my favourite.
Mine too!
Awesome! These Isolated vocals series rocks Ken! How about going over Andre Mattos (ANGRA) - Carry on (studio version)!? Greetings from Brazil!
I might!
In my community, Angra have a reputation for destroying their singers. That would be very interesting, to hear your thoughts about that Ken! Thank you for your awesome work as always!
One of my favorite songs, and the video oh my
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Thank you Ken for this Christmas Gift. One of my favorites singers in one of my favorites songs. After all your explanation i wonder what would have happened if he trained technically his voice (some Bel Canto approach, etc). Another awesome breakdown. I also enjoy this format with isolated vocals. Keep the good work.
You're very welcome!
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Ken I'm an amateur singer, basically a hack (not trained), what happened to people like Paul Stanley and Tom Keifer. How did they lose their vocal ability? What did they do wrong?
I've seen Whitesanke live, Coverdale was unreal.
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Always the best!!!
I also love the way how he sing.
Hold be nice if could do a video like this about richie kotzen.
Thanks Ken!!!
Richie is awesome, Chrys!
@@kentamplin yeah i love his voice, would be a good video, even because i heard in an interview he saying that he had health problem until he really nail the right way to use his voice.
and indeed he uses such different technic would be nice to understand better his way to sing,,,
thanks Ken ,, you`re the best!!!!
The original lyrics in the chorus were :'like a *hobo* I was born to walk alone' - this was later changed to 'like a *drifter* - lest people might mishear it for 'homo' 😬
Great analysis btw 🤘👍
Thanks for filling us in, Cymro65!
..fwiw "drifter" is an all around, way better line. Drifters are mysterious. "Hobo" just sounds ridiculous. Like, the three stooges. Too goofy or clumsy to take seriously. I cant even listen to that version of the song
His voice is very interesting, thanks for introducing him to me
Our pleasure!
Brilliant Ken 👏👏love this song and your expertise
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Another stellar vid thanks Ken 🤟
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent video, cousin of Sammy Hagar. Love the insight on "ah" vs "ee" and vowels in general.
Glad you enjoyed it, Russell!
man just listen to an old hit " child of babylon" lol you will listen all the coverdale things ...the vibrato , the voice ! so deep !
Ken, you talked about Paul Rodgers, you could do something like Bad Company - Ready for Love or Deal with the Preacher... please!!
I have done a couple, they're on my channel. Check 'em out!
Ken, that joke was on an old Cheech and Chong record in the 70’s.. Hi...my name is R. Zimmerman... always laughed at that one. Ok.. back to the serious lesson stuff.. good one too by the way!!!
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Hey Ken!!! I would very much appreciate and love if you analyzed both Sammy Hagar and Sebastian Bach. Both are incredible vocalists and personal favorites💪🏻
Added!
What about steelheart I will never let you go. The first time I heard that song just blew me away. I think it's probably my favorite song.
This is so interesting Ken so glad I found your videos.
I'm glad too!!