Voice Teacher Reaction to Disturbed - The Sound of Silence | David Draimen
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- Опубліковано 28 кві 2024
- Voice Teacher Reaction to Disturbed - The Sound of Silence | David Draimen --
Vocal Coach & Voice Teacher, Valerie White Williams, reacts to Disturbed and their very original take on Simon & Garfunkel's classic song, The Sound of Silence.
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It took 50 years of listening to this song and a man of great talent to bring this to a new generation that needs to hear it ever more than we did back then.
Less time remains now.
I pray people listen. But here we are...
I truly believe that this is the best remake of a song ever
I agree!!!!!
Johnny cash’s cover of Hurt is up there too.
If speaking just any song, "Wind Rose - Diggy Diggy Hole" is a very close second, imho.
Absolutely.
Great cover, id have to put it second, i cant imagine a cover better the Johnny cash's cover of NIN Hurt..
David's low notes resonate in your bones, while his higher notes ring like a bell. When he adds the metal grit, it's so purposeful and effective at conveying the passion and anger of those lines.
It doesn’t matter how often I hear this song, I still get goosebumps. David put soul into this.
This teacher said it, Simon and Garfunkel gave us poetry, disturbed gave us power. Fantastic either way.
Exactly
It's funny. I took the song to be about the words that should have been spoken, but never were.
But Simon says he doesn't really know what the song was about anymore, and the darkness he greets as a friend was literally the darkness in the bathroom he used to write in.
It's more about what the song stirs in yourself, I think.
@ We all will find the meaning to any songs that relates to us, or manages to touch an emotion or memories, that gravitates us to a particular songs. I see what you saying about being a songwriter. I love the song when S& G did it,, yet Distortions instrumentals and Davids voice takes it to a totally different level, its so powerful. it has a few different meanings to me. Equal as a scent, of a perfume, a room, library, smell of particular food cooking can take one back to a child 50 years scents can be as powerful as a song can be.
@ In a literary sense, a dream vision, regardless of how it was created or devloped. Pop music is about storytelling, regardless of the genre.
one of the only song covers im glad was made
i've heard people say they don't like this cover because of his growling, but that's who Disturbed are. they built their career with grit and growl, and it's truly beautiful here. like you said it's so appropriate for the subject matter, as it always is with their original songs. metal vocalists, and draiman in particular, are not always given the respect they deserve. he has a beautiful voice however he uses it
I think it's actually what makes the song relevant again in this time. Sung like S&G did originally wouldn't carry the modern sentiment. The song is ultimately a political one, expressing as Valerie put it, frustration over those who lead, and the cults of personality which drive political discourse. Back in the 60's, it really was merely frustration.
But in our time it's gone beyond that. It's anger. And the rising level of distortion he puts into his voice as he goes very clearly expresses that anger that in modern terms S&G's style simply would create the same resonance with.
Agreed, I think this cover is the most powerful I've felt of the numerous ones out there. The first time I heard it it gave me chills. I was happy that it's available on the album.@@dudeling2000
This was a beautifully written song by Simon and Garfunkel but I think disturbed gave the song the performance that it needed Absolutely amazing job
This song never fails to give chills. The raw emotion in David's voice...it's powerful. :)
This song was a big part of my youth. I was in High School when it was first released. We analyzed the lyrics in English class. David Draimen turns the performance in a theatrical expression of everything the song means. By far one of my new favorite performances. Thanks for reacting.
David Draiman was trained to be a Cantor in his youth and I feel it carries over to this day. I think he is a very underrated vocalist.
Thanks for the background information. No wonder his high voice is so sweet! I agree, he is very underrated and so skilled. He makes it look so easy!
@@VocalSplendorStudios you never know what talent can be found in metal music! I have seen Disturbed live twice and Davids vocals are just as good in person. Another singer to look at is Eric Adams from Manowar, he still delivers live in his 60s.
For female metal singers try Tarja Turunen, Floor Jansen currently in Nightwish, Simone Simons from Epica, Sharon den Adel from Within Temptation and Noora Louhimo from Battle Beast 😊
@@wren180 You forgot Tatiana Shmaylyuk from Jinjer! ;)
underrated vocalist. ???? his vidio has be see over 93mill times and probely more, and that is for 3 years ago, think that song have be see over mill of times on youtube to today, and disturbed have lot of hit in usa
@@Tom.T up until then? Not really. I have listened to them since their first EP dropped in 2000 and David never got the recognition he deserved as a vocalist until 2015/2016. Not many people knew of them until their Immortalized record in 2015, which is a shame.
He was very sick that night and still performed. Amazing disturbed is a really good band💜💜
Seeing everyone walk around with their heads down, the lights from their cell screens reflecting in their faces, gives a new and chilling meaning to "And the people bowed and prayed, to the neon god they made".
You are dead on. When Simon & Garfunkel came out with this song I equated the neon god with the television (pre-cellphone days.) Yeah, I'm old.
WOW
Chilling to think about isn't it?
This video highlights that: ua-cam.com/video/cTjw96-Z700/v-deo.html
Profound
As an ex sound engineer for a few large well known metal bands, I never thought anyone would be able to do justice to this iconic song . Until that is I heard David Draiman & Disturbed's version.
What bands
Trained to be a sound engineer myself. The band must be amazing to work with, a singer who can actually sing removes 50% of the work!
Callrissian My son is also a sound engineer, and he is the one who turned me on to this version. I am so very glad that he did!!
David Draimond is the most underrated and underappreciated vocalist in the history of music.
Thank you my thoughts exactly
Simon and Garfunkle sent us a message on social behavior, Disturbed are pissed because we didn't listen. That is where David Draimen's emotions come from that you can hear loud and clear. Legendary performance.
This was an absolute world class cover of the original. I feel they actually improved it. Not to mention this was a live performance. Everyone in that audience had to have had their jaws on the floor by the end.
This version is the best. The way he builds his voice, is powerfull. The first time I heard it, I cried and shivered. I still get a strong reaction, but I wish I could get the first time again. His voice amaizes me, and his ability to project feelings into his listeners wows me.
Same. I was at a gas station about to get down to fuel up when his voice stopped me in my tracks. I sat and listened to the entirety of the song and by the end, I had a tear rolling down my cheek, and I was stunned at how beautiful the remake was. Just completely floored.
This version of the song gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. The power, control and the range his voice has is incredible.
David Draimen......one of the most powerful voices of all time....he definitely put the power to an already awesome song....I could listen to him all day long...WOW💖
This was David's answer to all of the hate he was getting, saying that he couldn't really sing.....this one shut up most of the naysayers. His voice is amazing and very moving.
I lost my mother 1 week ago today... Listening to this is too much... So powerful! Thank you David
Sorry for your loss brother. Stay strong.
@@superrams34 thank you!
So well put. I am 72 and was about 13 or 14 when I first heard it. I just came across this cover recently and I am hearing the words again for the first time, so clearly. Thank you for your honesty and love of music!!
Davids voice is mesmerizing, so powerful and rich , so talented and sorrowful
I just love this rendition. And yes, Simon and Garfunkle's version fit the times we lived in, Disturbed aligned with today's.
He takes the song to a whole a new level
Agreed! His passion is beyond incredible!!
@@Racingirl911 It is! I have seem lots of reaction videos and most people are left stunned after watching it!
David Draiman has one of the best voices in music history if you ask me, he’s been singing his butt off for over 2 decades. The power his voice possesses is incredible!
He had extensive training in his youth in preparation for becoming a Jewish cantor. There was another video where someone was saying that he didn't have "classical" training and I had to laugh because "classical" training came about through the liturgical tradition. Doesn't get more classical, or classic than that. He doesn't use any vocal correction, contrary to the popular Autotune opinion. He is such a stickler about this that, when he helped produce one of Trivium's albums, he wouldn't let them use correction either. He basically told them that the fans should get the same experience vocally whether from an album or a live show. So all the distortion we hear in any of his vocals is something he does himself. Absolute powerhouse, too.
I never heard of Disturbed or David Draiman until they used this song in an episode of "Into the Badlands." I liked it so much that I had to look up who sang it. That led to reading all about David's training. Truly an amazing voice that is classically trained and this song and Disturbed's version of it demonstrate his talent perfectly!
He is near perfection.
Fuck him asshole
There's always one person who lowers the conversation to hate and vulgarity.
You are only the 2nd voice coach who I was able to watch the entire vid to the end. You actually enjoyed the performance and we could see it. Good job, thanks.
The man has a pitch perfect voice with amazing range.
David has one of the most powerful voices in music history.
Quite possibly one of the greatest cover versions in music history.
Classically trained metal band lead, This man is awesome!
“Simon & Garfunkel’s version represents a warning, while Disturbed’s version represents rage since the warning was ignored.”
This.
David Draiman's voice is so iconic, absolutely beautiful!
He's a classically trained singer. He knows exactly what he is doing and how to enunciate and how to protect his throat.
Before he formed disturbed he sang Opera
And he has had throat surgery for what I think was a genetic problem. He did an interview on loudwire where he explained it.
I only JUST found out this bit of info...so basically he’s the modern male version of Benatar, and I ain’t mad about it. Both are incredible artists.
I dont understand this "protecting his throat". In any case, science dictate (unless it has been updated) that muscles become stronger when they get to be use... When they brake they repair themselves (becoming tougher in the process).
Samael Samael It just means he knows how to sing with that growl safely.
I love seeing vocal coaches such as yourself giving this so much deserved praise in their reaction videos. I guess it kind of validates my initial reaction when I first heard it. A millennial recently asked me what my fave song is at the moment. I said I can't get past Disturbed's The Sound of Silence from 5 years ago. I first heard it blaring out of my sons bedroom and I literally put my entire evening's plans on hold to listen to it, buy it, research it, watch reactions, learn more about this band I'd never heard of. It is seriously next level.
The Lyrics and this guy's interpretation is KILL'N IT. So Beautiful and WOW!!!!!!!!!!
Re: your comment about his voice sounding "churchboy-ish": Draiman did receive training as a Jewish cantor when he was younger, so that characteristic makes complete sense, and you're picking up on it.
I usually don't care for covers, but this gives me chills from head to toe.
Disturbed brought the song to life, gave it power & thus meaning....... GREAT JOB David & Co.
I Truly believe that this is the best Remark of a song Ever,... Thank you so much for Reaction ma'am Disturbed song Sir, David,❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🤝🤝🤝🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭👋👋👋
It's my pleasure!
Perhaps the best version of this song . . . EVER!!!!
Finally someone who gets it. I've seen so many first reaction videos of this performance, and no others have understood the melding of Dramen's emotion and precision. His performance is pure soul, but at the same time, so well-trained and sculpted.
This band is HEAVY METAL, the best in fact in my opinion. I absolutely LOVE the way they did this song and you are right on the money with what you said. David Draiman has such an outstanding vocal range, his voice is so wonderful to listen to whether it be singing sweetly or full on beast mode!
He has the the ability to tell a beautiful story.
Your face told it all. Even if I had the volume down I could feel your joy watching this. Thanks for sharing.
he gives me chills in a good way. Simon & Garfunkel's version I also felt power from. But this goes to greater heights and depths.
Tracey South Simon and Garfunkel never got beyond “politely insistent” on their version.
Such an amazing performance of this song. Truly too beautiful to hear without feeling emotion. I'll never be sick of this
His performance makes me cry every time.
"...words...like silent raindrops fell..." Chills. Thank you.
If you want to see a reaction video where that particular phrase elicits huge emotion from another reaction couple (who don't interrupt the entire song), check it out here: ua-cam.com/video/_V7blvY_MHo/v-deo.html
In my opinion David Draiman is hands down one of the best if not the best vocalist of today,nobody can vocal fry day in and day out without damaging his throat and vocals like David does.Other than being a cantor as a child he was also schooled in classical music/singing,I have seen them live a few times and he can sing like that all night long.
I saw and interview here on UA-cam, with Loudwire doing a Wikipedia fact or fiction video (it's actually broken into 2 parts). In it,
David states that part of his ability with the vocal fry comes from issues with acid from his stomach. He actually had surgery on his esophagus to repair the damage from acid. He cannot have another surgery as there is no tissue left to assist in the repair. He now controls his issues with the gerd, by diet.
That said, there's probably not going to be another artist anytime soon that can compare in his ability to absolutely kill a vocal fry. If you watch closely when he does fry, you can tell it's not from the cords. He scrunches up his nose, forcing the fry to come from his mouth throat; but above the cords. This man is truly gifted beyond reproach.
I wholeheartedly agree with you Timothy, David is indeed one of the best vocalists of our age. I am in awe every single time I go to one of his concerts.
Well jinger lol
I saw him live when he opened for black Sabbath at Alpine valley and he stole the while main stage
@@mbyeargin 😂😂😂
Thanks for posting the same shit for the 10,0000th time
David brings so much meaning to the lyrics. I'm a fan forever.
The best cover of this song ever.
Hello Valerie, David had an email sent to him by original songwriter of this song, Paul Simon stating that he loved Disturbed's cover even Disturbed tweaked the song.
I am exactly like you in the aspect that I grew with my mother listening to Simon and Garfunkel and what disturbed has done is embodied this song and gave it new breath. I get goosepimples every time I listen to this prestigous portrayel of S@G s song. Brilliant!!!
Disturbed turned this already great song into a hymn.
Art Garfunkel told David that the song now belonged to Disturbed. You CANNOT be given a bigger compliment. Best single cover of any song. Period.
And he sits down troug the whole performance....this man is incredible.
The original is always going to be classical. Disturbed's version is extremely haunting
I love that you respected him singing the song as you did. S&G also appreciated the way he sang it. To me it's remarkable, you feel his voice. Its beautiful.
Finally someone that understands that this version expresses the anger and sadness of the world that did not heed the warning when S&G first warned us gently like children before we go make those careless choices. This is a warning for adults that heard and still are going down the wrong path. Only my interpretation of this song and the different versions. Great reaction. Gained a new subscriber
I've been deep in the rabbit hole of reactions to this. You really get it. Super reaction. Thank you.
David was very sick during this performance.. So that should give you an idea of his vocal abilities
I agree. The trolls on this page insist that he was auto-tuned on this performance but there are no artifacts in his performance. Sorry kids! Real pros don't need autotune even when they are sick!
@@VocalSplendorStudios David has been trained and continues to train non stop to perfect his craft. He is absolutely amazing. I do thank you for recognizing his gift.
I'm a huge Disturbed fan for years and I love David. He can really sing. But this was pitch corrected. I've even heard that autotune was used against David's will. It's not like he would sound bad without it, it's that the producers want it to sound perfect. I can hear the pitch correction in some parts and a lot of other people can too.
@@VocalSplendorStudios With all due respect, autotune was definitely used. I am a mixing engineer and have a lot of experience with various pitch correction and editing tools and if you can't hear it, I don't know what to tell you. It doesn't sound like it was post-production but rather it was used live. If he was angry about them using it, I don't blame him one bit. Sick or not, he didn't need it and it only got in the way as it usually does when they insist on using it in shows like this.
Vocal Splendor Studios Thank you! I had read trolls on other sites say he was autotuned and couldn’t believe it based on several very short notes on the bottom side of the pitch.
I wish that those who say he was autotuned would point out specific times and words that show the artifacts that they’re hearing.
Ya towards the end when he says "To the neon gods they made"thats the metal vocalist in him coming out
Its surprisingly powerful to be honest. 👏👏👏👏
lmao I live how David was scanning the crowd as if to say, " Do YOU doubt me?" "How about you sir?"
You said "church boy!" As a child, he ws trained as a Cantor. Nice radar you have!
Also: Disturbed had been nominated for a GRAMMY for Best Rock Performance for their rendition of "The Sound of Silence" while appearing on Conan.
Wow..tears flow every single time I hear this..beautiful
When I tell you this is my favorite performance of this song it really is from another world I swear it is
I fell in love with this version of rhis oldtime song.. Because im hard of hearing and he sang clear and understood every word he sang.. This song is 1 on my top ten songs.. I agree he did a phenomenal job singing ❤💯
You can tell he has vocal training and raw talent as well
The urgency and the darkness come from contemporary times...as dark as it was back when Paul Simon wrote this...he couldn’t have predicted where we are now...
But I believe he DID predict it. Which is why he wrote this song as a plea and a warning. Both versions are beautiful. But I believe Disturbed brought a more powerful version. Draiman is saying "you didnt listen to THEM, now listen to US".
Just my opinion of course 😊
@@ChanelStuff You have to remember, to that point, Vietnam WAS our darkest times. We were literally ignoring men coming home from a fight they didn't sign up for, sometimes worse than ignoring, with little to no censure for the government putting them there. The original certainly has that "Age of Aquarius" lightness to it, let's say an optimistic delivery. But this reimagining is far more direct and in your face (Literally: In the music video Draiman stares you down). I think it's a message for the music industry though, given the imagery in the video. I think he's basically saying that the industry has a voice that it is failing to use influentially.
@@lmilton1980 I didnt really think about it like that. I think you might have hit the nail on the head. Thank you😊
@@ChanelStuff I hadn't really, either, until I rewatched the video a few days ago and noticed the attention paid to things related to music. That said, there have been some songs released recently that I think are finally addressing things in the proper light :)
@@lmilton1980 After seeing Draiman perform this, I bought a digital copy and put on my iTunes playlist and really enjoy it , but I found out that hearing it that way is not at all as powerful as when I watch him sing it on a video...so you are right about him staring you down ...and for me, that visual experience of it is just that much more powerful ! He not only controls his voice to perfection, but his facial /body language if that makes sense. In other words , it is one hell of a stare, that rocks me to my core.
I was around for the original version- can’t ever EvER compare to this version.
I can’t help, cannot stop, crying every single time I hear this .
The fact that he did this sick is amazing
I have heard Simon and Garfunkel sing this many times and have others too. It remains one of my favorites. This one,though...so beautiful ...I cried. It is on my fueral list.
I chose this song to be played at my dads funeral around the time it first came out and I absolutely broke when I heard my grandma singing along. I didnt even think about the fact that she had probably listened to the original
Glad you listened to the live unproduced version for this purpose, and very respectful that you listened to the very end of the song. :)
I'll say it again, thank you for helping this non-musician understand the music and the singer's performance. Looking forward to more from you.
Paul Simon said this is the best cover he's ever heard of The sound of silence and he was going to put it on his playlist on his phone that's a high praise Disturbed is a heavy metal band from Chicago I think they've been playing since 1988
"almost church boy quality" David was classically trained in a synagogue. I'm amazed at how accurate the description was.
I pictured Davids "Sound of Music". The hills are alive with... OH-AH-AH-AH-AH!
😂😂
I don’t think anyone will ever top Draimen’s voice and version of this cover. As far as I’m concerned, Simon and Garfunkel wrote and sung an amazing song. David perfected it. And the rest is history (David has had classical training btw).Thank you for your commentary. It helped a lot!
Ive listened to this song a couple hundred times and I get a kick out of watching the reactions of these people on youtube. Even after hearing it so much it still brings a tear to my eyes.
You actually do the best "reaction" videos-- Probably because you actually know what the hell you're talking about! Cheers to you : )
Absolutley beautiful cover. Always bn a fan of disturbed, but this may b my favorite song by or covered by them. So technical, love it
One of the greatest live performances in music history.
Peace....
You’re the first voice teacher that I’ve enjoyed listening to, with your reaction and opinion about the pronunciation of the words. I’ve listened to this song so many times and I still get the chills when I hear it. Thank you.
I would highly recommend "Hold On To Memories", by far one of Disturbed's mostly emotionally, impactful songs.
I totally agree. My family already knows that it is one of the songs I want played at my funeral.
He actually had the flu during this performance. Still a great one
Really??
Yes, he was actually so weak, he sat because he was afraid he might fall. And to believe he thought he was going to bomb this performance beforehand......only to completely nail it and earn a Grammy nomination for it!! David Draiman is an absolute beast of a musician. 🤘
Dude if he had the flu, he's a super vocalist. And if he's vocally off a beat, I call it personalization. He's made it his own. It's apparent to me he's fulfilling his soul or desire to replicate this musical piece. That said, he comes across as an individual showing more vocal courage than the original - and I absolutely LOVE the original version. His version states that he's not afraid to shout it from the mountain tops.
Having listened to the studio version so many times, this was an amazing performance all the way around.
You clearly have no idea what flu is if you believe that
Flu is deadly and literally kills thousands of people every year.
If you have flu, you literally can't get out of bed for weeks
A couple thing I enjoy about this reaction ... you interrupt minimally with direct and informative points....and you have that awesome teacher smile; when they’re proud of a student, encouraging a student etc...
That man has a set of pipes on him, plain and simple!!
I really like her videos more than other voice teachers because she doesn't overact. She seems very genuine. Cool to see this from the eyes (ears) of a professional :-)
Amazing! His voice brings me to tears every time..
Elizabeth Ayres I’m right there with you. Not sure why, but his voice just grabs me like no other. I get emotional and I’m not sure why.
What’s crazy about this performance is that he was sick and still sounded absolutely amazing!
From another place. Just an incredible voice. Brings a tear to the eyes. Wonderful
This also gave me an appreciation for this song that I didn’t have before 😊
What a performance, incredible!
This guy was under the weather at this time and Sung this song Flawless!!!!!!
DD was trained as a Cantor. It sounds like he is very specific how he sings the song because he is. He spent 3 straight hours in the vocal booth perfecting the sound and cried when he was done. He was furious with Conan's production term for using autotune on this. Paul Simon publicly congratulated him on the performance.
He IS classically trained. He can do Opera Singing.
Technically a jewish cantor by training iirc.
He was very upset that the show runners insisted he use an auto tuner because he'd had cold issues a few days before the show. He tried to tell them he was fine to do it, but they wanted an autotune 'just in case'. He was pretty angry about it as most accomplished singers are when the word 'autotune' comes into play. He killed it.
He's trained with Melissa Cross whose background is in opera.
Can he???? I mean, I'm not surprised, because I already know him to be an amazing vocalist with all sorts of range of pitch and tone, but shit, I didn't know he could opera
@@goombapizza6335 It may not be the classical opera training you might be thinking of, he "was classically trained as a [hazan] cantor, who is someone that sings liturgical music and leads prayer in a synagogue" as a kid...which is just as impressive.
You need to do Jinjer - Pisces.
Its a unicorn of vocal ability, its completely unbelievable
It amazes me that so many of the reactions to this song is to this live version when he was sick and the TV people insisted on auto tune. Do it to the original video, that is the amazing one.
I really appreciate the lesson in the using of correct word pronunciation! I saw Disturbed 22 years ago and they will always be at the top of my list . This song by this band just rips at your guts. DISTURBED ROCKS ! THANK YOU❤