Vocal Coach REACTS - Disturbed 'Sound Of Silence'
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Disturbed is an American heavy metal band from Chicago, formed in 1994. The band includes vocalist David Draiman, guitarist/keyboardist Dan Donegan, bassist John Moyer and drummer Mike Wengren.
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Down with the sickness is my favorite country song
underrated comment
This made me laugh out loud. Thank you.
Fucking dead. Best comment 😂
😂😂😂
😂
As was once read, I now reciprocate: “Garfunkel’a version represents a warning, while Disturbed’s version represents rage since the warning was ignored.”
Yes! Yes!! G*d@amnit, YES!!!
Wow! Well said!
Hell yeah
@@hannabanana7747 EXACTLY! 😔
BOOM!
As a singer, I can’t listen to this version without tears. It’s so moving. Down to the core.
Same
Same. I straight up ugly cry
I've listened/watched this version hundreds, if not thousands of times and I still cry...every time!!
Same.
YES!!!
Someone tell Ken that the day they performed this on Conan, Dave has a fever of 102 and was suffering horribly with flu like symptoms. That really raises the bar of just how amazing his vocal control and sound is!
He was Down With The Sickness
@@evanflynn4680 😂
In addition to the fever, he had/has been suffering from severe acid reflux which has affected his vocal chords. Per an interview I saw of his.
He had auto tune to control the voice
@@andrewdickens7016 they wanted to use auto tune and he said no!
God: David, do you want to sound like an angel or a demon?
David: Yes.
Yes
this just made me burst into laughter LOL
@@tyroneloki5131 same
This exact comment is literally on Every Single Reaction to this performance. 👏🏼
Enough said
“I’m getting a country vibe”
OH WA AH AH AH
I laughed *so* hard when I heard this. Metal singer has a country vibe. Hahahaha
I was dying!!!
I was like “he didn’t just say that right??” I had to replay it just to make sure I did hear what I thought.
#DeafVocalCoach
Haha, is statement really got me 😂
its half 2 in the morning and im pretty sure i just woke my whole street up laughing hahaha
Hahahah brilliant comment
David is a classically trained cantor. His range is coixe and incredible. He doesn't get enough credit!! 🥰🥰
What is "coixe"? (Googled it but that didn't help).
I didn't know this! No wonder he has such amazing control of his voice.
I’m classically trained cellist. He can turn that pure tonal depth on and off across his harmonic range! This is the perfect example of genre hiding absolute incredible raw pure talent! Just love him!
David is classically trained. He is also well educated. His writing is 🔥. If you read the lyrics to his songs, you'll see the religious references informed by his traditional Jewish upbringing.
@@shortgirl65
Not classically trained.
Trained as a Jewish Cantor.
Just as rigorous, but different training.
Former Cellist here, and the first time I heard this amazing rendition, all I could think is that his baritone register has a very cello-esque resonance to it.
Yes! Thank you! Exactly. I' was a big disturbed fan back when down with the sickness came out..but the choir nerd in me loves real singing like ths... and a comment said he was sick this nite like the flu and 102 temp.. and I can see subtle shifts in the big notes to compensate...but the official version shows his full ability.. those vibrating bass notes that send chills to that upper register effortlessly and powerfully belting the crescendo of song (I think that's the correct term,but the fireworks after the build up that will lead to a softening backing off to end a musical piece) ..I never knew he had that kinda ability. I never thought a genre bending cover would ever top Johnny cash's nine inch nails cover of 'hurt'.. but vocally, well,the league's arent the same(johnny was emotion and lyrics and music and delivery and deep dark notes unheard of in radio music, and his cover was perfect, emotionally so perfectly worded for his life and loss of his wife as he said his final goodbye to his fans, music, and the world to be reunited with his love.. I cant comprehend that it's a metal cover still, bc that song was made for his delivery of it.. a final bow that I cant name a single example that comes close to competing with... and obviously this isnt a final word for disturbed.. but the cover you never saw coming.. and the dark depth and just emotional connection that makes it hard to remember they didn't write it..that its not their biological creation of a musical offspring.. main stream has so few true examples of true vocal ability, even where it exists, it no longer sells.. the dumbing down of vocal talent ..esp from a man, let alone a rocker who dabbled in sceamo vibes... I hope he writes a ballad that shows this sorta range and ability one day so he can get the credit and respect he deserves for our generation,just vocally.. I bet he was classically trained, or grew up with parents who listened to more opera or something classy vibes.. I could see how down with the sickness's abused and angry letter to an overbearing and abusive mother he was standing up to (literally, he does a spoken rant telling us that much...) .like money,snobby, reputation, perfection demanded maybe made his take piano and voice lessons as a kid ..and his rebellion and hate led his to rock and releasing the demons she caused.. as a rocker, it's obvious he can sing.. but he SANG.. been hiding his full greatness prolly steamed from fear of failure or hatred for conforming to the competitive and misguided greed and societal hierarchy that pretends perfection,judges others as beneth them and often hide such horrible secrets that destroy their children
.... obviously this is pure speculation based on what he openly shared in the very beginning of their music and success in disturbed... but I bet hes got classical training as a child.. it would tie together his rock ability with the vocal ability he just showed effortlessly here. Sorry , i am just floored I didn't know he did this cover bc this is the kinda song I'll have on my permanent playlist ,bc it hits everything music should. The message,the emotion, the ability, and my personal niche in music favorites.. the curveballs of the unexpected (sometimes it the vocals, or the lyrical brilliance, the ability to suck in the sound/voice but say something so well,so neccessary, so real that it transcends into talent .. and his rocker show never bothered showing us hes not just good , hes damn good. He could succeed anywhere he chose vocally.. Broadway, opera, choral, mainstream, rock actually downplays it and that' itself is crazy. Since rock is the only genre thats popular and has men who sing and play instruments and write their songs still... 😂😂❤
I never tire of watching people hear this for the first time. It's like I'm back there hearing for the 1st time with them . Never gets old.
Totally agree
SAME! Whenever they're pausing during the first few verses and talking about how impressed they already are, I'm like...You. don't. know. YOU"RE NOT READY!!! LOL :D
never forgetting the goosebumps i had when i listend to it for the first time
I've spent the entire afternoon just listening to reactions.
Me too.
My mom HATES metal, so when I showed her this cover she was like "OMG, such an angelic voice" right at the start and when he started using distortion she still loved it. So when i showed her Down with the Sickness she was confused AF
HA! That's greatness!
Did the same to my mom, 50+ never cared for metal, but this song she added to her playlist
@@madzzzey So funny 50+ is not old. I'm 61 and have loved Disturbed for years. Also Alice in Chains, Linkin Park, Arctic Monkeys, Twenty-One Pilots to name a few. You are only as old as you feel. I love all kinds of Music! I was a teenager in the 70's loving all kinds of Rock!
@@SAScheidt I don't think he said 50 was old, he just said his mom didn't care for it. My dad is 71 and fucking loved Alexi Laiho hahaha
@@SAScheidt Really a shame I don't get to "like" this comment more than once. Because I would. My mom was born in 53, and she - for the most part as far as I can tell - shares your view on music. She has even expressed some regret that she didn't listen more to the "extreme" music - whatever that was for any given time period.
As a fan of Simon and Garfunkel's original and I am a child of the sixties, this has got to be one of the most incredible renditions of this song I've ever heard. The man is singing with his heart.
💯👍 me too ❤️
Ditto…73 here and this…THIS is the very best version of the song
Absolutely.
I too heard this song the night it was performed on Conan -- I cried so hard as I was so moved by this version- always loved the S&G original version having heard it hundreds of times- but had I been standing- I would have fell to my knees in my weeping over David's presentation - and the orchestra was an excellent addition
Not only that, to me it reminds me how a song can have more meaning/different meaning as you mature and time passes.
The thing that impresses me the most about this cover is how absolutely intentional it is. Loud to soft, low to high, clear to rasp all lend to what the song is trying to say at any particular time.
I heard this version maybe 300 times....and I still get goosebumps
Same here.
Me too, Daniel.
It's my "Go to". Every. Damn. Time. Just another level of life.
Same exact thought! In fact it surprised me this time watching this "reaction". I honestly assumed I had heard it too many times to still get goosebumps, pleasantly surprised!
Indeed, every time goosebumps and elevated heart beat.
I'll never forget one of the many times I've seen Disturbed live. David stopped his set and refused to play until the mostly male crowd stop groping the women who were crowd surfing. Spent a good five minutes telling them what disgusting pigs they were. Never experienced another artist who commented openly on very common practice for the day. Mad respect for him plus his angelic voice.
I’ve been to many gigs over the years and always get involved if there’s a chance to crowd surf. I get groped, touched sometimes hit and slapped etc…. I’m a man, women can be just as handsy as men, probably worse to be honest because their aloud to be. You won’t hear me complaining because honestly I’ve got a life and that 10 seconds isn’t going to affect the rest of my day. Sometimes when you’re holding someone up in the crowd it’s hard to see where your grabbing/pushing the crowd surfer. If you don’t want to risk it don’t do it but don’t complain like a little snowflake get on with your life
@@reyrey9458 I've been to many forums over the years and I always get involved if there's a chance to complain to a complainer. You don't seem to get that people are different and not all are carbon copies of you. That means that their perspective will be different from yours, but good on you if you don't feel it necessary to complain about groping during crowd surfing. What's interesting is that you *do* feel it necessary to comment on what other people should complain about. Seems you're a bit touchy about this subject, almost to the point of being a little bit snowflaky yourself. Why don't you just stop doing this and get on with your life? //Hugs and kisses!
@@reyrey9458 "it’s hard to see where your grabbing/pushing the crowd surfer".The following might be surprising for someone like you, but women have a working brain that lets them know grabbing from groping, they do very well without your guidance. And if she felt that these touchings (those SHE felt, not you in YOUR experience) were normal human reactions according to the situation (which is your case), she wouldn't even complain. That means you're are NOT actually getting groped man (lol), you're just being pushed and grabbed, ocationally in private parts of course, as normally as it can be in a gig context, that isn't getting groped. I don't wanna describe what it means to be genuinely getting gropped and harassed in a gig, but man, if you knew... you wouldn't be saying such stupid things.
What you're missing here is empathy, something that helps you understand "hmm,, I'm a man and she's not, our situations are different, that might mean that the way people grab her might be different than how they grab me", man it's something so basic and easy to deduce that it's almost embarrassing to have to explain it.
That being said, I use to go to gigs too, and the chances that you as a man get *genuinely* groped at one, are vey low, but if you actaully get groped (again, genuinely groped), 99.9% chances it was a man, not a woman. And if you were honest to yourself, you would say the same.
I highly doubt that happened. 95% of men would never do that. We are raised since birth to respect woman. someone touching you in the wrong place is one accident is common as men don’t know where their hands are placed. Grow up Karen.
@@alixzander6644 maybe 95% of men where you're from lol. Welcome to the world.
Watching your face as you realise what a masterpiece this is was a real treat. It was almost like finding a new love, a total look of awe!!
I was thinking the same thing! I was waiting for his eyebrows to raise and as soon as they did I could feel my own face light up.
David Draiman is one of the most underrated vocalists of our time. By far. Simon and Garfunkel can take all the credit for the lyrics but unfortunately Draiman and Disturbed have them beat at it everywhere else. David Draiman doesn’t get nearly enough credit or praise for his vocals, and that goes for everything he sings not just this.
I firmly believe that David’s voice has magical healing powers.
He is a voice of GOD
I've said the same thing myself, it's cool that he's starting to get the recognition he so richly deserves, carry on!
I liked the performance but Simon and Garfunkel still is the best. It has a naturalness that here is lacking. He re is a performance. In Simon it is like a moment of life.
I've known of Disturbed but never heard anything by them until this song. No other words to say except WOW. Talented guy right there.
David, the lead singer of Disturbed was classically trained.
Yep, was about to say the same thing 😊
He isn’t classically trained. He trained to be a Cantor, big difference!
@@harleybicknell9375 quote: Before David Draiman became famous as the singer of the heavy metal band Disturbed, he trained to be a cantor. ... Draiman got to showcase his smoother, classically-trained voice - which reminded him of the days when he thought he might one day lead a Jewish congregation in song"
So both. Either way it shows he had vocal training prior to being in a band.
@@RavenAnima certainly trained but he’s been quoted himself as saying he isn’t trained classically. Just a rumour. He is also auto tuned a LOT in this performance which is a huge shame because his voice is absolutely phenomenal and his power is earth-shattering. The tuning ruins this version for me 🙁
In the ancient arts?
Paul Simon emailed to Draiman: “Really powerful performance on Conan the other day.” Since, he has said it is his favorite cover of the song. With his control, chest voice, head voice, face voice, Draiman has had a vocal coach for decades and said in an interview that he could not have sung this song 20 years ago. He wouldn’t have known how. If it moved you, it is art; and, Draiman is an artist 🙏🏻🥰 Yay for vocal coaching making this cover possible!
Soooooo true!!!!!
I enjoy that you literally watch him fall in love with the song. His facial expressions absolutely soften and he just loses himself to it.
"Holy Hermione Granger!" 😂 I love your reactions. It's difficult to listen to such a beloved song being covered. Most of us probably have doubts; such a beautiful and legendary song, and your reaction shows the surprise and joy with this very different version. David's voice is like no other.
Considering David was sick with the flu, fever of 103 during this show. He's sitting down because he didn't have the strength to stand. This man is legend. Absolutely one of the best voices today. Trained as a cantor. Can you tell I love David Draiman?
I read this somewhere else too. My nurse brain is having a hard time just vibing with this performance because he LOOKS like he has the flu. 😂😬 Poor dude. But what a performer.
Holy frick ! Thanks for telling me this.
sick with a flu?! You mean : down with the sickness! \m/
No girl, from you comment nothing says that you love David 😂
Love him too
Paul Simon met David at a party and told him that he liked his version and added it to his play list
He also put a link to it on his professional page.
That's so awesome
AT GORDON RAMSAY'S HOUSE TOO
... and promoted it
True
So fun watching different professional people hear this for the first time, it NEVER disappoints. Classically trained to be a cantor, what a treasure, his voice.
This. i just watched 7 different 'voice coach reacts' videos of this incredible performance. Absolutely amazing.
The amount of money I would pay to experience this song for the first time again.
There's no limit!!
Must have listened to this a hundred times and I still get chills. Amazing.
The first time I ever heard it was on the radio when it first came out. I had visible chill bumps up and down both arms. There’s no volume too high to listen to this song. It still gives me chills. My husband was really resistant to listening to it bc of S&G, but once he heard it, he was sold.
This might have been his best moment singing this song too. Something about this exact performance.
Underappreciated Item from this - The pianist is their bass guitar player, and the tympany player is their drummer.
The pianist is Dan Donegan their lead guitarist, Jon Moyer is their bass player.
@@bobbistone8888 So to sum up, lead guitarist on piano, bassist on guitar, and drummer on drums.
The tympani was great especially at the end. It's a brilliant addition to the original version by Simon & Garfunkel.
It would help if any of you could spell timpani right.
Still love this song and video tho
I was just about to look this up thanks
I am a child of the 60s, but I think this version is THE best remake ever. Gives me chills.
Me too. I usually dislike covers but this took the song to a whole new level. Love it.
I hear you. My friend and I have decided it is this and Joe Cocker's "With a little Help" I say with a little help because of the sad attempt by Ringo.
I'm a child of the 90s and love both versions for really different reasons! They hit differently. Amazing song and singers.
Apparently Paul Simon said its their song now. What a huge compliment.
Also David had trained in his early life to be a cantor I believe. 🫶🏻
Has anyone listened to Todd from Gold Rush it's really good too
Paul Simon once said that he doesn’t ever listen to covers of this song but he was talked into it for this…and loved it!
Did Simon and Garfunkel get it right, the first time? Absolutely! But Disturbed's version is ALSO very right! He adds a fierceness that gives the song a subtly different feel than the original, especially on "to the neon god they'd made". Both are amazing.
My thoughts exactly. Different times. Different interpretations.
Ive heard this song so many times and every fucking time he gets to "And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made" my throat constricts and I get tears in my eyes.
My line that gets me is the "Fool said I, do you not know / Silence like a cancer grows".
The anger and regret in that...
@@aenorist2431 Funny enough it never happens in the original... I think for once an original actually has been made better by the cover...
Me too! It’s embarrassing how many times I’ve watched others listen to, & “react” to this song on UA-cam-my obsession has reached the point where I hide it from others because I look like such a dork🤩It might even be worse than my addiction to Eminem reactions😏
IMO, the Conan/live performance beats the recorded/video version simply because it’s freaking LIVE & he was sick!
Same I love how he sings this it’s Awesome!!
Yeah. Me, too.
Side note...he was actually sick when he sang this that night on Conon. He is a phenomenal singer that sounds just as good live as he does recorded. He is the epitome of never judge a book by it cover, hands down the nicest guy ever, and multi talented.
Just wrote that as I was watching! Glad others know this as well!
Love this version, I've been a Disturbed fan forever.
He really is a great guy. My brother has met him a few times and he always stops to have a conversation with him. On top of his phenomenal vocal technique, him being a great guy makes me love him even more lol
@@brittney9119 He is, once he found my daughter after Disturbed performance at Oz Fest and he congratulated her for her awesome moshing
Well you can hear its autotune. And that makes me sad cuz David was doing such a good performance that he didnt need it. Not sure how they ended up using autotune.
One thing I love about this song is that it's a social commentary. We place a great deal into things that don't matter that much and ignore things that need attention. We are afraid to speak our minds. The use of the kettle drums really adds to the song.
I just found this song about a month ago and I can’t stop listening to it. It evokes some deep feeling that I can’t describe. Both versions have their place in time.
Exactly how I feel! 🥲❤️
You should hear this LIVE. I saw them perform it when it was still new and the huge crowd was...well....SI-LENT.....to the last hint of sound. THEN the place EXPLODED! It was the thrill of a lifetime!
RIGHT I watched them live in 2018 and just. Holy shit. You could just feel the electricity during the silence during this piece, even after it had been out. The audience didn’t sing with him, and just. The chills.
I would have to agree. Saw them live and you could of heard a pin drop.
That is a dream, omg
I'm so happy for you and not at all jealous lol hope i get to see them live
I had the same experience
I lived during Simon and Garfunkel period and it was beautiful then. Now I’m 68 yrs. old and am very thankful I’m alive to experience this version. It is even better by Disturbed.
Ditto, I'm 79 and blown away by this.
@@sherynlabate1683 David Draiman is a ridiculously talented vocalist, and a very good song writer in his own genre. But credit to Simon and Garfunkel for writing this masterpiece so David could take his turn singing it.
Me too, I am 70 years and this is beautiful.
It's said, that 100 different versions of this song have been made by professionals. THIS version is the ONLY one that prompted Paul Simon to pick up the phone and congratulate Draiman for his version.
@@Team.WorldTour Wow, that is amazing. God is good, and He showed up here
Disturbed's version of this song sends shivers down my spine every single time I hear it. So beautiful and powerful; the song's message comes across loud and clear.
DD said that he spent longer in the sound booth for this song than any other. Also, the timbre in his voice comes from him being a trained Cantor.
they used autotune
@@Derals1 on this recording only, this was pulled off despite his efforts to the contrary
I played this music video for my elderly dad and his buddies in assisted living. They are all late 80's and early 90's and were expecting Simon & Garfunkel. Those old men loved the Disturbed cover. Now when I go back to visit them they always ask me to bring more Disturbed for them to watch and listen to. The lesson is never judge a book by its cover. Great music is great music, period.
I'm touched. God bless u
Amen 🙏
Love it. Thanks for sharing that with us, & them!
Cool. 😁
Simon straight up said, that this is not our song anymore, and openly admitted, that this is exactly what they originally wanted the song to be like. Straight up the best cover ever made of a song. For me that has been a fan of Disturbed since 2008 with Indestructible, it was the first song since Darkness from Believe of 2002, that really took this kind of acoustic approach, and showed David's incredible range in a more calm way. Disturbed is such an amazing band, and David is easily in top five of best vocalists of the 21st century.
Yes, its exceptionally good vocals. Great band too generally.
John cash hurt is the best cover of all time dumbasses.
It was such a powerful performance, the audience held absolutely silent until the echoes of the last note faded. This is one of the all-time masterful live performances.
I think this is one of the most honest and genuine reactions on UA-cam ever, Brilliant
You need to listen to the bands own video. David had flu when he sang this, his own video knocks spots off this one. It makes grown men cry. This song was about the lack of communication when TV became popular, (and the people bowed down and prayed to the neon God they made). When David sent it to Paul Simon, he was very nervous. Paul said my version was a warning, your version is the rage because the warning was ignored, it's your song now. Now that's the highest of compliments.
i am one of those men that gets watery eyes of disturbeds own sos! that man is so damn skilled
This is a bastardization of several very popular youtube comments strung together to sound like something that happened.
thanks for saying this. the original has waaaaaay more "gravitas" that he should really experience, now. and thank you for sharing what paul said..it is exactly the feeling.
Aw. Hellz. Yeah.
Paul never said that -_- he never said ANYTHING like that. He did however endorse this cover and ONLY this cover. The "This is a warning but your is rage" is complete bullshit thats been passed around the internet since they did this -_-
“Phillip Glass-hole” and “Holy Hermione Grainger” 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
this guy's little idiosyncratic outbursts are hilarious. Seen them in a number of videos. Always something different and always catches me off guard. But "Holy Hermione Grainger" was one of my new favorites now.
Bout peed myself with the "Holy Hermione Grainger" !!!!🤣🤣🤣
He has the best expressions ahahha🤣
Another is "Son of a rumpuncheon"😂
Brings tears every time man. David is very educated in music against his parents wishes. This man has a range as well or better than Axl Rose. He has many phenomenal songs, some on great spiritual and sensitive social issues. Listen to more of his music to hear his ranges.
Can't thank these guys enough my darling husband died last year listening to this song and knowing how much pleasure they gave him I wish I could thank them for that x
One part of this live performance that I think is so cool is how the audience waits, silent, until the song’s completely finished. Then they ERUPT!!
It was on TV. They had a prompt.
Audiences are told to be silent during the musical performances. Obviously they don't always listen but they usually are compliant
You get a subscribe for:
A. Opening you mind
B. "Holy Hermione Granger"
Right? It's one thing to be an "expert with an opinion" but this guy is an expert who is willing to admit when he's learnt.
Well done this man.
And a Philip Glasshole!!
I am following this lead. Bravo for admitting and opening up
The Sound of Silence...I remember when my husband died at age 49, telling my friends that the quiet and silence was so loud at night.
The reaction from people who watch Disturbed singing this song is so outstanding 10 out of 10 for Disturbed for such a great remake.
I know the original song is obviously iconic but this cover just elevates the song to something much greater
It’s been said that the original was a warning to the world, and Disturbd’s version was the result of the world not listening to the warning.
@@julielockhart1904 Ouch, beautiful and sad at the same time.
Please try the version from the YT channel SUPER VOCAL. Three Asian guys I thought did a pretty good version of it. It was from a contest from 2019.
@@lynettedevries1824 nothing can beat Disturbd’s version.
@@julielockhart1904 Not the result of the world not listening that would mean it is to late. This version is more out of anger that the world did not listen the first time.
Don't feel a traitor, Paul Simon likes it too.
"In April 2016, Paul Simon endorsed the cover. Additionally, on April 1, Simon sent Draiman an email praising Disturbed's performance of the rendition on American talk show Conan. Simon wrote, "Really powerful performance on Conan the other day. First time I'd seen you do it live. Nice. Thanks." Draiman responded, "Mr. Simon, I am honored beyond words. We only hoped to pay homage and honor to the brilliance of one of the greatest songwriters of all time. Your compliment means the world to me/us and we are eternally grateful."" [Wikipedia]
as a singer myself, I am just blown away constantly by all of the different levels and shading and tones he uses throughout this song. It's like five different people are singing this, and it's all just one amazing man.
6:55 yeah it was super impressive to see David be able to stand next to a timpani as opposed to the super quiet stages he normally performs on
Having been a diehard Disturbed fan since I first heard Stupified in 2000, supporting them for over two decades, seeing all of the critics either crap on or ignore them to now seeing everyone blown away by not only David’s phenomenal vocals but Dans arrangements, I feel validated and so proud of them.
Same here. The Sickness was one of my favorite songs when it came out and I loved every album since then.
His auto tune is completely cranked but yeah I like them too.
Brilliant band
@@iplaywithrocksforfun Take it with a grain of salt since it's just something I read somewhere. But supposedly David was pissed off with this particular performance since production decided to add that without him wanting it.
They are, and always have been, amazing
I love seeing your bias melt in that first 30 seconds. And how you’re a kid at Christmas by the end. This was heartwarming
The PURE joy and surprise on your face is the best part ❤️❤️❤️
Epic performance by Disturbed
I used to play percussion in my university's orchestra and would end up on Timpani a lot, and it definitely took some getting used to playing in larger auditoriums because the conductor would be like "MORE MORE MORE TIMPANI" and I would be sitting back there with my ears bleeding like "okay"
If you don’t get chills listening to this masterpiece, you have no soul!!
Absolute L.
This version sucks. You only like it because it's new. In ten years this will be so buried it will take an aneurysm to unearth it.
@@RettMikhal Well it's been 6 years since it came out and still going strong. Your hypothesis looking kinda weak
Amen, it's powerful
@yolk batter does she have red hair by any chance? ;)
I absolutely love that within literally four seconds of hearing his voice your thoughts are already visible in your facial expression. :)
You can tell he is moved and he is trying not to cry
I love that you can basically see him silently eating his words from the intro, it's amazing.
I love how much visibility and recognition this cover has given to Disturbed. They're one of my fav bands of all time. And this was by far his best performance
To me he has the voice of an Italian opera siger but spins it into the grunge or whatever style he likes normally sing. . Its just frikken awesome. His voice is just unreal. It just blows u away the first time u hear him. I still love Art's version .
The S & G original makes me think. The Disturbed cover makes me feel.
That's exactly 💯 % ✅right!!!
@@kathrynadair7575 Thanks 😎
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Thinking or feeling what is the best ? That's the question
Feel sick.
Can we appreciate David's style for this performance? Pitch black slacks, matching button-down shirt, and the floor-length black coat? That man has style.
Apparently he had the flu during this performance.
100%
Or he could've been dressing as he felt.😑
He sure does
He actually wears the coat all the time, it's kind of a signature. He even wore it at an outdoor venue here during a Texas summer.
I've been listening to this for years and i still get goosebumps!
I love watching the micro expressions on your face when you're showing appreciation.
David draiman studied for years to be a cantor, so he didn’t just open his mouth a d gold came out. He worked hard. He’s a really intelligent and very well-rounded musician/vocalist.
I mean, he is a real singer, and understands his voice and how to use good technique (including the mic) to create a real experience.
No he didn't lol he wasn't a trained cantor nor was his father and grandfather go watch an actual interview with him his dad ran a mental health facility. And he had no real training until well after disturbeds second album....
I liked when he mentioned country. Next frame commentary. He said going to stop talking and play the rests the remake gives me the chills amazing vocals and powerful. Love it
Watching your facial expressions as you fell in love with this flawless rendition was amazing.
His mouth should have been agape from the Auto-Tune slaughter. Instead we're treated to 13 minutes of a guy who is a self-described professional, but yet has no clue that he's listening to a computer-processed voice.
I've watched this hundreds of times and it still touches my soul every time...
This song touches me so much. I used to sing but, cancer damaged my throat and I can't sing anymore but, the feelings are still there.
David has the most amazing voice.
Honestly, their version of this song gives me chills EVERY time I hear it. Especially this particular live performance of it. I've probably heard it 100 times and I still get the goosebumps. I think if the preliminary bias like you felt wasn't there, this could have been very popular. Pentatonix does a very good job as well but this one is on another level. Thanks for reacting to it Ken. Great job!
Pentatonix don't have the depth of emotion that David put into this song, they really made it theirs!
Me too! It sends shivers all down my arms when he gets to "and voices"
Art Garfunkel sent a personal thank you to the band on the release of this song because he was so amazed by their version. David Draiman is one of the best singers alive in my opinion, regardless of musical category. He also trained as a Jewish cantor so definitely no country 😂😂
He's absolutely one of the most underrated vocalists in the world today. He's phenomenal
So well stated. I had such a hard time realizing this vocal coach had no idea or background on David Draiman. So sad
No shit!
Garfunkel never sent any such thing, what are you talking about?
That gentleman has an amazing beautiful voice
One of the greatest vocal performances ever for me. 8 years later I still get chill bumps and a couple tears listening to this
So, story goes David had a cold for this performance. His "team" applied an autotune to part of this performance that he didn't know about. He was pissed. This dude has an amazing voice.
Check out live concert ua-cam.com/video/RS7hfwXpS5s/v-deo.html. No autotune on this one. Just as amazing!
It was the Conan team, not his.
from what i heard is that they told him right before the performance. He got pissed and said no, he was going to do it without any help
Thing is David is a trained Cantor he didn't need the help.
He was also going deaf
Disturbed’s version made me pay attention to the words of this beautifully written Paul Simon song!! I listened to it for the first time years ago and like you, was blown out of the water! This is pure Tribute to Paul and Art!
Me too
Grandparents everywhere thought this was beautiful, decided to look into more of his music and are now rocking out to Down with the Sickness
It's almost an understatement to say David's voice is just magic. His gravel intensity stays so in control with the rage of a demon trying to compete against an angel. David evokes passion like no other. He is one of the best vocalists of this century. 😊
David Draiman had the flu when he sang that song and look what he was able to do. now you know why this has been heard 700 million + times
When Paul Simon heard this version he told Disturbed the song was now theirs.
Also, David was sick when he did this performance. As far as his abilities he was classically trained and being trained as a Cantor as his father and grandfather before him.
Where do you guys keep pulling he was a cantor out of your ass and that he was classically trained he spent his teen years as an addict and never had a vocal coach until after disturbeds 2nd album this info isnt hard to find here is a hint type David draiman fact or fiction your theory is shot in the foot by the man himself.....
I…was “the sound of silence”…. in sheer awe when I first saw this on Conan. I had never heard of the singer, and had no idea that he was going to do a cover of this song at first…. but then..I was all set to hear a butchering of this iconic song.. I was definitely silenced after watching this absolutely spectacular talent. His range is spellbinding. Well done!!
I knew who he was, so impressed with his version of a song that is iconic. And he's so sick when he was on Conan singing this. Much respect.
@@LJBSullivan I had to watch this guys reaction again after your comment. … he was obviously flabbergasted… as he should be. This cover is incredible. What an awesome voice with such spectacular range.
I swear everyone hears this song and gets tears. It's insane this guy's voice is powerful
I grew up listening to Simon and Garfunkel...I always loved this song, but when I heard this version...I cried. It still moves me to tears every time I hear it.
Same!
Same 😭❤️
This is the ONLY remake I LOVE MORE than the original! Played this for my parents (in their 70's) and they were blown away and my mom even teared up!
Have you heard Eva Cassidy sing Fields of Gold? Sting said she owns it now.
Nirvana “the man who sold the world”
Same
Being a NIN fan, I have to say Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" is better than the original.
@@nicolecordova5140 I've heard that too. I haven't heard the full version of the original. I need to do that!
This is the only cover that Paul Simon actually raved about and LINKED IN HIS PERSONAL PAGES!!!!
Im so overjoyed when vocal coachs discover this version. I was alive when the original came out. Im in love with this version.
I'll never get over how gorgeous David's voice is. I've been a fan of Disturbed for years and he still blows me away.
Literally could listen to him all day
David comes from an orthodox Jewish family and was classically trained. His voice is totally unique.
And one of the absolute best voices ever!
Why do I like your reaction videos more than any others on UA-cam? Probably because you are real. You are genuine. Thank you for that.
The experience was alike for me, when a daughter tried to introduce me to The Disturbed. My reaction that time was like "anyone else but Simon & Garfunkel doing this song is pure heresy". But nowdays I confess that Disturbed create goose bumps all over my body. I nearly cry when he sings...my daughter was right, and I was wrong.
Paul Simon endorsed this song and performance as one of the best covers ever.
I really love it when people come to the realization that hard rock/metal singers have more depth in their voices than they are ever given credit for and when they cover an iconic song, they usually take it to a much higher level than the original.
People think of metal as just screaming but it's not. It takes a lot power and vocal strength to do what singers like David Draiman do.
Slipknot for example
@@BIGSMOKE-bl2lq What did they cover?
A shame that they then do not perform arts that show off that depth.
@@mortenbork6249 They do.
I love how excited you were listening to this! His voice is so powerful
To get the full effect of the lyrics w/this, YOU MUST WATCH THE OFFICIAL VIDEO. It is it’s true expression of the song.
This is my neighbours favourite song wether the like it or not.
Hope you become a fans ha ha
I laughed out loud at this- great remark! 😆
You're God damn right it is. 🤘🤘🤘
They called the police but then the police arrested them.
Now that was funny, I don't care who you are!!!!!
So, David is an absolutely underrated singer. Yes, his band has been in the metal genre for decades. However, he has an incredible range and vibrato. Early in his life he had surgery on his vocal cords. Also, like others here have said, during this performance, David had the flu. Unbelievable performance even with the slight auto tune. I personally prefer the studio version to this live performance, but that’s just me.
Look for concert footage of him singing this with myles kennedy. There are a couple with good audio quality, so you might have to search a little. But its worth it if you find one of the good ones.
I was thinking the same thing. He was good here, but his other live late night performance was definitely better. Can't remember which late night show it was. But here, he actually sounded a little "late" in a few parts. But he was very good.
Best voice ever
Just to add: David was trained as a hazzan/cantor in his jewish church, which explains why he masters this "not-metal" side of his voice.
Underrated? He’s in one of the most successful metal bands on the planet. If he’s underrated I’d love to know what you quantify as overrated
Wow wow! So glad you gave it a chance. It is chilling the talent here. What a vocal range.
THIS.
Exactly this.
"Rage and fury that the warning was ignored" fits a number of situations in the past several years.
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Ok Ken....thank you for opening my mind and my ears. I had asked my daughter a while ago if she had heard The Sound of Silence. She said no and proceeded to pull up this cover. I immediately said nope...there is no way anyone can compare to Simon and Garfunkel’s version. I stand corrected....this version is amazing. I will be a lot more open minded from now on. Thank you!
If you'd like to hear a version that is much closer to the original, check out Peter Hollins and Tim Faust covering this same song. The Disturbed version is probably my favorite, but Peter and Tim proved a beautiful and haunting rendition, while honoring Simon and Garfunkel.
@@joannajohnson8210 Also the Pentatonix version too. So many good versions of this classic song. But I will always watch some Peter Hollens too!
I can recommend another cover of a different song. That would be, Nightwish - High Hopes. I never thought I could recommend a "cover" of Pink Floyd. Nightwish never considered it a cover, but rather a tribute.
@@horseshoe_nc I will never be closed minded about covers ever again :)
This cover and Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails are probably the two best examples of making the song their own.
I invite you to look up k.d. lang's cover of Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah. She performed it live at the 2010 winter Olympics in Vancouver.
@@staystrong8966 my favourite cover of all time.
I would add Eva Cassidy’s cover of Sting’s “Fields of Gold” to that very short list.
@@dalef9441 I love that one.
Agreed.
This version is soooo moving. Brings tears to my eyes everytime I hear it.
Your apprehension... then the melting of your barriers for now and the future. It's everything.