Viva Las Vengeance ISOLATED VOCALS & Analysis - Panic! At The Disco - Brendon Urie
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
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Brendon Urie is one of the best vocalists of our time and an incredible writer and performer. This new album showcases his creativity and vocal chops like nothing he's ever done. The raw, live direct-to-tape recording process and the obvious nods to his musical heritage make it incredibly fun for the listener to get lost in (cue the nostalgia).
But at the same time, the record is fresh and inspiring in the midst of the current digital trends in music production.
Join me as we dive into the isolated vocals from the title track and study Brendon's approach to his range, tone control and power!
Loved your insightful commentary! I see a lot of people complaining about the vocals on the new album, how “strained” they sound. People don’t understand that recording to tape captures every little imperfection, especially the ones that all modern artists hide and delete with digital recording. Urie’s vocal performance on this album is fantastic. It’s also imperfect, but that’s every human voice. I want to hear the human imperfections, it helps me feel like I’m listening to a real person, not a digitized, social-media perfect cyborg.
Well... I think he is trying too hard on some songs. I really like this song in particular, but some of the songs sound way too pushed and are off pitch as well. His voice can be a little exhausting to listen to at times on this album. I do like the approach though to the album as a whole, but the songs are a bit hit and miss for me
There's nothing wrong with using digital effects nowadays to hide those imperfections. The album sounds like a collection of demos. And yeah, his voice is beaten to hell, he spent the past few years absolutely showing off, and he's paying for it. You can hear live performances from years back, he didn't sound like this before.
@@spark-e he spent the past few years sitting on his ass actually. You’re mistaken as are all the ppl who don’t have a clue what they are talking about
They live in an era of soulless music. Its no surprise they can't appreciate genuine music.
@@danorganplayer There's so much out there with more originally and "soul" than Brendon Urie.
Hearing the vocals isolated makes it even more impressive how good Brendan is!
Tbh what I have noticed is people who actually are educated in singing and music like this album. People who are not or are not familiar with tape don't seem to get it. This breakdown really shows how much of a talented vocalist he is. Tape is not going to sound the same as a digital recording. He also made an album to have fun. Lots of artists have during and post pandemic.
For anyone complaining about his high notes. You have to record the whole take over just to fix one thing. At some point you have to accept some errors on a tape recording. I heard a few notes notes on the album that sounded strained. It happens and he was not as familiar with his songs as he is now. He really cleaned up from the recording to now. Live sounded absolutely amazing. Even the higher notes people intially complained about. Really liked a musically intelligent and amazing album.
How am I just finding out about this album??Honestly one of the best things I’ve heard this year
It is so great right? They are performing Middle of a Breakup on the VMA's today 8/28 and are opening the show. The whole band will be there, Brendon, Dan, Nicole and Mike and many more awesome people like the co-producers/co-writers Mike Viola and Jake Sinclar.
U.S. Tour starts in 2 weeks if you want to see them live. They are fantastic live.
Brendon has a dark, powerful, dramatic, vertical, Old School, full body voice. I hear Tony Lewis, Mike Reno, Lou Gramm, Jimi Jamison, Bobby Kimball, John Farnham and early Steve Walsh. I even hear early Micheal Bolton, when he sang Rock. There is chiaroscuro, and ring like an Opera singer. He is really putting out to get his sound. Voices like this are always teetering on the edge of straining.
Love this whole album, any fan of 70s rock should. Brendon's vocals are INSANE!!!
man, I was looking for this video so much, you have no idea how grateful I am for the fact that you appreciate this album and what Brendon did here, thank you for this, it's sad that the majority didn't appreciate it, I consider this to be the Brendon's most personal album and it is a gem, people have the mentality that if an album is not their style it automatically makes it a bad album, that is not the case.
I love listening to this album as a singer; practically every song is a mini showcase/masterclass in "How to Navigate Your Voice". From vocal range, to grit/distortion, to vibrato, to experimenting with placement + larynx positioning (some of his lower notes), Brendon's got *everything* on display here!
And of course, the songs sound great on their own :) ("Sad Clown" is my favorite to sing along to!)
Yesss Sad Clown is my favourite too. A lot of people hate it, which is so weird to me
Now I NEEEEED an analysis of Sad Clown and Don't Let the Light Go Out ... I love how Brendon performs those and they feel different in how he belts the different high ends. I must know more!!
The vox on sad clown are just ridiculous! I don’t even try to sing it 😂😂😂
@@BillysKingdom when I try I'm pretty sure the neighborhood thinks I'm getting murdered ...
YESS Sad Clown!!
Chris you introduced me to Brendon Urie as a singer in one of your earlier videos and he's now one of my favorite male vocalists. Thank you! :)
I think "god killed rock and roll" would definitely be a very good song to analyze, I need itttt
Omg thank you for this video now i can appreciate Brendon's vocals even more 😭 love nerdy stuff like this man. Also I've seen so many people talk about the way brendon plays with vowels... it's honestly amazing. The way he has this perfect mix or balance always blows my mind. Love to see people appreciating this album 😭💜
it's so good to hear someone appreciate that album and brendons vocals... I don't get why Viva Las Vengeance is hated so much. It's so fun to listen to
Brendon's voice is just so smooth and fun to listen to. I absolutely love these analysis videos that you make. Keeps me hooked in!
masterful takedown of Brendon vox Chris...I so love his singing and you really nail some the techniques quite well.
I went to this albums concert, and man it was a sexy concert. His raw vocals at that performance just shot goosebumps down my arms. He even had a voice crack in the middle of a performance and had to take a quick drink (probably can find it on UA-cam somewhere lol)- which I admired so much. It was proof that Brendon is indeed human, and he's genuinely a true trained performer and singer. He's real, not an autotuned robot, and that's ridiculously respectable. And all the while, he even left room to show off a little throughout the performance and all this is done while he's dancing lol. Brendon is amazing and truly is one of my favorite singers for a very obvious reason. There are some haters for this one, but you truly picked apart how legit he is ✨️👌
Thank you for your videos, I enjoy them immensely, I've grown up singing and seriously love engaging and understanding with my own personal knowledge right along with your videos. Keep up the good content! 👏👏👏
When I heard this song for the first time my first thought was like “wow, this is definitely Panic! At The Disco’s Welcome to the Black Parade”, a song that represents its style and history in one song, and to me… it’s the best song Urie has made…
You're good at emulating his style and vocal inflections.
I’ve definitely dug in and appreciate how much you’ve appreciated Brendon Urie’s talent
this album is stunning...... Urie nailed it
I totally agree!!
WOW! Another awesome educational video of great isolated vocals. You really are the master of dynamic vocal tonal placement. It is what takes singing to a whole other level, demonstrated in this video, other videos, and in your courses. I"m thankful for being able to receive such a wealth of knowledge and technique, which has been life changing. Thanks Chris!!!
Wow, thanks!
Jesus Man, you literally brought me into a NEW WORLD!! I have a pretty good range myself and I could already sing a lot of Brendon's songs before watching this video, but you made me discover this specific voice approach which is fantastic and not as demanding for me. Thank you!!!
Great video as always! Brendon's voice is perfect for these types of videos because of his very recognizable mix and placement.
Thank you for doing this.
My pleasure!
This whole album is amazing. Brendon's voice is crazy good!!
Я люблю Panic! At the disco 💘 🤟 мне кажется, что Viva las Vengeance - недооцененный альбом
Loved your breakdown. The album did take me 3-4 plays to really grow on me but each play this became one of my favorite ones especially after seeing it live.
This was maybe the best isolated vocal vid yet! So insightful:) your videos have opened Pandora's box of experimentation and possibilities for those of us who thought our voices were capped. Thanks Chris! We appreciate what you do!
This was such a great breakdown, thank you for this!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another greaaat video, as always! Your voice is so amazing to reproduce such "difficult" (from my non-qualified point of view) artist' style!
Great video Chris what a fantastic singer.Thanks for sharing
Took about 3 listens through to get hooked on the new album
Same, but now I keep humming "Middle of a breakup" and I don't know if that's actually good or bad 😂
It was an adjustment for sure cause the new stuff is not near as produced, but still really good!
@@Andreahabla it’s not a good song but it’s so freaking catchy for no reason lol
@@Andreahabla jajaja me paso lo mismo
@@gilelvariado4877 es loquísimo, como si en medio de lo absurdo de la letra hubiera algo bueno lol
Great, great song and challenging to cover of course! 😂 thanks for these lessons, Chris! I‘m a big fan!
Amazing breakdown, thanks for making this!
Can’t wait to hear it!
Omggg yessssssssssssssss, yes, yes, yes a thousand time yes
A great artist to study the more relaxing way of singing ;) Amazing approach
Wow, thank you!
I didn't get a notification for this happy I checked back loved this Chris have a good day. Great content as always 😁
This video was so entertaining and informational! It makes me want to learn more about music and everything it entails because it’s so fascinating. 😄
I think it would be fantastic if you could react to some of the Viva Las Vengeance live songs from the tour. There are some really fantastically recorded/filmed videos from the tour that you could react to. They did the whole album in order during the concert. They split the concert into basically 3 acts. The first was well known songs, the middle was the full album, and the end was more well known songs.
In addition Mike Viola and Jake Sinclair, who co-wrote and co-produced the album and sing background and play on the album went on tour and played in the band.
The album live sounds really amazing.
love all your videos
Hey Chris! Shane Told from Silverstein would be a really good aggressive vocalist to look at in a video. And given the things he's done during quarantine, he seems like the type of guy who might actually come on the channel if you reached out to him provided he's not busy with the band! His scream is absolutely insane and he's incredibly consistent going back and forth between screams and cleans while singing live.
I love your voice! I’d love to take lessons from you
Coming back to this video a year later and rereading the comments and it's just appalling to me that people are really this uneducated in terms of genuine, genius music and vocal talent. Brendon's vocals on this entire album are perfect even with the little imperfections.
Ask how many artists nowadays record on tape, about 90% of them will say no because digital is easier to hide the flaws whereas the tap keeps you honest, Brendon even did an interview regarding this where he says it was amazing to record on tape with Mike Viola and Jake Sinclair because of that human element and because it kept them ALL HONEST.
It's also appalling to me that a lot of people will say he's off key, off pitch, or straining his voice when they know full well they could NEVER reach the level of vocal talent that Brendon has reached over a career of OVER 18 YEARS.
His voice is not beaten to hell, his voice has gotten much better and stronger over time as he matured and he's a lyrical genius in the pop punk/rock genre.
This is an amazing album in a sense that:
1. It's recorded on tape making it a true performance based album
2. It's not over produced with thousands of effects and digital enhancements.
3. You can hear the talent of all the people that worked collectively on the album at the same time from the guitars, keys, strings, drums, etc.
All in all, I think a lot of people should have their own opinions yes, but don't for a second try and bash a true artist. If you think he sounds strained, sure that's your OPINION, but don't be bashing the artist saying he's beaten his voice to hell, he thinks he's some vocal god or something, or whatever the case is.
Also, if you think you know what on pitch or key is, then you sing the songs "ON KEY" perfectly and post it to UA-cam and let everyone know how the songs "should" sound vocally.
Let's not forget Cyndi Lauper approached HIM to perform on broadway and to take vocal lessons with her in Kinky Boots. Tell me how that isn't evident enough that he deserves much more credit vocally than a lot of people give him.
This has grown to be my favorite panic! Album. I agree and resonate fully with everything you’ve said. !!
It is simply a gem, thank you for this comment, everything that Brendon does in music is crazy, and very sad that people do not appreciate it, thank you again for your support, it is a wave of hate towards this entire album, man, I appreciate you.
Amazing video I found this very entertaining and interesting!
Very insightful video, thank you for making this ! Wish it has more views tho.
Why do people dislike this band so much? I kind of always assumed they were lame because of what people say about them. But I started listening recently and they're really good. I'd always lumped them in with Fallout Boy. But that's not what they're like at all.
Totally. Way more diversity in their sound. Check out “pretty odd” if you want to hear them channel The Beatles ✌🏻
They used to be way more respected, but the behavior of Brendon has killed it, especially among us Gen Z
@@timblom7364 What behavior?
The big one is Brendon allowing his tour Security guard to "Allegedly" use his position to not only harass minors, but also the former Bassist Dallon Week's wife. But there is a ton more stuff that he's done that ranges in severity, but definately paints the picture that this isn't the greatest guy.
Btw if you want a fantastic band I recommend Dallon's band IDKHOW, he is in my opinion a far stronger vocalist, and a leagues stronger vocalist! His song Clusterhug is what this album tried to be, but successfully in my honest opinion
@@timblom7364 Oh dang, I wasn’t aware of that. Just did some digging and there’s apparently some sexual harassment allegations too. Yikes!!
I would love a redone version of this video where you analyze the official acapella snippets from Panic! At The Disco's episode of SongExploder where they broke down the song Viva Las Vengeance!
Onde esse cara mora, vou lá
Inspiring
When you switch from yawning to the shouting, you sound like Freddy Mercury. ❤🔥
With your knowledge, I'd love to see you cover this song in full. Maybe twice. Once to of course attempt to replicate Brendon. But another time to illustrate how you would approach it if you wrote the song in full
Yessssss
I wish I could sing like you.
Hey Chris, thanks for an interesting video! Would love to hear a breakdown of Theo Katzman!
Great insight as always Chris! Would you ever consider doing a video on Elliot Smith? I feel like it would be a great opportunity to explore 'whisper-singing'
Chris, it would be amaazing if you analyze “masterpiece-motion picture collection” version by Motionless im White, there are lot of great vocal moments from Chris Motionless! He nailed that version, puuure emotion 💔
I'll check it out!
He's never had any vocal training. Imo he's the Freddie Mercury of this generation as far as vocals.
he has had alot of vocal training when he did broadway and stuff, he has talked about it before
@@Chris_Lodi that was years after he started singing professionally.
He's talked about his lack of vocal training on live streams where he reacted to vocal coaches reacting to him. You can find those videos right here on UA-cam.
Chris can you make a video how to sing like brendon urie in "A fever you can´t sweat out" album era?
Nice video btw i love your work👍
Call Brendon!
I tagged him :) ... I hope he sees this!
Would love to see you do a live analyst and the lead singer of Marianas Trench his mom Was also a huge vocal teacher back in the 70s 80s and 90s. He says that she taught the lead singer of ac DC Steven Tyler Bryan Adam’s and more he’s got a pretty big range and a lot of voice colors would be a great one !!
where did you get that!? :) would be dope to have Brendon on the show
I made them :)
I would love to hear you analyze gotye vocals , i mimic many vocalists and have been complemented on my range but gotye is one i cant mimic yet , haha
I'm not a vocals coach. I can tell Brendon urie voice is sound and range. When people try to mimic him they do not sound like him at all. I know when Brendon uses his effect here and there it's almost predictable for me. Haha 😅 been his fan since 2006
Hey chris!youre really a great vocalist and ya apologies for watching this video three weeks late...i would like to know what your views and analysis would be on panic's song god killed rock and roll
Great song! Might be my favorite on the album!
as a p!atd lover, i admit i do sleep on this album but don’t regret it when i decide to listen to it, especially the first few songs
The grace of God is powerful.
SOLI DEO GLORIA
(To The Glory Of God Alone)
Father, Son & Holy Spirit
-Ronnie
Hey Chris, thanks for checking it out. Absolutely loved your insights. I have a question though, i can hit the very last note he hits in the song, but can't translate that feel to botes lower than it. I really want to be able to sing the chorus to this song. Any tips?
I would suggest Honey Bee by Madrugada maybe you don’t know the song but it’s masterpiece and the voice of Sivert Hoyem is from the heaven!
❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥
Do I'm not a vampire (Revamp) by falling in reverse, would love to see that
People who says, Brendon strained his voice are tone deaf
agreed... these are some of the best performances I've ever heard from him. We're just so used to hearing things tuned and layered. This is a very raw approach on this record. I love it.
Most of the people claiming it sounds “ strained” are pop fans of Ariana grande and Taylor swift lol. No normal rock fan thinks it’s strained at all
Hey Chris! I love your videos I'm still a bit confused on the idea of where support is supposed to come from. Sometimes I can feel it and sometimes I can't! I just need to know what to visualize or to think about.
Hey Elijah! Have you done my free course in the video description? And if you've done that, have you enrolled in Discover Your Voice? I can give you the right ways to practice so that you can feel out how it is supposed to work!
@@chrisliepe Hey Chris! Thanks for replying and I am going to enroll in Wednesday! I did recieve the invite from you man, my main thing is I don't know whether on not to consciously take the breath or just let it freely expand because everytime I try to control the breath expanding i get tight up top
@@chrisliepe And I have taken the free your voice class! Very helpful
Can you analyse ice nine kills next?
Please do Badfish
could you do this for the fall out boy song "we don't take hits, we write them"
Please react to sleeptalk by dayseeker - rory rodriguez is an insane vocalist and loads to pick apart in that track
Can you do an analysis of pmj's cover of Creep with Haley Reinhart please?
🧡🧡🧡🧡
Would love something like mars volta inertiatic esp
hello sir, please do alex turner isolated vocal, pleaseeeee i need that sir
Anyone here know where I can get isolated tracks for music for example the Red Hot chili peppers I’m looking for all their backing vocals is there a place where you can go to buy these or rent them or something? Any information would be appreciated thank you.
some of them you can just find by putting in a search on UA-cam!
@@chrisliepe yeah thanks i have tried that but i'm looking for separated track stems to use as backing tracks for a tribute band...For example under the bridge i need backing vocals but no lead vocals. There's nothing to be found on youtube like that.
Is the last note chest voice?
Please analyze maneskin coraline live sanremo orchestra, live, would be interesting! 😃
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The album is not good, has 4 good songs but ill always love him and his voice
The fact that it's not your style doesn't make it a bad album, that's fine.
I do think this guy is a great singer and your comments are on target, but it's hard to hear past the production techniques. I was surprised when you say it wasn't heavily processed. Maybe it went directly to analog tape, but there was clearly a bunch of pre/post processing that distracts from the great vocal. Thanks for seeing beyond the processing, but I do think you should acknowledge the "enhancements". I personally would prefer his early vocals for analysis.
Can you explain what kind of processing you're hearing?
@@Norce555 Fair question, and it sounds like the vocal (plus the backgrounds) were "isolated" from the final mix, which isn't the same as hearing the original vocal - so it's hard to know what was added on in between. I think the isolation sounds worse than the original recording - Chris can hear past it; it was tough for me on this one, although I've heard some great acoustic Urie recordings. I was expecting more of what Mr. Liepe did with the Chris Cornell isolations.
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I think Pray for the wicked wicked is waaaay better than the new album. And I thought death of a bachelor was better than that one too lol
Yeah idk Brendon sounds awful on this album and is straining every note he sings, even the low notes
@@davidvargas7165 yeah you nailed it.
@@davidvargas7165 If this "awful," then he's the greatest singer of all time. Is it possible we've just forgotten what a live performance sounds like after hearing twenty years of over-edited bullshit? I mean, this was supposedly done to tape -- which means very little editing was done. Not that that would excuse a bad performance, but this isn't one.
@@rome8180 Preach🙌
@@davidvargas7165 he sounds great as always, but in terms of music compositions if feels like his just flexin lol, those high notes don't hit hard bc his using them all the time. If feels like a one trick pony, a very very incredible trick but one that can't last you forever without boring the audience.