I was there that night, in-the-round at Wembley. Luther, his backing singers and his band were exceptional. This track was the outstanding number for that evening and his vocals will stay with me forever.
What a magnificent, well tuned, purring velvety Rolls Royce of a Voice! Only a Maestro can ad lib so effortlessly and creatively, and all in service of the song, not the ego. Wow!
I used to be a secret Luther fan. Back in the 80's I was into hair metal, as were most of my friends. But once I ordered a Luther CD thru one of the mail order CD companies (I think it was BMG), I was hooked. His voice is amazing! And the delivery during this song is awe inspiring. He looks like he is having so much fun "showing off" his voice during this performance. Thank you for this review of a unique talent.
Ha! Me too! I had a thick mop of long blonde hair and wore metal shirts and ripped jeans every day. Now I no longer have any guilty pleasures. I'll play some fucking Slayer, then throw on some ABBA. Mr. Vandross' stuff and Maria Carey's first album all got worn right out.
I grew up in Oakland. A secret fan of human league, simply red, Madonna... If a bloke can sing, don't matter the color!!! There is alot of secret fans out there.
My dear friend ran Luther's managers NY office during the day so I was fortunate to see Luther many times. Backstage he was sweet, charming and chill...onstage he was a vocal machine and the women lost their minds....some of the men as well. His band was phenomenal and his backup singers (Lisa Fischer) were sublime. The shame is that there is a whole generation of people who have NO idea who Luther is or was.....only the greatest voice of his generation and probably any generation. I hope he and Teddy (Pendergrass) are singing their asses off in heaven!
About time, someone of your caliber, analyzing his singing. He truly was a master of the craft of singing; very soulful, silky, sensual voice. ♨️♨️♨️🇨🇦
Luther was the best ever (IMO) incredible low foundation, sharp and clean upper tones, insane control and emotion in every word. Luther always sang to you and not at you! He is sorely missed...
Great clear explanation of what was going on, great reaction, I was one of those to have seen him in concert and I will always treasure this to have seen this Master in concert. There will never be another like Luther!
I have heard this song a million times and have seen Luther perform it a million times in concert and every time it is like the first time. I miss him so much, there will NEVER be another voice like this
Your give phenomenal explanations when you touch on the different parts of his performance, & I love your facial expressions. I agree he has a silky smooth way of delivering the notes, emotions, & dynamics of his voice. I’ve been following The Master as far back as I can remember (the 70s 😊) & he is the greatest male singer I have ever heard. I put him on par with Whitney & Reba as the best at their singing crafts. Thank you for this. You have become my fav at breaking singers. R. I. P. Luther. You are missed.
I listen to all genre of music and his voice is THE male voice of a generation. I like his version of this song even better with his tribute to Dionne Warwick and watch the crowd go nuts! ( On UA-cam)..Also his Christmas album is amazing ! Can't wait every year to listen to it. RIP Luther
He was absolutely amazing in concert and every song could have gone on forever, but seemed like a moment in time. His concert was truly one of my favorites. Listen to Joe, if you like Luther. He is another black man that takes your breath away when he sings
The thing that’s so fascinating and brilliant is that there is space and light and dark shading for the notes and it allows it to breathe…it also allows maximum impact. It is incredibly effective.
Great reaction and insights! Might I suggest doing a run through the 1994 live at Royal Albert Hall version of Luther and Mariah's "Endless Love". I don't think there have been very many more beautiful duets recorded. More technical maybe, more emotionally moving sure... but Luther and Mariah just take the cake for beautiful! Thanks for all you do!
As you said he was brilliant and a huge loss to the entertainment community! I don't think I've heard a magnificat voice like his. And now that he's gone, I think ge would hard to replace He had a natural, God given talent and now ge's singing for the Lord! RIP Luther! And thank you for giving him the alcalaves that he deserves! One of akind! 🙋😘💞🌹
Don't EVER apologize for pausing a video. It's your channel and speaking for myself...no, wait, ALL of us...giving us your insight is how we learn and help wrap our heads around what's happening physically with a person's voice. It's pretty fascinating! However we can learn how singers do what they do, it's better for all of us interesting in this sort of thing. I particularly love how you said, "it's like watching a present getting wrapped with a bow"! That's the perfect description of Luther's voice. Man, this guy was extraordinary and his voice is like silk. So sad he's no longer with us.
No one acknowledges that Vandross is really a classical jazz singer out of era. He is really just Sarah Vaughan projected forward in time. Vandross and Carreras- the two greatest male voices of my generation.
I read somewhere that Luther once said it's one thing to have your audience cheering, but quite another for them to be completely silent so they won't miss anything. This man had a voice that was larger than life itself. If only he had taken better care of himself healthwise, who knows, he might still be here.
Hello again, ..... since you like technique and I enjoy how well you explains the little tricks and in's and out's. Maybe there is a reason why you haven't checked our Rachelle Ferrell's "AMERICA the BEAUTIFUL". It's a MUST WATCH for someone of your skills.
Miss Lady, you have got to react to PRINCE ....DAM YOI and SOMEWHERE HERE ON EARTH. You will not be disappointed......BUT, there is one performance you MUST REVIEW...Rachelle Ferrell's "AMERICA the BEAUTIFUL" YES, YES , YES!!!!!
"He's playing more with everything else except the melody, except the notes." Yes, this was something I noticed, as well, but could never put into words. Sadly, there's just no one like him these days; no one sings like that anymore. This entire concert is incredible. An immaculate production. Not sure who the md was, but he or she didn't get paid enough! I believe the great Marcus Miller was involved, but I don't know to what extent. Thanks again for this one!
Yes Marcus was very much involved and there was another person, cannot recall his name at the moment. Years when Luther appeared on The Oprah show, he would always praise Marcus Miller and this name always stayed with me. Way years later the name came up in a line up of getting ready to go on one of my Jazz cruises, Luther had already passed. Got to meet Marcus on the cruise, he was awarded and I told him after the how Luther always praised him on The Oprah W., and he was so very humbled, he did not realize!!
@@lydmarl.475 that is amazing! I can definitely believe it, as Marcus is an extremely down-to-earth human being. As for the other name you are thinking of, I’m not sure. I know that Ivan Hampden, Doc Powell, Yogi Horton, Byron Miller, and Nat Adderley, Jr. all worked with Luther, in addition to Marcus, but I forget who was in the Wembley lineup.
@@sethcashman1011 yes Nat Adderley Jr., is the name, it came back, thanks for refreshing my memory. Marcus for sure is a down to earth guy, love him! Just saw him almost 2 months ago at The Blue Note NYC. He is from my area where he grew up in Queens, but was born in Brooklyn, NY, he is like the type to always say to be back home, does not forget where he came from.
@@lydmarl.475 Nat, yeah, what an amazing cat. Makes perfect sense that he would have been the md in question. Do you know the drummer Poogie Bell? He’s played with Marcus for many years. Another wonderful cat. Very cool that you got to see MM at the Blue Note! Haven’t been there since before the pandemic. The last show I saw there was either Chris Dave or Meshell Ndegeocello.
This song brings back feelings and wondrous memories of my first girlfriend which was my High school sweetheart till this day. I never forgot her. And this song brings incredible memories alive again.❤❤❤❤
you have to react to his NAACP awards performance of this song ... the best Ive seen. Im sure you will think the same..its a vocal coach's dream performance. In this Wembley show the best performance IMO was "Super Star" you should definitely react to that.
Here is a little back story about the song and about LV. Luther was a background singer for Patti LaBelle. While in rhe road with Patti he was doing a sound check with rhe sound engineer. As such they were playing with the arrangements for the up and coming performance. It was not supposed to be rhat many peope in the auditorium during the sound check so the lights were turned down. Unbeknownth to Luther Patti LaBelle was sitting in the audience and was listening to him sing. Upon his completion she made herself known. It was in that moment Luther found himself unemployed because Patti LaBelle fired him on the spot. Her reasoning behind this move was that she felt that Luther should never sing backup to anyone and that was her way of making sure he knew that and to pursue his solo career. The song House is not a home was first sung during an award ceremony where Dionne Warwick who originally sung the song was present and he sang it to her.
I mean the thing about Luther is that you never feel, in spite of everything, that he is not present in the song. The song never gets lost in his styling. He was one of a kind.
When music was an aural feast, not intended as a visual feast with Autotune to clean up that singing part of the show. Such a great performance, from such a musical master.
He was so smooth....He doesn't ever seem to reach or push for any notes. I hate him! 😂😂I guess that's the balance she is referring to. But he is definitely my favorite male voice.
There was a radio R+B hit in the early '80's that he sang. I didn't know the name so I bought every album but never found it. 40 years later it showed up on UA-cam somehow. It was before he went on his own, with a group. "The Glow of Love." ua-cam.com/video/-3K-G8zhajk/v-deo.html
Would like to hear your perspective now James Warren Taylor “JT” with Kool and the Gang and Gregory Hines. Maybe do Gregory and Luther singing together in There’s nothing better than Love. Love Luther.
Good evening Can you react to Lisa Fischer . She is 😊so amazing. She also was a backup singer for Dionne Warrick Luther Vandross and years for the Rolling Stones. I'm quite sure you already know this. Thanks for the critique. Awesome. 😊
I know you are analyzing singers' performances, but don't forget to mention the geniuses behind these songs- in this case, Burt Bacharach and Hal David. RIP Luther Vandross, BB and HD.
Finally! Someone doing Luther! ❤❤❤ I grew up with him. My mom played him all the time. No one else like him.
I was there that night, in-the-round at Wembley. Luther, his backing singers and his band were exceptional. This track was the outstanding number for that evening and his vocals will stay with me forever.
Amazing (pun intended!) when you consider that Luther was once a backing singer for David Bowie 😢❤️
What a magnificent, well tuned, purring velvety Rolls Royce of a Voice! Only a Maestro can ad lib so effortlessly and creatively, and all in service of the song, not the ego. Wow!
Luther was absolutely one of the best! So smooth and pure and beautiful. Thank you for the analysis.
I used to be a secret Luther fan. Back in the 80's I was into hair metal, as were most of my friends. But once I ordered a Luther CD thru one of the mail order CD companies (I think it was BMG), I was hooked. His voice is amazing! And the delivery during this song is awe inspiring. He looks like he is having so much fun "showing off" his voice during this performance. Thank you for this review of a unique talent.
Ha! Me too! I had a thick mop of long blonde hair and wore metal shirts and ripped jeans every day. Now I no longer have any guilty pleasures. I'll play some fucking Slayer, then throw on some ABBA. Mr. Vandross' stuff and Maria Carey's first album all got worn right out.
I grew up in Oakland. A secret fan of human league, simply red, Madonna... If a bloke can sing, don't matter the color!!! There is alot of secret fans out there.
He’s a master vocalist.
Wonderful reaction but his performance of this song at the NAACP AWARDS WAS EPIC!!!
Also his Soul Train performance in 1982 was a good one too
Yep, his best ever version, need to see a reaction to that, handful on the tube
Yes correct making up with dione.
I'm here from Live from Anaheim. Best version.
tribute to dionne Warwick hands down
Love love love Luther... Superstar is one of my favs. 😊❤
Your face, when you are watching Luther, is brilliant
Luther Vandross was a legendary singer. He had such a unique, soulful voice. May he RIP.
My dear friend ran Luther's managers NY office during the day so I was fortunate to see Luther many times. Backstage he was sweet, charming and chill...onstage he was a vocal machine and the women lost their minds....some of the men as well. His band was phenomenal and his backup singers (Lisa Fischer) were sublime. The shame is that there is a whole generation of people who have NO idea who Luther is or was.....only the greatest voice of his generation and probably any generation. I hope he and Teddy (Pendergrass) are singing their asses off in heaven!
About time, someone of your caliber, analyzing his singing. He truly was a master of the craft of singing; very soulful, silky, sensual voice. ♨️♨️♨️🇨🇦
Luther was the GOAT!!! ❤❤
Luther was off the chain. His voice was hypnotic and amazing
I was at this concert which was unusual for an 18 year old at the time.
It remains my favourite all time concert. The man was a genius
Luther was the best ever (IMO) incredible low foundation, sharp and clean upper tones, insane control and emotion in every word. Luther always sang to you and not at you! He is sorely missed...
Watching a bow being wrapped around a present. What a way to put that.
Great clear explanation of what was going on, great reaction, I was one of those to have seen him in concert and I will always treasure this to have seen this Master in concert. There will never be another like Luther!
Luther and his backup singer from this concert Ava Cherry were the backing vocalists on David Bowie's song Young Americans.Great reaction!
I have heard this song a million times and have seen Luther perform it a million times in concert and every time it is like the first time. I miss him so much, there will NEVER be another voice like this
I love how respectful and professional your reaction is to this song. Luther was , is, and will always be a national treasure to my community.
Finally!! Someone listing to Luther and feeling every note the way, I do. Pure, just absolute joy. Thank You!
That’s big Luther baby don’t play!!!! Me and my mom miss him so much, she is his biggest fan.
Luther is in a class of his own. There are special moments in his performances that just blows the roof off the top. Forever remembered.
One of the all time greats. Crazy, crazy, crazy voice I’ve ever heard. This in itself was one of the best performances of Luther Vandross
You are the best among the best reactors, your eyes ,smile, facial reactions and body movements says it all.
I love his voice with vocal power. It’s a treat listening him sing
He was half way thru a concert Live In Wembly. He was waiting for background singers to change outfits. Great concert.
Your give phenomenal explanations when you touch on the different parts of his performance, & I love your facial expressions. I agree he has a silky smooth way of delivering the notes, emotions, & dynamics of his voice. I’ve been following The Master as far back as I can remember (the 70s 😊) & he is the greatest male singer I have ever heard. I put him on par with Whitney & Reba as the best at their singing crafts. Thank you for this. You have become my fav at breaking singers. R. I. P. Luther. You are missed.
LOVE Reba!
I listen to all genre of music and his voice is THE male voice of a generation. I like his version of this song even better with his tribute to Dionne Warwick and watch the crowd go nuts! ( On UA-cam)..Also his Christmas album is amazing ! Can't wait every year to listen to it. RIP Luther
His voice feels like a huge piece of satin against bare skin. Just beautiful!
Oh man id love if you did the NCAAP performance of this song. You can argue that rendition is even more impressive
Luther's the GOAT!
THE GOAT!
He was absolutely amazing in concert and every song could have gone on forever, but seemed like a moment in time. His concert was truly one of my favorites. Listen to Joe, if you like Luther. He is another black man that takes your breath away when he sings
Luthers voice paints a picture.. Thx for the music Luther World Class🌏👌🏿💯🎤...
9:01 did you just look 😮 at us with disbelief
2:10 His voice is "like I'm watching a bow be wrapped around a present." That nearly brought me to tears.
LUTHER IS THE KING OF R&B OKAY!! 😭😭😭🔥🔥🔥🔥
I always said it was just effortless, born to sing.
This songs give me goosebumps every time, great video, very respectful to Luther's memory
I saw both the late great Luther and the late great Whitney both live. Magical ❤
The thing that’s so fascinating and brilliant is that there is space and light and dark shading for the notes and it allows it to breathe…it also allows maximum impact. It is incredibly effective.
Luther was a giant back in the 70s with his amazing vocals
Singing background on David Bowie's "All American".
One of the best male singers if not the best ever
Great reaction and insights! Might I suggest doing a run through the 1994 live at Royal Albert Hall version of Luther and Mariah's "Endless Love". I don't think there have been very many more beautiful duets recorded. More technical maybe, more emotionally moving sure... but Luther and Mariah just take the cake for beautiful!
Thanks for all you do!
Luther had such a beautiful voice. This song is just amazing and one of my favorites, he sang. I was just talking to my wife about him.
As you said he was brilliant and a huge loss to the entertainment community! I don't think I've heard a magnificat voice like his. And now that he's gone, I think ge would hard to replace
He had a natural, God given talent
and now ge's singing for the Lord! RIP Luther!
And thank you for giving him the alcalaves that he deserves! One of akind! 🙋😘💞🌹
Don't EVER apologize for pausing a video. It's your channel and speaking for myself...no, wait, ALL of us...giving us your insight is how we learn and help wrap our heads around what's happening physically with a person's voice. It's pretty fascinating! However we can learn how singers do what they do, it's better for all of us interesting in this sort of thing. I particularly love how you said, "it's like watching a present getting wrapped with a bow"! That's the perfect description of Luther's voice. Man, this guy was extraordinary and his voice is like silk. So sad he's no longer with us.
No one acknowledges that Vandross is really a classical jazz singer out of era. He is really just Sarah Vaughan projected forward in time. Vandross and Carreras- the two greatest male voices of my generation.
Totally agree.
👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 Loved your explanation and insight into this song!
I read somewhere that Luther once said it's one thing to have your audience cheering, but quite another for them to be completely silent so they won't miss anything.
This man had a voice that was larger than life itself. If only he had taken better care of himself healthwise, who knows, he might still be here.
Hello again, ..... since you like technique and I enjoy how well you explains the little tricks and in's and out's. Maybe there is a reason why you haven't checked our Rachelle Ferrell's "AMERICA the BEAUTIFUL". It's a MUST WATCH for someone of your skills.
I’m so glad you got to this , he is one of the best in the business.
Excellent video! Thank you,
Luther usually sings this song somewhere towards the end of the concert. Its the song everyone is anticipating
Luther and Otis Redding are the voices I imagine that we will all hear as we enter into heaven
One of our GREATEST voices in R&B music....❣️🙌🏿
Miss Lady, you have got to react to PRINCE ....DAM YOI and SOMEWHERE HERE ON EARTH. You will not be disappointed......BUT, there is one performance you MUST REVIEW...Rachelle Ferrell's "AMERICA the BEAUTIFUL" YES, YES , YES!!!!!
"He's playing more with everything else except the melody, except the notes." Yes, this was something I noticed, as well, but could never put into words. Sadly, there's just no one like him these days; no one sings like that anymore. This entire concert is incredible. An immaculate production. Not sure who the md was, but he or she didn't get paid enough! I believe the great Marcus Miller was involved, but I don't know to what extent. Thanks again for this one!
Yes Marcus was very much involved and there was another person, cannot recall his name at the moment.
Years when Luther appeared on The Oprah show, he would always praise Marcus Miller and this name always stayed with me. Way years later the name came up in a line up of getting ready to go on one of my Jazz cruises, Luther had already passed. Got to meet Marcus on the cruise, he was awarded and I told him after the how Luther always praised him on The Oprah W., and he was so very humbled, he did not realize!!
@@lydmarl.475 that is amazing! I can definitely believe it, as Marcus is an extremely down-to-earth human being. As for the other name you are thinking of, I’m not sure. I know that Ivan Hampden, Doc Powell, Yogi Horton, Byron Miller, and Nat Adderley, Jr. all worked with Luther, in addition to Marcus, but I forget who was in the Wembley lineup.
@@lydmarl.475 was it Nat who was Luther’s md? I think it may have been. That would make sense.
@@sethcashman1011 yes Nat Adderley Jr., is the name, it came back, thanks for refreshing my memory. Marcus for sure is a down to earth guy, love him! Just saw him almost 2 months ago at The Blue Note NYC. He is from my area where he grew up in Queens, but was born in Brooklyn, NY, he is like the type to always say to be back home, does not forget where he came from.
@@lydmarl.475 Nat, yeah, what an amazing cat. Makes perfect sense that he would have been the md in question. Do you know the drummer Poogie Bell? He’s played with Marcus for many years. Another wonderful cat. Very cool that you got to see MM at the Blue Note! Haven’t been there since before the pandemic. The last show I saw there was either Chris Dave or Meshell Ndegeocello.
If there’s one voice I wish I could have, it’s Luther’s. Just pure silk
Seen him at Wembley before he passed away. He was so awesome live
I pray that ONE DAY we'll see another person with his talent come along.
This song brings back feelings and wondrous memories of my first girlfriend which was my High school sweetheart till this day. I never forgot her. And this song brings incredible memories alive again.❤❤❤❤
I love Luther.
Wish he was still here.
I love prog rock because those songs take you on epic journeys. He's doing that purely with his voice here. It's sort of operatic soul.
Luther's "superstar" at Wembley is just classic and out of this world...
you have to react to his NAACP awards performance of this song ... the best Ive seen. Im sure you will think the same..its a vocal coach's dream performance. In this Wembley show the best performance IMO was "Super Star" you should definitely react to that.
Here is a little back story about the song and about LV.
Luther was a background singer for Patti LaBelle. While in rhe road with Patti he was doing a sound check with rhe sound engineer. As such they were playing with the arrangements for the up and coming performance. It was not supposed to be rhat many peope in the auditorium during the sound check so the lights were turned down.
Unbeknownth to Luther Patti LaBelle was sitting in the audience and was listening to him sing. Upon his completion she made herself known. It was in that moment Luther found himself unemployed because Patti LaBelle fired him on the spot. Her reasoning behind this move was that she felt that Luther should never sing backup to anyone and that was her way of making sure he knew that and to pursue his solo career.
The song House is not a home was first sung during an award ceremony where Dionne Warwick who originally sung the song was present and he sang it to her.
Nice to know... Thanks😊
I loved Luther!
I can't listen to Luther and NOT CRY!
Your voice is so kind. Glad I found your channel
My favorite Luther song🎙❤
I mean the thing about Luther is that you never feel, in spite of everything, that he is not present in the song. The song never gets lost in his styling. He was one of a kind.
My favorite male singer ever
When music was an aural feast, not intended as a visual feast with Autotune to clean up that singing part of the show.
Such a great performance, from such a musical master.
Great perception
That was moving!
Can you please do the one from the 1988 NAACP awards? I would love to hear your reaction
Great reaction! I loved it!
Amazing
This may sound bad but when i was in the military, putting on Luther was a guaranteed baby maker. R.I.P.
Ya it’s bad! Luther would of definitely that description of his music! Lol
Its a great vocal analysis ! :D
Great Content
Man she has that look as if she fell in love all over again.
please also do Luther Vandross live perf of Superstar 😊
He was so smooth....He doesn't ever seem to reach or push for any notes. I hate him! 😂😂I guess that's the balance she is referring to. But he is definitely my favorite male voice.
First Time Ever I saw your Face...Robert Flack....if you get a chance
Dance With My Father. A song guaranteed not to leave a dry eye in the house...
He paints a picture with his vocals.
Good coach
The 'Master'!!!
You should react to another one of his videos.
There was a radio R+B hit in the early '80's that he sang. I didn't know the name so I bought every album but never found it. 40 years later it showed up on UA-cam somehow. It was before he went on his own, with a group. "The Glow of Love."
ua-cam.com/video/-3K-G8zhajk/v-deo.html
Would like to hear your perspective now James Warren Taylor “JT” with Kool and the Gang and Gregory Hines. Maybe do Gregory and Luther singing together in There’s nothing better than Love. Love Luther.
Good evening
Can you react to Lisa Fischer .
She is 😊so amazing. She also was a backup singer for Dionne Warrick Luther Vandross and years for the Rolling Stones.
I'm quite sure you already know this. Thanks for the critique. Awesome. 😊
i just here the hurt but the ok that i way be ok but the love will be there
Luther put to in a trance.. 😆 don't worry he does that to me to.
I know you are analyzing singers' performances, but don't forget to mention the geniuses behind these songs- in this case, Burt Bacharach and Hal David. RIP Luther Vandross, BB and HD.
RIP! 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Please react Luther Vandross-Superstar live at wembley❤❤❤
please do Patti labelle's rendition of Somewhere over the rainbow performed Live at the apollo theater.