Voice Teacher Reacts to SELENA GOMEZ | BEST VS WORST VOCALS
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- Опубліковано 13 жов 2018
- Voice teacher Sam Jonson's analysis of Selena Gomez singing the same songs on different days.
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“Wasn’t that in a different key?”
*I T W A S*
I have a feeling it wasn't intentional
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@@ginandromeda1618 omg tysm
I HATE it when they compare isolated vocals to ones with backing, totally unfair
She strikes me as someone who just doesn't work obsessively hard to hone her craft. When you're competing against those who are absolutely obsessed, they're going to look better and more polished and the quality of their presentation is just going to be higher more often.
Artistry Artistry this is exactly what I think too and it drives me insane. I feel like she never practices other than rehearsals and sound check and maybe lessons. It’s so frustrating as someone who practices any time I can.
Also it’s beyond obvious she only ever practices with tracks with singing in the background. I don’t think she ever hears herself just a capella. Her breath control is non existent. She makes the same mistakes I work on getting rid of and she’s been a professional singer for over 10 years.
Artistry Artistry I think the big thing is that she probably doesn’t consider herself a “singer”. She’s primarily an actress. Music is just kind of her “hobby”.
I’d be interested in seeing more recent stuff. Now that we know she was so sick for years I don’t think that’s necessarily fair to judge her on.
Ada Vox when was the last time she acted in anything lol she’s constantly releasing music and performing.. I think it’s safe to say it’s more than a hobby
gia it’s a matter of what jobs she can find. Music is just money for her right now. She has said before that she doesn’t consider herself a vocalist in interviews.
You're so knowledgeable. Your constructive criticism is always so encouraging and makes people feel like they have hope to keep improving and singing!
My favorite thing about Sam!
I'm seeing a massive difference between live concerts that are the "worst" and the more live studio performances for the "best". To me part of it is the mixing of the instruments with her vocals and seems more relaxed when not perforoming at a concert, as well as some songs are sung differently (like you said with the last one, the key was different) and also different backing intruments. I'm not in the know with the right words for this as I'm not experienced at all - but its just my observation.
Might be a question of stamina. For the concerts she has to sing for a long time and also dance.
You could be quite right there, especially with dancing on stage. From what I've gathered, tours are also very exhausting so it would make a lot of sense :)
@@Nissl61 Now you mention it, it is quite obvious about splitting attention. It's not about the singing anymore, it's about the entire performance with alot of complicated dancing sometimes- it's no wonder why someone would struggle with that :) and that's very true, anxiety on a big stage compared to the more relaxed smaller studio performances is a massive gap :)
Theres a video of Selena Gomez as a teenager/in her early 20s someone on youtube during a voice lesson and she is receiving TERRIBLE advice from a vocal coach. I believe Tristan Paredes reacted to it. She has been taught so poorly and uses techniques that are not in anyways sustainable. Selena can certainly sing, she just hasnt received the correct tutoring. I think if she was to work with someone kind and constructive and knowledgeable like Sam it would do her the world of good.
D S you can’t say that when literally everyone bashes her 24/7 tho
I looked for this and could not find it.
honestly she's not that bad she just needs A COMPETENT vocal coach because she can improve so much
This is just my opinion but it sounds to me that she lacks the training that would be needed to hit certain note's and phrase's. I think she would benefit from a vocal coach/teacher, if she has one she needs to get a new one! These aren't terrible performances, (I've heard worse) they just lack control & power. If she put the work in she could be a good singer. I'm not Selena bashing because she does have a few song I like, I guess I just want to see her try a little bit. She's blessed with status and money, put some work in it little love, don't your listeners deserve that much? Even if she is having a Lupus flare up (if she's not in to much pain) she could still be learning from the abundant amount of coach's/teacher's on UA-cam. It seems like she has lost her desire to sing. 🤔
I was thinking the same thing in terms of lacking control. When she's on, she's on, but when she's off, she sounds tired and off pitch to me.
I agree wholeheartedly. She could be a much better singer with the right guidance, but whoever's doing it now is not doing a very good job. You'd think with her financial position and her connections she'd have access to the very best, so why hasn't she?
Her vocal coach sucks
She’s been doing this for more than ten years and hasn’t improved much. I think she just doesn’t care that much. She’s in it for the money, attention and because it’s fun to stand on a stage. She doesn’t really seem that interested in music.
@@ephy9590 No joke! Sam Johnson please help her I beg of you! ❤
You are always so positive! Thank you for this reaction to my video! You should react to Harry Styles performance of Sign of the Times at the Graham Norton Show!!
Yes please react to Harry Styles!
Please!
also... someone can be singing so terribly and you never ever show a negative reaction on your face. i cannot tell you how cool that is to see someone who can sing as well as you can be non-judgmental when people cant
Please do a video about Michael Jackson! I feel like we could learn a lot from your expertises
yes please! I was looking for a video of his that he could react to and I think this is a pretty good one! ua-cam.com/video/QRfX0lVui38/v-deo.html
or if it's better one whole song, this one ua-cam.com/video/l3deut1XI0w/v-deo.html -from --2:05-- to --5:15-
YES
I agree it would be fun to watch
Yes!!!
Do this with Lana del Rey
oh jesus, why? he should focus on good singers imho
No please no, I don’t want to see or read mean comments with direct, evil truth
I want him to react to Cola or Heart Shaped Box lol
Are you guys deaf? I'm not even Lana's fan, but my friend made me go to her concert at one festival a few months back and she was great live. Sure she wasn't the best singer I've heard in my life, but she was still pretty good.
False Name I told my thoughts in a bad way... I tried to say in my poor English that people are always going to say bad things about her without listening. I also believe that she has improved a lot but people will never realise that.
Me and my boyfriend watch ur videos a lot!!!, we really love how passionate you are about it. Greetings from Chile!!!
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It seems she has the tools but she isn't using them well, with some training she would elevate her vocals to another level and be even better cause she is pretty good already.
The best coment i ever seen bout selena voice....😘
it's so nice to see someone reacting and analyzing Selena Gomez's singing with an unbiased opinion. a lot of other reactions have been ruined for me because they would rather focus on the bad singing than to give constructive criticism. personally, i don't think she's a bad singer, but i think a lot of the songs she sings don't suit her voice. i think she's suited for slower acoustic songs rather than the mainstream pop songs she usually puts out. i would rather listen to songs that showcased her vocals and hear her sing in a comfortable register than songs where i can feel the tension in her voice. there's a video of Selena in a singing lesson with her vocal coach, and i've seen another voice teacher react to it and disagree with many of what he was teaching and correcting her. i would love to hear your opinion on it as well!
Adriane D I think her recent stuff is much more suited to her voice
You're being too nice. She is pretty awful. She is only signed to a label due to marketability and everyone knows that. You hear better singers in a high school talent show.
Plus this video could have a lot of better performances to compare to, Its like they picked the worst vs the not so bad one. She sounded great on her last tour
I think she’s an alto singing above her bridge. When she pulls head voice it goes falsetto 99% of the time (live). But that’s not to say she’s not a good singer. I think she’s got a wonderful voice. The last clip where the arrangement was altered everything was lower and it sounded fantastic. I just hope she focuses on getting well right now.
okay buddy
I'm having bad days..I've been watching your videos for a while now and I always have fun. Today I watched this video and I was saying to myself I wanna be like you, always kind , not judging in bad manner. Overall you seem like a kind soul. And yeah t what I wanted to say pretty much is thank you for inspiring me as a person and for the entertainment. God bless Sam, I wish only good things your way buddy.
The good ones are always studio performances. I wonder why.
Izzy Prodution aside, she’s not dancing around so she’s not having her breathing issue be exaggerated. And she does seem like she is singing better, so maybe her confidence up because she knows it’s going to be produced and sound good anyway. Already the biggest two things holding her back are taken care of in one fell swoop.
Lol you are so right
@@ilusionTormentado aside from dancing in a studio setting you also don't need to do a whole concert at once without breaks while trying to keep your audience entertained. It's a lot less tiring and less stressful.
Jo True. Different environment, different product. Although consistency is something to strive for (I’m not making excuses for her), it’s always good to know the reason why things are the way they are instead of chalking it up to a blanket statement.
SNL and Woman in music isn't studio sweetie
I’m pretty sure she’s said herself that she knows she’s not an amazing singer she just likes doing it, she wants to be an actress that’s her main priority
Millicent why haven’t we seen her in much? like she wasn’t acted in anything recent. genuine question cause i really don’t know haha i haven’t heard of her working on shows or anything since 13rw but that wasn’t acting
I can't understand how anyone could possibly dislike one of your videos. You rock! Thanks for your videos.
Also.... can we get a reaction to some Harry Styles vocals? ❤️❤️❤️
ollum16 YES
From watching your videos I can’t help but watch all of my favs sing and look out for small things like how wide they open their mouth and how they control their voice using their stomach or chest voice, so thanks for explaining things so well!!!
I mostly got the feeling that a lot of the "worst" ones were in big live concerts, where it's much harder to hear yourself, compared to the "best" that was mostly small studio or acoustic settings in a small room without a huge cheering audience.
Also, it sounded like alot of the "worst" had a massively filtered audio to bring out the voice. I understand why they did it, but it makes the entire sound a bit weird.
I hugely appreciate your short 'to-the-point' introductions. Great video as always
Love the honest comments and reactions, also love your personality and passion Sam (and the eye candy)
the “it was” was so dramatic 😂😂😂
Hey Sam! I would love to see you breakdown some old jazz singers like Ella and Louis
I love you! You are so good at explaining how the voice works. I am showing this channel to all my friends that love singing. From Mexico :)
Keep up the great work, Sam! It's always equaly fascinating to see you break down different singers. I adore your content and I thank you greatly for all the joy you bring me.
All these vocal coach reaction are always too nice imo.
The best and worst were completely different arrangements so like you said can’t really compare them. Weird comparison video.
Yay new video! Thank you Sam!
I LOVE YOUR TEACHING SKILLS
please do Harry Styles!!!! his vocals were obviously heavily coached and I'd love to hear your expert opinion on his evolution as a singer
Hi Sam! Could you react to Lana del Rey? BTW, thank you for your channel, it has renewed my interest in singing and I am going to take singing classes as I want to improve my singing. 👍☺️❤️
Oooooh yes please react to Lana I'm curious!
This would be great cause she has some really bad versus good live performances!!
Yey for a new video! Thought I wouldn't be seeing anything new during the weekend although I would also like for Sam to take it easy every once in a while, uploading this often must be a lot of work
Delightful. I love listening to you speak!
I’m sure that unless whoever compiles best/worst videos watches every single performance of the artist then they’re not very accurate.
Seems to me that a lot of the "worst" ones were when she was trying to dance and perform while singing, and the "best" ones were when she was standing still and could concentrate on her singing instead of singing and dancing at the same time. Plus, she's just not a skilled singer. The studio does wonders for a lot (most) of these Disney singers.
Your explaining is so acute and clear!
Always enjoy your videos!
You are a young master!
Cheers! 😄
I think her Lupus comes into play a lot when she’s singing/performing. It could be why she often sounds out of breathe or tired. That and I think she just needs more or better teaching. She needs someone to help her control her breathing and work through her Lupus condition.
I love Selina, she is a very sweet girl, but her vocals are mediocre.
She has a bunch of songs that I listen to on the reg
Oh, that's nice! How long have you known her?
She is not very good at singing.... Sam is very sweet
Sara Aguerria I agree.
She's a horrible singer, yet a good artist.
Love your videos! I've learned SO much! It would be awesome if you did a video defining some of the vocal terms like bright, heavy, and thin. Also... a belting video would be spectacular. 😊😊😊 Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and talent!
all i can say is that studio editing does an amazing job!!!:)
What is this witchcraft?! How does Sam become more attractive with every video? 🤔🤔
He s looks good w short hair!!
Same
His hair is getting shorter every video 😂
Facts
I would love if you would do a video on the old Nightwish concerts with Tarja. For instance the "Phantom of the Opera" or the "Dead Boys Poem" versions live are so awesome and I am really interested in what you have to say about them. Thanks for your content, I really enjoy it!
Your hair looks so good!
I always love your intro in every upload. It's my alarm tone now 😂
You should do a reaction for her performance at The AMA's
this guy is too nice.
LOVE U SO MUCH SAM
i just watched a whole ad for u
I really enjoy your videos
Unlike a lot of people I think Selena can sing she just needs a new vocal teacher. She could be really great with the right teacher. When she posted that video with her singing teacher they spent the whole lesson on basically one exercise
buggy627 I don’t think so. It helps to have a good vocal coach, but you have to put in the effort and practice your technique and it seems like she doesn’t care much.
I don't know how strong she is as a singer, but it does seem like she has gone through a lot in the last few years. Some of the videos made me sad, she seems out of it. Like she doesn't want to be there, almost numb.
I think she has been too unwell to work harder than she is. I hope she feels better soon and can explore a bit more with her voice as I think she has a great instrument and just needs a bit more skill. Can’t be easy to be in her shoes right now. Doesn’t matter what business you’re in. For a young woman to be so sick....not good.
Yikes. Her music is fun to listen to, but I don't think she's super good at singing. I feel like at this point though, if she wanted it, she could have been doing vocal training and be fairly decent at it :/ It just feels lazy, to be honest. You're very kind, lol.
Agree! I feel like someone is steering her the wrong way in training? IF she's training.
I watched a video of her vocal coach teaching her and frankly, he wasn't good at all. Idk if he's been replaced since then tho
So trueeee.
I think she just doesn’t care about singing any better than she is. She’s always pitchy and out of breath. She’s been singing professionally for more than ten years and can’t ring in key at all.
She's just not born a singer. Some people can't be taught. You have to be born with some singing talent. That's why those who are good can get better but those who are bad are always bad.
You’re very kind. And a damn good vocal coach.
Your smile makes me smile!
I would love to hear your opinion on Rammstein!
Any song that shows the variation and personality of Til Lindeman's voice - there are a lot of very good life performances on their official channel. I don't know what works best for your audience. ("Du hast" und "Ich will" seems to be their most successful international songs, but i don't think they're too interesting to react to.) "Ich tu dir weh" as life version is also pretty successfull on youtube and has more variation.
Thank you for your thoroughly entertaining videos and insights. I love learning vocabulary on things that interest me but i never even thought about... figuring out how to articulate these kinds of things. Thank you!
Please react to bohemian rhapsody by pentatonix!
miss ya long hair
He reacted to Panic! at the Disco doing that song, you might give it a watch! It's great!
RayDay Yes I’ve seen it! It’s amazing! And i would love for him to react to pentatonix doing it too.
Screw the covers, I'd love to hear him analyze Freddie Mercury. 😁
Love ur reviews
I love your comments because you're tell the truth but still being so respectful.
Go Jazzzzzzzzz 🏀
Can u react to justin timberlake best live vocals
I’m really digging the new haircut on you Sam! I was a sucker for the long curly hair but this is a good look!😍
Love her so much
All my prayers are with her💜💜💜
I'm curious to hear your take on Dolly Parton now🤔
I'm not exactly a fan of Selena, tbh, I don't think she's particularly outstanding... but what I haven't seen mentioned is that this young woman is dealing with severe health issues - she has a severe (and often fatal) autoimmune condition called SLE (Lupus for short) and that has already resulted in her needing a kidney transplant, she's currently fighting with leukopenia (low white blood cell count) which again, can be incredibly serious. And considering the treatments for SLE and the drugs she must be on to prevent rejection of her transplanted kidney, there's a good chance that at least some of her inconsistency and changes in her singing style are a result of the health issues she's fighting. Sadly, when you're feeling like utter crud all the time, you sometimes lose a little of that polish compared to other, more healthy, contemporaries.
I was going to request this exact video! Loved hearing your thoughts on this. I feel like Selena Gomez seems to get in her head a lot and doesn’t seem very confident singing live (maybe because people are pretty harsh on her). It’s very interesting that you say the worst ones seem like an energy thing!
I really like her and her voice so I feel bad that sometimes it seems like her confidence is pretty low. I know when I get nervous singing live, my breath support can get wonky. I would love if you reacted to the video of her with her voice teacher! I have some thoughts on him... lol... but I’d love to hear yours.
Love your videos. Happy to see your channel grow so fast!! Please react to Hua Chenyu from Singer 2018: Nunchucks, Wukong, Fake Monk, or anything else really!
Please!!! React to Lana del Rey!!
Layne staley for the love of gooodddd
Oh that would amazing!
So interesting. Thank you!
I’m waiting for you to do that AMA performance
React to Demi lovato’s best voice moments
React to Lorde, please
Sam, please do a Celine Dion comparison video! There's tons of footage of her singing the same songs over her career and I think she maintained her voice really well over the years!
I love the new hair!!! Handsome! Keep up the good work.
I agree with those saying she needs a new vocal coach, for sure. If I recall correctly, she has lupus and has gone through a kidney transplant, and I have to wonder about the timing of “bad” performances and how all of that has affected her. ❤️
Can you please react to luke hemmings 2018 vocals you seem to actually know what your talking about and everyone else I've seen doesn't really know what to say, ok thanks love your videos
WHOA THIS IS MY FIRST VIDEO WITH THE NEW HAIR SAM WHAT TO HECK LOOKIN SHARP!!!!!
I love Selena so much and she is going through so much, I hope she feels better. Also, I would love to see you react to Fifth Harmony No Auto-Tune and see what you think of their individual voices
REACT TO SELENA QUINTANILLA
I’ve known her for a long time (maybe more than 10 years?) and her advantage in this music industry is mainly a beautiful unique vocal tone, and a likeable girl-next-door personality.
But that being that, her vocal ability is really not very good. I would say slightly below average. It tends to be so unstable, pitchy and overall problematic to the point of impacting on her ability to convey emotion/message of the song she’s singing.
I went to her concert once and...let’s just say she really needed her band. And poor girl, in some places even the band couldn’t save her from her noticeable unstableness. It was a struggle for me as an audience because I could clearly hear the struggle in her voice and her body.
And I know it definitely has something major to do with her health condition. But in the end, she is still a singer and it is only respectful to judge her singing ability in a professional way.
The most important thing for her to do now is definitely managing her illness, and finding ways to balance her health with her professional career. Because as she gets older, I’m afraid that her health would suffer even more, which would also impact on her singing even more severely.
What happened to her health?
eon star She has lupus and, from what I know (not very much) is a serious, sometimes life-threatening illness which affects the organ systems in a person’s body. Selena even got kidney failing and went through a kidney transplant surgery. Very unfortunate.
I love how completely fair you are and how you even critique the makers of these best/worst videos! Please react to Loren Allred - Never Enough (Live Performance), it's got a great range and I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Love the new look Sam...
Reclamo un corazón por intentar entender >:v
Estudia inglés pues :v
I know she has lupus and had to have an organ transplant due to it, I imagine the inconsistencies in her energy levels are probably related to her illness
yeah, it’s actually true that lupus can affect your singing. Lupus causes inflammation that affects the synovial lining, in which return, puts pressure on the vocal cords. it’s probably the swelling that causes voice issues with lupus. my mom (who’s a doctor) even told me.
Hi Sam!
I found you channel last night and I'm completly in love with the quality of your content ❤️
You sound so didactic and professional but so kind at the same time.
Please do a video about Hozier and/or Dan Smith from Bastille.
I would love to hear your opinion about their voices 😊
finally made it to one of your videos early, so hi sam!!
She is not a good singer.. she kind of talk-sings and is really breathy. It sounds weird live.
I agree
I think she's not great at singing as far as skill and in her genre I think it’s so easy to be lazy but in some notes her voice takes my breath away. Maybe when she's feeling better she can take some lessons with Sam. I like her and I’d like to see her stick around in her industry.
She just isn't a shouty belter with 500 octaves who wants to show off like many others. Nothing wrong with having a light voice. Her problem is that she is off key a lot. She needs to work on her technique.
I agreed with u.. Smtimes she not sings
It actually sounds fucking amazing live. Selegend really know how to serve
please do michael jackson
Please more of these best vs worst videos!!!
yeeees you are so right
just an unpopular opinion "just because she can't sing high notes, doesn't mean that she's not a great singer" people nowadays only appreciate and recognize singers when they can belt and sing really high. Singing is an art not a wrestling competition.
She's still can't support a basic note , just look at Lana and Billie they have the same singing style as her but Selena is not even close to them both (Lana and Billie ) are great singers they have good vocals they sound good unlike Selena , she is not a good singer , she's under average just be realist I'm not a hater I love Selena as a person I think she's a precious human but when it comes to vocals and singing it's not her thing she has good studio songs but live just no
i totally agree with you
react to Zayn Malik and. Harry Styles best vocals pls
I love that you are truly analyzing instead of judging as other 'analysers' do!
Would love to see your take on O'G3NE, they are 3 sisters from The Netherlands who I think have some interesting techniques and tricks that I would like to see you explain. Try: O'G3NE - Clown (Beste Zangers) or O'G3NE - Sing (Beste Zangers)
liked your hair!
Loved her on Wizards but never enjoyed her singing
I kinda hate this trend of dragging artists because everything is filmed these days. Every artist in every single arena has off days. I love Amy Lee, but I saw her and she was terrible because.... She. Is. Human. Touring is hard, performing is hard. Give these stars a break. I still own every single work that Amy Lee has put out, even her torturing my fave Muppets song of all time.... It's called being a fan! ♥ ♥ Thanks Sam for another great honest video! I still would love to see you and Melissa Cross together ♥!
You cute your hair!! :) Love both looks.
I love it when you sing