The hard truth is that metal singers come from an underground area and are so good because they have a passion for their music, while the pop singers are basically a product for big companies.
I agree in general but (as always) there are exceptions. Take Suzuka Nakamoto (aka Su-Metal from Babymetal) for example. She basically is a product for a big company but will still put every pop singer to shame. And I think there are some pop singers out there that actually are passionate and talented. I just can't think of one right now.
Fr. U can kind of see it in the appearances too. Almost all the girls r always beautiful for both side, but the guys in pop r really pretty and the rock guys tend to look like alternative dads yet theyre waaay better. Talent vs looks
@@bropoke6799 And even there, you'll be hard pressed to find a male pop singer that looks as good as young Kiske, or Roy Kahn and is good enough to be their backup singer...
Metal singers aren't always very "good". Sometimes they are just there as personalities/faces of the band and the instrumentalists got the real technical skills for live performances. But agree with the passion part.
But still there where not near the mastery of real Opera/Musical Theater singers like Sarah Brightman , Luciano Pavarotti , María Callas , Joan Sutherland , Andrea Boceli , René Fleming and Enrico Caruso those artista i mention put to shame all of these metal singers to you know period there low vocally
@@yurinaytar3023 i like Floor Jansen but when a heard her cover of Adagio by Lara Fabian that is a Masterclass Performer with outstanding Technique , Musicality and i would say that is not near to Lara Fabian perfect Resonanse , Ring and Clarity that woman is unmatchin most aspects specially because she study in Classical trained singing back in the Real Conservatory of Brussels
I know this isn't going to be a popular take but if you compare Floor to other opera singers (watch any video of Diana Damrau) she's not actually that special in the grand scheme of things. Don't get me wrong she is fantastic but she's not as good as the opera greats. Okay I've braced myself, you can tell me how much I suck at life now.
For the people who really love music, every genre have its own personal taste and come on everyone have their own audience so ther os no worst or best ther is only music that move the masses
One thing I noticed when listening to pop is that they have alot of background choir. If you take that away, suddenly it sounds like half the lead tone is gone
Shht thats a big secret in music business ;). If a solo voice is weak and shitty , mix a choir in the back to create some richness and harmony. also very common is a reverb effect for that.
In popular music you have to work with the instrument you have. It´s more about promoting the song/person and milking the cow in that fast living business whilst not protecting and building the instrument. If it doesnt suit, there is always the ability to do some technical trickery. When these performers are forced to play live they are tense and out of their comfort zone. And a great part is that most pop songs are written by some other people than the performer itself. You can´t compare that to a band doing rehearsals over and over again till they have their own "baby".
Exactly, they think they can just sing all those complicated notes without any harm, we literally have a scientific technique to scream with our voices.
I am a huge metalhead. I listen from Judas Priest all the way to Carcass. From Iron Maiden to Behemoth. Even from Metallica to Disavowed. I still as a musician think that hate among the community has to stop. When are we as metalheads gonna stop complaining about music itself. Pop artists are not scum nor trash. The real scumbags are record labels and uneducated people. That's what's really hurting music as a whole!
@@unrandomcualquiera...1122 Yeah man! That's the way it is. The artists of any set genre themselves are just like any other. Pop artists are not at fault for the oversaturation of pop. They don't decide when and how and how much their music is played in media. Its the corporations that like to sell music just for the money and have no respect for the art whatsoever!
Literally! This is why everyone who isn’t a metalhead thinks metalheads are elitists and this video really brought them all out in the comment section. Pop artists are doing their own thing as metal artists. There’s just as much bad artists in both genres, for example metal bands who have vocalists whose voices are too strained to perform well the entire show and pop artists who can only sing perfectly on their recorded albums and are just plain and unfamiliar in live shows. I prefer metal over pop but it’s dumb seeing these videos.
Honestly I am sick of metalheads who turn their nose to anything that doesnt sound like it comes from hell (reference to Tenacious D song Metal). I love when bands have some silly songs like Aqua - Barbie Girl playing while they are setting up because you can straight up tell who are the chill fun guys Id hang with and who are elitist twats.
I didn't either, granted I don't listen to Pop but I'm sure I could point out a few like everyone knows Michael Jackson for example. But yeah I didn't know any of the ones in this video.
Not sure actually, I believe the first was Lady Gaga up against Sharon den Adel, Second I think was Drake against Tony Kakko, I think the third battle was Adam Levine against Andi Deris/Michael Kiske (and Audience), I think the fourth battle was Adele against Marcello Bovio, I think the fifth was Selena Gomez up against Elyze Ryd, I think the sixth and final battle was between Rihanna and Noora Louhimo. I include the metal side names, even though they were actually posted in the video, as a reference point.
@@heavymetal116 your username already exposed your bias lol. It can be nice trying to be objective every once in a while. OP had a great point and you overlooked it
@@LBK978 you're right I'm biased...but biased towards good quality...and the results are clear and obvious... if you want to be a stooge and turn a blind eye by being a fanboy... go ahead..
@@heavymetal116 I'm a metalhead too but he's telling the true, there are many good pop singers, the last majority however are from earlier decades. Or are you going to say that Whitney Houston, didn't have quality? There are many respectable pop singers even though the genre is currently pretty weak in comparison. This coming from someone who doesn't like pop.
I listen to metal, but this is very incorrect comparison for the following reasons: 1. You take all the errors of pop singers and oppose them to one of the best metal performances like the emblematic Helloween live show (which I can listen every day for a full year). I am sure there are enough cases where the same singers both pop did perfectly well and metal had fails. 2. You name all the metal singer, who the followers of this channel know for sure, but you do not mention the names of the pop singers, I believe it should be the other way round 3. Some of the metal singers like Sharon are in a studio, which is way different than at a stadium or live TV show. For one of the pop singers (Ellen show) it was obvious that he can't here well and he knows it is not good, but can't do anything.
Thanks for your comments, I appreciate your feedback but as the creator of this content I disagree with some of your points. Thanks for expressing your opinion I might create a different compilation with other artists, showing other aspects of that music. I will keep this series as they are as they seam to entertain a lot of people. Thanks.
I like both but I don't feel the need to pretend that pop singers are well, popular because they can sing so well or compose good music. It's a shitty industry and no matter what people like, that should be acknowledged.
There are Pop singers who have good and powerful voices, however the vast majority of Symphonic Metal singers can sing pop or acoustic songs without any problem but I have rarely seen that Pop Singers can perform a Metal genre song in a decent way. ADD: including Sharon Den Adel on this list is like to put Pallas Athena in a Disney Princess video
Ok, ok!, Yes, there is a case where a Pop singer sang and broke the Giant of Symphonic Metal, the incredible and amazing case of Emma Heesters singing “Strong” of After Forever to none other than Floor Jansen in the TV show Beste Zangers., this episode is in youtube
@@TheWatcherofsky Strong is not even a metal song, it's a pop ballad of a metal band, but the sound of Strong is not different from pop ballads of pop artists.
@@adriantorresrodriguez4208 por supuesto que hay Baladas del Heavy Metal, tomemos el ejemplo de Strong de After Forever (canción escrita por Floor inspirada y dedicada a su mamá que padece una enfermedad crónica), donde el estilo de la canción lo definen el ambiente y entorno compuesto por el sonido clásico distorsionado y alto de las guitarras y el tono fuerte, potente y agresivo de la voz de Floor en especial en los coros finales, lo que hizo Emma fue transformar de canción balada metal a su estilo canción Balada Pop pero haciéndolo de una manera magistral como nunca había visto contrastando las guitarras con sonidos orquestales haciéndolo más melódico y la voz suavizándola pero adornándola con múltiples recursos vocales dándole un toque muy melódico y con una capacidad de interpretación y transmision de la melodía tan tremenda y perfecta que puso a llorar a Floor y a todo el mundo a mitad de la canción, calificada sinceramente por ella misma como una versión poderosa callandole la boca (me incluyo) a todos los detractores (la mayoría seguidores de Floor) que se burlaban de ella por ser cantante Pop. Mi punto de vista, saludos!
Wonder if someone has a crush on Elize? Don't worry, you're not the only one, found out about her a day or two ago and man is her vocals just divine. Also love Simone, Alissa, Noora.
@Shashwat mishra If you think metal is not appealing to other styles you are missing out my friend. You can find, viking, battle, gothic, symphonic, power, trash, death, black, New, Oriental, Folk, Electronic, Industrial, even christian Metal just to mention a few. Bands like Amaranthe even mix some pop sounds. Do you know them?. They are really good and they have become very popular over the last few years but if you don't know them is because they probably don't have the recognition and attention they deserve. You will never hear them on the radio at least here in America. I stead we are forced to hear the same 10 crappy songs by billie elisha and lady gaga. My point here is fcku mainstream and support real talented artist whatever style or music they produce.
i'm a little sad that disturbed 'sound of silence' and Metallica 'nothing else matters' weren't in here because those are great acoustic examples of well known metal bands
It would be nice to see them in a separate, mostly-male comparison video, agreed. Still nice to see that there's lotsa female metalers that I never knew.
All of these artistis have good and bad performances, I love metal but seems like you choose the worst performances for pop artists, also not the best artists to compare aswell, I love the idea of comparing the two worlds but the execution here is a no no.
@Roberto Mendes Just because YOUR taste is not pop music, it`s not all crap. THAT is dumb... I`m not a pop-fan at all, but I have the balls to say that even some of the artists are really good- although it`s not what I personally like
The fact that they have different voice ranges doesn't mean some are better than others, is just that some people can reach higher notes and others don't, the difference between a good singer and a amateur is the control and color they give to its own voice...
Was going to say the same. It’s also important to realize that you can’t always compare two artists from different genres. Singing is a very complex art. Everybody has their own style, develop their own techniques, and add’s their own thing to it. I mean, realistically as long as you’re not horrifically bad, who’s the better singer is subjective to the listener. While it’s true that pop artists generally don’t even sing their own music, there are still some that are great singers behind all of the editing but even that is beside the point. People who listen to pop aren’t really concerned with the technicality of vocals and instruments like most people who listen to metal are. Most people who listen to pop aren’t musically inclined either, which is fine. There are more people that I know that are musically inclined that listen to metal than any other mainstream genre. But at the end of the day, you listen to what you listen to and you enjoy what you like.
to be totally fair....Perfect Illusion is a hard song to sing AND Lady Gaga was also crossing her legs while singing the song. But, most of the metal singers are quite underrated themselves, but overall good video!
I feel like I've been living in a muscial bubble due to what I usually hear through media and radio and basing what I liked from what was socially acceptable and what I personally tended to drift to. I'm now curious to know what types of music are out there, to find out which singers are trully skilled and from those that aren't, learn more about the history and techniques found in different types of music...There's just so much to get into. I'm glad I watched this video. I'm going to start my journey with floor since everyone here seems to love her voice.
Which is the point for humiliating someone, to feel superiority over the other? And why does any one would like to feel superior over anybody? Because the one pretending to be superior has SERIOUS internal conflicts as inferiority complex which drives the person to constantly seek to be above others on any matter.
It’s up to The UA-camr to upload whatever he/she wants,, it’s up to the viewer if they like that or not, From what I can see it’s fair to show how much better metal artist are in every way compared against the pop ones. There’s still some good pop artist of course.
@@cooltechnician Either way I'm free to say whatever I want to say. I do not find anything wrong on criticizing somene who criticize. In short, crystal bones generation.
Came across 3 of these and the immaturity is impressive lol. Metal singers undeniably have extremely talented singers and musicians. Don't think that was ever contested, but half of the "bad" pop examples are clearly biased for bad demos. Some pop singers are incredibly talented while some happen to just make "popular" music. It's okay to like a genre without shitting on others lol. Reading the titles, reading the descriptions, and seeing the bias in the clips, I bet the person that made this would be a pain to talk to about metal anyways. Screams elitest/gatekeeping mentality. And no, I'm not a metal head. I just happen to enjoy many forms of music I including metal. I was drawn in more by the instruments than anything initially, but I dig a lot of the vocals too.
Sharon is brilliant. The beautiful lady from Epica,is brilliant but Floor Jansen is in a league of her own. All beautiful gift from God/Jesus. God bless all musicians. I’m a Marian Catholic who loves Night Wish,AC/DC,Metallica etc.
My friend put it pretty clearly when it comes to pop singers versus rock/metal singers: if a pop artist can't sing, it's fine because auto-tune plus good PR plus pop fans not particularly caring will get them through it because it's more about image. If a rock or metal artist can't sing, well, the fans of that genre sure as fuck aren't going to let them off the hook. Can you imagine if Angela Gossow wasn't able to nail her growls?
the problem is that the metal singers have underlying technique and training that pop singers don't find necessary that makes their voice more ranged and protected from degradation and from harming their vocal cords with the abrasive techniques common to traditional metal, it just makes them more committed and well trained, it shouldn't be a competition
Tarja recorded acoustic versions of some songs in a church in Wacken in 2016. She is accompanied only by a violin, a piano and a cello. The performances are very beautiful. Among the songs she sang is "Ohne dich", a cover she did of Rammstein. Here is the link: ua-cam.com/video/uUAzRN9Co7s/v-deo.html This is a video with 6 songs, but in the description there is the name of the songs so you can click on the one you want.
It's easy to make a biased video comparing a rehearsed stage performance to someone jamming in their bathrobe. I grew up and still mostly listen to metal but I'm not stupid enough to not acknowledge the great singers in other genres.
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Singers like Dickinson, Halford, Coverdale, Dio, etc, deserves more attention. Even some Extreme Metal or some Prog like Åkerfeldt or Townsend, for a next video please.
Sometimes i feel confused by today pop singers when they do acoustic version. The one who do more voice is their backing vocal rather than the artist itself smh
I mean is obvious pop is must of the time a pretty face and a big group of people writing lyrics for then metal usually is a small crew they write their own stuff and put all their soul into it you can tell the passion they put into it
I think the answer is 2 fold most pop singers these days have so much electronic support that even ok singers sound good and they don't have to be heard over and or work with them keyboards, guitars and drums going flat chat. instead they are supported by the band. There is a clip on UA-cam where you see Lady Gaga and Floor from Nightwish singing the same song. Gaga is singing a duet supporting herself on the piano on stage at some formal show. Now Gaga is a good singer but when she really goes for the power you can hear her voice just flattens and her singing almost becomes mushy. When Floor sings the same song with a couple of guitars supporting her, when she goes for the power it's effortless and you can tell there is more in reserve.
The only thing established through this video is that OP has no clue about singing and what makes a good vocalist. Massive cherrypicking. Taking examples where the metal vocalists are at their best and taking examples when the pop artists are under their weather. Floor Jansen and Brittney Hayes are without a doubt some of the best vocalists in mainstream music (and of course metal is mainstream nowadays), but to insinuate that for example Lady Gaga is garbage in acoustic settings, is simply not true. Her performance of On The Edge at Howard Stern is one of the best I have ever seen. Similar goes for Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus who don't need to hide - Cyrus's Backyard Session for example is showing much more of her qualities than most of her actual music. Sure for every Grande, Gaga and Adel there is Nicki Minaj or a Katy Perry who are just not good. But metal also has its James LaBries and Eric Adams. But I'm propably feeding pearls to the pigs right now, given that in the first iteration of this format you actually put two pretty briliant performances of Gaga and Grande in contrast to Turunen and Jansen. Where the only noticeable difference was style, not skill.
For me the main thing is that metall/rock artist have passion for the songs while pop is a cash grab with songs that most of the pop artists don't even make themselves. Long live passion for music 🤟
What I hear in difference is that poppers don’t know any good technique, just belting out all those complicated notes even if their voice can’t handle it. Rockers on the other hand, know what we’re doing when we sing those notes. We literally have a scientific method just for screaming so our voices don’t die, and we are also a lot less strict when someone doesn’t have a perfect/smooth/clean voice, if pop singers mess up once they’re cancelled by the media.
Oilalala Bla no I agree, she really messed up her voice. And it’s not like I don’t have vocal damage, but in rock music that doesn’t really matter to us, in pop however it does.
@@gothgirlgraveyard3539 oh yeah! I really forgot that she did, but It was using drugs and using cigarrets. And Im no professional in singing, but It really seems like most of them don't care to study and some just dont care If they are using the right way to create a diferent sound(like Christina Aguilera)
Oilalala Bla exactly. I’m not judgemental when it comes to people’s voice, but I just want people staying safe. Especially if they’re vocal style is meant to be smooth
When you choose only the worst performances of various pop singers (Lady Gaga especially has much better performances and songs than that), yea metal singers look fantastic. And metal singers -are- fantastic, but there are some pop singers who absolutely can blow the roof off with their vocals. Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Jessie J, Sia, Adele, Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande all have absolutely incredible live performances easily on par with metal vocalist's best.
This reminded me that Demon Hunter has an acoustic album coming out soon, Songs of Death and Resurrection. Absolutely can't wait for it. One of my favorite metal bands. Also, Phinehas has amazing acoustic versions of songs, Seven, Forever West, and Dead Choir for instance.
Pop is beyond over exposed in the media. Don't get me wrong some pop is good, and I do have my soft spots, but that doesn't change the fact that it's over exposed. Metal and rock will always win in the end, nothing will change that.
Marcela bovio tiene una voz hermosa . El ejemplo del video es bueno pero en si hay mucho material de ella. La admiro desde que estaba en elfonia y desde entonces vivo enamorado de su voz
Most of the current female metal singers are so different to those from the 1980s (eg Doro, Leather Leone, Kate Lombaert), its taken some time to get used to the style - but I'm slowly getting there.
@@bloodsucker228 metal is worldwide germany metal band kypteria had a front southkorean decent woman until baby break now she has new band xd , baby metal is also very know here. I wish non english europe asia and othe part of the world would work more together for more music coperation but usa always get the most focus becuas evigfest market even they treat our artist like dirt
Finally we got some Sharon!! Damn the Helloween guys still got it!! So good to see Marcella on the list!! Elize is pretty poppy too but she’s 1000x better than the pop artists on this list
the concept could be fun , but the matches are not comparable. It's all fucked , compare a Cam voice recorded VS a Live recorded with profesional audio device for exemple. And without voice filter vs voice filtered .
Wow, didnt expect to see stream of passion here. They arent super well known (yet) but they are awesome and have the best version of Sonata Arctica's song "I have a right"
Metal has great singers, but that's no reason not respect great singers like Lady Gaga and Adele. And people really need to stop being so excited about Elize Ryd. I counted 3 times off-key in just that clip. That's less than impressive.
I appreciate the contrast, but you obviously have an Agenda. I know Adele has a pretty good voice, as does Gaga, and the selection you picked for Selena Gomez (which I was surprised actually wasn't that bad) all pale in comparison to the selection you put them against (Sharon had backup, and maybe a Studio, Marcelo had a band backing her up even acoustically, it beats just piano), still I do appreciate the comparison. I just feel you are pushing an agenda, rather than trying to truly show the difference.
The hard truth is that metal singers come from an underground area and are so good because they have a passion for their music, while the pop singers are basically a product for big companies.
I agree in general but (as always) there are exceptions. Take Suzuka Nakamoto (aka Su-Metal from Babymetal) for example. She basically is a product for a big company but will still put every pop singer to shame.
And I think there are some pop singers out there that actually are passionate and talented. I just can't think of one right now.
Fr. U can kind of see it in the appearances too. Almost all the girls r always beautiful for both side, but the guys in pop r really pretty and the rock guys tend to look like alternative dads yet theyre waaay better. Talent vs looks
@@bropoke6799 And even there, you'll be hard pressed to find a male pop singer that looks as good as young Kiske, or Roy Kahn and is good enough to be their backup singer...
Metal singers aren't always very "good". Sometimes they are just there as personalities/faces of the band and the instrumentalists got the real technical skills for live performances. But agree with the passion part.
Not product, by-product
Love how metal has this entire genre populated by classically trained vocalists
But still there where not near the mastery of real Opera/Musical Theater singers like Sarah Brightman , Luciano Pavarotti , María Callas , Joan Sutherland , Andrea Boceli , René Fleming and Enrico Caruso those artista i mention put to shame all of these metal singers to you know period there low vocally
@@WeiyunMike your comparison is utter shit
True
@@WeiyunMike can those singers sing a variety of music???....no. Check out Floor Jansen of Nightwish
@@yurinaytar3023 i like Floor Jansen but when a heard her cover of Adagio by Lara Fabian that is a Masterclass Performer with outstanding Technique , Musicality and i would say that is not near to Lara Fabian perfect Resonanse , Ring and Clarity that woman is unmatchin most aspects specially because she study in Classical trained singing back in the Real Conservatory of Brussels
Finally Sharon is there.
She just sits on the highest echelon with Floor so its rare to place her with ahem COMMON folk
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@@BetterflyismyKing i agree🤘
Fair comparison because you left Floor out. She's her own league anyway.
Not necessary... if Floor was tagged in, they'd have to play the Simpson's meme "stop, stop, he's already dead!!"
True. It's basically like putting a mortal against a Valkyrie Queen
Exactly.
@@dalia1598 Does your village know its idiot has internet access?
I know this isn't going to be a popular take but if you compare Floor to other opera singers (watch any video of Diana Damrau) she's not actually that special in the grand scheme of things. Don't get me wrong she is fantastic but she's not as good as the opera greats.
Okay I've braced myself, you can tell me how much I suck at life now.
I swear, some of these pop artists need to takes notes on how to do acoustic the right way
They nail the autistic singing tho
For the people who really love music, every genre have its own personal taste and come on everyone have their own audience so ther os no worst or best ther is only music that move the masses
Lol im not a pop fan but Lady gaga have some crazy vocals watch her howard Stern videos
@@colorblindracist6739 There are definetely better singers than Lady Gaga, but she is a great artist, nobody can deny that. Can't hate her
Its not about being pop or not dude. I am a huge metalhead, however we can't forget that Wes Scantlin covering Nirvana happened...
One thing I noticed when listening to pop is that they have alot of background choir. If you take that away, suddenly it sounds like half the lead tone is gone
Suddenly they sound like shit.
Oh shit yeah
Shht thats a big secret in music business ;). If a solo voice is weak and shitty , mix a choir in the back to create some richness and harmony. also very common is a reverb effect for that.
While Eric Adams does call and response with a choir. Lol
I’d have to say Adele is pretty good live
Yeah she's ok
I'd definitely exclude her from this bunch, too, she's an awesome singer. So is Lady Gaga, rock numbers just don't really suit her, I'd say.
Florence Welch is also alright...
No . She is trash too. The whole pop is trash Except michael jackson.
Only worthwhile music of western is Metal. Period. Others are overrated as fuck.
I think this is because pop singers don’t know how to protect their own voice while metal techniques actively help your voice.
In popular music you have to work with the instrument you have. It´s more about promoting the song/person and milking the cow in that fast living business whilst not protecting and building the instrument. If it doesnt suit, there is always the ability to do some technical trickery. When these performers are forced to play live they are tense and out of their comfort zone. And a great part is that most pop songs are written by some other people than the performer itself. You can´t compare that to a band doing rehearsals over and over again till they have their own "baby".
Exactly, they think they can just sing all those complicated notes without any harm, we literally have a scientific technique to scream with our voices.
Rose Wolfgang well you can find many tutorials online, I’m not sure how to explain it though.
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@Rose Wolfgang I initially learned from this video, but I’m not very good....
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I am a huge metalhead. I listen from Judas Priest all the way to Carcass. From Iron Maiden to Behemoth. Even from Metallica to Disavowed. I still as a musician think that hate among the community has to stop. When are we as metalheads gonna stop complaining about music itself. Pop artists are not scum nor trash. The real scumbags are record labels and uneducated people. That's what's really hurting music as a whole!
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Someone who understands
@@unrandomcualquiera...1122 Yeah man! That's the way it is. The artists of any set genre themselves are just like any other. Pop artists are not at fault for the oversaturation of pop. They don't decide when and how and how much their music is played in media. Its the corporations that like to sell music just for the money and have no respect for the art whatsoever!
Literally! This is why everyone who isn’t a metalhead thinks metalheads are elitists and this video really brought them all out in the comment section. Pop artists are doing their own thing as metal artists. There’s just as much bad artists in both genres, for example metal bands who have vocalists whose voices are too strained to perform well the entire show and pop artists who can only sing perfectly on their recorded albums and are just plain and unfamiliar in live shows. I prefer metal over pop but it’s dumb seeing these videos.
Honestly I am sick of metalheads who turn their nose to anything that doesnt sound like it comes from hell (reference to Tenacious D song Metal). I love when bands have some silly songs like Aqua - Barbie Girl playing while they are setting up because you can straight up tell who are the chill fun guys Id hang with and who are elitist twats.
Yeah so true. I love a lot of the music genres and music sub genres too and love pop. Well not mainstream pop or hip hop or rap
Anyone else realise some of the pop ones weren’t even acoustic, they were literally using electric keyboards
Brittney Slayes is insane. Unleash the Archers is also insane.
UTA are still far too underrated, really. The band as a whole is just incredible!
@@H311hunt3r They are all extremely good at what they do.
Ikr they are my current favorite band their last two albums are soo good
Someone is finally giving to Tony Kakko and Elize Ryd what they deserve. They're so underrated.
I love Tony so, so much. Seeing him live is amazing, he puts so much heart and soul into it.
Elize is definitely the cutest of them all...
Tony used to be absolutely amazing live, these days I wouldn't go to a concert if I was paid unfortunately.
I can't stand Drake. That guy cannot sing!
He can’t even talk properly without sounding like he’s having an aneurysm
you and all intelectual people out there feel the same . .
He can sing if he stays in his rangem, but he's clearly known for rapping anyways lol
I hate Drake but in his defense he is a rapper and not a singer.
He once said, that he was the best rockstar, does anyone still remember that?
I did not recognize any of the Pop singers. I must be getting old.
I didn't either, granted I don't listen to Pop but I'm sure I could point out a few like everyone knows Michael Jackson for example. But yeah I didn't know any of the ones in this video.
@@Werewolf914 I don't listen to pop either. I did in the 90's but no more.
Not sure actually, I believe the first was Lady Gaga up against Sharon den Adel, Second I think was Drake against Tony Kakko, I think the third battle was Adam Levine against Andi Deris/Michael Kiske (and Audience), I think the fourth battle was Adele against Marcello Bovio, I think the fifth was Selena Gomez up against Elyze Ryd, I think the sixth and final battle was between Rihanna and Noora Louhimo. I include the metal side names, even though they were actually posted in the video, as a reference point.
I recognise them when they mime. And Rhiannon's think that's her 🤣 why two drum kits ffs. This ain't Adam And The Ants 🤣 Metal Rules 🎸🤘🎤
Nah same, we just have good taste
I have greater respect for any artist that actually can sing live on stage and show the audiance they are not fake at all.
Man I think I’m gonna need some serious Floor Jansen after hearing some of these pop “artists”
I see you everywhere 😂
Simone Simons is not shabby either.
Same!
Brittany Slayes?
More like: Brittany SLAYYS GUUURL!!
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Rob Halford just kill em all with him performances with Judas Priest in the lives of '83
I'm a metal lover but there are amaizing pop singers too! This comparison is not that fair TBH
Sorry that bust your pop bubble... but reality hits hard...
@@heavymetal116 your username already exposed your bias lol. It can be nice trying to be objective every once in a while. OP had a great point and you overlooked it
@@LBK978 you're right I'm biased...but biased towards good quality...and the results are clear and obvious... if you want to be a stooge and turn a blind eye by being a fanboy... go ahead..
True but many of the good ones are dead or retired already
@@heavymetal116 I'm a metalhead too but he's telling the true, there are many good pop singers, the last majority however are from earlier decades. Or are you going to say that Whitney Houston, didn't have quality? There are many respectable pop singers even though the genre is currently pretty weak in comparison.
This coming from someone who doesn't like pop.
I listen to metal, but this is very incorrect comparison for the following reasons:
1. You take all the errors of pop singers and oppose them to one of the best metal performances like the emblematic Helloween live show (which I can listen every day for a full year). I am sure there are enough cases where the same singers both pop did perfectly well and metal had fails.
2. You name all the metal singer, who the followers of this channel know for sure, but you do not mention the names of the pop singers, I believe it should be the other way round
3. Some of the metal singers like Sharon are in a studio, which is way different than at a stadium or live TV show. For one of the pop singers (Ellen show) it was obvious that he can't here well and he knows it is not good, but can't do anything.
Thanks for your comments, I appreciate your feedback but as the creator of this content I disagree with some of your points. Thanks for expressing your opinion I might create a different compilation with other artists, showing other aspects of that music. I will keep this series as they are as they seam to entertain a lot of people. Thanks.
Even on their live or stadium metal singer still slayed. No pop artist dare to go without autotune...
Yeah, I have no idea who most of the pop singers were. I recognized Drake and Rihanna, but that's about it.
Its not exactly about their fails, its judt that the whole POP "artists" thongy is not actually correct. They are just not artists. Prove me wrong
I agree with point 2 as I have no idea who most of the pop singers are.
Edit: (I wouldn't know some of metal as well.)
Metal rules
You can’t tell me that Amy Lee isn’t the best at acoustic piano.
There's a big debate about Amy lee singing metal. I will try to include evanescence in a future video.
@@metalground212 I mean hard rock is just as good🖤
@@gothgirlgraveyard3539 amen to that. Hard rock is majority of what I listen to and they have some amazing singers as well.
@@fueledbypaintwater exactly, Lzzy Hale is just ✨chefs kiss✨
@@gothgirlgraveyard3539 can I get a, can I get an Amen?
This right here is empirical evidence that fame is not the same thing as greatness.
You could put either Brittany or Sharon by themselves against this whole pop singers' decade, and it still wouldn't be a fair fight.
Throw Marko Hiealta in there, too. He has had Tarja, Anette, and Floor with him. He shines on his own.
Jonne Jarvela too
bro are you kidding ?? you send god to fight an ant . .???
brittney slayes' voice is so damn incredible! i love her SO MUCH
Im stayin with rock/metal.... its way more better than these pop things...
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT
Yes! I don't even know who half of the popsingers are 😅
I like both but I don't feel the need to pretend that pop singers are well, popular because they can sing so well or compose good music. It's a shitty industry and no matter what people like, that should be acknowledged.
@@Kuroo21 me neither
Im not first
Im not last
But when I get notification
I click fast
Que viva el metal, carajo! 🤟🤘😎
Awiwis
Eso es son mejores artistas los otros no son ni cantantes
Larga vida
Viva! Viva o metal! |,,| 😁 |,,|
The last concert I seen before lockdown was Battle Beast, November 2019 and Noora Louhimo was amazing.
I instantly fell in love with noora's voice the second I first heard it.
There are Pop singers who have good and powerful voices, however the vast majority of Symphonic Metal singers can sing pop or acoustic songs without any problem but I have rarely seen that Pop Singers can perform a Metal genre song in a decent way. ADD: including Sharon Den Adel on this list is like to put Pallas Athena in a Disney Princess video
Sharon is probably my favorite voice next to Tarja's.
On my Mount Olympus are Floor Jansen, Tarja and Sharon, then already down on earth are the mortals
Ok, ok!, Yes, there is a case where a Pop singer sang and broke the Giant of Symphonic Metal, the incredible and amazing case of Emma Heesters singing “Strong” of After Forever to none other than Floor Jansen in the TV show Beste Zangers., this episode is in youtube
@@TheWatcherofsky Strong is not even a metal song, it's a pop ballad of a metal band, but the sound of Strong is not different from pop ballads of pop artists.
@@adriantorresrodriguez4208 por supuesto que hay Baladas del Heavy Metal, tomemos el ejemplo de Strong de After Forever (canción escrita por Floor inspirada y dedicada a su mamá que padece una enfermedad crónica), donde el estilo de la canción lo definen el ambiente y entorno compuesto por el sonido clásico distorsionado y alto de las guitarras y el tono fuerte, potente y agresivo de la voz de Floor en especial en los coros finales, lo que hizo Emma fue transformar de canción balada metal a su estilo canción Balada Pop pero haciéndolo de una manera magistral como nunca había visto contrastando las guitarras con sonidos orquestales haciéndolo más melódico y la voz suavizándola pero adornándola con múltiples recursos vocales dándole un toque muy melódico y con una capacidad de interpretación y transmision de la melodía tan tremenda y perfecta que puso a llorar a Floor y a todo el mundo a mitad de la canción, calificada sinceramente por ella misma como una versión poderosa callandole la boca (me incluyo) a todos los detractores (la mayoría seguidores de Floor) que se burlaban de ella por ser cantante Pop. Mi punto de vista, saludos!
First time I've heard Sharon Den Adel (about 1999) I'd realize angels DO exist!
Wonder if someone has a crush on Elize? Don't worry, you're not the only one, found out about her a day or two ago and man is her vocals just divine. Also love Simone, Alissa, Noora.
I do! Lol
@Shashwat mishra If you think metal is not appealing to other styles you are missing out my friend. You can find, viking, battle, gothic, symphonic, power, trash, death, black, New, Oriental, Folk, Electronic, Industrial, even christian Metal just to mention a few. Bands like Amaranthe even mix some pop sounds. Do you know them?. They are really good and they have become very popular over the last few years but if you don't know them is because they probably don't have the recognition and attention they deserve. You will never hear them on the radio at least here in America. I stead we are forced to hear the same 10 crappy songs by billie elisha and lady gaga. My point here is fcku mainstream and support real talented artist whatever style or music they produce.
@Shashwat mishra Without talent, there will be no industry plants.
i'm a little sad that disturbed 'sound of silence' and Metallica 'nothing else matters' weren't in here because those are great acoustic examples of well known metal bands
It would be nice to see them in a separate, mostly-male comparison video, agreed. Still nice to see that there's lotsa female metalers that I never knew.
sound of silence is great, but it’s a pop cover and the tv production team slapped a ton of autotune on it...
Disturbed don't play metal, they're a pop band so they'd be on the other side.😂
All of these artistis have good and bad performances, I love metal but seems like you choose the worst performances for pop artists, also not the best artists to compare aswell, I love the idea of comparing the two worlds but the execution here is a no no.
Thanx, I was just about two write that. Every artist's voice gives up from time to time, you never know who many performances they have had in a row.
@Roberto Mendes Just because YOUR taste is not pop music, it`s not all crap. THAT is dumb... I`m not a pop-fan at all, but I have the balls to say that even some of the artists are really good- although it`s not what I personally like
Pop artist sometimes are better than this? Really?
no,pop artists just suck
@Roberto Mendes Poor you. You Don`t listen, you don`t read properly... Calm down. You understand nothing about personal taste at all...
The fact that they have different voice ranges doesn't mean some are better than others, is just that some people can reach higher notes and others don't, the difference between a good singer and a amateur is the control and color they give to its own voice...
Was going to say the same. It’s also important to realize that you can’t always compare two artists from different genres. Singing is a very complex art. Everybody has their own style, develop their own techniques, and add’s their own thing to it. I mean, realistically as long as you’re not horrifically bad, who’s the better singer is subjective to the listener. While it’s true that pop artists generally don’t even sing their own music, there are still some that are great singers behind all of the editing but even that is beside the point. People who listen to pop aren’t really concerned with the technicality of vocals and instruments like most people who listen to metal are. Most people who listen to pop aren’t musically inclined either, which is fine. There are more people that I know that are musically inclined that listen to metal than any other mainstream genre. But at the end of the day, you listen to what you listen to and you enjoy what you like.
OMG, Stream of Passion! 👀😍🤩
One of my favorite
to be totally fair....Perfect Illusion is a hard song to sing AND Lady Gaga was also crossing her legs while singing the song. But, most of the metal singers are quite underrated themselves, but overall good video!
I feel like I've been living in a muscial bubble due to what I usually hear through media and radio and basing what I liked from what was socially acceptable and what I personally tended to drift to. I'm now curious to know what types of music are out there, to find out which singers are trully skilled and from those that aren't, learn more about the history and techniques found in different types of music...There's just so much to get into. I'm glad I watched this video. I'm going to start my journey with floor since everyone here seems to love her voice.
Which is the point for humiliating someone, to feel superiority over the other? And why does any one would like to feel superior over anybody? Because the one pretending to be superior has SERIOUS internal conflicts as inferiority complex which drives the person to constantly seek to be above others on any matter.
Black Metal Just embrace your darkness.
It’s up to The UA-camr to upload whatever he/she wants,, it’s up to the viewer if they like that or not,
From what I can see it’s fair to show how much better metal artist are in every way compared against the pop ones. There’s still some good pop artist of course.
@@cooltechnician Either way I'm free to say whatever I want to say. I do not find anything wrong on criticizing somene who criticize. In short, crystal bones generation.
Came across 3 of these and the immaturity is impressive lol. Metal singers undeniably have extremely talented singers and musicians. Don't think that was ever contested, but half of the "bad" pop examples are clearly biased for bad demos. Some pop singers are incredibly talented while some happen to just make "popular" music.
It's okay to like a genre without shitting on others lol. Reading the titles, reading the descriptions, and seeing the bias in the clips, I bet the person that made this would be a pain to talk to about metal anyways. Screams elitest/gatekeeping mentality. And no, I'm not a metal head. I just happen to enjoy many forms of music I including metal. I was drawn in more by the instruments than anything initially, but I dig a lot of the vocals too.
Whoa, acoustic Battle Beast
Sharon's voice is really awesome, she is not from this world 💕😍
Agreed another angel sent to entertain us with metal 🤟👍
Sharon is brilliant. The beautiful lady from Epica,is brilliant but Floor Jansen is in a league of her own. All beautiful gift from God/Jesus. God bless all musicians. I’m a Marian Catholic who loves Night Wish,AC/DC,Metallica etc.
My friend put it pretty clearly when it comes to pop singers versus rock/metal singers: if a pop artist can't sing, it's fine because auto-tune plus good PR plus pop fans not particularly caring will get them through it because it's more about image. If a rock or metal artist can't sing, well, the fans of that genre sure as fuck aren't going to let them off the hook. Can you imagine if Angela Gossow wasn't able to nail her growls?
Love it how the pop singers, even with two backup singers behind them, are still overpowered. lol
the problem is that the metal singers have underlying technique and training that pop singers don't find necessary that makes their voice more ranged and protected from degradation and from harming their vocal cords with the abrasive techniques common to traditional metal, it just makes them more committed and well trained, it shouldn't be a competition
Tarja recorded acoustic versions of some songs in a church in Wacken in 2016. She is accompanied only by a violin, a piano and a cello. The performances are very beautiful. Among the songs she sang is "Ohne dich", a cover she did of Rammstein. Here is the link: ua-cam.com/video/uUAzRN9Co7s/v-deo.html This is a video with 6 songs, but in the description there is the name of the songs so you can click on the one you want.
It's easy to make a biased video comparing a rehearsed stage performance to someone jamming in their bathrobe. I grew up and still mostly listen to metal but I'm not stupid enough to not acknowledge the great singers in other genres.
Man Brittany Slays kicks so much ass. Crazy part about that clip was it was in a karaoke bar right AFTER she just did a 90 minute show.
So... she had a warm up and went to karaoke? :3
lol you put up almost anyone against Sharon and they just sound bad lol
We have Floor, Tarja, and Sharon. We win hands down with just those three, let alone all the other incredible metal singers.
@@Stygric I love those singers. If they competed against Sarah Brightman it would be an interesting competition, though.
Federica De Boni
Alissa White-Gluz
Ylva Eriksson
Noora Louhimo
Tatiana
Sarah Squadrani
Nina Osegueda
Ekaterina Kapshuk
Jennifer Borg
Chelsea Wrathchild
Simone Simons
Aleah Stanbridge
Singers like Dickinson, Halford, Coverdale, Dio, etc, deserves more attention. Even some Extreme Metal or some Prog like Åkerfeldt or Townsend, for a next video please.
Thanks I will definitely consider them for a future video
Was wondering when Brittany Slayes would appear. That karaoke was after a concert, if I remember correctly.
I’m a bit late but in a future video you should ad Melissa Bonny from Ad Infinitum
Sometimes i feel confused by today pop singers when they do acoustic version. The one who do more voice is their backing vocal rather than the artist itself smh
Wow Sharon que hermosa eres y que voz extraordinaria.
you gotta put rob halford in one of these some day
Nah, Gods are not allowed in these fights
@@raiden538 oh so that explains why Ronnie James dio isn’t in these videos
If you do a 4th edition of this (assuming I'm not just blind), please include also Cristina Scabbia, Aleah Starbridge, Hansi Kursch, Heike Langhans
Its not only the Instruments. The metal voices are so powerfull and colourfull, its fantastic
Right, it's not just the power, it's the dynamics. Pop artists just have a narrow range of speed and colourings they can apply.
I mean is obvious pop is must of the time a pretty face and a big group of people writing lyrics for then metal usually is a small crew they write their own stuff and put all their soul into it you can tell the passion they put into it
I think the answer is 2 fold most pop singers these days have so much electronic support that even ok singers sound good and they don't have to be heard over and or work with them keyboards, guitars and drums going flat chat. instead they are supported by the band.
There is a clip on UA-cam where you see Lady Gaga and Floor from Nightwish singing the same song. Gaga is singing a duet supporting herself on the piano on stage at some formal show. Now Gaga is a good singer but when she really goes for the power you can hear her voice just flattens and her singing almost becomes mushy. When Floor sings the same song with a couple of guitars supporting her, when she goes for the power it's effortless and you can tell there is more in reserve.
The only thing established through this video is that OP has no clue about singing and what makes a good vocalist. Massive cherrypicking. Taking examples where the metal vocalists are at their best and taking examples when the pop artists are under their weather. Floor Jansen and Brittney Hayes are without a doubt some of the best vocalists in mainstream music (and of course metal is mainstream nowadays), but to insinuate that for example Lady Gaga is garbage in acoustic settings, is simply not true. Her performance of On The Edge at Howard Stern is one of the best I have ever seen. Similar goes for Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus who don't need to hide - Cyrus's Backyard Session for example is showing much more of her qualities than most of her actual music. Sure for every Grande, Gaga and Adel there is Nicki Minaj or a Katy Perry who are just not good. But metal also has its James LaBries and Eric Adams.
But I'm propably feeding pearls to the pigs right now, given that in the first iteration of this format you actually put two pretty briliant performances of Gaga and Grande in contrast to Turunen and Jansen. Where the only noticeable difference was style, not skill.
Who is the blonde at 0:02? It isn't Lada Gaga, is it?
Who was the pop singer that did a metal/hard rock version of her own song and killed it live on one of the award shows
I think the only pop artist who actually knows how to use her voice is Lady Gaga.
Mamma mia! That's a spicy top! Whatchmojo would be proud
For me the main thing is that metall/rock artist have passion for the songs while pop is a cash grab with songs that most of the pop artists don't even make themselves.
Long live passion for music 🤟
What I hear in difference is that poppers don’t know any good technique, just belting out all those complicated notes even if their voice can’t handle it. Rockers on the other hand, know what we’re doing when we sing those notes. We literally have a scientific method just for screaming so our voices don’t die, and we are also a lot less strict when someone doesn’t have a perfect/smooth/clean voice, if pop singers mess up once they’re cancelled by the media.
Say that to Whitney Houston, just kidding 😂🤣👏
Oilalala Bla no I agree, she really messed up her voice. And it’s not like I don’t have vocal damage, but in rock music that doesn’t really matter to us, in pop however it does.
@@gothgirlgraveyard3539 oh yeah! I really forgot that she did, but It was using drugs and using cigarrets. And Im no professional in singing, but It really seems like most of them don't care to study and some just dont care If they are using the right way to create a diferent sound(like Christina Aguilera)
Oilalala Bla exactly. I’m not judgemental when it comes to people’s voice, but I just want people staying safe. Especially if they’re vocal style is meant to be smooth
When you choose only the worst performances of various pop singers (Lady Gaga especially has much better performances and songs than that), yea metal singers look fantastic. And metal singers -are- fantastic, but there are some pop singers who absolutely can blow the roof off with their vocals. Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Jessie J, Sia, Adele, Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande all have absolutely incredible live performances easily on par with metal vocalist's best.
for next video put in this "match" Roy Khan from Kamelot please
JESUS. Out the gate swinging! I nearly fell out of my damn chair laughing. Bringing Within temptation to ANYTHING is the equivalent of Fighting Words.
If you do another, please do Johannes from Avatar. He is so talented
This reminded me that Demon Hunter has an acoustic album coming out soon, Songs of Death and Resurrection. Absolutely can't wait for it. One of my favorite metal bands.
Also, Phinehas has amazing acoustic versions of songs, Seven, Forever West, and Dead Choir for instance.
Pop is beyond over exposed in the media. Don't get me wrong some pop is good, and I do have my soft spots, but that doesn't change the fact that it's over exposed. Metal and rock will always win in the end, nothing will change that.
Some of the pop artist have potential, but will they go into the intensive training?
Also a fact between metal and pop music is that metal singers always singing live. They will never playback. Pop artists tend to playback much more.
@@J.PC.Designs Do you mean Omega Alive?
@@J.PC.Designs Oh yes, Epica did a livestreaming concert called Omega Alive. It was livestream event.
Selena Gomez who I have soft spot for, compared with Elize Ryd 😭😂
Same here ahahaha. Watching with one eye closed. 😂
Elize Ryd!! Obviously 😂
Sorry that one broke your bubble... but reality hits hard...
Happy to see Sonata Arctica and Unleash the Archers on the list! Can't wait for Falconer to make it on one of these
mj? Prince ? Madonna?
All this WHILE pop singers main and only language being English while most of these metal singers barely speak it lmfao
Guys please what's the song in 1:26
Elize Ryd sounds fantastic. WOW
What is the name of the last song by Battle Beast?
Marcela bovio tiene una voz hermosa . El ejemplo del video es bueno pero en si hay mucho material de ella. La admiro desde que estaba en elfonia y desde entonces vivo enamorado de su voz
Most of the current female metal singers are so different to those from the 1980s (eg Doro, Leather Leone, Kate Lombaert), its taken some time to get used to the style - but I'm slowly getting there.
And then KYO from Dir En Grey shows up and slaughters everybody!
Yes!!! I saw him live about a year ago and he is amazing!
He is amazing i love his voice. Also metal is family ♡ worldwide
A proud asian right here
@@bloodsucker228 metal is worldwide germany metal band kypteria had a front southkorean decent woman until baby break now she has new band xd , baby metal is also very know here. I wish non english europe asia and othe part of the world would work more together for more music coperation but usa always get the most focus becuas evigfest market even they treat our artist like dirt
In this moment Maria brink (Next life)
what song do Battle Beast sing in the clip？
Finally we got some Sharon!! Damn the Helloween guys still got it!! So good to see Marcella on the list!! Elize is pretty poppy too but she’s 1000x better than the pop artists on this list
I haven't been into mainstream pop since middle school (milli vanilli) so I don't know who are these "singers"??? artists???
if you make another one
please
include
Ylva Eriksson (Brothers of Metal)
if that's ok with you
Please make the 4th one its important to show the world what is true musician is.
Finally Marcela fuckin goddess Bovio 😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️
the concept could be fun , but the matches are not comparable.
It's all fucked , compare a Cam voice recorded VS a Live recorded with profesional audio device for exemple.
And without voice filter vs voice filtered .
Wow, didnt expect to see stream of passion here. They arent super well known (yet) but they are awesome and have the best version of Sonata Arctica's song "I have a right"
Thats how I found them. I was party if the kickstarter for that album
Where the F@$#_# are Simone Simons, Tarja or Vortex? Maybe You don't want to use "weapons of voice mass destruction"
I think it's so unfair that you compare the worst moments of pop singers with the best moments of metal singers. Just compare the best with the best
Metal singers unplugged still have the volume, figure that one out!
Metal has great singers, but that's no reason not respect great singers like Lady Gaga and Adele.
And people really need to stop being so excited about Elize Ryd. I counted 3 times off-key in just that clip. That's less than impressive.
Noora and Brittney are something else!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
I appreciate the contrast, but you obviously have an Agenda. I know Adele has a pretty good voice, as does Gaga, and the selection you picked for Selena Gomez (which I was surprised actually wasn't that bad) all pale in comparison to the selection you put them against (Sharon had backup, and maybe a Studio, Marcelo had a band backing her up even acoustically, it beats just piano), still I do appreciate the comparison. I just feel you are pushing an agenda, rather than trying to truly show the difference.
Noora voice kickass