Helloween "Keeper of the Seven Keys" REACTION & ANALYSIS by Vocal Coach/Opera Singer

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  • @TheCharismaticVoice
    @TheCharismaticVoice  3 роки тому +56

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    • @jimmyhassel1908
      @jimmyhassel1908 3 роки тому +1

      I think the video game your looking for is Bubble bobble 😊.

    • @gachacookie769
      @gachacookie769 3 роки тому +2

      Love this channel I love your break downs can you look at biffy clyro great songs

    • @gachacookie769
      @gachacookie769 3 роки тому

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    • @gachacookie769
      @gachacookie769 3 роки тому +1

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    • @gachacookie769
      @gachacookie769 3 роки тому +2

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  • @borislavtodorovic6331
    @borislavtodorovic6331 3 роки тому +985

    Michael Kiske has one of the most well-preserved voices in metal. You should definitely check out the studio version as well and compare how he sounded when he first recorded the track when he was 19 and now when he's in his mid 50s.

    • @marcelopires711
      @marcelopires711 3 роки тому +42

      Exactly what I thought. Something like "I Want Out" would be very nice, there's even an official music video.

    • @kevdmiller
      @kevdmiller 3 роки тому +25

      I think he might even sound better. He was always great, but wow.

    • @Tony-hg9kc
      @Tony-hg9kc 3 роки тому +8

      You’re absolutely right with this comment.

    • @jedinightwing
      @jedinightwing 3 роки тому +26

      I think some of that might have to do with the 90's and his "leaving metal".
      When he came back with Avantasia it was fantastic and his voice has held up amazingly.
      It's just weird seeing him bald and looking like one of my old friends (Ironically who introduced me to Helloween)

    • @gabrielstern4992
      @gabrielstern4992 3 роки тому +5

      He sounds better now vs then kai is still my favorite hellowern vocalist and I love kai's stuff with gamma ray.
      But I like that micheal kiske has a lot more chest voice now and feeling.
      He still holds back to much on the highs.
      But is a lot better singer now.
      And its the holding back on the highs or unwillingness to do clean screams.
      Which is what always annoyed me. About
      Micheal kiske.
      And I don't want to hear it throws out your clean voice excuse either.
      Which is his excuse.
      Rob Halford would literally scream live and in the studio and not throw out his voice.
      Geoff tate did some screams too without throwing out his clean voice.
      He just never mastered or figured out on how to do it properly.

  • @gabrin80507870685
    @gabrin80507870685 3 роки тому +473

    Considering that the Keeper of the Seven Keys is over 30 years old and still blows the mind to this day, it is fair to say that this is a masterpiece in metal music!

  • @nberedim
    @nberedim 2 роки тому +185

    24:37 Wow, I really love these two guys together.
    - Every Helloween fan ever.

    • @luisnunes3863
      @luisnunes3863 Рік тому +9

      The return of Michael and Kai is about the best thing that could have happened to Helloween.

    • @giasson91
      @giasson91 9 місяців тому +5

      Deris, Kiske and Kai we're born to sing together.

    • @carlosanderwald2360
      @carlosanderwald2360 9 місяців тому +1

      Yes. Just perfection.

  • @georgekirchev9728
    @georgekirchev9728 3 роки тому +233

    "I really love these two guys singing together" - we all do , we all do ! It was the best thing ever to happen to this band.

    • @Ejtan
      @Ejtan 2 роки тому +2

      Agreed!

    • @stumartin702
      @stumartin702 2 роки тому +9

      Stunned me to hear them together. Kiske is one of my favorite vocalists, and the combo of hm and Andi is incredible. (Plus having Kai is incredibly awesome)

    • @HaloAndRocknRoll
      @HaloAndRocknRoll 2 роки тому +2

      amen

    • @myhorseisamazing5883
      @myhorseisamazing5883 Рік тому +1

      Too bad album is just average :(

  • @rodrigo1914_
    @rodrigo1914_ 3 роки тому +84

    Both music and lyrics in this song were composed by Mr. Michael Weikath, one of the guitar players. Such a genius.

  • @tristramcoffin926
    @tristramcoffin926 3 роки тому +342

    My favorite thing about Elizabeth's reactions is how infinitely curious she is. She craves wonder and explodes with glee at every discovery. A lot of people who are 'experts' in a field of study shift their sense of personal worth and importance to highlighting that expertise. They become, for lack of a better term, snobs because of their extensive knowledge about the subject. Elizabeth doesn't do this. There is no pretense. She remains like a child excited to learn more. That is invaluable in a person far beyond merely what makes their UA-cam channel interesting.

    • @gawain6645
      @gawain6645 3 роки тому +5

      I tend to overthink things too

    • @robertmotsinger7599
      @robertmotsinger7599 3 роки тому +15

      Agreed. It is like a comment I saw when she did one of the Dio episodes. I can’t remember the exact words but this is the gist.
      -we spent so much time trying to share the music we loved which those we spent time with and only got polite smiles and nods with “yeah, that’s cool” while watching her enjoy the discovery of something that I like and is important to me is awesome!

    • @MikeMcD-sm2ds
      @MikeMcD-sm2ds 3 роки тому +2

      Michael Kiske is just as amazing in Unisonic!!!!

    • @ricardoslhenriques
      @ricardoslhenriques 3 роки тому +2

      There's something incredibly charming about pretty women getting geeky about nerdy stuff.

    • @jimmurphy3287
      @jimmurphy3287 2 роки тому +1

      Plus what have they ever written or composed????

  • @fernandomedeiros744
    @fernandomedeiros744 3 роки тому +831

    Elizabeth, take note that this song was performed as the last song of a 3 hour concert. Michael was destroyed at this point.

    • @LuisMiranda-ww1ko
      @LuisMiranda-ww1ko 3 роки тому +48

      I don't know. Here in Portugal it was the last of the first encore and they did 2 more on the second, Future World and I Want Out. Still, 3 hour+ long and they are not getting any younger

    • @desape
      @desape 3 роки тому +14

      Not true they played 2 more songs after this one also to be more specific Michael Kiske was sick on this madrid concert and many songs got a lilttle studio help same goes for kai on the medley.

    • @kalkman.
      @kalkman. 3 роки тому +9

      Also keep in mind that Kiske did not sing all the songs and that there was a pause of about five minutes between each song that was spiced up by a video clip.

    • @yotambraunshtein9786
      @yotambraunshtein9786 3 роки тому +4

      Wait seriously omg omg

    • @FuckGoogle2
      @FuckGoogle2 3 роки тому +20

      Not to mention this looks like a recent live performance, how about the version of it when it came out back in the 80s?

  • @carstenhedwig4423
    @carstenhedwig4423 3 роки тому +456

    To those of you wondering what was going on there:
    It was not exactly "Helloween" it was "Pumpkins united" performing keeper of the seven keys. Michael Kiske (the bald one) famous singer of Helloween back in the 80s and 90s lost his way and left the band. Kai Hansen, Mr. "German Heavy Metal" (the one with the red guitar with eyes) left the band in 1988 to form Gamma Ray. These two
    met again at T. Sammets project "Avantasia" (A metal opera that Eliisabeth should check out as well) after a couple of years going their own ways and found out they still have it... They contacted Helloween with the idea of going on a reunion toour in 2015. So thats why there are 3 guitars und 2 singers on stage. Fun fact: that reunion tour was so successful that Hansen and Kiske remained in Helloween, latest song is "Skyfall", just published a couple of weeks ago.
    ua-cam.com/video/gLV530n3kMw/v-deo.html

    • @swabia1554
      @swabia1554 3 роки тому +22

      defnitely necessary to go through avantasia as well as gamma ray though! Also Primal Fear might be interesting.

    • @cvanette
      @cvanette 3 роки тому +19

      Hansen, Kiske, and Deris all currently handle lead vocals, while Maiden has had three guitarists (Murray, Smith and Gers) for 20+ years. Who says you can't have three of everything? Maybe Judas Priest should look into getting Simon Phillips and Les Binks to join Scott Travis on drums.

    • @Dirty-Viking-Audio
      @Dirty-Viking-Audio 3 роки тому +43

      inaccurate ... Kiske and Hansen never lost contact and had always remained friends after Hansen left and Kiske was essentially fired from Helloween. Gamma Ray's classic album "Land Of The Free" from '95 had 2 songs with Kiske performing vocals on it and on Kiske's 1st solo album "Instant Clarity" from '96 Hansen made guest guitar appearances. At that time Sammet was busy with the band Edguy. The 1st Avantasia album didn't come out until 2001. Sammet definitely helped Kiske get re-interested in performing metal again though, as for several years prior he had slipped into more singer/songwriter type stuff, having become somewhat disenfranchised with the metal scene in general

    • @chilesuicmez
      @chilesuicmez 3 роки тому +3

      cheers mate, im an spanish native speaker, how is KISKE pronounced? kees-keh? or kees-kee? and would it be michael as in michael jordan or mee-shell? or mee-kah-el? since they are from germany.

    • @der6beinigehund
      @der6beinigehund 3 роки тому +2

      @@chilesuicmez ua-cam.com/video/gUJy2T7AFyY/v-deo.html ... right at the beginning you hear the german pronunciation ...

  • @Zino027
    @Zino027 Рік тому +62

    You should hear the 18 year old Kiske. Outstanding.

  • @Drewboo1968
    @Drewboo1968 3 роки тому +23

    I'm 53, I remember seeing Helloween at Donington 1988. I was a snot faced lad of 20. Michael Kiske was a machine then, and still is. Love hearing this, I didn't even realise he had rejoined The Pumpkin Army. Very cool!

    • @Siegdrifa
      @Siegdrifa 3 роки тому +1

      Yhea, Kiske and Kai are back in Helloween, and they just released their new album simply named "Helloween", and they totaly delivered.

    • @facuancla967
      @facuancla967 10 місяців тому

      Viste a maiden también?

  • @ricknesar1627
    @ricknesar1627 3 роки тому +189

    I cannot believe how well, Kiske´s voice has aged. First time I went to a Helloween concert was back in 1988 in Stockholm, Sweden. They opened up for Iron Maiden

    • @eduleal
      @eduleal 3 роки тому +7

      Good reason for it, he had a 20 year break from touring.

    • @ThomasTallant
      @ThomasTallant 3 роки тому +6

      @@eduleal True. But outside of his teenage lungs he sounds road ready!

    • @frodbolf
      @frodbolf 3 роки тому +1

      I sat here and whished I'd hear Helloween live..... and you reminded me that I already HAD! Same tour but in Gothenburg

    • @bars2020
      @bars2020 3 роки тому

      Yeah. And listen how Iron Maiden sounds now...

    • @olavkarlsson6430
      @olavkarlsson6430 3 роки тому +1

      I was also where at that concert. I went to see maiden and bought the helloween album the next week. I still remember future world.

  • @subbielover9374
    @subbielover9374 3 роки тому +281

    Helloween and Iron Maiden are both very nice example of great musicianship played by bunch of very nice people, loving it , enjoying it and loving their fans as well . That's why all the fans love them. There is still so much Helloween material to react to.

    • @mattiaswibom4788
      @mattiaswibom4788 3 роки тому +16

      Simple people with simple pleasures and both feet on the ground. Great fans too

    • @Fortunabandofficial
      @Fortunabandofficial 3 роки тому +2

      That’s just perfect comment. Exactly what i think - these two bands bring me joy everytime

    • @jermicah
      @jermicah 3 роки тому +8

      This might sound almost unbelievable but I've thought Iron Maiden is the best rock ever since the early 80's yet I'd never listened to Helloween until now. I'd heard the name but assumed they were a joke like Insane Clown Posse. Now I have a whole "new" to me band to chase down the rabbit hole and see what I missed. Fire up the bong!

    • @paladinminipedro707
      @paladinminipedro707 3 роки тому +3

      you are not wrong. Up the irons from the USA!! I love Helloween but i just adore Iron Maiden!!

    • @efrenbencomo5198
      @efrenbencomo5198 3 роки тому

      what a bad comparisson Iron Maiden > hellowern

  • @jimmyggs91
    @jimmyggs91 3 роки тому +229

    Good this got out of the copyright strike "limbo", so to speak! Next one, "I Want Out" I guess? It's a Power Metal classic.

    • @DocHogan
      @DocHogan 3 роки тому +15

      Listen to UA-camr Raphael Mendez’ “What if Bruce Dickinson Sang for Helloween - I Want Out” cover. It’s phenomenal

    • @josipkomes401
      @josipkomes401 3 роки тому +2

      @@DocHogan thank you man 🤘🏻
      Super cool cover of I want out

    • @RedBeardAnubis
      @RedBeardAnubis 3 роки тому +8

      That or Eagle Fly Free or How Many Tears. lol

    • @stevesperling1489
      @stevesperling1489 3 роки тому +2

      I want out is a rock classic, absolutely should be reviewed

    • @glandilovsky7061
      @glandilovsky7061 3 роки тому +1

      @@DocHogan wow, thanks for the recommendation, that guy is amazing and his voice is really close young Bruce's

  • @jamesmccormick875
    @jamesmccormick875 3 роки тому +70

    The Keeper of the 7 keys albums are metal masterpieces. Kiske is the without a doubt the best singer Helloween had. He’s just simply amazing.

    • @bottishg
      @bottishg 3 роки тому +5

      Kiske is the without a doubt one of the best singer the whole metal world had.

    • @jamesmccormick875
      @jamesmccormick875 3 роки тому +4

      @@bottishg
      I completely agree. When I was a teenager I bought both Keeper of the Seven Keys cassette tapes and listened to them none stop. As a guitarist I was amazed at the Neo-Classical shredding Kai and Michael did. I sat down and tried to learn everything they played. The entire band are incredible musicians. They never got enough credit in the US for how incredible they are.

    • @Figu69
      @Figu69 2 роки тому

      @@jamesmccormick875 orginal LPs

    • @reverendterminator
      @reverendterminator 29 днів тому

      or the best singer ever walked this earth

  • @kristofvandebroek9435
    @kristofvandebroek9435 3 роки тому +57

    Maybe you can do a reaction on Savatage!! Gutter ballet or When the crowds are gone are great songs. On streets or Gutter ballet there are a lot of fantastic songs from John Oliva!

  • @apixphotographystudios
    @apixphotographystudios 3 роки тому +44

    How interesting that UA-cam gives the chance to people who listen to different styles of music listen and enjoy music of other kinds. And Michael is 53 years old and his voice still sounds so young.

  • @MatthewGClarke
    @MatthewGClarke 3 роки тому +71

    It's happening! It's finally happening!
    One of my all time favourite vocal performances

    • @sethkaicer319
      @sethkaicer319 3 роки тому +3

      I love it when a plan comes together

    • @fzoulcmbyl2134
      @fzoulcmbyl2134 3 роки тому +3

      Only since it's the recent live version, it's not the same as the all time vocal
      performance of the studio album, oh well.

    • @steekbaard84
      @steekbaard84 3 роки тому

      #worth

  • @martinbenko2728
    @martinbenko2728 3 роки тому +113

    Making this kind of channels become a trend. Everybody wants to react to something he or she haven't heard yet and get views with it. But this channel just stand out from the line. You don't just react, but analyse and understand the music too. You aren't doing this, because this is a trend. But because you love music. It's easy to see how passionate you listen to it. More reaction channels should be like this. It's a prime example of good reaction channels.

    • @blatherama
      @blatherama 3 роки тому +10

      She's been on a metal journey for a while. It's been a lot of fun.

    • @martinbenko2728
      @martinbenko2728 3 роки тому +4

      @@blatherama I know, this isn't the first time i saw her video. :) But this was the first time when i felt that this channel is somehow outstanding for me from the ocean of review channels.

    • @blatherama
      @blatherama 3 роки тому +3

      @@martinbenko2728 This is the only "reacton channel" to which I've subscribed.

    • @Shortokeiki
      @Shortokeiki 3 роки тому +1

      @@martinbenko2728 You may wanna check out Key of Geebz too, he's a composer who has a lot of cool insight to how the music ties together

  • @ibrobaifett7493
    @ibrobaifett7493 3 роки тому +13

    This was the quickest 30 minute video I’ve watched lol. Love watching you break down my favorite metal vocalist. Kiske is a gem. Andy is also super amazing and watching them together was the culmination of 30 years of Helloween

  • @jonathangimenez3061
    @jonathangimenez3061 3 роки тому +20

    At the minute 24:39 of the video.. I can hear into my head the EPIC solo coming after that drums beat and the tempo changing.. Btw I LOVE the way you analize the song but what I love the most is the way you react to every detail or changes on the song. Awesome videos, I'll keep watching them 🙌

  • @renatoshimabukuro8037
    @renatoshimabukuro8037 3 роки тому +100

    The lyrics, the melody, Michael's voice...Keeper of the seven keys is a masterpiece!

  • @ShredmasterScott
    @ShredmasterScott 3 роки тому +179

    Every Halloween I listen to Helloween's song Halloween muhaha

    • @watakoe
      @watakoe 3 роки тому +1

      Shredmaster!!

    • @Godlobber
      @Godlobber 3 роки тому +1

      Me to

    • @stephenmustard8388
      @stephenmustard8388 3 роки тому +2

      @@Godlobber me three

    • @l.l.8369
      @l.l.8369 3 роки тому +1

      It's a tradition man! 🤟🏻

    • @myoutdoorlife3833
      @myoutdoorlife3833 3 роки тому +1

      Lol same here! Glad I'm not the only Helloween Halloween freak! 😂

  • @zipponline
    @zipponline 3 роки тому +261

    You need to check out Queensryche’s Operation Mindcrime album. The entire album tells a story and the vocals are spectacular.

    • @dawnpelz8570
      @dawnpelz8570 3 роки тому +11

      Absolutely. I saw them do Mindcrime opening for Metallica in 1988 and it was amazing.

    • @codecat8430
      @codecat8430 3 роки тому +9

      Yes!
      Breaking the Silence is my favorite song from the album. But the entire album is a masterpiece!

    • @Danimal77
      @Danimal77 3 роки тому +11

      Geoff's vocal's were much better on The Warning and Rage For Order album.

    • @DarKodama
      @DarKodama 3 роки тому +3

      I totally agree

    • @russellsmithers2794
      @russellsmithers2794 3 роки тому +1

      Yes please cover this song :-)

  • @magnificusB
    @magnificusB 3 роки тому +26

    I was there, was insane, one of the best live perfomances i've attended.

  • @gringochucha
    @gringochucha Рік тому +2

    Michael Kiske's voice is simply magical. He just takes you to another dimension.

  • @robertgriffith3139
    @robertgriffith3139 3 роки тому +158

    This song is part 2 of a trilogy. It starts out with "Halloween", then "Keeper of the Seven Keys", and ends with 'King for a Thousand Years". Every song is between 13-15 minutes. Every song is epic on this scale.

    • @chrism4522
      @chrism4522 3 роки тому +1

      This guy is old and he knows. \m/

    • @elicapps6585
      @elicapps6585 3 роки тому +1

      Is this true?

    • @txukoo
      @txukoo 3 роки тому +7

      king for a thousand years is just sublime

    • @sejuanisupportonly7385
      @sejuanisupportonly7385 3 роки тому +3

      @@elicapps6585 Of course it is. Metal bands do have mega-epic songs that span albums telling a tale. E.g. Rhapsody of fire or Ayreon

    • @wesleyfilms
      @wesleyfilms 3 роки тому +1

      I’ve noticed that several other songs by Helloween make reference to Keeper as well.
      My Life for One More Day, for example,

  • @pedropulido2571
    @pedropulido2571 3 роки тому +47

    I was in that concert and I swear it was the most mind blowing experience of my whole life

    • @rafarequeni822
      @rafarequeni822 3 роки тому +2

      I have the impression that all of the spanish metalheads over 30 were there. It's the only concert I've been where everybody that I know that likes heavy metal was also present. :)

  • @TheDVM1
    @TheDVM1 3 роки тому +29

    I love how giddy you get when something awesome happens.. The sign of a true musician.

  • @ilillilillililillilili
    @ilillilillililillilili 2 місяці тому +1

    Thank you very much for reviewing one of my favorite bands all time 😊😊

  • @MrsVRKotsk
    @MrsVRKotsk 2 роки тому +28

    This album has been my favourite for 30 years (I'm 36), I can never articulate just how much this is my absolute perfect album. I'm in love with every note and beat of it, if it were a person I would marry it. How is Kiske's voice still the same?? My god, Hansen, Kiske and Slash need to collab 😮 fuucccckkkkk I just musicame

    • @TrueDeathblacK
      @TrueDeathblacK 2 роки тому +3

      Gal, I'm 28 and I was mesmerized by the original, or so I thought, but then I heard the reunion. Kiske's performance when he was only 19 was astonishing, no doubt, but it's even more impressive that he can still hit these notes and sustain them now. Of course, I'm not nearly as good as they are, but if I can keep my voice in shape when I'm 50, I'll probably be the happiest man alive, unlike my SO or neighbours.

  • @crazywolf5177
    @crazywolf5177 3 роки тому +43

    This band has a very very special place in my heart. They got me into metal. One of the highlights of my life was seeing them at Wacken Open Air in 2018. Thank you for doing this. I'm sorry that I can like this only once.

  • @MattSamma
    @MattSamma 3 роки тому +49

    I bring you another Helloween suggestion: "March of Time". Is probably one of the most vocal-demanding songs of the band. Kiske recorded the voices for that song when he was 18, but he did a great job singing it back again during their last tour.
    The Kiske-Deris combination was something that no one was expecting 5 years ago, but they complemented very well. I have high expectations for the upcoming album with them on the voices.
    Also, if you liked power metal and it's classical music influence, I think you definitely should check Rhapsody of Fire.

  • @cperret47
    @cperret47 3 роки тому +62

    PLEAAASE DO "HOW MANY TEARS" IN THIS CONCERT, it features the 3 singers in the same song, ITS PURE JOY

    • @koponny3287
      @koponny3287 3 роки тому +6

      Yes Kiske, Hansen and Deris in one Song! I think this is the very fucking best Version of this Song!

  • @mudvi
    @mudvi Рік тому +5

    please do more on helloween . one of the most talented singers in the world and their studio hits are timeless. i was introduced to this german band by my japanese mother from hiroshima and it’s incredible how his voice stands the test of time and touches from around the world

  • @realhellzicke3661
    @realhellzicke3661 2 роки тому +4

    This is my new favourite channel. You have so much knowledge in not only voice techniques but also in music and composing in general. So fresh to hear your comments on different styles and pieces of music. Also, I'm a long time Helloween fan and you gave me new insight to this masterpiece even after 35 years listening to it. Thank you and great work!

  • @keeponlivin81
    @keeponlivin81 3 роки тому +40

    A Symphony X reaction is a must! Russell Allen can melt your face and bring you to tears in the same breath. Kiske is still a wonder after all these years.

    • @mapinguarimonster
      @mapinguarimonster 3 роки тому

      Russell is the best vocalist the world has ever had, in my opinion

    • @jorgeluz9560
      @jorgeluz9560 3 роки тому

      Russell Allen is probably the best metal singer out there, these days. The dude is the closest we ever got to having another Dio. Unfortunately there aren't a lot of professional videos of Symphony X performing live.

    • @kuhne
      @kuhne 3 роки тому

      Symphony X was never my thing but I respect them

    • @mapinguarimonster
      @mapinguarimonster 3 роки тому

      @@kuhne You can say the band don't make your taste, but it's impossible to deny that Russell Allen isn't a monster in vocal abilities. Check out his work with Star One, a project of progressive metal from the Mastermind Arjen Lucassen, the same behind Ayreon. It's killer in every way

    • @kuhne
      @kuhne 3 роки тому

      @@mapinguarimonster they are very talented, it was just never a band I got into. Not really my style. But of course they are great.

  • @kirbys1370
    @kirbys1370 3 роки тому +16

    Hi Elizabeth, I'm glad that you were able to re-instate this video. I don't remember my original comment from October 2020, but Michael Kiske's vocals were incredible and the band put on an amazing performance. Thank you, Elizabeth, for ALL your hard work, patience, and persistence! You're the BEST!!! 💙

  • @nachoherrera9792
    @nachoherrera9792 3 роки тому +150

    I love that she is in a path that will lead her, sooner or later to Avantasia. And dude, I cannot wait to see that reaction

    • @mtaffer
      @mtaffer 3 роки тому +6

      Yes Avantasia!

    • @benholmes7501
      @benholmes7501 3 роки тому +4

      Shelter from the Rain damn that would be awesome

    • @shyguy6185
      @shyguy6185 3 роки тому +4

      She will end up in prog eventually

    • @luisnunes2010
      @luisnunes2010 3 роки тому +1

      If she is still avoiding nuclear blast as much as possible, there's always Shaman ft. Tobias Sammet.

    •  3 роки тому +1

      My fav forever

  • @1969bones69
    @1969bones69 3 роки тому +13

    Wow I remember picking up this cassettte when I was 15 haha. Good times.

  • @roccov1972
    @roccov1972 2 місяці тому +1

    30+ year fan of Helloween here, and your video arrived in my feed today. Superb job on your analysis. We love Kiske, and are glad you do too!

  • @josephbeguhl5224
    @josephbeguhl5224 3 роки тому +11

    It's amazing that Michael Kiske can still belt this one out after more than 30 years

  • @andreaspedersen3952
    @andreaspedersen3952 3 роки тому +35

    The most interesting part is that he recorded the vocals to the original before he was 20!
    Such a vocal talent!!
    ...also... So sad that "Mr. Smile" isn't here..
    R.I.P Ingo

  • @Breeg2011
    @Breeg2011 3 роки тому +10

    "Keeper of the Seven Keys" is still giving me goosebumps. Even after all these years!

  • @MarkBether
    @MarkBether 3 роки тому +44

    I can recommend Helloween's song "A Tale That Wasn't Right" Live
    version from Wacken Open Air Festival (Germany in 2018). Really cool
    vocals are in this song!

  • @MrsVRKotsk
    @MrsVRKotsk 2 роки тому +2

    If I were at this gig I would have been in floods of tears I think, it just...makes my soul feel complete

  • @wellesongoncalves1382
    @wellesongoncalves1382 3 роки тому +32

    Finally, I was waiting for that day, one of the best songs I've ever heard in my life, in the voice of the impeccable michael kiske, this song is incomparable.

  • @tommy5675
    @tommy5675 3 роки тому +24

    This Man Plants Himself stronger than Trees can. He is Solid. Perfect platform for projection

  • @joe-zj8js
    @joe-zj8js 3 роки тому +21

    Her smile and laugh are very infectious

  • @vidopliasov
    @vidopliasov 3 роки тому +4

    Thank you very much for your reaction. I remembered my youth. Ocean, starry sky and "Keeper of the seven keys".

  • @devilalienuproar
    @devilalienuproar 3 роки тому +12

    Kiske is still the only metal singer I have ever seen do a vocal solo live. And his voice is still as powerful as ever! The Pumpkins United concert was amazing in Vegas

  • @chrisoceanfield8551
    @chrisoceanfield8551 3 роки тому +15

    "Keeper of the seven keys" is one of the greatest songs of all time ❤️

  • @Suddsy.
    @Suddsy. 3 роки тому +77

    The godfathers of power metal. 🤘🤘

    • @Rimpianto
      @Rimpianto 3 роки тому +20

      Power metal is basically Helloween and various cover bands.

    • @Dreamdancer11
      @Dreamdancer11 3 роки тому +16

      Basically its Kai Hansen and most of his bands.....

    • @josehernandez2638
      @josehernandez2638 3 роки тому +4

      Long Live Kai!

    • @MetaleroNui
      @MetaleroNui 3 роки тому +1

      Don't forget Dio

  • @LordHypnosis
    @LordHypnosis 3 роки тому +23

    Helloween and Gamma Ray have a special place in my heart, they broke me out of my pure Death Metal phase in the early 00's and introduced me to the wonderful world of Power Metal. So this video along with bonus Elizabeth growl is a instant thumbs up from me, just glorious.

    • @kayl8351
      @kayl8351 3 роки тому +1

      So so glad you mentioned Gamma Ray. Such underrated power metal!

  • @TheCharismaticVoice
    @TheCharismaticVoice  3 роки тому +33

    Want to support or hang out with me and the community? Join our Patreon. We have an amazing Discord, do 2 live chats per week (usually), play video games, get behind the scenes footage and content, masterclasses, polls and pick content for me and this channel, and soon to be merch deals. It’s a ton of fun, and I hope to see this community grow! www.patreon.com/thecharismaticvoice

    • @ИсусХристос-ц4о
      @ИсусХристос-ц4о 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/oot-XrMTsdA/v-deo.html

    • @davidnaturopata4259
      @davidnaturopata4259 3 роки тому

      Please comment “Your Turn" of Helloween live.

    • @macm3081
      @macm3081 3 роки тому

      better than the highly overrated ronnie james dio

    • @pabloyacomini326
      @pabloyacomini326 3 роки тому

      @@macm3081 YOU DON'T LOVE MUSIC. WE ARE STUPID AND DISRESPECTFUL. YOU DON'T NEED TO DEPRESS RONNIE JAMES DIO'S 35-YEAR CAREER TO SPEAK GOOD OF KISKE. BECAUSE YOU DON'T ENJOY BOTH. ASK KISKE WHO THEY ADMIRES AS A SINGER OR WHO HIS MODELS WERE. ON THE OTHER HAND KISKE IS AN EXCELLENT SINGER. BUT THEY ARE DIFFERENT STYLES, SO BECAUSE YOU DON'T LEARN TO ENJOY THE DIFFERENT STREAMS OF MUSIC. PEOPLE WHO GENERATE DICHOTOMIES IN MUSIC MISS A LOT AND VERY GOOD MUSIC. IT IS NOT ONE OR THE OTHER, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A SECTARIAN. YOU HAVE TO ADD AND LEARN. I HOPE LIFE WILL TEACH YOU AT SOME TIME

    • @pabloyacomini326
      @pabloyacomini326 3 роки тому

      @@macm3081 APART DID YOU KNOW THAT ELIZABETH HAD ALREADY MADE THIS REACTION TO HELLOWEN MONTHS AGO, AND DUE TO MUSICAL RIGHTS THEY MADE IT DOWNLOAD. THIS IS NOT A COMPETITION OR TO MAKE YOU JEALOUS BECAUSE I REACTED TO DIO FIRST AND HELLOWEN LATER. THERE IS MUCH MORE MUSICAL VARIETY IN DIO'S CAREER THAN KISKE'S. BUT IT IS ONLY A DETAIL. THE TWO ARE EXCELLENT. LONG LIVE ROCK AND ROLL, AND ALL THE MUSIC.

  • @jerrybrown1446
    @jerrybrown1446 2 роки тому +12

    I played this song in the car for my mother, who was raised on Spanish and gospel music, not being exposed to much rock or metal. She yelled from the back seat “Who is this? This is really good!” That made me happy because she’s very picky about vocals.

  • @Fenry
    @Fenry 3 роки тому +19

    There were three singers of helloween: first kai hansen sang (the founder and solo guitarist, he left helloween and founded gamma ray where he currently sings and is a solo guitarist), secondly kiske, which gave the group world fame, and finally Andy deris arrived, who managed to maintain the quality and progress of the group. The 3 are very great singers and very particular, they are very special voices.

  • @vanessaexga
    @vanessaexga 3 роки тому +153

    Eagle Fly Free is a Helloween great song ❤️

    • @tomp4812
      @tomp4812 3 роки тому +3

      Yes…👌👍💪

    • @demus89
      @demus89 3 роки тому +11

      That song got me away from an evil woman in my life.

    • @alfiewenn9440
      @alfiewenn9440 3 роки тому +3

      Great song my favourite by Halloween

    • @gawain6645
      @gawain6645 3 роки тому

      Sim

    • @nicki12345
      @nicki12345 3 роки тому +2

      Mine too !

  • @krea_knaegten
    @krea_knaegten 3 роки тому +37

    I just realised iv'e been listening to Helloween for 35 years 😮🤘

    • @linusfotograf
      @linusfotograf 3 роки тому +2

      31 years for me.

    • @krea_knaegten
      @krea_knaegten 3 роки тому

      @@linusfotograf we are getting old my friend....😉

    • @linusfotograf
      @linusfotograf 3 роки тому +1

      @@krea_knaegten Yes we are

    • @RaulDiazG
      @RaulDiazG 3 роки тому +1

      27 here! We are really getting old hahahaha

    • @MetalGildarts
      @MetalGildarts 3 роки тому +3

      Only few months for me but frick it they’re awesome.

  • @ripcordjack
    @ripcordjack 2 роки тому +2

    Always love when my mom tells story's of going to school with some of them. And how they always practiced in one of the music rooms, let my mom stay there and made sure she was safe and chill cause she couldn't go home/was bullied a lot at the time

  • @jasondornford1832
    @jasondornford1832 Рік тому +1

    One of my favorite bands from my youth, 5/23 I will see them live for the first time at 57 years old better late than never, so stoked.

  • @alanclarke8117
    @alanclarke8117 3 роки тому +35

    Awesome vocal display by Michael. Never quite understood why they didn't explode in the US like they did in Europe. The first two Keeper albums are, well... Keepers. Both were arguably top-10 metal albums in their release years, and there's a ton of good albums to follow.

    • @oglschmitt
      @oglschmitt 3 роки тому +8

      The U.S. metal scene was different. A bit grittier I think, dominated by NWOBHM and Bay Area Thrash types. Michael is amazing though. The fact that he is 53 and still killing it is a testament to his talent. Also, there is a multi-lane rabbit hole opening for Elizabeth here with Helloween and their various vocalists (Hansen era, Deris era, Gamma Ray, Kiske's solo work).

    • @dpjb78
      @dpjb78 3 роки тому +1

      The numerous changes of lineup and style between 84 and 93 made the band style very unstable. Cameleon album came to destroy all the work accomplished in the Keepers era. The Deris era is full of cheap songs, it’s another band for me and I’m not surprised that the US public did not support it so much.
      Another big problem was that in the Keepers era they became famous so rapidly that their ego was big enough to disrespect Iron Maiden and Metallica declaring that these bands would disappear soon in the beginning of 90’s.

    • @ryanb6454
      @ryanb6454 3 роки тому +2

      @@dpjb78 I was a hardcore fan in the 80’s and 90’s and dont remember Helloween dissing I.M. ?? I mean, they were/are friends and ‘Ween supported Maiden on several tours.. Adrian and Kai and Kiske have contributed on each other’s solo projects. Kiske has named Dickinson/Maiden a huge early influences many times in interviews. IF they ever said it, it surely would’ve been in jest and taken out of context. To top it all off they were managed by Maiden/Smallwood in the 90’s (though they had a big falling out with Rod later). To be fair though, Metallica *Did* disappear in the 90’s and haven’t been the same since ;-)

    • @dpjb78
      @dpjb78 3 роки тому

      @@ryanb6454 I was also a hardcore fan (heavy-metal fan I mean :D) … I read a lot of interviews in specialized magazines. All you say is true but I don’t remember they were laughing when they said that maiden was over and would replace them. I wish I could read this interview again! :) It’s also true that Maiden and Metallica had a hard time in the following decade but for me Helloween did not escape to this fate.
      It’s funny to realize that Kiske almost took the artistic direction in post-Hansen albums but just destroyed the band, left it and years later come back in grace in Helloween neighborhood with an aura that a few can pretend. :)
      I’ve listened to the single track of the new album and I’m not in extase for that sound that I think I always knew since the beginning of Deris era. Metallica creates something new on each album since Saint Anger and I like that, for me they were back with that LP. :)
      About Maiden, I’m not a big fan of their studio sound since Brave New World but I think they reached the goal they aimed as being the Rolling Stones of heavy metal. Helloween can just compete with Scorpions :D ;)

  • @toxsin2207
    @toxsin2207 3 роки тому +23

    I love how you enjoy the music as if you were a kid in a candy store.

  • @AlRozon
    @AlRozon 3 роки тому +16

    That pitch-bend that he has is Kiske's signature .. you cannot mistake his voice simply because of that little detail.. simply love this guy's voice... and it hasn't changed in 30 years... that performance is near perfect to the original record, without all the fancy sound fx they put on the album version.

  • @MrAndrebatera
    @MrAndrebatera 9 місяців тому +3

    The coolest thing about this perfomance is to see how Kiske is aware that its a very difficult song to sing and therefore he starts singing knowing that he can't use his voice like 30 years ago. But also he knows he has to sing ir like 30 years ago. He uses an increrible techniche and slowly but surely gets confortable with the song, till the moment 8:49 he is able to use his voice ecxatly like in the album version of the song. He is a master singer. Really one of a kind.

  • @MattSamma
    @MattSamma 3 роки тому +18

    A 'Keeper of the Seven Keys' reaction it's an insta-like, but a reaction of this song by Elizabeth it's like I need to give a thousands likes

  • @ericwilliams1031
    @ericwilliams1031 3 роки тому +23

    A really good American band named Savatage is worth some reactions. Some of their members formed The Trans Siberian Orchestra. Songs:
    Hall Of The Mountain King
    Strange Wings
    Gutter Ballet
    When The Crowds Are Gone

    • @rafaelcabraldelacerda9874
      @rafaelcabraldelacerda9874 3 роки тому +2

      'Alone You Breathe' too! So hard to pick when it's savatage!

    • @markuskrueger1197
      @markuskrueger1197 3 роки тому

      We know Sagatage in Germany....gutter Ballade is a great Album....but WE have great Albums too...so ....what?

    • @MrJbone1973
      @MrJbone1973 2 роки тому

      I live in the Tampa area and they were a great band my favorite album is Streets A Rock Opera.

  • @phosstheboss04
    @phosstheboss04 3 роки тому +18

    Lol no blast beats detected, but hearing you say "blast beats" brought so much joy to my heart!

  • @sappyhead
    @sappyhead 3 роки тому +6

    His voice sounds just as amazing as it did when he was 19. Incredible.

  • @enricomadrigal9168
    @enricomadrigal9168 Рік тому +4

    One of the best metal songs ever made hands down.

  • @elmo2you
    @elmo2you 3 роки тому +44

    Next time I should read the video description, before I try wrap my head around being convinced Elizabeth already covered this one. Pity it got taken down, but clad I saw it originally. It was a good one. For anyone who didn't see it yet, please enjoy.

    • @richardaaron4454
      @richardaaron4454 3 роки тому

      I guess I missed it.

    • @3flying986
      @3flying986 3 роки тому

      Crap I missed the first one never knew it was deleted

    • @jamiemahoney2446
      @jamiemahoney2446 3 роки тому +1

      Was surprised to see it in my subscription feed again. Didn't know it has been struck.The

    • @razorbackblood06
      @razorbackblood06 3 роки тому

      I was wondering why she kept saying happy halloween when its May.

    • @DamnedEyez
      @DamnedEyez 3 роки тому

      Same...I saw Helloween and "ooh!" ...then wondered why she said "next year" when it's only may, then realized I'd seen her do this and read the description.

  • @masternovahlavoie998
    @masternovahlavoie998 3 роки тому +6

    Hands down, one of my favorite songs/albums of the 80's. ❤️

  • @eazye519
    @eazye519 3 роки тому +19

    His voice is legendary

  • @stephanefarnes6398
    @stephanefarnes6398 3 роки тому +1

    I used to listen to this at 13-14 years old I'm turning 40 this year 2021.... it's still epic rock opera, much-loved, and unbelievable!!!!

  • @CheeseNacho_
    @CheeseNacho_ 2 роки тому +2

    this is one of the best songs ever written! and i also love so much the combination of Kiske's and Deris's voices, they both are incredible amazing

  • @edusszfx
    @edusszfx 3 роки тому +11

    Sweet baby Jesus, Kiske and Andi sing so well together!
    I love there's no ego fight between them.

    • @Kreontas
      @Kreontas 3 роки тому +6

      Yeah ever since they met they've been good friends and the fact they genuinely like each other so much is the reason the Pumpkins United line up works so well! Once Weiki sat down and talked with Kiske again the chemistry was complete.

  • @nikolajsrensen927
    @nikolajsrensen927 3 роки тому +9

    "..Heavy Metal and classical music have so much in common" Spot on!
    I have been a metalhead for as long as I can remember, but at the same time always appreciated Wagner, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and their likes. To me it is the pure energy emitting from both genres that gets me all the time. Happy for you embarking on your heavy metal journey. The genre is so diverse and bound to blow you away!

    • @Playingwith3D
      @Playingwith3D 3 роки тому +5

      Every metal head I grew up with loves Classical and operatic music, and the blues. Those are the three main influences in most metal.

    • @PilotFlo
      @PilotFlo 3 роки тому +2

      I mean Tchaikovsky is metal af. I only say canons

    • @PabloLpH
      @PabloLpH 3 роки тому +1

      Classical music is metal before electricity.

  • @pixhu182
    @pixhu182 3 роки тому +10

    Helloween was my 1st ever live concert. it was mindblowing.

  • @RodrigoRiveraConcha
    @RodrigoRiveraConcha 2 роки тому +1

    I just saw Helloween tonight in Santiago de Chile, this song made burst in tears, again

  • @smurray71
    @smurray71 3 роки тому +46

    Possibly the best choice for an first listen to Helloween. It's a shame that many people just dismissed them as a 'cheap copy of Iron Maiden'... they really should have been recognized for their musicianship & uniqueness. Most of what they do is nothing like Maiden

    • @Selynn.
      @Selynn. 2 роки тому +6

      I've listened to Helloween for more than 25 years and I've never ever heard anybody saying that about them. Who are these "many people"?!

    • @jsmithers.
      @jsmithers. 2 роки тому +2

      @@Selynn. I don't dismiss them as a cheap copy, but when I first heard this band I absolutely thought of Iron Maiden. I'm sure a lot of people do. It's not crazy.

    • @DerEchteBold
      @DerEchteBold 2 роки тому +2

      @@Selynn.
      I agree, I have never heard that back then and I never thought it!

    • @DerEchteBold
      @DerEchteBold 2 роки тому

      @@jsmithers.
      Do you remember when this was, what phase of Helloween?

    • @jsmithers.
      @jsmithers. 2 роки тому +1

      @@DerEchteBold It was maybe like 5 years ago. I forget the album though. Probably was an older one

  • @oglschmitt
    @oglschmitt 3 роки тому +7

    Same thing happened to my ears when I first heard Helloween! First Gloryhammer, now this! You're delivering the goods, Mrs. Zharoff! (As is Kirk, that thumbnail is ADORABLE!)

  • @IRISHguitarist777
    @IRISHguitarist777 3 роки тому +12

    KISKE/SOMERVILLE "City of Heroes" an absolutely epic tune,well worth a video as it's a duet too so might be a novelty for that alone.

  • @agab.2200
    @agab.2200 3 роки тому +7

    As a child I was listening this band because of my dad. And now its one of my favourite ever, technically amazing, and those lyrics, voices, solos, atmosphere. Unbelievable 🧡

  • @Bigwoody95826
    @Bigwoody95826 Рік тому +1

    I love this song, I cry every time I hear it. It just hits something in the soul.

  • @robbyrob1834
    @robbyrob1834 3 роки тому +3

    Seen them a few years ago in berlin, pumpkins united tour, 3 hours of great music by a great band, it was fantastic. I,m listening helloween for nearly 40 ! years and today I'm getting goosebums listening to Kiskes voice !

    • @wind-upboy939
      @wind-upboy939 2 роки тому

      It's 30 years for me, but I also still get goosebumps.

  • @SlashHN
    @SlashHN 3 роки тому +11

    That's what I like about Kiske, his voice sounds like he's 18, so powerful, with good highs and lows... Omg I love when professional singers hear his voice and notice about these details

  • @pandemonikussuperbus4590
    @pandemonikussuperbus4590 3 роки тому +110

    Back then kiske and Dickinson were the 2 strongest voices in metal. This song is the epitomy of prog power metal. It's a fking masterpiece

    • @sunn_bass
      @sunn_bass 3 роки тому +14

      Kiske, Oliva, Dickinson, Tate and Dio all had great talent and powerful voices.

    • @ryanb6454
      @ryanb6454 3 роки тому +6

      @FatalPies I’m a huuuge fan of all those guys.. but 30 years later can they still hit the notes like our Kiske ? No. But it isn’t a contest so anyways..
      P.S. when I was a teenager I got VIP backstage to Queensryche and spent a few minutes doing cartwheels around the band . I told Geoff to his face that he had the second best voice in metal. He looked at me with a slight curl of his lip and said “well who’s the best then?” Of course I told him Michael Kiske. Chris D and Michael W started to giggle at Geoff who had a pissed off look (fan meet n greets werent his thing anyway). LOL man I had some nerve !

    • @enekoaritzaorreaga
      @enekoaritzaorreaga 3 роки тому +4

      Marc boals, mike vescera, ralph shefers, rob rock,mat leven,jeff scott soto,fabio lione,henning.basse.

    • @davegnarlsson4344
      @davegnarlsson4344 3 роки тому

      Back then? You mean two years ago?

    • @11DNA11
      @11DNA11 3 роки тому +4

      Kiske and Halford.

  • @realityhasbeenonvacation4195
    @realityhasbeenonvacation4195 3 роки тому +16

    I saw Helloween in the 80’s with Anthrax and Exodus at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Hoping your reaction will jog my memory because I can’t recall them at all.

    • @gwolfe333
      @gwolfe333 3 роки тому +1

      Saw that tour in Dallas and got to meet Helloween they were nicest bunch of guys you'd ever want to meet, especially given how many asshole musicians I met in the 80's. Plus the Exodus pit was a brutal good time.

  • @christophercowan1645
    @christophercowan1645 2 роки тому +1

    I love how happy their talent makes you! I saw them in oak. CA in 88. I was blown away by Kiske. AMAZING, how he has kept his voice. The new album is amazing!

  • @stephanefarnes6398
    @stephanefarnes6398 3 роки тому +3

    Been a fan of Helloween since I was 12 now 40 so happy some body is blown away by this band

  • @Xlcola
    @Xlcola 3 роки тому +41

    Time for you to listen to Avantasia - The Scarecrow! Michael Kiske is one of the 3 singers on that song, together with it's creator Tobias Sammet and the norse god Jorn Lande. The "duel" between Sammet and Lande is amazing, and the song itself is a work of art.

  • @mikescott5655
    @mikescott5655 3 роки тому +4

    Long Live King Andi 🤘🏻, that being said I couldn’t be happier with the Pumpkins being reunited & releasing new music very soon! Helloween has been my absolute favourite band for over 30yrs & cant wait to see what they unleash

  • @NaglfarCommando
    @NaglfarCommando 3 роки тому +370

    Classical music was just Heavy Metal before electricity.

    • @consonaadversapars
      @consonaadversapars Рік тому +4

      Except classical composers could develop a piece in one million and hundred ways while all the metal guys are doing is 4 times Riff A, 4 times Riff B, rinse and repeat. 😄

    • @enricomadrigal9168
      @enricomadrigal9168 Рік тому +12

      Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and Vivaldi🤘 would have been all metalheads for sure!

    • @lucyferina
      @lucyferina Рік тому +8

      That needs to be a Tshirt

    • @Darkhound_
      @Darkhound_ 10 місяців тому

      Heavy metal musicians just use phrases and styles back from the classical era. Cool though.

    • @kalmansilai336
      @kalmansilai336 8 місяців тому

      ​@@consonaadversaparsyeah that's the difference between 20-50 people with every possible type of isntrument vs 4 guys with guitars and drums

  • @davidbroussard4456
    @davidbroussard4456 3 роки тому +3

    These videos make me so proud to be a "Metalhead". Thank you.

  • @hzg8943
    @hzg8943 Рік тому +2

    Came for the vocals dissections...enjoyed the side of musical appreciation, too! It's amazing that one of my favourite songs has layers to admire that my untrained ears have no idea about! >_<
    Love this lady!!! ♥

  • @robertmann8372
    @robertmann8372 3 роки тому +5

    YES!!! Enjoy Michael Kiske. He’s excellent!

  • @kricke243
    @kricke243 3 роки тому +5

    I've been waiting for this since the day I first found this channel! 😀

  • @luisnunes2010
    @luisnunes2010 3 роки тому +9

    For those of of you guys that missed it the first time around!
    Upvote for a look at the other founders of power metal, Manowar. They'll tick all of Elizabeth's boxes, from fantasy to musicianship... let's say Heart of Steel.

  • @kevdmiller
    @kevdmiller 3 роки тому +3

    I loved this band in high school but holy crap this blew me away. I didn't realize how young they were when I saw them in 88. (Michael was 20) They were great but they've had 3 decades of growth and it shows.

  • @albertocampos-oi7yv
    @albertocampos-oi7yv Рік тому +2

    Wow, she does have excellent knowledge and a very refined ear, I love her.