Voice Teacher Reacts to Linkin Park - Given Up (iTunes Festival 2011)
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2022
- I hope this observation on how Chester Bennington (my idol) sings helps you figure out how the voice works better, so you can learn how to make smart choices in your own voice.
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What's wild is this isn't even his best performance. He was so extraordinary.
Yes, AOL version was crazy good.
@@LetsRaZe loved the AOL session. Great performances all around, but especially for Given Up.
The another in 2011 is so good too
Live in Texas had some good performances too
Live in Selma Texas was undoubtably the best performance and AOL performance, popworld performances are tough
Chester is such a fucking legend
understatement
@@SamJohnsonVoice yes but are there sufficient words even and the only correct answer is no. No there are not.
This isn’t even his best scream for this song either. He goes much longer in another performance. Such a fantastic artist and is missed in many ways. Thanks for reacting to this.
AOL
One of my biggest regrets in life will be missing my opportunity to see Linkin Park live. Chester was amazing.
One of my biggest regrets as well. The songs by Linkin Park got me through dark times in my life and to this day are still a band I reach for when the clouds start rolling in.
I can promise you that he could do it live, from day one until the end. I'm gutted that I'll never see him live again. An absolute phenomenon.
Mine as well I had tickets but Chester broke his ankle and the Hershey pa show was canceled and I never got another chance
I'm so sorry you never got to see it. I walked away absolutely shocked how amazing his voice was live, even with all the running and jumping. The scream voice was brilliant, but he'd flick back into high notes and they were so clean. Amazing.
Could’ve seen them at Glastonbury, said, naaah I’ll go next year…… absolutely gutted 😢😔😢😔😢😔
@10:10
Chester is the reason I taught myself vocal fry. Definitely went through over a year of struggling with harmful scream methods. Googled how to vocal fry, got that healthy “âhhhh” sound. The next step is learning how to YELL or project with that sound. That’s what Chester does, and it’s so fun. Rip Chester, 5 years now.
Any tips on where tp start and how to learn?
@@AcaYT
Honestly, i think any vocalist needs a strong basis of voice before doing fry stuff.
Strongly recommend using these to develop skill. ua-cam.com/play/PLZriB9FG0sDdcqkeyCo1jT84fruyWXBdA.html&si=Cqlh8nSqb9fODJyk
And literally, I just googled how to fry scream, and I found a healthy method that I practiced and progressed within weeks to months for the desired effect.
The trick is to sing from your stomach.
“But…for us mortals” often how i refer to myself when listening to these vocal gods. Thank you for covering this vocal style, Chester and Linkin Park were iconic
Before he very sadly died by suicide, Chester lived with his family in Palos Verdes,CA, a beautiful part of LA area overlooking the ocean.My sister and her family also lived there and they met and became dog walking friends.They would call and call each other to schedule meets with dogs several times a week.He loved his family,his dog, laughed a lot, and seemed quite happy.My sister never knew about his fame as a musician and had no idea who he was.He never mentioned it. One day, news of his death was reported on TV and my sister was flabbergasted and so sad and shocked to hear he had died.RIP Chester😥
It tugs at my heart strings every time I see another person share what Chester and Linkin Park meant to them.
Nobody else sounds like Chester. Nobody. An incredible generational talent. So missed. Definitely gone too soon!
Check Hybrid Theory, a cover band from Portugal. The singer comes very close to Chesters voice.
@@CanYouRunIt some songs it's really difficult to say the difference between them and in others it is easier but the band is really good. The vocalist's voice is not as powerful as Chester's was but someone with such power is difficult to find.
He has a distinct voice that was awesome but I personally don't think he was all that special at signing. Kind of like Kurt Cobain, his voice was unique and special, but both Layne Staley and Chris Cornell were way better vocalists in the grunge genre.
My b for being a negative nancy though
Justin bonitz does
Chester is beyond words... I'm sad I've never seen him/them live, but glad those videos exist
Me too 😭😭
@@SamJohnsonVoice 😭😭😭
Thanks for bringing out ur idol and teaching us a bunch with it. Chester was amazing and we are lucky to still be able to listen to him every day.
Sam Johnson + Linking Park = stop my work and watch the video... A girl must set straight priorities...
I believe he had a distortion that was so distinct. I am gonna miss him for the rest of my life. He was ABSOLUTELY one of a kind.
I promise you are not the only one! 😪💔
Had the pleasure of seeing them live once. Chester was sick but he still went on anyway. It was an amazing show. Dude was an amazing performer. Wish I had went to more of their concerts. RIP
Not a singer, though I have played music, but I am one of those who likes to know how things are done which makes me appreciate the skill involved. I have been watching you off and on for a few years. The biggest things I enjoy is the variety of singers you analyze on this channel. It was your video on Harry Styles that really made me reevaluate him and his music.
Chester, however, has always been someone I have been impressed with. He seemed to make everything effortless. What really made me start to pay more attention to him was his cover of Adele. Something to look at.
Chester’s voice was one of a kind. The ballads he performed with Dead By Sunrise are also some of my favorite. Pretty sure that man could have sang the phone book and I would have cried, lol. I feel the same way about Chris Cornell.
I haven't listened to LP since Chesters passing until this video. If it pops up on the radio, i have to change it, i get so bummed out. LP was the first band I got to choose to listen to and follow, buy their cds, etc..that wasn't a band my parents shared with me that I also liked, like Led Zeppelin, Alanis Morrisette, Alice Cooper, Rush, etc. LP was MY band as a teen. LP and especially Chester have a very special place in my heart as it appears to be in yours, Sam. Great to hear his voice after all this time. Thanks for the coverage, Sam :) What a fucking voice.
Chester Bennington was a lyric tenor and possessed a three octave tenor vocal range, beginning at the low bass G (G2), and reaching its peak at the tenor G (G5). His vocals showed tremendous durability for the entirety of his career.
Chester Bennington had the same vocal coach as Michael Jackson, namely Seth Riggs. In an interview Seth Riggs did with redbullmusicacademy he talked about working with him:
Q: You worked with Tina Turner on Tommy - can you talk about what that experience was like, preparing her to sing “Acid Queen?”
A: I was introduced to her by Ann-Margret, whom I also was working with. She would only be singing [imitates Tina Turner’s upper register], that kind of thing. And she says, “People really love that.” I say “Yes, but it’s abuse.” And I said “Of course, with the money that you have made and the young men that you’ve married, you can pay for anything. You don’t have to sing that, but it would help you if you used [singing in a lower chest register].” She said “Yeah, but that doesn’t give you the character that this does.” I said “I know it doesn’t, but that’s what people do that want to save their voices for a longer term.”
That’s sort of the same thing that Michael did when he went [impersonates a Michael Jackson shriek]. But he goes in the chest and then flips into falsetto so he wouldn’t hurt himself.
Look at this young man that just killed himself, hung himself. Chester [Bennington]. I showed Chester this. He said “But that’s so easy.” I said, “Chester, you have a wonderful facility, but look. We’re sitting in a car now right? Who is that little baby and that lady sitting over there?” He said “That’s my baby and her nurse.” “I see. And who is the lady with the older child sitting in front of her?” “That’s my child, my older child, and my wife.” “What kind of a car are we sitting in?” “We’re sitting in a Mercedes-Benz.” I said, “How much was it?” He said “This was a special one. The fellow didn’t have the money for it and we got it on sale.” But I said, “How much?” He said, “$150,000.” I said, “Wouldn’t you like to continue this, the way you have it now?”
I didn’t know about the other things that plagued him, because I had to read about what they were. We didn’t get into that. I’m not a psychiatrist. But I said, “Could you do it? I know that you pull up a lot of chest when you do it the old way, but the new way, you don’t. So, make you a deal. Get me half and half. Do it ‘half-bad.’” He said “OK, I’ll try that.” It gets them the character they want but without killing their voice.
Linkin Park and Chester helped me through my first (and worst) depression experience. It helps me even to this day when I start sinking back into that funk. I always know that I will be able to come out the other side and until then Linkin Parks music gives me energy to get through each day.
Chesters death still brings tears to my eyes. Knowing that he died suffering from the same thing he helps cure me of, is heartbreaking. I wish that he had had something to help him, like he and Linkin Park continue to help me.
i didn't expect this to make me cry but here we are. chester was a gem. great video, sam.
One of my favorite songs from Linkin park this sounds amazing ♡
Then there's Chester. You got me there
Thanks for reacting to this. I suggested this video in your post from earlier because, in my opinion, this is one of the best metal song performances out there.
Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the idea!
@@SamJohnsonVoice Cheers!
I love Linkin Park and I can feel how much you love them too and how much you miss Chester. He will be missed always!
I love how respectful you are, always. No matter who is the singer, what is the genre or how experienced the person is, etc. You are very objective, respectful and kind. You make me believe that there's still hope for humanity. Don't change, Sam! No matter how hard life can get sometimes. Don't let it change you!
like so many, Chester was the bouy in the ocean of my teenage years. I really love seeing these videos popping up again even though i've seen them all back in the day when they came out. the thing that really stands out to me is the quality of the sound during this performance. it sounded so clean and crisp that at the start i was pretty convinced there was some post-recording pitch correction going on. however, further on in the video some slight imperfections and impurities started showing which made me desmiss that thought, or they've just done the post processing very very well. either way, in terms of live sound, this must be one of their prime performances and even though this might not be Chesters' most awesome proudest performance, it really shows him in his A-game and why he was such a legend. even now, continuing to amaze and inspire so many!
There isn't a single word in any vocabulary that could describe Chester's excellence. All we can say is that there will never be another like him.
I really love what Sam said about storytelling. Chester really was a master at it, wasn’t he?! Every song, even though it was probably the 1,000th time he’d sung it, had expressed the raw emotion EVERY TIME.
Really glad that you shout out Mary/VoiceHacks, she's incredible at teaching to scream and extreme singing styles in general. When I first started learning years ago I found her channel and I've stuck with it ever since.
I love the way you unpack high notes in terms of the pressure or anxiety to hit notes, actual difficulty + technique, + also over-importance perhaps. Always enjoy your videos-- thank you!
Please watch their performance of QWERTY in Japan, it's an incredible vocal display transitioning between clean and screams. Their best ever performance imo
Man…. Chester and the Linkin boys helped me get thru my late teens and my early 20s. Chester’s voice…. Magic.
I'd love to hear the Sam Johnson take on Ronnie Radke's voice. Whether it is one of Falling in Reverse's new songs or a new take on an old song doesn't matter to me.
I love the reactions and analyses. Keep them coming!!!!!!!
he does react to him!
His voice always gives me goosebumps. Chester was such an amazing artist. I still listen to LP music daily. It got me thru a lot of rough times. Thanks for this video!
Yaaaaay video!!! I just wanna say that vocalease lessons with Sam are MAGICAL!!
5 years since he left us. Thank you for this video. 💙
I was lucky enough to see them 3 times on their Projekt Revolution tours and he was just so amazing. I miss him so very very much. Thank you for doing a video on them!! Please do more!! ♥️♥️
I would like to see a video about Deftones. The switch between Chinos soft voice and his heavy screams is really interesting.
Not the point, but this hairstyle absolutely works for you.
thank you!!! i'm emo!!
I saw Linkin Park live a handful of times, and each time was so much fun, the energy they all had was amazing, and I'd give anything to be able to experience it again. I met them once at a M&G I got a pass to through their fan club, LPU, and I'm a very shy person so I didn't even really say much to any of them, but I got my copy of Hybird Theory signed by them that day, I got to shake Chester's hand AND it was my first time front row at one of their shows. It was an amazing night that I will always remember. I'm so thankful for all of the music and wonderful memories that this band was provided for me.
Its Chester❤ Everyone feels EVERYTHING he is saying. We miss you
What a fresh manner to connect and explain what this Master has done.
I can never remember where I heard this but I remember someone reacting to him and said something along the lines that he was an amazing singer that can make it sound like he's hitting 3 different notes at the same time. I always thought that was pretty cool.
I loved how he used his whole body to perform and use his voice to the full potential. He really understood his instrument.
Linkin Park saved my life when I was a teen...omg I love this!!! 🔥🔥
Same for me as well
I've been listening to linkin park since I was 8 and I know his voice well. I've watched dozens and dozens of live performances. This isn't his best go at this song. He actually sounds tired or sick because normally he dont crack, but he's still pulling it off well
Fly High and Rest Easy Chester, we miss and love you brother 🎙❤️🙏🏼 beautiful reaction!!!
Thanks Andrew 💜
man, you got tearing me up at the end there
There are so many good live recordings of this song.
Somewhere his screams are just next level to the already "normal" next level he normally does.
Other time it looks like he really tells the story with his entire being, hitting himself while singing words.
Shaking, putting his hand on his throat, so on.
Chester, and LP as a band was just different. there music, the lyrics.
And that made them for ever legendary.
And then there’s Chester 😭 Linkin Park was one of my favourite bands in high school. I really appreciated this breakdown of his vocal technique, gave me a whole new respect for his skill and talent 🖤
I can do fry pitched singing/screaming but it sounds soft. It's not girthy. Then again, I don't practice at all. It's interesting to me how much more of a mystery vocal techniques are from other instruments. I've never seen musicians argue as much as singers over what's going on on a certain performamce. Edit: I don't really practice my voice but I have been exploring all my life and am a big fan of singing as an instrument.
Linkin Park was my favorite band... I was privileged to see them live twice. I will always miss Chester and I will always be thankful for his words and music, they've been a great company.
Been waiting so long for another Linkin Park analysis! These videos have helped me so much with my own singing I can't thank you enough, watched a few of them several times. I also love the natural sass peppered in. Please do a Halestorm one! And Chris Cornel becuase they're both absolutely insane.
Gosh I love how funny you are telling things. I wish I could have voice lessons with you.
Amazing video breakdown! Yeah, Chester was indeed amazing and inspiring! I wish I was better naturally at singing or at least to have the time to take lessons because I would love to be able to make my own stuff
You can also create the scream sound without damage and more distortion… by utilizing “inwards” or while breathing in.
I find it easier on the voice… and also makes switching between the distorted scream and clean outward vocals far easier and smoother.
I find it useful when covering Jared Leto (30sec from Mars), drowning pool, Korn, Disturbed… etc…
Chester was such a one of a kind talent.
I've been dreaming of you analyzing this song since I first subscribed. Thank you! Another singer I can't seem to figure out is Tyler Joseph, he has a fry sound on his "clean" notes (he seems to have gotten rid of it in recent years) but it doesn't sound like vocal fry. Could it be utilized nodules? I'd love your take on it.
Omg yes please! Please do more Linkin Park!
The crack sounded emotional. Added to the emotion of the song. I love it
I like to call it a 'gravel' sound.
I remember watching to a reaction video to Rolling in the Deep recorded on the same day, but it's seems to have disappeared. Has it been removed? Or am I dreaming?
I felt so called out on that whole part about the crack in the chorus. Just like… “How the fuck does he know??” Lol
Hey Sam, I know it's not the thing you've had lessons previously, but could you analyze oldschool Corey Slipknot songs live? Between 1998 and 2004 cause it was the biggest changes in Corey's voice, due to drugs, alcohol and bad technique in his screaming, but some of your knowledge to tell us why it was bad and all that stuff
Thanks
Your closing comments (before your ad) made me tear up. #ripchester
Can I ask if you listen to the studio version and his like 19 second scream during that “ miserrrrryyyyyyyy” part, is that really him or editing?
It's real, he did it live as well, but not when he was kinda tired like here. There are live videos of it here on UA-cam.
I love Sam's sassy take
Good stuff man
Okay but I didnt even know that Chester had a crack because he saved it so well. Legit thought that was intentional
my legend
oh shit i never realized vocalease was a pun
Awesome reaction! Very few can compare to Chester, such a massive loss.
Have you ever reacted to anything from Mike Patton? Would love to hear your thoughts.
Chester is probably doing something closer to a false chord scream. I know they use similar areas, but they're not. Been screaming for about a decade.
I love your facial expressions lol
What's amazing about this whole concert, to me at least, is that it was the last show of the tour
YESSSSSS
I saw linkin park live 9 times and Chester never disappointed. There was not one time he didn't give his all. I miss him 😔
I feel like I have too much to say and not enough words at the same time. But that's the purpose of music, right? He was/is the master of communicating in that way.
The distorted vocals and the long note on their own, specially if you're familiar with modern metal songs, are actually not as taxing as people seem to think. Doing all of these on top of singing an intense song is much much harder.
Absolutely
Definitely the difficult part isn't the actual performance of the technique but more of learning how to do it. Especially after learning "proper" melodic singing technique. Its basically like roller skating or ice skating. Once you learn its pretty effortless but you have train yourself to balance in a different way and if you don't consistently train yourself, you'll likely end up hurt.
He also did Rolling in the deep in the same set.
Sam you need to react to Slaughter to prevail demolisher i think it'll blow your mind
It's like when you r doing "MEOW" he's not doing it just this by his yelling very loud doing screams on high pitch soo its harder to hold than just usual fry scream.
9:05 Absolutely incorrect. Nothing was applied to his 18 second GIVEN UP screams in live shows.
Sam you should check out Suriel Hess. He is a really underrated singer who makes really good music.
It's sad that people keep reacting to live versions of this song where he doesn't perform the most impressive vocal feat of the song. He very rarely was able to do the full scream in the bridge, so he cut it in half if he didn't think he could make it. But there is a small handful of times he pulled of the full thing. This isn't one of them though.
Yeah, it's a bit weird they don't research which version they should react to.
i think chester is the best/greatest singer/vocalist ever. Even if that, dude was mindblowing.
Man I wish I could've seen Linkin Park live
Chester Bennington was an excellent singer. PS: Any chance of getting reaction to Tyler Joseph (Twenty One Pilots) ?
I like to refer to powering through a crack or wonky note “embracing the suck”
Please do this to the AOL performance or the what people are saying might be the Texas one.
Your rockface is amazing 😆
React to layne staley
💝💝
u should react to his crazy good version. the actual song music video and the AOL
I need a vocal ciach
Please, please, please react to Lara Fabian
to be honest i kinda wanna hear u react to qwerty live from linkin park cause in the song chester will switch from a sceam to a clean singing
Can you do like a villain from bad omens?
To know we will never have a performer like him again is simply fucking sad.
"........... Then there's Chester" is so accurate.
Rip my booooy