Slipknot is my new obsession! Vocal ANALYSIS of "Psychosocial" and Corey Taylor's valley girl fry!
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- Опубліковано 10 гру 2023
- My first experience hearing Corey Taylor's vocals was an acoustic version of "Snuff" and I knew then that I would love his entire catalogue. Then I heard Slipknot for the first time, and that vantage point shifted. I wasn't sure. Today, I'd consider myself almost a maggot. It's time!
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to Slipknot performing "Psychosocial" for the first time.
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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Corey's clean vocals in this song give me chills after the hard music and harsh vocals. He's so good
by far my favorite parts too
Should hear his second band Stone Sour, he does a lot more clean vocals and melodics.
@@Sundablakr don't worry I know them well lol. I was just talking about this song specifically
Yeah, Corey is just fucking amazing.
You should totally listen to older recordings for Slipknot, or the live performance at England 2002 to actually hear how he was singing "wrong." It was 10X more visceral and primal, which is what drew so many people in, but a more nuanced singer may be able to identify what was going wrong to cause blowout
he was drinking real heavy doing that period as well
@@TheIcpfan23drugs too, right? Dark and vicious time period in all 9 of their lives during IOWA album coming out.
Yup.. “Disasterpiece” live from London 2002 next please!
He was definitely screaming wrong during that time period. Would be super cool to see a video on his vocal fold blowout on stage if any footage of that exists.
@@iancarney3082 screaming wrong maybe but my god did he sound brutal(in a good sense)!
Imagine an online interview with Corey and Elizabeth. What an episode that would be. Fancy contacting him, Elizabeth? Please? 🙏
That would be so damn awesome! Can you imagine if she got Will Ramos back on with Corey Taylor?
It makes me so happy to see you finding so much joy in the musicality of this band that many of my friends have labeled “noise.”
Your friends just might be spoiled and ignorant.That may not be true but i really think it is,based on that kind of comment on any kind of music
You can say the same thing about pop music where 20% of pop music is just same progression of chords in different or even same key
Find new friends. Lol, just kidding. But not really. 😂😂
@gplay6698 I literally get antsy and irritated listening to pop, (c)rap and similar music. I think it's because the metal I love may not be for everyone, but it requires talent and skill to play. I don't like crappy music or bubblegum pop kinda stuff.
It sounds just as bad to my ears as metal may sound to some people. 😂
I can handle almost anything that requires skill and talent. So many of these current "artists" are totally manufactured and produced. To push a narrative, of glorifying degenerate and even criminal behavior.
It's just not and never will be my thing. 😝 Give me some Slipknot any day. 😎🤘
Agreeeed! I love her positive open mind and her expert opinions. Definitely valuable to see someone open minded to music.
I think you would love Vermillion part 1 & 2! The contrasting styles, while still being so dark and heavy would make for a great reaction. Lots in those two tracks for you to dissect.
Vermillion pt 2 and Snuff are my absolute favorite "soft" Slipknot songs; didn't know what pt 1 was until like three years after hearing pt 2 😂 I would LOVE to see her do those!
For the love of God,if she does do vermilion pt 1, listen to the album version, not the music video. The video has about 2 mins of the whole song cut out
A thousand times yes! The "softer" Slipknot makes the harder stuff hit in a different way. @@christine8842
Agreed
Dont forget circles! And danger: stay away
Just here to say that I LOVE the fact that you’re becoming a bit of a metal girl and that’s just amazing given your background… just really shows how much talent, pure emotion and lyrics that goes into the genre…
You must be new around here.
@Amberseal 🤣 Yeah she was hooked on her first Metal reaction. Nightwish Ghost Love Score.
It's not that crazy. Metal is the offspring of Rock &Roll having a child with Oprah. That's why metal and Oprah share so many elements.
Same here
I think iron maiden/especially Bruce Dickinson got her into metal music.
One of the things I love about Slipknot is how I can very often hear something new each time I really sit down and just listen. There's 8 people performing together, and it's almost impossible to truly appreciate it all in one go.
no my brother there are 9 members in slipknot
9 members
Guys you got the point.
Corey Taylor is one of the only vocalists that can sing you to sleep and sound like satan in the same breath
And sing the song SpongeBob Square Pants to a crowd.
😆
I can't wait until Elizabeth gets to some tracks from Iowa. Yes, Corey was actively hurting his vocal chords on that album, but thats part of why that album is so amazing. You can hear and feel the pain, unlike on any other album. So dark, heavy, and visceral.
Words!!! Thats why Iowa, feels so raw and heavy AF!🔥🤟🏽
‘Get this’ off their debut album is some raw Corey vocals that don’t disappoint.
He was hurting his whole body at times too....Like when recording vocals for the song "Iowa" he was wasted, completely naked, vomiting all over himself, and cutting himself with broken glass and covered in dried blood and ended up sleeping in the booth once it was done
It's grimly amusing how we appreciate artists hurting themselves for our benefit, huh. Think also his alcoholism was a part of that ripped sound too.
@@RickReasonnz you're definitely right but while I wish they could somehow replicate the sound from those earlier albums, I'd pass on it if it meant he had to go through the same turmoil that originally inspired it. It's okay to appreciate someone suffering for their art, especially if they've learned to continue it in a healthier fashion. Pain is one of the most honest and pure motivations that an artist can feed on.
A heavy metal concert is a cleansing for the soul. You're right, singing in the choir or audience at a concert is healing beyond words because you're not being judged or singled out. You're coming together as one voice to be heard.
I absolutely agree with this statement 💯 percent!! It's a complete release physically and mentally! Something we all need in life
I always feel so good for days after a loud metal concert! Screaming my favorite songs with hundreds or thousands of strangers is absolutely amazing.
As long as I can go back to some pop, hard rock or classical music. Maybe Corey Taylor unwinds with a little Mozart at times.
@@debranelson1987 most metal musicians arent in metal mode all the time,I know I enjoy lots of different genres of music but my heart belongs to metal
I saw Korn for the first time this year, and I absolutely agree. All of us singing along. especially to 'Ya'll Want a Single" and screaming the chorus...that was epic!
Melodic slipknot with those clean vocals are where Slipknot separates from other metal bands. It’s just incredible to flip the switch from angst and anger of the harsh to that feel good melody that soothes the soul 🙌
what?😂 Oh man... a lie or joke?
There's a lot of bands that mix scream and clean. Soilwork is one example. Listen to the song Exile for example. Or Stabing The Drama.
@@computerpunk41 Sure the are many bands which mix clean and dirty voice. Slipknot being the most known has to do with cory amazing dissonance between the his clean and dirty voice. He can sound like the devil himself while sounding like an angel a moment after.
Avenged Sevenfold did that a lot early on. Gave me a similar feeling hearing Matt scream and then switch to clean vocals (Unholy Confessions is a good example).
So many metal bands do this lol. I think it's better when they have both a boy and a girl singer though.
The lyrics are primarily about a disgust for the masses of people in the U.S. who accepted the propaganda about the Iraq war and its called "psychosocial" in reference to the prevailing ideology fed to the masses throught he media and culture, conditioning them into accepting the illegal war. Thats why he also says "fake anti-fascist lie" later in the song. That references how the U.S. portrays itself as an arbitor of all that is good, while its actually extremely violent, also why he mentions "go drill your deserts, go dig your graves, then fill your mouth with all the money you will save" referencing the fact the war was sending people to die for oil in the desert. The chorus also says "no one else can see, the preservation of the martyr in me" referencing how hard it was to talk to anyone else about this at the time and how it seemed so few others could see it for what it is. This song isn't about being pressured into social gatherings...
Interesting. Thank you for the explanation!
Couldn't talk about that at the time because they use their media arm to silence opposition. Think about how often they do that. Blanket labelling to shut down discussion. Which makes people self censor to avoid the public backlash from naive people who think they're doing good by attacking those who question the narrative. This is both sides of the aisle I'm talking about. Terms like 'conspiracy theorist', 'anti vaxxer' and 'climate denier' get thrown on people who just want questions answered, lumping them in with the very small percentage of irrational folks out there. And so the rational with questions silence themselves. And so it goes, to new conflict, new products, new industry which would ordinarily be challenged to prove merit
What sets you apart from other channels,is you do your homework on the music and the musicians, instead of just bobbing your. Over the years you've become a user's manual for rock/metal music. Keep it up.
As well as actually getting into the vocal techniques that the singers are using. I've seen "vocal coach reacts" videos where they're just like "Oh" and "Ah" and that's it.
I saw Slipknot live in my home city of Brisbane Australia and it was one of the best live shows I've ever seen. The energy is unmatched. I love that you gave this song the time and respect it deserves.
WAS IT KNOTFEST? I LOVED IT, honestly it was such a pity 2024 lineup doesnt quite live up to this years by far :(
Knotfest brisbane was unreal, I did Sydney as well but brisbanes set was something else. I can’t believe they aren’t coming next year
I saw them live at ozzfest in 99 in nj i think? They opened the 2nd stage and no one else knew who they were and I was just about one of 8 people there.
@@da_uno same here - and then in 2001 they played main stage and DESTROYED
Oh man I went to knotfest this year it was epic! Sooo good. Gutted that they aren't coming in 2024.
That "fire alarm" sound you're hearing would be none other than Craig Jones. That man finds the craziest samples and makes them work every time. Hes the subtle genius behind Slipknot.
I definitely love seeing your enthusiasm listening to this.
Getting those little hairs up on your arms and back, feeling that visceral ( like you said, it's the perfect adjective for slipknot ) beat and rage coming out of the song, flooding you, and leaving you breathless.
Your facial expressions after the guitar solo and the "needing rest for the ears" was just spot on! Welcome to our world of metal, where it's not just noise, screaming and such. There's a whole lot of feeling there..
Awesome work
You should listen to Wait And Bleed next🤞🏽The official music video is actually one of their first releases, and it was recorded live because it’s that raw and fulfilling. You’ll get to see and hear that old school Slipknot vibe😊
Song that got me into them..... I was 8 and ask my drum teacher and he said he couldn't even play that lol.
YES!!!!!! Please please please do Wait and Bleed!!!!
and it's a great example of the "unhealthy" way to distort your voice - he did a lot of damage back then, but that was the vibe they were going for. That was what made his vocals stand out.
These days he uses more sustainable methods, but man it's hard to beat that raw energy of early slipknot
The exact song I was going to recommend! It is the song that got me addicted to Slipknot!
Freaking love that song man makes me fall for Corey's godly voice all over again
My favorite MINUSCULE detail of this song is that in the final chorus, Corey adds harmonies to the entire chorus line (instead of certain parts). And when he says "all" you can really hear the minor tonality with the minor 3rd harmony highlighted. It sounds nerdy, but I anticipate that one part every time
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 yes!
The word is minuscule.
It’s a popular misspelling, but a misspelling nonetheless.
@@rickydiamond441 Good to know thanks 👍
I like that the entire band settles into that groove on the last chorus and draws it out a little. It makes a huge difference
Absolutely LOVE harmonies
Slipknot saved my adolescence. I once went to a Slipknot show and got to the front on the rail with a high fever. I've met them several times, along with Taylor when he started Stone Sour. There are no real words for what Slipknot has given to us.
yeah.. they were cool or chill like 15 years ago.
today and recently, it became just another money printer
m8 with you on this one - music has saved me so many times - slipknot, Metallica, iron maiden they have all played a crucial part in my life over the past 40 years
I really love the way you are analyzing songs like this. You seem to have a good heart and an open mind and that's why you can see, why this kind of music is not just a piece of art, but also kind of therapeutic. The message is: You are not alone!
Thank you so much for your passion, Elizabeth! I wish you just the best in life.
As a metal guitarist, I love watching her reactions to the instrumentation. Those "...huge jumps that go up into a very distorted sound..." are known as 'false harmonics' or 'pinch harmonics'. A guitarist uses the edge of their thumb on the trailing edge of picking a string in such a way that it forces the string into harmonic vibrations, often times at a much higher pitch than possible just using the available frets on the fingerboard.
and that big dip downward sounds like the use of a floating bridge to lower tension. I could be wrong and it's just a slide down though.
@@TNTalesYou're unlikely to be able to sustain a false harmonic while sliding. Plus it's too clean. That's a bend. It's ridiculously clean and loud for a pinch harmonic. I could never get a sound like that.
I still remember when I learned pinch harmonics¿!¡!
This is one of the most important songs of modern metal… this is like 15 years old and bands today are still chasing this sound.
Idk I think Knocked Loose has caught up and then some.
😂😂😂 you are funny...this is far from being anything more than just a good song..not important at all and no one ( other bands) cares or are chasing it😂😂😂😂
@@zebra3962Slipknot inspired a hell of a lot of "modern" metal bands and influenced the evolution of metal. Perhaps you are old and unable to accept that newer bands took over during the past 30 years, or perhaps you are very young and are already looking at newer bands setting a new standard. Either way. Slipknot is and was important in the metal scene.
@@EximiusDux wait, are you a slipknot fanboy? Course you are .. I think people called it groupies or something back in the days 😂😂😂
@@zebra3962 I'm sorry but i'm not 14 anymore, i don't care about all of this signaling: "i'm too cool to like anything, hu."
I’ve always explained my appreciation for this channel by saying how you hear things on such a deeper level than me. You’re describing the texture of the paint on a masterpiece while I’m looking in from the apartment across the street.
As a PERFECT example of this, this is genuinely one of my favorite songs. Easy top 20. Probably much higher. And yet, I have **NEVER** heard the “fire alarm”.
As a Slipknot fan since middle school(when I was introduced to them) I love your deep dive into their sound and what makes them an amazingly dynamic band. They truly helped pave the way for metal music today. One of the greatest metal bands of all time 🤘🏾
I’m loving your slipknot reactions. I hoping you check out songs like “nameless”, “purity”, “devil in I” eventually. They showcase Corey’s vocal range so well 😩🔥🔥🔥
i agree with this 100 percent
Yes!!
Yes and Vermillion too
Yes for purity, but wer need more dark and twisted song submissions, like Skin Ticket, Iowa or Scissors, those are f*cking twisted vocally
Also for Purity the must is to watch the live version from 2002 Disasterpieces concert
Slipknot concerts are phenomenal. I've been to several. Top notch energy and the sound quality is amazing! The showmanship from Corey as a frontman is excellent and the whole concert is a hell of a show visually too. Yes btw those are beer kegs and they play them throughout the live shows too! If you ever get the chance go and see them!
Best feeling in the world is being in the pit with 3,000 other Maggots just goin absolutely batshit. We come together as one and every song builds into a huge release of energy 🤘🤘
Absolutely !¡
I go with my 30 yr old son and his gf. Love me some Slipknot. ❤
@@metalmamasue3680 I'm 41 and just recently got into them, thought it'd be something I was into during my 20s, just goes to show you can discover music at any age, eh? Glad you and your son have that
@@_Cleck_I listened to slipknot in my early 20's but was into hard rock and classic rock, not metal. Actually, Linkin Park was one of my favorites. It was just a while back, now age 43, that I really found Corey Taylor and put it all together with hearing Stone Sour before. I love his clean vocals and can appreciate the harsh. It is cool to hear someone finding the opposite side of such a great artist.
This; right here, is why I’m a subscriber. Your ability to analyze, explain, show emotions and do so professionally, beautifully and understandably is simply amazing. Thank you for sharing this because there are so many things I don’t know and/or notice.
I can't explain enough how much impact had this song on me when it first came out. Incredibly powerful, raw, emotional, yet catchy. Corey's vocals are out of this world here.
A tea time interview with Corey Taylor would be legendary.
This is my favorite Slipknot song and as a drummer, my favorite to play! Joey simply tapped into everything that makes the drums great; powerful, thunderous, amazing "laid into" back beat....just awesome stuff!!!
Joey is a force to be reckoned with in this one
agreed
Every time I listen to this song I think to myself: this must be fun to play on the drums (I don't know how to play the drums)
Jay was great. But not Joey great
You're so expressive, open-minded and so good reacting and analysing not only the vocals but the music also. I can fall in love with you.
Looove love loooveee when you deep dive into the songs and really analyze every aspect of it!! You're awesome! 💕💕
“Pulse of the Maggots” is probably the most anthemic and addictive song in their catalogue. Absolutely made for a live performance and I’d kill to see it.
I saw them live last year and it was amazing 😍
We've seen them a few times and would go again in a heartbeat. Love some Slipknot 🤘 and they sound great Iive.
Oh yeah, like you wouldnt believe!
I've seen them a few times, including the self titled tour, but one of the all time best ever gigs was Slipknot's sideshow in Melbourne 2005. They were performing at the BIG Day Out festival, which was also an epic show, but then they did a sideshow at the once infamous Palace Nightclub in St Kilda, Melbourne.
The Palace Nightclub was a dive. A mecca for local metal, hard rock, punk, hardcore and rock bands of the 80s, 90's and early 2000s. Maybe 1600 capacity, shoulder to shoulder, no barrier for the chest height stage, and performance space for max a 5-6 piece band.
And the whole of Slipknot, with their gear, crammed on that stage. And the crowd was well over capacity. I was in the pit for their whole set. Absolutely apocalyptic show, and with the best vibe and energy you could ever image.
And to make it all the more surreal, when we got outside we were nearly blown off our feet by an impossibly massive storm with gale force winds and torrential horizontal rain. Woke up the next day to find the whole city flooded.
One of the best nights of my life
Huh?
Slipknot has so many banger anthems corey nails em with his godly powerful voice
"Scissors" by Slipknot is a MUST! Crazy vocals in it! It's an intense rollercoaster.
I think they played it live too rarely.... Maybe Unsainted or Purity would be better if you want a intense Slipknot
@danieldroppa3170 I've heard every single Slipknot songs many times, and yet the two that come out on top are Scissors and The Virus of Life. Skin Ticket and Purity (with Frail Limb Nursery) are up there too, as is Tattered and Torn. Unsainted though, that's a very commercial sounding track, just like Before I Forget (I tend to skip it).
Wow, I loved this! Psychosocial is one of my favourite songs too. The way your passion shows on camera when you're listening, and then during the analysis breakdown is simply beautiful to see. I've seen Slipknot live and they're amazing! Their energy really is something else! I highly recommend seeing them if you ever get the chance.
Thank you for this! I can't believe i've only just seen your channel! I'm so glad it was in my recommendation feed!
Love to see Slipknot live, but don't be in the front with a cell phone 😂 Corey does not like that and will flip it out of your hands. 😅 It's about being there and enjoying the present.
Thanks a lot for another fantastic video. You made me rediscover several of my favorite metal songs in the past few years. As a very amateur singer (but not so bad musician), I really enjoy all the theory that you add on top of feelings I've had for years for those songs. Thanks again!
I always loved stone sour also. Corey's"softer side" voice is amazing! The fact his scream hangs with the best of them, and lyrics are amazing between both bands. Great bands behind him also!!!
That's what I was coming to say. If you like the cleaner sound, listen to Stone Sour. I like Bother.
@@aaronspanton4097 Through glass is my favorite, I haven't heard Bother before so thanks for bringing up a new one for my playlist!
I much prefer his softer singing over heavier music. Songs like Yen & Heirloom are killer.
You mentioned Corey changing his vocalisation to save himself from long term damage, I think it would be interesting for you to look at one of the earlier songs like Sic or Left Behind and see if you're able to analyse the difference and why he wouldn't have been able to continue performing that way.
Left behind is a awesome song!
Nah disasterpiece or metabolic instead
@@chineseducksauce9085 can't argue with those songs either
@@chineseducksauce9085 but left behinds better stay mad
I was never a huge metal fan, but Slipknot was a major exception. Such an amazing band.
Even after all these years, that opening riff gives me chills.
I absolutely love watching your takes on the songs, your immense appreciation for all the different parts in the song really makes me look at and appreciate the songs even more than I already do. I absolutely love Slipknot and you help me appreciate parts in songs that I had never noticed before. I wish more people would be as open minded to all types of music as you are
I absolutely love that you reviewed this! I have not been a Slipknot fan for very long, 2yrs tops. Corey Taylor got me into it, but this song can't be denied. The opening and the main beat, oh man it just crushes. I can't not turn it up when it comes on. Hearing you pick out every part and explain it, like anything else you've done, shows us all your passion and your knowledge of music! Love that you're getting more and more into metal.
I am so happy that you are enjoying this as much as I did when I was an angsty teenager hahaha! 😈
I grew up with Corey Taylor's vocals blasting from my bedroom and this band used to bring me to tears or make me want to fight, so there was always a perfect Slipknot song for every situation then. I feel the same about Lamb of God too, hint hint...
LOVE this video and all your other ones! My brother subs as well and we watch your videos all the time. Hello from New Brunswick Canada!
Great Video!
You always do great analysis of so many of my favorite songs.
I was a metal vocalist for many years. I found myself using false chords as well as other techniques that I had to discover just through practice. You can also get harsh vocals to sound even ‘harsher’ depending on how you hold the mic. I would cup the mic in a certain way while preforming live and it would give my screams a little extra.
I also love how you mentioned that singing in a choir can help like therapy. I found that while I was in those metal bands and screaming regularly, I had almost no depression or even angst. I still think that screaming on stage to a room full of people is the best way to get out anger and frustration 😂
Thanks again for the Video!
This song is intense for me, that last chorus the sorrow and pain in his voice brings a tear to my eye almost everytime. Also feel like sometimes life feels like this song it’s just a whirlwind of doing stuff pushing forward surviving, and occasionally you have a second to contemplate before the grind starts up again.
I’m quite new to this channel but the sheer enthusiasm and love for the music and the voice ad an instrument is adorable. This is my favourite channel without a doubt. ❤
God Elizabeth... I've listened to this song SO many times, but man you brought out things that I hadn't even caught on to. You are LITERALLY giving me goose bumps. My lort. Hearing you break this down is just so interesting to listen to. Its great to hear a different take on something that I love. KUDOS!
Your expression makes these analysis/reaction videos all the better!
Opera and classical music were the heavy metal of their time.... so it is no surprise that Elizabeth is, deep down, a metalhead!!!!! Best reaction yet!!!!
You should do “Devil In I”. Not one of peoples favorites but one of mine. Shows the huge range of Taylor’s voice IMO!
+1 vote for me on Devil and I
+1
Same. That's the song that got me into Slipknot
Its not my favorite because I've listened to Slipknot for a very long time so I had favorites long before that song was released, but Devil in I is still a great Slipknot song.
+1 🙌🏻
Always love to see her excitement and joy that music brings her. Certain light in the eye that is just enjoyable to see.
Also love to see her grow closer to the rest of us Maggots.
That was a great analysis of their song/video. You pointed out some aspects I did not consider, and I am richer for it. Excellent job!
Absolutely loved this video! Corey Taylor is one of my favourite metal vocalists, and Psychosocial is one of my favourites from Slipknot, so it's a perfect storm!
But now that you've went from Duality to Psychosocial, I'm waiting for you to eventually do Disasterpiece because my GOD that one is an absolute slammer, and I feel that its one of the best showcases of Corey Taylor's earlier much more harsh vocals.
From Jack Black to Slipknot...😮 Versatile music lover Elizabeth revisits the Slipknot Rabbit Hole
Love that our girl can't keep herself away from every genre!
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Elizabeth, you are so awesome; such a wonderful gift to the universe. Only in the last week or so that I first encountered you with your inspiring review of "Carry On Wayward Son." In that short time, you have quickly become one of my favorite internet creators. Keep up the incredible work and I will continue to follow and appreciate you.
Omg, when you finally got to the chorus and was like "Wow, it kinda makes me wanna sing along", I started laughing bc this is one of my all-time favorite songs, and since the first time you paused right before the chorus starts, I'd been singing that part to myself over and over 😂 It's definitely super catchy and has that "pretty", "pop-y" element to it that you wouldn't necessarily see coming given the tone/vibe of the rest of the song, but that's probably part of what makes it so effective.
I feel I've mentioned this before, but...One of the best resources to find out about metal vocals is "The Zen of screaming" by Melissa Cross who is a metal vocal coach (She even taught/trained Corey Taylor) teaching people how to do metal vocals safely and some of the processes in achieving the sounds. This is what I used to teach myself how to do death metal vocals without destroying my vocal chords. I've been asked countless times how I do my vocals and I always point people towards this.
i think she should try and get melissa on an episode of her podcast
I'm not a vocalist, but The Zen of Screaming is fantastic. Melissa Cross has coached so many amazing vocalists across the metal industry over the years.
Nicee
yes! I would pay to watch a Tea Time between Melissa Cross and Elizabeth
Melissa is very good at fixing bad technique, but she can't really scream herself.
I wouldn't recommend any beginner go to her
I feel like I don't even need to listen to the song because of how well you describe and visualize it. Truly an amazing talent to be so in touch with your senses. Great video as always.
Seeing you geek out over the guitar solo made super happy. I've always considered it to me a tremendously underappreciated bit of guitarwork.
You are so good at explaining things! I love when clean vocals are thrown into metal songs. I recently discovered Slipknot and fell in love with a lot of their music - just barely heard this song a few days ago!
This is one of my favorite songs because it is catchy enough for me It wasn't even much work before I knew every word by heart, the rhythm of them is so good along with the feeling of how I understand them with a beat that feels like it can qualify for beat fetish.
Couldn't be more proud of your fans who recommended this to you. Kinda feel a lttle shamed for not being one of the ones who recommened this, not that I remember at least.
I’d recommend listening/watching Corey perform Snuff acoustic live, very emotive and shows his range amazingly.
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Oh my bad! I've even watched it too >.< Thanks @@LolitaOverlordSiren
I love slipknot so much. Corey has such a good voice. The last time i saw him he had broken his neck before tour and still absolutely killed it at the show ❤
I think I can honestly say, I've introduced a lot of people to metal over the years. Slipknot being one of the bands I've introduced people to. I can say "It feels a little bit prettier, than some of the Slipknot stuff I've heard." and "some of those harmonies in the chorus, they were pretty." is definitely something I have never heard anyone say when speaking about Corey Taylor's vocals. I agree and completely understand where you are coming from, just found that an interesting way to describe Slipknot vocals. Keep up the great videos.
19:30 THANK YOU for noticing this detail and pointing it out! Its such a small detail, but HUGE effect with that millisecond drop of sound, then when it all comes back in it feels like a gut punch. Gets me every time and I nearly break my neck from banging my head so hard. Why this is my favorite Slipknot song.
I've been a metalhead since I was in diapers (Dad gave me my 3am bottles with Headbanger's Ball playing) but grew up around and playing classical, jazz, etc. as well. I have a rich history and connection with music and am always geeking out about the details of songs like you do, and it's usually lost on whoever I'm with. It was a huge breath of fresh air finding your channel! Looking forward to your next one! ❤
Request: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE listen to Christopher Hall of Stabbing Westward. His voice takes me to another plane of existence. The band is known for Shame, Save Yourself, or What Do I Have to Do, but his voice shines on any track. He can go from heartwrenching, desperate whispers to ear splitting, soul piercing screams in the matter of seconds. Literally the most underrated vocalist of pretty much ever, in my opinion.
"Vermilion Pt. 2" (Album version) is the next song you need to react to by Slipknot. You won't be disappointed I guarantee. One of the best vocal performances of all-time in my opinion.
This is one of my favorite Slipknot tracks, it shows all the different facets of them. Loved your wnergy and enthusiasm for it.
I used to listen to them 20+ years ago in high school, but only a few of their songs. I couldn't listen to them all back then. But now I've found a new appreciation for them and this kind of music. I'm glad you're enjoying it as well!
Taylor's real strength in the way he delivers these harsh vocals is that he is truly an architect when examining the rhythmic perspective of the delivery. This is not your standard iambic pentameter rhyme scheme.... he really plays with the ins and outs of phrases and makes it rhythmically diverse much like a drummer would. In the absence of a discernible Melody he is still making it catchy and intriguing.
I just want to commend you for always giving such care and respect to music that may have been/may still be outside your comfort zone. As someone who has a deep love of metal and has used it for well over a decade as an outlet for many angers, frustrations, and scars, it has always been off putting, and honestly alienating, when people come to the same conclusions. "They're just screaming," "it all sounds the same," "it's so angry." To hear someone who would have been considered (probably even by herself) an outsider to the genre make such earnest attempts to understand the meaning, as well as the sound, is truly awesome. Metal puts words to feelings I sometimes can't describe on my own, whether that be personal pains or political ones. So, I just want to say thank you for acknowledging that it's more than "devil music."
Psychosocial is hands down my favorite Slipknot song, from there, I dove into the back catalogue and they quickly jumped to my top 5 favorite bands of all time.
You're simply the best at what you do! Thank you for sharing.
Saw them a few years ago at the Iowa State Fair, it was a total homecoming for them, as they were having a BBQ in his neighborhood on the southside of Des Moines. The show insane and the crowd was completely into it, they were feeding off the energy of being at home!!! The thing that blew me away was the ease and quality that Cory switches between full out deep growling vocals to the clean sound!!! It was incredible!!! Hands down one of the best shows I have ever been to, and the energy and built up angst I released that night was needed like never before!!! Easy to say, they blew me away in every way possible!!!!
Now do "Eyeless" on their self-titled album 🤘 that song blew my mind as a teenager and my vocal chords 😂
The whole album is just out of this world !!!!!!!
Still my favorite
I'm not sure if this comment will be seen, ignored, or lost in the sea of other music appreciators among me, but if you do happen to see it I'd just like to say a few things: 1. Thank you for these videos. I've been incredibly bored at work recently and stumbled upon you because I decided to watch people react to Jinjer as a fun pastime, and from that point on, I jumped down a deep rabbit hole of watching you specifically react to many artists that I enjoy. Your facial expressions, the giddiness in your voice, your technical knowledge, mannerisms, and just overall passion you bring to the videos really makes them interesting to watch, and that much more funny when I know exactly what's coming and get to see you react to it.
2. Speaking of your technical knowledge and genuine reactions, there's two people that I haven't seen be mentioned in your comments for recommendations that I think you'd very much enjoy listening to. Those two are Spencer Sotelo (of Periphery), and Dan Tompkins (of Tesseract). Both of these guys (and their bandmates) are INSANELY talented and I personally feel they have two of the most unique and beautiful voices in metal, as well as bands that stand out from the rest when it comes to the type of music they make. If I had t recommend any songs for you to listen/react to they'd be: The Bad Thing (music video or studio version), Reptile, Stranger Things, or Absolomb by Periphery------ and/or, King (the Live Studio Version), Legion, Cages (the live studio or recorded version), Seven Names, or Hexes- by Tesseract.
I know that's quite the list, and this is quite the comment so if I HAD to pick one from each to start with it'd be Reptile from Periphery, and King (live studio) from Tesseract. I feel those two songs will give you a good understanding of both vocalists and their abilities without being overly technical or musically overwhelming for a first listen. Quite a lot of people are reacting to Periphery's newer songs, which isn't bad, but there's so much intricacy musically in a lot of their songs that it would be hard to just mostly focus on Spencer. It' especially hard if instruments and time signatures catch your ear easily (like in Tool Songs).
It's already hard given the songs I suggested, but at least in Reptile (despite it being 15 minutes long and most of a composition than a song) it's done in segments that are easier to hear him in. Tesseract's songs for the most part probably match if not rival Periphery's (in length I mean), but Dan does quite a lot of live recordings in which you get to SEE him singing (Spencer has done a few), and these two guys sound DRASTICALLY different, yet both incredible, so being as detail oriented as I've seen you be, I think you'd enjoy both.
If you've made it this far, I apologize for this book I've written, but I do hope that you'll at least consider them. Seeing you dive into this metal journey with Tool, Slipknot, Spiritbox, Jinjer, Will Ramos, and tons of other artist has given me the impression that you take great joy in hearing new things and hearing anything that resonates with you sonically or just downright intrigues you. Again, thank you for the videos regardless and I hope you keep reacting to awesome songs and teaching us all your knowledge.
I really appreciate the audio quality you upload your videos in
If you haven't seen them live, you really should. One of the best shows I have seen. Great energy !
Its so crazy to me that they're still putting music out, doing shows and going strong since 1995 and after all this time and that Corey has been able to maintain his sound! Also, "I think he was hitting a gas can" really got me smiling!
Really love the depth you go into.. not just voices but all the sounds and effects too...shows the depth of your love for all things music🎶🎵❤and the joy it brings you
It is so refreshing to see someone point out the beauty in heavy metal and classic rock. I absolutely love to watch your videos. I've always felt this way about classic rock and heavy metal. My whole life and it seems like everybody else. Just went towards the rap music. Anyways, I love this channel and hope you do more heavy metal stuff. Maybe try Cannibal Corpse frantic disemboment, it's absolutely amazing.
What I also find hilarious is that contrary to what our parents may have said when we were younger, this "noise" *is* music, and you explain perfectly exactly how it is too.
I have watched your transition to a metalhead, and it is amazing. You can appreciate Metal for what it is, while being (primarily) a non-metal listener. Thank you for being awesome. 🤘
I love this girls enthusiasm! Makes me smile.😁
Been waiting for this one!
i never expected you doing this song. this song is so freaking good both in text and music
This song is genuinely one of my favorite songs. Its incredible because even my friends who dont listen to metal all that often also love this song.
I loved what you were talking about as far as a right turn at the beginning... From what I heard it sounded like almost a missed drum beat and then they hit it and it was like you were always playing catch up! I've always loved this song but your perspective makes it even better!
U have a amazingly open mind Liz, thanks for the analysis😊❤
In 1999 I bought Slipknot #1 and I was not aware how but 24 years later it is quite simple: perfection in agression!!
Oh. The Devil in I is a must! Stone Sour's (Corey Taylor, too), Zzyzx Road is so amazing.
Edit: Corey is one of the best lyricists I have ever heard. He truly understands the English language. Tool is just a smidgen better, but you can't really compare the bands.
I am classically trained both band and choir. This music is so cathartic for me and has the same effect on me as though I were to perform a Holst piece with my clarinets.
I agree that "The Devil in I" would be great for her to breakdown but I bet the visuals of that video would be a bit much. Better ask her to do the live version.
Corey is awesome, but he doesn't hold a candle to Dani Filth, lyrically - the man has a Phd in the English language or something, and trust me he puts it to great use in Cradle of Filth.
"Bathory Aria" would be a great point of reference
@@lastboyscout73 I completely agree. As with Tool, Slipknot can distract you with their visuals in the official videos.
@@StirbMensch I am not familiar, but definitely intrigued! Gonna do a deep dive on this.
I recently found your channel and LOVE the wonderful detailed analysis of each song you do! I haven't seen any Korn songs done yet. If you haven't, I feel like you would have a BLAST with the unusual music and Jonathan Davis' voice.
Thanks for analyzing this song by slipknot!
This song caught me off guard, when I first heard it! Applause for you, for saying alot of things in the song that I didn't realize at first.
Favorite Slipknot song! Maybe the only one, I don't know yet!!..lol..!!
Definitely recommend checking out some live versions of this song, specifically the pro-shot performance from the live album, Day of the Gusano: Live in Mexico. Hearing Corey go from the distortion in the verses to the perfect cleans in the chorus on the fly during a concert is awesome! It also gives some highlight to the other members of the band that primarily play those extra percussion parts (like the keg as you noticed), but also jump in for backup vocals from time to time.
When this video was debuted on MTV's TRL they cut to these young girls who had the most frightened look on their faces. 😂🤣🤣 Priceless! I loved it!
I remember that!!! 🤣😂😂
I'am amazed...like rly amazed how You break to pieaces song I know and listen for years and still discover moments ive never think throught. Good job ;)
You answered one of your own questions here. The reason people go to live shows of such high intensity and energy is because of that "harsh choir" effect you spoke about! I go to multiple shows every year and its like my therapy and it is for the others there too. In this song in particular, the mosh pit is great. You beat the hell out of each other, and then when that chorus comes in everyone stops and will go shoulder to shoulder or hug and all sing together, then go back to beating the hell out of each other. Its a release and a love for strangers that are all going through their own things, but you come together to heal. The range of emotions and intensity and that bumpy ride will cut trough any barriers and dig things out from deep inside you. And afterwards when the music stops and you are sore, hungry, blew out your voice, tired, and dirty.... you feel incredible.
This was the song that made me a Maggot! I remember it like it was yesterday. I was in a very unhappy period of my life. When I found this song, they seemed to be singing exactly how I was feeling. I'm so happy and jealous that you got to experience this song for the first time. 🤘
Me too, made me a fucking maggot for life.
Spotify says I'm in the very top of Slipknot listeners this year. Last year I did the same with Tool. It's amazing to dive deep into a particular band and just learn what makes them great. I recommend doing this. Pick a new band next year.
Agree with this, taking a listen to a bands breadth of music always gives a better appreciation. On a side note, I did the same as you when I started listening to Tool! I'm watching them live on 1st June 2024 as well, can't wait.
@@dvpemberton Yeah, you end up listening to their old stuff, live shows, side projects and learn about their history. That's amazing, have fun at the show!
Try Periphery - Reptile. Thank me later 😂
@@nocturnalbacon2402 hahaha i think periphery was my deep dive band this year, for sure 😄
I’ve been a hardcore/metalcore and nu metal fan all my life but in the latter years I’ve been dwelling into other genres of metal and this year Meshuggah was one of my biggest addictions according to Spotify. I listened to Lateralus this year and goddamn that record is amazing as well. Maybe Tool is gonna take Meshuggah’s spot in the list this year
It's so great seeing you enjoy these metal bands I've grown up on
I absolutely love your unbridled joy over the instrumentation matching the flames in the video. This is the kind of thing that is why I keep coming back to your videos.