@@JakeReeves001 hyperbole (noun) A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in "I could sleep for a year" or "This book weighs a ton."
I wish reactors knew to actually watch Black Swan Chappell interviewed first and then go to White Swan Chappell singing, because more than with any other musical guest I can think of what she's done is build an extended piece of performance art. In the interview segment she's interesting and funny, you get a sense of her as a person, and there's nothing about it that spoils anything... and those costumes form a fascinating set.
Oh babes. She belts. This isn’t her beltiest song, outside of that incredible bridge, but this girl is obviously a well trained vocalist. I can’t wait to you onward to more of her.
@@nadabing3903It’s amazing! She was obviously very very good naturally (and lots of training on her own obvs) but for how strong and clear and technically safe/healthy she is you can tell this is what she has been working her whole life towards and it’s beautiful
The absolute gibberish moans this man makes whens he's trying to describe a sound inflection literally had me laughing my ass off like SIR why are you pausing to moan 😂
yess !! chappell is amazing, her voice is insane and so diverse. you need to react to her tiny desk, or her live version of “the subway” (an unreleased song) from lollapalooza!! also her latest album from last year is a no-skip and perfect show-off of her vocals, song-writing, etc.
💯 her tiny desk is amazing. You should check it out, especially since you mentioned backing vocals in this video. Her background singer Mia (and the whole band) sound amazing with her there
@@Cjinla777Yes!! Or any of her videos, or any of the live concerts posted, or her album ... Or all of it. Shes just really good. Her music is varied, goes through a journey and is also fun to listen to. I can't think of many artists whose music is beautiful AND fun... I go from thinking "wow, a kaleidoscope is what love is!" And then wanting to dance...
I've been casting about in my mental archives for a good while for possible comparables, and I'm still sorting. The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess IS the best debut album of original songs by any singer-songwriter, in any genre of popular music, at leaat that I've been able to think of. So many of the greatest singer-songwriter debut albums have had at least one non-original song. Among those that have contained only original songs, every one I know of is been flawed by at least one weak track. Midwest Princess has zero weak tracks, only excellent to spectacular ones, and the range of musical accomplishment displayed in those songs is astonishing. If we drop the "debut" part, but keep the requirement of all original songs, it opens up the possibility for there to maybe be a few equivalents. I've tried to keep some perspective while consumed with Chappellmania, so, as I say, I'm still trying to take fair measure of the greatness of Chappell Roan and Dan Nigro's 14-gem masterpiece. What I will say is that I believe Midwest Princess does stand WITH the greatest albums of all time. That it will prove out over the coming decades to deserve its place with the other greatest works of this art form. I think it is likely to be enjoyed for however long humans still listen to recorded music in album form.
What you said about having the hook stuck in your head after one listen is a big, big part of what makes her stand out imo! Every song I've heard from her instantly gets lodged in my head, and sounds familiar in a great way
Chapelle is definitely a healthy singer. In this performance she actually sings the song in a lower key than it is on the official track, because the high parts were too high to perform consistently without straining her voice. And I think that's awesome that she knows her limits!
As you hear more Chappell Roan, you'll inevitably compare her to more and more artists (Gaga, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Taylor Swift, various classic Torch Singers...) then eventually you'll ditch the comparisons (except as context to explain what she's doing in a specific song) because she can AND does incorporate all of those sounds with ease in different songs. She's amazingly versatile. Recommendations: her Tiny Desk. Its beyond amazing. "Epic" might still be underselling it. If you react, do it song by song with a lot of commentary to avoid copyright issues. A listen to her whole album, of course. And somewhere on UA-cam (although you probably will only be able to Patreon this) youll likely find her Lollapalioza hour long performance from just a week ago. Its a great contrast to her Tiny Desk and Tonight Show performance to see how she reacts to 80,000 fans (answer: very well).
Definitely thought there was a lot of Lauper influence in Hot to Go specifically, but it's definitely implemented in subtler ways in many of her other songs.
what’s crazy is that she never even had professional vocal training until i think like a year ago (don’t hold me to that but point is it hasn’t been long)
She did pound her chest for the 'think about me' line when she did the warble - it might be vibrato coupled with air bursts from using her chest like percussion for that moment.
For sure! I can’t explain what she’s doing (not a vocalist), but I can feel it in my body when she makes that sound. It’s a sound I can make, too. It’s almost akin to a slight laugh she’s inserting into the line, in sort of a mocking way because she’s feeling bitter. I don’t think it was digitized at all. I think it was a really smart emotional choice.
My 25-year-old son and 29-year-old daughter turned me on to Chappell Roan and after hearing this song I was hooked. Yes, all of those stylistic touches in her singing are fantastic and, to me, create so many different feelings for the audience to experience and enjoy. I am all about artists who make me feel something with their singing and Chappell Roan does exactly that. I love your reaction and I sincerely enjoyed you breaking down all of the mechanics of CR's performance for your audience to learn about and appreciate - very interesting! Liked and subscribed.
If you want to do a deep dive on her vocal diversity I would recommend listening to picture you, kaleidoscope, and red wine supernova! Her live performance at coachella is one of my favorites
Would love to see you react to Chappell’s VEVO live performance of “Red Wine Supernova”! ❤ Another great one of hers is “Picture You” - vocally such an amazing song.
Fun fact! This is actually a step (or half a step? I can't remember) lower than the studio version. She lowers it during her live performances bc its so high
She’s so good! Followed her career for a few years now. And loved her from day one. So glad she’s getting the commercial success she deserves. The Kate Bush of modern times. Talented. Quirky. Entertaining. You should review Chappell’s Tiny Desk Concert show that’s on UA-cam. Amazing!
I absolutely love Chappell Roan. Shes going to be an icon, a superstar. I feel like I'm watching a supernova beginning. Now ive never heard of fortnight by Taylor Swift but this reminds me of Cyndi Lauper, especially "Girls just wanna have fun" . Not only with the vocals but with the electric synthesizer or whatever you call it. Sorry im a 45f married mom of 4, so im not hip or cool but Chappell has given me goosebumps and shook my soul (not only this song but with EVERY song of hers, i love). Like her vocals everything.
My introduction to her was the tiny desk concert. It's now my favorite tiny desk ever and really showcases her vocal talents. Love to see your reaction
Mia is fabulous, but I think the Midwest Princess Tour performers have been just Chappell singing plus playing keyboard on Kaleidoscope, Devon on guitar, Allie on bass and I think I saw her on keyboard once(?), and Lucy on drums. IIRC both Devon and Allie support a little with vocals in spots, I forget which song/s Anything else has been backing tracks, is my impression. I'm not absolutely certain Mia's not there, though. I saw them live one time in May, and beyond that have just seen, like everyone else, videos of live performances.
Love seeing you break down her vocals on this! You should check out the rest of her debut album and tiny desk performance if you have the chance, she has such a great diversity of sound!
If you listen to the studio album, the big belts at the end of the song are dropped a note or two in the live performance so you know the mic was on. glad to see an artist actually sing live
When I first heard this song, I thought it was a Kate Bush song like the one from Stranger Things... So happy to hear music that's authentic in a way that's different in THIS generations. It brings me back. And I'm 40 and digging this.
I don’t watch a lot of vocal coaches but of what I’ve seen, I’ve never heard anyone talk about vocal health and sustainability! I think that’s so interesting that you bring that up, shows that you really care as a vocal coach!
I love Chappell Roan! Her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, from beginning to end a fantastic project! Seriously, no skipped songs! Do yourself a solid and check it out.❤🎉🎶✨
Chappell Roan 100% gives me Kate Bush vibes, I’m so glad that you said that! Not so much in the content or style of her songs necessarily but vocally. I love Kate Bush so much.
i saw her in tulsa a few months ago and i don’t think ive ever had an artist give it their absolute all on stage like chappell. she’s bouncing around, doing high kicks, hair flips and still having enough energy (and breath) to belt like no one’s business. i haven’t watched the videos i recorded from the concerts because i will get post concert depression real quick. can’t wait to see her again
I've seen vids of high kicks from 2023 that were just crazy, pro-dancer high. And now of course she's integrated a splits into her show. She had cheerleader envy in high school and some of this, imcluding HOT TO GO! is her just having a blast living out a female mega-Revenge of the Nerds thing. Of which I enthusiastically approve! She was track team in hig school. Training for touring she does sing while running in place.
dude, great analysis. one of the best breakdowns out there. thank you for sharing your expertise. i would love to hear more about her 80's vibe in other songs. i'm sure you have great insight into that.
fun fact: she has been making music for a long time, but it was only in december 2022 that she started taking singing lessons. she really is so amazing.
I'm in my late 30s and there have been a few times I've thought I was "too old" for an artist or that I wouldn't like them based on the very surface info I had and then been totally surprised and thrilled to be very, very wrong. Billie Eilish was one, and Chappell is another. Chappell has shocked me more, I think, bc I'm not usually into the kind of campy, spoken-word-bridge, call and reaponse thing she does in a lot of her songs, but what she does just works so well. It's infectious. And her VOICE!
Great reaction I have some context that may explain the background singer choices. It could be a creative choice but it could also be financial Two years ago she was working in a doughnut shop and just a year ago could finally pay rent. I’ve noticed her touring band is a power trio. No keyboards, backup singers or dancers. Pretty sparce for pop. In this age of streaming where artists aren’t selling 10 million albums like Bon Jovi, this COULD be a financial decision, especially for an up and coming artist I noticed for some one off shows like tiny desk, she adds more musicians. There’s zero tracks during her tiny desk concert. It’s already iconic
I love her so much. She’s got one of the greatest natural voices and range of our time. So glad she made it! She reminds me of Cindy Lauper on this song with the little squeak at the end of the bridge
But thematically expect LOTS of Alanis Morisette. In fact, it's inevitable that, like Jagged Little Pill, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess becomes a stage musical. All 14 songs are not just wonderful musically, they are powerfully and brilliantly narrative... bangers, bops, and ballads, all. I don't really have favorite Midwest Princess songs, that would feel disrespectful, like suggesting there are lesser sections to a masterwork of art that coheres as a whole. If you do a whole-album reaction all at once, that probably would be best, and then edit them into individual vids if you want. And fasten your seatbelt, you'll be in a rollercoaster ride of celebrstory anthemic peaks and depths of pathos... sometimes both in single peaks.
as a punk band singer who used to constantly blow my voice out, in attempts to learn how to NOT do that i have begun to learn how to test the limits of my abilities and actually SING sing. Love the way you explain things, subscribing!
That vocal effect at around 10:42 I’ve only heard once other artist do intentionally, which was Julia Stone’s cover of “Feeding Line” by Boy and Bear for the Australian radio station Triple J’s “Like a Version” section.
You need to react to her Red Wine Supernova live in the Late Show from 5 months ago, her breath control is amazing in that perfornamce since the beggining to the end!! it ends up in a much better version of the song than the studio version!
It’s crazy that I didn’t know who Chappel was until I saw a Gunnar Deatherage UA-cam short where he was making this outfit and now I can’t stop listening.
i highly recommend reacting to her tiny desk concert! she has live backing vocals there and her band with her as well. and a little background before you go further - chappell roan is her stage/drag persona, not her real name, so you have a lot of over the top (and amazing) costuming to look forward to if you watch more of her stuff.
This was the first song of hers i ever heard too and tbh the sheer quality of performance combined with the super heavy and relatable topic of the song hit me like a truck, never forget it.
lots of kate bush for sure. shes killing it right now. the coolest part was her costume as the white swan for the performance, when she was a black swan for her interview. highly recommend watching the interview too - she is so funny and sharp. her tiny desk concert was amazing too, thats when i first heard her and was instantly hooked
i was rushing to the comments to recommend her tiny desk concert but then you mentioned it! absolutely recommended. also just for fun i suggest checking out one of her festival sets bc she has some really fun dance-y pop songs that don’t necessarily lend themselves to npr but are worth seeing/hearing imo! or you can just listen to her album, i suppose. 😅
Man, I love a good bridge. I really appreciate you drawing attention to it! I was just saying the same thing about the bridge in John Duff's "Be Your Girl." (Which you should also react to!)
I just discovered Chappell basically last week with this song and I'm blown away. I love her. This song is just amazing and her voice is stunning. Legend! She's gonna be around a LONG time. Kinda Lady Gaga mixed with Gwen Stefani but also her own unique thing.
Absolutely loved this breakdown! You've got my sub✌️ Something cool to note if you've only heard the live version is how she quiets down, drops her pitch, and slows down at the end to mimic the vinyl slowing/pitch lowering effect present in the studio version. Slowing down and fading out is obviously not that unique in general, but I think it's used to great effect here. It seems like a difficult thing to mimic the original digital effect specifically too, and obviously it's still different, but I think it very much invokes the same feeling.
If you love her belting notes, DO NAKED IN MANHATTAN. It’s basically 3 minutes of her singing “touch me” but fuuuuck when she gets to the last chorus and her voice is floating above the chorus… fuck I love it so much
Thanks for doing this video! Two vocalists I often see her compared to are Kate Bush and Cyndi Lauper. If you're familiar with their voices, I'd be curious to hear your perspective as a vocal coach as to whether you think those comparisons are apt. I feel like I mostly hear Cyndi in some of the vowel choices and in the very forward-placed conversational tone (especially "when you wake up next to him in the middle of the night" from the bridge)
the cinematic moment when you were like "i just know she can belt" riiiiiiiight before the best bridge of all time, amazing
So funny! 🤦🏻♂️
Best bridge of all time?? Relax lol she’s amazing but….
@@JakeReeves001You don’t know what exaggeration means do you? It’s one of the best of the year and arguably one of the best of the last decade
Wait, did I say that!? Haha
@@JakeReeves001 hyperbole (noun) A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in "I could sleep for a year" or "This book weighs a ton."
Her costume was part of a Swan Lake theme. She did the interview as Black Swan and performed as White Swan.
So cool!
I wish reactors knew to actually watch Black Swan Chappell interviewed first and then go to White Swan Chappell singing, because more than with any other musical guest I can think of what she's done is build an extended piece of performance art. In the interview segment she's interesting and funny, you get a sense of her as a person, and there's nothing about it that spoils anything... and those costumes form a fascinating set.
No self control, me sees Chappell Roan, me clicks 🧌
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@@Ndjdj-xr9dx they don't miss a beat and i love it😂😂😭
No self control, me sees "No self control, me sees Chappell Roan, me clicks", i like the comment
You never miss a video🥹 love you, your doing chapels a service😭🖤
I'VE SEEN YOU EVERYWHERE 😩
11:31 AS SOON AS YOU MENTIONED BELTING I WAS LIKE “Oh Just You Wait!!” XD
lol!
Oh babes. She belts. This isn’t her beltiest song, outside of that incredible bridge, but this girl is obviously a well trained vocalist. I can’t wait to you onward to more of her.
She’s actually only started training professionally a year ago. Wild case!
@@nadabing3903It’s amazing! She was obviously very very good naturally (and lots of training on her own obvs) but for how strong and clear and technically safe/healthy she is you can tell this is what she has been working her whole life towards and it’s beautiful
The absolute gibberish moans this man makes whens he's trying to describe a sound inflection literally had me laughing my ass off like SIR why are you pausing to moan 😂
I ain't mad at it tbh
@@amcuevas Me either 😅
🙈 lol!
You know I thought you were exaggerating then I kept watching and uhhhhhh yup I get it lmao
yess !! chappell is amazing, her voice is insane and so diverse. you need to react to her tiny desk, or her live version of “the subway” (an unreleased song) from lollapalooza!! also her latest album from last year is a no-skip and perfect show-off of her vocals, song-writing, etc.
💯 her tiny desk is amazing. You should check it out, especially since you mentioned backing vocals in this video. Her background singer Mia (and the whole band) sound amazing with her there
@@Cjinla777Yes!! Or any of her videos, or any of the live concerts posted, or her album ... Or all of it. Shes just really good. Her music is varied, goes through a journey and is also fun to listen to. I can't think of many artists whose music is beautiful AND fun... I go from thinking "wow, a kaleidoscope is what love is!" And then wanting to dance...
“The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” is far and away the best album I’ve ever heard . I’m 53 and a HUGE music freak.
I agree and I'm 70.
agreed...i'm your age ;)
Louder!!!! Im 38 yrs old.
I've been casting about in my mental archives for a good while for possible comparables, and I'm still sorting.
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess IS the best debut album of original songs by any singer-songwriter, in any genre of popular music, at leaat that I've been able to think of.
So many of the greatest singer-songwriter debut albums have had at least one non-original song. Among those that have contained only original songs, every one I know of is been flawed by at least one weak track. Midwest Princess has zero weak tracks, only excellent to spectacular ones, and the range of musical accomplishment displayed in those songs is astonishing.
If we drop the "debut" part, but keep the requirement of all original songs, it opens up the possibility for there to maybe be a few equivalents. I've tried to keep some perspective while consumed with Chappellmania, so, as I say, I'm still trying to take fair measure of the greatness of Chappell Roan and Dan Nigro's 14-gem masterpiece.
What I will say is that I believe Midwest Princess does stand WITH the greatest albums of all time. That it will prove out over the coming decades to deserve its place with the other greatest works of this art form. I think it is likely to be enjoyed for however long humans still listen to recorded music in album form.
I'm 42 and this is favorite album since Paul Simon's Graceland
What you said about having the hook stuck in your head after one listen is a big, big part of what makes her stand out imo! Every song I've heard from her instantly gets lodged in my head, and sounds familiar in a great way
100%!! I didn't get songs stuck in my head that often, but I get this and Hot to Go stuck all the time
Chapelle is definitely a healthy singer. In this performance she actually sings the song in a lower key than it is on the official track, because the high parts were too high to perform consistently without straining her voice. And I think that's awesome that she knows her limits!
Interesting! Thanks.
The song is a nightmare to sing live. She is constantly flipping between chest and head voice - ignoring the belts at the end.
As you hear more Chappell Roan, you'll inevitably compare her to more and more artists (Gaga, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Taylor Swift, various classic Torch Singers...) then eventually you'll ditch the comparisons (except as context to explain what she's doing in a specific song) because she can AND does incorporate all of those sounds with ease in different songs. She's amazingly versatile.
Recommendations: her Tiny Desk. Its beyond amazing. "Epic" might still be underselling it. If you react, do it song by song with a lot of commentary to avoid copyright issues. A listen to her whole album, of course. And somewhere on UA-cam (although you probably will only be able to Patreon this) youll likely find her Lollapalioza hour long performance from just a week ago. Its a great contrast to her Tiny Desk and Tonight Show performance to see how she reacts to 80,000 fans (answer: very well).
Definitely thought there was a lot of Lauper influence in Hot to Go specifically, but it's definitely implemented in subtler ways in many of her other songs.
I hear Kate Bush
what’s crazy is that she never even had professional vocal training until i think like a year ago (don’t hold me to that but point is it hasn’t been long)
She did pound her chest for the 'think about me' line when she did the warble - it might be vibrato coupled with air bursts from using her chest like percussion for that moment.
For sure! I can’t explain what she’s doing (not a vocalist), but I can feel it in my body when she makes that sound. It’s a sound I can make, too. It’s almost akin to a slight laugh she’s inserting into the line, in sort of a mocking way because she’s feeling bitter. I don’t think it was digitized at all. I think it was a really smart emotional choice.
She’s so dynamic and unpredictable. Such a joy to listen to.
Agreed!
Chappell Roan is all that. She doesn't need a bag of chips.
lol
My 25-year-old son and 29-year-old daughter turned me on to Chappell Roan and after hearing this song I was hooked. Yes, all of those stylistic touches in her singing are fantastic and, to me, create so many different feelings for the audience to experience and enjoy. I am all about artists who make me feel something with their singing and Chappell Roan does exactly that. I love your reaction and I sincerely enjoyed you breaking down all of the mechanics of CR's performance for your audience to learn about and appreciate - very interesting! Liked and subscribed.
Thank you! ✨🙏🏼
If you want to do a deep dive on her vocal diversity I would recommend listening to picture you, kaleidoscope, and red wine supernova! Her live performance at coachella is one of my favorites
Would love to see you react to Chappell’s VEVO live performance of “Red Wine Supernova”! ❤
Another great one of hers is “Picture You” - vocally such an amazing song.
Fun fact! This is actually a step (or half a step? I can't remember) lower than the studio version. She lowers it during her live performances bc its so high
She’s so good! Followed her career for a few years now. And loved her from day one. So glad she’s getting the commercial success she deserves. The Kate Bush of modern times. Talented. Quirky. Entertaining. You should review Chappell’s Tiny Desk Concert show that’s on UA-cam. Amazing!
Coming soon!
Chappell takes her producing her bridges VERY seriously
10:58 she has an uncanny yodel quality to her voice. There are some great covers she did of Cranberries songs - def inspired by Dolores 💓
Interesting, makes sense!
THE VOCAL FLIP IN PICTURE YOU
A fact that makes me wince in that Chappell has experienced serious depression herself including ideation.
I absolutely love Chappell Roan. Shes going to be an icon, a superstar. I feel like I'm watching a supernova beginning.
Now ive never heard of fortnight by Taylor Swift but this reminds me of Cyndi Lauper, especially "Girls just wanna have fun" . Not only with the vocals but with the electric synthesizer or whatever you call it.
Sorry im a 45f married mom of 4, so im not hip or cool but Chappell has given me goosebumps and shook my soul (not only this song but with EVERY song of hers, i love). Like her vocals everything.
i can't get through a taylor swift song...she writes too many words and i start to nap...
My introduction to her was the tiny desk concert. It's now my favorite tiny desk ever and really showcases her vocal talents. Love to see your reaction
That little stuttery thing is a Kate Bush influence if I've ever heard one. Listen to the Sensual World. So good.
Chappell's backup singer on Tiny Desk was Mia Pfirrman, who competed on The Voice! I think she tours with Chappell, but I'm not 100% sure on that one.
So cool!
Yup! I can’t tell if it’s her specifically, but in the background the bassist or guitar player has a mic. At 14:15 you can hear her quite well.
Mia is fabulous, but I think the Midwest Princess Tour performers have been just Chappell singing plus playing keyboard on Kaleidoscope, Devon on guitar, Allie on bass and I think I saw her on keyboard once(?), and Lucy on drums. IIRC both Devon and Allie support a little with vocals in spots, I forget which song/s
Anything else has been backing tracks, is my impression.
I'm not absolutely certain Mia's not there, though. I saw them live one time in May, and beyond that have just seen, like everyone else, videos of live performances.
you think its a digital glitch but i think its totally her voice which I love! she plays with it super nice to make it sound this way
Love seeing you break down her vocals on this! You should check out the rest of her debut album and tiny desk performance if you have the chance, she has such a great diversity of sound!
careful, it's been two months and I'm still absolutely obsessed. You're in for a wild ride my friend.
If you listen to the studio album, the big belts at the end of the song are dropped a note or two in the live performance so you know the mic was on. glad to see an artist actually sing live
Chappell is one of the ELITE artists that actually sounds better live
I can’t explain why, but this last week I have been totally into this song. Especially when I read the lyrics. It’s fun and haunting at the same time.
It’s everything I want. I can easily go out and party to this or I could sit alone in a bathtub sobbing. Equally valid an everything I ever wanted
When I first heard this song, I thought it was a Kate Bush song like the one from Stranger Things... So happy to hear music that's authentic in a way that's different in THIS generations. It brings me back. And I'm 40 and digging this.
Yes! ✨🙏🏼
I have always loved doing vocal flips I just like the way it feels and when I heard her do it the first time I knew I was gonna love her music.
chappell roan takes a lot of inspiration for drag in her outfits and drag artists often open for her
I don’t watch a lot of vocal coaches but of what I’ve seen, I’ve never heard anyone talk about vocal health and sustainability! I think that’s so interesting that you bring that up, shows that you really care as a vocal coach!
It’s super important!
Shes going to be so huge for decades. Just epic
I really doubt that
I love Chappell Roan! Her debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, from beginning to end a fantastic project! Seriously, no skipped songs! Do yourself a solid and check it out.❤🎉🎶✨
Definitely a no skip album - but I’ll raise you one further as I’ll double up certain songs 😭
Chappell Roan 100% gives me Kate Bush vibes, I’m so glad that you said that! Not so much in the content or style of her songs necessarily but vocally. I love Kate Bush so much.
i saw her in tulsa a few months ago and i don’t think ive ever had an artist give it their absolute all on stage like chappell. she’s bouncing around, doing high kicks, hair flips and still having enough energy (and breath) to belt like no one’s business. i haven’t watched the videos i recorded from the concerts because i will get post concert depression real quick. can’t wait to see her again
I remember hearing something that she practices singing while jogging. Really helps when you're running around stage in front of 10-80k ppl
I've seen vids of high kicks from 2023 that were just crazy, pro-dancer high. And now of course she's integrated a splits into her show.
She had cheerleader envy in high school and some of this, imcluding HOT TO GO! is her just having a blast living out a female mega-Revenge of the Nerds thing. Of which I enthusiastically approve!
She was track team in hig school. Training for touring she does sing while running in place.
dude, great analysis. one of the best breakdowns out there. thank you for sharing your expertise. i would love to hear more about her 80's vibe in other songs. i'm sure you have great insight into that.
Much appreciated!
I had this hook stuck in my head for at least a week straight. She is amazing.
* at least a week gay. Pls. This is Chappell Roan we’re talking abt 😂
Her performance of Red Wine Supernova on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert is amazing!!
I think that’s my favorite vocal performance of hers, i like it better than the album version
fun fact: she has been making music for a long time, but it was only in december 2022 that she started taking singing lessons. she really is so amazing.
Yes! You have to check out her Tiny Desk Concert! It’s the proof that the talent is real
I loved this! You HAVE to check out her Tiny Desk performance for sure!
Coming!
Her costume isn’t just the white swan/black swan but also makes me think of Max from Where the Wild Things Are
You are so spot on with her voice. And how dynamic she is vocally in the stylization too. The cry break too is so good. Great work.
I'm in my late 30s and there have been a few times I've thought I was "too old" for an artist or that I wouldn't like them based on the very surface info I had and then been totally surprised and thrilled to be very, very wrong. Billie Eilish was one, and Chappell is another. Chappell has shocked me more, I think, bc I'm not usually into the kind of campy, spoken-word-bridge, call and reaponse thing she does in a lot of her songs, but what she does just works so well. It's infectious. And her VOICE!
Also love her My Kink is Karma song. I just discovered her about a week ago while on vacation. She s going to be HUGE
I love her so much. She’s got one of the greatest natural voices and range of our time. So glad she made it!
She is an incredible vocalist ❤ if you listen to her album there is such richness and diversity to her vocal styling
I love the variety of information you give! Song composition, styles in pop, what's actually happening in the throat, etc. Great video!
🙏🏼✨
Excited to see u react to more of her
Great reaction
I have some context that may explain the background singer choices. It could be a creative choice but it could also be financial
Two years ago she was working in a doughnut shop and just a year ago could finally pay rent. I’ve noticed her touring band is a power trio. No keyboards, backup singers or dancers. Pretty sparce for pop. In this age of streaming where artists aren’t selling 10 million albums like Bon Jovi, this COULD be a financial decision, especially for an up and coming artist
I noticed for some one off shows like tiny desk, she adds more musicians. There’s zero tracks during her tiny desk concert. It’s already iconic
Interesting, thanks for sharing. 🙏🏼
I love her so much. She’s got one of the greatest natural voices and range of our time. So glad she made it!
She reminds me of Cindy Lauper on this song with the little squeak at the end of the bridge
She reminds me of 80's mix of Cyndi Lauper and Prince. I want more!
Oo, great comparison
But thematically expect LOTS of Alanis Morisette.
In fact, it's inevitable that, like Jagged Little Pill, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess becomes a stage musical. All 14 songs are not just wonderful musically, they are powerfully and brilliantly narrative... bangers, bops, and ballads, all. I don't really have favorite Midwest Princess songs, that would feel disrespectful, like suggesting there are lesser sections to a masterwork of art that coheres as a whole.
If you do a whole-album reaction all at once, that probably would be best, and then edit them into individual vids if you want.
And fasten your seatbelt, you'll be in a rollercoaster ride of celebrstory anthemic peaks and depths of pathos... sometimes both in single peaks.
I’m loving this moment so very much. It’s been a long time since someone made me feel this way. Billie was close but Chappelle has changed my world.
as a punk band singer who used to constantly blow my voice out, in attempts to learn how to NOT do that i have begun to learn how to test the limits of my abilities and actually SING sing. Love the way you explain things, subscribing!
That vocal effect at around 10:42 I’ve only heard once other artist do intentionally, which was Julia Stone’s cover of “Feeding Line” by Boy and Bear for the Australian radio station Triple J’s “Like a Version” section.
Interesting, I’ll check it out!
Oh I love Angus & Julia Stone! I don't think I've heard any of her solo work, I'll have to check that out.
She’s from Missouri. We adore her
She's absolutely amazing. Pink Pony Club had me, but this song is something else entirely.
love to see you do a vid for Orville Peck!
She's frickin' great!!!
lol I love and hate that you replayed the bridge like 10 to 15 times. The anticipation to just see the reaction
lol, sorry! 🙈😄
Don’t forget “you’re welcome “ this person said they LOVE and hate that you did that
You need to react to her Red Wine Supernova live in the Late Show from 5 months ago, her breath control is amazing in that perfornamce since the beggining to the end!! it ends up in a much better version of the song than the studio version!
It’s crazy that I didn’t know who Chappel was until I saw a Gunnar Deatherage UA-cam short where he was making this outfit and now I can’t stop listening.
hearing you pick apart her song “guilty pleasure” would be great!
i highly recommend reacting to her tiny desk concert! she has live backing vocals there and her band with her as well. and a little background before you go further - chappell roan is her stage/drag persona, not her real name, so you have a lot of over the top (and amazing) costuming to look forward to if you watch more of her stuff.
Thanks! More coming.
This was the first song of hers i ever heard too and tbh the sheer quality of performance combined with the super heavy and relatable topic of the song hit me like a truck, never forget it.
wait until you hear the rest of the album. so good!
She has that yodel to her voice which I LOVE! Reminds me of the Cranberries & has hints of Chrissy Hyndes…etc etc.
lots of kate bush for sure. shes killing it right now. the coolest part was her costume as the white swan for the performance, when she was a black swan for her interview. highly recommend watching the interview too - she is so funny and sharp. her tiny desk concert was amazing too, thats when i first heard her and was instantly hooked
i was rushing to the comments to recommend her tiny desk concert but then you mentioned it! absolutely recommended. also just for fun i suggest checking out one of her festival sets bc she has some really fun dance-y pop songs that don’t necessarily lend themselves to npr but are worth seeing/hearing imo! or you can just listen to her album, i suppose. 😅
I think you'd love to listen to more of her. she does interesting things with her voice
Oh man! You should react to Ado! Shes about the same age as chappell and shes a faceless singer from japan! Her Live stuff is really amazing!
Can't wait to hear you react to her Tiny Desk concert! Loving your videos.
Favorite bridge ever 😍😍
yes yes yes all the Chappell more Chappell
Wait, that vibration you hear is not any filter, she does it with her voice, Shakira does this in some songs too
She has that fast vibrato there but there was also a digital glitchy sound in that spot I kept going back to also.
@@TimWelchVocalStudio check out Shakira's Animal City in that song she over uses that sound or technique? Not sure what it is lol
Man, I love a good bridge. I really appreciate you drawing attention to it! I was just saying the same thing about the bridge in John Duff's "Be Your Girl." (Which you should also react to!)
Cool, thanks!
Can't wait to see you react more to her!
I thoroughly recommend reacting to her tiny desk concert. It's superb.
Your reaction was delightful. On my hands and knees begging you to react to her Tiny Desk concert 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Posted this right before you said you plan to react to it! I'm thrilled!!
her performance on the Tiny Desk is phenomenal
2:12 THIS MAN IS VOCAL COACH MARK RUFFALO I LOVE IT
but i loved the video definitely hit that like right away
🤣. Ruffalo is awesome.
I like that you asked for her to try belting or put more power in the voice right where you paused she's about to go there
lol! So hilarious. I’m like, “do you guys know any songs where she belts?” Two notes later…she belts. 😂😂
Love this song so much 😭 sabrina carpenters cover is also so stunning
I just discovered Chappell basically last week with this song and I'm blown away. I love her. This song is just amazing and her voice is stunning. Legend! She's gonna be around a LONG time. Kinda Lady Gaga mixed with Gwen Stefani but also her own unique thing.
I'm rewatching this piece of gold, I love your videos sm.
Thank YOU! 💛🙏🏼✨
Chappell Roan renaissance ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉
Absolutely loved this breakdown! You've got my sub✌️
Something cool to note if you've only heard the live version is how she quiets down, drops her pitch, and slows down at the end to mimic the vinyl slowing/pitch lowering effect present in the studio version. Slowing down and fading out is obviously not that unique in general, but I think it's used to great effect here. It seems like a difficult thing to mimic the original digital effect specifically too, and obviously it's still different, but I think it very much invokes the same feeling.
Interesting, thanks! 🙏🏼
If you love her belting notes, DO NAKED IN MANHATTAN. It’s basically 3 minutes of her singing “touch me” but fuuuuck when she gets to the last chorus and her voice is floating above the chorus… fuck I love it so much
Oo, I’ll check it out.
omg i love it when people react to her music
Thanks for doing this video! Two vocalists I often see her compared to are Kate Bush and Cyndi Lauper. If you're familiar with their voices, I'd be curious to hear your perspective as a vocal coach as to whether you think those comparisons are apt. I feel like I mostly hear Cyndi in some of the vowel choices and in the very forward-placed conversational tone (especially "when you wake up next to him in the middle of the night" from the bridge)
Interesting. I’ll think about that in my next reaction to her.
I recommend Picture you from the tiny desk
She’s so good
She is so amazing!!❤❤
Check out her Tiny Desk Concert! It's AMAZING!!
Coming soon!
You should probably listen to Laufey she’s kind of jazz but her music is good in general!
Her songs are pretty slow paced and with her low voice plus her song writing is incredible to me.
The first time I heard her I got Kate Bush above all else.
Not even close. Kate Bush is on a completely different level, Bush is a legend.
Her tiny desk concert was amazingggg
Make sure you go to her channel and listen to her voice from the 2020 videos. She has been working on her voice and style for sure.