Best Yet from SPIRITBOX! Jaded - First time Reaction & Vocal Analysis - Courtney LaPlante

[@bradkohl99]

As much as everyone talks about Courtney, we should all give recognition to Mike for his evolution as a writer and composer. If you go all tye way back to his days in Fall In Archaea, it’s astounding how far he’s come.

[@spinxz_314]

Mike has his identity In this over saturated music style. I hear a riff and know this guy wrote it! He bends and slides in unexpected parts of a riff.

[@jb-rg1hz]

100% agree but what's even crazier is how Mike and Courtney compliment eachother perfectly and that they're Husband and wife.

[@letthetunesflow]

He’s one bendy boy

[@andrewwoodward4461]

Mike is seriously an incredible musician and songwriter.

[@josephjulianmionie4744]

Their mixes are done quite well. With Λ Μμs།c།αη's ξar and Λ common thread of Λrtistic Ξxpression, in the context of what Mike's tracks compliment to the overall M།χ , ། can definitely articulate the kind of sound and tone that he's conveying. It's incredibly rare to find Artists that are able to transcend their talent as a whole(band), and especially into something that "Uniquely" Conveys their works in such a manner that sonically illustrates precisely what they are "hearing" in their head..... ....specifically throughout the entire process when the band is initially creating their songs... ...and then Ultimately into a genuine tone that represents their signature sound. །η διmple Terms..... .......whatever tone or mix that Mike's playing/writing is purposely being accented in that way. 😈🤘😎

[@trevorhouck3148]

She has spoken about how she tries to take steps to "preserve" her cords. She gets rest and limits her speaking on tour when not performing. Her melodic voice is so beautiful I hope she doesn't lose it.

[@jaredbingham9018]

Couldn't agree more

[@jorgeosvaldovassallo404]

I think that Spiritbox should be labeled as Ethereal Metal. Her voice is always giving me that vibe. Great video and analysis!

[@susannamiscera2401]

Love this!

[@emkstr]

Ethereal is a great way to describe her voice. Smooth but not dainty.

[@MintReactions]

Girl dayseeker lol

[@beccareichard6669]

one of my favorite things about courtney is that her harsh vocals, as you called pitch screams, is so unique cause it’s like she’s actually singing but adding false chords. it’s like she’s doing her own layers if that makes any sense. I haven’t heard another female vocalist do this. if there are some out there that do it i’d love to know (people in the comments.) and can we talk about michael’s riffs?? always so thick and chunky. he’s an incredible song writer.

[@joescott4778]

Maria Lessing from Future Palace I think is as good as Courtney is

[@mltproductionstudio]

The way your describing Courtney’s vocal mix is exactly what I felt with their last single The Void, it almost feels like your own internal dialogue

[@pruntyportraits]

13:54 ... yep I feel those goosebumps too. Some beautiful soulful choice of notes at the end part

[@chrismendez7163]

That was a brilliant use of suspension in the chorus later on to build/release tension. This band keeps getting better and better. And can we talk about that bass tone!

[@ArturoGarcia007]

New bassist on point

[@munton5150]

Favorite reaction channel and one of my favorite bands. It's so fun to see someone react who really understands what's happening musically/vocally to this level.

[@chrisliepe]

Thanks for learning along with me!

[@munton5150]

@@chrisliepe Absolutely! My wife is a vocal coach and I'm going to show her your channel since we both like Spiritbox. She sang on Lamb of God's song "King Me" and coached the singer of Tesseract and even sang on his solo album. Can't help bragging about her and I think she'd like your channel too.

[@chrisliepe]

@@munton5150 Oh that's really awesome! She coached Daniel?

[@munton5150]

@@chrisliepeyes it was funny because I was a huge fan of the band and showed her one of his live sing throughs and she realized he was a vocal coach so she pinged him. He was impressed that she had sang on the Lamb of God album and asked her to sing on his White Moth Black Butterfly project on the song Evelyn at the time. And she was coaching him, and also contributed on one of his podcasts after that. It was pretty wild for me as a fan because we got to meet him at a bunch of shows when they came to the states over the years after that. Seeing them in Boston in Oct!

[@chrisliepe]

Oh that is so cool... WOW... lots of back and forth coaching and growing going on there I'm sure!!! I'd love to interview him for the channel sometime. I think that would be KILLER @@munton5150

[@nadinedemacedo]

Courtneys energy and vocals are a blast. I'm always surprised about the tones and emotion. She can sing the heaviest lyrics while looking so laid back and cool. I love that band! Thanks a lot for pointing out the arrangement details

[@Mrflibbles]

Love your enthusiasm when listening/analysing vocals

[@PharaHooves]

When she screams "confidence" and "influence", its like they the words to wrap around you with the doubling an reverb, i love it

[@Squirrel-zq6oe]

I'm so glad to finally find a video that is talking specifically about how she's singing and how she's screaming. That first part where she screaming right after she says "what if I was" that is just on another level. It's just the best think I've ever heard.

[@ricardogdnb]

Mike for Courtney: how many layers do you want in the next song? Yes

[@DustinTavo]

Does everyone know that she is a huge Beyonce fan? That made everything make sense to me about why she’s so good and so interesting to listen to. She’s like a metal Beyonce expert screamer without the horrible lyrics lol. I freaking love her singing. Hail Mary by Iwrestledabearonce is also Courtney and the more aggressive side of her. I’m crazy about her singing lately wow. I am so excited to listen to this song for the first time after this!

[@theopinson3851]

The chorus is totally Beyonce and it works lol

[@complexdevice]

She’s been talking about this for a LONG time.

[@amiwan9596]

i get so much more appreciation for the song from watching you vibe out so hard and authentically

[@xProspekx]

Courtney and spirit box are delight to hear. And as you said, the production and the micro details, particularly regarding the vocals are soooo enjoyable with headphones on. Koss ESP-950

[@NoneRain_]

Her screams are refreshing. Her voice make 'em stand out from many other vocalists out there. They're fking powerfull and her voice is feminine, slightly velvety. Great stuff. Mike composition in this song is just.. I can't stop listening hahah

[@chrismiller3898]

You really just put into words exactly how I feel about the complexity of harsh vocals in metal music and think I'm not going to instantly subscribe? Awesome video, Chris!

[@cylershaw7701]

I love how quick you are to pick up the details that would take a normal person a few listens to catch. I always come to your videos when new songs drop.

[@missinbrain]

I think this is now my favorite song of theirs. I mean Blessed Be, Holy Roller, Constance, Eternal Blue…I have so many favorites…but right now…this is the good stuff.

[@enchilada93]

Absolute banger of a track. Loved your analysis of Courtney's vocals! That ending got me feeling the same way too haha. I really love Courtney's lyricism too. I think bands like Spiritbox and Sleep Token are writing some of my favorite lyrics as of late, not just in terms of content and how I connect with them, but also how they're written with such great delivery as a part of the rest of the song.

[@ArturoGarcia007]

Check out bad omens. They're pretty up there as well imo.

[@wallywest2360]

Your breakdown of her voice is really cool. I don't typically listen to music like this but Spiritbox is amazing. I like the middle section where she goes into more rhythmic, stacatto sound. Which is a departure from her usual silky smooth delivery. She did that in Rotoscope as well, which I really liked even though it was very different from their usual sound. Just a great band all the way around, video was sick too.

[@LemmyCliff]

I really love how you always break a song down and it makes me enjoy it even more! 💙🥰💙

[@janelle7778]

Chris Leipe and Spiritbox! I’m in! Can’t wait for the EP in November. We need a breakdown.

[@GregMcClellan]

Spiritbox is amazing... Love Courtney

[@MisuAlexandru1]

thank you! I can never hear when the vocals are doubled but panned in the center, so thank you very much! And there's a lot more going on in this video, very cool :D

[@jacoblee1995]

I just found out about SpiritBox and I must say this song blows me away! Her screams are so clean and has that echo effect from the background as she’s screaming! Thank you Chris for helping me understand the layers and differences from Courtney’s screams from other peoples screams! I really enjoyed that video!!

[@maswapgaming7306]

14:51 Whoooooot ? Joking great video man, Courtney is a beast !

[@Metalkake]

I was so looking forward to this ☺️🙏 thank you for the masterful analysis once again 🤘

[@TheOneSoulMate_]

Dude your videos are awesome! Your enthusiasm and positive energy in the way you react and react is fantastic. Spirit box is my new band. They sound fresh and the whole band is just great. Great songs and it keeps getting better. Loving the content brother!

[@SM-by1od]

Awesome analysis as usual, Chris! Thanks so much!

[@gfusani]

Loved your analysis!

[@germanfuentes72]

Amazing song. Great reaction. I really enjoy both. Thanks man.

[@Reaper_Queen_Music]

Love the analysis! Perfect inspiration :)

[@metrvg]

Excellent video, as always! I enjoy your enthusiasm!! Keep it up!

[@1verzhn]

By the way what a beautiful guitar🤣 musician first🤘i love pitch screams but they wipe my voice out quick😂. Her clean voice is so powerful and then she crushes it. She is the best screamer for me.

[@Gdap41]

Much appreciate you Chris.

[@jadenrrose]

Holy cow, dude! Your pitched screams sound amazing around 4:00! Makes me wonder what plays a bigger role in those types of mixed techniques: the false chord engagement, or the fundamental tone underneath. My guess is they need to be well-balanced and in tension with each other to sound as good as Courney's.

[@shoma554]

I'm Japanese. She(Courtney) is Absolutely fantastic woman‼️👍 She can be used differently Clean voice and scream‼️

[@PVTHOS]

Been looking forward to this!!

[@MiladySK]

I heard just three songs by Spiritbox and quickly ordered a band tee that day. I never do that unless at a great concert. Another fave band of mine is Within Temptation. Id love to see you react to Sharon den Adel's lovely, angelic vocals. Thanks for taking the time to break the songs down for us. 🙏❤

[@abzaroth]

I always look into your vocal analysis. And I want to add something regarding her vocals. From what I see she is more of an alto as vocal range she can go to a soprano as well but she stays mostly between those two vocal range. That's why her screams for me sounds like it wasn't her, but more of a bariton man. Which is very interesting and the transition is beautiful. It's like two vocalists into 1, this reminded me of Chester Bennigton's voice due to the fact that at some point when he was recording I think Meteora, a sound engineer said wait you have double voice which is rare and unique.

[@cathysnider8717]

Great analysis 🙌🔥🎶

[@ManTheRampartsBaby]

Love these reactions man

[@amiwan9596]

i get chino vibes from her vocals, altho i can't act like chino isnt my fav with how dynamic and emotive he is!

[@unLUCKY95]

Courtney is absolutely one of the best vocalists in the metal scene right now, she's so versatile and nails it both in the studio and on stage. Another vocalist I'd love you to cover is Caleb Shomo, he's had a really interesting vocal development from his days in Attack Attack! to the latest songs from Beartooth.

[@alexidavis4103]

@TheCharismaticVloice needs to check this song out!

[@trfmusic902]

I love the track! But I hope theres some heavy tracks released by them too like Holy Roller and Hurt You (my favourite spiritbox track)

[@DustinTavo]

I think I also just realized something I’m gonna experiment with. I’m getting pure screams down with some pitch still sounds more evilish. But if I try the sing transition to scream she always does then it will make a lot more sense to me. Pick a line and just practice that line I think. Like this one and other songs “Ev ry single TIMMEEEEE” “I held the poweeerrr of a dyingggg suuuunnn” “You say the paaainnn willl never lleaaaveeee meeee” misqouting beauty of suffering.

[@RedRacconKing]

I was wondering when you were going to do a reaction to this track.

[@magusmelanie828]

metal-core djent at its finest

[@magusmelanie828]

Seriously, love your breakdown of vocal performances... as a trans woman, with a lot of versatility to my voice (except for having space for that Roy Orbison grrrrrowl- it's just not in my physiology), would love your expertise to bring it out - a lot of us do vocal training to feminize our voice, but I really want to bring out that balance, idc about the gendered-ness of my voice, but elevating that mix of quality - yes please

[@babakmj9332]

7:45 tsunami

[@BrytmOuttaFliction]

Could you analyze Satoshi Fujihara (Official髭男dism band)? I'd like to learn about his techniques. Songs that you could analyze from him: Cry Baby, Chessboard or Yesterday. Every song is really incredible.

[@allhat]

Suggestion: Kasey Chambers - Lose Yourself Cover LIVE @ Newcastle AU. Australian legend with 9 Country Album of the Year awards performs an unexpected banjo version of Eminem with truly sublime brilliance. Her voice…

[@saethone]

as awesome as the rest of the band is in this, this song is all about mike. the guitar riffs are fantastic in this song

[@isomatic]

🔥

[@WickedGoodBooks]

RIGHT?!?!? Their EP is gonna be insane if this is any indication of whats to come.

[@infamousinferno2506]

A little late to the party. But if you liked this, I highly recommend "Sun Killer."

[@hoszmusic]

Chris! 🔥 I’m learned to cry scream with your videos, would you analyse my metalcore attempt song OPEN OCEAN? I know I have a lot to improve but the song is great, I wish you could tell me how to make a scream sound clean for a recording, if not possible no worries Ty for your vids ❤

[@zachinator1984]

Please do the box by snot. Anything Lynn strait

[@maximilianschultz8244]

9:02 Bahckground scrahms. You let your inner valley girl out a little there...

[@icedragon9097]

what do you do to train your forearms? they look crazy

[@chrisliepe]

preacher curls, standing barbell curls and dumbbell standing forearm curls :)

[@beehype46and2]

Comment for da algorithm Streak count: 258

[@pogijuice]

Didn't know it was a female when I heard the jaded. I thought it was dude...my bad.

[@tehsimo]

Chris just called our leader "leathery"

[@leedurand7159]

SUPERC...

[@thompson924]

if i were a woman this woman would turn me into a lesbian if i could pull someone that caliber.