Billie Joe Armstrong - 21 Guns - Isolated Vocal Analysis - Green Day - Singing & Production Tips

[@craigjenkins6917]

Great video again Chris. Love the mix, you can't beat CLA. For anyone thinking about buying any of Chris Liepes courses just do it. I've be singing 20 years and have learnt so much from him. You won't regret it

[@rome8180]

While it's clear there's lots of pitch correction here, if you've listened to Green Day live performances or albums from before pitch correction existed you'll know that Billie Joe has great pitch. I think his singing ability is a huge reason Green Day became so much bigger than other punk rock bands of their era. Granted, the catchy melodies don't hurt either.

[@FredrickTheMoose2007]

And he doesn't use autotune live

[@Karlos.Fandango.]

There's always a difference of a singer using pitch correction for the sound to evolve the sound and a singer using pitch correction coz they're shit at singing

[@Sweetalking666]

I think the reason why GD got so big is because of his voice, just like the way it is, this configuration of things in your throat what make you sound exactly as you are only person in the world. so, the people who are born in this era with this voice that sounds good it always sounds good, like even if they try even if they talk not singing it also sounds good jaja

[@winterdreller5840]

For sure

[@AshArtzMusic]

I mean Green Day is younger than the technology of pitch correction but even despite that fact you can tell he’s a good singer

[@chatestrella5774]

Billie Joe Armstrong's voice is really special

[@94jmbottaro]

fun fact: billie is an angel

[@krisztian18]

Billie is one of my main inspirations, he has a crystal clear voice which I really like. I followed his stuff for a long time and I'm really surprised that you immediately noticed that he is "anti-nasal" and he cuts off nasal resonance with his soft palate. You sure are a professional! Great analysis.

[@nathanmckerrow9059]

This is a great example of how you can analyse every aspect of what’s happening & technically do everything right but there’s something going on that can’t be defined, it can’t be taught & everyone has they’re own unique version of it. It’s electric, it’s lightning in a bottle. You can call it talent but I like to think it’s the art of telling a story & the narrative that holds the impact of the performers ability to keep your attention. Substance = impact of expression. Just tell your own stories, be honest even if it hurts people & don’t over analyse everything.

[@macd1996]

i want to sing better, but i honestly just cannot be bothered with payed lessons. These videos really help me develop, thanks man, great job

[@neilxpeart]

I'd 100% recommend Chris's "Discover Your Voice" course. That out of everything gave me the biggest bump in ability.

[@winterdreller5840]

I think as long as you don’t strain yourself, singing is the one instrument you can learn yourself

[@Aryanof99]

Yes! That is so good. I suggest "Horseshoes and Handgrenades" by Green Day too. Billie Joe screams in that song ,sounds blasting

[@juaniferritto165]

Criminally underrated song

[@joshdoesstuff763]

Chris i belted an E5 today for the first time! A year or so ago my highest belt was a C4. Your videos have helped me monumentally

[@badgasaurus4211]

Out of the doorway the bullets RIP

[@ShadowKiller571]

You mean C5?

[@joshdoesstuff763]

@@ShadowKiller571 no… I didn’t understand the concept of vocal compression, so i just pushed harder and used more air the higher i went. kzbin.infofDyH0fY57mY?feature=share is a video example of me now. That’s an E or maybe an F5.

[@sebastianlindon8992]

No way you added an octave and a third above your highest belt. I think you mean C5 lmao

[@joshdoesstuff763]

@@sebastianlindon8992 I had no belting range, so it would just stop there.

[@tomsklanka9436]

I absolutely love this song, as well as many other songs by them, they made a hell of an impact on my life

[@rosemanos5123]

BJA is a very good singer and he's been around long enough to save his voice to hit those high notes. Green Day is excellent live.

[@donniehill5688]

Right on the Mark with Billie. You nailed it. Thanks

[@hedaros17]

Now I can't stop hearing and singing the choirs on the background in the chorus

[@minuitmidnight8693]

Lol same here , i want to try it on other song 😁

[@bex2261]

Love these videos, it’s so interesting to see how different vocalists do things their own way and makes their voice instantly recognisable. Idk if you could get your hands on an A7x one but I’d love to see you break down Matts voice like this!

[@nectarkundalini]

Always loved the Billie-isms! ♡

[@scottrowan200]

I would love a production breakdown on Tom Delonge in and Angels an Airwaves track

[@alexleithett5081]

May I suggest Palaye Royale?? Ragdoll specifically Remingtons voice is super unique and the whole band is super cool.

[@CrimsonDeathBed]

I haven't visited in a while, but good to see ya again lol, I can say I have DRASTICALLY improved my voice by just watching your tips and training, I now do karaoke regularly (something I would never do before) and get applause. It's all about not being afraid to sound like a dying cat (my neighbors love me) but just finding those breaking points, or just going "what if I do THIS..." and trying something, you'll see how your voice flexes, the ranges, the power, the dynamics you're capable of. That's why I love your training, it's outside the box and open-ended. Love ya as always. 😎

[@alexleithett5081]

Amazing song. Amazing band. Pretty cool dude

[@hpnascimento95]

Great video, Chris! I love your production tips and I'm always impressed by how close you can get to the original sound.

[@andresgaron]

amazing vid Chris. I am a big BJA fan and really enjoy the video. thanks

[@SalviArtzSalvadorM]

could you do one of , Welcome to the black parade?? its an amazing song and i think u could extract a lot of things from it!!, much love best singing channel on youutube BY FAR

[@interact940]

Yees that would be wonderful :O

[@TedAnthony]

I was literally about to comment about this! haha

[@adneriis-johansen5636]

Would love to see a video on system of a down's chop suey, toxicity or aerials.

[@WSGtr12]

Thanks Chris! Green Day was my favorite band as a teenager back in the good ol' 90s :D

[@rd2440]

Great breakdown of a great vocal.

[@rileycronin-schneider8101]

Whaaat?! Finally! Super excited for this though selfishly I wish you had picked one of their more aggressive and more typical Green Day sounding songs because I would love to hear your take on the way he sings in his typical style. Please consider doing another more upbeat Green Day song in the future Chris. I love hearing your take on my favorite singers!

[@jacobnelsen2786]

My favorite Green Day song

[@jamiegunn]

Another great video! Amazing how much is learned from your video's, and all that you share.

[@evasanchezsaez8685]

Great video! He's an awesome singer. He doesn't sing nasal. Using nasal skills is something that happens naturally when your singing skills are good. It sounds like a good breathing control. In fact, lyric singing uses Maschera, using natural nasal resonance... Maybe I'm wrong...

[@aintnophantom6390]

great! thanks!

[@a-train5146]

Hey, Chris, I love this style of video with the production and voice tips. Any chance you could do something like this with an Aerosmith song and Steven Tyler’s vocals? Something like “Cryin’” or “What it Takes” because they show rock vocals in a ballad setting?

[@yageorgy]

Would love to see One republic in this series. Thank you for inspiring content!

[@joncostello8404]

Hey Chris, excellent video once again! I always love your insight on these isolated vocal analyses. If there's one I could request, maybe Will Ramos of Lorna Shore in the song To the Hellfire? It's extremely heavy and I'm not sure it's really in your style, it's a very extreme vocal style and even if you can't reproduce it, I'd love to hear some of your insights on how Will accomplishes some of the insane sounds he makes! If not, that's fine too LOL loving the content with every video drop!

[@ulfrik7825]

Great as always! Pls do a reaction to Nessun dorma pls!!! I love opera so much. I think it would be cool to listen to you singing opera and explaining how it works))) Looking forward to it Chris^_^

[@goctagonrecovery3270]

I would love to see you do a vocal analysis on Ben Folds. Specifically a song from his album "Rockin' the Suburbs" He was at his vocal peak during the time and the album is produced/mixed so well.

[@steinnbjorn7627]

Hi, Chris, your vocal analysis videos are amazing! By the way, i wonder if we would have a Refused - Dennis Lyxzén vocal analysis, they're quite unique

[@yballaw2714]

i would love to recommend nicolas matthews from get scared, preferably a song like “demons” “give up my ghost” or “suffer” i think he is a very interesting vocalist and has some cool things he does with his voice :)

[@fenderfox5080]

Omg!! Love this song, and you even got the vocal effects figured out🤘🤘🤘🤘. Nice job once again Chris. Is there any chance you could do some of Cobains vocal flip and some of his scream stuff eventually? I used to be able to get that yodel flip whenever I wanted but the older I get the more I have to think about it to actually get it now. Either way great as always man

[@Rusli1659LPSoldier]

Chris, I never noticed the delay in bridge section. Much reminds me of a delay from Boulevard of broken dreams vocal effect. This song introduced me from Transformers 2: Revenge of the fallen! Loved that movie. By the way, Can you do a breakdown of Billie Joe's vocals in his song "Wake me up when September ends"? it's a song about his father passed away, but I would like to hear the acapellas again.

[@PerceptionsofFate]

i know he's an unknown but John Arch from Fates Warning and Arch/Matheos has a very unique voice and a monster range. id live to hear your take on his style of vocals

[@emkstr]

I sang like Billie Joe Armstrong for the years 2003-2006 and then like Gerard Way from 2006-2010 lmao. His voice is super unique to the point that if you want to sound anything like him, you almost have to perform a caricature. Not only is his tone unique, but his diction and pronunciation are total oddball.

[@jcady4624]

This is what I wanted for 5years.

[@GormGear]

That was really interesting that there was some pitch correction but the vocal did go flat in an area that you pointed out also

[@johnkerplunk39]

Okay so I’ve been a huge Green Day fan since I was in middle school and I didn’t know I can give a good Billie Joe impression, but I also couldn’t help to see a vocal analysis to learn more how to sound like the style, but now I also learned how to properly produce the vocal thanks to this…I shall try the delay and chorus my future cover! Also not a spam but here was the cover meme I did trying his impression a while ago: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIbcZnuopLZgibs

[@erickenneycreative]

Great video and lesson. I'll say though, as someone who started playing, singing, and writing songs in 94' specifically because of Green Day, one can mark a huge sea change between anything American Idiot and before vs anything after American idiot. Billy and the band just simply got tamer. Billy decided he wanted to learn how to "sing" sing. I get it. But it changed the band's sound and direction.

[@markoknezhevikj4144]

*Billie

[@erickenneycreative]

@@markoknezhevikj4144 thank you for your feeling the need to correct me. Thats so punk rock! Im sure Billy would proud .. oh damn .. I went and did it again. My Bad. Sorry Billy.

[@maverick4615]

@@erickenneycreative ironic you think Billie would favor your side

[@erickenneycreative]

​@@maverick4615 favor my side? what side is that exactly? I don't believe I was seeking his favor in anything I said. Furthermore, if he is the type that would be shallow enough to deem the misspelling of his name as an afront by a simpleton like me than he deserves a much broader critique than the one I gave him.

[@twall91]

Maybe not as an isolated track video but as any video you can do… PLEASE DO SOMETHING ON SLEEP TOKEN! Vessel is an absolute powerhouse of a vocalist

[@mustafanasim3142]

Check out (my fondest green days cover) and green day raw voice cover by nasim.

[@draculis6721]

Fix You ColdPlay Please💜💜💜

[@chatestrella5774]

React to Julian Casablancas from The strokes

[@MRhodes24]

Hey Chris, wondered if you'd have any interest in breaking down Matt Mullins from Memphis May Fire. Their new single has a nice mix of cleans and heavy vocals

[@kelvinsalomonsklingenfuss5650]

Damn I keep hearing "Thank you for... and enjoying these isolated vocal *_tracts_* with me". Gotta love these vocal tracts Anyway, my pleasure Chris! You're awesome! :)

[@septicsoldier1324]

It would be cool to see you analyze Homecoming cause you get a little bit of Billie, a little bit of Mike and a little bit of Tre

[@Blackline60]

Your analyse is so perfect my man

[@jayjagger3616]

What an interesting video! First off, I'm not in the slightest a professional 😂 just an average music lover, I don't play an instrument or have talent to sing...That's why I'm kinda nervous to write something dumb now (😅) but I always thought that Billie sounds 'nasal' / as if his nose is clogged. In some songs significantly more than others... Especially in Basket Case. If I understood correctly (I'm not a native speaker ) he does this on purpose? 😰 I always thought that's just the way his voice is and found it kinda 'cute' 😳

[@Songwritersbehindthecurtain]

Can you please do a KZbin video on runtime Jonathan Miller music 🎼 told me what runtime in music is and he said, Runtime is just the length of time a song plays for. It starts at @ and then stops when the audio is finished and the song is completed. :) he told me the definition of runtime but he hasn’t made a KZbin video about it so please Chris can you please do a KZbin video on runtime and why each track has to be starting at 0:00 and stop ✋🏻 when the audio is finished?

[@boofrat9167]

Could you analyze something by Howard Jones, maybe holy diver or my curse?

[@philippebedroom4665]

Waaouuu, I didnt saw this videooo

[@comradeblin7782]

Great Vid. Can I leave a video suggestion. can you do a vocal break down of Tyler Joseph screaming.

[@chrisliepe]

Already on the channel! kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6CTi6uvobKArNU

[@comradeblin7782]

@@chrisliepe I'm aware but you didn't do isolated vocals also there are other songs that have a bit more to unpack like Jumpsuit and Taxi Cab. but its ok I guess. Hope it didn't sound like I was nagging :)

[@justinbond9467]

Howard Jones’ My curse - Killswitch engage?

[@applecrazy1]

This the MA-300 right? Similar sound to the MA-200 right, but with less options?

[@chrisliepe]

Exactly!

[@applecrazy1]

@@chrisliepe You advide the MA-200 for a main microphone in the next years? I want to get that professional sound.

[@asikumbetyiarov1682]

You should listen to 21 guns live

[@guillrponce9243]

Can't stop saying "neat this" "pretty neat that!"...That0s what i call and influncer

[@yegamosho1993]

That "21 guns" head voice line is clearly a bit too much pitch corrected for my taste

[@jhon9delasnieves676]

Do you have something like discover your voice but with mixing?

[@chrisliepe]

Check out my course I did with Spencer Sotelo: www.mymusicalvoice.com/p/make-vox-total-destroy-bundle It's got a whole recording/production section!

[@punkrocktv8229]

I feel like Billie may be on his way to San Fransico with a flower in his hair.

[@ragnarrnordlord3068]

@Chris Liepe what is the Programm that u use in ur studio?

[@chrisliepe]

Pro Tools

[@minuitmidnight8693]

Never get that there is a Chester vibe in his voice before .

[@dexretrogamerzoid630]

omg true

[@ТОПчанский-о5м]

i don't understand. Are the back vocals the same in the chorus? Please, help, i want to make a cover((

[@chrisliepe]

Yep!

[@ak-47official36]

You should do ghostemane and dissect his vocals

[@mauricioramirez9311]

How did you get the voice track?

[@chrisliepe]

Found it with a KZbin search

[@mauricioramirez9311]

@@chrisliepe thanks:D, btw great video!

[@djabthrash]

01:100 sounding a lot like Chester Benington here

[@minuitmidnight8693]

The beginning as well , i never noticed that before , and i used to like their song without realizing why

[@stevengrantofthegiftshop1549]

YES YES YEEEESSSS!!!

[@michaelcox2134]

But he hits Ge5 right?

[@jpal1486]

Just curious if you'd work with an absolute novice that was interested in doing country music?

[@chrisliepe]

Yes I work with complete beginners all the time! Start by joining my free course in the video description! :)

[@scottbell324]

I read an article in Rolling Stone a while back where Billy Joe adamantly denies the use of any auto-tune on this record. Then I heard "21 guns" on the radio. My first thought was 'they definitely put auto-tune on this and either BJ is lying or they just didn't tell him about it."

[@pacejunkie]

Pitch correction is not the same thing as auto tune

[@martine3293]

Hi Chris, greetings from the Netherlands. I enjoy your vocal analyses. I might have an interesting recommendation for you. Have you ever listened to Nightwish and their singer Floor Jansen? If not, give them a try! Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band, but singer Floor is Dutch. She has one of the best female voices in metal today. She is a vocal coach herself and can sing with an operatic approach, pop, rock and even grunting. Their live performances are epic. Listen to the song Ghost Love Score, there is a lot for you to analyse. It was recorded at Wacken 2013, in front of 82 000 people. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIrNep9-jKd0jNE

[@chrisliepe]

Ya, I've got a buddy that's super into Nightwish. He's got some awesome mixed voice going on!

[@martine3293]

@@chrisliepe He? Floor is a female singer...🤨

[@beehype46and2]

Comment for da algorithm Streak count: 88 Is it just me or did this comment get deleted?

[@chrisliepe]

It most certainly did NOT ... at least not by me :) bugs

[@beehype46and2]

@@chrisliepe hm that's weird. Maybe some KZbin guys took it off? Idk 😂 and I'm sure, that I didn't forget to comment.

[@meuptemeuptee7994]

Johnny Sings

[@retromodethebandperthwa]

now do platypus (I hate you)

[@Dutcharmytent]

Never go full nasal.

[@AliciaHostetler]

Anti conformist and anti nasal 😂😂😂🤷🏻‍♀️💖

[@bibule]

Fiiirst !