Dave Mustaine is the Gateway to MIXED VOICE! (If you know how to listen for it) Isolated vocals

[@michaelshmykel6063]

Absolutely was not expecting a video on Dave Mustaine. He's my favorite artist so I clicked on this faster than a Marty Friedman solo

[@chrisliepe]

Nice!

[@razebeats308]

Your profile pic makes me extremely uncomfortable

[@sirsackdragger4686]

🤣🤣🤣

[@sutherlandnoah]

dave gang

[@sahelanthropus4422]

@@razebeats308 ikr

[@MyNameAkhim]

I hated Dave’s voice at first, but it really grew on me after a while. It helps that the instrumental work of Megadeth is top notch

[@bustercherry8734]

How to sing like Dave Mustaine: Forget everything you know about singing.

[@Hjaltewang]

Dont wanna like this because you Got 69 lyrics

[@bustercherry8734]

@@Hjaltewang You can like it now. Someone else ruined it lol :P

[@paulmayden7344]

Dave isn't growling or other current popular harsh vocals. His attitude is different. He's not about being brutal. He's about being snarky and/or nasty and pissed off. He uses more a snarl that a growl. He sings less like a metal monster and more like a dude slowly whispering into the ear of his enemy as he slowly twists a dagger in his belly. He has more of that attitude as well.

[@victorialombardi5057]

love this comment. Accurate 💀

[@RaaZVan99]

I love his vocals on Youthanasia and Cryptic Writings. He's got a weird voice but If you get into it you'll forever be hooked. Awesome video as always, Chris! =)

[@AFx3144]

Beyond these albuns you have mentioned we can also say Risk, The world needs a hero as another two albums in which his voice was sounding really cool considering Mustaine's limitations and skills. For the kind of work he does his voice matches really good for me. If we had a Michael Kiske singing Mustaine's songs that would be a shit garbage. The same when it comes to Ozzy's stuffs. They are all so unique that no cover fits well.

[@davidbakerscuba]

I loved those albums but I think his voice was at peak on The System Has Failed.

[@NAlvazaz]

​​@@davidbakerscubaI love his voice on "Back in the Day"!

[@yllekjs76]

Instead of a growl Dave has a snarl, I like the attitude that he has in his singing

[@Scarbiter]

Yea he sound pretty much angry or disgusted, fits Megadeth so much.

[@tylermoore3903]

@@Scarbiter yeah I remember seeing an interview where he said he didn’t really want to be the singer for megadeth at first. But he really found a style that fits the band so well and is unique

[@Somemetalguy-mm3su]

Many people say Dave's singing voice is bad, I think it's amazing

[@fernandopereira1976]

He's far from being technically impressive, but he has a lot of feel in his vocals and is quite unique. Better than a thousand sound alike singers out there

[@Somemetalguy-mm3su]

@@fernandopereira1976 very true brother

[@thedinobeaver]

It's bad.

[@Nichwar19]

​​@@fernandopereira1976no he is not. He has a unique shittyness

[@fernandopereira1976]

​@@Nichwar19your opinion. Millions of fans disagree.

[@Nestorglass]

Also it'd be really interesting if you did videos on how/why certain singers "lost" their voice! Mustaine's case in particular is a pretty interesting one. his whole mixed register just said bye after his back surgery. Would be really cool to explore how certain things in life can drastically alter your voice.

[@chrisliepe]

Great idea!

[@Ouzo66]

Very good comment , like I use to do when I was young , singing wasp with saliva in my throat to obtain that hoarse tremolo , and then I sung Helloween ....done this everyday ,I was 16...18 years old , lost my voice completely ,and took some shots with warfarine and oxicumarine in my triceps and slowly I was able to talk first for about 10...12 minutes and then better. My musical voice is fucked up ever since . I can sing some country shit but my vocal chords were permanently damaged

[@Nghilifa]

I think it was neck surgery actually. It was the one he had before the Big 4 shows in 2010 (that's why he was wearing a neck brace). After that they tuned down to D standard (they had used Eb/E-Flat since 1994). I think he said that he can't move his head like before, so that probably made it more difficult for him to reach certain registers after that.

[@shadowledastray]

​@Nghilifa Yes, he's said that metal neck plate presses against his vocal chords causing pain when singing. I hear their current bassist has been helping him like a vocal coach, so I wonder if a technique could be developed to work around that, restore that passage into his upper vocal register. (Not to sing as high as in the 90s, but for a well rounded range within D Standard tuning.)

[@Nestorglass]

@@shadowledastray I'm seeing them live this summer so I'll get to compare it to last time I did (2018), tbh I don't think it's gotten any better :(

[@TemperedLion]

Those vocals sound so crazy in isolation! Dave's got such an iconic voice.

[@benedictplays9031]

I became fond of his singing style because it was--at least for myself--versatile: compressed, yet able to attain high notes, and just like what other comments have stated, there is a snarl present. "Holy Wars" was the very first song I listened to when I initially decided to explore their music, and after listening to it, I thought, "his singing reminds me of Geddy Lee from Rush".

[@manjunkshow9352]

There is a big difference between a singer and a vocalist. Mustaine is a vocalist. And what he does totally fits with the Megadeth sound and attitude. It's purely for Megadeth. He could never play in a sports bar cover band. And Megadeth could never get away with hiring a singer.

[@Ghost_mx5]

How to sing like Dave: grit your teeth, sing from the throat, don't breathe

[@taramonadi1777]

Holy shit that's right😂😂

[@AlkanetEXE]

Hell yes. Doing Mustaine impressions at karaoke, snarling through Symphony of Destruction, combining that with his high notes at the end of Peace Sells, then finding your vocal technique vids... That was the direct path to extending my vocal range and endurance. 👌

[@Nestorglass]

Besides having a "love it or hate it" type of voice, he had a really interesting thing going on with his technique in the 90's!! Glad you're doing a video on him :)

[@KiuanTroll]

Oh yeah, i've been waiting for this one! Thanks Chris!

[@chrisliepe]

You bet!

[@RichardFriendartist]

these odd voices like this really do help sometimes with vocal challenges. I have found singing to unusual voices makes me approach it in a way where you go...hey this is a good technique (not talking copying them but the approach) Great content as always Chris!!

[@chrisliepe]

Absolutely dead on!

[@ash2dvst]

I friggin' love Dave Mustaine. Lol great vid as always, Chris

[@robm2743]

A reminder how sweet “next thing you know, they’ll take my thoughts away” was 💪

[@cricrituttie9203]

I love that sound. It's quite relaxing...i was tense and that didn't hurt me...i think I want to sing in a more dark way(like Chris Cornell for instance) but this bright really make a freedom way to more adjustments in the pop rock sound that I'm searching for. Like this singer brings it more darker in other parts. That as a girl I find it risk to attempt but with the right teaching of how things works really help to damage less.

[@nebojsaradakovic4141]

Well for all these years I wanted to be able to explain what's so good in Dave's voice even though many consider it to sound amateurish, but this video explains a lot. And it goes so well with the sound of Megadeth, it's insane. Tornado of Souls is one of my favorite songs ever, and I always considered not only that legendary solo to be the main ingredient of the song, but also Dave's singing as well. They complement each other flawlessly, in my opinion.

[@nightstalker3060]

Thank you for this video! I love Dave's vocal style, so this video was very interesting for me.

[@armanpgrigorian]

Its awesome how you break down all these different approaches to mix, suggestion for future video: Michael Poulsen from Volbeat, he has such a cool way of seamlessly transitioning from super dark chest notes to super bright mixed notes all in one line. Keep these vids coming

[@rodrigocabral8198]

Dave Mustaine vocals perfect!! The best!!

[@ricardsmaurins802]

Thank you, thank you and thank you again! He is an idol of mine, and I have been waiting for this for quite some time.

[@thegamingfish547]

the first three albums are just extremely pissed off snarls growls and yells and they’re my favorite vocals in the music world

[@li_che_stories854]

Thanks for unpacking Megs, Dave's vocal is weird a bit, but i adore it

[@chrisliepe]

It is WEIRD.. Strange character!

[@li_che_stories854]

@@chrisliepe i started my life musical trip with Megs 25 years ago, cant get rid of it hahaha

[@Weapon_exe]

When you were singing the part where Dave says “down in my pulpiiit” at 9:04 you sounded like my cholo uncle Hahahahaha

[@jamiegunn]

Great video, and enjoyable too.

[@shadowledastray]

Great video. I feel like this is a major reason Dave has struggled vocally since neck surgery, having that metal plate inserted that he says "presses against his vocal chords". That pain seems to conflict with him getting the "passaggio" into his upper register, so he's trying to push chest voice to hit notes he once could blend naturally. Supposedly their current bassist has been helping him like a vocal coach, and some recent live footage reflects that, as far as breath support goes.. So maybe there's also a technique he can discover that works around those health issues without too much discomfort? (Like not singing as high as in the 90s, but regaining nice control over the higher notes of Holy Wars or Tornado of Souls in their modern D Standard tuning.)

[@unknowncowman]

Thank you so much for you videos. Through you advice I managed to get psycho screams like Alpha Wolf or Dealer done, without any damage (except my neighbours nerves maybe)

[@Nightwalk444]

There's my favourite guitarist/vocalist, now we just need Blackie from WASP and my life is complete haha. Thanks!

[@chrisliepe]

Rock on!

[@evanmc.7557]

dave mustaine also sings threw his teeth which is important for tone.

[@VincentCallan]

Dude this is awesome, was a massive fan of megadeth back in the day, only recently realised the (unconscious) influence Dave Mustain had on my vocal style about a month ago, great to see the mechanics of how this all works, like Dave I just play about until I think, 'that sounds cool/interesting' and use it in a song, never had a lesson in my life... now might be the time, thanks for sharing! 😜🤣❤️🙏⚡

[@Metalhead2]

Thanks man this really helped

[@Nissardpertugiu]

In KIMB he s pretty wild . Loved to death , try that . Its pretty high and well breath supported for a non singer at first . Especially with the riffs he s playing

[@jepperofficial]

I can do this pretty easily and make tons of random voices. The problem is that my throat gets pretty sore pretty fast, and I can't sing anymore after a few minutes. I couldn't imagine doing a whole concert in this style!

[@largonien]

Your analysis are always so inspiring ! And the singing proof is just perfect :D Now I'm not ashamed to do "whatever I think of" with my voice under the shower ! (ho, btw, my neighbor might contact you about it... - I think he's not so happy as I am) hahah

[@LeryGo369]

Nice sir !

[@zionherbert]

Amazing

[@brothinkhejesse]

mmmmmmnmnmnhhh i love reverb!!!!!!!!!!!!!! anyways, he's definitely not a great singer but it's so crazy, creative, character like almost...... it fits the music soo well- sounds so great

[@icedtrooper]

Nunca hice clic tan rápido!! More thrash vocalists please,cheers

[@Thisismehdii]

This video is so cool !!!!!it's entertaining and informing at the same time

[@piotrleszczynski5744]

The nasality is not irritating in Mustaine voice at all. Nice analysis...

[@chrisliepe]

Thanks!

[@Raw-guitar]

6:55 reminds me of Ottos voice from the Simpsons.

[@serpentinecerberusofficial4698]

Now this was a pleasant surprise.

[@virgiliotagliaferri8068]

Dave "The Banshee" Mustaine Loved this!

[@ltzhk]

So helpful Chris!

[@H.E.M.]

Wish you did Youthansia. His best vocals

[@peanuts666]

Thank you!

[@erikwassong6782]

How to sing like Dave Mustaine: Step one: listen to Metallica Step one: temper tantrum

[@rdlystad23]

For some reason my voice has been able to do a solid Dave since I first started. I was always under the impression most don't dig his voice that much but I don't think Megadeth's music would work without that sound. I love the dude. Thanks for this!

[@chrisliepe]

You're very welcome!

[@attrouter1962]

Wow was not expecting this Megadeth is my favorite band!

[@JulianManzara]

1. Amazing work, so insightful! 2. Hilariously accurate! 3. WHERE/HOW did you get these isolated tracks?! Thank you. I may try your lessons.

[@chrisliepe]

Thank you thank you! I find the isolated tracks on KZbin for the most part. Sometimes I make them using RX8 by Isotope

[@peytonparabdeen2413]

The first vocal sounded like Cartman🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@RichardFriendartist]

If I only knew "strangle the cat" in 1990...who knows. hhaha :)

[@vladboch]

Why does such amazing video have so little views?

[@sciexp]

Cool... Thanks... I have to check if you have done something on those metal highs, like the ones of Rob Halford, in Painkiller, for instance... If not, It would be nice if you can do a video on those... Thank you man!

[@beehype46and2]

Comment for da algorithm Streak count: 71 Btw. May the force be with y'all

[@beehype46and2]

@Liam zappia which one do you mean? The May the 4th part or the comment for algorithm?

[@beehype46and2]

Basically commenting on a video helps the video get into the KZbin algorithm, which means it shows up much higher in the KZbin list when u search a video, which also means more views. Likes and dislikes helps the video climb the algorithm too! Fun fact: Likes and Dislikes counts equal that means, doesn't matter if a video has 1 mil likes or dislikes, it's helping out the video equally!

[@beehype46and2]

@Liam zappia + I am doing this stuff as a streak, like it hepls a content creator soooo much if every viewer would drop a comment on every video! Because every comment helps out a whole lot!

[@beehype46and2]

@Liam zappia nice!!! I'm so hyped for the Boba Fett series.🎉

[@beehype46and2]

@Liam zappia yeah the streak count shows how many times I commented and Chris is really throwin videos out.😂

[@LoganSewell83]

1. Have an untreated anger problem. 2. Read the lyrics to "Burning Bridges," realize that this how you have lived your life. 3. Hold a decades long grudge against a more successful friend. This seems to be Mustaine's formula for vocals. Megadeth is built around Mustaine's vocals; nothing else would fit properly.

[@originalvonster]

As if that’s the Megadeath singer. He sounds so punk rock at the start.

[@karaoglanguitar]

Your videos are amazing I learn a lot from your videos. You should check Mikael Akerfeldt, he has one of the best growls in metal and also he has the sweetiest clean voice in metal. Guy is crazy. I really wonder your reactions and explainings about him it would be so cool.

[@FyreNail2]

Would you consider doing a vocal analysis of Darroh Sudderth from Fair to Midland (good songs would be Dance of the Manatee and Vice/Versa, they would probably cover his range & techniques pretty well). I feel like he's pretty underrated as a vocalist plus I'd be super interested to hear your breakdown of his gutteral.. singing? I don't even know what to call it but you'll hear it in DotM :P Love your work :)

[@lringstad2]

Fair to midland is amazing!

[@MetalNeverDieswithMarkA]

I'm planning on doing a Megadeth cover

[@chrisliepe]

nice

[@JeffIndigo]

5:10 YOU SOUND LIKE THOSE TUBE THINGIES YOU TILT AND THEY GO "ALLLLUUUUUOOOOOUUUULLLAAAA" AND SHAKE EM THEY GO "WAOWAOWAOWAOWAO" lol Great vid. I give Dave a lot more credit now.

[@blackmetalbreadstick]

I feel like what Dave did for many years was really unhealthy and the reflects on his performances in the late 2000's and onwards. He's definitely one of my biggest musical influences but there's no denying his voice has been thrashed for years.

[@TheOfficialDrovix]

*2:51** your pitch sounds a lot like Michael from the KZbin Channel MandJTV, Pokemon fans might know who I'm talking about*

[@japekki666]

Could you get isolated vocals from Miljenko Matijevic of Steelheart and analyze those?

[@SoupKitchen91]

Would love to see you dig into the style of Austin Winkler, the original guy from Hinder. Really unique voice.

[@alexschmidt5007]

Hey, Chris! Can you do a video explaining singing high but maintaining low end, like Ian Astbury, Danzig, Jay Buchanan? They go up there but it sounds really chesty. That's kind of a mystery to me and I need some guidance on that.

[@turazzi9738]

ya man this is it, hard to get this darker deeper chestier timbre. Maybe it has to do with resonance. If you open your body inside, in a way to have a bigger box, bassier overtones will ring 'cuz of the bigger box you have inside. I heard teachers say that, maybe even Chris... but it is really hard to get to... and there must be other secrets too...

[@alexschmidt5007]

@@turazzi9738 Yea, it makes sense. That's what I try to practice, but I don't know if I'm approaching the right means.

[@turazzi9738]

@@alexschmidt5007 yeah I get kinda lost too... it's hard to study alone

[@alexschmidt5007]

@@turazzi9738 Tell you what, if I ever figure it out, I come back here and let you know on this very thread how I did it.

[@turazzi9738]

@@alexschmidt5007 And I say the same! Actually, I'm still trying to find that mixed configuration...Did you find a way to mix?

[@BettyTheRaccoon]

02:55 I can hear some Jack white here!

[@paulcookseymmh5941]

I love practicing this,but ive just had to put my hernia belt back on,just in case!

[@ethanjlawson]

Could you find the isolated vocal tracks for Slaves and Bulldozers- Soundgarden?

[@chrisliepe]

Been looking high and low for those... nothing good yet!!

[@jMerkyJJ]

That first example sounds EXACTLY like HR from Bad Brains.

[@NeclassicalAddict]

Instead of those two songs, you should listen to any of the tracks from Youthanasia, they are far the best from vocal standpoint and they didn't got any credit for it..

[@aidanely]

I’m not going to lie, I think he sounds like this because Dave mustain can’t really sing but he’s pretty cool

[@amemename]

Hey Chris did you do David Draiman from Disturbed yet?

[@barkoictolugueneofbairtona2273]

It's also quite easy to sing in that voice

[@ooffythekoala235]

4:35 yeah, I doubt Dave ever took any vocal lessons 💀

[@HotRefuse]

Holy Wars is fun to sing but I end up going into pure head voice as a lazy way of hitting the higher notes.

[@chrisliepe]

ya... try the whine! See what happens!!

[@HotRefuse]

@@chrisliepe Thanks, I'll give it a shot

[@H.E.M.]

😂 same. He does the same live so lmao

[@donnielsen8225]

Awesome! This is amazing man. Do you have something for randy Blythe from lamb of god? He seems like one of the few that doesn’t ruin his voice after singing for hours. I know he did some vocal training. Wasn’t sure if you broke down his style of singing.

[@nicolao.dos.santos]

Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation), pleeease! :)

[@lgx3557]

Richard Ashcroft next 🙏🏻

[@ZikkityZakOTA]

Who knew Dave and Chris sounded like Gilbert Gottfried

[@hybridmeteora5467]

Sounded annoying for me when i was just getting into the band but then started to like his voice. He was not faking it unlike other vocalist who just really want to sound good and utilizing techniques to not trash their voice which is also good. But then again he kinda lost his voice maybe because of that. Dave's voice sounds true, emotionally onpoint like when he wants to enunciate a message of a song, it's just straight forward.

[@apoorvmishra385]

You need to listen to Jonny Craig asap! Dude's the best damn vocalist I ever heard. I really wanna know how he does what he does. I'd suggest "What I'd Give To Be Australian" off his solo album or "Blue Dream" from Dance Gavin Dance. Even his live performances are perfect

[@chrisliepe]

Big fan of Craig... OH JUST YOU WAIT TO SEE WHATS COMING

[@andrewschuler8298]

Where are you getting these isolated vocal tracks?

[@chrisliepe]

KZbin :)

[@NAlvazaz]

I have a question. How does a band determine what standard key they sing in? I know Dave Mustaine can sing both deeper and higher than D standard. For me D3 is close to the bottom of my range and is the deepest I can sing with any loudness. I can hit C3 but it's still a little quiet but C#3 is getting louder. My highest note is not impressive as an A4 and is a bit unusual for a female like me to not be able to hit high notes without cracking. I used to sing along with male vocalists in the past and would actually get angry and jealous when me, a teenaged girl couldn't hit the high notes Geoff Tate or Bruce Dickinson could. I first was put in the tenor section in choir but then moved to the alto section where I still had difficulty with some of the highs. The cool thing is that many other female tenors like me exist. We find it amusing with the claim that the contralto voice is the least common one. Well female tenor is the same range as the male tenor one so what does it all actually mean? BTW, thank you for this video. I'm subscribing to your channel.

[@chrisliepe]

I don't think most bands decide a standard key to sing in, they just write whatever sounds nice and whatever fits their voice the best. While categorizing vocal range is beneficial from certain analytical perspective, i feel sometimes it takes away the freedom to explore songs and notes that you think are outside your "natural range" With proper training, most people's vocal range can extend to be much wider then they think their limit is.

[@NAlvazaz]

@@chrisliepeThank you for your response. Yeah that makes more sense, also with vocal categorization. I always felt that it was a rather silly concept due to people being able to extend their natural range if they wished it.

[@Kriegter]

clench your teeth together and then try to imitate a cartoonish villain voice from an 80s cartoon

[@ricochetsixtyten]

7:45 Lmao, you just channeled Otto from Simpsons.

[@innersoundjsd5770]

Hello Chris, so cool to see Dave Mustaine here in your video's. I have on question, is the technique you explain around 6.35, Upon my podium, the same technique I could use on the first part of "in my Darkest Hour" song from Megadeth? It seems like a spoken voice: "in my hour of need, ha, no, you're not there..." I struggle to find to get that part right, would love to learn how i could approach it more as he does. Thanks for all your great lessons ad courses!

[@chrisliepe]

Ya its a similar approach for sure!

[@milobroth9212]

What if the one behind Eric Cartman voice for all these yesrs was Mustaine?0:

[@ptolomay]

For such a voice, you need to imagine that you are sitting on the toilet and cannot poop. 🤓☝

[@fasgamboa]

🤘

[@SirHiggalot]

I believe Dave has said himself that on the early records he didn't know how to really sing and was just pushing and straining out the notes lol

[@danielreynolds6498]

Could you do a video on Bobby blitz !!!!!

[@michaelkelly637]

Where am I and how did i end up here

[@chrisliepe]

:)

[@pacowaco9867]

5:24 😂🤣🤣🤣😅🤭🤭🤭😂🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@peytonparabdeen2413]

My reaction was the same

[@pacowaco9867]

5:10 It sounds like constipation to me, take a couple of laxatives, it should help.

[@man66iac]

That's sounds so funny 😂😂😂

[@lucashatt8871]

can i post a link