Entranced by "Voodoo"! Vocal ANALYSIS of Godsmack and Sully Erna once more!

Over 3,000 of you commented your desire to hear "Voodoo" by Godsmack within the first week of dropping my very first time hearing Sully Erna's voice. What a response! So here we are, taking a very different look, and what a difference this is! I can safely say that I am very much enamored so far!
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to Godsmack performing "Voodoo" for the first time.
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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[@Calirohe]

Wow, what a trip down memory lane,it is always awesome to re-discover songs I heard a million times through your analysis

[@benamisai-kham5892]

Yeah!! I was hoping to see someone mention that Sully is wiccan and a lot of this video is wiccan inspired 🥰

[@seidimeow]

voodoo is one of my favorite songs of all time !!!!! it's sound and feel is unreal, I used to listen to it on loop on halloween when I was in high school 🤣🎃 (still do) also when she compares sully to serj I completely hear it, same with maynard in a perfect circle, especially with the song 'by and down' same vibes!

[@metalmamasue3680]

Love this song, even tho I'm not a huge GodSmack fan. I do Iike I Stand Alone too.

[@seidimeow]

@@metalmamasue3680 yeah both solid songs!!!

[@TheChromeRonin]

Then follow up with Voodoo Too 8)

[@logancreed5041]

Serenity needs to be the next Godsmack song... he wrote the song about RUSH' drummer Neil Peart. Peart lost his daughter in a terrible accident and then his wife a year later. He then wrote a book called The Ghost Rider and after Sully read it it inspired the lyrics to Serenity. Amazingly haunting song and Sullys voice is ridiculously amazing in it. I strongly recommend it.

[@peterworth9403]

I was about to suggest serenity. you beat me to it. it's an amazing song.

[@Merdyon13]

The acoustic version of "Spiral" is a good one.

[@kotajames6211]

I had no clue!😁 **The More You Know meme**

[@EricT3769]

Studio version is instrumentally more interesting.

[@christianwilliamson9752]

I didn't know. Thank you. I love and live Rush

[@Ancient_Drummer]

Most people love the ritualistic/tribal groove being laid down by drummer, Tommy Stewart, as do I, but there is a little nuance in there that many non-drummers miss. During transition periods and as a replacement for the crash, he uses the china cymbal to portray a "hiss" type sound which goes along with the message of the song and video. Very cool little nuance in there using percussive elements to enhance the feel.

[@aprillusk8099]

The drummer is Shannon Larkin. He is amazing and puts the spiritual sounds in at the right moments to give the whole band a total baseline for getting the message across.

[@Legolas25079]

@@aprillusk8099 Shannon is the current drummer and he's amazing! Tommy Stewart, though, was the original drummer in Godsmack, so that is Stewart rocking the drums.

[@nicholasray3632]

@@Legolas25079 i thought Sully wrote it and tommy recorded it?

[@SoundwaveSurfing]

There is also a cabasa being used which gives a hiss sound during the main tribal beat.

[@asphaltcwby78]

​@aprillusk8099 shannon larkin didnt join godsmack till 2002...there were 3 drummers prior to larkin entering...and Tommy Stewart was the drummer at the beginning or establishment of the band.

[@Lonewolf-vf1nn]

Serenity, Unbreakable and 7 years ( live from his solo project) are a great next step into Sully. The message in the last 2 will steal your heart

[@rochelles589]

My son was a toddler when I discovered Godsmack and "Voodoo" was the first song I heard. I absolutely loved it, but my toddler loved it even more. Any time we were driving in the car, he would ask to hear "Voodoo" and as soon as it ended would say, "Again, Voodoo again!". Something about this song is just so soothing to both of us.

[@metalmamasue3680]

My oldest was also into music from the time he was a toddler. He would always ask me to put my Tom Petty CD in, when he was 2. 😂 Now we go to shows together.

[@DaisyGray74]

I’ve been a fan of Sully since the beginning. Love his vocals and lyrics. Plus, he’s pretty easy on the eyes. 🔥 Great reaction! Primal is a great word to describe him and his music!

[@MsBanditKiller]

I can't tell you just how thoroughly I always enjoy your analysis! Your knowledge, passion, and enthusiasm are infectious! Every exploration is a journey, I swear! Thank you for serving up such delicious content! ❤❤❤

[@TheSLK66]

This is one of those songs that gets more addictive the more you listen to it.

[@that44rdv4rk]

smack be like that.

[@thatashgirl83]

This Album is so good and the fact that Sully is a drummer always shows up in how cool their percussion is.

[@Shark_Chick_]

I absolutely do love Sully and I've seen him in concert probably I have dozen times. And I absolutely do believe he has one of the sexiest voices in rock music. He can take you from feeling one way to taking you a completely different way and just a matter of a few seconds.

[@JCourts2k23]

Under your scars is one of my favorites

[@susanconstable2113]

I love sullys voice! I was hooked years ago when their debut album came out! It’s still one of my favorite albums!

[@mycroftholmes2992]

This particular song I find very hypnotic, and was my introduction to the band years ago. Made me want to listen to more of their music.

[@StevedaveTodd]

Anything Sully does is musical mastery. Such an amazing and underrated MUSICIAN. You gotta check out his solo stuff.

[@robynryan7473]

I love how she is so wrapped up in these videos. Like a kid on Christmas, her enthusiasm blows my mind. Then she like follows through with ok, let me break it all down and school ya on how it's done. Simply an amazing teacher! Like she really gets all forms of music and brings it to heavy metal and hard rock like chopping one finely pristine music salad

[@scottwright236]

I use to be a stage manager/ Lighting director for a production company. We had a show in my area, just when Sulley and Godsmack were starting out playing clubs and small venues, where they (Godsmack) were an opener. They arrived in their van and loaded their own gear without Sulley, who at the time was drunk and passed out in the van. Their start time came up and the crew, with the band, literally "poured" Sulley onto the stage, but as soon as he had the mic in his hand you would have never known he was out drunk. Thankfully he's now sober.

[@kalmlykeabomb]

I hadn't listened to Godsmack in a long time before your last reaction to them. The Live recording of Moon Baby from Fox Theatre is amazing, it's so rare to find someone as good live as they are in studio.

[@CoreyHalvorsen]

His voice in serenity is amazing and my favorite song is under your scars this is a song that brings the emotion out in me to the point my wife knows this is the song I want played in event of my passing it just hit me hard the lyrics hit hard!!!!!! Listen to both love seeing your reactions

[@alexklitschko6918]

Sully Erna and Godsmack have been my favorite band for 20 years!! Thank you for this 🙏😊

[@dima_keller]

This song was definitely a giant surprise when I heard it for the first time. I was so enchanted by it's tribalistic vibe I've been listening to it over and over like it was a chant

[@doomhammer56]

I have always felt Sully was also a very underrated lyricist as well. and they as a band do a lot of work with kids which is amazing.

[@thescottishviking1504]

One Rainy Day shows his true vocal power.

[@jeanhanner9407]

Everytime I hear this song..... it does something to my brain. Awesome!!

[@ronjefferson3162]

Happy that you are finally getting into Godsmack and Sully. Everyone is making great suggestions for the next song but I would love to see a reaction Until Then. It definitely shows the softer side of Sully but also makes you realize just how talented he is.

[@ChaosDY]

By far and away my favorite Godsmack song. Glad to see you react to this one

[@sebastiank.3894]

Loved to dance to this song basically every weekend in my favorite club throughout my 20ies. Now that you are hooked, also look into some of his solo works, e.g. "Seven Years" would be fantastic. And then it is about time for a tea time interview!

[@shunyaku7759]

0:50 I 100% believe I just shared in the shiver you got there, and all I can say is I am so happy for how you truly appreciate music.

[@Dave-nd2lm]

This album tour, early 2000’s, in Portland Oregon, Sully did seem to spell-cast to keep the vibe up and the people safe. It was strange.

[@AccendoTraceur]

Finally got to see these guys on tour recently. They put on a hell of a show.

[@sgtdevildogdavethesilentwars]

Elizabeth this analysis was really good as usual. I listen to a lot of different music genres. Metal and hard rock from the mid-60's to present time is my foundational music preference. When Godsmack and many bands that are similar came on to the music scene it didn't resonate with me. I tuned out of nearly all of these bands 99% after just a couple sample of their songs. However you sold me with this particular song, and I will give Godsmack another listen with a much more open ear. I will say that in this song I can hear old and very strong vestiges of Jim Morrison (The Doors) and hints of Glenn Danzig in Sully's vocals on this track. It is a really good song with a serious "earworm" because i was singing it all day. Thank you for your effort and channel.

[@Havocme7]

Another band from that era, Sevendust, had a really powerful song, Angel's Son.

[@blakematthews9694]

Alot of good songs on their first album. Jammed it pretty hard when it came out and i was 12. Perfect age to experience hearing all the bands like this when they came out. Good time for music like this

[@kaylaliebeck4894]

Love it too! Great reaction.

[@prgx52]

I get goosebumps with that intro EVERY TIME. Then they hit the thunk duh duh dunk, thunk duh duh dunk bink bunk. Woof.

[@prgx52]

you nailed it with the sway his voice has, it is funny because it is the same thing that I HATE about the the twang in some country music, because he is close and hits it, but country can be SO sharp or flat until hitting the note that it triggers *mayday* in my brain haha

[@carlawheeler2815]

This video was filmed in/around Salem, in Lexington and a few other locations in Mass. Sully was very involved with Laurie Cabot and the Cabot Witches Using them in the video gave more authenticity. The castle (in Gloucester mass (Hammond Castle) This song was inspired by the movie The Serpent and the Rainbow, which was a supposedly non-fiction story based on Voodoo. There are associations related to drug/heroin use. The term Godsmack is what a deadly heroin overdose is referred to. Though it's been said to refer to Tommy's cold sore. (Doubtful.) The lyrics are also written in a way that could refer to either heroin use or the drug from the movie (which was drank as a potion though) Sully and the rest of the band have long been into drugs and alcohol. But now they Shannon (the drummer) is in recovery due to severe blackouts from alcohol. They now have the SCARS foundation that helps with suicide prevention. They do alot of good. I love the fact they brought manchester (new Hampshire) school chorus in on one of their newer songs. ;) It's a pretty amazing thing! Love your reaction to this. The first 5 times I met Sully, I pretty much had the same reaction. :) Do Serenity Next! Please and Thank you!

[@Mymloch]

So this one time.... I was in college in the late 90's... and I was in a Directing class.... and they made us create a scene for our final projects. I used this song along with the "sell my soul" scene from Faust. It seemed so natural a team-up. (I never got to put the show on, to be fair, but it could've been a great video for this song)

[@MommaOsoIrish67]

Lol! Couldn't even spit out "belt buckle"! Are you sure it's not the abs breaking your concentration?? I agree about the hypnotic quality of this one. And his voice is the sultry flute tones that lead us along, down under... If you havent already, Keep Away is a song I've always really been partial to, as well as, someone already mentioned, Serenity. I appreciate your keen likening of vocal styles with SOD.

[@LeonHoogeveen]

I never saw this video. So thank you. And for the deepdive too offcourse!

[@jessilytle3548]

Sully Erna is a God. He can literally do no wrong. He is perfection.

[@pdxgrl1]

Wow, I haven't heard this song in skill long. Thanks for covering it!

[@karynstouffer3562]

Sinuous. He slithers in with his voice. It winds around your very core, and sets up its own throne.

[@hat8918]

Sully's growth as a singer has been impressive. Similar to Hetfield, he was self taught on the 1st album with this song, but he started getting vocal lessons on the 2nd album and for years after and today he's actually a great rock vocalist with his own style.

[@tacobob3953]

They have so many great songs that showcase his voice. One I suggest that does under most people’s radars is “something different”

[@biglew1161]

I think power in a voice isn't necessarily about how loud or how far one can project their voice, but weather the singer can make someone feel something from what they are singing. Think about controlling someone else's feelings with your voice, to me that's powerful.

[@JosephParker_Nottheboxer]

I think the witch is from "The Princess Bride", she's the witch that revives Wes. She also very much has David bowie vibes from The Labyrinth.

[@MarcelNL]

Holy sh......this one! I am now watching your review of Bulls on parade, but wow, this! I always try to sing it in one breath. "I'm not the one who's so far away" etc.

[@Primal-Rage]

I think you nailed it on the head when you described his lyrics as "serpentine".. I believe that is the whole point in his cadence during this song.. I've listened to this song for years, I love it and when I sing along, I often find myself doing the "serpentine swerve" with my head along to the timing of the lyrics and it fits nicely and really punches the mood in.

[@shruikan64]

Sully does so many great things with his voice when he performs live. First time I saw Godsmack perform he did like a 10 min thing where he was playing with his voice and moving the mic around to fade and all kinds of stuff. Was amazing to experience first hand. Serenity and Moon Baby would be great songs to break down.

[@Jo-JoGro]

My favorite all time song from Godsmack is Voices from their acoustic album The Other Side

[@2dashville]

The musical vibe of this song always reminds me of The Doors song My Wild Love.

[@lilsix19]

Elizabeth you really should check out Sullys solo stuff. I personally feel you get the real feelings and powerfulness of his voice🤘🏼

[@ConnorSinclairCavin]

I have always seen the story as someone who is drawn back over and over to “voodoo” which numbs their mind and “controls” what they do, them following what the “practitioner” says and doing things they would “never do” on their own. I have thought of this as a stand in for faith, drugs, leaders of a group… no clue if that was intended, but it is how it always struck me as.

[@KGRICK1]

anything from their first album is great.

[@hraefn1821]

Sully is a practicing wiccan and I believe this song and video was inspired by the serpent and the rainbow. A wonderful book and film starring Bill Pullman about voodoo. The song's lyrics make perfect sense narratively if imagined through the voice of the protagonist.

[@nerdynorwegian1495]

Voodoo was some of his early work he is a warlock however the song is about his heroin use when he was young hinse the snake bite lyric, but that magic you felt is real it's raw emotion

[@mrcatsuit]

Unforgettable.

[@chipchiperson679]

She's really geeking out to this

[@hiddenhydewithinhim]

And now... Godsmack - Keep away! It won't surpass I stand alone or Voodoo, but it will give sight inside of every bullied kid ever. You're welcome. btw... the song(Voodoo) is bout heroin. And also... 20:00 ... I'm not british, I'm not american... yet... I guess this just remind us of primeval state of mind, the magic, the spirits, the ghosts... it's all in the video and we roll with it. I can't explain how much I love this music. It prolongued my addiction to marihuana and psychedelics for some time and I don't feel like it was a bad spent time, cuz there is really spiritual quality to that sound, which I guess is inspiration from as you mentioned Alice in chains or Tool or ect. But this song even though it's about drug addiction, I felt in love with this much, MUCh earlier before I came across drugs, which means, this is in all of us. It's part of spirituality and I don't want to promote anything. Every single person has much more different path from others, but this song to me opens eyes into what we would call spiritual opening. Btw... I love Benin culture, I've loved voodoo even before psychedelics... so much more I appreciate the fact that even though the song itself is about addiction I've never experienced and nothing else, it's still so true to the african religious culture, which really... REALLY influenced me and as a atheist I can tell.. If any religion left real life consuequences on me... it was freaking voodoo. Christianity is second after, but again... this comes from a literally son of a schizhophrenic and possible ''self controling schizophrenic'', so take it with a grain of a salt. Still, I love the music... their most aggresive songs overcome Metallica and their sweetiest songs are on par with Tool... that's achievment.

[@hiddenhydewithinhim]

And please, please do more Cradle of Filth.... not lives, but studio versions' since they're made with much more care... Frost on her pillow, Death of Love, Temptation, Forgive me father... that music is ingenius... really... and Nymphetamine.... only version better than studio version is unfixed version.

[@branimirzelenicic9238]

Need a reaction on any song from godsmack acoustic night with John Kosco from Dropbox, amazing concert!

[@dustinshadle732]

This song always reminds me of heroine use. I had a short stint of it in 2000. A year faded into some few weeks

[@Superagent666]

Every band needs a "voodoo" song. Something totally different and out there.

[@stephenm8725]

I think Sully's softer, more mellow vocals are quite melancholic. His more agressive, harder vox I would say are: forthright, abrasive and primal

[@steveedwards5097]

You being into music like you are would really appreciate the video to Godsmacks Unforgettable I promise it will get you teary-eyed

[@johnyoung2665]

She is the famous witch of Salem, that is her coven and sullys coven as well

[@ADC-s9z]

Great band and song. A lot of people think, including myself the song is about shooting heroin. Feel snake bite enter veins, never did I want to be here again and I don't remember why I came. Freezing feeling... but that's the beauty of music, it can be interpreted in so many ways

[@danielgoldberg2129]

There are certain songs that you can play on a loop, over and over again, and not tire of it. This is one of those songs. Edit: When you wondered where you had seen the actress before, she actually reminded me of David Bowie in Labyrinth. 😊

[@justincroteau1458]

I would say yes to the “invitation”. He is a devout Wiccan after all, so I can see the appeal of why the invite is there.

[@TFM95]

Voodoo is one of my favorite songs, ever since I first heard it as a child. Another by Godsmack is Serenity. Especially if you like Sully's voice.

[@jimmymcfly9822]

This song just reminds me of that MTV show Fear.

[@smftv]

I saw Godsmack open for Motley Crue when Crue toured their Dr. Feelgood album cover to cover and Godsmack outperformed them 10x over! Just WAY better, especially vocally, and Sully's drum off was really impressive. My favorite thing though was his audience interaction where he explains how to sing, from the gut, not the throat, to rally feel and express what we were singing along with him; just really trying to get the most of it from everyone. Dee Snider of Twisted Sister whose a classically trained tenor is known for that. Known as a screamer, can do this exact same thing and sing beautifully if he chooses to. I could give you dozens of examples, but my favorite video to show his power as a frontman, isn't his singing, but his "voice". His devotion to getting the very last drop of energy out of the crowd. It'd be much less of a vocal analysis and more of a performance analysis. Twisted Sister - It's Only Rock'N'Roll (But I Like It) [Featuring Lemmy and Robo from Motorhead]. Aka: the moment Twisted Sister rose to stardom, many thanks to Lemmy who loved him and TS. Sully reminds me of Dee on stage in this way (but Dee's got way more energy) and Sully, probably the vocals, but I'm a Dee guy through and through. For Dee's vocals (that aren't what everyone knows aside from: "The Price" which in and of itself is a worthy analysis) you can check out "Calling For You" from his band Widowmaker. I've always loved that he can be really power forward, but also light and restrained hearkening back to his early training, but there isn't a better overall frontman than Dee Snider, that's for damn certain!

[@boomermatic6035]

If you listen to the song from the CD there is additional singing/chanting after a quiet period. You should check out some songs from "Days of the New", in the song "Die Born" Travis Meeks has a similar singing style that Sully has on this one.

[@mitchelltrantham5085]

When I hear this song, I think about Selma Hayek's snake dance in the movie "From Dusk Till Dawn."

[@1guyfishingforfun43]

Been following you for a while and would love to hear how you hear The bird and the worm by The Used. Keep up the great videos!

[@jayminer9416]

This was amazing to see live. Sully is just as good if not better Live.

[@Jeeters87]

I’m not a fan of Sully, but the music does bring me nostalgia.

[@randolphreazor7463]

"Straight Out Of Line" is my go to song!

[@Steve-xp8we]

How have you not done a Journey video yet? Steve Perry is one of the greatest vocalists to ever exist. Especially his stuff from the 70s/80s. His live performances are just as amazing if not better than the album versions. Please do Journey. I recommend “Mother,Father” but specifically the live version from Texas that can be found on KZbin. But any song will do. I also would recommend “When you love a woman” which is a later song but an awesome one.

[@oinn6216]

that was really interesting and unexpected comparison with Serj )))

[@slaterbater1988]

Too lazy to read through the comments and there's no vocal at all... but just for your own viewing pleasure you should check out their battle of the drums. Sully started out as a tour drummer and is really good. And Shannon Larkin is a beast. It's so cool. He is one of the most talented musicians around. Singing, guitar, drums(including the cool hand drums in this an many other songs), harmonica. Just amazing.

[@lovemetal2467]

In response to your question about how or why Sully's voice is powerful, he simply had intensity that couldn't be matched by other Metal bands back then. He had an inate ability to sing with immense and intense volume, along with this anger, grit and growl in his voice with immense control. Power also means how he'd with subtle and beautiful tone during the verse in the song "Spiral" and start singing with his signature grit, intense powerful and decibels during the chorus of the song. Just like Papa Het from Metallica, Sully has a crazy range as a natural baritone himself. So there ya go. "Serenity" "One Rainy Day" "The Other Side" are some other songs like "Voodoo" you might like. Take care.

[@kaitlynjohnson5129]

They added the snake sound and I love that they did that for snake deities

[@johnathanberntson2065]

Since you asked, this song is about heroin addiction. The "snake bite" is the needle.

[@bettygreene6642]

check out their sort of sequel to this song, "Voo Doo Too" if you can find an official video.

[@jamieborton1527]

I love godsmack. I think you should check out his music under himself as sully erna. My light. Broken road. Soooooo good

[@enragednemesis56]

Snake bite is actually a reference to heroin injection. “Voodoo” was actually written about addiction.

[@Deathbecomesme3]

You should check out Sully and John Kosco doing Touche or Reefer Headed Woman from An Evening with Godsmack.

[@johnsaltzohuigin6660]

Snakebit refers to the alcoholic drink. The lyrics are about my cousin and his wifes daughter.

[@debbiejohnson1484]

One of my favorite songs is Serenity but solo Sully is Sinners Prayer which I would love to see your opinion of! Enjoy your videos!

[@marchersey1431]

“Medusa but a dude” is my new favorite thing anyone has ever said

[@tomva7142]

I can recommend you : - Serenity - Greed - Moon Baby (live version because you have to see him in live !) - Bad Religion (in live too) - 7 years (Sully's song, not with Godsmack)

[@patrickdurnion9933]

Serenity or spirals, Sully is so underrated as a vocalist.

[@wowf0rl1f3]

My first ever audition song for my first band. Such good memories, truly brought me out of seclusion from my first 4 surgeries and got me my first girlfriend.

[@Tchristian98]

•"Landslide" covered by The Smashing Pumpkins •The rooster by Alice in chains •Would by Alice in chains •Still of the night by Whitesnake •When will it rain by Jackyl Would love to see your reaction to any of these.

[@ShaneSaw911]

Have you heard Still of the night cover by Static -x ? Way different but cool

[@BenderIsGreat3464]

I hope she covers their song Moon Baby sometime

[@zembagaming7841]

We HAVE to hear "soil" from system of a down! It has a very deep message and it has an incredible amount of emotion

[@heatherabbey530]

This song was inspired by the movie “Serpent and the Rainbow”.

[@dillonsronce2583]

Godsmack and korn are what got me into being a metal head. It was funny that I have an aunt who is obsessed with u2 but also loves Godsmack, probably because she thinks sully is really hot. Lol

[@Shark_Chick_]

The song has a lot of mentions of rituals of pre-Christianity occult. Including the snake bite and images from within the video such as Medusa. Back then people use them use to answer important questions and these muses would slowly be inoculated with snake venom as well as other medicinal drugs of the time. One of these drugs literally translates to the purple and it's made from a snail. Ritualistic dancing and drumming was coming with these practices as well as sexual rituals. There's a book called The chemical Muse that talks about much of this. These rituals were actually mentioned in the Bible but in the original Greek source text of Mark. The text was slowly changed over the years as new translations of the original text came out and translated between languages. These are also the basis of some of the current pagan practices.

[@RyanEglitis]

I've got to vote for my favorite Godsmack song, Whatever.