First time reaction and analysis featuring Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke performing Sacrifice

Today's video was an experience for sure! Lisa Gerrard has such a unique sound, and I was blown away by her musicality. Here she is performing Sacrifice with Pieter Bourke.
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[@strangelove1970]

I've seen Dead Can Dance in concert twice and it was like having an out-of-body experience. Heaven.

[@chrismitchell523]

It's hard to explain until you see it. Lisa is quite literally larger than life and at times it feels like the PA in the venue is having a hard time keeping her from drowning out the instruments. I'm afraid we'll never get them in the US again...

[@etiennedegaulle3817]

Same here.

[@Brianartist11]

except when they cancel the tour :(

[@anartistsrendition4386]

I got to see DCD in 1994 Lakewood, Ohio. I was the youngest person there.

[@TheSeta012]

I would like to be able to see them in concert.

[@nesherben-negev1345]

Lisa Gerrard is one of a kind. No one can equal her vocalisation if music with such powerful emotion.

[@theblueoddity]

Lisa Gerrard is one of my all time favourite singers. This song as well as "Redemption" are really special. Lisa has a way of singing to the soul.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

It's Lisa Gerrard, KD Lang, Hayley Westenra & Fiona Apple for me 👍 But, no-one sings like Lisa Gerrard...

[@P.Atreides]

i full agree

[@J0hnny8ravo]

My first contact with DCD was in 1994, I was 20 y.o. and I attended “Romeo and Juliet” at the National Theatre in Bucharest. I was smuggled in by a friend who was acting that night on the stage and since I didn’t have a seat (the show was sold out many months before) he took me to the guy who was in charge of the sound. So I’ve watched the performance from above and listened to “The Host of Seraphim” in studio environment. I was blown away. The director used that track for the poisoning scene and it was mesmerizing. I asked the old man who’s singing and I’m a fan ever since.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

She's like a vocal Theramin.... AMAZING.....

[@thomashverring9484]

Oh, hot damn, a reaction to Lisa Gerrard! Finally someone doing that! I love Dead Can Dance and her solo work!

[@thomashverring9484]

Wow, I'm realizing that I've apparently completely missed that everyone's reacted to Lisa Gerrard.

[@HyndusSidArtStudioCz]

I have never heard anyone as special as Lisa Gerard and Lis Fraser from the Cocteaut twins I have been listening to them all my life since I was 22 Absolutely special like from another world! Very Special!!

[@MartinMcMartin]

I have never heard anything like this before, the song is given plenty of time to breathe.

[@Spalacidae]

I cry and get emotional every time I listen to Lisa Gerrard. Her voice kills me and revives me every time.

[@ericsaari2901]

Wow. I have not heard Lisa for years now. She was my Muse, basically, in art school. So many nights on projects I would just get lost in a trance listening to her and Dead Can Dance, working on a painting or calligraphy of some sort. It's not music I listen to on my own except for certain contexts, and it has been some time. That made it all the more powerful and moved me to tears. I think way back on one of your first videos when you started this channel I recommended Dead Can Dance. I don't think I have ever heard any other reactor react to them (or Lisa), among the vocal professionals and musicians I watch for reactions. Thanks so much for this! It's quite a thing to know all of her works and Dead Can Dance very, very well, and then some years later after a couple years of watching music reactions mostly from a vocal perspective to then return, since I've learned a lot more about voice as well. Amazing really. I recommend checking out some Dead Can Dance, even on your own time if not a reaction. She puts in some stunning, stunning turns of voice. She's somewhat restrained and melodic here, but even here she has such range and variety of color and tone, and that phrasing. Makes me surprised I have never seen a reaction to her before, honestly. Thanks Bethany!

[@andreasruehl159]

Dead Can Dance and her voice was such a revelation for me as well 🤯

[@Syvalou]

That pleasure to read you bro.. you told ( almost ) everything. Powerful émotions reading that and thinking that shit. Brillant. TY.

[@monocerotis6917]

Her voice is absolutely incredible!!! Real angel singing from heaven!!

[@Doinkman79]

Wow Wow Wow! I am so grateful you gave Lisa Gerrard a chance. She IS an A-Mazing performer, both in her solo work, her collaborations with other artists, and with Brendan Perry, in DEAD CAN DANCE. I had never and have never heard any female voice like her. Her voice is her instrument. You are the first-ever reaction I have ever seen for Anything including her! I am blown away. So many words and descriptors come to my mind when I think of her, her voice, her presence, so much. Just so beautiful, moving and transcendent. I know it is for me. Like you, I first heard her on the Gladiator soundtrack and took a dive from there. I have not been disappointed with any work associated with her. I hope you continue your journey with Lisa Gerrard and Dead Can Dance, in live reactions or on your own. You are in for a real treat! Thank You So Much Again for giving her a listen.

[@g54b95]

I went down the rabbit hole that is Lisa Gerrard through Dead Can Dance about 30 years ago. No regrets. Lisa's talent is otherwordly.

[@sea-ferring]

Lisa Gerrard is the ultimate student of the vocal instrument - she has studied so many different regional singing styles - nothing she does is by chance.

[@HoiiPolloii]

I am always so excited to see someone react to Lisa Gerrard! She's so magical, not just technically but emotionally. She gets me near tears every time. I, like everyone else, highly recommend Dead Can Dance as there's so much of her playing within their work. So beautiful!

[@circleofleaves2676]

Welcome to the world of Lisa Gerrard (and Dead Can Dance). You live here now.

[@wintermoonomen]

I saw Lisa perform with Dead Can Dance for the live filming of Towards the Within album in Santa Monica, CA I believe it was at the Mayfield theatre. She has such an angelic presence on stage and does hit all those vocal ranges. I got to meet her after the show which made me laugh because her offstage demeanor was fun and goofy!

[@mournblade1066]

If I remember correctly, that performance at the Mayfield Theatre was the very last show ever held there. The earthquake that hit the area shortly after damaged the place beyond repair.

[@wintermoonomen]

@@mournblade1066 really? Wow. That is too bad. Really nice intimate place to have seen performances at. Have you seen the video they put out from that show?

[@mournblade1066]

@@wintermoonomen I've seen parts of it. On the CD release of Toward the Within, the is a liner note that reads something like, "Mayfield Theatre, R.I.P."

[@mournblade1066]

@@wintermoonomen Sorry--Mayfair, not Mayfield. Actually, apparently the building is still standing, but is now a shoe or clothing store or something like that. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayfair_Music_Hall

[@wintermoonomen]

@@mournblade1066 I have the actual video they released on that performance. I need to find it then transfer it over to MP4 and I'll post it. Hopefully YT won't mess with it.

[@kevininrb]

I was lucky enough to catch the first five live performances of DCD and Lisa Gerrard in LA (not the Mayfair theatre performance, butt the Wadsworth, Royce Hall, Wiltern, Wilshire Ebell, and Universal Amphitheatre,from '90-'96) It was mesmerizing every time, and I was entranced by live performances of Sanvean twice before any recording was ever available. She is truly inspiring and mesmerizing, as was the whole ensemble of musicians.

[@Kauritree08]

It's been a while since I've listened to Lisa or the band Dead Can Dance. She did the soundtrack for Whalerider. One of my favourite songs of all time is Rakim from Dead Can Dance. She is a magnificient and unique vocalist. Every time she sings it sounds like it should be in a movie of epic proportions.

[@RobinC63]

Same for me. Rakim is an amazing song and I love Whalerider.

[@NatishaLee]

I think she is the best singer in the world or something! She doesn't use words and it's only her voice and she makes me feel so much stuff! So beautiful! You need to hear the singer of dead can dance too. Beautiful voice :)

[@cherylbohlender7341]

Cool to finally see a reaction to Lisa Gerrard. Her and Brendan Perry are Dead Can Dance and I first heard them in around 1984?85? from their album Aion which was played on an alternative music radio station. Her vocals are absolutely astounding...nothing quite like that out there. Rakim is a song from Dead Can Dance and as far as I know the only time Lisa and Brendan actually sing on the same song together...and as another commenter noted she plays a mean hammer dulcimer :)

[@keithbate9405]

Aion was released in 1990 not 1985.

[@ziatonic]

Your reaction was wonderfully expected. Anyone with an ear for music gets completely shook when hearing Lisa Gerrard. Her vocals are simply on another level. If one day we found out she wasn't human, I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest.

[@RobMoerland]

Image falling asleep with KZbin playing just anything and waking up to this heavenly music.

[@KellyWaters-Radcliffe]

Somehow, this is the first time this particular performance has been promoted in a reaction video. Understandable: it's old, amber, attended by a lot of old people. But it is...aching. And dynamic. And...orange! I'm beside myself to see this video elevated in this way - old, but exquisite and interesting and important - not just because it's Lisa Gerrard, who is simply remarkable, but because it's this specific performance. This song should have been imprinted on Voyager's Golden Record and sent out into the blackness of space to help the universe know itself.

[@RobinC63]

Thank you, thank you. I have been listening to Lisa Gerard since the 80’s when she was in the Australian band Dead Can Dance. She and her partner, Brandon Perry, co-founded the band and they were, and for me, still are one of the most unique bands I’ve ever heard. Their album “Toward The Within” was my first exposure to them, and her, and it was musically transformative for me. I highly suggest listening to that album to get an even clearer impression of what she can do with her voice. In an interview during that time she talked about how her daughter was at the stage where she was making sounds with her voice but didn’t know words yet. Lisa said it got her thinking of how she could use her voice as an instrument without the confines of language. She grew up in a Greek/Turkish neighbourhood in Melbourne and she is able to incorporate those vocal styles in her singing. As a composer besides Gladiator she also worked on Blackhawk Down, Mission Impossible 2 as well as other films. She composed and sang for the soundtrack of the New Zealand film “Whale Rider” which is an incredibly moving film. I hope you’ll get a chance to listen to more of her works. 🙂🎶🇨🇦

[@kmduarte2005]

I’ve seen Dead Can Dance in concert more times than I can count, and every time I go I look around and see people in the audience crying. The overwhelming feeling their music generates in my soul is beyond description. I was so fortunate to see Lisa perform solo at The Orpheum in L.A. I was literally less than ten steps from her for the entire performance. She is truly an angel on earth. ✨💖✨

[@jessemorris8820]

Music sings THROUGH her. She opens her mouth and something ancient and powerful sings out, and I've always known that if Music were to be incarnated on Earth as a human being, It would sing and sound EXACTLY like this.

[@im2cute2be2u]

Lisa Gerard... spiritual journey. I listened that song live. The people were crying. I have never seen anything like this before.

[@trevorlangston4219]

The Host Of Seraphim, and I'll leave it at that.

[@DaddyDoom]

DCD in concert, like Pink Floyd, are live performances that are as if you are starring into the Sun. As for Lisa, I like to think she was there, at the beginning of Time and Space narrating the Big Bang with song, and that she will be there, at the end of All, doing the same. She is one of the Ainur, from a place outside the Universe, but an essential part of it.

[@TJMalana]

In this song she's using more of her chest vocals that gives us the operatic deep masculine contralto feel. In other songs such as "Sanvean" "Redemption," and " Aria"uses this same type of deep vocal. Other songs such as "Come Tenderness" "Serenity" and The Man On Fire Soundtrack "The End" you hear a very relaxed airy vocal to them. THEN There are other songs out there where you hear a completely different vocal out her using her mezzo soprano head voice. In some songs like her Dead Can Dance song " Cantara" "Host Of Seriphin" "Dreams Made Flesh" and "Frontier" her head vocals sound almost childlike with a very fast trill vibrato. These are songs worth checking out.

[@janish4027]

She's amazing.

[@lumagiamusic7248]

It amazes me allways that dead can dance is a delight for such a few group of people,. It amazes me because art like this should be apreciated by our entire species yet only a few people enjoy the sublime artists. Fun fact: some people go to her concerts and buy tickets of the front sit because they believe her voice has healing frequencies.

[@Benevolar]

Dead Can Dance has been around since the 80's and I can't believe I have never heard any of them until post Covid! How can they not be among the most iconic musicians of modern time?

[@bt60613]

They are

[@dave_thefool7564]

When I heard it for the first time, I cried!

[@СемёнСемёнов-ы1ь]

Pure transcendence. One of the few singing Goddess.

[@rolandmap3330]

I am 54 old man. Sin my 20th I listen to DCD a Lisa. It’s like a religion. It’s still shaking me.

[@buddhafx5973]

Same experience, since their beginings. As an industrial, alt post punk genres young adult fan.

[@iznone]

Lisa can open new dimensions for you, she is just amazing!

[@SLEEPTHIEFofficial]

I've seen her twice live in concert. The power of her voice is like a wave. When she lets go, the force of her voice just sends shockwaves through you. the entire audience was spellbound--so many people were in tears.

[@MichaelStrick9]

Lisa Gerrard is the best vocalist on the planet. No one comes close. No one can do what she does.

[@kristooley4112]

Sanvean is my all time favorite. I cry when I hear it.

[@Duryodhana1983]

I discovered Lisa through this song. It was used as the main theme in the film The Insider (1999) with Al Pacino and Russell Crowe. Since then I became a great fan of her work.

[@anartistsrendition4386]

I don’t find me to be the brightest bulb but I did learn in my 44 yrs of life that Lisa Gerrard/Dead Can Dance is the most talented group there ever was. She is the greatest.

[@Modenut]

I will never ever forget the first time I heard Lisa's glorious voice. It was the first track off of Dead Can Dance's second album, Spleen And Ideal, which had just been released. The song is called De Profundis and omg was it ever. It quite literally changed me. I was a different person after hearing that song. In fact, my daughter (that was born just last october) was named Sanvean as a second name. Lisa has meant soo very much to me over the decades.

[@MetatronP4]

Goosebumps. Every single time

[@danielle-w5436]

What a find ❤

[@samd3231]

Hello I saw some Lisa and also the group Dead can dance since the years 85/88 last concert I saw was for their 40th anniversary In Brussels in 2019 I saw Lisa several times in solo concert and each time it returns like a pancake it's a shock of energy that you receive in the face and in the abdomen it transports you... For that you also have to believe in the power of music on the human body .... I advise everyone to try to see them live Bonjour j'ai vu les uns Lisa et aussi le groupe Dead can dance depuis les années 85 / 88 dernier concert que j'ai vu c'était pour leur 40 ans À Bruxelles en 2019 j'ai vu Lisa plusieurs fois en concert solo et à chaque fois elle lui retourne comme une crêpe c'est un choc d'énergie que vous recevez en pleine face et dans l'abdomen sa vous transporte... Pour ça il faut aussi croire à la puissance de la musique sur le corps humain.... je conseille à tout le monde d'essayer de les voir en live

[@bloodswarms]

Lisa Gerrard... Such a genius. Her use of idiosyncratic language in her work is just so refreshing, and her performances are mind blowing. Abwoon, Space Weaver, so many others. And while her solo work is amazing, her work in Dead Can Dance is out of this world. Anabasis, All In Good Time, so many. The Live Happenings Recordings were made freely available at one point, and they're stellar.

[@EdwardPike]

Her cover of The Wind That Shakes Barley will make you cry.

[@eboethrasher]

Nary a single person here mentions Cocteau Twins and I'm kind of shocked honestly. Basically everyone I knew who listened to DCD listened to Cocteau Twins and put Liz and Lisa on pedestals as vocalists, albeit different stylistically, but both beautiful in their own right.

[@DonnachaDeLong]

I prefer DCD to the Cocteaus, but (big but) Liz's vocals on Song to the Siren by This Mortal Coil are truly amazing.

[@tracysmith9883]

They both are great but they don't need to be mentioned together every single time honestly, can one just be discussed without the other? Lisa does something entirely different than Liz on every level and she is far more of an independent vocalist than Liz as well who emerges as a vocalist as Robin Guthrie's muse discovered through his music Lisa is a global sound interpreter. They are female astounding vocalists, they deserve their own conversations.

[@bt60613]

I would think that all of us of a certain age group listened to all of the 4AD bands

[@bt60613]

@@tracysmith9883Correct. They have no similarities except the record label and the time at which they began being recognized. Both bands brilliant. But certainly not similar.

[@BillKim-z1d]

I've always loved Dead Can Dance from my high school days... Yes, High School for me was the late 80's.

[@devonseamoor]

What an incredible voice, first time I hear this singer. So low, almost hard to believe, and otherworldly overtone sounds, that draw you in due to absence of words. Truly magical. I can imagine how Lisa would've performed in the Lord of the Rings and also in certain episodes of Star Trek in anotherworldly ambiance. There's truly a prejudice flying out of the window, for me, for at an older age, I thought that bands with names as "Dead Can Dance" and Metallica, Techno Style music etc. were just LOUD, making NOISE. Forgetting that the singers in such bands can have great voices, and musicians who are talented, both original as well. I've not been to concerts/festivals since the 70's 😉 Your channel opens new insights and offers great teachings about the use of the voice as well. Thank you, Bethany, also for your enthusiasm, and giggles, also your honest reactions 👍👋🧙‍♀️🧚‍♀️

[@eboethrasher]

They did get Elizabeth Fraser to perform on a song from Lord of the Rings. They may have asked Lisa, who knows.

[@АлександрГиммельбродский-х3т]

Одна из сильнейших мировых вокалисток проникновенно и глубоко затрагивающих своим исполнением конца 20 и начала 21 века! Обожаю её голос!

[@hayeck38]

seriously lisa have the most etheral voice ever. i love all Her songs especially "the gladiator" OST

[@СемёнСемёнов-ы1ь]

Francesca Nikoli from Ataraxia And may be Diamanda Galas

[@AP-cv7jz]

@@СемёнСемёнов-ы1ь yes but they are too far from Lisa

[@anthonychilds8193]

Thanks for listening/reviewing Lisa. This has a touch of Tim Buckley's "Song to The Siren"; I imagine whomever requested Lisa Gerard may have also requested Liz Fraser of Cocteau Twins; They are contemporaries and shared the same label in the 80s/90s (4AD). She always has an interesting way to sound like she's singing Bulgarian Voices (also on 4AD for a short time), and like Liz, sings a lot of non-words / made up language intermixed with English (and perhaps other languages). Australian! (Liz is from Scotland). Great choice.

[@cedshadowplay5219]

I would love to see your reaction on "Blind Dumb Deaf" by Cocteau Twins cause Elizabeth Fraser is one of the most beautiful female voice in the world.

[@kykk3365]

Lisa Gerrard's soundtrack for Michael Mann's The Insider is absolutely phenomenal, as is the movie, and is where I first heard of her. Have been a fan of her music ever since.

[@NewbieInOttawa]

Thank you so much for this reaction Bethany! I don't think i've seen too many vocal analyses of Lisa Gerrard (Maybe one in the past ~4 years?) so it's great seeing another one! I recall experiencing a quasi-documentary film called Baraka back in 1992 and it heavily used Lisa and some Dead Can Dance tracks, and her vocal ablilites were astounding. Highly recommend Host of the Seraphim as another reaction, not certain how many flavours of that song might be online with which one could react to, but there must be at least one; her range and power and agility (is that the technical term for shifting octaves in vocalization?) on that track are mindblowing. Thanks again for this fantastic reaction!

[@surferdjnj]

Discovered Lisa from Paul Oakenfold CD (excellent DJ)

[@mishkakviriashvili6395]

I still not get how people watch this for the first time and not cry, even see the name she was going to react i started crying :d (((

[@brightwinter9334]

My mom and my aunt (her sister) don't get this kind of music and they think it's horrible.

[@rennan1173]

The subtitles are killing me 😂😂

[@TheAnnestube]

Lisa Gerrard has invented her own language that she uses for most of her singing - it's equivalent to the spiritcalling songs of ancient shamanic practices. She was singing also with the band Dead can dance, and has also been singing for several of movies with Russell Crowe - this song f.ex. is used in the movie The Insider.

[@harnokdunord5334]

Maybe you can react to Lisa Gerrard singing Sanvean live

[@randyrodriguez5699]

Best singer in the world.

[@annak8666]

Thank you for reacting! Dead Can Dance Concerts are outstanding. I've seen them and Lisa solo many times. They can make your soul fly. Overwhelming.

[@stevenhoward3358]

I really enjoyed her contributions to Dead Can Dance "Spleen and Ideal"

[@aimeejoyransome9855]

You should see her do "Sanvean," particularly live

[@ericdavison5434]

Sweet reaction..again I hope that you revisit some Dead Can Dance music with your insightful analysis.

[@DerPanther82]

Dead Can Dance is my favorite band (and Lisa Gerrard is my favorite solo artist). I have loved her work in DCD, solo works, and other collaborations for many years. Her voice is - at least to me - otherworldly. If you enjoyed this piece, I highly recommend some of her other works, including: * Host of Seraphim (DCD song used in the film Baraka) * Yulunga * Cantara * Song of the Sibyl * Sanvean * Gorotz A Ran (with Denez Prigent) - used in the film Black Hawk Down * Creasy Dies (used in the soundtrack and film Man on Fire) * The Human Game (collaboration with Pieter Bourke from their album Duality) I could go on and on, but I'll stop now! 😊

[@EdwardPike]

Yulunga ❤

[@zelly8163]

How can Lisa Gerrard sing so powerfully and yet so still? There is only only one Lisa Gerrard!

[@leeroyb2856]

Spleen and Ideal...

[@blas5i]

Lisa Gerrard is a goddess! A magical voice-demon

[@diceau]

lisa has done many albums and film scores. she comes from melbourne australia. some of her films songs include Lisa Gerrard & Denez Prigent - Gortoz A Ran, from black hawk down, such a sad film. or something newer kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoiokKOkf7ZkhrM exaudia

[@mazenbehnam4740]

Nicely done.. funny how two iconic vocalists are under the same record label..of course Lisa Gerard and none other than Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)..both true artists that stand alone in their own arena -unique/true artistry evoking hidden emotions…heavenly voices..

[@Chaosgoat]

I can't think of anybody better than her in the present times. She's a legend. Period.

[@reinermuller7117]

Wonderful reaction video! Lisa Gerrard is so special. I highly recommend her live performance of "Gladiator". 👍🏻 One question: could you please react to the wonderful singer SISSEL and her awesome live performance of "Slow Down" with the Tabernacle Choir? Thank you 🙏🏼 I am sure you will love it! 🙂🙏🏼

[@kevingilgore5511]

She a freak of nature. Its wonderful to live in same time as her

[@katjahinrichsen8040]

I’ve seen DCD three times. My first in ‘97 was my favorite. As soon as she opens her mouth, I puts me into tears. There is no other voice as beautiful as hers.

[@evanellya]

Ceux qui n'ont jamais vu dead can dance en concert ont clairement raté quelque chose de phénoménal. Lisa est une Reine! Unique! Je conseille d'écouter Sanvean!

[@GrimrDirge]

It's worth noting that Lisa is singing nonsense (glossolalia) and basically just in a meditative state. From what I can tell, she's just feeling her way through.

[@wakledodd]

This is so unusual and beautiful. Love to see you speechless :)

[@Problembeing]

She is incredible. Only got to see Dead Can Dance once, and sadly I was at the back near the bar tills registering and the audience talking. Drove me MAD. I was so upset as I knew it would be my last chance to see them. 'Host of the Seraphim' and 'Yulunga' must also be experienced to be believed, also her solo song 'Space Weaver' is exquisite. I played that song at my grandmother's funeral.

[@donnarohrich2350]

Wow. Love your videos

[@theneverman]

I recognize the name and voice from "This Mortal Coil"

[@RTCJaunt]

legend

[@ibg3613]

Yulunga spirit dance, official video. Dead can dance have been a fascinating soundtrack to my 20s

[@gospyro]

Sometimes Lisa's voice is so beautiful that it literally hurts.

[@AbnEngrDan]

You'll have to check out the Cocteau Twins as well, if you like Lisa Gerrard.

[@Chr1sWaterous]

Are you familiar with Bulgarian women's singing techniques? It sounds to me like she uses some of those.

[@t2themk2thec]

Powerful and moving. She sings in her own unique language, idioglossia, Her music transcends definition. Her voice reminds me of the sound healer, Tom Kenyon, a real mind blower to experience. Bethany, I would throw out Cilla Black, UK musician, as a reaction source. She made her fame in the 60's with huge hits but I never knew she was such a strong vocalist.

[@iznone]

Please god give this power to the wariors faithing for his land!

[@bladelefusyn3337]

I wish you could hear her with Pieter, I hope you listen to more of their music. His voice is luscious and deep

[@ingovonderluhe2174]

My Goddess since I have heard the first Demos of Dead Can Dance so many Years ago.I had the privilege (!) to see and "feel" her 4times live...no words can describe these trips of emotion and thoughts.....everybody...and i mean EVERYBODY was crying during the whole concerts.....

[@BM-yr1lc]

Check out live version of Cantara ❤

[@RelUnrelated]

Her voice is hauntingly beautiful. Like others here, I encountered her first in *Dead Can Dance* with Brendan Perry (who has a fantastic voice as well!). It's wonderful to see you experience her for the first time. Keep up the great work!

[@MiloDC]

My second favorite vocalist after Liz Fraser. Has Bethany analyzed the singing on any Cocteau Twins song? "Lorelei," "Athol-brose," "Heaven or Las Vegas," etc.?

[@davidramos851]

Discovered your channel today starting with the Roy Orbison "Only the Lonely" clip. I've gone down the rabbit hole a little bit watching four or five others. I'm not a singer at all, just love music and your positive enthusiasm for the artistry is so compelling. I was introduced to Lisa Gerrard via Gladiator but have enjoyed lots of her other soundtrack work. This clip reminds me of one of my favorite bands, Sigur Ros. They have been described as post-rock band and hail from Iceland. Would love to see you feature this clip: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIaukKKrlNKHh6csi=-Q3PlA9p2uBgU-NY. There's also an amazing song called 'Festival'where the lead singer Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson, holds a single note for about 45 seconds. I thought of that being the first recommendation but it's tough to find a clip that features a clear close up of him singing. Keep up the amazing videos. Thanks!

[@mosaics2024]

This performance is much slower than the studio performance, which I much prefer. In this performance, the melody, which is gorgeous, is mostly entirely lost. She doesn't sweeten her recordings because for her, the performance is a sacred act, a whole thing which she is offering, which I'm mentioning because it is definitely a single take, not an edited performance. You can find it on Duality, her album with Pieter. You can stay on KZbin and see it here. I also highly recommend watching the live performance of Sanvean, from Toward the Within, which is also up on KZbin. I wish that whole concert video was. I saw them 5 times between the mid 90s and the mid zeros. They were at their height, and every show was extraordinary. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKXFqnmum8Z1mKcsi=xSRof1UkPhqaAiwD

[@Arafingol]

I saw her once in concert. After some songs the audience would give LONG standing ovations. They would not sit down. They would not shut up. After other songs, ... dead silence. You could hear a pin drop. The entire audience would sit stunned. Mass trance. I have never witnessed anything else like it! When she was a girl her mother could see how important singing was to her, so sent Lisa to the best opera teacher in Australia. The teacher sent her home after the first day with a note saying, "I cannot teach your daughter anything because she already knows far more than I do." She is an old soul with a gift like no other.

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Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry, they were both the singers from Dead Can Dance, heavenly music from the 4AD music label. The eighties and nineties will remain the era of artistic plenitude when it comes to music.