Former Metal Drummer Reacts | Disturbed - Don't Tell Me (feat. Ann Wilson) | Reaction & Analysis

[@suemoore6445]

Love seeing these reactions on this song. David Draiman was trained as a Jewish Cantor in his youth, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. This song came out in fall 2022. Dan Donegan, the lead guitarist/keyboardist came to Draiman with this song after experiencing a painful divorce. The two finished writing it together. Mike Wengren, the drummer, had recently gone through a divorce too. By the time the band was ready to do the video a year later, David Draiman too had gone through a very painful divorce. That pain you hear in his vocals and see on his face, especially at the very end, is the true pain he was feeling.

[@JavierParede]

I also was surprised they didn't have Ann doing more ad libs and vocal runs, but agree it's more effective without them since this is a dark song which doesn't lend itself to that. I saw Heart a few years ago and Ann can definitely still wail and do that stuff; she doesn't have the high range that she had 20 years ago but she still has 75% of it (at least) and anything she's lost on the high range is made up in the richness of her lower range now -- her voice is much more soulful now. David is one of if not the best heavy rock singers active today and I've always felt like Ann was the GOAT of female hard rock singers so this was a great collaboration. As for the video itself, I've been through a divorce and the symbolism in the video is really effective. Towards the end when he starts his growls the household exploding followed by the extinguished candle is pretty powerful. Nice analysis of a well done video.

[@docbakk10]

Love the fact that they were in octaves and not in parts at her entrance.

[@docbakk10]

The vowels you mention: he’s more, “aoh” and she’s more, “owe.”

[@docbakk10]

The beginning is very Evanescence.