Queensrÿche - Take Hold of the Flame (LIVE Vocals by Will Shaw)

**All videos showcase one take LIVE vocals (unless otherwise noted).
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[@flnfweoifiofifwjifwejio]

I remember years ago coming across the video of you singing this in your car, and being blown away but wishing you could record it with a proper set up. Then today this video pops up in my feed and it made my week! So glad that your talent is being spread all over the world.

[@scottvk4129]

Fantastic Job, Will! Your vibrato is absolutely amazing! I have watched/listened to this video several times and I never get tired of your rendition. So much detail.

[@WillShawofficial]

Thanks my friend! You should check out my solo stuff on Spotify etc and my newer covers! ✌️

[@HiatosPRO11]

Nailed it!!!!!

[@drtrumm]

Aint´t that rock so easy as it...solid stuff!

[@JOHNNIE_DIO_1982]

Great vocals one more time Will .... Proud to have seen you live. Hail from Greece !

[@donnyrankin8330]

🤘🏻Class!

[@daniellore1917]

Dude, I was not expecting that operatic voice to come out and I love it.

[@WillShawofficial]

Thank you! Be sure to follow my bands DeadRisen and Rust Belt Gothic!

[@daniellore1917]

@@WillShawofficial Hell yeah I’ll check them out, and share with friends and family.

[@BaseGolfer25]

Holy shit dude that was incredible

[@giovannideiana207]

Will is one of the best voice on youtube !

[@WillShawofficial]

thanks man, i appreciate that! :)

[@user-uk7fm1ho3c]

Very hard song. To sing. Well done

[@Sabrewulf6]

Will your voice is powerfull and magic!!!!!

[@manuelsilva6591]

Awesome

[@gregorp8406]

The dedication and respect you have for this song, sounds through!! Take care and stop at nothing! 🤘🤘

[@rasecthebloody]

I got to headbang this magnificent performance. Following now, amazing skills my man!

[@gcapps100]

Great job dude.

[@ozaninanyagc2991]

very good

[@robertgraves196]

One of the best performances of this iconic song. Well done!

[@davecerreta3417]

Holy shit that was amazing dude and you sang that sitting down amazing man

[@darkehorse71]

His beard has magic vocal power!

[@LightningHawk40]

Bro.... killed it! Sweet!!!

[@chassy]

My favorite. Awesome job.

[@micheleporcu2287]

Love Take Hold of the Flame, love singing it and damn love your effort, magnificient.

[@31lambo]

Nailed it Bro

[@ADDISON857]

Wouah, Will👍it’s just wonderful our interpretation🙏I’m like Geoff, you are the second Geoff🙋🏽‍♀️👍

[@diegogaldinodepaula5333]

A excellent job no doubt. U r great.

[@iplayesp]

Long way from singing this in your car a few years ago. Much better my friend! Excellent vocals!

[@TuckyTukan]

Your voice is so beautiful in those quiter parts. I adore "Here we aren't" from Heir Apparent, one of my favourite ballads.

[@WillShawofficial]

Thank you so much!!! That is a very special song to me and I absolutely loved the way it turned out on the record! Thanks for the support!!

[@kimshcaira]

OMG...awesome

[@skullmoldycandy]

You got some good pipes I love it your voice is awesome!!!!

[@Gustavo-ms3oz]

Awesome! !! U rock , waiting more songs

[@virpisuomela7716]

Very good!!! I'm impressed!!

[@mitchjoel]

YEAH! Crushed it! THANK YOU :)

[@gsmeeuwsen]

Ok, a no-brainer. Nicely done!!!!!

[@bartiyi6374]

Great job Will, Geoff is so hard to sing but u did it perfect!

[@marcosmachado8443]

Amazing...good stuff !

[@WillShawofficial]

Thanks!

[@bripro68]

I was searching for drum covers of take hold and found this. Watched all the way through twice. Great job.

[@hearthseeker2425]

I come back to watch your channel randomly after nearly 6 years and I don’t know whether to be more impressed with the vocals or the beard. Fantastic cover!

[@arthurcarey3719]

Great voice bro, Outstanding job !!

[@biffmalibu9488]

You've got balls my man. You're probably in the 1% that can nail this song. Incredible rendition and Tate would be proud (if not envious at his age). 🤘

[@WillShawofficial]

Thanks a lot bro! I have a lot more stuff around, priest, maiden, sabbath, fates warning, skid row, etc... check it out! ✌️

[@ChatwithMatt]

Great performance! Superb!

[@newtonferraz2083]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@skennyp1434]

Had to listen to it again “subscribed”

[@WillShawofficial]

Thank you for watching and subscribing! Glad you liked it! :)

[@sindybernal5212]

Fantastic!!

[@garysanders3193]

Insane! Hell yeah!

[@augustlife7196]

Great job, you've got a beautiful voice!

[@kaj-nagibe]

love your vibrato!

[@WillShawofficial]

Thank you! Be sure to check out my other videos here on my channel as well as DeadRisen and my solo project on Spotify!

[@MrRammathorn]

Wow man great job, far out

[@Dehumanizer3000]

great work!! that was awesome! and man amazing beard!

[@mikekendallbrown9302]

Omg😱😱😱😍😍😍

[@WillShawofficial]

Thank you! Be sure to check out my other videos and also check out my band DeadRisen on Spotify or other streaming platforms!

[@guilhermekfwst]

Excellent bro

[@simclimie6045]

Great job

[@DidacticEditions]

Do eyes of a stranger man !!!! Beg you

[@janetking1785]

Wow! Pretty damn good!

[@Gains24-7]

Damn son! Good job!!!!

[@pacckoalves1395]

Sent very well

[@wearethesonsofwinterandstars]

Beautiful tone and vibrato! You took hold, for sure)

[@victorstolarenko2287]

Amazing job god bless

[@WillShawofficial]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Kingboozer71]

That was awesome... Well done, man!!

[@dimitriid]

I am not sure how but you got some little details that are not easy to notice yet I can also hear your own style coming through as well, superb job dude as always

[@davidcontreras6190]

Great job ....dear friend

[@Darkman24]

Amazing as always!

[@metalomaniac1]

Insane! 🔥

[@NotOnlyHollywood]

Really good man!

[@TwistedIllusionUK]

Class mate

[@WillShawofficial]

Thanks man! :)

[@angelajackson8463]

🤘⚡️🤘⚡️🤘⚡️

[@russelblacker2562]

you nailed it

[@WillShawofficial]

Thank you!

[@user-to7ym7lr2y]

wow this is epic man❤

[@andersondefreitas3543]

Amazing man. Greatings from Brazil man.

[@WillShawofficial]

Thank you!!

[@skennyp1434]

Fck dude best cover I’ve heard, was not expecting that

[@jimmyandersson59]

Great Job Will. ;)

[@Mr100Rupees]

Cool stuff dude I like your technique

[@wgrace451]

Wow. Still nailing it Will!! I noticed you said your band was from Philly. Are you in Philly or neighboring suburbs! I'm from Delco, PA

[@glowco.717]

I feel like you would sound wild on "the great gig in the sky" by pink Floyd, incredible voice dude

[@MonteHoopla]

The intriguing thing about this is the vocal has very little effect.... a bit of delay and thats it!!!!! Very kewl !

[@jonathanriojas2177]

Randomly thought about your original version from 13 years ago and looked you up (where does the time go??) Glad you’re still singing. Sounds amazing

[@ColKorn1965]

Billy Gibbons sings Queensryche. 😃

[@playwith_j]

Great! Like a geoff tate🔥👍

[@alexandreteixeirabenjamin6539]

What is the band where he sings?

[@WillShawofficial]

Check out Deadrisen, Tryptamax, and my solo stuff! ✌️

[@trevorbeltran9697]

was your voice always high or did you developed it by singing lessons ?

[@WillShawofficial]

Always pretty high, that's why I started singing my music theory teacher made us sing scales and said I had an unusually high voice for a male and encouraged me to sing

[@DidacticEditions]

Hey dude, long time...Where are you from mate?

[@albertlemont5471]

Outstanding. Better than Todd La Torre

[@ZakkofAllTradesOfficial]

Wait...are you the dude that was in his car like 12 years ago singing this same song?

[@WillShawofficial]

Yes sir!

[@ZakkofAllTradesOfficial]

@@WillShawofficial Dude, fuggg yes! I've shown so many people that video haha I've always wondered what become of you and judging by the beard and the pipes, I think it's safe to say you're still kickin' ass and takin' names haha I checked out your band. I'm in Northern VA and if you guys need a rhythm guitarist, look no further. Go to Facebook and lookup the hash #metalrifftuesday \m/ All me, all day! Take care, brotha! I wish you and the mates the best of luck out there.

[@frankleemartin54]

Pretty rich resonance and fullness through the bridge to the upper register. Are you able to get down to Geoff's lower baritone range of C2 as well? The sustained high notes were E5 and you were up there just spinning it and totally relaxed, amazing. Queensryche should fire Todd LaTorre and let you front the band.

[@WillShawofficial]

Thank you! Not sure if I could sing down to that C2 in the same way TBH, as a tenor it is a bit hard to get that same kind of resonance and support in the lower and mid range, but I certainly do and have done my best! Thanks for stopping by! Check out the band "DeadRisen" is the band I sing for and we just released our debut last year! Cheers!

[@jmscoving]

@@WillShawofficial your voice is amazing but that’s what made Tate special a baritone lives on e5 is something. Will checkout Deadrisen.

[@NellyEIEI]

Fire Todd La Torre? That's just ignorant! Awesome job Will

[@lanemortensen1952]

Dude - did you have Geoff Tate hiding your beard or something? Great cover!

[@vincentjohn9188]

King Ragnar

[@alannovatolozza]

Next.

[@BPoweredLove]

Very eager. Jumping the gun here and there. And pitchy. But I'll give you props.

[@agapije]

Мuch better than Tates vocals! Full vocals! Bravo.

[@michaelshields7777]

The big difference here is that Geoff Tate was operatically trained.

[@nomesobrenome4092]

no it's not, the big difference is that tate had a way lower voice, so his lower range was "richer", "fatter", "stronger"...

[@Nobluffbuff]

Both of you are correct.

[@jmscoving]

He is having trouble with E5 and he is singing at full volume. More dynamics and passionate phrasing. He is unpolished.

[@nomesobrenome4092]

You're a great singer, that's undeniable...but i don't think your voice suits for singing tate's lower range...your voice is just naturally higher, more like andre matos

[@terrymartin3036]

Ill be honest i was a little apprehensive

[@WillShawofficial]

@@terrymartin3036 who could blame you honestly 😎

[@lesglover6515]

No. A for effort for sure, but, no.

[@Raymond1287ne]

Not really into it

[@wendercastilho4054]

no good