Reaction & Vocal ANALYSIS of Dayseeker, Rory Rodriguez "Without Me" -This is Intense...

Rory Rodriguez: From smooth to desparate, to brutal. His range of tones and intensity is unmatched and super fun to pick apart and start to understand!
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[@chrisliepe]

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[@riffsplayedinalternatekeys]

Rory is incredible. Always makes you feel the emotional weight of their songs.

[@lyricsdomatter]

My father passed away, from a short battle with a very aggressive cancer, not too long after this album came out, and it amazes me that Rory was able to write, record and go on tour with this album in such a short time span. It's just All The Feels

[@riffsplayedinalternatekeys]

@@lyricsdomatter My condolences, friend.

[@lyricsdomatter]

@@riffsplayedinalternatekeys thank you brother. I also recently lost, extremely suddenly with no warning, a previously healthy 15 year old cat I had raised since finding it as a kitten at a big pile of trash (i know it's not the same thing but it's still unbelievably painful). it's been hard as hell but Dark Sun has been so cathartic for me. I could only wish to be able to convey it as wonderfully as Rory does. With so many other artists it would be too on the nose but he really makes you feel the emotion he's conveying in the words - another rare gift

[@riffsplayedinalternatekeys]

@@lyricsdomatter I also lost my pet recently. Only friend I had for most of my young adult life. It is indeed painful. Thankful for artists like Rory.

[@lyricsdomatter]

@@riffsplayedinalternatekeys i'm so sorry to hear that. it really just takes away a piece of your soul that you never fully get back

[@galathorus3256]

Rory is amazing!!! Dayseeker is highly underrated! Their latest album is a fcking masterpiece! The fact that it is an homage to his late father and newborn daughter is just lovely

[@ibanezsean85]

Rory is the GOAT

[@Cinteck]

These dudes have been going hard since the band was formed, so glad to see them finally getting all the recognition they deserve!

[@GeneralTParagon]

I could listen to Rory sing literally anything. He is truly gifted.

[@RetiredRobot]

As much as I love Rory’s voice, I wish they’d include Gino’s voice (the guitarist) in the recordings. He sings live and has an amazing voice as well. I’ve seen them live way too many times lol P.S. You should look up Rory singing for Ice Nine Kills at warped tour, he sounds so good

[@djentlehmon2024]

Oh man I was just looking on how to sing like Rory and your video came up! There's another guy from October Ends that sounds like a god, they're not as popular but I think if you did a video on his vocals your viewers would love it!!!

[@djpyramid]

I second that. October Ends and Nick are WAY too underrated. World needs to know about them 🖤

[@krow0]

I was thinking the exact same thing! Nick is the most diverse singer I currently know. I saw their Ariana Grande cover the other day and I was blown away. I think Chris you should do either "Damaged" by October Ends or End Up Dead from his solo stuff

[@spilledmygutts8402]

Literally Rory and Nick are my two favs atm. Chris I beg of you do a video on October Ends!!!

[@raenasings]

So glad you did a video on Dayseeker! Rory's voice is incredible, and the whole band deserves so much more recognition 🤍

[@CellarStudioProductions]

Dayseeker's "Crash and Burn" has some of the best pitched screams I've ever heard. Definitely worth a listen or a dozen.

[@ToSlay_Eli]

Rory is a vocal master, especially when it comes to dipping in and out of the "vocal break". His dynamics are amazing and add so much color to their music. Cant wait to see more Dayseeker on the channel!

[@makehaste28]

Now you've done Dayseeker can you PLEASE do Holding Absence and Lucas Woodland Chris?! He's in the same tier as Rory you'll love to analyse his voice

[@anthonydahl5454]

Man I was thinking about that ! The best song would be Afterlife IMO. The vocal in that song is so incredible !!

[@makehaste28]

Personally I think Chris should review one of the newest songs like The Angel in the Marble, or maybe Scissors to really capture all the different elements of his voice@@anthonydahl5454

[@anthonydahl5454]

@@makehaste28 I honestly haven't heard the new stuff ! I'll take a look ! ;)

[@havesumwiceboyeee9331]

I agree

[@RYVENANT]

Never heard of them before, just went and listened after seeing this comment, they sound great! Who else ya got? lol

[@solarnewborn]

I wanted to add that Rory tends to end most of his power high notes on a sigh, and he has a very interesting and unique sigh, which you can notice even more on some of the live performances he’s done.

[@nickbooth9685]

Definitely need to see more DaySeeker content! Can’t wait

[@chrisliepe]

What’s the next song I should do?

[@nickbooth9685]

@@chrisliepe “Neon grave” is a fantastic one to check out, lots of emotion in his voice as he wrote it about his father who passed away

[@oltrepeccato]

​@@chrisliepeNeon Grave and maybe a live version :)

[@kamilooss2113]

Rory is a Goat. In the league of his own. All band slaps. Seen them live. its incredible expierience. Cried first time on live event.

[@neurolect4843]

7:31 I also noticed too the run on "Dumb" was super intentional. In addition, with the second "Same" before the line "When I don't sleep", there was a yodel in there that just fit right in. Crazy vocal on this guy.

[@dennis_burgess]

It’s so heartwarming seeing how excited you are about him

[@SamGibson]

Crooked Soul for me is such an amazing track, but if you're not paying attention when you sing along you can end up coughing up your tonsils.

[@ViolaDennis]

Next up Lucas Woodland Holding Absence ? 😇

[@andrewwoodward4461]

I'm so happy this is actually happening! I love Rory's voice.

[@d.hodgsky]

Love Dayseeker and Rory Rodriguez! Saw them live earlier this year and they sounded phenomenal!

[@brandonlenz6168]

Can't believe I missed this one. Great analysis Chris! Love Rory's technique. Definitely using some of the tips you laid out on this for my future recordings!

[@quietri0t]

Rory is incredible. At the same time don't forget his band fellows who are also awesome vocalists.

[@Anthony-pq4vr]

That note in the chorus you replicated was on point! as a high baritone who isnt quite a true tenor i resonated a LOT with what you were saying in this one. quality content!

[@solarnewborn]

YESSSS I’ve been wanting a video on him for a while. Thanks Chris! ❤

[@ajschneiderr]

seeing dayseeker live in april. review their live performances of sleep talk and neon grave at sirius dm studio on youtube. amazing band with some insane vocals

[@cazhken9423]

YES!!!!!! Have you heard their song Vultures? His vocals are insane on that track.

[@HugeDjentleman]

So glad you were able to do an analysis on Rory’s vox! Man I’ve trained my voice for 3 years and when I came back to attempt to sing dayseeker songs I can only hit those high notes with fry/head voice 😭 hell even the verses, that’s a lil above my comfort range 😂

[@lewissluman7907]

Also here for the Noah and Rory love - what an unbelievable vocalist time we live in.

[@ThatGuy-be7ey]

the sound made at 13:20 made my day haha, love the breakdown also btw

[@CellarStudioProductions]

Yyyyyes! Finally some Rory on this channel!

[@brandondefalco8843]

I think the “doubt me” towards the end is also layered with a fry scream. It’s quiet but it sounds as loud as the whisper tracks to me.

[@PetalzFall]

love rory, love dayseeker, love chris and his analysis. love & appreciate this video.

[@chip_pzmusic]

FINALLY! I have been waiting so long for a rory analysis. Thank you!

[@MercyFromMadnessMusic]

Loved to see this one!

[@-music-is-art-]

Wow! I love this song and this vocals! One of my favorites on my recent rock songs playlist (favorite of Dayseeker). So nice to see your analysis of it. (It also means my amateur judgement of vocals might not be so much off ;) ) But I wouldn't be myself if I didn't brag about Jinwook :D I have to make you check his singing, either his amazing live covers of 'Believer' or 'Shie's Gone', or more metal songs with his band Danggisio (all to be found in my playlist). I have to get him out to the world, he deserves so much more than singing ballads on some local events in Korea. His powerful high pitches are totally insane.

[@charlesdevalois2676]

Can’t wait for more. Love Rory so much.

[@hooliganstreet]

Chris, I got so excited when I saw that you were checking out Dayseeker in this video that I literally dropped EVERYTHING I was doing to watch this. SOOOOO HAPPY YOU CHECKED THEM OUT!! (I'm writing this before I've even watched the video haha)

[@lyricsdomatter]

his reactions while listening are priceless - I rarely see him get THIS excited and passionate. That's how you know this is something really special and I hope viewers who aren't familiar with the band don't skip over this. Can't wait for Neon Grave (hoping its the SiriusXM version which showcases he really can do all of this live)

[@Fading_Skies]

Love that you covered Dayseeker, any Beartooth planned? Caleb Shomo deserves some vocal analysis love!

[@TheVQed]

Great content Chris. Always so interesting and relevant to the feel and craft of singing. Rory is indeed a magnificent singer

[@Pole_cat]

Rory’s voice is my favourite ❤

[@austinalexander238]

Awesome!!!

[@geogo136]

Thank you so much for this!! By far the best geek out on Rory with some true analysis that unlocks some of the mystery of what he is doing. More more more please!

[@garrettellis6586]

this is a great breakdown. THANK YOU for helping us hear it with different ears.

[@kariann226]

The fact that dayseeker used to be heavy screaming and that rori can go from that to high pitched is incredible. He sure does have range as well as a huge set of lungs and control. One of the Best lyricalists ive heard. I ❤ dayseeker, and Hurtwave.

[@ZooPact]

Okay i see you! Love you Chris keep it up brother!

[@Melvinreed80]

I just discovered dayseeker a few months ago and they are very underrated it sad because Rory is so talented will the whole band is talented but Rory is no joke his voice is perfect and unique I can't stop listening to there music all of it is great and relatable

[@noodle_vt]

LETS GOOOO I WAS WAITING FOR THIS

[@brandonscott1200]

This is the best dissection of vocal technique I’ve ever seen. Great work man.

[@Shadowarfare117]

Johnny Franck has done work with Dayseeker with his band Bilmuri. I love Johnny as a vocalist and it'd be dope to hear you cover his work. He was also a vocalist for the bands Attack Attack and The March Ahead.

[@ddanford1]

So glad to finally see Rory on your channel. Perfect combo.

[@mr.manny_s5506]

you sir earned my sub. love your videos! been practicing to your advice for a few months.

[@berserkerrxii5776]

Seen him live, he's incredible

[@ChefDevo1776]

Love this song!!

[@andrewjoel]

God damn I love Rory so much!!!

[@cloudeater9]

Let's goo!!! Love to see it

[@heavenwithin81]

Oooo I LOVE THIS.

[@mwylie1085]

its so insane that he can do this live as well...Neon Grave live for octane is so insane

[@vym_audio]

I've seen phone videos of rory up close on stage, and he sounds even better live than on the records his technique and tone absolutely blows my mind and im so happy that you are finally starting the dayseeker series! As a singer for a band, i've been trying to deconstruct his distinct style, but i havent heard ANY OTHER singer in the genre that does what rory can do both live and in the studio, especially the way he dials back and integrates his break on certain words / lines / notes on Sleeptalk im a firm believer that anyone can learn to sing, and hard work beats talent, but i think its safe to say that natural born gifted singers exist and rory is one of them THANK YOU CHRIS!

[@xfinlandxlovex]

I think Rory is my favourite singer atm. Also really glad to see Jonny Craig is back at it, pretty sure I've seen him on your channel. You should do a video about October Ends singer Nick Thurl, underrated and insanely talented!

[@zacharymilos392]

Im 3 months late to the video (woops) but I just came to saw that Rory has one of the most impressive belting ranges I've heard in this genre. Matty Mullins from MMF is in this category but Rory adds just a little something extra which truly sends shivers up your back over and over.

[@coldmoonlight6361]

It is about time 🤘😉

[@lyricsdomatter]

Yesss been waiting for this, my bf was the one who emailed you recently about it. Rory is truly astonishing, the agility he displays, how nimble his voice is - Homesick is probably the best display, in the chorus alternating between scream and high belt with every syllable. He is without a doubt the best vocalist in the metal-adjacent scene. I'm guessing (hoping) Neon Grave will be next. As well as being another jaw dropping vocal performance, the lyrics are just a naked gut punch if you've ever lost someone dear to you. The Sirius XM live performance is the one to analyse!

[@lyricsdomatter]

also, apologies for the very immature screen name, the number 420 is cancelled now I need to change it

[@slugtoenail]

Nice video! I didn't know about this band. Cool watch, btw.

[@christianmusician16]

Do Sleeptalk please!

[@douglasowen3813]

Or crooked soul

[@oliverfoxi]

Color black. But my favorite is Home we built

[@alexanderti97]

I like Dayseeker but also hope one day you analyze one of these groups( Thornhill, Holding Absence)

[@commie5.0]

If you could sit down with Rory in the studio... Oh man, that would be incredible.

[@joshuakirkman9691]

Rory is one of my favourite vocalists by far. I'd highly recommend The Color Black, the mixture of cleans and screams in that song is perfect.

[@loganhill7077]

Love how you mention how someone who doesn't have that top end like a "true" tenor simply won't be able to hit the high notes that Rory is singing in that "chesty" register. As someone who isn't a true tenor and loves that sound, that's exactly what I needed to hear lol

[@lyricsdomatter]

mentioned this in another comment but Noah Sebastian is a good example of that. Not to cast shade on his voice, it's amazing, but when you listen to The Grey and hear him going up to that C5-D#5 in the chorus (my pitch monitor says it briefly touches E5 for a fraction of a second when i sing it but i think that's just the particulars of my voice) it's quite nasal and thin - I do think maybe perhaps that was a stylistic choice to try and convey a feeling of desperation on the subject matter

[@gavinjordan4259]

This is a great song

[@davidcwk01]

Finallyyyyty

[@sirgregarious2099]

MORE Dayseeker PWEASE!

[@SecondTeam]

Yeahh finally 🎉🎉🎉

[@Adenu]

neon grave and crooked soul are my favorites so far, rory's voice improves every song they release

[@zeke-xw4zj]

If you could get Elizabeth to react to Dayseeker it would be awesome

[@tightpantsmachine]

I know you’re not singing “How do you feel the sun?” 😂 Same*

[@DanCobbs73]

I love Dayseeker, they’re my biggest discovery this year along with Bad Omens and Rory has quickly become one of my favourite singers along with Vessel and Noah. Rory has such an incredible range and he can bring so much emotion to a song especially to the quieter ones on Dark Sun but then just like in Neon Grave he can scream like the best of them. One small thing, Rory is actually singing ‘How Do You Feel The Same Without Me’ in the chorus not ‘How Do You Feel The Sun,’ that’s how I hear it anyway. Can you let Elizabeth know how good Rory and Dayseeker are as I would also love to see her react to them, I have mentioned them to her before along with Bad Omens but it’s so hard to get new bands that she hasn’t heard through to the charismatic voice patron vote

[@RetiredRobot]

Oh man, what a treat to discover a good band that has as large of a discography as Dayseeker :) If you wanna hear more from Rory, check out Southern Lights - Bring Me Peace EP and Arms Like Yours

[@lyricsdomatter]

I'm hanging out so bad for her to react to Rory and Noah

[@xXShizukanaXx]

Hey Chris! Thank you for all the things you teach us : ) I can confidently say that you influenced my life tremendously this past year. It's not usually your style I believe, but would you consider doing a vocal analysis of Ville Valo, the lead singer of the band HIM? He has such a smokey deep voice, I'd just love to hear your thoughts and techniques to get closer to what he does!

[@aang547]

LETS GOOO

[@nicoladebernardi21]

Finally

[@WhenKenSavedThe]

MORE RORY

[@primavirae]

13:54 that’s my exact reaction when listening to this song, an ‘eargasm’ lol

[@ephapax8163]

More Rory!

[@nicoladebernardi21]

They have isolated vocals on their channel you should make an analysis of some of them, also the screamy ones, and how he produce all the harmonics during long high notes

[@dontnukeluke]

Lukas Woodland of Holding Absence is a MUST watch/analyse vocalist and band(!!)

[@DAzProdigyOfficial]

Chris, you should listen to the isolated vocals. Love the review 😊

[@sawm_sang_a._]

Crooked Soul, the live version please! 🙏

[@brunosantos1730]

Their last album is gold!

[@Patient_47]

I'd say, head to head, Noah Sebastian and Rory are the best vocalists these days... Their high pitch screams and cleans are just incredible.

[@EMIYA1244]

Not shot you just completely overlooked Dakota Alvarez and Manuel Gardner Fernandes

[@mwylie1085]

@@EMIYA1244 its hilarious manuel is known mainly for his insane guitar ability but he also has a beautiful voice

[@JKGuitarPro]

PLEASE HAVE HIM IN YOUR STUDIO AND DO SOME VIDEOS!!

[@maykimoon]

You look like me when i'm looking chester bennington live ahha

[@rapha_musik]

Hey, Chris! I wondered if you ever listened to and analyzed the band Highly Suspect and their incredible singer. I can highly recommend it 😊

[@EchoingVegas]

*Neon Grave* is a damn good one to see his range, not to mention the sheer amount of emotion he puts into the song due to what it's about

[@untoages]

Chris is actually gonna lift that desk one of these days

[@Villani_AV]

Rory is S+ tier. Always has been

[@jamesonspooner4852]

Wow I was the "777" like but I'm also a subscriber and been trying my vocal techniques but due to a lot of allergies and post nasal drip, flu season and all, it's a struggle. I'd say the best for me since I sing a lot of Breaking Benjamin, I want to say thank you Chris for your Ben Burnley singing vocal coach video, I believe it was Diary of Jane? I have a video I was curious if you wanted to hear a karaoke session of mine. I'd love to send to you. I could use a coach. I just can't figure out how to take care of my voice. I think I strain it too much.

[@iDanielch]

every time you sing i remember the movie Rockstar by mark wahlberg

[@carladimauro9159]

My opinion is vocals are good. Tune and vocals get stuck in my head. I really am fond of this song.

[@bay_g403]

13:19 me too, Chris, me too

[@KylePutman]

Freaking finally