Singing Style of Chris Cornell -Don't Imitate (Cause We Can't) Honor & Learn. -Connection, Soul

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Let's sit back, take in and enjoy several masterful Chris Cornell singing lines while looking deeper at his sound and some of the techniques he employs to achieve that golden voice. No one will ever come close to singing or sounding like Chris Cornell, but we can learn from him, be inspired by him and let his influence improve our singing ...And it's just plain fun to dissect some of these lines. :) It was SO hard to select this first group of examples, so let me know if you'd like me to do another 1, 2 or more videos like this!

[@VINCE12314]

If i had his voice I would never speak again. I would sing everything I had to say.

[@debbiewilliams7217]

Good answer...Awesome

[@Eryk.Burkharth]

You have his voice if you’re baritone 😅😅, well kinda. You just have to practice a lot

[@TiagoMosh]

Chris Cornell related? Instantly liked.

[@igorsantos941]

Você por aqui??? kkkkkk Sou muito fã do seu trabalho!!!!!!

[@TiagoMosh]

@@igorsantos941 e eu sou fã do Chris Liepe, o material instrucional desse cara tem muito a ver com a forma que eu enxergo a arte de cantar.

[@PabloKlein]

Hehehe ; )

[@-MrFozzy-]

I don’t know if you know this about me, but I don’t SPEAK RUSSIAN! : }

[@TiagoMosh]

@@Kinseliplieryes, I can, but can you speak portuguese?

[@enzomattos9003]

Chris Cornell, For me he was the perfection voice in human form

[@chrisliepe]

Agreed!

[@JustRising21]

You're the man, Chris! Slaves & Bulldozers is so damn cool and kicks my ass every time I try to sing it in the car 😭

[@bigdrumachine]

Could be useful the entire cover of it :D please Chris PLEASEEEEE

[@nuckels188]

My voice physically can't even hit the notes this guy is doing the entire time lol

[@DiscountDaveGrohl]

We the people demand part's 2 and 3! Lol. Great video man. Chris Cornell is also my favorite vocalist ever. I try to imitate his style almost on a daily basis. One of my favorite things about his voice is his ability to transition so beautifully. Keep up the good work brother, and thank you for the amazing content! #bestvocalcoachonyoutube

[@boogieman.1698]

please

[@ericjeffers1362]

I could watch hours of you dissecting every line Cornell ever sang. He's my favorite vocalist by far, and I've spent years trying to master it, shredding my voice repeatedly in the process. The Cochise scream will forever haunt me, as well as Shadow on the Sun.

[@gulsumgumus2963]

i've had a really bad day today and eventually searched for cornell's nothing compres 2 u cover on youtube at 1 a.m to feel a bit better and i came upon to your channel. i am 18 and after watching your videos i realised i have found the courage and the right guidance that i have been looking for to sing seriously. for that i thank you a lot!! hope you have a great day

[@chrisliepe]

This is awesome to hear! Thanks for sharing and welcome to the channel!

[@withmygoodeyeclosed]

Awesome man, you "get" Chris Cornell, your voice is not the same (nobody's voice is) but it's amazing how you can pick out all the nuances to make it clear to us what he does.

[@Epyos]

I dunno, Liepe gets pretty close. His voice just hasn't been sanded down by being on tour like Cornell; singing a full set every night for months, smashing whiskey and smoking cigarettes.

[@maxx.mazzeo]

Please, do more from Chris Cornell, as a singer apprentice I find this Golden!

[@ryummon]

It looks like you had a lot of fun with this one. You're geeking out on Cornell xD Not that you don't show passion and excitement on other videos, but I felt a little extra on this one.

[@dr.dickrichards788]

Great in site Chris massive Cornell fan but wave goodbye passed me by until you broke the middle down for us. Now I can’t leave it alone haunting. Thanks Rich from Liverpool

[@chrisliepe]

Thanks for being here and enjoying the Cornell content with me :) Be sure to check out my full studio cover of Wave Goodbye if you get the chance :) !!

[@jonbinnie]

Love Cornnel he is a big influence on the new songs I write everyday, You have an amazing voice too! Thank you!

[@davidsaxe7077]

Love love love Chris Cornell. You have an amazing voice. I don’t sing but I enjoy watching your videos

[@Tdonn25]

Holy crap...I watched this just to see how bad it sounded and was proven wrong! Great pipes!

[@caveguy22]

Wave Goodbye was for Jeff Buckley. Clear mimicking of his vocal technique there :)

[@chrisliepe]

Right!

[@enzomattos9003]

@Chris like, Hey guy Chris Cornell was a perfect voice ever exist in this earth 🌎

[@briantb5550]

Chris is my favourite all time vocalist Thanks for this man.

[@jacksvocals]

Best vocal channel by far, fresh approaches to mix and distortion. Helped me figure out some new stuff after years of being entrenched in the same techniques. Thanks man

[@StimulatingMC]

From the first Audioslave album, The Last Remaining Light and Shadow on the Sun have some pretty cool lines too. Would love to see more of that album covered.

[@OutsidersRo]

How come someone can down vote this masterpiece of learning? Who are those poeple? Are they even alive? Are they brain dead? Why press that button? Anyway, thank you sir! You're awesome!

[@manuelsanchezarroyo1829]

I discovered your chanel a few months ago thanks to a video you uploaded about Cornell, and since then I think you are the best vocal coach I've seen on youtube. Thanks to your videos I can say that I'm a better singer now, so I really thank you for your videos. You are an inspiration man!!

[@GaiaChiocchio]

Perfect description and analysis of the songs... Really made me understand so much better not only about how voice works, but music itself

[@AetherealAlchemist]

Chris Cornell is my favorite singer too man. I really love you approach, its helped me really sus out how to utilize his techniques.

[@connorbrooks7501]

Chris Cornell is my favorite musician and singer. I love this video. Thank you for helping me appreciate Chris Cornell more.

[@tukoramirez8478]

not to mention "Chochise" another great scream performance from Cornel

[@catherinec1458]

Love how you noted all of the intricate artistry & poetry that truly went into every line of his singing. Subscribed 🤘🏻💙

[@seanammon6993]

"It's THICC" Just discovered your channel with the Eddie Vedder video and I am LOVING what you're doing

[@austinmoser5056]

Best vocal instruction on youtube, my singing has gotten better in the last 2 or 3 months since i found your channel then it has in the 2 years i have been singing before that

[@renees.decamillis204]

This is such an excellent video! Chris Cornell is THE BIGGEST inspiration for me as a vocalist, so thank you for posting these types of lesson videos!

[@benmacdhui]

RIP Chris. One of the best voices - for victims as well.

[@poloshirtsamurai]

13:46 Same with the "bed of nails" part from Bed of Roses which I still can't do, darn it.

[@kevinpollock8029]

Honestly this is great! Chris would have been happy to see his voice covered. Thanks Chris!

[@kotajames6211]

I love watching your videos (i know you CAN hit the notes) butt when you practice the notes... You break your voice and to me THAT is what I need for some reason... props man!

[@mikeyaldo5704]

Can't possibly replicate his voice because his style hits more ranges than a regular voice can. His style was also very unorthodox doing things that are not exactly the right way on paper.

[@loungefly1]

His lyrics are a VERY overlooked aspect of us liking his voice. He knew his voice & chose words to show the best of it.Words w/ a big "eh" vowel is used w/ grit in many songs including Pretty noose,Rust cage,Hunger strike,Like a stone (the word "patiently")etc.He knew he shined on big vowels & chose words accordingly to kick our asses.

[@revan91m]

dude.. your voice is awesome. so many vocal coaches are really bad at actually singing songs, but you have it both right. awesome teaching style, awesome singing dont change !

[@xylotheoriginal9497]

Chris your not to be understated. You have true skills Thankyou man

[@TheRealisticPoint]

Always love the analysis, my man. Good stuff

[@ThePinkpainter]

Amazing analysis! Thanks so much. The best explanation in years. Cornell is my fave of all times.

[@RichardFriendartist]

this could be a weekly series and I wouldn't mind one damn bit! haha Love these videos Chris...this is my new favorite channel!!

[@Anodynum]

Great video. Thanks, Chris!

[@vincej9352]

Great video..You did Chester, Layne , now Chris. Patiently waiting for Geoff Tate style!!!

[@rickgrebenik8140]

Nice job Chris!! Loved the teaching

[@carlosf.segovia7230]

life goal: someday could sing like both chris...

[@JB-wj4cv]

as you sung wave goodbye, i remember having seen chris cornell in hamburg years ago with his solo band. still like the last 2 soundgarden albums most.

[@Blastoism]

You are an incredible teacher and singer! I appreciate you so much!

[@chrisliepe]

You are so welcome!

[@Aleksandrpajic]

you are so good, its unbeliveable.

[@joaojofili]

I KNEW from the moment I've head your voice you had the abilities and techniques to pull this off. Just mesmerizing :0

[@chrisliepe]

:)

[@jeremiahalexander5513]

Chris Cornell is my fave vocalist of all time, too. My fave song is Seasons. His voice had a lot of soul. I'm still not over his passing.

[@unifiedcodetheory8406]

Nothing to Say is one of my favorite soundgarden songs, and one of the most vocally impressive dare I say

[@chrisliepe]

It's amazing!

[@soulsideout3732]

Hey Chris, this is my second time watching this. Even though I love all Cornell's work, I feel his performance on Euphoria Morning was his best.

[@diegovr6047]

Pure Gold dude! Greetings from Argentina!

[@han36solo]

Amazing! Great lesson.

[@asimioneseioctavian]

You're high notes is incredible is insane man 😅💪 nice voice

[@cacadodo666]

We’re def kindred spirits when it comes to obsessing over chris cornell vocal technique minutiae.

[@CommanderClyde]

First off, thanks for doing more Chris Cornell stuff in this format, really insightful. Second, I've basically learned how to sing by just trying to sing Soundgarden songs. I don't know if that's a bad thing since you encourage not imitating singers, but its an easy thing to fall into when you like someone's voice. Anyway, I think I've done okay so far but for whatever reason getting grit is harder for me on high notes. I can hit them clean but I can't get the right distortion, but that may be because my support system is underdeveloped because of my disability, I don't know for sure. But Chris is someone I definitely want to be like even if it doesn't sound the same. Thanks for the video, Chris, and on my birthday no less! (Forgot to add, but you should breakdown some of his lines off his Higher Truth album. Beautiful stuff in there)

[@craigjenkins6917]

Another great video. BTW your say hello to heaven section breakdown is outstanding 👌

[@proflucasc]

Goddamn... We miss Chris so much... Thanks for this video.

[@humanehuman6342]

Thanks Chris love it! Your Awesome man!

[@Legume_Enjoyer]

I really like that you mentioned "that" bit of Slaves & Bulldozers right out of the gate. Man, now I have to subscribe, since we seem to think alike. :D

[@timslaterus6937]

I was really hoping on you doing a Fell on black days cover and or breakdown. I need more Chris Cornell content!!

[@timslaterus6937]

Any chance on more Chris Cornell content coming up?

[@0713mas]

This dude can sing!!! Who the fk can get into Chris Cornel range! But this helped me I can't do all of it without ripping up all amateur

[@benlee7800]

Thank you Chris! I'm a musician from Manchester UK, I find your videos super insightful and ive become so much more self assured with my own voice since watching your videos. I'd love to hear your thoughts on bravery and being 'vulnerable' when singing live. I. E. How to sing just as well in public as you can privately. Cheers!

[@joannalazarides]

Awesome!!!😍😍🤘🏻

[@alperenates3453]

You're amazing!

[@willybiggs-rj6qt]

i think the perfect blend of crooner and wailer is Reach Down by Temple/Dog. I don’t know why more people don’t talk about that performance. Still glad Say Hello / Temple was featured

[@chrisliepe]

Totally agree

[@withmygoodeyeclosed]

A request ; a breakdown about the change in his voice after his the 1st Audioslave album and how he recovered after the Soundgarden reunion would be awesome :). I'm sure you could analyze what changed in his approach and stuff like that. He had some many different sounds it's really amazing.

[@blakematthews6374]

Awesome video. Would love a part 2. Another cool vocalist I’d love to see you do is Brent Smith from shinedown. I’ve seen a few other people on KZbin try to break down his singing style but they really didn’t do a good job in my opinion.

[@graybronze]

Quality dude, Slaves is one that took me a while to get and I approached it in the same sort of way as you, great insight with your teaching man and I like that you didn’t shy away from the harder stuff! For me Black Rain is his top performance and that one is tough to nail, have you ever given it a go?

[@MarinellaMagnani]

Great. Great. Great. Wow!

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

Loved his rendition of Ave Maria. For me, It's his lower notes that smolder.

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

@@GGSOG I even liked that CD where Timbaland tried to make him into a household name.

[@jackieyo6128]

I totally agree, everyone just praised his high range but for me it's when he goes lower that his beautiful timber comes out.

[@Johnny1.0]

Chris is the Jimi Hendrix of vocalists.

[@chrisliepe]

Thanks!

[@tomi-pereira]

I always thought that Robert Plant was

[@danielsntg]

Great video man!

[@RichardFriendartist]

They need the multiple like button for these videos. I want to keep hitting it every few examples! haha

[@saintasylum4438]

Great piece, Chris. Today's lions are all imitators IMO, but proper imitation is more of a skill than anything else, especially when it comes to vocals. I think actual improvement on the borrowed practices of our predecessors is where true genius is recognized today.

[@nickarvelo1793]

Great Great and Great!!!!!

[@cwilkerson3710]

As talented as a singer as he was, it's ultimately his instrument that gives him so much soul and uniqueness. He was just born with the right DNA, and then he harnessed it ... ie...many metal and rock singers can hit all these notes and even give a fantastic delivery....BUT, it's not with the same character he had inherit in his voice. His voice was fantastic and I was mesmerized since I first heard Louder than Love in early 91.

[@HiFiman4u]

Well done.

[@brandondrums9967]

I love the break in Like Suicide. It is painfully beautiful.

[@lisawaters9528]

MY FAV SINGER TOO 🙏🏼

[@audiomiragestudios]

Great picks. Totally picking up what you’re laying down about Slaves and Bulldozers, great tune. Honorable mention, even though it seems a lot simpler than the lines you’re analyzing, but that hanging line in Black Hole Sun: “hang my head, drown my fear, till you all just disappear” first time I heard that I got chills

[@chrisliepe]

Ya, gonna halfta do a "part 2" to this video. So many other lines I want to do but the video would have been an hour long haha. I had lines from Black Hole Sun, Jesus Christ Pose, I'm Awake, When I'm Down, Spoonman, Fell On Black Days, Superunknown... Ok... Maybe a "part 3" too haha

[@audiomiragestudios]

IKR when it comes to his body of work, you can go down quite the rabbit hole, lots to choose from

[@lorenzogiannangeli4263]

Amazing

[@kylerphoenix7814]

I did the dying cat trick, and now I can somewhat reach G5 with power. I’d love to see your analysis of Matt Bellamy’s vocals though. He’s one of my top favorite singers.

[@brandonstarling6896]

Instant sub due to even comparing to cornell sounded great

[@chrisliepe]

Awesome! :)

[@casey10bb]

You can really sound very much like Chris Cornell more so than the other singers so far in your videos I've watched.

[@mugmugmugtattoo]

Hei Chris Liepe, just want to say you're GREAT! expecially for the distort vocal you really helped me a lot, there's so many video out there about fryscreaming... but your approach is really illuminating to say the least... for real man... thanks... It's since I was a teenager that I was looking for somebody to really give up the right tecnique and finally after a lonely night spent watching video on you tube I find you!, again great stuff thanks :D little request if you would like it, what about doing a video about dallas green of city and colour he 's got such a dreamy way of singing... I don't know if there's something usefull with his tecnique... but I don't know it might, if you don't know him: ALEXISONFIRE, CITY AND COLOUR . HAVE A MYTHICAL DAY!

[@HIGHHOPES]

Love these videos, you've helped me so much! Would love to see one on Kurt Cobain!

[@spirefactsyt5559]

You should do a Chester Bennington Top 5 lines impression! Given Up is mandatory :P

[@kylerphoenix7814]

WhoEven Kerzennymore PUT ME OUT OF MY F*CKING MISERRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@soundgarden6478]

Irreplaceable vocalist. When you hear impersonations you know it's not Chris Cornell. Love the man!

[@gonzaloantequera8193]

Hi Chris, i think you might be interested in Ricardo mollo's singing, he has a verte distinct voice. I recomend you "divididos-nene de antes". Please take a look.

[@donmathews109]

Ive got the Recording Revolution masterclass and I look forward to seeing you there!!

[@chrisliepe]

Awesome!

[@jamestaylor6824]

Will you do a cover of “mind riot” please? I want to see how awesome you cover it

[@whitenois7]

Your great 🤘

[@lisawaters9528]

I’ll just say I’m impressed

[@SydiusVideo]

Thank you

[@vivendofotografia1854]

your voice sound like Thousand Foot Krutch,beautiful...

[@juniorpavon]

I see Chris Cornell I click like. I'm still watching and I already love the video.

[@mislavtafra2192]

Great video, Chris! Could you cover Lorde?

[@soulsideout3732]

Hey Chris, I am really enjoying your videos. I have learned alot. I too am a huge Cornell and Buckley fan. But I was curious, have you ever thought to do a Brandon Boyd video? Of all the singers lm influenced by, he is the hardest to copy. Not only because of the sound, but his ear is incredible. The melodies he writes are very hard to get down. What do you think?