The Vocal Evolution of Tilian Pearson (Dance Gavin Dance, ex- Tides of Man 2008 - 2017)

[@ShibSekia]

Wow that was pretty cool actually. I didn't sing on secret band though

[@tomgg8758]

Tilian The new solo stuff is gold 😎

[@breadtilian]

Tilian woah it's Tilian. That part of Projectile Comet sounds like you so I just assumed 😅

[@whitejamakn]

Yeah that was a debate on a reddit comment once, now we know

[@dancarb2693]

The God has spoken

[@jacobmdog]

I literally love your music, I listen to it every day pretty much all day

[@nickelshotnite]

Death of a Strawberry is probably one of my favorite songs Tilian has done, Inspire the Liars too.

[@deciphermysoul926]

Lillian Hess that one variation, and the cuddler are by far my favorites.

[@DailyScratcher]

That whole album was fucking classic

[@forcebreak-k7y]

Honestly I used to think he was a girl Not because of his voice Because my sister would sing his lines and they would synchronize Her voice and tillian's sounded so alike

[@fscorpion678]

so then wouldn’t be because of his voice?

[@bidibum]

His pitch is so high that I was amazed when I found out he's a guy

[@ew1172]

Has Tilian ever sounded bad? His live and studio vocals are amazing.

[@Sk8foxx]

Dance me The Sun: This is evidence that has hasn't id say

[@yesitsmecsd]

Originally falling in love with the Jonny Craig-Dance Gavin Dance I never could have imagined someone else would step in and completely crush all that and steal my top spot like Tilian did! It use to feel like there was the dirty and clean lyrics and they operated separately of one another in the old days. With Tilian I feel the entire sound they create together is one gigantic masterpiece now!

[@DailyScratcher]

Yep, hes taken DGD to a whole new level

[@Heksensang]

OG DGD > Tilian DGD 😓 It’s not like newer stuff isn’t bad or I hate it or anything, it’s just so polished & I feel like his voice is so 1 dimensional & airy & I don’t particularly love it. My favorite work of theirs is probably the DGD demo from like 2006 tho so I’m probably the minority here opinion wise.

[@yesitsmecsd]

@♄ o l o g r a p h i c oh man, that blows my mind you could call Tilian 1 dimensional... while Craig had a heavenly voice it was literally 2 pitches he went back and forth between. Tilian constantly goes up and down in range, smooth soft "sexy" singing and higher scream level singing and flows between all beautiful. IMO Tilian is anything BUT 1 dimensional!

[@Heksensang]

@@yesitsmecsd I respect your perspective but I agree to disagree. Tilian is a great singer but something about it just seems flat for me, not saying his singing is flat, it just feels that way to me. When I listen to Jonny era DGD its like I can just feel soooo much more emotion, all his pain & fucked up-ness is communicated thru his singing which I find very enrapturing & almost cathartic. I fw DGD either way & sometimes I listen to newer stuff it’s just not rly my thing.

[@yesitsmecsd]

@@Heksensang I can actually understand that...Tilian is always singing, as a singer does, and i love the way it sounds...but at the end of the day it is still just singing...as opposed to Jonny Craig, he poured his heart out through his music. It still to this day sends chills over my body hearing certain songs by Craig. Honestly, i think thats why i like DGD with Tilian more, bc they are all just making great music together, where with Craig it was amazing soul pouring over music and his parts were all that i cared about.

[@tylerharalam2464]

I hold vocalists like Tilian, Anthony Green, and, yes, even Johnny Craig, in high regards talent-wise. They have a uniqueness to their voices that you can point out regardless of the band or style of music. Too many vocalists around who just try to sound like everyone else.

[@DailyScratcher]

Instant Gratification was such a hole in my life. I remember driving to the city everyday while jamming out to that album, all while destroying my life. But, there was something about driving down the highway in the summertime with that album blaring loud

[@dannycostorf393]

He progressively just keeps getting better

[@IHadToMakeThisAccount]

I still like him best on Tides of man.

[@zachc2662]

Dude you should do one for Jonny Craig. His voice has changed so much from the ghost runner on third days

[@nourat0w3l95]

In the last 3 years I've really enjoyed the variety dude's performed.

[@PastelKidd]

Tilian voice is a blessing to me. 💗

[@safteytorch]

Yo Emarosa with Tilian would have been sick too. He sounds good in the same places as Jonny lmao

[@calzonexiv]

I actually discovered Tilian from his collab on the recent I the Mighty album, and was so mesmerized by his voice that I looked him up on Spotify and found the Patient EP, and from that moment on I've been hooked ♥

[@pnirse]

CalCrazy that’s the first time I’ve heard of someone not hearing about him from DGD

[@masonbrownlow3889]

Tilian just feels like he hits a new note every fucking song I swear. Every song I hear he's in I'm like "oh goddamn"

[@felix7173]

Ok i wasnt a big Tilian fan but i saw this video and now i fucking love this man

[@linkinparkfanatic8956]

tilian pearson... chester bennington... matthew tuck... they can all sing like angels and scream like demons, the 3 of them saved me from lots of pain I was going through, and I am forever grateful to them, I just wish I could have saved chester... :( r.i.p my childhood hero, chester bennington

[@DailyScratcher]

That I the Mighty album Tilian sang on is so fucking good. I highly recommend it

[@zapataisaacmarcus]

I was expecting to hear the one of the Saosin demos lol

[@yesitsmecsd]

Marcus Zapata ok so I'm not crazy then? He did do some stuff with Saosin right!?

[@crissiepurple]

Man, I haven't listened to them in forever.

[@williamfoster7098]

That's Anthony green not Tilian

[@Alpha_Runaway]

Stephen Thompson Exfoliator and two other demos with Tailin before Anthony Green rejoined the band

[@damonbaird1173]

Honey revenge is so fucking good

[@blakestonetablets3467]

That Stolas track was my introduction to Tilian. Just infatuated with his voice ever since.

[@mewzencovers2905]

One of the few vocalists that already sounded pretty damn good (not incredible) on his first released recording and immediately went from pretty good to incredible right on his next release.

[@solidjames5704]

You should do one of these for Kurt. Dude's voice changed a lot

[@Seralious]

I think Acceptance Speech Tillian was my favorite. His voice sounds the most angelic and pure (Robot Pt. 4, Carve, Swisher Pt.3, Doom and Gloom, Death of the Robot are where it shines most). As much as I like IG and Mothership, I was not a fan of the harmonization technique used. Rather than creating chords with vocal layers like on Acceptance Speech (Swisher Pt. 3 intro for example), Mothership, and IG to a lesser extent, has the vocal layers operating at the same note, but lower octave. Young Robot and Frozen One are good examples of what I mean. That's fine, they're still great songs, but I didn't dig that one aspect as much as I did with the Acceptance Speech approach. Just my opinion, and I'm not trying to trash on the guy - while not at first, the Tillian albums gradually became my favorite of the discography.

[@danspitalnik]

Couldn't agree more with all of this. I was starting to think I was the only one who preferred his silky smooth vocals to the rough vocals on Mothership. The harmonies on AS were so sweet.

[@landrysaathoff2418]

I understand that. To me, they are too robotic-sounding in Acceptance Speech. To each, their own. TBH, I never thought of them this way, though. I have new appreciation for AS now.

[@BRNardy]

Simplyric Yup, totally agree! Although I think his angelic vocals shine the most at Jesus H. Macy and Acceptance Speech (song), but, nonetheless, it's angelic the whole album, actually.

[@KHmixerX]

I both agree and disagree with this. While it’s true his vocals sound much cleaner on Acceptance Speech, they also overpower just about everything else on that album to its detriment. The producer’s fault most likely. Also, that aspect causes his voice to sound less natural than it usually does. That raspier, more strained sound present on Mothership and Instant Gratification to a lesser extent is quite nice in my opinion. Gives the music a more raw feel. Unbridled.

[@KHmixerX]

I never noticed the octave difference though before and now it’s all I can hear on Mothership lol.

[@DylanMcBride]

I feel like it's a mix between his progression as a vocalist and Kris Crummett's progression in mixing his voice. Because on Crummett's stuff, between Acceptance Speech and Instant Gratification, there's a huge shift. Acceptance Speech and previous having a strange film over it and the later stuff sounding very natural.

[@mandospiegel8994]

Dylan McBride I'm not sure if this is related, but, how come it's harder to hear the clean vocals of DGD's earlier work? Like, from their self titled album and onward, it's easier to discern from the guitars, drums and any other instruments and the dirty vocals.

[@DylanMcBride]

Ultimately, I think it has to do with the audio engineering. I believe they've always used the same guy so it makes sense that they would all get better together. More directly, I think it has to do mostly with tone, the mastering chain and just smart and simple panning to allow for the vocals to sit right in the middle of the mix.

[@mandospiegel8994]

Dylan McBride Makes sense. I've been curious all this time, because I really enjoyed DGD's earlier work, like Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean, but I've always been bothered by how quiet the singing is. It's like the singer is singing quietly in a basement or something.

[@BrucifyMe]

I'm pretty sure Kris didn't do Acceptance Speech. Doesn't change what you said, just pointing it out.

[@DylanMcBride]

You're right, he only mastered it.

[@mickandro]

The Cincera song was cut before he sang otherwise this video just shows how amazing he is. 💙

[@thesleepingwell]

This man is just a genius ❤️❤️👌

[@brandonweber2133]

This is awesome thank you!

[@OliveTF2]

I'm surprised you didn't compare both versions of Not My Love :o I didn't even know it was originally from their EP

[@breadtilian]

Marc Saint Clair damn, that would've been a good idea

[@SurrealiamPrime]

Dude you forgot the Saosin demo!

[@lizbeths.l.7770]

Woah Tilian commented , thats epic

[@DailyScratcher]

Wow Mamba was 9 years ago already holy fuck

[@cupiepearson6465]

VERY COOL

[@mentaltelepathy24]

awesome tiian rules

[@zechs5079]

Wow once 2015 hits such a more professional sound

[@xaviercardenas8798]

THE EVOLUTION OF JONNY CRAIG!!! Super late to this vid but still!

[@quridapearson5068]

C🎶💘O🎶O💘L

[@deathstare6936]

no saosin demos?

[@j-hex8117]

Por cierto en una canción del álbum (mothership) no me acuerdo ahora cual canción es pero dicen "pico de gallo" y aquí en mi país es una comida tipica... Vivo en Costa Rica.

[@Elmysticjuan]

jose nuñez Chucky vs the giant turtose se llama la canción.

[@Alpha_Runaway]

Dude you forgot Exfoliator and the other two Demos with Saosin

[@quridapearson5068]

D🎧O🎶P💘E.

[@iqbalrahmanuel412]

you forgot tillian x saosin

[@williamfoster7098]

iqbal rahmanuel that's Anthony green

[@droptherapy2085]

@@williamfoster7098 no, he did some demos with saosin before Anthony rejoined

[@omarignacioriverocruz1564]

does anyone have access or any link of Makarii's song? Life and barefoot? i couldnt find it 😔

[@j-hex8117]

creo que soy de los pocos que escuchan esta banda y habla español...

jose nuñez A mí igual me gusta. La voz del vocalista es adictiva para el oído.

[@j-hex8117]

Sebastián Contreras exacto y con lo poco que lo conocen...es una lastima xd

jose nuñez Personalmente me gusta que la banda no sea tan conocida :)

[@j-hex8117]

Sebastián Contreras si pero me gustaría que fuera un poco reconocida nada más, pero en lo personal pienso casi lo mismo.

[@martinalexandermolina8487]

Nadie te preguntó, un saludo.

[@Zefraxii]

I’m glad he stopped sounding angelic, now he’s more raw and sounds more human-like, he used to sound so weird back on Acceptance Speech

[@ToxicCookiezGurl]

Do Jonny Craig

[@breadtilian]

If this video gets 15 likes I'll do one for Kurt Travis Here's the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/an7IZHmArJmSgbc

[@andrewreyes986]

ViolentSofa 15th like!

[@fernandomadera11]

ViolentSofa 43 likes

[@breadtilian]

fireharambe 420 oh man I better get started

[@fernandomadera11]

ViolentSofa lol no rush things like these probably take hours considering all the projects Kurt is in

[@Jkheretic]

not much of an evolution lol

[@Chimpancoon]

Evolving from annoying to unbearably annoying is a good thing?

[@teamspikerspeed9093]

Chris Reeves if you don't like it dont listen to it pretty simple.

[@Chimpancoon]

Josh Spiker I don't. Thanks for sharing though. Enjoy that bitch shit. 👍

[@alecdziuk6450]

Chris Reeves Who hurt you?

[@Chimpancoon]

Alec Dziuk Shitty singers ruining great bands.

[@lex_C_88]

Chris Reeves why don't you sing for them instead?

[@goofusmambo8456]

Oh fuck! I was reccomended Tides of Man, but never knew Tillian was in it... guess Ill check it out now

[@Daft69Punk]

I liked Dance Gavin Dance growing up, but Tilian sounded a lot better with Tides of Man. At least that’s my own opinion.

[@Fern_Fuentes]

Not a drug dealer You’re one of the first I ever heard say that. I’m not sure I’d say he was better on ToM, I think he sounds about the same, but most people overlook his time with them it don’t even know it happened.