Unpacking STING's incredible performance of "Roxanne" at Live Aid

[@chrisliepe]

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[@raiyanrahman603]

bro please react to copy light the first take by TK from ling tosite sigure. I think you would really enjoy the song

[@JonathanTKL]

I've been subscribed to Chris' monthly course for 1 and a half years now. Its been an insane journey and i'm able to sing free-er than ever before, even sing female songs in their original key. Crazy to think how locked my voice was before.

[@bloophero]

Weirdly, I completely missed Sting in the 80s/90s and it wasn't until a trip to London recently (where Epilogue "don't know nothing about me" was playing in a shop) that I became obsessed. My favourite moment so far, is sitting in town traffic with my 7 year old son, where we're experimenting with our voices trying to sing along to "if i ever lose my faith". People giving us funny looks (neither of us are natural singers, just musicians interested in discovering how things work). Brilliant times!

[@RicoTheUnknown]

As a fellow vocal coach, I often watch other coaches videos out of curiosity. Your videos are always brilliant man. I love how you’re not shy to be experimental with your own voice in front of the world. Awesome 🙌🏼

[@benjaminvoloz8114]

Every little thing *he* does is magic :)

[@GeneralGiggleMuffin]

Dude, you're a genius when it comes to this topic. To so easily pick apart and dissect a vocal composition and identify all the distinct working pieces in an articulate and easy to understand manner (such that even a casual viewer such as myself can understand) is very impressive. 👏

[@ScottCofer]

Agreed 💯🎶

[@salvationcity3942]

You’re a blessing to this generation, especially to us from Nigeria where there’s no vocal coaches ❤️❤️

[@IntangibleBeatz]

I'm so psyched u did this!!!! Been waiting for a Sting breakdown from u!!! Thank u Chris!!! Also I'm loving Discover your voice!!!

[@fallinginthed33p]

Remarkable look at Sting's vocal technique, I don't think I've seen a video like this before.

[@GabiBrooks]

This was my favorite song to sing to annoy my sister when we were little. Good times! 😂

[@WhaleBlueEye]

Great analysis, Chris! I have seen Sting perform more than any other artist over the years, and I have NEVER been disappointed by his voice. Total pro. Of course, his greatness isn't just his range, but his phrasing, his sense of rhythm. And his melodic sense, as a writer, is up there with McCartney. So good at finding the poignant and surprising notes. I wonder how this performance compares to other performances of this era, since I have a feeling (I don't know for sure) that there might be more pitch perfect and even more effortless performances, but that hardly matters. The vibe and command of his instrument is all there. That harmony on the final note with Marsalis is a nice touch. Thanks for sending out into the universe the right video at the right time. Maybe you should cover this one. Would love to hear what you do with it in your style.

[@GambitRaps]

Love it man. If you’ve never seen Allen Stone’s cover of Sex And Candy, you gotta check it out, it’d be so cool to see you break that one down like this. Can’t wait for more from ya 🙌

[@craigjenkins6917]

Yes. I saw him last year at Cardiff Castle and his voice is still phenomenonal

[@michaelhemming]

This one really clicked for me - outstanding, Chris! I had been one of those 'pin your larynx' students. Let it float! Thank you

[@stevieG.]

I saw the Police twice: once during the early day's and then much later on the Synchroncity tour and Sting's vocals had improved hugely over that time so I reckon he had some excellent vocal coaching along the way, definately.

[@4mareflex]

thank u so much 🖤

[@fenderfox5080]

Awesome stuff Chris, I can't wait to share with you the things I've been learning since we last saw each other😊

[@BurtBenz]

Thanks for spotlighting and explaining Sting's vocal mastery! I believe the singer of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used To Know" is one of a few who also nails this flowing mix voice Sting pulls off. I wonder if Sting was an influence for Gotye.

[@Weloz92]

I came to this same conclusion a few days ago! I was practicing Stevie Wonder's "Saturn" after not singing for a while: I was feeling quite stiff and tense, so I started to mess around by shifting the resonance while singing the lyrics (forward, then the "crow", then a low larynx, open throat and so on) and it unlocked a certain sense of freedom in my voice 😮 quite a game changer!

[@russellspear6188]

Nice job. I know there's a casual audience who come here because they like the entertainment aspect of a vocal reaction to whatever happens to be trendy at the moment, but I think the people who come here because they aspire to learn to sing want to learn from the people who have had great careers, the ones who showed they had what it takes to resonate with a big audience and drew those big audiences to the arenas decade after decade. Serious people - people who would pay money to learn to sing because it means that much to them, want to learn from the best! Another singer with an amazing voice, one of the best of his generation, is Steve Perry. I hope he gets featured on your channel. I think just about anyone who is serious about learning to sing could learn a thing or two from Steve Perry.

[@kathyforrester5288]

❤Chris, your incredible! I agree, Ren is brilliant.

[@caleb4521]

Best singing coach in KZbin!

[@modernchair7692]

Amazing vocals and beautiful, classic 80’s guitar tone: Stratocaster into a Roland Jazz Chorus JC120. ❤

[@sleepywater]

Great as always dude

[@travisemerick1]

Oh man, so glad I found this. Thanks for all the amazing videos, I’m learning a ton.

[@cesargonzalezbueno3359]

What I love from those artist is that they didn't need to use any pitch manipulation VST. It all was: you're in pitch or go home.

[@ScreamingEagleFTW]

I love this channel.

[@JohnSmithiuyytw]

Awesome video. This video has really helped me figure out the brightness and therefore technique, is a really big part of high we pitch singing.

[@computertretboot]

Hi Chris! I would love to see you break down some Marcus King mix voice, one of my favorites!! And many treasures hidden inside.

[@davidlao9252]

I’m goin to see him in sept!

[@rikoburrowsmuso]

Amazing thanks Chris!

[@chrisliepe]

My pleasure!

[@vruss3371]

I love these videos. The vocalist in a recent hardcore band called vein FM has a very crazy scream. Im curious what you would notice in it.

[@-breakofdawn-]

So very interesting. So far I have always been worried that my mix tends to be too heady, but playing around with these shifts for effect opens up so many more possibilities and vocal freedom. Thanks for this one. I still hope you’ll do a Marko Saaresto (Poets of the Fall) analysis sometime, for instance songs like ”Daze” or ”Cradled in Love”. Thank you for this one, excellent video and much to learn from it!

[@DanielTompkinsGuitar]

+1 for Poets of the Fall! Such a great voice and under-known band (at least in the US)

[@sean_b_drummer]

Another great mixologist is, Myles Kennedy 🤘🏽🔥

[@vruss3371]

Test 2

[@nnnneeeeuuuu]

It would be cool to see your take on Blackie Lawless, the way he sings songs like The Idol is very unique!

[@victorialombardi5057]

Hi, Chris! I absolutely love your content and teaching approach. Could you analyse Jay Buchanan's voice?

[@dagbreekband]

@chrisliepe Please do an analysis of Benson Boone - newer artist, amazing voice ! Look at “Slow it down” or “Beautiful Things” !

[@TheMaverickTaylorBand]

Awesome! Hey, I know you're a rocker, but please consider doing an analysis of a country singer. George Strait has had over 60 #1 hits. Also check out Tyler Braden "Try Losing One". Awesome vocal in that one.

[@BloodyShedProductions]

Vic Fuentes has an amazing mixed voice as well, it's where he manages to produce his insane high pitch

[@BobbyLouxMusic]

Chris, I’d be curious if you’ve done content or considered this question to elaborate on. Why then has Sting and most of all those high tenors from that era lose most of this “technique” as they age? I’d almost contend they don’t really understand why they sing like this way as it’s just very natural to their voices. As they age it just goes away similar to how muscle does (Stallone, Arnold, etc) The list is long of greats that aren’t on their previous level. starting with Perry on down. There are some exceptions of course, but what is actually happening in the voice that prevents Sting, Perry, etc from doing this as older guys? Tone, flexibility, range, sweetness, it’s all lost. Makes me think it’s not technique they’re aware of but sadly, it’s the aging voice.

[@guitar_kid999]

Can you look at body bad by I prevail I think the screaming and the harmonies between the main singer and the scream is amazing

[@jackverum9551]

❤🫨🙌👍💪👋😀

[@essac1]

hey man, I asked a while ago if you could do another shaun morgan reaction but i couldn't send any link, i was just wondering if you are ever gonna have a look into his voice again ? Once again, i recommend "pass slowly" for range or "like suicide" if you want some crazy screams. Thanks once again!

[@chrisliepe]

Hey! Thanks for the recommendations! I may do another video at some point, but it might be awhile. I'm doing a lot of "new to the channel" artists over the next bit here and not sure how the video performance will be. I do love Shaun's voice though! This KZbin thing is a constant balancing act and a lot of guess work to know what's going to keep the channel momentum and growth moving forward.

[@essac1]

@@chrisliepe alright, I understand about the whole KZbin stuff. it's so hard to keep a channel consistent now!

[@Eskimokissx1]

hey chris you should totally check out kaneko ayano!!

[@captaincalico1135]

He’s actually got quite a breathy quality to his mix voice … a lot like Bruce Dickinson

[@212thfives8]

Can you react to the cover of roxanne from henning may (annemaykantereit) and Milky chance. They both got incredible voices.

[@maxx.mazzeo]

5:55 this was myself practicing actually🤣

[@frankwendel8671]

Very good and inspirational video. Thank you Chris. Maybe you want to check out the AnnenMayKantereit Cover of Roxanne, their singer Henning takes it to a whole other level. I would love to hear your opinion on his approach.

[@russellspear6188]

Look how Sting stretches his neck at 12:38 into the video. It looks like he's literally reaching for that high note. Stevie Wonder would do that too. Does it actually help to tilt the head upwards and elongate the neck to sing high notes?

[@stopmakingeyesatme1290]

As far as I know, that's a natural reaction a lot of people have when "reaching" for a high note, but it introduces tension and is liable to make a note seem "farther away" than it has to. I've seen a few teachers actually suggest pointing one's arm downwards while practising high notes to make the note feel "closer" and more connected instead. I am wondering if craning the neck might help narrow the vocal tract and keep the cords connected up there, but even if that's the case there are probably better ways to do that. Sting and Stevie are absolutely amazing singers, but they're probably just letting themselves get caught up in the music and are hitting those notes in spite of the neck stretch, rather than because of it.

[@toxicblaze8664]

Hey! Not sure if you have them already, but do you want me to send you Michael Jackson You Are Not Alone multitrack? I just got it today actually and would love to see an analysis on it :D

[@leftengelmann]

Did you ever check Phil Collins' voice?

[@chrisliepe]

a video is coming :)

[@leftengelmann]

@@chrisliepe against all odds? 🙏

[@emmadobbins694]

Chris, I wonder if you could look into the contralto, countertenor, and other "extremes" of the voice? I'm a cis female "baritenor" so I always enjoy seeing how awesome the human voice is!

[@Enrique_Pereira]

Excuse me brother, a question I want to ask you. If you answer it it would be great. It would help me a lot. I'm about to turn 18 and I'm passionate about music. The problem is that here in my country it is not very feasible to take risks with music since I probably won't be able to make a very good living with it, so my question is, what did you study to be where you are? Because I see that you lead a comfortable life, I am very desperate about this whole issue, and I am looking for help from anywhere.

[@chrisliepe]

I went to school in Denver Colorado at a small university that didn’t really specialize in what I went there for at the time. My degree is in music industry studies. It’s a bachelors degree. I’m so thankful for my job and what I get to do and honestly I don’t think it’s because of my degree. Instead, it’s the people I’ve met and the relationships I’ve been able to sustain over the years. I’ve done lots of other jobs that have led me to what I do now and I’ve learned a great deal from each one. It’s been a slow grind over the last 26 years of work. I’m 42 years old now

[@Enrique_Pereira]

@@chrisliepe Thank you so much, i just gonna do it, i'm scared sometimes.

[@josemartinez9068]

its Twang ?

[@chrisliepe]

Yes!

[@GabrielErikAlexmarski]

Can you do a multitrack reaction on michael jackson's get on the floor please

[@chrisliepe]

I've not been able to come across any multitracks for that song. I'll keep looking though!

[@chrisliepe]

correction... I FOUND THEM :) !! Need to see if they are any good first... but there MAY be a video coming out soon on this one :) !!

[@GabrielErikAlexmarski]

@@chrisliepe chris i have them

[@chrisliepe]

I've Got Them!! And good ones too... making a video on it RIGHT NOW :) @@GabrielErikAlexmarski

[@machytka]

Dear Chris, I am really enjoying your videos! But in this one you are exaggerating: Sing's technique you are trying to analyze is just his manner of singing. That's it, what he is famous fore, It is his signature, these poignant notes. Nature gave him this voice and this ability to jump effortlessly from register to register. He is a lucky guy, who doesn't even think about it....

[@matiaspereyra9375]

His voice always seemed way too thin and nasal, but at this point in his maturity those high notes even sound slighlty covered, almost like a Michael Bolton type.

[@beehype46and2]

Comment for da algorithm Streak count: 351

[@franklinnathanielherediaja7735]

React to Creepy Nuts on The First Take

[@ReversedsYT]

Anyone else think he should react to will stetson?

[@vaportrails7943]

He’s a tenor, and has a natural vocal tone that is unique to him. I have noticed that heavily “trained” voices can sound inauthentic, where rock, pop and R&B/blues depend on the direct expression of someone’s natural voice. In this video, with all due respect, you go from sounding like a woman, or Freddy Mercury, or an opera singer or Broadway performer, to a cartoon character, and so on. Sting never sounds like anyone but Sting. Being able to hit the same notes with similar technique doesn’t necessarily mean it sounds good. Learning to utilize your natural voice to its maximum ability, without having it change into something inauthentic and generic, seems to me to be a real hurdle with vocal coaching. Becoming an opera/musical theater singer is actually a very bad thing for someone in the “popular music” realm, but it seems like that’s what a lot of vocal coaches do to you. I haven’t found one yet that recognizes that distinction, and avoids that problem. Teaching someone how to “properly” sing can be bad. And it seems like there’s also a tendency to become some kind of impressionist, doing tricks. We can do a lot of wacky things with our voice, but that’s not what most people who want to sing better are looking for.

[@duarrdo_g]

A sane point of view! But there is a sad (and also valid) side where people who haven’t been born with that x factor also wants to sing at least similar with what they like in a healthy way.

[@anacarolinaogata3016]

Please, react to DIMASH KUDAIBERGEN! SOS or Sinful Passion

[@chrisliepe]

Stranger is coming! Will do the others soon!

[@captaincalico1135]

Would you consider this a good song to practice mixed voice … and that awkward 2nd passagio

[@stebolian]

No he's just high voiced

[@chrisliepe]

He does have a high voice. But there’s more to it than that. He’s using placement and resonance to create an extra access and flare that lots of people with his same voice type cannot do

[@MusicMan121]

Every live version they've done of this song is so boring compared to the original studio version. They NEVER sang the high notes in the chorus, not even once. Very disappointing.

[@davidvandergeten9354]

It's not mix - it's pure head fool

[@chrisliepe]

No need to be rude because you disagree. You can make suggestions and we can have discussion. That’s what the comments section is for. Not complaining or name calling.

[@davidvandergeten9354]

@@chrisliepe Hi Mr Chris Liepe, I am so sorry and do not want to be rude, I said the word like we were having a discussion and a beer in a pub. You must know that I am a big fan and that you really helped me several times. And you are right that it's in some places about mix-voice but the overhand is in Sting his powerfull head-voice. I am very sorry, you are certainly not a fool!