Vocal Coach Reacts! Kamelot Ft. Simone Simons! The Haunting! Live! FAST TRACK REACTION! Roy Khan!

[@KyleS.1987]

Please do check out some Epica to see Simone out in front, she's extremely versatile and powerful! She is also a great duet partner, though, so your observation was spot-on there. Whether it's with Floor Jansen or Roy Khan, Simone just seems to have effortless chemistry with whoever she's singing with, and good instincts for when to lay back and when to dial up the intensity. Quite an underrated skill!

[@jeffk1482]

Wonderfully stated. 🤘👏

[@shadow0416]

More Roy Khan! Abandoned, Center of the Universe, and Forever from the same live concert are fan favorites. While The Haunting is good, I feel it misses Roy's lower register croons and higher register mixes.

[@theris117]

The haunting just isn't that exciting vocally. The live version of Elizabeth is honestly what really turned me on to his voice.

[@MatiDota]

React to Conception !!!Roy Khan is back

[@yippeethreeeight]

"Elizabeth I, II & III"

[@thebanana2777]

Please do KAMELOT - Elizabeth (I, II & III) live

[@dodgrblu]

Yes this! I suggested it before, and he probably would have done it if not for the Patron request.

[@MrDrus]

dodgrblu well, blame me haha I went for something that is more of a staple and easier to digest for the newcomers.

[@Ideasymanualidades1]

That and Abandoned

[@marlonboer]

I recommend "Epica - Tides of Time" or "Epica - Unleashed". Simone uses a lot of belting, soft head voice and strong operatic singing in those songs. Hope you enjoy.

[@bigg2988]

And the DVD acoustic version of "Feint" to beat them all for impact. Emotionally shattering without ever going off the acoustic track.

[@ChrisPage68]

Epica ft Floor Jansen - Sancta Terra and Stabat Mater Dolorosa Epica - Consign To Oblivion live @ Zenith Paris Epica - Cry For The Moon Epica - Universal Death Squad Delain - Masters of Destiny Delain - Burning Bridges Nightwish - Slaying The Dreamer live in Buenos Aires Nightwish - Devil And The Deep Dark Ocean live in Buenos Aires That's all for now. 😉

[@MrDrus]

PageMonster To the Delain set, I’d add Danse Macabre. I see you’re a man of culture though.

[@newbiesama]

What do these all have in commen...dutch metal

[@marceumere]

ROY KAHN The One and Only!!!

[@minimaltrace]

fun fact : the keyboardist of Kamelot is actually Simone's husband. Must be nice to share a stage at times to keep the family together =)

[@sugoruyo]

As any Epica fan will tell you, it takes a special kind of singer to be able to keep the attention in the foreground with Simone singing in the background.

[@hvypower2472]

One of my top 3 band ! I am lucky with your reactions ! 2 bands in my top 3 in a row ! Leprous then Kamelot nice ! As an amateur power metal singer he always has been a huge inspiration for me .

[@marielaoquendorodriguez670]

React to some Epica I’ll recommend The Essence Of Silence official live video ❤️ btw: Kamelot keyboardist it’s Simone husband!!!!

[@randyorton6978]

Roy Khan is a god, Please more Kamelot reactions, you explain soo good what he’s doing

[@npinjest7779]

In a way, Simone IS Floor 2.0. The guy who started Floor's first band, After Forever, went on to later start Epica. Since it worked so well the first time, he found another talented teenager, this time a mezzo, who could really mix metal and opera singing styles , a Floor 2.0 with a shared interest in symphonic Gothic metal to replace the original Floor who came to like her metal more progressive and less operatic. They are all on very good terms, which is how we know that Simone and Floor sound awesome together, in a live performance of Sancta Terra at Epica's anniversary concert.

[@MrDrus]

‘Congratulations, Roy, you don’t sound like a harpy.’ I honestly expected you to say ‘congratulations, Simone, not too shabby’ at some point. In all fairness - I’m really happy you decided to listen to this song and I’m happy to see you enjoyed it! Last thing - when we spoke about this piece, I forgot to tell you the song comes from Black Halo - a concept album based on Dr Faustus (context! Context always matters!). Still, you perfectly got the idea of what all this was about. So, joining the courtesy chain - thank you, Sam?

[@MatiDota]

Roy Khan is back. React to Conception!!!!

[@lamia.thira.lowenstein]

the hair thing is a metal things, but I'd say it was more of a "simone thing" before it was floor's. but floor's voice is magic

[@nightwishlover8913]

That's it! You have opened the Epica rabbit-hole! Please react to anything from their 10th Anniversary concert "Retrospect". Might I suggest: Design your universe, Sancta Terra (Featuring Floor Jansen), Stabat Mater Dolorosa (also ft Floor), Never Enough - basically any of the songs from that concert. It was amazing!

[@dodgrblu]

Yes! Great stuff! Kamelot - Elizabeth I,II,III from the same concert would be amazing, you won't regret it.

[@ARetiredPirate]

Like someone mentioned in the original vid: she was only 21 back then!

[@NM-go5ww]

Hi, Sam! first time I came here as I love so much Roy, but I also love your accent!

[@bryanvelez1525]

oh she's doing the floor's thing Just to let you know she have a song with Floor Jansen I thing is called sancta terra

[@samuelengle3773]

Simone does an opera with Floor as well called stabat mater dolorosa from the same retrospect concert

[@ARetiredPirate]

When Simone was the princess, now the queen...

[@AmaraNott]

Kamelot's lead singer as one of those voices that can't be mistaken by any other. Great reaction! New request: "Alter Bridge live from Wembley - Blackbird" (it's so good I hope someone fast forwards it! Seriously!) Cheers Sam!

[@purpleir]

How did I miss this reaction? All this time! Good one Sam!

[@Deborah122000]

Kamelot did also a beautiful song with Charlotte Wessels of Delain (also a Dutch singer) And Simone and Floor are close friends.

[@stephenkissinger4434]

The song is from The Black Halo, which is the second half of Kamelot's rock opera based on Faust (the first half is the album Epica). Roy is the widower Faust figure (renamed Ariel for the albums), and Simone is the Helen character (renamed Marguerite) who resembles Ariel's dead wife and is unwittingly used by Mephisto to tempt Faust. The song occurs the day after Ariel and Marguerite sleep together for the first time. One of the other videos from this album is March of Mephisto, which features Shagrath of Dimmu Borgir as the titular character.

[@pietjebell6572]

Wow I am surprised how well Simone fit in to this, never saw it before but it was great

[@jonasnordgren1720]

Do more with roy Khan

[@Ubermonk01]

Oh you HAVE to check out Epica! Might I suggest Design Your Universe from the Retrospect show or.... Unchained Utopia official live or... The Obsessive Devotion official live or.... The list goes on and on and on and on

[@Payne2view]

Count them, 20 spins of her hair. I'm always impressed by that.

[@MrSh0110]

Sam, you have to react to Epica! Any one of those are great demonstration of Simone’s talent - Epica - Cry for the Moon (age only 18-19) Epica - Chasing the Dragon Epica - Tides of Time Epica - Unleashed Epica - Once Upon a Nightmare

[@damienmaynard8892]

Chasing the Dragon!!!!

[@watchtheskies]

Hi Sam, a lot of reactors after stopping the video will go back a little bit in the video before restarting, keeps the fans happy :)

[@daveraven1821]

I recommend "Jollian" by Within Temptation live from BlackSymphony or "The Phantom Agony" by Epica. Greetings from México 🇲🇽

[@5_ksenia]

*Epica - Sancta Terra (feat Floor Jansen) Live Retrospect show* 😍😀 You will like it! 🤗

[@cypherredux2771]

No

[@RaVAndres]

love that song!

[@charliecasseday8886]

The DVD is call one cold winner night

[@timhutchinson8485]

Next you should check out Epica, the come back to Kamelot for their new singer Tommy Karevik

[@dodgrblu]

I think you've got something mixed up, Epica is with Roy, the album before the one this song was on. Tommy came in with Silverthorn. Edit: I guess you made a typo and meant to write 'then' instead of 'the' which makes it confusing due to the band and album names.

[@cypherredux2771]

Or just more Roy and more Epica!

[@lgmhorus]

You're dead on the roles. This is part of a 2 album storyline, and Roy's character lost his wife Helena, then met Simone's character (Marguerite) that resembles Helena. This song is about him realizing that Marguerite is not Helena, and it wouldn't be fair to either to continue the relationship. So, my interpretation of this musically is that Simone is on the second layer of the sound because she's pretty much an echo on Roy's mind while he's processing everything. Also, Roy's is notoriously emotional when singing, and he's always more focused on passing on the emotions than to actually sing in the best way.

[@chriskerridge2301]

I would love you to do some more Devin Townsend!! How about Opeth?

[@rcarv23]

Check out the live version of Abandoned by Kamelot as well

[@daniellopez-oz8ip]

Kamelot-moonlight ir center of the universo are awesome , wintersun is awesome too

[@dribbel77]

Floor and Simone are friends. At a point the lived together. Both assome of cours!

[@aquascapingac.aquadesigns5284]

Doing the Floor thing...lol...you mean the helicopter???

[@JollyRogerJo]

his voice and singing reminds me of bruce dickinson :D

[@xdrezcorex]

you should place Roy's name somewhere because this video has never shown up when i search for Roy khan related videos.

[@SSTVocalCoach]

Done! Thanks! :)

[@momentumspace]

0:00-0:19 - The aliens are landing

[@BruderSenf]

you have to repect the man who puts family and health befor fortune and fame (but it was still sad when he resigned )

[@cypherredux2771]

So are you going to react to Epica on their own? Be great if you did... More people should... Kingdom of heaven Martyr of the free word Chasing the dragon Or more kamelot would be cool too Anything off karma would be sweet

[@Norsemann]

If this dude get a green hat he would look like a leprechaun

[@christophschmedes5975]

Simone have date the Keyborder Oliver he isbher hasbend now

[@onlythtruth2938]

unfortunately Roy has been replaced by Tommy karevik who sounds so much like Roy...you should check him out ...he's quite good...

[@bigg2988]

So not so unfortunately. :)) The constant touring was doing in Roy's vocal chords, and he was better off taking those several years for himself. Now we have Tommy fronting both KAMELOT and SEVENTH WONDER to a great effect, while Roy got back with his pals to revive CONCEPTION. If the whole world does not go to hell soon, we can hope for a beautiful era to come. :]

[@comoseba]

Please react to Epica - Unchain Utopia official live video

[@momentumspace]

Also, whoever was running the board should have been let go. You can hear vox, kick drum, and ALL THE MIDRANGE, OF EVERYTHING, ALL MUSHED TOGETHER.

[@mooncritter721]

Poor Roy. He had to dump his career because he missed his wife and child so much. If you want to be a rock star, stay single and have no family. Touring and contractual obligations will make your life un-livable if you miss the love of your life. You are owned by the record company. You had better sell millions of albums or you will not get paid. They put up all the money for touring and stage shows and that is alot of money you have to cover. Music is a tough life. I lived it and got out because I could not live on pizza and beer. Not to mention the bus and the cheap motels. You really learn to hate the band members when you can`t get away from them. It is like a marriage of four or five people without the love or commitment that two people agree to. We kicked it hard live and had alot of fun but after awhile, it became a stale conflict of who was to blame for our failure to make it. We blamed each other rather than understanding that super talents were simply better than we were. Even those super talents were living out the same problems we were. If album sales were slump, They did not get the big bucks. The music business is a very tough life. So you had better love music more than anything else in life if you want to endure. The system is rigged to make them money. After all, if they are paying for it all, you have to make more money than it costs to do all that. Then you get paid. So you had better be a big deal! Some bands get lucky some don`t. That is how it works.

[@iiniestaa]

That's the worst song for introducing Roy Khan's voice.

[@solveigolsen6321]

Elizabeth would have been the song I would have suggested. I also love wander, but ballads arnt always the best songs for reactions.

[@dodgrblu]

Worst is a huge exaggeration, but it's certainly not among the best, however for a vocal coach it was probably more interesting to see a duet, in a fairly accessible song to people who don't listen to metal. I suggested the Elizabeth trilogy myself, or Center of the Universe would be great too, but of course Patrons get priority.

[@MrDrus]

Ok, in my defense, I still think his best display of flexibility is The Zodiac due to ranging from gritty bass to tenor, all with theatrical approach. BUT the problem is that you won’t find this live (this was the priority) and I also went for what I found accessible. Elizabeth is amazing but it’s more of a piece that you’d dissect and analyse piece by piece for hours.

[@iiniestaa]

no need for the defense, it's just my opinion. This was khans prime if you ask me kzbin.info/www/bejne/qonZc3SQZqZ2aLs

[@dodgrblu]

@@MrDrus i haven't listened to The Zodiac in a long time, but if I think gritty I'm thinking of the guest vocalist Jon Oliva

[@drew65sep]

I certainly understand the premise of why you do your vids. But, to pause during a guitar solo, or right at the "drop," will draw the ire of the "Orc Horde"...otherwise known as "Metalheads" (of which I am one...for almost fifty of my fifty-six years of life). Anyway, just a suggestion that may very well save your life someday lol. After all, arguably besides sports fans, Metalheads are the most fickle on earth...just sayin.