Vocal Coach reacts to Lisa Fischer - How Can I Ease The Pain ( Live )

[@arthurlangford5861]

She was never comfortable as a solo artist and really didn't like being out front. She much preferred her backup role. She's had a stellar career doing this!

[@cryptomongoose8799]

Her stuff with the Stones is some of the most impactful vocal performances I’ve ever heard. I was lucky enough to see her perform with them and it was so good.

[@whome6020]

i always wondered, because this song was AMAZING and she should have been a huge star, but she just went away...

[@shueibfelix8976]

@@cryptomongoose8799 good is an understatement her range and agility is almost unmatched it has no ceiling this was just outrageous

[@RandomUsername010]

She seems like she loves singing, period. But would rather stay in the background, not deal with all the pressures of stardom.

[@Official.tadiwa]

That's a lie. Rock is what prevented her from becoming as high as thiney mariah and celine

[@MrChazzels]

She is one of the best vocalists that has walked on stage! Seriously and How can i ease the pain is one of the hardest songs to sing vocally. I love this woman so dam much

[@marccraney1260]

Facts bruh, and if anybody says anything different than they are crazy

[@ryanokeefe7351]

I came to say exactly this!

[@jgotorres]

She won a Grammy for the album which contains this song in a tie with Patti LaBelle, who was winning a Grammy for an album in which Lisa was a backup singer! Crazy

[@johnsonzz-jw3oz]

Yes, I remember seeing the Grammy award night on TV when they both won!

[@booginas]

Oh. I remember she beat Patti but didn't know she had sang back up for Patti on the album Patti was nominated 🏆 for 🤯

[@ebazileyes1475]

So it a strange kinda way Lisa won both times....bc without her backup vocals I guess...

[@jgotorres]

@@booginasshe didn’t beat Patti - she tied with her!

[@gabeeskridge8291]

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[@farrellcityking1]

“How can you sing that high and it sound so delicate?”… a truth if I ever heard one.

[@sweetpeepauline]

There is no one that sings like Lisa Fischer! She is phenomenal and gorgeous! 💕💐

[@k_perry]

Lisa Fischer is the greatest vocalist EVER (TO ME). She has a spirit that's as beautiful as her voice. She still performs and KILLS today at age 63 with her band "Grand Baton" and with pianist, Taylor Eigsti.

[@MegaBay101]

She also was a backup singer for Luther Vandross.Great reaction!

[@cinnamonstar808]

her career started because he THREW SHADE at another 'famous singer" My backup singer can sing better than you ! 😆✨ 🙌🏾 . I dont remember the whole story because someone told me in passing convo. but I recall this cause it was funny

[@patriceesela5000]

Uncle Luther only hired the best

[@lorichambers2244]

And the woman still has it! She now leads a jazz trio and whenever she comes within a 50km radius I am there. And she still sings "Ease the Pain"

[@marquesq.4499]

There is literally no one I've heard, in my decades of living and loving music, that sings with such technicality, such range, and such emotion as Lisa Fischer. As amazing as Mariah Carey is, the myriad of vocal styling and Impeccably seamless changes from chest, head and falsetto is unmatched by anyone in my opinion. Perfection.

[@dionwrites8561]

Rachelle Ferrell is another one

[@lalablack6038]

Rachelle Farrell

[@tmat90-o8t]

Lisa is one of the vocal greats! She has stated in several interviews that the pressure from the record label to record and sell a second album plus her making a bad oral agreement to sign with another label (that eventually decided not to sign her) all caused her to go back to background singing. As y’all could probably see, Lisa has a bit of shyness to her. She felt more comfortable singing background. She was a “student” of Luther and Chaka before going to The Rolling Stones , Pink, Tina Turner, and Nine Inch Nails to name of few. Also, she studied opera in college but eventually dropped out due to personal issues. At 63, she is still touring. She doesn’t go this high on this song anymore, but she does go high every now and then, and she is still a beast on the mic! ❤️

[@sumi7579]

She sang backup for Patti LaBelle too.

[@Jonvocals]

YES! I’m so glad reactors are starting to pick on this performance. Lisa deserves all the recognition and praise. She’s a true MASTER, up there with prime Whitney and prime Mariah.

[@rc4016]

AGREED.

[@voicesofjoi545]

This is a masterclass in singing with a talented and skillful artist. So very few singers can flex then end a song like she does, without showing effort. Thank you for reviewing her work and recognizing!! I've been a fan for decades now and I never get tired of listening to her and this performance!🥰🥰🥰

[@helgar791]

I twice suggested Lisa to you about 2 years ago. Glad you've awakened. The most underrated singer of her generation. Lisa is still alive and working in and around my native Brooklyn. At 63 years she can still hit that F6 and is still just as beautiful as ever. Yes, she worked of and on with The Rolling Stones, but most of her major work was done, along with the great Ava Cherry, backing Luther Vandross for 22 years. This video then is a masterclass, not only in vocal technique, but in performance, presentation, and emotional commitment.

[@chuckpierce9619]

Name a singer in the past 20 years who could sing this song. Ill wait.

[@dfoster7001]

Shanta Moore might be able to do it. But she's the only one.

[@nicholeh1280]

Shante def has the range but not the force that Lisa brings.​@@dfoster7001

[@slr8170]

Ledisi, Marsha Ambrosia, Keke Wyatt are the few who come to mind with the range to do this song justice.

[@AlienXpress99]

Lisa Fisher was a beast! You had to actually know how to sing back in the day. True angelic voice. None of that bubble gum singing would fly. Even Madonna had to compete

[@jalabi99]

She was a long-time backup singer for Luther Vandross; as a former background singer himself, he was always encouraging his own backup singers to take their careers to the next level. He produced 40% of the tracks on her debut studio album, 1981's _So Intense,_ from which "How Can I Ease the Pain" was the first single and biggest hit. If you haven't watched her section of the 2013 Grammy- and Academy Award-winning documentary _20 Feet from Stardom,_ you should. She explains what made her not want to continue pursuing a solo musical career even after the massive success of _So Intense._ In part she said, "I reject the notion that the job you excel at is somehow not enough to aspire to, that there has to be something more. I love supporting other artists...Some people will do anything to be famous. I just wanted to sing."

[@sashamassey8385]

❤Amen

[@tbenn77]

You nailed it, " Why is she not the most famous singer in the world"......so true. She is still out there singing. She continues to innovate and amaze. She has her own band and travels the world. I have seen her many times in concert-----seeing her live is a revelation and an incredible blessing. She throws her emotion into every song ----- and with THAT voice....WoW....words fail. She is just BEYOND.

[@sitarus6470]

A singer’s singer. An artist’s artist. This excerpt according to Wiki was “In 1992, Fischer traveled to Japan to perform in the Earth Voice Concert with Lee Ritenour, Phil Perry, Bobby Caldwell, Brenda Russell, James Ingram, Michael McDonald, Anita Baker, and others. During the concert, Fischer sang her 1991 hit "How Can I Ease The Pain", and provided backing vocals for her fellow musicians.” Just for clarity sake. Cheerios all!

[@mrswatson1132]

That's what I love about her singing, soulful , high-pitched and delicate❣🥰

[@reeboo43]

I love how you stopped and said you wished you had a tiny part of her voice because you thought you had heard the pinnacle of her talent then she blows the roof off in her whistle register and you Lose it...I was 9 when this song came out and everytime I've heard it in the last 31 years I get the same warm feeling when I hear her sing

[@lyd2460]

She doesn't use whistle she uses an trained an operatic headvoice which is healthy and more trained than whistle

[@Je_Ne_Sais_Quoi]

Me too girl, I swear I listen to this song a few times a week still, I can't get enough of it!

[@leojames559]

She has three different dimensions to her voice that i counted..maybe four. Simply amazing 👏 😍 ❤️

[@jbr600]

I have seen this recording of Lisa Fischer countless times throughout the years and it's always like hearing it for the first time and yes she should be way more known for her vocal talent😍💯🌠🌌

[@jakgats1411]

imagine being in the audience, my jaw wouldve been on the floor. the mastery over her voice is simply out of this world. hers is the type of voice that you get lost in, uplifts the soul like nothing else. amazing!!

[@DrKnowsMore]

I'm just glad she chose to share her gift with the world. Our lives are all a little richer for it

[@mikelewis34]

I've said this for over 20 years her voice for me personally is like a mix of Mariah Patti LaBelle and Whitney Houston rolled into one.

[@drtroyturner7464]

I hear Toni Braxton (as if a sister) and once I heard backup to Rock Greats like The Stones, I think Tina Turner

[@rupenimudunavukuiii5909]

True shit !

[@KingKull1971]

Nah, Lisa was an original and she blew Mariah, Pattii LaBelle and Whitney Houston out of the water.

[@PRAYERIAS1]

@@KingKull1971Nall no one blows Whitney out the water maybe patty and Mariah she blew out the water. Whitney has the best selling single by any female artist.

[@KingKull1971]

@@PRAYERIAS1 Lisa has more range than Whitney. The only reason Lisa wasn't as successful as her was because she walked away from the music industry right after she won a Grammy. She didn't want the spotlight anymore. Lisa Fisher only recorded one album.

[@osovagabundo1]

She had a prominent role in the Documentary 20 Feet from Stardom. She hits thhat space of a welcome gut punch

[@dlouise64]

you're right she has intense emotion in her vocals, she's absolutely phenomenal

[@NotStanleyTucci]

Lisa’s skills are OUTRAGEOUS!! Saw her live a few years ago. One of a kind goddess ❤️ Voice of an angel.

[@acebrown414]

Pound for pound, there is that many women on this planet that can compete with her vocally. This woman is a priceless gym in a bag full of custom-made diamonds. She will shine brighter than all. At least in my opinion...

[@lindadilworth8259]

I agree, she deserved so much more recognition.

[@world-yw5ro]

Lisa Fischer es una estrella como ninguna! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@Jaijaisinger2727_]

That song is one of the most difficult songs to sing and she delivers her rang is phenomenal, feel incredible, control excellent even her mic technique is awesome she is pure perfection!!!!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💯💯💯💯❤❤❤❤❤

[@Sixxdee9]

She damn near sang the whole scale 🤣🤣🤣🤣 her voice is absolutely the definition of insanity.

[@Jaijaisinger2727_]

@@Sixxdee9 YESYESYES

[@diegoshepherd3464]

Lisa Fischer is SO amazing, so underrated. Thanks for the reaction. First time watching you,

[@jbr600]

😳😲Her more recent renditions are PHENOMINAL this song has grown with her and its just spectacular to watcher perform it in its new form!!😍🥰 Watch her sing it here on KZbin just look for the most recent live versions.

[@lisajay3470]

I have had this song on repeat!!! It's so beautiful!!!!!

[@zacharyminton73]

I saw that in person. She was backup for Luther Vandross and he gave her the stage in the middle of his show. I was glued to my seat, unmovable. She haunted us. I remember that like it was yesterday and will never forget the magic I observed

[@davidgabaldon9250]

Lisa has always been Perfection! No one comes close to this beautiful talent and I do t understand why she isn't more well known. Love Love Love!

[@joesmith1957]

I saw her live in a small club a few years ago - staggering!

[@07testdrive]

'Anatomy and Technically Brilliant',...a true shining star of her time! This song can not be duplicated by anyone else...period! BRAVO LISA BRAVO !

[@CMch22]

Her tone up in that super high head/whistle register is incredible.

[@rouguy1972]

Her voice and this song ❤️

[@VaderRS4]

this is one of the best performances of all time, wide beyond the scale.... ♥♥♥

[@eliasblue717]

True artistry. If you can feel the subject of the song and translate that vocally, it's storytelling - pure heaven. She video'd her show at the Rialto - if you love her, you should watch it. Just amazing!

[@vandrossfan5822]

Love the way the coach reacts to Lisa's talent, Lisa is on another level, so many people don't know what they are missing, she makes it seem so effortless.

[@nursebridgie]

chills everytime. the way she winds it up....

[@Betweentheraindrops8]

I saw her live twice in 2019. Easily the best. Her more intimate rendition of this song that she does now is even better. Much more vulnerability.

[@shanellblue4317]

This Singer Lisa Fisher she’s a Master class singer ! She has sang background for every person in the industry you could think of ! She’s also the late great Stunningly superb Luther Vandross background singer his protege & he was also her Mentor.. she never wanted the spotlight she preferred to sing in the background ..

[@cynthiawoolbright134]

after all these years this song still gives me chills!!😊😊😊

[@koffeblk]

A vocal beast Lisa is. Love how you reacted to her voice especially those high notes

[@sherylltolbert4153]

Her whistles were so awesome! She is underrated for sure. Nothing but great! Love her! God bless her!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊

[@jasonscott8265]

Lisa is genuine. The real deal...PHENOMENAL!!!

[@soundseeker63]

Lisa is like the vocal love child of Whitney AND Mariah, combining the best bits of each - Whitney's stregth, warmth and gospel influenced emotionality, with Mariah's airy delicacy and earth-shattering range. She's a vocal gymnast, a technician, but also, a heartfelt performer and story teller. She's probably the best singer most people have never heard of. In a way, thats sad, but also cool. She seems happy doing what she does (mostly backup/group).

[@michellepreston9799]

When she goes high you just don't think it can get any better but it does

[@nf3982]

She sang backup for both Luther Vandross and The Rilling Stines at the same time. She is amazing.

[@brownbeauty39]

Lisa Fischer is definitely a rare Gem 💎 her vocals are phenomenal. Her various octaves are very beautiful 🌟💖

[@SalGersGirl]

It feels to me like the difference in singing and using your voice like the instrument that it is and she's a master at it

[@elijahalcia7762]

Well said...roller coaster of chords, textures ,tones......a boss in the singing art!! Yesss, mastery!!

[@auralfixxation6702]

Dam, her voice is sooooo good. Wow, this caught me completely by surprise. 😊

[@dennissutherland5072]

Lisa traversed to the highest vocal range that is possible as a vocalist! This song sits among the greatest!! All those who covered this song fell short of its heights!!

[@lilmamasomeanlovedymond5416]

😱 my mind was taken over and I couldn't break free! But when she hit that high note with absolute precision I malfunctioned in amazement

[@maxloughlin9971]

Loved your reaction to the greatest vocalist I’ve ever had the pleasure to listen to. Gimme Shelter Amsterdam 1995 next Lisa is also the greatest rock n roll singer ever 🔥❤️

[@poterra1421]

Lisa Fischer, together with Sharlotte Gibson, also served as backing vocalists for Nine Inch Nails on the Tension 2013 tour. Definitely worth checking out

[@polyprinz]

I stood in line at Sam Goodie in Honolulu, Hawaii when this album came out. CD's were a popular choice, and cassette tapes were on the verge of extinction, I bought the cassette tape because I couldn't afford the CD, and I played it and played it until it was worn out. For some of us that grew up in the late 70's, 80's, and early 90's we didn't know then how lucky we were, the many gifted singers that came out around that time.

[@nico114334]

She was a backup singer for Tina Turner and Luther and The Rolling Stones .. very talented she could have been a big star if she wanted .

[@divatalk9011]

Lisa breathes music.

[@ban6096]

She actually shocked me at 06.13 . I didn't expect it. She has the best voice and styling and control that I've heard in YEARS!

[@ronaldkable]

Thanks Beth, good to see your considered and overawed reaction to a performance I've always thought is one of the best, ever

[@raquelbrassfield7024]

I fell in love with this song the first time I ever heard it and even more so with her voice. I mean....one of the greatest voices ever. Mind-blowing...

[@tainos65]

Thank YOU for IMMERSE YOURSELF INTO Lisa Fischer you make her shine like a DIAMOND. your job is AMAZING.

[@markwilliams6378]

Complete mastery of her craft❤❤❤

[@adrianovieira2575]

Lisa used to work with Rolling Stones as backing vocal, and made two tours with Tina Turner as backing vocal too.

[@ricobonifacio1095]

She is amazing. I watched a live version from just a few years ago doing this song and it was still amazing.

[@ed68cougnut]

Thank you for speaking the feelingd/words I never could express everytime I listen to this song into thr atmosphere ❤❤❤❤

[@lamontb.2258]

Thank you for this ride with you. Pleasant voice.

[@dougel4709]

Why have I not listened to her more?!?! What a voice!!!!

[@booginas]

I like what you said about how all the vocal acrobatics she's doing are extensions of her emotions in the moment & her not just doing foolishness cuz she can 👏🏾💥!!

[@brownbeauty39]

Lisa Fischer was a backup singer for Luther Vandross and she and him performed live at Wembley (Searching is the title song and the collaboration is stellar ❤

[@seeval3871]

Luv Lisa for years…. Natural Talent her voice is a gifted instrument, she sings from her Soul Black Girl Magic……. Lisa was born singing …. Natural singing, it can’t be analyzed it’s Soulful

[@r.fairlie7186]

Hi Beth, I’ve just watched Lisa’s concert “Live At The Rialto” on KZbin. As you’re a fan as well, I thought you may like to see it too. It goes for just under an hour. She’s older but her voice is still as amazing as it is here. PS. I commented there that your reaction is my favourite of all as you’re a professional voice coach and you absolutely love Lisa’s voice. (I hope that someone may pass that on to the lovely lady herself!) All the best!

[@randybigswollthornton7309]

One of the best. She does a great live show too

[@Garcelle1987]

Lisa Fischer is an Absolutely stunning singer And she still sounds amazing now🙌

[@awoFalase]

Lisa Fischer is just Brilliant!

[@kenny.gabriel.2]

Inoubliable performance. Ms. Fischer was before me but this is timeless music. She is among my repertoire of wonderful vocalists. ❤️

[@lastaviusdarby2771]

Her voice has the velvety richness of Whitney Houston, the high whistle notes of Mariah Carey, and the depth and nuance of a Patti LaBelle! She is for me ...the greatest female vocalist of all time! Ladies and gentlemen... the incomprable Lisa Fischer!

[@sashamassey8385]

E6 can be laser or ribbon with the dynamic/volume and breath pressure a singer applies. She has incredible control, technique and I wouldn't be surprised if she has classical training and is musically literate. Favorite song. She is a real soprano.

[@gilbertocruz1683]

This woman blew my mind live in 1995 singing Gimme Shelter with the Stones...will never forget that night

[@miltonslocum8957]

I just subscribed Beth and thoroughly enjoyed your reaction! This was Indeed a masterful performance by a very unique talent. You said it all!! Looking forward to more of your reactions!

[@BethRoars]

Thanks for subbing!

[@miltonslocum8957]

@@BethRoars You're welcome!

[@arthurwohlwill3837]

I saw the Rolling Stones in the early 90's in Chicago and remember being impressed with the singer who sang "Monkey Man" with Mick Jagger. I had no idea who it was until I saw the movie "20 Feet from Stardom" which is all about backup singers. I really recommend it.

[@lisajay3470]

A combination of Everyone! You explained it well!!! Babygirl gave us Whitney, Aretha and Mariah! I can lidten to her ALL DAY!! GOD HAS ALREADY GIVEN HER, HER FLOWERS! ❤❤🎉🎉👑👑💐💐😃😃✨✨✅✅

[@ekamsat9]

Lisa Fischer is amazing! I'm so glad I saw the documentary "20ft from Stardom". I remember hearing Lisa's music back in the day. What a treat to revisit such an artist. Use to be one of the requirements to perform a song was that you actually "could" sing and live no less. Every year the Grammys come and they just hand out awards, cause someone has to win. Sadly, this makes that talent pool weak. Lisa Fischer won a Grammy award tying with Patti Labelle (just so happens Lisa also sang back up on Patti's song as well, mind blowing). Who else was in Lisa's category? Aretha Franklin & Gladys Knight, now that is some legendary singers (Vanessa Williams was included in that group, not the same league. Sorry girl. Loved Ugly Betty.) I've probably gone on too long but how many people can say Chaka Khan (another legend) gave props on their KZbin video? Love you Lisa, your spirit shines through.

[@jjsteel43]

She has such an amazing voice and she is so beautiful here. She could have had many hits if she wanted to have them

[@legacytrade6]

Phenomenal! Lisa Fischer is exquisite ❤

[@michaelb5804]

I like how you said, "she's just playing around" at one point.

[@adrianb220]

Fantastic you love her like i do..i can't listen once always like 5 to 6 times straight

[@DouglasBeasley-t9p]

She was phenomenal. A phenomenal performance those ol r&b performances from the 80’s and 90’s you can’t beat it. I think If Beth likes this performance you should react to Teddy Pendergrass “Lady” the live version. It WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE. The same kind of energy that you saw in the Lisa Fischer performance is in that Teddy Pendergrass performance!

[@michaelellis141]

❤ Whew. You Go Lisa. You Really Rock.

[@JazzPublicist]

She will be at the San Francisco Jazz Center in November, 2022. She is still singing her behind off. Get the DVD "24 feet from Stardom. She is a vocal master.

[@hansyrsinaga5894]

And Fun Fact is This Song won a Grammy Awards 1992 for Best Female RnB Vocal by Female (tied with Patti Labelle with "Burn")

[@violetsrayreikishop2]

And she was backing the song with Patti which is even more crazier

[@basehead617]

she literally says this in the video

[@williwombat1066]

IMO, I think it’s the other way around. Lisa Fisher is EVERYTHING and the ‘greats’ only have segments. On other words, she is this magnificent tower of a building while the greats ate just a mere brick. Fisher is all about the music and being in the front doesn’t matter when one is concerned about the music. There is great talent in the world of back up singers. Their is hard yet they make it seem easy, there’s a complexity being performed by them that is just magical.

[@orlandorobinson9369]

I saw her sing this song live years ago. It was at a Luther Vandross concert, where she was his back-up singer. She sounded so good and looked so very sexy while singing it.