Voice teacher Reacts to Billy Corgan singing - XYU 1996

[@THEDEEPDIVE]

So great to hear a voice teacher praise corgan as a singer and feature this song.

[@simplysinging5115]

Thanks man! He is one of my top 5 favorite singers!

[@THEDEEPDIVE]

@@simplysinging5115 I'm currently editing our episode on XYU... we are doing a top 50 SP series.. can't wait to drop that one.

[@simplysinging5115]

@@THEDEEPDIVE NO WAY! How can I watch that episode?

[@THEDEEPDIVE]

@@simplysinging5115 our xyu episode is up sir.

[@jakebulette6485]

This performance is one of the most badass things I’ve ever seen even including movies. Billy corgan gave us so much!! And I agree about his voice, it’s a very controversial voice but personally I love the sound of his voice and love its uniqueness

[@simplysinging5115]

His voice is so cool to me!!

[@nelsonbinda1157]

Billy Corgan has got one of the most unique and recognisable voice in Rock&Roll.

[@simplysinging5115]

I agree!

[@leonardofloresbasile9106]

totally

[@scottt.shellcontinentalger2464]

Life long SP fan here. I remember hearing in an interview when Billy was asked about his unorthodox singing. He basically said, when I'm on stage, I will MAKE you listen to me.

[@simplysinging5115]

Haha! That sounds like something he would have said in the 90’s! Thanks for joining in Scott!

[@edwarddawson42]

Cool pick. Billy Corgan was the reason I started playing guitar. Have you seen that live version of I am one? Insanely powerful.

[@notsure1135]

He was a huge reason I swapped to guitar from bass back in 1994.

[@simplysinging5115]

I haven’t seen it, I gotta check it out!

[@seanabrams6570]

I couldn’t imagine the Smashing Pumpkins being any more perfect! Love their music and thank you Billy!!!

[@ryanguertin8028]

The first time I saw them live was on this tour, and I was young. And it broke me in such a good way. I always felt that on the records, he had a guitar track that was only there to support his voice, but seeing it and them live, I realized he treated his voice like a guitar. Great stuff. Great commentary.

[@jakekrzymowski2166]

Saw him sing this last night. Incredible.

[@simplysinging5115]

Must have been fantastic!

[@Dario_Salvi]

This song is a masterpiece, and I love this performance. Perfect interpretation, great playing.

[@ethanhodges7278]

I fucking love the smashing pumpkins 🎃

[@marvinlear5848]

Great point about the importance of emoting through the vocals. Although it can be overdone if it gets too unrelentingly emo, and that's why Billy's sort of punk attitude, vacillating without warning between vulnerable, apathetic, grating, playful, and pure rage provides a steady stream of contrasts that makes each emotion really pop. Often, American Idol-type singers, as gifted as they may be, will have this sort of carefully curated affectation that just comes off mechanical, if not outright phony. From a singing perspective, no one ever accused Billy of not being original! Not many have a false chord like him, either, hehe. Lastly, and I know this is kind of obvious because it's true of any musician, but people often overlook it with respect to singers and drummers... The single most important intangible for any great singer is creativity/musicality (and the taste to know how to use it). And original pumpkins-era Billy Corgan was absolutely overflowing with it.

[@simplysinging5115]

I appreciate your viewpoint!

[@MovedbyTruth]

The (90's) Smashing Pumpkins made some of my very favorite music. Right from Gish I was hooked to their sound. They really know how to tug at the heart strings.

[@efester]

This version is immense. Pumpkins at the top of their game.

[@simplysinging5115]

I agree!

[@AZ-hg6kw]

Enjoyed the breakdown. Billy is one of a kind, no doubt. Blew my mind the first time I heard him. I remember when and where I was when I heard his snarl slip into a soft coo. Incredible. Thanks!

[@justinbowlin8723]

So I've been an SP fan my whole life. And a couple years ago I started an SP tribute band. I was mostly worried about trying to emulate Corgan's guitar playing, because he's a much better player than I am. What I did not anticipate was how difficult it would be to sing like Billy. As you described here in your vid, the man was a damn animal. So difficult to do what he does.

[@simplysinging5115]

Very cool you started a tribute band! I believe to sing like Billy, you have to hold true and deep emotional pain. Thanks you joining the convo!

[@LauraAnn1980]

Yep I saw them do this song back on the Mellon Collie tour. This was in DC Erich were the last 2 shows before they had to stop the tour bc of that OD of the touring keyboardist. I was 15. It was my first concert and AMAZING!

[@dAvrilthebear]

Msn, this is my favourite of theirs too!

[@toothybj]

XYU was such a great choice! I saw them in San Jose in ‘96. Right before starting the song, Billy said, “Young ones cover your ears, we’re about to hurt you!” And proceeded to play the hell out of this song 🤘🏼 By the way, i think I have this whole concert on VHS somewhere 😁 Dusseldorf, Germany, right?

[@RenegadeRebel83]

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[@simplysinging5115]

I appreciate you tremendously!

[@decomunicarconsultora1932]

Hi! There is a radio interview D'arcy gave a few years ago saying that Billy is the only person she knows that can sing two tones at once. Is there any SP songs where he shows this particular ability? Thank you so much!

[@simplysinging5115]

That is fantastic! I am not sure if there is any performance that I can recall where he sings two tones at once, but the original recording of XYU from the album has some pretty crazy vocals tones in it! Axl Rose also has the ability to sing two tones at once!

[@frenchgoalieguy]

So fucking great!!!

[@manuelandresavilesnoles8703]

Jimmy Chamberlin is a god in this song....Very cool

[@TheMelarose]

❤

[@cdreyes81]

I feel the only reason some say they can't stand Billy's singing and that's probably the nasal tone otherwise if you can look past that, he's an amazing singer

[@simplysinging5115]

Singing is all preference!

[@notmikepatton1951]

In my top 5 SP songs

[@WilliamO79]

I really dig his newer piano/acoustic stuff and I think his voice has evolved for the better. He was always whiny when playing his rock stuff, but I think him and just his acoustic/piano is the true gem. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWTceqaFqcZsgLc

[@simplysinging5115]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@MrFooFighter13]

I've always thought that this tour really damaged Billy's voice. Any thoughts on that?

[@shananquade7553]

There are so many tic toks now making fun of dad's saying this, I am a mom but the first thing that comes to mind with this performance is Badass. That is all

[@simplysinging5115]

I agree!!!

[@myopia2020]

I'm a huge Pumpkins fan. Billy has a beautifully expressive voice in all its nasal, breathy, high-pitch grandeur. It either resonates with you or it doesn't. Mariah Carey or Whitney Houston are surely better technical singers if you're only interested in soulless vocal gymnastics😊

[@simplysinging5115]

Very well said! I will stand with emotional delivery over technical ability any day!

[@michaelkerdock4076]

I’m going to respectfully disagree about his voice a lot of people get distracted/ detracted by the nasal aspect of his voice but underneath he has great range but agree on attitude WPC has plenty of that!

[@simplysinging5115]

Fair enough! Thanks for joining the conversation Michael!

[@notsure1135]

I think he has maybe two octaves. Been a fan since late 93.

[@scottshingleton7659]

He kinda sounds like Alice in Chains meets Buckcherry in this video.

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[@GMWhiting]

Not a reaction if you already know the song lmao

[@jjlennon83]

Just a terrible range. And you can’t teach him anything. So he works with what he’s got and what he knows.

[@simplysinging5115]

I remember hearing him sing on the radio when I was 6 years old and I thought to myself “he is so cool, I want to sing just like him.” As a 6 year old knowing nothing about singing, I realized it was his intensity and his attitude that made me attracted to him as a singer. That’s exactly the same thing that attracts me to singers today even more than vocal ability!

[@scottshingleton7659]

@@simplysinging5115 There are a lot of singers that arent good singers but their songs were great and they were great at what they did. Take Ozzy Osbourne for example, his voice isn't and wasn't that good but his songs are good and he is good at singing those songs. Same with Fred Durst, Dave Pirner, Mark Mc Grath, Axel Rose, The lead singer of Smash Mouth, and the lead singer of AC/DC.

[@simplysinging5115]

@@scottshingleton7659 I completely agree with you! Thank you for those other awesome examples!

[@scottshingleton7659]

@@simplysinging5115 I can also say the same about my own singing, my voice is nothing special, just average but it enables me to cover the songs by Smash Mouth, Limp Bizkit, Smashing Pumpkins, Soul Asylum, and even though I've never covered any Guns n Roses songs or Sugur Ray songs, they are definitely in my vocal range. Of course I can't sound exactly like those artists but my voice still fits those songs. I can't do AC/DC though. I'd probably kill my voice trying and I'd say I can probably sing Sugur Ray better than Mc Grath as his voice is kinda bland. I haven't tried any Ozzy yet and his voice is so distinctive I don't think anyone can emulate it.

[@simplysinging5115]

@@scottshingleton7659 I bet you are great man! It’s interesting, I once saw mark McGrath sing a Sex Pistols song and his voice and performance on that song blew me away! It showed me that he is a far better singer than what sugar ray required of him. Although if he sang any different in sugar ray than he did on the recordings, they probably wouldn’t have made the impact they did! It’s all about the vibe and how the story is delivered within the song!