Voice Teacher Reacts to Corey Taylor - Snuff

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[@PTKhimself]

I bet that was the first time anybody has had trouble seeing Corey Taylor’s neck.

[@blockparty009]

exactly what i thought lmao

[@Trab2508]

Lmao “wish I could see more of his neck” me not looking at video: “bish you blind?” 😂

[@roebie7621]

I scrolled down to find this comment :D

[@XtremeKillah101]

Lmaoooo so true

[@dustinshadle732]

his neck is one of few things astronauts can photograph from space. its like an icon traveling across the country

[@AzwraithPL]

"I can't see Corey Taylor's neck clearly enough" spoken for literally the first time ever.

[@jlm10181978]

The very first time!😂😂😂😂😂🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@xk6fxih238]

I can't see Corpsegrinder's neck

[@suzannedavila1446]

Its bc of lighting. He even says that. The shadow is making it difficult to see.

[@metalflower9543]

😁

[@alpham777]

I almost peed when he said that lol.

[@FreedomFighters89]

Sam: wish I can see his neck a little bit better. Bro, HE is NECK.

[@Hofstad6SIC6]

I barely belived he said that..

[@HAVgiraffe]

Ya but it's in shadow.... "the light"

[@My6StringSweetheart]

About his neck, Corey even said it himself that he pretty much has surround sound at this point lol.

[@joaogabrielonofre7297]

I thought that too hahahah Corey is like a neck with legs :D

[@ChasingxRaindrops]

@@joaogabrielonofre7297 Corpsegrinder from Cannibal corpse is :P

[@mattyb4873]

What sam doesn't realise it's that mid way into the song corey is fighting back tears

[@zimtschnecke40]

Sam notices everything and also it's so obviously, he just didn't pay attention to it!

[@mamneo2]

​@@zimtschnecke40 Incroyable.

[@jakeseitzomegareddrums557]

1:50 there was tension in his voice because he’s trying not to cry

[@TeanTobaccoChannel]

This. Doing this song solo is hard for him, half the time he can't make it through without crying.

[@miles1272]

He does actually usually cry when preforming this. Losing Paul was way more than a lot for him.

[@thefreshgreenbeast6458]

*X(*

[@jakeseitz]

Marshall Fairbrother yea

[@chefjoeyc]

Yes this song has so much meaning for him

[@DrigrX]

Considering some of your thoughts about his vocals, especially in regards to his harsher voices, I'd love to hear you do a breakdown of a more traditional slipknot song.

[@traze2963]

Ya I’d love to see that

[@BlackSpacer1]

@@traze2963 me too

[@infamousinferno2506]

@@BlackSpacer1 Me three.

[@abdulazim6780]

@DrigrX something like spit it out maybe or i am hated or psychosocial

[@lucas11235]

I'd love too!

[@Mackieee]

I love when you do rock/metal analysis! people always overlook growling and screaming as shouting that doesn't take technique!

[@capngeeoff]

Guys like Corey and Maynard who also have amazing clean vocals make it easier to see the technique when they transition to screaming

[@Eliath1984]

@@capngeeoff Mikael Akerfeldt is one that really makes me appreciate the yin and the yang of clean/Growl

[@shashankiyer5751]

Exactly, I'm not a huge fan of screaming type vocals, but man when I listen to it I'm always impressed

[@jbasti227]

Guys like Devin Townsend is the prime example of both

[@TheMrVengeance]

Jared Dines has an awesome video on exactly this, called _"metal screaming doesn't take talent."_ Because people indeed always say that "it's just screaming" he goes up to people and challenges them, like.. okay, it's just screaming, go ahead, do your best metal scream. It's hilarious. Link to the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYDJnqGYipqGa9E Spoiler; pretty much the only people that were able to pull off good screams ended up being people who were lead singer in a metal band for 20 years. :p

[@Cluelesshomesteader]

"I wish I could see his neck more" Corey is just 90% neck

[@chrisbuttonshaw2088]

years of headbanging lol

[@xk6fxih238]

corpsegrinder is 100% neck

[@helicoptercorey823]

Yes

[@Defpp]

I love when Sam gets sponsors cuz he always looks like he being held at gun point when promoting them 😂

[@abandonedaccount1231]

The truest statement, my friend

[@alpacalord3428]

SO TRUE BAHAHAHA

[@thaiisferraz]

this is the truest statement I have ever read in this comment section

[@gc0009]

Eu sempre pensei isso 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 ainda bem que não sou só eu

[@thomyyyyyy]

That is very true

[@chevychiss]

His head’s tilted back because his eyes are tearing up, he’s trying really hard not to cry and tenses through choking up so he doesn’t mess up - the second the songs over he breaks down.

[@klausklaus8092]

Corey: "I don't deserve to have you" Sam: *nods in agreement*

[@mister-4646]

Marshall Fairbrother ummm hold up

[@holeephuck4421]

@Marshall Fairbrother Wait well then how did you...

[@ToolforOffice]

This made me laugh out loud.

[@thefreshgreenbeast6458]

*@Marshall Fairbrother. How is life treating you right now?*

[@dustinshadle732]

the tension in this is caused by raw emotion.

[@william04021999]

Thanks for mentioning it, didn't see anybody else

[@danielerickson2817]

Exactly 💯

[@dustinshadle732]

@@mcvey1281 check out the live in london video. the whole thing is on here. you can sing metal, and still be proficient in other styles. hes not chris cornell, but nobody is. having listened to him and hating the sound of his music. hes a dynamic vocalist, considered one of the best out there. ever seen shinedown live? they put on a great show too, and ive heard them play everything from blues to grunge to metal. so, im not kidding myself, i just have no reason to deny his hard work on his vocal range.

[@tempestSH]

@@mcvey1281 Your comment is almost entirely contrary to the entire point of this video lol

[@dustinshadle732]

@@mcvey1281 pull your ass out of your face man, ive met mick and corey, and hung out with shinedown. you see, youre calling them shit.... be real man, theyre out doing world tours, both bands are, and sound city was damn good work, dave grohl even says he loves coreys voice. so, theyre world known, for both slipknot, and stone sour, and shinedown too, since you seem to be unable to see that... theyre all doing stuff most of the people in the world can only dream of doing. and youre sitting at a computer trolling my comments. damn dude, you are sad

[@giraffewithtattoos2770]

So glad to see you have a positive atittude about every singer. Corey is a God amongst metal heads and the facts that his voice has such a range is only part of it. Hes actually a stellar person, as well.

[@giraffewithtattoos2770]

@@livedandletdie well it's a good thing you dont sound judgy

[@devilish84]

@@livedandletdie... you & I must be seeing really different videos!

[@chantellejackson5688]

He is a Metal/Rock God, but I'm sooo glad to see a comment about him as an actual person. Most people don't know how much he gives back . He's also one of the hardest working people in music today. 🖤🤘🏻🖤

[@itsyourfriendlyneighbourho7281]

He IS god

[@theresilientspud]

"The tension that I'm hearing is from not perfect vowels" Just this once Sam, you misread that one. He is absolutely trying to sing without crying his eyes out. He finds this song really hard to sing live because he cant sing it without crying. So it's not a vocal issue, it's just pure emotion. RIP Paul

[@AtomicMonkeybutt]

It's still not perfect vowels tho, no matter the reason, so it's not like he's wrong.

[@theresilientspud]

@@AtomicMonkeybutt I didn't say he was wrong, just that he misread it. I've followed Sam since literally day one and hes always spot on. I just happen to be a big slipknot fan and I know this performance very well.

[@AtomicMonkeybutt]

@@theresilientspud Doesnt change what i said

[@jamesstephanski5893]

Y'all are playing semantics. He "misread that one", which means?. . . It basically means he read it "wrong". Lol

[@bigbob1116]

He didn't say that Corey was an all perfect angel of God, so he's wrong.

[@ShamrockNRoller]

I like that this guy realizes there are different styles of singing. So often it feels like professional vocal people want everyone to sing like on American Idol, but all of my favorite singers would be kicked off in the first round of that show.

[@TheDarkMessiah]

> Be Corey Taylor > Be Called "The Neck" because your neck is huge > Hear Sam Johnson wishing he could see your neck more (I know it's a lighting thing, but my immediate response was "there's not enough neck on this guy for you? :P" )

[@TheDarkMessiah]

@@TheStonedZone Not the weirdest fetish I've heard of.

[@Frank72364]

HereIsPenguin Then he’s gonna love George Fisher

[@malcolmadams2105]

That’s why they call me a dick!” ;)

[@callmewaves1160]

Also known as "the great big mouth" 😁

[@flhxalexx]

This song is so powerfully sad. You can see through the performance that Corey is really struggling with the sadness but still menages to sound very good. Love this man! 💙 thank u for the reaction ✨

[@Bl4ckD0g]

I completely understand the feeling behind it too. I had a pretty similar situation and this song is still hard to listen to sometimes.

[@JacobHernandez]

For those who don't know, his band mate and long time friend Paul Gray passed away a few years ago, and it still weighs on him so much, especially with such an emotional song. Imo Snuff is an amazing love song and Corey puts so much into it every time.

[@Bl4ckD0g]

@@JacobHernandez I knew about Paul. This song however was written for a friend he ended up falling in love with wheb he was younger, but she didn't return the feelings. It also covers his struggle of getting over the pain and all that. At least from what I've heard from interviews and such. It's more a song of letting go of something not good for you I guess.

[@JacobHernandez]

@@Bl4ckD0g right, I wasn't saying the song was about Paul, it's just that it's such an incredibly emotional song. Add on top of that the loss of a very close friend in an unexpected manner, and it makes sense why he struggled to make it though this clip.

[@tblizz1733]

@@JacobHernandez I may be wrong here but in addition to all that wasn't this the last song that Corey and Paul worked on together before his passing?

[@TheTrace008]

Man... EVERY TIME I see this performance of Snuff I get chills. It’s so emotional. Paul would be proud. RIP Paul.

[@gabrielcastorena5716]

It’s almost as if Corey’s full time job is to scream and sing everyday since 1995

[@tsfbaf303]

„Every day“ is just not true

[@The_JustJoshing]

Meine Namen He also wasn’t in Slipknot in 1995

[@gabrielcastorena5716]

TheJustJoshing true true 👍🏽

[@Smagal]

He joined Slipknot in 1997 and before that he had really clean and high pitch vocals :) Check Stone Sour's demo from 1994 - its on youtube :)

[@williamkramer9731]

Something to remember, after Iowa he had to relearn to do everything properly

[@vincemindas]

You get that vocal timber by being the vocalist for Slipknot for almost 25 years

[@renaissancebatman]

@Lou Minatti ded

[@SouthValleyKnifeCo]

Metal dad jokes.....nice

[@joedenhardt4604]

U forgot stone sour sir

[@tylergray2506]

Try 22 years. He's been in Slipknot since '97. It's currently 2019

[@derbydetailing9614]

@@tylergray2506 oh dang this guy has never been wrong.

[@skepticinall]

Never clicked so fast. Favorite voice teacher analyzer, and favorite singer currently. Win win win

[@Vivo-cp2rb]

i was thinking to make the exact same comment !!!

[@ultimategoku1123]

Same!

[@juliatheinternetuser]

I know nothing about the technicality of music, but listening to you speak about it so passionately makes me excited for music. Thank you, and I appreciate your videos so much.

[@adarcus4053]

Not necessarily directly connected to this video but after having watched you analyzed so many different singers. I am almost convinced I'm in a place where I actually want to take vocal lessons. Which is something I never would have believed for myself. You are so positive so kind so constructive in your feedback that it makes me feel like maybe I could learn to sing a bit better.

[@GemGoddess1]

Go for it! EVERYBODY can learn to sing better, even if it's just for the sake of having more fun singing to yourself in the car. :)

[@LetsRaZe]

Very true. I also love his upfront and honest personality.

[@piposanchez]

I feel the same way xD

[@ruris189]

Same, but I think for me not even singing lessons can help :P

[@veggiesarefruits]

Absolutely! It is actually very, very rare for anybody to be TRULY "tone deaf". It's actually an abnormal trait in human beings. So, if you can hear the notes and recognize them when you listen to a song, you can absolutely learn to create them. We all have the hardware needed (unless you're one of the very small percentage of those who is truly tone deaf).

[@TheProgGuy]

IMO Corey Taylor is one of the best vocalists in Rock & Metal, he knows exactly what he's doing when he sings. Such a range of vocal styles from Bother & Snuff to Psychosocial & (sic).

[@Eburfield]

They ranked vocals based off official recordings (no live performances, which one guy Guiness recorded at 10 octave range) and Mike Patton of Faith No More came in at 6 octaves and half a note. Corey Taylor was second with a five octaves and five and a half notes, but some have him at a six octave range. He has an incredible range. By comparison Axl Rose was five octaves, two and a half notes, Ville Valo was five octaves and a half a note and Mariah Carey was at four octaves, six and a half notes. He's got massive range while doing growl and distortion. That's technically amazing.

[@oryan4395]

Please forgive me for forgetting his name at the moment (I always tell people his name and now I'm drawing a blank lol) I think the lead singer of Disturbed has the most amazing voice and range I've heard. Granted I have an untrained ear but what he showed in the cover of sounds of silence left me with a real appreciation of his talent.

[@masterv2041]

@@Eburfield Can you link what you're referring to? I can't find it.

[@zaynes5094]

@@oryan4395 David Draiman is who you're thinking of. His distortion is very clean. On another note, I do want to see, selfishly, my personal favorite singer of all, Adam formerly of Three Days Grace currently Saint Asonia, cover Snuff. I bet he would completely bring that necessary energy.

[@tja4379]

i was thinking the same - for me david draiman is the nr1 (still performing) metal vocalist. i wonder where he and serj tankian place in that ranking

[@sean_mccadden]

Never thought I’d hear metalheads so excited for a ballad, but thats how incredible this song truly is.

[@codename495]

Sean McCadden Metalheads are still moved by the music, sometimes you have to scream your sadness.

[@sean_mccadden]

Code Name Well said 😊 I meant no disrespect, was just kidding. I know metal heads aren’t just 1 dimensional elitist who don’t appreciate all forms of music as they’re made up to be

[@psychobetha]

Code Name - “sometimes you have to scream your sadness” is just the perfect way to phrase it 💜

[@psychobunny1822]

Dude metal bands have the best ballads.

[@vsriotact]

Anyone can connect to emotion. This song and especially this recording just scream love and pain. His personal anguish comes out and punches though your own heart.

[@OmegaSoypreme]

I love Corey Taylor's voice. He's one of the best in rock. I've been lucky enough to see both slipknot and stone sour live. He is an incredible frontman.

[@nickl.3386]

Metal

[@pedromartindelcampogonzale9613]

Actually is genre agnostic, tends to. Rapcore in Slipknot and hard rock in Stone Sour for me

[@Dthomas5816]

I've seen stone sour 3 times and slipknot 6 times. Will be 7 on the 24th. Corey is fuckin amazing.

[@richmel27]

I watched the entire set on KZbin. He addresses that he recently quit smoking and felt he was struggling a little vocally. No complaints from the audience. Fantastic vocalist :)

[@vampchic98]

He was also on the verge of tears because this video is shortly after one of his band mates and best friend, Paul died... If you watch any of the live videos of him singing this song hes either crying or on the verge of tears

[@richmel27]

vampchic98 yep, I’m a fan of slipknot

[@vampchic98]

@@richmel27 Same. Kills me hearing all the pain... Its even leaked into his stone sour sound

[@fernandofonseca2033]

One of the best concerts acoustic ever, IMO. Corey is an absolute best on stage.

[@sammcgee1679]

When he performed this live he was singing it for Paul Gray, one of the members of slipknot that passed away back in 2010 that also helped write the song. I think that his voice was kinda tense because he was fighting back tears but still an all around amazing performance.

[@johannabackstrand1133]

He wrote that song eight month before Paul's death. But it was the last single with Paul in it. And this acoustic guitar solo song is for Paul.

[@gingaduten4883]

@@johannabackstrand1133 No, they wrote Snuff two years before Paul died

[@RyanWashock]

Actually this song was about a woman. To quote Corey "This is the slow one. It's another personal one. Again, not naming names, it's about someone who helped me through a lot and I thought she felt the same way that I did and then she really let me down. At the same time, it was good that she did, because it was that final push to me figuring out myself. The lyrics are pretty self-explanatory."

[@Yamatsu7]

@@RyanWashock But it became about Paul gray

[@michaelfabiano6440]

@@RyanWashock after Paul passed away Corey ended up dedicating it to him on his acoustic tours

[@jasonreardon1386]

So story time. What you're hearing is pure emotion dude. Not only did Corey write this song about one of his ex's but it was Paul Gray's favorite song to perform. Unfortunately Paul passed of overdose. So this song reminds Corey of him causing him to be emotional. RIP Paul, we miss you.

[@scott-jq6uy]

" applying distortion in a way thats super sustainable " i was like, wait do you know who he is.

[@cjwhitley6168]

scott clemons lmao that’s what I was thinking. I’d hate to see his reaction to an all out slipknot song

[@sean_mccadden]

Cj Whitley He’d love it. The reason I love watching Sam’s videos is hes super into extreme music also. Check out his Underoath video, hes fan-boying the whole time. Its great 😂

[@wendull811]

I thought the same thing like no shit hes been doing for what like 25 years.

[@kylo7x]

Bruh right. I was like huh does he not know???

[@theomega616]

@@cjwhitley6168 Yeah, iowa would be HILARIOUS! Dude is in a vocal booth naked and cutting himself with glass ... tell me more about the tension in his voice LMAO

[@hannes1734]

6:03 you know the lighting is bad when you can't see the neck of a person that's like 90% neck

[@MayyasNakhli]

Now this man is a voice teacher!!!! Others just put it in the title to clickbait.

[@christiangarcia241]

Sam: *explains a lot of voice stuff* Corey: man i was just singing...

[@RachaelLBu]

🤣

[@steved9129]

aint that right....jesus how to make a living out of horseshit

[@vickypolychronou6215]

@@steved9129 It's actually not horseshit... Obviously Corey is not thinking about all of these things the moment he opens his mouth to sing but he is very very well trained. That means that he has heard all of this so many times in order to be able now to do it "subconsciously" in a way...

[@steved9129]

@@vickypolychronou6215 I don't believe Corey has undergone any voice training...Ok I get your point, but it's critique and deconstruction, an opinion and yes horseshit no because it's great to have a viewpoint, so in the cool light of day i think your kinda right... and you dont hear that on the internet often :)

[@poi_muffin]

The tension is from the emotional attachment that song has to him and the fans as he dedicates it to Paul grey and it’s a chilling performance and I love it and love hearing him sing it

[@The_JustJoshing]

Gray***

[@Randallsixx13]

Sam has flawless diction. If he ever gets tired of this, he could do audiobooks.

[@dgates6165]

If he were to be hired to read audio books, his diction would not matter because the word choice would be that of the author's.

[@jas_bataille]

@@dgates6165 What are you even talking about? That's like saying a session musician's precision doesn't matter because that musician don't write the music... dude... like diction is the art of speaking in a precise and clear way, which applies to any word... like...???

[@dgates6165]

@@jas_bataille no, diction is a person's choice of words. He does speak clearly, yes, but that has nothing to do with which words he chooses to say.

[@Onthebrink5]

@@jas_bataille In a book people have different accents and slang. Perfect diction in an audio book is not preferable. Someone that can act out different emotional events and play characters is far more important.

[@believe2000]

This, in my opinion, has been your best video. I would love to hear you react to Corey in his Slipknot persona.

[@jagdkotze]

man, you seem touched and not even talk about the lyrics. That is passion.

[@sean_mccadden]

jagdkotze Yeah its great that he recognizes singing styles that are typically considered taboo by singing instructors and the reason that he does recognize it is because hes a huge fan of extreme and alternative music (see his Underoath video) so all of this isn’t foreign to him

[@GothicVamp98]

Please react to Type 0 Negative "Black No. 1" (or other song). Peter Steele had such a unique voice..

[@dynasis9004]

Upvote +1

[@pauldada2797]

THIS. HE NEEDS TO REACT TO SOME H.I.M AS WELL

[@Jermi75]

@@pauldada2797 indeed, Ville Valo has a great voice and a great range.

[@ChocolateTeapot93]

I agree with these suggestions. I don't even know how to describe Peter's voice and Ville Valo does this kind of cry thing that I don't usually hear male singers doing.

[@carwen0720]

Agree on Peter and h.i.m.!!

[@Gutts11]

I love everything about this. Corey Taylor is one of my all time favorite vocalists, and the break down on his voice was unreal. One of the main reasons I love Corey, is the fact that he does vocals for Slipknot and Stone Sour, preforms beyond peoples expectations, and somehow, doesn't blow his voice out!

[@madisonb6926]

This is such a deep and beautiful song filled with so much emotion one thing that sam should know is why it's so hard for him to sing this song without holding back tears that's why it sounds kinda forced at different parts

[@wheresatari6242]

Layne Staley (Alice in Chains) or Chris Cornell (Audioslave or Soundgarden), please. I also wouldn't be mad hearing some more Chester from Linkin Park.

[@malumedeiros6880]

up

[@kimmohakala6099]

Some Alice in Chains would be fantastic!

[@wheresatari6242]

@@kimmohakala6099 That's what I'm saying. A Layne and Jerry analysis would be awesome, as well as Chris. I know he did Chester once, but it wasn't the best analysis because he chose a song that didn't focus on his vocals and 'screaming'. It was more of a slow song, iirc. If I had my way, I would have him react to something unplugged by Layne (because, imo, AiC is one of the few bands best heard unplugged always), Chris in the official vid for Cochise for that scream, and Chester doing something like Crawling (but I'm open to suggestions).

[@misfortuneschild]

AiC MTV unplugged would be great, especially on Would? where Staley obviously hits a bit he doesnt like! Would be cool

[@meganhanley01]

YES YES YES. 2 of the best rock singers of all time. Fuck it best vocalists of any genre.

[@shawnbegay4622]

Aww man, this song gets me close to tears every single time. RIP Paul

[@Shinyworldwide]

It’s not about paul but okay

[@shawnbegay4622]

@@Shinyworldwide paul helped write snuff. Corey plays the song as tribute to him.

[@Shinyworldwide]

Shawn Begay even in this situation? I wouldn’t think so and there’s 0 indication he’s singing it for him right now. The song itself is about a one sided relationship that ended in a painful breakup

[@shawnbegay4622]

@@Shinyworldwide okay, even if it wasn't for Paul this time, Paul still helped write the song. So saying Rest In Peace Paul is still fine, dude, or anytime we hear a Slipknot song because Paul was a part of Slipknot smh

[@caseymccarthy8931]

@@Shinyworldwide I know this is anecdotal but most of these "CMFT" shows I've seen video of, show Corey dedicate this song to Paul. Going hand in hand with that he has a hard time not getting emotional during the song.

[@Jopeymessmusic]

Lol, asking to see more of Corey Taylor's neck.... pretty hard to miss that trunk man...😅😂🤣

[@RedRoseSeptember22]

He just meant because of the lighting and he needed to see his vocal cords.

[@Jopeymessmusic]

RedRoseSeptember22 yeah I know, I was just being silly!

[@kelszzzwhite3846]

I’m just a music listener and know nothing about this😅 but I keep coming to your videos because I love your smile and energy😍

[@demongrunt7]

Corey has like a 5+ octave range. You should do song #3, bother, say you’ll haunt me for soft Corey songs.

[@KidKat__]

Or Through Glass.

[@andoobs2]

corey has 3 octaves max. i don't know what corey taylor you're hearing. and i love him so much but to say he has 5 octaves is just pure nonsense. only a handful of singers in history have had 5+

[@ExploitedWorker]

He's actually got a 4 octave range.

[@thathobbitlife]

I though Chris Cornell was like the only one who had that 5 octave range? Of rock singers

[@SoI_Badguy]

@@thathobbitlife Axle rose used to

[@SomeVersionOfMe]

“YeH that’s just so dirty! I like that a lot!” So do we man, so do we. 🤘

[@gigas801]

Your name...... 🤟 maggot love

[@barbaravance6774]

Exactly!!!

[@bengovich]

Agree!

[@PainHarbinger]

I watched Slipknot just last week. His vocals have gotten a lot better now, since he quit smoking. His fry screams have become nigh on album quality again. Second best live metal performance I have ever watched.

[@kylematthiesen410]

Who is first?

@@kylematthiesen410 The God Emperor, of course.

[@PainHarbinger]

@@kylematthiesen410 Lamb of God. My favourite metal band for years, and they are just as good live as they are on albums. They feed off of the energy of the crowd so well too. And all of their music is good at getting your heart racing. I was exhausted when they came on stage and I still ended up in the circle pit due to the surge of energy their music gave me. I paid for it the day after though. Worth it.

[@mpbsmithaa]

@@PainHarbinger Lamb of God puts on a live show like almost nobody else can do. My #1 live metal performance has to go to Devin Townsend, but he's a different kind of act, so not really in direct competition.

[@dakotajenkins3933]

I got to see lamb of God and slipknot at the same concert. Talk about music overload

[@almogazoulay4454]

I really wish you would check out some of Lzzy Hale's vocal performances! She is by far my favorite rock female vocalist, and I would love to see you reacting to her, either in their Jimmy Fallon live performance, or even in the live room (my personal loves are 'Bet You Wished You Had Me Back' and their 'Empire-State of Mind' cover) You're videos are awesome by the way, I love seeing each and every one of them :)

[@jeremyburby7132]

The dissident aggressor cover is amazing too

[@almogazoulay4454]

@@jeremyburby7132 they honestly don't have even one bad song or cover

[@shawnnasmith1525]

Yes!! Love Lzzy!!

[@sarahgillies4847]

Shea incredible!

[@T6sic666]

She is a great vocalist but terrible songwriter, but I think Lacey Sturm is much better, as is tatyana jinjer and both vocalists of iwabo. Can't stand halestorm but respect her vocal ability

[@madam94]

That funny thing when Sam starts nodding in "ah yes, you are doing a good" I feel an odd sense of proudness for whichever person he is talking about.

[@ixIRISHLEGENDxi]

Can we get a Chester Bennington reaction? Catalyst, Heavy, Shadow of the Day, tons of options, but his singing parts are amazing.

[@Trab2508]

Corey is such an underrated singer! Thank you for showcasing him. Fun fact: he voiced (growled for) a monster on doctor who

[@Frank72364]

Underrated? Really? How is he underrated?

[@abandonedaccount1231]

I think you meant underappreciated

[@XpoopinyofaceXz]

He is not a underrated singer by any means. He has been a front man for slipknot and stone sour since like the mid 90s. Hes done collabs with tech n9ne, apocalypse, Korn just to name a few. He is one of the best vocalist in hard rock/heavy metal. He is not underrated at all. Lol

[@dainland432]

I love Slipknot and Stone Sour and much of that is because of Corey, but to say that he's underrated, I think, is a bit if a misstep. He's renowned for his voice and is the vocalist for one the most popular bands in the last 20 years. Just my opinion.

[@tobyzxcd]

Who did he voice?

[@jojo1234a]

I love Corey’s pure emotion here. He’s made it clear in many interviews that he feels very much when performing this song, so I imagine he’s almost holding back tears here. Awesome video from Sam as always.

[@Catuhlyst]

React to Benjamin Burnley of Breaking Benjamin singing Breath! (Acoustic)

[@Troyificus]

That's a looooot of alliteration right there haha

[@jannamlaw]

Please do this one!!!!’

[@ChipotleKanetsu]

I love that specific vid. I hope they include it in the acoustic album.

[@keishafoster4432]

This song will never fail to hit the feels 😢 rest easy paul

[@hayleylogan1801]

He sang this after his best friend in the group died. He was trying not to cry.

[@joolsdr]

Haven't even started watching the video yet.... but....🤟🏻😍🖤 More rock bands please!!!

[@chrismartinez144]

I ain’t the best growler of all time lol, but I *learned to growl* through just *two simple steps.* Maybe this will help someone else! I hope! *Step 1:* To be able to growl like that, you have to get use to phonating with your false chords. The way I learned was to do this: to try, so to speak, “lifting up the back of my larynx” and making low-pitched sounds. Obviously, I can’t actually lift up the back of my larynx, but that’s what it feels like I’m doing, and so that’s how I describe it. (A lot of people who struggle with step 1 just don’t have any good cord closure. Practicing cord closure exercises while doing this step can help a lot.) *Step 2:* The sound from doing that is just false cord sound. So, then, the second and final step was for me to do that while singing in chest voice-in other words, to do a chest-growl mix. (When this is done, both the true and false cords phonate at the same time. You’re singing two times at once!) So, while I was singing songs (in chest voice), I would just try doing chest-growl mixes on random words throughout the song lol. This is how I approached my chest-growl mix singing: (1) singing the word in chest voice, (2) and at same time, "lifting up the back of the larynx" like I mentioned above, and (3) sending the sound a little bit more into my nose. I’m not sure why the nose thing helped me-probably for cord closure reasons. As Sam says, a little bit of nasality can really help with cord closure. And yeah, that’s how I learned to do growl-singing. Hope that helped someone.

[@silverlepard4321]

Chris Martinez the way I learned false chords is a Jared Dines video

[@blufrenchie]

Excellent description.

[@Rosannasfriend]

Actually Rebecca vocal athlete who is another voice coach on KZbin, she did say that using the mask is an important component of using distortion in your voice. So I think that proves your point about using your nose.

[@Rosannasfriend]

I think what he wrote is very helpful.

[@TrumpetGuy6]

up-doot for the False Folds.

[@jestinajoy5558]

I’ve been waiting for this one!!

[@Bakurasdf]

React to From Can to Can't - Corey Taylor and friends. He is going to blow you away.

[@TheMonkeyBloke]

Just watched that video after seeing this comment... Good stuff!

[@Bakurasdf]

I hope you watched the 20 minute version or even the whole documentary. It's pure gold.

[@TheMonkeyBloke]

@@Bakurasdf I will go back and watch the rest then!

[@AnnaH-qt9nl]

Can to can’t is my favorite song off Grohl’s whole project, aside from if “I were me”

[@fairytalesque]

Alx Ecdqemsd I’ve been requesting this for months. One of my favourite songs ever. Hopefully Sam does it soon!

[@MR_ARKANSAS]

would love to see him analyze M. Shadows from avenged sevenfold. Maybe do the Acid Rain song.

[@Aknight292]

Acid rain would definitely be a good one for a voice analysis.

[@wyattbradley130]

So far away live at the Grammy museum? So unprepared and unexpected but pulled off great

[@stonehillproductions129]

@@wyattbradley130 yes! This!

[@yogadork_namaste]

M shadows voice sounds so damaged it hurts my throat to listen to most of his music

[@dawidbylka2706]

@@yogadork_namaste his interviews make me cringe a littlw

[@Dimitrije_Miljus]

Corey is a very good and very emotional singer!!! You can feel what he is singing and i think that's his greatest gift!

[@Bl4ckD0g]

Corey Taylor is one of my favorite vocalists. Do more!

[@RealKilla4508]

Corey Taylor wears his heart on his sleeve for the world to hear. That's why he has the breaks and tension in his voice, he's fighting his emotions while singing. He's an amazing singer/ musician that puts all of himself into his music. He's one of the greats.

[@cageofmirrors1161]

At 12:45 When you said "That just sounds so dirty!" You had a great sounding growel-ish voice. Replicate that feeling.

[@Kalvjaevel]

Silly request perhaps, but having your opinion on the song(s) too would be nice. I understand it's not part of your "job", but somehow, I think your opinion would add a lot and it's interesting to know what you think in that area too. Ps. I love this song so much. After all these years, it's still a song I frequently listen to.

[@Xargiyt]

I completely agree with this

[@82tonypr]

I do wonder if part of the tension you mentioned could be the emotional pain he feels with the song? It would be interesting to follow this up with another acoustic song, like Bother to see how different he sounds. I love your videos, theyre so informative, and you point out things I never thought to listen or look for in vocalists. And Corey is such a fantastic singer, this was an insta-click and like! Thabk you for doing these.

[@lordmuhlinski7079]

I can highly recommend "Sleepwalking Past Hope" by HIM. The Singer Ville Valo has an amazing Vocal Range.

[@graceotoole4633]

Ville is such an amazing singer!

[@StamperOSRS]

Any him song would be fantastic, no mainstream Chanel has reacted to them

[@Jill-ih9dq]

pleaseeee analyze Brent Smith (Shinedown) singing simple man!

[@SpikeHyzer]

This is a great suggestion!

[@barbaravance6774]

YESSSS!

[@DonutWarLord]

Jill St. Clair He lip syncs

[@hellamatta]

@@jameslind5884 i was looking for the badass and i found you

[@redrews3]

There's some live version of this floating around that's amazing.

[@ruthrobinson2232]

I adore this song. It’s one of my favourites 💕💕💕

[@757machinist]

6:27 Sam: "Yeah that sounds good." Me: Well it's Corey Taylor so.....duh.

[@breannadexter6983]

Wow, didn't expect Slipknot. Very happy to hear your thoughts on it, though!

[@iluvvfftl]

Your reaction of Maria Brink from In This Moment would be an interesting video!

[@16gbgirl94]

withlovefromr I would adore this!

[@bg490]

Also Bear in mind this is a very hard song for Corey to sing. It chokes him up damn near every time, I'm sure that is a factor in his voice being slightly different for this particular song.

[@cosmokramer1261]

Also is probably why he looks up a lot

[@mamarcheet5460]

Corey has the best voice in rock music, both soft voice and harsh voice 😍💜

[@GoofyLibra1432]

Try Ronnie Winters

[@thomyyyyyy]

Him and Chester

[@yanniblumstein1]

What about David Draiman?

[@skullair52]

Speed from Soilwork has an amazing metal voice

[@HeyCupertino]

Adam Levine

[@tool4rage434]

The fact that Sam is a Jazz fan automatically makes him vocal coach #1

[@dawnmagee3354]

Corey Taylor is a god! I prefer Stone Sour to Slipnot for the most part, but I love his sound in both bands. Thanks for the video Sam! 😊

[@jannamlaw]

I’m a huge fan of slipknot and Corey Taylor, so this was a really cool one, Sam! Thanks for this!

[@RedHeadGamerGal]

The tension in the beginning is him battling his emotions with the meaning of this song for him. There are certain acoustic versions where his voice totally cracks at the beginning. It makes the song so beautiful!

[@audun1733]

would love to see more metal singers like James Hetfield, Matt Shadows, or Bruce Dickinson

[@MaLifeIsARevolver]

Thank you for reacting to this beautiful song

[@jinx3102]

That “Tension” is probably because Corey has a very hard time singing that song seeing how his best friend killed himself (they used to love playing that song together so it means a lot to Corey and hurts a lot for him) :P he even broke down on stage while singing that song once.

[@marcoreftw1530]

Hey dude - I am a Corey Taylor fan and love his stuff and what you have done... You have given me the ideas to identify certain aspects of the vocal use of which I know to look for in instruments and having a whole new concept and a new level to notice vocal use as my personal way to extract and examine music and to how I precede it - Thank you man :) Keep it up and hope your students take real good notice of your teaching

[@johnkildahljk]

Sam you seem like a genuinely nice guy and talented teacher/ singer. Thanks for your content!

[@judgeyourself7206]

Have you done any Layne Staley performances?

[@THOMAS2910able]

Chaaayayayyazuzzis christ.

[@cameronmccray5963]

"It's so dirty!"- Sam Johnson 2019

[@punkiejunkmanson]

Jonathan Davis - Slept so long (Sirius radio session). It was phenomenal. You would definitely love it, and I'd love to hear your opinions on it.

[@dubiousn00b24]

That growl is why I've always been a fan of him. Its so fluid and beautiful. Even in his heavier music it's not like most vocalists where it's just a growl that mimics words.

[@theblessed1561]

His tension is from raw emotion and deep pain, and his tilt up is because he is literally singing to heaven right here. This is a rough one to examine. Knowing the back story to this performance in particular makes things make sense. I promise you style choice and technique are the furthest things in his mind singing this particular song durning this particular performance.

[@jowolf2187]

One of the best vocalists in rock of all time. He's supposed to have the second largest vocal range in rock, something like 5.5 octave

[@kylermcdivitt964]

If you know his history of this song it is very emotional and he is fighting back tears. He’s not messing up he’s just doing a freaking amazing job

[@InazumaDoku]

He is trying not to cry while singing. Corey is amazing!

[@jessicaclinard2206]

Corey Taylor is one of the best artists out there right now just has so much talent I could listen to his music everyday love watching your videos wish you could do more of his music 😁 that growl he does gives me chills

[@karlhoffman4676]

You are the best internet vocal coach. I always learn something. Thank you for your expertise.

[@rotomblack8389]

LOVE you Sam!!! thank you for your amazing content!!

[@krugertC06]

Also got to factor in that the whole time he is fighting himself from having a break down. There is another video of this where he couldn’t fight it back and starts crying at the end. It’s a very emotional song for him.

[@sidlikesriffs1598]

I really would love to see Sam review M shadows vocals from A7X

[@ToolforOffice]

Good idea

[@Missunderstood214]

Yeah, he has to do the live performance of "Roman Sky". Midway through the second verse when Matt switches from head to chest voice is amazing.

[@slightleeaddicted9415]

When he sings with his head up like that I just imagine in my head that he's singing to the heavens for Paul. Thats how I feel about it. even if he's literally not singing to "the heavens" its still got to be an emotion kind of feeling to the way he holds his head up like that. Right or wrong I think it really think it adds to the deep feelings that are in the song. About 7 years ago there was a real bad tornado in the same county that I was attending a concert at. The tornado happened like a week or 2 before the concert and the concert was transformed into a tornado relief concert so that the money would go to helping the families/ communities that were impacted. Anyways Corey decided within that 2 weeks that he would join the venue and do some solo stuff. He sang SNUFF and people who hadn't ever heard him or the song got super emotional. The whole place was nearly in tears. No matter what song he plays he throws so much emotion in each and every last one of them but this song has always been my number 1. I'm sure you'll never see this but thanks coming out Corey!!! You helped a lot of people keep their shit together after that tragedy!

[@DrRodox.]

Best video to analyze Corey is one that he records with Dave Ghrol and Rick. "From can to cant"

[@reyesy25]

Sam fangirling over Corey's sound. FAV.

[@danielferguson4911]

“I wish I could see his neck a little more” said no one ever