She can sing with the gentle whisper of falling snow, or she can belt like a hurricane, but either way, it's exactly what the performance calls for.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed! Thanks for listening!

@markleeman9932

Жыл бұрын

Ann Wilson is my favorite female singer of all time. So amazing. Thank you for this video Ken. Thank you for this wonderful series!

@heartfanjim01

10 ай бұрын

And she can do it in an instant.

@Stormglider13

9 ай бұрын

So eloquently put... She is also, my #1all time female vocalist.

@heartfanjim01

9 ай бұрын

@markleeman9932 there are a few female singers that have lots of talent. Pat Benatar comes to mind. They both are top shelf,with Pat having a bit higher range. For me, it comes down to type of voice, and I prefer Ann's. I think she has a bit more lower range as well as the higher range. I like the quality of her voice. Pat is still a force as a singer.

Ann Wilson, in my opinion, the best female vocal ever.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Ann is unsurpassed!

@fermytube

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Angelo3D, where are you from ?

@fermytube

3 жыл бұрын

@@kentamplin Hi Ken, I know you have listened to Floor Jansen because I have seen your videos, and you know that she covered this same song, but you are aware that she did it again, from her home, she put it on YT two days ago I invite you to analyze it, that would be great, the sound is impressive !!! Greetings from Argentina, take care, I love what you do.

@SonnyGTA

3 жыл бұрын

Ever hear of Moriah Formica? She’s a reincarnation!!

@JustinSmithPYRO

3 жыл бұрын

Hands down the best. 🤘🤘 she's my favorite

Ann has something special. Her vocal ability knocks me out, but there's something wild and fierce that makes her mesmerizing. Sometimes we just have to admit there are certain qualities that are hard to put our fingers on. We can analyze her all day long and still not really understand what it is about her voice that moves us.

@RobertMJohnson

2 жыл бұрын

exactly!

@LostMyMojo100

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Another one for me is Ian Gillan.... Tremendous!

@sonus289

10 ай бұрын

wow well said.. I've alwsys thought her soul came through like a search light in her voice... its unmistakable and so very moving

The 'out of control' scream is what's called for in the song. It's "stepping out" of control to convey the anguished soul of the woman in the song. It's perfect in my opinion. Had she nailed it "perfectly" from a vocal perspective, I wouldn't have believed her feelings.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

😊

@annadavis9666

3 жыл бұрын

Nailed it!

@charlesbailey5564

3 жыл бұрын

Wilson sisters are both so talented. My favorite rock band

@catonahottinroof2013

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! I actually sing this song myself and in live performance 'the scream' everytime comes out differently, depending on what I am feeling emotionally at that point.

@KarmaKahn

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, a 'break' in the voice can be used to great emotional effect. If it becomes too clinical you cannot really sell it.

I think Anne's world-famous riff in this song is exactly the way she wanted it -- borderline out of control which makes it the perfect expression of the singer's passion and frustration. In Celine Dion's cover of the song she does the riff much more controlled and correct and it doesn't have nearly the impact. It's fun hearing all different singers try their version of this riff but none has ever beaten Ann's cri de coeur. It wouldn't work nearly so well if it weren't pushed almost to the point of becoming an unmusical scream.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Nicely said.

@plainjane1812

3 жыл бұрын

Ann has emotion. You can't manufacture that.

@j_freed

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, she’s not doing a vocal session for the Bee Gees… It’s visceral. I think it’s as great as any Robert Plant phrase from Led Zeppelin three.

@KarmaKahn

2 жыл бұрын

@@humanactivated1017 Indeed. There are a lot of great technical singers out there that tend to get too clinical. Which feels flat and boring. Emotion is key!

Ann gives me goosebumps when she sings. She's amazing.

@musikus7092

Жыл бұрын

her voice is fantastic

She is perfect throughout the whole song, especially where you say she is all over the place. You can’t teach that raw emotion. Those vocals are so powerful it gives me the chills.

I took my husband to see Heart in 2019. Of all the concerts I’ve been to, she was absolutely incredible and on top of her game just 2 years ago. She blew the top off the arena. I was speechless. We were in row 8, but we could have been in the nosebleed seats and would have been very pleased. If anyone has the chance to see her and her sister in the future, take it. They may be older rock stars, but they put most famous young singers to shame.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I agreee!

@hejiranyc

3 жыл бұрын

I saw them in 2019 too. Ann is still great, but she has lost a couple of notes at the high end. She kind of does more speak-singing of some of those meteoric notes from their 1970s catalog. I think it's time for them to adjust the keys downward a step or two in concert, but I've read that Ann is adamant about performing every Heart song in its original recorded key.

None of these great rock singers would win any of these modern day voice competition shows, that's what makes them great. No one will remember who won The Voice last year but we'll be discussing Ann Wilson for another 40 years.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

Ann Wilson is absolutely unmatched. Funny. I have just started practicing this song yesterday.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

It's a great song! Rock on!

I whole heartily agree with the comments regarding Ann Wilson’s prowess. I’ve been a fan of Heart since Dreamboat Annie but never had a chance to see them until a couple of years ago. I was blown away at the sheer power of her voice. But what blows me away about this video is Tamplins ability to navigate through the the entire range, both in pitch and dynamics, with ease. Bravo.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Jon!

I LOVE that really wild lick she does in the middle of the song. So human, pure passion....

Ann Wilson’s voice has been with me since I was 10 years old. I’m 45 now and still in love with her voice and songs. Ann’s voice on those old Heart records just soothes my soul. There are many great voices out there but none like hers.Thank you for analyzing her voice and for sharing your knowledge.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on! 😀

This man is giving really expensive advices and tips for free.. Such a generous soul... Hi from Argentina Ken.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, Guillermo!

@flavy1000

3 жыл бұрын

I think the same...he is the best teacher far..but not because of this but because of this great tips that no one else seems to know or notice... And I love the lots of history and knowledge he puts on because for me , it is the way to understand and vibe with the artist the most!

@flavy1000

3 жыл бұрын

The pedal kinda voice harmony is so nice !!.. I had noticed it and it's something I enjoy to do ..sometimes I like to make this while singing to something I know.. Muse Matt Bellamy & the bassist Chris Wolstnholme do lots of this stuff too!

@flavy1000

3 жыл бұрын

By the way, ken, could you do some video about Matt, and about...Karen Carpenter? It would be great!

14:09 I LOVE that tortured scream. Totally suits the theme of the song: she's suffering in her secret love for this man.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

So do I!

She is RAW, that’s why it is so COOL! She doesn’t need to be perfect. She tapped into that spot in her voice that’s money

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

😀👍

@snappyspy

3 жыл бұрын

The Primal scream in the middle of the song in my opinion plays to the desperation in the lyric. I'll bet the imperfection of the run is something she considered and decided to leave in instead of redoing...

That ”scream” is perfect....

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

Rock is my church. Ann Wilson is my Preacher. 🙌🙌🙌 Heart is my 2nd favorite band of all time. Ann is my 2nd favorite female vocalist of all time.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

@Moonewitch

Жыл бұрын

@@kentamplin 🙌🏽✌🏾🎶☮

Ken is a magnificent singer in his own right. His ability to emulate those runs is extraordinary.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

My god this lady has got pipes! She is an absolute vocal goddess!! I've loved Heart since my parents played the albums when I was a child!

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Cool parents, Mantis Entropie!

When I was a little kid discovering all of my older brothers' music collections, I heard Barracuda. I was about 6 or 7. I was in love with Ann's voice instantly. Forever. ❤️

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed! Thanks for the visit. Rock on!

The chances Ann takes when she goes really sonic is one of the reasons I like her singing so much, it gives me chills!

That scream is sick! I don’t hear imperfections- it’s a scream! Love it. Great video Ken.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Dan 👍

Shes got serious pipes..

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Serious!

@dodmusic9255

3 жыл бұрын

She said in an interview she never does scaling as warmups, not even those 1-3-5-8-5-3-1 penta stretches. She just picks a CD to sing to before a gig.

@jimmatt6474

3 жыл бұрын

And whatever she has been doing is working, age has been kind to her voice unlike some others!

13:10 when she cuts loose and lets all that tortured suffering out in one breath. One sided love is a miserable hell nobody should ever have to live in.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

True, KainzMusic!

@BrettOwen71

3 жыл бұрын

Well, if we didn’t live in that miserable hell from time to time, we wouldn’t have this amazing song and this monumental voice to sing it.

She's not one of the greatest female rock singers of all time.. She IS the greatest female rock singer of all time ! As usual.. Keep up the great work Ken.. Im a drummer, but really enjoy these isolated lead vocal tracks ! Thank You !

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure, Brian.

I have absolutely no reason for watching these vids (about my 5th) as I do online marketing. But, I just find them soooo interesting! And Ken's passion really comes through.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

She really chills me to the bone

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit. Merry Christmas! 🎅⛄🎄🤶🏻

These human "imperfections" like the intro for the chorus are what makes a great singer. Many casting show competitors, all the Dimashs of the world may be impressive, technically nearly perfect singers. But personally, they don't move me at all. In my opinion, singing is very closely related with acting. You have to really perform in that moment, be genuine, vulnerable, or whatever the scene or song might ask you to be. Warts and all 😉

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the thoughts, Ragism.

@dodmusic9255

3 жыл бұрын

Ok Boomer. (Just kidding.) Yeah I am wondering why music sounds so stale now. It has gone through so much processing that even guys with perfect pitch like Charlie Puth uses autotune for effect. It kills those nice inflections. I dunno... Music sounds like intelligent noise now.

@VIDEOHEREBOB

3 жыл бұрын

Totally, Ragism.

@ragismrotzrochen5776

3 жыл бұрын

@@dodmusic9255 Yeah, that's the other side of it. Maybe I'm a boomer in taste, but I'm not a fan of heavy editing, too. The idea that singing is some kind of athletics where technique is there for its own sake is a little older than all the correction of vocals, I guess. I forgot to mention that training is very important, of course, especially in the long run. And depending on the song, you should be able to sing with a good pitch, vibrato, "stomach support" and so on. But all these are only the necessary means to perform. I always go for a few "perfect" takes or runs, and then put all that into the back of my mind for a crazy, balls to the wall take. And it's always one of those "flawed" ones that are keepers, IMO. But what do I know? I am nowhere near a professional level 😉

@beldin2987

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree, thats why i have no interest at all at Dimash or many others but only Morissette and Floor Jansen really get me, since beside their technique they also are really great storytellers and bring in all the feelings and stuff that makes me really believe what they sing. Its the same with instruments in power metal for example, where full speed shredding with no speed maybe fascinating for first listen, but in the end there mostly is not much emotion and the slower songs is always what make me like a band or not. I mean some play 100 notes in a few seconds on the guitar and David Gilmour only plays 3-4 notes in the same time but with his bending he in the end is the one i remember and also identify everytime he plays.

When I sing, even the dog leaves the room but I really enjoyed this! I love Ann and the emotions I get from listening to her sing - like crying and laughing at the same time... Really weird how music can do that. Thanks and rock on!

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Keep singing, Christian!

I'm not a singer, or even a musician, but I love watching these videos because Ken's insights and knowledge make my music-listening experience so much richer, giving me more nuances to listen for and think about. And, of course, Ken's passion for music is infectious. Thanks for posting this, man.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure! Glad you enjoy the content.

@dyer2cycle

2 жыл бұрын

..yes, this is true...fresh insight!

The best female vocalist! Awesome!

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed!

Ann is one of the greatest rock vocalists ever!

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

Totally enjoyed this video. I saw Ann live approx. 8 years ago for the first time. I was shocked and near tears that her voice has held up so well.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Cool!

Ann did the f#5 perfectly cuz she has a top notch technique but she is also a great artist and knew how to sing the note to match how much she wants to be alone w her lover. Shes a genius. If she didn’t sing it with that grit it would lose its authenticity

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for weighing in, Alex L.A.!

That scream was and is perfect. Thats true raw emotion.

My favorite song by Heart and I love Ann Wilson's voice. Just a great, powerful rock voice.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

She's a legend, Drea East Coast!

I’d never really listened to Ann Wilson or Heart before I came across your videos. Now I’m a massive fan. She’s an amazing singer. It’s also really interesting to hear the difference in how the vocals sound in and isolated from the mix.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that!

Ann and Nancy are special musical souls. So great.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

Ann thee female rock monster of the world ,mind blowing vocal from 70s till now passion And emotion like no other.Hall of Fame wonder why because she’s thee best watched from 70 s myself vocal soulful rock in the raw acoustic to superhuman genius and still in 2021 nothing has changed🎸🎸🎸🎸

I grew up listening to Heart. One of my favorite songs.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

👍💜😀

@veronicaprmanagerforcreatu3951

3 жыл бұрын

🎸🎶👍💜

That high borderline loss of control is what slays me on this song. Gimme some more of that!

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

😀

Her scream is amazing!! Even better isolated! Aaahhhhhh….

I so appreciate these "isolated vocals" videos because they make me feel so much better about my lousy vocal skills. :) I think anyone can manufacture a tune from bits and pieces, patch it on Reaper and sound decent. There are some pathetic YT con artists who do just that claiming "all vocals are theirs" and they refuse to demonstrate their real vocals live on camera. I still think Ann has ( had ! ) a beautiful and unique voice but the truth is that the real magic comes from sound engineering. Thank you for this video, Mr Tamplin! ✌️😎🤘

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on, Blonde Rider!

@robertvondarth1730

3 жыл бұрын

As a vocalist, you get to know the mic the room and the compressor like they were a part of your body.

13:40, the fact that it’s just on the knife’s edge of control is precisely what makes it so great. You feel it on a soul level, all the angst and longing. It’s an ache, a wound. It cuts you like a knife and you too are left a little wounded.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Well said. Thanks for the visit!

Ann Wilson possesses one of the best vibratos of any singer, IMO. I LOVE fast vibratos. Singer Jody Miller also has a fast vibrato that I've always loved.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

jod6cindy 👍

Just saw her in Toronto and her voice hasn't changed! Goddess at 73

Great breakdown Ken. I'll never hear that song the same way again, as I now have a greater appreciation for what's going on vocally

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Oh teacher what a nice example. Love how her voice expands ! Also, it is like she fulfills her feelings pretty well . Thank you very much .

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Hey Ken! I saw Heart in Chicago back in '78 or '79. They were one of the hottest bands at the time. Incredible show! Ann's vocals blew me away back then and still does today. Their encore that night was Rock and Roll by Led Zeppelin. Not too many woman can cover Robert Plant's vocals, but Ann Wilson did and was amazing in doing so. The only other woman that can do Robert justice is Alyona! Gotta love it!!

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Great band! Love their tributes to Zeppelin and The Who.

@MihiraTheAce

3 жыл бұрын

Seconded on Alyona. I listen to Alyona's version almost on a daily basis.

@jeffschielka7845

3 жыл бұрын

@@kentamplin Absolutely. They are awesome!😎

@jeffschielka7845

3 жыл бұрын

@@MihiraTheAce Alyona had two cover bands in Russia. The Beatles and Led Zeppelin. The bands were really good.

@dyer2cycle

2 жыл бұрын

...Maybe Amy Lee?..yes, I am an Amy Lee fan.. :)

One of the best female voices. This song is the best of Heart’s portfolio.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

She's not one of the best. She's the best. Thanks for covering her.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

onehit pick 👍

I'm not a vocalist, i have great appreciation for the craft. I have to say , Ken, A lot your advice and insight I find useful and transferrable to guitar. Absolute goldmine of a channel you have here.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Happy to hear that!

Ann Wilson is the best female singer of all time ❤️✌🏻

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

She's great!

Master, Ken. I agree with you in the technical aspect that she could have sounded better had she not sung so nasally, but that is one of the aspects that made her different from other female singers. She had her own unique way of singing. Her own sound. She 's my favorite female singer.

Wow! Ken brings the kingdom of music to earth!

OMG! She is HUMAN! Damn this was a Great breakdown. I never realize that reverb can give body to a voice.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful, D Hasty!

I love doing this too. The beauty is in, and we are moved by, the imperfection.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

VIDEOHEREBOB 👍

Best female vocalist ever in her genre. Saw Heart in Montreal, Canada years ago after my son gifted me with a surprise ticket. Best gift ever!!

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Rock on!

Wow once again Ken i learned a bunch from this.. Ann and Nancy are the absolute best..I smile at the fact i was correct on her vibrato, that there are two distinct upper and lower. Rock on my friends.

The scream is what makes the song, and the imperfection of the scream is what makes it great. The wildness of the scream conveys raw emotion. The first time I heard it I nearly cried.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

Dang I'm impressed on how well you can emulate her voice !

Ann forever. When she hits it, I cry. Love that you compare her to Axl and Celine (my other favorites)

EVERY TIME I LISTEN TO HER I DISCOVER A NEW TOUCH OF MAGIC

ann is the best female singer ever there is heart and soul in everything she sings the way she sings gives me goose bumps really original

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for clearing that up, Lukas!

Remember people, this was recorded on tape without auto-tune. No fixing anything in pro-tools. Each individual chorus needs to be sung. No copy and pasting. Awesome singing.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

😊

@jsl8905

3 жыл бұрын

What is so amazing is that she is so great without ever having a single vocal lesson.

The scream has more emotion in it, like someone who is heart broken. So it feels more real to me, I feel it not being perfect makes it perfect

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

In 1987 I worked in a radio broadcasting edit bay. My boss used to get pre released cd singles. This was the beginning of the digital era. If you can imagine popping in the Alone cd and hearing it before it was on the radio, you can understand how excited I was. I knew the brilliant and clean Toto like sound was guaranteed to be a major hit. I hope people understand what it took to produce this work if art, but I’m also impressed at how easily you casually mimicked her intonations. Well done by both of you.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Papparratzi!

Singers back in the 70's and 80's and even in the 90's used reverb to get fullness and depth , especially on slower more melodic songs with long phrasing. In one sense , this was a way of covering up a singers weaknesses or exaggerating a singers voice strengths. While Ann without Reverb is still amazing , the reverb does nothing but make an already amazing singer , more amazing. In retrospect , with the introduction of Autotune , it destroyed the industry , Autotune does not do anything but correct a singers voice to the right pitch and note which in essence , replaces the singer. This is why iconic singers today do not have the same holding strength on the industry like the ones 30 years ago or further. They essentially do not have to work as hard to have a great voice , the great voice is provided for them now. Its more about showmanship , than the ability to sing.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

😊

@plainjane1812

3 жыл бұрын

Amen! We had to work hard to get a good sound. My vocal coach used to have a saying, "The tape don't lie." Seems it does lie now.

I ALWAYS get chills (good chills) when I hear Ann belt out THAT run. The amazing thing is that she can recreate it live.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

What a singer. Loved a lot of hearts records. Even the commercial ones with the big hair. Ann and Nancy both created stunning harmonies. Great job Ken but that goes without saying. I love how Ann works the ‘out of control bit’. It’s very emotional. Almost like a scream of pain.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for weighing in, theonlyredspecial!

@TheArcV

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, that 'out of control,' emotional outburst makes the song. There is the artist here, vocally expressing the pain of unrequited love.

Ken, these isolated tracks are so inspiring. They strip away the fog and get to the core of it. The difference between a good singer and a great one is subtle to the uninitiated, but that extra %.01 is a thousand miles wide Thanks for continuing to provide value.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rob Sch 👍

There aren't many people who can sing like Ann Wilson. She doesn't need any effects on her voice.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

😊

This is so timely! Last night I took on "Barracuda" because now thanks to your course I can actually sing high. My first take on it needs lots of work. So thanks for this tutorial!

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, Judie!!!

Ken Tamplin is the only vocal coach i trust!

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, m m!

This was SO fascinating! Thank you. Another thing I had never noticed was that she sings, "I never really cared until I met-too" and not "met you" (or at least, that's what it sounds like to me). That was a line that I could never quite make out until I saw the lyrics decades later. Thank you for these super interesting analyses!

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening, elarasophia!

Man we have really been blessed with so many incredible female singers. Also can we get Ken to react to old Ken Tamplin songs? That would be so awesome

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Haha Maybe one of these days, Never Enough Cowbell!

When she hits those high notes, it almost brings a tear to my eye. She can really belt it out.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

She sure can!

@dyer2cycle

2 жыл бұрын

..the only other women vocalists that can "belt it out" like that I can think of are Pat Benatar and Amy Lee...

Love Ann Wilson! She’s one of my inspirations! I feel like she’s underrated ever since the 80’s started, I felt like some people forgot how how much of a badass she is. Truly sad what happened to the band & especially to her during in that time. Im glad you made this vid of Ann!

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

A great inspiration to have, Jupiter Glass!

Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy - Ken, you are a real subject expert. And your subject is a big one - pop music. Singing, engineering, etc. And now I come to learn you learned the live version of Song Remains the Same by running back and forth from the cinema to your guitar! (Subject experts are always worth listening to in ANY field.) Rock on, man. P.S. And you've kept your pipes. To bad one Bob Plant didn't have you as vocal coach and he'd be consensus male vocalist - contest over, LOL.

Anne Wilson is one of the best female rock vocalists of all time love her voice loved heart they had a a lot of great songs I enjoyed Anne Wilson is my mom's favorite female rock singer alone and what about love are two of my favorites she does yes you can hear apt of reverb in her voice but yes she is awesome Ken

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

She is!

@cadeevans4623

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely Ken she rocks

Ken, you never cease to amaze me with your vocal range!! I do disagree with a couple of your points: One I think you just got backwards on the end "Alone" voice double-the first pair of vibratos are lined up better than the second pair; the other is how perfectly an screams Alone, I don't see how that could be done any better, I disagree with you that she is "all over the place" on that scream. I agree with almost all your other points, and I didn't know they put so much reverb on her for that song until listening to the LV in isolation like this. It wold be great to hear the actual LV track prior to adding reverb. Thanks Ken...I have and love your courses.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for weighing in, Paul!

LOVE LOVE LOVE her squeak on "Chills me to the bone" You just can't easily recreate those amazing raw feelings!!! My hair instantly stands up everytime :)

Her voice is perfect.

Ken, I think you're knocking it out of the park with these isolated analysis tutorials, they are fantastic!! Ann's one of my favorite singers, and I find it's the imperfections that draw me in a way, she seems to favor emotion over technique much of the time.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them, Regan!

Thoroughly enjoyed this analysis of the song and of the process/performance Ken. Informative and interesting for sure!

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that, Raymond!

So fan of Ann... I'm almost 50 and I still putting this song in my car, in my home, in the shower...just 'cause I feel I want to sing my fav song ever! @Angelo3D 100% with you!!! Ann is the voice I wished I had...😉

This is one of my favourite songs of all time. Whenever this comes on, I just have to belt along. There is SO much emotion here.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

It's beautiful!

Always felt this is one of the greatest vocal performances I've heard.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

😀👍

On 'These Dreams', where Nancy sings lead, you can hear a 'raspiness' in the first chorus, and clarity in the second, especially on the line 'Every second of the night'. I think that the first chorus was recorded later in the session.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

👍💜😀

@lkaufman1062

3 жыл бұрын

I believe I read an interview with Nancy back in the day and she said she had a cold or was coming down with one and they liked the raspiness of her voice and kept it.

Loved the way Ken brought us all the details why I enjoy vocalizing but chose a different career. Getting an Ann Wilson sound out of my vocal cords is a long journey up a steep slope. I won't give up trying. Ann has the voice that brought tears to Robert Plante when she covered Stairway to Heaven.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Rock on!

she's a rock singer...it's about rawness, power n passion...🤘 😎

Insane power! Damn..💪

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed! Ann is the best!

I strongly feel that the ‘shrillness’ and ‘instability’ Ken refers to, was intentional, to reflect the personal state of the subject. Otherwise it might have sounded too flat or polished, too ‘musical’ for lack of a better reference

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the visit. Rock on! 👍

I LOVE YOU, KEN. YOU ARE ISOLATING THE VOCALS OF ALL MY FAVOURITE SONGS. And btw, congratulations. I really like your videos💖

Damn, I love this song like never ever able to forget it !

Always love this type of segment from KTVA. Discussions on singing and recording and so much more. Nice to know that reverb and compression plays a big deal in singing.

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

More to come, Joshue!

That was MOST interesting! I am totally fascinated with this "isolated vocals" examination, especially since I've always been kind of awed (and intimidated) by the powerful vocals in Heart's recordings. Hearing iconic singing in this way does not degrade the singer, but like you said, HUMANIZES them! And it teaches those of us who are self-producing how things can be improved in our mixes. But just so you know, Ken...I am one of those vocalists who REALLY appreciates your unpacking of the single-chord harmony line, and why it works so well to maintain the original melody! GREAT stuff, thanks! :-) Z

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it, zendweller!

Awesome breakdown 👌

I love your videos, keep up the good work❤️

@kentamplin

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! 😀