That woman’s voice control is insane. She could pull back on some of her runs a little at times but I remember when this came out and no one was saying come on girl it’s too much. We were all blown away by the range and power.
@TheWerequat
2 жыл бұрын
I was screaming girl it's too much, at the top of my lungs.
@PatrickLongworth
2 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure I was blown away but frankly Mariah is one overplayed singer along with Madonna, Adele, Celine Dion, and groups like The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin.
@Hydrosized
2 жыл бұрын
I remember!
@ilovetati91
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheWerequat Because you're tasteless - we see those playlists
@no-ln3nm
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheWerequat honestly you are really too much right now
@thatorientalkid9509
2 жыл бұрын
Love when knowledgeable people talk about Mariah’s voice. I’ve said it so many times, HER VOCALS NEED TO BE STUDIED!!!
@drewm.2790
2 жыл бұрын
It has never been oversinging to me, all the vocal lines I’ve heard from her fit so well and perfectly to the melody/musical accompaniments in her performances
@redpine8665
2 жыл бұрын
Isn't it funny, she was criticized for over-singing, but in comparison to all the immitators that followed, she seemed restrained in retrospect.
@flyleelee5351
2 жыл бұрын
@@redpine8665 exactly *cough* Christina Aguilera
@cmkislay2133
11 ай бұрын
People over the years have become accustomed to this pop-gospel-R&B singing style, but back in the day many people particularly mainstream (pop) music fans/critics felt it was a little overkill--the runs, highs, lows, whistle notes. It almost seemed as if she was showing off, like: 'look what I can do'. That is what people meant when they criticized her for "oversinging". I remember reading some article in the 90s where the writer complained about her style saying, "does she have to insert a run into every syllable--just sing the song."
@MosaidDeath
2 ай бұрын
I agree except for the whistle voice. It only works for some songs IMO. In this song it just comes out of nowhere, unexpected. But that’s completely subjective, just my opinion.
@JesseAtata
Ай бұрын
@@MosaidDeaththat is why she didn't whistle that much during daydream .I honestly love the whistle at that part cause it is really creative, it is like the heavens opened up to give her an answer,which is what she is singing about .
@joshuasanders2123
2 жыл бұрын
Mariah Carey is truly gifted from God. Love her music, so much respect for her craft. She writes her music, produces…and sings so beautifully!
@somespecies
2 жыл бұрын
She admittedly said that she had to do vocally demanding songs when she first started out so she'd get the attention of the masses hence her first few albums are total vocal suicide. Makes sense tho because back in the 90's, there are way way talented artists in the business
@ian_ford
5 ай бұрын
Yep. And now she has no voice. Like Johnny Gill, who also blew out his vocal chords and disappeared for decades.
@kevinpaje
5 ай бұрын
@@ian_ford No voice? You are clearly not following her.
@ian_ford
5 ай бұрын
@@kevinpaje I'm speaking facetiously. Relative to this voice, Mariah cannot reach this register. Yes, I've been following her since the early 90s when I was in HS.
@visionary515
Ай бұрын
@@ian_ford mariah can't really sing her catalog anymore due to the degree of difficulty of most of her songs.
@rickwalker6400
24 күн бұрын
She was also a heavy smoker
@brucedillinger9448
2 жыл бұрын
Love her or not there really is no denying the woman is a naturally born singer. Her music was not my cup of tea but I always appreciated her talent. Great analysis FIL, as always. Thank you and keep 'em coming! ✌
@user-pj5us2xz2p
2 жыл бұрын
And her pen. She wrote all these songs.
@lydiabentley3413
2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree Bruce
@lydiabentley3413
2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree Bruce
@nic_ccc3366
2 жыл бұрын
I agree - her music is not for everyone and I get the oversinging comments, but her voice as an instrument is a generational talent, as Fil understands. It is a shame kids today only know her for a Christmas song and memes.
@nameisamine
2 жыл бұрын
Is r&b music not your cup of tea?
@Ciclopea2
2 жыл бұрын
Some people might listen to young Mariah today and not even be impressed, but she caused a revolution when she debuted more than 30 years ago. Nobody sounded like her, not even Whitney with her undeniable vocal power. Sometimes she showed off every bit of her range in just one song, from low notes to whistle register, as she did in her debut single with crazy agility, and she's definitely the Queen of melisma, often imitated, never duplicated. When people talk about voices as "instruments" it's never more true than in Mariah's case, and she wrote and produced most of her hits. IMO one of the greatest yet underrated vocalists and music legends ever, the "Songbird Supreme".
@cmkislay2133
Жыл бұрын
Mariah Carey did sound like Whitney Houston when she first appeared on the scene. Most people who were there in 1990 when her debut album came out will remember that she sounded like Whitney. In fact when "Vision of love" came out many people thought it was a new Whitney single. Of course as more singles were released you could tell the difference especially with the whistle register, but she really did have that Whitney Houston vibe. It took quite a while before people (especially critics) started giving her props. It took forever for publications to refer to her as Singer-songwriter--something that just baffled me in the 90s.
@sanchezmcfollins
10 ай бұрын
@@cmkislay2133 what song does vision of love sound like.
@cmkislay2133
10 ай бұрын
@@sanchezmcfollins I don't know. Not any song that I can think of. What's your point? The point I was making in MY comment is Mariah Carey sounded like Whitney Houston, such that when 'Vision of love' came out some people thought it was a new Whitney song, because Mariah sounded like Whitney, not because Vision of love sounded like any particular song they'd heard before (still, there were some other songs that did sound like Whitney songs--Remember Mariah was put in the studio with some of the same producers as Whitney). If Mariah Carey had released a doo-wop song in 1990 as her debut single odds are some people would've said "hey, Whitney is singing doo-wop now!" I remember hearing a Dj announce a Mariah song as Whitney's back in '91 (as 'Love takes time' or 'I don't wanna cry' was fading out he said something like, "That was Whitney Houston with...). Their voices were similar! Mariah was singing with that same Pop-gospel-r&b style that Whitney had become known for, (even her phrasing and diction were similar to Whitney's). There's no doubt about it she sounded similar to Whitney. That's all I'm saying! 🙂
@Ciclopea2
8 ай бұрын
@@Swahili14 LOL it's funny how some so called Whitney fan desperately wants to downplay a legend like Mariah, maybe you should do some research and find the interview where Whitney herself debunks the claim that Mariah tried to sound like her. Those two loved and respected each other, even with people like you trying to pit them against each other, even after their duet. They're both legends, i bought albums by both of them, but i do have my fave, you can keep calling your fave the greatest vocalist of all time, but Mariah in her prime could've easily covered Whitney's music, pretty sure Whitney wouldn't have been able to cover most of Mariah's songs without making a few changes to fit her more limited vocal range.
@Swahili14
8 ай бұрын
@@Ciclopea2 so singing is all about collapsed register? Whitney's belting range stomps Mariah's mediocre range Whitney possessed both quality and quantity She could sing both lows and highs effortlessly In their prime Whitney had much higher tessitura than Mariah's b'se she's a natural soprano while Mariah's mezzo But Mariah could only access high notes in falsettos and whistles (disconnected register which is vocally unhealthy and inferior technique) Whitney's mastered dynamics unlike no other she'd one of the most developed chest and HEADVOICE ever If you don't understand what you are talking about you'll never come to your sense as delusion is what you chose However With all that vocal range she'd not deliver one of the best renditions for Star spangled banner While Whitney's moved the entire world I understand that you like Mariah more But don't be delusional Whitney could outsing your fave in her sleep not even her whiny squeks could save her
@user-pj5us2xz2p
2 жыл бұрын
Mariah Carey never oversings, quite the opposite as every single riff, run and flourish is complementary to melody and emotion
@codywalsh2075
2 жыл бұрын
They don't listen to her music, they don't like RnB so they wouldn't know that.
@user-pj5us2xz2p
2 жыл бұрын
@@codywalsh2075 YOU SAID A WORD!!!
@gonvelour
2 жыл бұрын
These are rockers who are used to singers whose voices are smoky and that's it. They don't know Whitney, Celine, Jennifer, Chaka, Aretha, Patti, Gladys and so many other fantastic singers. Mariah's music and voice are amazing 🔥
@cbkqmom
2 жыл бұрын
Y’all miss the point- people used to say she oversings. He is saying she didn’t... we may be rockers but we can and do listen to quite a lot of musical genre, and at least appreciate everyone else’s styles.
@codywalsh2075
Жыл бұрын
@@cbkqmom lmao rock fans don't like anything
@Neonlike0
2 жыл бұрын
Her and Chris Cornell are my all time favourite singers. Weird eh? I think she just has it all - so many textures to her voice. Her melisma doesn't sound like she is oversinging. She has a way of phrasing everything so that it doesn't sound overdone as it would for other singers.
@lindadescafano3749
2 жыл бұрын
Mariah's vocal range is just amazing. She is hitting these notes you didn't know existed. I always liked her music Including her Christmas album. Great analysis Fil!
@cadeevans4623
2 жыл бұрын
She is a fantastic singer fil great vocals she has great control love her voice she is amazing singer indeed
@lydiabentley3413
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely right
@jcortese3300
2 жыл бұрын
The weirdest thing about this single is that it's the kind of single that most singers would create as a career pinnacle. And it was her debut. Which is kind of rough, when you think about it. When you start out singing like that, where the hell do you take your career from there?
@8lycan7
2 жыл бұрын
Listen to her catalogue there’s much much more she gave us over the years
@halevirginia9523
2 жыл бұрын
Well with 19 #1's she's already answered that question, lol
@8lycan7
2 жыл бұрын
@@halevirginia9523 tell ‘em !
@Ernie1978
2 жыл бұрын
Only Mariah and Whitney can sing like this blurring the lines of Pop and R&B flawlessly. Long live The Voices!
@nameisamine
2 жыл бұрын
Gospel too. When you listen to songs like “Emotions” you hear that church influence.
@dacrimsoncurse
2 жыл бұрын
@@nameisamine and anytime you need a friend, my saving grace, heavenly Those are top tier gospel songs written by mariah
@erpmo3326
9 ай бұрын
nah Whitney was never RnB. she's whiter than albino Mariah 🤣🤣🤣
@noontiamat4127
2 жыл бұрын
Really nice that you picked this performance, people don’t realize what a gem this is, and it was her debut year!
@lynseydowns8993
2 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed the analysis fil, Mariah has an amazing natural ability to hit those high notes, great to see it on the screen software
@usermo
2 жыл бұрын
I know that your considering her voice right now but The song itself is killer!
@richardpatrick2852
2 жыл бұрын
I agree and always liked this song and the version of Genius of Love that she did. As time went on I think I kind of lost interest in her music, I have to admit.
@davidh1970
2 жыл бұрын
I think the over singing was a product of that time period. She was competing with Whitney Houston and Celine Dion for attention. I had the pleasure of hearing Mariah sing the US national anthem when she was just starting out at the NBA finals. Her rendition was incredible. It was Detroit and she blew Motown away.
@cmeflywva
2 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest moments in the taping was one player turning to a teammate asking who she was and the guy replying, "Man, I don't know." Completely blown away. The video is on KZitem.
@davidh1970
2 жыл бұрын
@@cmeflywva I will have to search for the video. I think Vision Of Love was just released a week or two before. I was in the nose bleed seats. Most of the people around us didn't know who she was but there was a buzz in the arena after she finished.
@cmeflywva
2 жыл бұрын
@@davidh1970 You’re correct - Vision of Love had just came out and almost no one knew who she was at the time. Sony pulled a big score getting her on the Arsenio Hall Show that same week but the NBA Finals was a huge score in getting her exposed to a more wider and more diverse population. When you look back at it now you realize just how young she was then. She certainly deserved Best New Artist at the Grammys the next year. I know someone who has a video of her at a showcase they used to do back then when new artists would perform in venues basically exposing them to the press and other possible ventures. She sang better at the showcase than she did at SNL and she matched her live performance on MTV Unplugged. He won’t post it because he doesn’t know if he will get in trouble. He has one of Christina Auguliera as well. Cheers!
@somespecies
2 жыл бұрын
@@davidh1970 she sang "America The Beautiful" on NBA finals 1990 and there's a video of that here on KZitem. All these years I always wondered about those people who were at that stadium who heard her live. Man I'm glad I found one now 😃
@krissy9128
2 жыл бұрын
That "America the Beautiful" performance was incredible. I wouldn't say she was competing for attention though, she simply just wanted to write songs, sing and hear her songs on the radio...earn respect for her work. Nothing else mattered to her. The labels and public were the ones that put these women I'm a competition...so to speak.
@allisonB123
2 жыл бұрын
So excited for this - Mariah was an incredible singer (yes, she over-did it on occasion, but her tone was beautiful), and such a talented song writer too, her ability to connect with people was amazing - and the combination of these talents puts her in a league of her own, IMO 🤗❤️
@ilovetati91
2 жыл бұрын
Not sure she really ever overdid it as her melisma was strongly connected to the melody or the emotion of the song. And she was brilliant at playing with tonal colors and dynamics in doing this.
@lydiabentley3413
2 жыл бұрын
I agree
@lulamilesibanda361
2 жыл бұрын
You are talking as if she's dead and she's not people need to stop treating Mariah like she can't sing if other celebrities had nodules they would lose some of their range as well
@allisonB123
2 жыл бұрын
@@lulamilesibanda361 my apologies, this wasn’t my intention 🙏
@pdgf
2 жыл бұрын
She doesnt over sing. Every note riff and run has a purpose. People who dont know music think that that is oversinging. So we forgive you lol
@user-of4kk4in9f
2 жыл бұрын
Here a new one for ya ---- *I'm often MORE impressed by her resonance* ... she really had that 'ring' in her voice that the old singers so prized. Sometimes I let it wash over me and ahhh. Great singing is sooooo refreshing to the soul. That resonance hits your ears then your guts. I wish more singers knew how to do it.
@zgsanpedro
2 жыл бұрын
She is the most technical singer, songwriter and producer. Always imitated, never duplicated.
@angelxemotions9102
2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact When you said you dont think mariah can get a G5 in chest voice, she can!!! She has most famously done it when singing “hero” in live performances like tokyo dome, madison square garden, rotterdam, etc.
@yardengali
2 жыл бұрын
Did she...or did she fake it?
@angelxemotions9102
2 жыл бұрын
@@yardengali lmao she definitely did it, yall think shes always lipsyncing, check the performance i listed out urself.
@wahyudeni8461
2 жыл бұрын
@@yardengali it's not that hard to searching... Lazy af
@wingsofpegasus
2 жыл бұрын
It wouldn't suprise me to be fair! 😂
@strangerthings88
2 жыл бұрын
Same in the All in Your Mind demo. No idea why they didn’t use that on her first album it was a mind blowing long held G 5
@khalilzantou4558
2 жыл бұрын
Marvellous analysis and perspective! I would like to hear more insights about her repertoire. I would suggest some songs showcasing this kind of techniques that she uses. 1) The supersonic run at the very end of Vision of love performance (Sydney, 1998) 2) The C & C remix of Anytime you need a friend where she plays along with the instrumental. 3) The ending of Heavenly, incredibly strong and agile in a few seconds 4) The very short alternative "demo" of All in your mind, recently unveiled, where she sustained an astonishing G5 belt! That's insane. She sounds like an electric guitar 🎸
@tiffsaver
2 жыл бұрын
I do believe that Mariah tends to "overdo it" as you say, but only she can truly get away with it. Her vocal chops and those supernatural "whistle tones" she manages to get really set her apart from all the rest. Now Ariana Grande is copping the technique, but face it folks, it's Mariah, all the way.
@nameisamine
2 жыл бұрын
I don’t get the “overdo it” critique. It’s a style of melismatic singing that comes from the black church, it’s extremely difficult to achieve, and is worthy of respect. I feel like when people say it’s over-singing, it’s an attempt to cut the vocalists down to size and diminish their talent. Idk maybe the amount of raw undeniable vocal talent makes people feel inadequate or intimidated so they go out of their way to find faults in faultless vocal performances. If its not your taste, just say that. No need to diminish the craft. Like I said, it's a style of singing that originated in the Afro-American community, and we know some skeptics have gone out of their way to find ways to devalue or diminish black art for time immemorial *[and they failed every time].* If the singing was so ‘overdone’, I wonder why 100s of millions of people were moved to purchase the records (as well as millions purchasing concert tickets to hear them "over-sing" in person)? Vocalists like Mariah and Whitney ended up outselling at lot of the rock singers these critics rated so much higher than the gifted melismatic singers they so often liked to put down.
@tiffsaver
2 жыл бұрын
@@nameisamine Whitney Houston does NOT rely on these same vocal affectations like many of the younger girls do. Her voice is clear, powerful, and pure, and does not need the additional vocal "gymnastics" that girls like Christina Aguilera specialize in. Both Mariah and Christina are in a class of their own, but do not confuse Whitney's singing with anybody else.
@tiffsaver
2 жыл бұрын
@@nameisamine I think I should explain my personal background a little. First, I am well aware of the origins of R&B music, which in my day used to be called "soul music." But all black music, including jazz and blues, all came from slavery in the Old South, starting in gospel churches, then morphing into the form it is today. If it wasn't for black music, their would never have been what we call "rock 'n' roll" music today. Many people believe that Elvis Presley was "The King of Rock 'n' Roll," a label that he detested, because of what I have just mentioned. The first man to record an actual rock record was Little Richard, with "Tutti Fruitti." Since I'm still a professional musician and 76-years old this year, I'm pretty "old school" when it comes to my choice of music. I HATE rap because it isn't "music," and never was. It is simply bad poetry, spoken to someone else's beats. It requires no singing talent whatsoever, and rappers can't even play a cowbell. But the worst thing about rap is how it denigrates both black men AND black women, reducing them to negative stereotypes and glamorizes the entire gangsta lifestyle, which I neither enjoy, promote, or support.
@CapAnson12345
2 жыл бұрын
She's talented but unfortunately she (and Whitney Houston) spawned an avalanche of imitators who just don't have her chops and try to sing the same style. That's led to a whole lot of bad music over the years.
@mikemcguinness1304
2 жыл бұрын
I agree totally
@yardengali
2 жыл бұрын
My thought exactly! So glad that trend in female vocals has mostly passed
@Boethius411
2 жыл бұрын
She definitely set a high bar for the women who came after.
@creepyoldlady2995
2 жыл бұрын
You are so right. Vocal ornamentation often became so complex that the melody was indistinguishable. The singer became more important than the song. .
@yardengali
2 жыл бұрын
@@Boethius411 Thank heavens many gave up trying to reach that high level of oversinging. Here's to hoping they also stop trying to reach such a high level of faking it during socalled live performances🤞
@krissy9128
2 жыл бұрын
To me, Mariah never oversings. She mastered the melismatic singing style and she implemented it perfectly into her vocal arrangements. Also, her voice is insanely agile which allowed her to do it easily. The riffs and runs and whistles etc fit very well into the melodies of her songs. Just take a look at people who try to imitate her. When you listen to Mariah vs them it's like she's the one showing restraint. That, or her tone is just so pleasing you don't notice "oversinging". Other people singing her songs are never as satisfying as listening to her. Great video! You should do a bit more Mariah (Emotions, Bringing on the Heartbreak, Love take time, Anytime you need a friend etc). Her vocal arrangements are so interesting.
@dant.6364
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for using the term “melismatic”. I listened to several youtube videos so I could understand what it meant and it now I can articulate exactly what I don’t like about Mariah and 90% of other pop singers trying to imitate her in the past 30 years. My favorite music is mid century Jazz sung by the great female artists of the time such as Ella Fitzgerald who used melisma with restraint. See the Wings of Pegasus video, where she uses mainly once in the whole song. With Mariah it seems like she cant go 10 seconds without using it. In every song Mariah sings it seems she is competing for the gold medal in a the “Most Melismatic” category of a music competition. I guess that is why mid century Jazz sounds so fresh and amazing to me even though the music is over 50 years old. Another example of an amazing artist of the time is Nina Simone who IMO intentionally didn’t use melisma, so much so that you could say that Simone’s technique would sound startling to most modern listeners. Mariah certainly has a technically better voice but Nina has vastly more emotional/theatrical range.
@krissy9128
Жыл бұрын
@@dant.6364 I respect your opinion but like I said, when it comes to Mariah, for me personally, it's not overdone to the point where it's annoying or plainly distinctive. You don't even notice unless you're a singer or you're studying her vocal arrangements. Her voice is naturally very agile so her arrangements flowed out if her effortlessly. It wasn't like she was like "ok I must put 50 notes in one bar" - that's not the case. Her style and delivery just came naturally to her. "Vision of love" was noted as the magna carta of melisma but did she expect that? No. She just sang it passionately and it was recognized as one of the best vocal performances. Given your taste in music, you're simply not a fan of pop/R&B, and that's ok. There's nothing wrong with the way Mariah, Beyoncé, Tori Kelly, Whitney etc sing.
@reggierisk
2 жыл бұрын
I think it's OK to over sing a song in live performances. In R & b, it expected. You hold back your chops on recordings and play it straight. But you better put some "stank" on that live stage. Otherwise blacks folks will be thinking. " i could have listened to this for free at home and saved myself $200."
@honestperson3042
2 жыл бұрын
Mariah never oversing. She has the best musicality
@Fan-vv8wb
2 жыл бұрын
This song of vision of love was a #1 smash hit and influenced every singer in music history from Beyoncé to Christina to Ariana grande to Kelly Clarkson etc.
@uptownjay
2 жыл бұрын
“Over The Top” is a ridiculous concept. When someone can point out, exactly, where THE top is…I guess, then, and only then, artists won’t go over it??? But who gets to decide what point is “over”???
@redpine8665
2 жыл бұрын
This song set the world on fire when it came out. Everyone was blown away. Unfortunately her enormous success led to singers over-singing the daylights out of everything. I came to hate the style, but none could touch Mariah's ability at the age she was here.
@kbrown611
2 жыл бұрын
Even better than the original recorded version 😭😭😭
@melissalee2166
Жыл бұрын
Christina Aguilera is the one who over sings
@conservatorcivilus
2 жыл бұрын
‘Bout time you analyzed one of the most incredible voices of the 90’s 😄👏🏻😎 Listeners may have forgotten how amazing Mariah’s voice once was. 👍🏻
@DudeSilad
2 жыл бұрын
She was the singer who forgot how to sing. This is the best I've ever heard her. She kills my ears now.
@conservatorcivilus
2 жыл бұрын
@@DudeSilad Yes, she had it when she was young in the 90’s. Some pipes don’t last, perhaps due to her own neglect? I believe her voice just got burned out over time.
@hectorbello161
2 жыл бұрын
@@conservatorcivilus Mariah had nodules since she was a child. It is a miracle she could sing around them. She sang Vision of Love in 2020 and I think she sounded great. kzitem.info/news/bejne/mGZm2ICvrKxpa6g
@strangerthings88
2 жыл бұрын
@@conservatorcivilus she had severe vocal nodules which are like tumors for your voice. She had them since a kid and they progressively got worse. Removing them risks losing your voice and or tone so she never did it.
@conservatorcivilus
2 жыл бұрын
@MARK ESQUIVEL that’s ironic because she started out as a backup singer.
@zenawarrior7442
2 жыл бұрын
One of my fav songs by her. What a powerhouse. Love she moves around vocally, doesn't hold notes because she can. Fun analysis with the guitar Fil 🎸⭐🎶🎙🎼
@redzwestisbest
2 жыл бұрын
People don't always understand these types of singers sometimes...the voice is an instrument.... that is why in these 80s 90s RnB ballad songs alot of times had simple backing music.
@redzwestisbest
2 жыл бұрын
also, this is Mariah's first single. incredible to singing this live so well at age 21.
@rezaariel8406
2 жыл бұрын
@@redzwestisbest she's 20 tho this is 1990
@redzwestisbest
2 жыл бұрын
@@rezaariel8406 thought the performance was after her bday
@marylehman1295
2 жыл бұрын
This video segment was really interesting. I would like to hear a full version on guitar . Mariah has crazy sick range and obviously inherited from her mother Patricia. Fil I hope one day you play this song all the way through on guitar, because I think it would be amazing love !! Much respect…
@2029killtime
2 жыл бұрын
She has a lot of piercing whistle belts & riffs where she sounds exactly like electric guitars it’s so amazing
@feistyjerseygirl
5 ай бұрын
It's so annoying !
@JesseAtata
Ай бұрын
@@feistyjerseygirlhow is it annoying dude 🙄
@feistyjerseygirl
Ай бұрын
@@JesseAtata because it is. DUDE
@karenbennett7085
2 жыл бұрын
Love Mariah’s music. She is so talented.
@lydiabentley3413
2 жыл бұрын
Truly a great and informative analysis. Mariah has an absolute wonderful voice and can do so much with it and she’s so great to listen to. Thank you Fil
@Rico-x2g
2 жыл бұрын
Mariah will foreverly the best, greatest and Queen of all Singers! What about Emotions, the one, if it's over and without you. Amazing analysis and reaction Sir!
@dm3889
2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love when artists from other genres breakdown different genres from a musical technical aspect. It’s very refreshing. I hope that you do more of these. I think another song you may enjoy would be “If it’s over” Grammys 1992. She wrote the song with Carole king. I think you will enjoy it. Also, listen to her rendition of “Bringing on the heartache” recording. Thank you for this!
@WineSippingCowboy
2 жыл бұрын
Legend 🙌 Before this, Minnie Ripperton blew me away with her whistle notes 🤯 Mariah Carey the first time. I heard this on radio 📻 in 1990. It blew me away! 🤯 Covers. 11 year old Elha Nympha sang this as an audition for The Voice Kids Philippines 🇵🇭. Blew me + the judges away! 🤯 2017 or so Morissette Amon performed this. Blew me away! 🤯 Vastly underrated song of 1990. Influenced many other singers such as above, Ariana Grande.
@kschindle1
2 жыл бұрын
thank you for sharing your analysis of Mariah's beautiful voice. I like the guitar application, not played guitar in years and when I did it was a few chords.
@BlackCatMargie
2 жыл бұрын
Wow. I've never really appreciated Mariah , until now. Thanks Fil!
@patrickjordan2233
2 жыл бұрын
There's a reason why she was (and still is...) such a Huge item..🤣 But I'm a fan (always have been) of interesting and surprising vocal melodies.. Thank you, Fil....👍
@cynixie8862
2 жыл бұрын
never imagined that you would be giving us a mariah reaction lol thanks
@bnicolette14
2 жыл бұрын
I completely agree with the sentiment that she plays her voice like a guitar or instrument. Her whistle note on her cover of Bringin On the Heartbreak is a good example and also her recent Masterclass where she uses her voice to get the sound and specific note she wants from the violinist! There are many other examples, too ofc. Her musicality is amazing.
@alicesmith8297
2 жыл бұрын
Love the analysis shift from vocal to possible guitar riffs. Beautiful teaching video, Fil.
@sejrec56
2 жыл бұрын
Personally I find her singing annoying as hell. There’s nothing soothing about her voice constantly moving from one note to another. Makes me nervous, doesn’t impress me. You barely know what the melody is. It completely takes away from the song itself. Distracting from ANY LYRICS AT ALL. It’s the see what a great singer I am as apposed to singing a song with feeling or heart. Lols having Mini Ripperton on 20x the speed. All Cary is is a vocal technician. To me she is not singing !
@marceloaugusto8938
2 жыл бұрын
The riffs and runs are part of the melody and R&B style and it's very impressive how even seeming to much they are very well put together in Mariah's songs, I think you just prefer a simpler style of melody.
@blackprix
2 жыл бұрын
This is early Mariah. I’m not mistaken it’s from the 90s, which I believe in my opinion her vocals were stronger and more artistic early on. I know she still got a voice but I think the early days of her career she presented her vocal Strength better.
@Fan-vv8wb
2 жыл бұрын
Mariah supports up to A5 in chest voice and can go up to B5 in the studio. A G5 was nothing to her in her prime
@Pkjopjpo-zm7dy
2 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@alcostfo__5823
2 жыл бұрын
that’s not true, her supported G5s were few, so saying a G5 isn’t nothing for her isn’t real bc girl was so inconsistent in her belting range due to her nodules. Also, I don’t think Mariah debut, who sang mostly in chesty mix could belt up to A5
@grenadine-sunshine6147
2 жыл бұрын
um... idk about this one
@Lefs86
2 жыл бұрын
Nice reaction! You should react to her rock covers: Without You, Open Arms, Against All Odds, Bringing on the Heartbreak and I Wanna Know What Love Is.
@1600362
2 жыл бұрын
Fil, could you do a piece on George Strait's "The Cowboy Rides Away " dvd. It is auto tuned to the max! It's like ear candy but it's wrong because everyone involved is top notch talent. There is no reason to auto tune...
@ellie698
2 жыл бұрын
The trouble isn't her vocal, it's the fact that it spawned countless wannabes on programmes like pop idol and factor etc. More intent on showing vocal gymnastics than actually enhancing a song. Sometimes less really is more! Understated is good but lost on many people now.
@FragranceswithGigi
2 жыл бұрын
I wish you could do this for me lol. I never know my actual range or voice type. Mariah has an incredible voice that we all treasure 💕
@TorToroPorco
2 жыл бұрын
I don’t know what it’s like nowadays since I don’t watch it much any longer but the SNL music segment was a prime live viewing event. Countless memorable performances from the biggest musicians of the day such as Bowie, Prince, Tina Turner, Rolling Stones etc etc. Mariah’s performance was rated as one of the top 25 SNL performances by Rolling Stone Magazine.
@1SeanBond
2 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated Fil, this was a amazing job, I sure enjoyed this analysis! Lol Boy can that lady sing & those trills! Luv&Peace, Cheers!🤝🏼👍🏼
@robzecc
2 жыл бұрын
Great video, she is superhuman. About the guitar part, really great concept learning from the singers. What never fails to shock me is why are guitarists and guitar teachers so afraid talking notes. Please somebody stop the shapes and "three frets up" nonsense, guitarists need to learn actual music. I have seen dozens of people ruining their talents because of this teaching "method". Sorry for the rant
@Shinespheres
2 ай бұрын
Mariah has something called Musicality that not all artists have, she also writes and produces her songs so she knows his the melody goes cause she created it and yes, her voice is the instrument she plays on the song, thats why it not sound over singing or out of place, she really is one of the greatest Artists ever live ❤
@RooibaardBoerseun
2 жыл бұрын
That range is insane. D# / E♭3 to C7 is 3 octaves and 9 semitones!! alto (F3-E5) mezzo-soprano (A3-A5) soprano (C4-C6) So technically she fits into any of these voice groups… Awesome video bro!
@wingsofpegasus
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@atxroque
2 жыл бұрын
Over sung. Doesn’t add to the song . Yes technique and ability, but so many others with more feeling. All the aerobics just is too much. Give me Patsy Cline or Linda Ronstadt any day.
@tomasck2973
2 жыл бұрын
14:20 LOL yeah. Even though Mariah has always been notorious for showcasing her range, she did it so notoriously often (and so notoriously well) in 1990. And to think she was nervous singing this. Insane
@lucyclift2909
2 жыл бұрын
Her range and power is immense!
@daviddonnkin611
2 жыл бұрын
A very fascinating episode Fil, you did a comprehensive review of her voice, the vocal dexterity is amazing, well done mate, I thoroughly enjoyed this episode.
@ScottfromBaltimore
2 жыл бұрын
The notes she hits! The accuracy! The speed. Wow.
@freespiritwithnature4384
2 жыл бұрын
My mom just lost her favourite singer today. Olivia Newton John RIP. ❤️
@rippy4freedom
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, how i wish she stayed true to the raw-ness to this performance it was so much Fun !
@quikxfl
2 жыл бұрын
Please cover any live version of My All. Another perfectly curated song for her ability.
@mailidong3576
2 жыл бұрын
Although I am not a great fan of her runs that seem excessive but amazing none the less, I truly appreciate your analysis and especially your application to a lead instrument. I also appreciate the analysis of her skill to instinctively change the scale. I'm very naive on picking up that and would love for you to expound more on this scale changing that these more blues singing may demonstrate. It seems logical that musicians should be more aware of how this progresses in reinterpreting older songs or composing new songs.
@lewiswoodhall
2 жыл бұрын
Her range and agility is amazing! She has hit F#2 and Bb7 live!
@imannonymous7707
2 жыл бұрын
im flashing back to a girl i used to date in the 80s who loved this chik...personally i never really dug mariah, but she has incredible range and control....it is what it is
@jphuwae4505
2 жыл бұрын
This is early Mariah, she was more soulful and Motown sounding early on. What’s fascinating to me was her late 90s and 2005 stuff. She experimented more with dynamics of her whisper voice . It’s a very unusual sound - have a listen to “Out Here on My Own”. These dynamics of soft and loud is very unique and very difficult to imitate.
@tomasck2973
2 жыл бұрын
Yes please! This is such a good performance to react to! Prime Mariah is so good at singing VOL that one could analyze her performances line by line without running out of things to say
@Vain-Voyager
Жыл бұрын
11:33 On the height she could hit in chest with consistency, I think she often hit F#5 back to back in live performances during 1990s (e.g. If It's Over @Grammy & SNL; _Daydream_ Tour). Not sure if those were mixed or belty. Rarely could she hit G5. I believe those few G5 notes were from her _Hero_ performances at MSG & Tokyo Dome. People say those G5s are mixed. What do you think?
@lucasribeiro7534
Жыл бұрын
My favourite G5 from her is the one in the demo version of "Baby It's All In Your Mind".
@ro21336
2 жыл бұрын
🇧🇷Gratidão por detalhar esses timbres MAGNÍFICOS! GRATIDÃO!🙌🏻💗✨🎵🎶
@annakoziorowska1940
2 жыл бұрын
Mariah & Whitney sang briliantly
@erpmo3326
9 ай бұрын
Mariah and who?
@renny1712
2 жыл бұрын
This still remains Her very best performance ever!!!! Everything you need to know and learn about technique is right there… Notice how much she dropped the jaw and rounded the lips when she gets to the top of her range… For Example: Prayed through the night [So Faithfully] [So faithful, so faithfully] especially… I can listen to that part a million times… so technically incredible….Her support and breath control are insane… I adore the official video as well… MC is so stunning there. I’m so glad you chose “Vision Of Love” When you mentioned Luther Vandross Can You Do an Analysis on “Endless Love” duet with Luther and MC???? My favorite as well….
@Devoted2Mariah
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for finally doing my favorite musician. Mariah is an absolute treat for music lovers. There’s so many I could request, try her Stevie Wonder cover of “You and I”, you would go nuts over it lol. 🥂 cheers, dahhhling.
@RonWesterbeek
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome tribute to this natural inspirational vocalist . Rock
@senuoyizahg490
2 жыл бұрын
Hey this is my first time watching ur video, and it is amazing I love yr reaction. plz do more of Mariah Carey.
@wingsofpegasus
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Stoney_Eagle
2 жыл бұрын
Haha the audio software has quite a fight on what scale it should show. What a lovely voice!
@LuisMiguelchart
2 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this analysis! Can’t wait to see more.
@Fan-vv8wb
2 жыл бұрын
Look at all these haters trying to discredit the greatest vocalist of all time
@greenlenny3926
Жыл бұрын
That’s your opinion bud
@feistyjerseygirl
5 ай бұрын
You are nuts.
@Nancy-j8o1t
4 ай бұрын
Huh?
@anniesora4742
2 жыл бұрын
oversing? I don’t think so she can easily hit Bb5 belt and 8th octave whistle easily but she know what notes to sing to pleasant to listener ears. and her runs fit to the song melody not to show off about the over-singing singer , i have a lot of names in mind so
@mopoffool
Ай бұрын
I'm watching this video a couple years later, so I don't know if you or anyone is still reading comments. But I want to add that I was a tenor saxophone player back in the 90s when Mariah Carey was big, and I have never heard another vocalist whose singing replicates the type of lines that jazz saxophonists (particularly tenors) tend to play as much as Mariah. The affinity of her voice in particular to sort of jazz fusion sax solos from the 70s (when jazz, funk, and rock blended together and fed off one another) is uncanny. I have no idea whether that sort of thing was among her influences, but with the saxophone basically no longer playing any role in popular music by the 90s when Mariah came onto the scene, I always thought that her sound made such an impression not only because of her obviously amazing talent and ability, but also because she was in fact bringing back an element of some older popular music (and arguably improving it) by channeling a sort of tenor saxophone sound through her voice.
@Larom79
2 жыл бұрын
Mariah’s voice has so many colors to it. Her resonance, range, vibrato, melisma, and songwriting abilities will never be matched! She set the bar so high that nobody can compete with her. The Songbird Supreme ❤
@1020LAStep
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent choice.
@oabeo7361
2 жыл бұрын
Lol people think she oversings! Just goes to show how unfamilar people are with the soul/gospel genre. The runs and riffs are how one expresses themselves in the black gospel tradition. Mariah carey is heavily inspired by gospel but also classical. She uses a more classical/technical method of singing her riffs/runs. She makes it gel quite well with her music. Therefore she does not oversing. An oversinger (though I like her) is Patti Labelle .
@JDG81-r3b
2 жыл бұрын
I have seen an interview lately where she said her co writer walter afanasieff asked her to sing at her highest (over singing to some people) because it suited her talent. She eventually broke off from him by the time she recorded Butterfly, where she started applying more layering and breathy notes. Many people compare and contrast old Mariah to new Mariah and that is around the time she started implementing additional elements in her vocal runs. She is never trying to keep with current trends, she always does her thing and that's why I admire her as an artist.
@TRAVELZILLA
2 жыл бұрын
I think she could belt a g5 though… she’s nuts! ❤️❤️ I love the fact that you’ve pointed out she didn’t simply belt and held a note for 10-15 seconds because she chose NOT TO! She chose not to…. She uses her voice as a proper instrument if u know what I mean
@fanmev1687
2 жыл бұрын
This is so interesting! 😍 I would love to see Emotions by Mariah Carey ❤️
@nk1974
2 жыл бұрын
Sadly her voice doesn’t sound the same at all. I think she damaged her voice working constantly. What a voice she had at this time. Everyone was blown away.
@morbidmanmusic
2 жыл бұрын
What a friggin vocal.
@tnmoppylaura5476
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent class from Professor Fil!!! Thanks.
@Wee162
2 жыл бұрын
Respect her talent but I don’t really like her songs. Too bad she didn’t take care of her vocal cords - resulting in some embarrassing live performances of late.
@rickwalker6400
24 күн бұрын
Those ridiculously high notes are called a whistle if I remember correctly
@lyallg8112
2 жыл бұрын
I know she has an amazing vocal range and I can’t sing a note (which is why she is the rich successful one), however, I can’t listen to Mariah. She annoys me. I can’t find any warmth to her voice and to me, she’s all over the place. Even when I listen to her singing a song I know, she spoils it for me. I’ll have a listen and see if this changes my mind…
@rosalyngrau9356
Жыл бұрын
This was the song that made me fall in love with her voice. I said: And who the hell is that who is singing?
@Fan-vv8wb
2 жыл бұрын
The greatest vocalist of all time
@SophiesDriver
2 жыл бұрын
Didn't enjoy her singing in 1990 and don't enjoy her singing in 2022. Sorry bout that.
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