First time I heard this song I thought 'A sad song, bordering on desperation ...' Then I read what Aurora said about it:- "It means a lot to me and it's written about giving too much. It's Mother Earth writing to humankind about wanting to thrive again. ..." 😢
As another reactor/singer/vocal instructor recently commented...... "perfect tuning is not perfect singing". Communicating the story/emotion/feeling is what is most important. Moving people is what art is about.
@@HDThoreau_ Yes, also for example in "Exist of Love" she used the first recording years back for the original audio, because it expresses the raw emotions best.
This is her one and only live performance of this song (appropriately with an orchestra) -- she has such vocal and breath control, that I think she is purposeful in every note, and in her vocal flips and slides, in order to convey the emotional underpinnings that emanate from within.
Oh yes, lots of singers out there with great, great voices, lovely vibrato, fantastic vocal range, belting capability....and whatever. Skilled, trained, shining voices, and I've heard them all, very often with pleasure. But only Aurora is Aurora, and very few can hit me and take me away like her. It's a great reaction, Larry. 😊
The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra is a Norwegian orchestra based in Bergen. Its principal concert venue is the Grieg Hall. One of the world's oldest orchestras, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra dates back to 1765 ( so its older than the USA )
I always think with Aurora that she could sing in "perfect tune", but she is intensionally adding all the little nuances. There is a lot more going on between her ears than most people, just read her lyrics 😉
You obviously like to pay close attention to Aurora's beautiful voice. There is one live performance that I think is almost perfectly recorded where she has almost no reverb on her mic. It's one of those songs where only O. Martin supports her on guitar. I don't know of any reaction to it yet, although I think it's particularly "pure Aurora". I think this song would be a great recommendation for your Aurora journey "Running with the wolves": czcams.com/video/5skBr_96dPc/video.html Greetings from a 50+ year old German warrior
you know its funny i went and listened too that and really enjoyed it and i was going to like the video and realized i had already commented and liked it almost 2 years ago.
Great reaction, Chris. You have keen ears. And great to see you go back to the"roots" of your channel and react to Angelina and Aurora again. I'm still at work, so I'll leave you with that. Have a great day ❤️❤️❤️
I did not like this song... until I found this version (some time ago...) - typical Aurora... she has a version that will fit "everybody"... :-) I can't wait to see her live... ! 16 of june in her home town Bergen...
The part starting at 6:00(on this video) is just _gorgeous..._ So so haunting...that melody, the _way_ she sings it, and that look she gives at the end. People talk about how she's so "pure" and "angelic" and "innocent." And yeah....she is that. But she's also SO powerful, as an artist performer and just an overall human being. She's such a force of nature...
You should listen to our Norwegian gem Sissel Kyrkjebø. She has been singing since her teens, has no formal musical education and is now known as a world famous cross-over soprano. Try «Slow Down» as a guest singer with the Tabernacel Choir
Every time I see Aurora performing, I'm reminded of Janis Jopin's live performance at Monterey, "Ball and Chain" in 1968 of which many CZcams reactors have done. The energy, the movement, the literal pouring out of ones creative energy is closely matched between the two.
She is so lovely, I think her attire reminds me of a Genie, kind of like Barbara Eden in "I Dream of Genie" There is another singer that is just as expressive and entranced in her songs as Aurora and that is Lara Fabian and I love her live version of "Je Suis Malade" czcams.com/video/dVvlmpo5g9k/video.html She was also an inspiration to Dimash and he has covered several of her songs She was famous all over Europe and signed with Sony in the US. in the 90's but she had the same promoter as Celine and Celine didn't like her and only wanted her to do dance music which she wanted to sing ballads. So with all the drama she went back to Canada and Europe and left the U.S behind.
You know Larry, Aurora has one voice not thousands. And this voice is her own. She have no education in singing, music playing or composing. Everything she makes and perform has a purpose from a vision bigger than her own. She once said her lwords and melodies came by them self from elsewhere. When was a child she even did not know what those words ment. Auroras words strongly reminds me of the great poet Rumis: "Who Says Words with My Mouth" czcams.com/video/LHSclx-hIRc/video.html I really love your reactions Larry.
Thnx for yet another great AURoRA reaction🥰 IMO, AURoRA is what comes closest to a natural (organic) voice, you cannot cathegorize her as a vocal coach. She emanates the soul and field of emotions of each song., and she emphesize it throuh her natural movements and storytelling sound. As a Natural Voice teacher, she's a good example of someone who's succeded to be true to who she is to her core, and still successful❣ Also it is more of a challenge to be true to your storytelling and keep a "correct tone" when you slide from lower register to higher visa versa, and also sudden drops. And often those "imperfections" will touch you more and bring forth healing 😘 (but you have to be able to set aside the "normal" way of analyzing voices and sound in general )
Chris, if a piece of music works, it works. If not then the question why is just academic. If it works the important question is how well is it working? The later is true of Aurora, always best live (I have a ticket for the end of March!!!!!!!).
I absolutely love this song, and I think she's been working on her lower register, try to listen to the acoustic version of the song A temporary high, or the live performance of the song heathens, and you'll see what I'm talking about
well i caught up and another good reaction , and another beautiful choice. haunting. the tuing you said about imperfect voice, you want to check out grace vanderwaal. she won the talent show in america when she was 12 and one of the comments was about the fact she didnt have a perfect voice but made everything her own, she even wrote her own songs at that age too
if you dont fancy doing a whole half hour reaction segmant heres an individual czcams.com/video/qarVezC9FdA/video.html song video of one of the favourites
I disagree on the placement of two letters. I think Aurora is perfectly perfect (amazing voice, unique performance skills and thought processes, brilliant, distinctive lyricist (in her second language no less), boundlessly creative, magnetic personal charisma, wise beyond her years, very intelligent, quirky personality and very, very funny). Watch these two brief Tik Tok clips that I think support my opinion, in respect to her personality. 1/ "How To Attract Guys" (czcams.com/video/_cEWy7MNchU/video.html) : 2/ "The Tale Of The Blueberry Muffins" (czcams.com/video/ZreWrrY9L7A/video.html) ". Two other examples of her quirky element; when she was nervous before the Nobel Peace Prize concert, she took a pine cone to the press conference to help her feel grounded; attending the Oscars after her role in "Frozen 2", her ensemble was a reworked judo suit; both examples clearly say "only Aurora". PS As for your comment re her "lower areas' listen to the lower register in this acoustic reworking of "Temporary High", which on the new album is a fast paced 1980s synth style, this reworking is from a recent performance on German TV (czcams.com/video/VGzBbdNeQmM/video.html). I hope you can find time to watch the clips.
I know exactly what you mean about her voice. I think a great example is the studio version of "Under Stars" vs. the Nidarosdomen version. Her voice is so perfectly imperfect when she performs that song live. I much prefer the "imperfect" live vocals to the studio version.
Hi!! Following you from Spain!! Because I know you love awesome artists with incredible vocals I think you would love Diana Navarro!! A Spanish singer!! You should try El perdón, Adiós !! You will be blown away!!
Went to your description in hopes of experiencing the performance with out your overlay which made her virtually invisible, but alas, no link to the original or even her CZcams channel.
Idk…honestly I’ve kinda been disappointed by your last few Aurora reactions. I feel like you’ve stopped really listening to the songs. The recent reactions have felt kind of rushed and that’s disappointing. In my opinion Aurora uses tone to convey whatever emotion she is conveying… I’ve never felt like being perfect was ever very high on her priority list…but I think that that’s what makes her extraordinary as a artist and performer. I wish you had listened more to what the song was about and less on pointing out where her tone fluctuated. That kind of scrutiny works for, let’s say, opera where voice is super important but not at all for artists like Aurora who care more about getting to your feelings than being clapped for. Just my two cents anyway. This is why I’m very selective which artists I listen to…you start diving in too deep into too many artists and the overall vibration just seems to tank.
Hello Chris, for me the lyrics are the most important thing by AURORA, then the music, which sometimes seems to contradict the lyrics. I mean the sad or very sad songs. I don't find the music sad at all. The music seems confident like "there is still hope". Her perfect imperfect voice conveys the feelings better than a purely perfect voice. And there are songs where it's obvious that AURORA hits a different note on purpose. E.g. "It happened quiet" - she sings "don't speak over my voice", you remember? That sounds so obviously wrong sung to express exactly what she wants to express. There are songs by AURORA where she sings perfectly for me (Exist for love). And then there is this song. I'm not sure if it's not a stylistic device of hers. If Aurora is really doing this on purpose, then vocally she's beyond perfect. I don't like to judge that in the end. Anyway - it works. Have a nice day and Greetings from Germany
Florence Welch of Florence and the machine is very expressive and animated, also has the most amazing vibrato I have ever heard. They have a new song out this week called King.
I would absolutely love for you to check out Wolf Winters- River. He is an Australian artist with an incredibly unique voice and super unknown. Absolutely love this channel and your genuine reactions. Much love from Australia 😁 P.S. He also did a cover of The Sound Of Silence on The Voice that caused massive controversy as a judge turned for him even tho his team was full as he though he was that good.
Hi Larry, big fan. If you really want to react to a truly shocking story rap song, then watch immortal technique - dancing with the devil. I guarantee it will be the craziest one you will ever see.
Requesting a reaction to Childish Gambino's 3005 music video! It has a pretty surface level meaning but lowkey has deeper meanings with lyric analysis. The music video itself is pretty cool to watch and the instrumentals are way different than what's usual for rap music.
Taking your advice from your latest video and branching out from my comfort zone. Even if you don't do a video of this, maybe just watch it in your free time or listen on your way to do some errands! If you appreciate harmonization check out Steam Powered Giraffe - Honeybee czcams.com/video/ojYK6CW8gdw/video.html (All of their songs are good, this is my favorite!)
I love your reactions but PLEASE can you react to Phora? His first real deep song is Phora - My story. But I really hope you react to that first and after that Phora - Sinner. You will not be disappointed, much love from Sweden
Don't know if you're into soul music, but I just found an artist named Anthony Alvarez and he does Cry To Me by Solomon Burke, and These Arms Of Mine an Otis Redding cover.
Thank you for your great reactions! Please !!! react to the recently released duet with Sondre Lerche and Aurora! czcams.com/video/XSK1Bt9O0Pw/video.html
lol, it was the first time that I noticed her struggle with the lower register, but I was thinking that I really liked it in a way! I think that because she is so innocent and pure when it comes to her singing, I really embrace those little spots. She is just simply incredible!
@@larryshair Of course we all have our limits in our registers (Except Dimash, he probably also sings infra- and ultrasound), but when you talk about her struggling with the lower register, I´m not quite sure if it´s actually struggling. She can sing totally without vibrato, but she is also able to add vibrato, and also just in a part of or at the end of her notes. I might be wrong, but I think it´s deliberate. In Exist for love, she chose to use a version of her singing that she called "not perfect", because it encapsules the emotions she wants. What is a perfect voice anyway? Perfectly schooled? Trained to do certain things? A voice that communicates what you want? A voice that touches peoples hearts? Who is actually the authority to judge (among 8 billion people)? I usually really like your Aurora reactions, but I agree that you sound picky here. I was a little disappointed. I was looking forward to you enjoying this. But it´s like you, instead of taking in this wonderful piece of music and performance, spend the time justifying liking Aurora despite her not being "perfect". She is a wonderfully talented musician. I am convinced she is a genius, with her, I think I, understood what genius actually is. She is able to see a bigger picture, constantly creating, making music (and other arts), and has planned albums for years to come in her mind. (Just her making albums named Step 1 and Step 2, and when she made her most recent one, she said: "This is not Step 3", you can understand that she is a visionary. How many good musicians struggle making more than two or three good albums...) When I heard this performance, I started thinking she could also become a classical composer. You should really watch the reaction of The Charismatic Voice to Aurora´s performance of It Happened Quiet, when she talks about Aurora´s body language, I am blown away. I can also recommend the documentary Once Aurora which tells you a lot about this woman, she didn´t want to become an artist, but she wanted to make music, and understood that she was the best one to express her music the way she wanted. And her wise mother said it would be too bad not to share this, when it could mean something to other people. People have claimed that her music has helped them through anxiety, depression and other struggles. In my opinion that is massive, and much more important than a "perfectly" trained voice, even though that also might be beautiful. I hope you listen to this performance again on your own time, and take in the message and the beauty of this sad cry from mother nature.
I need you to checkout "People Help the People" by Birdie. One of the greatest songs made in this century in my opinion and I hear it every day on my way to work. She was only 16 when it came out!
LOve that you reacted to this one Chris. It is part of Aurora goes Symphonic concert - I like it a lot. czcams.com/video/5I8Y0i_tOWk/video.html . Her words in the start are strangely fitting with the saddening news of today...
Hi Chris! (I'll put the link first so you see it! czcams.com/video/68EnJITH-5Q/video.html ) I started watching your reaction videos a couple of days/weeks ago and I'm hooked! You are always so genuine, openminded and have so much empathy! Hoping to see some more NF soon! I discovered him through your videos! I'd love to see your reaction on this Belgian artist, Loïc Nottet, link above. His vocal skills are really amazing, lyrically great and the video is so powerful! Keep on pausing and doing what you do!
I just found your channel, must say I cried through the Eminem reactions. Please can you react to the song "Still believe in heroes" by Token. You won't be disappointed
can you react to "perfect" or "the heart wants what it wants" by selena gomez? you may know her and she has a very pop sound in most of her songs, but these ones (and some others) it's a different side that you could like it
Just started bingeing your videos today and it got me hooked! Curious to see how you would react to "keep the wolves away - Uncle Lucius" ( czcams.com/video/pYdvxBxHX2U/video.html ). Cheers!
Hey Larry I'm a longtime watcher from your very first video of Aurora. I would like to request a reaction to a new artist for you by the name of Tom MacDonald. Maybe start with "No Lives Matter" czcams.com/video/t86ClLM3ZGY/video.html If you will go on this journey you will find that like Aurora he has changed many many people's lives for the better. I promise it's worth it and you will be shocked. I've never heard a song from Tom that I didn't fully support. After a few songs you will most likely discover that he has truly enlightened you on many topics that you didn't even know you needed to know about
I don't know if you are a fan but if you are not experienced with Linkin Park, I encourage you to react to Linkin Park - One More Light. It's a song he wrote about suicide and specifically his friend Chris Cornell's suicide. A couple weeks after this album came out he took his own life as well. On the anniversary of Chris's suicide. czcams.com/video/Tm8LGxTLtQk/video.html
Have you done Eminem - Rap God yet? Maybe you have and it just hasn't been uploaded yet but you must do it. You say "Rembrandt"....you need Rap God. Also I'll give you some amazing suggestions. Most are his solo songs but ill give you two or 3 great songs that are duets with other "great rappers" and you will see just how far ahead of his time Eminem is and how much of a God given talent for poetry and word play he has that he does duets with other rappers out of respect but makes them look bad in comparison because he is so much better. I'd love to see your face and hear your reaction when you hear those tracks. Anyway the other best solo tracks besides Rap God are : The Way I Am, Soldier, Without Me, Sing for the Moment, Not Afraid, Beautiful, White America, Hallie's Song, Business, Evil Deeds. Now for 5 Collaborations where Eminem elevates his normal talent to a whole new level to outshine everyone on the track. 1. The best example is "Renegade" featuring Jay Z. Jay Z is huge in rap, but Em completely destroys him on Jay Z's own track and album. 2. "No Love" and "Drop the World" featuring Lil Wayne. The verses Em spits in these songs will make your eyes water. Industry competition at it's best. 3. "Forever" with Drake, Kanye, Lil Wayne and Eminem. He makes all the other 3 look awful. 4. "The Monster" and "Love the Way You Lie" are both duets he does with Rihanna the pop star. It's not that he outshines her. They just work well together doing their own things. Promise all of us you will dig into this list. You will thank me. I'm Chris Elliott from Brisbane, Australia.
First time I heard this song I thought 'A sad song, bordering on desperation ...' Then I read what Aurora said about it:-
"It means a lot to me and it's written about giving too much. It's Mother Earth writing to humankind about wanting to thrive again. ..." 😢
"I got pieces of your hate in my soul" - Mother Earth scolding her children. I always shiver at that line.
As another reactor/singer/vocal instructor recently commented...... "perfect tuning is not perfect singing". Communicating the story/emotion/feeling is what is most important. Moving people is what art is about.
Yep. It was The Charismatic Voice. It was in her analysis of Murder Song by AURORA. ☺️
@@HDThoreau_ Yes, also for example in "Exist of Love" she used the first recording years back for the original audio, because it expresses the raw emotions best.
She is bringing us to an emotional level where she can communicate with us directly. And we dont just hear the song, we feel it…..
Aurora,is a human walking ,talking,singing, musical instrument
One thing about this performance is that this was the first time she performed this song live, years after its release....
Aurora said: pitch perfect is not the first priority... The FEELING of the song is... (not word by word but.....)
This is her one and only live performance of this song (appropriately with an orchestra) -- she has such vocal and breath control, that I think she is purposeful in every note, and in her vocal flips and slides, in order to convey the emotional underpinnings that emanate from within.
"She takes you to a far away place and leaves you with thoughts, deep thoughts"
What an accurate assessment. Love to watch Aurora with you.
Oh yes, lots of singers out there with great, great voices, lovely vibrato, fantastic vocal range, belting capability....and whatever. Skilled, trained, shining voices, and I've heard them all, very often with pleasure. But only Aurora is Aurora, and very few can hit me and take me away like her. It's a great reaction, Larry. 😊
The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra is a Norwegian orchestra based in Bergen. Its principal concert venue is the Grieg Hall. One of the world's oldest orchestras, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra dates back to 1765 ( so its older than the USA )
I always think with Aurora that she could sing in "perfect tune", but she is intensionally adding all the little nuances. There is a lot more going on between her ears than most people, just read her lyrics 😉
Totally agree!
Aurora is Love :)
I work nights and this is a great treat. This is so great. Thanks my friend.
Additionally, we love her the way she loves moths. They are perfectly flawed.
The wavering is all intentional, it's not because she is trying to sing perfectly and then failing, it is part of how she conveys emotion.
You obviously like to pay close attention to Aurora's beautiful voice.
There is one live performance that I think is almost perfectly recorded where she has almost no reverb on her mic.
It's one of those songs where only O. Martin supports her on guitar.
I don't know of any reaction to it yet, although I think it's particularly "pure Aurora".
I think this song would be a great recommendation for your Aurora journey
"Running with the wolves": czcams.com/video/5skBr_96dPc/video.html
Greetings from a 50+ year old German warrior
you know its funny i went and listened too that and really enjoyed it and i was going to like the video and realized i had already commented and liked it almost 2 years ago.
Thank you again for another aurora reaction!! Plss react to her whole album the gods we can touch plsss❤️❤️❤️
This if you could :]!
Haunting.
This concert is also a masterpiece! Really like your channel!
Ahh, thank you Larry for another good reaction! Love to have her back at it again :]!
Great reaction, Chris. You have keen ears. And great to see you go back to the"roots" of your channel and react to Angelina and Aurora again. I'm still at work, so I'll leave you with that. Have a great day ❤️❤️❤️
I did not like this song... until I found this version (some time ago...) - typical Aurora... she has a version that will fit "everybody"... :-)
I can't wait to see her live... ! 16 of june in her home town Bergen...
I'm a little behind in your videos. Binging right now. Aurora, what can I say. Loved it!
She is incredible!
The part starting at 6:00(on this video) is just _gorgeous..._
So so haunting...that melody, the _way_ she sings it, and that look she gives at the end.
People talk about how she's so "pure" and "angelic" and "innocent." And yeah....she is that. But she's also SO powerful, as an artist performer and just an overall human being. She's such a force of nature...
Florence Welch is equally magnetic, mesmerizing and beautiful to see live as Aurora. They are my two favorite female singer/songwriters.
You should listen to our Norwegian gem Sissel Kyrkjebø. She has been singing since her teens, has no formal musical education and is now known as a world famous cross-over soprano. Try «Slow Down» as a guest singer with the Tabernacel Choir
Every time I see Aurora performing, I'm reminded of Janis Jopin's live performance at Monterey, "Ball and Chain" in 1968 of which many CZcams reactors have done. The energy, the movement, the literal pouring out of ones creative energy is closely matched between the two.
She is so lovely, I think her attire reminds me of a Genie, kind of like Barbara Eden in "I Dream of Genie" There is another singer that is just as expressive and entranced in her songs as Aurora and that is Lara Fabian and I love her live version of "Je Suis Malade" czcams.com/video/dVvlmpo5g9k/video.html She was also an inspiration to Dimash and he has covered several of her songs She was famous all over Europe and signed with Sony in the US. in the 90's but she had the same promoter as Celine and Celine didn't like her and only wanted her to do dance music which she wanted to sing ballads. So with all the drama she went back to Canada and Europe and left the U.S behind.
You know Larry, Aurora has one voice not thousands. And this voice is her own. She have no education in singing, music playing or composing. Everything she makes and perform has a purpose from a vision bigger than her own. She once said her lwords and melodies came by them self from elsewhere. When was a child she even did not know what those words ment.
Auroras words strongly reminds me of the great poet Rumis: "Who Says Words with My Mouth" czcams.com/video/LHSclx-hIRc/video.html I really love your reactions Larry.
Its funny you said that. I've said before, but I turn the 2 words around, her entire being and voice is Imperfectly Perfect!
Thnx for yet another great AURoRA reaction🥰
IMO, AURoRA is what comes closest to a natural (organic) voice, you cannot cathegorize her as a vocal coach.
She emanates the soul and field of emotions of each song., and she emphesize it throuh her natural movements and storytelling sound.
As a Natural Voice teacher, she's a good example of someone who's succeded to be true to who she is to her core, and still successful❣
Also it is more of a challenge to be true to your storytelling and keep a "correct tone" when you slide from lower register to higher visa versa, and also sudden drops.
And often those "imperfections" will touch you more and bring forth healing 😘
(but you have to be able to set aside the "normal" way of analyzing voices and sound in general )
Chris, if a piece of music works, it works. If not then the question why is just academic. If it works the important question is how well is it working? The later is true of Aurora, always best live (I have a ticket for the end of March!!!!!!!).
Good man
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I absolutely love this song, and I think she's been working on her lower register, try to listen to the acoustic version of the song A temporary high, or the live performance of the song heathens, and you'll see what I'm talking about
You should definitely listen to the studio version of this song
Also the g in Helvegen is a strong g as in the word God
well i caught up and another good reaction , and another beautiful choice. haunting. the tuing you said about imperfect voice, you want to check out grace vanderwaal. she won the talent show in america when she was 12 and one of the comments was about the fact she didnt have a perfect voice but made everything her own, she even wrote her own songs at that age too
czcams.com/video/hTIMH9BGyfk/video.html you can react to these (all her agt performances) or just watch it) do as you choose its worth it
if you dont fancy doing a whole half hour reaction segmant heres an individual czcams.com/video/qarVezC9FdA/video.html song video of one of the favourites
I disagree on the placement of two letters. I think Aurora is perfectly perfect (amazing voice, unique performance skills and thought processes, brilliant, distinctive lyricist (in her second language no less), boundlessly creative, magnetic personal charisma, wise beyond her years, very intelligent, quirky personality and very, very funny). Watch these two brief Tik Tok clips that I think support my opinion, in respect to her personality. 1/ "How To Attract Guys" (czcams.com/video/_cEWy7MNchU/video.html) : 2/ "The Tale Of The Blueberry Muffins" (czcams.com/video/ZreWrrY9L7A/video.html) ". Two other examples of her quirky element; when she was nervous before the Nobel Peace Prize concert, she took a pine cone to the press conference to help her feel grounded; attending the Oscars after her role in "Frozen 2", her ensemble was a reworked judo suit; both examples clearly say "only Aurora". PS As for your comment re her "lower areas' listen to the lower register in this acoustic reworking of "Temporary High", which on the new album is a fast paced 1980s synth style, this reworking is from a recent performance on German TV (czcams.com/video/VGzBbdNeQmM/video.html). I hope you can find time to watch the clips.
I know exactly what you mean about her voice. I think a great example is the studio version of "Under Stars" vs. the Nidarosdomen version. Her voice is so perfectly imperfect when she performs that song live. I much prefer the "imperfect" live vocals to the studio version.
Hi!! Following you from Spain!! Because I know you love awesome artists with incredible vocals I think you would love Diana Navarro!! A Spanish singer!! You should try El perdón, Adiós !! You will be blown away!!
Went to your description in hopes of experiencing the performance with out your overlay which made her virtually invisible, but alas, no link to the original or even her CZcams channel.
Idk…honestly I’ve kinda been disappointed by your last few Aurora reactions. I feel like you’ve stopped really listening to the songs. The recent reactions have felt kind of rushed and that’s disappointing. In my opinion Aurora uses tone to convey whatever emotion she is conveying… I’ve never felt like being perfect was ever very high on her priority list…but I think that that’s what makes her extraordinary as a artist and performer. I wish you had listened more to what the song was about and less on pointing out where her tone fluctuated. That kind of scrutiny works for, let’s say, opera where voice is super important but not at all for artists like Aurora who care more about getting to your feelings than being clapped for. Just my two cents anyway. This is why I’m very selective which artists I listen to…you start diving in too deep into too many artists and the overall vibration just seems to tank.
Tori Amos emotes so much. Different but equally amazing! Aurora is so special.
hello its been a while
Hello Chris, for me the lyrics are the most important thing by AURORA, then the music, which sometimes seems to contradict the lyrics. I mean the sad or very sad songs. I don't find the music sad at all. The music seems confident like "there is still hope".
Her perfect imperfect voice conveys the feelings better than a purely perfect voice. And there are songs where it's obvious that AURORA hits a different note on purpose.
E.g. "It happened quiet" - she sings "don't speak over my voice", you remember? That sounds so obviously wrong sung to express exactly what she wants to express.
There are songs by AURORA where she sings perfectly for me (Exist for love). And then there is this song. I'm not sure if it's not a stylistic device of hers. If Aurora is really doing this on purpose, then vocally she's beyond perfect. I don't like to judge that in the end. Anyway - it works.
Have a nice day and
Greetings from Germany
Florence Welch of Florence and the machine is very expressive and animated, also has the most amazing vibrato I have ever heard. They have a new song out this week called King.
I would absolutely love for you to check out
Wolf Winters- River.
He is an Australian artist with an incredibly unique voice and super unknown. Absolutely love this channel and your genuine reactions. Much love from Australia 😁
P.S. He also did a cover of The Sound Of Silence on The Voice that caused massive controversy as a judge turned for him even tho his team was full as he though he was that good.
Hi Larry, big fan. If you really want to react to a truly shocking story rap song, then watch immortal technique - dancing with the devil. I guarantee it will be the craziest one you will ever see.
czcams.com/video/eTy5gIm7J6c/video.html
Requesting a reaction to Childish Gambino's 3005 music video! It has a pretty surface level meaning but lowkey has deeper meanings with lyric analysis. The music video itself is pretty cool to watch and the instrumentals are way different than what's usual for rap music.
As for you challenge, I would name Kate Bush as a rival. But you couldn't make me choose.
Awesome reaction!! Wait til you get into Morisette Amon!!
Can you react to the artist iamtherealak on youtube? Hes truely one of a kind.
Taking your advice from your latest video and branching out from my comfort zone.
Even if you don't do a video of this, maybe just watch it in your free time or listen on your way to do some errands! If you appreciate harmonization check out Steam Powered Giraffe - Honeybee czcams.com/video/ojYK6CW8gdw/video.html (All of their songs are good, this is my favorite!)
I like to hear the words and I can't hear hers'
I assume that you're an Enya fan?
Yes!
@larryshair can you please react to a rap song (Eminem nf .....) every other reaction? (please: )
I love your reactions but PLEASE can you react to Phora? His first real deep song is Phora - My story. But I really hope you react to that first and after that Phora - Sinner. You will not be disappointed, much love from Sweden
If you react to sinner you need to know the history, Phora got stabbed once and shot two times but still lived¨
Don't know if you're into soul music, but I just found an artist named Anthony Alvarez and he does Cry To Me by Solomon Burke, and These Arms Of Mine an Otis Redding cover.
Thank you for your great reactions! Please !!! react to the recently released duet with Sondre Lerche and Aurora!
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Wow when did you get all picky Lol and why now ?
lol, it was the first time that I noticed her struggle with the lower register, but I was thinking that I really liked it in a way! I think that because she is so innocent and pure when it comes to her singing, I really embrace those little spots. She is just simply incredible!
@@larryshair Of course we all have our limits in our registers (Except Dimash, he probably also sings infra- and ultrasound), but when you talk about her struggling with the lower register, I´m not quite sure if it´s actually struggling. She can sing totally without vibrato, but she is also able to add vibrato, and also just in a part of or at the end of her notes. I might be wrong, but I think it´s deliberate.
In Exist for love, she chose to use a version of her singing that she called "not perfect", because it encapsules the emotions she wants. What is a perfect voice anyway? Perfectly schooled? Trained to do certain things? A voice that communicates what you want? A voice that touches peoples hearts? Who is actually the authority to judge (among 8 billion people)?
I usually really like your Aurora reactions, but I agree that you sound picky here. I was a little disappointed. I was looking forward to you enjoying this. But it´s like you, instead of taking in this wonderful piece of music and performance, spend the time justifying liking Aurora despite her not being "perfect".
She is a wonderfully talented musician. I am convinced she is a genius, with her, I think I, understood what genius actually is. She is able to see a bigger picture, constantly creating, making music (and other arts), and has planned albums for years to come in her mind. (Just her making albums named Step 1 and Step 2, and when she made her most recent one, she said: "This is not Step 3", you can understand that she is a visionary. How many good musicians struggle making more than two or three good albums...) When I heard this performance, I started thinking she could also become a classical composer.
You should really watch the reaction of The Charismatic Voice to Aurora´s performance of It Happened Quiet, when she talks about Aurora´s body language, I am blown away. I can also recommend the documentary Once Aurora which tells you a lot about this woman, she didn´t want to become an artist, but she wanted to make music, and understood that she was the best one to express her music the way she wanted. And her wise mother said it would be too bad not to share this, when it could mean something to other people. People have claimed that her music has helped them through anxiety, depression and other struggles. In my opinion that is massive, and much more important than a "perfectly" trained voice, even though that also might be beautiful.
I hope you listen to this performance again on your own time, and take in the message and the beauty of this sad cry from mother nature.
I need you to checkout "People Help the People" by Birdie. One of the greatest songs made in this century in my opinion and I hear it every day on my way to work. She was only 16 when it came out!
Brother, I have no idea what your talking about.
LOve that you reacted to this one Chris. It is part of Aurora goes Symphonic concert - I like it a lot. czcams.com/video/5I8Y0i_tOWk/video.html . Her words in the start are strangely fitting with the saddening news of today...
you should react to dance with the devil ~ immortal technique
Hi Chris! (I'll put the link first so you see it! czcams.com/video/68EnJITH-5Q/video.html )
I started watching your reaction videos a couple of days/weeks ago and I'm hooked! You are always so genuine, openminded and have so much empathy! Hoping to see some more NF soon! I discovered him through your videos! I'd love to see your reaction on this Belgian artist, Loïc Nottet, link above. His vocal skills are really amazing, lyrically great and the video is so powerful! Keep on pausing and doing what you do!
Thanks!!
If you ever get a chance watch the music video for Exception by Token.
React to foolio “list of dead opps”
I just found your channel, must say I cried through the Eminem reactions. Please can you react to the song "Still believe in heroes" by Token. You won't be disappointed
can you react to "perfect" or "the heart wants what it wants" by selena gomez? you may know her and she has a very pop sound in most of her songs, but these ones (and some others) it's a different side that you could like it
Do you listen to hard rock/metal? I would love to see your reaction on Avenged Sevenfold. Check out Afterlife live at the LBC. It's good
Listen to Beautiful by Eminem next please! Also reccomend it to anyone in the comments that hasn't heard it yet
Perfect is boring. There just to gotta be a "foul" or two. Well -that's purrfect. Then you naming Kris Kristofferseon and Willie Nelson -crazy!
Again it's your friendly rage gamer here requesting the song walk on water by Eminem ft. Byeonce
React to dance with the devil by immortal technique
You've also gotta listen to "FACK" by Eminem
Please take a look at leaving heaven by eminem
Hey Larry listen to LOSE YOURSELF BY EMINEM ITS GREAT💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Just started bingeing your videos today and it got me hooked! Curious to see how you would react to "keep the wolves away - Uncle Lucius" ( czcams.com/video/pYdvxBxHX2U/video.html ). Cheers!
Hey Larry I'm a longtime watcher from your very first video of Aurora. I would like to request a reaction to a new artist for you by the name of Tom MacDonald. Maybe start with "No Lives Matter" czcams.com/video/t86ClLM3ZGY/video.html If you will go on this journey you will find that like Aurora he has changed many many people's lives for the better. I promise it's worth it and you will be shocked. I've never heard a song from Tom that I didn't fully support. After a few songs you will most likely discover that he has truly enlightened you on many topics that you didn't even know you needed to know about
I don't know if you are a fan but if you are not experienced with Linkin Park, I encourage you to react to Linkin Park - One More Light. It's a song he wrote about suicide and specifically his friend Chris Cornell's suicide. A couple weeks after this album came out he took his own life as well. On the anniversary of Chris's suicide.
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If you would like to react to an artist you might not have heard of , I recommend Aesthetic Perfection with the song Bark at the Moon
TUPAC SHAKUR - DEAR MOMMA
Have you done Eminem - Rap God yet? Maybe you have and it just hasn't been uploaded yet but you must do it. You say "Rembrandt"....you need Rap God. Also I'll give you some amazing suggestions. Most are his solo songs but ill give you two or 3 great songs that are duets with other "great rappers" and you will see just how far ahead of his time Eminem is and how much of a God given talent for poetry and word play he has that he does duets with other rappers out of respect but makes them look bad in comparison because he is so much better. I'd love to see your face and hear your reaction when you hear those tracks. Anyway the other best solo tracks besides Rap God are : The Way I Am, Soldier, Without Me, Sing for the Moment, Not Afraid, Beautiful, White America, Hallie's Song, Business, Evil Deeds.
Now for 5 Collaborations where Eminem elevates his normal talent to a whole new level to outshine everyone on the track.
1. The best example is "Renegade" featuring Jay Z. Jay Z is huge in rap, but Em completely destroys him on Jay Z's own track and album.
2. "No Love" and "Drop the World" featuring Lil Wayne. The verses Em spits in these songs will make your eyes water. Industry competition at it's best.
3. "Forever" with Drake, Kanye, Lil Wayne and Eminem. He makes all the other 3 look awful.
4. "The Monster" and "Love the Way You Lie" are both duets he does with Rihanna the pop star. It's not that he outshines her. They just work well together doing their own things.
Promise all of us you will dig into this list. You will thank me.
I'm Chris Elliott from Brisbane, Australia.
The wavering is all intentional, it's not because she is trying to sing perfectly and then failing, it is part of how she conveys emotion.