Voice Teachers React to Angelina Jordan - I Have Nothing (Allsang på Grensen 2022)
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Hi friends! Loving the feedback so far, and very happy to start a dialogue about why you feel the way you feel. I'd appreciate omitting name calling in your comments, it distracts from any legitimate differences in opinion. I'd also love a little more specificity in how my comments bothered you. Do you disagree that her approach isn't a sustainable way to teach new singers? Do you disagree with me saying she knows her instrument extremely well and is doing very difficult things? Do you disagree with me saying that she connects very well to her audience and that it's fine to like her? Or do you just believe that anyone having any opinion that doesn't 100% match up with yours is tantamount to murder.
Very happy to see the comments, hoping that they continue to feed the algorithm and get my opinions in front of more superfans so we can continue this dialogue for the rest of my life, until one of you surely sends poison to my residence.
Omg slay
You poor fools, you just don't get what this is all about. Angelina Jordan is an ORACLE
Oracles have existed in human form in every culture around the world. Many are still noted in our time, such as the Oracles at Delphi in Greece, the Chief Oracle of Tibet, and the Oracles of ancient Egypt, but there are countless examples. They are the remnants in our minds of a time in which we all remembered. How else can we explain the hypnotic effect this creature has on all who dare experience her?
My immediate reaction is that the two of you who have not heard Angelina much, or recently, seemed to approach this from a technical viewpoint, looking for things in the performance that did not fit your way of teaching voice. I realize that these are reaction videos, but offering critiques and criticisms after a few seconds seemed more about you than about Angelina or her performance. Angelina is a vocal artist, though I readily admit that her performance in an outdoor setting at the end of a tiring set, is not the perfection we are used to hearing from her. That said, I don’t think you made a single remark about the performance as a whole. For example, criticizing the breathy opening before knowing where she’s going after the first few lines makes little sense to me. Angelina’s performances have a rhythm-and you missed that. This song builds from the opening, no matter who sings it, so I found those preliminary critiques hard to understand even though you agreed afterward that Whitney started the same way.
A second point is that almost all of what didn’t seem to fit your idea of vocal technique I saw as part of Angelina’s stylistic interpretation-but I’ve listened to her hundreds of times. Sam-I remembered that you did a review of Angelina before (Bohemian Rhapsody), and you really liked the performance and specifically talked about the style Angelina used to deliver that song. I think the same applies here-with a different genre-that the stylistic elements are intentional, complementary, and appropriate for this interpretation. But I think two of you missed that by not hearing this as a stylistic whole. The whole is more than the sum of its parts, and I think that was lost here.
Hey Sam I promise not to ship you poison, or hire a hit man, or smoother you in your sleep but can you please at least REVIEW AJ AT HHER BEST. For F_ _ K sake. Out of her entire catalogue you guys chose this which is fine but not her specialty or the style she's known for. She sings this song mostly because its a popular fan request To appreciate her artistry you could have reacted to "My Funny Valentine" czcams.com/video/bWiLOnHJYxg/video.html released earlier this year. Her rendition is a masterclass in Jazz technique and vocal agility.
Or what about her latest release of "Suspicious Mind" a beautiful unique arrangement of an Elvis classic that still pays homage to the King and his 1968 Christmas comeback special. Plus you could give this wonderful artist some damn recognition by reviewing her original releases "Million Miles" a tribute to the memory of her grandfather she wrote at age 14 and released it under her new label Republic Records at 15. The other original single is 7th heaven another fun upbeat jazzy song she wrote.
I'm going to stick around on your channel and see if you actually give (her music) a fair shake. Their is so much available showing off her true style and original artistry. ✌and cheers🍺
Hi Sam! This is the first time I've watched one of your videos and felt...taken aback I guess. It's because I don't care for Vanessa's approach to the analysis or her critical style. You've featured her and Marc in a few recent videos but this is the first one I've seen so I can't say if it's just specific to this performance or not. And let me preface by saying that any friend of yours is a friend of ours, I read her bio on Vocal Ease, and she is obviously a qualified performer and vocalist (and sounds like a generally awesome person).
What I mean is that you work overtime to ensure that your critiques and analyses are not just constructive but also nice. If what you are trying to offer will not help someone, or especially if it might hurt, you won't say it. This is very obvious in your approach and in the community you've cultivated here (and further shown in your request to refrain from name calling in this comment). Even when you are pointing to something potentially negative, you ALWAYS counterbalance it with possible explanations for why it might be happening. You are very kind and very fair.
Seeing someone on your channel whose remarks are more biting and who's providing negative feedback without many useful corrections is a VERY stark contrast with the content you create and work hard to maintain.
If I'm not mistaken, it seemed like you picked up on this at one point and attempted to either soften what Vanessa said or provide an explanation for why it was happening. I thought "Good for you, Sam!" and I also appreciated you stepping in and doing your normal work. It really showed how committed you are to your craft, your channel and the quality of the content you create, and to your core values that clearly guide you in everything you do, which is something else you've made clear in the past.
I kind of felt more down than uplifted after watching this and that's the first time I've ever had that kind of reaction to one of your videos. Which is bumming me out even more. I hope it was just this one time, I'm going to watch some of the other collabs.
Still love you and your channel, Sam! And I've never heard of Angelina Jordan so thank you for the introduction. Have a fantastic weekend! 🥰
Music isn’t about perfection, it’s about the ease of the artists expression, and owning the talent, that’s something nobody can learn, that’s why Angelina is one of the best singers ever in the world, even at her young age, which is also far more interesting than a middle age adult being at her level, she had this voice at 10 years old for god’s sake.
Jimmy Z,(sax player for Etta James),“ the bestI’ve ever played for”, Quincy Jones “best voice since Michael Jackson” asked to open his 85th birthday gala, Lady Gaga, “my favorite singer”, opened for Norah Jones in N Korea in front of 40,000 at 12yo with an encore, over 3.5 billion views on Facebook and CZcams…you are treating her like an inexperienced 16 year old singer that’s trying to develop her voice…she is often referred to as possibly the most versatile vocalists on the planet….I’m 73 and not a stranger to music, worked for Bill Graham in the 70’s and I agree, she is unlike anyone I have heard before and world class at 16.
This really was an absurd reaction that was more imaginary and hypothetical conjecture than actually analyzing Angelina. Especially with the concocted critiques starting a mere seconds into the songs.
@@edwardsullivan5481 I agree that their comments was absurd & disrespectful📌
She is never a more versatile vocalist than dimash. Please educate yourself before talking on such things. Dimash does opera, rap, pop, jazz, rock and many more genres. He has a much bigger vocal range and can use far more technique and variety of his voice.
@@samstudy21 I watched plenty of Dimash and while he is a fabulous talent at 28 IMO you are exaggerating his overall versatility. Certainly his range is unmatched by anyone. But range does not equal versatility and his voice tone is more mono than versatile.
From USA to Norway to hear AJ sang what you say do not care what you say or think most of the fans came from all over the world 🌎 to hear AJ sing
I saw the original portion of this event and her performance sounded awful, due to the sound equipment and the wind distorting all the sound. The director of the festival walked on stage and explained the situation. He asked if she could perform the song again since they corrected the problem. AJ talked to her mother and they chose to repeat the song within 10 minutes/no break. That is the performance that you just evaluated. That is an amazing feat to pull off for anyone at any age and at 16, well, mind blown. Poise is her middle name and she is fearless on stage. The sky is the limit for this young woman.
czcams.com/video/VkhcpiEqtgg/video.html
The link above has one of the concerts and has the best sound and is 1hour and 5 minutes of 18 performances done by the Ground Crew. I have watched it several times and it fabulous. This is the only one that does not drown her out because of the music.
james Her second take was only a minute and a half later. She was also jet-lagged having arrived in Norway just 9 hours earlier.
James, I saw amateur mobile recordings of both performances from the show. It was Angelina who asked to do another take, there were only minutes between them, and even the low quality recordings they both sounded amazing and my untrained ear could not hear any differences between them. Or do I remember wrongly?
When that is said, I was at her concert in Sandefjord July 10, and her performance of this song, which I do not like, was beyond amazing and the only time I have liked hearing it 🥰
Never heard a "VOICE " Teacher react in this manner all have been amazed and recognize the talent within this person within minutes of her singing since she was a child, I am not sure you would be a first choice as an instructor IMHO.
Voice teachers/trainers, especially younger ones. Has ruined many young talents because of their own ego about rules and laws about what is right. It ends up that the vast majority of them sound the same, no one stands out because they don't get to "play" with their voice and try out things they find fun and exciting. It ends with many just quitting. What's the point of doing something they don't find fun and exciting anymore and sound like 90% of the others. Time and time again, when an artist gets the world's attention, it is because they stand out with e.g. the voice, the manner and use of the voice, unique clothes, hairstyle etc. Thank God there are still some young talents who are 8-10 years old who understand more than many so-called vocal coaches
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@@leechap3 😀😀Sorry...
well stated
I appreciate your opinions. She is known to have 1000 "voices", so one performance is just that. The recent "My Funny Valentine" and "Suspicious Minds" show different aspects and capabilities of her voice (as does her studio version of this song). These are recent examples of her talent that might be interesting to chat about. Also, "Mount Everest" from her recent concerts in Norway is something different than we have come to expect. Her own most recent original songs (although not as recent as the above), "Million Miles" and " 7th Heaven" show you her stylistic choices. I'd enjoy hearing more of your joint (yet individual) opinions.
Thanks for watching, Gary.
Please don't make excuses for AJ, these idiots are not worth it, just take a look at the replies to me. These people are the stuff you scrape off your shoe after walking through a kennel.
I hope Angelina doesn’t listen to these guys. I wonder if I they can sing this song better than her?
@@aurorapicardat856 I think you're missing the point. Its a technical duscussion of details. Of course vocal coaches will use a performance to point out possible flaws or other ways to do it. If you listen to what Angelina has to say about the topic, she's constantly burning to always become even better at what she's doing. I guess she would just try it out if it works for her or not and if yes simply add it to her toolbox🤷♀
I would argue that a singer with "1000 voices" has no voice at all; they're just really good at imitating others. Not speaking specifically about the young girl in the video (I know nothing about her), just addressing your comment generally.
I'll go with Quincy Jones, who asked her to sing at his 85th birthday bash at the O2 arena in London. He stated that Angelina was the greatest talent he had seen since Michael Jackson. She was 12.
Are you sure you don’t wanna go with 3 vocal coaches who don’t post their own music, And disrespects Angelina fans and won’t stop laughing? And the idiots That got their fan base so riled up that they started saying bad things about our angel? You know what I’m giving it a lot of thought and I’m gonna go with Quincy Jones too. Sorry for being sarcastic by this reaction was Read people trying to change somebody that is so unique and perfect that she does not need to change but beside the Republic records and probably working with the best Vocal coaches in the world. I expect an apology and This is why me and my channel are hated But I put my heart and I put my soul into how I feel. Peace and love, brett
@@thepeaceandlovereactioncha4984 Hey, Brett!! Btw, I've enjoyed your channel in the past as well, even though you got a load of grief from some blankety-blanks. Yeah, I sort of felt like this was more of a commercial about how they would coach young singers, than a reaction to Angelina herself. I also got the sense that they would have tried to "correct" Johnny Cash, or James Taylor, because of whatever they weren't doing properly in their opinion.
@@rogerevansen2882 That’s absolutely correct and they set the narrative that Angelina Jordan fans are scary and they don’t want to say anything to offend them and then they go ahead and say things that are offensive and not helpful and the girl was very snarky. I have brought on a lot of gas judges judge all of the different singers I react to and some I think are wrong and harsh and as long as it’s not disrespectful to read the artist I will let them have their say but I always ask people to judge me based on my solo reactions because that is me me me my heart and soul and I obviously don’t care about Subscribers because you have seen me say that I do not like the cover as much as the other one or something like that and I have always felt that the Angelina Jordan fans have been Very respectful and I think this is a case where all of us should be united
She has been singing professionally since she was 8. She has complete control of her vocal tone and everything she sings is very deliberate. This was the second time she performed this song in this concert. She had just finished it and because of some technical glitches, she re-sung it 2 minutes later. She is a contralto with an observed performance range of Db3 up to Bb5. The things you are pointing out are not random or accidental. It is extremely deliberate and purposeful. I would like to see you react to more of her performances to gain a better understanding of her before making assumptions. Thanks for a thoughtful reaction.
I'm sorry if I at all made you think they weren't intentional. I think they were very intentional and that she knows her voice quite well. She's obviously a very experienced singer.
The whole point of my reactions are to show how I'd work with the student in front of me, whether I know them or not. This is my second reaction to her, and I feel very similarly today as I did during my first reaction. I believe they are working for her but are difficult to do, so I wouldn't generally suggest to a student to aim for a similar approach, most of the time. I do believe some of the things I point out are easier to hear in Angelina's voice since she has such drastically different sounds as she approaches parts of her range in different ways. For people learning to sing it can be difficult to hear those differences, so pedagogically I believe it's useful to analyze her singing.
I also believe it is highly immoral to ask 8 year olds to face the pressures of a high profile performance career. It inevitably ends up with the world asking a child to sound and look like an adult, and I think that's problematic. The fact that Angelina seems to be doing pretty well doesn't change my mind on that.
She obviously connects to her audience and makes people feel things and want to listen to her. Nothing in my analysis takes away from that fact.
Thanks again for your time, Phil!
These people would take a genius that billions of people love and ruin her by forcing their antiquated techniques on her. I find it most interesting the Dr. Marc Reynolds reacted to at least 4 of AJ's videos in the past, and just raved about her talent. In this review he just sat there and let Sam Johnson, and Venessa Vega rattle on with negative garbage. I posed the question: "Can you please let us know names of students you have taught that have become professional singers and were signed by a major record label". They did answer this question.
Pretty cool how two people can have different opinions and still respect each other, huh?
@@SamJohnsonVoice With regards to her "performance career", her family has been extremely protective of her, making sure that she is allowed to be a child. The only performing she has done is during the summer breaks from school, and only for select events such as charity events or private gatherings, or special invitation performances. She was invited by Nora Jones to open her concert in Korea before a crowd of 40,000 at the age of 10. She was personally invited by Quincy Jones to sing for his 85th birthday celebration in London at the O2 stadium. She was invited by Alan Walker to sing two of his own iconic songs in a live-stream concert in Norway. Until Angelina was 14 years old and signed with Republic Records, her parents and manager (her uncle) had turned down offers to sign with many different labels, including Disney because they didn't want to ruin her childhood. Angelina and her parents have both said publicly that Angelina is the one who selects the music she sings and the performance invitations she accepts. The only pressure that she receives is the pressure she gives herself. She is the most well-grounded, humble, and authentic young person I have ever seen.
@@SamJohnsonVoice These students that Sam refers to will never have a record contract.
Angelina Jordan is 16 years old in the performance you reacted to - it is important to note that Angelina's preferred genre is Jazz and has been singing professionally since age 8 - also, Angelina is mostly self-taught and has been writing the arrangements for her performances as long as she has been singing - If you want to get a taste of Angelina's speaking voice, as well as two of her own original songs, performed live - - Here is a segment from a documentary of the 2022 Kongsberg Jazz Festival in Norway that features Angelina: czcams.com/video/HKK66K5u1Fc/video.html
One of the interesting things about a great coach is knowing when "not" to coach. When tennis player Bjorn Borg played tennis with an unusual grip and tremendous topspin in a groundbreaking way for the time, his coach knew not to change those fundamentals. So it is with voice coaches. With the wrong coach and advice, Angelina could have been directed towards an "easier" style to sing her songs with less mental agility and physical effort; and as a result the world would have lost the uniqueness of one of its greatest and most versatile singers in a generation.
An interesting point about this performance is that the TV crew had technical difficulties and had to ask Angelina to repeat this performance after only a couple of minutes break. There is a fan filmed video showing the back to back performances including the short break between them.
It does not matter to these jerks, they are nobodies. They have not taught anyone that has signed with a record label.
First off, props to the three of you for taking more than 30 minutes of your time to analyse Angelina Jordan. I noticed you voiced some concerns; keep in mind that this is a 16-year-old singing live, while some of her collegues in the top charts surely would have preferred to play it safe by lip-syncing. Angelina did a 'clean' studio version too; feel free to check it out on her channel if you're curious to know how Angelina ideally wanted this cover to sound like. It's an interesting comparison to the live version.
Thank you for comments. I follow many reactors and some concentrate on finding the smallest mistake. This reaction is about this.
Here is Angelina performing this song at another concert on her Summer 2022 tour which doesn't have the hair issue and Angelina also tells the audience what the song means to her: czcams.com/video/p48KewXmiPA/video.html - Also, another thing to note is that this specific performance was the last song in an 18 song set.
Not true. This was her performance in late June. It was one of 2 songs at the sing along the border event.
@@foghorn90leghorn73 He's referring to the link he provided from the July 10th concert.
@@foghorn90leghorn73 I was referring to the link to her July 10th concert performance when referring to the 18-song set.
To date, I have now listened to 2 reactors talk about AJ moving her hair, and this has nothing to do with her ability to maintain the level of her performance. If you have watched a number of the latest performances, you see that she does the hair thing naturally, it is just her, it has nothing to do with the wind. This girl can wave at a fan without getting distracted. A sad fact is Dr. Marc Reynolds, on the left side has done 8 reactions to Angelina Jordan, and in each of these he was blown away by her talent, and never had a negative thing to say. As a matter of fact, he suggested that his students watch these videos as a learning tool Let us not forget; not a single one of these 3 can name someone that they have coached that has signed with a major record label, I asked that question and did not get an answer. Now what should we derive from these facts; these 3 are using negative comments about Angelina Jordan, who just about the most popular person on the internet, to get more publicity, and they are doing this without a care about how this might affect our Angelina.
@@larrypifer1103 again thank you Larry for being vigilant
Awesome performance
Glad you loved it Tyler! The world is full of beautiful music
@@SamJohnsonVoice Even though these idiots tore it to shreds.
Angelina sings with her heart and soul shes not a robot how many people sing live and sing Whitney Houston songs dontt think Whitney was 16 when she sang this
Her voice hugs my soul ❤️
How do you analyze that?
My spirit is in blissmode when I hear her voice. Goosebumps and chills are massive on my skin og my puls get on the low side so it calms me down if I am stressfull. I feel joy and happyness while listening, everything combined gets my soul in a loving place ❤️ Thanks for asking 👍
@@kentovewagenes1141 That was a good analysis😍 I'll bet you don't concern yourself with how she holds her tongue.
@@leechap3 Nope 🤣❤️
I think this was interesting to see and hear, it would have been interesting to see this again after you all had heard 10 og her songs in different genders and ages. I watched her singing at Norways got talent, wow wow wow.In 2018 Angelina hit me hard first time I heard "I put a spell on you". Wows and hows were popping around in my head, and i was hooked. Watched a lot of her songs for the whole night. 4 years later I still hear some of her music every day, maybe not as much as the first nights, but she is very special to me both as a singer and as the person she was and now has grown into. I wish her and her family all the best of life.
I didn't want to comment but the more I listened to the three of you the more I realized that you seemed to like the sound of your voices more than the artists.
exactly. and they are fashion critics also
This girl has a a wonderful, special voice. She normally don`t make her covers as close to the original as she did to this one. One person once said that there are a lot of good singers in this world who sings beautifully, but without her ability to express feelings and the meaning of the song. Angelina is one of the greatest storytellers you can find. Her versatility is also amazing, and she has it all. I never get tired listening to her. She makes me like music that I did`nt like before like jazz. Love this girl. Ann from Norway
I read the comments. I agree with most of them so I will add only this. You're very good voice coaches I'm sure but, if I were you, I'd go back to school. Do a Master. Angelina will teach you all there is to know about Vocals. I'm Danilo from Rome Italy. I've been an Angel ( that's how us fans call ourselves) for close to 4 years now and I was priviledged to see her live in Norway. This video is from Allsang Pa Grensen on june 22nd 2022. First of 4. Kurbadhagen july 2nd. Kongsberg july 7th. Sandefjord july 10th. I was in Kongsberg. It's not a matter of larynx position, glottide, air, breath and what have you, It's a matter of musical genius. She's 17 now and she's been singing since she was 18 months old, there's a video on the web. She can sing any genre of music you can think of. She has already. I like you guys but, please, less technicalities and more emotions. I'm a singer, 70yo. I've listened and often seen live most of the Greats. Angelina is the greatest.
I respect your opinions. Have seen several voice teachers react to this video. And all said more or less the opposite. You came across as pretty harch and more criticizing then all the others and . And after it felt like you was more or less backpaddeling to not get backlash. Angelina fans are very protective of her and if the feel you are wrong you most likely will hear about it.
Angelina has amazing flexibility as can be witnessed by the following songs:
---- Shield [as 12-year old, Angelina co-wrote song. As 12-year old, sung on very popular Scandinavian talk show Skavlan (2.5 to 3 million viewers per show): czcams.com/video/lQtUbVKb0vs/video.html]
[In interview (changes to English at about 0:36 mark) before Angelina sung, paraphrasing, she said that when she sings she goes into endless other world that is full of happiness. She said that song is about someone you love and whose strong love protects you wherever you are. Angelina said song's sound was inspired by Bond films. Her favorite Bond film songs are Diamonds Are Forever and Goldfinger. She sings few bars of Diamonds Are Forever a cappella. She said that highlight of her career was singing for Quincy Jones' 85th birthday concert in London. When asked if she feels like she is 12 years old, Angelina says she only does when she looks at her passport: czcams.com/video/97hjWg4ToRQ/video.html]
[as 13-year old, sung in artistic video directed by her maternal grandmother Mery Zamani: czcams.com/video/m8OCbAlr_48/video.html. As 13-year old, sung on 7/12/2019 at outdoor concert at Prøysenhuset, Rudshøgda, Norway: czcams.com/video/whH6fnKAooo/video.html. As 12-year old, sung in club-like venue with same band used for 2018 Kongsberg Jazz Festival: czcams.com/video/9sYypd1yGR4/video.html]
---- I'm Still Holding Out For You (a few days before turning 11-years old, Angelina recorded this demo. This was a cover of Baby FuzZ song. Baby FuzZ was also known by the stage name Sterling Fox. He is Brandon Lowry who has written and produced multiple songs for others including Lana Del Ray, Britney Spears, Avicii, Adam Lambert and Madonna. Angelina’s people did not allow the release of the song because they thought it to be the wrong stylistic choice for her. Baby FuzZ never heard Angelina’s demo until years later. This is a “leaked” version of the song Angelina recorded which at first was blocked by Angelina’s people for fear of copyright infringement issues, but Baby FuzZ really liked the demo and allowed it to stay up on CZcams: czcams.com/video/Dv8mjCh5iiE/video.html)
---- Above The Water [sung by Angelina as 13-year old, and shows her incredible cross genre abilities. She collaborated with Norwegian EDM (Electronic Dance Music) duo TRXD and recorded vocals for song. TRXD is Truls Dyrstad and David Atarodiyan where TRXD represents their names (TRuls X David). In 2020, song was released officially as audio only track and has over 4 million plays on Spotify. This song is third most played song of TRXD on Spotify. However, amazing unofficial video was created that added some footage of shuffle dancers doing variations of Melbourne Shuffle that originated in Melbourne, Australia, in underground rave scene. Although not exactly known when Melbourne Shuffle was developed (probably in mid to late 1980s), it supposedly was first shown publicly in TV interview by Ruppert Keller in 1990. Dance eventually took off and has become very popular in mainstream EDM festival scene, practiced by millions of EDM fans all over world. The 3-hour video New Year Mix 2022 - Best of EDM Party Electro House & Festival Music gives you an excellent look at EDM and the millions of people who love it (czcams.com/video/gQlUknjUX0I/video.html). EDM is so popular that there is a website dedicated to news about it. This song would be played by disc jockeys at a dance location as rave means a lively party or gathering involving dancing and drinking: czcams.com/video/y6SilwnR2Zc/video.html]
---- I Will Survive (as 10-year old, Angelina again hits it out of the park, in another new music genre: disco! This is only disco song to win Grammy. In 2016, Library of Congress deemed Gloria Gaynor's original recording to be "culturally, historically, or artistically significant" and selected it for preservation in National Recording Registry: czcams.com/video/ma7sa_n7k-8/video.html)
---- Song For A [as 13-year old, Angelina sung with music by modern classical composer Nico Cartosio. It can be described as musical poetry. Lyrics come from poem by Robert Burns. Song was written specifically for Angelina as part of mostly instrumentals album Melting (8 instrumentals plus Song For A). Album was recorded at famous Abbey Road studio and released in April 2019: czcams.com/video/Bo3mhxPM-uA/video.html]
Angelina also has set of short covers that she has posted on both TikTok and Instagram. Many make one want to hear full performance of song. Some examples include following.
---- When You Believe (song originally sung by Whitney Houston with Mariah Carey. It is from 1998 animated feature The Prince of Egypt. Won Academy Award for Best Original Song. As 16-year old, Angelina sung TikTok version: czcams.com/video/Pue8y9avttI/video.html)
---- House Of The Rising Sun (Originally 1930s folk song. Most famous version by The Animals in 1964 when became hit. Angelina slows it downs in short Instagram version. Jazzy with emotions while playing electric guitar: czcams.com/video/VQsRqVexLCI/video.html)
---- Endless Love (Famously sung by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie at 54th Academy Awards in 1982. Released in 1981 and became a hit. As 15-year old, TikTok version by Angelina with piano: czcams.com/video/VWuU4jMKqLw/video.html)
---- Fields Of Gold (Written in 1993, one of most famous songs by Sting. Not big commercial success, this modern ballad covered by many artists. As 15 year-old, TikTok version by Angelina with simple guitar is wonderful: czcams.com/video/4WwJHHxxHVk/video.html)
---- Love Is A Game (This is on Adele’s fourth studio album, 30, released in 2021 following her divorce from Simon Konecki. Song itself refers to how she is ready to love again after her divorce and hints at her relationship with new boyfriend, sports agent Rich Paul. As 15-year old, TikTok version by Angelina with piano sounds like recorded in studio rather than at home: czcams.com/video/PXbYrvP3v4I/video.html)
---- Can’t Help Falling In Love With You (This 1961 song by Elvis Presley was on his Blue Hawaii album. Melody was based upon French love song “Plaisir d’amour” that was written in 1784. As 15-year old, shorter TikTok version with Angelina walking down sidewalk while singing song acappella: czcams.com/video/aJ2B-NWWsy0/video.html)
---- Crazy (Written by Willie Nelson. Became Patsy Cline’s signature hit country music song in 1961. In 1996, Patsy’s version became most played song in jukeboxes in US and in 2003, was inducted into National Recording Registry. As 16-year old, posted on TikTok her singing song at night in her room sounding studio quality, and is one of best covers of song you will ever hear: czcams.com/video/Vjc0riTGiGU/video.html)
---- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Ballad on Elton John’s seventh studio album of same name released in 1973. On Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. As 16-year old, stunning Instagram cover singing song in her room playing piano: czcams.com/video/RLfzGjYuiMc/video.html)
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There are also mashups of Angelina with either original artist and/or instrumental band. Some of these are truly incredible. Some examples include following.
---- Ain’t No Sunshine [Angelina was 12 years-old. This is Bill Withers classic 1971 R&B hit. Musicians Hank Roberts (great cello), Brian Wilson (drums), Mike Stark (piano) and Anna Coogan (guitar) originally performed song for singer Canen. Mashup was created using Angelina’s simple cover and band making fantastic composition: czcams.com/video/JyziJiJ1HYg/video.html]
---- Crazy (as 12-year old, Angelina sung song live at 2018 Kongsberg Jazz Festival. Mashup of Festival audio and two rehearsal videos with some of best audio/video editing that you will witness and makes it truly look like rehearsal of this Patsy Cline/Willie Nelson 1961 hit country song. Amazing: czcams.com/video/RI9s_Qp7X_g/video.html)
---- I Will Survive (This 1978 disco hit by Gloria Gaynor is mashed with Angelina’s audio-only track. Whenever 35-year old Gloria is shown, she is singing. Whenever 10-year old Angelina is shown, she is singing. Close eyes and literally tough to tell any difference. Mind-blowing: czcams.com/video/Nryuk21mXkQ/video.html)
---- Easy On Me (Angelina was 15-years old when she released cover video of Adele’s latest hit song from 2021. This mashup combines Angelina’s cover and snipets of Adele’s official video of song plus video-only pieces of 9-year old Angelina performing I Put A Spell On You and few frames of Angelina and her grandmother Mery from studio recording of I'm A Fool To Want You by 11-year old Angelina for her album It’s Magic. Tough to tell difference between Angelina’s and Adele’s voices: czcams.com/video/OXtRa4FlhMM/video.html)
---- Back To Black (mashup remix of 10-year old Angelina’s cover video of Back to Black done with KORK orchestra and Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black music video. Snipets of Amy singing compared with Angelina’s voice makes them seem like duplicates of each other: czcams.com/video/Ly82w_iIrh4/video.html)
---- All Of Me (Angelina was 13-years old. This mashup shows how Angelina pays homage and is true to original song. Combines Angelina’s home video recording with sophisticated music video of John Legend playing piano and singing his smash hit song with violinist Lindsey Stirling playing accompaniment. Mashup creates virtual duet that seems like it is original recording of Angelina singing duet with John Legend: czcams.com/video/i0rSKumJE8s/video.html)
---- Sign Of The Times (mashup of short TikTok cover by 15-year old Angelina with snipets of Harry Styles singing his hit song on his BBC produced TV show Harry Styles At The BBC. This creates a virtual duet that is mind-blowing as one really is given impression that they are singing duet together. Unfortunately is only 2 minutes long and thus not complete song: czcams.com/video/8glJLHUd7uo/video.html)
Listen, you might learn a thing or two. It’s a rare prodigy with almost 10 years of live performing experience.
The great thing about Angelina's sound is that it's not taught, it's felt. There is so much more for you to listen to for an honest critique. Are you aware that this is an immediate second take of this song due to a TV technical problem. Please react to more.
Since you only react to live performances, the three of you should react to 8 yr old Angelina performing at Allsang pa Grensen, channeling Dinah Washington’s “What a difference a day makes.”. It would be interesting to hear how Angelina changes her vocal chords and mouth positions to attain these sounds, and how as a vocal coach you would teach a student how to do these same things. Also, Vanessa seems to know very little about jazz singing techniques, so maybe she should study up on that subject.
With over 11M views on YT, here's "What a Difference a Day Makes" czcams.com/video/ZSfgCIGd7k4/video.html
Angelina is referred to as the Woman of a 1,000 voices - She adapts her voice to the song.
She's very skilled at sounds indeed
@@SamJohnsonVoice Even though we tore it to shreds.
@@larrypifer1103 I think the older fellow was trying steer the other two towards being a little less pedantic and more towards appreciating the beauty of her voice, which I don't think they quite picked up on.
Sam you opinion is always welcome. One thing about Angelina is the very different way she sings different songs.This song was airy in the beginning, but Suspicious Minds has no airyness in the beginning at all it is full and strong. People say she has a 1000 voices. Even though there may not be that many, I bet there are at least a hundred or more, really different styles and ways of singing. Of course she sounds good to me but it is one of my least favorite songs, because I don't like the big diva songs.I know it is the one all the voice teachers pick, so sad. My favorite right now is between Suspicious Minds and Mount Everest, and Mount Everest was a complete shock because she has never sang anything like that before, and had I heard the song before she sang it I would have said no way Angelina would sing that song, but she cleaned up the language and turned it into a jazz song. Not only that there is a lot of head voice ( I think it is called that) which I have never heard her do before. I hope you hear more of her voices not just diva songs.
I understand that you may have intended an in-depth discussion of vocal technique, but as a singer myself and after decades of performance and study what I saw in your guests were two young vocal coaches trying very, very hard to distinguish themselves as knowledgable to the exclusion of everything else that defines performance. Above all when teaching sometimes it's a good idea to sit back and really listen before you immediately jump in.I would hope as they continue in their professions they will look at the a vocalist and the choices they make less didactically . Of course, all singers have room for improvement, to grow is the life of an artist but how you communicate that growth is paramount as a teacher. Angelina Jordan is an extraordinary young artist and there's no doubt she will continue to improve but pulling apart every single phrase of her performance was exhausting and while you may not have intended it a disservice to the artist.I would consider how you craft a critique like this next time.Ask the question how do I respect the artist while exploring vocal technique?I think just settling back and giving more time to listen and then comment might really help.
@Marianne Mclaughlin....I admire your restraint and politeness. I could barely restrain myself....so I feel it's better I say nothing....though I will say...."lady...you were flat when you sang 'remember' and 'my'....probably give the girl a chance before you come in and shred her" 😡
Marcy You were right in the end. It is about conveying the emotion. All the technique in the world will just get you rave reviews from voice teachers. Perhaps if Sam and Vanessa had more context of Angelina's 10 yr career by having heard 'I Put A Spell On you', 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'Gloomy Sunday' etc. They would see her self taught technique conveys the emotion.
Marc is the only person in this video who was familiar with Angelina before this particular reaction… Have you been to his channel before? He’s to do many reactions to Angelina Jordan.
@@Rosannasfriend Sorry, I confused Marc with Sam. I corrected my error above. Thank you. I assumed this was one more of Marc's postings
She did when she sang that. But not here on this song. Not for me.
My question is how many students you have evolved with the amazing talent of Angelina Jordan???
none
I think Angelina have a lot to learn you 3 , thank you for reacting to the next Mega Superstar 👍🥰❤️ from a hug Angelina fan
Thanks for watching Roy
Ja enig disse 3 burde heller lært.av angelina.
Hi! Yes, they - Mark, Sam, and Vanessa - have a lot to learn from Angelina? That makes a lot of sense to me. 🙂
@@alberttenfoot Great comment.
Sorry young lady you should choose a new profesion no disrespect intended but you do not no what you are talking about you are the first voice coach i have had to say this to.
Good job all. I'm pretty sure if you were to sit down with Angelina even you (as voice teachers) would be surprised at what a technician of voice she is (especially her own voice). She has been doing this about 10 years already across a number of genres/venues and across a good chunk of her own as-yet incomplete puberty changes. She never seems to shy away from difficult and iconic songs (delivered in difficult ways often with little accompaniment) nor from technically difficult vocal techniques. By way of example, at this performance a sound/recording glitch occurred during what would be the first take so she was asked to perform this song back-to-back with only a minute or two between. This is the second of the two, I believe. In another concert a few weeks later she sang a 15-song set, then two encore pieces, then finished the evening with "I Have Nothing" as the 18th song. Who does that irrespective of being 16yo? She may have taken a few technical/vocal shortcuts but what is remarkable (and noteworthy) is that the emotional payload Angelina delivered was in no way compromised. Isn't that the point? Here is the link: czcams.com/video/p48KewXmiPA/video.html
I think it is probably a bit presumptuous to hold that Angelina is not doing what she is doing intentionally. She is not a newbie coming in the door for lessons.
I think I said multiple times that she seems to be making intentional choices ☺️ She seems like a very skilled young person.
@@SamJohnsonVoice that was mostly for Vanessa but after I sent it remembered she had only heard this one Angelina performance. So I was premature and pretty sure that once she hears a fuller array of Angelina's skills , she'll come around!
@@SamJohnsonVoice dude..you haven’t got a clue how talented this artist is..clueless..good only knows how you achieve so many subs.
You folks crack me up. AS contemporary POP voice teaches you live inside a very tiny and narrowly codified set of standards. Anyone who deviates from your professed criteria is considered misguided and lack focus. My god....thankfully all three of you are a tiny minority. The older gentleman who is familiar with Angelina really has no excuse. She almost always starts with a slow burn....meaning she surfs and sculpts breath with her voices and that is a perfectly acceptable approach to begin a song.
Really isn’t my cup of tea in ways of sound or singing technique. I do agree that many young artists now are going for that sound and I get it. She does sound really good and you can tell she has good control of her voice which is amazing at such a young age. . I’ve never watched many of her performances, but from hearing her sing I can tell she sounds very purposeful with her techniques and probably has a much wider range of singing ability.
Pure Class and Unique..try A Million Miles from the same concert is self penned and more reflective of her amazing talent.
Yes Sam, you reacted to her performance of Bohemian Rhapsody in 2020. Do you know, that the members of Queen tagged her at twitter "Wow! What a rendition of #BohemianRhapsody. Later she get the rights to her version. That's a strong expertice for a 13 year old singer.
Oh I forgot about that. Just about every coach reacted to that performance, lol.
@@Rosannasfriend It made several of them cry.
Please take the time to read the biography I compiled for my all time favorite musical artist.
Born Angelina Jordan Astar on January 10, 2006 in Oslo, Norway to her Norwegian mother, Sara Astar and her Swedish father, Gerry Christian Slattman.
Angelina started singing around 18 months of age, after listening to Whitney Houston on CZcams. She quickly became obsessed with listening to music videos and her maternal grandmother, Mery Zamani got Angelina interested in classic jazz. Mery Zamani is Iranian and was considered a prodigy as an artist and poet while growing up in Iran.
Angelina attended the Oslo Waldorf School and participated in the Oslo School of Music and Performing Arts after-school program, where starting around age 4, she had training in music but no vocal training. Her teachers were smart enough to not attempt to change what she was doing vocally. More recently she along with her grandmother have designed and made the clothing she wears on stage.
*Why Angelina always performs barefoot*
At age 6, while traveling in the Middle East with her mother and grandmother, Angelina noticed a girl around her age standing on the side of the road, asking people to step on her bathroom scale to be weighed in hopes of getting some money. Angelina took off her shoes so as to not get the scale dirty and stepped on the scale many times to make the girl feel better. Angelina befriends the girl who was not wearing shoes and has scars on her feet, and learns she is an orphan. The orphan girl tells Angelina how beautiful she thinks her shoes are. Angelina says her shoes don’t fit her well and she wants to give her shoes to the orphan girl who thanks Angelina for giving her the shoes.
Angelina asked the girl what she wanted to be when she grew up and the girl replied, “I want to become a doctor, but that will never happen since I have no parents and I have siblings so I have to do whatever is necessary for us to survive.” Angelina told the girl to never give up on her dreams. The poor girl asked Angelina what she wanted to be when she grew up and Angelina replied that she wanted to sing for the whole world. The poor girl said she would pray every day so Angelina’s dream would come true.
Angelina still says she thinks of that homeless girl every day and has always performed barefoot to remind her of all the children who are less fortunate. At age 9, she became the youngest published author in Norway’s history by writing a book about this encounter in the Middle East.
Angelina, at age 6 and 7, did record a few songs in a recording studio at her school, most notably “I Who Have Nothing”, a truly remarkable performance for a 7 year old.
At age 7, Angelina’s audition on Norway’s Got Talent, was a cover of Billie Holiday’s “Gloomy Sunday”, a song which was banned by a number of European countries during World War II because authorities worried the song would increase the suicide rate. Truly bizarre that this is the song to launch the career of a child musical prodigy. One of the judges on NGT cried.
Angelina had turned 8 years old for her next performance on NGT, covering Billie Holiday’s “I’m a Fool to Want You” singing acapella which was required by NGT unless the singer also played an instrument while singing. This was the Judge’s cut round of the competition and was not performed in front of an audience.
In the Semi Final round of NGT, Angelina sang “Bang Bang” which was written by Sonny Bono and was first performed by his wife Cher but is best known sung by Nancy Sinatra. The improvement in each performance is incredible even though there were only a couple months between them.
In the Finals, Angelina did a cover of George Gershwin’s, “Summertime” and won the contest, capturing 46% of the votes from the ten finalists.
When asked what she would like to do with the prize money she won (500,000 kroner or about $80,000), Angelina replied, “I want to give it to the poor children”.
Angelina had become a star in her native Norway and her videos on CZcams went viral. She gave a few concerts during the summer of 2014 while 8 years old.
In December 2014, Angelina realized a life-long desire to sing at the Save the Children's Peace Prize Celebration which is part of the Noble Peace Prize celebration.
Angelina’s family took her to United States, Brazil, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Russia, South Korea, Singapore among other corners of Earth, to perform for heads of state and to help raise money for charity. All before Angelina turned 14.
At age 9, Angelina recorded a music video covering the 1956 Jay Hawkin’s classic, “I Put a Spell On You”. The video begins by showing Angelina writing her “wishes” for how she wants to perform the song. Angelina has always created her own arrangements for her cover songs.
At age 10 and just a week before her 11th birthday, Angelina recorded a demo of “I’m Still Holding Out for You”. Her family never pursued having that recording officially released but someone leaked it on a CZcams video. Thankfully, everyone involved with that song is now ok with the leaked version. Many angels (fans) believe this is one of Angelina’s best performances.
When Angelina was 11, she performed a number of concerts in Norway with a jazz/rock band. Those concerts included up to 14 songs, each remarkably performed. Angelina seems to be at her best when on stage, never nervous, only 100% confident.
On June 27, 2018, at age 12, Jordan performed “Fly Me to the Moon” for Quincy Jones in The O2 Arena in London. She has said that was the high point of her young career which was already in it’s 6th year.
During 2018, Angelina lost her paternal grandfather, her friend Avicii and one of her idols, Aretha Franklin. She did a moving tribute for each.
In 2019, Angelina accepted an invitation to compete in the 2nd season of America’s Got Talent (AGT), The Champions. She had, since age 3, wanted to perform for Simon Cowell and she earned his praise with her genius arrangement of “Bohemian Rhapsody”. The surviving members of Queen loved it so much they put a link to it on their Twitter. Angelina was eliminated after covering Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”. Angelina’s family refused to sign any agreement with AGT.
Angelina, before age 14, had covered more than 130 songs from 80 different artists, spanning at least 8 genres, all of which are available on CZcams. Angelina has always made changes to each song she covers and often her version is preferred over the original. On CZcams, search on The Complete Works of Angelina Jordan as Rusty Shackleford has put all songs in one file and has a complete playlist in the description of that video.
The pandemic hit shortly after her performances on AGT and likely caused a change of plans by her family, most notably her Uncle Michael who is her manager. Her family agreed to a contract with Republic Records in August 2020. Republic Records declared Angelina Jordan their highest priority new artist. Reportedly her family requested Republic to allow her as normal a childhood as possible and therefore have yet to fully promote her.
During the pandemic, Angelina was often seen buying meals for the homeless on the streets of Los Angeles.
In November 2020, Angelina released “Million Miles” which she wrote after the passing of her beloved maternal grandfather. She dedicated the song to anyone who has ever lost a loved one.
Angelina had previously released, 3 other original songs: “What is Life”, “Oslo” and “Shield”
In April 2021, her original “7th Heaven” was released. A jazzy, danceable, inspiring song.
Angelina has posted numerous short performances on Tik Tok and Instagram.
Angelina has concerts scheduled in Norway in July 2022.
Personally, Angelina as a great human being and her music came into my life when I needed it most. Her music has improved the quality of my life more than I can express. I now introduce her to as many people as I can, with the hope her music will do the same for others. We know once her family believes the time is right and allows Republic Records to fully promote her, she will become the superstar she has always dreamt and believed she would be.
I encourage others to use this biography to help educate others about the love, empathy, magic and beauty that is Angelina Jordan Astar and her unique music.
You don't know but that was the second time she had to sang the song in the recording, they had to record a second time taking out the back vocals at the end.
Angelina doesn't sing by default. Everything she does is planned; she does her own arrangements.
Sam, I always enjoy your reactions. This is lots of fun, to hear three different voice teachers to comment on technical aspects of Angelina's performance. I'm a diehard Angel (what Angelina calls her fans), and also enjoy learning about vocal and musical technique. You guys were having a great time, and that's so special. I'm not singing but I love great singers, and I truly believe Angelina is going to be a great one, if she isn't already (she is). I love jazz and blues, so her style is right in my sweet spot -- plus, she's one of the sweetest young human beings to grace a stage. Looking forward to more of your thoughts on Angelina and other performances! Thanks. (Sam, don't be scared of the Angels -- the real fans are always kind.)
You stated: "This is lots of fun, to hear three different voice teachers to comment on technical aspects of Angelina's performance", oh yes, it was like hearing fingernails scratching a blackboard. None these idiots have a student that has signed to a record label, does that give you a hint about their abilities? Those who can't, teach, and those that can, do. You say you are a diehard "Angel", and you thought this was fun. Does fun come into mind with this type of denigration of our Angelina? I don't think so.
@@larrypifer1103 please edit or delete this comment - this kind of namecalling and derogatory language is not worthy of a true Angelina-fan which from your many comments I know that you are! Thank you.
Brutal Angelina as usual. Make all songs, her own songs ¡¡¡¡ Awesome
You as vocal teachers must have an incredible amount of talent with incredible success. With all the knowledge that sounds like much more experienced than the vast majority with 30 - 40 years of experience. Angelina must have made a lot of mistakes and would probably have been much better under their management. Hope to see some of your students who must have been much better. Even the hair is right at the outdoor concert. Which is not a concert, but a TV show.
Sam, I remember your first reaction to Dimash and I love watching Dr.Mark. All three of you were great in my opinion. I feel that her live studio was better but considering she did a whole concert at age 16, I still feel that she really did a great job (considering the hair. I really appreciated all of your comments on singing and techniques. It was very interesting and informative. Much love and appreciation from California.(Also it would be great if you could explain Diana Ankudinova in “Can’t Help Falling in Love”. I would love to understand more about polyphonic and subharmonic abilities please. Angelina also did a superb rendition of Elvis’s “Suspicious Mind” in case you were interested. They both truly honor his talent in a very unique and rather mind boggling way. I do hope that you enjoy. Thank you so much Al of you for what you do!❤️🍀🌈🙏🏻😇❣️
---- Angelina had to sing I Have Nothing (Whitney Houston) twice, back-to-back within minutes of each other, because Norwegian TV 2 producers did not like the first recording. What you saw was Angelina's second performance. Few singers could have sung I Have Nothing so well back-to-back
---- Understandable why you reacted to the Norwegian TV 2 published video on CZcams. Unfortunately TV 2 appears to have processed the broadcast master by, I believe, -24 LUFS (sometimes CZcams will also process a video by -13 to -15 LUFS) and also looks to have downgraded the dynamic range a little. However, a UK sound engineer found a better video of this performance and has published it on CZcams. Angelina is even more spectacular: czcams.com/video/LDZ4x0cFJRs/video.html
---- Please consider reacting to I Have Nothing (Whitney Houston) recording by Vidar Enerud’s in the July 10, 2022 Kurbadhagen concert. Vidar was at center of stage that gave best angle for Angelina's vocals and music of band. Vidar used 2.5x telephoto optical zoom lens on his iPhone 12 Pro Max and had audio recorder Zoom F1 with stereo microphone. This was sung as last song of concert after having sung 17 prior songs: czcams.com/video/p48KewXmiPA/video.html
---- Please consider reacting to I Have Nothing (Whitney Houston) recording by Mattias Axelsson’s in the July 10, 2022 Kurbadhagen concert. Mattias used Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max in 4K UHD. This was sung as last song of concert after having sung 17 prior songs: czcams.com/video/BkvsnY7J510/video.html
---- Please consider reacting to I Have Nothing (Whitney Houston) that Angelina released in a music video format: czcams.com/video/iX0g99jN26U/video.html
geb You forgot to mention that she was jet-lagged, having arrived in Norway 9 hours earlier.
@@103mrg I have watched everything that has been posted from the 3 Norway concerts, to date, and each performance was at a level that was ethereal, AJ has never disappointed me, or anyone else. She is by far the GREATEST STORYTELLING ARTIST in this universe. These bastards are just using this for publicity.
Angelina hadn't been on stage for 2 years and this was her second performance in a row of this song. She sang it a week later in a full concert and none of the weaknesses you mentioned (the ones I understood, at least) had been taken care of. This is in a slightly lower key than the original, which she did at 12-13 and though she nailed it, was reaching her limit. 😎
Sam- I really enjoyed your interest and passion for how the vocal apparatus changes shape to produce different sounds. I think most folks are not very familiar, if at all, with this and you do a good job explaining it. A real value add to the reaction. I also appreciated how you tried to explain to the subset of viewers that may be aspiring singers, how they might try to achieve similar tones or sounds and how you would coach them to do so. Your delivery comes across clearly that you recognize that Angelina is not a regular singer and that advice you mention is meant for viewers trying to do something like what she does, not really for her. You go on to qualify your remarks in recognizing her accolades to date, her relatively large fanbase, and the fact that she was signed to a major record label.
As a bit of constructive advice for Vanessa, I'd suggest that she watch this whole reaction and take notes on how you handled your remarks. I don't think she intended to come across as patronizing, pretentious and full of herself, but that is how her comments landed on the listener. Frankly, it was a bit difficult to listen to and off-putting. Since she was rather critical of Angelina's performance, I pulled a song she performed on youtube (Sirena) to see what she sounded like. Nothing wrong with the song. But she is guilty of some of the same things she criticizes Angelina for. And these things are actually elements that add interest to her performance. Combine this with an index of the public response to the singing (Angelina-733K subscribers on official channel; 203,000+ views of this performance in a month or so, and 10K likes) (Vanessa- 221 subscribers on her channel; 393 views of her song Sirena, 17 likes). When criticizing, less is more. Or as Mark Twain has been attributed to have penned "Better to keep one's mouth shut and be thought a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt."
Referring to remarks in your second paragraph concerning Vanessa. I went to her channel but chose "I don't like u" her original song. It was recorded over a year ago and has 222 views, 13 Likes and 5 Comments. Doing a little more research, I found a video where Sam introduced her and found out that she was an opera singer. That did surprise me, so I found videos of her singing in that genre and the Likes, Views and Comments are very low. Yes, Mark Twain "hit the nail on the head" in his quote. ,🙂
But how was her performance? And what were the comments saying about her performance? Because popularity isn’t the only indication that somebody is a good singer. In fact it’s not an indication at all. So just because you say that her likes and her comments are low doesn’t mean that she’s not good.
@@Rosannasfriend Classical music, including opera, is one of the many genres that interest me, I follow The careers of Amira Willighagen, Patricia Janeckova, and Laura Bretan. For me, Vanessa's voice is not up to their level.
Here are the links Vanessa';s opera channel: czcams.com/channels/7p89JflPHgyEWIduh9e1cg.html and to three performances by Vanessa, so that you can judge for yourself.
Ah! Je veux vivre - czcams.com/video/BPAaPFON-y0/video.html - There was one comment: "Here after watching you on Sam's video! ☺". "Sam" is Sam Johnson, who is Vanessa's boyfriend.,
Das Verlassene Magdlein by Wolf - czcams.com/video/kROKR52R8k8/video.html
S'altro che lacrime from La Clamenza di Tito by Mozart - czcams.com/video/MnQJUFSvBdA/video.html One comment: "Oh my god this is amazing!!! your voice is BEAUTIFUL!!!!! WHERE CAN I HEAR MORE??????"
The Jewel Song from Faust by Gounod - czcams.com/video/MsTrEn8qNu8/video.html - There were no comments.
And to be fair, here I list one performance from each of the other opera singers I mentioned. I do realise that they are professional performances, but needs must, as I cannot find videos of them in the same environment as Vanessa. However, it is the voice, not the trappings, which are important.
Amira Willighagen - In The Stars (Original song - not strictly opera) - czcams.com/video/GcAOAxQNono/video.html
Patricia Janeckova -RUSALKA - czcams.com/video/8WrXtnCX_9g/video.html
Laura Bretan - Nessun Dorma - czcams.com/video/vE0VLQ7WVz0/video.html
Your input is appreciated ... Pls note that this was 2 nd time in a couple of minutes singing this live.... Not easy for any singer ever...As with any singer other on this planet , Angelina may be open to correction on certain performance's ... and even if this is conducive to a singer , what must be seriously borne in mind is that there is very , very little anyone can really teach Angelina when it comes down to the nitty gritty of vocal performance... She delivers most consistently. 🇿🇦. 🥰
Read, GEB Endeavors’ comment to gain a better sense of perspective of what was going on leading up to this performance. There is also the fact that Angelina had just arrived in Norway from California when this outdoor concert took place.
You all should respond to her recently released studio version of this cover.
Thank you for your enthusiastic reaction to Angelina and I'm looking forward to the next one. Norwegian born Angelina began singing at the age of one and a half, and by age three was listening to jazz and classics legends on repeat. Influences include Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Diana Washington, Adele, Frank Sinatra, Amy Winehouse, Lana del Rey, and many more. Her grandmother was her greatest influence, but Angelina chose her own path. Her first studio performance was at age 7, singing I Who Have Nothing. She won Norway's Got Talent at the age of only 8, singing old time classics from Billie Holliday and George Gershwin, and became the youngest ever vocalist to win an international Got Talent Show! She also went viral on America's Got Talent the champions in 2020 with her unique version of Bohemian Rhapsody. Angelina sings in English which unbelievably is her third language! She is a true prodigy.
She is now 16, and has recorded a huge library of songs, including covers and several originals. A major attraction to Angelina's music is the emotion and attitude she conveys, although she has not experienced the life events! She is known as the barefoot princess of 1,000 voices as she can adjust her tone, style, and register for any song or genre. She was signed by Republic Records over a year ago. She is not widely promoted yet, however, as her family has decided to wait until she graduates school, so she has a normal childhood. Here is a link from ages 6 to 16 to all her 200+ chronological performances, including five originals. These encompass additional performances to those on her channels.
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Why does Angelina sing barefoot?
When she was 6 years old, she was in the Middle East with her mom and grandmother and they came across a young orphan girl with no shoes and scarred feet. Angelina gave the girl her own shoes and has forever performed barefoot as a reminder of all those less fortunate. At age 9 she wrote a book about this experience, Between two Hearts, becoming the youngest ever published author in Norway. She also has helped raise millions for children's charities. She is a special individual, and one you cannot follow without developing an emotional bond.
Angelina penetrates hearts because she is humble and has compassion for humanity. Her stated goal from childhood was to sing for the world and spread love and peace. I trust this will cause you to embrace her as millions of others have, and that you will continue down the rabbit hole from which you will not want to escape. Peace and love.
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And let’s not forget that English is not her first language… And she’s just a teenager
Angelina did a studio version of this song right after her summer concerts that y’all need to watch. Would like your reaction to it as well.
Through this reaction, I was unsure about one thing: were you reacting for the enefit of people who want to learn how to sing, or did you want to include those who just want to listen? Because throughout your comments - a total over over thirty minutes for a 4 minute song it didn't appear like you were actually listening to her singing. Instead, you seem to be telling those watching about what could go wrong, what's easier, etc.
Let me be clear: there are several of us listeners who listen to voice teachers because we want to learn about music and appreciate the art. Instead, we got a set of opinions about your teaching methods, very little about the singer or her voice. All of us who are fans - without reservation, I'd say - are aware there are things we sometimes don't see or hear and it's good to learn. We also know that she makes mistakes, or can. Well, I learned nothing from you in the 30+ minutes that would heighten my appreciation of music.
If, on the other hand, you were using as. as a lesson demo, ok, let's call it that. It's definitely not a reaction the way many of us understands it. Just to be like, I wasn't expecting you to gush over it. We have a lot of that anyway.
Then don’t listen to these commentators again. Some of us like Sam and his guests. His opinion will have zero impact on the singer and her self-worth and her money-making capabilities. Besides riling up her fans, his comments may have some impact on folks who are contemplating or starting out with vocal teachers
Fair comment, but I believe some of us like both the reactors who react to the emotion of the music in her performances, and some of us also like to hear about technical points of musicianship and singing. These are three expert vocal coaches, a unique reaction to AJ so far. Two of them are coaches I've followed for many different artists, and all are excellent in their realm of musicianship. I agree, if you're looking for just emotional appreciation comments, this isn't the channel for you. But I felt they did both appreciation and analysis, a rare combo.
@@RachelDacusAuthor I had no problem with their opinions; as experts they are entitled to them. Which is alo why we listen to them, so that we can learn more. I had no problems with their saying she was shaky here, or something else there. I just didn't get the feeling they listened to what she was singing, from their reactions. It sounded like a lesson.For the record, I like to listen to both reactions to the emotions as you put it in the performance and the technical points..If anything the technical points help us appreciate the song, and the musicianship better. I just didn't get it.
@@amb865 That would be the easiest thing to do, but that was not the point. I don't dismiss the validity of what someone says because I don't like what they are saying, or if I don't like them. This is the first time O heard Sam, so there's I have no opinion, Nor is it going to be the last time I listen to him.
@@amb865 Bull Shit, they are hacks. They made these radicicols statement to get people riled up.
This was Awesome, need them back for more A.J. reactions! Have them review the songs she per formed July 10th this year at her live concert. I believe there are 17 or 18 songs, couple that are originals, God Bless!
Just wanted to say that I think the 3 of you did a great job and I hope the comments don't dissuade you all from coming together like this or being critical in the future. I appreciate the multiple perspectives. I think it's really helpful to even laymen like me.
Thank you for your reaction. Never judge or analyze Angelina's voice or performance with one song. At 6 in a studio you first listen to this strong voice of her doing a cover of " I who have nothing" and afterwards she speaks and it is two different people. By the way Angelina actually breaths music. I am a layman in music but I am a bit flabbergasted by some of the remarks. Some of the remarks are a bit out of context for me. Some reactors want singers to sing the way they want them to sing. She is 16 and sing this song for the second time in a few minutes. Most women struggle to sing this song once. Also remember that she has a jazz back ground that some reactors even recognized in this performance.
I knew these comments were coming.
The best insight is that this is her 2nd attempt of the song in a 17 song concert? Omg! 😮 ❤
She was a talent, but now she is an artist at the highest level in the world.,
My only issue with these reactors negative comments is that they started literally after the first phrase. Seriously, you got all that from hearing 15 seconds of one performance? Please at least listen to the entire song before criticizing whether she is "choosing" her stylistic elements or not. Angelina at 16 is still growing as an artist. Listen to more of her before making sweeping generalizations.
Also the laughing is a big problem for me
I concur. After one line, they started pontificating. I yelled STFU at my computer screen.
@@kevinmauch5622 hahahaha..me too
wowwwwww/you need a big prayer the three of you//
AJ’s Christmas Show that live-streamed on Dec 23 of 21 had some of the most important musicians of our time: Frank Sinatra's drummer for 6 years, and sun in-law of the late Henry Mancini, Greg Field has won 9 Grammys, and the bass player, Chuck Berghofer who also played for Sinatra for 6 years, and toured with Streisand, accompanied AJ on her Christmas Show, and they stated that she had the "storytelling ability of the greats, Streisand, Fitzgerald, Vaughan, including Sinatra, to name a few. The main pianist, a five-time nominated for Grammys, Shelly Berg, stated in all his years working with the greatest vocalist, he had never encountered a talent like AJ. Did I forget to mention Jimmy Z, the famous Sax Player who worked with Rod Steward, Etta James, the Eurythmics, and Doctor Dre, was part of the band for the show? Jimmy stated that AJ was the best he has ever played for. Rob Christie Republic Records Studio Director at Universal Music Group Manhattan Beach, California played the guitar, and was the MC of the show. Rob has been working with AJ from the very 1st day Republic signed her at age 14. (I can't list the complete backgrounds on all the band members because it would take several pages to do them justice.) Angelina stated that she would rather perform than take a breath, and she has never been forced to perform, it has been her decision.
@LarryPifer this is excellent input, and includes comments I've never seen before from these musicians. Would love for your to post more background on the band members -- for instance, the ensemble in her recent Norway performances was just outstanding. "Million Miles" sounded like a completely different song with the band.
Angelina's performance of Lauren Daigle's "You Say" on the xmas show was Absolutely Outstanding!! Made me cry.
@@wajj1842 How could I not agree, everything our angel does brings me to tears. At 75, I have heard all the greatest, and none were at her level.
@@ClandOp The band in her recent Norway concerts has been with her for a long time. Here's a couple of rehearsals when she was 13 (maybe 12) and back in Norway. They had fun together, and I'm guessing they did not see her as some little girl, but as a true professional who they were honored to play with. czcams.com/video/FjbSTRonqEU/video.html In the second one (same session I think) she is rehearsing "It's Magic" and she looks over at her uncle/manager Michael who is primping. czcams.com/video/XZdPocJDpCQ/video.html This one breaks me up every time. But it also shows that while Angelina is focused, determined, and dedicated, she is also fun loving and a very happy person. Having followed her since NGT, it is such a pleasure to see her mature into a beautiful and loving person. And of course, her talent is "off the chain".
@@wajj1842 Many thanks for your reply. I hadn't seen these rehearsal videos before -- hilarious! I agree that AJ is a very happy person -- what's incredible is that her family and managers have worked to keep it that way rather than exploiting her talent and exposure. At some point AJ will fly the coop, and here's hoping she stays grounded. And yes, her talent is very far off the chain.
Yes
I have never heard of this singer but her fans make me never want to see her live.
Why judge an artist by the people who react to criticism of her. I'd bet Angelina would not reply in any way other than respectfully. Those fans are idiots and not supported by the artist.
To see her do the opposite of a breathy voice to start a song, check out her version of "It's a Man's World" (when she was 12) - czcams.com/video/HEm7tGrjIKk/video.html
They dismissed her breathy voice as something to the effect of "all the kids are doing that in 2022". That is inaccurate, Angelina has used that technique for a long time when she wants to create a sense of intimacy or pleading when the song calls for it. She sings "Heal the World" almost totally in that voice.
My concern is that most people today are so used to processed, digitized, auto tuned vocals. The old school jazz vocalists and even music before digital was more full and vibrant.People are looking for perfection and sanitized performances today.
Let's begin with her hair. They shot the performance 2 times, because of the wind. I'm curious as to what differences you find with her audio performance
released within a month of this, even the dress is the same. ( czcams.com/video/iX0g99jN26U/video.html ). Another release this year (2/10/22) is her "My Funny Valentine"
(czcams.com/video/bWiLOnHJYxg/video.html ) rendition. Historically Angelina was nurtured on jazz Divas (Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, et al) by her grandma
from sage 3. Angelina's "slurring vowels" IMHO is a function of her choice to use jazz, blues, R&B avenues to connect emotionally with her audience.
I learned a bunch from you guys, thanks.
Sorry didn't think much of your reaction to this song so I'll pass on all of it
Welcome back. Thanks for your honest reaction. ( by the way Angie's not a true soprano,
her range so far is a G2/A2 to G5 ) Also Angie had to do it twice in a row, once for a TV
recording & wind & than another one for the fans, which you saw. She also did an Official
cover “I have nothing” by Whitney Houston czcams.com/video/iX0g99jN26U/video.html Looks like they even gave her the rights to her version of the song. Dropped 7-23-22. She’s 16. I love how Angie put in some of her jazzy back phrasing in it also. Different than her live version.
“Suspicious Minds” (Elvis Presley cover) czcams.com/video/RTbKhkceR00/video.html Angie
released this on 6-21-22. Angie is 16 here. Love all of Angie's nods to Elvis, also his wife Priscilla & daughter Lisa Marie & Angie growing up too. (Please react to these also)
“My funny valentine” covered by Ella & Sinatra czcams.com/video/ETGLbsGDAI0/video.html
2-14-22 Angie’s 16. She arranged this standard Jazz version instead of doing the full
version this time. Angie filmed this at the Melrose Gallery and Antiques in West Hollywood CA. It matches the song & her timeless voice.
Angie even opened her 7-7-22 concert with a new cover called “Mount Everest”
czcams.com/video/DYVxnY06BWw/video.html You should watch the original short song & see
what makes what she does even more amazing. Here’s the the original by Labrinth. czcams.com/video/4yPZs81lK3w/video.html
Angie’s 3 concerts are 7-1-22 in Kurbadhagen, 7-7-22 at Kongsberg & 7-10-22 again at Kurbadhagen. Angie had a lot of fun & so did the fans. (Mattias Axelsson, Vidar
Enerud, Kathrine Angeltveit & Trond Andersen are good channels to start with
They have some good recordings & video's).
Angelina is not like anyone else on this earth, she is a genius STORTELLER.
Another little tid bit about this performance... This was being filmed for a TV show or some professional representation... And they had her sing this most difficult song twice in a row with about A minute and a 1/2, Max pause in between. They said that there was an issue with the camera angles and images that they got on the 1st run through that they wanted to please shoot it...This was the 2nd run through at full blast.
Well, I know very few artists who are as good live as AJ. Only a small part manages to sing a song in one take. That's why many artists sing playback on stage.
I would love to hear your thoughts on "My funny Valentine" when she was 16.
people enjoy listening to her....sometimes one just can't analyze why its just beautiful
I would like to hear their expert opinion on that question.
Its beautiful for the untrained ear is the hole thing
Folks, I think some of you are taking their critique of her performance here personally. First of all, by a lot of your own admittance, this wasn't her best performance. And yes, one performance does not make the artist (although if this was your first exposure to her, you may not be such a fan or so enamored, let's face it). I think the other issue is trying to compare her to Whitney on the reviewers' parts. I personally do not like when people say, if you sing a Whitney song, or a Celine song, or a Mariah song, you will be compared. That's not fair. Every artist is different and why would anyone want to sound like a carbon copy? I think taking a step back, realizing that she is young (most people don't even start their careers until this age) and has room to grow and polish her craft, we can all agree that this was still a great performance in the scheme of things, and yet we know that perhaps under different circumstances, she might have really. nailed it. Also, music and singing is subjective, so critiques can vary greatly. You don't have to agree but then you can choose to skip this video or take it for what it's worth.
She's making changes in the world
This is like me and the squad gossiping about smth 😂 but professional
Many vocal coaches who know they will have allot to say about any listened to performance play the entire song first, then go back to the sections they would like to comment on and replay as needed to make their comments. I think that technique would suit your in-depth analysis much much better than the very short choppy stopping every few seconds style employed here. [sometimes a particular style of voice is being used to set up the next line. without hearing the song through to start with that can be missed] [another way to hear the song better if you continue the stopping and starting on the first listen is to go back a few seconds each time you stop to comment so the flow is better felt. allot of reactors use that method too] Also listening through first gives time to really focus on the points you would like to make as you go back to those places and make them. I bet doing it that way may even be shorter [though the performance may be seen twice with the comments to be made] I hope you will seriously consider doing your reactions by first the whole song then going back for the commenting. I really think your reactions would be better appreciated and possibly even better though through that way. Just meant to be a constructive comment. I hope you do take it that way.
Sam your replies to the strange comments have got me 🤣
I hate this 🤩
---- Sam, I have no issues with anyone expressing honest opinion where other opinions are also valid. Yes, omit name calling
---- As one listens to Angelina over years, one can easily hear her voice maturing and gaining strength. This can dramatically be seen in these two covers of My Funny Valentine:
- As 10-year old. Song is show tune from 1937 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical Babes in Arms. Song became popular jazz standard and has been covered by over 600 artists and is on over 1,300 albums. Angelina sings Ella Fitzgerald lyrical version with extra stanza at beginning that other people leave out: czcams.com/video/sZ25H4a2gPI/video.html
- As 16-year old. Music video that was shot at antique store in LA and directed by Angelina. Growth and maturity of her voice and techniques is seen as six-year difference between versions show. Her skills are way beyond her age. Angelina sings Frank Sinatra lyrical version in sultry, jazz style: czcams.com/video/ETGLbsGDAI0/video.html
---- There are many situations in Angelina's covers that she is having some issues. Some examples including following:
- Fly Me To The Moon [as 8-year old, sung on TV show The View US: czcams.com/video/nBGMQ9Kx9iI/video.html. This is one of her most watched videos, yet we have cracking occur at end of song. Angelina still cannot defy physics. On last note her voice cracks in middle. Voice crack typically occurs when laryngeal muscles suddenly stretch, shorten, or tighten open and negatively affect vocal folds. Note at end of song was lower after she had gone higher and gave more volume. This would have required Angelina's vocal folds to be pushed close together and tightened followed by vocal folds quickly pulled apart and loosened. Angelina had brief cracking of her voice meaning this change did not smoothly occur. Any number of things could have caused this to happen including movement of cricothyroid muscle, dehydration (i.e., heat in room from lights and people could have slightly dehydrated her given her very small frame at this age), or even slight fatigue (again not unusual for someone so young and of slight frame]
- Alan Walker is Heading Home LIVE STREAM concert (Angelina, as 10-year old, was invited to sing Sing Me To Sleep and Faded at worldwide broadcast on December 22, 2016 in Alan Walker's home town of Bergen, Norway. It has been reported that Angelina had cold before/during this concert. One can hear that Angelina is straining and occasionally cracks when singing songs. She probably had bit of sore throat and some dehydration: czcams.com/video/Oei0Nhx_6rw/video.html
[as 11-year old, at 7/21/2017 Prøysen Festival outdoor concert, held in Rudshøgda, Norway, Angelina sung Faded again. You can hear dramatic difference in her voice when not sick 7 months later: czcams.com/video/KYj_YMpiPdA/video.html]
---- There are some key physical attributes that Angelina seems to have in her favor. Angelina's height is at least 5' 10", giving her what appears to be longer neck than average woman, possibly larger larynx than average woman, and wider, squarer face. With larger larynx, Angelina physically should have lower pitch, plus has longer vocal track to produce a 'darker'-sounding voice
---- Angelina used common technique to gain deeper tonal qualities by concentrating her voice towards back of her throat. Plus, she may have developed better control of muscles and vocal techniques for her age
---- We know that Angelina was introduced to jazz at early age through her maternal grandmother, Mery Zamani. Angelina was said to love to sing all the time, especially jazz. She also was/is not afraid to tackle many genres of music spanning jazz, R&B, soul, gospel, country, pop, rock, EDM, classical written specifically for her, disco, movie soundtrack, etc and across eras from 1920's to 2020's. There is Norwegian TV interview where Angelina is shown visiting one of her favorite places in Oslo, Norway, Bare Jazz Kafé (Only Jazz Café). Owner noted that Angelina would listen to old classic jazz music. By singing jazz, Angelina learned singing by tackling what many people consider one of hardest music genres (some say even more than classical). Within jazz songs we have changing keys and do not have same chord changes and patterns constantly occurring. Singer must become more of musician and not just anyone who can carry tune. She was exercising her vocal muscles in all kinds of ways, gaining more and more control over them
---- Pitch range is divided into low and high registers:
- Lower register (One's chest voice. Sound one produces partially vibrates through your upper chest and gives it deeper tone)
- Higher register (One's head voice. This is sometimes called one's falsetto voice. Sound one produces partially vibrates through one's skull and gives it brighter tone)
Each register is separated by “breaks” that can be single note, or several. Typically, these "bridge" note(s), are most difficult notes in one's range to sing well. Fortunately, one's vocal cords are muscle that can be stretched and strengthened. One can extend one's overall range by stretching one's vocal cords, and, similarly, one can strengthen one's "breaks" via exercising, and training. One can seamlessly sing some of same note(s) in middle of one's range in both registers providing smooth transitions. In my opinion, Angelina’s transitions between registers are exquisite
---- Angelina has fantastic breath control. Hers is very consistent, that is extremely hard for most singers to accomplish
---- Angelina looks to have fantastic control of her vocal muscles and where she generates her sounds from. It appears she can move her larynx to add depth and tones to her sound
---- Angelina has said she does not get nervous when performing. She appears to be cool as cucumber when singing, that allows incredible control over all aspects of her singing whether singing softly a cappella (i.e., beginning of Bohemian Rhapsody) all way up to full belting (i.e., also in Bohemian Rhapsody)
---- For someone so young, Angelina's musicality is off charts. Subtle changes to song. Beautiful, and logical, runs. Emphases on certain vowels and consonants. Change in pronunciations in words that enhances performance. Breaks in how phrase is sung. Etc
---- Many people have speculated that Angelina has had no voice lessons. There is no published proof. One can infer that she may have had some when Angelina participated in Oslo School of Music and Performing Arts after-school program, where she received piano lessons and possibly some very basic vocal lessons. No attempt was made to change her style as that is not good thing to do at any age unless one is hurting one's voice. In addition to singing and playing piano, Angelina plays violin, guitar, and flute, and also paints
---- When Angelina was 10-years old, she was interviewed on Norwegian TV by Dorthe Skappel where Angelina shows Dorthe some breathing exercises that Angelina does. Where Angelina got these exercises in unknown. But this strongly suggests that Angelina did more than just sing to hone her craft. Totality of what Angelina did (and may now be doing) is not known (click on CC because interview is in Norwegian): czcams.com/video/AlT20-mE6bc/video.html
---- As Angelina grows older, her vocal muscles continue to strengthen. Her techniques further improve as Angelina experiments. One can easily hear changes in her voice by listening to older and newer performances of same song. Hints of child's voice grew to that of young adult and in few years should further grow into mature adult's voice, in my opinion, unparalleled by any other singer today
I agree with some of what you said. But you people don't even know!. She is the best vocalist on the planet! and will be for many generations to come. Nobody even comes close to to her. In my opinion.
That is a fun opinion! Why do you think she's the best? Is it her technique? Is it how she makes you feel? I'd love to know, that's a huge commitment to an artist.
@@SamJohnsonVoice My opinion does not reflect on this performance. However I will try to explain this to you. I'm not a fan of jazz music It's not something I would blast on my car radio. When I'm bored I like to look for new talented Vocalist Because after watching about 200 videos or so you will come across Person who really blows your mind. One day I was doing that very thing and came across a video of Angelina Jordan whom I've never heard her before sing a song called born to die. At 1st I thought she sounded a little Middle Eastern The tone of her voice was mesmerizing I absolutely loved it So I typed her name in CZcams I saw something recent Bohemian Rhapsody I hit play And couldn't believe what I just heard. The tone of her voice her Vibrato And the choices she makes to tell a story. Then I clicked on a video of her covering a million years ago. That right there some of the best vocals I've ever heard live ever. Then I clicked on a video Of her covering the 1st time ever I saw your face A song I have never liked Just sitting in a room with a guitarist Was one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard. Her Adele covers I can go on and on. Her original music the song writing ability she has that to. So for me let's take Whitney Houston For example In my opinion one of the best vocalists of all time. And you take every song she's ever sung I probably like 4 of them. Angelina's gotta be coming up to about 200 covers And song she's written herself And I can honestly tell you I love over a 100 of them. No band or vocalist That I've ever heard has ever Created that amount of amasing music. Allso This particular song I have nothing. I believe her live studio version of this song does sound better than Whitney's and in 5 more years she will be the best ever.
Great, well thought out response. I agree with every word. Not every song she sings is on my list of best songs, but even most of those songs are better by Angelina than by anyone else.
Christian nailed it with his comments! I hope for you to continue with Angelina reactions. I’ll look forward to the next review.
Getting to know you will be fun. I learned from your knowledge and opinions.
Crazy AJ fan from No California saying thanks and peace ✌️
@@SamJohnsonVoice Her voice is beautiful, her rich tone, her vibrato, every detail of her performances is interesting, the way she pronounces words, the arrangements, her timing, pacing. She makes so-so songs great, she polishes off jazzes up great songs like Crazy and Mercy just to name a couple. Her discography is replete with real gems.
Interesting exchange betwee the three of you, I enjoyed that.
She might have been a bit fatigued since this appears to be take 2 of 2, as the camera team allegedly botched the first one.
yves And she was jet-lagged, having arrived in Norway 9 hours earlier.
She’s very talented, but I appreciate your insights- I’m a contralto and I struggle with transitioning in my range (Angelina Jordan is more skilled than I). But going from chest to a more belty range is sometimes rough.
I believe that she sang this song to show off her vocal agility and technique. I love her unique voice and I wish she took more of a story telling approach. Ease us into the runs and technique
Storytelling is probably Angelina's greatest strength. This performance was a poor representation for anyone new to her.
Vanessa, I would be very surprised if you could enunciate half as well as Angelina Jordan if you were singing in her native Norwegian. You all should have listened to her sing Billie Holiday if you wanted to appropriately judge her singing.
Thank you for your insight. As an Angelina addict, my ear misses the depth and richness in her voice when I try to listen to music I actually like. As in all the songs I use to like, make me switch on Angelina. I wouldn't listen to 90% of the songs she sings if someone else is singing. Now to her "mistakes" I find they usually, actually work in the song. As examples in her practice version of "Million Years Ago" she ran out of breath, but in the context of the song, it works. I remember having this happen to me in emotional conversations. So, while a singing "mistake", it really works as a vocal "Ornament". And one that I have seen vocal coaches point out. Here's the link:
czcams.com/video/QHLtZQ3sIwE/video.html
Also in these practice sessions they are totally off the cuff. Show up, figure out songs they want to try, and only do two or three takes.
Fun seeing the three of you discuss! I think it is actually kind of cool to hear that even an artist sounding as wonderful as Angelina does will have ways to improve further. She already sounds SO great at 16, I can't wait to hear more from her. I'm addicted. Actually, you should do another video, maybe of her "My Funny Valentine" performance. She's even more at home and 'in her pocket' on that one, and of course it is gorgeous!
Cheers guys, loved it!
Glad you're using the term "yell timbre" rather than "pulled chest." Isn't that a Bozeman thing?
yep! trying to switch over.
Enjoyed your reaction, Don't be scared haha, there are only a few fans who can't handle any criticism of Angelina. the overwhelming majority of us are pretty open minded. As others have mentioned the fatigue you heard in her voice is prob due to singing the song twice with only a minute or so in between. Hope to see more reactions from you guys.
Thanks Jeff! Check out some of the other comments, in general the fan base seems very balanced and open minded.
jeff You didn't mention her being jet-lagged, having arrived in Norway 9 hours earlier.
@@103mrg Yes, that's true.
I am confused. All three of you said you have not reacted to Angelina previously, I know that Sam reacted to Angelinas version of Bohemian rhapsody and that Mark Reynolds has done at least 5 or 6 reactions to her. Vanessa I am not sure, but I dont think so. What gives?
Angelina's technique may not be technically optimal, I respect your opinion on that. I have heard that type of criticism before. However the end result is she is able to connect with me in a way that no other singer ever has, and I'm not young. And there are many, many people who feel the same way. I don't understand everything she does to create this effect but I am really grateful for it. So I realize as voice teachers your job is to analyze voices, so I would be interested in seeing you instead of picking out flaws in her approach, see if you can break down for us laymen what she is doing with her voice that makes it so delicious to listen to.
Notes about this performace. She arrived from US 9 hours before, so she was in a jetlag. Because a sound problem she needed to sing it twice for TV.
These rwo are the reason Anji's parents didn't want her to get voice lessons.
Angelina can sing while walking through a parking garage and sound great: czcams.com/video/S5_UQMgkq74/video.html
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
📌This is the very 1st disrespectful reaction I‘ve listened to. I’ve listened to the older gentleman before but the other two are actually - in my opinion trying to point out every mistake from tongue placement, chewing of vowels, hair distractions. Lower & higher larynx’s, 2 people putting their slant on how they would sing it, & lengthy comments about themselves. Angelina has over 140 covers & originals. And already signed-with Republic Records - she just did Suspicious Minds & I Have Nothing in the studio which is fantastic.‼️
This is her adult version .
There is a young version too 🎼
would like ur comments on this too 🎼
Perfectly understandable as the point of view of vocal coaches who tackle the problem of training "normal" students, Sam. I understand very well the point of view on the difficulty of the paths that Angelina takes in her interpretation (s), but probably the problem is right there, not you are facing a normal student. Since the beginning of her artistic career you are facing a little girl who chooses her paths and the way she wants to follow them. She hardly ever chooses the obvious or the natural, her point of view is nothing short of parallel or even divergent from what she chooses to interpret. Most of her covers are "other" and often absolutely unpredictable.
But all of her performances are beyond great.
So .. a few seconds into the song .. we have these people .. what .. talking that .. THIS .. is the only sound she can make?
She had to start this song again as there was a problem with the sound. It was also extremely windy. You are at a disadvantage because you haven't heard her sing in every genre and sound. She sung how great thou art in the same key as Elvis at 10. It's not my favourite. You need to listen to different songs because this song is not typical. Start with MOUNT EVEREST. then SUSPICIOUS MINDS. IM HOLDING OUT FOR YOU, BORN TO DIE. STAY, ITS A MANS WORLD 11. EASY ON ME. FEELING GOOD AGE 10.