Vocal Analysis of Hozier - Take Me To Church (Voice Teacher Reacts)
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I hope this observation on how he sings helps you figure out how the voice works better, so you can learn how to make smart choices in your own voice.
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Seeing him live was actually insane. His voice is earth shaking. Also, I met him after the concert and he is the sweetest person, very polite and humble. I asked him if he studied music theory in college, because I was studying for my diversity credit. He was like “oh god no music theory is super hard” he’s not even professionally trained, absolutely god gifted talent.
Love this man lol
Oh how cool! You the woman seen on the background behind him?
Pinja no, I saw him in my hometown!
He may not have been professionally trained in the beginning, but he definitely was trained. And by now he probably has received professional training. He is very talented, but don't buy into the trap that this guy is only good because of "God gifted talent." Everybody who is good at anything has had a lot of practice.
Just as a snippet of his history, he did go to college for music, but dropped out in the first year. However, he did continue to sing for the college, chorus for a few years. I'm sure he was already a decent singer at this point, but he was part of a professional singing program.
Peyton Olson YESS!! I met him too and he’s honestly precious. Him and one of his old background singers actually gave me water and helped me out when I was having a panic attack backstage at a music festivals 🥰
Well he had a little musical training at the intitute but he "dropped out" half way in
Lord bless the Irish accent for it's lovely forwardness. Lends itself so easily to good singing.
RStormageddonM So so true ! I’m also Irish and it helps sooo much
Lol, I read that with an Irish accent in my head!
Hozier is a modern day troubadour, and absolutely brilliant live
im growing up in the same town as hozier (weird flex)
@@conor3178 Flex on. Maybe you'll run into him some day 🤩
hozier: *breathes*
tristan & sam: he sAYS “EH-MEN” NOT “AH-MEN”
Came here for this comment
Mar it’s weird it’s almost like us Irish pronounce things differently to Americans...
Also had to see if anyone would comment about that
Also even without watching one of these videos the vowel shift Hozier does there is super evident, Any time I've sang along to this song I've said it ehhh-men
I love Tristan!
Sam looking at hozier with the same facial expression my cat has when watching birds on the rooftops
this is the funniest comment ever omg
Hahaha 🙌 you win.
Oh my lord I see it too😂😂
Mad respect for managing the sound levels in this video! Really makes a difference to hear hozier singing clearly AND hear your response, without my ears bleeding.
Amen!
@@Glitterbombz 1:00
🙌
This is one of the things Sam does that make his channel stand out from the rest, for sure!
It takes all of about 3 seconds in editing but most channels editors are cunts and like vaginas they love making things bleed
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Hozier is mad talented
And sam Johnson too.
This is great!!
Smashing
👌🏼😍
Truth!
The joy in sam’s face when he sees something he likes is just so pure and good
Like a child seeing puppies.
It’s too precious.
You noticing is lovely too!
Literally the only reason I watch these videos
Does he like anything?
Hozier is what I imagine modern day Sirius Black with killer vocals would be like. He is rich but sings in subways cause he’s bored 😬
That's why I keep watching the live version because he looks exactly like Sirus
@Wassila Baraddan He looks just like book Sirius!! His personality is definitely more Lupin though. He's very soft spoken and humble when he aisnt singing.
Leanna Quindipan OHH my goodness, literally gasped aloud when i read this, this is so true !!!
I KNEW I WASN’T THE ONLY ONE, I KEPT TELLING MY SISTER THIS
There isn't a love button CZcams like get on that.
Is it just me or when Sam smiles I instantly smile too? It’s contagious
me too hahah
Definitely not just you. I do the same thing, every time.
No I do too lol, it's adorable :D
Haha absolutely.
Happens to me too. Something about Sam, he just makes me happy. It's weird, actually.
Who remembers Sam’s long luscious hair?? Congrats on 500k. Well deserved!!
he lost hair in hes head and earn some in his face...
Yeah long hair sam had a very square jaw, soft face very masculine shape. Short hair Sams face is rounder aided by the beard and a little more fullness from the cheek weight.
I member!
I think he looks much more professional.
Me. I'm sad I really liked it :-(
The way hozier sings and the way he looks as he does it makes it feel like he’s some ethereal being blessing us beyond our mortal comprehension.
It's today Jesus.
Hot.
Me: "No way Hozier sounds as good in a subway as he does on the radio."
*watches video*
Me: 😮
He sounds much better live than in recordings so strange but so true
yea imo better sounds in this vid than in the actual song
I think this guy (Hozier), has the best male voice nowdays. Both his music and lyrics are beautiful.
macskalife yeah him and Brendon Urie are definitely today’s best male singers
maybe check out AnnenMaiKantereit, my fave male voice of today.
@@noortjelief1987 gosh, Henning May must be German national treasure! I adore his voice 😍
Justin bieber as well
Lewis Capaldi is definitely in with a chance for best male vocalist this year
Literally the nicest guy on CZcams! So fair and balanced ❤️
Shannon Buchan ohhhh that’s him! I recognize him after looking back
I know right i get happy when I watch him lol
I agree! His smile makes me smile 😊
Hozier is flawless. His music helped me get through losing my mother while pregnant and helped through my post-partum depression. My baby girl who is now one year old, even loves his music and bobbing her head along to his music . I owe Hozier so much. Such a talented person.
A while ago I saw an article about "the pop punk accent," how a lot of pop punk and emo singers sound kind of pinched and Midwestern despite mostly being from SoCal and Florida. Linguists were confused by it and chalked it up to a quirky genre convention. But after watching so many of your videos, I started thinking that it's actually probably an intentional choice and a tool to help those guys sing in the kind of high range that emo vocals often use. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this!
I think that makes a lot of sense. The accent you sing with does most of the work in singing for you, so if they all have a sound that they are after and that sound just so happens to correspond to the Midwest it could get mistaken as the cause not an effect. It's similar to how most pop singers use similar vowels even if they have a strong regional accent. Singlish.
Yeah, I think it’s a good description: pinched. I also describe these type of male pop singers is whiny and on the verge of crying. It’s a style that is getting tiresome.
Hozier is Irish, do you think his accent also helps him with his vowels? Like it’s easier for him to find ‘uh’? Love your videos and Hozier! ❤️
I've been thinking the same :)
Yes absolutely. I had no idea or I probably would have brought that up.
Exactly what I thought. He is Irish. They make closed vowels an art lol
It definitely helps! Us Irish pronounce vowels differently so the UH in the vowels help, especially since he is from Wicklow, the accent and pronunciation is definitely something that helps, as it's slightly different to other counties in Ireland, and tbh it's beautiful
I was thinking this too. But he is also very skilled 😄
I’d be so damn late for work if this happened on my route 😭😭 what a great performance
Work? I don't know her
Belle Morte me everyday tbh 😂
Ivy Collins Poitras the only work I know is work song babey
"Yeah I'm gonna be late, Hozier is performing outside the train and those spreadsheets can get fecked"
Literally wouldn't even care. If he's there for 20 hours, I guess I'm not working today.
He literally sang without a mic and in a sub way and sounded better than 90% of the so called music autotune singers nowadays. Holy shit, he made it look so easy
hozier: *opens mouth*
sam: what that tongue do
I love seeing you move your face along with the singer to see what vowel they're making. I studied linguistics and phonetics and would do this too during exams. Seeing a whole classroom of people silently going 'ehhh' 'aaahh' 'uuuhh' was so funny. :'D
Mirror Neurons
God I’ve never muttered to myself more during a test than during my phonetics tests
That’s a hilarious visual
When Sam is giggly and smiley like that, you can be sure the singer's got talent! Was hoping for this with Hozier and wasn't disappointed 😁
Same, Sam, saaame! Hozier is a gem! You would definitely appreciate his new material 😊
I always do love it when he’s kind of giddy over talent. I watch several vocal coaches, but he just... has such a good blend of personality and information. I so look forward to his takes on things.
how does he emote so strongly with his voice with a COMPLETELY blank face I-???
Cos he's that good😊
I literally have never givin a shit about the intricacies of vocals. And I really don't now. But for some reason when you talk vocals I'm interested lol.
Bacon Grease it’s the passion and the way he explains things! I could not agree more with you!
That smile somebody is enjoying this video 😁
Everything about this was really beautiful. I had an equipment malfunction and now my entire office is aware of Sam Johnson the music teacher and various shades of red that can occur in my face.
angeladeluna Well, people at your office will think you have an excellent taste in music
I missed you!! This makes me so proud to be irish and to know that we have so much talent on our tiny island ☘️☘️🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Agreed love that hes getting recognition 💚💚💚
We are a talented bunch.
Sam...you are my FAVORITE vocal coach....Love how you explain everything in a way that even those of us who are not in the music business can still comprehend...Thanks!!!
i got bonus points in class from using Sam's explanation on distortion in one of his old vids :) I look up to him so much its crazy
I need the story behind this
@@SamJohnsonVoice we were in music class and my teacher was talking about the growl in chistinas voice and how unhealthy it was. And i asked if i could object. And i remembered you mentioned how distortion could be used healthily if it was controlled. So i showed him an example of her clean belts and he gave me 2 bonus points because i proved him wrong. I also told him i learned it from you and he was very proud. :)
@@makittenmccullough9970 Awesome!
@@makittenmccullough9970 That's a cool teacher right there, I know a lot of teachers who would just get mad if a student were to prove them wrong, and not be able to admit their mistake.
@@BreakBrokeBroooken i realize this is an oldish comment but I just had to reply. I totally agree. What an awesome teacher. You never know everything and never stop learning. Props to this person for continuing to learn and not let their pride get in the way. Love it 👍🏻❤
I love that you are just so much yourself. You dont try to controll your face at all, you just let your emotions drive you and don't think about it. Also your explanations give us normal people hope, that we can learn how to sing as well. Thank you!!
Hehe... for me is no hope! When I start to "sing" I am the personified reason for every vocal coach to commit instantly suicide! ;)
I know! I was mimicking what he was doing and it really showed me how I've been singing things at that open space too much. Sam's is awesome and such a great teacher!
yes i love observing this about sam too. u can literally read everything from the face
Well Hozier is a baritone so around the D4 - G4 area is a very belt intensive area for him. An operatic baritone doesn't go above a G. He's clearly very technically skilled to do it with such ease and support
I might be biased here, but I’ve watched a few vocal couches’ reactions/analysis, and I just keep coming back to you. The joy your face shows while watching a talented artist perform brings something special to the analysis, leave alone that you’re very professional but still fun, and so very into explaining what’s happening, how it works, why it works.
Just… never change. You’re amazing.
I laughed too hard when “question mark gif guy”showed up.
Nick Young😂
Me too!
I died when I saw it omg
Swaggy P
People really be calling him Question mark guy🤔🤣
He’s in a subway sounding magnificent. I couldn’t even lip sync this well! Love your video as always Sam ❤️
I think what I love the most about you Sam is that you respectfully critique and comment on artists and your passion for this is so visible. In a world that seems to slowly fill with hate, sadness, lack of passion for life, it's really refreshing to see such a passionate positive person. Your true knowledge is incredible to watch as well. So glad I found you!
I discovered your and Tara's shows on Wednesday, and since then have watched all of your videos here. I adore how honest, in depth, and just positive you are. It's rare and precious to find on the internet.
His new album is amazing as well! God I feel he's so underrated. And underappreciated as an artist, thank you for bringing Hoizer to light on your channel. He sure deserves it.
I agree. I love him and think so many people don't know about him. I am so excited about seeing him May. He is just great live.
I'm not a vocalist or want to be. But the information you give is very interesting and I have learned alot from you keep it up
wow....I had no idea that there were/are so many little nuancés with vocals...you seem to get so much joy from listening to and then explaining to us all of these songs. You have a new sub from me.... Your teaching calculus to us 3 years and we love it....
5:50 This. This note you made is one reason why I love your videos. I’ve seen various reactions to this performance, and it’s great to see Hozier getting credit for his control and, well, mastery of his voice. But you seem to catch these little technical things and details that sort of slip through the cracks for others. Just part of why I’m always so glad to see your take on things, regardless of how many people have commented on it already. I know I’m going to come away with extra information that’s interesting, and possibly helpful in my own practice.
You’re just too good, Sam!
I subscribed to you at around 2K subscribers and I am so PROUD to see someone who deserves the praise for their content rise in popularity and achieve a healthy viewership. I knew you would become big. You ALSO got me into devin townsend :) Congrats, Sam!!!
Please react to Passenger singing live, he has such an awesome voice, but he's so underrated because he's a folk singer
Isaac Alley UP!!!
Yes please sam!
I agree
He’s not That underrated. Let Her Go was played into the ground when it came out.
@@atmassylphen6785 Yeah, but that's his only one. And it's not even one of his good ones. If Passenger was in the 60's or the 70's he would be viewed as a great songwriter like Dylan, Stevens, and Croce. Sadly, few people care about that anymore. He's so much more than a one hit wonder.
I suspect that weird smile-prep was a version of what my opera professor used to have us do, “breathing into the correct placement.” When you were starting low and planning to go high without time to really prep in between, she’d have us take the breath that started the phrase in through the mouth/jaw shape we’d use when we were hitting the note. I don’t know why it worked, but it did. I am astounded at how he can balance head and chest voice so seamlessly.
Hozier had so much control it shocked me, your reaction and explanation was great, thank you Sam!
I love watching you mimic facial expressions. It makes me smile every time you do it!
Also the backing singers and the band sound amazing. It just blended so smoothly. I saw him in NYC this last summer, and he has this voice... Ugh it's just beautiful. The whole concert and experience was amazing.
Saw someones comment suggesting Hozier. Absolutely love that you take suggestions!
just wanna say you’re my favorite ‘vocal coach’ channel. you’re always so objective and educational, but still entertaining. keep up the great videos :)
He’s just so talented, he knows what he’s doing more than I’ve ever seen anyone else do. He just makes it seem effortless because he is making those preparations.
And he hits those notes like dead on the centre of the notes.
And in the subway too! I mean his projection is insane too.
Just phenomenal!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAM
I have no interest in learning to sing but I would pay for lesson time just to chat and hang out with you, you’re such a treat to watch - your energy, emotion and passion is infectious! Keep up the awesome work Sam! ♥️
Sam you are sooo aware of everything happening in the midst of singing. It’s so helpful to hear your words. You teach from a place that people can soak up the information your giving. Just a natural teacher!!
Sam, I just want you to know your videos are appreciated. I recently started learning the technical parts of singing and hearing your analysis is SO HELPFUL (and interesting) to me. Keep up the great work. I can already tell a big difference in my own voice from watching your videos.
Wow! Amazing feedback. Really loved that performance of Hozier at the subway. As usual, Sam hits all the points about the singer’s vocal techniques. Definitely awesome points that I can use to improve my singing.
Sam that was a fantastic reaction I loved every minute of it. You explain things so clearly (that even someone who can't sing a note but wishes she can) everyone can understand what you're talking about.
What an absolutely incredible reaction video. Your energy and enthusiasm are EVERYTHING!! You just got yourself another subscriber 😁😁
Sam, you're so entrancing when you get into the music. Your smile actually makes me smile. I've never reacted this way to a YT personality. Keep up the great work man. I'm so happy you're channel is growing.
Finally Hozier!!! Sam thank you from the bottom of my ❤
hozier is literally my favorite musician this was so cool thanks so much for doing this it was so interesting to hear about ❤️
Loved the informed and intelligent commentary on this. I'm no singer, nor do I know the first thing about singing, but I love hearing people who are knowledgeable in a subject talk passionately about that subject, it's always interesting to see what sorts of things someone who knows what they're doing pays attention to or notices that I, a person with no experience in the field, notice or pay attention to. Really fascinating watch, thanks!
Every time i see one of your videos i found myself smiling the entire time, your reactions are so real and show how much you love what you do, i don't even sing nor know any of these concepts but i still come back to your channel 👏 thank you for all the great content you are putting out there
The world needs more positive, passionate, kind content like this! Thanks, Sam, keep up the great work!
I LOVE WATCHING YOUR FACE WHEN YOU’RE ENJOYING SOMETHING. You’re just so joyful and it makes me happy. Is that creepy? It’s creepy, #sorrynotsorry 🤣
His vowel sound on “dog” and “sharpen” and “course” are so interesting to me. I cover this song (transposed up a half tone) and I kind of almost unconsciously use those same vowel sounds and it just makes the song.
Also, question mark meme face LMAO
Congratz on 500k Sam! Totally late and totally the wrong video but I wanted to say it anyway! This, ladies and gents, is what it looks like when some does good work doing something they love where life rewards them for it. It is beautiful to see and I couldn't be happier for you friend! Gratz!
I found your series randomly this morning and have been binge-watching. Fascinating to learn the nuances and logistics of singing, and I really enjoy your analyses of the performances (especially the 'bad' singers on shows) and that, while the sound may be unpleasant, most have good qualities that can be nurtured into something decent. Very uplifting to a 'non-singer' like myself, though I am a huge appreciator of vocals. I especially enjoyed your explanation of Hozier (a fave of mine) and his techniques explained. You are very enjoyable and informative. (subscribed) - Also, Maynard is AMAZING, love that you love him too.
Your smile is contagious Sam 😘
YAY I was waiting for you to do some Hozier. Loved the video as usual. Thank you! :)
Sam, dude, I discovered your channel yesterday and I’m already hooked. So rad to see someone so passionate about their craft. Thanks for the epic videos!!!
Love love love this song, artist, and reaction. Thanks for another great video!
So glad you reacted to this song. I love listening to it but it's so emotional for me that I cant even listen anymore. With your reactions breaking the song up I could finally listen again.
You've helped me appreciate music on a whole new level.
I love how ur eyes sparkle when u are explaining things and ur honest smile when u are watching him sing I would love to have a lesson with you x
I suggest this video. Thank you Sam for your analysis! I loved the purity of the performance and really appreciated your thoughts. Learned a lot as always.
Thank you Sam, my absolute favourite singer/songwriter
the pose that he has when you pause it at 5:58 is so majestic, just look at him!
I love watching you analysis these artists! Your clearly so passionate, it's so nice to see
Love your videos, because even if I don't know anything about singing, your expansions feel easy enough and it's refreshing to hear a professional give reasoned comments. Was super excited when I saw this title, Hozier's mad talented.
Really enjoyed this video! ☺️Would love to see a video on the best of Pink’s live vocals.
I’d love to see the juxtaposition between when she’s dancing and when she isn’t and the decision each artist makes in determining when it’s necessary to have their full breath to sing. That would be another interesting aspect to bring up.
Amara Jordan yes,I recently saw her in concert and I was amazed at her ability to sing while dancing/ doing acrobats. Would love to hear his thoughts on it
Congrats on the play button award for 500k subs! Well deserved!
I just love watching Sam's face mimicking the singer's voice, then explaining why. And his genuine smiles throughout are so great
I absolutely love your videos. "Take me to church" is actually the song I sing the most when I want to experiment with my own voice, and your tips/notes are definitely what started me on really realizing/noticing what felt right, what sounded better, and just overall better technique. Thank you!
I'm always curious about the differences between amplified and unplugged singing. Is he singing exactly as he would into a mic, or is there a difference? Is he increasing volume? Changing breathing?
Proximity to the mic is what makes the most difference
@@thetalkingnerdz5347 hmm well what I'm thinking about is the fact that humans sang for thousands of years without mic, often trying to project to large groups of people, so producing high volume and sounds that carry was valuable. And now it seems that singers are on average singing quieter and quieter and speaking or even whispering into the mic. So that's the most refreshing aspect of this performance to me, and there's always a magic to hearing unamplified performances, as in a...church.
Definitely a change in volume for sure! When you are performing without a mic, you have to project your voice! Which means a lot more practiced breath support so that it sounds just as good!
Also as others have noted in here it's all about projection.
As a novice there's a good number of songs I can sing pretty well quietly but if I start trying to project it I notice I've got to change how I sing everything and think through how I want it to sound more. But it allows for all that high/low emphasis to happen naturally.
I love watching Tristan and Sam react to the same things because they deep dive on some same things but a lot of it is different so you get to see two professional perspectives💖
I’m also a fan of Rebecca; she kind of... lets herself get caught up in the stuff she really likes, and tries to describe what exactly that X Factor is that made her so impressed. But I’ve got to say, I think Sam’s probably my favorite overall. He’s so well rounded, and he usually has a few notes the others I watch miss. Like the sort of weird smile/grimace thing to prep or brace. His review of Nothing But Thieves was great as well. He always has interesting notes about what he covers.
This was a far better and more detailed technical analysis than the other two I've seen. Well done.
Oh Sam! Love your observations here.
This song by Hozier has a feeling of being divinely inspired.
I can never get enough of it. Lyrics, inflection, breath etc...
Love your analytics, keep on doing you!
Thank you so much for all you do.
I think the reason he sounds the way he does is because he's irish. And he speaks similarly to how he sings.
Yeah this was so fun to watch Im glad he did this.
Sam, This is the third voice coach video I've ever watched. All today. And all reviewing this amazing performance. For what it's worth, I came away appreciating your grasp of 'voice' over the other doubtless talented other coaches. Just wanted to give you props.
What a love so much about Sam’s videos is how obvious his love for music is. He has such a appreciation for the talent of the artists he analyzes.
I think that Hozier's at his best when he's belting - even though he's a baritone (apparently) he can access his higher range so effortlessly.
That being said, he's improved so much as a singer between albums! I think touring was great for his voice, which is contrary to so many singers. If you could react to one of his live performances of "Movement" or "Nina Cried Power," that would be fantastic! Hozier is probably the singer that inspires me the most as a baritone who's trying (and failing) to improve my range.
He's Not Apparently a baritone. He is one, and a damn strong one at that. Tenors, do not, get that low.
Please review Florence Welch from Florence and the Machine!
Hi Sam! Every time I watch you and you explain how people are singing a certain way and why people do it, I think you are a genius!!! I love watching your videos!!! Wishing you all the best in success and life🙏🏼💛
I don’t sing but it’s so interesting listening to you break these things down. You really sound like you know what you’re talking about yet you’re so kind and genuine while complimenting or criticizing parts of the different artists. I Appreciate you and your videos as do many many other people I’m sure‼️
His work with Anuna before he was famous was amazing
hozier and sam johnson in one video? you damn know i click
I really enjoy Sam's videos. I'm learning so much about how our voice actually works and how professional singers use different techniques to achieve certain effects. Thank you for those great explanations!
The judges on "American Idol" and shows like that should be a lot more like him - fair and professional regarding their comments in the show!
Congrats on hitting 500k! That’s awesome. You deserve it and much, much more! I subbed when you had around just 2k subs, and it’s been a pleasure watching you as you grow your channel. You are very honest, but kind as well. And I love your explanations.
Could I request you doing an analysis on Tori Amos? She’s been my favorite singer for 25 years. I’d love to hear your take on her vocals.
Sam -- "No masters or kings," I think that part is usually sung higher and he was prepping for that but sung it down last minute but it definitely is an anchoring thing either way.
Very good point. Maybe he felt it would be too strained to sustain it at the higher pitch, so he reverted to the lower one after kind of testing the waters. It’s better to shift it up and not mess up. 😅 Fewer people to note the switch than would note strain or a mistake.
Damn half a million subs now? I see your plaque on the wall. I was here in the beginning lol.
Silver play button is 100k
Such a beautiful singer and Sam love your reviews, I want to hear more from your beautiful voice too!
You are my favourite Sam. You are amazing at what you do! So glad I found you 🙂