Kurt used to really hate having his vocals double tracked like that. During recording Nevermind, Butch Vig said the only way he could make Kurt do it, was say John Lennon did it all the time (which he did). After that, Kurt almost always double tracked his vocals while in the studio. During shows, Dave Grohl sings over Kurt usually.
Double tracking vocals is quite different from recording backing vocals. Double tracking is when you sing the same melody in two recordings and overlap them. Here, he's just singing backing vocals to add more depth to the main vocal. Dave is singing backup when he sings with Kurt.
Actually their producer wanted Kurt to do a lot of backtracking, so a lot of genius was from the producer/audio engineer. And he also made him do several layers of guitars in certain songs like Drain You.
Jackie Martens Kurt was always good with harmonies. For example if you've heard the demo version of teen spirit. The original vocal melody was more in harmony with the guitar and kind of jazzy. The final version sounds more straightforward and simplified. Steve Albini definitely did a great job, but Kurt was just a beautiful singer.
The production of this was different from Nevermind, which has an admitted commerical sheen cast on the whole mechanism of the sound. This however was produced by Albini, who places emphasis on rawer, more natural sounds and not a lot of recording trickery. Albini also never cared for vocals on the album, so credit should be duly given to Kurt for focusing on that aspect of the album.
It's the start of a sentence "Give em' /..." BUT it was cut off in post production. It was all recorded the old fashioned way (analog) so removing unwanted sounds in a chosen take was more difficult to achieve hence what you heard.
Kian Popham literally everything is cringey to everyone apparently, showing emotions is cringey now. Why can’t someone just say they miss a celeb without someone making fun of them for it. You don’t have any clue what Kurts music might’ve meant to that person, so judging them for it isn’t cool
Yeah, Kurt used to really hate having his vocals double tracked like that. During recording Nevermind, Butch Vig said the only way he could make Kurt do it, was say John Lennon did it all the time (which he did). After that, Kurt almost always double tracked his vocals while in the studio.
Yeah but i mean the actual harmony. The main harmony is "She-e eyes me, like, a, pi-sces." and the melody is going up and then down. But the second voice you hear which is Kurt too, the emphasis is on the 'she' which starts higher and then comes lower. i dunno how to explain it haha. its just a great harmony
This song (for me) is all about my mother's dying of cancer when I was 13 and me at the time feeling forced to absorb it in the most destructive ways. "Forever in debt to your priceless advice."
Jennifer Majewski. Thus song to, is for my mom who died a wretched death from Hepatitis A & C. Her fingers turned black bc the tissues died. Hence "I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black"
It's clearly not filtered. You can't filter to that level of clarity. It's the isolated vocal track. It's just got a lot of bleed from his headphones so you can still hear the band in the background.
I'd say it's Kurt all the way through. You can hear it in the tone of the voice. I guess Dave may be in there in the mix somewhere but for me it's Kurt. Terrifying and wonderful at the same time.
Damn these iso tracks are so good. Kurt really rose to a new level as a vocal performer in the studio in this era and the demos beyond. So many great ideas and layers.
I don't think you get it either. They said "hurrdurr" like they were mocking people who say Kurt Cobain has no talent. Then makes a counter argument saying "LISTEN TO THOSE HARMONIES JESUS" 'cause those are some damn good harmony vocals.
That's not what I meant. A lot of posers say "Hell yeah, Heart-Shaped Box is the best Nirvana song" yet they have so much more beautiful material to offer. They shouldn't limit their musical discovery to just his "popular" songs.
IMO this is definitely their best song overall for many reasons. 1. It's got the most amazing/emotional melody EVER (the verse). 2. The hook is super-explosive and shocking with aggression--even more-so than "smells like teen spirit." 3. Even though it's popular, it still sounds like it's played in a garage which makes it that much more awesome.
When doing nevermind Kurt didn't want to "double" his vocal tracks but butch vig talked him into it by saying that John Lennon did it all the time, which he did alot. Doubling only refers to singing a part exactly the same note (unison) and phrasing to provide a thicker sound. On this song it's not doubling but he is singing incredible harmony.
Lyrics She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks I've been drawn into your magnet tar pit trap I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black Hey Wait I got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey Wait I got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey Wait I got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Your advice Meat-eating orchids forgive no one just yet Cut myself on angel hair and baby's breath Broken hymen of Your Highness, I'm left black Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back Hey Wait I got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey Wait I got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey Wait I got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Your advice She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks I've been drawn into your magnet tar pit trap I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black Hey Wait I got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey Wait I got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Hey Wait I got a new complaint Forever in debt to your priceless advice Your advice Your advice Your advice
best part "Broken hymen of Your Highness, I'm left black Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back" and being a pieces this line also "She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak"
does anyone know where I can get just the backing vocals? They're bloody amazing but I can't tell what's going on at some parts of the chorus and it's really ticking me off.
for those going on ab the vocals, I listened to this ab 100 times and compared this to live videos and i've decided that this is how it was probably done: verse 1: doubled kurt chorus: doubled kurt verse 2: doubled kurt (2nd kurt very low in mix), doubled with dave
+Curtis Maefree True, Kurt usually did record his own backup vocals, but Dave did record harmonies in the studio for In Bloom and On A Plain, and possibly a couple of others, but I can't remember for sure. Their voices always blended well together.
I think this proves once and for all in just what of a different category Cobain was in from his band mates. No offense to them, but without Kurt they'd be pretty useless. Kurt could literally have released exactly what we're hearing now as the album and still would have beat everyone in the creative game at that time. When he wrote a song he went deep into his soul. He must'v kept saying to himself "let's go deeper and deeper" hence Nirvana's music getting better and better through the years until his death. You know you're right.
Kurt used to really hate having his vocals double tracked like that. During recording Nevermind, Butch Vig said the only way he could make Kurt do it, was say John Lennon did it all the time (which he did). After that, Kurt almost always double tracked his vocals while in the studio. During shows, Dave Grohl sings over Kurt usually.
Yeah but it doesn't change the fact that these vocals sound FUCKING FANTASTIC (even if the song with instrumental is as good as the vocals)
Double tracking vocals is quite different from recording backing vocals. Double tracking is when you sing the same melody in two recordings and overlap them. Here, he's just singing backing vocals to add more depth to the main vocal. Dave is singing backup when he sings with Kurt.
I agree with Elizabeth, double tracking and backing vocals are 2 different things. You are wrong dude.
Thanks Mr Wikipedia.
People think they knew Cobain in person, so strange to me
Actually their producer wanted Kurt to do a lot of backtracking, so a lot of genius was from the producer/audio engineer. And he also made him do several layers of guitars in certain songs like Drain You.
Jackie Martens credit to steve albini for it, different producer for nevermind. Butch vig produced nevermind.
Jackie Martens Kurt was always good with harmonies. For example if you've heard the demo version of teen spirit. The original vocal melody was more in harmony with the guitar and kind of jazzy. The final version sounds more straightforward and simplified. Steve Albini definitely did a great job, but Kurt was just a beautiful singer.
The production of this was different from Nevermind, which has an admitted commerical sheen cast on the whole mechanism of the sound. This however was produced by Albini, who places emphasis on rawer, more natural sounds and not a lot of recording trickery. Albini also never cared for vocals on the album, so credit should be duly given to Kurt for focusing on that aspect of the album.
they went back in with scott litt, to dub kurts harmony idea and remix, coz albini fucked it! haha
Jackie Martens He didn't fuck it. I have tbe original Albini version on vinyl. It's amazing
Everything about it is just so freaking good.
heh, i love that you can hear the band playing in the background (not spill from the earphones, but the band's sound going through the walls)
They were not playing. That's just the headphone.
I don’t think you understand how vocals are recorded.
2:11 what was that? someone talked right there
+Finozzi96 Sounds like he said 'keep up'
+Finozzi96 I don't hear anything, what you say?
he did say keep up. think to dave.
yea that's what i heard
It's the start of a sentence "Give em' /..." BUT it was cut off in post production. It was all recorded the old fashioned way (analog) so removing unwanted sounds in a chosen take was more difficult to achieve hence what you heard.
Que locura por dios!
It sounds like he’s recording this in the bathroom and someone is just using an iPhone to capture the audio
What a beautiful voice.. so emotional.. miss you Kurt...
fuck dude did you know him?
@@saylorsoul yeh man it's quite cringey when people say "I miss you" to dead celebs
What an Animal... The King of Rasp
ruclips.net/video/WVXg3owH7FQ/видео.html
Kurt is back dude.
Kian Popham literally everything is cringey to everyone apparently, showing emotions is cringey now. Why can’t someone just say they miss a celeb without someone making fun of them for it. You don’t have any clue what Kurts music might’ve meant to that person, so judging them for it isn’t cool
3:45 “when, you turn blaaaaaaaaaaaa”
lmao
the second vocal track is really creepy....
this song is amazing.
Men, the second voice is Kurt too
PlayTutorials yes and then they sing live THEN it's Dave otherwise it's Kurt
Yeah, Kurt used to really hate having his vocals double tracked like that. During recording Nevermind, Butch Vig said the only way he could make Kurt do it, was say John Lennon did it all the time (which he did). After that, Kurt almost always double tracked his vocals while in the studio.
DefNotJake thats actually cute wtf
Pat did backing? When!?!?!?!?
@@nick8052 Pennyroyal tea
So creepy but so beautiful. Only Kurt.
That vocal harmony was genius of Kurt. Very jazzy.
i think the music producer guy recording it gave it all the effects like the reverb and chorus.
Yeah but i mean the actual harmony. The main harmony is "She-e eyes me, like, a, pi-sces." and the melody is going up and then down. But the second voice you hear which is Kurt too, the emphasis is on the 'she' which starts higher and then comes lower. i dunno how to explain it haha. its just a great harmony
lol
kk :D
Brendan Botha the harmony *is* pretty awesome and unconventional... he recorded this as an overdub later, not at pachyderm with albini.
Incredible. Very unique twists and turns taken in that harmony that really enhanced the backing of the main melody.
This song (for me) is all about my mother's dying of cancer when I was 13 and me at the time feeling forced to absorb it in the most destructive ways. "Forever in debt to your priceless advice."
Jennifer Majewski. Thus song to, is for my mom who died a wretched death from Hepatitis A & C. Her fingers turned black bc the tissues died. Hence "I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black"
At least u had a mother
@@markxv2267 dude......
Lindsay Meilak I’m sorry for your loss
That's weird, considering this is about Courtney loves vagina
At 2:11 you can hear someone say "Keep up the beat"
How did you catch that lol?
Oh wow Jesus Christ you can
Put it on half speed and you can hear it more clearly
Sounds like David saying that lol
@@lolmanittakesguts You mean Dave?
His music literally saved my life. Many, many times over.
How?
A mi todavía lo hace
It didnt save his
Sadly, it didn't.
Where's your band? Tucked away on your channel? Oh sorry, you only do 'Anime videos'...
Thanks for stating the obvious. Really intelligent of you.
4:35 just casually shoots his snot back up at the end of his song
i fear he was a human after all
holy shit,this is amazing.the secondth vocals behind in the chorus are fantastic and excentric at once
The bass drums sound like a heartbeat
what a voice
Love this, the bass line rocks too, simple but fucking awesome (pretty much nirvana in a nutshell)
The bassline in the chorus actual gets hella weird its not exactly simple
like nirvana or not this acapella is mesmerizing
rasputozen It's not a capella... It's just the original filtered which clearly had an impact on the audio quality but hey... it's still great.
It's clearly not filtered. You can't filter to that level of clarity. It's the isolated vocal track. It's just got a lot of bleed from his headphones so you can still hear the band in the background.
+Darude Sandstorm There's no filtering here, it's the audio coming in through the microphone from the headphones he was wearing.
Wish we could hear each vocal layer melody.
I'd say it's Kurt all the way through. You can hear it in the tone of the voice. I guess Dave may be in there in the mix somewhere but for me it's Kurt. Terrifying and wonderful at the same time.
when they played this live dave was singing along with him in some parts
daniel price Did you expect Kurt to do his own backups live?
It sounds like it MIGHT be Dave singing the low harmony in the verses, but the choruses are definitely all Kurt.
I thought it was dave, but I didn't expect kurt to do his own backups live, cause I thought it was dave in the backup vocals
It sounds like Kurt to me.
at 2:10-2:11 you can year Kurt or Dave saying something
it sounds like he's about to say "keep up the beat"
Kurt says to Dave "keep up"
I think it might be Steve Albini actually because it doesn't sound like Kurt Krist or Dave to me but who knows
Its Kurt.
Put it on half speed
You can hear his pain.. especially in the screams
Damn these iso tracks are so good. Kurt really rose to a new level as a vocal performer in the studio in this era and the demos beyond. So many great ideas and layers.
hurrdurr Kurt Cobain has no talent
LISTEN TO THOSE HARMONIES JESUS
To Sure umm >Unfortunately I don't think you really get it.
I suppose he did not want his harmonies to sound very perfect, if not that they fit well to the sound of his instruments.
I don't think you get it either. They said "hurrdurr" like they were mocking people who say Kurt Cobain has no talent. Then makes a counter argument saying "LISTEN TO THOSE HARMONIES JESUS" 'cause those are some damn good harmony vocals.
Marjaquipi Well in that case he fucked up, because they are perfect.
I think, you can do it better!
0:16 thanks me later
They have saved my life everyday for 3 years now. They're all my fucking life, God I love them more than anything.
Im not crying, you are
Im not crying i just want youre number
"Hey....wait....i got a new complaint!"
i'm a HUGE nirvana fan, but for a while i thought this song was a little over-rated. but now i've found new meaning within it, and i love it :))
A 'huge Nirvana fan' who thought that the epitome of Kurt Cobain's lyrical genius was 'overrated'?
Pls... Get good.
That's not what I meant. A lot of posers say "Hell yeah, Heart-Shaped Box is the best Nirvana song" yet they have so much more beautiful material to offer. They shouldn't limit their musical discovery to just his "popular" songs.
IMO this is definitely their best song overall for many reasons. 1. It's got the most amazing/emotional melody EVER (the verse). 2. The hook is super-explosive and shocking with aggression--even more-so than "smells like teen spirit." 3. Even though it's popular, it still sounds like it's played in a garage which makes it that much more awesome.
Overrated???? This is one of the best songs by Nirvana
@@ThaOvernightCelebrity Nah. Where did you sleep last night or you know you're right.
I like how in all of Nirvana's songs, Kurt's voice was layered making it sound more grunge :D
That's pretty much standard recording procedure.
Listen to other songs, you'll see how they don't normally thicken the vocals, listen to music like Led Zepp and you'll see what I mean
Led Zeppelin recorded in the 70's. Vocal layering wasn't standard procedure then. By the 90's, when Nirvana recorded, it was.
When doing nevermind Kurt didn't want to "double" his vocal tracks but butch vig talked him into it by saying that John Lennon did it all the time, which he did alot. Doubling only refers to singing a part exactly the same note (unison) and phrasing to provide a thicker sound. On this song it's not doubling but he is singing incredible harmony.
It was Dave singing
su voz te saca el corazon
ppk
Marlon M. Br é foda
Lucas Fernandes kkkkkkk vdd
@@marlonm.552 nigga what?
"HEY, WAIT!" When he flipping yells it gives me the chills i swear
Lyrics
She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak
I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks
I've been drawn into your magnet tar pit trap
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black
Hey
Wait
I got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey
Wait
I got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey
Wait
I got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Your advice
Meat-eating orchids forgive no one just yet
Cut myself on angel hair and baby's breath
Broken hymen of Your Highness, I'm left black
Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back
Hey
Wait
I got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey
Wait
I got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey
Wait
I got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Your advice
She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak
I've been locked inside your heart-shaped box for weeks
I've been drawn into your magnet tar pit trap
I wish I could eat your cancer when you turn black
Hey
Wait
I got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey
Wait
I got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Hey
Wait
I got a new complaint
Forever in debt to your priceless advice
Your advice
Your advice
Your advice
best part "Broken hymen of Your Highness, I'm left black
Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back" and being a pieces this line also "She eyes me like a Pisces when I am weak"
He makes me cry. His voice has pain. Even I never met him, I miss him.
does anyone know where I can get just the backing vocals? They're bloody amazing but I can't tell what's going on at some parts of the chorus and it's really ticking me off.
Whoever says that Cobain was not a good musician/singer, has never heard these melodies.
Is there a way to isolate the low harmony in the verses?
Beeswax would be fucking AWESOME
His voice 😍😍 I'm guna fall asleep to it
Am I the only one that hears 'cobain' instead of complaint 😂
3:08
You can hear the echo from the recording room
i wish kurt ment what he said is this song that he could eat canser away
*meant *cancer
why there is no instrumental/vocals only version of come as you are ? (nevermind version, not unplugged)
They couldn't find the tracks. That's likely why we got the unplugged version insted.
Because the nevermind one didnt get into guitar hero or rock band except the unplugged version
the harmonies in his voice 😍😍😍
1:53 ♥️♥️♥️
for those going on ab the vocals, I listened to this ab 100 times and compared this to live videos and i've decided that this is how it was probably done:
verse 1: doubled kurt
chorus: doubled kurt
verse 2: doubled kurt (2nd kurt very low in mix), doubled with dave
In a lot of the live versions Kurt doesn't sing this song with his gritty rasp like in this version.
He tries to conserve his voice.
Probably to avoid losing his voice before the shows over
miss you so much , Kurt. please come back
Dane Logan Shawn from seether
Amo cuando dice your adviceeee
Never noticed how pained Dave sounds in this song.
Both vocals are Kurt...
Not Dave, he only did back up vocals at live shows, cause you obviously cant do your own back up vocals live.
+Curtis Maefree True, Kurt usually did record his own backup vocals, but Dave did record harmonies in the studio for In Bloom and On A Plain, and possibly a couple of others, but I can't remember for sure. Their voices always blended well together.
Drain you
+Josh Jacobson I can. I have 3 sets of vocal chords. My shows are awesome!
@2:08
I love his voice...It's so amazing...Miss you Kurt...
i never noticed the vocal harmonies until today
Such powerful voice
Beatifull voice
i think Kurt did the backing vocals on this one too. But Dave could be doing the backing vocals of the hey's
It's most definitely Kurt.
Dude, do you a video like this for Something in the Way?
should of kept Kurt's snort in the end in the final mix
God, i love the second vocal ❤
This world need Kurt again. R.I.P. Kurt ❤
I loved the double tracking made the song unforgettable
Am I the only one who notices he said I'm left black
HUMAN, that's literally the lyrics. It isnt anything "new" or "special".
depends on the section. I think he's backing in the verses but not in the hook
Audacity people
No. It's Kurt too.
I have chills
U can still hear the guitar in the background listen closely
sweet baby cobain, you’re so loved ❤️
So fucking cool.
So mournful
I found heaven
am I the only one that noticed someone talking at like 2:10? You can hear where they cut most of it out
nooo!!! it's unavailable for me and all the good comments tho
I think this proves once and for all in just what of a different category Cobain was in from his band mates. No offense to them, but without Kurt they'd be pretty useless. Kurt could literally have released exactly what we're hearing now as the album and still would have beat everyone in the creative game at that time. When he wrote a song he went deep into his soul. He must'v kept saying to himself "let's go deeper and deeper" hence Nirvana's music getting better and better through the years until his death. You know you're right.
I think dave grohl is on his level
never realized that reverb was only on verses while choruses kept dry.
The video isn't available where I am, :((
😭😭😭😭💕
00:15
I like it!
Believe we all know who he is referencing in this song!
He’s like the best thing in the world..
You hear the drum beats and the music in the background
Yea that's definitely Kurt
00:16
What did he say at 2:10, right before the chorus?
Rodrigo Oliveira Keep up
Thank you, jimmy. But now I wonder: keep up what? I don't know, maybe his headphone volume...
@@RodrigoOliveira81 to keep up with the metronome maybe
We love you Kurt ❤️ such a beautiful voice
You can hear his pain.
0:16
This is insanely... #wickedcool 💜🤘💜❣
You can hear Dave Grohl on harmonies during verses.
Duke Togo - Pitchokey666 that’s not dave
kurt*
Chills. Literal chills.
no puedo amar tanto su voz lpm
amazing
OMFG 😱
KURT ♾
that's is amazing