A technical analysis of Mariah Carey's voice in 'Without You'
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Classic FM presenter and legendary Baroque soprano Catherine Bott to share her thoughts on the iconic voice.
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I think critics back then were too old-school. They refused to enjoy Mariah's virtuosity and preferred to call it oversinging. Mariah never oversings, she is musicality made woman. She never does things to a song which do not belong there or don't fit the music, rythm, tone, etc. Mariah's mom was an opera singer after all. She inherited her musical appreciation and technique. Vocal coaches today love her because what she does has been so impactful on the music business that it is no longer a rarity but the rule, and she is the gold standard.
Héctor Bello this is a great comment, and so on point. They didn’t like how she created her own style, and decided to use the fact that she was gaining popularity so quickly as a means to tear her down and not really look deeply into her music.
Not only that but her Songwriting skills as well 🥺🤧 she's gifted.
Cody Walsh absolutely! Her songwriting has also been looked down upon. I think her songwriting has a very feminine quality to it, if there is such a thing. Yet she has that capacity to connect to millions through her songs. Critics are too biased most of the time.
She's one of the most commercially successful women in music yet one of the most critically underrated vocalists in the industry too.
Can Polat there is some part of her are underrated. Like her songwriting skill and many more
I think Mariah Carey is a brilliant pop singer. She interprets using her voice not only her face with all those little intricate things she does. She is ONE HELL OF A TALENTED DIVA.
Indeed! She's one of a kind
She is legend, period.
The LG tysm cause some get it twisted
Mariah isn't a pop singer ok
@@okmotobabi mostly, but she has a very pop infused style. At least one of her songs in every album has a pop vibe. She considera herself an RnB\hip hop singer but her musical arrangements have a lot to do with vocal pop. Take Emotions, Fantasy, You need me, To be around you, Dreamlover and Always be my baby
We have no choice but to Stan this lady
I find that Mariahs voice is very detailed. After following her singing myself and emulating her every tone I have actually learned this to be true. I dont believe a lot of people really and truely understand vocal technique alone so when u hear someone like Mariah Carey you have people who dont like her because they dont understand her vocal type and other who just adore her every vocal. Some people say she does runs too much, whistles too much, and they still expect her to punch every note 24/7 as belty as she can. That really not how vocal cords work. Mariahs are very delicate yet powerful. Her vocal nodules have both been a blessing and curse for her. I think she is one of the hardest vocalists to emulate period and she is and outstanding artist/songwriter/actress. I Love Mimi. I'm grateful for anything she gives the music world. Shes phenomenal and a blessing to this world and the music industry.
Me too. i thank her so much because she just made me found my true voice through her music. For me when i try to sing her song i have to sing it with my true voice otherwise the song will never be completed. You know true voice for most people it is not all pleasant to listen to. But thank god for such a voice of hers for it is so different absolutely. She can show so many shades and depth at low and high through her voice.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😍❤️
I really adore Mariah Carey's voice and her songwriting skills. She's very good. I was not a fan of her but when I listened to her at once, she made me a fan of her and now I am a lamb.
Welcome!
Ayyeeee🙌🏾
Flor O. she didn’t have a feud with Ariana, but the media and their fans pit them against each other
Flor O. What feud? That’s doesn’t exist lol
This lady is so cute! Very impressive and detailed vocal analysis!
chosentenore This lady is the incomparable, virtuoso soprano and Baroque music specialist,(and broadcaster) Catherine Bott!
I agree! I loved her analysis
Should we all stream “without you” on Mariah’s bday? Like if we should start a hashtag for it!
It's my b-day too 3/27!I've been following her since day one,maybe that's why Mariah Carey is extraordinary to me
Agree. The whole Music Box is a classic.
Do it guapoo😍
Yas
Make it number 1
Mariah manages to show off the most impressive range and runs without EVER compromising her naturally pleasing tone. That's the differentiating factor here, its not the fact that she hits the notes, its HOW she hit the notes that makes her a true legend.
Oh wow....i totally agree with this!! It not just hitting the notes but it HOW she hits the notes. I love MC forever🥰
Great analysis. I think Mariah's version of Without you is fantastic, such a warm and angelic tone with effortless transitions
And, if I'm not wrong, it became number one on charts in UK on the 90's. Here in the States reached for number 3 on Billboard
@@ulyssesvillalobos7769 Without You was way more popular outside the US. It's one of her most popular songs in the world.
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Over here in the States was too and because of that song, I became an admire of Mariah.
Well yeah. I knew Mariah Carey and started to like her when I'm listening this song by her.
Mariah is simply the best vocalist that ever exist ! Her voice is really a gift from god
There’s no need to defend Mariah Carey’s singing. You have to remember that when she started melisma (riffs and runs) were considered over singing. It was around but not used in the way that she had done. She made it sound so easy to do within a short span of a few bars and made it not only pleasing but common enough for us not to notice as much. When Christina Aguilera came out, she was also called an over singer.
Today it’s everywhere. It’s almost lesson 2 melisma. It’s like you must have it today.
Don’t trash this opera singer please.
Mariah is not oversinging but Christina does oversinging
Ralph Anthony Mallillin that’s not what I said
@@tonysingleton6169 I really wish christina stick to her natural voice instead her forced 'powerful' voice because it sound pleasant and amazing
Since every3oned voice is diff, what is over sing for one isnt considered that for another. So yah ppl back then didnt get it
She indeed changed the Pop Music.
Mariah is vocally amazing!
I love the enthusiasm and the way she breaks down Mariah's rendition of "Ken Lee" lol... No, but seriously I want this lady to break down every single Mariah song starting with Emotions :)
Giuliana CR omg I love Ken LEE!!!!
@@jrtaylor8854 "Ken Leeeeee bee dee bah dee bou dah youuuuu" 😂
Omg that would be awesome
Ken Lee❤❤❤❤❤😅😅😅😅
Please do analysis of her Against All Odds. Her version is perfect rendition of the how the song should supposed to inflict emotional pain of letting go without even any clue how long the wait will be.
*Contemporary Music and who had knowledge in music celebrates Mariah Carey's singing legacy while mainstream and locals who didn't know about music criticizing her constantly. the audacity of them. look how she celebrate Mariah's musicality here. 😍*
I have yet to hear someone sing like young Mariah did. There are some good singers today. But young Mariah had a phenomenal singing voice like no other. Mariah Carey. 💜
3:34 this is what plays in heaven
I think her cover was masterful. I feel she completely hit the nail on the head with the meaning of the song. It literally feels like she is giving her all in telling the person that she loves them. She can’t live. That’s a big statement and to sing this song softly and monotoned feels half assed to me. Careless. “I can’t live if living is without you...I don’t really mean it so I’ll say it quietly...” boring. Her version is like a yell. A scream. A reach for the other person. I think it shows total emotion. Far more than the original one. Like the original HAD to recorded where’s Mariah’s version was deliberately recorded. I’m pretty sure during this recording of the song she said “this was always my favorite song as a little girl and it used to make me cry” no way she’d go up there just to show off and “miss the point”.
I 100% agree and second this and this is exactly what Ive been saying to all those ppl saying she missed the point by showing off. Showing off?? Just because her voice can do more than others and the way she expresses with it is higher and better doesnt mean shes showing off, her voice itself its a show off against any other voice but because is such a rare and unique instrument, if anything she emotes this somg better then the original and thats why she takes it to another level and gets so many ppl around the world connect with her version, after hers theres no one elses, and thats how masterful her version is.
Well according to 30 million people who bought Music Box and made Without You one of the biggest songs of the 90s, I guess most of us do not think it's "a joke" (as opposed to the critic's remark at the end). This song as a cover\ remake has is by far more depth and emotion than the original. I guess the audience around the world and the listeners alike know how to recognize someone phenomenal who takes this song to a whole new level and puts it in its own league.
The biggest song of the 90's is " I'll will always love you". Sorry.
@@luthhenry3118 No it is not. 'Teen Spirit' is considering the biggest song of the nineties.
Well the song of the decade is One sweet day !
This song was a huge hit but anywhere near the biggest song
Silvo NOGUEIRA LOL. I will Always Love You only became a hit because it was a theme song to a hit movie. Aside from IWALY, all of Whitney’s number 1 songs have spent less than 3 weeks at number 1. It’s Whitney,s one trick pony single. Hahahahaha
Please do technical analysis with her more difficult songs like butterfly, emotions, o holy night, my all,the one, forever heavenly and more!
Mariah Carey is the best vocalist of all time🙌🏽♥️
How am i just now seeing this. Mariah = Music 💯
I remember seeing this when it was first posted on some sight 🤧 didn't know it was on RUclips
@@codywalsh2075 Its so rare when i havent seen Mariah related material lbvs. You would be here lol
@@mezmerized4lifejay654 😂 ikr, you think you've seen it all then something else pops up 🤭
I only found out the other day ( because not a clip on RUclips) that Mariah use to call up Ozzy Osbourne during chrome time back in the 90s and sing black sabbath songs to him on the phone 😭
@@codywalsh2075 I would love to listen to those recordings!
@@giulianacr2638 oh me too 😭 I've been listening to alot of Ozzy lately as well as pink Floyd, WASP and a few others.
You heard Ozzy's new song featuring Elton John?
She actually got into water with a dolphin, whistled, and the dolphin got excited and talked back to her. She truly is one of a kind.
Just like Celine with “All By Myself”, this cover became the definitive version of the song. Better than the original
...not BETTER than the original!!!
Christophe Pena MUCH better than the original.
@@RJames91 for you..not for me...the original is far better...much more heartfelt...and harry nilsson is a magnificent singer!!
Christophe Pena Who are you on an universe of people that prefer her version??
Zachary Pearse It’s the Trinity Covers: All By Myself, I Will Always Love You and Without You.
The three are better than the original and are some of the biggest hits of their careers.
Because of Mariah I didn't know it was a cover. She totally made it her song.
I think there are people that understand melisma and one's that don't. For people like Mariah that have mastered it's use, it's placement in a melody and it's use to tell a story, they do what white classical singing could never achieve; freedom of personal expression. Classical singing is about doing exactly what sheet music tells you to, loyalty to the composer. But some cultures see music differently. Gospel music and those of some Asian cultures really exploit all aspects of the voice; the good, the bad and the ugly to tell human stories. And I think people that criticise the use of melisma fail to understand singing that isn't singing by numbers.
Wahaj Mahmood-Brown that is very true! I do a lot of that in church and it’s boring!
Yea its my fav singing style
Your comment is beautiful and adorable
She does her runs and melismas differently and even sound differently. When you compare her runs to other singers, she's... way better hahahha seriously her runs sound unique
Love this idea 💡 thank you. Never thought of it like that.
I can’t live, if living is without Mariah.
A comment saying she didn't get it.......in fact, she did, because the inflections were calculated that it shows she COMPLETELY, understood the creators word...the emotion she places and makes you feel surpasses the words, not unlike an actor giving a person in despair an actual voice about their despair that you feel it to the core...the inflections being the cracks in our voice and screams when sobbing and or yelling our point.....a pop opera singer....
Your English madaam is truly amazing to hear. I'm a Filipino English teacher. The way you enunciate the word is really really so clear and your descriptive explanations unto the musical techniques shows your eloquence.your not probably a good music coach but you can be a good university lecturer. You spoke with class
Wth is that back-handed compliment?? Who are you to say that she couldn't probably be a good music coach?? Get over yourself.
This was the best thing I read
All I know is she really did set the bar and even though we have singers imerging singers with talents none can compare to the greatest vocalist Mariah Carey
I think there’s a lot of ways of feeling the song! Neelson’s approach is more raw and Mariah’s is more dynamic!
I love videos like this. I think many "music experts" don't take Mariah Carey seriously nowadays because of the diva persona and songs like "Touch My Body" - but it's nice when someone who has the vocabulary & expertise of music theory can break down why exactly Mariah's talent is so special. The vocal acrobatics are impressive but it takes more than that to really have the success she's had and touch so many people with her music. At the end of the day, it's literally the sound of her voice. There's an inherent melodic and musical nature to her voice - like an instrument. And what greater, more unique & pure instrument is there than the human voice? She's a natural storyteller through her voice, which makes her very different from the average pop star or even pop icon.
I think this lady. Is very technical and i enjoyed her breaking down and really explaining Mariah Carey's vocals and music virtuosity :)
She’s absolutely phenomenal singer♥️
Mariah is amazing and she took that song to new heights. I can appreciate the original and her version. A beautiful song.
Lovely analysis. Mariah is a unique talent. She changed singing. Pkease analyze her acapella songs . Out of this world.
Great video omg 😍😍😍 she’s the greatest
I knew from the first verse I heard 'Vision of Love' for the very first time, that this singer was going to change popular music culture and she did. MARİAH = The Messiah ( there's even a website dedicated to that thought)! Brilliant analysis and I love it when classically trained people respect and love Miss Carey. M
The fact she said in the intro Mariah has 5 octaves as opposed to 7 (like some less knowledgeable people have mistakenly claimed throughout Mimi's career) gives me confidence to continue the video :)
And she talks about her nodules which some people still think it doesn't exist 🤦♀️
Great analysis.
Anything that praises Mariah! I’m here for!
I love this woman! And Mariah!
Mariah is the best vocalist who ever lived
If I'm not wrong, it became number one on charts in UK on the 90's. Here in the States reached for number 3 on Billboard. She's one of the few singers having number ones songs on charts with covers songs. She also did it with I'll be there 👍
"I wanna know what love is" stayed at #1 in brazil for 27 weeks
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That's true! Here in the States, had that incredible information 👏👏👏
God bless Mariah with Angelic voice 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Mariah as a vocal coach opinion Is the greatest vocalist of all time
She is a Master!
Mariah still THE QUEEN. By the way, please, do Lana Del Rey episode.
Mariahs background singers are really spectacular
Shut up Mariah is the greatest vocalist of all times
One of then messed up at the end 🤣🤣🤣
@@mimilamb4lifemariahthequee679 are you an idiot???? I said Mariah Carey’s backup singers are awesome. That literally does not discredit Mariah. U moron
mariah has the greatest voice of all time. period
Classical or Pop, Mariah Carey is one of the very best singers ever heard. The thing about singers in the Classical World is that, though many purveyors of opera adopt the attitude that, somehow, their art-form is superior, in fact; they are SUPER-SUPER-CONFORMIST.
No doubt she's the best ever!
Honestly who is this lady and does she have her own RUclips channel? I would watch the SHIT out of it. Especially with all these overrated “vocal coach” channels that are nothing. She’s giving examples and pieces and bits. It’s scripted to a degree. We love the preparedness of it all
THANK YOU. I LOVE when a classically trained vocalist appreciates her expression and genius. Thanks!
Mariah Carey is the greatest vocalist of all time!
Mariah carey is really great great great artist of all time.she really remarkable music industry.she really really different any other artist honestly.im from phillipines.but my idol for perfect of all artist is MARIAH CAREY
I didn't know Chris de Burgh was 'well respected.' I thought he was barely remembered. What a non-entity to comment on Mariah's interpretation.
This is a great cover. It's rare an artist can 'steal' an already classic song and make it their own. I don't think Mariah was over singing at all at this stage - infact I think her style is beautifully measured on 'Without You'. Maybe around 'Butterfly' i started noticing what I felt were vocal over embelishments and as a singer she never quite recovered the purity and simplicity of her earlier albums, but she remains a brilliant and unique vocalist regardless.
No whitney ( I love whitney) , no celine , no leona , no beyonce , no christina aguilera , no ariana , no morrisette, no regine , no demi , no adele can ever match this women’s ability to make a cover her own or to put the right Amount of emotions into her singing! Mariah carey really knows her stuff
Adele will blow Mariah out the water.
Aria Wallace lmao you live in a land of delusion
Ummm greatest love of all, I will always love you come on now Mariahs biggest competitor was Whitney
Mariah has five octaves range, flop Adele only two and Mariah outsings her anytime in tecnique agility melisma songwriting every aspect
Mariah is so ahead of her time. What a trendsetter
Back in the day, MC was the only member of the trinity who never oversang. She was always restrained most of the time save in songs with big vocals like Emotions.
This should be Mariah's 20th #1, she just so brilliant sing this song and become a science
We can make it number 1 the fans just have to come together
It already is one of her #1’s.
#Withoutyouatnumber1
Haters byebye MARIAHCAREY she the best the legendary icon the queen never duplicated never compare 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👑👑👑👑👑👑👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Vocal goddess
the highs,the lows,the emotions,mariah got it all
She's like David Attenborough's younger, music-inclined sister and I love it.
She's Mariah Carey. Global superstar Mariah Carey.
i think he tried it and he can have a seat in the audience
We need more videos from you
This is just what I think. I think the best way to tell which “missed” the point is by seeing how people react and vote with their computers and cellphone. Both versions are available in RUclips. How many view does Nillson have? How many view does Mariah have? I think it’s clear which version the people prefer.
I think old critics are a bad joke. Mariah brought life to this song.
The lady is right, Mariah made her own version of Without You without covering the song but making it personal and distinctive
I actually think the "big treatment" Mariah gave the song in the end actually enhances the emotions and sentiments portrayed in the lyrics perfectly. The despair, the heartache, the hurting so much you just wanna scream...her interpretation showed that better than any other renditions, IMO.
To me, it is the ultimate version of this song.
The intimacy you claimed it lacked, was portrayed in the verses of the song where she sung lower and soft.
But as the song went on the feeling of despair grew stronger and stronger culminating in the climax towards the end where she lets loose, like it was too much to bear.
To me, the way she interpreted the lyrics and arranged the song portrayed the feeling just perfectly.
Insightful analysis
Amazing!
I think Mariah meant it 100 % and she really made the song her own if the original creator loved what she’s done with the song who gives a flying flip what everybody else thanks plus it was also a major hit yet again so obviously she did something right
Miss you most at Christmas Time
^ underated beauty
snapped
Love this ❤
but i wanna know what YOU think hmm.
That critic is a joke I heard his version, I listened to the first 10 seconds and that was it for me, don’t waste your time and just listen Without You with Mariah Carey’s platinum vocals
The real amazing thing with Mariah is that she does all those vocal acrobatics and it’s always so melodic and seamless and truly beautiful, the notes are abundant and just flow naturally, it’s really special, there’s no one like her, maybe Ariana has a bit of that too, but all the other big vocalists who also have the capacity to do those melismas and acrobatics, Céline, Whitney, Christina, Aretha, Adele, Beyonce, etc they often tend to overdo it, or sometimes it just doesn’t go anywhere, some notes can be off. There’s also often a impression of them just showing off. Not Mariah, she’s truly superior to everyone else in that aspect. Now what she’s really lacking of, it is a capacity to really interpret a song, to really add meaning and depth to the words, to empathize them, to tell a story, there’s something about her voice and her way of singing that just doesn’t work in that aspect, she could sing a sad song or a joyful one, her voice doesn’t change, it doesn’t become darker or more joyful or hopeful or fearful or whatever - she doesn’t have those colors in her voice, that’s a talent that Céline and Whitney for example do have, Céline even more than Whitney in my opinion, and that’s even more impressive when English isn’t even her first language. They’re also on a higher level when it comes to belting, Mariah can belt, but they can REALLY belt, Whitney especially has the upper hand, there’s something more refined about her belts when Celine’s are bit more crude. Great voices with different strengths!
I agree with Catherine.
I am truly a Mariah fan. Her style is so special and the impact in music is inmense, in actual singers..etc
But sometimes less is more. Less ornated and just soul without embellishment.
When I'm down I feel more connected to Hero song than Without you by Mariah. But I LOVE to listen to Mariah's music and LEARN from her. I love her music. She is my favourite singer and Monica Naranjo.
I was at this concert
you are VERY LUCKY!!!
What I love about Mariah is when she belts it doesn’t sound like she’s screaming.. a lot of singers that came after her are basically screaming and lacking in melisma and tone.
Great review. I personally prefer the 1995 version from Madison Square garden she does.
Mariah have her own style of voice so that everyone cant copies her,her live era without you is totally goosebump i mean no one can better did that live with low note,chest note register,head voice and the transition she even mix that all up in one bar of word.
Mariah is genius
I think her Tokyo Dome live version of this song is better than the studios version.
Sure, call it a joke. 19 #1 hits is HILARIOUS! Being the best selling solo artist of all time is SOOOO FUNNY! As someone with a degree in music, I can attest this just echoes how deeply bitter classical musicians are that pop music is liked.
Twidly bits - YAS HONESTVOCALCOACH IS SHOOK
LAIDOWKDIWD
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 that's the first time I've heard that word to describe runs
Queen Mariah !!!!
Well mariah did miss the point of the song but her intentions was different anyway. I do think it could have been more emotional but Mariah was never that. She’s a vocal power house not an emoter
Mariah IS The Voice
she shouldve watched the madison square garden 1995 version.... EVEN more impressive. if thats even possible!
Which part is the technical analysis? At least mention the riffs!!!
When I first listened to her 2005 Emancipation of Mimi album I thought Mariah expressed she had the desire to be the best vocalist in the industry.
Want to hear a blast through vocal range. Mariah Carey - So Cold
Mariah Carey is truely the greatest artist of all time not just an entertainer.