When I first started listening to The Beatles, I was immediately enthralled by John's voice. Maybe Paul's voice is stronger vocally, but John's voice awakens something inside, something deeper. And I am overwhelmed with incredible feelings when I hear it.
Crazy thing is John never liked his own vocals. He was always to tinkering with effects to mess with vocals and sometimes they turned to gold like A Day in Life' etc
Paul is more skilled in terms of vocal technique. This is also true for all the instruments he and John could play. But John had a very distinct and certain style - both in the way he sang, and in the way he played the guitar. I'd even say the fact that he technically played and sang less polished than Paul made the emotions come across more direct, more from the heart.
John is one of the great classic rock and roll vocalists. McCartney is also one of the great singers. The fact that they were both also brilliant songwriters and innovative musicians and found each other to form a band is nothing short of miraculous.
The Beatles is one of those bands (or most likely the BEST one) where every single member is a pure genius and masters of their crafts. Its just amazing how every Beatle composed at least 1 hit for the band and the 4 of them could be a band individually.
I’ll go with “Happiness is a Warm Gun”. Amazing Falsetto also on “Mother” & “God” along with the screams and rasp. Incredible diversity of sounds from one voice
I am the Walrus is one my fav John vocals. It sounds heavy on the filter, but it's perfection and so typical of Lennon's range. The line "I'm crying...." is a take on Smokey Robinson and John makes it his own. Happiness is a Warm Gun, Please Please Me, God, Nobody Loves You When You're Down and Out, The entire Rock and Roll album....all feature great vocals by John.
Lennon has a unique voice kinda like Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley etc.. He probably didn’t have the vocal prowess that Paul had yet Music wasn’t/isn’t and never will be about prowess.. Its subjective, Let’s just say My Brain appreciates Paul’s Voice.. But My Heart loves John’s Voice..
an odd choice but for me his backing in hey jude when he sings “then you can start” the way he says start is so amazing I don’t even know how he does it
It’s ironic that John didn’t really like his singing voice, yet he’s one of the greatest in the history of rock ‘n’ roll. So distinctive and full of emotion. He definitely had the range, as did Paul (the man of 1000 voices)!
Always preferred McCartney's vocals, but John definitely nailed it on these tracks and many more. He was a great vocalist, yet ironically didn't like his own voice. The beginning of Mr. Moonlight always impressed me.
I also find his live version of Come together, which he plays 1 key higher, quite challenging remembering that Michael Jackson covered it half key lower. Don't Let me Down vocals are also killer
You have to remember rock and roll was quite young when the Beatles first came out. I imagine that it was quite easy to write new songs that were good. Today it is hard to write a new song that is good because everything else has already been done!!!!!
I think Paul really pushed his voice during the studio sessions compared to John. He had an excellent vocal range. John's is much more unique, but I love Paul's voice. Also, McCartney is STILL performing his songs in the key that they were written! He's magic.
From my point of view, Paul's voice is much more versatile than John's, considering Why Don't We Do It In The Road and for example, Yesterday and then Maybe I'm Amazed and then comes Nineteen Hundred Eighty Five, but John has much stronger voice in terms of what is his own. He has never tried to be versatile and sticked to what his voice could do best.
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Macca and lennon both did amazing thing with their voices, I think Paul experimented more than john, listen to paul's songs like Beware My Love and Monkberry Moon Delight, and John's amazing Twist And Shout...Awesome !
Lennon has always bee the one. He's best in fab four. Leader of The Beatles . Then I realized that I was only listening to the Beatles because of him. John and George are rock singers. Paul and Ringo are pop singers.
Yes thanks you many young people... and older even more... Ignore the absolute diamond John's voice was. I mean these four boys were not just fancy they were rare, very rare talents, skills, wonders. And the most ridiculous is that the two jewels Paul and John assorted like no other voice ever synergised. At young age I did use to prefer Paul's voice over John. Nowadays I just stop trying to prefer, I just try to enjoy the best of these and it makes you feel humility. Certainly Paul is a rare jewel voice too anyway, there's no question 'bout that.
Preferring Paul's voice to Lennon's? That's crazy. I love Macca, but JL is the greatest rock voice ever. I think most artists agree with that. I remember Bob Dylan saying he's unbeatable, Liam Gallagher as well.
Somehow a "John vs. Paul" debate has arisen in the past few years. I don't understand it, they were both wonderful singers, musicians and songwriters but, of course, they were completely different people. The fact that they worked so well together and that they melded their talents as long as they did before their egos divided them is amazing. If you were a teenager in the early 60s it was an exciting time to be alive. Looking back I see how fragile things were. Unfortunately John and Paul's squabbling has affected how too many of us look at them today. And, sadly, John is no longer with us to defend himself or apologize or to tell his side.
Lennon is an authentic aggressive rock singer. When he sings “you can talk to me” on hey bulldog it’s just shivering! He has many amazing examples of smoothness as well (the beginning of happiness is a warm gun is just beautiful).
@@troubledsole9104 I don’t think so.. Paul has a wide vocal range and that’s why he has a variety of singing voices that he uses in his songs…but there are many tracks in Beatles Discography that Paul sang that can be imitated or atleast to a certain extent…like Hey Jude, Let It Be, Yesterday, And I Love Her etc.. There is absolutely no one that imitate John’s voice…imo The verses by John in “A Day in the Life” is purely angelic bliss…no one can imitate or replicate that distinctive voice..
you can't prefer one or the other one of The Beatles voices. Imagine all four sounding like Paul, awful. It was the blend of such different great voices what gave them their unique sound.
Happiness is a Warm Gun, I think is one of John's best vocal performances I definitely prefer his style, and the sound of his voice to Paul. Though I will admit Paul is more versatile.
Don’t know if Paul is more versatile. Paul couldn’t do Falsetto like John could. The end of “Happiness is a Warm Gun”, only John could do it like that from screams and rasp to that magic falsetto
Paul had more vocal range sure. He was maybe a better vocalist (technically) But Lennon's voice is more interesting and unique than Macca's. Lennon's raspy, grungy voice was so far out. It reminds me a little of Cobain's voice. Excellent for rock. You hear Lennon's voice for two seconds in a song and you recognize it right away. My favorite Beatle songs were always Lennon's too.
Well said. I agree with you. I would just like to add that there’s nothing like John’s intimate soft voice as well in songs like Julia, I’m so Tired or Cry baby cry.
To me Paul's voice is often more beautiful and melodious, but John's had more angst suited perfectly for a rocker. Rock has been blessed with some great singers like Chris Cornell, Robin Zander, Kurt Cobain, and Paul, but non could quite do what John could. It was a very rare gift.
Long tall sally, helter skelter, oh darling, maybe I’m amazed, monkberry moon delight, call me back again and many other fantastic examples of Paul’s phenomenal rock voice
Absolutely. There are other technically or melodiously talented singers than John. But he had a rare gift of touching something inside you which is a very rare gift. Also his songs made you think. He his songs gave a grit to the Beatles. Paul is a great singer but John had that extra something that I cannot explain... but made you think and feel.
i want you is easily my personal favorite and most impressive display of his vocals ever it sounds so beautiful, you chose such incredible examples of his most incredible singings
According to Rolling Stone magazine John is among the 6 best singers and Paul is in 11th place. Paul has a cleaner voice but John performs better. John's voice reaches to the bone.
Rolling Stone magazine is quite a weak source to mention regarding John-Paul biases. However, John's maybe a better singer anyway. I'm just saying that that magazines is not a reliable source in these things.
It's buried in the mix, so it's easy not to notice, but John does something incredible at the end of Don't Let Me Down. During the outro, he sings "Don't let me down" starting from a scream on G#5 that drops down an octave to G4. It's such a powerful vocal I've never understood why it's mixed so far back, but it can be heard in isolated vocal tracks.
Actually, just a few seconds after that, he yelps a demonic-sounding *A6* (I think?!) on one of the overdubbed vocal tracks. He does it three times before the song ends, low in the mix but clear here ruclips.net/video/Dax1IyemrEc/видео.html (starting 3:05). It's in the range of Roger Waters's inhale scream, but I'm not sure how John does it here, it doesn't really sound inhaled or falsetto. Whistle register I'd guess? I'm glad I wasn't Paul overdubbing right next to him because Jesus, that must have been fucking loud.
I love both John and Paul's voices. Listen to John on This Boy. He does a fantastic job on that song. John was insecure about his vocals according to George Martin. John had no idea how good a singer he really was.
I could tell Beatles songs had different, distinct vocalists when I was a kid, but I didn't know who sang what. Later on, as I learned to identify the vocalists, it turned out that my most favorite songs were sung by John. They were all very good singers, but there was something about his voice and his songwriting that connected with me more than the others.
Paul is generally considered to be the ballad writer of the Beatles, while John is the rocker. But Lennon wrote some of their best harmonies, like This Boy, Sun King, or Because (nine-part harmonies!). But like others have said, they were better together.
John was just as much a beautiful ballad singer as Paul was a balls out rocker. They both could crush at both extremes. The Beatles had more raw firepower than any other band in history.
Great analysis on Lennon's incredible expressive vocals! Of course there's so many songs but how could you miss "Money (That's What I Want)"? Especially when he sings the line 'Money don't get everything it's true, what it don't get I can use'. When he goes up register and hits on "I" and then down register on "can use" is but one example of why he's the greatest rock vocalist of all time, even against Paul.
John Lennon was an awesome singer. He could Rock with the best of them. He could also sing a ballad with the best of them. So thank you for posting this video and keeping the flame alive and burning.
I strongly prefer John’s voice. Beautiful soft and hard. When John sings hard rock it sounds natural. When Paul sings hard rock it sounds strained and forced.
John has the perfect amount of rasp in his voice. My favorite performance is him singing Yer Blues with The Dirty Mac at The Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus.
There's lots of other outstanding examples of Lennon's great rock and roll voice. One is in the middle of 'Rock and Roll Music' where he throws in an intentional rasp that's just perfect. Another is 'Money'; practically the whole vocal part is just an amazing shredder. There are plenty more.
I've always preferred John's singing over Paul. There's just so much texture to his voice, and he could convey so much passion. For me he had the perfect rock and roll voice. He could belt out the rockers, whether it's Twist and Shout (and he had a cold at the time, hence why his voice was shot) or Yer Blues, but he could sing ballads too, and everything in between. I couldn't imagine Paul singing Happiness Is a Warm Gun with nearly as much conviction. Paul's great, but I think John is a far more dynamic singer.
I believe that vocal experts have generally agreed that McCartney has the greater range and variety in his vocal talent, but Lennon is actually the better singer when it comes to tone and quality. What makes the Beatles, among so many other things, so wonderful is how these two incredibly talented singers can harmonize, along with Harrison, to sound even better together.
His voice is ultimate source of pleasure......I genuinely prefer John Lennon strong as coffee pleasurable as chocolate his voice makes us feels blissful happy even today you can't simply deny Lennon....in this case you can't ignore the power of his voice...his voice is powerful ever.....those vocal is simply on your senses....baritone livewire
I'm "John" in The Beatles tribute band and all the skills in the video are also my standard. Of course, if you want to sing his songs, you have to be very good and work hard. As a rock singer (and also an excellent rhythm and solo guitarist), John is still really underappreciated. He was a genius, as was his more mentioned (and still active) colleague Paul.
@Bloom Tik Bloom Once you try to sing and play his rhythm guitar at the same time, maybe you will appreciate his guitar style. Also his solos are awesome IMHO.
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Elton John?
David Thomas from Pere Ubu. Nobody can sing as he does.
I'd love to see you do a video on Noddy Holder of Slade, one of Britain's greatest vocalists.
When I first started listening to The Beatles, I was immediately enthralled by John's voice. Maybe Paul's voice is stronger vocally, but John's voice awakens something inside, something deeper. And I am overwhelmed with incredible feelings when I hear it.
John’s voice is stronger than Paul’s. Paul has bit more range
John had a nasally raspiness that was quite unique.
I feel exactly the same way. I always preferred John’s voice. It is way more interesting.
John the only singer in the world he can talk to u like he is real sit behind
That’s exactly the way I feel! John’s voice really gets to me.
I always preferred John's vocals. One of the best rock vocalists ever. But the three of them together, so different blended into magic.
Crazy thing is John never liked his own vocals. He was always to tinkering with effects to mess with vocals and sometimes they turned to gold like A Day in Life' etc
can't forget ringo. not really a talented vocalist but damn is he fun to listen to! nothing but charm
Paul is more skilled in terms of vocal technique. This is also true for all the instruments he and John could play. But John had a very distinct and certain style - both in the way he sang, and in the way he played the guitar. I'd even say the fact that he technically played and sang less polished than Paul made the emotions come across more direct, more from the heart.
@@aheendwhz1 you see I actually still prefer Paul's. Where John brought the heat was humor and songwriting.
I prefer Paul because he sounds way more professional but John's voice is great in it's own way
John is one of the great classic rock and roll vocalists. McCartney is also one of the great singers.
The fact that they were both also brilliant songwriters and innovative musicians and found each other to form a band is nothing short of miraculous.
Not to mention George Harrison, who was also a great songwriter and a very talented singer.
The Beatles is one of those bands (or most likely the BEST one) where every single member is a pure genius and masters of their crafts. Its just amazing how every Beatle composed at least 1 hit for the band and the 4 of them could be a band individually.
Very true.
U know ur band is legendary when even ur drummer writes hits.
John also had the most distinct Falsetto imo (“Sexy Sadie”, “Imagine”, “Happiness is a Warm Gun”, In My Life”, etc…)
I feel like you missed his best vocal in "Mother." His almost scream of pain, for the mother he lost when he was younger is by far his best...
Yes this is the number one
Some of the most emotional singing of all time on that album: God, Well Well...You're right though, Mother is top.
That one for sure. I can sing all the other stuff with ease, as can most of my singer friends, but Mama... nope. That is guttural rock at its best.
I’ll go with “Happiness is a Warm Gun”. Amazing Falsetto also on “Mother” & “God” along with the screams and rasp. Incredible diversity of sounds from one voice
I am the Walrus is one my fav John vocals. It sounds heavy on the filter, but it's perfection and so typical of Lennon's range. The line "I'm crying...." is a take on Smokey Robinson and John makes it his own.
Happiness is a Warm Gun, Please Please Me, God, Nobody Loves You When You're Down and Out,
The entire Rock and Roll album....all feature great vocals by John.
I prefer John’s voice, though I like both. But what I like more it’s how they blend and sound together
Lennon has a unique voice kinda like Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley etc..
He probably didn’t have the vocal prowess that Paul had yet Music wasn’t/isn’t and never will be about prowess..
Its subjective,
Let’s just say My Brain appreciates Paul’s Voice..
But My Heart loves John’s Voice..
I prefer Lennon's voice everytime. Whenever he sings Paul's songs they are just better
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an odd choice but for me his backing in hey jude when he sings “then you can start” the way he says start is so amazing I don’t even know how he does it
It’s ironic that John didn’t really like his singing voice, yet he’s one of the greatest in the history of rock ‘n’ roll. So distinctive and full of emotion. He definitely had the range, as did Paul (the man of 1000 voices)!
Always preferred McCartney's vocals, but John definitely nailed it on these tracks and many more. He was a great vocalist, yet ironically didn't like his own voice. The beginning of Mr. Moonlight always impressed me.
The harmonization between the two are top notch
Very interesting. Many thanks
My favorite John part is the falsetto in From Me to You; “If there’s anything *I can do* “
This video of John singing Acapella gave me chills....such a fine art of a creative musician❤️
Now that you've done Lennon a video on Harry Nilsson would be killer.
He is undoubtedly one of the best songwriters ☮️💟
Paul said: each one of the Beatles could of started their own band individually but the 4 of them in one band.......mind-blowing!!!!
I also find his live version of Come together, which he plays 1 key higher, quite challenging remembering that Michael Jackson covered it half key lower. Don't Let me Down vocals are also killer
Great video and analysis of John ‘s amazing vocals!
Lennon's voice is my fav personally. Absolutely unique.
You have to remember rock and roll was quite young when the Beatles first came out. I imagine that it was quite easy to write new songs that were good. Today it is hard to write a new song that is good because everything else has already been done!!!!!
What You Got isn't nearly appreciated enough. That vocal line is insane.
I don't have a preference, both are incredible and even better together with George.
I think Paul really pushed his voice during the studio sessions compared to John. He had an excellent vocal range. John's is much more unique, but I love Paul's voice. Also, McCartney is STILL performing his songs in the key that they were written! He's magic.
Yep, Paul sounds more forced like in “Oh Darling”, John sounds more natural to me
I generally prefer Paul for clean vocals and John for distorted vocals.
i'm surprised that i'm so tired wasn't included. he hit a D5 in that one
John's voice wins on all accounts.Better singer better writer and used his talent to confront the difficult issues in the world we live in.
John’s melismas are superb, right up the end. On top of that he’s the greatest white rock and roll singer.
I think you definitely missed out ‘mother’ the ending of that song he seriously pushes his voice unlike anything
John was the lead singer and the big voice of the Beatles. Paul was obviously 2nd. John was the rock voice that made the Beatles.
John could have the tears in his voice
From my point of view, Paul's voice is much more versatile than John's, considering Why Don't We Do It In The Road and for example, Yesterday and then Maybe I'm Amazed and then comes Nineteen Hundred Eighty Five, but John has much stronger voice in terms of what is his own. He has never tried to be versatile and sticked to what his voice could do best.
Listen to John’s father Freddie and John’s son Julian - very apparent that there’s a family vocal similarity.
Thought for sure happiness is a warm gun would be included
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Macca and lennon both did amazing thing with their voices, I think Paul experimented more than john, listen to paul's songs like Beware My Love and Monkberry Moon Delight, and John's amazing Twist And Shout...Awesome !
I think John Lennon's voice had a lot of character and I prefer it to Paul's. It is more "emotional" and interesting to me.
Lennon has always bee the one. He's best in fab four. Leader of The Beatles . Then I realized that I was only listening to the Beatles because of him. John and George are rock singers. Paul and Ringo are pop singers.
You should do a video about grace slick!
That’s Paul and John singing in unison on in my life
We need a Jim
Morrison one of these, one of the best vocalists of all time
the best show of John's vocal range is in Happiness Is A Warm Gun
One more idea for a video - David Lee Roth
John lennon was John lennon end of story
The reason I prefer Paul is because he is less raspy and shouts less but still, John is incredibly
It is like Liam vs Noel, Liam is Lennon, and Noel is Paul.
please do Peter Steele of Type O Negative
dont let me down shouldve taken at lease one of the places
Yes thanks you many young people... and older even more... Ignore the absolute diamond John's voice was. I mean these four boys were not just fancy they were rare, very rare talents, skills, wonders. And the most ridiculous is that the two jewels Paul and John assorted like no other voice ever synergised.
At young age I did use to prefer Paul's voice over John. Nowadays I just stop trying to prefer, I just try to enjoy the best of these and it makes you feel humility. Certainly Paul is a rare jewel voice too anyway, there's no question 'bout that.
Joey Belladona please
You should've replace SPOT 2 with Mother. The ending there is just pure raw and really hard to sing
do courtney love ❤️
Preferring Paul's voice to Lennon's? That's crazy. I love Macca, but JL is the greatest rock voice ever. I think most artists agree with that. I remember Bob Dylan saying he's unbeatable, Liam Gallagher as well.
Yeah, this goofy guy has been hanging out at mostly ladies opinion chatrooms.
Somehow a "John vs. Paul" debate has arisen in the past few years. I don't understand it, they were both wonderful singers, musicians and songwriters but, of course, they were completely different people. The fact that they worked so well together and that they melded their talents as long as they did before their egos divided them is amazing.
If you were a teenager in the early 60s it was an exciting time to be alive. Looking back I see how fragile things were. Unfortunately John and Paul's squabbling has affected how too many of us look at them today. And, sadly, John is no longer with us to defend himself or apologize or to tell his side.
Lennon is an authentic aggressive rock singer. When he sings “you can talk to me” on hey bulldog it’s just shivering!
He has many amazing examples of smoothness as well (the beginning of happiness is a warm gun is just beautiful).
Bulldog is just balls out.
The ENDING of “Happiness is a Warm Gun” 🤯 that Falsetto followed and preceded by that Rasp is just legendary
I prefere John's voice because it's more interesting and uniqe but Paul was a better singer in terms of technique and vocal abilities
what I always find weird is that most tribute bands get John's voice right instead of Paul's
@@loloskiller Honestly, Lennon’s voice is easier to imitate.
@@troubledsole9104 absolutely not.
@@troubledsole9104 I don’t think so..
Paul has a wide vocal range and that’s why he has a variety of singing voices that he uses in his songs…but there are many tracks in Beatles Discography that Paul sang that can be imitated or atleast to a certain extent…like Hey Jude, Let It Be, Yesterday, And I Love Her etc..
There is absolutely no one that imitate John’s voice…imo
The verses by John in “A Day in the Life” is purely angelic bliss…no one can imitate or replicate that distinctive voice..
Paul had a wider range but he couldn’t shout the way Lennon could.
you can't prefer one or the other one of The Beatles voices. Imagine all four sounding like Paul, awful. It was the blend of such different great voices what gave them their unique sound.
Yes I can, I prefer Pauls voice
paul had serious range too-- from soft songs like Yesterday to harsh tones like Kansas City or Do it in the Road.... sheeeeeeeesh
Happiness is a Warm Gun, I think is one of John's best vocal performances I definitely prefer his style, and the sound of his voice to Paul. Though I will admit Paul is more versatile.
Don’t know if Paul is more versatile. Paul couldn’t do Falsetto like John could. The end of “Happiness is a Warm Gun”, only John could do it like that from screams and rasp to that magic falsetto
Paul was the more technically proficient singer, but John's voice touches my soul.
Paul had more vocal range sure. He was maybe a better vocalist (technically)
But Lennon's voice is more interesting and unique than Macca's. Lennon's raspy, grungy voice was so far out. It reminds me a little of Cobain's voice. Excellent for rock.
You hear Lennon's voice for two seconds in a song and you recognize it right away. My favorite Beatle songs were always Lennon's too.
Well said. I agree with you. I would just like to add that there’s nothing like John’s intimate soft voice as well in songs like Julia, I’m so Tired or Cry baby cry.
I think the majority prefer John’s voice. It’s so unique and raw, no one can sing like him
I’ve always loved John’s voice best. There’s a raw quality about it. He conveys so much emotion.
To me Paul's voice is often more beautiful and melodious, but John's had more angst suited perfectly for a rocker. Rock has been blessed with some great singers like Chris Cornell, Robin Zander, Kurt Cobain, and Paul, but non could quite do what John could. It was a very rare gift.
Long tall sally, helter skelter, oh darling, maybe I’m amazed, monkberry moon delight, call me back again and many other fantastic examples of Paul’s phenomenal rock voice
Absolutely. There are other technically or melodiously talented singers than John. But he had a rare gift of touching something inside you which is a very rare gift. Also his songs made you think. He his songs gave a grit to the Beatles. Paul is a great singer but John had that extra something that I cannot explain... but made you think and feel.
@@flamingpi2245 Good point.
John’s vocals over Paul anyday. Together they’re incredible though
What makes the Beatles so good is that the perfect contrast-blending of John's rough nasally voice and Paul's soothing clear voice.
Lemon acid john , Paul olive oil
@@waldemirgomes9121 Helter Skelter, I’m Down, Oh Darling, I’ve got a feeling, Olive oil,??? I think you have some olive oil in your ears! 😂😂😂
@@vitocasola4309 think about yestarday, let it be, blackbird, follow the sun, here , penny lane
@@waldemirgomes9121 Agreed but to make a blanket statement about Paul is wrong. Nothing acidic about Julia or Ask me Why for either. Cheers!
John, as the main lyricist of the Beatles, had an unmatched way to literally address the listener with his voice.It's sincerety always blew my mind.
I like both voices but Lennon is my favorite singer/songwriter ever
For sheer, raw emoting, how about We’ll Well Well and Cold Turkey. That “singing” just blows me away every single time I hear those two songs
Johns voice was MADE for rock and roll
i want you is easily my personal favorite and most impressive display of his vocals ever it sounds so beautiful, you chose such incredible examples of his most incredible singings
According to Rolling Stone magazine John is among the 6 best singers and Paul is in 11th place. Paul has a cleaner voice but John performs better. John's voice reaches to the bone.
Rolling Stone magazine is quite a weak source to mention regarding John-Paul biases. However, John's maybe a better singer anyway. I'm just saying that that magazines is not a reliable source in these things.
Because he's dead
Yep, John reached depths with his voice Paul never could
It's buried in the mix, so it's easy not to notice, but John does something incredible at the end of Don't Let Me Down. During the outro, he sings "Don't let me down" starting from a scream on G#5 that drops down an octave to G4. It's such a powerful vocal I've never understood why it's mixed so far back, but it can be heard in isolated vocal tracks.
Actually, just a few seconds after that, he yelps a demonic-sounding *A6* (I think?!) on one of the overdubbed vocal tracks. He does it three times before the song ends, low in the mix but clear here ruclips.net/video/Dax1IyemrEc/видео.html (starting 3:05). It's in the range of Roger Waters's inhale scream, but I'm not sure how John does it here, it doesn't really sound inhaled or falsetto. Whistle register I'd guess? I'm glad I wasn't Paul overdubbing right next to him because Jesus, that must have been fucking loud.
@@perhapsxarb7226 It does sound like Waters' inhale scream. Also reminds me of Elvis Costello's similar screams at the beginning of Man Out Of Time.
I love both John and Paul's voices. Listen to John on This Boy. He does a fantastic job on that song. John was insecure about his vocals according to George Martin. John had no idea how good a singer he really was.
John is a hero. Imagine is hands down the most powerful song that has been and ever will be written. I love you John Lennon ❤
I could tell Beatles songs had different, distinct vocalists when I was a kid, but I didn't know who sang what. Later on, as I learned to identify the vocalists, it turned out that my most favorite songs were sung by John. They were all very good singers, but there was something about his voice and his songwriting that connected with me more than the others.
Paul is generally considered to be the ballad writer of the Beatles, while John is the rocker. But Lennon wrote some of their best harmonies, like This Boy, Sun King, or Because (nine-part harmonies!). But like others have said, they were better together.
I suppose so. But if you look at the early albums like A Hard Day's Night John is leading in the ballad category.
John was just as much a beautiful ballad singer as Paul was a balls out rocker. They both could crush at both extremes. The Beatles had more raw firepower than any other band in history.
John could write some really good ballads and Paul could write some really good rockers, like Paul’s Beware My Love and John’s Oh My Love.
Hmmm, did not know that, after 50 years.
Because has three-part harmonies, not nine. All triple tracked, yeah, but still just three tones.
Although Paul, has a great voice, I always enjoyed Johns voice, more aggressive and control than Paul’s,
John''s voice captured me at hello. Paul's voice is lovely and pleasant but John's voice is preternatural.
Great analysis on Lennon's incredible expressive vocals! Of course there's so many songs but how could you miss "Money (That's What I Want)"? Especially when he sings the line 'Money don't get everything it's true, what it don't get I can use'. When he goes up register and hits on "I" and then down register on "can use" is but one example of why he's the greatest rock vocalist of all time, even against Paul.
John Lennon was an awesome singer. He could Rock with the best of them. He could also sing a ballad with the best of them. So thank you for posting this video and keeping the flame alive and burning.
Lennon’s voice had more raw and emotion and an amazing rock and roll voice definitely the best Beatle singer
I strongly prefer John’s voice. Beautiful soft and hard. When John sings hard rock it sounds natural. When Paul sings hard rock it sounds strained and forced.
John has the perfect amount of rasp in his voice. My favorite performance is him singing Yer Blues with The Dirty Mac at The Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus.
That “Yer Blues” live performance from John is EPIC!!
I prefer Lennon any time of the day, but I have to say Paul is my second favorite artist of all time, a universal genius as well.
There's lots of other outstanding examples of Lennon's great rock and roll voice. One is in the middle of 'Rock and Roll Music' where he throws in an intentional rasp that's just perfect. Another is 'Money'; practically the whole vocal part is just an amazing shredder. There are plenty more.
John has such great control, pitch and timing. He has the best raspiness in rock.
Paul's voice is great and friendly, John's is Haunting !!
I prefer John’s voice over Paul’s. Definitely.
Yes, I prefer Paul's vocals, but he's probably my favourite singer ever. And I love John's voice anyway.
I've always preferred John's singing over Paul. There's just so much texture to his voice, and he could convey so much passion. For me he had the perfect rock and roll voice. He could belt out the rockers, whether it's Twist and Shout (and he had a cold at the time, hence why his voice was shot) or Yer Blues, but he could sing ballads too, and everything in between. I couldn't imagine Paul singing Happiness Is a Warm Gun with nearly as much conviction. Paul's great, but I think John is a far more dynamic singer.
I believe that vocal experts have generally agreed that McCartney has the greater range and variety in his vocal talent, but Lennon is actually the better singer when it comes to tone and quality. What makes the Beatles, among so many other things, so wonderful is how these two incredibly talented singers can harmonize, along with Harrison, to sound even better together.
Are you kidding or what? I prefer Lennon in every possible aspect...
John Lennon is the best!! Period!!!
His voice is ultimate source of pleasure......I genuinely prefer John Lennon strong as coffee pleasurable as chocolate his voice makes us feels blissful happy even today you can't simply deny Lennon....in this case you can't ignore the power of his voice...his voice is powerful ever.....those vocal is simply on your senses....baritone livewire
For mine, John Lennon has *the* best vocal tone in all of Rock 'n' Roll.
I prefer John's voice easily, his voice is so raw and has an intimate feeling for me
It's the distinctive voice of the Beatles.
I'm "John" in The Beatles tribute band and all the skills in the video are also my standard. Of course, if you want to sing his songs, you have to be very good and work hard. As a rock singer (and also an excellent rhythm and solo guitarist), John is still really underappreciated. He was a genius, as was his more mentioned (and still active) colleague Paul.
@Bloom Tik Bloom Once you try to sing and play his rhythm guitar at the same time, maybe you will appreciate his guitar style. Also his solos are awesome IMHO.
@Bloom Tik Bloom How you think :-)
@Bloom Tik Bloom he was a great guitarist.
@@bloomtikbloom9593nah he was a phenomenal guitarist
@@bloomtikbloom9593 he really was