Little fun fact about this song: When Corey had it all written out and ready to go, he was having a bit of a crisis when deciding whether to have it be a Slipknot or Stone Sour song. It got so bad that he was going to trash the song altogether. Paul Gray was the one who told him he'd struck gold, and that no matter what, he should see it through.
There is an interview Corey did at TFW in 2021 saying that he actually wrote the song specifically for Slipknot, not expecting the band to actually use it 😊
I just listened to this for the first time. It sounds very Stone Sour, but I agree with the idea that the song needed to be released, no matter which band released it
That is how you know there are too many similarities between your two main projects when you can’t decide which project it belongs to or the song sounds like it can be interchangeable.
Getting to hear one of Slipknot's slower and more cerebral songs multi-track is absolutely badass. The sounds are each so textured and unique, it's almost like you can't catch it all together even if you want to... Masked, in a sense. Love it!
Just the subtle distortion which sounds so natural to Corey combined with the strong emotions make this one of my favourite songs. Edit: commented this before I watched, looking at it now I'm basically repeating your words lol
Mr. Taylor is really great, thank you so much for the explanation, what he is doing here! And also I like a lot how the light bounces off of your head.
21:29 there's a video out there somewhere showcasing some of Corey's earlier work where he sings really high. It's amazing to hear that he can sing so high when we're used to hearing him sing so low.
great song. i remember using it years ago to set my mind to the right state for reading a book. so this eventually turned the tune into an unofficial soundtrack for so many of them for quite a long period of time in my life - for everything from Philip K. Dick to King, Orwell, etc, etc, etc. Now when I think of it - I remember that it was kinda funny when people occasionally asked me “how do you get yourself to read” back then, something changed in their look when I started my answer with a phrase “well, there’s this Slipknot song…” looool. also, can’t avoid giving a credit to your commentary on this one, Chris. production- and songwriting/performance-wise - straight dead on point with everything you mentioned. but that honestly applies to every piece of content you have on the channel. that’s really what educational contribution to the community and society in general is. thanks for it! no doubt, this man knows what he’s talking about, everybody!
4:32 I'm not sure if I have remembered the sound correctly, but the bass reminds me of an example I read in a book by Thomas Juth about the Neve 1073. It was some Neve low-end magic trick where you boost the lowest frequency possible on the Neve 1073 (around 35 Hz) and then do the reverse with a second Neve (or Scheps 73 as I tried) on a bass. It sounds very tangy. I should probably research the engineer/producer and studio use for this to see if they have one there or used one to work out whether I was close with this guess.
Please please please do an analysis of vermillion part 2 by Slipknot, I personally think it’s a better song although it’s not as busy in terms of how many stems it has compared to this. Corey’s vocals on that track are beautiful, especially the ending segment
Great video! The instruments in the intro was very cool , and the subtleties of the vocals , while the harmonies revealing the different tones and approaches to singing. Thank you for the educational demonstrations.
I'd love to see you break down Stone Sours Miracles. I think it's possibly one of their best "slow" songs.lovr your work Chris. Only found you recently and have binged SO many videos
I love Corey's voice he is one of my inspirations I also love Ivan moody those guys helped me a lot with thickening my voice and of course screaming. Then this one dude on RUclips called Chris liepe helped me master it he is pretty good you ever heard of him??
I love your videos! Would you consider doing a video about The Weeknd's voice? I know it's not the typical genre you study, but it would be very interesting to hear your analysis. I would suggest listening to his whole catalog, as his voice has improved over the years. I saw him perform live during his Starboy phase and he sounded awesome. Take care Chris 💕
Just finished your The Weeknd's, "Blinding Light," analysis. It was great! Follow-up request: If you could analyze one of his songs where he does more vocal gymnastics? Another interesting one would be a vocal comparison between The Weeknd and Michael Jackson. I love both artists. The Weeknd has Michael influences. Now, I'm not saying to sit there and judge who is "better." I love The Weeknd, but there is no comparing to Michael Jackson. They are two great Artists. If the video was strictly comparing both of their vocal techniques, tone, etc. The Weeknd receives the Michael Jackson comparison a lot and I'm curious how legit it is, as far as singing similarities. Thank you Chris. 💕
One of my favorite Slipknot songs, thank you Chris! What do you think about making a video about "I won't see you tonight part 1" by Avenged Sevenfold? I know that there're couple of videos about Matthew Shadows on your channel but this song is very interesting and differs from what you analyzed in these videos.
I'd love to see you break down something like Disasterpiece. Its got some very interesting things going on all around. You just might have to keep the beginning of the first verse out depending on what kind of lyrical content you allow.
Hey Chris Liepe! I enjoyed watching your vids. Can you do a vocal analysis on One Ok Rock! It would be cool if you do a reaction video to their new song. Taka's voice is something that I want to learn how to sing those notes!
hey chris i would love to hear what you think of palaye royale and or yungblud a how to sing like them video would be so helpful just an idea you don't have to listen to me but I feel like people may learn some things
He did a live performance dedicated to Paul where he got choked up. ruclips.net/video/r6VftcpePOg/видео.html&pp=ygUcY29yZXkgdGF5bG9yIHBhdWwgZ3JleSBzbnVmZg%3D%3D
I disagree on that "false chord engagement" on the line "...rage again". I cannot hear any compression and to me it sounds more like a mild vocal fry mixed with full chord closure. Kind of like in the beginning of Duality on the word "Ache".
Came into the comments to say this. I also don’t here any compression. Definitely sounds like a simple fry to me (possibly not even intentional on Corey’s part)
The recorded song is interesting but his acoustic life performance of Snuff is so much more emotional & tragic. Can you please react to his live performance of this song? it's almost spiritual live.
Not my experience with a lot of the Michael Jackson stuff I've done. I had several of them outright BLOCKED, taken down and I even received a STRIKE... I had to rework some of them and now I know what is acceptable for the way copyright owners consider "fair use".
That is horrible when that is happening. And in that case I made a wrong assumption and you deserve my excuses. With that out of the way, you are aware that there are companies making a living out of these copyright strikes, some even make certain synth and sampler preset sounds as their own, and when you use that, the algorithm gives you a strike. It’s the equivalent of a digital minefield, but I’m blabbering … keep it up, love the content and its very interesting
I can't stand Corey Taylor singing with any sort of vibrato. I don't know why exactly but to me it sounds forced and insincere. To each his own I guess. Great video nonetheless! Love your stuff.
Little fun fact about this song: When Corey had it all written out and ready to go, he was having a bit of a crisis when deciding whether to have it be a Slipknot or Stone Sour song. It got so bad that he was going to trash the song altogether. Paul Gray was the one who told him he'd struck gold, and that no matter what, he should see it through.
There is an interview Corey did at TFW in 2021 saying that he actually wrote the song specifically for Slipknot, not expecting the band to actually use it 😊
@@MissDillinger1 Ah, okay. My info comes from a podcast he spoke on back in 2018. Thanks for the clarification on that.
Another correction if you excuse me, Corey said that it was joey who said this song was good and decided to put it on the album
I just listened to this for the first time. It sounds very Stone Sour, but I agree with the idea that the song needed to be released, no matter which band released it
That is how you know there are too many similarities between your two main projects when you can’t decide which project it belongs to or the song sounds like it can be interchangeable.
Snuff really pulls on my heart-strings. 🥺 Such a great performance by Corey and the band.
Getting to hear one of Slipknot's slower and more cerebral songs multi-track is absolutely badass. The sounds are each so textured and unique, it's almost like you can't catch it all together even if you want to... Masked, in a sense. Love it!
I love Cory's harmonies, they are always incredible
Just the subtle distortion which sounds so natural to Corey combined with the strong emotions make this one of my favourite songs.
Edit: commented this before I watched, looking at it now I'm basically repeating your words lol
hehe... YEP... SO true! The subtle nature of his performance makes it one of his best!
This is more than a song, made me cry several times :)
I just randomly sang this song today after a long time. Now i open my RUclips to this. Coincidence? I think not.
They are watching you!
@@chrisliepe Oh no!
I'm in your walls.
Incredible stuff! Corey Taylor is one of my favorite singers period!
This has been my favorite song of all time and has been for 14 years, thank you so much for this
This song is a master piece, and that was a super great analysis, thanks for this Chris!
It's crazy to hear little imperfection in this record but it still freaking amazing. It makes me put my perfectionism into perspective!
Honestly Chris if it weren't for this channel I wouldn't be as good as I've gotten. Thank You.
Mr. Taylor is really great, thank you so much for the explanation, what he is doing here!
And also I like a lot how the light bounces off of your head.
I love your engineering insight, Chris.
Thanks!
21:29 there's a video out there somewhere showcasing some of Corey's earlier work where he sings really high. It's amazing to hear that he can sing so high when we're used to hearing him sing so low.
great song. i remember using it years ago to set my mind to the right state for reading a book. so this eventually turned the tune into an unofficial soundtrack for so many of them for quite a long period of time in my life - for everything from Philip K. Dick to King, Orwell, etc, etc, etc.
Now when I think of it - I remember that it was kinda funny when people occasionally asked me “how do you get yourself to read” back then, something changed in their look when I started my answer with a phrase “well, there’s this Slipknot song…” looool.
also, can’t avoid giving a credit to your commentary on this one, Chris. production- and songwriting/performance-wise - straight dead on point with everything you mentioned. but that honestly applies to every piece of content you have on the channel. that’s really what educational contribution to the community and society in general is. thanks for it!
no doubt, this man knows what he’s talking about, everybody!
COME ON CHRIS THAT RECORDING THO OK SIR!!!!!!
4:32 I'm not sure if I have remembered the sound correctly, but the bass reminds me of an example I read in a book by Thomas Juth about the Neve 1073. It was some Neve low-end magic trick where you boost the lowest frequency possible on the Neve 1073 (around 35 Hz) and then do the reverse with a second Neve (or Scheps 73 as I tried) on a bass. It sounds very tangy. I should probably research the engineer/producer and studio use for this to see if they have one there or used one to work out whether I was close with this guess.
Please please please do an analysis of vermillion part 2 by Slipknot, I personally think it’s a better song although it’s not as busy in terms of how many stems it has compared to this. Corey’s vocals on that track are beautiful, especially the ending segment
your videos make me less depressed for some reason. I think I just really dig your positive nature
Amazing! Thank you.! Corey is a flipping phenomenal singer to me.🔥🤘🏽
You're the greatest and most informative multitrack analyzer on RUclips! Thank you for doing all of these videos!!
Lets fucking go! Great choice. One of the best songs in metal of the last 20 years.
you need more viewers chris, you're the best vocal coach on YT!
Great video! The instruments in the intro was very cool , and the subtleties of the vocals , while the harmonies revealing the different tones and approaches to singing. Thank you for the educational demonstrations.
Oh God my favourite song . Thanks for your work - Corey is one of my favourite singers with low voice. Please, make more videos about his vocal
This song, his cover of wicked game, and from can to can't are my favorites.
Great Analysis Chris!
You should do another mcr isolated vocals for songs like this is how I disappear or songs like it
I would love one of Thank You For The Venom
I love the little experiment that you did at the end. Push the whole video further educationally.
Glad you enjoyed that... I've been trying to do that at the end of a lot of these lately :)
Wow I just say you are awesome at what you do! Very knowledgeable and talented. I look forward to future break downs. Thanks!
Chris - thought - Shaun Morgan/Seether/Given (track 6 from Karma and Effect).
This is Gold
Cool video! Interesting how they eq the various instruments, and what all they hide in there
By far one of their best songs despite not being your typical version of "heavy and brutal" its heavy in its own light.
I'd love to see you break down Stone Sours Miracles. I think it's possibly one of their best "slow" songs.lovr your work Chris. Only found you recently and have binged SO many videos
Loved the video and your breakdown! Awesome
Should definitely do Vermilion pt.2
Sweet, spot on the song I'm learning!
Damn, I'm currently listening to SLIPKNOT right now
Then i recieved RUclips notification
Nice! The system is working! haha
I love Corey's voice he is one of my inspirations I also love Ivan moody those guys helped me a lot with thickening my voice and of course screaming. Then this one dude on RUclips called Chris liepe helped me master it he is pretty good you ever heard of him??
Great breakdown
Thank you!
The producer most probably used vocal align for the harmonies. Phenomenal regardless.
I love your videos! Would you consider doing a video about The Weeknd's voice? I know it's not the typical genre you study, but it would be very interesting to hear your analysis. I would suggest listening to his whole catalog, as his voice has improved over the years. I saw him perform live during his Starboy phase and he sounded awesome. Take care Chris 💕
I've done a couple videos on the Weeknd... Check my "In The Style Of" playlist!
@@chrisliepe Thank you for answering my question, I'll go check it out. 😊
Just finished your The Weeknd's, "Blinding Light," analysis. It was great! Follow-up request: If you could analyze one of his songs where he does more vocal gymnastics?
Another interesting one would be a vocal comparison between The Weeknd and Michael Jackson. I love both artists. The Weeknd has Michael influences. Now, I'm not saying to sit there and judge who is "better." I love The Weeknd, but there is no comparing to Michael Jackson. They are two great Artists.
If the video was strictly comparing both of their vocal techniques, tone, etc. The Weeknd receives the Michael Jackson comparison a lot and I'm curious how legit it is, as far as singing similarities. Thank you Chris. 💕
One of my favorite Slipknot songs, thank you Chris! What do you think about making a video about "I won't see you tonight part 1" by Avenged Sevenfold? I know that there're couple of videos about Matthew Shadows on your channel but this song is very interesting and differs from what you analyzed in these videos.
You should watch the live performance
LOVE the live performance!
I'd love to see you break down something like Disasterpiece. Its got some very interesting things going on all around. You just might have to keep the beginning of the first verse out depending on what kind of lyrical content you allow.
corey voice are very emotional & his cough to ..
amazing work as always!
even corey coughs :D
:) hehe right!
If you could get the multi track of Dani California or breaking the girl they really did some amazing things with those mixes
This one 🔥 🔥 🔥
Hi Chris! Where do you get your multitracks from? Love your videos!
Hey Chris Liepe! I enjoyed watching your vids. Can you do a vocal analysis on One Ok Rock! It would be cool if you do a reaction video to their new song. Taka's voice is something that I want to learn how to sing those notes!
I thought at 3:10 in the original track there was a high head voice note over the woah-oh? Maybe I just hear that in my head.
Not related to the video but could you check out Brandon Hagen? He’s the lead singer of Vundabar. His voice is interesting. If not that’s fine.
hey chris i would love to hear what you think of palaye royale and or yungblud a how to sing like them video would be so helpful just an idea you don't have to listen to me but I feel like people may learn some things
Can you do an analysis of gently
good to be early
Corey probably cried singing this, we all miss Paul grey (and now also joey)
He did a live performance dedicated to Paul where he got choked up. ruclips.net/video/r6VftcpePOg/видео.html&pp=ygUcY29yZXkgdGF5bG9yIHBhdWwgZ3JleSBzbnVmZg%3D%3D
wonder where you get these original tracks?
anyway, great content, love it
My second favorite song to preform. I am loud like Corey so when it gets to the hard stuff I ring out...
How do you get access to these stems?
I disagree on that "false chord engagement" on the line "...rage again". I cannot hear any compression and to me it sounds more like a mild vocal fry mixed with full chord closure. Kind of like in the beginning of Duality on the word "Ache".
Came into the comments to say this. I also don’t here any compression. Definitely sounds like a simple fry to me (possibly not even intentional on Corey’s part)
The recorded song is interesting but his acoustic life performance of Snuff is so much more emotional & tragic. Can you please react to his live performance of this song? it's almost spiritual live.
how do you get all these backing tracks and isolated vocals and stuff?
Great song. Great performance. But that font for "Slipknot"in the thumbnail...Bleeding Cowboy?! Really?!?! A travesty.
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Comment for da algorithm
Streak count: 242
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love your shows .. but lets be honest, the videos would be on RUclips but wou would not have monetization
Not my experience with a lot of the Michael Jackson stuff I've done. I had several of them outright BLOCKED, taken down and I even received a STRIKE... I had to rework some of them and now I know what is acceptable for the way copyright owners consider "fair use".
That is horrible when that is happening. And in that case I made a wrong assumption and you deserve my excuses.
With that out of the way, you are aware that there are companies making a living out of these copyright strikes, some even make certain synth and sampler preset sounds as their own, and when you use that, the algorithm gives you a strike. It’s the equivalent of a digital minefield, but I’m blabbering … keep it up, love the content and its very interesting
4:35 hearing joey and paul together is sad ngl
what app is this?
Where do you get your stems from?
I got these from a friend.
@@chrisliepe Ahh true, I'll let u keep it low-key then😂
wcif the stems
The drums sound way different here than on the record version. This is pre mastering i assume. They sound really rough here
As a stoner, I can not like this video at the time of this comment. it is currently at 420 likes and I can't fuck that up.
Deftones be quiet and drive please
This is slipknot? This sounds like a bedroom producer. Amateur sounding midi drum loop
I can't stand Corey Taylor singing with any sort of vibrato. I don't know why exactly but to me it sounds forced and insincere. To each his own I guess. Great video nonetheless! Love your stuff.