One of Fil’s most eloquent critiques of autotune and defence of the human voice. Conformity is the antithesis of artistic expression.
@morbidmanmusic Жыл бұрын
Conformity, as everyone "comments" in conformity.
@glamgal7106 Жыл бұрын
Conformity is the antithesis of artistic expression--amen to that!
@subversivelysurreal3645 Жыл бұрын
Off topic, but the words that they were singing, on top of it all…woah.
@MrJdsenior Жыл бұрын
Now THAT was very well said, that last sentence specifically. Proper nuance IS musicality. Playing or singing notes as written on a page, mechanically, devoid of emotion, is junk, unless you are just starting out, then it is just what is, which is unfortunate for people that have to listen to it (spent pretty much all of the year or so I was 'learning' to play a couple of different instruments in that mode, at least my singing wasn't too painful). :-/ :-)
@ImaDieHrderLkeMyKidBruceWillis Жыл бұрын
Fil is a f*****g genius. And a saint🤘
@olga138 Жыл бұрын
A lot of people don't know that these guys met in 1953, when they were in elementary school. By the time they were getting widespread attention in '66 and '67, they had been singing together for years. People who sing with their siblings understand how you learn to blend your voices by doing it for years. These guys sing like brothers because of their many years of singing together.
@BarbaraPryor-Smith Жыл бұрын
yes!!!
@beefoneeto Жыл бұрын
They had a big hit in '58 called Hey Schoolgirl(an obvious Everly Bros ripoff) as Tom and Jerry.The story I heard that around '65 when Sounds wasn't yet a hit Paul was living in a boarding house in England with other young artists like Sandy Denny and Al Stewart when he got word that Sounds had hit.
@MrJdsenior Жыл бұрын
Like say, the Carpenters? :-) Her, voice, especially, was first class. Her story sucked, and it was largely the people 'handling her' that caused, or at least fanned the flames, and one world class slime ball that she married. A beautiful talent taken way too early. But, as the on the unaccompanied word 'together', in We've Only Just Begun, a truly beautiful blend.
@BarbaraPryor-Smith Жыл бұрын
Oh Karen's story was soo sad! But you are right @@MrJdsenior! Superb vocals. Another gifted vocalist who was a gifted lyricist like Paul was John Denver. These two guys were poets as well as musicians. Their messages were deep. Cherish John as well as Simon and Garfunkel. Barbra Streisand's vocals can't be topped either.
@MrJdsenior Жыл бұрын
@@BarbaraPryor-Smith Yeah, people either seemed to love Denver's music or hate it, for the most part, in my experience. I suspect part of that was that many people do not like country music. For the most part, save a few songs and most anything by Home Free :-) I fit that category. However, I liked John's stuff, quite a bit of folk mixed in with the country, kind of crossover, IMO. My kids loved "Grandma's Feather Bed". John's output was just wholesome and innocent in nature, with some catchy tunes and lyrics, which was nice. As an aside, pretty far aside, the airplane that John died in was the same type aircraft as my father and I were building, sold about half done, and was completed by a friend and is still flying decades later, as far as I know. Stop here if you're not interested, because the rest is on this subject. I came back and put that in after I realized how long winded I had gotten. :-) The accident was really John's fault. The first thought was alcohol, but his blood alcohol was at, or near nil. The builder had done something different with the fuel shut off valve, moving it up and behind his shoulder, rather than the super accessible between the thighs position shown in the plans. John couldn't reach it properly, and he shouldn't have taken off, because he knew that, until he had had an aircraft mechanic relocate the valve to a position he could reach. Also it was highly recommended that you get some time and do a check ride with an experienced Long EZ pilot before setting off on your own (always done with commercially built planes), and IIRC he didn't do that either. I wish he had. I think I remember he had a mechanic clamp a vise grip on the handle so that he could reach it for his short initial hop...not a smart 'fix'. That is fairly typical of aircraft accidents, stacking the deck in terms of multiple problems causing an accident, quite often. The thing I remembered when I saw that incident was the designer, Burt Rutan, telling people in no uncertain terms that they shouldn't mess with any aspect of the fuel system. Modifications are often done by home builders, some nits, some extensive, but he said don't, not there...and someone did. The original owner put many many hours on the plane, and for him it was fine (he was tall), but not for John. That aircraft has a very good safety record overall, and I remember Burt also saying that if you were going to modify the aerodynamics or something that could impact safety to call it something other than a Long EZ, because he didn't want non plans built aircraft impinging the type, and I don't blame him. Well, that got off subject. Sorry. Cheers. Oh, and if you don't know of them, take a look at Home Free, they are some seriously talented guys, and do some fun music, as well. Their original, "Champagne Taste on a Beer Budget" is a hoot. They do some serious and quite beautiful stuff, too. You wanna talk about a blend? And you absolutely will not believe the bass. You need headphones, because a standard speaker system without a good sub will not remotely get to the bottom of his fry range, it is 0th or 1st octave, bottom of the piano stuff. You don't hear it, you feel it...not exaggerating. Here's a technique for those pitches with fry, growl, and sub harmonics. Geoff's group, Voiceplay is a lot of fun, too. Their "Grim Grinning Ghosts" is a fun place to start.
@markrinehart8813 Жыл бұрын
No matter what today's singer try, they will never compare to Simon & Garfunkel's original version. This only shows, the great singers don't need their voices mechanically altered, and why music pre 1990's was the best!
@HawkOfGP Жыл бұрын
The 90s is a great music decade too! I swear! (Cher's Believe - the first hit to use auto-tune came out in 1998)
@markrinehart8813 Жыл бұрын
@@HawkOfGP There are a few songs from the 90's that are good.
@Dancestar1981 Жыл бұрын
I hate auto tune if I was a professional singer I would absolutely refuse to use it ever
@Dancestar1981 Жыл бұрын
@@HawkOfGP and I blame the popularity of that song using it leading to the death of modern music today
@HawkOfGP Жыл бұрын
@@Dancestar1981 I think that just happened to be the moment the cat was out of the bag. If Believe hadn't done it, some other song would've done it soon enough. The way it's used all the time today really sucks, but I don't know if there's a way to make the public at large realize that. At least there are still less mainstream bands that don't follow these trends.
@CarolanIvey Жыл бұрын
For two singers who individually sound unique unto themselves, when they hit "of silence" in unison, they sound like one voice.
@susannay.3437 Жыл бұрын
Listening to Art sing is like seeing a beautiful sunset, or sunrise. 🥲
@BarbaraPryor-Smith Жыл бұрын
Awww, Art and Paul innately autotuned to each other! So perfect! I love these two so much. I pray that while they still are alive here on earth, they can heal their rift. Not for performing for us, but for themselves. Such gifted genuiuses. I cannot thank them enough for their music. 😌💜
@glamgal7106 Жыл бұрын
I love the way you put it--Art and Paul innately autotuned to each other. I loved this song because of how their vocals blended and how they sounded so convincing. I agree that hopefully they can put whatever differences they have aside--it's not healthy to live with rifts.
@BarbaraPryor-Smith Жыл бұрын
@@glamgal7106 aww thank you for sharing. 💜🌅
@cathymoore8775 Жыл бұрын
They are still alive ❤
@BarbaraPryor-Smith Жыл бұрын
Yes of course @@cathymoore8775, they are. 😌💜
@greenbeagle13 Жыл бұрын
Well said... ❤️
@nancy9891 Жыл бұрын
I remember when this song came out and was an instant classic. The inflection in the voices make the song a treasure. Art’s patterns are consistent and lovely and thank goodness show humanity which is not perfect. Paul and Art never needed auto tuned music. Beautiful!❤
@brianpickrell2477 Жыл бұрын
You remember wrong, then. The song flopped on its first release, and then producers added drums and guitar in overdubbing and released it again the next year. Proof that sometimes it takes a long time to make an instant classic.
@telsonboy Жыл бұрын
The original version, on Wednesday Morning 3AM, with a single acoustic guitar is absolutely haunting.
@caseysmith54411 ай бұрын
@@telsonboy as is the single record that Paul did in England with only him singing the song and single guitar as well in 1965. this was during the period Art Garfunkel tried to go to university at Columbia University for Music major in Choir with a minor/supplementary in teaching but found it a waste of time the music and teaching for what he really wanted to be doing.
@theresahoward7216 Жыл бұрын
One thing that I find so interesting is that people loose their minds when photographs are 'tweeked' and photo shopped because that isn't fair...and it is basically a lie, but those same people don't think that about music being "tweeked" with pitch correction and auto tune. I guess that is why so many of us feel literally NO CONNECTION to new music and still listen to music from the 60's, 70's, 80's, and early 90's.
@amitychief3061 Жыл бұрын
This is so interesting. It's like an artist drawing free hand vs. computer aided design or more crudely a Van Gogh original vs. a paint by numbers reproduction. Also, hearing the voices isolated gave me a greater appreciation as to what each of them is contributing to the song. Art is more melodic and I never noticed how haunting Paul's vocal adds. Great video!
@willtopper Жыл бұрын
I had a once in a lifetime experience... I Linda Ronstadt 's 3rd encore at red rocks in 1977. We were leaving when she came out for #3. I cut back towards the stage from the path. I ended up between the crowd barrier around the stage and the crowd. About 15 feet from Linda,,,, all alone.... she actually looked at me and smiled. She sang DESPERADO. She was absolutely perfect..... and my heart melted. It is a great talent that sounds bettter live in concert than a studio recording
@Samasiam Жыл бұрын
I was at Springsteen's first ever outdoor concert at Red Rocks. Got there early and sat 2nd row center. A beautiful girl was sitting next to me and Bruce came offstage, right in front of her and I believe (long time ago, no videos to juice the memory) sang a good part of Thunder Road. I was tripping, the moon was full over Denver, and that memory still gives me goosebumps retelling it.
@willtopper Жыл бұрын
@@Samasiam The people who have not been there for a concert don't understand why its such a special venue. If you sat up high you could watch the planes flying into Stapleton. It was kind of like watching space craft land on Mars . I Was there for The Dead, Kris and Rita, Linda, Jerry Jeff, The Commader... Was also at the Dylan Rolling Thuner hard rain concert. A great few years of my life... Got married in Central City in 77. Stephen Stills came into a little bar I was at in nederland and did a few accoustic songs, and I got shitfaced wth the girlfriend of the Dirt Bands drummer in a bar in vail. Was invited to a party with them but the alcohol and elevation did me in and I went out like a light and never made it to the party.
@Samasiam Жыл бұрын
@W topper Great stories. My years in CO were an amazing experience. Not only was I living where I had dreamed of returning, after my first visit, but I also got to be a heavy equipment operator iin fantastic locales at times, thinking "They're paying me to do this!" I could go on but it would be forever. Springsteen's comment when they came on stage was, "Nice place you got here, a bunch of big rocks." He wasn't being derisive. He was kind of awed. Then, over three hours of pure energy ensued. He'd been somewhat dubious about doing that his first outdoor concert, but it obviously set him on a path.. I'd like to think the incredible atmosphere of Red Rocks and the reception he got that night made the reticence disappear.
@Bookhart2 Жыл бұрын
OMGOSH!!! It was SO awesome to hear Art in my left ear and Paul in my right ear! That was just amazing, almost as if I was sitting right in front of them. And of course we already know this recording wasn’t “fixed.” It just makes it so much better. Just perfect
@Erik_Swiger Жыл бұрын
I've always been keenly aware of their harmony, but never realized how well their voices blended with the instruments, until I heard their voices without them. Hope that makes sense.
@caseysmith54411 ай бұрын
Another great one like this is Mrs. Robinson and a really good one off the final studio album they did together, America.
@angelamoore1898 Жыл бұрын
About 14 years ago my husband and I had an opportunity to see Art Garfunkel with the Waco Symphony Orchestra. It was an amazing show. The last song was Bridge Over Troubled Water. Do I even need to say that the crowd was extremely enthusiastic!
@barblc3202 Жыл бұрын
Fil, your analysis is bang-on. If you autotuned this performance, it would be like taking a Van Gogh painting with all its wild colour and forcing it into a limited set of paint-by-number colour zones.
@lindadescafano3749 Жыл бұрын
Simon and Garfunkel had such great songs. It was interesting to see and hear both vocals on the pitch monitoring software. Their voices blended so well together. One of my favorites is "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Great analysis Fil!
@dwaynewladyka577 Жыл бұрын
Bridge Over Troubled Water is a great song. I think all their songs are great. Cheers!
@frogandspanner Жыл бұрын
Your analogy of the painting being 'restored' by a non-artist reminded me of the monkey christ fresco fiasco _Ecce Homo_ in Borja. Much modern music sounds like that looks.
@tod3msn Жыл бұрын
Art Garfunkel in this song gets the listener to feel the touch of despair lurking in the song through his emotional interpretation which is very slight. You are pitch correction takes that emotion and removes it and replaces it with bland mechanical unemotional singing. This is a very deep and emotional song.
@melenatorr Жыл бұрын
I'd add that Simon's low, deceptively monotonic harmony and his own expressive inflections make the message even darker and more urgent.
@aussiebloke609 Жыл бұрын
I am so glad you did this. It's important to show just what a great pair of voices are actually like, and how their idiosyncrasies are what give them character and life, rather than being seen as flaws in pitch.
@AppleCorp3 Жыл бұрын
My favorite version of this song is from Wednesday Morning, 3am - the acoustic version. Two voices, one guitar and all that lovely echo.
@pcatful Жыл бұрын
I think the expression is intentional, and where Art goes a little high at the end of a long note, it is intended to punctuate the sound. His voice also cracks slightly sometimes to show emotion.
@billiejulianna670 Жыл бұрын
@Peter B I agree -- that little break in Art's voice comes across as a kind of plea which enhances the song's meaning. Like Fil in this video, I certainly enjoy hearing these two singers' expert conveyance of emotion.
@SandraBonney Жыл бұрын
That's it, music is emotion expressed. Calling it 'imperfections' seems wrong to me. They are the (supreme) artists and their vocal brush strokes are intentional and rich sound textures. I've studied this song a LOT over the years. I have listened intently to both Art and Paul's parts
@Dedstik Жыл бұрын
Hi Fil, The “original” version of Sound of Silence was released on S&G’s first album “Wednesday Morning 3am”. A folk album if you will. Producer Tom Wilson added the guitars and drums and the original vocal tracks and released the song as a single. The rest, as we say, is history😎
@ptournas Жыл бұрын
Even before you mentioned the visual art analogy the thought struck me that autotune was like someone going up to a Monet landscape and saying let me improve this by making the leaves more detailed, they're too blurry! Thanks for another interesting analysis!
@cportage556 Жыл бұрын
How ironic that the original "imperfect" version, which was performed by talented and distinct artists who sang with feeling and expression, inspired a lot of "perfect" versions, that lack any feeling, expression, or originality. Thanks for the sort out Fil.
@carolinasbeauty Жыл бұрын
Fil, you are so unique and damn good at what you do. I know you are an artist, singer/songwriter yourself and that gives more credence to what you say and your appreciation of what music was before auto-tune. I love to see that smile on your face when you're analyzing a song - the imperfections you can hear and see...just wow!
@billiejulianna670 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Fil, for taking the time to separate the vocals of this classic song for us to hear with such clarity. Simon and Garfunkel's harmonies have touched and affected as many people worldwide as any other vocal duo, and now we have evidence as to what makes them so special. Garfunkel's subtle and fast vibrato is breathtaking when I hear it isolated here, and Simon's faithful support keeps the song's despair from flying out of control. And indeed, all the meaning and expression is right here -- sharp, flat, wobbly, evanescent.
@carlswenson5538 Жыл бұрын
Do the Everly Brothers, the duo that inspired Paul and Art to closely harmonize.
@mydailybread7 Жыл бұрын
👍
@petermarler3077 Жыл бұрын
he has at least twice
@Dogtagnan Жыл бұрын
I used to be in a choir and the voice coach taught us not to articulate the sibilant (hissing sound ) at the end of a word like "silence". So for example a word like "peace" at the end of the line would be sung something almost like "peas". If you don't, the sound that comes out through the PA sounds like static interference (maybe PA tech has improved since then) What happens is that the listener hears what they expect to hear, and fills that tiny sound gap.
@tanya5322 Жыл бұрын
My high school choir teacher told us the same thing… sing “peas” instead of “peace”… But it wasn’t because of the microphones and PA system. I as because no matter how hard we might try, a choir of 70 or more students were not all going to “pea…….ce” at *exactly* the same moment, and so the sound would be muddled and messy. If, somehow, we could all “…ce” in perfect unison… it could come across as sharp and jarring. (Note, I’m not meaning “sharp” as “slightly above the note”, but more of a “knife-like” reference) When a student asked “how will the audience know we mean “peace” if we all sing “peas”… he told us that there is always one or two who forget, and somehow… that’s enough for the audience to hear “peace” instead of “pease”. While he didn’t specifically say so, I’m sure context cues from the preceding lyrics also help the audience to hear the “…ce” of “peace”
@tod3msn Жыл бұрын
Fil…I saw Art Garfunkel live years ago and even while being older and perhaps not taking as care of his voice as he should have Art’s vocals still have a breathtaking quality. Please listen to Art sing “I only have eyes for you” which is truly heaven like and very ethereal. Very spiritual. It’s an amazing voice.
@dmcarp2807 Жыл бұрын
Applauding the fact that you followed thru with a follow-up video. Part 2 provided a persuasive visual contrast using the isolated natural vocals of an original S&G recording. Again you brought in that concept of audio average, this time with microtones, harmonies, and an off-tuned guitar present in a classic. Yep, enjoyed this analysis.
@johnDBoone Жыл бұрын
We look back at the artist and singers of the past and we celebrate their work and uniqueness of their voices. It is within the imperfections that we find perfection. Not on some line in 440hz tuning but in the natural voice of a fellow human being. Today's music sounds too mechanical to my ears. I can't help but wonder if the producers of today even realize what they are missing out on.
@tanya5322 Жыл бұрын
Todays producers seem to be looking not so much for people who can sing great…. But rather, OK singers who can *look* great while singing. Paul and Art sang beautifully together, but were not exactly fashion icons.
@DonnaLew52 Жыл бұрын
Art Garfunkel was so underrated. The voice of an angel
@MossyMozart Жыл бұрын
@DonnaLew52 - YES!
@wayne_twentyfive Жыл бұрын
This song is one of my very favourites EVER .. And the voices sound absolutely PERFECT to me .. Thank God auto-tune technology wasn't around back then .. Thanks Fil, this was fantastic analysis !
@morbidmanmusic Жыл бұрын
God isn't real, or interested in autotune.
@wayne_twentyfive Жыл бұрын
@@morbidmanmusic Um, OK 🤔
@janetf23 Жыл бұрын
The line "People writing songs that voices never shared" seems eerily prescient, no?! 🤔🎶
@jobo1053 Жыл бұрын
In a major triad if the 3rd isn't slightly flat it won't sound in tune. Equal temperament has a lot to answer for. Imperfection is an integral part of perfection.
@bilguana11 Жыл бұрын
Chilling. They were magnificent.
@swineinny1 Жыл бұрын
Hopefully, Garfunkel & Linda Ronstadt, 2 exceptional singers, won’t be forgotten! Garfunkel had probably the best, most beautiful male voice in pop music. While Simon did not have an exceptional voice, together, they sounded so great! Guess ordinary singers must use auto-tune when attempting to sing anything that Garfunkel sang. They really shouldn’t even try . . .
@douglemay7989 Жыл бұрын
Roy Orbison.
@tehf00n Жыл бұрын
Quick story before I watch the video and comment after. I was into rock and heavy metal when my older brother came home one night. He was wasted on acid. He called me into his room and said "You've got to listen to this it's amazing." and put on the song "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)". When they sang "Hello lamp post, what yer knowin', I've come to watch your flowers growin' " he burst into a fit of laughter. So I started laughing. That's how I fell in love with Simon and Garfunkel. Just a moment between brothers.
@kituwahband Жыл бұрын
I could listen to Simon and Garfunkel for hours; and have actually when I was going to OK State. These two were masters of their trade!!
@dagmar.6954 Жыл бұрын
What a great analysis! Loved that you isolated both of their voices. One of my all time favorite songs by them. Two different voices that blended so well together & expressed emotion. I am so thankful to have grown up without auto-tuning & pitch correction in the classic music from the past.
@roxannemckee133511 ай бұрын
It amazes me that Paul Simon wrote such powerful music when he was so young (and continued to change his style as the years carried on).
@lastone783 Жыл бұрын
KZfaq is messing with your videos with commercials in the middle of a sentence. Bad thing for them to do! Love this song❣️
@glenkepic3208 Жыл бұрын
ahhh, the joys of being born in '57 and the baby of the family with 3 siblings. All the good stuff in real time. I can't recall if it was this or I Am A Rock my older sister bought first but while it was different, we loved both, Actually had to stop around the 2 minute mark. Sorta like i don't want to see a guitar being made, i want to hear it and play it. Great work, tho, Fil :)
@PragmaticPerson Жыл бұрын
They sound amazing, with or without the musical instruments. Thank you Fil!
@brucedillinger9448 Жыл бұрын
Mechanical voices vs. human voices. No contest for me. Give me natural tones every time. Great analysis as always Fil. Thank you. ✌
@robertm3336 Жыл бұрын
Another great analysis. Being at a live show of theirs you could see how they were constantly making eye contact with each other and blending their voices so perfectly. You could close your eyes and feel the music and their voices touching your soul.
@wayneisanamerican Жыл бұрын
excellent analysis and why older music sounded so much better!
@varshvarsh9486 Жыл бұрын
I think most people these days know this song from Disturbed cover. And he sang it well. But I remember growing up in the 70s...every Sunday my mom would stack the record player with Simon, Beatles, Bee Gees, Abba...As she did the weekly house clean. True talent back then.
@Dancestar1981 Жыл бұрын
I know the original and I’m 42
@v-town1980 Жыл бұрын
Fil, another great video! Thanks! Beautiful classic. And isolated...incredible!
@UrydiceO Жыл бұрын
Wonderful analysis, Fil. I loved it! :) "Expression is in the micronotes"
@RonWesterbeek Жыл бұрын
They were indeed natural autotuning singers, with years of experience to tune in to each other's interpretation of a song's content. Before them we may remember barbershop harmony singers crafting those skills in togetherness live, and after that other teams, like the Golden Gate Quintet among others. Thanks Fil, 'twas a pleasure to listen in again. Rock !
@davidfielding8001 Жыл бұрын
I remember as a child in the 70s watching a programme on TV that went into the science of how slight imperfections in pitch were more pleasing to the ears than perfect pitch. I remember several sonic experiments that included vocals and instruments. These experiments showed the truth of this perfectly. This was known 50 years ago. Why oh why then are producers so intent on perfect pitch and autotune. It leaves music soulless and without life. Modern music has turned from being human to being robotic. Sad days indeed.
@JayTee-yr4yw Жыл бұрын
Fil, have you considered or would you consider doing a similar analysis video of the harmonies of John Lennon and Paul McCartney on the Beatles' "If I Fell"?
@renegadetenor Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of a recording session when frustrated harmonizing with myself, trying to hit the line, the sound engineer put a guitar part in and said "here, harmonize to this". I still didn't hit the line, yet the note was exactly what it needed to be!
@cindi1313 Жыл бұрын
Well done! The vocal separation ended up working great, and you could really see and hear the two voices separately, which really helped to dive deeper into this analysis. The comparison with visual arts at the end was spot on as well.
@pandemicpat8382 Жыл бұрын
Simon and Garfunkel have such an interesting story. "The Sound of Silence" has a story and is one of my all time favorites. It doesn't seem to have a shelf life due to all the covers. The song is timeless. Loved the analysis. 😊👏👏👏
@mtp4430 Жыл бұрын
Personally I don't care who's sharp, who's flat. Who's slightly above-the-line, who's slightly below the line. All I know is that I've been listening to this song since it was released, and to me it's perfect the way it is. A great blend of 2 very talented singers/voices singing in earnest, singing with feeling, and that's the way it should be. Screw pitch correction, screw Auto-Tune, and just allow the artist to express themselves. You have to allow for expression. Using autotune or pitch correction in a song like this would be like painting the Mona Lisa by numbers. Great Video Fil. I know you appreciate what Simon and Garfunkel put down. Besides, If our ears cannot even detect these slight imperfections without isolating the tracks, then how important is this software? I'd rather hear a note slightly off sung with feeling, than to hear it corrected to dead on by artificial means. After all people.... we are human beings, and singing is a form of human expression.
@DaveD2488 Жыл бұрын
I remember a when I was in college we had to analyze this song. Not for the tone or way they were singing it but meaning of the words they were singing. It was really cool.
@lesliepotts5825 Жыл бұрын
I wrote a paper about the lyrics in high school….fun to have those old memories refreshed! Now , where are my keys?
@DaveD2488 Жыл бұрын
@@lesliepotts5825 LOL
@melissahyberger Жыл бұрын
As far as harmony before all the auto tuning, my favorite singers were The Andrews Sisters, The Everly Brothers and Simon and Garfunkel. The Andrews Sisters sang such difficult songs, but they always sounded spot on. As always, love to listen to your expertise!!!
@lindawall6504 Жыл бұрын
I think you really helped me to understand why I am not a fan of hard Auto Tuning and pitch corrections. I truly miss "natural" voices. I love listening to this Duo so much. Thank You for teaching me.
@tnmoppylaura5476 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful that you could isolate each voice to show what a gem this performance is. Thanks Fil.
@paulawager9541 Жыл бұрын
At least let the art be what it is - I couldn't agree more! Thank you for sharing your thoughts and expertise.
@karajalbert6074 Жыл бұрын
I wish they still got along, they were magic together.
@Dancestar1981 Жыл бұрын
I didn’t know they fell out
@yensilluap Жыл бұрын
I think your enthusiasm is great. To see your obvious enjoyment as you listen makes me smile. I am a musician too and it’s nice to see others with the same depth of appreciation. It’s an amazing song isn’t it?
@drewpall2598 Жыл бұрын
This was very informative and enjoyable; love all the little details you point out in your analysis. The Sound of Silence was just another song from their first album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. release in 1964 and has gain strength over the years with numerous cover version, I still preferred Simon and Garfunkel recording.
@Dancestar1981 Жыл бұрын
So do I it’s the best version in my opinion
@chrismanheim1224 Жыл бұрын
Fil, I have all the original Simon Garfunkel Lp’s since they were new. The records always sounded in tune to me. Back when I was a kid, about 1963, we tuned to a pitch pipe, the piano (which may or may not have been 440) or a tuning fork. So, as long as we were in tune with each other, it probably didn’t really matter. It was all by ear. Also, our record players weren’t always precise, either! We tuned to the record. 8:43
@richardlevasseur6771 Жыл бұрын
That was interesting seeing voice play around the target notes. They were so awesome! Thanks for this analysis!
@marciahuehn2365 Жыл бұрын
You are a born teacher, able to explain clearly even to non musicians. I appreciate your efforts to extend music appreciation. ❤
@tehf00n Жыл бұрын
This could be one of the most important videos for an up and coming vocalist to watch in modern times. Vocals resonate and there is a time and place for auto-tune (ie. EDM where tone matching is intentional and resonance is formed through synthesis). However one of the genetic traits of vocals is what I call The Nightingale Effect. It's recognition of the quality of resonance that you would see in examples such as an opera singer or a soul singer. If you remove that you have to refactor your music appropriately and that's not from the heart. It's blueprintable music. The industry loves that, but anyone who watches these videos knows music extends beyond what they want us to listen to and often our ear picks up on the deviation from the normal conformity of music. Amazing video.
@dwaynewladyka577 Жыл бұрын
Simon and Garfunkel are a great folk duo. I really enjoy their music. Thanks for sharing this analysis video. Cheers, Fil! ✌️
@Dancestar1981 Жыл бұрын
Loved all their music
@mimi-3212 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to bring these isolated vocals to us. They are ideal, and hopefully will never be ruined with autotune in a re-release. You are helping me to listen more intentionally to music, especially guitar solos. Love your channel!
@tracyzimmerman7912 Жыл бұрын
You did a wonderful job Fil at analysing this iconic song. On the word grows the Ascension is like the word grows. When singers sing a song they are also thinking of the words meaning. Anyway that's my take. With auto tune or pitch correction you don't get the light an shades of a song which is part of the journey. I loved hearing this song with just the isolated vocals.
@sandraarnold7528 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this - love these guys ❤️
@tgriffin817910 ай бұрын
The slight flat adds to the sense of the song… makes it sound somber instead of bright…thoughtful analysis…thank you and keep’em coming!!!
@Jim-be8sj Жыл бұрын
It's always entertaining and interesting to see these analysis videos. I often wonder if the singers who "aren't on the line" for 440hz equal temperament tuning might be "on the overtones" in just temperament. I think some of the stuff these guys sang was in the old church modes and being "on the line" might lose the modal flavor of the music. Anyhow, I'd love to see an analysis of Julie Andrews and Cass Elliot singing some of these songs in a medley available here on KZfaq.
@PeteFolksinger Жыл бұрын
Fil, awesome video! I am huge S&G fan. Sound of Silence was first song I learned to finger pick. I was always struck by Paul's tendency to be "monotone" in the sequences, but seeing the variances reveals so much about what made it great! Thanks.
@theDaoistBean Жыл бұрын
Great video and explanations...it reminds me of the part of George Martin's autobio when he talks about producing the BeeGees...he said that they were too in tune and their pitches were too perfect, so he had to get them to go off a bit for the exact reason you enumerate here.
@jamesdignanmusic2765 Жыл бұрын
"Let the art be what it is". And the Paul, too! One of my all-time favourite groups - and regarded as the epitome of great harmonising, yet, as you show, they often didn't exactly hit the notes. The rising pitch on specific notes actually adds both intensity and uplift to particular parts of the song. So why even bother with autocorrection if they sound this good without it? Credit to the engineer, too, for capturing that last "silence" so well at a time when compression technology was still primitive.
@voulafisentzidis8830 Жыл бұрын
Another excellent review. Thanks Fil, for proving we don't need perfection. Just talent, beautiful lyrics, music, and harmonies. Glorious.
@philgallagher1 Жыл бұрын
I saw Art about 15 years ago in Liverpool. He was in his mid-60's at the time. He sang this, and whether he was in tune or not didn't matter. His voice was AMAZING! He sang for 90 mins+, sang all the S & G hits and his own back catalogue and his voice was as good at the encore (Bridge Over Troubled Water of course!) As he was at the start! GENIUS!
@zenawarrior7442 Жыл бұрын
Great harmonies they had always. Fun analysis, thanks Fil😊🎙🎼🎶🧑🤝🧑
@MostlyBuicks Жыл бұрын
Thank you Fil.
@denablais Жыл бұрын
Love to hear Simon and Garfunkel music. Bridge over Trouble Water sung in concert and see on video is mesmerizing!! Thank you Fil for all you do educating us so we can value and appreciate music on a whole new level. Would love to hear your rendition cover of Foreigner's That was Yesterday.
@j.kliban9156 Жыл бұрын
Yes! Great analysis and analogy, Fil! So articulate as to serve as a credible "last word" on the subject. I loathe the overuse and subsequent blanketing of "autotune" --something that has become as wideranging ,and actually much worse IMHO, than the dreadfully ubiquitous "gated reverb" of the mid-80's. I'm impressed with your ability to keep your cool while discussing this topic. Thanks!
@terischick9562 Жыл бұрын
@J. Kliban nice to see you here!
@j.kliban9156 Жыл бұрын
@@terischick9562--holy mackerel! We gotta stop meeting like this! 😂
@terischick9562 Жыл бұрын
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@xxPenjoxx Жыл бұрын
I remember reading something online about The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel, about how it can never be fully restored because of how it was recorded(may or may not be true) Such a pity too, because there are some horrible noises in the recording. I think it's at the line - well, I left my home and my family...
@nytransplant7883 Жыл бұрын
Vindication! Thanks for all the hard work that is obvious on this analysis. You are phenomenal!!
@aciddrive1019 Жыл бұрын
Actually, this whole series has had two effects on me: 1) I'm less paranoid when I slightly miss the odd note. Now when I hear myself have to slide onto a note that my questionable vocal abilities have missed, I only look to see if anybody in the audience is wincing. I just concentrate on delivering the song as well as I can. 2) it's got me listening more closely to other live singers, all a mile better than me, and I hear them slightly missing the odd note that I would never ever have noticed before. It's interesting because I know that, by and large, nobody else notices. Nor should they care. Oh, and 3) I can now spot Autotune on the telly because it all sounds implausibly in tune and antiseptic.
@Dancestar1981 Жыл бұрын
It’s made me more relaxed as a singer and so made me a better singer
@RosaKay55 Жыл бұрын
Great analysis, Fil! The imperfections in their voices are what give the song its beauty and character. Thanks for again showing that the great singers don’t always sing on the line!
@BearfootBob Жыл бұрын
Their entire first album has the voices separated Left and Right, very easy to isolate.
@thepagan5432 Жыл бұрын
This song and others have been a main stay for all my life. This song in particular is so perfect without being pitch perfect, does that not mean anything to the autotune and pitch perfectionist's. We are human and don't need perfect pitch just good songs and people that try to sing in tune, without computers. Great analysis Fil.🤘
@pamalaalford1081 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for taking that extra time and doing this Fil. I was around when this song (and many others) came out and we!ļ all knew how great Simon and Garfunkleù were. We have been enjoying this music for years ... now you have SHOWN us why it is so great. God bless you
@timduch1 Жыл бұрын
So glad you did this video - I am a painter and a singer and I agree with everything you said. We all have originality in our art that someone needs to hear/see/experience. Certain notes take us to certain places emotionally and I noticed as you isolated Art Garfunkel's notes the reasons why I felt strong sense of sadness with this song - beyond the lyrics. He also had a cry in his voice that I never noticed before which also brought up emotions when you played it. Without isolation it is so subtle that I feel it but don't know why - then when you isolated it - now I know why I feel that way. Just marvelous. I am learning so much from you.
@NancyRichmondTarot Жыл бұрын
Love these guys so much. Great video!
@pstanton2445 Жыл бұрын
This recording just proves the rule: Real is Best!
@jacquieh33399 ай бұрын
The song as sung here is perfection. It is a classic.
@motorradmike Жыл бұрын
Yet another brilliant analysis of two of our country’s greatest duets, Fil. Thank you!
@Guardducks Жыл бұрын
Fil, I would like to say thanks for explaining everything in such a way that even us non musicians can understand. Great video on this and the other. See you on the next one. 🤘🏼
@norskattforfun8575 Жыл бұрын
I think these are two of the best singers but I feel Art never got the recognition he deserved for his voice
@photonole61 Жыл бұрын
Keeping with Simon and Garfunkel, I’d love to see how accurately they were on “Bridge Over Troubled Water” which I consider a “perfect song”.
@glamgal7106 Жыл бұрын
Fil, I appreciate your taking the time to analyze Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel's vocals separately from "The Sounds of Silence." It was amazing to watch their voices on the pitch monitor. I loved what you said about getting more vocal expression when one sings freely and gets the notes to sit where they do naturally, especially when harmonizing with another singer. I agree that applying auto tune removes the conviction of artistic expression as a whole. Thanks for an eloquent analysis of "Art, not autotune." Cheers, Fil!
@BeatlesGirlKaren Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love your channel - thanks for all the work you put into your videos!