Music Teacher Reacts: Sound of Silence (Live) by Disturbed

Music teacher reaction and analysis to Distrubed's live performance of Sound of Silence on Conan.

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[dize]

I am in awe of this performance. For me the most amazing point in the song is when he goes from the rich, gritty vocals of the previous verse to the crystal clear ending - and when he hits and holds "sound" - he absolutely nails it. Voice of an angel right there.

[lafenatu]

The struggle was because he was sick & they were not even going to sing but he changed his mind.

[marklashhorn]

Notice the SILENCE of the audience...until the very last note. They were stunned.

[RevFrJoel]

I loved how the Tympany player perfectly punctuated David's singing.

[DavidMohr-dz]

The production on this is perfection everyone at the top of their game from sound to lights to everything and the band is smoking 🙂

[sandyaw]

I’m a Disturbed and David Draiman junkie thanks to my 30 year old daughter. When I first heard this..the studio version..I was blown away. Seeing the visuals and hearing his incredible voice causes me to cry every time. I even stop breathing towards the end. I suggest listening to the studio version. This live version is incredible but the poor man had a fever of 104, a lesion on his vocal chord, and is dehydrated. To me, he has the most incredible voice I ever heard. As an aside, he is a trained Cantor like his father and grandfather.
I just saw your precious furbaby behind you! I saw something moving out of the corner of my eye and saw him/her. Another reason to like you! 🫶🏻🐾🐕🐾

[royreynolds]

I have been watching reaction videos of Disturbed with their studio version with the cinemagraphic storytelling and the Conan Show version with the extra 15 people in the orchestra behind David. I am 76, grew up listening to Simon & Garfunkel and others sing this song until last year when I came across the studio version and then the Conan Show version. I can say that until I heard Disturbed's version, I never understood the song, it was just a folk-type song; now I understand it. I have come across several comments that may be pertinent; audience members said that there was a standing ovation and applause of over 10 minutes after the performance, people from backstage came out to see who was singing, this performance has had over 135 million views since 3/28/2016, it was nominated for a Grammy, and they were there because they had been nominated for an award ceremony along with several other groups. I would like to have a DVD containing the video of the studio version with the audio of the Conan Show because of the orchestration behind David. I have come across several of their live performances and the song is the same in each. Try to find his interviews about choosing The Sound of Silence, David is a very interesting person.

[michaeljackson]

I heard this piece of music only a few days ago and OMG, the hairs just stood up on end and I couldn't help shed a tear I can tell you. Powerful and full of soul and energy, this version live and studio were absolutely amazing.

[brettmanus]

He was so ill that he sat down for fear of falling. So, personally, I think he was fair well amazing.

[cher]

Your analysis and reaction was so good., especially about the importance io the live performance. I think that is why i felt so connected to his voice. It was beautiful and so real. I didn’t know he was sick until later. I think his being sick simply accentuated the message of the song. His performance here just grabs my heart, and i can feel the pain.

[slrmoons]

Thank you for pointing out the instruments and their impact on the song. I've watched about 30 different professional singer/musician reactions to this performance, and yours is the only one to go in-depth with the instruments. I enjoyed learning about them! C: Subscribed!

[bradmcgregor]

To be in that audience.. imagine the people that had no idea who David was .. who Disturbed was..then hearing this absolutely amazing piece.. then thinking their music was always like this and looking them up to hear 'Down with the sickness' !! Hahaha love it!
And David was very ill, they didn't want him to do it but he pushed through and why he is seated the whole time

[seandobson]

I grew up with Simon and Garfunkel version of this song on my parents vinyl collection. I’m usually one of those guys who hates when bands do remakes of great songs but Disturbed absolutely does this one justice. They’ve also handled Land of Confusion by Genesis, Shout by Tears For Fears. David Draiman is such a multitalented beast. Not a single but of autotune!

[loriprice]

He was really sick and still showed up for that performance and THAT HE DID!! Fn AWESOME!!

[donnakantaris]

He was trained as a Cantor with some additional Opera Singing training, it shows in his incredible voice.

[heatherrobinson]

His lives and studio performances of this song are the same. His voice is the magic of it. *mwah* I love watching reaction videos of this, my favourite song, it helps me grasp a little of my own original reaction to hearing it for the first time.

[raymondallo]

I just love your breakdowns. I don't play but I love my music and love hear everything in recordings. Spend plenty of money on HiFi equipment, so you can hear all the nuances in instruments and vocals. And I love when artists are accompanied by an orchestra. The richness, warmth just takes it to another level.

[claudiacabell]

A GOD GIVEN TALENT!❤❤😢, VERY EMOTIONAL!❤❤❤

[nairsantos]

Não me canso em ouvi-lo...divino, fantástico, maravilhoso! ❤❤

[chrishatton]

I think the distorted raspy thing he does when he sings is called a vocal fry.