Disturbed The Sound Of Silence reaction Part1(vClip&Live) Punk Rock head SingerBassist James Giacomo
Giacomo James
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My first exposure to the band Disturbed!..
Enjoy!
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@spunkygmahappy4778 4 years ago (edited)
I am a 70 year old Great Grandmother, I am not a hard rocker but this group does songs that mean something. Today I have watched and listened to folks on You Tube watch and listen to this for the first time. Each and everyone of them, like me got goose bumps some even cried. I am still getting goose bumps everytime I hear it, even today after seeing and hearing it at least 10 times today.
@terryherrick9784 4 years ago
David Draiman it ranked in the top 100 of all time vocalist. Disturbed is one of the most versa tiles bands today. While they are known as a heavy metal band, they do songs that touch everyone. Their covers changes the meaning of the original song to touch on what is happening in today's world, (If Ever I Lose My Faith in You). They are advocates of the prevention of drug abuse, depression and suicide in which they sing "A Reason to Fight" at each concert. Their song "Holding On To Memories" is a song for those grieving the loss of loved ones. You will not find another band that touches so many in the songs they do.
@kealbeay567 3 years ago (edited)
This song is saying wake up to humanity with as much beauty, power, intensity, and compassion this musically genius band can deliver. Absolutely mesmerizing.
@annemarienewman885 4 years ago
I've listened to this so many times, and it moves me every time I hear it. Goosebumps 💜
@DianeDavis2248 2 years ago
2:30AM EST May 1, 2024
I'm 74 and was 16 when Simon and Garfunkel released this.
I didn't know Disturbed and David Draiman until a couple of days ago, and I have been watching everyone's different YouTube videos and their comments. This video is so ●POWERFUL ● EMOTIONAL ●RELIVAINT to our time. I find myself crying even after watching numerous times. I want to share it with the world 🌎. I also enjoy watching the live performance on Conan.
I'm 74 and was 16 when Simon and Garfunkel released this.
I didn't know Disturbed and David Draiman until a couple of days ago, and I have been watching everyone's different YouTube videos and their comments. This video is so ●POWERFUL ● EMOTIONAL ●RELIVAINT to our time. I find myself crying even after watching numerous times. I want to share it with the world 🌎. I also enjoy watching the live performance on Conan.
@maryannerazzano7692 4 years ago
The original song seems to gently tell people to wake up. This version is loudly grabbing people's attention: wake up before it's too late. So very fitting for our current world climate. Hauntingly beautiful ❤🙏
@mlong1958 4 years ago
The live version is even more impressive when you find out that he was so sick with the flu that they put him on the stool in fear that he might fall over if he stood up.
@angelabarton2065 3 years ago
I am 68 years old (f) and have just “discovered” Disturbed . I am not a metal fan but WOW.😮 Their version of The Sound of Silence is just blowing me away like nothing I have heard before. That man’s voice is disturbingly beautiful. Love the drums and violins too. Again, WOW.
@geschichtenschreiber 3 years ago
His version of this song is an emotional wrecking ball. Perfection.
@loriperez787 4 years ago
Just so you know when he performed at live he was sick with the flu but he still sounded absolutely amazing
@SherPettit 4 years ago
David has one of the most beautiful and powerful voices ever. It’s hauntingly beautiful ✨
@greggbradford2307 4 years ago
He was actually sick and under the weather performing the live show that night. Still killed it!
@Mark-ib5bq 1 year ago
For people who want more information:
Disturbed is a Heavy Metal band led by singer David Draiman, who was raised Jewish and was a classically trained Cantor. He has a very interesting life if you care to Wiki him. “The Sound of Silence” was penned by one-half of the folk duo, Paul Simon. The then-21-year-old fittingly found the song while alone in the darkness in his bathroom in 1964. “The main thing about playing the guitar was that I was able to sit by myself and play and dream,” Simon shared in an interview with Playboy (quote via Ultimate Classic Rock). “And I was always happy doing that. I used to go off in the bathroom because the bathroom had tiles, so it was a slight echo chamber. I’d turn on the faucet so that water would run – I like that sound, it’s very soothing to me – and I’d play. In the dark.”
Unbeknownst to the two, “The Sound of Silence” had piqued a few ears and was seeing a fair amount of airplay in certain regions. The song’s producer, Tom Wilson, decided to rearrange it, adding drums and electric guitars to round out the original acoustics, and in 1965, they re-released “The Sound of Silence” as the song we know today. The new and improved tune was an immediate success, becoming an international No. 1 and leading to the regrouping of Simon & Garfunkel, a partnership that would go on to produce one of folk’s most enduring songbooks. As Paul said about the lyrics: ““It wasn’t something that I was experiencing at some deep, profound level – nobody’s listening to me, nobody’s listening to anyone – it was a post-adolescent angst,” Simon continued, “but it had some level of truth to it and it resonated with millions of people.”
The song reaches beyond the perspective of a single narrator, a flash of light revealing a mass of people, humanity all seeking refuge in their own darkness and their own silence. “This is a song about the inability of people to communicate with each other,” Art Garfunkel can be heard perfectly summing up the song in the below performance. Remember back in the 60’s there was so much going on in the world and our young people were protesting the war, experimenting with drugs, experiencing a new music called rock-n-roll, and didn’t feel like anyone was listening to them I am sure. And now, it is particularly resonating with the multitude of ways we communicate, but we feel no one listens. We are bombarded with ads, opinions, commercials, and political commentaries, and yet, we feel our voices are not being heard. Also, some of our newer generations don’t even talk much to each other; they would rather communicate with their Smartphone and other technologies. Add to that the divisiveness of our society in opinions, politics, and beliefs; it seems that this song may apply now more than when it was first written.
Sound of Silence Lyrics: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/simongarfunkel/thesoundofsilence.html
The original song by Simon and Garfunkel in 1964, beautiful song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwP3vPQi0nI
Watch Disturbed Live on Conan 2016 where the entire cast behind the scenes came out front to watch it and there was a 10-minute standing ovation by the audience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk7RVw3I8eg
Disturbed Music Video Version that adds visual meaning to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4
David Draiman being interviewed about the Sound of Silence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uKXHxV9AUc&t=58s
Disturbed is a Heavy Metal band led by singer David Draiman, who was raised Jewish and was a classically trained Cantor. He has a very interesting life if you care to Wiki him. “The Sound of Silence” was penned by one-half of the folk duo, Paul Simon. The then-21-year-old fittingly found the song while alone in the darkness in his bathroom in 1964. “The main thing about playing the guitar was that I was able to sit by myself and play and dream,” Simon shared in an interview with Playboy (quote via Ultimate Classic Rock). “And I was always happy doing that. I used to go off in the bathroom because the bathroom had tiles, so it was a slight echo chamber. I’d turn on the faucet so that water would run – I like that sound, it’s very soothing to me – and I’d play. In the dark.”
Unbeknownst to the two, “The Sound of Silence” had piqued a few ears and was seeing a fair amount of airplay in certain regions. The song’s producer, Tom Wilson, decided to rearrange it, adding drums and electric guitars to round out the original acoustics, and in 1965, they re-released “The Sound of Silence” as the song we know today. The new and improved tune was an immediate success, becoming an international No. 1 and leading to the regrouping of Simon & Garfunkel, a partnership that would go on to produce one of folk’s most enduring songbooks. As Paul said about the lyrics: ““It wasn’t something that I was experiencing at some deep, profound level – nobody’s listening to me, nobody’s listening to anyone – it was a post-adolescent angst,” Simon continued, “but it had some level of truth to it and it resonated with millions of people.”
The song reaches beyond the perspective of a single narrator, a flash of light revealing a mass of people, humanity all seeking refuge in their own darkness and their own silence. “This is a song about the inability of people to communicate with each other,” Art Garfunkel can be heard perfectly summing up the song in the below performance. Remember back in the 60’s there was so much going on in the world and our young people were protesting the war, experimenting with drugs, experiencing a new music called rock-n-roll, and didn’t feel like anyone was listening to them I am sure. And now, it is particularly resonating with the multitude of ways we communicate, but we feel no one listens. We are bombarded with ads, opinions, commercials, and political commentaries, and yet, we feel our voices are not being heard. Also, some of our newer generations don’t even talk much to each other; they would rather communicate with their Smartphone and other technologies. Add to that the divisiveness of our society in opinions, politics, and beliefs; it seems that this song may apply now more than when it was first written.
Sound of Silence Lyrics: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/simongarfunkel/thesoundofsilence.html
The original song by Simon and Garfunkel in 1964, beautiful song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwP3vPQi0nI
Watch Disturbed Live on Conan 2016 where the entire cast behind the scenes came out front to watch it and there was a 10-minute standing ovation by the audience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk7RVw3I8eg
Disturbed Music Video Version that adds visual meaning to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4
David Draiman being interviewed about the Sound of Silence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uKXHxV9AUc&t=58s
@RaymondBCrisp 4 years ago
Paul Simon contacted David Draiman after this came out to congratulate him on his interpretation of this classic.
@ellensmith5349 4 years ago
The most beautiful and touching version of this song. Sung with so much raw emotion.
Disturbed The Sound Of Silence reaction Part1(vClip&Live) Punk Rock head SingerBassist James Giacomo
Giacomo James
113,450 views
My first exposure to the band Disturbed!..
Enjoy!