Singing a Chris Cornell song on vowels

Hi there. I'm a baritone and am working on a Chris Cornell song called 'Seasons'. 

Most of the song is easy but there is a line in the bridge: "Well I wanna fly above the storm' - sounds maybe like a high larynx / nasal placement most of the phrase, then a strong belted low larynx for the word ‘storm’.

I want to practice the line on just vowel sounds to get the placement right - could you possibly have a listen to the line in the original to confirm I’m right about what Chris is doing and then suggest what vowels I could practice on? I think I may then have a ‘penny drop’ moment.

Thanks so much for a brilliant course

Hi, Jake! Will you please send a link and timestamp? I'm happy to listen!

https://youtu.be/1DnSiznUrVI?feature=shared

Thanks Camille! Link above and time is 2.44 "well I wanna fly above the storm"

Thank you Jake, will listen and update!

I agree that the first part of the line sounds brighter! I'd try something wide and bright like NEH as in net. If it's not bright/strong enough, try NA as in nap. If it's too wide/bright, try NIH as in knit. 

For storm, I'd just embrace that rich OH vowel (so perhaps sing NO after NEH/NA/NIH). I personally wouldn't think too much about larynx position, but rather dial in the vowel and amount of space (how dropped your jaw is, how wide your mouth is) to achieve your desired tone quality. 

Hope that helps, Jake! 

Thanks so much Camille! 

Glad to help, Jake!