When a group from Eastern Europe can do Chaka Kahn proud, you know that Leonid and Friends are the real deal! I am so mesmerized how the musicians nail every note the lead singer is so sultry and soulful.
LEONID is the Best Arranger of classic rock songs in the world today. His band is also the best in the world. They can do all classic songs from the bands of the 70s, 80s and 90s.
Your approach of watching the entire video and only making small comments in reaction through it with more complex analysis at the end is, in my humble opinion, the winning combination. Also - the fact that you relegate the major portion of the screen to the video of the performers but also a nicely sized portion to yourself so we don't lose track of the fact we are sharing this with someone who actually, really does know what they are assessing? Makes the experience more meaningful and fun. Keep up your good work - because we, inquiring minds want to know!
I hadn’t heard this song before the L&F recording, and was curious what the original sounded like - and was struck by how sterile the original sounded by comparison. They didn’t just cover the song, they greatly improved the orchestration.
@@MarcG7424 of course it is! better instrumentation, more embellishments, better arrangement, singing is on par with Chaka Khan ==> overall L & F wins....
@@GMATTOEFLSATGRECOACH Take away the visuals and embellishments don't always make a song better especially when you're talking about a Prince original the singing is superb but it's a Chaka Kahn template who was the 5th person to cover this song hers wasn't the original I admire L&F theirs is 2nd best cover but they had to use Chaka's cover to do it
I’ve been following this group for a few years now, they are amazing with Earth Wind & Fire and Chicago covers too.. her name is pronounced Ka-Zenia …. Her vocals are smokin
I was lucky enough to see leonid and friends in Cincinnati 2 years ago. They were unbelievable live. Leonid. Is pronounced LEohnid. Emphasis on the first syllable. Ksenia has an e like see. You nailed her last name
I've been following these guys for about 4 years now. It never ceases to amaze me how accurate their reproductions are. From the tone of the instruments to the studio mix and blend. Leonard is a masterful arranger composer and producer. All the musicians are phenomenal musicians are phenomenal. I discovered David played live the night before I found out they played at dosey doe in The Woodlands Texas about 5 mi from my house. I'm going to make sure I don't miss them next time.
Es una bomba pura música dan ganas de estar ahí con ellos y disfrutar en presencia eso que hacen con tanto poder sin despeinarse... Genios todos y ella me mata de amor 😍😍❤️
I can't believe more people don't review this group.......can you even believe how good these guys are !!!!!!! I have been following them for awhile and really enjoy everything they do !!!! And btw....this made me realize how good a song the original song was !!!!!! Whoops forgot LoL
Being a member of this group must be an absolute blast. They must be close to pull off these tight arrangements, and sound so good. Leonid is a master.
I can't imagine enough hyperbole to describe these guys and their tremendous talents. I've heard many bassists in my 70 plus years but this dude is as cool as they come. As a wise man once said there are not enough ohs in smoooooth to describe him.
What.More.Can.You.Expect! What a performance! The singer is absolutely amazing, her possibilities to vary the colours are impressive, the arrangement, the little shifts in the flow, the Funk... everything spot on!!! First I thought it´s Gergo Borlai on drums, they look like twins ;-)
What a luxury it must be to have three incredible " lead " vocalists singing backup on this. Ksenia slayed this too. No disrespect to Chaka. Her version is great but when I want to listen to this song going forward, I'll be listening to this version.
Please review any ALL of their stuff, 25 or 6 to 4, September, Fantasy, Vehicle and I love You More Than You'll Ever Know. Everything to do is pure gold. See them live as well you will NOT be dissappointed!
Ksenia is such a good singer she can sing anything she wants. A fun interlude is to listen to her sing Superstar followed by Satisfaction. Hard to believe it's the same person.
The next Lenoid & Friends song you have to do is 25 or 6 to 4. This is one of there earlier songs when they were just covering Chicago. You will love it.
The best among all the rest….everything…all musicians,singers,and of course the incredible bas player that is doing all the works of the arrangements….just Simply GREAT.
I absolutely love what you’re doing. I started out working in radio and love ‘new’ music. Discovering Stratele Studio will just enhance the process for me so thank you Jeff. Are you familiar with the Lexington Lab Band? Thanks.
Started following them way back in 2020 during the pandemic...saw them live at the Crest Theater in Sacramento in '21...absolutely THE BEST! Seriously, BETTER than the originals, regardless who they cover!!
great video, and thanks for giving this group all of your support. if you watch the ManOPause interview with Leonid and Roman, by the end of it you will hear all the proper pronunciations for most of the band as well as Leonids personal story in music. ☮❤🙏
There it is!!!👍🏼😃🤩 Oh, this is just 🔥🔥🔥🤯🔥🔥🔥🤯🔥🔥🔥😆😂😅🏳️🏳️🏳️😵🫠🫠🫠🫠 🥰 ….. They are just crazy good!!!✨✨✨ Thank you for a great reaction, Jeff - knew, you would love it!🫶🏼🔥🤗.
I realize that I am late to this party, but wow, what great musicians. I just discovered this group, and now I am going down the rabbit hole of their music and the covers that I grew up with. And I might have fallen in love with Ksenia, I doubt I am the only one.
I'm following this Russian/Ukrainian since the beginning and honestly I've never heard a cover band playing at this level. They've raised the bar very very high. To me they are too underrated
i like your reactions..this band is absolutely awsome...will like to see you react to leonid and friends fantasy....from ewf....thanks mate...cheers from london
I watch your show and love the new talent you present. I thought you might enjoy an amazing occapella group called "Voctave" and their Disney Princess Medley. Very talented singers with a great soprano.
In Russian name Ksenia, as I have already noticed, the most difficult thing for non-Slavic speakers is the combination of the letters K and S. They must be pronounced together, without a slightest gap. For example, like in the phrase "back side". Stress on the first syllable. In the surname "Buzina", the stress is on the first syllable too, this is important. Sir, your reaction is amazing, you feel the music subtly! Greetings from Moscow!
Kseniya's transition from sweet girl next door background singer to this sexy sultry vixen is too much!
Drummer is a complete bad-ass! I've seen other cuts where he gets even wilder!
When a group from Eastern Europe can do Chaka Kahn proud, you know that Leonid and Friends are the real deal! I am so mesmerized how the musicians nail every note the lead singer is so sultry and soulful.
LEONID is the Best Arranger of classic rock songs in the world today. His band is also the best in the world. They can do all classic songs from the bands of the 70s, 80s and 90s.
Absolutely -- best EVER arranger ! And these performers are white people . .
He's brilliant. I keep requesting that Rick Beato would do a good interview with Leonid. I have to hear more about what he does.
@@dirkbag22 it would be really awesome!!
Ksenia is such a chameleon with her voice. She excels at every style. From Karen Carpenter to Chaka Kahn, what a range!
We get ear candy and eye candy. Love it. Leonid's musical scores are genius.
This is the best band on Earth. Not hyperbole, just a fact.
I’ve got tickets to see them next month in Tennessee.
Absolutely! Technically superior!
Chaka Khan and Rufus are smiling along with me. ❤❤❤
Your approach of watching the entire video and only making small comments in reaction through it with more complex analysis at the end is, in my humble opinion, the winning combination. Also - the fact that you relegate the major portion of the screen to the video of the performers but also a nicely sized portion to yourself so we don't lose track of the fact we are sharing this with someone who actually, really does know what they are assessing?
Makes the experience more meaningful and fun. Keep up your good work - because we, inquiring minds want to know!
Thank you so much Erik, I really appreciate you noticing those details. 😊😊😊🫶
@@StrateleStudios Da devil is in dem details!
You need to hear "A Speck of Dust". It will blow you away
That performance on The Speck of Dust was totally sublime!
Kseniya is such a badass she has male backup vocalists!
The feeling, the passion, the sheer talent , puts today so called pop artist in the shade ,
Man, they are smoking, Leonid is a crazy good arranger, no doubt about it.
It takes folks from another country to appreciate and recreate classic American rock and roll. 🙂
I hadn’t heard this song before the L&F recording, and was curious what the original sounded like - and was struck by how sterile the original sounded by comparison. They didn’t just cover the song, they greatly improved the orchestration.
Yes indeed❤
Precisely
Better than original song , amazing
Of course not
@@MarcG7424 of course it is! better instrumentation, more embellishments, better arrangement, singing is on par with Chaka Khan ==> overall L & F wins....
@@GMATTOEFLSATGRECOACH Take away the visuals and embellishments don't always make a song better especially when you're talking about a Prince original the singing is superb but it's a Chaka Kahn template who was the 5th person to cover this song hers wasn't the original I admire L&F theirs is 2nd best cover but they had to use Chaka's cover to do it
I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!! finally got to see them live and they sound just like this and they put on such a fun amazing high energy show
I really like the way that everyone in the band does the backup vocals for everyone else. Great band!
I’ve been following this group for a few years now, they are amazing with Earth Wind & Fire and Chicago covers too.. her name is pronounced Ka-Zenia …. Her vocals are smokin
I found them by accident. They are phenomenal. Music is truly the universal language.
Ksenia is amazing. She is an amazing person with a deep University background in International studies. The whole band is unbelievable!
It’s LAY- o-need. 😊 Check out Vasilly singing “ Vehicle” by Ides of March. He sounds just like David Clayton Thomas of BS&T.
Oh and she is KSEN-YA. ❤
Smiling all the way through this one... that's about all you can do! Amazing cover, great reaction.
I was lucky enough to see leonid and friends in Cincinnati 2 years ago. They were unbelievable live. Leonid. Is pronounced LEohnid. Emphasis on the first syllable. Ksenia has an e like see. You nailed her last name
the quality performances they keep putting out consistently is off the charts. Their attention to detail is second to none
Woooow parece que estoy viendo la película, transporta ufffff
I've been following these guys for about 4 years now. It never ceases to amaze me how accurate their reproductions are. From the tone of the instruments to the studio mix and blend. Leonard is a masterful arranger composer and producer. All the musicians are phenomenal musicians are phenomenal. I discovered David played live the night before I found out they played at dosey doe in The Woodlands Texas about 5 mi from my house. I'm going to make sure I don't miss them next time.
Ksenia's looking particularly glamorous is this number! I'm in love! LOL She has such good voice control! LOVE HER!!! Yes, Ksenia Buzina is correct!
Es una bomba pura música dan ganas de estar ahí con ellos y disfrutar en presencia eso que hacen con tanto poder sin despeinarse... Genios todos y ella me mata de amor 😍😍❤️
I can't believe more people don't review this group.......can you even believe how good these guys are !!!!!!! I have been following them for awhile and really enjoy everything they do !!!! And btw....this made me realize how good a song the original song was !!!!!! Whoops forgot
LoL
Being a member of this group must be an absolute blast. They must be close to pull off these tight arrangements, and sound so good. Leonid is a master.
Que barbaridad de talentos ésto es maravilloso ésto es música 🎵🎵🎼🎼 no tengo más palabras para elogiar a todos ellos ... Cultura musical
Are you kidding me? Who are these guys. Effin spectacular.
Such vocal talent, think I’m in luv
Fenomenal!
Son extraordinarios y ella es una Diosa bella e incomparable ❤❤😊😊
Bloody hell! That’s crazy cool! So good!!
So beatufull
I can't imagine enough hyperbole to describe these guys and their tremendous talents. I've heard many bassists in my 70 plus years but this dude is as cool as they come. As a wise man once said there are not enough ohs in smoooooth to describe him.
What.More.Can.You.Expect! What a performance! The singer is absolutely amazing, her possibilities to vary the colours are impressive, the arrangement, the little shifts in the flow, the Funk... everything spot on!!! First I thought it´s Gergo Borlai on drums, they look like twins ;-)
They are so very tight !
As someone who has seen them in person about 40 times, I’ll be glad to teach you all names and how to pronounce them!
What a luxury it must be to have three incredible " lead " vocalists singing backup on this. Ksenia slayed this too.
No disrespect to Chaka. Her version is great but when
I want to listen to this song going forward, I'll be listening to this version.
Are you kidding me ?
I don't have words to properly describe how damn good this performance is. WOW
Son maravillosos un ritmo infernal que bárbaros!!!!!
Please review any ALL of their stuff, 25 or 6 to 4, September, Fantasy, Vehicle and I love You More Than You'll Ever Know. Everything to do is pure gold. See them live as well you will NOT be dissappointed!
I 2nd your request! 👍😊
The best cover for this song ever! k looks as beautiful and sexy as she sounds. Most singers don’t have either one she was blessed to have both.
That “kid” on the drums is probably the oldest member of the group. He’s good.
I said "kick" (as in kick drum) not "kid", hahaha :) I should enunciate better.
I'm loving these Leonid & Friends reactions!! Keep 'em coming!!
This band is tight, you could not push a piece of paper in it, Standing ovation.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE Leonid & Friends! Please do a video on their cover of Chicago’s Street Player with Arturo Sandoval as guest performer.
L&F are a superb band..Ksenia is a STAR !!❤❤💥💥☝
Jeff, I get a chuckle every time I watch this video and I hear you mention Igor's skill set and refer to him as a kid. He will turn 62 this October.
No, hahaha, I said “kick came through” as in kick drum. 😂
@@StrateleStudios Sorry bout that. My Bad.
The anesthesia must still be wearing off. 🤣
@vegaswillie 😆
Amazing talent 🤙🏽
Ksenia is such a good singer she can sing anything she wants. A fun interlude is to listen to her sing Superstar followed by Satisfaction. Hard to believe it's the same person.
The next Lenoid & Friends song you have to do is 25 or 6 to 4. This is one of there earlier songs when they were just covering Chicago. You will love it.
A rare Leonid arrangement that isn't a straight-ahead cover of the original. Really has a drive.
The best among all the rest….everything…all musicians,singers,and of course the incredible bas player that is doing all the works of the arrangements….just Simply GREAT.
Oh man! That bass riff at about the 1:19 mark is so rad. I missed it the first time around. Smooth as silk but impressive.
Magnifico!!👌
I absolutely love what you’re doing. I started out working in radio and love ‘new’ music. Discovering Stratele Studio will just enhance the process for me so thank you Jeff. Are you familiar with the Lexington Lab Band? Thanks.
Thank you my friend! 🫶 I’ve heard of them but yet to see/hear them!
Honestly, this is absolutely brilliant, really top notch. Ksenia's vocal is perfect.
The Russian Wrecking Crew.
Nicely put!
the best cover in the world
Ksenia was amazing. That arrangement was so good. More Ksenia . WOW.
I've always love this song, what a great interpretation, lots of fair added.
I can't believe that the world hasn't seen them. Ksenia is going to be a superstar. The drummer is second to none.
I believe Ksenia is a superstar in Europe.
@@wlonsdale1 no, she isn't
Started following them way back in 2020 during the pandemic...saw them live at the Crest Theater in Sacramento in '21...absolutely THE BEST! Seriously, BETTER than the originals, regardless who they cover!!
Class musicians all the way!
Really good punch on that humbucker bass.
great video, and thanks for giving this group all of your support.
if you watch the ManOPause interview with Leonid and Roman, by the end of it you will hear all the proper pronunciations for most of the band as well as Leonids personal story in music.
☮❤🙏
There it is!!!👍🏼😃🤩 Oh, this is just 🔥🔥🔥🤯🔥🔥🔥🤯🔥🔥🔥😆😂😅🏳️🏳️🏳️😵🫠🫠🫠🫠 🥰 …..
They are just crazy good!!!✨✨✨
Thank you for a great reaction, Jeff - knew, you would love it!🫶🏼🔥🤗.
These are so much fun Lise!
@@StrateleStudiosAbsolutely!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😃
That beautiful lady's name is pronounced Senia.
they are AWESOME!!!!!
No tengo más palabras para decir lo extraordinarios que son que bárbaros son músicos que aman lo que hacen me saco el sombrero 🎵🎵🎼🎼
IGOR the drummer is the BOMB. Every song he kills it. I think he and Leonid go way back.
I realize that I am late to this party, but wow, what great musicians. I just discovered this group, and now I am going down the rabbit hole of their music and the covers that I grew up with. And I might have fallen in love with Ksenia, I doubt I am the only one.
Thanks, Jeff. Such a killer band. It's always a treat to join 'Jeff & friends' to listen to Leonid & Friends. 😉
I'm following this Russian/Ukrainian since the beginning and honestly I've never heard a cover band playing at this level. They've raised the bar very very high. To me they are too underrated
SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. LOVELY Lady on the vocals was great on the eyes too. lol .nicely done.
Wow, great cover!! Tight band❤
wooooow !!!
i like your reactions..this band is absolutely awsome...will like to see you react to leonid and friends fantasy....from ewf....thanks mate...cheers from london
Well, you showed me one I haven’t seen. Thanks mate, best live band out there..
🎉🎉🎉🎉so,so amazing,wow.
Indescribably good👍👍👍👍
I believe the pronunciation of Leonid’s name is LEE-on-id.
Leonid = Leh oh need (Russian for Leonard) and Singer is Ksenia = Xenia like X in Xavier
Thanks Mikey!
Thanks!
Thank you Mike! 🎁🫶
That was SICK! Holy Cow.
The accent is on the "O" for Leonid. I've listened to his son pronounce it and he says Le O nid.
I watch your show and love the new talent you present. I thought you might enjoy an amazing occapella group called "Voctave" and their Disney Princess Medley. Very talented singers with a great soprano.
Jeff. There is a 46 minute video on You Tube of Dirty Loops at The Electric Brixton Nov 27 2023. FYI. Go well Mr C.
In Russian name Ksenia, as I have already noticed, the most difficult thing for non-Slavic speakers is the combination of the letters K and S. They must be pronounced together, without a slightest gap. For example, like in the phrase "back side". Stress on the first syllable.
In the surname "Buzina", the stress is on the first syllable too, this is important.
Sir, your reaction is amazing, you feel the music subtly!
Greetings from Moscow!
Thank you for the help! 👏👏👏
Praying for Europe 🙏
Man that was fresh
very good !!!
Alta escuela músicos de primera la magia está en ellos para que podamos escuchar ésto que se llama MUSICA...
You want to hear a great original song by them? Listen to “Speck of Dust”. Ksenia does the lead vocal.
Leonid - the accent is on the last syllable. The correct pronounciation is .
Именно так!Но не так,как выдумывают иностранцы,не владеющие русским языком...
That guy is thinking babe I can make you star
Industrial strength solid...dirty good!
I challenge you to listen to their cover of Fantasy with your eyes closed. You won't be able to tell them from the original.