WTF IS THIS??? Avenged Sevenfold "We Love You" Reaction & Analysis
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2024
- In today's video I'm reacting to the new Avenged Sevenfold song "We Love You"! The song is a wild ride and a lot to take in on the first listen. Let's see what my first impressions are, as a lifelong a7x Superfan!
What do you think of the new song? Let me know in the comments below!
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They're clearly successfully weeding out the fake fans.
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Straight up, this piece is masterfully done with so much technique
I feel like if ur a “superfan” you would completely hear how good his vocals are lmfao
Matts vocals are actually strong as fuck right now. It may not sound it, but they are. Watch this song live, listen to his vocals.
Been a fan for 20 years and it’s definitely not hard being a fan right now lol, much rather have them do crazy experimentation shit than have all their album sound alike and not change their sound just because it’ll please some of the fans and get them a lot of radio play. Greatly respect them just making what they want to make instead of chasing commercial success. Some of the stuff on the album is supposedly a lot weirder than either of these 2 singles as well, it’s definitely just not gonna be for some people and that’s fine, doesn’t mean the music is bad tho.
Exactly. I'd rather them doing weird stuff like this than HTTK 2.0
What’s funny to me is that fans generally have appreciated the fact that they don’t make the same album twice. Each album is different than the one before. As a band, they’ve put out albums generally every two or three years, and it’s easy to track their evolution. They started working on this album in 2018. A global pandemic happened, life changed drastically. They finish in 2020. This album is seven years after their last. If we’re going by their old habits, they would be thinking about album three in that time at this point. Of course this sounds different from what they’ve done before.
Yeah, I heard the new album at their album release thing in vegas, as well as seeing them live. Most of the album has quite a different sound than Nobody, as well as We Love You. But damn M Shadows live is the best yet! It was actually amazing!!
Did not like this song at first, but then I started getting it stuck in my head. I literally have to listen to this song everyday now.
That “more this, more that” stuff is kinda nice after a bit of time
The solo part is like a travel in my mind
I love that they don’t follow the same cookie cutter formula and always do their own thing every album is different it’s so refreshing
His voice is definitely good in this
He impressed me a lot with those falsettos and the screams!!!
Life is but a Dream is my current album of the year. It blows The Stage out of the water. The more I listen to it, the better it gets. I wish more bands had the balls to think outside the box like A7X did here.
Its actually never been easier to be a fan to be honest.
This whole song gets better and better every listen. I was unsure at first but now i listen every day.
The part where it builds and then resolves to the chorus is funny to me because I feel it makes perfect sense in the message of the song.
I cannot get behind your opinion at all on this.
Early A7X is just Pinkly Smooth, and this song is VERY Pinkly Smooth. The Rev would be super excited about this! I totally understand people not liking this but this band has grown so much!
I think the first listen is like, "wtf is going on", but we have to keep in mind that they worked on that album for 4 years. They know all the parts and it is not weird and strange for them anymore. The more I listen to it the more this song makes sense. The whole album will probalby also make more sense after a couple of listens and then we will get into that "oh now I see where you are going ". The more we listen to it, the more we understand it, the less weird and unexpected it will be and the more we will appreciate this music compared to the same old stuff because of this weirdness.
I hope that makes sense haha.
For me this song is very interesting because of this whole variety and different genres.
Being the first metal band I ever listened, I love how they just experiment with their music and are not scared of trying new things and also Shadow's voice sounds great, I can't wait to listen to the new album.
Disagreeing with music versus awful music is not the same thing. I’ve been a big fan of weird music for years, so I don’t mind this. The more you listen to it the more you love it from my experience..
Avenged sevenfold doesn’t allow their fans to control them to make the old music they want them to go back to because if they did that, the fans will be Happy because they got what they wanted out of them. But you would be making the actual artists Sad because you took their creative freedom away just to please your subconscience of wanting to hear their older stuff again… Which is completely not fair.
They already stated their own fanbase is not going to love everything that they do. But all in general, nobody’s obligated to love every single piece of music of anyone’s creation. You can be a big fan of a movie Director, and only like 5 of his movies out of 11 movies he made. You don’t have to love everything an artist does, that’s just not right. Nor are you obligated to because you consider yourself to be a fan..
An artis grows and matures when they get older and go through life experiences. And sometimes in order to tell the newer stories you want within your music, you have to change your whole style to connect with the audience on what we are trying to get the message acrossed with. Just because you don’t agree with a newer style that does not fit for you, that does not mean it’s terrible music.
But that is just my perspective. 😇
That’s a very honest and mature perspective, and I agree completely!
@@caitycore Thank you for reading!!!! 🙏
@@delix787u must be so free
As a huge fan of mr bungle, faith no more, and just mike patton I’m general..I totally agree
@Delix. totally agree with you man, since the stage we can see that they do what they want to do, and honestly I've been loving avenged even more, cuz they are totally following my taste in music going to more experimental shit aside the common rock radio type shit that everyone wants to listen. As a musician myself,for me Avenged is better than ever, musically speaking.
Die hard a7x fan here. Tbh they have always gone in new directions. M shadows said that he thinks its disrespectful to the fans to put out the same stuff every album. Every album you can argue is a different genre.
I m not hard a7x but I love them a lot. Especially their old stuff. When this album first came up. I was like "hmmmm they don't sound like old a7x anymore" and I was kinda sad ( I love the album now tho) but one of my friends told me " I never listened a7x before cause I hate their musics but I really liked this new album and I am listening a7x now. " We need to think this too guys. They re creating a bigger fanbase with new sounds.
Matt's voice is on the peak so far. As a man who is into philosophy and literatrue I really enjoy the new direction. Very uncommon but they are on a whole new level. To me, they "sound" kinda similar to modernist writers. They may be precedessors of some new musical era... ( if not the whole than at least in the subgenre )
I honestly love it lol
It’s growing on me too haha Since filming this I’ve listened to it like 20 more times 😂😂😂😂😂
@@caitycore look up their newest show. Matt sounds amazing live!
It definitely sounds like theyve captured every Mr Bungle album's sound in this one song. I love it.
Metal is hard to be expirimental under and I feel like Avenged has always gotten heat for doing so. Even in their early stuff they were being different. To me, this is the natural evolution of all those years. Truly one of my fav tracks that they've made so far.
I actually liked this one faster than nobody LOL. By the third time it grew on me I'm liking it more and more as I'm hearing it! Great reaction BTW
This is an easy top 5 song in avenged repertory
Yeah, the contrasts are great
They’re channeling they’re inner Mr Bungle and I’m all for it. People who can’t get into this new A7X probably never heard or liked bands like that. In some cases it is an acquired taste but for others is a breathe of fresh air from every single easy to digest cookie cutter song. This in my opinion is more digestible than most of Mr bungles stuff imo. Respect to them for doing what they want and not trying to please everyone.
It's strange because they've always been experimental, so I don't get why people are surprised. I see it as the natural evolution of the band, they've always had those progressive metal and avant-garde influences and now they're expanding on it.
Avenged started out this way anyways with Pinkly Smooth. In a way they're going back to the Revs and Syn's roots, who's main influences have always been Mr. Bungle
Thats what happened to me with The Stage. It grew on me and now I think The Stage is one of my all time favorite albums. I believe The Stage was already kinda experimental and proggy with songs like Exist and Higher.
It's good to hear the same thoughts being talked about, as I experience as a fan. I got you. Nice reaction video.
Funny you mentioned Mr. Bungle because they're Synyster's fav Band of all time (He said it in an Interview with Rick Beato)
Yep. Their cover of Retrovertigo is one of my favorites.
Avenged Sevenfold doing their full blown Mr.Bungle sound. I'm all in for it. Weird and Wonderful
It’s easier than ever being an avenged sevenfold fan right now 😉
Do you remember Brian and Jimmy were in a band called Pinkly Smooth, based off of Mr. Bungle? It's in the making of DVD, which led to little piece of heaven.
Out of the two songs I’ve released, I’ve kinda figured it out. Think of it like trying to explain a weird dream you had to someone. You’re going to end up in places that make absolutely no sense without the full context (in this case the full album). Some moments will be happy, some exciting, some familiar, and some anxious. With that in mind, these songs started to hit WAY harder.
And that’s the kind of way I’ve seen people speak of it, even M. Shadows. That it’s an album that’s an album experience rather than a singles sort of thing. He said that’s why it was hard to pick what came first because it’s out of context. He described it kind of like their Abbey Road in that it’s a bunch of different flavors and doesn’t sit in the same spot for long.
That aged well
its funny I grew up on A7X and its like they followed my music taste exactly. This is right up my alley, so was the stage at the time and hail to the king at the time.
I think it's awesome that A7X is going to get so many people into music that is I guess out of their comfort zone:)) I think this type of music will grow on most people. Its the kind of song that will never get old and always take you on a journey:))
Love the reaction! Wanted to also let you know that you can experience the 360 with either phone by moving the phone around physically, or using your finger to move the screen around to be able to see everything. Music is cool, but the video gives it another experience
He has said in interviews they were trying to channel Mr. Bungle with this album.
Being a fan of A7X isn't hard, You just seem to be a fan of a few albums. Every album is different, always has been that way and likely always will be. The more I listen to this song the more I feel elements from all of their albums. The intro feels very experimental which is their current phase. The Chorus gives me City of Evil, Self Titled and a lot of Diamonds in the rough sounds. The more and build stuff with the riff is very simple and powerful yet somewhat dry, like Hail to the King.. at least to me. The thrash part is Sounding the Seventh Trumpet and Waking the Fallen. The soft part before the Thrash is The Stage.
The only one I struggle with is placing Nightmare in this song, but there are so many small elements that clearly sound Nightmare like. Thinking about in more in depth... I guess I can mention the ending really reminds me of Danger Line, So Far Away, Tonight the World Dies, and Victim. A lot due to the bluesy guitar playing but also due to the way shadows delivers the vocals in parts of those songs.
In no way do I believe that Sevenfold made this song as a mash up of their styles and their new experimentation but to me, I feel that way a lot. Would be wild tho if they made this in a way as a thank you to the fans by naming the song We Love You and hitting essentially every main genre they've played.. outside of country but even then the Bluesy end flirts with it.
It’s growing on me. I didn’t think it would.
I like their new stuff, but then again, I've always liked progressive and experimental music (in addition to regular metal and hardcore). I'm a guitar freak first, and Syn has been amazing through all phases of their music. Looking forward to seeing them in Tampa soon!
I’ve been a huge fan of A7X since I was about 10 years old. They’ve definitely changed with time but the main thing is to just accept the change and take it for what it is. I hated Nobody at first, now it’s my favourite 😂
A7x is my fav band but I enjoy many other sub genres of metal and other genres of music..: i really love crazy music and these songs have been itching the music spot in my head
At first the only parts that grabbed me were the quiet part in the middle and the outro, but after a few listens the rest grew on me too. Gives me a lot of Mr. Bungle Disco Volante vibes with the constant tonal shifts just making the entire song feel unstable and giving it a sense of anxiety. Outro section is still my fav though, so hyped for this album.
very nice reaction, thx
Did you watch the M. Shadows interview with Finn?! Matt stated he feels like it’s insulting to keep giving the fans the same material for years. That’s also a reason why they’re going different.. 😁
That part you were asking “what does this remind me of?” I was thinking it reminded me of powerman 5000 worlds collide a bit
The whole album is based on Albert Camus' philosophy of 'absurdity', so I think their direction with this album is to be as absurd as they can while still making sense out of it.
I made the comparison to Faith No More and Mr. bungle on another reactors video, and you totally nailed it. They do sound a lot like that.
This was like watching my exact thoughts being expressed on someone else's face regarding this song. Like damn, I thought I was alone feeling like this song was a massive tease. The thrash part was great. Screams were great. But that-
"MORE-"
"MORE-"
"MORE-"
"BUILD-"
"BUILD-"
"BUILD-"
.....By the end of that final repetition I was left wishing they would have had MORE of that Thrash and BUILT on it. Jeez.
You can still do the 360 by clicking and dragging around on the video but I find it's more smooth and fun to watch on your phone /tablet and just pan around , also the song is dope, patiently waiting for the album to arrive
On an interview Matt did say he asked not to sound at all like M.Shadows (himself) and Brian (Sinister Gates) said he was sick of playing guitar and hated the instrument itself. So i guess all in all, this song and the whole album shows it and so much more. Personally i find it a great album. Not easy to get into though.
The Beauty of this song, is that it’s all over the place on purpose 😂💙
The constant criticism of Matt’s voice is actually obnoxious at this point. Watched clips from their show on Friday and his voice sounds MINT live.
As far as the musical direction is concerned I love what they’re doing. Metal has a barrier and a formula. Everything outside of that isn’t deemed “metal” or the band “sold out” or “sucks” I hope the rest of the record is equally as bipolar and all over the place. I enjoy it.
Did the video freeze? It was suppose to be on a boat when the acoustic came in
i freaking love it
Reminds me of the song satisfaction. You the one that goes " push me and then touch me"
That's what I love about them, doing stuff differently on every album. That said this is way out there lol.
Genius song from start to finish
They are creating new genres! His voice is used as it should be with the context..people need to stop comparing it to what they should sound like..they have matured since 2007 and 2010, the problem is that majority have their own expectations on what they should sound like..never satisfied 😢keep listening to appreciate this
I personally think that majority are terrified that it's so out of the box and it throws them off completely .avenged have succeeded on pushing the envelope and even though many resent this, over time it will be appreciated on greater scale..10 listens later and I firmly feel this is in their top 10 songs
people can hate it, sure! you still got every other album they've made, but you gotta admire how much of a chance they're taking, haven't made an album in years and everyone expecting something great and they give us the most experimental shit I've heard in a while. Kind of just shows to me that they care more about making what they want rather than profit and appeasing the 40-50 yo metal heads who just want every song to be a metallica song.
There's arrows on the top u can use with the mouse btw
I also didn't know how to feel about the song. Some riffs are cool, but the overall structure was weird. Still excited about the album!🤘
It’s honestly more exciting than the same ole same ole haha it makes me look forward to whatever random curveballs they throw us next !
A7X is going to a very experimental place and I´m all in for it. I understand what could drive diehard fans away, but I also feel this is going to be one hell of a ride if we give them the chance
It’s a masterpiece just keep listening and actually listen guys
Matt dug up Lou Reed for one more collab, LuLu 2 coming out soon💀
I love this song
I honestly wasn’t a fan at first but honestly I like it more now m shadows has talked about most fans won’t like it and that it’s gonna have different genres of music
I’m not a hardcore A7X and I’ve only been listening to them for a couple of years. That said, it seems that a lot of long time fans have complained about this or that from Hail to the King on. If you look at truly epic, once in a generation groups like The Beatles, Zeppelin, Floyd, Nirvana, Metallica, Faith No More, etc they are always experimenting and then by natural consequence losing and gaining fans.If you don’t evolve, you are unlikely to become great and I think that’s what A7X wants. There is a massive difference between “Love me do” and “I am the Walrus,” or between “Babe I’m gonna leave you,” and “Misty Mountain Hop.” Evolve. And some fans are stuck back in the days of “Unholy Confessions.”
I FUCKING LOVE THIS SONG. Pass me the shrooms 🍄
You can click around to look
I believe they are capable of making any sound, but they opt to leave their comfort zone. Never repeat something till you get bored; always attempt something new. For the upcoming album, I believe you should have an open mind. Past is past, and the past will always have a special place in our heart…
Been a fan since day 1 of A7X and love both new song very hard. A7X for life!!!!
My supervisor told me to listen to this and I got a headache I’m use to hail to the king lol. But the more I listen to it I kinda like it? It’s weird lmfao they warned me about it Jesus
the song live is wild
The thrash metal part is badass… And that’s about it lol
Wow….. that’s wut ur mom said jokes….. she’s a keeper guys!!!!! 🙌🏼
I love A7X, but this song is too weird for me. Probably I need more time to adapt and embrace this new direction. 😀
Glad that I haven't been a A7X fan cause I FUCKING love this song. Tamer version of Mr Bungle
"more wants, more needs, more hits, mor-phine"
Doesnt this sound like certain people that listen to this band that want them to be like they used to. Chasing the high of the old shit, wanting the band to meet their wants and needs.
The entire song is an allegory for consumerism and capitalism, but theres a lot to be said about "youre one in a million, dont you know, and we love you". Until you dont.
It’s not hard being an Avenged Sevenfold fan it’s actually quite easy, considering we’re being spoonfed some of the best music ever, I don’t know why this is hard for people to understand when the band has never stuck to one individual sound ever. Every album is different you’re not a lifelong fan, if you don’t understand that. And I’m not saying that you have to like it but don’t say it’s hard being a fan just because they didn’t make something you like.
Their wannabe Guns N Roses 2.0 phase sucked in a lot of casual fans that can't handle the more experimental stuff.
@@dougf9900 oh, what the fuck do you mean wanna be Guns N’ Roses, oh no, they made a hard rock album, so that’s just exclusively Guns N’ Roses yeah you’re so right, I will admit, I didn’t really think about the audience that hail to the King would bring in so I do get more main stream listeners might not like it, but the people who are lifelong fans should understand that the band has always evolved with every album
@@causewhynot284 Sorry, City of Evil sounds like it was ghost written by Axel Rose. Take the intro to Bat Country where M Shadows just mimics Axel Rose. Seize the Day is a nice November Rain tribute. Etc.
@@dougf9900 M. Shadows is fan of Gun's n' roses, but what u said does not makes sense and not connect with the album
What u were thinking of is static x
Mr Bungle vibes for sure
His voice sounds different because he got rid of the nasality that he has always had throughout his career.
True, I think a big factor in damaging his voice was him using improper technique. I’m glad he’s still going!!! There were some awesome vocal moments in this one
M Shadows' voice sound way better here than on the Stage lol
It will all make sense when you listen to the entire album. Trust me (:
I don't get why people think he sounds so different...
This feels a bit more cohesive on second listens. Its fairly straight forward from a structure point of view, its just the contrasting styles that make it seem disjointed first time.
I think the first 4 minutes are meant to be their musical expression of the theme they're going for, which seems to be about greed and capitalism ans conaumerism etc (hence the "we love you").
The last two minutes, even from a production point of view compares to the rest, is like a deep breath away from these concepts in modern society - its like they're saying "take a breather, step outside, and appreciate what you have". They've left in those guitar slide string scrapes that gives it this raw, natural feeling too.
That Avenged Sevenfold you got to give many listens.
Wasn’t a fan of the stage album but had to listen to it a couple times and I feel the same way the more I listen to these two songs the more I appreciate them
If you would like to react to an artist you might not have heard of before, I recommend Aesthetic Perfection with the song Gods & Gold
You girl probably have to do another video reaction of this video apologizing because this song is awesome
I said nice things about it! Lol I like it more the more I listen to it too
🦇💀🦇🤘🤘🦇💀🦇
This song is definitely about corporate greed and how they tell people sweet things but in the end your worth nothing to them your just a number
I want to like this song but I kinda don’t idk
Kkkkkkkkkkkkkk get it
I think if you wanna get anything out of this music, you have to let go of the genres and categories and just take in the art that's presented to you. At this point I don't care if music sounds thrashy or artsy. It's just ideas, and fresh ideas are more interesting and valuable to me than tired ones. The last thing I want is for Avenged to make the equivalent of a 72 Seasons. That's the point at which I will stop listening.
I still don't understand how they worked on this album for 4 years yet the mixing and production is so bad, really gets in the way of my enjoyment of the album. And I have to agree on the vocals too, really not a fan of Matt's sung vocals on this album
I do love some songs off the album, cosmic especially, but as whole it's not for me, I'm glad they're experimenting though, I do think it's an improvement over the last album and feel like if they carry on with this sound the next album could be amazing
song is a WW
Avenge sevenfold has put out nothing but the best music, I do not understand any of the complaints for the stage I did it was experimental and not what people wanted, but most people I.C.E talk about Avenged Sevenfold only really likes city of evil and that’s it lifelong Avenged Sevenfold fans like myself know not to expect anything Like their old sounds when a new album comes out they change their sound every album while maintaining the ability to sound like a Avenged Sevenfold they’ve never lost that you can not enjoy something for sure but to say it doesn’t sound like Avenged Sevenfold is completely wrong, I think the stage is hands-down, one of their best albums. I honestly think all of their albums are their best albums the only album I don’t listen to often or regularly is sounding the seventh trumpet.
why are ur hands dirty
The mundane repetitiveness i think is supposed to make you uncomfortable and almost annoyed. Like the message it’s probably tryna cross. The only part of life is to build build build..more more more. Maybe calling out humans who want more and to take more for self agendas..greed. Also probably calling out the big suits and labels…we love you! Your one in a million. Shout out to Pink Floyd’s “money”.
Sounds like she don’t want anyone to change she wants them to do the same thing time and time again she has no taste
This songs so bizarre haha