OK!!! This is the third reaction I've watched of this and absolutely none of them recognize any of the easter eggs and references that are EPICALLY MIchael Jackson (one even said she was a huge MJ fan..HA)!! I'd love to get a reaction from a Gen Xer who has never seen this and can fully appreciate it, but I think most of us seen it multiple times when it came out in 2001 and MTV was still mostly videos. BTW I love the subtle nod to MJs classic high water pants and white socks when he is dancing on the Billie Jean lights towards the end. It's a nice wink that always makes me smile when I watch this video.
@@lip7636 Calm down. If you only listen to his music and haven't seen the videos then you wouldn't be able to pick anything out. MJ videos are old and don't exactly play on a loop on TV like they used to. I'm a fan of Roy Orbison but if someone did a cover with a bunch of Easter eggs in it, I wouldn't be able to spot them. That doesn't mean I'm not a fan of his incredible songs. It all matters how you listen to most of your music.
I USED TO WAKE UP EVERY MORNING BEFORE SCHOOL AND JUST WATCH MUSIC VIDEOS AND GET HYPED FOR MY DAY…. Nowadays I’m surprised ppl of the younger persuasion even know what a music video is….. definitely an art form that’s being gentrified and pushed out of the equation. And because we don’t have a music channel anymore we all turn to UA-cam and that’s cool but the negative impact from that is artists are discovered and disappearing all in the same day because the younger generations don’t want to even hear an artists full album anymore!! It’s just what’s next and new for them!😢 This is the age of no musical revolution or anything that looks like ppl who become diehard fans are extinct 😮 now it’s just a revolving door of ppl and bands that sound like garbage water with out a producer and auto tune to make them sound like they cared or are musically inclined at all😂 that’s what the masses want and except as talented ppl then who are we the people who want world renowned singers and instrumentalists to make music for us to keep sane in this disposable reality of the masses that control everything else….. we are not represented because we allow them to keep their positions and control of the choices they give us for what they would except as popular music. I feel sad because all that would help fix this downward spiral of an art is a MUSIC TELEVISION CHANNEL THAT ACTUALLY PLAYS MUSIC AND VIDEOS WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE DISCUSSING THEM AND HAVING THAT MEMORY OF WHERE THEY WERE AT WHEN THEY FIRST HEARD AND SAW A NEW VIDEO FROM AN ARTIST THEY WERE CLUELESS TOO MOMENTS BEFORE… TO ENDING UP BEING A REAL FAN WITH A REALLY REAL IN REALITY REACTION AND EMOTIONAL RESPONSE. That’s all it would take to get it back on track I feel…. I just miss watching and discovering not like today where you search what you know and ultimately limits your ability to accidentally find and fall in love with an artist ❤
The 'Lean' was in a MJ vid - special shoes with a cleat on the heal that locked into an insert in the floor. Pretty cool. They walked normally to their mark, locked in and leaned.
They worked with Michael Jackson directly in the making of this video there's 50 or more different Easter eggs having to do with Michael Jackson his life and his other videos and songs it's awesome. Great reaction awesome song.
Actually, they did not work with MJ on the making of this video, but they did ask him if they could release it as is, and MJ approved. MJ loved this video and their version of his song.
@@bigfatno There's a book that says specifically,, a whole chapter It says Michael Jackson was sent video segments and ideas for this video and OK then because things like the face mask on the boy and segments from his other videos would be considered copyright infringement and would be enforced especially by Michael Jackson who is a hardcore believer in,, my work my money my responsibility. So with all the information out there,, you'll need more than a statement to change the truth. 🤷♂️🤷♂️
This is one of my favorite songs from when I was 14. I’m 38 they did a really good job. The girl, jumping off into the pool with the werewolf head is obviously a nod to thriller. Duh
that's a michael jackson patent for "the lean" he had round pegs rise up through the stage that would rise up where he stood, and had round holes in the heels of his shoes they would go up in, giving him much more angular leans, it's called leverage
Yes they are playing themselves. This is what a real musician looks like. Plays their own music, writes their own songs (excluding this song obviously) rock bands don’t fake it like pop stars do. These people spend months in a van with each other trying to get gigs and put their name out there
What MJ videos and you'll see that there are "easter eggs" to his music and his life scattered throughout this video. AAF were big fans and they proved it with this tribute.
Alien Ant Farm really is a great band that's still sadly underrated. They have so many great songs. Check out "Attitude" and "Movies". You won't be disappointed.
I always loved this cover, and my brother loved the band (first band he ever really got into), but I never listened to them at the time because I was into Pantera, ST, DOWN, COC, Megadeth, etc. I appreciate them much more today.
This has so many references from alot of different MJ songs and your missing them ill tell you the hardest one to find lol the drummer is wearing a glove on his right hand while he's drumming 😂😂👍👍
The chorus refrain, "Annie, are you OK?" in Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" was inspired by Resusci Anne. Trainees learn to say "Annie, are you OK?" while practicing resuscitation on the dummy.[7] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resusci_Anne
MJ had notches in the heels of his shoes that were reinforced and he would slip them over little pegs in the floor for support when doing the leaning move.
you've missed all the references to Michael's videos!... there are many references: the glove, the monkey, the lights on the street sidewalk, the smoke coming out of the ventilation, the leaning, the screams... I think you should look a little more and give him the respectful treatment that MJ deserves and the tribute that AAF pays him in this video
Dude thus is a great reaction! I just subbed!! As for the lean, as an aquatics fitness instructor, that takes a lot of practice and even more core work...lol...I wish I could do it!!
Micheal Jackson had locks in his shoes and his dancers shoes too that when they'd set in on stage, they could lean like that but that still takes talent
As far as the lean goes I heard someone explain, and it sounds accurate to me that there are metal plates in the ground and very strong magnets in their shoes that enables them to do this lean, please, if this is not physically possible please do not destroy on here, only something I heard somewhere else 😂
He had .......ELIZABETH TAYLOR TATTOOED ON HIS BACK. THE SPOON MOHAWK GUY.ELIZABETH WAS BEST CLOSE FRIEND TO MICHAEL WHO HE ALWAYS TALKED TO AND SPENT TIME WITH. SHE LOVED HIM. This video is awesome and they did a FUCKING GREAT JOB. ALIEN ANT FARM RULE. THEY PLAYED ......METAL CORE LOTS OF BANDS PLAYED METAL CORE LIKE. LIMP BIZKIT.
you can see the harness pulling on the members shirts during the lean. MJ may have had special shoes for his video and stage performances but in this video its just a harness.
A lot longer than that, this was early oughts sometime I think, if not late 90's, it just got uploaded to youtube 14 years ago. MJ did the lean with hidden metal hooks and plates on the bottom of his shoes and in the stage that would lock his feet in place. AAF I think used wires. This is AAF's cover of Smooth Criminal so they did indeed play the music, but whether or not they're actually playing it in the video, I don't know. The video itself is a big love letter to Michael Jackson, it's so disjointed because it incorporates a lot of disparate parts of *his* videos. The glowing sidewalk comes from Billy Jean, the wolfmask and thriller dance come from.. well, thriller. The vent he pulls off the ground that blows out air is from Bad, so on.
Mike Jack did the lean in the vid for this song, didn't he? Michael also blew up a car with his crotch in another video for another song. And yes, the lyrics are correct. This cover is just hyped up to the nth degree. Why? Because ROCK. Because Alien Ant Farm don't fuck around. Talented people respect other talented people.
You will probably never read this, but there are some serious MJ references in this video. Im sure im missing some, but these are the big ones 1. The lean 2. The girl in the wolf mask is a throwback to thriller 3. The monkey (MJ had a monkey named bubbles) 4. The "glove" chair the lead singer is sitting it with the monkey 5. The light up floor from Billie Jean 6. The exploding car is a reference to the video for Black and White. 7. The white smoke coming out of the ground is a throw back to a few videos as well, notably Give in to Me. 8. The eyes with contacts is from Thriller 9. The kid in the mask is referring to MJ wearing one in public for a time.
I think if anyone is going to be reacting to a cover they should at least either already know the original song and video or at least watch it beforehand. I know they want legit first experience but they can’t appreciate the cover otherwise
If you watch Michael Jacksons videos you will see many of these things they are copying as a tribute to Michael. Everyone seems to miss the drummer wearing one glove like Michael did and of course Bubbles Michaels Chimp he owned. Also the Thriller stuff like those guys eyes and hair etc.. All the people that watched Michael growing up know what they are
I love this song so much. If you’re unsure of what to do next, try this: ua-cam.com/video/d7t0R4iY88k/v-deo.html (not in line with this reaction, though).
"Are they playing this themselves?" Wtf question is that lol, who else is playing? They are the band in the title of course they are playing, what a dumb question.
You know you're getting WAY to old when you watch YT reactions to MJ and they don't recognise the top of the car explosion. But I forgive, they wern't there. But Alien Ant Farm defo did a fantastic job doing this cover. 👍
i officially feel old now. we have hit the generation that doesnt know iconic MJ call backs...lol
Yeah.. i thought the same as i watched the Video...
same, lol. especially when he didn't recognize the car scene.
I don't think he's ever seen a Michael Jackson video in his life. Possibly doesn't know the chili peppers either.
OK!!! This is the third reaction I've watched of this and absolutely none of them recognize any of the easter eggs and references that are EPICALLY MIchael Jackson (one even said she was a huge MJ fan..HA)!!
I'd love to get a reaction from a Gen Xer who has never seen this and can fully appreciate it, but I think most of us seen it multiple times when it came out in 2001 and MTV was still mostly videos.
BTW I love the subtle nod to MJs classic high water pants and white socks when he is dancing on the Billie Jean lights towards the end. It's a nice wink that always makes me smile when I watch this video.
@@lip7636 Calm down. If you only listen to his music and haven't seen the videos then you wouldn't be able to pick anything out. MJ videos are old and don't exactly play on a loop on TV like they used to. I'm a fan of Roy Orbison but if someone did a cover with a bunch of Easter eggs in it, I wouldn't be able to spot them. That doesn't mean I'm not a fan of his incredible songs. It all matters how you listen to most of your music.
I'm so glad to have been a teen during the MTV era. What an experience.
thinking the same thing myself love or hate em you gotta respect his work.
Now all it is is repeats of Ridiculousness. Not even one video from Chanel. Not that that would be a good thing.
I USED TO WAKE UP EVERY MORNING BEFORE SCHOOL AND JUST WATCH MUSIC VIDEOS AND GET HYPED FOR MY DAY…. Nowadays I’m surprised ppl of the younger persuasion even know what a music video is….. definitely an art form that’s being gentrified and pushed out of the equation. And because we don’t have a music channel anymore we all turn to UA-cam and that’s cool but the negative impact from that is artists are discovered and disappearing all in the same day because the younger generations don’t want to even hear an artists full album anymore!! It’s just what’s next and new for them!😢 This is the age of no musical revolution or anything that looks like ppl who become diehard fans are extinct 😮 now it’s just a revolving door of ppl and bands that sound like garbage water with out a producer and auto tune to make them sound like they cared or are musically inclined at all😂 that’s what the masses want and except as talented ppl then who are we the people who want world renowned singers and instrumentalists to make music for us to keep sane in this disposable reality of the masses that control everything else….. we are not represented because we allow them to keep their positions and control of the choices they give us for what they would except as popular music. I feel sad because all that would help fix this downward spiral of an art is a MUSIC TELEVISION CHANNEL THAT ACTUALLY PLAYS MUSIC AND VIDEOS WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE DISCUSSING THEM AND HAVING THAT MEMORY OF WHERE THEY WERE AT WHEN THEY FIRST HEARD AND SAW A NEW VIDEO FROM AN ARTIST THEY WERE CLUELESS TOO MOMENTS BEFORE… TO ENDING UP BEING A REAL FAN WITH A REALLY REAL IN REALITY REACTION AND EMOTIONAL RESPONSE. That’s all it would take to get it back on track I feel…. I just miss watching and discovering not like today where you search what you know and ultimately limits your ability to accidentally find and fall in love with an artist ❤
Me too except I remember the very first time MTV aired
That kid dancing, he’s doing it in front of MJ’s childhood home.
No he isn't. Gary doesn't have palm trees
The car window explosion is a tribute to the video for, "The way you make me feel".
I am a musician (Guitarist) Trust me when I say... They are playing for real! :)
The 'Lean' was in a MJ vid - special shoes with a cleat on the heal that locked into an insert in the floor. Pretty cool. They walked normally to their mark, locked in and leaned.
Over time didnt they switch to really strong magnets?
They worked with Michael Jackson directly in the making of this video there's 50 or more different Easter eggs having to do with Michael Jackson his life and his other videos and songs it's awesome. Great reaction awesome song.
Actually, they did not work with MJ on the making of this video, but they did ask him if they could release it as is, and MJ approved. MJ loved this video and their version of his song.
@@bigfatno There's a book that says specifically,, a whole chapter It says Michael Jackson was sent video segments and ideas for this video and OK then because things like the face mask on the boy and segments from his other videos would be considered copyright infringement and would be enforced especially by Michael Jackson who is a hardcore believer in,, my work my money my responsibility. So with all the information out there,, you'll need more than a statement to change the truth. 🤷♂️🤷♂️
@@kingsfan62 I stand corrected. Thanks.
Aqa
90% of what they do in the video is an Homage or Reference to previous MJ songs and videos
This is one of my favorite songs from when I was 14. I’m 38 they did a really good job. The girl, jumping off into the pool with the werewolf head is obviously a nod to thriller. Duh
And she is in incredible shape!
that's a michael jackson patent for "the lean"
he had round pegs rise up through the stage that would rise up where he stood, and had round holes in the heels of his shoes they would go up in, giving him much more angular leans, it's called leverage
Did you seriously ask if they were playing the music themselves?? Of course they’re playing their instruments, they are not rappers!
The lean 😂😂is done by having hooks in the floor you slide the heel of your shoe into then lean while your heels are anchored to the floor😂😂👍👍
Electromagnets and shin guards. That's why they moved to those very specific spits to do The Lean.
They rented huge cranes with cables attached to the band members to perform the lean
Yes they are playing themselves. This is what a real musician looks like. Plays their own music, writes their own songs (excluding this song obviously) rock bands don’t fake it like pop stars do. These people spend months in a van with each other trying to get gigs and put their name out there
What MJ videos and you'll see that there are "easter eggs" to his music and his life scattered throughout this video. AAF were big fans and they proved it with this tribute.
Alien Ant Farm really is a great band that's still sadly underrated. They have so many great songs. Check out "Attitude" and "Movies". You won't be disappointed.
I always loved this cover, and my brother loved the band (first band he ever really got into), but I never listened to them at the time because I was into Pantera, ST, DOWN, COC, Megadeth, etc. I appreciate them much more today.
I also enjoyed courageous quite a bit from them
@@danmccarthy7038 definitely. Honestly that whole album is a gem.
This has so many references from alot of different MJ songs and your missing them ill tell you the hardest one to find lol the drummer is wearing a glove on his right hand while he's drumming 😂😂👍👍
Not special effects, special shoes whose heels have a recess that locks into hidden bolts on the floor.
The chorus refrain, "Annie, are you OK?" in Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" was inspired by Resusci Anne. Trainees learn to say "Annie, are you OK?" while practicing resuscitation on the dummy.[7]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resusci_Anne
MJ had notches in the heels of his shoes that were reinforced and he would slip them over little pegs in the floor for support when doing the leaning move.
Yes indeed they are playing the song, MJ songs all had a rock element. Very hard to replicate properly.
Yes it’s them playing and yes these are the correct words
You didn't grow up with Michael Jackson's music, did you?
I only hope you eventually go look at old MJ videos....and POSSIBLY this video would make sense to you.
If you don't understand why he jumped on that car, held his balls and screamed, then you don't know Michael Jackson. 😎
You need to see MJs videos to understand this one. The entire thing is a tribute to Michael Jackson
Yeah a lot of nods to Michaels songs in here. This is such a great cover.
Now you need to go watch Micheal Jackson videos to get the references
There have been videos showing us how the lean was done since the first time Michael did it
you've missed all the references to Michael's videos!... there are many references: the glove, the monkey, the lights on the street sidewalk, the smoke coming out of the ventilation, the leaning, the screams... I think you should look a little more and give him the respectful treatment that MJ deserves and the tribute that AAF pays him in this video
this was 21 years ago. not 12 lol
Dude thus is a great reaction! I just subbed!!
As for the lean, as an aquatics fitness instructor, that takes a lot of practice and even more core work...lol...I wish I could do it!!
ummm they wear special shoes that lock into holder on the floor. It is not done naturally
Micheal Jackson had locks in his shoes and his dancers shoes too that when they'd set in on stage, they could lean like that but that still takes talent
As far as the lean goes I heard someone explain, and it sounds accurate to me that there are metal plates in the ground and very strong magnets in their shoes that enables them to do this lean, please, if this is not physically possible please do not destroy on here, only something I heard somewhere else 😂
He had .......ELIZABETH TAYLOR TATTOOED ON HIS BACK. THE SPOON MOHAWK GUY.ELIZABETH WAS BEST CLOSE FRIEND TO
MICHAEL WHO HE ALWAYS TALKED TO AND SPENT TIME WITH.
SHE LOVED HIM.
This video is awesome and they did a FUCKING GREAT JOB.
ALIEN ANT FARM RULE. THEY PLAYED ......METAL CORE
LOTS OF BANDS PLAYED METAL CORE LIKE. LIMP BIZKIT.
Nice reaction! You got into it!
First reaction I've seen to this video where dude doesn't get one single MJ Easter egg, LOL.
you can see the harness pulling on the members shirts during the lean. MJ may have had special shoes for his video and stage performances but in this video its just a harness.
A lot longer than that, this was early oughts sometime I think, if not late 90's, it just got uploaded to youtube 14 years ago. MJ did the lean with hidden metal hooks and plates on the bottom of his shoes and in the stage that would lock his feet in place. AAF I think used wires. This is AAF's cover of Smooth Criminal so they did indeed play the music, but whether or not they're actually playing it in the video, I don't know. The video itself is a big love letter to Michael Jackson, it's so disjointed because it incorporates a lot of disparate parts of *his* videos. The glowing sidewalk comes from Billy Jean, the wolfmask and thriller dance come from.. well, thriller. The vent he pulls off the ground that blows out air is from Bad, so on.
Ah.... you must be talking about "CartierFamily" Yeah... I love their channel too!! I just watched their reaction last night! lol
Mike Jack did the lean in the vid for this song, didn't he? Michael also blew up a car with his crotch in another video for another song. And yes, the lyrics are correct. This cover is just hyped up to the nth degree. Why? Because ROCK. Because Alien Ant Farm don't fuck around. Talented people respect other talented people.
There are braces half way up their legs and they are weighted. 💙
one way of doing the lean is to screw the shoes to the floor
We reached the era of people not knowing mj music videos
I suggest you go watch about 20 years of Michael Jackson videos and then you would understand all of the small nods to MJ in this video.
You need a prop stage and prop shoes for the lean; they anchor your heels to the floor.
You will probably never read this, but there are some serious MJ references in this video. Im sure im missing some, but these are the big ones
1. The lean
2. The girl in the wolf mask is a throwback to thriller
3. The monkey (MJ had a monkey named bubbles)
4. The "glove" chair the lead singer is sitting it with the monkey
5. The light up floor from Billie Jean
6. The exploding car is a reference to the video for Black and White.
7. The white smoke coming out of the ground is a throw back to a few videos as well, notably Give in to Me.
8. The eyes with contacts is from Thriller
9. The kid in the mask is referring to MJ wearing one in public for a time.
Yep. 100%.
Drummer wearing white glove on right hand, same for "thriller dancer" on far left (also the hat he is wearing is a reference as well)
That is the MJ lean he used electromagnet in his shoes with a brace goes just pass his knees to lean like that so the did it.
magnets in the floor
They are references to M.J. videos 💙
Yeah, AAF is playin’ this for real…..Either you just straight up “frontin’”, or you’re too young to recognize all of the respect paid to MJ…..
I think if anyone is going to be reacting to a cover they should at least either already know the original song and video or at least watch it beforehand. I know they want legit first experience but they can’t appreciate the cover otherwise
At least 10-12 different references to Michael Jackson in the video
If you watch Michael Jacksons videos you will see many of these things they are copying as a tribute to Michael. Everyone seems to miss the drummer wearing one glove like Michael did and of course Bubbles Michaels Chimp he owned. Also the Thriller stuff like those guys eyes and hair etc.. All the people that watched Michael growing up know what they are
There boots with magnets
I love this song so much.
If you’re unsure of what to do next, try this: ua-cam.com/video/d7t0R4iY88k/v-deo.html (not in line with this reaction, though).
"Are they playing this themselves?" Wtf question is that lol, who else is playing? They are the band in the title of course they are playing, what a dumb question.
They are playing great tribute you do know mj right?
If you are curious about MJ references, you will find most of them (all?) here:🙂
ua-cam.com/video/6FfoUQqqXag/v-deo.html
My guy your reactions are solid gold! Can you please react to Tom Macdonald? Start with his song that blew him up "Dear Rappers".
Do Alien Ant Farm - Movies
by your logic MJ didnt do the lean either
M.J him self used to do that leaning forward part so its just coppied of that
🔥🔥🚒👩🚒🔥🧯
Here's how he did the lean: ua-cam.com/video/xFtLj_hKbc8/v-deo.html
You need to react to Michael Jackson to get most off this video
This dude misses every homage to MJ ... . And He still as a Channel ?
This is a 23 year-old song
Apparently you’re too young to get all the old school Michael references
reacts to we are the truth by mushroom head
You know you're getting WAY to old when you watch YT reactions to MJ and they don't recognise the top of the car explosion. But I forgive, they wern't there. But Alien Ant Farm defo did a fantastic job doing this cover. 👍