KIM DRACULA | MAKE ME FAMOUS | Does The Message Get Lost in Glamorisation? - Scottish Singer Reacts
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- Опубліковано 26 бер 2024
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Bless you mate. I'm in my 40s and Dunblane still sticks in my mind. The worst mass shooting in UK history; and because of the immediate government reaction it will hopefully stay that way.
Well said on the weird Dahmer thing as well. I work with lasses who seemed to warm to him after that series and it was very, very weird. Same with the film Monster 🤔
I was quite young when Dunblane happened but I remember how strange school was immediately after it. Thank god for Andy Murray so the town have something else to be famous for ❤️
First time checking out your Channel and the best thing I love about watching reaction videos is seeing you guys experience for the first time but we all love and if I must say Drown and the one with Korn should definitely be on the schedule, Kim Dracula is VERY diverse
If you break down the lyrics, it really becomes an interesting song. Read the lyrics one way, it’s about disgruntled people using mass violence against others, most commonly depicted via guns. If you read it another way, it’s about someone who joins the military or police, needing somewhere to belong. The line “you and I are so similar” especially speaks to how similar these two seemingly dissimilar groups are. I like the lyrics overall and, as he said at the beginning of the song, it’s enough to make you think. I think the song speaks more to the culture of exclusionary tribalism (you’re not good enough for us, go away), celebrity worship and glorifying violence than it does about guns. That being said, I agree that some people would rather use songs like this (or Marilyn Manson) as an excuse to commit those acts of violence.
I enjoy that there are several different ways to look at this song and even if I found it a chewy listen (and watch) I can respect the level of dedication that goes into its creation. Thanks for watching and commenting Jeffrey :)
The "waaah?" reaction is pretty common, from the people I've seen seeing/hearing this for the first time. Thanks for the review and insight! I agree with criticisms about the over-the-top gun stuff in the video, and that's as an American from the Bible Belt, where guns are practically a rite of passage. I find that I really enjoy the musical side, along with the rest of the album, and I can deal with the theatrics.
Yeah I love theatrics. And his voice is really cool, I guess I just have to listen a few times without watching the video to really digest 🧐
@@SoulSingerDiscovers The video does insert some audio that interrupts the song to minor detriment, in my opinion. I generally enjoy the song more these days.
I love Kims stuff as a whole, I actually really like "1-800-close-ur-eyes" it's over looked alot , it's actually has to do with vampires as well. But I also enjoy the bombastic metal style that jumps around in this type of song. The art as a whole is just super interesting to me glad he actually gained a following.
I’ll get that one on the list 😊
Yeah one of my favorites from Kim as well as Say Please.
I am Kim's fan. Loved your reaction, first time viewer of your channel here.
Kim definitely drew attention with this being their first single, it makes a good choice, imo, even though many hate it.
The first song of theirs I heard was Seventy Thorns which blew my head off immediately. I was hooked. Drown is a bit of a less crazy one. Superhero was the latest MV, definitely recommend checking it out.
I absolutely love the debut album, A Gradual Decline In Morale, I can not get tired of it. Unique. Not sure why but their music does something special to my soul.
Also recommend reading the only interview for now with Kim, by Revolver magazine.
I will. Thank you for watching and Im so glad you enjoyed it as a Kim fan :)
I am a massive Kim Dracula fan, and your assessment of the song and video is spot on with Kim's meaning behind it. Most all of their self-written music has quite deep messages within it, and the album is amazing! I was lucky enough to see Kim perform last month on their first headline tour, and their stage presence, musical talent, and interaction with the crowd was phenomenal. I also must add that I did meet Kim, and you would be surprised by how kind and down to earth they are. I have seen many concerts over the years, and this experience was one of the best nights of my life! Please look into more of Kim's music, such as 70 Thorns feat. Jonathan Davis and Superhero (the video for this has quite a deep meaning as well. My first time seeing a reaction by you, and loved everything about it. You are fierce and have a wonderful energy!
I took the jarring music arrangement as an aid for the message in the lyrics. "This is f@¢kd up!; why is it still happening?!"
Kim Dracula is from Hobart, Tasmania.
Thanks for the knowledge. Paparazzi was Kim’s first song I herd that made me a fan. I never knew it was a cover but then again, I only know the titles of two gaga songs
I came here and subscribed after seeing you on Jack Gardiner's channel. Your voice is insanely good, where/how do we get to hear you sing?
Thank you so much Stuart! You can find me on Spotify under Melisa Kelly, there I have two albums and some singles you can listen to. Both albums are very different but a lot of work went into them so maybe you’ll find something to like. Thanks again for watching :)
i came across him on TikTok and checked him out on UA-cam, I'm a fan definitely and i'm 55. First time i watched this video, i had the same reaction, a lot to take in and i was literally stunned when it was over and i think that is what made me a fan. I get the message and i greatly enjoy the non-formulaic song structure. He has a few others they are amazing as well.
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas hahahh been waiting for this. Kims music is fun, gives me a laugh every time. Takes a bit to warm up to it I think, try out drown (funny), 7 thorns has jonathon davis, and I personally like say please because of how chaotic it is xD
Haha! I love your energy! I’ll check them out 😊💜
There is a voice crystal clear named Ronnie. React Falling in Reverse Last Resort Reimagined mind-blowing
I confess I have never even heard of this performer. The video was pretty good as such and the song had enough variation to keep my attention. I would say there is a lot of Marilyn Manson in there (even vocally) mixed with Jonathan Davis of Korn.
I kept thinking of a Manson lyric (almost a direct quote of Stalin) that says "The death of one is a tragedy, the death of millions is just a statistic" which he came out with after he was blamed for Columbine (the track is "The Fight Song") .
I have watched a lot of stuff about serial killers (as well as having countless books on the subject) as I am fascinated as to how and why people end up doing such heinous things. If I ever went on a rampage I think my local library would be on the news saying "we knew he was weird"😂. The good news is that I could never be a maniac/serial kiler/mass murderer as when they are eventually found folks always say "he was such a quiet guy". That well and truly counts me out as I never shut up (according to others😂).
Another fun video.
Dracula has a song from this album featuring Davis, 'Seventy Thorns'..it's pretty rad
@@NathanSeabolt Cheers, just checked that out. I think I might get the album. There is such an interesting variety of styles going on that I think I will dig it.
@@madjock-ig5bv The album as a whole is a real journey. It's like a concept album, if the concept is 'stream of conciousness'. I love it.
Haha! I love the idea of your local library being the main source of character information for you :P Same I think. I couldn’t be a serial killer. Now an evil dictator…..that one is different :P Not an MM fan but I cant say I don’t respect his general refusal to (rightfully) not take responsibility for the actions of murders. It’s a weird old world! Thank you so much for commenting and watching my dude, it’s lovely to hear from you again! :)
I would say it's important to listen to the whole album in order (yeah I know that's long), because it tells an entire story of someone going through a "gradual decline in morale" and it leads up to this very song (not counting Iris)
Oh okay that sounds fascinating. I will do! Thank you for that my dude! :)
The Dahmer bachelorette parties in Milwaukee are really weird, I’m not sure why you’d want to party during a Cream City Killer tour
Amen. Hate that shit! 💩
Pretty much agree! It's art. I don't know if this video is anything like the actual song. Some parts were incredibly well-done and structured. (Being a Tool fan I like surprises) I HAD to see what else KD had going on after hearing this first track of theirs. Not many artists can say that.
I'm probably going to hell for liking this. Be sure to say, Hi!
We can be hell buddies! having meaningful conversation about music :P
Art is supposed to make you feel something. MIssion accomplished KimDrac!
A wild mixture of young Dani Filth, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson and Childish Gambino elements. (Yeah, even I know at least one Childish Gambino song.)
Entertaining. Well done.
Now, my dear Scottish reaction queen, one word about recommending / requesting reactions and expecting the reactor to like it:
I HIGHLY recommend reacting to Infant Annihilator, and I EXPECT you to not like it.
Still would make me very happy. (Not only, because I am sadistic.)
Best regards, my dear dudette, have a fantastic green Thursday (or whatever you call it over the canal) and see you as always at your mental online asylum.
Cheeeeeers!
♥🍻
This was a surprisingly accurate description. Childish Gambino as well. Oohhh fancy. Yeah I have them on the list and I’m pretty sure a patron has asked for one but they are certainly coming.
Thank you you as always for your lovely comment and your unhinged behaviour in the space that shall not be named 😂👻😱
U might like his song "Seventy Thorns" w/Jonathan Davis better. "Drown" is also really good
Ill check it out :)
I like some stuff by Kim. He is a Child In Time. (insert big cheesy grin) speaking of Child In Time, some of us elderly folks are due for a classic. What better way than for you to experience Deep Purple with their original line up as it should be. The live 1970 version is the best just like you.(insert another cheesy grin for brownie points)
I am using this for the metalhead musing on the Child in Time video :P
@@SoulSingerDiscovers omg you would make my year ♥
Australia had a mass shooting that resulted in a similar level of gun control that resulted from Dunblaine. I think the level of distaste amone the population is about the same (I know the UK has ammosexuals, I assume Australia is the same)
agree completely = I can love a bad song with meaningful lyrics, I can hate a great song with cringe or stupid lyrics.
Exactly!!! :)
Well, Kim's not just Australian, he's Tasmanian. Tasmania was the site of our Dunblaine (which is what I assume you were referring to) - Port Arthur. 35 de@d, 23 wounded.
And much like you guys, our govt said "That's it! Gvn control!" And we all said "...Yeah, fair enough."
Watch Jim Jefferies' bit on gvn control. It explains it. It's also very funny and clever. (Pardon the self-censorship - YT will delete it else).
Don't worry, put the blame on me for the IT video. Woops. One band you won't ever love regardless of message lol 😅
Kim Dracula has never really done anything for me, personally, from what I've heard thus far. Not to say they won't ever. but not yet.
This song was all over the place, and I'm usually ok with that, but this felt like... 10 different songs? For no artistic reason I could distinguish. I didn't feel like any of the choices were adding to what they were trying to get across? The random brass bits felt like they were just kinda... tacked on? I didn't notice any other riffs or melodies or bits in the music that they related to.
Like, a lot of the stuff in here is cool as shit. I just kinda wish they took a few of the bits and made different songs out of them. 😂
Yeah I really enjoyed the chorus and some of the drops were pretty fantastic but overall it was a bit hard to tell the parts that were perhaps composed for the song and the video. Who knows. It was an interesting one to say the least! Looking forward to your next request 😉
70 thorns does a much better job showcasing Kim Dracula's actual singing. Also a better song. Also Jonathan Davis. And no guns.
I will add that to my list of discovers. Thanks for watching my dude 😊
Can you react to the music video creeping in my soul by cryoshell
I’ll check it out 😊
@@SoulSingerDiscovers thank you
Wow. That was goofy and dark fun! You would love the music video for I'm Afraid of Americans by David Bowie! Trust Me, I am an American... Keep up the great work My Fine Scottish Lady! ❤❤❤
Thank you for visiting some of my home town Metal. Shame you chose this one rather than Psycroptic, but never mind that. Considering Kim Draculas home town, much like yours Melisa, "The Port Arthur Massacre"occurred in this State in 1996. Australia highest killing spree by allegedly one man. He would have experienced this as a child and wonder if this in particular has impacted the choice of words and visuals in this clip. I hadn't seen this before either, however had heard the song. Talk about discussion concussion. Keep rockin dudewhore 🤪
Thank you my dude! I think it’s really fascinating the impact of early memories have on art as a whole and how we sadly experience the same event just in different cultures. I would imagine that did have an impact on him. Another glorious comment. Look out for your name on future metalhead musings :)
@@SoulSingerDiscovers Thank you Melisa DudeWhore :)
This song was inspired by that massacre, as it happened i believe a year before Kim was born, and Kim felt it was almost celebrated every year, which is something that stuck with them and influenced them to make this song.
WHATUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOUL SINGER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HEHHHHEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! :)
not my comment being taken down?
For me Kim Dracula is a bit rehashed. He sounds a lot like Jonathan Davis from Korn. And in fact he did a song with him. Davis was guest star.
You have also Marilyn Manson, Alice Cooper, etc.
Musically, it’s really banal. But once again I can understand people loving him.
Thats fair. I think I was quite a mixed bag on it tbh. There’s loads here to like and maybe respect but equally there is loads where I am sort of meh.
The thing I find sad is that Marilyn Manson put a spotlight on this same subject thirty-five years ago and was ignored. Here we are, all this time later, and we have learned nothing. And by the way, I come from a family that owns a gun store, so I have been around firearms my whole life and my immediate family has enough to overrun most small nations. However, I am also intelligent enough to understand that guns make the act of eliminating another person exceedingly easy and we DO make these mass shooters famous by plastering them on every newspaper and news program. Something is broken and nobody is addressing it.
Now, I do like the song - I don't love it. I find it to be a great art-piece with a great message, but I would not listen to this in my car as it is just too chaotic for my ears. Maybe the TicTok generation loves this stuff that switches genres every fifteen to twenty seconds, but I can't enjoy it as a song. As I said, as a message, a statement, a work of art - I love it. As a piece of music to jam to as I cruise around - I can't do it. His song Drown - absolutely! This, and a few of his others are just a little too disjointed for my liking.
Sorry no. Big Marilyn Manson vibes to this. Not very original and offensive for the sake of being offensive And trust me I’m no prude, but this i find annoying and nothing more. If they didn’t use mass shootings to get views I’d give it an unbiased listen. Now I won’t waste my time.
kim can sing.
@@ElGik1 no disagreement with that
Found Them because I'm going to Sick New World and asked for recommendations. Haven't stopped listening to Them. Absolutely fantastic album, only didn't care for one song, Rosé, but so many great bangers otherwise. Most talented musician this generation imo. Fun fact: Jonathan Davis reached out to Them to do a song, Seventy Thorns. I just bought meet and greet tickets to see Them in May as well. Can't wait.
That’s completely fair. i do wonder about the motivations behind filming this kind of music video tbh. Thanks for watching all the same John :)
@@SoulSingerDiscovers as often as I can Mel. You’re fantastic