Are your favorite REACTORS just PAID ACTORS?
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Are reactors on UA-cam just paid actors for record labels? For this video, I invited Alex Hefner to check out a recent segment that Fox News did on UA-cam reactors to discuss some of the things that were brought up.
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If we are getting paid…. They must not know where I live to send my check…..
My boi
they probably send them electronically, which since you have Cox, youre probably screwed lmao
@@blitzofchaosgaming6737 nope
@@OldSkuleNerd I apologize. You aren't one of the reactors they paid. My mistake.
@@blitzofchaosgaming6737 most of these reactors are a JOKE and they are ALL getting paid by foriegn sponsors🤢 I know a UA-camr that did not want to bash Trump and she did not want to personally endorse a certain product (even though she agreed to have them advertise on her channel) and they tried to take her channel down🤢😡 Hefner and tank are smug lil idiots that bend over for evil foreign sponsors
"Authenticity is key"...totally agree! So many times I have seen reactors claim it is the first time listening to a song, and yet they slip and start singing lyrics that they should not know, or anticipate something in the rhythm or beat that they should not be able to anticipate occurring.
Tbf i have seen some reactions where they like to pull up the lyrics as they listen. And ik people like that irl who will look up the lyrics the first time they listen. People value different things in music and there are a lot of people who put lyricism and poetry high on the list.
@@jleighwolfe True, but a lot of times it's just super obvious when somebody has heard a song already. I'm gonna be starting a channel soon and I'm purposefully gonna start with a lot of music that I already have heard and make it known that I've heard it already, but I still enjoy doing deep dives and commenting on music that I love. Like Alex said, I want people to come back for my personality and not necessarily just to listen to music. I spend way more time than I care to admit watching reactions and it's getting all too common where somebody clearly gets WAY too hype. It's like they try to use the NoLifeShaq method of standing up and acting so shocked by everything but they take it to a whole other extreme and it's annoying AF. I immediately notice that and never watch their channel again. Authenticity is key.
Oh there are definitely fake reactions out there, but it is pretty easy to anticipate rhythms and also lyrics often when listening to music for the first time, well it is for me anyway, but I’ve been writing music for over a decade so I guess you get a feel of music after a while
Awesome to see two of my favorite reactors at same time
I don’t know who’s getting paid and just faking it, but when a 30-40 year old “vocal coach” claims their video is the first time hearing an iconic classic rock band, my immediate reaction is, “Bovine scatology!”
Or the guy with a bunch of sports memorabilia in the back ground claims he’s never heard Thunderstruck by AC/DC. Yea right dude..
I am so happy that I'm not the only person who noticed the shenanigans. Or before the first lyric is sung there are running across the room overly excited. 🙄
You get a lot of that stuff. Like now "first time seeing movie" reactions are popular, a lot of these are very famous movies that you really can't not have seen.
@@MxMoondoggie I can understand if you dabble in some movie reactions. Like I’ve never actually watched good fellas or tombstone but they all react to the same movies so that’s how you know it’s fake.
Yeah it's like "hey guys today I'm listening to Queen for the first time!" 🤔
Excited for this one 🤭🤭
😎😎
I was introduced to reaction videos from watching Alex. Watching him felt like those times showing my nonmetal friends metal music in the car, and their reactions were so much fun. His opinions about the music and lyrics, talking about what he felt from the song, understanding the emotions by it, showing appreciation and respect for it even though he wasn't a fan of the music (at the time) made me a fan of him. I respect outside observers that can show love for something they don't understand, were told was evil when they were growing up, but can see that it is not whatsoever
It's been great watching his evolution from hip hop to Metal. My favorite has to be watching him react to Down with the Sickness and watching the faces he makes 😂
This was such an awesome conversation. As a newbie to the game it was also very informational and eye opening. It is nice to know the problems I encounter is what you guys go through as well!
Every reactor on UA-cam has the same issues. Don't let it discourage you!
@@TankTheTech - Hey man, that was a really excellent video, I enjoyed watching it, especially since recently I have been enjoying a lot of movie reaction channels - Alex Hefner being one of my new top favorites (I also enjoy JUST TRUST ASH, White Noise Reacts & Mary Cherry to name a few), and so it was truly interesting to see him being interviewed almost by you, on his thoughts and views, as this was a side of him that was new, I had never seen him other than reacting to movies.
Anyways, if you would like to see a perfect example of a music reactor being genuinely moved by experiencing new music, I literally just watched one just before I saw this video of yours, so I thought perhaps you might appreciate I share it with you, and since posting links often doesn't work in comments, I'll just put the copy/pasted video title here for you to throw into the search - of course, if you have already seen it, then phooey, all this typing for no reason, lol.
TL;DR - Great video, Alex Hefner is great, I found a video you might like - and thank you for quality content :) Video title below ::
" Rapper Reacts to Metallica FOR THE FIRST TIME!! | MASTER OF PUPPETS "
Thanks for this convo guys. You both rock!
I enjoy music reaction channels, but I find it really annoying that they pretend to like everything. It would be refreshing to hear someone just be honest and say if they didn't like a song, or don't like a certain genre. There are times that you can tell that they don't like a song and they just can't wait for it to end, but when it does they're like "wow, that was great, I loved it!".
If Brad of Brad & Lex doesn't like a song, he'll not only tell you about it but will refuse to even put the title of the song in the title of the video. 🤣 I have to respect that he's sacrificing views out of his dislike of the music.
@@mage1439 I do like Brad & Lex
True on Brad of Brad and lex and also Jordon from Rob Squad reactions will tell you that’s not for me if he don’t like it
@@xdraygul5169 Wrong
@@xdraygul5169 "Duuhh I can tell you don't watch any black reaction videos Duuhh". Dude STFU, I pretty much only watch black people reacting to metal music. It's so obvious that most reactors (not all) but most will pretend to like something even if they really don't because they know that's how the game is played. They know they're gonna get more views and subscribers than if they were honest.
So the question is, how do we get away from labels who won't whitelist they music.
Im just starting out, and learning about copyrights and so on! Tank and Alex are great, and thank you🤘
Having seen the media story in question earlier, I will say DH is right on when he says reactions are a modern form of music journalism. They truly are similar to music reviews in magazines, except you actually get to see the reviewer's reaction to the music. All the journalistic ethical caveats apply.
Promotion-wise,I agree. Look at what Reactors have done to bands like Jinjer or Unleash The Archers. Or Orbit Culture. Or Spiritbox. Or Lorna Shore. Or Lovebites.I mean,I think that the entire reacting community /as well as us-viewers/ has managed to skyrocket popularity of these bands to Mount Everest. And I am sure it has been translating to album sales,to merchandise sales,to ticket sales.
It's because of reactors that I found bands like Nightwish, and Amon Amarth
Who?!? Mt Everest would include people like Frank Sinatra, Elvis, the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Garth Brooks, Metallica, Britney Spears, and Taylor Swift. I have no clue who those bands are.
@sonofsarek surely you know they mean within their respective genres.
It was fun seeing this little interview, I often watch Alex, he sometimes gets over excited watching videos, and can be really funny. Big love Tank bud
Thank goodness I don't pay for reactions. It's the one thing that bothers me, that 'reacting' has been exploited into a revenue generating business so now most reactors won't react unless you pay for it. Loses the authenticity of just doing reactions to be exposed to new music genres, etc. Oh well.
*"Are your favourite REACTORS just parasites?"*
That's a better question for these pointless fake people.
I'm late to the party but I have to say great conversation and I totally agree with Alex about why people stick with a specific reactor is totally down to the person presenting their views. As a Nightwish fan pretty much since they started, I found you through that big influx of reactions to Ghost Love Score that all seemed to come out around the same time.
I love seeing people "discover" Nightwish for the first time (irrespective of which lead vocalist is singing) but I stayed (and joined your Discord/Patreon) because of YOUR opinions and insights into what you were listening to.
I've got five or six reactors that I constantly follow and each of those is because of the unique information or insight the reactor is giving me on either a song I already know well or as an introduction to an artist I've never seen before.
I spent 20 years as a journalist and we had a similar relationship with publicists and music labels, we never were paid to do reviews but if we wanted a "free" CD or album or tickets to a gig, it would be on condition of a review then being published and that's the symbiosis of the relationship.
Loved the shout-out to The Charismatic Voice!
Would be interesting to hear David Heretic on this to understand what he meant by those comments exactly. You also have to take into account that we only got to see those snippets of the interview with him that they decided to put in the segment. Maybe he elaborated on what he meant by scripts and so on.
I mean, I kind of eluded to that when we were talking about it. That could have been a 15 minute conversation that we only saw 45 seconds of. But still, in my experience, scrips and payment are not just being handed out by labels.
@@TankTheTech I just saw that Alan from Dicodec has a conversation with David Heretic scheduled for tomorrow. That might be interesting.
@@TankTheTech I'm not here to defend David or anything but he is a musician so that might have something to do with the fact he has that kind of contact with the labels. He knows what he's talking about so they might value his reactions higher than some others because of that, regardless of the amount of subs.
Of course you also know a lot about the music industry so it sounds definitely weird that you were not offered the same.
Well, I believe David can and will defend himself. I just don't think he'd go on a newscast and say something if he didn't have proof to back it up. If he did, well then he'll lose a bunch of subs me included.
When I first started watching reaction videos I subscribed to probably a dozen or more reactors. I started weeding out reactors that didn't help me understand the music better. I wanted technical break downs, analysis, on-point commentary. Tank and David Heretic are two of the reactors that made the cut for me. I trust both of them to give me good, honest, and educational reactions. And absolutely, the personality of the reactor is important.
I believe that David is an ethical and honest reactor and I would take that Fox clip with a grain of salt. I don't believe he is trying to show that he isn't a sellout by not taking money for reactions. I recommend you take a look and some of his reactions. I don't watch his Pearl Jam and Red Hot Chili Peppers but love his Baby Metal, Lovebites, Band Maid, and Nightwish reactions.
If you add money to any of it, it's no longer genuine and nobody will watch it.
This enough was super cringe to watch.
Agree with you guys 100%. Y'all are the new music advertisers. Positive or negative reactions it's still advertising.
No such thing as bad publicity.
I think the best Reactors are 1) The Wyldeside with Eric Clark, 2) David Heretic, 3) The Voice Love Co. BUT it is my opinion only, I also follow like over 160 Reactors more or less depending on what music they react on. Tank and Alex are on that list also, so hats off to all the Reactors for their work and devotion to Music!
Yup, Christi is priceless.
Love Eric 💕
@@ToTheWolves I concur! Cheers from Amsterdam!
Brilliant chat guys!
I love reaction videos because usually I learn something about the band/music that I didn’t know before, it’s nice to be able to go from “These are good ear noises” to “These ear noises are good because xyz”
I'm really excited for you that your most watched video at the time of filming this was at 400k and you're at 1.2m now :) What a great achievement in just 2 years!
just wanted to say thank you for this...wouldn't mind a part two of it😊. I started to really enjoy these kind of interviews, not just from your channel.
Brings a whole new dimension to reactions. Transforms it to something greater than the sum of its parts.
Keep up the good work. And greetings to your family. 🙋♂️
great reaction guys it was fun watching you and alex react to this
One thing that struck me about the "Fox" interview with the David Heretic guy, was just how easily if you switch the two parts around it gives a very different perspective, for example the way we were shown it from the news segment was pretty much:
"being offered money to review certain bands/songs (but I said no)" followed with "in a way [reaction channels] are the new musical journalism", filling the space that used to be taken with NME, Melody Maker, and other magazines etc, and even the music tv channels.
Now, I'm not saying this is the case, it's just a random, half thought through, embryotic hypothesis, but what if the conversation was phrased more like:
'Reaction channels are basically the modern version of old analogue musical journalism, they fill the niche previously held by magazines etc ... in that context it would likely financially make sense if reactors were incentivised to react and respond to certain bands or songs, at a certain time in a certain way such as being paid or given a script.'
I am not saying this is the case. I am just trying to point out that it really doesn't take much editing and the media like Fox news can pretty much rearrange the order of the conversation and have their guests say whatever they want them to say.
A lot of reaction channels are BS, having people sitting there watching a music video and bobbing their head to the music its not a reaction.
I'm really happy to see you both here talk about reaction and your experience with this... Big appreciation for you guys ❤️❤️❤️👌👌👌
Oh and btw in a roundabout way I have seen bands pay for reactions on their videos but its by joining a reactors patreon and requesting a reaction to their song. I've only seen it from smaller bands to smaller reaction channels because those are the ones that can sell guaranteed reactions.
I feel sorry for Alex. To be isolated by his family growing up and kept hermetically sealed from all cultural reference points so that, once released, he could react to all these songs and movies that everyone has seen, must have been something of a burden. It is good to see that he is now catching up - for example, only recently seeing and reacting to, Saving Private Ryan. Great stuff!
Say more? I don't know his story.
I’ve not seen Saving Private Ryan… I’m in my 30s
@@Mannchini Watch Alex's reaction and save yourself 2 hours and 8 minutes.
Watch band of brothers lol better ww2 show /movie
I'm guessing this is where youtube would do well with a "laugh react"
The Charismatic Voice had an interview with Devin Townsend taken-down because there were clips of his live shows in it! XD
Devin made some calls and it was fine, but it's so frustrating.
I’d like to thank both of you, the charismatic voice, and several other reactors. Without y’all, I would never heave found:
Lorna Shore
Electric Callboy
Sabaton
Jonathan Young
Jinjer
Slaughter to prevail
Whitechapel
Voiceplay
Ayreon
Epica
Large portions of things Nightwish did
Nanowar of steel
Dimash
Voiceplay
Eluveitie
Alestorm
And many others. Y’all are the best, and thank you so much!
Helping the view count! Some reactors don't realise how fake they look. "I haven't seen/heard this before" RIIIIGHT!
I quite enjoy some of David Heretic reactions. A bit gimmicky but as a bassist he seems to know his music.
I agree. DH's delivery is not the smoothest but he does know a lot about music and he often notices things that other reactors miss. He sure doesn't seem like he's only interested in likes so I would be surprised if he was lying about money.
Two of my favourite UA-camrs !!! Keep up the great work guys!!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻
I've seen David Heretic hit with emotions while reacting to Ghost Love score, his 1st Nightwish vid, He got watery-eyed.
I think that "all" might have just been a lip-slip, something that just came out without much of a thought or intent behind it. Happens to best of us.
My two favorite nightwish reactors!
Due to Mr Rock n Roll i was introduced to Nightwish (Ghost Love Score) back in 2019 and down the rabbit hole, I went. I believe Floor is the greatest female vocalist I've ever heard. I have downloaded most of their albums/songs from apple. That singular reaction has led me to Alex, Tank, the Charismatic Voice, and many others which have led me to sooooooo many different bands that aren't mainstream in the U.S. For instance Sabaton, Amaranthe, Unleash the Archers, and Aryeon. Reactors have a major place in the industry just don't sell out ( hate just for views or pretend like for the same). That being said there are reactors that review songs that I know very well and if they are legitament (you can tell if its fake) I enjoy the sheer action/enjoyment of new music.
What I dont get is reactors that claim its thier first time hearing classic rock, like what american hasnt heard Bohemian Rapsody? who hasnt heard the most popular Prince songs. That stuff rubbs me wrong
100% why I watch reaction videos, I watch Roadie Reacts to watch a fellow metalhead get excited about new tracks, I watch Alex's channel for his reaction to metal, I also watch others like drum teachers, vocal coach's and producers to enjoy their journey into metal. It's helped me find lots of new bands and listen to tracks I haven't listened to in years.
Keep up the awesome reactions both of you
I've watched a few different reactors, and when they start humming along to the song, its not your first time watching.
This was great, thanks for sharing.
Alex had been one of my fave Reactors for some time now, and I’m new to your channel but enjoying it, so it’s an interesting crossover for me.
Now I’m waiting for another seemingly random crossover like, I dunno, … Elizabeth from The Charismatic Voice and … Smokey & Hollywood6 from Trash Talkers
(now *that* would be interesting)
Very insightful video, guys! Thanks 👏
30 year old metal fans hears enter sandman for the first time.
Same reason I won’t react to „Du Hast“ even though so many people ask. Hahaha. No way is that believable.
Literally my two favorite reactors Thanks guys
Some years back I worked in gaming, specifically promotion, and paying to do scripted gameplay videos and streams absolutely was a thing. Exactly bullet point lists and example sentences (which would look great when "quoted" in marketing). I never used such services, but I learned pretty quick which networks and channels would only cover our games for money. A clear difference to the ones that are actually interested in games and covering stuff for their audience. I would be astounded if exactly the same wasn't going on in music promotion.
The gaming industry doesn’t surprise me, and I think that’s pretty well known. But music? The profit is so much lower that no label I’ve talked to has said they’d even consider putting that into their marketing budget. In my experience, I’ve never had a record label offer me direct payment for a reaction. They usually only offer for the video to be whitelisted so we can monetize from ads. And that right there makes me also think why would a label ever pay their money when they could just whitelist a video and the person gets paid from AdSense.
@@TankTheTech you guys are smug lil idiots...I know for a fact that reacting is just a buisness that has many fake and oily characters in it like YOU and Hefner🤢😡💩🖕🖕 it all about the globalist and foriegn sponsors🤢💩🖕🖕 I know a reactor s that have had their channels taken down because they didnt bash Trump or because they didnt bend over for the globalist sponsors like you and Hefner do
Alex always has an extreme shocked expression in the thumbnails. That's why I don't click them lol but this is very interesting
PLOT TWIST: The record labels gave Tank and Alex a script for this video and paid them to deny that labels pay for reactions.
*surprised hamster video clip goes here*
*Reactorgate intensifies*
Great discussion!!!
Also, yinz two worked your cameras so professionally!
✌🤟🤘
I loved this conversation. It was a bit funny because I'm a subscriber to both you and Alex, and the David the Heretic, and I appreciate all three channels for what they offer. I have to agree that as a viewer what attracts me most is the host of the reaction channel, his eloquency and authenticity, even if it can give some overreacting attitudes! I really value it when his words, enthusiasm, reaction puts a smile on my face. In a way you become part of our lives, a pen-pal with whom we have this "weird" type of connection. And yes, it's true, I've silently cursed when you stop the music video to comment - because right at that moment we are two "friends" sharing/enjoying and headbaning at the same song, as if we were in a club, or a concert! - but after all, the video is about your reaction! So yeah, keep on sharing we us!
I'm 55 years old and didn't think I could ever have a "new favorite band" at this age. I was pretty stuck in my music ways. Despite an eclectic taste in music my playlist was the same and I would watch reactions to some of my classic/favorites, like Queen, anything Freddie! Pretty sure I was watching one of those reactions when I saw "Watch The World Burn" in the sidebar and the thumbnail intrigued me. I still remember the "wtf did I just watch" feeling (along with the reactor) when I finished my first ever taste of Falling in Reverse/Ronnie. What an experience. I was an IMMEDIATE fan and I love them so much I am going to my first concert in YEARS to see them this summer. If not for reactions like these, I'd never have even know they exist! So grateful for reaction channels!
Back in the day labels used to bribe dj`s to get their artists on the radio, the more things change......
Still happens today in some markets.
Magazines give favourable reviews to bands/labels that spend money on advertising in the magazine. Reactors give favourable reactions to bands/labels that 'white list' the reaction (meaning the reactor makes money from it). Once money is involved then you might as well kiss goodbye to honesty and genuine unbiased reactions/reviews.
Well, labels only whitelisting positive reviews isn’t necessarily true, because I have quite a few reactions where I said I didn’t like something and a label has still whitelisted it.
Yeah I'm not saying that labels will only whitelist nice reviews (although surely more likely?), I am saying that it appears to me that professional reactors are more likely to react to (and give a positive review to) a release from a label that they know will whitelist the video. You said in your Nightwish video that you are now only wanting to work with/react to releases from labels/bands that you have a relationship with. Which one would assume means they are more likely to whitelist the video?
It means they absolutely WILL whitelist the video. I’ve been open about this for a while now. 99% of the reactions I post are to bands and/or labels that are reactor friendly that will whitelist content. I’m just over dealing with the non-stop blocks and claims. I’ve accepted that hey, some labels and publishers aren’t cool with reactions, and that’s fine. I’ll just do reactions to the ones that are.
That was fantastic!!! Thanks for the insights gentlemen 🤘😎🤘
As someone who likes watching reactions of my favourite bands (sometimes multiple times)… for me, it’s about a feeling of community. “Hey, they like so-and-so as much as I do!” Very few people I know listen to the same music I do. And my favourite reactors offer something other than just mutual appreciation. Tank, Elizabeth, Chase, Julia, and Harry from Songs and Thongs have specialized insight. Alex, Oldskulnerd, RichoPov, Mr. Rock and Roll, and several others have entertainment value. And I have to admit, I watched as many vocal coaches as I could find lose their minds over Jinjer’s Pisces. It was like watching the largest ever Punk’d episode. And I have even found new music because I respect the opinion of certain reactors. Thank you for Orbit Culture Tank!
Bro the comment about watching these videos to find new music is exactly why I clicked on your channel for the first time. The first video I ever saw of yours was the Pisces reaction a few years ago. I had never once heard of Jinjer or any of their songs and after I watched that they were my number one band on Spotify that year. I've been watching you ever since because I find the gear talk really cool bc nobody else does it but I also watch you when you react to something I've never heard before. Such a great way to find new stuff and watching someone who is knowledgeable can also teach you things about the band that could interest you even more. Absolutely love this channel and everything you choose to do with it man 🤙🤙
I need a full fledged series with these 2 jabronis. Alex is one of my original OG reaction influences, and Tank who has DEFENINTELY been at the time of the reaction game for a while. keep it up guys
This is fucking AWESOME! So stoked to see this. Beyond awesome Collab. Great points. As a reactor myself, this is gold. Love you guys!
DH has the best reactions because he’s one of the only reactors who understand music and could break it down.
I love reaction videos. Here’s what I dislike though about reaction videos….
Not being authentic. That’s it. Whether it’s lying you’ve never heard a song before, or giving a fake reaction and the worst, liking every single song you react to. I feel authenticity is missing from a lot of reactors.
This was so interesting. Such a treat. You’re both such engaging content creators and personalities, and the chemistry here was great. Relaxed and fun. Thanks for this insight!
I’m late to watching this video, but man I love Lost in Vegas!!! They were the first reaction channel that really peaked my interest. It’s their approach to listening and pausing, delving into the lyrics, and appreciating the technicalities of the musicians. But most of all, it’s their honesty! They also let you know how they like the song, tell you if it’s playlist or not and if it’s still there later on!
But Bro, you’re quickly turning into my favorite channel to watch!! Love it!!
Great talk, great episode. I like reactions about music that hit me when I first discovered it. Seeing Charismatic Voice first reactions to SOAD for example is just a treat, besides the great information you get about singing. I know how I felt when I first heared Serj's voice over 20 years ago and it's just great to see that people get similar or same reactions. And there are so many examples for that. Or when "young" people discover "older" music and get the feels. I also like to discover new music but I have to be honest, I usually watch people reacting to stuff I already know.
I have been a sub of tank for about 2 months bc he tells the facts now ive been a sub of alexs since he had maybe 2500 subs because hes honest love the fact that yall colabed for this video keep it up fellas
David Herretic is one of the best reactors in my opinion because he is not only reacting, but is commenting the musical perspective of each song I watched him react to. He is a bass player. He may not have the visuals you both have with Alex but his reviews are always honest and he is not overexcited when he hears something good. I respect him for doing natural and professional reactions with each video. So you should take off the visuals aside and give him credits about what he is doing because he deserves that. And you couldn't know if the story with the offered money is true or false when you are only taking just your experience into consideration. Probably so as him not being right speaking from the name of all in front of the media but I don't think that was something intentional.
Was looking for this kind of comment, also david said he would be down to talk with tank in an interview, i think tank should take up the offer.
I like David Heretic, too. He's not my go to reactor, but I have enjoyed his reactions on his channel.
David also stated ina recent video that he reached out to Tank with no response :( Might be a good idea to start a conversation!
Except he did get a response, because we've talked back and forth a few times.
@@TankTheTech And that does "kind of" reflect my personal feeling about Mr. Herretic... He always felt "fishy" to me. I might do him wrong and I hope I do, but my feeling stays. When I started watching his videos, he always said: "It is not for the money", but then explained his Patreon thing with silver, gold and platinum memberships and how with a certain tier you can choose one or more videos each month... and so on. He is however very knowledgeable in music stuff. Did I spell that right?
Tank and Alex 2 of my most fav vid reactors!!! Good to see you 2 guys collab!!!
We want reactors to love our fave bands as much as we do. There's a good way to spot the real from the fake tho. Real reactors hearing a song for the first time don't know not to pause during solos whereas a fake (P.K Swag) will just steal Tanks entire BAND-MAID reactions & pass them off as his own. And if Tank was faking "Tearing up" when watching B-M's "Domination" then he's a great actor.🤣
Whatever happened to that guy? Is he still ripping off reactions?
@@TankTheTech He's still around but he does less & less music reactions now. He's just trying to find what content gets him the most likes & subs as possible. How he didn't think i'd spot that all his awesome tech knowledge was taken straight from your channel, i don't know.🤷♂️
@@TankTheTech
Tank I have seen others that appear to parrot your reactions from 2 years or more. Band maid is one for sure.
It's so obvious. Also Chase with," band maid doing band maid things," really catches my ear from some dude's mouth a year or two later.
Anyway, David Heretic I like. He's in LA, and has played in band's there for decades.
I like his channel. I don't care about his comment.
You're the guy,Tank. And Chase, of course! To
@@GaryHolloway-810 Are you talking about the bald-headed metal guy or whatever his name is ? The guy that completely went off on the ladies on his first reaction. But then slowly and steadily had to come back and sort of eat his own words little by little ? I let him know what I thought of his schtick right from the beginning. And the ones that are really starting to get on my nerves now. Are actually a reaction channel that I used to like. Until it lost, maybe it's better half. Because it used to be just usually the two of them. The Dicodec guys, with self-appointed Band Maid experts Ryan Mear, and the Champ of the Chump or whatever. When those three or four team up together. That's when I really have to get the barf bag out. Too much patting on the back and circle jerking. Old Mr B is always fun to watch. Other than that most of them so so. But they are there for what they're there for. Hope all is well with you Gary !
@@chuckvelten5337 No it's not him but i know the guy you're talking about. I have my fave channels & some of them don't even react to BAND-MAID my fave band much (are you listening Tank. Hint, hint😆).
Our last night knows what's up?!
Great interview, Tank! Well, when Alex told about the Iron Maden's YT account comment on his video, I constantly became happy because same thing happen to me once, when I made a reaction to one of my favourite portugise Dark Electro bands called Eden Synthetic Corps and their song called The Northern Hunter from 2015th album Sandwalkers. When they comment and acknowledged my reaction I became so damn happy that it was felt like I may loose my mind at any second)) It means a lot to me, because ESC and their 2015th album Sandwalkers is one of the bands and albums that turn me into electronic musician and became HUGE influence for me back than in 2020 when I started making electronic music)). But anyway, keep up the great work! Greetings from a huge fan of your channel from Murmansk Russian Federation!))
That’s awesome, man!
@@TankTheTech Thanks man!)
The thing is.. UA-cam is free. I've never EVER purchased anything they'd advertised to me. Soooo where is this money coming from and WHO buys crap they see on UA-cam ads?
Views make $$$$$
Hey Tank, How ya doing? Im Cap. Glad to meet you. I want to throw my hat in the ring about reaction videos. First i dont get it why every video they stop the music and talk about it in the middle. , that blows it and kills the momentum . you would think the artists would want it to run the coarse . I would. Second, the songs. and artists like Elvis. some say they have never heard of him before. I say bull shit. Or the Beatles .Theres no fuckin way they have not heard of them before. They were so popular and everywhere on the radio, t. v. no way these reactors havent heard of them before. And third is that most dont have any idea how a song is constructed and how to give a detailed view . Some do a good job and break it down but i only see a couple that do. In closing , This is a very good topic and i thank you for delving into it. I'll be seeing you.
I watch about half a dozen reaction channels on the regular, including both of you two and I love watching them. I have found so many bands because of these channels... including but not limited to Orbit Culture, Parkway Drive, Powerwolf, Slaughter to Prevail, Malevolence and Lorna Shore! And if plans go right I'll be seeing all but StP this year at either Bloodstock or on their own tours.
2 of my favourite UA-camrs! Appreciate you both and your inputs, Alex is the reason I started a UA-cam channel and whilst I'm fairly new to your channel Tank, your insight and no bullshit approach is so refreshing ❤🔥
I'm gonna chime in on this, bc I've known David Heretic and his lovely wife for 15 years. What you see is what you get with David - he is completely devoid of pretense or artifice. Every word he says, he means, and he holds himself to incredibly high moral and ethical standards- both in his YT endeavors and in life. Had anyone approached him and asked him to say certain things about an artist/band or song, he would tell them to eff right off. You'd be hard pressed to find someone with more integrity (and knowledge of/passion for music) than David - and he has every right to monetize his Patreon, just like other successful reactors do. If you don't like his style, cool - but there's no conspiracy here.
This was cool to watch you both. I watch all of those reactors.
"Hater reacts"... best idea in a while!
I'd rather not be able to guess whether someone will like it rather than know the moment I click the link.
Those reactions do work. I've discovered bands like Jinjer, Lovebites and Band-Maid because of reaction videos and the went and boight their complete discography on CD.
As a Reactor, I appreciate getting to know new artists and exposing them to a new audience. And I agree, we are promoting these artist and the labels and publishers should be thankful for us doing this vs trying to block us. It's so annoying and makes zero sense. Thanks for making this video. Great conversation!
MrLboydReacts is another channel I enjoy watching and he puts vidoes into his queue based on donations. His backlog is many months behind on videos to get to, he's killing it using that approach. He also doesn't even push it, just says something like "from a donation" or "from Patreon" on where the suggestion came from. So people get curious and go donate to get their suggestions into the queue.
honestly, i dont really care about whether someone is genuine in their reaction because a lot of the time i watch it more for the knowledge they bring to discussing the song. whether its a music teacher breaking down how melodies are constructed in a piece or a director looking at how the stage is set up and the choices made in the performance part of a song. everyone I enjoy watching brings their own unique take to the music which im always happy to hear
You're a good sheeple🤢💩🖕🖕...and you are adding to the bank account of foriegn, globalist products that they sponsor
Paid or not, many reactors seem fake and too excited.
100% Alex was one of the first reaction channels that i got into. his discovery of the metal genre was a journey and i loved it all.
That was fun.
I like watching the younger generation reacting to the music I grew up on, and I like seeing them enjoy the great music we had back then. I have watched a lot of Alex. I do hate the fakes that I can tell they already listened to it, it's only obvious when they slip and start singing along. When I see that, I don't bother watching their reactions, It's great seeing the ones that grew up on rap or the new wave, experiencing the greatness of the 70s and 80s, and even into the 90s. I feel like I grew up in the best time.
Nice to see you 2 sharing the screen. It's been a while since I been following you both and enjoy most of the content you create. Keep it up you guys! Cheers from Argentina!!!
I will always laugh when I remember Metallica being copyrighted when they played their own music on Twitch.
Dudes...wished You said something about "the Gen Z reacts to...." Watch both those clips and in 90% agreed with You on those reactions.
Tank - again great work👍
To me, especially watching someone react to Metal or a specific band or style for the first time is so great, because it reminds me of the feeling I had, when I made that discovery. That excitement, the blown mind, I'm always a bit jealous because I can't make that discovery again. ^^
Man, you guys brought way more insight into this topic than I expected! I have to say, I agree 100% with you on creators who post too much. It makes the subscription feed too saturated like you said
Part of the reason Metal gets views, IMO, is that in most radio markets, Metal doesn't get the airplay of Pop, Hip Hop, and such. We get excited when our favorite bands get ANY attention or airplay.
David Heretic is my favorite reactor, mostly because he really knows his stuff (jazz trained musician). I’d rather be educated than just entertained by a reactor, so I’m more interested in ones like Geebz or Charismatic Voice than ones like Alex Hefner.
Re: high number of Pearl Jam reactions: He only reviews songs requested by his audience, and pretty early on he was asked to do some Pearl Jam reactions, which drew in a TON of PJ fans, which in turn created more requests for PJ, creating a cycle. If he were to force musical diversity like you two his channel would probably grow faster, but I get the impression he doesn’t really care if his numbers grow as fast as possible.
i love real first reactions, there's nothing like to see the surprise of that person for the first time.
I usually only watch reactions to artists I like. I personally don't care for reactors who obviously know nothing about music. I want to gain a better understanding of what is happening instrumentally and vocally. My favs are Tank, Elizabeth, Julia, and Anna Vaskelainen. If you aren't familiar with Anna you should check her out. Her Jinjer reactions are great.
you miss on broadening your horizons, man!
@@julien2231 You make a good point, but I am constantly seeking music that is new to me and I have found some on reaction channels. I guess I should have said that I don't watch reactions to music I already know I don't like. I actually just found out about Aeterna in these comments, and I am looking more into them.
Near the end when you discussed why metal in general is so popular, I would add that there is so much of the genre that never sees any mainstream radio/streaming play/playlists so there is that as well.
Well, I run Wacken Metal Battle in Iceland. We found a frickin brilliant band to send to Wacken next month called Múr. I have strived since I started doing this WMB thing in Iceland that I should try to get as many foreign music journalists and biz people to be in the jury to a) get fresh ears to listen to the local scene and b) expose the local scene to something bigger. I've had editors and music journalists from a shit load of mags throughout Europe make the trek to Iceland, including Metal Hammer, Terrorizer, Close Up Magazine etc. But, this year I contacted a bunch of youtube reactors about coming, including both Tank and Alex, that were neither able to come, but the Canadians in A&P Reacts made it and the father/son duo brought the matriarch of the house as well and they had a blast. They made a series of vlogs about the visit. But, trust me, YT reactors are a clear addition to the music journalism flora.
I was so jealous of A&P‘s trip, and watched all of those videos. When my daughter is older and I’m confident she can either make the trip or it wouldn’t overburden my wife to leave, I’d LOVE to make that trip.
@@TankTheTech yeah man! Just don't wait until she's old enough to be your partner in reactions :) hahaha
Thank you for this podcast. Cool collab for sure ;) and hope to see the future continuation.
8 out of 10 reactors do NOT bring anything to the table.
Thanks for introducing me to Alex.