Composer/Musician Reacts to Polyphia - G.O.A.T. (REACTION!!!)
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- Опубліковано 18 гру 2019
- Bryan reacts to and talks about his thoughts on Polyphia | G.O.A.T. (Official Music Video)
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Polyphia's music can be summarized as such: "We play what we want, we do not conform and our techniques > all."
Epico. /slap like
Checkmate other guitarists
But they use a pick. * scoffs * S A D. Stay tuned for therapy time.
@@RhumpleOriginal Chon is better but only slightly. Intervals beats polyiphia too
@@dewfan4 I was making a Davie504 reference.
Congrats, you just summarized the artist's approach to music.
When I first heard G.O.A.T. I fell in love with Polyphia immediately, pretty much one of my favorite bands ever. All their music has some amazing work, I like them a lot.
same hahahah
Same I think they're my favorite band next to plini and Animals as leaders.
Same, one of the greatest bands of our time imo
Just heard of them this week and im feeling that sentiment.
When I listen to them I don't hear emotion or feeling it's literally if you asked a computer to come up with a song. which is basically what Tim does he writes everything puts it into a computer unless the computer process it compress it and then he tries to figure out what the computer did and put it out with a guitar.
They are like one of those dozens of bands out there that are technically awesome but it's just not something that you want to listen to on a daily or weekly basis. It just gets very boring very quick because there's no emotion or feeling in it.
Dude, didn't you hear the BOOM, berrrw, boom da boom de berrrw boom ba. ba dadaladoodaladooo. Boom berrrw boom da boom doom da ta ta. badadaladaladdooda. That IS the story.
how the hell did i hear what you typed
@@joevanweedler Because i had my wife proof read. lmao
Plini - literally any song but a great one to start out with is Electric Sunrise or Cascade. They’re both masterpieces.
I second this. And his backup guitarist on stage, Jake Howsam Lowe has an awesome project call The Helix Nebula with some great songs, I suggest Sea of Suns to start. Also his group Score Datura. I think Steven Taranto is in both of those and if you dont know Steven(Stephen?) check him out. He is a technical master, straight savage.
I'm so happy the algorythm showed me Plini after listening to Polyphia for some time 😍
@@svejobaron Cascade is one of the best!
I’ve been in love with plini forever doo ittt
@@MrTokidoki420 i really hope he does a video on a Plini track. I really think he'd enjoy it. i mean i havent met a single person who hasnt enjoyed his music.
i personally think you’re trying to fit them and their (current) music in a mold and the whole brilliance of their newer stuff is that it doesn’t want to fit in a mold. i find goat to be extremely melodic and moving. i get goose bumps listening to it. it’s maybe more hip hop than progressive even. thanks for the video & perspective regardless!
This song is very much just a part of a whole album rather than a stand alone
That makes me feel a lot better about it. I'll definitely have to check out the full album one of these days.
Yeah, it definitely works well as the ending track for New Levels New Devils.
This band has wanged for years
@@MrTokidoki420 wanged?
Floppybluething use your imagination
Polyphia : single coil neck trap
hahhah this is very good
It’s a splash cymbal, I love using them 😂
"That's the little cymbal I was hearing the other time, I don't know the name of it".
I believe you are referring to a splash cymbal.
Firewolf66 indeed he is
Hey man leave him alone it's not like hes claiming to be a composer without knowing basic instrument names 🤣
@@haydenbain3633 fuck up mate. I was just being helpful because he seemed generally interested in knowing what it was called.
If you idiots cant tell I was being sarcastic and laughing about a composer not knowing the name idk what to tell you
Honestly, I felt the same way about this song on my first listen, I thought it should have gone somewhere, but the more I come back it grows on me every time. It's REALLLY GOOD :D
jon snow has some deep thoughts
The intro line was a good theme of sorts that ran through the song. I'd say that's what ties things together. It also is called GOAT. I feel like the point was to let each member shine. Check out something like "Yas." Also, it's very hip hop inspired and almost plays as a "beat" of sorts. Those are my thoughts
"plays as a beat of sorts"
That kinda sums up my thoughts. It's good music but needs something on top of it. Calling it a beat is a perfect way to describe that.
@@CriticalReactions who tf is able to rap or sing over that
@@CriticalReactions something on top of it? This is as complicated as it gets 😂 if you like vocals that's fine, but to think this song is "just a beat" is just fucking hilarious.
@@chrisvalenzuela7911 it is just a beat. Its a complex and skillful beat. And a good one. An elaborate backing track that would be hard to add anything on top of, but still lacks what you cant add on. Great song anyhow
@@doomburger8433 wonderful words and explanation. wow, I think you might've just convinced me.
It’s called a splash cymbal bro, they’re very effective, I love them. I played drums before guitar, so being able to write full band stuff is so much fun
Animals as leaders- “cognitive contortions” they use some slap for you
Be'lakor - "Ember's Arc", Persefone - "Aathma", Buckethead - "Soothsayer(live)"
Idk if I can agree with your criticism of goat. Its literally flawless progression. The fluidity of switches and transitions has literally never been don better than that. And as far as melody the melody is the central riff, but it is not repeated throughout the song, it is reconstructed, or reorchestrated I guess would be a better word. They all reorchestrate their initial section, then layer a solo between the original section for their instrument and their reorchestrated secondary section. Then they do a finaly section that is differed from the two previous sections they all did. All within 4 minutes. That is not a work in progress sir. That is masterful playing. Not to mention their engineer was on his game to filter all that audio correctly and produce this clear of a studio track with this much going on in it. My good sir to each their own. But I definitely dont trust your ear amigo. Much love all the same tho.
He uses a Logitech Headset. Maybe he just needs some Sennheiser HD600s to get a good grasp off the real audio.
Totally with you mate on your statement about the song itsself. Perfection, just not compatible for pop listeners (in a short version)
Man you’re so overbearing. it’s his opinion based on a first listen. so just ease off a bit while he gets more a feel for the band
@@fscorpion678 my statement is also just my opinion and my take from the song. I'm not cursing the guy over it or any silly stuff. Relax.
This song wasn't as much of a story as it was a huge flex to be like "Hi. We are Polyphia. What's up"
I fucking love this song, but your analysis is spot on. I never thought of it that way.
It reminds me a lot of a jazz improvisation of a melody!
This is such a next level performance.
It always makes me think of a kaleidoscope composition,- never really going anywhere though constantly changing and slowly evolving which is exactly what I think this tune does.
Love the descending slide at 1:39,- sounds like they´ve got a DJ controlling the whole song,- awesome idea.
Check out Rick Beato´s channel ( The Lord of Internet music according to Adam Neely). He has a 20+ minutes segment on instrumental progressive US rock including an interview with Aaron Marshall of Intervals.
Very interesting stuff.
Great break down man..! I can tell you liked it because you smiled a few times and the silence said a lot too. Just give them a listen and you may get hooked. Their albums are amazing.
I just found Polyphia, via someone else's "reaction video" to "G.O.A.T.", and I tend to agree with your assessment that it's incomplete... in fact, the video I watched when I discovered them was a video of the guy reacting to their official video, and then him looking for a live version to check that it wasn't studio magic that made them so "tight", as he called it.
The live video he picked, funnily enough, is of them using it as I would use it; as a sound-check!!! It's an exceptionally technical piece, and it's PERFECT for a sound check for this exact reason.
i get what youre saying but i think the theme of G.O.A.T. is literally to showcase their chops, hence why there is no one lead outside of the main motif. It's just them each getting a turn to flex. Im not a complex or good composer by any means but sonically not sure where a lead would fit in the mix of it all. But either way these are just opinions, respect yours and happy you enjoyed the piece.
I'd be curious to hear what you'd have to say about Crush by Polyphia. With New Devils, they took a huge divergence from their typical musicality and trended more hip-hop/poppy.
Your critique is spot on...big deal on the technique. Technique is NOT what you remember or changed you. It's the melody and the emotions generated from music that can move mountains.
But isn’t the band named after polyphony? That would t give you a single melodic through line
In this case G.O.A.T stands for god of all tunes. That's what I heard😅
Good ol' anime tiddies.
It’s actually
“Greatest Of All Time”
Go on and try
5:38 my thoughts exactly. their previous albums are more melodic in that aspect, you could listen songs like "Crush" from their album Renaissance where they deliver some amazing melodic lines, which I personally enjoy more. I like their new approach, it's creative and outside of the box but sometimes just relies in the display of technique and it can get easily overwhelming after a while.
Polyphia is on top 5 list now in music. Progg.and metal
This was a very respectable opinion. I am in love with their technique and I believe they are innovating guitar playing effectively and tastefully, but this particular song *did* leave a bit to be desired in the way of progressing. I still love it but your opinion is very well thought out and I enjoyed hearing it.
You would really like Kingdom, Live for EMGtv, By Devin Townsend
If you like a lead melodic line check out Plini. Steve vai quoted him as new guitarist to watch for.
Between the Buried and Me - "Famine Wolf", Haken - "The Architect", Persefone - "Returning to the Source", Richard Henshall - "Twisted Shadows"
Didnt know that john snow is a composer.
What i took out of it, every player had a section they shone out more on. The two guitarists get to drive the first two sections. The bassist goes next with his awesome slaps. Then the drummer shines with his work at the end to round it out. The first 8 are setting up for the next person to shine
I think what you call "missing" was deliberate so it let the individual push their talents to the forefront. The more you listen and pull apart you will notice it
I met them recently thanks to their collaboration with Babymetal, they fell in love at first listen, "Brand New Day" is Your colaboration.
Brand New Day is their best song after GOAT.
I actually knew about them because of a tweet by BOH of the Kami band many months before.
Also how is this not reinventing instrumental rock/metal? Like name anyone else that can produce a song with these layers and skill sets that will end up with this nice of a product? This is definitely a level of artistry that no one else is touching right now.
💯
I would love to hear your toughts on Amarillo Sleeps On My Pillow by Fair To Midland
Jérôme Dutil-Martin just now seeing this comment, I’m surprised people still listen to fair to midland. They were my favorite childhood. Seen them play live a couple times. FTM for life. Incase you didn’t know, they finally released fables from a mayfly album on apple music😁😁
Unprocessed are worth checking out they are like polyphia but with vocals, best tracks to start off with either haven, ghilan or abandoned.
We'll probably see Unprocessed next week so get hyped!
@@CriticalReactions nice, I will keep an eye out
“That’s that little spl-cymbal I heard the other episode I don’t know the name” you gotta know that’s a splash
That's wild because for me, this song is an emotional rollercoaster. I guess you either get it or you don't 🤷♂️
This song has no emotion. Dont act like it does. Polyphia ain't about that.
@@miniaturelabyrinth7765 Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
@@DetrikXanthos the song has no meaning. It's a song to show off their skill. Nightmare. I can understand you could have emotions listening too but this is just nice noise
@@miniaturelabyrinth7765 That's the wild thing about art, artist intention means nothing. The only meaning this song, or any song, can have is the meaning interpreted by the listener. Again. You either get it or you don't.
@@DetrikXanthos Or you're delusional twat trying to sound special. 👌 but i might be wrong, keep on FeElInG The vibes bro🤙
Its simple - if you like it, then you like it. It tells me a story or not I don’t care. Its appealing. Its melodious. Its just awesome. That’s it
Can u pls react to their "CRUSH" POLYPHIA. That is dope sir!!!!! Thank u and nice reaction!!!
That's one of my favorites theirs
Crush was my song of the decade on Spotify
“The greatest of all time would be reinventing things”....one might also say it is inventing new things!
You hit the nail on the head with respect to what feels missing for me with Polyphia. Incredible stuff nonetheless.
It’s math rock this is no lead line or chorus in it it’s basically just a jam session with little to no direction
Don’t know if anyone informed you, but from Tim Hensen himself, GOAT stands for “Good ‘ole Anmie Tiddies”. Cheers a few years overdue but oh well. They are technical geniuses and Tim has a UA-cam channel that you can check out that shows how he wrote GOAT. If you haven’t checked it out in all these years. Please do.
The dropper of this band does a live play through of this song and lists his entire kit in the Description
You, and also everyone else, should definitely check out Temple of Solitude by An Age Lost.
I get what you mean and I see where you are coming from but I think, as others have said, you have to forget your pre-conceived ideas about what makes up a "song" with some groups. It does sort of feel like it's almost a jam session (wish I could jame like it) where they haven't quite got all the parts. All that being said, it's a dazzling display of musicianship from every member of the band and it really doesn't leave me wanting more as a standalone piece of music.
This feels like prog in the true 1970s notion of what that means. It starts us on a journey in an intricate and engaging way. When they complete the remaining 80% of the song, and complete the journey, it will probably be great. I mean, what we heard has to be the first part of a longer work, right? :)
Issues latest album has metal, RnB, prog and a hint of Jazz all in one, but done beautifully
You liked the skill and sort of disliked the song, hmm, makes sense actually.
Babymetal has a song ft. Tim Henson and Scott LePage of Polyphia: Brand New Day.
It's definitely a song, instead of stripped down prog. metal as this song.
It's from the 'light side' of the latest album, the first half of the album which is less metallic.
Anyway... maybe because it's not as metallic it's more like a breather track on the album and as a standalone track maybe not as inspiring. So don't know if reacting to it is that interesting to react to. I know Babymetal surprises me a lot by their choices of the kind of music they make, but in case of this song, I'm more surprised they made this kind of song because it's prog/rock.
But Babymetal has never performed it live so nobody can complain about watching the live version ;-) LOL
@Josh derp English is not my first language. I don't know, what would you call it ? As he said in the video, it's like an element is missing.
The repetition seems to serve some sort of purpose of a melody, but it could use one for probably 30 seconds and then back into the groove. I can also imagine an organic loop like the one that opens the song Money by Pink Floyd. In any case, it’s still a very good song
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Thanks for an as always awsome upload. ❤️
Love from Sweden.
This is the first time that I've heard anything by Polyphia and I thought it was amazing. Yes, the song lasts a mere three-and-a-half minutes (if this were a '70s prog track it would be an introduction to a much longer piece), but there was a lot packed in to that time. However, I think that they could've developed the song. It seems to be highly technical and I think will benefit from several hearings.
This song wasnt really about the song but more about putting something together where they show what they can do. Melody would be like their song Yas or Nasty
Great review. I love the beginning of this song, but it kind of falls apart after that. Liked it enough to buy it.
Weird one. That guitar hook is really good, but it felt like the entire song was very, very slowly building up to an intense cathartic payoff and we got like five seconds of it right as the end and then the song just terminates. Absolutely beautiful tone and sound quality on this, I loved the warmth and delicacy of everything.
Play this on a good set of planar headphones rather then some gaming headset lol.
I work with what I have access to. I'd love to use some $300+ headphones but all I have are these hand-me-down gaming ones. Now if you'd like to donate a pair of planar headphones to the channel so that I can hear even more nuances in the music and make better reactions then I'd be very grateful for your generosity.
@@CriticalReactions I have a pair of Sony MDR-7506 headphones that I'm not using. I'd be more than happy to send em your way. I've really enjoyed your take on these tracks and if I can help in some way, all the better!
I have absolutely loved the way you speak of the bands you react to. If I may, I’d love to hear your take on Extol - Betrayal. There’s no music video, and I’ve never heard someone react to the band, but I think you would appreciate many things on it.
You got it. That'll be today's reaction. You had me at "I've never heard someone react." I love more obscure stuff.
@@CriticalReactions Wow, thanks! Its from their self titled album
Yeah I don't understand, you say being the greatest of all time is managed by revamping your area of expertise and then you complain about the fact that they don't use a "lead melodic line" (like everyone else). Didn't they just prove they are then ? They litterally make electro metal that could be enjoyed by a raver and by a hardcore metalhead and they compose using a methodology based on theme and variation that litterally is the foundation of jazz. I mean, this is the first band I heard that successfully managed combining Jazz, Metal and Electro and probably other things. I must admit I didn't dig a lot for now because I discovered them today but I really think it goes even further than that, so even if they aren't the G.O.A.T, they are damn close.
You should react to Summoning - Silvertine. It's an iconic atmospheric black metal band, their composition are very interesting all build in layering to create a contemplative sound landscape.
its not a song its a piece
Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen looking down at Tim Henson with a smile and a nod
Didnt see any other comment address your question about that cymbal. It's called a splash
Thanks for the clarification.
@@CriticalReactions no worries my dude
They force fed you the the implied lead line at the start :)
I know you've already reacted to minecraft by c418 but a really great one in the same album is alpha by c418 which is the credit music, and is one of my favorites songs ever, and it would be cool if you reacted to it
I agree with pretty much everything you said, and I think it's a common issue with instrumental guitar x2/bass/drummer bands that lack vocals. We're almost conditioned by popular rock music to expect a vocal Melody over that particular instrumentation, and when it's not there a part of us look for it or at least look for a replacement.
I always thought this song was absolutely amazing. Like you, I just love every bit of what I hear. I get goosebumps from that guitar coming in...but ultimately it feels like an amazing rap beat without the vocal track. I love rap beats, and that's not meant to be an attack...I just prefer music with vocals 99% of the time.
A vocal track would work but I think they could do just fine by having a guitar play a leading melody. I think they could keep the instrumental approach, they just need something, anything, playing above the riffs.
You should check out Band-Maid Blooming. Really tasteful hard rock
first, the song name is probably ironic because that's their sense of humor. i think you missed the point of this band. they don't want to be contained to some genre or musical expectations because of the instruments they're playing. Also, this song was a very hip hop vibe as does most of their newer stuff. the fact they are writing such complex music that repeats itself is the brilliance that you're missing here. hence the GOAT name, for those that think the name was not so ironic.
Saying there is missing the meat, something to go on top of all of it. Maybe, i have no idea what that could be though.
To me the rhythmic aspect is super strong, and in addition to having "solo" sections to show off each instrument and indivitual, even within those when they play on top of each other they complement so well, and then other beats everyone just shuts the hell up to really accentuate whoever is playing.
With the riffs and the "melody" being so busy, im afraid adding anything on top, be it equally busy or calm, would subtract from what is there
The song is a bit upside down. The main melody is the synthy bells at the start and end, and you can hear it in the background the whole time, and the parts all revolve around harmonising that melody. The harmonics in the main riff is literally the melody spelled out. I wouldn’t mind a solo, but there are 4 solos already, each instrument gets one. I heard someone say it’s a beat ready for the G.O.A.T. Eminem track still to come, maybe that would fill it out, as he also has a lot of idiosyncrasies in his flow. I can’t imagine a singer on this, tbh...
I was recently watching a video for this song and I had the same thoughts as you did at the end. Like they sound great, it's a cool riff, but where's the rest of the song? Because it sounds like 3 and a half minutes of intro. The riffs are very similar at face value, the drums never lock into a solid groove since there are so many fills and breaks, and there's just nothing to break up the riffs. It's riff after riff after riff and there's no climax. There's a lot of tension in the riffs but there's no point where they strike a big chord and you say "aaaahhhhhh" and you get that release that you've been waiting for. It doesn't exist because all of the riffs have the same feeling. I'm no professional composer or anything, but I have been writing my own music for over 10 years now and this is something that I find to be consistent across a lot of bands these days. There's a focus on being impressive technically, but they forget that you still need to write a song that invokes some kind of emotion and tells a story. I would listen to half of this song and then skip to the next song because there's nothing more to hear after that point. It gets boring.
I know I'm late to this but check out a few of their other songs like nasty, 40oz, and goose. I feel this song is literally just a technical flex by them and not a song lmao. Listening to Tim henson comment on his own stuff he writes he is very confident in himself, so this is probably a show off thing
The problem is that you’re trying to push polyphia into genres like mainstream rock and pop which of course they don’t belong into.
If you listen to CHON/polyphia/ichika/asato etc. you’ll probably realize that’s it’s a whole different genre with a whole lot of different defining features.
Music isn’t always the same and that’s where the problem resides. It’s not always vocals + accompaniment, it’s not always theme + variations.
Polyphia definitely isn’t mainstream rock or pop and they don’t need to be.
You’ve found that lots of modern bands have some sort of story to tell, and those bands aren’t polyphia.
Go tell Bach that he needs polychords in his music. Go tell Beethoven that he doesn’t have polyrhythms. Go tell Chopin that his music lacks groove. Go tell Miles Davis that his music doesn’t make you emotional. Go tell Justin Bieber that he doesn’t use enough maj7#11 chords.
Everyone is different, stop comparing an artist or a band with a genre that you like.
@@stormsevenavmns8939 So you're saying that Polyphia has no story to tell? They just play a riff salad and that's it? Nothing more? I'm not trying to put them into a different genre, I'm saying the song lacks progression. It's very stagnant in it's arrangement. I don't particularly like music like that but with Polyphia's popularity, obviously people do. Just recently I had the thought that Polyphia is like the Avatar (blue people movie) of music. Technically, it's stunning. But in terms of substance beyond it's technical achievements, there's not a whole lot there. You're free to enjoy it the same why I'm free to critique it. Should you feel critical as well, you can go lay into me on my other channel, Ladderlad Music. That's where I've been uploading music since about 2015. I'm certain you'll find something you don't like. :P
@@Just-Michael holy shit thanks for the quick reply, thought that since I’m like a year late no one would see my comment.
Why I and a lot of other music nerds like polyphia and Chon isn’t really because their music tells you a story. It’s more like eating candy. No story, no adventure, just raw sweetness.
Chon with their weird rhythms and modulations, polyphia with the hyper-technical sound.
And this is coming from a guy that can appreciate mainstream pop like Ariana Grande or Imagine Dragons (not 100% pop, but still).
Even though polyphia is nowhere near jazz, I listen to polyphia like jazz nerds listen to jazz.
When I listen to a jazz standard like blue bossa, giant steps, take five, there is no story. There isn’t a need for a story, because I can appreciate the intricate chord voicings, the beautifully crafted progressions, the crazy dreamy improv solos.
Same thing when I listen to goat. When the bassist hits those sexy triplet pops and slaps, it’s 100% rhythmic but it gives me that feeling of euphoria.
@@stormsevenavmns8939 Of course, I'm usually chillin' on youtube. And I can understand that. I played drums in the jazz band in high school but we played pop or rock songs that were arranged for a jazz band, we didn't really play the typical stuff. For me, I get bored if a section goes on too long or there isn't enough diversity in a song. Like I love J-Pop, specifically the Denpa style which is like the over-the-top, bubblegum, kawaii, weird style. There is such a mish-mash of different genres and songs will genre-jump mid song and it's very fun to listen to. It's chaotic in a way that I liken to punk and metal, just presented differently. That kind of stuff can be a little too much for people, the same way this kind of stuff is too little for me.
I couldn't quite place what was missing. But you nailed it. I still love the song and don't think it's lacking as much as you communicated though
I fucking love the bassist. Hes so damn good.
Honestly I agree 100% with what you had to say, even as a huge polyphia fan ever since they first started.
Their best stuff, imo obviously, was their first Inspire EP and the 2 following albums after that. Everything after that has been very experimental and different each time, not exactly my style.
I didn't realize they had been around long enough for so many albums. Either they are older than I think or they have been ridiculously busy :)
I disagree with there being a lead instrument in the way you described it as Polyphia means multiple voices if I am correct, so highlighting one specific sound would ruin the point of the song. Another thing some of their other songs do have more profound solos, but this song seems to have it intentionally like that
React to OD by polyphia, or maybe Yas
That's crazy... I was waiting for it to kick in and go somewhere but at the same time it went everywhere. Amazing but...
I like the review but there is no overarching melody because the whole point is to play the best music possible and not worrying about creating a melodic sound. What ties it all together is the composition of music and talent of the band. Cheers bro
To me, this was a bad reaction
I get it, that's just your opinion, but maybe you should rethink your starting point of your opinions
FIrst of all, not every piece of music has to have something "magical", every song tells a story, depends on how you choose to look at it
About the melody, what are you talking about !? Every second of the song was a melody. And this is the part where you should rethink and get out of the conventional ways of looking at music
Doesn't mean that if there's not a 4 chord progression with 6 notes of "solo" melody on it, it has no melody
About the reinventing, this is exactly it. Not doing a conventional piece of music and still sound as good as any of them
Also, if this wasn't everything i previously said, would it make you feel like the song went by too fast ? I don't think so.
And i'm sure that while you were listening to it, not even once did you thought about something missing, the song just takes you wherever they wanted and meant for it to go.....
DZAJO I actually agree with what he said Tim is a wizard and this is my favorite polyphia song but it doesn’t feel like a cohesive piece front to back so much as segmented parts that just sound really cool but don’t feel very connected to me
I agree wholeheartedly. Suggesting there's no 'story' in this song is like suggesting that pop or modern art isn't as ' technically good' as renaissance because it's more 'vague'. Modern art got a lot of shit for the same reasons, also. The literally definition of modern art: "Modern artists experimented with new ways of seeing and with fresh ideas about the nature of materials and functions of art. A tendency away from the NARRATIVE, which was characteristic for the traditional arts, toward abstraction is characteristic of much modern art."
Polyphia are modern artists of music.
It's like people are missing the point of prog. It's supposed to be atypical
If you want to hear some sick bass work in prog metal, head over to "Tesseract - April"
I 100% get what your trying to say. It was almost like it was a backing track.. An insane backing track but a backing track nonetheless..
That sir is a splash cymbal
Can you try and make a remix ? Would love to hear how it could become better :)
You should react to Buckethead. Maybe Soothsayer or Siege Engine?
That was a splash cymbal buckaroo
The melody line you hear at the start was what the song brought through the whole song. Tim shows how he writes his songs and its not just: This riff twice, different riff once etc as you said
Please do a video on Slipknot - Vermillion, love this song
R u fuckn kidding, it's a musical masterpiece. It's progressive ,the way the whole music is arranged overall
I really like this song, but you can barley hear the guitars in some parts. Check out this guitar cover ' Polyphia G.O.A.T cover by XLEZZY'. You have a guitar focused cover with a backing track.
"I'm right behind you, yo. Turn around and ask me for a heifer with cheese, yo. Why you gotta make me feel inferior cause I'm on the grill, B? Damn!" Amirite?
I agree that it doesn't quite seem like a complete song. It lacks a chorus section or bridge. While dazzling, I felt like there needed to be more. Lots of movement, but it doesn't really go anywhere.
Great production, virtuoso level technique, but their lack of maturity shows. Lifting a riff from a Jaden Smith song?! No grown-ups would do that, but I kinda dig that.
Also: For a "guitar band", that's a helluva rhythm section!
This song is a taste of something so beautiful it’s forbidden... and then it’s over. Like little wing
Polyphia should listen to this dude. I'm not saying thay he is right, I'm saying that critics is good for Polyphia to evolve into true GOAT band.
I appreciate the comment. I firmly believe critics are vital to art's evolution; they simultaneously help current artists hone their skills and provide the tools and language for upcoming artists to start with some knowledge. However I also know that groups like Polyphia are pushing into new territories and sometimes it's better to forge your own path than follow modern conventional advice. So yeah, I'd love for Polyphia to see this video and maybe take some idea or thought away from it; but whatever they took I would hope they take it with a grain of salt, not as an objective truth but as one opinion about conventional composition.
Dude please react to Tendinitis by Jason Richardson.
For beautiful and fluid melodic lines, listen to Plini: "Electric Sunrise" (ua-cam.com/video/oNFXnFAKqAE/v-deo.html) or "Paper Moon" (ua-cam.com/video/BCL0vkZQmII/v-deo.html) or "Every Piece Matters" (ua-cam.com/video/RggRFyVUiZA/v-deo.html)
Thank you scientist- caverns
hey. still here waiting for Orbit Culture - North Star of Nija 😊
also something interesting, MOL - Bruma.