DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT - Deadhead (Live at Royal Albert Hall)

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  • Опубліковано 3 гру 2015
  • DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT - Deadhead (Live at Royal Albert Hall). Taken from the DVD "Devin Townsend Presents: Ziltoid Live at the Royal Albert Hall). Inside Out Music 2015.

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  • @whoisharo4689
    @whoisharo4689 3 роки тому +3012

    The sound mixer of this concert deserves a huge promotion. Goddamn.

    • @MrTonypetrucci
      @MrTonypetrucci 3 роки тому +42

      Thank you Lisa.

    • @ChaitanyaBhagwat
      @ChaitanyaBhagwat 3 роки тому +84

      Devin usually does the mixing himself but can't really say if it was him in this one, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was.

    • @KevinBower-gy5be
      @KevinBower-gy5be 3 роки тому +23

      @@ChaitanyaBhagwat It was indeed. He did all the post-production and mixed it.

    • @vonclod123
      @vonclod123 3 роки тому +52

      Yes, it's a phenomenal mix, a true artist at the controls..not everyone can do it this well, hell, few can.

    • @lordiblees
      @lordiblees 3 роки тому +76

      Every Royal Albert Hall performance is generally extremely well mixed

  • @michaelwaldrop7094
    @michaelwaldrop7094 3 роки тому +5308

    With that voice, I can almost forgive him for killing James and Lily Potter.

    • @Whipple666
      @Whipple666 3 роки тому +27

      XD

    • @vejymonsta3006
      @vejymonsta3006 3 роки тому +59

      I keep seeing similar comments, and it always makes me laugh. 😆

    • @remitifromhell
      @remitifromhell 3 роки тому +21

      Hey, you gotta factor in his amazing guitar and drums playing in there, so I'd say he's pretty much clear.

    • @recmydream
      @recmydream 3 роки тому +25

      this joke is more about Satriani)

    • @rahulmandalcovers
      @rahulmandalcovers 3 роки тому +5

      LMFAO! XD XD

  • @darryllzwiers7257
    @darryllzwiers7257 Рік тому +2321

    In case anyone was wondering: dead heading is when a pilot is flying to his next airport, not as THE pilot but as a passenger commuting to work. Devin wrote this on tour. Essentially deadheading from one venue to the next. Trying to conduct a relationship by phone. The argument, then the reassessing of how he feels about her when the heat of the moment has passed. To him, she's the sun goddess. But in the heat of the moment when she's missing him and they're fighting on the phone... you are so vicious. Hurt me. I can take it. The life of a man who is away for work. His life causes tension at home. An all too common story. And we got this beautiful song from it.

    • @justjaseyeah
      @justjaseyeah Рік тому +38

      Thanks mate

    • @jencaragia
      @jencaragia Рік тому +15

      Thank you 🙏

    • @jencaragia
      @jencaragia Рік тому +8

      Yesss it makes sense!

    • @solitudebychoice
      @solitudebychoice Рік тому +22

      yeah, I've lost my family because of 5 years of work on distance

    • @KOdenwalder
      @KOdenwalder Рік тому +44

      Deadhead is also a term for when a commercial truck is traveling with an empty trailer/no cargo

  • @crescentkumaratunge3676
    @crescentkumaratunge3676 2 роки тому +1727

    One of those rare moments where the live version is better than the original!

    • @Tugend8
      @Tugend8 2 роки тому +36

      Man, I absolutely agree with you. Incredible show and performance. Best wishes from my heart ...!

    • @FurioMil
      @FurioMil 2 роки тому +5

      agree

    • @tiabean1635
      @tiabean1635 2 роки тому +20

      This is absolutely my hands down favorite recording of the song

    • @utherpendragon6955
      @utherpendragon6955 2 роки тому +44

      All of devs live tracks are better

    • @Cole-li7hq
      @Cole-li7hq 2 роки тому +1

      @@utherpendragon6955 yeah

  • @hevykevy8084
    @hevykevy8084 4 роки тому +1476

    That microphone is actually just a prop, Devy’s voice is so powerful he doesn’t even need one.

    • @speckon
      @speckon 3 роки тому +93

      As Tenacious D said: "I do not need a microphone!"

    • @swine13
      @swine13 3 роки тому +65

      Not many people know this of Devin's performances, but the mic is actually there to "suck in" some of the volume and power. If it wasn't there, he'd literally blow the audience out into the streets
      Thats why you might notice during the video that two things happen:
      (I) Devin will occasionally turn his head to the _left_ and off the mic for brief periods during longer sustained notes; and
      (II) The audience's arms are in the air, waving side to side.
      Except thats not a conscious wave movement. Thats just that slight side breath reverberating around the concert hall, whipping the audiences arms back and forth (you'll find for a lot of these things the fans will actually duct-tape their feet to the ground to avoid losing their spot in the crowd).
      Its a pretty fascinating study in the force of moving air particles and also the godlike pharynx of Mr Townsend.

    • @MetalLife
      @MetalLife 3 роки тому +7

      ELEGANTNACHOS ... and to hold his guitar picks for his convenience :)

    • @suesutton9226
      @suesutton9226 3 роки тому +10

      So true his voice is the most powerful instrument of all and the rest of the band are damn awesome!!

    • @ripit.3457
      @ripit.3457 3 роки тому +21

      His voice is fuckin
      POWERFUL?

  • @FIFFAN18
    @FIFFAN18 3 роки тому +2646

    Devin is the only man who can make bald people’s hair stand up.

    • @JamesWendellDavis
      @JamesWendellDavis 3 роки тому +72

      As a bald man, can confirm.

    • @MrDamz
      @MrDamz 3 роки тому +18

      As a member of the council of Balg guys I second moses motion.

    • @timb2606
      @timb2606 3 роки тому +20

      I still have plenty of hairs on the back of my neck!

    • @FIFFAN18
      @FIFFAN18 3 роки тому +4

      @@timb2606 And does Devin make them stand?

    • @timb2606
      @timb2606 3 роки тому +6

      Ever since I first listened to City.

  • @xWrongButtonx
    @xWrongButtonx 5 місяців тому +192

    Whoever was their sound guy, give that man a raise!

    • @KevinBower-gy5be
      @KevinBower-gy5be 8 днів тому +1

      It was Devin. Produced and mixed by the man himself.

  • @jamesrviar526
    @jamesrviar526 Рік тому +180

    I'm 74 years old and my day isn't complete until I watch and listen to this!!

    • @szilardfineascovasa6144
      @szilardfineascovasa6144 21 день тому

      Oldheads be like:
      Sorry, couldn't help it. I'll get there tomorrow myself 🙂. A salute to you! 🙂

  • @HamsterWheelGaming
    @HamsterWheelGaming 3 роки тому +784

    This should be a case study, taught at every music school for every audio engineer out there.

    • @matthewmckay58
      @matthewmckay58 2 роки тому +20

      100% man.

    • @unseen289
      @unseen289 2 роки тому +8

      It literally is the most well written song ever

    • @vadrif-draco
      @vadrif-draco 2 роки тому +13

      @@unseen289 Have you heard of "and plague flowers the kaleidoscope"?

    • @unseen289
      @unseen289 2 роки тому +10

      @@vadrif-draco I haven't, but just checked that stuff out, amazing! Thankyou very much my friend!!

    • @tomasengstrom6362
      @tomasengstrom6362 Рік тому

      EXACTLY! Amazing job!

  • @JCridford
    @JCridford 3 роки тому +1117

    When you play this to someone who doesn't like screamed vocals, and their reaction is to burst into tears, you know it's something special.

    • @ridgesjcr
      @ridgesjcr 3 роки тому +48

      most underrated comment on youtube

    • @larjkok1184
      @larjkok1184 3 роки тому +17

      I burst out in laughter.
      This is the most overly-processed, cheesey shit I’ve ever seen.
      Couldn’t get more than halfway through it.

    • @dororix9047
      @dororix9047 3 роки тому +185

      @@larjkok1184 lol ok edgy boy

    • @FaustianSpirit1997
      @FaustianSpirit1997 3 роки тому +131

      @@larjkok1184 Dev's stuff is not for the weak-minded, little guy.

    • @granthamlin8126
      @granthamlin8126 3 роки тому +45

      @@larjkok1184 I'm sure whatever you listen to is top tier. So, go listen to your shit.

  • @HydroAndro
    @HydroAndro Рік тому +656

    As an audio engineer, this was fantastic.

    • @battlewagen
      @battlewagen 11 місяців тому +24

      Here to cosign on this comment.

    • @XiyuYang
      @XiyuYang 11 місяців тому +18

      Yep, what amazed me the most was how clear the overheads sounded - on a venue this size.

    • @JamestheKilljoy
      @JamestheKilljoy 10 місяців тому +35

      As a professional assassin, I think it's great, too

    • @TheGlassStern
      @TheGlassStern 9 місяців тому +4

      You can also see the whole band feeling it from the beginning ❤

    • @KevinBower-gy5be
      @KevinBower-gy5be 9 місяців тому +1

      @@JamestheKilljoy I'm a joiner. Even I agreed.

  • @leonflorence118
    @leonflorence118 3 роки тому +218

    Sound guy deserves a raise. Such a clean mix

    • @zentertainer217
      @zentertainer217 4 місяці тому +3

      💯

    • @michaelbuzek
      @michaelbuzek 4 місяці тому +2

      true!

    • @MerNaiad
      @MerNaiad 3 місяці тому +5

      I guess sound guy in the DVD and album mixing is Devin himself LOL.

  • @cwzialor
    @cwzialor 4 роки тому +6729

    Son: "Dad, why is my sister called `Rose`"?
    Dad: "Cause your mom likes Roses."
    Son: "Oh, I see. Thanks, dad."
    Dad: "No problem, Deadhead Live at Royal Albert Hall."

    • @sk8rdudeism
      @sk8rdudeism 4 роки тому +76

      HAHA! best one i've seen in a while

    • @TheDromanL
      @TheDromanL 4 роки тому +54

      Shakespeare alive and well it seems.

    • @youfilin
      @youfilin 4 роки тому +10

      i'm not native (ain't) - didn't get this reprise. could you please show me the idea please

    • @iDoqz
      @iDoqz 4 роки тому +1

      @@ozzzzy939 Damn what a roast

    • @jackhughman9450
      @jackhughman9450 4 роки тому +17

      I see what ya did there.
      I dont get it

  • @alisue4426
    @alisue4426 4 роки тому +571

    Raise your hand if you can't count how many times you've watched this! 🙋‍♀️ years are going by and still.. here I am again. 😍😍

  • @InterstitialistRecords
    @InterstitialistRecords 11 місяців тому +256

    Honestly, one of my favorite aspects of Devin performing live is observing his facial expressions and body language. This is a man who feels the music in every single molecule of his body. It's refreshing to see such a passionate performer.

    • @MisterGreenw00d
      @MisterGreenw00d 10 місяців тому +7

      That's why this one is my favorite version of Deadhead. Seeing him giving is all is an experience

    • @frossbog
      @frossbog 9 місяців тому +2

      But at the same time he never takes himself too seriously.

    • @ahsenserhat9270
      @ahsenserhat9270 9 місяців тому

      ​@@frossbogAdd a little bit mystery

    • @Turboy65
      @Turboy65 8 місяців тому +7

      He actually has a condition called synesthesia, which is where a person experiences sensations that would normally be unrelated to a given sensory input. He hears notes and experiences not only their sound but gets an impression of colors and smells too. So yes, his experience is unique and that is a driving factor in the uniqueness of his music.

    • @joelmctaggart3187
      @joelmctaggart3187 6 місяців тому

      ​@@Turboy65that son of a fuck I love him even more now

  • @GuiiBrazil
    @GuiiBrazil 2 роки тому +257

    This is the kind of progressive song that you can't hear as a background sound. Its impossible to do anything else besides paying full attention to this trip of a song. Damn!

    • @jedrashidul6952
      @jedrashidul6952 Рік тому +4

      Word

    • @dee-taylor
      @dee-taylor 10 місяців тому +11

      It's also an example of a progressive song being subtle and showing restraint. Most modern prog metal is "look how good I am" or "look how big my brain is" it gets tiring.

    • @teehundeart
      @teehundeart 6 місяців тому +2

      Me listening to this as a nice background tune while at work
      👁👃👁

  • @harleygough
    @harleygough 5 років тому +2856

    I once had dinner with Devin in a small German village called Markneukirchen in a hotel called the Alpenhof in 2010, he was staying in Germany for few days to discuss becoming a Framus endorser (who I worked for at the time) and to discuss the first plans for what would become his signature Stormbender guitar, after the meal he asked me to pull his finger, he let off the biggest fart, a real stormbender, it's as strange as it is disgusting that I now feel privileged that I personally triggered a Devin Townsend fart.

    • @Terren69
      @Terren69 5 років тому +398

      Harley Gough Was the fart in C Major?

    • @channelclouds
      @channelclouds 5 років тому +216

      Thought this was a lie until I read that he told you to pull his finger. Yep story checks out

    • @Troliste_partout
      @Troliste_partout 5 років тому +194

      I saw Devin Townsend at a grocery store in Los Angeles yesterday. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything.
      He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?”
      I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying.
      The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter.
      When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.

    • @danielleforet8057
      @danielleforet8057 5 років тому +65

      @@Troliste_partout I swear that is straight up made up. Lol But a good story.

    • @pajamajams7449
      @pajamajams7449 5 років тому +92

      @@danielleforet8057 It's a meme, haha. Originally attributed to Flying Lotus years ago and probably made up even then. knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-saw-flying-lotus-in-a-grocery-store-copypasta

  • @luisfernandolopez700
    @luisfernandolopez700 5 років тому +2475

    is it just me that thinks the guy that mixed this totally nailed it ?

    • @oremia
      @oremia 5 років тому +159

      Devin usually does

    • @luisfernandolopez700
      @luisfernandolopez700 5 років тому +30

      @@oremia how can he mix and then play ? thats insane i mean he can do it but it most be exhausting XD

    • @oremia
      @oremia 5 років тому +142

      @@luisfernandolopez700 Oh I meant he mixes the concerts before they're released on DVD...not like he's doing front of house during the show lol. (Even so choosing to mix your own recorded concerts must be exhausting...he's a perfectionist like that)

    • @luisfernandolopez700
      @luisfernandolopez700 5 років тому +68

      @@oremia he is awesome i found devins music a few months ago and it has been life changing i heard about him like 15 years ago and i never paid much attention

    • @oremia
      @oremia 5 років тому +9

      @@luisfernandolopez700 No arguments there - I heard of him when the DTP tetrology came out and have been hooked since

  • @The_ScapeGoat
    @The_ScapeGoat 2 роки тому +113

    His voice is ranges from clean and beautiful to a banshee scream. Devin Townsend is one of the most underrated musicians out there.

  • @jordanwright8482
    @jordanwright8482 4 місяці тому +45

    This one pulled me in pretty hard. I forgot I existed for a minute. The raw emotion in this song is intense, bad ass and beautiful.

  • @Owlbot
    @Owlbot 4 роки тому +475

    "If ya feel like it at any point, pick a tempo!"
    The show never stops with this guy 😂

    • @jimh16
      @jimh16 3 роки тому +21

      okay..that was crazy! i was literally reading this comment at the exact time he said it on the video.

    • @girshin
      @girshin 3 роки тому +14

      jimh16 it’s scary how often that happens to me lol

    • @DwayneCreates
      @DwayneCreates 3 роки тому +4

      Wow, I saw this comment just as Devin said this.

    • @andreathegoosemother5582
      @andreathegoosemother5582 2 роки тому +2

      @@girshin this perfect timing stuff occurs often with me too. So many strange synchronicities
      .Keep a journal to make sense of the timelining..

    • @andrewstewart9651
      @andrewstewart9651 2 роки тому +1

      Same...pick a tempo

  • @MrDarksbane
    @MrDarksbane 5 років тому +1703

    How is he better singing live ?? And shout out to the engineers who organised that sound because that quality is ridiculous.

    • @ShonnaNelsonWilliams
      @ShonnaNelsonWilliams 5 років тому +143

      He's flawless live. I actually prefer his concerts over his albums. Although he mixes studio quality outstandingly.

    • @jonmiller19845
      @jonmiller19845 5 років тому +90

      That’s what happens when you’re nice to the sound guys! Be a dick to the sound guys get shitty sound

    • @hannes1734
      @hannes1734 5 років тому +66

      When you're still ill and already 2 hours into the show but still better than the studio recording

    • @larryhouse2767
      @larryhouse2767 5 років тому +89

      Just saw him live. This is no editing trick. He's this good live.

    • @donotfret
      @donotfret 4 роки тому

      @@larryhouse2767 where was this?

  • @jameshoffa2791
    @jameshoffa2791 9 місяців тому +65

    I just discovered this artist after watching a Dream Theater video with Devlin Townsend. This song griped me the first time I heard it. I swear I've listened to it 50 times in the past few days. This is just one of those songs that hooks you, and gets caught in your mind and soul. At least id did to me.

    • @vandersonjunior8018
      @vandersonjunior8018 9 місяців тому +5

      Welcome to the party!

    • @realtoken
      @realtoken 8 місяців тому +4

      You got great taste buddy! I love both Dream Theater (My favorite band ever forever!) and Devin is awesome!!

  • @ratbones620
    @ratbones620 2 роки тому +109

    I heard about Devin Townsend today and wow I’m just blown away. Honestly one of the most beautiful metal songs I’ve ever heard.

  • @JoshTheVon
    @JoshTheVon 7 років тому +5148

    Isn't it amazing that we live in the alternate universe where Voldemort pursued music instead of magic.

    • @allenvanderloos8377
      @allenvanderloos8377 5 років тому +210

      this is the best comment ever lmfao! wingardium Riffiosa

    • @MattBrownGuitar
      @MattBrownGuitar 5 років тому +32

      haha! you just made me spit out my drink. :)

    • @bobfarkas3276
      @bobfarkas3276 5 років тому +31

      Seriously. Diet coke just came out of my nose.

    • @FN-Alpha-YT
      @FN-Alpha-YT 5 років тому +3

      Ahahaha nice

    • @HenriqueSilva-hc1gw
      @HenriqueSilva-hc1gw 5 років тому +12

      diggin up an 1 year comment! lmao !

  • @Kruuga
    @Kruuga 3 роки тому +1891

    I was once a fan... now I'm an air conditioner

    • @beemo9143
      @beemo9143 3 роки тому +10

      Haahhahahahaha

    • @fl00d69
      @fl00d69 3 роки тому +10

      Well played sir.

    • @_knotty3510
      @_knotty3510 3 роки тому +1

      @@fl00d69 too good

    • @Kruuga
      @Kruuga 3 роки тому +8

      @B P Thanks for your input. Your initials must stand for Butt Plug

    • @fl00d69
      @fl00d69 3 роки тому +2

      @@Kruuga I would suspect he's a: _Boy Poker_

  • @enigmaofamigara
    @enigmaofamigara 4 місяці тому +22

    yeah so i’m making this performance my entire personality for the foreseeable future

  • @justinlewis8889
    @justinlewis8889 2 місяці тому +10

    I believe this is my 10,000th time listening to this. So freakin good.

    • @delaanos
      @delaanos Місяць тому

      Becomes a daily routine 😉 I'm with you 🤘

  • @stevesmith3850
    @stevesmith3850 4 роки тому +732

    The most underrated musician and song writer on the planet this guys a genius

    • @mikekiss648
      @mikekiss648 4 роки тому +7

      The insane TRUTH !!!

    • @bigstef2010
      @bigstef2010 4 роки тому

      agree with you so much

    • @spriestplayer2329
      @spriestplayer2329 4 роки тому +24

      Well he is pretty big, well known in metal community so he's not underrated. There's a LOT of bands who are equally good or better that don't get recognition at all, they are.

    • @PygmaApril
      @PygmaApril 4 роки тому +17

      @@spriestplayer2329 I will consider Devin as underrated up until he reaches headliner-status in mainstream festivals. He deserves it.

    • @bcbitchkkv
      @bcbitchkkv 4 роки тому +15

      He is very "rated" within the (prog) metal community, though.

  • @nielsk.278
    @nielsk.278 5 років тому +406

    When the live version actually beats the album tracks on every damn dimension.

    • @mattyp3926
      @mattyp3926 4 роки тому +13

      I wont listen to the album track, i dont want to hurt myself.

    • @DravenHazard
      @DravenHazard 4 роки тому +15

      Both versions are great for their specific reasons. This version just sounds great all around in terms of production and various other things, but Devin's emotions in the album version are undeniable. Especially near the end.

    • @swine13
      @swine13 3 роки тому +6

      This is the sort of live show that changes you as a person, should you get to attend. Like I imagine Tool would...

    • @Slazlo-Brovnik
      @Slazlo-Brovnik 3 роки тому

      Exactly my thoughts

    • @SodiumFilledPondue
      @SodiumFilledPondue 3 роки тому

      This slaps, for sure. The album version doesn’t even need to exist, as far as I’m concerned.

  • @NACHOTHEIST
    @NACHOTHEIST 5 місяців тому +13

    6:30 needs to be put in a museum. One of the greatest things I have ever heard

  • @fripperiffic
    @fripperiffic 7 місяців тому +30

    This is the best live blu ray I own, hands down. The audio engineering and performances were absolutely fucking legendary.

  • @gc1282
    @gc1282 4 роки тому +1229

    Slow driving metal is POWERFUL. IMO more powerful than fast metal. It's transcending. Makes you feel like you're levitating.

    • @Ryuuzaki145
      @Ryuuzaki145 4 роки тому +67

      Slow driving metal can also be heavy as hell, and feels like you're overwhelmed. (Doom metal)
      Slow metal is simply magic ;)

    • @twelveeighteenofficial7487
      @twelveeighteenofficial7487 4 роки тому +98

      Depends. Fast metal makes me feel energized, and channels deep-seated anger. Makes me feel all Hulk-ish. Slow driving metal makes me feel despondent and emotional. Each has its place.

    • @Ryuuzaki145
      @Ryuuzaki145 4 роки тому +9

      @@twelveeighteenofficial7487 Yeah that too. It's just intense feelings in my opinion, and depending what emotions it was meant to share, it is effective.
      I was mostly thinking about Funeral (the Norse band, maybe Funeral's doom father) and Frowning or even " Gris - à l'äme enflamée, l'äme constellé " album's intro - which is beautiful by the way - when posting :P

    • @el_mal_de_ojo
      @el_mal_de_ojo 4 роки тому +11

      Devin has been exploring transcendence in his music for years. I mean, he even had it as an album title!

    • @snkrpura
      @snkrpura 4 роки тому +3

      @@twelveeighteenofficial7487 listen to a band called Thou if you want slow but powerful Hulk vibes

  • @ZackBrannon
    @ZackBrannon 7 років тому +599

    i cant find a song that sounds more massive than this, its like watching the moon crash into the earth

    • @juanrodm6406
      @juanrodm6406 6 років тому +21

      Zack Brannon try Sons of Winter And Stars or Time, both from Wintersun. Epic and titanic masterpieces

    • @paulshields4834
      @paulshields4834 5 років тому

      Ha ha ha, Love it.

    • @michaelangeloh.5383
      @michaelangeloh.5383 5 років тому +6

      hahaha You haven't heard much, have you...

    • @123cillitbang
      @123cillitbang 5 років тому +1

      It's so mesmerising.. I agree 👍

    • @alexseward9874
      @alexseward9874 5 років тому

      Wow

  • @specialkonacid6574
    @specialkonacid6574 8 місяців тому +19

    When the live version is better than the album...
    Absolutely brilliant
    The performance, the crew , the crowd , the humor, the pain...
    Absolutely Brilliant

  • @AxeAttackParty
    @AxeAttackParty 5 місяців тому +17

    I saw him play in Brisbane, Australia yesterday. In 20 years of seeing live music, he takes the cake, no question

  • @TheMrmeatcake
    @TheMrmeatcake 7 років тому +1020

    devin townsend is the only artist that makes me cry, laugh, dance, headbang, sing, and pretty much feel every emotion. "Hurt me, I can take it" makes me cry like a baby.

    • @MrMasomleyn
      @MrMasomleyn 7 років тому +35

      best description of his music, buddy! Absolutely agree.

    • @Imadeyourun
      @Imadeyourun 7 років тому +12

      TheMrmeatcake Damn dude, I thought I was the only one!

    • @CorvusSynths
      @CorvusSynths 7 років тому +7

      TheMrmeatcake looks like we all share this :) Devin is a real Legend!

    • @claytonchadwell8307
      @claytonchadwell8307 7 років тому +8

      It makes me feel the same way. I cried............

    • @Phnxsmv
      @Phnxsmv 7 років тому +51

      It's the first time I heard this song and I have goosebumps. And my respect goes out to the sound crew. They did an outstanding job. :)

  • @eddiekingham
    @eddiekingham 4 роки тому +90

    This man is singing from the very depths of his human soul

    • @catherinemacleod4985
      @catherinemacleod4985 Рік тому +1

      THIS is what a healthy Enneagram 4w5 is like, integrating to 8 and 1, the power of ELP and the grace of Yes.

    • @intpninja
      @intpninja Рік тому

      Catherine MacLeod yeah!!

  • @Tomsawyerspit
    @Tomsawyerspit 3 роки тому +298

    I can't even begin to tell you how much respect and admiration I have for Devin Townsend as a musician . I'm 55 . My son turned me on to Strapping Young Lad when the album came out many years ago . Oh by the way we're both drummers . I have 3 boys and taught them all to play . Anyway , through that I discovered Gene Hoglan and then the rest of Devins catalog. My son came to smoke me on the drums he's extremely talented , but all that is for naught because of Schizophrenia and drug addiction . Mainly adderall. Garbage ruined his life . I don't want sympathy , I just like to get that out there so others may avoid the pain and tragedy that it's brought in to our lives . So whenever I hear any of Devins music it brings me back to happier times with my boy and takes me to places I would sometimes rather be than here . His body of music is so important and incredible and I just can't say enough about one of the greatest musicians of our time. Gimmie some coffee , gimmie some coffee

    • @FlabbyAbi
      @FlabbyAbi 3 роки тому +18

      This touched my heart ❤️ hope your son finds better days

    • @Tomsawyerspit
      @Tomsawyerspit 3 роки тому +11

      @@FlabbyAbi Thank you for your compassion.

    • @chrisproost7290
      @chrisproost7290 2 роки тому +9

      That love you have is only uncommon for your own experience. Such is the way of music. I have similar affection... dependence even, for bands and songs in moments and seasons of my life, good and bad. And here is Devin... an act I knew of but despite loving metal never really got into as there's so much class there even if it doesn't connect to us deeply. That is something that I can rectify even as other songs and singers help with those things I couldn't have done alone.
      Here's to that power and how it helps us through, and here's to you and your son... may you both have happier seasons ahead. All the best man.

    • @Tomsawyerspit
      @Tomsawyerspit 2 роки тому +6

      @@chrisproost7290 Thanks for your understanding Chris. Better times ahead for sure.

    • @cattycorner8
      @cattycorner8 2 роки тому +3

      Tomsawyer Not that you will ever see this, but I'm 65 and have a similar story with one of my offspring. DOC was different, but outcome exactly the same. Wish you all the sun and happiness you all deserve

  • @chrisd.2831
    @chrisd.2831 Рік тому +52

    I have to watch this once in a while, such a great song

  • @KurNorock
    @KurNorock 5 років тому +575

    I like how he tells the crowd to pick a tempo because they are all clapping to different rhythms.

    • @oremia
      @oremia 5 років тому +101

      and then they all stop clapping out of embarrassment

    • @DillerDallerDuller
      @DillerDallerDuller 5 років тому +148

      @@oremia as they should - clapping is almost always a bad idea during a performance - enjoy the show and don't show off your inability to count to 4

    • @oremia
      @oremia 5 років тому +61

      @@DillerDallerDuller no arguments there. It's prog and usually doesn't have a tempo to clap to lol

    • @amneenja5720
      @amneenja5720 5 років тому +61

      @@DillerDallerDuller which is why no one tries to clap in meshuggah concerts

    • @serhat6181
      @serhat6181 4 роки тому +13

      @@amneenja5720 and tool
      meshuggah is another thing lol

  • @nanthilrodriguez
    @nanthilrodriguez 4 роки тому +409

    That opening riff, heartbreak, tragic loss, betrayal, acceptance, reluctant forgiveness, depthless anger, yet hope? What is it about that riff that makes me feel all the things?

    • @alisue4426
      @alisue4426 4 роки тому +17

      Yes. The most amazing riff. It always sends me elsewhere. Just perfect.

    • @marcwharb333
      @marcwharb333 4 роки тому +17

      You pretty much nailed that.

    • @dalinim3976
      @dalinim3976 4 роки тому +5

      Right???!! This guy is a genius.

    • @WTBlizzard
      @WTBlizzard 3 роки тому +5

      Best riff ever

    • @swine13
      @swine13 3 роки тому +3

      I mean I don't know you but maybe you're just very emotional? 🤷‍♂️

  • @rebexxa9038
    @rebexxa9038 10 місяців тому +17

    This song is the closest I get to having a spiritual experience. It enthralls me.

  • @BeeKay515
    @BeeKay515 5 місяців тому +13

    Im here again for the chills and the vibes. Still gunna rewind at 6:47 6,987 times tho. I could watch this man all day.

  • @Republic3D
    @Republic3D 3 роки тому +869

    This is like a metal Pink Floyd. And I mean that as the highest compliment possible.

    • @Republic3D
      @Republic3D 3 роки тому +7

      @M A G A Patriot that's how I discovered Devin Townsend Project too.

    • @spiritual_hypertrophy
      @spiritual_hypertrophy 3 роки тому +7

      Exactly! XD

    • @azathoz
      @azathoz 3 роки тому +26

      Well, Devin makes progressive metal, and Pink Floyd makes progressive rock, so it makes sense to compare them. And this song gave me a lot of vibes from Pink Floyd too.

    • @TheZarthax80
      @TheZarthax80 3 роки тому +12

      In fact is a "wish you were here"plagiarism"

    • @Devilkin
      @Devilkin 3 роки тому +10

      @@TheZarthax80 I don't think that words means what you think it means.

  • @Spiderlanky
    @Spiderlanky 4 роки тому +174

    His vocal range is phenomenal. Holy cow

  • @trabpukcip1177
    @trabpukcip1177 8 місяців тому +8

    This played through headphones is absolutely surreal.

  • @kynon28
    @kynon28 8 місяців тому +9

    I was there. Watching this video umpteen years later & it still raises every hair on the back of my neck. Still the best gig I have ever been to.

    • @cryptnick_
      @cryptnick_ 7 місяців тому +1

      I'm not even jelaous, I'm just so happy for you and everyone who was able to experience this magic live! 🙏🏻
      The feelings when I listen to this song, each and every time, and especially this very version, are absolutely indescribable. It's like a journey every time. Like I said - magic.
      Thank you, Devin, THANK YOU!!

  • @John-fc2ue
    @John-fc2ue 7 років тому +449

    It is very rare for a singer to get better as they get older. The impressive part is he improved from amazing.

    • @taunokekkonen5733
      @taunokekkonen5733 5 років тому +11

      Russel Allen from Symphony X is one of the few that come to mind.

    • @ludovichentsch1827
      @ludovichentsch1827 5 років тому +6

      Bruce Dickinson

    • @daemonsilver3304
      @daemonsilver3304 5 років тому +2

      John Look to Zakk Wilde. Practice and dedication to excellence invalidates age.

    • @tanjamarie6807
      @tanjamarie6807 5 років тому +1

      Actually they usually do, just like actors, but yes he's amazing! 🤘

    • @tanjamarie6807
      @tanjamarie6807 5 років тому

      @@ludovichentsch1827 No way, you can't compare this man to him, Devin is all ranges B Dickinson could never do tbh imo

  • @jasonmiddleton1994
    @jasonmiddleton1994 7 років тому +571

    the sound quality of this recording is insane!

    • @LukeRieder
      @LukeRieder 5 років тому +4

      yeah , what a tone ImI

    • @johnnyl3843
      @johnnyl3843 5 років тому +6

      I know right? I need to buy this on DVD and hear it in surround .

    • @_Odin_
      @_Odin_ 5 років тому +1

      @Øli Macabre I'm not sure man. For Retinal, they remixed the vocals and stuff, and re-recorded some elements for the DVD/CD release. So I'm pretty sure they did the same for Albert. Compare the live stream to the DVD release and you can see it. Source: I was at Retinal.

    • @suesutton9226
      @suesutton9226 5 років тому

      AGREED!!!

    • @ChuckBeefOG
      @ChuckBeefOG 5 років тому +1

      Watch the Kingdom Live in London video.

  • @BMR86
    @BMR86 10 місяців тому +21

    I just witnessed this song live on the Dreamsonic 2023 tour, it was blissful!

  • @MartinBarberoPGR
    @MartinBarberoPGR Місяць тому +6

    I will always have a huge love, appreciation and respect for the extremely talented musicians and singers that choose to play, sing, create and dedicate to Metal music instead of more "respectable genres" such as classical music and jazz knowing that most people in the world won't recognize their talent due to prejudices and ignorance regarding the genre. For me that shows the real passion and authenticity in them and how they are so loyal to what they feel and want to do. They don't care about masses liking them but they know this lovely community called metalheads (which is "small" in numbers but huge in soul) will always connect and support them. Long live Devin Townsend and Metal!

  • @andoletube
    @andoletube 3 роки тому +153

    6:48 - quite possibly the best note ever sung.

  • @SmashThisPodcast
    @SmashThisPodcast 8 років тому +82

    "This video is unlisted. Be considerate and think twice before sharing"
    FUCK THAT...SHARE THE SHIT OUT OF THIS.....INCREDIBLE!!!

  • @thehumandrive
    @thehumandrive 2 роки тому +57

    Please send help. I literally can’t stop listening to this masterpiece.
    The way his voice slightly flutters at the very end while he sings “it’s all in the heat of the moment / give into the pain” adds so much to the performance, I just can’t get over it. hearing him slightly struggle to deliver those lines then just follow it up with a devastating “paiiiiiiiin!” Then the last scream! My god…Just a work of fucking art people!
    What a lifetime achievement this is for Devon. I would be smiling ear to ear in my coffin knowing I left this behind.
    Bravo!

  • @susandanzig1819
    @susandanzig1819 4 місяці тому +12

    OMG OMG OMG...This man is legion. How have I never heard of him? He's beautiful.

  • @patersor
    @patersor 3 роки тому +111

    The only - THE ONLY - bad thing about this is that I'll never again be able to experience it for the first time :-(

    • @duewhit310
      @duewhit310 3 роки тому +1

      If you work on yourself, youd be surprised how close you can come to it.

    • @JaxDaHax1
      @JaxDaHax1 2 роки тому

      @@duewhit310 what

    • @duewhit310
      @duewhit310 2 роки тому +1

      @@JaxDaHax1 may the force be with you

  • @Spudawg
    @Spudawg 7 років тому +344

    "if you feel like it at any point, you know, pick a tempo" hahah love it. Devin is beyond perfect

    • @MrWilly2204
      @MrWilly2204 5 років тому +37

      That was hilarious. Their clapping was all over the place.

    • @erieschl
      @erieschl 5 років тому +10

      He won a fan on that one

    • @roodsound
      @roodsound 5 років тому +1

      Came here to comment this exact comment. You beat me to it. Two likes if I could!

    • @IrateWizrd
      @IrateWizrd 5 років тому +11

      @@gilbertgilberto2832 you would, and they do but the sound reaches people in the back slightly later, and the echoing from the room further confuses people. That and people are just rhythmically deaf.

    • @MiskonceptioN
      @MiskonceptioN 5 років тому

      Have you ever seen this then? I could throttle the guy! lol
      ua-cam.com/video/AtctPQEY8yE/v-deo.html

  • @HondoMcChando
    @HondoMcChando 2 роки тому +35

    This is one of those moments in music, that define what it means to be an admirer of the art.

  • @snowwolf9055
    @snowwolf9055 4 місяці тому +6

    Probably the best song i will ever hear in 2023

  • @War624
    @War624 5 років тому +506

    It's crazy. Devin is super talented, and has a pretty big following, yet he's never really blown up yet. It's like he's right on the edge of being a superstar, but staying more in the sort of underground.

    • @luisfernandolopez700
      @luisfernandolopez700 5 років тому +17

      it think that he started in a weird threshold of metal music and he keep doing things the old way business and publicity like so he really started doing things the way it most be done now and thats why he surfaced more in to the world some time ago rather than 15 or 20 years ago but he will be among the superstars in a few years he is really fucking talented and original.

    • @necroplastful
      @necroplastful 5 років тому +32

      @@luisfernandolopez700 Honestly, back in 09, except for a few initiated people, no one fucking even heard of him. Ever since Deconstruction dropped, hes been huge ever since. Now everybody in the Metal scene and sometimes beyond knows who is is. Metal fans, Sound nerds, scientists, composers... You name it. Devin has ascended. Cant wait for Empath!

    • @luisfernandolopez700
      @luisfernandolopez700 5 років тому +4

      @@necroplastful he deserves to be a superstar

    • @snarkyboojum
      @snarkyboojum 5 років тому +26

      @necroplastful Imagine what it was like being a Devin fan in ‘97 :) I was taking taped recordings of Detox to metal music stores in Sydney, Australia and people were telling me it was Dream Theatre 😂 No one had any idea.

    • @tali055
      @tali055 5 років тому +1

      @@luisfernandolopez700 He's also got many years of his career left seeing the age of some of the current "legends" so I'm excited to see what's still to come. Empath is truly a masterwork

  • @JEKAFISHER
    @JEKAFISHER 7 років тому +225

    This is soul metal, no other way to call it, because I feel like Devin is just massaging my soul

    • @TheQuestionableGarage
      @TheQuestionableGarage 5 років тому +6

      This is exactly how I categorize Devin Townsend. The only other band that comes to mind in this category is Evergrey.

    • @JS-tm1gq
      @JS-tm1gq 5 років тому

      Jack Fisher pop ballads with metal instrumentation

    • @veronicagorosito187
      @veronicagorosito187 5 років тому

      It reminds me of Deftones or like?

    • @ojomann1
      @ojomann1 5 років тому

      @@JS-tm1gq Not much of those, but some. Like 90% of all metal bands

    • @necroplastful
      @necroplastful 5 років тому

      @@TheQuestionableGarage Yes maybe, but Evergrey do it in a different way. Devin has a more positive message. Evergrey is an extremely dark band. Not by music, but by ambiance. And thats awesome. I worship both bands anyways. I adored the Atlantic as well. Incredible record!!!

  • @random2kgaming780
    @random2kgaming780 4 місяці тому +12

    Oh my god I am embarrassed I didn't know this band existed! Love it!❤

  • @kief4diamonds
    @kief4diamonds 2 місяці тому +4

    incredible. amazing. intense. raw. true. passionate. its got it all. no matter what angle you look at it. art

  • @nikosnenes7138
    @nikosnenes7138 4 роки тому +2046

    Doctor: you have 7 min left to live
    Me: ok then play deadhead live at albert hall
    Doctor: but thats 7:47
    God: ill allow it

    • @wildanS
      @wildanS 3 роки тому +63

      Dies at 7:00.
      God: I lied, lel.

    • @akr0asis145
      @akr0asis145 3 роки тому +6

      But then your ghost Will haunt us because i’t didn’t finish listening to the song

    • @FassinTaak
      @FassinTaak 3 роки тому +2

      Hmm another reproduction of a meme stolen from elsewhere... when will the originality start?

    • @barndawg77
      @barndawg77 3 роки тому +20

      @@FassinTaak ...it starts right now, with you. GO!

    • @FassinTaak
      @FassinTaak 3 роки тому +22

      @@barndawg77 I swapped all your spices around. Changed the labels and everything. You haven't noticed yet, but the thyme is cumin.

  • @dysorientation1052
    @dysorientation1052 4 роки тому +272

    I was at this concert... My hairs are still standing up.

  • @cobaltfalcon9458
    @cobaltfalcon9458 4 місяці тому +9

    This is the first Townsend song I’ve heard. I’m ashamed of that, because this is amazing

  • @jimjudge8877
    @jimjudge8877 8 місяців тому +10

    I was lucky enough to have been at this show. One of the very rare occasions where it sounded just as good in the room as it did on the live recording!

  • @Mummra61
    @Mummra61 3 роки тому +172

    Just clicked a random UA-cam recommendation... Pretty sure I've never heard a Devin Townsend song before in my life... God damn how many souls did he sell to Satan to be able to sing like that?

    • @DARTHMOBIUS
      @DARTHMOBIUS 3 роки тому +5

      He’s a Wizard, no need to sell souls...

    • @jbbya6040
      @jbbya6040 3 роки тому +71

      He’s Canadian. Pretty sure he just asked nicely.

    • @yosef79
      @yosef79 3 роки тому +1

      All of them.

    • @Kisamaism
      @Kisamaism 3 роки тому +11

      @@jbbya6040 And then promptly apologized for asking.

    • @Charles.Wright
      @Charles.Wright 3 роки тому +4

      Just one

  • @JeffreyMulac8
    @JeffreyMulac8 3 роки тому +360

    one of the most intense, heavy songs ever written. Holy shit. Like a divine wave washing over you. I can't listen to it without almost falling apart. When screams are sacred. Devin can shred on guitar like few others, but he understands what make metal overwhelmingly powerful. Beauty and crushing weight can be so simple.

    • @Tugend8
      @Tugend8 2 роки тому +7

      Dear Jeffrey, well described. Love and peace on earth, and best wishes from my heart for you!

    • @bw5187
      @bw5187 2 роки тому +9

      At such a slow tempo

    • @Valia-Alonsa
      @Valia-Alonsa Рік тому +1

      😊👍👍👍 Very cool comment.
      🇷🇺On Russian -- Я случайно попала на это видео и меня удивило сочетание мощи вокала и звучание музыки -- всё звучит очень круто, хотя у меня другие музыкальные вкусы и я привыкла слушать другие песни, чаще всего это Michael Jackson и "Simply Red" - это основа того что меня впечатляет, хотя другие стили музыки тоже нравятся, главное - классные мелодии и богатые по звучанию аранжировки.

  • @onethousandtwonortheast8848
    @onethousandtwonortheast8848 9 місяців тому +9

    Holy cow. Never heard of this guy until yesterday via Rick Beato’s video. Where the fuk have I been. This guy is THE shit!!!

    • @isabeau82
      @isabeau82 2 місяці тому +1

      I know right?! Was I asleep???

  • @eccentriceric88
    @eccentriceric88 2 роки тому +11

    never heard of this guy, met a random customer in grocery store and asked her about the shirt. Now i'm a fan, going to be checking more of him out

  • @TReXcuRRy
    @TReXcuRRy 5 років тому +71

    Last night, I was awake way too late in my bed listening to some music. Windows opened, dark cold winter outside. Icy forest air filling up the room. I received a friend's notification on WhatsApp with a Spotify link to this song. Never heard the band before. I played it on a loop and fell asleep with it in my ears the whole night.
    This morning I woke up feeling like a demi-god, wrath of heaven still echoing in my ears.
    I closed the windows and admired the snow falling outside.

  • @SpartanLaserCanon
    @SpartanLaserCanon 4 роки тому +150

    I remember when I saw Devin Townsend live when he was one of the opining acts for avatar. He was by himself on stage and had an acoustic guitar. He thanked me for crying durring one of his songs which is interesting. That was the first time someones singing voice was so beautiful it made me cry so easily in a concert. He made me cry of laughter too. Such a good concert. Thanks Devin.

    • @2bigtrain
      @2bigtrain 3 роки тому +7

      No lie. I get emotional when I hear this

    • @charvel111
      @charvel111 3 роки тому +6

      Dude same! I saw him in Tucson and I already was a fan, but the minute he started singing, I fucking cried. I was overwhelmed with so much emotions. I’ll never forget it.

    • @ryanlangford149
      @ryanlangford149 2 роки тому +1

      I like to think 700 people are dyslexic.

    • @Tugend8
      @Tugend8 2 роки тому

      Thanks for your emotional comment and the possibility to take part! Love and peace on earth ..!

    • @tishaburke8086
      @tishaburke8086 Рік тому

      Omg he sucked!

  • @geraldmerkowitz4360
    @geraldmerkowitz4360 2 місяці тому +4

    His voice isn't just touching my soul, it's kneading it like bread dough

  • @jonvia
    @jonvia 7 місяців тому +7

    That fact that Devin can go from a beautiful vocal line to demonic shrieks with his screams is such a talent in itself, not to mention the fact he's playing guitar parts overtop all that.

  • @xPROF4NEx
    @xPROF4NEx 5 років тому +47

    "You are so vicious, hurt me, I can take it" Jesus Christ, I still get chills every time I hear that line. It just pertains to me so much, that I can't get enough of it.

  • @brandonshukuri6487
    @brandonshukuri6487 5 років тому +77

    Maynard, Mikael Åkerfeldt and Devin's vocals... I can't even think of the words to describe the level they're on.. I'm glad there's still some people left on this planet who respect the art of music.

    • @zero71234
      @zero71234 5 років тому +5

      Too bad Mikael doesn't scream anymore. Now opeth is more progressive rock than metal

    • @tictac1020
      @tictac1020 4 роки тому +8

      @@zero71234 One of the great disappointments of my life. He's one of the big reasons I started playing and growling. Opeth got me through things that nothing else did and was an anchor. I hate that I don't like the current 70s prog rock thing but I admire the shit out of them that they can do that so well.

    • @zero71234
      @zero71234 4 роки тому +4

      @@tictac1020 Nice. I wish I had that talent. About opeth, what made it different for me was the metal and progressive together, but now it's just a common progressive band so I don't know what's the point. Maybe he can't handle the growls anymore

    • @beto1580
      @beto1580 4 роки тому

      @@zero71234 In their last DVD he showed he still can. Seems like a change in artistic terms, only.

    • @v-7815
      @v-7815 4 роки тому +1

      I think Mikael ruined his voice during his Bloodbath days. Sadly a lot of vocalist, although gifted, they do not know proper technique.

  • @branchbrookbushcraft6396
    @branchbrookbushcraft6396 3 місяці тому +7

    Gotta be one of the tightest sets ever. Even when the crowd starts going way off tempo the band doesn't skip a beat.

  • @SpectrumAudiophile
    @SpectrumAudiophile 8 років тому +314

    I've never seen or heard something so painful and beautiful at the same time. This man is a medical genius.

    • @hammersmith6345
      @hammersmith6345 8 років тому +50

      My type of medication

    • @MDC100000
      @MDC100000 7 років тому +2

      Wagner - Tristan Und Isolde. Devin's a genius, but nothing compares to Wagner.

    • @somethingfunny8516
      @somethingfunny8516 7 років тому +8

      MDC100000 Friedrich Nietzsche would like to have a word with you. Also, Devin exceeds Wagner in the way of not getting caught up in his own fame. Devin lives for his music, making him a better music than Wagner, as he is not making music for the masses

    • @BenjaminKuruga
      @BenjaminKuruga 7 років тому +2

      Wagner was required to produce music for the masses. Otherwise he would not have been allowed to stay part of the composer registry under the Church. So his music, though made for masses, was great and circulated.

    • @JakeMoresea
      @JakeMoresea 7 років тому +1

      Wagner may have been great, but Devin by far surpasses him.

  • @jamesnagel6264
    @jamesnagel6264 5 років тому +60

    Its amazing when you see someone transcend from their beginnings of being a hired gun for Steve Vai to creating SYL to literally being a larger than life musician that creates soundscapes that can't really be explained. His success is warranted.

  • @user-bu1fw6hl8f
    @user-bu1fw6hl8f 3 місяці тому +4

    This is one of the most trance inspiring performances ive ever seen.

  • @katzap4494
    @katzap4494 Рік тому +4

    Blessed by the UA-cam algorithm with this, never heard before

  • @azcodemonkey
    @azcodemonkey 7 років тому +64

    So happy to see Dev packing venues. Never was success more deserved.

    • @mikespearwood3914
      @mikespearwood3914 7 років тому

      John H unfortunately in Australia the clowns don't know how good this guy is! he didn't even come to Perth for this tour.😞

  • @andichris333
    @andichris333 5 років тому +299

    I like his way of smiling during his performance. He seems not so serious like other metal artists. They try to look evil and grumpy. His voice ...outstanding.

    • @WackorMiki
      @WackorMiki 5 років тому +12

      His performances are shocking, in a good mean. With utter honesty, he jumps in and out between the actual reality and the zone as he sings. The real thing that most others pretend but will never reach.

    • @zdf14
      @zdf14 5 років тому +12

      He ended Strapping Young Lad (his other metal band) because he didn't like pretending to be angry all the time. He likes not to take himself too seriously and have fun.

    • @AndrewJShirley
      @AndrewJShirley 5 років тому +7

      He has done angry and grumpy (still stellar), he just wants to have fun and share that with everyone. Even in the live Detox video, he is playing one of the heaviest songs in Metal's whole history (yes, in every single genre) and yet, he's still having fun and loving life. He's a fucking treasure.

    • @luciel3893
      @luciel3893 5 років тому +15

      While I agree that Devin definitely seems like he just wants to have fun, hell no metal artists aren't all just trying to look evil. Hell, the whole subgenre of prog metal has a fairly low amount of edgelords.

    • @BeyondTheBodyMDM
      @BeyondTheBodyMDM 5 років тому +1

      No one, but Abath?)))))

  • @cameronharris2862
    @cameronharris2862 Рік тому +22

    Just discovered Devin Townsend tonight. I barely like metal but this is incredible

    • @NerdishlyActive
      @NerdishlyActive Рік тому +6

      Probably the best voice you’ll ever here too. Out of this world vocal range.

  • @GlazeonthewickeR
    @GlazeonthewickeR Місяць тому +3

    Seeing Dev perform this song live was one of the best live musical experiences of my life, for sure. Been over a decade since that show, but it was such a memorable hour; every single person in the room felt like my best friend.

  • @marcopatro
    @marcopatro 5 років тому +225

    Wait.... Just wait! What did I just witness?
    What was I doing all this years, how could've THIS never reached my ears?
    Wow!

    • @chuckhaskinphotography
      @chuckhaskinphotography 5 років тому +8

      I'm right there with you; just two days later to the party.

    • @marcopatro
      @marcopatro 5 років тому +2

      @@chuckhaskinphotography welcome to the party, glad not to be alone

    • @RoseHipDipss
      @RoseHipDipss 5 років тому +5

      I felt the same way when I first heard this about 7 months ago ...check out “the Death of Music” Live, from the same performance next !

    • @marcopatro
      @marcopatro 5 років тому +1

      @@RoseHipDipss I'll do it now, I'll let you know

    • @marcopatro
      @marcopatro 5 років тому +2

      @@RoseHipDipss What the hell did you make me watch? So quiet and subtle, holy fuck! The way it builds up, fills you up. That was awesome, thanks

  • @tommeakin1732
    @tommeakin1732 7 років тому +37

    This is pretty much my favourite song of all time, and this performance is genuinely one of the most flawless performances I've ever seen.

    • @perrydaniels2306
      @perrydaniels2306 7 років тому +11

      couldnt agree more..... doesnt matter what else i listen to, i always...always always come back to this on a daily basis. Epic is not sufficient a superlative

    • @JakeMoresea
      @JakeMoresea 7 років тому +2

      Tom Meakin Not to mention that he had laryngitis!

  • @Cynic-0055
    @Cynic-0055 Рік тому +34

    Goddamn. I have probably had this on repeat all day, Devin just slays it in this performance. In what universe is a live performance recording better than the studio version?! 🤟

    • @ahsenserhat9270
      @ahsenserhat9270 9 місяців тому

      Please don't say slay to anything related before Gen Z 😂

  • @Khyyr
    @Khyyr 3 роки тому +39

    Just sitting at my office and listening to THIS.
    Boss comes over: "Why you aren't working?
    Me: * Turning the volume up *
    Boss: "Understood, as you were".

  • @ThomAvella
    @ThomAvella 7 років тому +631

    Devin's vocals have always been good, but lately they sound angelic. That last verse at the end gives me infinitely more chills than the studio version ever could.

    • @Ironsvillage
      @Ironsvillage 6 років тому +29

      Devin's voice is like great whiskey, it just gets better with age.

    • @Ironsvillage
      @Ironsvillage 6 років тому +52

      that's probably the cheesiest thing I've ever written

    • @karimuche
      @karimuche 6 років тому +5

      I agreeeee.... From France, a real angel voice (an angel from hellheaven, i don't know but i love it), and i'm atheist :-)

    • @darringibson6233
      @darringibson6233 6 років тому

      Thom Avella very good man

    • @metalheadblues
      @metalheadblues 5 років тому

      Thom Avella now to take anything from me performance but there definitely alot off vocal effects going on.

  • @ravensherwood9102
    @ravensherwood9102 5 років тому +108

    I've listened to this at least 12 times today and I'm not sick of it...

  • @deeman1028
    @deeman1028 3 місяці тому +3

    I've listened to this at least 400 times on here. I'd say certain parts even more. This guy is amazing. Love his voice.

  • @Vtls.
    @Vtls. 4 місяці тому +5

    Every sound guy needs to strive to be like this sound guy

  • @kazaakas
    @kazaakas 6 років тому +102

    3:26 - "It's aaaall in thaa-haa-haaa heeeeeat!"
    If you know the studio version by heart, these few extra notes he sings in between really make the performance sparkle!

    • @fl00d69
      @fl00d69 5 років тому +8

      I would venture to say even, that this live performace eclipses the studio.

  • @glendaman9951
    @glendaman9951 4 роки тому +82

    This is seriously the best song i have heard in a really long time

  • @hakandurma
    @hakandurma Місяць тому +3

    Londrada bu konserde olup, yıllar sonra tekrar youtube üzerinden dinlemek apayrı muazzam bir duygu...

  • @vonmun
    @vonmun 8 місяців тому +3

    Every now again this song pops up on UA-cam or Spotify, and then I remember ... Life is good.

  • @anna140anna2
    @anna140anna2 5 років тому +221

    I can't stop listening! Help!

    • @bohatfield6219
      @bohatfield6219 5 років тому +3

      Same with me Anna, their sounds are so magnetic and the changes in pace and volume just keep me mesmerized. Mr. Townsend's passion is infectious.

    • @akgoalie39
      @akgoalie39 5 років тому +8

      I tried to go to bed 2 hours ago

    • @joelved7283
      @joelved7283 5 років тому +2

      Same here!!

    • @valxinha29
      @valxinha29 5 років тому +4

      Same here! I was supposed to be sleeping but here I am

    • @jjamese7011
      @jjamese7011 4 роки тому +4

      That's a good thing, you need no help! 😂