My grandma had alzheimer's, and was really sad see her fading away day by day, forgetting things and people...but, she really liked a singer from Brazil, called Ney Matogrosso. When we played some of his songs on, she opened her eyes, and smiled, saying his name. She never forgot him. Music is so powerfull.
Taking a break from anything works wonders. A hobby should never feel like a chore. I have social anxiety, Asperger's. I have no friends because I have a fear of relationships. I happen to love Metal music and your videos have helped me learn exactly why I love it so much. Your approach is unique because you dive in and dig deep. The math, vocal range, poetic lyrics and appreciation of the classics. You give equal attention to every single one of these aspects. Metal gets a bad reputation due to its dark an rebellious nature. You may not realize it but you are helping others realize that there is in fact art and talent in Metal music. It did not happen in a single day. The blues/bluegrass music of the 40s and 50s is the great grandfather of Metal.
Grandma used to come to life when she sat at the organ, used to play the accompanying chords on guitar. Some of my favorite times, that and seeing a 76 year old lady nudging people out of the way in the biker bar I played my first show at. She was a fiesty old lady tough as nails.
As a Psych RN with a father who has Dementia it makes me extremely happy that you're bringing attention to the power of music therapy. Your story about your dad really hit home in a deep way and I know exactly what you're talking about. I'm so happy that your content can help people get in touch with their feelings and enjoy life a little more. Thank you for not only sharing your knowledge with the world but also for sharing your positive energy with us. Glad you're being true to yourself and doing what excites and drives you! I look forward to your future content!
I watched an elderly lady who hadn't recognised her son drastically change to speaking to him as her son when he played music that had been close to her heart. As someone whos memory is becoming a major problem I can only pray that works for me when that time comes. I can put items out I need to take to work two mins before going go for my keys and forget those items. Short term memories are terrible. I morning I left for work and had to call my wife to ask where I was going. One night I had been driving home, I'd thought I had been on a certain road only to realise I had been on the wrong side when an ambulance was driving towards me on the side I had been on. I've only done that once but if I ever do that again I will stop driving. If my contracts did not rely on me driving to them I'd stop now. I've given up riding a motorcycle already. If I'm honest I'm scared. My wifes grandmother panicked because she thought my wife wasn't who she thought. The gran remembered her as younger. I don't want to end up that way. I hope your relative doesn't get worse 🙏
For the longest time i have been trying to build the courage to suggest a song that I made with my good friend on vocals but to be honest i have been scared of the attention that comes with that. Now its too late but since this is mental health month and i am going through the process of understanding that i may have autism and how important music is for mental health im willing to endure the attention as if i can help a single person navigate the process of getting a getting a diagnosis when you are almost 50 . I realize that to help others I need to be vulnerable and ask for help and be willing for people to see me unmask myself and face the consequences of being neurodivergent and the risk of being teased and made fun of.
people will always make fun out of another. try to extract the constructive criticism out of it and focus on the positives. ... i very well know its easier said than done
one of us, ONE OF US! seriously though, good on you for going through this, it will make such a difference to you, just to get a sense of understanding on why your brain works like it does!
@metalhackysack5797 thanks. You wouldn’t guess it but I do love metal as well but I always was a synth junkie. I honestly don’t know what to classify this track as it kinda started as an attempt at reggae🤫 when i was practicing it julie came over and improvised the hook on the chorus and her voice gave me goosebumps so it made sense to turn it into a song. I still have no idea what to classify it as but people have said it’s pop. Over a decade later it still gives me goosebumps and it will never get old to me hearing her sing my words. 🫠 Your turn! I always can use more metal in my life 🤘
I wonder how many with a talented ability for music have held back from taking that step. Not everyone will enjoy a style of music. I have purchased albums based on one song. Sail by Awolnation being one song where I hadn't enjoyed the album. For everyone who may not like a song you do there will be thousands who do. That is the joy of platforms such as SoundCloud , Spotify and Deezer. You wouldn't have to put your face out there to be heard. Luke Sital-Singh, Annie Booth and even Ciaran Lavery started off with posts. Luke had been touring America and from what I've seen is doing quite well for himself. Definitely worth a try. Those three had done acoustic sets where there were maybe 100 people. Quite personal nights where your close to the crowd. Thing is everyone who purchased tickets were there because they chose to be and put their money down to be there for the music. Give yourself a try friend you'll no doubt be pleasantly surprised. I also have to mention Blackberry Smoke and The Black Angels who are both bringing in a bigger crowd every time the tour. U2 started by doing small club and bar gigs. Where would they be if they hadn't took that step with a minimal audience. It's our own minds that hold us back not our talents 🙏
I'm in the same boat as the comment at the beginning of the video, actually. Emotional processing has always been a challenge for me having ASD. I was introduced to a lot of blues/jazz music in my teenage years which helped connect with one side of myself, but I still often struggled with outbursts of anger. I discovered metal after I left home for school, and that was pretty much a game changer. I want to thank you specifically for introducing me to Porcupine Tree. I had never heard of them until I saw you cover "Arriving Somewhere but Not Here" and since then they have fully dominated my spotify streaming time. Steven Wilson and the boys have been able to tap into emotions and traumas that I never even realized I had. Pure Narcotic helped me realize I still struggled with fears of people not accepting me because I'm different even as an adult, Anesthetize has become my go-to for processing particularly deep depressive episodes, and Trains has even brought me and my partner closer to one another. As cheesy as it sounds, your videos did, to some degree, change my life for the better. So yeah, if you're reading this, thanks for what you do
Well spoken Geebz! I was one of those people that didn't leave comments but always tried to watch what I could. Your videos were interesting on so many levels, from your positive demeanor to exposing so many people to new music that they may never have, to providing an insightful breakdown of the composition of the engineering and recording of tracks. So happy to see you back!
I grew with my grandfather as my parents were off the whole day to work. He teach me tons of little things and used to tell me tons of stories from his life experiences. We passed away days ago and since I'm now in another country it was kind of a mess to be there but I had to. When I was a teen he would rant about all the noise I would listen to and how high the volume was blasting through the speakers. Exactly one week ago before my mother went to visit him on the retirement home we discussed how he abandoned all the small things he loved to do on the last 90y to stick mainly to sleep, eat and listen to some music as well as playing some rhythms or singing in group. It was probably what he loved the most as an activity and probably what would better wake up his consciousness... He was never a musician but music does have some magic. You too and this community... It's good to somewhat get to know and follow some good people in our travels.. And fortunately there still are quite a few of us holding the flame in this strange times
Have been a musician for 20 years & only in the last few years have I learnt what an incredible privilege it is to be able to connect & change peoples brain chemistry via vibrating hairs in the ear. I met a guy who had lived a very very dark life & come through the other side, during the bad times someone introduced him to Black Sabbath & it helped him through his journey. He is now a musician himself & an artist, I keep one of paintings in my studio to always remind me of the absolute staggering power of music on humans.
Man, I just come back again and again because of you, your positivity and your musical knowledge, but I also see you as a friend I haven't met in person yet. You never cease to amaze me with how humble and chill you are and how you approach music and life in general, I'm just glad I found your channel through your Lateralus analysis and hope that whatever you feel like doing going forward you always keep in mind how you've brighten many days of mine (and I'm sure many others here) countless times already. Kind souls tend to shine even through our soulless technological devices, and you're no exception. Stay awesome as always Geebz, big hugs from across the globe 🤘
I'm 32, and I love music, especially fusion/jazz and since I met Caldera I fell in love. You having these conversations about music and life with me is a pleasure, I hope you read this comment so I can have a chance to talk too hahahah. I love the people I meet in the art/entertainment world and somehow I'm sure they would be my friend if given the opportunity. You are one of those, hugs from Brasil!
Hey, Geebz... Good to see ya, i would like to start by mentioning. For me music as been such a friend of mine throughout my life... As is the same for millions n millions in are world... But ultimately i would like to thank u, for being u and entertaining me with your Reactions and Teaching me things with your musical knowledge. Im glad for your return. Thanks Geebz! IM STILL HERE!!!
I appreciate you always taking the time to highlight important positive social aspects to music; many people only see music as like a passtime or a hobby, but it is one of the core foundations for culture, brings us emotions (of all sorts,) and is attuned to our ears for all sorts of reasons, not the least of which is memory. From jingles to holiday tunes, iconic moments in history & media, and all to our favorite songs, music is instilled in our lives as this thing to "cling to," to represent a particular impact in our lives. I want to get into the world of mental health as a career, because too many people struggle with it & suffer from some "unknowable," "invisible" ailment, some of which we understand a great deal about, but unfortunately can't do anything to help it. My heart goes out to everyone who has experienced heartbreak and suffering due to alzheimers, dementia, and all other debilitating things that seem to steal away what makes a person, _them._ My experience with music may be different from others, but I have also experienced music as a sort of memory cue, and, like many others, have attributed certain songs/albums/bands with periods in my life. I mean, there are times where you almost can't help but do it, like what you played at your wedding, if you went to concerts, or if a song you liked played in a movie, or at an important event you went to. I love looking back at moments in my life, and getting this sensation of "remembering" the song/music again, and the inverse as well; thinking back or seeing photos, and remembering what I was hearing at that point. It's funny to me, because I don't necessarily have the best memory with other things in life! It's a great feeling, and allows me to reminisce on all the good and bad in my life, without really feeling any harsh feelings.
Definitely got a little teary-eyed there. Those videos you shared and your own personal story with your dad, really cool of ya! Got me thinking about memory - state dependent encoding specifically. I’ve read some really interesting studies about how music can get tied to memory. Instead of muscle memory I call it “music memory” interesting stuff though! Has to do with the amygdala being active as the memory goes through short term -> long term and the LTP is increased (memory recall~) Glad to hear you’ll have more videos! I’m more so glad to hear (in the spirit of mental health awareness and all) that you’re taking care of yourself as well, and hopefully first! Cheers!
My grandad had dementia. And if it wasn't for him I probably wouldn't have listened to jazz greats like Louis Armstrong or Dizzy Gillespie. But my last great memory of my granddad was when I was visiting him in his dementia care home and he was convinced his wallet was stolen. So he gave me a tip of a perfect way to stop someone from stealing your wallet. He told me to put my wallet in the bottom of a backpack and then you catch a ferret and put it in the backpack.. No one is gonna steal that wallet now!😂 We both laughed and about two weeks later he was gone. But I will always remember looking through his vinyl records and recording our own cassettes just singing or talking about weird stuff and just being silly! ❤❤
Hey Geebz, another frequent listener but infrequent commenter. Just wanted to let you know that I appreciate your videos, I appreciate your perspective and humor and incite. I look forward to being a part of whatever direction you decide to go in. 🤙🏼
Man. That comment was so powerful. So so deep and happy yet sad. I agree that you taught me a lot, you made me see/hear things I never heard and made me appreciate that/this song more.
I just paused at the end of the video (after the 'Alright!") and your smile says it all. There's a whole new world out there with video game music. Take your time and open some new doors.
Beautiful video, Geebz. Your videos were a coping mechanism and a little oasis for me as my wife was dealing with treatment for breast cancer (she kicked the shit out of it, thankfully). You're doing far more than you know, mate.
After watching those videos that you linked to, I'm going to leave a list of my favourite artists and style of music, in with things like my power of attorney documents, so that if I end up with dementia, I'll have the outlet of music to hopefully remember who I am, or perhaps not forget. Music has always been such a big part of my life, whether it be watching my grandmother play the piano when I was little, to learning instruments myself and then to when I first left home and didn't have a TV, but had a stereo. Even now I prefer to play music than watch TV and of course the content I do watch, is about music. It is intrinsically a part of me. Looking forward to new videos from you, Geebz. I was excited to see this new video today!
Strongly identify with the comment. Your analyses make me feel so validated in the patterns I notice and pick up subconsciously, and helps me identify the music that I find beautiful more easily. Thank you 💕
My father was a band director for many years, music was his life. Well, now dad is dealing with Alzheimer's, and one of the sure ways to get him into some clarity is to talk about music and play him the music I'm currently discovering. My aunt gets together with him a few times a week where they play duets on the piano. Even when he's not doing real well, his sightreading chops are there, and for those moments he's the same as he's always been.
Good to see you again Geebz! For me music has been a big thing since I got my first radio around 20 years ago. AM, FM, a cassette player, AND a CD player? Wow! I'm thrilled to learn about music therapy for mental and cognitive issues, which I somehow hadn't heard about before. I knew music helped me whenever I was depressed, angry, or generally uncomfortable, but never stopped to think about how others would process these sorts of feelings with their own music. After seeing your video on the song Omnipresent Perception I dove into your uploads and would watch several back to back. You've helped me to express the way I feel about music in a way that's easier for others to understand, and gets more of the depth across. Thanks for all the work you've put into this channel, and I can't wait to see what's next. I promise to leave more comments. Even if it is just something along the lines of "Oh neat!"
Haha thats so funny! I always think what the nursing homes and hospitals will be like for my generation buncha old people listening to rap and death metal with tatoos and piercings hahah what a trip its gonna be!! Cant wait! Hahah
My grandad had dementia, I don't know who he thought I was on the video calls but he still loved is music, particularly louis Armstrong what a wonderful world, he passed always a few years ago but every time we hear that song we think of him, and your content has always been a happy place for me I'm a fellow music nerd myself looking forward to seeing future videos.
You're video with Misha was particularly amazing, very unique content and you gave me a new perspective on an artist I've listened to for years. All your perspectives and personal stories were so interesting, and thanks for entertaining us and sharing so much time and energy ❤
YES I didn't normally leave comments but your channel was/is fantastic. I'm just not a "comment" person. You seem like a fantastic person and I'll continue to follow! Go Geebz!
I hope you find an inner-calm to see and know ( I a 53 yr. young music lover ) thank you for adding texture, color, words and feel to my first reaction of music and life. Best wishes whatever you do.
It’s great to see you back with potentially a new understanding of what makes us watches your videos Geebz. I’m still here and we’ll see you on the next one
Music gets you through your lunch break? That's the good part! Music gets me through the work! It's funny, as a kid I was never really into music. Not the way my younger brother was. He'd be across from me in the loft, sitting at his computer playing classic rock while we both were gaming. I always wanted to include it in my life because I knew how intertwined music is in our society and culture. It was a few years later when I heard my dad and brother listening to My Morning Jacket, "One Big Holiday", that I really felt like I found a band that spoke to me. From then on I cared about music a lot more. Now I've been a metalhead for the last few years and it's funny to look back on me at 12, who didn't care about music as much. Seems strange, the ways we change and grow.
You've been a wonderful influence in my life, and changed how I listen to music. You helped get me through the darkest days of the pandemic with your wholesome positivity and thoughtful views of music and life. I love that you're doing what's best for your personal journey, and I'll here to follow whatever you choose to explore and share with us.
A lot of people don't know how depression can affect memory. Eight years ago, I had a massive crash, stemming from 2 major depressive disorders. My memory went completely into the crapper, so badly I wasn't allowed to leave the house unescorted for nearly a year. To this day, my memory is fragmentary, and I even suffered the loss of a lot of older, long-term memories. I don't remember public school at all, most of high school is also gone. Memory is pretty patchy through much of he other three plus decades of my life. When I listen to music, I remember things though. Sometimes it's a veritable flood of memories, so much I can't hang on to them all, and most are lost again soon after. Other times it's one little detail, a moment frozen in time. And I can roll that image around in my mind, and appreciate it for a while before I lose it again. I do have to be careful listening to music too, because sometimes it just reminds me of how much I've lost.
Sometimes I think mental health is maybe the worst kind of health problem. But as they say: it takes two, in this case body and mind. It's something to be thankful for to have health
Seeing your face again knowing that your ok has improved mine and everybody’s mental health, music is the greatest art therapy that we and the world needs and some of just need to know your ok and still pullin out those bottom turns e mālama
Well said. I can't wait to see what's next for you Geebz. Mental health is a very delicate and often overlooked thing for a lot of people and keeping it in a good place is often hard to do with all that is going on in the world. Myself personally, I didn't realize how important music was to me and with the recent passing of my father in law due to suicide it has become even more prevalent. Thank you for always having a happy smile and positive outlook even though you yourself may be going through something. Again, I cannot wait to see what you have coming in the future. Aloha and Gracias from Southern NM
Aloha 😉I am usually a silent watcher but I so enjoy you geebz I’ve missed you I watched you from the being I hope you come back music literally saves my life on the daily I love all genres I enjoy your breakdowns your awesomeness ✌🏽& 🌺🌴🌊💯🎶🫶🏽 🏄♀️ music is life 🤙🏽
Your insights and way of thinking about things is what kept me coming back, your ability to articulate things in a way where I could solidly connect with what you were saying isn't something most people can do with me. You have a great community here!!
geebz, powerful video and videos shared, thank you! i wonder how much better the world could/might be if we piped in music in public places everywhere. be well geebz, and good to see you! \m/
Thank you for making this video, Geebz. Video game music has always been impactful on my life. I can count on my hands the number of times I've cried in the last 10 years and at least 2 of those times was listening to video game music I hadn't heard in several years. If you enjoyed Journey, I highly recommend Abzu. It's similar in a lot of ways and the music fits so well with the gameplay.
Welcome back. I've always needed to use music to help me access and let out my emotions. I've discovered that it's also easier on me if I do that through watching reaction videos. Your channel is one of the safest places for me to do that because you don't judge the songs badly if they're on the darker side you simply accept the music for what it is, and that is music. So thank you for all you have already done and all that you will do.
Hey Geebz, I've always liked your positivity and musical input through your videos. I'm sad you're no longer doing reactions but understand you have to do what's best for you. You had mentioned music and dementia/alzheimer's which in turn reminded me of "Everywhere at the End of Time" by The Caretaker and was wondering if you've ever heard it. If so I'd be curious what your thoughts are on it (guess I can't kick my reaction video habit).
A fun game to check out is called Don't Starve Together. It is my all time favorite games. Don't Starve is the base game and it just turned 10. They keep adding content to this day.
Just a little comment: The stuff you do, and the way you do it, is so positive minded. And i guess many of your followers are somehow, in any way, struggling in life, and are looking for your positiveness. I'm even guilty of being jealous of your way of life, even that i know that your life isn't that bright as you appear on your videos.. but that's how internet works ;-) So PLEASE, do WHAT you like, WHEN you like. Don't stress yourself because your followers want content. Do what does you best ! Best wishes from germany :-) P.S. Cult of Luna & Julie Christmas - Cygnus ;-)
You didn't miss me. I mean, you don't even know me. You're just talking to a camera, behind which you suppose there are people there. And of course there are. But you don't miss 'em at all. I don't miss you in any way or circumstance. There's too many like you out there to which I'm subscribed. I also have close to 27 thousand albums, so, there's not much left to 'surprise' me with. Still, I like you. You're an okay chap. I might drive-by one day if I ever get enough money to fly-over my Honda GoldWing. Wouldn't want to go anywhere without my GoldWing.
Where's the video where you said you weren't doing reactions anymore? I was going to watch it for my first time today but it's gone. I want to watch it.
I hope you appreciate the positive comments - we can all reach those around us, but few of us will ever have 266k subscribers to anything we say. From my vantage point 1 positive impact like the thumbnail comment is worth all the negative ones on all the vids combined. Hope you see it that way too 😊
Just take a break and come back stronger. Engage in more technical content, teach how to do things, interview people, talk about old and new hardware and how you used to compose, give us tips and share your experiences. We will listen, and the channel will grow. Don't worry about the flat line. You've got subscribers twice the size of a football stadium, or even more. That is already a lot of people waiting for your return.
I am autistic as well and I can really understand the point of view on that comment. Music has been more important to me than many people I know and now I guess I kinda know why.
My grandma had alzheimer's, and was really sad see her fading away day by day, forgetting things and people...but, she really liked a singer from Brazil, called Ney Matogrosso. When we played some of his songs on, she opened her eyes, and smiled, saying his name. She never forgot him. Music is so powerfull.
Love you Geebz ,
My son is almost 10 and he has autism and almost never stops singing. I believe music is a very helpful tool in his life as well
Taking a break from anything works wonders. A hobby should never feel like a chore. I have social anxiety, Asperger's. I have no friends because I have a fear of relationships. I happen to love Metal music and your videos have helped me learn exactly why I love it so much.
Your approach is unique because you dive in and dig deep. The math, vocal range, poetic lyrics and appreciation of the classics. You give equal attention to every single one of these aspects. Metal gets a bad reputation due to its dark an rebellious nature. You may not realize it but you are helping others realize that there is in fact art and talent in Metal music.
It did not happen in a single day. The blues/bluegrass music of the 40s and 50s is the great grandfather of Metal.
My grandad always says - When your hobby becomes your job, you need a new hobby. It's so true!
Grandma used to come to life when she sat at the organ, used to play the accompanying chords on guitar. Some of my favorite times, that and seeing a 76 year old lady nudging people out of the way in the biker bar I played my first show at. She was a fiesty old lady tough as nails.
Thank you for all you've done for this community. Can't wait to see what you have in store for us.
As a Psych RN with a father who has Dementia it makes me extremely happy that you're bringing attention to the power of music therapy. Your story about your dad really hit home in a deep way and I know exactly what you're talking about. I'm so happy that your content can help people get in touch with their feelings and enjoy life a little more. Thank you for not only sharing your knowledge with the world but also for sharing your positive energy with us. Glad you're being true to yourself and doing what excites and drives you! I look forward to your future content!
I watched an elderly lady who hadn't recognised her son drastically change to speaking to him as her son when he played music that had been close to her heart.
As someone whos memory is becoming a major problem I can only pray that works for me when that time comes. I can put items out I need to take to work two mins before going go for my keys and forget those items.
Short term memories are terrible. I morning I left for work and had to call my wife to ask where I was going.
One night I had been driving home, I'd thought I had been on a certain road only to realise I had been on the wrong side when an ambulance was driving towards me on the side I had been on.
I've only done that once but if I ever do that again I will stop driving. If my contracts did not rely on me driving to them I'd stop now. I've given up riding a motorcycle already.
If I'm honest I'm scared.
My wifes grandmother panicked because she thought my wife wasn't who she thought. The gran remembered her as younger. I don't want to end up that way. I hope your relative doesn't get worse 🙏
For the longest time i have been trying to build the courage to suggest a song that I made with my good friend on vocals but to be honest i have been scared of the attention that comes with that. Now its too late but since this is mental health month and i am going through the process of understanding that i may have autism and how important music is for mental health im willing to endure the attention as if i can help a single person navigate the process of getting a getting a diagnosis when you are almost 50 . I realize that to help others I need to be vulnerable and ask for help and be willing for people to see me unmask myself and face the consequences of being neurodivergent and the risk of being teased and made fun of.
Finding that passion is key to lots of people managing their difficulties, it's almost like an anchor
people will always make fun out of another. try to extract the constructive criticism out of it and focus on the positives. ... i very well know its easier said than done
one of us, ONE OF US! seriously though, good on you for going through this, it will make such a difference to you, just to get a sense of understanding on why your brain works like it does!
@metalhackysack5797 thanks. You wouldn’t guess it but I do love metal as well but I always was a synth junkie. I honestly don’t know what to classify this track as it kinda started as an attempt at reggae🤫 when i was practicing it julie came over and improvised the hook on the chorus and her voice gave me goosebumps so it made sense to turn it into a song. I still have no idea what to classify it as but people have said it’s pop. Over a decade later it still gives me goosebumps and it will never get old to me hearing her sing my words. 🫠
Your turn! I always can use more metal in my life 🤘
I wonder how many with a talented ability for music have held back from taking that step.
Not everyone will enjoy a style of music. I have purchased albums based on one song.
Sail by Awolnation being one song where I hadn't enjoyed the album.
For everyone who may not like a song you do there will be thousands who do.
That is the joy of platforms such as SoundCloud , Spotify and Deezer.
You wouldn't have to put your face out there to be heard.
Luke Sital-Singh, Annie Booth and even Ciaran Lavery started off with posts.
Luke had been touring America and from what I've seen is doing quite well for himself.
Definitely worth a try.
Those three had done acoustic sets where there were maybe 100 people. Quite personal nights where your close to the crowd.
Thing is everyone who purchased tickets were there because they chose to be and put their money down to be there for the music.
Give yourself a try friend you'll no doubt be pleasantly surprised.
I also have to mention
Blackberry Smoke and
The Black Angels who are both bringing in a bigger crowd every time the tour.
U2 started by doing small club and bar gigs.
Where would they be if they hadn't took that step with a minimal audience.
It's our own minds that hold us back not our talents 🙏
I'm in the same boat as the comment at the beginning of the video, actually. Emotional processing has always been a challenge for me having ASD. I was introduced to a lot of blues/jazz music in my teenage years which helped connect with one side of myself, but I still often struggled with outbursts of anger. I discovered metal after I left home for school, and that was pretty much a game changer.
I want to thank you specifically for introducing me to Porcupine Tree. I had never heard of them until I saw you cover "Arriving Somewhere but Not Here" and since then they have fully dominated my spotify streaming time. Steven Wilson and the boys have been able to tap into emotions and traumas that I never even realized I had. Pure Narcotic helped me realize I still struggled with fears of people not accepting me because I'm different even as an adult, Anesthetize has become my go-to for processing particularly deep depressive episodes, and Trains has even brought me and my partner closer to one another. As cheesy as it sounds, your videos did, to some degree, change my life for the better.
So yeah, if you're reading this, thanks for what you do
Well spoken Geebz! I was one of those people that didn't leave comments but always tried to watch what I could. Your videos were interesting on so many levels, from your positive demeanor to exposing so many people to new music that they may never have, to providing an insightful breakdown of the composition of the engineering and recording of tracks. So happy to see you back!
I grew with my grandfather as my parents were off the whole day to work. He teach me tons of little things and used to tell me tons of stories from his life experiences. We passed away days ago and since I'm now in another country it was kind of a mess to be there but I had to. When I was a teen he would rant about all the noise I would listen to and how high the volume was blasting through the speakers. Exactly one week ago before my mother went to visit him on the retirement home we discussed how he abandoned all the small things he loved to do on the last 90y to stick mainly to sleep, eat and listen to some music as well as playing some rhythms or singing in group. It was probably what he loved the most as an activity and probably what would better wake up his consciousness... He was never a musician but music does have some magic. You too and this community... It's good to somewhat get to know and follow some good people in our travels.. And fortunately there still are quite a few of us holding the flame in this strange times
Love you geebz
Wow. That brought me to tears.
Have been a musician for 20 years & only in the last few years have I learnt what an incredible privilege it is to be able to connect & change peoples brain chemistry via vibrating hairs in the ear. I met a guy who had lived a very very dark life & come through the other side, during the bad times someone introduced him to Black Sabbath & it helped him through his journey. He is now a musician himself & an artist, I keep one of paintings in my studio to always remind me of the absolute staggering power of music on humans.
Man, I just come back again and again because of you, your positivity and your musical knowledge, but I also see you as a friend I haven't met in person yet.
You never cease to amaze me with how humble and chill you are and how you approach music and life in general, I'm just glad I found your channel through your Lateralus analysis and hope that whatever you feel like doing going forward you always keep in mind how you've brighten many days of mine (and I'm sure many others here) countless times already.
Kind souls tend to shine even through our soulless technological devices, and you're no exception. Stay awesome as always Geebz, big hugs from across the globe 🤘
I'm 32, and I love music, especially fusion/jazz and since I met Caldera I fell in love. You having these conversations about music and life with me is a pleasure, I hope you read this comment so I can have a chance to talk too hahahah. I love the people I meet in the art/entertainment world and somehow I'm sure they would be my friend if given the opportunity. You are one of those, hugs from Brasil!
There is a difference between listening to music, and hearing music. You do a great job of presenting how that works.
Hey, Geebz... Good to see ya, i would like to start by mentioning. For me music as been such a friend of mine throughout my life... As is the same for millions n millions in are world... But ultimately i would like to thank u, for being u and entertaining me with your Reactions and Teaching me things with your musical knowledge. Im glad for your return. Thanks Geebz! IM STILL HERE!!!
I appreciate you always taking the time to highlight important positive social aspects to music; many people only see music as like a passtime or a hobby, but it is one of the core foundations for culture, brings us emotions (of all sorts,) and is attuned to our ears for all sorts of reasons, not the least of which is memory.
From jingles to holiday tunes, iconic moments in history & media, and all to our favorite songs, music is instilled in our lives as this thing to "cling to," to represent a particular impact in our lives.
I want to get into the world of mental health as a career, because too many people struggle with it & suffer from some "unknowable," "invisible" ailment, some of which we understand a great deal about, but unfortunately can't do anything to help it. My heart goes out to everyone who has experienced heartbreak and suffering due to alzheimers, dementia, and all other debilitating things that seem to steal away what makes a person, _them._
My experience with music may be different from others, but I have also experienced music as a sort of memory cue, and, like many others, have attributed certain songs/albums/bands with periods in my life. I mean, there are times where you almost can't help but do it, like what you played at your wedding, if you went to concerts, or if a song you liked played in a movie, or at an important event you went to.
I love looking back at moments in my life, and getting this sensation of "remembering" the song/music again, and the inverse as well; thinking back or seeing photos, and remembering what I was hearing at that point. It's funny to me, because I don't necessarily have the best memory with other things in life! It's a great feeling, and allows me to reminisce on all the good and bad in my life, without really feeling any harsh feelings.
Definitely got a little teary-eyed there. Those videos you shared and your own personal story with your dad, really cool of ya! Got me thinking about memory - state dependent encoding specifically. I’ve read some really interesting studies about how music can get tied to memory. Instead of muscle memory I call it “music memory” interesting stuff though! Has to do with the amygdala being active as the memory goes through short term -> long term and the LTP is increased (memory recall~)
Glad to hear you’ll have more videos! I’m more so glad to hear (in the spirit of mental health awareness and all) that you’re taking care of yourself as well, and hopefully first! Cheers!
Music moves people.
We as a community listen together and it makes it that much more magical. ❤
My grandad had dementia. And if it wasn't for him I probably wouldn't have listened to jazz greats like Louis Armstrong or Dizzy Gillespie. But my last great memory of my granddad was when I was visiting him in his dementia care home and he was convinced his wallet was stolen. So he gave me a tip of a perfect way to stop someone from stealing your wallet. He told me to put my wallet in the bottom of a backpack and then you catch a ferret and put it in the backpack.. No one is gonna steal that wallet now!😂 We both laughed and about two weeks later he was gone. But I will always remember looking through his vinyl records and recording our own cassettes just singing or talking about weird stuff and just being silly! ❤❤
Hey Geebz, another frequent listener but infrequent commenter. Just wanted to let you know that I appreciate your videos, I appreciate your perspective and humor and incite. I look forward to being a part of whatever direction you decide to go in. 🤙🏼
Man. That comment was so powerful.
So so deep and happy yet sad.
I agree that you taught me a lot, you made me see/hear things I never heard and made me appreciate that/this song more.
I just paused at the end of the video (after the 'Alright!") and your smile says it all. There's a whole new world out there with video game music. Take your time and open some new doors.
Beautiful video, Geebz. Your videos were a coping mechanism and a little oasis for me as my wife was dealing with treatment for breast cancer (she kicked the shit out of it, thankfully). You're doing far more than you know, mate.
After watching those videos that you linked to, I'm going to leave a list of my favourite artists and style of music, in with things like my power of attorney documents, so that if I end up with dementia, I'll have the outlet of music to hopefully remember who I am, or perhaps not forget.
Music has always been such a big part of my life, whether it be watching my grandmother play the piano when I was little, to learning instruments myself and then to when I first left home and didn't have a TV, but had a stereo. Even now I prefer to play music than watch TV and of course the content I do watch, is about music. It is intrinsically a part of me.
Looking forward to new videos from you, Geebz. I was excited to see this new video today!
We love you Geebz you're such a positive influence
Strongly identify with the comment. Your analyses make me feel so validated in the patterns I notice and pick up subconsciously, and helps me identify the music that I find beautiful more easily. Thank you 💕
My father was a band director for many years, music was his life. Well, now dad is dealing with Alzheimer's, and one of the sure ways to get him into some clarity is to talk about music and play him the music I'm currently discovering. My aunt gets together with him a few times a week where they play duets on the piano. Even when he's not doing real well, his sightreading chops are there, and for those moments he's the same as he's always been.
Helping people to understand art in a new, different, more interesting perspective is one of the greatest gifts!👏
Good to see you again Geebz! For me music has been a big thing since I got my first radio around 20 years ago. AM, FM, a cassette player, AND a CD player? Wow! I'm thrilled to learn about music therapy for mental and cognitive issues, which I somehow hadn't heard about before. I knew music helped me whenever I was depressed, angry, or generally uncomfortable, but never stopped to think about how others would process these sorts of feelings with their own music. After seeing your video on the song Omnipresent Perception I dove into your uploads and would watch several back to back. You've helped me to express the way I feel about music in a way that's easier for others to understand, and gets more of the depth across. Thanks for all the work you've put into this channel, and I can't wait to see what's next. I promise to leave more comments. Even if it is just something along the lines of "Oh neat!"
Haha thats so funny! I always think what the nursing homes and hospitals will be like for my generation buncha old people listening to rap and death metal with tatoos and piercings hahah what a trip its gonna be!! Cant wait! Hahah
My grandad had dementia, I don't know who he thought I was on the video calls but he still loved is music, particularly louis Armstrong what a wonderful world, he passed always a few years ago but every time we hear that song we think of him, and your content has always been a happy place for me I'm a fellow music nerd myself looking forward to seeing future videos.
You're video with Misha was particularly amazing, very unique content and you gave me a new perspective on an artist I've listened to for years. All your perspectives and personal stories were so interesting, and thanks for entertaining us and sharing so much time and energy ❤
Thank you - more to come :)
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I didn't normally leave comments but your channel was/is fantastic. I'm just not a "comment" person. You seem like a fantastic person and I'll continue to follow! Go Geebz!
Great to see that smile again so soon! I hope you're doing fantastic; it seems like you are! Looking forward to what's in store.
Love you Geebz!
I hope you find an inner-calm to see and know ( I a 53 yr. young music lover ) thank you for adding texture, color, words and feel to my first reaction of music and life. Best wishes whatever you do.
I love all the content you provide. Wise, informative, and comforting. Keep up doing you, Man. We love to see it, regardless what it is.
Great to see you back! Hope you are well Geebz. Excited to see what you have in store for us fans. 🤟
You aren't that far gone until you're in the dark using your lighter to find your lighter. Good to see you back! Thanks for another great video!
It’s great to see you back with potentially a new understanding of what makes us watches your videos Geebz. I’m still here and we’ll see you on the next one
Music gets you through your lunch break? That's the good part! Music gets me through the work!
It's funny, as a kid I was never really into music. Not the way my younger brother was. He'd be across from me in the loft, sitting at his computer playing classic rock while we both were gaming. I always wanted to include it in my life because I knew how intertwined music is in our society and culture. It was a few years later when I heard my dad and brother listening to My Morning Jacket, "One Big Holiday", that I really felt like I found a band that spoke to me. From then on I cared about music a lot more. Now I've been a metalhead for the last few years and it's funny to look back on me at 12, who didn't care about music as much. Seems strange, the ways we change and grow.
Thank you so much for your channel.
I have not only gotten a lot of enjoyment out of it, but learnt so much too!
You've been a wonderful influence in my life, and changed how I listen to music. You helped get me through the darkest days of the pandemic with your wholesome positivity and thoughtful views of music and life. I love that you're doing what's best for your personal journey, and I'll here to follow whatever you choose to explore and share with us.
A lot of people don't know how depression can affect memory. Eight years ago, I had a massive crash, stemming from 2 major depressive disorders. My memory went completely into the crapper, so badly I wasn't allowed to leave the house unescorted for nearly a year. To this day, my memory is fragmentary, and I even suffered the loss of a lot of older, long-term memories. I don't remember public school at all, most of high school is also gone. Memory is pretty patchy through much of he other three plus decades of my life.
When I listen to music, I remember things though. Sometimes it's a veritable flood of memories, so much I can't hang on to them all, and most are lost again soon after. Other times it's one little detail, a moment frozen in time. And I can roll that image around in my mind, and appreciate it for a while before I lose it again.
I do have to be careful listening to music too, because sometimes it just reminds me of how much I've lost.
Sometimes I think mental health is maybe the worst kind of health problem. But as they say: it takes two, in this case body and mind. It's something to be thankful for to have health
We're all still here 😁
Good to see you Geebz, take care man 🤘 and thanks for your channel and your great attitude towards life 👍
Seeing your face again knowing that your ok has improved mine and everybody’s mental health, music is the greatest art therapy that we and the world needs and some of just need to know your ok and still pullin out those bottom turns e mālama
One of your best and most important videos, so thanks for all that you do Geebz.
Thank you so much for discussing these topics, it's so important💙
All the best, Geebz!
Glad to see you doing well! Still here :)
Well said. I can't wait to see what's next for you Geebz. Mental health is a very delicate and often overlooked thing for a lot of people and keeping it in a good place is often hard to do with all that is going on in the world. Myself personally, I didn't realize how important music was to me and with the recent passing of my father in law due to suicide it has become even more prevalent. Thank you for always having a happy smile and positive outlook even though you yourself may be going through something. Again, I cannot wait to see what you have coming in the future. Aloha and Gracias from Southern NM
Thanx Geebz!!!!!! ✌🤟🤘
Aloha 😉I am usually a silent watcher
but I so enjoy you geebz I’ve missed you
I watched you from the being I hope you come back music literally saves my life on the daily I love all genres
I enjoy your breakdowns your awesomeness ✌🏽& 🌺🌴🌊💯🎶🫶🏽 🏄♀️
music is life 🤙🏽
me and my wife absolutely love your content, and you as a person. you do you. Like the Trek, "All Good Things..."
Glad your back, Peaches from Indiana.❤
Your insights and way of thinking about things is what kept me coming back, your ability to articulate things in a way where I could solidly connect with what you were saying isn't something most people can do with me.
You have a great community here!!
Still here, excited for this new phase 😊
Thank you Geebz
That’s awesome! I always look forward to and enjoy your reactions. Always laid back and VERY insightful on the breakdowns. Thank you!
geebz, powerful video and videos shared, thank you! i wonder how much better the world could/might be if we piped in music in public places everywhere. be well geebz, and good to see you! \m/
Thank you for making this video, Geebz. Video game music has always been impactful on my life. I can count on my hands the number of times I've cried in the last 10 years and at least 2 of those times was listening to video game music I hadn't heard in several years. If you enjoyed Journey, I highly recommend Abzu. It's similar in a lot of ways and the music fits so well with the gameplay.
I am very happy to ear some news from you geebz and I look forward for your future videos! 🙂
Thank you
Welcome back, Geebz. Excited to see what you have in store for us, whatever that may be.
Welcome back. I've always needed to use music to help me access and let out my emotions. I've discovered that it's also easier on me if I do that through watching reaction videos. Your channel is one of the safest places for me to do that because you don't judge the songs badly if they're on the darker side you simply accept the music for what it is, and that is music. So thank you for all you have already done and all that you will do.
Hey Geebz, I've always liked your positivity and musical input through your videos. I'm sad you're no longer doing reactions but understand you have to do what's best for you. You had mentioned music and dementia/alzheimer's which in turn reminded me of "Everywhere at the End of Time" by The Caretaker and was wondering if you've ever heard it. If so I'd be curious what your thoughts are on it (guess I can't kick my reaction video habit).
Im here whenever you upload, no matter how little
Geebz is back! 🤘🏼Aloha🌺🌺🌺
Good to see you back mate 😎
A fun game to check out is called Don't Starve Together. It is my all time favorite games. Don't Starve is the base game and it just turned 10. They keep adding content to this day.
Nice to hear your good and some videos are coming, let's see.... peace!
Just a little comment: The stuff you do, and the way you do it, is so positive minded. And i guess many of your followers are somehow, in any way, struggling in life, and are looking for your positiveness. I'm even guilty of being jealous of your way of life, even that i know that your life isn't that bright as you appear on your videos.. but that's how internet works ;-) So PLEASE, do WHAT you like, WHEN you like. Don't stress yourself because your followers want content. Do what does you best ! Best wishes from germany :-)
P.S. Cult of Luna & Julie Christmas - Cygnus ;-)
Really nice video here. You should definitely keep making videos on some capacity
You didn't miss me. I mean, you don't even know me. You're just talking to a camera, behind which you suppose there are people there. And of course there are. But you don't miss 'em at all. I don't miss you in any way or circumstance. There's too many like you out there to which I'm subscribed. I also have close to 27 thousand albums, so, there's not much left to 'surprise' me with. Still, I like you. You're an okay chap. I might drive-by one day if I ever get enough money to fly-over my Honda GoldWing. Wouldn't want to go anywhere without my GoldWing.
Where's the video where you said you weren't doing reactions anymore? I was going to watch it for my first time today but it's gone. I want to watch it.
Your the best geebz
Still here!
Upload your gaming VODs to UA-cam!!! ❤
I hope you appreciate the positive comments - we can all reach those around us, but few of us will ever have 266k subscribers to anything we say. From my vantage point 1 positive impact like the thumbnail comment is worth all the negative ones on all the vids combined. Hope you see it that way too 😊
Have a question for you!! Do you like decomposing? Your March to the Grave is ever closer and closer, my friend. How do you feel about this? 😊
Why? I mean seriously: why would you write that under this kind of video?
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Making smart choices😈🤘You Tube is actively destroying reaction channels. Do what you love and what keeps you going.🤟
We should hang out sometime! No reviews/reactions necessary
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Just take a break and come back stronger. Engage in more technical content, teach how to do things, interview people, talk about old and new hardware and how you used to compose, give us tips and share your experiences. We will listen, and the channel will grow. Don't worry about the flat line. You've got subscribers twice the size of a football stadium, or even more. That is already a lot of people waiting for your return.
Bad dancing is good for ya…🙃
Are youtube not paying you enough geebz?
I'm just going to assume you know how ad revenue and copyright works on YT these days, and that you're just terrible at making a joke.
I am autistic as well and I can really understand the point of view on that comment. Music has been more important to me than many people I know and now I guess I kinda know why.