Classical Composer Reacts to Cemetery Gates (Pantera) | The Daily Doug (Episode 285)
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- Опубліковано 12 гру 2021
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TRIGGER WARNING: We deal with some heavy themes in discussing this song, including suicide. Viewer Discretion Advised.
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In this episode of #TheDailyDoug, we're going to another #DJDan selection, listening to Cemetery Gates by Pantera. My expectations of this band and this song were exceeded, and they really made me think. I invite you to come along for the ride!
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Doug - not sure you knew this, but when Dime died, Eddie Van Halen took the guitar that's on the back of VH2 (the black and yellow one) and put it in Dime's casket when they buried him.
Same guitar is on the cover of WACF
Yes. And the last words of dime, were " FN Van HALEN too his brother Vinnie, as dime chomped on the guitar right before the murder happened 🤘, May they all 3 RIP 🙏🙏🙏
Enjoyed it doug🤘
And he's buried in a KISS casket, signed by the band. His coffin was also full of crown royal and Jack Daniel's for his favorite drink "the Blacktooth Grin".
And he was buried in Gene Simmon's "Kiss Casket".
The ``Bumblebee´´ Guitar
When I was in the military, I was in uniform in an airport and these two guys walked up to me, and the heavier set of the two said, "Sir, I'd like to thank you for your dedication to our country and to freedom," and he shook my hand. When I realized it was Vinne Paul and Dimebag standing in front of me, all I could say was "I recently picked up 'Reinventing the Steel' and I'd like to thank you for your dedication to kick-ass music." A couple of really nice guys.
Wow. Amazing :D
The Abbot brothers were complete class acts. Knew how to have fun and let loose, but knew what really mattered. RIP Dime and Vinnie.
You shook the hands that ROCKED the Metal World specially in the 90s
Terrible that it was a former service member that took his life.
Wow, didn't know they were such tools.
When Phil hits that first high A and he goes "that's a high A"
Everyone listening who knows the ending: "Oh you just fucking wait"
Exactly!
yep said the same haha
HAH!
I used to love singing along to those final falsetto high notes. Ten years of cigarettes has killed my range and I can't do it anymore.
Yep
The call and response between Phil and Dime's guitar at the end is haunting when Phil's done singing and then Dime's guitar is crying. It's just a masterpiece.
Very well said dude!
🙏😔
"That's like a guitar screaming in anguish" .... Dimebag's harmonic squeals are by far the best ever ... he had that nailed.
It's a trick. You turn on a wah pedal and leave it in a good position for bringing out the squeals. Or you could use an envelope filter, as that is all a wah is when you don't move it up and down.
@@freedustin actually, he had a technique where (and I’m not a guitarist, just going off what I remember from videos that Dimebag did) he would pull off on the G string while he had put slack on the string by dumping his whammy bar, pinch one of the harmonics and then tension the string back up with the whammy bar to change the pitch of the squeal to what he was looking for. Not talking about during the riff, I’m talking about the squeals in the outro during the call and response
@@TheRealShano That's called a divebomb. The crazy squealing he gets is definitely from filtering.
@@freedustin It's a combination of a divebomb and a natural harmonic. ua-cam.com/video/4P6GKRJ8s6k/v-deo.html The man himself explaining it. Sure there's some effects but that's how he physically does it.
@@DaddyTwoFoot this ^^ :)
‘That ended way too soon’ -You hit the exact center of the piece right there. The song is about the loss of a life and what remains; that’s precisely how it needs to end.
Yes , this song leave you wanting for more .
mhmm
specifically, the loss of someone whose life was cut short. what a fuckin tune
The perfect comment
@@armandojuan64 the 'more' for me is the immediate transition to Domination
Hey Doug, I see a whole lot of speculation on the "unlock my door and pass the cemetery gates" part. There's a really neat meaning behind this that I don't think many folks have.
in the south, folks will lock their car doors and roll the windows up when the leave a cemetery so bad spirits can't catch a ride out of the cemetery with them. in this song, they're talking about literally unlocking their car door as they drive out of the cemetery, hoping their deceased friends spirit will catch a ride and stay with them.
Wow... Never heard this. Thanks for sharing!
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That's spectacularly deep
I know where I'm from we also used to hold our breath if possible when driving past as well.
Phil is a Cajun dude through and through.
helps that our cemeteries are above ground too. Dead bodies are knee level with most ppl
Doug, Its great hearing a classically trained musician talk about this music in a serious manner. When I was a teenager only us metalheads understood the greatness of this music, the mainstream crapping on it and us. I've always appreciated all music that is quality, and many of my fellow metalheads hated Jazz, Classical, etc. and I never understood the need to be so myopic. Music is amazing.
Amen have a cfh on my right bicep I got with my fake ID when I was 16. Got so much shit for it but this band saved my life, I was a shitbag kid and dime made me want to play guitar. Read in guitar world he slept with his guitar, so I worked all summer to save up for a blue charvell with a floyd rose. It changed my life. I spent the better part of my teenage life learning how to play, I spent every waking moment with my guitar in hand rather than partying like the rest of my friends
“Music is amazing.” Amen.
Metal can be incredibly complex. If a lot of those guys weren't metal musicians they could have easily been great classical musicians and composers. No, metal never got it's due. The powers that be used to always shit on it back in the 80's and 90's. I'm ok with that, people that know good music know that songs like this are masterpieces.
I've always said,"good music is timeless"!
So true, even almost 40 years after starting playing guitar 🎸. Too bad I didn't keep up with it the last 10 years, but thankfully I have been playing for my 2yr and 8yr old girls.. God willing I can stay with it again, lot of my friends thought I was going to make it in the music industry, playing in 3 totally different bands and jamming ALL night some days and nights...
If you feel like this ended too soon, you need to try Floods. That song is perfection. It's a phenomenal composition in every way.
This and 10s
@@jacobbaigent5415 And The Sleep
Shhhh you gotta ease into it , if you don’t you’ll scare him off
Yes it's a compositional masterpiece indeed.. vocally there's not much but Dimebag Darrell did do justice with the amount of canvas he has got to paint with..
@@heavymetal116 It doesn't go as high as CG, vocally, but it definitely goes low. Very low. Which will tickle Doug's fancy.
Dimebag was a child-like soul who bled joy. He was a natural born guitar player, created to be on stage. Too good for this world, he rocked the shit out of it while he was here. /respect
Dime easily changed the world of music in general with his talent I'm not a huge Pantera fan but they ooze badassery and pure talent and dime is the reason why countless people decide to pickup a guitar I have absolutely nothing but respect for them
Nicest guy I ever met. I had his pick from Ozzfest. I played it for years til it broke. I think he wouldnt want it framed.
❤
And he was on a Wheaties box
This was Phil's greatest vocal performance with the band. I wish he had kept this vocal range, he had the potential to be on a level with Dickinson, Tate, Halford and King Diamond. A lot of fans believe it was Dime's best solo, too. Eddie Van Halen was one of Dime's biggest influences and if he was alive today I am sure he would have thanked you for the comparison.
It was all downhill from here for Phil. Sadly.
he's brilliant on Trendkill (in a different way)
@@HenryFordOfficial I liked his vocals on every album not going to lie but vulgar trendkill and cowboys from hell are his best work imo
The music business made him more and more furious with each album, and they created a beast out of him..
You should listen to Will Meet Again off of Power Metal.
If Dimebag heard you say he reminded you of EVH, he would have been happy to hear that as he looooooved Eddie! Van Halen was one of his favorite bands when he was young.
Yeah that’s probably the biggest compliment you could give him in his mind
the fact that doug said “heavy shit” and moving his head just says how good this band and song rlly is
Yea, i wish they were still making songs
Finally someone reacting to the long version as intended!
The Charismatic Voice did, as well. Retires opera singer.
I have never heard a song like this before. It has dark and painful lyrics and sung just beautifully. The song structure is unique and that ending is glorious. Nobody sounds like Pantera.
Hollow and this love have some pretty good lower register singing
I believe this and always will. Classical music and metal music are intertwined. They both speak to greater things than ourselves
It's just metal without electric man
Randy Rhodes intertwined them and welded classical into metal.
Yes Indeed Sir!!
Something I have always said and believed as well.
1st metalheads were Beethoven, Holst, Wagner & Tchaikovsky
Dime would've absolutely loved you comparing him to EVH. He was actually buried in a KISS Kasket, with one of Eddie's own guitars which he donated. Dude was a massive fan of Van Halen and pretty much based a lot of his guitar style on Eddie's playing, then just added his own tricks. I'm not huge into Pantera, but their ballads, like this one, are fantastic. "Floods" is another one I think you'd appreciate.
Dime was buried in THE KISS Kasket, the original prototype.
He also idolized the incomparable Randy Rhoads...
And Blues Saraceno, who sadly always gets overlooked when Dime's influences are mentioned - and as an artist in his own right
@@HevyDevy101 He wasn't an influence just because Dime listened to one of his records in 1995.
@@moderusprime prove it
When you said that the solo made you think of Van Halen.. I smiled. 🤘
Same :)
I smiled too 😎
Dime might have smiled himself.
Sir, your ears have now been blessed by one of the greatest guitar solos of all time. RIP Dimebag Darryl and Vinnie Abbott
I'll take Floods but this is no slouch.
This was peak Pantera IMO-they never surpassed these heights. This song is really packed with intense emotion, anguish and repressed pain. A metal masterpiece.
Idk bro, "becoming" on far beyond driven was pretty fn wicked to see live back in the days....
Hollow does it for me.
Domination solo to breakdown is the highest point
Pantera is one of metal's greatest bands. So much skill, boldness, heaviness, passion, and groove. And the late Dimebag Darrel was one of the greatest guitarists of several generations.
20th anniversary of Chuck Schuldiner was today too. December 13th 2001, one of, if not the, most influential players in the Death Metal genre. I would love to see some Death make it on this channel, especially off of the Symbolic, Human, ITP era. Absolutely fantastic progressive Death Metal, hugely influential, extremely unique progressions, and very insightful commentary on society
Voice of the Soul would also be a very welcome tune to react to. I mean, the whole catalog is just INCREDIBLE, but that's probably a pretty good entry point.
The Philosopher!
@@Heiteinah the only song to recommend off of TSOP; the drums on that album will distract him 😬 but anything off of ITP and Symbolic I totally agree. For Human he definitely should go with Cosmic Sea and once he’s opened up more to the style of death metal he can pay more attention to the subject matter in Human :)
Any death is great in my book
Yeah… Doug please, do a reaction to Voice of the Soul…
What I loved about Dimebag was that his guitar playing was like another vocal part. Boy, could he make that guitar sing. He was one of a kind, such a good soul. Such a tragedy we lost him and Vinnie Paul so soon.
Sick!! When a classical composer starts to head bang, you know its heavy!!!
Dimebag was an absolute class act, too. Down to earth as could be, he had no problem just hanging out with fans and being himself. Zero ego. There's an awesome video somewhere out there of his doing a clinic at a Guitar Center and the autograph signing that followed and he's just absolutely a top class human being, treating every fan like they were the only person on Earth at that moment. He was always a huge influence on me as a player and just a model of staying humble.
Apparently if you were in the room with him, he would make a point of making sure that you were having fun.
I heard that even if you never met him, Dime would treat you like you were one of his best friends
Pantera is without a doubt the most influential metal band of the 90s (metallica was starting to slide creatively after 91). They absolutely ooze musical talent, and had great songwriting.
I won Pantera tickets on KISW 99.9 in Seattle when they opened for Skid Row. I was caller 9 of 10 and begged the dj for tickets. I was the only person rocking out in the winners section and Vinnie noticed me. When they came to the front of the stage after their set Vinnie pointed at me so I pointed at myself and said me? And he said yes, there was no one else standing around me. He said are you ready and I said yes and waved my arms in an upward motion. He threw a drum head like a Frisbee and it got about 2 feet from a hands and dove down to the seats below me. We both put our hands on our heads like nooo..... then he shrugged his shoulder and said.. I tried! and I gave him a double thumbs up 👍 and he gave a double back at me then turned and walked off the stage. I'll never forget that little moment between me and Vinnie Paul. I was a rocker and play guitar so I was very familiar with pantera and my wife and I liked Skid Row. I had to see them and told the DJ I just had a child and money was tight, I told him I know he has tickets to get rid of because you could pick between 3 bands and everyone was choosing John Couger Mellencamp. After they got my info I called him back to express my profound appreciation. I was caller number 9 of 10 and screwed hey!!!!! That's how I got his attention and he gave me 2 tickets. My wife got to see Sebastians dick when he shook it at the crowd and I got to see Pantera!. My son just turned 30, I raised him myself after my wife left and I fought her for custody and won. My son is very successful and went after his American dream and has succeeded beyond my expectations. Anyway..... music just isn't the same without the Abbott brothers 😪😔😩😫😫🥺
@@kenyoung9284 Gotta give it to Vinnie for trying aha, great story man 🤘
And the BEST band from the 90's
Spot on analysis!
I absolutely love how you not only appreciate the music, but you're also taking a deep dive in to the lyrics....much respect.
32 Years ago this came out. I can't believe it, and it's still a benchmark for modern music. Unreal. Rip Daryl & Vinny. Could you imagine fighting with your 5 year old brother over whatever and then rising to world conquering status together? Amazing and heart-wrenching true tale.
There's a song called "In this river" which was made by Zakk Wylde (founder of Black Label Society) in honour of Dimebag Darrel, a great friend of his. Try listening and reacting to this song too, it's very touching!!
Too bad it has that solo in it.A solo is Zakks pretty much typical over the top sensless shred.I am a guitar player and I do love shred but there is a time and place for everything.Dime deserved much better ( not that I think that solo was some sort of disrespect to dime) and it would be a much more emotinal tribute to Dimebag if a solo was a combination of some shred but with larger melodic element to it.Btw I do love Zakk it's just that he knows to be very tasteless with his guitar playing.
Specifically the live in Paris version! Easily my favorite Zakk performance lol.
Zakk wrote the song before Dime died, but later recorded the video about their friendship and Dime's death. It gets me in the feels every time.
@@spirit0destroyer Go watch the live in Paris version, it's the best version of the song imo.
@@spirit0destroyer "Dime deserved much better" just wow, dude. Zakk's solos may seem "senseless" to you and I even agree to some extent (depends on which song) but people like you are definitely not worth being remembered, let alone having a tribute made about you that touches so many people.
Excellent vid, Doug. Dimebag was one of the few artists who was universally respected, even before his death. I never read a negative word about him (unless it was a hotel owner who had hosted the band the night before lol). He was one of a kind. I recommend checking out the song "Hollow" next.
Yes definitely Hollow!
100% for sure!!
@Mary D. dont forget though he owed DD money and didnt pay him haha
Phil Anselmo had a lot of bad things to say about Dimebag. Shortly before Dimebag's death, Phil gave an interview in which he said that Dimebag needed to be beaten severely. It's why he was banned from attending Dimebag's funeral.
@@toddr1592 Sorry. I meant credible sources. Phil didn't even know what world he was in during those days of drunken, pill-induced stupor.
My interpretation of the song is that the narrator is *leaving* (rather than entering) a metaphorical cemetery (one of unresolved grief & rage and guilt over those feelings) over the death of their loved one (possibly death by her own hand). All the lyrics point to an ongoing struggle of trying to establish an identity not based on the relationship and trying to acknowledge and overcome the shame they have for their feelings. The song keeps alternating between sorrow/rage/regret and eventually ends on what I feel is a statement of self-liberation/self-empowerment: leaving the cemetery through the gates and reclaiming/rebuilding their life.
Anyways, thanks for another great video.
Great analysis. Just a masterpiece of a song
I saw Pantera opening for Skid Row. Pantera was obviously the star of that show. It was my first pit and definitely blew my mind. No gimmicks, no make up, just ripping music and amazing vocals. It was 1990, I was 11 and changed forever.
That last guitar wail gave me chills the first time I heard this song.
It still gives me chills.
"Hollow" is another great pantera song to react to, similar style to this one, very emotional.
Man you’re becoming a metal head day by day. I love seeing the music I listened to growing up get its respect . Thanks man
Amen to that brother -- grew up on all of this- remember watching Pantera open up for Skid Row and they blew them so far out of the water!! Absolutely amazing every single time after too.!!
I’m glad you reacted to the album version, not the official video. The beginning is one of the most beautiful parts of the song
"I will unlock my door" - is someone who feels trapped or caged by somone else and they fight for freedom
"And pass the cemetery gates" - the death of the partner left them trapped by grief and by passing the gates (not through the gates) they well put that gierf behind them to move on in life
There’s an old time thing people did in the south when driving past a cemetery. They would lock the car doors to not allow death in. Unlocking the door means he’s not afraid to die or to let death in.
The look on Doug's face when Phil and Dime start following each other at the end!🖤🖤🖤🤓🤓🤓🤘🤘🤘
The same face I made when I first heard it
@@tompatchak8706 right? I mean I first heard that and thought "studio magic!; can't be done live!" Then I saw/heard it live and was like "I still don't understand how Dime figured that out or that it is even possible!"
@@acidrockpro reminds me of Dazed and Confused! I saw videos of Zepp doing it live as well
Thank you for covering Pantera!!!
I love it!!!
“That’s like a guitar screaming in anguish.” I’ll be a fan of yours for life .
Pantera was awesome. It's a shame what happened with the Abbott brothers later. This song is very deep. I'm glad you finally reacted to it! For the next reaction I'd suggest "This Love", another deep song.
Second best breakdown after Domination. Sick AF!
Just the fact that Dimebag's playing, style, influence and overall personality still resonates with sooo many people today makes me a bit more happy than sad...
Love watching these reactions seeing g the genuine look of awe it really brings back the feeling when I first heard a song that means something to me.
Nice job breaking this down, Cemetery Gates has been my favorite metal song since it came out 🤘🏼
Dude, check out "The End Of Heartache" by Killswitch Engage, and "Would?" by Alice In Chains. 🤟
I caught a guitar pick from Dime at a show in Germany in 1994 when I was stationed there. It's one of my prized possessions.
Cool video.
About Eddie Van Halen - Dimebag is buried with EVH's guitar that he gave personally.
This is who I mourn on December 8th
Same, and my birthday is on December 8th lol.
From a 16 year old that’s been playing since he was 12 I cannot put into words what this band and specifically dimebag means to me they’re amazing and despite what happened to dimebag and vinnie there legacy lives on that shows how great they where as a band
The Abbott brothers' father was a country western studio producer/songwriter and Pantera's songs always had a strong Texas-style groove. The "Vulgar Display of Power" album lyrics meant a lot to me as a bitter and miserable 13-14 year old. The whole album is full of positive uplifting/empowering lyrics about self-reliance and perseverance, overcoming adversity... "When I channel my hate to productive, I don't find it hard to impress." To this day it is still a top 3 all-time album for me. I knew Cemetery Gates would show up on this channel eventually; glad that it did.
This song has always been one of my favorites from them. A few years ago my daughter passed and since then it has been really difficult for me to listen to this due to the manner of her passing. But I still do it. Like The Pass by Rush, it's just too good to leave out of my play list. Nicely done Doug, as always. Thank you.
The Pass! Underrated song .
Dime was a genius riff master and top notch soloist. Big understatement. One could only wish for this skill. What artists.
I think my favorite part of watching this video was seeing Doug’s facial expressions during powerful moments in the song, because I’ve seen those faces on many people before who enjoy this heavier type of music. I’ve come to see it as a sign that complex emotions are being brought out by the music in a powerful and moving way, and that’s exactly what metal music does for me and many of my musical colleagues. Not to mention this is one of my all-time favorite songs and Doug’s reaction to it reinforces what makes it a very moving piece of music.
Had the pleasure of seeing Pantera on their Vulgar Display of Power Tour.
Dimebag jumped into the crowd mid solo and crowd surfed - never missed a note the entire time, and it's not like it was an easy solo. One of the most impressive things I've ever seen.
One of Metal’s Greatest bands - Rest In Peace Vinny Paul and Dimebag Darrell - Pantera FOREVER 🤘🤘
I first saw Pantera in 1987. I was instantly blown away with Dime's playing and saw them *many* times over the years. The last time we chatted was in 2004 with Damageplan, 8 mths before he was taken from this world. Thank you for reacting to this (although I've never thought it was about suicide, but moreso about grief and trying to move forward). It's an incredible song!
The diamond Darrel days haha I have a copy of cowboys when he still went by diamond Darrel. Copies printed after vulgar was released have the dimebag name on em
@@therealnynetynyne360 I have biz cards & guitar picks of his that say "Diamond Darrell" 💎
@@Wishpool that's so cool love seeing old metal heads like myself still around
I was eagerly awaiting your reaction to the end vocals. I remember hearing this for the first time in high school and nearly falling over. I was so blown away. Dimebag popularized a somewhat new sound by de-tuning his low E string and mixing in so many artificial harmonics. It really was like nothing else before it.
You know this is so valuable for an aspiring musician, having someone talk about the notes and chords of your favorite songs
Doug I recommend you to listen to voice of the soul by death. It's a pioneer death metal band but this is an instrumental, it's not extreme metal so you should like it. Today is also the anniversary of Chuck Schuldiner's death, the vocalist and guitarist of the band.
RIP Dime and Vinnie. Watch Zakk and Black Label Society pay tribute to Dime on their song "In This River". Fun fact Doug, Eddie Van Halen put one of his prized guitars into Dimes coffin.
I'd like to think that when EVH got to the Pearly Gates, Dime was there waiting for him with the guitar and a couple of Blacktooth Grins. "I was just borrowing it. Getcha pull brother."
Dime and Vinnie would high five and yell "Van Halen!" before every concert...cause they were brothers like Eddie and Alex, drums and guitar...in fact it was their last words to eachother before DIME was murdered.. GREAT react/analysis
I wish they would have continued in this direction musically...as well as the heavy groove of "Walk" etc...
It's amazing how everyone is impressed by Dimebag's guitar solo XD
@4:01 I can assure you there are no keyboards anywhere on this album. You were hearing Rex's bass. The band HATED keyboards. Anything they did in the studio they wanted to be able to easily replicate live. NO KEYBOARDS
In his defense, as someone going into it mostly blind, the almost completely clean tone Rex is using at the outset has a timbre to it that's similar to a baby grand or a good keyboard facsimile of one. I've had quite a few people that I introduced to Pantera mistake that bit for a piano/keyboard. Whether or not Rex would appreciate being mistaken for a keyboardist...eh.
Was never a huge Pantera fan, but I always had immense admiration for Dimebag as a guitarist. I remember being shocked when I heard about his death. I'd just started playing guitar a few years prior and learned a few Pantera songs. This is one that just hits harder and in a different way after his death.
What's even more amazing, Phil is hitting these high notes as a natural low bass. He is in chest voice down to about G1 and vocal fry to E1, while hitting notes in soprano territory.
I love Doug's reactions to metal tunes.
I would recommend The Sleep by Pantera from the same album. It's such an underrated gem
I love the rhythm guitar during the solo of that one.
@@8569jimboslice yes! Me too
Dime's best solo imo
@@leeroden7900 too many good ones for me to call one best imo
Not a huge Pantera fan. As always your reaction is enlightening and entertaining and sheds new light on a song I might not have listened to by choice or enjoyed as much upon a normal listen Thanks Doug! 😎👍
Exactly the same here
This is their best song, imo. So dark.
The guy has no taste, he said holy wars sucks 😂
The wife was a fan. I learned them thru osmosis. They were better than GOOD.
@@Qthetar I love megadeth and Holy Wars but no need to get butthurt over his reaction to the song. I kinda saw it coming, he is looking at things from a classical composer's point of view and even though Holy wars is an absolute classic, there's not much happening "harmonically" there tbh.
I think doug is getting into metal more and more every day, remember he hated double bass LOL and now he's mostly like "actually I don't mind the double bass on this one" 😂
Edit: Just checked your other comments on this channel, never mind the explanation, Megadeth Rules🤘🏼🙌🏼😂
Dime would’ve loved to hear you say that you could hear EVH in his playing. RIP to both legends!
ok first time watching ANY of your videos, I love this song, I love people reacting to it, but the way you dig in lyrically and musically and soulfully brought tears to my eyes, I love this reaction. I am 100% in. I wish more people took the time to really evaluate music as you do, I think I do (though I don't have nearly the theoretical knowledge you do), but when people really have some understanding you get how impressive and beautifully composed this song is. Thank you for this, I will be watching more!
Dimebag & Vinnie p were both legends in their craft. Utilizing the fact that they were brothers, they riffed off of each other & created godly music that will never be duplicated. Rest in peace you goddamn legends. Rocks the gods faces off🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘💯💯
Though I can see the 'suicide' motif, I've never considered this the song's message. As I would see it, the song is about a protagonist (arguably, Phil) who's both grieving the loss of someone important and - at the same time - angry about this person's passing which hasn't permitted him closure. There's, also, a sense of time and distance from this passing that's left strong, unresolved emotions. At one point, the protagonist state's 'The chance to save my soul / And my concern is now in vain.' This could mean two things: after the time that's passed, he's realizes that closure isn't possible and that he's left with his unresolved feelings; or, realizing he cannot change the past, accepts his misgiving about this person's passing and moves on. To pass through the 'cemetery gates,' to me, means moving through - and letting go of - one's grief; and in doing such, he permits this painful situation to die, so that he might move-on to something more. It's a very intense motif.
But this is why I've, so, enjoyed Pantera: their ability to discuss - in frank detail - the very darkest aspects of self in a way that's visceral, but in a profoundly humane/human way that speaks to the complexities of such feelings. To be honest, this is one of their lighter songs. 'This Love' and 'Good Friends and A Bottle of Pills' speak to the bleakest aspect of the underlying drives within all of us (that we go to great lengths to hide ); yet, which are always there - and ready to consume us - should the facade of our civility falter, for whatever reason. That said, an equally strong motif underlying Pantera's music is the need for strength and the ability to overcome one's shortcomings to become a more whole, fulfilled person. So, it's not all bleak.
Thanks for the review, Mr. Doug. Best, J.
Goosebumps every single time, watching Doug react made me feel exactly how I did the first time I did. What a masterpiece!
"This is like Van Halen"
Dime was actually buried with one of Eddies original guitars that Eddie had bought to the funeral.
Dime was a big Eddie VanHalen fan. You can definitely hear it woven throughout his playing. He did a lot of symmetrical stuff also. I loved his playing there was a lot of substance to it.
Hell yes! Pantera is one of my favorite bands of all time, their guitar player basically single-handedly kept me interested in learning guitar. Been playing for over 20 years now, and I owe at least part of that to Pantera. "Hollow" by them would be another great next choice 🤘
Awesome reaction! Dime was a Guitar God. First came Jimi Hendrix, then Eddie Van Halen, then Randy Rhoads and then Dimebag. He's as unique as any of those guitar players. No one could ever copy their styles and aound like them, same with Dime. Eddie Van Halen loved Dime's playing. You need to dig deeper into their catalog. Next, please watch their live performance of "Domination" in Moscow with the biggest crowd ever - 1.5 million or something like that in the audience. It will blow your mind off.
👆🏼 THIS
Dimebag was heavily inspired by Dave Mustaine
I think it's awesome to see a classical composer give some props to Pantera and metal music. Honestly appreciated seeing your reaction to some of the most emotional riffs. I get some many emotions and feelings listening to Cemetery Gates. RIP Dime.
Doug it brilliant to hear a classically trained ear appreciate the complexity of this song and to praise the song writing ability of Pantera. Throughly enjoyed watching this and hearing your thoughts. ❤
Long live Dimebag!
Awesome video, Doug!
To me, "pass the cemetery gates" is a more hopeful statement about how he will no longer let her death define him. He will unlock the door and pass the cemetery gates, back into the real world. Granted, I'm probably biased here, because I went through exactly that when my father committed suicide when I was just short of 12 years old, and I think about how many years it took me to recover from that, and how it truly ruled my emotions and my capability for emotional response throughout the time when I see myself as having been trapped behind "the cemetery gates"...
My thoughts exactly. He will pass through the veil of grief and cry the tears that he once could not. Thank you for sharing your story brother. Wishing you well.
Interesting insight for sure. Hadn't thought much about the lyrics despite listening to this song plenty. Thanks
I believe these lines in the song are literal. "unlock my door and pass the cemetery gates". they're talking about superstitions mostly in the south related to spirits in graveyards. people will make sure to roll up their windows and lock their car doors as they leave the cemetery to prevent spirits from catching a ride past the cemetery gates with them. so the band is saying they unlocked their door as they left hoping the deceased friends spirit may leave with them. pretty deep.
Thanks for sharing. I've always felt it as a song of processing grief and working through it all and coming out the other side.
Hi Doug, you've added some new layers on my mind about these lyrics. Thanks for sharing your interpretation of this song, which is one of my favorites.
I'm not sure how I stumbled across your channel, but I've watched a few videos now and this one really takes me back. I was in my teens in the mid 90s when I first discovered Pantera and their music helped me get through my own depression. Your reaction video helps me to appreciate their music on a deeper level than I could have in my teens. I'm going back to my music app now to create a playlist to revisit all their music, thanks!
My dude the yellow and black famous guitar Van Halen is laying in dimebags coffin right now. The fact that you recognize the influences from Van Halen into dimebags style of playing is awesome. Major kudos to you
What an amazing song from an amazingly talented bunch of guys. Hope you get to some more tracks from them.
Cheers Doug. Happy holidays
One of my favourite songs of all time. Although I'm not a big fan of Pantera in general, I think this song is one of the pinnacles in metal composition. It's deep, heavy (musically and lyrically), fast, catchy, soulful, etc, etc. It's filled with all things good and I love it. It's a shame Phil Anselmo doesn't use this kind of vocal register more often. The mix of the deeper, cleaner tone, the more aggressive, raspier one and ending with those (almost) power metal-like high notes just blows my mind. The rest of the band's performance is also top notch (I particularly like the bass line) with the obvious highlight for Darrell's riffs and solos. Again, the bulk of Pantera's catalog doesn't move me, but this song (along with the title track from Cowboys From Hell) does in a very special way.
absolutely love your breakdowns, Doug! you give great context to some of my favorite songs!
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Another great Pantera "ballad" about loss is "Hollow" from the follow-up album Vulgar Display of Power. It's a song about a friend in a comatose state, "He as hollow as I alone" and it's gut-wrenching. Also full of tremendous playing by Dimebag.
You sir are an important person to listen to!Im glad i pressed play on this!Keep up the good work!
Sir, I have seen several videos of you and only now I am encouraged to write to you. Thank you for sharing a new perspective with everyone, to enjoy rock and metal music to another level. You do a great job, so to speak. Greetings from Popayán, Colombia.
My dad only listened to classical music and it's pretty much all I heard until middle school. I love how you can enjoy and see the melody and beauty in metal music. It's loud, rough, and fast, but also very beautiful and melodic if people take the time and listen. Happy to see you have an open mind to other music. Also super happy to hear you compare Dimebag to EVH. Also wonderful to watch you at the end. "That's a high A!". I grinned and thought man he's gonna be blown away.
Check out Pantera's "This Love". - Simply a great metal tune! And "Floods" - killer solo on this one!
Factoid - Dimebag was buried with Edward Van Halens original Bumblebee guitar!
Man! you are so wise! I enjoy the most lyrics analysis in your videos. Keep it going
YESSS FINALLY SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY PLAYED THE CORRECT VIDEO god bless
Can't wait for you to hear more of Dime's playing--one of the greatest guitarist's ever. Mastered those squeals, there are some videos if you do some searching of him "teaching" how to do it that are pretty cool!
I always took it literally when he says pass by the cemetery gates, as if he doesn’t have the strength to visit the friend’s grave, and has to find it by facing the grief instead of holding it in for pride’s sake.
I must've listened to this song a million times. You gave me an entirely new perspective on it. Thank you!
I live in Texas. I have met so many people who knew Dime. He was not aloof. He loved people. I believe he was a wonderful expression of god.
To the channel creator, this is a very sore spot for us still. We mourn Dime and Vinnies death every day. Thank you for your comments and thoughts. I remember too well the Day Dime was taken from us, and the day Vinnie was as well. We are still saddened and will forever be so. Thank you for your respect.
Yes!!!!!! Another daily Doug for the win!!!!
Have been enjoying your content for awhile. This one was in the deep end. In a good way. I was in tears, the song that I have been listening half of my life. One of the biggest songs ever. In what ever genre. It's so intense, beautiful. If I may add to what ever you said, I would add the main feelings: disappointment, injustice. I'd say it's about life, taken away from those who didn't deserve that destiny. Anyway, loving this
Thank you, Doug. Your analysis was spot on. This is probably one of my favorite Pantera songs (if not my favorite). And I was both excited and nervous when I came across this vid in my feed. I wasn't sure how you would react as usually you seem to not care as much for the metal songs. Thank you, thank you.