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.
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".
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.
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.
to me it feels like the guitar is a friend giving him consolation at the moment of anguish, responding to him with understanding... so gut wrenching indeed.
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.
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
@@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.
‘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 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..
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.
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
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...
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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 :)
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.!!
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...
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.
"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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
@@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!"
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.
That cut is outstanding. Phil is at his peak. Dime sounds great as always. The high vocal notes are unbelievable if you've ever seen them live, Phil just growled into the mic the few shows I got to see. I guess he was in the middle of his addiction.
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 🤘
@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.
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.
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.
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🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘💯💯
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
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."
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.
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.
This reaction was just great I absolutely love seeing these professionals in like classical music hear this song for the first time. Their reaction is always the same they blown away EVERY SINGLE TIME
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.
what makes this a kicker is Dime had no formal music training at all. He Just played his heart and soul in his music. Vinnie paul is also his brother and recently passed away.
i can’t say enough how enjoyable and inspiring it is to watch someone musical who maybe isn’t super familiar with a metal band (like pantera etc) and be so moved by it- it in turn moves us musicians back!
I have loved this song since I first heard it. But it has hit me a lot harder since my oldest kid's mom took her own life. The rage and sadness come through so clear and pressing, and I feel it. It's been 12 years, and I still feel it when I listen this song. Your analysis and commentary are excellent.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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! 😎👍
@@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🤘🏼🙌🏼😂
Thank you for this reaction. As a metalhead i must say that this kind of music helps me to relax. I was around 10 years old when i became Pantera fan. My parents probably thought i was gone mad 😃.
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.
For a long time and even still, I mourn the loss of an exceptional guitarists and human being. But one day it hit me that he was killed in front of his brother. I can't imagine losing my little brother, but being right there and witnessing his murder... there's no words for how soul crushing that would be.
@@TheHyde8875 It actually does, because it sounds different. If you play along with standard tuning it sounds out of tune, just a bit, but enough to hear it. Doesn't matter for how you play it of course, but that is not what I meant.
@@marcvolgers8352 the notes are still the notes whatever the tuning of the strings might be if the note is an A it still an A ya just play it on a different fret. The only time ya need to know what the tuning g is if you want to learn to play it. It's really damn hard and you prob won't master it, the tuning doesn't actually matter otherwise
@@therealnynetynyne360 technically speaking, an A 1/4 lower isn't an A (in equal temperament tuning! A=440hz). It definitely does matter if you want to play along, because with a regular tuned guitar it will sound awful. If you don't play along, it doesn't matter of course. It's just the same as a tuned down guitar and you will call the F#m7 a F#m7 and not a F 3/4# m7 or whatever it should be. I have several guitars tuned lower (1/2 step, 1 step, 1 1/2 step) and when I play an E5 on my 1/2 step tuned down guitar I don't say I play an Eb5, although it sounds like an Eb5. I made this remark because Doug mentioned it.
@@marcvolgers8352 yes so if you tune half step down 5th string open is not a, but if you fret the first fret it's now an a. The tuning of the guitar does not make the guitar incapable of creating the nore ya just fret it differently.
Dimebag Darryl Paul was simply one of the best guitarists the world has never heard of and he died way way too young I grew up with Pantera and his death… I’ll never forget it. It’s weird, but because Pantera played such a huge part of my life, I felt like I’d lost someone I knew I think it’s fantastic that Darryl , Phil, Vinnie and Rex are getting so much recognition from people who have a deep musical background, who see the music for more than a loud rabble, I think that would fill Darryl with so much pride
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.
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.
First Doug I would like to say you do a wonderful job at reactions. I've probably watched this reaction five times. Now this doesn't really fall under reaction video watch for you but I would very much suggest that you watched the Dimevision Part1 DVD. It was a memorial video put out after dimes murder. It'll get you a much better understanding of who dime was and why he is so beloved.
I always thought that "passing the cemetery gates" was being able to accept the death of a loved one. If you ever had to endure the death of a loved one , you know you live there with her/him, by his side, mentally, on the cemetery. Its really difficult to accept. So, in many ways, its like you are mentally stuck on the cemetery, where the loved one remains are. It takes a lot of healing to finally be able to leave the gates of the cemetery and back to the world. By the way, I'd love if you could react to Gentle Giant live: ua-cam.com/video/2F_C4Y8n16I/v-deo.html&start_radio=1
Great to see a musical genius break down the music and chord progressions as well as dive into the deep lyrics. And to immediately notice Dime’s talent is nice considering he was mostly self taught and really didn’t understand music theory to any degree. He was a natural talent.
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!
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to me it feels like the guitar is a friend giving him consolation at the moment of anguish, responding to him with understanding... so gut wrenching indeed.
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
"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
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.
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.
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...
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
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
Finally someone reacting to the long version as intended!
The Charismatic Voice did, as well. Retires opera singer.
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
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
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.
One of? THE, baby!!
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
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.
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.
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
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
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…
That last guitar wail gave me chills the first time I heard this song.
It still gives me chills.
I absolutely love how you not only appreciate the music, but you're also taking a deep dive in to the lyrics....much respect.
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
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.
"Hollow" is another great pantera song to react to, similar style to this one, very emotional.
Sick!! When a classical composer starts to head bang, you know its heavy!!!
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
When you said that the solo made you think of Van Halen.. I smiled. 🤘
Same :)
I smiled too 😎
Dime might have smiled himself.
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.
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!
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.
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.!!
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.
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.
"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.
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 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.
About Eddie Van Halen - Dimebag is buried with EVH's guitar that he gave personally.
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!
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.
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.
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.
Dime was a genius riff master and top notch soloist. Big understatement. One could only wish for this skill. What artists.
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.
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 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
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?" and "Love Hate Love" by Alice In Chains. 🤟
One of Metal’s Greatest bands - Rest In Peace Vinny Paul and Dimebag Darrell - Pantera FOREVER 🤘🤘
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.
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.
“That’s like a guitar screaming in anguish.” I’ll be a fan of yours for life .
Thank you for covering Pantera!!!
I love it!!!
What an amazing song from an amazingly talented bunch of guys. Hope you get to some more tracks from them.
Cheers Doug. Happy holidays
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
Goosebumps every single time, watching Doug react made me feel exactly how I did the first time I did. What a masterpiece!
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.
That cut is outstanding. Phil is at his peak. Dime sounds great as always. The high vocal notes are unbelievable if you've ever seen them live, Phil just growled into the mic the few shows I got to see. I guess he was in the middle of his addiction.
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 🤘
@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.
Dime would’ve loved to hear you say that you could hear EVH in his playing. RIP to both legends!
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.
Thank God you did full version.
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.
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🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘💯💯
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...
One of the best channels on UA-cam. Wow!
Sir, you just made the best analysis of this song, I love how you disected the lyrics and made that thoughtful interpretation
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."
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
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.
This reaction was just great I absolutely love seeing these professionals in like classical music hear this song for the first time. Their reaction is always the same they blown away EVERY SINGLE TIME
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.
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 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
what makes this a kicker is Dime had no formal music training at all. He Just played his heart and soul in his music. Vinnie paul is also his brother and recently passed away.
i can’t say enough how enjoyable and inspiring it is to watch someone musical who maybe isn’t super familiar with a metal band (like pantera etc) and be so moved by it- it in turn moves us musicians back!
I have loved this song since I first heard it. But it has hit me a lot harder since my oldest kid's mom took her own life. The rage and sadness come through so clear and pressing, and I feel it. It's been 12 years, and I still feel it when I listen this song. Your analysis and commentary are excellent.
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.
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.
I have stood on the stage in the very spot where Dime was shot. The vibe while standing there is heavier than anything Pantera released.
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.
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!
It's amazing how everyone is impressed by Dimebag's guitar solo XD
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🤘🏼🙌🏼😂
Thank you for this reaction. As a metalhead i must say that this kind of music helps me to relax. I was around 10 years old when i became Pantera fan. My parents probably thought i was gone mad 😃.
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.
For a long time and even still, I mourn the loss of an exceptional guitarists and human being. But one day it hit me that he was killed in front of his brother. I can't imagine losing my little brother, but being right there and witnessing his murder... there's no words for how soul crushing that would be.
Long live Dimebag!
Awesome video, Doug!
Probably one of the best metal ballads. By the way, it's recorded a bit lower than standard tuning (about a 1/4 note down)
Doesn't matter what the tuning is. It doesn't change the notes other than where they're found on the neck.
@@TheHyde8875 It actually does, because it sounds different. If you play along with standard tuning it sounds out of tune, just a bit, but enough to hear it. Doesn't matter for how you play it of course, but that is not what I meant.
@@marcvolgers8352 the notes are still the notes whatever the tuning of the strings might be if the note is an A it still an A ya just play it on a different fret. The only time ya need to know what the tuning g is if you want to learn to play it. It's really damn hard and you prob won't master it, the tuning doesn't actually matter otherwise
@@therealnynetynyne360 technically speaking, an A 1/4 lower isn't an A (in equal temperament tuning! A=440hz). It definitely does matter if you want to play along, because with a regular tuned guitar it will sound awful.
If you don't play along, it doesn't matter of course. It's just the same as a tuned down guitar and you will call the F#m7 a F#m7 and not a F 3/4# m7 or whatever it should be. I have several guitars tuned lower (1/2 step, 1 step, 1 1/2 step) and when I play an E5 on my 1/2 step tuned down guitar I don't say I play an Eb5, although it sounds like an Eb5.
I made this remark because Doug mentioned it.
@@marcvolgers8352 yes so if you tune half step down 5th string open is not a, but if you fret the first fret it's now an a. The tuning of the guitar does not make the guitar incapable of creating the nore ya just fret it differently.
Dimebag Darryl Paul was simply one of the best guitarists the world has never heard of and he died way way too young
I grew up with Pantera and his death… I’ll never forget it. It’s weird, but because Pantera played such a huge part of my life, I felt like I’d lost someone I knew
I think it’s fantastic that Darryl , Phil, Vinnie and Rex are getting so much recognition from people who have a deep musical background, who see the music for more than a loud rabble, I think that would fill Darryl with so much pride
Your reaction to the high notes and guitar matching it were just as good as I’d hoped it would be!
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.
First Doug I would like to say you do a wonderful job at reactions. I've probably watched this reaction five times. Now this doesn't really fall under reaction video watch for you but I would very much suggest that you watched the Dimevision Part1 DVD. It was a memorial video put out after dimes murder. It'll get you a much better understanding of who dime was and why he is so beloved.
I always thought that "passing the cemetery gates" was being able to accept the death of a loved one. If you ever had to endure the death of a loved one , you know you live there with her/him, by his side, mentally, on the cemetery. Its really difficult to accept. So, in many ways, its like you are mentally stuck on the cemetery, where the loved one remains are. It takes a lot of healing to finally be able to leave the gates of the cemetery and back to the world.
By the way, I'd love if you could react to Gentle Giant live: ua-cam.com/video/2F_C4Y8n16I/v-deo.html&start_radio=1
Great to see a musical genius break down the music and chord progressions as well as dive into the deep lyrics.
And to immediately notice Dime’s talent is nice considering he was mostly self taught and really didn’t understand music theory to any degree. He was a natural talent.
That conversation at the end between the guitar and the voice is one of the best things I've ever heard
Dime was a HUGE EVH fan, he'd have loved to hear his playing compared to Eddie's!