@@nic_witout_the_k Or maybe the people just don’t like it, but most critics don’t explain that much. Also “spectrum pulse” ‘s video was mostly complaining about the management, while they only signed with WM the I’m ready era, while remaining all creative freedom and with the click and so on, they were signed with “ajr productions” so I don’t see the point
There’s no denying that AJR’s music is unconventional. But yeah that’s up to listeners to decide whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing. Personally I love it
My friend said "there's too much going on in the songs" and that's exactly why I love them. When someone can put an elephant trumpet in a song and you experience it but don't know it's there... that's fucking amazing.
I think alot of the hate is because people expect music these days to be more like rap. I think that AJR made a whole different ideal of music and it bothers people that its not what they want to hear.
@@TheAstronomersmusic its technical quality. They don't have as good of technical quality. Makes sense since they record everthing in there living room. The mixing is not good on some songs, but they have a sound no one else has because of these short comings
I feel like everyone who hates ajr wants the lyrics to be super witty/deep or they don't like how different/creative they sound. Thank you for not being one of those people.
It is more of the fact that little to no songs have lyrics like this like talking about socks or a bully whether you like that it is special in that way then that is on you or anyone else who like them
@@nic_witout_the_k Adventure Is Out There is a song that is NOT about socks and has a lot of meaning when you look into it. The socks are a throw-off. Adventure Is Out There is about Ryan and Jack reminiscing on old memories that they were reminded of while looking for their socks, because they left their socks in a lot of those places i.e:- his ex’s house, some hotel in Germany, somewhere in the sea, Joe isn’t about a school bully, they’ve discussed this THOUSANDS of times since the album came out, they even said if it was about a bully, it would be lame, low and boring, Joe is about a popular friend that Ryan from AJR always wanted to be like and looked up to. It’s a song about how it feels to surpass your role models. Not dissing some bully. You are allowed to have your own opinions, but please at least get your facts straight before you hate on them over biased opinions :)
It’s insane how AJR makes such upbeat songs with really depressing and sad meanings and it doesn’t hit you so hard until you’ve heard it a few times. That’s what makes them so interesting and enjoyable. The fact that it’s so surprising.
I totally agree. I really love my play but after a few listens the song brings me to tears every time now cause I relate so much. Same with Humpty Dumpty just omg
I love Humpty Dumpty because, for me, it's when you're upset about something, but you want people around you to think you're doing great so you put on your best smile and plan on crying later when no one's there to judge you. Well, for me, the entire album, is them trying to be liked by people (ex: My trick, The World's Smallest Violin etc). I really enjoyed your review and comments and povs!
@@nic_witout_the_k I actually think it's pretty smart. In the original lyrics of Humpty Dumpty, it is said "All the king's horses and all the king's men / Couldn't put Humpty together again" and I think that the entire album kind of portrays that part of the lyrics of the original Humpty Dumpty... I don't know if that makes sense hahah
They def edited the chorus right? Because I take it as a quarantine thing, like he’s stuck inside when adventure is out there. Either way it’s great to finally hear the socks song at last
@@josephassiryani9174 Yea, they said in a livestream that the song just didn’t feel right and so they scratched it and made it better, by changing the chorus
I've got this feeling that 3 o'clock is also influenced by neotheater? They used the same choir that they used in Next up forever and the Finale. I didn't watch the livestream though so if they mentioned it there I'm sorry.
I remember hearing Socks was supposed to be on The Click, didn't make the cut, then was supposed to go on Neotheater, and then became Adventure is Out There. Maybe I'm misremembering the clip though. It was from a live they did
for anyone curious the line 'remember when you chuckled when you heard that song' in Christmas in June is referencing when they played all star on the Elvis Duran show and the people behind the camera chuckled
I’ve never heard the instruments shifting in changing into other ones and when I heard it in way less sad it blew me away and even more when I heard worlds smallest violin Their music has so much creativity and soul put into every song and It just improves the more you listen I don’t get the hate for them maybe it’s because of how different they are but that’s what makes them so great in the first place At this point they have managed to make their own genre of music because it’s so different and mind blowing
Joe isnt about losing faith, it was actually about a kid who Jack looked up to in school who didn't treat him well. And it's all about how cool Jack thought Joe was, but how Joe just laughed at him and never hung out with him, and now that Jack is successful with his music, the song is basically asking Joe if Jack got "cool" yet with all his success.
I thought it was abt how Joe was a cool kid and Ryan wasnt, but they were friends and Ryan always looked up to Joe, now hes asking if Joe thinks hes cool now.
The thing I love about AJR is obviously their music, but their music isn't just unique, it can make you genuinely feel something you've never felt before. A great example is the song "Adventure is Out There", my personal favorite. You both imagined Pixar Movies, Disney, A cowboy riding through a desert, a walk in a park, etc. It can make you feel like a kid, or 18 in a 30 year old body I guess is a way to put it, just feel something, anything at all.
I'm here because I've already wore out the algorithm listening to this album. So cool to see other's listening for the first time. I'm happy to share it with you because for me I was all alone and it didn't even matter.
the trick kinda threw me off ngl, but it was actually about throwing people off with fake stories to make him seem like a awesome person, but he hates the truth, and tries to hide it or he's screwed, I love how all of AJR's songs are all about life topics, and they are all so fun
I find it annoying how so many people automatically dismiss AJR just because they sound different, I think that’s what really makes them so great because I think even if you love them or hate them, Everyone will Agree it doesn’t sound like anything else. I think the topics they talk about are either so weird or so different and yeah they might get a lot of haters but I think that all the fans they gain along the way makes it worth it
I was sitting outside listening to this video, the moment the "I'm not dead yet so I guess I'll be alright" drop hit in OK overture, the wind started blowing. Just thought that was cool.
When I think of "The World's Smallest Violin", I think of small artists. Like, AJR in their early days, or even you guys. The small artist is the violin, and the audience is the number of people that follow that artist. I feel that this song talks about how small creators that don't get recognition may give up but if they don't they will benefit from it. "I'll blow into Smittherens, and spew my tiny symphony". I feel that lyric explains what I just said, but I don't know, I may be "overthinking" it. (See what I did there!) Also, nice fit!
To me it didn’t seem like it was about depression, more about hiding how you feel or how you might be at a point of breaking and don’t want to show others. But that might be cause I relate to it in that way haha
I think that something AJR does is they are about the same age as the people who can relate to most of their lyrics. They can hit their audience deep with the lyrics but with the sound and beat can give us hope and show us that we can get through everything and that we aren’t alone. They do this so well. Most artists write sappy music and make it sound sappy and it makes people who listen to it more sad. AJR makes the hardships of being a kid and young adult and uses their sound to make it so positive. I love it.
The saddest part of this album is that If you put all the songs together it sounds like the band is slowly starting to split up. Adam is trying to become a doctor, Ryan wants to see the world and adventure, in Jack just wants to spend time with his girlfriend. I'm pretty sure they'll never split up but I think that the next album will be about them doing their own thing but staying together.
@@Lucas-up9wq I'm hoping we get some kind of new music before 2025 tho like a delux edition or something cuz 4 years is a long time but I agree it will be a while
@@bwmanhath3770 without covid we wouldn’t have got OK Orchestra until 2022 so that’s 3 years without any other big project. I guess now that they’re doing so much other stuff and don’t even tour this album before 2022 that the next one will take 4 years, but we’ll definitely get a few singles or a EP or something before that. I doubt that they won’t release any new music ^^
AJR is the main inspiration for how I make music. As I watched other people absolutely hate them, I nearly lost both my love for them and my love for making music. Then I saw this and I regained both. You're both so open minded and positive about the music. I also checked out your music and it's pretty good. You've rightfully won my love.
AJR is literally just on a different level than other artists. Their songs are so authentic and original. And the creativity is insane. NOT TO MENTION THE LYRICS. they are so relateable and real. They put so much hard work and production into their songs. The details are amazing these guys are amazing
Thank you guys for being some of the only people who love AJR on UA-cam. It seems like everyone else who reviews them hates them so this is a breath of fresh air. Loved the vid and imma check out yer music sometime!!
The song Joe, to me, wasn't religious, but they wrote it in a way that had parallels to religion. Saying he believed in God, then describing a person, to me means back in school he had a friend, or someone that he looked up to and viewed them as 'God', like a role model and someone they wanted to be, then mentions him making fun of his last name, so much so that he doesn't even go by his last name anymore, which basically crushed him. To think of someone as a friend or a role model and then have them think negatively about you. Then the second verse mentions a girl who, on the surface, seemed like she really cared about him, but she would never go to his shows and never supported him. In the chorus he says something along the lines of 'I should have left you in school, look at all the things I do, I've done shows in Belarus, Joseph don't you think I'm cool', and the very end of the song when he says 'maybe I'll put out this song, and I won't change your name at all' (which means whoever he's talking about, their name wasn't Joe, but they used it along with the God theme to show the parallels to religion), then says 'maybe then you'll call me up, and you'll tell me how cool I got', basically saying to the both of them (Joe and the woman referenced in the second verse) look at me now. Look how you treated me, and look how cool my life is now.
It has nothing to do with god, they confirmed it and also said they’re not religious at all. It’s that they viewed Joe as a god, because they wanted to be like him. And also they didn’t change the name, the name of Ryan’s Joe is really Joe.
I loved just watching your faces as you just took in and processed each song you could see the thoughts and emotions going on. This was so fun to watch and I loved it.
Also Adventure is Out There was originally an unreleased song from Neotheater called Socks that they jazzed up a little bit and added to this album. Definitely definitely a cult favorite!
Ayyeeee! Love to randomly stumble upon fellow Wisconsinites. Hello from Milwaukee :) Can’t wait for AJR to be able to tour these songs! Idk if you saw clips or went to their last tour, but the stage production they did was absolutely insane.
your reactions to all of their music in this album are so awesome!! A lot of people don't understand their creative process with lyrics and production so they start to hate on them but it's the reason why I love them so much!
Some notes from me: I LOVE Three O’Clock Things because it really does perfectly encapsulate that “what if they don’t like me? I feel like I’m not real” vibe that randomly shows up in the middle of the night. ALSO FUCK RACISM, good on that. The Trick: Loving how the first verses are the compulsive/pathological liar and his real, true voice starts to show up in the chorus, and then on the final chorus there’s no hint of the liar, but it may be too late even though he’s 100% honest. I didn’t like it at first, but that’s deep and I love it. World’s Smallest Violin - There’s something about ever-increasing final verses that really butter my biscuit. Karma did a similar thing where it was like one whole breath and this one ESPECIALLY on the line “Now come in with the timpanis and take a shot of Hennessey” just hits so well. I honestly think the songs that weren’t prereleased outdid the prereleases, though Bummerland is right up near the top of my list.
The thing about AJR is that they sing and make songs about "real situations." Even if you don't know it or "see it" in the song, every one(or almost every song) is somehow related or "tied" to life, with problems or joys or just random things. (its hard to explain but yeah.) And even if the "situations" aren't happening in your life they might be happening in theirs.
I’ve seen so much negativity towards this album, despite the fact I loved it! Thank you for the freshening positivity! It’s an album that’s creative, provocative and just a blast so thank you for just being a pair of awesome guys who enjoy music!
It was really awesome coming across this video because I don't know anyone IRL who listens to AJR, and despite trying, I can't seem to get anyone to listen either. I'd been really hyped about this album being released and I loved seeing you both react with the same excitement that I had when I listened for the first time. This album put such a big smile on my face so it's cool to see it did the same for you guys too.
omg I started listening to you guys just recently and I’m also a huge fan of AJR so it’s cool to see that you guys are also fans of them!! I’m in love with both Overthinking and OK Orchestra!!! 💖💖💖
Okay first of all i love AJR and seeing these reactions to the new album but omg the song you previewed in the beginning , i just watched the music video and im obsessed so you got a new fan!
At 35:02 I noticed the red beta in your fish tank is struggling to swim down, she keeps floating up. My beta used to do this sometimes, it's an issue with the swim bladder that you can fix. I recommend looking into this yourself, because it's been a few years since I've dealt with it, but one possible cause is constipation from overfeeding; you can feed her skinned frozen peas to help her pass it. Also try to give her food that sinks, in case she's gulping air from the surface when she eats. And the biggest tip, which really helped mine a lot, is adding some aquarium salt to the water. And antibiotics if nothing else helps. I'm loving the reaction part of the vid lol, just noticed the tell-tale signs and wanted to help if I could.
@@TheAstronomersmusic Of course, glad I could help! Betas are such nice fish. Mine got it so bad one time she not only couldn't swim down but she couldn't get off her side either, so she would just flop sideways along the top of the tank. After doing everything I listed, she was totally fine again and lived another couple years!
In all honesty for me worlds smallest violin seems to be about how no matter how small your problems seem you should be allowed to vent to express your emotions.
To me, and I'm pretty sure this is the case since Ryan addressed it in the live stream. I pretty sure Joe is a song about looking up to someone and having a role model, especially when you're younger. And about seeking their approval or being acknowledged by them in some way.
Actually on the Humpty dumpty song, it could also be a reference to him breaking his ankle, but this also shows a very serious and sad theme about suicide loss, and I thought this song was really well put together and I listen to it every day, just because it hits me different, maybe because I lost someone EXTREMELY important to me, to this cause.
Never heard of you two until today, I was just looking for reactions because I love this band so much and have no one to talk to about it, and now in subbed
It was so refreshing seeing someone enjoy the album as much as I did and have really valid points. Wonderful video! (Also y’alls music is fantastic! definitely gives me the AJR vibe :) )
@@nic_witout_the_k ??? Then I probably wouldn't spend an hour listening to a video of people talking about how much they hate the thing I like? That content would clearly not be directed towards me, as someone who likes it. And vice versa. If I hated it, why would I spend time listening to someone talking about it positively?
Hey guys, you guys are interesting. First time watcher of your channel. I really wish I had someone there listening to this album with me for the first time. I've been a fan of AJR for about two years now when my son and I were playing our alexa game when we dont know what song we want to listen to. We just ask alexa "alexa, play..." whatever word, phrase, question comes to mind. I asked my wife what song she wanted she said "I dont know but I'm ready", so we asked to play "I'm ready" my 1.5 year old daughter and 4 year old son loved the beat and we played it over and over again. I had no idea what I was walking into when I went to listen to their other songs. Yeah "I'm ready" is fun with a great beat, but to me? That's not really them at all. I think sober up was the next one I listened to then birthday party, damn these guys are deep. Legos I didnt like at first but it grew on me and I love it now, I can go on and on and I didn't know when these all came out chronologically. Back to OK Orchestra now. I listened to it on my ear buds+ while driving the RV at least 10 times last week all the way through. No album by anyone has ever done that to me. That obsession (for lack of a better word) for this album started on 4/4/21, I'm still listening to it every day all the way through. I'm curious what you guys think of the album now that you have probably listened to it more than once. Yesterday I watch a full interview with AJR about this album which cleared some mysteries up. All but why the god references in Joe. I'm guessing because they believed in god back in 8th right along with believing in this popular guy Joe whom Ryan idolized and kinda still does today but that faith in god faded like you talked about. Anyway, loved this album! What a lyrical journey and so many eargasms from the production. It was cool to see your reactions.
My take on the album is it has Living Room vibes but Neo Theater levels of production and impact. Which is boss. I still think The Click is my favorite album from them but this one has some of my favorite songs yet by the brothers Met. Great seeing your reactions guys! And I love your music too! Definitely gonna keep an eye out for y’alls music in the future.
7:26 That is the most AJR statement there is because they're so different just like he says in the clip "there's no correct way to do a song" Ajr is very experimental with there music and it's one of the reasons I love there music as its soooooo unique to them and different from songs that are very mainstream and popular, already loving this channel and I've seen it for 7 minutes lol!
Out of all the songs in this album, the two songs that I love the most in it are "Adventure is out there" and "Way Less Sad" they are just the ones that I would listen to if i could only listen to 2 songs in the ablum.
I have read other people's experiences with AJR's music, like not enjoying it until they listened to it a couple of times, but i looked into them as soon as I heard more than 1 part of World's Smallest Violin via UA-cam Shorts and have been enjoying their music since
It was so cool to find this and see your faces as you heard these songs for the first time! Thank you so much for the video and I will be checking out your music for sure.
This is the first thing I watched from you guys and I was curious what your music was like afterwards. I listened to it and I must say you write some good music
This is one of the only reaction videos I can watch all the way threw! You guys act how me and my friend reacted to the album. Also it’s not just a hour of people hating on my boys! 😂
I've been a fan of ajr since 2016, and i love coming back and watching reactions to older albums and even your reaction to the maybe man. yall have the most lit reactions im subscribed now
For me the best oart IS that you can see them moving while you listen. You hear their songs and you can imagine the boys dancing and prancing around and it just feels good. And it makes you want to dance too. There is so much raw personality. So much that it leaks through the song and into your mind, and you can feel how they feel. It's masterful songwriting. I'll always love AJR.
Go check out our song Overthinking! open.spotify.com/track/3KvN5iyNctuHs8s5dydihf?si=CgCNW_aWQ9mIggv75qugHQ
I'll have to check it out later on!
you guys got a discord server or smthn?
@@nail_HK we do! discord.gg/vgfRZQzD
What kind of song is overthinking
@@TheAstronomersmusic the invite is invalid, is in an unlimited invite or has it expired?
It's funny to think about how all the things that make ajr great is why others hate them
That’s so weird I never thought of that.
It is because they are experimental but not really in a good way but of course that is an opinion
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Or maybe the people just don’t like it, but most critics don’t explain that much. Also “spectrum pulse” ‘s video was mostly complaining about the management, while they only signed with WM the I’m ready era, while remaining all creative freedom and with the click and so on, they were signed with “ajr productions” so I don’t see the point
There’s no denying that AJR’s music is unconventional. But yeah that’s up to listeners to decide whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing. Personally I love it
My friend said "there's too much going on in the songs" and that's exactly why I love them. When someone can put an elephant trumpet in a song and you experience it but don't know it's there... that's fucking amazing.
Finally,
Some people who like AJR.
This is such a nice change
We don’t understand the hate lol. People hate on them because they are way more creative than everyone else.
@@TheAstronomersmusic I agree.
Just because they're different doesn't mean they're bad.
People just dont like change i guess
I think alot of the hate is because people expect music these days to be more like rap. I think that AJR made a whole different ideal of music and it bothers people that its not what they want to hear.
@@TheAstronomersmusic its technical quality. They don't have as good of technical quality. Makes sense since they record everthing in there living room. The mixing is not good on some songs, but they have a sound no one else has because of these short comings
I feel like everyone who hates ajr wants the lyrics to be super witty/deep or they don't like how different/creative they sound. Thank you for not being one of those people.
It is more of the fact that little to no songs have lyrics like this like talking about socks or a bully whether you like that it is special in that way then that is on you or anyone else who like them
@@nic_witout_the_k (confirmed by ajr that Joe isn't about a bully just dropping in to let you know)
To me, AJR just sounds like a dumbed down version of Jon Bellion that’s on crack. I just find their music obnoxious
@@nic_witout_the_k Adventure Is Out There is a song that is NOT about socks and has a lot of meaning when you look into it. The socks are a throw-off. Adventure Is Out There is about Ryan and Jack reminiscing on old memories that they were reminded of while looking for their socks, because they left their socks in a lot of those places i.e:- his ex’s house, some hotel in Germany, somewhere in the sea, Joe isn’t about a school bully, they’ve discussed this THOUSANDS of times since the album came out, they even said if it was about a bully, it would be lame, low and boring, Joe is about a popular friend that Ryan from AJR always wanted to be like and looked up to. It’s a song about how it feels to surpass your role models. Not dissing some bully.
You are allowed to have your own opinions, but please at least get your facts straight before you hate on them over biased opinions :)
Also, world's smallest violin actually has really deep lyrics if u look at them
It’s insane how AJR makes such upbeat songs with really depressing and sad meanings and it doesn’t hit you so hard until you’ve heard it a few times. That’s what makes them so interesting and enjoyable. The fact that it’s so surprising.
Exactly
I totally agree. I really love my play but after a few listens the song brings me to tears every time now cause I relate so much. Same with Humpty Dumpty just omg
“This song is a contradiction because of how happy it sounds, but the lyrics are so down” sounds familiar
@@benhlogs yeah, but they do it better than AJR.
I love Humpty Dumpty because, for me, it's when you're upset about something, but you want people around you to think you're doing great so you put on your best smile and plan on crying later when no one's there to judge you. Well, for me, the entire album, is them trying to be liked by people (ex: My trick, The World's Smallest Violin etc). I really enjoyed your review and comments and povs!
We like your perspective on that! Very interesting :)
Yeah that's what I got out of the album after I finished it.
the chorus and the name of the song is still dumb though
@@nic_witout_the_k I actually think it's pretty smart. In the original lyrics of Humpty Dumpty, it is said "All the king's horses and all the king's men / Couldn't put Humpty together again" and I think that the entire album kind of portrays that part of the lyrics of the original Humpty Dumpty... I don't know if that makes sense hahah
@@emilienasrallah1395 Hearing humpty in a song is still weird no matter how good the message of the song
Alternative title: Two guys bopping their heads for an hour
It is so funny when they bop their heads in sync 😆
They’re so clearly giving throughout it all and the energy is contagious :D it makes the video even more fun to watch
Fun fact: Adventure is Out There was a scratched song from Neotheater originally called Socks!
They def edited the chorus right? Because I take it as a quarantine thing, like he’s stuck inside when adventure is out there. Either way it’s great to finally hear the socks song at last
@@josephassiryani9174 Yea, they said in a livestream that the song just didn’t feel right and so they scratched it and made it better, by changing the chorus
I've got this feeling that 3 o'clock is also influenced by neotheater? They used the same choir that they used in Next up forever and the Finale. I didn't watch the livestream though so if they mentioned it there I'm sorry.
@@jonnybuijze1770 i did notice that choir yeah (also didn’t watch live stream)
I remember hearing Socks was supposed to be on The Click, didn't make the cut, then was supposed to go on Neotheater, and then became Adventure is Out There. Maybe I'm misremembering the clip though. It was from a live they did
for anyone curious the line 'remember when you chuckled when you heard that song' in Christmas in June is referencing when they played all star on the Elvis Duran show and the people behind the camera chuckled
I thought it was referencing "Come hang out" because they mentioned not going to prom to go to a radio show.
@@jonnybuijze1770 yeah they said that Christmas In June was like Come Hang Out part 2
3 o'clock things is the most relatable song ever created
That and Drama.. especially as a teenager..
@@Sarah2k4 oh my god yes
lol but humpty dumpty is the one for me
@@goggleassistant yeah gotta agree with that
@@goggleassistant 100%
I’ve never heard the instruments shifting in changing into other ones and when I heard it in way less sad it blew me away and even more when I heard worlds smallest violin
Their music has so much creativity and soul put into every song and It just improves the more you listen I don’t get the hate for them maybe it’s because of how different they are but that’s what makes them so great in the first place
At this point they have managed to make their own genre of music because it’s so different and mind blowing
Joe isnt about losing faith, it was actually about a kid who Jack looked up to in school who didn't treat him well. And it's all about how cool Jack thought Joe was, but how Joe just laughed at him and never hung out with him, and now that Jack is successful with his music, the song is basically asking Joe if Jack got "cool" yet with all his success.
That is so interesting. I love that topic!!
This is true but it’s Ryan not Jack :)
@DahrrenClive ANIEL true! I just meant that Joe was Ryan’s classmate
I thought it was abt how Joe was a cool kid and Ryan wasnt, but they were friends and Ryan always looked up to Joe, now hes asking if Joe thinks hes cool now.
exactly why i dont like ajr. It just comes off as so desperate and pathetic
Neotheatre DID have an overture because they said the whole album was kind of an overture, most of the songs had a lot of callbacks to othersongs
I thought that was just me :0
The thing I love about AJR is obviously their music, but their music isn't just unique, it can make you genuinely feel something you've never felt before. A great example is the song "Adventure is Out There", my personal favorite. You both imagined Pixar Movies, Disney, A cowboy riding through a desert, a walk in a park, etc. It can make you feel like a kid, or 18 in a 30 year old body I guess is a way to put it, just feel something, anything at all.
you mean 17 at 35
I'm here because I've already wore out the algorithm listening to this album.
So cool to see other's listening for the first time.
I'm happy to share it with you because for me I was all alone and it didn't even matter.
the trick kinda threw me off ngl, but it was actually about throwing people off with fake stories to make him seem like a awesome person, but he hates the truth, and tries to hide it or he's screwed, I love how all of AJR's songs are all about life topics, and they are all so fun
The trick had some weird “Bryant oden-ish” verses that I don’t particularly mind but I am prepared for the critics to hate it
I hated it at my first listen, but now I'm obsessed, that's always my case with AJR haha
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Yep, that’s the point!! At first you don’t get what’s going on, but then it grows on to you and you love it!!
@@piausc4712 you're speaking facts right there! Btw I love your profile picture XD
@@Monoloquitoa thanks! Someone needed to expose “Ryan”!!!
I find it annoying how so many people automatically dismiss AJR just because they sound different, I think that’s what really makes them so great because I think even if you love them or hate them, Everyone will Agree it doesn’t sound like anything else. I think the topics they talk about are either so weird or so different and yeah they might get a lot of haters but I think that all the fans they gain along the way makes it worth it
WAIT I LOOKED UP “reacting to ok overture” AND REALIZED YALL ARE THE GUYS THAT MADE OVERTHINKING I LOVE YALL
Aye! Glad you like our song!! 😊
I was sitting outside listening to this video, the moment the "I'm not dead yet so I guess I'll be alright" drop hit in OK overture, the wind started blowing. Just thought that was cool.
The album is literally neontheater and the click combined and living room
if it had part of click they were is the ahhhhhhhahhhhhhhhhhhh
@@nic_witout_the_k lmaooo
@@nic_witout_the_k in the chorus of Humpty Dumpty :)
@@nic_witout_the_k in humpty dumty chorus
I’ve never even seen your channel, but I liked this video. I felt like I was reacting with my bros
:)
The Overtures are my favorite, hearing all the songs come together just gives me all the serotonin
When I think of "The World's Smallest Violin", I think of small artists. Like, AJR in their early days, or even you guys. The small artist is the violin, and the audience is the number of people that follow that artist. I feel that this song talks about how small creators that don't get recognition may give up but if they don't they will benefit from it. "I'll blow into Smittherens, and spew my tiny symphony". I feel that lyric explains what I just said, but I don't know, I may be "overthinking" it. (See what I did there!)
Also, nice fit!
Straight up badass Dr Seuss. Also what a flawless impression of Ryan and Adam
He literally called Humpty Dumpty funny when the song is about depression
To me it didn’t seem like it was about depression, more about hiding how you feel or how you might be at a point of breaking and don’t want to show others. But that might be cause I relate to it in that way haha
I’d say more anxiety than depression but same idea yeah
I think that something AJR does is they are about the same age as the people who can relate to most of their lyrics. They can hit their audience deep with the lyrics but with the sound and beat can give us hope and show us that we can get through everything and that we aren’t alone. They do this so well. Most artists write sappy music and make it sound sappy and it makes people who listen to it more sad. AJR makes the hardships of being a kid and young adult and uses their sound to make it so positive. I love it.
It’s more about anxiety, and/or trying to stay strong when in reality you’re almost falling apart.
@@RajuSnow yea
I came for reviews of the album and ended up vibing with you guys for an hour. Love the vibes and love your music! Subscribed.
Thank you so much! 😊
The saddest part of this album is that If you put all the songs together it sounds like the band is slowly starting to split up. Adam is trying to become a doctor, Ryan wants to see the world and adventure, in Jack just wants to spend time with his girlfriend. I'm pretty sure they'll never split up but I think that the next album will be about them doing their own thing but staying together.
Jack and Ryan are currently working on a play, I bet the next album won’t come out before 2025.
@@Lucas-up9wq I'm hoping we get some kind of new music before 2025 tho like a delux edition or something cuz 4 years is a long time but I agree it will be a while
@@bwmanhath3770 without covid we wouldn’t have got OK Orchestra until 2022 so that’s 3 years without any other big project. I guess now that they’re doing so much other stuff and don’t even tour this album before 2022 that the next one will take 4 years, but we’ll definitely get a few singles or a EP or something before that. I doubt that they won’t release any new music ^^
I mean they are brothers they can’t really split up
@@hayscollins5867 ever heard of the Jonas Brothers?
AJR is the main inspiration for how I make music. As I watched other people absolutely hate them, I nearly lost both my love for them and my love for making music. Then I saw this and I regained both. You're both so open minded and positive about the music. I also checked out your music and it's pretty good. You've rightfully won my love.
great to see people reviewing it that enjoy them! they are my favorite band! it’s sad to see so many people giving them hate.
great review!
AJR is literally just on a different level than other artists. Their songs are so authentic and original. And the creativity is insane. NOT TO MENTION THE LYRICS. they are so relateable and real. They put so much hard work and production into their songs. The details are amazing these guys are amazing
Thank you guys for being some of the only people who love AJR on UA-cam. It seems like everyone else who reviews them hates them so this is a breath of fresh air. Loved the vid and imma check out yer music sometime!!
:D
My favorite song on this album is humpty dumpty for the level of emotion in the vocals and the production is awesome imo
Yes the feeling it gives you is kind of desperate and euphoric simultaneously
The song Joe, to me, wasn't religious, but they wrote it in a way that had parallels to religion. Saying he believed in God, then describing a person, to me means back in school he had a friend, or someone that he looked up to and viewed them as 'God', like a role model and someone they wanted to be, then mentions him making fun of his last name, so much so that he doesn't even go by his last name anymore, which basically crushed him. To think of someone as a friend or a role model and then have them think negatively about you. Then the second verse mentions a girl who, on the surface, seemed like she really cared about him, but she would never go to his shows and never supported him. In the chorus he says something along the lines of 'I should have left
you in school, look at all the things I do, I've done shows in Belarus, Joseph don't you think I'm cool', and the very end of the song when he says 'maybe I'll put out this song, and I won't change your name at all' (which means whoever he's talking about, their name wasn't Joe, but they used it along with the God theme to show the parallels to religion), then says 'maybe then you'll call me up, and you'll tell me how cool I got', basically saying to the both of them (Joe and the woman referenced in the second verse) look at me now. Look how you treated me, and look how cool my life is now.
Its my favorite song in the album
I'm so glad you said this
This was definitely a "Look at me now, Joe"
I listened to a interview of ajr on thus album and they didn't change his name. Joe is real.
It has nothing to do with god, they confirmed it and also said they’re not religious at all. It’s that they viewed Joe as a god, because they wanted to be like him. And also they didn’t change the name, the name of Ryan’s Joe is really Joe.
Thought you had 8.9 mil but instead you only have 8.9k, you guys are so entertaining, good shit guys
On their way to 8.9 mil
I loved just watching your faces as you just took in and processed each song you could see the thoughts and emotions going on. This was so fun to watch and I loved it.
I feel like they have an understanding of AJR so much that you can see their thoughts floating above their heads. 🌝 I love it.
Omg I didn't even notice the elephant at first on 3 O' Clock Things. That's so smooth
Ok this isn't related but I like the asturanot pillow
Thank you. We try to keep our studio “Spacey” 😏😂🚀
@@TheAstronomersmusic then you should add a Kevin spacey pillow for that extra spacey vibes ;)
Also Adventure is Out There was originally an unreleased song from Neotheater called Socks that they jazzed up a little bit and added to this album. Definitely definitely a cult favorite!
I been a fan of Ajr since I’m ready and living room
You deserve a veterans account
You took AJR at their worst, you deserve them now, at their best
@Adam Met Please Love Me understandable, have a great day
Same
@@hamsamwitchfootball6420 that was far from worst, they were great then and the world didn’t know how to handle something different yet.
Ayyeeee! Love to randomly stumble upon fellow Wisconsinites. Hello from Milwaukee :)
Can’t wait for AJR to be able to tour these songs! Idk if you saw clips or went to their last tour, but the stage production they did was absolutely insane.
It was insane!
your reactions to all of their music in this album are so awesome!! A lot of people don't understand their creative process with lyrics and production so they start to hate on them but it's the reason why I love them so much!
I could never make music like AJR but I appreciate the joy ride of the music.
Some notes from me:
I LOVE Three O’Clock Things because it really does perfectly encapsulate that “what if they don’t like me? I feel like I’m not real” vibe that randomly shows up in the middle of the night. ALSO FUCK RACISM, good on that.
The Trick: Loving how the first verses are the compulsive/pathological liar and his real, true voice starts to show up in the chorus, and then on the final chorus there’s no hint of the liar, but it may be too late even though he’s 100% honest. I didn’t like it at first, but that’s deep and I love it.
World’s Smallest Violin - There’s something about ever-increasing final verses that really butter my biscuit. Karma did a similar thing where it was like one whole breath and this one ESPECIALLY on the line “Now come in with the timpanis and take a shot of Hennessey” just hits so well. I honestly think the songs that weren’t prereleased outdid the prereleases, though Bummerland is right up near the top of my list.
The thing about AJR is that they sing and make songs about "real situations." Even if you don't know it or "see it"
in the song, every one(or almost every song) is somehow related or "tied" to life, with problems or joys or just random things. (its hard to explain but yeah.) And even if the "situations" aren't happening in your life they might be happening in theirs.
The way that the lyrics are depressing, yet the beat is still upbeat and mostly jumpy and happy makes it so much better.
Michael was a vibe during all of this and I stand by that
Sorry is that left or right?? This is their first video I’ve seen! 😭
@@piausc4712 The one on the left, I’m 50% sure this is my first video as well
@@Charlie-uc1he
Cool, thanks
@@piausc4712 your welcome happy to help :)
@@piausc4712 left is Michael, right is Ben :)
I’ve seen so much negativity towards this album, despite the fact I loved it! Thank you for the freshening positivity! It’s an album that’s creative, provocative and just a blast so thank you for just being a pair of awesome guys who enjoy music!
It was really awesome coming across this video because I don't know anyone IRL who listens to AJR, and despite trying, I can't seem to get anyone to listen either. I'd been really hyped about this album being released and I loved seeing you both react with the same excitement that I had when I listened for the first time. This album put such a big smile on my face so it's cool to see it did the same for you guys too.
My god I was smiling during this whole video. You two are the kind of people I world love to just vibe with while listening to great music like this
They said that Joe is about a friend they looked up to in school and basically asking if he thinks they're cool now
Man, it's so weird seeing a band that I listen to react to another band that I listen to 😂. Love the reaction and the your music ❤
omg I started listening to you guys just recently and I’m also a huge fan of AJR so it’s cool to see that you guys are also fans of them!! I’m in love with both Overthinking and OK Orchestra!!! 💖💖💖
Wow! Thank you! We love reading these comments 😊
Just love how Neotheater ended with a huge epic goodbye, but OKO ended with Turning Out Pt. III Christmas edition.
Says a lot tbh, I love AJR
It's so nice to see artists that love AJR. :)
one of my favorite bands reacting to another one of my favorite bands😂 i love this!!
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Man the reactions to ajr songs like this warms my heart ;-;
When Quinn XCII started playing for one second after the album finished, i felt that.
I love seeing other peoples reactions and interpretations when it comes to AJR, and im so glad you guys acknowledged both lyrics and production!
Okay first of all i love AJR and seeing these reactions to the new album but omg the song you previewed in the beginning , i just watched the music video and im obsessed so you got a new fan!
Thank you so much!
At 35:02 I noticed the red beta in your fish tank is struggling to swim down, she keeps floating up. My beta used to do this sometimes, it's an issue with the swim bladder that you can fix. I recommend looking into this yourself, because it's been a few years since I've dealt with it, but one possible cause is constipation from overfeeding; you can feed her skinned frozen peas to help her pass it. Also try to give her food that sinks, in case she's gulping air from the surface when she eats. And the biggest tip, which really helped mine a lot, is adding some aquarium salt to the water. And antibiotics if nothing else helps.
I'm loving the reaction part of the vid lol, just noticed the tell-tale signs and wanted to help if I could.
Thanks for the advice! The food floats so that is DEFINITELY the issue 😬. I’ll try what you said to do :)
@@TheAstronomersmusic Of course, glad I could help! Betas are such nice fish. Mine got it so bad one time she not only couldn't swim down but she couldn't get off her side either, so she would just flop sideways along the top of the tank. After doing everything I listed, she was totally fine again and lived another couple years!
Watching this video made me too happy! I love AJR like crazy and I loved seeing you guys experience this album just like I did!!
In all honesty for me worlds smallest violin seems to be about how no matter how small your problems seem you should be allowed to vent to express your emotions.
I only found AJR a couple days after their song bang came out but their already my favourite band
To me, and I'm pretty sure this is the case since Ryan addressed it in the live stream. I pretty sure Joe is a song about looking up to someone and having a role model, especially when you're younger. And about seeking their approval or being acknowledged by them in some way.
Actually on the Humpty dumpty song, it could also be a reference to him breaking his ankle, but this also shows a very serious and sad theme about suicide loss, and I thought this song was really well put together and I listen to it every day, just because it hits me different, maybe because I lost someone EXTREMELY important to me, to this cause.
Never heard of you two until today, I was just looking for reactions because I love this band so much and have no one to talk to about it, and now in subbed
The Astronomers are awesome. Make sure you check out their original music too 🤗
Same
Dude. I have never seen a zerox copy of how I react to ajr before. You guys are the first. Ryan is a neo-mozart.
3 o’clock things has some of the greatest lyrics of the album and just in general music
It was so refreshing seeing someone enjoy the album as much as I did and have really valid points. Wonderful video! (Also y’alls music is fantastic! definitely gives me the AJR vibe :) )
YOU GUYS ARE COOL ! Both you and AJR ofc !
I really love watching other people react and get excited about the same stuff I did listening to the album! This was so great! 😁
I am really curious what this person would say if this was a reality were they hated this album
@@nic_witout_the_k ??? Then I probably wouldn't spend an hour listening to a video of people talking about how much they hate the thing I like? That content would clearly not be directed towards me, as someone who likes it. And vice versa. If I hated it, why would I spend time listening to someone talking about it positively?
I love this. I'm obsessed with AJR so it's nice seeing guys like you react like I do. I'm definitely gonna check out your music.
Thank you so much! 🙏🏼
So why are you guys not famous yet, honestly your songs slap!
There lyrics are not something you really hear on the radio but that doesn't explain bang doing so maybe the chorus.
I loved this review lol thanks for actually enjoying this
Wow this is something special guys! Keep up the great work!🎶
Freaking yes love you boys and Ajr 💜💜
Hey guys, you guys are interesting. First time watcher of your channel. I really wish I had someone there listening to this album with me for the first time. I've been a fan of AJR for about two years now when my son and I were playing our alexa game when we dont know what song we want to listen to. We just ask alexa "alexa, play..." whatever word, phrase, question comes to mind. I asked my wife what song she wanted she said "I dont know but I'm ready", so we asked to play "I'm ready" my 1.5 year old daughter and 4 year old son loved the beat and we played it over and over again. I had no idea what I was walking into when I went to listen to their other songs. Yeah "I'm ready" is fun with a great beat, but to me? That's not really them at all.
I think sober up was the next one I listened to then birthday party, damn these guys are deep. Legos I didnt like at first but it grew on me and I love it now, I can go on and on and I didn't know when these all came out chronologically.
Back to OK Orchestra now. I listened to it on my ear buds+ while driving the RV at least 10 times last week all the way through. No album by anyone has ever done that to me. That obsession (for lack of a better word) for this album started on 4/4/21, I'm still listening to it every day all the way through.
I'm curious what you guys think of the album now that you have probably listened to it more than once. Yesterday I watch a full interview with AJR about this album which cleared some mysteries up. All but why the god references in Joe. I'm guessing because they believed in god back in 8th right along with believing in this popular guy Joe whom Ryan idolized and kinda still does today but that faith in god faded like you talked about.
Anyway, loved this album! What a lyrical journey and so many eargasms from the production. It was cool to see your reactions.
My take on the album is it has Living Room vibes but Neo Theater levels of production and impact. Which is boss. I still think The Click is my favorite album from them but this one has some of my favorite songs yet by the brothers Met. Great seeing your reactions guys! And I love your music too! Definitely gonna keep an eye out for y’alls music in the future.
7:26 That is the most AJR statement there is because they're so different just like he says in the clip "there's no correct way to do a song"
Ajr is very experimental with there music and it's one of the reasons I love there music as its soooooo unique to them and different from songs that are very mainstream and popular, already loving this channel and I've seen it for 7 minutes lol!
Hehe the guy on the left (Michael?) Is exactly like me, noticing all the little details and extra effects/sounds that add to the song :)
I loved your reaction!!! Best one by far!! Also joe is a person Ryan looked up too in high school/middle school.
“this is just a funny song” he says about the song about depression
"If you're fucking racist than don't come to my show" (jack met) the best lyrics in OKO
It’s great to see people who actually like an artist react to their music, this was an awesome watch!
He said that Jack sings “what everyone’s thinking” .. as in the AJR EP
Out of all the songs in this album, the two songs that I love the most in it are "Adventure is out there" and "Way Less Sad" they are just the ones that I would listen to if i could only listen to 2 songs in the ablum.
I have read other people's experiences with AJR's music, like not enjoying it until they listened to it a couple of times, but i looked into them as soon as I heard more than 1 part of World's Smallest Violin via UA-cam Shorts and have been enjoying their music since
Omg validate me liking ajr
It was so cool to find this and see your faces as you heard these songs for the first time! Thank you so much for the video and I will be checking out your music for sure.
Your impression of Jack's dancing during Ordinary-ish People was spot on! That part made my day
Also when he imitated Ryan in way less sad 😂 scary accurate
i feel like everyone is getting wasted, without me *takes a sip* i cackled lma
This is the first thing I watched from you guys and I was curious what your music was like afterwards. I listened to it and I must say you write some good music
lmao not a single dislike. you guys are amazing :)
*head bopping intensifies*
This is one of the only reaction videos I can watch all the way threw! You guys act how me and my friend reacted to the album. Also it’s not just a hour of people hating on my boys! 😂
I've been a fan of ajr since 2016, and i love coming back and watching reactions to older albums and even your reaction to the maybe man. yall have the most lit reactions im subscribed now
watching people get as excited as me with this album is awesome!
41:02 That timing was perfect
For me the best oart IS that you can see them moving while you listen. You hear their songs and you can imagine the boys dancing and prancing around and it just feels good. And it makes you want to dance too.
There is so much raw personality. So much that it leaks through the song and into your mind, and you can feel how they feel.
It's masterful songwriting. I'll always love AJR.
This was very enjoyable to watch! It was interesting to hear about the songs from a musician's view.
I absolutely love how you guys look over at each other constantly to see each other’s reactions. Love you guys!