From Wikipedia vocalist Adam Gontier said "The song is pretty blunt you know? It's to the point. It's about realizing there's something in your life you're wasting time on. I think everybody, even in this band and a lot of other people have felt that way before at one point or another in their life. Whether it's a person, a relationship whatever it is, you're just wasting time on it. The song is a realization of that"
With rock and metal music especially, I feel there's songs you're meant to listen along to and then songs you're meant to feel along to. It's like, the emotion conveyed through the lyrics is more important than the actual lyrics for certain bands, from a songwriting standpoint. It wants to convey that feeling even if there's not a greater idea beyond or attached to that feeling, and every instrument does the creative thing to carry that emotion, and it all gets wrapped up in the angsty and fearful tone of the singer's delivery. The entire album is like this, by the way. This is a really basic song from a composition standpoint, but the performance - the agression coming off every time you hear the word hate just amplifies the emotional response for the listener. It's hard not to get some energy going, to move around or (hopefully) bang your head. Not saying that makes the song better or worse, just that it demonstrates different priorities in the creative process. Which is fine, that's how we get so many different sounds. Not gonna comment without throwing a recommendation into the pile. Dream Theater is on the opposite end of the songwriting spectrum, everything is meticulously organized as the composition goes, and they layer complexity onto complexity until they've got a tapestry of sound to unravel. The Glass Prison would be a great song to start with. It's the first of what fans call the 12-Step Suite - a series of 5 songs written by their drummer about his journey recovering from alcoholism.
I remember hearing this song on the radio daily. I always liked it, but it was never a favorite. I definitely preferred their following singles, Animal I have Become, and Break, a lot more. I LOVE Break, such a great song. A band I would love you to listen to that I feel has a somewhat similar style, but in my opinion is far more interesting musically, is Breaking Benjamin. Diary of Jane is probably their best known and a good place to start, but they have tons of great music.
As much as I love the classic stuff reviewed here we are entering the era which I grew up with in my formative years and I am so excited to hear what you think!
Hey Amy, I have to throw out a recommendation for a pretty indie band named Manchester Orchestra and specifically their song The Silence. It’s an absolute masterpiece start to finish from the instrumentation to the lyrics. I’d really enjoy hearing your thoughts on it. ❤
misery loves my company, you don't get me high anymore (cover), pain, riot, break, the high road, chalk outline, the good life, never too late, animal iv'e become, just like you, world so cold, it's all over, so called life
Hello, I recommend you listen to Muse - Exogenesis Symphony Full Muse are one of the most innovative bands of the past 25 years, incorporating classical, progressive, alternative, and other subgenres in their music. In this case Exogenesis Symphony is comprised of 3 parts, and as the name suggests, it is classical/operatic sounding. Each part is unique but at the same time add up to tell a full story, one I think you might really enjoy.
The weird acoustic guitar is so ... weird. The notes, the technique; everything is so strange. I always loved it. If you want some more Canadians, I recommend Matt Good. He has standard rock songs and epic experimental rock songs and all of them don't suck. For column A, maybe try Indestructible, and column B - ... 🤔 While We Were Hunting Rabbits should do. My current earworm is The Future is X Rated. Enjoy.
Think about it a little. How would youtube or her be able to censor the word, but keep the instrumentals in the mix? I know your neurons can eventually make the connection, c'mon! It's just the "clean" version of the record company. It's been a thing for as long as I'm alive.
@@luizarthurbrito There was one point where she was quoting the lyrics and it sounded like they censored the word out then as well, so that's why I assumed it was UA-cam. Additionally, you can strip lyrics out of songs while keeping the instruments easily, there's a dozen programs you can use to do it (there are entire YT channels devoted to posting music with out the vocals). Regardless of whether it was the record company or UA-cam that censored it, censoring the word "hit" is silly. We live in the dumbest time-line.
@@luizarthurbritoinstead of being offensive yourself, it might click to you that no one said “UA-cam” is canceling anything. “We” - as a culture, society presenting ourselves on UA-cam go into preemptive obedience and censor ourselves for a word as descriptive as “hit”.
@@Birdienamnam07literally was followed by the statement “UA-cam is a silly place”, implying this person thinks the word is being censored to avoid YT demonization. Reading comprehension skills go a long way.
This song is the musical equivalent of chicken soup for me. Familiar, comforting, nothing fancy. Which might sound strange to someone with today’s ears since it is quite aggressive, but it is very representative of what was happening on rock radio at the time it was released.
I think you'd really like Belle & Sebastian. They have a dozen great albums but I'll suggest the songs "If She Wants Me" and "I Want the World to Stop".
Amy, please, react to "Everything About You" by Ugly Kid Joe. You already did their cover of "Cats In The Cradle." Other great songs they had were "Goddamn Devil", "So Damn Cool" and "Neighbor." Another is "Love Me Dead" by Ludo.
I don't know what happened to The Beatles series, and am sad it's gone. Inasmuch as it is, there is a channel, Fathom, done by a young woman whose musical intelligence is astounding, and most of her stuff is Beatles. Inasmuch as The Beatles are gone, I cannot imagine why you are not doing programs about the great Anerican songwriters of The Golden Age, approximately 1910 - 1965. After The Beatles, everything in music was a letdown. Before The Beatles, however, there was a spectacular storehouse of the greatest popular songs in world history: the Gershwins, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Rodgers and Hart, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Arlen, Lerner and Loewe, Frank Loesser, Johnny Mercer, Matt Dennis, Jule Stein, James van Heusen, Vincent Youmans ( maybe the greatest of lost American talents ), and many more. They wrote the great Broadway musicals and The Great American Songbook. Why are you wasting your time on junk when there is a treasure trove of marvelous songs waiting there for your discovery?
Yes, if the Beatles series isn't coming back to UA-cam, and the others of interest (Queen, for example) have also been winding down, not sure it's worth spending as much time watching videos on this channel. I wouldn't go as far to say that *everything* after the Beatles was a letdown but I do agree that the selection of bands here has been suboptimal lately.
@zzzaphod8507 apparently, her husband is responsible for that. There were some remarkable people other than The Beatles, specifically, The Kinks and to a lesser degree, The Stones, then in the late 1960s - early 1970s, there was The Band. Throughout the 1970s there was one remarkable writer/performer, Stevie Wonder, and there was the ever interesting Steely Dan. But inasmuch as she has had this weird, hermetic musical background with apparently no or almost no exposure to non classical music, I suppose she's dependent for things to analyze on her husband, whose knowledge appears to be impoverished.
I think you are so spot on with the observation about addition. This was the "clean" version, where references to drug use were blanked out.
I never knew there was an edited version 😂
From Wikipedia
vocalist Adam Gontier said "The song is pretty blunt you know? It's to the point. It's about realizing there's something in your life you're wasting time on. I think everybody, even in this band and a lot of other people have felt that way before at one point or another in their life. Whether it's a person, a relationship whatever it is, you're just wasting time on it. The song is a realization of that"
This reminds me of my teenage years. Thanks for the nostalgia! "Animal I have become" should be next.
For me, this song came out when I was 29 years old and just about to turn 30. I agree also that Animal I Have Become, or Pain should be next.
I like Wake Up
@ good choice among many others from both Adam and Matt.
Or "It's Never Too Late" is also good
Holy crap i was 18 when this song came out early 2003 man the good old times but I still miss my 90's
Reasons like these are why I love metal, and melodic death/symphonic metal
With rock and metal music especially, I feel there's songs you're meant to listen along to and then songs you're meant to feel along to.
It's like, the emotion conveyed through the lyrics is more important than the actual lyrics for certain bands, from a songwriting standpoint. It wants to convey that feeling even if there's not a greater idea beyond or attached to that feeling, and every instrument does the creative thing to carry that emotion, and it all gets wrapped up in the angsty and fearful tone of the singer's delivery. The entire album is like this, by the way.
This is a really basic song from a composition standpoint, but the performance - the agression coming off every time you hear the word hate just amplifies the emotional response for the listener. It's hard not to get some energy going, to move around or (hopefully) bang your head. Not saying that makes the song better or worse, just that it demonstrates different priorities in the creative process. Which is fine, that's how we get so many different sounds.
Not gonna comment without throwing a recommendation into the pile. Dream Theater is on the opposite end of the songwriting spectrum, everything is meticulously organized as the composition goes, and they layer complexity onto complexity until they've got a tapestry of sound to unravel. The Glass Prison would be a great song to start with. It's the first of what fans call the 12-Step Suite - a series of 5 songs written by their drummer about his journey recovering from alcoholism.
I never thought about the addiction aspect. Thats interesting!
Addiction also adds to the repetitive aspect of the song... Since addiction patterns are repetitive as well...
I remember hearing this song on the radio daily. I always liked it, but it was never a favorite. I definitely preferred their following singles, Animal I have Become, and Break, a lot more. I LOVE Break, such a great song. A band I would love you to listen to that I feel has a somewhat similar style, but in my opinion is far more interesting musically, is Breaking Benjamin. Diary of Jane is probably their best known and a good place to start, but they have tons of great music.
Break is great and love that video. Home is my favorite of this band.
老师 从歌词和歌词所带给听者的情绪出发，很好的解释了这首歌曲。
As much as I love the classic stuff reviewed here we are entering the era which I grew up with in my formative years and I am so excited to hear what you think!
Adam Gontier🐐
Love this song!
I love this song
I haven't listened to all songs by Three Days Grace. I only know the first two albums. But my one of my favorites is definitely Wake Up.
Damn this was 2003? Right in time for 13yo me to dive into Enemies to Lovers fanfiction and the associated AMVs lmfao.
Hey Amy, I have to throw out a recommendation for a pretty indie band named Manchester Orchestra and specifically their song The Silence. It’s an absolute masterpiece start to finish from the instrumentation to the lyrics. I’d really enjoy hearing your thoughts on it. ❤
YES MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA OMG
Do "Wake Up" by this band next please!
misery loves my company, you don't get me high anymore (cover), pain, riot, break, the high road, chalk outline, the good life, never too late, animal iv'e become, just like you, world so cold, it's all over, so called life
Oh wow, I haven't heard this song in 15 years or so.
Please do a video on Ben Folds Five's "Smoke" or "The Last Polka." They are 3 piece jazz rock band: piano, drums, and electric/double bass.
You might enjoy Twisted Sister, We're Not Gonna Take it.
Like #80 🤘🏻💥🔥🙏🏻💯
Hello,
I recommend you listen to Muse - Exogenesis Symphony Full
Muse are one of the most innovative bands of the past 25 years, incorporating classical, progressive, alternative, and other subgenres in their music.
In this case Exogenesis Symphony is comprised of 3 parts, and as the name suggests, it is classical/operatic sounding. Each part is unique but at the same time add up to tell a full story, one I think you might really enjoy.
Exactly. There is actually some GOOD modern music. Not this rubbish.
My first thought was "Ugly Kid Joe"
The weird acoustic guitar is so ... weird. The notes, the technique; everything is so strange. I always loved it.
If you want some more Canadians, I recommend Matt Good. He has standard rock songs and epic experimental rock songs and all of them don't suck. For column A, maybe try Indestructible, and column B - ... 🤔 While We Were Hunting Rabbits should do. My current earworm is The Future is X Rated. Enjoy.
Are we really censoring the word "hit" now? UA-cam is a silly place.
Think about it a little. How would youtube or her be able to censor the word, but keep the instrumentals in the mix?
I know your neurons can eventually make the connection, c'mon!
It's just the "clean" version of the record company. It's been a thing for as long as I'm alive.
@@luizarthurbrito There was one point where she was quoting the lyrics and it sounded like they censored the word out then as well, so that's why I assumed it was UA-cam. Additionally, you can strip lyrics out of songs while keeping the instruments easily, there's a dozen programs you can use to do it (there are entire YT channels devoted to posting music with out the vocals).
Regardless of whether it was the record company or UA-cam that censored it, censoring the word "hit" is silly. We live in the dumbest time-line.
@@luizarthurbritoinstead of being offensive yourself, it might click to you that no one said “UA-cam” is canceling anything. “We” - as a culture, society presenting ourselves on UA-cam go into preemptive obedience and censor ourselves for a word as descriptive as “hit”.
This is how the video was released in Canada in 2003. It has zero to do with UA-cam.
@@Birdienamnam07literally was followed by the statement “UA-cam is a silly place”, implying this person thinks the word is being censored to avoid YT demonization. Reading comprehension skills go a long way.
This song is the musical equivalent of chicken soup for me. Familiar, comforting, nothing fancy. Which might sound strange to someone with today’s ears since it is quite aggressive, but it is very representative of what was happening on rock radio at the time it was released.
I dont see any "The Pretty Reckless" on here; and while several songs in their history are good. "25" is the one I keep thinking of.
Now that you talk about addiction, why don't you have a look at Staind - It's Been A While.
Now, that's a classic.
Great song by Staind*
Let's the fight begins! Is it metal or not? Is it pop or not?
I'd argue that Three Days Grace is Grunge.
@@Zundfolge post-grunge
I thought you were talking about the channel!😂
Bobby Lee sent me to this channel.
I think you'd really like Belle & Sebastian. They have a dozen great albums but I'll suggest the songs "If She Wants Me" and "I Want the World to Stop".
Amy, please, react to "Everything About You" by Ugly Kid Joe. You already did their cover of "Cats In The Cradle." Other great songs they had were "Goddamn Devil", "So Damn Cool" and "Neighbor."
Another is "Love Me Dead" by Ludo.
Preferisco Never too Late
Ugly Kid Joe did it better (they have a similarly themed song called "Everything About You").
nah
So many boring punk bands and little Pink Floyd 😢😢😢
As a rule I don't listen to hate songs :)
DO YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO VEVEY FEW CLASSIC BLACK SINGERS OR GROUPS. THAT IS SO SAD IN 2024
Why they all caps, bro? Just give a suggestion rather than being accusatory.
I don't know what happened to The Beatles series, and am sad it's gone. Inasmuch as it is, there is a channel, Fathom, done by a young woman whose musical intelligence is astounding, and most of her stuff is Beatles.
Inasmuch as The Beatles are gone, I cannot imagine why you are not doing programs about the great Anerican songwriters of The Golden Age, approximately 1910 - 1965. After The Beatles, everything in music was a letdown. Before The Beatles, however, there was a spectacular storehouse of the greatest popular songs in world history: the Gershwins, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Rodgers and Hart, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Arlen, Lerner and Loewe, Frank Loesser, Johnny Mercer, Matt Dennis, Jule Stein, James van Heusen, Vincent Youmans ( maybe the greatest of lost American talents ), and many more.
They wrote the great Broadway musicals and The Great American Songbook. Why are you wasting your time on junk when there is a treasure trove of marvelous songs waiting there for your discovery?
Yes, if the Beatles series isn't coming back to UA-cam, and the others of interest (Queen, for example) have also been winding down, not sure it's worth spending as much time watching videos on this channel. I wouldn't go as far to say that *everything* after the Beatles was a letdown but I do agree that the selection of bands here has been suboptimal lately.
@zzzaphod8507 apparently, her husband is responsible for that. There were some remarkable people other than The Beatles, specifically, The Kinks and to a lesser degree, The Stones, then in the late 1960s - early 1970s, there was The Band. Throughout the 1970s there was one remarkable writer/performer, Stevie Wonder, and there was the ever interesting Steely Dan. But inasmuch as she has had this weird, hermetic musical background with apparently no or almost no exposure to non classical music, I suppose she's dependent for things to analyze on her husband, whose knowledge appears to be impoverished.
Sergeant Pepper Lonelyhearts club band is next.
Abysmal …. Couldn’t wait for it to end
Agreed. For my taste it was every bit as bad as Taylor Swift.
i hate everything about this song, why do i watch it
what makes you say that?
Great song
I hate everything about that song 🤠 🤪 good music though - just not happy lyrics
You really censored the word "hit"? OK...
That is censored by the record company/radio not her.
How would SHE be able to censor the word, and yet keep the instrumentals in the mix?
Put 2 and 2 together, mate.
I hate Three Days Grace and I hate this song. I won’t bother to watch Amy’s reaction. I’m just lamenting that her time was wasted on it.
Check back in three days, perhaps
thanks for sharing. didn't ask tho.
@@freaquin Well, I didn't ask you either. That's the thing about social media.
Womp womp
Nirvana copycats
It's nothing like Nirvana. Nirvana were good for a start
closer to green day lol
Too bad Three Days Grace is better than Nirvana
This song sucks
Be gone
and you lick
I hate this song lol