All I’m saying is they said Jimmy wrote it 3 days before he passed and it was the last song he wrote and they decided to leave his vocals on the track because it was only right.
@@ZDS1865 yeah yeah, he had a lot of contributions to the Nightmare album as a whole there's leaks of his demos on yt, but youre right i believe fiction is the one he was still writing as he passed which is why his scratch vocals dont have actual lyrics but they kept em in anyway to honor him
Not ready to die is fire. Hopefully he gets to the lyric video of afterlife(so he doesn’t miss out on the intro build up), coming home, and deep dives into the meaning of The Stage
i really like the piano part in not ready to die because it's the theme for cod zombies, also i'm pretty sure the song was made for the call of the dead map on black ops 1 zombies
That is indeed correct sir, he did all the demo tracks and Mike put all the finishing touches The Rev would've added on. No wonder Portnoy was one of his biggest inspirations.
He did for most of the album but this song was way different than it turned out to be when the rev passed, so mike had some parts to go off of but a lot of it was mikes own stuff
This song makes me so emotional. In a good way. It's so damn good. Super melodic, and hella good lyricism. And those guitars man. "Tonight, we all die young."
God, I remember when I first listened to Save Me back when Nightmare dropped. I was blown away by the whole album, and then that final track came on and took it to another level. I like Exist, but Save Me will forever remain their masterpiece to me. The entire thing's just fantastic, but I always get chills and tears when the "No pulse inside of me..." part begins. Really feels like a Requiem Mass for the Rev.
I think i have 3 songs for this Fiction Not Ready To Die Save Me Actually been With me for a few years.. maybe 5 or 6 years... This kind song makes me nostalgia to my memories that i couldn't erases it...
RIP REV HE WILL BE FOREVER MISSED...BACK IN 1994 WHEN I WAS 21 YRS OLD MY MENTOR FRIEND AND BROTHER I NEVER HAD DIED SUDDENLY AND TRAGICALLY AND IT TOOK ME 10 YRS JUST TO DEAL WITH IT ..I HAVE A TATT ON MY RIGHT ARM IN MEMORY OF JCF .. BTW HE FELL FROM A WELL-KNOWN SET OF CLIFFS IN MY HOMETOWN THAT HAVE KILLED MANY OVER THE YRS AND I FELL FROM THE SAME CLIFFS BACK IN 2008 JUST 15 FEET FROM WHERE HE FELL FROM..CAN I SAY THX GOD FOR SEEING ME THRU THAT ONE..LOSING A BROTHER AT ARMS SCARES ONE FOR LIFE AND THE PAIN NEVER GOES AWAY IT JUST GETS PUSHED ASIDE I. ORDER TO DEAL WITH DAY TO DAY LIFE ..LIFE IS WORTH LIVING PLL FIND WHAT WORKS FOR U AND MAKE IT UR OWN...REMEMBER IF UR DEPRESSED UR LIVING IN THE PAST AND IF UR FILLED WITH ANXIETY UR LIVING IN THE FUTURE AND PISSING ON TODAY... POSITIVITY IS THE ANSWER MY FRIENDS.. PEACE FROM THE NORTHEAST
@@MrC33412 Im pretty sure that there were some songs that he got writing credits for because Jimmy wasn't around to help write every song before he died (Ex: So Far Away & Save Me)
In fact, Jimmy created all the drum lines on this record. Unfortunately, for some reason he recorded the demos on an electronic drum set, which made it impossible for them to be posthumously placed in the final versions. There is an interview with Mike in which he comments on each song individually and said that the other guys wanted the drums to be as faithful as possible to the demos and he just had to adjust some details and add some little things.
Love how you keep yourself informed with bands man. Great reaction, there's a lot of other songs by Avenged that'd be dope too. You could try Coming Home, MIA, or God Damn.
This song is the epitome of avenged sevenfold. Thank you for listening to this one, even though it's a long one. The only thing left to do now is react to "not ready to die". That song and this one are the two songs that captivate everything that's amazing about this band.
This song is soooo good that every time i listen to it, it doesnt even sound like a 11 minute song!!! (Rn its 2nd place in my "on repeat" playlist in spotify)
I love this song so much! You should react to warmness on the soul, it’s an old avenged sevenfold song from back in 2001 and I promise you won’t be disappointed. The lyrics are crazy good!
I live in a small town called Wairoa in a little county called New Zealand and I'm a huge A7X fan,I'm probably the only one in my town,I've got a Deathbat on my back n Seize the Day on my chest 🤘
EASILY THIER BEST SONG 😎😎😎 love your reaction 👍👍👍 BTW the last section 'tonight we all die young' was written by The Rev so they decided to make it as the ending of the song
The Rev knew about this song when he was alive. He wrote the drums for the song. He also wrote some of the lyrics. It’s sad to think that he wrote these lyrics and M Shadows is singing The Revs lyrics about him. Mike Portnoy did an amazing Job recording the drums. The Rev would be proud. R.I.P The Rev
I remember listening to this in the backseat of my friends car at night, with my friends, we remained quite during the whole song while you listening to what a masterpiece this song was, my gf at the time had teardrops on her face thinking about the rev.
Yep and he would be proud becaue if I'm not mistaken he idolizes Portnoy(correct me if I'm wrong) and the fact that he played Rev's written drum parts would probably mean a lot to Jimmy himself
@@justsomeguywholosthismusta8495 watch the way The Rev does his stick spins and gestures, and flow while he drums. Then watch Portnoy. It's like the exact same person.
That drummer is Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater. He guested on this cd and the tour until they could find a replacement. He is a highly regarded drummer.
When the solo is so great you don’t even know how to move so you just sit there and stare at the screen 🤣🤣. Awesome reaction and message about taking time to grieve and being thankful.
On July 9th last year (5 days after my brother’s birthday) my mum passed away after battling cancer for 3 years, since then, I’m surprised I’ve made it this far, I’ve felt nothing but pain since, I’ve contemplated joining her numerous times, but my love for my family and friends have prevented me from doing so. For those who’s having trouble coping with loss, keep your family and friends close, most likely they’ve gone through what you’re going through, they’ll help you through it.
My favorite A7X song. Hands down, nothing comes close to this masterpiece. On a side note, Dream Theater and The HU (a Mongolian rock band) should be reacted to next. DON'T sleep on the HU Gibby!! You won't be disappointed!! The HU songs you MUST react to: 1. "Wolf Totem" both the original and with Jacoby Shaddix. 2. "Yuve Yuve Yu" 3. "The Great Chinggis Khan" 4. "Sugaan Essena" - from the SW video game Jedi Fallen Order 5. "Shoog, Shoog" 6. "Sad but True" - Metallica cover Since the songs r sung in Mongolian, make sure to turn on the subtitles so you can follow along and enjoy them to the fullest. Oh and there's no women in their music videos, so you can watch them without worrying about anything inappropriate popping up.
This song wasn't written as a tribute for The Rev. He helped write the song. Along with most of the songs the album Nightmare. So Far Away is the song that was written as a tribute to The Rev and it's on the Nightmare album.
This song accurately describes how we all felt the day the rev died. I Litterally cried for 2 hours. That's one of the few musicians deaths that really affected me because of who he was. Just imagaine the rev singing for this song in the background. He wrote these drum tracks.
To my knowledge, the rev was actually a part of the lyrical writing process for this song, and even had a bit of demo parts he had recorded. But passed before it's completion. I think A7x talked about it in the 3 part video series of breakdowns for this song on their UA-cam channel.
Man Gibby, I wasn't even in a bad mood today and watching your videos lifted me even higher than what I thought possible. I'm joining the Gibby gang, man, I need this positivity on the DAILY. Keep doin your thing man, you're really gonna save me some day when I'm feelin like poo
I also like your theory on how they made the song after the Rev died. This song was originated directly right after the white album. They never really go to the song but Jimmy was working on it secretly. His whispers are in the song along with "skull". And some of his vocals are very hard to hear in the bridge starting from "he may be out of his mind".
I love reaction videos. Always reminds me of the time when I find some straight bangers lmfao. Especially when it came up too avenged sevenfold. One of my top 5 from them is 1.) Bromton Cocktail 2.) Lost 3.) A little peice of heaven 4.) The fight 5.) Girl I use to know. Should try out trivium bro. That's another Band that's has so straight fire too.
I dont even know you do a reaction on music. I was swaeching A7X save me live and i saw your reaction and i know i have to watch this. Thanks Devin keep it up. Im a fan of you and A7X and your political views. Love
Love the reactions my man! There is something up with the audio in your videos recently, bass is pumped way the heck up and it makes everything very “muddy sounding”.
Gibby....with you being a man of faith, I'm shocked I haven't seen you react to NF. He is an amazing artist with a strong Christian faith but has amazing powerful bars. You need to do a NF playlist. You will not be let down my man
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Said it before, I'll say it again. Not Ready to Die is a must. That song goes HARD.
smyers3423 shit is sooooo good.
Pro tip : watch movies at instaflixxer. I've been using it for watching a lot of movies recently.
@Morgan Kamari Yup, been watching on instaflixxer for since november myself :)
I just love the “Tonight we all die young”, it’s so simple yet so epic.
The key change for the 2nd "die young" is very iconic I feel, barely even know this song but I knew that part.
It’s actually the original chorus The Rev had written for the song and they gave it its own section at the end of the song to pay respect to him
If you’re looking for a song to dedicate to The Rev try Fiction. He literally wrote the song before he died. So good. Long live the Rev!!
The rev wrote a lot of Nightmare before he passed Fiction was just the one they left his scratch vocals on
All I’m saying is they said Jimmy wrote it 3 days before he passed and it was the last song he wrote and they decided to leave his vocals on the track because it was only right.
Or were you meaning the whole album nightmare?
Omg please
@@ZDS1865 yeah yeah, he had a lot of contributions to the Nightmare album as a whole there's leaks of his demos on yt, but youre right i believe fiction is the one he was still writing as he passed which is why his scratch vocals dont have actual lyrics but they kept em in anyway to honor him
I Won't See You Tonight! One of my favorite songs by them
Can't listen to it without crying
One of my fav ones as well.
Part 1 or 2?
@@eldiego68 BOTH! ...two sides of the same coin, really
you will love any song from their live at LBC . A legendary performance by them, also with the REV
Give ‘’not ready to die’’ a listen. Best a7x song in my opinion and seriosly underrated!
When that piano hits his face will be like 😲
The second best a7x song after Save Me in my opinion dude 🤘🏻🔥🤯
Not ready to die is fire. Hopefully he gets to the lyric video of afterlife(so he doesn’t miss out on the intro build up), coming home, and deep dives into the meaning of The Stage
love that song
i really like the piano part in not ready to die because it's the theme for cod zombies, also i'm pretty sure the song was made for the call of the dead map on black ops 1 zombies
The Rev did the arrangements for all of the drums. Even if he's not playing on the recording, it's his drum music. foREVer
I believe the Rev laid down the drumming before he died. Mike Portnoy brought it to life for the album.
That is indeed correct sir, he did all the demo tracks and Mike put all the finishing touches The Rev would've added on. No wonder Portnoy was one of his biggest inspirations.
He did for most of the album but this song was way different than it turned out to be when the rev passed, so mike had some parts to go off of but a lot of it was mikes own stuff
I love this song the same reason I love “Strength of the world.” Beautiful chords, beautiful vocals. Both are awesome.
This song makes me so emotional. In a good way. It's so damn good. Super melodic, and hella good lyricism. And those guitars man. "Tonight, we all die young."
God, I remember when I first listened to Save Me back when Nightmare dropped. I was blown away by the whole album, and then that final track came on and took it to another level. I like Exist, but Save Me will forever remain their masterpiece to me. The entire thing's just fantastic, but I always get chills and tears when the "No pulse inside of me..." part begins. Really feels like a Requiem Mass for the Rev.
One of my many favs of sevenfold
Love the solo!
R.I.P. Rev
i think hes ready for fiction, the last song the rev wrote before he died, they actually used his voice in the song
I'd even say the rev had a better singing voice than Matt. He had a ridiculous range and he could descant like no other
ShinraFugitives lol no the revs voice isn’t comparable to Matt’s it’s sad that jimmy died young but let’s be realistic
@@shinrafugitives3880 Zacky and Synyster have a good voice
The "skull" at the beginning of this was also the Rev. His vocals are littered throughout the Nightmare album
I think i have 3 songs for this
Fiction
Not Ready To Die
Save Me
Actually been With me for a few years.. maybe 5 or 6 years... This kind song makes me nostalgia to my memories that i couldn't erases it...
React to "the stage" or "exist" by them as well
Im glad to see someone enjoy this song almost as much as i do, one of my favorite if not my favorite A7X song.
I love A7X and when rev passed away it took it everyone hard R.I.P to The Rev
RIP REV HE WILL BE FOREVER MISSED...BACK IN 1994 WHEN I WAS 21 YRS OLD MY MENTOR FRIEND AND BROTHER I NEVER HAD DIED SUDDENLY AND TRAGICALLY AND IT TOOK ME 10 YRS JUST TO DEAL WITH IT ..I HAVE A TATT ON MY RIGHT ARM IN MEMORY OF JCF .. BTW HE FELL FROM A WELL-KNOWN SET OF CLIFFS IN MY HOMETOWN THAT HAVE KILLED MANY OVER THE YRS AND I FELL FROM THE SAME CLIFFS BACK IN 2008 JUST 15 FEET FROM WHERE HE FELL FROM..CAN I SAY THX GOD FOR SEEING ME THRU THAT ONE..LOSING A BROTHER AT ARMS SCARES ONE FOR LIFE AND THE PAIN NEVER GOES AWAY IT JUST GETS PUSHED ASIDE I. ORDER TO DEAL WITH DAY TO DAY LIFE ..LIFE IS WORTH LIVING PLL FIND WHAT WORKS FOR U AND MAKE IT UR OWN...REMEMBER IF UR DEPRESSED UR LIVING IN THE PAST AND IF UR FILLED WITH ANXIETY UR LIVING IN THE FUTURE AND PISSING ON TODAY... POSITIVITY IS THE ANSWER MY FRIENDS.. PEACE FROM THE NORTHEAST
There's a reason this is my favorite song ever written 😂
One of my absolute favorites! Need to do “Exist” by A7X!
I would kill anyone that will try talking to me on those 15 minutes of the reaction 😂
Life long a7x fan, have been sence 2000 and will forever be, foREVer and always, gone but not forgotten
Mike portnoy played drums on this disc
I think M Shadows stated that Portnoy was Jimmy's favorite drummer.
Mike played drums but Jimmy wrote the drums
@@MrC33412 Im pretty sure that there were some songs that he got writing credits for because Jimmy wasn't around to help write every song before he died (Ex: So Far Away & Save Me)
@@MrC33412 portnoy added alot of his own flavor on alot of parts they gave him alot of room to play
In fact, Jimmy created all the drum lines on this record. Unfortunately, for some reason he recorded the demos on an electronic drum set, which made it impossible for them to be posthumously placed in the final versions. There is an interview with Mike in which he comments on each song individually and said that the other guys wanted the drums to be as faithful as possible to the demos and he just had to adjust some details and add some little things.
This is personally my favorite song ever. Happy you did a reaction to it!
One of my favorite A7X songs!
I love that even if you haven't heard a particular A7X song, you know exactly who it is by just the intro alone. They have such a distinct sound.
I love this song listen to it everyday it has a strong emotional presence
So do I 🤘A7X
Love how you keep yourself informed with bands man. Great reaction, there's a lot of other songs by Avenged that'd be dope too. You could try Coming Home, MIA, or God Damn.
This song is the epitome of avenged sevenfold. Thank you for listening to this one, even though it's a long one. The only thing left to do now is react to "not ready to die". That song and this one are the two songs that captivate everything that's amazing about this band.
YES YOU ACTUALLY LISTENED TO IT! Been requesting this for a while, try out MIA next
I recognize your channel photo 😂
Descend-_cL OUR BATTLE WILL BE LEGENDARY! 😂 rock on dude 🤘
Literally one of the best drum tunes that have blessed my ears...they are mixed so beautifully too
Love that Mike Portnoy kept the Rev's kick pattern and tried to add the best fills he could, great tribute to Jimmy and his writing.
CITY OF EVIL ALBUM REVIEW 🤘🔥🍻
This song is soooo good that every time i listen to it, it doesnt even sound like a 11 minute song!!! (Rn its 2nd place in my "on repeat" playlist in spotify)
Os arranjos da bateria foi do The Rev, Portnoy "só" executou.. lembrando, que pra mim o Portnoy é muito foda! E qie deveria ate hoje estar na banda
I love this song so much! You should react to warmness on the soul, it’s an old avenged sevenfold song from back in 2001 and I promise you won’t be disappointed. The lyrics are crazy good!
one of the best song from AvengedSevenfold
I live in a small town called Wairoa in a little county called New Zealand and I'm a huge A7X fan,I'm probably the only one in my town,I've got a Deathbat on my back n Seize the Day on my chest 🤘
I love your reactions. A7x ♥️ The Rev 🙌🏻
Got to see the REV live several times before he passed. He is definatly one of a kind. RIP
Save me one of my fav song
“Buried alive” by A7x also goes hard
i miss you jimmy the REV
😭💀foREVer❤️🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭
EASILY THIER BEST SONG 😎😎😎 love your reaction 👍👍👍 BTW the last section 'tonight we all die young' was written by The Rev so they decided to make it as the ending of the song
I adore how you comment on how awesome the drums are 7 seconds into the song......my god you weren't ready
Save me may be one of the greatest songs ever written, musically, lyrics… take your pick, it’s a masterpiece.
It kills me knowing this song is not a hit, yet it is there greatest piece of art above Exist which is 5 minutes longer
So far away was the official REV tribute
So Far Away is a good one to react to as well.
Then Victim 🥺
The Rev knew about this song when he was alive. He wrote the drums for the song. He also wrote some of the lyrics. It’s sad to think that he wrote these lyrics and M Shadows is singing The Revs lyrics about him. Mike Portnoy did an amazing Job recording the drums. The Rev would be proud. R.I.P The Rev
Yess!! One on my favorite songs
He said "this is ridiculous"...... yes sir its ridiculously amazing
I remember listening to this in the backseat of my friends car at night, with my friends, we remained quite during the whole song while you listening to what a masterpiece this song was, my gf at the time had teardrops on her face thinking about the rev.
Please react to Girl I Know and Demons by Avenged Sevenfold
Philly Power 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I absolutely LOVE this song, but IDK if I can make it through because of memories
When you say The Rev would be proud, he actually wrote the drum lines. Mike Portnoy played them.
Yep and he would be proud becaue if I'm not mistaken he idolizes Portnoy(correct me if I'm wrong) and the fact that he played Rev's written drum parts would probably mean a lot to Jimmy himself
@@justsomeguywholosthismusta8495 watch the way The Rev does his stick spins and gestures, and flow while he drums. Then watch Portnoy. It's like the exact same person.
“The Rev would be proud of that!”
Me: “Well yeah, The Rev wrote this part” 😂
I love epic songs by A7X. This one, Buried Alive, Not Ready to Die, and I Won't See You Tonight. Also, this song was written by The Rev and M. Shadows
Shadows said they couldn't find a way to fit "tonight we all die young" in the song, so they put it in the end for him 💜 RIP foREVer 🙏🏻
That drummer is Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater. He guested on this cd and the tour until they could find a replacement. He is a highly regarded drummer.
9:06 marvelous guitar changing
When the solo is so great you don’t even know how to move so you just sit there and stare at the screen 🤣🤣. Awesome reaction and message about taking time to grieve and being thankful.
On July 9th last year (5 days after my brother’s birthday) my mum passed away after battling cancer for 3 years, since then, I’m surprised I’ve made it this far, I’ve felt nothing but pain since, I’ve contemplated joining her numerous times, but my love for my family and friends have prevented me from doing so. For those who’s having trouble coping with loss, keep your family and friends close, most likely they’ve gone through what you’re going through, they’ll help you through it.
Could you react to Planets by Avenged Sevenfold? *PLEASE*
Sevenfold! Sevenfold! Sevenfold! Good shit BrUh 🔥💯🌮🌶🍸
Chapter 4 is one of their classics and the song that started this whole A7X grind my dude! 😀 GIBBY GANG STAND UP!! #FAITH
The part "tonight we all die young was written by the Rev"
Hey in my opinion a great chill A7X song i recommended is Angels or Creating God. They are both slowly paced but have a great beautiful melody
My favorite A7X song. Hands down, nothing comes close to this masterpiece.
On a side note, Dream Theater and The HU (a Mongolian rock band) should be reacted to next. DON'T sleep on the HU Gibby!! You won't be disappointed!!
The HU songs you MUST react to:
1. "Wolf Totem" both the original and with Jacoby Shaddix.
2. "Yuve Yuve Yu"
3. "The Great Chinggis Khan"
4. "Sugaan Essena" - from the SW video game Jedi Fallen Order
5. "Shoog, Shoog"
6. "Sad but True" - Metallica cover
Since the songs r sung in Mongolian, make sure to turn on the subtitles so you can follow along and enjoy them to the fullest. Oh and there's no women in their music videos, so you can watch them without worrying about anything inappropriate popping up.
This song wasn't written as a tribute for The Rev. He helped write the song. Along with most of the songs the album Nightmare. So Far Away is the song that was written as a tribute to The Rev and it's on the Nightmare album.
Cant get any better than this. Thats their best song.
This song accurately describes how we all felt the day the rev died. I Litterally cried for 2 hours. That's one of the few musicians deaths that really affected me because of who he was. Just imagaine the rev singing for this song in the background. He wrote these drum tracks.
Seize The Day -Avenged Sevenfold is so good.
infectious by imminence. A very good band and song
The rev will live on forever
To my knowledge, the rev was actually a part of the lyrical writing process for this song, and even had a bit of demo parts he had recorded. But passed before it's completion. I think A7x talked about it in the 3 part video series of breakdowns for this song on their UA-cam channel.
FICTION from A7X. The Rev wrote that a couple days before he passed
Man Gibby, I wasn't even in a bad mood today and watching your videos lifted me even higher than what I thought possible. I'm joining the Gibby gang, man, I need this positivity on the DAILY. Keep doin your thing man, you're really gonna save me some day when I'm feelin like poo
I love how into A7X songs that you get. I feel the same way when I listen to them. Especially this one.
There's epic poems and now we got an EPIC SONG!!!
I also like your theory on how they made the song after the Rev died. This song was originated directly right after the white album. They never really go to the song but Jimmy was working on it secretly. His whispers are in the song along with "skull". And some of his vocals are very hard to hear in the bridge starting from "he may be out of his mind".
I love reaction videos. Always reminds me of the time when I find some straight bangers lmfao. Especially when it came up too avenged sevenfold. One of my top 5 from them is 1.) Bromton Cocktail 2.) Lost 3.) A little peice of heaven 4.) The fight 5.) Girl I use to know. Should try out trivium bro. That's another Band that's has so straight fire too.
this song masterpiece by A7X
mix Dream theater maybe haha
Yess men
Jimmy helped write some of the songs on the Nightmare album - 5 songs - including Save Me.
The BEST f*cking song ever made dude 🔥🤘🏻🤯
Love there guitar solos
The stage music video is a masterpiece
The wonderful and almighty powerful, Mike Portnoy (ex Dream Theater, ex Adrenaline Mob) did the drums on this album
Love avenged sevenfold good choice with this song bro much love
Shout out to Mike Portnoy for coming in and playing at a horrible time
That’s the ravs voice at the beginning and when it says. “ they all know”.
The Rev wrote and demoed Fiction 3 days before he died. It would be his last vocal contribution.
The beat is fucking amazing
4:55 guitar in the back
I dont even know you do a reaction on music. I was swaeching A7X save me live and i saw your reaction and i know i have to watch this. Thanks Devin keep it up. Im a fan of you and A7X and your political views. Love
Best A7X song for sure
I think you’ll enjoy their song Natural Born Killer!
❤️ keep America Great
Love the reactions my man! There is something up with the audio in your videos recently, bass is pumped way the heck up and it makes everything very “muddy sounding”.
M.I.A by Avenged Sevenfold is good too, and Perfect Insanity by Disturbed has a great drum intro and just another good song
Gibby....with you being a man of faith, I'm shocked I haven't seen you react to NF. He is an amazing artist with a strong Christian faith but has amazing powerful bars. You need to do a NF playlist. You will not be let down my man
Keep doing what you doing