What Happened to Oliver Tree?
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- An artist who built his career on memes and good songwriting, Oliver Tree took a drastic turn in his musical direction with his newest album "Cowboy Tears". Tree also ditched his famous "Turbo" look for a new, very bizarre cowboy bowlcut-mullet look. What do you think? I'm not digging it.
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#olivertree #cowboytears #cowboysdontcry
I made a follow-up video to this that talks about him ditching the cowboy look and his new hit "miss you"
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I got no sleep
Dope shirt. Where can I find one? Thanks
With the different personas Oliver Tree has GOT to know about Kool Keith aka Dr Octagon aka Dr Dooom aka black Elvis aka a hundred different personalities. It’s great! Just discovered this guy over the past year and I’m loving it lol the best part is the music is actually GREAT! It’s not just an imagine, he actually makes really beautiful music. Nothing but respect!
Just saw him live. He addressed to the fans there that Life Goes On was not his best song, but he performed it because he credits a lot of his growth to it. Get Well Soon or Balloon Boy are great songs with meaningful lyrics.
We're you in Philly? He said the same thing there when I was there
@@bennyspeaks1730 I'm pretty sure he said that at s few concerts because he said it to two concerts I went to both in Idaho and utah
He’s so cringe
@@jmy871 don’t give him the time of day then
i'm shocked he admitted it's not his best song while promoting it way too much and even adding a ton of remix features
7:19 I believe that line was a reference to Melanie Martinez's song titled "Carousel". Melanie was his former girlfriend of his who was similar to him with her unique sense of style in the music world.
Finally someone said that
He better apologize to sis
oliver so goofy dawg 💀
i was hoping someone would say this.
@@thecheyroom7136 Melanie said that they're on good terms lmao
Cowboy Tears took a few months to grow on me and now I really like the different sounds he went with. The reason he had to re-release stuff like that was because he spent too much money on his videos and was recouping losses. 2of the videos his production company made for Late night (colbert/corden) got him banned from late night
his transformation was way more than a sophmore slump. he got super weird and creepy
He became as good as his music (not good)
what do you mean?
What you're not understanding is he isn't a one style person. Oliver Tree is a concept.
The first concept was mid 90s rock/alt/hip hop, current concept is early 2000s country/pop/hip hop. How is no one getting that?
Idiots and lets not forget his work before both these albums. Hes highly experimental.
I wanna see a few collabs by Oliver Tree & Jean Dawson. Both the same type of artist to me. They’re melting pots of almost every genre from any era.
Rap, Sing, Song Write, Produce, Direct, Collab, play instruments, etc.
Hey, you’re right, this guys not actually paying attention at all. He really doesn’t get it, hes stuck on ONE album and a small piece of art from Oliver and thinks he can critique. Its like Anthony Fontano 😑😑😑😑😑
I made it to half way through the video and I CANNOT continue to watch this jackasses shit 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
What a clown, I love the way hes using his voice on this album, its a little horse on purpose and it sounds great.
The audiences are us, nigga, the real fans you dick.
If you willingly listen to this guy you’re so fucking cringe
Concepts are not a bandaid. If it sounds bad it doesn't sound good.
Just because it’s a concept doesn’t mean it’s good ool
This is a really interesting if maybe a bit of a harsh breakdown - I was sceptical when I heard he was coming out with a cowboy album but with a bit of listening, I literally love almost every track on it to death
I think he ran out of ideas and just continues it for the money and fame. He wanted to retire because he had nothing left to give.
btw for any video editors out there STAY AWAY from Pixel Film Studios products. They started out fine but are now buggy as hell and never render correctly. That's why you see all those red boxes throughout the video that take up the entire screen.
I feel little Ricky zr3 will be a breath of fresh air in Oliver trees music
I honestly think he’s just putting garbage out to fill out his contract then idk maybe we might get his old music back idk could be a thought seems like he’s intentionally making bad music to not make the label any money so they can drop him
Facts, so sad though. Really liked his orig album
that part about him being jaded on h3 was definitely not genuine and you're a goofball for falling for his "quitting" for even a second lol Cowboy Tears is a bop tho you're crazy. the reason it all has a similar sound and a cowboy theme is because it's specifically about his real breakup -- "riding round this carousel" because his girlfriend has a song called Carousel. the "country" isn't country MUSIC, it's a country theme because it's something that was sad for him to write.
anyway I'm not hating, cool video! I'm just a huge Tree stan lol
lol i see that, thanks for not being a dick. where can i find his girlfriend's music? I'd be interested in checking out that song
@@DancingwithGhosts I’m fairly certain they are referring to Melanie Martinez, who is a pop singer Oliver was dating for awhile but they recently broke up. But yeah, if you really were curious about that song I’d suggest searching her discography.
@@SmokeyMcPotProductions i checked it out... her music isn't that bad.. the song carousel at least
He’s an artist that’s throwing all the ugliest things together and making something cool.
He played at summer smash fest in 2022 and the crowd was so small. Wasn’t even a crowd. He even said “I know you guys don’t wanna be here”.
For me personally, I actually really like 《Freaks & Geeks》because it's deep as usual, look at the lyrics carefully and think about it. It really makes sense.
Like: ”Don't stop, whether you like it or not.”
I don't know how others like it, but for me myself, I really need energy like this.
I remember back in 2019 thinking Oliver tree was gonna take the world by storm with his image, antics and personality combined with the popularity of tik tok, but I guess that just didn't happen sadly. I loved his sound :/
I formally agree and disagree with you on some points about the songs on the "cowboy tears" the album:
Agree
1: I don't like some songs on the album they are trying to be better than "Ugly is beautiful" the album, but there are songs that don't work like California.
2: Oliver Tree tried to make an "emo/country" genre and it's just an "alternative" genre.
3: I think the turbo character (UIB version) is so perfect.
Disagree
1: I like the album because he's trying to experiment with a unique style that not everyone may not like.
2: Not every song on the album is my favorite, but my favorite song that I consider as worth to listen is "Cowboy Tears" the song.
3: I like the new style and he has cool long blonde hair.
Thank you for reading this message.
I disagree respectfully
He’s doing this for himself, he doesn’t have to appeal to anyone. Sure the record wasn’t as fruitful or exciting as Ugly is Beautiful, but I honestly just see someone having a good time and living their best life. Good video though
thanks for being respectful in your disagreeing ;)
@@DancingwithGhosts unlike you towards Oliver in your video
Yea olivers new look shows that he isnt a carzy drug addict with a fit that matches is to me it shows a person who overcame that person and has grew to be not just better health wise but spiritually as well.
@@beknee_boi7542 he's a cowboy with a mullet bowl cut... i think you might be looking a little too deeply into it
I don’t think you understand what Oliver tree is about, he’s a meme. His music derived from memes and not taking anything seriously. He’s literally an artist that does what he does because he genuinely loves what he does
Theres a little Ricky mixtape coming out soon so cowboy tears isn’t his last album.
I think you hit the nail head on, the music got worse. It’s sad because I see his potential to be one of the greatest artists.
So after sitting with the new album for a while, a lot of it has really grown on me. After I got over the initial shock of how much he changed things up I'm coming to really like about 2\3rds of the album.
“We’re riding around this carousel if you catch my drift, were riding around this wagon wheel she took me for a spin” that’s at rlly good lyrics about his ex she has a song called carousel
@@yungtussy2191 oh I didn’t know that, what is her name? i want to listen to the song
@@harrisonwoodrum7557 melanie martinez
I literally cannot make myself like his cowboy album it's boring bland devoid of a refreshing new sound but back tracking into a genre he just isn't fit for
You should make a sequel to this video to talk about it again
Correction, "Oliver Tree Nickell" not his real name BTW didn't create the character "Oliver Tree". He has yet to come clean so we can only wait and see.
Oliver Tree Nickell is his real name
@@coolmanyea5030 nah
@@coolmanyea5030 not born with
@@coolmanyea5030 #ComecleanOliver
If you want to listen to some Oliver leaks, there’s quite a few that sound much better than cowboy tears and you can find them on UA-cam
Yep
Gang
I feel like he is totally trolling the whole music business.
He doesn't seem to want to be taken seriously. I think it is all a joke that only oliver knows the punch line to.
I just saw him live a couple weeks ago and it was one of the best and most entertaining shows I've seen in a really long time. It's also funny because I'm not really a fan of country or emo and I loved Cowboy Tears. No it's not as great as the first album, but I've still got faith in him.
I saw him live too and it was a straight up comedy show with some music on the side - absolutely incredible
@@maeveelsiemusic My almost 7 year old is obsessed. Taking him to see Oliver Tree live this weekend. The music really grew on me. After reading this, looking forward to it even more!
Well I think you made it pretty clear in your video that you never really got it to begin with
Ugly Is Beautiful is actually is sophomore album, his first album was splitting branches.
splitting branches/tree was a different project
@@toade7211 It’s not like they’re different people.
@@christron5368 Different people for sure idk this Tree guy
@@lemonnugget293 💀
Cowboys don't cry is a banger
Oliver doesn't owe anyone anything. It wasn't a big FU to the fans, because Oliver simply does what he wants. As talented and special as he is as an artist, its what makes him unique. Side note: Oliver's new album wasn't rushed. Why would it be rushed, when he went through the effort, money, and time to not just record a whole album, film expensive videos, and completely change his character? Like that's a huge risk he's taking on his career, but he's done it for his own creative satisfaction. You seem to only care about his album sales and appearance. Personally, I think you completely missed the point of both albums and their characters. And although, I dont like CT nearly as much as UiB, I can't agree with you when you say he disrespected the fans, because the world doesnt revolve around you.
He has been known in the skateboard/rap/edm/ECT scene for a long time.pretty much anything California (lol).he's in with the island boys.so he's an island boy
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do you really have a green under-cap-part-fringe? Really? You r killing it my dude.
Listen to his words. I get the vibe he’s another Chester or Dolores. Tons of pain. Tons of healing and love.
His red and blue jacket guy is called turbo
I think Olivers newest album absolutely sucks and you actually said something that EXACTLY happened to me: My first song I heard of his was "Life goes on" and I fucking hated it. I thought it was absolutely obnoxious and wrote him off as a character, as an artist, as a performer, etc. I absolutely fucking hated it.
The second feature I heard him on was a little big song and that gave me a chance to reconsider him but I didn't go seeking out his stuff I thought he was a meme and literally just playing the system to get attention and money.
Once I was told his music is good I listened to other stuff that WASNT the bad shit and was fairly impressed but it didn't change my mind because I was already in the thick of hearing his music when he was already on the down slope.
His latest album is absolutely horrible and I again and in the mindset of "I dont get the appeal. I dont know who he is making his music for. He is just a meme." And that's it. I think he himself is a joke and he'll just fade away one day.
yeah if i heard "on and on" as the first song by him i would have hated him and never gave his shit a second chance
I mean on and on led me to him and I'll forever be grateful for it but even he agrees it's easily the simplest song. Oliver Tree does his music for him and I have so much respect for that, to me every song is a banger.
What ABOUT now for his new album and new look plsss do part 2
But you don’t even explain the reason as to why Oliver Tree changed his persona twice in the first place
Tell me what you want. Cowboy tears is great
Nah but life goes on like the unreleased version of it there was a rap part and it was legit good but he decided to never reslease that version and release the one we now hear. He performed it before I think maybe once before releasing it if I’m not wrong I swear this guy is on smth
Oliver Tree is the best and I like everything he puts out!
He’s creating a better multiverse than marvel with all his characters and art, let the man cook
Cool to see a musical artist channel that has their music along with music related content on it.
that's the plan :)
I love basically all his songs.
Seriously i fucking just started listening to this guy
interesting. Maybe he did just wanna upload 1 album and stuff on the 2nd album was stuff that did not end up being whole song and rushed like dumping the whole bag out seems like a interesting character thanks for review stay awesome!
I still listen to him without his old appearance, still love him no matter what.. yes I listen to both albums ugly is beautiful and cowboy tears I mean it's still him whether he changes or not. Still support him and love him and his music
i support him but i just did not care for his new album at all... his first album had an instant wow factor that just pulled you in, the second album not so much, A SWING AND A MISS IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF
@@DancingwithGhosts damn
@@DancingwithGhosts I total y agree with this comment
@@lasercams i mean it's grown on me but it's not nearly as innovative as his earlier stuff or Ugly is Beautiful.. he literally blew his load on his first album
It's awesome to see fresh artists leaving critics in the dust.. they don't get ANY of the stuff coming down the pipe. Too meta for them.
Back in 2000 when I was a huge fan of Mindless Self indulgence, when they had just released Frankenstein Girls and I first heard that, I thought they would be the future of punk rock. I'm so glad my younger self had no clue that they would turn into a Hot Topic band and punk would die 😔
yeah back in the day i knew a lot of people who liked that band.. a lot of chics liked them which i thought was interesting
Check out his music when he went as just Tree. Splitting Branches is the album. Your welcome
i checked it out.. it was ok.. ugly is beautiful is way better
@@DancingwithGhosts 🤣 its good too lmao... just saying that his new stuff isnt half as good as his OLDEST works
sounds like he shoulda pulled a jared alonge where he has different personas for different tastes in music so you cant confuse an emo cowboy and a decent alternative artist but thats my take
I knew who he was but I didn’t know why he was famous. I enjoy h3 time to time& knew they’re big fans. The more you knowww
i would say he's internet famous.
Man the second album is a masterpiece to
that carousel line was in reference to Melanie Martinez because he's sour grapes. she had the last laugh tho
its sounds like you never understood Oliver even when you liked him my dude. Whoosh.
i just hate his character. i feel like it’s supposed to cover up his insufferable personality, because there are a couple times where it doesn’t feel like he’s playing the character, but he still has the same terrible personality traits
as a fan of about 2.5 years this new album is a massive disappointment. i would only 4 or 5 tracks on the album to be good. the rest ranges from just ok, to really bland and forgettable, to just earbleeding in california's case. since the life goes on success everything has gone downhill in terms of both music and oliver as a character. btw speaking of life goes on, yeah the studio version is terrible but i would really recommend listening to the pre-release live performance. the live version has better production, its in a lower key, and it has an extra rap verse that makes me wonder why he removed it from the final version.
oh god California was easily the worst track on the ablum how the fuck could he have heard that back in the studio and been like ''yeah that sounds good'' and i like the remix of ''on and on'' a lot better than the original version, haven't heard the live pre-release yet
I saw him as gimmicky. But i loved his first gimmick, his weird tiger king country star persona is a miss with me. I just hope to enjoy his next one
yep, agreed
He's still here. Going hard.
All the respect i had for him went away when he was featured in a dhar mann video
To be honest I really agree kinda wish he would stop the country fake music and go back to normal pop/ hip hop music
I think the reason why he did’int like oliver new grove is because he listion to a country song
Reject Oliver Tree, Return to Glass Animals
The songs sound the same to me 🤷♂️ but then again everyone has a different cup of 🍵
Yet he’s laughing his way to the bank. And that’s the whole point.
to make money? art be damned? wow what a shallow way to look at things
@@DancingwithGhosts I can't see a better reason. It's no different than Doja Cat and her song MOOO!. It was literally ironic in that it seems so terrible including the video. Yet she's made so much money from it.
All things are money, generally. Life is short.
@@aakburns The idea is supposed to be that every persona has its own idea behind it. The cowboy character was supposed to represent The mainstream genre with but with its own twist on it(or at least that’s what I see with it). If you don’t like how it sounds that’s fine I respect that but calling it a cash grab seems very disrespectful
Nice vid 🤠😭
haha thanks
Oliver has returned to form a bit recently, althougha bit more poppy.
And he's apparently doing one massive show soon.
so out of retirement for the.. 3rd time now? lol
@@DancingwithGhosts pretty sure "retirement" is just a running joke to him.
Good video bro.its hard to make a kickin' second album.mc hammer is the only person I've heard to make a amazing second album..please dancing with ghosts,don't hurt em!
there are a few bands that escaped the sophomore slump.. there are also bands that didn't get good until their 3rd or 4th record .. but usually if you come out of the gate with a hit record, it's really hard to follow it up
@@DancingwithGhosts i remember so many ppl saying they love tenacious d..then they made a a second album and movie soundtrack..that no bought.they didn't really love tenacious d did they?lol
@@jessehaaland7689 and no one ever heard of jack black again :P
@@DancingwithGhosts play the bendy part!!-jack black.. boring.hated it!
good vid but pls put a compressonr/limiter on your vocals they get hella loud/distorted
No way he dissed brass monkei
"the first new artist I've liked in awhile"
Ok grandpa
Now what because he’s releasing a pop album soon
cowboy tears grows on you trust me its some of his best work you've gotta let it grow and I personally prefer the new Oliver tree in his interviews he puts a lot more of his own personality into his new character and is far more interesting then the spoilt kid persona he used to have the bowl cut Oliver will forever be classic but I feel there's a lot more substance in this new version of him
nah bro its a decent album with about 6 goodish songs if u want some of his best work listen to his music before he was signed to a lable and listen to all his unrelased shit its 1000x better the cowboy tears and uib is far better then cowboy tears to
heres his old albums
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@@Owendunca its all about preference splitting branches, enemy and cheapskate are my faviourte things he's done but I just personally prefer cowboy tears to a lot of his other stuff and thanks for the links ive heard 2 of em but not kryph gonna listen now
a guy dressed like this with that hair style and color talking about oliver tree lmao
If he's actually doing his last show ever, my theory that he made a country album to try and get Atlantic Records to part ways with him has some validation. If not, absolutely idiotic move based on country being the most popular genre of music in America.
its absolutely not his last show, he has a new record coming out.. oliver tree is a gimmick machine
He was actually one of my favorite artists but then life goes on came out, and even worse the remix for jerk came out. He still has potential but I’m one of the guys who “liked older songs” or think mainstream “ruined their music”. I personally think the same thing happened to carti, after they released one subpar song becoming a hit, they begin coming out with mediocrity. Only a few gems
He kinda fell off hard.
Cowboy Album Grows on ya
i get the point of his whole complete persona, but as long as he goes on his living meme satirical thing has become more and more cringe (at least to me) he released 2 new songs and will release a new album in september, the new songs are cool and all but they are annoying if you compare to the old ones. im honestly not hyped for the new album. i really loved tree and oliver tree but yeah here we go again
when he dropped hood i thought he was gonna be game changing bro
Alt rock ?!? A come oooonn !!
Apparently my Sister's friend used to date him
and he called her shit at singing and he called her ugly.
im just
im just mad
he always seemed like such a good guy.
and im sad that he's just
he's just not.
Oliver, if you're somehow reading this
Get yo ass outta here.
Ánd my dad work on Nintendo
@@JonhPeter2009 good for you
@@AdrianShephardOpposing you didn't understood 😐
@@JonhPeter2009 I did actually, its a lie, thats the joke
disagree with this video wholeheartedly. i get the feeing that you've entirely missed what the Oliver Tree brand is. other comments illustrate why this is, so i wont bother explaining again
And. it's still famous
I don’t know I’ve enjoyed a lot of what I’ve heard from Oliver. Yeah there’s garbage in there but there’s some really great stuff including things he’s sung on like Forget It. I can get not liking the silly country vibes but Playing With Fire may be one of my favorite songs by him and Suitcase Full of Cash is pretty damn good also.
I honestly can’t wait to see what comes next for this artist.
Much like yourself he’s the first artist that I’ve really liked in a long time.
cowboy tears has grown on me .. more of a slowburn.. ugly is beautiful was pure fire though.. you could hear the years of pre-production for that one
@@DancingwithGhosts Seems like Oliver may be going back to his old style. Looking forward to what's next. Have you ever listened to Arden Jones? He reminds me a bit of Oliver.
@@collector1338 yeah im gonna do another video on Oliver Tree and hanging out his cowboy hat
I'm definitely happy that oliver us trying new things. Yes, the cowboy persona is a bit much and the music videos can be kinda..... But I love cowboy tears and every time I listen I like it more and more! I get that Cowboys tears isn't really a country album, but it has a country theme. Maybe it's the lyrics or the way it just sounds idk, but I am definitely happy that oliver tree is trying new things!! Also, about life goes on. Life goes on isn't the best if his songs. I like it, but Hurt or Cash machine would win me over easily. Oliver is happy that he got a huge boost of success from this song, yet he is also a but disappointed that it wasn't one of his better songs that he put work into. He also stated in the Logan Paul stream that life goes on is over 8 years old and that he didn't put very much work into it. Either way, I'm glad oliver is doing new stuff and I'll always be his biggest fan! (Also, oliver tree's new song "I hate you" Is actully really good. It's like a mix of cowboy tears and ugly is beautiful.)
He used to have great music, now he’s just a joke
i think if he spends more time on his next album he could be soon mainstream even. he has 30 MILLION monthly listeners. he still has a chance.
Freaks and Geeks is very reminiscent to Daniel Johnson to me and I like that.
Honestly just sounds like its not your thing. Stop hating bruh
Thumbs down on everything you’re saying… you get nothing.
I’m sorry but how many views has “Life goes on” 270 million give or take. Cannot say it’s a flop😂
Man i know who oliver tree was way befor this Video. Like 2018 or something
nice
@@DancingwithGhosts love from germany
@@marcovossenkaul8921 danke schön
Just sounds like an artist has evolved you don’t want him to, people change man why expect him to keep making the same thing forever
I find it hella funny when people can’t get behind an artist who they like progression into their true form of music that they like. And call them wack when it’s actually the person pointing the finger like this old Greg lookin dude that’s the wack one…
Preach 😂, he had me in the first half. Had to dislike the video because of what he was saying about the 2nd album.
You know what you probably don’t make music but he will be better than you
Little Ricky ZR3..
Literally, "life goes on" is the only song of his i like...
ew why
@@DancingwithGhosts just sounds good, repetitiveness is not a bad thing. And maybe not the only song of his I like but one of the favourite
They killed him all cgi now
I think you'll get more engagement if you stop sounding so whiney
New album was trash and I fucking love Oliver