NONAGON INFINITY: The Never-Ending Album
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#kinggizzard #conceptalbum #middle8
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are making some of the most inventive, exciting and fun rock albums today.
It was King Gizzard’s 8th album that caught the attention of critics and music fans. Delivering a mixed bag of rock, folk, jazz and heavy metal, the nine songs on the album seamlessly transition into one another -- and if you happen to put it on repeat -- it’s final moments connect perfectly with the opening track. Effectively creating a never-ending album.
A Concept Album, Nonagon Infinity.
Two years prior, King Gizzard released I’m In Your Mind Fuzz. The first four tracks carried a very similar concept, sounding like a continuous 12-minute jam rather than individual pieces. For the boys, it sparked the idea of creating an entire album that didn’t stop. Something that was just one big song.
They began to consider that if all the songs on an album were going to link together into one giant sequence, where would it end? That’s when the infinite looping album idea clicked.
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Disclaimer:
I do not own any of the videos or music used in this video. They are used for education and discussion purposes.
Are there any other modern day concept albums that need more attention? Let me know in the comments below!
Middle 8 suburbs by arcade fire
@@ratboy____6244 already in the works!
every king gizzard album ;)
Concept albums are my shit and i'm so glad you're doing this series. Supermodel by Foster the People, How to be a Human Being by Glass Animals and Danger Days by MCR are some that come to mind, Danger Days being a very plot based one and even had a short series of comic books written by Gerard Way himself that takes place following the events of the album.
The Weather by Pond
King Gizzard is probably one of the funnest bands out there right now
"funnest" is not a word
Agreed. Everyone is sleeping on them
They're like the modern Barrett-era Pink Floyd. Although Rat's Nest was a bit more like Roger Waters.
Truly I had so much fun while listening to this album
@@maxmyers9811 that's the point
9/9 opened the door
Does Nonagon Infinity open the door?
@@thefareplayer2254 Nonagon Infinity opens the door.
Why is 9/9 equal to 1 and not 0.99999999999999999999... (infinite 9s)?
@@mattyd2248 wait for the answer to open the door
>video about 9∞
>plays poly in background
The music IS free
It’s free real estate ;)
He can monetize songs from poly, he can't monetize songs from nonagon
hahaçà
Poly is public domain
Murder of the universe is essentially the other half of Nonagon. Start MoTU from the beginning. after Some context start Nonagon infinity from Mr. Beat, all the way to People vultures. this makes use of the loop back to the beginning. People vultures transitions perfectly into Reticent Raconteur and just let Motu play from there. These dudes are absolute geniuses for doing this, and most people still haven’t made these connections besides a few hardcore fans. I could see them adding even more albums into this later on
Kai Alois Sick, I need to try this. What about the trap door theme that plays in the album?(I forget the exact song)
Indeed I always start Nonagon at Mr. Beat and end on PV, thanks for explaining why i was doing that. I thought it was just more pleasing to my ears.. Ill have to segue that into Reticent Raconteur.
The Balrog ends with a Trapdoor motif, and The Lord of Lightning flows almost perfectly into Cellophane. Altered Beast IV transitions into Evil Death Roll pretty well too, but I don't think it was intentional.
There's a video called Murder of the Nonagon Fuzz that illustrates this pretty well
But with more talking. Too much talking if we're being honest. Like holy shit lady shut the fuck up
Nonagon Infinity was the album that finally got me into King Gizz after years of hearing about them. I love what you said about the songs all kind of blending together. To me the tracks don't seem like separate songs, just a slight bend in the course, like the angle of in a nonagon.
I've always wanted to make a vid on Nonagon Infinity (not on this channel, obvs) soooo maybe now I don't need to. Great work, as always! 😊
> like the angle of a nonagon
oh shit
For me it was im in your mind fuzz... Amazing artists
Your observation just blew my mind
"This is Nonagon Infinity".... *Music from polygondwanaland plays*
Honestly this channel is so underrated
TRUUUU
So so so true
It's not underrated, in fact this channel has grown exponentially in 9 months and gains a couple of thousand subs after each video. This channel is getting the attention it deserves and will reach 1 million within the next 12 months, mark my words. Credit where credit is due, this channel is incredibly well done and people are noticing it.
Check out Vinyl Rewind for under rated
@@robbiepoohify ha too bad
>talks about Nonagon Infinity
>plays music from Polygondwanaland
It's ok, it's their best album anyway
Poly is public domain. So he won't get copyright claimed. You thought you were slick...
It's my favorite, buuuut Nonagon is the best
Doesn’t bother me. “Polygondwanaland” is one of their best. I have a laserdisc vinyl of it.
@@sgtpepper6379 Not true! I used it in one of my UA-cam vids and still got a copyright warning.
@@brendansoutdoors377 it’s true
You should dispute that claim
While not the only album that loops into itself (Pink Floyd’s The Wall comes to mind), Nonagon Infinity blends so smoothly throughout the record.
You can loop Dark Side of the Moon as well since the album intros and outros with the same heartbeat
You can loop the first song of Brockhampton's Saturation 1 with the last song of Saturation 3 as well
Holy shit. I just checked that. You just blew my fucking mind.
Dream Theater's Octavarium uses the continuous loop idea and does it pretty well, each song blends into each other and also starts a note higher than the last song
Isn't this where...
It's the transition into Big Fig Wasp that does it for me
YESSSSS
I know. I never noticed it even transitioned the first time.
invisible face into wah wah though
@@ninjax9675 wah wah's intro even carries the lyrics of invisible face. It just hits harder
Murder of the Universe is what I'd call a concept album for its use of spoken-word passages and the three distinct yet interconnected stories it tells. It's definitely something that gets better as you revisit it, and if you have the time to devote to each story.
hey just wanted to thank you for getting me into King gizzard. without your first video on them I wouldn't be into them. they're my favorite band now.
They're always in my top 3 for sure, regardless of whether or not their music is groundbreaking, there's just so much of it that's so good and diverse, it's difficult to like rock and not find something appealing in King Gizzard
this video introduced me to these guys and i just gotta say thank you cause everything i've heard so far has been incredible. keep up the good work man
Nonagon Infinity opens the door.
Wow I’m definitely giving this a listen! It seems like you put a lot of time into these videos like they do with music. It really shows and I can’t wait for the next video
David Rivera while you’re at it, look up their KEXP sessions. The best!!
I love this idea for looking over concept albums, Nonagon Infinity is a classic, can't wait for the next video!
You forgot to mention that each song on Nonagon has its own theme and that the theme for each song is previewed on the preceding tune.
i wonder if the members of King Gizzard can sleep.
Stu Mackenzie is sleepin’ in apparently
and sleep drifting
they sleepwalk too
OOOOH SLEEPWALKER
They sleepdrift
The amazing thing about king gizzard is that you just can't stop listening to them. You delve in tryong to figure out the sounds and then it just lures you in. It's just like watching a movie or reading a thriller novel trying to figure out what's gonna happen next.
They're phenomenal !!
I listened to this album for the first time this morning and now there's a middle 8 video on it, this worked out great
Thanks for making another King Gizzard video! I watched your first vid and I am now a really big fan, thanks for turning me on to them
Love your channel, I especially liked the video "Intro to the Gizz guy's" because it made me get into their music. It would be awesome if you did more videos like that one, introducing us to new music, and which album/song should we listen first. Greeting from Argentina!
coming back here, seriously thank you for making this video, this video got me into king gizzard and now they are my favorite band by far
thank you so much for giving king gizzard more recognition. i’ve been listening to them for about two years now and this is the first time i’ve seen popular videos about them besides theneedledrop’s reviews. thank you for this.
I had never heard of these guys before watching this video, and I've found myself listening to nothing but King Gizzard since then. Thank you for these videos and what a great channel!
Any fan should try to see them live. Its an absolutely unforgettable experience.
And the way that the songs all share many motifs makes it feel like the 9 songs are a circle of gears, their teeth all reaching into each other.
talk about Polygondwanaland without talking about how it's free
I love each chapter, Crumbling Castle is my favourite King Gizzard track
That's one of favourites too! My partner and I were playing knock off jenga (called tumbling tower) I had my phone on shuffle and crumbling castle came on as I pulled at a block u should've stayed away from. Jenga or tumbling tower will be forever called crumbling castle to me
I watched your first gizz video when you didn’t have any other videos and it impressed me a lot. I didn’t think someone’s first video could be that good. Your videos are very professional and I love the content. Thank you.
Nonagon Infinity truly opened the door
I heard their song "evil death roll" on gt sport and loved it,afte checking out the album on ps4 i realized what they were going for(the ps4 notifies you when a new song plays,and yoy realise they perfectly transition one to the other) and it instantly became one of my favourite albums. Once i found out it loops back making it an infinite song,that was just tbe icing on the cake.
there ain’t no album like a King Gizzard album, cuz a King Gizzard don’t stop
Polygondwanaland and Nonagon Infinity are true masterpieces imo. Love their music and their approach to producing and releasing music. KGATLW is like no other band out there. Great Video dude, you've got a great narration voice! And btw Poly is also lyrically connected to MOTU :D
>talking about nonagon infinity
>plays songs off of polygondwanaland to avoid copyright strikes
Dude this breakdown ruled! Nonagon Infinity forever and on and on and on..
all your videos are incredibly well made. major props
Nonagon Infinity is one of the few albums that I can say are a solid 10. It's everything an album wishes it could be, it holds your attention from when you press play all the way to when the album restarts, and the momentum just never stops. It's an intricately crafted masterpiece, and possibly one of the finest albums ever made, period.
i saw gizz live back in june @ the brooklyn steel and it was honestly one of the greatest experiences of my life. I'm so glad people are starting to talk about gizz, because they really are doing something prolific.
Reminds me of your first video, and to think that 9 months ago you had only a few subscribers! Great work!
Another amazing video as usual! love this new series!
Thanks my dude
I'm always excited to see a new middle8 video
saw them a few weeks back. they were killer live. picked up the Nonagon LP and have been listening to it pretty much nonstop since.
I've been looking for a band like this thanks
Middle, you have an effortlessly captivating voice. These types of videos have copied by many but I tend out after a minute or so, not yours.
One of the best albums of the decade
Evil Death Roll one of the best songs of the decade
They are amazing live aswell. Saw them twice already, super fun
Some Deadmau5 albums are continuous mixes, like Random Album Title, For Lack of a Better Name, and 4x4=12.
Love this album! Thanks for making the vid!
It's out of love for Gizz, thanks 🙏
I feel like in the past 5ish years the world has experienced the Australian invasion. So much incredible music coming outa there...
>video about nonagon infinity
>plays music from polygondwanaland in the background
One of my favorite albums ever, Colours by Between the Buried and Me, does the exact same thing with it's tracks. You don't really know when one ends and one begins, because they transition so cleanly between each other.
That concept made me love the album. Of course I loved it before, but just the idea of a band making an entire album just one long ass song was something seriously inspiring to me. And Colours isn't the only album of theirs that does this.
I've heard of King Gizzard, and have been looking to get into their stuff, so hopefully Nonagon is a good introduction, because that's what I'm starting with.
Absolutely my favorite band. Even have a tattoo of the Gator from "The River" (Quarters)
i always wondered why all the song ended suddenly in this album and now it makes sense
Donuts by j dilla is also a never ending album it's end and beginning is similar and the next song begins before one ends
Literally just listened to Nonagon
I always come back to it
I saw them love this year and they were just as amazing live
the album gave me a HUGE idea for a movie that also loops
Could this maybe be our generations Dark Side of the Moon?
I first heard bits of this album playing on the radio, and my first thought was that it sounded like if the Daleks from Doctor Who learned how to make human music. Phenomenal.
Literally one of my favorite albums of all time. I love Gizz. Sick vid.
If you're looking for concept stuff, Coheed and Cambria made a world and wrote comics on their songs. They're still making music but their concept stuff has been going on for a while. You could probably make a few videos on them and i'd be interested to see what you think about them.
I was going back to watch your first King Gizzard video, and I was like “hmm it’s been a while since I looked at his channel, I wonder if he’s put anything new out since I last checked” Boom. New King Gizzard video not even a day old. Glad I decided to check
More people need to know about King Gizzard
Yess fantastic video, this is one of my favorite album's almost purely for its concept alone?
I would love it if you would cover The Mars Volta or Car Seat Headrest on this channel, both are incredibly good bands!
I’m so happy that KGATLW has been getting the recognition they deserve
I don't agree this is their masterpiece, but it is a great album, in my opinion their masterpiece is still to come!
I have NEVER experienced anything before like these guys! I want to see them live sometime!
Best band of the 2010s imo
I think king gizzard and the lizard wizard's biggest inspiration is Turkish Anatolian Rock, you guys should listen to some.
@Zydiz Will do!
Nonagon infinity opens the door.
FINALLY! some recognition! I love this band so damn much!
There is another band which did this in the past too.
Meshuggah , album "Catch Thirtythree"
nonagon infinity, the musical
I've never heard anyone make this comparison, but this album reminds me a lot of Van Der Graaf Generator, the dark vibes, the sci-fi, the organ, I wonder if they were an influence
Huge Gizz fan. Love the video bro
FMB is when I started listening. I like them.
King Gizzard are a breath of fresh air
oh god.... i got goosebumps
This is good stuff.
O. My. God. Such Geniuses
Huge. Yes.
You should make a video about Thee Oh Sees, or I guess just now Oh Sees' new album, Smote Reverser
Inspiring video!
this intorduced me to king gizzard, thank you
god bless you i will put you in my thoughts and prayers
cool the intro and outro background uses the same color! nice!
Death Cab For Cuties did an endless album thing too. Completely differently, just mentioning is all.
My favorite band!
I was doing radio when this came out. I made it my album of the year. It is an epic slab.
Ahh yes, the gizz verse. Ive been there a couple times. Been there a couple times today.
I believe Death Cab's transatlanticism forms an endless loop as well
Ill check it out tonight
Listen, for anybody out there who wants to create concept albums, just do it yourself. I've done one already. JUST DO IT!!
I love these guys
How about any of the Mountain Goats concept albums like Sunset Tree or Beat The Champ? Maybe the Thermals The Body, The Blood, The Machine? Maybe one of the Cursive albums, like Happy Hollow or Domestica? Concept albums fucking rock!
My morning commute album.
We need a new video about the 3 new albums!!!
Roger Waters is holding a tear-stained vinyl of "The Wall" right now.
Love em
Love the video!
But I find it odd that you didn't mention that it's specifically nine songs that loop infinitely. Which is why it's a *Nonagon* Infinity.
"drew inspiration from Frank Herbert's Dune series"
I knew it, for ages many of KGLW's fans have been either telling me thats its not about anything and not to think about it, or that its some deep (read: extremely shallow) analogy for getting high or some shit. But I was sure that there was some strong sci fi influence (MoTU is extremely blatant about this, idk how people miss it).