Composer/Musician Reacts to Caligula's Horse - Graves (REACTION!!!)

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  • @PajamaMuncher
    @PajamaMuncher 4 роки тому +37

    2 Caligula's Horse recommendations:
    The Tempest is about 5 minutes and has a more standard structure but still pretty proggy and very catchy.
    Dream the Dead is about 8 minutes and is my personal favourite song. It's pretty similar to Graves in terms of feeling but no saxophone and less variation.

  • @danieldbor
    @danieldbor 4 роки тому +46

    Damn that was a journey of a song, this band is going in the queue for sure

    • @NachoRodriguezM
      @NachoRodriguezM 4 роки тому +5

      They just dropped a new album, and it's really good. Highly recommend this band.

    • @stri8ted
      @stri8ted 4 роки тому +3

      @@NachoRodriguezM Salt

    • @incitatus634
      @incitatus634 4 роки тому +1

      @@stri8ted salt

  • @stefanovitali2925
    @stefanovitali2925 4 роки тому +19

    This is already a classic for me. Top notch guitarwork, amazing transitions, epic riff at the end, a middle section to die for... Great, great song. Another personal favourite is The hand are the hardest, fits your 4 minute requirement. For a 8 minute song, absolutely Dream the Dead!

    • @StoneAndMortar
      @StoneAndMortar 4 роки тому +1

      I would like to hard second this: Hands are the Hardest is probably my favorite tune from these guys. It is INSANELY catchy. Every time I listen to that tune it burrows its way so deep it takes me a couple days to get it out.

  • @Silver_Something
    @Silver_Something 4 роки тому +28

    One of the greatest songs I’ve ever heard

    • @chasedavisson56
      @chasedavisson56 4 роки тому +2

      I’m right there with you. I’m obsessed with it.

    • @Cuzjudd
      @Cuzjudd 4 роки тому

      I can't stop singing the melodies

    • @incitatus634
      @incitatus634 4 роки тому

      @@chasedavisson56 heard it release no date. Best song I've heard since When the Water Breaks or A Change of Seasons

  • @bdarne0024
    @bdarne0024 4 роки тому +7

    I can't believe I found this band because of my high school chem teacher 7 years ago at that time they had less than 10k monthly on spotify and dark hair down was there most viewed song at 35k. I've been amazed by the bands growth in that time they are true masters in my opinion.

  • @jessbian3385
    @jessbian3385 4 роки тому +8

    IVE BEEN WAITING for Graves! This song is my favorite CH song by far, its one of my favorite songs. The structure and the power ebb and flow is divine.

  • @XannMagus
    @XannMagus 4 роки тому +23

    If you ever revisit them, I'd love to see you react to Dark Hair Down or Daughter of the Mountain.
    Also, if you never checked them out, Rishloo is a fantastic band. I'd recommend Scissor Lips.
    Any song by I Built The Sky or Karnivool are also top pics. My favorite from Karnivool is Themata, very early song from their first album.

    • @guywhoisnotbob
      @guywhoisnotbob 4 роки тому +2

      Second the Rishloo recommendation. Winslow deserves a react.

  • @maxmaidment96
    @maxmaidment96 4 роки тому +17

    For Caligula's horse I agree with doing Bloom and Marigold back to back. They are the two I kept listening to over and over again when I first heard of CH. As for other bands, check out Anekdoten. I recommend If It All Comes Down To You from their newest album. They are a band that I think will turn off your analytical brain too.

    • @qmiller9
      @qmiller9 4 роки тому

      Yes!! These 2 songs back 2 back! Such a great transition to Marigold. What a powerful sound!!

    • @maxmaidment96
      @maxmaidment96 4 роки тому +1

      @@qmiller9 for the longest time I literally thought it was 1 song the transition is so smooth.

    • @qmiller9
      @qmiller9 4 роки тому

      @@maxmaidment96 @@maxmaidment96 another good tech shift transition is from "Inertia and the Weapon of the Wall" going into "The Cannon's Mouth". Also, I love that lyric, "You could be force-fed war and spit peace!". These guys are true artists.

    • @wellsshady
      @wellsshady 3 роки тому +1

      @@maxmaidment96 I love the Doshin avatar, such an underrated comfy classic

  • @toxxedgaming3885
    @toxxedgaming3885 4 роки тому +12

    Wow, this band is cool. I can always expect to hear new and interesting music on your channel, which I very much appreciate from the standard reaction channel being full of the most popular metal music. You always have really cool insights too. If you ever check out instrumental again, would love to hear your opinion on Angel Vivaldi - Sea of Heartbreak or An Erisian Autumn if you wanted a more popular starting point

  • @RikiazGaming
    @RikiazGaming 4 роки тому +7

    Caligula's Horse is absolutely amazing. This song is one of their best, but not my personal favorite. That would probably go to All's Quite By the Wall, Merigold, or Rust I think. You should also give a listen to the band Arcane, which features the same vocalist but has more of a post-rock, build up to climax kind of style to it, but it's also extremely good. Promise [Part 2], Unturning, Keeping Stone: Sound On Fire, Little Burden, or Nightingale's Weave would all be excellent tracks.

  • @TaylorBarrera
    @TaylorBarrera 4 роки тому +4

    You should check out this singer’s previous band Arcane. Just about any song off the album Known/Learned. Of course I’d recommend the song Learned, but it’s a long one. Maybe instead try Unturning, Selfsame, Little Burden, or Nightingale’s Weave if you are concerned with length.

  • @michaelsnyder1492
    @michaelsnyder1492 4 роки тому +2

    That vibrato on the last note of the opening solo is just delicious!

  • @dustinearly4857
    @dustinearly4857 4 роки тому +7

    Graves was one of my fav songs of 2018 - The song is too good

  • @KingXanadu
    @KingXanadu 4 роки тому +5

    This is the first time hearing the band, i really enjoyed it , thanks !

  • @xavierbonilla1164
    @xavierbonilla1164 4 роки тому +13

    I LOVE this band. True great prog! Their new album they just released last month was amazing. You would love it!

    • @Laros82
      @Laros82 4 роки тому +1

      Good to see you here too man! Do you know/like Voyager? Another underrated Australian Progband more on the simple/popy side though..

    • @vigaxan86
      @vigaxan86 4 роки тому +1

      @@Laros82 Voyager is awesome, I really enjoyed their last album especially, super fun stuff.

    • @Laros82
      @Laros82 4 роки тому

      @@vigaxan86 Yes loved the new Album its the best kind of cheese

    • @louiegarcia1848
      @louiegarcia1848 4 роки тому

      Arcane is another band I think the singer is part of

  • @yotambraunshtein9786
    @yotambraunshtein9786 4 роки тому +3

    This band is a great example of modern prog metal and how it doesn't need to be really that fast or really brutal
    Now go to some of their shorter songs like bloom , tempest , song for no one, dragonfly

  • @perenniallotus
    @perenniallotus 4 роки тому +6

    Definitely feels like a band to sit outside and lounge to. (Not that i cant do it with black metal, but you catch my drift)

  • @veitnottebaum28
    @veitnottebaum28 4 роки тому +7

    I'd also suggest their older tracks: What about 'Rust' or 'Turntail' to be seen parallel to the 'Daughter of the Mountain' suggestions.
    Even older and STILL worth listening: 'Atlas' from their 2nd album!

    • @DumblyDorr
      @DumblyDorr 4 роки тому +1

      The Tide, The Thief, And River's End is still their best songwriting and still has their best songs IMO.

  • @Jay-zm9ns
    @Jay-zm9ns 4 роки тому +12

    I love that song . Dream the dead , dragonfly and daughter of the moon are also songs i like by them. Also am I the only one that the production of the guitar makes me think of Plini a little bit?

    • @Pattagorn123
      @Pattagorn123 4 роки тому +3

      Guess you mean Daughter of the Mountain?

    • @Jesse_Drake
      @Jesse_Drake 4 роки тому +1

      Definitely get a Plini vibe from the guitar

    • @brodieknight772
      @brodieknight772 3 роки тому

      Daughter of the MOUNTAIN son of a bitch (jfk)

  • @Bonzoso21
    @Bonzoso21 4 роки тому +6

    Heck yeah! C-Horse is so good, In Contact was a masterpiece and Graves is the epic finale that elevates it even higher. I could jam out for 3 more minutes to that guitar riff with the saxophone that repeats at the end, so I completely disagree with you on that.

  • @rolandweigert5169
    @rolandweigert5169 4 роки тому +2

    Yes I love this song also. Just a reminder for Ebonivory. They are on tour with Callligulas horse.

  • @arch92
    @arch92 4 роки тому +3

    I'd recommend Marigold, Rust, Dark Hair Down!

  • @tylerschnabel1743
    @tylerschnabel1743 4 роки тому +3

    You should check out Rivers of Nihil again. Specifically “The Subtle Change Including the Forest of Transition and Dissatisfaction Dance.”

  • @darrenbooker8144
    @darrenbooker8144 Рік тому

    That structure is all about the lyrics, love you bro, 🤟

  • @dapperdan434
    @dapperdan434 2 роки тому

    Alone in this world by Caligula’s Horse
    Another epic from them you’ll enjoy

  • @fatbat9031
    @fatbat9031 4 роки тому +1

    F*ck! Yes! I have been wanting a reaction to Caligula's Horse for what feels like ages. I tried thinking of a song, but...well...indecision. Thankfully, it has been decided!

  •  4 роки тому +1

    Prop-rockg? :D Super happy you checked them out. Wizardry for sure, their music takes you places, full of emotion. This album is actually a concept album (somewhat...), and this is the last song, so maybe that's why the end is so... on the nose a bit. x) Idk I would listen to the last part even longer, it's just good ol' eargasm.
    Other songs to check out: Valkyrie, The Tempest, The Hands are the Hardest, Bloom + Marigold, Rust (these are on the shorter side I guess)
    For more Jim Grey vocals check out his previous band Arcane: Promise (part2), Unturning, Keeping Stone (both parts), Learned (a 23min long beautiful beast)

  • @ZilBear
    @ZilBear 4 роки тому

    Hell, love all of your videos so far. So im gonna harass you with the request of bear ghost's beware! Really love the energy they always have.

  • @jthomashair
    @jthomashair 4 роки тому +1

    One of my favorite bands going! They are breathtaking live. Would love to see you check out one of the songs from their new album.

    • @Cuzjudd
      @Cuzjudd 4 роки тому

      The new album is disappointing compared to In Contact

  • @tausigmanova
    @tausigmanova 4 роки тому +1

    Glad you finally got to this one. Such an awesome song and awesome band. I personally disagree with your feelings on the outro - that groove/riff is just insane especially with that saxophone in it, and I think it servers a great purpose of just kinda relieving some of the tension of the last verse, it almost kind of lets you just sit there and take it all in while the riff plays in the background. I bet it's also a killer section live.

  • @austinz1824
    @austinz1824 4 роки тому

    I only recently got into this band, about a month and a half ago or so, but they've rapidly risen to being one of my all time favorites; I'm sitting in a Rise Radiant shirt as I type this haha.
    I'd love to see your reaction to just about anything off the The Tide the Thief and the River's End; Dark Hair Down, Waters Edge, Atlas, or A Gift to Afterthought are a few standouts, but that entire album is fantastic.

  • @Kelly.sapphire
    @Kelly.sapphire 4 роки тому

    My current favorite band. Got to see them live at Progpower in Sept and they put on a great show! This song is definitely a masterpiece and one of my favorites. New album has a ton of great songs. Slow Violence is heavier and more simplistic while Salt and the Ascent are journeys. Definitely fantastic musicians! Cant go wrong with great Prog.

  • @endrejulieb7854
    @endrejulieb7854 4 роки тому

    Wobbler; "Merry Macabre" from their latest album. Prog album of the year!

  • @jonathanhenderson9422
    @jonathanhenderson9422 4 роки тому

    Serendipitously, I just downloaded some CH to check out a few days ago, so I'll wait to watch this reaction until I hear it myself first.

  • @jarunia17
    @jarunia17 4 роки тому

    My favourite record of 2017! Great vid Bryan. I'd recommend other tracks from this record like Songs for No One for the best chorus I've heard out of the 2010's or The Cannon's Mouth for some djenty riffage. Keep it up🤟

  • @moccles
    @moccles 4 роки тому

    POG rock.
    You have a talent for making keen observations on bands and their music that maybe occurred to me after listening to them for a long time or seeing them live a few times. and I don't think you're even taking notes?
    Haven't requested songs for a while but I want to +1 these few for your spreadsheet.
    Alcest - Ecailles De Lune (Part 1 & 2)
    Mono - Pure As Snow
    Dark Suns - Patterns of Oblivion
    Idea for a theme week: Songs that have only been requested once, or a low amount of times. Then they'll either be really underground or maybe really bad.

  • @paravarium
    @paravarium 4 роки тому +2

    Lmao.. before i even watch i saw the thumbnail and it made me think of another CH song.. DARK! HAIR! DOWN! I prolly don't need to say much else other than what i already did on Twitter, but if something pertinent sticks out I'll edit. :) hope any new comers to the band don't think all they do are long ass epics, they're truly one of the most accessible acts in prog rock/ metal
    *having watched.. yeah, they're just masters of creating deeply meaningful songs the majority of the time. It's ridiculous how much their music moves me. Dream the Dead is like, the perfect song ever to my specific tastes. Oceanrise is really good if you're trying to hear them with a more "single" it's got a hard tesseract feel too!

    • @stefanovitali2925
      @stefanovitali2925 4 роки тому +3

      Oceanrise chorus is the stuff that should sell million copies, and I say it in a positive way

    • @maaaaaap
      @maaaaaap 4 роки тому

      @@stefanovitali2925 that is probably the best part of the new album

  • @hablacham
    @hablacham 4 роки тому

    I really recommend Salt from their latest record, and Dream the Dead which is the first track on the same record as this song. Brilliant stuff, easily among the best newer bands in prog rock/metal.

  • @MetalxLicaxPP
    @MetalxLicaxPP 4 роки тому

    A really dark song and it's fucking brilliant. A true masterpiece imo.

  • @erzablanc8935
    @erzablanc8935 4 роки тому

    I love Bloom. All of it.

  • @markototev
    @markototev 4 роки тому

    Marigold is my favourite Caligula's Horse song. It's short and catchy af. Still, a bit repetitive, but the catchiness makes up for it.

  • @imast5112
    @imast5112 4 роки тому +1

    Accent or Tempest off their new album. Soooooo good

  • @arch92
    @arch92 4 роки тому +1

    Rishloo - Diamond Eyes!

  • @kastenfrog
    @kastenfrog 4 роки тому

    You should check out Karnivool!
    Australia's finest prog rock. I recommend Deadman from 2009s Sound Awake is a 12min emotional roller-coaster and a fan favorite. The production is stellar as well

  • @darrenbooker8144
    @darrenbooker8144 Рік тому

    Thematically it was all the tension and build to not hating yourself, and then realising you are a different man and everything you knew was not the normal ( hands shape rock) meaning children in a metaphor.... it's great if you read the lyrics 🤟🤟

  • @jakelee8789
    @jakelee8789 4 роки тому

    pretty good. really nice change up in the middle of the song

  • @PyVt015
    @PyVt015 4 роки тому

    Some suggestions for further videos :)
    - Earthside
    - Nova Collective ('Dancing Machines' is next level

  • @ramayomama
    @ramayomama 4 роки тому +4

    The emo intro was hilarious! Ha ha

  • @sloggo
    @sloggo 4 роки тому

    Whatever they wanna do...it fits in !

  • @LaughingMan44
    @LaughingMan44 4 роки тому

    I wouldn't say no to another 10 Caligula's Horse reactions. Valkyrie is probably my favorite, a bit heavier than this. They have so many different styles, it's a musical journey.

  • @wunderbambu
    @wunderbambu 4 роки тому

    Very good analysis on song, great video : > for that 8ish minute window Daughter of the mountain or Dream the dead could be nice : >

  • @Laros82
    @Laros82 4 роки тому

    I'M Still exploring the Band itself so I don't have any recommendations. However I would love to see Voyager on the Channel! Ascension (safe) or Colours (80's style Synth), rock on

  • @thebartendingtrader9887
    @thebartendingtrader9887 4 роки тому

    Wow looking through your channel I see you've chosen such amazing music to react to, and I even learned a few new names too! Has anyone recommended Igorrr yet? They are insanely unique, baroque music mixed with metal, opera, and dubstep and who knows what else.... The whole Savage Sinusoid album is insane, but ieuD is my personal favourite song on the Album, the whole album is only 39 minutes so I'd just start from the beginning! Do it!!!! You will not be disappointed.

    • @CriticalReactions
      @CriticalReactions  4 роки тому

      I checked out ieuD before and I greatly appreciated the artistry of it, though I wasn't as enthused about the song itself. I look forward to checking out more of their stuff just to see what else they can cook up.

  • @camdenbradford6037
    @camdenbradford6037 4 роки тому

    Amazing reaction. My sentiment exactly. Please do Dream the Dead!

  • @skoottar
    @skoottar 4 роки тому

    It’s the perfect song

  • @Samtastic666
    @Samtastic666 4 роки тому

    Such a good song and album!
    Totally unrelated, but you should react to The Hu - Sugaan Essena. They're a mongolian folk rock (I guess?) band that made an epic song for a Star Wars game. I think you'd enjoy it.

  • @PsychoPath23
    @PsychoPath23 4 роки тому

    Like your reaction videos. Few recommendations I'd give (I prefer a more melodic sound) - Some of these bands you've already done reaction videos for, obviously:
    Amaranthe - Mechanical Illusion
    Apocalyptica - S.O.S.
    Avenged Sevenfold - A Little Piece of Heaven
    Deftones - Diamond Eyes
    Disturbed - Overburdened
    I Mother Earth - Earth Sky and C., Used to Be Alright
    In This Moment - Mechanical Love
    Intervals - A Voice Within
    Jinjer - I Speak Astronomy
    Kamelot - Ghost Opera, Edenecho
    Lacuna Coil - Live to Tell
    Liquid Tension Experiment - Paradigm Shift
    Oceansize - One Day All This Could Be Yours
    Porcupine Tree - Arriving Somewhere
    Regardless of Me - For Eternity
    TesseracT - Phoenix
    Vandroya - Solar Night
    Veil of Maya - Echo Chamber
    Breaking Benjamin - Crawl
    Eyes Set to Kill - Devastated
    Fifth Dawn - Pressure
    Finger Eleven - Stay and Drown
    Flyleaf - Again
    Hoobastank - What Happened to Us?
    Live - I Alone
    Matthew Good Band - Giant
    Red - Lost
    Slaves - Bury a Lie
    Volumes - Pullin' Shades

  • @mimi101
    @mimi101 4 роки тому

    Lmao that intro! I was wondering if you turned diva on us

  • @spriestplayer2329
    @spriestplayer2329 4 роки тому

    Daughter of the Mountain 🤘

  • @brodieknight772
    @brodieknight772 3 роки тому

    You need to do Daughter of the Mountain by them

  • @SquishyOfCinder
    @SquishyOfCinder 4 роки тому

    You need to listen to Vanishing Rites by these guys

  • @dansourile6930
    @dansourile6930 4 роки тому

    Did this guy seriously just say the last couple minutes were the worst part of the song?!?!?
    That section made the song (for me) go from "this is really nice" to "HOLY CRAP this might be the best song I've ever heard".
    The last two minutes is literally about all I hear people talk about from this song, haha. Like new people to the band get recommended: "hey listen to the last 3 minutes of Graves and then go back to the rest of the discography!"
    Obviously your opinion is yours, but my jaw almost hit the floor when I heard this.
    I enjoyed your technical view on the track though! I like this channel.

  • @Beardfish.
    @Beardfish. 4 роки тому

    Caligula's Horse are awesome - cool reaction. For next week you should go back to Haken! I'm gonna recommend Celestial Elixir, the epic from their first album. It's a pretty similar sound to Aquarius, which it seemed you really enjoyed: ua-cam.com/video/mdh6upXZL6c/v-deo.html

  • @nikelodeon6852
    @nikelodeon6852 4 роки тому

    I didn't give this band the time of day. It's dangerous to listen to a 15min track from a new band cause most of its fans probably think it's masterpiece. But pleasantly surprised. Mostly major chords very Plini like but some very specific minor chords very Haken like after the very baroque like vocal harmonies. Good stuff. Personally a lot more interesting than Leprous and a wider pallete. Don't come after me for it:)

  • @cakennedy2009
    @cakennedy2009 4 роки тому

    Vektor - Recharging the Void

  • @christopherblue2004
    @christopherblue2004 4 роки тому

    This band is the shit!

  • @miqbalev
    @miqbalev 4 роки тому

    I vote Periphery-Satellites.

  • @lloydridges7560
    @lloydridges7560 4 роки тому

    If Whis from dragon ball super made music, this would be it.

  • @Cuzjudd
    @Cuzjudd 4 роки тому

    You could have learnt Jim Grey's name

  • @mikefearon3577
    @mikefearon3577 4 роки тому

    Patiently waiting for Karnivool - Goliath, New Day or Deadman. (:

    • @Bonzoso21
      @Bonzoso21 4 роки тому

      A timely comment, as Caligula's Horse is one of the several great Aussie prog bands that have filled the void while we've all been waiting for more Karnivool. It was looking like 2020 would be the year, but alas...

    • @themetalpig7613
      @themetalpig7613 4 роки тому

      I've been patiently waiting for these plethora of reaction channels to discover Cog. And the treasure trove of amazing alt and prog rock/metal bands in Australia.

  • @BeeegYoshi
    @BeeegYoshi 4 роки тому

    Fun fact: The saxophonist here (Jørgen Munkeby) is also the live keyboardist for Emperor, and he plays saxophone on Ihsahn's solo albums as well.
    You should react to his band Shining if you want some crazy avant-garde metal madness. Preferably something off Blackjazz. Stay away from the new stuff at all costs.

    • @CriticalReactions
      @CriticalReactions  4 роки тому

      Shining is a possibility for next week. I noticed there were two bands (and I'm not sure which you are referring to) but the one in the current poll is the Norwegian one.

    • @BeeegYoshi
      @BeeegYoshi 4 роки тому

      @@CriticalReactions The Norwegian one is indeed the one I'm referring to. Really cool band. Love your reaction vids, dude.

  • @scroo5906
    @scroo5906 4 роки тому

    Lorna Shore - Immortal

  • @ChrisPage68
    @ChrisPage68 4 роки тому

    I settled on "freaking epic".

  • @steveellis3312
    @steveellis3312 4 роки тому +1

    My first suggestion: The Greatest Show on Earth by Nightwish. 24 minutes of pure epicness. It may seem like a lot, but it's worth it.

  • @gokalpulku6555
    @gokalpulku6555 4 роки тому

    React to Oversee the rebirth by augury

  • @b.l.fisher8230
    @b.l.fisher8230 4 роки тому

    Some great bands to check out:
    Mars Volta
    Estradasphere
    Secret Chiefs 3
    Ephel Duath
    Fantomas
    Daughters
    Anything by John Zorn (start with Naked City)

  • @drphdmd7064
    @drphdmd7064 4 роки тому

    This is one of the songs that can almost bring me to tears before I convince myself to shove my emotions down as deep as I can.

  • @Silver_Something
    @Silver_Something 4 роки тому

    It isn’t pop rock/metal, I think it’s just a metal song with positive vibes

  • @VildhjartaFanGurl
    @VildhjartaFanGurl 4 роки тому +1

    That intro was cringe as fuck bro! Hahahahahahahahahahahaha I did laugh tho

  • @Jays4orm
    @Jays4orm 2 роки тому

    Dark Hair Down and Slow Violence are two tracks which were of the first in my introduction , they have many albums and I've not heard any of their tracks which are worthy of my dislike

  • @themetalpig7613
    @themetalpig7613 4 роки тому +1

    Australia have so many great bands that straddle that alt/prog rock & metal styles. This singer has another band (hiatus/disbanded) Arcane, try Keeping Stone Sound: Sound of Fire.
    Also try Cog - Anarchy OK, Karnivool - Set Fire to the Hive, The Butterfly Effect - World's on Fire, Chaos Divine - One Door, Dead Letter Circus - The Space on the Wall.