Herman needs to understand that he created a historical musical heritage that will be remembered for centuries, this song is one of the most chosen to cover not only because it is good, it is a milestone in the history of power metal.
On point. Pple play this for the same reasons they play the solo in “Sweet child of mine- Guns N’ Roses. Nobody will ever played as great as slash did but to a lot of people just being able to do it is a validation of their skills to themselves.
unfortunately new guitarists are constantly radically redefining shred. some tosin abasi thumping nonsense is so much harder its not even funny. Not to mention tim henson among others.
I love the fact that Herman just acknowledges that it takes far too long to learn a song like this and there's not a lot gained from it. I love how he just confesses it's torture and there's not much point to learning it because of how much you need to practice it. There isn't much of a way to express yourself through a song like this either when you have to practice it day in day out just to remember how to play it. Such a humble dude....
Why wouldn’t they ask the 17 yr old (at the time, 4-1/2 years ago) Tina F’ing S, which is better than all of them technically? She shreds TheDooo, Herman, and Cole! She plays stuff on the guitar that they struggle with. Ex: TheDooo [at 24y/o- - only plays 25 seconds of Moonlight ( actually only 15 seconds). Cole plays it, but not as well as a 17 year old.[and he played it as a 23yo.]. I’ve heard all three. They all do Dr. Viossey’d version. The only danger to her version is
@@frankiek2269 you’re basing it off of one song? One song she likely spent more time practicing? Coles videos are highly edited but thedooo is always playing pretty much live so it’s hard to really compare.
@@taylorgang2237 Not one song. TheDooo started playing guitar at 12. That’s “Ironman” and “Smoke on the Water” crap. Look at Tina S at 12. She has her own page also. There is a reason why very notable ppl shouted her out on Twitter, starting at when she was 13. And she played them at that age, as well as TheDooo nowadays. Herman Li, as far as I can tell, is the only one that knows TheDooo, at the young age of 27. Do you think I don’t believe TheDooo is an incredible guitarist? He’s phenomenal! And when you reach the level of mastery that Tina has, of course you can mimic songs with relative, or perfect pitch. Do you think the young lady that played Beethoven (5:56 song averaging 7+ notes/second) can’t play a simple Green Day song first listen? They are famous, like the Ramones, for being a three chord band. I know you’re defending TheDooo. I’m not attacking him. Just pointing out there is a lady out there better than he is, IMO. It is art, so no one is definitively right. Not even me.
even though I still would love to see your reaction to my cover with Jonathan Young, I wouldn't wish the hell you face of living in an endless stream of Through the Fire and Flames content on anyone - so no worries.
Want some more? Herman is bang on: the cuts/edits, so much post-production editing to make it ''cleaner'', this isn't a ''cover'', this is more of a pre-recorded, post-production sample piece......so it's a 5/10 at best. Id rather hear it done one take, live, and f**k the post-production.....
Herman you are so humble and gracious, positive and objectively critical. As for me not being musical, I love seeing the times you get impressed when someone does a riff that catches you off guard. We do need videos like these so people like me can relive hearing the song again for the first time (The 1000th time) :-)
Think Herman is saying, as a creator of this song, he knows each individuals part and he finds it interesting seeing other peoples interpretation of the song because most musicians interpret alot by ear or tabs(someone else's interpretation). So if there's two guitarists, you end up learning a bit of both of their parts combined.
The mix of the guitar w the song and the tone of the guitar is so close to the original that I'd imagine a lot of people, especially any dislikes on that vid, are people who think its just 'fake playing'. He's nailing it so well on every aspect. Props to this guy
So there's probably some stuff that you didn't catch on Cole's vid but he's basically doing playback on a heavily edited audio track. That's why people dislike him. Like 6:12 is an obvious catch. That part isn't played that way, whammy is obviously added post prod, and he even HAD to cut the dive lol...
@@breakitdown4346 I mean it’s definitely sped up. His hand looks robotic when he plays lol I’m sure he can actually play it, but obviously people want it to be perfect for UA-cam, but when guitar videos look so obviously sped up it’s a little annoying
@@odude Nah lol you can tell by watching someone’s arms and hands while they play. Players look much more relaxed than he does in this video when they play fast at actual speed. His hands and arm look like they’re jerking when he plays because it’s clearly sped up and it makes the movement look frantic
I think he is more proud than tired... because that represent that is a song people see as an accomplish to be able to play. And even not metal head like or even only heard... i'de bre proud
I’ve seen a couple of his reactions now to his music, man this guy is one hard judge. You can really tell how proud of his work he has put out and is not letting anyone off easy teying to replicate his work
Thanks for speaking honestly regarding the edits, cuts and blends. (8 min ish Mark) I respect you a helluva lot for shooting your viewers straight. Sometimes play throughs are super misleading and are implied that it was an actual 1 pass play through.
Watching Herman watch this video is really fascinating. Cole is clearly seriously talented and I thought his version was awesome. It's such an insane song!
Herman, I am really glad you addressed this. I noticed this when his cover first came out, and I never really saw him address this or say outright that this is what he was doing... I still think he should have, but I am glad someone cleared it up. I won't call it dishonest, but I think it might have been to his advantage to have said so himself.
I love Herman Li's commentary! No BS approach in any way. Also, Cole is an extremely good guitarist and his add-on guitar to the original is quite interesting, like Herman Li states, Play-Through
No matter what Herman says he's trying so hard not to start playing himself .... 😅 Plus it's a testimony to the greatness of this song that over a decade later ppl STILL learn it and its STILL mind boggling!!!! God I miss GH !!!!
I remember when GH3 came out and everyone was going crazy about Through the Fire and Flames a close friend of mine told me his friend Cole could play this on an actual guitar. He gave me his MSN, and I talked to Cole and he played this song to me over MSN video because I didn’t believe him. This was over 10 years ago. 1 million subs later, I guess I really ended up eating my words. LOL
@@derrickcorreia It's production value, he is a guitarist yes but UA-cam is his main platform for getting his work out there and in his bio it says he has a strong passion for video production. So really what I see he is doing is making simple music videos for his covers to bring more energy to the content and get viewers engaged. He has 1.1m subs so I guess it works.
@@20cmusic like Herman said in this vid, cole is making a music video. There’s no delusion that it’s live, no one is claiming it to be. You might still have an issue with the way he did the cover either way, but if you are mad coz you think it’s meant to be live that’s not his fault
Herman you got it spot on here man he cut it through to add his stuff most people who watch you don’t even realize how much hard work you two players do in your hand he is good but he doesn’t have it down pat for the individual parts like you guys have
Respect to Cole, and to you too sir. This has to be one of the hardest songs to play on guitar. You nailed it in the original version of course, and this guy nailed it in his own way as well. You should absolutely be excited listening to this tribute to your rock masterpiece. Cole is great, and he can obviously play on your level...but I know you could answer back at any time. He's not the superior guitarist here, but I think he is definitely worthy of your respect.
Or a reaction to someone covering Yngwie's attempts at doing stage antics (kicks etc.) after he got old and overweight. Or a cover of Yngwie introducing his row of Marshall stacks, but not his band. Malmsteen is such a narcissist.
I never get tired of seeing you reacting to covers of this masterpiece. I'll just keep enjoying every single video of this creator until we meet the Creator of all creators!
It must have been a ton of work, but Through the Fire and Flames is a masterpiece on guitar, I couldn't imagine the sense of accomplishment in learning all of that song.
I saw a brazilian video last year, and the guy said that a community on reddit just found her friend's profile, and he said that she's have been at university for a long time or something like that
Herman, you're the reason he played it; don't deny it. And when you stopped the video, my first impressions were: he's _really_ good. I'm no guitar expert, but Cole's finger movements are awesome. :)
I honestly love this mix, I used to create mashups which combine many songs into one. I personally like his mix because he makes a seamless mashup between the two guitars parts.
I truly believe that Herman has created a piece that will go down in history as a mandatory reference for all guitarists. Just like in its time it was starway to heaven, hotel california, far beyond the sun and many others. Another example of this can be seen with the cover adaptation for guitar the moonlight sonata 3rd. Movement by Ludwig Van Beethoven. So Herman, be happy. You are an obligatory reference for future guitar players.
It's so fucking cool seeing you get excited for others doing their best to celebrate your music. Some musicians are dicks. Herman Li, you are a fucking cool ass dude and it would be an honor bumping into you here in LA. Cheers m8, thanks for everything you've brought to the music world.
TTFAF is one of the first songs that got me into the genre so I can never get bored of it but I know what you mean, they have so many fantastic songs that don't get as much attention as they deserve.
Soldiers of the Wastelands is criminally underrated, and probably my favorite song they've done. Highway To Oblivion should've gotten more attention, but covid stopped their US tour and I believe they have more fans here in the states than any other country
5:00 literally my thought, one of the greatest guitarists in our time, and he's constantly bombarded with this one song in a catalogue of masterpieces. But also... i love these reaction videos to TtFaF xD
People missed Herman's point - the cover was not entirely Cole Rolland's own playing. He spliced together parts of Herman and Sam's playing along with some of his own playing. That's why he wasn't super impressed, because the audio is not of Cole Rolland playing the whole song
@@Major4D I don't really like how he does that. Sure it sounds better but I'd rather actually hear his guitar audio clearly so I actually know it's his audio
@@braxtonfps3580 exactly. I used to watch his videos all the time until I saw it was not live played whatsoever. That’s why I live watching The Dooo or Rabea Masaad
O Herman vendo alguém tocar a música que nem ele mesmo consegue fazer igual, esse cara é o único cover dessa música quase 100% Melhor que os próprios que criaram.
o que eu acho esquisito dele tocando é a forma de palhetar. nao é errado ele gravar o audio e o video por cima (o que eu acho que acontece nesse video), mas a forma que ele palheta no video, é muito esquisito
feels so strange a playthrough cover so well mixed and recorded, he didn't miss any times, any note, always extremely synchronized with the music and the bpm, I think it is quite "unbelievable", there's even no pick stretch noise in the fastest parts
Im so glad i came across this video. Seen Cole playing this a while ago and thought straight away!!! There is no way hes playing this note for note live. Same as lauren babic and all those other mime artists. Crazy..
Love you herman Li!!🤘🏼 seen you guys at open air Chicago in 2017, i still have the video on my phone of you accidentally hitting Frédéric in the nose with your guitar at the end of TTFAF 🤣
Cole is definittely a Super Sayan with Ultra Instinct ! He's makes an incredible stuff and it's really hard to learn it the two part. I think he learns the part separtly to combine the different style. I love Herman Li's reaction " Why Cole ? Whyyyyyy Cole ? Why or How you do that ?" , the way like he saids that, Cole appears like a monster of the Herman's eyes xD ! Such a great analyze, I'm sorry if my English wasnt't perfect at all, it's been a while that I don't speak English but thank you Herman for this video and go support Cole's channel ^^! Kiss from FRANCE ♥ !
and my stupid ass always wondered how this cover sounded sooo similar to the original version. Well now if he plays over the original version everything makes sense now xD
To the comments saying “too much hand movement” or “he’s not thrifty” enough... he is obviously playing over a pre-recorded track that has been mixed... you know, like every music video ever lol
Insanely Talented! Playing the guitar solos of this epic arrangement must be a hugely demanding task! Actually creating this epic track from nothing but the human minds imagination in the first place though, well that is just Next Level!!! Kudos to all the Dragonforce band members who originally conceived of and brought us this and who continue to gift the world with such talented, inspirational music . . .
Very rare to see someone in a Twitch chat has more than 2 braincells clapping together and doesn't eat crayons for breakfast! Just a joke but reading a Twitch chat can lower your IQ significantly.
dont know about speedin up,I wonder how he changed the effects without pedals?how did he manage to play so cleanly that there is no rustle on the strings?there are noises from virtuosos at concerts, this is a confirmation of their live playing, and not this plywood from Roland.I just don't understand why everyone is so orgasmic,he didn't write a new song,or did an arrangement for the one he was playing.
Chat picking everything out “he’s not stood up” “it’s sped up” “his right hands way to aggressive for my liking” and I can guarantee majority of people in that stream and chat can’t play a single chord on guitar 😂
I love Cole's covers, I just wish he would turn the original song down a bit so I can hear more of his guitar! He's good enough to carry the song, and it might help with some of the clashing.
It’s been nearly 3 years and I still have nightmares about this song. 🥵
Eeeeyy cole plz cover Heroes of our time next time....
the ptsd
fury of the storm please cole
what a timing
Cole!!!!
Herman needs to understand that he created a historical musical heritage that will be remembered for centuries, this song is one of the most chosen to cover not only because it is good, it is a milestone in the history of power metal.
it's not power metal its dragon metal.
On point. Pple play this for the same reasons they play the solo in “Sweet child of mine- Guns N’ Roses. Nobody will ever played as great as slash did but to a lot of people just being able to do it is a validation of their skills to themselves.
So... It's so studio-edited that he doesn't even play it the same way as the album so... Long live Studio Force.
Probably because of Guitar hero tbh
Indeed brother
Only Herman can watch something like this with a straight face
He is sick and bored of the song.
I kind of am too. Almost anytime I step into his chat that’s pretty much all people talk about. So I just leave
It's the tiger dad in him. It'll never be good enough haha.
@@GammaFZ I got bored of that song after the first year
@@CinestesiaAnime so why do a fucking reaction video then?
The reason people learn this song or try to learn it is because if you learn it you know you are the shred god. It’s like a final exam.
unfortunately new guitarists are constantly radically redefining shred. some tosin abasi thumping nonsense is so much harder its not even funny. Not to mention tim henson among others.
Oh boy. You forgot the 'Creeping Death Exam'.
I thought was mainly cuz of guitar hero
and they do it because they can.
Michael angelo Batio speed kills video is the one specially his hand around the neck playing the solo iykyk
DragonForce should react to your cover! \m/ \m/
I preferred your cover to Cole's!
Yoo Herman please react to Nik cover too.
Maybe you're the next nik 🤣
do a video: if TTFAF was a metalcore song
I love the fact that Herman just acknowledges that it takes far too long to learn a song like this and there's not a lot gained from it. I love how he just confesses it's torture and there's not much point to learning it because of how much you need to practice it. There isn't much of a way to express yourself through a song like this either when you have to practice it day in day out just to remember how to play it. Such a humble dude....
Herman “I’m gonna have to do my own version one day” yes!!! Any DragonForce play throughs on this channel would be amazing.
YEEEEESSSSSS
That would be before or after he shoots himself ?? :)))
And You are!?
If Herman and Sam ever want some time off, they can always ask Cole and The Doo to cover for them
Never forget, Stevie T almost joined Dragonforce.
@@j-meister8710 for the triangle
Why wouldn’t they ask the 17 yr old (at the time, 4-1/2 years ago) Tina F’ing S, which is better than all of them technically? She shreds TheDooo, Herman, and Cole! She plays stuff on the guitar that they struggle with. Ex: TheDooo [at 24y/o- - only plays 25 seconds of Moonlight ( actually only 15 seconds). Cole plays it, but not as well as a 17 year old.[and he played it as a 23yo.]. I’ve heard all three. They all do Dr. Viossey’d version. The only danger to her version is
@@frankiek2269 you’re basing it off of one song? One song she likely spent more time practicing? Coles videos are highly edited but thedooo is always playing pretty much live so it’s hard to really compare.
@@taylorgang2237 Not one song. TheDooo started playing guitar at 12. That’s “Ironman” and “Smoke on the Water” crap. Look at Tina S at 12. She has her own page also. There is a reason why very notable ppl shouted her out on Twitter, starting at when she was 13. And she played them at that age, as well as TheDooo nowadays. Herman Li, as far as I can tell, is the only one that knows TheDooo, at the young age of 27. Do you think I don’t believe TheDooo is an incredible guitarist? He’s phenomenal! And when you reach the level of mastery that Tina has, of course you can mimic songs with relative, or perfect pitch. Do you think the young lady that played Beethoven (5:56 song averaging 7+ notes/second) can’t play a simple Green Day song first listen? They are famous, like the Ramones, for being a three chord band. I know you’re defending TheDooo. I’m not attacking him. Just pointing out there is a lady out there better than he is, IMO. It is art, so no one is definitively right. Not even me.
even though I still would love to see your reaction to my cover with Jonathan Young, I wouldn't wish the hell you face of living in an endless stream of Through the Fire and Flames content on anyone - so no worries.
Yoooooo man youre here too
Wooaaahh 👊
your pogchamp on that video
Your one winged angel way too awesome!
Your cover makes this look like a training session.
"The tapping opener felt like the notes were paced out slightly off..."
Gotta love the armchair guitar maestros in twitch chat.
Cancer twitch chat or not. He was off by a bit, there is no denying that.
@@arcuz7862 youtube chat maestro chiming in
Want some more? Herman is bang on: the cuts/edits, so much post-production editing to make it ''cleaner'', this isn't a ''cover'', this is more of a pre-recorded, post-production sample piece......so it's a 5/10 at best. Id rather hear it done one take, live, and f**k the post-production.....
Herman, I really appreciate your helping Jason! You're not only a great musician but a fine human being.
Herman you are so humble and gracious, positive and objectively critical. As for me not being musical, I love seeing the times you get impressed when someone does a riff that catches you off guard. We do need videos like these so people like me can relive hearing the song again for the first time (The 1000th time) :-)
12:38-12:42 - one of the most beautiful riffs I’ve heard in my life. I keep repeating it
Wtf you had the same comment on the main video lol!!
14:13
Herman gave it the thumbs up
Think Herman is saying, as a creator of this song, he knows each individuals part and he finds it interesting seeing other peoples interpretation of the song because most musicians interpret alot by ear or tabs(someone else's interpretation). So if there's two guitarists, you end up learning a bit of both of their parts combined.
The mix of the guitar w the song and the tone of the guitar is so close to the original that I'd imagine a lot of people, especially any dislikes on that vid, are people who think its just 'fake playing'. He's nailing it so well on every aspect. Props to this guy
So there's probably some stuff that you didn't catch on Cole's vid but he's basically doing playback on a heavily edited audio track. That's why people dislike him. Like 6:12 is an obvious catch. That part isn't played that way, whammy is obviously added post prod, and he even HAD to cut the dive lol...
It’s heavily edited, anyone can see that.
@@breakitdown4346 I mean it’s definitely sped up. His hand looks robotic when he plays lol I’m sure he can actually play it, but obviously people want it to be perfect for UA-cam, but when guitar videos look so obviously sped up it’s a little annoying
it's probably just that the audio and video are completely separately recorded.
@@odude Nah lol you can tell by watching someone’s arms and hands while they play. Players look much more relaxed than he does in this video when they play fast at actual speed. His hands and arm look like they’re jerking when he plays because it’s clearly sped up and it makes the movement look frantic
Hermann must be sick to death of hearing this song! 😂
I think he is more proud than tired... because that represent that is a song people see as an accomplish to be able to play. And even not metal head like or even only heard... i'de bre proud
I’d love to see him do soldiers
I’ve seen a couple of his reactions now to his music, man this guy is one hard judge. You can really tell how proud of his work he has put out and is not letting anyone off easy teying to replicate his work
Thanks for speaking honestly regarding the edits, cuts and blends. (8 min ish Mark) I respect you a helluva lot for shooting your viewers straight. Sometimes play throughs are super misleading and are implied that it was an actual 1 pass play through.
One day we see DragonForce covering DragonForce
It will be Epic
@@GammaFZ maybe the day will come when Dragonforce reacts to Dragonforce covering Dragonforce.
I love how you diss "Through the Fire and Flames" every time you talk about it. Great video!
One of my favorite youtuber watching to one of an other of example
Oh and they'll shred together
kind of hard to call Herman Li a youtuber.. he's one of the lead guitarists to Dragonforce doing youtube while they can't tour.
One of my favorite youtubers watching another.
9:48 love the side eye for the improv
Watching Herman watch this video is really fascinating. Cole is clearly seriously talented and I thought his version was awesome. It's such an insane song!
Herman, I am really glad you addressed this. I noticed this when his cover first came out, and I never really saw him address this or say outright that this is what he was doing... I still think he should have, but I am glad someone cleared it up. I won't call it dishonest, but I think it might have been to his advantage to have said so himself.
I love Herman Li's commentary! No BS approach in any way. Also, Cole is an extremely good guitarist and his add-on guitar to the original is quite interesting, like Herman Li states, Play-Through
I still can’t get over what a masterpiece this song is … still blows my mind after all these years
"I'm learning how people do playthrough, I must do my own someday" - lololololol
I love the honesty of the reaction. Most people would sugar coat their feelings. I hope you raise a TON of money for Jason Becker, he's a good dude!
When i was young, this is first song i heard, and my daddy's name is same with your name "Herman". Respect🔥🔥🔥
No matter what Herman says he's trying so hard not to start playing himself .... 😅 Plus it's a testimony to the greatness of this song that over a decade later ppl STILL learn it and its STILL mind boggling!!!! God I miss GH !!!!
AT LAST!!! Now we can see how those PLAYTHROUGH GUITARIST play LIVE! THANK YOU HERMAN LI... 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 ...
can't wait for TINA S. also... 😁
I remember when GH3 came out and everyone was going crazy about Through the Fire and Flames a close friend of mine told me his friend Cole could play this on an actual guitar. He gave me his MSN, and I talked to Cole and he played this song to me over MSN video because I didn’t believe him. This was over 10 years ago. 1 million subs later, I guess I really ended up eating my words. LOL
@roororoo Why would I lie about that? Lol
@roororoo Dog... he has a cover from over 10 years ago on UA-cam, it’s his first ever song he posted. Go back and look.
Thank you for clearifying how this youtuber is editing! So many thinks its only him playing
I don't really understand what's even the point of doing it this way
@@derrickcorreia It's production value, he is a guitarist yes but UA-cam is his main platform for getting his work out there and in his bio it says he has a strong passion for video production. So really what I see he is doing is making simple music videos for his covers to bring more energy to the content and get viewers engaged. He has 1.1m subs so I guess it works.
@@20cmusic like Herman said in this vid, cole is making a music video. There’s no delusion that it’s live, no one is claiming it to be. You might still have an issue with the way he did the cover either way, but if you are mad coz you think it’s meant to be live that’s not his fault
Herman you got it spot on here man he cut it through to add his stuff most people who watch you don’t even realize how much hard work you two players do in your hand he is good but he doesn’t have it down pat for the individual parts like you guys have
imagine at alternate universe jason playing guitar with herman . its gonna be huge
Respect to Cole, and to you too sir. This has to be one of the hardest songs to play on guitar. You nailed it in the original version of course, and this guy nailed it in his own way as well. You should absolutely be excited listening to this tribute to your rock masterpiece. Cole is great, and he can obviously play on your level...but I know you could answer back at any time. He's not the superior guitarist here, but I think he is definitely worthy of your respect.
fully agree with you
Imagine Yngwie being nice enough to do a reaction to someone covering his song. Thanks, Herman, for being so humble.
Or a reaction to someone covering Yngwie's attempts at doing stage antics (kicks etc.) after he got old and overweight. Or a cover of Yngwie introducing his row of Marshall stacks, but not his band.
Malmsteen is such a narcissist.
I never get tired of seeing you reacting to covers of this masterpiece. I'll just keep enjoying every single video of this creator until we meet the Creator of all creators!
"Why cole why"
"How cole how"
Good Question
It must have been a ton of work, but Through the Fire and Flames is a masterpiece on guitar, I couldn't imagine the sense of accomplishment in learning all of that song.
The next one has to be the Nik Nocturnal cover, it's the best cover of TTFAF I've ever heard imo.
He did both guitars and also he put tabs on screen
Everyone: **sitting at their desk with their faces melted like raiders of the lost ark**
Herman: "That was good..."
"It's a shitty song anyway".
-Herman Li
What?
When did he said that?
He didnt but hes bored of that song as he palyed it like million times
I mean it’s not shitty but it’s certainly not there best
@@kirkswahpedal3467 Hah, I dont listen to dragonforce much but ttfaf blew my mind...
you have set the bar with this song and the worlds best guitarists had to practice to play this song well done sir you are a legend
Cole's first guitar lesson: Today we're gonna learn Through the Fire and Flames by DragonForce. You ready?
His teacher: Yes I'm ready.
I could watch Herman watch videos all day. The most chilled out guy...
Surprised to even see him mention Tina S. Girl disappeared to another dimension.
I saw a brazilian video last year, and the guy said that a community on reddit just found her friend's profile, and he said that she's have been at university for a long time or something like that
@Joseph Santana Damián Salazar también es muy bueno, recomendable verlo
Herman, you're the reason he played it; don't deny it. And when you stopped the video, my first impressions were: he's _really_ good. I'm no guitar expert, but Cole's finger movements are awesome. :)
Jesus, he's actually holding the axe from perpetual burn. WOW! This was the disc that got me into shred.
I honestly love this mix, I used to create mashups which combine many songs into one. I personally like his mix because he makes a seamless mashup between the two guitars parts.
It’s that feeling that if you can play this song you can literally play anything you want.
tosin abasis boss bar appears, animals as leaders thumping riffs ensue.
Happy to see you supporting Jason Becker! That indeed is one serious guitar.
"thats what people do in youtube" - yeah Li we know that no one can do it pitch perfect like you
p s I love you li
I truly believe that Herman has created a piece that will go down in history as a mandatory reference for all guitarists. Just like in its time it was starway to heaven, hotel california, far beyond the sun and many others. Another example of this can be seen with the cover adaptation for guitar the moonlight sonata 3rd. Movement by Ludwig Van Beethoven. So Herman, be happy. You are an obligatory reference for future guitar players.
I don’t usually listen to Dragon Force,but when I do,so do my neighbours
Love seeing Herman on UA-cam and twitch. One of the coolest guys ever
When Herman says you're a killer guitarist you know you did well
So close to 1M congratulations Herman😘
I'll talk in portuguese. Esse garoto tocou muito! Eu fiquei impressionado com a dedicação e talento dele para aprender seu solo Herman.
Nem parece q é ele tocando, ta editado demais, a sensacao é q ele ta "dublando"
It's so fucking cool seeing you get excited for others doing their best to celebrate your music. Some musicians are dicks. Herman Li, you are a fucking cool ass dude and it would be an honor bumping into you here in LA. Cheers m8, thanks for everything you've brought to the music world.
I think the most entertaining part is watching the chat accusing him of speeding up the video
No idea how I got here but watched his reaction to Tina S aswell; never listened to Dragonforce ever before but I’m still watching and loving it.
I agree with Herman, TTFAF is so overdone, I wanna see someone cover Fury of the Storm!
heros or wings!!
TTFAF is one of the first songs that got me into the genre so I can never get bored of it but I know what you mean, they have so many fantastic songs that don't get as much attention as they deserve.
Soldiers of the Wastelands is criminally underrated, and probably my favorite song they've done. Highway To Oblivion should've gotten more attention, but covid stopped their US tour and I believe they have more fans here in the states than any other country
Holding On, Heart of A Dragon, Operation Ground and Pound, and Cosmic Power of the Infinite Shred Machine are all great songs to cover as well
Three hammers!
5:00 literally my thought, one of the greatest guitarists in our time, and he's constantly bombarded with this one song in a catalogue of masterpieces.
But also... i love these reaction videos to TtFaF xD
People missed Herman's point - the cover was not entirely Cole Rolland's own playing. He spliced together parts of Herman and Sam's playing along with some of his own playing. That's why he wasn't super impressed, because the audio is not of Cole Rolland playing the whole song
Yeah and it’s not a live recording. All his songs are prerecorded and mixed which is awesome as far as clarity and outcome, but it’s hard to judge.
@@Major4D I don't really like how he does that. Sure it sounds better but I'd rather actually hear his guitar audio clearly so I actually know it's his audio
@@braxtonfps3580 exactly. I used to watch his videos all the time until I saw it was not live played whatsoever. That’s why I live watching The Dooo or Rabea Masaad
Yeah absolutely true
At least cole rolland know where he put his fingers on every single note to fret board 😄
Herman.... shi* man... you got the charisma that cannot disappear no matter how many years passed....
O Herman vendo alguém tocar a música que nem ele mesmo consegue fazer igual, esse cara é o único cover dessa música quase 100%
Melhor que os próprios que criaram.
Exatamente kkk pensei a mesma coisa
o que eu acho esquisito dele tocando é a forma de palhetar. nao é errado ele gravar o audio e o video por cima (o que eu acho que acontece nesse video), mas a forma que ele palheta no video, é muito esquisito
Não é ele não..
Ver a Tina S fazendo o cover dessa música..
Cole Roland is AMAZING at guitar! I follow him, his skills are insane. His covers, his own songs etc
feels so strange a playthrough cover so well mixed and recorded, he didn't miss any times, any note, always extremely synchronized with the music and the bpm, I think it is quite "unbelievable", there's even no pick stretch noise in the fastest parts
Well the opening riffs notes were a little bit off in timing, so not totally perfect, but pretty on point
Im so glad i came across this video. Seen Cole playing this a while ago and thought straight away!!! There is no way hes playing this note for note live. Same as lauren babic and all those other mime artists. Crazy..
Herman: ok let's carry on. Me: THROUGH THE FIRE AND THE FLAMES WE CARRY ON 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
I've been waiting for this reaction!
He's playing the sounds that most people recognise or sounds that stand out when they hear this song.
Love you herman Li!!🤘🏼 seen you guys at open air Chicago in 2017, i still have the video on my phone of you accidentally hitting Frédéric in the nose with your guitar at the end of TTFAF 🤣
I would love some more "the doo"
You know you nailed it with a cover when the creator reacts to it. Hats off, Cole 🤌🏻!!
4:43 When your mom asks why you haven’t done the dishes
Cole is definittely a Super Sayan with Ultra Instinct ! He's makes an incredible stuff and it's really hard to learn it the two part. I think he learns the part separtly to combine the different style. I love Herman Li's reaction " Why Cole ? Whyyyyyy Cole ? Why or How you do that ?" , the way like he saids that, Cole appears like a monster of the Herman's eyes xD ! Such a great analyze, I'm sorry if my English wasnt't perfect at all, it's been a while that I don't speak English but thank you Herman for this video and go support Cole's channel ^^! Kiss from FRANCE ♥ !
Why do ya'll think Herman Li is on Twitch now? He can't remember how to play Through the Fire and Flames either. xD Love ya brother.
Thats got to be a great feeling having these kids wanting to be like you and looking up to you! Amazing kids today
You have to react to melodica bros's acoustic version of this song
Through the Water and the Waves
I was about to comment that but you did it already, so upvoting!
@@bradbabelbibou yeah man lets just hope he sees it
Even with my limited guitar playing , I understand what Herman is saying about knowing a piece of music so thoroughly especially his own piece
10:54 Best Herman Li sound effect
Lmao
That was crazy beginning loved it!!
The worst thing about writing hard songs is forgetting how to play them.
He was about to say so, I didn't even remember how to play that xdddd
Well you dont have to play note for note. The structure will stay in your mind probably mostly
I'm writing some new songs and I try to make them pretty simple so it's like second nature when I wanna play it 3 years later lol
No worst part is writing song you will never be able to even play
and my stupid ass always wondered how this cover sounded sooo similar to the original version. Well now if he plays over the original version everything makes sense now xD
I don't think Herman needs to watch any more covers. It's time for him to do a cover of his own! Some Jason Becker or Dream Theater perhaps?
Pale Blue Dot from Distance Over Time maybe
Altitudes would be great..
this is the first time ive really watched herman,and i must admit,hes vry entertaining,funny as h@ll,good deal u helping jason out,that rocks herman
To the comments saying “too much hand movement” or “he’s not thrifty” enough... he is obviously playing over a pre-recorded track that has been mixed... you know, like every music video ever lol
"He's not thrifty"
*goes back to playing Smoke on the Water and fucking it up still*
Yeah but its a guitar playthrough not a promotional piece for an album.
you know you played "trough the fire and the flames" so good when you see Herman Li's nod his head while you played
a lot better with Tina S
14:06 he was tempted to play 😂😂😂
Insanely Talented!
Playing the guitar solos of this epic arrangement must be a hugely demanding task!
Actually creating this epic track from nothing but the human minds imagination in the first place though, well that is just Next Level!!!
Kudos to all the Dragonforce band members who originally conceived of and brought us this and who continue to gift the world with such talented, inspirational music . . .
Watching Herman's face expression is entertaining
For the first time I see Herman speechless 😅 👌 this young guy is super talented 😎💚🎸
Really can’t believe that chat is dumb enough to think he is speeding up the video.
You must be new to the internet. People are always giving dumb takes online lol
Very rare to see someone in a Twitch chat has more than 2 braincells clapping together and doesn't eat crayons for breakfast! Just a joke but reading a Twitch chat can lower your IQ significantly.
I mean, Cole is a beast! No wonder people can't believe their eyes
That's why I skip the chat half the time. People are quick to think that to make themselves feel better about not being that skilled.
dont know about speedin up,I wonder how he changed the effects without pedals?how did he manage to play so cleanly that there is no rustle on the strings?there are noises from virtuosos at concerts, this is a confirmation of their live playing, and not this plywood from Roland.I just don't understand why everyone is so orgasmic,he didn't write a new song,or did an arrangement for the one he was playing.
Humble humility and recognition of others a steward of learning. 🤘
Chat picking everything out “he’s not stood up” “it’s sped up” “his right hands way to aggressive for my liking” and I can guarantee majority of people in that stream and chat can’t play a single chord on guitar 😂
yes kskskakakakaka
Herman is that godly when he plays his hair starts bellowing in the wind, wow
I love Cole's covers, I just wish he would turn the original song down a bit so I can hear more of his guitar! He's good enough to carry the song, and it might help with some of the clashing.
Amazing streamer and also good guitarist hahaha the best Hernan