Mark and Ricky React To Jinjer "Pisces" FIRST LOOK!
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- Опубліковано 27 січ 2022
- In this Friday Night Video Reaction, Mark and Ricky end the week and welcome the weekend by watching Jinjer's "Pisces" for the VERY FIRST TIME! As the fellas immerse themselves in this POWERFUL song, they enjoy some Hefeweizens from Live Oak Brewing.
This is both Mark and Ricky's FIRST TIME watching a Jinjer music video, and they are both blown away by the musicality of the band, as well as the unbridled POWER of Tatiana Shmailyuk's vocals.
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One of the members of Jinjer posted a video from Ukraine. ua-cam.com/video/MKs_gVgcfM4/v-deo.html
Thank you for letting us know. I'm going to pin your comment to the top.
Slava Ukraine…
Thanks for sharing
What's happening to Ukraine and it's people is evil. Enough said. 🇺🇦🙏
Welcome to Jinjer! 🤘Tatiana doesn't struggle or need to force out her growls/screams. It's effortless for her. Just like talking. Plus, she has differing emotions along with clarity and tone in her growls/screams. Simply check out any songs live to witness her and their greatness. 🎶BTW, she has a university degree in Literature. Buckel up if you dig deeper!
Lit Majors represent!
That's very cool. Thanks for checking this video out. We hope you check out some of our other content as well.
The thing that really gets me with her, is her control and manipulation of vowels. Just an absolute magician with her vowels.
Pisces is the zodiac sign with the two fish swimming in opposite directions, hence the duality themes & aquatic references. Overall this song is basically a personal song about the singer herself. This live session however, is actually a re-recording of an older song, specifically made to show off their (at the time) new drummer, which made the song sound quite a bit different, due to his unique drumming style (he's a classically trained pianist who taught himself to drum for his former band). The majority of the original & early members left very early in the bands history too, but they also went through a lot of drummers, one of which broke his spine in an accident & another wouldn't be able to keep up with their insane touring schedule. Up until 2015 they had two guitarists, but the second guitarist & last founding member of the band left at that time for an acting career. Since then the band is basically a 4 piece band, so they had to change their style a lot and gave the bass a very prominent spot, making him usually very audible within their songs. I'll drop my usual Jinjer recommendations, in case you want to check out more, as this is far from their best song.
Official video suggestions:
Teacher, Teacher
Vortex
I Speak Astronomy
Cloud Factory
Retrospection
Wallflower
No Hoard Of Value (official lyric video)
Home Back
Mediator
Sit Stay Roll Over
Live suggestions:
Perennial live at Wacken
Who Is Gonna Be The One live
On The Top live in Kiev
Pit Of Consciousness live in Kiev
Judgement & Punishment (one take vocal performance)
Captain Clock live at Resurrection Fest
Also, astrology is very closely correlated to Greek mythology. So you were right about that link!
I have been involved with music for over 50 years and have been a musician for 40 years, and when I heard Jinjer for the first time a few years ago, I knew something extraordinary was happening and I was right, Jinjer has 4 world-class musicians, extraordinary lyrics, and how they compose their songs with all the tempo changes etc...............
first they arrange the songs instrumentally, then Tati writes the lyrics in russian, translates them into english and does all the melodies etc. I personally don't understand how this is possible with such complex music...?????...?????
I love Jinjer, and the longer you deal with the band, the more you realize how brilliant this band is!!!!!!!!!!!
Promised!!!!!!
Welcome to the JINJER ARMY & many thanx for your reaction and interest in this band.....
warm greetings from germany and stay safe and maybe next: Jinjer - Vortex ( official video )
Warm greetings from Texas my friend! My wife and I have spent quite a bit of time in Germany, and we love it there. I hope you're staying safe as well.
One of the reasons I waited to react to Jinjer was because I wanted Ricky here to do it with me. He's a uni professor of music, so he helps me identify time signatures and things like that.
I hope you hit the subscribe button and stick around the channel.
@@LikeMindedLunatics Jinjer is very technical, which becomes more obvious in other songs. That's typically why especially music geeks nerd out over the band.
Welcome to the Jinjer rabbit hole fellas! You guys are going to love them! Especially Ricky with his musical background! Jinjer is the best band on Earth right now. The music they compose will surprise you every time! Can't wait to see you guys do more of them! They are all self taught musicians, which makes it even cooler considering they are all masters of their craft. Vlad (drummer) is actually a classically trained pianist and taught himself to play drums when the old band he was in needed a new drummer. You guys can actually react to Vlad playing Rachmaninov's "Prelude in C# Minor (Op. 3 No. 2) on the piano. It's pretty cool! Just subscribed and turned on my notifications to see you do more Jinjer!👍
And above all, they nail it live. Seen them a few times and they never disappointed.
I do like you
Great reaction guys. Welcome to the Jinjer rabbit hole. Believe me that Eugene, the man on the bass, is NOT the typical bass guitar player. He plays some signature 5 string bass guitars, does a lot of super awesome bass tappings in the Jinjer songs and is the "second guitar" of the band if you know what I mean. A bit like Steve Harris and Iron Maiden. Please react to their music video "TEACHER,TEACHER" and the one take vocal performance of "Judgement&Punishment" if you wanna see Tatianas amazing vocal talent and power. Stay healthy.🤘🤘
Thank you so much. We're glad you enjoyed this reaction. I hope you check out some of our other content, too, and if you like what we're doing, hit the subscribe button.
We'll definitely check out more of Jinjer in the future!
Jinjer is the 🐐..they have 20 or more songs that will blow you away
13:09 is probably the most underrated part of this song, her highs are incredible
4 piece band and they are skilled they make it feel so full musically
Being about herself through the lens of her pisces astrology sign, there's a ton of allusions related to that. The two fish in the symbol represent duality, here shown by the two vocal styles.
Drowns in liquid gold I think is alcohol though, as Tatiana has said she has (or had in the past, at least) a hard time relaxing without alcohol and pisces have a general reputation for being addiction prone whether deserved or not. When the winter cries I think is that the pisces sign ends at the spring equinox.
Perennial is about her chronic depression which gets worse in the winter and was written as a way to remind herself that spring will come and she can make it through. The live at Wacken is performance as epic and has overshadowed the excellent and beautiful video, though some have done double-features with both (nudge-nudge, wink-wink). Subbed. Cheers!
Thanks for the subscription! We're glad you're here!
And that's fascinating about the symbolism!
One of the things I love about music like this is that there is obviously a meaning to the artist who wrote the lyrics, but the lyrics were written so beautifully, that for someone like us who doesn't know the background of the artist, we can still find meaning in the lyrics.
Welcome to Jinjer. Perennial live at Wacken shows her talent well
come on, lets have more requests. we need more Jinjer
My new hobby: watching reactions on Jinjer!
First of all, let’s recognize the killer skills of the band behind Tatiana. Yes, it is 7/8 time and the drummer’s fills are SICK. And that 5 string bass…😲
Second of all… I am a grown woman who is not gay and has no motivation to be gay. But when I heard this for the first time, she turned ME on, lmao!!! God bless Tatiana! Guys, check out TEACHER TEACHER LIVE. She’s 100% authentic bad-ass.
I am sure that the beautiful quality of her growls just adds to the resonance of her straight vocals.
Jinjer lyrics are important to Tatiana and usually written at the last minute and after the music is developed.
Check out anything live you’ll be convinced .The more you listen to them you’ll notice how each one of them compliments each other.
It always makes my day when i find a new reaction video for pisces.
Tatiana's lyrics are always poetic and deep. Here she's talking about the duality of the sign Pisces, the fish. She uses a lot of mythological ocean references like "Neptune's child" and "hooks and nets are there for me...". She alludes to the sea creatures being fierce yet vulnerable. Her switch between soft angelic vocals and demonic growls fit the duality perfectly.
I think my favorite line is "Under the knives of handsome butchers, emeralds are ripped away." There's a lot going on there.
Yeah the lyrics are fantastic. We had a great time reacting to this one.
Very good analysis and reaction. Thank you for spotlighting the lyrics. Besides being a vocal goddess, Tatiana writes the lyrics and she has the soul of a poet and Jinjer explores themes other metal bands do not. Here Pisces is the duality of human nature and the search for love (think of the symbol for Pisces). How the search ends depends on what beam or hook you find. I highly recommend "Perennial" live at Wacken to see both a kick -ass performance and Tatiana's poetry in action.
Thank you! I'm glad you liked our video and our style of reaction. I hope you check out some of our other reaction videos as well.
I have to analyze the lyrics because I'm a lit major at heart! Ricky helps me with the music component! We'll definitely check out some of Jinjer's other material.
Welcome to Jinjer! Hope you will enjoy them as much as we do, they trully are special.
I liked your analysis and hope to see some more! They have plenty of great songs to react to. Perennial live at Wacken just to pick a next one.
Thank you! And welcome to our channel! We record things in bulk, so it's usually a little while before we return to a band, but rest assuredly, we'll come back around to Jinjer. I hope you check out some of our other content in the meantime.
They're one of the most talented bands around, across any genre. Please try their live performances: Who's Gonna Be The One
Perennial at Wacken
Pit of Conciousness in Kiev
You won't be disappointed.
Yeeeeesss!! Pleaseee!!
The lyrics are about the Duality of the astrological sign of pisces.
First time watching you guys and immediately liked you.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked out style of reaction. Some reactions we examine the lyrics and symbolism of the video carefully, and other weeks we just have some beers and have fun. I hope you check out some of our other stuff, and if you like what we're doing, hit the subscribe button and stick around.
"Tatianna's does not appear to be doing so.." - there's a perfectly plausible explanation - she's not real.
Oh, I love you guys, we got ourselves some connoisseurs' dissection of Jinjer and there's nothing I like more, bring it on.
Go to "Perennial LIVE at Wacken 2019" next, check them out live.
Thanks! We're glad you liked our reaction! I hope you check out some of our other content, too!
Lyrically, small hint will be to see the attributes of astrology Pisces sign, keep checking Jinjer, great reaction!
Thanks! We're glad you liked this one! We had a ton of fun filming it. I hope you check out some of our other videos as well.
@@LikeMindedLunatics Thanx, I will!
Teacher Teacher has a lot of bass and guitar mirroring each other as well as Taitiana quick switching between growl and clean. She also does some great transitions on Perrenial. The Live at Wackken in 2019 video is the go to for that. Great in depth reaction. I'll be sure to look at some other stuff.
Thanks! We're glad you liked this video. We try our best to create reactions that are a little more indepth than others out there. Of course, sometimes we just drink beer and have fun, but other times we do a deep dive. I hope you like some of our other content, too!
If you want to see her do all that live watch their video "Perennial" Live at the Wacken festival.
I already commented but forgot to say why I suggest Teacher Teacher next. Making my case. Its written well and the performance has amazing transitions. The band is so skilled and Tatiana is a beauty and beast.
Folks, in this video, Mark mentions that he and Ricky reacted to Spiritbox. That video hasn't been edited and uploaded yet, so when it goes up, we'll add the card in the video and a link in this comment.
" Pisces represents the fish, sometimes represented by a shark, into which Aphrodite (aka Venus) and her son Eros (aka Cupid) transformed in order to escape the monster Typhon." Yes there are mythological references in this song.
You should listen to their song Teacher Teacher ... Tatiana cannot only switch from growl to clean in one verse but from word to word in a sentence too ;).
Another live performance to see is Perennial live at Wacken. See how she switches her vocals on the fky.
fellow English major, and also a musician! Love this band, and love the thought that went into this reaction. Subscribed :)
Lit majors unite! I have to bring some of that literary criticism to our reactions. I just can't look at a piece of art and not approach it that way. I'm glad you liked this one. I hope you check out some of our other reactions, too!
Tatiana is absolutely amazing.
The switch into the high vocals at the end was a switch from singing in a chest voice to belting in mixed voice.
This song was Vlad's first time recording with Jinjer. This song was to showcase his playing ability
Well done. Their native language is Russian, and Tatiana writes the lyrics first in Russian, and then translates to English. I hope you guys continue your journey down the Jinjer Rabbit hole.
Thank you so much. We had a great time recording this video, and we'll for sure return to Jinjer on the channel. I hope you check out some of our other content as well.
no, she writes directly in english
@@autemniaequinoctius2030 That is not correct. I have seen interviews where Tatiana has said that she writes it in Russian first.
Damn man, you guys did the Warning and now Jinjer. Great channel for discovering things in a new way. Keep em coming gents!
Hell yeah man! We're glad you're digging the channel. We try to mix things up as much as we can, so some weeks we dive into new stuff. Other weeks it's old school time. But we're always gonna have a be stage and some fun, so we're glad you're here. 🤘
You know what's really trippy? She writes her lyrics in Russian first and then translates them. That's why the lyrics sound so wordy in English. The music itself is universal of course, but she arranges her lyrics to the music in Russian and then somehow in the translation it works. They have a half Russian/half English song called Retrospection. It's easier to hear the contrast there.
I did not know that. That's very cool. I haven't heard "Retrospection" so I'll check that one out. Thanks for that little bit of trivia, and thanks for checking out our video.
I didn't know that. Thanks for the info. That is really inteesting. It does work and explains why their lyrics are so unique.
Really cool reaction. I think the story behind lyrics was the double personality of being a Pisces in the zodiac. Defo should do more of jinjer, would recommend the live version of perennial, the teacher teacher official video and vortex. Happy listening :)
Thanks! We're glad you liked this video. We'll for sure come back around to Jinjer in the future, but until then, I hope you check out some of our other videos and consider hitting the subscribe button and sticking around.
An interesting analysis of a simple song from Jinjer. I would like to hear an analysis of a more complex song. JINJER - Teacher, Teacher! (Official Video)
Thanks! I'm glad you liked this one. We typically film large blocks well in advance, so it will be a bit before we come back around to Jinjer because we have quite a few videos queued up. But rest assured, we'll do more reactions to Jinjer in the future. I hope you check out some of our other videos in the meantime!
Nice reaction and a good jumping off point for a jinjer journey .They all just get better from here. I would recommend "Perennial ", "Teacher Teacher", "Home Back" and "I Speak Astronomy" as must see videos. Tatiana's one take vocal performance of "Judgment and Punishment" is amazing as well. Welcome to the wonderful world of Jinjer. Just be ready for the army, we are loyal and many.
Thank you! We're glad you liked this reaction. I hope you check out some of our other content as well.
Jinjer blow your mind... there is no back... ❤🤘
I will never end getting a chill down my back when I hear that song.
I love reactions with content and analysis!
Y'all will enjoy Jinjer. They are a musician's group. They are all amazingly talented with influences from so many genres, their music is a weird artform in itself. No two songs are built alike.
Cool react like the dual analysis of music and lyrics. Jinjer is an extraordinary band
My new favorite hobby is watching people react to Jinger for the first time 😂
Her live performance of Perennial at Wacken really showcases her singing/growling abilities
the first hit reaction never gets old... lol
LOVE your take. Jinjer is 💜
Judgement and punishment the one take video is a GREAT one to check out from Her !!
Every Jinjer first time reaction is priceless. Everyone is always like... Please hold... Full system reset pushing eyes back into sockets and retracting tongue off of floor. Now must listen again to make sure what i heard wasn't an illusion 😂😂😂
Welcome to the Jinjer rabbit hole! You next need to react to “JINJER - Perennial (Live at Wacken Open Air 2019)”
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This was the first time I saw a Reaction-Video from them and what can I say?? Great one and I already love these guys!❤️
Liked & Subscribed! Greetings from Samantha
Thank you! We're glad you liked this video! Greetings from the LML Crew!
Tatiana wins every argument she gets in to!
Man I really feel like I could be throwing back a couple of brewskis with you guys and geeking out over nerdy things and music for hours.
That is the absolute best compliment you could have given us. Thank you. I hope you check out some of our other content and consider subbing to the channel.
Warm welcome to the Jinjer family! Loved the video, was fun listening to you breaking down the whole song so keep it up! Can't wait to see you guys dig deeper in the Jinjer rabbit hole. I'd say you should check out their live performance (at Wacken) of the song "Perennial" -but i assume a bunch of people recommended it already.
Welcome to the LML family! I'm glad you enjoyed our reaction. I hope you check out some of our other videos as well.
Just found you guys! Jinjer is incredible - judgement and punishment 1 take live is incredible!!!
Thank you! We're glad you found us, too!
Loved this reaction! I really got a great perspective from both of you all on the lyrics and the music. Really enjoy yalls personalities and hope for a million more Jinjer songs! Thanks!
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Late to the party, but this is a great reaction. Nice that you provided a lot of technical info, but still kept it light. Pisces wasn't my first encounter with Jinjer, so I knew about Tatiana's vocals. First time, must be a little like watching a cool little indie movie with a mellow jazz soundtrack, which suddenly turns into a gore-fest horror flick with the heaviest of heavy-metal soundtracks!
Great track and a really accomplished, and interesting band.
Thanks! We're glad you liked our reaction.
I've also reacted to "Home Back" ua-cam.com/video/aVz9illrMXw/v-deo.html
And Ricky and I did another video for "Wallflower" ua-cam.com/video/FNYrw5umxkI/v-deo.html
Hopefully you've already hit the sub button and plan on sticking around.
@@LikeMindedLunatics Sub button has already been hit. :)
@@fruitbat4429 Awesome! Thanks so much. And sorry about asking. We can't see that on our end. Just wanted to make sure!
saw her in concert. words can't describe how amazing and goddess she is 🔥🤘🏽
I just heard that wonderful breakdown of her switching up to carry syllables..... knowing what switch up was about to happen 🤣🤘🤘🤘 great video
this is the very best rock band ever
ever
Great reaction Guys! Jinjer is an incredibly talented band. You need to hear them live. Try "Pereinnal: Live at Wacken, you'll be amazed.
Such a great song. I liked your reaction! Looking forward to more reactions from you two. Keep it up!
Thank you so much! We've got a lot of videos already up, and we usually post two a week! We hope you enjoy those, too!
Judgement and punishment is a good one as well for the switch ups
🤘🤘❤🤘🤘 Always love these first time vids!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 😁❤✌🏼
Thank you! We had lots of fun filming it!
Whatch thier live performance, she switches from cleans to growls REALLY good and when this woman growls live I feel like the Balrog from hell is coming! The hole band is just SOO talented, one of my favorit bans of all time!
I have heard this song many times and seen reactions many times...it just occurred to me what the initial feeling upon watching the video feels like the first time...the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster...Its effects are similar to "having your brains smashed out by a slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick."
Any reference to Douglas Adams gets a heart from us! That's a fantastic comparison!
The first time I see a reaction from you. I loved it. I follow them :)
Thank you! We're glad you liked our reaction.
Enjoyed the commentary and insight.
Thank you so much. I hope you check out some of our other content, too!
Pisces is a dual sign. Two fish swimming in opposing directions, explaining the duality of the two opposing sides of the pisces personality.
"I was not expecting that"
No one expects the Jinger Inquisition.
Is their chief weapon surprise? Fear and surprise....their TWO chief weapons: fear and surprise and ruthless efficiencyTHREE! Their three chief weapons are fear and surprise and ruthless efficiency and an almost fanatical devotion to metal? FOUR! Their FOUR chief weapons are fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency and an almost fanatical devotion to metal?
You had me at that decepticon t-shirt.
We're more than meets the eye.
I have read that their drummer started as a classic pianist and then taught himself drums just based on his other musical knowledge. True or not, he is amazing
That's true
Next reaction must be Perennial live at Wacken to see Tatiana true range. Saw them in October truly astounding in person
I saw them live Dec 5 in New Orleans. Yeah she can do this live. That's her and she's self-taught.
If you want to see more code switching checking out Jinjer - Perenial Live at Wacken, Jinjer - Teacher Teacher (Official Video), Jinjer - Who is gonna be the one (live), and Jinjer - Pit of consciousness (live in kiev)
the hairy man head bangs as if he just got tomb stoned and doesn't want to mess up his neck again 😂 great video guys
That's just the result of 45 years of head-banging. The head don't bang like it used to.
I see the Jinjer army has been here already.. most of what I was going to say is already in the comments. For a really nice introduction to Tatiana, Elizabeth at the charismatic voice channel has a great interview/chat with her.. tea time with Tati I think she called it. Elizabeth sings opera and is more interested in the mechanics of the vocals than most interviewers.
Neptunes child refers to a fish I believe. Drowning in liquid gold is when the fish is out of water in sunlight
Awesome, please do judgement and punishment one take session by Tatianna, it's so fun to watch!
Thank you! We'll definitely check it out!
New sub here from the JINJER ARMY in Texas!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻 Love the insight from both literature and musicality y’all brought to this reaction. I’ve seen many reactions to this song and this is one of my favs. Can’t wait to see y’all check out more of this incredible band. My fav song of theirs is Teacher, Teacher. I do love others as well, such as Perennial (Live at Wacken 2019), Vortex, Who Is Gonna Be the One (Live), Judgment and Punishment (One Take Vocal), I Speak Astronomy, and many others.
Hey, another Texas boy! How's it going man? Thanks for checking this one out, we'll definitely check out more of Jinjer in the future. I hope you've hit the subscribe button and stick around.
And I don't know where you're at in Texas, but we also have a T.V. show that airs every Friday night at 10:00PM on Austin Music TV.
Here are all the ways you can watch: Broadcasting on Austin Music TV/Austin Public Channel 16: ATX Spectrum, Grande, AT&T U-verse Channel 99, Roku App, Apple TV App, Amazon Fire TV (search Austin Public).
And if you watch using this URL, you can chat with us during the show: supportaustinmusic.com/channel-16/
@@LikeMindedLunatics I'm actually in Houston, but I'll check it out with that URL! And I'm doin well, even on a Monday. Hope yall have a good one!
H-Town representing! My wife is from the Golden Triangle area, so we know Houston pretty well!
Thanks man! You have a good one too!
And this Friday's LML show is a fun one, so I hope to see you in the chat box havin' a beer with us!
Y'all need to sit down. Haha rocking around standing looks so silly. Love the reaction though. Jinjer reactions is a weekly past time for me the last 3 years
🔥Welcome to Jinjer, Ricky and Mark! I just found your channel, great reaction, subbed! I loved that with the two of you, you dig into both the musical complexity and the lyrics! Thank you for bringing the fantastic genre twisting music of Jinjer to more people! I love their energy, how tight they are, how down to earth they are, the heaviness mixed with complexity and groove, beautiful singing and beautiful growling and especially Tatiana's lyrics!
The first time I heard Pisces in 2020, I hadn't liked any metal with growling and it took me a few listens to start liking it, but now Tatiana is my favorite vocalist and Jinjer my favorite band (Pisces has been my wakeup alarm for the past year or so and I still love it more every time I hear it).
TLDR: skip to the last paragraph 😂
Sorry for the very long comment, I just love Jinjer too much and love seeing people discover (and usually fall in love with) them and each of their songs!
My three favorite comments about Jinjer that I've seen, "terrifying levels of talent", "I hate it when a Jinjer song ends", and "that was more unexpected than my first child" 🤣
I love the story of Tatiana getting interested in learning to growl. In her own words, "I was inspired by Otep (Shamaya). When I was 15, my friend showed me a record of House of Secrets. I was like, ‘That dude - his voice is so powerful. And he said, ‘Oh come on Tatiana, that’s actually a woman!’ I was like, ‘What?’ She blew my mind. That was the time, the moment when I realized I wanted to shock people just like her. I just had the feeling or the intuition, like an extra sense that this is what I’m made to do.”
The four current members have essentially no musical training except for Vlad the drummer who studied classical piano. They've been a tour heavy band, on the road almost nonstop from 2013 to 2020, hard work that has made them fantastic live and they make it look effortless. For most of their songs, the three guys write most of the instrument music, then Tatiana writes most of the lyrics and melodies (she gets tons of well deserved credit for her vocal and stage performance abilities, but maybe not quite enough for her lyrical and musical composition abilities). Roman the guitarist has written a lot of the instrument music in the past, so he's a huge part of the beautiful sound of Jinjer, but Vlad the drummer (who also plays guitar and piano, but so far not in most Jinjer songs - I think he played piano in lainnereP) has been writing more of it and wrote nine of the eleven songs for the newest album Wallflowers, first four videos are out for Vortex, Mediator, Wallflower and Disclosure! Eugene composes some - he wrote the instrument music for one song on Wallflowers and a few songs on other albums, and I know that apart from his amazing work on the bass, he adds riffs and has written lyrics for a few Jinjer songs.
The band (all members have been Ukrainian, with Russian their first language) started in eastern Ukraine in 2009 as a group of three (then five) with none of the current members (they consider the official start of the band when Tatiana replaced the male vocalist and Roman joined as lead guitar 2009/2010), Vlad is the fifth drummer (joined in 2016) and it's been a group of four since 2015 (though they consider their road sound engineer Sasha to be a fifth member). I think they're still friends with all the former members and you can see former Jinjer guitarist turned actor, Dmitry Oksen, on guitar in older Jinjer videos, and acting as an interrogator in their latest video, Disclosure!
One of the things I love most about Jinjer is the messages in Tatiana's lyrics and the way she combines her beautiful growling and beautiful singing with Jinjer's fantastic instrumentals to be so powerful for expressing the anger and pain in those messages: the anti-war message in Home Back, the anti-greed in On The Top, Mediator and No Hoard Of Value (also the horror of the coal mining industry in their home Ukraine), the protest song Who Is Gonna Be The One, the anti-fascism of Sit Stay Roll Over, the anger at people being narrow minded in Teacher Teacher and Judgment & Punishment, the struggles with mental health in Pit Of Consciousness, Vortex, Wallflower and Perennial, the giving voice to mother nature angry at humanity for letting capitalism destroy her in a bunch of songs like Ape, The Prophecy, Cloud Factory, Noah, Outlander, Dip A Sail and Bad Water. Other favorites are I Speak Astronomy, Retrospection, Words of Wisdom, Just Another, Captain Clock, Scissors, Exposed As A Liar, I Want It I'll Get It, A Plus Or A Minus, When Two Empires Collide, lainnereP, Prologue and Beggar's Dance (those last two are short album bookends that might do well together in one reaction).
I haven't found a Jinjer song I don't love, so I think you can't go wrong if you choose any of them, but a few good choices might be Perennial (official and/or live at Wacken, both are must-see), Teacher Teacher (official), Judgement & Punishment (official and/or Tatiana's one take performance, again both must-see), Pit of Consciousness (official and/or live in Kiev/Kyiv, a third where both are absolutely must-see) or the heartwrenching plea against war in Home Back (official video). Note that because Jinjer has so many great official videos and so many astounding live performance videos, no Jinjer fan will ever mind if you react to a second video for a Jinjer song you've already heard, so whichever songs you choose, whatever pace you like: hope you'll keep trying more Jinjer and enjoy! ❤🖤🤘
Thank you so much! We're glad to have you as a sub!
As a super fan, I'm glad you liked our reaction! And thank you for all the info!
We definitely plan on returning to Jinjer in the future! We mix it up here on the channel, and we have a lot of stuff already filmed and in the works, so I hope you check out some of our other content as well!
I love her voice..
Imma new subscriber here from Philippines🇵🇭... You guys have a great reactions with explanations, good job guys🤘🤘
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As a music lover, I love bands that bring something unexpected and unique. Nothing worse than predictable music.
Ha!
I'm so torn on that.
On one hand, I'm right there with you. I want artists to take chances and swing for the fences.
On the other hand, there's something comforting about predictable music. Like, if I have a bad day, AC/DC is like a healing salve. I know exactly what to expect, and that's what I need!
Yes. Bands do need a predictable baseline quality. If not I usually don't follow them for very long. There are groups I listen to because I know what I'm going to get from them. I guess I'm saying that I'm glad that there are bands that give me something different to experience and test my musical appreciation.
I completely agree with you! That's one of the reasons on the channel we regularly look at new stuff, and try to explore the regions of the new! But sometimes, I just wanna hear Joan Jett or Metallica! Thanks for checking this one out! We hope you look at some of our other stuff, too!
Next check out "Perrenials" live at Waken', for their live performance at a festival and "Teacher, Teacher" video, got the music and time signatures. Plus Tati kills it too.
I like how when she started vocal fry Ricky IMMEDIATELY planted his feet.
Same as Tati does to sing her powerful bits, same as any vocal coach would tell you to do when singing that kind of powerful vocal.
Y’all are a real hoot. Good react guys. Ya need ta do some more stuff if ya knows what’s good for ya.
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It be great if you do more Jinjer. Don't jump directly to new songs.
I suggest starting with
Teacher Teacher, Perennial live at Wacken and Judgment and Punishment Tatiana one take vocal performance. Of course there are many more.
Great reaction, lots of cool insights, guys! Great job! Teacher, Teacher is another great one by this band.
I see that you've reacted to a Nightwish song before, but Ghost Love Score (very specifically: live at Wacken) would be great if you haven't seen it before. Cheers!
Thanks! We're glad you liked our video. I hope you check out some of our other content, too! We usually bounce around, but we'll return to both Nightwish and Jinjer in the future. We had too much fun not to!
Pit of Conciousness- live in Kiev
That will show you Tatiana and the band at peak performance. Also, they are one of those bands that sound better live than most recorded songs.
It is a awesome band, you need to hear more Jinjer. Tati is a awesome singer!! Jinjer 4ever!
Don't stop here guys.
Go down this rabbit hole.
You're gonna love what this band does and the skill the musicians have. This doesn't reflect them enough as a band.
I have seen them live abd she cuts up. THEY cut up
They were so fucking amazing live, just saw them in October of '21. Tati and the rest of band, are all amazing musicians. Played 15 songs straight through and sounded amazing the entire time.
Oh that's great to hear! We have tickets to Aftershock and they're on the lineup, so I hope we get to see them, too.
This video was made to actually showcase the drummer because it was the new drummer at that time. The studio version with the old drummer is very different specially a lot less ghost notes
Jinjer Teacher Teacher official video or Judgment and punishment one take, her true talent stands out
Eugene, the bass player, is purple or smth belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu (got silver medal in all-Ukrainian tournament recently). He could tap hawsers ))
I had to look up how to spell melisma before posting a comment. What a lovely sounding word and meaning to it. Thanks guys,.
Absolutely! That's why I love doing these reactions with Ricky. He'll frequently point things out that I absolutely miss or don't understand.
Perennial live @Wacken next, it will give you a much better idea of the bands musicianship, and her prowess
Not sure what you’ve listened to so far but, if you’re just starting on JINJER
Go back a bit yes, Ok
The song OUTLANDER (2014)
OUTLANDER is where you’ll see everything musically come together
WHO’S GONNA Be The One LIVE (2014)
Epic & Fun! Highly Regarded this one
TEACHER TEACHER is more current and a Musical Ride
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Awesome. We'll check those out!
And we hope you check out more of our content too!