"Life is dark. Life is bright. Life is ugly. Life is beautiful. Don’t get lost in genres, they’ll only disorientate you. Music is for everyone" --Vessel
I just discovered this band last week and I have to a say their new album is a complete masterpiece. I listen to it multiple times a day since I first heard it
Not a bad song on the album...not even a just okay song, literally every song is good to wonderful to F@c&ing amazin. That's the scale of Take Me Back To Eden.
The only quote I could ever find of Vessel from an old interview before One: "Don't get caught up in the genres, music is for everyone" That's so true for Sleep Token, its just GOOD MUSIC, its got IT ALL, why should we lock ourselves into a "category" when we can just make MUSIC! I love it
Vessel hasn’t come out and openly said who he was but he does actually drop hints in this song and Euclid with “blacklit paradise” and “ancient canopies” for anybody who already had the hunch. So he confirms who he is without telling everyone. I’ll leave it at that for those who don’t want to know - if you do, those lyrics tell you all you need to know.
I highly recommend the entire album, but Rain is definitely one of my favorite tracks from the album! Also, the title track Take Me Back to Eden is also a must!
Vocally speaking there’s a bunch of stuff Vessel does that makes me think he has classical training. The kind of resonance he goes for, e.g., and especially the way he sticks his *very enunciated* ending consonants on the beat *after* the word is over
I read somewhere that he used to be a classical musician in local venues, hence the jazz, funk, vocalization’s and really anything outside of the rock and metal styles. Don’t know if that’s true but it would make so much sense if that was his background
@@Frenzy4457 I think the people they say that believe he is someone else but the only other project know he was @ part of is a duo with him and a girl. And the music was kinda ambient with just him and the girls vocals and a guitar with dark lyrics that you can actually find in his music now and he actually calls back to that duo and a couple songs on this album actually one of the call backs to that is on this song but I don't doubt that he is probably classically trained but i don't believe it's who some people think it is in other words it's not Jordan Hunt close but no.
Vessel writes everything besides drums, does production with the engineer. He's a very good pianist, you should check out blood sport "from the room below" it's his live solo version of the song and his voice is so powerful without needing to actually rock out. I firmly believe vessel could be a singer songwriter because that is how he writes his music but I believe he wants it to be even more grand than himself. Glad you're enjoying more sleep token.
apparently he is a singer songwriter and did that busking in england before he did sleep token, from someone that said they knew him, but idk how true it is. Clearly, he's really well trained with piano, song composition, and obviously singing, and it would be strange to me if he was only a bedroom performer before sleep token.
The polyrhythm where the piano plays the repeating 3-note melody over a 4/4 time signature is awesome and sneaky in how they do it. It's the "little things" in music that does it for me.
I’m sure many have already said this, but Take Me Back to Eden, the title track, is one hell of a journey. Absolute SLAPPER. Sleep Token pretty much became my favorite band in a VERY short period of time. There is no one like them.
Sleep Token definitely deserves a 7-by! I don't think you've dug into their older EPs and previous albums, but they are so worth it! I can't wait to see Sleep Token this September!
If you listen / loo closer, Sleep Token frequently drops tiny, little mentions / hints of their past work throughout this trilogy-closing album. For this track, Vessel references "ripped lace, cut glass, and blood stains" which hearkens back to an earlier music video they did for "Jaws." For "Euclid," he sings lyrics straight out of "The Night Does Not Belong To God" while also singing that "the night belongs to you." And for those in the know, his mentions of "black-lit paradise" and "canopies" in another track just can't be coincidental. Just outstanding lyrical poetry, breathtaking musicianship, soaring instrumentals, and beautiful artwork all-around for my favorite 2023 record so far. ☺
I think he did it for those of us that have been around from the beginning or that have took the time and effort to listen to every thing and have been interested enough to find out. Kinda like ok I know y'all know so here's a lil something extra just for those of us that love him.
I also love how, toward the end of Take Me Back to Eden, he quotes some of the lyrics from previous songs on the album. The only other time I've seen something like that was when Fall Out Boy put their big lyrics into What a Catch, Donnie
If you like the drummer, I HIGHLY recommend giving Hypnosis a listen. That one very much showcases his talent. The entire trilogy is amazing and they have done so much by simply existing in people's lives. I love them so much. I'm so glad they're getting the attention that they have worked so hard for.
Simply put what would I be without music? Dead! Music safed me so many times. Artists like Green Day, Shinedown and now Sleep Token carried me through the toughest times like nothing ever could. I'm so glad you react to them and love them as much as I do. Y'all have a great day
Oh, what a journey. And let's be honest, every song of Sleep Token is an experience. I love their music, let it run through me, and change me. And since I'm addicted to music and listen to it 24/7, I already know the album by heart. Extremely talented people. Anyway. Another great reaction! I love how you enjoy music ❤ Have a great day everyone!
One of my favorite things: They’re just as beautiful live as you would hope. I think that is what originally drew me in. I thought, how do they pull this off live? And hunted down a few whole show pretty good sounding fan videos. So good!
The beautiful thing about this Sleep Token album is that everyone I speak to and every comments section that I read, there is a wide range of favourites. There are a few standout tracks in my opinion, but no doubt I'll have changed my mind about which ones they are in a week or two. It is just pure bliss from start to end. Every song has little nuggets of absolute magnificence that bring me back to play them over and over again.
I was SO EXCITED for this album, despite having released so many singles before the initial release, and I thought "maybe it'll be subpar IDK" but no, I heard this song and I was immediately obsessed. The entire album is so amazing, and they gave us great singles, but they gave us surprises with the other songs. Its so beautiful. This song specifically is like 3 genres in one, and I don't know how they do it, or how we've been so gifted to get to experience their talent, but I'm so glad the world is giving them their credit.
Their music is some of the most beautiful I've ever heard. I've seen them live, and the experience of the sound live was somehow even beyond what I expected. What an absolutely amazing experience. Highly recommend it, I'll definitely watching out for them coming back to my area, especially after this new album
Been a listener of sleep token from the early eps, happy to see them get the recognition they deserve! Also you have to be one of my favorite "reaction" channels I've found so far. "Genres are a kiss of death" - well said! You'll only be able to find the music that truly resonates with you when you start to give everything a chance and try to understand it. So many unique styles and blends of instruments are out there and there is bound to be one that truly fits for you, and if not, make it yourself! Also, I'd love the hear a reaction or yout thoughts about the Band "The Contortionist", especially "Thrive" or "Language I: Intuition". They are one of those Bands that really made me realize that Heavy Music can come in so many forms. Sleep Token of course being one of them too, I've seen people describe them as too "vibey" but the atmospheres they create are what makes them so unique in my eyes.
II is an amazing drummer. Basically the band is Vessel, II (2) Drummer, III (3) Bass, & IV (4) Guitar. Vessel and II were the only official members until recently. Once they started drooping the singles for this album, III & IV became official also.
The album itself though is all Vessel 1 & 2 I believe. All of the credits just mention the two with the drummer playing the drums and the singer doing everything else. I think the other 2 guys are just there for live shows.
@Jordan Maul didn't say how long they have been playing with them. I said they became official. Only Vessel and II ever had anything official on the Sleep Token socials. When the new songs dropped, III & IV popped up on their own Instagram accounts. They didn't have anything till then.
"Cause anything's better than the way I feel right now," and "You make me wish I could disappear" punched me right in the heart. 😭 This album is not just music, it's art. It's a journey. The title track is phenomenal. So is "Euclid." II is one of the best drummers in metal right now. And going back to what you said about Dayseeker using 7 string guitars - Sleep Token use 8 strings and baritone guitars for much of their music. There are several songs in crazy low tunings like double drop C. STARSET (they also love the low low low tuning).
11:22 I absolutely agree. Freedom of expression is necessary to create the most beautiful forms of art be it writing, music, painting, dance etc I think part of what makes great art is that pure honesty of expression unbridaled by any particular classifications or labels. We as human beings may or may not relate to such expressions, but those that do connect to the art feel such a strong sense of understanding and of being understood.
I also love that Hammond B3/Leslie patch they have sustaining that high C minor over entire sections of music with chords changing beneath it. Really builds a lot of tension and suspense while filling out the overall sound perfectly.
I have watched just two of your videos… and I can thoroughly say you are my favorite youtuber!! And I watch hundreds of hours of UA-cam. You feel, live, and embody your videos. Much love! Keep the passion!
When you are ready to be absolutely floored and marvel at the culmination of all sleep token can do…. Experience the title track “take me back to Eden” ,,, and make sure to listen to the lyrics while experiencing. It is awe inspiring.
i can’t even begin to say how glad i am you were also reminded of let it go, it was the first thing that came to mind for me but i haven’t seen anyone else pick it up too! i thought i was going nuts for a while but THANK YOU LMAO
Really enjoyed your perspective on Vessels voice and their music overall. “It either gets you or it doesn’t”… absolutely, as any well written, put together performed art from an artist. Not everyone will resonate with it. Those that do, it hits the mark dead on! 🔥
You always talk about how much you love the drummer and I think you should check out “Hypnosis: An Offering From II.” It’s a drum focused instrumental play through. Dudes an absolute beast.
There's actually alot of similarities between them. Both did the genre bending and didn't invent it nor wasn't the first, just did it very very well. Both have a very powerful and very emotionally driven lead singer. both exploded onto the scene (lp with their first full album and Sleeptoken with their 3rd) butt load of differences and no ones gonna replace chester for me. That's a hole in my heart that isn't gonna get filled. But by god Vessal's singing is amazing. It definitely reminds me alot of chester in how much emotion and just raw energy he is delivering with his singing and lyrics.
Fairly long time subscriber, rare commenter: just have to say that as someone who is musically inept I’ve always been entranced by the fact that you can hear a 30 second segment of a song and immediately play it. That kind of skill has me in a c h o k e h o l d
What I find fascinating: even in the "simple" bits they sneak in little details such as rhythm offsets. Yesterday I tried to reproduce the piano intro - and it is surprisingly difficult. The right plays sets of three notes, the left is on a four-note-rhythm, so the beat is constantly dancing around. And just before the lyrics come in, the right hand sneaks in a fourth note once to remove the offset. Took me one hour to figure that little detail out.
One thing (among literally everything else) that I love about this song is after the first drop, you can hear the guitar chords going up (trying to ascend) but then getting dragged down by the synths or downward progressing chords all the way into a filthy breakdown.
Dude I've never watched your videos before. But when the song picked up during the metal portion and I saw you just feeling it, going "wooo!" During your fav drum parts. That's the sign of a true fan of music, regardless of genre. Music is all about how it makes you feel. And I can see you feeling it. Great reaction!
Strongly recommend you do full playthroughs for Sundowning, This Place Will Become Your Tomb, and Take Me Back to Eden. It's a full trilogy that makes so much more sense in order and context.
David, I really enjoy your videos! So glad you did another Sleep Token vid. Hearing from a music theoretical stand point is refreshing too. Also, please could you do a vid for ‘Take Me Back to Eden’, the album title soundtrack. It’s incredible !
Hey Yo David! I finally gave them a listen yesterday. Totally dig this lp and have listened 3 times already. Love your reaction and musical prowess with the keyboard. ✌️
"Life is dark. Life is bright. Life is ugly. Life is beautiful. Don’t get lost in genres, they’ll only disorientate you. Music is for everyone" --Vessel
I love this quote. Especially since its under every single sleep token reaction😂
"I thought they were done" ~all of us on every sleep token song ever
Lol facts
EVERY time the drummer does anything in a Sleep Token reaction:
"I like this drummer!"
Love it! 😂
“I had an expierience there man”
That’s the feeling of the album. It really takes you on a journey if you let it.
Euclid... **ugly crying**
The only album that made me cry and headbang at the same time
"are you really okay" broke me- so freaking good
if you haven’t yet, the whole album is a must listen! so many different emotions/genres mixed into a cohesive experience. absolutely incredible
I just discovered this band last week and I have to a say their new album is a complete masterpiece. I listen to it multiple times a day since I first heard it
The main problem I have with the album is that it’s too short. Needs about 20 more songs. 😅
Not a bad song on the album...not even a just okay song, literally every song is good to wonderful to F@c&ing amazin. That's the scale of Take Me Back To Eden.
Their whole catalog is worth several listens. I am convinced Sleep Token can do no wrong.
Who else found themselves in a dusty room(crying) at the end during the last song on the album... ✋ Did...✌️🤘
The metal scene has some of the best musicians and I’m fucking proud of it.
You’re about to open up an entire treasure trove with Sleep Token. They’re fascinating from a purely musical perspective.
He's reacted to a few others as well, go check them out
he's already reacted to like 3 or so of their songs off of this album, one from a month ago
It's a really new thing. The musical skill level has hit a new bar.
The only quote I could ever find of Vessel from an old interview before One: "Don't get caught up in the genres, music is for everyone"
That's so true for Sleep Token, its just GOOD MUSIC, its got IT ALL, why should we lock ourselves into a "category" when we can just make MUSIC! I love it
Vessel hasn’t come out and openly said who he was but he does actually drop hints in this song and Euclid with “blacklit paradise” and “ancient canopies” for anybody who already had the hunch. So he confirms who he is without telling everyone. I’ll leave it at that for those who don’t want to know - if you do, those lyrics tell you all you need to know.
I highly recommend the entire album, but Rain is definitely one of my favorite tracks from the album!
Also, the title track Take Me Back to Eden is also a must!
My favourite is Apparition! But rain hits closer to home lyrically.
This one and the 2 that you mentioned are for sure my top 3. In this order for me: 1. Ascensionism, 2. Rain and 3. Take Me Back to Eden
it’s funny, My favorite song of theirs constantly changes. But Rain is the one I constantly come back to
Vocally speaking there’s a bunch of stuff Vessel does that makes me think he has classical training. The kind of resonance he goes for, e.g., and especially the way he sticks his *very enunciated* ending consonants on the beat *after* the word is over
I read somewhere that he used to be a classical musician in local venues, hence the jazz, funk, vocalization’s and really anything outside of the rock and metal styles. Don’t know if that’s true but it would make so much sense if that was his background
@@Frenzy4457 Oh I’d believe it!
@@Frenzy4457 I think the people they say that believe he is someone else but the only other project know he was @ part of is a duo with him and a girl. And the music was kinda ambient with just him and the girls vocals and a guitar with dark lyrics that you can actually find in his music now and he actually calls back to that duo and a couple songs on this album actually one of the call backs to that is on this song but I don't doubt that he is probably classically trained but i don't believe it's who some people think it is in other words it's not Jordan Hunt close but no.
@@tracyraines1059 damn bro it’s crazy how no one asked
@@destroyerofdreams42069 welcome to youtube. Enjoy your stay. Even if no one asks
Vessel writes everything besides drums, does production with the engineer. He's a very good pianist, you should check out blood sport "from the room below" it's his live solo version of the song and his voice is so powerful without needing to actually rock out. I firmly believe vessel could be a singer songwriter because that is how he writes his music but I believe he wants it to be even more grand than himself.
Glad you're enjoying more sleep token.
vessel: *writes everything*
ii: 🥁🥁🥁
vessel: *writes everything but the drums*
apparently he is a singer songwriter and did that busking in england before he did sleep token, from someone that said they knew him, but idk how true it is. Clearly, he's really well trained with piano, song composition, and obviously singing, and it would be strange to me if he was only a bedroom performer before sleep token.
@@swirle13he wasn’t only a bedroom performer. Was in a project called blacklit canopy before, Bristol based band formed at BIMM
Blood Sport is so wonderful on so many levels
The polyrhythm where the piano plays the repeating 3-note melody over a 4/4 time signature is awesome and sneaky in how they do it. It's the "little things" in music that does it for me.
I’m sure many have already said this, but Take Me Back to Eden, the title track, is one hell of a journey. Absolute SLAPPER. Sleep Token pretty much became my favorite band in a VERY short period of time. There is no one like them.
Sleep Token definitely deserves a 7-by! I don't think you've dug into their older EPs and previous albums, but they are so worth it! I can't wait to see Sleep Token this September!
I'm going to see them in September as well. LTL festival?
I AGREE!!! 7 BY AT MINIMUM!!!! Hell sleep token deserves the first ever 10 BY ON THIS CHANNEL 🙌🏻 worship
Definitely he needs to check out least higher, atlantic, gods, and blood sport!
@@jadeH23.16 he needs to do the live version of bloodsport rather than the album version. makes me cry
@@rastamanfb hell yeah! he need to do that one as well! The way that vessel always pours so much emotion into the songs is just breath taking!
If you listen / loo closer, Sleep Token frequently drops tiny, little mentions / hints of their past work throughout this trilogy-closing album. For this track, Vessel references "ripped lace, cut glass, and blood stains" which hearkens back to an earlier music video they did for "Jaws." For "Euclid," he sings lyrics straight out of "The Night Does Not Belong To God" while also singing that "the night belongs to you." And for those in the know, his mentions of "black-lit paradise" and "canopies" in another track just can't be coincidental. Just outstanding lyrical poetry, breathtaking musicianship, soaring instrumentals, and beautiful artwork all-around for my favorite 2023 record so far. ☺
def not coincidental! The guy is not only talented but smart.
I think he did it for those of us that have been around from the beginning or that have took the time and effort to listen to every thing and have been interested enough to find out. Kinda like ok I know y'all know so here's a lil something extra just for those of us that love him.
The Backlit Canopy thing thing I got as well.. I was like "hey...did you really?" 😂
NEVER have i EVER seen a band do a call-back from the same album. Im a metalhead, through and through, But Vessel has def got my attention.....
I also love how, toward the end of Take Me Back to Eden, he quotes some of the lyrics from previous songs on the album. The only other time I've seen something like that was when Fall Out Boy put their big lyrics into What a Catch, Donnie
Man this band… they’re just unique. I wasn’t expecting to like them, but they grow on me more and more.
The title track has many amazing transitions, mood/key changes and sections that I'm sure you'll appreciate
“Nothing like a great drummer.” Dude, Vessel II is a beast. His snare is tighter than a virgin.
If you like the drummer, I HIGHLY recommend giving Hypnosis a listen. That one very much showcases his talent. The entire trilogy is amazing and they have done so much by simply existing in people's lives. I love them so much. I'm so glad they're getting the attention that they have worked so hard for.
This is one of my favorite comments ever 😭👏🏻❤️
I feel their music in every fibre of my being. I don’t know how else to explain it.
I feel the same. Gonna see them live in 6 hours. It‘s gonna be so overwhelming
@@Slayback2102 I AM SO JEALOUS. OMG please have lots and lots of fun for me 🥲
This album is a complete masterpiece 10/10 for me personally - I love Sleep Token
Sleep Token is the genre. The lyrics are out of this world and the music takes you through a journey. All through Vessel.
Simply put what would I be without music? Dead! Music safed me so many times. Artists like Green Day, Shinedown and now Sleep Token carried me through the toughest times like nothing ever could. I'm so glad you react to them and love them as much as I do. Y'all have a great day
Oh, what a journey. And let's be honest, every song of Sleep Token is an experience. I love their music, let it run through me, and change me. And since I'm addicted to music and listen to it 24/7, I already know the album by heart. Extremely talented people.
Anyway. Another great reaction! I love how you enjoy music ❤ Have a great day everyone!
A lot of bands/singers underestimate a well placed, whispered lyric
One of my favorite things: They’re just as beautiful live as you would hope. I think that is what originally drew me in. I thought, how do they pull this off live? And hunted down a few whole show pretty good sounding fan videos. So good!
This song is so unique, so beautiful, when I have the possibility to see them live one day and they play this song, I'll fucking cry
Crying is a good thing. I hope you see them!
The beautiful thing about this Sleep Token album is that everyone I speak to and every comments section that I read, there is a wide range of favourites. There are a few standout tracks in my opinion, but no doubt I'll have changed my mind about which ones they are in a week or two.
It is just pure bliss from start to end. Every song has little nuggets of absolute magnificence that bring me back to play them over and over again.
My favorite songs have changed a few times. As of now they are take me back to eden and rain. 😂
I cannot wait for you to do Take Me Back To Eden and Euclid. Euclid is gonna blow your mind!!
The entire album is a masterpiece. I love your reactions.
I bought 3 TMBTE shirts and after hearing the full album im sad I didnt buy even more merch, ST is so special man.
So YOU'RE why they're sold out!
Would definitely recommend checking out the rest of the album!
I was SO EXCITED for this album, despite having released so many singles before the initial release, and I thought "maybe it'll be subpar IDK" but no, I heard this song and I was immediately obsessed. The entire album is so amazing, and they gave us great singles, but they gave us surprises with the other songs. Its so beautiful.
This song specifically is like 3 genres in one, and I don't know how they do it, or how we've been so gifted to get to experience their talent, but I'm so glad the world is giving them their credit.
Their music is some of the most beautiful I've ever heard. I've seen them live, and the experience of the sound live was somehow even beyond what I expected. What an absolutely amazing experience. Highly recommend it, I'll definitely watching out for them coming back to my area, especially after this new album
Omg the music theory is soooo good in this video! Thank you! This band deserves your knowledge and musical breakdown!!
Been a listener of sleep token from the early eps, happy to see them get the recognition they deserve! Also you have to be one of my favorite "reaction" channels I've found so far. "Genres are a kiss of death" - well said! You'll only be able to find the music that truly resonates with you when you start to give everything a chance and try to understand it. So many unique styles and blends of instruments are out there and there is bound to be one that truly fits for you, and if not, make it yourself!
Also, I'd love the hear a reaction or yout thoughts about the Band "The Contortionist", especially "Thrive" or "Language I: Intuition". They are one of those Bands that really made me realize that Heavy Music can come in so many forms.
Sleep Token of course being one of them too, I've seen people describe them as too "vibey" but the atmospheres they create are what makes them so unique in my eyes.
I absolutely did not think "let it go"
II is an amazing drummer. Basically the band is Vessel, II (2) Drummer, III (3) Bass, & IV (4) Guitar. Vessel and II were the only official members until recently. Once they started drooping the singles for this album, III & IV became official also.
The album itself though is all Vessel 1 & 2 I believe. All of the credits just mention the two with the drummer playing the drums and the singer doing everything else. I think the other 2 guys are just there for live shows.
I’d heard that III was “officially” a member now and they’ve got their own social media accounts now. Hadn’t heard that about IV yet.
@@angryasianjim IV has one also now
iii has been in the band since Sundowning. Or a little before. This iv has been in since TPWBYT. Get facts straight before you spit them
@Jordan Maul didn't say how long they have been playing with them. I said they became official. Only Vessel and II ever had anything official on the Sleep Token socials. When the new songs dropped, III & IV popped up on their own Instagram accounts. They didn't have anything till then.
"Cause anything's better than the way I feel right now," and "You make me wish I could disappear" punched me right in the heart. 😭 This album is not just music, it's art. It's a journey. The title track is phenomenal. So is "Euclid." II is one of the best drummers in metal right now. And going back to what you said about Dayseeker using 7 string guitars - Sleep Token use 8 strings and baritone guitars for much of their music. There are several songs in crazy low tunings like double drop C.
STARSET (they also love the low low low tuning).
Your piano break down at 8:18 is amazing!!!!😍😍😍 thank you!!
11:22 I absolutely agree. Freedom of expression is necessary to create the most beautiful forms of art be it writing, music, painting, dance etc
I think part of what makes great art is that pure honesty of expression unbridaled by any particular classifications or labels. We as human beings may or may not relate to such expressions, but those that do connect to the art feel such a strong sense of understanding and
of being understood.
This part here at 10:55 kind of reminds me of Satellites by Periphery. It was really cool to experience.
I also love that Hammond B3/Leslie patch they have sustaining that high C minor over entire sections of music with chords changing beneath it. Really builds a lot of tension and suspense while filling out the overall sound perfectly.
Oh god I was waiting for THIS.
Hope we get the chance to see you react to all the new album in its entirety! ahah
Worship. And they deserve the first ever 10 by on this channel! Or just react to the whole album, what a JOURNEY
Sleep token just make me feel something amazing.
These guys are so good. What an album.
Your intros are everything! When are we going to get to watch you play on those drums behind you?
Take Me Back to Eden is a must listen if you are only going to do one more from this album. What a journey.
There's like two songs on this album that are good...
The rest are fucking GREAT
There is literally one song on this album that I don’t *love*.
The entirety of the album is a must listen for sure
Your piano interpretation is actually really beautiful. I adore Sleep Token so much. Vessel is a genius.
Thank you!
I'm so glad you caught the Let It Go element to this! All my friends think I'm crazy!
Ok but that piece you played after diamonds in the night sky …..sounded so beautiful just played like that….I could listen to that all the time
"Dreamy band" exactly! They take you on a journey like never before. 🖤
I'm blown away by your musical talent, man. Just feel like that should be said.
This is honestly the best ST reaction video I've seen, I already learned a lot of stuff and you insights are priceless
I have watched just two of your videos… and I can thoroughly say you are my favorite youtuber!! And I watch hundreds of hours of UA-cam. You feel, live, and embody your videos. Much love! Keep the passion!
Wow, thank you!
can't wait to watch. you should check out the titular track from this album "take me back to eden" sometime too
They just get better and better with every listen. Good sign of a great band.
When you are ready to be absolutely floored and marvel at the culmination of all sleep token can do…. Experience the title track “take me back to Eden” ,,, and make sure to listen to the lyrics while experiencing. It is awe inspiring.
Your playing is so beautiful, I love watching you pick these things out and play them off the cuff.
Thank you for reacting! Worship
Whole album just hits different. Gotta do the whole thang
i can’t even begin to say how glad i am you were also reminded of let it go, it was the first thing that came to mind for me but i haven’t seen anyone else pick it up too! i thought i was going nuts for a while but THANK YOU LMAO
Really enjoyed your perspective on Vessels voice and their music overall. “It either gets you or it doesn’t”… absolutely, as any well written, put together performed art from an artist. Not everyone will resonate with it. Those that do, it hits the mark dead on! 🔥
You always talk about how much you love the drummer and I think you should check out “Hypnosis: An Offering From II.” It’s a drum focused instrumental play through. Dudes an absolute beast.
I’m seeing them in October, it’s a freaking must to witness their musical talents in person!
You HAVE to do Sleep Token - Euclid. 😩 I can’t not get choked up every time!!
The title track is even more of a journey!!
“What a journey”. My man this is just a slice of the pie
Just found Sleep Token a few weeks ago! They are SOOOOOO good. The entire album is a must!
Vessel and Sleep Token are slowly filling the void after Chester left us...
There's actually alot of similarities between them. Both did the genre bending and didn't invent it nor wasn't the first, just did it very very well.
Both have a very powerful and very emotionally driven lead singer.
both exploded onto the scene (lp with their first full album and Sleeptoken with their 3rd)
butt load of differences and no ones gonna replace chester for me. That's a hole in my heart that isn't gonna get filled. But by god Vessal's singing is amazing. It definitely reminds me alot of chester in how much emotion and just raw energy he is delivering with his singing and lyrics.
@@LuminateTheWorld totally agree
Fairly long time subscriber, rare commenter: just have to say that as someone who is musically inept I’ve always been entranced by the fact that you can hear a 30 second segment of a song and immediately play it. That kind of skill has me in a c h o k e h o l d
Chokehold released! It’s the way my brian is wired + a lot lot lot lot of hard work and ear training.
I absolutely love how you break things down, thank you for doing what you do!
Thank you!
Love your takes on this band. Would love to see more from you on this album. It's an incredible album.
The entire album is legend
I clapped at the let it go reference. I didn't hear it before , but now I can't unhear it.
This was was my fav song off the new album so I’m glad he’s giving it a listen
Best Reactions ever, So much technical knowledge yet you can tell you just feel the vibe and totally understand it. Love you're work!
Imagine being as talented as this man. I love watching him figure out the notes
That piano segment you did in this video was awesome… I love ST.
Probably the best dissection I've seen on UA-cam of sleep tokens songs, amazing and helpful!
Easily my favorite song on the album. The music, the lyrics, the emotion, so damn good.
You have to listen to the title track, incredibly piano driven and takes you on an amazing journey.
I really liked what you played at 8:10! Like another variation to the song
"Blacklit Paradise" Is a goose egg to his old project. Thats all ill say.
You mean easter egg?
As is “ancient canopies” in Euclid
I noticed that first listen to the song
What I find fascinating: even in the "simple" bits they sneak in little details such as rhythm offsets. Yesterday I tried to reproduce the piano intro - and it is surprisingly difficult. The right plays sets of three notes, the left is on a four-note-rhythm, so the beat is constantly dancing around. And just before the lyrics come in, the right hand sneaks in a fourth note once to remove the offset. Took me one hour to figure that little detail out.
One thing (among literally everything else) that I love about this song is after the first drop, you can hear the guitar chords going up (trying to ascend) but then getting dragged down by the synths or downward progressing chords all the way into a filthy breakdown.
I have a ST reaction video addiction. You are the first to mention the frozen similar intro 😂 yay I knew I wasn’t the only one.
Dude I've never watched your videos before. But when the song picked up during the metal portion and I saw you just feeling it, going "wooo!" During your fav drum parts. That's the sign of a true fan of music, regardless of genre. Music is all about how it makes you feel. And I can see you feeling it. Great reaction!
Strongly recommend you do full playthroughs for Sundowning, This Place Will Become Your Tomb, and Take Me Back to Eden. It's a full trilogy that makes so much more sense in order and context.
Take me back to Eden is an amazing track
David, I really enjoy your videos! So glad you did another Sleep Token vid. Hearing from a music theoretical stand point is refreshing too. Also, please could you do a vid for ‘Take Me Back to Eden’, the album title soundtrack. It’s incredible !
Worship ❤❤🙏
I have to say I have loved your sleep token reactions.. you finding the keys on the keyboard... wow beautiful work. Masterful
I mean are we going to talk about the back lit lyric. And then the canopy lyric. Something is coming.
Hey Yo David! I finally gave them a listen yesterday. Totally dig this lp and have listened 3 times already. Love your reaction and musical prowess with the keyboard. ✌️
what a masterpiece!