saw them in Ottawa, Ontario a few months back ABSOLUTELY AMAZING SHOW! shook Ruban's hand after the show (was so in awe that was pretty much all I could do)
sonically, this has to be their best sounding live performances. ive never really found a live performance of theirs that sounded as solid as this one. sometimes ruban will be going a little too crazy on his guitar effects but here everything is so perfectly balance
Indeed. Its very Black Napkins-ish. I'm happy to see someone taking a page from Zappa that isn't simply arrangement/composition-based. Not that writing an arrangement like Zappa is simple, mind you, it's just that except for his humor, he's not generally known for much else, despite being a fantastically innovative and legendary guitar player in his own right.
does any of you guys know what music theory is behind this sound? been learning pentatonic scales but that just makes me sound like a regular blues solo
@@ShrimpLord666 I have no clue man I think it's in b minor add9 but half step tuning. Ruban loves using add9's in a majority of his songs. A lot of finger picking too. Some of his chord progressions and shapes I can't even find online tbh. I've even tried looking at his fingers on the fretboard and I've come close to replicating it. I can play this song but nothing ridiculous like jello and juggernauts.
@@ShrimpLord666 the best advice I can give you is too learn a lot of stuff like this by ear and to analyze it a bit (but don't get lost in theoretical stuff). in this case the bass holds one note throughout the solo, which leaves a lot of freedom for ruban, he can choose a lot of different "colours". At least in the beginning you could say that he plays in the lydian mode if you regard the B - bassnote as the root (You could also see the B as the IV-chord of F#-major). The way I look at different tonalities is that the major or minor pentatonic makes up the skeleton and the other two notes are the "colour notes" that can be filled in accordingly. In this case you could say he plays the major pentatonic including the sharp 4th and the major 7th, though later in the solo he gets a bit crazier. All the the theory aside, try to use your ears to determine what sounds good, maybe sing the melodies before playing them (or at the same time).
Ruban Nielson (and the whole friggin band) are so talented! It's nice to see an indie band with soul AND technical chops!
Unreal mortal Orchestra tournament lll
those drums...with the harmonies at the same time... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I dream about the day i will see this band live.
+Mariana Vieira cant wait to see them this summer
+Mariana Vieira Just saw them last night, it was incredible
+Mariana Vieira 28 de abril. São Paulo. Vai ser lindo.
saw them in Ottawa, Ontario a few months back
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING SHOW!
shook Ruban's hand after the show (was so in awe that was pretty much all I could do)
I understand. They're incredible. Saw them last year, it was beautiful.
oh my god. what a solo
Singing during that drum fills looks sweaty. These guys are all so good... Jesus
damn i almost forgot to watch this today
sonically, this has to be their best sounding live performances. ive never really found a live performance of theirs that sounded as solid as this one. sometimes ruban will be going a little too crazy on his guitar effects but here everything is so perfectly balance
Look up the kexp sessions. incredible
@@BullseyeHTX damn yeah, this is great
That solo was NASTY ❤🔥❤🔥
i hope that guitar was at least 18... because he did some dirty things to it.
Holy shit. Incredible.
Ruben has created history. Were not worthy !
that solo was sexual, to say the least..
Love these guys
the drumming
Muy lindo chicos! Los espero en Argentina!
I have loved this song and band for a long time but seeing them actually play it makes me appreciate their talent even more
Que pinche solo tan hermoso!
So beautiful! I love Ruban’s guitar solo. His Frank Zappa influence shining through
solo is just like Zappa would have done it
Indeed. Its very Black Napkins-ish. I'm happy to see someone taking a page from Zappa that isn't simply arrangement/composition-based. Not that writing an arrangement like Zappa is simple, mind you, it's just that except for his humor, he's not generally known for much else, despite being a fantastically innovative and legendary guitar player in his own right.
Zappa is actually one of his biggest guitar inspirations!
does any of you guys know what music theory is behind this sound? been learning pentatonic scales but that just makes me sound like a regular blues solo
@@ShrimpLord666 A lot of Modal playing for Zappa, definitely learn the 7 modes of a major scale
a bit of Verlaine in there too
that was awesome :O
holy sheesh that solo
right on!
unreal
Zapp and you are smitten. Interesting and I like it. Needs Mellotron to fill that piece's belly
that fucking solo
Fucking incredible
Fucking Genius
What brand of hat is Ruban wearing?
+Eung Kyu i love it too, i thought maybe an old school Royals hat?
fucking trouble.
is that Breakbot on drums? :v
just in case you forgot, i've got a leather jacket
This guy had to have been frank Zappa's student. I can't play half the shit he creates on a guitar
My guy, do you have any idea what scales he's using for the solo, and in what key the song is?
@@ShrimpLord666 I have no clue man I think it's in b minor add9 but half step tuning. Ruban loves using add9's in a majority of his songs. A lot of finger picking too. Some of his chord progressions and shapes I can't even find online tbh. I've even tried looking at his fingers on the fretboard and I've come close to replicating it. I can play this song but nothing ridiculous like jello and juggernauts.
@@massparody thanks man, been learning music theory but most of the scales like the minor pentatonic just make sound like a classic blues player
@@ShrimpLord666 the best advice I can give you is too learn a lot of stuff like this by ear and to analyze it a bit (but don't get lost in theoretical stuff). in this case the bass holds one note throughout the solo, which leaves a lot of freedom for ruban, he can choose a lot of different "colours". At least in the beginning you could say that he plays in the lydian mode if you regard the B - bassnote as the root (You could also see the B as the IV-chord of F#-major).
The way I look at different tonalities is that the major or minor pentatonic makes up the skeleton and the other two notes are the "colour notes" that can be filled in accordingly. In this case you could say he plays the major pentatonic including the sharp 4th and the major 7th, though later in the solo he gets a bit crazier.
All the the theory aside, try to use your ears to determine what sounds good, maybe sing the melodies before playing them (or at the same time).
1 chord solo. fuck.