Our Reaction to Griftwood by Ghost from new album, Impera!
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- Опубліковано 12 бер 2022
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Jennifer - singer (right)
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In an interview, Forge said this song is about people who are willing to destroy everything they claim to stand for in exchange for power. The "YES" after each question in the chorus can be heard as an aggressive affirmation of desire without hesitation.
Specifically he said it is about people like Mike Pence who are pretending to be Christians and Righteous and all the while they support people like Donald Trump sacrificing their every ideal in their pursuit of power. I'd bet good money that this what the "You and the greatest deceiver"-line refers to. "The greatest Deceiver" is a good way of phrasing what Trump is to his followers if you ask me.
Which interview? i really want to listen to that
@@xplosive213 a written review about the song. Just search for one of the more recent music channel? Reviews
This reminds me of something the Scorpions would have written circa 1982-89! It would fit right alongside ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE!
Completely agree, the transition to the "holy mother" section is the highlight of the entire record.
YES!!
Comparable to maybe The Bible(cover) and Zenith both glorious songs.
Fellow parents, such a mood when you are trying to just VIBE to a song and someone comes in to ask about a Barbie.
Haha, all part of the job!
I love to hear Tobias’ sarcasm. When he says “you shine like the sun and the moon and the stars in the sky”… You can hear it clearly and it’s funny. For those who don’t know Pence called his wife mother.
Big ups for not cutting or trying to explain away having your youngin walk in. I have 3 girls of my own and I know that if my wife and I did a video, we'd have a visitor.
That said, Griftwood is such a great song, every song I come across by Ghost hasn't let me down yet.
"Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Griftwood."
I've come to the conclusion that Tobias borrows from recognizable riffs deliberately, as like a way to bring you in to his world by offering you something comfortable and recognizable...Almost every song of their's reminds me of a popular song before completely becoming it's own, and I think it's cool. He is very calculating in his vision, whatever that is.
Grift is like a con!
@@loristewart800 that is correct. I'm just saying in general with Ghost records
Nostalgia is the big thing these days with all the reboots, remakes, etc.
@@kuromyou7969 facts
How beautiful when they sing holy mother and her daughter walks in and interacts, you guys are awesome, enjoy your outlook and reactions of the band, I feel the same way
I knew that piano riff was making me think of something! I grew up loving FFX, so I knew immediately the piano part you were referring to.
Yes! Thank you ❤️
Are ya... righteous? YES.
My favourite from the album. Interesting to read that it was co-written by Peter Svensson. Also known for being guitarist in 90s popgroup The Cardigans.
Wasn’t that the band that wrote that song, “love me love me, say that you love me…” that Jim used to annoy Karen in The office?
@@FlameImperishable Whatever happened to those guys?
As a father of two boys, i found your little lady there to be ADORABLE! Very cute daughter and wonderful video, you guys are awesome!
that middle part "Holy mother..." reminds me of Devin Townsend!
Good spotting ,Sounds like the song deconstruction. At 6.43 a similar piano part plays.
I thought right away Van Halen " Ain't talkin bout Love "
I particularly like the bass on this one, being a bass player one, but two they really changed the character of the bass tone to an almost Geddy Lee crunch, the fact they are open changes to instruments WITHIN the band like that, to express the album, and not the bands "sound" as a whole, shows the genius of Forge. Many songs like this would be of the Era that Rush even used the same mid focused grind, just as other albums have a low fuzz to them. Most musicians pick a sound and try to stick with it, calling it their definition and calling card, to set that aside and change it up for the theme of the current album is so rad. Mixing songs in a live set though could get interesting, I know many of their other tracks are drop D, this album is mostly standard, again theme.
Actually, almost every Ghost song is D standard, except a couple on Prequelle and Impera are in drop C. Not a single Ghost song is in standard or drop D
@@2yoyoyo1Unplugged yeah I noticed that the other day when looking up how people where transposing the new album, right when it came out I started playing along, albeit in an octave higher, so it worked.. I don't like switching back and forth though, ended dedicating a g&l to drop standard, see if can get used to it. I wad doing pretty well with a 5 string, it just took more time transposing everything
Love Griftwood!!! 🤘🖤
Thank you for the reaction. This is my favorite song from the new album, too. It was interesting to hear you talking about it. I also listened to your stuff. Nice work, keep it up!
Definitely my favorite too. An weird because if you listened to any other ghost album then played this, you wouldn’t think it’s the same guy.
One of my favorites on the record!
Ghost is so a good band
I love you guys. Awesome analysis 😍
Aww thank you so much! Hearing that people enjoy it keeps us going!
Jason's face at that transition was great. XD I'm so happy that you guys are having fun listening to Impera.
Finally! Someone said it! I totally agree and thought the same thing when I heard it 😂 Same with the short song before Spitalfields it reminds me of the Amnesia menu music or something 🕷
That harp part reminded me of that one fairy island on donkey Kong 64
This song is incredible and the lyrics are talking about my life and upbringing. Amazing
I've heard allusions to this song being about Mike Pence, and the album art bears that out. You can definitely hear it in the lyrics, especially the creepy darkness of the "Holy Mother" refrain. This is currently my favorite track on IMPERA.
EDIT: That key change at 11:55 feels so Alice Cooper "Poison "
You're not kidding about the album art! 😂
The dancing was cool, it is that kind of jam.
I wish they'd do a music video for this song it kicks ass.
I love your view in terms of the production, where it sounds more live. I've noticed that the arguably largest bands on the planet these days (Ghost, Gojira, Metallica) have almost taken that approach with their production because they are first and foremost meant to be experienced live.
That being said I don't know if you're Gojira fans but I'd love to see your reaction to Amazonia by them. Their drummer is one of the best on Earth. Cheers.
Yessss
Flower girl song from ff7 on the piano
Love your reactions. Both have so much to say about the music. One tip though. You really should let the audio come through in the video, not through external speakers so the audience can hear the production better. Sorry for the grammar, English is not my first language, Anyways, nice work
Thank you and I agree but I’m not quite sure for to do that yet. Can you recommend a resource I can learn from?
@@FlameImperishable Well, that's a good point. There are some tutorials on youtube on how to incorporate video and audio in the clip. I will search
I suppose I could replace the snippets in between our pauses with the actual downloaded song, but I’m not sure if that would cause copyright issues. I could try it and experiment.
@@FlameImperishable you could always reach out to another react couple Called Vin and sori, they somehow do it that way. I honestly enjoy how you guys do it tho
Imagine this song is made by the same band who made "con clavi con dio" 😱
That's the beauty of musical evolution
I easily can, considering con clavi came out years ago. ***Twelve*** years ago -_-
If you're going to focus on quality and the production of the song, please mix in a direct line of the track. The smallest interfaces do it now, mostly made just for this reason. As nice as your studio sounds there, most people are listening to this on their phone and it isn't as clear as one may think
Ain't talkin bout love
Producers these days love their compression then throw the HORRIBLE UA-cam Compression on top of that. Reverb was big in the 80s but what dates it more so to the 80s is CHORUS PEDALS on EVERY SONG! I didn't mind the "loud wars" because Guitars modulate so BEAUTIFULLY the louder they get (ala the Fletcher-Munson Effect)!
The end of Led Zeppelin's THANK YOU is almost as loud as the song itself.
PS - I think you're talking about the "Gated Reverb" on the snare that Phil Collins IN THE AIR TONIGHT cursed the 80s with!
Dude, are you a 1930's circus strongman? That mustache bro. You guys seem like a cool couple, though. Like people I would end up getting drunk with at Dragon Con. Cheers!
Well I try to be a strong man! The circus hasn’t accepted me yet! 😀
I kind of felt like the drums sounded programmed. Well programmed but a little bit digital
This is the Pence song, right?
It is the Mike Pence song 🤣🤣🤣
A grifter is a two bit con man. I think he is talking about people that use religion as part of their con in this song.
A "grift" is a con. A trick.
So glad I didn't grow up during a time of reaction videos where a valid first-time reaction to anything was talking over it & pausing without allowing the moment to play itself out as the artist intended.
Neither did we of course. But doing it in this way has sharpened my listening skills believe it or not and helped me articulate why I like something as opposed to just liking it without understanding why. Honestly, if we listen to the entire song all the way through with no pauses, I forget points to make and the video would be quite boring.
Here’s what Tobias said about this song
That song’s about Mike Pence and anyone like him who’s willing to soil everything they’ve worked for. They definitely qualify for a front-row ticket to Hell. Which is so ironic, because that’s what they believe in. [People like that] completely demean themselves, and just eat shit out of someone’s ass in order to achieve whatever they’re trying to achieve.
Again, he stands as a symbol for people of all times, where the end game is wrapped with some sort of religious [thing]. He’s known as this sort of Bible thumper, believing that he has strong faith, and he’s just this awful, awful person in any way. He tries to tell the world that he serves God, that he’s part of the good side. Whereas at the end of the day, the only thing he wants is power. But it doesn’t have to necessarily be all about him. It’s about people like him: a lot of politicians, lot of preachers, a lot of clergymen throughout the history of time
It’s pretty misdirected energy tbh but funny
This song has vibes of both 80's Bon Jovi and Backstreet Boys. One of my least favorites from the album.
Everyone says the same thing, it reminds them of Van Halen's Ain't Talkin Bout Love