STRUNG OUT?! Bass Teacher REACTS to “Firecracker” & Jim Cherry

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  • @jakekiley4264
    @jakekiley4264 5 місяців тому +13

    Killer feature man, Jim was a force of nature and wrote some awesome guitar parts as well as Bass! Taught me so much and I always tried to keep his spirt alive when writing for the band!🙌🏼❤️

  • @VooDoo669
    @VooDoo669 7 місяців тому +14

    Fun fact about Jim, he also was a Metal head in high school. But he hung around with a bunch of punks. He was also probably a better guitar player than he was a bassist. He was a good friend of mine. A few days before he passed I had tried to get him go see this band Calavera with
    Me. He declined saying he was going to hang out with his wife and watch a movie. He invited me to a 4th of July party at his parents house, but for some reason or another I didn’t make it. He passed 3 days later. I wish I would have gone. Miss you Jim. RIP brother.

  • @sinnaever
    @sinnaever 7 місяців тому +65

    Strung Out will always have a special place in my heart. Suburban and Twisted were the soundtrack to my teen years, followed quickly by American Paradox.

    • @JPindanga
      @JPindanga 7 місяців тому +6

      don't miss "Live in a Dive" one of the best of the series.

    • @Highfiveletsride
      @Highfiveletsride 7 місяців тому +3

      Live in a Dive is absolutely perfect

    • @zs3473
      @zs3473 3 місяці тому

      @@JPindanga Yess the best being subhumans imo

  • @definitelynotjasonbateman2567
    @definitelynotjasonbateman2567 7 місяців тому +88

    yes! About time, my dude! It's so cool to watch you get to hear all this stuff for the first time. Slowly but surely, we're turning you into a punkrock channel!😉

    • @LowEndUniversity
      @LowEndUniversity  7 місяців тому +27

      The genie is out of the bottle! 😇

    • @definitelynotjasonbateman2567
      @definitelynotjasonbateman2567 7 місяців тому +16

      @@LowEndUniversity anything by strung out is rad! Chris Aiken picked up right where Jim left off. Twisted By Design is, in my opinion, is their best record. You should definitely check it out! You're welcome🤣

    • @lt_johnmcclane
      @lt_johnmcclane 7 місяців тому +6

      @@definitelynotjasonbateman2567hey leave some hope for us progressive metal fans

    • @notetoself9379
      @notetoself9379 7 місяців тому +10

      @@definitelynotjasonbateman2567 Dont forget Elements of Sonic Defiance or Exile in Oblivion, hell any of their records. Do Pulley next!! Mandingo

    • @ryanhardy4830
      @ryanhardy4830 7 місяців тому +3

      ​@@lt_johnmcclaneYou gotta wait for a while buddy

  • @goby999
    @goby999 7 місяців тому +40

    Please don’t ignore Jordan Burns amazing drumming. 10/10!!

    • @goodmorningvenezuela6329
      @goodmorningvenezuela6329 7 місяців тому +4

      This whole band is talented. They are all amazing in their own right.

    • @MikeMullins-b2c
      @MikeMullins-b2c 3 місяці тому

      I have 2 of his sticks and 2 signed heads.

    • @koolb5290
      @koolb5290 2 місяці тому

      Him and Travis Barker are the two best punk drummers of all time.

    • @goby999
      @goby999 2 місяці тому +1

      @@koolb5290 you forget the great Derrick Ploude, who is my all-time favorite.

    • @koolb5290
      @koolb5290 2 місяці тому

      @@goby999 you rate him that high?

  • @maikgrauting2314
    @maikgrauting2314 7 місяців тому +11

    Don't miss out on Good Riddance! Their album "A Comprehensive Guide to Moderne Rebellion" is another Fat Wreck clascic and was released in the same year as the mentioned Strung Out record. I highly recommend the opener "Weight of the world" or "A credit to his gender'. Both songs have great driving bass lines and the whole record is amazing.
    I purchased the record together with " Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues" and listened to both of them on repeat because they are so great.

  • @rebeldrummeruk
    @rebeldrummeruk 7 місяців тому +29

    This album is an utter frenzy. Firecracker starts it off perfectly. It just gets better and better and really wakes you up! It's relentless.

  • @RyanHawkes-l7e
    @RyanHawkes-l7e 7 місяців тому +69

    RIP Jim Cherry. If you like this, you should check out the newer stuff with bassist Chris Aiken. His play through on Rats in the wall is fantastic. Will not disappoint

    • @Barrett619
      @Barrett619 7 місяців тому +12

      Chris is a beast in his own right. Glad to see someone else show him love

    • @jakenbakin9086
      @jakenbakin9086 7 місяців тому +2

      It's almost like a different band, he should be l definitely give this song a shot

    • @Westcoasttrendkill
      @Westcoasttrendkill 7 місяців тому +4

      He sounds pretty tight on Black Maps and the love the bass outro on it as well

    • @91750fast
      @91750fast 7 місяців тому +3

      chris has written most of the bands music ever since jim passed.

    • @josherrrrrrrrrrrr
      @josherrrrrrrrrrrr 7 місяців тому +3

      CA is a stud on guitar and bass. And such a rad dude. He has really solidified himself as a core member of the band, and especially with Jake touring with his cover band

  • @wiskin88
    @wiskin88 7 місяців тому +31

    You should absolutely check out No Use For A Name when you get a chance. Another fantastic Fat Wreck / skate punk band with that lead style bass you talk about. Matt Riddle is an epic and under appreciated player. Im a huge fan of their catalog (mostly 1999 and onwards) but here are some songs I’d recommend checking out where the bass shines a bit: Justified Black Eye, Angela, Coming Too Close, Part Two, Nailed Shut, Check for a Pulse, Under the Garden, The Dregs of Sobriety, Exit, Chasing Rainbows

    • @breakingboxesmtg1585
      @breakingboxesmtg1585 7 місяців тому

      No Use. Best Fat Wreck band? I think so.

    • @koolb5290
      @koolb5290 2 місяці тому

      Tony Sly was the best punk song writer of all time. I cried when he died. I still often cry when I listen to his songs because now I know there was real meaning behind his lyrics 😢

    • @stevievaughan6070
      @stevievaughan6070 11 днів тому

      @@koolb5290 I was lucky enough to meet him, shake his hand and thank him for his music. I too cry sometimes when i am listening to his songs.

  • @rivertonrock
    @rivertonrock 7 місяців тому +33

    Lifelong Strung Out fan here. Jim Cherry was special, but Chris Aiken (current bassist) is a beast well. He even fills in on guitar for them during some tours. “Paperwalls” is another track featuring a great Jim Cherry bass line.

    • @Hangingofgiants
      @Hangingofgiants 7 місяців тому +3

      I've seen him (chris) on both bass and guitar duties over the years. What a player! Makes me want to play more... or quit.. I'm not sure which

    • @Red45Bass
      @Red45Bass 7 місяців тому +1

      As a bassist I agree with this assessment. Aiken is my 2nd fav punk player. Freeman the goat.

    • @benrobo8408
      @benrobo8408 7 місяців тому +1

      Boys … Chris writes most the guitar … he’s a fucking weapon!!!

    • @Qnts-
      @Qnts- 7 місяців тому +2

      Paperwalls……that’s a good song

    • @adamfilipink616
      @adamfilipink616 6 місяців тому +1

      Paperwalls is my all time fav song!
      Perfection for my ears at least ❤

  • @tbx59
    @tbx59 7 місяців тому +14

    Strung Out, Pulley and the incredible Zero Down...With a Lifetime to Pay. RIP. He also mentions production a number of times - Ryan Greene produced/engineered a lot of the great sounding west coast punk albums of the era

  • @totalrobot
    @totalrobot 7 місяців тому +11

    Strung Out was a punk band that metal heads could get into. Jake Kiley's guitar playing style and tone were very accessible to headbangers!

    • @koolb5290
      @koolb5290 2 місяці тому

      They call themselves cholo metal haha

  • @hrbrtprz8403
    @hrbrtprz8403 7 місяців тому +8

    About time to have Strung Out featured here!
    Ryan Greene was the producer of this record, and pretty much the sound that you praise in the video, has been the benchmark for many skate punk bands, the so called "fat wreck sound". Additional note on the bass intro; there are two bass tracks, one for the higher notes/chords, and the second track is root (lower) notes, hence, that feeling of perfect frequency balance

  • @vincentroy5596
    @vincentroy5596 7 місяців тому +11

    Blinded by Bigwig is one that I don't think a lot of people will ask for. It's not as big a band as some of the other that were covered here, but it has a pretty good bassline!
    This channel has made me want to pick the bass back up. Great stuff!

    • @dandaoust2401
      @dandaoust2401 7 місяців тому +2

      Bigwig ❤
      Man if he did Blinded he'd probably look into more Bigwig. One of my all time fave bands

    • @BikesAndBatallas
      @BikesAndBatallas 7 місяців тому +1

      Excellent choice. Suicide Machines - New Girl is also one I've been recommending. And Schleprock might be interesting too.

    • @guitaresp13
      @guitaresp13 3 місяці тому

      Dent by BigWig will always be my #1

  • @DannyOfOurTime
    @DannyOfOurTime 7 місяців тому +38

    My favorite Strung Out record

    • @brockstoddard9200
      @brockstoddard9200 7 місяців тому +2

      My favorite Strung Out record too! "Wrong Side of the Tracks" on this album is my favorite Strung Out song. I listened to it on my way to work this morning. Although, they have many good albums and their later records get more metal.

    • @MrBlairskie
      @MrBlairskie 7 місяців тому +1

      Twisted by design is my favorite, but this is my second favorite lol

    • @cunetero81
      @cunetero81 7 місяців тому

      No doubt! Suburban, Another and then Twisted 😊

  • @Sam-qd8fy
    @Sam-qd8fy 7 місяців тому +36

    I'm here to relive my youth.

  • @bushleague3472
    @bushleague3472 7 місяців тому +27

    Story is, Eddy Van Halen himself dropped by one of their shows and gave these guys two EVH heads, a dirty old punk band couldnt ask for a more weighty endorsement than that. I think you'd need to give Transmition Alpha Delta a listen to fully understand it though.

    • @LowEndUniversity
      @LowEndUniversity  7 місяців тому +6

      Damn, that's sick!

    • @bushleague3472
      @bushleague3472 7 місяців тому +2

      @@LowEndUniversity BTW I liked your bit on "From the heart", punk has always been a music specifically inteded to illicit a purely emotional response. I think that was why Nu Metal blew up, it was the same concept but more marketable and on a bigger stage. Its telling that alot of punk singers do acoustic tours, and the crowd engagement is still on a level that most acoustic virtuoso's only dream of.

    • @jakekiley4264
      @jakekiley4264 Місяць тому

      @@bushleague3472 So what happened was we were playing a small set for Fender at the NAMM show in like 2008 I think. They streamed the whole set thru their medias and Eddie was actually watching and really dug the set!🫢🤯 He found out we were looking to get into the EVH stuff so he straight up called our rep and told them to gift us 2 5153 half stacks! Such an absolute legend and kind person!❤️

  • @Dannyge09
    @Dannyge09 7 місяців тому +32

    A little tip is Strung Out is D standard tune in must of the albums. Please check it out Satanic Surfers, songs: Dont Fade away, Soothing, Even time stood still. Wiil not disapoined you.

  • @MrVisde
    @MrVisde 7 місяців тому +9

    I saw Strung Out live during this era and they were even better. Incredible skate punk band for such a long time.

    • @MikeP2055
      @MikeP2055 7 місяців тому +1

      I remember standing at Warped in 1998, mouth agape, absolutely mesmerized. I was already a fan, but seeing them melt my goddamn face was next-level.

  • @WynndiCherry
    @WynndiCherry 7 місяців тому +6

    Thanks Mark, enjoyed your commentary!

  • @Karaoke_em_HD
    @Karaoke_em_HD 7 місяців тому +22

    Rufio - Road To Recovery, the intro is sick

    • @ceejluige4816
      @ceejluige4816 7 місяців тому +1

      Good (and underrated) call!

    • @datenschutzification
      @datenschutzification 7 місяців тому +1

      @@ceejluige4816in what world is Rufio underrated? ;)

    • @Karaoke_em_HD
      @Karaoke_em_HD 7 місяців тому

      yeah, rufio is not underrated, this one is underrated: CHASER - Good Times. take a look

    • @ceejluige4816
      @ceejluige4816 7 місяців тому +1

      @@datenschutzification The crew I hung around with (on Long Island) didn't really care for Rufio aside from myself and my best friend. I have no idea why, but that's the way it was. I guess I assumed they were underrated everywhere. My apologies if I offended anyone but still to this day "Save the world" is one of my favorite songs.

    • @datenschutzification
      @datenschutzification 7 місяців тому

      @@ceejluige4816 not offended at all here. They never were as big as your average fatwreck band but in my opinion perhaps I suppose is well known among fans of the genre.

  • @stephanehoude3436
    @stephanehoude3436 7 місяців тому +4

    You're going through my childhood lately !! absolutely awesome! Cheers!

  • @wilhud
    @wilhud 7 місяців тому +9

    You have to watch some live footage of Jim playing. I remember watching shows at the Troubadour and he was a big guy, so his bouncing around on such a tiny stage was fun to watch. The energy of the band was always amazing live!

    • @wilhud
      @wilhud 7 місяців тому

      ua-cam.com/video/1aTqG5hmDzc/v-deo.html

  • @bassimprovjams3772
    @bassimprovjams3772 7 місяців тому +4

    It’s so cool to see how many Fans they have in here, what an amazing song! I’ve never heard this one before, Punk gives Bass a chance, I love that! It’s so true

  • @soda-gi3rh
    @soda-gi3rh 7 місяців тому +19

    i literally screamed finally as i opened this video

  • @ligairi
    @ligairi 7 місяців тому +10

    8:15 Jim is mostly a finger player. That does sound pick but I never saw him use a pick live. In fact, I saw Blink-182 open for Strung Out. Mark broke a string and Jim handed him his bass. Mark is a pick player and completely scratched up this cow sticker Jim had on his bass. Jim was so upset that he spent the entire Strung Out set ragging on Mark and Blink. He couldn’t let it go.

    • @WynndiCherry
      @WynndiCherry 7 місяців тому +5

      🤣❤

    • @smashedbanana2012
      @smashedbanana2012 2 місяці тому

      You are right. I’ve seen Strung Out quite a few times between 1994-1996 and made sure to stay on his side of the stage. Never saw him use a pick, he played with his fingers. I even remember him before a show he was sitting on a monitor and applying some kind of glue or compound to his finger tips. I guess playing these songs every day for a couplw of months in a row might hurt a bit!

    • @jakekiley4264
      @jakekiley4264 Місяць тому

      @@ligairi Very true, I think Firecracker and the bridge in paper walls are some of the only times he switched to a pick

  • @francescomarrone8466
    @francescomarrone8466 7 місяців тому +13

    Rats in the walls by Strung out, there is a playtrough by Chris Aiken, their bass player, on youtube. Super solid right and.

  • @gethinjones2671
    @gethinjones2671 7 місяців тому +9

    One of the first albums I bought. Love the intensity of all the tracks! Great break down as always, keep up the awesome work 👍🏻

    • @LowEndUniversity
      @LowEndUniversity  7 місяців тому +2

      Appreciate you so much!

    • @gethinjones2671
      @gethinjones2671 7 місяців тому

      @@LowEndUniversity you should check out the bass on the guys from Descendents other band All - Think the world.

  • @Socialfourtwenty
    @Socialfourtwenty 5 місяців тому +2

    I’ve seen Strung Out play live more than any other band, and was fortunate to be right in front of Jim at a show in 1998. They opened with Firecracker, and I’m pretty positive he used a pick just for this song. Love and really digging your channel since it popped up in my feed! 🙌

  • @o0musiic0o
    @o0musiic0o 7 місяців тому +4

    When you said "it sounds skate punkishh to me" I screamed in my head "IT IS SKATE PUNK" ❤

  • @lostmotel6156
    @lostmotel6156 7 місяців тому +6

    Rest in power Jim Cherry! Great player and the driving force behind early Strung Out. As others have said, would be cool to do a comparison with their current bassist Chris Aiken. His playing is quite different and the band’s sound changed fairly significantly when he joined.

  • @patmccrotch5373
    @patmccrotch5373 Місяць тому +1

    Would love to see more strung out for sure, their music has matured/evolved into this really perfect mix of melody, the guitars of metal, and speed of punk. There's no other band out there like them.. they're incredible.
    This album, while I LOVE it, is pretty early in their long career. Twisted by design is the peak of the more straight forward punk sound. Then after that album they pivot into the darker metal guitars, but still keep the blazing speed and melody. So unique, they're one of my all time favorites. Glad to see them get some love.
    Check out Matchbook by them, or for something newer, Rats in the Walls.
    Love this channel SO MUCH!

  • @jamienisbett9917
    @jamienisbett9917 7 місяців тому +4

    Honestly I am stoked you chose this track, Jim was and still is, a legend to me! Jim's other band is most definitely worth a look, check out "Zero Down" where he was also the vocalist. He also played in a band called "Pulley". Incredibly talented and had he not been taken early, would have been an absolute powerhouse in the genre.

    • @WynndiCherry
      @WynndiCherry 7 місяців тому

    • @jamienisbett9917
      @jamienisbett9917 7 місяців тому

      @@WynndiCherry his music was in the background to some of the best times of my life. I had to put on "with a lifetime to pay". Brought a tear to my eye thinking about those times and how much they meant to us.

  • @broccoli919
    @broccoli919 7 місяців тому +3

    Strung Out and Boy Sets Fire will always have a special place in my ❤

  • @dailystar1
    @dailystar1 7 місяців тому +9

    This album is by far the best punk album I've ever heard!!!

    • @sebg2086
      @sebg2086 7 місяців тому

      its the only punk album you have listen to?....

    • @dailystar1
      @dailystar1 7 місяців тому

      @@sebg2086 been listening to Punk rock since 1994 pal.

  • @WeevilDead-j1u
    @WeevilDead-j1u 7 місяців тому +7

    The whole album delivers- Nik from Whippersnapper

    • @scalise23
      @scalise23 3 місяці тому +1

      My old band Drowning Adam played with you fellas in Sacramento way back in the early 2000's!

  • @KHomfg
    @KHomfg 7 місяців тому +2

    Very cool to see this on here, Jin Cherry is such an absolute legend and an amazing songwriter. He actually alternated between finger style and playing with a pick on certain songs, surely the intro here is picked:)

  • @biznatcho7
    @biznatcho7 7 місяців тому +4

    This album is an all timer for me and was my soundtrack for end of high school/beginning of college. They do indeed have a huge metal influence, which caused some issue initially to getting signed with Fat Wreck and is something that they lean into even more heavily as their career progresses. Jason, the singer, at one point really bristled against being labeled as having the Fat Wreck sound, too. If you do indeed do a full album reaction, I would probably have to sign up for my first Patreon. 😅

  • @agentstack3449
    @agentstack3449 7 місяців тому +3

    I'll finally get a chance to see Strung Out this summer at Brakrock! Been a fan for 20 years.
    You should check out The Lawrence Arms, an amazing trio from Chicago. While Beex is known for his drunken folly on stage he's no slouch on bass. I suggest giving Necrotism: Decanting the Insalubrious a listen

  • @mynocksoup
    @mynocksoup 7 місяців тому +1

    These are like a trip through my past. All the stuff I listened to in high school and college. Takes me back.

  • @chrissappenfield2896
    @chrissappenfield2896 7 місяців тому +4

    Another great breakdown! I'm getting amped just sensing your excitement hearing these punk songs for the first time. Strung Out has so many killer songs. As others have mentioned, Chris Aiken does a great play through of Rats in the Walls. You definitely need to check it out!

  • @tim.kaiser_aka_timmaay
    @tim.kaiser_aka_timmaay 7 місяців тому +3

    Jimmy was amazing. Really good bassist, brilliant song writer. He would use a pick for some songs, fingers for others (just depended on what the song needed). He also played guitar in Pulley, then played bass and lead vocals in Zero Down (great singer too...he could do it all!)

  • @rbalara31
    @rbalara31 7 місяців тому +12

    Strung Out is very metal influenced. Check out Twisted By Design, lots of metal in that album.
    Also, day whatever of asking you to check out Matt Freeman's Bass Bunker. You'll love it.

    • @LowEndUniversity
      @LowEndUniversity  7 місяців тому +10

      Check back Friday... 😎

    • @ligairi
      @ligairi 7 місяців тому +3

      They just get more and more metal in their discography.

    • @ivanremillard499
      @ivanremillard499 7 місяців тому

      Remember reading somewhere that they were heavily influenced by Pantera.

    • @MontyMole
      @MontyMole 7 місяців тому

      Yeah, my favorite song is Calling. Love the Guitar. Played it so often in guitar hero 😁

  • @MikeP2055
    @MikeP2055 7 місяців тому +1

    I LOVE THIS RECORD SO MUCH!
    It's 5:00 a.m. in SLC and I REALLY want to jump behind my drums and give the neighborhood a rude awakening.

  • @marcreno893
    @marcreno893 6 місяців тому +1

    “They’re cramming a lot of notes in a short amount of time” I’m a strung out lifer and you just summed em up with that phrase 😂

  • @breadsandwich336
    @breadsandwich336 7 місяців тому +8

    such a good band live especially

    • @benjaminstaehlin507
      @benjaminstaehlin507 7 місяців тому +1

      I saw them last week, they're still crushing "Firecracker" live.

  • @rigneynathan
    @rigneynathan 7 місяців тому +2

    Strungout has always been our thrash technical punk love.

  • @stevemurray8257
    @stevemurray8257 7 місяців тому +2

    Absolute masterpiece this album. Has everything you'd want from this kind of music and more.

  • @GeneTakovic225
    @GeneTakovic225 4 місяці тому +1

    I'm subbing this channel because of this song as it appeared in my suggestions. Thank you.
    My favorite punk album of all-time. Please do a track from side 2 (i first had it in tape cassette 😂). All the best tracks are there.
    Rotten Apple is a classic. Heard it so many times in skateparks in the 90's and early millenium, probably because it was on Survival of the Fatest.
    Radio Suicide, Somnombulance, Six Feet, Speedball, Wrong Side of the Tracks... I never get tired of side 2.
    Also, one my favorite bass tracks by Strung Out is in Klausterfobia, from the FR comp short music for short people. Chris Aiken played it on his channel.

  • @brick1357
    @brick1357 4 місяці тому

    Yes! You got strung out in! Bro i need to go through your older videos. Great stuff. I was a drummer in a punk band from 2006-2009, this takes me back.

  • @Judgem3ntDave
    @Judgem3ntDave 7 місяців тому +1

    Loving the Reaction Vids to Punk, Mark! So many great bands to even mention here. Notable stand out band for me is Pulley. Their Bass player Tyler is a hidden gem IMO. The song No "I" in Team has an awesome bassline all throughout. Keep up the good work

  • @StalinBballin
    @StalinBballin 7 місяців тому +5

    Friend once said to me, “the two most outward expressive forms of music is jazz and blues and punk and hardcore, no contest.” I’m of course bias, but I still think that’s pretty true.

  • @OnyxSkiesXIX
    @OnyxSkiesXIX 7 місяців тому +1

    Punk bands from this era absolutely loved first inversion chords. I think it's because it's really easy to go from a power chord to a first inversion chord (without the 5th) and it obviously sounds really good. You'll see the I to V (first inversion) to vi progression in quite a few songs from the time.

  • @Sneed_formerly_chucks
    @Sneed_formerly_chucks 7 місяців тому +21

    Strung out are dope and Jim Cherry was great. If people haven't already they should check out his other band Zero Down

    • @jeremy7383
      @jeremy7383 7 місяців тому +7

      I live my life with no apologieeessss

    • @mattcarlson5345
      @mattcarlson5345 7 місяців тому +2

      Dont forget Pulley

    • @gethinjones2671
      @gethinjones2671 7 місяців тому +5

      His work with Pulley too

    • @sebg2086
      @sebg2086 7 місяців тому

      its easy to "sound good" with a pick.....any average guitar can "sound good" on a bass

    • @VooDoo669
      @VooDoo669 7 місяців тому

      He also played bass for a not so well know band called Frankenstein.

  • @michael2481-j4t
    @michael2481-j4t 7 місяців тому

    Love hearing these new perspectives on music I´ve listened to so much over the years

  • @guatobean2869
    @guatobean2869 7 місяців тому +1

    Another awesome video! SO is my favorite band!! This album is part of the Fatwreck Era that defined the skatepunk sound of the 90s. Ryan Greene was a huge huge influence in developing that sound.

  • @closrod8856
    @closrod8856 6 місяців тому +1

    ‘Broken’ from their album ‘Another Day In Paradise’ is also a good song where you can hear Jim’s awesome bass playing. But make sure you’re listening to the original recording of this album. They recently remade their albums and it’s with the bass player that replaced him. And he’s awesome as well.

  • @NickPyke-ee4xk
    @NickPyke-ee4xk 5 місяців тому +1

    I really can’t stress enough how much need to listen to the horse, by a Wilhelm scream, or anything by those guys. Amazing bassist

    • @LowEndUniversity
      @LowEndUniversity  5 місяців тому +1

      Check out the video I posted 2 days ago! Top 5 Punk Riffs 😎

  • @aaronfisher9776
    @aaronfisher9776 7 місяців тому +1

    Thanx for following up on that request.sickman

  • @bedroomarcade3160
    @bedroomarcade3160 7 місяців тому +5

    Later strungout is metal punk hybrid. Exile into oblivion. First half sooo good. Black hawks over la. Songs of armor and devotion.

    • @granthew71
      @granthew71 7 місяців тому +2

      Dude, Transmission Alpha Delta!!

    • @Astrolux94
      @Astrolux94 7 місяців тому +3

      @@granthew71 Transmission is easily their best album!

  • @PATRICKGILL4
    @PATRICKGILL4 7 місяців тому +6

    This whole album slaps

  • @normaleehi
    @normaleehi 7 місяців тому

    💜 your takeaways from punk so far,, and hearing you say it out loud helps me remember why it meant so much to me, then and now,,

  • @MooseSharkGames
    @MooseSharkGames 7 місяців тому +1

    Love it! You're right about them being able to hang in a more metal setting. I always felt Strung Out played a lot heavier than a lot of socal punk bands. You can really hear it in something like Bring Out Your Dead from the same album.

  • @gabrielsj
    @gabrielsj 6 місяців тому

    Loved your words on this one. This album is epic, I have it for 30 years now, always playing!

  • @danielsharett2163
    @danielsharett2163 7 місяців тому +1

    "Jazz, classical, progressive, metal, its very from the mind. I feel like punk is really from the heart." ...*sniffle, I think I feel a big punk rock tear welling up.
    🥲❤‍🔥

  • @danielcurtis8056
    @danielcurtis8056 7 місяців тому +1

    My favorite band! I have so much to say here lol
    -Your intuition is spot on. Jake's tone (plays Jackson guitars a lot) is great for metal!
    -their replacement bassist, Chris Aiken, is a guitarist who "got demoted to bass" (his joke) and writes a lot of their guitar parts. It's interesting to see a guitarist's style on bass.
    -i think you'd love some of their newer music. They slowly transitioned from skate punk to a pretty technical heavy metal (I love it all). Check out stuff like "Never Speak Again", "Westcoasttrendkill" or "White Owl" for a taste of how they've evolved.

  • @vincentjives
    @vincentjives 7 місяців тому +2

    I see a lot of people credit Fletcher from the band Pennywise with what became the fairly ubiquitous guitar tone amongst Fat Wreck/Epitaph bands of that era, a metallic sound with the bass & treble maxed & the middle scooped out entirely

  • @rebllion9866
    @rebllion9866 7 місяців тому +3

    As youre saying. This being rhe opening track, actually says a lot about the album. Its a banger from head to finish.
    Def consider putting it on you whole album reaction list.

    • @LowEndUniversity
      @LowEndUniversity  7 місяців тому +1

      Noted! 🫡

    • @rebllion9866
      @rebllion9866 7 місяців тому

      @LowEndUniversity tip. Considering all punks are self taught and have lousy technics n skills... try using a 0.5 pick so you can dig into the strings as hard and fast as possible (without having to worry they'll brake and ruin you) (cause that how we punks do it) (hahaha). (Thinks that key to how to approach getting the rhythm and sound of a (sk8)punker)

  • @91750fast
    @91750fast 7 місяців тому

    One of the best songs of all time by one of the best bands of all time. Top 5 for sure. Glad you are being educated on all the best stuff. You rule man keep the videos coming.

  • @Barox213
    @Barox213 28 днів тому

    Really happy that a musician heard the epicness that radiates from this song. The sound and vibe of this punk album are such a piece of art in my opinion.

  • @albertomorales7579
    @albertomorales7579 6 місяців тому

    Good for you to finally get to listen to Strung Out,saw them live a few times and they always deliver,hoho.Great video and even greater reaction to one of my favourite bands.😊

  • @closrod8856
    @closrod8856 6 місяців тому

    One of my favorite bands. Jim Cherry was so awesome and wrote most of their best songs. He was such a good dude, too. Saw them many times when he was still with them, as well with Pulley. RIP Jim. Glad you enjoyed his playing.

  • @RomesThe59
    @RomesThe59 7 місяців тому

    This one was awesome thanks! Your whole channel rules and really helps with the understanding of tempo and my ear for the notes. As a punk bassist, “Detroit” by Rancid is one of my favorites to play. I think you’d get a kick out of that one.

  • @alexandremorin11
    @alexandremorin11 7 місяців тому

    So interesting! I love listening to your analysis, especially when talking about my all time favorite songs! Keep it up!

  • @joewagner4593
    @joewagner4593 7 місяців тому

    Your explanation of punk is spot on how i feel as well. Great video! I love Strung Out!

  • @ryandillard7082
    @ryandillard7082 7 місяців тому

    Welcome to one of my all time favorite punk bands of all time!! Skate punk is probably the right genre and how I’ve always thought of Strung Out. This album specifically was blasted a lot while skateboarding back in the mid 90’s by me and all my friends.

  • @jaredwarner2451
    @jaredwarner2451 7 місяців тому +1

    I remember going to see Strung Out play this whole album to celebrate the 10 year anniversary.

  • @wesleyrostoll7371
    @wesleyrostoll7371 7 місяців тому

    Love that you're doing these punk vids and showing that, yeah it's 3 chord music, but there's layers there, good musicians and good song writing.

  • @Ambient_Owl
    @Ambient_Owl 7 місяців тому

    I am so thrilled to see you check out Strung Out. Going to echo many other posts here and say Chris Aiken's work with this band deserves a listen as well!

  • @dcespinosa11
    @dcespinosa11 7 місяців тому

    Hell yeah i was waiting for this!! Thank you so much!!

    • @LowEndUniversity
      @LowEndUniversity  7 місяців тому +1

      Hope you enjoyed it!

    • @dcespinosa11
      @dcespinosa11 7 місяців тому

      I definitely did! Thank you and keep on rockin!

  • @chezlafamilia
    @chezlafamilia 5 місяців тому

    That whole album is awesome. Nice video!

  • @Parkster44
    @Parkster44 7 місяців тому

    Glad you got to listen to strung out man . They’ve been in the biz for over 30 years and they’re so not well known and should be . The singer brings melodic lyrics . The guitars are crazy sick and they all are straight up musicians .glad you gave them a listen and as you listen to how they progress you’ll be even more amazed

  • @CraigAllan-nk4dw
    @CraigAllan-nk4dw 7 місяців тому

    I was into metal through my sophomore year then started to listen to punk with my skateboard buddies. The biggest difference to me was just what you said. Metal was centered on the guitars. Punk was centered on equal parts. Melodic but fast.
    Love what you do a ton. Not just the punk but all of it.

  • @vassili87
    @vassili87 7 місяців тому +1

    Chris Aiken, his replacement (when he left for Pulley), is also a great player. Squier even gave him a Signature bass. Check "Velvet Alley".

    • @ArthurvanVliet
      @ArthurvanVliet 7 місяців тому

      Jim Cherry didn’t leave for Pulley, got kicked out of both bands and started Zero Down

  • @coreyblessing3957
    @coreyblessing3957 7 місяців тому +4

    Check infrared by strike anywhere

  • @adamdemoe8364
    @adamdemoe8364 7 місяців тому +1

    Jordan Burns drums are also genre defining. Strung out were dope then and their new stuff is also incredible.

  • @jasonsnow5549
    @jasonsnow5549 7 місяців тому

    Love your reviews and insights. This record never lets up, you’ll dig it for sure. 10/10 🤘

  • @anthonyphilipharriso
    @anthonyphilipharriso 7 місяців тому

    Such a classic intro and bass line. Jim Cherry also wrote a beautiful bass riff in the bridge of the song Paper Walls, on the album Twisted By Design. Most of their songs are in D standard and that was the remixed version btw which I feel sanitises the spirit of the original record.

  • @deadbeats4894
    @deadbeats4894 5 місяців тому +1

    This is my favorite band, unfortunately I started seeing them just after Jim died. They all are truly talented and something to behold live. The drummer left and they haven't been the same since. I'm grateful I saw them in their prime.
    * If you want to hear the bass watch some live videos. You hear it over everything.

  • @georgeboswell1141
    @georgeboswell1141 7 місяців тому +5

    Please. Consider doing a react to a band called The Big Boys from Austin TX (1979-1985). Founders of funk/punk and skate punk. VERY unique bass player (Chris Gates). Youll be happily surprised by this band.

  • @Numberofthings
    @Numberofthings 7 місяців тому

    Love watching you react to the music I grew up on. So rad. Cheers. 🍻

  • @philthyphil7651
    @philthyphil7651 7 місяців тому +2

    Love these guys. Their new bass player is a guitarist turned bass

  • @MarkMeraji
    @MarkMeraji 7 місяців тому +23

    Fat Mike was weary about signing them, but Jim kept bugging him…so FM said if he redid the floors of his home in The Bay he would release “another day in paradise”. So Jim and Jason went to FM’s place and put in the work. They’ve been on Fat Wreck ever since.

    • @nobirdsnomasters
      @nobirdsnomasters 7 місяців тому +13

      "Thanks for all that carpet and your songs"

    • @Qnts-
      @Qnts- 7 місяців тому +1

      @@nobirdsnomasters
      That song was sad af man….

    • @punkrockford
      @punkrockford 2 місяці тому +1

      A friend of mine and I are the ones that got Strung out’s demo tape in Fat Mike’s hands.

  • @ghostrobot3714
    @ghostrobot3714 7 місяців тому

    Been waiting for this!

  • @benperditionmusic
    @benperditionmusic 7 місяців тому

    Love your thoughts on punk at the end. Spot on.

  • @granthew71
    @granthew71 7 місяців тому

    Been waiting for this one. Thank you!!

  • @MrSirhcsellor
    @MrSirhcsellor 7 місяців тому +1

    Yup, you nailed it, Strung Out is pretty firmly seated in the skate punk sub genre…heck I’d even go so far to say they started that sound!😄 Later they do get a bit heavier, more metalcore and technical, as they just continued to get better at playing and writing. They’re a super tight and technical band today, but they never really lose those signature Strung Out melody hooks! 🤟
    My favourite song is probably Swan Dive, it’s a beautiful song, a real uplifting fist pumper that just inspires you immediately! City Lights is pretty damn good too, one of my favourite opening guitar riffs for sure, and the fuckin drums on that track, like damn! 😄Definitely catch them live if you ever get a chance! It’s an experience! 🔥

  • @wiskin88
    @wiskin88 7 місяців тому +1

    Hey man! Really been enjoying your videos, especially your deep dive into skate punk. Have you considered putting a Spotify playlist together of all the songs you’ve covered?

    • @LowEndUniversity
      @LowEndUniversity  7 місяців тому +1

      Dude, that’s actually a super cool idea. I’ll try to do that soon!

    • @wiskin88
      @wiskin88 7 місяців тому +1

      Rad!

  • @danielcurtis8056
    @danielcurtis8056 7 місяців тому

    Also, that was a great explanation of low interval limits. I recently got an Ibanez SRC6MS bass and had to learn that the hard way 😂

  • @Jeevz666
    @Jeevz666 7 місяців тому +1

    Skate punk is the best. Been in love since '94. The version of Firecracker you're listening to is remastered. I prefer the originals. STWB is my fave Strung Out album, you're gonna love the whole thing! Also, do "White Knuckle Ride" by Rancid if you can. The bass is insane! Or a Pennywise song like Perfect People. Peace! and keep up the punk reacts! RIP Jim Cherry, Derrick Plourde, Tony Sly and JMT.