I feel like this guy doesn't really get his due credit when it comes to writing. His playthrough of their song "Captain Clock" is the one that really struck me as being something out of the ordinary. He is really good at making weird riffs and melody lines work

@rofyle

8 ай бұрын

He gets plenty of credit. Jackson Guitars sponsors him. He's just doesn't like the limelight. Eugene (bass) is the spokesperson for the band.

@StanDotsethMusic

8 ай бұрын

I am such a fan, and I think a lot of the magic in the guitar writing gets lost with the whole band. However, what I adore is how it is in support of the song!!!

@pablozee6359

8 ай бұрын

He’s an incredible composer and player. Doesn’t get mentioned along with the great guitarists in metal probably because their music doesn’t require shreddy solos and lead parts. He certainly plays to serve the song, and when you watch him live or in these isolated play throughs, you get a better look at how talented and competent he is as a guitar player.

@notimportant3686

7 ай бұрын

@@pablozee6359 i can tell you straight up that maybe half of the jinjer stuff i listen to is roman's play throughs... you take a song like "word of wisdom" which is ALMOST unlistenable due to how poor the vocal choices tatiana makes on that track (or maybe lack of development up to that point in her career) and strip away the voice and just watch his hands dance on that guitar and it becomes a riff tour de force... i've literally had gym work outs where it played on repeat for 45 minutes straight take ANY guitar playthrough he's done to instantly how much better that song you though was good actually is... plus or minus, scissors, hell, everyone likes Astronomy... watch the play through, it's even better than you think i wish more reactors did that, react to jinjer guitar play throughs... so far i've only been able to convince one reactor to do it

@lisajohnson521

2 ай бұрын

YES! Same for me with Captain Clock. That's when it was confirmed for me how talented Roman is. Ever since then I like to focus on him when I listen to them. He is in the corner just jamming his butt off LOLOLOLOL

I love how precise Roman's left hand movements are, almost robotic in how fast and accurate he is.

@StanDotsethMusic

8 ай бұрын

He is sooooo good! I also love the riff La he writes and how he strings them together perfectly!!

Jinjer by far, are my favorite musicians of any genre and it's easy to forget how great Roman plays when he is masqueraded by other top shelf musicians. If he was in any other band, he would be the shining light and stand out as the driving force, but when coupled with Vlad and Eugene and their genus, Roman almost goes unnoticed; which in itself is amazing! The Guitar Playthrough showcases what a creative master he is in his craft... yes, others can "copy" what Roman created, and may add their own twist, but they are not the creative genus that stitched together the riffs, chords, and chugs that make up this masterpiece. Stan, thank you for reacting to both the live and playthrough; Pit of Consciousness is one of my many Jinjer favorites. Cheers, JT

@StanDotsethMusic

8 ай бұрын

I couldn’t agree more with everything you said! I will always value the guy that creates something new vs recreating someone else’s work!! I’m such a fan!!

@notimportant3686

7 ай бұрын

i can tell you straight up that maybe half of the jinjer stuff i listen to is roman's play throughs... you take a song like "word of wisdom" which is ALMOST unlistenable due to how poor the vocal choices tatiana makes on that track (or maybe lack of development up to that point in her career) and strip away the voice and just watch his hands dance on that guitar and it becomes a riff tour de force... i've literally had gym work outs where it played on repeat for 45 minutes straight take ANY guitar playthrough he's done to instantly how much better that song you though was good actually is... plus or minus, scissors, hell, everyone likes Astronomy... watch the play through, it's even better than you think i wish more reactors did that, react to jinjer guitar play throughs... so far i've only been able to convince one reactor to do it

Never seen a guitarist with less wasted motion. An incredibly efficient player and unique riff writer.

Roman does this because the Queen demands it!

@StanDotsethMusic

16 күн бұрын

@@decay78 I would too!! Hail T!

my fave track....masterclass of a masterpiece

@StanDotsethMusic

8 ай бұрын

Couldn’t agree more!

Jinjer - Live At Wacken 2023 Also "captain clock" and "sit stay rollover" have s-tier playthroughs 😂😂

@StanDotsethMusic

8 ай бұрын

Nice!!!! Let me jot those down on the list! Really appreciate the recommendations!!

you pointed out something at the end EXACTLY correct and something i always have said about him and marveled at... he is not stingy with the riffs... meaning... he could throw in a riff he will literally play ONE TIME in the entire song (like the outro riff of this song which is a fucking BANGER) while if i came up with that riff (and most artists we know) they would make an entire song out of it... he will have 5 or 6 mind blowing riffs in every song and JUST MAKE MORE... and his riffs dont' have a designated spot on the fretboard either, he is all over the place, flying around making us feel like puny mortals he is my top of the list of favorite guitarists and he is so unassuming about it

My fav jinjer song

@StanDotsethMusic

5 ай бұрын

It’s so hard to narrow down, as I’ve love everything I’ve listened to!

@srt8turboawdjeep146

5 ай бұрын

@@StanDotsethMusic It's a wonderful rabbit hole, best time I've had with new metal music since the 80's and 90's.

Sit Stay Rollover and his play through is even more amazing guitar ,It’s mind boggling

@StanDotsethMusic

8 ай бұрын

Nice! I haven’t heard that one and putting it on my todo list!

@jimmorris67

8 ай бұрын

@@StanDotsethMusic that is the OMV that landed Jinjer with Napalm records

Roman makes such good decisions on what to play and what not to play. The band started out with two guitar players so when the second guitar was no longer there Roman had to decide what to throw out and what not to in songs. The result in some cases is that some of the older songs actually sound better. Who is Gonna be the One and Cloud Factory in particular. No dig at Dmitri the other guitar player but they managed to flesh those songs out with one guitar in a way I haven't seen before. All you have to do is compare the album versions with the live versions with the current lineup to see that. Once they moved beyond the King of Everything Album (which was the first with Roman on his own) he and Eugene took that skill of filling spaces with a three piece instrumental to the extreme and this song is a perfect example. Absolutely no need for any other guitar parts. It weaves in and out of the sections of the song and there isn't a hole in the sound that isn't filled.

@StanDotsethMusic

8 ай бұрын

Love this assessment!! They way the guitar and bass compliments each other is outstanding. It’s a skill to not overplay and find just the right spots, and amount of guitar! I’m a big fan if you can’t tell! 😀

If you want another Jinjer double feature then try ' A plus and a minus' lyrc video and Romans guitar playthrough(he plays both lead and rhythm guitar parts)

@StanDotsethMusic

8 ай бұрын

Love the recommendation!!! I will have to check it out!

@notimportant3686

7 ай бұрын

@@StanDotsethMusic i second this... a lot of the EARLY songs are actually better without vocals, tatiana grew as an artist over time, but the guitar player was fantastic from the very beginning, the guitar play throughs really show this

I recommend 'Ape' from Micro EP, aaand, I don't know, how about 'Just another', a somewhat older but cool piece.

@StanDotsethMusic

8 ай бұрын

Right on! Love the recommendations!!

Great reaction Stan! I didn’t even know that Roman did a guitar play through for this song…Roman doesn’t do many of them. I have seen one he did for Captain Clock, and it is BANANAS and worth checking out. More Jinjer please and thank you!

@StanDotsethMusic

8 ай бұрын

I just get all these awesome recommendations from each of you, and I’m happy I can pass it along! I’m putting captain clock on the to do list!

@module79l28

8 ай бұрын

They're divided between Jinjer's YT channel and OD Guitars' YT channel. 🙂

Another nice reaction Stan, Thanks!! There are a bunch of Jinjer's songs that I am still expecting you to react like Scissors, Beggars Dance etc. Hope to hear soon from you again! C ya!!

@StanDotsethMusic

8 ай бұрын

Oh yeah! We have a huge backlog to work through on Jinjer tunes, and I love that!!

Tati sounds so good in her lower clean register here. Just sublime.

@StanDotsethMusic

8 ай бұрын

Seriously, she can do pretty much no wrong in my book!

As far as Jinjer songs go, this one is very doable. The timing is straightforward, pulling off the chord shapes fast enough and getting the proper touch for his mute chug from the strings is what makes it hard IMO.

@StanDotsethMusic

8 ай бұрын

Sounds like something I’ll be able to eventually figure out!!

If you want to watch a drum playthrough try Under the Dome.

@StanDotsethMusic

8 ай бұрын

I do love a good drum playthrough! Those usually blow my mind even more than guitar ones!!

Please also check out On the Top also from the same show. But beyond that, Cloud Factory live in Kiev, it's from a different show that happened shortly after Vlad joined and it's phenomenal ❤ Eta, great reactions so far. Jinjer are so insanely talented and the way they compose their songs is just perfect. They make complex dissonance somehow catchy. Just Jinjer doing Jinjer things 😂

@StanDotsethMusic

8 ай бұрын

I absolutely adore this band and can’t get enough, as you can probably tell from the channel content! 🤣🤣

great song. great live performance. i'd have to say that my favorite Jinjer Playthrough vid is Eugene's bass playthrough of Home Back (you'd understand why within about the first 2 seconds why). since you seem to be up for Double Features, might i suggest Babymetal - Monochrome ; OMV and Piano version. you won't be disappointed. (btw, the OMV is a lyric video, and the piano version is indeed equipped with subtitles)

@StanDotsethMusic

8 ай бұрын

Home Back broke my brain the first listen! I didn’t know there was a bass playthrough and need to track that down!!

@Double_J_48629

8 ай бұрын

@@StanDotsethMusic just in case you haven't gotten around to finding it yet (even if only for your own personal entertainment 🤷‍♂) .... kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z6WA0bSElKbdnbg.htmlfeature=shared

Great reaction! I totally agree--in fact all of the guys' genius goes a little under the radar in this band. I mean everyone loves Eugene, but until you watch one of his playthrough videos you don't fully appreciate how amazing his bass playing really is. Same with Vlad. It's difficult to concentrate on any one instrument amid the complexity of their compositions. And these are classical level compositions. With jazz underpinnings. I've been playing rock bass over 45 years, and I'm into progressive players like Geddy Lee, Chris Squire, Stu Hamm, rock shredders like Billy Sheehan, etc. Jinjer songs are HARD to play. It takes me days to figure out how to play one song. Not minutes like most other bands. I mean, show me any regular rock song for the first time, and I've learned it all by the time it's done playing. You cannot do that with Jinjer. You'd have to be a master virtuoso. Like a Jaco Pastorius or a Steve Vai or a Mike Portnoy. It's kinda like having all those guys in one band, and then having Ella Fitzgerald sing. Or Billie Holiday. There's too much brilliance going on to be able to comprehend it all at once. Truly special music!

@StanDotsethMusic

8 ай бұрын

I couldn’t agree more, and I think that’s what I enjoy most about each subsequent listen! I get to focus on what each player is doing individually, which on its own is ridiculous. Then you step back and see just how well it all works together! Magic!!

@ericpeterson7512

Ай бұрын

@@StanDotsethMusicyeah it's like an impressionist painting. From a distance it's just gorgeous. But get up close and you notice incredible details of technique and coloring that weren't at all apparent before. Each part is worthy of intensive study. Working harmoniously together it's almost too good to be true. Every song is a masterpiece.

🤘🇺🇦🤘

@StanDotsethMusic

8 ай бұрын

Yes!!