Dead Can Dance contributed to the music for the 1992 film Baraka, and it is well worth checking out. Thanks for the diversity of music you react to - very much appreciated!

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Matthew we appreciate it!

They were astounding live, I got to see them in a place with opera acoustics and it was just mind boggling.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

I bet that was fantastic! Thanks Robert!

@alextaylor2551

Жыл бұрын

I concur. Unfortunately they just cancelled their tour for the 3rd time 😢

One of the must songs to react to is “Cantara” from that same concert. Out of this world!

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate the suggestion and thanks for watching Dani!

@elisaatsignet184

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReactionsToTheClassics I agree with the above comment. Cantara is a phenomenal experience!

@stevenboudrias7853

Жыл бұрын

Sanvean or sacrifice

@sebastianholsclaw

Жыл бұрын

Yes I always imagine Cantara as the start of a whirling dervish dance

Most amazing live concert experience I’ve ever had. Saw them 2005.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

A few people have shared how awesome they were live! Here's to hoping we get back to live music at some point! Thanks Rachel!

Lisa Garrard was responsible for music to the film Gladiator.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Nice tidbit!

@willynilly2545

3 жыл бұрын

She won a Golden Globe for that and was nominated for an Oscar!

The Wind that Shakes the Barley is used as the main title theme of the film of thw same name. A wonderful film about the Irish struggle for independence in the early 20th Century.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds interesting. Thanks Asmund!

@redbandita020

2 жыл бұрын

It's a heartbreaking watch, but Cillian Murphy is just brilliant in the lead role. Highly recommended

@OscarOSullivan

Жыл бұрын

⁠Wind that shakes the barley was written in the mid 19th century during the time of the Young Irelanders about the 1798 rebellion. The Barley symbolises that Irish nationalism may be cut down but it will regrow, Rebels would have eaten it on the march or as the area in which most of the action happened is Wexford with rebels coming from the nearby southeast of Leinster which includes Wexford at the time grew and still grow a lot of corn (grains) like Barley.

You should really experience Their masterpiece Host of the Seraphim, it was used to great effect in the horror film “The Mist.” Cantara is great as well....

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate the suggestion and thanks for watching David!

DCD, Is really good music!, Brendan's voice Is like/ between Jim Morrison and Frank Sinatra.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Alixter Princess!

This recording is from their live DVD, “Toward the Within”. I think it’s their best work.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

4 сағат бұрын

It is fantastic for sure!

I was there for this live recording! It was recorded live at the Mayfield or Mayfair theatre in Santa Monica, Ca. I was boiwn away seeing them live. I believe there was 8 members if I recall correctly. So many different types of workd instruments being used. If you ever get the chance wath a video of them performing live. Enjoyed your reactions!

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 күн бұрын

I will for sure. Yes this music would be awesome to see live, certain things are best lived through live experience! Super appreciate it!

I find it great you cover some more demanding music than usual classics and sucesses. I hear Dead Can Dance since the eighties and always liked the original sound they have. There's no other Dead Can Dance kind of band. They created their own sound. As a band that exists for 40 years, it's natural they had some ups and downs in their albuns and the tracks you reacted are far from their best. If you have the will to discover more from them, just try Cantara, Song of Seraphim or Summoning of the Muse. There are a lot of another great and different songs to explore, all of them surprising. I had the luck to see them live here in Portugal and it was magical. By the way, although they came from Oceania, they settled early in England.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the info! We will check those suggestions out, we found them quite different and that is not a bad thing!

@brianbuchak7729

9 ай бұрын

I think Rakim is definitely one of their best but it’s a live only track so maybe thats why less familiar

This is a great reaction. Thank you. Many reactions have already heard the song or group - I loved hearing your impressions. Thank you. Their early stuff is SO different if you ever want to react to those.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

Жыл бұрын

Will check it out. Appreciate the kind words Alex!

One of my favorite bands, I saw them live last tour and it was one of the greatest shows I’ve ever attended!

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Ya looks like their live show was something else!

@ianashmore9910

3 жыл бұрын

I have tickets for the 2020 tour that didn't happen.

@TairaKirkland

2 жыл бұрын

@@ianashmore9910 Me too. Heartbroken.

I was actually in the audience, front row, right of center stage for the filming of Toward the Within, in November 1993, at the Mayfair Theatre, Santa Monica, CA...it was beyond amazing, and an experience I will never forget!!! Just being able to be present to see them play live takes you to another realm!

@ReactionsToTheClassics

2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow that had to be great, would love to see them live!

I know Lisa from 1979 old skool GOTH the name Dead Can Dance is from the instruments they use trees and animal strings and they bring the dead back to life that's how the name was derived

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the insight. Thanks for watching!

@ianashmore9910

3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome.

Well and thoughtfully done, guys! Stay with them, huge body of work, great talents.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks appreciate it!!

The exotic string instrument you hear heavily featured is a Chinese Dulcimer. They're one of the few I've yet to check off my list of bands to see live, and unfortunately their April show has been rescheduled for next year.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info had zero idea what it was lol

@IAmFat1968

3 жыл бұрын

@@ReactionsToTheClassics this chinese dulcimer is called "yang t'chin" and actually "dulcimer" has french roots, it's because this instrument is called in French " tympanon doulce melle" and "doulce melle" which mean "sweet melody" became "dulcimer" in English. This hammered dulcimer became in Romania a cymbalum and later a spinet then harpsichord and finally the current piano. It's very close to the german Hackbrett too.

On their album Spiritchaser, they have the song Indus in which they incorporate the sitar from the George Harrison song Within You Without You.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Will have to check that out. Thanks Oakhill!

@geoffreyhawley503

3 жыл бұрын

GREAT song!!

Another one of those acquired taste bands, you really have to be in the mood for. They certainly do transport you to another time and place as you say Shawn, which is probably why Hans Zimmer asked Lisa Gerrard to join him on writing/performing the Gladiator score.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

4 жыл бұрын

Great info and appreciate you bringing it to us!

For those interested, anything Dead Can Dance sings, that is not English, isn't a language at all. It's called glossolalia. Glossolalia is using sounds and syllables as though they're just another instrument - no words intended, but still conveying emotion through vocals.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that insight, very helpful!!

@belladonna1153

3 жыл бұрын

Lisa Gerard is otherworldly

I see dcd live and was overwhealmed for the rest of my life

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

I have heard they are fantastic! Thanks Andy!

Please watch the DVD. They give information throughout and you get to see all the different instruments it takes to do this. They are AMAZING live. Everyone from people in tuxes to goth to metal heads and hippies. Yiu euther get it....or you dont.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

4 ай бұрын

haha I will check it out! Thanks Tom!

Lisa Gerrard sings phonetically. She uses her voice as an instrument that transcends language

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for Watching!

Salam Hello this is the first time I see you guys you are great dead can dance his music don't have time like our feelings rakim and desert song inspire in Arabic atmosphere and the wind that shakes the barley Irish poem

@ReactionsToTheClassics

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Muhamad Ángel!

Lisa doesn't always sing actual words (much like her contemporary Liz Fraser of Cocteau Twins). Great choice; I used to have this on VHS, lol but never got to see them live. Btw...Brendan is from Ireland. I thought you were going to be watching this. Lisa is playing the opening hammered instrument (Yang t'chin or Yanquin I think a kind of Chinese hammered dulcimer)

@ReactionsToTheClassics

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I love to Bellydance to this song. It;s great for shimmy practice

@ReactionsToTheClassics

Жыл бұрын

haha I could see that! Thanks for watching!

Lisa is amazing

@ReactionsToTheClassics

10 ай бұрын

Agreed! Thanks for watching Randy!

Massive DCD fan. Love the songs you did but they didn't showcase the full power of Lisa's voice, it is otherworldly. Check out Sanvean, the live video from Toward the Within is available in KZread. Also Cantara From Toward the Within now amazing. Studio version of Avatar is also amazing and studio version of Host of Seraphim. All of these are sung by Lisa and are stunning.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate the suggestions and thanks for watching explodingboy21!

@tkenglander6226

3 жыл бұрын

You probably love Return of the She-King as well!! :-)

@explodingboy21

3 жыл бұрын

@@tkenglander6226 YES!!!

I always considered DCD a very interesting band with an unique sound. I must admit however that I rarely listen to them. On a separate but related note, it would be great if the channel could dedicate some attention one of these days to 4AD, their record label. 4AD has an amazing catalog of music, always very personal and distinctive. They have signed a good number of the most imaginative and singular groups since the 80s: Pixies, Throwing Muses, Belly, Cocteau Twins, Red House Painters, The Birthday Party, Bauhaus, Deer hunter, Lisa Germano, Iron & Wine, The National, St. Vincent, TV on the Radio, The The, Thievery Corporation, This Mortal Coil, Scott Walker... Impressive. And their art work is always mind blowing!

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

We have covered some of them and have some more coming up. Didnt know the label though, very nice mix of artists that wouldn't have been heard otherwise, will have to check it out. Thanks Fran!

The "languages" that Dead Can Dance sing in their songs are mainly just gibberish. I believe they are meant to evoke the ancient past, to seem like dead languages no one knows anymore. It's music where the "dead can dance."

@ReactionsToTheClassics

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching ilikebaklava!

@tommcnabb653

Жыл бұрын

It's called glossololia...an invented language to convey the emotion of the song.

The first 2/3 of Rakim Brendan Parry sings in a language of his own construction followed by English in the last part. That confuses a lot of people but the vocals are really just there to glue the melodies and rhythms together like plaster between rocks in a wall of sound. Such a great song.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

2 жыл бұрын

Makes sense. Thanks Gregg!

I am in love with DCD... Such an amazing duo. Definitely check out their 2018 album Dionysus... That whole album is a trip!!!

@ReactionsToTheClassics

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion and watching!

Alixter Princess 1 year ago "DCD, Is really good music!, Brendan's voice Is like/ between Jim Morrison and Frank Sinatra". Spot on and sadly, one of the most underrated singer I've ever heard!

@ReactionsToTheClassics

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for Watching!

I was to go see them in april in toronto in 2020 but covid put an end to that.. i am just hoping they get to perform in april 2021..

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

I hope so to Derek! Stay safe!

They are actually more or less Irish! Both singers have Irish parents, and most of their albums were written and recorded in Cavan, Ireland...

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

And 'The Wind That Shakes The Barley' is about an incident during the 1798 rebellion in Ireland.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Yes we read that. Thanks

Lisa's voice is reminiscent of Sinead O'Connor and Enya. She even has a cover of one of Sinead's songs. On some songs she sounds as Celtic as Maire Brennan who is a Celtic Christian artist.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Yes very versatile it seemed!

one of the best concerts in my life, and I have had the opportunity to see YES and PINK FLOYD

@ReactionsToTheClassics

2 жыл бұрын

Wow high praise!

Oh, I thought it would be Rakim, the man who is called the God MC. You don't know what words can do until you've heard Rakim flow like a river. Hence my strong recommendation for Eric B & Rakim: Follow The Leader.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Will check it out. Thanks!

i believe rakim is indeed about the parable of the the fortunate son. please react to the rest of this live performance. there are alot of emotive peices that they get into and some really diverse stuff. thanks.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for Watching!

@narinthebeardedalien2994

3 жыл бұрын

@@ReactionsToTheClassics I search weekly for Dead Can Dance reactions and it always suprises me how little of them there are. such a unique and emotional band that can paint mental soundscapes. such a shame that more people arent exposed to the inner ecstacy that can be achieved when listening to Lisas voice. Thank you so much for reacting!

Definitely a band with quite a bit of great stuff, and though there’s very Indian to Arabic vibes at times, there’s also much more song based songs by them also. Desert Song though interesting is far from one of their highlights. The other two tracks I’d have similar in my rankings though very different. Takin as you say, a musical trip, deep and mysterious, whilst Wind . . . Barley has a powerful emotional resonance to it.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andrew K! It was a fun one

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@ReactionsToTheClassics

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching N. Afonso!

@n.afonso7171

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReactionsToTheClassics 😊✌️✌️

muito bom

@ReactionsToTheClassics

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Thanks Jose!

Review the song (sanvean i am your shadow) or the song Sacrifice

@ReactionsToTheClassics

Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate the suggestions and thanks for watching Steven!

Never heard this artist. . The first song is strange like you said Shawn. Couldn't understand the language, but the music is interesting with a lot of percussion. The second song has wind instruments and a middle Eastern feel like you said Trey, and You're right Shawn that the music transports us as we listen. The third song is different than the other two songs. It is sung A capella. You guys understand the meaning of the ;lyrics. I agree with your order of songs, third song first, first song second, second song third. The first two songs have a weird vibe.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it is eclectic to say the least. Broaden our horizons huh?

@poetgb

3 жыл бұрын

@@ReactionsToTheClassics Yes Sir. By watching your videos I am broadening my music horizons as well as you guys listening to a lot of these songs for the first time.

@ianashmore9910

3 жыл бұрын

It's not a real language.

@poetgb

3 жыл бұрын

@@ianashmore9910 Oh, That's why I couldn't understand it. Lol

@tommcnabb653

9 ай бұрын

It's called idioglossia, sort of an improvised language to match the emotion of the music.

I've been listening to DCD since 1988...Lisa Gerrard is Christian not sure about Brendan Perry

@ReactionsToTheClassics

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info and for watching!

The son was going faster than the music

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

He was working for the rhythm haha

@trias418

3 жыл бұрын

curse of the youth

@tomdietrich2776

4 ай бұрын

I've noticed with a lot of young reaction videos. It needs to be studied. Lol

The dad is hot

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

haha thanks for watching!

@dignerds

3 жыл бұрын

@@ReactionsToTheClassics Oh you are welcome 🙏

Idioglossia.

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for Watching!

🤷MEH always a hybrid cross to me between enigma and Enya

@ReactionsToTheClassics

3 жыл бұрын

haha that is actually a good comparison

@truckerkevthepaidtourist

3 жыл бұрын

I saw comment from Danielle A sent you email with attachments😡🤐