The best band of the universe

@Etatdesiege1979

3 жыл бұрын

And beyond.

I did NOT expect a reaction to this song to pop up in my inbox!!! DCD are a band that I grew up to thanks to my mom. This particular song is my absolute favorite song of all time. One of my most favorite memories growing up is to this song. When I was 5, I went with my parents and some of my family to Mexico to visit my great-grandparents. It was the winter and as we drove through Texas there was a snowstorm. I remember lying down in the backseat on my mom's lap and seeing the rushing snow outside at night with only the lights from cars around. I'll always treasure that moment. Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard are incredible songwriters/musicians. I'm fortunate enough to have seen them live during their 2012/2013 tour with my mom. I highly recommend checking out their songs Enigma Of The Absolute, Ocean, Song Of The Stars, and Yulunga (Spirit Dance) (which is from the same album as TCIO, Into The Labyrinth).

@peppernagre3126

4 жыл бұрын

Great memory man. Thanks for sharing!

@jaybird4093

4 жыл бұрын

SAINT E.R. Wow. Great memory. While listening to this, I read your comment and felt like I was there, too. I love timeless moments like that!

@JustJP

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks so much for sharing that. I love hearing about the personal connections everyone has with different songs.

@Etatdesiege1979

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful memory, thanks for sharing. My friend Pamela ( now my wife) introduced on New Year’s Eve night to DCD by playing this song for me. Suffice to say we have been together for more than 10 years now. Perry and Gerrard are amazing.

Thank you so much. I am from Berlin in Germany and really enjoyed your comment. This is my all time favorite song. It takes me to beautiful, hidden places that I tend to forget in my daily life.

@JustJP

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Sarah! Have a great weekend!

@sarahherzog922

4 жыл бұрын

JustJP 😘

Check out This Mortal Coil’s “Song To The Siren” originally by Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley’s father.

dude OMG this is part of the Goth movement of music from the mid 90S.

@delllittle5692

3 жыл бұрын

90's? They're apart of what made the 80's good.

My Favorite Dead Can Dance song. I am supposed to see them in concert April 17th 2021. Floor seats. Can't wait. Great review. 😀😁😃😄

I really liked this song and found it very relaxing. The singers vocal timbre sorta reminded me of Frank Sinatra, which is my way of saying he sounded really good on this track. Musically, I like the atmosphere the instruments created to support the vocals. Good choice and nice reaction.

@JustJP

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dukes; I didn't think of FS before, but I totally hear it now.

So nice to come back here listening to them once in a while, like sharing a drink with a long-lost friend who never forgot you...

Great reaction! And thank you for keeping it 100. I've been a DCD fan for over 30 years and if you ever get a chance to see them perform live, you will never live to regret it. Seeing them perform live was like a religious experience, I never experienced so many goosebumps from a band performance. I LOVE Brendan Perry's voice (major swooning)..haha yes and "deep brooding" is a good way to put it. His voice reminds me of Frank Sinatra, Jim Morrison and Neil Diamond, lol.

@JustJP

3 жыл бұрын

Ty Annette!

@redbandita020

2 жыл бұрын

Everything she said⤴️

@redbandita020

2 жыл бұрын

Neil Diamond!!!! Thank you, I never made that connection, and now I can't "unhear" it! Always loved Neil Diamond's voice, too.

Hi JP Well, Mr. Perry was returned from the dead really. He is the voice of the other side here and anywhere. Thanks for your time with this magic song. Hugs from Chile 🇨🇱 Namasté 🙏

Great choice. DCD are really out of this world and you can pick any of their albums blind ! I love how they evolved from synth/darkwave to neo-classical to world music. So underrated but you can't forget them once you've heard them. Truly magical !

This could quite possibly be my favourite song of songs. I loved this song since I was a teenager in the mid 1990's. While going through labour, I had a two hour playlist of 20 - 30 DCD songs. "The Carnival is Over" being my favourite. My daughter was born when it came up. It's the first music she ever heard in her first minutes. She hates it. 😆

Great analysis, thanks! Brendan Perry is a great singer, but the other part of Dead Can Dance (at least in terms of lead vocals) Lisa Gerrard is also more than worth listening to. I suggest "Sacrifice" from her album "Duality" (together with Pieter Bourke) - an amazing voice!

@JustJP

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andre! I love their vocals together

I love me some Dead Can Dance.

I bet just about nobody else has done a reaction to this DCD gem :) This was THE going to sleep album from about 1997, with Carnival as the perfect sendoff.

@adamburgins441

2 жыл бұрын

I slept to this album nightly for a couple of years around that time 💯❤️

One of the most intriguing bands...I prefer lead vocals by Lisa, but everything they do is brilliant.

Boy you know "the proper music" ... keep going in this! +++

Amazing DCD

5 High end headphones. Awesome song analysis. Singer sounded a little like Sinatra. The ambience of the song reminded me of old “standards”. Peggy Lee’s ‘Is That All Is’ is a very dark 3 Martini song. That was early Sixties cool before the Beatles and The Beach Boys took over. See the tv show “Mad Men” for a look at the swinging sixties. Avant-garde electronica and experimentalism with different soundscapes was very common (in NY, London, San Francisco at least). Some of the middle era Beatles albums were groundbreaking in their use of different, often bizarre, sound effects (see ‘For the Benefit of Mr Kite’). The early seventies brought PF, Yes, Genesis, Zappa....the list goes on a way. These were my formative years of music exploration, and as such, greatly influenced my “tastes” Dark Wave sounds interesting. Maybe I’ll incorporate it into my infinitely expanding playlist. My latest music obsession is Steven Wilson and Spock’s Beard. Just when you think you heard it all, something new reaches Out and grabs you;).

@sidecardog5244

4 жыл бұрын

Ps, Bruce Springsteen (Yes I know, Born In The USA) had a few dark songs: Wild Billy’s Circus Story/The River/ Incident on 59th Street/Candy’s Room...actually more than a few.

@JeromeDukes

4 жыл бұрын

I was getting Sinatra as well, I'm glad I wasn't the only one hearing that.

@jaybird4093

4 жыл бұрын

Woody n’ Sidecar Dog Nice analysis, Woody! Frank Sinatra, martini song. That sums it up for me.

@JustJP

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, now that you mention it I do hear FS in his voice. Very interesting..

@Brax1982

4 жыл бұрын

This is not exactly dark wave, so be careful with your picks based on that. For a similar sound, the band Echo & The Bunnymen in later phases of their career will come close to this. Killing Moon, for instance. The singer went through some voice changes (for whatever reason, but I feel he was imitating David Byrne from Talking Heads, at first). At the point of Killing Moon he trends towards Sinatra. This is still considered dark wave, I believe. The distinction between new wave and dark wave can be fickle, as with all subgenres.

I could see how you reacted being touched alike me when I heard this song song for the 1st time during teenager's time. They move something in one's heart. Especially, their darkness which is as you said not depressing at all. Rather releasing as one is allowed to feel the part which is suppressed so often. Thank you for being so cool

@JustJP

8 ай бұрын

I really appreciate that comment; thank you :) They're incredibly moving for sure

Much love to Dead Can Dance. They were always cool.

Another of my favorite bands of all time.

Fantastic music. Love watching their live songs on youtube.

Another great band I need to bring back into my current playlist. Their songs are very atmospheric.

@JustJP

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely, love them

It really picked up for me at the end. Good stuff.

Brendan did a tour on his own some years ago and I saw him in DC in a small venue, 6th and I St Synagogue. It was his first stop in the States, just magical and he even did requests. At the end of the night he didn't return to the stage and the audience, I'm not kidding, applauded for a full 10 minutes at top volume to convince him to come back out. That's a lo-o-ong time for an encore plea! I yelled myself silly. He finally reappeared and sang several more songs. I'm not sure what the delay was about but always wondered if he needed to be convinced how much his audience loved him.

Really didn't expect to see this here. What a blast from the past for me. I love this song. So thanks! And if you love this you might want to give William Orbit a try. Strange Cargo 3 and Hinterland are both awesome. If you want teach recommendations hot me up.

@JustJP

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ian!

Props on David Sylvian !I"m also a big Philip Glass fan. Try it if you hadn't, minimalistic classical/looped music, creepy and beautiful !

Not the Dead Can Dance song I would have started with. I would have picked ‘Host of Seraphim’, ‘ the Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove’, ‘Yulunga’, ‘Cantara (Live version)’, ‘Song of the Sibyl’, or from Lisa Gerrard ‘Space Weaver’.

@plusquamperfekt0423

2 жыл бұрын

Why not starting with Threshold from the first album: Dead Can Dance en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Can_Dance_(album)

Great reaction to an awsome song. My favorite Dead Can Dance song. 😀😃😄😁

@JustJP

Жыл бұрын

Ty Christian!

@christianhoneyman9001

Жыл бұрын

@JustJP I am from Canada and had floor seats to see them in Toronto but the show was canceled and they were going to reschedule but before a new date was announced they just canceled altogether and weren't coming at all. Such a shame as I was sooo excited to see them live.

Somber Music. Nice analysis and presentation Justin ! Review, perhaps also, their 'Indus'. You and others will become further captivated and enthralled. If you haven't before, view and encounter 'Dead Can Dance's' presence in the movie 'Baraka'. I love the Tapestry behind you, 'Young Squire'. Nice touch !

I just love the songs you're picking! so many of my favorite groups and songs

@JustJP

4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you're enjoying the videos maha! Ty ty

Thought for sure I would hate it when it started. Very dark and depressing but I actually enjoyed it. Definitely agree with the Frank Sinatra comparisons.

Absolutely love this band. Just discovered your channel, I love what you're doing here so I've subscribed.

@JustJP

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Lewis!

This is probably my favorite genre as well. Dead Can Dance, David Sylvian, etc.

@JustJP

4 жыл бұрын

I see you have taste 😎

@eileenflora

4 жыл бұрын

@@JustJP :) Of course, have you heard Linoleum? It's a collaboration between Tweaker and David Sylvian. kzread.info/dash/bejne/i2lplZJuo9uxZZM.html It's a bit different but still has that Sylvian feel.

LOVE Dead Can Dance! Forever! Some of my favs beside this song are The Ubiquitous Mr Love Groove, Kiko, Yulunga,...so many actually. Their whole album Anastasia and the whole album Spleen and Ideal....I have always tried to figure out how their music always takes me back to roman times...what is that about.....I am obviously not from roman times but a lot of times it puts me there. If I had to listen to only one album for the rest of my days it would be Dead Can Dance. I discover new sounds in each song every time I listen!

Had to click.... fascinated.

@JustJP

4 жыл бұрын

THanks for watching Jack!

Goosebumps

Niiiice.

DCD Will tour next year

If you enjoy DCD, check out This Mortal Coil. TMC is a project of producer Ivo that worked heavily with artists on the 4AD label (which publishes DCD). Not the type of music you put on for casual listening, but a great experience nonetheless. You'll find lots of similarities between DCD and TMC. Thanks for the review!

@JustJP

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds interesting; thanks J3B

@Grizazzle

4 жыл бұрын

@@JustJP Sure thing. I would recommend you grab a glass of Sangria, lower the lights kick back and listen to the album It'll End In Tears or Filigree and Shadow (double-album though). If you want to do a first listen reaction for a single song, try one of these: Tarantula, Kangaroo or Strength of Strings.

Check out their performance We Are Children Of The Sun live at the village KCRW readily available on youtube. Spine chillingly beautiful.

I saw them live a few years ago. Amazing! Anything on their album „Within the realm of a dying sun“ is brilliant! Their most known song is „Sanvean“, played at many funerals. Many people know Lisa Gerrard for her vocal on GLADIATOR. My favourite is PERSEPHONE.

@JustJP

4 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see them live, I love their music

@redbandita020

2 жыл бұрын

That's interesting. The Carnival is over is on my personal funeral song list, in my head.

Rakim Yulunga : DCD is spiritual and universe Each times I cry these songs tells us a story about unreal unrealistic things

personally not a great choise for a DCD track - have been a fan since 1984ish. some of my faves through the years are: Threshold (debut album), Cantara, Summoning of the Muse (both from Within the Realm of a Dying Sun), Ulyses (The Serpents Egg), Fortune Presents Gifts Not According to the Book, Black Sun (Aion) and just about anything from Anastasis (whole bloody album is class).

Loved the beginning. Didn't like the constant synth chimes and horns, whatever it is. His voice ranges between the dude from Echo & The Bunnymen and Frank Sinatra. Crooners, pretty much. From the former, I would suggest Killing Moon. For a similar "beat" and atmosphere, I would recommend How Beautiful You Are by The Cure. Not too familiar with this band. Definitely not with this period of their music. Only know their debut which contains a song called In Power We Entrust The Love Advocated (highly recommended! I guess that is my kind of music, to keep that comparison). There's a nice cover done by one of my favorites bands, The Gathering. But the original is great. The album has a bit of a tribal feel. Sounds similar to Siouxsee and the Banshee or Cocteau Twins. There seems to be a clear division. Lisa Gerrard gets the songs that sound like Enya, with tribal percussion and non-English lyrics. Brendan Perry gets the songs with bass that are more dark wave. Here's another interesting bit: The song preceding the aforementioned one is called Carnival of Light. Could well be that the song featured here is in direct reference to that. UPDATE: Just listening to it. There are the same kind of chimes, but they ring much darker and the song is delivered by Lisa Gerrard. Instantly prefer this by several magnitudes. Their debut is great.

@JustJP

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brax! I'll have to check into more of their early work as well

I would have played this during my labor in September if I could think straight 😂 I love this song and Dead Can Dance.

@JustJP

4 жыл бұрын

Lol!😄

@ijustneedmyself

4 жыл бұрын

@@JustJP All those things they taught in Lamaze class flew out of the window. Lol. But seriously, Dead Can Dance have several great albums. Check out their self-titled for an example of their post-punk-y beginnings. Garden of the Arcane Delights is a great ep. Spleen and Ideal is great too. I'm sure you'd love much more from them too based on how you received The Carnival Is Over.

@JustJP

4 жыл бұрын

@@ijustneedmyself ty ijnm! Yeah I listened to Dying Sun many years ago and loved it. I'll definitely have to listen to more

@ijustneedmyself

4 жыл бұрын

@@JustJP 🙌🏽

It's also important that they are Irish also! Strange how so many people overlook this...

@plusquamperfekt0423

2 жыл бұрын

Who is Irish? Dead Can Dance? I though Lisa is born in Australia. And Brendan? Thougt he's an Australian too. 🤔

@plusquamperfekt0423

2 жыл бұрын

Who is Irish? Dead Can Dance? I though Lisa is born in Australia. And Brendan? Thougt he's an Australian too.

If you want to hear other neo-classical chamber-pop check out Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells. Not as well produced as DCD, but if you don't mind the rustic sound it's a beautiful album.

Love Labyrinth, the album this is from, one of my favourites from the 90's. Would recommend one of my other 90's favourites Dreadzone's Biological Radio. Not the same feel but you may well like it.

@JustJP

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard!

I've loved DCD since I've first hear them. Would you be able to do a review of Coil's "Windowpane"?

@JustJP

4 жыл бұрын

Always a possibility!

@naturalisted1714

4 жыл бұрын

@@JustJP Cool :). I suggest all of Coil's albums really. As a fan of Vangelis, Eno, Dead can dance... I think you'll like them. Plus you might like Dead voices on air.

Brenden Perry eerily sounds like Jim Morrison and Neil Diamond.

@Brax1982

4 жыл бұрын

Really don't hear Morrison in his tone, but similar delivery. Not sure about Diamond. A little bit, maybe. Can't play him in my head, right now. To me his voice is much closer to the dude from Echo & The Bunnymen. Also Frank Sinatra, based on delivery of this song, here. It's that kind of crooner tone.

@schuylersouthwell2554

4 жыл бұрын

I always thought Morrison and Sinatra (stylization / delivery)

The saddest song I’ve ever heard

Stop talking so much and just get to the song!

@JustJP

4 жыл бұрын

😅

Try again. Very moody stuff. The Druid inspiration bothers my Christian side but my artist side enjoyed it. A little dark for me. Would have to be in the mood. Peace and Music