In the listing for the word "Epic" in the dictionary, there needs to be a picture of Devin Townsend.

This man is a musical genius. Full stop.

This is an opus! What a journey! No suggestions as I will rely on those who know so much more about Devin Townsend to do that. I'll just happily tag along on the trip.

Devy is the Man! Dude has such a insane voice. I love listening to him play as well. The Patreon requests are just stellar. Anyone who is not signed up should check it out. Get your favorite song reacted to.

Devin’s ability to convey a very particular emotion using a full soundscape is uncanny. Like sonically the songs hold on their own, you can vibe out just on how it sounds. But if you’re ever emotionally on a certain wavelength, that’s where his genius becomes evident.

You are a good Soul, and yes, this DOES brighten my day!

Having seen Devin 42 times his live shows are an experience and hes the nicest dude i know. Everyone needs more Devin music in their lives.

@odedeliyahu1756

9 ай бұрын

i Had to pleasure of seeing him 5 times but 42 times? damn bro, hats off to you, I wish I was able to see him so much.

@TheWolffAndTheMelody

9 ай бұрын

Dude, I need to hop on the concert train. I'am going to watch Dragonforce, Amaranthe, and Nanowar in Nov

@minkorrh

4 ай бұрын

If you see him once more, you are unbalancing the universe. Stop now. 42 is the pinnacle of anything and everything.

"March Of The Poozers" by Devin next? Or some Strapping Young Lad, like "Love"

Devin is one of a handful of musical geniuses with the talent and ability to create amazing music. I wish I had been able to go to the Plovdiv Concert it was a truly fantastic night, and an affirmation of the quality of Devin's music. Simply a masterclass in how to use an orchestra and choir to their best. Big Love Brother

@kamino8240

8 ай бұрын

Plovdiv concert is a life-change experience. No words

For me this has always been the definitive version of Higher! I remember hearing it on the album and going "ehh"... but when I saw this one with the orchestra, the pianist having fun, the choir with the music just washing over you, the message about how life is beautiful. Thank you Patreon member who recommended this

@TheWolffAndTheMelody

9 ай бұрын

Ya this was such a beautiful song. Like it just blew me away

@rjones6801

7 ай бұрын

It's my favorite track on the album. It has everything. And that buildup to the heavy section, and when it hits...I can feel my face melt off. The whole track is a journey.

Devin Townsend is on my concert Bucket list. He just has the most amazing live show footage. Love Hevy Devy! 🤘🤘

@TheWolffAndTheMelody

9 ай бұрын

Dude, his shows I bet are amazing.

He did several Quarantine C-19 Benefit concerts, they are a hoot! He also did some Twitch Streams during that time, he's hilarious and just such a good person.

I love this song. Heavy Devy comes out in the 2nd half. He still keeps that beast ready to pounce at any time. What a genius.

@jabgibson

9 ай бұрын

"This wasn't a song dude". Agreed. Devin doesn't write the way most do these days. He's above it all now. His greatest ambition is his message, and love.

@TheWolffAndTheMelody

9 ай бұрын

​@@jabgibsonWhat a time to be alive friend. Amazing experiences to be had thru music

I KNEW you'd love the experience listening to Higher!! ❤ Dev never ceases to amaze me, he's a true GENIUS!

This dev show was AMAZING AF, listen to deep peace next. You gonna love it

It's one of my favourite songs from this show. Devin has so much power in his voice. I love it. Thank you for this reaction. ❤

I have absolutely LOVED ❤ my Devin journey. Yes, this is suberb, I loved it all, orchestra, choir, Devin's guitar work going from delicate to crushing, the audience participating, the message of the song... all brilliant! Since I'm still brand new to him, I'll let others recommend, but I hope you continue down this awesome rabbit hole that is Devin. I know I will, TY patreon for the request, they are a great group to hang with, come join us if you want. ❤ and ✌️ everyone!

Dude. Nice. Thank you for playing my Patreon request. (See? I CAN write a short note!)

Would love to see you fangirl doing an interview with Devin. He's super humble and genuine and funny af. You'd have a good time hanging with him for a bit!

@TheWolffAndTheMelody

9 ай бұрын

Can you imagine doing an interview with him!? It would be wild.

Discovering Devins music about 8 years ago has legitimately made my life better. His music brings me pure joy. And who wouldn't like more of that, right? I'm so glad you discovered him. Loving all the reactions my man.

Got to do vampira, the video. Has the most epic dance in metal history

@wildhoney126

9 ай бұрын

I support! love this song. this will be one of the best song reactions on helloween 🤘 Devin looks so much like the adult Junior from the movie “problem child” 😆

My Dude!! Yeah Cosmic March Of The Poozers should be on the list as well. And Universal Flame And Why And Hear Me And the list just goes on and on....

OOOOOOH! More Hevy Devy, thanks!

I can't wait to see you react to Death Of Music live at Royal Albert Hall!! Or, if you have a little time and are feeling adventurous, you could do the complete trilogy of Funeral, Bastard, and Death of Music live at RAH...those three songs ARE meant to go together after all... *hint hint* 😇 In all seriousness though, Devin is SUCH an amazing artist and the rabbit hole just keeps going. Dig deeper, my friend!

@wildhoney126

9 ай бұрын

listen to this song from the same concert (“Plovdiv”2017), it is sung even better than at the Royal Albert concert

@jkopacetick

9 ай бұрын

Yes, all solid picks. I would say stream one of the concerts, but I think the Plovdiv concert is over 2 hrs long 😂 These three are moving up into my favorites by him quickly, the more I hear then, the more I like them.

@wildhoney126

9 ай бұрын

@@jkopacetick The concert in Plovdiv lasted 3 fckng hours. The song “the death of music” was at the end. At some points in this song, the hair on my head was moving 😬 so cool. And this is at the end of a three-hour concert. Then I was finally convinced that this guy was from another planet. It's just something unreal. I couldn’t find the song “the death of music” from the “Plovdiv” concert on KZread, so I uploaded it to my page today. I really hope KZread don’t block the video ☺️ kzread.info/dash/bejne/qGqszNOpZM-yZZc.htmlsi=v2G9lfDgsi8_uhj_

@bpetrikovics

9 ай бұрын

Yeah the "trilogy" is a must. You'll not regret it :)

@lananiella

9 ай бұрын

When I made this request on Patreon I posted the very same thing you just did about The Trilogy. Great minds think alike. (are you my evil ... I mean my good twin?) That will be amazing when he does that. Everyone back us up on this here & on Patreon. Let's make this happen. In a world of most songs sounding basically the same with the same sound, structure & format, "The Death of Music" is truly one of a kind. There is no song that anyone can say "It kinda sounds like _______" about it. I do wholly agree with you, it should be coupled with "Funeral" & "Bastard" and it MUST be the RAH version. I know you are gonna know what I am talking about. There's that one shot of this guy in the audience just standing there with a stunned bunny look on his face like he just saw God riding a unicorn eating a pizza. That is what I expect Wolff is going to look like through most of that!

What a great start to my day! Thank you my friend for more live Dev. I can tell that he hits you emotionally, like those of us who are floored by his ability to write, perform, and center all of his music around his glorious voice. I would encourage you to check out any of his podcasts. He's an exceptionally funny and kind human being. How do I go about paying for a request? Cheers!!

Saw Dev on the Transcendence tour and this is one the best tracks on that album. When he played this live I actually exploded, just became red mist...so when I saw it was on the PlovDiv show (which was already something I needed due to the whole of Ocean Machine being the second half) I was elated and it didn't disappoint. The addition of the choir and the orchestra just knocks it into the stratosphere. Yeah that line, "And you, broken, there's your legacy, it locks you in" something about the chord choices and those lyrics just breaks me every time. Then again wait till you get to Death of Music, that shit'll give you goosebumps for days :P One of the things I love about his writing is you never know what you're going to get, sometimes he writes around the music, matching syllables to melodies and what have you (Stuff like Bend it like Bender and some of the more esoteric stuff on Deconstruction) and other times he comes out with absolutely devastating lines like that. There is a line in Stars, just a single line, "...stay because you said you would" which looks like nothing out of context but how he crafts that around the melody (plus in the studio he gets Anneke to sing it which always adds extra emotion) is just heartbreaking. I look forward to seeing where you go next on your Dev journey. Perhaps delve into something soothing like Ghost or Ih-Ah...they both have incredible live performances. Or just go mad and do Genesis, I think that song covers every Genre he does AND the live version has Che singing alongside him (her in a fluffy dress, him in a Tutu). she's incredible, a smoother darker tone to Dev's belty barely contained chaos, and they work so well together. It's by no means a tough song to get into but it goes all over the place.

This gives me chills every time.

I love this performance. But the Empath live European tour was even better. No click, just music.

The look of awe on your face throughout this was awesome

@TheWolffAndTheMelody

9 ай бұрын

This was just unreal!

@magusmelanie828

9 ай бұрын

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody Really looking forward to seeing what he does with The Moth - it's supposed to be a full orchestra fronted by an SYL-level band

@TheWolffAndTheMelody

9 ай бұрын

@@magusmelanie828 Wait, is that his new album coming out?

@magusmelanie828

9 ай бұрын

@TheWolffAndTheMelody he's been working on it since before the pandemic, it was sort of the reason he dissolved DTP, but in the meantime we've got Empath and Lightwork - if you get a chance add Heaven Send live from the Empath tour - totally different line-up than the group in this vid

That's a Piezo bridge in the Framus Stormbender guitar

You knowbyour good when all everyone does is stare and smile in silence

I've always been sceptical against "progressive" rock/metal cause a lot of times it just seems like they play all sorts of weird stuff just because they can, but this guy and his music and voice does smth to me. Whether he sings clean or screams, idk , i just feel it.

@DanTheSqueegeeMan

9 ай бұрын

I agree with you, although I love „progressive“ rock and metal. The problem is that nowadays the word progressive is used for anything you can’t really easily label, anything that goes beyond the classic song structure. It doesn’t have to be totally chaotic flexing. There is a lot of so called progressive music that is very listenable, actually. Devin is definitely one example, but there are many more. If progressive music makes you feel stupid, cause you don’t get it, that’s the point I don’t like it anymore myself. Right on this channel you will find many very pleasant progressive artists, that put a lot of emotion into their music. So don’t be afraid of this label. It’s just what it is, a label. 😊

@draug7966

9 ай бұрын

@@DanTheSqueegeeMan Yeah, i guess the term proggressive is often used very loosely. I'm a huge Nightwish fan and they often stray away from the typical verse-chorus-bridge-solo and goes into all sorts of other directions, and it's awesome. And same with a lot of metal when i think about it. Smth like early Metallica also has these kinda odd song structures here and there. I have no problem with that, as long as it doesn't get too weird and/or crazy technical. And yes, this channel is a goldmine for good music 😃

@DanTheSqueegeeMan

9 ай бұрын

@@draug7966 I am totally with you. Huge nightwish fan here. Sometimes weird and crazy stuff is what I need to reset my mind. But it has to be with soul. Pure technical stuff is boring af to me. I hope you’ll find a great deal of good music over here. Cheers!

@draug7966

9 ай бұрын

@@DanTheSqueegeeMan Cheers!

oh my, I love this song and I love the live version with Anneke van Giersbergen, pretty much anything what Devin did with Anneke, try something, thank you

have you reacted to strapping young lad yet? this was back when devin was younger and they were HEAVY (as a really heavy thing😏) i'd start with love? if you haven't yet!

@TheWolffAndTheMelody

9 ай бұрын

Ya thatz how I know Dev. from Love

Real question, not being a dick, but why do people pay(treon) people to watch them react to other peoples music? Again, not being an ass but what exactly is the point?

@TheWolffAndTheMelody

7 ай бұрын

What I've learned is that these songs are very special to people, and they want someone to experience that magic that they felt. So as for Patreon, People have surrounded me to just support what we are doing here and to help grow this channel into something bigger than just reactions. For example, I'm doing interviews with artists and bands. So theres alot more content coming besides reactions. Hope that helps.

@edneragnarok

7 ай бұрын

@@TheWolffAndTheMelody ok that does help. Thanks for taking the time to respond. Dev is my favorite artist and all his material is amazing. Got multiple chills watching this higher video.