Ladies and Gentlemen, possibly the greatest 30 minutes in (live) music history right here.

I firmly believe that the recording of this concert belongs in the Smithsonian. This music needs to be preserved for future generations.

@Tio-Nino

3 жыл бұрын

On that note, they should re-make the gold record sitting in the satellite, and send the message to other species that something beautiful was created here in earth which inspired future generations.

@neocenobyte

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. This was out of this world. Full dominion of Wall of Sound, live. One take. Fucking legend!

@chrisbailey2098

3 жыл бұрын

Asking as KZread persists this legend will always be forever in our hearts ( and available )

@CosmosJack

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tio-Nino Devin should be our musical ambassador to the Cosmos

@neocenobyte

3 жыл бұрын

@@CosmosJack if they put chuck berry on that voyager gold disc, Dev’s entire discography should go on the next deep space probe. Whatever intelligent life might he out there will be both, smitten with delight and effectively deterred from EVER fucking with us.

He was my daughter's first concert when she was 8. She absolutely adores the man. He handed her a stuffed planet smasher at the show right from the stage.

@FaithsFallen

4 жыл бұрын

Parenting done right!

@tanjamarie6807

4 жыл бұрын

Pennsylvania Dual Sport good parenting!! 👌

@drewbocop

4 жыл бұрын

can she still hear

@AmandaLaggan

4 жыл бұрын

You are raising her well! :)

@ThatmetalmanAu

3 жыл бұрын

Dad of the year

'Funeral' is, in my opinion, the single greatest piece of music that has ever been written. Saw Devin several years ago in my local hometown. He stood on that stage and screamed his lungs out. Then, after the show, I met him, and he said in the most gentle voice imaginable, "thank you so much for coming out to support me". I cried, and then I had him sign my pants with a Sharpie. Truth.

@Shifty00

2 жыл бұрын

When I saw him live he stayed to meet with people from the crowd and stayed until everyone was able to say hi and talk. The club owner came by to tell him to wrap it up cause he wanted to start cleaning and clear out the place. Such an amazing personable musician, and the fact he took that extra time after performing all night is something I will never forget.

@gabedotti3716

Жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%

@robertellis2691

Жыл бұрын

If I had the same chance I think I would be the same, I dont think I have the ability to package everything these songs mean into a greeting, I think I would just weep in the queue

@wetluggage1

7 ай бұрын

He was reluctant. He literally said, "Are you sure? I'm going to ruin your pants." Not even kidding

Just discovered this Musical Genius 2 weeks ago...I fell in love at first listen...never too old to listen to new music

@nicolasguiraopriori8822

10 ай бұрын

One could find this dude´s music being 70 and it would still make skin shiver. PD: I'm listening to this after listening DT for more than 4 years now and it feels like the first time... This songs feel alive. I can almost smell the ocean

@jacknottingham9492

8 ай бұрын

Same dude, I’m about 3 months listening to this guy! He is awesome

@utherpendragon6955

6 ай бұрын

Welcome to the work if the deepest soul you'll ever hear

@shinybeast8946

3 ай бұрын

Just discovering him now, Holy shit.

Wow!! I mean wow! I'm 45 years old. It's 2020. It's 4am. How is this the first time I'm hearing this? Reaction video of kingdom brought me hear. It's Christmas Eve. It's a pandemic and Jesus I'm glad it led me here. I'm like blown away. Did anyone else feel this way listening for 1st time? I'm getting emotional in my bourbon and coke. Guess I'm old fashioned. 😜🤪

@andreterhaar2570

3 жыл бұрын

Look at me, 58 yrs young and heard this first time in my life after a friend of mine (60+!) shared Deadhead with me in Sep 2020 with the remark "Listen to this, but till the end!" 😅 Meanwhile, I'm completely hooked on HevyDevy's "Wall of sound & voice" ... The best experience I had in corona year 2020 and I will cherish it forever 🙏

@jeremys.9905

3 жыл бұрын

Almost same story as me, minus Christmas Eve. Don’t know how I never crossed paths with his music. Everything I listen to, I should’ve. Pissed I missed so much, but glad I’m here now.

@JudoGeoff

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you managed to check out Devy's Christmas gig he did from home (along with his other Quarantine concerts). He's just wonderful. "One of a kind" doesn't quite encompass it.

@Averagedrum

3 жыл бұрын

I had listened SYL in the past and heard about Devin but a month ago started listening to Devin and man...I feel like and idiot and absolutely blessed at the same time

@rogiba5115

3 жыл бұрын

same.... lol.... im 48....best music

Why haven't I heard of this guy? Today is the first time I have seen him . Why? I have listened to heavy metal for over 20 years.

@TFOLLT

10 ай бұрын

Welcome to another hidden gem of metal. Have fun delving into this legendary artist!

@owenwillard9323

10 ай бұрын

@@TFOLLT it's really weird that I haven't heard of him. I definitely know he has a lot of talent

@SHAFFA71

7 ай бұрын

Same here,,,,just recently found him,,same as you,,dunno also,why I never heard of strapping young lad,,I watch rick beato n Devon,tosin Abassi

@LRRPFco52

3 ай бұрын

The universe prepared you for now so you’re ready to binge-listen to Devin around the clock, whereas you couldn’t do that in previous stages of your life and arrive here.

@oksteve6368

2 ай бұрын

That's what I said to myself when I discovered his music in 2020.His music should be everywhere.Devin is without a doubt my favorite artist since I first heard him.

Discovered him 2005 freshman year of high school. I had just gotten a 5th generation iPod that my brother dumped all of his music in to for me. We were on vacation, and there I was sitting in the car at night on our way to Florida scrolling through, listening to bands - the As, Bs, Cs, then I get to Devin Townsend. It was like a spiritual experience. I don't think I made it to the Es for the rest of the trip.

@stormangelus6638

3 жыл бұрын

Devin did the same to me. Listening to his music just opens your soul up.

I also just noticed that at 26:58, he has serious goosebumps on his arm. This is a true musician, one who feels his music and doesn't just play sounds for the sake of it.

@jamieseverson729

7 жыл бұрын

It could have been that he was just cold, lol.

@jakobfel2

7 жыл бұрын

True, that's possible. But knowing how much Devin truly FEELS his music, it wouldn't surprise me if he was getting chills because he was just caught up in the music. :)

@NegruRW

5 жыл бұрын

Now in 2018 the Plovdiv live appeared and the same goosebumps when singing Death..It wasn't the cold :)))

@rsoulburnz

5 жыл бұрын

for real though - imagine and remember the very FEW times you get goosebumps listening to music - you remember specific events. i don't know if you're a musician or not but after playing music for 20+ years, i've never got goosebumps playing live. adrenaline? ya.... feeding off the crowd....of course. feeling like you're on top of the world...sure..... but goosebumps? that's something that could only happen with when your own art truly resonates as much with the listener as it does for yourself. and this record came out like 20 years before this performance. i wish i fucking discovered this album when it came out in the 90's. i only just discovered a few months ago. devin townsend....good grief sir. a musicians's musician.

@LicoriceLain

5 жыл бұрын

@@rsoulburnz The song, to me, seems about finding self worth in the midst of depression and grief. Given his struggles in his early career with his mental health, I can see why it still means so much to him even years after he has come to accept himself is dorky interests.

Remember Devin Townsend at this point in the show, Has already sung the first full Z2 disc as the first set. And in the second set has already sung over a dozen hard ass songs. That were vocally impossible for the normal human being. These three songs in a row, are amazing.

@rsoulburnz

5 жыл бұрын

insanity. a living deity.

@xYohmx

5 жыл бұрын

Even if you know him for a long time this performance is like Ali vs Frazer in Boxing = unfuckingbelieavable

@andrewbeaton6754

4 жыл бұрын

Also he was ill that night. I was in a box seat and it was so beautiful.

@gaiaakatheearth5604

4 жыл бұрын

That's why you can only love Devin - or have yet to discover his music. Saw him twice in my life and both times I was first row getting sunburn from his happiness of performing. If everyone of us were a bit more Devin... Then our world would be an amazing adventure in every dimension and direction. ;D love that guy, thx for uploading

@johnadkins5918

2 жыл бұрын

I have just found Devin for the first time, this is the first performance of his that I have seen, I grew up listening to Pink Floyd and thought that that was the greatest music I would ever experience in my entire life, well that’s just been blown away. The last track says it all, I will never be the same.

First happiest day of my life was seeing my daughter born. Second happiest day of my life was finding out about this band.......;)

@XiyuYang

7 жыл бұрын

What's the first song of this band you listened to?

@XiyuYang

7 жыл бұрын

Chris R For me it's Deadhead. An uttermost elegant example of dumping emotions in a song.

@anthonyhenderson7643

7 жыл бұрын

Priorities totally wrong!....:D

@sisaktamas

7 жыл бұрын

For me it was the clip from Tuska 2010 on youtube, so the first song: Supercrush. That's still an unforgettable hit, especially when the voice starts, it's amazing!

@munkaaaa

7 жыл бұрын

i've been with Devy since 2003, we basically grew up together haha, still prefer his old tunes over his new stuff

The tightrope Devin walks between sadness and anger in 'Funeral' gets me every time! beautiful!

@mariodamasceno6919

5 жыл бұрын

Adoro o som de townsend. Showwwww, completo, magnífico....

@darryllzwiers7257

2 жыл бұрын

I know, doesn't it feel like he's out on tour trying to connect with his wife, but there's a distance between them? As a married man who lives his wife, this hurts to listen to, but I get it

@The1stMrJohn

2 жыл бұрын

@@darryllzwiers7257 💚

@pete6528

2 жыл бұрын

Lost too many of my family in the last few years.... this kills me.

@markharris2562

2 жыл бұрын

@@pete6528 Keep hanging in there

His performance of "Death" is legitimately better than the studio version. Absolutely unbelievable, this man has no equal.

@davidditch3287

7 жыл бұрын

It's miles better. I skip it most of the time when I listen to OM; here it's amazing.

@69leehammond

6 жыл бұрын

Dev does everything better live. It’s his home. First heard him live in VIA in the early 90’s. Been hooked ever since :-)

@HauntingTheHoly

6 жыл бұрын

Mozart is/was his equal, at the very least.

@acgm046

5 жыл бұрын

What amazes is me is the fact that many people kept an ear on those tracks that, I have to admit, I also skipped. They pushed for these to be played, and of course his live performance would be polished and colossal. This trio of songs are among the most incredible compositions I've ever heard. I can't imagine how immense must have been to be right there...

@Frankonero12

5 жыл бұрын

@@acgm046 I don't get why you would want to skip these 3 songs. They were always the best of OM imo.

This version of Funeral is wild... it's performed so well, captured and recorded so perfectly, that I am sort of left speechless by it. This whole concert might legitimately be the best live performance I have ever seen.

I can't believe I actually was there...so surreal. I'd travelled from abroad to accompany my at the time-boyfriend, and my health was a wreck, could hardly walk up a stair, and feeling generally awful, like I had to shield myself from all noise, light etc. Then, it all lifted like magic as I walked into the Hall and I felt the vibe, and the music started. I don't have enough words to describe his music. But the feeling from it is pure bliss and awesomeness!

Imagine, when this album came out Devin had a very difficult time getting this to a record company. Now look, after all these years they are being played live at a venue like this. Good show, Devy, these songs deserve it, you deserve it.

@HRRRRRDRRRRR

5 жыл бұрын

He would still have a difficult time getting this to pretty much any record company except for the niche ones like Inside Out Music, as good as it is it still has zero potential for hitting the mainstream.

@brettkeepin808

4 жыл бұрын

That’s the reason strapping happened, no one listens, but now the whole world listens 👍

@Zero-oq1jk

4 жыл бұрын

@@HRRRRRDRRRRR Mainstream. Mainstream. Mainstream. Mainstream. Slavestream. Mainstream. Mainstream. Mainstream. Mainstrea

@SomeThingOrMaybeAnother

4 жыл бұрын

Not just difficult. Heavy as a really have thing(SYL's first album) netted him 5 album deal, despite being, in his own words, "couple of good songs and a bunch of demos". Ocean Machine he had to self-publish and then sell the distribution rights, or something along those lines. Worked out great for him long term, because he actually owns all of his solo catalogue.

@meyeame8956

3 жыл бұрын

@@HRRRRRDRRRRR mainstream should never be the goal unless you're ready to stop creating and just cash out. Which is fine, nothing wrong with selling out at the end of your career, but I doubt Devin is anywhere close to that point in his career yet. He exudes creativity.

What a powerfull voice he has ... it's unbelivable 🤩✌

This is amazing. What a performance. He absolutely pours his entire soul into it.

I don't think I've ever heard a better stretch of 3 songs live ever. Devin is out of this world.

@chrissas3872

8 жыл бұрын

"bastard" live is such a beautiful beast. so many feels.

@mohamedfarouk824

4 жыл бұрын

I would wish the stretch to include “ deadhead” and play all in my funeral .. thanks devy

I've tried at least 1000 times now and I still just simply can't watch this without crying like a baby. So powerful and beautiful. And that fucking voice!

@ratthewbastard

7 жыл бұрын

***** Dev just has it.

@Shawn-pk4hc

5 жыл бұрын

you are nto alone my friend

@stormangelus6638

3 жыл бұрын

SAME. This trio just breaks my heart every time I listen to it, but it's cleansing, pure, and liberating. It's like Bob Marley once said, "Music is the only thing that when it hits you, THERE IS NO PAIN!"

The guy at 12:49 is completely taken aback by how amazing Devin is.

@Colintrigger04

8 жыл бұрын

+jacobjedi2 That's how i was first 5 minutes of the concert first time i saw Devin.

@ChadBillAnderson

8 жыл бұрын

+jacobjedi2 Holy shit lol that guy. I think the acid just hit

@iBrew_4u

8 жыл бұрын

+jacobjedi2 Same face I make every single time I play anything by Devin!!

@ZhasX3

8 жыл бұрын

+jacobjedi2 Then the two in front in their funny hoodies just look bored... I'm with the mind blown dude. That guy's totally in it.

@TheDamnBeast

8 жыл бұрын

+jacobjedi2 Those are eyes before a blown mind.

Despite going to see Devin in Plovdiv and seeing the Retinal Circus live, I still watch this and kick myself for not seeing this live.

@germangmd

2 ай бұрын

Bro you dont even know how luxky you are.

These 3 songs in a row are Probably the best 28 minutes you can find on youtube... Truly amazing

@Tio-Nino

3 жыл бұрын

KZread? try them on your car loud while on a road trip.

@zebramasklover

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tio-Nino i have them in my car too of course

This is how I always dreamed of these Ocean Machine tracks being played live, one seguing into another seamlessly and along such an enthralling emotional roller coaster ride...

These are absolute MATERPIECES written by a young prodigy. Although they were released in 1997, they PERFECTLY capture the loneliness, death, despair, fear, hopelessness and uncertainty of 2020. I have always loved and related to these songs deeply, but they are ESPECIALLY real and cathartic right now. It's hitting harder than ever. 😢

I think "Death of Music" is legitimately one of my favorite songs ever. I love so much of his stuff (thanks to my husband for turning me onto it!) but Ocean Machine is, by far, my favorite. This section of the set was just incredible.

Best singer ive ever seen. his freaking lives are as good as studio recordings.

@donkeypunchbandit

2 жыл бұрын

Better, even

Best frigging live show i ever seen, guy next to me said. Oh he will probably play the death of music. I replied "He probably will never do that" when this started, i bowed down to my neighbour and proclaimed him an shaman

Ocean Machine is his most naked and honest album. He just bared his entire soul on that record.

@MickeyKraut419

5 жыл бұрын

It's what makes it so good... this was his therapy after the chaos of recording Alien and walking away from Strapping.

@ataconazi

5 жыл бұрын

@@MickeyKraut419 Ocean Machine was recorded in 1996-97

@legojunk53

4 жыл бұрын

@@ataconazi and some of the songs were written all the way back when he was still with Steve Vai (Thing Beyond Things for example)

@henriquedealmeida8888

4 жыл бұрын

My favorite work by Devin.

@wetluggage1

2 жыл бұрын

Actually, Infinity is his most naked album

Promotion Machine indeed! I never really knew if I like Devin Townsend or not... Now I am a fan, in part because of this video.

This is one of the greatest videos I've ever seen. Devin is superhuman. I cant stop watching this.

Damn I'm so glad I discovered Devin.....so good......thanks KZread!!!!!

The only thing I hate about Devin's songs is when it ends. I have never enough ... God, what an incredible Artist.

Wow, sound and performance amazing in a crazy higher level, brings to tears, this man deserves a medal and a trophy ❤

My first time here was in 2019, been here ever since. Devin work needs to be preserved!

It's so comforting to find out that the music you love alone can someday be loved by everyone like this.

Funeral into Bastard - best two song combination to ever grace my ears - I'd die to have seen this live .

Ridiculously intense. Hearing these three back to back probably made it one of the best gigs I've ever been to.

@jethroreading7168

8 жыл бұрын

+Deadhead Can I just ask what your profile picture is?

@CosmosJack

8 жыл бұрын

+Jethro Reading It's an image of the star Betelgeuse, one of the few (only?) stars large enough that it's surface can be resolved

I’ve been a fan of Devy for over a decade now and these three songs mean so much to me. More than any song or piece of music ever has by a long shot. Before this album I didn’t even know music could effect me in such a way. When this album clicks it fucking CLICKS.

what an awesome set of tunes. Definitely, DTP is the best experiment/era from Devin., hands down !

@essier5

9 ай бұрын

These songs are from before DTP

@entegar3

9 ай бұрын

@@essier5 well, maybe the arrangements, definitely sounds better that way, way better than the SYL era..

This concert is the meaning of the word "perfection" sublime is the word for the performance of "funeral"

I only just found out about Dev about 2 months ago. I've been listening no stop since and discovering the nuances of his talent. Thanks for posting this awesome version. I want to see him live so bad. I would have loved to have seen this line-up. This band seems so tight. I hope he is doing well enough to support himself and family. He deserves a lot more recognition. I was surprised that I had never heard of him because I play guitar and devour so much in music. I was floored to find out about him and sad that so many opportunities were missed for me.

to a lot of music throughout my life (Thrash, Metal, Black, Heavy, Stoner, Doom, Sludge, Hardcore ...) being the Trash what I love the most. I have to say that this man is very undervalued. He is a true genius and the best musician in the scene. His creativity is impressive, his concerts perfect, his ability to take us with his songs to have sensations that only he can do ........ I do not have qualifications. Just say that I hope more people discover the art that this man shares with the world. Thanks Townsend. The biggest.

After the scream at 14:07 Mike is still impressed by Devin, like 'Fuck yeah, boss'

Incredible. Every hair on my body is standing

I've spent a significant portion of today watching and listening to Devon Townsend Project live shows on KZread. I'm now a big fan!

@veronicagorosito187

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome! I'm relatively new also, and joined the Dev group on FB, lots of cool people there, come join us in the Devyside of Life

The entire concert lasts about three hours. Twenty-four songs. This is the twenty-third. Nevertheless, he sings it with a power, a freshness and a disarming naturalness! Even better than the original of Ocean Machine! He's not human. What a voice!! Incredible, magical.

@shorey66

Жыл бұрын

I have the blu-ray of the concert. It's one of the things I will be grabbing on the way out if my house ever catches fire.

@bigmiffo

8 ай бұрын

MAGIC IT IS

maybe the most powerful 30 minutes of music ever

@alphaenemy

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe?

@5retsam

6 жыл бұрын

That is exactly what i was about to type. I feel like i have been living under a rock. I only heard this a month ago.

@brettkeepin808

6 жыл бұрын

B Well welcome to defy land, I'm lucky enough to have been a fan for years now, best moment for me and my son was to see Devin support himself, it was zimmers hole, it was Devin Townsend band then, and then strapping young lad, most amazing crazy night ever, 😈

@brettkeepin808

6 жыл бұрын

B Well sorry was meant to say devy 😰

@dirtpile

6 жыл бұрын

Was love at first listen when I heard Vampira on KNAC.com about 8 years ago. Seen DTP live twice and will see them everytime they are close to me.

11:35 that girl to the left was me when I saw Devin warming up for Satriani many years ago. I closed my eyes and didn't open them for almost the entire performance. It was almost an out of body experience. And it really warms my heart seeing that most of the people in this crowd are actually truly enjoying the music instead of seeing it through a smartphone.

If there's one video on KZread that I find myself drawn to over and over again, it's this one right here. 30 minutes of pure magic... Thanks for that Dev.

Atonishing performances. I loved Bastard!

@arunasgudaitis6700

5 жыл бұрын

I love this music Div is genius

It does not get any better than this. Thank you Devin! Funeral=> 0:08 Bastard=> 8:07 Death of Music=> 18:10

@XiyuYang

8 жыл бұрын

I felt like I don't need time stamps for this half an hour, I can't skip a second.

@johkrihal5381

7 жыл бұрын

i, m just freezing in a my caravan.....thank you Hevy Devy!

@johkrihal5381

7 жыл бұрын

I am warmer now

I doubt I've ever heard a better recorded/produced live performance than this, at moments it's even better than the already terrific studio versions.

@XiyuYang

7 жыл бұрын

***** I agree with you. There are artists that you have to feel at the live performance, instead of watching in front of a screen.

@block4562

4 жыл бұрын

The only live recording that I personally know of that's as good and crisp as this is Fu Manchu's love album "Go For It... Live!" (It's also one of my favorite recordings in general)

Spent the day in court trying to see my grandkids. Thanks Devin. I need this to persevere.

I do not know how I've survived this long without discovering Devin's Wall of Sound. Second, how the hell can someone dislike this?

Always keep coming back to this video. The music, the voice, the pure sound, the quality, the edits. It's perfection

I would go as far as suggesting that this is the best 30 minutes of music ever 😢

@fuckweedMegafayce

8 жыл бұрын

Day 11,000. No one knows I'm a bear

@jannekezomer5237

6 жыл бұрын

Yes

@neochron572

4 жыл бұрын

Yesss

@user-hu3iy9gz5j

4 жыл бұрын

YAS

@proletariatbourgeoisie9929

2 жыл бұрын

Impossible, cause Singularity is the best 23 ;)

This Guy is just a genius! In my opinion he's one of the best musicians alive at the moment.

seen devin so many times didn't bother again after retinal circus, then I see he did this last year. FFS. Every show I hoped to hear Funeral

When reaching the climax on The Death of Music, I can't help but have tiny tears in my eyes..... So much feels lol

This music is phenomenal. Why have I never heard this before? Need! the lyrics! Please!

This really is the best three song combo he's done live, I think. There's such an energy about it. It flows effortlessly, one into another, and you sort of 'get' why these songs have to be played back to back. The way the mood starts sad from Funeral and then an angry loneliness in Bastard, then a quiet contemplativeness in DoM. The way the crowd reacts when Death of Music starts is beautiful, you can feel the surprise thick in the air. It's honestly an astounding and moving set.

First time hearing these songs (I'm a new fan!). Captivating.

@dirtpile

7 жыл бұрын

dig in ... it's a Hevy ride!

@guilletjean-jacques5107

6 жыл бұрын

the same for me

@stormangelus6638

3 жыл бұрын

If you haven't heard StormBending, check it out!

@dantess2693

3 жыл бұрын

@@stormangelus6638 I've spent the last 4 years since I wrote this comment listening to Devin and exploring each one of his albums, growing to love them all

Today is the day that my dad funeral is taking es place I haven’t seen him almost 20 years now but his dying wish was to see me one last time but this never happened because of the COVID situation but l can live through his memories with music like this thanks D.T.

@martijn5511

3 жыл бұрын

That is f*cked up, sorry for your loss.

To this day. for the past 20 years, Funeral is still my fave song of all time. And these 3 songs in succession, The 3rd act of Ocean Machine. Just masterful music.

Been an extreme metal music headbanger for two decades. I hated non guttural vocals. Was/Am a huge fan of SYL. mid 30s approach and couldn't register any new extreme metal. was looking for something new, something I could become a fan of. Hell no, cannot take any music which is guitarless. Then discovered Devin Townsend project. What a godsend!

I love to see that he played the best section of Ocean Machine. Especially Bastard and Death of Music. That note he hits at 14:07 is just pure Dev-Magic.

@thewildhealer541

7 жыл бұрын

That fucking note.. Eargasm.

@andrestricker4118

6 жыл бұрын

That was two hours into the set which makes it even more amazing. btw: I was there :)

@ambrooks5

2 жыл бұрын

Not only that he used vocal fry behind it. Dude is a fucking alien lol

In literature is impossible to find an artist who can be equally good as poet, essayist and novelist; well, in music, it is possible to find an artist as good as a song writer, singer and musician. This guy is Devin Townsend.

I have just discover it today. I know Devin but now this one. I'm stuck (probably for next week) with this performance. I can hear it even when I don't listen it. Sow deep. Amazing.

All Hail the sound engineers, this sound is just perfect

@jez_77

4 жыл бұрын

@@joebryant8500 But you know that acoustics and engineering the sound are two different things? Both should come together to create a great experience, but even with the best acoustic in the world the song would sound crappy without good sound engineers

@Tio-Nino

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you once again Lisa.

I did not know any of these songs...but when they were done playing Death Of Music I was just blown away.. I've loved Devin for some time now but this is just next level....

@veronicagorosito187

4 жыл бұрын

Same, I knew dev from the VAI band, then 3 years ago discovered epicloud, retinal Circus, and joined the FB group, then someone shared this piece of Life and I can't stop listening...I need it as I'm having strong difficult times with family and being abandoned. It gives me the strength to go on...

I cant believe how I've missed this. His singing is unlike any other! Im in awe.

@14:08 is so powerful. What an incredible talent he is.

23:45 have you ever seen a singer singing with arms open, like his voice is breaking free from his mortal shell and becoming some kind of spiritual entity?

@frtard

5 жыл бұрын

Should've started that at 23:33... holy shiiit

@stormangelus6638

3 жыл бұрын

It's not something you see often, and when you experience it, it's like something inside you breaks free with them.

@anubisantas

2 жыл бұрын

You got that sooo right. Its like his soul just plunged to the deepest and back, without leaving his body.

This 30 minutes of performance of 3 songs he wrote almost 20 years prior is possibly my favourite thing in all Devin's career.

What an incredible musician man...metal is lucky to have someone like him on its ranks.

this might be the greatest trilogy of tracks ever performed

This was my first ever gig with Devin and I had only discovered him about six months before that and was lucky to get a ticket to this show. Was absolutely amazing and Funeral was probably the highlight of the show for me. Absolutely amazing artist and I'm so damn happy that I got to see the Plovdiv show as well.

@SilencedMi5

5 жыл бұрын

You experienced something very special. I don't think he's ever going to top this, I really, really don't.

So powerful. By the end of Death of Music it never fails to bring a tear to my eye

Ocean Machine is a masterpiece album

"Funeral" has an incredible melodic line! Great song!!

I'm convinced this is one of, if not the best live performance Dev has done IMO.

@ddmcoulgh

8 жыл бұрын

*anyone

@clarebearr5357

3 жыл бұрын

I’m a fan of the Plovdiv show too.

The BEST 30 minutes you can ever spend is listening to this.

Chills literally the entire fucking time! I would have literally lost it if I got the opportunity to see Devin play these beyond beautiful songs live.....ESPECIALLY "The Death of Music" as that is such a personal and special song for me. Devin couldn't have sang it better than he did on this night. In fact he made it even better..... tears of joy behind my computer screen.

@HRRRRRDRRRRR

8 жыл бұрын

+J MetalSkinz I dunno, you could tell his voice was failing on him. I think he would die if he tried a tour of this album.

@jmetalskinz

8 жыл бұрын

+Frank I'm sorry... I must be deaf. Nowhere in that entire 3 song stretch did I hear Devin's voice fail. When you compare this to the quality of live performance you get from most bands now days, it's pretty mind blowing. I go to A LOT of shows and Devin is among the very best! No fucking doubt about it.

@Fernanceypants

7 жыл бұрын

J MetalSkinz I saw them play the UNSW roundhouse in Sydney on his Australian tour and he played Bastard and The Death of Music, I regret not knowing those songs very well at the time but even then my jaw was on the floor and I was just floored with how amazing that show was!

So pissed I didn’t discover him until Covid. No idea how I never crossed paths with his music. Glad I’ve found it now, but wow, what I’ve missed!

@KtheSouthernWolf

3 жыл бұрын

I discovered him in early 2019 before shit went down all around the world. Im so deep in Dev's catalog that he became my favorite musician of all time

@CosmosJack

3 жыл бұрын

Don't worry, I discovered him in 2006 by pure accident and it took me until 2011 to absorb all of his material to that point! Take your time and enjoy!

"The Death of Music" is one of the most beautiful things I have ever listened to. I have this soul-shattering feeling that I'll never have the wisdom required to interpret its meaning. Maybe I'm not supposed to, and it's just a train of thought by Devin, who lays down raw feelings on tape about everything he was feeling in a barely coherent string of poetry.

@jakobfel2

8 жыл бұрын

+Tonycaveman I'm kind of the same way with it. I think he is basically using an analogy that when music dies, the world dies with it, or that it may as well because that's how important music is to the human mind. Without music, we wouldn't be able to express ourselves in such indescribable ways and thus we'd have our emotions and thoughts bottled up inside us with no release, slowly driving us to madness... Thus, when every man fades into madness, the world ends. If the world ends and man fades into madness, it could very possibly be because no one understands what music is meant to be anymore. I think Devin is not only expressing his own thoughts on the subject but is also giving us a warning of sorts: if we keep viewing music purely as sound, or as business, how much longer will it be before we destroy ourselves as a whole by letting everything that means something to us continue to fade away?

@micheallost020

8 жыл бұрын

+jacobjedi2 I agree 100% with your analogy.

@DaveMoustache

8 жыл бұрын

I thought the song was about developing anxiety. Mainly because of the variations of the "...myself and I, there are no others" refrain. Essentially it's about anxiety slowly creeping up on him. At first he brushed it off, and no one around him noticed. Then his friends noticed but he continued to distance himself from them. In the end he's trapped alone in his head ("...myself and I, there are no other"). I could be wrong though. The lyrics could just as easily be interpreted to be about life and the inevitability of death.

@loskillo

7 жыл бұрын

I disagree with y'all. I think this is about manic depression and how he was slowly killing himself with alcohol and drugs. How his anguish fuelled his music and how his supposed friends just laughed when he was acting out, even though he might have been acting out for quite other reasons than to get a laugh. I interpret "the rain will come" as a bout of depression coming on. When "death becomes musical", it's about how he withers away while creating music, how that withering somehow was reflected in his creative process and how he couldn't help neither killing himself nor writing music. Luckily he's sober and in much better mental health now. Bipolar disorder sucks.

@AshyGr33n

7 жыл бұрын

+Ola Sundell I agree with you to a degree that the three "the rain will come" verses are about depressions, being someone that suffers from depression myself. The first verse is about how he deals with it through hanging out with friends, the second verse being him looking up to someone - lover, some figurehead, we may never know. The third verse being about his realization that he has come to term that he'll have to be himself, and channel his creativity through who he is, and create art that way.

Ocean Machine came out the year I was born. So glad, that after 22 years I stumbled upon his music, and what is now my favorite album in Ocean Machine. This dude is flat out incredible and his music is captivating. Here's to you, Mr. Townsend. May your music continue to impact so many lives. 🤘🏼

Ik kan hier echt geen genoeg van krijgen. Dit is zo belachelijk goed.

The ending of Funeral is one of the best parts of any song of his. So beautiful.

This is just so epic and emotional even Devin has goosebumps at 26:57.

incredible. This proves (yet again!) that Devy is a genius and one of the mightiest artists of our lifetime.

@eirikbevektg3244

7 жыл бұрын

Jari Salonen "one of the best" wrong. He is THE best

Such an amazing version, gives me chill every time

Bloody hell, I only just read the lyrics of Funeral and the meaning behind it. Hit me right in the feels like a meteorite. I lost one of my closest schoolmates at 15 who was hit by a car. I had recently lost contact as she had just changed schools to follow her dream. I was later told that when she was on her way to school, some kids on the bus were bullying her so she fled from the bus at the next stop. She didn't look, I guess she was so upset. She didn't see the car she ran in front of. She was in ICU with severe brain trauma and was pronounced brain dead a few days later before they turned off her life support. Melody Sanders was 15, her life was cut short in 1992. So. Similar age, similar timeframe to Devy. I was unable to attend her funeral and that hit me hard. We tried to care for her younger sister Leah, who was shattered. They'd lost their mum a few years earlier to cancer. I still love Leah to bits and catch up with her whenever we can, though we now live over 3500km apart. This song truly does capture the essence of life taken too early, senselessly. I think the driver is another victim here, as is her family. I hope those bullies know what they did that day. I never did find out who they were.

@lashed1980

2 жыл бұрын

Fuck....I had a similar , kind of story. The day i got the ocean machine album, I went home and listened to it, led on my bed, just letting it all sink in. The following day, one of my school mates walked out on a busy A road and walked in front of a van. He was caught by the police steeling a car, his parents were away on holiday and he didn't want them to find out. He died before he got to the hospital. Funeral is a beautiful song, but its so hard for me to listen to. I'm sorry for your loss as well. Shit like that sticks with you.

@leetv6223

Жыл бұрын

Damn man . Wow

@shorey66

Жыл бұрын

Lost my best friend at 15 as well, he just woke up one morning struggling to breathe and his heart gave up. Our whole freind group got through it by hanging out in an old caravan and going a bit crazy for a few months. Weird how music can dredge up 30 year old memories. Such is the power of heavy Devy

My son is going to be born during a pandemic.. I came here for good music, but it was hope.. inspiration I found instead.. Godspeed brotha Townsend

Devins music is completely from another world. just jaw dropping amazing.

I've watched this so many times and it gives me goosebumps every time.

@veronicagorosito187

4 жыл бұрын

I'm absolutely mesmerized by this set of 3 hevy hitting pieces of art, that lost the count of times I listened this year...it puts me on a trance state of something deep happening, everytime! When you let the music carries you, is the best time to say YEAH I'M ALIVE!

Holy moly! Is it possible to make love to a voice, a brain and a soul? This performance transcends the human realm. Well done, Dev, as always.

I believe that certain individuals are the modern day equivalents of the great composers. I am sure when we look back in 250 years time that Devin will be put into this category.

@MarshallLore

5 жыл бұрын

and Tuomas Holopainen

@stormangelus6638

3 жыл бұрын

He should be!

@RoisinT2

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarshallLore Naa.. Tuomas Saukkonen if any Tuomas..

Love the melodies this guy makes. Just found out about him, killer vocals.

Devin Townsend is the metal David Gilmour

@arealassassin

4 жыл бұрын

Pfffttt! In yer dreams! Gilmore is a god! This guy... well, he plays some chords...

@Tomidlo1971

4 жыл бұрын

@@arealassassin Hahahahah, dude. You made my day, lol.

@Liz-cmc313

4 жыл бұрын

Devin is a much better vocalist and guitarist by 💯

@sebastiengodest2318

3 жыл бұрын

Helloooo David.... 👍🏼😉

@mwg911hk

3 жыл бұрын

Huge vocal range for sure but gilmour and company is a candle that lights the way for many musicians to see.