EP24 - Crystalline by The Midnight (Reaction + Lyric and Production Analysis)
We're back with the second song from Nocturnal: Crystalline. This epic jam has it all, sick guitar, wailing sax, mythical lyrics and of course synths galore. We analyze the lyrics, production and hear from Tim and Tyler about how this song was created.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro and Song Listen
06:30 Song Background
08:13 Lyric Breakdown
13:34 Production Breakdown
16:41 Community Thoughts
Listen to Crystalline: • The Midnight - Crystal...
Interview Snippets from DownToJam: • DownToJam Interviews -...
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Our interview with the Midnight: • The Midnight Interview...
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EP 21 - Sometimes She Smiles: • EP21 - Sometimes She S...
EP 20 - Bend: • EP20 - Bend by The Mid...
EP 19 - Comet: • EP19 - Comet (Bonus Tr...
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This song is so special to me, every late night drive has the song
@AfterTheMidnight
Жыл бұрын
It is so so good! Thank you for watching. :)
💥🥰👍💖❄️Me Loving ALL SONGS / ALL The Music Of My Favorite THE MIDNIGHT ❣️🥰👍 Takes Me Back To The 80's ( Was Born 1987) But This Kinda Music Is Always And Foreva Alive ! Just Timeless ! Just Great And Awesome. . . . It's Just THE MIDNIGHT 🌃💖🥰👍
This is my favorite song by The Midnight. Love that line “the problem with believers, they let anyone in the door. The problem with deceivers is all the bodies buried under the floor boards.” Then goes right into that late night sax solo in a very Phil Collins way. Just a beautiful track that takes me to a very visual place, if that makes any sense.
@AfterTheMidnight
Жыл бұрын
Same here. There’s just something about it. -Zach
My favourite song by midnight? Impossible to say. Days of thunder, crystalline, shadows, sunset, comeback kid, endless summer, memories...uff..too many too much inspiring for me and close to my heart and my memory.
I’ve loved this song since I first heard it. The soundscape, the melody & the lyrics are just perfection, and then the drums kick in!! 😍
I always felt like the structure of this song with the slow buildup and then drum break before it really picks up was a clear reference to Phil Collins' track "In The Air Tonight". Happy to see it confirmed!
As a midnight fan boy, this is one of the songs that inspired me to want to learn the sax… i’m one year into it and know all of the midnight Saxophone parts. So inspiring 🎷
Your video made me fall in love with this song yet again! Just got an amazing Sound system arranged and installed, first song I played was this! Great job you guys👍🏻
I really love your guys reaction, especiall every swing with the rhythm❤
So much in love with this dark neony aesthetic of The Midnight. Frreeeeaaaakingly amazing tunes from 'Crystalline'😇. Kudos to your hard work and research. You guys are awesome🙏🏼. Long Live THE 80s! Long Live SYNTHWAVE!! Long Live THE MIDNIGHT!!!!
@AfterTheMidnight
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
What an absolute F'N song!! WoW
@AfterTheMidnight
Жыл бұрын
So good! We appreciate you watching. 😊😊
That Unique Stabs At The Start is so Cool 💙 And The Sax Solo 🙌🏼😌
@AfterTheMidnight
Жыл бұрын
The Sax slaps!! 🎷
F minor, hell yeah!
Current obsession, this song. Personally, I feel it's kind of a James Bond/Vesper Lynd kind of vibe. The lass is caught up in some shady stuff, the guy gets trapped in it, betrayed, hurt. I can see the whole thing in my head, from when they meet on the train, to where he's bleeding out in the alleyway, and she's finding her next mark on a new train... Or maybe he's not bleeding out, and is going to stop her, and break the cycle? Who knows? Up to the Midnight, and up to the listener. All I know is there's some epic shootouts and car chases in the sax solos!
@AfterTheMidnight
Жыл бұрын
Love your interpretation! Thanks for sharing. 💜
So glad you guys are back! This song always pictures scenes in my mind. It's soo cinematic.
@AfterTheMidnight
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Happy to be back ☺️
YES. Crystalline is another GREAT track from The Midnight. What a way to follow up on the masterpiece Shadows
Hi my favorite song by the midnight is shadows. It’s really hard for me to choose one but that’s just one that I get lost in easily. I could listen to it over and over without getting tired of it. ❤
@AfterTheMidnight
Жыл бұрын
Shadows is so good! Have you seen our video on it? -Zach
@blairnikayla7753
Жыл бұрын
@@AfterTheMidnight I saw the shorter version on instagram 🙂
Love the stank faces during the solo sections! 🤘
❤❤❤❤🎹🎷🎶🔊🔊
Man I love this song its a hell of a tune and those toms are glorious!
@AfterTheMidnight
Жыл бұрын
The sax absolutely wails on this track! 🔥🔥🔥
Ah yes, the sax solo that turned me into a midnighter.
😊😊😊❤❤❤
Great track and great break down!
@AfterTheMidnight
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! ☺️
I never really gave Nocturnal a chance. That's going to change! I'm ready to get lost
@AfterTheMidnight
Жыл бұрын
It is so good! The name fits the vibe of the album perfectly. -Zach
One question please.. What's your top favorite 80's retrosynth band?? Like for me it's "a-ha".
A true banger!
@AfterTheMidnight
Жыл бұрын
Such a good track! Thanks for watching buddy.
Midnight drives at San Diego
@AfterTheMidnight
Жыл бұрын
That sounds like a dream. 💭
Will you please react to The Lady of Heaven movie Trailer next? ☺️
@AfterTheMidnight
Жыл бұрын
Hey! Thank you for your suggestion. We would love to react to that on our sister channel, @WaveReact!