In Ren's interview with (The Charismatic voice) he does all the studio/sound engineering work for the band (TBP), his collabs and himself. He explains the painful, tedious and long process of cleaning up all their live videos. He will take and break down each separate note and clip it or extend it in case the microphone picked up to loud on the drums and to quiet on one of the guitars or voices. He balances it all out to sound good, still live but cleaned up. This is why this man needs no record label, he can do everything himself. They can offer him nothing. But if he wants to put out music more frequently, he will have to start delegating some of his work out. He has his camera guys, his assistant and his PR women. He will have to hire more people to do some of the other work. His fans are spoiled now and want more of his music. Some of us are not reactors, so we have heard (many times) every scrap of music Ren has done.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Wow! Yes, he definitely needs to get some help... as he's become more famous, he won't be able to do it all, or it will come at the cost of his health. Even healthy people can't live in stress all the time. It's not good for you.

@andy2950

6 ай бұрын

​@MrsRealistic And just the other day, he announced that he had "accidentally" created the bones of a new album with all new songs.

@Sjeeh

6 ай бұрын

@@andy2950 Yes i saw that too. I think his ADHD makes him to want to go on and on too. Music is his medicine i think.

@sunshynff

5 ай бұрын

Just for the record, no pun intended, the only way an artist is considered a "signed artist", is if they're signed by one of the "big three" labels, Universal Music Group, Sony or Warner Music, all others, whether they have a label or not, are considered "Indie artists", or Independent, officially by the music industry. There are hundreds of record labels from... almost as big as one of the big 3, in fact some work under the umbrella of one of the big 3 sort of as a minor league of sorts, all the way down to independent labels that might just have one or two artists, or artists that start their own label and bring other artists on they dig. Ren did release Sick Boi with a label "The Other Songs", an independent label that's part of a conglomerate of independent labels from different countries called "Blended". Their goal is to provide smaller independent artist with a means to get their music heard by the world, while not costing them too much, and the artists being able to retain 100% creative control when making the music and 100% of ownership after the music is released, it's a pretty cool deal! That's not to take away from the massive amounts of work Ren has done himself as an artist, or the care he takes with each note that you spoke of. Here's the links to both those labels if ya want to check them out............. ✌💚 www.theothersongs.com www.theothersongs.com/blended

I love how his posture changes and he elongates his neck when he gets those super high notes.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Yes! He knows how to move his body to make his voice do what he wants!

I like how you say, "It's the Big Push so you know it's good." I agree. I love the sound they had on this one. I also love that they left the silliness in at the beginning. It is fun to hear Ren laugh and see him smile!.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

I would love to see bloopers... that would be a blast 🤣 We rarely get to see him smile and I agree, it's lovely.

@rveino2978

6 ай бұрын

👍🤟🔥

@schuhschrank947

6 ай бұрын

Mrs. Realistic said "It's The Big Push so you know it's gonna be good." It is not only Ren, there are two other amazing talents.

@matildafishes9931

6 ай бұрын

​​@@schuhschrank947- My apologies. You're right. Thanks! I fixed my post.

@schuhschrank947

6 ай бұрын

@@matildafishes9931 ❤️

The original version did have a chorus and verse sung in French And when Ren sings at the end in his upper register was sung by a female in the original . This rooftop location was accessed out of Gorans bedroom window and was also used for the opening scene of the video murderer whe Ren was punching the punch bag and climbed through the window . The roof also features in the middle of the video for Losing It when Ren was sitting at the end of the roof holding a Go pro on an extension pole Rapping tripple time

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Oh great info! Thanks! I always wanted a flat like that when I was younger! How fun!

Gorran taking that sip of Red is Everything to set a mood! ❤

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

So smooth, not a beat was missed!

If you haven’t already, check out The Big Push’s Oh My Woman. Not many lyrics, but the music is banging (with Ren on bass, I think) and the video is an absolute trip.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the request! I haven't done that one yet...😊👍

What I Like not one Genre alone .you never know what your going to get .

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Very true! They do such varied music!

Apart from the performance, the other thing I like is, if you look at the table, that they are well into the second bottle of red. It's the only drink for me. A group of friends chillin' on the roof top.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Exactly... just vibin'... like nothings going on... except making perfect music!

When I accidentally stumbled across Ren earlier this year I was just looking for an escape...something to turn my mind off...never imagined the journey it would take me on into music and lyrics way beyond my lifetime of experiences...thank you Mrs. Realistic for this one.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

I'm in the same boat! Never thought I'd find a love for music again as much as I have!

Romain said on a live stream it is a soprano or C-minor ukulele.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Ahah!! I was thinking that, but the shape was different! Thanks!

@sunshynff

5 ай бұрын

​@@MrsRealistic ....Me too, a lot of people, myself included at first, didn't even consider the possibility, because like you said, it doesn't look like your typically shaped ukulele. Second, this may be my American bias showing, but when I think ukulele I think of one of two things...either some country folk in a rural area, playing some sort of folk music or a jug band with spoons and a washboard, or either a street musician down on Bourbon St. in Nawlins...lol. When I see a well dressed, handsome French gentlemen, drinking a little wine, and killing it on a tiny guitar with his buddies, I do NOT think....Oh a ukulele!! I honestly thought it was a mandolin at first, but the give away is mandolin's have 8 strings, ukulele 4.

Imagine living beside this roof top and how blessed you would be with their music.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's like a free concert... Best neighbors ever!

🥰

Bravo

At 4:10 ... mostly Rens mastering the audio tracks with such attention to detail... as usual!

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Should we be surpassed Surprised? He can do EVERYTHING!

I have watched this and many other The Big Push videos many times,...But i have only just noticed Gorran (bass) is well into a second bottle of Red and playing and singing just incredibly well !,..They are all so talented !

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Ha ha! I think I'd be in trouble if I drank that much!

One of my Favs!

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

It's beautiful!!

Another great reaction. This is one of my top 3 for TBP. Great vibes and what a nice setting for evening drinks. The neighbours are blessed. Also if you love their harmonies, try 'Swan Song' and 'Englishman in New York,' both are beautiful live versions.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

I have those in the queue...😊👍I love their music... and I hope their neighbors appreciated the genius they got to witness!

Song from my childhood ❤

@MrsRealistic

5 ай бұрын

I wasn't aware that the original was made so long ago...I would have been 24 😁

The Manu Chao version is a cover too, of two old songs mashed together.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Oh cool! Thanks for that info! 😊👍

This is one of the songs that didn't make it over the pond apparently, because if you ask anyone btw 30 and 50 over here in Europe, they know this song. And that thing is a Ukulele.

@MrsRealistic

Ай бұрын

But it's made it over the pond now! ;)

I help take care of a 79-year-old disabled woman, to whom I introduced some of Ren's and The Big Push's music--selectively choosing songs I thought she'd like. I played her Bongo Bong, Swan Song, Praise You and Why My Woman (which has a '50's doo-wop vibe). Not only did she like them, but she asked me to play them repeatedly. So I obliged, lol. Her favorite is Bongo Bong, which she refers to as "the monkey song." Great reaction, btw! Edit: Forgot to mention that she also loves their live-in-the-laundromat version of These Boots Are Made For Walking, because she's a huge Frank and Nancy Sinatra fan.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

That's a fabulous story! She clearly has impeccable taste! She sounds like a wonderful woman. God bless her!

@ClearTheRubble7

6 ай бұрын

@@MrsRealistic She has dementia, and I discovered that music and old classic movies tend to ground her and calm her down a bit. And since Ren's music has proven to be therapeutic for so many people, I thought I'd administer dosages of Ren songs to her. 🤠 (I don't have a doctor's approval, but I think this music is over-the-counter...) She doesn't remember a lot of things, but she does recognize Ren's name and that she likes his music. Her other go-to artists are the Bee Gees, the Beatles and Linda Ronstadt, so I play a lot of them, too.

@Jacorat

6 ай бұрын

I’m only 7 years younger than the lady you look after. I discovered Ren about 9 months ago and I’m hooked - by him and TBP. I’ve yet to hear a song or see a performance I don’t like. I think Ren could save the world if we can just convert enough folk. 💜

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

@@Jacorat amen to that!!

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

@@ClearTheRubble7 music is huge when it comes to dementia... I've heard a lot about that

I’m so glad you enjoyed it, this is in my top 5 songs ever!!! Great reaction and always appreciate your genuine response to the content 🤟🤟🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Aww thanks! Yes, I loved this one!

Lovely 😊😊😊

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😁👍

Je ne t'aime plus, mon amour. Thank you 🙏❤ Mrs. Realistic ❤ for your 🎸🎸🎸🥁 The Big Push - Bongo Bong reaction! #thebigpush #ren #rengill #gorrankendall #romainaxisa #glennchambers #manuchao #manonegra #bongobong #jenetaimeplus

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the lyrics! So it's a bit of a sad song then!!

@sorenm.lairdsorries7547

6 ай бұрын

Je ne t'aime plus, mon amour is artistic Dada-istic and the performance is upbeat, but the lyrics, yes, are sad. Fits Rens bill, I'd say @@MrsRealistic

Hope you are having a wonderful day as well. :) I adore everything about this one and play it often. It's such a boppy vibe. Did you notice how smoothly Gorran sipped a bit of wine timed perfectly before his bass line started. I don't know anything about the original but have read in some comments that Romain is playing a Ukelele (?) and the french has something to do with "I don't love you anymore"... 🤷

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Yes! That was totally smooth! 😁 I'm going to have to look it up...I caught a few words here and there, "amore" so I knew it was something about love...🤣👍

A Ren day is always a good day!!!

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

🙏 Amen!!

@ChristopherRobertHills

6 ай бұрын

I'm still waiting for his collab with Metallica though..@@MrsRealistic

This is my grAndaughters favourite she loves the boi as she calls Ren 😂 she's only 1 and a half year old 😍

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Well she's got impeccable taste for an 18 month old!! Raising her right!! 👏👏👏

@sampanther8854

6 ай бұрын

@@MrsRealistic 😂😂👍❤️✌️

Romain is playing the sopran Mandolin ...it is an 17th century italian instrument from the lute family, the bigger versions with lower register are called "Mandola"...the name is refering to the form of the corpus which has the shape of an "almond" = "mandorla" in Italian

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

I thought it was a ukulele...(as some have said in other comments) don't mandolins have 8 strings?

@michaelgrabner8977

6 ай бұрын

@@MrsRealistic An Ukelele has the curved corpus shape of a guitar but in small size and a Mandolin´s corpus is "oval" shaped = "almond shaped" ...just look at the shape of Romain´s instrument. Dispite that an Ukele has a different sound anyway although it has the same register than like a sopran Mandolin and that is caused by the different corpus shapes those 2 have . A classic Mandolin has 4 strings g-d-a-e but there is also a version with 6 strings adding = h string + another but lower g string - called = "portuguese Half-round Mandolin" but that isn´t at the sopran register but lower and therefore a slight bigger sized instrument almost as big as like the in my previous comment mentioned "Mandola" which also has just 4 strings. I will just add that there are 2 different designs for Mandolins = either with a round backside beginning right from the front plate = "the classic lute design" - and the socalled "violine design" = where the backside is not directly connected with the frontplate and therefore by far not that rounded because there is a 45 degree plate between frontplate and the backside and such a "violine design Mandolin" is played by Romain.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

@@michaelgrabner8977 wow, thanks for that info!! I appreciate you taking the time to explain! Someone had mentioned it was a "pineapple ukulele"... and Romain had said something about a ukulele in a live stream. So now I'm more confused. 🤣

@michaelgrabner8977

6 ай бұрын

@@MrsRealistic I looked up the pinnaple ukelele...it is quite similar to a sopran mandolin..but the strings are g-c-e-a tuned and the strain of the strings is way softer than the strain of mandolin strings But from the looks it is quite similar/quite the same to a violin design Mandolin so it is possible that Romain played that instead. I admit I didn´t know the pinnaple ukelele (original name is actually "Kamaka") until I looked it up right now.. I just knew the avarage one which is guitar shaped. And during my research I also came across about some comments of people who couldn´t decide if they should take a Kamaka or a sopran Mandolin..which is for me an indicator that those 2 have to be in sound extremely similiar instruments anyway besides their different string tuning and the different strain on the strings.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

@@michaelgrabner8977 I guess we're both learning some things then 😉😆

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this video!!! Every time I see it, I just want to be on a rooftop in the U.K. on a breezy summer evening, drinking some wine and listening to great music with a few close friends. FYI...This is the rooftop is one you can access from an apartment the three of them rented during covid lockdowns (Gorran or Romain might have been living there already, not 💯on that, but all three lived there for about a year) so they didn't have to get tested every time they wanted to practice. It's also the same rooftop seen in the beginning of the "Murderer" video, where Ren is hitting the heavy bag. Great reaction as usual!! ✌💚

@MrsRealistic

5 ай бұрын

That's just how I felt! It looked like so much fun! Someone had mentioned that it was a roof top from the apartment. How cool is THAT?! I never had a place that cool when I was young living on my own 😄 That's something I definitely miss about my younger years is just hanging with friends like this. I really don't have any close friends anymore. My best friend lives in Canada. 😭

@sunshynff

5 ай бұрын

​ @MrsRealistic ...It wasn't in a cool town like Brighten, U.K. or even a cool big city in the U.S., it was a smaller town barely in the suburbs, almost in the sticks/farmland, about half hour Southwest of the Lou (St. Louis). But I was fortunate enough to rent a place that was a 2-1/2 story 120 year old building that was crammed in between a bunch of other buildings on the towns main street, in my youth. The main floor was a restaurant/bar, then the upstairs and attic (converted to bedroom) was our apartment. It used to be a bar/saloon with our version of the infamous Madam Lulu White and her lovely ladies running a business upstairs in the late 1800s, if you know what I mean...lol. I digress though, anyway, the building between mine and the building one over from me, was only a one story business, so my apartment and the one on the other side of the business had French doors that opened to that rooftop!! Not quite as big as the one in this video, but big enough for a couple BBQ pits, 6-8 patio chairs and table, and had a small parapet wall so you wouldn't fall down to the street if you've had too much vino or cold brews 🫨😂 I was just out of a 2yr college program, and bartending to put myself through paramedic school and the firefighter academy, one of my roommates and the couple that rented the apartment on the other side of our roof, all worked at the same restaurant/bar that I did (not the one we lived above), so we would spend many an evening chatting and playing or listening to music up there, or hosting after work get togethers. Plus the town had a lot of festival type events during the summer months, where they'd close main street and have live music and what not. Soooooooooooooo many fond memories!!! OMG, that seems like a lifetime ago, It really does, my kids are out on their own and wonderful in so many ways, but are also spoiled little shits at times, and don't call or visit ever, My son's mom passed years ago, and my ex wife is my best friend and her little clever ass moved to Belize full time when covid hit. So I feel ya on not having any friends to hang with anymore, I'm in a boring tiny ranch house. But I try not to complain, there are soooo many in the world suffering that would kill to sleep in my garage, much less have a home. OMG again, I'm soooooo sorry I rambled, too much coffee too early, I'm sitting here and tearing up, having just took a stroll down memory lane on you're dime. sorry about that, feel free to send me a bill for the therapy session. 😂 Have a great weekend!! ✌️💚

@MrsRealistic

5 ай бұрын

@@sunshynff That'll be $200 😄 KIDDING! I love when my subscribers share their stories with me! That apartment sounds amazing! I've had some odd living situations... but nothing that was super cool like that! I grew up from the age of 13-20 in the Yukon, so the majority of my good memories were from all night sunlit bush parties! 😄 it didn't get dark in the summer really at all and the sun would just dip below the horizon for maybe an hour before it was coming back up again. Plus the northern lights in the winter were spectacular. But by age 20 I had had enough of the 50 below temps in the winter 🥶 So back to BC I went!

@sunshynff

5 ай бұрын

@@MrsRealistic ....I hate the cold, but I would put up with it for a couple nights just to experience bush parties and northern lights!! Sounds like quite the fond memory to me!

@MrsRealistic

5 ай бұрын

@@sunshynff If you ever get the chance to travel somewhere that has northern lights you should! It's so beautiful. And just like in the summer, the opposite happens and it's only light for a few hours in the day... get up and go to work or school in the dark and go home in the dark. I don't like that part! But the long days in the summer are great... unless you're trying to sleep at 10pm... you'll need blackout curtains 😄 It actually gets really hot there in the summer... very dry, lots of forest fires. Similar climate to southern California.

Manu Chao has a french section as well. In typical TBP fashion, it's switched up into their style, but yes, it's a very on point version cover.

Romain is playing a ukulele, a type of lute that usually has 4 unpaired strings. It's definitely not a mandolin, a type of lute with 8 strings, paired in 4 courses. Using pairs of strings makes it easier to sustain notes and chords with tremolo picking.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

That's what I was thinking, but the shape was different than what I usually think of when I see a ukulele. I knew that it wasn't a mandolin because of the 4 strings. Thanks for the info!😊👍

@Jacorat

6 ай бұрын

I’m not musical but I thought it was a lute. 😀

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

@@Jacorat I could have thought the same thing!!

I love this one!! These boys did a great job with this song, sound is awesome. I even enjoy the original by Manu Chao which is really great.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

It's beautiful... they never disappoint!!

What a band! Just love this track so much and am really pleased you have done it ( at last :) ) Lovely reaction as well.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yes this one was just lovely!!

Romain Axisa is a French from Toulouse 😊

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Yes, I had heard that, that's why the French part was perfect for him! I looked it up after and there was a version done with French in it. 😊👍

Please checkout Swan Song by these guys. I do believe the video of them singing was their first.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! I've got that on the list!! 😊👍

This is mint, listed to this regular, such a talented group of people

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

They're fabulous!!

Great reaction love and respect from the UK 👍👍🌟😀😀 amazing channel 👍

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Thanks again Dave!!

The instrument Romain is playing is a mandolin.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

I thought that at first too but a mandolin has 8 strings. I found out it's a ukulele! 😊👍

Like you said, just a joy to listen too ;)

Kinda surprised you didn’t do this one already. Glad you got to it. These guys are special. Really hope they get back together to make more great content.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

There's so much to listen to! I'm all over the map 🤣👍

I think Ren gets pretty low in Man’s World. I love the location they chose to do this in.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

YES!! That's what I was thinking of! Thank you!!

@kimzwolinski9919

6 ай бұрын

@@MrsRealistic 👍😁

@sunshynff

5 ай бұрын

This is the rooftop that you can access from an apartment the three of them rented during covid lockdowns (Gorran or Romain might have been living there already, not 💯on that, but all three lived there for about a year) so they didn't have to get tested every time they wanted to practice. It's also the same rooftop seen in the beginning of the "Murderer" video, where Ren is hitting the heavy bag.

If you look closely you will notice this is the same location for the start to Murder.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Someone else had mentioned that. What a cool flat to have a place like that to hang out!

🪘🪘♥👌

Totally formidably fallen fir ms Realistic,- head of heels 😊

👍 🤓🇸🇪

❤❤

Fantastic reaction if you want a laugh check out... Behind the push Icarus.. there are a couple of behind the scenes material 👍👍

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Oh that would be a blast, thanks!

Hey,,,,..o😊

HAHA! King of the bongos and the percussionist is missing :)

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

I didn't even think of that!! 🤣🤣🤣🙌

You’re 😎

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

I'm confused...😉

pineapple ukelele

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

That is a Mandolin that Romain is playing.

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

I think a mandolin has 8 strings 👍

Ukulele 😁🤟🏼

I THINK he is playing a eukalale? (however you spell it)

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

I think you're right! 👍😊

I didn't subscribe, that's how it was with the first Ren reactions. My subscription is now there. I'll catch up on the Contend.

@MrsRealistic

2 күн бұрын

Thank you 😊

It's a Ukulele. My wife plays one 😁

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

I love it! Thanks!

Mandolin

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

I believe a mandolin has 8 strings tho 😉👍

@davidarmes747

6 ай бұрын

@@MrsRealistic I believe your right

Ukulele

Ukulele maybe

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

Yes, I've since discovered that it was a "pineapple ukulele" 😁👍

Oh dear, how sad, no music.

@piwaka50

6 ай бұрын

Huh, did you forget to turn your sound on? or did your hearing aids die ?😜

@MrsRealistic

6 ай бұрын

No one else had an issue... perhaps your sound is off?