HEY! TEACHER! | Worship Drummer Reacts to "Teacher, Teacher" by JINJER
After the Vortex video got blocked, I've been hesitant about doing live versions of songs so I went with the official video for Teacher, Teacher. This was incredible.
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Tatiana said about this song quote "The idea behind the song is about people that dictate their agenda by means of their status, position, or just their Internet claim to fame in order to impose their opinion on to others but those opinions aren't based on experience nor knowledge." so its not aimed even at religion particularly just at anyone who speaks an oppinion on a topic and tries to impose it on others witout good knowledge.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
That's interesting.
@demopem
4 ай бұрын
Yes. Her lyrics is very often allegorical. So it's not about an actual school or teachers (catholic or otherwise), it's more the "school of life" with its multitude of self-proclaimed "preachers".
@dancoots8225
Ай бұрын
Yes and no. There are clear and overt references to religion in the lyrics. While it may not be SOLELY about religion and it still applies in all those other arenas, I think it's also to highlight that within the religious structure this type of thing is too prevalent. It can go both ways.
Tatiana went to University and has a degree in Literature and was in line to be a teacher. Instead she followed her music. She said in an interview years ago that her mom really wanted her to teach.
@geoff2027
22 күн бұрын
She and the band do teach.....all of us.
Another journey brought to us by Jinjer! I love how they don't follow any rules or standard structures when they write songs, every one is different and all are amazing!
Yes, this is the studio track cut together with live footage from several performances. There are lots of layers in the vocals and guitars.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
Nice
This is my favorite Jinjer song. I hope it's in their set when I see them in a couple weeks.
@ericpeterson7512
4 ай бұрын
Milwaukee? Or Tempe? I'm flying to Milwaukee from Alabama.
You should watch the interview that Elisabeth of The Charismatic Voice did with Tatiana. She said that the other three come up with the instrumental music in a way that she finds completely tedious, so she doesn't take part in it. Instead, she gets demos of the songs, and (after a lot of procrastination) she comes up with vocal lines and lyrics that she writes *in Russian*!! After that, she translates the lyrics to English that in some magical way fall into place with rhymes and all. Amazing!
@barefootalien
4 ай бұрын
Well... sometimes. She also often writes directly in English (I think she said that's her normal process, but occasionally she writes in Russian and translates.)
@allenhuling598
4 ай бұрын
It's a great interview for sure!!🤘
@ericpeterson7512
4 ай бұрын
Her process is kinda magical. It doesn't seem like it should work at all--but listen to the results! She actually FORGETS HOW TO SCREAM if she doesn't do it all the time. She has to relearn it every time, and she says it comes back differently each time. Say what?! She said she actually liked it better before than it is now. She'll probably have to do it again for this new album! Tatiana is a unicorn, and I intend to see them live as many times as possible. It's jaw dropping, and God knows how long she can keep that up. I pray it's for many more decades. They tour hard, and she does not warm up or do anything special to take care of her voice. I almost wish I could send her to Melissa Cross, the "screaming coach to the stars." Bless and keep you, Tati!
@JariJuslin
4 ай бұрын
The amount of practice needed to stay on the top tier can be daunting. Kai Hahto of Wintersun and Nighwish says he plays two hours every day, otherwise he starts losing touch.
@JariJuslin
4 ай бұрын
The Russian language tradition for literature and poetry is renowned, but also differs from contemporary anglosphere quite a lot. I'm wondering if this adds a twist to her lyrics. What is certain that they are more poetry than soundbites.
Saw Jinjer live a while back in Pensacola in a small club type venue. They were f'ing awesome.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
Amazing
@neilpatrickhairless
4 ай бұрын
Jinjer are a legendary small / medium sized venue band. I would much rather see them in a hole in the wall underground metal venue than any stadium or festival
@ericpeterson7512
4 ай бұрын
@@neilpatrickhairlessabsolutely. I saw them in Destin last year at Club LA and it was incredible. They only have three US dates announced this year, and one of em is at the Sick New World festival in Vegas (hard pass). I just decided to bite the bullet and book a flight from Alabama to Milwaukee to catch their 4/23 show. Only live once!
The band's bassist said that he buys special strings for his guitar only in one place in Milan. These are very rare strings.
@ericpeterson7512
4 ай бұрын
Hmm that's interesting. I didn't realize Eugene used anything out of the ordinary. I'll have to check that out. In general Jinjer usually tune their guitars to Drop A, which is AEADG on the bass. The four high strings are just like regular A440 tuning, then you drop the lowest string a full step. Eugene often uses basses with fanned frets, aka multi-scale. This gives better tension on that low A string when it's tuned down low like that. It is pretty wiggly though!
@Powerfulpuffball
4 ай бұрын
He’s said multiple times that he uses daddarrio nickel 45-135. That must’ve been a long time ago
Jinjer plays in Drop A with the exception of The early EPs and First Album (Cloud Factory) which were in Drop C tuning.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
Dang that's low.
@mikedanger6323
4 ай бұрын
@@teckreactions The strings are not going to be floppy. Roman's guitar in this video is a OD Guitars Venus Multiscale with a 27" to 25.5 scale with something like a 70 gauge low string.
@ericpeterson7512
4 ай бұрын
Yeah Drop A is just regular A440 tuning, but with the low B string dropped a full step to A. AEADG. It's specifically for 5-string basses and 7-string guitars (some guitarists tune 6-strings that way too). Like Drop-D but on a 5-string. The rest of the strings have regular tension, and the use of multi-scale guitars helps the tension on that low string, for both guitar and bass. Eugene hits that low A hard, though, and I'm pretty sure he has quite low action, so it sometimes rattles and grinds, like in the first few notes of this song. It's an awesome sound. I keep my action as low as possible for the same reason: I love that grind! I learned it from Geddy!
@mikedanger6323
4 ай бұрын
@@ericpeterson7512 On a six string it is going to be A E A D F# G. All the strings have regular tension. You compensate for dropping the low string by using a heavier gauge string.
@Robertsmith-dy3sh
4 ай бұрын
@@ericpeterson7512 Drop A tuning is A E A D F# B as opposed to standard tuning which is E A D G B E
"What does her shirt say?....Utah....?" Lol Stay Metal 666 I laughed unreasonably hard when you said "...Utah?...."
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
I couldn't see it!
It's nice to see that finally someone has both a deep understanding of what's going on, but at the same time obviously really enjoys the music. Especially that as a drummer you clearly enjoy the drums but at the same time appreciate all the other instruments. For me, you are the most balanced reacteur on KZread. Would subscribe again if I could ;) Keep up the good work!
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
I appreciate that!
IIRC Vlad did compose many elements in their latest album, not just the drum parts. I think Roman the guitarist was the main composer for their previous albums.
The tuning of the guitar is probably Drop-A (A-E-a-D-F♯-B). But you can't just detune a standard guitar! The strings would flop around like wet pasta. You basically have to add a very thick string for the low A and move all other one space down. Also for a defined and crisp tone, it helps to have a lot longer scale, that would be called a baritone guitar. If you look closely, you'll notice that Roman is playing a custom built fan-fretted guitar with o longer scale at the bass side, and a standard scale at at the treble. It's the best of both worlds with good definition for the tick strings and smaller string spacing for chords and soloing at the thin strings.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
Oh cool. I wasn't aware that was a thing!
@higuk999
4 ай бұрын
@@teckreactions yep guage of strings can be changed to get rid of the slack of lower tunings
@Double_J_48629
4 ай бұрын
and yet his newest Jacksons are stripped-down basic AF 😂 (at least they _appear_ to be) must be letting his pedals do the heavy lifting
@ericpeterson7512
4 ай бұрын
Isn't he using Jacksons now? I thought he got an endorsement deal with them. I haven't seen any album progress videos, so I haven't seen what he's using in the studio.
@Double_J_48629
4 ай бұрын
@@ericpeterson7512 you are 100% right -- apparently i had a stupid moment 🤣🤦♂ idk why i was thinking ESP. (fixed) regardless -- my point about "stripped down" still stands: kzread.info/dash/bejne/e2umwdJwYru2crA.html&pp=ygURamluamVyIHJvbWFuIGdlYXI%3D
Shirt says Stay Metal 666. Im sure you know that by now. I have that same shirt and wore it to my first Jinjer concert and Tatiana said to me, i hate that shirt. Lol. 😂 why i dont know. This was in Albuquerque in 2021. Then saw them again in 2022 in Phoenix. This year i wanted to see them in Tempe this Thursday but couldnt make it. Great reaction. Hope to see more. 🤘🔥
U are probably the only one that got what Eugene was doing at the end lol they always says what is making that noise! Great reaction
I wish the backwards stick debate went on at our church. We play in a 100+ yr old sanctuary and we do everything to keep the drums from overwhelming everything else. Hotrods or brushes, shields around the cymbals. At least we got rid of the full fish tank drum cage.... Another great reaction thanks, Matt.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
Fish tank drum cage isn't terrible. Our church has four campuses and each one has a different way of treating the drums depending on the space it's in. Sometimes you just have to tell the drummers, "hold your stick the right way and play a little lighter." If they're not making it about the overall experience for the congregants and insist they know what's best for the drums to come through, they're not there for the right reason.
@goldenkurlz
4 ай бұрын
@@teckreactions I agree 100%. We have the fortunate circumstance if having a ton of talented people who are all in a great head and heart space when it comes to LEADING worship (as opposed to playing worship or performing). Unfortunately, that cage was hot as all get out, you could barely see out of it, and it was barely big enough for a full kit plus mics and stands. And then we had to squeeze the drummer in there. Also, as a bass player, not being able to feel the drums next to me and only hear them in ear made me hate the cage. They do have their place, though.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
@@goldenkurlz That's fair. Sometimes those cages can be a hinderance if not created properly. Ours has a fan and it's own ventilation system.
@ericpeterson7512
4 ай бұрын
@@goldenkurlzI'm with you on the cage. We play out in bars, but one last year had a cage, and our drummer hated it. He said the lights were all reflecting off it and he couldn't see. We called him "the boy in the bubble" lol. Plus it is acoustically isolating. For a rock stage performance I don't think it's great. Bill Bruford liked it. I guess ya do what ya gotta do.
Yeah you gotta watch those Jinjer 'Endings' they can catch you off guard. Till the logo comes up, they aint done.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
Noted
That coda has a little "Tarkus" vibe. Love that...
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
What's Tarkus?
@jasminejo2424
4 ай бұрын
@@teckreactions its by emerson lake and palmer funilly enough well loved by a lot of the people in early video game music and you can hear its influences in most battle themes in older games
@jonathanlocke6404
4 ай бұрын
@@teckreactions Old Emerson, Lake & Palmer album...
@ericpeterson7512
4 ай бұрын
Ooh, interesting take. I love Tarkus. Wasn't that battle theme based on Aaron Copland?
Love your breakdowns. Jinjer never fails. Thanks! The drum playthrough for, As I Boil Ice, is very good. By the way, I agree 100% with your opinion on religion. Another reason I like you. Cheers!
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
Religion is silly. A personal relationship with Jesus is where it's at.
@darinhusk366
4 ай бұрын
@@teckreactions couldn't agree more!
Pink Floyd. "We Don't Need No Education"
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
THAT'S THE ONE! I was confusing that with "Schools Out" by Alice Cooper.
@dmj4966
4 ай бұрын
@@teckreactions that's a fun song tho, Alice supposedly evil back in the day but mostly just smart a**
@module79l28
4 ай бұрын
I hope you know that's not the title of the song...😉
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
@@module79l28 Another Brick in the Wall. I knew what they meant
@dmj4966
4 ай бұрын
@@module79l28 I do, but the line was referenced...
Watch the actual video for Vortex and Judgement and Punishment
All of their stuff from their King of Everything album onward has been in drop A. Roman's guitar strings are 14-68 gauge to compensate for the lower tuning tension.
As you have noticed, they switch to other genres like jazz in the songs. Here you get some hip hop flavor. Try Judgement (and Punishment) for another one, I won't spoil it by telling you what that genre is. Music video or Tati vocal one take video. The only video I can think of, off the top of my head, where the drummer uses the sticks backwards, is "Only Love Can Save Me Now" by The Pretty Reckless feat Soundgarden's Matt Cameron and Kim Thayil. And , yes, Matt is using the backward stick in the left hand only, on the snare.
@Double_J_48629
4 ай бұрын
just as another example: Mike Portnoy has exclusively gone backward stick since forever. and the kicker? he _explicitly_ can't explain why 🤣🤣
You should to check out Bloodywood, I think you'll love the drums, Indian folk metal with rap elements.
Nice reaction, Jinjer lyrics are always pretty deep and meaningful and often tackle authoritarianism (check out Home Back which has a Bossa Nova section) but also mental well-being (as you have found with Pisces, Vortex and Perennial). As a suggestion you might want to try out Aric Improto’s play through of Copper Wasp. Also check out Matt Gastka’s play through or Red Misso or Monomyth and anything by Gojira with Mario Duplantier. Prog metal has some epic drummers including Brann Dailor of Mastodon and Baard Koltstad of Leprous (not as heavy as the name suggests) plus the Goat of polyrhythms Danny Carey of Tool. Enjoy and keep the reactions coming.
We've heard and seen Vortex before. IDK about others, but I'd be interested in your reaction to it even if it's only audio (it's one of my favorites from Jinjer).
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
Will do.
Tyrion Lannister on bass? LOL! (Eugene). Yes, Tatiana was a teacher. Pink Floyd nod "Another Brick in The Wall Pt.2"
Awesome reaction! For a drummer reaction i would actually have suggested to start with Teacher, Teacher. And now i will ear even more the "china offbeat" that i was liking without really knowing it was there. Really cool that you are the first one that i've seen bringing up the chords on the Bass.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
Rock on!
If I can recommend a non-Jinjer drum playthrough that might be interesting, it would be "ANKOR - Darkbeat [Drum Playthrough by ELENI NOTA]". You could look for the official music clip first to react to the song, then look for the drum playthrough and watch Eleni, the official drummer, play. She's a monster on the drums, it's unreal.
Maybe next time some old school Jinjer?: with five members, Tati with dreadlocks, another drummer, more straight to the face, Kiev underground, just for fun, to know were they came from and rapidly evolved into a world class frontrunner (Outlander, Cloud factory, Scissors, Sit stay and roll over, etc). Fine reaction again.
Tatiana has a diploma as a teacher of literature. But as far as I know she didn't work as a teacher actually. Except some educational practice I guess. Tatiana said once in interview that she can't be a good teacher for those who have seen her singing with the band. She's either teacher or singer and she chose the last one.
A good one with just the drummer is Under the Dome drum playthrough
I think they are tuned down to A...
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
Dang. That's LOWWWWWWW.
I think the male vocals in the gang vocal section is Max Morton, their producer, who is also a singer in his own musical projects. Not 100% sure, and her vocals are also layered in that part but Max does directly work with Tatiana on vocals in studio so I assume if there is a male vocal and not a pitched vocal of hers, its more than likely Max Morton
This song is about tells on the internet... social media... that gain followers... she's saying be careful who you follow because they may be fools... Great song. Great reaction. 😊
@teckreactions
3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
I think the song is in drop A
Respect for the religious nuance, spirit (no pun intended) over letter
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
Confused. Could you elaborate?
@dmj4966
4 ай бұрын
@@teckreactions your point about some religious people missing the point for the construct (I'm paraphrasing) and u mentioned Catholics specifically but people are still people so we all miss the lesson sometimes
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
@@dmj4966 I agree.
Sticks backwards...sometimes you have to suffer for your art!😂
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
I don't do it.
@sidstewart7399
4 ай бұрын
@@teckreactions it was a joke buddy🙄
Also: I don't think the recommendation had much to do with religion or lack thereof. This is one of the usual follow-ups for people who are getting into Jinjer and want to see more, especially people who appreciate a bit more complex song structures than the venerable Pisces.
My man. Yes sirrrrr
@jollyscotch
4 ай бұрын
This wasn't clear at all, but this was mostly to the ending statements. Honestly, the worship drummer reacts *insert metal band I love*, defiantly caught my attention. Your transparency was appreciated and I can't be alone in being grateful for it. Feels a little more comforting when you hear someone else feels and thinks similarly. Enjoy the channel sir! I might have to dive into this Discord at some point.
it's drop-a. has been since the KoE album. the 2 albums before that were in drop-c. yes, they do make some use of supplemental backing tracks (a harmonizing vocal here , a layered guitar section there ; but only supplemental) ; hence why you'll always see a laptop as part of Vlad's rig. Eugene has talked a little about how regardless of whatever experiments they play around with in the studio or the practice room , they always keep their minds on "but can we do this live?" and yes, Tatiana did go to university for teaching .... and then promptly decided she hates teaching 😂 even as a non-religious person, i can totally understand how the surface-level reading of the lyrics could be read as somewhat problematic .... _however_ it is indeed a metaphor with a much broader intent towards any sort of sanctimoniousness. final question: so i take you'll never buy/own a set of double-butted sticks? 😂
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
That's super low tuning. Interesting. I also went to college to teach music and quickly discovered it was not for me! The only sticks I own like that are for timbales, cow bell and wood blocks.
Guitar is tuned AEADF#B and the bass is AEADG
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
DANG
Drop-A ;) o_O Spat out a little of my tea when you tried to give "Another Brick in the Wall" to ALICE COOPER?!!... then I realised your mind had slipped to Cooper's "School's Out", so I let you off with it! LOL See, I'm so old I was alive when Floyd released "The Wall", I own all their albums, & still listen to some of them on the regular.... hence my tea-spit of disbelief at anyone not knowing "Another Brick in the Wall" immediately. Not for a reaction vid, but for your own knowledge & enjoyment, *please do* check out Eugene's bass playthrough vid for "Vortex" - it really is a 5-string drop-A #MasterClass - *all* the techniques, both-hands-always-busy-yet-always-in-service-to-the-piece, casually fingernail-raked chordals, glissandos-a-plenty to create that vortex wooziness, even some slap where few would think to place it. It really shows how a deeply musical bassist can make a single-guitarist heavy band sound HUGE: kzread.info/dash/bejne/m3aYvKuYpZbggJM.html This is well worth 4mins of attention from *any* musician imho ;)
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
Will do!
A lot of people say the backward stick is about the snare sound... but I think it's just as much about cymbals. Isn't it a lot easier to hit _through_ a cymbal with the heavier butt of a stick? I've also wondered if it's drummers with a marching background, since marching sticks are so chonky and thicc. Though Vlad _definitely does not_ have a marching snare background, lol. Far from it. Clay Aeschliman, drummer for Polyphia, did play in Drum Corps, though... and I never see him play backwards, that I can recall. Still, a lot of metal drummers play with backwards sticks, though, or alternate. I also think sometimes it's just because of needing to end a stick trick early, or one going slightly wrong, and you catch it backwards, or stop the spin backwards, and just have to play that way. Like, I've seen Ray Luzier (drummer for Korn) playing normally, then do a stick trick and be backwards for a while, then flip it back around to normal when he has time. I've even heard of a few drummers who specifically get double-butted sticks. Evgeny Novikov, drummer for Slaughter To Prevail always plays with the butt... but he beats the everloving crap out of his cymbals, especially his china, which is kind of where I started to suspect it's about cymbal hits.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
You just end up breaking cymbals at that point. You din’t have to hit harder to get more sound. You just need to hit them at the right angle and at the right velocity. The microphones do the rest. Vlad also doesn’t play with stick backwards regularly. So, this has been the only one I’ve seen him do it. But overall only seen a couple videos. I think it turned into more of a fad.
@barefootalien
4 ай бұрын
@@teckreactions Heh, yes, well, from what I've heard, Evgeny goes through chinas in about 2-3 concerts. xD But yeah, could also be a fad. Interestingly, a lot of drummers and/or drum teachers see a metal drummer hitting with the butt end, and are stunned and claim they'd never seen anyone do that before. While I'd say of the bands I watch a lot of videos of at least, it's right around 50/50, maybe even a slight majority. This points to it being a bit less likely to be a fad in my mind, or maybe just sort of an "underground" fad among drummers themselves? Very interesting. I've also never heard any truly convincing arguments about any measurable difference in sound... maybe someone needs to do an experiment? Or maybe drum techs and sound engineers consider this such obvious common knowledge that nobody's bothered. Or maybe the experiments have already been done... 🤔
@barefootalien
4 ай бұрын
@@teckreactions It also makes me wonder if it's more about the performative/visual aspect. Sure, the microphones might pick it up and do the work, but what if a drummer wants a _reputation_ for hitting with a ton of power, so wants the cymbals rocking dramatically? (I suspect this is what Evgeny is going for with his whole-body china hits in songs like Demolisher.) Also, now that I'm thinking along those lines... I see a lot of jazz drummers or other drummers using cymbals that are clearly destroyed, bent and warped in all kinds of ways, or even cracked or torn. Larnell Lewis has quite a few of these, as do many other Snarky Puppy drummers. Also, Jonathan Moffett has a couple of super-beat-up cymbals in his kit. Is this about sound? Looks? Nostalgia? ("MJ fell into this one while dancing in a rehearsal and flattened it, so I'll never toss it" or the like?) P.S. if you _do_ end up covering any Slaughter to Prevail (Evgeny has some of the most incredible drum playthroughs on the internet, with production at least as good as the songs themselves!), his name is notoriously hard to pronounce for non-Russian-speakers, so... "yev-GYEH-nee NOH-vih-KOV" will getcha pretty close. Technically the first O in his last name is somewhere between "No" and "Nah" while the second is very similar to the vowel sound in "cough", but if you get the first name anywhere close, you'll impress people. ;)
Tuning is A E A D F# B
Hey mate, dunno if you have seen the video before, but one I would highly recommend is 'Godsmack - Drum Battle HD - Sully Erna vs Shannon Larkin' (it's on Vlad Zibluk channel). It's the vocalist and drummer from Godsmack on two separate kits on stage. Definitely recommend doing that one if you haven't seen it before.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
I’ve seen that probably 10,000 times 💙
@86wezza88
4 ай бұрын
@@teckreactions Nice. It's bloody awesome.
Having learned this song, it’s drop A.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
Dang . That's low!
check out OPETH- Harlequin Forest at the Royal Albert Hall
She can be my teacher anyday infact i might have learned something.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
👀
Hi was watching your Aurora vids and wondered if you had heard of "Eivor" Trollabundin, or Falling Free, live at the old theater in Torshavn then go down the rabbit hole, like to see your reactions.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
I have not. I'll check that out.
"I'd have to see how wiggly their strings are" 😂😂😂 I'm gonna have to keep that one and use it! I've got wiggly strings!! Ha! I never noticed that offbeat trash China before! Noice! Now I'll always hear it. Alice Cooper did "School's Out," Pink Floyd did "Another Brick In the Wall" ("Hey! Teacher! Leave those kids alone!"). Jinjer are the masters of "beat shifting" as you call it. Nobody is better. It's so intriguing, so different, so unexpected and in a way mysterious. Like you said, "Not gonna try and keep up with it" (but with a smile). That's honestly one of my very favorite things about Jinjer. They do it in virtually every song, extensively. And yeah, when Vlad and Eugene drop into that sick backbeat in the chorus, leaving all that empty space between beats, letting Tatiana drive the rhythm with her voice... Chef's kiss! That is so groovy it makes you move your head like a chicken. It's disgustingly good. BTW that 9 had a 4 underneath lol. Of course it did. Neil Peart used Promark 747s, which have butt ends on both ends. He did it for a couple years lol. Like 40. He managed to draw a lot of nuance out with the butt ends. Maybe he liked the balance better? This is always one of the first few songs that the Jinjer Army wants reactors to react to. It's just a great song. But the message is intriguing. You'll see others here relate how Tatiana describes the lyrics. It boils down to "be your own person." They have Ukrainian Orthodox and Russian Orthodox, and it's a whole thing. Almost like the Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. You could say it's religious and cultural genocide. Because it is. But that's another topic. Wait till you see Home Back. Amen to you on what Jesus came here to do and to say! 100% agree. I think that's part of what Tatiana is saying here as well, in terms of commentary on organized religion. I like how you're distinguishing worship from religion. There is a difference! But that's a different conversation! Nice reaction dude! Keep up the Jinjer, we love it! Why do I use so many exclamation marks! 😂😂
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
Thank you! I played with 747s for years. They have traditional taper on them. Every video I’ve seen of Peart, he’s playing the traditional way. Never seen him play backwards. He played backwards sticks up until Test for Echo (1996) when he switched to traditional grip (jazz style, marching style) for a while. Thanks for all the info and the suggestions. Appreciate you being here.
@ericpeterson7512
4 ай бұрын
@@teckreactions you're a Peart fan! It's official--i like you! I never realized 747s have a taper. Interesting. His switch to the unmatched grip was when he worked with Freddy Gruber. That was cool. What an amazing thing, for a guy revered around the world as "the greatest rock drummer" to completely reinvent himself and his style. We saw Rush on that TFE tour and it was about the best thing I've ever seen, with them playing 2112 in its entirety for the first and only time. That was the first year they toured without an opening act as "an evening with Rush." First time Geddy dropped the amps and went with the refrigerator. I think I saw that show four times. Pretty much a high water mark for me. I loved that album too.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
@@ericpeterson7512 amazing. I got to see them in 2009 when it was just them. No openers.
They play in drop A. I'm pretty sure the guitarist uses a baritone guitar with an extended scale length while the bassist uses a 5 string to keep the tension. The first drummer I know of who used the butt of the stick as the striking end was Mike Portnoy. I tried doing it... my left hand could not handle the vibration when I hit the snare. Also, kept destroying cymbals I hit with the left hand lol
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
For real. Mike Portnoy plays with much lighter sticks than normal so he has the speed around his kit. So it makes sense to turn his around sometimes. I play with Promark Rebound 5B with wooden acorn tips. Perfect balance and no need to spin them around.
@Double_J_48629
4 ай бұрын
@@teckreactions ah, THAT'S why he does that .... i remember an interview he did way way back where he said he didn't know why he did it , just that he saw someone do it once and liked it. though, he very well could have just been talking smack at the time (he's silly like that)
3:46 - Well, if you consider drop D to be low then their drop A tuning must feel super low to you. However, it's not, it's merely the drop D of baritone tuning (or B standard). The low tuning purists don't even consider it low enough. 🙂 12:56 - That's not a mosh pit, it's called Wall of Death. 😉
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
WALL OF DEATH?!?!?!?!
We have here Orthodox Christianity in the east and all kinds of Catholicism in the west of the country. They have another song about religion that they wrote after the first Russian invasion. Being forced to leave the east and go to the west, they were struck by how religious people were there and how religion left no room for maneuver, and these impressions resulted in the song Sit Stay Roll Over.
I believe the usually play in drop A tuning
Alot of drummers use double butted sticks. Ukraine and most eastern block countries are Russian Othadox but Ukraine has their own version if i recall correctly.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
I understand that. For reasons specific to them, I'm sure. It's not something I've ever felt drawn to.
@paulriddle7818
4 ай бұрын
@teckreactions I wonder if there are any peer reviewed studies on using drum sticks in that manner
Pink Floyd is we don't need no education and Alice Cooper is schools out for summer 😂
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
I got them mixed up.
Would love to see your reaction to Vortex - even if you have to blur it. I think most people who watch reactions these days understand the copyright dance
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
I got it up blurred. kzread.info/dash/bejne/iY5pu7SjfbnIhbw.htmlsi=pVP3b3-LRoDwHbrb
I've never heard anything about Tati being a teacher... that'd be a new one on me. As far as I know, she's always been a singer. Ahhh, I think I found where the teacher thing came from. Some careless googling. Turns out there's a _different_ Tatiana Shmayluk, also from Ukraine, who is a dancer, choreographer, and dance teacher, who attended the London Royal Academy of Dance. So probably an overzealous fan found that and fanboyed all "OMG Tati is a dancer and a teacher too!?" Heh, she's an amazing performer, but she's not Dimash or K.O. xD
Her shirt says "Stay Metal"
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
Ahhh. Why the 666?
@swarm_ascending4439
4 ай бұрын
@@teckreactions I read her shirt as 'I'm a metal God'. Could be wrong though.
@robhines2235
4 ай бұрын
@swarm_ascending4439 notice her multiple wardrobe changes though. This video is compiled from this song at different concerts put together.
@coder4liberty
4 ай бұрын
@@teckreactions The band is of the generation in Ukraine who lived through the transition from the Soviet Union to Ukrainian independence. A generation who has seen some horrors, In 2014 they had to flee the Donbass region of Ukraine. Their homes, their friends. Tatiana's home town is within a few hundred meters of the front line as we speak. That generation like many in war torn areas are the most likely to ask the question "if there is a God why do these terrible things happen to me?". You might feel you have a good answer for that question but they might be hard to convince given the things they have seen and lost. That sentiment is sprinkled into some of her lyrics. She certainly isn't militant about it and not obsessed with it but coupled with the general aspect in metal music of throwing up devil horns in rebellion because it triggers some people not because it's expressing a belief that is the reason for the imagery. Her husband from what I gather is Mexican and his family might be Central American Catholic. A very large close family and there are pictures on Instagram of her and her husband at Christmas time with traditional decorations in the background. Obviously if she was militantly against Christian religion that wouldn't be something she could tolerate so I don't think it is even close to ruling her life or defining who she is it's just a sore spot with her to one extent or another because of what has happened in her life and the lives of her friends and family.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
@@robhines2235 right
I beleive here shirt says " metal 666"
Jinjer is from Donetsk region of Ukraine originally, which is Christian Orthodox. I don't think she's been in a Catholic-like school. Like others said, this is more of a general critique of people who are fast to judge others. This is kind of a recurring theme in her lyrics. My personal guess is that being a metalhead in a conservative corner of a former USSR state kind of made people like that expose themselves to her. She's not really flowing downstream with conservative cultures with her style and attitude.
@JariJuslin
4 ай бұрын
If you're kind of person to judge book by its cover, Tati certainly can trigger you. A strong woman who's a metal screamer as her day job with neck tattoos and piercings. But she's also a model of a good person. Intelligent, educated, emphatic, not afraid to take stances.
Thanks for the bit on the use of backward drumsticks, I found it informative. .. Yea you just got a bit crosswired with Alice Cooper "Schools Out" and Pink Floyd "Another Brick..." It is Floyd. Happens
Please consider a reaction to El Estepario Siberiano drum cover of Blinding Lights by The Weekend. Not sure if you've seen him yet but hes arguably one of the worlds top drummers today. Thanks and God bless.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
I've seen all his stuff. When he comes out with something new, I'll definitely do a reaction to that. Thanks!
@aditsu
4 ай бұрын
@@teckreactions haha I was wondering about that 😂sounds good 👍
I only ever hold my snare stick backwards to side stick with my stick tip and palm on the drum head because I like that sound better.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
100%. And always along the same direction as the snares. Best sound.
Blurry is better than nothing (for Vortex) 🙂 we can still watch the original video for reference. 3:46 I think the lowest note is an A, so it could be a drop A or some other tuning with A 9:01 oh nooooo not Alice Cooper 😝 but then at least you half-saved it 😂 10:41 that section is pretty cool: starts with a 4-bar progression, but then they modify it to 5 bars (all 9th chords I think), then she comes in and they continue the 5-bar pattern 12:44 I doubt that he's playing chords, sounds more like a single note (hit with a special technique), max 2 notes, but I'm not really sure 16:12 I suggested it because it's a cool song - very quick voice switches (back and forth between clean and growl), catchy chorus, interesting different sections and patterns, blast beats, surprise ending etc 🙂 Like others said, it's not specifically about religion. She even sings "the school was all imaginary". But since you mention it, the main (but not exactly "official") religion in Ukraine is Christianity, and the main denomination is Eastern Orthodox. It's REALLY funny to hear you say religion is ridiculous. Of course, "religion" can mean different things (especially to different people), but in general, I think the concept of a "worship drummer" doesn't really exist outside a religion. Unless you're perhaps playing exclusively for non-denominational "grassroots" small groups with no organization or set of doctrines. But like you said, that's for a different conversation. Anyway, my next recommendation from Jinjer is "Home Back" - it's a heavy song about the war in Ukraine, and (surprise!) it's older than the 2022 invasion.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
Bible believing Christian. Non denominational. Just a personal relationship with Jesus under the command to love God and love people. Religion gets in the way of the Gospel.
@Double_J_48629
4 ай бұрын
i seem to remember Eugene talking about hitting chords on bass , talked about how it is definitely different than on a regular guitar (aka, most chords simply don't sound good on bass) , and also that he likes chords for the "Deng" (i.e., of "bur bur deng")
@aditsu
4 ай бұрын
@@Double_J_48629 I checked some bass tabs for Teacher Teacher now, looks like it's 2 notes (a tritone)
I will say that I have never been a big fan of Jinjer. But, I did enjoy listening to this song and I can certainly admire the technical and musical ability of everyone in the band. I think, however, I will stick to listening to them in reactions and not putting them on my personal playlist. That's just me. I certainly don't expect everyone to feel the same way.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
That's fair.
I believe the guitar is tuned to A.
I always coming back to that 11:30 - 11:45 remind me on Skunk Anansie / Skunk..!
Like for noticed Pink Floyd reference.😊
Are you falling in love with her yet? Lol...do Judgement & Punishment next!
Nothing bad about reactions on blurred screen. We wanna see your reaction. E/o.knows the videos.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
Right on
I see that Steelers logo behind you 👀 you as excited as I am for all the changes we’ve made this offseason?
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
I am SO excited!
Tatiana and Eugene were both teachers at some point
There are no schools with strict religious education in Ukraine. Most likely this song is about various dogmas that are imposed on children in any school.
@teckreactions
3 ай бұрын
Interesting
I think this one is drop A tuning.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
Dang! That's lowwwwwwwww
bro please reack Who Is Gonna Be The One (Live) | Napalm Records from jinjer, this is IMPRESSIVE
Guitar tuning = Drop A
The Religion is catholic but russian othodox i guess. Think catholic schools are very common in east europe.
Pink floyd*
Our Ukrainian super girl 🇺🇦🤘❤️
what's a worship drummer? is it like a gospel drummer? In a boys catholic school they do more than wrap you on the knuckles sad to say
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
Great question. I play in a Christian praise and worship group. But I have played in gospel groups in the past. They are different.
Bro said drop D HAHAHAHA, they play in Drop A which is ridiculously low, only other band I know that plays in Drop A is cannibal corpse and I will not listen to that lmao
@teckreactions
3 ай бұрын
That’s so low!
Yay!!! 🤘 I thought you'd like that 😊
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
Super good
You talked about the tuning of the guitars and wanted to see the strings. I think you can see that on one of them in the opening minute or so.
I personally, just wanted you to hear the song. It's great musically. So badass. By the way, I looked at your playlist, do you have any videos of you playing? I think we'd all love to see you play. 😊❤ Thanks for watching this one.
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
I don't have any of those videos on my channel. This channel isn't about me. It's to celebrate new artists. But I'm happy to send you a couple links if you'd like.
@Suicideshakes
4 ай бұрын
@@teckreactions I understand that. yes please, and thank you. 😊
@teckreactions
4 ай бұрын
@@Suicideshakes Unsure how to send you a message on KZread. Shoot me an email and I'll get that to you. matthew.teck@hotmail.com