9:20 I love the part where he tries to decipher the riff and immediately gives up, classic meshuggah

@dan.j.boydzkreationz

Жыл бұрын

The absence thereof lol

@Slyness64209

Жыл бұрын

Well particularly on this track tho lol

@BourgeBoo

Жыл бұрын

I swear lmfao

@lolistoics

Жыл бұрын

9:57 🤣🤣🤣

@rowanb4395

Жыл бұрын

Everyone reactions ever when first listening to 'I' tbh 😂

Can we take a moment to give this man a hand for weathering this 22m masterpiece of madness? Well done Geebz!

@MrBaverbo

Жыл бұрын

21 actually

@Ripla_Flame

Жыл бұрын

@@MrBaverbo🤓☝️

@rubaidaallen2764

Жыл бұрын

Yes!! 22 minutes of pure GENIUS 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@nathansterling639

Жыл бұрын

It's not a masterpiece lol. Just really long and challenging

@TheDjpressha

Жыл бұрын

@@nathansterling639 it was done for alliteration my guy.

"sounds like a good place to stop...*exasperated sigh*.. for god sakes"... lmao Geebz we love you, you dont miss!

Agreed. Twenty one minutes of MESHUGGAH is absolutely brain melting.

@yhamez37

Жыл бұрын

In a really great way for me, personally. I totally get how it could go the other way for most people.

@MorgueOfficialMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@yhamez37 most people are wrong though

@yhamez37

Жыл бұрын

@@MorgueOfficialMusic from my perspective, I definitely agree ;D

@heyyou8714

Жыл бұрын

@@yhamez37 oh yeah, they rock in a way no one else does and kill it in a way no one else could.

@bhante1345

Жыл бұрын

In the best possible way.

I listened to this song after taking a strong edible one time and I nearly had a panic attack because parts of this song seemed like they would never end. 10/10 experience

@SwerveCity___

Жыл бұрын

😂 Have had a similar experience

@sebastian-gman

Жыл бұрын

I never tried shrooms and I doubt, that I will ever do, but if I would, this here would be the one song I’d def. not listen to! Too much potential to melt your brain under these conditions! 😂

@Chimera420

Жыл бұрын

@@sebastian-gman If you ever decide to, remember to respect the shroom. You experience things from many perspectives all at the same time and dive deep into the dormant crevices of your mind. Best thing i have listened to with shrooms is the entire Ghosts album by Nine Inch Nails on repeat. One hell of a journey. I try not to listen to metal on shrooms because it becomes very overwhelming. It's not something you want to take just to have a good time.

@DionysusEleutherios

Жыл бұрын

@@Chimera420 Agreed! Miles Davis on the other hand on shrooms......woah.

@bobbyseelye92

Жыл бұрын

🤣

14:51 GOTCHA AHAHAHAH I was waiting for this, because at this part of the song, when I was listening for the first time, I almost had a heart attack hahaha Greetings from Brazil Geebz, I love your videos!

@mpk33

Жыл бұрын

Fresh underwear required...lol Happened to me also nearly 15 years ago.

@Breadcups

Жыл бұрын

The only band to ever put a jump scare in a song.

@MorgueOfficialMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@Breadcups Definitely not the only one, but probably the best one

@Breadcups

Жыл бұрын

@@MorgueOfficialMusic hit me with some other ones?

@MorgueOfficialMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@Breadcups Cattle Decapitation, Darke Complex, every Napalm Death song.. I'm sure there are more but none come to mind right now

From the part that starts at 16:45 onwards is the most violent I've ever head banged for any song, ever. This is too much I literally can't drive with this, I almost drove off the road a couple of times no kidding

@josephbrenner2278

Жыл бұрын

My favorite part as well

@AjaxTheYeti

Жыл бұрын

So many bands wish they could make a riff this hard.

@alanstrange2421

Жыл бұрын

The first time I listened to this I was just kind of sitting on my couch like...what the fuck. then the noisy second bit and I'm like, what the actual fuck??? Then the part with the vocals kicked in and I lost my shit and trashed my own living room. The first time I listened to Obzen I was driving home from the record store after buying the album. Bleed kicked in as I was pulling into my driveway, and I almost crashed my car into my own house!

@donallen8212

Жыл бұрын

Same...sooooo good

@majesticpbjcat7707

Жыл бұрын

This part is quintessential heavy. Everything just leads up to it so well. I still get goosebumps listening to it to this day.

almost 20 years later still one of the most transcendenting listens you can have.

@Atixtasy

Жыл бұрын

you must have meant transcendjenting right lol :D

@Flugmorph

Жыл бұрын

@@Atixtasy lel true

@nbleys5696

Жыл бұрын

Agreed 👍

@snail415

Жыл бұрын

Damn. It feels like just a few years ago!

Nobody builds tension like Meshuggah. Sits on a riff til you cant take it anymore, then goes just a bit more. Brutal snd brilliant.

@barisagalozu2287

26 күн бұрын

Try Orthrelm "Ov" 😁

@barisagalozu2287

26 күн бұрын

Try Orthrelm "Ov".

ALIEN MORSE CODE! PERFECT! Absolutely my favorite track by Meshuggah and can't believe you actually took this on. Cheers!

@raz0rcarich99

Жыл бұрын

LOOOOOL. He captured that so good. My brain is so confused the first few times I hear any Meshuggah song.

@williamcozart8158

Жыл бұрын

Fredrik's "alien communicae" solos can cause seizures.

Meshuggah is so "landscapish". It's like I'm flying above the unfamiliar landscape.

@robdubent

Жыл бұрын

Yes I get this as well

@MFKR696

Жыл бұрын

Sure... Just like flying over an unfamiliar landscape... While being chased by a mechanical Leviathan that wants nothing more than to use you as a chew-toy lol.

@hazardeur

9 ай бұрын

key being "unfamiliar"

The lead guitarist is Fredrik Thordendal. He made a STRANGE solo record in the late 90's with LOADS more GENIUS originality - only the fusion jazz influence, which i think in large part inspired "it all"[meshuggah], is VERY obvious. I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend listening to it! Its been my favourite record for years! Fredrik Thordendals Special Defects - Sol Niger Within. Its abt. 43 mins and lists as 31-33 songs, so its recommended to listen to many at once ;P all structured like a sick, twisted classical adventure. The theme is very philosophical, alien and phychological. I recommend either listening to it from the start or going in from the second organ part at about 26 minutes in. ;p and yes, you read correctly, organ part. He just reentered the band's touring lineup after some years break and has worked on- and recorded for-, a second solo release during this hiatus. Its process is largely unknown, but a record could also come out at any time really. ;p

@grodriguez2620

Жыл бұрын

Fredrik's style and method are forever linked and inspired by our mentor and maestro: Allan Holdsworth.

@TheOwlripper

6 ай бұрын

100% recommend this album. So glad Thordendal is back for Meshuggah and there are new tracks of his surfacing. Absolute genius.

Awesome. Would be great if you reacted to the whole of Meshuggahs Catch Thirtythree album. It's essentially all one track. So good.

@senseicorey9979

Жыл бұрын

"One syllable, one, vowel"

@lmaosougo3936

Жыл бұрын

​@@senseicorey9979 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

@Kerosian1

Жыл бұрын

The last half of that album is the most mindblowingly crushing thing I've ever heard. I think that album is like the dark side of the moon is to rock but for metal. A masterpiece.

@honk1419

Жыл бұрын

i would just end myself the rest of my life could only go downhill from there

@shabado0

Жыл бұрын

He must MUST eventually listen to Catch33. Meshuggah’s peak, their masterpiece. I is amazing as well

''Alien morse code'' might be the best description for the feeling i get when listening to Meshuggah.

3:23 “I wonder what the time signature is on this” 3:30 “fuck it”

@vorpalblades

Жыл бұрын

It's 4/4 , just like everything they write.

@MadailinBurnhope

Жыл бұрын

​@@vorpalblades there's always a 4/4 pulse to ground it, but there are multiple different time signatures layered over that I see a lot of people say "it's all just 4/4" about Mesh's music but it's not that simple and I think Tomas Haake was being a little self-deprecating when he said that

@vorpalblades

Жыл бұрын

@@MadailinBurnhope it's not different time signatures, it's beat displacement. The other parts aren't always multiples of 4 so they only line up every few measures. Playing around the pulse doesn't change the time signature.

@FIatts

Жыл бұрын

@@vorpalblades it’s not 4/4

@PHVNT0ML0RD81

Жыл бұрын

​​​@@FIatts It is, everything they do is 4/4. The band themselves have said this. Pick literally any song of theirs and nod your head to a 4/4 beat, you will never be out of time.

Great video, your next Meshuggah adventure should be the entirety of Catch Thirtythree. Fantastic album to listen to through and through, gets better every time.

@robdubent

Жыл бұрын

In its entirety, in order. Yes.

@Frogmilk

Жыл бұрын

It's better on shuffle

@camw621

Жыл бұрын

Definitely my favourite Meshuggah Album!

You should do a slow burn of their Catch 33 album! ^^

There is Heavy and then there is MESHUGGAH!!! 🤘🏻 Catch 33 next!!

@dek86s

7 ай бұрын

yes please1! that cyberpunk part is amazing in catch 33

The section at 10:03 is just absolutely insane on every level. I love this song so much.

This is hands down the BEST song to listen to when you have a long drive ahead.

that little smile at 4:05 when it kicks back in, that's what it's all about

I first heard this in 2004 when it was released. I had swear I had more chest hair by the time it was over.

@carolynm.7530

Жыл бұрын

🤣😝😆

No way you did a reaction on this! Thank you very much!

"I'm done counting!!!"😆Understandable

I've listened to this song 1000 times, probably the best 20 minute song ever

Here's a song literally nobody else reacts to: SLIPKNOT'S IOWA! A 15 minutes track off of the Iowa album, so underrated

@aaronpotton2641

Жыл бұрын

Good shout 👏 👌 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

@pieflies

Жыл бұрын

Excellent song

I discovered a work colleague of mine listens to metal and I asked if he liked Meshuggah. He said he'd never heard of them. I thought "Bleed is where most people start, but I think I is their greatest work (or Catch 33) so give that a listen". See him a few days later and he says "I thought I knew what metal was, but you have proven me wrong. THIS is metal." Awesome review of an awesome piece. Well done. Keep up the great work.

@RobertT1999

Жыл бұрын

That's really strange because "I" was also my first Meshuggah song, by chance. Randomly came across it and thought "A 21 minute song by a band I've only ever heard of before. Sign me up!" 🤣🤣

@Divisibly9610

Жыл бұрын

and then everyone clapped

Holy hell! Think I've requested this track on just about every content creator's channel. Never thought anyone would ever tackle this beast! RESPECT Geebz!. Seriously, this is some Olympic gold medal worthy composition and stamina. Oddly enough, "i" contains some of Meshuggah's most catchy riffs IMO. Man, just a huge "Thank You!' for diving into this one! Oh yeah, gotta toss a recommendation - Oranssi Pazuzu - Uusi teknokratia. They're a Finnish psychedelic black metal band. Very interesting listen.

Bought this the day it was released. Listened to one full playthrough and put it down for a few weeks. It was so insane and brilliant. Still love it today. Meshuggah is my fave metal band. First song id heard was New Millennium Cyanide Christ. Blown away ever since.

11:32 "32nds would make it sound too bdddddmp-y" 😂😂 props to you for sticking this out, Jeebz.

Such a beast for doing this whole track. Please continue your meshuggah journey you’re jumping down the rabbit hole and we love it.

😂I love the jump scare at 14:50

Those jumpscares in their music work so well because they hit just before the beat.

Parts of this song make me feel like I’m inside a top fuel dragster engine running at max rpms. I hated meshuggah at one time, then I sat down and really listened to it, and I’ve been a fan ever since.

You gotta do catch 33 next, they actually play some of those songs live

@tylerduncan3476

8 ай бұрын

Saw them earlier in the year, they played in death live!

@dustmemory9891

8 ай бұрын

@@tylerduncan3476 Nice! I caught them on that tour as well, they really killed it. "The hurt that finds you first" was probably my favorite this time around, might catch them again in December.

Yes, one of the best things about Meshuggah is how they manage polyrhythms : there can be dozens of odd and highly complicated rhythms going around all at once, or just a few, but there will ALWAYS be that dominant squared one, firstly to let you cling onto it and not get lost, but most importantly because that's the foundation of the whole composition, it's what everything's revolving around. What's the use of doing all these fancy tricks if you can't understand what they're based on? It'd be like preparing hot dogs, and using extra fancy and special bread, homemade original recipee sauce, amazing bonus ingredients that were never before seen in a hotdog, but forgetting to put in the actual hotdog sausage at the end. Suddenly what could have been an amazing dish becomes just a sum of random ingredients that don't make sense lol

@vorpalblades

Жыл бұрын

They don't play many polyrhythms. It's beat displacement.

@dying_allthetime

6 ай бұрын

​@@vorpalblades depends how you want to define beat displacement vs polyrhythm. The snare playing 9 against the hats 4 is definitely polyrhythm.

Commenting before he even starts the song, but in case you didn't know Geebz they deliberately wrote this song to have random breaks in the patterns, to the point where Tomas and Frederik had to record most of the song bar by bar just to get a finished studio version. Its the reason it'll likely never be played live apart from the endurance needed, becuase in Tomas' own words "nobody knows how to play I" Edit: 11:01 YOU CAN PLAY ROSANNA? Half the drummers in your audience just got jealous

@NuclearHeadshot

Жыл бұрын

There are two kinds of drummers who can play Rosanna: those who think they can play it (and some get REALLY close), and Jeff Porcaro.

The first two parts of this song are so absolutely genius and amazing I love it, the first part is very tense and tight and it goes on for just a little bit longer than comfortable, making you long for the holy moment when the tension gets released. And then there's this half a second of break that makes you think the moment arrived. But no, it gets even more intense and violent, the thightness left for sheer power and rage but the tension is very much still there, which is a very smart way of making it even longer, just to make it even more satisfying when the tension does finally drop and the grooves come in. Things like this are why I love Meshuggah so much

@Weeping_Somnambulist

Жыл бұрын

Yep, there are whole parts of this song where you're like "how much fucking longer can they do this?" and then they suddenly stop. Absolutely intentional. It's hard to believe this was released nearly 20 years ago.

Now you have to watch the Meshuggah Wolf of Wallstreet video. You will really get a kick out of it. Lines up perfectly with you're intro.

I need Opeth's magnum opus, the one and only Black Rose Immortal

2005, the band I was in at the time, after band practice we all went to my apartment to listen to this album when it first came out. We all sat in silence for the entire album, with the occasional, "OH SHIT, DID YOU HEAR THAT ?" 2005, nobody was on their phone, we just listened, intently.

This is quite uncanny. In the first moments of the video you referenced the exact movie scene that was used in a beloved meme that also had Meshuggah's Rational Gaze playing through it. Just fits I guess!

not sure why youtube's algorithm decided to stop recommending you for over a year but I'm happy to have found your channel again. I appreciate your insights. Also shout out to another K240 user. They are such sturdy headphones!

You finally did it! Catch 33 next my dude!

ALIEN MORSE CODE. lol😂 beautiful! your a brave man for doing this one. i’ve never seen anyone react to this song.

PLEASE PLEASE DO ** CLOSED EYE VISUALS ** PLEASE PLEASE DOOOO IT

"Just go ahead and punch your boss.." Never a more precise description. Love this guy.

I really really wanna near you tackle Converge. As a band, Jane Doe - You Fail Me - and No Heroes - are their best albums. However - it’s not even just the band I want you to check out - it’s cause Jacob Bannon, the singer, also has s label called “Deathwish” and the guitarist Kurt Ballou is also a producer and has produced some of their best music -but Deathwish/Kurt Ballou has made such a massive impact on the underground hardcore/metalcore. Nothing as mainstream as Meshuggah or gojirs or anything - but that’s not really the kind of music they tend to record. But i would love to hear you so the song “Heaven in her Arms” by Converge. And then follow them down the Converge/deathwish/kurt ballou rabbit hole (cause I’m sure you will get thousands of suggestions after uou do a reaction t any of their songs from Jane Doe (Jane doe is always in the top 50 best metal albums on big websites and magazines bsck in the day )

So stoked for this one

I always wanted to see you react to this! Great reaction! Also, gratz on the job! 🤘

FINALLY!!! I've been waiting for you to do this!!

This is one of my all time favorite songs! So glad you took a crack at this, I loved it! Haven’t had much time lately to watch KZread videos, but now ima be looking back through what you’ve done lately here and on your world music channel. You’re my favorite “song reactor” channel 😊

Thank you for this OGeebz I love that you’re highlighting meshuggah’s genius

Always enjoy your reaction 😎🤙

If you are keen for more longer tracks. Check white ward - leviathan An abstract illusion - in the heavens above,you will become a monster. Gaerea - To Ain.

@mvunit3

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that, listening now to White Ward and REALLY awesome! Look forward to Abstract Illusion and Gaerea \m/.

@Dax11eleven

Жыл бұрын

No worries 👍 I recommend listening to the entire album of an abstract illusion - woe. It’s fantastic. That’s why it’s my profile pic lol

@mvunit3

Жыл бұрын

@@Dax11eleven Enjoying it as I type. White Ward was awesome as well!

@Dax11eleven

Жыл бұрын

I love the jazz elements in false light. Their album previous to that is great aswell mate. 👌🖤

@Dax11eleven

Жыл бұрын

Ps I’ve requested this one aswell. DISILLUSION- ayam! Wow 🤩 My favourite album atm

at 10:00, he had to hold on to his hat to make sure it doesn't get blown away

@dronmusicsound

9 ай бұрын

😂xaxaxaa

You are the best Jeebz. So happy to see someone like yourself showing love to this kind of music.

YES!!! Finally! 🤘! Suggested this numerous times. Thanks Geebz.

This is the first time I've ever heard this band and I REALLY like this. The energy of the instruments with those super aggressive vocals, all the overdrive just blows me away.

You are a legend for doing this!

Oh how I've been waiting for this day lol, i always love to hear what you think of the music and learn more!

Hell yes, Geebz! I'm very excited for this, such a great song. Actually, I wish it was a little longer, I love the part they fade out on.

SICK!!! Such a great album/EP...thing. Thanks for doing this one ^^

Very mindexpanding band and song for me. Great geebz!

Omg this MASTERPIECE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

OMG!! I can't wait to see this! What a great idea of an undertaking! This track is insane!

Thank you thank you sir! Love it ! One of my faves such an experience and a schooling. Glad they released the remastered version too. Absolutely SICK!!

Can't wait to sit down and chill to this one later on 🤙🏻looking forward

So good to see you finally check this one out! Been waiting on this one since the start of these videos. What's interesting about Meshuggah's "alien morse code" is that the more you listen to them, the more you're not only able to decipher it, but you start to recognize how they write music with it. It really does feel like learning a whole other language, even just rhythmically.

WE still need the new millenium cyanide christ reaction, the song is amazing. heavy as balls the vocals are insane. and it has one of the grooviest breakdowns of all time. even the music video is great.

Youre great man, originality is rare nowadays, nice to see some still have it 🤘🏻

WooooooooOOOOOOOoooooooooW! You did "I" Here is my HUGE appreciation!!!

I've watched you since the beginning and watching your exposure to all different kinds of music is absolutely mind blowing. Where there's a will, there's a way to every genre

Thanks Geebz for doing this! So glad you’re doing Periphery next! Great content sir.

I really wanted to request this song, didn’t think he’d do a 21 min track. Major props. Thank you

I've got a long drive home so I'll watch all of this tonight. But man Geebz, you're in for a wild ride! Smoke em if you got em 🤣🤘🤙

I haven't listened to this song in a long time. Listening to it again while you kind of describe certain sections of it was pretty interesting to break down. It's just an insane track. Nothing else like it

Thank you for your patience

Saw your poll yesterday. Sweet choice 💕

love that you did this

19:08 I remember Vildhjarta giving you a good jump 😆 Epic journey!

I remember exactly when this was released, I was in love with Tool and The Mars Volta and had recently heard the album Nothing. Wasn't prepared for the brain melting experience of this piece. A friend at the time defined their music at this point as "Rush on steroids"

Hey Geebz! Awesome that you finally did this one. I see that it won in a poll, but I requested it on Patreon a year and a half ago (I'm Disembodied Hand on there), so I'm gonna take the win either way. Can't wait to watch it! AWWWWWWWWWWWWWRIGHT!!!

One of the greatest pieces of music ever recorded

@vorpalblades

Жыл бұрын

You spelled shittiest wrong...

To this very day I regret not buying the single copy of Meshuggah's I at my local record store 20 years ago. I knew it was amazing but waited too long and someone scooped it. Broke teen years! It was hard to find for a while. Of course, nowadays it's easier to play on YT or Spotify. XD. Meshuggah continued the "long AF single track" idea on Catch-33 but broke it into 13 individual tracks. I bought _that_ CD right away.

@mvunit3

Жыл бұрын

If I'm not mistaken, they re-released it :).

@mpk33

Жыл бұрын

Easily available on cd & vinyl these days.

@Zinfidel1

Жыл бұрын

@@mvunit3 True! But for a time, it was a big regret because I collect CDs. This record store (House of Sight & Sound, Salina KS) was awesome and they carried a lot of these hidden gems that would later become hard to find, officially. Limewire had it lol. At least until Discogs, Spotify, and bandcamp re-releases became a thing. Also regret not picking up Dillinger Escape Plan's first EP.

@Zinfidel1

Жыл бұрын

@@mpk33 Easily available _now._ Aside from re-releases, I do regularly browse ebay and discogs. Let me clarify, I regret not buying the original release for a normal price. :) However, I'm okay with streaming I.

Please nobody force this man to listen to catch 33. It's an amazing album/longplay but I don't think they make coffee cups that large.

@PHVNT0ML0RD81

Жыл бұрын

Lmfao

This song has been one of my favorite songs since it came out. Thank you so much for listening and appreciating it's technical and musical prowess!

Awesome!! Thank you

You sir, have forced me to comment. Thank you for taking this one on headfirst. This is why you earned my subscription a long time ago.

Oh crap… can’t believe you undertook this. It’s very existence is an affront to music rules and maybe even existence. Anyway I’m here for it. A metal concept records The Wall on kundalini, chaos and dmt man.

I always enjoy dipping in and out of your channel, especially for your reactions to Meshuggah, and as someone who treasures "I," fair play to you for taking it on. The beginning is utterly brutal, but the savagery only gets funkier the longer it goes on.

What an EP to tackle. You've got stones!!

Hahahaaaa, great reaction Geebz! You were visibly trying in each section to "grab hold" of anything you could to follow the craziness. They went out of their way to make this track very random. People will tell you that the drums on this track were programmed but they are wrong, the drums were done live by Haake on I, they are thinking of the album Catch Thirtythree, where each band member programmed some of the drums for the album. There is video of Tomas Haake in the studio behind the drumkit actually recording parts of I.

I don't know how you are able to nit even smile through that. It's so much fun.

Geebz, you definitely don't miss out listening to meshuggah, fav creator of reactions..... You are a legend😎😎

His reaction to the drop at 12:33 is great 😂

You would totally love a band called Samael. In the late 80’s-early 90’s they were Black Metal. Then something happened and the drummer started programming his stuff in order to focus on the accoutrement. Long story short…debut in that catalogue was “Passage”. From that album…you should check out “Moonskin”. I bet you can figure out the keys immediately. My kids and I wanna see it, lol.

Thank you for revoewing this!! I love Meshuggah and this was the song that got me into it. It take many listens because there is SO MUCH going on. Please try the vand Fear Factory song Pisschrist (if you have not) Love what you are doing and you have made love and appreciate so many songs again.

Can’t believe you actually did this one. Legend! The song that really got me into this band. Something about it clicked with me and I’ve loved them ever since. 10:41 in this video is one of my favorite moments in the song. Just so powerful. Worth noting the drums on this are actually samples because the song was too random and changed too much while writing it. The samples are actually from their drummer though, using Drumkit From Hell, a plug-in he recorded drums for. Love what you said about the hi hats too. That’s the only way to know how to headbang to this band 😂

Fun fact: This EP was recorded on Fractured Transmitter Records. The founder is Jason Popson or J Mann from the band Mushroohead.