From start to finish, that is a great album. Not a weak link in that band!

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

You said it!

I'm really enjoying your reactions! This piece has such a dreamy quality to it. Hope you get to do Sleeper soon!

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! It really does…so dreamy!

There is still Tio Macaco, Sleeper, and Jambone, 3 more tracks to enjoy!

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Oh great! I did get Shofukan but nice to know there is more to come!

@zatoichiMiyamoto

2 жыл бұрын

Also Thing of Gold!

@ShawnTheDriver

2 жыл бұрын

@@zatoichiMiyamoto Thing of Gold is so freaking amazing. It’s the song I first found Snarky Puppy with and even after bopping to ALL of their music that’s still my favorite one.

@zatoichiMiyamoto

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShawnTheDriver you gotta listen to the Ghost Note version!

The band was formed as a 10-piece group by Michael League in Denton, Texas, after his second year at the University of North Texas, in 2004, “Because I was so bad,” he recalled, “I didn’t place into any of the school ensembles. So Snarky Puppy was my way of getting to play.” The group has grown into an international super-band made up of "...a wide-ranging assemblage of musicians known affectionately as 'The Fam'." In more than 15 years since its founding, about 40 players have performed in "The Fam" on guitar, bass, keyboards, woodwinds, brass, strings, drums, and percussion, but six of the 10 members on the first studio album The Only Constant remain on the regular roster. Many past and present band members were students at the University of North Texas. As for who writes these melodies, it's probably Michael League, he's credited with the compisition. He wrote all the tracks on We Like It here with the exception of two I think. Another one he collaborated on.

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Man! Thank you so much for this info! So if other members float in and out that means we can get in there Buddy 😉

@buddystewart2020

2 жыл бұрын

@@StrateleStudios ...lol, I'm not gonna hold my breath on that one. I played bass for over 40 years but, I haven't touched in a good while now. That was back when I had hair.

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

@@buddystewart2020 hahaha, hey man, never too late!!!

@oscaralthausen5750

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the info!

I also melted away at the 57 second mark.

I Like it there too... What a masterpiece. Endless chord changes taking me to ever changing places and those colors from the different instruments! The sound of the 1st horn solo (the beginning of it) reminded me of Chuck Magnione, anybody still remember him?

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha oh yea…I sure do remember him! 😄

@matto9734

2 жыл бұрын

@@StrateleStudios I liked him then.

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

@@matto9734 reminds me of high school marching band when I played Bass Drum of all things 😂

That piano player is Bill Laurence, he has a lot of really good solo work as well that some of the Snarky guys play on

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

He’s absolutely amazing!

@andrewxu3602

2 жыл бұрын

The Real One is his best piece of work.

Right at the 1:00 minute mark, it melted my heart . . . so warmly beautiful.

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Meeee tooooo

Yesss brother! I never knew I needed a Flugelhorn solo in my life until I watched this! Love your reaction as always.... I agree with another commenter here. There's Tio Macaco (Just a blast of a song!), Sleeper (wow) and Jambone. Then I would suggest moving on to the Family Dinner Vol. 1 series of videos (You already watched the one from there with Lalah Hathaway). It's so fun to see them working with some amazing vocalists. I would recommend the two with Malika Tirolien, there's also one from Shayna Steele that floors me every time I watch it and one from Chante Cann that is so much fun!

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

😂 who knew?! Yes…Sleeper is around the corner to start with. I’ve gotten so many requests for that one!

@johnstewart4986

2 жыл бұрын

@@StrateleStudios Definitely Sleeper! Also, don't sleep on the Curtain - Snarky Puppy and the Metropole Orkest. Pull out your hanky on this one!

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnstewart4986 kzread.info/dash/bejne/ooGFutSFe8vRocY.html

And at 5:09 this happens . . . extraordinary touch on piano. And beautifully written.

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

🤤

I got into the "reaction channels" during covid and stumbled on your channel a month or so ago. Really enjoying your content. Keep it up!

@StrateleStudios

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Milton, I'm glad you're enjoying it! :)

The most honest reaction 🤜🤛

@StrateleStudios

Жыл бұрын

Thank you my friend!

Thanks! Love the movie score vibe! and the fluglehorn solo is just mindblowing!

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!

And at the 5:11 mark, it sent me into some other realm.

so much emotion in this melody 🎵 !

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful and inspiring

I see ya with ya Elektric Band t-shirt on.....you're the 1st one I've watch react to "Kite".....great reaction !!!

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha good eye! Thank you!

Flugelhorns....my fav. Very unique piece again

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! ❤️

Who writes these melodies? It's all written, arranged, and produced by Michael League. He's amazing.

@bramweinreder2346

2 жыл бұрын

Would you say... In a league of his own? 😄

2:33 that gives me chills every time!! Goddamn!!

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Kills me!!!!!!

Bill is such a great piano player, so tasteful … he’s also very generous person, after seeing him with Michael League and Sput, Bill took the time to speak with my son who had just started playing trumpet to never give up and stick with it, I thought that was really nice of him …

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Ah man that’s awesome. Bill is so incredibly talented. I love the way he plays!

I cant help but sense that if Miles were still with us, he'd be all over these guys digging on them.

This song really melts in your mouth doesn't it

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Ahhhhhh yes!

"I love the way this guy plays piano." I couldn't agree more.

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Dude is badass ❤️

@AssetInvesting

2 жыл бұрын

@@StrateleStudios It was 'exquisite.'

It feels like the horn solo didn't really have the clarity and tone control the artist would've liked for it, at some points. But he recovered really well!

@bramweinreder2346

2 жыл бұрын

I mean I played the trumpet for most of my childhood, and I know what it sounds, feels and looks like when you just can't reach those high notes. But I will never have the talent that he has, nor the knowledge of music theory to even attempt to improvise at his level.

SNARKY PUPPY: Family Album, 1 & 2!❤️🤔😀

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏

@HiroForever

2 жыл бұрын

@@StrateleStudios ‘Gone under’ MIGHT cause tears. Jayne Brown was like 7 YO. Amour tes la. Is PURE Happiness Check out drummer Robert Sput Seawright❤️

Another really good watch. If you haven’t seen it, I’d be interested to see your reaction to Chick Correa and Gary Burton “Love Castle,” the first song on their NPR Tiny Desk concert. I think you’d like it. Thanks again for the video Jeff!

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Uh oh you said the magic word “Chick”! 😃 Don’t make me go there! 😄😄😁 You better believe I’m going to check this out!

@Mike-ge7pe

2 жыл бұрын

Lol nice!

@rush2sk8

2 жыл бұрын

Yes +1 to this. RIP Chick Corea

The percussionist could use some love. Cant wait to watch you review Snarky Puppy and Jacob Collier doing Don't You Know.

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

He really is amazing. Ya that’s coming too!

This band is phenomenal, they were also fantastic when they played with METROPOLE ORKEST. I was mesmerized :-)

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

www.patreon.com/posts/57232484

Fantastic reaction and analysis! I got that Kite vision too! Brilliant piece!

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

This is such a dreamy song…that piano is so wistful! 😃

Just when you thought they couldn't wow or surprise you anymore...

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

Hi! Check out Snarky Puppy: Music for the brain and beauty. Timestamp 26:50 is Shofukan live, and Justin Stanton (Trumpet solo in this one) takes the best Snarky Puppy horn solo I've ever experienced. You'll dig it. Good job with these vids so far!

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Oh cool, thanks! 👍

@hshura09

2 жыл бұрын

@@StrateleStudios also, if you're in for something you've never heard before, check out Chaap Tilak by Abida Parveen and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. Their vocals will take you to a place you can't imagine without giving it a shot. It'll make for an amazing reaction. Cheers.

Just discovered you this week and I've been loving your reactions! Specially with the amazing songs you are reacting too I'm really excited to see you reacting to sleeper, it's personally my favorite of the album Also, I would REALLY REALLY recommend to you Aviations - outliers, it's an incredible song, I'm pretty sure you will love it

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

So happy to hear you’re enjoying the channel. I just took a peak at Aviations Outlier. Wow love it man! Nice pick, never heard of these guys. Just added them to my list!

@oscaralthausen5750

2 жыл бұрын

@@StrateleStudios nice! Hope your channel grows more, amazing content 😊 I will probably be around here recommending some more songs haha

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

@@oscaralthausen5750 As I can tell you have excellent taste in music so your suggestions are more than welcome my friend!

If you haven't heard yet, the piano players name is Bill Laurence. He has a few albums of his own that he composed. Some very interesting and beautiful music

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, love Bill! I’m planning on getting over to him soon!

@leokelley8866

2 жыл бұрын

@@StrateleStudios looking forward to it. My favorite of his is called December in New York. A great showcase of his talents

Check out Stomp the Haunted Crown by Pomegranate tiger

Nobody's mentioned the bass clarinet! Let me be the first.

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

😃👏👏👏

@davenatale850

2 жыл бұрын

@@StrateleStudios thanks for the reply, I'm a bass player and instrument technician. Bass clarinet can sometimes be a pain to work on, but it has a beautiful sound in the right situation. Marcus Miller also plays the bass clarinet...'nuf said.

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

@@davenatale850 I had no idea he could play a bass clarinet. Extra impressive!

@delightschwartz2155

Ай бұрын

Yes, he has a degree in clarinet performance from Queens College. Met him when he was doing a gig at Catalinas in Hollywood, back when I worked woodwind artist support in the 80s and 90s. Very gracious and kind man. While he's mostly known for playing bass these days, you can hear him doing some very finessed and restrained work on bass clarinet with Miles Davis on the Siesta soundtrack.

A really good one to check out would be the suite they did with the metropole orkest! It's already divided into videos for easy watching and easy reacting >:)

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Check out my reaction to “Curtain” if you haven’t yet. It blew me away!

@screamo9

2 жыл бұрын

@@StrateleStudios didn't know you made one; will definitely check it out! Love your work!

Fun Fact the bass player, Michael League, arranged most of snarky’s music

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Dude is legendary! 💪

@BadJuju317

2 жыл бұрын

@@StrateleStudios Deffinately one of my favorite musicians forsure. I’m glad you appreciate Snarky so much. I grew up listening to this with my old cats back in Highschool. I haven’t checked the patreon out yet, but have you heard The Clearing on the Silva Album?

Great reaction, and I love your shirt!! Please do some Chick Corea reaction videos!

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Oh you know I’m gonna!!! ❤️

Love your reactions and commentary. You must check out Sleeper!

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

I think that one is gonna be in my next batch!

I'm really liking this channel. There is a band I'd like to see you check into, it might be out of the wheelhouse a bit, but I think you'd like their tune. Check out Animals as leaders.

@PraxisParadox

2 жыл бұрын

Also any work by David maxim micic

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that! Oh ya, I’m familiar with AAL. I got to see them twice…very innovative stuff! Thanks for the suggestion, gonna put it on my list! 👏

@PraxisParadox

2 жыл бұрын

@@StrateleStudios another one is Tigram Hamasyan

For the algorithm! lol Just wondering does liking and commenting on the patreon videos help you out at all?

@StrateleStudios

2 жыл бұрын

I’m no expert but I would assume so, ya. 😁