My favorite thing about this performance is in the middle when he makes fun of the crowd for having no sense of rhythm. My man, keeping it real. He knows he's making a concert video, and he has the balls to mock his fans. My hero.

@miannekahkol9556

3 жыл бұрын

I always read that line as him saying, "Hey, if love ever makes you feel like shit, just pick a tempo and start writing music"

@niennaphillips

3 жыл бұрын

@@miannekahkol9556 Nah, the crowd was messing up the tempo and it was fucking with the musicians, that's why he asked them to pick a tempo.

@b03y

3 жыл бұрын

I personally hate when the audience starts clapping along haha

@ZolFox

3 жыл бұрын

I thought it was kind of a dick move. I mean, mocking the people who paid to be there and enjoy your music...probably most of whom aren’t musicians so they’re not just able to pick up on the tempo so easy... Update: after a number of crybabies responded with their tantrums over my comment…here’s what I’ll say, I’m not a Devin Townsend simp…I know a handful of songs…the ones I know, I know very well. I cover this song on guitar on my channel. But I don’t know what his concerts are like. And if he’s being this way, while also being self-deprecating and just goofy in general, then I pretty much rescind my original remark. You can wipe the tears away now…everything is going to be ok.

@wickywoowoo

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZolFox Dev's always had banter though. I am sure I've seen and heard clips of him calling fans the c word during the SYL days, lol. It's just fun. Those fan would be the first to slam the band online after the show if someone missed a beat or something.

This performance is sooooo amazing. Chills every single time

@IceKoldKilla

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! One of my favorites of all time.

@MicheleNicole

3 жыл бұрын

The first couple of notes bring me right back to 80's hairbands. Love it every time I hear it.

@stevenchenier2085

3 жыл бұрын

Devin's a beast

@jbasti227

3 жыл бұрын

Still my favorite after all these years. Devin is an absolute wizard.

@veevamm3642

3 жыл бұрын

Saw him live like a smaller venue one man band kind if performance.... He blew us away!

You can't have a reaction channel without doing Devin's live "Kingdom" performance for EMG! Phenomenal.

@bryanwilson9250

3 жыл бұрын

Totally! It's just him and his engineering, you'd love it!

@dangr123

3 жыл бұрын

Tis my fave

@gsuk28

2 жыл бұрын

yep, it's amazing and shows just how good his voice and live presence are.

@sagittarius_a_starr

2 жыл бұрын

I fourth that motion!

@SecondaryHomunculus

Жыл бұрын

Seriously. At least 10000 views on that video are mine.

Listen to his song “Why?” The quarantine performance, you can see his every day personality, but the official animated video truly SEE the song. Also, a MUST of his is the video of the song “Genesis”.

@bradv4211

3 жыл бұрын

I would also really love to hear George's deconstruction of Genesis. It's like a Devy discography packaged up in one song of beautifully orchestrated chaos. Also very meta that it will be a 'reaction video', of Dev doing a 'reaction video', to his own video. Link for you here kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y6Jr19iom6S4gZc.html Not a pure Devin Townsend video per se, but Samus' drum cam video playing Hear Me is worthy of checking out too seeing as you seem to appreciate some blast kzread.info/dash/bejne/doWVp7atdsLKqrQ.html

@smievil

2 жыл бұрын

i read "why" a little after 0:46 when he says why, odd timing

Fun fact, this was over an hour into his performance. Guy's not human. "Pick a tempo" while the audience is clapping is also an instant classic, haha

@Paroketh

3 жыл бұрын

and he was sick but he sang like that nonetheless!

@ThePantryMaster

3 жыл бұрын

I was there :D It was epic

@prometheusfallen

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know why people think that real musicians want the crowd to clap or sing along. For real music, having a bunch of jabronis wail and flail is distracting.

@jherriff

3 жыл бұрын

@@prometheusfallen Liked for Jabroni.

@batbee7386

3 жыл бұрын

He's not human he is Voldemort!! Just kidding he is a fucking angel for making such beautiful music

Man that song actually gives me chills, his voice is out of this world

@robertlawton7520

3 жыл бұрын

Insane what he can do vocally. I never knew anything about him until I was reading an article about musicians that almost died from weird diseases or something like that? Looked him up on KZread after reading it and was blown away.

@Lurch685

3 жыл бұрын

And when you factor in that he was sick during this performance, and this song was near the end of an hour + long set....truly unbelievable

@DaDoubleDee

3 жыл бұрын

Same, I think I've seen his name/band around on the internet but this is the first time listening for me. This dude is an absolute beast!!!

"I'm a composer, I decompose and deconstruct music" *cheeseburger intensifies*

@philbeaumont9339

3 жыл бұрын

Oh my god that would be amazing, I dont think I've seen anyone react to Deconstruction.

@dbradley712

3 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there.

@fatcatbat6357

3 жыл бұрын

A double!

@Cheese-0x

3 жыл бұрын

For those that don't get it, it's from Devin's song literally called Deconstruction.

@tallev4333

3 жыл бұрын

All beef patties, pickles onions on a seseme seed bun

Every day is a good day when you recognize that you live on the same planet as Devin Townsend.

Also, I believe that some of the magic with the repeating chord progression of the Cm9 and EbM7 is that the 9 of the Cm9 chord becomes the major 7 of the EbM7 chord. Music is amazing.

THE DEATH OF MUSIC is devin’s ultimate masterpiece

@bellybutthole69

3 жыл бұрын

gives me goosebumps every time, especially the live one

@musicmademejester

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's my favorite from the Royal Albert Hall concert. So good, he even gives himself goosebumps... or as Key of Geebs says, chicken skin

@matandcat2506

3 жыл бұрын

Yesssssss!

@sergiarilla8608

3 жыл бұрын

And he wrote it when he was 19. Let it sink

@bradv4211

3 жыл бұрын

I'm with you....amazing track.

It sounds like 3 signals in the mix because devin uses a dual amp rig, one wet and one dry, usually a mesa boogie and an axe fx, the mesa boogie is the dry amp. edit: forgot to mention Devin writes his songs around 2 things usually, open C tuning, and lots of delay, he says he likes delay because when he's writing it's like interacting with the past.

@natashagoode501

3 жыл бұрын

That is really cool to know! Thanks :) He and his song writing is so much more than it seems....every time I interact with it or one if his fans. Bloke is a genius. Musically and in the way he tells his stories.

@user-oy7gz5bf2h

3 жыл бұрын

Also, his thing has been delay into reverb into another delay since the 90's.

@Zhgarr

3 жыл бұрын

If people say they don't like a particular Devy song, I usually say it's no big deal since he does so many different things... UNLESS they hate the delays/reverbs, then Devy is probably not the artist for you. Haha

@emilblicher

3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure his live rig today is entirely Axe FX III :)

@user-oy7gz5bf2h

3 жыл бұрын

@@emilblicher But his signal flow is probably similar. He's changed a few things over the years, but certain signature sounds need the same type of treatment regardless of the gear.

Royal Albert sound guy gets a raise lol

Devin's pitched fry screams toward the end of the song give me chills every single time.....and its been too many times to count!

That patented wall of sound Devy engineers. So iconic.

@richtigersoan

3 жыл бұрын

Wait... He actually patented it?

@tommy.eklund

3 жыл бұрын

@@richtigersoan Not literally :D He's not Gene Simmons...

@capnmag

3 жыл бұрын

@@tommy.eklund Gene has a song named that, but the "wall of sound" was introduced by Phil Spector

@tommy.eklund

3 жыл бұрын

@@capnmag Damn :D of course he has... I guess he tried to patent that too?

@KyleJPie10

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not really huge on it. It makes it hard to separate what's going on instrumentally.

“Higher” is also an amazing song by Devin Townsend Project. I’m sure you’d enjoy it, especially the live at Plovdiv version 👍🏼🙂

@eyemoeba

3 жыл бұрын

agreed, Higher is the song that first caught my attention and introduced me to Devin's unbelievable back catalogue. despite how brilliant the band sounds live, i personally prefer the album versions of most of his tunes. as a composition it is top drawer, as a ride or musical journey it is relentless.

@mookieyomu7285

3 жыл бұрын

@@eyemoeba I first discovered Devin through a live performance in 2016. Even tho his albums are awesome he's the only musician, in my entire life, that made me cry. His live performances are so unbelievable that even if I never heard of him, he still managed to awoken in me something no one ever had. Devin is a beast for live performance.

Now, I am not saying this is his best, but the next one should be 'Why?" it's Devin showcasing straight up operatic vocals Disney style.

@lonspangrud5992

3 жыл бұрын

Specifically the quarantine concert.

@fubar1217

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely his quarantine version!

@richtigersoan

3 жыл бұрын

@Palindromeda 33 guess you're talking about the 'order of magnitude' concert? That was brilliant in deed

@rog2224

3 жыл бұрын

Operatic vocals and use of traditional choral arrangement.

@russellzauner

3 жыл бұрын

I will disagree. Why? as a whole video production is great. Punky Bruster is the best Devin lol After that there's accelerated evolution, the By a Thread series, Casualties of Cool, huh...Again, I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't be the first to mention that judging Devin's work by a single period would be like opening up a pack of fruit stripe gum and calling the entire pack whatever flavor you happened to pull out first. Unless you literally dislike one of the other flavors, the whole pack of gum is excellent and quite diverse. But you gotta pull more than one stick out. Maybe throw some Rollins Band on him to change it up lol

This performance always makes me cry

Well, in fact "Infinity" "ocean Machine" and "Terria" albums never leave my car ❤️

@Taradhish

3 жыл бұрын

The holy Trinity

@CatalystOfFire

3 жыл бұрын

Same. Also; Alien! :)

@joerotindo7477

3 жыл бұрын

Yes - agreed!!

@padded_wall

3 жыл бұрын

What a great sentence... Same situation un My car

Nobody talks about his song Deep Peace. That is a mother of a song with an incredible solo, which is rare for Dev. I recommend it live!

@schytzo

3 жыл бұрын

My wife walked down the aisle to the opening of that song.

@honeypotusername

2 жыл бұрын

@@schytzo I'm so happy to hear that. I love Devin's music more than anything, that's incredible!

@snail415

Жыл бұрын

Saw him play it in Austin (circa 2003) when SYL snuck it into their set. Absolutely nuts.

Oh man, please check out Devin's "Grace" live from the Retinal Circus. AMAZING!!!!! Even more chilling. You need to hear Anneke!

@grungegrumpy3585

3 жыл бұрын

Second this! That performance also brilliantly showcases Devin's ability to compose and manage more than just an excellent piece of music. He composed theatre with The Retinal Circus.

@stevecork7574

3 жыл бұрын

Anne = Angelic in this song.

@grungegrumpy3585

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevecork7574 Her voice defines 'angelic'. Always.

@Easy_Skanking

3 жыл бұрын

Such a fantastic track!

Gah! THANK YOU for mentioning that 9 chord! It's 100% what makes it soooooo rich, full, and emotional!

This performance is incredible enough on its own, but also take into consideration this is at the end of a massive two hour set. This, followed by the triple whammy of Funeral, Bastard, Death of Music always brings a manly tear to my eye

Ryan is a helluva drummer. Very underrated. I love his cymbal work.

@LeadGRuaidri

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody ever talks about this. He is probably the best drummer Dev has ever worked for. Even better than Gene, imo

@GeminiWoods

Жыл бұрын

Dude is insanely technical. Wish he was in more stuff.

Just so that you are aware, Devin Townsend has Synesthesia; he perceives sounds as colors. It explains a lot the reason why he has that "wall of sound" style of his.

@randomname5354

11 ай бұрын

This Is the case with a good amount of artists. Skrillex has it as well

Can’t get enough of this song . So powerful

Oh and I think you would absolutely love Ayreon - the day that the world breaks down. Basically Arjen (the guy behind Ayreon) writes Rick operas. This song is basically the opener and introduces the characters so you get something like 11 (I've not counted) singers and instrumental breaks. And if this one gets blocked get in touch with Arjen himself and it will be sorted, he's good like that.

He was dealing with the end of a cold during this show too.

@rerditirerthz5568

3 жыл бұрын

A deadhead in a deahead video

@ryanodowd2516

3 жыл бұрын

I know right. Years ago when I first saw the song title I thought that’s what is was about, my fellow deadheads and I. Totally different meaning for the song but awesome. I love me some Heavy Devy.

Devin Townsend performs 'Kingdom' for EMGtv !!!

He was sick that night by the way

@IceKoldKilla

3 жыл бұрын

That's what I read too!

@fubar1217

3 жыл бұрын

And had just played the whole first part of that show that lasted an hour or so?

@johanwilhelmsson1199

3 жыл бұрын

@@fubar1217 Yes, this was part of the second half of the concert, the "by request" set.

Probably the best commentary on the performance I've seen on KZread. As a massive DevHead, well done! Subscribed 👌

The first time I heard this, I was absolutely blown away. Devin may be the most underrated artist of this era. He’s the best live vocalist I’ve ever heard. 🎤 I highly recommend the song Failure

@richardaaron4454

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, I met him when he was in SYL and opened up for Napalm Death and Nile. He was super nice, I got to tell him that he was the most talented musician in the building.

@RileyMerlino

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardaaron4454 that’s awesome!

I linked this one a few times on your other videos. Thank you very much for taking the time to check it out and give us your thoughts and break down of the song. Glad you like it too. Devin's voice is wild live.

Cant get enough of these. Ill say it again just in case anyone else agrees but, Stoort neer or Vildhjarta would be awesome to see from you. Keep sending out the good vibes like you have Geebz, the world needs more of you

@dankmeme5196

3 жыл бұрын

yesssssss vildhjarta !!

@sludgeon

3 жыл бұрын

@@dankmeme5196 yaaaas, Vildhjarta, The Lone Deranger pretty please!

@TV_Offroad

3 жыл бұрын

Sheesh, throwing straight into the depths of THALL. Might as well add Humanity’s Last Breath to that mix.

@sludgeon

3 жыл бұрын

@@TV_Offroad If it's HLB, it's gotta be Tide then :P

@NathanHarman

3 жыл бұрын

Amen

The holy trinity..Funeral, Bastard, Death of Music at the Royal Albert Hall. Or even just the album versions. Genuinely amazing songs!

One of my favorite songs of ever. Dev is my favorite musician, and he has given me so much over the years. So emotional and full of energy. Good breakdown and great insight!

Absolutely love Devy. Also, congratulations on surpassing 50k subs. That's truly amazing how quickly this channel has grown. I think I was here back in the pre10k days.. :} ✌️🇦🇺

This bloke is the only one I've ever heard that can make a wall of sound, sound so beautiful

So happy to see more people discovering this, such an incredible piece.

Geebz you're doing great! Loving your content!!!

@KeyOfGeebz

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that Sean!

Devin is such a showman when he plays live You should look at some of his other stuff Casuaties of cool Strapping young lad Punky brewster album And would love to see your reaction on the first ziltiod album

My last show before the shutdown last year was Devin at Charlotte, NC. Listening to this song live was incredible. The intensity of this guy is ridiculous.

That last vocal part of the song is unbelievable and if people haven't seen the video then they need to. Devin's head looks like it's going to leave his body and you don't know whether to laugh or cry, it's so powerful. Even watching your reaction gave me chills.

Saw him play this live late 2019 and my god his voice really is that good. Such a great performer too.

@ryan1840

3 жыл бұрын

I'll always remember seeing him play before gojira. He got a venue full of dudes to do jazz hands.

Just throwing a request out there: Mein Herz Brennt by Rammstein. Love the strings in this song!

@TheMissKittyStar

3 жыл бұрын

The acoustic version or the full metal version?

@paulbroeker1996

3 жыл бұрын

Yeees Rammstein would fit perfectly to this channel!!

@luke7842

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Great suggestion

@stormangelus6638

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheMissKittyStar I would suggest he react to both, but the metal version first, so he can see the intense side of it initially, then be able to appreciate the softer tone of the acoustic version.

Thanks for doing more devy!

@timberfinn3131

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/gYKO05mxqqaxlJM.html

Not sure if you saw the comment I made on one of your other videos about this song, but thank you for making this.

Great to see your reaction to this! Would be great to see your reaction Devin's "Singularity". It's a plus 20 min epic, with some truly amazing composing

Thanks a lot, I never heard about him and this music is great.

What's great about this particular version of this track is that he was sick on/around that day. Normally he easily nails the clean parts after the high pitched rough vocals, but here, the illness it ads this little bit of edge to his clean vocals near the end of the track, giving those parts just that little bit extra rawness and heartfelt energy. You hear him pushing himself beyond his limits, instead of just winging it. Love it.

YESSS I WAS WAITING FOR THIS

I showed this song Deadhead to my friend, and he was blown away, said this is the best song ever.. and especially the vocals, everybody loves the vocals.

I am so happy to see you play Devin Townsend, Deadhead. It's an amazing song.

Love this channel

Yeees! I'm so glad you did another Devi song, and this is my favorite song! I still get goosebumps (chicken skin) from it. And this live performance is a great choice for it. Shame about the video, but it is what it is. Keep it up man!

Loving the content dude! I found your videos about a week ago and can't get enough of them! You've actually just introduced me to Devin Townsend... maaaaan, what a voice!! so thank you for that, I will definitely be digging deeper. One recommendation I have is to give the band 'Make Them Suffer' a listen. Their album 'Old Souls' but particularly the re-release 'Old Souls & Lord of Woe' is mind-blowing. The track 'Ether' will always go down as one of my most favorite tracks of all time and I would love to see your reaction to it. hope to see it in due course. keep up the amazing work! Mahalo my Dude. 🤙🤘

Love your knowledge. Love your shirt too.

You need to follow up Rivers of Nihil. Subtle Change is a masterpiece of mythic proportions

The insight and the catharsis by dimmu borgir. because i want somebody to do a reaction to this band and yours have been really fun

I guess it's time I go down the Devin Townsend rabbit hole. Thanks for the rundown Geebz! My request: Wilderun - The Unimaginable Zero Summer

Love watching your facial expressions listening and understanding greatness

like your t-shirt... cool vids by the way!!

14:06 - that's my reaction every single time I hear that part. So. Much. Emotion!

So beautiful composition...

so, I see a lot of reactions on heavy devi, but you described it so good without saying a single word. i really like how you have that feeling... we all had that struggle at the first time hearing this like wrf is happening

God Devin always gives me chills. Those melodic screams they’re like nothing else.

When he's half way through the song and I hear "What do we say about his voice? we are already in awe of what his capabilities are" I cant wait to see what happens on the last part of the song! Every time I hear it I get goosebumps

This dude needs a Ziltoid doll in that pile in the background.

THANK YOU

FINALLYYYYYYYYY hooray!!!!

The instinctive hand to throat when Devin is screaming is one of my favourite parts of these reactions. Reminds me of the first time I heard this one.

You were riding the wave... it’s near impossible not to! Beautiful song!!

Love the shirt. saw a triple feature in the early 80s at a local theater.

And to think he had the damn flu during this concert ...🙆‍♂️

Nice T-shirt! =) Devin Rocks...one of a kind!!!!!

Fantastic

Watched your A Perfect Circle video and was thinking it would be cool if you did Devin - AND YOU DID! Awesome vid. I hope you can start to get monetized - you deserve it

Steven Wilson - Ancestral

@jasonjenkins6373

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, guthrie govan solos cant beat them... literally

Devin is a worldwide treasure. His music will be more appreciated in years to come

Nice one X

God I love this song. Loved your reaction and breakdown my dude. Also suggestion for you, try illumo by Toska. Little British 3 piece instrumental band. Think you'll really dig it.

This song is what got me into Townsend. He's such an amazing singer, guitarist, & composer. We saw him last year in March of 2020 right before lockdown here in Houston, TX. Amazing show! Still can't believe we haven't been to a live concert since. Love his latest album Empath which should be listened to as a whole but Sprite & Borderlands are my favorite and last song on the album is a prog rock metal epic, Singularity. He really takes you to another world. #devintownsend #empath #genius

please do more Devy, you have to love this guy!

I will forever get goosebumps to this song

@MossCoffin

3 жыл бұрын

Forever

Mastodon - The Last Baron

@zachcohoe128

3 жыл бұрын

This!!

@user-bf6gz8ej4o

3 жыл бұрын

This would be so freaking epic

Would love to see your reaction to La Dispute! I absolutely love them and the variety they have in their songs/albums. Also, for more Devin Townsend, a really interesting song is Deconstruction. "Decomposer deconstructs Deconstruction"

the harmonic overtones on them screams man. pwhew. just gorgeous .

Devin is Cool & Power, as always. Thank you for the great choices (taste) of Great Metal bands.

I've had that same headset for a couple of months now and I can really recommend it!

One of a kind. What a genius human being.

This is like the music to zen out.. the mixing capabilities to hear the multiple hidden tracks in his head is unbelievable

The Ocean - Cambrian II: Eternal Recurrence

@ghostfish2399

3 жыл бұрын

Also checkout Pelagial by them. One of my favorite albums.

@bhante1345

3 жыл бұрын

The Ocean, what an outfit. Would happily drown at their live show.

@SundaysSound

3 жыл бұрын

yes please!

Devin hits ya deep. From any angle he wants to. Any emotion he can perfectly emulate it musically

I've seen a million reactions to Kingdom, but THIS is where it's at. Good choice 👌

Great reaction dude! Devin collaborated with Gojira and Meshuggah on a song called Of Blood and Salt. Might be worth checking out

I’m curious to see how you would react to Coheed and Cambria. They’re a concept band that base their albums (except one of them) on a graphic novel written by their lead singer. So all their songs follow some sort of story and each really has their own kind of genre, some songs are kinda more “poppy” than others.

Your smile on the initial key change made me smile.

Please listen to Why?, Sprite and Genesis off Empath. I think you'll love the whole album.

Phil Spector Wall of Sound in full display with Devin, his voice is a force

Check out VOLA - Head Mounted Sideways! Super underrated band from Denmark. They mix a lot of styles and are super unique you'll love it. Hope you get to them sometime!

Great t-shirt! Good ol times there :) Please do Mastodon - The Hunter. I think you'd really appreciate it.