Tim Henson started doing a "making of" series showing exactly how he came up with these songs. I think you'd totally dig these videos

@USHARDY

3 жыл бұрын

^ I second this. You gotta react to the Tim Henson breakdown to this song.

@kanwebbda3265

3 жыл бұрын

3rd this one check these out. It's actually really cool

@mikiro90

3 жыл бұрын

Just saw the videos too. Highly recommend!!

@AAIVE

3 жыл бұрын

i definitely recommend! they were actually quite insightful and it sort of helped me appreciate polyphia’s perspective on their own music, which made me just appreciate it all as one piece with all of the lenses in mind if that makes sense?

@noahfisher1584

3 жыл бұрын

Beat me to it lol

The drummer is just a God of the high hat. Like. He can play rap beats live with perfect 32nd notes and floor beats it's amazing actually. He should get as much credit as Tim Watch them live.

@pitpride1220

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Clay is the best thing about their live performance

@yzScott

2 жыл бұрын

I came across this band just a few days ago and digested "New Levels New Devils" over the weekend. (I've heard a small smattering of earlier stuff) Regardless of how amazing any of the other players are, it strikes me right away that the strength of their drumming is THE key to keeping performances like GOAT together. (well, all of their performances really) I see so many parallels to John Bonham. They live in very different sonic landscape than Led Zeppelin, but amazing drumming is the foundation of everything. The broken up rhythms and poly-rhythms and mixed time signatures required to get Kashmire, Black Dog, or even Good Times requires Buddy-Rich type chops. They also seem to share a love of the triplet and really employ it in similar ways. You expect the drummer to get in with the bass player (and he does), but probably the biggest similarity is the way Clay and Bonham both get in with the guitar riff. That is just killer. I also think right away of Death Grips. They are led by legendary math rock drummer, Zach Hill. Zach's drumming is so key to what Death Drips do and it grabs me very similarly to elements of Clay's work. So, I've been totally geeking out over the drumming. (and all of it, they're just damn amazing)

Their songs are mostly composed like this : Tim Henson has an idea, or quite litterally rips off small tiny notes or chords progressions from a pop/rap song he likes, then messes with it, compose his own progression for left hand then for right hand on a midi keyboard, then finds a way to play all the notes together on guitar while trying to flex his hardest and to add extreme technicallity. He also adds on the track trap beats to sound heavier, also setting a baseline for percusiv part (this is the one sounding less organic). Then he sends that to the others members, Scott (the other guitarist) finds a way to play the riff tim sends but generally in a much different way so both together would make a richer sound, then he composes a part too. Once this is done basist and drummer work together to make this extremly rhythmically rich (while the bassist mostly doesnt slap, he uses a lot of different unusual percusiv technics) so they are constantly answering or complementing each other. I hope this helps breaking down how they achieve that.

@gabriel_3379

3 жыл бұрын

So basically a dream team or a dream band

@sawyerharrislive

3 жыл бұрын

Someone watched Tims's new Making of O.D video. haha

@iDrraaaK

3 жыл бұрын

​@@sawyerharrislive I posted that before the OD video tim posted. He's been saying that's how he composes polyphia's musics for years weither it's on inta stream or posts, or more recently in twitch livestreams. That's still amazing that he's making this videos to cleanly break those down.

@Heazytoohot

3 жыл бұрын

An utterly genius idea

@DarkSentencer

3 жыл бұрын

See how easy it is to change a comment?

The drummer does play all the drum hits, there are a few live recordings of him. He's as amazing as everyone else

@Panyc333

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/mnmD1qejhLOYkco.html

Honestly, every track on 'New Levels, New Devils' by Polyphia is amazing.

@LYLEWOLD

3 жыл бұрын

the one with the vocals is a bit sweet, but overall, yeah. but you could say that about their other albums, too. rock on friend.

@thatpersonthatexists7851

3 жыл бұрын

And resonance

@abuventertainment2856

3 жыл бұрын

@@LYLEWOLD the riffs in that tune go crazy tho

@LYLEWOLD

3 жыл бұрын

@@abuventertainment2856 true.

@origionalbrand

3 жыл бұрын

Inspire EP is my shit. Not a fan of new level, or most hated. But they’re still amazing musicians.

I think you need to have a look at Intervals if you like Polyphia

@KeyOfGeebz

3 жыл бұрын

Yea, they just made the short list :)

@stevepiotrowski-musician6908

3 жыл бұрын

Intervals is like happy Polyphia. I love the shit out of both btw

@icipher6730

3 жыл бұрын

@@stevepiotrowski-musician6908 Considering that Intervals tour together with Plini a lot, they are more like "always 100% happy and a bit more aggressive Plini".

@matthew9867

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know if they've been suggested here or not but Animals As Leaders is another great one down that rabbit hole

@xNohitter21

3 жыл бұрын

Feel like in the same vein he would like The Human Abstract

The Mars Volta - anything from _De-Loused in the Comatorium_ . . . yep.

@Panyc333

3 жыл бұрын

So much yes!

@leviathanlives5016

3 жыл бұрын

Inertiac esp is an amazing song! I love volta!

@ruks345

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

@sendtodevnull1269

3 жыл бұрын

What a great album.

@Duplicitousthoughtformentity

3 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion, here’s hoping he’ll do deloused. There’s so much to unpack tho!!

The drummer, Clay A, has a live playthrough of this track on Meinl's channel. You should check it out.

@Panyc333

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/mnmD1qejhLOYkco.html

@macjohn8963

3 жыл бұрын

Why didn't I know about this! Awesome find, thanks!

@jxckrabbit

3 жыл бұрын

Dude is an actual god

@yeti4269

2 жыл бұрын

@@Panyc333 I had to go watch this before the actual video lmao

"Our mothers' hearts are 4/4." Beautiful.

Short time you've been doing this, you've become one of my favorite reaction channels, keep up the good work my dude.

@NobodyAwsum

3 жыл бұрын

This is my second video, and i already love the reactions.

@Viralityoflife

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. I love the breakdown he gives. Gives me more appreciation for the songs I like already

Reminds me of : ANIMALS AS LEADERS

@kanagawakenji7

3 жыл бұрын

Tim learned a lot from Tosin, including the wild rhythms in 4/4 time and thumping techniques. He talks about it from time to time

I will say it's very notable that you started so recently and have grown so quickly. 20k subscribers, with tens of thousands of video views is pretty incredible and should show how your content is received by the community. I hope you keep enjoying it so we can keep getting content!

@KeyOfGeebz

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Don't apologize for going long when talking, we have all heard the song we are watching for your thoughts on it. Good video hope you keep having fun with them.

Honestly one of the best reaction channels. No BS opinions & genuine musical expertise. Props to you, man. Keep the good stuff goin’ 🤘🏻

@sentientcardboarddumpster7900

3 жыл бұрын

This guy and Michael Palmisano

@stephenvenables3179

3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff sir. I'm just a music listener from England. I'm enjoying your stuff. Check out a band called magazine. Post punk.

Polyphia’ s virtuous nature is awesome, and watching Tim Henson’s breakdown of the song shows there is genius in the melody and overall composing

Interesting side not to this one: I believe Tim Henson said that the inspiration for this video and this song was a time when he basically had a really bad trip while using certain mind enhancing substances, thought you might get a kick out of that tidbit hehe

@KeyOfGeebz

3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, The HEROIC DOSE trip 💫

@no_one563

3 жыл бұрын

also interesting fact: Tim henson based this song from a chord progression from a song, then applied an arpeggio plugin and that is how he made this masterpiece.

@smarshington

3 жыл бұрын

@@no_one563 Believe it was Kanye West - Champion that he based the progression on. Augmented the chords slightly and then ran it through an arpeggiator and tinkered with the results.

@alexr4273

3 жыл бұрын

@@KeyOfGeebz what's that, like 5 grams or more of the magic ones?? 😄

@Arazmithin

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, he said that's why it has an "overdose" of notes for everyone involved. Haha.

"The other guitarist..." Lol. Poor Scottie.

You've gotta check out Yas by Polyphia. Stunning videography and the song is super tight. Brings in 2 members of Chon who are killer guitarists as well

@russellwatkins2559

3 жыл бұрын

@elchema that’s a good one too

Do some ANIMALS AS LEADERS. My favorite right now is "Physical Education" ,but it's all good. Tosin Abasi is a guitar legend

@jmanwild87

3 жыл бұрын

i would say the only one i don't recommend is CAFO too wanky in my opinion

@stephenvaughan2325

3 жыл бұрын

@@jmanwild87 cafo is what got me into aal. By far my favorite song of theirs. Lol. To each their own.

@christopherblowers443

3 жыл бұрын

Cafo, woven webb.

@Hearstbane

3 жыл бұрын

Aye aye. That whole album is great. "The future that awaited me" is a great introduction into them

@wolandisdead

3 жыл бұрын

Chon “Peace”

A reaction to “The Czar” by Mastodon would be extra fun!

@zachhamilton456

3 жыл бұрын

One if my favorite mastodon songs ever.

@Growlizing

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah, that would be neat!

@greeksdorok

3 жыл бұрын

Love mastodon and the czar is a nice lengthy song with multiple sections. Cool!

@RaphaRox

3 жыл бұрын

OH YEAH! Bring in mastodon to this channel!

@firedragon311

3 жыл бұрын

The solo in this song hits hard

I'm a Cook, we love to de-compose classical receipes to get back to the root & flavor of every ingredient ! Same job ! 😂 Love what your doing! 😉

Between the Buried and Me - Extremophile Elite. Great band, great musicians.

@Danpool13

3 жыл бұрын

Why you gotta do that to him? Lol. We're not trying to actually blow his mind.

@Panyc333

3 жыл бұрын

Good one. Also like Selkies the Endless Obsession off of Alaska

When you said "our lives are 4 4" it made so much sense what a fantastic saying .

I would love to hear you interview Tim Henson. He's a crazy intelligent person but it seems like a lot of the people he talks to don't know how to get that side out of him--I definitely think you could! You should should reach out to him and ask if he would talk with you. Loved this video, I will subscribe and tune in again. Keep up the amazing work, brother.

"BASS PLAYER IS KILLIN' IT!" definitely my favorite line of this video!

I am impressed at the analysis of their music. Alot of people call it noise, they're technically amazing and so clever with their engineering. They're wizards.

The drummer is playing all those notes he is a monster. Even the notes that sound like 808s is his drum set.

Geebz, I just gotta say that listening to you talk about music brings back memories of working backstage and with professional musicians, I can definitely tell you know what you're talking about and have a strong rhythmic background. So from a younger guy to a geezer, thanks for bringing up the good memories.

I love your explanation of how their time signatures make you feel. That anticipation and leaning forward waiting for the drop. I grew up playing metalcore and djent and that’s kind of our bread and butter and we pull a lot from jazz and hip hop and strive to take something in 4 and fuck it up to where it’s still there but it’s delayed a step or ahead a step. When ghost notes started getting included it made it even more fun because now a lot of the drummers just have a metronome in their ear and and can just have a time signature clinic without throwing off the band.

So before your video played, there was a "Folgers" commercial, and as soon as it ended, you are taking a sip of your mug there. I laughed pretty hard lol.

Love what you are doing here, I have watched all of your polyphia videos multiple time. Keep it up :)

I LOVE THIS! This is sooooooo good - thank you for reacting to this, Geebz!

These are great. We love it when you go long, so keep up the good work! Thank you 🤙

I love what you are doing. Keep up the great work.

Concerning music I am a noob but I really like the way you talk about it and you made me discover something I am really interrested in. I like your vibe and I think that is a good start to my 2021 year. Happy new year everybody and be safe!

I don't normally like reaction channels but you look at music from such a different perspective and you've been helping me appreciate my favourite music in a whole different way. Keep it up.

Love your videos. You’ve got a real positive energy about you and love hearing your insights. Keep it up!

Thank you for giving a long-winded explanation. a lot of that really helps with understanding all the different meter changes in the complexity of it all. I'm not a musician but I do enjoy a challenging piece of music trying to find where the rhythm starts and ends. It's not always easy

Absolutely love your energy man! Keep it going.

I didn’t know I needed this genre in my life until I heard it the first time and now I can’t go a day without it!

The arrangement is tasteful indeed. Love how you analyze it!

Mannn this was a great video, nice insight with some real chill vibes

Just found this content and love it, such a cool take on things

Great stuff as always Geebz! Please do "Saucy" next!

That glassy strat sound. Gives me geez in my pants every time.

Man i wish this was my grandpa, feels like he would always be there giving you valuable life advise :)

These videos are getting me through the pandemic. Your analysis and charm is the best. Personally, I'd watch a version of these that's twice as long and twice as in-depth. People watch these videos for your reactions!!

Dude amazing video. Glad I came about this channel. By the way you have this thing about you, you seem very genuine and good hearted. Bet I'm right about that. New subscriber!

Your reactions are amongst the best on youtube across all categories. You provide a significant value with your views and opinions. Also you seem like a cool dude. Thanks for the content.

your one of a kind sir, super positive and into the modern stuff

2 comments: 1. Check out the drummer's drum cams on O.D. and G.O.A.T. 2. I think you would like Tesseract. Check out their 3 piece song Of Matter (Live)

I love how deep you get into your reactions. You sound so enthusiastic and passionate in all your videos and that energy has really allowed me to appreciate music on a deeper level. I would love it if you were to react to Kanden by Kenshi Yonezu, he's one of Japan's biggest names in music right now (I think) and he does everything pretty much all by himself. I would love to see your take on Japanese music from a Western pov. I love your vids and you inspire me to be more passionate with the things I appreciate

I just found you the other day and I've watched a bunch of these videos now. I really appreciate your enthusiasm and knowledge. Would you be willing to give some of us other decomposing musicians out here some tutorial on how to count some of these polyrhythms and weirdness? Your ease of explaining some things has been real helpful and I've yet to watch anything that explains what is going on in as simple to understand as your explanations.

keep it up! And never apologize for the length of the video because you aren't drawing it out you're going in depth

Absolutely, the most engaging and insightful reactions on KZread.

Very happy to have found your channel, as a young musician who is also a fan of most of the bands you've reacted to I am absolutely fascinated by your commentary and enjoy experiencing your point of view as a composer. I'm learning a lot from your videos coupled with extensive research. Would love to see you react to some Deftones. Keep it up (:

Hey just want to say I love your videos man!

You should do CHON “Pitch Dark” or “Ghost” or “Peace” - incredible musicianship

@szchietzmane6436

3 жыл бұрын

Yess! Chon is really good too!

@blehm_7403

3 жыл бұрын

Pitch dark is absolutely my favorite of theirs

@DarkDanteM4

3 жыл бұрын

Waterslide/perfect pillow for me .. or maybe bubble dream for dem harmonics. Or book for Garstka on the drums 😁

@ZedsDeadBaby117

3 жыл бұрын

@@DarkDanteM4 bubble dream for sureeee

@joejohnson974

3 жыл бұрын

the entire chon discography is incredible.

Yo! Your reviews on Polyphia are DOPE!!

Man, I just stumbled upon this channel, and it's honestly the best, most in depth and Knowledgeable reaction channel I've come across. ... Now for a request: Into the Moat: "Prologue..." :)

Keep doing Polyphia.... you could go through their whole discography and I wouldn’t get tired of it :) love hearing your knowledge also. Very glad I found your channel

I appreciate your point of view man, well thought out with an educated background but still open to exploring new ideas/approaches. easily the best react channel rn

He’s like a proud granddad who watches his grandsons perform on a school show

The mark of a good musician is how they induce feeling in their work. I still can’t help but smile when I hear this track.

When you said about gravitating towards non-4/4 time signature songs, that absolutely resonated with me. Tool, Tesseract and Opeth first got me into this stuff!

dude, I gotta have a laugh, the amount of facial expressions you make is fantastic. Love this channel by the way

Absolutely love your take on music. Knowledge,interest,excitement and a kind compassionate heart. Ps. I’m all for the energetic stuff as well! Like us being wired to 4/4 from our mothers heart beat 💗

I'm glad I'm finding more and more reaction channels of people that are knowledgeable in some aspect of the subject and not just full of "that was awesome"s and surprised faces. You should check out some of Unprocessed's music, Polyphia collaborated with one of their songs and Unprocessed by themselves have similar vibes. Thanks for the videos!

Great video, thank you! That bass player was definitely tearing it up. Gave me some Primus vibes at times. Thanks again!

I've been binge watching your stuff all day, and I feel it's been a good investment. :D

i could never get in to this band or TOOL ect but have a great appreciation for great musicians and these guys are unbelievable.

I absolutely love your enthusiasm. Nerd out my dude!

@2:41 I felt every note your facial expressions indicated and more. Subscribed to someone who understands and takes music seriously as a language. God blessed me to find you.

I like your videos alot, you have a good way of explaining it!

Thank you for the great content !

Thanks for doing this song. Glad you enjoyed it.

"Hey how's IT, WHAT'S UUUP" Beautiful meme-quality intro

These reactions feel very authentic and technically in depth without sounding too precocious and snobby. I love watching them ❤️ thank you so much

@KeyOfGeebz

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Akash 🤙🤙

9:14 Wow. For your first listen, that was incredible. I have played that back, and will continue. You have an ear on you my dude.

It’s impossible to not smile when the drums come in

Always love Polyphia reactions, and this was great. What a song honestly, that main riff is so addictive. I guess O.D. is an appropriate name hahah. Also, as for suggestions, I'd love to see you take on Den Helige Anden - Vildhjarta, it's mindblowing, I couldn't even do it justice with words. Also, your take on something from the new Ulcerate album "Stare Into Death and Be Still" would be very cool! These videos have been great, and thanks for looking at all our crazy suggestions with an open mind!

I grew up a guitarist, and starting writing and producing electronic music when I was 11 off of daw's that my siblings got me. My first couple years of college i just studied music. I love your explanations of topics like polyrhythm. I always find when I try to explain to others things like that I lose them and its not digestable.

Heyo how'sit! loving your breakdowns. In a similar vein to Plini and Porcupine Tree(both of which have opened for this prog powerhouse,) I would love to recommend to you Opeth! Ghost of Perdition and Reverie/Harlequin Forest are two excellent songs by them. Though both are long, the composition is excellent! Happy listening!

You rock, dude, keep it up!! 🙌🏻😎

Hey uncle Gee! I've got to say I've become addicted to your reactions. Not only do they feel organic and honest, but they also help me, or us even, to listen to stuff that we've listened to 10 000 times under a different light. Feels great having someone's guidance through the "why do I like this so much?!". Anyhow, would you react to some Leprous? I feel like you'd be delighted by getting to know their work as well. Musical greetings from Portugal!

@KeyOfGeebz

3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that Joao :) I'll check out your suggestion. ALOHA

Man I’m so happy I came across your channel. You deserve so many more subs! Would love for you to react to the band Car Bomb they are like Meshuggah on turbo. Keep up the great content bro! Love from Australia

Your goat video is what got me hooked on your channel. That plus tool. Please look into the mars volta

Hey thanks for getting me into these guys! Gotta do Tool’s Pushit from Salival for sure! And my all time favorite and under rated band Toy Matinee, Last Plane Out

"That sucked!" Me: O F F E N D E D

@marshingo5262

3 жыл бұрын

He was talking about the ad lmao

Dude, you should check out a band called Opeth sometime, great GREAT band!! Progressive death metal at its finest (originally), they've moved into more straight up prog on the last few albums. Incredible musicianship and compositions 🤙

@Dwendele

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@charlieo.possum5501

3 жыл бұрын

*also, I think you'd really dig Cynic, I've been listening to them a lot recently, 2 of the members have unfortunately passed away this year, incredible band/musicians

Stayed til the end, Loved your commentary.

Man your face, and your hand just covering your mouth gave me some chills like I was listening to this for the first time myself! Great video, very genuine person! Loved it!

@KeyOfGeebz

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

Tim Henson actually made a few YT videos showing how he writes and composes. I highly recommend checking them out (if not for reactions sake, just for yourself) as well as some of his other short music compositions on his channel (Blood moon is amazing). So glad you got to these guys early, they have been one of my go to choices through this pandemic. As a former guitarist, their skill, technique and tones just blow my mind!!! As always thank you for doing what you do!! 🤘🤙

i love listening to the explanations and understanding everything you’re saying, and i love visibly seeing your brain explode while you listen to these

I've been listening to them for years, I'd recommend watching their tour mini documentaries and Tim's riff writing series! Pretty good for getting into their heads 😉

Polyphia has been my favorite for 5 years now. Glad to see you review it

So Tim actually typically will create a beat that he then writes around for their later stuff, including this one. Likely that part at the end came before any other part in the writing process, he does a series on his youtube called "How to write a riff" just short little minute long videos where he starts by midi-ing out the beat and the guitar part and then at the end plays it with the beat. Pretty cool stuff.

Don't stop! keep em' coming

I've been learning this song and im playing it 2.5 times slowed down and it is still extremely difficult to time everything properly. And YES tim henson programs "hiphop" style drums then the live drummer puts his magic over everything. Tim henson is the now and the future.

Sounds like a deconstructed salsa groove played backwards.