This song is great, but it's hard to hear when you're drowning in snakes.

@MyTechnicolorDays

6 жыл бұрын

hiss

@ivysfine

6 жыл бұрын

there's too many snakes

@jamescampbell2353

6 жыл бұрын

Hiss.

@jamescampbell2353

6 жыл бұрын

Too many

@kailahunttwo4612

6 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

ah yes the crinkle tinkles here they come

Got to hand it to Griffin. Ending that last verse on a major chord yet still managing to sound extremely spooky.

@bluegreenmagenta

3 жыл бұрын

love that picardy third

@andreagourley

3 жыл бұрын

Bitta tierce de picardi 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩

The second verse resulted in one of my favorite Adventure Zone quotes. "What's a 'but for'?" "It's for pooping, silly."

This whole song is hauntingly beautiful, but for some reason that line "Subject to laws we did not make" is particularly creepy to me.

@tehhymnofvalefor

5 жыл бұрын

Abelhawk “the souls of the lost will come awake” always hits me in a way too

@mlq1718

5 жыл бұрын

#legionDidNothingWrong

@transsnack

5 жыл бұрын

#legionwasalmostanotherhunger

@fangorn23

4 жыл бұрын

its a line that suggests at least motive for revenge if not actual intended goal thereof

@Shoobe

4 жыл бұрын

Itsnotcreepyatalllol

The genius part about these songs is that the first 3 have this beautiful ,almost whimsical quality to them that create this image of something just playing or doing something it thinks is right or harmless, but then the final is just filled with enough malice in the words and distorted voice that it kinda flips the sensation on its head.

@margohughes7074

6 жыл бұрын

hehehe88 well I would assume so, the mother just wanted to see her son again, she didn't want the crystal kingdom to even exist. All of those souls are just straight up angry, so I would expect the souls to have malice in there words

This song is so haunting and beautiful. I just keep listening to it.

the last verse actually swayed me to their point of view

@BirthofaPainter

7 жыл бұрын

I feel like this is the biggest danger of the Grand Relics in all honesty - as soon as I listened to this episode, I started thinking about ways to sort of make a compromise between the two sides, like using the Stone to create thousands of mirrors to the Astral Plane to be distributed to churches and other places of worship so people could communicate with lost loved ones. That's when it hit me that this is a scenario where neutrality is almost required, because the amount of good that can be done with a Relic is so great that any truly "good" person is going to try to use them, and only people who have either experienced firsthand the sort of terrible loss that can come from good intentions or those with a more neutral outlook on the world (Balance, anyone?) can really be suited to their disposal. Lucas was wholly of good intentions, and yet he almost destroyed the world just trying to get his mother back. Imagine the destruction he could have accidentally wrought he'd tried to do something on a larger scale. I also really like how Griffin very clearly points out the inherent unfairness in how the system of natural laws work, particularly in life and death.

@ncook8362

5 жыл бұрын

I think it's kind of childish to be honest. Everyone, always, is subject to laws they didn't make. They're selfishly destroying the natural order, ignorant of what consequences it could bring, because they refuse to follow the rules that govern the universe. Would you destroy the concept of gravity just because it stands in the way of you flying?

@treeps637

3 жыл бұрын

@@ncook8362 I think they mean that she had no idea that she was breaking laws of the Universe. The people that try to escape once they are there should be punished, but she was never told or warned.

@Nanamowa

3 жыл бұрын

@@ncook8362 I'm sure if we could turn off gravity in certain places, we could be doing it. People exploit whatever they can for the sake of achieving a result. Similar to how people are smashing hadron beams together to make particles that exist no where else in the universe, people will do things that are unnatural for the sake of learning and inventing new technologies.

@Nanamowa

3 жыл бұрын

@@treeps637 I'm sure she knew that there is a natural order to things and that she was over stepping her boundaries. She had the intention of undoing death, knowing full well that not only did this order exist, but there were gods and divine beings in this world that might try to stop her.

Looking back, one thing I always wondered about this arc is: what if the heroes had decided that the lost souls were right? The offer was on the table, what if they had agreed to join them in tearing down the laws of nature and remaking the world? I _know_ Griffin is a good enough improviser that he'd have done something amazing with that...

@GridCube

5 жыл бұрын

Then they would have remembered the Lost Century and John and The Hunger, and prompted the end faster

@gigitheskeleton6202

5 жыл бұрын

The hunger would ruined everything though because after that, no more universe

@lewismartin3430

3 жыл бұрын

GHOSTS VS GIANT SKY SATAN

@povotaknight2063

3 жыл бұрын

@@lewismartin3430 john?

@johnsamos3721

3 жыл бұрын

@@povotaknight2063 Main creator of The Hunger theadventurezone.fandom.com/wiki/John If ya wanna re-up some TAZ lore

I love how this song is, just telling the mom's story in this weirdly hypnotizing way that only people who have listened to the full chapter can understand.

I can't believe Griffin MacElroy made me listen to Vocaloid in 2019. I KNOW THAT'S YOU LUKA. I RECOGNIZE YOU FROM WHEN I WAS FIFTEEN.

@dasytaylor

5 жыл бұрын

(It's actually Avanna, but it sure does sound like Luka, I thought it was her too when I first heard the song)

@charlottesutton7773

4 жыл бұрын

Dasy Taylor I just listened to it and I was trying to figure out who the hell ot was

@strebble

4 жыл бұрын

I thought it was Oliver?

@strebble

4 жыл бұрын

@Clara Li Oh my god my life is a lie xD

@esmeechan1036

4 жыл бұрын

Nah, prob daycore miku

The more I listen, the more Lovecraftian it feels to me.

@TheTrickster969

6 жыл бұрын

im not even sure if ur referring to the song or the entire podcast, since that lowkey applies to both :P

I was just re-listening to entire The Adventure Zone and had just came upon this song. Chills ran down my spine as the hauntingly beautiful melody played and I remembered all over again that this was how I reacted the first time I heard this song. Now I know how the gang felt when hearing Yohan's first song. Amazing job Griffin, you really are my best friend.

I'm getting all them crinkle tinkles.

Verse 1 Pulled from my home inside a cloud lost to the dark I drift alone now I'm returned beyond the shroud ever to reign upon my throne here in my Crystal Kingdom Verse 2 I saw beyond the omniverse far past the places we should see but for my vision I was cursed torn from my home and family lost to my Crystal Kingdom Verse 3 Saved from the darkness by my child locked in a cage of glass and steel but my true love remains in exile beckoning me to break the seal into this Crystal Kingdom Verse 4 Kept from our children, lovers, friends subject to laws we did not make this is where separation ends and souls of the lost will come awake enter this Crystal Kingdom

@cheetahtaildraws9392

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@finnoneal432

5 жыл бұрын

universe, not omniverse, I believe.

@marissabonnell1984

5 жыл бұрын

@@finnoneal432 If you think it's universe, you hear universe. If you think the omniverse you hear omniverse. That's annoying, dang vocaloids! Could be omniverse, she was cursed for seeing the 7 Birds.... I'm sure there's a thread on Reddit that will help

@marissabonnell1984

5 жыл бұрын

At the end of the day: THANK YOU BRIAR CAELAN FOR POSTING THESE SO I DIDNT HAVE TO GOOGLE THEM MYSELF

@grimdarkAngel

5 жыл бұрын

It's universe, not omniverse

This podcast is supposed to be about 4 guys goofing off while playing D&D, not super fuckin' deep shit that makes you sad! (Still love it tho)

after finishing the crystal kingdom arc, I finally understand this song

@taakofromtv150

3 жыл бұрын

After finishing the entire arc I finally understand this song

@ThePaffening

2 жыл бұрын

Listening through it now! (Late to the party I know) I heard a song with lyrics and had to find it!

someone I know was playing this on the piano and now I'm listening to it with no context. but the only thing that came to my head when I listened to it was "is this made with vocaloid?"

@Ro-gp8lj

6 жыл бұрын

ShadowCatGamer yes it is.

this song is stuck in my head heck

I'm so heartbroken that I'll never get to hear each of these haunting verses for the first time again in context. Particularly the second verse where a virulent crystal drops into the previously safe room from a rift in space, consumes it and the music comes and you realize there are no bubbles of safety in your world anymore. The music signals the approaching end of the world, not as an oncoming war, but simply your new master ceremoniously taking her place as the decider that all things as you know them will eminently end.

I just realized. The singer managed to look past the omniverse/universe. The lost souls were full of rage at "laws they didn't make" and wanted more than their existence. In the end, the souls were assimilated into one giant skeleton. I think this was how the Hunger started.

@bbqbiscuit

5 жыл бұрын

Jessica S that’s what John says towards the end - that he saw the purpose, the reason we were all here, and the laws that bound us, and it was too cruel to bear, so we wanted to change it. That’s what the Hunger is. It is vengeance

@aryak9564

5 жыл бұрын

Considering Griffin said that he had planned the whole campaign around Crystal Kingdom, this foreshadowing does not surprise me

@bbqbiscuit

5 жыл бұрын

Green Gal22 yeah I mean like, post set up from HTBG, that makes so much sense. Relistening to Balance really cemented CK as like, basically the central pillar around which a lot of things revolved

@finnevitable

3 жыл бұрын

But wasn't the whole stolen century arc wayyy before this? Like, the hunger was already "kept away" because the squad created the seven relics. In crystal kingdom they're recovering one. It's way past the beginning of the hunger. John had the same train of thought as Lucas's mom had over a century later though

@oliknight2223

3 жыл бұрын

@@finnevitable This is after Stolen Century, and the Hunger is already out there, but Legion is essentially a second Hunger. Had it managed to claim the Light of Creation (of which it already had a seventh), it might have even gained the same level of power.

there should be a 10 hour version of this tbh

This song is just so enjoyable to listen to.

if anyone is interested all music from adventure zone, you can find it on Griffin's soundcloud.

For some reason this song makes me cry uncontrollably. I doesn't make me sad or anything. Just my tear ducts start flowing.

@redsolestar

6 жыл бұрын

Maddie Kincaid ur not alone

@caesarspeaks

4 жыл бұрын

Sheer incomprehensible terror

NGL when I heard this on TAS I got chills and immediately had to look it up

Honestly, if I knew how to really do ballet, this sounds like such a good song to make a routine too. The gentle piano for the beat and general mood of the song just seems so perfect for ballet.

i love how the song paints the arc. it just makes me imagine running through these endless crystal corridors as this childish, eerie song bounces off the walls

God I love TAZ! Long live Magnus, Taako, & Merle!

@Ro-gp8lj

6 жыл бұрын

eric cloud it's overrrr

This is the turning point when the plot became amazing. The earlier arcs were good (the first was rough until the very end), but this is when the overall plot started having good hints of epic direction to it.

This song is such a GREAT addition to this arc!

THE CRINKLE TINKLES!

It took me way too long to decipher who these verses were being sung by in canon. But I finally got it.

For anyone still confused on which vocaloid is being used. It's Oliver, one of the english vocaloids. He is used for Puppycat in the animation "Bee and Puppycat".

@enterthefreak3491

7 жыл бұрын

VickytheIcky Griffin himself has stated that it was avvana(I think I spelt that right)

@V1CKYTH31CKY

7 жыл бұрын

Enter the Freak oh fuck! Welp I've been duped 😂 yep you're definitely right on that one! Yo I swear it sounded like Oliver! I hadn't even heard of Avanna yet! Welp now I'm red! Thanks for the correction! I would have kept on thinking it was Oliver smh 😔

@enterthefreak3491

7 жыл бұрын

Youre welcome I guess. I wouldve thought the same thing if I didnt see Griffon specify it cause he posted the song on their tumblr so youre good. If you look at the other comments youll see other people say so as well.

@otterronpas

5 жыл бұрын

I thought it was Fukase XD

@pearlg.7331

5 жыл бұрын

I KNEW IT

id die any day for griffin and his sweet sweet tunes

Griffins tuning is so good!? Like I knew the man was good at making songs but tuning is hard as hell to do and I just. Talented king

i remember when i first listened to this arc and everytime Griffin said 'crinkle tinkles' i would literally piss myself in fear

I think I'm on the ghosts' side.

this slaps so hard for no reason

It's: this is where separation ends Edit: Griffin even says it himself when telling his two brothers and his father the lyrics to the final verse

This entire song sets off my fight or flight reflexes from the moment those crinkle tinkles begin

Honestly, I feel like this is a tune that would work really well in a music box.

I fricken love this song, the first time I heard the first verse I stopped what I was doing and just went into a trance. It was even better the second time I heard it. Couldn't understand a word but I dont care. Im drunk.

@k.whatever9046

2 жыл бұрын

this is so funny bc mood. i too went into a trance. i don't understand a word but i dont care either. i, however, am not drunk

0:36 Did it just say "Butfor"? Guys... What's a Butfor?

@lucystewart29

6 жыл бұрын

for pooping, stupid XD

the best crinkle tinkles

This song is way better than it has any business being.

I couldn't find this song for 4 years. We have reunited😌

This song gives me the absolute shivers. It’s soooo good. Gotta love those crinkle tinkles.

Avanna is a great-sounding vocaloid, as usual

Hey everyone! The new graphic novel just came out so if you want to listen to the lyrics from page 177 go to 1:14

I'm not too big into The Adventure Zone anymore, but this song still gives me chills. Definitely my favorite arc

Shout out to the people in 2021 relisening to this now that the Crystal kingdom graphic novel is out

This gives me the will to get out of art block. thanks for the lovely song that i can listen to.

i have JUST made it chapter 38 and i've been so tempted to lission to this before but i didn't and i'm SO glad that i didn't cause that ending caught me for a loop

The boys don't want what you're selling them And this arc has gone on far too long Merle lost an arm, man, why was it him Now the team's only five arms strong They just want to leave this kingdom

Idec these all scare the shit out of me every time

Dude I remember hearing this and thinking it was literally the coolest thing ever, my friend just told me it was vocaloid effect but at the time I didn’t know what that was so I just thought it was super mysterious

the devil himself is he only person who disliked this

@anuntitledstory1

7 жыл бұрын

Nah it was Jenkins

@rhiaeachus2505

7 жыл бұрын

Leviathan 100% Jenkins

@Pseudopyrol0

7 жыл бұрын

Leviathan Naw, I think it was Kravitz

@romeo9401

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe it was Barry Blue Jeans! Barry why?

@BonnieBoestar

6 жыл бұрын

It was probably the Director.

I just happened to notice your username was RollingCarey, and wondered if you are the same person careydraws, who does a bunch of The Adventure Zone fan art. If so, I'm a big fan of your work and each new piece you make gives me a big smile.

@RollingCarey

8 жыл бұрын

Alas I am not, however with some googling you have exposed me to some fantastic TAZ fan art!

@bluetannery1527

7 жыл бұрын

RedFishBlueFish it's worth mentioning that CareyDraws is actually the namesake of Carey Fangbattle, the dragonborn & Killian's girlfriend

@Pseudopyrol0

7 жыл бұрын

Will Tannery oh yes, the "oh shit sweet flips" ship.

Thank you for making this!

Thank you so much for posting this.

I love this so much

I feel like this was sorta hinting on lup? Like maybe I'm over analyzing it but, talking about being trapped, and traveling beyond the universe (the planes) and the end is where the 7 of them come back and reunite, Idk man beautiful song

@Ro-gp8lj

6 жыл бұрын

Fifi Smity *SPOILERS FOR NEWEST EP AHEAD** I think it's more of a theme of the show. Creators becoming trapped in their creations, right? Think about it. The team in the Starblaster, Lup in her umbrella, John in the Hunger, Sloan in the Raven's persona, the one she created with the sash, Even Barry kinda counts with the whole regrown body thing, And of course, Lucas in his lab... Because even Griffin probably feels that way right now, too.

@3EyedFox

6 жыл бұрын

Chris Biebel holy shit

this whole thing is beautiful and terrifying, A1 job griff.

I get chills literally every time I hear this.

chills every time!!

I adore this song. I can't get it out of my head! Going on day 3 now..

This is so goddamn beautiful.

I heard this for like a minute and im now in love with it!

This song still gives me chills whenever I listen too it. Amazing .

What an absolute banger

i still get chills every single time i hear this song

This is very melancholy and I love it

Maureen, you're speech was so good

Listening to this after the arc is so satisfying to understand

This song hypnotizes me every time

I can’t get this damn song out of my head

Truly remarkable song.

You have no idea how much i fucking love this song

This was so masterfully done by Griffin. I get chills every time I listen to this song! So sad for all those lost souls.

Ugh TAZ means so much to me, this is beautiful and Griffin put so much work into this podcast. I so so so appreciate him for it.

The first line of Verse 1 "Pulled from my home inside a cloud" definitely feels inspired by Castle on a Cloud from Les Miserables

God I'm getting like constant chills

I've started listening to TAZ recently and I just finished this campaign and I loved it, the music was wonderful and this song is especially good

I listen to this for hours on repeat (I had never listened to the Adventure Zone) and now a year later I started to play piano and played this masterpiece of a song

Ive never listened to TAZ- but got sent this by one of my players, because the pcs from the campaign i DM can be lines up perfectly with each verse. Might give this podcast a try now!!

I always come back to this, I wish it was on ITunes, it’s so pretty

time to add this to my spoopy playlist

I'm only just now getting around to listening to The Adventure Zone, and this song sends CHILLS down my goddamn spine. This was 5 years ago and it's so hauntingly beautiful that it still invokes emotion 5 years later

@boosles2702

2 жыл бұрын

I’m new to TAZ, and just finished the Crystal Kingdom arc less than an hour ago. And I swear, this is one of my favorite arcs so far. The music has been nothing if not astonishing and entrancing.

Gave me chills the first time I heard it

Thank you for this. I really can’t understand vocaloids without subtitles.

In a podcast that normally (by the point I've reached) doesn't have much in the way of music, or content that isn't "theatre of the mind", this song literally startled me the first time it played. It was a pleasant surprise - a creepy, beautiful, pleasant surprise.

This song is so creepy but I love listening to it

god I LOVE Griffin's music

Awesome song

chills

im doing all of taz balance again i got goosebumps when these happend agin especially the last

I had the (probably unusual) experience of listening to this song before I had even started listening to the podcast, and can I just say? I thought it was beautiful before, and knew there was a story behind the lyrics, but it's so much more meaningful and haunting that I had ever imagined, hearing it now with the full context.

The voice and distortion makes this seems so haunted

I have never listened to TAZ but this makes my brain go brr and I NEED it on spotify omg

@Tylerbolical

3 жыл бұрын

Listen to it, at least the balance campaign from which this song originates. Completely worth it