Wow, VAST, I definitely wouldn't have expected to see them pop up. Love this band.

From what I know, Jon Crosby did this whole album by himself. He played all the instruments, and did all the compositions.

@jenynz5334

3 ай бұрын

In his teens

I'd recommend Touched more than Here as far as their tracks from that album. But the whole album is definitely worth a listen.

@mehkayla6685

Жыл бұрын

Yea, Touched is so good. My friend used it in a skate video back in the day, and it fit so perfect.

@envirovore

Жыл бұрын

Good call, I've always loved the building/layering of Pretty When You Cry as well.

@danielmcbride2375

Жыл бұрын

Great song. The whole album is great

@bumish

Жыл бұрын

@@mehkayla6685 Ironically I learned about VAST from their song "temptation" being in a 411 skate video

@InsaneCarville

Жыл бұрын

The whole album would be great

Geebz, you have to do more off this album. The whole album from beginning to end is a journey. It's well worth the 45mins to immerse yourself in this work of art.

I seriously thought me and 12 other people bought this CD back in the day. This is awesome

@dhaddine5472

Жыл бұрын

Touched at least got some pretty serious radio play on 89x here in Detroit back in the day … back when 89 still existed.

@bilabrin

Жыл бұрын

And we wore it the fuck out!

@jenynz5334

3 ай бұрын

I saw him live 😍😍😍

@zoeherriot

5 күн бұрын

I was one of them. God I love this album.

Vast's been my fav since the early 2000s. Glad to see it on here. Jon is a very talented musician.

Was not expecting to hear Vast on your channel. What a pleasant surprise! Such an important band to me when they first came out in my late teens.

'Touched' blew my mind in the late 90's (please do a reaction to that song! 🙏). Bought the album after hearing it once and 'Here' opened the album. By the time it finished, I was already on the phone to friends telling them to buy this album.

One of the most underrated albums of all time.

@zoeherriot

5 күн бұрын

This is GENUINELY one of those albums that deserve that title. It is an amazing album and no one bloody knows about it. Blows my mind.

Love VAST! VAST is a solo project. Jon Crosby does everything himself with the exception of having touring musicians for live shows. The song Here is a deep cut. I recommend That's My Boy, Touched, Free or for a piano ballad, Don't Take Your Love Away.

I had a friend working in a CD store in the late 90's hide a VAST promo poster for me, was a glow in the dark hieroglyphic version of the VAST lettering, so cool

Oh man! Never seen anyone do a VAST song. This is a foundational “band” for me in my musical journey, part of the second wave of artists I really sunk into when diving into music fandom in earnest. Thanks Geebz and everyone who suggested this!

I totally forgot about Vast! Awesome album! “Pretty when you cry” was pretty popular in the late 90s. Thanks 🌀🌀🌀🙏🙏🙏

Buddy, I effing love VAST. This particular '98 album is probably the heaviest of Jon Crosby's career. Afterward, the music moved towards a softer sound and for me that is where things get interesting. I'd highly recommend the track "Blue" from the album _Music For People_ which is the album after _Visual Audio Sensory Theater_ to hear the progression. But anyway, I have fond memories of listening to the _Turquoise & Crimson_ albums while driving to work pre-dawn. It's like a mash of alt/folk/rock/triphop. Chill stuff.

@ShaqPlaque

Жыл бұрын

I second Blue. Great track

@ParticleHustler

Жыл бұрын

Agreed on all of this. Oddly enough, his Generica folk project is something I come back to way more often than these early albums. He did about 6 "albums" with some repeating songs in various stages of production - some totally acoustic, some more produced, some live - and I just love the atmosphere of those releases.

I got Jon Crosby's autograph at a show nearly 20 years... then got it tattooed on my thigh. He's really a great guy!

Touched or You're too young next!

Vast: my favorite band alltime! I heard “touched” on radio in 97 and immediately went out to purchase CD

VAST is just Jon Crosby. He is a virtuoso in terms of soundscape and production. He plays every instrument and writes and produces it himself. This whole album is a trip and definitely was a favorite of mine in my early 20’s. I haven’t seen a reaction channel do a song from him before. Good for you to discover something so cool.

The first single I heard from VAST was “Pretty When You Cry” and it resonated with the NIN angst of the moment … but legacy shows “Touched” as the song that gained popularity from this 1st album … I find “DirtyHole” and “ThreeDoors” to be gems from this album …. I enjoy the 2004 album Nude and the song “Lost” is a good one to sample from that …strong album all around. I think VAST is what NewOrleans Trent Reznor meets Manhattan Moby would sound like after many many years of dating … with the band Placebo being a possible love child of the era …😊

I first heard this track on a promo for the TV series Angel in the summer of '99. Bought the CD that same week, loved it back to back! Still wish I could shake the hand of whoever chose it for that promo video - SUPER fitting sounds for a paranormally inclined turn of the millennium LA noir thing. Love from Philly!

Been listening to VAST for 20+ years… love it. This is the perfect album to light up a joint, lie down in the dark and soak it in from start to finish. All of Jon Crosbys work is amazing! Best listened to in chronological order. ✌️🖤🤘

Every VAST album is a journey. Keep exploring!

Geebz! My wife LOVES VAST…this was fun to watch with her😉 Great band…lots of solid music. Jon Crosby is the mastermind behind the music. The Trent Reznor comparison is valid for sure. Crosby was a young guitar prodigy. He’s done several albums as both VAST and his own name. Worth a slow burn, or at least a deep dive!

@Elmothefuzzle

Жыл бұрын

bro introduce me to your wife, I grew up in middle school with this band 😂

I don't know if I've ever seen anyone react to VAST! My introduction to them was a good 12 years ago, to a song called "Don't Take Your Love Away From Me". Agree with the Reznor comparision, too.

@kayh8573

Жыл бұрын

Same! This song was a game-changer for me! They're so fantastic and underrated!

@paulniemiec3165

Жыл бұрын

That was the same thought I had! First time I’ve seen anyone react. Woo!

@davidhughes8204

Жыл бұрын

A real nice surprise this! Saw these guys play a small venue show back in the day. Still one of the best and 'heaviest' bands I've seen. Fantastic!

@stb55555

Жыл бұрын

Same introduction to them for me as well, first heard it on Smallville. They also used "One More Day", although that is a much slower song.

This is awesome that someone is doing a reaction to Vast. I absolutely love Vast

One of my favorites from back in High School, if you get a chance to listen to another track from this album I suggest "Flames" for some great strings.

@BradleyAshley

Жыл бұрын

I second Flames as well - what a lovely, lovely song.

Never thought I'd see Vast on here. Good on you

I'm listening to this album after 25 years,I'm getting back into VAST, superb

One of my very favorite bands and songs. Vast is so underrated.

Ugh so good, going to spin the whole album now. Thanks for the band reminder!

It's a nice surprise to see someone react to VAST/Jon Crosby, but especially when it's someone who can comment on the complexity of his music. Such an underrated artist, and incredibly talented. His softer tracks (You, Evil Little Girl, Blue) are some of the most beautiful, ethereal songs I've ever heard. I often think that if the music of the spheres really is a thing and sounds resonate with our souls, VAST would be it for me.

You’ve made my day with a VAST reaction!! Just listened to this earlier in the week. It’s played often on my end ❤ Cheers!!

Man I forgot about this album. So good!

This entire album is so good!! - and if I recall correctly, entirely composed of just One Guy (I could be wrong, it's been at least 20 years for me since I discovered VAST). The song "Desert Garden" while minimalistic, will still make me cry. It's just so raw!! The song that really drew me in though was "Dirty Hole" - so fun to sing along with, and it wasn't until years later that I really paid attention to the lyrics and Oh My!!! ** This is probably my 5th edit on this comment haha, but because it just sort of 'took me back' would be awesome if you gave Poets of the Fall a listen! "Carnival of Rust" is probably one of the more popular, but "Sleep" or "All the way 4 U" (there is a live version, though the studio version is just as moving) are just as great! Another band that is so underrated!

Touched, Free and Turquoise would be 3 more tracks I would recommend. Love VAST, Jon Crosby does some cool interesting music.

Its like Depeche Mode bass line with Dave's haunting vocals with NIN's undertone.

VAST is fantastic, I'm so thrilled to see you reacting to him. This whole album is solid.

So good! You've probably heard the next track along 'Touched' without knowing it ;)

The big feature on VAST's early industrial-rock albums was the use of samples from tribal chants & cultural hymns. 'Touched' samples a Bulgarian women's choir and Tibetan Buddhist monks, 'Somewhere Else to Be' has Benedictine chanting, and 'Dirty Hole' features a Mississippi prison chain gang. They've since veered away from that style, but it added a lot of texture to their early material.

"My TV and You". The Wife walked down the aisle to "Lady of Dreams" at our wedding. Those first two albums are wonderful. Definitely worth checking out "Touched", at the very least. 8)>

Finally someone has found it!

Hello from New England... I'm getting strong Marilyn Manson/NiN feel.... nice chorus...this sounds really good...thx Geebz for turning me onto a band I might not have come across... Peace from the Northeast.🤘✌️

Yesssssss!!! Love VAST! Thank you for this

Did not expect this, an opener to one of my favourite albums.

I like this song but I dig Thrown Away and Touched, they both are in my «staylist». I recommend a slow burn reactipn on this band ! Really nice vid, you did a good job, thank you ! 💪🏻😉

FINALLY! Well done Jeebz! 1st time i think i've seen a reaction video to the wonderful VAST. 1st & 2nd Albums are absolutely superb. Saw them Live in London a few times, 1st time around in 2000 @ ULU, dispensed with all the samples & synths & stuff, just rockin' out as a 4 piece.

VAST! Haven't heard any interest in Jon-boy in years. Nice find. Like others said, Touched & Pretty When You Cry are also highlights from that first album, but yeah, I really liked the whole thing.

Joining the chorus of people who'd love to see your reaction to "Touched" off the same album. I can't remember when I first heard it (probably early 00s), but man, it always hits in a very special way for me. :)

love VAST..sound changed mostly after this album to singer / songwriter stuff..still loved it

Thank you so much for this, I loved this album so much. Touched, DIrty Hole ... I remember alternating listening to it and Utah Saints TWO almost on repeat for months back in the day

I haven't heard this in YEARS!!

OH man I love Vast. Free was my introduction to them

The only VAST song that I know is touched. And it's a good one.

When that electronic, heavier tone dropped at the beginning, it really reminded me of Rob Zombie with his heavy, theatric style. I can see the Trent influence in it, too. Pretty good track! Not what I was expecting from that softer beginning.

So weird to hear VAST again, I remember listening to this album back when it came out, wild trip down memory lane man!

Deep cut here, oddly enough I saw them open up for Queens of the Stone Age. I always felt this cut and album felt ‘cinematic’. The Trent Reznor vibe is pretty spot on, this was when the labels were still looking for the next NIN. I also felt this album had a nit of influence from Enigma and other Artists of that ilk. And I’ll ask again, please do Helmet “Unsung”

@j_murdoch

Жыл бұрын

The monks will bring out the Enigma vibes for sure!

@jenynz5334

3 ай бұрын

Saw VAST live too. It was great ☺️

I love Vast. This album was so good. HERE has always been one of my favorite tracks off this album. TOUCHED was the only radio hit at the time of this album coming out. He wrote it when he was like 16 too. Jon would perform live using a laptop basically too. This whole album rocks I hope you've since listened to the whole thing!

Great album Geebs. A one man project. Hope to a couple more from this

Been a very long time since listening to VAST. Solid album.

You're right about the chant, he uses a lot of chants in his songs.

its cool that your first comparison was trent reznor cuz him and jon crosby are similar in the fact that they create all their music by themselves

I remember being in Sid’s music in Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire back in 1998 having just ordered the full King’s X and Living Colour catalogues on cd. Asked Sid if he could recommend something new. He played this! Hadn’t even been released yet. Bought it straight away. Hooked off the bat and still give this great project regular listens now. Jon Crosby is an amazing all round musician 🙌🫶👏👏👏🤘

What an amazing surprise to see my favorite album pop up! I hope folks check it out... end to end one of the best of its kind.

VAST isnt a new band. He’s been releasing music since the 1990s. One of my favorites. He had a strong start with his first two albums in the 90s (this song is from his first album) but he fell off a cliff commercially. He didnt stop making mysic and has put out multiple albums and EPs over the past 20 years. He records out of a home studio and a lot of it is CDR based but there are some pressed CDs mixed in.

Oh wow was not expecting this - I love this album! Hope you enjoyed it. Please do Touched and Pretty When You Cry from the same record. Have a great day Geebz!

Masterpiece ❤️‍🔥🎵❤️‍🔥😇❤️‍🔥🎶❤️‍🔥🙏❤️‍🔥

YAY!!! You should do more Industrial, so many hidden gems that never reached the mainstream. 🙂

Cool to see this pop up! I thought this kind of thing was the future of music back in the late 90's. In my opinion, the best song on the album is Touched. I'd love to see you cover that if you ever get back around to this artist. Definitely pulling from the same vocabulary as industrial bands like Nine Inch Nails or Gravity Kills. Enjoyed the video!

@turgidity_city3204

Жыл бұрын

Wow, gravity kills haven't heard that in ages, stabbing westward?

@j_murdoch

Жыл бұрын

@@turgidity_city3204 Right in that wheelhouse!

Awesome reaction! I saw them in Denver in ~2000 opening for Bloodhound Gang and Everclear. Keep doing what you do sir! Love the reactions!

I got this record based entirely on the strength of I’m Dying which was on an Ozzfest sampler cd. I’m thinking 1999? Great song, fantastic album. I’ve never met another person IRL who has heard of this guy so this is a treat.

Woo-Hoo -- Geebz did one of the songs I recommended! Glad he seemed to like it. One of many songs from Vast I enjoy

Touched or Somewhere else to be from this album are my favorites, but the whole thing is pretty great. I'd recommend not going to Free next, that song is super poppy and was a big hit, but because I heard it first I thought they were just some generic band, but all the magic is in the rest of the music. The double album Turquoise & Crimson is my favorite, it's a mood for sure.

Dude, Thank You for reminding me of VAST. I totally forgot about him. I always felt that this is Marilyn Manson, but with better written songs.

I have never met someone that knows this band unless I introduce them to the person..

love Vast! very underrated band

VAST… 100% recommended!

Oh ya! Here we GOOO 🤙🤘 I hope you enjoy this Geebz

@KeyOfGeebz

Жыл бұрын

I fully dug the track!

@adamhenton6221

Жыл бұрын

@@KeyOfGeebz nothing else like VAST

Nice blast from the past!

Thanks for your excellent analysis and insightful commentary. Your videos are very educational through your provision of formal musical terminologies and theoretical practices that better allow your viewers to understand the intricacies involved in these works of art. P.S. Please could you react to Vast Touched 🙏

First song 😊 on the Geebz playlist 2023! If you enjoyed that try The young gods- Kissing the sun🤙🏻🤙🏻

Such an underrated band, Jon was ahead of his time and it's a shame he didn't get the success he and the band deserved.

One of the first albums I bought as a kid. Vast's second album was even better, I'd say.

I'd say it's been at least 2 months since your ears were, blessed with some first fragment. So to rectify the situation I recommend a track by the name of in'el.... 🤟🤘✌️

Didn't Vast release originally in 1998? I love their music.

Check out anything on the album turquoise and crimson.

More VAST please

Man this is cool to see pop up - I've seen them a few times years ago at small venues and they have some really good stuff

This song sound like White/Rob Zombie's "More Human Than Human" with the beat.

411VM Best of 6, Chad Bartie, Rookies.

Thanks Geebz. I never heard this band before and I liked it. I got a NIN vibe but also the band Cop Shoot Cop. I’d love for you to do something from Cop Shoot Cop’s album Release. 😊

@northantara

Жыл бұрын

I've long maintained that the opening in Surprise, Surprise from Ask Questions Later is one of the best starts to any album ever. Within the first 10 seconds, you know exactly what you're about to experience. With Cop Shoot Cop having 2 bassists, no real guitarist, and a drumkit that uses a bunch of found metal, how could you possibly go wrong? If we're throwing out our wishlists (and we aren't, because that's what Patreon is for), I'm going to have to add Pop Will Eat Itself - maybe a song like Kick to Kill or Menofearthereaper. Or we could open a massive can of worms with Front 242 and do something like Masterhit Part I & II, Modern Angel, or Tragedy ▷For You◁.

You NEED to check out sleep token's new release, the summoner. You won't be disappointed!

Howzit Geebz, have you gotten many suggestions for Byzantine? I'm pretty sure there have been a few, check out Byzantine's song "Justinian Code", it's an epic song! Byzantine is a Progressive Groove Metal band, I discovered them 2 months ago and I swear they are one of the best bands I've ever heard in my entire life!! Give Byzantine a listen sometime, have a great day Geebz! 🤘🤘🤙🤙

@KeyOfGeebz

Жыл бұрын

HI STEVE!! I'll check'm out - Happy new year!

@BigHomieSteveTheMetalHead

Жыл бұрын

@@KeyOfGeebz awesome Geebz, thank you! I'll send you a message about it on Patreon, they have a 2 part song I'd like to request if it's possible to do so. I suggested "Justinian Code" because it's Byzantine's most popular song and I've seen others suggest it. Ps: Are we still on for the Bloodmores song? Hope you had a great New Years Geebz!

It wasn't really a band on the first record if I remember correctly, just one guy doing it all. Became a band later, though. I love Touched. And I listened to Music For People A LOT back in the day.

I guess im imagining, but I thought you’d done one on Patreon. The dude made fascinating music as a whole. This album had some moments but the next one had an orchestra on it. I know he wasnt the biggest thing in his era but it was consistently good music.

Man, I hope you’ve gotten a lot of requests for it… Sleep Token just dropped their newest track “The Summoning” it’s absolutely incredible! Possibly their best song to date, and possibly the best metal track of 2023!!! And we just started lol

If you like 5/4 band Misery Signals - River King. By the way, you are such a great decomposer. You're the best anyway ahahha

You gotta check out malleable by unprocessed 😊 I think you will love it

I'd love for you to check out the new Sleep Token track " the summoning" 🤙🏼

Can you react to the new Sleep Token singles that dropped? Nik, Metal Birb and Hard Core all reacted already but I would love to see your take on it. Chokehold and The Summoning.

Sir,im one of your fan,you are a great reactor ..please react Eulogy by tool..one of the best..