One of my friends said that the reason Hozier is so loved by women is that he writes about them the way another woman would. Which I think is very noticeable. The way hozier describes love and admiration is so ethereal and non objectifying, for lack of a better word

@667neighbourofthebeast

Жыл бұрын

Sheesh! Welcome to my nightmare.

@jiyu9277

Жыл бұрын

@@667neighbourofthebeast why?

@DanHunterSportsWriter

Жыл бұрын

One of my friends? You mean you think that, right? 😂😂😂

@timblom7364

Жыл бұрын

@@DanHunterSportsWriter Your mom and I are very close friends, just accept it Dan

@copper1675

Жыл бұрын

I do like the way he describes women, but I’d argue that men descriptions of women as goddesses and angels to be worshipped or as threatening forces of nature are quite common and dehumanize the object of adoration by definition. But art has no moral obligation to not do so, it’s all about the way it’s used.

He is nearly like a poet first, but just happens to have a great voice. I find it funny how the lesbians call him their 'Forest Daddy' lol It's his hair and he's 6'5" too

I like him because he blends folk, blues and soul with gothic and mythical undertones. That’s just exactly my genre. It’s like American Gods by Neil Gaiman set to music. If anyone has any other examples of that, please tell me.

@MeestiMoore

Жыл бұрын

That’s such a great way to describe him, I looove that book by Neil and it’s really a perfect comparison. Maybe if they used Hozier in the American gods soundtrack, the series wouldn’t have flopped?

@MillennialMcGuyver

Жыл бұрын

Tamino is on that same wavelength. Check out his song “Persephone.”

@dutchpascale

Жыл бұрын

@@MillennialMcGuyver yes I’m familiar with him! Nice dark tones and deep lyrics

@sofie.h

Жыл бұрын

Lord Huron has similar vibes to me (lush/dark/moody yearning), and they have a whole mythology woven through their music which I always find fun

@dutchpascale

Жыл бұрын

@@sofie.h thanks, I’ll look them up!

I am straight but by god he is sexually attractive, physically, mentally. He could sing the terms and conditions of a toaster and make me question things

@TheCrackFox

Жыл бұрын

That doesn't sound straight.

@DayDreamingWhispersASMR

Жыл бұрын

SAMMMMEEEEEEE😂😂😂😂😂😂

@dentoncrimescene

Жыл бұрын

Never had a man crush Jerome?

@TheCrackFox

Жыл бұрын

@dentoncrimescene nah but the nights still young. Ya know.

@216trixie

Жыл бұрын

I get it. 😢

Hozier's debut record might be on my top 10 favorite albums ever, listening to it is like a spiritual experience.

@AthenaIsabella

Жыл бұрын

Agreed 100% ❤

@SuperbFairy

Жыл бұрын

his debut record still is the best thing he's made in all the years for me, the entire album is such a massive soundscape where all the songs go together so well. They don't have to but when they do it has such a huge effect

@AthenaIsabella

Жыл бұрын

@@SuperbFairy 1000% true

@rodrodk2111

Жыл бұрын

Actually, he’s great every time he has an album. The myth is that he only had 1 album to care about for a decade.

@chocoholicallemand9096

Жыл бұрын

in my top 5 for sure.

His song Blood Upon The Snow from the God Of War: Ragnarok soundtrack is absolutely incredible. If it was a movie and not a game it would have won an Oscar for sure.

@marykatedoyle9574

Жыл бұрын

1000%

@lauren25487

Жыл бұрын

That song is so beautiful and has the rare ability to perfectly compliment the game’s story but also if you know nothing about the game, it works as a hauntingly sombre and evocative piece of music.

@musiclover-cu5jy

Жыл бұрын

It really was a travesty he didn't win the Grammy for "Church." Sam Smith won for a mediocre song whose melody was amazingly similar to a Tom Petty song.

@loyaltyoptimismversatilityerud

7 ай бұрын

​@@musiclover-cu5jyaward shows are fake.

I think we love him bc he talks about things we're all worried about in such an ethereal and poetic way, talks about women in some of the most beautiful ways ever without being gross about it, he has great hair and he's tall and well read. It's very much giving "male lead written by a woman".

@angelalurtz3638

8 ай бұрын

Somehow, even his songs about oral sex (Moment's Silence) and fantasizing (Talk) are somehow poetic, thought provoking, and sexy without being objectifying or solely focused on his own satisfaction. Brilliant, unmatchable, perfect musicianship

Still manifesting a Hozier and Florence collab.

Never heard of this guy before, but will definitely be checking him out now. Sounds like he has the heart and soul of an ancient romantic residing vicariously within his body.

@sp0ngeb00b7

Жыл бұрын

Oh man you have no clue how accurate that would be🤣 “Movement”, “Shrike”, “Work Song”, “As It Was” are definitely for you!

@frankenfurter58

Жыл бұрын

@@sp0ngeb00b7 Thanks! I'll check them out! 🙂

@marykatedoyle9574

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely correct. One of my all time favorite artists. In a week, dinner and diatribes, be…frankly his whole discography is exceptional

@sii479

Жыл бұрын

You're so lucky you get to experience his discography for the first time. I'm jealous af

@frankenfurter58

Жыл бұрын

@@sii479 I get why. I do.

I like his music a lot: it's rooted in blues and R'n'B, but it also has an eerie, haunting element that makes him stands out.

I think that anybody who can pen a song like 'Take Me To Church' deserves eternal respect.

@phoenixzappa7366

Жыл бұрын

Annoying song

@MrMookRecords

Жыл бұрын

Because he definitely didn't lift anything from Feists song released a year prior right?

@667neighbourofthebeast

Жыл бұрын

And one complimentary exorcism.

@thebouncinghearts

Жыл бұрын

@@MrMookRecords Yes, I know the track you refer to (How Come You Never Go There?) and yes, there are similarities, I'm not sure it was a deliberate 'lift' though as it's not exactly an unusual chord progression...and, like Radiohead's 'Creep' transcends The Hollies' 'Air That I Breath' and just as I'm sure Radiohead would not go near the Hollies for inspiration...I'd say the same applies here.

@MrMookRecords

Жыл бұрын

@@thebouncinghearts to me it feels like a lift. Its a rather odd time signature and seldom used in rock. And the melody mimics it too. When I first heard the Hozier track I scrolled for comments but was not seeing a similar opinion.. and checked back after a few weeks and then started seeing people say the same thing. The video with Gonzales detailing the breakdown of the similarity happened a year or so after. But then got taken down due to threats from Hoziers legal team. Add to the coincidence.. the Hozier track happening just after the Feist tune...

Love Hozier, I think hes one of the best songwriters of our generation tbh

Andrew Hozier-Byrne. I'm a big fan of his. He is an immensely talented musician with a beautiful soulful voice, who plays guitar, and writes melodic songs with thought-provoking lyrics. He is also very handsome, seems to be a nice person who is intelligent, and has great hair. When I first heard his songs, it gave me hope for the future of music. When I found out how young he was at the time, it gave me hope for his generation. When I heard what he was saying through his music, it gave me hope for mankind. I especially like his songs "Cherry Wine", "To Be Alone", "It Will Come Back", "From Eden", and "Movement". I'm looking forward to listening to all the songs on his new album. I saw him in concert in 2019, and I enjoyed every second. Don't be jealous, Justin; he is not a Rock Star, and he doesn't make me laugh like you do!

Love Hozier. Nina Cried Power & Angel of Small Death & the Codeine Scene are my two faves ❤️

I heard him interviewed on the radio last night and he came across as a very humble guy with a lovely Wicklow accent. The song that was played was beautiful.

I don't know anything about notes or technical musical terms so it's really interesting hearing you dissect Hozier's music. What you say about the semitone is very typical about his music... I always thought of it as being almost off-key. I love it because it creates this slightly eerie feel. Would love another video on one of his songs!

I'm the diametric opposite of sapphic, but I love his voice and his arrangements -- and let's be honest, anyone who references Dante's Inferno, the third circle of hell in this song, and names John Lee Hooker as an influence is a friend of mine. 😁😎

@seanpardy7832

Жыл бұрын

That would be a very very specific thing to be dishonest about

@bridgetyoung190

Жыл бұрын

@@seanpardy7832 apparently I'm a very specific person. 😁

@silviahannak3213

Жыл бұрын

So we are friends? (Because Ville Valo also has some of that References in his Work.) Hehe

@bridgetyoung190

Жыл бұрын

@@silviahannak3213 then we're friends because I like HIM too. 😉😂

@geraldfriend256

Жыл бұрын

@@bridgetyoung190 Must be nice to be specific, I am some random guy.

I love love love how you hear the details so well, no skimming over anything, AND you can sing anything. Looking forward to the long form podcast, Justin, thank you! 👏👏

hozier writes about women being a terrifying powerful force and that's hot

Wow, just the other day I said to someone 'what's Justin Hawkins up to now days?' Glad to see he's still around. Very excited for Hozier's new album, he has a great voice and his lyrics are poetic like Byron.

‘it’s just really good isn’t it, let’s face it’ me when i force my friends to listen to hozier

I love the way he writes lyrics, his voice and his influences. I do find some of his studio stuff too polished, but I figure that is possibly bad taste on my part because I hated Take Me To Church until I heard him sing it in the subway, and obviously everyone else loved it.

@siseny

Жыл бұрын

Haha, same! I didn't really like his music until that subway stunt, and then I was hooked. But before then, nah thanks.

@rodrodk2111

Жыл бұрын

The album recordings weren’t supposed to be the only things to care about. You’re in a room with a limited amount of songs & time. No one is there almost all day. In contrast, the mediocre performers can’t write or sing anywhere near his level but they got praise & special treatment for how loud they are in recordings & how they dress or act. An image of how the listener wanted them to be in their imagination. Folks bought Swift because their kids thought she was their babysitter but she’ll never be a music hero or good role model. The corporations bought her awards but she can’t reach Hozier’s attractiveness & musicianship no matter how much they flood the media with her. Money & lies don’t buy class. Hozier didn’t have a stunt like the pop trash performers. He just sang like he normally did, no matter who cared.

Hozier is a mage of lyrics, melodies and rythm. He's the best one alive

@HaliteBoulder

Жыл бұрын

I love that description

Looking great! So excited about the new tour. I love you and your band so much. I started the day with that magnificent scream in the beginning of Pinewood Smile. It's such an amazing intro to an album, love it love it love it. So much love to you Mr. Hawkins.♡

Your enthusiasm is contagious 😊 I learn so much from your reactions and find it fascinating to listen to your musician’s take on songs! “Nice one” and thank you!!

Happy late birthday! Omg you and Hozier should do a duet - a combo of your great voices together would be sooo good!

I had a fish called Fergal Sharky when I was a kid.

@villanelle8888

Жыл бұрын

😂

I'm soooo excited about the upcoming tour! Can't believe its 20 years ago that PTL came out. I remember so vividly how I used to listen to the album on repeat on my mp3-player, all day every day. It's crazy to think I was only 12, I remember how I used to ask my English teacher for help with translating the difficult words. The album made a huge impact on me and it's still one of my all time favourites. Can't wait to see you guys in Brussels!

He wrote these during lockdown...... I love him ❤ he has a good soul

I'm completely besotted by 'As it was' and been recently watching the series 'Dark', his track 'Into the woods' was perfectly placed.

@prettyprincess8187

10 ай бұрын

It's hard to choose a single favorite song but I do love as it was and into the woods

Love these song breakdowns. Entertaining and I'm learning musical composition at the same time!

Hozier actualluy also has some great rhyming in his lyrics 🙂

Sooo excited for the podcast omggggggg !!!!

The space between the notes.. that’s where we exist.. isn’t it? Well said. 😊

Justin just saw your PTL20 tour announcements! Can’t wait for Aussie dates! My brother and I want to travel around Australia for all your dates. Your shows last year were unforgettable and it was bloody awesome meeting you all too! 👏🏼👏🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

Ennio Morricone? Yes, please!

I’m not a Lesbian but for me he seems really sweet and thoughtful. Plus he’s really tall and he’s Irish, and for some reason I have a long hair fetish. I also love water sign men……so hes got a lot going for him, in my opinion.

@eliaol4231

Жыл бұрын

Same

@aeri_taylors-version

Жыл бұрын

same hahaha

@mrdarren1045

Жыл бұрын

Horoscopes! Oh please. New age mumbo jumbo lapped up by tabloid reading robots. Wtf believes all that crap.

That semitone shift is Hozier genius ✌️

Yes! Do a video on Ennio Morricone!!! Please! More people especially the young need to be introduced to great music. Thank you Justin, keep up the kickass work! Stay blessed.

@botchick

Жыл бұрын

No really: ENNIO VIDEO. Low number of views, high personal satisfaction! Cash that check!

@667neighbourofthebeast

Жыл бұрын

Lying petrified on an upside-down trampoline, searching the eternal blackened cosmos, a spire of ill fate pressing through the organism of humanity, these soulless urchins deserve flavourless sausages. My bad. Thought it was Emo.

@bassooninaround7822

Жыл бұрын

I second this please

First time I heard ‘take me to church’ I was blown away. Hozier is just ridiculously talented!

I saw him live in Dublin just over a week ago - it was my first time seeing him live, and I had been waiting for that opportunity since I was around 14 years old (now 25). I can confirm the following: he is a sweetheart, a musical genius, and his voice is even better live. He also has a great sense of humour, and he showed us all so much love. I’m so grateful to have been able to experience that 🖤

Props👏👏😂 it’s cool and intersting the choice like that when you feel like its gonna follow the scale. That’s what’s awesome about music. Looking forward to long form pod🤘🤘

LOVE UR CHANNEL 👍👍👍👍👍👍 THXS FOR RIDING AGAIN JUSTIN AZ

my two favorite people in one video, yeeeeoooo. Hozier is everything and Justin, you are da man XXXX

Loved it! Thanks for another great recommendation, Mr. Hawkins! Reminds me of Danger Mouse; "cheat codes" in particular. I was expecting Black Thought to start rapping in the bridge.

You really have a way with words, and a way of getting to the substance of the songs that you review/critique? Jolly good show & thank you man. Just noticed, love the way you had to look at your right hand can to know where your right was. Music mad.

I think he’s got a fantastic voice. He might not get me quite all the way to “obsessed” but definitely perks my ears up. And the lyrics are fantastic too. I’m with you about a stripped down version. That’d be… “great, great, great” 😊

I live for that man's music.he shows me beauty in the world when I can't see it in myself or the things around me.he shows me the beauty in everything honestly. I don't get excited by much (depression does that to ya).but Hoziers music truly does. So does Justin's tbf, albeit in a different way.the darkness have made me smile and dance when I haven't done so in days. Music is so fucking awesome. Thank you to both hozier and Justin for helping me and countless others.

Definitely enjoy his music.

never a bad video, love this channel

Long form podcast? Fuck yeah! Looking forward to it b!

I love how you compact all my life knowledge of music into a 10minute casual chat, make me feel pathetic and i still love everything you dof😩

4:10 it’s like Massive Attack - Teardrops

@noelgallagher4179

Жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same thing

I’ve just bought tickets to see Hosier today , so this was well timed for me. Very good episode. Ennio Morricone …….. where would you start, such a massive body of work. It may not be rockknkroll but I would love to hear your take on The Ecstasy of Gold - L’Estasi Dell’oro. I can already hear your improvisation. Obviously there’s no lyrics in this theme tune but if you listen, there’s definitely vocal parts that sound like you provided.😊Can’t wait for the PTL tour tickets to come on sale ❤

Hozier is unbelievable, his music is flawless. Definitely the best of his kind.

Hi Justin thanks for another great video. Been really busy at work lately , I’m going to binge watch your videos I missed 😢❤

by god what a good analysis of such an auditorily, not to mention lyrically labyrinthine song, keep the groovyness flowing mate

Loving this channel!

The space between the notes ✨️

OH. A lesser-known but as-always stellar piece of his is Jackboot Jump!! Similarly political but with a very different vibe while still being very "him"? Played it live and it's become an on-loop favorite for me.

I end up singing your theme song a million times at work every day.

So excited for the anniversary tour! The suspense for the uk dates is paining me already (please come to Leicester! 😭)

@lindapeterson1554

Жыл бұрын

I do so hope they are going to do uk as well.

@lindapeterson1554

Жыл бұрын

Have only ever seen them once at Cornbury. I was hooked straight off, not knowing much about The Darkness. Now, I can’t stop watching everything they do on KZread.

Interesting and v talented guy, Hosier. Those chromatic bits do indeed grab the earholes, lovely. I think the Enyo vibe gets enhanced a bit also by that huge reverb. Great! Nice one Justin. 🎶🌟👍

Should do swan upon Leda by hozier. It’s much more like that orchestral conclusion to the sound throughout.

Yes!!! Morricone ❤❤❤ Love Enio, pure brilliance.

@cheryllyons3738

Жыл бұрын

You know. I think Depeche Mode used a little Morricone too.

I love watching Justin just LOVING music.

I already loved this song and Hozier but this made me understand that musically it's also a solid freakin track. What a clever man Justin is!

Love this episode! More soul please!😍 Morricone would be great, too!

We love his music because of his amazing and sultry voice, oh and the fact that he's a GORGEOUS giant man 😉

Justin, you're a legend, mate. You make me laugh like no other. A natural riot.

@alexyacovelli7192

Жыл бұрын

Morricone is THE MAN. Please do that! Maybe review Good, Bad, Ugly theme and it's impression on other music?

Love Hozier so much

It's more about a modern take on Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" but it represents Gluttony on the framework of his album based on Dante's 9 Circles of Hell

Hozier is a legend. Take Me to Church and From Eden are both so sick

@martinmcdonald4207

Жыл бұрын

I rather thought that they were both brilliant, actually!

@jan279

Жыл бұрын

His whole debut album is amazing, at least imo.

Begins with a hilarious Feargal Sharkey reference 🤣🤣 I love you, man ☮️✌️🕊

Interesting song lyrics for sure. Not something I want to sing in the car to but I get your enthusiasm

Those paintings behind you got you looking like Rocky Dennis.

@DarenNolan687

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Hozier has a fab voice and great lyrics in the music he performs ..interesting and often unique. Jamie N Commons is another .. both have amazing voices, such great tone, although you are number one Justin ..outstanding vocals ..top of the popermost ❤ You also make me smile 😊

@benitoleach

Жыл бұрын

Yes, Jamie N Commons is great.

Justin Fucking Hawkins Rides Againnnnnn! 🎶🎶🎶🕺🏽

The little melodic part at the start of the song reminded me of the melodic humming in Ren's Money Game Part 2. That's a reaction I'd definitely love to see from Justin.

sometimes I want to completely forget his songs and listen to them for the first time again

Yessss, an episode on Ennio Morricone, please!

I wish I could create a song half as good as what Hozier creates. He’s a magical human.

I am finding myself quite often hungry for some MORE Justin Hawkins Rides Again, so I am looking forward to the longer format, you clever-boots!😊❤

I've always loved the song 'A Good Heart' by Feargal Sharkey. Thank you for reminding me of it. It's such a great catchy tune.

@mattsephton

Жыл бұрын

"A Good Heart" was written by Maria McKee (most known for "Show Me Heaven") and produced by Eurythmics Dave Stewart!

@johnwolcot

Жыл бұрын

@@mattsephton Thanks for the interesting info. All these years I thought that Feargal actually wrote it!

@AutumnTrees

Жыл бұрын

@johnwolcot Justin featured Feargal Sharkey 'A Good Heart' a few months ago, calling it his "favorite song". kzread.info/dash/bejne/X5WCpJSSnLabj7A.html

This was a great review of the song. It makes me want to hear more. Wish you would tale a listen to Afghan Whigs 2022 offering "How Do You Burn?" especially Catch a Colt, I'll Make You See God and The Getaway. It rocks and is rollicking with interesting lyrics, strings and lots of cymbals. Favorite lyric: Senses are careening.

HA ! The pictures on your wall ! Awesome ! 😂

Absolutely mad for Hozier and very excited for his new stuff that he's putting out

An Ennio Morricone video please! ✨

Would be interested in watching you break down The Killers 2007 song ‘Tranquilize’. Cracking song with lots of layers of instrumentation.

Interesting to hear Ennio Morriconne references. I'll have to take a listen to see if I can pick that up too. And I have to offer that setting aside the obvious staggering gift of his voice, Andrew Hozier-Byrne is a compositional genius. He doesn't pay attention to youtube comments so I feel fine writing this (as he'd deny it immediately) but it's absolutely true. He plays with music like how writers utilize words and painters build layers of colour & light. So much of his skill is visceral instinct as well as flow and he naturally takes everything that has touched him (musical, historical, spiritual, artistic, natural or socialpolitical) and it all gets channeled through him, interpreted and is brought out the other side to the work that we hear. Picture a prism taking in all the lightwaves and sending out something beautiful (or bleakly treacherous & dark but still achingly beautiful). That's Hozier. There's also the Irish upbringing & influence, and their artistic greats have no trouble going dark & finding the humour in there somewhere as well. I've also seen that his gigantic heart compels him to issue work that is going to go out into the world and it's going to have some kind of intent to care for people. From a few things he's said I believe it's written (some of it) not just for himself, but partially with his fellow man in mind, and the idea of asking: can this embolden the oppressed, or give comfort to those suffering. Can this give joy, a lift, or a feeling of being understood or camaraderie. He writes joyfully but also carefully I believe with the idea that "music is a historical document. And if I can create something that, long after I'm gone, might possibly give someone a sliver of the same joy I've felt from listening to some artists, then I won't feel compelled to come back and haunt anybody. I'll be a happy ghost."

Good day to you Justin... just learned about PTL 20th anniversary tour. I will be there in Milan exactly like 20 years ago. Long life to the Darkness❤

@667neighbourofthebeast

Жыл бұрын

Live in the moment, ayeeeeee...

@Rocksarum

Жыл бұрын

Sei molto fortunato di godare "The Darkness" nella stessa città che 20 anni fa...🤩👍 Enjoy it!!!😊

@alessandrogiacomini6853

Жыл бұрын

@@Rocksarum it will be my 4th concert of them. I love them more or less the same way I love Queen but... i never had the chance to see them. Thanks🤘

@Rocksarum

Жыл бұрын

@@alessandrogiacomini6853 Wow, 4th time!!! if only I could see them once...I haven't had the chance yet, but I still have hope...someday maybe🥹 (BTW, also ❤️Queen❤️) Cheers!👋

How much more Irish can it get? Rory Gallagher: You said my name wrong...

Happy birthday Justin!

First time watcher here. You’re freakin goofy as hell mate but in the best, cool, genius, way possible. Let’s go man!!

You should definitely do a video on Ennio Morricone. Just don't forget to include the piano duel from Legend of 1900.

Hozier sings with soul and depth. Pretty talented guy

Arsonist's Lullaby and Dinner and Diatribes are both excellent. Take me to church is also but perhaps overplayed.

All things End, from his new EP its all I was waiting for

He is loved by women because his voice is like warm silk.

Loving the videos Justin, you got a bit of Dylan Love and Theft era vibe going on atm