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@jeffmunkynutz1568

4 ай бұрын

You got it right bro, just listen....they dance over complexity like its not there. Heard the title track to the new saxon? That'll help get ya back online 😂 If you insist on Thom'ing yourself, check em doing thin thing live....does my head in its so good. 👍🏻

@victorialeif9266

4 ай бұрын

Ok… I did! My soul is cleansed! Been listening to Thunder a whole lot lately.

"They're doing music for people who care about music."

@helldamp

4 ай бұрын

Correct

@jack-pot147

4 ай бұрын

Nice name btw haha

@gefaehrlich

4 ай бұрын

and pfp​ haha 🏎️@@jack-pot147

@cody3335

4 ай бұрын

He nailed it

@gefaehrlich

4 ай бұрын

@@jack-pot147 🏎️

This and a lot of Radioheads work feels like a sonic painting. They're always making their own texture of sound and it blows my mind every time.

@manyvibes1540

4 ай бұрын

💜👍

@catherinehoy5548

4 ай бұрын

ₓ˚. ୭ ˚○◦˚.chromatic modulations.˚◦○˚ ୧ .˚ₓ

@donaldwebb

4 ай бұрын

They're just messing around and having a daft laugh

@storm14k

4 ай бұрын

Sonic texture is what I've always called it.

@kkupsky6321

4 ай бұрын

Wait. Is this Justin Hawkins? Something off. I mean. I know a Justin Hawkins. Eh. Guitar sounded right. Ok. He’s alright for now. I still wanna find the real Justin Hawkins. Is that Justin hawking? Hawking*. Hawkins**** is that Justin Hawkins? I mean. I know a Justin Hawkins when I see one. The guitar. His counting. Great to see him. Is that him?

“I think Thom Yorke could be my favorite” Yes. Lol

@erikwilliamsen2830

4 ай бұрын

Me too, Justin. Yup.

The amount of brilliant music Thom Yorke has put out in the last 25-30 years is just amazing. Him and Jonny are showing no signs of running out of ideas as well, this new album as good as anything they’ve ever done imo. I’m blown away by it! One of the best musical partnerships ever.

@NellyGandhella

4 ай бұрын

Its not as good as OK Computer and In Rainbows haha 😆

@ThisUsernameSystemF-ckingSucks

4 ай бұрын

​​@@NellyGandhellathe album as a whole fine but some of the songs definitely are.

@Inequities

4 ай бұрын

@@NellyGandhellaor the greatest album of all time, The Bends

@phoenixgirl70

4 ай бұрын

And not only have they been together since they were kids, they all were able to mature musically through almost four decades of their lives. There’s also bands that have a couple great albums, there’s only 2 founding members out of 6 but they keep producing records you barely hear about but get by touring and fans keep yelling hit songs to play. Radiohead and specifically Thom actually make new music and it sells and it’s just as good as anything they’ve done which is saying something! They’ve never made a crap records (we have to remember the music at the time) and ability to do what they wanted was so different and beautiful. I know people really miss ok computer era. Miss the old way they’d play the guitars. But I always know “3 Listens” which is what I call breaking in a new RH or off shoot album. I know the first listen I’ll be surprised and I think it could be the one I finally don’t click with. Then after the third listen it’s the only thing I pretty much listen to!

@Taylor_King

4 ай бұрын

@@NellyGandhellahaha yeah it’s great but has nothing on Radiohead …

Get Tom Yorke on for an interview. That would be interesting!

I love how the drummer makes the weird time signatures sound so effortless and natural. It took me months to figure out “thin thing” drum beat and play it as natural as Skinner does. Amazing band.

@rodrigo98764e

4 ай бұрын

Hi, im actually not england or american, so, what means: "thin thing"?

@wanmeireles7182

4 ай бұрын

it's one of their songs @@rodrigo98764e

@michaelgreene4816

4 ай бұрын

Bring back Radiohead now!!!!!

@eckto7504

4 ай бұрын

thin thing is one of their song names, and it just means something’s that’s thin. It’s not a common phrase with obvious meaning.

@rodrigo98764e

4 ай бұрын

@@eckto7504 ohh, thanks man

This is stunning! The tempo doesn't change, but the phrasing tricks you into perceiving that it has. The verses are definitely 5/4, choruses sound like 9/4 and there's 8/4 and 6/4 parts going on too, in between. But I agree, it's best to just let it was over you and surprise you, rather than fight to make sense of it. It's a beautiful song.

@neilbrowning7089

4 ай бұрын

Yeah. A 4/4 bar at the piano entry, then back to 5/4.

Jonny’s haunting bendy string arrangements are brilliant and instantly recognisable

I gave a first listen to the full album on a tide home late Friday night in the fog on a winding road next to a river and it was one of those rare moments where I was accidentally blessed with the perfect soundtrack for a moment in life. It’s just a masterful album.

@williamr3840

4 ай бұрын

"A tide home..." Was that a typo? Imagine catching the tide home, and just gently washing up on your doorstep.. :0)

@yothatsmyjawn

4 ай бұрын

@@williamr3840 hahaha it was a typo, but this album along with that ride felt like I was riding a tide so I’ma go with happy accident lol

@robmarshall9026

4 ай бұрын

Whining drones, on a cold sea

@CameraNostalgiaClub

4 ай бұрын

Wow sounds beautiful

@kos4290

4 ай бұрын

Nice, mate

"I'm going to listen to it again and again and maybe one day I'll understand it"...perfectly expressed, Justin

@stulora3172

4 ай бұрын

That's how I feel about Radiohead and Peace for Atoms and now The Smile since thirty years....

I'll admit it here, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood are the musical embodiment of "aging like a fine wine" and I'm not even sure if this is the best words to describe it. It's just crazy to me, how their sophomore release under this (arguably) a Radiohead spin-off outfit somehow still managed to be just as interesting as the first one. Especially when you consider their ages, it's really fantastic to see them continue growing their artistry and maintain relevancy in the current landscape of music industry and trend, while not succumbing into the so-called "boomer mindsets".

@Ofthegirl09

4 ай бұрын

He's not a boomer. And music is the one vocation you cannot use ageism with. I mean I get it, I know some artists go off the rails after a certain amount of time trying to chase $$ and relevancy. But if you've been making proper music your entire adult life, why would you start making crap? Not the Thom Yorkes of the world! I can't see Eddie Vedder who will be 60 this year just start putting out chart grabbing music just because he's 60. I wouldn't expect anything less from Yorke or the many other artists who have always been originals.

@sagittated

4 ай бұрын

Don't go stealing them from Gen X and giving them to our parents.

@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435

4 ай бұрын

@@Ofthegirl09 I'm not saying they're boomers in the literal sense, I'm just referring to this "boomer mindset" thing. That is, a sort of conservative POV on music that argues for "a return to a form" to the current trend and direction of popular music, in the broad sense. The most notable type are people who always complain about the perceived "decline" in modern music but at the same time, attempted to gatekeep certain indie or alternative artists or groups simply for trying to reinvent the wheel and produce music with the appeal for the youth listeners overseas.

@tmk8807trig

4 ай бұрын

A Reminder

@michaelgreene4816

4 ай бұрын

The Smile aren't Radiohead.

Yep, "everything In It's Right Place" in another form.Gorgeous string arrangement.

@SquirrelMonsieur

4 ай бұрын

The chord interval comes in like a sped up Codex at 2:10

Scott Walker! Yes, good shout

Thom Yorke is also my favorite person.

Was waiting for this one!! 🙏 love your channel

I know it's very unlikely that you'll do a third song from the album but Bending Hectic is an astounding song. I started listening to the new record around midnight while falling asleep, fell asleep, then woke up during that song (just after 6 minute mark) and had a "what the absolute glorious majesty is THIS!?" I loved the Smile's first album, but Wall of Eyes is something else. (Yes. I am biased. I am a complete Thom Yorke tragic and I own it). PS: Love this channel.

@kooltom4

11 күн бұрын

Agreed, it's a bloody awesome song.

Oh you always brighten my day with these ❤

00:27...a laptop, a microphone, a camera, a room, a sofa, a table, your beautiful Atkin guitar, and your previous deep musical knowledge, which is the most treasured stuff from the previous list 😉 ❤😘😘😘

Get well soon Justin, 522,000❤🎉🎉🎉

Weren't you with Thom Yorke in the Band Aid 20? He's also my favourite. 😂

What I love about both your videos on The Smile are how you just feel helpless and completely in awe of their greatness both musically and emotionally. I too feel that way. Sometimes it’s best to let it wash over you especially with Radiohead and The Smile. Your respect and adoration just shows how musically inclined, talented and moved by greatness. Some music just makes you go wow, and not even bother trying to bother explaining which I know defeats the entire purpose on this channel 😅 My only tiny gripe and I really don’t mean this disrespectfully is I would love to see you just watch longer snippets and see the genuine reaction cos we as fans of you would wait for you to watch through and then hear your opinion. Maybe one day you might consider that but i ain’t complaining one bit. Keep them coming man. I really love this channel and your wonderful musical mind 🤘🎶❤️ Also that Scott Walker reference is so spot on. I’m their incredible documentary Meeting people is Easy about the release and two year world tour for Ok computer they use “On Your Own Again” by Scott Walker and it’s stuck with me since I was 12. I’m 40 now and it’s still there in my head. Incredible song and they turned me on to him actually and subsequently The Walker Brothers who aren’t brothers at all. What that if you haven’t yet cos it’s an incredible documentary about the greatest album in the last 30 years and in some people’s minds and hearts including mine ever. It changed everything as I’m sure you know. Just go watch that documentary and see what led Thom Yorke break down and then go on to record Kid - A.

I’ll say this for the Smile - they are IMPOSSIBLE to tap along to while driving. The timing is all over the place. Love it

@williamr3840

4 ай бұрын

Wasn't Smile the name of the band formed by the other members of soon-to-be Queen, before Freddy joined? :0)

This man's...way of being ..is just so beautiful. His existence is fluid and spontaneous. And brilliant.

Thom is also my favorite, thanks for this cool very relatable review 👍

I remember reading many years ago that Jony and Thom were big fans of Scott Walker's string arrangements...and Jony sure can arrange strings...

I genuinely love how humble you are... The Smile is truly wonderful and you are so honest while sitting there is awe, thank you as always! :)

My formative years were Madchester, The Roses and The Mondays, Acid-House and Rave then onto Oasis and Britpop then I became obsessed with 60s and 70s like we all do and then Radiohead... I've heard the New Gallagher and Squire song, its alright, its a 3 minute pop-rock radio song but I doubt I will go back to it... on the same day I got this track and honestly I've heard it about 30 times now and its better with every listen, comparing the 2 is like comparing The Mona Lisa to a kids crayon drawing.

@StephenReid-hk8hs

Ай бұрын

Kids crayon picture 😂 brilliant, seen in Glasgow, just amazing 👍

I love how there is so much going on in the video. the kids different personalities and reactions, the music, the performance. and those strings 😍

So glad you’re on this, I saw The Smile in Austin six months ago, and it was mind blowing, maybe you should venture into this world Justin, I think you’re completely capable…

Brilliant interview with David on the today show in Australia this morning!

The album will blow you away Justin. It’s unique and gorgeous and thrilling in equal measures. These guys do always make music for people who really care about music - bang on. My favourite musicians and songwriters for 30 years.

God. This is so good. So good. !!!! (and definitely a Beatles vibe; that hit me within the first few seconds)

Was doing the very same thing Justin is doing in this video last night on my ukulele....Love The Smile....Great work Justin.....

When you were humming at around 3:04, it sounded like a portion of Take 5 as performed by The Dave Brubeck Quartet...

3:18 - "you can't dance because you're 'buried from the waist down' in time signature changes and also tempo changes" Brilliant.

It is still weirdly soothing, and luckily I don't ever dance to things, anyway 🙂

“You never met the man”; You and Thom Yorke both played on the Band Aid 20 (do they know it’s Christmas) single in 2004.

@rupe82

4 ай бұрын

They probably didn't cross paths, recorded at a different location or time to one another.

Good morning Justin 🌟 So happy to see you pop up this morning! 🎶🎸

Great analysis, really heart-felt and thoughtful.

Justin Fucking Hawkins Rides Againnnnn!!! 🥁🎸🎶🎶🕺🏽

You are best thing on You Tube! Much Love Always!❤❤❤❤

Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, hm, I wonder, have they ever been involved in a project that set out to be any sort of chart-topping bit of pop art with a couple of beats in the mix that might get hacked out later by various Atlanta or Hollywood producers to serve as backing tracks for something Nicki Minajesque or Kanye Westish. Don't think it's in 'em. Greenwood's out there now creating some of the most memorable movie soundtracks of the current age and Yorke, fairly recently, when asked about his work on the soundtrack for the "Suspiria" remake, spoke about how he was making spells in his studio or something to that effect. I pre-ordered "Pablo Honey" when I was a kid and told all my mates Radiohead were gonna be the biggest band in the world one day, and then "Q" Magazine held a poll revealing Radiohead to be the best band in the world in the year 2000. And let's be frank, "Pablo Honey" was the definitive first album - total British college rock, but unlike any other British release at the time, and although everything Radiohead have released since then has diverged sometimes massively from whatever came before it, when listening to "Pablo" for the first time today while being familiar with more recent albums, most of us would still be able, pretty quickly, to identify the band. All of Thom Yorke's side projects have been f*cking gold for music lovers. The Smile - Thom and Jonny together with a jazz drummer by the name of Tom Skinner - is only carrying on that legacy. My gods, it's just magic. And to my mind, a Justin Hawkins endorsment carries true critical weight. Can't really think of many others the opinions of whom I care to entertain. OH, YES! COUNTING IT OUT! The tune feels so slow and pastoral, but I can only really get the timing if I count in at a fairly quick tempo. There are a lot of sevens in there. When it breaks down for that weighted, heavy, lazy chorus, there I find it easier to count it slowly and I find I can understand it in complete measures of six. But it's true. Picking it apart, although impossible to avoid doing as a musician, really does rob it of a lot of the value it offers. The guys are just too freakin' good, man. Just too freakin' good.

Thom is my favourite too. The album is amazing and can’t wait to hear this live very soon.

It is magical!!! Really enjoy your critique/comments ,ride again....Justin!!

Video directed by paul Thomas Anderson of boogie nights fame

@williamr3840

4 ай бұрын

Magnolia. :0)

@johnrampoldi

4 ай бұрын

not to mention There Will Be Blood & Phantom Thread, both scored by Jonny Greenwood

Thom is a huge Scott Walker fan. He put one It’s Raining Today as one of his Desert Island Discs on the BBC show. I’m sure Jonny is as well. They’re brilliant!

I love the video's premise of taking their most difficult composition and watching kids react to it. Absolutely brilliant execution on it as well. The whole album has been fantastic through my first few listens.

Maybe you can get Thom Yorke onto your channel to explain it for himself? 🤣

Yeah I agree Justin im a Scott Walker fan too x

When listening to "The Smile" remember you have Thom Yorke & Jonny Greenwood from Radiohead taking things into as many mixed time signatures as you can imagine. Greenwood won an Oscar for the Soundtrack to No Country for old men (and another film I think) Whats special is that Thom can hit and hold notes that form the melody, or counter melody and more. Listen to their tribute to Harry Patch. Its stunning.

I’ve seen them live recently and they played some of the music off this album as well as the first one. They are fantastic! They and Radiohead are so far ahead of everyone and have been for a long time. So original!

‘Think Thom might be my favourite.’ ❤️ ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I LOVE Radiohead.. so i will definitely have to check out The Smile as well. I'm happy to hear that you're a fan also. 😍

Just posted a piano cover of friend of a friend on my channel. Took me a while to figure out the changing time signatures. Once you figure it out though it’s so satisfying to play. Love it so much

Really thought-ptovoking, actually as you said!And it'amazing how childen listen and enjoy the performance with different reactions

@michaelgreene4816

4 ай бұрын

Editing.

That's a good way of putting it. It sounds like a song that's really made for people who enjoy all aspects of modern (> 70s). Would I listen to it every day? No. Is it an ear worm? No. But, it does have a place? Most definitely. Maybe during a chill out session after a stressful week. Also thanks to you and the rest of the gang (including Softie and the other amazing guys and gals behind the scenes). The Tokyo event was the best show I've been to in years. Also, I think one of your plectrums got stuck in the lighting rig! 😂 Hopefully you're all well now and ready for the Aussie leg (ooh err) of the tour.

@ruairikennedy2777

4 ай бұрын

oh, it's an ear worm, for me anyways

“Jenny, I don’t know how to react to this.” You reacted perfectly to being Thom’d 😊 (Also, I want that kid’s purple jumper with the yellow dinosaur but in adult size.)

How does something so complex come out sounding so pure and unforced. PS Love the Darkness' cover of Street Spirit (and this show, of course) xoxo

Remember going to jazz cafe about 29 years ago and wondering why all the musicians weren’t playing in time with each other but funnily it all jelled together, especially the drumming, I reckon they gone all jazzy!.

6:37 me to my housemate at any given moment, at any time of day 😅

This album is just amazing. My favorite for sure.

You put it perfectly when you said “I loved it. I’m going to listen to it again and again and again, and maybe one day I’ll understand it.” That pretty much encapsulates how I feel about most everything thom does

That is seriously well thought out music composition, imagine having to write out the notation, imagine having to memorise the arrangement, constant switching time signature and that tempo change. And it still sounds amazing, that's just showing off taking all those variables and still producing a really good song that will unfortunately only have a limited audience in modern music trends. Put simply its genius that will never get fully appreciated unfortunately, but it is amazing.

Thom Yorke is my favorite also. The UK should be as proud of him/Greenwood as of Lennon/McCartney

Lol that thom yorke being my favorite part.

Absolutely needed band in such a time. Their first album saves.

5:42 spot on!

"I think Thom Yorke could be my favourite" is such a mood. I'm almost certain he's my favourite.

Thank you Justin. Do more The smile!

There’s a book called, “The Singers Talk” by Jason Thomas Gordon. He interviews Thom Yorke in it, as well as others.

This is a work of art

Yes. It's a bit like Orbison's "Only The Lonely".

Kids are so honest. What a great concept to have them as an audience, and neat to see their different reactions to the music. Bravo to their music teacher. This song is definitely not something that would be on the 'all songs sound the same' category. Thank you for this! I could not for the life of me figure out that time signature either. This is going to be a 3am thought .

@lukeshioshio

4 ай бұрын

Most of the track is 5/4 and follows the same beat pattern as 15 Step

Seeing the Smile in Dublin in March 😁 I can't wait!

@StephenReid-hk8hs

4 ай бұрын

Same, 20th march, Glasgow, can't come quick enough 👍

I definitely heard the Beatles reference too upon first hearing it. Thom's also mentioned his love for Scott Walker too

2:55 that explanation makes it seem similar to Take Five by Dave Brubeck : D

@GizzyDillespee

4 ай бұрын

I was hearing Tull and The Doors at that same point... that's cool.

Interesting, as soon as you started tapping out the rhythm and humming all I could hear was Take Five by Dave Brubeck.

@thefirstchampster

4 ай бұрын

Agreed, the drums are really jazzy

I love watching you react to the Smile. This song is mainly in two time signatures. The verses are mainly in 5/4. However, at the end of every repetition of the chord progression for the verses there's one bar of 6. That happened to be the bar you started counting on which is why you got lost lol I actually didn't notice there was a bar of 6 in the progression until I watched your video and counted lol the chorus is in 9.. whether it's 9/4 or 9/8 or what I don't know lol

@zoebella314

2 ай бұрын

You'll never know,.BC Jonny likes to switch things up whenever he feels like it. And Thom doesn't mind, he's said in an interview, "it's ok Jon Jon, you can add your out of wack instrumentation, any time you want" lol

Thom has been a mainstay for me since “Bends” days but honestly Jonny Greenwood is really an underrated creative weapon. Even their individual soundtrack work on “TWBB” and “Susperia”etc. is mesmerizing. I actually like some of the SMILE stuff more than I do RADIOHEAD proper. Now I’ll go into hiding after making that statement…

I thought it was 7/4 or 3/4 + 4/4.. I will see them live in March in Amsterdam.. looking forward to it!

They’re simply the biggest rock-type music genius’ in the world. They’re like 3 Rubik’s cube brains working in complete harmony. Id love to have known what John Lennon would’ve made of them tbh!

@lb2696

4 ай бұрын

I think John would dig it for sure.

This is just incredible, so weird and unexpected and yet so obvious too, how do they do that?!

It has that Pyramid Song feel.

It's a beautiful time to be alive when Thom & Johnny create together

I once asked a Radiohead fan group what song by The Darkness Radiohead should cover, reciprocating The Darkness's timeless cover of Street Spirit. None of the fans seemed to find the idea enticing or even amusing. I reckon Thom would be into it though, and could probably drag Jonny along if he promised him he could use the Ondes Martenot on it. But the question remains: what song?

There are many moments on this album that sound like the Beatles. Most of all, the noisy transition in Bending Hectic which is very very similar to the orchestral transition in A Day in the Life.

"Well, I've never met him, but he might be my favorite person".. brilliant 😂✌🏼❤️

This was absolutely brilliant from start to finish 🤣👏

"He's my favorite person." You're the best, Justin!

"They're just messing around and having a daft laugh" They did what Metallica did with Lux Eterna: take bits from popular songs and make your new song sound like all of them. There is a reason why this guy keeps saying "now it sounds like"... it's because it does. It constantly sounds like something very good. It ISN'T very good, it just sounds like something we really like and so we get the same feeling. Watch the recent BBC live performance and play "spot the notes that are in tune", or "spot the time the singer hit the note he was aiming for". This is a great post-production band.

This is music that invites you to listen to it...on its own terms! I love it. Beautiful and challenging in just the right ways.

If you enjoyed this I'd highly recommend listening to the Lies self titled album from last year; definite "musicians making music for musicians" vibes.

They're the Kings

Reminds me of 'Pyramid song' from Radiohead days. Just as I think I have the timing it is gone. Genius

@michaelgreene4816

4 ай бұрын

Radiohead are not dead.

"They do music for people who care about music" - that is the perfect description of Radiohead/Smile albums.

Under our pillows is such a good tune on that album.

Justin is so cute in his fanboyery, he's my second favourite person after Thom Yorke.

@michaelgreene4816

4 ай бұрын

ASSKISSER.

I love Thom for this reason 🤣👌

Yes, I agree Justin. Thom is my favourite, too!