A Deep Dive Into Dreams Music Career

Dream Minecraft has now made youtuber music and it's your chance to shine Dream and show people what the mask is or what is UNDER that mask! Will you entertain the masses with your minecraft commentary or will I have to deep dive video essay my way through a video and tell you how I REALLY feel with my deeper dive music. Hulk smash that like button and tell me your favorite dream music video

[@R3x909-o9r]

dreams lyrics feel like he's trying to replicate tame impala but with none of the life experience

[@baghouse2678]

and none of the talent

[@LeRodz]

lame impala

[@spr1ngph0enix]

did you know that tame impala is just one guy

[@R3x909-o9r]

@@spr1ngph0enix i think it was actually 1/5 of a person

[@jpiny4854]

​@@R3x909-o9r My man has so much bagage half of his being became lyrics for music

[@No_Life_Alex]

the dream stan era of the world was truly the worst. eveyrone was coming out of lockdown, not knowing how to act. if you were in high school when dream was at his peak, may god have mercy on your soul.

[@corporalshephard404]

people in the future are gonna look at this comment and see it in the same vein as how we view like the justin bieber comments from back in the day😭

[@NyanNegotiable]

Some girls at my high school dressed as dream and his friends for Halloween Yes I still get shivers to this day

[@No_Life_Alex]

@@NyanNegotiable same lol. one girl showed up in a green dream hoodie and dream mask. it wasn't even halloween.

[@Dense-Comms]

@@NyanNegotiablemy younger brother and nephew were running around saying “oh dream” as if they were in a man hunt video.

[@somestupiddudewithayoutube4676]

@@corporalshephard404nah he isn’t hating on dream directly, he’s hating the ravenous and toxic af fanbase dream cooked up

[@41919isinappropriate]

Despite his name, Dream’s music career was a nightmare.

[@Bottled-Soap]

A dream can be a nightmare too lol

[@ilikespaghetti4458]

Nightmares are dreams..

[@tomatoflight]

erm actually fdream has an alter ego named nightmare!

[@RabbitWithAGun45]

"Are you ready for songwriting lessons, class?" Kanye West shivers. John Lennon's hair stands up. Eminem begins shaking. Billie Eilish gulps. "Yes, Dream", they say in unison.

[@superraremartian]

the visual is insane

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..]

Permission to draw this

[@superraremartian]

@@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.. you not only get permission but my full encouragement

[@pez.emikazoo]

@@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa..update us

[@mimxyz0]

John lennon quakes in his grave

[@paxdamaxgaming4920]

I hate it when people use KZbin as a stepping stone to a music career without telling anyone, especially if they have no musical talent/knowledge

[@anetasotys9334]

i dont mind youtubers making music, even if its shit. the problem starts when it goes to people you dont pay to say its cool and they say its mid at best

[@paxdamaxgaming4920]

@@anetasotys9334 well I’m saying I don’t like it when that was their whole KZbin goal even with no experience, and they stop uploading because of it.

[@garmen-]

@@paxdamaxgaming4920 tbf that is one of the main ways people can get recognised in the industry, which is really hard to do nowadays

[@flying-magpie]

Why can't they do both or at the very least, work with people who actually understand how music works? One example I can think of is Dawko. He still makes KZbin videos, but he also collabs with other KZbinrs to help make make original FNAF songs, along with with great animations to accompany them. Not to mention all the songs are complete bangers.

[@pippinnnn]

I went to a punk concert last week and the first band that played I had never heard of, and I doubt much of the audience had either- I don’t think they were even on the poster. Even then, they were able to absolutely kill it in setting the energy for the rest of the show. They were amazing! After a few songs, the guitarist crouched down at the edge of the stage and gave me her guitar pick. It was the most special, most appreciated I had felt in ages. I can’t describe it, but I felt like the center of the entire world in that moment. I am not going to forget that. I held tightly onto the pick for the rest of the set. The audience in dream’s show are probably superfans, maybe some have come a long way to see him. Maybe they paid a lot, I don’t know. Yet, his stage presence is just… kind of pathetic. Maybe you just had to be there or something, but the audience doesn’t even sound super receptive to him. He just isn’t really a musician in that regard, I guess. Just a guy standing on a stage.

[@julialungan4722]

Okay now i need to know if you can remember the name

[@Qiqimello]

Hand the name over buckaroo (pls)

[@okkat9319]

Yea man tell us

[@hsmacaraig]

what’s the band called!!?

[@ricegorm]

We need the band name

[@juliasutton8634]

I feel bad for dream. I would be so upset if there was a hashtag trending calling me ugly after doing a face reveal. I think he takes himself too seriously, he takes trolls too seriously

[@oh_bruhh]

I agree. On the one hand I get it because he struggles with RSD like a lot of neurodivergent people like myself do, but at the same time someone in his position who had a massive following and kept getting into stupid twitter conflicts should've really thought to hire a PR manager or something

[@somestupiddudewithayoutube4676]

@@oh_bruhhnah he couldn’t hire or he spent too much on that astrophysicist 🔥

[@SlurpyTheDog]

I don’t feel bad for him due to his pedophilia

[@Alisu-]

I don't feel bad for dream. Because people constantly complained about how he farmed parasocials on his social media accounts and he just shruged it off, he has the fanbase he deserves.

[@budgetcommander4849]

Maybe if he didn't treat his (largely underage) fanbase like his personal army he wouldn't be such a common target for harassment.

[@theblackunicorn261]

Calling it a career is a massive overestimation, its more of a phase you go through in middle school where you act like you know what you're doing

[@dies1ra3]

Genuinely didnt know that he had more than like 2 songs

[@_tinypierrot_7193]

I might sound a little harsh in this comment and I want to make clear that I was a Dream fan. But the song about Technoblade always rubbed me the wrong way. The way the video was shot, the lyrics, the way Dream acts when he sings it live. To me it feels like Technoblades death affected him in a weird specific way. The way he talks about impact, it's almost like he wants to be Technoblade in that way. To be remembered when he dies. Its about Technoblade but it centers Dream. It doesnt feel like he remembers Alex, only Technoblade. The song might have his fathers approval but we will never know how Alex might have felt about it, or if he would approve or dissaprove it. Also if the comment reads weird english is not my first language

[@whatawitchymich]

that’s how i feel about it as well, honestly. i know it’s how people can cope and stuff was okayed, but it would just feel so weird to me to use a talk about loss in the way he portrayed it. i know so many other artists who have made songs about grief and losing someone, but those feel much more authentic and genuine compared to until i end up dead. it might be the lyrics or the style of the song, but i think he could’ve taken more time and consideration into how to express grief and loss in a way that didn’t feel so “me, me, me, i, i, i” if that makes sense

[@DinisBernardo-nu6hv]

Parasocial relationship the song

[@lpc9929]

I am infertile from eating scented candles. The

[@Lingonerdipa]

The

[@gummychee]

you what ???

[@Glombor]

You again?

[@genericcringe1271]

YEAHHHHH!!!!! WOOOOOOO!!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Pepb1TheCan]

The

[@MarcusFigueras]

I feel bad for Phyre Studios. It seems like they probably thought they were going to do a Minecraft animation, but he wanted to do something else. I can understand why they still stuck with the project even if I don't like him, it'd be a stupid decision to turn down working with him

[@Marieflowers-p9y]

THANK YOU for addressing how weird his song for technoblade felt. I couldn’t put into words why it grossed me out so much but You really put it perfectly: “it’s not a song about Clay and Alex, it’s a song about Dream and Technoblade.” Dream being so obsessed with his image ruins his attempts to be genuine. This is clear in so many instances he’s in. It’s beyond frustrating.

[@Kalitayy]

Not the Jerma committing vehicular manslaughter clip 😭

[@FilYRU999]

Correction for 3:10 Joji always wanted to make music but Filthyfrank as a project took over his musical career. A sign he always wanted to make music was the song breaks in many filthyfrank videos, and most importantly towards the end of filthyfrank, he did release the Pink Season album. Basically joji wasn’t doing a sudden shift by publishing music like most KZbinrs, he returned to himself.

[@ChristianChim]

That is a very beautiful and poetic way to put it

[@faiqsalim2755]

and joji rebrand himself completely different from filthyfrank

[@mindedbirdjk4737]

You skipped a song in his album called, “m.A.A.d City” which is weird cause it’s his biggest and turning point song on the album and really important. It’s about growing up in gang violence and how that can affect the adolescent minds of teens and kids

[@AHeartOfNoMad]

some did tell me he helped cowrite Still I Rise for Tupac so I think he is a capable songwriter, I want to see that dream again!

[@waycnf7229]

Yeah, though it's strange Dream dropped a bunch of n bombs too. Another one of his best songs is Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe

[@cantinadudes]

​@@waycnf7229dream dropping n bombs is extremely ballsy from him

[@mindedbirdjk4737]

@@waycnf7229 I thought it was a bit far but it’s a concept album so it’s whatevas. At least at the end he hit hard when he said, “THAT NIBBA GAVE US MANHUNT YOU SAID HE TOUCHED THOSE KIDS??”

[@blissrina9005]

@@waycnf7229well personally I’m more of a fan of one of his more underrated tracks Real, it’s unbelievable that Dream made such an album this good if it’s even possible

[@chaggle]

Moral of the story: I wanna jam with his keyboardist and drummer

[@opheliarosewood7847]

Dream looks like the kind of guy who says "Where's my hug?" when you say hi to him

[@Dog_In_Disguise]

Why is that a bad thing, wth. I love hugs

[@legofishjpeg]

@@Dog_In_Disguise it's a joke based off of creepy guys who will ask people (usually women) for a hug every time they meet, even if they are not very close like acquaintances or co-workers. the goal being to 'feel them up' as well as to stroke their ego; in being able to make others (women) to do what they say, as if they have a right to a hug from who-ever they want. in a more general sense, asking other people for hugs with the phrasing of "where is my-?" rather than "can i have-?" gives the impression that the asker is intitled to a hug. however, no matter the relationship or intent, hugs are very intimate and can be uncomfortable for some people under some circumstances. hugs are sick (/positive) when reciprocated by both participants but otherwise can be awkward and uneasy. tldr - asking strangers to hug you is weird. thank you for joining us on the latest entry of me randomly going way too in-depth to answer a simple question on a completely unrelated youtube video, no i didn't use ai, i have autism. :3

[@moodytuco3894]

@legofishjpeg W bones album pfp

[@gd3air2]

​@@Dog_In_Disguiseto me it's a bad thing cuz it's a hug, I hate hugs

[@_galacticfates]

Dream the type of guy to laugh with his friends and then sigh and say "...I needed this."

[@sushibinstwt_]

hey captain sparkelz didnt actually sang the minecraft parodies it was tryhardninja! just wanted to let you know

[@catcactus1234]

I think the overall point is that KZbinrs branching into music content is a decent option for growing your popularity. CaptainSparklez is still considered the “creator” of those parodies even if he didn’t sing them personally.

[@fei4k]

the "radio" songs before the show does actually happen at most concerts, just as background noise because some concerts take at least an hour before the opener even shows up!!

[@AHeartOfNoMad]

Fair enough I wanted to give benefit of the doubt cause my last concert was in someones garage

[@jaesjmes5498]

@@AHeartOfNoMadthe best kind of concert, that is

[@thareelhelloagain]

He sounds like a complete control freak, and seriously rude, after watching those live clips. He treats his musicians like crap. He has almost no musical talent.

[@kiv.k]

I agree that he isn't good at this whole music thing but wow psychoanalyzation is not your thing. Not who dream is at all.

[@thareelhelloagain]

@@kiv.k Saying someone 'sounds' like a control freak is psychoanalysis? Huh???

[@thareelhelloagain]

@@kiv.k I didn't say anything definitive about him, didn't try to diagnose him; what I said was, from the rude and disrespectful (and extremely nervous) way he talks to his musicians, he SOUNDS like someone that is too controlling of those around them. That's a perfectly reasonable thing to say after having watched those clips of him being rude. Any attempt at psychoanalysis of any kind would be wayyyyy more than the very simple comment I made.

[@thareelhelloagain]

@@kiv.k I readily admit I know very little of his personality, as I don't watch him. However, it's really weird to just try and negate someone's perfectly reasonable take on rude behavior by saying "psychoanalyzation is not your thing". Like... nobody here is doing that. It ain't that deep, buddy. What I do know is music, and musicians, and in my experience, only a controlling d*ck talks to their backing instrumentalists in the way that he does.

[@kiv.k]

@thareelhelloagain ok, while I do agree that he doesn't look good at all in those clips, that isn't who he is at all. I don't mean to sound parasocial, I do agree that he is rude and disrespectful but anyone who has watched more than 1 dream stream knows that's not how he is at all. Also he's good friends with his musicians.

[@n1ghtflight]

11:18 “he wasn’t really interested in being a technically proficient singer” we can tell

[@unicorpse_]

i feel like dreams mask went from privacy to branding to ima be the next mashmellow as well as someone who was a dream fan at the height of his career, his music was just omg it’s dream not, oh this shit fire

[@Tortoroise]

15:53 Gravy himself confirmed that it was out of accessability-- he didn't want to do a free feature, espically with someone who he didn't quite enjoy the music of, so Gravy jokingly said he'd do it for a million, and Dream thought he was worth it so he paied up. Gravy confirmed he did it for the money and only the money-- if Dram didn't give the amount that even Gravy thought wasn't socially acceptable, there woulldn't have been a collab in the first place.

[@Numptaloid]

this is what happens when you remove everything about yourself in order to have maximum appeal. dream is for nobody.

[@paxdamaxgaming4920]

I was one of dreams earliest fans once he was find pewdz seed and ego definitely went to his head and the whole community around him did it by making him seem like some sort of religious figure by the obsessiveness of those crazy stalker fans. I wish he never let anyone do that to him because he had a great thing going with the manhunts and dream smp. I wouldove thought a guy so obsessed with KZbin and the algorithm would know that the fastest way to end your career is by making music without any experience.

[@LardGrits]

im surprised you missed his second album "blond" its a really introspective look into his feelings and masculinity, and his use of real life experiences really tie it together

[@llewelynshingler2173]

So, the kind of thing he wanted?

[@Ктоя-ь1м]

I'm very curious if it also ties to the whole experience he had with his face reveal thing

[@user-mv5zt8qd9l]

To me, there's something very unsettling about a grown man in a child-friendly area like Minecraft KZbin, especially one who's had prior allegations of inappropriate conduct with minors, making a music video where he's portrayed himself with an incredibly young-looking character. Even in the real-footage music video, half the scenes are of grown adults acting like children would play in pillow fights and making snow angels. It's the sort of self-infantilisation that a groomer would use to make themselves more approachable to kids. And then he uses lyrics in another song about a scenario with a blatant power dynamic like a fan at the front row of a celebrity's stage show to describe an intimate relationship. The whole discography, to me, paints an image of a man who doesn't see the fundamental protective boundaries that should exist between child fans and adult creators. It honestly reminds me of Colleen Ballinger's "I just wanted to be besties with everybody."

[@ratosphere]

17:40 I guarantee you this goofy sound effect was a cheap attempt at getting popular on tiktok giving people something to do a transition with

[@balegdah]

Dream flopping his head down dramatically while coconuts fall on him while an audience member screams "IT'S A CAKE! IT'S A CAKE!!"

[@lunaloveless7234]

Have you never been to a concert before.... they always play a playlist or radio prior to opening act and between all acts. That's standard and normal. I've never been to a concert that hasn't done that. You are correct you do not go to enough concerts.

[@GiornoLovesDeathGrips]

This was such a strange era

[@darkestastral1]

dream music gives me scoliosis

[@Xegit]

Dream if he did 52 card pickups would be more popular ngl.

[@THECABLEMAN]

My Grandpa loved that game

[@losmaeder3214]

while both aren't great people, I'd dare to say that what's interesting is that Wilbur Soot and Dream both made songs about Technoblade. It's worth looking into "Around the Pomegranate" off of Wilbur's Mammalian Sighing Reflex and compare it to Dream's "Until I End Up Dead" and see the level of musicality differences, but the sincerity and emotional tributes. I think Dream's is a lot more self-centered about him and how he is now with Technoblade's passing, versus Wilbur's which is about how he is in the absence of a friend. It'd be a neat comparison considering they're about the same person and youtubers with musical moments, idk.

[@fleshhuman4522]

This is a fascinating deep dive, a lot of your thoughts about why his music career is the way it is are very interesting. The last ten minutes especially are so insightful. Dream has such a love-hate relationship with connecting with his audience as a person, so he hasn't been able to communicate any of the experiences he has that I'm sure are actually interesting or evocative. Just empty marketability. It's nice to see it get some analysis beyond "wow, cringe".

[@goddammiteythan]

you can tell he came up with the name of the song/album first and then tried to fill up that title with vague lyrics

[@RchWARfl]

I personally didn't give a damn about Dream's music, but it's so interesting to see his history to me, because it's a weird story. From a Minecraft youtuber to a mediocre musician? It's complex, and i can't really put my feelings into words, haha. P.S: Dude i love your videos so much, the editing is amazing, and your personality is fun to watch. ♥️

[@relentless_butchery]

nice pfp, old friend...

[@Nudibranchii]

this is an odd tidbit to say but i do want to point out as someone who frequents the mcyt community online but doesnt care for dream or the dream team, the dream fan community at least on tumblr has thought the song spotlight was about his friend george. dreamnotfound is a huge part of dreams fanbase and ppl on the internet who believe they are genuinely dating believe that the song spotlight is about how dreams popularity also put george into the "spotlight" and the song in their minds serves as a softlaunch to announcing their relationship. this obviously isnt the meaning but i just wanted everyone else to know this because it haunts me everytime i think of dreams music career.

[@miiwii]

At 8:36, this line is most likely a made up story. He said he learned to wheelie from a KZbin vid when he was 6 which would mean a video uploaded before August 12th 2006, his 7th birthday. Using KZbin’s date search feature I scoured the site for videos that existed when dream was 6 that were tutorials of how to wheelie on a bike. I could not find a single one, so either this wheelie tutorial was deleted off of youtube, or dream’s story isn’t 100% right.

[@jaesjmes5498]

What a weird thing to lie about but it definitely seems like something he’d do. Since he’s the kind of guy to profit off his “friend’s” death

[@tycathedrawer]

@@jaesjmes5498… when has that happened before?

[@Positivityforhellscape]

​@@jaesjmes5498parasocial asf trying to tell someone else how to feel about his own friends death...

[@ChillyOutside]

​@@jaesjmes5498you're a weirdo bro. Stop making baseless accusations just because you don't like the dude. 😮‍💨

[@averiin_]

26:45 God, as a musician I'd hate that! The most important thing if you make a mistake live is making sure to keep playing and not letting the audience know you did something wrong

[@reesearmstrong912]

Dream thinks he’s Joji

[@AltKaxREAL]

i'm thinking Marshmallow. but he already ruined things by revealing his face and getting involved in situations he shouldn't have (yes, i'm talking about Dream)

[@whybetrayerispoison5413]

Idc what anybody says i dont like dream, but road trip while being generic af is a honestly good catchy summer song fr

[@kidwarrs]

IKRRR

[@tbhfourthh6969]

coming from someone whos called herself a dream stan for about 3 years this interpretation of Spotlight specifically was a new thing for me to hear bc almost the entire community was unanimisly convinced the song was a declaration of love for his friend georgenotfound that everyone shipped him with im crying

[@Ht9ehtoom]

i honestly have to feel bad for dream. Putting yourself out there is hard at the best of times, let alone when you have millions of fans and haters watching your every move.

[@LunarDoor]

pity

[@allinory]

Umm you know he chose this for himself, right? His numbr one goal was to blow up on youtube and gain millions of followers. He chose to have these circumstances for himself deliberately, there's nothing to feel bad about

[@deltap6967]

​@@allinoryI find it's weird how dream got popular off of minecraft once and right after idiots start using him as a scapegoat to go harass and berate the guy going as far as falsely accusing him of being a pedophile and commiting crime he never did. I never understand why they hate him so much. It doesn't help that from what I've gathered dream seems to act like an annoying fuck in the sense that he's utterly helpless at controlling his feral fan using them to do his bidding and generally behave like an autist online engaging with trolls were he shouldn't interact with. But I don't understand why people seem to have a death grip towards dream going as far as doxxing the guy stalking him to his own home taking pictures of his family and following him in public, like there are more important issue going on what is special with dream seriously? Sure dream is annoying but taking your sweet time to create fake discord messages and dms in order to "expose" him is literally the most unemployed behavior I've ever seen. None of this is surprising considering most of the hate towards dream are coming from minors and attention seeking women ☕ who accuse dream of "grooming" them to satisfy that near obsessed autistic level of hate towards seeing the guy comes crumbling down, bat shit crazy insane. They have this strong of a reaction most probably because just the fact that dream comes across as a white male and popular too although a bit retarded triggers this sense of injustice in them so much that they imagine seeing his downfall like taking down white supremacy itself. That and since dream has made some "transphobic" statements in the past aswell as supporting Israel (((Dream last name is Cohen btw))) most of the women ☕ who day dream of dream grooming them and the people who supports this kind of behavior because "h-he's just is annoying... alright???" sure will cheer all the same when someone else more annoying plays the scapegoa, preferably actually white with blue eyes. I couldn't care less for dream shlomo and his suspicious rise of fame definitely not to nepotism but this behavior by the 🌈 is definitely concerning when looking at the people they may target in the future and the consequences it has if this mob like behavior is normalized and what does it mean to the 80% of society while 14/50. They may even go out burning down stores and looting shop oh wait they did that already and are still doing that

[@RobertBrocchini]

Too early to make a comment pertaining to the original video 😔

[@NicolasSequeira]

This is the stuff of which dreams are made of

[@anetasotys9334]

hey now, hey now

[@hellbunniez3]

@@anetasotys9334lizzie mcguire = dream confirmed 😳⁉️

[@2RatsInATrenchCoat]

she no on my mad till i 40 minute analysis video on dreams music career

[@possum1093]

i don't understand why non musician influencers insist on making music and why its always terrible like you have the money and time to get a good singing teacher and song writing classes why not use them?

[@NiIog]

That’s what the point of NoMad is

[@Chlowo69]

i just feel like his lyrics sound like a school music project that’s trying to be meaningful

[@bell-lv7rk]

Spotlight is about Sapnap, dreams best friend. i think it was something about sapnap helping when dream was getting swatted he was there or sum???

[@abreada]

Snap nap has a cereal at Walmart so

[@abreada]

It’s cheese it not cereal

[@manta-rayz]

i think that makes the "turn off the cameras now youre all mine" and "youre a superstar in my bed" lines even funnier ngl

[@thezackast2752]

​@abreada how tf do you get a cheese at Walmart at sapnaps size

[@crunchylettuce]

@@thezackast2752 I think it’s cheez its or something similar

[@ScatterBrainedYouBetterFollow]

You have the must trustworthy face, haircut, and hair like I’ve ever seen

[@awwkieb3864]

22:58 This is actually not that uncommon in my experience. A couple of concerts I went to played some music through the speakers before the opening act, just to keep the crowd entrateined. However the rest of the Dream concert was totally wack

[@k2a2l2]

playing slowed down and sped version then asking what they prefer is so funny for some reason

[@AwesomeKid-hb1ew]

The fact Xoriak went from dream to Glitch Productions actually shocked me

[@roseykitty8748]

It was only a few days ago when I realized I had 2 of dreams songs in my Spotify playlist .. 😭 Didn't even know they were made by dream. The songs are was until I end up dead and change my clothes, The only reason I noticed it was by dream was because of the dream smiley face in the cover art of the songs

[@partypoison8476]

Until I End Up Dead always leaves a bad taste on my mouth...even if Technodad approved it, it just felt like Dream needed to make a tribute without carefully planning it out. Death can be celebrated if you change the grim perspective of it, but man this song just felt shallow

[@RAM.mp3]

Anyone wanna take a wild guess what dream's favorite musical note is?

[@orange_turtle3412]

There has been exactly one minecraft youtuber in the history of the site that could actually produce quality music: Captainsparklez

[@tigmil8116]

I want an album of you singing everything. That ending music was superb.

[@helluvo]

genuinely a good analysis and one that doesn’t hate on dream unnecessarily nor glaze him and just objectively discusses his music! great vid!

[@Starii_64]

Alec Benjamin should’ve released a version of change my clothes without Dream it in Seriously it’s the only song I skip if I feel like listening to him on Spotify 😭

[@hammywoods]

This is so real, it's the only alec song I skip 😭

[@Starii_64]

@@hammywoods on the topic of Alec benjamin, have you listened to his new album? I’m in love with “in a little”

[@hammywoods]

@Starii_64 my favorite is the arsonist, but in a little is also such a good song, the whole album is fr

[@luterillson]

never in my life would I think I would see Talking Heads referenced in a video about the evil green man. but really good video man!

[@Cypherwraith001]

There's an existential level of vapidity going on here. It seems like he's writing not because he has something to say, but because he feels like he "should" have a music career. Like it's a vehicle for notoriety rather than an actual artistic endeavor. He knows that the lunatic fanbase he's cultivated will support him, no matter how bad he is. They'll defend him for not being technically proficient by saying he's "just starting out his career". The obsession with his own brand is why non-fans don't trust him, because the only thing behind the mask is a neurosis about trying to keep the image pristine.

[@joooooooosh6853]

Honestly ima be so real this video is well made and put together and i have this feeling you’re gunna make it big one day

[@VancieBoi]

his next song is a collab with drake two minds think alike

[@Psykells]

The lyrics all give off I’m 14 and this is deep

[@zingstars]

You sound like a mafia Don a minute from breaking down at the news of this son passing. Great vid.

[@Designed1]

this might sound harsh but you can tell from dream's music that he initially got famous off of another youtuber's popularity

[@SaSuffix]

i used to watch animatics of dreams songs all the time and I even I hated the mask with a burning passion

[@lumihasmilk]

i just noticed this video is longer then dream's entire discography 👍

[@bubblesawesome3284]

I did like “road trip” and “change my clothes” they are the only songs that don’t feel forced.

[@win_jayden]

Dream and his group of pals are just the Disney kids of the KZbin generation. These guys were thrust into a spotlight in their teens, with all of the inflated ego that comes from being privileged, and were expected to take that on gracefully. They have fucked up… IMMENSELY. But the way people talk about them almost makes you forget they have been under a microscope since they were minors. Shit I’m surprised none of em have OD’d by now. Again, there are consequences for their actions, and I hope they grow/learn. But you make a point that people fucking HATE this guy. And I just can’t muster up such negative feelings toward a guy as milquetoast as Dream is. He’s just some guy to me. Y’all remember Nash Grier from Vine? Following his terrible foray into acting, he met a girl. They fell in love and now have 2 kids together. They now make cute little family updates and he’s grown up. Why I bring this up is, there’s a grace needed to let these guys grow up. Clay is 24 now. Everyone barks in his direction and continues to dance on his grave. But at 24, I was out clubbing with some friends of mine. I was just a face in the crowd. He doesn’t get that. He can’t just be a 24 year old dude. I guess… maybe… that’s what the point of the mask is… Nah I’m kidding. But seriously, I just don’t feel anything toward him. He’s just a dude. Dudes can rock or they can suck. But at the end of the day, they’re just dudes. Nothing more

[@brdtds]

i've been to many concerts and THOSE that happen in the clubs more often than not have music playing before the show starts and sometimes even in between the support (opening act) and the main act. other than that i agree fully with everything in the video. cheers

[@gustusthread2256]

4:25 soooo dream basically made a whole song about I-95??? 😭😭😭

[@tatumsoward6117]

22:56 this _is_ actually pretty normal (at least at the few concert venues i've been to). when the house lights are up, they will play music off a playlist. it's just something small to make the wait for the start of the show/between sets more enjoyable. to use your food metaphor: if the opening act is the appetizer, the music off the speakers is the water or free breadsticks. just something to satiate you while you are waiting for what you're actually spending money on.

[@reichigo]

I need you to make more music related content! I love the way you disect the lyrics and explain why they don't work. reminds me of my CW courses😭

[@Stereo6400]

seeing the once in a lifetime mv pop up in a video about dream’s music genuinely scared me? it felt, like, illegal. like i actually jumped

[@BloodChampagne]

holy shit i didnt think the concept for his song and video about technoblade could get worse. jesus christ. "UNTIL I END UP DEAD OONTZ OONTZ OONTZ RIP TECHNOBLADE BTW" what the fuck ???

[@armoredcorefan93]

Honestly forgot dream existed (probably cuz im not american lol), liked the vid man, tho i like it more when you make videos about more general topics

[@giyaftuagulgailsgqutotquvakj]

Same

[@gnoot50]

im only half american and i still forgot him lmao

[@tiredcerulean]

23:10 a lot of shows ive been to actually do play music after doors open but before anyone performs, usually the artist gives a playlist of similar artists to set the mood.

[@PurePiranha]

Completely unrelated but my uncle is a speed cuber and I showed him your cubing stream and he thinks you actually can solve a cube or at least have background knowledge of cubing.

[@storms-in-the-skies]

The instrumental solos are definitely the best part of the concert. That stuff would definitely be killer actually in songs and would be really cool to build off of. Just from the clip of when I die or whatever its called it actually sounds sorta cool, but the tone of the song definitely doesn't fit and is rather inappropriate honestly. Songs about serious topics can be high energy and even up-beat, but a song about the loss of someone, not so much...

[@derago7205]

Dreams music lyrics feels like something that a 4th grade english teacher would give their students for a poetry unit. Its pretty easy to understand, straightforward in its meaning and its so consise with word choice. I wouldnt say this would by default make your music bad, but it certainly doesnt have flourish.

[@ponbaron8843]

The until I end up dead song is the best of Dream’s music carrier and as someone who is a huge fan of the guy and have a lot of context behind the public dynamic between him and late Technoblade, I can say that the song is way more interesting than most people would assume. It does not feel tone-deaf nor in poor taste and has a bunch of details alluding to the deeper parts of his and his friend’s relationship. At the end of the day the song is about Dream’s coping with the loss of his friend until it develops into him deciding to dedicate the rest of his craft to him and do what he loves until he ends up dead as Techno did, it is a celebration of what Techno stood for rather than Dream just saying how sad he is, it is really not about him. The video does add a lot of stuff to the deeper meanings yet again which is not a good part of it but as a packaged deal I would say the song is like a light 7 out of 10. Would not listen to it much, it is not good music but it is a good artwork. Dream is not a good musician but he is best when he is fully himself.

[@lightxmar]

i miss dream and techno their friendship was so special

[@tomatovich2288]

Great video, thanks for such a detailed review with healthy criticism

[@JavierGonzalez-dz8kv]

Good video. You're really funny and make good points. Keep em coming :)

[@82licious]

I really like nomads videos they're cool

[@ICantFeelMyRightLeg]

I wish he was real 😭

[@82licious]

@@ICantFeelMyRightLeg me too 😢

[@armoredcorefan93]

Real

[@Jodamango]

@@ICantFeelMyRightLegI feel you

[@abreada]

Oh word?

[@CarnalIntentions]

Featuring Yung Gravy is a crime. If no one remembers - DAMN GRAVY YOU SO VICIOUS YOU SO CLEAN SO DELICIOUS HOW COME YOU AINT GOT NO MISSES COUNT THAT PAPER COUNT THE RICHES

[@Bocchi-the-Rock_]

How is your music career coming along? Can't wait for your first album

[@Mr.Wigglesworth]

Love your vids Nomad, criminally underrated

[@BloodChampagne]

I will say, having music before the concert is fairly popular. The ones I've been to, the music was either the artist's music remixed, OR it was a curated playlist by the artist that went down really well because we knew she made it and put thought into it. But this was a more niche artist, so the music was very clearly specific to the audience. All Tame Impala, Olivia Rodrigo and Dream have in common is their popularity, which is why it's weird how he did it. in my opinion anyway

[@eaglebladedolphinbrother4611]

Wow that "live Event". Dream concert was Excruciating.... And then after the show... "Can't wait to see what's on Twitter....

[@almondtofuchan3157]

Man I wasn’t even a huge Dream fan but I listened to Road Trip religiously for like a solid month 😭 Legit did not know he had a music career after Mask, I just listened to Road Trip for like a month, forgot about it, and forgot about him soon afterwards lmao. Wish everyone else had done that too

[@crumble833]

as a fan of his minecraft content who cannot understand whatever he's trying to do with his music career, this video managed to pinpoint exactly how i was feeling about dream's music. i completely agree with the idea that he definitely has many interesting things to write/sing about but manages to just never talk about anything real? how generic and forgettable his music remains to me is crazy. to me it all boils down to the fact that he's still quite young and grew up an adult under extreme pressure, i mean, it must leave you pretty damaged in your own identity. i hope he finds a way to keep doing what he loves without caring so much about his image/trolls/etc. i guess he just needs to grow up (in the most positive way possible) anyway this video made me discover your channel and makes me want to watch the rest of your content, i just suscribed!

[@Bachobi]

Doesn't have anything to do with the video itself but someone mentioning Tame Impala always gives me the happiest feeling for some reason

[@laphifz2948]

>shows forehead >gets blinded

[@MrPug-po7ks]

Solid interpretation of Bocelli. Truly a music genius

[@maush.]

That vocal performance in the end lowkey hit