How heavy metal was ACTUALLY invented

Music teacher's origin story is filled with rejection and loneliness...
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[@caitlynvayne435]

"Guess you guys aren't ready for that yet. But your kids are gonna love it." - Calvin Klein, 1955

[@xeroabyss9597]

Nice 😏👍

[@bartsanders1553]

He was a slacker.

[@PPGFights]

CALVIN KLEIN LMAOOOOOO NICE ONE

[@FUnkY-WunKY]

I laughed at this more that the video

[@Bunny99s]

Not sure how many will actually get the reference ^^.

[@Dat_Boy_Dale_Gribble]

“Welcome to the comedy club, you little shits!” Is my new war cry

[@AnonEcho98]

"Welcome to the comedy club, you little shits!" "And you're the punchline!"

[@osofamily707]

@@AnonEcho98 ROFL 🤣

[@musicmiss8972]

My too 😂

[@CallumLovesCars10]

Same

[@anthonylombardi4168]

For sure.

[@Matt-nv2qg]

can confirm, this is what music school is like.

[@Totallyn0tme734]

Yes just Yes

[@demiandolce5902]

Can confirm 😂

[@gaetanodepaola2ndchannel179]

Unfortunately (I wish it had less stigma within)

[@carnophage666]

I know it's located in the Hall of the Mountain King. That's all

[@dannykopec6556]

Relatable af

[@gabrielt1fe818]

" Welcome to the comedy club, you little sh**" that alone began revolution across ages

[@jsmith5443]

I thought he said Wilson

[@Obsdragon]

Just Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler fucking around one rainy British day lol Edit: thanks to @_Himmy_Neutron_, I realized I forgor Bill Ward, so thanks Himmy!

[@_Himmy_Neutron_]

no bill ward 😢

[@Obsdragon]

@@_Himmy_Neutron_ holy shit, I can't believe I forgot Bill Ward. Thanks for reminding me!

[@LordRoku-]

the lore is expanding... Pog

[@zzzzzz69]

Alternative history

[@FctHvn]

You did not just say pog in 2023 😂

[@steamer2k319]

I have no idea what's going on* but I like it. * Yes I've seen many others of Charles' videos and from this series but that might be making this one even more incomprehensible 😆.

[@steamer2k319]

​@@FctHvn Just learned that pog stands for passionfruit + orange + guava. pog

[@thefruitchef]

king crimson.... pog rock

[@thewinterprince1731]

Imagine rocking so hard in your old age that your grey hairs get their color back.

[@MrFelblood]

Tell me you don't know what a powder wig is, without telling me.

[@raindancejam9466]

​@@MrFelblood r/woosh called for ya

[@thegamingcommunion7290]

​@@MrFelbloodR/whoosh

[@eduardomunoz148]

​@@MrFelbloodr/woosh

[@GimmeJimmy23]

Every day, friend. I was 18 when I went white, not gray.

[@Lord_Baphomet_]

Rubato literally means “ignore tempo, play expressively”.

[@grantharriman284]

Having been a band geek I can tell you that it does not stop there. If you ask the wrong(or possibly right) person "what is rubato" you could be there for literal hours. The nuances of which points should actually line up and which of the melody, counter melody, harmony, solo, and other voices take which liberties is a MESS.

[@Lord_Baphomet_]

@@grantharriman284 I agree however I was simplifying… because if we are being honest, asking someone to describe what “Play Expressively” means you could get several different (but right) answers. It’s very difficult to decipher the meaning behind what deceased composers (and some conductors) wrote between the bar lines and measures. I have gotten into passionate arguments over the exact differences between “f”, “ff”, and “fff”… does it have to do with volume, tone, color, or all of the above… and don’t even get me started on “pf”…

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@arkenfalgurd5860]

in Italy rubato means stolen, wtf

[@kennywood6434]

@@arkenfalgurd5860 That's exactly right. "Rubato" originates from the Italian "rubare", meaning to steal. Rubato is, literally, stealing time. As a result, when you steal that time, (because we're ethical) you must also give it back. You play some notes slightly ahead of time, or slightly late. We can then balance out the phrase by playing the rest of it a bit slower or faster. It is by no means an exact science, and the time taken and given back will almost never truly cancel themselves out ... nor should they necessarily.

[@drex5160]

**powdered wig flys off**

[@TOBI4SS]

To anybody who doesn't know The Beatles gave birth to Heavy Metal with the famous song Helter Skelter

[@HerbanFarmer420]

That was 68. in 67 The Who also had their proto-metal song "I can see for miles" and an earlier example in 64 would be "You really got me" by the Kinks. Its all about he power chords baby. "Born to be wild" by Streppenwolf was in 69, 1 year after Helter Skelter. All of these could be considered proto-metal if not hard rock at least.

[@vale_recca]

​@@HerbanFarmer420 The kinks were proto punk alongside stooges

[@MrLaRue-lm3tw]

@@HerbanFarmer420i can see for miles is not too crazy, idek how Pete townshend thought it was the loudest and filthiest there is.

[@Hepnotical]

@@MrLaRue-lm3twPerhaps because at the time it kinda was… if you ignore all the non mainstream acts of the day like The Sonics, for one example. If it ain’t on the hit parade it doesn’t count, right Petey?

[@doctorpatient519]

I'll give that a Thumbs Up, but offer that the ending section of "She's So Heavy" is is stronger and more sinister, with its relentless development and sudden "yank the plug out of the socket" ending ... oh, yes- Charles' playing is wonderful "I'VE GOT BLISTERS ON MY FINGERS!!"

[@nath453]

For those wondering, the first piece he played is called: "Jesu, joy of man's desiring" by Bach

[@spdoi]

Thank you! Couldn't for the life of me, remember the title😅

[@barnabyjones8333]

The first one is. The last one is by Greig.

[@owengreig1088]

@@barnabyjones8333 I hate to quibble, but it's Grieg, actually. Grieg's grandfather was a Greig from Scotland, but he changed his name upon arriving in Norway because the locals had trouble pronouncing the short "e". Turns out, so do a lot of people, especially when they call roll in my university classes.

[@barnabyjones8333]

@@owengreig1088 Ahh, OK. Thanks

[@bartsanders1553]

Check out Lili Boulange. Died at 24, huge music prodigy. Her sister taught composition to everyone. EVERYONE. Like, Gershwin, Bernstein, and THE Quincy Jones. Everyone.

[@rocketsurgeon11]

I still contend that "In The Hall of the Mountain King" *IS* the first metal song!

[@blancange1872]

Mars?

[@williamjenkins4913]

Ride of the Valkyries has it by 10 years.

[@ishko108]

@@williamjenkins4913 Four Seasons - Winter by Vivaldi has it by a couple of centuries.

[@mikes2381]

Just going to write off Led Zeppelin completely.

[@Matteoarotta]

Is actually a parody of classical music, that's how Grieg intended it to be, but yes, really cool to play as metal

[@CalebA_Guitarist]

Never knew you could make a bass sound like a guitar

[@matthewklein660]

You ever hear of Cliff Burton? He could.

[@CalebA_Guitarist]

@@matthewklein660 I forgot about ride the lightning, in an idiot

[@blakejohnson4584]

A bass is a guitar 😂

[@Okbuddypal]

Cliff Burton was able to do that

[@collinbeal]

A bass is literally a guitar unless you're talking about the double bass lol. It's absolutely capable of doing anything the bottom four strings of a standard guitar can do an octave lower, but may require more dexterity to do so due to the longer scale length.

[@AvussonSC]

thats a clever bass being able to play an electric guitar riff at the same time

[@masonm2140]

Fr

[@Raezialien]

It's an Angel singing It's a Devil crying It's the sound of the hammer of destruction on the Anvil of Time

[@chrisdudedurian1305]

He rocked so hard his bass became an electric guitar

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@ldmtag]

​@@EEEEEEEE E like that Mercedes boring as$ sedan? End even more boring wagon?

[@hadziukzaba6924]

I can't stop laughing at the lyrics at the end : WELCOME TO THE COMEDY CLUB YOU LITTLE S***S 🤣🤣🤣 You make my day better Charles

[@TheChzoronzon]

yeah, i actually loled, which is kinda rare well done madafaca :D

[@juanpablogonzalez8290]

came here to say exactly the same

[@yacobshelelshaddai4543]

💯🤣🤣

[@Robyn_iz_Here]

Every metal singer in live shows :

[@CucaSolNemo5150]

IT?S TOO GOOD; I?M STILL LAUGHING🤣

[@DenlixCutix]

it was so heavy the player became younger for a second

[@livelydodo]

if this is a general relativity joke then this is funny m8

[@TruSuperGamerFriends]

@@livelydodo I think it’s also a “wig falling off” joke

[@Kissfan96dr]

rock n roll is the fountain of youth

[@Chrysomolus]

Through sheer rage we got one of the best music genres known to man

[@yudisthiralistya745]

That bass suddenly produced drum sounds. It was really revolutionary.

[@danielgaming2223]

Goddamn, it was so revolutionary that he went back 30 years to his youth

[@WaltherSuk]

Charles does a good job at theatre too, besides playing the bass perfectly.

[@soulknight5330]

WELCOME TO THE COMEDY CLUB YOU LITTLE SHITS

[@yacobshelelshaddai4543]

Indubitably

[@j.s.2744]

Way funnier than I expected! LMAO Man got obliterated

[@CharlesBerthoud]

You don't wanna cross music teacher 🤣

[@petertoth3477]

@@CharlesBerthoud yeah, he even has a 7-string I assume

[@fosterdawson7339]

@@CharlesBerthoud do you know if theres a version of what you played somewhere on the internet? id love to hear a full version

[@cossandebertolis5954]

I love that playing heavy metal give you the power to play the drums through guitar lol

[@juliegogola4647]

As long as it rocks, all is well.....

[@robertmcevey3773]

TSOs "betovens last nite" showed this evolution too..super cool

[@tomlxyz]

It's heavy _metal_ after all

[@ryanlynch290]

Metal is basically baroque with electronics

[@amisvega9756]

Hahaha, that's right, some recorder pieces sound just like metal 😅

[@DsLink1306]

How do I like this video more than once?

[@alephzero1984]

Make a different account

[@danielkeith2071]

Grieg is turning over in his grave… From headbanging too hard 🤘🏼

[@benoitlamirault6456]

Best mountain barbecue theme song ever 🤣

[@ogluqqychess4452]

Misleading compliments with thomas sanders

[@onerandombruh]

In all honesty, if Grieg was alive and he'd see how much metalheads actually love his stuff he'd pretty much worked with Ritchie Blackmore or something...

[@jfh1021]

@@ogluqqychess4452Oh my god that took me back a wholeass decade. That man had some top notch vines.

[@allantidgwell5624]

Grieg literally wrote that song to mock bad composers

[@AndersAylward]

Those Slytherin laughs were clutch

[@ImonPercoset]

Someone who actually realised

[@Jo_Wardy]

I love the laughs from the slytherin trio haha

[@paletreker]

Glad I'm not the only one that's obsessed enough to recognize 😅

[@NicDunn]

I like how the rubato was very much in time

[@amisvega9756]

Hahaha, yeah, the sarcasm 🤣 so much room for creativity

[@jennymoore8509]

My first boyfriend played guitar. He knew that I loved both heavy metal and classical music. When he would call to talk, he would end every conversation by playing classical music on electric guitar. It was amazing and so romantic 💗

[@Tigermaster1986]

Considering the fact that great rock/metal musicians like Ritchie Blackmore, Wolf Hoffmann, Kai Hansen and myself love "The Hall of the Mountain King", I won't be surprised, if this video is actually an accurate representation of history.

[@giampaolotrevisan820]

Don't forget the band Savatage!

[@fatitankeris6327]

Bach inspired many

[@MassimilianoCavalera]

Ah yes, the greatest metal musician of them all, Alex V.M.

[@maartenn2217]

Are you a great rock/metal musician?

[@Tigermaster1986]

@@maartenn2217 Absolutely. The fact that no one, apart from my family and friends, has even heard me play makes me even greater.

[@kevinmencer3782]

That was violently British.

[@SM_zzz]

Norse

[@jacobjones1457]

i mean metal was made by some angry british people

[@EduardoLopez-mn5zx]

The teacher is so proper that when he uncovers his hidden metal abilities it's simply explosive. Love it!

[@davidpeek2154]

and the scoffer is violently thrown backwards from absolute shock and convulsion

[@WhippoorWispWillow]

That “who-hoo-hoo-hoo” sound effect was suspiciously familiar-

[@soulknight5330]

That last line is unironically badass tho

[@s3xedmanthunder192]

this is exactly why i came to the comment section... does base so well he shreds the instrument into an epic guitar

[@ІгорАлієв]

Pleeeaaassseeee, make the full version!!!!! That was very nice.

[@rodman9121]

I wish we could get a full-length performance of the first song, "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" by you

[@hoangdaniel4433]

we need a full cover

[@Harry-potter7]

the woooo! In the almost half video mark is from Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban in the scene in the hippogriff lesson when Harry tells to Draco to shut up

[@andhewonders]

And so Benjamin Franklin gave us Electricity⚡

[@nodrugshere300]

The first man to hit it right on his perfect key to truly ride the lightning. ⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️

[@bartsanders1553]

He also invented the Armonica(not the Harmonica) which Mozart composed a piece for.

[@thecornerkid402]

I think the first metal piece ever composed was Night on Bare Mountain.

[@cagolan]

This is historically accurate, 100% That bass solo sounded "guitary" at the end though 😜

[@daonfpe]

Superb, superb superb, superb superb playing Fellow Brother!

[@MasonVaughan-pv5bh]

I dont think ive ever heard jesu joy of mans desiring on bass but it sounds killer!

[@NorbYyY_GG]

"WELCOME TO THE COMEDY CLUB YOU LITTLE SH*TS!" 😭

[@soth1sol]

lmfao

[@achidupite3616]

For anybody wondering, the first piece is a choral named "Jesus bleibet meine Freude" from Bach's BVW 147 cantata

[@ShootingOrion]

Bro it's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring". Nobody could remember allat lol

[@achidupite3616]

@@ShootingOrion if you can't remember the name of a piece then I'm sorry for your immaturity lol

[@ShootingOrion]

@@achidupite3616 I'm sorry for not being able to remember german LMAO

[@IIGrayfoxII]

@@ShootingOrion German is not that hard. Do you call Kindergarten "Child Garden" As that is what Kindergarten translates into.

[@ShootingOrion]

@@IIGrayfoxII and your point is?

[@necrohunger]

Yes, more metal teacher! I can never get enough of this, you are a true legend

[@Jo_Wardy]

The slytherin laugh was good 😂

[@christopherdowns4270]

This is a certified canon moment.

[@Caseyuptobat]

Everyone pay your goddamn respects to Ritchie Blackmore.

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@numeristatech]

🌈🤘😈

[@Guitarkid-un8su]

He’s alive tho😭

[@MuhammedGemci]

Woah, didn't expect you to shred so hard. Full version when please?

[@XaleManix]

It's not Vivaldi? A surprise, to be sure -- but a welcome one.

[@amihere383]

This is where the fun begins

[@Corndog666]

I like how they used the sound of Draco laughing in Harry Potter 3

[@deadsmiles7169]

You played that guitar so well. It started making drum sounds as well.

[@Relinque9]

I love how Charles has irrevocably joined the Dark Side 🤘

[@dahlrjay63]

*Asks to be woken up when it becomes revolutionary* *Is woken up briefly to be given a Forever Nap*

[@lazuardimambaulhuda4796]

Knowing Charles, I won't be surprised that he also plays the guitar and drum part. The thing is, I need to see him play it!

[@quickstep2408]

i would love to see him in a band at one point. maybe he does have a side project, i don't know

[@alphenhousplaysgames4565]

ok but Tchaikovskyused actual cannons in their canon.

[@Robofay]

Respectfully I need a full video on this riff🗿

[@inspirationman2737]

ive never seen such skill on a bass guitar!!

[@thomashart9304]

Jesu, joy of man's desiring is one of my favorite classical pieces to play on bass. Though I have never incorporated the right hand tapping technique when playing it like that. I will have to give that a try!

[@bartsanders1553]

Check out another Bach piece called Ricercar a 6. Give that a go you'll love it!

[@danielwinter441]

the creator of heavy metal was a metal worker that had the tip of his finger removed by a chunk of heavy metal, then he developed a method of strumming with that shortened finger, and the music was different enough to qualify as a new genre

[@HAIL_TO_THE_KING5]

Yes we know who Tony iommi is

[@green4green]

like 3 solid chuckles from this clip. Charles is killing it.

[@bartsanders1553]

Bach: Air on the G string, Jazz quartet You're welcome.

[@magellan3110]

are the first and second songs the same?

[@bartsanders1553]

@@magellan3110 I was suggesting you listem to the aformentioned.

[@forfox]

Now imagine Morzart playing it

[@sleazyp2225]

I wonder how composers like mozart would feel about effects pedals like distortion or say a flanger

[@snoboater]

Well first you have to explain electricity...

[@allantidgwell5624]

He would have loved them. His musical variety is actually quite broad, and he was quite unconventional in some of his practices for the time

[@imwelshjesus]

@@allantidgwell5624 Bach was the boss though.

[@badbeardbill9956]

I mean they had articulations and shit - it’s always about cool sounds and expression using them

[@allantidgwell5624]

@David Filer I'm not commenting on skill. I'm referring to innovations and willingness to use unorthodox tools in the name of creativity Bach was great, but aside from his teaching techniques (Inventions and sinfonias) he was largely a technician as opposed to an innovator. Liszt invented the Symphonic poem, developed Atonal music, and pushed the boundaries of harmonic language. Beethoven swapped out minuet for scherzo, was the first to include trombones in a symphony, and he had a completely different approach to composing a work It's perfectly fine to do something and do it the best. But that's not the same thing as pushing the boundaries of what can be done. Some artists are just wired differently

[@lubomirkubasdQw4w9WgXcQ]

The voices are perfect.

[@_brrr]

On the rewatch I really enjoyed the slight pause after 'you'll be dying'.

[@Freebase_lace]

The fact that he played that all on bass is revolutionary, indeed.😊

[@thegodofpez]

Those wigs are epic.

[@jaredseachris382]

The little “I’m the devil I love metal” riff from tenacious D did not go undetected 👀

[@Diamondragan]

I went and checked for comparison sake, and these two clips are nothing alike.

[@Fire-Beno]

The first song got me on the verge of tears. If you know, you know.

[@Fire-Beno]

It's Eva's fault

[@Fire-Beno]

It's Eva's fault

[@Fire-Beno]

It's Eva's fault

[@FERPG5]

Could you tell me the name of the first song?

[@CGTGofficial]

That sounds like thrash metal, & I LOVE IT!!!!

[@l.100]

My dad gifted me a USB stick with videos of you for my birthday lmao, I loved it

[@quickstep2408]

that's such a modern gift, i love it

[@strawvv7590]

Bro played bass so well it turned into a guitar solo 💀

[@eomin]

One person's trash is another man's treasure.

[@PhantomJRyder]

One person's trash is another man's *thrash*

[@had0uken776]

Bro pulled the Monument Mythos soundtrack

[@Florence-h3s]

Your edits are on point.

[@Nordigoistired]

I have yet to be disproven that Norwegian classical music can’t be turned into metal

[@Tony-tc5xw]

If there’s a woman who can stand your presence for 5 seconds you should hold on to them like grime death

[@faenethlorhalien]

And there was much harrumphing and pip pip cheerio and gnashing of teeth.

[@nicholashernandez4611]

Most rock chords and progressions can be traced back to one piece of music specifically designed to show the range of the harpsichord. I can’t remember who wrote the piece because I learned that two decades ago.

[@Deletirium]

Holy COW, that tapping run was insane. I need this to be a real, full length song. Quick, fast, and in a hurry please.

[@Jrpyify]

For the history buffs, the actual invention of heavy metal can be summed up with two words: Jimi Hendrix.

[@garyjones7044]

hard rock yes metal no

[@jaelord]

Black Sabbath are the two words you were looking for

[@gregorystell6858]

The Who maybe insulted by this statement

[@the_bass_aprintice]

keep going man. love the channel

[@ferrus-erreape3895]

The intro reminded me of my favorite Spanish rock group, Extremoduro. They often use classical music pieces in their songs, played softly on electric guitar. They use the intro in the album called "La ley innata" (The Innate Law in English). They use that classical piece as a latemotive. I highly recommend this album to you, it is a subjective journey that goes from falling in love to sentimental detachment, passing through the grief that it entails a break up

[@juztnotbob]

Bro rocked so hard that he started playing the drums💀💀💀

[@BoboHahyes]

This is my music class because we all did one song from ur instrument and the music teacher did rock

[@alienc]

Yeah I just listened to over ten covers of the first song. We going to need a full cover.. That was just legendary

[@JanxZ]

He played so hard drums came in... so inspiring

[@everett8948]

Whoever put this out I am truly grateful, I needed this 🤘🤣👌

[@BloodEagleOfficiaI]

“WELCOME TO THE COMEDY CLUB, LITTLE SHITS” will be my new battle cry

[@RuralTowner]

I'm reminded of 2CELLOS & the one showing a start as kids...

[@mirkoledda4130]

It was that much revolutionary that the guitar started playing drums

[@lindsay33333]

I love classical and metal music. Also the Brits and history ❤

[@edo3826]

"that's an oldie from where i come" That mad guitarist 1955

[@Andrea_Gyt]

Dude's so good he put a drum fill in woth his guitar riff as well as a drum beat

[@Aldrich-d4x]

I love your style!

[@whocares_bear]

It started with the Beatles "Helter Skelter". That was the heaviest song around, the precursor to metal several years before Black Sabbath released their first album