Composer/Musician Reacts to Poison The Well - Nerdy (REACTION!!!)

Bryan reacts to and talks about his thoughts on Poison The Well - Nerdy
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[@hocke68]

One of the greatest post-hardcore songs of the late 90's/early 2000's. Back when nu-metal was all over the place and new age emo was kicking off it was great to hear bands like Poison the Well doing, essentially love songs in a heavy/hard manor. They filled a need for people that loved hard music but didn't care for the classic metal lyrical themes, or people who enjoyed the lyrics of emo but found the music too soft.

[@steadfasttherenowned2460]

This was my highschool anthem. To like this, you gotta be emotionally disturbed but have no understanding of the emotions yet. It's dark as fuck and an outlet for those not understood, writhing, emotions and feelings. These days I understand how fucked up shit was when I was coming of age so These old songs are pure nostalgia These days.

[@JackedBlack88]

Poison the well used to be my shit! Love these guys. They epitomized my teenage angst

[@asafoetidajones8181]

What a song. Absolute peak of that particular era of metalcore; subtle textures, lyrics that really transcended genre tropes and expressed genuine sentiment, the clearest dry crashing production (on CD, at least), phenomenal live shows. Of course it's defined more by rhythm than melody, hardcore, especially from this era, is dance music. Basically an all time classic love song regardless of genre.

[@donnerschwein]

This very song coined a whole new generation of hardcore music songwriting. If you don't like it, fair enough. But don't go smarty ass all over it.

[@3firstnames903]

Man, this is one of my original jams. It’s an old song. It’s poorly recorded, it’s so charming to me.

[@aidan8092]

I think the fact that this whole album is poorly recorded makes It better

[@ethanmoen7258]

But it's not poorly recorded

[@coffee8814]

@@ethanmoen7258 then you have 2 iq

[@john1120]

Seems the composer needs to do some research..PTW intention from the beginning was to set itself apart from it's counter parts..they are true trend setters and pioneers in their genre

[@elle6212]

They went on tour with deftones during or before the release of You Come Before You.

[@xhectichectorx]

Ahh man i thought you'd like this one. Still trying to find "your cup of tea" love the breakdown of the song. This song is 15yrs old and still holds up in the hardcore/punk scene. Maybe try Shai Hulud any song from the 'That Within Blood' album the style of singing is similar to Poison the Well but the band is more technical

[@CriticalReactions]

To be fair, I don't think I have a particular style of music that I enjoy so it's difficult even for me to know if I'll enjoy a song based on criteria alone. I've heard songs that I really should have enjoyed as they ticked all of the boxes of my favorite aspects of music and ended up disliking them. I've also fallen in love with simplistic pop songs, which are the exact opposite of what I tend to enjoy. It's all a crapshoot honestly. Even my sister has a difficult time with song suggestions. She knows me really well and still only has a ~60% track record.

[@JackedBlack88]

Dude it might even be 20 years old

[@danieljones8177]

I mean if you wanted technical poison the well then picking something form opposite of december is the wrong album.

[@danieljones8177]

@@CriticalReactions This was like 1999/2000 ptw they were very raw still. Their album You Come Before You or beyond to me is much more impressive, and representative of who they are.

[@alexcloud1252]

Dude says they're just playing the same note in the first verse, when they definitely aren't.

[@IanVase]

Agree. 3 chords

[@CharlesEMurphy]

One of the most prolific progressive metal bands is Opeth, to the point where someone will hear a song and say it's "Opeth like" as if they are their own gender. I'd like to hear your thoughts on Opeth - The Leper Affinity.

[@stevenmohr2716]

Ha, listening to hardcore critically and picking it apart is like touching starry starry night with your eyes closed. You might get something from the texture of the paint but you are not really understanding what is in front of you. By clearly stating that this is not your cup of tea it leads me to think that you probably don’t understand the genre as a whole. Hardcore has always been more of a musical style that is better experienced than listened to. When listening to it think of it as more of a blueprint to prepare your for the live show. Learn the lyrics and breakdowns and you will know how to dance and what to yell when you grab the mic. Interesting take on it none the less.

[@CriticalReactions]

It's been 2 year since I did this video and I've learned a LOT about understanding more textural, rhythmic music. You're spot on about it being something that you're supposed to feel and that I was overthinking it.

[@UrBeat06]

I feel like this is one of those, “you had to be there” songs.

[@mattanimation]

were amazing to see live back in the day compared to others on warped tour

[@fireteammichael1777]

Saw them open for UnderOath and best performance of the show!!

[@michaelcoulter8888]

Dude I know I'm 4 years late ... but really .... this is N.E. hard, scream at its finest

[@Giyga]

I remember when I first heard this song. It was definitely one of the most unusual songs I've heard, but I didn't know why it stood out from the rest of the album

[@Herbicide420]

If you ignore the music and focus on the lyrics, you will find this to be a very beautiful love song.

[@chilliwhiggerE]

This band is the antithesis of The Smiths. I don't know if that was their intention but The Smiths sing about demented things to pretty music and Poison the Well sings about pretty things to demented music. I like them both 🤗

[@erickflores9154]

I grew up with this shit ,they are from miami FL, local band was a big scene , back in the days

[@CriticalReactions]

Oh snap, they were my neighbors then!

[@JoeyShip]

This song isn’t as impactful today as It was in 2000. But holy shit did this change a lot of music and a lot of lives. It’s interesting to see a first listen now.

[@steadfasttherenowned2460]

This was my highschool anthem

[@Skysmeller1]

I first heard PTW right when they came out with Opposite of December in 1999 and it was amazing at the time. Their style at the time was unlike anything in the metalcore scene, especially their lyrics. It’s seen as a true classic album in the genre today.

[@metalsandwiched]

Apathy is a cold body

[@Posirep]

Funny thing about this band is one of the guitarists eventually went on to start the very popular Pop band Sleigh Bells.

[@emmtalarico3491]

Let's critique a song that was recorded before windows 98.

[@wolfhawk1999]

Anything from the album "You Come Before You" is a lot better. Especially "Apathy is a Cold Body". Nerdy is an older song of theirs (even for an older band). They definitely get better in You Come Before You. I would encourage you to check out that album. There are more progressive elements and moody soundscapes. Seriously like nothing else other people were doing

[@transatlanticwhirlwind7589]

You should react to Transatlantic Duel with the Devil live It is a epic song by a prog rock super group

[@ghiblinerd6196]

Ahhhh high school

[@chrisclairmont499]

Randomly coming across this vid in 2024. This album was a mess. I distinctly remember interviews in guitar magazines egregious they released Tear From the Red where they talked about instruments not necessarily being in tune, having no concept of music theory, and neither of those things mattering one bit during the recording of The Opposite of December. We all still loved it.

[@TheRealist871]

I'd recommend checking out some songs off of the album "You Come Before You". While I love old PTW, it doesn't age well 😋 Check out Every Time I Die - Ebolorama 😁

[@noahandcam2517]

Poison the well is good,ig its how they play

[@jimstone8842]

calling this amateurish yet it was more original than anything to come out of the genre since

[@steadfasttherenowned2460]

You gotta be angry and not understand the emotions. Like teenagers. This is dark life teen music

[@suzys937]

Can’t say I like this one either.. but your analysis of this song was great! On another note.. I really love this song by Limp Bizkit- it’s called Creamer, there is something about the riff that has me hooked! I would love to hear your thoughts ☺️

[@antoniomaraspin]

They are as the screanimg version of Wheezer

[@Unwritten_Pages]

No.

[@adampettit8119]

Bro,your over analysing hardcore and what it stands for and what it means.. Hardcore bands aren't straight outta music college.. They play and write honest music with emotion driven lyrics,they don't care about being 100% perfect cause that's not what it's about.. Not dissing you at all but if ya wanna analyse how you do then listen to radioed for perfection not hardcore

[@bilLYNX]

This is when music was amazing not they all sound the same..... no uniqueness