Composer Reacts to Silent Planet - Till We Have Faces (REACTION & ANALYSIS)

[@Combat9259]

I got into this band this their most recent release and they've quickly become one of my favorite bands!

[@ckokomo808]

Nice. Definitely dive into their older stuff to!!

[@alondite215]

Silent Planet rules. Super consistent; you can't really go wrong with any of their stuff.

[@Aydvien]

I really loved your analysis and interpretation of the lyrics! Keep it up, I'll check out more of your videos!

[@philiplee1624]

To comment on your question about how many silent planet songs focus on time or the human condition, I don’t know the number, it’s quite a few for sure, but when you asked that I immediately thought of their song Understanding Love As Loss. The vocalist actually has track by track explanations of their meanings. Not for this album yet, but for their last 3 albums. For Understanding Love As Loss, he mentioned it was a song about coming to terms with the fact that once you love something or someone, you have to know that you will lose them at some point(death, growing apart, etc.) The lyric that popped in my head was “Ephemeral: everything created must expire.” Would love to see a reaction and lyrical breakdown of that song. Really there are SO many I could recommend. Haha.

[@jonathanhenderson9422]

I sympathize hard with your commentary about getting older and realizing how little time you actually have left. I'm 36 but I think that realization started hitting me in my late-20s. I remember when I was young thinking that, sure, no problem, I'll easily be able to read all the great novels/poems, watch all the great films, listen to all the great music, play all the great video games... and as I got older I realized just how much art there is out there and just how much time it takes to explore it, especially when you have to share that time with the rest of life and responsibilities, and especially when there's also so much else out there to explore. I'm thankful that at least I'm able to listen to music at work so I don't feel like that time is wasted (apart from, you know, making a living!).

[@kevinfitz1712]

"Lovers" is a reference to their fans. They call their fans lovers. 😁 The lyrics all are pretty danged deep. You should definitely check out more of their stuff.

[@andrewcook6608]

I don't know exactly the relationship with this song, but C.S. Lewis wrote a book called Till We Have Faces. Silent Planet is a band with Christian members, and Garrett is very well-read, which means that they're likely at least passingly familiar with C.S. Lewis' work.

[@161crusher161]

that sounds really plausible, especially since their band name is also derived from a C.S. Lewis novel, out of the silent planet

[@andrewcook6608]

@@161crusher161 Very true, I'd forgotten about that book.

[@progrockplaylists]

so much upper end noise and air in this song. really satisfying

[@ekwgrfkjeh]

Eye of Melian - Vita Nova (single edit - Official Video) - YOU WON'T REGRET THIS IN 2022

[@alistaircc3274]

I dunno what it is about the new album, but the last 3 albums seemed deeper and more musically diverse.. granted, just my opinion. Like their song lower empire is musically insanely interesting, and as an example, nervosa, has so much depth in the lyrics and growls. This almost feels like radio jams, which I struggle with

[@lammertklaas]

Hey man! Good evening from the Netherlands! I’m a big BIG fan of The War On Drugs. Mostly because they make songs with a lot of layers. Everytime you listen a new of different one gets your attention. Van hou do a reaction video for their biggest ‘hit’? Under The Pressure Greets Lammert

[@jonathanhenderson9422]

Pretty solid progressive metalcore. I guess my only major criticism is that I'm not sure it really stands out in a genre that's already a really crowded field. The chorus is really catchy but it also sounds like a really generic metalcore (even nu-metalish) chorus, and while the more rhythmically complex and interesting verses are fun it doesn't sound distinct from the kind of things I'd expect from BTBAM, Periphery, etc. I suspect this would be one of the classic examples of an iterative rather than innovative band.