First Time Hearing DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT "Deadhead" | Live at Royal Albert Hall | REACTION

[@GOTGames]

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[@TheDreadSpartan]

I truly hope people are recommending/choosing: 'Kingdom' - (for EMGt) by Devin for you to watch as well? Its a MUST.

[@TheDreadSpartan]

Oh and the puppet that was head banging is one of Devins... personas... 'Ziltoid' from some of his other music projects; 'Ziltoid the Omniscient'. Epic, epic sort of space opera comedy style story telling album. 😁

[@spiritthingw]

His concerts are amazing and so different, it's his name.

[@spiritthingw]

Review other songs by him

[@beesmyth]

Devin Townsend is one of the greatest musicians of all time

[@GOTGames]

🔥

[@piershollott339]

Devin Townsend is an incredible musician, and his ability to craft that music in the studio and work with PHENOMENAL musicians is peerless.

[@kamino8240]

This is the most accurate definition of Devin. Completely agree

[@Ghileo]

By far.

[@beesmyth]

@@Ghileo His range is phenomenal! All the way back to Strapping Young Lad to Ziltoid to Casualties of Cool

[@s91wallace]

When Devin sings, regardless of how many people are there, if you know the one standing next to you or not. WHEN he sings, it's just him and you in that room. Every time I've seen him, I could swear I was alone with him. The man's presence is genuinely that powerful As for a recommendation, universal flame, the closer to this show. Think it was something like 3 hours on stage and he closed with all the energy he started with.

[@rodwhitfield3029]

Welcome to arguably the biggest musical can of worms in history. I'm actually a little jealous of people discovering him for the first time. Over the course of 30-35 albums over the last 3 decades, the guy has done everything from extreme metal (make sure you check out 'Strapping Young Lad') to ambient and alt-country, and just about everything in between. To hear the juxtaposition of angelic and flesh-ripping vocals, check out the EMG version of 'Kingdom', do the live version of 'Genesis', the 'Retinal Circus' version of 'Grace', and go from there....

[@GOTGames]

How many albums???? 🤯

[@One_Rifle]

Welcome to the Deviverse @@GOTGames

[@rodwhitfield3029]

@@GOTGames If you counted everything, Vai, SYL, live albums, compilations, on top of all his solo works, it would probably be pushing 50. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devin_Townsend_discography

[@TomicaCZ]

Yeah, definitely Kingdom (performed live at EMGtv)!

[@sjd7810]

And dont forget his side project with Che Amy Dorval " Casualties of Cool".... Casually mind-blowing!!

[@tomhoyle3660]

What a great observation and analysis regarding the audience. Devin can really captivate. Great positive reaction. Please do Funeral,Bastard, Death of music from the same concert as this one 👍🏼

[@jlegends211]

OH SHIT I DIDN'T SEE THIS UNTIL NOW!! Thanks so much for reacting to this!

[@ronparsons8786]

This dude has more talent and charisma in his pinky toe than 90% of whoever is at the top of the Spotify charts today

[@mass-1128]

Devin Townsend was discovered by Steve Vai in 1993 and was part of his band for some time. Devin then started the band "Strapping Young Lad." One of the heaviest metal bands ever! He then created various projects including Devin Townsend Band & Devin Townsend Project alongside other projects over the years. Devin is also one of the greatest guitarists ever and no one in metal can growl in pitch and melodically like he does. He's a GODLY musician.

[@VampyrMygg]

He's friggin' amazing, during the worst of the plague he held a live concert from his home which was amazing as well. He's also formerly of a band called Strapping Young Lad, which also had some great music. He's very emotional at times with music, but also really silly making up a character that is an alien invading earth to take our coffee, he goes from really heavy music with screaming, to almost Disney like operatic songs, he'll make songs without any vocals and just melodies, he continues experimenting with sounds, then make silly faces playing things live and make jokes. He'll make weird things like a song about a vampire lady called Vampira, then have an alternate version with out vocals but in the style of a polka song called Vampolka. I basically started following ya because of your VTuber reactions, but I'm glad you've gotten around to Devin Townsend, he's a unique talent that more people need to see.

[@brimstonebull]

It’s called “yoga metal” and I’ll never tire of seeing new people find Devin

[@isuckatguitar6252]

Love Devin, pissed I haven't seen him live yet! His vocals are insane & full of passion. I love 'The Death of Music' from this show and the story behind it - it's long though, otherwise, Funeral or Bastard are also amazing and in his acoustic performances you can witness his humble , quirky personality he can be so intimate in his performances, the CBC music version of Funeral on YT is stunning. Then you get to see him Live in Plodiv with an orchestra & choir sing 'Higher', less intimate but showcases the unbelievable epicness of some of his work.

[@thunderpriest7418]

Fun fact about Devin: he has Synesthesia....which means that his senses overlap. Musical notes have shapes, colors and textures, literally, for him. Because of this, he doesn't like the vocals to overpower any of the instruments, and his vocals are often lower in the mix.....but it ends up producing a gorgeous wall of sound.

[@Zhgarr]

Thanks for checking out Devin, he's a special one... love him to bits. The puppet you pointed out is Ziltoid the Omniscient, which is one of his creations - he made a metal opera concept album with the same name. He was inspired by the Dark Crystal and decided to make his own puppet, took his old dreadlocks he had still in a box from his Strapping Young Lad days, and ducktaped it to his puppet. He is such a creative force, not just a great singer. He composes, plays guitar, bass, does the mixing etc etc. It seems like you were focusing on the band / audience participation - if so, a few ones that you might enjoy are: * Higher! at Plovdiv * Why? Order of Magnitude version Enjoy the ride! EDIT - fixed syntax

[@wildhoney126]

You don’t yet know what he’s capable of. This man will surprise you again and again

[@jaredmulconry]

I think I see the comparisons you're trying to make to other vocalists. What comes to mind for me is Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins in terms of the vibe his singing brings when accompanied with the rest of the music. I'm seeing the dude live for the first time in a few days. I can't wait.

[@MagneticClown]

Devin Townsend is the guy singing. He’s had many different projects and a variety of sounds with his music. He used to front the band, Strapping Young Lad back in the day who were very extreme in sound. Devin is actually the inspiration for Pickles from Metalocalypse funny enough. You should check out more Devin Townsend and Strapping Young Lad.

[@GOTGames]

Damn well would happily check out that! 💯

[@sjd7810]

Also wayyyy back when Devin was 19 ....19 ffs and gets the vocal slot on Steve Vai's " sex and religion" album and is utterly, insanely brilliant

[@northof4912]

8:00. He punks his own crowd for clapping out of time. And they love it!! Yes, the love and respect is real!

[@HeliRy]

Everyone after hearing Devin for the first time: “Okay, yeah. I get what he’s all about.” Next song… “Wait. What?? He does opera?” Next song… “Is he singing a Disney song now??” Next song… “He’s awesome. But I still don’t know what is going on here!” 😂😂😂

[@corruptedfiles1989]

Seen Devy last night in Melbourne. Was fantastic

[@0verload]

His performances are both captivating and seemingly hypnotic. Especially when he performs songs like this, it just takes you away and almost puts you in some sort of blissful trance.

[@faenethlorhalien]

Always heard of the name but I thought I had never heard him perform, until I checked his wikipedia and dammit, yes I had, he's the vocal for Sex and Religion by Steve Vai.

[@griftgfx]

Devin Townsend's voice is INCREDIBLE. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

[@Poluact]

Devind Townsend is a very interesting artist. Almost every album of his he has some kind of concept behind it and on top of music arranges side materials for it. Then I watched an interview with him and it turned out he's a great person too, very humble and soft spoken. Devin is cool. His youtube channel is great too. I'd recommend March of the Poozers live.

[@pendleeldnep]

You're gonna need to do Strapping Young Lad - Aftermath live at Download 2006

[@rickbegley3429]

You are very good at voicing your thoughts and very introspective you got a subscribe man! Also Devin Townsend is THE MAN he's released a ton of albums from weird shit to spacey cloud-surfing music to pure alien brutality. He's a fount of creativity and talent. The most humble and amazing dude too.

[@johnmorgan7262]

Welcome to the rabbit hole. Devin has the greatest voice I have ever heard. The emotion is greater still. I am amazed you have not heard of Devin as a metalhead. Love and respect.... I suspect that defines a Devin crowd. But who can guess....

[@magusmelanie828]

Oh hello - just a loooong-time Devy fan-girl, obligated to show up hahaha You're so right about the audience tho - the thing to appreciate is that this was like 1.5-2hrs into the set Also the puppet is Ziltoid - one of his alter-personas, the coffee-drinking asshole lizard-alien

[@TheBeatlesPkmnFan42]

Devin is such a great artist! I got into his music at the beginning of the year. He's of course primarily a progressive metal artist, but has a good amount of variety of other styles in his discography too. Here's a five songs to check out, I've tried to pick a wide array of styles here. Detox (from the Strapping Young Lad album "City") Deep Peace (from the solo album "Terria") Pixillate (from the Devin Townsend Band album "Synchestra") Sumeria (from the Devin Townsend Project album "Deconstruction") The Code (from the Casualties of Cool album "Casualties of Cool") Have fun!!!! He has roughly 28 studio albums, so there's a lot to check out. :)

[@Bherf]

Kingdom (Live at EMGtv), Genesis, Why (quarantine live version), Stormbreaker, Spirits will collide, Grace, Failure, Bastard, Death of Music, By your command, Hyperdrive, and so on...

[@ToweringToska]

You've never ever ever heard of or heard anything by Devin Townsend before? Best. Absolute best. I envy you for now. Listen closely, don't do a damn thing that anyone who comments recommends about Devin Townsend, (except for me of course) and simply watch (and if you're feeling nice, react) to everything by him that you find and strikes your fancy. There are no bad things, only different things. The commenters will tell you to do the exact same fuxing thing that every other "Devin Townsend reactor" has done and tell you the RULES and sh!t about which things to see, which versions of those things to see, how to feel about them, etc. Ignore them all, please. Watch anything by Devin that strikes your fancy and be amazed. Take care struggler.

[@REACH_khbk]

Check out "Death of Music" also.. it's probably one of the most insane vocal performances of his..

[@mxfreerider1772]

If you get the chance, go see him live. Unforgettable. And yes, you'll just listen and enjoy 🎉

[@RedBreadist]

dev is one of a kind. so much beautiful music, and there's so many genres he gets into. there's something there for everyone. my grandma realty liked his album 'ghost' lol edit; yeah, devin fans are hardcore and his stage presence is awesome and he's hilarious. i have a tattoo of one of his bands logos! they're called strapping young lad and they're 'extreme metal'. listen to 'oh my fucking god' + 'AAA' from city and 'love?' + 'shitstorm" from the album alien!

[@christo123]

I can't believe you have never heard of Devin, One of the best vocalist on earth and a great writer as well

[@northof4912]

Devin Townsend is the greatest overall 🇨🇦 musical talent of all time.

[@northof4912]

You are a true reactor, which makes you very entertaining! But I have never seen you this contemplative!

[@gunthersquirrel5685]

I have been listening to Devin for near 30 years. Strapping Young Lad "Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing" was my intro to Devin. He has only gotten better with time. Oh! By the way, the puppet was Ziltoid, the Omniscient. Great album!

[@musicferret1829]

Devin has a extreme liking for furry toys and will often ask the audience to bring cuddly toys with them. Thats 'heavy f*******metal'

[@superluiyo]

6:36, I agree with you completely... I am argentine. Excellent channel, you have blood in your veins. Greetings from the ass of the world!

[@Mr_S8an]

oh, you should absolutely check out his earlier band, Strapping Young Lad, with the song "Love?". knowing your film preferences, I'm sure you would get a kick out of the music video.

[@Zhgarr]

Haha yes, since he thought the audience was pretty mild with no moshing, SYL surely puts a different spin on that.

[@mikefowler9246]

Definitely gotta react to Devin townsend-kindom Emgtv live

[@tomgrant29]

There's no moshpit at a DT gig, ever. I don't know why, but it never happens, and I love it. Even during some of the crazier songs. Seen him five times and everyone just sings and watches

[@michalkuban9888]

What a great song to start your Devin journey. I've only discovered him few years ago and I can't believe this existed and missed me. Check out his quarantine performance of "Why" to see even more, how versatile he is (it's like a Disney princess song xD). My favourite 2 comments under (t)his video(s): "With voice like his, I can almost forgive him for killing Lilly and James Potter" "Plot twist - his microphone is actually turned off"

[@billwell9266]

Seen him 3 times and it is awe inspiring. I've seen Goeff Tate, Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford, and others, and Devin is up there with the best of the best vocally. I put him above all of them though because of his song writing and guitar ability.

[@doubleoddbuck00]

Devin is a musical genius

[@920WASHBURN]

Strapping young lad. Go!!

[@beesmyth]

Strapping young lad might ring a bell… in terms of how he might sound like an old band hehe

[@pykeembers1575]

If you want songs from Devin Townsend, my recommendations would be Juular, Vampira (fun song) or my personal favorite Kingdom

[@hoges412]

It's the Royal Albert mate, the crowd is always well behaved! They probably stayed on after Last Night of the Proms, lol Yes, Heavy Devi is an amazing performer. Kingdom from the same venue is commended.

[@MartyMcCafferty]

I think you mentioned double kick drums. Check out nightwish amongst others 🤘🤘

[@Mkshoffmeister]

I'm here because of the "Who is DT?" in the thumbnail. That's too hilarious :D Also, the Devin Townsend Project doesn't exist anymore.

[@Jimrod1000]

My favourite songs from Devin are "More!", "Kingdom" "Hyperdrive" and "Bend It Like Bender", I would love to see you react tothose songs! He's done a performance for EMGtv of "More!" and "Kingdom", they are great next videos to watch!

[@GodZefir]

My favorite is definitely Praise the Lowered.

[@northof4912]

Kingdom (EMGTV), Why (pandemic concert version), Ih Ah with Anneke, Stormbending….. and the longer term fans can give you much more insight….

[@spiritthingw]

Good Old Canadian boy!! Little pink floyd in there to.😊

[@faenethlorhalien]

Pantera was a 90s metal band, yes.

[@beesmyth]

Wait is this from the Ziltoid concert?? If so I was there!! 🤩🤩

[@Thatoneguy73822]

That "old metal band" is probably Strapping Young Lad... devin was the vocalist/lead in the project, active from early 90s to at least 2005

[@faenethlorhalien]

Very nice Wall of Sound sonority.

[@dmanton300]

Did he just call Ziltoid The Omniscient "random"?!? People have been drowned in imperfect coffee for less!

[@GodZefir]

Oh fuck yeah, Townsend.

[@yp4506]

Don't show this to Mrs. Waffle. Devin's voice has ruined countless relationships. 🤣 🤣

[@beesmyth]

Oh please listen to Kingdom!!!! DTP is excellent!!

[@faenethlorhalien]

Technically it's not heavy metal. You'd see a mosh pit in a heavy metal performance. This is closer to Prog rock / Metal, with a musicality that is close to post rock, and that's, let's call it, more mental, more "intelligent" music, music that you need to focus on to absorb it, not music you bang your head to or dance to. Some people would call it "music for old people", and by old let's say 40 and up, and I would not disagree, but it's not a bad thing in my opinion. Sometimes feels like young people believe they invented the idea of liking music.

[@malcolmtucker5225]

Devin Townsend is a God. Check him out in Strapping Young Lad. He has a Lot of range.

[@malcolmtucker5225]

Devin Townsend Why? Check that out!!!

[@malcolmtucker5225]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIWQpoqFi7Vop5I

[@GenghisClaus]

🅱evin 🅱ownsend is a le🅱end

[@Dwendele]

Devin is more Prog Metal these days. They could explain the crowd that just listens instead of moshing.

[@Kyurengo]

Monica Naranjo, please She is the best spanish female voice Check Europa (although Desatame is what made her famous)

[@Scirzo]

Smashing Pumpkins is the nineties band you mean.

[@laurabuer4714]

Devin Townsend is on my bucket list. I saw Tool last month as was so annoyed by how people were treating the venue like a karaoke bar. I didn’t pay almost $200 to listen to your inane conversations while my favorite band was performing. 😕

[@BoolFalse]

did you hear about TOOL concerts ?? :)

[@Maccas1313]

Wrong Side by Strapping Young Lad/Devin Townsend. Not many request it but Its worth a watch for Devin's vocals when he was full metal

[@GenghisClaus]

6:39 Welcome to prog metal lol

[@alanfoster6589]

You've built quite a site. Congratulations on all your hard work. Easy to start with Nightwish. Hard to keep it going. Lots of would-be reactors give up, drop out.

[@alanfoster6589]

Royal Albert Hall is a great venue for any kind of music. A bit I shot there in 2011 (and I love Devin, too, and Nightwish) kzbin.info/www/bejne/emixhGl6hLCZZ9U

[@Rodzilla5332]

Dude.... The proper order is Kingdom on EMG TV, WHY? Royal Albert Theatre and THEN this song. Trust me when i say the EMG TV song KINGDOM will blow your mind on his vocals..... Why is Devon at his most mischievous. Trust me.

[@Richey24]

Bro why you shouting 😂

[@roblister3729]

Juular

[@nobody_2.0]

*Day 101* of requesting a reaction to the following openings: *Chivalry of a Failed Knight* op *Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress* op *Kiznaiver* op You could make a multiple op reaction for this. Thank you!

[@nobody_2.0]

*Day 171* of recommending the *Beyblade openings* . There are the Japanese ones and the English ones. The English version has one opening for a generation, and that for the 1st and 2nd generation. The 3rd gen has one op for one season. But the Japanese version has multiple ops for a season in any gen. You should definitely check both versions out. I made playlists on my channel, so you don't need to search, cause in those compilations are a few off and not in the correct order. Thanks for checking out!

[@northof4912]

I’m pretty sure I’ve been harassing you…..

[@pooperscooper3322]

deadhead is a legit banger