First Time Reaction to KoRn Blind / Twist / Chi (Woodstock 99)

[@samanthadrakos]

"He does not look sober but looks ready to rock and roll." You have no idea how on point you are with that one! 😂

[@ryanharland1987]

He was actually sober in 1998

[@RPchris]

Literally went cold turkey the day they started touring n just stayed in the tour bus for does going thru it. Then BOOM fuckin rocking crazy shows

[@samanthadrakos]

@@RPchris I knew he did that at some point but I swore it was the family values tour. Oh well. Either way it's incredible, especially considering the types of withdrawals he had are one of only two you can die from. If that's not superhuman I don't know what is

[@RPchris]

@@samanthadrakos tru yea mb thats the tour

[@sdfan2234]

@@ryanharland1987 Yes, but not quite 100% feeling back to normal but he was a trooper. Then he gets that blood immune condition that was very serious.

[@scottc13201420]

This was a great night! Hot AF out.... But Fun! I Remember korn playing thankfully, But after... I woke up in my tent the next morning lol. -- However I had an conversation with a guy that night in the back of the crowd that changed my life. - Long story short, He was an old man sitting behind a concession tent by himself looking stressed out so I sat with him. He told me that his daughter loved korn and she was hit by a car going around a school bus. And he wanted to "Bring her there with him" and this was 'before the time of Cell Phones', His pager went off and he started crying, So I asked him what was wrong and he had gotten a message from his lawyer that a law bill he put forward to have, school buses have stop signs and make it illegal to pass a school bus while stopped. He was so happy that he could save other children... it hit me like a brick in the face!! And changed my life. *edit- I was only 19y so it hit me hard { It was a crazy 4 days lol}

[@sabina1118]

Wow - thanks for sharing!! must have been incredible. And I get why that experience stuck with you...

[@dirtysmity]

have you ever seen the fan cam that was shot on stage during these songs?

[@pepe1999ish]

The first day was my brother's 18th bday July 23rd 99

[@dirtysmity]

@@pepe1999ish that was my 21st bday lol

[@pepe1999ish]

@dirtysmity haha great show fr I was a bit older but

[@dem4christ04]

The songs after Blind are "Twist" and "Chi", which typically go together as they are the first and second tracks on the second Korn album "Life is Peachy".

[@sabina1118]

Thanks - corrected the title! :)

[@dem4christ04]

@@sabina1118 you're very welcome. :)

[@dem4christ04]

Spare yourself "Daddy" for way later into your Korn journey. It's a traumatic experience for every new listener.

[@matthewneale428]

Yeah be prepared for that one.

[@horvathenci75]

You need to hear it... You haven't heard anything until you've heard it.... DADDY....... ❤️💔🖤

[@matthewneale428]

@@horvathenci75 Yeah I’ve been into Korn for 21 years now are my favourite band and as soon as I heard Daddy it just gave me chills.

[@sabina1118]

I'll come to it one day! I want to hear it!

[@matthewneale428]

@@sabina1118 👍 ♥️ xx

[@dirtysmity]

No one is ever ready for Daddy...EVER....The Pit was even more insane than they show in this video...I was in the middle of it all and it was INSANE...Davis has said in interviews that this performance was their best performance ever...from beginning to end he put everything in to it and we felt it and loved every second of it...there is also a fan cam on the sidestage of this song "Curve Feeler" posted it

[@sabina1118]

I Can only imagine!!! Lucky you!!!

[@Awoodward7899]

I've seen rival performance to this from them but they killed it

[@amargnwalkr]

I was there too! Right in the middle! Epic night!

[@dirtysmity]

@@amargnwalkr it was my 21st bday....great times

[@feather.t]

The second song, Twist, is actually scat. Jazz singers scat a lot, but Jonathan is the only metal singer I've ever heard scat and he's SO GOOD. I've been listening to Korn since I was a little kid and its the one band I keep coming back too. They'll always be one of my favorites ❤

[@bradorem121]

I was 14 years old in this crowd I got into soooo much trouble for going to this, everyone from my highschool that went got suspended and had to talk to the counselors, my parents grounded me for month. This all because what happened later when limp bizkit came on. This was most insane music festival/concert I ever attended. MY GENERATION IS THE CRAZIEST NO F'S GIVEN BOUT

[@GREG_Khar-NÜ-Metalhead2000]

Dude whyre they being like this?! Who cares if someone go into a concert and die lmao

[@michelelaraia7358]

What a tale, the best I re(a)d

[@raregrimebeats1352]

How many SAs did you witness or partake in?

[@OXHAMMERSTONE_NYC]

Before I could even finish asking my mom if I could go, she said are you out your blasted mind😢😢😢 I so missed out

[@madtown99980]

It is now legendary

[@MrMagic1515]

I was at Woodstock 99. To the right of the stage. I thought I was gonna die. Watch the whole show

[@edderozzy]

Korn -my gift to you. Live Woodstock 99

[@bigguynyah]

For real. That performance was shocking.

[@awright2988]

I’ve seen KORN a dozen times! Their concerts during this timeframe were beyond EPIC!!

[@lowruna]

I LOVE THAT YOU KEEP THE VIDEO PLAYING AND ADD SUBTITLES!!!! THERE ARE SO MANY REACTION VIDEOS THAT PAUSE THE VIDEO FOR EVERY COMMENT!!!

[@dem4christ04]

Highly recommend listening to the studio versions of these songs. :)

[@sabina1118]

I want to!!

[@TheBuri00]

I was there, bout 20 ft from the from stage. We were in that crowd for almost 10hrs at that point. Dehydrated and beat up. But loving it. KoRn crushed it that night. Some bad stuff did happen that weekend and I’m not diminishing what happened to those people and the riots ruined the end of the festival, but overall everyone I talk to who attended with me had a great time and anyone else I’ve met who attended have said same

[@christineghere2461]

KoRn is my absolute favorite band, especially Johnathan Davis. He writes his lyrics like dark poetry, almost as a form of therapy, and I can relate, sadly. I literally listen to KoRn every day, they're my medicine, they keep me sane. 🤪

[@sabina1118]

Glad it helps you! Music is so powerful huh!!

[@chadrat39]

Its hard to be a 28 year old JdEVIL here, cream of the crop in term of voice ability

[@meme-ls7ft]

They are still touring and putting out new music..still selling out shows..still the best nu metal ever...in my opinion..lol 👍😎🔥🔥🔥 I've seen them live a few times .never gets old 😁

[@bawitback]

Korn old school live shows are off the chain!

[@sabina1118]

Oh yes, this was insane

[@Snitchols]

I worked Woodstock '99 as an EMT and with Korn being my favorite band back then, I made it a point to watch their whole set. There were plenty of barriers set up to prevent an onrush to the stage. All the people in yellow shirts are security and all the people in blue shirts are medical personnel. I've seen Korn over 20x and every one of their shows is intense. Great band to see live. You want a slightly different side of Korn check out their MTV Unplugged set they did.

[@jonnyronnyroker]

Seen this before, probably many times but was great watching along again with you reacting! Was great to see you appreciating and getting into it!

[@KatTerrorSF]

I was at this show 🤘 up front, stage left. I’ve seen Korn more than a few times, but this crowd was clearly the wildest. I’m 5’ 2” and at times the whole crowd would become one and shift. It was amazing 🤘 Also, thought I may die. 😅 I actually worked security for other concerts at this point in life and knew this festival was not prepared for this event on day one. The people who were working up front did the best they could with clearly a greedy event. When you entered the event, they took your water, the free water was tainted, and the purchased water started at $4 and then the vendors started to price gouge. The people who were supposed to clean the place did not, including the toilets. People got sick from bacteria. The promoters just wanted money. They handed out thousands of candles that even caught fire when they fell on the dried grass near the main stage. It’s almost like they wanted that to happen, since they were taking lighters away in the beginning. Then, the grass started catching fire, then the exhaustion, dehydration, hunger, greed, price gouging vibe went through the crowd and some bonfires turned into Lord of the Flies and people burned it to the ground. This was in Rome, New York. This was the middle of nowhere, on a polluted EPA Superfund site, it turns out. There was nowhere to get clean water in 100 degree weather. People snapped, and the promoters who cut every corner on sanitation, the location, medical, security, blamed it on the crowd. A little context: I was also at a show in 1998 called the Tibetan Freedom concert that was struck by lightning. Huge crowd had to be evacuated from an outdoor soccer field. 11 struck by lightning. Same exact crowd, many of the same bands, East coast, Washington D.C. Those promoters handled it perfectly because their goal wasn’t to just milk people for profit. The promoter tries, to this day, to blame these bands. I’ve been to hundreds of shows over decades, in over 10 states, 3 countries. The chaos that happened at Woodstock 99 happened once because of the of the action of the guys who won’t take credit for anything. The people who actually made it and lied about it still going well - after knowing people couldn’t afford food and water that they had taken away at the door. On day 2, they one and day two they knew they water and sanitation problems and did nothing and lied to the press. BUT, also, one of the promoters downplayed that all 3 Woodstocks were kinda disasters, the first one having deaths, and having to be called a National Emergency like is done for hurricanes and tornadoes. Like some other people, I was stuck there until Monday, after it burned to the ground. I had taken a bus 5 hours there and it didn’t return until Monday 😂 I’m still glad I went. What stories! I saw a lot of other bands no one ever mentions because the weren’t the ones that had the most chaotic crowds. It doesn’t fit the promoters story to blame it on the unruly young people and not their greed. They even try to say it’s the crowd’s fault the fire department didn’t come, when, in fact, the whole area didn’t have a proper fire department for that kind of situation. It was mostly a volunteer fire department up there - farmers. It’s not a city. Those greedy promoters found a spin to blame literally everyone: the musicians, the crowd, the fire department, the people working. I’m sure Jonathan Davis wasn’t happy about how the promoter gaslights children about some of the SA to this day. Korn spoke to this generation of Americans, in particular, because they were latch-key kids. This was more of no one caring. Gen X isn’t even listed on generation lists, now 😂 This was a wild show, though, and I’m glad I was there and survived. I saw the whole thing all the way to the end.

[@unluckyth1rt3en]

Watch the last song of their Woodstock set... it's called "My Gift To You" from Follow The Leader.

[@bigguynyah]

That part of the set hit me so hard. The emotion was so raw and intense.

[@scarce911]

I was here up front in the 2nd/3rd row just to the right of center...no concert will ever top this, and I've been to hundreds of them since 99.. life changing!

[@andrasprincz4287]

Hey! If you were there i just wanted to ask, irl Jonathan wasn't this quiet right? Because all of the uploads of KoRn performances he is so quiet and it's just weird.

[@tomibuhbut1654]

I❤You're reaction on KoRn! Keep it up! I subscribed. You're so honest and I can totally relate to You're thought's about them. Such an UnIqUe band❤

[@paulalloyd8860]

Great reaction again... it's emotion and movement energy is insane❤

[@JOEFRAUST]

A man with his talents creativeness and artistic soul should never be tampered with in such ways. Jonathan Davis you are amazing.

[@caley1995]

Love your reactions!! JD expresses so much raw emotion, it’s enough to inspire anyone 👏

[@SomeDude_92]

I gotta say I REALLY like your style of reaction videos. Instead of pausing, you just throw on text expressing your reaction in post production. I like that.

[@sabina1118]

Thanks!!!

[@YONATOOTH]

He was actually sober at this point. He quit alcohol and drugs in 98 during the making of Follow The Leader.

[@lisajohnson521]

It's a residual hangover LOLOL

[@sabina1118]

😂😂

[@sabina1118]

Okay That’s Awesome

[@palladinodessa8988]

Korn were at the very forefront of the nu-metal sound and it is still awesome to hear, it was a different sound, but it was catchy and they had their own particular groovy/thrashy sound.

[@daveelic4840]

Another good performance of them from woodstock 99 is Good God a deep message and a raw feelings ❤️

[@lotzroeffel]

Korn has a special place in my "Soul" 😅 Thank you for not pausing every 10 seconds to react.❤

[@davidward9737]

Love your nails beautiful. Happy Holidays to you and your family Sabina, as always another great reaction

[@sabina1118]

Thank you! You too! 🤩👏

[@davidward9737]

@@sabina1118 you are very much welcome, you are the one that needs to be thanked. So thank you, love ya and love what you do ❤

[@Hicks-g1m]

KORN rock Twist Chi hell yeah great performance 🤘🤘

[@timppavaan4398]

I like that you went towards reacting to something on the fun side of Korn. This band is part of me growing up and this is the song that started it, Blind :)

[@sabina1118]

Yea! Preparing for Daddy!

[@timppavaan4398]

@@sabina1118 I am very glad you are starting this Korn journey. I dont listen to them that much these days but every time I hear them I do get this warm feeling of nostalgia, well not in the case of Daddy, that brings other emotions even after hearing it many times.

[@brandonsimmons1695]

One of the GOAT all time performances

[@qunerseq1983]

Love your reaction again and again!🤩 so about throwing things and jumping and not forgetting a concert, you should see the Netflix document about Woodstock 99!🙈🤯 unbelievable, harrowing and heartbreaking!💔

[@sabina1118]

I have to!! And Thanks 😍

[@lynnef1988]

The woodstock documentary is WILD. You should definitely watch it, unbelievable

[@sabina1118]

I need to!

[@timppavaan4398]

Hi back here to get in to the New Years mood. Jonathan sounds so quiet in the start of the show because the band is so loud!!! I have seen a lot of bands live but nothing compares to how loud Korn plays :) Happy New Year everyone. I had to one of my personal experiences, I was seeing the first time and the sound tech guy was playing bass before the show and they kept putting it louder until the people in the front row were looking shocked and putting fingers in their ears, that is when the tech guy showed a thumb up.

[@tripzmacca426]

Korn is my favourite band of all time..I've followed them since they started in 1994..I have all their albums..I've seen them live 3 times n met feildy the bass player

[@jinjerman4903]

i was there. they are my fav band. i have many stories of us together id love to share. Jon said this was their fav performance ever. ty

[@caseyvanboxtel2279]

My gift to you - korn Woodstock, would put all the Korn songs on display live that you've seen.very emotional and jaw dropping vocals

[@JasonF314]

1999. What a year

[@godropkicks3219]

I saw Korn live 5 times. The mosh pit was amazing every time! I slept well. Amazing release of energy. Very much like my Irish ancestors, but they did similar to that before war naked.🤣

[@LexyThomas134]

That thumbnail haha Reminded me of earlier this year, while cutting grass I got stung by bee's a few times on the back of my neck, I probably looked just like that.

[@kawythowy867]

58 years old and metal rules my musical landscape. Started w Zepellin and VH and you know the rest 😉and as the new heavier metal came to light I followed. 🔥🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼👏🏻I Listen to some dark goth like ‘The Cure’ ‘Sonic Youth’ and a few others but metal is it for me.

[@jasonsanders6630]

I was 11 years old and my sister was 18. My parents let me go with her and her friends to Woodstock 99 😂 it was insane. I was there in that crowd. Korn performed the night show on the first night of Woodstock. It was so much fun. The whole weekend was.

[@hugoalb]

In 1999 I was already a big fan from Korn but unfortunately their first act in Portugal (from where I'm local) was only one year after. Though I remember very well of watching this concert live on MTV and, for sure this was maybe the best act ever from Korn. By the way their first appearance in PT was a complete mess not due to the band but due to the conditions in the arena in Lisbon but, their second show here on a music festival was absolutely gorgeous :D

[@slamvoice1884]

korn을 처음 보시는군요 ㅎㅎㅎㅎ 표정 너무 귀여우셔요 ^^

[@richardsheltra7325]

last comment is so true .... no one is ever ready for daddy. i met them in 1995 before anyone knew them at a signing and like 30 people showed up. Johnathan is one of a kind. then when you think you have watched or listened to everything try listening to " Pretty" then research what the song is about.. its super deep and dark... when he worked for a morge

[@chadrat39]

It was the time, 1999 and the build to 2000 was creatively crazy

[@Rofyle-e4v]

The year before this, 1998, saw Korn touring with Rammstein, Limp Bizkit, and Ice Cube. All four on the same bill. It was called the Family Values Tour. I doubt we'll ever see another tour like that again.

[@fonkyjunkie]

Now you have to check the 94 Woodstock Nine Inch Nails performance! The perfect show. Pure chaos

[@kaemelkamil9436]

Justin - track from Follow The Leader - they make song for fan who is sick and die after they play this track for him. and also Follow The Leader starts from track number 13. 1-12 track are one minute for Justin.

[@sdfan2234]

@Sabina Jonathan was getting sober after the release of “Follow the Leader” 1998 and his Grandfather died also making an impact. It was the beginning of the tour that he stopped drinking, cigarettes and meth, slept for 5 days. So he was not quite 100% at this show but on his way. Unfortunately a few years later he acquired Immune Thrombocytopenia, a blood condition that prevents blood clotting, it was very serious. If it’s not one thing it’s another, he’s been through so much. #Sabina

[@rodneychandler5387]

those mosh pits are legendary, so much fun

[@MON-u8z]

*COZ YOU HAD REACTED TO THEIR SONGS, MY ALL TIME FAVORITE BAND "Koяn". I'M NOW A SUBSCRIBER.* 😊

[@irish14500]

According to the Woodstock documentary, the crowd were totally exhausted and spent when they came on. Pissed everything was so expensive with hardly any restrooms or clean water, people began setting stuff on fire and burning the place down.

[@sabina1118]

Oh snap.

[@aarinmiles990]

I was lucky enough to be in that crowd and the energy really can't be replicated! That said I think it's important to keep context in mind when watching documentaries about Woodstock 99' , the one's I've see focus heavily on the craziness that sparked off on the final night (due to a lot of reasons, but mismanagement and greed being at the forefront). I in no way mean to diminish some of the egregious atrocities that occurred (including assault) and think it is indeed very important to bring them to light. However I think a lot of the documentaries like to focus only on the violence and the bad conditions and forget to also display the awe and wonder of some of these performances, including the wackiness and creativity on display form the attendees despite the heat and subpar amenities. This event was and remains a touchstone of my past that was life altering and unforgettable. I just wish that others hadn't utilized the chaos to tainted it with harm towards others.

[@emiliozabala4244]

Hi Sabine. It's good to see you react and enjoy Korn. Honestly I always look forward to your reaction to Rammstein (from my top 3 bands) and Korn. bands that practically started around the same time. obviously with different styles. Clearly the level of composition and staging by Jonathan Davis made him one of the best of his style to this day. Although I don't know what NuMetal sounds like in the 2000s anymore. That Woodstock 99 lineup with David Silveira on drums was the best lineup and the best records until Take a look in the mirror. Very good reaction. I would like to see you react to the band Rage against the machine. Maybe to start with Testify live in finsbury 2010. Great band, it's my top 2 bands. Greetings.

[@eurostar0711]

Damn this is Woodstock 1999! I saw this live on TV when i was like 15. lol

[@djengineeer]

They were so awesome at the Family Values Tour

[@lisajohnson521]

We love and appreciate you too

[@sabina1118]

❤️🥰

[@chrismunoz7859]

Korn has a wide range of sound great tracks from a lot of albums also cool dudes got to meet some. I just met the singers son too. May I suggest korn- black is the soul and take me just to name a few. Gr8 reaction beautiful.

[@sabina1118]

Thanks a lot!!

[@wahizamsimoncelli6368]

I like korn.. and sabina so beautiful 😊

[@nikaluss5946]

I was 12 when this album came out. I heard this at a friends house on his cd player. I’ve been a die hard metal fan since, all because of twist/chi.

[@robertoarrieta4588]

Jonathan was actually sober during this time, but he was still in his first year of sobriety of heavy drinking and meth and the withdrawals and psychological shift you go through during the start of sobriety cab be as much or more intense on your mind and body then being intoxicated on substances. During the start of sobriety from long drug and drinking use cause delirium tremors, depression, suicidal thoughts and extreme paranoia and anxiety. I am speaking with my own experience of such substances and finding sobriety. I believe music, the support from fans and medications was what helped him find himself over time to find happiness with sobriety. And knowing what trauma he's been through and to be able to stay sober and successful and strong is amazing. 🖤🤘

[@runsett]

what a time to be alive... woodstock was a dangerous but yet awesome place to be in '99.

[@blackienz173]

Great reaction, the madness is real......

[@worldofgreenhell]

Very good song of choice.

[@tristanmyers4959]

the moshpits never stopped even inbetween songs they were still going nuts

[@rodneychandler5387]

still my favorite band to this day

[@zcounts]

blessings!

[@damiancerruti6718]

Love so much this pretty lady...

[@cyrilvey5757]

You can't have picked up a better song for a KORN live experience! BLIND is the openaing song of their very first album...just imagine the big slap in the face it was. SSSSSSOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOODDDDDD.

[@sabina1118]

I can only imagine!!!

[@trougher007]

you're amazing. thanks for your opinion

[@illicitsects]

You have to experience KORN live!!!

[@Bishop0313]

I was at that show. I was chaos and insane and ungodly hot. The energy was unreal.

[@krist7697]

Every one went to Woodstock 99 to see korn !

[@wujekcientariposta]

The best bands always make you exercise you imagination. Listetning to korn is like you banged your head real good and your hearing emotions, and tool is like hearing colors

[@joho7956]

your haircolor looks good ! :)

[@sabina1118]

Oh thank you! 😊😁

[@ethanogle1349]

I honestly get emotional knowing that concerts like this and with this kind of good music will be played wont happen anymore

[@hamishgibson9084]

The singer John was actually sober on this one he had just became sober not long before Woodstock

[@JOEFRAUST]

When I first heard Daddy I really wasn't sure what the song was about until years later after many people have told me it was his father but then again people told me it was their families neighbor or family's friend that did it and his parents wouldn't believe him was truly tragic.

[@JU13ES]

Jonathan was about a year sober at this point, but he has said there is no high like having that many people in the palm of your hand

[@martinnegrov9661]

React korn in Buenos Aires!!!

[@MarcosSantos-oy2iq]

You should watch korn- are you ready to live-live the encounter

[@gjrm83]

Great vibe and strong music...🤘🏽😎 I really love that.. The best rock era ever.. But.. I invite you to watch the Woodstock 99 documentary, which despite the fact that it was a fantastic concert that brought together the best of the 90s era and the rebellion of generation X at that time ended in disasters,🔥 good event but.. It will never be done again..☹️

[@DevilWearsAdidas]

this is before he got his signature mic stand. lmfao. His mic stand is fucking incredible.

[@mawtorres1932]

Second part please

[@TheBradsk1379]

I highly doubt we will ever see an environment such as that for quite some time, that festival turned out to be extreme chaos(looting, rioting, fires)amongst the complete angst of the times...that being said, Korn was among the first performances that night and completely killed it

[@trevorshuman87]

Check out "Are You Ready to LIve" by Korn in "THe Encounter"

[@alejandroenriquebarredaavi8809]

This one guys, this one gets it

[@coreymcnamee4391]

You are beyond awesome

[@sabina1118]

Thanks!!! 🤘🏻❤️

[@worthalook4870]

Great performance- be sure to check the video out for SevenDust “Denial”, one you’ll enjoy. All the best

[@joealvarez8733]

You should have done the music video so you can really hear Korn at their Best, cause they have so many sounds going on that you can not hear in the live shows

[@mythoughts5615]

Nose broken sometime in the first minute. It is a little crooked but worth it when my son says I'm was never cool. "Oh yeah check this out"

[@estebanzapata2456]

I love ur reaction, please also reac to My gift to You woodstock, a Lot of feelings

[@bigguynyah]

One of my favorite parts of that whole set. The emotion was insane.

[@krist7697]

Netflix has a great documentary on Woodstock 99

[@robertrisso4976]

You should listen to their song "Beg for Me"......

[@troy8979]

Such a great band

[@joseespinosa843]

"Kill You" is another very dark and emotional song by them (also my favorite). And it could work as a warm-up before getting into Daddy

[@sabina1118]

Thanks for sharing!! I Will consider that!

[@christineghere2461]

Great idea! Also one of my favorites by KoRn, very dark and emotional.

[@gabormeszaros4896]

Im more into later stuff like Here To Stay, Thoughtless, Somebody Someone