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[@treyxaviermusic]

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[@cynicald380]

Hell yes 👌🤛

[@gordontubbs]

"If you steal from one author it's plagiarism; if you steal from many it's research." ~ Wilson Mizner

[@treyxaviermusic]

That's a good one! I'm gonna.... research it hahaha

[@BleuRoseDesigns]

It's like writing a musical research paper 👌

[@treyxaviermusic]

what's my grade

[@hatempire]

I like how you properly emphasized Queen's influence on MCR. I dare to say that Welcome to the Black Parade is the millennial's equivalent to Bohemian Rhapsody.

[@JoaoReiMusic]

Wow! Thank you so much for sharing your process on making the song! The insight on this video is insane! You have all the reasons to be proud of this song Trey! What an amazing work !

[@EkhoProductions]

Ive learned so much from these breakdown videos! Thanks

[@EN-du9vk]

This whole video is great advice for captivating your audience all throughout a song! Thank you

[@wenzwenzel2529]

Super fun song and a great lesson in tension building and resolution. I'm really grateful for it. Another piece in the puzzle. Less about how to get the sound and more about how to make the song make an impact. Very nice.

[@jasonmiller3287]

Great video Trey! Love the Lavern and Shirley reference...haha!

[@andrewjacksonmusic]

Love these styles of videos. Great to see the level of orchestration and development that goes into these songs.

[@treyxaviermusic]

I think I like doing orchestration almost more than writing the song hahaha

[@andrewjacksonmusic]

@@treyxaviermusic yeah I could see that, I was really impressed. I have the tendency to not really think how all the different parts can fit together, not only harmonically but also rhythmically. Also cannot mix for shit so keep mine to a minimum. 😂

[@GitKlar]

I'm a sucker for oblique motion-chords. Sounds great with vocal-harmonies, too. What makes the minor IV-chord great is, it creates a descending chromaticism from the 6th to the 5th of the root-chord. Also, you can contrast this with the regular major IV, and have a simple but effective chord-change. This song also uses it very well. So far still my favorite-song from you.

[@andrewpappas9311]

Absolutely loved the original song and learning about these little parts you added just makes it all the more impressive, great job as always man, and for a future one of these I would absolutely love a vid on System of a Down

[@cynicald380]

I will check out the other inspiration songs of yours mate. Well done 🤛

[@ericthemaestro]

dude i like your mix. sounds full. you achieved the sound really well

[@jarrodhroberson]

You are hard channeling the spirit of Adam Schlesinger in these pastiche episodes! This is you sweet spot! Please do more! !

[@michael_emm]

Great minds think a lot. Amazing tune you created!

[@millennialanimal]

Great video Trey!

[@SeanHurst]

absolutely incredible. ok, I yield. this is too good. It is time to purchase your songwriting program.

[@treyxaviermusic]

Hell yes dude, leveling UP!

[@benthadragon]

One thing I like is that you also added those sprinkles of cryptic lyrics Gerard will add. Another thing is that MCR is known for their albums being concept albums and I could totally the song see the song belonging to a larger narrative. I also like how in this song and also every MCR song, it's the second verse that has the best lyricism.

[@millennialanimal]

Not surprised you’re proud of this one Trey, I’m really impressed!

[@philosocrates]

Had to stop the video to paint my nails black.

[@cynicald380]

Mate amazing solos, the second one especially

[@treyxaviermusic]

Thank you! I like when I get to spend time really writing them

[@andrewpappas9311]

MCR always has great solos, Ray Toro fucking rips and it's awesome

[@Hengaanvaan]

Super kick ass song, thanks for the insight

[@skeletonmodel]

I love those Chris Liepe videos. They always and up in "uaaaaghhhr" Uaaaarghhgggg". I know he's good, but every video I'm just waiting for him to go there

[@3rdimpact243]

Would love to see you try writing as Deftones! 🤘🏻

[@DragonLilyUtah]

Great to see the process. Someone needs to tell My Chemical Romance to get on with covering this song.

[@treyxaviermusic]

You could be that someone

[@DragonLilyUtah]

Challenge accepted.

[@andrewpappas9311]

Somebody needs to send it to them, they could do a pretty faithful cover

[@jonkerrmusic]

Remember when Cort was a garbo guitar brand - still blows me away that they make these beauties now. Great work as usual, Trey!

[@treyxaviermusic]

Thanks! Yeah all the guitars of theirs I've played lately are awesome

[@jarrodhroberson]

Their Curbow bass is one of the best things they ever made!

[@myliberation]

Not sure if anyone on this or the original video mentioned Save Face’s album Another Kill For The Highlight Reel - they basically figured out all this stuff and did a whole brilliant album of it

[@MichaelContreras]

Please… can you do Ice Nine Kills songs from scratch? ultra compress drums, guitar tone, orchestration, voice, etc, etc etc.

[@SlyHikari03]

It’s like a research paper but in music form.

[@MattPula]

Dayum Cort - I straight up thought that was a Kiesel Aries at first.

[@bolillo5013]

I don’t love My Chemical Romance because of the music I grew up with but I did love this video

[@Tybren]

Great video! It's a little more enjoyable to watch you write in real time though, for me at least.

[@treyxaviermusic]

Yeah that's fun but also this took like 2 weeks to write so that's a long video hahaha

[@cynicald380]

Mmmm nice axe!! 😀😀

[@idiotburns]

I never listened to them before

[@robintrummjd]

If you can do this for Tool in a 25 minute video, maybe share your secrets with the band so each album doesn't take a decade for them to complete. Thanks!

[@joetalento5486]

Pretty sure you have an obsession with time machines

[@boonie2006]

Do you mind if I do a ska cover of this song 😆

[@treyxaviermusic]

Why would I mind?

[@jeremy_p]

It would be funny if they heard this song and covered it !!

[@treyxaviermusic]

That would make my absolute life hahaha

[@JeremyP1]

Oh hi

[@andrewpappas9311]

Agreed, someone needs to send it to them

[@adoneran]

Who else is here cause of the R.I.P Gear Gods video?

[@IndyRockStar]

it wasn't a new song. It was one of their many songs they used to write their album songs. The new song you're referring to was the precursor to House of Wolves.

[@RokDAWG1]

My Christmas Romance

[@nohalo7]

Old busted hotness. 👽

[@WublerDublerCubler]

Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if mcr was just a Christmas band in disguise because they did a Yo Gaba Gaba song about snowflakes

[@toddpacker4683]

Minor 4 chord is god. The Beatles used it a lot

[@BusinessZeus]

Relax on the slow zooms, even when you weren't zooming in and out, I still thought you were in a way similar to an optical illusion.

[@treyxaviermusic]

I am an optical illusion

[@BusinessZeus]

@@treyxaviermusic based

[@LordFingers1]

Yikes