Gentle Giant

Play through of Gentle Giant from Polysemy
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MESTIS is Javier Reyes of Animals As Leaders
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[@VopiscusGuitar]

Watching this song made it even cooler than it already was! That muted rest-stoke-sweep thing on the verse is sick!

[@numanomiah]

I love the minimalistic approach tsken in this song Here i was expecting something wildly complex but its done with such a gentle and calculated method Just amazing

[@The_Diginaut]

I like a lot of songs. I love fewer. I adore this. It resonates wholly

[@down7unedpc740]

rip harambe, the gentle giant

[@DrewDawkins]

I hate that Javier is so rarely mentioned when others discuss AAL.Weightless did, admittedly have a small Javier representation, but The Joy of Motion helped him shine (and helped people find Mestis.) From what I've heard from The Madness of Many, I can only hope that Javier receives as much recognition as he deserves. (Tosin, Javier, and Matt are all a part of AAL and all make it as special as JOM was.)

[@metalhead4282]

this is just your own perception, no one underates javier

[@zynosgd9982]

@@metalhead4282 No he's right. How many mentions of Tosin do you hear on guitar forums and Facebook pages. Now how often do you hear about Javier? Of coure a lot of it is due to the fact that Tosin is a true innovator when it comes to develloping new techniques but we should not forget how good Javier is at Rythmic stuff. I love his solo stuff as much as I like AAL stuff.

[@hughjass5753]

@@metalhead4282 Yes, that's what people do in the comments section. They share their perception.

[@inTsLewis]

I love how you can just tell no over-thinking went into the process and it came out beyond headbang worthy.

[@MykeLewisMusic]

Dude, I loved that palm-muted sweep part, for real. That was really cool. 🤘

[@anonaconn]

It’s so hilarious how simple the chorus sounds but it’s basically two guitar parts, and the way they both come together for a second for that (b?) chord is just ungodly. That’s true composition there, and a reminder that a song doesn’t have to be widdly diddly to be incredible.

[@Jeff-ik9zj]

That tone is amazing!

[@bradleygranger8848]

Brilliant, I love every aspect of this song.

[@Kamijin01]

The chord progression is pretty simple....i thought this was gonna be complicated. I love Javier's approach to 8 strings.

[@Whitefox-pc7lp]

Just bought one of his signature Guitars, can't wait to jam on it!

[@iho2437]

just got home from seeing AAL live in Osaka. Without a doubt Javier was the best thing about tonight.

[@feilong29]

Beautiful song Javier! Purchased your album right away after hearing a couple of tracks. You deserve so much more attention and I hope that if it hasn't come yet, that it will very soon!

[@idn]

Beautiful stuff Javier! Love it!

[@smoreshaunted]

I just made up the gentle giant dance. I spastically jolt around the room bobbing my head and flailing my arms to the beat.

[@Scott-J]

What amazes me about this is the efficiency of motion.

[@williezer0]

woah! i love this, and you play it so effortlessly!

[@jacobguenther823]

awesome video! this is one of my favorites off the album

[@MeeksOpry]

Wonderful it becomes very addicting to listen too.

[@cristovalrodriguez8348]

that growl on the low strings are just beastly

[@ekstaasikontiainen]

Sick tone!

[@Freezaen]

The music was wonderful but the whole time all I could think of was what string gauge you're using! XD

[@youtube-person0098]

I just love this.

[@TheHarmont]

Awesome stuff!

[@guitarliano9533]

Javier, thank you for this brotha. Very inspirational to me. Keep it up dude

[@Will-ce7tv]

I finally got a 8 string guitar and am trying to learn this song!

[@teddeeh]

Javier, how is your guitar wired? Pickup switching etc? It is one of the things ive tried to findout and have come up blank. I just love the different sounds you get out of your guitar.

[@moronicdooshbaggery756]

Very cool

[@KamiDisturbed]

plz make album only using your ortega and pretty much nothin else :S

[@jggrskate94]

Yeeeah, Full acoustic Javier playing djent, AMAZING

[@tellus.aflame]

Jesus Christ, track starts with GENTLE GIANT zeros lol. Btw, fascinating as usual. Hope someday see you in Russia again!

[@mik_lvovich]

Or better, djentle giant. è_e

[@ipredictacatastrophe4370]

+Mik it just never gets old, does it?

[@mik_lvovich]

+I predict a catastrophe nevah

[@KamiDisturbed]

+Mik djentle djant

[@MJPDaigle]

please do a playthrough of Menos Mal!

[@macedim]

Djentle Djiant!

[@DarjanKostic]

Holy shit!

[@RmNaNtCbScRrn]

He has two of those monsters?

[@kantvishi]

you mean his hands? :D

[@Oborowatabinostk]

He's got the prototype model, which he's playing as well as the production model. The prototype has a push/pull coil split instead of the switch. He also has the JR-208.

[@Whitefox-pc7lp]

I have one :D $750 used fuckin steal man

[@LucaLazzari]

nastiest riff ever

[@alekmartinez3109]

This dude is freakin sick. I know now where AAL gets the deep background rythyms

[@JimiBrady]

This is so fucking interesting. I love it.

[@gundamfans45]

how the hell do you make the lower strings not jumble in to a muddy mess when playing the opening riff.

[@TheLarousse89]

So now that AAL has a new album and your touring appears to be winding down...more Mestis + a small Mestis tour?

[@PatrickStevensbassguitar]

genius

[@Windschutzscheibe]

Around 0:30 the riff sounds like whole lotta love by Zeppelin :D

[@maxnewellmz8025656]

those riffs though.

[@tvc6199]

How many JR608s do you own, Mr. Reyes?

[@ryanquick1956]

1:12 melody I a just getting kinda lost in the mix. I cant hear what he is playing

[@Solterie1]

+Ryan Quick Get a better sound system.

[@ryanquick1956]

+JakePriest could be it

[@Solterie1]

I can hear it really easily. No idea what the problem could be on your end apart from bad speakers.

[@RahulDas-zy6ut]

when u master all techniques and music theories!!

[@GoodMan-cq8cr]

i see perfect

[@francobuzzetti9424]

any one knows the tuning here? also ..Djenlte Djiant

[@nastydissonance]

+Franco Buzzetti Standard with the lowest 8 tuned to "E" I suppose.

[@aakashmishra731]

T O N E

[@illuminatiCorgi]

His picking is just so clean 😑

[@Geilization]

the music is outstansing, the mixing not so much (why is the bass drum so loud?)

[@michaelprofita2878]

just listen

[@spencerschmid7088]

that's chunk

[@kaykaleli]

This is so tasty! Woah!

[@MrTheCaptain]

djentle giant

[@DandelionVolta]

More like Djentle Giant ;)