Death - Flesh and the Power it Holds (Pianist listens to metal head friend’s suggestion)

[@Pepobass1]

I am a classical double bass player and I love Death and love transcribing Chuck's songs to my instrument, I can say that Death's bass lines are more difficult and complex than many bass lines in classical music. Rest in Peace Chuck Shuldiner!!

[@MasterOvPuppetz]

oh that's DiGiorgio, u must know him ;))

[@Pepobass1]

@@MasterOvPuppetz Of Course I know Him, He is one of my favourite bass players. This is an extract of my transcription of Spirit Crusher on Double Bass! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZ_Mo3ePoNZoidU

[@GoDUsopp-gk2fx]

You should listen to Colored sands by Gorguts, they have a lot stuff you'll love

[@MetalGodMasino]

That's because the God DiGiorgio and Costantin!

[@s.e.gutierrez]

Judson: 😳 Richard: 🤘😠

[@guylaub8505]

Death is one of the only bands that each album is better (more technical, more progressive, more unique in my opinion) than the previous. One of the best bands of all times and this is one of their greatest songs. Great pick, I'm not surprised Judson didn't like that one :)

[@BigHomieSteveTheMetalHead]

I never thought about it that way, you are definitely spot on about that! I think Judson will enjoy Control Denied more than Death, that's why I really hope he does something from Control Denied!

[@TheCyberMantis]

For me, they peaked with "Symbolic".

[@cbn6635]

@@TheCyberMantis Me too... 😎

[@LeeGion_981]

@@TheCyberMantisFor me it’s this album but I would say that being a prog/metal head

[@Raichulula]

@@TheCyberMantis Symbolic and this album are my faves from Death

[@FragrantVagrant69]

I love Chuck and Death, and I appreciate the honesty here. So many react channels have people oozing with fake positive comments from the listener because they don't want to alienate the audience. The piano at the beginning of the video was quite moving too. Keep it up gentlemen, great channel.

[@Greatmeasures]

Thank you!

[@Joshua_Froschauer]

Fr! The whe point is to "hopefully" get them to vibe what we already do and to feel that dopamine/serotonin hitbof nostalgia from when we first heard it...but it's the honest breakdown of pros and cons and that, I'd say, is even better cos it gives perspective and a reminder of our ability to be a bit solipsistic in our views! And this sing is very proggy in it's make up and not one of my favs either...so I laughed hella when he said it was all over the place cos that's my thought. Mwahahaha

[@mikelois5297]

​@Greatmeasures1 That's not a death shirt is it?

[@Greatmeasures]

@@mikelois5297 it’s not. It’s Putridity. They’re from Italy.

[@mikelois5297]

​@Greatmeasures1 ohh duh lol yes it is.. appreciate the time to get back to me on that tho ... js throwing this out there megadeth is on my Mount Rushmore and since jed likes that older style I was wondering if mabe we could get some mercyful fate sometime.. another band on my Mount Rushmore

[@bloodbornehunter9974]

Legendary band. Chuck has the same impact as Steve Harris in metal music. His music will live on forever RIP

[@amjan]

Chuck has had a much greated impact than Steve Harris. Steve Harris is almost a nobody beyond the Iron Maiden fandom circles.

[@asteroidimpact6301]

Ever heard of melodic death metal?@@amjan

[@ajmoore2201]

Greatest Metal Musician of all time imo. Long live Chuck Schuldiner!!

[@randywissler9923]

​@@amjan don't know what world you live in, but Steve Harris is highly regarded by tons of elite musicians. Not just "iron maiden fanboys".

[@Gregbaltzer]

And considering the size of Iron Maiden's fan base dwarfs Death's by a huge margin. Death are legendary Death Metal, and somewhat beyond as a gateway band, but Death Metal is still a niche sub genre. Anyone who thinks Chuck was more influential then Steve has lost the plot @@randywissler9923

[@milkit6607]

and yes, Chuck Schuldiner was a great composer. One of the most beloved music bands

[@Moss-rob]

I freaking love death, but I love honest people even more. it is nice to hear opinions from outside the death metal circles without fake positivity. great video

[@DashRetro]

I've always loved the frantic and disorganized feeling of this song as it works perfectly with the theme of us having so much more inside us to express than our short time allows. It's like the song is panicking trying to get it all out.

[@FloridaPitFilms]

I like the way you view it, the song always reminded me a bit of Holy Wars with all the riff changes too

[@GenomeHoglan]

Maaan, I also have always loved the abrupt and shocking changes in tempo and feel in many Death songs, it keeps you on your toes. But hearing your interpretation on it brings it to another level, extremely well articulated!

[@evair_90]

I am from Brazil and Chuck lives here in our hearts. God Bless You Chuck!

[@redbarnbko]

Gotta do Symbolic. This song is a pretty harsh listen for outsiders.

[@stormblessed7032]

To have someone reacting to a metal song in such a geniuine way is so damn refreshing. Not everything has to be catered to the audience, having a discussion with someone with different tastes in music and still be open minded and respectful is the way to go. Perhaps something on the melodic side of death metal could be a better fit. Keep up the great work guys! Cheers from Argentina!

[@Agnes135]

I agree, you see all of these people just lying about their reactions

[@Ana198]

Crystal Mountain or Symbolic could do the trick

[@Vladislav_Postnikov]

Without Judgement (orchestral version) 😄

[@Malaneth]

Nice profile picture!!!!

[@azdarkforce]

Oh, what beauty Chuck could have written for us on this Earth given more time. Not that he did not give enough. RIP to the legend!

[@jamesmaster1450]

Voice of the Soul next please! Judson needs to hear it, he will love it for sure!🤘

[@CrabJuice83]

They did but it gets blocked - at least he's heard it.

[@bar2ti4]

❤

[@AKmumu]

They tried it but for some reason this song in particular always gets blocked on youtube

[@ronaldschenderlein2135]

Let me guess, Judson will like this one, lol will see! annnnd its a no!!!

[@forafewpossumsmore]

What a phenomenal song pick

[@6ic6ic6ic]

Been waiting for this one. Thx guys.

[@abaldin]

It's so much fun watching Judson being honest on a piece of metal history :-) keep going Judson!

[@blaeser13]

PLEASE consider Crystal Mountain if you do more from Death. Rest in power Chuck 🤘

[@mattyconstantino3466]

Death walked me right into loving Death metal thank you Chuck ,and your right he was a genius and gone way to soon thanks for the vid!!

[@The_Sidewalk_Guy]

Every song by Death is a masterpiece. A 100% Schuldiner Metal 🤘🖤🤘 Rest In Peace Chuck!! 🙏🙏

[@helenakasunic8810]

I absolutely love how honest he is! And the most important part he can respect the artistry in the song. I actually started listening to Death literally a few days ago and I was hooked right away, they totally blew me away. I listen to this whole album in one sitting and I was just like, wow this is absolutely incredible and I can't believe it took me so long to listen to this band.

[@Loendt]

Thank you for reacting to this song, I was waiting for your first bite of Death and Chuck's work. It's fine, Judson. In my case was the Chuck's voice my barrier number one and then was a joy for my ears. The lyrics are amazing as well as the song itself! Voice of the Soul is a blast! I'm very glad you enjoyed it. Great measures!

[@PIKL_Creep]

"All over the place" is very accurate, I remember first hearing from this album, it really did seem all over to me at first but I think the songs just grew on me. Especially Scavenger of Human Sorrow. I think Spirit Crusher is one of the easiest to follow on the musical standpoint of this album, as well as Voice of the Soul but you already made a video on it.

[@Vladislav_Postnikov]

Favorite Death song! Awesome guys!

[@Vladislav_Postnikov]

In the case of a band like Death (or, for example, Voivod), you need to get used to the songs, memorize them. And over time, you start to love them very much. But the first time it's pretty savage. We all had such reaction to this kind of music for the first time. But at 30 times of listening, you begin to see connections, to understand this schizophrenia. And love these even more than casual songs!

[@Vladislav_Postnikov]

Dear Chuck lived so little and was so full of music, ideas, and thoughts that he sometimes put too much into songs! 😀 But that's why we love him, there are no others like him! R.I.P.

[@stellarcubicbeam7760]

Judson looks like an alien observing human nature for the first time 🤣

[@SeanVito]

I am glad this is a thing. A metalhead with a classical player. And everything is understood.

[@tjmanning]

I really appreciate that you guys play the whole song through without stopping. 🙏

[@jamescostello2558]

Death still kept true to themselves in 1998 when New metal was the flavor of the day 🤘

[@MrThrash3d]

YES! YES! More Death please! This man needs more Chuck! He just doesn't know it yet ...

[@Carina_d3a]

I can see he has a great understanding of progression since he pretty much showed he knew the song repeated itself all over again and he wanted it to end lol. I was hoping to see him try some of the melodies and such on piano after hearing the song, breaking down the notes & chords

[@Owenator26]

Sound Of Perseverance was the album that got me into Death. Other great songs off this album are Scavenger Of Human Sorrow, Spirit Crusher, Voice Of The Soul (Instrumental) & Painkiller. Their cover version of Painkiller by Judas Priest is untouchable in my opinion way better then the original. Chuck was such a talent. His music will live on. RIP

[@faultier3215]

the sickest riff is on "To Forgive is to Suffer" though

[@Nikita_Kash93]

Same for me, SoP was first album and now im big Death fan😊

[@matthewhamilton5294]

He looks like he listens to Weezer 😅

[@ce8539]

The Precise Chaos of Death soothes me every single time

[@rickdeckard2240]

Death fan here. I relate with you on this song (and most of the Perseverance album) : it's amazing parts often badly assembled in quite messy structures and too much forced or abrupt transitions. The exact opposite from Symbolic which is my favorite album of all time. You definitely could do "Symbolic", "Without Judgement", "Crystal Mountain" from the Symbolic album. And the vocals are much better too. I also highly recommend the Human album, which is probably my second favorite of all time haha!

[@fluxx1]

Completely agree! A lot of the songs are like this on this album, but this one is particularly messy. Symbolic was a much more a coherent album, but in general, he retained a similar way of abruptly switching between ideas. Still, I think it's all a part of the charm of his music.

[@dorsia6938]

iirc he didn't really want to do this album, it was more the studio forcing it out of him because of the contract. I always read he wanted to move into doing Control Denied but they wanted more Death because it was an established brand and would probably sell better.

[@MrCeebez]

​@dorsia6938 Yeah this is why it's kind of all over the place as an album. A majority of the songs were reworked from the other project to be more Death because of contractual obligations to the record company.

[@juliocesarlagonesmelgar6320]

Death reinvented its sound each album probably less in the first 3 albums

[@demon_3x]

I do believe honestly, that there are many death songs that he would enjoy. Probably something with less obscure time signatures and changes. Chuck gets extremely progressive in this album, maybe show him something off Symbolic, Empty Words perhaps?

[@ladinark1672]

Death is the best heavy band of all time and Chuck is a legend! Not easy-peasy radio-ffriendly music for sure!

[@BigHomieSteveTheMetalHead]

Hell yeah! Please show him some Control Denied, my personal favorite song is "Expect The Unexpected". RIP Chuck Schuldiner, his legacy lives on in the heart of every metal head!

[@guylaub8505]

Great song and great album :)

[@BigHomieSteveTheMetalHead]

@@guylaub8505 agreed, The Fragile Art Of Existence never leaves my rotation of bands/albums I'm listening to. Such a beautiful album, and Tim Ayamar's vocals give Bruce Dickinson a run for his money. Tim Ayamar actually passed away last year, what an incredible voice he had!

[@cbrolison]

Chuck was such a huge influence on me as a guitarist..RIP

[@curtoFPS]

nice shirt! now THAT would be a fun react

[@eltrotatorta7388]

Do some Watchtower which was Chuck's heavy prog inspiration

[@DBZ666Dante]

Bite The Pain or Perennial Quest could be a Death Redemption track. Flesh was too much and a little all over the place at times for a single hearing session. 🤘🏻 Keep it up

[@NebulaPath]

Love the Voice of Soul , my fav instrumental solo

[@superlink235]

Show him Crystal Mountain, or Symbolic.

[@alaksandutheexorkizein7634]

Love the song. Love the band. And mad respect to you guys' but I'm subscribing just because of the Putridity shirt

[@Bellathor]

Death was an awesome band. I hope you have him listen to some Symphony X at some point. Some of their songs have direct classical pieces embedded - there's even a youtube video about it. It was pretty cool for me to see after having listened to that stuff since I was a kid.

[@QualtM]

It's technical death and the very first of its kind.

[@newwaveinfantry8362]

Please react to Without Judgement and Crystal Mountain also by Death!

[@jasoncarne2599]

Respect for the Putridity shirt

[@mrmanju6989]

This dude always seems consistently unimpressed and unwilling to "play along" with some genres, but here i am watching again Hopefully all my favorite parts aren't "harumphed" or ignored. This one might keep him interested at least though

[@-Heavy-]

one of my all time faves from Death! Excellent!!!

[@robertcr]

Keep measuring more Death🤟 some of the Spiritual Healing album or some from the Symbolic and yeah I do understand why Judson not liked but for me is one of the greatest metal bands ever 🤟

[@bustercherry8734]

At least he had some love for Richard. Richard rules.

[@benmacdhui]

Sounds of Perseverance in general, is not really the best choice to introduce one to Death overall. You have to go earlier

[@kahwigulum]

Death's best album imo. Spirit Crusher best song on that album, but the entire album is all killer no filler.

[@Z0mb13moon]

Death and Chuck where pioneers and amazing artists which turned prog and techdeath into the state it is today. The Sound of Perseverance is the most proggy album from Death and you can hear, that Chuck wanted to experiment his style of music. But i can see why Judson doesn't like the song, maybe the song "Story to Tell" would've been a better pick from the album, because it keeps it's tempo pretty constant through the entire song. Death has a huge place in my heart of music, introduced me to the genre i enjoy the most to this day and most of his albums just work for me, when i don't know what else i could listen to.

[@zub635]

I listen Death in youth, but now I agree with four eyes

[@alcofgod4211]

I love this band - DEATH🤘

[@brayden12345]

Regardless of whether or not this Pianist liked the song, he had nothing insightful to say. I was hoping for something about the chord progressions or the composition but all I got was "Nah Bruh, too all over the place. Nah. I liked the sound of the guitars...". Based on his reaction I could not tell that he even plays an instrument!

[@NutOnYoutube]

Meshuggah and Gojira pleaaaase. So much to dive into

[@henkzebravink]

Next time do Perennial Quest. He will love that one.

[@perfectguitarmethod]

This song makes my hairs stand on end with each new riff

[@BigBadBalrog]

I'm honestly shocked that I was so pulled in to a song by The Grateful Dead 🤣

[@PanosKalamatas]

years ago I was telling my cousin that I don't like death. the answer I got was I'm not ready and the time will come when I will like them. we come to now that I am madly in love with the music of the great Chuck. There are some special musicians who call out to you. this music comes to you at the right time and not you to it music kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZysi6qla7SooK8si=HZrd5B07hgWR4NIs

[@jackclayton5620]

I hope he loves it

[@ildabaothfrozendevourer2100]

Voice of the soul

[@TheOrdoch]

Try out some Control Denied! Chuck's other project.

[@alejandroalvarado6325]

Greetings from México, enterteining to watch his react, but im still dont know why you arent react yet to King Diamond, Candlemass i mean better vocal and more technical with King Diamond or Mercyful fate

[@golub2585]

Maybe Judson will like this one, try out "Master Of The Pit" by Cirith Ungol, masterpiece

[@f3rdy1307]

Yes, legendary, but I like the simpliness and strength of the younger, less brain-twisted stuff more... "Zombi Ritual" stays and is cult!

[@Futrobar]

Cristal Mountan will be better for him

[@rockingirl_82]

I think the reason I love this song is exactly this: that it sounds so schizophrenic 😂 that's why I love black midi too , they sound way more schizophrenic. But I definitely hear the red thread in this song and for me the whole chaos comes together beautifully in this.

[@dawidneumann9489]

classical pianist: nah bruh nuh uh

[@Bernholesurfer]

Some Ved Buens Ende next?, It's Magic for example.

[@HuaiauH]

I totally understand why Judson disliked this song. A lot of songs in The Sound of Perseverance have the issues of putting too much stuff together which makes the song structure messy. Every single riff sounds cool and sometimes just not stitched well. I think songs in Symbolic like Crystal Mountain is more balanced, which is why I consider Symbolic as the best album.

[@JoseEchoes378]

I think Symbolic manages to find the perfect balance between the older and newer Death. That being said, I first knew them through TSOP and find it to be the most accessible Death album for someone who was primarily into prog, and not into death metal (that was me).

[@HuaiauH]

@@JoseEchoes378 exactly. I still love this album, but that’s why I think Symbolic is superior.

[@citizenbrain8065]

Death is far and away, my favorite band of all time. Their albums only ever improved over time. I've had Symbolic in my cd player for 3 months now 😄.

[@Azsmodaen]

I am metalhead to the bone. But, to be honest, this guy is right :-) I didnt get into Death too much really...

[@bryanmack5410]

What did the Deadhead say when the drugs wore off? "What's that awful noise?"

[@ma5terwarfare]

Voice of the Soul is a great song from the same album, y'all should give it a listen

[@Fix-kun]

I totally agree with Judson on this one - Death is often all over the place and transitions are too harsh, but I've learned to deal with it eventually, because all other stuff in their songs are phenomenal.

[@lucyfer_the_bat]

i personally dig the jarring harsh transitions i can't really day why but they just click with me

[@amirphoenix2327]

I am interested to know what you think about Dying fetus transitions

[@Fix-kun]

@@amirphoenix2327 They are aight.

[@amirphoenix2327]

@@Fix-kun when I heard the band, I was like, this is my favourite band, but their older stuff, after members left to form misery index if I am not mistaken, have rough transitions, which bothers me cause riffs are greatness, not everything after is bad, far from it, reign supreme and last album has those tech parts that fit the song rather than feeling like a warm up thing, so everyone has band they have to adapt to xd

[@alleygh0st]

Respect for the honesty and I understand it's kinda disjointed

[@KoarTCN]

I know this will be a very unpopular opinion, but this album is my least favorite of the Death albums. I listened to A LOT of Death for a few years and after listening to this album, I kind of get bored with the almost unnecessary repetitiveness of this album in particular. Don't get me wrong, the sheer technicality is awesome, but even this song feels like it would have been better if it were a few minutes shorter. I don't feel as though the sections really build on themselves or evolve, its like 5 different pieces that are just interchanged multiple times through out each song. I also prefer Chuck's vocal style on the previous albums. Glad you are reacting to Death though, hopefully you do some songs off of "Symbolic" or "Individual Thought Patterns."

[@calebbean1384]

Spiritual Healing is a really long song too, works better than this one just the solos are worse

[@Tsopni]

wow, that one is a nice surprise, Death was great band

[@jovan9989]

I can see why someone might not like it, these changes might feel too disjointed and without a connecting motif but for me this still kicks ass to this day. If i could offer a single song that would be interesting with more attention on emotion rather than technicallity it would be a song called The Tide by Neurosis. I think it would be an interesting choice because it is quite different from past songs that have been on here because it is much slower and uses much more tools than typical guitar, bass drums.

[@Dubile]

This song is 🔥

[@DeffoZappo]

Whoah.... This is the only reaction video I have ever seen that lets the song just play and feels genuine 💗

[@JohnZeroSignal]

I just binge watched a few of these reaction videos... If I may, if you guys ever do another Necrophagist video, please do Epitaph next. But that isn't why I'm posting this comment. I'd highly recommend you two trying: Archspire - Human Murmuration Enjoy!

[@AN-nt3uv]

Not sure still, what part of the whole review i like most, but at the end i think it is the special interaction and friendship i suppose you share. Keep on measuring. And yeah, Death is just great.

[@MetalHendrix.]

Long Live Metal🤘🏽

[@shagstars]

Death pioneered Death Metal (along with some other acts) but also played prog and melodic.

[@milkit6607]

finally Death)

[@antondzajajurca7797]

so many interpretations of that sentence :)

[@Greatmeasures]

😂

[@milkit6607]

@@antondzajajurca7797 I’m from Ukraine, I don’t really want interpretations :D but it’s still very funny)

[@_pulyx]

You should do a vid on Aviations - Coma. Has a full fledged pianist on the roster, super crazy talented.

[@sitraahra4594]

A reaction to a Deathspell Omega song would also be interesting.

[@bryanmack5410]

I was about `14 when Death hit, and I'm just remembering the joy of each release, wondering "what has Chuck done THIS time?" Also, I lost my virginity with Spiritual Healing playing in the background...

[@calebbean1384]

I too blow my load every time the tapping section kicks in

[@andrasfabian2548]

Honesty is very important. Appreciated it! Chuck forever!

[@barbarusbloodshed6347]

I'd argue Death is an acquired taste. Couldn't stand any of their songs first time hearing them. Started to love them at some point. Still do.

[@kahwigulum]

I feel the same way about Cannibal Corpse. You either get it or you don't.

[@harolddeschenes4640]

I totally agree with Judson. Even though I recognise the musical genius behind the song, it's way too all over the place for me.

[@RealLifeMassMultiplayerRPG]

4:02 my favorite reaction bit i like the honest reaction "dont like it" too maybe he would like calmer ones, voic eof the soul, moment of clarity

[@angeloaccastelli1817]

The putridity t-shirt is so sick!