Old Composer REACTS to Devin Townsend Earth Day Royal Albert Hall Liv | Reaction and Breakdown

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Old Composer REACTS to Devin Townsend Earth Day Royal Albert Hall Liv | Reaction and Breakdown
Devin Townsend Earth Day Reaction

[@jbbya6040]

Only Devin will tell me to eat my beets, recycle, and shut the f*ck up in the same song. Okay dad. Love this guy so much.

[@mattmain237]

Haha, my wife and I once saw an online article with some family themed suggestions to do to celebrate Earth Day. On the list was Devin's song earth day. I don't think the article's author bothered to listen to it first!

[@GrizzlyAt0ms]

Such an oddball choice, and I love you for that! This is one of my favorite songs from Devin's earlier stuff, but I did NOT expect to see a reaction to it. It's almost always Kingdom or Deadhead - both great tracks, but we've heard all the reactions. Glad to see this one get a little love.

[@Jaymzmiller]

The only man in metal who'll get a choir to remind you: "Eat your beets! Recycle! Recycle!" No idea who recommended you try Earth Day next, but man am I glad you did. Awwwwright!

[@Easy_Skanking]

This is a great track from a great album. "Terria" got me through a dark time in my life. Devy has such great music and production. I've been a fan since 1993. "So just shut your face and take a seat Because after all, you're just talking meat...and music? Well, it's just entertainment folks!"

[@jamescook4435]

One of my favourite Devy songs of all time.

[@zzzzzz69]

Listen to his song Deconstruction and try to deconstruct that

[@Koivisto147]

this

[@Koivisto147]

1000x this

[@MegaCurtisimo]

Well, unless this is a trick question the secrets are between the buns

[@rimbusjift7575]

Cool, this room can help beat down all the 'why" and "kingdom" artards.

[@davidblanchard7502]

Or decompose it

[@robertschneider1977]

You might delve into his "Casualties of Cool" project. Really off the beaten path. Mountaintop is a good one.

[@bellybutthole69]

I approve, let's get some space country in here !

[@alfonsoagren414]

Am a long time fan of Deva work. There are not many entertainers like that around. He is complete!

[@manwithoutausername]

11:45 "Flying through galaxy, in my mind, all I have is coffee" That is an UNBELIEVABLY accurate description of Devin's "Ziltoid the Omniscient" album if you haven't heard it already haha!

[@onurcaksu3145]

"Indeed"

[@lukewilson7769]

Re: the reverb - I asked Devin about his guitar sound at a seminar and he was showing me he has a delay into a reverb into a delay, which is actually now all together in his signature delay pedal/board called the Ocean Machine by Moog (I think...).

[@chrismoffitt950]

*Mooer

[@lukewilson7769]

@@chrismoffitt950 yeah that one hahaha I was half asleep when I wrote that

[@chrismoffitt950]

@@lukewilson7769 I bought thinking I'd be baby Devy. Yeah... nope!

[@lukewilson7769]

@@chrismoffitt950 pricey too, I hear haha

[@smbmxdirt3427]

Awesome info thanks

[@B.117th]

I'm still here. My pizza will catch fire soon. Thanks for reacting to one of my favorite artists / people. Devin is a special talent, for sure.

[@PenitusVox]

I'm still here! Always love these Hevy Devy reactions.

[@allenhuling598]

Still here! 'All I've got here is coffee!' Ha ha, too funny....but seriously, who needs more when listening to Devin? Fantastic stuff!

[@dfhellraiser4td]

Earth Day is the song that made me fall in love with Devy's (non-SYL) music. Not only is it an instrumental power house, the dual meaning lyrics are too good!

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

The Lyrics are "Eat your Beets, Recycle! Don't eat your Beets, Recycle!" I own the record this song is from, have since it came out! The record version has Gene Hoglan on drums!

[@olemoudi]

If you want to react to one of Devin's most exhaustings (but rewarding) experiences you could try " *Singularity* " from his last album, "Empath". It's a rollercoaster of emotions and genres, all in 27 minutes... Aloha! Greetings from Spain!!

[@erikmaronde2244]

The audience sings "well, it's just entertainment, folks". So great!🎶🤘🎵🥰

[@wxmaggot5669]

I'm still here, been here, will stay here! Buy this man a cup of coffee. Whatever it takes to keep it going!!

[@programadorBeta]

Spotify just recommended this guy to me today. I am doped with his voice and the quality of the sound. I'm searching anything about his career

[@jbbya6040]

Oh boy. You’re in for a ride.

[@metaphysicist1097]

I think he mentioned in his book "Only half there" that his mom used to play the piano when he was a child, and she did so with the sustain pedal always pressed, which influenced him a lot in the way he uses reverb and delay and echo building up his signature wall of sound.

[@DemiseUnseen]

I was fortunate to have discovered Devin about Twenty years ago. Certainly the most influential musician in my world of sound enjoyment. That's a TALL order. Awesome share!

[@andyh0428]

Devin Townsend, the king of the wall of sound production. He is by far my favourite artist. I’d recommend 3 of his studio albums from his fist, a mid career, and his most recent... Ocean Machine, Addicted, and Empath. All very worth listening to, and I’m sure you could find more songs of his to react to from them with his epic sound

[@matthewgodding777]

Those but City as well. Detox or Underneath the Waves. Or All Hail. Or Home Nucleonics. Fuck that album is a masterpiece...

[@ulfingvar1]

Devin at his best could write music accompanying the REAL Apocalypse, and we'd long for it, just for the music..

[@MegaCurtisimo]

"He is Rock Opera" LOL well has Devin a couple of albums for you. How about a rock opera about a multidimensional alien who crosses the multiverse in search of the universe's finest cup of coffee. Then he wrote it again. And the second time he wrote it, it was even more over the top with radio serial era sounding interludes & parts... The Deconstruction album is basically a rock opera too. PS I'm still here! Awwwwlright!

[@ragnarok847]

Ziltoid is frigging amazing!

[@flatnicable]

Awesome choice of song to react to! With Devin's immense library of music, I'm sad that Kingdom and Deadhead are the only two songs requested... over and over and over.. Good job! Keep picking the ones requested the least! 😅

[@Liz-cmc313]

Devin's music is an absolutely beautiful mind fuck ❣️🤘🔥

[@deepblack3852]

Probably my favourite song...

[@Nenkanuko69]

Oh yes... Devin Townsend. I remember, first his song I've ever heard was March of the Poozers and it was awesome and it was on YT too.

[@MegaCurtisimo]

Definitely have to check out studio tracks by Devin. He is a known production genius & perfectionist is indeed known for a "Devin Townsend Wall of Sound"

[@deliriumofendless]

React to Pain of Salvation please! You are going to love it!

[@Metalmara]

This is one of the first Devin songs I heard like 15 years ago, nice to see it covered!

[@sethbrundle6506]

This is probably the song that got me into Devin. I'd heard the Vai stuff and knew he was an amazing vocalist already, but this was just such a unique piece of songwriting that convinced me that wasn't nearly all that he was.

[@netslow]

Great choice of a song! Masterpiece!

[@stingbubba]

Omg I can't tell ya how how how happy I am that you chose this song, out of all. I've been jammin' this song, nonstop, for a couple weeks. It's incredible. You rule \m/ Peace, Love n rock n roll!

[@HyperbeastXion]

I dont listen to him very often, but I am always stunned how one can compose and arrange all the shit that is goin on and still blending soooo well together

[@palantir135]

The wall of sound and noise. I often don’t like him screaming but I like his music very much.

[@MaddDogg316]

I'm still here. I'm not a big fan of Devin Townsend personally, but I can completely understand why someone would consider him their favorite artist.

[@DimeCrisBag]

Always, still here.

[@thiagowaldhelm]

I'm absolutely still here, sir Cheers!

[@ericzerull3905]

Devin Townsend "Deep Peace" from live at Plovdiv. Great song with full orchestra behind him

[@whitenoisestudio]

Awesome pickup on the open chords. Devin and band play in CGCGCG tuning usually

[@davebaritot]

Great one. He's one hell of an artist. I'm still here.

[@pickthestickup]

Devin Townsend - "Singularity"

[@GotMeStumped]

Such an amazing live performance! Cheers from🇨🇦🤘

[@jonny5696]

Gojira just released a new song called Born for One Thing. It's absolutely fantastic and honestly if you reacted to it this early I think the KZbin algorithm gods would smile upon you. Loving every single reaction, keep 'em coming!

[@Suraj_Parajuli]

true !! absolutely brilliant song !

[@inbloom08]

It's a masterpiece!

[@luke7842]

Yes!

[@jamescarter1535]

it was fucking fantastic I loved it. 3:50 was an awesome part of the song.

[@MmeHyraelle]

Im wo eager, after igorrr, gojira!

[@MorrisJoshua26]

The second you said "Wall of Sound" I just starting dying laughing. That term follows Devy like a shadow.

[@xMRxZEROx]

I never cease to enjoy people discovering the amazing talent of Devin. The man is a God. He's my God. And I'm an atheist. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@CatalystOfFire]

It's always weird hearing a DTP song I don't know and being amazed like the first time I heard Almost Again.

[@rimbusjift7575]

That's SYL

[@stevethornton3901]

I keep coming back to Fucker! with Bif Naked pumpin' out a corus for SYL - Just play this shit on the radio!!!

[@CatalystOfFire]

@@rimbusjift7575 yeah.

[@immaculatetoilet]

@@rimbusjift7575 this isn't SYL, this track is from Devin Townsend - Terria.

[@rimbusjift7575]

@@immaculatetoilet Almost Again, I was referring to.

[@CamiloSperberg]

What I’m really intrigued about is his 14 episode children’s show for the BBC hahahahah I can’t imagine what he might have come up with xD Nice song, I believe it is the first time I see someone react to this song, nice to see you are not purely going for the “classics”. And I’m still here :P

[@davep7589]

Mate really? What's the show called? I've got to see this!

[@CamiloSperberg]

@@davep7589 I don't know yet, saw it on his Twitter: twitter.com/dvntownsend/status/1359582280839172096?s=21

[@davep7589]

@@CamiloSperberg amazing, cheers bud

[@chaos_6657]

The first song of Devin i heard, was Kingdom and it blows me away. You really should listen to it. Trust me, it's a great song.

[@shr00mhead]

YAY! More Devin! Check out a song called "Love?" by a band hes in called Strapping Young Lad.

[@Cleopapiproduction]

BC rep!!

[@immaculatetoilet]

Love? is nothing compared to Skeksis, or anything from the New Black though.

[@shr00mhead]

@@immaculatetoilet Sure it is. I like love more than Skeksis or pretty much anything from New Black.

[@jbryan985]

Why do people recommend love when almost any song off “city” is so much better? Not saying love is a bad song, it rocks. But it boggles my mind that it gets blindly recommended every time over masterpieces like “all hail the new flesh”, “oh my fucking god”, “home nucleonics” and “AAA The fact that there’s no reactions on KZbin to the studio version of “all hail the new flesh” is something of a tragedy to me (the live version is fine, but the studio version destroys it)

[@shr00mhead]

@@jbryan985 Love? is still better.

[@user-oy7gz5bf2h]

Devin's always been about reverb/delay. Delay into reverb into another delay has been his go to guitar sound. He's used backing tracks to complete the sound of the band for all of his tours apart from the very last.

[@violetcrockett1205]

There's so much good you can delve into with Devin. His stuff is all a sonic journey. He creates this wall of sound that just wraps you up and carries you away. That and he's an awesome person, I took my son to his first concert many moons ago, it ws Devin Townsend Project and Gojira and both bands were so awesome to him. Devin kept making the funniest faces at him and after the show jumped down and came over to shake his hand and meet him. The guy from Gojira are all super awesome guys also, they brought him up front and shook his hand, gave him sticks and such. Like an amazing experience that my now 17 year old holds dear to his heart.

[@hmart6881]

11:07 It is, apart from all the musical aspects, a real delight to see someone like DT who's been through all kinds of troubling times - and now just enjoys doing what he can do best

[@luisruiz2446]

One of the best DT tracks, love the progression and how Devin can transport you to different places in one song. Really dig the channel, discovered it today and I'm at my 4rth video, cheers man

[@ddg550]

Hey! I've really enjoyed all your videos. You've clearly got a powerful musicality and curiosity behind all this and it's lovely to see - I'll finish my compliments another time, though. I doubt it'll be useful, but I'd like to recommend a couple things. Devin's music is all over the place in terms of genre. It's impossible to recommend anything that captures the whole view of his career. That said, I think these are some good portholes: 1. Strapping Young Lad: Skeksis This track is one of his heaviest, when he was working with a bunch of other deeply talented extreme metal musicians. It's both Devin-experimental and a pretty good insight into the textures of his music when he spent his time in that genre. 2. Devin Townsend: Ziltoid the Omniscient - By Your Command This track is like a baton pass between his SYL days and his solo career. Devin, according to interviews, never really felt at home with the ambience of the metal crowd of those earlier days, and Ziltoid the Omniscient was the album where he came out as a nerd who loved Andrew Lloyd Webber. This track is a great and early insight into his passion for both hemispheres of his musical passion. 3. Devin Townsend Project: Ki - Ki Going softer, and building back up again. This one, like the whole of Ki as an album, is much gentler, ambient and emotional than anything that came before it. Ki, the ultimate track off that album, culminates in something that allows the handover to the following album, Addicted. 4. Devin Townsend Project: Addicted - Supercrush Takes the earnestness and gentleness of the last album and puts some massive strength into it. Also shows that, while he's returning to some of the same kinds of sounds as his prior career showed, there are different production techniques at play, and the whole thing has matured with him 5. Devin Townsend Project: Deconstruction - The Mighty Masturbator This album is a full explosion into the Andrew Lloyd Webber passion that informed so much of the first Ziltoid album, and that element has been in major focus for most of his subsequent music, in texture if not in style. 6. Devin Townsend: Empath - Genesis Very, very hard to explain. Bless you & good luck!

[@thedrummerguy2008]

Still here man.. love your take. Devin was the last concert of all time (in my world) last March-ish. Dude's brilliant!

[@tanis7050]

This song is from Terria, i think the whole album is freaking great !

[@LordBacchus777]

I'm a still viewer most of the time, first comment, but this one hit close to home. I was at this show and Devin is just Devin. No words needed. Keep it up and thank you for the great content.

[@KeyOfGeebz]

Thank you, Phillip!

[@Hevy_Sevy]

Devin Townsend performs 'Kingdom' for EMGtv is another winner!

[@ProriffsorMetalben]

I’m still here, Geebz, riding these sweet waves you keep rollin’ out. Devin...I am just so glad that this person is alive and making music. What I love about his studio work is that each album is its own complete experience (even the ones meant to fold into a sequence), yet all are just purely Devy. I’m excited to get to ride through some tracks off them with you and the rest of the righteous Geebz Dweebz here! \m/@@\m/

[@sergiarilla8608]

Devin = upvote

[@chrisburrelljr9270]

I'm a fan of this band because of u thank u so much

[@tomhoyle3660]

Great reaction!!🙏 Thank You.

[@liamace1107]

How did I miss this?? I've been keeping an eye on subscriptions every day, how did I miss you covering my favourite musician again?!?

[@theferaldays]

I like the content you deliver, and love hearing what you have to say about the music you're reacting to. If you want a freight train full of stuff coming right at you, try Deconstruction from the same titled album of Devin Townsend. And yes, i recommend listening to the album version, because there is so much to discover, and for sure a lot to talk about. Deconstruction might not be everyones favorite, but it's a very interesting and entertaining lesson.

[@fortressofdistortion]

Somehow the studio version of this song was one of the first Devin Townsend songs that I ever heard and I remember thinking as I had with some of his other stuff that there was no way he could do this justice love. Well obviously I found out pretty quickly that I was wrong. The man just keeps getting better and better year after year. Great live version of a unique selection from his extensive catalog and a great reaction to top it off!

[@russellzauner]

1. Devin gives you the best introduction to himself - The Retinal Circus. It's basically a big stage production that metaphorically demonstrates Devin's life and journey as a human and musician. 2. If you would have watched "Universal Flames" from that show, you would have seen his wife and child on stage as it's his kid's favorite song. 3. Just do yourself a favor and go listen to Ocean Machine: Biomech, *right now*, starting at the first track and put it on repeat a couple times until the entire universe is tuned to open C...or maybe it was already tuned to open C and we only just finally figured it out.

[@russellzauner]

Plus, we have that Pub Mix. GROCERY OUTLET FOR THE WIN

[@Jess-Markt]

Yessss!! I requested this and am so excited to see you doing it. Devin’s catalog is infinite in terms of variety, quality and uniqueness, but Earth Day is one of his most remarkable, singular compositions (at least for me). So glad you loved this. As others have said, I’m envious that you get to experience Devin’s music for the first time.

[@danielsinnott2343]

You're so right on the wall of sound bit. He typically does that with his songs but there's so much nuance in there to pick up.

[@jamescarter1535]

I'm still here........and I always will be

[@Drivestort]

You should check out his earlier metal band, Strapping Young Lad. It's very different, but still great stuff.

[@Fluffy65]

Devin would love the irony of you talking about his wall of sound while suggesting us buy you a cup of coffee.. I'm still here, and nerds have feelings too dammit!

[@xMRxZEROx]

You know what I would LOVE to see you do. Since it's clear you're one of the few skilled "reactors" on KZbin, meaning you understand theory and can appreciate the complexity of this man, is to actually do a reaction to Devins Plovdiv show... I'd be more than happy to purchase you a copy of the show and send it to you so you could do this. I know it'd be a stupid long video. But I'd be highly interested in seeing what you think of the whole show, start to finish, and hearing your commentary on it. I'm sure this probably never going to happen. But I think many people would be on board with this.

[@scosstard3542]

If you come back to Devin Townsend, you should check Higher (live in Plovdiv), it is just mindblowing! Or check his song Genesis, it's amazing. Otherwise Dir En Grey - Vinushka - whenever you can fit them in your reaction list ;) Keep up the great work!

[@ViperRob]

My bday was on Earth Day years back. Also fell on Easter sunday once or twice. I always remember this song when it gets to be April lol

[@Slivarito]

Devin is my number one priority artist I want to see live after the pandemic dies down. Massive catalogue though, definitely will be good to listen through on your own time! I'd like to recommend Cynic-Integral Birth or Space for This! They were a heavy influence on a lot of the bands you've been checking out as well so I think you might pick up on some of that. Also love the pub mix, I always buy that one as well hahah. Aloha!

[@Jim-dz9wk]

I’ve seen Devy a bunch over the years, with DTP, DTB & SYL etc. Hands down the best live shows I’ve been to. Was lucky enough to see him just before COVID hit touring his new album. Amazing. SYL gig in 2000s Devin - “Ok now I want everyone to turn to your best buddy, and kick him in the nuts as hard as you can!” Crowd - *laughs* Devin- “Aww come on. You’d do it for Slipknot!” Comedy as well as music. Love him.

[@Pyromanaic28]

Agreed he should check out Cynic. Although I'd recommend something from their original album like "Veil of Maya" or "How Could I" with the context that the album was so groundbreaking and influential with some of the founders of death metal bringing jazz fusion elements into metal. "Textures" is pretty much a jazz fusion track. Geebz would dig the chakra themes in the music too. I had the pleasure of seeing Devin Townsend, Cynic, Between the Buried and Me, and Scale the Summit at the same show 11 years ago. Such an amazing lineup.

[@Slivarito]

​@@Pyromanaic28 I could definitely get behind either recommendation for sure, I think the difference between the two albums is worth checking out either way. I brought up Traced in Air mostly because of recording quality and I think he'd enjoy the way the vocals are layered as well as the progressions (especially that major to minor shift at the start of Space for This), but I think any Cynic would be a great choice, and yeah Focus was so massively influential. Aah that's an amazing lineup. I saw Cynic with Hypno5e maybe 6 years ago? Great show either way!

[@Slivarito]

@@Jim-dz9wk hahaha, yeah that sounds like Devy. I've been loving his quarantine concerts lately, he's so down to earth it seems.

[@murphyjay9084]

great job as always dude. you describe devin in a such a great way. thanks for your hard work!

[@IceKoldKilla]

So glad you did one more! Yes! I fucking love Devin!

[@erikmetalhead9191]

Love it

[@ace88bf]

Omg Geebz. You NEED to watch Why? Live at Plovdiv. It's the quintessential Devin Townsend performance. You will love every second of it, i promise

[@christopherhorton4634]

The tuning is open C, always. And yes, the keyboards hold those pads with a little overdrive and it sounds immense!!!

[@adamhenton6221]

Still here Geebz, Rock on🤘

[@HevyDevy101]

Good choice! - another great song by Devin that doesn't get enough love these days in the reaction sphere

[@luca_bc]

You're my favourite reaction youtuber, you just seem like such a nice person. And I really enjoy the way you talk

[@lauscho]

You nailed the open chord idea. Devin almost always plays in open C (or more recently that tuning down a semitone to B).

[@lauscho]

Also, you don't necessarily have to react to it for the channel, but before you put away this Royal Albert Hall performance, try to find the song "Universal Flame" from it. I won't spoil anything but if it doesn't make you feel warm and fuzzy on the inside and tear up a bit, you ain't no human being. :')

[@theclow614]

Hell yeah, Geebz!

[@JoshuaCairns]

I'm still here!

[@Nequiter]

Still here. Still suggesting his song, "Genesis"

[@TruzFest]

Nice pun 0:52 Thanks for doing Earthday, 'Devin'atly one of my favorites

[@scalpel4397]

Still here, thanks

[@Rama1118]

Wall of sound is exactly correct, good on ya

[@TentaclebuckeT]

IM STILL HERE!

[@J4ymichaels]

I'm still here. 🤘

[@Bellathor]

Seeing Devin live is prolly my second favorite concert I've ever been to (behind Symphony X/Nevermore back in 2010 or 2011).

[@Brandon-zn8rf]

Just barely heard this song!!!! I’ll gladly listen again!

[@jasonsmith4884]

another great break down!

[@omegaman420]

Devin Townsend usually tunes his guitar to an open C tuning - C,G,C,G,C,E

[@lohankarachay476]

This sounds so much like "I don't know what I am doing but sounds great!"

[@tajbaber9425]

Well, when you sing and play an instrument, sometimes you make sacrifices here and there, otherwise both suffer. Sounds like he decided to not let his voice suffer. He said in a tuning video, that open C let him find octaves anywhere on the neck easily

[@Easy_Skanking]

I'm still here! For a studio Devin track, check out "Tiny Tears" from "Terria", the same one "Earth Day" is on.

[@Pantera240]

Still here!

[@wyatt7426]

Fallout is my fav dev song. Likely the best mix of his old and new sound