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[@ParaditeRs]

One of the most iconic bands of the last 2 decades. Such a distinct sound; instantly recognizeable. Grew up with breaking benjamin.

[@xorinoa]

Ben Burnley is honestly one of my favorite vocalists. The tone and his vocal range...man.

[@valk4869]

He has a pretty standard vocal range tho, he's not anything special in terms of singing ability

[@BUD420MAN]

Lead singer from Evans Blue is pretty good too. The acoustic live session is a must hear/watch...There is a full video on YT if you search it. good stuff!!

[@EvilSewnit]

@@valk4869 even though, he has a very unique voice, and many people including myself love it

[@alexhollon7526]

@@valk4869 Standard enough, BUT he utilizes every part of his voice to add a certain affect or emotion. From switching between harsh tones or voice breaks, to a cleaner tone or falsetto. He uses all of that and accentuates the melody. He's giving off the effect that he has a larger range then in reality.

[@jaredwatson8942]

@@BUD420MAN wow very nice to see Evans Blue mentioned here. Love that band

[@paradoxengine6003]

There's an acoustic version of Dear Agony and its just Ben, his guitar, and the microphone. Its amazing, id highly recommend giving it a look. Breaking Benjamin is an amazing band. Please do more of their content! :D

[@fromthetrenches6421]

I agree, when he did it solo it seemed like it was a life or death situation if he didn’t play it perfectly. Really great performance.

[@treadstoned9915]

Yes! That performance was so good

[@joedirte1886]

I know you can appreciate it but their singer, Benjamin, does a great job on all of their songs of making his voice an instrument. He follows the rhythm and overall flow of the song with his voice rather than just singing and hitting the notes.

[@dyanalynn6698]

Yes!! He’s so good!

[@joaov_ds]

Until the End is a track that has a great left/right engineering

[@Soundtracks92]

Yessss

[@thegeneral713]

yes please!

[@frogtales1368]

If you want a harder song by them, the trilogy of Red Cold River, Tourniquet, and Torn in Two is an excellent set by Breaking Benjamin. All of the videos are connected, although we cant see it I think you'd enjoy it.

[@TwinPhoenix666]

"Hopeless" from the Dear Agony album is quite weighty. One of my favorites, for sure.

[@bradcampbell7377]

everything off their first album was their heavier gritter stuff imo

[@frogtales1368]

@@bradcampbell7377 I totally agree, Saturate was a great album. I just referred to songs that are more recent so there's no problem with audio quality and hopefully get a rare longer video.

[@ctlife5566]

These guys are from my hometown. I use to see them play at bars and small venues when they were just a local band.

[@EvilSewnit]

Man, what an opportunity that’d be!

[@VanMorgue]

Breaking Benjamin is one of the best and most consistent and admirable Bands of the past decades. Thanks for this Video, it was good to see you recognize and appreciate everything from a musician’s point of view.

[@mr.kll3n306]

Man I love this song, and hearing a raw live version with crowd sing along is awesome!

[@a_Fax_Machine]

I've seen them live, they put on a hell of a show. Worth seeing if you get a chance

[@dyanalynn6698]

So good!!!

[@legless4767]

They sound really good live!

[@mr.kll3n306]

They are definitely on my bucket list of bands to see!

[@legless4767]

@@mr.kll3n306 👍🏻👍🏻

[@theactualcanadian8300]

I’ve always liked this band. Saw them open for Disturbed a few years back, dope concert.

[@JaySay]

An awesome moment I remember with them is when David Bowie passed away, they did a quick live cover of _Under Pressure_ with David Draiman of Disturbed during whatever tour they were on then. They passed the vocals back and forth with it and really had a blast.

[@thatswrestling2749]

Yeah I saw them with Alter Bridge and Disturbed as well.

[@AlteredStateGaming]

@@thatswrestling2749 Pain in the Grass? I was there too! The Alter Bridge and Disturbed cover of Sound of Silence was amazing.

[@thatswrestling2749]

@@AlteredStateGaming Gilford, NH

[@saintofnowhere]

You got to check out the album version of this. It's so tight and powerful. One of the things that really take this band to the next level is how the rhythm and lead guitar work together so well. I love when a band has lead guitar through most of the song, not just solo's, and they do it so well. The lead singer/guitarist is also one of the best songwriters in hard rock.

[@justinwilder3514]

I’ll ALWAYS watch breaking Benjamin reactions.. all time favorite band

[@kimmiller2426]

Love that he recognized drums & bass. So important and places the puzzle pieces to a great song. This song is & will be a forever in my playlist. ❤️

[@eorlov89]

Great decomposition of this, would love to hear you do one of Avenged sevenfold - the stage

[@jimmyv1753]

The best thing about Ben. What you hear is what you get live. You see him live and you get exactly what you hear on the album.

[@patrickp3485]

Great call. Solid, underrated band.

[@JonnyRottenn__]

Some personal favorites as suggestions to check out: 1. Had Enough 2. Phase 3. Wish I May 4. Crawl 5. Without You

[@williamjohnson3348]

One of the best band of the 2000's!!!

[@justinhaugen130]

Thank you for more breaking Benjamin. Hope you will keep doing more of them.

[@SBguitarcovers]

Breaking Benjamin - Diary of Jane

[@craigus1991]

One of my all time favourite bands. Please do more Breaking Benjamin. Diary of Jane is a must! 🤘🏻

[@2008redsi]

This is their best song. Acoustic made it even better

[@2008redsi]

And lol I was waiting for that bridge section reaction.

[@xxndoxx1]

You can review anything by Breaking Benjamin and have a good time... Sooner or Later, Diary of Jane, lots of big ones and all powerful vocally and musically. To answer your one question about the arrangements versus the original, I'd say it sounds like they're doing their best to reproduce the same thing for the most part... Doing it well, considering it's all acoustic! Love the crowd noise in there!

[@primalmojo9599]

Definitely Diary of Jane, either acoustic or original are amazing, but honestly changes the entire dynamic if the song, it depends on what you feel like hearing. Also Without You, Give Me a Sign, and so many others my brain is spinning trying to think of them all.

[@tylerpalma5376]

By far my favourite band. I drove 18 hours to see them live. I have their logo and some lyrics tattooed on my back. I learned to play guitar just so I can play the music myself and get the emotions they sing with out

[@Existgoth]

i DARE you to do to all 32 minutes of Cassandra Gemini by The Mars Volta. sound of the summer.

[@shaneo998]

Love your reactions! You should listen to their track called “So Cold”. By far their best work. A stand out.

[@jacoblassiter6283]

Yes Jeebz love some breaking Benjamin and I’m so excited for clutch tomorrow. Keep up the good work man. Tourniquet is a great newer BB song you should check out sometime.

[@richardhill888]

CLUTCH!!!

[@gleem11]

I love your perspective dude! As a vocalist, you help me learn more about the instrumental side. Keep it up dude!

[@KeyOfGeebz]

Awesome, thank you!

[@messyfool]

Hey man . I’m a big fan of ur stuff . Keep it up. If u ever wanted some ideas . Some of my favourite songs are “confined” by as I lay dying . August burns red “afterburner” , and chimera “nothing remains” .

[@thegeneral713]

breaking Benjamin is awesome!

[@BrandensOutdoorChannel]

Sounds just as strong acoustically

[@jdbertel33]

Puka is one of several pidgin words from my years living Kaua’i that I still use to this day. It’s so much more descriptive in a certain way.

[@catherinereynolds9644]

Saw Breaking Benjamin right before pandemic shut down. These guys are young dad's and had all the children on the stage at encore. It was unusual for a metal show, but reality

[@catherinereynolds9644]

This is a live show recording. They were great to see live!

[@catherinereynolds9644]

Loved the "puja", you are educating us!💜

[@Jalynfein]

I agree with and appreciate your love for bass players. When i wanted to get into guitar as a youngster, i was persuaded not to pick the bass even though it's what I wanted to play.

[@RoadHammer1972]

Love them. Saw them twice once was an acoustic show but it was still amplified and kick ass.

[@ffs6158]

I've learned so much about how music comes together from this channel.

[@trentbarnes5811]

Love Breaking Benjamin

[@mehrabovi7751]

Ben Burnley's voice is just mesmerizing

[@simonockwell3485]

Thanks, never heard this acoustic version before :)

[@SierraBravo347]

You're Very correct, the bass player is a pivotal part of Any band. Remove the bass line from ANY song, and it is Incomplete. BB's bass player is just awesome...VERY talented and underrated, imo. 🤙🏻✌🏼

[@nanoalexx5098]

Hi Geebz! Would you please react and dissect The Humbling River by Puscifer? Love ya!

[@amaryllis604]

Since you mentioned bass players, I wonder if you'd be willing to do some ZZ Top? Their bass player (Dusty Hill, RIP) died last week and it would be nice to see him being remembered here. I know their songs aren't super intricate and complicated, but they are fun and everything just fits perfectly together. I'd recommend "Tush" for some great Dusty Hill vocals, but you can't go wrong with any of their hits. You probably know many of them already (who doesn't) but I'd love to hear your opinion anyway.

[@BUD420MAN]

He's up there jammin with all the past greats now...Probably jammin out with Joey in the waiting area right now!!

[@toreyjones5715]

@@BUD420MAN There are so many things wrong with that sentence. Lol. If 'up there' exists, a bunch of rockers aren't going to get in. Not with all that sinnin' they get around to.

[@BUD420MAN]

@@toreyjones5715 there is probably more wrong with you for even going there when someone is trying to honor someone that died... Go send your good vibes, reincarnation, or evolutionist hopes...... or whatever you say when you give regards about something that matters to you... Go start drama on your own post and stop being a Karen.. I wasnt starting drama, but some snake that hasn't evolved yet had to open their mouth.

[@BUD420MAN]

@@toreyjones5715 oh and a bunch of rockers would have just passed this by or clicked like because of the kind thoughts... The wanna be rockers are the ones that think its all about the devil and sex and drugs... And would piss on someone grave just for the "SHOCK VALUE". Git da fuk outta here...

[@toreyjones5715]

Just pointing out the hypocrisy of the statement. The devil isn't something that exists, but I guaran-damn-tee that old Dusty was in it for the sex at least, if not the drugs. And that's two commandments broken on the daily. You can't just pick and choose. If Heaven exists and there are rules, you can't just throw people up there in hindsight to make yourself feel better. But I'll admit, I was in a bad mood. It was more organized religion I wanted to bash, not you. That was just the medium to do so. And I don't send 'kind thoughts' or 'prayers'. Because it doesn't actually mean anything. "I wrote a few lines on your wall so that I can distance myself from your suffering, but still feel like I did something." is what it's actually for.

[@jotun.616]

Bass and drums are always great in BB

[@adamc8409]

Man i love these guys so much, one of my top bands ever.

[@jimmyv1753]

Breaking Benjamin is one of very few that really bring raw emotion to me.

[@UltimateAPBTS]

I hope you do the studio version of BREATH...👍👊😎

[@siskovich]

Welcome August with Primus "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver"! Time for a shift and some new grooves.

[@Th3BadThing]

What you said about the bass guitar, spot on. As a guitarist for a few years I did the usual guitarist thing and shat on bass, seeing it as a basic instrument for those too lazy for guitar. Well one day for our band practice, our bassist was sick and we tried playing through our songs. Woah, so much energy and feel was lost, and after that I really changed my mind. Bass guitar is a criminally underrated instrument for keeping a melody flowing, while not usually the forefront, it's always there and keeps you hooked even if you aren't fully paying attention to it. Always love seeing love for Breaking Benjamin too. Ben did a fantastic solo cover of Dear Agony by himself with an acoustic, it's like someone held him at gunpoint and said play it perfectly, he damn well did.

[@christophersmith2662]

great live band

[@richardmckinsey6555]

Another great video Geebz! Anything by Clutch will be cool to see you react to. If I had my pick, it would be anything off their second album titled Clutch. That’s the first introduction of them for me. I was 13 when it dropped and a friend brought it over one day. I had never heard anything like it. Seeing them live eventually just made them even better in my mind. Love me some Clutch!

[@charley1449]

Would highly reccomded In the court of the dragon by trivium

[@MrTKDPanda]

Yes, or amongst the shadows and the stones

[@burningtheevidence8038]

Shogun

[@psychedwellness77]

Geebz, you seem like a super cool dude that I could total have a great time hanging with!! Just my opinion and intended to be constructive criticism, but this channel was way more engaging when you were getting into lesser know tracks and bands! All this mainstream basic music is a bummer to me... let's get back to getting deep bro! I thank you and your channel and viewers for turning me on to Plini and Twelve Foot Ninja. Plini is one of the best things I've heard in my life. "I'll Tell You Someday", "Sweet Nothings" and "Pan" are some emotionally stirring tracks. I'd love to hear more brass also! Fookin love me some horns, especially paired with some amazing drumming!

[@KeyOfGeebz]

Hi Darryn - thank you for that. This whole journey has been an exciting one for me but now find myself thinking about a "show" rather than about the organic reason why I even started this channel. More lesser-known bands are on the way :)

[@levilee207]

Hey a fellow TFN fan! Absolutely adore those guys. If you haven't yet, check out Faith No More's album Angel Dust! The vocalist (and imo probably the others) take huge inspiration from that band

[@psychedwellness77]

You're the man Geebz! Thanks for taking the time to reply!

[@dcbacon8617]

@@KeyOfGeebz 'Enter Shikari - Zzzonked' would be such a band ;D A hidden gem all the way from England!!!!

[@Natsirt666]

His voice reminds me a bit of Gavin Rossdale from Bush.

[@UnXplainable1]

BB has a real talent for taking heavy songs and unplugging them. The acoustic version of “So Cold” is a standout. If you’re looking for more acoustic, “Angel’s Son” by Sevendust is a home run. Live version, studio version - doesn’t matter. Both are powerful. Also, a band called Godhead recorded a killer acoustic set a while back and “Far Too Long” and “In Your Sleep” are crazy good. 🤙

[@siyat528]

Sevendust is a great recommendation. Not acoustic but I'd recommend Karma or Live Again.

[@greygreygray]

Yay more Breaking Benjamin!

[@dmitrigukasov8618]

I haven't listened to a live version of this song, and this was amazingly similar to the studio version.

[@michaelriddick7116]

Breath and Angels Fall are two of my favorite tracks if theirs :) 💘❤❤❤💪🤘🤘

[@michaelriddick7116]

A Shotgun Named Marcus next week? 😊😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😎👹

[@jharris7]

Aloha! I found your channel because of Sevendust (I'm glad I did!) ...They did a whole acoustic album and I'd love if you did a breakdown of ANY of that!

[@jharris7]

The song "Crucified" is my favorite on the album 😁

[@Copp.r]

Omg pls for the love of god react to more of them😩

[@luxetveritas9196]

I adore this song

[@FlippyMcBossman]

Would love to hear your take on some ERRA or Ghost Atlas

[@MrGreendayzed]

If you love an inmate sounding song you should check out Incubus - aqueous transmission. This band used to be a tool cover band i think. I don't think bass gets the recognition is because you have to be trained to hear it in the mix if the tone isn't distinct from the guitar. Plus a lot of people won't spend more then $20 on a headset so the mix gets squashed together.

[@hardlymovinson9405]

I think their drummer gave a nod to Jon Bonham’s halftime shuffle in “Until The End.” around ~1:48

[@zeeman857]

If you like bass, you should check out The Omnific. They're an Australian instrumental band with 2 bassist and a drummer. One of their newest songs called Posterity is a real head banger

[@punkrocker4life9674]

This song is just as incredible (if not moreso for me) in its studio recording

[@goatmilkofficial]

Lovin your vids man. I wanna see your reaction to some electronic music, specifically Autechre!!! They're the punk rockers of electronica. Try Xylin Room, that's the track that sold me. Cheers!!

[@Mike.Kachar]

Clutch - Electric Worry Or there's a lot on their self-titled album you could do (Big News I AND Big News II (that'd be a great bonus to get 1 & 2 in 1 video), or Escape From The Prison Planet, or (the song "we" all know them from) Spacegrass, or Tight Like That, or Animal Farm). That self-titled was a great one... I CAN'T WAIT! SO EXCITED FOR TOMORROW!! Thank you thank you thank you!

[@jotun.616]

If youre going acoustic BB theres no beating "without you" .

[@craigelliott6694]

Anthem of the angels is a must listen helps if you watch vid. Heartbreaking

[@Fetaldareaper1414]

Acoustic and live songs are great... when listened to live. If your going to listen to or react to a recorded song, listen to the official studio version because that's how the band intended for the song to be listened to. This song sounds so much better in the studio version.

[@reyyansounds]

9:10 he took the breath right out of you geebz

[@joedirte1886]

I can’t wait until we can go back to concerts regularly and get these intimate experiences again

[@ShavidDerf]

Clutch tomorrow! Yeah!

[@rageagainstmyhatchet]

For Clutch there's only two real choices in my experience - The Regulator - and - Ghost - Both are slightly more restrained than their main sound, but are totally atmospheric, groovy and represent the genre brilliantly.

[@xxndoxx1]

Oh, and if you want Clutch suggestions, my vote is Escape From the Prison Planet... It's a grimy, funky, straight forward head bobbing example of good Clutch

[@holtihesher]

The Daysleepers - Loved By The Sun

[@brendan5316]

I believe this song is actually about his struggle with alcohol addiction.

[@dimarazruv7032]

Let’s go

[@EvilSewnit]

Mark klepaski is a phenomenal bassist, but is sadly unknown by most

[@kellyhouse4263]

Must hear the Trilogy from Breaking Benjamin! One of my favorite bands!

[@flamegamingx4717]

never heard this version, pretty cool. (Is it a live version idk)

[@altercell_]

I didn’t even know they had this acoustic version

[@BUD420MAN]

Breaking Benjamin is a great band. A lot of people try to put them into the Nickelback category but i wouldn't . Also another band that kicks butt is Evans Blue... Maybe you can check them out some time!! And yes I will mention Jason Richardson and Luke Holland - Ho's down....Again....Awwwright!!

[@One_Bar]

I would request Theocracy - I Am for a compositional decompose. It’s 11.5 minutes but feels like it’s 3 or 4 when it’s over. And it’s basically a hair/prog metal mash stylistically.

[@ndowroccus4168]

Noice! breakben

[@jimmyv1753]

It’s very similar. A lot of hard electric guitar in the original. Which doesn’t always translate to acoustics that’s why you get so much of the high ding ding ding from the guitar that plays better as electric but is completely authentic to the original. So definitely check out the original. It will give you more appreciation for the range of the acoustic to match the original.

[@shesellsseashells2365]

Clutch request-- Careful with that mic

[@mtgguiltfeeder4111]

Berried Alive - Strawberry Serenity If this song doesn’t blow your mind I will eat my hat….

[@clays_carvings8359]

Deadly Circus Fire - House Of Plagues. Would be cool if you covered that, wicked band from across the pond. Sound like a heavier Tool.

[@johnhill762]

Where did you find this version of breathe? I NEED this!

[@jmuldoon4603]

Can’t remember if I’ve recommended this before, but If you haven’t checked them out before, I think you’d dig some Portishead. They’re an immensely chill vibe group, I believe ‘acid jazz’ is the genre they get placed under most frequently.

[@OtisENGINEuity]

You should do Green Day sometime Nice Guys Finish Last or Longview. As for more acoustic.. you should check out anything off of Godsmack's acoustic album, especially Re-Align and Touche.. Touche was written just for that album and features John Kosco of Dropbox (their hit was Wishbone.)

[@tunesquid]

You should check out some Canadian bands. Alexisonfire, Billy Talent, Sum 41

[@AlexKingOTD]

The tea party. A rock band from Canada that has a "The Doors" sound with Middle Eastern sounds. Anything from the 90's.

[@primalmojo9599]

OMG I remember some of their stuff! I remember I loved them back when I went through a big Doors phase, they kind of filled a hole when you wanted more. Thanks for the memories!

[@AlexKingOTD]

@@primalmojo9599 no problem, they're a great band. Listen to "Drawing down the moon"if you haven't.

[@glowyrm]

Can you do a Shadow of Intent and/or Rings of Saturn song. Think you would get a kick out of them because of different reasons for each.

[@Bmm1620]

Do Red Cold River, So Cold. or Polyamorous for your 30 day revist!

[@luke7842]

Please do 'Hollow Life' by Korn. It's a bit different to their usual stuff.

[@bygoneorigins]

First time hearing this version of this song but it made a great video. A great acoustic track by Radiohead you could do, if you haven’t already and you have too many videos, would be True Love Waits from the I Might Be Wrong live album. Just Thom and a guitar.

[@mrp8674]

ELDER ELDER ELDER. Please. Thank you I am still here

[@Lukewarm111]

You kind of remind me of the singer of the band Youth of Today