Devin Townsend - Why ? Live Paris 2019

2019.11.15 - Salle Pleyel Paris
Empath Tour Vol.1
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www.hevydevy.com/

[@DGaskell_Music]

Nothing screams metal more than singing Opera in a dress...What a man!

[@basosz]

True, although that's technically a petticoat he's wearing :P Not a dress

[@philanaemic]

So, 5 singers, 2 keyboard players, bass, Warr guitar and a drummer with 3 bass drums. We're close to approaching peak prog.

[@SyntheticFuture]

*laughs in Terry Bozzio*

[@mishamazureka3486]

Look up some videos of Gentle Giant live... we're not even close.

[@f4u5tus]

i was wondering 'why' this felt so masturbatory. thanks for clearing that up

[@KapudaDude]

I wonder how he affords em all ;)

[@silirat]

Lower Mid Tier Prog Metal

[@josephkirby5153]

Simply can’t wait to see this show! Something about Devin’s music touches me in a way nothing else does.

[@danielssonsgarage]

Yeah he is special! I started listning to strapping Young lad and now i listning to this shit 😂

[@danielssonsgarage]

And i like it, should i say

[@Liz-cmc313]

I totally agree. It touches my soul like no other music💞

[@lillejonas]

Saw the show in Copenhagen last Monday... It was freaking brilliant!!!

[@XiyuYang]

He never takes himself seriously lol, the Deadpool of metal music xD

[@richiemaxwell8078]

Devpool

[@sonocide6]

Never thought of it like this, but you are so right!!!

[@Koivisto147]

Honestly, I think it's just his version of serious.

[@Vynterchilld]

Nice skirt, Dev...He is so amazing live, his vocal delivery never disappoints. Plus, Che looks absolutely stunning!

[@Foxillon]

I was meters away from Ché the whole show. She is simply gorgeous, as well as being extremely talented. What a show !

[@juho-laurilevanen4739]

OMG Che is stunning

[@haolihfaioefh]

I thought it was a kilt at first...... I'm slightly disappointed, but meh. Che is beautiful....

[@russellzauner]

The guy never, EVER sounds bad. Even on the roughest bootlegs I've seen, his voice always punches through whatever giant pile of garbage there maybe be in between us.

[@BenAlbert]

@@Foxillon your so lucky to have been so close to Che and Devin and yes she is beautiful and a great singer and we'll what can you say about Devin such a talented musician

[@FlipperWolf]

6:16 He can switch from scream to clear with such ease and power it's just mindblowing really.

[@TheCrashx]

He's doing fry screams, so it's much easier to transition between the 2, plus he's not putting huge amounts of pressure into it, still highly impressive none the less

[@hughneutron5303]

@@TheCrashx damn you beat me to it

[@EvaMetalhankle]

It's just incredible.

[@nickvoyages1608]

This man is THE most amazing person on Earth. Words are not enough,really.

[@cybernymph]

I WAS HERE !!! IT WAS AMAZING!!

[@christophermorrison2]

Was at this show and absolutely floored that they used NOTHING but themselves to play to... especially all the Empath tracks. UNREAL. Gotta see this show.

[@TrulyStucker]

What an absolutely gorgeous recording!! THank you!

[@Leanie83]

Hi Stucker, I'm sure you'll see Devin soon!

[@daviddevilliers2828]

One of the most incredible artist of thé World

[@glumauig21]

One of the few times Devin performs on stage without a guitar on...I'm so glad it turned out this way

[@michaelhansen8959]

Saw the show today in the Netherlands. Amazing creative beautiful performance

[@80thtasties85]

The ONE & ONLY DT can do almost everything and it surely rocks !!! Grz from Germany!

[@ImDzp]

5:11 the front row getting an all so gracious up skirt from king dev.

[@b.brandonurrutiaacosta.9036]

this men is my favorite princess disney...!!!!! is beautiful..!!!!!

[@kristintilley9171]

If I could see Dev live every night, my life would be PERFECT. (seeing him in March...3rd time is a charm...CANT FUCKING WAIT!!!)

[@DogTree2024]

The journey this guy has taken over his career is truly amazing. Thanks Devy for having us all along for the ride!

[@michaelw.4434]

Balls or clams😂😂😂..Devins the man!

[@bakalaudia5620]

J'étais là, Je t'aime Devin

[@ambre4382]

J'aurais aimé ;-;

[@308Repins]

Seeing him in March. Just. Can't. Wait!

[@gardhul]

If I were there at 5:53 I think I would have cried of joy...

[@toddders1427]

Thank you for posting this.

[@Leanie83]

You're welcome

[@digitalmayor]

yeah no shit thanks for the video this is freaking dope !!

[@benthewavecame]

Loved the first 30 seconds of this but had to switch it off. Seeing the show in London on the 12th and don't want any spoilers lmao

[@russellzauner]

he said he selected players for their improvisational strengths, so you may very well not get the same show...it's not as thematic/story based as other tours i think, so there can be maximum variation between gigs if desired

[@SheepdogCommunity]

I saw him in cardiff the other day with this exact show - absolutely incredible!!

[@Jarrow13]

Amazing performance as expected from Devi. Love this new frontier.

[@rctudose]

Thank you so much for this, can't wait to see it live!

[@8steelheart]

i love the part at 6.16 when he goes from awesome growling to adorable opera,got tickets for Budapest 9 days from today...it will be the third time for me seeing this genius live

[@DragisaBoca]

The dude is completely insane... :)

[@vithhhhhhhh]

I would like to hug him like a brother. Incredible idol

[@maudeb7530]

thanks for having posted it! I love this song! greetings from Italy!

[@Leanie83]

Greetings from France :)

[@miked4382]

HAHAHAHAHA!! 3:41 Dev with the *BURP* and Diego's reaction after is priceless. Wish he was coming to Pittsburgh here in the States. :(

[@thedullahan5977]

Me too! I saw him at his acoustic show with Avatar back in May at Mr. Smalls

[@nocomment3600]

Charlotte isn't that far

[@chrisgr00ver]

show in brooklyn in february... not terribly far.

[@ryangood4595]

Absolute joy watching this performance, watching Dev be Dev, seeing Diego laughing almost the entire time, seriously one of the most important musicians/composers in my life Devin is.

[@jiivesuli6669]

I truly hope, we will have dvd/blu-ray of this!

[@davidtapp3965]

Even in a black see through tutu he's still the man. This is what metal is about. Pushing the fucking limits of music. Devin townsend you deserve far more than has been given to you though you already are the richest man in the world. Great family and the best fans a musician can ask for. Never stop pushing the limits.

[@cirith100]

Weird not seeing Anneke up there but Che is great too

[@djaric]

It's pretty simple, I see a Devin Townsend video I hit like. Probably wont be able to see him when he hits the States. :( So thanks for this!

[@fasme69]

Merci d'avoir filmé, c'était un concert de ouf! Devin

[@Leanie83]

Merci pour tes commentaires !

[@dirtpile]

Now the best video ever uploaded to KZbin

[@tiagocardoso4702]

Yeeeees! Indeed! Best human poop!

[@CLIFFLIX]

I love this guy to dearh! Ever since his first Steve Vai days!

[@appeltje40]

Thanks for uploading!! This is great! Devin plays in Tilburg this evening. I had a ticket but i'm ill at home ... waiting for my husband to come home and tell me how the show was. ;)

[@praverchiel5873]

No mameeeees! Looo amoooo♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ Gracias por subir el video ♥️♥️♥️

[@seba5837]

Love this man, period.

[@Zebula77]

I love this soooo much. My fave track on the album. :)

[@kayprout3234]

One of the best, one of the BEST XXX

[@Liz-cmc313]

Devin is perfection and magical 🤘💞

[@TheMaster4999]

This is why i love Devin.This is awesome LUL

[@minkorrh]

I just can't stop laughing. If no one else who other than Devin Townsend? He just never stops delivering.......something new. He just refuses a genre of any type, and more power to him for it.

[@melcymt447]

Tellement génial ce mec ❤

[@daviddevilliers2828]

Incredible band too

[@focusman420]

Seeing him so comfortable without a guitar makes me happy

[@alisaangeldust4440]

Oh, that's what was wrong, I felt like something was off, that's it.

[@jeremythornton433]

Aaaahh! He's just the best!

[@steffish]

This is ridiculous. Can't wait to experience with my own body on Monday!

[@IamQuintin]

Beautiful, the song is so good

[@tomb5219]

Un grand merci pour le partage, quel pied ça devait être !!

[@Leanie83]

Merci pour ton commentaire

[@gavinferguson]

Brilliant can’t wait for Glasgow gig in December

[@ulfingvar1]

Funny, I was listening to King Crimson, or rather ProjeKct One, when I came upon this.. Not sure I will survive the cultural shock, lol. But as I love both Dev and KC (in its myriad incarnations) maybe I will simply acknowledge that both are awesome, just from different musical dimensions.

[@jasonlazenby8895]

What a voice pure genius👍

[@magnuszetterqvist5936]

I’ll see you in Sweden!👍😘🇸🇪 Morgan on drums👍

[@SyntheticFuture]

I was about to ask "why..." but than I realized we are talking Devin Townsend here 😂

[@pekkalaitinen8769]

Never change, Devin

[@PainkillerDCXVI]

So good

[@RyanK...111]

Reminds me of The Wedding Singer. "He's losing his mind....."

[@inbloom08]

Gazes intensely..... "And I'm reaping the benefits" 😂

[@Furui93Shin]

When you thought that Devin couldn’t be any more awesome xD

[@hpmcginny]

I tried my best not to watch any videos, but this made me cave, and I'm glad it did!

[@GahMehGrrrr]

Glorious

[@daviddevilliers2828]

Wonderfull dev

[@zoranbl1990]

Just love Devin. What a legend haha

[@guylikesthings]

Dev and Che’s harmony make me wish for another Casualties of Cool

[@Overton_Windows]

Can’t wait to see this tour. I plan on dancing like a fucking lunatic dripping in sweat by the end....

[@mco7776]

OMG THIS IS AMAZING!!! ♥

[@polpa261165]

superb,absolutely genius

[@itkojecockot]

you can tell Devin is a big Zappa fan :D:D:D:

[@stijnstrotmann]

With this whole record I get this Zappa vibe.. more craziness and zappa-ish melodies. Like it. But I'm glad there were some golden oldies in his set. Think I still like those melodies better.

[@kitpalmer1583]

He's actually not a massive Zappa fan, he mentions it on one of the DTP commentaries

[@itkojecockot]

@@kitpalmer1583 well, in that case, it is a big coincidence he uses so many Zappa-like elements

[@chaosapiant]

Devin's starting to get some arms, I'm guessing he's still keeping in shape since the Transcendence tour.

[@philanaemic]

Keyboard player struggling to keep it together after that belch. xD

[@0xXMooWithMeXx0]

My heart

[@DropkickDex]

This is clearly the best timeline

[@egioch]

Why? This is exactly my question.

[@iossukke]

BRUTAL

[@christophersoren1768]

Trippy!😎Legendary

[@FolkloreNegro]

Townsend play Zappa. Love it.

[@victorbeas1261]

is that morgan agren on drums!?!?!? :O!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@lbekker2598]

Even with the potato audio, Devin sounds better than anything in the Top 40 for the past decade.

[@gooddoingo]

Devin: You gonna say what? Audience: "What!" Not sure whether it was to troll him. Either way it's hilarious.

[@fagulhafernoia6704]

Perfeito

[@dragonnaciente8282]

im watching this video while tha american music awards are on tv, very sad world we live in.

[@EDECO79]

Why? Turn that shit off!

[@jiivesuli6669]

my GOD!

[@christianmonteith8568]

Is this going to be a dvd/blu ray release? I'm looking more forward to seeing Empath in it's entirety than anything else he's ever done.

[@hrothgar64]

Yes. The show at The Roundhouse in London in December 2019 was filmed for a DVD/Blu-Ray release.

[@BlueCollarBanger]

Something is amiss in DevLand. Not sure what it is but something is off.

[@ravelitschimo]

Why not?

[@ThomasBlomster]

Zappaesque!

[@danielssonsgarage]

Hahah Love it

[@captnevilstomper118]

why did he have this setup everywhere except the shows in montreal?

[@TheSanctionextremis]

that is a massive drum kit. Do i see three kick drums? or am I just too used to metal?

[@arinur2347]

He is trying to break beyond

[@regortex3364]

Devins checked his priv and is woke as fuck, yiieeeaaaahhhh boiiiiii!!!!!

[@carnivoreclairvoyant6610]

i did that 1oooth

[@tomdt6801]

Le bassiste a vu d'la lumière il est entré sans déconner... Il a l'air complètement lourdé! ^^

[@FlipperWolf]

Tu pourrais activer l'ajout de sous-titre communautaire? J'aimerai beaucoup ajouter les paroles sur cette vidéo mais ont peut pas là!

[@thejanglesheep2408]

Fuck that was good!