Metal Musician Reacts to Polyphia - Playing God

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[@WaffleOnTheRun]

Polyphia are actually crazy, they can flex so hard and play crazy but at the same time make it approachable and melodic to the average listener.

[@coryleblanc]

no

[@Yoshimitsu4prez]

Yeah, over time their compositions have gotten pretty good. There’s various elements that kinda keep you from getting lost in the chaos

[@BarackObamaJedi]

You know the stank face? That's what my entire body does listening to Playing God and GOAT

[@Smithy2222]

@@coryleblanc yes

[@Smithy2222]

@Dezt flex means to show off, like flexing muscles but in this case musicianship.

[@TheDangerbreed]

Someone who gets it. The bass is shining in this song. Keeping it all together

[@delbomb3131]

I stand by it and never seen anyone else mention it, in the goat video the bass and drums are elevated on stage at the end within a house of worship while the 2 guitars stay on the floor for a reason.

[@freshbud6113]

Their bassist is the heart and soul.

[@judecarpenter2990]

Spoken by a true bass player. Agreed brother

[@Sungoku47]

Drummer is the most underrated member of the band. To keep up with these riffs is a feat in and of itself

[@charlesreid9337]

literally everyone in the band are brilliant

[@beensavage390]

wrong. scotty is the most underrated. he is a guitar God but he just so happens to be in the same band as Tim and that gets him EXTREMELY undervalued by the average listener while the drummer and even the bassist get mentioned more than him by every single reaction I watch

[@Sungoku47]

@@beensavage390 good point but I think Scottie gets his props

[@h4mmy753]

"Can I just have Tim's babies now?" Get in line buddy

[@briansmith3566]

The drums are just god tier. Whole group is insane, but the drums are keeping everything so insanely tight. They are so good at fitting so much in between the beats.

[@SuperCripple]

To answer where they filmed that first part, I finally found it: The Hall of State at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. (Hence the big star in the background and the Texas flag on the side)

[@MikeArelli]

That's a great find lol

[@quantumxfluxmd6821]

I was really wondering where that was too. That makes alot of sense that's generally where they're from

[@salvadorgutierrez9693]

HAHAHA I was wonderting that too, I was thinking like: where the f**k did they recorded this, at the FBI or something like that? LOL

[@sparda9060]

I notice the bass is in synch with the drums at the juicy parts. It's so subtle and amazing that people overlook it and not hear it even tho it brings the other instruments together cohesively.

[@DaTLMusic]

4:13 yeah that was my reaction too lol, that riff is so cool

[@judecarpenter2990]

Scott opens his bar chords way open. Love his augmentation of the chords. Really ingenious

[@charlesreid9337]

Scott is WAY underrated. Even amazes tim

[@beensavage390]

​@@charlesreid9337 scotty is so damn good and clean it's such a shame he is in a band with Tim but at the same time I'm so thankful he is. bc these two are an iconic duo

[@guilhermereis1657]

@@beensavage390 I think Americans try to say that Scott is as good as Tim just because he has more characteristics of an American guy and Tim doesn't. You guys hate being worse than half-breeds and others

[@armyvet92]

Yes, Tim is awesome but it is not just him….. the other guitarist is also KILLING IT !

[@jacobgonzales2780]

First time watching but your commentary is the absolute best! Insta sub

[@pageperpage]

Been binging on reaction vids for this song. The weird thing about this one, 66k views as of writing, 200+ subscribers haha give my man some props with subs lol

[@Mike-hr6jz]

The drummer is amazing as well as the rest of those guys

[@greed9419]

They motivate me to buy new guitar, master it , sell my guitar and start again from scratch

[@sydisticsandman]

@1:58 It's how he(they)* writes his music/ preforms it. Simply put. When they flex they flex within a cord or cord progression you know in the song, making it juicy with* the thick meat of the progression and flow of the song, and yet* ear melting with the artistic flair and speed, as well as, technicality within such restraints. It's how they blow your mind but keep your head bobbing to the beat. (It's brilliant really) My theory is rusty since doing lots of mushrooms in high-school but 🤷‍♂️ it's very similar similar how I play piano. I'd argue it's from "mastering" the song. Which is to say* when you've learned your progression and the ins and outs of* the song structure that you just start hitting the whole thing with everything you got tech wise. Scales flips stutters stacctos bends whammy harmonics etc. (Clearly I don't play guitar but hopefully this translates musically) and then record it all and pick and choose. Then see if you can replicate what you've created ooooooor Pick and choose what you like best and insert it in a re recording.

[@novamoosic]

goated comment

[@novamoosic]

genuinely helpful as a musician to hear it like that

[@sydisticsandman]

@@novamoosic thanks and awesome 😊

[@Procedurallydegeneratedjohn]

No they wrote it all on guitar pro more than likely then learned the songs after. Look up the program guitar pro. You can write every instrument and export midi. Tim uses midi heavily. Drums are clearly midi in the recording. Not saying the drummer cant play live because he clearly can.

[@sydisticsandman]

@@Procedurallydegeneratedjohn perhaps but I've seen Tim do breakdowns of him writing hooks and songs so he can and does make his own shit on Guitar then tweak and mod in post. He Def writes the drums in midi and the drummer is fantastic for not only learning it but adding his own flair and thus some actual soul to the drums. But please feel free to link me some sources to your wild claim that they program it all then learn it because there are plenty of videos to support the opposite 😉

[@KaryonTheirStory]

Tim is a anime character who was transported to our world

[@mellotron_scratch]

Gotta love that noise that you produce

[@villageidiot6537]

The World is finally learning about the beautiful sound of nylon strings….they have fascinated me for years.

[@azfaa2178]

For your info. “Polyphia”, comes from the word, “Polyphony”, meaning: “music whose texture is defined by the interweaving of several melodic lines” Playing off this definition, as a band, we capitalize on musicianship, and that, musically, each member of the band is a cornerstone of our sound. Thanks for your attention. @Mike Shreds

[@muhammadaminramli6350]

Bassline and drum is crazy

[@patrickbalkany7989]

guitar workshop represent

[@romeoromo-kt5vn]

My friend... is Flamenco progressive!

[@ajdow1424]

Keep up the grind man; your commentary is much better than like 99% of song reactors.

[@wesdizz6297]

his mic is horrible though. What's that static sound when he talks?

[@alpachenis7196]

He barely commented lol

[@CordyteActual]

You are getting a ton of noise from your SM7B, might want to adjust the levels if you have not already. Great video.

[@kenyattacoleman7284]

the first part is filmed at the Texas State Hall. The second part is filmed at some rich old lady's house lol

[@robbynugraha2081]

I'm freaking nailed it at the karaoke

[@kaydee3557]

Reminds me of Rodrigo y Gabriela

[@zsaz4453]

Its just classical riffs for a classic guitar but they play it on ibanez guitars.but very high level.

[@michaeljohns9003]

found it. it's the Great Hall in the Hall of State Building, Fair Park, Dallas.

[@ReeseDee]

"Tim you stop it" XD exactly

[@afailable]

The more I listen to this song, the more I'm convinced it's actually my favourite song ever... And I'm personally a guy who's more into 90s rap than any other genre of music

[@afailable]

@@duduvenom yeah they sound sampled due to the arrangement, but he's just playing ridiculously well

[@LargerThanCats]

Fan in the background? Some strange sound coming through the audio. Maybe a vacuum cleaner?

[@kbob9625]

Drummer was eating the entire song.

[@SwedeSpeeder]

Harry Mack on drums. 😂

[@xertiasstrat8957]

dude dw tim began classical at 3 he s 28 he practiced insane hours per days.. for years he had theory lessons for years and yeah he does play a lott this is very hard but not impossible but you got to do only this every day for mounths then you ll can play it but you would not play smth else

[@jarrwarxNiNjAx]

How to get laid 101: step 1: learn a polyphia song on the guitar, step 2: play polyphia song for a girl, step 3: take her to bed

[@grzegorzpotocki7098]

Please react to Marcin Patrzałek - Master of Puppets or Aerials. It's so 🔥🔥 🔥

[@MikeArelli]

I'll check it out!

[@jennhurl]

Flex 💪🏼

[@nickholm]

agreed on the bass tone but i feel theres a sine wave synth underneath

[@coryleblanc]

i feel there's some person whistling underneath

[@nickholm]

@@coryleblanc it’s omnisphere

[@EnkiSvohden]

You watch Cinebinge too?! XD

[@Ultra-Collector]

They’re playing the vocals on the guitar. For instance the beginning guitar solo in God is not a guitar solo! It’s simulating a🔥azz rapper coming out hard AF and dropping the first verse! Their music is based on musicians writing ,composing and mixing all genres of music. Creating all the bass parts,vocal structures,guitar harmony’s ,hip hop rap and R&B vocals ,then playing them all at once, together on just a guitar done by one person ,or in this case ,individually buy each of the two guitar players. Polyphia simply mixes all genres of music ,their rock and rap harmonies and their vocal lyrics ,then all written,composed and played on a single guitar ,wether they’re live or in studio! It’s one man doing what a 5 piece band can barely all do together and it’s Ultra impressive to say least. Unequivocally this is next level complicated music with more emotion and structure than some give them credit for! The bottom line is It’s not just music but artistic writing and musical brilliance at some of it’s absolute finest and most genius! As a professional studio musician ,Drummer and lead guitarist I can say I both hear and feel the absolute magnificence of Polyphia! -Crisis

[@jft7174]

Math rock 🤟🏼🤟🏼

[@Khanser]

Audio and video are not in sync, polyphia's video comes half a second later:/

[@agreetodisagree7059]

Just curious but what genre is polyphia ?

[@trueshura6722]

Guitar prog

[@TheMathias95]

Prog, electronic, math rock etc.

[@Phos7x]

Hard to categorize them but they're like a fusion of Trap, Math Rock and Prog Metal

[@EdgarFL]

2:55 i mean yes, but polyphia drummer i think holds more the song, i almost get out of breath earing that guy

[@robebojorquezgaming3126]

squid game s2 soundtrack xd

[@funkymania1624]

Why sub is less :(

[@cmdrglass5096]

But could he do it better than the Dooo ?

[@zackmash851]

tim? he does it better than thedooo every time he plays

[@starcomtachyon]

Polyphia back at it again making guitarists the world over feel inadequate.

[@miguelfaro6259]

this is guys know has much has m mom kniows about video games

[@sumantabiswas5547]

dont ignnor the drummer

[@canalkoalabr3694]

In the drum solo he seems satisfacted

[@wellnesportstore9519]

well if you only listen to metal you hole life then you dont realize that spanish finger picking style is way more faster and needs all your fingers instead of a pick that alone puts it into god level of brain melting rocking...AKA Playing God

[@Drawoj]

Fr! Those Mariachi bands are no joke!

[@Drinckx2]

It’s great, though, technically, what they are doing is not miles away from what Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucia were doing in the late 70s. It’s excellent music but I don’t know why some people are acting as if this is brain-meltingly innovative.

[@MikeArelli]

You're not wrong, it making trending though is a very good thing for music. I think the blend of "pop beat and structure" with that late 70s style will open up the new generations to explore more styles of music.

[@zackmash851]

theyre building on similar style but doing it in a completely new way - show me where those musicians in the 70s were playing over trap beats, adding effects in post, using synth pads to build a foundation, etc.

[@timothyvaher2421]

The Goat 🐐 kid is Jimmy Pages son... He doesn't want any attention Ever! So he's doing it this way and will never admit his Supernatural genome! Just say'n. Any other ideas!

[@jdogsful]

"metal musician pretends to be impressed by Polyphia". That was some boring ass shit.

[@knumbknuts4182]

I can’t play like them but I also wouldn’t want too. We get it their technique is great so is yngwie’s but he’s boring as shit too.

[@youknowit9547]

That trap sound gets old quick

[@flugrugr008]

Pffff, meh!

[@coryleblanc]

too much hybrid picking and ghost notes, unlistenable

[@pro-v7500]

Lmao

[@Erichwanh]

Yeah, also the lyrics totally suck.

[@gustavodelacruz6313]

How to laugh react on youtube

[@coryleblanc]

@@Erichwanh what lyrics? there are no lyrics

[@cuscoothriyas5163]

@@coryleblanc r/woosh

[@bluwng]

Overrated Chime sounding music. This is not the first title or video they make with occult imagery.

[@owlperchedsilo3745]

gen z metal musicians are terrible.

[@lubufengxian1828]

and which gen are you kind sir?

[@owlperchedsilo3745]

@@lubufengxian1828 , what do u think?

[@lubufengxian1828]

@@owlperchedsilo3745 dont even know your own gen huh ?

[@owlperchedsilo3745]

@@lubufengxian1828 , you're not gonna like my gen because my gen is not young and brainless

[@lubufengxian1828]

@@owlperchedsilo3745 so i guess you are old and hate kids eh...enjoy your solitary life then....