Music Teacher Reacts: SMALL TOWN TITANS - Mr Grinch

[@SmallTownTitans]

My dude! This fantastic to watch! I'm a music teacher as well, so watching this was a treat 😎 We recorded this at Hybrid Studios in Nazareth, PA. Great place to record! Saw you talked to Ben about having him / us on the podcast. We'll hit you up! ~ Phil (singer/bassist)

[@nicholashewett979]

You being a music teacher makes a ton of sense. You incorporate a ton of styles into your vocal performances that usually require a ton of versatility and then meld it to a show of art

[@nicholashewett979]

My apologies for the over use of the word ton...

[@shannonwilkerson]

Phil, I would love to interview your band as well, for my podcast! Check it out and let me know if you'd be interested. Bourbon, Bullets, & Badasses Not on KZbin, BTW. Audio only, on most streaming platforms.

[@amazinggrace5692]

Hello Nazareth .. love from Allentown, PA. 💕🐝

[@1982MCI]

@@amazinggrace5692 my sister lives in Allentown also, it’s a small world Cathi, take care!!

[@SmallTownTitans]

P.S. The fact you compared one of the vocal lines to Bruce Dickinson has me floored. 😂 ~ Phil

[@shannonwilkerson]

I have LOVED everything you guys have done from the beginning! Keep it up, because you're an absolutely amazing band, deserving of FAR more credit and fame.

[@spy44yogi]

Phil thats one thing that hooked me when I first heard this. Shadows of "2 minutes to Midnight" for sure IMO. How Bruce starts in the lower register singing about waiting in his cold cell and later pounds into the belts later is where I make the comparison bud.You guys are great! Keep it coming and I will be buying your stuff for sure.

[@CasandraHerce]

I love the version, the color of the voice, the intention and how it's growing... It's simply a badass song! 🤟😎 Greetings from Mexico City!

[@leehanson1416]

It's an apt comparison. Maybe, someday, I can get you to work with my vocalist in my band. He's awesome, and I'll bet that you could put that tiny bit of polish on his talent.

[@Roadkill4DC]

Small Towns Titans just get better and better. Love them

[@bgwines4939]

Hey man. Loved the video. I'm actually the guitar player of small town titans. I just played a mesa boogie duel rectifier through a nano pog octave generator. Thanks for the video!

[@rogermolstead2145]

BG - Really great job man. Loved it!!

[@TempleMusicAcademy]

You got chops bro! Any chance you’d like to be interviewed on my new podcast? Please email me: [e-mail]

[@garethmee5719]

"mesa boogie duel rectifier through a nano pog octave generator"... that sounds like something Doc Brown would say to Marty!

[@rogermolstead2145]

@@garethmee5719 It's not you Marty, It's your kids!! We gotta do somethin' about your kids!!

[@mamabrantingtherapist]

Small town titans!! Hail!!!

[@crysdelacruz]

Holyyy crapp I had never heard of them before this video but damn I’m about to binge their videos!

[@heatherbeane3234]

This is my all time favorite rendition this song they did amazing job.

[@amandaandersson5562]

I love Small Town Titans! So glad that you reacted to them. I recommend Dragonfly (slow song) and Devil’s Choir.

[@jenniferannfleming]

Devils Choir is my all time fav STT song 😍

[@amandaandersson5562]

@@jenniferannfleming Mine too. And the video is hilarious!

[@jenniferkrueger5808]

Yes!! devil’s Choir is awesome!!!🔥🔥

[@rogermolstead2145]

Great rock version of 'Grinch' !! This was an unexpected treat and a great surprise. Never expected an arrangement like this that I would really, really like!! Good stuff !!

[@barefootalien]

Oh hell yeah! This was out of nowhere for me. XD Holy crap does that vocalist have some chops! To go that low, and also get that badass rock scream? Tasty... good charisma and energy, too, solid groove, good energy, consistent tempo when it would've been way too easy to let it spiral... kickass!

[@tbascoebuzz4782]

A four octave range.

[@mikearnold7154]

They have great originals and awesome covers they pour their hearts into music

[@troypickett6102]

Great reaction video! ALL of their songs rock!!🤘🏼

[@garyjorgenson8668]

Watch the tribute he sings for his mom called Dragonfly. Doorbell and Hallelujah are amazing too...I wish there was live music again so I could hear these guys LIVE!!

[@dawnbrooks5512]

Small Town Titans is my FAVORITE .

[@TempleMusicAcademy]

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[@dawnbrooks5512]

@@TempleMusicAcademy So, I guess watching your Reaction vids are part of my Christmas Tradition now :) I could still watch your face all day :) Hope you're well !

[@markgriffin9617]

First hearing of these guys. Severely impressed! Digging deeper.

[@Turbobrahhh]

These guys are our idols we opened for them a few years ago and they still suport us

[@zachmatthews1249]

I visit this rendition every Christmas since it was released

[@rickharper8455]

Check out their cover of Hallelujah and also Fat Bottom Girls. Great band!!

[@nicholashewett979]

My dad is a huge classic rock guru and generally HATES covers. He highly respected their work on Fat Bottomed Girls.

[@rickharper8455]

@@nicholashewett979 I thought they did a great job with it. Covers are tricky with me, especially on songs I really like. I find most covers don't meet my high expectations. If a band is going to cover someone else's song they better kill it!! I tell you someone else to check out, Teddy Swims. He's a badass!

[@andrewwebb6270]

I love STT. I was introduced to them when we all got "rained out" of a music festival and they set up with a drum box and an acoustic guitar and they played their own stuff and covers of the bands we were waiting to see. They sold their CDs for whatever we felt like paying and man they are just the nicest guys. Definitely recommend "Dragonfly" by them

[@Melly01]

STT is my favorite band! I came for Grinch 2 years ago and stayed for everything else. I agree with those saying you should listen to Dragonfly, which is a song Phil, the lead singer, wrote for his mom during the week or so before her passing. It's emotional and breathtaking in its elegance and honesty. Their original music is ah-mazing! I don't know what you like, but if you like rock, try The Man, Rufflin' Feathers or The Ride. Devil's Choir is musically complex with a gorgeous fugue in the middle. Sex & Candy is a cover of Marcy Playground's song, but it is as different as this one is to the original, stanky, bluesy, raw, raunchy in the best possible way. Lol. Behind the Moon starts with acapella harmony reminiscent of Seven Bridges Road and then veers off into another direction. Want surprise? Check them out, they never do what you expect.

[@angieallbritton1411]

Review The Ride by STT. Chills, dude!

[@scotthill4936]

Check out their version of Folsom Prison Blues!!

[@rockwithjerry]

Lots of great tunes from STT.. I love that they're not afraid to cover the tunes we love! They do a great version of Folsom Prison Blues, and Tiny Dancer.. They're coming along with the originals too!

[@robinsings]

Dudes a beast.. love it!

[@lloyd1179]

Try their version of "Folsom prison blues "

[@janayarutherford7330]

First time hearing this, the lead singer gave me a Mike Patton feel. Love the band, extremely talented musos👌

[@suehbing]

The Grinch is my spirit animal! I love this rendition!!!!! Wahoooooooo!!!!! Sue

[@jaelannegilliam8932]

Let me breathe and Monster are so good of theirs too!!! They're a new find for me as well

[@jenniferkrueger5808]

Lead singer’s vocals are Sick!!!! Love him!!

[@nicholashewett979]

The “drop” you asked about is done with what’s called an expression pedal. Expression pedals can do a lot of different things including pitch shifts.

[@amalfi460]

I had an old rack mount harmonized that sounded like the guitar

[@ryankoontz5621]

Monster Mash, Folsom prison blues, junkie for you, they do a bunch of Queen covers that are bad ass

[@capt.phineas2364]

Love the reaction, and the music video. I am unfamiliar with STT, so I will have to look into them. Looking forward to your Grinch series, especially since the other 3 you mentioned are all incredible to listen to. Continue to learn new things watching, so keep it up. Be well DJ.

[@radzillo]

Hey just stumbled across this song and your channel. I subscribed to both. I don’t play anything but my 14 yr old son has been playing guitar for 2.5 yrs now. Really loves it. Takes lessons from 2 local guys. Any words of wisdom to keep his going with it? He is in 9th grade. He has played out publicly for a few songs this summer with his guitar teacher so not afraid to play in front of people. Also love your comments on this song! I loved it! I will see if I can get my son to watch your channel.

[@TempleMusicAcademy]

Find true passion and joy in anything you do and you’ll be a legend. Never forget why you’re doing something and always aim for finding happiness over skill. Never give up and watch it go!

[@stretch493]

just a heads up, that Small town Titans just released an acoustic video for this song.....

[@logancranley6659]

Literally every song they do is awesome. I almost never like covers more than the original song, and two of their covers are better than the original in my opinion.

[@domenico_ginny6164]

I used to listen to black label society when I was 8. Way to young, but god did I love watching them on an old fashion CT television

[@danajohnson1189]

I like their cover of Hallelujah

[@Melly01]

@Charleigh Buell, I played Dragonfly and sang along with it for my dad in the final hours of his battle with Alzheimer's. Then we played it at his funeral and Phil's voice soaring out of the speakers at the church is something I'll never forget. And I got a dragonfly tattoo in my dad's honor with this song in mind. It is hands down one of the most impactful songs I've ever heard, especially when you apply it to the loss of a parent, or any loved one. I bawled in the middle of a dive bar in TN last year and put my arm around a stranger while she cried for her husband, telling me they played it at his funeral. 😭

[@Rosannasfriend]

That was awesome. He starts the song even lower than the original does, which is something.

[@darquemode1165]

Yeah the first time I heard this I heard the first lines and thought we were getting a Crash Test Dummies-esque bass vocal, but those gritty belts kicked in and I was overwhelmed!

[@joebrightwell5421]

Man small town titans and hallelujah... just everything about his voice in that song does wonders HIGHLY RECOMMEND MAN !!!

[@TonyFragz]

I love that you picked every part of the band apart. Guitar, vocals, and drums.

[@jennifermitchell1998]

Love Love Love the Small Town Titans! Definitely recommend all their original music! Rowdy and Reckless, More or Less, Then and Now, Junkie, and Party in Hell are all great, Devil’s Choir is my favorite- oh, and Shadows!

[@celticwolfsong1373]

I'm a little late to the party but here I am. I have heard so many versions of this song, this is the one that makes it into my play list. My favorite version by far and I'm a huge fan of voiceplay but this one wins out for me. Lol its also the only Christmas song my husband willingly listens to.

[@DianaRussia531]

this is an awesome version

[@terrinpeterson9899]

He dropped the guitar with a Whammy Pedal, dive bomb sound. His effect is an Octaver. 🤘

[@TempleMusicAcademy]

Thanks!

[@terrinpeterson9899]

Getcha Pull!

[@drscaggs65]

Highly recommend their version of Hunger Strike truly amazing

[@psyclepath1964]

Anytime there's a STT reaction, I watch it. So far, this is the best reaction video I've seen. You've earned a like, subscribe, notifications on, and a comment. Now I have to look through your videos to see if you've done Queensryche, Take Hold Of The Flame! 😎🤙😊🤟

[@TempleMusicAcademy]

Thanks so much for the kind words! Welcome to the channel and the family :)

[@JargonThD]

I composed an eloquent comment about interrupting this singer in his masterful rendition of his very first lines of the song ... and backspaced all 8+ lines of the screed. Merry Christmas, sir. Let's all have better days ahead. Still subscribed. Cheers.

[@snowroses174]

Every time i hear this , Jim Carey s Grinch pops into my head ... LOVE THIS!!!!!

[@kenlynn3563]

I know the lead singer and he has always had a voice , but he’s grown into such a fantastic singer.

[@timthurston5296]

These dudes fucking killed it……

[@ryanbeverley1546]

You should check out thier covers of Folsom Prison Blues and Hallelujah

[@unacceptablecodyberg1402]

Ill say this... theyre the only band ive been recommended. I now have loved this band for 5 years.

[@BigBeRad]

You should listen to all of SMT's songs. I love these guys.

[@jrobinson7206]

Ruffling Feathers will melt your face. Hunger Strike with Matt James is awesome. Social Drift Away is great

[@chrisbrown6780]

Flange with a reverb\vibrato and a phase shifter vintage big muff

[@daveduncan518]

Did you just mention Pride and Glory? Subscribed!

[@delord1619]

Three guys, one room, in one take, and they crushed it. What's not to like.

[@bigvol1596]

I AM THE MAN, Me, myself and Monster are some great tunes by this band. Gotta check those out

[@edwardlance2379]

Are there other songs by them you should check out? Yes. Which ones? ALL OF THEM!

[@nicholashewett979]

And the effects sound mostly fuzz driven for the distortion.

[@davidmyers6478]

Love the Zakk Wylde shout out! |BLS SDMF| These guys did do a sick cover. His voice is insane!

[@leslieholland7843]

I normally hate this song, but this was a stand out variation, as were your 3 other Grinch covers. I am finally getting into the Christmas spirit. Thanks!

[@keithgreeson2401]

Ben (the guitarist) is using what I think is an Electro-Harmonix Nano POG to give him that synth type sound.

[@AK-wc2gk]

OMG please do more STT!! Their new song is awesome (Rufflin' Feathers) Great reaction!

[@douglassmith4969]

Really enjoyed your reaction. You might also want to check out their covers of Fat Bottom Girls and Folsom Prison Blues.

[@bmdbigfeet1031]

Deep down, gut pulling power. Don't know any other way to describe this cover.

[@mikecook5749]

They are my favorite band that I haven't seen yet.

[@titdavy]

Just go see theirs songs and even his solo interpretation of toxicity by SOAD, album are dope Folsom prison blues too

[@spy44yogi]

You should check out "Let Me Breathe" from their new record "Ride". You will love it . I know I do.

[@BigPapaJ01]

Hahaha surely not everybody was kung fu fighting, love that

[@mikearrington6765]

You should do a reaction on small town titans junky for you

[@johnmckinney1493]

Zak did spend a bit with Ozzy too

[@robynreiser]

Check out "The Ride"

[@donyorks9594]

Check out their version of Leonard Cohens "Hallelujah". Great cover!

[@bradlambert7039]

He's just doing doubles at the end and the tom mics aren't really up that much in the mix... not the most technical fill but he didn't really mess it up either.

[@kenswileyminx]

They did a cover of monster mash. Also hallelujah

[@masynmorey6769]

The guitar is certainly a phaser turned to 11 lol

[@cherylrymer6782]

These guys are so awesome - been a fan for 2 yrs. They have a live streaming concert the 19th on Veep.com for access! Don't miss them!

[@dianaklien1560]

Speaking of never judge a book by the cover, have you seen Colter Wall “The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie” Original 16 Brewery Sessions?

[@collar1022]

Recommendation: Small Town Titans cover of "Fat Bottomed Girls" (IMHO, that cover would make Freddie Mercury proud!!!)

[@TempleMusicAcademy]

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[@maddhatterwanderland45]

Check out Godsmack covering a beatles song

[@billy_h_bonney2097]

thats a schector deamon 6 the guitarist is playing. The pick ups alone are very aggressive

[@micromachinist3419]

Actually yes, everybody WAS kung fu fighting.

[@psyclepath1964]

Hey, since you asked, I'd like to see you review SST The Man. It's an original and it's SCALDING hot! 🤟

[@TempleMusicAcademy]

No kidding!? I should give them another shot!

[@rlbigfish]

I think he's using an octave pedal for sure.

[@Melly01]

I've heard it live a couple of times. No tricks or gimmicks - this is his voice - he has ("on a good day," I've heard him say) a 4 octave range. He's just that good! Hope you'll check out some of their original music. I was drawn in by this song 2 years ago and never left - now I'm one of their biggest fans! :)

[@delord1619]

I wonder if the drummer's problem at the end was maybe he was concentrating more on his singing and his coordination deserted him.

[@oldmetalhead27]

Sorry, off topic, but I have that same t shirt.

[@Leviathandk]

Dude. Just buy all their stuff. Its all in this tier and feel! :D

[@windjammer3950]

you said zakk wylde and i subscribed

[@ambrossialynn4041]

please don't hate >.< Rush will always have my heart for trios (theys my babies period)... but credit where it's due... that had me floored! I'll have to check them out some more ^.^ ty!

[@cintyaenciso7551]

Only guys karaoke to this song on smule and starmaker apps. Then there is me. Yeah I try.

[@KageKeeper]

Watch Hallelujah. Fat Bottom Girls. I mean, anything. These guys are amazing.

[@thehorrorlord1658]

Check out the man

[@stulofty2008]

please react to small town titans fat bottom girls great cover

[@TempleMusicAcademy]

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[@jasonjones4695]

I get more Chris Cordell than dickensen I think this dude could sing for both maiden and soundgarden

[@svenidol]

What's one more version? Check out Lindsey Stirling too! Lol.

[@trinkab]

No "The" in Pentatonix.😁

[@crabuki1273]

Drummer is a Paul Heyman guy, that's funny. Hah! I'm trying to decide if I like the guitar tone and DJ mentions it. I don't think I like that tone in the end. Love this song though.

[@RobertSmith-wu1eb]

Folsom prison

[@scottmcbride9926]

Fat bottom girls They rock it Tiny d ancer acoustic you'll be sirprised Acoustic grinch is equall in AWESOMENESS TO HYDROELECTRIC versio n

[@scottmcbride9926]

I'd like to see their "POLISH" on War pigs Jesus just left Chicago,PEARL NECKLACE AND ,WITH A LIL ELP FROM ME FRIENDS !!! ONLY FOUND THEES GUYS LATELY,HAVENT FOUND 1 I DONT LIKE YET !!!

[@sharongeisenhof5887]

Check Me Myself and Monster

[@ad9aggie]

Sloppy drum fill, like Keith Moon sloppy?