Music Teacher REACTS TO Dance Gavin Dance "Prisoner" | Music Teacher | Music Shed #96

[@NoahVanNest1]

"I dont know how long these guys have been together".... It's complicated.

[@jamesduzjitz_91]

Define "together"...

[@thatgu1y]

Its so complicated

[@dzitsy]

Lmaooooo

[@xbigjeffe]

define “THESE GUYS”

[@dimericardoandres]

HAHAHAHAHAHA When he said that, I thought... "okay... I don't know how I'm going to explain this in an easy way"

[@rogershoemaker4833]

Not sure who Gavin is, but man is he highly encouraged to dance.

[@thecomfortisnow]

Gavin sings really good in this song! 🔥

[@alexiahinojosa5053]

he's the Bull :)

[@alexiahinojosa5053]

@@thecomfortisnow gavin isn't a singer

[@radicallybean]

@@alexiahinojosa5053 I think they were joking...

[@ReidKJohnson]

It's the name of the original singer's pet turtle lol

[@XxCaptHowdy11xX]

the screamer actually can be that chill and scream. you should see them live his so chill for a screamer.

[@chasekemp6915]

You’re exactly right about that lol

[@metroskyes5974]

Will swan, the guitarist, is the main creative force in the band. He was in 5 other bands AT THE SAME TIME and it started a genre Swan songs. He started his own record label Swan records and a music festival Swan Fest

[@regularkale4086]

“He’s hitting a high C sharp, you guys, what the hell” did it for me

[@XandycamX]

If you wanna hear more of Tilian’s range, check out their song “Inspire the Liars”

[@provisonary]

Or deception😌

[@sebastianmartinezj4028]

Or here comes the winner... That g5 hits

[@n0rthlane317]

Favorite song of all time. I was gonna post the same thing lol

[@silverboulanger2]

or here comes the winner, pretty much anything off mothership tbh

[@thehammsburglar668]

All fucking amazing choices

[@CalebMorea]

Inspire the liars is one of their best songs imo

[@russellscurato4647]

Couldnt agree more. One of my favorites from them

[@joshs5135]

I think it’s the best. And mothership is definitely my favorite album lol

[@victor18271]

Suuuch a great song. I discovered DGD just last year and I still can't stop listening to them lol

[@XSelianBladeX]

And man of the year.

[@ericdietrich878]

Mothership album is definitely their best album. Inspire the liars and Man of the year are my favorite

[@heavymetalsoul9]

You gotta check out Inspire The Liars! Tilian's voice is always great, but I especially love him in that song. I don't know how he can sing like that.

[@Icemanchillz]

Honestly my favorite song from DGD. His voice is heavenly

[@yttrium5677]

tillian is very good at using mixed voice and has insane chest voice range because he naturally has a high tenor voice.

[@Chestermayfire]

YES PLEASE

[@sayurimmiranda]

FUCKING PLEASE

[@monikalopezzz]

OMG YES

[@nevmonfils4326]

"I don't know how long these guys have been together" It's a long story

[@ericsmith116]

A very very very long story lol

[@CristianKirk]

Yeah. And, hold on tight, Tilian wasn't always there.

[@discolullaby5777]

Hahah DGD needs to get mainstream,bring rock and roll back to the people.

[@Saerob]

Please do "Inspire The Liars" next

[@shanea4624]

^ what he said 😁

[@heartzunderblade5225]

yes, please!

[@alexrimm]

@@heartzunderblade5225 ++++

[@alexrimm]

one of favorite song of DGD

[@thestoebz]

Yes

[@UnreliablyGabe]

Ya gotta do man of the year! So emotional!

[@ronburgandy3891]

Yea those lyrics are top notch!

[@alfonsoguillanecinajc.1289]

Lit was just thinking bout that song

[@ericsmith116]

This

[@fern9292]

I agree!! So emotional! You can hear it in Tillians voice

[@nickhall_music]

They've been my favorite band since I was 14. I'm now 28. Welcome to the party Dave! They have a song called 'Don't Tell Dave' and I guess the world heard it.

[@pandachris8755]

I think you'd like ERRA, 2 incredible vocalists and amazing guitar and drum work

[@breeenderbre]

Absolutely!! I´d highly suggest reacting to Spirits away, because it is such a good and underrated song. I especially like the lyrical concept.

[@MEATZBMX]

Yes, Eye of God

[@selendrile8835]

Erra, their best is Orchid or Skylines!

[@pandachris8755]

Eye of God and Snowblood are my current favorites but those guys don't miss

[@BarstucksCoffee]

Ghost Atlas too! It's quite literally ERRA lite

[@Shocklift]

Your head is gonna EXPLODE when you hear One In A Million by DGD

[@TheAdrianParade]

Yo that song is FUNKYYY

[@cl34n.62]

THIS right here

[@wuzashes9768]

You should do Evaporate or Inspire The Liars by DGD

[@MrOmen420]

Yesss all the YESSSS

[@jordanstates9050]

Ugh, Tillian Pearson and the end of Evaporate... his voice would just melt David’s panties.

[@lukesweet5904]

Evaporate 100%

[@kenzzzzzzzziebk]

Evaporate is suuuuuuch a good one to expose their range

[@mooshkillz31]

Evaporate is slept on tbh

[@queserasera87]

Relatable - I am also jealous and wish I had his voice, haha. I knew one song by DGD, and I finally sat down to explore their music...my GOD I was missing out! I'm absolutely obsessed and have been listening to all of the albums Tilian was involved with non-stop for the past two weeks. I love everything that goes into making music, but my fixation has always been vocals, so it was really exciting to come across Tilian's voice. He's now in my top favorites. And I'm really enjoying watching all of your videos covering them - it's been such a pleasure, so thank you!

[@MusicShed]

Thank you!

[@Yhoshua_B]

Talking about their look (or lack thereof) isn't the running joke that John Mess just looks like some dude they picked up off the street or out of a crowd who just kills it vocally?

[@chris210racer]

Yep, lol. Reminds me also of those vids from their EP days where they were performing in some venue (I think it was for their first show) but Jon couldn’t because he was sick or something, so they just grabbed Drew Winter (the then lead vocalist of Conducting from the Grave) and told him to just scream along to the song, even when he didn’t know the lyrics.

[@anthonycipra7168]

No one who doesn't know who he is would look at him and be like "oh yea...that dude is definitely a phenomenal screamer" 🤣🤣

[@traviolipolioli9914]

Tilian also has his own solo stuff which I highly recommend. "Cocky" and "Hold On" are great.

[@evanjohnson3814]

one of my favorites out of his solo stuff is the acoustic version of ghost

[@anthonycipra7168]

@@evanjohnson3814 banger for sure. And of course Heartfelt is a solid follow up.

[@becki5676]

Patient! What a song. Older but Uh-maze-ing.

[@griffinpizza5561]

Fr

[@dajex16]

Seeing the comments saying do “Inspire the Liars” when they forgot about “We Own the Night”. THAT was the highest I’ve heard him sing.

[@ciarrakroslack2445]

death of a strawberry! where he goes "I'm ooooover, oooover, ooooverwhelmed" BLOWS MY MIND

[@TheAdrianParade]

Jon Mess can absolutely chill on a sofa and sing like that 😂

[@uglyfb9133]

Tilian live made me question reality. He’s pure talent.

[@WKerrick]

as far as the name goes, rumor has it that Gavin was the name of a turtle that previous singer Johnny Craig owned when the band started over 13 years ago, and they'd practice in the room he was near and/or kept

[@z3roshark]

Bruh this is spooky, last night I was going through your old videos and saw the other DGD one from a while back, and thought "aw man I wish he'd do more of their stuff" but thought you would have already. Then today like magic, here's a new DGD analysis, love it

[@ryansparks5546]

I recommend Bilmuri. Literally anything from Bilmuri. Can't go wrong at all!

[@zaboknowsbest13]

Yoooooooooo

[@jakebrkr7886]

Bilmuri underated af

[@kenzzzzzzzziebk]

theyre so mf good

[@michaellovitt8497]

Eggxactly

[@gagenichols5776]

A wild Coheed fan!!!! What’s up broooo

[@anthonyjones715]

As a life long DGD fan, I love when musicians stumble across them. They’re so far out in terms of genre blending and sound - I’m no audio engineer or musical professional by any means, and I love to hear the pros rave about them! Other songs you’ll enjoy: Solo work by Tilian Turn off the lights I’m watching back to the future pt. II - DGD Parody Catharsis - DGD Evaporate - DGD Strawberry Swisher Pt 1, 2, and 3 (different vocals on Pt. 1 +2 Blue Dream - another different vocalist (the original) Rock on 🤟🏼

[@gregoryhenry8464]

Who else was waiting for lyrics lie to play after the song ended cause they jam the album over and over?

[@freelot5133]

So glad you found this band... They're definitely in the best place they've ever been in currently. Always enjoy your content.

[@natebaggett4868]

So nobody really knows where the name comes from. They kind of have this lore that an ex member had a turtle named Gavin, but I think they said it was false. Also fun fact, there have been 3 different lead singers with the band. I recommend checking out at least one song from the others. They all sound unique.

[@triforcekick203]

Each one brought their own style and when they sing together all 3 its amazing

[@ThePollianaPassos]

Kurt travis projects are pretty good too! Worth checking out

[@dzitsy]

Yeah bunch of good stuff from each album, also love the secret band, just cuz I love Jon

[@girlydumbassvillain121]

I thought it was from David Bowie's Labyrinth where they say Dance Magic Dance or some shit

[@MakavelixSunset]

It was most likely a turtle which Jonny Craig had at one point Source: Jon Mess -> www.reddit.com/r/PostHardcore/comments/3bby8k/dance_gavin_dance_ama/cskri5k/?context=10000 (Doesn't mention Jonny by name but they have in previous interviews) Another one: www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/57i6sr/ama_verified_ama_were_dance_gavin_dance_just/d8s8vxa/?context=10000

[@michaelsmitty4053]

Yes!!! Please do more!!! Inspire the liars, head Hunter and man of the year!

[@treys1096]

What no one recognizes is that this video is a one take. No cuts or anything. Kudos to the filmography.

[@MusicShed]

Amen

[@joeypeters8996]

This was such a wholesome video to watch! I felt like my dad was going over musical technicalities while I had my morning coffee!

[@MusicShed]

Nice way to start the day!

[@aceonwheels2349]

The drummer looks like he’s from Vermont, you know, very Earthy... 😂 I’ll Never unsee this now.

[@AGray21]

Hey David! I'm glad you came back around to DGD. I think Prisoner was a really great choice and it's one of my favourite tracks from them recently. They've been kind of mysterous about the origin of their band name, and all I recall for certain is that an old lead singer of theirs named Johnny Craig came up with the name. As for how long they've been together, the original iteration of the band was formed in 2005. Jon Mess, Will Swan, and Matt Mingus are all still around from those days but there has been some shuffling around with vocalists and bass players over the years. I think this is the best the band has ever been, for sure. If you do decide to get around to Alexisonfire at some point (might be a bit of a pipedream, I know), they have a live version of one of their songs at a pro-shot venue called House of Strombo which is a pretty big deal up here in Canada. They finished that show out with a partial cover of "When Doves Cry" by Prince if that is something that might interest you :)

[@AGray21]

You might also find that show interesting just because of the phenomenal quality of the mix as well

[@andrewdevall4438]

Lol you absolutely can scream while laying on the couch. I'd actually encourage you to do it while laying flat on your back because it helps alleviate tension

[@kodyurbin1682]

Was coming to make a similar comment. I can scream pretty much any where any time lmao.

[@thesaviorofsouls5210]

Are we saying scream in the rough vocal context or AAAAA

[@alejandroxan]

Thank you for the music lessons/facts dropped in throughout the video 😊

[@ethanashby4305]

***QUICK EDIT: You didn't point it out so I'm not sure if you missed it but towards the end of the song (11:13) that's actually TILIAN SCREAMING! Not Jon! More DGD please! Your Strawberry's Wake reaction is what got me hooked to your channel. I'm been a HUGE DGD fan for while. You should check out some of Tilian's solo stuff as well, Hold On would be a cool one to see you react to. Also, check out Blue Dream by DGD as this one was sung when Johnny Craig was the clean vocals (prior to Tilian). Great song that shows off Johnny well. Awful human, incredible vocalist.

[@strawberrireli]

thank you for reacting to my favorite band! I love dance gavin dance and everything you said I agreed with! :-)

[@strawberrireli]

also I agree, INSPIRE THE LIARS by DGD next :D

[@deboratron]

I literally feel this enthusiasm every time I listen to them, so it’s nice to see someone else feel the same excitement lol

[@keithormido9273]

11:50 What a band indeed! Loved your reaction, and it was awesome to hear you discuss the technicalities as well

[@NunoLuna]

I’d recommend to check our Dayshell. Any song from them honestly. The lead singer Shayley has one of the most unique voices I’ve ever heard. That on top of him sounding incredible!

[@fluffycornss]

I saw them back in December 2019 and they were absolutely amazing live, they sound exactly like their albums! I also met them and they are the nicest guys you will ever meet! They actually take the time to have a genuine conversation with you despite the rush of a meet & greet! 100% an amazing band and great individuals. Can’t wait to see more reactions!

[@alexsafford]

If you're into Tilian's voice. "Here Comes The Winner" is a song where he really shines. I'd love to see your reaction to it!

[@asapvarg]

Always love to see some DGD reactions!

[@UrbFOSHO]

it broke my heart that you paused at 3:49 that second chorus is eargasmic

[@lukemazzotta6024]

Anthony Green has a pretty unique voice and is worth checking out if you've never heard of him, hes done vocals for Circa Survive, Saosin, and The Sound of Animals Fighting.

[@GrantInRealLife]

I’d like to see you analyse and critique Being As An Ocean’s “The Hardest Part Is Forgetting Those You Swore You Would Never Forget”. Their deep, emotional lyrics and the mix of spoken word/poetic hardcore is incredible.

[@TheExpressionx]

Loving the content and I’m super glad you’re enjoying DGD, absolutely amazing band and one of my favorite bands of all time!

[@Kaleb35]

im not a music teacher or anything but I will agree, the way dgd groups together and plays is just insane. All the dynamics and just harmonizing with everything they use in their songs is so perfect and original. But I was only introduced to them like 2 months ago and I already love all their songs. They all seem to just be in sync and know their part in songs, they make it seem like it should be illegal to play this good. *I feel the passion radiating*

[@chaneomac]

Loved the honest reaction...keep doing reactions to them!

[@ARunForTheHills]

If you wanna do another DGD song and love multiple singers, the rhythm guitarist sings on Nothing Shameful and Evaporate! Both great!

[@iantompkins7552]

One of my favorite songs from them! That chorus is insane.

[@danielmunoz8003]

Love these reaction videos and the breakdowns! Keep it up!

[@acrystaluniverse3619]

I absolutely love the singer's voice, their range is incredibly high

[@leeked1]

Literally subscribed to this channel after the first DGD reaction video. I’d love to see a reaction to some of the bands from my teenage emo years: Taking Back Sunday, Brand New, Coheed & Cambria... Keep these videos coming!

[@ciarrakroslack2445]

One in a Million would absolutely blow your mind. please do that next!!!!!

[@chickox]

Tilian is so great and he had some really good live vocals also. I don’t know if you’ve seen Devin Townsend - Kingdom for EMGtv, but talk about powerful vocals

[@erod492]

Great mention! I would really love to see a reaction to Kingdom, especially that video.

[@studdly232]

The best part of dgd is that nothing they do goes together but some how they blend it so amazingly. Punk, pop, funk, jazz, rock, highs, lows, cleans, screams . They have the ability to litterally do any sound and make it work and no other band has anything close to that blend atleast none i have found. The sound, the look and the music videos. They all blend in everything so well it just works.

[@MeetLocalSingles]

I think an Enter Shikari track would be exciting reaction! Arguing With Thermometers would be a good introduction to them.

[@andrewtourtellotte4186]

I love the enthusiasm in these reactions. So genuine, I really connect with the first time I heard this song

[@jakemorse7232]

Noticed you mentioned Sergio Medina's feature. That man is a phenominal guitarist whos a part of a few bands. Stolas, Sianvar, Nova Charisma and Royal Coda. All of these projects are amazing and will remind you of this kind of music

[@dzitsy]

Stolas is great bro he def needs to check their stuff

[@dzitsy]

That riff in bellwether is nutty

[@jakemorse7232]

@@dzitsy easily my favorite song by them because of that riff, but that whole album was great

[@mannyrivas5632]

Just found your channel and heard this song for the very first time. I recently discovered and fell in love with DGD. I really appreciate your passion for music, keep kicking ass! 🤙🏼

[@derekdeyoung6197]

I love how you pointed out Jon Mess, and the bands “sense of humor” . I’m sure someone has already told you, but if you need a laugh, just read some of Jon Mess’ lyrics. Either from DGD or his other band “Secret Band”

[@Moj_of_the_Year]

YOU NEED TO DO MORE DGD, EITHER AFTERBURNER (parallels, nothing shameful, into the sunset) or MOTHERSHIP (on the run, evaporate, frozen one). This is so incredibly important for quality musicianship and supporting the boys!

[@NeilyWins]

Honestly I would be interested on your take of "Uneasy Hearts Weigh the Most" with their old vocalist!

[@tawdocumentaries]

Or the live version where all the vocalists sing it together on the same stage

[@hannahb7851]

@@tawdocumentaries that video gives me life

[@anthonybenvenuti4557]

@@tawdocumentaries I was there and it was life-changing

[@Balaram05]

Also "open your eyes and look north " would be awesome. Love that song

[@navishadeslayer462]

Such an insightful review of my favorite band. Thank you!

[@pretendhuman]

I knew you’d love that one! I’m such a sucker for voices like Jonah’s and Tilian’s. I would love to see you discover Issues - “Drink about it” Cheers!!

[@chXyo]

Literally came to your channel to see if you'd made anymore DGD reactions, and here one is, 20 minutes ago! Love your videos mate

[@scoomfie3984]

Would really love to see ya look at songs done by Jonny and Kurt, all three of them give such different vibes to the band when they perform but it's crazy how much all the music still sounds so uniquely LIKE what Dance Gavin Dance is!

[@chrishaddock5234]

First time finding this channel. Immediate take aways, lots of weird seemingly random props, weird ass filter? Genuinely insightful and enjoyable commentary.

[@phpunkrock]

Something cool to note about this band is that Will Swan (guitar) and Matt Mingus (Drums) are the only members to be in every album and Jon Mess (screams) was only not in one album due to medical issues. I think Will and Matt are just one of those duos that cant be matched.

[@robertgreen2337]

Just want to say I absolutely love your show and format. I personally would love to see more metal and or hardcore reactions but everything you do here is great!! And yes Dance Gavin Dance are gods in the post hardcore world. Glad you have been introduced !

[@davidweedin9338]

Highly recommend checking out the track "Get Out" by Circa Survive. Incredibly stylistic music with high aggressive vocals. The vocalist, Anthony Green, in general would be a great subject.

[@57228]

When he said "oWAKaTA WAKaTA WAKaTA oWAKaTA WAKaTA oWAK" i felt that

[@TLEVORN]

Inspire The Liars is a must!

[@bonk4688]

Thank you for reacting to literally my favorite song from them 😌 I look forward to more vids on rock bands :D

[@Trvgicx]

Commenting for Oceans Ate Alaska’s Hansha. Pls, the drummer is phenomenal Edit: Dayseeker would be a great reaction too. Play it safe with their song Sleeptalk

[@ARealFeverDream]

Your videos are so informative and fun. I enjoy your input on exploring new bands

[@Jimmbledore]

Love to see him do Mother Superior by Coheed and cambria, think he would love Claudio's voice

[@BuchananTerryj]

Stumbled onto your channel by chance. Thank you for analyzing and giving a completely refreshed perspective to one of my favorite bands! Really appreciate your commentary and dissection of the music itself!

[@ethanowens4818]

If you wanna hear Tilian go even higher give We Own The Night and Inspire The Liars. Both are top tier DGD songs.

[@astari_1014]

The instrumental of chucky vs the giant tortoise is insane and also the cuddler is another amazing song by DGD. Love the videos!

[@michaelsamora8460]

I know everyone is recommending more songs that have tilian, but I think you should check out songs from eras of Jonny Craig and Kurt Travis in DGD. Lemon Meringue Tie or Happiness!

[@anthonybenvenuti4557]

Anything from their self-titled album or happiness with Kurt Travis would be absolutely amazing

[@harisarifin3051]

DGD's We Own the Night has some funk moments, and one of my favourite Matt Mingus' performances

[@f1r3p0w3r]

They have a third vocalist and he kills it alongside Jon and Tilian. React to Nothing Shameful!

[@inexorableentertainment4756]

Not sure you’re going to see this, but I immediately subscribed to your channel, man. I’m a sucker for reaction videos, especially if it’s a reaction video that has a band that I truly love. But your video was filled with so much insight with respect to everything that is happening within the video, it added a whole new layer about how complex music truly is. I am a novice when it comes to music unfortunately, but I’ll start watching you intently so I can learn so much more. Looking forward to it! Have a great day!

[@BlissfullyIgnorant]

Well I see a lot of comments on "Inspire The Liars" for a good example of vocal range for Tillian. I agree. As for something like drums, which you kept saying you love in this video, I'd say try "Strawberry Swisher Part 3".

[@Repete29321]

longtime Dance Gavin Dance fan. I'm really happy you decided to review this song in particular, it really shows their character. Great review and talk about the song. I enjoyed the video.

[@WesternWolf]

Definitely need to listen to DGD’s tree city sessions two album. Either their blue dream or NASA song! Those high notes are wild!

[@hannahb7851]

One question though. What color are your fucking eyes

[@deathcoredanny]

Usually not a react videos guy but love your stuff! You're very knowledgeable and got a great personality

[@Todestroll]

I'd like to recommend a metal band which is pretty unique in my opinion. They're called ERRA and they did so many great things. For me personally "Dementia" and "Skyline" are absolut masterpieces and they deserve all the praise there is. The blend between heavy and clean vocals as well as the stunning soundscape make them stand out. Would love to see your reaction on these guys!

[@thesaviorofsouls5210]

House of glass is prob one of my favourite songs, such a fucking mood. Should listen to ERRA again

[@cdwizzerd]

as a drummer, it was the drums that got me into this band. so fire

[@xLostOne1]

If you could do a video on The Fall Of Troy that would be AWESOME!!! They're another very unique band!!

[@obnor7722]

I'm sooooo SOOO happy you are reacting too more DGD, love them! Love you also

[@r0achbait]

you should check out some songs with their old vocalists! i'd recommended tree village or me and zoloft get along just fine for kurt and i told them i invented times new roman or lemon meringue tie for jonny :D

[@unadoptedpuppy3535]

Hey man, love your react videos. Most on YT are just people being hype but I really feel like I learn a lot from you, every video. Cheers!

[@shrky7473]

Check out “inspire the liars”, “headhunter” or “chucky vs the giant tortoise” by DGD, or for more tilian, check out “Hold on” by tilian himself.

[@jamescannon229]

Yay!!! More DGD! They're the best!

[@XxXshadowXkiddxX]

If you watch one of their live shows, Jon Mess doesn’t need to even try to scream he just does it

[@Dranman110]

Dance Gavin Dance is one of my favorite bands! Would love to see you review some of there earlier works like Uneasy Hearts Weight The Most

[@elementyourmom]

I wish “Man of the Year” had a music video because it is such an amazing song

[@spencerkid]

Its the most amazing song to end an album. It captures all the emotions. One of my favorites.

[@oshke5225]

Absolutely their best song

[@bkow7831]

I agree with ya.

[@elementyourmom]

@@oshke5225 100%