No BS Reactions: Prog Dude Reacts to Meshuggah - Born in Dissonance!

[@melkereriksson8286]

What you’re hearing is just them galloping a half step down (sometimes a full step). No bending.

[@BleedingEdgeProg]

I will be Googling this technique! Thanks for clarifying, though. I am definitely getting an education on technique with Meshuggah!

[@WebsterA]

Man. Thanks for doing more Meshuggah. I swear, "Meshuggah reaction" is by far my most searched term. 😂 I'd love to suggest "I".

[@BleedingEdgeProg]

Certainly! Glad you enjoyed it! I will add that to my list, as I'm almost caught up with Meshuggah songs, so I am in need of new suggestions. Thanks for watching!

[@shawnkennedy4768]

Phantoms. If you havent already. Best song off immutable in my opinion

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

Fark yes

[@bloodblitzowns11]

In this track you are hearing half step intervals. Totally like a downshift haha it fits the name of the song, very dissonant. But they are also known for their interesting use of bending notes.

[@BleedingEdgeProg]

Ah! Good to have a name to what I was hearing! Thanks for that! I have always been very interested in musical techniques, especially guitar, so I try to learn even though I doubt I'll ever get around to playing. Thanks for watching!

[@richardyoung834]

Milky Way Galaxy meets Andromeda Galaxy as the 2 Massive Black Holes merge

[@BleedingEdgeProg]

That's an awesome visual!

[@richardyoung834]

@@BleedingEdgeProg Lyrics to song are this

[@eyeexaggerate7687]

If you want more variation in one of their tracks you could try “I”, but that’s a whole other animal. -Bending is something they definitely do.

[@BleedingEdgeProg]

I'll have to dig that one up! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@leonelsjanofwipper3418]

Not at all offended :) Thordendal has basically two solo modes: The Alan Holdsworth melodic style (like in Dancers to a discordant system) and this sort of broken ringtone style. Mårten Hagström solo's tend to vary a little more. The one on Straws Pulled at Random was his. That this song was easier to digest might also because after 5 songs you may be getting a little more used to Meshuggah. First few times it can be quite a brutal onslaught. A wall of sound coming at you. (I know it was for me) After a while you get used to their MO and start to hear the nuances and details and start to appreciate it more. I don't know if you have revisited the songs you did before but I bet they become more interesting on a second or third hearing. :)

[@BleedingEdgeProg]

LOL! "broken ringtone style!" Well, I prefer the Holdworth version, myself, but both are impressive for different reasons. You may be right. Perhaps I'm finally starting to "get it." I need to revisit those other songs at some point, but lack of sufficient time always seems to be a factor. I'm bouncing around so much these days!

[@Godless-Being]

Imagine being in the moshpit when this comes on 🪦 💀

[@BleedingEdgeProg]

LOL! Imagining is the only way it's gonna happen! I'm not a mosher by any stretch of the imagination!

[@Godless-Being]

@@BleedingEdgeProg and that’s OK. I’m sure if you’ve seen the live videos of of Meshuggah concerts I’m sure you wouldn’t even survive it(or you might idk)

[@t_64]

I can tell you first hand from being in the pit….. it’s an absolute blast.

[@whatisahandleplz]

​@@t_64I can back that up, it's wild

[@t_64]

@@whatisahandleplz this song, future breed machine, and rational gaze go so fucking hard man.

[@dek86s]

nice.. man, meshuggah put you in a trance!! can you do a video for tesseract - of matter really, progressive djent if you like meshuggah you will love them!! another track is concealing fate, all parts if possible.. around 28 minutes!

[@BleedingEdgeProg]

Oh, I'd love to cover TesseracT, but wouldn't be a true reaction, because I'm already a big fan of their and have heard all their music. LOL Great band, and Daniel Tompkins is absolutely one of the best vocalists around!

[@dek86s]

@@BleedingEdgeProg fair enough.. but you can do a review of one of their song!! like sunrise or eden !! :D or sacrifice !! so many good pieces of music!!

[@YouKnowItMang]

What is a "Prog Dude"?

[@leonelsjanofwipper3418]

A dude who is into prog. What else?

[@YouKnowItMang]

​@@leonelsjanofwipper3418 Only prog dudes know what a prog dude is I guess...

[@BleedingEdgeProg]

Well, I think someone else already had dibs on "Old Prog Head", so in keeping with the apparent reaction videos culture, I came up with this very unimaginative appellation to describe myself. We got "old composer", "vocal coach", "hip hop fan", "classical composer" all out there doing their things, and this was the best I could come up with.