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Old Composer Reaction to DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT Deadhead Live at Royal Albert Hall

[@Liveeruptsuj]

My favorite thing about this performance is in the middle when he makes fun of the crowd for having no sense of rhythm. My man, keeping it real. He knows he's making a concert video, and he has the balls to mock his fans. My hero.

[@miannekahkol9556]

I always read that line as him saying, "Hey, if love ever makes you feel like shit, just pick a tempo and start writing music"

[@niennaphillips]

@@miannekahkol9556 Nah, the crowd was messing up the tempo and it was fucking with the musicians, that's why he asked them to pick a tempo.

[@b03y]

I personally hate when the audience starts clapping along haha

[@ZolFox]

I thought it was kind of a dick move. I mean, mocking the people who paid to be there and enjoy your music...probably most of whom aren’t musicians so they’re not just able to pick up on the tempo so easy... Update: after a number of crybabies responded with their tantrums over my comment…here’s what I’ll say, I’m not a Devin Townsend simp…I know a handful of songs…the ones I know, I know very well. I cover this song on guitar on my channel. But I don’t know what his concerts are like. And if he’s being this way, while also being self-deprecating and just goofy in general, then I pretty much rescind my original remark. You can wipe the tears away now…everything is going to be ok.

[@wickywoowoo]

@@ZolFox Dev's always had banter though. I am sure I've seen and heard clips of him calling fans the c word during the SYL days, lol. It's just fun. Those fan would be the first to slam the band online after the show if someone missed a beat or something.

[@theraxis]

Fun fact, this was over an hour into his performance. Guy's not human. "Pick a tempo" while the audience is clapping is also an instant classic, haha

[@Paroketh]

and he was sick but he sang like that nonetheless!

[@ThePantryMaster]

I was there :D It was epic

[@prometheusfallen]

I don't know why people think that real musicians want the crowd to clap or sing along. For real music, having a bunch of jabronis wail and flail is distracting.

[@jherriff]

@@prometheusfallen Liked for Jabroni.

[@batbee7386]

He's not human he is Voldemort!! Just kidding he is a fucking angel for making such beautiful music

[@Dynablade7]

"I'm a composer, I decompose and deconstruct music" *cheeseburger intensifies*

[@philbeaumont9339]

Oh my god that would be amazing, I dont think I've seen anyone react to Deconstruction.

[@dbradley712]

I see what you did there.

[@fatcatbat6357]

A double!

[@Cheese-0x]

For those that don't get it, it's from Devin's song literally called Deconstruction.

[@tallev4333]

All beef patties, pickles onions on a seseme seed bun

[@Shiftimusknob]

This performance is sooooo amazing. Chills every single time

[@IceKoldKilla]

Agreed! One of my favorites of all time.

[@MicheleNicole]

The first couple of notes bring me right back to 80's hairbands. Love it every time I hear it.

[@stevenchenier2085]

Devin's a beast

[@jbasti227]

Still my favorite after all these years. Devin is an absolute wizard.

[@veevamm3642]

Saw him live like a smaller venue one man band kind if performance.... He blew us away!

[@Unibot47]

You can't have a reaction channel without doing Devin's live "Kingdom" performance for EMG! Phenomenal.

[@bryanwilson9250]

Totally! It's just him and his engineering, you'd love it!

[@dangr123]

Tis my fave

[@gsuk28]

yep, it's amazing and shows just how good his voice and live presence are.

[@sagittarius_a_starr]

I fourth that motion!

[@SecondaryHomunculus]

Seriously. At least 10000 views on that video are mine.

[@DairyAir]

Listen to his song “Why?” The quarantine performance, you can see his every day personality, but the official animated video truly SEE the song. Also, a MUST of his is the video of the song “Genesis”.

[@bradv4211]

I would also really love to hear George's deconstruction of Genesis. It's like a Devy discography packaged up in one song of beautifully orchestrated chaos. Also very meta that it will be a 'reaction video', of Dev doing a 'reaction video', to his own video. Link for you here kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5-apqmloKaFh5Y Not a pure Devin Townsend video per se, but Samus' drum cam video playing Hear Me is worthy of checking out too seeing as you seem to appreciate some blast kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoLEdoeqe8SXsLM

[@smievil]

i read "why" a little after 0:46 when he says why, odd timing

[@whoisharo4689]

Royal Albert sound guy gets a raise lol

[@lankymoose1831]

Man that song actually gives me chills, his voice is out of this world

[@robertlawton7520]

Insane what he can do vocally. I never knew anything about him until I was reading an article about musicians that almost died from weird diseases or something like that? Looked him up on KZbin after reading it and was blown away.

[@Lurch685]

And when you factor in that he was sick during this performance, and this song was near the end of an hour + long set....truly unbelievable

[@DaDoubleDee]

Same, I think I've seen his name/band around on the internet but this is the first time listening for me. This dude is an absolute beast!!!

[@eighteen-naked-cowboys]

THE DEATH OF MUSIC is devin’s ultimate masterpiece

[@bellybutthole69]

gives me goosebumps every time, especially the live one

[@musicmademejester]

Yeah, that's my favorite from the Royal Albert Hall concert. So good, he even gives himself goosebumps... or as Key of Geebs says, chicken skin

[@matandcat2506]

Yesssssss!

[@sergiarilla8608]

And he wrote it when he was 19. Let it sink

[@bradv4211]

I'm with you....amazing track.

[@MatthewBousumonline]

That patented wall of sound Devy engineers. So iconic.

[@richtigersoan]

Wait... He actually patented it?

[@tommy.eklund]

@@richtigersoan Not literally :D He's not Gene Simmons...

[@capnmag]

@@tommy.eklund Gene has a song named that, but the "wall of sound" was introduced by Phil Spector

[@tommy.eklund]

@@capnmag Damn :D of course he has... I guess he tried to patent that too?

[@KyleJPie10]

I'm not really huge on it. It makes it hard to separate what's going on instrumentally.

[@brennang9]

Every day is a good day when you recognize that you live on the same planet as Devin Townsend.

[@Lolquake]

It sounds like 3 signals in the mix because devin uses a dual amp rig, one wet and one dry, usually a mesa boogie and an axe fx, the mesa boogie is the dry amp. edit: forgot to mention Devin writes his songs around 2 things usually, open C tuning, and lots of delay, he says he likes delay because when he's writing it's like interacting with the past.

[@natashagoode501]

That is really cool to know! Thanks :) He and his song writing is so much more than it seems....every time I interact with it or one if his fans. Bloke is a genius. Musically and in the way he tells his stories.

[@user-oy7gz5bf2h]

Also, his thing has been delay into reverb into another delay since the 90's.

[@Zhgarr]

If people say they don't like a particular Devy song, I usually say it's no big deal since he does so many different things... UNLESS they hate the delays/reverbs, then Devy is probably not the artist for you. Haha

[@emilblicher]

I'm pretty sure his live rig today is entirely Axe FX III :)

[@user-oy7gz5bf2h]

@@emilblicher But his signal flow is probably similar. He's changed a few things over the years, but certain signature sounds need the same type of treatment regardless of the gear.

[@prometheusfallen]

Also, I believe that some of the magic with the repeating chord progression of the Cm9 and EbM7 is that the 9 of the Cm9 chord becomes the major 7 of the EbM7 chord. Music is amazing.

[@LuthienC]

Now, I am not saying this is his best, but the next one should be 'Why?" it's Devin showcasing straight up operatic vocals Disney style.

[@lonspangrud5992]

Specifically the quarantine concert.

[@fubar1217]

Definitely his quarantine version!

[@richtigersoan]

@Palindromeda 33 guess you're talking about the 'order of magnitude' concert? That was brilliant in deed

[@rog2224]

Operatic vocals and use of traditional choral arrangement.

[@russellzauner]

I will disagree. Why? as a whole video production is great. Punky Bruster is the best Devin lol After that there's accelerated evolution, the By a Thread series, Casualties of Cool, huh...Again, I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't be the first to mention that judging Devin's work by a single period would be like opening up a pack of fruit stripe gum and calling the entire pack whatever flavor you happened to pull out first. Unless you literally dislike one of the other flavors, the whole pack of gum is excellent and quite diverse. But you gotta pull more than one stick out. Maybe throw some Rollins Band on him to change it up lol

[@kriskenard]

This performance always makes me cry

[@jason11286]

Devin's pitched fry screams toward the end of the song give me chills every single time.....and its been too many times to count!

[@block4562]

This performance is incredible enough on its own, but also take into consideration this is at the end of a massive two hour set. This, followed by the triple whammy of Funeral, Bastard, Death of Music always brings a manly tear to my eye

[@keluargabuleminang]

Well, in fact "Infinity" "ocean Machine" and "Terria" albums never leave my car ❤️

[@Taradhish]

The holy Trinity

[@CatalystOfFire]

Same. Also; Alien! :)

[@joerotindo7477]

Yes - agreed!!

[@padded_wall]

What a great sentence... Same situation un My car

[@GeminiWoods]

Nobody talks about his song Deep Peace. That is a mother of a song with an incredible solo, which is rare for Dev. I recommend it live!

[@schytzo]

My wife walked down the aisle to the opening of that song.

[@honeypotusername]

@@schytzo I'm so happy to hear that. I love Devin's music more than anything, that's incredible!

[@snail415]

Saw him play it in Austin (circa 2003) when SYL snuck it into their set. Absolutely nuts.

[@JohnMedved]

Oh man, please check out Devin's "Grace" live from the Retinal Circus. AMAZING!!!!! Even more chilling. You need to hear Anneke!

[@grungegrumpy3585]

Second this! That performance also brilliantly showcases Devin's ability to compose and manage more than just an excellent piece of music. He composed theatre with The Retinal Circus.

[@stevecork7574]

Anne = Angelic in this song.

[@grungegrumpy3585]

@@stevecork7574 Her voice defines 'angelic'. Always.

[@Easy_Skanking]

Such a fantastic track!

[@themaxx16]

“Higher” is also an amazing song by Devin Townsend Project. I’m sure you’d enjoy it, especially the live at Plovdiv version 👍🏼🙂

[@eyemoeba]

agreed, Higher is the song that first caught my attention and introduced me to Devin's unbelievable back catalogue. despite how brilliant the band sounds live, i personally prefer the album versions of most of his tunes. as a composition it is top drawer, as a ride or musical journey it is relentless.

[@mookieyomu7285]

@@eyemoeba I first discovered Devin through a live performance in 2016. Even tho his albums are awesome he's the only musician, in my entire life, that made me cry. His live performances are so unbelievable that even if I never heard of him, he still managed to awoken in me something no one ever had. Devin is a beast for live performance.

[@theicedevil]

Just so that you are aware, Devin Townsend has Synesthesia; he perceives sounds as colors. It explains a lot the reason why he has that "wall of sound" style of his.

[@randomname5354]

This Is the case with a good amount of artists. Skrillex has it as well

[@prometheusfallen]

Gah! THANK YOU for mentioning that 9 chord! It's 100% what makes it soooooo rich, full, and emotional!

[@digimortalone2759]

Ryan is a helluva drummer. Very underrated. I love his cymbal work.

[@LeadGRuaidri]

Nobody ever talks about this. He is probably the best drummer Dev has ever worked for. Even better than Gene, imo

[@GeminiWoods]

Dude is insanely technical. Wish he was in more stuff.

[@Patsenko1]

He was sick that night by the way

[@IceKoldKilla]

That's what I read too!

[@fubar1217]

And had just played the whole first part of that show that lasted an hour or so?

[@johanwilhelmsson1199]

@@fubar1217 Yes, this was part of the second half of the concert, the "by request" set.

[@chrisinnes4706]

Oh and I think you would absolutely love Ayreon - the day that the world breaks down. Basically Arjen (the guy behind Ayreon) writes Rick operas. This song is basically the opener and introduces the characters so you get something like 11 (I've not counted) singers and instrumental breaks. And if this one gets blocked get in touch with Arjen himself and it will be sorted, he's good like that.

[@ryanodowd2516]

He was dealing with the end of a cold during this show too.

[@rerditirerthz5568]

A deadhead in a deahead video

[@ryanodowd2516]

I know right. Years ago when I first saw the song title I thought that’s what is was about, my fellow deadheads and I. Totally different meaning for the song but awesome. I love me some Heavy Devy.

[@chrisbarker8513]

Can’t get enough of this song . So powerful

[@cloudrise]

The holy trinity..Funeral, Bastard, Death of Music at the Royal Albert Hall. Or even just the album versions. Genuinely amazing songs!

[@alterna7ivo]

Devin Townsend performs 'Kingdom' for EMGtv !!!

[@RileyMerlino]

The first time I heard this, I was absolutely blown away. Devin may be the most underrated artist of this era. He’s the best live vocalist I’ve ever heard. 🎤 I highly recommend the song Failure

[@richardaaron4454]

I agree, I met him when he was in SYL and opened up for Napalm Death and Nile. He was super nice, I got to tell him that he was the most talented musician in the building.

[@RileyMerlino]

@@richardaaron4454 that’s awesome!

[@caelenkibler6049]

Cant get enough of these. Ill say it again just in case anyone else agrees but, Stoort neer or Vildhjarta would be awesome to see from you. Keep sending out the good vibes like you have Geebz, the world needs more of you

[@dankmeme5196]

yesssssss vildhjarta !!

[@sludgeon]

@@dankmeme5196 yaaaas, Vildhjarta, The Lone Deranger pretty please!

[@TV_Offroad]

Sheesh, throwing straight into the depths of THALL. Might as well add Humanity’s Last Breath to that mix.

[@sludgeon]

@@TV_Offroad If it's HLB, it's gotta be Tide then :P

[@NathanHarman]

Amen

[@crabsta]

This bloke is the only one I've ever heard that can make a wall of sound, sound so beautiful

[@partalanpartridge1655]

That last vocal part of the song is unbelievable and if people haven't seen the video then they need to. Devin's head looks like it's going to leave his body and you don't know whether to laugh or cry, it's so powerful. Even watching your reaction gave me chills.

[@carlospacheco5994]

My last show before the shutdown last year was Devin at Charlotte, NC. Listening to this song live was incredible. The intensity of this guy is ridiculous.

[@eddiew2797]

Devin is such a showman when he plays live You should look at some of his other stuff Casuaties of cool Strapping young lad Punky brewster album And would love to see your reaction on the first ziltiod album

[@monkeyjd13]

Just throwing a request out there: Mein Herz Brennt by Rammstein. Love the strings in this song!

[@TheMissKittyStar]

The acoustic version or the full metal version?

[@paulbroeker1996]

Yeees Rammstein would fit perfectly to this channel!!

[@luke7842]

Yes! Great suggestion

[@stormangelus6638]

@@TheMissKittyStar I would suggest he react to both, but the metal version first, so he can see the intense side of it initially, then be able to appreciate the softer tone of the acoustic version.

[@barrettNZ]

Saw him play this live late 2019 and my god his voice really is that good. Such a great performer too.

[@ryan1840]

I'll always remember seeing him play before gojira. He got a venue full of dudes to do jazz hands.

[@inbloom08]

Probably the best commentary on the performance I've seen on KZbin. As a massive DevHead, well done! Subscribed 👌

[@rorymcneill4796]

So happy to see more people discovering this, such an incredible piece.

[@yosef79]

I linked this one a few times on your other videos. Thank you very much for taking the time to check it out and give us your thoughts and break down of the song. Glad you like it too. Devin's voice is wild live.

[@Demanufactur3r]

What's great about this particular version of this track is that he was sick on/around that day. Normally he easily nails the clean parts after the high pitched rough vocals, but here, the illness it ads this little bit of edge to his clean vocals near the end of the track, giving those parts just that little bit extra rawness and heartfelt energy. You hear him pushing himself beyond his limits, instead of just winging it. Love it.

[@edneragnarok]

One of my favorite songs of ever. Dev is my favorite musician, and he has given me so much over the years. So emotional and full of energy. Good breakdown and great insight!

[@gwildor]

Absolutely love Devy. Also, congratulations on surpassing 50k subs. That's truly amazing how quickly this channel has grown. I think I was here back in the pre10k days.. :} ✌️🇦🇺

[@seaniker.]

Geebz you're doing great! Loving your content!!!

[@KeyOfGeebz]

I appreciate that Sean!

[@me3ta143ad]

The insight and the catharsis by dimmu borgir. because i want somebody to do a reaction to this band and yours have been really fun

[@SirRealShow]

You need to follow up Rivers of Nihil. Subtle Change is a masterpiece of mythic proportions

[@timberfinn3131]

Thanks for doing more devy!

[@timberfinn3131]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hX-9omqur6h-mpI

[@7thNoodle]

Steven Wilson - Ancestral

[@jasonjenkins6373]

Yeah, guthrie govan solos cant beat them... literally

[@ElmexStudios]

The Ocean - Cambrian II: Eternal Recurrence

[@ghostfish2399]

Also checkout Pelagial by them. One of my favorite albums.

[@bhante1345]

The Ocean, what an outfit. Would happily drown at their live show.

[@SundaysSound]

yes please!

[@matteomuscas7060]

YESSS I WAS WAITING FOR THIS

[@creature1974able]

I am so happy to see you play Devin Townsend, Deadhead. It's an amazing song.

[@lopolik]

I showed this song Deadhead to my friend, and he was blown away, said this is the best song ever.. and especially the vocals, everybody loves the vocals.

[@macleod1592]

14:06 - that's my reaction every single time I hear that part. So. Much. Emotion!

[@eduardooteiza5325]

Mastodon - The Last Baron

[@zachcohoe128]

This!!

[@user-bf6gz8ej4o]

This would be so freaking epic

[@majesticpbjcat7707]

This dude needs a Ziltoid doll in that pile in the background.

[@mesozoicmusic]

God Devin always gives me chills. Those melodic screams they’re like nothing else.

[@austinvanniel3570]

Not sure if you saw the comment I made on one of your other videos about this song, but thank you for making this.

[@jbbya6040]

The instinctive hand to throat when Devin is screaming is one of my favourite parts of these reactions. Reminds me of the first time I heard this one.

[@Billd0z3r]

Phil Spector Wall of Sound in full display with Devin, his voice is a force

[@jacek_poplawski]

Thanks a lot, I never heard about him and this music is great.

[@CcllaauuddiiaJ]

FINALLYYYYYYYYY hooray!!!!

[@thdryvr]

Love watching your facial expressions listening and understanding greatness

[@TTV-d0nald_duckk]

so, I see a lot of reactions on heavy devi, but you described it so good without saying a single word. i really like how you have that feeling... we all had that struggle at the first time hearing this like wrf is happening

[@spurqz]

Great to see your reaction to this! Would be great to see your reaction Devin's "Singularity". It's a plus 20 min epic, with some truly amazing composing

[@BuzzaB77]

the harmonic overtones on them screams man. pwhew. just gorgeous .

[@_jm0n3y8oo_]

I will forever get goosebumps to this song

[@MossCoffin]

Forever

[@MHale-]

This is like the music to zen out.. the mixing capabilities to hear the multiple hidden tracks in his head is unbelievable

[@Snaffdude]

When he's half way through the song and I hear "What do we say about his voice? we are already in awe of what his capabilities are" I cant wait to see what happens on the last part of the song! Every time I hear it I get goosebumps

[@wookieschnitzel7595]

Devin hits ya deep. From any angle he wants to. Any emotion he can perfectly emulate it musically

[@SrPacoTaco]

Yeees! I'm so glad you did another Devi song, and this is my favorite song! I still get goosebumps (chicken skin) from it. And this live performance is a great choice for it. Shame about the video, but it is what it is. Keep it up man!

[@hliborobful]

So beautiful composition...

[@hliborobful]

Devin is Cool & Power, as always. Thank you for the great choices (taste) of Great Metal bands.

[@dodgrblu]

Kamelot - Memento Mori it's an epic masterpiece, you've gotta get to this

[@ludo4560]

definitely, a must do, what an experience, and it only gets better with each listen

[@dodgrblu]

a link to the audio: kzbin.info/www/bejne/garQl2mjadiJja8 I'm not sure if it's super high quality, but it's pretty good, maybe you can use a streaming service instead?

[@lachlansprigg1434]

Very underrated band!

[@dingdong8473]

You were riding the wave... it’s near impossible not to! Beautiful song!!

[@Spitx]

One of a kind. What a genius human being.

[@xtina12307]

This song is what got me into Townsend. He's such an amazing singer, guitarist, & composer. We saw him last year in March of 2020 right before lockdown here in Houston, TX. Amazing show! Still can't believe we haven't been to a live concert since. Love his latest album Empath which should be listened to as a whole but Sprite & Borderlands are my favorite and last song on the album is a prog rock metal epic, Singularity. He really takes you to another world. #devintownsend #empath #genius

[@dragon-eye75]

Love your knowledge. Love your shirt too.

[@TheJTK123]

Love this channel

[@mebbin]

I guess it's time I go down the Devin Townsend rabbit hole. Thanks for the rundown Geebz! My request: Wilderun - The Unimaginable Zero Summer

[@jonathanschmidt7874]

Wintersun - "Sons of Winter and Stars" is going to blow your mind. Just saying. People usually go for the rehearsal live version.

[@ricardopalomo4183]

That would be amazing!

[@haurg7418]

Overrated af.

[@BarnabyDiego123]

Loving the content dude! I found your videos about a week ago and can't get enough of them! You've actually just introduced me to Devin Townsend... maaaaan, what a voice!! so thank you for that, I will definitely be digging deeper. One recommendation I have is to give the band 'Make Them Suffer' a listen. Their album 'Old Souls' but particularly the re-release 'Old Souls & Lord of Woe' is mind-blowing. The track 'Ether' will always go down as one of my most favorite tracks of all time and I would love to see your reaction to it. hope to see it in due course. keep up the amazing work! Mahalo my Dude. 🤙🤘

[@mootkickee]

Devin is a worldwide treasure. His music will be more appreciated in years to come

[@slantz49]

THANK YOU

[@Wildman70892]

I've seen a million reactions to Kingdom, but THIS is where it's at. Good choice 👌

[@raymorin7726]

If your gonna spin a wheel and stop on a song you just won the jackpot

[@thescinema]

Your smile on the initial key change made me smile.

[@steineystreams4242]

please do more Devy, you have to love this guy!

[@aL4HA0M3Ga]

Please listen to Why?, Sprite and Genesis off Empath. I think you'll love the whole album.

[@slantz49]

And to think he had the damn flu during this concert ...🙆‍♂️

[@ericvallandingham5113]

Love the shirt. saw a triple feature in the early 80s at a local theater.

[@techdeth]

14:05 "oh my god" yeah bro... I cried my first time. 💕

[@SrDeMaFp]

How about some Mastodon? It's incredibly interesting hearing your thoughts! AND you're not monetizing the channel?! Respect.👊🏻 Your videos are awesome! Thank you, sir! It's a privelege getting a peek behind the curtain so to speak! You honestly should monetize this, though. Your channel deserves it

[@philbeaumont9339]

This was at the back end of the show as well, he'd just performed all of the Dark Matter album from Z2, even with a break between sets he starts it all back up again at full lunacy with Namaste before going into Christine and THEN Deadhead. He finishes the show (2 hours 45 minutes long) with a vocal perfomance that is even more intense, before giving a joyous encore. The man's a beast, and the RAH show is something very special indeed.

[@countjulu]

I've had that same headset for a couple of months now and I can really recommend it!

[@alexc.c.4025]

Nice T-shirt! =) Devin Rocks...one of a kind!!!!!

[@pcgold944]

Fantastic

[@luuksos]

Would love to see your reaction to La Dispute! I absolutely love them and the variety they have in their songs/albums. Also, for more Devin Townsend, a really interesting song is Deconstruction. "Decomposer deconstructs Deconstruction"

[@SiboWoW]

One of may favourite reactors reacting to my favourite song.Like before watching it.

[@lewistaylor9804]

God I love this song. Loved your reaction and breakdown my dude. Also suggestion for you, try illumo by Toska. Little British 3 piece instrumental band. Think you'll really dig it.