OUR FIRST REACTION to Haken - Nil by Mouth | COUPLE REACTION (BMC Request)

See how Nick (🇩🇪) and Lex (🇺🇸/🇲🇽) hear this band for the first time after it was requested. We had no idea what to expect and it definitely took us both by surprise! Thank you!
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[@JimNewstead]

Haken (rhymes with taken) - one of my absolute favourite bands since doing KZbin vids - I discovered them much like you have. Usually there are vocals - actually quite beautiful vocals. This track, Nil By Mouth - nothing by mouth - literally! Dive into The Mountain (their break-through album) - maybe just The Cockroach King from that record? Enjoy it! GO DOWN THIS RABBIT HOLE!!!!

[@scottmccumber5810]

hey man you have a great channel

[@Jahoragin94]

Nil By Mouth is a medical term meaning "Nothing by Mouth", which means the patient is not to take anything orally/through their mouth due to difficulty swallowing.

[@dennismoore3383]

Several Haken members accompanied Mike Portnoy as his backing band on the "Shattered Fortress" tour, where Portnoy played all the Dream Theater 12-step suite songs regarding his recovery from alcoholism. Eric Gillette, Portnoy's Neal Morse Band bandmate, also was on the tour playing John Petrucci's lead guitar parts.

[@rudolfbecker4313]

I saw this live at the wonderful Loreley Open Air Amphitheatre as Headliner of Night of the Prog, great gig, I only felt sorry for the singer, the music was, just like at so many concerts a bit too loud and he really had a hard time, but he gave everything

[@meanangel8114]

And Portnoy's biggest moment of life was playing gong on Crystallised outro, he said it himself...

[@apophis6666]

There are (excellent) vocals in most of Haken songs (and if memory serves, the guitarist uses 7 and 8-strings guitars). Since Lex loved the calmer part at the end, i recommend the songs "Canary Yellow" and the epic "Nocturnal Conspiracy", with has one of the most beautiful parts, near the end, that i've seen in 25 years of prog music. The song "1985" is also amazing. Thank you for another excellent reaction video !

[@progperljungman8218]

Ross Jennings might even be my favourite male singer (favourite is Courtney Swain of Bent Knee)

[@mvunit3]

An older fave is the sublime; "Sun" from their debut Aquarius. Lex may need a box of kleenex :').

[@progmeup]

@@progperljungman8218 I just scratched my head over your statement before I realized that there was probably the word "female" missing. Got me all confused! 😁

[@progperljungman8218]

@@progmeup Jennings is my favourite male singer. Swain is my favourite singer.

[@RanchElder]

Haken rhymes with bacon :) And yes, most of their other tracks include their amazing vocalist Ross.

[@stellar1016]

Plz check out the song Crystallized by Haken....its one of their greatest track.

[@isuckatguitar6252]

It's amazing. I've been listening to Haken for a few years & somehow missed this one until a few months ago when I got to see them live & they played it! Unbelievable! I've been playing it almost daily since!

[@gregalexander7205]

Haken’s been my latest non-stop listening pleasure for weeks now. Quickly becoming the prog-metal kings. I suggest Messiah Complex, Visions, or Falling Back To Earth as your next reaction to them. You will not be disappointed.

[@HollowGolem]

"Falling Back to Earth" (and _The Mountain_ in general) is a masterpiece. Career-defining stuff.

[@Zitronenparty]

Try "Crystallised" by them! :)

[@RanchElder]

Good idea, amazing track.

[@elBanananas]

Haken is after DT the next best thing imo. Just a brilliant band full of brilliant musicians. Also that head movement transition when the first riff started was hilarious! Songs I recommend to react next to: The Architect, Veil, Cockroach King, or maybe Atlas Stone.

[@johndavis9196]

I had the opportunity to see Haken just before the pandemic and their ability to perform very complex and technical music live was remarkable.

[@SnotsBA]

Umm - holy crap that was cool.. Never heard of this band before. Time to research and get more.. LOL - great choice.

[@RanchElder]

Check out their album The Mountain!

[@WitzyZed]

The band even did an a cappella version of this (nothing by mouth) instrumental song, go figure!

[@posdt1]

Haken are one of the best bands in the last 10 years in prog scene.. next Pain of Salvation , Fates Warning , Sieges Even , Soen , Appearance of Nothing , Poverty's No Crime , Conception and the list never ends...

[@progperljungman8218]

Are you preferring all those bands before Haken?...

[@posdt1]

@@progperljungman8218 i am suggesting amazing bands to be heard...what do you mean before haken?

[@progperljungman8218]

@@posdt1 You wrote Haken is one of the best new prog bands, next...... So I thought you are saying Haken is really good but the others even better(?)

[@mvunit3]

You have a GREAT grouping of bands right there :D . . . . especially Fates Warning :).

[@posdt1]

@@progperljungman8218Some are even better yes .. every band has their special place in music scene..

[@fafolaw]

Really good song but I don't think this is the best introduction to Haken, I suggest you react to Falling BackTo Earth, that's one of their best

[@BigNeilbug]

Yeah Falling back to Earth is a great track, I think the Mountain is probably their most accessible album.

[@RanchElder]

Agreed, good idea.

[@alanalanis2257]

Your have to check out the Messiah Complex suite from off their latest album called Virus. It's beyond epic-right up there with Dream Theater!!

[@BigNeilbug]

Yeah and the Djenty riffs are probably their heaviest yet🤘😁

[@58678S]

Awesome... that was a first time listening for me, too! Thank you, you're great!

[@ericmeredith8754]

This was a treat! I have heard one other song by these guys . Its called 1985. The mixing of the guitar work and the keyboards is so seamless . Really enjoyed this track! Thanks so much for reacting to it. Also great request Ian.

[@fajarlesmana3107]

I think it's tooooo HEAVY for the first..haha You can't try 'Earthrise' next time 👌👌👌

[@anderslvdal996]

I saw Haken live, supporting Devin Townsend, in 2019. The consert was one of the best shows I have ever seen. A mindblowing evening. If you love Spastic Ink/Watctower and are looking for more modern tech-metal, you should try The Safety Fire - Grind The Ocean. A gem of a record. Also Pcycotic Waltz - A Sosial Grace is a 90's cult classic!! 🤘

[@sharilynbratton6476]

Falling Back to Earth is a great Haken song, also The Architect and the whole saga of the Cockroach King, ha. Virus is a good one!

[@EiriUesugiKun]

In February, I'll see these guys LIVE in Budapest! (hopefully)

[@johnconkle]

Thank you for the great reaction! Amazing band! Visions would be a great song to check out, especially the official live one👍🏻

[@PaulHilburger]

Haken rocks

[@sidecardog5244]

Try their song Cockroach King. In the style of Gentle Giant.

[@kennethschreyer2527]

Music gives me different emotions and sensations. The cyclical feel especially the drums made me feel like I was whirling in an eddy.

[@milton1448]

One of the best guitar duos in prog today. (plus 7 and 8 strings guitars)

[@xlerb_again_to_music7908]

Haken. Next you'll be doing King Gizzard and the Wizard Lizards - or even some Ozric Tentacles. Zappa will follow, I warn you... :) Great Reaction!

[@atthecore4560]

As the band would say; It's Haken, you know, like taken, but with an H instead of a T. As for the term Nil, it literally means without or nothing. Nil By Mouth is a medical term. It means Without Communications. The song title is fascinating terminologically if you're interested.

[@sharilynbratton6476]

Yes they do vocals!

[@progperljungman8218]

It's a "bacon-a" in Haken I've learnt 😊

[@hackandslash873]

Oh yeah! Haken are awesome! Best three albums for me in this order The Mountain, Visions and Affinity. Best handful of tracks Falling Back To Earth, Nocturnal Conspiracy, The Architect, Visions, Pareidolia. All their releases are chock full of great moments.

[@christophmozure9413]

Yay Haken!

[@funnyperson4027]

hard song for a first listen but glad you liked it. killer track

[@mvunit3]

Nick! You don't know "Futbal" (Soccer) terminology? :D Milan 4 - Germany Nil (0) ;). So like that 1 playlist I sent of all Instrumentals ("a silence so LOUD"), this song is basically entitled "No Voice" (zero mouth - no vocals). Later Haken is much heavier and has that "Electronica" vibe and "Djent" style at times (this era). The early Haken is VERY much like Dream Theater, very different vocal style/timbre though (see their 1st 3 albums). Not many bands can do this, but they basically re-invented their sound by the album "Affinity" (2016) and have built on that. As I hinted on another comment (under "Riverside"); I was listening to a Progressive Rock/Prog Metal Internet Station heavily back in 1999 thru 2011, and it had a mix of International listeners that would "Chat"/text on the live chatboard that was on the main page, as you could see what was requested in the queue. We were treated to A LOT of bands before they got bigger recognition (Pain of Salvation, Fates Warning, Leprous, Riverside, Spastic Ink, Blotted Science, Sieges Even/Subsignal, Sun Caged, Andromeda, OSI, Black Bonzo, Big Big Train, Porcupine Tree, Beardfish, Ayreon, Big Elf, Presto Ballet, Änglagård, Pallas, Threshold, Wobbler, Flower Kings, Ritual, Frost*, Devin Townsend/Project, Voyager, and on and on and on) . . . and we were onto Haken on their Demo called "Enter the 5th Dimension" (2009), and we knew that there was something special here. Haken became HUGE in Progressive Rock/Prog Metal circles, won best new Artist in "Prog Magazine" and I believe at "Prog Archives dot com". They've garnered a lot more fans since their debut "Aquarius" (2010) which is a stellar album and made quite the impact when it debuted. You have all their fans here suggesting some great tracks to listen to, and history behind them (and performing Dream Theater's "12 Step Suite" with Mike Portnoy after he left DT). But . . . A "Did you Know": The original Bassist for Haken; Thomas MacLean, was also an excellent guitarist, and had a side band called "To-Mera", which was an odd combination of a Female-fronted Darkwave/Symphonic Prog Metal band _meets_ Math Metal, kind of like if Epica or Nightwish were a Technical Prog Metal band. Unfortunately Thomas left Haken in 2013 after "The Mountain" album. Also unfortunately, To-Mera only had 3 full-length albums to their credit (which are all fantastic) and a couple of Ep's. Thomas then created his own mixing and engineering production business. But I hope one day he returns to playing Guitar again. That was music, now sports! Germany has come back to beat Honduras, 3 - Nil! . . . - Glad you enjoyed some Haken, now hear "Song" tracks and the unique voice of "Ross Jennings" :D.

[@davidhill7055]

If Lex does not lean toward typical metal I TRULY believe she will be enthralled with Nightwish

[@alanalanis2257]

Haken teamed up with Mike Portnoy to play the legendary AA suite on a cruise prog event called The Shattered Fortress. The AA suite is a five part mega epic that spans five Dream Theater albums: 1) The Glass Prison from Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence 2) This Dying Soul from Train of Thought 3) The Root of All Evil from Octavarium 4) Repentance from Systematic Chaos 5) The Shattered Fortress from Black Clouds and Silver Linings

[@CaioSiqueiraarq]

Greeeeeat Haken!!!

[@stevenapolitano7829]

Please explore more Haken Ross Jennings vocals are great.

[@meanangel8114]

Rabbit Hole for Haken goes waaaaaay deep down... And up. Check their Coackroach King!

[@louaguado995]

They do have a singer. My favorite is the "visions" album. Have you guys checked out the bands Pagans Mind or Symphony X?

[@NicknLex]

Nick really likes Symphony X so we did (my) reaction to Fallen. It was great! Haven’t done any since then and I’ll have to ask Nick if he knows Pagans Mind! Thanks for the suggestions! :) - Lex

[@stephennorris2524]

Haken are great band, another one worth your time is a band called Lifesigns, awesome prog.

[@MarkHWillson]

For further Haken, try something off of the albums Visions, The Mountain, or Affinity. The other few albums are probably for after you get used to them. People suggesting Messiah Complex are misguided. It plays better after you've delved into their discography.

[@dennismoore3383]

Nick N Lex, I sent you an email asking if I could send you complete albums for your music library in zip file form. Don't know if it went through. Sometimes my email is messed up.

[@christopherjohnferrer3771]

Hello there, will you check out Hanabie - We love sweets 🧁 and Nemophila - Dissension 🤘 Thank you 🙏

[@michelemichele3375]

Nil, Nada, Zip, Zero, Zilch, goose egg ... all mean “Nothing.” So nothing by mouth could be medical orders before surgery ... or in this case, maybe “no lyrics” or “no vocals.” Lol 🤪

[@eshtrogy6458]

Its like no food

[@keithfarrington6616]

Please react to Death Without Judgement please

[@rudolfbecker4313]

Ein weiser Mensch hat mal gesagt, es gibt 2 Arten von guter Musik: Musik, die beeindruckt und Musik, die berührt. Im Optimalfall tut sie beides, dann ist es sehr gute Musik, im Ohr und Herz des Hörers. Haken haben mich bisher "nur" beeindruckt .... tolle Musiker, aber es fehlt ein bisschen Seele, manchmal ist es z.B. nur die Stimme des Sängers ... die mag zwar gut bis sehr gut sein, aber wenn sie mich nicht berührt ... Unten hat schon jemand drüber geschrieben, aber ich will auch noch kurz erzählen, woher ich die "nil" kenne. Wenn ich früher BFBS, den englischen Militärsender hörte, kamen zwischendurch die Nachrichten von BBC, beim Sport hiess es dann: Liverpool nil - Chelsea nil

[@Tom-uv7ry]

I thought this was Gary oldmans masterpiece Nil by Mouth not this 😂 sorry wrong video for me but il give it a like . If you haven't already watched Nil By Mouth by Gary Oldham then you should its easily one of the best British films ever made its a not easy viewing because of the subject matter but its dark its very realistic.

[@davidhill7055]

Just to add to comment below. You can find the best version of the song at Nighwish's You Tube channel. Entitled: Nightwish- Ghost Love Score (Wacken 2013) -David, from Vancouver, WA. If it suits you there is plenty more where that comes from. Band around since 2005 and still going strong. When you discover Nightwish you will likely have the same reaction everyone else does. "Why have I never heard of them?" Your jaws are going to hit the floor. Remember this is Symphonic Metal, a totally different animal.

[@joeking6763]

If you are interested give a listen to BAND MAID. They are Platinum for right now.

[@davidhill7055]

Are you aware of "Nightwish." A Finnish Symphonic Metal Band with a 6'1" female Dutch singer who has the voice of an angel (operatic at times.) I suggest you begin your journey into Nightwish with a song 2013 Live Concert. Production values unlike anything you have seen. Song "Ghost Love Score" Live at Wacken 2013. Wacken Germany has an annual outdoor festival biggest congregation of Metal. Nightwish is totally different than any preconceived notion of a "Metal" band. Be prepared to lose it when you hear Floor Jensen (the female vocalist.) I call her the "Valkyrie." In Norse mythology the Valkyrie took men slain in battle to heaven. She is a truly powerful singer who will have Nick "laughing" a lot. She is a Goddess.

[@davidhill7055]

By the way, if you want to triple your viewership engage the “Nightwish” army, by reacting to “Ghost Love Score”..... never was threr a more supportive (and kind) international group of people. You need to review while watching the band.... not just listening... show the video while watching it, because it is very visual.