Rapper FIRST time SEEING - P.O.D. - Youth of the Nation!

[@xtrmfc]

Satellite, Boom, Alive, Southtown are other Great songs by P.O.D

[@mls1128]

I agree Alive is their next great one.

[@jasonknotts5001]

Satellite and Southtown are excellent.

[@kingaPL338]

Thinking about forever always gets me in tears.

[@yakoobski]

Agreed, good choices.

[@noelv1976]

And Rock the Party, their cover of U2's song Bullet the Blue Sky,

[@Whateva67]

One day in march of 2001 they were on their way to the recording studio when they were delayed in traffic because of a school shooting at Santana high school. They wrote this song and delayed the release of the album until September 11 2001, quite the release date.

[@Gen2Rev]

I have always remembered their album was released on 9/11

[@bad2debone825]

Grew up there. Had two friends there that day. POD was everything after that for us.

[@h0rr0rshow]

Music stays connected to life events. It's crazy how music basically provides us a soundtrack to our lives.

[@jamesbuswell40]

Had friends die at Columbine h.s. CO... 4/20/'99.... still listen to em/marilyn manson, till this day!.... was listening back then as well!.. weird how they portrayed both of them back then!..."I am" live tis gravy! 1❤🎉

[@pipersdaddy12]

​@jamesbuswell40 I was not far that day. A very scary day at my elementary school that day. They don't make anthem songs like this anymore. These songs still hold up, newer music is done within a couple weeks.

[@S.A.M.O.]

This song gives me chills everytime I hear it. Boom by POD is dope.

[@Trinity1976]

Mental illness is something that has been overlooked or ignored for years, decades, centuries. As a teenager, I was told to just cheer up, it will pass. Just smile. I lived. I made it. It sucked. But I got help. Some people didnt. There was a huge outcry in music during the late 90s that we still see today. From Korn to POD to Falling in Reverse to Ren...and so many in between. I dont feel alone in my struggles but I was one of the lucky ones. Im just glad that as years go on, talking about mental illness is becoming more socially acceptable and people arent being told to just hide it anymore. Hiding it kills.

[@MCharlesPainting]

'Told the world how he felt with the sound of a gat' What a fucking crushing line.

[@balansboy]

Instead of taking the test, I took 2 to the chest. gut wrenching lyrics

[@hopsngore]

@@balansboy one of my fav lyrics of all time

[@Nu.Metal.Kid.99]

When Nü Metal dominated mainstream music. Miss the late '90s and early '00s 🔥

[@AK00777]

"Instead of taking the test I took two to the chest" Never fails to hit down to the bone. Great vid BP

[@hammiranda]

Colombine

[@RmsTitanicagaming1912]

@@hammirandathe beginning is about both columbine and the 2001 Santana high school shooting. A shooting very close and very personal to the band members of P.O.D

[@coralprice5479]

Love p.o.d ❤ one of my favorite ✝️ christian rock bands of all time.

[@justdone1068]

Yes. Our Youth have been crying out for generations.

[@nycklmuffins]

I listened to this song on repeat when I was a teenager. I grew up in the church and P.O.D was one of the few music groups I was allowed to listen to. All the music I listened to was a cry for help and for someone to understand me. I am in my 30s now and still feel lost. This song just pulls out everything I felt growing up.

[@mikenastasi8927]

Hang in there. God is good and faithful.

[@YOLO891]

I'm 35 and I've been struggling all my life also but this song use to be on repeat too hell i listen to it several time a week. lately I've been struggling pretty bad but just felt like say you arnt alone and hang in there we are strong creatures. I don't know if you have ever heard the song lost by Linkin park but its a good one. They recently released a song that was lost but recently found 20 years later on a hard drive its called friendly fire which is why papa roach came out with there new song leave a light on for Chester and awareness.

[@leannameents8309]

It's rather strange how most of the Christian rock in the late 90's/00's was so blunt in it's cry of pain. Feels like our whole generation was set up for deconstruction a long time ago 😖

[@jackaubrey3037]

Black Pegasus: "Does POD have more good music?" Me (grabs popcorn): Here comes the boom.

[@copocopocopocopo]

Me? Personally, I LOVE "Lost In Forever" and "Asthma" too. They've got A LOT of great songs, but those two are good suggestions from me. Oh, and "Alive." "Boom" and "Southtown" are also great suggestions.

[@angelam4795]

Alive is really good too and the music video is awesome.

[@nathanclarke2777]

I am almost 50 now and this song still tells me that I always need to be there for the youth!

[@clasmaster1471]

I’m almost 50 and I remember when this came out and I went bought the CD just for this song and I was jamming it in my 50 mustang GT! It didn’t come out of the CD player for months.

[@joshuacraig6447]

Oh man. So glad you're reacting to this one. As a young Christian in the 90's, P.O.D. broke the mold for me on what Christian music could be. This song hits hard.

[@AngelTeaWitch]

so true. they even had a song in an album that had to be removed for it to be sold in the Christian bookstores because it had swearing in it. Their music is real and raw and pushes the boundaries of a lot of Christians who hide from addressing the serious issues going on with mental health.

[@miketaylor5762]

That didn’t happen until like 2017. But they did have a record banned in most Christian music stores because of the album artwork. The original artwork for “Snuff the Punk” was banned because it had an angel pointing a gun to the head of a demon. And then their major label debut was banned originally because it was seen as “occultic”. It was finally allowed in Christian stores when Atlantic Records put on a black slipcover that only had the head of the meditating wood guy cut out. And then 15 years later you get a Christian band putting an actual naked woman on the album cover and a different Christian band saying “fuck” in a song. Weird how time changed. Source: I used to work in Christian music

[@AngelTeaWitch]

@@miketaylor5762 it was 2012

[@miketaylor5762]

Damn. I didn’t think that record was that old 😂

[@joshcottrell4853]

Great song, bruh, this one hits. HARD. Especially in the last two decades, this is a huge issue that only seems to get worse. After this, you need to check out "BOOM." It's such a fun song, dude. Sports anthem material. There's not a lot of people who react to it, and I think that's insane. Peace, man.

[@jonstreng7850]

The most important, and awesome thing, about this song, was how it was promoted. P.O.D. did a media campaign which saw them on the late night T.V. talk shows. When this was presented on Late Night with David Letterman P.O.D. did the coolest thing. They performed the song with a youth choir from a public school in Brooklyn. It was very impressive.

[@sideshow4463]

These lines hits me so hard every time I hear the song. So powerful. "You cross the line and there's no turning back Told the world how he felt With the sound of a gat"

[@edalexander4411]

Thank you so much for this reaction! Love ya!

[@andrewgrant624]

So crazy BP that we both made this realization today that you spoke of at the end. I used to listen to this song all the time when it came out and never realized the real meaning before today. At 41 years old and many years of ups and downs, losing 10 years to addiction and multiple friends along the way. I'm so glad to see that I've finally figured some things out. And I genuinely can't thank you enough for what you do here. Sheesh!!!

[@mikenastasi8927]

Glad you're still here. You were created in the image and likeness of God and therefore you inherently possess value and worth because of who you were patterned after. You're still here. God isn't finished with you. You're here for a reason and have purpose. There is hope, healing, freedom, salvation and eternal life through Christ.

[@ericwilliams5126]

I’m a h.s grad class of 2002 so I was deep into this scene and the linkin parks and the bands of the like.The message is still the same to day and it’s sad. I live in KY and seen them play at Rupp Arena in Lexington. They brought whole crowd of kids on stage to sing the hook. Music is powerful man!!!

[@kickrocks3154]

My grandad R.I.P. drove their tour bus back when I was in high school and the drummer Wuv and him checked me out of school to hang out and go fishing. Such a great group and amazing down to earth guys. So nice and amazing people. 1 love.

[@dartcar7831]

It was through this song that I was able to tell my mom that I am suicidal and get some help. It's something I still deal with 24 years later everyday. Don't be afraid to ask for help

[@bjsmith6187]

Glad you’re still with us. Keep fighting.

[@dartcar7831]

@@bjsmith6187 thanks, I appreciate that

[@mikenastasi8927]

I'm so sorry. Hang in there. Glad you're still here. You were created in the image and likeness of God and therefore inherently possess value and worth because of who you were patterned after. Since you've been created in the image and likeness of God, you also have purpose. There's a reason that you're here.

[@Allcity4ever]

Love to hear that you're still with us.

[@dartcar7831]

@@Allcity4ever thanks, that means a lot

[@starburstppl]

Awesome song with a powerful deep message. "told the world how he felt with the sound of a gat" that line punches me in the gut every time. Great reaction! Peace!

[@bellsngems]

I was 12/13 when this came out and I remember this hitting so hard. it still does. I hadn't heard this song in such a long time and listening to it with you while watching the video literally brought tears to my eyes. it's a very powerful song! POD does have some bangers, keep checking them out.

[@chelseahaley8350]

This one definitely takes me back, and is almost more relevant today than it was back then!! They actually just released a new album a few weeks ago, and they are still touring! U should check out some of their new stuff!

[@katyoung6028]

Look at what the youth was dealing with in the 90s through 2000. Then we get this song. This was our anthem.

[@6Haunted-Days]

Actually go back every generation....every youth of every generation for the last 50yrs. After all the US was the MOST VIOLENT and had the most murders ever through through the 80s & 90s .....may seem bad now but it's down 30%!!

[@leannameents8309]

Still is! 🙌🏼

[@carlosalbertomunozgiron6089]

Yeah , tell the kids of today what did we live in those days

[@annamikulicz9170]

I am 34 now, but inside I am still that youth of the nation... Singing this song when coming back from school in 2003. Singing this song at the concert in Minsk in 2013. I endlessly love the band and I am not even a Christian XD But their music always helped me in my rough times, I even made a small tattoo of the letter "O" (from the band's logo) as a talisman :)

[@Bjørn_ESO]

This song really focused in on the school shooting and suicide epidemic the last few generations have faced. It should have been our anthem, honestly.

[@jonstreng7850]

@skjoldr481 Amen - Thank you for stressing that. Columbine happened just two years prior to this song in 1999. Sadly in Michigan, just two years ago in a small community of Oxford, a 15 year old kid shot 6 of his classmates, killing two of them. Strangely, unlike most mass shooters, he did not take his own life. Hard to know what would have been better. He was found guilty, as was his parents for supplying the gun, but I don't remember how many years of prison time he will have to serve.😢😢😢.

[@mistyy1872]

The first shooting in schools like we hear about now happened in the town I live in now. Paducah, KY a small town where a kid went in and started shooting right before classes started. I never knew about it before moving here. It happened in 97. Then again in 2018 there was a shooting in the next county. So utterly sad.

[@6Haunted-Days]

Actually go back every generation....every youth of every generation for the last 50yrs. After all the US was the MOST VIOLENT and had the most murders ever through through the 80s & 90s .....may seem bad now but it's down 30%!! By the mid 90s the violence and murder rate was plummeting....I'm 53 so a 80s kid and young adult thru and thru. Suicide among those 18 & younger IS WAY up tho....way worse than then.....it's the #1 killer of kids. And in my age bracket there's a suicide there's an epidemic....I mean hell who wants to grow old in this 💩COUNTRY?!?? I'll be homeless at 70. 🙄🤮

[@leannameents8309]

​@@6Haunted-Days Disabled 32-year-old here ✌🏼 I'm an only child of two older parents and I've had to come to terms with the very possible reality that I'll be homeless once they're gone. I feel you, and if you've gotta go then go, but I'd rather see what good might come out of my suffering. Peace brother 🙏🏼

[@lukewelch9952]

Hello. I never watched you before, but you got it. I felt goosebumps watching you and it made my day better. I grew up with these guys. I love the message and I love your reaction. Thank you so much. You got the assignment sir and you elaborated brilliantly. Thank you for sharing that moment with the world. We owe you one.

[@michaelshelton8802]

Awesome reaction! My favorite line in this song, or rather the one that hits hardest for me is: "He was never really one of the guys, no matter how hard he tried, often thought of suicide. You cross a line and there's no turning back, told the world how he felt with the sound of a gat." That always got me. Being bullied in school and trying to fit in puts you in a mindset sometimes, where if it wasn't for faith and family that could have been me I would love to see you react to "Satellite," my next fav song on that album.❤

[@mikenastasi8927]

I'm so sorry that you experienced that.

[@HollerMa71]

My son was 10 when this came out & was just really getting into music. He LOVED this song but admittedly, when I heard the lyrics it gave me pause. We had a long talk about what the lyrics meant. It was definitely a "teachable moment" Great reaction, BP!❤

[@b1gg0at]

An amazing song. My favorite by P.O.D. is " ALIVE"!

[@Z_TPI]

Finally! Ive been waiting for you to get to this banger!! Boom, Southtown, Alive and Satellite are next ones to check out..

[@renejensen7799]

This is one of those songs, everytime i hear it again, its still fire!! i think its best P.O.D song, they do have a couple of more good ones, but i think this is the best..

[@AlanKing-b4u]

Hits you hard now bro, because your a Dad...wait until you become a Grandfather. Hits hard in every generation!

[@saadesigner07]

Their current drummer is the husband of Titiana from Jinjer. They released a song with her that is pretty good. POD and Jinjer toured together recently, and this song still slaps live. The crowd singing the chorus gave me goosebumps.

[@mikenastasi8927]

Current drummer? He's been their only drummer LOL 😂

[@race3wide]

Skillet is a headliner with POD opening for them on the tour I saw them. Skillet is a heavy metal Christian band react to The Resistance and watch one of the most amazing drummers.

[@kamikazehussein]

Thank you for this reaction.❤

[@shaunforrester2331]

Bro P.O.D. is legit! From their early thrash rap metal days to now, they know how to jam!

[@dirksmith-xk7qd]

Your reaction made me see this song in a whole different light. Thank you! I will follow you!

[@IamError87]

This band has so much range. From rap to rock to funk to punk and jazz. It all hits hard and the lyrics are so powerful

[@davecondreay]

Their song "boom" is played at sporting events and such. Check that one out. Also "Satellite", "Alive", "Southtown". "Rock the party (off the hook)" ...that will get you started

[@rixyl7475]

Really nice guys, they're cousins of mine. Never knew they were POD until I was talking about the band one day and my family looked at me and just said "those are your cousins". Had no idea lmfao.

[@ejbanks2001]

Welcome to POD!! Loved Colorado and Pikes Peak hill climb last year, beautiful!!!

[@kevinunderwood4104]

Introduced to P.O.D. in college. Loved them, went to see them in concert a few times, but alas, grew away from the crowd that intro'd me to them and nearly forgot about them until Octane on S/XM Radio released new material and then said some figure on how many other studio releases they had, and I was like, whoa I'd forgotten about them. Thanks for a trip down memory lane. Sorta a time I'd like to not remember, but I always had my music to help.

[@G4GZUS-]

BROOOOOO you got it with this one bro this is it and was it!! Happy to say they are still rocking so many gems.... You have to hear the one about when he lost his mother oh man fire 🔥 Holy fire ..... One thing about Christian music it is now better than regular secular music not only because of the lyrics but also the rhythms are compatible even better than some of the great secular songs out there not like before pick a genre and you will hear absolutely amazing Christian music on par with anything else out there...... God bless you bro I'm going to join up with you to support!

[@papasmurf4006]

A fire song that if you truly listen, always hits deep at the end when the kids kick in singing. Takes a whole new meaning and deeper impact when that happens. Glad you picked up on that!!! Good job!👍🏻

[@Oksana-w5m]

Circle, listening for a silent , going blind .❤❤❤ Its very first band i listened .😊 Just emotional experience for me!! 😊😊❤❤

[@skylergeier9275]

This one always gives me chills

[@carmenhuyser808]

I tear up every time I hear it. I was fresh out of highschool and clueless what to do with my life and turning to my peers felt like my only option. It's sad to wonder what it is going to take for us "grownups" to finally listen 😢

[@resurrectionplumbing9007]

Love it when you speak your heart B P! Your a good man, thanks for your observation, I couldn't agree more! Well done great reaction!

[@JMulvy]

One of the good things about POD is that while they identify with Christian Rock, they don't make their entire focus or base their identity on Christianity, which makes them so much more accessible to non-Christians like myself. I agree that youth in general need help, but they do not need saving and there is a difference between the two. A little assistance goes a long way to establish self-reliance and self-responsibility which is exactly what is needed because if you are constantly coming to someone's rescue not only does it create an imbalanced power dynamic in their life, but it also sets them up to fall even harder when you can't or won't save them for whatever reason. Do what you can to help, but ultimately it is their decision to make.

[@DarkSun123456789]

Your first sentence kinda depends. I myself am not religious at all, and found the band Skillet (Christian Rock Band) by accident. Their texts are heavily influenced by their faith, but they never explicitly use words like god etc. so the first time i listened, i (maybe English as second language did its part too) thought it it was about/towards a girlfriend/wife. I think the song was "Whispers in the Dark". If you know they are Christian their songs can actually make sense in both interpretations, which i found intriguing, listened to them ever since.

[@josephainsworth9681]

You'd LOVE the murdered move album

[@ixispaceixi]

Everyone needs saving. The saving doesn't come from other people and it doesn't come from yourself either.

[@JMulvy]

@@ixispaceixi no thanks, I'll pass.

[@ixispaceixi]

@@JMulvy I wasn't offering. Just telling the truth.

[@jessicaleblanc-nh1yl]

Beautiful, powerful & intense. As it should be. Every time I hear this, I feel proud that they created this piece. It is incredible. Thanks for sharing.

[@alexiaspaedt-mcintosh5311]

Yes!!! Boom, Alive, Satellite... such great songs. I have seen them live here in Colorado a couple times! They are amazing!

[@joshlivingston2828]

The Offspring’s “The Kids aren’t Alright” is another great song with a similar message. Check it out.

[@nelsoncruz6692]

Wow I'm watching this and you have me in tears.😢 how time flies true music in the past

[@SteelCityChick]

Just saw them in concert a few weeks ago! Loved listening to them when I was younger!

[@Scrappymedic]

Love you going down these different avenues. Get reminded of songs i used to love jammin to.

[@ericaelgafy7167]

I absolutely love POD! Check out their song Alive. Some additional Christian rock bands include Skillet, Switchfoot, and Jars of Clay. Enjoy! Also, thank you so much for all you do! I really appreciate how you don’t take 💩 and speak your mind. Keep on keepin’ on! 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@ohryan9872]

This song among other things talks about the 1999 Columbine massacre and everything that children have to go through its as relevant today as it was back then

[@ealtar]

"as relevant today as it was back then"

[@bad2debone825]

It's about Santana High in San Diego in 2001. Grew up in SD and proud to claim POD as our home town band.

[@lostlothbrok7156]

I absolutely love Sonny, great vocalist and he's so nice to everyone. Satellite was definitely my favorite album, Alive is my favorite P.O.D. song 🤘🏻

[@hoaxdeath01]

It's an incredibly great American Teenage anthem, very catchy and Haunting at the same time, I was 21 and going through it myself so it's definitely nostalgic.

[@wyohayes6415]

Anyone else who waited for your reaction to the kids singing you didn't disappoint amazing reaction

[@DauntesAlone]

Dude, I loved your wrap-up. You're exactly right. Thanks, bro.

[@kingaPL338]

Oooohhhh, P.O.D, one of my favorite bands when I was in my 20s 😁😁😁😁 Get into this band, I recommend it full heartedly ❤

[@Cloudy_SkieZ1]

POD was my jam back in the early 00's. Such a different sound; different feeling behind their music. Should also check out BOOM, Satellite and Alive. Their biggest songs outside this one

[@mylvem7270]

I haven't heard this song since it came out in the early 2000s and it just hit me too, I heard the cry in myself and I have carried the cry with me because it still exist in the world today. When will it change? When enough people care. 💟☮

[@harlan5142]

Wow what a great reaction - thank you

[@The_Gary_Douglas]

Fantastic breakdown bro. You are 100% in your interpretation. They were ahead of their time. There are so many more great songs on that same album. Get on it! 😂😂 Love you bro.

[@kaelinvictus6039]

A great follow-up to this song is Going in Blind. Speaks volumes about the youth and the former youth across generations.

[@notTHEcher]

Ive never seen your channel before. But i love your reaction... especially at the end. I could see how it hit you. Respect. 💜

[@AdamAdam-fo5ee]

You hit it right on the head.. Jesus Christ...God bless you

[@johndoe11879]

I was three years out of high school when this came out. This is a generation song for all generations

[@sz9855]

One of the most underrated bands. Some of their best albums are the ones that got no recognition.

[@edalexander4411]

There song 'alive' was released the day after 9/11. Banger

[@Extra_Nunes]

damn bro I clicked on accident on the video and watched the whole thing, wasnt expecting for this to be good

[@mikenastasi8927]

It wasn't an accident. There's no such thing as accidents or coincidences. This was something that you needed to hear for some reason. God was reaching out to you through this song. You were created in the image and likeness of God and therefore you inherently possess value and worth because of who you were patterned after. You're still here. God isn't finished with you. You're here for a reason and have purpose. There is hope, healing, freedom, salvation and eternal life through Christ.

[@kimlooff2401]

Blessed

[@lt.spears1889]

“Told the whole world knows how he felt by the sound of a Gat” really hits hard………

[@Proud.American58]

@blackpegasusraps, so glad you checked this out. I never mentioned it because I assumed (and you know what happens when you assume😂) you had to have heard it. That being said, please check out “What It’s Like” by Everlast and “The Kids Aren’t Alright” by the Offspring for two more great songs in this lane. #blackpegasus

[@erikaronska1096]

So glad you found this! You gotta check out their music video for "Alive"

[@mack98ification]

Saw these guys live a couple of times and met them once. Great great live band and the nicest guys.

[@CJSmithGuitar]

I'll never forget, this was released on 911 2001, a day that will always be stuck in my brain. Glad to see you dive into this one, keep it coming

[@RyanESmail]

P.o.d is absolutely classic. Love those boys from San Diego.

[@brendanbelli8769]

I know what I like about you. You’re at that age to where you’re starting to appreciate life and it sucks getting old speaking from experience when I watch you react certain songs I can see the wheels turning and I can relate. That’s what makes you real. that’s why I watch you.

[@blakemcelrath54]

Payable On Death is the bands actual name 🤘 awesome Christian band. Another one to check out is FlyLeaf

[@Chemlockz]

I was 11 while taking care of my two younger sisters and my drug addict mother and music is how I escaped my daily life

[@vickybolsby9153]

These guys are awesome! Glad to see you react so passionately to them !🤙

[@johnestell3442]

Alive is an epic song as well

[@blurpledragon2779]

I was in my late 20's when this came out and this song hit me hard back then , the youth is even more lost today !!! So messed up . POD was great !!!!

[@cmbtking]

I grew up on this album and finally got to see them two years ago at 32 years old for the first time and it was every bit as fulfilling as I hoped it would be.

[@jwarrior852]

These homies still put on a great show. Saw them before 2020 in a small venue, and again after 2020 in a big venue. Up there actin' like they 20😂❤❤ They were awesome

[@karlbecker8775]

POD is solid, Anything you listen to will rock.

[@joespradley2323]

These guys are awesome! Love the message and I Love their song “Alive”…. I watch a lot of your reactions👍

[@dancornwell162]

so close to 300k. well deserved, on the road to half a milly

[@allenruss2976]

These guys are great live. Now you're delving into Christian music. One of the few I like. You like this then you'd also like DC Talk

[@RJH1611]

Jesus Freak and What if i stumble - bangers! i always loved Project 86

[@MrCharlieboy02]

this is one of my all time tunes!! love the reaction

[@mrichards2211]

Always loved this song. ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️

[@petermcconnell8593]

POD was one of those bands that got so much radio play everyone started to hate them. But the reason they got so much play was because their songs were dope

[@Whiskyfan519]

The things that were going down when this song came out. As a teen in high school, seeing reports of school shootings, 9/11, dealing with all the shit going on then the song resonated so much with everyone. Hearing it now as an adult so much later it really hits you how much that time really affected us all.

[@kcairns1]

I graduated in 2003. I didn’t/don’t know a single song of theirs other than this one but I’ll say, this one STILL hits me hard. Adding it to my playlist of nostalgic hits from my teenage years 💙

[@CoreyMoss-b2f]

I grew up in 85 and this always reminded me of skid row's youth gone wild! It kind of goes along the same storyline. Pod was amazing. Welcome to South Town was their first hit song and album. It was incredible. They were ahead of their time!

[@pagemeredith4532]

Back then, I was a big fan of P.O.D. I still like this song.

[@the3jetblack7]

"Boom" is another great song by P.O.D. with a great music video

[@eyespyyourspy1328]

The Fundamental Elements of South Town is one of my top 5 favorite albums. P.O.D hits hard and all their music is like a Rap Rock. I am no longer a Christian but I still vibe to P.O.D as their message isn't Preachy, but absolutely positive