Polyphia - Playing God Live in Toronto @ The Phoenix 2022/08/10

[@light_asaii4858]

I always love when the crowd's sings the lyrics and the singer don't even need to sing them

[@消灯-j1j]

They just dropped a song with lyrics yesterday, this comment did not age well 😂

[@miktalu1639]

@@消灯-j1j Shut up

[@konpeitosama]

@@消灯-j1j Sounds horrible with lyrics. Need a version without it.

[@AtticsTV]

@@konpeitosama hard disagree, I think the lyrics and guitarwork complemented eachother wonderfully.

[@vnac905]

@@AtticsTV disagree, the vocals and guitars definitely blended together pretty well. the lyrics themselves however sucked major ass

[@jamesbell8861]

"SING ALONG IF YOU KNOW THE WORDS !!!!!"

[@DouglasThompson]

lol

[@ErikAdiguno]

Hang on lemme Google translate

[@capoman4203]

E-B-F#-Bb-A-E#-D-D#-E-A-G

[@xstorm9939]

2:38 moment

[@StevenDoesStuff]

Champagne

[@cesarfranku]

I never saw someone crowdsurf on a a instrumental song before I love this new generation of musicians

[@DrakeShaw04]

Bro it was 2 separate people 💀 they had multiple crowd surfers for a song with no vocals

[@sebhaar]

Late to this, but it was actually like 3+ haha, you can’t see it directly in the video but you can see the security card reach to grab more people from the crowd over the barrier

[@mob2393]

Bro, very few musicians can make their crowd sing guitar notes💀

[@joehartwell8910]

very few fans are that sophisticated and weird.

[@SuperIperMegaTriper]

@@joehartwell8910 Man, at Brazil it's kinda common, but the artists say we're weird lol

[@ricksouza9299]

lowkey cringe ngl

[@1happboy]

Joe Dart does it every time

[@jonathantang6414]

I can think of YYZ by Rush, Live in Rio

[@joshualessore7652]

The fact that even the most talented KZbin guitarists have problems covering this song in their bedrooms/studios/living rooms etc. and polyphia get up and play it note for note is astonishing

[@everychannel1025]

Its hard to write something you can't play

[@DodInTheSky]

It is hard to play for a metal guitarist. Classical guitarists have a much easier time learning this.

[@Shmids317]

@@DodInTheSky I don’t find any technique resemblance to classical music in this song. It’s play with a pick. The only thing is the nylon strings.

[@mitchell10394]

@@DodInTheSky It's easier for them if they finger pick it. I can play it much easier finger picking actually - and I usually use a pick. I don't know if that's just me though.

[@abdullahkuzhan7247]

@@everychannel1025 No it's the complete opposite

[@smorgan0902]

There's something so pure about the crowd singing the guitar melodies

[@rain9058]

The extended intro they use for Playing God when they perform live is super sick.. wish there was a studio version that included it.

[@karmickoala101]

One of few bands with perfect lyricism throughout their career✨

[@lutfiramly4168]

3 stage of audience 1. Hyped 2. Enjoy 3. Thinking about the purpose of life

[@rhythmicstu]

Poor Scott never gets the attention he deserves, and I can hear he is proper doin work on this tune 🤘

[@jellygoat]

i'd have loved to get more of him here, he does deserve it. straight towards tim and some snags of clay was the most inconspicuous and out of the way I could have been with my phone in between some heads though lmao, folks behind me to think about ^^

[@rhythmicstu]

@@jellygoatyea when I saw them in London, clay does all the crowd talking, I guess the others are a bit shy haha. But they came down at the half time interval to meet and greet fans which was cool

[@user-nk3re4dj5h]

Scottie has definitely stepped it up in recent years, writes straight up juicy licks regularly.

[@rhythmicstu]

@@user-nk3re4dj5h yea, but even all the rhythm stuff is solid. Have you ever tried playing his rhythm part to champagne for example? It's tight as fook!

[@user-nk3re4dj5h]

@@rhythmicstu TBH i only ever learn Tim's parts, but now for Neurotica I'm considering learning Scott's latter half of the song.

[@skilex3573]

Gotta love the vocalist, man. Great voice.

[@joselaba]

Bro the way they walk onto the stage is just the coolest proof that these dudes are, and were, a metal band at heart. You would think they were gonna open up with crewcabanger (Chelsea Grin) lol. They’re seriously scary talented individuals and I sincerely hope they get nominated for a Grammy with this release. Just pure fucking gold.

[@Tahmid_1337]

The last time I saw crowd singing guitar notes was at a "Rush" concert people were singing along to YYZ and trust me both gave me chills... This is crazy asf

[@kahok5ownage]

Damn. Their live set up hasn’t changed for 3-4 years. Love it.

[@gamersthumbs4673]

As a musician all i can do is admire these amazing Artist, This was fantastic. Thank you for the upload.

[@WedToTheShred]

As a fellow musician, I’d like to remind you not to sell yourself short. You don’t have to stand back and admire. Practice until you can play/write any song you want... and then practice some more! And remember, if you sound perfect while practicing, you aren’t doing it right. Push yourself, you got this!

[@sypwer]

Who are we kidding guys, we are all musicians and this is the kind of music musicians will listen to

[@mixolydianmuscle2974]

I was there, it sounded incredible

[@whatskraken3886]

Where were you standing? We may have been close to each other lol

[@mixolydianmuscle2974]

@@whatskraken3886 facing the stage I'm to the right near the barrier. Where the crowd surfers come out lol

[@whatskraken3886]

@@mixolydianmuscle2974 Oh, shit! I think we may have been standing almost next to each other. I was right on the border of the mosh pit too!

[@forest62690]

@@whatskraken3886 now say, that's how i met your mother.

[@rafaelbelda6140]

1:39 dudes leg casually spawning

[@edigoodtime2595]

Metal concer

[@Duranov86]

Love the intro, they should include it in studio version

[@MrJLegarda]

If I got chills from here with my phone and airpods, can’t even imagine being there 🔥

[@marcbyrne919]

clay on the drums is just top tier

[@ChamomileFeuille]

I always feel like the audience never knows what to do at Polyphia concerts

[@fairyfelix8924]

I just discovered them and lets just say I am soo glad that I came across their page on instagram! Tim Henson is literally so talented at playing the guitar! I am their new fan! 💝🎸

[@AkaSamzy]

The fact that they made people sing guitar notes is wild

[@johnrackham8429]

I fucking love the audience

[@shinycgi7825]

Sir Noctis playing guitar ! that's amazing !

[@WonderPantsiiVI]

Its a shame no one pulled out a cell phone to capture this moment

[@yomoseo]

what do you mean everyone has their phone out

[@danh6878]

@@yomoseo I've heard of something called irony, I'm not quite sure this is the case here

[@TheFlamingChips]

@@yomoseo there’s some boomer mentality that people shouldn’t have their phones out at concerts. Yet they’re here on yt watching one

[@RDR7891]

@@yomoseo r/whoosh

[@dthk_]

@@yomoseo r/whoosh

[@williamhai3717]

Thank you for filming with the correct orientation.

[@vamvdotnet]

I simply love this melody

[@joemama22]

I've been following Henson for a bit… It's good to see the guitar up-front once again… The structure of the tunes are rather simple, while the guitar parts are intricate and extremely challenging to execute… I wonder if other upcoming guitarists will follow in his footsteps, the way so many followed Eddie Van Halen. Cheers to Tim Henson.

[@slxth4036]

its more paco de lucia style i think

[@MactelecomNetworks]

Best concert I’ve seen. Buying Tim’s nylon guitar when it releases

[@timthatguitarboiiiiiiiiii3742]

Rare to see Tim in a sleeveless shirt and thanks for the good video 👍👍

[@bruces2665]

must have been hot

[@Alran109]

He was sleeveless in chicago also.

[@jojispoon3619]

he flexing them tatts

[@dcfromthev]

I wonder if he's ever sleeveless in Seattle...

[@yash9410503314]

@@dcfromthev 😂😂😂😂😂

[@thedeadcanary]

I think the energy of the crowd is a little weird because everyone is in awe of how technical and talented the band is. It's not like watching some generic pop band where you can dance/sing and not put much thought into it; Polyphia melt minds!

[@elliefcknkole]

Yeah this is not an energetic kind of band. Similar to Mastodon and other bands that are primarily instrumental. They have to focus on what they're playing.

[@syntrexfpv1347]

Commands a crowd with no words.

[@corrado]

crowd in Toronto seems quite calm compared to other shows I've seen/attended

[@kalevstheworld]

It was anything but calm that night lol

[@corrado]

@@kalevstheworld looks meh in that clip

[@jurisgnostic]

lol i'm 70. i want to go see them but it's standing on the floor only and i can't handle it. Sucks to be old

[@recipefordisaster443]

i love when the crowd says "MOTHER F GREY GOOSE BABY!!"

[@jasonhutchcraft]

A whole sea of phones getting ready to implode the exact same video to KZbin or TikTok. It’s like watching 50 videos at once!

[@Ranakade]

BRUH. I'M LOCAL. I CAN'T BELIEVE I MISSED THIS. Oh well, at least I can enjoy this upload. Thx for this upload. ❤

[@BhaskarChoudhury007]

Tim just emerges onto the stage like a fucking god lol

[@Oath95]

This entrance was iconic

[@Mxgi__]

When I see Tim play the guitar, it immediately motivates me to reach for mine :D Edit - Okay, I'm going to play, Bye

[@nosleep2905]

Bro you really tried to fake a yt checkmark ?

[@Mxgi__]

@@nosleep2905 No

[@johnrackham8429]

When I see Tim play the guitar it immediately motivates me to break mine D:

[@AustinHammy32]

cringe

[@Mxgi__]

@@AustinHammy32 xDDD

[@chediablo2809]

What also is an awesome tribute to Polyphia is that they are so ahead of the world musician ship wise, that in this modern day and age, they have people crowd surfing to acoustic guitar!!! No one and I mean no one can touch them, totally reinventing guitar and music in general, the drums and bass it’s all magical not just musical!!!

[@FSMusic86]

Good joke, clown

[@MIKEx2112]

Say what? This is nothing special my guy.....Nothing special at all...You may want to branch out if you think this is "reinventing" the guitar......Stop listening to Justin Beiber

[@duck2744]

@@MIKEx2112 hes entitled to his opinion? Tf? Unless ur trolling i can't tell lmao

[@citizeny3795]

@@MIKEx2112 HHAHAHAHAHAHAH WHAT!?!?!?! Please enlighten us, what is even a level above this in technical capability, aside from MAYBE AAL?

[@MIKEx2112]

@@citizeny3795 Paco de lucia..Andre Sogovia....Where do you think his chops come from....Its classical music with a metal vibe

[@Grimmjow-VI]

Imagine if everybody whistled along. lol

[@bdj7812]

Such a good show! Was there in TO further back in the venue

[@workaccount3872]

I love going to concerts and watching it through all the fucking phones in the air....

[@PrimoSchnevi]

yeah thats so annoying. i also dont get it. theres plenty of videos of them. you dont need your own.

[@datboijj]

And here you are watching it through someone’s phone….

[@PrimoSchnevi]

@@datboijj so... your point being? thats kinda the point that the initial expression told us

[@workaccount3872]

@@datboijj stayed long enough to comment and came back to shit on any dipshit dumb enough to defend all the people holding their phones in the air. Uploading a grainy video with dogshit sound, who the hell would sit for longer than 5sec to watch this when you can go to Polyphia's channel and see them perform it there? I swear some of you have brains so smooth we could drill 3 holes in it and use the fucking this as a bowling ball.

[@datboijj]

@work account comment implies that they’re annoyed at the people with their phones out while he/she is benefitting from one of those phones at the concert. A bit hypocritical isn’t it? @@PrimoSchnevi

[@Toxic_MF911]

some dude really just crowd surfed

[@bruces2665]

Watch the bass player hybrid picking

[@clt.5622]

Omg they were here?! I just stumbled upon them a few weeks ago. 😢

[@avaryanavideo]

Drummer is most amazing member of the band

[@bosschu]

Using backing tracks make things easier for most band but this one, it makes it even harder....

[@rorybninetythree]

I wonder if the person who filmed this know that Polyphia has two guitarists

[@JaydenLayne_]

Most fans really love Tim

[@lionelcooper7251]

@@JaydenLayne_ He is the main Anime character.

[@mityakiselev]

after watching this video my guitar decided to sell me FeelsBadMan

[@KerrickS]

I was there! Such a great show

[@dommercer3341]

wait... this is way clean

[@johnmarston2109]

I don't think they need a main vocalist, the instruments sound is already the lyrics

[@coryleblanc]

what is post-rock?

[@johnmarston2109]

@@coryleblanc Post-rock is a form of experimental rock characterized by a focus on exploring textures and timbre over traditional rock song structures, chords, or riffs. Post-rock artists are often instrumental, typically combining rock instrumentation with electronics. Here you go bro

[@coryleblanc]

@@johnmarston2109 any favorite post-rock or instrumental bands?

[@princekadeem8689]

I imagine this must have been how every Beethoven concert looked

[@aggelosmakris2920]

Best comment and only ten likes with mine?Am gonna turn to Vision and make 10mil people like this

[@teresachirhah9492]

Tim is new guitar god...

[@SWBaek117]

take a shot everytime Clay Gober flips his hair

[@guitartec]

TH is undoubtedly bringing the guitar to a new place. Kudos!

[@holliswilliams8426]

Not sure about that, it's good but it's basically flamenco with a trap edge, if you look up Paco de Lucía some of the riffs in here could be from de Lucía.

[@guitartec]

@@holliswilliams8426 ok

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

Can we all take a second and be greatful for dope security guards who help crowd surfers get down without hurting themselves. They get kicked, punched, and just a hardcore work out in without even being able to see the show. I had a security guard cave a mans nose in once for me when I was like 13 in 2003 at an all american rejects concert. I was crowd surfing. Accidentally kicked a guy on my way down and the guy started punching me in the back of the head. The guy was weak AF I honestly didn't notice the first punch. I thought it was the security guard tapping me trying to get me to move since I was putting my shoe on. I looked up and caught a second punch to the cheek/ear still didn't hurt but the guy was red in the face just super angry and probably drunk. The security guard looked at me, a kid at the time, looked at the asshole and decked him square in the nose it knocked him on his ass, and the crowd dragged him away from the front.

[@thetemplar8695]

Music has finally found a new John Bonham! 🤙 Drummer is fantastic!

[@dakotap7272]

This song is amazing. Though with that being said I wish at least one of them would play a steel string electric live for that extra oomph

[@recipefordisaster443]

saw the concert like not too long ago, i saw them live

[@idonotundrestandmath224]

Dude is the future of new guitarists

[@villegas24]

You know you wrote a great song when crowds sing riffs

[@RRtradestar]

This has THE weirdest crowd energy

[@thasky504]

True, people here are genuinely listening to the music

[@AmJustMaiko]

@@thasky504 yeah, the audience of polyphia are literally music nerds. I am one of those nerds lmao.

[@ryanpitalbo8793]

​@@AmJustMaiko 😕

[@humanimal5527]

As a musician I wouldn't call the crowd energy weird at all. More like pure. I'd call a bunch of kids on mdma grinding their teeth to shitty edm music weird energy lol. This is a concert I could enjoy completely sober, which is saying something. (Although I'll probably have a few beers when I see them in Norfolk)

[@elmotociclista9296]

Bringing mullets back to the scene

[@clay8028]

ive genuinely never seen someone pull a mullet off as well as tim does. it just looks correct on him

[@selendile030]

For any guitarists out there, does Tim anchor his wrist?! Looks like he anchored the entire opening solo. Not that there’s anything wrong about it but most people say it limits speed an Henson is one of the best players out there so 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@John-nk3ej]

haha, tim henson is not one of the best guitarists in the world. maybe top 200?

[@selendile030]

@@John-nk3ej i guess it’s a matter of preference. I’d say he’s AMONG the best, at the very least.

[@selendile030]

@Jarred Kiser I agree. It’s not just about technical skill (even though he’s a fucking beast at that too), it’s also about creativity, innovation and composition. As a complete package, he’s easily in my top 10 guitarists. Perhaps my #1.

[@johnnycbad]

Can't say for certain if he anchors, I think not personally. It's just that his wrist/arm doesn't move much since he's hybrid picking a lot of the time. Index finger/thumb holds the plectrum and plays the lower strings whilst other fingers play the higher strings.

[@selendile030]

@@johnnycbad yeah he def does that but look at some licks where he doesn’t hybrid pick. The opening solo for example, his hand position doesn’t move at all it seems.

[@knowledgejosh654]

I love tim henson but also hats off to the bass, other guitar player, and drums.

[@7riXter]

If they keep practicing 2050 they will be able to perform this tight

[@daggercatz7297]

If that's not tight then how would you define it lmao

[@7riXter]

@@daggercatz7297 Quite impressive that song (love it) but in this performance not so pleasant to listen to. 1:18 out of sync 1:47 not quite my tempo 2:30 groovy but in a mechanical liveless way I just mean that with age and experience such inconsistencies can be eradicated so they may end up as legendary musicians. Tight imao? Maybe these guys... kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6CQl2mvjrSNZsUm2s kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5WooaF_gauZiLcm42s

[@eltiopavilla5520]

@@daggercatz7297 sloppy. you'd hear it if you weren't deaf

[@daggercatz7297]

@@eltiopavilla5520 It's terribly mixed yes but played sloppy? na

[@eltiopavilla5520]

@@daggercatz7297 get those ears checked

[@yuriavilac]

PLEASE, COME TO BRAZIL!

[@sarou3457]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@woodlakesound]

Splat splat splat is all I hear

[@usuallyclueless4477]

A phone's mic isn't a professional setup. It won't catch the sounds perfectly.

[@woodlakesound]

@@usuallyclueless4477 it’s a low action sound I don’t care for, just like most flamenco players. Sacrificing tone for speed. If the underlying tone was there you would hear it.

[@mattharris2398]

Tim is next level

[@iamrom]

To whoever is reading this, I hope you have a wonderful day ❤️

[@vikenty8923]

Цой жив!

[@PetarBladeStrok]

Why is Tim playing Scottie's solo part at the start? I' confused.

[@toybonniesfm]

BRO I WANNA GO TO THE ONE IN SEATTLE SOON BUT ITS SOLD OUT AAAAAA

[@toybonniesfm]

1:25 I swear I thought that it was Scott that played this part

[@chefgregdc8569]

Thank you! Scotty shoulda rocked it. I always love his supporting parts more than the fluff. They’re so, like, thorough.

[@adm1nistration]

audience screaming how the heck do you hear the badassery of the song they clearly on the wrong show jeez

[@HughDjibouti]

Greatest Chon song ever 🔥🔥🔥

[@whatskraken3886]

I was at this show!

[@witutekashiwashiwoo8321]

What an experience that was

[@muskaannagra8459]

WOWWW

[@personalGoogle]

I see where the difficulty is 😂😂 we definitely will see some sing along chords in the future

[@rohitpurkayastha6687]

His fretting hand speed is equal to the speed of light....!!!!!!...........it was a great rendition though.

[@siddh6593]

Цой жив, он переродился в этом парне.

[@MastaFrank01]

How come Tim plays all the parts here, but in the video the other guitarist plays some of the solos?

[@lslewis]

When all that practice pays off~

[@getready6638]

The srowd sings lyrics remind me of their A capella

[@anthonyridding1182]

I'm SOO angry I missed this show. FACK

[@ashraffaridharis5570]

Looking absolutely tensa zangetsu'd

[@kintama_03]

vocalist: Tim Henson guitar

[@pizzalover3]

Well done 👍

[@mattMcLovinisbae]

❤

[@YuliaLunyova]

why did he pull out the jack so hard at the end?

[@ytb460]

Mullet?''

[@CF-fx9eo]

Sounds like Spanish elevator music

[@papagrantits]

Nothing worse than 300 phones and a bunch of drunk Canadian bros wooing incessantly.

[@hyderhydra3269]

live Final Fantasy 15 guy on guitar nice!!!