Polyphonic Face Reveal?

[@weaselwolf]

Polyphonic: Just gonna do a simple, unscripted Q&A Also Polyphonic: Still produces the hell out of it.

[@ripperplaysclon152]

Dudes got standards, what else can I say?

[@R3TR0J4N]

ikr, this was well made still

[@Aluke5460]

Dude I’ve been subbed since like 2017 and this is awesome! I’m 6 months late but I’m still so surprised by this vid! And tbh, I never realized I didn’t ever see your face. But only because your vids are all so colorful and perspicuous. The visuals are always spot on and honestly beautiful. Great work and great beard bro!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@powerstation0872]

Just want you to know, much of Pink Floyd's work is very important to me, and you've done nothing but enhanced the meaningfulness of their discography for me.

[@ares_the_god10]

bro you are me

[@brrts]

Definitely

[@Blockoumi]

@@ares_the_god10bro, you are me Strangers passing in the street By chance, two separate glances meet And I am you and what I see is me

[@strawberryfields253]

same here

[@siddhanthmanoj5229]

Mutual bro

[@alexdewhurst2064]

I was not expecting such a MAJESTIC bearded man?! Keep up the great content :)

[@adonaiyah2196]

I did

[@pendaco]

Just going by the voice alone I was expecting a scrawny nerdy white kid with no beard hair to speak of 😄

[@biosportpro]

Putting Noah to Polyphonic only makes Polyphonic more amazing. Pre-FR Polyphonic has always been my favourite YT channel by a mile. Now, it’s 100x that because it feels so human. So thanks Noah, you are an utter genius and I thank you for all your incredible work.

[@miettoisdev]

"The Untold History of Disco" is an absolute TREASURE. Easily one of the best music-documental-thingy I've watched in my life

[@grandpop]

dude poly (noah) i can’t stress enough how cool this channel is to me. music has always been an integral part of my life. funny enough i finally got my dream job of working at a record shop 2 years ago. a huge reason i even got the job was because i had become so obsessed with albums because of YOUR videos. fast forward to now my time at the record shop has proven fruitful i’ve made tons of friends who love music as much as i. if you’re ever in the nashville area visit the shop you would love it :)

[@SpotWorksLNC]

I was expecting a clean shaven nerdy looking fellow but regardless, your million subscribers is not only a result of excellent research but also the quick pace of your voice and fact that your don’t waste words while delivering your in-depth content. You also get right into the meat of the subject right away. Many other KZbin’s spend too much time on every video with a repetitious intro and asking people to subscribe. Keep it up! 👍🏻

[@DG-gx4sg]

Just a beardy nerdy looking fellow

[@tedrohe9048]

The face fits the voice. Congrats and good video. You should do more of these.

[@oliversissonphone6143]

Woah not at all

[@mariocastillo8334]

Agreed, sometimes there is a dissonance but in this case it fits like a glove.

[@tylerbrock6047]

I had been picturing a clean shaven scrawny guy this whole time, so I must disagree.

[@fruktumkalasbajen9647]

@@tylerbrock6047 same

[@unit-0123]

@@tylerbrock6047 same here but like a super stereotypical hipster dude also makes a lot of sense

[@Zambo4816]

I remember finding you on a random vid binge - I stumbled onto your John Bonham video from 5 years ago. Fan ever since, and you're a creator I deeply appreciate with your knowledge, passion, and overall style. Great job Poly - Here's to many more!

[@Kaderlid13]

Same here!!

[@Rll_2206]

It genuinely feels like it’s two different people when I see a clip of you talking and when I see a clip of you talking on images and stuff like that. This video deadass a trip.

[@augustosolari7721]

You don't look how I expected. You actually look much better. Nice to have a face to put on your voice.

[@13.tsuki_]

This more laid back format of videos is amazing, hope this is the first in a looong series. Much love from Italy❤

[@Inferno594]

He did it so casually it surprised me

[@TVC15ohoh]

The reason why you got to 1M subs is because you do EXCELLENT work. It's thoughtful and well thought out, it's visually beautifully presented, it's accurate and fact-based, and the opinions you offer are quite fair and couched within a big picture perspective. So yeah, we love what you do and are grateful to have someone as high quality as you do videos about a subject most of us are deeply in love with - music. Thanks and congrats! Two requests, if I may be so bold: Tame Impala and Elton John. But only when the mood and willpower strikes!

[@nachomagallanico]

wow "I consider my job to love music" what a statement man, you're a really lucky person, and your love for music and the history that surrounds the art really passes through you videos. I really love your content, you can feel the passion and knowledge you have. Thanks

[@austinzarnick]

Bro Noah looks so chill. I can just see us all being friends and hanging out.

[@deakia]

The fact this was released on the 10th Anniversary of RAM makes this so much better, today was a good day.

[@TheErikjsm]

i really love your channel and been subbed for a long time. its high quality well produced etc. it might not be my favorite genre all the time but i can tell its done with pasion all the time and i like that a lot.

[@DEVOn.A.Skertic]

I am thankful having you in my cyberspace life. Every episode is top notch and informative, thank you for your time and dedication in all of your productions.

[@singerofsongs468]

I ~love~ the visuals on this channel, but I have to say, you seem pretty natural on camera. Congrats on 1M, keep up the amazing work! I really love your approach to contextualizing the history behind music - it’s one of my favorite things about being a music fan, and I think it’s sometimes underappreciated.

[@Nemo37K]

I've been watching your stuff for a while, and I just wanna say your work - more than perhaps any other music youtuber - is what has inspired me to make my own music series on here. Your clean, thoughtful production is super inspirational. Cheers on a million, my dude.

[@sam08g16]

Noah, my admiration for you exponentially grew after I watched this video. You seem to be such a genuine, open minded and intelligent person with a contagious passion for music. It was nice to see the face behind the voice. Please keep releasing amazing videos and do more stuff on camera!

[@desmondoliver5436]

I remember when this ws a ver tiny channel, and oh boy, what a road it has been. Youre one of my favorite channels on youtube and I ow you so many incredible momentos learning about new stuff, and getting inspired by your visual and the things you talk about. Just wanna thank you and give U a big freking Hug for the milestone. You have a a fan here in Nicaragua that loves your content. Keep it up Poly, ❤❤

[@timgehrsitz3267]

Well deserved. Extraordinary work consistently, you've given me love and appreciation for artists and songs I never would've otherwise experienced

[@ourkidof91]

Been my favourite channel for a few years now. The Sister Rosetta Tharpe one was my favourite. Keep up the good work.

[@powerstation0872]

THANK GOD SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY UNDERSTANDS HOW MUSIC IS PRODUCED GIVING A TAKE ON MODERN POP

[@The_Cliffsides.2]

Tbh my favorite video by yours is dissecting the end. It’s soooo good

[@C.SchitzPopinov]

I’ve never once thought about how I need to see your face.

[@nostopit179]

It’s absolutely wild to think you’re at a millions subs now. I’ve admittedly not watched much recently, but I remember binging your first handful of videos. Congrats man you deserve it so much! Your passion shines through everything you do! Also side bit you were part of why I originally got on nebula and it’s been a good experience since then.

[@jkimm7]

Feels like we are finally meeting for the first time! Thanks for all the great vids so far and the many more to come!

[@christopherelliott1819]

You are my favorite KZbin channel and it was very nice to see your face at last. Also, great Q&A. Thank you for letting us into you.

[@nascar453-3]

I love your channel man it’s amazing I love music and this channel makes me think about music; I’ve been watching since 300k and fell in love with your voice and content keep it up!

[@madisonj7421]

i would love a video where you discuss the last section/question regarding other people writing songs for different people vs people writing and performing their own music! i really know nothing about folk music so i would love to learn more about that entire culture!

[@VinceWhitacre]

Congrats on the million, Noah. I subbed based on Ghost Notes - you're clearly just a good dude, and so thoroughly into music that you more than deserve the recognition. And the fact that I watch your vids when I also am a major music nerd, already know most of the stuff you bring up (and even have some nits to pick from time to time... but they're nits, nothing major, and no I won't mention any here)... I don't really "learn" much from your videos, but I ENJOY them. Because your enthusiasm is infectious. You do good work in introducing people to music - but also in REMINDING old heads like myself who sometimes need to be reminded.

[@silversam]

Didn't expect this, but your answers to these questions gave me a better understanding of why i like this channel so much. It's always a treat to hear someone go off on what they love about music, but when it resonates with my own experience of art that's extra special 😃

[@drummerdrei]

I feel like I’m watching an overdubbed version of a video. But really man I appreciate the work you do, I look forward to every single one of your videos, and have watched you for years!! You’ve really helped me deepen my appreciation for music! Thank you, Noah

[@micro-babe]

Love the Billy Talent shout out. They're one of my favorite bands but not many people around me know who they are unless I introduced them to their music. I just recently bought their first three albums on vinyl.

[@feather3563]

I love to hear your opinions on Blue Rodeo! I'm a Canadian too and I've been hearing their music since I was just a little kid. I've even seen them and Jim Cuddy a few times, because my mom's such a fan! Rock on Polyphonic.

[@Discoball_Glitter]

The Untold History Of Disco made me a sub of yours and I’m so happy that you cherish it as much as we do ! 💖

[@MJUltra42]

So the only reason I listened to Worry! is because you mentioned it in passing on a video and I was like "I'm gonna check that out" and now I'm a huge advocate of it. Mind blowing experience. Mind you it also got me into the band PUP because after that album was done they would always start playing. Listening to worry! and unraveling of pup the band are the first two albums in years that made me feel like I was in highschool discovering a new band and sound. So thank you for that. Also if you haven't already you should listen to PUP.

[@TheOddMindofSamBo]

PUP and Jeff pushed the limits of what pop punk can be

[@HaHaHaLMFAOtv]

I did think you would look like this and you look so wonderful! Keep doing the great work!

[@cms.1213]

Your videos are my favorite! Such deep dives on music. Congratulations on 1M subs!

[@PollyW326]

Hi Noah! I’m newer to you and I have to tell you how much I thoroughly enjoy your content. Your essays are very informative and interesting and the visuals are so beautiful. I went and got on Nebula for your stuff too. Congratulations on 1 mil. !

[@ohladysamantha]

congrats on 1M subs and wow this Q&A reminded me why I love this channel so much. I learn so much and love music more with each video. 🎶🎵

[@velvetimpulse]

Noah, your content on important jazz artists and albums are simply phenomenal. I’m a Nebula supporter and you’re one of the creators that drove me there years ago. Keep up the good work!

[@lilburro3]

Right on! Noah, I totally dig your channel, and your content falls so in line with mine. The way you speak, the topics/groups/artists/songs/compositions, and your passion for all these gave me an impression you were a very cerebral individual. A that said, you look just as I imagined! Keep up the great work!

[@samyjoseph4798]

Music vsauce

[@sowhatnow7984]

Awesome man. Been a fan since the Bonham video. Recommend your channel to every other music lover I know. Keep it up, and make some polyphonic merch that I can wear.

[@andreawallenberger2668]

ngl "Queer History of Disco" deserves a serious Emmy nod. Kudos Polyphonic. 👏👏👏👏🏆

[@gwenzilly_]

Your channel is one of the reasons I decided to keep deep diving into music and taking music theory! And now im learning guitar :)

[@essentiallyeasy]

You're pretty handsome, dude! Been enjoying your content for ages, and I will forever!

[@11thdimension1986]

Fantastic video! Thank you! I think you should make a video on Jazz Fusion - Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra (first 2 albums are incredible), Return To Forever, Weather Report... How social & cultural changes of the late 60's fusioned jazz and rock, and how it became an indulgent irrelevance by the late 70's. I think it'll be a great story. 👍

[@matcoffidis1135]

I just adore your videos. I love how you contextualize music and it's place in history. A personal favorite is your deep dive into Tangled Up in Blue, but there's so many others that I found both informative and entertaining. Congrats on how far you've come and look forward to future content....👍✌️❤️🎸

[@ritaflores2319]

I have been listen to you about 4 years, I worked delivery packages and would repeat again and again your videos in my headphones, I even paid KZbin. your voice I love now your face 😊

[@olivertromans]

A face to the name. The goat has arrived in his final form

[@jorgesamonte3838]

So excited for THE WALL video. I know you haven't made it yet but I wish you put it into consideration.

[@TheHippie27]

I'm so glad you shouted out the Ken Burns Jazz documentary! When I was in highschool, I watched the whole thing and took notes of all the artists to check out. Then I went to the library, took out every album from my list, and burned them onto my laptop. The information I got from that doc fed my soul from grade 9 well after graduation.

[@curseofloco]

I loved your „rage against the machine“ livestream and see your creative progress

[@lgonzalez1244]

Excuse my English, but I'm Brazilian from Foz do Iguaçu, PR, and the G translator is helping me: I always remember Ken Burns in your docs. Especially in this recent one about Duke's masterpiece. My great happiness in this video is to see that my favorite channel on KZbin was a channel that I followed the growth. Your voice was one of the best companies during the isolation period. It's also good to know that the things that warm my heart, musically speaking, are things very close to what you expose about yourself in this video.

[@martymcfly1567]

Dude looks like he sounds, great!

[@kildogery]

Phewph!

[@AgEyal]

Your videos are incredible and your simply incredibly talented, and a totally great dude overall. Keep up!

[@Sahidable]

You're a fellow Canadian?! Cool! Love seeing big KZbinrs who are also Canadian. Great content dude. Keep doing 🤟

[@Semtx552]

thanks for answering my question, the attention for Pracs is well deserved! To answer your question on Nebule, your on camera persona didn't scare me to much, i was able to watch it to the end!

[@yashcfc4]

Congrats on reaching 1M! Please please do a video on Prince sometime :)

[@Juror_Number_Eight]

Congrats on the million subs! You deserve it. My vote for your best video was Echoes; I can watch that one over and over -- with or without shrooms. Your voice is unique and perfect for this medium. I'd love to see something on the Beatles.

[@wernerrainer4218]

The first face reveal where the voice really fits the face. Love your vids man their so much fun and intersting.

[@Zappo32]

Good informative video. I like a wide variety of music genres as well, and I've been collecting records for more than 30 years (I'm 42). I'm a historian myself, and my approach to music is similar to yours: context is everything and helps us understand the artists' intentions

[@IsaiahParker126]

Would you do some more MCR stuff? They are one of my fav bands and your pop punk video helped to realize that it's okay to like bands like that ya know I thank you so much for it man they've helped me get through so much hard stuff and they still are so thank you!

[@jamesburke1019]

Subscriber and you do great work. Constructive suggestion, you and a lot of folks from your generation inflect sentences that are not questions like questions? It gets a little grating after awhile? I suggest working on landing declarative sentences as such and saving the inflection for actual questions. Also please do some stuff on Prince, there is so much there for the taking. Thank you.

[@anthonyholroyd5359]

As someone who loves a very diverse range of music I am also very happy to see the collapsing - or at the very least, the increased permeability - of established genres. I write (though haven't recorded stuff yet - and need to pull together a band to do so) And my stuff has always been born out of 90s and early 00s alt-rock but with definite hardcore, metal & prog influences. Add to that a healthy love of jazz, indie pop, 80s synth & new wave, folk rock, musical theatre etc. Also some British specific genres I suppose. Worth checking out 'Akala', a political British hip-hop artist who left me trying to pick my jaw up off the floor when I heard both his song 'find no enemy' and his Radio one 'Fire in the booth' stint. You end up with . . . What I can only describe as 'imagine if Radiohead got angry instead of sad' 😂 With regards to genre? I'd say - there are no 'bad genres' . . . Only 'bad songs'

[@thirdstonefromthasun]

love what you said about sampling

[@scottyboyca8162]

This guy introduced me to Klaatu. Every video is so well done

[@ilmwemo]

thank you so much for introducing me to klaatu! I love them so much :3

[@marktubeie07]

29:26 Absolutely agree with your point on authorship - exquisitely put sir !

[@drewp.wiener1205]

Dude - I think you're great. Your channel rocks and you have so much knowledge. And where are you from? I'm thinking Canada somewhere....

[@RoyalPear]

congrats on 1M man! you genuinely have some of the best videos on the site

[@LuxuryPossum]

You should do a video covering music in film, if you wanted to talk about film on this channel. There are a lot of cool topics you could cover when looking at music in film. You could talk about classic soundtracks or scores, you could also talk about concept albums being turned into movies. A video comparing the film adaptations of Tommy and Quadrophenia would be interesting to compare how both movies incorporate the music from the Who. The Rolling Stones in Cinema is also a topic I'm fascinated with. Their songs get licensed for movies way more than the Beatles, and it would be interesting to see how their music has been incorporated in film over the years, including being featured in multiple Scorsese and Wes Anderson movies.

[@jasonremy1627]

Well deserved and congratulations on your successes!

[@Gen_X_Rosey]

You don't look the way I pictured, but the glasses are there. I pictured exactly those glasses! LOL! Congrats on the 1 million subs!

[@maxeddie1789]

Genuinely one of the most unexpected face reveals I’ve ever witnessed, what a beautiful full circle moment

[@raydoalonsozorrilla-riese7098]

Dude amazing video! You gotta make this Q&As a more common thing 🔥

[@davebauerart]

Congratulations. As a type nerd I love Oh No Type Co and the convergence with music through your channel.

[@ginja8715]

Dude, you’re about how I imagined you to look, someone I’d hang with and listen to vinyl with late on a Saturday

[@GIBKEL]

I listen to music in the same way, all the way back to the 70’s. I admit that I had bell bottoms, I was moving with the groove but I had already started listening to the Beatles/Stones/Kinks/Led Zeppelin out of their time. I got caught in a heavy metal moment but then steeped myself in the older AC/DC, Black Sabbath records. As I’ve become more lost in the now, I reach back into artists that have been referenced. It started out in my teens, seeking out old blues artists. The only band that I hooked on in their time was Radiohead. A band out of time, like the best of prog/experimental rock. It’s still happening to this day as my MS makes it near impossible to listen to digital as it’s too painful for my ears. I love loud music but most digital is just painful because of the nerve damage. I had left music for 15+ years due to this issues but after being diagnosed and understanding what has happened to my brain, I dusted off my old records and bought records that were missing. It has brought so much joy; kindled the child that fell in love with music. I think you will get back to your loves as you realize that sometimes our musical/cultural heroes are not the folks we expect them to be. Miles is a troublesome character but his talent is the beauty of his life so I go with that.

[@WarblerObserver]

Would never have guessed that my favorite music KZbinr was actually VSauce’s son.

[@learningwithharry4996]

You sent me down the path of appreciating Stevie Wonder. I am forever grateful. Also loved Hadestown.

[@godotswarehouse8639]

Your work is very inspiring to me (and good ad well). Your videos talk about music in the perfect way, both in form and content.

[@derschrecklichek7292]

YES! Move on up is also my favorite song ever. Graet stuff!

[@Britbabe53]

Very cool to see the face reveal! You look a lot like my dearly departed grandson who died at the age of 24 sadly. Congrats on 1 million!!

[@ZK_SHREDR]

Congrats on hitting a mil bro🤘🏽🥳

[@PeanutSpring3]

You keep mentioning the Grenwich village scene, and I keep hoping to hear you mention Phil Ochs. I'd love to hear your opinion on him

[@jennycraigadventures3314]

Really fun to put a face with the voice, and the great work! I loved your disco video as well as Bohemian Rhapsody.

[@orinblank2056]

Wanted to drop a couple music recommendations here, since you mentioned not knowing a lot of modern music or being into EDM. I'm not super big on EDM either, but there are a few artists that I really love. Firstly outside of EDM, I really recommend String Cheese Incident. They're a killer jam band, that play a bit of bluegrass, psychedelic rock, and even sometimes some almost EDM-esque songs, but instrumentally. They release a lot of their concert recordings on Spotify, and they're great. Jacob Collier is another modern artist that is amazing, a bit more in the pop sphere, but with a huge variety of other genre influence. Also a killer concert. For EDM my number one recommendation would be Spoonbill. He's an Australian artist from Melbourne, and a big part of what makes me love his music despite my general neutrality towards EDM is the integration of instruments into it and the general musicality. He has an excellent understanding of percussion, and you can really feel the motion in his music. In my opinion, his Album Tinkerbox is a great place to start, as it is downtempo and very instrumental, while his EPs generally tend to be more upbeat party songs. They still slap though, because of how well he does the rhythm and percussion. I also think Shpongle is a great artist in that sphere, though he is very much a psychedelic electronic artist, with his music heavily influenced by them. He's most known for his music having in many cases hundreds of different layers, and being exceptionally complex while still holding onto the core of the music. I really don't know how to describe his music, other than it sounds like how extremely high dose of psychedelics feels. Tipper is another great artist out there. I don't listen to him as much because he doesn't really use instruments in his music often, let alone in the very prominent ways that Shpongle and Spoonbill do, but he's still a very skilled artist in his own right. One of the things that he is particularly known for is the cleanliness of his mastering which, along with his sick record scratching skills, is practically clean enough to do surgery with

[@mymuses4336]

HELLO! I absolute love your channel and always have. It’s incredibly informative especially coming from someone much younger than myself-I am a professional singer/musician and I know tons about music so it’s great to be able to be wowed with your extensive knowledge and learn shit that I never knew! Much love and mad respect from New Orleans Baby!⚜️🎷🎺🥁🎭🦀🍺🥃🦐🦞🐊🦝

[@stephenharwood381]

Too late for the Q&A but seeing as you're Canadian, any chance of a video on The Tragically Hip? Need people to spread the word on them, no-one I ask here in the UK has ever heard of them.

[@nerenahd]

Congratulations, mate. Awesome channel.

[@lorenpeterson5255]

Nice to meet ur face, Noah! Sorry if you've answered this elsewhere, but is there any chance of more Horns and Wings? Would love to hear your thoughts on the series post-hiatus.

[@RetroBerner]

Congrats on hitting a milly! Do you listen to Synthwave at all? That might be a good transition into EDM. Back in the day I used to like The Prodigy and Daft Punk, but that kinda fizzled out. With Synthwave, I started with Lazerhawk, Gunship and Trevor Something then found out about Gesaffelstein, which is more like "hardcore" EDM, but the YT algo works in mysterious ways. My wife recently got me into Sofi Tukker, that's a really unique EDMish sound. I think it would be right up your ally since they have a lot of influences from other genres incorporated.

[@Captrubarb]

Dude have you every made the pilgrim to Hibbing MN? Could be a fun place for a Polyphonic meet up... Used to live 5 minutes away in high school. Maybe I could be an impromptu tour guide next winter when I'm back stateside. ;)

[@Captrubarb]

There also used to be Dylan Days there on Memorial weekend but I don't know if they still do it anymore since interest died down.

[@carlosaguilar755]

I loved all of your answers, (and the face reveal) Keep going on your great work, Noah!