Protest The Hero Cold Water - Pure Prog Magic

[@adrianm7960]

I'm a simple man. I see Protest, I click on the like button. My favorite band ever. Best dudes ever.

[@chasm9557]

They're the pride of Ontario as far as I'm concerned.

[@adrianm7960]

@@chasm9557 I hope that!

[@desynchonosisdragon9108]

I met Roddy and Arif back in 2008. Great guys.

[@galaxy4750]

@@desynchonosisdragon9108 Met them at the Merch booth in Edmonton with Kill Switch Engaged an had them sign my hat and shirt. I miss the old protest, I feel like Fortress and Kezia are masterpieces that can't be remade or touched.

[@desynchonosisdragon9108]

@galaxy4750 I agree, I met them at a cafe beside SLIMS in San Francisco on the Fortress tour. I took some pictures with Rody and Arif. Arif had me cracking up in all the photos because I had my arms around them both (I'm 6'6 280lbs) Arif kept whispering,"Don't hurt me, don't hurt me."😂🤣😂 They weren't even old enough to drink yet, just kids.

[@dampersand]

I kept reading the title as Pure Frog Magic and it made complete sense because of the cover art.

[@KCliffMusic]

Wow this comment is the only reason I realized it wasn’t Frog 😂

[@SnoekHook421]

Protest the hero has always been good in my opinion. Plato's Tripartite is my favourite by them, and I've got tickets to see them another time on may 24th. Glad to hear you enjoy them too, and good analysis as always 👌

[@michael5045]

+1 For Plato's Tripartite being a PERFECT song for reacting to for this channel.

[@ghmasterful]

Plato’s Tripartite is so fucking good, I hope he checks it out

[@ghmasterful]

@keepitsecret-dl1pr the lyrics are dreadful? Sounds like the subject matter makes you uncomfortable, I would seriously look into that. It’s a masterfully written criticism of rape culture in society, taking down the people who absentmindedly victim blame without holding the real monsters in front of them accountable because they’re “minding their business.” That song is the reason I love this band and analyze the lyrics of every song they release. You’re welcome to your opinion, but I just want to point out that you clearly don’t really know what you’re talking about if you think the lyrics to that song are “dreadful.”

[@landonharris3660]

Platos Tripartite is so underrated. Definitely one of their best

[@Fenthule]

Hey that's me! lol

[@YouBeeBeeWhy]

Damn fine choice of song, my dude. Pacific Myth gets overlooked too often -- it's one of my favorite releases by them.

[@KingOfBlood217]

Great song choice, never thought this EP would get reacts. The last track on the EP is a great meta take on lyrical writing from Rody, highly recommended. Another fun fact: this EP was written over 6 months funded through a bandcamp subscriptions, where they challenged themselves to write and mix a song each month as a way to fund new music in a different way (their previous album Volition was also fan-funded but was a full release at once after they grew very frustrated with their record label during the writing of Scurrilous which had led them to haitus before reforming for Volition). The final product of the EP ended up using the same mix for every track, though, which is unfortunate as some of the mixes sounded better to my ear, like the original harbinger. Was great getting excited for a new song every month from one of my favorite bands, though!

[@Neoarchean]

I remember paying monthly for the tracks and getting the guitar tabs with it. Safe to say Tim and Luke from Protest are built differently to me.

[@AllenArias]

I was part of that experience on bandcamp and I still keep those original mixes. I honestly like them better!

[@drewtaylor3932]

It makes me sad knowing you haven’t treated yourself to their discography. You did a song for me on Patreon a few years ago (didn’t make KZbin) and all I want is your happiness to hear this band. BTBAM and PTH light you up like no other bands do.

[@sladelius6174]

Amazing track, and an equally amazing reaction. Thank you for the video, Geebz.

[@nicholasxridiculous]

I'm excited that you made it back to Protest The Hero! Hopefully you're doing well Geebz!

[@ymmijl]

Protest The Hero is one of those bands where you either get it, or you don't, and I'm super glad Geebz gets it. They've been my favourite band ever since I found them. Amazing band, and amazing guys too.

[@Warheart11]

They are truly insane at syncopation and the way their melodies weave in and out from each other and it makes it so fun to relisten to or play along to

[@heatherlynn2695]

everything you said the height of perfection they are consistently a great experience and every track is my new favorite im so grateful for this time

[@colton4860]

Holy smokes Geebz! I’m stoked to see you getting back to Protest the Hero, Id love to see you do a deep dive on these guys.

[@ranger_a6953]

Never heard them, and they come from close to me in Whitby, Ontario Canada. I'm glad we're capable like this sometimes.

[@TheWiseGrif]

Such a good song by one of my favorite bands

[@farmered4232]

Skippy Extra Crunchy, I always knew you were a man of culture, this only confirms it.

[@KeyOfGeebz]

LOL - Yepper!!!

[@NiAnOfficial]

Protest the Hero is one of the most inspiring and awesome bands out there, a pillar of my formation as a person and musician, and that is one of my favorite tracks 💙

[@mazaggie]

My favorite song by them. Thank you for this.

[@mandala_skies]

I love SO MUCH this music, glad that you check it out

[@trowabarton222]

I love this album. Probably my favorite from them after Fortress.

[@nathanielbg]

Great reaction! I'm still surprised I haven't seen any Intervals on this channel yet. Intervals and Protest the Hero shared the common thread of bass by Cam Mclellan on Intervals' "The Shape of Colour" album. Great track to check out from that album would be "Sure Shot". However you should definitely check out "Epiphany" and "Lock and Key" also.

[@fercheesy]

The best band of the best bands of all time. Love PTH 🎉❤

[@NotRKelly.]

Thank you Geebz

[@johnsnider6384]

The world needs to see your reaction to the two newest Knocked Loose tracks.

[@matthewthomas6532]

Artist who designed the cover did a few for the mars volta as well

[@SlowCurry]

Anyone else notice how this mix is better than the album's? Seriously, I love Protest, but this album felt like they took an ice cream scooper to the mids. No body. That vid sounds so much more substantial.

[@johnhendrixson8133]

its like music that belongs in a double dragon (game) 2024 remake or something

[@garanceadrosehn9691]

Cool way to setup a channel for reacting to music.

[@bjhellstream]

I like Protest the hero. Was among those who crowdfunded an album some years ago. I have fallen out a bit with their sound. Like this song its just too much. Hysterical guitar playing.

[@dipchip5542]

​@keepitsecret-dl1prReading comments on here has made me realize how much people differ on taste with them. Cold Water was by far my favorite from the EP. I love the layers of whats happening, i love the 7 against 4 polymeter in the verse, i love the subtle key change at the end of the chorus, just floats my boat.

[@DM72513]

Fun Fact: Protest the Hero released the songs from this EP on Bandcamp and they were all amazing. When they bundled them together and released it as a vinyl and to streaming services they changed the production and ruined all of the songs. This is the original production from the Bandcamp single.

[@javelinofspam]

Love it, although I would pick Caravan from this ep. The climax of that track is something else entirely.

[@pmbbmp]

Seriously do you're patrons a favor and react to SLIFT. Tis is a band they probably don't know and definitely want to know. Check their live performance of "illion - live on KEXP from a few months ago.

[@zumokumibonsu4501]

Clicked SO FAST

[@dirty_haute]

Yo dog, i heard you like PTH, so i put a PTH song in a PTH song.

[@wagiqwq]

Hey question... What's the easierst way to learn music theory?

[@jeffreylong1478]

I like prog but this is messy. They need a hook or something to give the song a backbone. All I hear is noodly noodly noodly the whole time. No dynamics, no memorable melodies. Really not my thing, but to each their own.

[@Journeyman2585]

It's definitely an acquired taste. I didn't care for them when I first listened around 2009. When Scurrilous came out I gave it a shot, and they sucked me in.

[@ghmasterful]

If you want to give them a second shot, their most recent album Palimpsest is definitely their most accessible in that regard

[@jeffreylong1478]

I liked kezia when it came out, but that was like 2 decades ago lol I didn’t even know they were still around tbh haha

[@droptableaccount1820]

In prog and music in general there seems to be an inverse correlation between catchiness and replayability. This one is definitely on the end of being meh on first listen but gets better every time you do, forever.