Drummer baffled by NIGHT VERSES album

[@rappleby91]

Glad you’re giving them attention. This band is criminally under acknowledged.

[@benharris144]

I think a lot of people just have a natural adverse reaction to instrumental music. Many just feel they NEED vocals accompanying their music. Personally, I feel like a lot of music is so much better without vocals tacked on, even if the vocals are amazing. For instance, Altered State (instrumental) by Tesseract is probably my favorite instrumental album ever.

[@nissyenarts]

Yeeeeh! So glad you reacted to it! ❤️🙏🏼🔥

[@craigbillow]

Fuck yes! I am SO GLAD you recorded this. :)

[@SteveOGRock]

Haha thought you might be!

[@andrewrobertson179]

Think I’ve watched this more than 5 times, just love the album and love listening with someone else 😂 when is the 2nd part album listen to happening?!?!

[@The_KlaVra]

I would recommend to watching 8 Gates of Pleasure being played at the Meinl KZbin Channel, its just mind blowing how 3 people can do all of this, also they are touring with tool in europe next year.

[@kuneefay]

I’d argue that Aric is the most innovative drummer of our time.

[@bennyharderguitar]

Absolutely

[@Marius_ae]

100%.

[@rubaidaallen2764]

These guys deserve all the attention they are getting. Superb musicians 🤘🤘🔥🔥

[@DanSkinny]

Night verses has been the shining example of instrumental metal. Nick DePierro is the most exciting and original metal guitar player I’ve seen in a long time. Very creative sounds. And yes Aric is bananas on the kit. Glad you enjoyed! Didn’t think you wouldn’t 😂

[@robdaniel3211]

Love to see you watch Aric Improta’s song “Blur-Lights in the Videodrome”. It’s his opus and is insane. You’ll see/hear stuff drummers haven’t done before. He’s pushing drumming forward with his stuff in Night Verses as well as his solo stuff and Attention Defecit videos.

[@jcandnp]

Steve, you’re firing on all cylinders, hitting all the albums this year that I’d want you to. Can’t help but add a couple more recs, though. In addition to the three bands that I gushed about in my last post, I gotta think you would love the new Earthside album (the vocal features are incredible), and if you’ve never heard Pure Reason Revolution from Westminster, you gotta check out their last 2 LPs!

[@SteveOGRock]

Thanks! Yes, Earthside has recently been put on my radar. I'm certainly intrigued...

[@deviousardvark5153]

The "being in the ocean with waves coming at you" is such a great explanation for that section 22:45

[@jacksonbraman1280]

Thanks for listening to Night Verses. Hands down my favorite band!

[@lillm6874]

Hey Steve😊 It’s been a really long time since you’ve reacted to Aurora, I miss your reactions to her😍 Did you know that she released a new song on the 8th of November? And about three weeks ago she released a music video and it has over 1,8 million views already👍 She also did a stripped down acoustic version at the Meet and Greet in Beijing. Please react to this song🙏

[@Oldperson-wt3ui]

Yaaassss!

[@SteveOGRock]

True, about a year ago I created a separate channel for non-rock music reactions and I did publish a few Aurora reactions there... but over time I've become more and more interested in doing alternative rock reactions. Sorry to disappoint, but that's still where my focus is. Aurora is amazing. I may revisit her again in future, but no immediate plans to do so I'm afraid.

[@lillm6874]

@@SteveOGRock Ok, I understand 😊 Merry Christmas🎄❤️

[@Irmelinis]

I'm very picky with instrumental music, but this album hits hard! Love the song structure and the variations throughout to keep your attention, this is really, really good! Nice reaction too :)

[@noamhofshi1161]

You should check out "Exu" by Aric Improta and Justin Chancellor if you haven't seen then, be warned though, MANY flashing lights haha

[@Tubbbytommy]

Meinl are releasing a set of videos of the band playing through these.. theres an awesome overhead cam of Aric setup, so you actually see him play around the kit. Insane skill and speed.

[@blok_a_]

WE NEED A PT 2! or at least a reaction to the song Phoenix V from pt 2. its SO GOOOOOOOD. please steve? i know its been 4 months since its release, but hoping you havent heard it since pt 2 seemed to have gone under the radar for most

[@SteveOGRock]

Cheers! I haven’t listened to part 2 still (except for the Brandon Boyd one?). Honestly I think it’s unlikely I’ll get to it. It’s impressive stuff but just isn’t quite my flavour of music without vocals so I struggle to fully want to spend time with it.

[@codypieper728]

It also reminds me of Tool, but I never found the tones that Tool uses to be in my preference, but this is like my favourite parts of Tool with tones that I like more.

[@bennyharderguitar]

I love Nick’s guitar playing. His solo albums are incredible.

[@segfault_000]

39 minute reaction to "Blur Lights in the Videodrome" when?

[@353darkesthour]

Bound to you came out of Nick Depirro’s demo for the EBMM Majesty 7. It’s a 1 min demo that I couldn’t get enough of. The way I lit up hearing the full song 😭.

[@Cinteck]

Gotta see these dudes live! They're coming to the UK with TOOL soon!

[@SteveOGRock]

I have my ticket for the London date already. Very much looking forward to it 🤘🏻

[@Cinteck]

Worth checking out their older tunes too, their album Lift Your Existence is pretty awesome front to back and they had a singer back then. I jumped for joy when I saw your vid because I've known these dudes for about 10 years personally and this tour is such a huge opportunity for them! Stoked to see them finally getting the recognition they deserve as musicians, they're all three incredible at what they do!

[@alexanderschildknecht2090]

Aoty for me. Did Drew put you onto this?

[@SteveOGRock]

It was originally put on my radar by a chap called Craig Billow. He’s a mahoosive fan of them.

[@craigbillow]

@@SteveOGRock guilty as charged 😆

[@aaronhansen5101]

Aric Improta is so underrated

[@SteveOGRock]

Is he actually under rated? 🤔 I don’t know of a single person who rates him low. Everyone I see rates him super high (which is correct to do).

[@aaronhansen5101]

@@SteveOGRock I guess I meant more that I don’t hear people talk about the guy. So in that sense I was saying he’s underrated. But everyone who has seen him play would def rate him high.

[@SteveOGRock]

@@aaronhansen5101 I get ya. Yeah we need a different word for it 🤔 like… underaware, underknown, leastknown, under radar’d 😅

[@jacksonbraman1280]

Hey when are you gonna listen to part 2???

[@SteveOGRock]

I have no immediate plans to, to be honest. Maybe sometime in the next month or two.

[@jacksonbraman1280]

@@SteveOGRock please hop on that! Honestly the whole album is a 10/10 from beginning to end but nobody out there is giving the 2nd half of the album a reaction and the new Phoenix song at the end of the album is REALLY next level! Will subscribe in hopes that you get to it. Also if you want recommendations that are kinda in the Night Verses wheelhouse, let me know.

[@luismgoncalves]

Sad you only istened to part one, both parts are fantastic but part 2 is my favourite

[@SteveOGRock]

Maybe one day…

[@bjmarte]

Does NOT need vocals

[@beirch]

14:12 Actually not sidestick; even cooler kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnjRiYmDp9B0a5o

[@SteveOGRock]

Half side-stick / half stick-stick. Neat!

[@beirch]

@@SteveOGRockOh yeah you're right. I got fooled by the snare hit in the middle, but of course he's hitting half side-stick to do that. Very neat indeed!