Stupid Musician Texts MARCH 2018

[@BSTFOREVR567]

Best thing I've ever seen. The mic manufacturers begging vocalists not to cup the mic. What more evidence should there be

[@PJBonoVox]

BSTFOREVR567 People take this shit too literally and can't use common sense or their own judgement. He's not saying *never* cup the mic, just not for entire sections of a song. If you want to do it for that one cliched growl before the breakdown, go nuts. But don't expect that anyone will be able to hear what the fuck you just said.

[@NolanVoid]

Phil Underhill You do realize that one of the MOST prominent side effects of cupping a mic are right? It would be the massive amounts of feedback caused by some douche who A. Can't wrap his head around proper mic technique or B. His balls haven't dropped so he uses it as a crutch to make himself sound more brutal. Or C. Both.

[@NolanVoid]

Steve Stockmal That's all well and good, but if the person cupping the mic has one of those you'll STILL get the side effect of that horrendous feedback while it's on and being cupped.

[@SteveStockmalMusic]

Yeah, in that case give him some drumsticks.

[@HowardTheDork]

Hey now, maybe some people Want their music to sound like dogshit... Ever hear of punk?

[@smalllhank]

Like they say, you’re not real xxxbrutalxxx metal until you’ve been on the Ellen show

[@psychochicken9535]

W4T50N 5T0N3R Lesbian Jew Metal.

[@boritz]

They kinda managed to make Glenn angry though;)

[@henrydouberly3950]

Theres a reason that we listen to our dads music

[@KyleJoseph94]

@@henrydouberly3950 Or not. If I listened to my dad's music I'd be prancing around to Steps or Westlife. My mum taught me the ways of Meatloaf, Radiohead, Soft Cell etc... and metal came from there 😂

[@zakkfromskellten]

Innit fam

[@ryandoli7781]

Hey Glenn, you should try and record a song where every track is recorded using improper techniques such as singers cupping the mic, drummers not using a metronome or setting their levels correctly, guitarists cutting mids and using distortion pedal on their high gain channel, and letting bass players off their leashes, and then record the same track properly to show how much of a difference it actually makes. Hopefully it will help people who are just starting out in music/recording learn proper techniques and prevent them from developing these bad habits.

[@NolanVoid]

Ryan Doli That might be one if THE most brilliant things I've heard in a LONG time. But fir posterity, record the SAME song with proper techniques and use it say you can A/B the tracks to show the difference. I'd go so far as having a crappy audio engineer who thinks he's bad ass record the improper technique track. That way you can hear JUST how bad things can REALLY be.

[@HowardTheDork]

Ryan Doli great idea.

[@flacidhouse350]

Recording without a metronome is the proper technique. Recording with one is the cheap McMusic production method. You clearly don'know shit about production.

[@cygnusfloyd]

How has he not done this yet?

[@shelbyavant5081]

@@flacidhouse350 Where do you teach? 😭

[@Lepp123]

A vegan, a crossfit guy and an atheist walk into a bar , we know because they all mentioned it in the first 2 minutes.

[@maxscardanelli6185]

END-bane offical I’m stealing that one!...

[@flacidhouse350]

Most atheists rarely mention it. It's just when they do someone has to argue with them about it for an hour and a half.

[@davecarsley8773]

@@flacidhouse350 Bullshit. I hear more shit about religion from atheists than I do from religious people. Like, FAR more! Some of them also feel the need to correct the logic IN FUCKING JOKES!

[@CaelanStewartThePhpGuy]

@@davecarsley8773 Do atheists come to your house and try to convert you?

[@DumbDuude1001]

I only tell close friends I'm atheist

[@MikeMeierJapan]

Throwing the last question (cupping the mic) at a Shure representative was the best part!!! I knew from self recording experience, that cupping the mic sounded bad, but your videos inspired me to spread the word. In fact the other day at the rehearsals , I saw a friend of mine cupping the mic and asked him, not to do that and showed him how to hold it and he thanked me cause nobody ever explained it to him. Apparently the sound engineer overheard that conversation and he thanked me as well !?! So... Boys and Girls, please spread the word!! It's not just Glenn who suffers!!

[@jebatman756]

Indeed, it's everyone who hears that crap....from live shows and basically every sound guy in live venues every day....to the fricking audience!

[@Francisco_Lopes]

Lol u have a sound engineer during rehearsal? XD

[@RudyAyoub]

Ive been wondering when that next episode is gona be up!

[@michaelleto9296]

pęñüß

[@mjarbar3204]

You can't get any clearer than a PSA from the mic manufacturer, been ages since I have seen one of these and a nice surprise. As always keep up the good work Glenn.

[@skeletonrowdie1768]

i had to search up what PSA means, first suggestion (on dutch google) was "prostate-specific antigen", second was "public service announcement". I think i got the right one :P

[@mjarbar3204]

LOL As long as you are thinking of the second one then yes XD

[@no_one_of_that_name_here]

Love that PSA!

[@TELMEman]

I subbed last night and pretty much marathoned the Stupid Musician Texts and by the end I was like "damn I wish I had at least one more…" What kinda genie are you, Mr. Fricker?

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

The fat kind

[@TELMEman]

Holy shit, I can't remember the last time I got a response in the comments from the video uploader (let alone so quickly). Thanks Djinn Fricker!!! :D

[@joeyfarley9916]

I done pretty much the same thing except i watched all of them a few days ago and had to wait

[@johnboyle3297]

SpectreSoundStudios one that came out of an extremely large bottle

[@jebatman756]

What kinda Genie? a Frickin Genie lol

[@2AChef-n-BBQ]

As a bass player for 40 years, you've never pissed me off. Everything you say about bass players, I can relate to, and apply to guitards, drum drones and junkie singers too. I love your vids, they are funny and really informative..... besides, Windsor is only 3 hours away, 😎

[@remyzk9424]

You aren’t a true musician unless you use the Gibson modern v with 10 year old bass strings on it on a line 6 spider amp that is being recorded by a cupped mic

[@SouthernCom]

Stupid Musician's texts has become one of my favorite internet hangouts. I call it the fucking narcissist filter. Keep up the great work. The show's awesome and you learn a lot

[@dray3000]

Unlocked Glass Door im Gunna have to steal/borrow that one

[@charlescrumpler510]

Glen, you’ll probably appreciate this. Earlier today, I was at a Battle of the Bands sound check. One of the other singers was cupping the mic. Needless to say, it sounded terrible. Every time he opened his mouth, feedback screamed all over the place. The sound people there didn’t know a thing and kept trying to turn him down, but to no avail. Then, I shout from across the room “Stop cupping the mic,” he moves the grills away from his hand, and, lo and behold, everything was fixed and he sounded pretty good. The moral of the story: “DON’T CUP THE MIC!” P.S. I play bass in the band I’m in for that show. Love your stuff, man! Keep it up!

[@Superjet113]

2 mic's, 1 cup...

[@yackohoopy]

superjet113 This is both brilliant and traumatizing.

[@christopherspoelstra1096]

The next step in guttural vocal evolution!

[@Treaxvour]

Still sounds like shit

[@EagleDancer97]

superjet113 stop, get some help.

[@tjwilliams475]

I’d like this comment but it’s at 69 rn anyone likes is a asspoo

[@DarkestFearsGuitar]

Something that a lot of people don't realize is that many producers have a "quick mix" setup that they will cut with your original demo for comparison so you have an idea of what their mixing and mastering style will sound like with YOUR songs and it can really help to know if that is the person that you want to work with or if you want to keep looking.

[@greigwilliamson6763]

We played that venue with majic carpet, honestly the guys at the venue are awesome guys and I was absolutely pissed when I seen they had trashed the place.

[@AndrewKerr5]

As a useless guitar player who is crap at bass. I thought confusing Neanderthal bass players would be easy by throwing a packet of new strings toward them!!! Thanks Glen!

[@jaysonc9690]

I was literally eating Wendy's during the Vegan part lmao

[@Synard66]

Good thing you weren't metaphorically eating Wendy's

[@jaysonc9690]

Synard I’m Quite thankful for that too. It’s good food

[@Fiddling_while_Rome_burns]

Point of Metal is offending everybody equally is good for society. Meat eaters are everybody, so need offending too.

[@ryandoli7781]

Lol, I work at a Wendy's

[@hogosbazvarakh9220]

Yeah uh, Ryan, nice name, I'll take a uhm...

[@Mr.Goldbar]

Glad to see this series back!

[@JaxJordan35]

>Is looking for vegan Rock musicians >Mentions making Heavy Metal music Pick one dude! Either you want to make "Vegan Rock" or you want to make Heavy Metal.

[@digitaldeathsquid3448]

I mean, every member of Rise Against is either vegan or vegetarian, so...

[@ZILtoid1991]

There's a large number of vegans in the metal scene (e.g. Arch Enemy), and even I would reduce my meat intake if it wasn't for my current financial status and my country's obsession with meat, not to mention those fucking rabid vegans who only can think from their relatively privileged positions and spread pseudoscience to demonize meat. I know that animal farming at the current level is unsustainable and harmful to the environment (which also caused issues on the tonewood market due to deforestation in South America by fire), but I also know that those cows and pigs getting liberated won't become "companion animals" (PC word for pet used by PETA-esque vegans), and I don't want to convert natural predators to plant-based diets. I think whoever put out that ad is just stupid and doesn't know how rock/metal works. Yes, there are a few bands that are already vegan or have some other political opinions on the whole spectrum of the politics (including a few bands that were called "too-PC" back then by others back then, I heard Dead Kennedys wasn't liked for their "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" song). However the reason why a lot of young people are listening to their parents' favorites is a deep rooted issue, that stems from how companies threat art in general and how they're unwilling to try new things which ends up them pushing older well established artists, lack of experimentation with new sounds (remember the short boom of nu metal and djent?), and that social media is oversaturated with all sorts of thing, etc. The oversaturation is a huge issue, since to produce any kind of art you only need the tools, talent is purely optional. From what I heard, it's even worse books/literature, since you only need to be able to write, that's also why there's so much garbage on the fan-fiction front.

[@TheSolfilm]

The grindcore scene is FUUUUULL of vegans as well as the Crust Punk scene and in the extreme metal scene also so.... the problem here is that "rock" is not compatible with "metal". Either it's rock or it's metal. It's like saying "I want a motorcycle with a roof, four wheels and extra seats for pasasengers, some extra space for the luggages and I want all that closed".

[@FinalBaton]

Cattle Decapitation are also vegan. But it doesn't change the fact that doing that grand exposé was lame. Just earn your stripes by playing small clubs and writing good music, and stop doing these grand statements, it's annoying and just make you look fucking pretentious. Oh and the Ellen part was gold, lmao

[@champagnelewis7049]

I think the person meant rock vs heavy metal, not metal vs vegan.

[@temporaryscars]

Holy shit, that NAMM comment was mine! I posted it at our Laserdisc Facebook group! Too funny. It was a comment out of love!

[@mynx_uk]

love the voices you put in.

[@yackohoopy]

Glenn, I've been a fan of your channel since you had 12,000 subscribers. I have loved the progression of your channel. Stupid Musician Texts are my absolute favorite episodes that you run. I damn near piss myself laughing whenever they are on. Why was there such a long wait in between these episodes?

[@kalebdoherty7455]

After just recently watching all the older ones to catch up for a new episode is release a few days after. Super happy about this!! Cheers of Australia

[@victorfeldstein4332]

Hey live engineers! Tired of singers cupping the mic at your venue? Well, I have the solution for you! Introducing the Talkback Mic. How does it work? Press the button on your console, and watch as your voice is projected to the entire venue. Say the magic words "STOP CUPPING THE MIC!" and watch as the singer turns red with anger and embarrassment. Tack on the word "dumbass" for extra flavor (also, you'll probably get fired)! Order your Talkback today and receive a free, yes FREE, lifetime supply of zero fucks to give. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!!! Order in the next 10 minutes and get a free slingshot! It's perfect for breaking that mirror the lead guitarist always carries. It also works for bass players. Make them chase the shiny.

[@Iam_Dunn]

Victor Feldstein ..Broadcasting your talkback to the entire venue kind of defeats the purpose of talkback... (but, I feel your pain, and I know it’s real....) ...LOL... :)

[@f67739]

who's gonna fire you if you're the owner of the studio?

[@MrFreakBoy]

Awesome! It was so great to get a chance to meet you at NAMM! I've been waiting for a new one of these!

[@C0nnie]

+1 for getting Shure on board

[@neilomac]

9:59 'YER DA SELLS AVON', ah it's almost like I went in a time machine back to 2016.

[@drhambone1598]

Starting a carnivore band DM for further details xD

[@yackohoopy]

MUTE8 Sorry dude. Pete Steele already beat you to it. LOL

[@FinalBaton]

Lol. your post really highlighted how stupid it is to make a band around eating habits

[@NolanVoid]

FinalBaton but....if you ask a Vegan, it's a lifestyle. And it is, a lifestyle based on pissing of as MANY poor food service workers as possible.

[@jebatman756]

Count me in! Singer/songwriter here, FYI just in case you're serious, LOL

[@royalflush5ts]

All your voices just paints a south park episode in my head and I love it

[@kosycat1]

2:49 yeah you hit that on the head. I myself have been vegan for 4 years and i like the idea, but fucking elen,cmon dude.

[@randyeppyt]

Gojira already exists

[@lewistherin4096]

Kinda funny that this behaviour is exactly what Glen wants. Upsetting people. Today you get more controversy this way or?

[@iplayeddishonored2475]

Hey Glenn! I just wanted to know that your videos inspired me to get more into the production side of music and I picked my main GCSE, time for boy to become man, thank you so much for your inspiration, I hope I make the community proud!

[@mikesbadopinions9671]

Yeah just believe and God will provide. How's that working out for all those starving African kids. They must not be praying right. Did you try standing on one foot?

[@heavymetalmixer91]

It doesn't work for me, I need money sigh.

[@sourpatchkid20]

Dude I think Africans worship the sun or some shit............. ..

[@flacidhouse350]

Oh didn't you know? God hates black people and loves Republicans.

[@EagleDancer97]

So happy to see this come back. I subscribed almost a year ago because of these.

[@champagnelewis7049]

Asking the Shure employee... why can't I like multiple times? :( I had already liked the video, but I felt that earned it all over again.

[@Dickachu2]

Nothing better to start off the day and inspire some sunday practice than watching one of Spectre's videos. Keep it up, man. And cheers from Chile, land of metal.

[@KyleJoseph94]

One solitary thumbs down on the video? Honestly, I'm just impressed that a drummer figured out how to use the internet. Edit: Now five of the neanderthals have learned? This is getting suspicious, must be their carers doing it for them.

[@rebelwithacause8658]

Holy Shit! 21 have figured it out, must be a world record!

[@rick_fortune]

Surely a few of them must be bassists.

[@KyleJoseph94]

Nah, the average bassist might be stupid but they're not that bad.

[@flacidhouse350]

Drummers are the most technologically sound musicians. They make the best producers, and the make for the best band leaders.

[@Mjws2907]

The other 71 are mic cuppers

[@Magotdeth]

Weird, youtube unsubscribed me from this channel for some odd reason, missed the videos, good to be back!!

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Welcome back!

[@thegoatgotmilked373]

I would join that vegan band, just so I can go to the first meting and bring along some nice hamburgers just to piss them off. XD

[@kosycat1]

okay dickbag

[@s.e.n3264]

Bring extra bacon 😉

[@theamateurfurry4735]

And filet mignon!

[@MorgMorgW]

Go to Uno's and get some Whole Hog Burgers. A single one has over a pound of meat on it.

[@rolaca11]

did you mean MEATing?

[@fokeyjo]

Very amusing getting that Shure rep to answer the question about cupping a mic!

[@iBoss818]

I love watching Glenn being a savage, it makes my day!

[@BandoTheBear]

This series is my favorite part of this channel. Awesome job here, Glenn.

[@MR3DDev]

You gotta love vegans, how they impose their culture into something that has nothing to do with veganism

[@JanderVK]

Really? I guess I should let the Beatles, Crass & Earth Crisis know. And how is veganism any different than any other subject that's sung about in the rock/metal world that it "has nothing to do" with it? I read more people bitching about someones diet than I do from the people with a specific diet. (Not a vegetarian/vegan btw, just not a whiny a-hole). P.S. We'll all be eating a plant based diet and/or lab grown meat soon enough anyway when climate science deniers realize how fucked we are & our agricultural industry changes.

[@MR3DDev]

I am sure those songs about eating vegetables are top on the metal charts right now Edit: And I have nothing against vegans, I just find weird that every time you talk to a vegan person they have to let you know they are vegan, that is like the kid who is constantly telling everyone they are queer, no one cares

[@yackohoopy]

How do you know that you're talking to a vegan? They've already fucking told you.

[@toebs_]

Funny thing is, as soon as veganism or vegetarianism comes up somehow, meat eaters are instantly all over the place telling everyone how much they love meat and how funny it would be show that to the vegans by eating hamburgers in front of them.

[@kospandx]

@TechYK Do they? How many vegans do you know?

[@ladyjulia4038]

Hell yes I've waited for this. I watch these over and over.

[@huntarius8253]

vegan metalheads on the ellen show, never thought i'd hear that

[@chaddubois8164]

Is there anything more metal than that?

[@itmustbeeric]

I like that you included the tip on the lowered price of the axe fx ii. Including special price drops is appreciated!

[@SoundGuyZackProd]

Went to guitar center yesterday. Wanted to test out the guy working guitars, so I said I was a beginner wanting to learn metal guitar. He told me a B.C. Rich would be a good investment along with a line 6 guitar. I later found his manager and told him its so nice he employs the handicapped. I'm pretty sure they're not gonna help me next time I'm in there. :D

[@mikeyuberalles]

I'm pretty sure the ONLY reason anybody works there is for the discounts they get for their band gear.

[@SoundGuyZackProd]

Oh they do, my sound engineer works in the drum section. He said straight up he's only there for the discounts and to play on the list whenever its slow. A sound engineer working in a guitar center sounds weird but hey the dude knows his shit. So they need him in the drums section haha

[@joshstarkey8883]

BC Rich has a good reputation though don't they? Or have they gone the way of Gibson?

[@ritsmond]

We Were Machines Don't own either a BC Rich or the Line 6 guitar, but I have tried both in a store and to be fair, they are pretty good for the money. (The BC Rich was a red bolt-on mocking bird ~300€) It seems it is more about beginners not knowing how to set up beginner level guitars and complaining how bad they are than actually the guitars being bad.

[@SoundGuyZackProd]

At one time BC Rich was the way to go. They're no where near as bad as Silvertones or peavy guitars (note I've only worked with 2 peavy guitars). But with companies like LTD there is jest better built quality there. I started with a red BC rich (not sure of the model but it had a regular feedstock instead of their more standard ones) but when I moved up to Ibanez and LTD I never looked back.

[@arthylordoftheshlags6046]

Thanks Glen for the funny videos ! You're the best ! And you tutorial are the best ! I'm a 20 yo dude who quit school last year and want to learn how to record and mix music ! Keep up the amazing work !

[@GamePlayByFaks]

I really loved end part and about stupid sound engineers topic :) thumbs up :)

[@I-OGameDev]

9:00 fact check: in the majik carpet case, turns out it was just the drummer. And the rest of the band cleaned it up and paid damages

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

good to know!

[@bombyvonbomberson3285]

Fact check. They tried to vanish first without saying anything. Was only when it hit the local media they panicked and tried to come up with a solution.

[@CBrownAgain]

I was practicing bass when my phone notification came :)

[@maxscardanelli6185]

CBrown1299 Wow! A bass player who practices. Congrats kid.

[@Opuskrokus]

You're doing it wrong!

[@guitarhero01234]

>Practicing >Bass Slow down boss, it’s one or the other!

[@ChrisMowers]

I was changing my strings...I know bassist who knows what strings are and has 30 bucks for a pack...we must be a rarity

[@HowardTheDork]

Want to impress us? Tell us you were putting on new strings! In all seriousness... Keep it up brother.

[@antonquintus578]

Hey Glenn, I am a bass player, so sometimes I have trouble spelling words out loud or counting to four, but I know a great video when I see one. Keep up the good work, thanks!

[@cesaraguirre8191]

You’re mocking voices sound like South Park characters 😂👌🏼

[@4MetalGuitarists]

"What you call unconventional, the rest of us call sounds like shit" best quote ever😂

[@ricardoagarzajr2230]

I hate my fellow christians who cant seem to interpret our faith correctly. Sorry you had to se this Glenn. Keep up the good work, love the channel.

[@maximwood]

Here's a tip for complaining drummers, next time you set up your kit for rehearsal: 1.) set up your drums (toms, kick and snare) 2.) Install your drum mics on your toms, snare and kick (depending on the technique your using) 3.) Install your cymbals and cymbals stands after 4.) Adjust accordingly and add the rest of the mics if you want to You end up getting used to the space/height needed to perform with microphones regularly, also really helps to learn ''ignoring them''. I'm not a professional or anything, but when I started and my kit was miced, for some reason they kind of always felt uncomfortable because I felt like I had to be really careful not to hit them. Which obviously caused me additional stress during a performance. Since then, I just leave them on, they aren't even plugged half the time and it really helped me gain more confidence in where I hit and learn the best way to set up my kit to house microphones. If you don't have a mic kit, I guess just use anything that has a similar width and length to an SM57 to do your measurements.

[@spitfire4665]

I hope metal goes back to when bands in the same genre would different. Unlike today where the majority of bands in the same genre sound the same. Like the big 4 for example, they are all thrash metal basically (in the 80s anyways) and they all have their own sound. Most bands don't have that today, well from what I have heard anyway. I know there's loads of bands out there, just it would be good if the better ones got more attention.

[@digitaldeathsquid3448]

I'm fairly certain there were a ton of "clone bands" even back in the 80s. Look at how many glam metal bands pined after Van Halen's sound and see how many actually managed to pull it off. For every Motley Crue, there is at least one Zebra

[@spitfire4665]

Digital Deathsquid yeah true that. I get what you mean. But I'm saying things with like alot of bands using sample drums and that. You know?

[@crowz6247]

There's more variety within genres today than there ever has been. There's just also more musicians than ever, because the barrier to entry is so low, so it takes longer to sift through the generic shit. I mean, hell, Death Metal even has serious variety now.

[@kospandx]

Wasn't Zebra more of a prog rock band? I've never associated them with Mötley Crüe or Van Halen, for certain.

[@spitfire4665]

Michael Herd yeah I'm kinda talking about the "core" metal more. Like it's not my thing but alot of people like it, my only problem is that it all sounds the same.

[@silhouettesatsunset]

Glenn thou art my savior I've been waiting for a stupid musicians text for a while

[@tailsdollgamer3412]

New Drinking Game: From 7:36 to 8:43 when he says "god" drink a shot.

[@yackohoopy]

TailsDollGamerIII Yeah, we'll all be ass up by the end.

[@jamesr8355]

11 shots... Sounds like a good night!

[@Iam_Dunn]

...Thanks, I’m dead now... LOL :)

[@flippy7035]

GHAAAWD

[@dluisi1]

i saw the band adolescents on march 16 at musink and i noticed the vocalist Tony Cadena stopped cupping the mic from when he used to years ago, im guessing he learned a lesson in the studio

[@APerson4889-g5f]

Title looked like "Stupid Mexican Texts"

[@psychochicken9535]

Charles Dickens "Chu gotta broblum, essé?"

[@APerson4889-g5f]

Nah, mang.

[@psychochicken9535]

Ok, chu coo'.

[@bernieorbust6104]

Charles Dickens holy fuck thats racist

[@ace_v2905]

Charles Dickens is it odd that I’ve actually gotten a few of those?

[@Arjenikidze]

Hey, man! Love your videos! About the engineer jokes... Hear is one: A UFO is flying over a city. Suddenly they notice some big metal construction whith couple of people on it. One of them is holding a piece of wood with six metal wires attached to it and hitting it. They decide to make an experiment an take out half of his brain without him filling anything. Nothing has changed, hi is doing the same thing. They take out a half of what is left - nothing changes! After few moments they take out the brain completely, suddenly the man dropes the wooden thing, comes to the front of the stage, grabbing the microphone and says: cut down 2k and give me more level! P. S. I'm a live sound engineer. Best regards from Israel

[@koekiejam18]

I personaly fully support drummers rights... Who cares that your tempo is the same as glenn’s rants As long as you yourself are sarisfied right? Yes this is a joke

[@OGSontar]

Gotta say your videos are like a bucket full of ice water in the face on a hot summer day!

[@MrHollywood611]

“Doesn’t mean we’ll be in poverty. God will provide for us.” Anyone who has payed attention during Mass or church would know that Jesus never promised prosperity for his followers. It’s okay to work for God and make money while you do it. This is just what I’m thinking. I’m not trying to offend anyone, that’s Attila’s job.

[@digitaldeathsquid3448]

Good Christ, Attila may as well be huns for how much their sound violates my eardrums

[@MrHollywood611]

Exactly.

[@MrHollywood611]

Don’t really see how that’s related but I’ve gotta ask. Did he have some sort of beef with him?

[@HiImNate26]

I damn near lost it when you asked the Shure rep about cupping the mic. Absolutely priceless.

[@uberweiss6251]

Finally

[@sm5574]

When I was an actively gigging drummer, I never got to say where and how my drums got set up. It was always set up last, and usually cramped. Complaining wasn't going to move that wall, so I learned very quickly to get over it.

[@josephsmith8087]

What the hell... That Christian is absolutely insane... I'm a Christian and that guy is stupid....

[@Treaxvour]

I thought you were morman

[@josephsmith8087]

Trever Wiebenga no... I'm protestant Christian, and my personal belief is to let people live the way they want as long as it's not harming others.

[@NolanVoid]

joseph smith That text from the Christian death metal band is just insane. IF you believe that God will provide for you then you must also believe that he might actually want you to make a living with your "ministry" I understand the concept of remaining on your idealistic high horse, but dude....you have to have money to live so you have 2 choices, 1:find a way to make a living with your ministry (running it like a company, having quality merch to sell, bringing in a decent amount of fans to your show so you can actually get paid.) OR 2. Run your ministry finance free and eke out a living doing that and flipping burgers at Burger King.

[@josephsmith8087]

Nolan Void I'm all for these guys going non profit, but God does not provide financially, so that makes it very hard for someone to run something like a band, especially when you need to have instruments and mixing.

[@NolanVoid]

joseph smith My point exactly. But it doesn't SOUND like they're trying to go non profit, it sounds lime they are shooting themselves in the foot idealistically. As long as money ISN'T the driving focus of why they do what they do, then having the ministry be a financially viable entity should not cause a conflict of interest. That being said, a rare few death metal bands (if any) make an actual living off their music. Add the Christian element to it and chances of making a living drop drastically.

[@SalAvenueNJ]

There's a John Varvatos store now where CBGB was :(

[@khronscave]

8:52 You forgot the Vatican :P

[@psychochicken9535]

Khron's Cave Seriously, I thought he was gonna say the pope and both Jimmys.

[@khronscave]

Which Jimmys would those be?

[@psychochicken9535]

Jimmy Swagart and Jim Bakker.

[@DarthRevan823]

Nice another upload of the best series on KZbin

[@emmaceleste_]

The Whisky was the first venue I played >.>

[@davidhollowelljr949]

We got a badass over here

[@emmaceleste_]

David Hollowell not really. Just a band local to SoCal that knew how to use connections.

[@davidhollowelljr949]

Good stuff

[@emmaceleste_]

Actually opening for Warbringer at the Whisky next month. SO HYPE

[@craigparse1439]

One of your best Stupid Musician Text episodes!

[@PospichalGuitar]

Ahhhhhh I have to resist the "First" reflex. Dang, I think I already screwed up...

[@MC_Parto]

Finally we get more stupid musician texts! Great video! Greetings from Suriname.

[@jordanevans3507]

I always get so excited when these videos pop up in my sub feed

[@L3AF]

You are killing it love that the stupid musician texts are back

[@jeremythornton433]

And it's another great vid! Thanks Glenn!

[@dovemaarika1668]

the vegan band was a cool idea. They said the main point was to play locally and raise awareness of why veganism can save the planet, not necessarily succeed in the traditional music industry. They also said they were aiming for ellen because she is a big supporter of their cause and would do a good job of disseminating the message. There is not one path to success. also I know a lot of people's parents WOULD be pissed off if their kids were listening to vegan metal. The US has been forcing big agriculture propaganda down our throats for decades. "were americans, we eat beef" etc etc. puke.

[@josh.coote.guitar2907]

Good to see some Stupid Musician Texts video again. Missed these. Haven't been tutored on how to not be a dick to studio engineers for a long time.

[@TheDirtymexican0]

Glen the creators of the SM7 obviously don’t understand its true sonic potential. Cupping the mic is the best way to sound brootal when you’re playing the metals! 🤟🏽🤟🏽

[@JohnMorris-ge6hq]

TheDirtymexican0 No it isn't. Whatever sound you want a foot pedal can do it better than cupping this mike.

[@EagleDancer97]

Someone's sarcasm detector needs adjusting. :)

[@Questionsleepp]

I can feel slightly better that a bought an axe FX II for 2000 10 years ago when the price made sense haha. Still works well, still use it especially with the sick firmware updates.

[@malnourishedband3097]

Like you've said in your previous videos, there are effects you get by cupping, but if the effect is happening the entire time, it ruins it. You might as well just add a shitty post EQ if you're cupping the entire time. That being said, Glenn, you should check out how deathcore vocalists use mic technique and how their engineers get good sounds out of it.

[@scottleacox7516]

Fun segment. Can't wait for you to interview Sting!

[@kanyne7115]

cupping the mic is like driving a car with your feet; it can be done but for everyone around you it is absolutely frustrating

[@nibrocnoel3240]

Glen, you are awesome and hilarious!!!! By the way I'm a bassist, a real bassist so I'm never offended when you joke amateur hacks. PS. While playing a show in Fayetteville NC, the opening act contacted us about sharing gear. We told them to bring their heads and they could use our cabs. Well, they call me to the stage, something's wrong with your bass cab (ampeng 8x10). Well, their pathetic excuss for a "bass player",let alone a human, plugged his fucken bass straight into the cab and didn't understand why he couldn't hear anything.

[@maethysgaming5781]

“The greatest studio musicians in the the world never complain.” Replace ‘studio musicians’ with literally anything else and this fact will still hold true. Being professional leaves no room for whining or bitching because if you’re truly good at what you do you can overcome minor changes in your working environment and still kick ass.

[@johnstitt2615]

Dear Glenn, you are a great man. Truly. Putting up with people that I would personally swat shows great character. I’m now going to work on my music in my home studio(man cave), send the tracks to my mixing engineer, pay him, then have another song mastered by my mastering engineering engineer, and pay him......yes the order of things......you work, you get paid....gas tanks don’t fill themselves for free, etc 👍

[@JeffManseau]

Cupping the mic can be a legitimate technique. Just last night I was on Discord and one of my friends was talking shit out of his ass so I cupped the mic to legitimately make a mockery of him because it sounded like I was talking out of my asshole.

[@anirudhviswanathan3986]

What the hell took so long Glenn? This is freaking amazing!!!

[@NerismaStudios]

Been to Windsor many times. Excellent place for food, especially if you’re used to the usual American food since everything in Windsor is locally grown. Also, hate long waits on urgent health care? Cross the river to Detroit! As a drummer I’ve gone out of my way to get mics for my drums for recording, but also to get used to playing with mics set up on my kit. That way I find the most ergonomic playing, and also work on not hitting the mics themselves.

[@learguitarist]

I'd submit couple screenshots but they're in spanish. We kicked our drummer out of the band, we are recording an EP and the drummer thought it was a good idea to say "send me the MIDIs so I can study" the very same day he was meant to record, it's worth mentioning that those are songs we've been rehearsing every weekend for the last 4 years.

[@joshyneurotic8589]

Laughed so hard at this. Thanks lol. As a bass player I appreciate the roasting, some of us need it. I also don’t understand those bassists whom don’t get the jabbing. Anywho cheers man and rock the fuck on. \m/ \m/

[@cmdrsocks]

It's been so long since the last Stupid Musician Texts that my faith in humanity had almost grown back, thankfully this video has set me back on the path of righteous cynicism .

[@seanarthur8392]

thank you. you make me laugh, which isn't easy, so much so I wish I'd given up piano for bass and been a decent musician so I could rag honestly here in your comments. Power on brother!!

[@tfer68]

“So I can keep pissing off bassists!” 51 year old bassist here. Sadly, your commentary is on point. Playing since 1982, and what I see out there is embarrassing. We (as a group) deserve your derision. I wish it wasn’t so...

[@skeletonrowdie1768]

wow the last episode was so long ago! This should be every week man!! haha, i get that you're very busy and this isn't the most important thing to elaborate on your channel.. but still it's entertaining!!

[@Ratelzwatel]

'Cup the Mic' sounds like a good title for a double album I want to compose in your studio while you record everything for free. If you insist, you can always get paid by appearing in the rockumentaries about these legendary sessions!