[REACTION!] Old Rock Radio DJ REACTS to KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD ft. "Catching Smoke"

[@EmeraldBoi_]

Man, you would absolutely love their thrash metal song Perihelion, and honestly the entire 'Infest the Rats Nest" album

[@zackfarley9032]

I concur

[@methshin1]

Really gotta check out their KEXP sessions for "Iron Lung", "Magma", and "Ice V"

[@adampaller5989]

I concur

[@ricepice]

Magma from that session is insane.

[@PeterSpeak]

Polygondwanaland KEXP is the GOAT though

[@parkerdavis7859]

I'd honestly prefer he check out their Red Rocks set before KEXP. The sessions are good, but Red Rocks is them on another level. "Turn it up Sammy!"

[@Zimpwnify]

I concur

[@stl1321]

They really are an awesome band living in their own world and ruling it majestically.

[@kyles5513]

The band that does everything and better than anyone else.

[@patrickn8355]

They basically went from garage punk to full psychedelic hippy commune and pulled it off flawlessly😂

[@barbarjinx3802]

You really want to listen to Crumbling Castle or The Dripping Tap.

[@myaimistrashgaming5175]

Butterfly 3000 helped me through such a hard part of my life, love to see reactions to it :))

[@ezg5221]

I think I heard someone say that the main synth phrase of the song comes out to 33/8, with the drummer playing 11/8 tying in the extra beat. No song on this album is a straight 4/4 and I love it

[@Ralphmeister]

You should react to "CKG - Cold Sweat" Really good song from a young band.

[@gabewilliams7462]

Man, it's so cool to see people appreciating this band. They're one of, if not my favorite band making music right now and I'm so incredibly hyped for the new album (in just 2 weeks!!) That said, you've covered their Metal, and now their Synth Pop stuff, so I highly recommend something a little earlier in their discography. Crumbling Castle is an amazing polyrhythmic journey and absolutely one of their best songs! I'd recommend others but they really do work better in their full suite, and I don't know if you want to do 4 songs in one video lol.

[@PeterSpeak]

Crumbling Castle KEXP YESSSSS

[@pizzarellayt]

I never really see anybody talk about how good this band is at making pop. Of course, a lot of their poppier songs still have something unique about them like an odd time signature or strange way of playing an instrument, but they can still write something simple like "Slow Jam 1," which I highly recommend. One of their earlier songs from their 5th album.

[@ay2257]

Check out their KEXP sessions, the wheel, magma, iron lung, muddy water etc

[@SamG259]

Is this the best place to request reactions? Because I think Magma on KEXP would be something that’d reeeeally blow your mind

[@Tomp4ul]

I love all their KEXPs, but Magma really is something special

[@Tomp4ul]

I love your breakdowns post-listen. I'm here for it, especially more Gizz content!

[@nim4464]

they released 5 studio albums in 2017 ("Flying Microtonal Banana"; "Murder of the Universe"; "Sketches of Brunswick East"; "Polygondwanaland" and "Gumboot Soup") they also released 5 studio albums last year in 2022 ("Made in Timeland"; "Omnium Gatherum"; "Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava", "Laminated Denim" and "Changes")

[@humongous_]

u've only heard two songs from two different albums. Now, u should explore more classic tracks by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, such as "Crumbling Castle," or well as newer releases like "Iron Lung" / "Dripping Tap"- more jamming songs

[@jakegonzales9616]

I would love to get your reaction to either "O.N.E.' or 'Static Electricity' by king gizz. I'm very interested to see your take on their microtonal work.

[@asparagusfarts]

You spelt 'Rattlesnake' wrong lol

[@jakegonzales9616]

@Matthew SMITH I love rattlesnake as much as the next guy, but I don't think it's a good introductory song because lots of people find it repetitive or boring. I feel like they have other microtonal pieces that better express their abilities as musicians. That said, being in the pit during live rattlesnake performances is always my favorite part of their concerts.

[@asparagusfarts]

@@jakegonzales9616 anyone who says it's boring is bonkers lol

[@Zer0Spinn]

@@jakegonzales9616 It is a jam-like track, that's for sure. But idk if I'd call it repetitive and boring, specially boring lol What I can say is that it probably is a better introduction to their microtonal stuff than something like Static Electricity if the person being introduced to it is not familiar (or even open) to weird tunings. Static Electricity is coffee for coffee lovers, you gotta bring people in with the mocha lattes of their discography haha Just my opinion, of course. Agree or disagree I always love to read and talk to other Gizz heads.

[@goawayinternet]

I like that you reacted to this song, most people do the same handful. This album is maybe less popular than their others but I love it.

[@alexking7031]

What if I told you that each instrument has a different time signature that all layers line up every 33 beats or something. Highly suggest watching the time signature analysis of this song. Hope you do more from King Gizzard. My picks would be Crumbling Castle or their most recent KEXP live performance as of this comment. Any musician that hasn’t discovered this band needs to do a deep dive. The discography has over doubled since I found them.

[@theenky]

psychedelic synth prog is a perfect term lol

[@nim4464]

the song was written and mixed by Stu Mackenzie and Joey Walker as well as produced by Stu Vocals: Joey Walker & Stu Mackenzie Synthesizer: Cook Craig, Joey Walker & Stu Mackenzie Acoustic Guitar: Joey Walker & Stu Mackenzie Percussion: Ambrose Kenny-Smith & Stu Mackenzie Bass Guitar: Stu Mackenzie Electric Guitar: Cook Craig & Joey Walker Drums: Michael Cavanagh & Stu Mackenzie Strings: Joey Walker Piano: Stu Mackenzie

[@jordansmall5137]

Subscribed for more Gizz! Great video

[@Ghaleb2142]

It’s funny how you said the music sheet to you looks like something from futurama, because it’s actually not a traditional music sheet the one in the video is just random symbols and doodles haha.

[@elmer345]

I really enjoyed your analysis! Looking forward to more Gizzard reactions. Just subbed

[@ryanzeigler9763]

They have another recent single 'Gila' that is a 70's EPIC that I think you'll love. It's like early Sabbath + King Crimson

[@TheWyldesidewithEricClark]

The first song of theirs I did a video for was "Gila Monster". Cheers, Eric

[@chaaander]

I’m going to go ahead and bump this reaction request. The rabbit hole of this band is deep and intense. Some things you should know, Eric. KG&LW started as Stu’s music school project and the band basically just never disbanded. Everyone else has projects outside of gizzard but most of the song writing, recording and mixing is all done by Stu (look at their album credits)

[@walterlippmann6292]

ok now listen to "Dragon" that came out today. it sounds similar to this song

[@bartonbagnes4605]

Love the instrumentation. Nice vocals as well, so mellow.

[@sarahbout4555]

Hi ! I just started to listen your comments on various artists and I have to admit that I agree most of the time. I would love to hear your opinion about Little dolls by Indochine. It's a famous french rock band, my absolute favourite. Take care 😊

[@patrickmanville3703]

it's actually a graphic score that is portrayed in the video, not traditional notation!

[@jacobwtitus]

Great video, really enjoyed your insights on the album. I'd love to see your perspective on a track called Duster by Black Midi. Keep it up!

[@Zanduby]

Welcome to the weirdo swarm! Stu is a master of the time signatures. Keep asking us questions, and keep listening to KGLW! Please listen to The River, Crumbling Castle, and Sense!

[@danwebb1756]

They rule

[@coolwipp10]

Loving the KGLW reactions - Check out their KEXP Session from 2018 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWa9ZZWjlsSni68si=LFMMmgNfBKMFcRwH

[@geelee1977]

Your voice is like fine suade leather

[@colefiler1429]

Definitely listen to “Work This Time” live at red rocks 2022. Or “The Evil River” live at Red Rocks 2022. King Gizzard is meant to be listened to live

[@Jaezon]

One of the best bands of all time, and they aren't even slowing down.

[@dawidstaniak2520]

Subscribed! If You want another crazy change of style, check their "Intrasport" track. Microtonal Turkish disco song :)