Alex: Some of these would not be feasible to fit in a song... Four Year Strong: it's okay, I got you bro
@tripslade84312 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY
@wh0man012 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing, I also can't really tell why he thinks it isn't feasible to make these into songs. He could make a whole album just expanding on these riffs, use one for each song lmao. 5 was my far my favorite one :)
@xxxgabaxxx2 жыл бұрын
HAHAHAHAH RIGHT????????
@chasewilliams31082 жыл бұрын
FYS: Hold my beer...
@mydadscompany2 жыл бұрын
Lol such a great and true statement
@messnet67062 жыл бұрын
The new New Found Glory album sounds pretty sick
@TheProblemchild20092 жыл бұрын
Funny thing is this is probably way better than anything nfg have put out since Not Without a Fight haha
@Coondogg2 жыл бұрын
I don’t know man, radiosurgery was pretty good.
@artichoke11332 жыл бұрын
@@TheProblemchild2009 what are you smoking? NFG are kings and are always on point
@TheProblemchild20092 жыл бұрын
@@artichoke1133 they have definitely slipped
@tcy54992 жыл бұрын
I have been saying every single NFG since sticks and stones they have never made a bad record
@orentrace92162 жыл бұрын
In a new song we're writing, we transition out of a breakdown into the main riff using the "leave no fret untouched." My drummer asked me how to play it and I said "3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12"
@SFeese2 жыл бұрын
That was just 10 Four Year Strong songs...I'm pretty sure...
@justinh75602 жыл бұрын
Lol Tempo needs cranked to 100 then yes. FYS is like if ADHD was a band
@barendse12 жыл бұрын
ROFL....so stink'n true...
@CthulhuXVX2 жыл бұрын
Dont fix it if it hasn't broken yet!
@metaldeadman24412 жыл бұрын
@@CthulhuXVX under appreciated reply lmao
@StanDew2 жыл бұрын
I thought this was just a FYS greatest hits tribute.
@josuesorto34532 жыл бұрын
That dissonance sound was AMAZING. I need to hear more like this
@MidnightLightMusic2 жыл бұрын
just seems like core with a shoegaze influence
@RonSwanson20162 жыл бұрын
Underoath - 'They're Only Chasing Safety' and 'Define The Great Line' from 2006 and 2008, so they're old, but amazing still.
@zacharykraus2724 Жыл бұрын
Yeah like that other guy said you should just listen to older Underoath
@CuttingteethConcepts Жыл бұрын
Truly, your dissonance style is very much a part of my songwriting...which I have to credit to Hum, Helmet, Trust Co. and the like. Awesome as always, Alex.
@snowball88844 ай бұрын
Bitswood- Beacon in the Sky👀
@DannysGarage2 жыл бұрын
Belmont's got a whole bunch of these in their songs, I love it.
@60fpsplanet2 жыл бұрын
Easycore with complicated riffs is called hardsycore
@leviathan36302 жыл бұрын
difficore
@justfox35772 жыл бұрын
Ots called four years strong
@reagan37602 жыл бұрын
with all the pop punk and easycore cancellations lately it should be called handsycore
@dirtydoge7562 жыл бұрын
more like "hardlycore"
@SlyHikari033 ай бұрын
@@reagan3760lulz
@EricSartor2 жыл бұрын
I didn't realize this sound even had a name. All of this just sounded like Yellowcard's Lift A Sail album, and I am INTO THAT.
@JTR_32 жыл бұрын
Get into Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!
@aidanhennebry2 жыл бұрын
@@JTR_3 Holy crap man. Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! are phenomenal! Thank you for the recommendation!!
@BenCookAC2 жыл бұрын
Yall gotta check out Settle Your Scores too!
@project_sushi90492 жыл бұрын
@@JTR_3 hey dudes are you ready to!
@omglass2 жыл бұрын
@@aidanhennebry check out Abandoned by Bears as well
@mogsillo02212 жыл бұрын
Best easycore albums in my opinion Set Your Goals-Mutiny! (2006) Four Year Strong-Rise or Die (2007) Bangarang!-Frozen Over, First in Line (2007) Chunk! No Captain Chunk!-Something for Nothing (2010) Me vs Hero-Days that Shape our Lives (2010) The Wonder Years- Get Stoked on It! (2007)
@wespapes2054 Жыл бұрын
Mutiny is so fuckin' great
@hutaomainkai Жыл бұрын
Something For Nothing is the best easycore album hands down.
@drockvashon8 Жыл бұрын
Both albums by Across The Atlantic are absolutely god tier albums
@zacharykraus27247 ай бұрын
Check out The Wilderness by Settle your Scores... also Better Luck Tomorrow by Settle Your Scores
@thattomguy912 жыл бұрын
Well now I need an Alex Melton Easycore album...
@neebnoob182 жыл бұрын
I would listen the hell out of that
@chickenbeforeegg2 жыл бұрын
"Bass Player Wasn't In The Writing Session" actually sounds SO clean
@m.92122 жыл бұрын
Number three is a beast of a riff, I'd listen hell out of it if it were a song! Mad respect!
@buildingskyscrapers2 жыл бұрын
“I find your lack of squeals disturbing.” - Four Year Strong, probably But also this is just damn near perfect.
@VivicaGsy2 жыл бұрын
"Pop-Punk-with-Breakdowns-and-Gratuitous-Harmonic-Squeals" is literally my favourite genre!!
@xbrandon2 жыл бұрын
subdivision had me DYING. So many times in deadspace im like... IS THIS THE SPOT WHERE IS IT SOMEONE SEND ME A SIGN
@CrackerJoe12312 жыл бұрын
RELATABLE 😂😂😂
@quexalcoatl Жыл бұрын
It's been like a year since I saw this video and no 4. Leave No Fret Untouched still crops up in my head. That riff really was a banger man.
@stephenmedina85772 жыл бұрын
It is clear you are not only talented but take a lot of time/put in the work to develop technically and pick up on details. I wish you luck in music!
@jessiesalbatomusic2 жыл бұрын
I feel at once so incredibly intimidated and inspired.
@AlexanderSamualDunnett2 жыл бұрын
You're hands are magic. I don't think I've ever encountered a more versatile guitarist acing so many genres.
@kylnkgl2 жыл бұрын
Every one of these is a bang! Well done Alex
@donniedixon74122 жыл бұрын
Yo, these are hype! I love Easycore. It's my favorite genre to play on guitar for sure.
@TrentTheTraveler2 жыл бұрын
Can someone please send me a list of bands that sound like this? I absolutely love this sound.
@rylansefcik71132 жыл бұрын
Belmont is my personal fav, they match this sound to a t. four year strong is a close second
@JordanCrawford122 жыл бұрын
Damn. Beat me to it. Belmont is amazing. Their drummer is def going places.
@JordanCrawford122 жыл бұрын
Bilmuri has quite a few songs like this too.
@rylansefcik71132 жыл бұрын
@@JordanCrawford12 oh yeah dude 1000%, and bilmuri is just plain rad. Johnny is my musical spirit animal at this point lmao. You should also check out a band called shrezzers, they have a bitchin saxophone player that lays down super dope solo's in the middle of their songs
@bp78382 жыл бұрын
Chunk no captain chunk..ur welcome
@brandonwalker52602 жыл бұрын
Not only is this one of those “funny if you’re in the know” videos, it’s actually extremely helpful for someone like me who’s trying to learn how to compose easy core songs. More like this please!
@bclikesyou Жыл бұрын
Dude the "Dissonance" riff is very good. I'd love to hear you build that one out.
@trywynricketts2 жыл бұрын
These are all great riffs! Yeap, Four Year Strong first comes to mind. Then City Lights, Chunk! No, Captain Chunk, Abandoned by Bears, This Wild Life (old version), Set Your Goals, Belmont, Neck Deep and of course New Found Glory!
@brute6332 жыл бұрын
5 made me smile, that's a fun riff!
@HannyaBoi2 жыл бұрын
My favorite sub genre of all time!
@bradcoetzee2 жыл бұрын
damn had no idea I loved easycore so much, every riff sound so good :D
@kylegibson54322 жыл бұрын
Dude, I'm sitting here typing on the exact same keyboard you have. Great choice! It's my favorite mechanical keyboard by far!
@Transcendentalx2 жыл бұрын
Love the Dissonance
@95029372 жыл бұрын
This video made me want to go back and listen to Fang Island for the first time in years. Thank you for that. Good stuff!
@MolliOlli1822 жыл бұрын
If FYS needs a third guitarist then Alex is their guy! Seriously speaking these are some amazing riffs you SHOULD use in songs. Bonus points for wearing short shorts while filming this :D That's a super easycore thing to do.
@AhmetWinchester2 жыл бұрын
Holy sick, number 5 was catchy af!
@JamesVanny2 жыл бұрын
Dude, I love the drumming. Can you do a video that features how you create the drum parts?
@247Boredable2 жыл бұрын
Basically just program the kick to match the guitar. Add the snare appropriately (usually when there’s a pause). Then add some kind of cymbal to keep steady time.
@leviathan36302 жыл бұрын
@@247Boredable you massively oversimplified the snare work
@browncoat6972 жыл бұрын
@@leviathan3630 Just put snare on 2 and 4, sprinkle in ghost notes, then put a few in wherever the melody part gets most intense, in sync with the melody.
@leviathan36302 жыл бұрын
@@browncoat697 Yeah that's much better
@Heidelbeere042 жыл бұрын
Man, number 3 (dissonance) is a killer riff!!!! My favourite!
@cgtbrad2 жыл бұрын
Love this! Also that Yamaha Revstar rips. I've been eyeing them since they came out. Probably will try to look for a used on now.
@tuffrabit2 жыл бұрын
Nice. I know this is tongue in cheek a bit, but it all actually sounds good. Honestly more interested with whats going on in the backing track guitar parts. Any chance there's Alex Melton tabs floating around somewhere? Maybe he offers them through Patreon or something?
@chuck__van2 жыл бұрын
The breakdowns, the facial expressions... the whole thing, a class act sir. 👌
@mikeelarsen19642 жыл бұрын
As usual you've knocked it out of the park.
@ddash94112 жыл бұрын
the dissonace section sounds so sick
@slash1962 жыл бұрын
You do everything well but easycore is your sweet spot. MORE PLEASE
@kawaiiblunts901910 ай бұрын
ur a legend. all these are amazing 😂
@lautaroortiz59352 жыл бұрын
I loved number 3, what can I say? I'm a sucker for dissonance. Noise rock gang wya?
@AdamKirkup2 жыл бұрын
Three gets my vote.
@andrewstewart14642 жыл бұрын
Foo Fighters really does a good dissonant chord!
@amielgarcia88652 жыл бұрын
Can u please suggest a song or a band that sound like that. thanks!
@Alerdene2 жыл бұрын
@@amielgarcia8865 Check out The Bled. Not exactly the same, but excellent dissonant style.
@edian18952 жыл бұрын
@@amielgarcia8865 This is used a lot in post-hardcore bands like Saosin, Ghost Atlas, Underoath, Circa Survive, etc.
@w4fflesw1fi322 жыл бұрын
All of those were pretty fun. I'd love to see you actually incorporate them into a full song.
@StrikeNVII2 жыл бұрын
Let's Bounce, Ride Into Battle and The Gallop were all fucking sick! I felt Subdivisions deep down, flashbacks to recording sessions! :P
@slayabouts2 жыл бұрын
Nice revstar, I’ve got the same one in green. Love that thing
@MustacheWax2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant.
@peterk79312 жыл бұрын
"Where's the downbeat?" almost had be split out my lunch.
@jameslee10102 жыл бұрын
I loved this way too much
@stenooo24392 жыл бұрын
8 would be a kickass intro breakdown fr fr
@joeysdad92442 жыл бұрын
Alex my man, I would love to see you do a cover of a song from chunk no captain chunk
@bernardo0132 жыл бұрын
I loved #3 Dissonance so much!
@TheCHRISCaPWN2 жыл бұрын
I literally hear an awesome song in every one of these. 🤘
@mrsir36582 жыл бұрын
EASYCORE! YESSS! FINALLY! THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO 💖
@shanemedhurst97142 жыл бұрын
Carousel Kings vibes love it! 🤙🏻
@SethGoodtime2 жыл бұрын
Number 5 is totally good for a song!
@zacreinke52952 жыл бұрын
MORE OF THESE PLEASE ❤️
@GOREilla.2 жыл бұрын
Very cool!!! Keep these coming, nice new kind of videos right here.
@arca9ine7582 жыл бұрын
Must have gone back and listened to #3 ten times. So good.
@anthonystefani92422 жыл бұрын
3 should be used later also. That's dope
@rgb-plays2 жыл бұрын
Love the video. Love your music. Love all these riffs. ;)
@orangesliceverno19062 жыл бұрын
I'm only one minute in and had to pause to say thanks for making this lmao. Good stuff
@funghoulms73892 жыл бұрын
such a cool riffs dude!
@docmcfly39332 жыл бұрын
I've always been a fan of happy dissonant riffs.
@oksanabear2 жыл бұрын
You are my favorite professor.
@jaredllamas6322 жыл бұрын
This one was great number 1. 3. And 6 were it those ones in songs boiii
@mahuna102 жыл бұрын
Chunk No Captain Chunk and Four Year Strong are just nodding in approval
@johnbotelho34532 жыл бұрын
All of these riffs are pretty awesome
@skelding182 Жыл бұрын
This just popped up, forgot all about it. Still love it. Still reminds me of City Lights.
@alexiluffy216 Жыл бұрын
Lawnmower is goated!
@kelkiiii Жыл бұрын
these were so fun to listen to, huge inspo, thank you!
@alexanderwald20462 жыл бұрын
awesome sounds, mate
@Gross_Malone2 жыл бұрын
I feel like each example is a shot at a very specific band and it’s really easy to figure out and hilarious. God I miss 2010 so much.
@brimzw2 жыл бұрын
The absolute best subgenre.
@toddbarriage2 жыл бұрын
Number 10 was FEISTY 🙌🏻
@scottshepke6692 жыл бұрын
Speaking of easycore when in the holy hell are Abandoned By Bears dropping new stuff I feel like it’s been forever
@scottshepke6692 жыл бұрын
Also great video 🖤🖤🖤🖤
@drdre43972 жыл бұрын
No idea that "easycore" was a genre, cool video.
@MikeBMW2 жыл бұрын
Wait, what!? You're giving us the cheat codes ... now, if only I had a tenth of your talent I *might* be able to use them. You're awesome, Alex! :)
@mandel40652 жыл бұрын
This was awesome. Great riffs and production!
@TheCapitalem2 жыл бұрын
#5 is so so good. they all good but # 5 is the beast.
@uoCloud122 жыл бұрын
Riff 3 is fire! 🔥
@fardanhamidon2 жыл бұрын
Those riffs are sick and hilarious, but that’s one THOCKY-looking keyboard in the background. 🦛
@adrianianelliott2 жыл бұрын
3, 5, and 9 were my favorite
@morepoppunkthanpizza2 жыл бұрын
legendary... love
@benrhysjenkins2 жыл бұрын
I'm probably going to steal 3, that was so tight.
@altrogeruvah2 жыл бұрын
Dude, all of these riffs have so much songwriting potential!
@jessehein82442 жыл бұрын
Just finished mowing my yard in 45 seconds looking like I had a crack addiction. More please. Looking for my next bump.
@Yeraveragemoron2 жыл бұрын
You’re the man for this 😆😆😆😆 love it!
@BenWamberg2 жыл бұрын
Holy cannoli, dude. This is awesome!
@thepumpkinking132 жыл бұрын
The scientific test to check if you have a good easycore riff is to close your eyes and listen for the disembodied voices of Alan and Dan singing over it.
@CamTheColossus2 жыл бұрын
You basically just gave away Four Year Strong's writing formula!
@taylortait12 жыл бұрын
10 more!
@Andy45432 жыл бұрын
soo awesome man :)
@meatbasedvegan48592 жыл бұрын
I just drank a bunch of beer and listened to Four Year Strong, then went on youtube and apparently I'm listening to Four Year Strong once again.
@tarancehill6512 жыл бұрын
Loved the rhythm on the gallop riff!!
@Distantfoot2 жыл бұрын
Number five is exactly how Belmont writes songs... and I love it
@OlYables2 жыл бұрын
I love the background lead guitar always playing a quiet half time upper melodic riff lol
@unsivilaudio2 жыл бұрын
This is soooooooo good. 🔥
@geoffcasias93672 жыл бұрын
I think we need an Alex Melton easycore album now
@jjacks-21_122 жыл бұрын
#4 and 5 were sweet, dude! Like more dissonant lower octave blink riffs in you jammed on the toypaj vid the other day.. prob just wishful listening? Yeah, probably… Love all your stuff, Alex. Keep it up!
@chrisrig442 жыл бұрын
These are awesome! Do you have any particular Easycore bands that you have been listening to lately?
@roflc0re2 жыл бұрын
You should check out Abandoned by Bears. Amazing Easycore band from Sweden