I remember when Jacob did the call for people to meet him at the church over social media. These aren't hired vocalists, just people who showed up. The dudes a legend.
True - but there are clearly a few ringers in there to act as sort of section leaders. I know when I have sung in a choir, it really helps to have those strong, experienced singers to follow.
It’s surely a mix of voices. Pros and amateurs by design. I’m positive he opted for that sound and vibe and openness to all rather than a perfect thing.
Agreed. Paul is great at asking questions as well as listening and Jacob gave great answers that really seemed to materialize his thought process in a way that ordinary musicians and listeners can understand because, as Michael has stated, he is in a league of his own.
It was so interesting the way Jacob described himself as not being a traditional guitarist and needing to find a special guitar to allow himself to find the sounds he wanted to make.
wth just happened ? I watched this....as a lifelong musician and guitar player of over 50 years...Im 57. It hit me so hard, that I literally cried. I suppose it brought out a bunch of crap I had stuffed inside, but damn... I knew music is powerful, but this guy is tapped in. Thanks for sharing Mike.
I agree. I always love Michael’s reactions, but this one is so special. It goes from a reaction video (with great musical insight from MP) to an experience of awe that we are having together.
Totally.. you can literaly hear his mind blowing away. So did mine and if you have any feeling inside of you, got to be in tears too. Too powerful and beautiful.
Hans Zimmer said about Jacob Collier: "There's musicianship, there's genius, and then way, way way above all that, out in the stratosphere, is Jacob Collier" Jacob is truly Herr Music. Thank you for reacting to this--I admire your bringing the love of the guitar to so many and helping make it accessible to more people. In your way, you are helping do what Jacob does with the people fortunate enough to see him in person. He reaches inside you, and brings out the music in your soul that you never knew was there. You got a new subscriber for this one.
I play instruments and I love music. Even though I know I will never be as talented as Jacob, I love that he's just giving me so many ideas in his music and interviews. Re-ignited my love for discovery and learning instruments. I appreciate videos like this, breaking it down, because it is beyond my understanding.
My wife and I saw Jacob last night, June 12th, in Cleveland, at, of all places, Jacobs Pavilion. Of course, we were blown away. To be part of the audience as he conducted us, was truly emotional. I just turned 70 and have seen countless concerts. None have affected me like this. He is truly unique.
I was at his concert on June 9th in Chicago. One of the reasons I went is that as I explored videos by him and about him I realized he might be the most significant musician of this century and being 71 years old, I knew I needed to experience him live in concert.
I was there too!! with my musician son who was blown away by him about a year ago . We came from Buffalo to see his genius and and his music , the concert was life changing for me… at 68.. he IS a genius as my son says . Best birthday gift ever!!
We saw Jacob and his impeccable band last night in Toronto. That bit with the audience singing harmony? Yeah I always that the versions we saw on TH-cam were spliced together. They are not. I watched him bring around 4,000 people along for the ride. I sat in absolute tear-inducing amazement at the way he could plant a note in our heads and have us nail it down in literally one second. And then do another note in harmony with ours elsewhere in the crowd. And again. And again. And then drift us up and down, in and out. Dude, I’m 62. Seriously enjoy music in many forms. And nothing in my life has come anywhere close to this level of pure love in shared musical passion before. And likely never will again.
He certainly hears a lot, but even more interesting to me is that his choral direction with just "imprecise" movements of his hands, which I believe is also a staple of live shows, demonstrates how much we all hear given the right context. The whole group feeling and landing on notes makes me feel the power of the music as much as anything in this performance.
yea im so excited for this choral chapter he's been on! Do yourself a favor and go check out stellenbosch university choir here on TH-cam, they are led by André van der Merwe and he is a literal genius, so good
My favorite is when he is able to use wrist movements to get the audience to move up or down chromatically rather than diatonically - as in this video from Rome: th-cam.com/video/Q-R3M0VlQoQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=96Ckw4GNxohxYpQ7
Jacob is a musician’s musician with a deep musical soul that he freely shares with all who listen to him or watch his videos. I’ll never be able to get enough of him. As a musician, I am in awe of his massive talent.
I LOVE this moment - that I experienced for myself years ago, watching Jacobs youtube clips - when musicians realize, that there is a person who understands, lives, teaches and loves music more than everybody else. Only once in a generation. And than the fact that it seems to be a very decent, humble, nice guy
I love watching Jacob Collier reaction videos from professional musicians as by the end of the song most of them are in the same state of complete awe, having just seen perfection at work. John Henny (voice coach) reaction videos are some good ones on his earlier songs where he's almost in tears by the end of it
My wife and I were able to be in Jacob’s concert and we were 20 feet away from him. The things that he does are surreal. A modern day genius. Very underrated.
I feel so lucky to live in a world in which this event happened, and even luckier to be able to experience it by watching it on TH-cam. What a remarkable, indescribably moving thing to see.
It's the first time I've heard this song. For the longest time it felt for me that he was just some really talented dude who was throwing all the advanced stuff he knows here and there. I've listened to his songs & performances from time to time and had a really hard time connecting with it. He finally hit it for me with this one. This is the song.
Michael, I assume that was the first time you watched it, because your face just said everything I felt when I watched that for the first time. I knew what was coming, as I've watched that video a hundred times...you were tagging along, working stuff out, thinking ohhh that chord, ahhh nice inner voicing, then suddenly you just stopped, turned down your guitar, and sat back in awe. Your look to the camera at 13.10 says it all. JC is jaw dropping. Not a show off, not a clever clogs, not a "check me out I'm so great, watch this"...he's just tapping into music in a way most other musicians search lifetimes for and only taste here and there. And when his talents applied to something is beautiful as this recording, in that space, with those people, that song, that arrangement, that vibe, it's unbelievable. These are the JC moments Im waiting for. (I don't like the album version, much for instance). As you perfectly put it, he makes you want to give up music and practice harder at the same time. I laughed so much when you said that. Exactly my thought...but I read someone somewhere say something like "I feel like giving up, then I realise that JC would NEVER want that, for anybody to EVER give up exploring music because of him" and that stuck with me ever since. The thing that strikes me most about him, which I think you can see too, is that it's just pouring out of him and he's probably just enjoying the ride as much as the rest of us. It's like a pure creativity tap that is open, without filter, without doubt, without ego. Such a lucky combination of skills, curiosity and character that he's got, including just seeming to be a nice guy, good with people. The choice to record this with just regular folk is just a genius decision. He could have had some A-list choir in there. but this makes the whole thing just so much more beautiful and relatable. there's a few moments when the choir are not quite in perfect tune, but that flaw makes the moment so much more fragile and perfect that way. So glad I'm around to see him appear. Thanks for your video, it made my day.
Five strings for five fingers. I think the tuning was D A E A D. He likes the symmetry. The Paul David’s video is fantastic and worth the time to watch. He’s also got a five string electric which is wild. He’s in the learning stages and is still way ahead of many of us.
This is not the tuning. It's D-G-D-A-E. The highest four strings are tuned in 5ths like a tenor guitar or an octave mandolin, and the lowest string is a fourth (D to G). Personally for me, I recently got a 7 string acoustic, and I coincidentally did a similar tuning to Jacob, only it has two extra strings which facilitate triads more fully: D-G-D-F-A-C-E
@@SurfingSerpent it isn't. It's 5ths between lowest 3 strings, then 4ths between the middle string and higher strings. Open D major chord would only require 1 finger on 2nd fret of middle string.
You and others in the comments nailed how I felt seeing him live. Watching your expressions captures a tiny bit of that magic; I think we all could use more of that kind of connection. Jacob emits this weird, unifying, precious force. You feel like it could break or snap at any moment, but he shepherds you through. So, thank you for covering and sharing this.
I cannot think of a song that better embodies "kindness" than this one. It feels like he's bottled it up in a single experience. It makes me sob. Jacob could easily be so pretentious because of his k knowledge and ability, but he engages with these fans singing with him with such patience and care. I have never seen anything like this before.
Little Blue is my favorite Jacob Collier song so far. 💙 I truly hope you get the chance to experience Jacob Collier in concert. There's nothing better! Thanks for sharing your insights.
Listening to this song is an emotiianal humbling experience in a good way, IMHO. Michael's explanation properly demonstrates that, going from the (very interesting!) musical technicalities (the chord changes etc.) to the emotional experience this is and we all can relate to! A great complementary video to Jacob Collier's original video, thanx Michael 🙏!
I'll never forget the time when I went to the comment section on a video of him years ago and every comment was.. "Welcome back Mozart" It was like everyone was connected to this idea that this level of genius was just tied to the world and that it will come and go over time and present itself as it is needed.
Sometimes listening to Jacob is just too moving to put into words but you did it well man. The look on your face is the same face I had…. Plus a little tears haha.. this guy is so damn inspiring
It took me a while to figure out why this version of the song is so beautiful to me, and I think it's that he's taken all sorts of different people, many of which wouldn't be professional singers. He's taken them and used all of their vocal imperfections to create this incredibly beautiful choral sound that has so much depth and meaning with them.
The mental gymnastics required to move the choir notes around underneath him while singing at the end is what gets me 🤯. You can rely on muscle memory with playing cords on an instrument but he's essentially keeping track of which note each section is singing, which direction they each have to move to next, and singing different notes himself...
I think what you're getting at is they key difference between hacks like myself, and those who can really play. Most improvising musicians have developed an ability to hear the note(s) first in their head before they play/sing them, rather than just going through a series of memorized physical movements (muscle memory). In Jacob's case, since he is able to improvise on so many instruments, the ability to "play" the choir while singing is probably not that difficult for him - although he has clearly been developing this for years since he started playing in front of people. Even in his "one man show" tour, he started incorporating audience participation similar to what Pete Seeger or Bobby McFerrin have done in the past. From there he has developed it into something quite special.
Not difficult for him, sure. But he is essentially playing two instruments at the same time. I've never seen any other human do that. Even the greatest conductor's in the world don't sing the song they are conducting. Those are completely different areas of the brain. This dude is beyond genius.
ok, but people, including JC, sing and accompany themselves on various instruments all the time - it's impressive, and what Jacob does is unique, but I don't think dissimilar or requiring different parts of the brain. Not sure what that even means. Think about a guy like Cory Henry on the organ - he's singing, playing with all fingers individually on both hands, controlling drawbars, playing bass notes with his foot, controlling swell with his other foot, all at the same time. Jacob is singing and gesturing with two hands to "play" the audience and the intervals being played are usually diatonic and very slow moving. It's wonderful but let's not get carried away. @@aaronstuckel9864
@@aaronstuckel9864 Well, his single mom did raise him and two sisters while working as a conductor. In some YT interview or other I saw him say that as a young kid, he watched his mom wave her arms then wonderful music would come from the orchestra. He remembers thinking THAT'S REALLY MAGICAL.
One of those rare Artist who raises the vibration of everyone involved. I worked with someone like that many years ago, a singer. I didn’t even recognize my own song by the time we finished up rehearsal. It was truly mind boggling. The entire band just stood in silence after listening to her. She raised everyone’s ability to perform with her presence. I accepted it with immense Gratitude. Interestingly, she asked me the story behind the song-why I wrote it, firstly. Once I told her, she informed me she felt the emotions the lyrics wanted to evoke, and let them guide her performance. What ablessing and such a gift. I felt the same thing watching this video of Jacob. 😉🎸🎶🎤
I’ve never commented on anything online before. Watching your reaction to this made my heart sing. You were so clearly moved and described it so well as a musician and a human being. As a teenager, I remember buying the book and tuning my guitar to play Joni Mitchell’s music, and thinking only a true artist has the intuition and the courage to think like Joni “Why should I have to tune my guitar like everybody else?” Or, like Jacob, “I have only 5 fingers, why not a 5 string guitar?” Bravo.
This performance...all the elements of the composition (Especially the lyrics - what an uplifting expression!), the 'venue', the choirs, the recording, his playing/singing/directing are at their most compelling and persuasive. Your reaction to this is most appreciated!
Wow, Michael! Greetings from Los Angeles. Thank you so very much for sharing this. I’m not very familiar with Jacob’s music, but I was so deeply moved by this beautiful composition and performance, that I went straight to Ticketmaster and bought tickets to see him on May 20th at the Greek Theater. Again, thank you sir! 💛🎶🎸
Oh yeah buddy… you might never want to attend another musician’s show ever again. Get ready for a transcendental experience of warmth, love and innocence. I went to his live show in the outside auditorium in Rome, Italy. It was nuts.
@@FromPoetryToRap Oh wow, thanks for sharing! That show in Rome sounds like it was otherworldly. I’ll surely refrain from previewing any of Jacob’s live shows on TH-cam beforehand, and instead experience it myself in-person.
@@johnanderson290It truly was. I don't think watching his shows beforehand will lessen the real-life experience, but I do understand you'd want to do that!
I'm so glad you reacted to this performance. Everytime I listen to thi,s tears come to my eyes, but they are tears of joy. And I feel exactly like you said : it makes me stop learniing music because his music is overwhelming, and at the same time all I want to do is singing and making music because he is such an inspiration! Jacob is a gift for everyone to enjoy.
I fell in love with Jacob Collier almost 10 years ago for his technical ability and recently had a new appreciation for his new music where he can take the more technical aspects and make music that is so easy to digest even for people who don't understand the technical side.
I've recently found Jacob Collier. I've decided that one of my most favorite things now is watching YT vids of MUSICIANS reacting to him and his music. It's fascinating to see what you all pick up on, admire, find astonishing & challenging. There's almost always a moment when the reviewing musician stops, jaw drops, then they say "What?!" or "What was THAT?" and then try to figure out what happened (often on a guitar or keyboard). I love that so many of you have such a deep regard for his work and his skills. It's helped me appreciate him even more, for sure. Thx Michael.
Yes! I’m also pretty late to the JC party having only discovered him last Summer but have become utterly obsessed with him since and ‘Jacob Collier reaction videos’ have become my new favourite TH-cam genre lol. Seeing him in concert in about 3 weeks and can’t wait!
I still have a recording of the first show in Toronto a few years back, and his orchestrating of the crowd is just so interesting and mesmerizing. A whole crowd of a few hundred people being guided just by vague hand gestures and his voice was just amazing, and it's even more amazing in that session.
It's one thing to have that level of musical genius, but it's so much more elevated because he's such s kind and genuine and humble human who is able to lead and inspire. Great reaction man!
I love all of your videos. But this is by far my favorite because you’re appreciating this with the same mind-blown amplitude that I experienced the first time I heard this. Cheers.
Thank you for honouring this song so well. Beautiful reaction. If you’re interested in how beautiful group guitar can be, please consider doing a reaction to The White Horse Guitar Club and their song If I Needed You. It’s simple, beautifully arranged and leaves lots of room for your own creative addition.
I love your videos when you hit these gems. Reminds me of your reaction to Hi Ren. Beautiful how you start off with your normal approach to a deconstruction of a song and then eventually you just succumb to the brilliance of it.
The way he conducts the choir, he does this with audiences all the time. And when you learn about how he grew up it makes total sense why he's this good!
I must have watched this video 20 times. Love your breakdown of this iconic Jacob Collier song. You're understanding of music is on a wave length I can understand and digest. Thank you!
I’ve been binge watching reaction videos to Jacob and first time I watched one of yours and it was just so great to see your reaction when you’ve heard something like this extraordinary song is music comes from such a pure genuine place. I neat to see you hearing that.
Exceptional indeed. Been listening to this nonstop for the past several days as I just discovered it. Glad to see your reaction to it as I just came across your channel a couple weeks ago! Great timing universe!
If you haven’t already you should check out his cover of Bridge Over Troubled Water and/or Moon River - you will be blown away. I’d love if you made a video about it
The first time I I saw this video, I was totally blown away like you! A genius beyond words that were able to witness in our lifetime. It’s great seeing someone else get excited about his music like you are. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, they are all positive which is the way he is.
Oh my God watching you react to the final choir part was absolutely incredible. Made me feel like I was listening to it for the first time and rediscovered how magnificent this performance was through your awe. Thanks for that! Subbed within the first 2 minutes, I love your approach.
I loved the video ! Jacob is so incredibly inspiring and has had my attention recently with this very album. A lot is going in my life and these songs are carrying me through with a big smile. I also appreciated how great of a listener you were and the insights into his playing!
My first reaction was just as overwhelming. I am happy to get to know such greats during my lifetime. New worlds are opening up again. It's a good thing that men are allowed to cry these days too. I have.
I just heard Jacob for the first time this weekend on Maryland Public TV. Ben Folds had him on with the orchestra. Wow. You said what I felt. I respect your opinion. I wrote songs and played in groups with excellent musicians but now I am disabled and older but there is still someone who touches me now and then. Jacob is so....like a glimpse of Heaven.
You hit the nail on the head brother when you said he just somehow finds a way to make some of the most odd and complex music theory digestable to the common ear. Hes out of this world!
watching him try to understand a guitar jacob invented and only he owns is amazing, parts of it are tuned like a bass because jacob learned upright base first, its tuned so he can move around the fretboard in thirds which helps the way he thinks about the instrument, another interesting thing is that its a 5 string on a six string neck! so theres more room for your fingers to run around. he just had a really interesting interview about it recently
Jacob is like musical energy manifest in human form.. he’s not to be compared against. We play music. Jacob IS music. Michael .. love how started by breaking down the technicals in this video and then you hit a point where you succumb to the same realization I did (above) when I watched Little Blue. Nothing to do but appreciate this kid of wondrous talent. Some of us are lucky to get touched by the muse… but she has her hands all over Jacob.
He loves his custom 5 string guitar! It uses a distinctive D A E A D tuning, which gives him new harmonic possibilities and creates a sense of symmetry between the upper and lower strings. His inspiration for it came from his early experiences with a four-string tenor guitar he found in a London shop called "Hobgoblin Music."
9:22 Jacob said that one of the things he admired the most from one of his biggest idols, Stevie Wonder, was his ability to communicate simply through his songs whilst also drawing largely from what clearly was a very deep understanding of music. I think that that is what Jacob is trying to achieve with his latest works.
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I remember when Jacob did the call for people to meet him at the church over social media. These aren't hired vocalists, just people who showed up. The dudes a legend.
Yeah, but there are probably a few people Jacob already knew. The well known singer Dodie is in the back.
True - but there are clearly a few ringers in there to act as sort of section leaders. I know when I have sung in a choir, it really helps to have those strong, experienced singers to follow.
@@dculp9284 i was in the choir, they are all amateurs apart from the dodie cameo! however, most people there were very musically inclined!!
It’s surely a mix of voices. Pros and amateurs by design. I’m positive he opted for that sound and vibe and openness to all rather than a perfect thing.
wow
Paul davids just did a great video with Jacob where they go deep into his guitar!
Agreed. Paul is great at asking questions as well as listening and Jacob gave great answers that really seemed to materialize his thought process in a way that ordinary musicians and listeners can understand because, as Michael has stated, he is in a league of his own.
Was coming here to say this!
Came to say the same!
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It was so interesting the way Jacob described himself as not being a traditional guitarist and needing to find a special guitar to allow himself to find the sounds he wanted to make.
wth just happened ? I watched this....as a lifelong musician and guitar player of over 50 years...Im 57. It hit me so hard, that I literally cried. I suppose it brought out a bunch of crap I had stuffed inside, but damn... I knew music is powerful, but this guy is tapped in. Thanks for sharing Mike.
I love the moment when you realize what this is, get the gloss in your eyes, turn the volume on the guitar to zero and sit back.
I agree. I always love Michael’s reactions, but this one is so special. It goes from a reaction video (with great musical insight from MP) to an experience of awe that we are having together.
Perhaps religion is the power of the human voice...
Totally.. you can literaly hear his mind blowing away. So did mine and if you have any feeling inside of you, got to be in tears too. Too powerful and beautiful.
12:30 it's just incredible
Exactly
Hans Zimmer said about Jacob Collier: "There's musicianship, there's genius, and then way, way way above all that, out in the stratosphere, is Jacob Collier" Jacob is truly Herr Music. Thank you for reacting to this--I admire your bringing the love of the guitar to so many and helping make it accessible to more people. In your way, you are helping do what Jacob does with the people fortunate enough to see him in person. He reaches inside you, and brings out the music in your soul that you never knew was there. You got a new subscriber for this one.
his technical knowledge of music is unparalleled but he has yet to write an interesting original song that is actually enjoyable to just jam.
@@spinalt4pp Well, that's your own subjective opinion. Millions of other people would beg to differ though.
@@DeadBeatDexIt’s a pretty common complaint about Collier. His actual music is trash
@@Childofbhaalthe air you breathe is trash
@@Childofbhaal this isn't trash, is it? no? Then your statement is false. Sorry bout that. As if common is the arbiter of great.
"what the... what the..." the moment you realize what you're dealing with here 🙂
I want to give a shout out to the engineer for that ethereal sound. The mahogany sessions were beautifully voiced. Just gorgeous.
Thanks x
This song makes my cry. His talent also makes me cry.
I've watched this vid a dozen times now and I still cry every time.
I play instruments and I love music. Even though I know I will never be as talented as Jacob, I love that he's just giving me so many ideas in his music and interviews. Re-ignited my love for discovery and learning instruments. I appreciate videos like this, breaking it down, because it is beyond my understanding.
Every damn time
I feel you.
Cringe.
Jacob's our Mozart. He's absolutely insane and every new thing I watch him do blows me away even more.
My wife and I saw Jacob last night, June 12th, in Cleveland, at, of all places, Jacobs Pavilion. Of course, we were blown away. To be part of the audience as he conducted us, was truly emotional. I just turned 70 and have seen countless concerts. None have affected me like this. He is truly unique.
I was at his concert on June 9th in Chicago. One of the reasons I went is that as I explored videos by him and about him I realized he might be the most significant musician of this century and being 71 years old, I knew I needed to experience him live in concert.
We saw him June 25 2024 in Portland. He really has a terrifyingly busy schedule.
I was there! Blown away. Mesmerized.
I was there too!! with my musician son who was blown away by him about a year ago . We came from Buffalo to see his genius and and his music , the concert was life changing for me… at 68.. he IS a genius as my son says . Best birthday gift ever!!
In Cleveland!! At Jacobs pavilion!!
We saw Jacob and his impeccable band last night in Toronto. That bit with the audience singing harmony? Yeah I always that the versions we saw on TH-cam were spliced together. They are not.
I watched him bring around 4,000 people along for the ride. I sat in absolute tear-inducing amazement at the way he could plant a note in our heads and have us nail it down in literally one second. And then do another note in harmony with ours elsewhere in the crowd. And again. And again. And then drift us up and down, in and out. Dude, I’m 62. Seriously enjoy music in many forms. And nothing in my life has come anywhere close to this level of pure love in shared musical passion before. And likely never will again.
He certainly hears a lot, but even more interesting to me is that his choral direction with just "imprecise" movements of his hands, which I believe is also a staple of live shows, demonstrates how much we all hear given the right context. The whole group feeling and landing on notes makes me feel the power of the music as much as anything in this performance.
It's so remarkable. It shows a confidence and understanding that is hard to imagine, but yet feels natural. So comforting and scary at the same time.
yea im so excited for this choral chapter he's been on! Do yourself a favor and go check out stellenbosch university choir here on TH-cam, they are led by André van der Merwe and he is a literal genius, so good
My favorite is when he is able to use wrist movements to get the audience to move up or down chromatically rather than diatonically - as in this video from Rome: th-cam.com/video/Q-R3M0VlQoQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=96Ckw4GNxohxYpQ7
He uses motion to communicate directly into the right brain where singing, our very first language, began.
Shed a tear when the choir kicked in, not gonna lie. Absolutely gorgeous.
If you, like me, get moved to tears every time you "feel" Jacob -> ❤
Jacob is a musician’s musician with a deep musical soul that he freely shares with all who listen to him or watch his videos. I’ll never be able to get enough of him. As a musician, I am in awe of his massive talent.
I'm both inspired and intimidated at the same time.
Welcome to Jacob Collier
I LOVE this moment - that I experienced for myself years ago, watching Jacobs youtube clips - when musicians realize, that there is a person who understands, lives, teaches and loves music more than everybody else. Only once in a generation. And than the fact that it seems to be a very decent, humble, nice guy
He makes me cry every single time. Never fails. It's so beautiful...he is beautiful.
I love watching Jacob Collier reaction videos from professional musicians as by the end of the song most of them are in the same state of complete awe, having just seen perfection at work. John Henny (voice coach) reaction videos are some good ones on his earlier songs where he's almost in tears by the end of it
I do that too. I just added another one with this video
Same.
My wife and I were able to be in Jacob’s concert and we were 20 feet away from him. The things that he does are surreal. A modern day genius. Very underrated.
He doesn´t touch everybody. Not me. But Roger Waters does.
EXACTLY MY SPEECHLESS REACTION 5 MINUTES AGO. Inclusive the "I quit my Job...no. I have to become better in composing" And I cried like a Baby....
I feel so lucky to live in a world in which this event happened, and even luckier to be able to experience it by watching it on TH-cam. What a remarkable, indescribably moving thing to see.
It's the first time I've heard this song. For the longest time it felt for me that he was just some really talented dude who was throwing all the advanced stuff he knows here and there. I've listened to his songs & performances from time to time and had a really hard time connecting with it. He finally hit it for me with this one. This is the song.
This song hits this other-dimensional frequency that makes me cry instantly and automatically as soon as I hear it. Jacob is an alien.
Certain tones just get me in certain feels....
He makes me feel like an alien. Wanting to have a human experience like Jacob has.
Same with me 😢
Cringe.
Cringe. wtf
Michael, I assume that was the first time you watched it, because your face just said everything I felt when I watched that for the first time.
I knew what was coming, as I've watched that video a hundred times...you were tagging along, working stuff out, thinking ohhh that chord, ahhh nice inner voicing, then suddenly you just stopped, turned down your guitar, and sat back in awe. Your look to the camera at 13.10 says it all. JC is jaw dropping. Not a show off, not a clever clogs, not a "check me out I'm so great, watch this"...he's just tapping into music in a way most other musicians search lifetimes for and only taste here and there. And when his talents applied to something is beautiful as this recording, in that space, with those people, that song, that arrangement, that vibe, it's unbelievable. These are the JC moments Im waiting for. (I don't like the album version, much for instance).
As you perfectly put it, he makes you want to give up music and practice harder at the same time. I laughed so much when you said that. Exactly my thought...but I read someone somewhere say something like "I feel like giving up, then I realise that JC would NEVER want that, for anybody to EVER give up exploring music because of him" and that stuck with me ever since.
The thing that strikes me most about him, which I think you can see too, is that it's just pouring out of him and he's probably just enjoying the ride as much as the rest of us. It's like a pure creativity tap that is open, without filter, without doubt, without ego. Such a lucky combination of skills, curiosity and character that he's got, including just seeming to be a nice guy, good with people. The choice to record this with just regular folk is just a genius decision. He could have had some A-list choir in there. but this makes the whole thing just so much more beautiful and relatable. there's a few moments when the choir are not quite in perfect tune, but that flaw makes the moment so much more fragile and perfect that way.
So glad I'm around to see him appear. Thanks for your video, it made my day.
Five strings for five fingers. I think the tuning was D A E A D. He likes the symmetry. The Paul David’s video is fantastic and worth the time to watch. He’s also got a five string electric which is wild. He’s in the learning stages and is still way ahead of many of us.
the Paul David video played after Michael's reaction. I came back to comment on the tuning. Pretty cool...
Yeah, he showed off that 5 string Strandberg ... I want one. It's irrational, but I really do want one :D
He's always been in the learning stage. That's why he's always growing. He's definitely not new to multiple string instruments.
This is not the tuning. It's D-G-D-A-E. The highest four strings are tuned in 5ths like a tenor guitar or an octave mandolin, and the lowest string is a fourth (D to G).
Personally for me, I recently got a 7 string acoustic, and I coincidentally did a similar tuning to Jacob, only it has two extra strings which facilitate triads more fully:
D-G-D-F-A-C-E
@@SurfingSerpent it isn't. It's 5ths between lowest 3 strings, then 4ths between the middle string and higher strings. Open D major chord would only require 1 finger on 2nd fret of middle string.
Oh I so love your wonderment and thrill at seeing musicians like this. The joy and surprise and pleasure you receive are so beautiful. thank you.
Well said!
You and others in the comments nailed how I felt seeing him live. Watching your expressions captures a tiny bit of that magic; I think we all could use more of that kind of connection. Jacob emits this weird, unifying, precious force. You feel like it could break or snap at any moment, but he shepherds you through. So, thank you for covering and sharing this.
This song makes me cry every time.. masterpiece!
I cannot think of a song that better embodies "kindness" than this one. It feels like he's bottled it up in a single experience. It makes me sob. Jacob could easily be so pretentious because of his k knowledge and ability, but he engages with these fans singing with him with such patience and care. I have never seen anything like this before.
Little Blue is my favorite Jacob Collier song so far. 💙 I truly hope you get the chance to experience Jacob Collier in concert. There's nothing better! Thanks for sharing your insights.
This video finally convinced me to check him out and i've been obsessed for days now
Listening to this song is an emotiianal humbling experience in a good way, IMHO. Michael's explanation properly demonstrates that, going from the (very interesting!) musical technicalities (the chord changes etc.) to the emotional experience this is and we all can relate to!
A great complementary video to Jacob Collier's original video, thanx Michael 🙏!
I'll never forget the time when I went to the comment section on a video of him years ago and every comment was..
"Welcome back Mozart"
It was like everyone was connected to this idea that this level of genius was just tied to the world and that it will come and go over time and present itself as it is needed.
Casey - beautifully said & I think you're on to something. ❤
Sometimes listening to Jacob is just too moving to put into words but you did it well man. The look on your face is the same face I had…. Plus a little tears haha.. this guy is so damn inspiring
Every time I rewatch this, I assume that it won't affect me as much as the last time. But nope. Destroys me in the best way, every single time.
He does this at almost every concert with asking the crowd to sing different pitches! It’s absolutely beautiful!
Being in the crowd during his concerts is the most unreal and incredible experience, I can attest to that
@@connor.chan.jazzmanI'm attending my first Jacob's show in a few weeks! Can't wait 😍
@@samuelpilon8525 Get ready for a truly unforgettable experience! I hope you have fun!
absolutely incredible. I love how after a while of trying to deconstruct you just sat back and enjoyed it!!
It took me a while to figure out why this version of the song is so beautiful to me, and I think it's that he's taken all sorts of different people, many of which wouldn't be professional singers. He's taken them and used all of their vocal imperfections to create this incredibly beautiful choral sound that has so much depth and meaning with them.
Tears in my eyes. Thank you for sharing this with us.
The mental gymnastics required to move the choir notes around underneath him while singing at the end is what gets me 🤯. You can rely on muscle memory with playing cords on an instrument but he's essentially keeping track of which note each section is singing, which direction they each have to move to next, and singing different notes himself...
I think what you're getting at is they key difference between hacks like myself, and those who can really play. Most improvising musicians have developed an ability to hear the note(s) first in their head before they play/sing them, rather than just going through a series of memorized physical movements (muscle memory). In Jacob's case, since he is able to improvise on so many instruments, the ability to "play" the choir while singing is probably not that difficult for him - although he has clearly been developing this for years since he started playing in front of people. Even in his "one man show" tour, he started incorporating audience participation similar to what Pete Seeger or Bobby McFerrin have done in the past. From there he has developed it into something quite special.
Not difficult for him, sure. But he is essentially playing two instruments at the same time. I've never seen any other human do that. Even the greatest conductor's in the world don't sing the song they are conducting. Those are completely different areas of the brain. This dude is beyond genius.
ok, but people, including JC, sing and accompany themselves on various instruments all the time - it's impressive, and what Jacob does is unique, but I don't think dissimilar or requiring different parts of the brain. Not sure what that even means. Think about a guy like Cory Henry on the organ - he's singing, playing with all fingers individually on both hands, controlling drawbars, playing bass notes with his foot, controlling swell with his other foot, all at the same time. Jacob is singing and gesturing with two hands to "play" the audience and the intervals being played are usually diatonic and very slow moving. It's wonderful but let's not get carried away. @@aaronstuckel9864
@@aaronstuckel9864 - absolutely right.
@@aaronstuckel9864 Well, his single mom did raise him and two sisters while working as a conductor. In some YT interview or other I saw him say that as a young kid, he watched his mom wave her arms then wonderful music would come from the orchestra. He remembers thinking THAT'S REALLY MAGICAL.
It’s awesome seeing my exact emotions reflected back to me from someone else while they listen to this song.
One of those rare Artist who raises the vibration of everyone involved. I worked with someone like that many years ago, a singer. I didn’t even recognize my own song by the time we finished up rehearsal. It was truly mind boggling. The entire band just stood in silence after listening to her. She raised everyone’s ability to perform with her presence. I accepted it with immense Gratitude.
Interestingly, she asked me the story behind the song-why I wrote it, firstly. Once I told her, she informed me she felt the emotions the lyrics wanted to evoke, and let them guide her performance. What ablessing and such a gift.
I felt the same thing watching this video of Jacob. 😉🎸🎶🎤
There are moments that touch your soul...and that is one of them.
Bro, I'm not even a guitarist, and I'm absolutely in love with your guitar. The sound, how it weeps, the birds on the neck, the color, so dope...
I’ve never commented on anything online before. Watching your reaction to this made my heart sing. You were so clearly moved and described it so well as a musician and a human being. As a teenager, I remember buying the book and tuning my guitar to play Joni Mitchell’s music, and thinking only a true artist has the intuition and the courage to think like Joni “Why should I have to tune my guitar like everybody else?” Or, like Jacob, “I have only 5 fingers, why not a 5 string guitar?” Bravo.
He took 10 minutes to just transform your feelings ❤
You are extremely true and honest.
This performance...all the elements of the composition (Especially the lyrics - what an uplifting expression!), the 'venue', the choirs, the recording, his playing/singing/directing are at their most compelling and persuasive. Your reaction to this is most appreciated!
Dude, I don’t even play guitar and I love watching your videos. You explain music so well and with such humility, you’re a very good teacher
Wow, Michael! Greetings from Los Angeles. Thank you so very much for sharing this. I’m not very familiar with Jacob’s music, but I was so deeply moved by this beautiful composition and performance, that I went straight to Ticketmaster and bought tickets to see him on May 20th at the Greek Theater. Again, thank you sir! 💛🎶🎸
His live shows are great . Enjoy
@@Bugsounds Thank you, that’s great to hear first hand! I’m looking forward to it even more now.
Oh yeah buddy… you might never want to attend another musician’s show ever again. Get ready for a transcendental experience of warmth, love and innocence. I went to his live show in the outside auditorium in Rome, Italy. It was nuts.
@@FromPoetryToRap Oh wow, thanks for sharing! That show in Rome sounds like it was otherworldly. I’ll surely refrain from previewing any of Jacob’s live shows on TH-cam beforehand, and instead experience it myself in-person.
@@johnanderson290It truly was. I don't think watching his shows beforehand will lessen the real-life experience, but I do understand you'd want to do that!
I've listened to this song so many times. This video and reaction made me so freaking happy. Thank you.
Reminds me of a young Sting. The sound in the voice, insane musical intelligence, and a genius artist.
But the complexity he is mastering… unbeatable!
I'm so glad you reacted to this performance. Everytime I listen to thi,s tears come to my eyes, but they are tears of joy. And I feel exactly like you said : it makes me stop learniing music because his music is overwhelming, and at the same time all I want to do is singing and making music because he is such an inspiration! Jacob is a gift for everyone to enjoy.
Bro!! So glad you covered this song! And I appreciate how much you enjoyed it!
I fell in love with Jacob Collier almost 10 years ago for his technical ability and recently had a new appreciation for his new music where he can take the more technical aspects and make music that is so easy to digest even for people who don't understand the technical side.
Love Jacob’s new album, one of my favorite videos in a while!!
That was lovely to watch and see you fill up with emotion and wonder
I've recently found Jacob Collier. I've decided that one of my most favorite things now is watching YT vids of MUSICIANS reacting to him and his music. It's fascinating to see what you all pick up on, admire, find astonishing & challenging. There's almost always a moment when the reviewing musician stops, jaw drops, then they say "What?!" or "What was THAT?" and then try to figure out what happened (often on a guitar or keyboard). I love that so many of you have such a deep regard for his work and his skills. It's helped me appreciate him even more, for sure. Thx Michael.
Yes! I’m also pretty late to the JC party having only discovered him last Summer but have become utterly obsessed with him since and ‘Jacob Collier reaction videos’ have become my new favourite TH-cam genre lol.
Seeing him in concert in about 3 weeks and can’t wait!
The natural reverb the building gives his voice is so nice ...
I still have a recording of the first show in Toronto a few years back, and his orchestrating of the crowd is just so interesting and mesmerizing. A whole crowd of a few hundred people being guided just by vague hand gestures and his voice was just amazing, and it's even more amazing in that session.
It's one thing to have that level of musical genius, but it's so much more elevated because he's such s kind and genuine and humble human who is able to lead and inspire. Great reaction man!
One of the most beautiful pieces I've ever heard. Amazing.
Sounds medieval. And those are the times we are heading for
I love all of your videos. But this is by far my favorite because you’re appreciating this with the same mind-blown amplitude that I experienced the first time I heard this. Cheers.
Dude is just anointed. What else is there to say 😮💨
Thank you for honouring this song so well. Beautiful reaction.
If you’re interested in how beautiful group guitar can be, please consider doing a reaction to The White Horse Guitar Club and their song If I Needed You. It’s simple, beautifully arranged and leaves lots of room for your own creative addition.
I love your videos when you hit these gems. Reminds me of your reaction to Hi Ren. Beautiful how you start off with your normal approach to a deconstruction of a song and then eventually you just succumb to the brilliance of it.
The way he conducts the choir, he does this with audiences all the time. And when you learn about how he grew up it makes total sense why he's this good!
I must have watched this video 20 times. Love your breakdown of this iconic Jacob Collier song. You're understanding of music is on a wave length I can understand and digest. Thank you!
Jacob directs his live audiences in 3 part harmonies at all of his live shows!!! It's truly beautiful and brilliant, as he is!!!!
Michael this is by far my favorite video you have done! The sheer Awe factor you have when listening to it I have to! Gives me chills up my arms
I’ve been binge watching reaction videos to Jacob and first time I watched one of yours and it was just so great to see your reaction when you’ve heard something like this extraordinary song is music comes from such a pure genuine place. I neat to see you hearing that.
I keep coming back to this video just to see Michael’s awe of the ending choral section.
I always shed a tear when I hear this song. It's so beautiful and touching...
Exceptional indeed. Been listening to this nonstop for the past several days as I just discovered it. Glad to see your reaction to it as I just came across your channel a couple weeks ago! Great timing universe!
If you haven’t already you should check out his cover of Bridge Over Troubled Water and/or Moon River - you will be blown away. I’d love if you made a video about it
Michael. This moment made my day, my week and more.
Thank you.
The beauty of all this makes me cry. EVERY TIME I GO TO IT. We NEED this BEAUTY in our LIVES. REALLY. Thank you for sharing this moment with us!!
The first time I I saw this video, I was totally blown away like you! A genius beyond words that were able to witness in our lifetime. It’s great seeing someone else get excited about his music like you are. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, they are all positive which is the way he is.
Exceptional song that is going on a playlist. Thank you to Jonathan and Michael!
Oh my God watching you react to the final choir part was absolutely incredible. Made me feel like I was listening to it for the first time and rediscovered how magnificent this performance was through your awe. Thanks for that! Subbed within the first 2 minutes, I love your approach.
God, I love this channel! Thanks to you and all of your “recommenders”.
I just wish I could be in that church at such a wonderful time. Truly magical. Musical.
Astounding music! Astounding how the singers ,found their way, through it. Jacob the magician!
I loved that you realized and appreciated what you were watching and just wanted to let the beauty of the moment speak for itself. Made me subscribe.
Holy crap...what a journey. Music takes us on some amazing rides if we so choose to open up to it. Thanks for doing these videos
Started crying at the end so beautiful
Not only a multi-instrumentalist, but a vocal maestro aswell! Just amazing.
also a multi-dimensional being 😆
Love you, man.
You should see Jacob do that bit at the end with a live audience from one of his shows. It's incredible.
I loved the video ! Jacob is so incredibly inspiring and has had my attention recently with this very album. A lot is going in my life and these songs are carrying me through with a big smile. I also appreciated how great of a listener you were and the insights into his playing!
This song and your reaction to it made my day. Thanks.
My first reaction was just as overwhelming. I am happy to get to know such greats during my lifetime. New worlds are opening up again. It's a good thing that men are allowed to cry these days too. I have.
There is a world trying to "keep it simple". And then there is Jacob.
I just heard Jacob for the first time this weekend on Maryland Public TV. Ben Folds had him on with the orchestra. Wow. You said what I felt. I respect your opinion. I wrote songs and played in groups with excellent musicians but now I am disabled and older but there is still someone who touches me now and then. Jacob is so....like a glimpse of Heaven.
Total tears. You are hearing everything ❤
You hit the nail on the head brother when you said he just somehow finds a way to make some of the most odd and complex music theory digestable to the common ear. Hes out of this world!
Had to hit like straight away. Watching Michael deconstructing tunes makes them even more powerful to me. ❤
Thank you for reviewing this.. so good to see someone else who gets it… brought actuals tears to my eyes… music is the master…
watching him try to understand a guitar jacob invented and only he owns is amazing, parts of it are tuned like a bass because jacob learned upright base first, its tuned so he can move around the fretboard in thirds which helps the way he thinks about the instrument, another interesting thing is that its a 5 string on a six string neck! so theres more room for your fingers to run around. he just had a really interesting interview about it recently
Jacob is like musical energy manifest in human form.. he’s not to be compared against. We play music. Jacob IS music. Michael .. love how started by breaking down the technicals in this video and then you hit a point where you succumb to the same realization I did (above) when I watched Little Blue. Nothing to do but appreciate this kid of wondrous talent.
Some of us are lucky to get touched by the muse… but she has her hands all over Jacob.
He loves his custom 5 string guitar! It uses a distinctive D A E A D tuning, which gives him new harmonic possibilities and creates a sense of symmetry between the upper and lower strings. His inspiration for it came from his early experiences with a four-string tenor guitar he found in a London shop called "Hobgoblin Music."
9:22 Jacob said that one of the things he admired the most from one of his biggest idols, Stevie Wonder, was his ability to communicate simply through his songs whilst also drawing largely from what clearly was a very deep understanding of music. I think that that is what Jacob is trying to achieve with his latest works.
Beautiful! Brought me to tears