There used to be a lot of snobbery around Classically trained musicians going back to the 60s. This snobbery is still there in some circles and even Two Set violins ect...What classically trained musicians don't realise is that you should never compare popular music to classical music. They are two very different things. Another aspect is that people think high information music or elaborate sophistication is somehow better. This isn't true because almost anyone can write a piece of music and make it complex and dizzying just so that people will say 'wow, that's so complex ect...' It's just as difficult to write a great love song as it is to write a great classical piece. In all genres there is great music and not so great. It has always been that way and it will always be that way.
@@MICKEYISLOWD As far as TwoSet goes I'm pretty sure there "anything that isn't classical is bad" thing is caricature. Eddy listens to a lot of popular music but classical is obviously their preference
The best line I heard from him was to the question about Slipknot music being angry. 20 plus years later, are you still angry? His answer was something like "not anymore, but when I slip the mask on, and get ready to go on stage, I remember that angry young guy and he comes out to play"
Lmao from now on I will only refer to breakdowns as dance breaks. That’s kinda what they are really. Too perfect 😂 and yes modern metal heads are obsessed with breakdowns, cause breakdown go brrrrr!!!!!
@@Luckypants2113 Nothing wrong with a good breakdown, though! It's definitely better if you spice it up composition-wise. Combining solos and breakdowns is starting to become more common, or even just doing more weird shit with it. Gotta keep the dynamics going.
Yes the clean vocals have more musicality to it, but the growls carry more emotion. In my view, emotionally effecting your audience is most important. Those are usually the songs that sick with people. These growls really evoke the anger, and frustration in the lyrics. To be honest, it does take a while to get use to it at first. Great reaction. Love your videos.
A lot of people say Metal is better with singers like Rob Halford, Ozzy, and Dio, but I just don’t think it carries the aggression that screams can. However, Bands that are always screaming like Infant Annihilator are emotionally flat; yeah, it’s aggressive, but it’s so constant, it becomes monotonous, to me. I think combining singing and screams is the best way to really get the emotions going. Pantera and Slipknot are pretty good at it.
@@joshua.merrill Absolutely. Over used makes the song emotionally unimpactfull, in my opinion. Slipknot became great at using variations for emotional connection.
Also with Corey Taylors growls, he still articulates and pronounces words well so you can hear mostly all the words. it really helps me connect with the emotion and meaning behind the songs as opposed to some metal groups that their vocals are indistinguishable. Another vocalist that I love is Tatiana from the band Jinjer. Her and Corey are my 2 favourite metals vocalists/top 5 vocalists period.
"it didn't go to G or Bb?" I think that's kind of the point, honestly. Given the themes of the song, never resolving to the root of the key sort of serves the message a bit better, because it keeps you anxious for it. Gives you that psychosocial feeling.
It's hard to believe that anyone hasnt heard of slipknot. They've had multiple huge radio hits since the early 2000s. Probably one of the heaviest bands to get massive radio play.
The line "The limits of the dead' remind me of a line in the movie The Ten Commandments when Moses is explaining to Rameses on why he gave the slaves temple wheat and one day in seven to rest. Referring to making bricks, "The strong make many. The weak make few. The dead make none." Just a thought.
Metal music from my interpretation (being a lifelong metal head), is meant to bond us. To bring us together and let each other know we aren’t alone. Anger, hurt, betrayal, sadness, love all is real and true emotions. Truly sad when people judge or don’t take the time to understand and judge the “noise”. Appreciate this reaction, interpretation, and understanding ❤️ hope this is just the tip of the iceberg!
yes, people most of the time stop their thoughts on the first look, the external part, and not often try to understand or get the inner meaning. Metalheads LOVE to play with edgy themes and look like they eat babies as a diner, but most of the time they are the kindest, nicest, most open minded, empathic and i can go on like this for a long time, people you can meet. The superficial side is just an armor to hide the desillusion and sadness about the society and how the world works. They are the most sane and true people i ever met, of course with some exceptions... but if more people really tried to get the ideas and fit this mood, the world would be a much better place for everyone.
To me it's like a collective outlet. A way to vent off anger and frustration through feeling the music. Which would explain why metalheads are the jolliest people I've ever met.
I love your comment so much. I don't have friends in this small town into this stuff and wish I could go to a concert. I love metalheads. I'm in my 40s now all and all my friends have started families I'm the that ONE still single and headbanging to metal on weekends to TH-cam! Great comment thank you!
@@CyberSystemOverload if it’s any consolation I am also from a very small town and grew up with nobody interested in this stuff (all country), which I am okay with too! It just made things hard when people didn’t understand nor appreciate the music, technique, and skills it takes in the genre along with taking the time to admire the poetry, symbolism, and realism of the lyrics. My dad started my brother and I on rock, classic rock, metal, and all sub-genres in between and at his age of 52 and me in my late twenties - I’m still his concert buddy (just bought Sevendust and static X tickets today😅). Us metalheads must stick together 💕
I’m so happy seeing someone classically trained from that background be able to enjoy and appreciate the musical content of metal in the same way I as a metal head enjoy and appreciate classical music I wish more people could remove the judgement and enjoy music for its raw creativity and the talent involved rather than “ew I don’t like music like that” and boxing taste into boxes
I saw them live in 2004 & 2015. I met Corey and still have the Clown (Shawn’s) drumstick. I’m thankful I got to see them with the original lineup. Personally, I prefer their older stuff; however I’m very happy to see Doug getting into heavier stuff. There is so much beautiful music in the world, all genres. ❤ 🎵
Vermillion Part 1 I would highly recommend. Vocals not too heavy and its them at their very best. It needs to be the full length and not the single version
As. a long time Slipknot fan, seeing your reaction to the video was delightful! You should definitely listen to more of their work! Corey Taylor is such a good vocalist and they just have such a great sound.
This is actually kind of an anti-war song, opposing the U.S. intervention in the Middle East after 9/11, although some of the lyrics could be interpreted and mirrored for societal narrative.
Please more Slipknot. They are the limit of what I can take at heavy metal, and they are awesome. Corey Taylor is talented. (He has other bands and goes solo.) Their percussion is insane. They have a large cattaloge to choose from and not all is as discordant as this. (The angry chaos does send a message of its own.)
Kudos to you Dough for trying to work out what Key(s) they were playing in. This track has a really great driving Hook and chorus… one of my favourites from the band - You should attempt more from this band imo 🤘🏼
Doug, you really need to check out a song off of Dissection's "Storm of the Light's Bane" album. It's an absolute masterpiece in the metal genre and one of the best metal albums of all time. The songs Where dead angels lie, and also Thorns of crimson death are my favorites. The whole album has classical elements and just overall amazing from front to back. No filler - all killer.
Well said! You just explained whatever every metal head tries to explain to non-metal heads in the best and most concise way! Thank you ! Slipknot fan since 1999 here and literally still listen to slipknot daily. Cool review !
I think the beauty and real use of songs and art like this is reflected in how much you thought and talked after it. As much as I like other music types; it makes you think and reflect and clearly it did you too!
Three and a half minutes in I already love the way you talk and how you look at the info I've been listening to Slipknot half of my life and am very excited to see your reaction 😊
Great track and it was interesting to hear your thoughts and feelings on this song. I have always considered the USA to be a friend but the last few years have been very worrying. Your commentary is reassuring that Americans are still brave enough to reflect and stand up for what is right. Long live Rock and Roll.
Do more reactions on Slipknot! Your reactions are actually "reactions". Some suggestions would be Nameless, AOV, Devil in I, Spit It Out, Duality, Sulfur, Blister Exists, Unsainted etc...
Ahaha! I got the biggest smile on my face seeing a Classical Music Composer breakout in a headbang. I was certainly not expecting that. It's honestly great watching your videos and seeing how you are open to many different genres, appreciating the music, and enjoying it!
As said, check out Stone Sour for Corey's versatility, specifically their first album. Also the self titled Slipknot album is a lot different to this one, their best effort in my opinion
I was surprised about of easy it was for him to tell what Corey was singing as it took me a while and whenever I play Slipknot around my parents and or friends they always say how they don't like it because they cant understand it. I just though that was so cool af
I laughed when you said the guy with the spikes on his head was going to have a headache. I seen them live here in Las Vegas this year. The amazing thing is they all head bang though each and every song. The dude with the spikes had the spikes going through every single song. They played over an hour. It was an amazing concert.
Im a Huge Slipknot fan but been subscribed to you for ages as im also a huge Maiden & Metallica fan! Great Slipknot songs to start off with, Duality, The Devil In I, Killpop, Before I Forget, Dead Memories, Snuff and Circle will show you how diverse their music can be 🤘🤘
I love you and your musical knowledge sir! You have such a graceful way of explaining music theory. Please never stop so that you may review bands like Deftones, Queens of the stone age, and The Mars Volta. These 3 bands will make you look at Nu metal with more of a deep understanding of where we are as a cultural. They're all unique in They're on way. Dive deep sir I'll be waiting with bated breath for any of these 3 bands thx bud
With metal the “noise” is the emotion, the anger, the fed up with the bullshit…but also how we metal heads won’t take it lying down. As others have said Stone Sour showcases Corey’s vocal talent. One of the few that can belt out guttural anger and then turn to a soft melodic voice. “Through glass” is a great song if you want to give it a listen.
It took some time to find my footing with Slipknot … but what a live show … while Stone Sour is my Corey Taylor vehicle of choice(especially for fits of karaoke) …There is so much talent to unwrap … something for future us to deep dive into with new found perspectives of hindsight!
I agree with liking the normal singing better than death metal growling. But I really like how they mixed those styles here in the piece. It adds interesting contrast. Great hard core metal song. Enjoyed your review.
Hi! As a composer, I would say, when I heard this song, at my prime (20 and such) in the start, we all had some anger problems about the emptiness in society, you know, from the writers perspective. Veganismi and all that. This right here fills the spot. If x marks the spot, then this here, is something we all do. Some good memories around the early, I don't mind. As a old slipknot style fan, frozen 2003, you get you chances to replenish. I didn't, well, hurt myself so bad, if you know where I'm coming from. It's so personal, when you think about melodies and lyrics, at any given moment. The quality, is what keeps us coming back. No harm in, being one of the best songs in metal history. Ty Corey, for bringing this to the world.
Doug, in the last few videos of yours I've watched you've given some really great insight into the bands, their music, and motivations, and how they relate to larger issues. That's why I love your reactions. Thank you
One of the most satisfying things for me to watch is classical composers reacting to metal. It is like damn they finally get what we are talking about.
I'm watching the video now. There is a key change in the chorus. End of the video: great reaction, Doug. I really like your channel. You really give me hope.
Even Slipknot has some very melodic songs. Vol 3: (The Subliminal Verses) one of my favorite albums, has 3 of my favorite "soft-songs" from them: Prelude, Vermillion Pt.2 and Circle... they're really great songs, and the rest of the album is full of banger Metal songs (Duality, Three Nil, The Blister Exists, Pulse of the Maggots, Before i Forget, Nameless)
would love to hear you comment on any song by Blotted Science's 'The Machinations of Dementia'. They play Instrumental tech metal but they wrote music using the 12 tone system. pretty complex, both musically as rhythmically. The Guitar Player Ron Jarzombek is amazing.
Blotted Science also wrote a lot of songs to fit with different video clips and it’s pretty interesting. For example they have a song called Cretaceous chasm where it’s written to the scene in King Kong where the giant insects come and start causing havoc haha.
this indistinguishable sound in those frequencies that we can't decipher the pitch is kind of what i really like in metal as a musician. I really enjoy this sensation when the sound remembers me like heavy industry, metal noises, steel and iron being hit by a hammer.
I suggest you listen to "Eyeless" from their first album. You can hear how they changed to a more mainstream pop sound in this. Eyeless embodies what made them so popular to begin with and is pure adrenal and emotion.
It's always awesome to see someone dip their toe into metal and like it metal is everyone. Only if people would give it a shot they wouldn't be let down
I really like your channel and how you go through the songs and consume them. Now I am not a huge Slipknot fan to be honest, but the 'Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.' album of theirs is one of my all time favourite. They were experimenting with a lot of things, and it really payed off. If you can find the 50-something minutes to squeeze it to your schedule, I would highly recommend you that album. I really think you would enjoy it listening from the beginning to the end.
You said you’d rather hear them sing like they sing on the choruses the entire time. Let me offer this: You (and I, as well as most listeners) wouldn’t appreciate how beautiful the chorus is without the hate surrounding it! Great vid you made here!!! Kudos!
The masks and uniforms are excellent stagecraft, it is a gimmick in the rock music sense, but they work not only for presentation to the audience but for the musicians, that alter-ego stage persona can assist a performer really sink into and assume a different role. Saw these guys live during their "Iowa" album tour, wasn't a huge fan at the time but witnessing their stage presentation I realized the brilliance of their "Schtick", they really belong to it and they deliver live for the audience, it was an epic live performance with 9 guys on stage. Thier "gimmick" got them notoriety and got them the hell out of go-nowhere, middle of who cares Iowa, brilliant!
A great song to start on a truly unique band, Doug - being also one of the pieces in the soundtrack of the second Punisher movie, if i recall correctly. However, i'm even more curious about your reaction on "Vermillion" and it's true masterpiece of a video-clip. Vermillion is by far their best creation, in my opinion. Another enlightening and fun reaction video - keep up the great work! :)
Love the heaviness of this song! The ADHD riffs and Corey Taylor's vocals are just amazing. The unpredictability makes this song so great. It's a banger alright. Wow!
If you find yourself digging into the Knot, I implore you to find some of the deeper cuts. The slow moody stuff. It will send a shiver down your spine.
Mostly played in Drop B, some of the heavier stuff in Drop A This is almost 'pop' Slipknot (a bit more commercial) - early stuff is very heavy and a little disturbing lyrically ha! Their best stuff) Middle period is decent but lighter Paul Gray sadly died of OD, Joey Jordisson left/was fired (he sadly died in July 2021) Band returned to form with the last album We Are Not Your Kind in 2019, was heavy and dark again. Enjoy the rabbithole.
Glad you got this one unblocked! I’m a latecomer to Slipknot myself, but I’ve known about them for years. If you want an example of a “clean” sung song, “Snuff” is a good example. “Killpop” is kind of a sludge…but I think my favorite lyrically is “All Out Life” and its condemnation of throwaway pop music, among other topics. Slipknot is not for everyone…hell, I don’t even like some of their stuff, but there are some solid tunes in their catalog. Now that you’ve done Slipknot, let’s throw in some Mushroomhead! “Seen It All” would be a good intro…but for a really fun one, “QWERTY” is the only way to go.
The Guitars are tuned in Drop-A, giving: A-E-A on the lower strings (obviously everything in this song happens on the lower strings, except the soli). The verse moves around 0-6th-5th and down to 3rd fret and 0 (open strings for chugging inbetween) powerchordwise. giving: d#, d, c, a
Someone classically trained not immediately dismissing heavy music has given me hope. I was classically trained. I love metal.
My girlfriend is classically trained and has a masters degree in music. I took her to a Suffocation/Atheist show over the weekend and she had a blast.
There used to be a lot of snobbery around Classically trained musicians going back to the 60s. This snobbery is still there in some circles and even Two Set violins ect...What classically trained musicians don't realise is that you should never compare popular music to classical music. They are two very different things. Another aspect is that people think high information music or elaborate sophistication is somehow better. This isn't true because almost anyone can write a piece of music and make it complex and dizzying just so that people will say 'wow, that's so complex ect...' It's just as difficult to write a great love song as it is to write a great classical piece. In all genres there is great music and not so great. It has always been that way and it will always be that way.
@@MICKEYISLOWD As far as TwoSet goes I'm pretty sure there "anything that isn't classical is bad" thing is caricature. Eddy listens to a lot of popular music but classical is obviously their preference
A lot of metal musicians are classically trained so it's not that surprising
Same here, I absolutely love most types of metal
“They ain’t happy y’all “😂😂😂
They weren’t. But if you hear Corey talk now he’s like a stand up comedian and is actually hysterical 😂
😂😂😂
@@alanmetx Any relation to Greg Metcalf? Music teacher, Everett, WA?
@@johnsmith8341 quite possibly! There’s so many of us all over the north west of Merseyside. Family is huge I only know close relatives 😂
The best line I heard from him was to the question about Slipknot music being angry. 20 plus years later, are you still angry? His answer was something like "not anymore, but when I slip the mask on, and get ready to go on stage, I remember that angry young guy and he comes out to play"
Comedy is the best way to deal with bullshit, for real.
"Dance break.... I didn't expect a dance break" 😂
Modern metalheads seem obsessed by breakdowns. But dance breaks is a much better description
Metal always has dance breaks, that's when the pit picks up the pace!
Dance break - guitar solo, whatever.
Rich tAMB
I'm going to call breakdowns dance breaks from now on, tbh. Accidental genius analysis
Hahhaha. When he said that I was like 'i am going to start calling breakdowns dance breaks'
Lmao from now on I will only refer to breakdowns as dance breaks. That’s kinda what they are really. Too perfect 😂 and yes modern metal heads are obsessed with breakdowns, cause breakdown go brrrrr!!!!!
@@Luckypants2113 Nothing wrong with a good breakdown, though! It's definitely better if you spice it up composition-wise. Combining solos and breakdowns is starting to become more common, or even just doing more weird shit with it. Gotta keep the dynamics going.
"The preservation of the martyr in me."
I have always took it as
"I'm not ready to die for this shit"
you got me on this, nice observation.
"I didn't expect a dance break in a metal song..."
Doug, we call them breakdowns. 🤘😎🤘
You have to appreciate a man who fixes his headphones so he can headbang harder.
Yes the clean vocals have more musicality to it, but the growls carry more emotion. In my view, emotionally effecting your audience is most important. Those are usually the songs that sick with people. These growls really evoke the anger, and frustration in the lyrics. To be honest, it does take a while to get use to it at first. Great reaction. Love your videos.
A lot of people say Metal is better with singers like Rob Halford, Ozzy, and Dio, but I just don’t think it carries the aggression that screams can. However, Bands that are always screaming like Infant Annihilator are emotionally flat; yeah, it’s aggressive, but it’s so constant, it becomes monotonous, to me. I think combining singing and screams is the best way to really get the emotions going. Pantera and Slipknot are pretty good at it.
@@joshua.merrill Absolutely. Over used makes the song emotionally unimpactfull, in my opinion. Slipknot became great at using variations for emotional connection.
"Well Beavis, if they didn't have a part of the song that sucked, then it's like, the other part wouldn't be as cool.”
@@joshua.merrill True but those singers still are great either way
Also with Corey Taylors growls, he still articulates and pronounces words well so you can hear mostly all the words. it really helps me connect with the emotion and meaning behind the songs as opposed to some metal groups that their vocals are indistinguishable. Another vocalist that I love is Tatiana from the band Jinjer. Her and Corey are my 2 favourite metals vocalists/top 5 vocalists period.
"it didn't go to G or Bb?"
I think that's kind of the point, honestly. Given the themes of the song, never resolving to the root of the key sort of serves the message a bit better, because it keeps you anxious for it. Gives you that psychosocial feeling.
There's a key change in the chorus
All i know are Jim Root's solos when performed live in between parts get me high! You know??
It did go to Bb but not to G.
It's hard to believe that anyone hasnt heard of slipknot. They've had multiple huge radio hits since the early 2000s. Probably one of the heaviest bands to get massive radio play.
He works in music. You tend to not be able to listen to the radio when you are writing music
Depends on the radio you listen to...
slayer heavier
@@feedback791 maybe their early stuff, sure
@@feedback791 some of Slayer's stuff may be heavier but I feel certain Slipknot has gotten far more radio play, which is what his comment stated.
Psychosocial is a great Slipknot intro song!... but man is just the tip of the iceberg. I hope he gets back to it sometime soon.
Surfacing
Soloway Firth
All out life and the Heretic Anthem
@@donaldpingleton2382 Eyeless and spit it out
he died
The line "The limits of the dead' remind me of a line in the movie The Ten Commandments when Moses is explaining to Rameses on why he gave the slaves temple wheat and one day in seven to rest. Referring to making bricks, "The strong make many. The weak make few. The dead make none." Just a thought.
Metal music from my interpretation (being a lifelong metal head), is meant to bond us. To bring us together and let each other know we aren’t alone. Anger, hurt, betrayal, sadness, love all is real and true emotions. Truly sad when people judge or don’t take the time to understand and judge the “noise”. Appreciate this reaction, interpretation, and understanding ❤️ hope this is just the tip of the iceberg!
yes, people most of the time stop their thoughts on the first look, the external part, and not often try to understand or get the inner meaning. Metalheads LOVE to play with edgy themes and look like they eat babies as a diner, but most of the time they are the kindest, nicest, most open minded, empathic and i can go on like this for a long time, people you can meet. The superficial side is just an armor to hide the desillusion and sadness about the society and how the world works. They are the most sane and true people i ever met, of course with some exceptions... but if more people really tried to get the ideas and fit this mood, the world would be a much better place for everyone.
To me it's like a collective outlet. A way to vent off anger and frustration through feeling the music. Which would explain why metalheads are the jolliest people I've ever met.
I love your comment so much. I don't have friends in this small town into this stuff and wish I could go to a concert. I love metalheads. I'm in my 40s now all and all my friends have started families I'm the that ONE still single and headbanging to metal on weekends to TH-cam! Great comment thank you!
@@CyberSystemOverload if it’s any consolation I am also from a very small town and grew up with nobody interested in this stuff (all country), which I am okay with too! It just made things hard when people didn’t understand nor appreciate the music, technique, and skills it takes in the genre along with taking the time to admire the poetry, symbolism, and realism of the lyrics. My dad started my brother and I on rock, classic rock, metal, and all sub-genres in between and at his age of 52 and me in my late twenties - I’m still his concert buddy (just bought Sevendust and static X tickets today😅). Us metalheads must stick together 💕
Before I Forget is one of my favourites from Slipknot. You should definitely give it a listen.
Ditto.
Agreed! Check out Rick Beato breakdown the song. Excellent!
My end, it justifies the means, all I ever do is delay ..the guitar solo is just **chef's kiss**
I’m so happy seeing someone classically trained from that background be able to enjoy and appreciate the musical content of metal in the same way I as a metal head enjoy and appreciate classical music
I wish more people could remove the judgement and enjoy music for its raw creativity and the talent involved rather than “ew I don’t like music like that” and boxing taste into boxes
R.I.P. Joey and Paul. Your message is still impacting new people every day, bringing new Maggots into the swarm.
I saw them live in 2004 & 2015. I met Corey and still have the Clown (Shawn’s) drumstick. I’m thankful I got to see them with the original lineup. Personally, I prefer their older stuff; however I’m very happy to see Doug getting into heavier stuff. There is so much beautiful music in the world, all genres. ❤ 🎵
Vermillion Part 1 I would highly recommend. Vocals not too heavy and its them at their very best. It needs to be the full length and not the single version
I like part 2 better TBH
Honestly, I think part 1 and part 2 should be in the same video, just because it elevates each song wonderfully. The contrast is awesome.
So glad you are finally doing some Slipknot!
I think you would love The Devil in I from the record after this one.
As. a long time Slipknot fan, seeing your reaction to the video was delightful! You should definitely listen to more of their work! Corey Taylor is such a good vocalist and they just have such a great sound.
Psychosocial is an all-time banger and gets you fired up like nothing else!
Corey is incredible with an ungodly range.
Good job on the video mate!
This is actually kind of an anti-war song, opposing the U.S. intervention in the Middle East after 9/11, although some of the lyrics could be interpreted and mirrored for societal narrative.
I don't know that that's the WHOLE song, but I definitely hear the parts that make someone say that.
I thought it was more about Global Warming
Please more Slipknot. They are the limit of what I can take at heavy metal, and they are awesome. Corey Taylor is talented. (He has other bands and goes solo.) Their percussion is insane. They have a large cattaloge to choose from and not all is as discordant as this. (The angry chaos does send a message of its own.)
Have a look at Roadie Reactions on youtube.
self-titled and iowa will never be topped by any band in terms of emotion
Kudos to you Dough for trying to work out what Key(s) they were playing in. This track has a really great driving Hook and chorus… one of my favourites from the band - You should attempt more from this band imo 🤘🏼
Joey was such a great drummer. filled in for lars before sad ending for him. check out his back story
So cool listening to musicians that don't like metal appreciate the most amazing metal band ever.
Dead Memories is one of slipknots more tame songs. It’s actually one of my favorites from all hope is gone
Can’t lie. It’s become an ear worm as well.
I pick up my guitar everyday to learn to play that song
@@deweyoogwey post a cover video of it when you figure it out 🙂
I cannot describe my happiness right now. Slipknot are my favourite band
Doug, you really need to check out a song off of Dissection's "Storm of the Light's Bane" album. It's an absolute masterpiece in the metal genre and one of the best metal albums of all time. The songs Where dead angels lie, and also Thorns of crimson death are my favorites. The whole album has classical elements and just overall amazing from front to back. No filler - all killer.
Thorns of Crimson death is THE masterpiece of that era.
Highly agree with this
Well said! You just explained whatever every metal head tries to explain to non-metal heads in the best and most concise way! Thank you ! Slipknot fan since 1999 here and literally still listen to slipknot daily. Cool review !
I think the beauty and real use of songs and art like this is reflected in how much you thought and talked after it. As much as I like other music types; it makes you think and reflect and clearly it did you too!
Makes me chuckle looking for keys in a Slipknot song. They are organized chaos and its beautiful.
If you want another good one to react to from Slipknot (RIP #1&2) have a listen to Duality
The tritone chord interval is one of the backbones of metal composition
I’ve seen them 7 times from 2001 to 2020. In France and Luxembourg.
I was 18 in 2001. Can you imagine how crazy it was ?
Same, I’m a classically trained pianist and I love Slipknot and many other metal bands.
Three and a half minutes in I already love the way you talk and how you look at the info
I've been listening to Slipknot half of my life and am very excited to see your reaction 😊
Great track and it was interesting to hear your thoughts and feelings on this song. I have always considered the USA to be a friend but the last few years have been very worrying. Your commentary is reassuring that Americans are still brave enough to reflect and stand up for what is right. Long live Rock and Roll.
Do more reactions on Slipknot!
Your reactions are actually "reactions".
Some suggestions would be Nameless, AOV, Devil in I, Spit It Out, Duality, Sulfur, Blister Exists, Unsainted etc...
Ahaha! I got the biggest smile on my face seeing a Classical Music Composer breakout in a headbang. I was certainly not expecting that. It's honestly great watching your videos and seeing how you are open to many different genres, appreciating the music, and enjoying it!
As said, check out Stone Sour for Corey's versatility, specifically their first album.
Also the self titled Slipknot album is a lot different to this one, their best effort in my opinion
What a great message at the end. Anyone who struggles today, I hope you find your safe space. We need it more then ever these days.
I'm a Jazz cat at heart, and I love Orchestral music; I will always have a soft spot for Metal.
I saw them live back in October, and the catharsis was so healing. What an incredible show!
I was surprised about of easy it was for him to tell what Corey was singing as it took me a while and whenever I play Slipknot around my parents and or friends they always say how they don't like it because they cant understand it. I just though that was so cool af
I had the lyrics pulled up
Lol ive been jammin them for years and he spoke lyircs i still didnt know was in this til literally just now 😂 years later
Doug you should see if you can go see them live. They are so amazing!
I laughed when you said the guy with the spikes on his head was going to have a headache. I seen them live here in Las Vegas this year. The amazing thing is they all head bang though each and every song. The dude with the spikes had the spikes going through every single song. They played over an hour. It was an amazing concert.
doug you’re a badass. thanks for doing this one
Im a Huge Slipknot fan but been subscribed to you for ages as im also a huge Maiden & Metallica fan! Great Slipknot songs to start off with, Duality, The Devil In I, Killpop, Before I Forget, Dead Memories, Snuff and Circle will show you how diverse their music can be 🤘🤘
I love you and your musical knowledge sir! You have such a graceful way of explaining music theory. Please never stop so that you may review bands like Deftones, Queens of the stone age, and The Mars Volta. These 3 bands will make you look at Nu metal with more of a deep understanding of where we are as a cultural. They're all unique in They're on way. Dive deep sir I'll be waiting with bated breath for any of these 3 bands thx bud
With metal the “noise” is the emotion, the anger, the fed up with the bullshit…but also how we metal heads won’t take it lying down.
As others have said Stone Sour showcases Corey’s vocal talent. One of the few that can belt out guttural anger and then turn to a soft melodic voice. “Through glass” is a great song if you want to give it a listen.
Very cool, honest and open minded perspective. Great video!
All Hope is Gone came out while I was just starting high school and quite honestly helped me find out who I wanted to be and still am to this day.
They are coming to Australia next year and I'm so excited but I'm so sad I'll never get to see joey preform live on the drums he was so talented
More slipknot please. I love hearing your pov on my favorite bands. I like when people take the time to notice how beautiful music is.
It took some time to find my footing with Slipknot … but what a live show … while Stone Sour is my Corey Taylor vehicle of choice(especially for fits of karaoke) …There is so much talent to unwrap … something for future us to deep dive into with new found perspectives of hindsight!
I agree with liking the normal singing better than death metal growling. But I really like how they mixed those styles here in the piece. It adds interesting contrast.
Great hard core metal song. Enjoyed your review.
Hi! As a composer, I would say, when I heard this song, at my prime (20 and such) in the start, we all had some anger problems about the emptiness in society, you know, from the writers perspective. Veganismi and all that. This right here fills the spot. If x marks the spot, then this here, is something we all do. Some good memories around the early, I don't mind. As a old slipknot style fan, frozen 2003, you get you chances to replenish. I didn't, well, hurt myself so bad, if you know where I'm coming from. It's so personal, when you think about melodies and lyrics, at any given moment. The quality, is what keeps us coming back. No harm in, being one of the best songs in metal history.
Ty Corey, for bringing this to the world.
Doug, in the last few videos of yours I've watched you've given some really great insight into the bands, their music, and motivations, and how they relate to larger issues. That's why I love your reactions. Thank you
One of the most satisfying things for me to watch is classical composers reacting to metal. It is like damn they finally get what we are talking about.
I'm watching the video now. There is a key change in the chorus.
End of the video: great reaction, Doug. I really like your channel. You really give me hope.
It's great this video got uploaded. Good to see you got it past the copyrighters.
Even Slipknot has some very melodic songs. Vol 3: (The Subliminal Verses) one of my favorite albums, has 3 of my favorite "soft-songs" from them: Prelude, Vermillion Pt.2 and Circle... they're really great songs, and the rest of the album is full of banger Metal songs (Duality, Three Nil, The Blister Exists, Pulse of the Maggots, Before i Forget, Nameless)
Me too. But 1987, Graduated from Blair. Did shows with in early 90's around Midwest. They are my brothers in arms. RIP JOEY and PAUL.
would love to hear you comment on any song by Blotted Science's 'The Machinations of Dementia'. They play Instrumental tech metal but they wrote music using the 12 tone system. pretty complex, both musically as rhythmically. The Guitar Player Ron Jarzombek is amazing.
Hope Doug hear you!!!... recommended him same band time ago... also some Spastic ink or Spiral Architect music... crazy stuff and complex as hell...
Blotted Science also wrote a lot of songs to fit with different video clips and it’s pretty interesting. For example they have a song called Cretaceous chasm where it’s written to the scene in King Kong where the giant insects come and start causing havoc haha.
I don't care if this is "too mainstream" it's a great song and I'll listen to it no matter what
NO MATTER WHAT.
i went to see slipknot live last month and they were so awesome this is one of my favorite songs from them and i was so glad they played it
I love when people's first time seeing slipknot is with phycosocial, because the singing part always catches them out
this indistinguishable sound in those frequencies that we can't decipher the pitch is kind of what i really like in metal as a musician. I really enjoy this sensation when the sound remembers me like heavy industry, metal noises, steel and iron being hit by a hammer.
I suggest you listen to "Eyeless" from their first album. You can hear how they changed to a more mainstream pop sound in this. Eyeless embodies what made them so popular to begin with and is pure adrenal and emotion.
Acabo de conocer tu canal justamente porque soy un fanático de Slipknot, me encanto tu análisis y me hiciste reír, saludos desde Argentina!
It's always awesome to see someone dip their toe into metal and like it metal is everyone. Only if people would give it a shot they wouldn't be let down
I really like your channel and how you go through the songs and consume them. Now I am not a huge Slipknot fan to be honest, but the 'Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat.' album of theirs is one of my all time favourite. They were experimenting with a lot of things, and it really payed off. If you can find the 50-something minutes to squeeze it to your schedule, I would highly recommend you that album. I really think you would enjoy it listening from the beginning to the end.
It’s amazing to hear your analysis of these songs.
It's always cool to see other fellow classical musicians react to the more gritty and dastardly stuff 😂👌
I appreciated the understanding and philosophy you tied in with the video!
You said you’d rather hear them sing like they sing on the choruses the entire time.
Let me offer this:
You (and I, as well as most listeners) wouldn’t appreciate how beautiful the chorus is without the hate surrounding it!
Great vid you made here!!! Kudos!
i dont think ive ever seen someone look so much into the artist/band and music before listening, great reaction!
The "musicality" you prefer in conjunction with the raw power in his growls are what make Slipknot insanely good.
YOU SHOULD DEFINETLY DO COREY TAYLOR - SNUFF LIVE ACOUSTIC
ONE OF THE GREATEST
Metal is marvelous when it finds notes that you wouldn’t think belong, but they do.
"It has more musicality to it"...... but the other has more power and...the art...is just more amazing
The masks and uniforms are excellent stagecraft, it is a gimmick in the rock music sense, but they work not only for presentation to the audience but for the musicians, that alter-ego stage persona can assist a performer really sink into and assume a different role. Saw these guys live during their "Iowa" album tour, wasn't a huge fan at the time but witnessing their stage presentation I realized the brilliance of their "Schtick", they really belong to it and they deliver live for the audience, it was an epic live performance with 9 guys on stage. Thier "gimmick" got them notoriety and got them the hell out of go-nowhere, middle of who cares Iowa, brilliant!
Metal has made my depression go away and my productivity go up for the last 30 years.
Yo greetings from Croatia I love your metal mondays and disecting of the songs...Love your mental proces and a fan of your work...keep it up..:)
A great song to start on a truly unique band, Doug - being also one of the pieces in the soundtrack of the second Punisher movie, if i recall correctly.
However, i'm even more curious about your reaction on "Vermillion" and it's true masterpiece of a video-clip. Vermillion is by far their best creation, in my opinion.
Another enlightening and fun reaction video - keep up the great work! :)
Love the heaviness of this song! The ADHD riffs and Corey Taylor's vocals are just amazing. The unpredictability makes this song so great. It's a banger alright. Wow!
Interesting to hear your take on the song and your subsequent thoughts and opinions. Very well put. Great video.
Doug - How can you NOT have heard of them?? They're only a 150 miles from you - and have played numerous times in Omaha!! Love the dive!
If you find yourself digging into the Knot, I implore you to find some of the deeper cuts. The slow moody stuff. It will send a shiver down your spine.
Mostly played in Drop B, some of the heavier stuff in Drop A
This is almost 'pop' Slipknot (a bit more commercial) - early stuff is very heavy and a little disturbing lyrically ha! Their best stuff)
Middle period is decent but lighter
Paul Gray sadly died of OD, Joey Jordisson left/was fired (he sadly died in July 2021)
Band returned to form with the last album We Are Not Your Kind in 2019, was heavy and dark again.
Enjoy the rabbithole.
He´s not trying to figure out the tuning of the guitars, He´s trying to find the key of the song. Two different things.
They are so musically talented it’s ridiculous! I only saw them once this year! You have to see them live to really understand
Kudos for acknowledging Hetfield opening up!
Good to see different genres, and songs like this have huge views show this style of music or most others are never dead if it's high quality.
Glad you got this one unblocked! I’m a latecomer to Slipknot myself, but I’ve known about them for years. If you want an example of a “clean” sung song, “Snuff” is a good example. “Killpop” is kind of a sludge…but I think my favorite lyrically is “All Out Life” and its condemnation of throwaway pop music, among other topics. Slipknot is not for everyone…hell, I don’t even like some of their stuff, but there are some solid tunes in their catalog. Now that you’ve done Slipknot, let’s throw in some Mushroomhead! “Seen It All” would be a good intro…but for a really fun one, “QWERTY” is the only way to go.
The Guitars are tuned in Drop-A, giving: A-E-A on the lower strings (obviously everything in this song happens on the lower strings, except the soli).
The verse moves around 0-6th-5th and down to 3rd fret and 0 (open strings for chugging inbetween) powerchordwise. giving: d#, d, c, a
Thank you for actually learning who the artist is before listening.
Deeply appreciated.
that breakdown intro with you headbanging hyped me up so much lol
Isnt their music so well mixed and harmonic for so many members? It makes the sound more powerful and forceful. I love Slipknot, theyre *chefs kisses*
Try anything from
Mgła - evercises in futility, a little heavier but the lyrics are very interesting and the instrumentals will have you hooked
Love slipknot and love your personality, great video 😁