Hey, ya'll! I'm glad people are really appreciating this video because it took a lot to make this video possible. Honestly, i haven't spent as much time on a video as I did this one. Video essays are NOT easy to make hahaha but maybe it was also because it was my first time. It's just generally hard to gauge really how this kind of thing will do, but thanks to 98% of ya'll leaving constructive criticism, I can def see which direction to take this series! I was a band kid throughout high school (and through drum corps), I studied music composition in college, BUT if i'm being honest, a lot of my understanding of music was not academic, it was definitely more figuring it out on my own through playing music and through the wonderful world of youtube. One of my favorite youtubers before i made my channel (and still to this day) is 8-bit music theory. He has a really cool basic music theory video that explains basic terms and concepts, some of which ive covered you can check out here if you've never learned anything at all ---> th-cam.com/video/QkiJYzDR6ho/w-d-xo.html (Also subscribe and check out all of his videos, he's seriously very good at what he does I've already started working on future videos. I had beginning sketches written for other topics that are more centered around music theory terms and ideas and how they are applied in punk-related genres, and I am going to hone in on those, so instead of covering a single song with many different terms, i can focus solely more on one term and give lots of examples from various pieces of music. I'm real stoked to expand on this, but i'll be on the road selling merch for slingshot dakota for all of June, so I can't really start recording and production on the next episode until July, so hang in there, ya'll! SPEAKING OF MERCH, plenty of skatune network merch is available here www.skatunenetwork.bigcartel.com and if you wanna support me so i can focus solely on making this channel better, I am on patreon right here www.patreon.com/skatunenetwork Thank you all, again!!
This video definitely took a whole lot of time to edit, i give huge props to all the video essay channels that I follow, especially when the person who records also edits!! If you wanna help support me so I can expand more and do more of series like this, then check out my patreon and webstore A cool perk on my patreon will be access to the written essay of these videos, so when I do more of these, you have the written out versions to access, as well as being able to suggest topics and songs for me to break down! www.patreon.com/skatunenetwork Merch just looks really good and I have cool stuff on sale right now, like the skatune network summer merch line! www.skatunenetwork.bigcartel.com
So... over 10 minutes of Jeremy geeking out and sharing his passion for ska and music and with us in a fun and informative way? This. This is beauty. This is the best thing on TH-cam today. I know this could not have been easy to make, but I hope you continue this series because this is absolutely incredible and one of my favorite things you've done so far. Keep it up!
I'm not a bass player. But I am a guitarist in a band from Miami. I have filled in on bass occasionally before and i don't think the average listener really understands or appreciates what good bassist do for a band. This breakdown was great!
This was amazing! If you could do something similar with Streetlight Manifesto that would be awesome, the bass on the album Everything Goes Numb is so good!
Roger Lima is a God-tier bassist. It's rare to hear bass that's super busy and all over the place, yet fun and upbeat. I think my favorite bass lines by him are Automatic and Throw the Brick. The bass in the breakdown section of the latter song makes me hyped every time I hear it.
Not quite as ska related, but if you're interested in looking into how music theory plays into the differences between punk and grunge, I'd be *super* excited to watch that video! Either way YES to this series!
I'm not going to pretend that I understood all of this, but I got the gist. I think punk rock/ska are often looked down upon as simplistic, so I definitely appreciate how you broke down their complexity and genius. This was fun, keep it up!
I was literally about to comment “Want a ska song? Make it a major 1-4-5 riff.” Then you literally said it about this song. Sums up most ska right there. So pleased with myself.
I'm going into music in college which is coming up in 3 months for me, so seeing the theory behind ska and punk in general is awesome because you really wouldn't think a lot of technicality goes in to making this stuff. Keep this series rolling please!
Okay so i have to say..i can never follow music theory videos, and you totally nailed it with this, I SOOOO appreciate the way you have delivered this content.. I definitely look forward to more episodes in this format.
You killed it. You are encouraging every one of us who isn’t as musical (...me) to appreciate the music we love that much more. One episode is more than the whole of college. That’s punk.
Really loved watching this video. I've always thought the bass was one of the most under utilized instruments in Rock, I think that's why I love ska/ska punk so much. I'm really excited to see any future episodes you do, I'd love to see something on Operation Ivy or maybe even Leftöver Crack lol
Keep the punk rock/aka theory coming! It's so good and no one else even touches this kinda stuff in punk/ska they only do like classic rock. Keep up the good work
i think that was the best 30 explaination of the nashville number system i've ever seen LOL! Now everyone is going to be able to make rock tunes lol. I really liked hearing you play the 'All my u best friends are Metal heads' bassline on that musicma-nec bass, that big scooped mid moster humbucher just like Roger, of course. It warmed my cold cold heart.
Just finding you now but would love to hear so much more of this stuff. For whatever reason its so hard to find good info on ska structure for me and would love to learn more. Awesome stuff man
Video is ridiculously good. I would LOVE to see more stuff like this on your channel. Honestly, I can't imagine anyone on youtube doing a better job at making informative/instructive videos on the genre.
Good job, man... Love this video... I'm a bass player, even though I've been playing with a blues-funk band for like almost 20 years now, but 90's ska was where I began learning the instrument... My friends, who are mostly funk-jazz players and well educated musicians, mostly underestimate ska punk musicians... Here's the thing I want to share, back then when I couldn't afford music courses, I learned a great deal of bass techniques from listening to The Specials, especially 'Nite Klub'... So, my friends would brag about how they learned all the cats like Chuck Rainey [doublestops], Larry Graham [slapping and popping], Rocco Prestia [ghostnotes]... But, trust me, I didn't know who those guys were and names of the techniques, but I could already play all those techniques by only learning 'Nite Klub'... I drove my friends nuts when I made the transition to playing funk and jazz music and adapted easily [except that I had a hard time learning to read those damn music sheets]... But anyway, thank you very much for this video... Here's a request from me, please make another video like this on drums... For my taste, [early] Goldfinger, Suicide Machines and Voodoo Glow Skulls have some brutal interpretations of classic reggae and straight punk rock rhythms... Again, thanks man!
Seriously you just have no chill do you? You're one of the most talented, hard working, well rounded individuals I've found in recent years and you inspire me to push forward with all my artistic goals! I really appreciate everything you do. Never listen to any of the hate, the world needs more people like you and I'm not the only one that feels that way. Yes more of these please and keep being awesome in general. Plus you look just as pretty animated 😎 lol fr much love
I'm so lost, but still love hearing you geek out! Haha! And props to Court's art! I'd love to see more of this! Maybe you break down some crack rock steady? As a huge fan of ska punk, bands like Leftöver Crack have always intrigued me.
I know nothing about music or ska and this video was very interesting and entertaining, and I walked away with knowledge. I know these take a lot of work to do, but these vids are awesome, keep it up if you want to!
That was awesome! Thanks for putting it together! I'm a music theory newb, but its always fascinating to me to learn about it. Keep 'em coming! A break down of a Streetlight song would be fun!
Wow I love this!! Please keep this series up. I'm only sort of versed in music theory, and a lot of this went over my head because of how fast-paced the video was - but I'm hoping I'll get more out of it when I rewatch it!
I liked the video, but I think you should slow down a little. A lot of us play punk because we're not that educated. Lol Give is more visual aids too! I'm excited for this series.
I thought the opposite, the video did a good job looking at basic theory, but it could have gone further. Things like V vs. 5th or why a V7 wants to resolve to I aren't particular to the genre and you could pick them up from any intro to music theory on YT. Something like the way the backbeat is used in Ska and Skapunk is something you won't find anywhere and the video just mentions it in passing. If you play bass in punk, you should absolutely seek out anything on theory, because while Punk has a very stripped down approach to guitar, this puts the burden on the bass to do more things (or to put that more positively: it gives the bass a lot more space to shine). Basically for the past couple of hundred years western music has mainly consisted of two melodies in a dialogue of sorts. In the Renaissance people tried to go up to 4, but it turns out that people can't really follow more than two as melodies and the middle voices tend to become sort of harmonic mush for listeners. In rock the two melodies tend to be vocals and guitar. In Punk it's vocals and bass. In Jamaican music it's also usually been vocals and bass, from rocksteady through Ska and Reggae. Arguably that made the whole Genre of Skapunk possible - you wouldn't be able to mesh Ska with say Power Metal, because you either drop the melody in the bass and lose a key part of Ska or the guitar wanking that is essential to power metal.
Great video hope the series continues. Video I’d like to see is Bad Religion Suffer and how is changed punk while simultaneously bringing it back to its melodic roots
Thank you for sharing content with such quality, we really really appreciate this kind of work. Pelase share more videos like this :) Greetings from México!!
You are very talented and your version of all my best friends are metalheads was so good and catchy that after a few days I went back to listen to it and It what your version I wanted to hear. Lol forward to hearing more music theory and more of your playing
Instant sub, my man. This is an awesome series that I can’t wait to see more of. In the realm of punk bass, the conversation wouldn’t be complete without Matt Freeman. So I would definitely like to see a video on that. Also, for something completely different, how about an analysis on Billie Joe Armstrong’s vocal melodies and what makes them so timeless? Can’t wait to see what else you’ve got in store!
I didn't understand a lick of this, but I was fascinated none the less. Anything from The Aquabats or Suburban Legends is something I would very much love to hear about.
I’ve been waiting so long for a video series like this. I watch a lot of music theory videos but rarely if ever do they talk about punk rock. Since I mostly play punk rock it’s great to see something like this.
This was so awesome! One of the first bass lines I learned. I warm up with this song every time I play and never really thought about the theory behind it. I’d love to see a similar video on Sell Out or On & On & On
Love this! If you could add audible notes to some of your theory explanations I think that would make things a lot easier to follow for noobs like myself who don't know the technique, but get it when they hear it, you know? I'm sure it'll be a significant amount of extra editing but hopefully it's worth it. Either way, dig what you're doing and I'll keep an eye out for future videos like this!
Dude, this series kicks so much ass! I know it's just your entry into this series, but it's SO good! The animation, the song and music history, and your music theory analysis. I know very little music theory and I learned a lot from this video. Punk and Ska definitely need more recognition from music theory and if you're the one to initiate serious musical inquiry into the scene the world will be better off. Keep up the great work! \m/
Great video man! I think that for the shred the gnar™ part, the ending B-D# is not only for an authentic cadence, but the chromatic lead to the root of the next chord is a very satisfying sound in walking bass lines. My music teacher's philosophy for writing walking bass lines is rather than just arpeggiate the chord or walk stepwise to the next one, he always insists on having a chromatic lead, and I find that it works great. Also, for the prechorus part, I don't know if you could consider the A chord a secondary dominant; the most likely explanation for that part (in my opinion) is that they temporarily modulate to the key of A, which would explain the D natural; for the G natural, however, I have found other tabs saying that it is supposed to be sharp. Either way, I think it would be more appropriate to classify this part as a modulation rather than as a secondary dominant because the A chord is not dominant to E. Apart from that, however, I think your video was great! It illuminates a part of ska punk that is not frequently explored, and I really loved your description of retrograde! This video is really inspiring for people who want to get into music theory through music that they really love.
I discovered your channel because of this video. You couldn’t have picked a better band for the debut of this one. Roger is the best! Great job and do more of this series!
This was great. I’d love to see more. How about some Fugazi? I don’t know much about music theory, but I’ve always thought there are some interesting things going on in songs like “No Surprise” or “Last Chance for a Slow Dance.” Thanks for showing that these genres are worth analyzing.
Dude great video! I hope people understand what great info you just gave us on this song. Very well and easily explained considering the complexity involved. You might wanna check out some drive like jehu (yank crime) or no knife (riot for romance). Maybe not for a video but for personal pleasure.
Excellent analysis! I'm a novice when it comes to music theory, so a lot of technical stuff takes me a little while to figure out, but I think you did a very good job of breaking it down to manageable chunks :D Since you asked, would you consider doing a quick overview of how different ways the brass section works in a ska composition? I grew up listening to 90s Argentinian ska bands, and I'm really interested in learning more about what the brass sections big and small do within the genre (in musical terms; since intuitively the answer is "sound fucking awesome and make you jump off your seat and onto your feet" :P) Thank you so much for all your hard work!!!
Hey, ya'll! I'm glad people are really appreciating this video because it took a lot to make this video possible. Honestly, i haven't spent as much time on a video as I did this one. Video essays are NOT easy to make hahaha but maybe it was also because it was my first time.
It's just generally hard to gauge really how this kind of thing will do, but thanks to 98% of ya'll leaving constructive criticism, I can def see which direction to take this series!
I was a band kid throughout high school (and through drum corps), I studied music composition in college, BUT if i'm being honest, a lot of my understanding of music was not academic, it was definitely more figuring it out on my own through playing music and through the wonderful world of youtube. One of my favorite youtubers before i made my channel (and still to this day) is 8-bit music theory. He has a really cool basic music theory video that explains basic terms and concepts, some of which ive covered you can check out here if you've never learned anything at all ---> th-cam.com/video/QkiJYzDR6ho/w-d-xo.html (Also subscribe and check out all of his videos, he's seriously very good at what he does
I've already started working on future videos. I had beginning sketches written for other topics that are more centered around music theory terms and ideas and how they are applied in punk-related genres, and I am going to hone in on those, so instead of covering a single song with many different terms, i can focus solely more on one term and give lots of examples from various pieces of music.
I'm real stoked to expand on this, but i'll be on the road selling merch for slingshot dakota for all of June, so I can't really start recording and production on the next episode until July, so hang in there, ya'll!
SPEAKING OF MERCH, plenty of skatune network merch is available here www.skatunenetwork.bigcartel.com and if you wanna support me so i can focus solely on making this channel better, I am on patreon right here www.patreon.com/skatunenetwork
Thank you all, again!!
Hell yeah thanks man
Ska Tune Network great job
Yes! More ska and punk music theory would be cool! :3
This video definitely took a whole lot of time to edit, i give huge props to all the video essay channels that I follow, especially when the person who records also edits!!
If you wanna help support me so I can expand more and do more of series like this, then check out my patreon and webstore
A cool perk on my patreon will be access to the written essay of these videos, so when I do more of these, you have the written out versions to access, as well as being able to suggest topics and songs for me to break down! www.patreon.com/skatunenetwork
Merch just looks really good and I have cool stuff on sale right now, like the skatune network summer merch line! www.skatunenetwork.bigcartel.com
TOTALLY worth the time and effort! Also loving the illustrations. 🥰
Love this series, can't wait to see what you've got in store whenever you can get it to us. Great stuff man!
Really loved this! I hope you do more bass analysis
Thank you for not just making it a shitty powerpoint.
Next 1 is going to be good
So... over 10 minutes of Jeremy geeking out and sharing his passion for ska and music and with us in a fun and informative way?
This. This is beauty. This is the best thing on TH-cam today. I know this could not have been easy to make, but I hope you continue this series because this is absolutely incredible and one of my favorite things you've done so far. Keep it up!
As someone who plays bass (poorly) I really appreciated this in-depth look at cord progression
I'm not a bass player. But I am a guitarist in a band from Miami. I have filled in on bass occasionally before and i don't think the average listener really understands or appreciates what good bassist do for a band. This breakdown was great!
This was amazing! If you could do something similar with Streetlight Manifesto that would be awesome, the bass on the album Everything Goes Numb is so good!
There is just something about combining trumpets and other brass instruments with punk rock that makes it so awesome and fun
*king for a day*
@@rodriguistamemer4406 great song
the interlude for Bob by NoFX is probably one of the most famous examples for how good it can be
(Most of London Calling)
I could watch an entire series just analyzing Roger’s bass lines. Dude is a beast.
Talk about the bass part in Super Rad by the Aquabats!!
That's a great song
Dude yasssss
Holy cow! Your videos are getting more intense and I'm loving them!
Great job!
You're like the Bill Nye of Ska Punk now :)
Love it man! Streetlight Manifesto next episode please!
I'm a bass player that's pretty close to graduating from music school, and also plays in a ska band. THIS IS PERFECT CONTENT.
Roger Lima is a God-tier bassist. It's rare to hear bass that's super busy and all over the place, yet fun and upbeat. I think my favorite bass lines by him are Automatic and Throw the Brick. The bass in the breakdown section of the latter song makes me hyped every time I hear it.
More please! Great job, man.
A deep dive into Operation Ivy (their conception, music theory concepts, etc) would be amazing.
Not quite as ska related, but if you're interested in looking into how music theory plays into the differences between punk and grunge, I'd be *super* excited to watch that video! Either way YES to this series!
I love SKAdam Neely. (This video was super interesting, I'd love to see more of these!!)"
Also would love for you to cover a Mike Dirnt or John DeDominici bass line
That's the greatest pun of all time
Cool new video type! Thanks for the short theory lesson.
Roger Lima and Matt Freeman were my most inspirational punk bass players.
I'm not going to pretend that I understood all of this, but I got the gist. I think punk rock/ska are often looked down upon as simplistic, so I definitely appreciate how you broke down their complexity and genius. This was fun, keep it up!
Just commenting to say Less than Jake was my first Ska-Punk band ever and love them for that!
Such a cool concept! Keep making these! Love seeing people be nerds about punk, especially poc 😊
I was literally about to comment “Want a ska song? Make it a major 1-4-5 riff.” Then you literally said it about this song. Sums up most ska right there. So pleased with myself.
I'm going into music in college which is coming up in 3 months for me, so seeing the theory behind ska and punk in general is awesome because you really wouldn't think a lot of technicality goes in to making this stuff. Keep this series rolling please!
Okay so i have to say..i can never follow music theory videos, and you totally nailed it with this, I SOOOO appreciate the way you have delivered this content.. I definitely look forward to more episodes in this format.
You killed it. You are encouraging every one of us who isn’t as musical (...me) to appreciate the music we love that much more. One episode is more than the whole of college. That’s punk.
Sir! How am I only discovering you now!? Your musical analysis was *chefs kiss*
Really loved watching this video. I've always thought the bass was one of the most under utilized instruments in Rock, I think that's why I love ska/ska punk so much. I'm really excited to see any future episodes you do, I'd love to see something on Operation Ivy or maybe even Leftöver Crack lol
This is a great channel. I was in a punk/ska band in college 20 years ago. All your content is great. Brings back good memories.
Keep the punk rock/aka theory coming! It's so good and no one else even touches this kinda stuff in punk/ska they only do like classic rock. Keep up the good work
i think that was the best 30 explaination of the nashville number system i've ever seen LOL! Now everyone is going to be able to make rock tunes lol.
I really liked hearing you play the 'All my u best friends are Metal heads' bassline on that musicma-nec bass, that big scooped mid moster humbucher just like Roger, of course. It warmed my cold cold heart.
This is... a whole a$$ educational series. I need and appreciate having this in my life.
Streetlight If Only For Memories analysis would be dope af
Amazing! The effort that went into this video is very impressive.
Just finding you now but would love to hear so much more of this stuff. For whatever reason its so hard to find good info on ska structure for me and would love to learn more. Awesome stuff man
Video is ridiculously good. I would LOVE to see more stuff like this on your channel. Honestly, I can't imagine anyone on youtube doing a better job at making informative/instructive videos on the genre.
Good job, man... Love this video... I'm a bass player, even though I've been playing with a blues-funk band for like almost 20 years now, but 90's ska was where I began learning the instrument... My friends, who are mostly funk-jazz players and well educated musicians, mostly underestimate ska punk musicians... Here's the thing I want to share, back then when I couldn't afford music courses, I learned a great deal of bass techniques from listening to The Specials, especially 'Nite Klub'... So, my friends would brag about how they learned all the cats like Chuck Rainey [doublestops], Larry Graham [slapping and popping], Rocco Prestia [ghostnotes]... But, trust me, I didn't know who those guys were and names of the techniques, but I could already play all those techniques by only learning 'Nite Klub'... I drove my friends nuts when I made the transition to playing funk and jazz music and adapted easily [except that I had a hard time learning to read those damn music sheets]... But anyway, thank you very much for this video... Here's a request from me, please make another video like this on drums... For my taste, [early] Goldfinger, Suicide Machines and Voodoo Glow Skulls have some brutal interpretations of classic reggae and straight punk rock rhythms... Again, thanks man!
This is something I want more of many of the music essays I follow are more based around the story's of songs rather then actually breaking them down
Seriously you just have no chill do you? You're one of the most talented, hard working, well rounded individuals I've found in recent years and you inspire me to push forward with all my artistic goals! I really appreciate everything you do. Never listen to any of the hate, the world needs more people like you and I'm not the only one that feels that way. Yes more of these please and keep being awesome in general. Plus you look just as pretty animated 😎 lol fr much love
Yo this is so dope. I love this. Do more do more do more.
I'm so lost, but still love hearing you geek out! Haha! And props to Court's art! I'd love to see more of this! Maybe you break down some crack rock steady? As a huge fan of ska punk, bands like Leftöver Crack have always intrigued me.
90's punk&skapunk were always made me so excited.
adding a horn section to any music makes it objectively better and thats just how it is
But its hard to find enough cool people to fill out your horn section and too many bands resorted to band camp nerds and church types.
60DegreeLobWedge yeah i feel you dude, its either you get lucky findin someone or diy.
I know nothing about music or ska and this video was very interesting and entertaining, and I walked away with knowledge. I know these take a lot of work to do, but these vids are awesome, keep it up if you want to!
Legit just thanks for all you do! So uplifting always! If im having a shit day and any thing skatune pops up it always brightens things!
This is cool! The 3rd being groovy is an interesting point, I have seen that in "Voices off Camera" by Rise Against.
The artwork is so bomb! 💜
(I'm sorry that I can't make any substantial comment on the content, but I'm absolutely musically illiterate. 😅)
Less Than Jake occupied so much of my high school years. Well done.
My favorite band of all time. There's no competition.
You hit a ton of elements in this video!
So this is the genre of music my playlist is.
That was awesome! Thanks for putting it together! I'm a music theory newb, but its always fascinating to me to learn about it. Keep 'em coming! A break down of a Streetlight song would be fun!
Wow I love this!! Please keep this series up. I'm only sort of versed in music theory, and a lot of this went over my head because of how fast-paced the video was - but I'm hoping I'll get more out of it when I rewatch it!
Man happy to see some love for less than jake and love hearing more about ska and ska punk great video
I liked the video, but I think you should slow down a little. A lot of us play punk because we're not that educated. Lol
Give is more visual aids too! I'm excited for this series.
I thought the opposite, the video did a good job looking at basic theory, but it could have gone further. Things like V vs. 5th or why a V7 wants to resolve to I aren't particular to the genre and you could pick them up from any intro to music theory on YT. Something like the way the backbeat is used in Ska and Skapunk is something you won't find anywhere and the video just mentions it in passing. If you play bass in punk, you should absolutely seek out anything on theory, because while Punk has a very stripped down approach to guitar, this puts the burden on the bass to do more things (or to put that more positively: it gives the bass a lot more space to shine). Basically for the past couple of hundred years western music has mainly consisted of two melodies in a dialogue of sorts. In the Renaissance people tried to go up to 4, but it turns out that people can't really follow more than two as melodies and the middle voices tend to become sort of harmonic mush for listeners. In rock the two melodies tend to be vocals and guitar. In Punk it's vocals and bass. In Jamaican music it's also usually been vocals and bass, from rocksteady through Ska and Reggae. Arguably that made the whole Genre of Skapunk possible - you wouldn't be able to mesh Ska with say Power Metal, because you either drop the melody in the bass and lose a key part of Ska or the guitar wanking that is essential to power metal.
You personify the saying "anything worth doing is worth overdoing". You legit drew your bedroom and animated yourself (looks really good)
Finding this video years later, really enjoyed it!
Great video hope the series continues. Video I’d like to see is Bad Religion Suffer and how is changed punk while simultaneously bringing it back to its melodic roots
Thank you for sharing content with such quality, we really really appreciate this kind of work. Pelase share more videos like this :) Greetings from México!!
You are very talented and your version of all my best friends are metalheads was so good and catchy that after a few days I went back to listen to it and It what your version I wanted to hear. Lol forward to hearing more music theory and more of your playing
Instant sub, my man. This is an awesome series that I can’t wait to see more of. In the realm of punk bass, the conversation wouldn’t be complete without Matt Freeman. So I would definitely like to see a video on that. Also, for something completely different, how about an analysis on Billie Joe Armstrong’s vocal melodies and what makes them so timeless? Can’t wait to see what else you’ve got in store!
Hey man this video is amazing and clarified some stuff that wasn't really clicking until your explanation. Chears!
This was super well done, it's not easy to make theory this accessible.
Holy cow I didn't realize how badly TH-cam needed this.
This is definitely a video I'm going to being watching over and over.
Im loving this format!!!! keep them coming!!
I didn't understand a lick of this, but I was fascinated none the less. Anything from The Aquabats or Suburban Legends is something I would very much love to hear about.
I’ve been waiting so long for a video series like this. I watch a lot of music theory videos but rarely if ever do they talk about punk rock. Since I mostly play punk rock it’s great to see something like this.
How?!?!?! How the Hell did I miss this channel for so long!!!!!!
Love the direction this could take the channel in. You've got a good feel on video essays, keep it up.
Btw, I'd love anything relating to the aquabats!
Man, you definitely deserve so much more exposure! Amazing videos my dude :D
This was so awesome! One of the first bass lines I learned. I warm up with this song every time I play and never really thought about the theory behind it. I’d love to see a similar video on Sell Out or On & On & On
This is a dope video essay, would love to see more. Plus LTJ rocks
I love coming back to this video. Pumped on the next one!
I've always wanted to learn more about music theory, but I can't connect with stuff I don't like so this series is FANTASTIC. Thank you doing it!!
Love this! If you could add audible notes to some of your theory explanations I think that would make things a lot easier to follow for noobs like myself who don't know the technique, but get it when they hear it, you know? I'm sure it'll be a significant amount of extra editing but hopefully it's worth it. Either way, dig what you're doing and I'll keep an eye out for future videos like this!
Dude, your channel is so great. Thank you!!
Would love to see more of these. This is great!
Dude, this series kicks so much ass! I know it's just your entry into this series, but it's SO good! The animation, the song and music history, and your music theory analysis. I know very little music theory and I learned a lot from this video. Punk and Ska definitely need more recognition from music theory and if you're the one to initiate serious musical inquiry into the scene the world will be better off. Keep up the great work! \m/
This was so good! Thank you. I really love this series
Great video man!
I think that for the shred the gnar™ part, the ending B-D# is not only for an authentic cadence, but the chromatic lead to the root of the next chord is a very satisfying sound in walking bass lines. My music teacher's philosophy for writing walking bass lines is rather than just arpeggiate the chord or walk stepwise to the next one, he always insists on having a chromatic lead, and I find that it works great.
Also, for the prechorus part, I don't know if you could consider the A chord a secondary dominant; the most likely explanation for that part (in my opinion) is that they temporarily modulate to the key of A, which would explain the D natural; for the G natural, however, I have found other tabs saying that it is supposed to be sharp. Either way, I think it would be more appropriate to classify this part as a modulation rather than as a secondary dominant because the A chord is not dominant to E.
Apart from that, however, I think your video was great! It illuminates a part of ska punk that is not frequently explored, and I really loved your description of retrograde! This video is really inspiring for people who want to get into music theory through music that they really love.
This was a great episode and I really look forward to more! Keep up this series please
I discovered your channel because of this video. You couldn’t have picked a better band for the debut of this one. Roger is the best! Great job and do more of this series!
this series is really really great. Please keep it up!!
This song is the reason I started playing bass in 7th grade. Great video
This was so over my head but it was a great watch. This makes me want to learn to play
Do the bassline for across the sea by weezer.
Ive always wanted to know how it works in theory.
I love the Specials cover outro , nice!
Great video as always. Hope to see more like this in the future.
Love love LOVE this new video series!
This all went over my head, but I still really enjoyed listening to this video!
This was great. I’d love to see more. How about some Fugazi? I don’t know much about music theory, but I’ve always thought there are some interesting things going on in songs like “No Surprise” or “Last Chance for a Slow Dance.” Thanks for showing that these genres are worth analyzing.
Dude great video! I hope people understand what great info you just gave us on this song. Very well and easily explained considering the complexity involved.
You might wanna check out some drive like jehu (yank crime) or no knife (riot for romance). Maybe not for a video but for personal pleasure.
And thanks to this video.. I am not officially a subscriber. Can't wait to see more of these!
Absolutely love that sting ray bass.
I’d definitely love to see more videos like this!
Yes, please make more of these!
Excellent analysis! I'm a novice when it comes to music theory, so a lot of technical stuff takes me a little while to figure out, but I think you did a very good job of breaking it down to manageable chunks :D
Since you asked, would you consider doing a quick overview of how different ways the brass section works in a ska composition? I grew up listening to 90s Argentinian ska bands, and I'm really interested in learning more about what the brass sections big and small do within the genre (in musical terms; since intuitively the answer is "sound fucking awesome and make you jump off your seat and onto your feet" :P)
Thank you so much for all your hard work!!!
Great Video! I’d love something like this explaining 3 chord Punk. It’s something I’d never really understood.
digging the nerd out stuff. Please continue
Super cool video, dude. Very well put together!
Two of my favorite things in the world - ska and music theory. I’m all about this.