The Willing Victim is one of my all time favorite songs. It's beautiful, very emotional and has a Pink Floyd vibe. I don't know how is possible this band don't have millions of fans. I'm looking forward to see you reacting to Red Alert in the Blue Forest. For me it was the best 2022 album
the same for me .... and yesterday I saw them live for the first time ... at a festival , small venue, and I was in first row ... they rocked the place....awesome show and later on I talked to all 3 brothers at the merch ... real nice guys just like you and me ... hope to see them again
They are the best live band I’ve ever seen by far and we all do definitely need the Von Hertzen Brothers in our lives. I envy you having all their music to listen to for the first time - you will not be disappointed! I will be seeing them in Valkenburg June 24th and very much hoping they will be back in the UK very soon.
Wasn't that awesome yesterday ? memories pop up all the time.... I was in first row, singing and cheering together with Julia, the manager, and Mikko's girlfriend. I had a blast .... and met the brothers later at the merch and talked to all three ... were you there too ?🤘
@@rudolfbecker4313 yes we were there….we were on the steps to the left of the stage in the shade. Just fantastic. We didn’t go to speak to them afterwards but Kie and Jonne came and sat behind us to watch Riverside so we had a chat with them then. Didn’t know Mikko had a girlfriend!!! Such a beautiful setting for a festival. I think we may go again.
@@rudolfbecker4313 also just looked at all our pics and think I can see you there in the front row. You must have got there early to grab the best seat!
@@alisonglencoed oh noooo 😞 I was so close. I walken up the stairs when Riverside started, had a place on the stairs of the emergency exit and saw Kiie and Jonne sitting a few rows in Front of me. Next time we"ll arrange a Meeting 😀
@@alisonglencoed How did you recognize me 🤔 Actually I was in touch with Julia, the manager, before the festival. I had her mobile so I knew her face. When VHB started to build up, I walked to the first row, there she was and I asked her : Excuse me, are you Julia ? 😆 So I sat down, we talked, also to Mikko's girlfriend, and I stayed there for the rest of the concert. This was my 6th concert in 2023, but VHB are the best. I loved their energy, their joy to play and also how they made their songs sound live more powerful than on the album. I'm still looking at my 5 minutes of video coverage 😄🤘 So do you have any plans for future concerts ? I'll be in Tilburg for AYREON on Saturday 16th. Other concerts are in Germany. I'm hoping some day to make it to the Boerderij .. haven't been there yet .
At least the finnish people love their bands, they had 7 TOP 10 albums of which 4 went to #1 ... I'm wondering why not the last 2 ... but sometimes other bands release at the same time and you are #2 ...... as Red Alert .. Fun story at that point: In Germany certain artists jump on #1 in the week of their release. There's this guy Pietro Lombardi, who expected his album to be #1. But he forgot, that the germans also love their metal bands. So in the same week as Lombardi there was the release of Heaven Shall Burn, a metalcore band that has been around for 20 years, playing epic concerts not only at Wacken. So they went straigt to #1 in 2020. Comment of Lombardi : some unknown band out of the nothing "stole" my number 1 spot 😂 My son, a huge HSB fan, and I almost fell off the couch when we read that 🤣🤣🤣
They tour the uk every few years. Saw them in 2015 and they are amazing live. Being only small venues helps the vibe. Prog wise War is over is their epic track. Awesome stuff.
Come to Europe for June 24th ... Midsummerprog festival with Von Hertzen Brothers, Riverside and Airbag 😃❤🤘 KLM flies you nonstop from Vegas to Amsterdam, then 2 hours by car ... or you come to Düsseldorf and I pick you up👍
@@michelemichele3375 It's getting even better : I'm gonna meet the Von Hertzen Brothers ... being in touch with the management, they wrote, that they will arrange it, since they gonna be the whole day around at the festival ...I'm excited 😆❤👋
@@rudolfbecker4313 Ugh sorry, I was just watching your Finnish mixtape for Jim & remembered you left a comment I never replied 😬 Sorry! I've seen them live maybe 20 times? ☺️ but then again I live in Finland.
@@confetti_thrower no problem, happens to me as well. I write so many comments or answers and sometimes you forget and have a hard time to find the right video, where you want to continue. I wish I could see them again, but there was 1 concert in Germany 500 Km from my house and Finnland is a bit too far and expensive just for one concert 😔 At least I was so happy, at last year's Midsummerprog in NL I met all 3 brothers personally - just great guys 🤘 your name inspires me to change my name to Cottonballs_thrower 🤣 greeting from Germany Rudi
Hi Lilli, can't wait to see them. Just bought my ticket for Midsummerprog on 24th of June in the Netherlands ... together with Riverside and Airbag .. what a line-up 🤘
Did I promise too much ? Well, I actually I didn't promise anything, because I wanted you to watch un-manipulated. I absolutely loved your reactions and latest by now I think, that we perceive certain music the same way, because your reaction reminded me of my reactions when I heard the songs for the first time, especially in the first and 3rd song. The willing victim still gives me the same feeling, goosebumps and wet eyes ... that songs hits me right ... into my little Rudi-heart, can't explain how or why, it just happens. And I'm hoping to see them live on June 24th, they are playing at a festival only 80 Km from my house, the only problem is some kind of collision of dates ...
Jim... Please take a listen to War is Over by The von Herzen Brothers... It is an instant modern day prog classic... From the build up at the beginning to the erupting guitar solo = Pure Magic 🖤🖤🤘🏻🤘🏻
I'm sure it will come ... some day... Jim bought War is over and Red alert ... right after he had reacted to peace patrol 🤘 ... and I hope you saw his reaction to VHB live, in which were 2 songs of the festival I attended in June ... being in first row was ... simply awesome ... and talking to the brothers after the concert lifted this concert into the Top 5 of all my concerts since 1976
Hey Jim! Would be amazing to see you react to the new single/video by Kyros. Big synthy 80s sounding prog with a modern metal edge. Kyros - The End In Mind 👌
Good evening Jim, Well, I’ve heard of them, thanks to you. I can’t remember exactly if I liked them in your first video. The fact that I didn’t bother to find out more about them answers the question I think. This first song is very energetic. Not bad at all. We have a saying: met zijn ellebogen werken. To work with his elbows. To push things/people aside with no consideration. The elbow song. No, not for me. Boring. Victim song. I cannot understand what he’s singing. Sounds amazing. I think I like them much more live.
I wasn't wondering about the elbow itself and what you can do with it ... for example in football the elbow-check ... but I had never heard that there is a verb in german and just double checked with deepL ... we don't have it in german. About the victim song I can tell you, that at first place the music caught me, then Mikko's fantastic, emotional singing ... then checked the lyrics, but at that time, I was so hooked to the song, he might even have sung about "selling potatoes" and I still would have loved it 😆🤘
@@rudolfbecker4313 met zijn ellebogen werken is Dutch. Werken is the verb. You can also ‘have it behind your elbows’, ‘achter zijn ellebogen hebben. It means that you behave underhandedly. Ich weiss nicht ob es so einen Ausdruck auf Deutsch gibt.
... and is part of the Unplugged in the forest - 3 songs - video .... honestly ? Never seen anything like that 🤘 the brothers are so creative ... not only in music, but also the way they present it. Can't wait to see them live on June 24th
They are the best live band I’ve ever seen by far and we all do definitely need the Von Hertzen Brothers in our lives. I envy you having all their music to listen to for the first time - you will not be disappointed! I will be seeing them in Valkenburg June 24th and very much hoping they will be back in the UK very soon.
thank you for giving this band a platform. they are amazing. just alone the vocals!
The Willing Victim is one of my all time favorite songs. It's beautiful, very emotional and has a Pink Floyd vibe. I don't know how is possible this band don't have millions of fans. I'm looking forward to see you reacting to Red Alert in the Blue Forest. For me it was the best 2022 album
the same for me .... and yesterday I saw them live for the first time ... at a festival , small venue, and I was in first row ... they rocked the place....awesome show and later on I talked to all 3 brothers at the merch ... real nice guys just like you and me ... hope to see them again
The are awesome! Muy favoutite band!
They are huge - in Finland... 😊
Fantastic band!❤
Great reaction to a great band. Thank's Jim!
They are the best live band I’ve ever seen by far and we all do definitely need the Von Hertzen Brothers in our lives. I envy you having all their music to listen to for the first time - you will not be disappointed! I will be seeing them in Valkenburg June 24th and very much hoping they will be back in the UK very soon.
Wasn't that awesome yesterday ? memories pop up all the time.... I was in first row, singing and cheering together with Julia, the manager, and Mikko's girlfriend. I had a blast .... and met the brothers later at the merch and talked to all three ... were you there too ?🤘
@@rudolfbecker4313 yes we were there….we were on the steps to the left of the stage in the shade. Just fantastic. We didn’t go to speak to them afterwards but Kie and Jonne came and sat behind us to watch Riverside so we had a chat with them then. Didn’t know Mikko had a girlfriend!!! Such a beautiful setting for a festival. I think we may go again.
@@rudolfbecker4313 also just looked at all our pics and think I can see you there in the front row. You must have got there early to grab the best seat!
@@alisonglencoed oh noooo 😞 I was so close. I walken up the stairs when Riverside started, had a place on the stairs of the emergency exit and saw Kiie and Jonne sitting a few rows in Front of me. Next time we"ll arrange a Meeting 😀
@@alisonglencoed How did you recognize me 🤔 Actually I was in touch with Julia, the manager, before the festival. I had her mobile so I knew her face. When VHB started to build up, I walked to the first row, there she was and I asked her : Excuse me, are you Julia ? 😆 So I sat down, we talked, also to Mikko's girlfriend, and I stayed there for the rest of the concert. This was my 6th concert in 2023, but VHB are the best. I loved their energy, their joy to play and also how they made their songs sound live more powerful than on the album. I'm still looking at my 5 minutes of video coverage 😄🤘 So do you have any plans for future concerts ? I'll be in Tilburg for AYREON on Saturday 16th. Other concerts are in Germany. I'm hoping some day to make it to the Boerderij .. haven't been there yet .
Yes!!! I´m so happy that you react some VHB stuffGreat! They are realy underrated😏
At least the finnish people love their bands, they had 7 TOP 10 albums of which 4 went to #1 ... I'm wondering why not the last 2 ... but sometimes other bands release at the same time and you are #2 ...... as Red Alert ..
Fun story at that point: In Germany certain artists jump on #1 in the week of their release. There's this guy Pietro Lombardi, who expected his album to be #1. But he forgot, that the germans also love their metal bands. So in the same week as Lombardi there was the release of
Heaven Shall Burn, a metalcore band that has been around for 20 years, playing epic concerts not only at Wacken. So they went straigt to #1 in 2020. Comment of Lombardi : some unknown band out of the nothing "stole" my number 1 spot 😂 My son, a huge HSB fan, and I almost fell off the couch when we read that 🤣🤣🤣
You should listen to the studio version of Bring out the Sun from these guys! It is also absolutely phenomenal.
They tour the uk every few years. Saw them in 2015 and they are amazing live. Being only small venues helps the vibe. Prog wise War is over is their epic track. Awesome stuff.
Do you know the latest Album?
It looks like they were in the UK last year.... need to wait for a while I guess before they're back!
@@rudolfbecker4313 yes thank you
@@JimNewstead they toured UK earlier this year and headlined Planet Rock’s mini festival Winters End
Amazing! Great reaction to an astonishing talent that's new to me.
Great selections to show range. Thanks, Rudi. And fun reaction, Jim. Brilliant. ❤️🔥😽
Thank you MIchele ❤🤘
Come to Europe for June 24th ... Midsummerprog festival with Von Hertzen Brothers, Riverside and Airbag 😃❤🤘 KLM flies you nonstop from Vegas to Amsterdam, then 2 hours by car ... or you come to Düsseldorf and I pick you up👍
@@rudolfbecker4313 The sweetest comment ever. Sounds fun. Thanks so much, Rudi. I know you’ll be there. Tempting! Lol 😽❤️🔥
@@michelemichele3375 It's getting even better : I'm gonna meet the Von Hertzen Brothers ... being in touch with the management, they wrote, that they will arrange it, since they gonna be the whole day around at the festival ...I'm excited 😆❤👋
They have a very wide spectrum of styles...Blue Forrest as example, that flashes me every time i listen😳
Talking about forest ... did you see their "Unplugged in the forest video" ? really unique
VHB are a hidden gem even most people they are exposed to will mostly not understand so you, sir, are special. Thanks for the videos.
have you seen the other VHB reactions of Jim ? have you seen them live ?
@@rudolfbecker4313 Ugh sorry, I was just watching your Finnish mixtape for Jim & remembered you left a comment I never replied 😬 Sorry! I've seen them live maybe 20 times? ☺️ but then again I live in Finland.
@@confetti_thrower no problem, happens to me as well. I write so many comments or answers and sometimes you forget and have a hard time to find the right video, where you want to continue. I wish I could see them again, but there was 1 concert in Germany 500 Km from my house and Finnland is a bit too far and expensive just for one concert 😔 At least I was so happy, at last year's Midsummerprog in NL I met all 3 brothers personally - just great guys 🤘
your name inspires me to change my name to Cottonballs_thrower 🤣 greeting from Germany Rudi
Willing Victim is epic.
The gigs of this band are 💥. I never forget the feeling from my first gig. It realy exploded my mind
Waiting for them to come to the UK!
Hi Lilli, can't wait to see them. Just bought my ticket for Midsummerprog on 24th of June in the Netherlands ... together with Riverside and Airbag .. what a line-up 🤘
Definitely have suggested this band in my deluge of suggestions. Just plain good prog flavoured"rock". Glad you got to them.
Probably Karl! Sounds great, eh?
Did I promise too much ? Well, I actually I didn't promise anything, because I wanted you to watch un-manipulated. I absolutely loved your reactions and latest by now I think, that we perceive certain music the same way, because your reaction reminded me of my reactions when I heard the songs for the first time, especially in the first and 3rd song. The willing victim still gives me the same feeling, goosebumps and wet eyes ... that songs hits me right ... into my little Rudi-heart, can't explain how or why, it just happens.
And I'm hoping to see them live on June 24th, they are playing at a festival only 80 Km from my house, the only problem is some kind of collision of dates ...
Thank you so much Rudi.... absolutely nailed it with these tracks, and like you, especially 1 and 3. Brilliant!!!
Jim...
Please take a listen to
War is Over by The von Herzen Brothers...
It is an instant modern day prog classic... From the build up at the beginning to the erupting guitar solo = Pure Magic
🖤🖤🤘🏻🤘🏻
I'm sure it will come ... some day... Jim bought War is over and Red alert ... right after he had reacted to peace patrol 🤘
... and I hope you saw his reaction to VHB live, in which were 2 songs of the festival I attended in June ... being in first row was ... simply awesome ... and talking to the brothers after the concert lifted this concert into the Top 5 of all my concerts since 1976
Too bad I can't watch right away, but a fine dinner will help me to wait😂
Hi Jim, I wonder if you went to see the Prognosis festival. If yes, are you planning to do any review of it?
I didn't - couldn't get the time away.
Hey Jim! Would be amazing to see you react to the new single/video by Kyros. Big synthy 80s sounding prog with a modern metal edge.
Kyros - The End In Mind 👌
🇫🇮🤘
Good evening Jim,
Well, I’ve heard of them, thanks to you.
I can’t remember exactly if I liked them in your first video. The fact that I didn’t bother to find out more about them answers the question I think.
This first song is very energetic. Not bad at all.
We have a saying: met zijn ellebogen werken. To work with his elbows. To push things/people aside with no consideration.
The elbow song. No, not for me. Boring.
Victim song. I cannot understand what he’s singing. Sounds amazing.
I think I like them much more live.
2 out of 3 ain't bad!
I wasn't wondering about the elbow itself and what you can do with it ... for example in football the elbow-check ... but I had never heard that there is a verb in german and just double checked with deepL ... we don't have it in german.
About the victim song I can tell you, that at first place the music caught me, then Mikko's fantastic, emotional singing ... then checked the lyrics, but at that time, I was so hooked to the song, he might even have sung about "selling potatoes" and I still would have loved it 😆🤘
@@rudolfbecker4313 met zijn ellebogen werken is Dutch. Werken is the verb.
You can also ‘have it behind your elbows’, ‘achter zijn ellebogen hebben. It means that you behave underhandedly.
Ich weiss nicht ob es so einen Ausdruck auf Deutsch gibt.
I recommend you to check "All of a Sudden, You're Gone" from them. Believe me, you won't regret it. (It has an awesome video clip too!)
... and is part of the Unplugged in the forest - 3 songs - video .... honestly ? Never seen anything like that 🤘 the brothers are so creative ... not only in music, but also the way they present it. Can't wait to see them live on June 24th
Have 5 studio plus the Best of albums. Totally enjoy these rock stars!
They are the best live band I’ve ever seen by far and we all do definitely need the Von Hertzen Brothers in our lives. I envy you having all their music to listen to for the first time - you will not be disappointed! I will be seeing them in Valkenburg June 24th and very much hoping they will be back in the UK very soon.
Hi Alison, I'm gonna be in Valkenburg, too 🤘