Since I discovered this performance, watching other people's reactions to it has been an abiding pleasure. I know I'm not alone in that either. This is a generational performance that will go down in music history. Clearly, Cory Henry is plugged directly into wherever music comes from but all of the musicians here are masters of the highest level and they support him perfectly.
As a brass player for the last 20 years myself, trumpets can absolutely bend notes with their embouchure, and what you’re hearing here is a combination of bending with the lips, half valving, and a Wah pedal.
Great reaction. What impresses me with Snarky Puppy even more is I)this was written by the bass player ii) the song was written 2 days before being recorded for this video iii) the keyboardist Cory Henry was going to play drums because they didn't have a drummer for this session and iv) Larnell Lewis the drummer flew overnight from the US to Amsterdam to record this and only had one rehearsal then played like that. These guys are in another league.
wait i've heard about larnell learning the song on his flight and the song being written 2 days before the recording but cory was gonna play the drums?????????????????? WHAT and the bass player wrote this?????????????????
@@liuzh1han The Bassist Michael League is the band leader and composed all of the pieces. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Crazy thing is, he started Snarky Puppy in his second year of college because he wasn't "good enough" for any of the existing ensembles.
@@habibislam1904 I've done my own research after posting that reply and god fucking damn dude wrote the entire album overnight out of boredom apparently
The obvious standouts are Cory and Larnell but fair play to Nate Werth, the percussionist and Michael League the composer/bass player for amazing work.
Something rarely even mentioned is this is IN 5/4; the verse is a very slow 5 and the middle section is double the tempo of the verse. On one of the live versions, M. League says it’s their version of ‘dub-step’. The group was formed at what is now called University of Northern Texas (called North Texas State when I was a kid) and a Mecca for jazz musicians for decades. Another of theirs to catch is a love song in 14/4 called “Don’t You Know” featuring musical genius Jacob Collier (along with N.O. souzaphonist Big Ed Lee) …and another rabbit hole to fall into when you see what JACOB does. The goose bumps you feel experiencing this music don’t stop over time.
@5:09 That trumpeter with that initially drawn-out bending note and then his flurry, seems to be paying homage to Miles. Also, his processed sound, going through the flanger pedal is also very Miles. The sax wailing as it did also seems to be something borrowed, i suspect another homage there too. The great thing about these reaction videos is that most of us already know what's coming, so we are all thinking, if you like that, wait to till get a load of what's coming. ;0) And then there's how this piece ends. That hint of the Hammond organ. You just know there's another idea that should have, could have, would have followed. but that's all she wrote.
Between Michael League (SP Bass), Bill Beller (Aristocrat Bass) and Misa, that is the "holy Grail" of bass tone and groove I'm searching for. BTW, these are mostly college educated musicians, mostly out of Texas, lol! Corey Henry's solo, the best, and Larnel Lewis (Drums) was a fill-in. He learned all of the tracks recorded in this session while on the long flight to Amsterdam (recording site). Prior to his arrival, the band was "emptily" rehearsing, thinking this was not going to workout. The rest is Grammy history, Po! BTW, that is the same Larnel Lewis that listened to a track then played it on Drumeo. This is musicianship masterclass, Po! Oh, they just finished recording a "Live" like the one you're listening to, in Dallas.
I love how this story shows up every time. Also, it’s nice to see someone else who found this band because of that Drumeo. He mentioned “snarky puppy” and I was like, “what’s that?” And the rest, as they say, is history.
12:03 to 12:10. . . Your silence speaks volumes. . How can you describe this music? Sort answer. . . You can't! . . It's beyond mere *WORDS* . This music is an art form of it's own. . I'm sure people will be speechless (as you were) about it when they first hear it 200 years from now!
The keyboardist and the drummer are ridiculous! Like seriously. Ahh, I love a band with a great drummer, and the way he controlled the mood during the keyboard solo was so satisfying to listen to.
@@RyanMear it’s not so much that he’s not the regular drummer, but that he’s one of the 2 or 3 drummers Michael a league calls on when Snarky Puppy does recordings
Great reaction video probably my favorite one for Lingus and I swear I've seen 30+ of them. The goosebumps at 6:34 say it all, a truly amazing performance. Guitar and trumpet and of course Larnell have to be my favorite parts.
Trumpet player uses a guitar pedal board, wah, distortions, delays, chorus, etc...very original! If you can ever see them live, takes this to even a new level. These guys can change a bad day in one or two songs...
You can do the bending of notes on the trumpet by adjusting the tightness of your lips as you play. He's also switching froma clean mic to a mic with effects when he solos.
Glad you did this. As mentioned on your Patreon, this song is, oddly, what led my to "discovery" of Band-Maid. Shows the value of reactors in a way. I was watching a drummer guy react to Larnell Lewis and the Lingus song, when I noticed the drummer had also reacted to someone named Akane and Band-Maid. 4 months later and I can't stop listening to Band-Maid every day now. Band-Maid and Snarky Puppy will probably be the only 2 live shows I see this decade and they are so wildly different it's kind of funny. I love them both.
After what I just heard, how could Anyone not love that pure musicianship? And add Band-Maid and Snarky Puppy to your concert list, and it could be said - you have lived life well. Enjoy.
@@Aurora-cv5to I've been seeing Band-Maid and Dirty Loops mentioned around for the past year and I really have to check them out, especially as I'm a filthy weeb who by extension enjoys J-pop and J-rock
I don’t even know how many times I’ve watched this in the past five years or so. Not bad for a last minute fill in drummer huh? Larnell is just next level. The bass player, Michael League, is the leader and composer.
Yess! It's finally here! And YES. that is THE drummer. A little tidbit about Larnell Lewis (the drummer) and this show. Snarky Puppy's regular drummer was sick and couldn't do this show so they contacted Larnell 2 days before. He learned THE WHOLE SET on the plane traveling from canada(?) to europe. The man is a beast, a legend. There's SO much fantastic FUSION music you haven't heared yet and Im'a gonna throw it all into your face. Much love, Shabbo
@@RyanMear Exactly: Get. The. Fuck. Outta. Here. tier drumming skills. There are multiple stories about this all around the net. Would post links here but TH-cam would block em. Will do it on your discord though.
I found this band 5 years ago(about the same time i found Band-Maid), the song "What about me?" from the same album and I end up bought every CDs they have, IMHO, this is definitely a new age of big band you can only find from this band. Snarky Puppy and Band-Maid is my heavily repeat playlist in my car.
Snarky Puppy was my rabbit hole just before I discover Band Maid. They are my favorite bands. This song opens my eyes to the role of the drummer during the solos and in general Larnell Lewis opens my eyes to drums. The album was recorded live, the musicians and the public uses headphones to listen to the mix. All this album is available on their youtube channel. If you like the drummer I recommend from this same session "What About Me?" (th-cam.com/video/fuhHU_BZXSk/w-d-xo.html) The participation of Larnell in this session has his own history, instead of spoiling it here I recommend that you add to the reaction of the previous song the short clip "Snarky Puppy We Like It Here - Larnell Arrives" (th-cam.com/video/EvxN7wCjSis/w-d-xo.html)
I really appreciate your reaction Ryan. I saw this video many times and introduced it to my friends. These are elite musicians. And Larnell Lewis...one of my favorite drummers for sure! I have also binged watched many of his drum performances. You really should check out "What About Me?" by Snarky Puppy from the same concert. Larnell is incredible on this song.
Wah-wah pedal on the trumpet. "What About Me" from the same release to watch Larnell really have some fun. Also, as you watch it again (because you certainly will) try to keep an eye on the guys in the booth. :-)
@@RyanMear Indeed. He likes to play with his own controlled effects. He does some really wild stuff on a Snarky Puppy collaboration track with Knower called "One Hope," give it a whirl sometime. Also "I Remember" with Knower and Jeff Coffin on sax is a good track. Crazy funk bass, DEEP pocket....these people are incredible. I can't convey how happy I am that people like this exist. :-)
It always makes me so happy to see someone who maybe doesn’t listen to this type of stuff on a regular basis, absolutely just have their mind melted. Not just by one musician, but everyone in the video. This song 100% will be referred to in modern music textbooks, if it’s not already. Keys, drums, bass, horns, guitars. There’s something for everyone here
great reaction! i love that you praise the drums here.. most people tend to focus more on the Keyboard solo, which is amazing nonetheless but for me...yeah. drummer is on a different kind of planet!
Cory Henry, the keyboardist, has his own group now. There's a nice set by them on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert TH-cam channel. Somebody said the other keys player starts laughing because Cory isn't just wailing that keyboard lead with his faster right hand, he's doubling it with his left.
Trumpet Player here... Yes you can bend with half-key mutes and a little change in embouchure. It's more like a muting combined with going flat or sharp by opening/closing the throat and/or tightening the jaw/lips.
Hey, Ryan. These guys are good. If you'd like to also hear something special, look into Senri Kawaguchi. Senri has been one of the top drummers in the world since about the age of 12. She’s 25 now. All the top players want time with her and has recorded with many of the greats. She has a number of excellent jazz fusion albums and is always in 4 or 5 groups at a time. She even plays great hard rock prog fusion as well as straight on jazz. She did a lot of this while she attending college, too!! I've been following Senri Kawaguchi for more than a decade and consider her to be one of the best drummers in the world. In fact, I found Band-Maid through Senri. My list goes something like this: Senri the best all-round drummer (Akane the best hard rock drummer); Band-Maid is the best Hard Rock band; The Warning the best original rock band; Hiromi Uehara the best jazz fusion pianist; Yuja Wang the best classical pianist; and Tatiana Smailyuk from Jinjer the best Metal vocalist -- amazingly, all women! Here's a 1-minute, drum-thunder by Senri Kawaguchi: th-cam.com/video/uZMdWEQ5IG8/w-d-xo.html&lc= Quaratuned Music Fest: th-cam.com/video/jO8VlSqw7do/w-d-xo.html Triangle Live: th-cam.com/video/qRBiPqoXtdU/w-d-xo.html
Sometimes it's gratifying to see react videos acknowledge my taste in music. It's not often when react videos turn professional musicians into children again, listening with amazement and a sense of wonder. SP is music for musicians. And it takes a lot to not be stumped, in spite of being in the same business. I feel like I speak for many others when I say specifically an album of that magnitude is a once in a generation experience. The last time I had a sensation like this I was a child myself, listening to Wu-Tang, Fugees and Dr. Dre (well, my brother was, I just happened to hear it) and later to RHCP and Led Zeppelin.
You HAVE to do What About Me by them next. The drummer goes OFF!!!! He's top 5 drummer ever in my book now. There's a top 5 drum moments by Larnell Lewis that's worth a reaction. His #3 on that video is right up there with Moby Dick. Total badass!
Amazing "band", with a handful of core members Michael League has put together some amazing music. Check out his video on the making of "We like it here" (th-cam.com/video/5p5sEewsYNM/w-d-xo.html).
There's a dude named Joshua Meader who does that key solo on a guitar and it's completely bonkers. This was the first song that went over my head musically. Like it sounds cool to me and i get that it's difficult stuff to play, but musicians talk about it like it's the 2nd coming and that made me feel left out because i don't speak the musical language from a player perspective. Usually i find difficult music to be fairly inclusive but this song makes me feel uninvited. It actually made me start learning more about music to bridge that gap. If any of that made sense lol
@@RyanMear right, but was that not written, practiced, rehearsed that way? I'm not trying to diminish the talent and skill, I'm trying to understand what makes people who do the same thing gush. It's just a disconnect. I've seen plenty of absolute bonkers piano performances and never seen musicians collectively lose their shit over anything else the way they do with this
I think maybe it wasn't. Or just seeing that done, perfectly, in one take was just that amazing. It's also the notes chosen and played, his ease of playing it, his obvious joy. I think maybe he surprised some people by improvising a bit.
You *can* bend notes a bit with your mouth on brass instruments, yeah. You can't go too far because of the way the instruments work on fixed resonances, but certainly enough to get this kind of pitch stretching, etc. Trombone obviously has a lot of tricks you can play with the slide, but even with keyed valves like trumpets have, you can get some pitch play out of fiddling the valves a little.
Loved your reaction video man, I've watched a hell of a lot of them to snarky puppy (because I never tire of hearing the music) and yours is one of my favourites. First time I have seen heard this track my reactions were similar, mind blowing stuff. Definately going to check out more of your content, you're really into music I can tell. Respect 👊🏻 P.s. Please have a listen to Larnell Lewis zildjian Live and react if you can, you will enjoy it for sure
This one always leaves me breathless. Someone probably mentioned, but Lionel Lewis was called about a day before to cover for their original drummer, and he learned all the songs on the album in something like a 17-hour flight. Here's a great short documentary on this tour: th-cam.com/video/5p5sEewsYNM/w-d-xo.html
Welcome to the Snarky Puppy rabbit hole! I'm seeing them live a week from today!!! And now you're ready to learn how they did what they did during that session. Not to react...just enjoy! th-cam.com/video/5p5sEewsYNM/w-d-xo.html
Yup. Snarky with Jacob Collier is at least as impressive and he's quite the keyboardist, too even more so on his own recordings, although that's just one of the 20 instruments or so that he plays. And then there is that vocal range and precision. He's up to 5 Grammys now. Moon River is one of them. All Night Long: th-cam.com/video/nspqYGz-Z1s/w-d-xo.html with Snarky: th-cam.com/video/kqHiMTwkrWs/w-d-xo.html Moon River: th-cam.com/video/VPLCk-FTVvw/w-d-xo.html
Huge fan of Snarky Puppy, and especially this performance. They led me to Dirty Loops, another obsession, and watching a Dirty Loops reaction got me to your reaction today, LOL. I really enjoyed your reaction, will like/subscribe. If you aren't a Dirty Loops fan yet, have a listen. Work Shit Out is a great place to start. It's a whole different breed of insanity and unbelievable talent...
Chuck Mangione would do that with some of his pieces on fluglehorn, which is even harder since it requires even more airflow than a trumpet. Also che k out Winston Marseilles, he's a classically trained trumpeter that has won several grammys for jazz trumpet and also does the valve note bending. Iirc, Louis Armstrong started (or revived) it all. Kinda like Michael Hedges revived tapping and alternate (very in his case) tunings.
Point 1: Yes. There is only music. People want to divide music into this and that and the other; we like this and don't like that ... Jazz (Dixieland? Swing? Beebop? Modern? Free? Fusion?) or Classical (Baroque? Romantic? 20th Cerntury? Minimalist? Post-minimalist?) or Rock (Blues? Classic? Metal? Industrial? Death?). It's all bogus. There is only music. Point 2: Yes. It is a big world and there are many excellent musicians in it. Even if you could spend your entire life listening to music you could never hope to catch up to it all. It's just a bit humbling. Point 3: Yes, you can bend notes on brass instruments (actually, certain notes are inherently a little out of tune so you have to "pre-bend" them to play in tune with everyone else), same as reed instruments. He was also pushing the valves down part way. No, it is not easy; it's hard to control. Point 4: YES! Snarky Puppy! A Denton TX band! The music school at the University of North Texas is insanely competitive. It's not enough to be good; I became a software engineer.
If your goal is for the music to get a bit softer when you speak, try to side-chain compress the music with your voice as the key. This way the music is not gonna get compressed unless you speak, and it will sound a lot more natural ;)
@@RyanMear my settings are fine, I checked the original video just before commenting, and yours is indeed overcompressed (I'm talking about dynamics, not codec compression)... Maybe you're not compressing it on purpose (in this case just ommit my second comment), but just by setting the audio gain too high your video editing software compresses it to avoid clipping. If you are not bothered by this and I'm the only one complaining, obviously you can just make like I didn't say anything, but I tell you, your audio is extremely compressed. ;)
Since I discovered this performance, watching other people's reactions to it has been an abiding pleasure. I know I'm not alone in that either. This is a generational performance that will go down in music history. Clearly, Cory Henry is plugged directly into wherever music comes from but all of the musicians here are masters of the highest level and they support him perfectly.
Everyone talks about larnell or course but the guy next to the solo keyboardist is a grammy winner musician
The trumpet soloist has a wah pedal, dude! That's what gives it that bendy sound
As a brass player for the last 20 years myself, trumpets can absolutely bend notes with their embouchure, and what you’re hearing here is a combination of bending with the lips, half valving, and a Wah pedal.
Wow... thank you, I learned something today!
Yup that is the legendary Larnell Lewis (drummer). He is one of the best drummer out there. Just a beast musician.
When the music is so good you have an existential crisis>>>
Great reaction. What impresses me with Snarky Puppy even more is I)this was written by the bass player ii) the song was written 2 days before being recorded for this video iii) the keyboardist Cory Henry was going to play drums because they didn't have a drummer for this session and iv) Larnell Lewis the drummer flew overnight from the US to Amsterdam to record this and only had one rehearsal then played like that. These guys are in another league.
Good lawd that's an INSANE amount of talent
wait i've heard about larnell learning the song on his flight and the song being written 2 days before the recording but cory was gonna play the drums?????????????????? WHAT
and the bass player wrote this?????????????????
W-w-what?! I missed the party about the absolutely phenomenal keyboardist apparently being an absolutely promise drummer too...FFS
@@liuzh1han The Bassist Michael League is the band leader and composed all of the pieces. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Crazy thing is, he started Snarky Puppy in his second year of college because he wasn't "good enough" for any of the existing ensembles.
@@habibislam1904 I've done my own research after posting that reply and god fucking damn dude wrote the entire album overnight out of boredom apparently
The obvious standouts are Cory and Larnell but fair play to Nate Werth, the percussionist and Michael League the composer/bass player for amazing work.
Something rarely even mentioned is this is IN 5/4; the verse is a very slow 5 and the middle section is double the tempo of the verse. On one of the live versions, M. League says it’s their version of ‘dub-step’. The group was formed at what is now called University of Northern Texas (called North Texas State when I was a kid) and a Mecca for jazz musicians for decades. Another of theirs to catch is a love song in 14/4 called “Don’t You Know” featuring musical genius Jacob Collier (along with N.O. souzaphonist Big Ed Lee) …and another rabbit hole to fall into when you see what JACOB does. The goose bumps you feel experiencing this music don’t stop over time.
the drummer is larnell lewis hes probably one of the best there is
@5:09 That trumpeter with that initially drawn-out bending note and then his flurry, seems to be paying homage to Miles. Also, his processed sound, going through the flanger pedal is also very Miles. The sax wailing as it did also seems to be something borrowed, i suspect another homage there too.
The great thing about these reaction videos is that most of us already know what's coming, so we are all thinking, if you like that, wait to till get a load of what's coming. ;0) And then there's how this piece ends. That hint of the Hammond organ. You just know there's another idea that should have, could have, would have followed. but that's all she wrote.
And that heartbeat sound while he plays the keys! ❤️
Between Michael League (SP Bass), Bill Beller (Aristocrat Bass) and Misa, that is the "holy Grail" of bass tone and groove I'm searching for. BTW, these are mostly college educated musicians, mostly out of Texas, lol! Corey Henry's solo, the best, and Larnel Lewis (Drums) was a fill-in. He learned all of the tracks recorded in this session while on the long flight to Amsterdam (recording site). Prior to his arrival, the band was "emptily" rehearsing, thinking this was not going to workout. The rest is Grammy history, Po! BTW, that is the same Larnel Lewis that listened to a track then played it on Drumeo. This is musicianship masterclass, Po! Oh, they just finished recording a "Live" like the one you're listening to, in Dallas.
I love how this story shows up every time.
Also, it’s nice to see someone else who found this band because of that Drumeo. He mentioned “snarky puppy” and I was like, “what’s that?”
And the rest, as they say, is history.
Actually one of the best reactions ever
12:03 to 12:10. . . Your silence speaks volumes. .
How can you describe this music?
Sort answer. . . You can't! . . It's beyond mere *WORDS* .
This music is an art form of it's own. . I'm sure people will be speechless (as you were) about it when they first hear it 200 years from now!
The keyboardist and the drummer are ridiculous! Like seriously. Ahh, I love a band with a great drummer, and the way he controlled the mood during the keyboard solo was so satisfying to listen to.
I've learned through comments that the drummer is NOT the usual drummer and he learned the whole set while flying to the gig.....
@@RyanMear wow, that insane!
Larnell Lewis.... he had some interesting YT videos. Listens through a song once... then plays the entire thing
@@RyanMear it’s not so much that he’s not the regular drummer, but that he’s one of the 2 or 3 drummers Michael a league calls on when Snarky Puppy does recordings
Bro we all made that same brain-melt faces the first time we heard it too! 🤣 Welcome to the Snarky Puppy fan club, glad to have ya!
Yes, the trumpet player is bending notes. That is accomplished by a combination of pushing a valve or valves in halfway & moving his lips.
Great reaction video probably my favorite one for Lingus and I swear I've seen 30+ of them. The goosebumps at 6:34 say it all, a truly amazing performance. Guitar and trumpet and of course Larnell have to be my favorite parts.
5/4 done right!! They played this in one take. I've needed several takes to listen to it!
Right! I didn't even catch the time sig. There is SO much going on. What a trip
@@RyanMear If you want to take it all in, you'll need a face full of ears!
LOL.. what an image
Great reaction! I loved all the little things you noticed and brought out about the amazing performance of this band.
The trumpet player has a foot peddle I think like a woowoo.
Trumpet player uses a guitar pedal board, wah, distortions, delays, chorus, etc...very original! If you can ever see them live, takes this to even a new level. These guys can change a bad day in one or two songs...
Cool, thanks!
You can do the bending of notes on the trumpet by adjusting the tightness of your lips as you play. He's also switching froma clean mic to a mic with effects when he solos.
Just like a harmonica! LOL, Learning things like this are possible is always fun
Maz uses overdrive and wah pedals in his gear
A word that I rarely use....AWESOME!
Glad you did this. As mentioned on your Patreon, this song is, oddly, what led my to "discovery" of Band-Maid. Shows the value of reactors in a way. I was watching a drummer guy react to Larnell Lewis and the Lingus song, when I noticed the drummer had also reacted to someone named Akane and Band-Maid. 4 months later and I can't stop listening to Band-Maid every day now. Band-Maid and Snarky Puppy will probably be the only 2 live shows I see this decade and they are so wildly different it's kind of funny. I love them both.
Cool!
After what I just heard, how could Anyone not love that pure musicianship? And add Band-Maid and Snarky Puppy to your concert list, and it could be said - you have lived life well. Enjoy.
guess I better go listen to Band-Maid. I found Dirty Loops in a similar way, and now I'm obsessed with them.
@@Aurora-cv5to I've been seeing Band-Maid and Dirty Loops mentioned around for the past year and I really have to check them out, especially as I'm a filthy weeb who by extension enjoys J-pop and J-rock
I don’t even know how many times I’ve watched this in the past five years or so.
Not bad for a last minute fill in drummer huh?
Larnell is just next level.
The bass player, Michael League, is the leader and composer.
Yours is one of the best reactions I've seen to this piece on TH-cam by anyone. It is fantastic to watch someone 'get it' right off the bat!! Thanks
Thank you!
Music, the force that feeds the soul. In a room full of musicians, you can see the awe on their faces, the highest praise.
Yess! It's finally here!
And YES. that is THE drummer.
A little tidbit about Larnell Lewis (the drummer) and this show.
Snarky Puppy's regular drummer was sick and couldn't do this show so they contacted Larnell 2 days before. He learned THE WHOLE SET on the plane traveling from canada(?) to europe. The man is a beast, a legend.
There's SO much fantastic FUSION music you haven't heared yet and Im'a gonna throw it all into your face.
Much love,
Shabbo
Get the f***outta here! He's not the regular DRUMMER?! AND LEARNED IT ON THE WAY?!
@@RyanMear Exactly: Get. The. Fuck. Outta. Here. tier drumming skills. There are multiple stories about this all around the net. Would post links here but TH-cam would block em.
Will do it on your discord though.
@@RyanMear
From sheet music.
@@RyanMear not sure if you've seen it, but there's a behind the scenes on this whole session here: th-cam.com/video/5p5sEewsYNM/w-d-xo.html
I believe Mr Lewis learned drum part on plane flight to this performance.. He's making me concidering putting my kit up for sale🥁🤣🤘
I get that!
A very musical drummer like Ed Warby on Ayreon and Star One compositions by Arjen Anthony Lucassen.
I found this band 5 years ago(about the same time i found Band-Maid), the song "What about me?" from the same album and I end up bought every CDs they have, IMHO, this is definitely a new age of big band you can only find from this band. Snarky Puppy and Band-Maid is my heavily repeat playlist in my car.
The rest of the show is just as awesome if not better.Great reaction!
Snarky Puppy was my rabbit hole just before I discover Band Maid. They are my favorite bands. This song opens my eyes to the role of the drummer during the solos and in general Larnell Lewis opens my eyes to drums. The album was recorded live, the musicians and the public uses headphones to listen to the mix. All this album is available on their youtube channel. If you like the drummer I recommend from this same session "What About Me?" (th-cam.com/video/fuhHU_BZXSk/w-d-xo.html)
The participation of Larnell in this session has his own history, instead of spoiling it here I recommend that you add to the reaction of the previous song the short clip "Snarky Puppy We Like It Here - Larnell Arrives" (th-cam.com/video/EvxN7wCjSis/w-d-xo.html)
I really appreciate your reaction Ryan. I saw this video many times and introduced it to my friends. These are elite musicians. And Larnell Lewis...one of my favorite drummers for sure! I have also binged watched many of his drum performances.
You really should check out "What About Me?" by Snarky Puppy from the same concert. Larnell is incredible on this song.
Dude saw into the musical dimension and let that shit flow onto us. We have been baptized by the sound.
Best honest reaction ever.
Thanks, that was a great ride!
Wah-wah pedal on the trumpet. "What About Me" from the same release to watch Larnell really have some fun. Also, as you watch it again (because you certainly will) try to keep an eye on the guys in the booth. :-)
There IS a pedal on the trumpet???
@@RyanMear Indeed. He likes to play with his own controlled effects. He does some really wild stuff on a Snarky Puppy collaboration track with Knower called "One Hope," give it a whirl sometime. Also "I Remember" with Knower and Jeff Coffin on sax is a good track. Crazy funk bass, DEEP pocket....these people are incredible. I can't convey how happy I am that people like this exist. :-)
Daamn... what a groove. This is awesome. I´ve enjoyed a lot.
Thanks Ryan! 👍
It always makes me so happy to see someone who maybe doesn’t listen to this type of stuff on a regular basis, absolutely just have their mind melted. Not just by one musician, but everyone in the video. This song 100% will be referred to in modern music textbooks, if it’s not already. Keys, drums, bass, horns, guitars. There’s something for everyone here
Trumpet soloist had a wah pedal on his mic
Did he play all those notes from nowhere?? Impressive Cory Henry! 🤝🏾
A damn talented group of musicians!
Ryan, this was F A N T A S T I C!!! I absolutely loved it. Like Band-Maid, musicianship is the key to exceptional music. Wow!
What a sincere and moving reaction!
Drummer learned the set on the plane ride over lol...
I know.... that's inane. He's s legend in my mind already and I've barely heard him
I know.... that's inane. He's s legend in my mind already and I've barely heard him
great reaction!
i love that you praise the drums here..
most people tend to focus more on the Keyboard solo, which is amazing nonetheless
but for me...yeah. drummer is on a different kind of planet!
Cory Henry, the keyboardist, has his own group now. There's a nice set by them on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert TH-cam channel. Somebody said the other keys player starts laughing because Cory isn't just wailing that keyboard lead with his faster right hand, he's doubling it with his left.
Yes!
You should check out more Snarky Puppy songs or maybe even some of Larnell Lewis' originals
Trumpet Player here... Yes you can bend with half-key mutes and a little change in embouchure. It's more like a muting combined with going flat or sharp by opening/closing the throat and/or tightening the jaw/lips.
Thank you for explaining👍👍
@@RyanMear this should apply to any brass or woodwind instrument that uses your air.
Ah, that makes sense. I never knew of this. I guess it made sense with a reed instrument, to me, but not brass.... Cool!
You're speechlessness is amazing!!!
Hey, Ryan. These guys are good. If you'd like to also hear something special, look into Senri Kawaguchi. Senri has been one of the top drummers in the world since about the age of 12. She’s 25 now. All the top players want time with her and has recorded with many of the greats. She has a number of excellent jazz fusion albums and is always in 4 or 5 groups at a time. She even plays great hard rock prog fusion as well as straight on jazz. She did a lot of this while she attending college, too!!
I've been following Senri Kawaguchi for more than a decade and consider her to be one of the best drummers in the world. In fact, I found Band-Maid through Senri. My list goes something like this: Senri the best all-round drummer (Akane the best hard rock drummer); Band-Maid is the best Hard Rock band; The Warning the best original rock band; Hiromi Uehara the best jazz fusion pianist; Yuja Wang the best classical pianist; and Tatiana Smailyuk from Jinjer the best Metal vocalist -- amazingly, all women!
Here's a 1-minute, drum-thunder by Senri Kawaguchi: th-cam.com/video/uZMdWEQ5IG8/w-d-xo.html&lc=
Quaratuned Music Fest: th-cam.com/video/jO8VlSqw7do/w-d-xo.html
Triangle Live: th-cam.com/video/qRBiPqoXtdU/w-d-xo.html
A classic.
Gets better and better every time
Sometimes it's gratifying to see react videos acknowledge my taste in music. It's not often when react videos turn professional musicians into children again, listening with amazement and a sense of wonder.
SP is music for musicians. And it takes a lot to not be stumped, in spite of being in the same business. I feel like I speak for many others when I say specifically an album of that magnitude is a once in a generation experience. The last time I had a sensation like this I was a child myself, listening to Wu-Tang, Fugees and Dr. Dre (well, my brother was, I just happened to hear it) and later to RHCP and Led Zeppelin.
You HAVE to do What About Me by them next. The drummer goes OFF!!!! He's top 5 drummer ever in my book now. There's a top 5 drum moments by Larnell Lewis that's worth a reaction. His #3 on that video is right up there with Moby Dick. Total badass!
Yeah man. Yeahhhh.... Loved your reaction top to bottom. PEACE
Great reaction 👍
Amazing "band", with a handful of core members Michael League has put together some amazing music. Check out his video on the making of "We like it here" (th-cam.com/video/5p5sEewsYNM/w-d-xo.html).
There's a dude named Joshua Meader who does that key solo on a guitar and it's completely bonkers.
This was the first song that went over my head musically. Like it sounds cool to me and i get that it's difficult stuff to play, but musicians talk about it like it's the 2nd coming and that made me feel left out because i don't speak the musical language from a player perspective. Usually i find difficult music to be fairly inclusive but this song makes me feel uninvited. It actually made me start learning more about music to bridge that gap. If any of that made sense lol
That's a good thing! If it is so interesting that you decided to learn more, that's great!
@@RyanMear it's been a cool process for sure. I still don't get the extraordinary gushing, like it's weird that people in the band are like 😱😱😱
He was doubling his key part with his left hand. Which basically requires an opposite movement.... pretty nuts!
@@RyanMear right, but was that not written, practiced, rehearsed that way? I'm not trying to diminish the talent and skill, I'm trying to understand what makes people who do the same thing gush. It's just a disconnect. I've seen plenty of absolute bonkers piano performances and never seen musicians collectively lose their shit over anything else the way they do with this
I think maybe it wasn't. Or just seeing that done, perfectly, in one take was just that amazing. It's also the notes chosen and played, his ease of playing it, his obvious joy. I think maybe he surprised some people by improvising a bit.
You *can* bend notes a bit with your mouth on brass instruments, yeah. You can't go too far because of the way the instruments work on fixed resonances, but certainly enough to get this kind of pitch stretching, etc. Trombone obviously has a lot of tricks you can play with the slide, but even with keyed valves like trumpets have, you can get some pitch play out of fiddling the valves a little.
Sigh I wish I had even just the drumming talent of Mr Lewis's little toe 😄 Amazing, thanks Ryan 👍
Larnell (drummer) learned all the songs for this recording on the flight over to record them. He's absurd.
That is absolutely absurd LOL
6 minutes in, the real absurdity hasn't begun, and you're blown away. As you should be. Fasten your seatbelt
You have been Lingused! Welcome! Corey goes to Andromeda.
LOVE this! 😁
Does the end of this sound like The Price is Right to anybody else? That combination of horns and synth.
It is amazing.... But, it gets better from the point where you said it : )
Around 2:40 I just wanted to say hang on brother Ryan. lol
Yeah, that was a RIDE!
Loved your reaction video man, I've watched a hell of a lot of them to snarky puppy (because I never tire of hearing the music) and yours is one of my favourites. First time I have seen heard this track my reactions were similar, mind blowing stuff. Definately going to check out more of your content, you're really into music I can tell. Respect 👊🏻
P.s. Please have a listen to Larnell Lewis zildjian Live and react if you can, you will enjoy it for sure
Wow, thank you!
Great vid....awesome
You like Larnell. How about Larnell with 2 other drummers. Snarky Puppy-Bad kids to the Back. Great reaction by the way.
This one always leaves me breathless. Someone probably mentioned, but Lionel Lewis was called about a day before to cover for their original drummer, and he learned all the songs on the album in something like a 17-hour flight. Here's a great short documentary on this tour: th-cam.com/video/5p5sEewsYNM/w-d-xo.html
East Coast to Amsterdam; 8 hr flight. Time difference; 6 hrs. Genius. 💎
Welcome to the Snarky Puppy rabbit hole! I'm seeing them live a week from today!!! And now you're ready to learn how they did what they did during that session. Not to react...just enjoy! th-cam.com/video/5p5sEewsYNM/w-d-xo.html
Yup. Snarky with Jacob Collier is at least as impressive and he's quite the keyboardist, too even more so on his own recordings, although that's just one of the 20 instruments or so that he plays. And then there is that vocal range and precision. He's up to 5 Grammys now. Moon River is one of them.
All Night Long: th-cam.com/video/nspqYGz-Z1s/w-d-xo.html
with Snarky: th-cam.com/video/kqHiMTwkrWs/w-d-xo.html
Moon River: th-cam.com/video/VPLCk-FTVvw/w-d-xo.html
Huge fan of Snarky Puppy, and especially this performance. They led me to Dirty Loops, another obsession, and watching a Dirty Loops reaction got me to your reaction today, LOL. I really enjoyed your reaction, will like/subscribe. If you aren't a Dirty Loops fan yet, have a listen. Work Shit Out is a great place to start. It's a whole different breed of insanity and unbelievable talent...
Great, thanks!
He's bending the notes with the valves....VERY hard to do while maintaining proper air flow and volume of the notes without sounding flat or sharp.
Chuck Mangione would do that with some of his pieces on fluglehorn, which is even harder since it requires even more airflow than a trumpet. Also che k out Winston Marseilles, he's a classically trained trumpeter that has won several grammys for jazz trumpet and also does the valve note bending. Iirc, Louis Armstrong started (or revived) it all. Kinda like Michael Hedges revived tapping and alternate (very in his case) tunings.
Do Dirty Loops!
Point 1: Yes. There is only music. People want to divide music into this and that and the other; we like this and don't like that ... Jazz (Dixieland? Swing? Beebop? Modern? Free? Fusion?) or Classical (Baroque? Romantic? 20th Cerntury? Minimalist? Post-minimalist?) or Rock (Blues? Classic? Metal? Industrial? Death?). It's all bogus. There is only music.
Point 2: Yes. It is a big world and there are many excellent musicians in it. Even if you could spend your entire life listening to music you could never hope to catch up to it all. It's just a bit humbling.
Point 3: Yes, you can bend notes on brass instruments (actually, certain notes are inherently a little out of tune so you have to "pre-bend" them to play in tune with everyone else), same as reed instruments. He was also pushing the valves down part way. No, it is not easy; it's hard to control.
Point 4: YES! Snarky Puppy! A Denton TX band! The music school at the University of North Texas is insanely competitive. It's not enough to be good; I became a software engineer.
Also. When you (as well as the live audience) are respectfully quiet as you curse under your breath - props.
All the yes! Thanks for that👍
The story I heard was the group started because Michael League couldn't get into any of the usual school ensembles so he put together his own 🤟☺️
Love the channel .....check out Trinity by snarky puppy if you haven't and also zildgian live featuring larnell lewis ...FUCKING EPIC!!!!!
Do you really need to over compress the audio so much? The music gets the worst part of this, it sounds horrible... :(
If your goal is for the music to get a bit softer when you speak, try to side-chain compress the music with your voice as the key. This way the music is not gonna get compressed unless you speak, and it will sound a lot more natural ;)
So far you're the only person to complain about it. I don't add any compression. Looks like you may need to check your settings.
@@RyanMear my settings are fine, I checked the original video just before commenting, and yours is indeed overcompressed (I'm talking about dynamics, not codec compression)... Maybe you're not compressing it on purpose (in this case just ommit my second comment), but just by setting the audio gain too high your video editing software compresses it to avoid clipping. If you are not bothered by this and I'm the only one complaining, obviously you can just make like I didn't say anything, but I tell you, your audio is extremely compressed. ;)