It seemed to me that you may have missed the fact that Dany and Pau share vocal duties on "Survive". Paulina does the intro and chorus, Dany does the verses and both sing the pre-chorus and all three ladies sing most of the "Whoa Oh Ho's"
It looks like it's only Ale and Pau who sing during the coda -- Dany's all over the stage and sometimes beyond and only near her mic when she needs to engage the afterburner on her pedalboard.
I did, in fact, miss that! I knew that Pau sang lead on some songs, and I think that's very cool: multi-vocalist bands are very rare nowadays. Thanks for the info! 🤘
Great video, I'm looking forward to part 2! But, at 6:35 you mention Dany experimenting with vocal tone in Survive. The intro and chorus is Pau's voice. That song is a duet.
I commented on a previous video that I consider them hard rock. Frankly it is not that it is super important to me, it is more that calling them metal, in my opinion, sets up some unrealistic expectation for people discovering them, which is why I clarify. Not a big deal, but just like to make it clear that you should expect mostly rock songs from them, with a few exceptions that are borderline metal.
Your point about unrealistic expectations is an interesting on. I stumbled upon them through a Metal channel, and I didn't even blink about it when I heard their music: a lot of it sounds like Metal to me. BUT, that having been said, my definition of Metal is broader than most people's. I can see (and have read!) someone being disappointed that they're not Thrash Metal or Speed Metal or Power Metal or whatever. Thanks much for chiming in! 🤘
@@MetalProfessor65 What I like about them is that from song to song, they do not repeat themselves, they go with whatever the song and the lyrics take them. So to me their musical style is The Warning style. 😀
My sentiments pretty much exactly. I don’t set myself any expectation with TW other than that they will create some genre(s) of rock, if you consider rock to be the generic genre, of which soft rock, rock, hard rock, metal, prog are sub-genres. But TW might also throw in some songs that are pop or pop-ish. Personally, I don’t mind as long as they are good. 😊
My favorite song from XXl Century Blood is Copper Bullets. Not only is it a hard hitting song musically, but the topic of domestic violence was controversial enough that their father asked them not to release it. He felt it too mature a topic for his young daughters. Pau defended it so vigorously that Luis agreed to its release….so the world was not deprived of what I think is a powerful piece of art. These sisters have always had something to say, which is not common for young artists of any time period.
Right now Copper Bullets is definitely my favorite song from XXICB and may be my favorite overall TW song followed closely by Martirio. In truth, I prefer the live version of Copper Bullets where Pau is the lead vocalist slightly over when Dany sings it live or in the studio version. There’s something in my brain that ties these 2 songs together stylistically that I can’t explain in spite of their musical and language differences.
Trying to classify The Warning is exactly the same as trying to classify The Beatles. They absorb everything around them and create incredible new music in a way no one else has done before.
Ya, I'd probably still classify them as hard rock rather than metal, but a few tracks are close enough to the line that it's anybody's guess if they should count as metal or not. I generally find The Warning to be less heavy than Skillet or Breaking Benjamin, and I normally put those bands in the hard rock basket as well, but Queen of the Murder Scene definitely has a Black Sabbath-ish sound to the main riff, so that one might cross over depending on the era of metal you're comparing them to. These days, most metal has really low tuning, so The Warning don't seem nearly heavy enough to count, but comparing them to some metal from the 70s and 80s makes it less obvious. Disciple and Evolve are probably the other tracks that get close to the line.
Can't disagree, and like you said, the fans don't care what you call it. Make for interesting discussion though. I'll be looking for the next installment. For the record, I'll support the next record whatever anyone calls it.
Thanks for your reaction. It's quite timely, as the fact they´ve been invited to Wacken 2024, an honor that very few Mexican bands have had, brought the topic back again. Many here in Mexico argued TW is not metal but hard rock at best. However, and this is sad to say, in most cases negative comments were not about it, but about the sister's social origin ('privileged' according to some) or attacks whether they are only famous because they are pretty... and similar nonsense and mysoginistic bull*. So: double thanks for your analysis. I will send the link to the haters. [Just a note... your comment about Black Holes was quite short. For me, this song, about such a hard topic as addictions, evidences the maturity and down-to-earth sensibility TW already had by then].
Thanks very much for watching, chiming in, and the extra information (and passing on the link, although most haters of anything don't have open enough minds ever to change them: but if even a few more people can recognize this band's talent, that's a good thing). Yes, the commentary about "Black Holes" was pretty short, but there's a good reason for it: I totally missed the references to addiction! And given that I've had more up-close experiences with it (although not me, thankfully) than most people, there's no excuse for my missing it. The song must stand, then, alongside "When I'm Alone" as a surprisingly mature piece of work. 🤘
The whole “they are pretty” thing is frustrating. Yes, you can’t ignore the elephant in the room about their appearance. If you’ve been across the table from them at a M&G you quickly realize how much more attractive they are in person than on video. There are no better cameras than your own eyes. With that being said, I could really give 2 squirts of piss if they were models or just downright homely. That’s not what attracted me to the band. I connected with their music on an emotional level unlike I have done with a band since my teen years in the 80’s. It was the sheer musical, compositional and lyrical talent that initially drew me in and then researching more about the band and discovering how amazing they are as people endeared them to me even further. As attractive as they are, surprisingly their fans don’t seem to sexualize them because the ladies carry themselves so well and while a lot of their US fanbase are older males, I think they are thought of as more like nieces to a lot of proud uncles who have watched them grow up in front of us to some extent. But, hey, what do I know?
@@mjc1389 Well said. I have heard/read very few sexualized comments from fans about TW, and in every single case an idiotic teenage was the culprit. Also, the fact they are sisters; that their parents supported them in every way while at the same time gave them such a good upbringing as persons; that they all are so united, yet humble and reacheable... there is a wonderful family vibe there. Man, there are so many reasons to love TW that (as undeniable pretty as they are) their looks really came at the very far end of the line.
One correction with regards to the song Survive. The intro and the chorus is Pau singing not Dany. Dany sings the verses and harmonizes on the chorus. Otherwise good analysis.
These girls do so much reading and absorb so much of the grown up world Their songs were so deep in the early stages people wondered where they came up with the concepts. Paulina was speaking good EnglishAs an early teen, She admitted that some of her songs were dark but they were strictly from books they were very happy young ladies. I'm 71 years old and there's people in my orbithat I could not talk to the way that you can talk to these sisters, Their love of reading has really made their grown up Understanding even deeper. They have excellent role models, The dad(Luis)& Their mother( Monica) They don't bring it up all that often but they are a very tight family. They all get along extremely well, Love the warning❤❤❤
@terryandrews7271 Thanks for the comment, and I love that we middle-aged and older people are enjoying great new bands. I don't know if they keep us young in spirit, or we find them because we're already young in spirit, but I like it! A good friend of mine with elasticity of mind, thirst for knowledge, wonderful perspective & sense of humor, is the youngest person I know, just trapped in a 90-year-old body! 🤘
Wildfire has undertones of Mexican folk music. The chord structure gives it away. This occurs again in both later albums. Narcicissta is in your face Mexican, on purpose. Martirio has a nice underlay of it. Dust to Dust ending is definitely Mexican. These girls really know how to write music.
interesting analysis, now I consider those album heavier, show me the light is one of my favorite songs and I was really surprised how it was classified, I did not consider it so but you have a strong point, now I can only wait for the second part 😎🤘
Great video ! ! The explanation of intervals that define Rock, Hard Rock, and Metal was really interesting. Looking forward to the videos covering Queen of the Murder Scene and Error.
Thanks very much, man! I wondered whether to put that bit in there (and, all you musicians out there, I know it was pretty perfunctory), so I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and joining the conversation! 🤘
A lot of us Warning fans are musicians who have played in rock bands back in the day. Any discussion pertaining to the band that includes a bit of music theory is always greatly appreciated. @@MetalProfessor65
Awesome breakdown. I have always considered TW to be hard rock, but because of their varied writing approach, one could say they fit right in to Lemmy’s description. They play rock and roll, and I love it! In fact, from a very early age I compared their approach to the greatest rock band of all time……QUEEN. Now I do not think they sound like Queen, but they do have a similar approach. Each song is unique, and they do vary greatly in the emotion and message behind them. I believe that is the appeal to The Warning. There is something on each album that fits nicely into the broad spectrums of rock genres. Straight up rock. Funk. Hard rock. Punk. Metal. Blues. All are present in the unique way that only Dany, Pau and Ale are composing songs today. The list of bands that they have been compared to is both astonishing in number, and comical in variety. Like I said in your earlier video that included them, the ladies are leading the way in rock music right now and the burden does not seem too heavy. 🤘🏻❤️⚠️
Agreed: they definitely are up to the challenge of taking Rock (including Metal) forward. And the Queen comparison is very apt--thanks for watching and joining the conversation! 🤘
⚡✌️🤘🤟⚠️⚡Well one thing I appreciate at least, They PLAY all of their Instruments and sound even better LIVE! Putting on a show that is Fun and Engaging! Rock On TW Army! ✌️🤘⚠️⚡
Escape the Mind. First time in studio. Learning how things are done. A lot of the songs on XXI Century Blood were written basically at the same time as the ones on Escape the Mind. The covered a metal song or two, and infuenced by severa different genres. Maybe a genre of music. The Warning genre ❤. "When I'm Alone" homework while at Berklee School of Music. Dany had to write a song for a class. She was very homesick. 5+ week course.
Interesting breakdown, and I whole-heartedly agree with your conclusions. Other than the Escape the Mind EP, I've always heard classic hard rock in the sound of The Warning. But I could also argue that there are a lot of punk elements, some pop influences, and even a little bit of grunge and metal. Being an older person, I can hear more of the music of my youth from the girls than I've heard from other bands. Songs like "Unmendable" and "PSYCHOTIC" are right in my wheelhouse and Queen of the Murder Scene is my favorite album since the 1970s. Can 't wait for part 2!
Excellent analysis, I like the range in which the band moves, classic rock, hard, punk and sometimes they flirt with classic metal. In Mexico, some people describe them as pop, but they speak more of ignorance about the band and are mainly stung by their success. Thank you for taking time for them.
POP? Seriously? Wow. Well, as you said, many people speak from ignorance about many things--and the sad part is that those people generally don't know that they're ignorant. (It's called the Dunning-Krueger effect, actually.) Thanks much for chiming in, and it's my pleasure to listen to and talk about this band. 😊🤘
En México mucho envidioso y resentido contra ellas y en muchas ocasiones es por su origen social. The Warning han hecho todo lo contrario de lo que se estila en el rock en México respecto a disciplina, estudios y unión familiar que revientan en coraje quienes llevan décadas tocando y no pasan quizá de un Vive Latino mal sonorizado.
¡Gracias por esa información! Tengo curiosidad sobre el estatus social de la familia de la banda. Mi curiosidad no es porque su estatus social haga que no me guste su música. Simplemente tengo curiosidad. Entiendo algunas reacciones violentas de los músicos que han estado trabajando hasta los huesos durante años y nunca tendrán ni una pequeña fracción de los elogios, la popularidad y los ingresos de The Warning. (Sufro de celos similares cuando alguien comienza un canal de TH-cam y es un éxito inmediato, porque he trabajado durante tres años para llegar *hasta* esto). Pero espero que la música de The Warning eventualmente supere la mayoría del resentimiento. Gracias por mirar y especialmente por darme esta información.@@MariaElenaJimenez-jy1je 🤘
I like your serious analysis without taking yourself or the subject too seriously. That nets you a subscribe. Interesting your comment about When I'm Alone -- that actually was about Dany's personal angst. They were attending the 5-week summer program at Berklee College of Music in Boston, and Dany had an assignment to write a song. She was drawing a blank the night before it was due, and Dany was feeling very homesick, since it was the longest they had been away from home. Her parents and sisters were with her, of course, but she was still feeling it...and the song came to her. It's one of only two songs on XXICB that they still play, the other being Survive. She sounded particularly inspired when they played in Boston a year ago May (I suspect they'll play it on Friday, too). Interesting comment about River's Soul. Dave Ellefson commented (he was one of their teachers) that the riff had an Iron Maiden feel to it. That more than anything else from the album (even Black Holes -- there, I've said it) is one that I wish they would start playing again. The bridge section with the different tempo and polyphonic lead vocals is something that not many other bands could pull off. I'm really looking forward to part 2.
😂 more like a Las Vegas buffet so many things to choose from and all incredible delicious sounds. Sorry you got me hungry but I haven't followed a band in over 20 years till I found The Warning!
good analysis of his ep EtM and his Lp XXICB I agree with everything... but where I agree most is with River's Soul years ago when I told some friends that it reminded me of Maiden they laughed... but I knew that not only I thought that way , it's more Ale (bass) has a lot of steve harris in his bass lines and some stage movements too, I hope I'm not the only ones who think so, greetings from Mexico.
I've been listening to them now for several years and I own all of their music that is available for sale. I've seen them in concert multiple times and I am a patreon supporter of the band. At the risk of taking heat from my fellow warning Army members I would definitely have to classify them as rock. I have never thought of them as a metal band.
I really enjoyed the video. I will echo some of the comments already posted. First it is very impressive that when the EP Escape the Mind was released, Dany was 15, Pau was 13 and Dany was 10. For XXI Century Blood just add 2 to those ages. Their musicianship for that age is amazing but their songwriting ability is simply mind-blowing. Dany's vocals have improved so much from 2015 to now because of practice and simply maturing. There is a huge difference between vocals at age 15 and 17, even 18, and vocals at age 23. Speaking of vocals, I am sure you now know that Dany and Pau split duties on songs, including Survive. I look forward to Part 2, but I doubt I will change my mind that they are a good ole rock band. Never say never though.
Thanks for chiming in! Yeah, I knew that Dany and Pau split vocals (albeit with Dany taking lead on more songs than Pau, yes?), but I didn't do my research to determine exactly songs--that'll show me not to slack off! 🤘
Thanks much! I hope to have it out in a couple weeks--a vid about Lovebites will come in-between, so check that out if you're into serious Power Metal! 🤘
This is fascinating... extremely eloquent with an excellent command of language and analysis. I'm duly impressed and totally rocked out to your song snippets of The Warning! Respect to you, sir! Excellent work! I'm VERY curious to find out how you categorize the songs of their next two albums! And then of course, the singles that aren't on albums....
Thanks, man! I'm curious about the next two albums, too: I've heard only a few songs from them, so the experience of listening to the albums start-to-finish is appealing. Thanks again! 🤘
I don't want to say I've forgotten how much I love their music, but man, was it always this good? They just write songs that press all the right buttons for me. My favorite band ever; by a country mile!
When I'm Alone was written by Dany and you made a great point there that the lyrics are sad but the music is happy as if it's showing both the inner and outer emotions of a person in that state. It is my favorite Warning song. This song by Dany is an A+++ in my books.
@MetalProfessor65 Since this is not their own song from their discography, but a Metallica cover of Atlas Rise, maybe you can slip it in between your album reviews? This was a private show at the Whisky A GoGo in 2019. Atlas Rise was their encore and was a request after a 22-song set! See how much energy they are still bringing. Now THIS is metal, intentionally. Here's the link: th-cam.com/video/fhhG5EiFiyA/w-d-xo.html
Thanks, man! 🤘 I'll make a note to mention it and their other covers in the next video! (Now whether I remember to the note is a whole 'nother thing, but I"ll try...) Thanks for chiming in! @@conrad98gtp
All the songs on the 'Escape the Mind' EP and a few more on the 'XXICB' album were written as *homework assignments* for their mentor, Pablo González Sarre of the Mexican pop band Los Claxons. He was originally asked to teach Ale bass by the girls' father Luis (a long time friend) but eventually ended up teaching the girls how to be a band and how to write songs. As homework they were asked to compose and arrange *genre-specific* songs which he critiqued at their next meeting. They eventually asked him to teach them how to record and produce their music, which again was done only as a learning exercise. When they started fundraising to attend the Berklee School of Music they released six of these songs as an EP on iTunes, and after they attended Berklee in 2015 the remaining songs became the starting point for their first album released in 2017. The 'homework' songs were written mostly in 2014 when they were 14, 12 and 9 and the additional album songs were completed in 2016 when they were 16, 14 and 11.
When an artist makes music they love the music will be better,everyone listening can love, hate, critique and classify as they will, i like the music and everything about them, when and if their sound isn’t for me anymore I’ll listen to something else, but what they’ve done so far have become songs that i will keep playing probably forever
Soft Rock was a sub genre made to describe early 70s artists like The Carpenters, Neil Diamond etc. Calling any rock that’s remotely accessible as “pop” is also a recent phenomenon No one even called The Go Gos “pop” in 1981 (in the US I mean. The terms were always more interchangeable in the UK) “It’s all rock n roll to me” Billy Joel
Ha! Thanks so much, man! Part two should be coming in a week, maybe two. Sorry to make everyone wait so long, but I have already committed to a LOVEBITES vid first. But I DID just post an analysis of The Warning's song "More," if you'd like to check that out! 🤟
@@MetalProfessor65 Already checked out more and commented. Looking forward to Part 2 and your other stuff! Maybe after that you'll do something talking about their studio vs live performance sound. 🙂
Nice video! They have elements of classic rock, alternative rock, grunge, punk, and mix all to their versatile style. Exterminated for example is a superb grunge song. What is interesting, some fans find 70s or 80s elements, I find many 90s references, they have something for all lovers of handmade guitardriven music! They just have been invited to perform at Wacken 2024… the most famous metal/rock festival in Europe… that’s great! Thanks, greetings from Germany 👍⚡️🤘
Thanks so much for watching! Yeah, the Wacken news is pretty exciting: my Holy Grail of vacations would be to travel to Wacken. I know the sisters can hold their own musically: I just hope the fans aren't of the "Thrash & Death only" variety so The Warning get the response they want! 🤘
I agree that it's subjective. As someone who grew up with Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, three bands I would call hard rock (though I would never disagree with anyone calling Black Sabbath metal) but these bands often receive the metal label I know it's all up to the individual viewpoint.
Metal has a spectrum like everything else, most people consider UFO to be a metal band, but think about what they sound like next to someone like Celtic Frost
Excellent video metal Professor. For me they are just a true honest rock band. When you have a chance, hope you check their aftermovies they release for many of their concerts in their own channel. It's a great chance to know how the girls are out of the stage, probably it would complement the definition of their art. Subscribing to your channel right now. Cheers from Mexico!
Thanks for making this series about The Warning. Being one of my favorite bands, it's enjoyable to watch others give their opinions on their music. To me they are the complete package as far as bands go. They write catchy songs, can play their instruments well and all three can sing. Plus they are dynamic live performers. I look forward to parts 2 and 3. subbed
Good analyst and balanced to a degree. I always referred them to being A Classic Rock band with a modern flair! So many great songs to speak of and I do love “Shattered Heart” as it quite simply has it all ..that being said QOTMS was a conceptual album and a master piece at that!!
My personal journey has been to learn to discard genre as a qualifying standard (and I'm certainly not alone in that). That's why artists like Jacob Collier and Ren are among my favorites today, even if they hardly let guitars carry their songs, which was kind of a requirement for me when I was younger. How else would I have known if a song was good? As for The Warning and metal: I've never really been into metal or all its subgenres. To quote Billy Joel: For me, it was still rock and roll. TW is a great rock band with three amazing young musicians, more than solid writing skills and great charisma on stage. They themselves don't seem too interested in one genre. And they certainly don't want to be cornered into becoming the saviors of rock music that some people want to make them out to be. The impression you get from them and their environment is that they are very interested ald learned young women, supported by an open minded group of experienced people around them. Thus the older they get, the more they'll probably transcend genre - and I'm looking forward to the ride. I wouldn't be surprised if they at some point in the next five years evolved into the next Radiohead or Talk Talk.
Duke Ellington solved these kinds of questions decades ago: "There are two kinds of music, good and bad." With very few exceptions, The Warning makes GOOD music. That's what kind of band they are.
What I love about the warning is that they play various rock rhythms, that's why for me their records are not boring because they give you a walk of rhythms.what is sure they can make all kinds of music and that is super cool
Interesting analysis. As a huge The Warning fan, I'll say that I consider them a hard rock band that dabbles in metal on occasional songs. It's actually a little disappointing that they don't do more "metal" stuff because they're *really* good it...but we'll see what the new album brings because they've been hinting that they are going to be experimenting with their sound on it. Plus the older they get, the more skilled they get, the more their voices mature, and the better they get. The huge leaps musically they've made in the last 5 years are absolutely astounding. Very interested to see what you say about QOTMS and Error.
I'm willing to bet Aerosmith has songs that contain Metal notes. Does anyone think of Aerosmith as a "Metal band"? The Warning have songs that approach a Metal sound. Their style and approach towards music is firmly gounded in Rock/Hard Rock.
Thanks much for watching and chiming in! One might argue that The Warning is routinely more metallic than Aerosmith tends to be (not that I'm dissing Aerosmith!). Nonetheless, you make a good point! 🤟
It's funny how "When I'm Alone" stand outs, even to this day. Such a bad ass, simple, amazing rock composition sung with such passion and emotion it will move the hardest of rockers. Great video!
Absolutely love this, and am looking forward to part 2, do not keep me in suspense too long though. XXI Century Blood is one hell of a good album I listen to it all of the time.
Absolutely loved your balanced take on the girls. Music is so subjective that we can't say one is better than the next. Holier than thou doesn't work here. Can't wait for 2nd part. If you have half an hour to spare then I suggest you watch their 2018 Hell & Heaven Fest. They were 18, 16 & 13 then. Ale in pigtails with a bass as big as her. After listening to the first 2 bands The Warning realized their hard rock sound won't impress the death metal crowd in attendance. They went on stage as the 3rd group ready to run away if angry metalheads started throwing things at them. They played 7 songs in their allotted 30 mins. - Unmendable, Exterminated, XXI CB, Runaway, Copper Bullets, Dull Knives & Survive. The rest is history. As one person posted later - I thought I made a mistake with the schedule when these 3 little girls took the stage. It was the best mistake I made in my life. Recently a reactor classified them as pedestrian musicians with cliched lyrics that can only perform solidly on stage. More of a show than anything substantial. Interestingly quite a few Warning fans agreed. Stopping short of attributing their success to pretty faces. "Musicians & composers follow them for reasons other than their musicianship". "Spector gifted a 15 year old Ale a signature bass with commercial interest in mind rather than her technical skills". No wonder Wacken has invited them for 2024. In June 2023 they became the 1st Mexican / Latin American band in 20 years to be invited to German festivals at Rock Am Ring & Rock Im Park. Probably the same applied to Download fest, UK when the girls opened day 2 at 1p.m. on a side stage with a packed field of about 25K. Pretty faces indeed.
In the case of TW you have my full attention and I will be looking forward to the second part of this interesting video-analysis but mainly waiting for other reactions about my favorite band of... rock? hard Rock? metal? or maybe grunge?... well, we'll see. Thanks and greetings from México!! 🤘😁✌️
Thanks, Prof! Yes, we do not argue with Lemmy! \m/ I'd love it if we all could get away from genre labels, but it's still useful to help describe what a band is like. As some of the other commenters have noticed, lots of metalheads love The Warning! I love your comments on their songwriting structure - really seems like they try to keep us guessing, varying things from verse to verse, mixing it up with prechoruses and bridges, pretty sophisticated sometimes!
Well, it certainly means that the Wacken organizers consider The Warning to be Metal enough to share that hallowed stage with other Metal monsters! Thanks for watching and joining the conversation! 🤘
To be fair, Metal is subgenre of Rock, same as Rock and Punk, and of course it has several, several sub-genres of its own. All good stuff. XXICB is a punk-rock song. Actually, it's a straight up Offspring song (Coming for You off the top of my head).
Curiosamente black holes, siendo una balada rock, es una de las piezas que llevan como estandarte las chicas, ya que ha hecho mella en mucha banda metalera, su letra es muy profunda para muchos y afilada para otros. Saludos
This was a really great video - I like the quantitative approach & the demonstration of intervals was great at making your point crystal clear. I've considered The Warning as hard rock with strong metal undertones (diamond hard rock?) - but your video is now making me think that my definitions are fairly subjective. Also liked the references to some of the Iron Maiden-esque sound, I'd agree with that, too. I'm not to picky about how to characterize the band, I think the only argument about 'metal' vs 'hard rock' is managing expectations of new listeners. I've seen plenty of reactors being disappointed, calling The Warning 'too metal' even for songs that had me scratching my head, and I've seen a few self-proclaimed metalheads being deflated and saying the music isn't metal at all (though these folks seem to consider Gojira as pop...!!). But it sure is fun trying to find criteria to use and apply to the discussion!
Metal? No, well not in my definition Rock yes 100% Hard Rock yes sometimes My formative years were in the 70’s so my definition of Hard Rock might be skewed 🤪🤪
I will proudly and blindly say that the only source of any argument between the Warning fans is about the band's genre or classification. Personally.. I see the girls as a hard hitting, anthemic, melodic, guitar driven rock band that will unapologetically get a little bit of everything they like, combine them and make their own unique but familiar brand of rock. Their songs and albums will vary and I will be more than happy to see how they evolve as artists. They are phenomenal song writers that I can't even find a bad song and we already know how unfairly awesome they are live. This will be one heck of an adventure and it's just beginning. They came. They rocked. They conquered.
The best songs of this band are the ones with a metal flavour. In fact, in their last album have turned into a metalized sound because they know that with a metal sound they are in the forefront of the rock/metal scenario, whereas with a pop sound they are just vulgar. And when Dani's voice sounds dirty and insolent they sound as a first ranked metal band worldwide. Metal metal and more metal!
Ahora que me estoy adentrando en su música, escucho sus diversas influencias. ¡Son un grupo de jóvenes muy, muy talentosas! ¡Gracias por mirar y comentar, y espero que disfrutes el contenido del canal! 🤘
Most of their songs are hard rock/alternative rock with some ballads, but there's 2 songs that can be considered heavy metal: Queen of the Murder Scene and Dust to Dust
They are hard rock band that grabs elements from several music Styles like metal even pop. But.... As we Mexicans say: "Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one!"
I've always liked bands in that grey area between hard rock and metal. some band are hard to classify like I've never quite decided which side of the line ghost falls on for example.
hola! Buenos apuntes para señalar la diferencia entre algunos estilos de rock. Estoy de acuerdo contigo: la música de las hermanas se mueve en cada uno de esos distintos estilos. Viva The Warning!!🤘🇲🇽🤘🇲🇽🤘🇲🇽
They are Hard Rock, their voices yes are powerful but are not powerful enough for metal, when you watch them live Dany's voice sounds a little weak on the error album songs however on the XXI century Blood songs, The Queen of the murder scene songs and their newest song More, Dany's voice sounds just right for those songs. I doubt they would ever make a pure metal song, my guess is that they will head in a similar direction that muse took and just make rock music have a unique sound to it.
Anyone who puts them in a category might get disappointed, it happened when they released "More"... many fans started complaining, probably they were expecting TW to be like Metallica before the black album, There are plenty of bands like that all around. First and foremost they are Natural Born Musicians, who knows what kind of sound they might be creating probably right this minute.
Good point! I've noticed that many bands begin with a varied, impressive range of songs, then they eventually weed out most sounds except for one, whether that remaining sound is Metal, Pop, or what-have-you. Thanks for joining the conversation! 🤘
Parallels to Rush abound...3 highly talented musicians/artists that rock, plain and simple. They're already playing 1.5hr concerts as 20yos, without time-filling instrumental or secondary audio/visual experiences...just rocking out continuously. They're branching out, experimenting with new sounds. They will offend, maybe even fail at times, but, hopefully, they will never be untrue to each other or their vision as a group. They play what they feel. Love it if you like it; ignore it if you don't. No idea what the future holds for them, but the possibilities are intoxicating. Maybe one day, Pau will be known as "la profesora". 😉 And wouldn't it be amazing to hear Dany or Ale give a "Blah" acceptance speech in their native language? 😂
I hope they offend! When people are offended, it often--not always, but often--means that they've learned something. Thanks for watching & commenting! @@greenlampshade8909 🤘
Thanks for chiming in, man! I'm pretty interested to see how they continue to evolve, given that the sound on each of their albums so far has taken a step forward in some direction or other.🤘
Los temas de The Warning ,es rock duro,pueden tocar Metal ya lo han demostrado con temas como Enter Sandman y Atlas Rise y Dany puede triturar cuando se necesita ,pero el rock fluye por sus venas,temas de rock que son obras maestras
¡Gracias por comentar! ¡Me está gustando mucho esta banda, y estoy ansioso por ver cómo su sonido continúa evolucionando!🤘(Además, mi español es terrible, confío demasiado en Google Translate, ¡así que perdone cualquier error!)
¡Gracias por mirar y me disculpo porque el segundo video llegó tarde! (¡La vida hogareña está muy ocupada en este momento, incluido el susto de COVID!) Pero ese segundo video ya está en proceso, así que *con suerte* saldrá en unos días. ¡Gracias de nuevo por mirar y comentar!
It seemed to me that you may have missed the fact that Dany and Pau share vocal duties on "Survive". Paulina does the intro and chorus, Dany does the verses and both sing the pre-chorus and all three ladies sing most of the "Whoa Oh Ho's"
It looks like it's only Ale and Pau who sing during the coda -- Dany's all over the stage and sometimes beyond and only near her mic when she needs to engage the afterburner on her pedalboard.
I did, in fact, miss that! I knew that Pau sang lead on some songs, and I think that's very cool: multi-vocalist bands are very rare nowadays. Thanks for the info! 🤘
Thanks, man--good info! 🤘@@robertkrawitz8237
Great video, I'm looking forward to part 2!
But, at 6:35 you mention Dany experimenting with vocal tone in Survive. The intro and chorus is Pau's voice. That song is a duet.
I was going to say that.
lol
Thanks! I really appreciate the info, and I'll try to remember to correct that statement in the next vid! 🤘
I commented on a previous video that I consider them hard rock. Frankly it is not that it is super important to me, it is more that calling them metal, in my opinion, sets up some unrealistic expectation for people discovering them, which is why I clarify. Not a big deal, but just like to make it clear that you should expect mostly rock songs from them, with a few exceptions that are borderline metal.
Your point about unrealistic expectations is an interesting on. I stumbled upon them through a Metal channel, and I didn't even blink about it when I heard their music: a lot of it sounds like Metal to me. BUT, that having been said, my definition of Metal is broader than most people's. I can see (and have read!) someone being disappointed that they're not Thrash Metal or Speed Metal or Power Metal or whatever. Thanks much for chiming in! 🤘
@@MetalProfessor65 What I like about them is that from song to song, they do not repeat themselves, they go with whatever the song and the lyrics take them. So to me their musical style is The Warning style. 😀
My sentiments pretty much exactly. I don’t set myself any expectation with TW other than that they will create some genre(s) of rock, if you consider rock to be the generic genre, of which soft rock, rock, hard rock, metal, prog are sub-genres. But TW might also throw in some songs that are pop or pop-ish. Personally, I don’t mind as long as they are good. 😊
Well said! Thanks for chiming in! 🤘@@kevinmcfarlane2752
My favorite song from XXl Century Blood is Copper Bullets. Not only is it a hard hitting song musically, but the topic of domestic violence was controversial enough that their father asked them not to release it. He felt it too mature a topic for his young daughters. Pau defended it so vigorously that Luis agreed to its release….so the world was not deprived of what I think is a powerful piece of art. These sisters have always had something to say, which is not common for young artists of any time period.
169, Right on
Right now Copper Bullets is definitely my favorite song from XXICB and may be my favorite overall TW song followed closely by Martirio.
In truth, I prefer the live version of Copper Bullets where Pau is the lead vocalist slightly over when Dany sings it live or in the studio version.
There’s something in my brain that ties these 2 songs together stylistically that I can’t explain in spite of their musical and language differences.
YES, I think that's an excellent song both musically and topically! And having something to is indeed pretty rare--thanks for commenting! 🤘
Thanks for the tip! I'll check out the live version and also "Martirio" to see if I hear what you're hearing.🤘 @@mjc1389
Trying to classify The Warning is exactly the same as trying to classify The Beatles. They absorb everything around them and create incredible new music in a way no one else has done before.
The most creative musicians always are sponges, taking influence from many genres. Thanks much for watching and joining the conversation! 🤘
Ya, I'd probably still classify them as hard rock rather than metal, but a few tracks are close enough to the line that it's anybody's guess if they should count as metal or not. I generally find The Warning to be less heavy than Skillet or Breaking Benjamin, and I normally put those bands in the hard rock basket as well, but Queen of the Murder Scene definitely has a Black Sabbath-ish sound to the main riff, so that one might cross over depending on the era of metal you're comparing them to. These days, most metal has really low tuning, so The Warning don't seem nearly heavy enough to count, but comparing them to some metal from the 70s and 80s makes it less obvious. Disciple and Evolve are probably the other tracks that get close to the line.
Can't disagree, and like you said, the fans don't care what you call it. Make for interesting discussion though. I'll be looking for the next installment. For the record, I'll support the next record whatever anyone calls it.
Important to recognize they were elementary and middle schoolers during first EP and not much older in 21st Century Blood
Thanks for your reaction. It's quite timely, as the fact they´ve been invited to Wacken 2024, an honor that very few Mexican bands have had, brought the topic back again. Many here in Mexico argued TW is not metal but hard rock at best.
However, and this is sad to say, in most cases negative comments were not about it, but about the sister's social origin ('privileged' according to some) or attacks whether they are only famous because they are pretty... and similar nonsense and mysoginistic bull*.
So: double thanks for your analysis. I will send the link to the haters.
[Just a note... your comment about Black Holes was quite short. For me, this song, about such a hard topic as addictions, evidences the maturity and down-to-earth sensibility TW already had by then].
Thanks very much for watching, chiming in, and the extra information (and passing on the link, although most haters of anything don't have open enough minds ever to change them: but if even a few more people can recognize this band's talent, that's a good thing). Yes, the commentary about "Black Holes" was pretty short, but there's a good reason for it: I totally missed the references to addiction! And given that I've had more up-close experiences with it (although not me, thankfully) than most people, there's no excuse for my missing it. The song must stand, then, alongside "When I'm Alone" as a surprisingly mature piece of work. 🤘
The whole “they are pretty” thing is frustrating.
Yes, you can’t ignore the elephant in the room about their appearance. If you’ve been across the table from them at a M&G you quickly realize how much more attractive they are in person than on video. There are no better cameras than your own eyes.
With that being said, I could really give 2 squirts of piss if they were models or just downright homely.
That’s not what attracted me to the band. I connected with their music on an emotional level unlike I have done with a band since my teen years in the 80’s.
It was the sheer musical, compositional and lyrical talent that initially drew me in and then researching more about the band and discovering how amazing they are as people endeared them to me even further.
As attractive as they are, surprisingly their fans don’t seem to sexualize them because the ladies carry themselves so well and while a lot of their US fanbase are older males, I think they are thought of as more like nieces to a lot of proud uncles who have watched them grow up in front of us to some extent.
But, hey, what do I know?
@@mjc1389 Well said. I have heard/read very few sexualized comments from fans about TW, and in every single case an idiotic teenage was the culprit.
Also, the fact they are sisters; that their parents supported them in every way while at the same time gave them such a good upbringing as persons; that they all are so united, yet humble and reacheable... there is a wonderful family vibe there. Man, there are so many reasons to love TW that (as undeniable pretty as they are) their looks really came at the very far end of the line.
If you ever have the chance of watching "Black Holes" live version (Dakota Bar), you'll be changed forever. It's amazing
@@FelipeSilva-nm9hx I will look for it! Thanks for watching and joining the conversation! 🤟
In my view, they are a rock band that occasionally strays into the metal sub genre.
Fun discussion - and what’s not to love about a 3 sister power trio😀🤘
You said it! I'm glad you liked the vid--thanks for watching and chiming in! 🤘
That’s sexist and I totally agree
Totally enjoyed this and I’m in my 60s
One correction with regards to the song Survive. The intro and the chorus is Pau singing not Dany. Dany sings the verses and harmonizes on the chorus. Otherwise good analysis.
These girls do so much reading and absorb so much of the grown up world Their songs were so deep in the early stages people wondered where they came up with the concepts.
Paulina was speaking good EnglishAs an early teen, She admitted that some of her songs were dark but they were strictly from books they were very happy young ladies.
I'm 71 years old and there's people in my orbithat I could not talk to the way that you can talk to these sisters, Their love of reading has really made their grown up Understanding even deeper.
They have excellent role models, The dad(Luis)& Their mother( Monica) They don't bring it up all that often but they are a very tight family.
They all get along extremely well, Love the warning❤❤❤
@terryandrews7271 Thanks for the comment, and I love that we middle-aged and older people are enjoying great new bands. I don't know if they keep us young in spirit, or we find them because we're already young in spirit, but I like it! A good friend of mine with elasticity of mind, thirst for knowledge, wonderful perspective & sense of humor, is the youngest person I know, just trapped in a 90-year-old body! 🤘
@@MetalProfessor65 I don't know about feeling in a younger but my mind feels younger and I have a lot of good memories thanks to these girls❤️❤️❤️
Wildfire has undertones of Mexican folk music. The chord structure gives it away. This occurs again in both later albums. Narcicissta is in your face Mexican, on purpose. Martirio has a nice underlay of it. Dust to Dust ending is definitely Mexican. These girls really know how to write music.
Interesting comment about "Wildfire"! I'll give it another, closer listen! 🤘
interesting analysis, now I consider those album heavier, show me the light is one of my favorite songs and I was really surprised how it was classified, I did not consider it so but you have a strong point, now I can only wait for the second part 😎🤘
Great video ! ! The explanation of intervals that define Rock, Hard Rock, and Metal was really interesting. Looking forward to the videos covering Queen of the Murder Scene and Error.
Thanks very much, man! I wondered whether to put that bit in there (and, all you musicians out there, I know it was pretty perfunctory), so I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and joining the conversation! 🤘
A lot of us Warning fans are musicians who have played in rock bands back in the day. Any discussion pertaining to the band that includes a bit of music theory is always greatly appreciated. @@MetalProfessor65
They are a rock band but have a metal stick on stage
Awesome breakdown. I have always considered TW to be hard rock, but because of their varied writing approach, one could say they fit right in to Lemmy’s description. They play rock and roll, and I love it! In fact, from a very early age I compared their approach to the greatest rock band of all time……QUEEN. Now I do not think they sound like Queen, but they do have a similar approach. Each song is unique, and they do vary greatly in the emotion and message behind them. I believe that is the appeal to The Warning. There is something on each album that fits nicely into the broad spectrums of rock genres. Straight up rock. Funk. Hard rock. Punk. Metal. Blues. All are present in the unique way that only Dany, Pau and Ale are composing songs today. The list of bands that they have been compared to is both astonishing in number, and comical in variety.
Like I said in your earlier video that included them, the ladies are leading the way in rock music right now and the burden does not seem too heavy. 🤘🏻❤️⚠️
Agreed: they definitely are up to the challenge of taking Rock (including Metal) forward. And the Queen comparison is very apt--thanks for watching and joining the conversation! 🤘
⚡✌️🤘🤟⚠️⚡Well one thing I appreciate at least, They PLAY all of their Instruments and sound even better LIVE! Putting on a show that is Fun and Engaging! Rock On TW Army! ✌️🤘⚠️⚡
I would love to see this band live! Thanks for watching and commenting! 🤘
Iv seen them well worth it too
Escape the Mind. First time in studio. Learning how things are done. A lot of the songs on XXI Century Blood were written basically at the same time as the ones on Escape the Mind.
The covered a metal song or two, and infuenced by severa different genres. Maybe a genre of music. The Warning genre ❤.
"When I'm Alone" homework while at Berklee School of Music.
Dany had to write a song for a class. She was very homesick.
5+ week course.
Interesting breakdown, and I whole-heartedly agree with your conclusions. Other than the Escape the Mind EP, I've always heard classic hard rock in the sound of The Warning. But I could also argue that there are a lot of punk elements, some pop influences, and even a little bit of grunge and metal. Being an older person, I can hear more of the music of my youth from the girls than I've heard from other bands. Songs like "Unmendable" and "PSYCHOTIC" are right in my wheelhouse and Queen of the Murder Scene is my favorite album since the 1970s. Can 't wait for part 2!
Excellent analysis, I like the range in which the band moves, classic rock, hard, punk and sometimes they flirt with classic metal. In Mexico, some people describe them as pop, but they speak more of ignorance about the band and are mainly stung by their success. Thank you for taking time for them.
POP? Seriously? Wow. Well, as you said, many people speak from ignorance about many things--and the sad part is that those people generally don't know that they're ignorant. (It's called the Dunning-Krueger effect, actually.) Thanks much for chiming in, and it's my pleasure to listen to and talk about this band. 😊🤘
En México mucho envidioso y resentido contra ellas y en muchas ocasiones es por su origen social. The Warning han hecho todo lo contrario de lo que se estila en el rock en México respecto a disciplina, estudios y unión familiar que revientan en coraje quienes llevan décadas tocando y no pasan quizá de un Vive Latino mal sonorizado.
¡Gracias por esa información! Tengo curiosidad sobre el estatus social de la familia de la banda. Mi curiosidad no es porque su estatus social haga que no me guste su música. Simplemente tengo curiosidad. Entiendo algunas reacciones violentas de los músicos que han estado trabajando hasta los huesos durante años y nunca tendrán ni una pequeña fracción de los elogios, la popularidad y los ingresos de The Warning. (Sufro de celos similares cuando alguien comienza un canal de TH-cam y es un éxito inmediato, porque he trabajado durante tres años para llegar *hasta* esto). Pero espero que la música de The Warning eventualmente supere la mayoría del resentimiento. Gracias por mirar y especialmente por darme esta información.@@MariaElenaJimenez-jy1je 🤘
I like your serious analysis without taking yourself or the subject too seriously. That nets you a subscribe.
Interesting your comment about When I'm Alone -- that actually was about Dany's personal angst. They were attending the 5-week summer program at Berklee College of Music in Boston, and Dany had an assignment to write a song. She was drawing a blank the night before it was due, and Dany was feeling very homesick, since it was the longest they had been away from home. Her parents and sisters were with her, of course, but she was still feeling it...and the song came to her. It's one of only two songs on XXICB that they still play, the other being Survive. She sounded particularly inspired when they played in Boston a year ago May (I suspect they'll play it on Friday, too).
Interesting comment about River's Soul. Dave Ellefson commented (he was one of their teachers) that the riff had an Iron Maiden feel to it. That more than anything else from the album (even Black Holes -- there, I've said it) is one that I wish they would start playing again. The bridge section with the different tempo and polyphonic lead vocals is something that not many other bands could pull off.
I'm really looking forward to part 2.
Thanks very much for your kind words about the video and info about the band. (And, obviously, your subscription) 🤘
It’s hard to put them into a cubbyhole. Their music is quite varied. It’s kind of like going to a salad bar and calling it all lettuce. 😂
Yes, and I like that they have two lead vocalists--that's incredibly rare nowadays! Thanks for chiming in! 🤘
😂 more like a Las Vegas buffet so many things to choose from and all incredible delicious sounds. Sorry you got me hungry but I haven't followed a band in over 20 years till I found The Warning!
They also sing in two languages
@@matt8097Actually 5 languages:English, Spanish, Japanese, French, and Binary. 😂
@@donaldungurait2639Truth!
can't wait for the 2nd part.
good analysis of his ep EtM and his Lp XXICB I agree with everything... but where I agree most is with River's Soul years ago when I told some friends that it reminded me of Maiden they laughed... but I knew that not only I thought that way , it's more Ale (bass) has a lot of steve harris in his bass lines and some stage movements too, I hope I'm not the only ones who think so, greetings from Mexico.
Dave Ellefson also thought so, that's pretty good company.
I've been listening to them now for several years and I own all of their music that is available for sale. I've seen them in concert multiple times and I am a patreon supporter of the band. At the risk of taking heat from my fellow warning Army members I would definitely have to classify them as rock. I have never thought of them as a metal band.
Thanks for chiming in! As noted in the video, it really doesn't how we classify them, it's just fun to talk about. 😊🤘
I really enjoyed the video. I will echo some of the comments already posted. First it is very impressive that when the EP Escape the Mind was released, Dany was 15, Pau was 13 and Dany was 10. For XXI Century Blood just add 2 to those ages. Their musicianship for that age is amazing but their songwriting ability is simply mind-blowing. Dany's vocals have improved so much from 2015 to now because of practice and simply maturing. There is a huge difference between vocals at age 15 and 17, even 18, and vocals at age 23. Speaking of vocals, I am sure you now know that Dany and Pau split duties on songs, including Survive.
I look forward to Part 2, but I doubt I will change my mind that they are a good ole rock band. Never say never though.
Thanks for chiming in! Yeah, I knew that Dany and Pau split vocals (albeit with Dany taking lead on more songs than Pau, yes?), but I didn't do my research to determine exactly songs--that'll show me not to slack off! 🤘
I think of them as hard rock, but I understand they have a lot of metalhead fans.
Enjoyed the video. Looking forward to part 2.
Thanks much! I hope to have it out in a couple weeks--a vid about Lovebites will come in-between, so check that out if you're into serious Power Metal! 🤘
This is fascinating... extremely eloquent with an excellent command of language and analysis. I'm duly impressed and totally rocked out to your song snippets of The Warning! Respect to you, sir! Excellent work! I'm VERY curious to find out how you categorize the songs of their next two albums! And then of course, the singles that aren't on albums....
Thanks, man! I'm curious about the next two albums, too: I've heard only a few songs from them, so the experience of listening to the albums start-to-finish is appealing. Thanks again! 🤘
I don't want to say I've forgotten how much I love their music, but man, was it always this good? They just write songs that press all the right buttons for me. My favorite band ever; by a country mile!
By a rock-y mile?…
I’ll get me coat.
Thanks for chiming in--much appreciated! 🤘
You beat me to the pun! @@torresilk4277 😃🤘
Great! Thank you. Gracias por tu paciente y minuciosa explicación. Eres una excelente profesor
When I'm Alone was written by Dany and you made a great point there that the lyrics are sad but the music is happy as if it's showing both the inner and outer emotions of a person in that state. It is my favorite Warning song. This song by Dany is an A+++ in my books.
Thanks for the info, and I agree: it's a great song! Thanks for watching and commenting! 🤟
They are a rock band. Straight up rock n roll. They don't need a label, they're unique in their own right. ⚡️🇲🇽👯♀️❤️🌟
Well put! Thanks for watching and commenting! 🤘
i dont see 1 metal tune they have but rock i do for sure, if they did decide to do a metal song it would def be bad ass
Thanks for chiming in! (And I agree that if they did a HEAVY metal track, they would surely burn it up!) 🤘
@MetalProfessor65 Since this is not their own song from their discography, but a Metallica cover of Atlas Rise, maybe you can slip it in between your album reviews? This was a private show at the Whisky A GoGo in 2019. Atlas Rise was their encore and was a request after a 22-song set! See how much energy they are still bringing. Now THIS is metal, intentionally.
Here's the link:
th-cam.com/video/fhhG5EiFiyA/w-d-xo.html
Thanks, man! 🤘 I'll make a note to mention it and their other covers in the next video! (Now whether I remember to the note is a whole 'nother thing, but I"ll try...) Thanks for chiming in! @@conrad98gtp
@@conrad98gtp nice request, one of my favs
Awesome breakdown of my favorite band The Warning and thank you for the heads-up!
You're very welcome, and I'm glad you enjoyed it! 🤘 (Be sure to come back for Part 2 in a week or two! 😉)
@@MetalProfessor65 I wouldn't miss it for anything I'll be back for sure and can't wait
Great video! Looking forward part 2 ❤
Thanks very much! I'm glad you enjoyed it and joined the conversation! 🤘
All the songs on the 'Escape the Mind' EP and a few more on the 'XXICB' album were written as *homework assignments* for their mentor, Pablo González Sarre of the Mexican pop band Los Claxons. He was originally asked to teach Ale bass by the girls' father Luis (a long time friend) but eventually ended up teaching the girls how to be a band and how to write songs. As homework they were asked to compose and arrange *genre-specific* songs which he critiqued at their next meeting. They eventually asked him to teach them how to record and produce their music, which again was done only as a learning exercise. When they started fundraising to attend the Berklee School of Music they released six of these songs as an EP on iTunes, and after they attended Berklee in 2015 the remaining songs became the starting point for their first album released in 2017. The 'homework' songs were written mostly in 2014 when they were 14, 12 and 9 and the additional album songs were completed in 2016 when they were 16, 14 and 11.
That's some great information--thanks so much for watching and chiming in! 🤘
@@MetalProfessor65 Here's a few minutes of them discussing this - th-cam.com/video/hKS2tKQiU-M/w-d-xo.html
The closest they come to Metal is Queen of the murder scene
When an artist makes music they love the music will be better,everyone listening can love, hate, critique and classify as they will, i like the music and everything about them, when and if their sound isn’t for me anymore I’ll listen to something else, but what they’ve done so far have become songs that i will keep playing probably forever
Soft Rock was a sub genre made to describe early 70s artists like The Carpenters, Neil Diamond etc.
Calling any rock that’s remotely accessible as “pop” is also a recent phenomenon
No one even called The Go Gos “pop” in 1981 (in the US I mean. The terms were always more interchangeable in the UK)
“It’s all rock n roll to me”
Billy Joel
Well, after watching this I've determined that WE NEED PART 2 ASAP!!! 🤘🔥😎
Ha! Thanks so much, man! Part two should be coming in a week, maybe two. Sorry to make everyone wait so long, but I have already committed to a LOVEBITES vid first. But I DID just post an analysis of The Warning's song "More," if you'd like to check that out! 🤟
@@MetalProfessor65 Already checked out more and commented. Looking forward to Part 2 and your other stuff! Maybe after that you'll do something talking about their studio vs live performance sound. 🙂
That's not a bad idea! Thanks for commenting! 🤘@@RobertLindabury
Nice video! They have elements of classic rock, alternative rock, grunge, punk, and mix all to their versatile style. Exterminated for example is a superb grunge song. What is interesting, some fans find 70s or 80s elements, I find many 90s references, they have something for all lovers of handmade guitardriven music! They just have been invited to perform at Wacken 2024… the most famous metal/rock festival in Europe… that’s great! Thanks, greetings from Germany 👍⚡️🤘
Thanks so much for watching! Yeah, the Wacken news is pretty exciting: my Holy Grail of vacations would be to travel to Wacken. I know the sisters can hold their own musically: I just hope the fans aren't of the "Thrash & Death only" variety so The Warning get the response they want! 🤘
I agree that it's subjective. As someone who grew up with Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple, three bands I would call hard rock (though I would never disagree with anyone calling Black Sabbath metal) but these bands often receive the metal label I know it's all up to the individual viewpoint.
Metal has a spectrum like everything else, most people consider UFO to be a metal band, but think about what they sound like next to someone like Celtic Frost
Excellent point. Thanks for watching and commenting! 🤘
fun fact: the band itself once asked their fans what genre they would put them into
Excellent video metal Professor. For me they are just a true honest rock band. When you have a chance, hope you check their aftermovies they release for many of their concerts in their own channel. It's a great chance to know how the girls are out of the stage, probably it would complement the definition of their art. Subscribing to your channel right now. Cheers from Mexico!
I'll totally do that--thanks for clueing me in, for watching, and for joining the conversation! 🤘
I have always heard a pinch of Soundgarden in " Copper Bullets" Iove that song! I'm sure someone will call me crazy, but it's what I hear.
Hey, we hear what we hear, man--it's all good! Thanks for chiming in! 🤘
Loving your breakdowns of their albums. 🤟❤️⚡⚡⚡
Thanks much! I'm glad you liked it (and glad you commented)! 🤘
I like to learn something every day, man. Thank for that.
Also really cool that they used you for the XXI CB album cover! 😬😉🤘🏼❤️🔥🤘🏼
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! 🤟
Thanks for making this series about The Warning. Being one of my favorite bands, it's enjoyable to watch others give their opinions on their music. To me they are the complete package as far as bands go. They write catchy songs, can play their instruments well and all three can sing. Plus they are dynamic live performers. I look forward to parts 2 and 3. subbed
Thanks very much! The best part about making these videos is getting to listen to so much music beforehand. 🙂🤘
Good analyst and balanced to a degree. I always referred them to being A Classic Rock band with a modern flair! So many great songs to speak of and I do love “Shattered Heart” as it quite simply has it all ..that being said QOTMS was a conceptual album and a master piece at that!!
Thanks for watching and joining in the conversation! 🤘
Holding the glasses is a nice "professor-y" touch, Dad. 😊
Thanks, kid!
My personal journey has been to learn to discard genre as a qualifying standard (and I'm certainly not alone in that). That's why artists like Jacob Collier and Ren are among my favorites today, even if they hardly let guitars carry their songs, which was kind of a requirement for me when I was younger. How else would I have known if a song was good?
As for The Warning and metal: I've never really been into metal or all its subgenres. To quote Billy Joel: For me, it was still rock and roll. TW is a great rock band with three amazing young musicians, more than solid writing skills and great charisma on stage. They themselves don't seem too interested in one genre. And they certainly don't want to be cornered into becoming the saviors of rock music that some people want to make them out to be.
The impression you get from them and their environment is that they are very interested ald learned young women, supported by an open minded group of experienced people around them. Thus the older they get, the more they'll probably transcend genre - and I'm looking forward to the ride. I wouldn't be surprised if they at some point in the next five years evolved into the next Radiohead or Talk Talk.
The Warning are Metal like Van Halen and Rush are metal ... it just doesn't matter, it's GOOD!
Thanks for watching and joining the conversation! 🤘
Duke Ellington solved these kinds of questions decades ago: "There are two kinds of music, good and bad." With very few exceptions, The Warning makes GOOD music. That's what kind of band they are.
Duke Ellington said it, and I believe it. 🙂 Thanks for chiming in! 🤘
What I love about the warning is that they play various rock rhythms, that's why for me their records are not boring because they give you a walk of rhythms.what is sure they can make all kinds of music and that is super cool
excelente trabajo analizando a tremenda banda... ya estoy esperando la secuela del video 🤘🤘⚡
Actually, Survive is a duet by Dany and Pau. There’s the voice change you noticed
Gran análisis de las diosas del rock. Muchas gracias. Saludos
¡Muchas gracias! ¡Me alegro que hayas disfrutado! (Y, por favor, disculpe cualquier error, ¡mi español es horrible!) 🤘
Interesting analysis. As a huge The Warning fan, I'll say that I consider them a hard rock band that dabbles in metal on occasional songs. It's actually a little disappointing that they don't do more "metal" stuff because they're *really* good it...but we'll see what the new album brings because they've been hinting that they are going to be experimenting with their sound on it. Plus the older they get, the more skilled they get, the more their voices mature, and the better they get. The huge leaps musically they've made in the last 5 years are absolutely astounding. Very interested to see what you say about QOTMS and Error.
Thanks so much for watching and chiming in! I'm looking forward to listening carefully to Queen and Error! 🤘
I'm willing to bet Aerosmith has songs that contain Metal notes. Does anyone think of Aerosmith as a "Metal band"? The Warning have songs that approach a Metal sound. Their style and approach towards music is firmly gounded in Rock/Hard Rock.
Thanks much for watching and chiming in! One might argue that The Warning is routinely more metallic than Aerosmith tends to be (not that I'm dissing Aerosmith!). Nonetheless, you make a good point! 🤟
I want part two man! Been five days that I go to your channel page twice a day just to see if part two is released 😢
Oh, sorry man! Part two won't be ready for several days, BUT I have a sort of mini-vid about The Warning that should go up today or tomorrow!
It's funny how "When I'm Alone" stand outs, even to this day. Such a bad ass, simple, amazing rock composition sung with such passion and emotion it will move the hardest of rockers. Great video!
Absolutely love this, and am looking forward to part 2, do not keep me in suspense too long though. XXI Century Blood is one hell of a good album I listen to it all of the time.
Not to worry: Part 2 _should_ arrive within the week!
Absolutely loved your balanced take on the girls. Music is so subjective that we can't say one is better than the next. Holier than thou doesn't work here. Can't wait for 2nd part.
If you have half an hour to spare then I suggest you watch their 2018 Hell & Heaven Fest. They were 18, 16 & 13 then. Ale in pigtails with a bass as big as her.
After listening to the first 2 bands The Warning realized their hard rock sound won't impress the death metal crowd in attendance. They went on stage as the 3rd group ready to run away if angry metalheads started throwing things at them. They played 7 songs in their allotted 30 mins. - Unmendable, Exterminated, XXI CB, Runaway, Copper Bullets, Dull Knives & Survive. The rest is history.
As one person posted later - I thought I made a mistake with the schedule when these 3 little girls took the stage. It was the best mistake I made in my life.
Recently a reactor classified them as pedestrian musicians with cliched lyrics that can only perform solidly on stage. More of a show than anything substantial. Interestingly quite a few Warning fans agreed. Stopping short of attributing their success to pretty faces. "Musicians & composers follow them for reasons other than their musicianship". "Spector gifted a 15 year old Ale a signature bass with commercial interest in mind rather than her technical skills".
No wonder Wacken has invited them for 2024.
In June 2023 they became the 1st Mexican / Latin American band in 20 years to be invited to German festivals at Rock Am Ring & Rock Im Park. Probably the same applied to Download fest, UK when the girls opened day 2 at 1p.m. on a side stage with a packed field of about 25K.
Pretty faces indeed.
They've posted a video of playing Dull Knives at Hell & Heaven; clearly the crowd very much approved: th-cam.com/video/Qf44EWH3Yfc/w-d-xo.html
In the case of TW you have my full attention and I will be looking forward to the second part of this interesting video-analysis but mainly waiting for other reactions about my favorite band of... rock? hard Rock? metal?
or maybe grunge?...
well, we'll see.
Thanks and greetings from México!!
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Thanks, Prof! Yes, we do not argue with Lemmy! \m/ I'd love it if we all could get away from genre labels, but it's still useful to help describe what a band is like. As some of the other commenters have noticed, lots of metalheads love The Warning! I love your comments on their songwriting structure - really seems like they try to keep us guessing, varying things from verse to verse, mixing it up with prechoruses and bridges, pretty sophisticated sometimes!
Just saying that they are announced in Wacken 2014 means they are a really good band
Well, it certainly means that the Wacken organizers consider The Warning to be Metal enough to share that hallowed stage with other Metal monsters! Thanks for watching and joining the conversation! 🤘
To be fair, Metal is subgenre of Rock, same as Rock and Punk, and of course it has several, several sub-genres of its own. All good stuff.
XXICB is a punk-rock song. Actually, it's a straight up Offspring song (Coming for You off the top of my head).
Interesting! I will check out that Offspring song. Thanks much for watching and chiming in! 🤟
Curiosamente black holes, siendo una balada rock, es una de las piezas que llevan como estandarte las chicas, ya que ha hecho mella en mucha banda metalera, su letra es muy profunda para muchos y afilada para otros. Saludos
This was a really great video - I like the quantitative approach & the demonstration of intervals was great at making your point crystal clear. I've considered The Warning as hard rock with strong metal undertones (diamond hard rock?) - but your video is now making me think that my definitions are fairly subjective. Also liked the references to some of the Iron Maiden-esque sound, I'd agree with that, too.
I'm not to picky about how to characterize the band, I think the only argument about 'metal' vs 'hard rock' is managing expectations of new listeners. I've seen plenty of reactors being disappointed, calling The Warning 'too metal' even for songs that had me scratching my head, and I've seen a few self-proclaimed metalheads being deflated and saying the music isn't metal at all (though these folks seem to consider Gojira as pop...!!). But it sure is fun trying to find criteria to use and apply to the discussion!
Metal?
No, well not in my definition
Rock yes 100%
Hard Rock yes sometimes
My formative years were in the 70’s so my definition of Hard Rock might be skewed 🤪🤪
I will proudly and blindly say that the only source of any argument between the Warning fans is about the band's genre or classification.
Personally.. I see the girls as a hard hitting, anthemic, melodic, guitar driven rock band that will unapologetically get a little bit of everything they like, combine them and make their own unique but familiar brand of rock.
Their songs and albums will vary and I will be more than happy to see how they evolve as artists. They are phenomenal song writers that I can't even find a bad song and we already know how unfairly awesome they are live. This will be one heck of an adventure and it's just beginning.
They came. They rocked. They conquered.
The best songs of this band are the ones with a metal flavour. In fact, in their last album have turned into a metalized sound because they know that with a metal sound they are in the forefront of the rock/metal scenario, whereas with a pop sound they are just vulgar. And when Dani's voice sounds dirty and insolent they sound as a first ranked metal band worldwide.
Metal metal and more metal!
Thanks for watching and chiming in! I, too, prefer their heavier songs 🤘
What a great tee shirt "We don't argue with saint Lemmy"
Ooooooh, I wonder if I could make that without copyright infringment, somehow. Thanks for the idea!
Son increíbles no definen un estilo los combinan pop Hard rock Punk heavy metal grunge y más simplemente increíbles
Ahora que me estoy adentrando en su música, escucho sus diversas influencias. ¡Son un grupo de jóvenes muy, muy talentosas! ¡Gracias por mirar y comentar, y espero que disfrutes el contenido del canal! 🤘
Most of their songs are hard rock/alternative rock with some ballads, but there's 2 songs that can be considered heavy metal: Queen of the Murder Scene and Dust to Dust
They are hard rock band that grabs elements from several music Styles like metal even pop.
But.... As we Mexicans say:
"Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one!"
Dude, Iowans say that, too (I'm an Iowan)! And you're right: there are a lot of influences apparent in their music. Thanks for watching & chiming in!🤟
Copper Bullet is absolutely the heaviest song from XXICB album and also my most favorite
To me they are a Progressive, heavy rock band, with flares of metal.
Good summation! Thanks for watching and commenting! 🤘
I've always liked bands in that grey area between hard rock and metal. some band are hard to classify like I've never quite decided which side of the line ghost falls on for example.
hola! Buenos apuntes para señalar la diferencia entre algunos estilos de rock. Estoy de acuerdo contigo: la música de las hermanas se mueve en cada uno de esos distintos estilos. Viva The Warning!!🤘🇲🇽🤘🇲🇽🤘🇲🇽
It's pretty easy it's rock and roll you can label it whatever you want
They are playing the holy grounds of metal next year! Wacken 2024!!
They are Hard Rock, their voices yes are powerful but are not powerful enough for metal, when you watch them live Dany's voice sounds a little weak on the error album songs however on the XXI century Blood songs, The Queen of the murder scene songs and their newest song More, Dany's voice sounds just right for those songs. I doubt they would ever make a pure metal song, my guess is that they will head in a similar direction that muse took and just make rock music have a unique sound to it.
Anyone who puts them in a category might get disappointed, it happened when they released "More"... many fans started complaining, probably they were expecting TW to be like Metallica before the black album, There are plenty of bands like that all around. First and foremost they are Natural Born Musicians, who knows what kind of sound they might be creating probably right this minute.
Good point! I've noticed that many bands begin with a varied, impressive range of songs, then they eventually weed out most sounds except for one, whether that remaining sound is Metal, Pop, or what-have-you. Thanks for joining the conversation! 🤘
Parallels to Rush abound...3 highly talented musicians/artists that rock, plain and simple.
They're already playing 1.5hr concerts as 20yos, without time-filling instrumental or secondary audio/visual experiences...just rocking out continuously.
They're branching out, experimenting with new sounds. They will offend, maybe even fail at times, but, hopefully, they will never be untrue to each other or their vision as a group. They play what they feel. Love it if you like it; ignore it if you don't.
No idea what the future holds for them, but the possibilities are intoxicating.
Maybe one day, Pau will be known as "la profesora". 😉
And wouldn't it be amazing to hear Dany or Ale give a "Blah" acceptance speech in their native language? 😂
I hope they offend! When people are offended, it often--not always, but often--means that they've learned something. Thanks for watching & commenting! @@greenlampshade8909 🤘
They are Rock&Roll, with a twist of Lime.
The Warning are their own genre!
I like it! "What sort of music is that?" "Warning music!" 🤘
Definitely not metal. A mixture of styles so far richest in hard rock but with some punk, pop, progressive, metal, and even folk mixed in at times.
Thanks for chiming in, man! I'm pretty interested to see how they continue to evolve, given that the sound on each of their albums so far has taken a step forward in some direction or other.🤘
It doesn't really matter which genre you slot them into. They play bangers and that's all that matters.
Los temas de The Warning ,es rock duro,pueden tocar Metal ya lo han demostrado con temas como Enter Sandman y Atlas Rise y Dany puede triturar cuando se necesita ,pero el rock fluye por sus venas,temas de rock que son obras maestras
¡Gracias por comentar! ¡Me está gustando mucho esta banda, y estoy ansioso por ver cómo su sonido continúa evolucionando!🤘(Además, mi español es terrible, confío demasiado en Google Translate, ¡así que perdone cualquier error!)
Very interesting! Thank you for that video, as I didn’t knew how to categorize their music
Omg aun no hay segunda parte 😂😂 apenas vi esta primera parte hoy... Puedo esperar un poco... 😅
¡Gracias por mirar y me disculpo porque el segundo video llegó tarde! (¡La vida hogareña está muy ocupada en este momento, incluido el susto de COVID!) Pero ese segundo video ya está en proceso, así que *con suerte* saldrá en unos días. ¡Gracias de nuevo por mirar y comentar!
They could be a Metal band. Like Band-Maid, they're achingly close - but neither are there yet.
They're not metal. They're definitely just a rock band.
Can't wait for the sequel on this one.
Thanks