Composer Reacts to Black Country, New Road - Sunglasses (REACTION & ANALYSIS)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- Bryan reacts to and talks about his thoughts on Black Country, New Road - Sunglasses
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the fact that these guys were probably 18-19 when they recorded this version is incredible
The fact I'm 19 and haven't created anything like this is filling me with incredible existential dread 😝🥰
If you even come back to this song, the album version is different, the mix sounds different, drum sounds, some lyrics and the vocals are more of an anguish singing than spoken word.
Never heard of these guys, but this was pretty rad. I can definitely hear the post-punk element, especially in the vocals, but the music sounds pretty damn original. It has hints of Slint that we heard earlier in the week, but with more avant-garde touches that vaguely remind me of King Crimson. I also think this is a masterclass on how to build tension and drama over an ostinato, and that key change is like a gut punch because it's so unexpected and because it comes within the context of that repetition. It's certainly true it's not the most pleasant listen musically, but I think it makes up for that in nailing a tone of uneasiness, anxiety, tension, etc. Definitely very artsy, and has me very interested to hear more from them.
The Slint comparison is definitely apt; in one of their other songs, they sarcastically refer to themselves as the "second-best Slint tribute act"
@@braytechexoscience2790 whats the song?
@@rifky8475 A week late lol, but the song is "Science Fair"
@@baggypantsman thanks! been listening to the album a lot but never noticed the slint reference in science fair lol
@@rifky8475 OKAY
TODAY I HIDE AWAY
BUT TOMORROW I TAKE THE REIGNS!!
A more than adequate reaction
My favorite album of 2021.
The “stability” you’re looking for is on the album version. Kinda surprised you’d analyze this one over the album version. It’s definitely an attempt at making a musical version of anxiety in my opinion - based on Issac’s cryptic but always emotionally heavy lyrics.
Issac Woods… The absolute pinnacle of British engineering….
Damn, would've been dope if he reacted to the album version!!
I’d be interested in seeing you revisit Black Country, New Road with their new sound on their newest album, a song I’d recommend would be ‘The Place Where He Inserted The Blade’
i’m glad you listened to the single version first and not the version on the album, the recording on the album is better but i think the single feels more pure
I'm really enjoying these videos tbh
Awesome! My goal is to help people understand why they love music and introduce them to new music. I'm glad that resonates with people :)
@@CriticalReactions Just the good old boyz never meaning no harm react to the world's first blk country music duo th-cam.com/video/8B58nxWsFi8/w-d-xo.html.
Really like this track! Some of it sounds very inpired by King Crimson. (And the "brass" is obvious saxophone(s) to me 😁)
Glad it intrigued you at least.
(Btw, the "link" between this and yesterday's Talking Heads could be seen as Adrian Belew - guitarist in Talking Heads and later King Crimson 😁)
Adrian Belew is amazing. I have some of his solo albums and ought to buy more. Funnily enough, the track that stands out for me is "I am What I Am" from "Young Lions". And then there's AB with David Bowie on "Pretty Pink Rose".
@@jeannettesimpson9778 and with Zappa of course 😁
@@progperljungman8218 Ah, well I was never a Zappa fan, so I missed out on that part of his history.
"And the "brass" is obvious saxophone(s) to me"
You're 100% correct. I'm gonna blame my incorrect assumption on my being under the weather that day 😅
@@CriticalReactions Feeling better now I hope
This isn’t the album version, that’s why it feels like something is missing.
album version is shit
@@pigammon7843 LMAO
@@pigammon7843 yeah i agree, seemed like the weakest point on the album for me. original recording was a perfect take imo
The album version is awesome too. Why are ppl calling it shit lmao
@@user-gv8vv2id7t their producer said himself that they usually searched for more of a take that fits the vibe, so it's probably that they preferred the album recording, and although I prefer the "you cannot fucking touch me" bit on this take, I do think that the album recording shows a lot of growth in terms of song writing, vocal delivery and technical ability (sorry for typing a long ass paragraph LMAO)
It’s a saxophone brother
“Off-kilter” is the word you’re searching for.
And I do believe it was intentional, as the lyrics are all about adequacy (or rather the frustration at the lack of it) and putting up fronts (sunglasses) as a source of false confidence. And yes, the lyrical themes shift with the music. As it transitions, that’s when the sunglasses are put on and the protagonist becomes more comfortable with himself. As the second passage becomes more and more chaotic, so too the protagonist’s front unravels and he loses it.
So so SOOO good 🤘 instantly swooned by this selection 👌 Got a "Jesus Lizard Spirit" to it 👌
It's not brass, it's just a chair they are scraping on the floor
wait... for real?
@@datavalisofficial8730 no it's sax
It’s true I was the chair
Does anyone know which livestream the other BCNR reaction is on??? 😫😫
Livestream #5 th-cam.com/video/teJHA5mEJq4/w-d-xo.html
@@CriticalReactions it’s not available and no link in description I had a feeling it was #5 cause it’s not linked in the playlist damnn
@@CriticalReactions it’s okayy tho we got the studio version as a full reaction/analysis
@@radiofoot1035 I looked into it and sometime since I did that livestream TH-cam has decided to make it partially blocked and I guess your country is one of the ones on the list. Thanks for bringing this to my attention -- I'll get to addressing it so that everyone has access to the full playlist.
I will suggest track called Plague of Butterflies by Swallow the Sun. It's a melodic doom metal epic and imo one of their most underrated tracks because it was released as an EP (like Dream Theater's A Change of Seasons for example) and that's why many have missed it.
You legend. Was just listening to that. Amazing song. Amazing and underrated band.
the kazoo sound is from the saxophonist overblowing iirc
could you react to more ok goodnight or this other band atomic guava?
I need to do a full album reaction of OK Goodnight. That one track we heard was phenomenal.
its Jesus
Is this post punk? Didn't post punk start in the late 70s? This is from, I think from research, 2019. It may have post punk ideas, but it doesn't belong to the zeitgeist. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
BTW, I posted some links to informative articles about post punk in the Talking Heads reaction, but the post appears to have disappeared. (I must have offended the TH-cam bot.)
And I'm coming back to say I checked out your blocked video reaction to King Crimson's "Fracture". I love everything KC, but wish your random number generator had picked "Starless". Iconic. One of the first bands I saw live, sitting up in the gods, with Robert at the mellotron. I was blown away. I also saw them play live with Jamie Muir on percussion. That was some experience!
I've lost some posts as well without reasonable explanation 😔
@@progperljungman8218 That helps stop the paranoia. "I am not alone."
Yeah this is post-punk, they're just a modern post-punk band
It's certainly true that post-punk started in the 80s, but I would definitely say that post-punk is still going, basically that lineage of bands originally influenced by punk but who are experimenting with other genres, sounds, styles, etc. Though unrelated, I agree with you about King Crimson. My pick actually would've been Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part 1, though Starless is fantastic too. Fracture is mostly just terrifying if you're a guitarist trying to play it.
I just checked the "held for review" comments and there aren't any in there from you, sadly. At least that would have been an answer as to what happened to your comment. As for KC, we'll swing back around to them one day and maybe we'll check out Starless.
People who think the album version is better than this seriously need help. They took away all the edge, changed the best lyrics, and basically ruined the entire song on the album
The album version is better than this in my opinion. You wouldn't feel like there's something missing.