They didn't sign a deal until after the first 2 albums. They came to the table with a following, 2 albums of originals, and a proven ability to sell tickets on a tour as a small band. They took 7 months to negotiate the contract and apparently got everything they wanted, including full creative control. I understand that there was a lot interest in them before that but they waited. They thought everyone wanted to change who they were. At least that is my understanding. These are smart girls who treat this as a serious career.
They wrote *all* of their independent work, and their first signed album "Error", all by themselves. And what they co-wrote for "Keep Me Fed" was exactly that, co-written, as in, they decided to meet with a number of different artists and/or producers for writing (and recording) sessions. Nothing was forced on them or dictated to them, it was their own idea to do it this way, the label merely facilitated this. One of the main points of their contract was total and absolute creative freedom. There is a reason the negotiations before signing took 7 months. I understand you have a very dim view about the music industry, and I'm not saying you're wrong, but you don't know the background and origin story of The Warning. Once you get to know them a little better, and you won't be able to resist getting to know them better, you will see that these ladies don't let *anybody* tell them what to do or what not do. They know what they want, and have no trouble telling you what they want. And will be the nicest and most humble and grounded persons when they tell you that. 🤘😎🤘
Listen to Hans... Hans knows. The Warning probably did this as right as any band could in today's climate... being an independent band for 7 years first really gave them a lot of power with the big labels... many of which they turned away for years and years until they had the clout and ability to negotiate for the creative freedom they demanded and truly deserved. If only all bands could do it the way The Warning has. They should be looked up to as a model of a modern band... pretty much in all aspects.
He won't read it or try to understand. He has this underlying dislike for The Warning. Go back to his very first reaction a couple of years ago. Just continues to throw shade at them. Sad, really. He has no idea of how clueless he is.
Pessimism is completely warranted, i get it. But there is a reason why this band is so hugely popular…. They are NOT like any other band out there. Many members of TWA have gotten to know and support these women directly and they know that the family lets NOBODY tell them what to do. They are literally a disruptive force in the music industry. Even their own label was extremely lucky to earn the warning’s trust, with the most famously long contract negotiation of the past decades. They were all well trained classical pianists first. They were all highly trained on their tick instruments in various genres… most notably Ale on bass was trained in jazz fusion… not rock. Hencec why her tone is so flawless…. Her tone is awesome… as a bass player. She changed it up a lot from flea’s part as well… much more solid. I’m sure you heard how flea’s part needed to be time fixed on every note in the mixing stage. You are gradually seeing how great they are… and again i understand your pessimism, but it’s time to stop assuming the worst about this band and trust us that we know what we are talking about. Speaking as a later middle aged professional musician myself with two degrees in music… I’ve seen it all.
@@don-music Well stated Don. The bottom line is that there is no other band with the level of publicly documented history than Dany, Pau and Ale…from before they were even teens. If you want to know, you can easily find all of it, from content they’ve shared to content their fans and supporters created. There is ZERO mystery behind their development. HARD WORK and dedication and paying their dues playing clubs before they were even of legal drinking age where the club owners had to grant permission. Famous venues like The Whisky A GoGo where they played numerous times. You don’t just get to do that. You have to EARN that.
well stated. I think some of the pessimism comes from how new bands get treated by the music industry in general. The Warning didn't sign to Lava as a new band. they had two independent records, and an ep.
Justin, I want to thank you again for reacting to my 6 suggestions. I did my best to give you a decent range of songs while providing some of my favorites. Maybe i could have done better, but it's what I did 😂 I can tell you there is so much more to know. I hope someone will suggest and provide some documentary stuff that will give a better glimpse into who they are. As far as who wrote? The ladies wrote all of the music and lyrics on the 1st two albums (they have sole credit on all songs, I own both). David Bendeth was producer on Error (3rd album), but most of the credit still goes to the ladies. Keep Me Fed, as you have summized, was more collaborative. However, they still had the final say, and they may have written something with everyone they were required to work with but didn't use everything they created. Some songs (like Sharks) came from something Pau had an idea for from years ago but didn't finish. If you're not yet convinced, I can only say that The Warning is as real as it gets in this era of music. It's why so many of us older people (I'm currently 56) came out of the woodwork to support this band, and why I still think of them as Rush 2.0 for the modern generation. They are nowhere near done. Don't know if they will go 40 years, but I'm excited to see. 🤘⚡️
24, 22, and 19. You’d be surprised at how grounded in business and their ownership of themselves as a product is. They negotiated for seven months before signing with Lava. They are the first Mexican rock band to ever sign with a major U.S. label. They wrote every song on every album, including on Keep Me Fed. There are contributors like their mom on QOTMS, and David Bendeth on Error, and collaborations on Keep Me Fed, but there is no original song they play that is solely written by another source. There is extensive background on their careers on their channel, documentaries, interviews, and a ton of content on their Patreon.
They were also involved in the negotiations with Lava and kept informed at all times. The contract also states that they keep all social media in their own hands, including Patreon. Also that all songs before the contract are not under the label.
The Warning have lived their whole lives on camera & on stage. They are artisticly an open book for anyone to see. I have seen Steely Dan, McCartney/Wings, the Eagles, the Moody Blues, the Rolling Stones and many, many other artists perform live and IMHO these ladies are some of the best rock&roll musicians in our world today. Their body of work is quite good proffesionally and they are still only 19, 22 & 24 yrs old. And they are great role models for my 5 grandaughters as well. Don't let cynicism get you down, but uplift true talent. Screw the corporate music "industry".❤
They have written every song before Keep Me Fed album. Even their 3rd album, error, produced by their new label, they had all the songs completely written!!!😊🎶⚡️
David Bendeth (producer on Error) also helped with arrangements during their lengthy recording sessions, so he has writing credits. But hey, it's David Bendeth. The man is a legend and also really a huge fan of the ladies now (he sees them every time they come to town). KMF has a lot of tracks that never saw the light of day. If they didn't vibe with who they were working with, or it didn't meet their standards, it went into the trash. The album was all about growing outside their comfort zone and expanding what they can do. Still, every song started with Pau's idea. ❤️⚡🤘
The Warning 100% wrote every line of their first three Albums. They did have help on the fourth. They did brain storming sessions wirh different writers that lastedabout 1 day for each song. Of course they did 75% of the work.They did all the melodies and musical composition. Of course their producer was involved especially in the song SICK. One song was co-written with their mother. I will give The Warning credit for that one. The few random cover songs they have done probably come under the Lava record contract. This cover of Alanis' song i think was a tribute to her whole on their Canadian Tour this fall.
They admit that on the latest album a bridge in one song or a chorus in another came from the coauthors but it still has the general style of their previous songs. And the lyrics are theirs. The mother part is help with the lyrics of the Spanish language song, Strangely they are not as good in writing in their own language as in English.
Queen of the Murder Scene is my favorite album from them. They composed it all alone when they used to read a lot of books. They have a vlog of 3 parts were they explain each song and how they went and thought about the whole concept. The main song (same as the album) is a must to watch on TH-cam. I strongly suggest you watch Queen Of The Murder Scene live a Teatro Metropolitan. It is dark, where the vocals represent the voices inside the woman of the story. To me is one of their most complex yet well thought songs they wrote alone.
Funny you should ask about credits for QOTMS, I was just looking at the album liner last night (I had the band sign it at the Toronto concert). The only name in the music or lyric credits that is not Daniela, Paulina or Alejandra is Jake Carmona with Dany for the music on Crimson Queen (Dany wrote it but Jake helped finish I guess). Every other writing credit on the album is some combination of Dany, Pau, Ale, or a collective The Warning. It's 100% their album. There are good reasons why Jason Flom (Lava Records) himself pursued the band after hearing one concert and why The Warning got every demand met by Lava before signing. As to them giving up a lot of the pie, they have talked about how expensive touring is, but they also have a dedicated and extremely loyal fan base that have followed them for many years. They are very smart about how they use their resources. As to their level of rehearsal? Immense. I remember an interview where either Pau or Dany talked about how over 10 years ago they knew that people weren't going to take them seriously when they walked on stage as three little girls playing rock music. So they decided that they had to make sure that they were ready to go and win people over with the quality of the music and their performance. They've had their practice room/recording studio in their home for well over a decade (called The Warning Cave), and there are numerous videos on youtube of them performing there for practice/fun. You might enjoy stuff like a video from 5 years ago of Ale playing a section of Hysteria for some fans.
Fans have a super hard time understanding that for some artists, being independent, having full control of their song and career, and will forego the 'quick track' w/ a label, sacrificing the rights to your songs and more. I've been supporting an independent artist for over 13 years, Haley Reinhart. She was dropped by her first label, Interscope, due to a management shake up that saw Interscope drop 30+ acts including Haley. There's a large percentage of her fans that don't understand why she won't sign to a label, surely she has the talent to be a superstar?? THAT'S the thing, IMO she doesn't want to be a super star. She wants a successful carreer in the music business and is gambling on herself. She's confirmed her willingness to put in the work of being independent a lot of the time on tour, but some fans will never get it. We see an example of what 'could have been' now for Chappel Roan who's meteoric rise has her freaking out about fans, unable to go out, her friends and family getting stalked.... those are things Haley doesn't want.
On the queen of the murder scene album , they wrote and composed all of the tracks themselves . Out of the three of them Pau probably composed the majority of it on her own .On the song Dust to dust , Ale may have come up with the idea , title , and lyrics , with Pau composing the music , but not 100% sure .As a general rule Pau will start composing a song on her home piano , then Ale and Dany step in and finish towards the end of the song .
They performed this live again in Miami at pre-Latin Grammy event for the music producers. It sounded even better. So, I think they learned this to use in that setting more than anything else to establish their cred in the wider music industry. It is also Pau's favorite break-up song. AND, they have rarely done covers since they were kids, but obviously they can do it with this and ES as evidence. All of their music is on their first three albums was completely them from composition to playing the instruments, with the exception of the brief intro track on Error, which is credited to their Producer, David Bendeth. It is a sonic compilation of stems from other songs on the album. They also wrote every song on their fourth and most recent album, though as you know they worked with outside songwriters. The song concepts, lyrics and basic song structure is usually created bt Pau, the drummer, with Dany and Ale collaborating with her to complete the song. What they did on Keep Me Fed is essentially the same thing but they provided the topline and most of the structure with the outside writers massaging the elements into place to produce what you hear on the album. And they give liner credit to everyone who worked on each song. They are kindof notorious for doing great things on a shoestring budget, especially their music videos. Rudy, their manager used to work in Hollywood on feature films, like Titantic. No, Taylor Hawkins only played on the tour. Matt Laug was the original studio session drummer.
The Warning still maintains their Patreon, so not all of their income comes from their label. Before "Keep Me Fed," Daniela, Pau, and Ale wrote all of their music themselves. For their third album, "ERROR," their first under a label, producer David Bendeth received credit on some songs. However, the band had written the songs for "ERROR" well before signing with Lava Records and meeting Bendeth, so his contributions were likely limited..
The Warning were actually some of the last persons to see Taylor Hawkins alive before passing away, like 10 days before when opening for the Foo Fighters in Mexico city, that was a crazy crowd, like 50k.. He was nice to them, "you sounded great" he said that before they hit the stage. About Dust to Dust, if I'm correct, Ale the bassist came with the baseline idea as well as some of the lyrics, she was like 12 tears old. Generally Pau the drummer is the one that brings most of the song ideas but then all of them complete the songs. Keep Me Fed album is the only one they have co-writed with other persons. Before last album, they already had like 50 songs. 1 EP, + 3 LPs... If you want to see a great acoustic performance, you should check thier version of Sinister Smiles, that songs is part of QOTMS.. th-cam.com/video/Xjd41DdRF3c/w-d-xo.html
I think this was your best reaction of The Warning, especially when you recapped all 6 reactions. Great job. You obviously know a lot about the music business as well as composition and performance. And now you know a lot about The Warning, and I think you have even warmed up to them, at least a little. 😅
Well....as a 56yr old Canadian and huge fan of Alanis, I had very deaf ears the first time I heard this cover BUT I will give credit to them for this. 🙏❤🇲🇽 from🇨🇦
My take on The Warning working with other writers is twofold: first, the girls wanted to see how other people work and wanted to learn and grow; second, they had limited time due to touring and were punching out a new song each day with a different writer, so working with other pro writers helps with that time schedule.
They are all super smart, Pau said in an interview, the whole music business is in the percentages. All the way back in XXI century blood, their parents thought copper bullets was to much but it’s on there. They make all final decisions.
They wrote every song on Queen of The Murder Scene. Paulina (the drummer) Came up with the concept and she does usually being the writing of every song and later bring in her sisters to complete them.
I forgot to mention that if you want to learn more about their latest album that the co-wrote with others you should watch MTV's video *The Warning Breaks Down the Inspiration Behind Their New Album ‘Keep Me Fed’ & More! | MTV Push* because it tells a lot about their personalities and there Pau reveals that her favorite breakup song is this song that you just reacted to. 🥰
Check out Mayday in the Making doc where they go into the whole process of making the Mayday EP which became the Error album. Also The Warning Tidal Rising doc for a 20 min version of the bands 10 year history. Gear Masters rig rundown episodes for all 3 is also informative and entertaining.
It's such a shame that Queen of the Murder Scene is out of print on CD, because it's a thing of beauty - the design of the booklet really does justice to the music and concept.
What makes this band a little different is their story. Long time fans have literally watched them grow up. Newer fans can watch the whole thing on youtube. Many of that fan base feel like proud uncles and aunts. Fiercely protective ones. Their inner circle have been with them a long time, their Mom is always around and so is their manager. I saw the recent show in Toronto, the manager came out and said a few words after the show. Everybody started yelling his name, RUDY RUDY RUDY Never been to a concert where everyone knew the managers name.
@@graybri There is a great interview where Rudy was actually asking them questions. I think it’s in his office conference room. He was preparing them for media hits/interviews. They’re just kids but so well spoken and humble. They haven’t changed, only grown and matured more. They’re still humble, and kind, and they don’t just draw we regular folks as fans. Ask Lzzy and RJ Hale, Matt Bellamy of Muse, Metallica, Def Leppard, MegaDeath, etc.
Dig deeper into The Warning... you won't be disappointed. Focus on their live stuff most... they are a rare act where they are basically always better live than the studio recordings. Their live energy is pretty unreal.
Dany, Pau and Ale wrote 21st century blood and queen of the murder scene. And error for that matter. Most of the songs are born in Paulina's head and then the other two help polish it to shiny perfection.
Yes, lucky we all have our own personal likes and for me I love this bass in every way. Ale is a seriously good musician, a human metronome, also even though she does not want to sing lead, she has an amazing vocal range and voice tone. In this track Dani is doing a lot of individual note picking and Ale's bass fills and carries this performance. But just my opinion. But thanks for the reaction, it was good.
you can right click on a specific song to view credits on spotify, but as many have said before it's 100% them for the first 3 albums, plus generous credits like for their mother on spanish songs helping them be more grammatically correct
Their mother misheard a word in the lyrics for one of their English songs on their second album on the way home from a recording session but the sisters liked her word so much they had to go back and record the song again with her version of the lyrics. 😄
They turned down several contracts offered to them by some big labels, but those labels wanted to change them in the wrong way for the wrong reasons, such as the type of music they should play and how their appearance should be. They refused to sign until they got the deal they wanted. When they did sign they got to keep all the rights to all their music, both past and future and they also got to keep their social media accounts and Patreon. They are very smart young women with some very smart people by their side including their parents. XXICB and Queen of the Murder Scene as well as their first experimental EP Escape the Mind were all written by them, they did it all, although some of the songs also list their parents, who also helped with some of the lyrics. I believe most of the song if not all on Error were also written by them and they were had co-writers for Keep Me Fed, but they had final say and the most input. They seemed to be well aware of the predatory nature of the recording industry at a very young age, and they fought tooth and nail to stay true to who they were and who they wanted to be and as @Don-music said, NoBody tells them what to do, ever. They listen to advice, but in the end the final decisions made, is by them as a band and as a family.
the first two full length records and ep were all them. Error was written all by them before signing to Lava but was released under the Lave label after signing. Keep Me Fed had a lot of writing credits but everything that was released is because The Warning liked it. they wanted to expand their knowledge. they wanted to experiment. they contacted people they wanted to work with. no one told them they had to do this. they took 7 months to get the deal that they wanted. retained full creative control, and even right to their original material. there was a lot of interest in them from very early in their career. The Warning didn't like any of those offerings because they all wanted to change them. I suggest the two tedx shows, that will give a good idea of who the warning are as musicians even at a very young age TedX 2016 th-cam.com/video/dyJlh0tNK6Y/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUQdGhlIHdhcm5pbmcgdGVkeA%3D%3D TedX 2017 th-cam.com/video/pj5ue3M-v6o/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUQdGhlIHdhcm5pbmcgdGVkeA%3D%3D
I have the original vinyl of their first 3 albums, and they have all the writing credits. Pau starts most of the concepts for songs and then the others contribute their parts. The one exception that I'm aware of on QOTMS is Crimson Queen which is all Dany. I heard that Dust to Dust started with Ale coming up with that bass riff. My favorite album of theirs. I heard the tracks "Money" and "Error" and immediately became addicted. I had no idea they were so young when I first heard them. I could just be my quirky taste in music, but I feel QOTMS will go down as one of the most highly collected albums. It reminds me of "London Calling" as far as how many genres you can have on one album and still make it sound cohesive.
I’m selfish. I want great music. Fresh , interesting writing. From ANYONE …ANYWHERE. They have peaked my interest from early on! There’s more to come hear. Another 5?years at least. 🤘🕊❤️🤘
You seem like you might be interested in their process. There are a couple documentaries that might be worth reacting to. One on their channel called "Mayday in the Making" from 2021 consisting of 6 parts about 5 minutes each. It features interviews with DPA, their parents, their manager. David Bendeth, the producer for the MAYDAY EP (which was about half of what would become the ERROR LP) .Also the sound engineer. The A&R person from Lava Records and the CEO from Lava records. The Six Parts are INTRO, How it all Began, The Process, Entering the Rock World, Goals & Moving Forward, and The EP There is also a 20 minute documentary on the TIDAL channel called "The Mexican Rock Stars Who Happen To Be Sisters" this one just has DPA talking. Both documentaries show lots of clips from their history.
It would be brilliant if you could react to Queen Of The Murder Scene, performed LIVE a Teatro Metropolitan, from a year ago. It's unbelievably good stuff in the way they wrote that entire album. A must to watch. Thanks for reacting to all these Warning tunes. Cheers.
Pie?🥧 Dany would prefer donuts!🍩 They wrote _Queen of the Murder Scene,_ although their mom, due to a mishearing of a lyric, came up with a line that they found they preferred.
Queen of the murder scene is the brain child of middle schooler Pau. A concept album they performed live at about ages 13, 16 & 18 at the legendary Lunario CDMX concert. They played a few songs from their 1st album between chapters of queen of the murder scene. It has my favorite version of dust to dust. Elevation in mexico city is over 7000'.
Really nice to see that you seem to be warming to The Warning. I get the impression that the record deal has been very thoroughly thrashed out and it took a very, very long time to sort out. As mentioned already every single note and word right through to their third album, Error was theirs. KMF was written with third party input but overall control was still with the girls. Thoroughly enjoyed your more challenging style ify reaction and sincerely hope you revisit the girls from time to time.
a different lane than their original songs and it's still perfect. They could perform the sesame street theme song and it'd be better than 99% of the music coming out today.
I watched a rig rundown video with Dany the guitarist last night and was almost shocked by how different her speaking voice is from her singing! 😅 Like, it's not gravelly at all and sounds really nice 😀 All three of them seem to have quite likeable personalities, too! 😊 Which no doubt must also play into their huge success. By the way, I've never much liked Flea's bass sound on this song either, despite fitting perfectly 😄 Have a fab' weekend! 😀👍☀️🎵
Supposedly they had to do some work in post to grid up Flea's bass work on the album. Ale's laying this down in one take. They're kind of the Queens of one take performances. They were amazed by that at the MTV VMA awards. The other bands needed multiple takes.
The Warning went into their label deal with an established fanbase and a 3rd album already written, so they were in a strong bargaining position. Most importantly, they kept their Patreon which had over 3500 subs as of a year+ ago with hundreds paying $100 or $200 a month. They are probably way over 5000 now. They also have a bunch of sponsorship deals like Pepsi Mexico. They are definitely bringing in a ton of revenue. They have big expenses now too--like a trainer on tour. And I am sure the label is getting their cut.
Really? you were doing good but you had to diminsh and doubt their abilities again, it took me literally one minute to find the information on line about the writing credits of the QOTMS album, and guess what?, as unbelievable as it might seem to you, yes, the three of them have all the writing credits on that album, and yes, they wrote that album when Dany was about 17, Pau 15, and Ale was about 13 years old.
Try the Documentary called "Mayday in the Making" react to it, we'll watch with you. 6 short videos, all in one reaction ..It might help you cut down on your silly assumptions about these three brilliant people. ✌️
This Sirius performance is kind of a thing. They invite bands for a few songs and ask them to do a cover. I wouldn't doubt TW put this together in a couple of hours. Other than Ale's bass line, it's not all that complicated. Well, not complicated for seasoned musicians. In an interview, Pau pIcked "You Ought To Know" as an ultimate break up song. My guess is, TW has more pie than they need....:)
Republic/Lava records is super cool. They really take good care of their artists. I heard that TLC back in the day had the biggest album of the year with Crazy Sexy Cool, and the three of them ended up with like 60 grand to split between them.
Check out Donmusic's remix of the bass on this track. It's more punchy and can hear it more clearly. They wrote all of their stuff alone up until Keep me Fed.
with my other comment being said, i'm sure you'd enjoy watching some of their well documented career since you have a lot of curiosity in your questions, i'm sure some far more fanatical fan would have a large detailed list of links to everything for you lol
I've got 840 TW links on my public playlist. All that will do is confuse you....:) I can certainly suggest something, if he wants something specific though.
Personally, I think you should react to their documentary *MAYDAY IN THE MAKING Documentary* because you'll get priceless information and it's also really funny to watch.
All you need to know about these three sisters is in this video. The Warning: The Mexican Rock Stars Who Happen To Be Sisters [TIDAL Rising Documentary] th-cam.com/video/s7iQG0ug4HI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=PzLM2AsuILE8vRSh
Reactors like you keep fans like me grounded! Once I found The Warning 3 years ago, I kept digging deeper and like pretty much everything they do. It helps to hear an honest voice that doesn't automatically love a song just because it is The Warning!
and in a recent live performance, at least in sound check, they sang the original lyrics. Which makes me think it wasn't the band's decision to change the lyrics for this live studio session.
I feel sorry for them really. They are really good, but I wonder how much they are produced and managed. This cover sounds like they did this solely on their own, I hope. The 70s and 80s style of band manipulation should not exist, but ?? ❤
They didn't sign a deal until after the first 2 albums.
They came to the table with a following, 2 albums of originals, and a proven ability to sell tickets on a tour as a small band.
They took 7 months to negotiate the contract and apparently got everything they wanted, including full creative control.
I understand that there was a lot interest in them before that but they waited. They thought everyone wanted to change who they were.
At least that is my understanding.
These are smart girls who treat this as a serious career.
They also came to Lava Records with all of the songs from ERROR already written and demos made.
They wrote *all* of their independent work, and their first signed album "Error", all by themselves. And what they co-wrote for "Keep Me Fed" was exactly that, co-written, as in, they decided to meet with a number of different artists and/or producers for writing (and recording) sessions. Nothing was forced on them or dictated to them, it was their own idea to do it this way, the label merely facilitated this. One of the main points of their contract was total and absolute creative freedom. There is a reason the negotiations before signing took 7 months.
I understand you have a very dim view about the music industry, and I'm not saying you're wrong, but you don't know the background and origin story of The Warning. Once you get to know them a little better, and you won't be able to resist getting to know them better, you will see that these ladies don't let *anybody* tell them what to do or what not do. They know what they want, and have no trouble telling you what they want. And will be the nicest and most humble and grounded persons when they tell you that. 🤘😎🤘
I hope he reads this
Listen to Hans... Hans knows. The Warning probably did this as right as any band could in today's climate... being an independent band for 7 years first really gave them a lot of power with the big labels... many of which they turned away for years and years until they had the clout and ability to negotiate for the creative freedom they demanded and truly deserved. If only all bands could do it the way The Warning has. They should be looked up to as a model of a modern band... pretty much in all aspects.
He won't read it or try to understand. He has this underlying dislike for The Warning. Go back to his very first reaction a couple of years ago. Just continues to throw shade at them. Sad, really. He has no idea of how clueless he is.
Pessimism is completely warranted, i get it.
But there is a reason why this band is so hugely popular…. They are NOT like any other band out there. Many members of TWA have gotten to know and support these women directly and they know that the family lets NOBODY tell them what to do. They are literally a disruptive force in the music industry. Even their own label was extremely lucky to earn the warning’s trust, with the most famously long contract negotiation of the past decades.
They were all well trained classical pianists first. They were all highly trained on their tick instruments in various genres… most notably Ale on bass was trained in jazz fusion… not rock.
Hencec why her tone is so flawless…. Her tone is awesome… as a bass player. She changed it up a lot from flea’s part as well… much more solid. I’m sure you heard how flea’s part needed to be time fixed on every note in the mixing stage.
You are gradually seeing how great they are… and again i understand your pessimism, but it’s time to stop assuming the worst about this band and trust us that we know what we are talking about.
Speaking as a later middle aged professional musician myself with two degrees in music… I’ve seen it all.
@@don-music Well stated Don. The bottom line is that there is no other band with the level of publicly documented history than Dany, Pau and Ale…from before they were even teens. If you want to know, you can easily find all of it, from content they’ve shared to content their fans and supporters created. There is ZERO mystery behind their development. HARD WORK and dedication and paying their dues playing clubs before they were even of legal drinking age where the club owners had to grant permission. Famous venues like The Whisky A GoGo where they played numerous times. You don’t just get to do that. You have to EARN that.
well stated. I think some of the pessimism comes from how new bands get treated by the music industry in general. The Warning didn't sign to Lava as a new band. they had two independent records, and an ep.
Justin, I want to thank you again for reacting to my 6 suggestions. I did my best to give you a decent range of songs while providing some of my favorites. Maybe i could have done better, but it's what I did 😂 I can tell you there is so much more to know. I hope someone will suggest and provide some documentary stuff that will give a better glimpse into who they are.
As far as who wrote? The ladies wrote all of the music and lyrics on the 1st two albums (they have sole credit on all songs, I own both). David Bendeth was producer on Error (3rd album), but most of the credit still goes to the ladies. Keep Me Fed, as you have summized, was more collaborative. However, they still had the final say, and they may have written something with everyone they were required to work with but didn't use everything they created. Some songs (like Sharks) came from something Pau had an idea for from years ago but didn't finish.
If you're not yet convinced, I can only say that The Warning is as real as it gets in this era of music. It's why so many of us older people (I'm currently 56) came out of the woodwork to support this band, and why I still think of them as Rush 2.0 for the modern generation. They are nowhere near done. Don't know if they will go 40 years, but I'm excited to see. 🤘⚡️
24, 22, and 19. You’d be surprised at how grounded in business and their ownership of themselves as a product is. They negotiated for seven months before signing with Lava. They are the first Mexican rock band to ever sign with a major U.S. label.
They wrote every song on every album, including on Keep Me Fed. There are contributors like their mom on QOTMS, and David Bendeth on Error, and collaborations on Keep Me Fed, but there is no original song they play that is solely written by another source.
There is extensive background on their careers on their channel, documentaries, interviews, and a ton of content on their Patreon.
They were also involved in the negotiations with Lava and kept informed at all times. The contract also states that they keep all social media in their own hands, including Patreon. Also that all songs before the contract are not under the label.
The Warning have lived their whole lives on camera & on stage. They are artisticly an open book for anyone to see. I have seen Steely Dan, McCartney/Wings, the Eagles, the Moody Blues, the Rolling Stones and many, many other artists perform live and IMHO these ladies are some of the best rock&roll musicians in our world today. Their body of work is quite good proffesionally and they are still only 19, 22 & 24 yrs old. And they are great role models for my 5 grandaughters as well. Don't let cynicism get you down, but uplift true talent. Screw the corporate music "industry".❤
The entire sirusxm set is worth watching.
They have written every song before Keep Me Fed album. Even their 3rd album, error, produced by their new label, they had all the songs completely written!!!😊🎶⚡️
David Bendeth (producer on Error) also helped with arrangements during their lengthy recording sessions, so he has writing credits. But hey, it's David Bendeth. The man is a legend and also really a huge fan of the ladies now (he sees them every time they come to town). KMF has a lot of tracks that never saw the light of day. If they didn't vibe with who they were working with, or it didn't meet their standards, it went into the trash. The album was all about growing outside their comfort zone and expanding what they can do. Still, every song started with Pau's idea.
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@@davejohnston2197 Absolutely, and even David’s sound engineers became fans.
The Warning 100% wrote every line of their first three Albums. They did have help on the fourth. They did brain storming sessions wirh different writers that lastedabout 1 day for each song. Of course they did 75% of the work.They did all the melodies and musical composition. Of course their producer was involved especially in the song SICK. One song was co-written with their mother. I will give The Warning credit for that one. The few random cover songs they have done probably come under the Lava record contract. This cover of Alanis' song i think was a tribute to her whole on their Canadian Tour this fall.
They admit that on the latest album a bridge in one song or a chorus in another came from the coauthors but it still has the general style of their previous songs. And the lyrics are theirs. The mother part is help with the lyrics of the Spanish language song, Strangely they are not as good in writing in their own language as in English.
Queen of the Murder Scene is my favorite album from them. They composed it all alone when they used to read a lot of books. They have a vlog of 3 parts were they explain each song and how they went and thought about the whole concept. The main song (same as the album) is a must to watch on TH-cam. I strongly suggest you watch Queen Of The Murder Scene live a Teatro Metropolitan. It is dark, where the vocals represent the voices inside the woman of the story. To me is one of their most complex yet well thought songs they wrote alone.
In VLOGS 23 and 26 Dani, Pau and Ale talk on how they composed the album
I love watching them step out of their comfort zone and just kill it!
Funny you should ask about credits for QOTMS, I was just looking at the album liner last night (I had the band sign it at the Toronto concert). The only name in the music or lyric credits that is not Daniela, Paulina or Alejandra is Jake Carmona with Dany for the music on Crimson Queen (Dany wrote it but Jake helped finish I guess). Every other writing credit on the album is some combination of Dany, Pau, Ale, or a collective The Warning. It's 100% their album. There are good reasons why Jason Flom (Lava Records) himself pursued the band after hearing one concert and why The Warning got every demand met by Lava before signing.
As to them giving up a lot of the pie, they have talked about how expensive touring is, but they also have a dedicated and extremely loyal fan base that have followed them for many years. They are very smart about how they use their resources.
As to their level of rehearsal? Immense. I remember an interview where either Pau or Dany talked about how over 10 years ago they knew that people weren't going to take them seriously when they walked on stage as three little girls playing rock music. So they decided that they had to make sure that they were ready to go and win people over with the quality of the music and their performance. They've had their practice room/recording studio in their home for well over a decade (called The Warning Cave), and there are numerous videos on youtube of them performing there for practice/fun. You might enjoy stuff like a video from 5 years ago of Ale playing a section of Hysteria for some fans.
Fans have a super hard time understanding that for some artists, being independent, having full control of their song and career, and will forego the 'quick track' w/ a label, sacrificing the rights to your songs and more.
I've been supporting an independent artist for over 13 years, Haley Reinhart. She was dropped by her first label, Interscope, due to a management shake up that saw Interscope drop 30+ acts including Haley. There's a large percentage of her fans that don't understand why she won't sign to a label, surely she has the talent to be a superstar?? THAT'S the thing, IMO she doesn't want to be a super star. She wants a successful carreer in the music business and is gambling on herself. She's confirmed her willingness to put in the work of being independent a lot of the time on tour, but some fans will never get it.
We see an example of what 'could have been' now for Chappel Roan who's meteoric rise has her freaking out about fans, unable to go out, her friends and family getting stalked.... those are things Haley doesn't want.
They were asked what they did with the first check from the record company, Pau said "invest, invest, invest". They are very smart.
On the queen of the murder scene album , they wrote and composed all of the tracks themselves . Out of the three of them Pau probably composed the majority of it on her own .On the song Dust to dust , Ale may have come up with the idea , title , and lyrics , with Pau composing the music , but not 100% sure .As a general rule Pau will start composing a song on her home piano , then Ale and Dany step in and finish towards the end of the song .
They performed this live again in Miami at pre-Latin Grammy event for the music producers. It sounded even better. So, I think they learned this to use in that setting more than anything else to establish their cred in the wider music industry. It is also Pau's favorite break-up song. AND, they have rarely done covers since they were kids, but obviously they can do it with this and ES as evidence. All of their music is on their first three albums was completely them from composition to playing the instruments, with the exception of the brief intro track on Error, which is credited to their Producer, David Bendeth. It is a sonic compilation of stems from other songs on the album. They also wrote every song on their fourth and most recent album, though as you know they worked with outside songwriters. The song concepts, lyrics and basic song structure is usually created bt Pau, the drummer, with Dany and Ale collaborating with her to complete the song. What they did on Keep Me Fed is essentially the same thing but they provided the topline and most of the structure with the outside writers massaging the elements into place to produce what you hear on the album. And they give liner credit to everyone who worked on each song.
They are kindof notorious for doing great things on a shoestring budget, especially their music videos. Rudy, their manager used to work in Hollywood on feature films, like Titantic.
No, Taylor Hawkins only played on the tour. Matt Laug was the original studio session drummer.
The Warning still maintains their Patreon, so not all of their income comes from their label. Before "Keep Me Fed," Daniela, Pau, and Ale wrote all of their music themselves. For their third album, "ERROR," their first under a label, producer David Bendeth received credit on some songs. However, the band had written the songs for "ERROR" well before signing with Lava Records and meeting Bendeth, so his contributions were likely limited..
The Warning were actually some of the last persons to see Taylor Hawkins alive before passing away, like 10 days before when opening for the Foo Fighters in Mexico city, that was a crazy crowd, like 50k.. He was nice to them, "you sounded great" he said that before they hit the stage. About Dust to Dust, if I'm correct, Ale the bassist came with the baseline idea as well as some of the lyrics, she was like 12 tears old. Generally Pau the drummer is the one that brings most of the song ideas but then all of them complete the songs. Keep Me Fed album is the only one they have co-writed with other persons. Before last album, they already had like 50 songs. 1 EP, + 3 LPs... If you want to see a great acoustic performance, you should check thier version of Sinister Smiles, that songs is part of QOTMS.. th-cam.com/video/Xjd41DdRF3c/w-d-xo.html
I think this was your best reaction of The Warning, especially when you recapped all 6 reactions. Great job. You obviously know a lot about the music business as well as composition and performance. And now you know a lot about The Warning, and I think you have even warmed up to them, at least a little. 😅
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Well....as a 56yr old Canadian and huge fan of Alanis, I had very deaf ears the first time I heard this cover BUT I will give credit to them for this. 🙏❤🇲🇽 from🇨🇦
My take on The Warning working with other writers is twofold: first, the girls wanted to see how other people work and wanted to learn and grow; second, they had limited time due to touring and were punching out a new song each day with a different writer, so working with other pro writers helps with that time schedule.
The Warning and their management negotiated for 7 months before signing with Lava records. I think they good.
…. I think they are good.
They are all super smart, Pau said in an interview, the whole music business is in the percentages. All the way back in XXI century blood, their parents thought copper bullets was to much but it’s on there. They make all final decisions.
They wrote every song on Queen of The Murder Scene. Paulina (the drummer) Came up with the concept and she does usually being the writing of every song and later bring in her sisters to complete them.
The Warning!! 🔥 🤘
QoTMS - song-writer credits [From LP Booklet]
Dust to Dust - Paulina Villarreal, Daniela Villarreal, Alejandra Villarreal
Crimson Queen - Daniela Villarreal
Ugh - Paulina Villarreal, Daniela Villarreal, Alejandra Villarreal
The One - Paulina Villarreal, Daniela Villarreal, Alejandra Villarreal
Stalker - Paulina Villarreal, Daniela Villarreal, Alejandra Villarreal
Red Hands Never Fade - Paulina Villarreal, Daniela Villarreal, Alejandra Villarreal
The Sacrifice - Paulina Villarreal, Daniela Villarreal, Alejandra Villarreal
Sinister Smiles - The Warning
Dull Knives (Cut Better) - Paulina Villarreal
Queen of the Murder Scene - Daniela Villarreal, Paulina Villarreal, Alejandra Villarreal
P.S.Y.C.H.O.T.I.C. - Paulina Villarreal
Hunter - The Warning
The End (Stars Always Seem to Fade) - Paulina Villarreal
I concur i also have all their albums, records and CD's
I forgot to mention that if you want to learn more about their latest album that the co-wrote with others you should watch MTV's video *The Warning Breaks Down the Inspiration Behind Their New Album ‘Keep Me Fed’ & More! | MTV Push* because it tells a lot about their personalities and there Pau reveals that her favorite breakup song is this song that you just reacted to. 🥰
Check out Mayday in the Making doc where they go into the whole process of making the Mayday EP which became the Error album. Also The Warning Tidal Rising doc for a 20 min version of the bands 10 year history. Gear Masters rig rundown episodes for all 3 is also informative and entertaining.
The 3 of them have wrote all the music together and only them on the first 3 albums.
The only thing I can add to what has already been posted is... Hell Yeah Sisters!!!
They did all of their own writing up until Keep Me Fed.
And they still did their own writing on KMF, just with others contributing as well.
Their mom did a few grammatical changes in their first Spanish song, Narcisista. She wanted their Spanish to make sense. 😆
It's such a shame that Queen of the Murder Scene is out of print on CD, because it's a thing of beauty - the design of the booklet really does justice to the music and concept.
What makes this band a little different is their story. Long time fans have literally watched them grow up. Newer fans can watch the whole thing on youtube.
Many of that fan base feel like proud uncles and aunts. Fiercely protective ones.
Their inner circle have been with them a long time, their Mom is always around and so is their manager.
I saw the recent show in Toronto, the manager came out and said a few words after the show.
Everybody started yelling his name, RUDY RUDY RUDY
Never been to a concert where everyone knew the managers name.
@@graybri There is a great interview where Rudy was actually asking them questions. I think it’s in his office conference room. He was preparing them for media hits/interviews. They’re just kids but so well spoken and humble. They haven’t changed, only grown and matured more. They’re still humble, and kind, and they don’t just draw we regular folks as fans. Ask Lzzy and RJ Hale, Matt Bellamy of Muse, Metallica, Def Leppard, MegaDeath, etc.
Dig deeper into The Warning... you won't be disappointed. Focus on their live stuff most... they are a rare act where they are basically always better live than the studio recordings. Their live energy is pretty unreal.
Dany, Pau and Ale wrote 21st century blood and queen of the murder scene. And error for that matter. Most of the songs are born in Paulina's head and then the other two help polish it to shiny perfection.
Yes, lucky we all have our own personal likes and for me I love this bass in every way. Ale is a seriously good musician, a human metronome, also even though she does not want to sing lead, she has an amazing vocal range and voice tone. In this track Dani is doing a lot of individual note picking and Ale's bass fills and carries this performance. But just my opinion. But thanks for the reaction, it was good.
The first three albums the sisters wrote entirely themselves.
you can right click on a specific song to view credits on spotify, but as many have said before it's 100% them for the first 3 albums, plus generous credits like for their mother on spanish songs helping them be more grammatically correct
Their mother misheard a word in the lyrics for one of their English songs on their second album on the way home from a recording session but the sisters liked her word so much they had to go back and record the song again with her version of the lyrics. 😄
Rush,yes,the warning o yeahh....good video men
Good cover.
They turned down several contracts offered to them by some big labels, but those labels wanted to change them in the wrong way for the wrong reasons, such as the type of music they should play and how their appearance should be. They refused to sign until they got the deal they wanted. When they did sign they got to keep all the rights to all their music, both past and future and they also got to keep their social media accounts and Patreon. They are very smart young women with some very smart people by their side including their parents. XXICB and Queen of the Murder Scene as well as their first experimental EP Escape the Mind were all written by them, they did it all, although some of the songs also list their parents, who also helped with some of the lyrics. I believe most of the song if not all on Error were also written by them and they were had co-writers for Keep Me Fed, but they had final say and the most input.
They seemed to be well aware of the predatory nature of the recording industry at a very young age, and they fought tooth and nail to stay true to who they were and who they wanted to be and as @Don-music said, NoBody tells them what to do, ever. They listen to advice, but in the end the final decisions made, is by them as a band and as a family.
the first two full length records and ep were all them. Error was written all by them before signing to Lava but was released under the Lave label after signing. Keep Me Fed had a lot of writing credits but everything that was released is because The Warning liked it. they wanted to expand their knowledge. they wanted to experiment. they contacted people they wanted to work with. no one told them they had to do this. they took 7 months to get the deal that they wanted. retained full creative control, and even right to their original material. there was a lot of interest in them from very early in their career. The Warning didn't like any of those offerings because they all wanted to change them.
I suggest the two tedx shows, that will give a good idea of who the warning are as musicians even at a very young age
TedX 2016 th-cam.com/video/dyJlh0tNK6Y/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUQdGhlIHdhcm5pbmcgdGVkeA%3D%3D
TedX 2017 th-cam.com/video/pj5ue3M-v6o/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUQdGhlIHdhcm5pbmcgdGVkeA%3D%3D
I have the original vinyl of their first 3 albums, and they have all the writing credits. Pau starts most of the concepts for songs and then the others contribute their parts. The one exception that I'm aware of on QOTMS is Crimson Queen which is all Dany. I heard that Dust to Dust started with Ale coming up with that bass riff. My favorite album of theirs. I heard the tracks "Money" and "Error" and immediately became addicted. I had no idea they were so young when I first heard them. I could just be my quirky taste in music, but I feel QOTMS will go down as one of the most highly collected albums. It reminds me of "London Calling" as far as how many genres you can have on one album and still make it sound cohesive.
Its a very collective album and hard to come by, worth $$$$
I’m selfish. I want great music. Fresh , interesting writing. From ANYONE …ANYWHERE. They have peaked my interest from early on! There’s more to come hear. Another 5?years at least. 🤘🕊❤️🤘
You seem like you might be interested in their process. There are a couple documentaries that might be worth reacting to. One on their channel called "Mayday in the Making" from 2021 consisting of 6 parts about 5 minutes each. It features interviews with DPA, their parents, their manager. David Bendeth, the producer for the MAYDAY EP (which was about half of what would become the ERROR LP) .Also the sound engineer. The A&R person from Lava Records and the CEO from Lava records.
The Six Parts are INTRO, How it all Began, The Process, Entering the Rock World, Goals & Moving Forward, and The EP
There is also a 20 minute documentary on the TIDAL channel called "The Mexican Rock Stars Who Happen To Be Sisters" this one just has DPA talking.
Both documentaries show lots of clips from their history.
It would be brilliant if you could react to Queen Of The Murder Scene, performed LIVE a Teatro Metropolitan, from a year ago. It's unbelievably good stuff in the way they wrote that entire album. A must to watch. Thanks for reacting to all these Warning tunes. Cheers.
The Lunario concert would be even better to react to.
Pie?🥧 Dany would prefer donuts!🍩
They wrote _Queen of the Murder Scene,_ although their mom, due to a mishearing of a lyric, came up with a line that they found they preferred.
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They wrote all their albums until the 4th album where they co wrote songs with many others.
Queen of the murder scene is the brain child of middle schooler Pau. A concept album they performed live at about ages 13, 16 & 18 at the legendary Lunario CDMX concert. They played a few songs from their 1st album between chapters of queen of the murder scene. It has my favorite version of dust to dust. Elevation in mexico city is over 7000'.
Really nice to see that you seem to be warming to The Warning. I get the impression that the record deal has been very thoroughly thrashed out and it took a very, very long time to sort out. As mentioned already every single note and word right through to their third album, Error was theirs. KMF was written with third party input but overall control was still with the girls. Thoroughly enjoyed your more challenging style ify reaction and sincerely hope you revisit the girls from time to time.
@@v6jim2 Yes, they’ve even talked about reworking several of the songs themselves back at home before recording the album.
a different lane than their original songs and it's still perfect. They could perform the sesame street theme song and it'd be better than 99% of the music coming out today.
My friend... es una interpretación, no una copia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I watched a rig rundown video with Dany the guitarist last night and was almost shocked by how different her speaking voice is from her singing! 😅
Like, it's not gravelly at all and sounds really nice 😀 All three of them seem to have quite likeable personalities, too! 😊
Which no doubt must also play into their huge success.
By the way, I've never much liked Flea's bass sound on this song either, despite fitting perfectly 😄
Have a fab' weekend!
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Supposedly they had to do some work in post to grid up Flea's bass work on the album. Ale's laying this down in one take.
They're kind of the Queens of one take performances. They were amazed by that at the MTV VMA awards.
The other bands needed multiple takes.
@solarvanlife8177 - That is very cool! 😀👍
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The Warning went into their label deal with an established fanbase and a 3rd album already written, so they were in a strong bargaining position. Most importantly, they kept their Patreon which had over 3500 subs as of a year+ ago with hundreds paying $100 or $200 a month. They are probably way over 5000 now. They also have a bunch of sponsorship deals like Pepsi Mexico. They are definitely bringing in a ton of revenue. They have big expenses now too--like a trainer on tour. And I am sure the label is getting their cut.
Really? you were doing good but you had to diminsh and doubt their abilities again, it took me literally one minute to find the information on line about the writing credits of the QOTMS album, and guess what?, as unbelievable as it might seem to you, yes, the three of them have all the writing credits on that album, and yes, they wrote that album when Dany was about 17, Pau 15, and Ale was about 13 years old.
Try the Documentary called "Mayday in the Making" react to it, we'll watch with you. 6 short videos, all in one reaction ..It might help you cut down on your silly assumptions about these three brilliant people. ✌️
This Sirius performance is kind of a thing. They invite bands for a few songs and ask them to do a cover.
I wouldn't doubt TW put this together in a couple of hours. Other than Ale's bass line, it's not all that complicated.
Well, not complicated for seasoned musicians.
In an interview, Pau pIcked "You Ought To Know" as an ultimate break up song.
My guess is, TW has more pie than they need....:)
Republic/Lava records is super cool. They really take good care of their artists. I heard that TLC back in the day had the biggest album of the year with Crazy Sexy Cool, and the three of them ended up with like 60 grand to split between them.
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Ale la bajista de mas calidad del rock actual ,su talento es tremendo ,es capas de tocar Jass y blues ,es el nuevo Jaco Pastorius del 2024
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Check out Donmusic's remix of the bass on this track. It's more punchy and can hear it more clearly. They wrote all of their stuff alone up until Keep me Fed.
Oh, and "Sirius XM" always reminds me of Puddle Of Mudd's infamous cover of Nirvana's 'About A Girl' 😅
with my other comment being said, i'm sure you'd enjoy watching some of their well documented career since you have a lot of curiosity in your questions, i'm sure some far more fanatical fan would have a large detailed list of links to everything for you lol
I've got 840 TW links on my public playlist.
All that will do is confuse you....:)
I can certainly suggest something, if he wants something specific though.
Taylor toured and appeared in the music video.
Personally, I think you should react to their documentary *MAYDAY IN THE MAKING Documentary* because you'll get priceless information and it's also really funny to watch.
All you need to know about these three sisters is in this video.
The Warning: The Mexican Rock Stars Who Happen To Be Sisters [TIDAL Rising Documentary]
th-cam.com/video/s7iQG0ug4HI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=PzLM2AsuILE8vRSh
Reactors like you keep fans like me grounded! Once I found The Warning 3 years ago, I kept digging deeper and like pretty much everything they do. It helps to hear an honest voice that doesn't automatically love a song just because it is The Warning!
Amazing backing tracks right? 🤔
Did you like the backing track? Oh, wait, there isn’t one this time.
Dust to Dust and Dull Knives are both from QOTMS.
They changed some of the lyrics lol ….
There was always a radio edit
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and in a recent live performance, at least in sound check, they sang the original lyrics. Which makes me think it wasn't the band's decision to change the lyrics for this live studio session.
I feel sorry for them really. They are really good, but I wonder how much they are produced and managed. This cover sounds like they did this solely on their own, I hope. The 70s and 80s style of band manipulation should not exist, but ?? ❤
Do more research. Look harder.