13:35 I have a copy and paste error - the minor blues scale is 1 b3 4 #4/b5 5 b7, not whatever Phrygianblues demonchild gibberish I put there. Sorry! 🎸Billy's riff breakdown of Judith: th-cam.com/video/AmxgaC9bp1E/w-d-xo.html 🎶Pitches Witches graphic by A Traveler On The Sea: instagram.com/a_traveler_on_the_sea/ 💻 Multitracks (not HQ!): drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CGFOy7kAV_kLzunFYvVYs1pTEbYWQ4nn?usp=sharing
plagal. such a good word for the most climatic sections of the song, the incompleteness of using the 4th instead of using the 5th to mark it as holy but also imperfect, weaker, less ideal. (i've loved dabbling in lydian stuff and in ear training, i find it weird that 4ths feel better to me than 5ths)
Me before the video: Rick Beato already covered this song. What could possibly be left to say? Me after the video: ixi you goddamn genius I will never doubt you again! 😊 Didn't realize Billy was doing so much of the vocal harmony. My love for this song just went up another 300 clicks.
It's always amused me how damn similar Maynard and Billy sound in the pre-chorus. For a good while I always assumed it was all Maynard. Billy has got a pretty impressive aggressive vocal delivery!
38:27 Totally agree!! The 6/8 time certainly gives it a lot of opportunity for power moves (for lack of an actual term), but Josh Billy and Maynard really nailed the last third of the song with how they pass around and augment the wave of energy they're riding. I don't like making tool and apc comparisons but even though it is a much shorter ending and song, this gets me the same way the ending of lateralus does, just much more compact.
@15:06 The term is rhotic (pronounced R sounds) vs nonrhotic (soft R sounds). Maynard is a rhotic singer; not sure I've ever heard him sing or talk nonrhotically. There is a wonderful video series that Wired has on TH-cam where Erik Singer (a dialect coach) goes over accents across the US - worth a watch on its own, but definitely helps as a musician if you want to expand your vocab for vocal sounds :)
Love it Ixi! I think the overprounouced “R” (nevorrr) sound is called Rhotic accent. He leans into his rhotic accent sometimes. Also fun fact, or so I’ve heard, old British / English people spoke with rhotic R’s for most of history then shed the rhotic r only relatively recently.
I'm not sure about that fun fact. I was going to say that the loss of the Rhotic R sound could have been as a result of one of the many invasions in history, but I think even without any invasions, most English people today would sound something like Welsh or Scottish people do, and neither of those pronounce R sounds like that. I suppose the ones from around the South West of England might, judging from West Country accents.
Your shivvers gave me shivvers. And yes. This and The Outsider (and Passive for the trilogy!) are just all time masterpieces of the most intense negative emotions wrought so pure and devestatingly beautiful.
Did Maynard make the joke that’s like “here’s a song we decided to do where we cover both David Bowie and The Cure…. Which about 8 of you here tonight know I’m sure”
I just found your channel a week ago. I’m not a musician or knowledgeable on theory but I really appreciate your content. It’s driven me to go back and listen to the NIN catalog from the beginning. Thanks again, you ROCK!!!
29:25 Fun fact: high pitches in horror movies are usually meant to mimic the pitch of a babies cry, because as humans through evolution that evokes a “oh shit! I need do something” response.
Excellent choice ixi giving Judith the attention the song deserves. You really brought to light details that elevate my appreciation for such an awesome sound to an even higher level of awareness. And naturally you did it in a most authentic, intelligent, charmingly humble way.
It's funny, when you mentioned how the "He did it all for you" sounded holy, I immediately realized it sounded like a plagal cadence. Sure enough, you went on to talk about 4 to 3 and "amen." I always thought that line had a different feel from other parts of the song, but couldn't articulate why. Your videos are the reason I even know what a plagal cadence is! Seriously, the way you present song breakdowns, inclusive of your singing and piano work, has been a tremendous help for me in recognizing intervals (both sequentially in melodies and simultaneously in harmonies).
Very few bands have been able to create something absolutely beautiful in one space, then do it again with a completely different group of people. It’s awe inspiring and a treasure to be able to witness.
Heya thanks for doing this, discovered your channel with the 5hr Aenima video. "Judith" almost always brings tears to my eyes and when you did the keys at 42:13, well.. that did it for me again. The drums at the beginning reminds me of what Sting told Rick Beato about his songs: "It has to be surprising!" Definitely catches our attention eh? Looking forward to your other song breakdowns..
I’m back 10 months later to give this another watch, but also to congratulate you on giving me a 45 MINUTE examination on ONE FUCKING SONG. Lol incredible. Thank you so much again!!
It's always great seeing someone so knowledgeable at their craft. Thanks for doing this breakdowns. I don't really understand music at this level, but it's nice either way.
19:13 That part totally sounds like holy music to me too. I'm not musically trained, just been dragged to too many churches as a child. I'd say there's a 95+% (I'm tempted to say 100%) chance this indeed was meant as a mockery. As if Maynard had an inner dialogue with his paralyzed mother, "Yes mom, of course, he (God) did it all for you" said in a sarcastic tone, to mimic the way things are often phrased at the church. There's one line of the lyrics where it's actually "he did this TO you", pretty much as a scream, a wakeup call. "I'll tell you what, he did this TO you mom, not for you. He did not do you a favor X years ago!" This was a very angry Maynard. One way to express that anger is to scream, which he does. Another way is to be hyper cynical, which that part of the song is. "He did it all for you" used this way is the craft of a mean, angry and genius writer. Those words are loaded.
It's possibly the first reaction/analysis of an APC's song out of all I've ever watched where a person focuses so much on Billy. And ngl it pleases me greatly😊 For the absolute majority it's always Maynard &Co so I'm really happy to see him getting credit where it's due
There’s a real strong editing style developing in these videos. Like the editing equivalent of comic timing? Really fun and a great compliment to the strong and interesting content. Love it!
FUCK YES! I stopped the video to write this comment because I know what you're about to talk about and I'm so excited you're about to talk about it. The "my favorite drum part" at 37:00. Another youtuber I like reviewed this song and totally missed talking about this and I was disappointed. I'm so stoked to hit play right now and listen to you talk about Josh Freese's illmatic awesomeness that's about to happen.
Great work as always ixi! Really glad you're breaking down some APC stuff! I think you channeled a bit of Trent with your delivery on "A-fucking-men" :D
I so love your Analysis of this Song. It was my first APC Song, and is still my favourite today. I've also always loved that drumpart before Maynard's high note so much, it is giving me chills every time. THIS SONG IS EPIC AND SO IS YOUR VIDEO!!!
Referring back to my comment from Part 1, talking about Rose, specifically. For me, this is that kind of song... the way you say that Rose might be your favorite APC song (or did you simply say favorite, regardless of artist? Bold statement either way)... Judith destroys me. When I say that it destroys me, I mean it destroys me with overwhelming emotion. I am not a spiritual person, but if I were, listening to this song would be a spiritually ecstatic experience. Again, like with Rose, there are always tears. I cry. A lot. Something that I find amusing... there is a running joke among some APC fans, regarding Paz tying her hair during the video. You play it two or three times, I think, but the first time is around 28:17 in this video. People have an appreciation that might just border on obsession with the action, that honestly feels similar to the way women can be objectified in society... it bothered me at first... but when I'm honest with myself, I feel it too. It's not an "attraction" based on some carnal sensation, but rather, there is a feeling of competence, even mastery when I see that part. What? Someone tying their hair up? Really? Perhaps it's because as a man who never had hair that long, this action is simply not in my vocabulary. But when I scratch under the surface, it seems that it's far more than that. The action, for me, draws attention to her mastery as a bass player as well. "Yeah, we don't need to take a break. I'll just adjust my hair while playing one of the greatest songs of all time, performing at a high level. I got this." But again, more than that, for me, it highlights the mastery that surrounds her. Everyone is performing at a high level. Everyone here is one of the best at what they do. This song is one of the best examples of it's type, in my opinion. The level of "elite" on display here is staggering, and for some silly, ridiculous reason, Paz tying her hair at that very moment symbolizes all of that. It's silly, but emotions don't make sense, and this is a completely emotional response. Finally, I love that you mention the moment when Billy is harmonizing with Maynard, and slides up to the 4th. I have always delighted in that moment of the song, so to hear you acknowledge it was kinda special. Also, around that moment in the video (I think, I didn't go back to double check) Paz appears to also be singing. In fact, several times during the video Paz is shown singing along. You didn't mention this in your commentary. That made me wonder... I had always thought Paz was sliding up to the 4th there, because of watching the video. I know that Billy was screaming, and singing, and harmonizing, but I never knew which parts were him, and which were her. Now that you you played that part closely, after saying it was Billy, I agree, it absolutely sounds like Billy's voice. I was wrong, no doubt. But here is the question that I've been leading up to... do you happen to know (based on the tracks you have access to, your research, your ear) if any of Paz's vocals were actually used in the studio version of the song? Maybe she was just singing in the video, but not in the audio? Maybe it was recorded, but then they didn't use it? My hearing is horrible in mid-range. Even though I was a singer for years, I have always had difficulty recognizing lyrics, as well as other details in recorded vocals. I'm really curious and thought I'd ask. As always, grateful for what you do. Please keep doing it. Thank you very, very much. *Edit* Whoops, lots of people already commented on some of the things I discussed here. I try not to "me too" on these sorts of things, especially with so many words... but honestly, I'm so passionate about this it's really a #sorrynotsorry kinda thing. :)
I have mixed feelings abouth YT's algorithm suggesting me your channel yesterday. On the one hand, I'd like to give it (i.e. the algorithm) a hug, but on the other, I'm pretty angry at it not doing so MONTHS ago :) Anyhooo, I'm glad to see you feel the same way I do about Josh's out of this world drumming. Thank you for the video, the fastest 45' I've experienced in a while.
I just found you for the first time...you are amazingly interesting and entertaining whilst you share your musical knowledge with us. I am now a subscriber, thank you for taking the time to make videos for us. I will be catching up now on your other posts. Good work.
This is better than Beato's video. 14:22 Maynard is singing the Billy part too, they must have blend both somehow 27:43 Meshuggah has entered the chat 39:43 eargasm 41:41 there should be Paz too at a certain point, once again the booklet credits would be useful lol
Really cool deconstruct of the song. I tried to play it with a group some years ago... We couldn't 😅 we didn't have what we needed at the time, musically speaking 🙂
28:24 the “post-chorus” high-note riff/solo sounds like it’s played through a Whammy Pedal, which takes the guitar tone artificially up an octave… it’s really noticeable as it evolves into the bit playing behind Maynard when he comes back in 2:00 in to the song… that high shrill filter is the Whammy.
Recall Maynard being interviewed by (of all people) Sammy Hagar and he was asked about his vocal patterns. He said it comes from his time running cross country as a kid and how his breathing would flow in that distinctive truncated style. Make of that what you will. 🤔
Amazing as always. Even though you don't analyze lyrics your analysis shows how important, if only by the sound they make, lyrics give the song a deeper, richer feel.
Absolutely killer breakdown! I really enjoyed it! There's only one part I don't think you got right. I'm pretty sure it's all Maynard that you're hearing on vocals. I know in the video it looks like Billy is singing, but remember, you're hearing the studio version. The video is probably taken from a pre-tour rehearsal. When they play it live Billy is singing some parts, but in the studio version I'm pretty sure it's all Maynard on all vocal melodies and harmonies. Listen to the timbre of the voice. Does it sound like two vocalists? It sounds like one to me. Other than that, absolutely great work, both in breakdown and video presentation! Thanks! Looking forward to the analysis of the rest of the songs.
Ha, I told you last time doing J, O, and 3L in one episode will be a challenge 😁 Wonderful deep dive not only on the technical and interpretative level but also through seeing how much you enjoy it. Resonates with how I feel about this particular song and many others that you covered and will cover in the future! A-fucking-men! 🤘🏻
34:48 hearing this on piano reminded me of something, but I wasn't entirely sure what. After about a minute of searching I realized it really reminds me of the very beginning of Regina Spektor's song End Of Thought. Guess that explains why I love Regina alongside much heavier artists like A Perfect Circle
"Pitches Witches" !!! Really dig your vids, got me back into my playing. Great to see someone that geeks out as much as i do! haha! Looking forward to next one
I absolutely love every bit of the geeking out over this absolute masterpiece of a song. When you said you just / died / again, I'm like HON I'm in a perpetual state of some part of dying from start to finish. It's just so good!! PS, what's your opinion on the Renholder remix version of this?
You forgot to mention when she puts the pick in her mouth, ties her hair up...then gets to work. Also, I absolutely love how your piano sounds with Deftones, perfect circle...etc
This is probably one of the best song analyses I've ever seen. The level of detail and prior research, even finding and including Billy's breakdown of the song is something i haven't seen others do. This was really insightful and your passion for doing these vids is so great to watch!
You can if you're patient! :) I have a waitlist but there will probably be an opening sometime this year. Feel free to email me for more info: lessons@iximusic.com
I love the guitar work on this song. Also, modal mixture is so cool. Ps. I hear the “flip” in a lot of Japanese folk music. It’s a very cool vocal thing.
Love these insights as well as your fantastic taste in amazing music (Yep, I'm a proud Gen X)!!! Also your visceral excitement is contagious and knowledgeable, clear, concise break down of music is so easily understood and absorbed! Legendary! Right up there with the likes of Rick Beato IMO, but with the added bonus of being much prettier than Rick! Much gratitude, keep up the great work
To me this is a companion piece for 10,000 days but the other side of the coin. That was "You're the only one who should get their wings to heaven because you believed devoutly" and this is "how can you believe in something that would do this to you". If you know someone with a ps5 (don't know if it's on xbox or pc) there is a radiohead kid a mnesia interactive art/game that has the music from the album.
I’m glad you spent so much time on this song. It’s one of the songs that I can remember exactly where I was the first time I heard it. You do an awesome job explaining things and I come away with more appreciation for what I already love. Thanks :-).
Thank you for this! Love the depth and detail of your analysis - obviously a labor of love. Great song. great album, great band. All time favorites on all points. I'm looking forward to more.
13:35 I have a copy and paste error - the minor blues scale is 1 b3 4 #4/b5 5 b7, not whatever Phrygianblues demonchild gibberish I put there. Sorry! 🎸Billy's riff breakdown of Judith: th-cam.com/video/AmxgaC9bp1E/w-d-xo.html 🎶Pitches Witches graphic by A Traveler On The Sea: instagram.com/a_traveler_on_the_sea/ 💻 Multitracks (not HQ!): drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CGFOy7kAV_kLzunFYvVYs1pTEbYWQ4nn?usp=sharing
plagal. such a good word for the most climatic sections of the song, the incompleteness of using the 4th instead of using the 5th to mark it as holy but also imperfect, weaker, less ideal. (i've loved dabbling in lydian stuff and in ear training, i find it weird that 4ths feel better to me than 5ths)
@@antjesseharrismusic I have a weak spot for the 4th too. MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU
I absolve you my child. 🤣
@@michaelcastillo3231 haha 🙏
@@iximusic you are becoming so good at this :))! I really am in awe
The hair-tie move by Paz before that second verse in the music video is BEYOND epic! 😮
I C O N I C
sometimes i watch the video JUST for that.
😍
best part!
It’s wonderful
To everyone looking for it, Paz hair flip is at 28:17. You're welcome
Me before the video: Rick Beato already covered this song. What could possibly be left to say?
Me after the video: ixi you goddamn genius I will never doubt you again! 😊
Didn't realize Billy was doing so much of the vocal harmony. My love for this song just went up another 300 clicks.
Love Rick. Learned a lot from him. But his breakdowns aren't as detailed as ixi's
It's always amused me how damn similar Maynard and Billy sound in the pre-chorus. For a good while I always assumed it was all Maynard. Billy has got a pretty impressive aggressive vocal delivery!
Let's not forget Paz did some vocals as well. She's blended in so much it's hard to point out sometimes. Thank you so much for this video!
Gat damn this track still hits so hard 22 years later.
The scream at the end gives me chills every time. My throat almost died while trying to scream along, Maynard is something else.
At 42:00, I think It's Paz singing higher notes. This video is so great, I didn't think I could love this song much more. Thank you !
38:27 Totally agree!! The 6/8 time certainly gives it a lot of opportunity for power moves (for lack of an actual term), but Josh Billy and Maynard really nailed the last third of the song with how they pass around and augment the wave of energy they're riding. I don't like making tool and apc comparisons but even though it is a much shorter ending and song, this gets me the same way the ending of lateralus does, just much more compact.
"It's like he's tasting all his words."
@15:06 The term is rhotic (pronounced R sounds) vs nonrhotic (soft R sounds). Maynard is a rhotic singer; not sure I've ever heard him sing or talk nonrhotically.
There is a wonderful video series that Wired has on TH-cam where Erik Singer (a dialect coach) goes over accents across the US - worth a watch on its own, but definitely helps as a musician if you want to expand your vocab for vocal sounds :)
The vocal harmonies you are talking about at 41:28 always have been my favorite part of the song. Just great.
Paz and Billy harmonize with Maynard. It's beautiful.
Josh Freeze on drums ladies and gents. A pure machine
OH MY GOD this is good. The song still gives me chills after 20 years, and your breakdown is amazing. Thank you.
Love it Ixi! I think the overprounouced “R” (nevorrr) sound is called Rhotic accent. He leans into his rhotic accent sometimes. Also fun fact, or so I’ve heard, old British / English people spoke with rhotic R’s for most of history then shed the rhotic r only relatively recently.
I'm not sure about that fun fact. I was going to say that the loss of the Rhotic R sound could have been as a result of one of the many invasions in history, but I think even without any invasions, most English people today would sound something like Welsh or Scottish people do, and neither of those pronounce R sounds like that. I suppose the ones from around the South West of England might, judging from West Country accents.
His sustained yell at the end gives me goosebumps. Every. Time.
"Nothing wrong when a song ends in a minor key"
_Werewolf_ by Fiona Apple
Speaking of, I’d love for a in depth breakdown like this for Tidal or When the Pawn 🙀
@@Schaz42 “Tidal” is still so damned good, to this day.
Incredible reference.
Your shivvers gave me shivvers. And yes. This and The Outsider (and Passive for the trilogy!) are just all time masterpieces of the most intense negative emotions wrought so pure and devestatingly beautiful.
My first rock concert in high school was APC on their Mer de Noms tour. Boy does this bring me back! Love your analysis, as always.
Did Maynard make the joke that’s like “here’s a song we decided to do where we cover both David Bowie and The Cure…. Which about 8 of you here tonight know I’m sure”
@20:50 LOL If that “offended” us, then we wouldn’t be here discussing this song already. Great stuff!
I just found your channel a week ago. I’m not a musician or knowledgeable on theory but I really appreciate your content. It’s driven me to go back and listen to the NIN catalog from the beginning. Thanks again, you ROCK!!!
29:25 Fun fact: high pitches in horror movies are usually meant to mimic the pitch of a babies cry, because as humans through evolution that evokes a “oh shit! I need do something” response.
Damn girl, you are too fu%&*ing smart for your years. Your soul has lived many lives. Best music break-downs on the interweb, bar none. Thanks.
I just fell in love with this song all over again. And with you, Ixi! Great analysis - both smart and heartfelt, simply congenial!
It’s a masterpiece. I get chills every single time I listen to it.
Rick Beato also has a video breaking this one down, but yours goes much deeper.
Love your work!
Ah cool, I'll check it out!
in fact, you deserve the same views he got, or maybe more. Fantastic, emotional, skillful breakdown!
Yes, she outplayed him!
Excellent choice ixi giving Judith the attention the song deserves. You really brought to light details that elevate my appreciation for such an awesome sound to an even higher level of awareness. And naturally you did it in a most authentic, intelligent, charmingly humble way.
The best breakdown of this song on YT.
One of the best breakdowns ever, well so far, I’m sure you have/will have more 🌟
Missed Paz's vocals, but this was absolutely amazing! Looking forward to more.
Wow. So glad I found this channel. Awesome stuff. Thank you!
It's funny, when you mentioned how the "He did it all for you" sounded holy, I immediately realized it sounded like a plagal cadence. Sure enough, you went on to talk about 4 to 3 and "amen." I always thought that line had a different feel from other parts of the song, but couldn't articulate why.
Your videos are the reason I even know what a plagal cadence is!
Seriously, the way you present song breakdowns, inclusive of your singing and piano work, has been a tremendous help for me in recognizing intervals (both sequentially in melodies and simultaneously in harmonies).
Very few bands have been able to create something absolutely beautiful in one space, then do it again with a completely different group of people. It’s awe inspiring and a treasure to be able to witness.
The first place I remember hearing a hemiola was Sting's album Ten Summoner's Tales, the song was Seven Days.
That drum change at the end always gave me the illusion of a tempo change in the song it’s so strange and amazing.
Heya thanks for doing this, discovered your channel with the 5hr Aenima video. "Judith" almost always brings tears to my eyes and when you did the keys at 42:13, well.. that did it for me again.
The drums at the beginning reminds me of what Sting told Rick Beato about his songs: "It has to be surprising!" Definitely catches our attention eh?
Looking forward to your other song breakdowns..
I share 100% your enthusiasm for the last section's drums, when it changes to that 4/4!
I’m back 10 months later to give this another watch, but also to congratulate you on giving me a 45 MINUTE examination on ONE FUCKING SONG. Lol incredible.
Thank you so much again!!
Holy crap I never noticed Billy rose up to the 4th at the end. Listened to this for the first time in 2000 and this is new to me.
Just found you, and thanks for adding depth to a favorite song.
It's always great seeing someone so knowledgeable at their craft. Thanks for doing this breakdowns. I don't really understand music at this level, but it's nice either way.
I love how you connect technical music stuff in don't understand with the feel and flavour of the music.
19:13
That part totally sounds like holy music to me too. I'm not musically trained, just been dragged to too many churches as a child.
I'd say there's a 95+% (I'm tempted to say 100%) chance this indeed was meant as a mockery. As if Maynard had an inner dialogue with his paralyzed mother, "Yes mom, of course, he (God) did it all for you" said in a sarcastic tone, to mimic the way things are often phrased at the church. There's one line of the lyrics where it's actually "he did this TO you", pretty much as a scream, a wakeup call. "I'll tell you what, he did this TO you mom, not for you. He did not do you a favor X years ago!"
This was a very angry Maynard. One way to express that anger is to scream, which he does. Another way is to be hyper cynical, which that part of the song is. "He did it all for you" used this way is the craft of a mean, angry and genius writer. Those words are loaded.
Excellent breakdown of my favourite song.
The fact that what you're hearing can cause you to get downright giddy is so relatable. I feel you. lol
So awesome….thank you
42:23 "mmmm" -felt that lmao
It's possibly the first reaction/analysis of an APC's song out of all I've ever watched where a person focuses so much on Billy. And ngl it pleases me greatly😊 For the absolute majority it's always Maynard &Co so I'm really happy to see him getting credit where it's due
There’s a real strong editing style developing in these videos. Like the editing equivalent of comic timing? Really fun and a great compliment to the strong and interesting content. Love it!
Hash tag "Pitches Witches" has to become a thing!! 😂😂
FUCK YES! I stopped the video to write this comment because I know what you're about to talk about and I'm so excited you're about to talk about it. The "my favorite drum part" at 37:00. Another youtuber I like reviewed this song and totally missed talking about this and I was disappointed. I'm so stoked to hit play right now and listen to you talk about Josh Freese's illmatic awesomeness that's about to happen.
It is The Best!! I'm going to see Josh live with Billy and Danny Lohner on Sunday! Billy's touring (maybe you knew)
@@iximusic I didn't know that was the line up, wow!
Billy’s notes are phenomenal.
Great work as always ixi! Really glad you're breaking down some APC stuff!
I think you channeled a bit of Trent with your delivery on "A-fucking-men" :D
I so love your Analysis of this Song. It was my first APC Song, and is still my favourite today. I've also always loved that drumpart before Maynard's high note so much, it is giving me chills every time. THIS SONG IS EPIC AND SO IS YOUR VIDEO!!!
Love this, argh.
You’ve got me falling in love with these songs all over again.
Are you sure it’s Billy singing harmonies? Sounds like Maynard to me.
Looking forward to you going into Orestes which is my personal favourite
Mer De Noms is one of my favourite albums ever. Thanks again for your incredible breakdowns.
Referring back to my comment from Part 1, talking about Rose, specifically. For me, this is that kind of song... the way you say that Rose might be your favorite APC song (or did you simply say favorite, regardless of artist? Bold statement either way)... Judith destroys me. When I say that it destroys me, I mean it destroys me with overwhelming emotion. I am not a spiritual person, but if I were, listening to this song would be a spiritually ecstatic experience. Again, like with Rose, there are always tears. I cry. A lot.
Something that I find amusing... there is a running joke among some APC fans, regarding Paz tying her hair during the video. You play it two or three times, I think, but the first time is around 28:17 in this video. People have an appreciation that might just border on obsession with the action, that honestly feels similar to the way women can be objectified in society... it bothered me at first... but when I'm honest with myself, I feel it too. It's not an "attraction" based on some carnal sensation, but rather, there is a feeling of competence, even mastery when I see that part.
What? Someone tying their hair up? Really? Perhaps it's because as a man who never had hair that long, this action is simply not in my vocabulary. But when I scratch under the surface, it seems that it's far more than that. The action, for me, draws attention to her mastery as a bass player as well. "Yeah, we don't need to take a break. I'll just adjust my hair while playing one of the greatest songs of all time, performing at a high level. I got this." But again, more than that, for me, it highlights the mastery that surrounds her. Everyone is performing at a high level. Everyone here is one of the best at what they do. This song is one of the best examples of it's type, in my opinion. The level of "elite" on display here is staggering, and for some silly, ridiculous reason, Paz tying her hair at that very moment symbolizes all of that. It's silly, but emotions don't make sense, and this is a completely emotional response.
Finally, I love that you mention the moment when Billy is harmonizing with Maynard, and slides up to the 4th. I have always delighted in that moment of the song, so to hear you acknowledge it was kinda special. Also, around that moment in the video (I think, I didn't go back to double check) Paz appears to also be singing. In fact, several times during the video Paz is shown singing along. You didn't mention this in your commentary. That made me wonder... I had always thought Paz was sliding up to the 4th there, because of watching the video. I know that Billy was screaming, and singing, and harmonizing, but I never knew which parts were him, and which were her.
Now that you you played that part closely, after saying it was Billy, I agree, it absolutely sounds like Billy's voice. I was wrong, no doubt. But here is the question that I've been leading up to... do you happen to know (based on the tracks you have access to, your research, your ear) if any of Paz's vocals were actually used in the studio version of the song? Maybe she was just singing in the video, but not in the audio? Maybe it was recorded, but then they didn't use it? My hearing is horrible in mid-range. Even though I was a singer for years, I have always had difficulty recognizing lyrics, as well as other details in recorded vocals. I'm really curious and thought I'd ask.
As always, grateful for what you do. Please keep doing it. Thank you very, very much.
*Edit* Whoops, lots of people already commented on some of the things I discussed here. I try not to "me too" on these sorts of things, especially with so many words... but honestly, I'm so passionate about this it's really a #sorrynotsorry kinda thing. :)
Paz! th-cam.com/video/JaUuR_COrHU/w-d-xo.html
(she might be singing bg vocals at some point, I just couldn't differentiate or confirm)
I have mixed feelings abouth YT's algorithm suggesting me your channel yesterday. On the one hand, I'd like to give it (i.e. the algorithm) a hug, but on the other, I'm pretty angry at it not doing so MONTHS ago :)
Anyhooo, I'm glad to see you feel the same way I do about Josh's out of this world drumming.
Thank you for the video, the fastest 45' I've experienced in a while.
Brilliant!
I always learn so much for your videos! ❤
I just found you for the first time...you are amazingly interesting and entertaining whilst you share your musical knowledge with us. I am now a subscriber, thank you for taking the time to make videos for us. I will be catching up now on your other posts. Good work.
This is better than Beato's video.
14:22 Maynard is singing the Billy part too, they must have blend both somehow
27:43 Meshuggah has entered the chat
39:43 eargasm
41:41 there should be Paz too at a certain point, once again the booklet credits would be useful lol
Beato's videos are boring compared to Ixi's. Ixi is very good at making you understand why music feels like it does
Really cool deconstruct of the song.
I tried to play it with a group some years ago... We couldn't 😅 we didn't have what we needed at the time, musically speaking 🙂
28:24 the “post-chorus” high-note riff/solo sounds like it’s played through a Whammy Pedal, which takes the guitar tone artificially up an octave… it’s really noticeable as it evolves into the bit playing behind Maynard when he comes back in 2:00 in to the song… that high shrill filter is the Whammy.
Recall Maynard being interviewed by (of all people) Sammy Hagar and he was asked about his vocal patterns. He said it comes from his time running cross country as a kid and how his breathing would flow in that distinctive truncated style. Make of that what you will. 🤔
👍Was going to make the same comment about the "syncopated flow" = running breath
Amazing as always. Even though you don't analyze lyrics your analysis shows how important, if only by the sound they make, lyrics give the song a deeper, richer feel.
You are my new favorite person. Why did it take so long to find you? 🤯🤯🤯
This is the best channel
Absolutely killer breakdown! I really enjoyed it! There's only one part I don't think you got right. I'm pretty sure it's all Maynard that you're hearing on vocals. I know in the video it looks like Billy is singing, but remember, you're hearing the studio version. The video is probably taken from a pre-tour rehearsal. When they play it live Billy is singing some parts, but in the studio version I'm pretty sure it's all Maynard on all vocal melodies and harmonies. Listen to the timbre of the voice. Does it sound like two vocalists? It sounds like one to me. Other than that, absolutely great work, both in breakdown and video presentation! Thanks! Looking forward to the analysis of the rest of the songs.
really happy I found your channel - good music, sincere music, music with depth, always leads through great paths......
Amazing content! Major subbed!!
The opening credits theme for WestWorld on HBO shares a lot of DNA with this song.
Ha, I told you last time doing J, O, and 3L in one episode will be a challenge 😁
Wonderful deep dive not only on the technical and interpretative level but also through seeing how much you enjoy it. Resonates with how I feel about this particular song and many others that you covered and will cover in the future!
A-fucking-men! 🤘🏻
Your versions of these songs on the piano are so lovely. I’d like to hear them on a real grand piano.
awesomeness
34:48 hearing this on piano reminded me of something, but I wasn't entirely sure what. After about a minute of searching I realized it really reminds me of the very beginning of Regina Spektor's song End Of Thought. Guess that explains why I love Regina alongside much heavier artists like A Perfect Circle
"Pitches Witches" !!! Really dig your vids, got me back into my playing. Great to see someone that geeks out as much as i do! haha! Looking forward to next one
I absolutely love every bit of the geeking out over this absolute masterpiece of a song. When you said you just / died / again, I'm like HON I'm in a perpetual state of some part of dying from start to finish. It's just so good!! PS, what's your opinion on the Renholder remix version of this?
I like it and it's super different! He gave it a darker, more serious, and more vulnerable tone. It's really beautiful.
"Doesn't it make you feel better?"
sei una grande! top content! 🙂Also your piano at the end is sooooo goooood....
You forgot to mention when she puts the pick in her mouth, ties her hair up...then gets to work. Also, I absolutely love how your piano sounds with Deftones, perfect circle...etc
This is probably one of the best song analyses I've ever seen. The level of detail and prior research, even finding and including Billy's breakdown of the song is something i haven't seen others do. This was really insightful and your passion for doing these vids is so great to watch!
Just found your channel, it’s excellent. Please do some Tool songs.
She did a great breakdown of the whole Ænima album
@@dabrandt12 thanks for the info.
I wish I could hire you as a music teacher. Awesome vids.
You can if you're patient! :) I have a waitlist but there will probably be an opening sometime this year. Feel free to email me for more info: lessons@iximusic.com
I love the guitar work on this song.
Also, modal mixture is so cool.
Ps. I hear the “flip” in a lot of Japanese folk music.
It’s a very cool vocal thing.
3 Libras is one of my favorite rock vocal performances of all time!
21:37 that is a straight up yodel
Love these insights as well as your fantastic taste in amazing music (Yep, I'm a proud Gen X)!!! Also your visceral excitement is contagious and knowledgeable, clear, concise break down of music is so easily understood and absorbed! Legendary! Right up there with the likes of Rick Beato IMO, but with the added bonus of being much prettier than Rick! Much gratitude, keep up the great work
To me this is a companion piece for 10,000 days but the other side of the coin. That was "You're the only one who should get their wings to heaven because you believed devoutly" and this is "how can you believe in something that would do this to you". If you know someone with a ps5 (don't know if it's on xbox or pc) there is a radiohead kid a mnesia interactive art/game that has the music from the album.
I’m glad you spent so much time on this song. It’s one of the songs that I can remember exactly where I was the first time I heard it. You do an awesome job explaining things and I come away with more appreciation for what I already love. Thanks :-).
Thank you for this! Love the depth and detail of your analysis - obviously a labor of love. Great song. great album, great band. All time favorites on all points. I'm looking forward to more.
26:06 is one of my favorite bass riffs of all time.
This my new favorite channel. Thanks for all the hard work and great info and interpretations on all these videos. Can't wait for the next video!
you are the best music teacher ever !!!!
Man, I would love to hear this as a podcast!
As someone who loves Ixi's work but hates podcasts - please no! You can listen without watching if you want to :)
@@apairofpetducks6203 It can exist as both
I love this
Me too!! I hope she analyses The Outsider or Weak and Powerless next
Another GREAT breakdown! Thank you!