I love how this video was made only 8 months ago and now there are 5 albums that are gonna be missing from the Dive. Shows how ludicrously fast this band makes stuff.
I love how this comment was made 6 months ago and no there are 4 new albums missing from the comment and the Dive . Shows how ludicrously fast band makes stuff
My friend is from Australia, great guitarist named Harry Hart. He went to the same school that Stu went to, and apparently the reason the king gizz guys met eachother was because one of their professors put them in a study group because he knew they all liked the same music.
Love this band. I am motion designer on TV and when I need boost my imagination I listen their albums. It's explode my mind. So I'd like to Sonic Youth DDD, please.
The way I've often described the similarities between Fishing for Fishes and Infest the Rats Nest is that Gishies is a man in a park with an acoustic guitar singing about how the planet is something we should take care of, where as rats Nest is that same man smashing his guitar, shooting Elon Musk in the face, and shouting," DID I FUCKING STUTTER."
@@vladnikitin2566 It's hard to forget the image of Elon Musk being shot in the face. I love Rats Nest so much, in some way it and a couple other Gizzard tracks epitomize the time period we find ourselves in, The Crumbles.
I didn't vibe as much with Infest the Rat's Nest when it first came out. Then my house burned down in a wildfire, suddenly Rat's Nest became my favorite album, lol. It became something like an anchoring point when I was feeling really angry with the world. Anyway, great video!
Work This Time being their most listened to song on Spotify I *think*, is due to it being in their Modern Psychedelia playlist. That's definitely how I found them a few years ago, actually.
Yeah that's the reason. It's been on that playlist for aaaages, right at the very top, so even before their recent explosion in popularity Work This Time was just steadily accumulating streams.
Also, it has a big chilled indie psych vibes, like Mac DeMacro or Mild High Club, so it's much accessible to alot of listeners compared to their heavy stuff
also, for a long time oddments was the only gizz album to be available worldwide on spotify. most albums were region locked to AUS or NA/Europe for a long time, like up until 2018 i think.
(SPOILERS FOR THOSE THAT HAVEN'T WATCHED THE VIDEO UNTIL THE END) I really like how the video itself loops around much like Nonagon Infinity. Very nice touch. Haven't got to listen to much of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizards until I watched this video. Good stizzar- I mean good stuff.
I remember opening for Gizz one time in Melbourne back in 2011 when everyone just knew them as “the band who spit on each other during shows” so glad they grew out of that
Saw them live in Las Vegas when they were touring for Nonagon Infinity. Venue was outside and had the stage, a large area for the crowd, and then in the back a pool. In the middle of their set Stu crowd-surfed and asked to be thrown in the pool. He swam for a bit then crowd-surfed back to the stage. The whole time the band was just shredding away. Top 10 concert experience for me.
I've first listened to the whole KG&TLW discography in 2020. I was about to ride in a car for 14 hours and I knew that they had many albums, so I figured that I might as well listen to all of them in one sitting. It was worth it, the trip didn't feel as long as it was thanks to them. I listen to them ever since, especially when I travel long distances.
Just want to point out: their 5 album run in 2017 has been matched by their 5 album run in 2022. Omnium Gatherum, Made in Timeland, Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms, and Lava, Laminated Denim, and Changes make 5 album releases in 2022.
@@Edward-cp5ri yeah I know but 30 minutes is still not really a full albums length when all the other albums in 2017 are around 40-45 minutes in length
For newcomers to the band, honestly "I'm in you Mind Fuzz" might be more digestible than "Nonagon Infinity", and still maintains the core sound the band is known for, however both are fantastic so listen to both!
I feel like with so, so many Australian acts (especially alternative or indie ones), the one thing which cannot be discounted due to its importance is airtime of Triple J. It's really hard to explain that to people outside of Australia, but making in on the Js can basically make your career
Triple J is an Aussie institution. I am 54 years young and have being listening to the station since I was a teen in the Eighties. I am still discovering amazing new Australian music to this day.
A few years ago I was invited to come see King Gizz, who I had never heard of, by a friend and I lazily listened to a couple songs on their most recent album a couple weeks before the gig. Turns out, what had been the most recent album when I was listening, Fishing for Fishies, was no longer the most recent album when I saw them live. After two great opening bands that I've entirely forgotten they opened the night with Mars For The Rich and I was taken entirely by surprise. Incredible night, Mars and In Your Mind and Rattlesnake are all so good live, I can't recommend them enough.
I just imagine someone listening to Fishing For Fishies without hearing anything else by KGLW and thinking “okay, so this is what this band sounds like, idk if I’ll love this but I’ll go to this concert”. Only to go to the concert and get blasted with Mars For the Rich and be blown away.
King Gizzy and the Lizzy Wizzy are one of those rare bands where I enjoy whatever they put out. They could release a Nu Metal album and I'd still eat it up
I know there are probably objectively better records of theirs, and I do love FMB, NI, and FFF, but man, Infest The Rat’s Nest just hits so hard for me. Gotta be my favorite KGLW album.
ITRN is some of the best thrash metal that's been released this century, too - thrash has largely been in decline since the advent of grunge, but records like ITRN from outsiders to the establishment metal scene are definitely a welcome sight
dont see the decision link anywhere but since they're currently undergoing their sendoff as a band, a BROCKHAMPTON dive seems fitting right about now. also def going to check out KGLW! Paper mache seems right up my alley
Would love to see him cover Brockhampton. I like how he mostly deep dives into indie artists but damn I would kill for him to go over their discography, feel like he would give RR and Iridescence the props they deserve, such emotionally deep records.
This is actually super helpful and makes diving into their discography way less intimidating, I think I'm starting with Fishing for Fishies because it appeals to my sensibilities the most :)
Butterfly 3000, helped me though probably the hardest time in my life. I can’t credit that album for enough. And on top of that introduced me to king gizzard.
You should try doing Thee Oh Sees. They’re very similarly prolific, and have had a lot of creative cross pollination with King Gizzard. I think anyone who’s interested in this kind of music should definitely check out both of these bands.
Infest the Rats Nest will forever be my favourite, I could play it over and over (it DOES translate well live!). also glad everyone else loves Billabong Valley as much as me.
I think "L.W." is one of king gizzards most underrated, along with "Float along fill your lungs" and "Sketches of Brunswick east" all 3 are I think up there with nonagon as some of their best but they aren't as "in your face" with their greatness. God is calling me back home and supreme ascendency are incredible.
@@PLCSadra I enjoy kg but LW is really my jam. Probably because I enjoy percussion focused albums and l.w is very drum heavy. "Supreme ascendancy" and "ataraxia" go so hard in the drum department.
Couple of notes from an Australian fan: - Opening on a shot of Sydney for a Melbourne band is very funny, well done - Weird that you didn't mention Ambrose is IN the Murlocs when you first brought up Gizzfest - Also lol'd at calling Babe Rainbow "Baby Rainbow" - I was at the gig you used footage from during the Nonagon passage, at the Metro Theatre in Sydney. Great gig! I've seen them 11 times all up, from tiny clubs to big festivals, and they're always a memorable show. - Wish you'd mentioned the band playing Lord Of Lightning on Conan when you showed that footage, if only for Conan absolutely RELISHING saying the band name. - As an Australian it's really funny to hear you shorten the band name to KG, because we all call them King Gizz! That might sound weird with an American accent though 😂 Loved this video, well done!
Last year, I went through their whole discog, taking a album a week, and while that's definitely not for everyone, it worked for me and I love their stuff now. My favorites are Flying Microtonal Banana, Fishing for Fishies, Nonagon, and Rats Nest
Bands with giant discographies with multiple albums released in a year have always intimidated me, and that's why I never made an attempt to get into King Gizzard. I appreciate the overview and the key highlights at the end that makes things a little easier. Also every time I heard the phrase "KG" I kept thinking of Kyle Gass.
They’re one of my favorite bands Found them by accident when i was 13 because i didn’t knew King Crimson wasn’t on streaming back in 2016 and i wanted to get into them, but anyways i made a typo and typed a g instead of a c and i found their name really weird so i checked Gamma Knife because that was new and instantly fell in love with them Seeing them on May 6th for the 2nd time, and they’re playing one of those 3 hour sets this time
Rats Near is the definition of catharsis. An album that starts with a pleading scream, there is no planet B, and ends with the knowledge that those that killed the earth would be torn to shreds by demons.
Mic, I just can not just like and leave the video. I have to let you know of how fantastic of a job you've done with this and all of your other videos really. I am looking forward to each new video and still getting blown away by your playful writing and both tight and easy going editing. You are doing lords work, keep it up man and take care!!
My favorite thing to do with King Gizzard music is when I play "People Vultures" and then start queuing up these songs from "Murder Of The Universe," "The Reticent Raconteur" to "The Floating Fire." It's a seamless transition from "Nonagon Infinity" to "MOTU"
Definitely going into King Gizzard now. Thanks DDD and Mic the Snare! Also, if it drops this year, I would love a DDD on Muse. Such an interesting band with an album that might come out this year that might blow the fans socks off.
I absolutely love Flying Microtonal Banana. It's such a fascinating and imaginative exploration of microtonal and middle eastern music that made me fall in love with those cultures. Plus Billabong Valley is just a masterpiece.
Thx for the video! I’ve been wanting to get into king gizzard for a while, but I haven’t known where to start. Also, I’d love to see you do an arcade fire ddd
"Am I in Heaven?" might have been the song that cemented them as my favorite band, hearing the intro to that while I was tripping was one of the most surreal experiences of my life. I have stopped doing drugs but their music is just as enjoyable sober. I also think that their music is fun to breakdown and try to play. There is a lot to love about them. Great vid!
I absolutely ADORE that one can hear the enthousiasm with which you talk about the Gizz! It's my special interest and hearing others dig up so much on their history, talk about their work in detail and praise it for what it is makes me so damn happy, you can't imagine! Thank you so much for this video, and I'm only 7 minutes in! :D For songs, so much of Joey's work has stuck with me: Anoxia, Intrasport, Interior People, Ataraxia and especially Minimum Brain Size. For other things, the origin story of KGs dive into microtonality. On tour, Stu decided to take a detour through Turkey (even tho it wasn't NEARLY on the track for where they were supposed to head), where he ended up listening to a lot of local music and fell in love with the baglama, a turkish microtonal string instrument with moveable frets. As the thin neck and other bits of the instrument just didn't seem made for him, he pitched the idea of a microtonal guitar to Zac Eccles after he asked Stu for new ideas for instrument projects. Thus, the Flying Microtonal Banana was born. The following album was thusly named after the guitar, as she's featured quite prominently on the album cover :D (All this is from an Interview with Stu which was uploaded to TH-cam) The rest of the instruments followed suit as they picked up cheap instruments from flea markets and yard sales and modified them (such as Lucas' 'Gubson' bass) And the fact that Joey named one of his guitars Dickhead. Classy, Walky Jake. AND the fact that Cavs' giant cat is named Moon Unit. And his dog Basil, which he originally wanted to name Diet Coke but his wife said No.
Great video, Mic! I've been voting for this for like, forever, and I was real happy to see you do it. Is it spoilers if I ask what you think about the new Spoon album that just released?
The mad lad actually did it. Shocked this video came in under 45 minutes. I got into KGATLW last year and became obsessed. Agreed that Nonagon is their best album, Fishies is a great album, and Billabong Valley is the highlight of MFB. Only point I really disagree on is IMO KG > LW. Can't wait to see them in October. I also just want to add that I started listening to Daft Punk because of your updated DDD on them and just felt ready to listen to Live 2007 for the first time today and yeah...that's a great live album. They'd always been around as a band I was aware of and knew a few songs but never really listened to. So thanks for giving me the motivation to give them a try. Now do Ween!
Enjoy every second of it! I found them last September and I’ve already spent over 1000+ hours listening to them 🤣 I highly recommend their live performances here on TH-cam! For example, the wheel live on kexp is top notch 🔥
11:35 man I love the spongebob movie soundtrack especially that Shins song. Not only did it introduce me to some of my favorite bands like “Ween”, “The Flaming Lips”, “Wilco”, and “The Shins” (all artists which would make for great deep discog dives) but it also introduced me to indie and psychedelic rock (two of my favorite genres) and overall just changed my musical tastes for the better.
Thanks for making this video. It’s because of this, that I’m now obsessed with king gizzard and the lizard wizard. I would of never found them if this video never existed
MOTU was actually the first full album I listened to from them, and it blew me away and shook me to my core. The final song sunk fear into my heart in a way I could never describe, and I was immediately hooked for life. I've been listening to them nearly every day since 2019, and the funky lads always bring joy to my life with their wild ass music.
i love these videos because i can come back and rewatch them after listening to the albums in it and have a better understanding of everything he says about them. 10/10 youtuber fr
Nonagon Infinity was my first real exposure to KG, and goddamn what an intro. The album just kicks ass. Murder of the Universe is probably my fav KG album. It's just such a fun and WILD journey. I love L.W.. SO many bangers on that album.
I love how in Mr. Beat, the song runs at a 7/4 time signature for three measures and the fourth measure is off by a quarter note, a missed beat if you will
So many of these albums were perfect from start to finish. Murder of the Universe fit perfectly into my drive home from work when I first discovered it, so I plowed through that story probably 30 times before purchasing the vinyl without a record player.
I'm very grateful that I was in high school when they dud their 5 album year. It was great having so much music while having so much free time they are just built diffrent
i remember watching this video when i started getting into them april 2022 and had no clue where to start lol looking back now, each song you mentioned are valid recommendations. still can't get enough of them
Concerning the call backs in your Gizzverse section, as a new KG listener that had happened to me for the first time recently. I don’t remember what song it was off of The Silver Cord, but I heard vocal callbacks to PetroDragonic Apocalypse’s “Motor Spirit”
I was really worried you wouldn’t mention the Gizzverse, but man it really was around 2017. I’ve been a fan since then so it feels like the gizzverse has been around the whole time!
i got introduced to king gizz through paper mache but fell in love with nonagon shortly after!! i waited excitedly for butterfly 3000 and was not disappointed. my fave gizz songs include paper mache dream balloon, catching smoke, intrasport, robot stop, and cellophane
Really dug this DDD a lot! I went through a mad King Gizzard phase in high school. FMB and Nonagon Infinity are still my favorite albums from this band (it was Nonagon for a while, but FMB has much more replay value and versatility to it, so to me, that's the one!). Even though I've become more of a casual fan overtime, King Gizzard's ambition, general consistency, and crossover into various genres has been a real treat to watch. Also, they've never put out a bad album, even if I don't like Sketches or Fishies as much as their other albums. It's just a matter of time before they put out five more albums LOL.
WOW I guess I'm a KGLW newbie because I've only heard KG, LW, and I really love Butterfly 3000 but now I have so much more listening to do! I didn't know how many previous albums there were!! THANK YOU 4 THIS!!!!
in the two years since you uploaded this, they've released 7 albums, I'm expecting a part 2 sometime in the future. Maybe after they've released a bit more to warrant it.
Amazing job on this! KGLW is the greatest discovery I have made this year musically. Cheers! If you made a ddd on the band Cardiacs (UK), I would melt. Thanks!
This has got to be my fav DDD yet. It’s one of my fav artists that I was requesting for some time and it answered seriously every question I’ve ever had about the bands upbringing! New suggestions are Pond, or Yo La Tengo. Have some interesting discographies I’ve been curious to see your take and research on them.
Thank you so much for doing this video, I’ve been a passive audience to the Gizzard Gang for a while and have been apprehensive about joining in cause I just didn’t know where to start, this was super helpful!
Okay, so this video might just be the kick in the ass I needed to finally listen to King Gizzard... Feel like I will love Nonagon Infinity, Murder of the Universe and Butterfly 3000, ngl! Loved this video
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Could you imagine if Made in Timeland actually dropped today lol
Thanks for watching, hope you enjoy this one!
Dude I've been waiting for this one thank you so much 👏👏
Dude just got into them this year! So happy to see this video!
You should do an update when both albums drop this year!
LMAO
IT'S LITERALLY CHRISTMAS BRO
catastrophic failure timing
I love how this video was made only 8 months ago and now there are 5 albums that are gonna be missing from the Dive. Shows how ludicrously fast this band makes stuff.
This is why I firmly believe Dives should only be made for artists/bands who have retired or broken up.
I swear U blink to slow and they have 2 new albums now
@@BrendanJSmith Yes but then we'd never get the Spoon DDD
I love how this comment was made 6 months ago and no there are 4 new albums missing from the comment and the Dive . Shows how ludicrously fast band makes stuff
now 6
King Gizz decided to hold back the new album so the DDD wouldn’t be immediately outdated. How nice of them
shelved timeland again just for this
I'm from 1 month in the future and this video is missing half a dozen albums
aye, 2 months in the future here, this whole video is outdated by 18 albums.
@@Bokmoh that’s crazy! Such a diligent band, so refreshing!!👍
And they're just about to release three albums in one month 6 months later this video was uploaded 😭
My friend is from Australia, great guitarist named Harry Hart. He went to the same school that Stu went to, and apparently the reason the king gizz guys met eachother was because one of their professors put them in a study group because he knew they all liked the same music.
That professor? Han-Tyumi
community ass band
Good man 😌
That professor is a real one. Wish mine cared half as much lmao
Love this band. I am motion designer on TV and when I need boost my imagination I listen their albums. It's explode my mind. So I'd like to Sonic Youth DDD, please.
14:23 "if you are looking for an entry point for the band, this is it" you could even say... Nonagon Infinity opens the door
Lol
Felt like a missed opportunity lol
Goddamn it
The way I've often described the similarities between Fishing for Fishes and Infest the Rats Nest is that Gishies is a man in a park with an acoustic guitar singing about how the planet is something we should take care of, where as rats Nest is that same man smashing his guitar, shooting Elon Musk in the face, and shouting," DID I FUCKING STUTTER."
I hope I'll never forget this great analogy
This is an absolutely wonderful analogy
@beep boop Nobody said it was hard to figure out. It being easy to figure out is kind of what makes it a good analogy to start with.
@@vladnikitin2566 It's hard to forget the image of Elon Musk being shot in the face.
I love Rats Nest so much, in some way it and a couple other Gizzard tracks epitomize the time period we find ourselves in, The Crumbles.
I didn't vibe as much with Infest the Rat's Nest when it first came out. Then my house burned down in a wildfire, suddenly Rat's Nest became my favorite album, lol. It became something like an anchoring point when I was feeling really angry with the world. Anyway, great video!
that's the perfect description of Rats Nest
Sorry about your house burning down. =(
But yeah that fuckin sucks hope you're in a better place now
0 to 100 in 0 seconds flat, someone tell Tesla.
Mic, you're the real King Gizzard and Lizard Wizard for doing this. Thank you.
Work This Time being their most listened to song on Spotify I *think*, is due to it being in their Modern Psychedelia playlist. That's definitely how I found them a few years ago, actually.
Yeah that's the reason. It's been on that playlist for aaaages, right at the very top, so even before their recent explosion in popularity Work This Time was just steadily accumulating streams.
It was the first track in the playlist
Also, it has a big chilled indie psych vibes, like Mac DeMacro or Mild High Club, so it's much accessible to alot of listeners compared to their heavy stuff
also, for a long time oddments was the only gizz album to be available worldwide on spotify. most albums were region locked to AUS or NA/Europe for a long time, like up until 2018 i think.
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I really like how the video itself loops around much like Nonagon Infinity. Very nice touch. Haven't got to listen to much of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizards until I watched this video. Good stizzar- I mean good stuff.
I like your videos
-we came in?
That's so cool. Did not catch that.
@beep boop Chill out buddy, Jesus Christ!
@@augustokonrad3572isn’t this where-
I remember opening for Gizz one time in Melbourne back in 2011 when everyone just knew them as “the band who spit on each other during shows” so glad they grew out of that
Huge If True
No they definitely still spit
You should make an updated DDD with all the new albums when King Gizzard drops their 286th album in the year 2065.
More like 2025
now that comment got me thinking what buckethead ddd would look like
@@vvaveave who even knows how long that one would go on
You make very good videos Mic. I hope you’re having a good day.
I hope you're having a good day too!
Saw them live in Las Vegas when they were touring for Nonagon Infinity. Venue was outside and had the stage, a large area for the crowd, and then in the back a pool. In the middle of their set Stu crowd-surfed and asked to be thrown in the pool. He swam for a bit then crowd-surfed back to the stage. The whole time the band was just shredding away. Top 10 concert experience for me.
you did not just compare "bone" from paper mache dream balloon to "they'll soon discover." that's 1,000% correct
Kg mashup when
@@stalka929 i did some on my old channel. might re-release them at some point
@@WilliamMaranciMashups wait, actually? that's sick, never knew you were a fan
I've first listened to the whole KG&TLW discography in 2020. I was about to ride in a car for 14 hours and I knew that they had many albums, so I figured that I might as well listen to all of them in one sitting. It was worth it, the trip didn't feel as long as it was thanks to them. I listen to them ever since, especially when I travel long distances.
Just want to point out: their 5 album run in 2017 has been matched by their 5 album run in 2022. Omnium Gatherum, Made in Timeland, Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms, and Lava, Laminated Denim, and Changes make 5 album releases in 2022.
I mean, 2 of those albums only have 2 songs so it’s not really as impressive as 2017, but it’s still super impressive
@@redpig6878 Those songs are 15 minutes long!
@@Edward-cp5ri yeah I know but 30 minutes is still not really a full albums length when all the other albums in 2017 are around 40-45 minutes in length
@@redpig6878 yeah but omnium gatherum is a double album running like 1:30h and ice planets runs like 1h
@@maxlangevelt8995 true, very true, forgot about how long Ice Planets was
As a person who saw King Gizzard on their 2019 tour, Infest the Rats Nest translates insanely well live.
For newcomers to the band, honestly "I'm in you Mind Fuzz" might be more digestible than "Nonagon Infinity", and still maintains the core sound the band is known for, however both are fantastic so listen to both!
I feel like with so, so many Australian acts (especially alternative or indie ones), the one thing which cannot be discounted due to its importance is airtime of Triple J.
It's really hard to explain that to people outside of Australia, but making in on the Js can basically make your career
every cool Aussie alt act I find will always mention triple J on their Wikipedia pages. You Am I come to mind.
Triple J is an Aussie institution. I am 54 years young and have being listening to the station since I was a teen in the Eighties. I am still discovering amazing new Australian music to this day.
A few years ago I was invited to come see King Gizz, who I had never heard of, by a friend and I lazily listened to a couple songs on their most recent album a couple weeks before the gig. Turns out, what had been the most recent album when I was listening, Fishing for Fishies, was no longer the most recent album when I saw them live. After two great opening bands that I've entirely forgotten they opened the night with Mars For The Rich and I was taken entirely by surprise. Incredible night, Mars and In Your Mind and Rattlesnake are all so good live, I can't recommend them enough.
I just imagine someone listening to Fishing For Fishies without hearing anything else by KGLW and thinking “okay, so this is what this band sounds like, idk if I’ll love this but I’ll go to this concert”. Only to go to the concert and get blasted with Mars For the Rich and be blown away.
King Gizzy and the Lizzy Wizzy are one of those rare bands where I enjoy whatever they put out. They could release a Nu Metal album and I'd still eat it up
Well Omnium Gatherum has both metal and rap so we're one step closer
Cant wait for a Gizz's pornogrind album!
Here from the future, Petro Dragonic Apocalypse is almost exactly that. Almost.
King gizzard is literally King crimson for the 2000s..
With a lot of motif to breathe in with music..
Robert fripp would be proud..
he is alive you know...
I finally checked out King Gizzard after they released their metal album and now I kinda wish more metal sounded like King Gizzard.
Thank you for introducing me to this band
I'm OBSESSED with Nonagon Infinity
*King Gizzard* : (Releases 5 albums in one year)
*Buckethead* : "Pff. Ammeters."
I know there are probably objectively better records of theirs, and I do love FMB, NI, and FFF, but man, Infest The Rat’s Nest just hits so hard for me. Gotta be my favorite KGLW album.
ITRN is some of the best thrash metal that's been released this century, too - thrash has largely been in decline since the advent of grunge, but records like ITRN from outsiders to the establishment metal scene are definitely a welcome sight
@@havokmusicinc I love your enthusiasm, but I feel like you're just ignoring Phantom Antichrist by Kreator.
Other than that though, I think I agree.
dont see the decision link anywhere but since they're currently undergoing their sendoff as a band, a BROCKHAMPTON dive seems fitting right about now. also def going to check out KGLW! Paper mache seems right up my alley
I think it's cus he alternates between him picking the band and us picking the band
Would love to see him cover Brockhampton. I like how he mostly deep dives into indie artists but damn I would kill for him to go over their discography, feel like he would give RR and Iridescence the props they deserve, such emotionally deep records.
This is actually super helpful and makes diving into their discography way less intimidating, I think I'm starting with Fishing for Fishies because it appeals to my sensibilities the most :)
Butterfly 3000, helped me though probably the hardest time in my life. I can’t credit that album for enough. And on top of that introduced me to king gizzard.
Infest The Rats' Nest was my first King Gizzard album. Loved it.
You should try doing Thee Oh Sees. They’re very similarly prolific, and have had a lot of creative cross pollination with King Gizzard. I think anyone who’s interested in this kind of music should definitely check out both of these bands.
Infest the Rats Nest will forever be my favourite, I could play it over and over (it DOES translate well live!). also glad everyone else loves Billabong Valley as much as me.
I think "L.W." is one of king gizzards most underrated, along with "Float along fill your lungs" and "Sketches of Brunswick east" all 3 are I think up there with nonagon as some of their best but they aren't as "in your face" with their greatness. God is calling me back home and supreme ascendency are incredible.
I would choose KG over LW
@@PLCSadra I enjoy kg but LW is really my jam. Probably because I enjoy percussion focused albums and l.w is very drum heavy. "Supreme ascendancy" and "ataraxia" go so hard in the drum department.
Couple of notes from an Australian fan:
- Opening on a shot of Sydney for a Melbourne band is very funny, well done
- Weird that you didn't mention Ambrose is IN the Murlocs when you first brought up Gizzfest
- Also lol'd at calling Babe Rainbow "Baby Rainbow"
- I was at the gig you used footage from during the Nonagon passage, at the Metro Theatre in Sydney. Great gig! I've seen them 11 times all up, from tiny clubs to big festivals, and they're always a memorable show.
- Wish you'd mentioned the band playing Lord Of Lightning on Conan when you showed that footage, if only for Conan absolutely RELISHING saying the band name.
- As an Australian it's really funny to hear you shorten the band name to KG, because we all call them King Gizz! That might sound weird with an American accent though 😂
Loved this video, well done!
You forgot to mention him being a Vegemite hater
The Magnolia song joke...That is why I subscribed to you Mic years ago.
You combine wit with musical analysis in the best way possible, great dive.
The (evil) River live at Redrock is honestly my favorite version of the song
Last year, I went through their whole discog, taking a album a week, and while that's definitely not for everyone, it worked for me and I love their stuff now. My favorites are Flying Microtonal Banana, Fishing for Fishies, Nonagon, and Rats Nest
thank you so much for covering my favorite band! love the content man.
Bands with giant discographies with multiple albums released in a year have always intimidated me, and that's why I never made an attempt to get into King Gizzard. I appreciate the overview and the key highlights at the end that makes things a little easier.
Also every time I heard the phrase "KG" I kept thinking of Kyle Gass.
They’re one of my favorite bands
Found them by accident when i was 13 because i didn’t knew King Crimson wasn’t on streaming back in 2016 and i wanted to get into them, but anyways i made a typo and typed a g instead of a c and i found their name really weird so i checked Gamma Knife because that was new and instantly fell in love with them
Seeing them on May 6th for the 2nd time, and they’re playing one of those 3 hour sets this time
Found them in a very similar way when i was 12 thats cool
Their psychedelic chill sound is my personal fave. Float Along, Quarters and Sketches are fantastic albums. The heavy stuff is great for catarsis
Rats Near is the definition of catharsis.
An album that starts with a pleading scream, there is no planet B, and ends with the knowledge that those that killed the earth would be torn to shreds by demons.
Mic, I just can not just like and leave the video. I have to let you know of how fantastic of a job you've done with this and all of your other videos really. I am looking forward to each new video and still getting blown away by your playful writing and both tight and easy going editing. You are doing lords work, keep it up man and take care!!
My favorite thing to do with King Gizzard music is when I play "People Vultures" and then start queuing up these songs from "Murder Of The Universe," "The Reticent Raconteur" to "The Floating Fire." It's a seamless transition from "Nonagon Infinity" to "MOTU"
Thank you Mr. Mic The Snare for making this band my latest obsession
Definitely going into King Gizzard now. Thanks DDD and Mic the Snare!
Also, if it drops this year, I would love a DDD on Muse. Such an interesting band with an album that might come out this year that might blow the fans socks off.
I wish someone could write an AI to automatically update this video every time they drop an album
if you like KGLW you might like a band called The Doublejumps
I absolutely love Flying Microtonal Banana. It's such a fascinating and imaginative exploration of microtonal and middle eastern music that made me fall in love with those cultures. Plus Billabong Valley is just a masterpiece.
Thx for the video! I’ve been wanting to get into king gizzard for a while, but I haven’t known where to start. Also, I’d love to see you do an arcade fire ddd
"Am I in Heaven?" might have been the song that cemented them as my favorite band, hearing the intro to that while I was tripping was one of the most surreal experiences of my life. I have stopped doing drugs but their music is just as enjoyable sober. I also think that their music is fun to breakdown and try to play. There is a lot to love about them. Great vid!
I absolutely ADORE that one can hear the enthousiasm with which you talk about the Gizz! It's my special interest and hearing others dig up so much on their history, talk about their work in detail and praise it for what it is makes me so damn happy, you can't imagine! Thank you so much for this video, and I'm only 7 minutes in! :D
For songs, so much of Joey's work has stuck with me: Anoxia, Intrasport, Interior People, Ataraxia and especially Minimum Brain Size.
For other things, the origin story of KGs dive into microtonality. On tour, Stu decided to take a detour through Turkey (even tho it wasn't NEARLY on the track for where they were supposed to head), where he ended up listening to a lot of local music and fell in love with the baglama, a turkish microtonal string instrument with moveable frets. As the thin neck and other bits of the instrument just didn't seem made for him, he pitched the idea of a microtonal guitar to Zac Eccles after he asked Stu for new ideas for instrument projects. Thus, the Flying Microtonal Banana was born. The following album was thusly named after the guitar, as she's featured quite prominently on the album cover :D (All this is from an Interview with Stu which was uploaded to TH-cam) The rest of the instruments followed suit as they picked up cheap instruments from flea markets and yard sales and modified them (such as Lucas' 'Gubson' bass)
And the fact that Joey named one of his guitars Dickhead. Classy, Walky Jake.
AND the fact that Cavs' giant cat is named Moon Unit. And his dog Basil, which he originally wanted to name Diet Coke but his wife said No.
Could you please do a DDD for the beach boys? I know they have a crap ton of albums, but I think it would be really interesting to see. Thanks!
I love how gizz have put out 6 albums since this video came out and it's only been slightly over a year
Great video, Mic! I've been voting for this for like, forever, and I was real happy to see you do it. Is it spoilers if I ask what you think about the new Spoon album that just released?
Loved it!! And thank you!
The mad lad actually did it. Shocked this video came in under 45 minutes. I got into KGATLW last year and became obsessed. Agreed that Nonagon is their best album, Fishies is a great album, and Billabong Valley is the highlight of MFB. Only point I really disagree on is IMO KG > LW. Can't wait to see them in October.
I also just want to add that I started listening to Daft Punk because of your updated DDD on them and just felt ready to listen to Live 2007 for the first time today and yeah...that's a great live album. They'd always been around as a band I was aware of and knew a few songs but never really listened to. So thanks for giving me the motivation to give them a try.
Now do Ween!
'its ugly its loud and its pessimistic. but its still a good time' my friends describing me to a stranger
Just started listening to them last week this is exactly what I needed
Enjoy every second of it! I found them last September and I’ve already spent over 1000+ hours listening to them 🤣 I highly recommend their live performances here on TH-cam! For example, the wheel live on kexp is top notch 🔥
Would love to see a Joni Mitchell DDD at some point, her discography is fascinating.
"It's the most compelling argument for a future KG yacht rock album" Well, looks like you got your wish sort of
i like how less than a month after this video came out king gizzard dropped a new album and announced yet another
11:35 man I love the spongebob movie soundtrack especially that Shins song. Not only did it introduce me to some of my favorite bands like “Ween”, “The Flaming Lips”, “Wilco”, and “The Shins” (all artists which would make for great deep discog dives) but it also introduced me to indie and psychedelic rock (two of my favorite genres) and overall just changed my musical tastes for the better.
Uncle tupelo > Wilco
Thanks for making this video. It’s because of this, that I’m now obsessed with king gizzard and the lizard wizard. I would of never found them if this video never existed
MOTU was actually the first full album I listened to from them, and it blew me away and shook me to my core. The final song sunk fear into my heart in a way I could never describe, and I was immediately hooked for life. I've been listening to them nearly every day since 2019, and the funky lads always bring joy to my life with their wild ass music.
i love these videos because i can come back and rewatch them after listening to the albums in it and have a better understanding of everything he says about them. 10/10 youtuber fr
Nonagon Infinity was my first real exposure to KG, and goddamn what an intro. The album just kicks ass.
Murder of the Universe is probably my fav KG album. It's just such a fun and WILD journey.
I love L.W.. SO many bangers on that album.
I love how in Mr. Beat, the song runs at a 7/4 time signature for three measures and the fourth measure is off by a quarter note, a missed beat if you will
My dad has an odd obsession with this band and now I understand why.
So many of these albums were perfect from start to finish. Murder of the Universe fit perfectly into my drive home from work when I first discovered it, so I plowed through that story probably 30 times before purchasing the vinyl without a record player.
I'm very grateful that I was in high school when they dud their 5 album year. It was great having so much music while having so much free time they are just built diffrent
i remember watching this video when i started getting into them april 2022 and had no clue where to start lol
looking back now, each song you mentioned are valid recommendations. still can't get enough of them
Concerning the call backs in your Gizzverse section, as a new KG listener that had happened to me for the first time recently. I don’t remember what song it was off of The Silver Cord, but I heard vocal callbacks to PetroDragonic Apocalypse’s “Motor Spirit”
7:32 apparently are correct. And also probably people who wondered like “why is this song popular? Let’s listen” type of people.
I was really worried you wouldn’t mention the Gizzverse, but man it really was around 2017. I’ve been a fan since then so it feels like the gizzverse has been around the whole time!
I saw Gizz 3 times during that 2017 5 album run, they were constantly touring while recording 5 albums at the same time, i don't know how they do it!!
i got introduced to king gizz through paper mache but fell in love with nonagon shortly after!! i waited excitedly for butterfly 3000 and was not disappointed. my fave gizz songs include paper mache dream balloon, catching smoke, intrasport, robot stop, and cellophane
saw king gizz live recently, they OPENED with Self Immolate. completely bonkers live and the pits were as frantic as the tunes
Really dug this DDD a lot! I went through a mad King Gizzard phase in high school. FMB and Nonagon Infinity are still my favorite albums from this band (it was Nonagon for a while, but FMB has much more replay value and versatility to it, so to me, that's the one!). Even though I've become more of a casual fan overtime, King Gizzard's ambition, general consistency, and crossover into various genres has been a real treat to watch. Also, they've never put out a bad album, even if I don't like Sketches or Fishies as much as their other albums. It's just a matter of time before they put out five more albums LOL.
This videos is only 8 months old and is already outdated by 5 albuns. Being a KGLW is hard work kids
This is the deep dive I have been waiting for!!
This video introduced me to both King Gizz and Mic the Snare when it came out and I am eternally grateful
if you like KGLW you might like a band called The Doublejumps
WOW I guess I'm a KGLW newbie because I've only heard KG, LW, and I really love Butterfly 3000 but now I have so much more listening to do! I didn't know how many previous albums there were!! THANK YOU 4 THIS!!!!
7:44 "The least sonically cohesive King Gizzard album yet"
Omnium Gatherum: Hold my beer
in the two years since you uploaded this, they've released 7 albums, I'm expecting a part 2 sometime in the future. Maybe after they've released a bit more to warrant it.
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Amazing job on this! KGLW is the greatest discovery I have made this year musically. Cheers!
If you made a ddd on the band Cardiacs (UK), I would melt. Thanks!
This has got to be my fav DDD yet. It’s one of my fav artists that I was requesting for some time and it answered seriously every question I’ve ever had about the bands upbringing! New suggestions are Pond, or Yo La Tengo. Have some interesting discographies I’ve been curious to see your take and research on them.
Thank you so much for doing this video, I’ve been a passive audience to the Gizzard Gang for a while and have been apprehensive about joining in cause I just didn’t know where to start, this was super helpful!
I've watched this video 14 times since it's release.
The KGLW discog is the gift that keeps on giving
Their artwork is also consistently fantastic
THE VIDEO LOOPS!!!!
MIC THE SNARAGON INFINITY
Great video.
You always make quality content.
I cannot wait for more Discography Dive(and other) videos.
Thanks man.
Keep it up.
I'm convinced that this guy reads my mind, finds the bands I'm currently getting into, and then makes a video on them
Omnium Gatherum has proven an awesome callback to the other albums, two of each style it feels so good to get more of everything at once.
that head on/pill + echoes comparison IS INSANE. so spot on
Not only did KGLW release 5 albums in 2017, but The Murlocs and Pipe Eye also released one each, meaning that Cook Craig released 7 albums that year.
I can't believe someone actually likes fishing for fishies as much as I do. Very underrated album of theirs.
absolute musical geniuses, theyre always so good
Okay, so this video might just be the kick in the ass I needed to finally listen to King Gizzard... Feel like I will love Nonagon Infinity, Murder of the Universe and Butterfly 3000, ngl! Loved this video
Greatness awaits!
I always have videos on loop for TH-cam and I just realized what you did with this video. Truly clever indeed XD
Oh so NOW you tell me to take my time listening to their discography after I binged it all and loved it