This was being played 13 years ago?!? Where in the hell was I? What. A. Drummer. Oh yes, the Guitarist isn't to bad either. With a little practice he could really improve on his dexterity! (Sarcasm). 😂😂😂
Watch the Animals As Leaders: Dunlop Sessions. The version of Brain Dance is one of the finest musical performances I’ve seen. Javier, the other guitarist, is amazing and Matt is probably the best rock drummer alive today.
Crimson Rain It still fascinates me. He could be Buddy Guy's rebelling son hahaha. "Dad, I need to tell you something." "What is it, boy? Have you discovered a new blues tone for your strat?" "Kinda, but not really. I think I love djent. And I used my birthday money to buy an 8 string."
I saw this about 13yrs ago now and have not stopped listening to AAL since that day, probably one of my favourite bands ever. 2022/23 in the top 0.5% on spotify listeners, so its erry day bruh
Tosin Abasi is one sharp dude. we are lucky he decided to play guitar instead of going to med school or something. The kind of person that would be in the top 10% of whatever field they decided to go into.
Hahaha, you're right man, I was thinking the same. The music is great, but metal guitar players usually dress like shit, nice to see someone looking great (and not just sounding great)
Steve Vai said "Tosin Abasi is the future of guitar." That's about as high as guitar praise gets. I have to agree, Tosin is a guitar genius on a level I can't even get my head around.
"This lacks emotion" See Translation I like 4/4 time signatures with lyrics about relationships ending. This song is so dissonant and beautiful and angry and happy at so many different stages of its composition. If anything I have found more emotion in Animals as Leaders than I have in almost all the music of the past decade.
The problem is that most of people don't even know how to define "feeling and emotion". I personally enjoy AAL because of the energy I get when I listen to them, it somehow wakes up the energy inside of me and gets me started for the day. Thinking that music should always be about feeling is like thinking poetry should always be about Love, it's awfully restrictive. Don't get me wrong, I'm a massive fan of piano and ambient music, but I personally need to listen to music "in phase" with how I feel at the moment. But if I need to wake up and get confident with myself, don't expect me to listen to Simon & Garfunkel. Anyway it's not like if AAL was on all radios and you were forced to listen to it...
Even thinking about poetry as words this is poetry. his use of guitar work is poetry itself. AAL is the epitome of amazingness.. yeah not a word but guess what now it is. dafuq you.
ifeelitbro "There are different stages to being a metalhead: First there is the plebeian stage, where kids are initially turned on to the genre of metal. They peruse nu metal and other metal-lite subgenres because it’s cool, new, and edgy. They haven’t yet explored the depths of the genre as a whole. Once they’ve become hitched on the genre they move onto stage two: contrarian puritanism. Metal engrosses this kid’s life, and subsequently becomes very, very serious business online. They love to subjugate subgenres, pigeonholing bands under a single label and getting offended when people mess up said labels. Still susceptible to peer influence, they will pick up and drop subgenres based on what they think is “real” metal. Other genres of music become a no-go zone, because metal is objectively better than any other kind of music that has ever had the gall to approach the teenager’s well developed taste in music. The third stage happens when a metalhead ages and matures beyond the point of edgy, black-and-white interpretations of the world. This stage is called the Grand Wizard. As an adult you realize that labels are silly and inhibiting a lot of the time. Metal is integral to your life, but it doesn’t make you who you are. You are free to enjoy the music you like on the basis of you enjoying it rather than if it fits within the genre. Other peoples’ taste in music differs from your own and you realize that’s just fine. You see comments you made calling out Korn and Disturbed fans for railing on extreme metal, telling them to go listen to rap and Justin Bieber like the homosexuals they are, and you get a little embarrassed. tl;dr Basically, it’s about maturity." -DestroyerErase Become Wizards my friends
At 1:42 that camera had to keep distance from the brutality and insanity of the finger tapping instance of that solo. Otherwise we all could have lost our eyesight and become blind...
The entire audience had to be put in quarantine, as it was figured that Tosin might be nuclear-powered, and that radiation was sweeping out of his sweat pores. From now on, Animals as Leaders only plays in studios and venues that are encased in lead.
Fuck me running. If there's a better guitarist around than Tosin, I've yet to hear him. I'm not normally a fan of prog/wank, or instrumental bands in general for that matter. Animals as Leaders is something special.
Pat O'brien probably in my opinion, and yngwie, but theres no doubt that Tosin is a fucking god, and he's self taught, which gives me hope since i am too
Each time I(60+)'m thinking there can be no more evolution in Rock Music guys like Tosin step in and take it to the next level. What an outstanding performance!
Tosin... will never be out done. If he is, the year will be 2076 or later. His melody lines, substructure and suporrt layers.... He is GREAT beyond our imagination,
My word I really respect this guy. When I watch his videos I always feel as though I'm in the presence of absolute class and a gentleman who writes and plays music that is absolutely on another level.
Just because he has a large amount of skill doesn't mean he plays without heart. You people saying otherwise are just jealous of his skill, which is way higher than yours will ever come close to being.
So you should only listen to music that is complex and technically hard to play? I don't like this kind of music, but it is not because I am jealous of his playing. It just doesn't do anything for me. I just heard this song, and already I can't remember anything about it. Its boring to my ears. Reading all these comments here gives me some understanding of why people like this kind of music. Most people who like this music are talking about how skillful this is. I see a lot of comments about musical taste and why some music is better then other music. I see a lot of comments of people who think they are somehow superior just because they like this kind of music. To me this whole discussion is completely pathetic. When I listen to music I want to enjoy it for the music. When I listen to the music I love, I don't care about the skill that is involved to make it. It is irrelevant to my liking of the music. I like simple songs, I like complex music. I listen to anything that I might enjoy. Jealousy doesn't come into play at all.
Some people can't handle having something they "adore" being criticized. Too many people have their lives based around the exploits of others instead of their own.
This sucks just as much as jazz. Throwing disjointed progressions together and using theory to justify the splatter of noise that comes out. David Gilmour says more with a single bend than AAL does with 40 key and time changes. There is no emotion conveyed here. Unless he's trying to paint a picture of madness then it hits. Not my bag.
@@noahnuccioguitarworks7552 Same. I got a 7 string, and it feels so much more natural for my fingers. I wonder what an 8 string would feel like. It would probably feel like what a 7 string feels like to normal people.
You realize most of you are comparing him to his influences...? The people you speak of have been playing for decades longer than Tosin. come back in 2030 and see what hes playing, then come back and compare him to his predecessors.
it's like jazz metal but good.. Really really good. I can listen to them all day. The phrasing and complex breakdowns are just fkn insane. So much powah!!
I have discovered Tosin only a couple of years ago, but seeing how far ahead of his time he was still amazes me everytime I see a video like this that is already 12 years old 😅
To the untrained ear this may sound like a spaghetti bowl of noise. To a true music appreciator, this is the chariot done swung down low and Imma ridin'at thang!
When I first heard AAL, it was the song “Tooth and Claw” 10 years ago when I was 15. I thought it was interesting, but not something I cared for. Within a year, I don’t know what made me try them again, but I became obsessed with the Joy album. Honestly, their newest album doesn’t bring me in much. The drums are insane, but generally, the guitars don’t do it for me like the other 4 albums.
@coleozaeta6344 for me personally, Weightless was peak, but it's all good in its own way. I've really grown to appreciate how Tosin can make every album feel unique and different without losing his overall vibe.
The only untrained ear is the one that thinks this is music. Musicians can appreciate all sorts of music and none of them appreciate metal. This crap is a bunch of random notes that happen to be in key. There is no flow, no melody, and no consistency in modern metal. That us why this genre will never be taken seriously outside it's small community nor should it be.
Almost a decade old! The video that set the course for modern metal for the next 10 years. Usable VST metal drums, the Fractal FX (and plugins in general) replacing a cab, extended range guitars, that clean jazzy look, DJENT. A perfect storm of technology and talent.
Scallon? If you really want to see 8 string done right go check out Paul Galbraith. He basically invented the modern 8 string; he's been playing one for nearly 20 years.
Rory Tucker it couldn't make up a song on its own though, at least not as well as the opening that could make a great chorus that could escalate and structure a great song. That little riff there is still nice but it's where it should be in a song in my opinion.
This is like when Music Theory and Schizophrenia have a baby....And Jazz fusion and Nu-Metal have a baby..and those two babies grow up and fall in love, and get married..but the household is dysfunctional because they were never meant to be together, they're completely contrasting ideas, growing up at the far ends of the spectrum from one another....but they stay together anyway devoid of emotion.
Honestly, I think Tosin is the best thing since sliced bread. This is beyond the scope of just guitar playing, and if you can't recognize that then just stop listening to him.
He's playing along with the album version of this song here, with his part still in. You can notice it a bit during the solo sections. Totally nails it and it just sounds like his lines were double-tracked, dude is locked in 24/7
As usual the trolls and the keyboard warriors try to shoot down those who are active creating. If the haters can do better than the kid then why are you taking shots at him? Let him do his thing. I think Tosin is a very gifted player and has spent the time shedding to craft his own voice.
My favorite kind of virtuoso; the kind that not only becomes a monster on their instrument, but also creates a whole new approach to it! Thanks a million Tosin, for the beauty, entertainment, and most of all, inspiration!
How are NONE of these comments about the title reference?!? I can't think of any other heavy songs like this that reference Teen Girl Squad, let alone Homestar Runner in general
I've listened to this song for 10 years and finally freaking TODAY I remember that is was a Homestar reference :D It was bugging me for an entire decade and I could not for the life of me remember where it came from!!!
This is ten years old...Tosin Abasi has improved on this if you can believe it.
i havent listend to this in 10 years... or tosin for that matter... whats some of his new stuff i can get into?
@@BrandonHilikus check out "the joy of motion" its animals as leaders 2014 album. its great.
You aren't even exaggerating. This is Tosin Abasi in his rougher period, if people can believe that.
@@MrNeosantana right!? Like, somehow, dude became MORE proficient, more learned. Incredible guitar player
@@The_Mimewar yeah its crazy
This song still slays 13 years later
This shit blew me away 13 years ago.... still to this day. Damn. Glad i went on a nostalgia trip.
This was being played 13 years ago?!? Where in the hell was I? What. A. Drummer. Oh yes, the Guitarist isn't to bad either. With a little practice he could really improve on his dexterity! (Sarcasm). 😂😂😂
I just found out about Tosin 20 minutes ago....what in the name of GOD did I just witness??? Spectacular!
Me too !!
Watch the Animals As Leaders: Dunlop Sessions. The version of Brain Dance is one of the finest musical performances I’ve seen.
Javier, the other guitarist, is amazing and Matt is probably the best rock drummer alive today.
Your in for a treat and a wild ride. TOSIN Is that guy.
He looks like a real funky or jazzy dude, but plays massive and unreal djent. I guess Tosin classifies as "djazz"
Crimson Rain It still fascinates me. He could be Buddy Guy's rebelling son hahaha.
"Dad, I need to tell you something."
"What is it, boy? Have you discovered a new blues tone for your strat?"
"Kinda, but not really. I think I love djent. And I used my birthday money to buy an 8 string."
well, this guitar shape is still strat-like, just 2 additional strings
Anti Phase it's a superstrat. Basically a stratocaster but metal. And then two strings added.
I know.
I saw this about 13yrs ago now and have not stopped listening to AAL since that day, probably one of my favourite bands ever. 2022/23 in the top 0.5% on spotify listeners, so its erry day bruh
his favorite color is Madjenta
stahp
his guitar djently weeps
Clever. AS FUCK
i'm crying xD
got me rolling on the floor like a madman mate xDDD
Tosin Abasi is one sharp dude. we are lucky he decided to play guitar instead of going to med school or something. The kind of person that would be in the top 10% of whatever field they decided to go into.
true
This is exactly Michael Breckers story I think haha
i would say top 0.3%
He's just Nigerian. I'm pretty sure his Mom did want him to go to med school but his dad was supportive of his "hobby" and here we are today.
bruh this isnt top 10% lmao this is top 0.01
The most well dressed Metal guitar player you'll ever see.
Hahaha, you're right man, I was thinking the same. The music is great, but metal guitar players usually dress like shit, nice to see someone looking great (and not just sounding great)
What about Devin Townsend? xD
Iván Agustín Ogñenovich dude is a fkn creep
But no doubt he's well dressed :P
Don’t you mean well djressed?
Think i saw a C major in there
JAJAJASJAQKSHASJDHASJD
Me too.
Pfft yeah. And I just saw Elvis riding Bigfoot
I saw him play an H chord at one point
we think, but it is probably a A#b Triad that is posing as a C major
he really likes his triads, incase you didnt know
Steve Vai said "Tosin Abasi is the future of guitar." That's about as high as guitar praise gets. I have to agree, Tosin is a guitar genius on a level I can't even get my head around.
Lol. Its all business and connections.
@@prototype8137 yes, actually Jeff Bezos is the best guitar player in the world...
This hasn't really panned out
@@u-N16z0rz well try naming a guitarist from the last two decades or so that is more influential than Tosin
@@vidamansa1337 John mayer, more recently tim henson, mateus asato come to mind
Those cascading arpeggios are just mindblowing
Wasn't that just insane sweeping?
kascade reference?
"This lacks emotion"
See Translation
I like 4/4 time signatures with lyrics about relationships ending.
This song is so dissonant and beautiful and angry and happy at so many different stages of its composition. If anything I have found more emotion in Animals as Leaders than I have in almost all the music of the past decade.
+Ian Bucklowe I haven't heard such truthful comment on youtube for a while.
Songs that talk only about love is gay as fuck
+Ian Bucklowe STFU and listen!
***** I believe you may have misread what I wrote.
Ian Bucklowe No I understood perfectly... Tobin For Pres!
2:03 Dude, that was crazy, amazing.The drum and the guitar are dancing together in a majestic way.
The problem is that most of people don't even know how to define "feeling and emotion". I personally enjoy AAL because of the energy I get when I listen to them, it somehow wakes up the energy inside of me and gets me started for the day. Thinking that music should always be about feeling is like thinking poetry should always be about Love, it's awfully restrictive. Don't get me wrong, I'm a massive fan of piano and ambient music, but I personally need to listen to music "in phase" with how I feel at the moment. But if I need to wake up and get confident with myself, don't expect me to listen to Simon & Garfunkel. Anyway it's not like if AAL was on all radios and you were forced to listen to it...
ifeelitbro Wow I was just thinking about this today and you wrote what I was thinking perfectly.
ifeelitbro yeah man. music describes the universe. frequencies, vibes bra!
Even thinking about poetry as words this is poetry. his use of guitar work is poetry itself. AAL is the epitome of amazingness.. yeah not a word but guess what now it is. dafuq you.
ifeelitbro "There are different stages to being a metalhead:
First there is the plebeian stage, where kids are initially turned on to the genre of metal. They peruse nu metal and other metal-lite subgenres because it’s cool, new, and edgy. They haven’t yet explored the depths of the genre as a whole.
Once they’ve become hitched on the genre they move onto stage two: contrarian puritanism. Metal engrosses this kid’s life, and subsequently becomes very, very serious business online. They love to subjugate subgenres, pigeonholing bands under a single label and getting offended when people mess up said labels. Still susceptible to peer influence, they will pick up and drop subgenres based on what they think is “real” metal. Other genres of music become a no-go zone, because metal is objectively better than any other kind of music that has ever had the gall to approach the teenager’s well developed taste in music.
The third stage happens when a metalhead ages and matures beyond the point of edgy, black-and-white interpretations of the world. This stage is called the Grand Wizard. As an adult you realize that labels are silly and inhibiting a lot of the time. Metal is integral to your life, but it doesn’t make you who you are. You are free to enjoy the music you like on the basis of you enjoying it rather than if it fits within the genre. Other peoples’ taste in music differs from your own and you realize that’s just fine. You see comments you made calling out Korn and Disturbed fans for railing on extreme metal, telling them to go listen to rap and Justin Bieber like the homosexuals they are, and you get a little embarrassed.
tl;dr Basically, it’s about maturity."
-DestroyerErase
Become Wizards my friends
ifeelitbro if music makes you feel anything, then it has feeling and emotion even if it gives you a bad feeling haha
the way his fingers move, so calmly and effortlessly, like he's almost bored playing this mind-blastingly difficult music
1:30 - my brain cant comprehend this level of playing
He's not human.
It's like his right hand doesn't even do anything besides gently stroking the strings.
finger rolling and sweep picking looks really effortless, but don't worry, he's said himself that shit is hard af.
azzans Oh yeah, without a doubt.
x.05 speed amazingly helps.
For me, the slapped melody at 2:49 has one of most inspired rhythms I've heard in recent memory.
During these crazy times with covid-19 I find myself listening to old songs that used to inspire me
This video was life changing for me. From the opening chords to the final riff, this is full of nostalgia. Thank you, Tosin.
At 1:42 that camera had to keep distance from the brutality and insanity of the finger tapping instance of that solo. Otherwise we all could have lost our eyesight and become blind...
WHY THE FUCK AREN'T YOU AT THE TOP?
The entire audience had to be put in quarantine, as it was figured that Tosin might be nuclear-powered, and that radiation was sweeping out of his sweat pores. From now on, Animals as Leaders only plays in studios and venues that are encased in lead.
Oh yeah man, I almost called 911 to stop that guitar rape....
@@paradise_valley Tosin’s dexterity and speed caused COVID confirmed
Fuck me running.
If there's a better guitarist around than Tosin, I've yet to hear him.
I'm not normally a fan of prog/wank, or instrumental bands in general for that matter.
Animals as Leaders is something special.
paul wardingham
Joe Satriani.
Pat O'brien probably in my opinion, and yngwie, but theres no doubt that Tosin is a fucking god, and he's self taught, which gives me hope since i am too
Joe Satriani.
lance trullinger For the most part, he did go to AIM
Can I talk about how Tosin's brother (A fashion designer) dresses him likes he's from the future?
Alonso Mendoza he very well might be. His guitar knowledge is unmatched.
He does remind me of the alien dude from hitchhikers guide to the galaxy now that you mention it...
Rockin’ Pixels Ford Prefect
wich is also a car or rather the other way around since thats where he got his earth name XD
Please, do, I need to know more
They're both masters at what they do
Dude's musicianship & sense of harmony is timeless.
Those are some mean babies
Mike Kanis
Crazy Babies perhaps?
they have come to Djent, kick ass and chew bubblegum
Each time I(60+)'m thinking there can be no more evolution in Rock Music guys like Tosin step in and take it to the next level. What an outstanding performance!
Been listening to this for many years now, only just realised how hard that riff at 4:37 hits you.
Oh yes
My favourite riff on the song
Tosin... will never be out done. If he is, the year will be 2076 or later. His melody lines, substructure and suporrt layers.... He is GREAT beyond our imagination,
Played with the utmost talent and class. What a fantastic performance!
I have been off of Zoloft for 2 weeks, and this song is extremely relatable.
Sand is considered by some to be coarse and irritating
Just saw him live in Orlando a few weeks ago. He was AMAZING and we were feet away!
This man was ahead of time.
So. God. Damn. Heavy.
Hey dude, I like your backing tracks
Just letting you guys know that I can’t express with words what this does to my emotions sonically.
I love his style. Definitely one of the most unique and imaginative players out there in my opinion.
My word I really respect this guy. When I watch his videos I always feel as though I'm in the presence of absolute class and a gentleman who writes and plays music that is absolutely on another level.
Just because he has a large amount of skill doesn't mean he plays without heart. You people saying otherwise are just jealous of his skill, which is way higher than yours will ever come close to being.
So you should only listen to music that is complex and technically hard to play? I don't like this kind of music, but it is not because I am jealous of his playing. It just doesn't do anything for me. I just heard this song, and already I can't remember anything about it. Its boring to my ears. Reading all these comments here gives me some understanding of why people like this kind of music. Most people who like this music are talking about how skillful this is. I see a lot of comments about musical taste and why some music is better then other music. I see a lot of comments of people who think they are somehow superior just because they like this kind of music. To me this whole discussion is completely pathetic. When I listen to music I want to enjoy it for the music. When I listen to the music I love, I don't care about the skill that is involved to make it. It is irrelevant to my liking of the music. I like simple songs, I like complex music. I listen to anything that I might enjoy. Jealousy doesn't come into play at all.
Some people can't handle having something they "adore" being criticized. Too many people have their lives based around the exploits of others instead of their own.
Envious*
@@TSgitaar Excellent comment, however of everything this guy has written this one is one of the more memorable ones for me
This sucks just as much as jazz. Throwing disjointed progressions together and using theory to justify the splatter of noise that comes out. David Gilmour says more with a single bend than AAL does with 40 key and time changes. There is no emotion conveyed here. Unless he's trying to paint a picture of madness then it hits. Not my bag.
Just recently discovered Tosin Abasi, this guy is a machine !
I'm pretty sure he is actually a machine.
+MrDeepFriedOnion 3 laws of rotobin much :D
Jeff Albertson guitarnator ?
😮wow he blows me away every time! He’s beautiful and boy can he play!
I will never forget the first time I watched, and listened, to this. Tosin's work still moves me, to this day. GENIUS. \m/
Please reupload in HD. This video needs it.
There is so much symphony here. There is alot of thought put in this composition, and alot of drama and tension. This isnt souless at all.
Not even reading the other comments. Just doing what I came here to do and listening to the music.
michael jackson is happy because you didn't steal his popcorn lol
Dig!
Agreed
His hands are so big that doesn't look like he's playing a 8 string.
Chaves Junior my hands are like that. I need to get a 7 or 8 string fr, only done 6 string since I started playing
@@noahnuccioguitarworks7552 Same. I got a 7 string, and it feels so much more natural for my fingers. I wonder what an 8 string would feel like. It would probably feel like what a 7 string feels like to normal people.
You realize most of you are comparing him to his influences...?
The people you speak of have been playing for decades longer than Tosin.
come back in 2030 and see what hes playing, then come back and compare him to his predecessors.
this guy is awesome. Heard this for the first time last week. I smashed my guitar and bought all of his music.
it's like jazz metal but good.. Really really good. I can listen to them all day. The phrasing and complex breakdowns are just fkn insane. So much powah!!
Tosin is an alien, unbelievable skills
if we were out camping ,we can just sit around tosin while hes playing, no need fire
😂😂
@@charlieauckland That's only for people who don't know how to camp and aren't music fans.
Just discovered this band. Simply amazing.
Man, he excels at so many picking styles in unconventional scales, it's MIND BLOWING!
I have discovered Tosin only a couple of years ago, but seeing how far ahead of his time he was still amazes me everytime I see a video like this that is already 12 years old 😅
chills every time. I can only handle this before court dates or during thanksgiving dinner.
Wait what? What kinda family do you have? Lol i have too many questions
This has to be my favourite drop in any song. So evil sounding, it's like the ground around me is shaking
To the untrained ear this may sound like a spaghetti bowl of noise. To a true music appreciator, this is the chariot done swung down low and Imma ridin'at thang!
To the trained ear you sound like an insufferable douchebag.
When I first heard AAL, it was the song “Tooth and Claw” 10 years ago when I was 15. I thought it was interesting, but not something I cared for. Within a year, I don’t know what made me try them again, but I became obsessed with the Joy album. Honestly, their newest album doesn’t bring me in much. The drums are insane, but generally, the guitars don’t do it for me like the other 4 albums.
@coleozaeta6344 for me personally, Weightless was peak, but it's all good in its own way. I've really grown to appreciate how Tosin can make every album feel unique and different without losing his overall vibe.
@@agileist Somnarium is the shit. Also, I used to be able to play “David”, just slower.
The only untrained ear is the one that thinks this is music. Musicians can appreciate all sorts of music and none of them appreciate metal. This crap is a bunch of random notes that happen to be in key. There is no flow, no melody, and no consistency in modern metal. That us why this genre will never be taken seriously outside it's small community nor should it be.
Almost a decade old! The video that set the course for modern metal for the next 10 years. Usable VST metal drums, the Fractal FX (and plugins in general) replacing a cab, extended range guitars, that clean jazzy look, DJENT. A perfect storm of technology and talent.
Literally 🔥🔥
this is exactly how an 8 string should be played
Check out Anchor by Rob Scallon for more 8-string-done-right ;)
Scallon? If you really want to see 8 string done right go check out Paul Galbraith. He basically invented the modern 8 string; he's been playing one for nearly 20 years.
Yuric Hunt
Maybe your ears are made out of dog shit so that's why you can only hear shit inside of your malfunctioned brain.
@@Blue_Nova707 the only people who bitch about extended range instruments are scared of them.
@Dixon Cider Oh no, no one came to fight you. :(
Tosin Abasi can play anything. He can also play Gospel Music w/ Extended Range Guitars in Churches.
0:35 - 1:11 is so freaking catchy it should be its own song. Every time I hear this song I get that stuck in my head for like a week.
I know what you mean. That part and the intro are my favorite parts. The intro chords over that heavy riff is fuckin awesome
Do you not think that 3:37 to 3:50 is better?
Rory Tucker it couldn't make up a song on its own though, at least not as well as the opening that could make a great chorus that could escalate and structure a great song. That little riff there is still nice but it's where it should be in a song in my opinion.
***** your right. but that riff is tight af.
Dude idk. This kind of feel is unmatched. It really is. This particular performance with the backtrack sounds so sick
The ladies in the crowd are all like:
"can I have your Wave Of Babies?" ;)
Onozawa Yuuki j think this has everyone in the crowd wanting his wave of babies
truth
I mean, I'm a straight dude, and I'd totally let him finger me.
Have you seen the way that man can move his fingers!?
2023 in time. Tosin greatest.
This is like when Music Theory and Schizophrenia have a baby....And Jazz fusion and Nu-Metal have a baby..and those two babies grow up and fall in love, and get married..but the household is dysfunctional because they were never meant to be together, they're completely contrasting ideas, growing up at the far ends of the spectrum from one another....but they stay together anyway devoid of emotion.
Don't listen to Behold The Arctopus. You might have a stroke.
+KingJFree If you think aal is devoid of emotion the problem lies with you, not the music..
+A Sloth To be fair, I think he was mostly having fun with the anecdote ;p
holy shit perfect hahaha
@@Jotun184
It's emotionless drivel.
I love the dissonant close intervals he puts in his chords. It really sounds great during a clean bridge when you know where to put them.
Honestly, I think Tosin is the best thing since sliced bread. This is beyond the scope of just guitar playing, and if you can't recognize that then just stop listening to him.
Still my fav era of AAL. 1st two albums are absolute masterpieces. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hey uhhh I'm Tosin Abasi from the band uhhh Animals as Leaders
TheSuperMarioBros2 I can hear him in my head omg
TheSuperMarioBros2 that’s real haha
Wave of blackmidi when
His concentration power is in his playing and compositional abilities... no time for conventional speaking
This song keeps on playing in my head its beautiful. Better than absolutely anything and more comforting than any words a person spits at you
Monster of the 8 string guitar. ..a pleasant and dangerous player..worth listening
AMAZING. THANKS FOR SHARING.
To me, this is our era's Jimi Hendrix. Just discovered and I'm blown away!
Not my kind of thing but the guy is clearly a master guitar player, unbelievable.
He's playing along with the album version of this song here, with his part still in. You can notice it a bit during the solo sections. Totally nails it and it just sounds like his lines were double-tracked, dude is locked in 24/7
I feel like no one will ever be as good at anything as Tosin Abasi is at guitar
John Petrucci
+Brother Jauffre Tony MacAlpine, Nili Brosh, there's a few that I would put at the same lvl of competence, they just have different styles ;)
+durcorr Buckethead
Steve Vai at making multiple orgasm faces per second and doing weird sounds on a 3 neck guitar...
Jason Becker
These guitar tabs must be in Chinese algebra.
哥们儿你真是一语双关
Lmao
chinese aldjebra
I think Tim Henson would agree
*This song makes me want to write the most beautiful love poem mankind has ever written and then burn it.*
one of my favorite guitarist maestros virtuoso TOSIN ABASI AND DINO CAZARES
this dude is my mentor and he doesn't even know.
Lol same.
Its always so sick when he's playing with just his fingers.
This should be 4k.
This video is legendary, still coming back to it.
This is real black metal
underrated comment
Sh00r lol. I love this dude
Too bad it's one-of-a-kind...
Sh00r have you discovered Living Colour in the past 3 years?
not really at all
I like his fedora. M'djent
I laughed way to hard at this
*tips Axe-Fx*
@@gpost001 Really a true Gentleman
Matheus Henrique da Silva *dgentleman
😂
Someone sold their soul at the Crossroads.
Good reference
Nah bro, the devil sold his sold to him
Nope, just about a decade of constant practice.
Yeah, the devil did.
He is the devil.
Tosin Abasi you're the Best! greetings from KK Sabah🇲🇾🤘🏼👊
Bah
am i the only person who thinks this set is where they filmed P90X?
😂
Everyone is surprised about him being black and I'm just surprised about his thumbs
+Kevin Toma
For suree
Some of the best guitar players are black
hendrix
B.B king
chuck berry
slash
prince
eddie hazel.....
+Raphael Neves slash ? haha
+Raphael Neves i really hope you don't think slash is black lmao
+Cursed Gamer He's half.
+Kevin Toma Dude, BB King, Albert King, and Hendrix were all back, and are some of hte best guitarists ever!!
The part at 2:49 where he starts slappin' his guitar like a bass sounds so fucking epic.
dude is just insane. love coming back to this video over and over again
As usual the trolls and the keyboard warriors try to shoot down those who are active creating. If the haters can do better than the kid then why are you taking shots at him? Let him do his thing. I think Tosin is a very gifted player and has spent the time shedding to craft his own voice.
Well at least I now have a decent supply of mahogany firewood...
Yeah but can he play smoke on the water?
jajajja
Exoplanets dis fuckin noob can't
Blueskythinking I think he could play at left handed in the rain
yeah.. in his sleep with only his feet
Blueskythinking i see your comments in so many videos, im going to start saying whats up
My favorite kind of virtuoso; the kind that not only becomes a monster on their instrument, but also creates a whole new approach to it! Thanks a million Tosin, for the beauty, entertainment, and most of all, inspiration!
Tosin is a mad scientist 🥼
yeah it's alright but can he play In Bloom
+Captain Samstein ARE YOU MAD?! Not even Based God himself could play that masterpiece.
Lololololol
I wonder if he can play slow ride on easy
Heavy man , over the top, really radical. Lets set the bar higher and higher !!!
Jesus Christ, this is like some crazy math jazz metal.
This is sick. The sweeping at 4:01 is like being attacked by a wave of evil, gun-toting babies.
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I've just realised that he has the V-Neck. That explains everything.
It has been YEARS since I had goosebumps from listening to music. AAAA I love this!!!
How are NONE of these comments about the title reference?!? I can't think of any other heavy songs like this that reference Teen Girl Squad, let alone Homestar Runner in general
I'm glad someone here said this. As soon as I saw this video pop up that's what I thought of.
I've listened to this song for 10 years and finally freaking TODAY I remember that is was a Homestar reference :D It was bugging me for an entire decade and I could not for the life of me remember where it came from!!!