How to explain music to Aliens? | Q+A #53

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  • @AdamNeely
    @AdamNeely  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1266

    I’m pretty sure all of the people who are upset at me saying that Les Claypool sucks are not actually Primus fans.

    • @zolin6840
      @zolin6840 6 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Adam Neely But Primus still sucks

    • @shortcutDJ
      @shortcutDJ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      sheeeeeeeeeeet I love Senator Clay Davis

    • @Sp4zc0r3
      @Sp4zc0r3 6 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      I was questioning whether you knew the in-joke or if you actually don't like Les Claypool...

    • @jsquire1331
      @jsquire1331 6 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      I came to the comments just for this

    • @Pedozzi
      @Pedozzi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      obviously

  • @au5music
    @au5music 6 ปีที่แล้ว +379

    0.5x speed sounds like Adam is drunk speaking at a normal rate.

    • @Jonsskillfulmove
      @Jonsskillfulmove 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I know this guy

    • @jasongravely7217
      @jasongravely7217 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂

    • @nef36
      @nef36 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      0.75 speed is just him talking at a normal speed

    • @TheHadMatters
      @TheHadMatters 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Who do you hang out with if you consider that "normal rate"? 0.o

    • @YoutubePizzer
      @YoutubePizzer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      when you accidentally leave 0.5x speed on when you click a new video

  • @zolin6840
    @zolin6840 6 ปีที่แล้ว +845

    Protip: make sure the air wiggles are in the same key

  • @TheSteelDialga
    @TheSteelDialga 6 ปีที่แล้ว +226

    "Is jazz dead?"
    "No it just smells funny"
    Grade A+ Frank Zappa reference

    • @officialwalterwhiteheisenb3544
      @officialwalterwhiteheisenb3544 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

  • @GabeMillerMusic
    @GabeMillerMusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +488

    *a i r w i g g l e s*

    • @smuecke
      @smuecke 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      where did this spaced out bold writing meme come from?!

    • @forestaeon
      @forestaeon 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      *a e s t h e t i c*

    • @ohaiduhg
      @ohaiduhg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      4chan

  • @TheViperAOE
    @TheViperAOE 6 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Competetive Age of Empires II is not weird, it's the most natural decision in the world!

    • @thelapgods7374
      @thelapgods7374 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ]

    • @dennisneumann7549
      @dennisneumann7549 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I have seen my favourite aoe player commenting on my favourite TH-cam musician.
      There is nothing more i can expect of this life
      Edit: do you make music Viper?
      (I know its been 2 years since your comment, but who knows. You might as well read this ^^)

    • @thel0ne0ne
      @thel0ne0ne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Adam y no reply

    • @segmentsAndCurves
      @segmentsAndCurves 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Viper is here!

  • @lfox02
    @lfox02 6 ปีที่แล้ว +339

    A Modular Synths facebook group I am in says "get your kid into modular synths so they never have enough money for drugs."

    • @auxchar
      @auxchar 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      "heroin is a gateway drug to modular synths"

    • @louismaciver8262
      @louismaciver8262 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      unless they discover LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER

    • @6884
      @6884 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      well, kinda - I sell drugs so I can afford synths... (it's a joke mr. FBI, don't worry)

    • @edwardmccoy5317
      @edwardmccoy5317 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Or get them into cars 😂😂😂 my dream vehicle is a resto modded 73 suburban with a Duramax swap... One day, I will achieve that goal of mine...

  • @johnhyde
    @johnhyde 6 ปีที่แล้ว +207

    On the tip for composing: "Don't write bad music" I get you were just going fast and being funny, but I think writing bad music is a really important step for a lot of people.

    • @strawberryavalunch
      @strawberryavalunch 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      agreed, especially if you struggle with perfectionism - making something bad on purpose can be insanely liberating

    • @emmetth9481
      @emmetth9481 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      100%

    • @argenteus8314
      @argenteus8314 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I know this is old, but I agree. You will never make good music unless you're OK with making some bad music along the way.

    • @darksentinel082
      @darksentinel082 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      if i didnt write a couple of my worst songs ever i wouldn't be where i am, making what i think is pretty decent music. so yeah i agree.

    • @dudeman5303
      @dudeman5303 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@strawberryavalunch yeah I agree. It's like it gets you both used to making things that are bad, but also it gets you used to actually FINISHING something. I struggle with this do much. I've been playing music for over a decade and I still never finish my songs and I think I need to actually start intentionally writing bad songs just so I can get used to it and not take it so poorly, cuz I end up not finishing anything because of that perfectionism. I have this energizing rush when I start a new song, but start to lose it once I start to worry about the finished piece, and I basically psych myself out and stop working on it in favor of starting yet another song. I have hundreds of unfinished songs

  • @timmyholiday
    @timmyholiday 6 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    that 'su-per-fast-ins-ta-gram-q-+-a' music is beautiful, sounds like some thundercat n flying lotus type of jam

    • @victortrying
      @victortrying 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yep. What an accurate description. I need at least a couple more minutes of that

    • @Backdah
      @Backdah 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Anywhere we can find that tune? :O

    • @samgriffithsmusic
      @samgriffithsmusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Would be good to have on Spotify, or an album by Adam in that style

    • @Ana_crusis
      @Ana_crusis 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ah flying Lotus jam on toast; I remember the days.....

    • @SlyHikari03
      @SlyHikari03 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s like bill wurtz

  • @BenLevin
    @BenLevin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    Just to throw in another opinion about the social change question. I think art stuff makes people less cranky so they can think a little clearer and make better decisions. But, nonetheless, we live in a time with amazing music in abundance and people are still pretty dang cranky.

    • @Octomizer
      @Octomizer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Maybe people don't like to listen to amazing music

    • @Butts666
      @Butts666 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah most people prefer listening to endlessly recycled rap and pop music that's been distilled to the point where it just feels like ambient noise with no distinguishing features. I find that people who listen to more unusual music tend to be lesser dicks on average, unless they're only doing it so they can feel superior to other people.

    • @xcheesyxbaconx
      @xcheesyxbaconx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Do you really smell like charcoal and strawberries?

    • @BenLevin
      @BenLevin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Gerald Maus on a good day, yes

    • @denamit89
      @denamit89 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think it's the curse and blessing of the internet aswell, really. People have the opportunity to reach an audience via platforms like TH-cam or Soundcloud, but who, in this day and age, has the time to dig so deep and really look for those lesser known, upcoming musicians when it is much easier (also thanks to the internet) to just listen to computer-generated recommendations, suited to your taste like the Discover Weekly-feature by Spotify? I think this is the problem with the abundance you mentioned. People are easily overwhelmed when met with whatever thing when there is an abundance of it. They tend to just go like "fine, whatever, just give me something, I don't wanna browse through all of this" and rarely browse through other playlists or just randomly click at stuff.

  • @LimeGreenTeknii
    @LimeGreenTeknii 6 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    10:50 "What can you do about feeling inferior to others?"
    That reminds me of a comic a saw. A chef baked a cake, and he saw another chef's cake, and he thought to himself, "Aw dang, that guy's cake is so much better than mine. What am I going to do? Why would anyone want my cake?"
    Then there's a customer, and he's thinking to himself, "Oh boy, two cakes!"

    • @awllypollyas8292
      @awllypollyas8292 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This helps me so much. Thank you.

    • @cheenucheenu8333
      @cheenucheenu8333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Needed this

    • @TheUnderscore_
      @TheUnderscore_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wholesome. Love it.

    • @lev7509
      @lev7509 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Another wholesome ending could perhaps be that two customers come, with different tastes, one liking their cakes more sophisticated and the other more simple.
      Or maybe not the complexity, but just generally different tastes.

  • @emmywillow6599
    @emmywillow6599 6 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    I have an odd feeling that Adam is a Tim Commerford fangirl.

    • @drewp.weiner5708
      @drewp.weiner5708 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Doesn't help that Tim lost his shirt 30 years ago and hasn't found it since

    • @dsnodgrass4843
      @dsnodgrass4843 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Jack Rota Can't fault him there. Tim's tone rules.

    • @emmywillow6599
      @emmywillow6599 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Drew P. Weiner he made his own shirt tho

  • @mememem
    @mememem 6 ปีที่แล้ว +708

    After hearing Neeley's explanation of music I'm pretty sure he is an alien himself.

  • @timothyshrooze
    @timothyshrooze 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    "'D E F G E C D.' I don't get it"

    • @fear9998
      @fear9998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      he's gotta be trolling right? He gets it!

    • @mertatakan7591
      @mertatakan7591 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      D Eb F G Eb C D phrygian licc

  • @meg4201
    @meg4201 6 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    I know it's a joke, but "don't write bad music" is terrible advice that some beginners might take seriously. Sitting down and giving yourself a permission to write garbage is a great way to get at least something written. You'll paint yourself in a corner if you think you'll write a masterpiece every single time.

  • @GeauxWyatt
    @GeauxWyatt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    Can’t wait to hear djiant steps!

    • @veneratienza
      @veneratienza 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      still waiting @Adam Neely

    • @jessicapowers330
      @jessicapowers330 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/-mLaoK2XFUE/w-d-xo.html | Panzerballett has a cover of Giant Steps and (like all their stuff) it is premium Djazz

  • @patrickgambill9326
    @patrickgambill9326 6 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    Also, I love the Zappa quote about jazz smelling funny

  • @lonec1777
    @lonec1777 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    "Thoughts on Les Claypool"
    "He sucks"
    I almost got offended but then I remembered that Primus sucks :D

    • @sweeeeeney
      @sweeeeeney 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      LoneC inhales

    • @epicguitar1602
      @epicguitar1602 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Primus sucks!

    • @kaihG
      @kaihG 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same, i had to do a double, then a triple take. WE SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE ADAM

  • @Altusfonz
    @Altusfonz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    Michael Stevens and Adam Neely Podcast. Now that would be amazing.

    • @TiagoNugentComposer
      @TiagoNugentComposer 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes

    • @MathAndComputers
      @MathAndComputers 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      "...but what makes something... a-MAZE-ing? *BONG*" :D I once looked for what that VSauce chord is, but couldn't find anything accurate, and didn't get around to doing the Fourier breakdown myself.

    • @martyg8137
      @martyg8137 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I read that first sentence and thought it was a real thing, so dissapointed.

    • @Altusfonz
      @Altusfonz 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry my guy

    • @bigPianist99
      @bigPianist99 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MathAndComputers The "Vsauce chord" is a tritone (C-F#)

  • @EvilDragon666
    @EvilDragon666 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Not just basslines, but whole arrangements is what makes ABBA great. They really know how to write a memorable song. And then repeat that about a bajillion times without ever becoming repetitive or tiring. Truly legends IMHO!

    • @rodrigodepierola
      @rodrigodepierola 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very, very few groups have as many songs that so many people know.

    • @pauldavisthefirst
      @pauldavisthefirst 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Plus, you can checkout Funky Abba by the Nils Landgren Funk Unit to get more of an idea of just how funky Abba's songs can be. A little bit cheesy, but a whole heap of funky too.

    • @thomashartwell4335
      @thomashartwell4335 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      A lot of this is due to the close working relationship composers Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus have with their arranger, Anders Eljas. From what I can recall, during their work on ABBA and writing the musical Chess neither Andersson/Ulvaeus could read or notate music, but were very talented musicians that had a very clear idea of what they *wanted* from the sound of the arrangements. So from their composition and creating demos they were able to effectively communicate the sound of the song to Eljas, who in turn would notate the song out and create the parts for additional instruments (eventually a full orchestra for Chess).
      Honestly the entire career of Andersson/Ulvaeus is fascinating. After ABBA ended they co-wrote Chess with Tim Rice, which is infamous for its problems on stage but was huge as an initial album, and then retreated to their homeland to write Kristina fran Duvemala, a complex three hour opera that blends classical, traditional scandinavian folk, and that ABBA rock sound, before founding Benny Andersson's Orkester, a Swedish supergroup of sorts that again blends traditional folk and ABBA-style pop with a whole slew of instrumentalists and singers. It's a long and endlessly delightful history of musical invention and canny, catchy songwriting.

  • @declanmaybury2938
    @declanmaybury2938 6 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    Not sure if the number typo at 3:40 was accidental or a joke about paying attention to detail...

    • @sirbungly4982
      @sirbungly4982 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Declan Maybury Definitely attention to detail. Caught me off guard and I love that.

    • @MrStronglime
      @MrStronglime 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      It's was not accidental. It was jazz.

    • @NUGGet-3562
      @NUGGet-3562 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Wow, I didn't even notice that 😂😂😂

    • @WizardOfArc
      @WizardOfArc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Declan Maybury 🤣

    • @xMElpx
      @xMElpx 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don´t get it. Can someone explain?

  • @Koalaheikki
    @Koalaheikki 6 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    For the next Q&A: What is your favorite civilization in AoE2?

    • @aknopf8173
      @aknopf8173 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Also: What would you say how much did the invention of the one-way-sign change the gameplay of roller coaster? I think it was pretty huge.

    • @solbermartinez6657
      @solbermartinez6657 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The Japanese, obvi

    • @thenayancat8802
      @thenayancat8802 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@solbermartinez6657 get out of here sotl

    • @mkaali
      @mkaali 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Has to be the BASSantines

  • @jonatannpeigne5855
    @jonatannpeigne5855 6 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Can you please do an extreme jazz reharmonization of the Age of Empires 2 theme song?

    • @thenayancat8802
      @thenayancat8802 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jonatann Peigne omg yessssss

    • @PacdemonStudios1
      @PacdemonStudios1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'd nut, it's actually a really good tune

    • @lalramdinavarte4987
      @lalramdinavarte4987 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I came from just reading this

    • @Pangui008
      @Pangui008 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      That would be awesome!!! :D

    • @nykal1510
      @nykal1510 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Adam gets the icepick.

  • @RaketenKuhGewehr
    @RaketenKuhGewehr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    "I watch a lot of competitive age of empires 2 on twitch."
    Wow, that might be the first time somebody mildly famous is into the same obscure thing as me, without me knowing the for said obscure thing.

  • @elkwoodarrow
    @elkwoodarrow 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    “You have to treat your passion with a degree of dispassionate calculation” - Can’t agree with this more.

  • @undeniablySomeGuy
    @undeniablySomeGuy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    10:25 My life is complete because Adam Neely knows Andrew Huang.

  • @Altusfonz
    @Altusfonz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I studied jazz music but at the end of the day I didn't manage to make any money in my country. I now do Online marketing. I respect and admire this mans ability so much. He gives me the passion to start playing jazz again.

  • @instinctbrosgaming9699
    @instinctbrosgaming9699 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    We play music to have lots of sex is the new answer Adam gave

  • @francescobrand2118
    @francescobrand2118 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Dude, AgeOfEmpires II is a hell of a game!

  • @eliasmg9144
    @eliasmg9144 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Hi adam, I'm Mexican and I qould like you to suggest some latin american rock bands: Soda Stereo, Molotov, Enanitos Verdes, Hombres G (not technically a latin rock band but still), Cafe Tacvba and Caifanes. They have some certain sound to it. I think you would really enjoy them by listening and analizing them...
    Have a nice day and BASS

    • @RudyAyoub
      @RudyAyoub 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Elías MG i know soda stereo because of my GF, theyre pretty enjoyable!

    • @zaeche
      @zaeche 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Whoa, these are so good (I especially like Café Tacvba's sound + beats).

    • @krasnodarling
      @krasnodarling 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tons of fantastic bass tones on Soda Stereo albums, many of which are very different from each other.

    • @joeltlahiuz4184
      @joeltlahiuz4184 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Also the "Ska" is pretty amazing, you should listen to "Los Fabulosos Cadilacs" (I know, it is not exactly ska but whatever)"Panteón Rococó" "La Maldita Vecindad" specially Kumbala was jawdropping for me the first time I heard it and whatever youtoube recomends afterwards.
      BASS /,,/,

    • @ivanpeniche5472
      @ivanpeniche5472 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      That first Caifanes album tho...
      Also, while talking about latin music, how can we not talk about my dude Ruben Blades?

  • @maerski5171
    @maerski5171 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Hey listen to this *air wiggle* sounds pretty cool

  • @Brillemeister
    @Brillemeister 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    --The Lick has broken down
    --Customer 17: "I want to get off The Lick"
    --Customer 23: "The Lick looks too scary for me"

  • @RC32Smiths01
    @RC32Smiths01 6 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    Adam and Rick are the only two people I think are capable of adequately communicating with aliens...........

    • @donaldmack2307
      @donaldmack2307 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      RC32 I come to Adam and Rick for a more philosophical approach to music as a whole. But there are more... *clears throat*, better, video creators demonstrating specific things, like techniques and skills. But that’s taking NOTHING away from Adam and Rick- they are both capable of doing just that. They just do what THEY do excellently!

    • @dariocaporuscio8701
      @dariocaporuscio8701 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I LIKE WHAT YOU GOT

    • @frodehau
      @frodehau 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Rick from Rick and Morty? I know you meant Beato, but still :D

    • @RC32Smiths01
      @RC32Smiths01 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nah we meant Beato lol. But I still get it haha!

    • @AdamNeely
      @AdamNeely  6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      LogicalFallacyinMyPants and such, I used to do “demonstrating specific things” videos (for a decade in fact) they didn’t get as many hits. So I branched out.

  • @adamzukmusic
    @adamzukmusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The recording of "Suicide is Painless" on that Bill Evans album is amazing!!

  • @edugarcia001
    @edugarcia001 6 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Yeah Les Claypool, and Primus in general sucks

    • @Gears1Fan
      @Gears1Fan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      As a big Primus fan, I didn't even get his joke at first and was about to type a raging comment. Wow

    • @JohannesWiberg
      @JohannesWiberg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I still don't get the joke, nor Neely's... was it a joke? I mean, I like Les, but I'm fine with people disagreeing with me... Is there a reason not to like Les? Or is there a reason to claim to not like him while actually liking him? :S

    • @edugarcia001
      @edugarcia001 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@JohannesWiberg Primus sucks = Primus is great (It only works with Primus)

    • @ManelRuivo
      @ManelRuivo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      is this a reference to a song of theirs?

    • @IRuinEvrything
      @IRuinEvrything 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      dunno if it's still true but last time I checked primus's web domain is www.primussucks.com

  • @jgmelody
    @jgmelody 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Haven’t watched this yet but “music is just B O N E L E S S air?”

  • @johnkeats9135
    @johnkeats9135 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The Viper or DauT?

  • @skinsdub
    @skinsdub 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "what is the music scene going to be like for musicians in a few years. As in gig and job wise"
    *audible crying*

  • @nathang4682
    @nathang4682 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I watch 90% of youtube videos at at least 1.5 speed, yours are the only ones I sometimes consider going to .75, lol

  • @JbfMusicGuitar
    @JbfMusicGuitar 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    One can learn much from ABBA. How to rock sequins and a cape, perhaps being the most important. 🕺

  • @MetalSpiderPig
    @MetalSpiderPig 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    In Czech Republic, the phrase used to play quintuplets is "půllitr piva" (půl-li-tr-pi-va), which literally means "half a litre of beer". Yup. We Czechs love our beer. It's everywhere.

    • @starry_lis
      @starry_lis 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      The Polish equivalent is "wódeczka piwo", which means "vodka and beer".

    • @pintavodki
      @pintavodki 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In Russia I heard an advice of subdividing odd time signatures into 2 and 3... which is basically the way it is. But you say "pivo" (beer) for 2 "and "vodochka" ("my dear vodka") for 3. So a quintuplet would be "pivo vodochka". And you could go further with "pi-vo pi-vo vo-do-chka" for ⅞, etc. We slavs all love our alcohol, I guess. xD

    • @santiagoruedagarcia7262
      @santiagoruedagarcia7262 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Holly shit! I love beer but in spanish (in Colombia) we tend to use "elefantico" (e-le-fan-ti-co), which means "little elephant", to teach quintuplets to kids...

  • @AkiRossGaeul
    @AkiRossGaeul 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "Get a gig. The terror of looking like a fool on stage will motivate you past any apathy you have against practising." so well said ahahahahaha Thank you Adam

  • @Martykun36
    @Martykun36 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    11:53 This question resonates with me quite a bit. In Chile and probably the rest of South America the persecution of musicians in our past dictatorships is still fresh in the collective mind. They were seen as a threat towards the state, and there's now still a generalized feeling that songs bring Change.
    While I agree that they aren't the catalysts, songs _do_ help to consolidate the feelings of discontent in the general public, and some serve as hymns for the groups of people that are fighting against a cause.

    • @Ildskalli
      @Ildskalli 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep, as a Chilean myself, I can think of quite a few examples of music that had a measurable social impact, but it's always in the lyrics. For a jazz musician, and especially someone as intellectual as Adam, it's something that they'd probably love to do with the harmony and melody themselves, and that's why they might be skeptic.
      Quite honestly, Violeta Parra, Víctor Jara, or even Tiro de Gracia (for a more contemporary example) didn't bring anything to the table that was revolutionary - it's always been their lives and lyrics that moved people.

    • @ssatva
      @ssatva 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nicely put!
      My sense of it is that music can be used by social change actors, so making a contribution for musicians would be to tap into the feelings, the needs and dreams the social change actors are fighting for. Then the music can help spread the ideas and ideals, and act as a rallying cry, political statement in context, and as a soundtrack for the work of it.

    • @frodehau
      @frodehau 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, music can be a powerful vehicle for ideas and feelings. But it can be difficult or even dangerous to be the front figure in a movement. Bob Dylan famously tried to avoid being the front figure people wanted him to be, John Lennon on the other hand seemed to love the attention. And we all know how that turned out. But I'm sad to say that the death of Chilean musicians seldom make it to the world news.

    • @GradyHouger
      @GradyHouger 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think Adam is speaking from his culture, where there hasn't been much political protest music that didn't quickly become a joke, or outdated and abandoned.

    • @ivanpeniche5472
      @ivanpeniche5472 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I mean, yeah, but dude, as a Jazz musician how can he not recall that Bossa was born as a form of protest in Brazil?

  • @djfuentes74
    @djfuentes74 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    RTC and Age of Empires accompanied me through med school more than they should have.

  • @anandharshit1111
    @anandharshit1111 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I like it when the air wiggles

  • @websterwing8225
    @websterwing8225 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I couldn't fucking breathe after imagining the Adam Neely x Jordan Peterson crossover episode. I literally can't think of a worse crossover right now.

  • @SimoneProvencher
    @SimoneProvencher 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Competitive AOE2 is the shit. Favourite player?

    • @thenayancat8802
      @thenayancat8802 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Simon Provencher obviously toplo

    • @rohitchaoji
      @rohitchaoji 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Has to be DauT

    • @resobird
      @resobird 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      could be L_Clan_Ruso

    • @VooblyOfficial
      @VooblyOfficial 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MembTV #1 BF player :)

    • @divaldorocha7837
      @divaldorocha7837 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nili of course! They are cousins! hahaha

  • @tsouchlarakis
    @tsouchlarakis 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hi Adam :)
    For your next Q&A
    What do you think about Davie504?

    • @dudeman5303
      @dudeman5303 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He only takes stuff off of twitter for the Q&A videos.

  • @guitarmichael
    @guitarmichael 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    The djent = dad rock question cuts deep

    • @ErebosGR
      @ErebosGR 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't get it. How come djent is already dad rock? Am I too old?

    • @guitarmichael
      @guitarmichael 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I guess it just became generic at a faster rate than most genres. And maybe that's true of everything that the Internet produces. Anyways I'm still a fan haha.

    • @HeadbangoO
      @HeadbangoO 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      OK, metal was 000000000, djent was 01001000100001, what the next thing will be ?

    • @ErebosGR
      @ErebosGR 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      But djent is not a genre. It's a technique, a musical aesthetic. Like shredding. Any kind of metal that has shredding can be called Shred Metal but it's not a genre.
      And the Internet didn't create djent, Meshuggah did. The internet just made a meme out of it.

    • @guitarmichael
      @guitarmichael 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ErebosGR If I have my facts straight, the term for the technique originated with Meshuggah, but an online metal forum (which Misha Mansoor was a member of) used the term to put a name to their style of metal. So a lot of the Meshuggah inspired bands that followed were known as djent bands. So the Internet turned the technique into a "genre."
      HeadbangoO next is 111111111111111 haha

  • @tylerkeller7120
    @tylerkeller7120 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Primus sucks

  • @grunzjr6019
    @grunzjr6019 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    3:34 The first person on TH-cam to not only admit that his content is good, but also reason it correctly, yet humbly! If I wasn't already sure to give this video a thumbs up, I am now!

  • @gonzalov2008
    @gonzalov2008 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey Adam, I've heard you talking about the importance of ear trainning and being able to recognize intervals. Can you recommend a software or a method for people starting into music that is not in a music school? (Btw sry if my english is bad).

  • @jonatannpeigne5855
    @jonatannpeigne5855 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Can you please do an extreme jazz reharmonization of the Age of Empires 2 theme song?

  • @_Noctifer
    @_Noctifer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "is jazz dead? no it just smells funny"
    👏👏

  • @saedt
    @saedt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    WHAT! ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON IS AVAILABLE ON MOBILE? :O thanks Adam!!!
    oh yeah and thanks for the tips.

  • @one_man_community
    @one_man_community 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I think thats how you *de-explain* music to a human

  • @moddim
    @moddim 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Roller Coaster Tycoon is my childhood game and I play it still. I gotta get that IOS port

    • @moddim
      @moddim 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      thing guy person ?

  • @cellokid5104
    @cellokid5104 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:49 literally *EVERY* bass player starts out like this. Every. Single. One.

    • @rashotcake6945
      @rashotcake6945 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      “hey we don’t need a guitarist for our band, but we could use a bassist? I promise the bass is very cool 👍”

  • @stefan1024
    @stefan1024 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    'Djentle Giant Steps'

    • @aknopf8173
      @aknopf8173 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That would be madjentic

    • @lunicium
      @lunicium 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Djiant Steps

  • @BS-bv5sh
    @BS-bv5sh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Adam.
    Being an internet denizen, I have become obsessed with Carly Rae Jepsen's E MO TION. Can you give any insight into the way the "hey!" Sample binds the album together? Or just her song writing style in general.
    I may have just bought into the popheads hype but this album is hard to stop listening to.
    Thanks

  • @ilikezelda64
    @ilikezelda64 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hey man, don't throw no shade at Abba as if the godlike basslines is a surprise. Swedish rhytms are superior.
    I jest, partially.

    • @mentalitydesignvideo
      @mentalitydesignvideo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ilikezelda64 jest not for they are brilliant

    • @ilikezelda64
      @ilikezelda64 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh I agree completely!

    • @finalscore2983
      @finalscore2983 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tend to be very skippy and fun to play.

    • @TallicaMan1986
      @TallicaMan1986 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ilikezelda64 The keyboards, vocals and Basslines are sick as hell and ABBA spelled forwards is the same as Backwards which is a 17+.

  • @guy8968
    @guy8968 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    About music creating social change - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania basically gained their independence by singing banned folk songs

  • @simongunkel7457
    @simongunkel7457 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    On the modular synth thing: VCV rack is free (some modules cost extra, but you can spand ages just exploring the freebies). And of course Reaktor is another option if you want to explore sound (I started with some eurorack modules bach when it was just the A-100 system and Doepfer was the only actual manufacturer. When I went to college I sold it due to space constraints and got Reaktor soon after that).

  • @SketchyTigers
    @SketchyTigers 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I just listened to wiggly air to learn about wiggly air

  • @216trixie
    @216trixie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    People hate Greta Van Fleet because change is scary? I think the opposite is true in that example.

    • @ihatesigningup10598
      @ihatesigningup10598 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Yeah, that was a weird response about what is effectively Led Zep cosplay. What they're doing is old as dirt.

    • @samwroblewski748
      @samwroblewski748 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't know if Adam understood the context of that question

    • @purplemountainmeow
      @purplemountainmeow 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      ...change for worse is scary :D

    • @universalpunk
      @universalpunk 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm pretty sure Adam was ripping on GVF there

    • @zondaboy6493
      @zondaboy6493 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      He probably didn't look into what greta van fleet actually is.

  • @jayceeappi8592
    @jayceeappi8592 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "All 12 notes functionally" - a good candidate is Johnny Greenwood in Radiohead's "All I Need" with a cello. Pretty sure it was with octaves of the 12 notes too.

  • @KalanSorion
    @KalanSorion 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "he sucks" :thumbs up on this video

  • @janpiechal3125
    @janpiechal3125 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Dude! watching AoE2-streams is killer! the level these guys are on is beyond my comprehension! Greets from Sweden

  • @Ic-gv2eo
    @Ic-gv2eo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Something you didn't mention about using all 12 notes at once is that it can be used as a drum beat in black midi songs

  • @chris_outh
    @chris_outh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Adam, not really a question but you should check out steel pan music from Trinidad. I feel like no one has really analysed the arranging style of the big carnival bands (like Phase I, Renegades and Exodus etc.) If you want to find examples of this style, look up "trinidad panorama."

  • @jonschningpoulsen460
    @jonschningpoulsen460 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    man... do you notice how fast you're flowing when speaking? incoming rap virtuoso alert

  • @kekyoin1261
    @kekyoin1261 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Thoughts on Les Claypool?"
    "He sucks"
    I've never been more glad to hear you insult a musician

  • @_-Skeptic-_
    @_-Skeptic-_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    man, I had to slow down the video. I do like your explanation, and sure the aliens would understood it.

    • @GradyHouger
      @GradyHouger 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wow yeah. I usually listen to talking videos at 2x and realized this one was at normal speed.

    • @_-Skeptic-_
      @_-Skeptic-_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yeh I do too, but don't forget you already did this and listened to yourself in like 0.5x speed, but it's new for us so we have to digest it. I know you like math and science; 15min/0.75X speed that I watched in = 20min.138 questions in 20 minuets. Believe me, not everyone can handle Joe Satriani's tempo. Thanks for the good work.

  • @Stratocaster42
    @Stratocaster42 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Holy shit I also watch competitive AoE 2! The music for that game is so great that I transcribed and recreated a bunch of it for fun :) Love this quickfire style of Q+A

  • @MisterAppleEsq
    @MisterAppleEsq 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    8:09 That protractor looks a lot like a set square. Also, Vonnegut is amazing and I'm definitely gonna read Galapagos now.

  • @Kris_T_
    @Kris_T_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You have a doppelganger in Australia modifying cars.__. Go check out an episode os The Skid Factory on MCMTV2. He's you in an alternate universe.

  • @stevencleere4912
    @stevencleere4912 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Did adam break up with his girlfriend? His answers to some of these questions seem to suggest that he has.

    • @ErebosGR
      @ErebosGR 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      If the cat's still there, then no.

    • @112niemand
      @112niemand 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Perhaps he rents the cat, it's part of his franchise now....

    • @Livingeidolon
      @Livingeidolon 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Guys... Really?

  • @Barde_Jaune
    @Barde_Jaune 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    13:54 : To masturbate what now ? I guess it can't be helped, playing in these "lower" ranges all the time...

  • @Conner6742
    @Conner6742 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I actually never heard of Greta Van Fleet until this video.
    They sound exactly like Led Zeppelin...
    Like, it's seriously uncanny.
    I don't know if you'd call that change because imitating the sound of one of the most popular rock bands of all time is honestly one of the safest ways to go, but I don't think that deserves hate because musicians steal from each other all the time so it's unfair to single out these guys.

    • @ErebosGR
      @ErebosGR 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I'm paraphrasing but "It's only plagiarism when it sucks."

    • @nicholasneyhart396
      @nicholasneyhart396 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They are the only modern band I love because they have skill and most songs are not repetitive like modern music.

    • @Dave-hp4vh
      @Dave-hp4vh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I second that - also, as far as the vocalist goes, guy can't help it that he sounds just like Plant, it's F*** uncanny dude. Not many people can pull that off.

    • @chrisofnottingham
      @chrisofnottingham 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The thing I learned from listening to GVF was just how many unique and distinct things there were about Led Zep.

    • @digitaljanus
      @digitaljanus 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This is going to sound super-hipster-y, but over time the stuff I like most about Zep isn't the heavy blues-rock hits. It's the epic-length songs, it's the folk stuff, it's the synthesizer songs, it's the songs with the weirder influences like gospel and South Asian/Middle Eastern stuff.

  • @josephhaywood2906
    @josephhaywood2906 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    6:18
    😶...Welp I've watched TH-cam enough today anyways

  • @dduuddeechil
    @dduuddeechil 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dude the bassist and drummer from RATM are so underappreciated. I love Tom's insane guitar technopowers and Zack's unadulterated angst against the world but the basslines in Bombtrack and Take the Power Back are phenomenal

    • @dudeman5303
      @dudeman5303 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah I feel that. I also don't know why audioslave doesn't get any love. I love rage but something about Chris cornell has always been my jam. I mean audioslave was definitely more pop leaning, but in the early 2000s they were basically the only good rock band on the radio for the most part and because of that I think they got a tiny bit of overexposure, but to this day I don't really see people bring them up and I have no clue why. I do wish they were more political like rage was, but they still did do some of the political stuff they still continued to do as audioslave like having local activist groups at shows to sign people up for getting active in their community and such.

  • @PugCuber
    @PugCuber 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    10:35 BASS’D
    (get it? based, but bass? yeah? ok fine I’ll stop now)

  • @zachrowe1511
    @zachrowe1511 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love Galapagos and I’m glad somebody else does too

  • @lifeontheledgerlines8394
    @lifeontheledgerlines8394 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    10:41 Man, as a classical violinist, that feeling is so real. Like, I'm afraid that my job will be stolen from me by some 10 year old Asian kid. (Btw, I'm Asian, so this isn't racist.)
    You know what they say...
    Roses are red,
    Violets are blue,
    There's always some Asian
    Who's better than you.
    Even if you're Asian.
    Well, that sucks too.

  • @DarthCalculus
    @DarthCalculus 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Lol so hard at Jordan Peterson collab

  • @dextrodemon
    @dextrodemon 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    maybe you shouldn't tell the aliens you're really good at something, what if they're way better, you might find yourself in an intergalactic air wiggling competition with no hope and our planet on the line.

  • @BrunoTaglietti
    @BrunoTaglietti 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    At 2:07 Adam says he doesn't get the question. It's the lick. It's obviously the lick. I don't know if there's a joke there and I don't get it.

    • @photonicpizza1466
      @photonicpizza1466 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Bruno Taglietti He gets it. He says he doesn't get it. It's subverting expectations. Jokez.

    • @BrunoTaglietti
      @BrunoTaglietti 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Photonic Pizza thanks, I'm calm now

    • @ErebosGR
      @ErebosGR 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Jazz is all about subverting expectations, so of course he'd act like he didn't get it.
      *JAZZ jazz JAZZ*

    • @munzutai
      @munzutai 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He's got the same question in his last Q&A and has replied with the exact same thing.

  • @fredashay
    @fredashay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    14:04 Who is Jordan Peterson? Never heard of him. What kind of music is he known for?

  • @Faclex
    @Faclex 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Adam Neely and Bill Wurtz collab? Yes, please.

  • @madlad255
    @madlad255 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:34 'I pay attention to detail'
    3:39 *goes from 28 to 1 in question number, then back to 29*

  • @AndersEngerJensen
    @AndersEngerJensen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Aliens and music...and hope aliens can understand English properly before you start. ^_^
    (With space travel, it's safe to assume a universal translator would come with them when they land)

    • @ErebosGR
      @ErebosGR 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And by "universal translator" you mean a psychic telepath?

    • @AndersEngerJensen
      @AndersEngerJensen 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hehe, yeah most likely. Want to get into the whole Star Trek flawed physics logic debate? ^_^

    • @ErebosGR
      @ErebosGR 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, sorry I'm no Trekkie. I'm a fan of sci-fi but I missed TNG by a few years.

    • @smheath
      @smheath 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Anders! You and Adam should collaborate!

    • @AndersEngerJensen
      @AndersEngerJensen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Michael Heath Hehe, maybe? It’s up to Adam. I think we have very different styles and he does have a whole lot of musical theory background than I have, so I would perhaps feel a little out of my league. 😬

  • @pentapandamusic
    @pentapandamusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    With all due respect to Tiger Rag Art Tatum, there are a lot of classical piano pieces that shred harder :)

  • @vince2617
    @vince2617 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Am i the only one who want to see that Neely Peterson collab ?
    Clean your room and work your BASS 😂

  • @mynameisjack0618
    @mynameisjack0618 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Please don’t collab with Jordan Peterson he has he intellectual reasoning of a rock and is an overall nincompoop

  • @SlurySparx
    @SlurySparx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He’s thought about explaining music to aliens in great detail before.

  • @FreezepondMapping
    @FreezepondMapping 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video should be called "How to explain music to Freddy Freaker's home planet." Poor guy was cast away from his planet for enjoying the luxury of song.

  • @LJMadrigalMusic
    @LJMadrigalMusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    For your next Q&A:
    Does the price of an electric guitar matters if you have the same pickups? I've heard that the pickups can change the sound of an guitar so if you buy an expensive pickup and install it in a cheap electric guitar, will it sound expensive? Sorry, I'm just a newbie in this topic.

  • @artemisfowl2ndchannel359
    @artemisfowl2ndchannel359 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks, now I can explain what music is to my extraterrestrial friends.

  • @whanowa
    @whanowa 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    12:53 Did you really say _"schlepping"_ gear? Did this word really transfer from German into English?

  • @DIGtotheIT
    @DIGtotheIT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At 0:50 did anyone else think of a certain song?