@@GG-tx8ej 🙄 first of all, the meme is mozzarella sticks, not onion rings and french fries. Second, that meme is stupid because ska is an incredibly diverse genre and only a small portion of it is "mozzarella stick" ska...
Whoever mentioned this to Geebz is a legend!! Streetlight is so over-looked as a band and glad he gets to enjoy getting into this discography. Hopefully there is more to come!
Very underrated band. That bass line in every song they do is amazing. I've been trying for years to try to come close to playing their songs its jus to hard
Please for the love of god, do more Streetlight Manifesto! They’re one of the tightest, most talented bands around and they don’t get enough love on the TH-cam reaction scene. “The Blonde Leads the Blind”, “Oh Me, Oh My”, and “Somewhere in the Between” are some of my favorite songs by them. You can check out their first album, but the production value is much lower than their subsequent albums and they won’t have as much ear candy as their newer songs.
The Blonde Leads the Blind is not just my favorite Streetlight song, but I think it's my favorite song of all time. Would love to see a reaction to it!
The Hands that Thieve album really is on another level entirely. I love all their albums, and even their precursor, Catch-22’s more raw stuff, but man, THtT is a masterpiece compared to everything else they’ve done, and since it was their most recent album, it gives me a lot of hope for their next one when it finally comes out a few years after the heat death of the universe consumes all life.
I LOVE that you picked up on the acoustic rhythm track - Tomas's acoustic playing on his "side" projects is amazing and i think he tracks acoustic on every SM song too for that extra rhythmic punch and it just adds such a cool dynamic. He also allegedly writes all the songs strictly acoustic first.
“Big band fusion folk-hardcore-punk”. No one arranges like Streetlight, and nobody can write catchier songs while fitting so much musicality in. So special
Streetlight mainfesto is very lucky that all of their horn players are also pretty decent singers. The fact that they can use SO many different singers on every song really puts them a cut above. The fact that at any moment you can have background vocals, gang vocals, lead vocals, and still have a couple horns belting out really lets them sound HUGE
"They Provide the Paint for the Picture Perfect Masterpiece That You will Paint on the Insides of your Eyelids" Is on one of those hidden gem songs for me that I think is often over looked. "The Blonde Lead the Blind" is also one of my favorites. Really stoked to see you covering some Streetlight!
That's the first album that I ever heard from them, and since then, I have owned all of them (even BOTAR) and seen them live twice. To people who truly love music and the skill and complexity of putting together such music, these guys are very high up there on the list.
You gotta listen to Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution if you like streetlight. It’s their other band. Here’s To Life is an all time great song, not to mention Dear Sergio and They Provide Paint for the Picture-Perfect Masterpiece are masterpieces.
Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution! This band acoustically, plus a string section to make an orchestrette doing these songs. They'll surprise you again
Still here, we actually got engaged at one of their shows. My fiance's favorite is "Somewhere in the Between" or "Toe to Toe", I bounce between "The Receiving End of it All" and "We Will Fall Together". Enjoy, man! It's a great discography, but don't sleep on the acoustic renditions from Toh Kay!
Yeah receiving end is probably one of the best songs Tomas has ever written. Was fortunate enough to see them play it once on the somewhere in the between anniversary tour. The crowd went absolutely nuts
I told my wife I want the song Somewhere in the Between to play at my funeral. Also, one of my all-time favorite albums. There was a time I listened to it at least once a day.
These guys have some of the most complex and intricate arrangements of any band I've heard. While they generally encompass an overall rock feel, they've also got such a wide sound. I'd definitely save listening to more of their discography for more breakdown videos. Glad you appreciated this band as much as I do!
Tom’s progression of bands is mad interesting. Dig in, in no particular order: Streetlight manifesto Catch 22 (Keasby Nights) Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution Gimp
One of the things I really love about this band (besides their overall awesomeness) is that I can listen to their songs over and over again and still hear something new every time by focusing on the drums or guitar or horns or backing vocals, because there are so many cool sounds together. In that sense, their songs never get old. I recommend down, down, down to Mephisto's cafe or We will fall together next.
Mad props to the patron who suggested Streetlight. I saw Streetlight live probably a dozen times between 2005-2014. Best ska shows I've ever been to. They sound just as good, if not better live. I'll never forget seeing them at the Webster Theater in Hartford, CT. The crowd was on pins and needles waiting for them to go on. The band runs up on stage and the singer tells the crowd "Hey, hey, quiet quiet... we have an announcement to make." The whole place goes dead silent. BOOM they just start playing (I think it was "Watch It Crash") and seemingly in a split second the biggest skank circle breaks out. I have so many great memories of going to their shows with my friends.
I saw a Streetlight show in some place in Northern Kentucky (I disremember the exact town, they're all pretty small and kind of bleed together; all I can really do is narrow it down to either Covington, Newport, Bellevue, or Dayton), somewhere right across the river from Cincinnati, OH. And not only Streetlight, but Mustard Plug opened for them. The show was insane and an absolute ton of fun. I had such a blast that I intentionally went easy on the whiskey just so I could enjoy the show more and for longer. Trust me, that's a lot coming from a devout alcoholic lol.
I saw them when they toured with reel big fish and I had no idea who they were. I was just there for reel big fish, who played a fine show that was fun and silly. Then streetlight came out and melted my brain. Taught me ska could be so much more
@TROBassGuitar my first time I saw them was at Starland Ballroom in Sayresville, NJ. I drove 12 hours to go the show. There was definitely a circle pit and after it formed I left the spot my wife and I had claimed far stage left against the barrier to go join the pit a couple times. But it did feel like moshing just to get through the crowd to the pit. Most fun I've ever had at a show.
Please do more Streetlight Manifesto! The song “If and When We Rise Again” has some excellent Brahms Hungarian Dance moments. I think you’d get a massive kick out of that one.
Huge Tool fan. Huge Between the butried and me fan. I’m always here for the musical technicalities and intricasies. Yet, i have seen Streetlight Manifesto TONS more than any of those bands because the energy is unmatched. Glad they crossed your radar Geebz!
Right? I'm always here for BTBAM but I'm SO glad he's finally heard Streetlight Manifesto! Despite most of my library being heavy and complex music, SM has been a favourite band of mine just as long. BTBAM and SM were the first two bands I got saw live shortly after turning 18 (Canada)
streetlight is one of those bands that if you have to drive 4 hours to and 4 hours back from so you can work in the morning, you'll make that trip! also totally not speaking from personal experience 👀👀👀
I had been a massive fan of catch 22, didn't know of streetlight until they opened for a less than jake reel big fish double header in Melbourne, Aus. They were the absolute highlight of the show.
I've listen Ska-Punk since 97. Live is so great. Many great Ska-Punk band: Goldfinger, Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, Save Ferris, Mad Caddies, Catch 22, The Planet Smashers....
PLEASE PLEASE check out the acoustic version of this song, by Toh Kay. It got me back into making music. His solo albums are all to die for. PS im still here
No you're exactly right, it's not quite "ska" per se. Like they're a ska band in the sense that they have that instrumentation, but I think style wise they're completely their own beast. Their earlier stuff definitely leans more in the ska direction, but as they evolved over time they really came into their own. Frankly, I think every album is better than the last when it comes to Streetlight, and so the Hands that Thieve is definitely my favorite! Plus yeah, the bassist is incredible, the drummer is incredible, the horns are all incredible, and even Tomas's guitar playing is pretty impressive! I mean he's mostly playing only rhythm parts in most songs but his strumming is so quick and his chords are so accurate, and that is hard to do! Believe me I've tried to learn some Streetlight songs and his rhythm parts are as intricate and difficult as a lot of bands' lead parts! Add onto that the impressive fingerstyle folk styles he does as Toh Kay and I mean everyone in this band is just the top of their game! Some of my favorite tracks are "The Hands that Thieve," "If Only For Memories," "They Broke Him Down," "The Receiving End of it All," "Forty Days," "Point / Counterpoint," "Here's to Life," "Walking Away," "Kristina She Don't Know I Exist," (both originally recorded by Tomas's old band, Catch 22) and their covers of "Linoleum," Such Great Heights," and "They Provide the Paint for the Picture-Perfect Masterpiece That You Will Paint on the Insides of Your Eyelids" (which is another song written by Tomas for another band called Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution). I listen to and love a really wide variety of music from the deathliest of metal to the souliest gospel to the most intricate jazz to the modernist of hip-hop and pop to the rawest of punk and the classicist of classical, but Streetlight Manifesto is hands down my favorite band. I loved this reaction, great stuff!
I remember sometime between 2004 and 2006 I was driving to my friends house with another friend and streetlight came on the college radio station. We were already Ska fans and had never heard Ska quite like streetlight. We spent months trying to find who the fuck played that song, and one day my friend found it. Streetlight Manifesto. Legendary Ska.
What a great way to start Monday. I'm glad you like streetlight manifesto. if you want to listen to some brass you can check out: - The World/Inferno Friendship Society : Addicted to Bad Ideas - Mustard Plug - Mr. Smiley - Bandits of The Acoustic Revolution - Dear Sergio
They are my favorite band of all time and they sound even better live. It's by far the best live show I've ever been to. Cheers for reviewing them! The leader of the group had other projects you might be interested in to. I would recommend anything from BOTAR (Bandits Of The Acoustic Revolution.)
Thanks for Streetlight! I'd highly recommend Mad Caddies for more research: Stunning brass section and stylistically even reaching for Dixieland, Cowpunk and a lot more of great stuff.
I work as a music teacher. Last year, I directed a Ska show at the school, and the show had a few very important people in it: 1. an insane heavy metal drummer who needed something heavy to chew on 2. an incredibly talented guitarist, able to arrange a horn section part for guitar and then just knuckle down and practice it until she had it down 3. a ridiculously good bassist who specifically requested this song. So I put this song in the show. And it was so badass.
Please please PLEASE react to more Streetlight! My favorite band of all time! Here are some of my favorites: Would you be Impressed Watch it Crash Here's to Life Toe to Toe The Hands That Thieve Seriously though, there's not one bad song in the entire discography. And I know everyone probably says this when you stumble across their favorite band, but I hope so much that you'll take a deep dive here. Streetlight is on another level, and their arrangements are PERFECT for this channel. Love your take - I'm on the edge of my seat for more!!
YESSS! I suggested this. With a long, wordy message where I sperged out over how amazing these guys are at writing music lol. (Well, actually, I suggested The Hands that Thieve, which is a different song, but it’s also the name of the album both songs are off of, so I see where the confusion came from. But I’m totally stoked that you found this one because it’s killer.) I’m glad you were just as blown away by them as I am. Seriously, this is my favorite musical project in history. They also check all of _my_ boxes: high energy, deep lyrics, and a lot of subtle moving parts sprinkled throughout their songs- especially in their later stuff. I’m not educated in any musical fields, but I still appreciate complex arrangements like this, and they kill it. The Hands that Thieve is probably my personal favorite song, and this whole album is crazy good, but they have a lot of good stuff out there. 🤘 Much love from Missouri, glad you enjoyed it! And of _course,_ I’m still here.
@@furthurdead81 Yeah they’re on a different level, for sure. I’m gonna suggest some more, cuz I’m sure he’d love to dive deeper, if he hasn’t already in his downtime.
This song is the perfect example of the dichotomy of dark and bright being displayed at once. While it has a catchy, upbeat pace it sounds like a dirge. This is one of my many favorite bands of all time. I'm super happy to see you take the opportunity to experience them and am eternally grateful that you shared your experience with the world. May the Dude abide!
It's wild watching musically educated individuals discovering Streetlight Manifesto. It brings me so much joy. Future grade school music classes should include this band in their textbooks to illustrate what is possible when you combine both traditional "rock" instruments and brass sections (and even orchestra if we are including the BOTOR project). Truly one of the best out there.
The lead singer has a solo act as Toh Kay, where he plays the songs acoustically, sometimes with only an acoustic guitar. Very worth listening into too. Oh and there's a new Album coming, but it's been just around the corner since summer 2019, so they might as well release it in april 2023 as a 10 year anniversary of the album you're listening to...
Just browsing...looking for more vids about Streetlight Manifesto, considering they have little to no discography on YT, and here I find another recent react to their "God-tier" work, and it's my absolute favorite: The Three of Us. Thank you so much for sharing this, for contributing to the memory of SLM. The Hand That Thieves is another great song, but The Three of Us, is by far my favorite.🎶 God bless, and I hope you do in fact enjoy the complexity and range of the rest of their work. Their story is somewhat sad as they were slighted far too early, but man it's a joy to know others who take joy in listening to their work.
Streetlight Manifesto blew my mind 15 years ago when I saw them open for Reel Big Fish. Your reaction makes me smile so much. I always enjoy watching people hear them for the first time. A Moment of Silence and Everything Goes Numb are my favorites.
PLEASE REACT TO “BLONDE LEAD THE BLIND”. Streetlight are one of the most unrecognized bands and really deserve more of a showcase on the reaction scene.
I've been a fan since I was a teen back in 2006 and saw them live a few times. My favorites are probably Point/Counterpoint, A Moment of Silence, The Hands that Thieve and literally any song off of Somewhere in the Between, but especially Watch it Crash, Would Your Be Impressed, and Down to Mephisto's Cafe. Check those out! They also covered Radiohead's "Just". I'm not sure if you've done that one on this channel, but as a fan of both bands, a side by side comparison would be cool. The frontman's other project, Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution (a band with a full orchestra), has a song called "Here's to Life" that's awesome as well as "They Provide the Paint for the Picture-Perfect Masterpiece That You Will Paint on the Insides of Your Eyelids" ( a mouthful and a great song). So awesome you're checking these guys out
My favorite concert ever. Discovered that I knew every word. Discovered the band Moon Hooch that day too, and have since seen them live at every opportunity. House trio with two horns and a drummer that cut their chops busking
“God-tier” for Streetlight Manifesto is perfect. You should check out the acoustic version of this band, the lead songwriter for SLM had a side project called Toh Kay that is absolutely worth a listen
I'm still here, Geebz! I kinda dig that you don't research in a way because I enjoy watching you respond in the moment. I drop Jinjer on folks and I don't say a thing. I don't tell them to research. My mother and I actually both watch you (though from different states respectively) and it's like two for the price of one because I get your reaction and hers. Thanks for staying so open and willing to learn too. Spiral out...keep going. Mom is new to what the metal scene has become and you as well as Doug Helvering and Elizabeth Zharoff have helped enrich and enlighten more than yourselves. Music brings folks together. I dig it. Keep doing what you're doing. Thanks again. Heal well, Aloha
Day 20 of asking when the next MUSE breakdown is going to be -- so many beautiful tracks with string arrangements, arpeggiated synths, Matt's voice, and some of the coolest bass lines you'll enjoy for sure. Here is a list of potentials: - Citizen Erased, United States of Eurasia, City of Delusion, New Born, Hyper Music, the list goes on...
You comment that they had to have an excellent engineer. I don't know anything about that end of music, but I've seen them live half a dozen times and they sound JUST AS GOOD live. Just amazing live performances. They keep that pace and energy going for 2+ hours every time. And if you're working your way through just enjoying their music, keep in mind that the song writer, Tomas Kalnoky, wrote Keasbey Nights (same album recorded by him with Catch-22 first, then by Streetlight.) when he was 18. Great lyrics, most songs have a lot of deep meaning. And of course... the horns. The Horns! Love 'em.
I have seen these guys live twice (wish it was more), and they have exactly the amount of energy and skill that this song portrays. They are amazing, and I hope that you have the opportunity and desire to do more from them.
I got the biggest smile when I saw the title. I've admittedly never been the biggest ska fan but have an appreciation for it and always felt that Streetlight Manifesto did it really well
I'm still here! Criminally underrated band that I'm sad to say I'm just now getting into. It's so fun to see the joy on your face as you discover the song. SUBBED
That first min had me thinking of the voodoo glow skulls. A group he might really like but im not sure about their vocals. He needs to check out: as the foot steps fade away by catch-22(now called streetlight manifesto). Its incredible song where they do an amazing job channeling simon & garfunkel within their genre of ska/punk. So much so, prior to the dramatic increase in tempo, well outside the snappiest of folk rock, you'd probably believe it was a sim & gar tune from back in their heyday performed by the duo.
"I should probably dip more into ska"
Everyone needs to think this way
One of my favorite quotes is "Ska is described as what goes through your head when you get an Onion ring in your French Fries" 😂
@@GG-tx8ej 🙄 first of all, the meme is mozzarella sticks, not onion rings and french fries. Second, that meme is stupid because ska is an incredibly diverse genre and only a small portion of it is "mozzarella stick" ska...
@SkankinPenguins jeez..sorry for the light hearted quip.....
Whoever mentioned this to Geebz is a legend!! Streetlight is so over-looked as a band and glad he gets to enjoy getting into this discography. Hopefully there is more to come!
100% agree! Nothing gets me more amped than Streetlight, and watching him just fall in love with them was amazing ❤️
I've been listening since Catch 22. I don't care if I'm ostracized, i love 3rd wave ska haha
This! They’re amazing.
it is not overlooked. read the comments on their videos on youtube. they have immensely influenced people's life.
Very underrated band. That bass line in every song they do is amazing. I've been trying for years to try to come close to playing their songs its jus to hard
This brought joy to my heart seeing someone fall in love with streetlight right in front of me.
One too holy shit
Same dude!
His joy almost brought me to tears.
This is one of my all time favorite bands.
Please for the love of god, do more Streetlight Manifesto! They’re one of the tightest, most talented bands around and they don’t get enough love on the TH-cam reaction scene. “The Blonde Leads the Blind”, “Oh Me, Oh My”, and “Somewhere in the Between” are some of my favorite songs by them. You can check out their first album, but the production value is much lower than their subsequent albums and they won’t have as much ear candy as their newer songs.
the toh kay version oh oh me, oh my is the best version imo
The Blonde Leads the Blind is not just my favorite Streetlight song, but I think it's my favorite song of all time. Would love to see a reaction to it!
The Hands that Thieve album really is on another level entirely. I love all their albums, and even their precursor, Catch-22’s more raw stuff, but man, THtT is a masterpiece compared to everything else they’ve done, and since it was their most recent album, it gives me a lot of hope for their next one when it finally comes out a few years after the heat death of the universe consumes all life.
forty days, failing flailing, a moment of silence, and the cover of such great heights originally by the postal service
Freaking "The Receiving end of it all" with that breakdown near the end!
I LOVE that you picked up on the acoustic rhythm track - Tomas's acoustic playing on his "side" projects is amazing and i think he tracks acoustic on every SM song too for that extra rhythmic punch and it just adds such a cool dynamic.
He also allegedly writes all the songs strictly acoustic first.
“Big band fusion folk-hardcore-punk”. No one arranges like Streetlight, and nobody can write catchier songs while fitting so much musicality in. So special
Streetlight is so underrated. Absolutely fucking phenomenal. So so good, all the time
Everyone who listens to Streetlight for the first time: *"OH MY GOD, THE HORNS!"*
Streetlight mainfesto is very lucky that all of their horn players are also pretty decent singers. The fact that they can use SO many different singers on every song really puts them a cut above. The fact that at any moment you can have background vocals, gang vocals, lead vocals, and still have a couple horns belting out really lets them sound HUGE
The smile on your face when the horns first kick in put the biggest smile on my face. Streetlight is the best!
That's exactly what I felt. Seeing him experience the enjoyment of experiencing this for the first time made me smile for the whole video.
Made me tear up
@RobertLofty Thank you for commenting as I'm now watching this again lol
@ it’s good shit, isn’t it? You’re welcome. Love you, bro
Hands that thieve (the album) is a really amazing album.
"They Provide the Paint for the Picture Perfect Masterpiece That You will Paint on the Insides of your Eyelids" Is on one of those hidden gem songs for me that I think is often over looked. "The Blonde Lead the Blind" is also one of my favorites. Really stoked to see you covering some Streetlight!
They Provide The Paint has huge huge soundtrack vibes, with incredible storytelling throughout. Incredible song.
BOTAR is underrated, man
Very much agree with "They Provide the Paint," a close second being "Birds Flying Away."
They put so much heart into 99SoR.
@@comadose25 that intro to Such Great Heights 🤌🤌
@@beerstoremoney They do it justice and then some!
Definitely try Streetlight Manifesto - Watch it Crash, or anything from Somewhere in the Between honestly.
That's the first album that I ever heard from them, and since then, I have owned all of them (even BOTAR) and seen them live twice. To people who truly love music and the skill and complexity of putting together such music, these guys are very high up there on the list.
You gotta listen to Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution if you like streetlight. It’s their other band. Here’s To Life is an all time great song, not to mention Dear Sergio and They Provide Paint for the Picture-Perfect Masterpiece are masterpieces.
Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution! This band acoustically, plus a string section to make an orchestrette doing these songs. They'll surprise you again
Still here, we actually got engaged at one of their shows. My fiance's favorite is "Somewhere in the Between" or "Toe to Toe", I bounce between "The Receiving End of it All" and "We Will Fall Together". Enjoy, man! It's a great discography, but don't sleep on the acoustic renditions from Toh Kay!
Yeah receiving end is probably one of the best songs Tomas has ever written. Was fortunate enough to see them play it once on the somewhere in the between anniversary tour. The crowd went absolutely nuts
I got married and right after my wedding we went to DC for streetlight manifesto
@@ronjames4151 that’s awesome, when was this?! We’re actually doing our reception at their Anaheim show in July too!
I told my wife I want the song Somewhere in the Between to play at my funeral. Also, one of my all-time favorite albums. There was a time I listened to it at least once a day.
Be sure to check out Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution too, Tom's first acoustic project
STREETLIGHT IS GOATED.
These guys have some of the most complex and intricate arrangements of any band I've heard. While they generally encompass an overall rock feel, they've also got such a wide sound. I'd definitely save listening to more of their discography for more breakdown videos. Glad you appreciated this band as much as I do!
Yeah, they deserve a lyrical breakdown on most of their songs. Their lyrics are just as amazing to me as their arrangements.
Tom’s progression of bands is mad interesting. Dig in, in no particular order:
Streetlight manifesto
Catch 22 (Keasby Nights)
Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution
Gimp
One of the things I really love about this band (besides their overall awesomeness) is that I can listen to their songs over and over again and still hear something new every time by focusing on the drums or guitar or horns or backing vocals, because there are so many cool sounds together. In that sense, their songs never get old. I recommend down, down, down to Mephisto's cafe or We will fall together next.
Mad props to the patron who suggested Streetlight.
I saw Streetlight live probably a dozen times between 2005-2014. Best ska shows I've ever been to. They sound just as good, if not better live.
I'll never forget seeing them at the Webster Theater in Hartford, CT. The crowd was on pins and needles waiting for them to go on. The band runs up on stage and the singer tells the crowd "Hey, hey, quiet quiet... we have an announcement to make." The whole place goes dead silent. BOOM they just start playing (I think it was "Watch It Crash") and seemingly in a split second the biggest skank circle breaks out.
I have so many great memories of going to their shows with my friends.
You can't move in those pits it's literally the whole crowd
First time I saw them was right after they released the keasby nights they did and I was hooked. One of the best live you will ever see
I saw a Streetlight show in some place in Northern Kentucky (I disremember the exact town, they're all pretty small and kind of bleed together; all I can really do is narrow it down to either Covington, Newport, Bellevue, or Dayton), somewhere right across the river from Cincinnati, OH. And not only Streetlight, but Mustard Plug opened for them. The show was insane and an absolute ton of fun.
I had such a blast that I intentionally went easy on the whiskey just so I could enjoy the show more and for longer. Trust me, that's a lot coming from a devout alcoholic lol.
I saw them when they toured with reel big fish and I had no idea who they were. I was just there for reel big fish, who played a fine show that was fun and silly. Then streetlight came out and melted my brain. Taught me ska could be so much more
@TROBassGuitar my first time I saw them was at Starland Ballroom in Sayresville, NJ. I drove 12 hours to go the show. There was definitely a circle pit and after it formed I left the spot my wife and I had claimed far stage left against the barrier to go join the pit a couple times. But it did feel like moshing just to get through the crowd to the pit. Most fun I've ever had at a show.
Another great one by Streetlight Manifesto is "Receiving End of it All" from their Somewhere in the Between album.
Please do more Streetlight Manifesto! The song “If and When We Rise Again” has some excellent Brahms Hungarian Dance moments. I think you’d get a massive kick out of that one.
One of their best! As a matter of fact, I just listened to that 10 mins ago 😊
Ska is life
Ska ain't dead
2 years later and I for one would love to see more reactions to Streetlight-Best band to me in the world- Manifesto ❤
Huge Tool fan. Huge Between the butried and me fan. I’m always here for the musical technicalities and intricasies. Yet, i have seen Streetlight Manifesto TONS more than any of those bands because the energy is unmatched.
Glad they crossed your radar Geebz!
Right? I'm always here for BTBAM but I'm SO glad he's finally heard Streetlight Manifesto! Despite most of my library being heavy and complex music, SM has been a favourite band of mine just as long. BTBAM and SM were the first two bands I got saw live shortly after turning 18 (Canada)
I'm in the same boat. I try to go streetlight whenever I get a chance.
streetlight is one of those bands that if you have to drive 4 hours to and 4 hours back from so you can work in the morning, you'll make that trip!
also totally not speaking from personal experience 👀👀👀
totally agree. still probably the best live show ive ever been to was Streetlight.
I had been a massive fan of catch 22, didn't know of streetlight until they opened for a less than jake reel big fish double header in Melbourne, Aus.
They were the absolute highlight of the show.
I've listen Ska-Punk since 97. Live is so great. Many great Ska-Punk band: Goldfinger, Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, Save Ferris, Mad Caddies, Catch 22, The Planet Smashers....
YES! Don’t forget about RX Bandits!
Yes! Do more more Streetlight! They’re amazing!
"god-tier" haha you got it right on the mark. A+ band!
So happy that you're doing Streetlight! If you like this, maybe check out their cover of "Such Great Heights!"
Such Great Heights from The Postal Service? No fuckin way!!!
@@TwoGunToast they have a whole cover album 99 songs of revolution
One of my favourite songs ever (the SM cover I mean)
CONGRADULATIONS !!!!! you have found one of the best bands of our time!!!!!!!! Tomas is an amazing composer Please do more Streetlight
PLEASE PLEASE check out the acoustic version of this song, by Toh Kay.
It got me back into making music. His solo albums are all to die for.
PS im still here
My favorite band. Their stuff is unmatched
The song of the story of victory records.
The lyrics are all about the conflict with VR and the subsequent fallout.
you are 100% spot-on when you call them God-tier. They are simply the greatest punk band ever assembled
"The Blonde Lead The Blind" is a must listen.
''the three of us'' is my all time favorite streetlight manifesto song
Somewhere in the Between off their album Somewhere in the Between. One of my absolute favorites!
They're finally making music again after 10 years. My body is ready.
Dudddddeeeee you gotta do "Would You Be Impressed?" I love this band
Best Ska band of all time. I've seen them live 7 times. And they usually play their songs at double time
And their pits have the greatest people.
Thank the gods someone introduced Geebz to Ska! 🤩 I'm still here 🤙
No you're exactly right, it's not quite "ska" per se. Like they're a ska band in the sense that they have that instrumentation, but I think style wise they're completely their own beast. Their earlier stuff definitely leans more in the ska direction, but as they evolved over time they really came into their own. Frankly, I think every album is better than the last when it comes to Streetlight, and so the Hands that Thieve is definitely my favorite! Plus yeah, the bassist is incredible, the drummer is incredible, the horns are all incredible, and even Tomas's guitar playing is pretty impressive! I mean he's mostly playing only rhythm parts in most songs but his strumming is so quick and his chords are so accurate, and that is hard to do! Believe me I've tried to learn some Streetlight songs and his rhythm parts are as intricate and difficult as a lot of bands' lead parts! Add onto that the impressive fingerstyle folk styles he does as Toh Kay and I mean everyone in this band is just the top of their game!
Some of my favorite tracks are "The Hands that Thieve," "If Only For Memories," "They Broke Him Down," "The Receiving End of it All," "Forty Days," "Point / Counterpoint," "Here's to Life," "Walking Away," "Kristina She Don't Know I Exist," (both originally recorded by Tomas's old band, Catch 22) and their covers of "Linoleum," Such Great Heights," and "They Provide the Paint for the Picture-Perfect Masterpiece That You Will Paint on the Insides of Your Eyelids" (which is another song written by Tomas for another band called Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution).
I listen to and love a really wide variety of music from the deathliest of metal to the souliest gospel to the most intricate jazz to the modernist of hip-hop and pop to the rawest of punk and the classicist of classical, but Streetlight Manifesto is hands down my favorite band. I loved this reaction, great stuff!
Streetlight manifesto is one of the best bands that no one has heard of. Please react to their entire discography I really enjoyed this video.
Oh how I wish I could hear this song for the first time again. Happy, happy days. 👍🤩
The perfect ska band for a composer to check out. Their arrangements take them a step above a lot of the rest of the genre. 🤙
Please do more
I'm from NJ, these dudes came up playing local shows as Gimp and then Catch 22. Amazing dudes. Trombone player was a high school band teacher :)
I highly recommend every single 1 of their albums. Thomas Kalnoky is the singer/guitarist, and he is a musical genius.
So glad you found these bad boys. They are the definition of GROUSE.
I remember sometime between 2004 and 2006 I was driving to my friends house with another friend and streetlight came on the college radio station. We were already Ska fans and had never heard Ska quite like streetlight. We spent months trying to find who the fuck played that song, and one day my friend found it. Streetlight Manifesto. Legendary Ska.
What a great way to start Monday. I'm glad you like streetlight manifesto. if you want to listen to some brass you can check out:
- The World/Inferno Friendship Society : Addicted to Bad Ideas
- Mustard Plug - Mr. Smiley
- Bandits of The Acoustic Revolution - Dear Sergio
They are my favorite band of all time and they sound even better live. It's by far the best live show I've ever been to. Cheers for reviewing them! The leader of the group had other projects you might be interested in to. I would recommend anything from BOTAR (Bandits Of The Acoustic Revolution.)
My song recommendation:
ALL OF THEM!
Streetlight only has bangers every song, every album, every show.
Haha right on
Would You Be Impressed is a classic, but all their songs slap honestly, love it
Thanks for Streetlight! I'd highly recommend Mad Caddies for more research: Stunning brass section and stylistically even reaching for Dixieland, Cowpunk and a lot more of great stuff.
+1 for Mad Caddies on the channel
seconded!
Too bad it's only been "Chuck + some hired crew" for a while now. Old Mad Caddies was awesome
This guy rules. Streetlight rules. The look of surprise on his face when the horns started was priceless!
I work as a music teacher. Last year, I directed a Ska show at the school, and the show had a few very important people in it: 1. an insane heavy metal drummer who needed something heavy to chew on 2. an incredibly talented guitarist, able to arrange a horn section part for guitar and then just knuckle down and practice it until she had it down 3. a ridiculously good bassist who specifically requested this song. So I put this song in the show. And it was so badass.
Please please PLEASE react to more Streetlight! My favorite band of all time! Here are some of my favorites:
Would you be Impressed
Watch it Crash
Here's to Life
Toe to Toe
The Hands That Thieve
Seriously though, there's not one bad song in the entire discography. And I know everyone probably says this when you stumble across their favorite band, but I hope so much that you'll take a deep dive here. Streetlight is on another level, and their arrangements are PERFECT for this channel. Love your take - I'm on the edge of my seat for more!!
YESSS! I suggested this. With a long, wordy message where I sperged out over how amazing these guys are at writing music lol. (Well, actually, I suggested The Hands that Thieve, which is a different song, but it’s also the name of the album both songs are off of, so I see where the confusion came from. But I’m totally stoked that you found this one because it’s killer.) I’m glad you were just as blown away by them as I am.
Seriously, this is my favorite musical project in history. They also check all of _my_ boxes: high energy, deep lyrics, and a lot of subtle moving parts sprinkled throughout their songs- especially in their later stuff. I’m not educated in any musical fields, but I still appreciate complex arrangements like this, and they kill it.
The Hands that Thieve is probably my personal favorite song, and this whole album is crazy good, but they have a lot of good stuff out there. 🤘 Much love from Missouri, glad you enjoyed it!
And of _course,_ I’m still here.
Thanks for suggesting them,one of my favorite bands. The best at what they do. One of the best live bands I've ever seen as well.
@@furthurdead81 Yeah they’re on a different level, for sure. I’m gonna suggest some more, cuz I’m sure he’d love to dive deeper, if he hasn’t already in his downtime.
Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution is Streetlight taken to the next level
Streetlight takes me back 20+ years!
Absolutely one of the unsung heroes of 3rd Wave Ska. Point/ Counterpoint has to definitely got to be up there for the next reaction.
So glad you finally got around to this band! They're one of my favorites of all time. Please, please please listen to Blonde Lead the Blind next!
Yes!! So many people over look this band, I love them so much.
This song is the perfect example of the dichotomy of dark and bright being displayed at once. While it has a catchy, upbeat pace it sounds like a dirge. This is one of my many favorite bands of all time. I'm super happy to see you take the opportunity to experience them and am eternally grateful that you shared your experience with the world.
May the Dude abide!
And if two streetlight songs you should check out are Watch It Crash and Here's To Life. They're amazing!
It's wild watching musically educated individuals discovering Streetlight Manifesto. It brings me so much joy. Future grade school music classes should include this band in their textbooks to illustrate what is possible when you combine both traditional "rock" instruments and brass sections (and even orchestra if we are including the BOTOR project). Truly one of the best out there.
Oh heck yes!! One of the coolest bands out there
The lead singer has a solo act as Toh Kay, where he plays the songs acoustically, sometimes with only an acoustic guitar. Very worth listening into too.
Oh and there's a new Album coming, but it's been just around the corner since summer 2019, so they might as well release it in april 2023 as a 10 year anniversary of the album you're listening to...
Getting a comparison of the Toh Kay version of The Three of Us would be awesome.
@@jordanhartley7352 I prefer solo Toh Kay myself, just him and his guitar. Especially live. That said you cant go wrong, guys a legend
Gotta get some Catch 22 in there too
They wouldn't be Streetlight if they weren't later and later with their expected release date LOL
This band was revolutionary for me
Just browsing...looking for more vids about Streetlight Manifesto, considering they have little to no discography on YT, and here I find another recent react to their "God-tier" work, and it's my absolute favorite: The Three of Us.
Thank you so much for sharing this, for contributing to the memory of SLM. The Hand That Thieves is another great song, but The Three of Us, is by far my favorite.🎶
God bless, and I hope you do in fact enjoy the complexity and range of the rest of their work. Their story is somewhat sad as they were slighted far too early, but man it's a joy to know others who take joy in listening to their work.
Probably their best performance on TH-cam is when they played "we will fall together" on fearless music
oh man geebz, when i was little this was my favorite band, and i totally forget about them, much love from chile, thanks for the memories
Ska music is one of the most underrated styles of music out there
Just seeing this, but there's a reason I've seen this band close to 20 times, and you are hitting the nail on the head so much here.
Streetlight Manifesto blew my mind 15 years ago when I saw them open for Reel Big Fish. Your reaction makes me smile so much. I always enjoy watching people hear them for the first time. A Moment of Silence and Everything Goes Numb are my favorites.
PLEASE REACT TO “BLONDE LEAD THE BLIND”. Streetlight are one of the most unrecognized bands and really deserve more of a showcase on the reaction scene.
That giant smile when the horns hit
My favorite band, and now you understand why. Streetlight is the best!
I've been a fan since I was a teen back in 2006 and saw them live a few times. My favorites are probably Point/Counterpoint, A Moment of Silence, The Hands that Thieve and literally any song off of Somewhere in the Between, but especially Watch it Crash, Would Your Be Impressed, and Down to Mephisto's Cafe. Check those out! They also covered Radiohead's "Just". I'm not sure if you've done that one on this channel, but as a fan of both bands, a side by side comparison would be cool. The frontman's other project, Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution (a band with a full orchestra), has a song called "Here's to Life" that's awesome as well as "They Provide the Paint for the Picture-Perfect Masterpiece That You Will Paint on the Insides of Your Eyelids" ( a mouthful and a great song). So awesome you're checking these guys out
Here’s to Life was actually a Streetlight song first. Off their first album. Check it out if you haven’t heard it. And I’ll check out BOTAR’s version.
Their bassist is incredible.
My favorite concert ever. Discovered that I knew every word. Discovered the band Moon Hooch that day too, and have since seen them live at every opportunity. House trio with two horns and a drummer that cut their chops busking
Please do If and When We Rise Again off Streetlight's Everything Goes Numb album! Such a cool song
AHHHHHHHHHHH DO EVERY STREETLIGHT MANIFESTO SONG!! One of my all time favorite bands of ALL time!!!
“God-tier” for Streetlight Manifesto is perfect.
You should check out the acoustic version of this band, the lead songwriter for SLM had a side project called Toh Kay that is absolutely worth a listen
Streetlight shows are the most fun!!!
I'm still here, Geebz! I kinda dig that you don't research in a way because I enjoy watching you respond in the moment. I drop Jinjer on folks and I don't say a thing. I don't tell them to research. My mother and I actually both watch you (though from different states respectively) and it's like two for the price of one because I get your reaction and hers. Thanks for staying so open and willing to learn too. Spiral out...keep going. Mom is new to what the metal scene has become and you as well as Doug Helvering and Elizabeth Zharoff have helped enrich and enlighten more than yourselves. Music brings folks together. I dig it. Keep doing what you're doing. Thanks again. Heal well, Aloha
I've loved when you started doing death metal reviews and now I'm glad to see a reviewer doing some Ska reviews.
Day 20 of asking when the next MUSE breakdown is going to be -- so many beautiful tracks with string arrangements, arpeggiated synths, Matt's voice, and some of the coolest bass lines you'll enjoy for sure.
Here is a list of potentials:
- Citizen Erased, United States of Eurasia, City of Delusion, New Born, Hyper Music, the list goes on...
You comment that they had to have an excellent engineer. I don't know anything about that end of music, but I've seen them live half a dozen times and they sound JUST AS GOOD live. Just amazing live performances. They keep that pace and energy going for 2+ hours every time.
And if you're working your way through just enjoying their music, keep in mind that the song writer, Tomas Kalnoky, wrote Keasbey Nights (same album recorded by him with Catch-22 first, then by Streetlight.) when he was 18. Great lyrics, most songs have a lot of deep meaning. And of course... the horns. The Horns! Love 'em.
I have seen these guys live twice (wish it was more), and they have exactly the amount of energy and skill that this song portrays. They are amazing, and I hope that you have the opportunity and desire to do more from them.
Do more streetlight
I got the biggest smile when I saw the title. I've admittedly never been the biggest ska fan but have an appreciation for it and always felt that Streetlight Manifesto did it really well
I'm still here! Criminally underrated band that I'm sad to say I'm just now getting into. It's so fun to see the joy on your face as you discover the song. SUBBED
What a wicked gang we are, here's to life and if and when we rise are all impeccable!
This is from the hands that thieve. The hand that thieves is the solo acoustic album
Oh, I'm still here and still smiling!
Definitely consider them more of a punk ska vibe. My friend showed them to me in high school and I’ve been hooked ever since!
That first min had me thinking of the voodoo glow skulls. A group he might really like but im not sure about their vocals.
He needs to check out: as the foot steps fade away by catch-22(now called streetlight manifesto). Its incredible song where they do an amazing job channeling simon & garfunkel within their genre of ska/punk. So much so, prior to the dramatic increase in tempo, well outside the snappiest of folk rock, you'd probably believe it was a sim & gar tune from back in their heyday performed by the duo.