Old Composer REACTS to ANIMALS AS LEADERS - Tooth and Claw | Composers POV
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AAL is Just 3 members.
2 8 string guitarists and a kick-ass drummer.
@@iav9488 WAAAY more than just kick ass! 🔥
Yea. There's no bass.
Aragnath they have bass on all the albums but no live bassist.
in albums they play bass and keyboards
Dude the drummers set is haunted. Did you here all them ghost notes on the snare and high hat BTW just got me some new beats love em just want to find a Paiste dark ride now. And my journey to the dark percussion side will be complete
Fun trivia: Steve Vai provided the electric guitar licks for the original two Bill & Ted movies but for the new one, Bill & Ted Face the Music, one Mr. Tosin Abasi of Animals As Leaders provided the Wyld Stallyns shredding. And that means he's guitar royalty forever!
What!? He should've been in the movie with Jacob Collier! And portraying Kid Cudi as if he was the Neo "biggest-genius-of-them-all" was lame...otherwise it was a fucking blessing of a movie!!!
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@@Egoblivion He is in the movie lol
@@malicioustactics6846 Other than auditorily?
WHATTTTTTT
Please try The Woven Web, by Animals as Leaders!! My favourite song from them
@John M i think misha actually wrote that part of the song. But still, such an unusual way to play a song and also its super catchy
Grooooovy
Tempting time is one of my favorites. My goal is to one day play that solo and if I can I'll splurge and buy one of Abasi's guitars.
Omg dude, the fact that you couldn’t hear the bass is amazing as they have two guitarists with low register guitars, but no bassist. So bravo for noticing that so quickly. That’s awesome. You seem like such a cool dude. I’m happy you started doing these.
Ah, I should say, try not to worry about rambling about random things. Your understanding is why we want. :) cheers from Japan.
Nolly, formerly of periphery, played bass on this album. They’ve never used a bassist live but they do have bass mixed in on this album, it was in the making of documentary. It’s not super audible I guess due to it being mixed under the right strings
I really feel like you would like Tigran Hamasyan's Levitation 21. He is my favorite pianist and he is also a fan of Tool and Meshuggah
Tigran is a musical genius. 3 of my favorite artists right there.
100% He's amazing. While we're in the fusion jazz pianist virtuoso realm I can't neglect to mention Hiromi Uehara.
Yeah
Agree 💯
yuuuuuuuuup
"The guitar player"
Yeah man. Javier is one of the best guitarists alive today.
Thank you!
Yes!!! Finally some animals as leaders!!! In my opinion, they’re one of the most inventive bands out there. Was gonna see them live but then the pandemic hit 😢
That sucks, friend. I got to see them last year, and they were great. The chance will come again!
Same for me too! I was so fraccing bummed 😭 I saw Javier Reyes (the second guitarist for AAL) when he toured with Plini! Javi's solo project is called "Mestis". Do give a listen!
Dude don’t even remind me. Animals as Leaders, Veil of Maya, Dance Gavin Dance, and Issues. It was such a fuckin stacked line up. They are still scheduled technically though so we’ll see🤞🏻
The only concert i ever went to was them and the contortionist at Chicago. Was a great show.
Same for me in mtl :'( rip
2x 8-string guitars and drums, no bass. Also, their old drummer (Navene Koperweis) used to trigger the electronic effects with a mouthpiece while playing these highly complicated rhythms. I had the good fortune to watch this live a few years ago and it was impressive to say the least.
The second guitarist Javier has another instrumental band called Mestis that is very good as well.
Check out their live session of Brain Dance! You can see the whole band at work beautifully!
This is correct. Pleasing sound, visuals and actual songwriting. Some of their music is a little muddy but Brian Dance illustrates their talent and temperament.
I second this!! Absolute musical masterpiece and makes an awesome watch
please react to animals as leaders - the brain dance live
Matt Gartska is a freaking beast! Took me 4 months to get this song down on drums.. Thus jabroni makes it look effortless. Not that you could tell, the way he looks like he’s massively constipated when he plays. But his strokes are so relaxed and PRECISE. He always hits the same exact spot on his heads. He taught me a lot about setting up my kit more ergonomically.
Animals as Leaders - The Woven Web
Animals as Leaders - CAFO
Brutal Assault 21 version
CAFO and Gym Class are my favorites
Tosin Abasi does CAFO in the EMG studio if you want to watch him playing it
@@dontreadonme5331 thanks for the recommendation
@@bdbeats7209 same. These are definitely the two I'd want to see. (No offense Tooth and Claw)
I’ve seen them live, and their tight timing and cleanness live is indistinguishable from the studio version. Insanely honed musicians
This is the first time Ive ever seen anyone taking notes while listening to Animals as Leaders and it completely made my week.
The insight and information you can gather together from a single listen on such a complicated and technical piece is mind boggling.. I've listened to this song more times than most people would care to. It just shows how much a careful ear and an appreciative person can take in. My day is made every time i see a thumbnail of your face and one of my favorite songs written out next to it. Keep up the good work, you're putting alot of good out into the world, thanks
AAL is amazing. Crazy talented people. Also day 9 of requesting Periphery - Reptile
Would make for a 30 minutes reaction video.. Would still watch
Indeed
He's mentioned several times to post links. Apparently you don't watch the videos :S
Don’t worry I gotchu. I posted for Satellites though. Do you think there is a better recommendation?
Icarus Lives is Amazeballs too
CAFO is an obvious next choice if you want more of this band
Nah man that sound is outdated compared to the brilliant songs they have released recently.
@@nicksantana93 doesn't mean it's not a good song for him to react to, he has done now anyway
@@milescolclough2784 it’s just been overdone in my opinion
@@nicksantana93 don't watch it then
To the people in the comments who are recommending Vildhjarta and Tigran Hamasyan. I just want to say I love you
Think I saw where tosin got together with tigran. Gonna go chase that down today. Also saw a piano cover of Tempting Time that was pretty frickin' awesome. although the fact that he had to record a couple of layers, even though piano & the use of all 10 fingers SHOULD allow a really excellent pianist like him to "keep up" with even tosin's guitarwork...just illustrates even more the mindbendingness that is THE ABASI.
Tosin is also inspired by Meshuggah on his guitar tone and drumming style. Do meshuggah "Dancers to a Discordant System" tough and enjoyable song.
well since garstka, aal is now their own thing.
@@fenix12records43 True, just how Meshuggah started off with jazz fusion inspirations and evolved into their own "djent" style. Tosin evolved to incorporate thumbing and tapping techniques.
got to see that concerto live, so damn good
"Längstmedån" or "All These Feelings" by Vildhjarta, would really love to see you break it down
"All These Feelings" by Vildhjarta would be sick
Thall
Vildhjarta is awesome. They definitely djent.
Boosting this shit. Great recommendation.
Holy shit yes please, my favourite band of all time and extremely unique. All These Feelings is insane.
Got to see these guys at an outdoor festival in 2019 and it was absolutely unbelievable.
I HIGHLY recommend you take a look at Thank You Scientist for some hard rock/metal(ish, kinda) jazz progressive masterpieces and Between the Buried and Me. I think you will LOVE those! :)
i would love to hear his take on Thank You Scientist
Thank you! I hadn't heard Thank You Scientist before reading this comment. Just listened to a few songs and WOW! Love their sound(s) and that vocalist is super suprising. Can't believe that voice comes out of THAT man. Brilliant.
Animals As Leaders - Ectogenesis
Animals As Leaders - Arithmophobia
Animals As Leaders - The Woven Web
Oh Brain Dance too!
@@pedrosilvaproductions Brain Dance is sooo gorgeous
Love these reactions. Do consider giving a listen to Opeth songs if you can. They're a progressive death metal band. Their music is not as complex as this, but it's complex enough, interesting and full of amazing talent.
Some Opeth Songs Worth Listening To:
- Hex Omega
- Burden
- Bleak (Death Growl Song)
- The Drapery Falls (Some Death Growl)
- A Fair Judgement
- Deliverance (Death Growl Song as Well)
- Isolation Years (Short but beautiful song)
- Windowpane
There's plenty more I could give, but I'm sure if there are other Opeth comments they will have mentioned those other songs (hopefully).
i'll pick up the torch and run with it:
- the moor
- moonlapse vertigo
- serenity painted death
- when
- to bid you farewell
- black rose immortal (20 minute song)
- blackwater park
- the grand conjuration
- death whispered a lullaby
- in my time of need
- the lotus eater
- hessian peel
- heir apparent
Opeth was the one of the 1st bands i discovered on Napster . and my 1st reaction was Metallica had been lying to us claiming to be the best metal band they just the most popular. Napster revealed the marketing vs talent . Candiria.
I saw them live about a year ago. They opened with this track. I went in very keen to watch Tosin Abasi play but I literally couldn’t take my eyes off Matt Garstka on the drums for almost the entire set. He stole the show! Easily the best band I’ve seen live, and I’ve seen quite a few.
You have to react to "The Woven Web" by Animals As Leaders, and also to "Levitation 21" by Tigran Hamasyan
I would love to watch you break down Devon townsend - Kingdom live. Also thanks for the videos, really great information and very entertaining. Thanks 😊
4:24 "for such dark heavy sound" yep that's Tosin!
There is bass guitar in this track, it was played by Adam Getgood aka Nolly. He co-produced the album and is the ex-bassist of Periphery
Music is imagining what you hear in your head and put it to paper. Love it!!
You are getting great suggestions!
AAL is one of the bands that will be remembered from this era.
More Animals please!! The live videos of both Tosin and Matt Garstka are incredible. Literally any video
This track is by far my favorite off the record, it's got so much... momentum? It's hard to describe. Also I like the way you do reactions, you do way more than just smile and nod like a lot of reaction channels, you already stand out. I just discovered your channel, and after watching a few videos, it really comes through that you know what you're talking about, but you still keep the points concise so it doesn't get boring. It's also making me really curious what you think of a prog-metal track my group released a few months ago, Stupid O'Clock- Choke, especially given your background. Either way, keep the videos coming!
Love your channel! You react with your whole body!
Straws Pulled At Random - Meshuggah. One of the best "polyrythmic" in the world. And that particular song has a melodic outro I'd love to see you analyze!
The whole album is fantastic, its one of my ablute favorites. Thanks for oing this geebz!
Finally my fav band, and they're just 2 8-string guitar and a drummer; another songs by AAL to make a reaction: The Woven Web, Tempting Time, CAFO, Somnarium, Apeirophobia, Arithmophobia...well, any song by them is just pure magic
I NEVER heard of these guys UNTIL Rick Biato had him a few times on his channel, that exposed me to them and WOW!
Yes! Animals As Leaders!
Fastest click of my life. Also, you'd love Backpfeifengesicht by them (yes, that's the name of the song). Also have to recommend Tempting Time (track 1 on album 1) and Song of Solomon (off the same album).
I'm just here to say I love that he makes his notes in handwritting and not in a second window on the PC ;) Oldschool ;)
Thanks for the great reaction and you warmth. Much needed and appreciated!
This is one of their more basic and digestible tracks, I would recommend pretty much any other song off this album, they're all pretty different from each other. And Tosin is not afraid to use electronic elements in these songs, he is a fan of electronic music.
Go DEEP into Animals as Leaders. There’s so much going on in their songs any input would be amazing to understand what they’re doing or trying to do.
Thank you so much, dude. I asked you about these guys. Love them. And great Tool vids as well. Love your stuff. Cheers!✌🇨🇦
I believe that Nolly Getgood, ex Periphery, tracked actual bass for this album. They used pitch shifted guitar tracks for the first two albums, if I remember correctly.
some songs was tracked by him, some was pitched guitars and some are just VSTs (that's from Nolly's and Tosin's interviews afair) also couple of songs (like PE) has bass in the same octave if I'm not wrong, because of really low tuning
Man I love Nolly, but his bass tones get more and more middley and lack bass.
@@samirgolchha Aha! Thanks for the information, friend.
@@HenritheHorse I feel like it changes a lot, in order to suit whatever sound he is going for. I don’t mind it personally
@@MegaLaban12345 no problem ☺️
We all like your long reactions, also you're the man.
Where can we hear your music?!
I was happy I looked in your videos and saw this. I saw them live
Liquid Tension Experiment!! When the Water Breaks is a great start!
Nice. Animals as Leaders. Glad you did this one.
You gotta do Chon next. Try Waterslide or Sleepy Tea!!!
Waterslide is tasty af
I will definitely take either one ☝️🤘
30 000 subs in a matter of weeks.... Congratulations sir! Fully deserved!
Yes! not sure if you saw my comment before but I'm so happy you did this. Great video, I love this. Keep it up man these are awesome!
also I would recommend the song Earth Departure or maybe The Woven Web
holy shit i love this channel.
this song is so lit
Yet another great video! Please could you consider reacting to 'Intervals'? Maybe their track 'Rubicon Artist'?
Yes!!!
Or Libra. Or my personal favorite, 5-htp
They’re such an amazing group of musicians. Everything they write and play is top notch.
So good to see a reaction where the guy actually says something interesting instead pausing it every 20 seconds to say wow
Yeah, no bassist in the band but two 8 string guitars. Sometimes they layer a bass into the studio recording, though.
As for genre, I wouldn't generally call them djent, more prog metal. But this song has some djent in it.
Would really like to see you react to some Porcupine Tree. Steve Wilson is such a master.
He did Dark Matter
Just two guitar players! They usually both have 8 string guitars, although when I saw them live they both switched between at least 3 or 4 different guitars EACH. They’ll even bust out the hybrid acoustic for certain songs, like The Brain Dance. So yes, all sounds and textures minus the obviously electronic parts are executed live with instruments as far as I know. Speaking of The Brain Dance, there’s a guitar note in that one that literally almost brings me to tears every time. These guys are top of the heap good in every respect. Their lineup sounds like a bad joke. “A black man, a Hispanic man and an Irishman walk into a bar. They walk out as the best prog outfit of the millennia.”
Never change sirr. You are a gift 🎁
Again thank you again so much for your videos :)
Yeahhhh!!!! Tigran Hamasyan is being recommended on other comments. Tigran is actually my favourite artist and musician! If you give it a listen, try Asa Ressurected from his new album! Keep it going!
Tigran is the most creative and genius musician. I'm a piano/keys player myself and when I found Tigran my jaw dropped. It was like finding someone actually good at what I try to write and play.
Oldie but goodie!
First heard it at a shooting range, and loved it!
The Contortionist ...you just gotsta know!!!.. I recommend the album language....love your channel😊
Thank you. Great work here.
Watch the video they did at Guitar Center where the production was done as a live recording in studio.
Thanks for the great input Mr. Oceans Ate Alaska - The Escapist is somehow reminding me of that one (drumming wise)
Hey, really enjoy your insight on a bunch of music I love and listen to. It's beyond interesting getting a different opinion from songs and bands that I've enjoyed for quite a while. Can't wait to see what you review next!
Not sure if you've heard of either group Coheed & Cambria or Dance Gavin Dance, but I enjoy both to a great extent. Some song recommendations I have for Coheed & Cambria: The Dark Sentencer or The Willing Well IV: The Final Cut || Dance Gavin Dance: Inspire the Liars, Man of the Year, or We Own the Night.
If you like this check out Scale the Summit. I highly recommend their album “The Migration” but I’m having a hard time picking a single song to recommend.
YESSS Scale the Summit is bloody brilliant! I can't pick a single song either aha
I love that you didn't react to CAFO, like most other reactors on TH-cam.
THANK YOU!
Someone did address the bass, but for clarity; A: it is 2 guitarists with 8-strings tuned to a drop-E standard (E-B-E-A-D-G-B-E) and, B: Misha Mansoor (guitarist) & Nolly Getgood (bassist) from Periphery did record bass on this album! 👍 Tosin recorded bass for the self-titled debut album, no bass on 2nd (Weightless) or 4th (The Madness of Many) except perhaps programmed/synth backing, same goes for live. It's amazing what 2 guitarists and a drummer can do. These guys are something else. Big shout out to Misha (and of course Nolly) for their contributions towards getting Tosin and these boys where their at, which is the pinnacle of progressive, instrumental, djenty-ass metal. Paved the way for a lot of other great musicians that almost seem to be coming out of the woodwork these days, I love it!
They were performing on one level at Mars in Nashville and I met my one buddy from NJ who’s friend was playing upstairs in a small venue. The floor was shaking and when leaving guess who was playing Downstairs? You guessed it. I never had heard of them but fortunately ran into a different local friend who’s a metal junkie who said Bro you gotta sneak in here. The tickets were like $40 instead of the $12 I paid for upstairs. I may have found my way In and JAMMED out to an incredible group of musicians and light show. Wow wow wow stone of luck for me cuz these guys are NASTY!!
Everyone's saying Woven Web. I challenge that with the Brain Dance.
You should also check out Mike Dawes, perhaps "The Impossible" or "Boogie Slam", very unusual and amazing compositions :)
Love watching your videos, man! Keep it up!
They actually play all of those layers live through the pa as backing tracks and all of the musicians have in ear monitors and play to a metronome to stay synced with the backing tracks
I would like to see his reaction watching the band guitarist in studio. Insanity
5:51
"There is no bass. Then you will see it is not the bass that bends, it is only yourself."
The guitarists are playing 8-string guitars, but they are regular 6-string guitars with 2 bass strings added, thus they have one functional bass between the 2 of them. It's bizarre, but it works.
You're an awesome dude. Keep up the videos!
I was just about to suggest these guys!
All these amazing bands that we enjoy getting de composed by you is fantastic.
Thank you. Let's keep a "top 5 new" list going for you ;)
Opeth, Between the Buried and Me, Intronaut, Kyuss, Heilung
Man, you're reaction videos are entertaining.
Love what you do man! I have listened to this type of metal for decades. You have such a great take on things and the way you break it down is awesome. I can't wait till you hear the band Between the Buried and Me.
Finally!!!! Awesome Bruh
Definitely check out the Animals as Leaders Dunlop Sessions! Three songs in one video!
This is easily my favourite album of theirs, it's absolutely brilliant
gotta hear the woven web
Keep up the great content!
Opeth - Ghost of Perdition
Hey Geebz, absolutely love what you're doing on your channel. I saw your video about helping with your 30-day-first-season finale, and I want to strongly recommend some more Animals as Leaders content! Highly underrated band IMO, but I know they have some serious fans, and I think a lot of those fans are here on YT.
I think you should do a video on something from their 2016 album, Madness of Many. You've covered a couple of their older albums, so I think this album would be a good choice. I would recommend two tracks from that album: The Brain Dance, and Backpfeifengesicht.
For The Brain Dance, there's a Dunlop Sessions recording on YT which I love. I know you like to listen more than watch, but that video has some amazing shots of the players doing their stuff and I think it's really cool to see. The track is proggy and a little dreamy.
Backpfeifengesicht is more djenty/jazzy and it has this incredible ordered-chaos energy that perfectly embodies what I love about the band.
PLEASE do more Animals As Leaders and Meshuggah tracks! I just found your stuff and I'm loving what I'm seeing. I'm a professional audio engineer and a musician myself, I can assure you, AAL has some of the most breathtaking work I've ever heard.
Dude you HAVE to check out Apeirophobia by AAL 😩 it's such a good classical piece
If you do any future AAL reactions, check out the drum play-through of their drummer, Matt Garskta, playing “Ectogensis”.
Love the videos! Happy to subscribe and get your take on some familiar music.
AAL! Discovered these guys myself recently. Definitely would benefit from some bass.
IEUD by Igorrr. Good luck
You should listen to "Demolisher" first and after "Agony" both are by Slaughter to Prevail. Zero effects for Alex Terrible. He has tons of cell phone videos and does parts live without a microphone too.
So glad you're checking out Animals As Leaders. Tosin and Javier, the guitarists, had a side project with the sax player from The Mars Volta and the drummer from Suicidal Tendencies. I think you would find it very interesting it's called T.R.A.M.
T.R.A.M. is excellent! Along those lines is Javier's project called Mestis. It's very different from AAL as well.