absolutely love your reviews and the unique perspective you bring to talking about albums. As a gizz fan I don't judge you for not knowing all the members, knowing two is impressive enough...I DO judge you for having never listened to them live, like what?! Big disservice to yourself! Anyways, avaa
I believe the 8 pigs is representing their 6 members plus the 2 support guys. One of them being their designer who makes all the album covers and concert visuals and the other being their sound guy(TURN IT UP SAMMY)
AVAA Professor. There's been times I've listened to a new king gizzard album and walked away from it thinking it was decent, then have my mind completely blown away after hearing those very tracks live, gaining a new appreciation for them. This album however struck me immediately and I have been having a blast tapping my foot and fingers to it the entire weekend.
The random dude is Sammy the Soundman. He rose to fame as the subject of Boogieman Sam and a major feature on "A brief History of Planet Earth" from Chunky Shrapnel.
Saying he "rose to fame" as the "this beer to that man" guy is kind of insulting even. He did so much more for the band, their aesthetics & image than that
13:00 Thing is, if you did dive into the live performances, you would say the same as you do about The Dead; after hearing them live, the albums sound kind of 'flat', deflated of the energy. Don't deprive yourself of the enjoyment; setlists are fairly unique to each show so it's not like you're spoiling a surprise for when you do eventually make the pilgrimage.
I found your channel because of the Kendrick x Drake beef and holy crap I'm surprised about this video, KGLW are my favorite band in the world, so happy you're talking about them
AVAA Professor! I was very much looking forward to your review of this album and I was not disappointed at all. The thing I love the most about this record is how simple it is, like there aren't as many typical-gizzardy tricks on here. I say this as a fan of said gizzardy-tricks, but I'm glad they're continuing to explore different sounds and different things. I feel like it'd be so easy to just churn out more albums along the lines of Nonagon Infinity, Polygondwanaland, or even the K.G and L.W albums. There is a "darkest timeline" where KGLW got comfortable and only made psych/prog-rock with the occasional genre experiment to keep up the whole "they make every type of music" thing. Thankfully, we don't live in that timeline. It really seems like they dive into different genres because they just love music and want to express that love as loudly and proudly. They may have made a lot of weird and complex music all infused with a pretty dumb and convoluted concept. However, they show that not only can you have those elements without coming across like a pretentious snob but that there is genuine artistic value in things outside of artsy experimental concept albums. I think that fans of prog and other experimental music in general should keep that second point in their head at all times, because it's so easy to get into the toxic mindset of seeing that type of music as "objectively better" than others to the point where you're dismissing whole genres of music. This is also why you're content is so important because your analysis appeals to that type of artsy and heady music fan but also that you're whole thing is that you are (almost) always positive which is not usually what you'd see in this space.
Around the 16 minute mark you articulated for me how ive always felt about Lenny Kravitz. My wife likes him and for that alone Ive wanted to also like him but never could, exactly for the reasons youve expressed here.
AVAA. This album is a lot of fun. I didn’t know that the title was a pun on “being 7 for 1 purpose”. I assumed it was a reference to a very common blues chord progression. I know Stu is a music theory nerd so the double meaning makes sense
AVAA! You gotta check out the new Osees album, too. It came out on the same day as this. They're a similar band to King Gizzard but managed to release a very different album.
The album this reminds me of most is Moby Grapes debut album (from the late 60s), and it’s also their best. The sound, the feel, the collaborative vibe.
awesome video. my first time watching your channel. discovered because I LOVE all things KGLW since discovering them 2 years ago. They are playing at red rocks on September 8th and 9th. I will be there on the 8th. are you going?
AVAA! This new album is so much fun! King Gizz albums, no matter the genre, are always so insanely fun and sincere! Not many bands can jump genres and not delve into parody or irony. Speaking of the greatest Jam Bands, you should check out The Mars Volta. Wasn't huge into their newest comeback album, but their classic albums from the 2000s are the only progressive rock albums that have sounded cool released in this century. They were famous for going into crazy long improv sessions during their live shows, and their studio albums really capture that magic. Two completely different styles but I feel both TMV and KGLW capture that same rock 'n' roll magic released in times when it really shouldn't exist.
AVAA. Fun album by the guys. Definitely appreciated it more when I heard some of the songs live. If you haven't already, you really need to check out some older Gizz.... I'm in your Mind Fuzz, Nonagon Infinity and Flying Microtonal Banana are where I got started with them and are fantastic! Or fishing for fishies....or paper mache dream balloon....or Polygonwanaland....or gumboot soup😅
Phish is my favorite band and these guys are number two and I really feel like they are the spiritual successor to Phish. Absolutely all over the place genre wise, which is exactly what I love. I’m going to be seeing them in Maine on the 20th. That’ll be my third time seeing them and it comes one day after I see. Phish do their festival this summer in Delaware. By the way Slift is awesome Totorro as well
I saw king gizzard at red rocks on dia de los muertos in 2022. It was one of the most phenomenal experiences. They are otherworldly. Imagine high octane mathematical Grateful Dead, extending 3 minute songs into 20 minute mind fucks. They are indeed wizards. At one point in the set a shooting star shot across the sky. I thought that maybe it was just the mushrooms making the sky move funky, but just about everyone else that was there also reported seeing the supposed UFO/shooting star. Certainly was not a drone. But we all saw it. Anyways. It blows my mind you haven’t heard a single king gizzard performance. They are leagues better live.
Ambrose has the most identifiable voice for sure - if you are a K.G. (the album) fan, Straws in the Wind is a great example of Ambrose's singing! Joey and Stu are generally the other two singing, and I find it harder to identify between them. As you said though all of them are singing now so lot's to learn!
Professor skye, i absolutely love your videos and ive been loving this album. However, I humbly request that you retract your statement on abracadabra from a while back, my girlfriend has a vendetta towards you since then lol hope all is well with you and yours!
If you want more rock-that-isn't-post-punk in 2024, you should check out MJ Lenderman. He has a record coming out on 9/6/24, but also his 2022 album "Boat Songs" is a great example of his work thus far. His work is highly inspired by the alt-country and slowcore movements of the 90s/early 00s, but is certainly not just a recreation/nostalgia blast of those styles.
Great video (AAVA).. I don't think Lenny K killed Blues Rock (he just wasn't popular enough) but I do see him being part of its long slow decline. I kind of blame record companies leaning on establish acts (like the Stones) and marketing their mediocre albums that sell on reputation alone. Record companies rely on old favorites and have little room for new or fresh takes on genres.. but I digress. KGLW is wonderful. I have always been a little bit of everything kind of guy when it comes to music but KGLW has turned me into a cult member. Studio magic AND live magic. I've been to a couple of shows over the years and they have REALLY come into their own in terms of their live performance. I first saw them in 2018 and it was fantastic but it was just a frenetic, Mad Max race through a 90 minute set. An amazing cacophony of energy and music. Now, they are full on jam band (the goat I agree) playing nuanced melodies and expansions of a huge back catalog. They played over 120 different songs in 2023. And the recordings available through them or the welcome bootleggers is really top notch. You talk about your GD tape collection but these guys are not only embracing that same ethos but bringing it into the 21st century with free live streams of their concerts and tons of free source content. But I think the most important piece of the KGLW puzzle is that they do everything with such a joy (even in the face of existential threat) that it is refreshing, captivating, and hopeful. Even if the lyrics tend towards silly. Of course I do love silly. [easily the longest comment I have ever left anywhere]
That’s been my life at two points. First time during their 2017 mega release era. Then their 2022 mammoth release period 🩸which my partner didn’t have coz she was up the duff 🤰🏻
King Gizzard is not the kind of band that I'm immediately drawn to. Starting with the album cover and the album name, it just turned me off a little bit, seeming inaccessible. But I can imagine how fun it would be to be a fan and go to their shows. I'll try to give this one a shot, per your rec.
@@Tsureiki I was most familiar with their ‘22 release; but still didn’t expect them to “disband indefinitely”. They were an interesting breath of fresh air.
Their last album objectively sucks. At least they seem like they are having fun. As much as I liked Dropout Boogie, they feel aging too much at this point. Also Beck is bad producer, the mixing on the album is atrocious
AVAA!!! sadly couldn’t get into this one compared to some other Gizz records would love if you gave Hakushi Hasegawa’s “Mahōgakkō” a shot! In my opinion one of the most forward thinking, chaotic, and surprisingly beautiful albums i’ve heard in a long while
Second that recommendation though i would personally start with their debut "Air Ni Ni" first. Not only do i personally find that album better but i think it's a bit easier to get into
@@EzioMonty117he only really reviews new stuff but it’s def worth hearing what they did was like before they reallllyyyyy leaned into the experimentation. air ni ni’s great
Not wanting to troll at all, but I had to stop watching at 1.06 because of how much you move your head around. Maybe it's because you are so close up to the camera? Extremely distracting. Maybe it's just me.
absolutely love your reviews and the unique perspective you bring to talking about albums. As a gizz fan I don't judge you for not knowing all the members, knowing two is impressive enough...I DO judge you for having never listened to them live, like what?! Big disservice to yourself! Anyways, avaa
true. they're one of those rare bands that are better live. So, much so that I don't even listen to the recordings. I listen to live shows.
I believe the 8 pigs is representing their 6 members plus the 2 support guys. One of them being their designer who makes all the album covers and concert visuals and the other being their sound guy(TURN IT UP SAMMY)
I was just about to comment this before I saw yours! Good on ya.
Sammy played pedal steel on this record too so he’s unofficially the seventh member now, and obviously Galea has been doing their visuals forever
What about poor Eric
@@travisthornton1792 Fell off the plane.
What about the new second artist?
AVAA Professor. There's been times I've listened to a new king gizzard album and walked away from it thinking it was decent, then have my mind completely blown away after hearing those very tracks live, gaining a new appreciation for them. This album however struck me immediately and I have been having a blast tapping my foot and fingers to it the entire weekend.
Every Nonagon song for me, hated the album version, but when i heard some of them live in Brazil, it was a blast
The random dude is Sammy the Soundman. He rose to fame as the subject of Boogieman Sam and a major feature on "A brief History of Planet Earth" from Chunky Shrapnel.
"Turn it up, Sammy!"
You sure its not Jason Galea, their visual artist?
He also played pedal steel on the album!
Saying he "rose to fame" as the "this beer to that man" guy is kind of insulting even.
He did so much more for the band, their aesthetics & image than that
13:00 Thing is, if you did dive into the live performances, you would say the same as you do about The Dead; after hearing them live, the albums sound kind of 'flat', deflated of the energy.
Don't deprive yourself of the enjoyment; setlists are fairly unique to each show so it's not like you're spoiling a surprise for when you do eventually make the pilgrimage.
I always look forward to your king gizzard reviews
I'm literally a nerd who saved up money to fly to Red Rocks for all three of their concerts there. I feel seen.
Love it!
AVAA!! Also, they did the pearls before swine reference, Stu sings that he's casting pearls before himself!
AVAA Professor!! I’ll be living out your dreams as a nerd seeing all three KGLW shows at Red Rocks!!
I found your channel because of the Kendrick x Drake beef and holy crap I'm surprised about this video, KGLW are my favorite band in the world, so happy you're talking about them
Been a gizz mega fan since 2016, love hearing anything about my band, love your work prof!
AVAA Professor! I was very much looking forward to your review of this album and I was not disappointed at all. The thing I love the most about this record is how simple it is, like there aren't as many typical-gizzardy tricks on here. I say this as a fan of said gizzardy-tricks, but I'm glad they're continuing to explore different sounds and different things. I feel like it'd be so easy to just churn out more albums along the lines of Nonagon Infinity, Polygondwanaland, or even the K.G and L.W albums. There is a "darkest timeline" where KGLW got comfortable and only made psych/prog-rock with the occasional genre experiment to keep up the whole "they make every type of music" thing.
Thankfully, we don't live in that timeline. It really seems like they dive into different genres because they just love music and want to express that love as loudly and proudly. They may have made a lot of weird and complex music all infused with a pretty dumb and convoluted concept. However, they show that not only can you have those elements without coming across like a pretentious snob but that there is genuine artistic value in things outside of artsy experimental concept albums. I think that fans of prog and other experimental music in general should keep that second point in their head at all times, because it's so easy to get into the toxic mindset of seeing that type of music as "objectively better" than others to the point where you're dismissing whole genres of music. This is also why you're content is so important because your analysis appeals to that type of artsy and heady music fan but also that you're whole thing is that you are (almost) always positive which is not usually what you'd see in this space.
AVAA, I really like the imitation of sounds. Being great at words is knowing that sometimes a sound-effect is better.
Around the 16 minute mark you articulated for me how ive always felt about Lenny Kravitz. My wife likes him and for that alone Ive wanted to also like him but never could, exactly for the reasons youve expressed here.
AVAA.
This album is a lot of fun. I didn’t know that the title was a pun on “being 7 for 1 purpose”. I assumed it was a reference to a very common blues chord progression. I know Stu is a music theory nerd so the double meaning makes sense
They’ve said the album is named after the chord progression
First time seeing one of your videos, great review! You brought up a lot of things I hadn’t noticed when I listened to the album.
Seeing them on Thursday!
AVAA! I have a blast listening to this album.
Love the call out for Pat as well!
I Finally get to watch k.g.l.w this year next Sunday super hyped. Also a great review and yes a gizz album always needs more woo
Alright, time to stop sleeping on the live stuff. Start with Red Rocks 2022 or Chicago 2023. No spoilers from me, just flip them on and enjoy!
I’d love to see what you think of this years tour, tons of new jammy stuff you’d like all throughout!
AVAA! You gotta check out the new Osees album, too. It came out on the same day as this. They're a similar band to King Gizzard but managed to release a very different album.
Spot on. Great review.
first vid of yours I've ever seen. dig your stream of consciousness style. album's a lotta fun!
Earnest agreement with the mix all throat-singing and WOOs forward.
Listened 3 times today. At times it feels like a Rolling Stones album.
The album this reminds me of most is Moby Grapes debut album (from the late 60s), and it’s also their best. The sound, the feel, the collaborative vibe.
the '7th dude' Is Jason Galea, their visual artist, who has done almost everything visual from posters to album covers to music videos
awesome video. my first time watching your channel. discovered because I LOVE all things KGLW since discovering them 2 years ago. They are playing at red rocks on September 8th and 9th. I will be there on the 8th. are you going?
AVAA! This new album is so much fun! King Gizz albums, no matter the genre, are always so insanely fun and sincere! Not many bands can jump genres and not delve into parody or irony.
Speaking of the greatest Jam Bands, you should check out The Mars Volta. Wasn't huge into their newest comeback album, but their classic albums from the 2000s are the only progressive rock albums that have sounded cool released in this century. They were famous for going into crazy long improv sessions during their live shows, and their studio albums really capture that magic. Two completely different styles but I feel both TMV and KGLW capture that same rock 'n' roll magic released in times when it really shouldn't exist.
now im lost
coheed and cambria too especially no world for tomorrow
@@raginhomosapien it's been said a long time ago, you'll be the first and last to know
AVAA. Fun album by the guys. Definitely appreciated it more when I heard some of the songs live. If you haven't already, you really need to check out some older Gizz.... I'm in your Mind Fuzz, Nonagon Infinity and Flying Microtonal Banana are where I got started with them and are fantastic! Or fishing for fishies....or paper mache dream balloon....or Polygonwanaland....or gumboot soup😅
Phish is my favorite band and these guys are number two and I really feel like they are the spiritual successor to Phish. Absolutely all over the place genre wise, which is exactly what I love. I’m going to be seeing them in Maine on the 20th. That’ll be my third time seeing them and it comes one day after I see. Phish do their festival this summer in Delaware. By the way Slift is awesome Totorro as well
I think it’s great timing that Geese are supporting them on their newest tour with this album, both new albums are a good pairing of rock and roll.
"Uuuuhhhhh wooooo! Uuuhhhhh woooooo!" Best modern jam band. Great review brother!
Gizz fan here. Two recommendations: 1) Check out their varied live KEXP performances here on TH-cam. 2) Go see them live!
AVAA, if you liked this album you should listen to their other classic blues rock album Fishing for Fishie!
seeing them in red rocks in a few days and im bringing my camera hope i get some good shots
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The goat returns
AVAA, i have never listened to this band but i do like lizards and i wonder how a lizard wizard would be constantly
I saw king gizzard at red rocks on dia de los muertos in 2022. It was one of the most phenomenal experiences. They are otherworldly. Imagine high octane mathematical Grateful Dead, extending 3 minute songs into 20 minute mind fucks. They are indeed wizards. At one point in the set a shooting star shot across the sky. I thought that maybe it was just the mushrooms making the sky move funky, but just about everyone else that was there also reported seeing the supposed UFO/shooting star. Certainly was not a drone. But we all saw it.
Anyways. It blows my mind you haven’t heard a single king gizzard performance. They are leagues better live.
Pretty sure they do mention the pigs wearing pearls in Hog Calling Contest
Making a purse out of their ear, too.
we need to get this man to red rocks this year. only a month to go!
As a “complete ignoramous” i thougyyour review was valid and fantastic! Thanks
Ambrose has the most identifiable voice for sure - if you are a K.G. (the album) fan, Straws in the Wind is a great example of Ambrose's singing! Joey and Stu are generally the other two singing, and I find it harder to identify between them. As you said though all of them are singing now so lot's to learn!
Love the bow ❤
Professor skye, i absolutely love your videos and ive been loving this album. However, I humbly request that you retract your statement on abracadabra from a while back, my girlfriend has a vendetta towards you since then lol hope all is well with you and yours!
Box of rain was written by Phil Lesh
i would also prefer if the next kg album sounded like mongolian throat singing drone, with random woos thrown in LOUD
Jack White's new album is good blues rock.
Absolutely! It is probably my AOTY so far
Love it
KG is my favorite band, but I resonate so intensely with you saying that you like their bad lyrics😂
I think the hair bow should be here to stay Prof! AVAA!
I also thought about the song austrailia by the kinks too lol
Glad it wasn’t just me
If you want more rock-that-isn't-post-punk in 2024, you should check out MJ Lenderman. He has a record coming out on 9/6/24, but also his 2022 album "Boat Songs" is a great example of his work thus far.
His work is highly inspired by the alt-country and slowcore movements of the 90s/early 00s, but is certainly not just a recreation/nostalgia blast of those styles.
Great video (AAVA).. I don't think Lenny K killed Blues Rock (he just wasn't popular enough) but I do see him being part of its long slow decline. I kind of blame record companies leaning on establish acts (like the Stones) and marketing their mediocre albums that sell on reputation alone. Record companies rely on old favorites and have little room for new or fresh takes on genres.. but I digress. KGLW is wonderful. I have always been a little bit of everything kind of guy when it comes to music but KGLW has turned me into a cult member. Studio magic AND live magic. I've been to a couple of shows over the years and they have REALLY come into their own in terms of their live performance. I first saw them in 2018 and it was fantastic but it was just a frenetic, Mad Max race through a 90 minute set. An amazing cacophony of energy and music. Now, they are full on jam band (the goat I agree) playing nuanced melodies and expansions of a huge back catalog. They played over 120 different songs in 2023. And the recordings available through them or the welcome bootleggers is really top notch. You talk about your GD tape collection but these guys are not only embracing that same ethos but bringing it into the 21st century with free live streams of their concerts and tons of free source content. But I think the most important piece of the KGLW puzzle is that they do everything with such a joy (even in the face of existential threat) that it is refreshing, captivating, and hopeful. Even if the lyrics tend towards silly. Of course I do love silly. [easily the longest comment I have ever left anywhere]
King gizz and a pregnant wife was my life at one point too my friend. Rock n roll!!!!
That’s been my life at two points. First time during their 2017 mega release era. Then their 2022 mammoth release period 🩸which my partner didn’t have coz she was up the duff 🤰🏻
Go see them live
King Gizzard is not the kind of band that I'm immediately drawn to. Starting with the album cover and the album name, it just turned me off a little bit, seeming inaccessible. But I can imagine how fun it would be to be a fan and go to their shows. I'll try to give this one a shot, per your rec.
How'd it go?
@@ijustreview Here was my review - 75 - there's a certain purity and innocence here that makes a cliche album charming
"great pig in the sky"
avaa........like yur stuff dude
we lost a great Post-Punk band today...RIP black midi 😢
WHAT?
damn man I wasn't a huge fan but I really loved what I heard from them.
@@Tsureiki I was most familiar with their ‘22 release; but still didn’t expect them to “disband indefinitely”. They were an interesting breath of fresh air.
noooo never got to see em
AVAA never watched before but I like gizzard and you’re cooler than bald melon man
How do you feel about the black keys?
Their last album objectively sucks. At least they seem like they are having fun. As much as I liked Dropout Boogie, they feel aging too much at this point.
Also Beck is bad producer, the mixing on the album is atrocious
AVAA!!! sadly couldn’t get into this one compared to some other Gizz records
would love if you gave Hakushi Hasegawa’s “Mahōgakkō” a shot! In my opinion one of the most forward thinking, chaotic, and surprisingly beautiful albums i’ve heard in a long while
Second that recommendation though i would personally start with their debut "Air Ni Ni" first. Not only do i personally find that album better but i think it's a bit easier to get into
@@EzioMonty117he only really reviews new stuff but it’s def worth hearing what they did was like before they reallllyyyyy leaned into the experimentation. air ni ni’s great
@@EzioMonty117im personally more into experimental hasegawa but i understand why people prefer it over this new one
Robert Hunter wasn't a good lyricist? okely dokely yafi
I also don't like lenny kravitz but love the black crowes =p
rock that isn't post punk is basically dead is probably the truest statement i've ever heard lol
AVAA , Check out Gary Clark Jr!
Wooooo
avaa again from 🇧🇷
"It's still king gizzardy but not full lizardy wizardy" 😂
Let's all be hippies again!!!
Just skip the "grow up to vote for Reagan" part
AVAA silly billy 🎉
Jack White
The black rowers new album is pretty good. Much better than anything kraits has done this century.
go see them anywhere. they just rip it.
AVAA my dude
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man can this guy yap
avaa, aoty for me
AVAA!!
Nice hair clip Sally. That makes your take so much more easy to take seriously. 👌
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Ocean’s 12 is one of the greatest films of all time
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The album is terrible.
Quadraphenia is better than Tommy
Not wanting to troll at all, but I had to stop watching at 1.06 because of how much you move your head around. Maybe it's because you are so close up to the camera? Extremely distracting. Maybe it's just me.
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