Composer Reacts to Bent Knee - Sunshine (Live) (REACTION & ANALYSIS)

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  • Опубликовано: 19 сен 2024
  • Bryan reacts to and talks about his thoughts on Bent Knee - Sunshine | Live at Davis Square Theatre
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  • @drmegawhits6548
    @drmegawhits6548 3 года назад +21

    I'm always going to slam the like button for Bent Knee!

  • @sharchik916
    @sharchik916 3 года назад +25

    Not sure if you've reacted to "Being Human" or "Battle Creek" but this band is insane

    • @JoshStobart
      @JoshStobart 3 года назад +5

      Yeah. Both of these tell emotionally shattering stories in their own way but holy hell their grasp on lyrical nuance in general is just something else. Takes some time to understand some of what they say though and some of it can be open to interpretation.

    • @Superdudeawesome135
      @Superdudeawesome135 3 года назад +2

      You both perfectly worded what I was thinking.

  • @johannesmartinus6531
    @johannesmartinus6531 3 года назад +3

    I have been checking your channel periodically for more Bent Knee reactions. Stoked to see another one. One of my favourite bands for sure.

  • @GeoffCano
    @GeoffCano 3 года назад +7

    Most spot on reaction to this song. Breathtaking

  • @progperljungman8218
    @progperljungman8218 3 года назад +5

    This live version moved me to tears when I first heard and saw it. Had loved the studio version for a while but experiencing this live version was taking it to an (even) higher level.
    Your reaction makes me really happy (had to play it first thing in the morning after I woke up - about 2am your time - 8 here. I'm on summer vacation). Made my day 🥰
    If you're a bit like me you might find that songs like these work perfectly fine for casual listening once you've got enough aquainted with/"used to" it. Works for me 😁

  • @StringHead92
    @StringHead92 3 года назад +4

    They really build quite a mood. Amazing perfomance!

  • @JoshStobart
    @JoshStobart 3 года назад +14

    Glad you came back to BK. I'd have loved to see a Battle Creek reaction but I'm sure you've gone right through their discography by now. This is not a band you can easily let rest!
    As an alternative, I'd suggest taking a look at Bent Knee's guitarist Ben Levin's 'Freak Machine' live performance. Either the entire thing or just part 4 in particular but the whole thing is experimental and highly listenable and almost all of the BK band perform on this as well. But it's MUCH more experimental than BK.

    • @Dukhevych
      @Dukhevych 3 года назад

      My favorite song

  • @justaguy2567
    @justaguy2567 3 года назад +4

    i first knew about them through your video! i have not yet heard this song in particular before but your reaction is so thorough and finally you are emotional! hehe. thank you very much for checking out such incredible bands! (i also first checked out leprous through you and that was just a phenomenal band as well!)

    • @yotambraunshtein9786
      @yotambraunshtein9786 3 года назад

      Leprous are releasing a new song this Friday

    • @yotambraunshtein9786
      @yotambraunshtein9786 3 года назад

      And by the way bent knee did one tour with leprous

    • @progperljungman8218
      @progperljungman8218 3 года назад

      May I propose a listen to another soecial band: Madder Mortem (especially if you dig spectacular female vocals accompanied by daringly versatile and inventive music. They're Norwegian like Leprous btw)
      ruclips.net/video/hIth_XmUzsk/видео.html

  • @shanesturgill75
    @shanesturgill75 3 года назад +4

    Love it! This is such an amazing band and I will watch every reaction you put up of them. For a fun one, I'd recommend Bone Rage!

  • @ckokomo808
    @ckokomo808 3 года назад +6

    Dang...another song that left ya fairly speechless! Bent Knee are so great. Very eccentric. Love their complex ideas yet they’re still catchy and fun.
    You wanted a release at the end...I think they delivered! Haha.

    • @CriticalReactions
      @CriticalReactions  3 года назад +4

      Definitely. Cutting all of those build ups short only increased the tension and raised the finale payoff. Exceptionally executed.

  • @jonathanhenderson9422
    @jonathanhenderson9422 3 года назад +4

    Opening made me think they were about to launch into Edge of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks! Anyway, that was pretty incredible. It kinda reminds me of some of the very off-kilter covers that Aurora has done. Though she never gets this "extreme" she has a similar penchant for bringing these weird, haunting, emotional, and (in general) very different qualities to the songs. This is perhaps even more interesting because of all the build-ups and harmonic dissonance that bring a real skin-crawling darkness to the piece. If the original song is a melancholic ballad, this is closer to a demented ballad. Instead of the sadness of loss, this is more about the darkest psychosis that such loss can bring at its most extreme. Love how they finally paid off the build-up after all of the "red herrings" where the build-ups dropped into nothingness. Such a powerful ending. Just a phenomenal track all around. I guess I really need to explore Bent Knee in some depth.

  • @stri8ted
    @stri8ted 3 года назад +2

    Damn. These guys are so talented.

  • @luidi7388
    @luidi7388 10 месяцев назад +4

    hahaha loved the long pause before the commenting.

    • @CriticalReactions
      @CriticalReactions  10 месяцев назад +1

      Sometimes I just gotta fully process something 😅

  • @yotambraunshtein9786
    @yotambraunshtein9786 3 года назад +3

    Yyyyyeeeeesssss love this one now you must react to their songs terror bird & bone rage & time deer

  • @DexterGrohl
    @DexterGrohl 3 года назад +1

    Goosebumps on this one.

  • @mydamnrssfeed
    @mydamnrssfeed 3 года назад +1

    That audio engineer (I guess) near laptop made some bold decisions about his appearance :)

  • @MrDinofelis
    @MrDinofelis 3 года назад +2

    This song gives me goosebumps on my goosebumps.
    Could you react to Reset by Misery Signals? And if you have the time and inclination for a double song it flows right into the next track Homecoming perfectly. Very underrated album.

  • @AngryBob4213
    @AngryBob4213 3 года назад

    I saw these folks open for Dillinger on their farewell tour and they were great!

  • @arnesaknussemm7294
    @arnesaknussemm7294 2 года назад

    They're One of the best!! Try to listen how they reimagined Creep from Radiohead when they was very young, before their First album.

  • @Superdudeawesome135
    @Superdudeawesome135 3 года назад +3

    There’s that long pause again

    • @CriticalReactions
      @CriticalReactions  3 года назад +1

      The more we explore these wildly cathartic songs the more it'll happen 😁

  • @devinkrum3768
    @devinkrum3768 3 года назад +1

    Hey Brian. No one has done a reaction on the small band Gracchus and their song Fooled Again. They are a small band from Sweden I believe. English speaking though. Would love to see you react to them. They have like 5 monthly listeners on Pandora and I guess I'm one of them.

    • @progperljungman8218
      @progperljungman8218 3 года назад

      Switzerland (had to look it up since I'm from Sweden and hadn't heard of the name even. I'll check 'em up 😊)

    • @CriticalReactions
      @CriticalReactions  3 года назад

      I'll keep their name on a list on hidden bands.

    • @devinkrum3768
      @devinkrum3768 3 года назад

      @@CriticalReactions Awesome. They release a new song each month.

    • @progperljungman8218
      @progperljungman8218 3 года назад

      35000 monthly listeners on Spotify though...

  • @gomro
    @gomro Год назад

    It's real PLAY MISTY FOR ME territory. Completely mad.

  • @grahamkey8496
    @grahamkey8496 2 года назад

    3:20 - You need a buikd-up into something big at the end of the song.
    Me - heh heh heh!

  • @ggluckmanful
    @ggluckmanful 3 года назад

    Liked it a lot until the final crescendo where it just got metronomic, shouty and frustrating to me. Not sure what about the final bit threw me off so much, because so much of what came before it was so excellent. I guess it feels to me like they tried to find a final, ultimate, level to the emotional intensity but somehow just missed and I was too disappointed not to feel betrayed by the failure it felt like to me.

  • @antongerasin3871
    @antongerasin3871 3 года назад

    I'd like a version of this without vocals.

  • @jeannettesimpson9778
    @jeannettesimpson9778 3 года назад +3

    I think I'm missing something here. Is she deliberately singing out of tune? Should I be on acid? "Breathtaking" says one commentator? Really? I couldn't be more underwhelmed.

    • @GeoffCano
      @GeoffCano 3 года назад +3

      Yeah it's very deliberate. If you check out their other songs you can get a better feel for her style. An amazing talent but the easiest/laziest way to explain is very "jazzy".

    • @jeannettesimpson9778
      @jeannettesimpson9778 3 года назад

      @@GeoffCano I don't think I'm inclined to check out any more. Not for me. Sorry.

    • @progperljungman8218
      @progperljungman8218 3 года назад

      @@jeannettesimpson9778 My favourite singer in the world - because of her voice skill and emotion. Very diverse band. You could very well dig other stuff if chance is given. This one is kinda special. For a great sample of her voice skills, try e.g. the song Terror Bird
      ruclips.net/video/XIcTchfB8To/видео.html

    • @jeannettesimpson9778
      @jeannettesimpson9778 3 года назад

      @@progperljungman8218 I dig the music, but I'm still not into the vocals.

    • @GeoffCano
      @GeoffCano 3 года назад +1

      @@jeannettesimpson9778 fair enough 👍