Favs for me Days Of Thunder (EP) - Days Of Thunder. One of their few songs that actually give me a strong nostalgic feeling. Usually I only get that from actual 80s music, which I listen to more than modern music regularly. I also lived through it. The reason why it gives me nostalgia, the lyrics and tempo. Endless Summer (album) - Jason. No nostalgic feelings here, I just like the song. Sure it take me back intellectually (Michael Sembello -Maniac) but that feeling is not there for me. In fact the whole album fails for me in that specific regard, otherwise it's great music over all. Nocturnal (EP) - Crystalline, of course. Just a great song. A touch of nostalgia when the sax comes in. Kids (album) - Youth is great! Kids (Prelude) & Kids (Reprise), yeah I lived it. Saturday Mornings (interlude) Yep, I lived it. Def nostalgia, literal memories in this case. I like Lost Boy a lot but it's not a nostalgic thing on that one. Well the track name does remind me of The Lost Boys, but that's the case anytime I see those words together. Monsters - 1991 (intro) Been there, done that. Don't miss it. 😅 Ok, this album. I honestly haven't given it the best of listens. Truth is, when it came out I skimmed through it and didn't like what I was hearing very much so I ignored it. Since then, I've tried here and there, but I just can't get into it. Frankly, there's not much music that wasn't metal I liked in the 90s, with the exception of NIN (which rocked too), Marilyn Manson (which rocked too), and Skinny Puppy which is my all time favorite group. That said, I do have The Search for Ecco on a playlist. So for me, it's currently their worst release. Mostly unlistenable unfortunately. Maybe I'll like it in the future, never know. Horror Show (EP) - This EP, Master of Horror John Carpenter all over it. Love every song except the cover of Because the Night. Sorry but that thing is a monstrosity imo. At least it lives up to the title of the album. 🤣 This is their best release for me. Neon Medusa, I think gives a nod to MJ. The Rearview Mirror (EP) - listened to it once, for the lulz. No seriously, it was an interesting take, but not something I'll be listening to much at all, if ever. I don't hate it. Now I'm just waiting on Heroes. I saw the awesome 80s promo style Official Trailer, heard the clips, heard the 80’s rock/pop rock inspired singles, as I imagine most fans have. It's definitely a different sound for them. Change Your Heart or Die sounds like if The Midnight, Def Leppard and the MTV Intro from the 80s had a child. Brooklyn. Friday. Love. reminds me of, IDK, Huey Lewis and the News or something. I don't know what to think about the others. The album will be an interesting listen, that's for sure. I'm thinking growers, but maybe I'll find an instant hit or two (for me) in there. I'll have to wait and see, or rather listen. That brings me to the end so now I'd just like to say I enjoyed the doc very much. Excellent work Jack. Subbed.
Some really, really good choices there! I appreciate your justifications too. If I could go back and change anything in the video I think I'd reevaluate Nocturnal and give it more airtime. I think I actually rated it quite harshly and I'm perhaps a bit regretful of it. I'd say I like all of their songs to varying degrees, however, there is one song that I really, really, dislike. It's Night Skies on Monsters. I really like the instrumentation but in my opinion the vocoder is so heavy and discordant that I just struggle to listen to it and enjoy it. I appreciate the concept- much like with Helvetica- so maybe I'll come around to it at some point but I'm in no rush to force myself to like something that I don't for the sake of feeling like an authentic fan. I like your honesty about that; everyone takes something different away from a piece of art and it's okay to not get anything from it at all. I have seen some pretty nasty comments on their socials though, which isn't nice to see. Hopefully Heroes can be a hit for you, or at least give you some great songs to add to your collection. Pretty much all of their major releases have come about at significant times in my life and now I'm starting something new and making content for people to enjoy so I'm hopeful that it will be another chapter to enjoy! Thank you for the kind words!
Great documentary of one of the greatest bands out there! Tim and Tyler are great guys and it was a huge honor for me to work with them on two tracks. 👍
Thank you! I think you bring something special to the table. I love 'Static', I only found it last year! I didn't know you worked together outside of 'River of Darkness'. Hopefully I didn't butcher your name too badly!
The strangest thing about The Midnight is that they're not nostalgia merchants, they're closer to their motto of "mono no aware". Anyone who grew up in the 80's and early 90's would realize that The Midnight's work doesn't sound anything like that era's music. Take "Aerostar", one my favorite tracks from the band. I don't recall any 80's group that sounded similar with clean chiming guitars, airy vocals yet with a gloomy air. Even Depeche Mode, the granddads of electro-pop, had a much brighter sound then compared to their somber, pounding sound now. Synthwave is definitely a "contemporary reimagining of the period", to borrow your words. The 80s they're creating never existed: it remains a dream, a nostalgic reminiscence of something that never was, and that's what makes the whole scene so compelling.
Man... Nocturnal, and especially Collateral, is SO criminally underrated within the community. It hurts to see my favorite album neglected by almost everyone.
I feel like I might have rated it a little too harshly. Like I said in the video, I think it gets overlooked and I'm guilty. Maybe it's the tonal shift? Idk. It's hard to put it into words.
Collateral is amazing. I sent it to a woman (born in the 80s) and she didn't know Synthwave ... her mind was blown. Really, she liked it A LOT, and that's only an instrumental track ... I didn't say "go listen to The Midnight", I think she'll be doing it by herself because I'm sure she'll crave for more synthwave. Oh, and one more thing: she's a musician.
Nostalgia is not something that you discribe, its something that you feel. I only love a handful of their songs but the ones I do hit the nostalgia trigger like a truck. Born in 77 I was a bmx kid during the 80s, when every trip outside was a mini adventure of discovery. It really was the best decade to grow up in. Weird thing is that I didn’t really start listening actively to music before high school but I was, like a lot of people here I’m sure, introduced to 80s new wave through Hughes’s movies and so many others and my brain just soaked it in Favorite Song: Explorer Also, I think I’d say a song like Sunset has a Amblin feeling, not a Disney one
Thanks for this documentary. The midnight found me in a time in my life when I was lost, trying to figure out who I was, and thrown into a world I was clueless of how to handle. I've grown with them through the years, and now, 6 years later, I finally had the opportunity to see them live. It was astounding. I can say confidently they are my favorite band of all time, and probably forever will be, just because of how the music has followed me through life. Now, cause it's fun, here's my top song from each album Days of Thunder: Los Angeles Endless Summer: Memories Nocturnal: Shadows Kids: Explorers or Kids (reprise) Monsters: Brooklyn Horror Show: Good in Red The Rearview Mirror: Vampires Heroes: Heroes Red White and Bruised: Sunset Here's to many more great albums to come!
Their los angeles is just out of the world It doesn't remind me of my loved one , my crush , any relationship but it feels just like hope for future and a positive wave of great future.
Jack, bravo! I’m only like 35 minutes in and the aesthetic, level of research and beautiful storytelling really make this something special. I can’t wait to finish it, and this is truly a gem that now lives in The Midnightverse.
"Electro spins in a mermaid parade." Never heard anything like that. whimsical words poke at the most sensitive areas in my brain and i love it. America 2 is my favorite because it reminds me of when i had someone to call my bonnie in my clyde antics. Us vs the unknown world, it's not out there, it's right here.
I love your wording. It shows the side of human emotions that their music can touch. Facilitating dreams and fantasies using sounds, it's pretty special. Thank you for sharing!
I am such a nerd of this band I have all of their albums on vinyl cassette and cd. I'm so glad I'm not the only nerd out there that is really into this band. They have become my favorite band of all time!!!
Amazing work! As a child of the 80's myself, not only does the Midnight's music bring me back, but you did an amazing job with all the snippets and clips! I truly miss those days! I came across The Midnight purely by accident! I was searching Pandora for the soundtrack to the movie, Days of Thunder, to rock out on while I was driving my sportscar. Without even looking, the song Days of Thunder started playing. I realized it was not what I asked for, but I could not help but keep listening! I was IMMEDIATLY taken back to my childhood, me at 17 driving around the city in my 1985 Camaro with my girlfriend. Needless to say, The Midnight have since become probably my favorite band ( Sorry, Boston and AC/DC!) and I collected quite the collection of Synthwave favorites! Thank you so much again for keeping the past alive in this crazy present!
Thank you for the kind words. I was born in 96 so I had a little worry in the back of my head that my viewpoint might not be that relatable to those actually born in the 80s and early 90s. As much as I'm a product of 80s media etc, it's only the stuff that survived whereas you guys got to absorb all the good stuff and the bad. That's such a cool discovery story. Have you managed to catch them live yet? 100% worth it if you have the time and money to.
As someone who grew up im a repressive, abusive environment and had to work in various toxic work environments full of uncooperative, argumentive coworkers, Good in Red became my anthem.
I hope you're doing well now! I feel you with your struggles, mine weren't so severe but there's definitely an overlap so I know how that song makes me feel
I read one comment here that skirts so closely to the explanation of The Midnight's nostalgic power. They indeed aren't Nostalgia Merchants. They are Nostalgia Manipulators. They take a chord progression. A simple tone or a lyrical concept and re-work it in a modern way. For example Endless Summer. It's not that the song sounds like It came straight from the 80's, it has a very modern EDM kick drum beat to it. Not 80's at all. But what they do is weave a certain synth tone in with that beat. I'll time stamp below one of the exact moments in that song you feel the nostalgia wave hit you within this video. 22:48-22:50 hear that chirping up down effect? that's the kind of subtle insert of sound that you barely even consciously notice, but that's the kind of sound used in 80's movies around technology. Think the intro to Short Circuit and the digital sounds they're using to impose a feeling of cutting edge technology being created by a government contractor... They find a different context to use that tone in, almost like accessing a digital memory bank of one's past. Another great example is the 'people's favorite' as you call it from that album, Sunset... Between the drum beat, which has a very 80's flare to it throughout and again, that little subtle choice you might not even notice 23:43-23:45 that chiming almost bell like tone. It's not the tone. It's the progression... that progression was used SO MUCH in 80's pop songs like 'Who can it be now' by Men at Work. They've just reworked it to fill a different contextual role. They've learned to take small cues of that era and interweave them in such a way that your brain goes 'Why do I feel like I know this from 40 years ago?!" Meanwhile you also know, you've never heard this before. It's a very powerful effect that grabs a listener's ear and holds on with a determined ferocity and all at once, for people who did live through the 80's and 90's, like myself, we exclaim something like, "NOW THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!" Because it's fresh, it's new, but it's what we've been missing too. As pop music went farther and farther away from what my generation grew up with, we fell into the same trap as our parents... "Today's music isn't as good as it used to be." Well here's the music of today, being JUST AS GOOD as it used to be.
I never imagined the The Midnight would come this far, I remembered listening to their first album, it was so nostalgia, and now it's not just nostalgia, but more hopeful of the future and generally good vibe. Thank you for this video, I listened to the end and can somewhat related with everything, and thanks for behind the scene and insights I never know about.
I've seen The Midnight live every time they've toured, and that first time seeing them was absolutely magical. Everyone I chatted to in that audience said it was easily one of their top five shows ever, and we're talking people who'd been going to concerts for 20+ years in many cases. They sell out venues double the size of the previous tour every time they come back, and the entire audience sings along to almost every song because they're just that iconic. Thank you so much for putting together this excellent breakdown!
I was meant to see them live this year but they couldn't get insurance for most of the European leg of the tour so they had to cancel. I'm hoping to catch them the next time they come and hang out with some of the people in the community! What was your favourite song live compared to the studio version?
I'm always a bit cautious on talking for people in the 80s because I'm a 90s kid but where I grew up and particularly the things I grew up with were heavy with 80s influences if not being from the 80s themselves. It was in the West Country and I spent a lot of time watching VHS tapes of American films so that was my view of the outside world. Is there any specific thing about synthwave that really gets to you?
@@cojackyour explanation is spot on in the documentary. Born in 86, grew up with this kind of culture and aesthetic. The Midnight just hits all the right notes that produces the nostalgic feeling and it’s a drug lol. It is interesting that people born in the late 90’s love this music as well but it’s just great music. If you don’t like this music i can’t relate to anything about you lol
@@cojack in some ways we are the generation that lived in two separate periods of time. Born when computers were just being used and electronic music was being born. The dial up AOL connection you showed brought back memories of my childhood. Retrowave is a good name for this music also, the music goes back to a very unique time period, that will most likely never be lived through again.
Just like the saying "you should dress for the job you want", you produced a very well-made video in comparison to your channel size. I enjoyed it a lot. Well done!
This was unbelievably well put together! The script, the pacing, the ratings, the reasonings, the case studies and of course, the community. Thank you for this video, I think it'll mean a lot to Midnight fans everywhere
I'm so happy that it lived up to expectation! I'd kept everyone waiting for quite a while so for people to still have enthusiasm for it means the world to me.
Hello people. Apologies for the long time between uploads. It's been a mammoth of a video to make so it's been a step up across all fronts. I'm working on a huge project over the next couple of months which I can't wait to release. There's a little teaser hidden somewhere in the video. Let me know your thoughts on each release and what you'd rate them. What are your favourite songs and how do they make you feel? Also, yes. I did say 4 albums and 3 EPs. My bad! THE MIDNIGHT: Support the band! twitter.com/TheMidnightLA themidnight.bandcamp.com www.themidnightofficial.com JOIN THE DISCORD: discord.gg/themidnightofficial Thanks to @MillerPC_ on Twitter for The Midnight Mall VR footage! Be sure to check the world out yourself!
These guys are great. Lost Boy and America 2 are my fav tracks of theirs, though I sometimes find it difficult to repeat listen. Fans of them should check out Gunship. If you fancy some seriously dark 80's vibe then they have it, in particular "Tech Noir" with the intro by John Carpenter.
It’s an absolute tragedy that you didn’t wait just a bit longer to release this video so as to include the finale to the kids trilogy, “heroes”. Would have loved to hear your take on it, especially after hearing your slower reaction to monsters
I actually have something in the works that's going to be better looking and more focused for Heroes! I did contemplate delaying until it came out but at that point it was so much of a drag getting this one finished (motivation wise) that I couldn't wait. It'd be nice to get it out before christmas
You’ve presented a master documentary on The Midnight. I had a front row seat to the meeting of Tyler and Tim and watched them bring their expertise in music together. You’ve written and produced a beautiful, brilliant documentary. Bravo. The 80’s was the beginning of my own family. I love what The Midnight has brought to the world.
Thank you Sharon! How was it meeting them? That sounds so cool. The 80s brought so much cultural richness to the world, I'm grateful to have been brought up in a time where the remnants of the decade were scattered throughout movies and TV.
Well about the same time Tyler met Tim in a co-write in LA Tyler met Anna Jimenez and the rest like The Midnight is music history since many of his early songs are inspired by Anna Jimenez Lyle
I stumbled upon The Midnight by accident one day. I had been listening nonstop to GTA radio stations on youtube, and getting bored of the repetition, I found a fanmade radio station that played "synthwave". I had never heard of it before, but figured, eh, why not. Gloria was the first song I heard and holy crap I couldn't get enough of it! I started exploring all their other songs and more synthwave. I didn't know this was a genre my heart needed. The nostalgia connection for me was the music has a similar feel to an old game I used to play called Vegas Stakes. There's casino called 2020, and it's "futuristic" with a similar vibe of music. Because of that and the foundation of 80s music to much of the genre, I always explain Synthwave to folks as "What the 80s thought the music would sound like in the 2020s". Thanks for this indepth video. I enjoyed it very much. I'm subscribing to see what other videos you produce because I enjoy this depth of learning, and your voice is pleasant to listen to. Also if you like the saxophone in The Midnight songs, I'd highly recommend another video here on youtube: ruclips.net/video/001hXHNo-3w/видео.html&ab_channel=RetrowaveTouch (If the link doesn't work, the title of the video is called: Best Synthwave & Saxophone Songs Part 1. Enjoy!).
I think I first heard Lost & Found (which I missed out in this video) and then my love was really ignited after hearing the Jason sax on the intro of a meme compilation. I checked them out and realised I had songs already saved and I was like, "yeah, I've gotta give these guys a chance." Is that the one on the SNES? I played it a few times as a kid but I don't remember the music so I'll have to have a look! That's a perfect way of summing it up. Like a kind of retrofuturistic kind of vibe! Thank you for your feedback. I'm so grateful that you took the time to watch it and share your thoughts and experiences with me. It's one of the great things about making content; feeling and inspiring other's creativity and emotions. I have another video coming hopefully in the next month which should be super interesting to watch. I'll check that video out! Thanks for the recommendation.
@@cojack Yeah, it was a game for the SNES indeed! I LOVE Jason! I love how upbeat it is and the sax slays! That's still one of my favorite songs of theirs. While watching your video, I surprised myself with how many songs I could singalong with! Hahaha. Guess I'm a bigger fan of them than I even realize. Thanks for replying back! I wish your channel the best luck.
Thank you for this; when people ask me who the midnight are, I give them this video. You captured the feeling and weight of how The Midnight makes many of us feel.
what a good video! and yes... the midnight truly are the masters of nostalgia! what a fitting title! and they deserve soo much more attention, although across the web they are legends already! cheers!
This was such a meticulously constructed piece of content, actually floored by the attention to detail and the grace given to the critical analysis of the music. You should be really proud of this achievement and the gateway it provides to potential new and current fans to gain a deeper understanding of the lore and songs. 11/10!
Saw the thumbnail of this video in the credits of TRO's most recent video and I immediately went 👀 and scuttled over to make sure I wasn't seeing things. I came across The Midnight a couple of years ago after following the YT recommended bar from some Trevor Something. A discovery I'm grateful to have made. I think Crystalline or Lost Boy were the first ones I found, and Vampires was soon after, but when I hit Shadows it really hit a sweet spot for me. I knew I'd be listening to their music from then on. Jason and Neon Medusa are a couple of other faves. I don't usually find myself listening to musical analysis, but this felt more like...talking with a friend about a shared interest that they know more about. Really pleasant and enjoyable! Edit because I didn't realise how many songs I liked from Horror Show! I was sure my faves were scattered relatively all over the place, but as soon as Ghost in Your Stereo and Devil Make a Deal came on I was like 'Hang on I forgot those but they're on the faves list too!'
I'm glad you enjoyed it! It's a nice feeling that this video has got so many people talking and sharing their feelings and stories. I'm going to make a follow up video in a few months after they've done their EU/U.K tour. I'm hoping that some people will have new experiences to share and I'm hoping to have a couple of special guests depending on the timing of everything
This is amazing - it’s so exciting to see such a specialised video on the midnight and see things explored that I’ve always thought about myself. Since they aren’t a huge band, not many people think about them on this level!!! Absolutely incredible video, thank you so much for this.
Dude, I managed to see them live for the first time this year and I was blown away. Everything I could have wanted it to be and more. I was going to see them pre-covid but it would have been my first ever gig and I didn't want to go alone, in the end I couldn't find anyone to come with me so I didn't go. I regret it a lot. Come and join the Discord and be a part of the community if you'd like! There's lots of people in your situation and you'd be welcomed with open arms
An excellent video, I love The Midnight, I've had the privilege of seeing them live twice now! ❤️ They are my absolute favourite band to date, personally met Tim as well, he is such a down to earth guy, was lucky to catch him outside a gig in Glasgow not long ago, he had time for us and interacted with us in the queue, I was so nervous and extremely excited. Thanks for uploading this, it's a perfect and accurate representation of what synthwave is all about, and what The Midnight stand for ❤️
@@cojack oh absolutely!!! I always used to love playing games in the arcades with my friend's back in the day, I still do now infact, we would play games all night, and grab our skateboards and play until the early hours, and then grab a pizza and a pepsi for tea 👍
This is so well done!! The Midnight will always hold a special place in my heart as it was the first band that my husband and I really loved together. I remember him showing me Lost Boy for the first time and him mentioning how it reminded him of where he was when he met me. And now we just say that their music is the soundtrack of our relationship. Los Angeles was the song we slow danced to last at our wedding. The Years is the song we listened to back at the hotel when the wedding was over. Monsters and Horror Show were great distractions from the pandemic and social unrest. This new album is going to be the soundtrack for this next chapter of our lives.
I couldn't think of two better songs for a wedding day than Los Angeles and The Years! I'm starting a new chapter of my life with this channel so I'm looking forward to seeing how Heroes will fit into that!
Thanks dude! It really was, I want to make a sequel in the coming months when I have some time to dedicate to it. It was the video that really got me back into making videos so I'll always be grateful for the reception and impact it's had. Thank you for watching!
I don't always find myself watching documentary type videos, but this was extremely well done and really interesting. It has given me a deeper look into a band that I have loved for about 5 years now. I get to see them in St Paul this Wednesday for the 2nd time live. I cannot wait!
I'm really glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for taking the time to watch! I hope the concert is a blast. I saw them in London this year for the 1st time and I'm set on seeing them in L.A. at some point in the next few years.
What a joy this was to watch. I'm going to see The Midnight for the first time tonight, I've heard their songs many times and in many ways they were the nostalgia driven soundtrack of the covid lockdowns for me. This video is a wonderful exploration of the band and their music, I really enjoyed it.
Thanks for watching! Absolutely agree about the covid lockdowns too. I'd been listening for a few years at that point but that was really when the community aspect came into play and finding that outside connection while locked inside was so good. Things like that make me reminisce about 2020, despite all the bad stuff going on
I've been listening to The Midnight for a little over a year at this point and they've begun my descent into the synth genre in general, like The Bad Dreamers & Gunship. I genuinely hate myself for not taking the chance to see them live this past march, but I love to see these guys get a video like this out there. They deserve it
I'm a 90s kid but I grew up watching a lot of movies from the 80s. When I first heard tunes from The Midnight, I recognized the sounds immediately and became nostalgic of my childhood. Their tunes sounded more 80s than the tunes actually produced in the 80s. The sounds from movies like Karate Kid and Nightmare on Elm street are all incorporated in many of the songs produced by The Midnight. I discovered Synthwave through them basically and have been into the genre ever since.
It's so magical, right? Their remix of Oceans Away is super nostalgic to me. I didn't put it in the video for a couple of reasons- namely copyright ( I don't know where I stood) but also I wanted people to still have some things to discover.
Awesome video, great work man. And a very nice way to share your appreciation for your (our) favorite band The Midnight! Thankfully, I can make use of the comment section 😅. My absolute favorite album/EP is Days of Thunder, it was my introduction to The Midnight (at that time they already released Kids) and I was blown away. The Years is so beautiful and all the other songs were all great as well. I never experienced that before, that so many songs/tracks are not only good but really great. 100/100 Nocturnal comes second for me with 95/100. Shadows, River of Darkness and Crystalline are so powerful, and I love the strange but very beautiful track Tokyo Night Train. Endless Summer is another great album, 93/100, there are so many beautiful and catchy songs and sounds that it is almost unbelievable. There is no track that I don't like, and the extra two songs are trully a bonus. I also really like Kids, 90/100. Funny enough I like the 'non-Kids' songs the most. Explorers, Wave, America 2 and Lost Boy are all awesome Monsters scores less, but still good 85/100. My favorite track is Dance with Somebody, but there are many nice tracks such as Brooklyn, Last Train and Deep Blue. And yes Helvetica, it also took some time to grow on me but now I absolutely love it. I like Horror Show the least, which says a lot about The Midnight since I still give it 80/100. Neon Medusa and especially Good in Red are great.
Super interesting to see the contrast in styles between the ones you enjoy more and those that aren't quite as high up there. When I make the sequel I'm going to address nocturnal again. I think I underrated it by quite a lot. Tokyo Night Train is a magical track. I was listening to some Tangerine dream recently and could tell how deep the influence flowed!
This was a lot of fun and a great journey to follow and watch. I already loved the Midnight but I hadn't listened to all of their stuff yet! Thank you so much - there's fairly few video essays that I've enjoyed this much!
For those of us who were born in the early to mid 70's and were kids in the 80's (Gen-X), we remember the sounds and the Zeitgeist. Things were much simpler in the past. I love "The Midnight" because they remind me of being a child in the 80's. People who were born in the 50's have find memories of growing up in the 60's. With the Beatles and hippie culture. Every generation has movies, music, and fashion that define it. I've seen that many of the young people that comment on 80's music videos, are thanking their parents for introducing them to it. "The Midnight" has touched Gen-X because of our fond memories of the decade. Thank you.
From your perspective, how far and fast did pop culture change/evolve through the 70s, 80s and 90s? You're totally right about music, movies and fashion defining generations, I was wondering how it felt living in it vs how it feels looking back at living in it. Do your experiences match up to how young people now imagine it was?
What a great study. I have similar thoughts about them, and am especially a fan of the album Kids - it's truly perfect. I saw them live in London this year and it was amazing - the energy they bring on stage to their songs lifted them even higher and I'll treasure the experience forever. I was born in 81 and I think the timeline they work in sort of fits my own pretty well. An astounding band, and one of my absolute favourites to listen too. I rarely get excited by new releases of any artist, yet with The Midnight I'm on the edge of my seat, desperate for more! Thanks for the video!
@@cojack It is! And they’re amazing live - I’ve been quite an isolated fan, so experiencing so many people singing along to them was quite the experience for me. Thank you for the in-depth study, I hope it introduces as many new people as it can, they’re a band worthy of a much bigger following.
@@benofthenorthuk I agree with you. They deserve so much love and hopefully this video can push some people their way. Music is quite a personal thing for me so making this was by virtue a personal thing too. I'm looking forward to my first post-lockdown gig and experiencing that too!
Absolutely love this. You are right though about music and the memories it brings back. Growing up in the 80's, music was how my Dad and I enjoyed each others company. I was introduced to artists like the Beatles, Beach Boys, and various other artists. I listened to the radio and grew up listening to the music of the time and artists like The Midnight tap into that feeling somehow. They are amazing and I found them by accident one day on surfing on RUclips and I have been a huge fan and hooked on their writing ever since. That lead me into the amazing world of synthwave. I have been loving it ever since as it transports me back to the 80's.
I had a similar exposure to music as a kid. I used to steal my parents cassette tapes and listen to them in my room. Maybe that's why I love the whole worn-cassette vibe. What song of theirs did you hear first?
@@cojack It was a video someone did here on RUclips. It was both Days of Thunder and Gloria from that named Album. I was like O M G what is this??? This is amazing and why have I never heard of these guys. That was my first step into the world of Synthwave and I have been hooked ever since. Still to this day that album just gets me going 100%. By the way for me it was reel to reel tape with my Dad and Records back in the 80's and then later walkmans etc. Those days are missed and I think thats why what Midnight does and how they write just somehow captures that magic. So many fantastic artists in the space but Midnight hands down is my go to all the time.
@@vapingamers Do you remember what the video was? I want to have a watch! I've been keeping my eye out for a Walkman in good condition or one I can reasonably restore. I've got some of the band's music on cassette but nothing to play them on. I was born a little too late to be doing R2R but my dad collected vinyls for most of his life so I got the bug for that as a late teen. A waste disposal place near where I lived has a building where they resell things that don't need to be thrown away. You could pick up some really cool vinyls in there for maybe £1 a piece. I picked up some Prince stuff and a signed Glen Campbell gatefold.
@@cojack That is great! Hopefully you can find one. I would imagine you could still find one new. I mean we are not that old lol. But in terms of what video it was this one: ruclips.net/video/TmQyfUpyeFk/видео.html which was posted by NewRetroWave in 2015. I came across this in 2019. I had no idea this genre of music even existed until then lol. When this started playing I was hooked straight away. In terms of the R2R though, I was born mid 70's so at least I was not subject to 8 tracks much other then with my grandparents.
I'm a massive Midnight fan,lucky to have seen them 3 times so far..this documentary was mindblowingly good..bravo sir,you've done a fascinating job..the time and effort you spent making this is very much appreciated I can assure you,if it was put on blu ray I'd buy it to watch again and again..well done
Thank you! I really tried to keep things are themed as I could. Not always possible as not everything is preserved in HD but I'm really happy that I managed to impart some of that feeling!
@@cojack Yes well done, felt like a pretty professionally edited docu. Maybe cover the genre like Emil Rottmayer, Lucy in Disguise... those just no words.... the feeling of fantasy from the 80's, how we envisioned the future to be back in the 80's ....
What an amazing deep dive into the world of the midnight. I had no idea the depth of thought behind their albums and the lyrics in their songs. I feel odd listening to this stuff and keep it to myself but i can see now the elixir that is nostalgia and why i yearn for it. Thank you for the clairity
Even though their fanbase loves them I feel like they're still under-appreciated in the wider music community. It's about time we expose some more people to them!
@@cojack @cojack i second that even if i love the midnight sound style I can't deny the lirycs are very catchy from their work you can expect tracks from another World like "Heveltica" and even so very warm songs like "Brooklyn", "Lost and Found"
Wow, this was a very well made piece, my dude. Excellent job The Midnight has been a huge part of my life for the last six years or so, several friends and family members have became fans of them as well. Again, bravo Cojack. Looking forward to more of your pieces. Cheers!
Thanks Josh! For me, they're one of those groups that make music that just speaks to me. To be able to do it so consistently is something really special. I'm working on a couple of videos at the moment, one huge one which should be a super interesting watch. Keep an eye out in the next month or so for that one!
That was a flawless documentary ! I hope Tyler and Tim took a look at it. Thank you so much for this moment, man ! Just also wanted to know by which way you get to discover other synthwave/vaporwave/retrowave artists ? Cheers 🤙
I'm really glad you enjoyed it! Tim and Tyler have been super supportive of the whole thing which is amazing! Check out the channel ElectronicGems on YT, I find a lot of vaporwave stuff there and other new artists. You can go down a rabbit hole from there and find more and more stuff! Thanks for the support dude!
Mam this is pure gold! But ya I would say Nocturnal is by far my favorite with horror show coming in a close second but monsters is amazing too the new album wasn't quite the same to me Tim passed the mixing off to someone else on the new one I know most people probably don't notice but it feels way different to me
That's really interesting! You like the darker, moodier tracks then? I like the latest release but I also know what you mean. I think the older releases had more of a homemade kind of vibe to them whereas the newer ones are bit more polished but that's probably more of a natural evolution than a conscious choice. I'm hoping whatever comes next is up your alley!
@@cojack ya the darker more moody stuff does speak to me a little more but I do like all of their stuff and I agree the older ones had a really special homemade quality to em but I understand the better you get the cleaner your mixes will be but the homemade thing fits synthwave really well
Inspirering and fantastic video. Thank you for all the effort and love, that you clearly have put into this documentary, about these true masters of nostalgia. Really good job. :)
if the vampires is "Jason Deluxe", than the equalizer would be "Jason Lite", 'cause it has the same key and bpm as Jason, and almost the same chord progression, so you can kinda sing that one over it.. :D here's Tim talking about the origin of that track (which I'm sure you've heard, it's just made me appreciate that track more..) ruclips.net/video/e6TugkzPXVI/видео.html
Wow, that's a great point. I'd never even considered that. I hadn't actually seen that interview either so thanks for the link. I'll listen to it tonight.
What a video mate... Absolute art here, loved every second. Good background information on the Midnight and all their albums and EP´s that I didn´t know so far. I´d say this video is pure perfection 😎👌
@@cojack Oh... That´s a tough question... Tbh I don´t really know, I like all of them 😂 Edit: The first song I heard from The Midnight was Jason. Saw the vid on the right side while listening to a complete different music genre. As my name is Jason, I clicked on it and thought "Yeah, that´s good" and clicked it away after like 2min of listening. Next day I got more recomendations and listened to more, liking them more and more. Nowadays besides Rick Astley, I only listen to Synthwave bands and artists, The Midnight being my favourite out of them all. Their songs carried me through a hard time last year (discovered them early August last year), so I can´t thank them enough (btw. I´m too young to feel some sorts of nostalgia, tho I always loved the 80s and 90s 🥰) So yeah, Jason kinda has a special place in my heart
@@jamie_michelson I hope that you're doing better now and that things are looking a bit brighter! The power of music is always so fascinating. It's so common that we take it for granted a lot of the time but it can have a really empowering effect. We can give it so much power! You can definitely feel nostalgic even if you're young! There's no laws on what you can and can't feel nostalgic about, if you feel it you feel it! I know the term 'Anemoia' is coming into use a bit more which- I think- is to do with nostalgia for things you've never experienced. That could be a way to describe how you feel if you don't think nostalgia fits it?
@@cojack Yeah, that describes the feeling better. Never heard of the term Anemoia but now I know more 😀 Yes, I´m feeling a lot better now. Sometimes music can be very fascinating and have an empowering effect. You described it very well. Thanks for taking your time. You´re a good man 👍
The Nocturnal album is my favorite, largely in part because Crystalline is an absolute masterpiece and my favorite song ever. Was quite surprised you didn't mention that one.
I had to put some rules in place with the amount of tracks I used just so the run time wasn't even longer than it is now. I do feel guilty for not including it though. I also missed out Lost and Found owing to it not being on the bandcamp release of the album. I think Shadows is such a great song.
@@cojackThere really is a gigantic amount of their music that could merit attention in this type of video, so I can respect slimming down for time constraints. My personal Best of The Midnight playlist on RUclips is almost 3 hours long since I have multiple versions/remixes of some of their songs. Kalax's remix of Los Angeles has to be my favorite, although the piano version of that song by Aerial Hiking is also divine. Their home recording of Memories that they did in April 2020 is a -top 3- no -top 4- no wait -top 5 track- AAAAHHH there's too many great songs! One thing I've always kinda wished they didn't do is the vaporwave sound where they distort the vocals. I know many like it but I certainly don't, I just want the natural vocals. I think you had a blurb about liking the altered vocals in Shadows and I'm on the opposite end of that 😆. Aside from the vapor sound in the chorus I do still love the song though.
@@SpruceCampbell I can definitely understand why some people don't feel so strongly about vocoders. Tyler has such an amazing voice; so pure and clean. I can see why so many people love it as it is. I enjoy the musical side of vocoders- I probably could nail down exactly what I love about them if I had enough time but it's be hard to think on the spot. I'd say in America Online, the vocoder is phenomenal, it's one of my favourite songs of all time and it contributes this almost robot-like personality to the track. I'd absolutely be down to make another video in the future once the new album is out and maybe talk about some of the songs that I missed. It'd be great to work with Tim and Tyler to get some footage and behind the scenes stuff- I think that could make a good video.
Yes true music journalism a tribute to the producer, writer, editor, and the remarkable band The Midnight Tyler Lyle and Tim McEwan bravo to the families, the musicians, the producers, the writers, the performers, the stage crews, the venues, the agent, and the faithful fans of the most remarkable band in America.
Thanks for watching! I have something in the pipeline at the moment that could be really special. I'd love to do a video similar to this but the plan I have could potentially be even bigger so stay tuned!
@@cojack You're so close to my native language! But im actually danish like Tim, and not norwegian. But i'll forgive you this time!!! Easy mistake to make -Jens
@@bendover9663 it's all good man! I didn't think you were! I'd love to be able to include some but I might get struck by YT for copyright stuff so I'll look into it
@@cojack I was searching for ryan gosling movies..and then I stumbled upon Drive. Led me to kavinsky song in youtube....and then After hours-Career opportunity video..and then Sunset-Career opportunity. And Sunset striked better with me. And then I watched Vampires video. I still remember the day I was on earphones and the saxophone was the saxiest sound I ever heard in my life...... Other than that Good in Red was light in dark when I was depressed due to a backog in an exam. The song reaaly helped me to recover a and fight back.
Favs for me
Days Of Thunder (EP) - Days Of Thunder. One of their few songs that actually give me a strong nostalgic feeling. Usually I only get that from actual 80s music, which I listen to more than modern music regularly. I also lived through it. The reason why it gives me nostalgia, the lyrics and tempo.
Endless Summer (album) - Jason. No nostalgic feelings here, I just like the song. Sure it take me back intellectually (Michael Sembello -Maniac) but that feeling is not there for me. In fact the whole album fails for me in that specific regard, otherwise it's great music over all.
Nocturnal (EP) - Crystalline, of course. Just a great song. A touch of nostalgia when the sax comes in.
Kids (album) - Youth is great! Kids (Prelude) & Kids (Reprise), yeah I lived it. Saturday Mornings (interlude) Yep, I lived it. Def nostalgia, literal memories in this case. I like Lost Boy a lot but it's not a nostalgic thing on that one. Well the track name does remind me of The Lost Boys, but that's the case anytime I see those words together.
Monsters - 1991 (intro) Been there, done that. Don't miss it. 😅 Ok, this album. I honestly haven't given it the best of listens. Truth is, when it came out I skimmed through it and didn't like what I was hearing very much so I ignored it. Since then, I've tried here and there, but I just can't get into it. Frankly, there's not much music that wasn't metal I liked in the 90s, with the exception of NIN (which rocked too), Marilyn Manson (which rocked too), and Skinny Puppy which is my all time favorite group. That said, I do have The Search for Ecco on a playlist. So for me, it's currently their worst release. Mostly unlistenable unfortunately. Maybe I'll like it in the future, never know.
Horror Show (EP) - This EP, Master of Horror John Carpenter all over it. Love every song except the cover of Because the Night. Sorry but that thing is a monstrosity imo. At least it lives up to the title of the album. 🤣 This is their best release for me. Neon Medusa, I think gives a nod to MJ.
The Rearview Mirror (EP) - listened to it once, for the lulz. No seriously, it was an interesting take, but not something I'll be listening to much at all, if ever. I don't hate it.
Now I'm just waiting on Heroes. I saw the awesome 80s promo style Official Trailer, heard the clips, heard the 80’s rock/pop rock inspired singles, as I imagine most fans have. It's definitely a different sound for them. Change Your Heart or Die sounds like if The Midnight, Def Leppard and the MTV Intro from the 80s had a child. Brooklyn. Friday. Love. reminds me of, IDK, Huey Lewis and the News or something. I don't know what to think about the others. The album will be an interesting listen, that's for sure. I'm thinking growers, but maybe I'll find an instant hit or two (for me) in there. I'll have to wait and see, or rather listen.
That brings me to the end so now I'd just like to say I enjoyed the doc very much. Excellent work Jack. Subbed.
Some really, really good choices there! I appreciate your justifications too. If I could go back and change anything in the video I think I'd reevaluate Nocturnal and give it more airtime. I think I actually rated it quite harshly and I'm perhaps a bit regretful of it.
I'd say I like all of their songs to varying degrees, however, there is one song that I really, really, dislike. It's Night Skies on Monsters. I really like the instrumentation but in my opinion the vocoder is so heavy and discordant that I just struggle to listen to it and enjoy it. I appreciate the concept- much like with Helvetica- so maybe I'll come around to it at some point but I'm in no rush to force myself to like something that I don't for the sake of feeling like an authentic fan. I like your honesty about that; everyone takes something different away from a piece of art and it's okay to not get anything from it at all. I have seen some pretty nasty comments on their socials though, which isn't nice to see.
Hopefully Heroes can be a hit for you, or at least give you some great songs to add to your collection. Pretty much all of their major releases have come about at significant times in my life and now I'm starting something new and making content for people to enjoy so I'm hopeful that it will be another chapter to enjoy!
Thank you for the kind words!
@@cojack Agreed. Honesty is the best policy, most of the time. Thanks. Looking forward to checking out whatever it is you have cooking.
The Midnight is hands down one of the best most underrated bands of all time
Absolutely. Hopefully the new album will bring in some people from different musical backgrounds.
100
Favorite band here
😎👌🙏
Its better for them though. I don't want the whole world and all my friends jamming them. I just wanna hear them and cry to these songs alone.
Great documentary of one of the greatest bands out there! Tim and Tyler are great guys and it was a huge honor for me to work with them on two tracks. 👍
Thank you! I think you bring something special to the table. I love 'Static', I only found it last year! I didn't know you worked together outside of 'River of Darkness'. Hopefully I didn't butcher your name too badly!
Your work is great, too, man!
Ayyyyyyyyyy TimeCop!
Rivers of darkness is one of the best songs I've ever listen to
The strangest thing about The Midnight is that they're not nostalgia merchants, they're closer to their motto of "mono no aware". Anyone who grew up in the 80's and early 90's would realize that The Midnight's work doesn't sound anything like that era's music.
Take "Aerostar", one my favorite tracks from the band. I don't recall any 80's group that sounded similar with clean chiming guitars, airy vocals yet with a gloomy air. Even Depeche Mode, the granddads of electro-pop, had a much brighter sound then compared to their somber, pounding sound now.
Synthwave is definitely a "contemporary reimagining of the period", to borrow your words. The 80s they're creating never existed: it remains a dream, a nostalgic reminiscence of something that never was, and that's what makes the whole scene so compelling.
Proud of you for completing and releasing this man, work to be proud of
Thanks for all the support this past year. Looks like I'm a long-form convert now.
This video reminded me of your style! Glad to see you post here.
I ended up discovering this because you credited Cojack at the end of your Dr Phil video, definitely a hidden gem celebrating such an incredible band.
Man... Nocturnal, and especially Collateral, is SO criminally underrated within the community. It hurts to see my favorite album neglected by almost everyone.
I feel like I might have rated it a little too harshly. Like I said in the video, I think it gets overlooked and I'm guilty. Maybe it's the tonal shift? Idk. It's hard to put it into words.
ruclips.net/video/3UBLAkwVSx8/видео.html i fucking love Collateral
Collateral is amazing. I sent it to a woman (born in the 80s) and she didn't know Synthwave ... her mind was blown. Really, she liked it A LOT, and that's only an instrumental track ... I didn't say "go listen to The Midnight", I think she'll be doing it by herself because I'm sure she'll crave for more synthwave. Oh, and one more thing: she's a musician.
Best one
Nostalgia is not something that you discribe, its something that you feel.
I only love a handful of their songs but the ones I do hit the nostalgia trigger like a truck. Born in 77 I was a bmx kid during the 80s, when every trip outside was a mini adventure of discovery. It really was the best decade to grow up in. Weird thing is that I didn’t really start listening actively to music before high school but I was, like a lot of people here I’m sure, introduced to 80s new wave through Hughes’s movies and so many others and my brain just soaked it in
Favorite Song: Explorer
Also, I think I’d say a song like Sunset has a Amblin feeling, not a Disney one
Thanks for this documentary. The midnight found me in a time in my life when I was lost, trying to figure out who I was, and thrown into a world I was clueless of how to handle. I've grown with them through the years, and now, 6 years later, I finally had the opportunity to see them live. It was astounding. I can say confidently they are my favorite band of all time, and probably forever will be, just because of how the music has followed me through life.
Now, cause it's fun, here's my top song from each album
Days of Thunder: Los Angeles
Endless Summer: Memories
Nocturnal: Shadows
Kids: Explorers or Kids (reprise)
Monsters: Brooklyn
Horror Show: Good in Red
The Rearview Mirror: Vampires
Heroes: Heroes
Red White and Bruised: Sunset
Here's to many more great albums to come!
Their los angeles is just out of the world
It doesn't remind me of my loved one , my crush , any relationship but it feels just like hope for future and a positive wave of great future.
Yes! Song never gets old. Born in 86, synthwave is the only music that gives me the nostalgic high and this video just beautifully explained it
It's such a great song. The whole album always gives me a strong feeling of optimism for the future
Jack, bravo! I’m only like 35 minutes in and the aesthetic, level of research and beautiful storytelling really make this something special. I can’t wait to finish it, and this is truly a gem that now lives in The Midnightverse.
I'm so glad you enjoy it. Proud to share in place in The Midnightverse with you guys!
"Electro spins in a mermaid parade."
Never heard anything like that.
whimsical words poke at the most sensitive areas in my brain and i love it.
America 2 is my favorite because it reminds me of when i had someone to call my bonnie in my clyde antics.
Us vs the unknown world, it's not out there, it's right here.
I love your wording. It shows the side of human emotions that their music can touch. Facilitating dreams and fantasies using sounds, it's pretty special. Thank you for sharing!
Brooklyn guitar solo is pure bliss
The opening sax riff on Vampires moves me in a way words can't describe.
I am such a nerd of this band I have all of their albums on vinyl cassette and cd. I'm so glad I'm not the only nerd out there that is really into this band. They have become my favorite band of all time!!!
Amazing work! As a child of the 80's myself, not only does the Midnight's music bring me back, but you did an amazing job with all the snippets and clips! I truly miss those days!
I came across The Midnight purely by accident! I was searching Pandora for the soundtrack to the movie, Days of Thunder, to rock out on while I was driving my sportscar. Without even looking, the song Days of Thunder started playing. I realized it was not what I asked for, but I could not help but keep listening! I was IMMEDIATLY taken back to my childhood, me at 17 driving around the city in my 1985 Camaro with my girlfriend. Needless to say, The Midnight have since become probably my favorite band ( Sorry, Boston and AC/DC!) and I collected quite the collection of Synthwave favorites! Thank you so much again for keeping the past alive in this crazy present!
Thank you for the kind words. I was born in 96 so I had a little worry in the back of my head that my viewpoint might not be that relatable to those actually born in the 80s and early 90s. As much as I'm a product of 80s media etc, it's only the stuff that survived whereas you guys got to absorb all the good stuff and the bad.
That's such a cool discovery story. Have you managed to catch them live yet? 100% worth it if you have the time and money to.
Nocturnal is my favourite album. Listened to it while driving my motorbike in Thailand
As someone who grew up im a repressive, abusive environment and had to work in various toxic work environments full of uncooperative, argumentive coworkers, Good in Red became my anthem.
I hope you're doing well now! I feel you with your struggles, mine weren't so severe but there's definitely an overlap so I know how that song makes me feel
I read one comment here that skirts so closely to the explanation of The Midnight's nostalgic power. They indeed aren't Nostalgia Merchants. They are Nostalgia Manipulators. They take a chord progression. A simple tone or a lyrical concept and re-work it in a modern way.
For example Endless Summer. It's not that the song sounds like It came straight from the 80's, it has a very modern EDM kick drum beat to it. Not 80's at all. But what they do is weave a certain synth tone in with that beat. I'll time stamp below one of the exact moments in that song you feel the nostalgia wave hit you within this video.
22:48-22:50 hear that chirping up down effect? that's the kind of subtle insert of sound that you barely even consciously notice, but that's the kind of sound used in 80's movies around technology. Think the intro to Short Circuit and the digital sounds they're using to impose a feeling of cutting edge technology being created by a government contractor... They find a different context to use that tone in, almost like accessing a digital memory bank of one's past.
Another great example is the 'people's favorite' as you call it from that album, Sunset... Between the drum beat, which has a very 80's flare to it throughout and again, that little subtle choice you might not even notice 23:43-23:45 that chiming almost bell like tone. It's not the tone. It's the progression... that progression was used SO MUCH in 80's pop songs like 'Who can it be now' by Men at Work. They've just reworked it to fill a different contextual role.
They've learned to take small cues of that era and interweave them in such a way that your brain goes 'Why do I feel like I know this from 40 years ago?!" Meanwhile you also know, you've never heard this before. It's a very powerful effect that grabs a listener's ear and holds on with a determined ferocity and all at once, for people who did live through the 80's and 90's, like myself, we exclaim something like, "NOW THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR!" Because it's fresh, it's new, but it's what we've been missing too. As pop music went farther and farther away from what my generation grew up with, we fell into the same trap as our parents... "Today's music isn't as good as it used to be." Well here's the music of today, being JUST AS GOOD as it used to be.
I never imagined the The Midnight would come this far, I remembered listening to their first album, it was so nostalgia, and now it's not just nostalgia, but more hopeful of the future and generally good vibe. Thank you for this video, I listened to the end and can somewhat related with everything, and thanks for behind the scene and insights I never know about.
I've seen The Midnight live every time they've toured, and that first time seeing them was absolutely magical. Everyone I chatted to in that audience said it was easily one of their top five shows ever, and we're talking people who'd been going to concerts for 20+ years in many cases. They sell out venues double the size of the previous tour every time they come back, and the entire audience sings along to almost every song because they're just that iconic.
Thank you so much for putting together this excellent breakdown!
I was meant to see them live this year but they couldn't get insurance for most of the European leg of the tour so they had to cancel. I'm hoping to catch them the next time they come and hang out with some of the people in the community! What was your favourite song live compared to the studio version?
This video is so great, you nailed it my friend, born in ‘86, synthwave is the only music that gives me that lovely nostalgic high
I'm always a bit cautious on talking for people in the 80s because I'm a 90s kid but where I grew up and particularly the things I grew up with were heavy with 80s influences if not being from the 80s themselves. It was in the West Country and I spent a lot of time watching VHS tapes of American films so that was my view of the outside world. Is there any specific thing about synthwave that really gets to you?
@@cojackyour explanation is spot on in the documentary. Born in 86, grew up with this kind of culture and aesthetic. The Midnight just hits all the right notes that produces the nostalgic feeling and it’s a drug lol. It is interesting that people born in the late 90’s love this music as well but it’s just great music. If you don’t like this music i can’t relate to anything about you lol
@@cojack in some ways we are the generation that lived in two separate periods of time. Born when computers were just being used and electronic music was being born. The dial up AOL connection you showed brought back memories of my childhood. Retrowave is a good name for this music also, the music goes back to a very unique time period, that will most likely never be lived through again.
Just like the saying "you should dress for the job you want", you produced a very well-made video in comparison to your channel size. I enjoyed it a lot. Well done!
Thank you! That's always a great compliment to receive! I'm glad you enjoyed
This was unbelievably well put together! The script, the pacing, the ratings, the reasonings, the case studies and of course, the community. Thank you for this video, I think it'll mean a lot to Midnight fans everywhere
I'm so happy that it lived up to expectation! I'd kept everyone waiting for quite a while so for people to still have enthusiasm for it means the world to me.
love this band
Hello people.
Apologies for the long time between uploads. It's been a mammoth of a video to make so it's been a step up across all fronts.
I'm working on a huge project over the next couple of months which I can't wait to release. There's a little teaser hidden somewhere in the video.
Let me know your thoughts on each release and what you'd rate them. What are your favourite songs and how do they make you feel?
Also, yes. I did say 4 albums and 3 EPs. My bad!
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Thank you for this beautiful piece of history
This is fantastic!! Can't say I was expecting to see an hour long essay on the midnight but I'm glad I have!
There's a first for everything!
These guys are great. Lost Boy and America 2 are my fav tracks of theirs, though I sometimes find it difficult to repeat listen. Fans of them should check out Gunship. If you fancy some seriously dark 80's vibe then they have it, in particular "Tech Noir" with the intro by John Carpenter.
It’s an absolute tragedy that you didn’t wait just a bit longer to release this video so as to include the finale to the kids trilogy, “heroes”. Would have loved to hear your take on it, especially after hearing your slower reaction to monsters
I actually have something in the works that's going to be better looking and more focused for Heroes! I did contemplate delaying until it came out but at that point it was so much of a drag getting this one finished (motivation wise) that I couldn't wait. It'd be nice to get it out before christmas
Congratulations on this triumph of media. This was a fantastic watch- informative as it was entertaining. Thank you for putting this together.
Such high praise! Thank you, I'm so happy you enjoyed it!
You’ve presented a master documentary on The Midnight. I had a front row seat to the meeting of Tyler and Tim and watched them bring their expertise in music together. You’ve written and produced a beautiful, brilliant documentary. Bravo. The 80’s was the beginning of my own family. I love what The Midnight has brought to the world.
Thank you Sharon! How was it meeting them? That sounds so cool.
The 80s brought so much cultural richness to the world, I'm grateful to have been brought up in a time where the remnants of the decade were scattered throughout movies and TV.
Well about the same time Tyler met Tim in a co-write in LA Tyler met Anna Jimenez and the rest like The Midnight is music history since many of his early songs are inspired by Anna Jimenez Lyle
I stumbled upon The Midnight by accident one day. I had been listening nonstop to GTA radio stations on youtube, and getting bored of the repetition, I found a fanmade radio station that played "synthwave". I had never heard of it before, but figured, eh, why not.
Gloria was the first song I heard and holy crap I couldn't get enough of it! I started exploring all their other songs and more synthwave. I didn't know this was a genre my heart needed. The nostalgia connection for me was the music has a similar feel to an old game I used to play called Vegas Stakes. There's casino called 2020, and it's "futuristic" with a similar vibe of music. Because of that and the foundation of 80s music to much of the genre, I always explain Synthwave to folks as "What the 80s thought the music would sound like in the 2020s".
Thanks for this indepth video. I enjoyed it very much. I'm subscribing to see what other videos you produce because I enjoy this depth of learning, and your voice is pleasant to listen to.
Also if you like the saxophone in The Midnight songs, I'd highly recommend another video here on youtube: ruclips.net/video/001hXHNo-3w/видео.html&ab_channel=RetrowaveTouch (If the link doesn't work, the title of the video is called: Best Synthwave & Saxophone Songs Part 1. Enjoy!).
I think I first heard Lost & Found (which I missed out in this video) and then my love was really ignited after hearing the Jason sax on the intro of a meme compilation. I checked them out and realised I had songs already saved and I was like, "yeah, I've gotta give these guys a chance."
Is that the one on the SNES? I played it a few times as a kid but I don't remember the music so I'll have to have a look!
That's a perfect way of summing it up. Like a kind of retrofuturistic kind of vibe!
Thank you for your feedback. I'm so grateful that you took the time to watch it and share your thoughts and experiences with me. It's one of the great things about making content; feeling and inspiring other's creativity and emotions. I have another video coming hopefully in the next month which should be super interesting to watch.
I'll check that video out! Thanks for the recommendation.
@@cojack Yeah, it was a game for the SNES indeed!
I LOVE Jason! I love how upbeat it is and the sax slays! That's still one of my favorite songs of theirs.
While watching your video, I surprised myself with how many songs I could singalong with! Hahaha. Guess I'm a bigger fan of them than I even realize.
Thanks for replying back! I wish your channel the best luck.
Thank you for this; when people ask me who the midnight are, I give them this video. You captured the feeling and weight of how The Midnight makes many of us feel.
I'm so grateful I could share that experience with you!
Beautiful video. In 11:00, you said certain things just click with us and it was followed by a subtle clicking sound
what a good video! and yes... the midnight truly are the masters of nostalgia! what a fitting title! and they deserve soo much more attention, although across the web they are legends already! cheers!
This was such a meticulously constructed piece of content, actually floored by the attention to detail and the grace given to the critical analysis of the music.
You should be really proud of this achievement and the gateway it provides to potential new and current fans to gain a deeper understanding of the lore and songs.
11/10!
It wouldn't have been possible without the support of you guys and the community you've helped curate.
Saw the thumbnail of this video in the credits of TRO's most recent video and I immediately went 👀 and scuttled over to make sure I wasn't seeing things.
I came across The Midnight a couple of years ago after following the YT recommended bar from some Trevor Something. A discovery I'm grateful to have made.
I think Crystalline or Lost Boy were the first ones I found, and Vampires was soon after, but when I hit Shadows it really hit a sweet spot for me. I knew I'd be listening to their music from then on. Jason and Neon Medusa are a couple of other faves.
I don't usually find myself listening to musical analysis, but this felt more like...talking with a friend about a shared interest that they know more about. Really pleasant and enjoyable!
Edit because I didn't realise how many songs I liked from Horror Show! I was sure my faves were scattered relatively all over the place, but as soon as Ghost in Your Stereo and Devil Make a Deal came on I was like 'Hang on I forgot those but they're on the faves list too!'
I'm glad you enjoyed it! It's a nice feeling that this video has got so many people talking and sharing their feelings and stories.
I'm going to make a follow up video in a few months after they've done their EU/U.K tour. I'm hoping that some people will have new experiences to share and I'm hoping to have a couple of special guests depending on the timing of everything
@@cojack Sweet! I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for it!
This documentary is a masterpiece. I enjoyed it immensely. Thanks so much for putting it together.
Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad the video is having the effect it is
This is amazing - it’s so exciting to see such a specialised video on the midnight and see things explored that I’ve always thought about myself. Since they aren’t a huge band, not many people think about them on this level!!! Absolutely incredible video, thank you so much for this.
I wanted to give something back to Tim & Tyler. Hopefully they can feel the love from us all through this video!
Excellent video! My favorite album is also Kids. The song America 2 is incredible, the best!
Kids Reprise is second out of the whole album for me.
been cruising to these guys all summer, I initially thought they were 80s remakes, can't wait to see them live one day.
Dude, I managed to see them live for the first time this year and I was blown away. Everything I could have wanted it to be and more. I was going to see them pre-covid but it would have been my first ever gig and I didn't want to go alone, in the end I couldn't find anyone to come with me so I didn't go. I regret it a lot. Come and join the Discord and be a part of the community if you'd like! There's lots of people in your situation and you'd be welcomed with open arms
@@cojack I’ll check it out! I still remember seeing “the war on drugs” live in Louisville, surreal live performance
An excellent video, I love The Midnight, I've had the privilege of seeing them live twice now! ❤️ They are my absolute favourite band to date, personally met Tim as well, he is such a down to earth guy, was lucky to catch him outside a gig in Glasgow not long ago, he had time for us and interacted with us in the queue, I was so nervous and extremely excited. Thanks for uploading this, it's a perfect and accurate representation of what synthwave is all about, and what The Midnight stand for ❤️
Thank you , Rob! Do you think that your upbringing/ experiences as a kid have any influence on how you perceive their music?
@@cojack oh absolutely!!! I always used to love playing games in the arcades with my friend's back in the day, I still do now infact, we would play games all night, and grab our skateboards and play until the early hours, and then grab a pizza and a pepsi for tea 👍
Loved this
This is so well done!! The Midnight will always hold a special place in my heart as it was the first band that my husband and I really loved together. I remember him showing me Lost Boy for the first time and him mentioning how it reminded him of where he was when he met me. And now we just say that their music is the soundtrack of our relationship. Los Angeles was the song we slow danced to last at our wedding. The Years is the song we listened to back at the hotel when the wedding was over. Monsters and Horror Show were great distractions from the pandemic and social unrest. This new album is going to be the soundtrack for this next chapter of our lives.
I couldn't think of two better songs for a wedding day than Los Angeles and The Years! I'm starting a new chapter of my life with this channel so I'm looking forward to seeing how Heroes will fit into that!
Great video! Check out the band Downtown Summer as well.
great work
Thanks!
Absolutely amazing job! I had chill bumps the entire time and may or may not have gotten misty eyed a time or two! Fantastic job
Thank you!
Beautiful document! I really enjoyed it!
A fantastic tribute to my favourite band. Thanks so much. This is clearly a labour of love for you and I appreciate it.
Thanks dude! It really was, I want to make a sequel in the coming months when I have some time to dedicate to it. It was the video that really got me back into making videos so I'll always be grateful for the reception and impact it's had. Thank you for watching!
I don't always find myself watching documentary type videos, but this was extremely well done and really interesting. It has given me a deeper look into a band that I have loved for about 5 years now. I get to see them in St Paul this Wednesday for the 2nd time live. I cannot wait!
I'm really glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for taking the time to watch!
I hope the concert is a blast. I saw them in London this year for the 1st time and I'm set on seeing them in L.A. at some point in the next few years.
What a joy this was to watch. I'm going to see The Midnight for the first time tonight, I've heard their songs many times and in many ways they were the nostalgia driven soundtrack of the covid lockdowns for me. This video is a wonderful exploration of the band and their music, I really enjoyed it.
Thanks for watching! Absolutely agree about the covid lockdowns too. I'd been listening for a few years at that point but that was really when the community aspect came into play and finding that outside connection while locked inside was so good. Things like that make me reminisce about 2020, despite all the bad stuff going on
This was a lovely look at one of my favorite bands.
Thanks for doing this!
Thanks dude! I'm glad you enjoyed it
Massive work out here keep it up..New sub congrats
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it!
I've been listening to The Midnight for a little over a year at this point and they've begun my descent into the synth genre in general, like The Bad Dreamers & Gunship.
I genuinely hate myself for not taking the chance to see them live this past march, but I love to see these guys get a video like this out there. They deserve it
There'll be plenty of chance to see them live soon! I'm hoping this video can be a go-to for new fans and old fans alike.
@@cojack believe me I’ll be first in line for a ticket when they play NY again
@@mehgend3914I know a couple of people in NY who are in the same boat as you. Hopefully you all get your chance sometime soon!
I'm a 90s kid but I grew up watching a lot of movies from the 80s. When I first heard tunes from The Midnight, I recognized the sounds immediately and became nostalgic of my childhood. Their tunes sounded more 80s than the tunes actually produced in the 80s. The sounds from movies like Karate Kid and Nightmare on Elm street are all incorporated in many of the songs produced by The Midnight. I discovered Synthwave through them basically and have been into the genre ever since.
It's so magical, right? Their remix of Oceans Away is super nostalgic to me. I didn't put it in the video for a couple of reasons- namely copyright ( I don't know where I stood) but also I wanted people to still have some things to discover.
Great video on one of my favorite artists!
Awesome video, great work man. And a very nice way to share your appreciation for your (our) favorite band The Midnight!
Thankfully, I can make use of the comment section 😅. My absolute favorite album/EP is Days of Thunder, it was my introduction to The Midnight (at that time they already released Kids) and I was blown away. The Years is so beautiful and all the other songs were all great as well. I never experienced that before, that so many songs/tracks are not only good but really great. 100/100
Nocturnal comes second for me with 95/100. Shadows, River of Darkness and Crystalline are so powerful, and I love the strange but very beautiful track Tokyo Night Train.
Endless Summer is another great album, 93/100, there are so many beautiful and catchy songs and sounds that it is almost unbelievable. There is no track that I don't like, and the extra two songs are trully a bonus.
I also really like Kids, 90/100. Funny enough I like the 'non-Kids' songs the most. Explorers, Wave, America 2 and Lost Boy are all awesome
Monsters scores less, but still good 85/100. My favorite track is Dance with Somebody, but there are many nice tracks such as Brooklyn, Last Train and Deep Blue. And yes Helvetica, it also took some time to grow on me but now I absolutely love it.
I like Horror Show the least, which says a lot about The Midnight since I still give it 80/100. Neon Medusa and especially Good in Red are great.
Super interesting to see the contrast in styles between the ones you enjoy more and those that aren't quite as high up there.
When I make the sequel I'm going to address nocturnal again. I think I underrated it by quite a lot. Tokyo Night Train is a magical track. I was listening to some Tangerine dream recently and could tell how deep the influence flowed!
Thank you to the RUclips algorithm for pointing me to this fantastic love letter to a great band
This was a lot of fun and a great journey to follow and watch. I already loved the Midnight but I hadn't listened to all of their stuff yet! Thank you so much - there's fairly few video essays that I've enjoyed this much!
Such an awesome video! Will forever treasure it :)
I really appreciate that! Thank you.
For those of us who were born in the early to mid 70's and were kids in the 80's (Gen-X), we remember the sounds and the Zeitgeist. Things were much simpler in the past. I love "The Midnight" because they remind me of being a child in the 80's. People who were born in the 50's have find memories of growing up in the 60's. With the Beatles and hippie culture. Every generation has movies, music, and fashion that define it. I've seen that many of the young people that comment on 80's music videos, are thanking their parents for introducing them to it. "The Midnight" has touched Gen-X because of our fond memories of the decade. Thank you.
From your perspective, how far and fast did pop culture change/evolve through the 70s, 80s and 90s? You're totally right about music, movies and fashion defining generations, I was wondering how it felt living in it vs how it feels looking back at living in it. Do your experiences match up to how young people now imagine it was?
Amazing work - nicely put together and really professional.
Thanks Andy!
Incredible work on this. Thank you 🙌🏽
Thank you, Dennis!
Fantastic video, really appreciate the effort you put into it. Enjoyable watch.
yo, thanks for this.
What a great study. I have similar thoughts about them, and am especially a fan of the album Kids - it's truly perfect. I saw them live in London this year and it was amazing - the energy they bring on stage to their songs lifted them even higher and I'll treasure the experience forever. I was born in 81 and I think the timeline they work in sort of fits my own pretty well. An astounding band, and one of my absolute favourites to listen too. I rarely get excited by new releases of any artist, yet with The Midnight I'm on the edge of my seat, desperate for more! Thanks for the video!
It's amazing what one band can do for so many people. I can't wait to see them live when they're next in Europe!
@@cojack It is! And they’re amazing live - I’ve been quite an isolated fan, so experiencing so many people singing along to them was quite the experience for me. Thank you for the in-depth study, I hope it introduces as many new people as it can, they’re a band worthy of a much bigger following.
@@benofthenorthuk I agree with you. They deserve so much love and hopefully this video can push some people their way.
Music is quite a personal thing for me so making this was by virtue a personal thing too. I'm looking forward to my first post-lockdown gig and experiencing that too!
Absolutely love this. You are right though about music and the memories it brings back. Growing up in the 80's, music was how my Dad and I enjoyed each others company. I was introduced to artists like the Beatles, Beach Boys, and various other artists. I listened to the radio and grew up listening to the music of the time and artists like The Midnight tap into that feeling somehow. They are amazing and I found them by accident one day on surfing on RUclips and I have been a huge fan and hooked on their writing ever since. That lead me into the amazing world of synthwave. I have been loving it ever since as it transports me back to the 80's.
I had a similar exposure to music as a kid. I used to steal my parents cassette tapes and listen to them in my room. Maybe that's why I love the whole worn-cassette vibe. What song of theirs did you hear first?
@@cojack It was a video someone did here on RUclips. It was both Days of Thunder and Gloria from that named Album. I was like O M G what is this??? This is amazing and why have I never heard of these guys. That was my first step into the world of Synthwave and I have been hooked ever since. Still to this day that album just gets me going 100%. By the way for me it was reel to reel tape with my Dad and Records back in the 80's and then later walkmans etc. Those days are missed and I think thats why what Midnight does and how they write just somehow captures that magic. So many fantastic artists in the space but Midnight hands down is my go to all the time.
@@vapingamers Do you remember what the video was? I want to have a watch!
I've been keeping my eye out for a Walkman in good condition or one I can reasonably restore. I've got some of the band's music on cassette but nothing to play them on.
I was born a little too late to be doing R2R but my dad collected vinyls for most of his life so I got the bug for that as a late teen. A waste disposal place near where I lived has a building where they resell things that don't need to be thrown away. You could pick up some really cool vinyls in there for maybe £1 a piece. I picked up some Prince stuff and a signed Glen Campbell gatefold.
@@cojack That is great! Hopefully you can find one. I would imagine you could still find one new. I mean we are not that old lol. But in terms of what video it was this one: ruclips.net/video/TmQyfUpyeFk/видео.html which was posted by NewRetroWave in 2015. I came across this in 2019. I had no idea this genre of music even existed until then lol. When this started playing I was hooked straight away.
In terms of the R2R though, I was born mid 70's so at least I was not subject to 8 tracks much other then with my grandparents.
This is gorgeous mate ❤️ super inspiring to me 😍
Right back at you! I've been loving the work you've been doing lately. Would be amazing to work together on some visual stuff at some point!
@@cojack I’d love that so much
Watching this to get me through a night shift! Excellent work sir👍👏👏
Thank you, Cliff! I hope it was the most enjoyable one you've had!
I'm a massive Midnight fan,lucky to have seen them 3 times so far..this documentary was mindblowingly good..bravo sir,you've done a fascinating job..the time and effort you spent making this is very much appreciated I can assure you,if it was put on blu ray I'd buy it to watch again and again..well done
Thanks man!
Hopefully you can come back to this video whenever you need to!
Top notch video! Dont forget the videoclips with 80's stuff really helps with the trigger too.
Thank you! I really tried to keep things are themed as I could. Not always possible as not everything is preserved in HD but I'm really happy that I managed to impart some of that feeling!
@@cojack Yes well done, felt like a pretty professionally edited docu. Maybe cover the genre like Emil Rottmayer, Lucy in Disguise... those just no words.... the feeling of fantasy from the 80's, how we envisioned the future to be back in the 80's ....
Awesome!
Thanks!
Fantastic watch, well researched on both popular culture and the synth wave genre.
The Midnight is my favorite Band and the Band is so underrated . Love your docu !
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
What an amazing deep dive into the world of the midnight. I had no idea the depth of thought behind their albums and the lyrics in their songs. I feel odd listening to this stuff and keep it to myself but i can see now the elixir that is nostalgia and why i yearn for it. Thank you for the clairity
Thank you! There's some really deep meanings in some of the songs which people might not know about! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I think the midnight deserves this for their Hard work its amazing
Even though their fanbase loves them I feel like they're still under-appreciated in the wider music community. It's about time we expose some more people to them!
@@cojack @cojack i second that even if i love the midnight sound style I can't deny the lirycs are very catchy from their work you can expect tracks from another
World like "Heveltica" and even so very warm songs like "Brooklyn", "Lost and Found"
I loved every second of this, amazing work!💜
Thank you, Jose!
Wow, this was a very well made piece, my dude. Excellent job
The Midnight has been a huge part of my life for the last six years or so, several friends and family members have became fans of them as well.
Again, bravo Cojack. Looking forward to more of your pieces. Cheers!
Thanks Josh! For me, they're one of those groups that make music that just speaks to me. To be able to do it so consistently is something really special.
I'm working on a couple of videos at the moment, one huge one which should be a super interesting watch. Keep an eye out in the next month or so for that one!
@@cojack Can't wait!
That was a flawless documentary ! I hope Tyler and Tim took a look at it. Thank you so much for this moment, man !
Just also wanted to know by which way you get to discover other synthwave/vaporwave/retrowave artists ?
Cheers 🤙
I'm really glad you enjoyed it! Tim and Tyler have been super supportive of the whole thing which is amazing!
Check out the channel ElectronicGems on YT, I find a lot of vaporwave stuff there and other new artists. You can go down a rabbit hole from there and find more and more stuff!
Thanks for the support dude!
Great mini docu!
thank you for this great upload mate :D
So happy you liked it!
Mam this is pure gold! But ya I would say Nocturnal is by far my favorite with horror show coming in a close second but monsters is amazing too the new album wasn't quite the same to me Tim passed the mixing off to someone else on the new one I know most people probably don't notice but it feels way different to me
That's really interesting! You like the darker, moodier tracks then? I like the latest release but I also know what you mean. I think the older releases had more of a homemade kind of vibe to them whereas the newer ones are bit more polished but that's probably more of a natural evolution than a conscious choice. I'm hoping whatever comes next is up your alley!
@@cojack ya the darker more moody stuff does speak to me a little more but I do like all of their stuff and I agree the older ones had a really special homemade quality to em but I understand the better you get the cleaner your mixes will be but the homemade thing fits synthwave really well
Inspirering and fantastic video. Thank you for all the effort and love, that you clearly have put into this documentary, about these true masters of nostalgia. Really good job. :)
Thanks! I just checked out your music, really cool stuff! Good luck!
Really enjoyed it. 👏
It's amazing how many people could share the same thoughts, interests and feelings. It makes you feel happier and safer.
Thank you, Hussein!
I feel the same way. There's a lot of division in the world so it's nice to see and appreciate connection.
if the vampires is "Jason Deluxe", than the equalizer would be "Jason Lite", 'cause it has the same key and bpm as Jason, and almost the same chord progression, so you can kinda sing that one over it.. :D
here's Tim talking about the origin of that track (which I'm sure you've heard, it's just made me appreciate that track more..)
ruclips.net/video/e6TugkzPXVI/видео.html
Wow, that's a great point. I'd never even considered that.
I hadn't actually seen that interview either so thanks for the link. I'll listen to it tonight.
What a video mate... Absolute art here, loved every second. Good background information on the Midnight and all their albums and EP´s that I didn´t know so far.
I´d say this video is pure perfection 😎👌
I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed it! What release has been your favourite so far?
@@cojack Oh... That´s a tough question... Tbh I don´t really know, I like all of them 😂
Edit: The first song I heard from The Midnight was Jason. Saw the vid on the right side while listening to a complete different music genre. As my name is Jason, I clicked on it and thought "Yeah, that´s good" and clicked it away after like 2min of listening.
Next day I got more recomendations and listened to more, liking them more and more.
Nowadays besides Rick Astley, I only listen to Synthwave bands and artists, The Midnight being my favourite out of them all. Their songs carried me through a hard time last year (discovered them early August last year), so I can´t thank them enough
(btw. I´m too young to feel some sorts of nostalgia, tho I always loved the 80s and 90s 🥰)
So yeah, Jason kinda has a special place in my heart
@@jamie_michelson I hope that you're doing better now and that things are looking a bit brighter!
The power of music is always so fascinating. It's so common that we take it for granted a lot of the time but it can have a really empowering effect. We can give it so much power!
You can definitely feel nostalgic even if you're young! There's no laws on what you can and can't feel nostalgic about, if you feel it you feel it!
I know the term 'Anemoia' is coming into use a bit more which- I think- is to do with nostalgia for things you've never experienced. That could be a way to describe how you feel if you don't think nostalgia fits it?
@@cojack Yeah, that describes the feeling better. Never heard of the term Anemoia but now I know more 😀
Yes, I´m feeling a lot better now. Sometimes music can be very fascinating and have an empowering effect. You described it very well.
Thanks for taking your time. You´re a good man 👍
The Nocturnal album is my favorite, largely in part because Crystalline is an absolute masterpiece and my favorite song ever. Was quite surprised you didn't mention that one.
I had to put some rules in place with the amount of tracks I used just so the run time wasn't even longer than it is now. I do feel guilty for not including it though. I also missed out Lost and Found owing to it not being on the bandcamp release of the album. I think Shadows is such a great song.
@@cojackThere really is a gigantic amount of their music that could merit attention in this type of video, so I can respect slimming down for time constraints. My personal Best of The Midnight playlist on RUclips is almost 3 hours long since I have multiple versions/remixes of some of their songs. Kalax's remix of Los Angeles has to be my favorite, although the piano version of that song by Aerial Hiking is also divine. Their home recording of Memories that they did in April 2020 is a -top 3- no -top 4- no wait -top 5 track- AAAAHHH there's too many great songs!
One thing I've always kinda wished they didn't do is the vaporwave sound where they distort the vocals. I know many like it but I certainly don't, I just want the natural vocals. I think you had a blurb about liking the altered vocals in Shadows and I'm on the opposite end of that 😆. Aside from the vapor sound in the chorus I do still love the song though.
@@SpruceCampbell I can definitely understand why some people don't feel so strongly about vocoders. Tyler has such an amazing voice; so pure and clean. I can see why so many people love it as it is. I enjoy the musical side of vocoders- I probably could nail down exactly what I love about them if I had enough time but it's be hard to think on the spot. I'd say in America Online, the vocoder is phenomenal, it's one of my favourite songs of all time and it contributes this almost robot-like personality to the track.
I'd absolutely be down to make another video in the future once the new album is out and maybe talk about some of the songs that I missed. It'd be great to work with Tim and Tyler to get some footage and behind the scenes stuff- I think that could make a good video.
THIS IS AWESOME
Amazing piece. hats off!
Thanks!
Very nicely done!
Yes true music journalism a tribute to the producer, writer, editor, and the remarkable band The Midnight Tyler Lyle and Tim McEwan bravo to the families, the musicians, the producers, the writers, the performers, the stage crews, the venues, the agent, and the faithful fans of the most remarkable band in America.
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Nice work Jack.
Thank you, Jody! Super grateful for all the advice, guidance and inspiration over the past couple of years!
I would love an update rating including heroes! I love photograph
Thanks for watching! I have something in the pipeline at the moment that could be really special. I'd love to do a video similar to this but the plan I have could potentially be even bigger so stay tuned!
Amazing video, can't wait to see more fgrom you
I have a great couple of videos slated in the next couple of months! I'm sure you'll love them.
Gonna enjoy watching this! -Jens
kos deg!
@@cojack You're so close to my native language! But im actually danish like Tim, and not norwegian. But i'll forgive you this time!!! Easy mistake to make -Jens
@@themidnightwiki I was hoping to pass the mutually intelligible test! I speak a bit of Norwegian so I was pushing my luck.
@@cojack I imediatly got what you were saying. Norwegian isn't that different from danish! -Jens
Great vid 🙏🙏
I appreciate it!
Sharing! 👍🏼👍🏾👍🏾👍🏿😍😍😍😍
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Let's not forget their countless remixes which basically bettered the original tune, '80s films' for example.....
I would have included them but I wasn't sure where I stood with copyrights. I think the video would have been even better with a section on them
@@cojack oh i didn't mean it to sound like you should have done, I was just giving a shout out to their remix work 😎✌️
@@bendover9663 it's all good man! I didn't think you were! I'd love to be able to include some but I might get struck by YT for copyright stuff so I'll look into it
@@cojack yeah it's a tricky one, it's definitely worth an include as it's a good part of their work as well but if you can't no problems ✌️😎
I've never heard of!!!!....f'king no. They are the guys that led me to the genre. The night I heard vampires I f'king collapsed.
That's so cool! How did you first find Vampires?
@@cojack I was searching for ryan gosling movies..and then I stumbled upon Drive. Led me to kavinsky song in youtube....and then After hours-Career opportunity video..and then Sunset-Career opportunity. And Sunset striked better with me. And then I watched Vampires video. I still remember the day I was on earphones and the saxophone was the saxiest sound I ever heard in my life......
Other than that Good in Red was light in dark when I was depressed due to a backog in an exam. The song reaaly helped me to recover a and fight back.