Hell yeah. Knew you'd connect with a lot of different parts on the album, because Courtney and the band aren't afraid to play with their sound and do what feels right to them. I think Courtney had once said that their real fans understand that about them, so they won't get fussy when songs sound different, haha. It's funny because while I definitely have some songs off this album that stand out (like that I'll zero into to play more prominently), when literally _any_ song off this album comes on, I find myself just bobbing my head, singing along (because _obviously_ I know all the lyrics, this album is great!), and totally vibing. A flowy pretty song, a total stankface banger, a chorus, a breakdown, whatever -- This album has a zillion hooks that you don't even realize have already got you while you're sitting at your desk, or working out, or doin the dishes, or gettin on the freeway, or stopped at the light, you turn it up!! So glad you had a good time with this album. It still amuses me because it's their "debut album", but we already actually had like a dozen songs from them out by then that everybody fell in love with the band over. So like, obviously you'll have to check them out too in time! And don't forget the super enjoyable *"Silverside Sound"* session and/or the *"SiriusXM Liquid Metal"* session to see her giving those vocal performances! 🌟 Special mention about Yellowjacket - now that they have the absolutely fantastic **Josh Gilbert** on bass, he absolutely kills the backup vocals on that song during live performances! Josh is very well known from his previous band for contributing clean vocals, so having him as a proper and permanent member of Spiritbox now is literally a dream come true for fans, and we hope Spiritbox and Josh never let each other go, lol, and we're all highkey hoping they strive to integrate his vocals into their sound because that'd be such a sick evolution for them. Thank you for sharing this with us! Like bro I was watching a wholeass show and noticed this was posted, literally paused that shit mid sentence, dramatic scene and everything and sat up to vibe with you on this 🤩 Also, *Secret Garden* and *Constance* have really moving music videos, IMO (I know, I know!). Although given the context of each, they're probably on opposite ends of the feels. Both are beautiful productions, nonetheless, and you might appreciate spending a few minutes with them. Cheers! 🍻
@@ashlenamusic By the way, that is her husband Mike on guitar in the song Secret Garden. He's an insane guitar player and musician. Mike actually wrote and recorded all the guitar, bass, and drums on this album. He does on all their albums.
Thanks for listening! I know you're not into most music videos but their older videos are a bit different than their current ones. I think you may like a few
I'm sorry about your bag of smashed assholes but glad you made it. As for the reaction, I don't listen to Yellowjacket much because I have the same "too much Sam" problem with it. However, live it's amazing because Josh sings Sam's parts -Courtney does none of the singing on this song these days, letting Josh do all of it. Even when they toured with Architects a few weeks ago Sam let Josh do most of the singing which is pretty cool of both Courtney and Sam to give their stuff to Josh who is an amazing vocalist. He also does a good amount of singing on Hurt You, and The Void from The Fear of Fear EP. As for The Summit, at first I skipped the clean songs but now it is #1 on my Spiritbox playlist followed by Secret Garden and Strange World. And Holy Roller needs to be seen live because her vocals are somehow heavier. In fact when you're done with reacting to the recordings please do all the live one take or live band pro shot videos where you get to see Courtney do it for real.
Yesss ashlena I waited so long for this, I’m also super sick and feverish loll. Did you like eternal blue or TFOF more?? What tracks stood out to you? I already watched this on Patreon but came to support your RUclips as well. 🖤
Great reaction. If I can make one recommendation it's that you watch "Spiritbox - The Mara Effect live at Silverside Sound" instead of listening to the EP version first. I think the live version is superior. Some people think The Mara Effect trilogy is their best work while others don't love it as much because it's their most progressive and they prefer the later stripped down styles. I think you'll like it because you love her voice and she goes to more places in Mara than in any other songs.
Some of Architects great songs like hereafter and doomsday. Then there's some more recent songs like black lungs and animals, then their latest song seeing red is real heavy and is a big F you to the people that have been complaining they arent as heavy as they used to be
Gotta say for Sun Killer being the intro track, I think its so smart that they repeat the words "sun killer sing me to sleep" so often that you can understand it once it transitions into screaming. Like adjusting your ears to hear the words in the screaming going forward. Just brilliant.
Silk in the Strings is one of my favorite tracks Mike has such cool guitar riffs. People call them generic but I can tell the difference between a spiritbox song and typical djent metalcore riff.
Mike holds back a lot on their more recent material. He can absolutely shred with the best of them. I think he holds back to let His wife's beautiful voice do most of the talking.
Courtney having a deeper growl than Sam Carter's singing in the chorus of Yellowjacket is just a vibe lmao go queen of vocals XD (not dissing Sam, his singing is on point)
I loved architects way before spiritbox even excited lmao they're up there with bring me the horizon, their last album wasn't amazing but their new song slaps, anything before their recent album is incredible though, eternal blue is a beautiful album I can't wait for their next full length! secret garden definitely has invent animate vibes
I got to see Spiritbox in 2023 with "After The Burial" (who is heavy AF) and being in the middle of the pit during Holly Roller was more intense than After The Burials entire set lol The energy during that song was crazy fun. The whole show was phenomenal and I was already a big Spiritbox fan but I was an even bigger one after that show. If you get the chance to check them out live I highly recommend it!
Been waiting as patiently as possible for you last Sleep Token album listen. This was a wonderful alternative video to enjoy. I really got into Spiritbox around the same time I discovered Sleep Token, so it was a veritable eden of superb music and artistic talent.
@ashlenamusic oh man, that's incredibly frustrating. Hesitation makes sense. Has it been only the album reviews that have that issue? Cause if individual songs are easier and less stressful, a couple choice songs from Tomb would still be amazing to watch.
@@ashlenamusic That's probably not going to get any easier in the future with them now that they're signed to RCA... Absolutely huge for the band and music potential, but a double-edged sword for the nature of modern social media communities 🥴
Oooh excited to watch this whole video (will probably be watched in pieces). The album starts off so strong with Sun Killer. It's one of my fave songs of theirs. You get the ethereal vocals but also the hard hitting guitar riffs, a perfect marriage of melody and macabre. And then she hits you with those harsh vocals! Pristine. I truly love this entire album. Excited to see your thoughts.
Eternal Blue really does showcase the versatility that this band has, and think that this was their first studio album they ever made is even more mind blowing. I am really glad that you enjoyed it because it truly is a magnificent ride that takes you through many levels of their incredible talent and it’s a magical album Since you already did Rotoscope EP, you have to listen to BLESSED BE and RULE OF NINES. Those are songs that came after Rotoscope and there is a One Take of Rule of Nines as well. I’ll be waiting for you to react to those two songs!!
Slight correction on your "Those are songs that came after Rotoscope": *Blessed Be* came in 2020, *Rule of Nines* 2019, *Rotoscope* 2022. But you're _absolutely correct_ that she should check them out! 🤩
Architects (copy and paste an obnoxious number times) Please and thank you. This was easily one of my top albums of that year and Holy Roller remains one or my all time faves.
You should check out Courtney and Mike's old band Iwrestledabearonce. Well...the "Hail Mary" album cuz thats where both of them were in the band. Courtney was on the album prior "Late For Nothing" but Hail Mary has some of those early hints of Spiritbox along with IWABO's weirdness sprinkled in... For example, "Silk in the Strings" has a bit of IWABO vibes Spiritbox started out because Courtney and Mike were both replacements for original members of the band(Courtney has called original IWABO vocalist Krysta Cameron her idol)....but because they were replacements they always felt and were treated as outsiders thus Spiritbox was born.
Sam Carter, the guy singing with Courtney on Yellowjacket, is the lead singer of Architects. He's a beast of a vocalist. Yellowjacket is my favorite song from Eternal Blue by a mile.
I love your reaction Ashlena and feel better. Spiritbox is another one of my fav music artists. I hope you can react to Blackbriar. It’s a cool melodic band. If you’re into gothic and medieval feel music. You would be obsessed and want to hear more.
I know you aren't big on reacting to music videos, but Constance might be worth it. The video will rip your heart out, and absolutely does the song justice. You'll cry, I cry every time I watch it but somehow it feels good.
Hey love your reactions! I highly, highly recommended the album 'i let it in and it took everything' by loathe. It's like insanely good. If you haven't heard it already that is!
I only knew like 3 songs from spiritbox and I loved them, that was enough for me to say I like them, but I decided to listen to this entire album and thats the moment they becme one of my favorite bands, Love it.
This is a great album! Secret Garden is one of my favorites cuz of the bass and Courtney's vocals, especially in the chorus. As of now my favorites are: Sun Killer, Hurt You, Secret Garden, Silk in the Strings, Holy Roller, Circle With Me (obviously), and Constance.
I know you're not a fan of music videos, but now you know the song you should definitely take a look at the official videos for Holy Roller and Constance. Constance in particular is a work of art that hits HARD.
Constance really hits different watching the music video. Makes me cry every time. Not sure if anyone explained it but it was written about Courtney’s grandmother who died to Alzheimer’s. She died during Covid and Courtney couldn’t travel to the funeral. I believe Constance was the name of the director of the music video’s mother who also passed away to Alzheimer’s. Courtney’s grandmother wanted her to sing and not scream so it’s why she’s singing in this song.
I love this album so much. I got to see them on their Eternal Blue tour after Covid and they are a power house. My highlights from they live show: Eternal Blue as their closing song, Getting to see Secret Garden and Mike playing that wild rhythm, of course Holy Roller, and getting to see Halcyon! That's just from this album. They opened with Sun Killer. Ugh, takes me back. I remember going ape sh*t to Rule of Nines and Blessed Be. I want the best for the whole band. Spending a day just jamming and talking music with Courtney and Mike would be a dream. 🤘❤
A little late to the party but awesome reaction! "Eternal Blue" is still one of my fav albums of all time! I really hope you check out "Constance" music vid if you didn't already. Powerful and emotional pictures.. And oh my I had totally forgot about Good Charlotte!! Was a big part of my youth. So thanks for the reminder! :D
So funny that I just watched your Rotoscope EP reaction yesterday and now this today. They are a great group and Courtney is just amazing. Thanks for an awesome reaction.
Seeing your reaction to this album in particular, I SERIOUSLY think that you would LOVE another AMAZING band that started coming up around the same time as these guys, called PVRIS (pronounced "paris"). They're an EXQUISITE mixture of electronic-edged alternative rock and hip-hop/R&B poppy style, which is you IMMEDIATELY made me think about when you starting gushing over what Courney and co were doing here. Frontwoman Lyndsay Gunnelfsen (or Lynn Gunn as she prefers to be known) is an INSANELY talented musical artist, too - not only does she have an INCREDIBLE voice and spectacular talent as a songwriter, but she basically does EVERYTHING in the studio, both instrumentally AND as a producer (basically the rest of the band are just there for LIVE performances). They've put FOUR absolute killer albums out since their brekout in 2014, and basically EVERYTHING I've heard from them so far has simply blown me away.
I think it's important you see some of these music videos as well. Constance is the main one, since it adds a lot of context and a beautiful story. You should do Holy Roller music vid AND the version featuring Ryo Kinoshita from Crystal Lake. Also rec you go back and check out Rule of Nines, Blessed Be, and the full Mara Effect from Silverside Sound. This is one of my favorite albums ever, and it's one of the first vinyls I added to my collection.
@@ashlenamusic i wish! You seem very human :). Actually it was a fellow singer. I didn’t know anything about good charlotte (still don’t) but I saw her video singing and she ended up crying were the song goes “that I miss you, I miss you” and it was so powerful and touching, forever on my playlist now. Btw I discovered Spiritbox on 2022 and im so obsessed that I flew from Chile to Virginia to see them live on a festival but it got cancelled on the second day and i missed them :(. One day ill see them if my wife and baby let me hahaha
Whoa!!! That’s dedication!! Good on you! Yeah that good charlotte song broke me and will forever be one of my favorite albums even though it’s not that good lol
Such an amazing debut album, instantly hooked. You should definitely check out their self titled EP, and 7 one-off singles they released before releasing Eternal Blue, some really great songs there as well. There's a 3-part song off of the self titled EP "The Mara Effect" which is sooo good - there's a live performance of the all three parts available on youtube you should check out!
Amazing album. Been loving Spiritbox for a few years now. I know you're not big into music videos, but I would say that it's more or less essential to watch it.
Ashlena, I am so glad you enjoyed Eternal Blue. I believe I may have left this comment previously, but I still hope that you react to the other EPs: self titled EP Spiritbox 2017, and The Singles Collection 2019. I also recommend the song Broken Vessels from Unicron which is Courtney’s first band. It is not on Spotify unfortunately, but it is on RUclips. Her and Mike were also apart of iwrestledabearonce (IWABO) and I love the song Gift Of Death. I could mention countless other collabs, but I think that others have already done so. ☺️
I'm glad you enjoyed this. The Summit, Halcyon, and Eternal Blue are my favorite songs on this album. With Secret Garden and Constance being runners-up. I love Courtney's screams, but all those songs showcase the many different textures and nuances to her beautiful singing voice. Hurt You also showcases her voice too, amid the primal screams. There is no bad song on this album. A banger, front to back.
Ok Ash, I just started listening with you to this reaction. I'm at 2:54, so my eyes popped out when I saw the length of this one 😮😊 My purpose here is to let you know how much I love listening with you. You've got great style girl! Keeps listeners excited to spend that time. WTG for real! I'll continue to listen and comment as it arises. Thank you for giving me someone to share music with! 🎶 🎉 It's a big effen deal! ❤ So, Pease do Rock on!✌️
Not a big fan of Architects but still went to their show last month because Spiritbox and Loathe were opening for them 😀It was well worth it. This album is great with almost every song being my favorite depending on my current mood, except for Yellowjacket and Secret Garden which I always skip. For me the best Spiritbox experience remains The Mara Effect live at Silverside Sound. I also very much like The Beauty Of Suffering especially the version they did with Sirius XM Liquid Metal.
@@ashlenamusic The lead singer is very energetic and the overall sound of the band is quite dynamic, but I don't know, their music doesn't resonate with me. I hate to say that but but it feels somewhat like a teenage-oriented band to me 😬which is weird because I could make a similar observation for many other bands, including Spiritbox, Loathe, Jinjer to some extent, and it doesn't bother me as much.
@@ashlenamusic honestly I could say that for other bands I "accidently" went to see 😅 Bullet For My Valentine, Motionless In White, Ice Nine Kills, Bring Me The Horizon... I probably won't make friends saying that 😬
Secret garden and the song eternal blue are my favorites by them and I am a huge fan of harsh vocals but the soft singing melody combined with the huge and metal-y but also very melodic sound of the band just works together so incredibly well that those songs to me are just pure genius. If they only made songs like that I would still be a huge fan but the fact that they can produce a sound like those songs I mentioned and then churn out heavy hitters like holly roller makes them so epic and versatile. They all have their place in someone’s music library but those songs with the softer soothing sound of her voice coupled with the BIG sound of the band are just incredible. I noticed you said you wished her vocals were louder on secret garden and I can kind of see what you mean but I think the softness creates this amazing blend that really makes the sound of her voice and the instruments very uniquely intertwined
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Hell yeah. Knew you'd connect with a lot of different parts on the album, because Courtney and the band aren't afraid to play with their sound and do what feels right to them. I think Courtney had once said that their real fans understand that about them, so they won't get fussy when songs sound different, haha. It's funny because while I definitely have some songs off this album that stand out (like that I'll zero into to play more prominently), when literally _any_ song off this album comes on, I find myself just bobbing my head, singing along (because _obviously_ I know all the lyrics, this album is great!), and totally vibing. A flowy pretty song, a total stankface banger, a chorus, a breakdown, whatever -- This album has a zillion hooks that you don't even realize have already got you while you're sitting at your desk, or working out, or doin the dishes, or gettin on the freeway, or stopped at the light, you turn it up!! So glad you had a good time with this album. It still amuses me because it's their "debut album", but we already actually had like a dozen songs from them out by then that everybody fell in love with the band over. So like, obviously you'll have to check them out too in time! And don't forget the super enjoyable *"Silverside Sound"* session and/or the *"SiriusXM Liquid Metal"* session to see her giving those vocal performances! 🌟 Special mention about Yellowjacket - now that they have the absolutely fantastic **Josh Gilbert** on bass, he absolutely kills the backup vocals on that song during live performances! Josh is very well known from his previous band for contributing clean vocals, so having him as a proper and permanent member of Spiritbox now is literally a dream come true for fans, and we hope Spiritbox and Josh never let each other go, lol, and we're all highkey hoping they strive to integrate his vocals into their sound because that'd be such a sick evolution for them.
Thank you for sharing this with us! Like bro I was watching a wholeass show and noticed this was posted, literally paused that shit mid sentence, dramatic scene and everything and sat up to vibe with you on this 🤩
Also, *Secret Garden* and *Constance* have really moving music videos, IMO (I know, I know!). Although given the context of each, they're probably on opposite ends of the feels. Both are beautiful productions, nonetheless, and you might appreciate spending a few minutes with them. Cheers! 🍻
Omg stopppp you are so sweet to stop your show to watch my reaction 😭 and thanks for all of the info! I’m pinning this for later xx
@@ashlenamusic By the way, that is her husband Mike on guitar in the song Secret Garden. He's an insane guitar player and musician. Mike actually wrote and recorded all the guitar, bass, and drums on this album. He does on all their albums.
Jeez way to size up my competition lmao
@@ashlenamusic 😆 🤣
You 100% should def check out the Architects! I think you will absolutely love them
Sun Killer is my favorite track off Eternal Blue! So good! My 60 year old mother loves The Summit and Secret Garden! It's fantastic!
Your mother is amazing
Thanks for listening! I know you're not into most music videos but their older videos are a bit different than their current ones. I think you may like a few
I'll check it out!
Damn I wish you watched the music video for Constance, makes the song even more emotional. Besides that GREAT REACTION lol.
I will xx
I'm sorry about your bag of smashed assholes but glad you made it. As for the reaction, I don't listen to Yellowjacket much because I have the same "too much Sam" problem with it. However, live it's amazing because Josh sings Sam's parts -Courtney does none of the singing on this song these days, letting Josh do all of it. Even when they toured with Architects a few weeks ago Sam let Josh do most of the singing which is pretty cool of both Courtney and Sam to give their stuff to Josh who is an amazing vocalist. He also does a good amount of singing on Hurt You, and The Void from The Fear of Fear EP. As for The Summit, at first I skipped the clean songs but now it is #1 on my Spiritbox playlist followed by Secret Garden and Strange World. And Holy Roller needs to be seen live because her vocals are somehow heavier. In fact when you're done with reacting to the recordings please do all the live one take or live band pro shot videos where you get to see Courtney do it for real.
I definitely will check out some of their live videos now!
Yesss ashlena I waited so long for this, I’m also super sick and feverish loll. Did you like eternal blue or TFOF more?? What tracks stood out to you? I already watched this on Patreon but came to support your RUclips as well. 🖤
Thanks for helping the algorithm 🤘🏽 I think I like eternal blue more 😝
constance is must see music video
Prefer her clean vocals in Summit, Secret Garden and others.
Architects naysayers or a match made in heaven
Honestly has a couple songs I don't love, but the good ones are just too good. Overall it's a great debut album.
Great reaction. If I can make one recommendation it's that you watch "Spiritbox - The Mara Effect live at Silverside Sound" instead of listening to the EP version first. I think the live version is superior. Some people think The Mara Effect trilogy is their best work while others don't love it as much because it's their most progressive and they prefer the later stripped down styles. I think you'll like it because you love her voice and she goes to more places in Mara than in any other songs.
+1 for this! Glad to see others recommending it too! It sounds great and it's fun to see them a little earlier on.
I was scrolling down to see if someone made this comment. This 100%.
The song constance with the music video will utterly destroy you. It's hard too get through every time.
Some of Architects great songs like hereafter and doomsday. Then there's some more recent songs like black lungs and animals, then their latest song seeing red is real heavy and is a big F you to the people that have been complaining they arent as heavy as they used to be
Animals is a sick song. It’s the only one I know
Gotta say for Sun Killer being the intro track, I think its so smart that they repeat the words "sun killer sing me to sleep" so often that you can understand it once it transitions into screaming. Like adjusting your ears to hear the words in the screaming going forward. Just brilliant.
Right?? So smart.
Very interesting mix of music going on their. I'm going to check em out. I could see them growing on me. Thanx ashlena. Rock on.😊❤
Please do! So glad you’re into them!
Silk in the Strings is one of my favorite tracks Mike has such cool guitar riffs. People call them generic but I can tell the difference between a spiritbox song and typical djent metalcore riff.
Mike holds back a lot on their more recent material. He can absolutely shred with the best of them. I think he holds back to let His wife's beautiful voice do most of the talking.
Constance is still my favorite Spiritbox song. I’m incapable of listening without crying.
Me too, especially since losing my Father. ❤️🩹
And the video! Yeah breaks me every time.
Courtney having a deeper growl than Sam Carter's singing in the chorus of Yellowjacket is just a vibe lmao go queen of vocals XD (not dissing Sam, his singing is on point)
I loved architects way before spiritbox even excited lmao they're up there with bring me the horizon, their last album wasn't amazing but their new song slaps, anything before their recent album is incredible though, eternal blue is a beautiful album I can't wait for their next full length! secret garden definitely has invent animate vibes
I got to see Spiritbox in 2023 with "After The Burial" (who is heavy AF) and being in the middle of the pit during Holly Roller was more intense than After The Burials entire set lol The energy during that song was crazy fun. The whole show was phenomenal and I was already a big Spiritbox fan but I was an even bigger one after that show. If you get the chance to check them out live I highly recommend it!
Oh I definitely can’t wait to see them live
Been waiting as patiently as possible for you last Sleep Token album listen. This was a wonderful alternative video to enjoy. I really got into Spiritbox around the same time I discovered Sleep Token, so it was a veritable eden of superb music and artistic talent.
Glad you enjoyed it! I’m a little hesitant to do sleep token again as my sundowning full album reaction was blocked again :(
@ashlenamusic oh man, that's incredibly frustrating. Hesitation makes sense. Has it been only the album reviews that have that issue? Cause if individual songs are easier and less stressful, a couple choice songs from Tomb would still be amazing to watch.
@@ashlenamusic That's probably not going to get any easier in the future with them now that they're signed to RCA... Absolutely huge for the band and music potential, but a double-edged sword for the nature of modern social media communities 🥴
I think my plan is to film my whole album reaction and throw it up on Patreon. Cut it into 3-4 songs each for RUclips and see how that goes
Check out Constance reimagined, I believe you'll love it
Oooh excited to watch this whole video (will probably be watched in pieces). The album starts off so strong with Sun Killer. It's one of my fave songs of theirs. You get the ethereal vocals but also the hard hitting guitar riffs, a perfect marriage of melody and macabre. And then she hits you with those harsh vocals! Pristine. I truly love this entire album. Excited to see your thoughts.
Silk in the strings is so underrated
Eternal Blue really does showcase the versatility that this band has, and think that this was their first studio album they ever made is even more mind blowing. I am really glad that you enjoyed it because it truly is a magnificent ride that takes you through many levels of their incredible talent and it’s a magical album
Since you already did Rotoscope EP, you have to listen to BLESSED BE and RULE OF NINES. Those are songs that came after Rotoscope and there is a One Take of Rule of Nines as well. I’ll be waiting for you to react to those two songs!!
Will do!!
Slight correction on your "Those are songs that came after Rotoscope": *Blessed Be* came in 2020, *Rule of Nines* 2019, *Rotoscope* 2022. But you're _absolutely correct_ that she should check them out! 🤩
This album helped correct my life
That’s amazing!
I highly recommend seeing their SiriusXM set. So good to watch them do their thing and the sound mix is amazing!
I'll check it out!
Architects (copy and paste an obnoxious number times)
Please and thank you.
This was easily one of my top albums of that year and Holy Roller remains one or my all time faves.
They def took some interesting approaches to certain songs. The title track is my favorite
You should check out Courtney and Mike's old band Iwrestledabearonce. Well...the "Hail Mary" album cuz thats where both of them were in the band. Courtney was on the album prior "Late For Nothing" but Hail Mary has some of those early hints of Spiritbox along with IWABO's weirdness sprinkled in...
For example, "Silk in the Strings" has a bit of IWABO vibes
Spiritbox started out because Courtney and Mike were both replacements for original members of the band(Courtney has called original IWABO vocalist Krysta Cameron her idol)....but because they were replacements they always felt and were treated as outsiders thus Spiritbox was born.
Sam Carter, the guy singing with Courtney on Yellowjacket, is the lead singer of Architects. He's a beast of a vocalist. Yellowjacket is my favorite song from Eternal Blue by a mile.
I love your reaction Ashlena and feel better. Spiritbox is another one of my fav music artists. I hope you can react to Blackbriar. It’s a cool melodic band. If you’re into gothic and medieval feel music. You would be obsessed and want to hear more.
I know you aren't big on reacting to music videos, but Constance might be worth it. The video will rip your heart out, and absolutely does the song justice. You'll cry, I cry every time I watch it but somehow it feels good.
💯 😢
Such a killer album! You should check out Eidola's "The Artifact" Album. Came out rhe same weekend ans both had a Secret Garden song
Hey love your reactions! I highly, highly recommended the album 'i let it in and it took everything' by loathe. It's like insanely good. If you haven't heard it already that is!
I like the heavy but the experimental floaty stuff with the wild guitar parts in this album are where it’s at for me. 🌊🤙🏼
I only knew like 3 songs from spiritbox and I loved them, that was enough for me to say I like them, but I decided to listen to this entire album and thats the moment they becme one of my favorite bands, Love it.
Amazing!!!
Same
If you watch the Constance music video, I promise you will cry your eyes out every time.
This is a great album! Secret Garden is one of my favorites cuz of the bass and Courtney's vocals, especially in the chorus. As of now my favorites are: Sun Killer, Hurt You, Secret Garden, Silk in the Strings, Holy Roller, Circle With Me (obviously), and Constance.
PLEASE CHECK OUT ARCHITECTS!!!! If you love spiritbox, I'm sure you'll love them too!!!!!!!!!!!!
I definitely will!
I know you're not a fan of music videos, but now you know the song you should definitely take a look at the official videos for Holy Roller and Constance. Constance in particular is a work of art that hits HARD.
Oh I definitely will xx
I second this.
Constance really hits different watching the music video. Makes me cry every time.
Not sure if anyone explained it but it was written about Courtney’s grandmother who died to Alzheimer’s. She died during Covid and Courtney couldn’t travel to the funeral. I believe Constance was the name of the director of the music video’s mother who also passed away to Alzheimer’s. Courtney’s grandmother wanted her to sing and not scream so it’s why she’s singing in this song.
awww that's so sad :(
I love this album so much. I got to see them on their Eternal Blue tour after Covid and they are a power house. My highlights from they live show: Eternal Blue as their closing song, Getting to see Secret Garden and Mike playing that wild rhythm, of course Holy Roller, and getting to see Halcyon! That's just from this album. They opened with Sun Killer. Ugh, takes me back. I remember going ape sh*t to Rule of Nines and Blessed Be. I want the best for the whole band. Spending a day just jamming and talking music with Courtney and Mike would be a dream. 🤘❤
That would be the best!! And so jealous I can’t wait to see them live
A little late to the party but awesome reaction! "Eternal Blue" is still one of my fav albums of all time! I really hope you check out "Constance" music vid if you didn't already. Powerful and emotional pictures.. And oh my I had totally forgot about Good Charlotte!! Was a big part of my youth. So thanks for the reminder! :D
Next week! haha go listen to that album and relive some memories!
You need to check out the music video for Constance, it crushed me
Sam Carter is the current vocalist of other of my favorite bands called Architects. Edit: You just read about Sam Carter and Architects lol
Hahahaha yeah I need to check them out
You need to watch the music video for constance.
It's amazing on vinyl, and they just reissued it so you should be able to snag a copy pretty easily. The new EP is amazing on vinyl as well.
Yasssssss I have the fear of fear EP on vinyl 🥰
I would say "FINALLY!" to this video but I'm a month behind... oops
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So funny that I just watched your Rotoscope EP reaction yesterday and now this today. They are a great group and Courtney is just amazing. Thanks for an awesome reaction.
lol thanks for watching 🥰
We gotta get Alien by Northlane on here 😭
Sam Carter is the singer from the metal band Architects there also so awesome. U should check them out
I’ve heard a couple of their songs they are great
Seeing your reaction to this album in particular, I SERIOUSLY think that you would LOVE another AMAZING band that started coming up around the same time as these guys, called PVRIS (pronounced "paris"). They're an EXQUISITE mixture of electronic-edged alternative rock and hip-hop/R&B poppy style, which is you IMMEDIATELY made me think about when you starting gushing over what Courney and co were doing here. Frontwoman Lyndsay Gunnelfsen (or Lynn Gunn as she prefers to be known) is an INSANELY talented musical artist, too - not only does she have an INCREDIBLE voice and spectacular talent as a songwriter, but she basically does EVERYTHING in the studio, both instrumentally AND as a producer (basically the rest of the band are just there for LIVE performances). They've put FOUR absolute killer albums out since their brekout in 2014, and basically EVERYTHING I've heard from them so far has simply blown me away.
I know the song “You and I” but that’s it!!
@@ashlenamusic St Vincent, Fire or Holy from their first album, or What's Wrong from their second, are good intros.
Love love loooove this album! The bridge of the summit is my favorite ❤️
There's a guitar playthrough from their guitar player on their page for Secret Garden, it's super impressive. Give it a look.
No way!!! I gotta check that out
@@ashlenamusic it's insane.
Did you get a chance to hear the Cobra mix with Megan the Stallion & Spiritbox?
I’m still scared to listen to it 😂😂😂
@@ashlenamusiclol understandable!
Check out Megan thee stallion and Spiritbox collab song Cobra ❤
I don’t know how I feel about that lol
@@ashlenamusic it's definitely different 🤣
I think it's important you see some of these music videos as well. Constance is the main one, since it adds a lot of context and a beautiful story. You should do Holy Roller music vid AND the version featuring Ryo Kinoshita from Crystal Lake. Also rec you go back and check out Rule of Nines, Blessed Be, and the full Mara Effect from Silverside Sound.
This is one of my favorite albums ever, and it's one of the first vinyls I added to my collection.
I agree with everything you said. I also heard emotionless from a friend that was struggling and cried, kind of weird uh?
Interesting!! Was it me? Are we friends? Haha
@@ashlenamusic i wish! You seem very human :). Actually it was a fellow singer. I didn’t know anything about good charlotte (still don’t) but I saw her video singing and she ended up crying were the song goes “that I miss you, I miss you” and it was so powerful and touching, forever on my playlist now. Btw I discovered Spiritbox on 2022 and im so obsessed that I flew from Chile to Virginia to see them live on a festival but it got cancelled on the second day and i missed them :(. One day ill see them if my wife and baby let me hahaha
Whoa!!! That’s dedication!! Good on you!
Yeah that good charlotte song broke me and will forever be one of my favorite albums even though it’s not that good lol
Such an amazing debut album, instantly hooked. You should definitely check out their self titled EP, and 7 one-off singles they released before releasing Eternal Blue, some really great songs there as well. There's a 3-part song off of the self titled EP "The Mara Effect" which is sooo good - there's a live performance of the all three parts available on youtube you should check out!
Is that a Deftones shirt?
Yup
Amazing album. Been loving Spiritbox for a few years now. I know you're not big into music videos, but I would say that it's more or less essential to watch it.
I definitely will
@@ashlenamusic Just realized I never mentioned what video lol but I meant for Constance. Can't wait for when you do!
I actually knew what you meant lol maybe because a lot of others mentioned constance too
If you want a good cry, watch the music video for Constance 😢
Holy Roller and Constance have must-see music videos
Yesssss!
Ashlena, I am so glad you enjoyed Eternal Blue. I believe I may have left this comment previously, but I still hope that you react to the other EPs: self titled EP Spiritbox 2017, and The Singles Collection 2019. I also recommend the song Broken Vessels from Unicron which is Courtney’s first band. It is not on Spotify unfortunately, but it is on RUclips. Her and Mike were also apart of iwrestledabearonce (IWABO) and I love the song Gift Of Death. I could mention countless other collabs, but I think that others have already done so. ☺️
Amazing I definitely will!!
I'm glad you enjoyed this. The Summit, Halcyon, and Eternal Blue are my favorite songs on this album. With Secret Garden and Constance being runners-up. I love Courtney's screams, but all those songs showcase the many different textures and nuances to her beautiful singing voice. Hurt You also showcases her voice too, amid the primal screams. There is no bad song on this album. A banger, front to back.
Agreed it’s so good I’ve been listening to it non stop
Ok Ash, I just started listening with you to this reaction. I'm at 2:54, so my eyes popped out when I saw the length of this one 😮😊 My purpose here is to let you know how much I love listening with you. You've got great style girl! Keeps listeners excited to spend that time. WTG for real! I'll continue to listen and comment as it arises. Thank you for giving me someone to share music with! 🎶 🎉 It's a big effen deal! ❤ So, Pease do Rock on!✌️
Omg this is so sweet thank you 🥹🥹
8:20-broke my meanest air guitar!!!
23:15 I think it's a finger tapping bass 🤔 Shweeeeet!
24:11 Or a guitar...tuned way low like they do...
26:24 Spot on! 🎉
holy roller is the song that made them famous, music video is cool af. Also i'd like your video but its at 69 likes.
😂😂 fair ♋️
They are currently touring with Sam's band Architects so Yellowjacket live he joins them
Amazing!!!!
Not a big fan of Architects but still went to their show last month because Spiritbox and Loathe were opening for them 😀It was well worth it.
This album is great with almost every song being my favorite depending on my current mood, except for Yellowjacket and Secret Garden which I always skip.
For me the best Spiritbox experience remains The Mara Effect live at Silverside Sound. I also very much like The Beauty Of Suffering especially the version they did with Sirius XM Liquid Metal.
Haha nice! How was architects live?
@@ashlenamusic The lead singer is very energetic and the overall sound of the band is quite dynamic, but I don't know, their music doesn't resonate with me. I hate to say that but but it feels somewhat like a teenage-oriented band to me 😬which is weird because I could make a similar observation for many other bands, including Spiritbox, Loathe, Jinjer to some extent, and it doesn't bother me as much.
That’s how I feel about bear tooth 🙈
@@ashlenamusic honestly I could say that for other bands I "accidently" went to see 😅 Bullet For My Valentine, Motionless In White, Ice Nine Kills, Bring Me The Horizon... I probably won't make friends saying that 😬
Secret garden and the song eternal blue are my favorites by them and I am a huge fan of harsh vocals but the soft singing melody combined with the huge and metal-y but also very melodic sound of the band just works together so incredibly well that those songs to me are just pure genius. If they only made songs like that I would still be a huge fan but the fact that they can produce a sound like those songs I mentioned and then churn out heavy hitters like holly roller makes them so epic and versatile. They all have their place in someone’s music library but those songs with the softer soothing sound of her voice coupled with the BIG sound of the band are just incredible. I noticed you said you wished her vocals were louder on secret garden and I can kind of see what you mean but I think the softness creates this amazing blend that really makes the sound of her voice and the instruments very uniquely intertwined
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