Essentially Ren has just given us a 2 hour movie in a 9 minute song. If you haven’t seen it definitely check out his 1 million subscribers video, it shows you exactly who Ren is and boy would I be proud if he was my son.
In the International Music Video Awards January 2024, Money Game Part 3 won Best Music Video and best Director of a Music Video (Ren & Samuel Perry-Falvey), and they were also commended for best Cinematography in a Music Video
You don't need to hide your emotions or true reactions, especially when it comes to Rens music. Very few of us have watched his music videos, and didn't have an intense emotional response. It's what he does. And he does it SO WELL. You're a human being with a heart.
15:04 You probably speak for more people than you think. This part hit me like a sledgehammer. I know exactly how that point of realisation feels, brother. It’s hard to face. Ren saved me just when I needed it. I’ve made many, many mistakes in the 57 years I’ve been on this planet and when I was at my lowest point I clicked on a random video that just caught my eye. It had been floating around for a fortnight. This was in the first week in January of 2023. The video was Hi Ren. The Money Game trilogy is in my mind Ren’s Opus (although I have a feeling that Ren is just getting into his stride!) and I had exactly the same reaction as you. The same reaction of legions of people around the world. As he said “but hold the mirror to ourselves. We’re all part of this “Old Money Game!””. We are Renegades. We are all connected by our self awareness and Ren’s music resonates with us because he tells the truth. It’s dark and it’s uncomfortable but it is us. “We must be better. Simply because the option exists” - Ren.
Wow, one of the best comments I've seen, encapsulating my own feelings about--and experiences with--Ren's music. I'm a 65-year-old who discovered Hi Ren in March of 2023, on The Charismatic Voice. I've also led a hard life, based in large part on my own bad decisions and unhealthy thinking. Ren has been a ray of light for me, shifting me straight out of "victim mode" to "no excuses" mode. Even though I'm at retirement age, I've been inspired by Ren to live as if I'm 20 or 30, with all possibilities for fulfillment before me. And by "fulfillment" I mean, "for the good of all." The final quote you used, from Ren's Eden, says it all!
@@ClearTheRubble7 Thank you. Eden is another gem that makes you stop and think. One of Ren’s (apparently endless) abilities is to start discussions about ourselves and the world we live in and the beauty of it all is that he sets an example that, as you so rightly said, lifts us out of our victim hood and into a no excuses mode. Because he allows himself no excuses. I have Multiple Sclerosis and without realising it I was letting it define me. Since discovering Ren I have stopped wallowing in self pity and I try every day to be better and you hit the nail on the head when you said it’s for the good of all. Best wishes from Scotland my friend. #Renegade #RenMakesMusic ✊🏼🐷❤️🔥🏴 P.S. The Charismatic Voice is great and Elizabeth really “gets” Ren.
“We must do better, because we can choose to We must be better, simply because the option exists” Ren Such a powerful line. We all can do and be better. 💜🖤💜🐇🕳️
Ren composed the whole thing, including the score for the string quartet (which he wrote as MIDI and gave to the performers to learn). Took him a while practicing the opening piano section as he needed to upgrade his own skills. Setting yourself a challenge is always the best way to learn and improve.
Ren is playing the piano. He plays very well!❤ I just wanted to say, I cry to Ren's songs all the time, don't feel bad for showing emotions to Ren's songs. He should be on Broadway and write the play & the music. If he wasn't so ill, I bet there's a lot more he could do.
Hey Old man. Greets from an old man. REN has an impact to the empaths . I´m 54 years old. and I can only remember a few artists in history, who had this Impact. I don´t have to mention ém. And some of them were killed. REN is able to touch everyone, ´cause he ´s so versatile. You may be into rap, metal, jazz, folk... You can always find something musically, that you can relate to. besides his poetryskills... P.S. sorry for my bad German ;-)
Ren can play a mean piano, sing and rap and beatbox, and blow you away on any kind of guitar. He sings in many styles, all beautifully. All of which takes a backseat to his storytelling and songwriting. Enjoy Ren's catalog. It keeps spreading out.
Before the take Ren was talking to the pianist and said he would really like to learn how to play the piano properly and the piano man (forgot his name) said it takes a lot of practice and Ren sure did a lot of practice to play the MG3 part in the beginning. So he isn't a very special skilled piano player. 👍 🇳🇴
I love the progression from the simple one-instrument & urban-decay setting to MTV style music video to movie/drama quality with piano/strings & background action snippets - and still gets the message home that we're all complicit in keeping the wheels of the grinder turning.
Dude, I’m glad that you’ve discovered Ren. You need to leapfrog to three or four of his other videos that are fun stuff, bragging stuff, etc. Try “Genesis”, “I’m Losing It”, “What You Want”, and “The Hunger” and “Back In 74”…..I can’t wait to see your mind blown. Cheers!
You may or may not have noticed this about almost all of REN’s music videos is that they are all filmed in a single shot and he has spoken about what all goes into these projects both in filming and post production. Just makes him and his team even more incredible and precious ❤
The only other musician I know who has done the performance aspect of it well was Jack Black back in the early-aughts, a whole show of “The Greatest Song in the World” and how they found it, a movie on a screen behind them in between them playing. Jack played a toy sax at one point. It was a throughly entertaining show and of all the shows I’ve been to, still is one of the more entertaining ones. That’s until I discovered Ren. He’s a homegrown prodigy; future musicians will draw from his music as an influence. He’s timeless.
Pink Floyd albums are great, meant to be listened in entirety, with recurring themes, not unlike Ren’s “Tales”. Still, Ren. My brain can’t even comprehend how talented he is. He has emotional intelligence beyond belief along with a myriad other fantastical qualities. He’s a once in a generation artist.
Self taught on everthing using RUclips videos slowed down of artisis like Hendrix. Remember he was housebound and bedridden at least 7 consecutive years.
It would totally have been possible for someone to "impersonate" Ren's hands by wearing copies of his rings, but his guitarist hands also give him a distinctive "I likely learned to play piano without formal lessons because serious piano teachers would roll over in their grave before they let a young student play with hands like that" death-grip in his finger curl. It makes a difference to the wear and tear of advanced technique on your hands if you hold that amount of tension in your hands/fingers as your "default" hand position, can stack the deck against you getting the best sound out of the instrument in tricky passages, and can stack the deck for you to fumble notes (I hear examples here of both these things he'll have doctored up in post-production so they don't stick out - worth noting, I *also* hear some fumbles from Charlie, the professional pianist who takes over from him at the bench - this is live, afterall, and the criteria for "yeah! THIS is the take!" won't be a few blur-able fumbles on the keyboard) (Don't get me wrong; he's a really competent pianist, for a self-taught person - I'm just saying the visual of his hands on the keyboard is identifiable) We also see some moments of his hands on the keyboard in his video "For Joe," so I was dead certain these were his hands when I watched MG3 premiere. (I did the full Royal Conservatory piano & music theory curriculum as a kid/teen tho I didn't do music in uni, have played for 44 years now) There are really great shots of Ren's hands in The Big Push's Wsr Pigs video to see his rings. He wears the same rings/chains/earrings every day, once he finds something he likes. Edit: 7:58 - whew, "in fact they can just hold you back at times" YES, I've never heard it said so concisely, you put it so perfectly!
Ren can be very serious, and when he is, he doesn't pull any punches. I was introduced to Ren through a reaction channel "The Charismatic Voice" I now like to watch an occasional person reacting to Ren, because if you have sensitivity you have to React! You pass the test. Keep Reacting!
I have spina bifida which is two of my vertibreas are in a C shape instead of an O. My mom recently said that i could have gone 1 of 3 ways. Be a good person, be bitter all the time, or the worse thing to myself. Luckily I chose the first option.
I'm so glad we've been able to introduce you to Ren. We RENegades are devoted fans. Protect Ren. He's amazingly talented after years of being bedridden and introspection during pure hell. God bless Ren.
Your reaction reminds me of how I felt the first time I watched this. You never know what you're gonna get with Ren, but whatever it is - you know he's going to knock it out of the park. When he really wants to hit you, he hits hard and takes no prisoners Another great reaction Metal dude... 3:57 in the AM and I'm still bingeing your Ren reactions : ) Been a while since a reactor did that to me o/
Check out The Big Push's song Swan Song. It's a band Ren was in until he had to leave for Canada for treatment. You'll be saying "of course he can play " again. And it's a beautifully haunting song sung in a church. The acoustics are amazing.
Yours is one of my favorite reactions to this masterpiece! I can see that you are, like Ren, a person who thinks hard about who they really are and where they're going in life, keeping in mind the greater good of all instead of feeding the ego. Thumbs way up on this one! 🤠👍
Ren's music draws an emotional response. We just never know what kind of response we're going to have. Maybe even several different ones in one song. ❤
Thanks for sharing this journey and your thoughts. Ren aims to inspire and raise questions in us all, so just talking about how it makes you feel is as valid as picking apart the production etc.
Hey man. It’s my first comment on your content. I think you are now my favourite Ren reactor right now. It’s crazy how Ren brings people together that wouldn’t normally connect if it wasn’t for him. ❤️love your reaction ❤️
Ren once said in an interview that he can "make noise" on just about any instrument. I recommend the BTS by Wolf Johnson (there are 2: one is about 40 minutes but is short on details; a second one is 2+ hours Wolf put together by popular demand of us Renegade types ❤ and although too long for a reaction video gives great insight into Ren and Samuel Perry Falvey's one shot video process. Guess which one I most highly recommend 😉)
He can play a melodica 😅 and produce and beatbox and play drums and morph into any singer and rap like a god 😅 his ex bandmate Gorran from the big push plays the harmonica though 😅
Really enjoying watching your REN journey! Your vulnerability, honesty and passion for music really shines through and its wonderful to witness ❤ 👋 from NZ😊
I'm 48 from Ireland man I've similar issues throughout my life and this guys music had hit me like a tonne of bricks at times but it's good because we are so shit at communicating and I Think Ren makes it okay to talk, thanks for the videos dude
In the latter half of the song when he says “ and his example’s an exaggerated version of me, and it’s a version of him, and it’s a version of she, and it’s a version of you “ This really sums it up.. most of us have faced adversities ( lord knows I’m at the top of that list) and I’m insanely grateful, or lucky, that I made it far enough into the tunnel to see light again .. music has always played a huge role in my life but when I started to lose myself, I lost my passions. I’m so glad to have it back. Cheers from Boston! Love your reactions, hope it brings you the human connection that is needed in this world ❤
The cinematography on this one is just amazing. You've hit some of his hardest hitters. For some variety, here's some of my faves in vaguely chronological order: - Humble ft Eden Nash- Children of the Moon - What Went Wrong & What Went Wrong II (and eventually, hopefully, III) ft Sam Tompkins - Power - Losing It (Fisher retake) - The Hunger - How to Be Me ft Chinchilla (live) - Animal Flow - Suicide
You said "so many musicians and writers and actors have all tried to do it" lol fuckin nailed it, blown away by this dude. Touching reaction! This one gets anybody receptive to it. :D Be well, homie!
I am truly enjoying your reactions. Sometimes a loss of words says so much more than a word salad. I am with you 100% on the healing aspect of music; IMO there's nothing stronger or more effective and Ren is putting out the perfect prescriptions. I believe in the power of music and I believe in the power of Ren. I'm looking forward to following you down this rabbit hole. 💛🤘🤙✌️
Something completely different of Rens that is brilliant is the song 'Ren Ft. Bibi - Crutch' Its amazing, it is him in the video and he's much younger and its from the earlier days of his illness. Its brilliant and I find it surprising more people arnt reacting to it
Nice that you are here. Love your reactions. ❤ Some big hugs to you. 🫂 Wanted to suggest 'Eden' next, because its a kind of continuation of the Money Game trilogy. But maybe you do some lighter stuff first. You could do 'Swan Song' by The Big Push to see Ren play another instrument: the melodica.
I got out of the money game years ago I get what I need and not what others say I need, money means absolutely nothing to me but others are driven by it no matter the cost but that is the culture we have created and will be our undoing.
Ren knows how to hit you. He’s an incredible young man. His words/songs have made me cry so many times as he just know the way to delve into peoples souls. Much love from the UK
Reading the comments. Renegades are just a super passionate bunch - we appreciate your reactions, I love your inserted clips. Ren plays a lot of instruments, but you just started your journey. So, you wouldn't know that yet. Check out For Joe. This one (Money Game 3) actually one a film award.
Thank you very much for your honest reaction! You can try Ren's Power, a lighter song, where he explains how music saved him, murderer (live, as you love guitars) or the very recent Fred Again retake. I think you will enjoy all three of these.
Such a joy sharing this journey with you as you navigate through the enormity of the talent, emotion, music, lyrics, mastery & mad depth of the Reniverse Rabbit Hole ❤
Ren has the ability to reach so many in all walks of life, He connects as only he could. Please keep spreading Ren to all.. Your reaction does not go un noticed !
Ren, at times, is like a mirror and the reflection can be painful. We can all find truth in his songs and that hurts but its way better than hearing or telling ourselves constant lies. From the truth, comes awakening, strength and then action. We all play a part, we need to check ourselves before we wreck ourselves as they say. Thank you for the genuine reaction, you are doing an amazing job and we are all with you on your journey down the rabbit hole! ❤
Loving your journey. I haven't checked out your other stuff yet, so I only know you like metal, but you should know that not ALL of Ren's music is super deep or hard-hitting. My commute playlist is all upbeat/motivating-to-get-me-up and includes Ren songs like What You Want, Illest of Our Time, Losing It, Power, Ocean, Murderer, Humble, etc. His Love Music series is mostly ridiculous. Ren's experienced a lot in 34 years. In my experience, being very sick, being close to death as you approach adulthood can have a profound impact on evaluating what's important in your life. Ren had immense talent and was literally stuck in bed. For years, he read, philosophized, wrote and practiced. He seems to have had an intense need to say many things while he still could. As an independent musician in his bedroom, he was able to write music and explore anything he was interested in. It led to an amazing, varied discography. A correct diagnosis, stem cell treatment, and now more medical treatments (including neurological to counteract his brain damage) in Canada are getting him healthier. His whole "Sick Boi" album is about the many ways one can be "sick" - mentally, physically, as a musician, as a pervert, etc. It's diverse. I highly recommend checking out the first track, "Seven Sins," as an introduction.
The Money Game series is so strong & brings messages we need to think about. I especially, personally, like #1, and the "When did freedom become a reason to hate..." Tho the message of we are all complicit unless we make the choice to move toward change is also important (for society's health, the earth's health, etc.), among others. I sort of wish the endings gave a feeling of more hope, tho I know they wouldn't have as much impact if it ended happily. It's one of Ren's messages, I think, that we have to do the work. (Btw, glad you made the choices you did.)
Amazing tune.thanks for the review, you're very entertaining! Have you noticed that most of Rens videos don't have edits? All one shot with no breaks in the recording. Mind blowing
Such a fantastic reaction again! Thank you so much! For the next Ren experience maybe try something more lighthearted. Maybe the Big Push again or one of Ren’s raps like Power or Genesis. 🎉❤
That piano is worth 100.000 pound 💷 but it isn't Ren's piano. It belongs to a piano store/instrument store. They drove it to the barn where the MG3 was filmed in one take with one break. The break was behind his wheel chair just a short moment. In RenMakesMusic there's a short clip where he's sitting in an airport rehearsal MG3 on a piano there. 👍 Best regards from Norway 🇳🇴
Subbed just for your Ren reactions. The guy is a total genius. This video, produced with a single cut when the camera pans behind the wheelchair has won awards already. Ren is simply the artist of a generation. The guy is genuinely so talented in so many ways.
New subscriber, I just wanted to say how happy I am that you found an alternative, healthier route to work through your own thoughts On a related note, about 17min 35sec into the Imperilment Live gig on your channel, I immediately had goosebumps realizing what was happening. Don't know how you feel about the guy so I hope this doesn't sound the wrong way, but I caught Cliff Burton vibes, in that I've never seen another solo bassist commanding the stage to such a degree all by themselves. Keep 'em coming, please! PS: if you'd be interested to see Ren play bass guitar, check out the video: "The Big Push - Wade in the Water / Nina Simone / Trouble so hard". I would love to hear your personal insights into equipment, technique, sound, etc from someone with first-hand experrience.
I noticed that the run time of your reaction is 21:12! Killer RUSH album! Also when I clicked the thumb up, I was number 666. Fuckin metal. 🤘 Looking forward to more Ren reactions! Dude is insanely talented as you already know. So much more to cover.
I don't think many have found it out but I think there is a 4:th part of the Money Game series. It's named Eden and it gives us Ren's solution for the problem. Please check it out.
The Money Game Ren invented where thousands of people had to collaborate as a hive mind to get to the prize was absolutely genius - I loved Rikashae's snapshot breakdowns of the journey as it was way over my head to participate in any useful way
Thanks for another great reaction, dude! Lovin’ your work ❤ After the heavy messages of the Money Game trilogy, I would suggest a number of more light-hearted Ren songs for your next perusal. The “Love Music” quadrilogy is good fun. XBox Marijuana by The Big Push is nice and bouncy Murderer has a darker, reggae feel but once you’ve checked the official video, also check out the live acoustic version as well. Then perhaps some “older” Ren. Fire is a great indie/Blur/Blink 182 type track off his first album “Freckled Angels”. Anyway, there’s a few ideas for you to be going on with! Have a good one! Til next time. See ya 😊
My favourite part of this, is something that ren himself even said he truly enjoyed, doing the chorus/hook from the previous songs (rain, rain, rain, rain etc) without having to sing a single word of it, all visual, absolutely masterful.
Really enjoying your reactions my dude! They’re visceral and I’m always right there with you! Another Ren song to check out in this type of subject content is Suic$de. Also wanted to let you know he is also a cheeky bugger with an awesome sense of humor. Can’t wait for more! Much love! ❤🤘
Thats what Ren does. Every song. Everytime. Got a new sub from me man. Personal fav form him is Suicide, since I've been fighting a lifelong battle with treatment resistant clinical depression. Much love.
This only had 1 cut as the camera went behind the wheel chair! He is really fantastic. Look back at REN’s channel he has a making of Money Game 3. It is excellent video!
It was Ren playing piano at the beginning! He also wrote and arranged the music for piano and strings, co-directed the video, set up all the audio and did all the production and, of course wrote those amazing lyrics and gave that wonderful,performance, all recorded live. They were going for Ren's usual one-take but they had to make a single edit, during the wheelchair section, as the 'rain machine' kept malfunctioning. After all that, the result was...? Yet another Ren masterpiece! :)
Please don’t feel you need to hide your emotions from us, we’ve all been there many times with Ren ❤❤❤
Wait until he finds out about Joe :(
Ren's art hits us all in ways we didn't expect. Love watching your reactions. Stay real... we've all been there.
Essentially Ren has just given us a 2 hour movie in a 9 minute song. If you haven’t seen it definitely check out his 1 million subscribers video, it shows you exactly who Ren is and boy would I be proud if he was my son.
“Leave some god damned talent for the rest of us!” I loved that. Of all the reactors you seem the most genuinely yourself, beautiful. Thank You
In the International Music Video Awards January 2024, Money Game Part 3 won Best Music Video and best Director of a Music Video (Ren & Samuel Perry-Falvey), and they were also commended for best Cinematography in a Music Video
So awesome! Ren should've been nominated for something at the Brit Awards...he had the #1 UK album! Or at least had him perform or something.
I didn't know that!! That makes me so happy to hear! It's so well deserved. ❤ Ren is phenomenal.
You don't need to hide your emotions or true reactions, especially when it comes to Rens music. Very few of us have watched his music videos, and didn't have an intense emotional response. It's what he does. And he does it SO WELL. You're a human being with a heart.
15:04 You probably speak for more people than you think. This part hit me like a sledgehammer. I know exactly how that point of realisation feels, brother. It’s hard to face. Ren saved me just when I needed it. I’ve made many, many mistakes in the 57 years I’ve been on this planet and when I was at my lowest point I clicked on a random video that just caught my eye. It had been floating around for a fortnight. This was in the first week in January of 2023. The video was Hi Ren. The Money Game trilogy is in my mind Ren’s Opus (although I have a feeling that Ren is just getting into his stride!) and I had exactly the same reaction as you. The same reaction of legions of people around the world. As he said “but hold the mirror to ourselves. We’re all part of this “Old Money Game!””. We are Renegades. We are all connected by our self awareness and Ren’s music resonates with us because he tells the truth. It’s dark and it’s uncomfortable but it is us. “We must be better. Simply because the option exists” - Ren.
Wow, one of the best comments I've seen, encapsulating my own feelings about--and experiences with--Ren's music. I'm a 65-year-old who discovered Hi Ren in March of 2023, on The Charismatic Voice. I've also led a hard life, based in large part on my own bad decisions and unhealthy thinking. Ren has been a ray of light for me, shifting me straight out of "victim mode" to "no excuses" mode. Even though I'm at retirement age, I've been inspired by Ren to live as if I'm 20 or 30, with all possibilities for fulfillment before me. And by "fulfillment" I mean, "for the good of all." The final quote you used, from Ren's Eden, says it all!
@@ClearTheRubble7 Thank you. Eden is another gem that makes you stop and think. One of Ren’s (apparently endless) abilities is to start discussions about ourselves and the world we live in and the beauty of it all is that he sets an example that, as you so rightly said, lifts us out of our victim hood and into a no excuses mode. Because he allows himself no excuses. I have Multiple Sclerosis and without realising it I was letting it define me. Since discovering Ren I have stopped wallowing in self pity and I try every day to be better and you hit the nail on the head when you said it’s for the good of all. Best wishes from Scotland my friend. #Renegade #RenMakesMusic ✊🏼🐷❤️🔥🏴
P.S. The Charismatic Voice is great and Elizabeth really “gets” Ren.
Can I also say that this is one of my favourite reactions to this one, Turk. 👌🏻😎
“We must do better, because we can choose to
We must be better, simply because the option exists” Ren
Such a powerful line. We all can do and be better. 💜🖤💜🐇🕳️
I may echo what people think, but I'll never be so presuming as to say I soak for them 🙂
Ren composed the whole thing, including the score for the string quartet (which he wrote as MIDI and gave to the performers to learn).
Took him a while practicing the opening piano section as he needed to upgrade his own skills.
Setting yourself a challenge is always the best way to learn and improve.
Ren is playing the piano. He plays very well!❤ I just wanted to say, I cry to Ren's songs all the time, don't feel bad for showing emotions to Ren's songs. He should be on Broadway and write the play & the music. If he wasn't so ill, I bet there's a lot more he could do.
Hey Old man. Greets from an old man. REN has an impact to the empaths . I´m 54 years old. and I can only remember a few artists in history, who had this Impact. I don´t have to mention ém. And some of them were killed. REN is able to touch everyone, ´cause he ´s so versatile. You may be into rap, metal, jazz, folk... You can always find something musically, that you can relate to. besides his poetryskills...
P.S. sorry for my bad German ;-)
Ren can play a mean piano, sing and rap and beatbox, and blow you away on any kind of guitar. He sings in many styles, all beautifully.
All of which takes a backseat to his storytelling and songwriting.
Enjoy Ren's catalog. It keeps spreading out.
Before the take Ren was talking to the pianist and said he would really like to learn how to play the piano properly and the piano man (forgot his name) said it takes a lot of practice and Ren sure did a lot of practice to play the MG3 part in the beginning. So he isn't a very special skilled piano player. 👍 🇳🇴
I love the progression from the simple one-instrument & urban-decay setting to MTV style music video to movie/drama quality with piano/strings & background action snippets - and still gets the message home that we're all complicit in keeping the wheels of the grinder turning.
Dude, I’m glad that you’ve discovered Ren. You need to leapfrog to three or four of his other videos that are fun stuff, bragging stuff, etc. Try “Genesis”, “I’m Losing It”, “What You Want”, and “The Hunger” and “Back In 74”…..I can’t wait to see your mind blown. Cheers!
And there are still multiple "genres" of Ren left for you to explore. Looking forward to your discoveries.
It gives me goosebumps every time i hear it.
You may or may not have noticed this about almost all of REN’s music videos is that they are all filmed in a single shot and he has spoken about what all goes into these projects both in filming and post production. Just makes him and his team even more incredible and precious ❤
The only other musician I know who has done the performance aspect of it well was Jack Black back in the early-aughts, a whole show of “The Greatest Song in the World” and how they found it, a movie on a screen behind them in between them playing. Jack played a toy sax at one point. It was a throughly entertaining show and of all the shows I’ve been to, still is one of the more entertaining ones.
That’s until I discovered Ren. He’s a homegrown prodigy; future musicians will draw from his music as an influence. He’s timeless.
Pink Floyd albums are great, meant to be listened in entirety, with recurring themes, not unlike Ren’s “Tales”.
Still, Ren. My brain can’t even comprehend how talented he is. He has emotional intelligence beyond belief along with a myriad other fantastical qualities. He’s a once in a generation artist.
Ren posted a message to the reactors in his YT shorts.
Old Man Metal Dude added a wonderful comment on the short.
@@Colleen_OHI saw that. 👍 🇳🇴
@@Colleen_OH His page doesn't list the shorts. How do I find it?
@@kellyt5341 ruclips.net/user/shortsuyYBfxEdtQc
Thats the short i think they are talking about.
@@kellyt5341 ruclips.net/user/shortsuyYBfxEdtQc
Self taught on everthing using RUclips videos slowed down of artisis like Hendrix. Remember he was housebound and bedridden at least 7 consecutive years.
It would totally have been possible for someone to "impersonate" Ren's hands by wearing copies of his rings, but his guitarist hands also give him a distinctive "I likely learned to play piano without formal lessons because serious piano teachers would roll over in their grave before they let a young student play with hands like that" death-grip in his finger curl. It makes a difference to the wear and tear of advanced technique on your hands if you hold that amount of tension in your hands/fingers as your "default" hand position, can stack the deck against you getting the best sound out of the instrument in tricky passages, and can stack the deck for you to fumble notes (I hear examples here of both these things he'll have doctored up in post-production so they don't stick out - worth noting, I *also* hear some fumbles from Charlie, the professional pianist who takes over from him at the bench - this is live, afterall, and the criteria for "yeah! THIS is the take!" won't be a few blur-able fumbles on the keyboard)
(Don't get me wrong; he's a really competent pianist, for a self-taught person - I'm just saying the visual of his hands on the keyboard is identifiable)
We also see some moments of his hands on the keyboard in his video "For Joe," so I was dead certain these were his hands when I watched MG3 premiere.
(I did the full Royal Conservatory piano & music theory curriculum as a kid/teen tho I didn't do music in uni, have played for 44 years now)
There are really great shots of Ren's hands in The Big Push's Wsr Pigs video to see his rings. He wears the same rings/chains/earrings every day, once he finds something he likes.
Edit: 7:58 - whew, "in fact they can just hold you back at times" YES, I've never heard it said so concisely, you put it so perfectly!
You need to check out Ren doing Chalk Outlines featuring Chinchilla. Its one of his best in my humble opinion
Ren can be very serious, and when he is, he doesn't pull any punches. I was introduced to Ren through a reaction channel "The Charismatic Voice" I now like to watch an occasional person reacting to Ren, because if you have sensitivity you have to React! You pass the test. Keep Reacting!
I have spina bifida which is two of my vertibreas are in a C shape instead of an O. My mom recently said that i could have gone 1 of 3 ways. Be a good person, be bitter all the time, or the worse thing to myself. Luckily I chose the first option.
I'm so glad we've been able to introduce you to Ren. We RENegades are devoted fans. Protect Ren. He's amazingly talented after years of being bedridden and introspection during pure hell. God bless Ren.
"Whoever's playing the piano." Seriously??! Haven't you learned by now?
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That's exactly what I thought aswel 😂
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I suspected, but every time I assume something about Ren's art, he goes a completely different direction
@@oldmanmetaldude Try to get used to being surprised by him.
You *won't,* but still.
Your reaction reminds me of how I felt the first time I watched this. You never know what you're gonna get with Ren, but whatever it is - you know he's going to knock it out of the park. When he really wants to hit you, he hits hard and takes no prisoners
Another great reaction Metal dude... 3:57 in the AM and I'm still bingeing your Ren reactions : ) Been a while since a reactor did that to me o/
Check out The Big Push's song Swan Song. It's a band Ren was in until he had to leave for Canada for treatment. You'll be saying "of course he can play " again. And it's a beautifully haunting song sung in a church. The acoustics are amazing.
I thought about the Sean Song too😊
You took the words right out of my mouth ❤
😅exactly what I thought!
Checkout the BTS for this video. It shows how it was all done and put together.
Thanks @d2ndborn. Yea, there are two great behind the scenes videos by Wolf Johnson.
Hello from Canada! Appreciate what you said about persevering through regret and failure. All the best!
Yours is one of my favorite reactions to this masterpiece! I can see that you are, like Ren, a person who thinks hard about who they really are and where they're going in life, keeping in mind the greater good of all instead of feeding the ego. Thumbs way up on this one! 🤠👍
This song always gives me a corrupted/evil Cat's in the Cradle vibe.
Ren's music draws an emotional response. We just never know what kind of response we're going to have. Maybe even several different ones in one song. ❤
So very true.
Of course, he plays the piano 😁❤
He could do a rap with a smoking tuba solo and I would not be surprised.
Thanks for sharing this journey and your thoughts.
Ren aims to inspire and raise questions in us all, so just talking about how it makes you feel is as valid as picking apart the production etc.
10 points for hanging in through the reckoning of age and not letting the dark side win. Seriously, fuck that guy.
Hey man. It’s my first comment on your content. I think you are now my favourite Ren reactor right now. It’s crazy how Ren brings people together that wouldn’t normally connect if it wasn’t for him. ❤️love your reaction ❤️
Ren once said in an interview that he can "make noise" on just about any instrument. I recommend the BTS by Wolf Johnson (there are 2: one is about 40 minutes but is short on details; a second one is 2+ hours Wolf put together by popular demand of us Renegade types ❤ and although too long for a reaction video gives great insight into Ren and Samuel Perry Falvey's one shot video process. Guess which one I most highly recommend 😉)
He can play a melodica 😅 and produce and beatbox and play drums and morph into any singer and rap like a god 😅 his ex bandmate Gorran from the big push plays the harmonica though 😅
Great reaction. The violinist accidentally got wet. They had to buy her a new bow. But major kuddos for her not reacting.
Really enjoying watching your REN journey! Your vulnerability, honesty and passion for music really shines through and its wonderful to witness ❤ 👋 from NZ😊
I'm 48 from Ireland man I've similar issues throughout my life and this guys music had hit me like a tonne of bricks at times but it's good because we are so shit at communicating and I Think Ren makes it okay to talk, thanks for the videos dude
In the latter half of the song when he says
“ and his example’s an exaggerated version of me,
and it’s a version of him,
and it’s a version of she,
and it’s a version of you “
This really sums it up.. most of us have faced adversities ( lord knows I’m at the top of that list) and I’m insanely grateful, or lucky, that I made it far enough into the tunnel to see light again .. music has always played a huge role in my life but when I started to lose myself, I lost my passions. I’m so glad to have it back. Cheers from Boston! Love your reactions, hope it brings you the human connection that is needed in this world ❤
Good on you mate. Im a rock/metal fan myseif but Rens music makes me emotional in ways other music simply cannot come close to.
Well said
Well said
The cinematography on this one is just amazing.
You've hit some of his hardest hitters.
For some variety, here's some of my faves in vaguely chronological order:
- Humble ft Eden Nash- Children of the Moon
- What Went Wrong & What Went Wrong II (and eventually, hopefully, III) ft Sam Tompkins
- Power
- Losing It (Fisher retake)
- The Hunger
- How to Be Me ft Chinchilla (live)
- Animal Flow
- Suicide
You said "so many musicians and writers and actors have all tried to do it" lol fuckin nailed it, blown away by this dude.
Touching reaction! This one gets anybody receptive to it. :D Be well, homie!
I am truly enjoying your reactions. Sometimes a loss of words says so much more than a word salad. I am with you 100% on the healing aspect of music; IMO there's nothing stronger or more effective and Ren is putting out the perfect prescriptions. I believe in the power of music and I believe in the power of Ren. I'm looking forward to following you down this rabbit hole. 💛🤘🤙✌️
Just have to commend the use of the demon night clip
Your reaction is the ultimate compliment, as his intention is to create conversations about difficult topics.
Your eyes in the telephone scene made me spit out my drink lol.
Man, you appreciate his musical talent and his message. Love watching your perspective. Thank you for your reaction.
Turk you always look like you need a hug at the end of Rens videos…❤ I think most of us do. I literally dream REN “mashup” songs!
Something completely different of Rens that is brilliant is the song 'Ren Ft. Bibi - Crutch' Its amazing, it is him in the video and he's much younger and its from the earlier days of his illness. Its brilliant and I find it surprising more people arnt reacting to it
Nice that you are here. Love your reactions. ❤
Some big hugs to you. 🫂
Wanted to suggest 'Eden' next, because its a kind of continuation of the Money Game trilogy. But maybe you do some lighter stuff first. You could do 'Swan Song' by The Big Push to see Ren play another instrument: the melodica.
Haven't seen him play a harmonica, but he plays a melodica in Swan Song with Gorran and Romaine
Excellent reaction!
I got out of the money game years ago I get what I need and not what others say I need, money means absolutely nothing to me but others are driven by it no matter the cost but that is the culture we have created and will be our undoing.
Ren knows how to hit you. He’s an incredible young man. His words/songs have made me cry so many times as he just know the way to delve into peoples souls.
Much love from the UK
Reading the comments. Renegades are just a super passionate bunch - we appreciate your reactions, I love your inserted clips. Ren plays a lot of instruments, but you just started your journey. So, you wouldn't know that yet. Check out For Joe. This one (Money Game 3) actually one a film award.
Thank you very much for your honest reaction! You can try Ren's Power, a lighter song, where he explains how music saved him, murderer (live, as you love guitars) or the very recent Fred Again retake. I think you will enjoy all three of these.
Excellent suggestions 👍
@@DakotaDogProductionsAk83 I thought they would suit our metal guy
Such a joy sharing this journey with you as you navigate through the enormity of the talent, emotion, music, lyrics, mastery & mad depth of the Reniverse Rabbit Hole ❤
Thanks for sharing your reaction Turk! Glad you're still here....and creating entertaining videos!
Ren has the ability to reach so many in all walks of life, He connects as only he could. Please keep spreading Ren to all.. Your reaction does not go un noticed !
Ren, at times, is like a mirror and the reflection can be painful. We can all find truth in his songs and that hurts but its way better than hearing or telling ourselves constant lies. From the truth, comes awakening, strength and then action. We all play a part, we need to check ourselves before we wreck ourselves as they say. Thank you for the genuine reaction, you are doing an amazing job and we are all with you on your journey down the rabbit hole! ❤
Just subscribed Great Reaction!
Loving your journey. I haven't checked out your other stuff yet, so I only know you like metal, but you should know that not ALL of Ren's music is super deep or hard-hitting. My commute playlist is all upbeat/motivating-to-get-me-up and includes Ren songs like What You Want, Illest of Our Time, Losing It, Power, Ocean, Murderer, Humble, etc. His Love Music series is mostly ridiculous.
Ren's experienced a lot in 34 years. In my experience, being very sick, being close to death as you approach adulthood can have a profound impact on evaluating what's important in your life. Ren had immense talent and was literally stuck in bed. For years, he read, philosophized, wrote and practiced. He seems to have had an intense need to say many things while he still could. As an independent musician in his bedroom, he was able to write music and explore anything he was interested in. It led to an amazing, varied discography.
A correct diagnosis, stem cell treatment, and now more medical treatments (including neurological to counteract his brain damage) in Canada are getting him healthier.
His whole "Sick Boi" album is about the many ways one can be "sick" - mentally, physically, as a musician, as a pervert, etc. It's diverse. I highly recommend checking out the first track, "Seven Sins," as an introduction.
The Money Game series is so strong & brings messages we need to think about. I especially, personally, like #1, and the "When did freedom become a reason to hate..." Tho the message of we are all complicit unless we make the choice to move toward change is also important (for society's health, the earth's health, etc.), among others. I sort of wish the endings gave a feeling of more hope, tho I know they wouldn't have as much impact if it ended happily. It's one of Ren's messages, I think, that we have to do the work. (Btw, glad you made the choices you did.)
Amazing tune.thanks for the review, you're very entertaining!
Have you noticed that most of Rens videos don't have edits? All one shot with no breaks in the recording. Mind blowing
Thank you for continuing to react and support my favourite artist ever love your reactions ❤❤
Such a fantastic reaction again! Thank you so much! For the next Ren experience maybe try something more lighthearted. Maybe the Big Push again or one of Ren’s raps like Power or Genesis. 🎉❤
Implosion achieved, great reaction, many blessings Sir 🙏🦉❤️🐊👍
That piano is worth 100.000 pound 💷 but it isn't Ren's piano. It belongs to a piano store/instrument store. They drove it to the barn where the MG3 was filmed in one take with one break. The break was behind his wheel chair just a short moment. In RenMakesMusic there's a short clip where he's sitting in an airport rehearsal MG3 on a piano there. 👍 Best regards from Norway 🇳🇴
I had noticed that it was a quality piano. While I am by no means an expert, we have a few pricey ones in the shop I work at.
Subbed just for your Ren reactions. The guy is a total genius. This video, produced with a single cut when the camera pans behind the wheelchair has won awards already. Ren is simply the artist of a generation. The guy is genuinely so talented in so many ways.
New subscriber, I just wanted to say how happy I am that you found an alternative, healthier route to work through your own thoughts On a related note, about 17min 35sec into the Imperilment Live gig on your channel, I immediately had goosebumps realizing what was happening. Don't know how you feel about the guy so I hope this doesn't sound the wrong way, but I caught Cliff Burton vibes, in that I've never seen another solo bassist commanding the stage to such a degree all by themselves. Keep 'em coming, please!
PS: if you'd be interested to see Ren play bass guitar, check out the video: "The Big Push - Wade in the Water / Nina Simone / Trouble so hard". I would love to hear your personal insights into equipment, technique, sound, etc from someone with first-hand experrience.
The clips you edit in make me chuckle. Enjoyed this thank you
I think those clips are just where my mind went as a coping measure
I noticed that the run time of your reaction is 21:12! Killer RUSH album! Also when I clicked the thumb up, I was number 666. Fuckin metal. 🤘 Looking forward to more Ren reactions! Dude is insanely talented as you already know. So much more to cover.
Haha I had not even noticed. How very prog of me!
Why not try some of his more uplifting songs….Power, What You Want, Back on 74 are a few 😊
I don't think many have found it out but I think there is a 4:th part of the Money Game series. It's named Eden and it gives us Ren's solution for the problem. Please check it out.
The Money Game Ren invented where thousands of people had to collaborate as a hive mind to get to the prize was absolutely genius - I loved Rikashae's snapshot breakdowns of the journey as it was way over my head to participate in any useful way
Thanks for another great reaction, dude! Lovin’ your work ❤
After the heavy messages of the Money Game trilogy, I would suggest a number of more light-hearted Ren songs for your next perusal.
The “Love Music” quadrilogy is good fun.
XBox Marijuana by The Big Push is nice and bouncy
Murderer has a darker, reggae feel but once you’ve checked the official video, also check out the live acoustic version as well.
Then perhaps some “older” Ren. Fire is a great indie/Blur/Blink 182 type track off his first album “Freckled Angels”.
Anyway, there’s a few ideas for you to be going on with!
Have a good one! Til next time. See ya 😊
I guess you need a happy Ren song now. How about one of the "love music" ones?
Or Uninvited
@@peaceofiona9198 That one might be a shock to the system 🤣
All of them 😊
Animal Flow
Animal Flow
I love your reactions to REN, he is amazingly talented! Watching you from the other side of the pond. 😊
He also plays a melodica (in The Big Push's song Swan Song) 😅
**HUG**
An honest and vulnerable reaction, thank you 💗🦇💗🦇💗
Hi! Fellow old metal head here from central NSW. So happy to have found your channel! Enjoying your insights- keep it up 😊
Loving your Ren journey dude!
Looking forward to seeing where you go next on your Ren adventure! Singing Ren? Rapping Ren? 🥰
To answer your question, no, there is nothing Ren can’t do. I’m really enjoying your reactions thanks!
Rens music always brings out some kind of emotional response, maybe differently for different people, it’s all good to make you feel 😊
Keep up the great reactions! Really like what you're doing and expressing with each one.
Great reaction. You've a new subscriber in this old Renegade!
My favourite part of this, is something that ren himself even said he truly enjoyed, doing the chorus/hook from the previous songs (rain, rain, rain, rain etc) without having to sing a single word of it, all visual, absolutely masterful.
Really enjoying your reactions my dude! They’re visceral and I’m always right there with you! Another Ren song to check out in this type of subject content is Suic$de. Also wanted to let you know he is also a cheeky bugger with an awesome sense of humor. Can’t wait for more! Much love! ❤🤘
Thats what Ren does. Every song. Everytime. Got a new sub from me man. Personal fav form him is Suicide, since I've been fighting a lifelong battle with treatment resistant clinical depression. Much love.
I'ts coming very soon!
This only had 1 cut as the camera went behind the wheel chair! He is really fantastic. Look back at REN’s channel he has a making of Money Game 3. It is excellent video!
Ren is a incredible storyteller, wish there were more amongst like him.
😊Just to say that you come across as a really good guy.Best Wishes to you from an old lady in Wales. Uk.😊
I've certainly made my share of mistakes, but I do try
Loving your reactions, brother! ❤❤
It was Ren playing piano at the beginning! He also wrote and arranged the music for piano and strings, co-directed the video, set up all the audio and did all the production and, of course wrote those amazing lyrics and gave that wonderful,performance, all recorded live. They were going for Ren's usual one-take but they had to make a single edit, during the wheelchair section, as the 'rain machine' kept malfunctioning. After all that, the result was...? Yet another Ren masterpiece! :)
Does Turk remind anybody else if Frank Zappa?
Reminds me of Ian Anderson.
Video of the year!
4:31 I think he might've played harmonica in one of his songs. Of course I may be wrong. Back On '74 Retake, maybe?
He definitely can tell a great storyteller with his artistic and with his intelligence
He plays the 'Melodica' in a church in this video "The Big Push - Swan Song"