When the therapist says “Essentially, your mind is making you sick”- that is a literal reference to what he was going through. For 10 years, he was in so much pain that he stayed in bed 23 hours a day. The therapists kept telling him it was all in his head, and that was causing his pain. Until he got the Lyme disease diagnosis (yes, you get it from a tick bite). He received a stem cell transplant for the Lyme disease and is now doing much better, but still receiving treatment in Canada. He also has a Go Fund Me set up to help with the medical costs. Great reaction- new sub here. Edited to add: I can’t wait for you to do his newest release “Illest of our Time”. 🤘🏼
I'm really enjoying your Ren reactions. Please check out Money Game part 2, Ren and Chinchilla Chalk Outlines and How To Be Me ( live version) and his band The Big Push doing I Shot The Sheriff/Road To Zion/Hip-hop and Warpigs. Cool t-shirt by the way. I had that album back in the 70s 😄
Ren is inspirational in so many ways. I just started listening to some of his older stuff (Patience, Dear God, Insomnia) and his writing is very personal, deep, impressive, you may want to check them out). Since watching Hi Ren in December, I've watched easily 50+ reactors react to it and his other work, I've been on this RENAISSANCE (as Ron_Nl'70 calls it) since I first heard his work and I listen to his art every single day. I've even seen the reactors who show their friends reacting to him. A worthwhile journey to be sure! He is my favorite new habit. Brings me JOY. Enjoy.
I had no clue who Ren was until you mentioned your video the other day. I am now completely obsessed. I love seeing your reactions and I love hearing you share your personal experiences as well. Thank you Walter! Love ya buddy -Nog
You - "Thanks for suggesting the perfect song". Us - knowing that it doesn't matter which one we pick because about any of them would be. LOL I really like your upon further review idea. We have all seen these countless times and have had the opportunity to learn, reflect, and pick up new things. Since we are here to watch your journey, it's cool we will get to see how your "reaction" evolves. Great stuff man!
I’m a long-time Ren fan, but I absolutely love seeing people start their journey down the Ren rabbit hole. Your insight into his music is refreshing to see, and your enthusiasm is quite infectious. You also need to check out The Big Push, Ren’s band, and his collaborations with Chinchilla and Sam Tompkins. A lot of that stuff is recorded live on the streets during busking sessions and they are almost better than studio recordings. I’m here for what your going to react to next. Keep on keeping on, much love from Scotland 🏴
I think that's an age thing, friends. I would say the same thing about the mid 2000s. In case you're wondering, I have 5 albums that I specifically call my "formative music albums". 1) Plans by Death Cab for Cutie 2) Oh, Inverted World by The Shins 3) The Midnight Organ Fight by Frightened Rabbit 4) The Crane Wife by The Decemberists 5) In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
@Walterooski I'm 44 but I absolutely love 60s music. I'm a total Beatles nut. Love the 70s, the 80s....I liked Metallica and Guns N Roses and I kinda retrospectively like the pop music of the 80s. The 90s are on par with the 60s imo. I was 12 when Nirvana hit big and I was all in with that whole scene. I'm from Ireland so I also got the rise of Britpop, which for a few years was amazing too. But that's where I kind of left off. I always thought it was a combo of things that made me not really follow music much after the late 90s. 1. I got older, and other things started being more important. 2. ProTools sucking every ounce of humanity out of studio recordings. Still happening today. 3. 60s -90s is a LOT of music and I thought I liked what I liked, and that was it. 4. Artists haven't got any mystique about them anymore or just aren't that interesting to me. Then I watch "Hi Ren" and all of those go directly into the bin. I'm so blown away that I couldn't even believe my own feelings. That's why I started watching reactions! Then I watch more and more of his art and I get to know his story and what kind of person he is and.....I'm all in again. Just like I was when I was 12.
Growing up in a religious household, I was unable to listen to grunge or classic rock really until I got to college. Led Zeppelin was my first love when I saw this video and it would prompt me to jump head first into the music of the 60s and 70s. I studied it like a student. It was the five albums I listed that led me to an appreciation for the classics and, clearly (according to my t-shirt collection), my soul never left that time period. ruclips.net/video/wEPog_WdPE4/видео.html
I appreciate your analysis and intellect. I have been watching and listening to Ren for three months now. I think he is very real and refreshing artist.
Told you! Great reaction again. Ren can be fun, I mean, fun, fun. Try the Love music trilogy, Losing It and Hunger. If you check his band The Big Push, you'll see that this kid knows no boundaries.
Ren has a way of giving a voice to a lot of the thoughts in my head. There’s an authenticity to his work that I don’t think I’ve ever seen before. I’m glad you’re on this journey.
I went through that experience with leaving a lucrative job. It’s really, really hard to leave the salary, the benefits, etc. But the feeling of freedom is so good for the soul. ❤
@@margaretkichenama2040 It took me about two years of hell to work up enough guts to do it! You can do it! Just try to have something to fall back on. Good luck! ❤️
Dude...the way you expose your personal experiences through your reactions brings an element that really stands out. I've been down the Ren rabbit hole, now I think I'm gonna go down a Walerooski rabbit hole and look at other reactions you have done. Excellent reaction!
You WON'T go wrong with ANYTHING Ren! He has a band called The Big Push...😮🔥🔥🔥 WarPigs, I Shot the Sheriff will BLOW YOUR MIND! ✌️🫶🔥🎶💯🫂🫂 You want RAP... Losing It, Genesis, and, well, just go down the line! No disappointments!😏
I'd like to highly suggest Chalk Outlines (live) with Chinchilla. (Another one take live performance) Also, Money Game 1&2, The Hunger. And as other suggested, check out his band The Big Push: I Shot the Sheriff medley and Bongo Bong cover. They also have a video called "Live from home (LiveNation)" that I found last night. Very very good.
A side note from the usual comment you might get, but one thing I noticed in this video and in your reaction to the tales of Jenny and Screech is the closed captions. On both, I was like, "Ahhh, the closed captions aren't accurate, they might give you the wrong idea of the lyrics and ruin it a little." However, I was shocked to see they are (and were in the previous reaction) completely accurate. Have these been updated manually on the videos? In older reaction videos from other people that I've watched, they were often wrong. Anyhooo. It was just a thing I noticed. Absolutely love your reactions and can't wait to see more.
Noticed the same and first thought he was watching another upload and not the original, one where a fan put in the accurate lyrics. But it looks like either Ren fixed it or got help from someone who did it for him. Curious now if they are fixing the double/triple time lyrics in other videos, too, but I'd understand if they wouldn't want to ^^
II find your analysis of this video very true and interesting, and I think it's brave of you to talk about your own experiences and address it so openly. I myself have in my past after a burnout a long phase of depressive moods behind me and am finally stable.
I can’t wait till you get to more!! It’s such a fun journey and so glad you are on it. You reaction is so genuine and your heart is so kind and thoughtful. Will be ready to watch your next one! Keep being you! A lot of medical patients get lost within the medical system, physical and mental, this song shines a light on that how corporate pigs only care about the profit and not our well being. All his art is amazing, “Money Game” pt 1&2 is also awesome commentary on the world.
So, Ren released this 12/15/22. It now has 9.8 million views. I've watched the full video on his channel several times. But I have watched the video dozens more times with first reactors like you. It is an incredible phenomena Ren has sparked. It isn't just the music itself, but the whole experience of seeing this wave of unavoidable emotion pulsing across the internet. Ren makes one FEEL, and hard. Even someone who has not experienced serious depression can FEEL what that might be like through Ren's music. "I am a genius" he says in Hi Ren. He is an amazing flash of light, at the right time, in the right place. I'm captivated and obsessed. And most new music and musicians fail to do that with me. I was a child of the prog-rock era. 61 now. SERIOUSLY impressed with the guy. And glad to see yet another share in this phenomena. Two choices for you. Take a nice little narrative trip down alleys and stairways with the Tales of Jenny/Screech/Violet. Or his two live songs with Chinchilla, "Chalk Outlines" and "How To Be Me". All three of these hit in the feels hard. I'd just go with "Chalk Outlines", also recorded live with just the space providing reverb. Oh, and get ready for chills and pearl clutching galore. Blessings.
Leo, I think you're right. What I seem to be witnessing is a digital mass of kindred spirits and I'm honored to be a part of it. Also, here is a video where I react to The Tale of Jenny and Screech in it's entirety: ruclips.net/video/_1axRftnpkI/видео.html A deeper look will follow in my follow up episode called "Upon Further Revier"
I listen on Spotify now, and for a while I would intend to rewatch Ren's videos. But I find I like watching and even rewatching reactions instead. I like the company I guess.
Thanks for all you share! I was a realtor for a decade, with mostly bank foreclosures as clients. I was dying on the inside until my wife made the decision to get an hourly job for mental health sake. I am poor now, but I am alive and in a healthier environment.
Thank you for sharing, brother. Being raised in a religious family, I was always raised with this idea that there was no point in gaining the world if it meant losing your soul. Regardless of where my beliefs stand today, I couldn’t help but feel like I was losing my soul. It’s a big, long and ugly tale, but I’ve finally found happiness in learning to want the things that I already have as opposed to fulfilling desires for the things I want to have.
I’m watching your Ren compilation , so it deserves more than one comment. Thank you for your appreciation of Sick Boi. Please keep covering our Boi. There’s no one like him, or ever will be.
Did you notice the sounds of furious rage which is immediately offset by how crushed and timid his replies to the doctor are? The contrast is so jarring and utterly intentional. He screamed and shouted but the net result was no different than if it was internally. Thankfully, things in Canada seem to be going in the right direction. For the bewildered range of different facets this man has, check out: Insomnia (pure poetry in what sounds like Rens darkest hour. Beautiful) Dominos (A comment on the utterly vampiric and despicable beauty industry) Diazepam (Classy. It could have come from a Gorillaz cut, but shorn of Alban's twee irreverence) Wade in the Water (A dizzying, affectionate homage to the incredible Nina Simone) Losing it (Fisher rap retake - A great uk tradition of mashing up two distinct genres which is melting the brains of many stateside bar catchers. Bombastic and awesome). Happy travels!
Nice! You posted this at the same time I was watching your last two videos so this is perfect timing for me haha. You have deep knowledge of music and so you give VERY good reactions. I was immediately a big fan maybe 1/3rd of the way into your Hi Ren reaction. After this, I'd suggest either Money game 1/2 or Chalk Outlines with Ren and Chinchilla. Both bring wonders to the table in different ways. Edit: only a couple minutes into this and I have to say, your idea of doing "upon further review", and the idea of opening up dialog about topics, is AMAZING. I wish other people in the "reactorsphere" (god I hate that term, which is ironic as I have a reaction video and have considered making more LOL) would do with their viewers. Dialog and civil conversation is sorely missing these days I find, so thank you for opening that avenue. Also I just wanted to note, Ren makes all his own beats. He's THAT talented.
That was great. If you do a follow-up I know that will also be great. Not only will it be interesting after you've had time to ruminate on the song but as you go down the rabbit hole you will be learning more about Ren himself- his personal history, his health battles, his world views, ect so it will be fun to see how your perspective on his lyrics evolve as well. I don't know if you know (maybe you mentioned this in one of your earlier videos - I can't remember) but Ren was signed to Sony records like a decade ago- before getting sick. To my knowledge nothing ever came of it because not long after that was when his health issues started. There were times when he just couldn't get out of bed. Sony dropped him like a bad habit. And thank krishna they did because Sony's Ren would have been a good artist but Ren's Ren is a great one. If you haven't noticed already Ren is bringing so many people of different ages, different ethnicities, different walks of life, together. Your comment section will begin to reflect this if it doesn't already. He is unifying a population that the media and the government and big corporations have been trying to keep seperate for ages. The more unified we are, the harder we are to control. But I digress. My initial reason for commenting was to provide some context for the "rapping with a slit throat" line in Sick Boi. Ren's politics and world views will quickly become evident. As for what to react to, I've already mentioned Trick The Fox, as it's Ren before he got sick. More than a decade ago. Another baby Ren suggestion is titled 'Ren from Trick The Fox- Line up film festival marketing' ruclips.net/video/f6fDjEou06c/видео.html and it's even older than the previous one. It's just Ren by himself on the street with his guitar playing all sorts of things (presumably to promote some festival) but the reason I'm suggesting that you add it to your list is because it shows his dedication to his craft. He was born to do this. It's a hell of a path that he's been made to take, and not everyone would have the strength to walk in his shoes. I hate that he's spent so much of his life ill and I wish I could take his pain away but then again I dont. Because I honestly believe that everything happens for a reason. I believe that his purpose for being on this planet requires that kind of immense suffering. I am not a religious person by any means (I am firmly against organized religion for instance ) but I believe in the universe and it's energy and I believe that Ren is something special and that he's meant to change the world. He has already started.... •Genesis ruclips.net/video/YzsTdLIcbzU/видео.html •The two Trick The Fox vids I've mentioned previously • Crutch featuring Bibi ruclips.net/video/3gC2kq6E5Mo/видео.html Bibi is Ren's now ex girlfriend. It's a beautiful, heart wrenching, soul splitting, honest as hell song. It was written after Ren got sick during the time when he was still being misdiagnosed and therefore mistreated and the psychosis was in full force. The video was filmed after a particularly bad episode. Many thanks for the journey you are embarking on and for taking us with you. And even more thanks for putting up with my rambling. My mother used to say she should have named me Brooke for babbling Brooke. Said if you asked me what time it was I'd tell you how to build a clock. My mother would have loved Ren. I think she would have loved you too. 💜
Oh man, I'm going to direct you to another experience based on your Ren reactions and what you said here about your personal life, and you might just find another rabbit hole. If you would give this a shot, the artist is Bo Burnham. First watch 'Can't Handle This (Kanye Rant), THEN, and I recommend DIRECTLY after, do 'All 😺 Eyes on Me'. 'Kanye Rant' was him realizing he needed a break from his career as a comedian. He did 'All Eyes on Me' in pandemic quarantine, and it's part of a Netflix special that I believe won a Grammy and an Emmy? Your channel is refreshing, I'm glad I found it.
Watched a ton of reactors who do Ren vids. You do a great, humble job at it!🎉 He, like you…. Turned down the cut throat industry and said no to the man. He’s fine doing “bits” swimming backstroke. His terms now. He will be even richer now because of this (No pun intended). I’m sure are as well. Hope your up to speed with hip hop bars cause he’s about to swim freestyle, about to go beast mode, he’s about to go MacBeth. You’ll be loosing it. Much❤️
To my understanding the lines of the therapist were meant as a false truth, referring to the misdiagnosis before it came to light that all the pain he suffered for all those years did not come from his mind but from an undetected and therefor untreated Lyme's disease. But of cause what is a false truth for one can be the truth for another - depending on the right diagnosis. In this regard she's not telling lies, but for an affected person it might even be more frustrating when they believe in what they are telling you while they are telling you that there's no real cause for your physical pain, so it must come from your mind. 😕
Thanks for mentioning primus and Mr krinkle. One of my favorite bands. Ren is awesome and awesome reaction. Going down your rabbit hole with Ren. Great reactions
Love the Primus reference! I saw them in a small venue on their way up & the show was insane, even without any crazy effects. I definitely see a bit of them here & there with Ren.
New subscriber my man - digging your reactions! I’m sure you’ll do Illest of Our Time soon, but you may also find you need to experience another lighter side of Ren - be sure to decompress with The Big Push doing specifically the live busking “I Shot the Sheriff/Road to Zion/ Hip Hop" - Ren's guitar playing is sublime and vocals are jaw dropping and Romain & other guys fucking rock the crowd that fills the sunny street. Then follow up with a musical "kick in the face" - their subsequent cover of "War Pigs" (and other killer songs blended in!). 🤘🏼🎧🤟🏼
Been down the Ren rabbit hole like everyone else for the last couple of months. This is the first channel I'm gonna sub to (other than the two reaction channels I already were subbed to before Ren). Namedropping Gogol Bordello in the Tales reaction didn't hurt your case. 😁
I stumbled across your channel randomly yesterday, clicked for the Ren reactions, and loved you immediately lol. Subscribed, and can’t wait to see you get to more Ren, particularly, (in no particular order): Ren X Chinchilla “Chalk Outlines (Live)”, & R x C “How to be Me (live)”, Genesis, Money Game 2, Power, Blind Eyed w/ Sam Tompkins -(a few versions out, I might be odd man out but personally I like the music video best, the ‘live’ and ‘+ angry car park attendant’ are excellent too though). And to see Ren really flex some crazy talent: The Hunger, and Losing It (fisher rap retake). Like seriously, the more I learn about what’s he’s actually -technically- doing in these songs/videos, the more I’m in awe of Rens (so many!!) talents! Hugs! Another edit to add: I'm a lyrics person, and that is what pulled me into ren in the beginning. I Highly recommend having lyrics loaded on another device for easy reference, when watching most of the songs I listed. It's easy to miss some lyrical genius stuff, and it's absolutely worth making sure you catch it all :) Let's clutch some pearls! ❤️
You're very introspective and intelligent with a great way to explain things. Love your excitement about Ren! Can't wait to see you do soooo much more frome him!!!
I love your expressive hands. You have a good survival instinct - you knew that you had to get away from that career. You had the strength to ask for help around your eating disorder. Hope you get well/stay well (love your tee shirts btw : the who and the clash - quality). Blessings to the sneezy dog ...
Walter , keep clutching those pearls, i love your reaction videos , you make me laugh out loud in every one , " there is a tuning fork in my loins" made me laugh the loudest
I love your Ren reactions! Ren has no genre. He is such a poet. Can't wait ti watch more and your new series. Also think about Geotge Orwells 1984 and the pigs and what thhey represent. Id rreccomend Chalk Outlines next followed br Money Game pArts 1&2 (Do them together) those are pretty heavy, so do "Losing It" or "The Hunger" for something lighter..
Really appreciate your words on both the song but your own life too. I hope that these songs and videos can help people rethink what really makes them happy. I am a 60 year old parent and started off pushing my children to be successful and find stability but realise now that sometimes having a do called great job and mortgage is just a tie and us not the right path for everyone. Rens works definitely need more than viewing to take in everything.
I love your reactions and I totally agree with the fact that you need to ponder and listen to his work many times to truly take it all in. I would definitely watch a second the at the reactions as there is often so much overload and time needed to process your true feelings and or impressions of his works.
Great review. Glad that you recognize the need to just sit with, and come back to, Ren's work. There is so much in his lyrics and his videos that deserves focused consideration.
Thank you for another great reaction! I am a new subscriber, and i am binging your Ren reactions. They are a bit addictive. So i have seen that you haven't reacted to the big push's live performance of Wade in the water/ feeling good . After binging 10 of your Videos, i can safely say . Your will be clutching your pearls, and scrunching your curls .
Really enjoying your reactions, they are honest and you seem to be really enjoying yourself... respect Ren has a great catalogue, I would suggest for rap skills, check the hunger or loosing it. For more honest music check genesis or his work with chinchilla and for his social commentary check out money game part 1 and 2 (part 2 I think has one of the most clever verses I have ever seen) For other artists you may enjoy I would check out rings by aseop rock
Great reaction! This video is definitely a pearl clutcher. I'm sure you will be rewatching this one too! Ren has mentioned that at one time, when he was experiencing mental symptoms, he was hallucinating that people had animal faces, so visually the setting might symptoms of the mental world bleeding into reality? Just a thought.
Another great Renaction. The more I’ve watched other reactors and read comments the more I appreciate Rens work and I think in different ways. Can’t wait for you to react to the tale of Jenny and Screech, just make sure it’s the full version, and his colab with chinchilla “Chalk Outlines”. He has a huge catalogue that your bound to discover and I’ll be waiting to see your reactions to all his different facets.
Dude, stress depletes your magnesium, the more you lose the more depleted you get. If you still feel anxiety grab some quality Cal/mag. 80% of Americans are low in it. I always run out and my heart starts palpitating and my muscles get sore and tight. "The Magnesium Miracle" is a good reference. Can't wait to see you watch Losing It and The Hunger.
Ren’s self referentials are dope. For a fun track, check his funky beastie What You Want…“Hi Ren, my name is Ren.” ~ “Nice to meet you.” “Oh that’s great man.” 🤘🏼🎧🤟🏼
Love this reaction. Ren moves everyone who has a soul. Please take a look at The Hunger. Looking forward to your premiere tomorrow of Ren x Chinchilla.
“Hi Ren” and “Sick Boi” are definitely connected, both thematically and lyrically. In addition to the pig mask, there are references to things like white noise in both. While Sick Boi came out a month later, I think you’re right about it being prequel to “Hi Ren” showing how he got where he is in the “Hi Ren” video.
If you go to Ren's shop, he has a set of 5 pvc figures for sale. They are the Pigman, Jenny, Screech, Angry Car Park Attendant and Sackman (the latter 2 characters you are yet to encounter)
When the therapist says “Essentially, your mind is making you sick”- that is a literal reference to what he was going through. For 10 years, he was in so much pain that he stayed in bed 23 hours a day. The therapists kept telling him it was all in his head, and that was causing his pain. Until he got the Lyme disease diagnosis (yes, you get it from a tick bite). He received a stem cell transplant for the Lyme disease and is now doing much better, but still receiving treatment in Canada. He also has a Go Fund Me set up to help with the medical costs. Great reaction- new sub here. Edited to add: I can’t wait for you to do his newest release “Illest of our Time”. 🤘🏼
Yes Illest of our time is so dope! But Id wait till you get a few other Ren tracks only because Illest of our Tine is full of Easter eggs..
I'm really enjoying your Ren reactions. Please check out Money Game part 2, Ren and Chinchilla Chalk Outlines and How To Be Me ( live version) and his band The Big Push doing I Shot The Sheriff/Road To Zion/Hip-hop and Warpigs.
Cool t-shirt by the way. I had that album back in the 70s 😄
"Paying a monthly subscription for happiness" was a powerful thought man. I feel that in my gibs.
Ren is inspirational in so many ways. I just started listening to some of his older stuff (Patience, Dear God, Insomnia) and his writing is very personal, deep, impressive, you may want to check them out). Since watching Hi Ren in December, I've watched easily 50+ reactors react to it and his other work, I've been on this RENAISSANCE (as Ron_Nl'70 calls it) since I first heard his work and I listen to his art every single day. I've even seen the reactors who show their friends reacting to him. A worthwhile journey to be sure! He is my favorite new habit. Brings me JOY. Enjoy.
I love the idea of after thoughts on the reaction
I like your thoughts. Best line though...let's turn it back up!
I had no clue who Ren was until you mentioned your video the other day. I am now completely obsessed. I love seeing your reactions and I love hearing you share your personal experiences as well. Thank you Walter! Love ya buddy -Nog
You - "Thanks for suggesting the perfect song". Us - knowing that it doesn't matter which one we pick because about any of them would be. LOL
I really like your upon further review idea. We have all seen these countless times and have had the opportunity to learn, reflect, and pick up new things. Since we are here to watch your journey, it's cool we will get to see how your "reaction" evolves. Great stuff man!
I’m a long-time Ren fan, but I absolutely love seeing people start their journey down the Ren rabbit hole. Your insight into his music is refreshing to see, and your enthusiasm is quite infectious.
You also need to check out The Big Push, Ren’s band, and his collaborations with Chinchilla and Sam Tompkins. A lot of that stuff is recorded live on the streets during busking sessions and they are almost better than studio recordings. I’m here for what your going to react to next.
Keep on keeping on, much love from Scotland 🏴
He's the most exciting artist I've seen since the early 90s.
Same here. Im 48 abd havent been super inspired since the whole Pixies/Nirvana era. I mean ive liked things a lot, but Ren just hits different.
I think that's an age thing, friends. I would say the same thing about the mid 2000s. In case you're wondering, I have 5 albums that I specifically call my "formative music albums".
1) Plans by Death Cab for Cutie
2) Oh, Inverted World by The Shins
3) The Midnight Organ Fight by Frightened Rabbit
4) The Crane Wife by The Decemberists
5) In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
@Walterooski I'm 44 but I absolutely love 60s music. I'm a total Beatles nut. Love the 70s, the 80s....I liked Metallica and Guns N Roses and I kinda retrospectively like the pop music of the 80s. The 90s are on par with the 60s imo. I was 12 when Nirvana hit big and I was all in with that whole scene. I'm from Ireland so I also got the rise of Britpop, which for a few years was amazing too. But that's where I kind of left off. I always thought it was a combo of things that made me not really follow music much after the late 90s.
1. I got older, and other things started being more important.
2. ProTools sucking every ounce of humanity out of studio recordings. Still happening today.
3. 60s -90s is a LOT of music and I thought I liked what I liked, and that was it.
4. Artists haven't got any mystique about them anymore or just aren't that interesting to me.
Then I watch "Hi Ren" and all of those go directly into the bin. I'm so blown away that I couldn't even believe my own feelings. That's why I started watching reactions! Then I watch more and more of his art and I get to know his story and what kind of person he is and.....I'm all in again. Just like I was when I was 12.
Growing up in a religious household, I was unable to listen to grunge or classic rock really until I got to college. Led Zeppelin was my first love when I saw this video and it would prompt me to jump head first into the music of the 60s and 70s. I studied it like a student. It was the five albums I listed that led me to an appreciation for the classics and, clearly (according to my t-shirt collection), my soul never left that time period. ruclips.net/video/wEPog_WdPE4/видео.html
@@walterooski wow I've never seen that Led Zeppelin video. Amazing.
I appreciate your analysis and intellect. I have been watching and listening to Ren for three months now. I think he is very real and refreshing artist.
Told you! Great reaction again. Ren can be fun, I mean, fun, fun. Try the Love music trilogy, Losing It and Hunger.
If you check his band The Big Push, you'll see that this kid knows no boundaries.
Kid. Lol. He's 33
Ren has a way of giving a voice to a lot of the thoughts in my head. There’s an authenticity to his work that I don’t think I’ve ever seen before. I’m glad you’re on this journey.
I went through that experience with leaving a lucrative job. It’s really, really hard to leave the salary, the benefits, etc. But the feeling of freedom is so good for the soul. ❤
Needed to hear that…..Thank you 🙏
@@margaretkichenama2040 It took me about two years of hell to work up enough guts to do it! You can do it! Just try to have something to fall back on. Good luck! ❤️
The ego mocking him about sea shells in Hi Ren is an egg too. Check out Money Game 1 and 2
Dude...the way you expose your personal experiences through your reactions brings an element that really stands out. I've been down the Ren rabbit hole, now I think I'm gonna go down a Walerooski rabbit hole and look at other reactions you have done. Excellent reaction!
Holy actual cats, that was so wonderful of you to say. I’m genuinely underserving and honored. Thank you so much for your kindness 🖖
@@walterooski I'm an old man and I have never heard the expression "holy actual cats" before. That's gonna make me think, and I'm too old for that.
subscribed yesterday. fantastic reaction. I greatly enjoy your attentiveness and insights. keep it up.
totally agree, subscribed today!
I just subbed. Do more REN and lets get you in the crowed... @!
You WON'T go wrong with ANYTHING Ren! He has a band called The Big Push...😮🔥🔥🔥 WarPigs, I Shot the Sheriff will BLOW YOUR MIND! ✌️🫶🔥🎶💯🫂🫂 You want RAP... Losing It, Genesis, and, well, just go down the line! No disappointments!😏
I'd like to highly suggest Chalk Outlines (live) with Chinchilla. (Another one take live performance)
Also, Money Game 1&2, The Hunger.
And as other suggested, check out his band The Big Push: I Shot the Sheriff medley and Bongo Bong cover.
They also have a video called "Live from home (LiveNation)" that I found last night. Very very good.
A side note from the usual comment you might get, but one thing I noticed in this video and in your reaction to the tales of Jenny and Screech is the closed captions. On both, I was like, "Ahhh, the closed captions aren't accurate, they might give you the wrong idea of the lyrics and ruin it a little." However, I was shocked to see they are (and were in the previous reaction) completely accurate. Have these been updated manually on the videos? In older reaction videos from other people that I've watched, they were often wrong.
Anyhooo. It was just a thing I noticed. Absolutely love your reactions and can't wait to see more.
I haven't checked them out on all of Ren's music but the "Hi Ren" captions are still very incorrect.
Noticed the same and first thought he was watching another upload and not the original, one where a fan put in the accurate lyrics. But it looks like either Ren fixed it or got help from someone who did it for him. Curious now if they are fixing the double/triple time lyrics in other videos, too, but I'd understand if they wouldn't want to ^^
I think when he is speaking or rapping fast the CC gets confused. If it's a slower cadence it's pretty accurate.
I noticed that too, I think he started adding proper subtitles to his songs (at least to the latest ones, Illest of Our Time has accurate ones, too)
@@Colleen_OH However, I believe Walter has modified the captions (not sure about his first Hi Ren video)
II find your analysis of this video very true and interesting, and I think it's brave of you to talk about your own experiences and address it so openly. I myself have in my past after a burnout a long phase of depressive moods behind me and am finally stable.
Ren is a true ARTist, a rabbithole well worth going down in. He's very versatile.
Also check out his band The Big Push.
Welcome to the RENAISSANCE 😉✌️
I can’t wait till you get to more!! It’s such a fun journey and so glad you are on it. You reaction is so genuine and your heart is so kind and thoughtful. Will be ready to watch your next one! Keep being you! A lot of medical patients get lost within the medical system, physical and mental, this song shines a light on that how corporate pigs only care about the profit and not our well being. All his art is amazing, “Money Game” pt 1&2 is also awesome commentary on the world.
So, Ren released this 12/15/22. It now has 9.8 million views.
I've watched the full video on his channel several times. But I have watched the video dozens more times with first reactors like you. It is an incredible phenomena Ren has sparked. It isn't just the music itself, but the whole experience of seeing this wave of unavoidable emotion pulsing across the internet. Ren makes one FEEL, and hard. Even someone who has not experienced serious depression can FEEL what that might be like through Ren's music. "I am a genius" he says in Hi Ren. He is an amazing flash of light, at the right time, in the right place. I'm captivated and obsessed. And most new music and musicians fail to do that with me. I was a child of the prog-rock era. 61 now. SERIOUSLY impressed with the guy. And glad to see yet another share in this phenomena.
Two choices for you. Take a nice little narrative trip down alleys and stairways with the Tales of Jenny/Screech/Violet. Or his two live songs with Chinchilla, "Chalk Outlines" and "How To Be Me". All three of these hit in the feels hard.
I'd just go with "Chalk Outlines", also recorded live with just the space providing reverb. Oh, and get ready for chills and pearl clutching galore.
Blessings.
Leo, I think you're right. What I seem to be witnessing is a digital mass of kindred spirits and I'm honored to be a part of it.
Also, here is a video where I react to The Tale of Jenny and Screech in it's entirety: ruclips.net/video/_1axRftnpkI/видео.html
A deeper look will follow in my follow up episode called "Upon Further Revier"
I listen on Spotify now, and for a while I would intend to rewatch Ren's videos. But I find I like watching and even rewatching reactions instead. I like the company I guess.
I think you could, as a side gig, also narrate audio books. You have a calming voice.
Thanks for all you share! I was a realtor for a decade, with mostly bank foreclosures as clients. I was dying on the inside until my wife made the decision to get an hourly job for mental health sake. I am poor now, but I am alive and in a healthier environment.
Thank you for sharing, brother.
Being raised in a religious family, I was always raised with this idea that there was no point in gaining the world if it meant losing your soul. Regardless of where my beliefs stand today, I couldn’t help but feel like I was losing my soul. It’s a big, long and ugly tale, but I’ve finally found happiness in learning to want the things that I already have as opposed to fulfilling desires for the things I want to have.
I really love your honesty.
Great reaction by the way.
I’m watching your Ren compilation , so it deserves more than one comment. Thank you for your appreciation of Sick Boi. Please keep covering our Boi. There’s no one like him, or ever will be.
Did you notice the sounds of furious rage which is immediately offset by how crushed and timid his replies to the doctor are? The contrast is so jarring and utterly intentional. He screamed and shouted but the net result was no different than if it was internally. Thankfully, things in Canada seem to be going in the right direction.
For the bewildered range of different facets this man has, check out:
Insomnia (pure poetry in what sounds like Rens darkest hour. Beautiful)
Dominos (A comment on the utterly vampiric and despicable beauty industry)
Diazepam (Classy. It could have come from a Gorillaz cut, but shorn of Alban's twee irreverence)
Wade in the Water (A dizzying, affectionate homage to the incredible Nina Simone)
Losing it (Fisher rap retake - A great uk tradition of mashing up two distinct genres which is melting the brains of many stateside bar catchers. Bombastic and awesome).
Happy travels!
Nice! You posted this at the same time I was watching your last two videos so this is perfect timing for me haha. You have deep knowledge of music and so you give VERY good reactions. I was immediately a big fan maybe 1/3rd of the way into your Hi Ren reaction. After this, I'd suggest either Money game 1/2 or Chalk Outlines with Ren and Chinchilla. Both bring wonders to the table in different ways. Edit: only a couple minutes into this and I have to say, your idea of doing "upon further review", and the idea of opening up dialog about topics, is AMAZING. I wish other people in the "reactorsphere" (god I hate that term, which is ironic as I have a reaction video and have considered making more LOL) would do with their viewers. Dialog and civil conversation is sorely missing these days I find, so thank you for opening that avenue. Also I just wanted to note, Ren makes all his own beats. He's THAT talented.
That was great. If you do a follow-up I know that will also be great. Not only will it be interesting after you've had time to ruminate on the song but as you go down the rabbit hole you will be learning more about Ren himself- his personal history, his health battles, his world views, ect so it will be fun to see how your perspective on his lyrics evolve as well.
I don't know if you know (maybe you mentioned this in one of your earlier videos - I can't remember) but Ren was signed to Sony records like a decade ago- before getting sick. To my knowledge nothing ever came of it because not long after that was when his health issues started. There were times when he just couldn't get out of bed. Sony dropped him like a bad habit. And thank krishna they did because Sony's Ren would have been a good artist but Ren's Ren is a great one.
If you haven't noticed already Ren is bringing so many people of different ages, different ethnicities, different walks of life, together. Your comment section will begin to reflect this if it doesn't already. He is unifying a population that the media and the government and big corporations have been trying to keep seperate for ages. The more unified we are, the harder we are to control.
But I digress. My initial reason for commenting was to provide some context for the "rapping with a slit throat" line in Sick Boi. Ren's politics and world views will quickly become evident.
As for what to react to, I've already mentioned Trick The Fox, as it's Ren before he got sick. More than a decade ago. Another baby Ren suggestion is titled 'Ren from Trick The Fox- Line up film festival marketing' ruclips.net/video/f6fDjEou06c/видео.html and it's even older than the previous one. It's just Ren by himself on the street with his guitar playing all sorts of things (presumably to promote some festival) but the reason I'm suggesting that you add it to your list is because it shows his dedication to his craft. He was born to do this. It's a hell of a path that he's been made to take, and not everyone would have the strength to walk in his shoes. I hate that he's spent so much of his life ill and I wish I could take his pain away but then again I dont. Because I honestly believe that everything happens for a reason. I believe that his purpose for being on this planet requires that kind of immense suffering. I am not a religious person by any means (I am firmly against organized religion for instance ) but I believe in the universe and it's energy and I believe that Ren is something special and that he's meant to change the world. He has already started....
•Genesis ruclips.net/video/YzsTdLIcbzU/видео.html
•The two Trick The Fox vids I've mentioned previously
• Crutch featuring Bibi ruclips.net/video/3gC2kq6E5Mo/видео.html
Bibi is Ren's now ex girlfriend. It's a beautiful, heart wrenching, soul splitting, honest as hell song. It was written after Ren got sick during the time when he was still being misdiagnosed and therefore mistreated and the psychosis was in full force. The video was filmed after a particularly bad episode.
Many thanks for the journey you are embarking on and for taking us with you. And even more thanks for putting up with my rambling. My mother used to say she should have named me Brooke for babbling Brooke. Said if you asked me what time it was I'd tell you how to build a clock. My mother would have loved Ren. I think she would have loved you too. 💜
Believe it or not, the above comment was me showing restraint. 😂
Oh man, I'm going to direct you to another experience based on your Ren reactions and what you said here about your personal life, and you might just find another rabbit hole. If you would give this a shot, the artist is Bo Burnham. First watch 'Can't Handle This (Kanye Rant), THEN, and I recommend DIRECTLY after, do 'All 😺 Eyes on Me'. 'Kanye Rant' was him realizing he needed a break from his career as a comedian. He did 'All Eyes on Me' in pandemic quarantine, and it's part of a Netflix special that I believe won a Grammy and an Emmy? Your channel is refreshing, I'm glad I found it.
Watched a ton of reactors who do Ren vids. You do a great, humble job at it!🎉
He, like you…. Turned down the cut throat industry and said no to the man. He’s fine doing “bits” swimming backstroke. His terms now. He will be even richer now because of this (No pun intended). I’m sure are as well.
Hope your up to speed with hip hop bars cause he’s about to swim freestyle, about to go beast mode, he’s about to go MacBeth. You’ll be loosing it.
Much❤️
requested by my little sister. HAHAHA I Love That Now we have kids to people in their 80s listening to REN
You are in my top 3 reactors of Ren’s music! I can’t wait for more and for your fuller reactions too!
Chalk Outlines...The live version with Chinchilla would be a great follow up to this one...its about the results/downside of taking medication
Great reaction man! Chalk out lines is next in Ren’s experiences about psychiatric drugs and we get to hear his vocals.
To my understanding the lines of the therapist were meant as a false truth, referring to the misdiagnosis before it came to light that all the pain he suffered for all those years did not come from his mind but from an undetected and therefor untreated Lyme's disease. But of cause what is a false truth for one can be the truth for another - depending on the right diagnosis. In this regard she's not telling lies, but for an affected person it might even be more frustrating when they believe in what they are telling you while they are telling you that there's no real cause for your physical pain, so it must come from your mind. 😕
Really nice. Thanks for your thoughtful comments.
I find every Ren song has multiple meanings, complexity and diversity within it.
Another brilliant reaction vid 👌💪
I really enjoy your reactions. ❤
Ren had a short video with the pig wearing his new merchandise! It looks amazing!
Hiya man, yet another absolute banger from Ren, great T-shirt by the way 👍,🐦.
10:58 i feel you bro
So happy so this back on. Hoping our boi is feeling better soon.
Thanks for mentioning primus and Mr krinkle. One of my favorite bands. Ren is awesome and awesome reaction. Going down your rabbit hole with Ren. Great reactions
Great reaction. I’m not sure how much clutching my pearls can take. ❤
Love the Primus reference! I saw them in a small venue on their way up & the show was insane, even without any crazy effects. I definitely see a bit of them here & there with Ren.
How Could I FORGET The Tale of Jenny and Screech (full version) 🙃🤦♀️🔥🔥10:03 MoneyGame 1&2 talks MORE about it!😉
His last vid was Jenny and Screech tale...so you can watch that now! 🎉
Money game 1 & 2
yes please!
New subscriber my man - digging your reactions! I’m sure you’ll do Illest of Our Time soon, but you may also find you need to experience another lighter side of Ren - be sure to decompress with The Big Push doing specifically the live busking “I Shot the Sheriff/Road to Zion/ Hip Hop" - Ren's guitar playing is sublime and vocals are jaw dropping and Romain & other guys fucking rock the crowd that fills the sunny street. Then follow up with a musical "kick in the face" - their subsequent cover of "War Pigs" (and other killer songs blended in!). 🤘🏼🎧🤟🏼
Another wonderful reaction! I love seeing people experience Ren and all his facets for the first time. He truly is an incredible individual 🖤
Been down the Ren rabbit hole like everyone else for the last couple of months. This is the first channel I'm gonna sub to (other than the two reaction channels I already were subbed to before Ren). Namedropping Gogol Bordello in the Tales reaction didn't hurt your case. 😁
Personally, having just stumbled across you & your reactions yesterday, I am happy to have you run through anything by Ren as many times as you want!
I stumbled across your channel randomly yesterday, clicked for the Ren reactions, and loved you immediately lol. Subscribed, and can’t wait to see you get to more Ren, particularly, (in no particular order): Ren X Chinchilla “Chalk Outlines (Live)”, & R x C “How to be Me (live)”, Genesis, Money Game 2, Power, Blind Eyed w/ Sam Tompkins -(a few versions out, I might be odd man out but personally I like the music video best, the ‘live’ and ‘+ angry car park attendant’ are excellent too though).
And to see Ren really flex some crazy talent: The Hunger, and Losing It (fisher rap retake). Like seriously, the more I learn about what’s he’s actually -technically- doing in these songs/videos, the more I’m in awe of Rens (so many!!) talents!
Hugs!
Another edit to add: I'm a lyrics person, and that is what pulled me into ren in the beginning. I Highly recommend having lyrics loaded on another device for easy reference, when watching most of the songs I listed. It's easy to miss some lyrical genius stuff, and it's absolutely worth making sure you catch it all :)
Let's clutch some pearls! ❤️
You're very introspective and intelligent with a great way to explain things. Love your excitement about Ren! Can't wait to see you do soooo much more frome him!!!
I love your expressive hands. You have a good survival instinct - you knew that you had to get away from that career. You had the strength to ask for help around your eating disorder. Hope you get well/stay well (love your tee shirts btw : the who and the clash - quality). Blessings to the sneezy dog ...
Walter , keep clutching those pearls, i love your reaction videos , you make me laugh out loud in every one , " there is a tuning fork in my loins" made me laugh the loudest
I love your Ren reactions! Ren has no genre. He is such a poet. Can't wait ti watch more and your new series. Also think about Geotge Orwells 1984 and the pigs and what thhey represent. Id rreccomend Chalk Outlines next followed br Money Game pArts 1&2 (Do them together) those are pretty heavy, so do "Losing It" or "The Hunger" for something lighter..
Ren gets life NOW in time.
Really appreciate your words on both the song but your own life too. I hope that these songs and videos can help people rethink what really makes them happy. I am a 60 year old parent and started off pushing my children to be successful and find stability but realise now that sometimes having a do called great job and mortgage is just a tie and us not the right path for everyone. Rens works definitely need more than viewing to take in everything.
I love your reactions and I totally agree with the fact that you need to ponder and listen to his work many times to truly take it all in. I would definitely watch a second the at the reactions as there is often so much overload and time needed to process your true feelings and or impressions of his works.
Great review. Glad that you recognize the need to just sit with, and come back to, Ren's work. There is so much in his lyrics and his videos that deserves focused consideration.
Your "further review" is an awesome idea !
Thank you for another great reaction! I am a new subscriber, and i am binging your Ren reactions. They are a bit addictive. So i have seen that you haven't reacted to the big push's live performance of Wade in the water/ feeling good . After binging 10 of your Videos, i can safely say . Your will be clutching your pearls, and scrunching your curls .
Looking forward to the further reviews
Welcome to the ride Walter, its a wild one...you might need to get some new pearls!
Keep em coming...
😎💪🏻🔥 keep it going mab, great reaction
Great reaction man.
Hi Ren was the introduction and this tells the story !
New subscriber. Love your reactions to Ren! ❤
You are fascinating to me. I love your reactions. Good job.
Really enjoying your reactions, they are honest and you seem to be really enjoying yourself... respect
Ren has a great catalogue, I would suggest for rap skills, check the hunger or loosing it. For more honest music check genesis or his work with chinchilla and for his social commentary check out money game part 1 and 2 (part 2 I think has one of the most clever verses I have ever seen)
For other artists you may enjoy I would check out rings by aseop rock
Loved your insights and the idea of paying a monthly subscription for happiness. Looking forward to more of your Ren reactions and the revisits!
I will never stop preaching that concept either.
Great reaction! This video is definitely a pearl clutcher. I'm sure you will be rewatching this one too! Ren has mentioned that at one time, when he was experiencing mental symptoms, he was hallucinating that people had animal faces, so visually the setting might symptoms of the mental world bleeding into reality? Just a thought.
I did the exact same thing when I first saw this. Immediately played it again 😊❤
Another great Renaction. The more I’ve watched other reactors and read comments the more I appreciate Rens work and I think in different ways. Can’t wait for you to react to the tale of Jenny and Screech, just make sure it’s the full version, and his colab with chinchilla “Chalk Outlines”. He has a huge catalogue that your bound to discover and I’ll be waiting to see your reactions to all his different facets.
Have I got a surprise for you. ruclips.net/video/_1axRftnpkI/видео.html
I’m a happy girl! 😊 ha ha just realised that I’ve already watched your reaction, so i watched it again :)
Chalk outlines, crutch, the hunger, WELCOME TO THE RABBIT HOLE!
You sir are a brilliant young man.
So glad you took care of your health❤
Dude, stress depletes your magnesium, the more you lose the more depleted you get. If you still feel anxiety grab some quality Cal/mag. 80% of Americans are low in it. I always run out and my heart starts palpitating and my muscles get sore and tight. "The Magnesium Miracle" is a good reference. Can't wait to see you watch Losing It and The Hunger.
Thank you for sharing your personal pain ❤ I didn't realize you reacted to Ren, previously. I'll be sure to check it out. New Sub here ❤
I’m truly honored you felt it was something worth mentioning, my friend ❤️
Ren is a gift to us all.
Ren’s self referentials are dope. For a fun track, check his funky beastie What You Want…“Hi Ren, my name is Ren.”
~ “Nice to meet you.”
“Oh that’s great man.”
🤘🏼🎧🤟🏼
Bro that's a brilliant idea
By the way his insight is forever.
You are my new favorite reactor 💯
This feels like such an underserved compliment.... Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you for your kindness
@Walterooski no way..I just vibe with your vibe and I can tell you get it! For people like me, that goes a long way. You're awesome ❤️
Great reacttion
This is technically a prequel. Its the same room as hi-ren. And it was recorded and filmed before hi-ren.
Thank you #Freesickboi
Bless you
LIKED SO SOON ONLY I KNOW I'M GONNA LIKE IT
Love this reaction. Ren moves everyone who has a soul. Please take a look at The Hunger. Looking forward to your premiere tomorrow of Ren x Chinchilla.
“Hi Ren” and “Sick Boi” are definitely connected, both thematically and lyrically. In addition to the pig mask, there are references to things like white noise in both. While Sick Boi came out a month later, I think you’re right about it being prequel to “Hi Ren” showing how he got where he is in the “Hi Ren” video.
Love the Primus shoutout
I like it you do Ren everyday
If you go to Ren's shop, he has a set of 5 pvc figures for sale. They are the Pigman, Jenny, Screech, Angry Car Park Attendant and Sackman (the latter 2 characters you are yet to encounter)
Wait...he has the Angry Car Park Attendant?? That's hilarious!
@@vickyterry3150 He does! 🤣
I bought a set. I love them. They're very cool
Ren hits hard
🎉🎉🎉