I'm going on tour with The Darkness this February & March in Ireland, Canada and the USA! You can get tickets and check the dates here: www.thedarknesslive.com/tour-dates/
I have never written on your channel before but just wanted to tell you how much me and my hubby and our 2 daughters love you and the darkness. Since seeing you live in Newcastle iv been watching your RUclips channel and really enjoying your chat thank you!!!! 💗
@@kellydean3497 Not much of anything goes to Bozeman! 😄 (Kidding, I moved from the state about a decade ago - I have no idea what the concert circuit is like there now.)
He is! I've been watching RUclips since the early days and it's been ages since I've seen such a solidly good RUclipsr. I'm quite pleased I've stumbled across his channel. He's so entertaining to listen to.
Justin you personally revived classic rock at a time when it really needed it in the UK. You brought back the fun of Roth, the swagger of Jagger and the frivolity of Mercury. Sure, some people hated it but I myself needed it at a time when radio 1 was slowly causing me to decide which bridge to jump from. You seriously helped me get out of a very dark place (no pun intended).
I had to stop this video so many times because I could not stop laughing. The candle ceremony was hilarious. I bought your first record the day I heard it. Ironically, as much as I love your music analysis and your humor, I am blown away by the personal growth and life advice gems you frequently drop. They are amazing and I’m am certain hard won.❤
I never took The Darkness as a "joke band", more like a rock band that doesn't take themselves too seriously. I think that if The Darkness was around when Meatloaf was originally popular they would've been huge, I mean think about it, they had a charting song during a time that was completely dominated by Pop and hip-hop. That's quite a fucking accomplishment in my humble opinion.
Maybe to the average joe who only knows “I believe in a thing called love” and has seen the MV, they might misunderstand that they are a joke band, and for that one reason I guess I can see why.
you made me cry today. watching i believe in a thing called love video again cause ive been catching up on your youtube series. it was this moment of pure joy. you and everyone involved in that entire project truly crushed every aspect. the song, the video, THE DELI MEAT, the videos concept 100% in the bag to quote you, "GOD YOURE TOUCHING ME!!"
Your definitions of irony were absolutely perfect, the classiest and most devastating dismissal I’ve heard in years. This channel is becoming one of my all time faves.
Agreed, good definitions of "irony" and "novelty." Although, I think he dropped the ball when using "conservative" in that context when really he meant "conventional."
@Otis B. Driftwood I feel the need to defend Americans here, though I am not one of them. Check out any of the work of the creator of your namesake for some excellent examples of both irony and sarcasm, he was a master of both.
I loved the deep dive into Irony! Fucking loved it! I believe that we all learned something from it too. Not necessarily the definition but, how to properly deal with ones whom lack knowledge.
This video was fucking hilarious. From minute 1 - your chosen attire to go to the electricians for a HDMI cable to lighting a candle for someone who has unsubscribed (off you fuck!) had me in stitches, pure comedy genius thanks Justin!😂
Hi Justin! I don’t smile or laugh much since the pandemic hit (as it robbed me of most of my family) but watching your videos always makes me smile and occasions laugh out loud. Thank you 🙏
I saw The Darkeness at Steelhouse some years ago and I was just blown away by the raport, humour and wit of JH with the crowd… Really great band live especially because it suits arena/festival environments - big sound - with a super frontman.
The internet has given everyone a voice, even the pricks. You have to feel sorry for them though as they have to live with all the hate and the rest of us can feel fortunate we don't. Love the channel, the content, the presentation style and most of all the intelligent positivity. Will you be posting when you are on tour?
I just discovered your channel. Love your band and music. You add a degree of happiness to my day! Your vocals also remind me of one of my favorite bands, Sparks. Keep up the great videos.
When you lit the candle for the people who unsubscribe, I laughed so hard I literally spit my coffee out! Great work though! I love this channel and always feel like I learn something after every video. Big fan of all you do. See you in Detroit mate!
Thanks JH. Interesting thoughts and intelligent comments. My “Dad Rock” collection has had a recent “Motorheart” shaped addition. Wonderful album, again. Clever, and fun, lyrics. Wonderful playing and singing. Cheers. Keep doing your stuff!!
No hate, only LOVE! I appreciate how artistic you are not only in your musical prowess but also seeing your gaff in each video and how you dress is wonderful. And of course your personality being so entertaining at anything being thrown your way. Sod 'em.
I gave up trying to get my friends into The Darkness, by this point it's like a rock n roll secret club, those who know the password are rewarded with entrance to a great time.
You are brilliant. This is brilliant. I bumped into you down the meat free isle of Tesco’s 2019 New Year’s Eve - Which was quite the unexpected 😂 My shyness got the better of me; I just nodded to you instead of mentioning I recorded with your white LP at leeders Farm with Dan and Nick a long while ago; I was worried you wouldn’t appreciate some lanky stranger pausing your shopping experience ...but cheers for unknowingly allowing me to play that! 😂 Keep smiling. Off I fuck 👋
When I first heard ‘I believe in a thing called love’ I immediately felt awesome and I couldn’t get enough of it. Still play it full blast in my car to this day! Thank you 💪
I always felt like the Darkness was a bright cloud in a sea of depressive moods at the time when the first Album was released in the US. And a very welcome one.
As a father of sons I can imagine how proud your father must be of you having forged a career on your own terms and having turned out to be such a nice fellow to boot.
“Off ya’ Fuck.” Precious, I’m definitely adding this to my every conversation. As well as that, I’m always appreciating how eloquently well spoken ya’are.
6:24 "...That's Another definition of irony..." 🤣🤣Snappy, intelligent humour. Such a clever, good-natured way of putting someone in their place. Luv it!! 🤩 Justin, your video deconstructions & breakdowns are thoughtful, very interesting & your affable delivery is so enjoyable. You bring smiles ~ Thank you!! 👏💖
Hi Justin, I have to say your music always inspired me a lot, almost 20 years ago when I first heard The Darkness, I enjoyed so much that I decided to create the first The Darkness Tribute band of Brazil, and man, that was fun! I ended up moving to Canada and getting into RUclips to connect with my fellow Brazilians. Finding your channel was very interesting because I always imagined how your personality would be and how fun would be hang out with you, and indeed I really enjoy watching your videos and hang out with you. Another delightful surprise was me finding out you’re gonna be playing on Toronto April 19, my 39th birthday and I’ll fly to Toronto to celebrate this day and enjoy The Darkness Live! Hopefully one day we can hang out together and I’ll tell you some funny stories about how my life has shaped because of The Darkness! Keep the good work 👊
Justin,thou art a hero,and a gentleman!Massive darkness fan,and the way you schooled some of the comments …hats off!I do miss the old teeth a bit,but if you love the more recent version,then so do i .
A masterpiece built on ridiculous hype and floundered on the cliché ' difficult second ' album. Not a bad band and I like Justin but they had their shot and blew it!
@@michaeldean7220 Glad you agree it's a masterpiece and you're probably right about the "difficult second album" thing, although I guess it's a cliche for a reason, as in it's extremely common. Not really sure they blew it though unless you're judging a band purely on their ability to fill a stadium on a regular basis in which case 99.9% of bands who ever put out a record blew it.
@@burtbackattack I guess it's fair to judge artists on ticket sales and music sales. I don't think that initially explosion of hype did them any good. As well documented egos and substances got in the way. Having said this I think Justin comes across as charming, knowledge and articulate. I love the you tube clip of him taking to task the idiot throwing a bottle on stage.
@@michaeldean7220 I don't disagree with you that they could potentially have been a much bigger band than they are now but given how hard it was (and still is) to for any band/artist to make it in the music business I think they've done pretty well. I suspect you may be right about the ego/drug abuse thing though (the biggest rock and roll cliche of them all!), I'm pretty sure Frankie Poullain left the band for a while because of that stuff. Justin is a very likeable guy though isn't he? He seems a natural at this RUclips malarkey.
I really don’t get people calling the darkness a comedy band. They exploded onto the radio with a true old rock sound and awesome tracks. We need more stuff like this, when a track comes out that’s a bit heavier and plays on TFM people like it then regress back to generic pop within a few weeks. Perplexes me that people don’t seek out more music like this considering most pop music listeners enjoy it when the radio plays it, they seem to think and say ‘it’s so different!’. Yes, there’s millions of hours of music that’s like this, go find it for god sake!
Agreed. Musicians have to work hard, even Weird Al with his parodies. The Darkness is actually pretty awesome. Justin, don’t let the haters get to you.
Zappa and The Mothers were a comedy band. They are also among the very best rock and jazz musicians. Nothing wrong with comedy in music - Just ask Frank!
They might have picked up that reputation due to their flamboyant way of presenting themselves on stage along with their videos which were very tongue-in-cheek and had the aesthetics of a 60's and 70's sci-fi film. Thing Called Love's video was very Barbarella so obviously because it wasn't macho cock rock or nu-metal it got labeled as 'comedy'.
At Novarock 2011 . . I watched The Darkness instead of Foo Fighters and didn't know any of their songs .. I was blown away by the performance which was definitely one of the best shows I have ever seen (and if you can think of a famous 90s band, I have probably seen them). RESPECT ! The Darkness are AWESOME live and their Christmas song is just about my favourite thing to hear at Christmas time :) .. P.S. You were killing it at Taylor Hawkins show I just streamed !
Mate, you are one of the rare individuals that are fair dinkum! Your honesty, wittiness, wisdom, and just the way you address things are just so enjoyable to watch! I have a huge respect for you and The Darkness! Good on ye mate! Kindest bloody regards from a fellow Rock n Roll muso from Down Under!! 🐊🦘🕷🐍🦈
Man, you have been a source of happiness in my life since you came to the scene. All I can say is, thank you. Glad you have this outlet and that we can enjoy it.
My original band used to close out our shows with "I believe in a thing called Love" and it killed! Yes I can sing the high parts. Always loved your music!
We're a similar age and back in the early 2000's I was cursed with working "away" in a very dull corporate job. I stayed in quite a few different digs and it was a dull existence - a world away from the life I left in my home town, where good friends and great parties were never far away. All that changed when I was very kindly offered to rent a room in a colleagues house: he liked to party and I'll never forget rocking out to your music and having an absolute blast. It was a breath of fresh air and I felt alive again, it was awesome. I'm a lot older now and once again I find myself a bit lost on the party front. It's great to see you again, keep up the amazing work. Cheers. 🤘
You are pretty funny. I like that. Most people simply cannot take criticism without getting emotional, but you do it with ease and then fire back nonchalantly and cut to the bone. Classic badass. The more I watch, the more I enjoy.
When the darkness first hit the radio I was super excited to hear some actual bad ass rock guitar and awesome singing Unlike anything else that was current
I loved the darkness from the first moment I heard them. I’ve never understood any negativity towards the band. I started my day with love is only a feeling blasting out of my speakers for years and loved every moment of it. It set the tone for my day and shook me out of a long depression. When my little brother comes to visit we always play the darkness and bond over our mutual appreciation for their music.
I have and always will be impressed with The Darkness. I love that the band seams to enthuse playful energy but that doesn’t make them a joke band! Their songwriting ability and live dexterity coupled with genuine talent makes them a musical juggernaut. They are hugely under appreciated. I love them and always will! Plus anyone who can wear tight spandex while hitting a high C and playing guitar live on stage gets a thumbs up from me
The Darkness bring the joy and the happiness to rock. I've never had a better time at any show(s). Ever. "Justin Hawkins overthinks shit"😂😂😂😂 That's gold. Keep it up!! This channel makes my day. Every day!!❤
This is really good. I am trolling your RUclips..and I am blown away by your head smarts, the way you express yourself and the intelligent reply's. Even to shit comments...It is so entertaining. I am not sure why this out of all things this is so interesting to me atm. Maybe because it is a breath of fresh air....I love your voice, it moves my heart. So thank you for making tunes.
Im a goddamm fool and somehow forgot about the darkness at some point between when I was a young lad till very recently when I got recommended your videos and now have a thirst that can only be quenched by seeing you live... I really hope you come back to Salt Lake City sometime. Either way your channel and music has brought me much joy as of late and I quite appreciate that
I AM a spiritual medium who recently, because of this channel, rediscovered the music of The Darkness. I have to say that one of the things that has really surprised me is how soulful and impressive Justin Hawkins singing is. I am a singer myself, and a musicologist, AND I've been working for about 15 years as a vocal coach. This Red Eye Stones fellow is full of shiiiiiiit. It isn't just Hawkins tonal range that is impressive, but the fluidity with which he navigates that range, and the insane dynamic range his singing. I guess we are all entitled to our opinion, but I thing one should strive towards not being obviously, and objectively, wrong. Keep up the great work, Justin. Love the channel, the music and the impressive restraint on display in these comment-reading-videos. Inspiring stuff!
I was jesting with the "lazy"-"rabies" thing, but I appreciate your sincere response. Or possibly extremely deadpan response. If you out-deadpanned me, I doff my cap to you. Actually, I doff my cap to you in either case.
I've been trying to go back through all of your previous videos, and this one is firmly in the top tier. I plan to adopt "off you fuck" into my lexicon. Love you, man.
I love all your content and you've even got me digging some Darkness music which I didn't really prior to subscribing to your channel. The comment reaction videos are quickly rising to the top as my favorites. Your takedown of that dooshy irony guy was galactic (I was gonna say "epic" but I suddenly thought of that video of yours on the spaceship so "galactic" felt more appropriate). Thanks, Sir!
The Darkness are something of a Joke, an epic joke that never gets old. Here's to more years of being, most excellent and putting smiles on peoples faces.
I like how you record and mix your audio for these videos. Not too bright or harsh at all. Usually I can’t listen to RUclips talking head videos with headphones because of all the sibilance and compression. Oh and the videos are great!
The darkness has never been for me as a band, but a very talented and capable bunch of lads. But I really respect your honesty and candidness that you bring to these videos. Love the insight you bring and it shows how much you really care about music. Looking forward to watching more to come. Definitely subscribing. Keep it up mate!! 🇦🇺🦘
I first looked at this channel after Tom Bukovac mentioned that he is addicted to your videos on his Home Skoolin' channel. For some reason I though you would be too serious but I couldn't have been more wrong. Your insights are highly entertaining and do, indeed, brighten my day.
Yeah, quite a few of them do, don't they! I found that it's much more pleasant and productive to try and learn from them. One excellent treatment for feeling inadequate is to endeavour to become adequate.
Don't get conned into a super expensive gold plated HDMI cable. It's a digital connection, so it's off or on and the cable quality makes very little difference.
Discovered The Dakness 15 or so years ago and subsequently found myself distracted by other music. Glad to have rediscovered your wonderful band and yourself. Thanks for that.
Why are some people cunts!!! I’m all for opinion, like I happen to dislike a number of Darkness songs just like I absolutely loves most of them! I love the band have have done since PTL. If you love and play the guitar you’ll understand just how good and technical these guys are. I love how they don’t take themselves to seriously but then find me another band at present that’s playing the beastly riffs and solos like these boys!!! @justin.. saw you twice last year, got my boy in the darkness and he came twice too!!! Keep rocking boys!!! Love it!!!
Gracious is how i'd describe The Darkness , Been a fan since i was 11 when PTL came out and i got my first electric guitar. The riffs you compose are fucking legendary .. Also Bald is actually one of my favourite songs of yours. Keep flying the flag love peace and chicken grease ! ..P.s Saw you at Looe fest in Cornwall how did you like the gig ?
[I first saw you on the cover of Blender magazine many years ago but never listened to the band. I regret it now because your channel is some of the best content on the tube.]
Am I the only one here that is barely aware of The Darkness (almost all of my exposure came from snippets of songs and videos on this channel), but still thoroughly enjoy the content Justin provides? Keep riding, Justin; again. Again.
Ngl, have never been a massive fan of the darkness. Not my era, not my vibe. It doesn't matter!! What an absolute gent. Massive new fan of this channel and of you kind sir. Keep the amazing content coming.
So I'm going to offset the guy who unsubscribed by subscribing to your channel. I like what you do and how you do it. I find your overall musical knowledge insightful, appealing and entertaining and thoroughly enjoy your wit and humor. You've made a new fan.
I am a huge fan of yours Justin as well as the Darkness. I'm a guitarist in a Thrash Metal band who has an eclectic ear for all things music. You display more talent in your intro on this channel than some of the stuff we hear today. I find you very talented and as a person you are a gentleman and it seems quite a scholar.
Ok, I just wanted to say a couple of things that I've recently realized since discovering your channel a few days ago. The first being the realization that I've been listening to The Darkness for 20 years (yowzers!) and the second being that I only just realized what Holding My Own is actually about. You talk about enjoying writing clever lyrics, and that is something I've always enjoyed in your writing. And while this might have been obvious to many, the cincerity in the song's delivery never pointed me in that direction. But the realization the other night had me in tears. Thank you.
Rarely have I seen a person address and respond to personal criticism from anonymous sources in such an articulate, eloquent and humourous manner. Well done and thank you.
Saw The Darkness years ago at the Wembley Arena supporting Lynyrd Skynyrd and Deep Purple, you put on a good if short show. i never really followed the band closely after that but i liked what you did though never bought any albums. These videos you are now doing have inspired me to go back and check out some of your back catalogue and i'm thoroughly enjoying the deep dive. Haters will hate so just keep doing what you love and forget them.
I'm going on tour with The Darkness this February & March in Ireland, Canada and the USA! You can get tickets and check the dates here: www.thedarknesslive.com/tour-dates/
Dammit! You’re not coming to Bozeman Montana!!!!!😪🙁😭
I have never written on your channel before but just wanted to tell you how much me and my hubby and our 2 daughters love you and the darkness.
Since seeing you live in Newcastle iv been watching your RUclips channel and really enjoying your chat thank you!!!! 💗
@@kellydean3497 Not much of anything goes to Bozeman! 😄 (Kidding, I moved from the state about a decade ago - I have no idea what the concert circuit is like there now.)
*"Off you fuck..."* - Totally stealing that for my everyday use, without shame for said theft. 😁
-------unfortuately not to germany. Stay healthy I hope !!!
Justin is the best thing to hit RUclips in years
🙌🔥🔥🔥
Agreed...
Facts
Best thing to hit youtube since a lawsuit
He is! I've been watching RUclips since the early days and it's been ages since I've seen such a solidly good RUclipsr. I'm quite pleased I've stumbled across his channel. He's so entertaining to listen to.
"Trolling is an art form in itself." lol
Love you, Justin.
How can anyone not like this guy?
I just went to write exactly the same response! JH is a legend! 💙
Mike love seeing you here! Love your channel
The way you respond is so eloquent and level-headed, it’s excellent
to everything.. all the topics, comments.. and in live performance, as well - so tuned-in
Justin you personally revived classic rock at a time when it really needed it in the UK. You brought back the fun of Roth, the swagger of Jagger and the frivolity of Mercury. Sure, some people hated it but I myself needed it at a time when radio 1 was slowly causing me to decide which bridge to jump from. You seriously helped me get out of a very dark place (no pun intended).
Awesome definition! Completely agree 💜
I had to stop this video so many times because I could not stop laughing. The candle ceremony was hilarious. I bought your first record the day I heard it. Ironically, as much as I love your music analysis and your humor, I am blown away by the personal growth and life advice gems you frequently drop. They are amazing and I’m am certain hard won.❤
I never took The Darkness as a "joke band", more like a rock band that doesn't take themselves too seriously. I think that if The Darkness was around when Meatloaf was originally popular they would've been huge, I mean think about it, they had a charting song during a time that was completely dominated by Pop and hip-hop. That's quite a fucking accomplishment in my humble opinion.
They came at the right time in music.
@@psychedelicmynd1264 The encore before the final curtain.
did the guy ever get back to Justin if he was a doctor or not?
Maybe to the average joe who only knows “I believe in a thing called love” and has seen the MV, they might misunderstand that they are a joke band, and for that one reason I guess I can see why.
Rock is supposed to be fun. Kiss are one of my favorite bands.
I have grown to really respect Justin, he's smart, funny and very balanced. I really enjoy the channel and always looking forward to more!
Same, Dont like his band at all but hey , many do. Thats the beauty of music. Hes a nice dude.
Yeah my opinion has changed. He's a good dude
Cool band still sucks ass
you made me cry today.
watching i believe in a thing called love video again cause ive been catching up on your youtube series.
it was this moment of pure joy.
you and everyone involved in that entire project truly crushed every aspect.
the song, the video, THE DELI MEAT, the videos concept 100% in the bag
to quote you, "GOD YOURE TOUCHING ME!!"
watching many live performance over the years, this week.. they always deliver
Your definitions of irony were absolutely perfect, the classiest and most devastating dismissal I’ve heard in years.
This channel is becoming one of my all time faves.
Agreed, good definitions of "irony" and "novelty." Although, I think he dropped the ball when using "conservative" in that context when really he meant "conventional."
@Otis B. Driftwood
I feel the need to defend Americans here, though I am not one of them. Check out any of the work of the creator of your namesake for some excellent examples of both irony and sarcasm, he was a master of both.
I concur! Lol
@Cian MacGana Then you just showed the world that you are delusionnal.
And oh god the thick shade laid down in several thin coats until it dried solid
I loved the deep dive into Irony! Fucking loved it! I believe that we all learned something from it too. Not necessarily the definition but, how to properly deal with ones whom lack knowledge.
This video was fucking hilarious. From minute 1 - your chosen attire to go to the electricians for a HDMI cable to lighting a candle for someone who has unsubscribed (off you fuck!) had me in stitches, pure comedy genius thanks Justin!😂
Me too! I had this on whilst doing the washing up and I nearly dropped the mug I was cleaning.
The Darkness are absolutely legendary. What they wrote at that time was an absolute ray of light. This man is a humble legend.
Nailed it
You must be talking about Permission to Land and I totally agree, absolutely love that album, and Justin gets my utmost respect
100%!!
Hi Justin! I don’t smile or laugh much since the pandemic hit (as it robbed me of most of my family) but watching your videos always makes me smile and occasions laugh out loud. Thank you 🙏
I saw The Darkeness at Steelhouse some years ago and I was just blown away by the raport, humour and wit of JH with the crowd…
Really great band live especially because it suits arena/festival environments - big sound - with a super frontman.
The internet has given everyone a voice, even the pricks. You have to feel sorry for them though as they have to live with all the hate and the rest of us can feel fortunate we don't. Love the channel, the content, the presentation style and most of all the intelligent positivity. Will you be posting when you are on tour?
Exactly
Thank you will smith
Absolutely. It’s an easy feedback loop anyone can get caught in if not careful.
Yeah I’ll certainly try.. thanks will
Don’t tell us how we “have to feel” will smith.
I just discovered your channel. Love your band and music. You add a degree of happiness to my day! Your vocals also remind me of one of my favorite bands, Sparks. Keep up the great videos.
When you lit the candle for the people who unsubscribe, I laughed so hard I literally spit my coffee out! Great work though! I love this channel and always feel like I learn something after every video. Big fan of all you do. See you in Detroit mate!
Lighting the candle was genius 😂😂😂 “Off you f**k” will now be a permanent part of my lexicon. Cheers, Justin!
I've been saying that for years lol
Thought the same thing! He's so kind about it as well 🥰😊
My god, this is brilliant! Witty, intelligent, engaging! So glad I found this 👍
Totally agree 👍
Agreed
I love Justin ,what an amazing vocal range he has, repeating this live is not a problem for Justin.
Thanks JH.
Interesting thoughts and intelligent comments.
My “Dad Rock” collection has had a recent “Motorheart” shaped addition.
Wonderful album, again.
Clever, and fun, lyrics.
Wonderful playing and singing.
Cheers.
Keep doing your stuff!!
No hate, only LOVE!
I appreciate how artistic you are not only in your musical prowess but also seeing your gaff in each video and how you dress is wonderful. And of course your personality being so entertaining at anything being thrown your way.
Sod 'em.
I love what you’re doing Justin , it’s a thoroughly entertaining channel & long May it continue.
Respect Sir. 👍
I gave up trying to get my friends into The Darkness, by this point it's like a rock n roll secret club, those who know the password are rewarded with entrance to a great time.
You are brilliant. This is brilliant.
I bumped into you down the meat free isle of Tesco’s 2019 New Year’s Eve - Which was quite the unexpected 😂
My shyness got the better of me; I just nodded to you instead of mentioning I recorded with your white LP at leeders Farm with Dan and Nick a long while ago; I was worried you wouldn’t appreciate some lanky stranger pausing your shopping experience ...but cheers for unknowingly allowing me to play that! 😂
Keep smiling.
Off I fuck 👋
When I first heard ‘I believe in a thing called love’ I immediately felt awesome and I couldn’t get enough of it. Still play it full blast in my car to this day!
Thank you 💪
I always felt like the Darkness was a bright cloud in a sea of depressive moods at the time when the first Album was released in the US. And a very welcome one.
As a father of sons I can imagine how proud your father must be of you having forged a career on your own terms and having turned out to be such a nice fellow to boot.
“Off ya’ Fuck.” Precious, I’m definitely adding this to my every conversation. As well as that, I’m always appreciating how eloquently well spoken ya’are.
6:24 "...That's Another definition of irony..." 🤣🤣Snappy, intelligent humour. Such a clever, good-natured way of putting someone in their place. Luv it!! 🤩 Justin, your video deconstructions & breakdowns are thoughtful, very interesting & your affable delivery is so enjoyable. You bring smiles ~ Thank you!! 👏💖
Hi Justin, I have to say your music always inspired me a lot, almost 20 years ago when I first heard The Darkness, I enjoyed so much that I decided to create the first The Darkness Tribute band of Brazil, and man, that was fun! I ended up moving to Canada and getting into RUclips to connect with my fellow Brazilians. Finding your channel was very interesting because I always imagined how your personality would be and how fun would be hang out with you, and indeed I really enjoy watching your videos and hang out with you. Another delightful surprise was me finding out you’re gonna be playing on Toronto April 19, my 39th birthday and I’ll fly to Toronto to celebrate this day and enjoy The Darkness Live! Hopefully one day we can hang out together and I’ll tell you some funny stories about how my life has shaped because of The Darkness! Keep the good work 👊
Que crossover top que eu não esperava ! Chrys Gringo comentando nesse canal maravilhoso que acabei de descobrir do Taylor Hawkins
I really hope this is true! 🤘🥳
What is the name of your Brazilian Darkness tribute band? Dappled Shade? Rainforest Gloom? Amazon and Bible Black?
@@portcullis5622 It was Love on The Rocks
@@renanalves7271 =D
Justin,thou art a hero,and a gentleman!Massive darkness fan,and the way you schooled some of the comments …hats off!I do miss the old teeth a bit,but if you love the more recent version,then so do i .
Love this channel, love the music and love how you dismantle the haters. Thank you Justin Hawkins, you can always bring some happiness into my life!
This channel is so addictive!!!
Love your playing, love your band.
Some people have no joy in their lives, and enjoy punching down
Justin, this is legendary content, I have literally just laughed my ass off for 13 minutes. Keep up the outstanding work!!!
Literally? How will you sit down?
The Darkness is one the best live acts I've ever seen, Permission to Land is a f**king masterpiece.
(Edit) I still have my cap from the merch stand!
A masterpiece built on ridiculous hype and floundered on the cliché ' difficult second ' album. Not a bad band and I like Justin but they had their shot and blew it!
@@michaeldean7220 Glad you agree it's a masterpiece and you're probably right about the "difficult second album" thing, although I guess it's a cliche for a reason, as in it's extremely common. Not really sure they blew it though unless you're judging a band purely on their ability to fill a stadium on a regular basis in which case 99.9% of bands who ever put out a record blew it.
@@burtbackattack I guess it's fair to judge artists on ticket sales and music sales. I don't think that initially explosion of hype did them any good. As well documented egos and substances got in the way. Having said this I think Justin comes across as charming, knowledge and articulate. I love the you tube clip of him taking to task the idiot throwing a bottle on stage.
@@michaeldean7220 I don't disagree with you that they could potentially have been a much bigger band than they are now but given how hard it was (and still is) to for any band/artist to make it in the music business I think they've done pretty well. I suspect you may be right about the ego/drug abuse thing though (the biggest rock and roll cliche of them all!), I'm pretty sure Frankie Poullain left the band for a while because of that stuff. Justin is a very likeable guy though isn't he? He seems a natural at this RUclips malarkey.
It'd be a dream to me as a musician of many years and veteran of scores of bar gigs to be in a "joke band" like the Darkness.Total pros.
I really don’t get people calling the darkness a comedy band. They exploded onto the radio with a true old rock sound and awesome tracks. We need more stuff like this, when a track comes out that’s a bit heavier and plays on TFM people like it then regress back to generic pop within a few weeks. Perplexes me that people don’t seek out more music like this considering most pop music listeners enjoy it when the radio plays it, they seem to think and say ‘it’s so different!’. Yes, there’s millions of hours of music that’s like this, go find it for god sake!
Agreed. Musicians have to work hard, even Weird Al with his parodies. The Darkness is actually pretty awesome. Justin, don’t let the haters get to you.
I don't see it as an insult. I find it hilarious that they have a mainstream Christmas song that has Justin shouting "Bells End!".
Zappa and The Mothers were a comedy band. They are also among the very best rock and jazz musicians. Nothing wrong with comedy in music - Just ask Frank!
As opposed as fake old rock?
Nice fallacy.
They might have picked up that reputation due to their flamboyant way of presenting themselves on stage along with their videos which were very tongue-in-cheek and had the aesthetics of a 60's and 70's sci-fi film. Thing Called Love's video was very Barbarella so obviously because it wasn't macho cock rock or nu-metal it got labeled as 'comedy'.
Just discovered this gem on RUclips…… great to see Justin looking and sounding so cool! Many years after listening to The Darkness
At Novarock 2011 . . I watched The Darkness instead of Foo Fighters and didn't know any of their songs .. I was blown away by the performance which was definitely one of the best shows I have ever seen (and if you can think of a famous 90s band, I have probably seen them). RESPECT ! The Darkness are AWESOME live and their Christmas song is just about my favourite thing to hear at Christmas time :) .. P.S. You were killing it at Taylor Hawkins show I just streamed !
Mate, you are one of the rare individuals that are fair dinkum! Your honesty, wittiness, wisdom, and just the way you address things are just so enjoyable to watch! I have a huge respect for you and The Darkness! Good on ye mate! Kindest bloody regards from a fellow Rock n Roll muso from Down Under!! 🐊🦘🕷🐍🦈
Your energy and passion comes through the videos. Musicians and music fans in general will appreciate these videos.
Man, you have been a source of happiness in my life since you came to the scene. All I can say is, thank you. Glad you have this outlet and that we can enjoy it.
This one made me cry with laughter. Brilliant stuff Justin, thanks mate.
My original band used to close out our shows with "I believe in a thing called Love" and it killed! Yes I can sing the high parts. Always loved your music!
We're a similar age and back in the early 2000's I was cursed with working "away" in a very dull corporate job. I stayed in quite a few different digs and it was a dull existence - a world away from the life I left in my home town, where good friends and great parties were never far away. All that changed when I was very kindly offered to rent a room in a colleagues house: he liked to party and I'll never forget rocking out to your music and having an absolute blast. It was a breath of fresh air and I felt alive again, it was awesome. I'm a lot older now and once again I find myself a bit lost on the party front. It's great to see you again, keep up the amazing work. Cheers. 🤘
Big respect to you for doing these pod casts. Interesting to hear your views on all things music.
You are pretty funny. I like that. Most people simply cannot take criticism without getting emotional, but you do it with ease and then fire back nonchalantly and cut to the bone. Classic badass. The more I watch, the more I enjoy.
When the darkness first hit the radio I was super excited to hear some actual bad ass rock guitar and awesome singing Unlike anything else that was current
I loved the darkness from the first moment I heard them. I’ve never understood any negativity towards the band. I started my day with love is only a feeling blasting out of my speakers for years and loved every moment of it. It set the tone for my day and shook me out of a long depression. When my little brother comes to visit we always play the darkness and bond over our mutual appreciation for their music.
I have and always will be impressed with The Darkness. I love that the band seams to enthuse playful energy but that doesn’t make them a joke band! Their songwriting ability and live dexterity coupled with genuine talent makes them a musical juggernaut. They are hugely under appreciated. I love them and always will! Plus anyone who can wear tight spandex while hitting a high C and playing guitar live on stage gets a thumbs up from me
The Darkness bring the joy and the happiness to rock. I've never had a better time at any show(s). Ever. "Justin Hawkins overthinks shit"😂😂😂😂 That's gold. Keep it up!! This channel makes my day. Every day!!❤
This is really good. I am trolling your RUclips..and I am blown away by your head smarts, the way you express yourself and the intelligent reply's. Even to shit comments...It is so entertaining. I am not sure why this out of all things this is so interesting to me atm. Maybe because it is a breath of fresh air....I love your voice, it moves my heart. So thank you for making tunes.
11:32 has me in stitches 🤣
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Dude. I had to pause the video like four times so I wouldn't miss anything while I was laughing out loud.
@@st1buchanan698 Same here! "Of course I don't do that. Off you fuuck, jeezus." Comedy gold. That's for lifting me up on a shitty day Justin! Cheers!
Im a goddamm fool and somehow forgot about the darkness at some point between when I was a young lad till very recently when I got recommended your videos and now have a thirst that can only be quenched by seeing you live... I really hope you come back to Salt Lake City sometime. Either way your channel and music has brought me much joy as of late and I quite appreciate that
I AM a spiritual medium who recently, because of this channel, rediscovered the music of The Darkness. I have to say that one of the things that has really surprised me is how soulful and impressive Justin Hawkins singing is. I am a singer myself, and a musicologist, AND I've been working for about 15 years as a vocal coach. This Red Eye Stones fellow is full of shiiiiiiit. It isn't just Hawkins tonal range that is impressive, but the fluidity with which he navigates that range, and the insane dynamic range his singing. I guess we are all entitled to our opinion, but I thing one should strive towards not being obviously, and objectively, wrong.
Keep up the great work, Justin. Love the channel, the music and the impressive restraint on display in these comment-reading-videos. Inspiring stuff!
I was jesting with the "lazy"-"rabies" thing, but I appreciate your sincere response. Or possibly extremely deadpan response. If you out-deadpanned me, I doff my cap to you. Actually, I doff my cap to you in either case.
I've been trying to go back through all of your previous videos, and this one is firmly in the top tier. I plan to adopt "off you fuck" into my lexicon. Love you, man.
I love all your content and you've even got me digging some Darkness music which I didn't really prior to subscribing to your channel. The comment reaction videos are quickly rising to the top as my favorites. Your takedown of that dooshy irony guy was galactic (I was gonna say "epic" but I suddenly thought of that video of yours on the spaceship so "galactic" felt more appropriate). Thanks, Sir!
The Darkness are something of a Joke, an epic joke that never gets old.
Here's to more years of being, most excellent and putting smiles on peoples faces.
I like how you record and mix your audio for these videos. Not too bright or harsh at all. Usually I can’t listen to RUclips talking head videos with headphones because of all the sibilance and compression.
Oh and the videos are great!
The darkness has never been for me as a band, but a very talented and capable bunch of lads. But I really respect your honesty and candidness that you bring to these videos. Love the insight you bring and it shows how much you really care about music. Looking forward to watching more to come. Definitely subscribing. Keep it up mate!! 🇦🇺🦘
“The darkness has never been for me as a band.” wtf
@@JLeeeP What's wrong with that statement? Or are you not familiar with the saying "not for me"? Everyone has their own tastes mate
I first looked at this channel after Tom Bukovac mentioned that he is addicted to your videos on his Home Skoolin' channel. For some reason I though you would be too serious but I couldn't have been more wrong. Your insights are highly entertaining and do, indeed, brighten my day.
Justin is very funny and extremely eloquent. The way he explained all the the definitions of irony makes me think he would make a great teacher.
Lmao! Love the mourning with the 🕯!!! FUCKING HILARIOUS! LOVE you Justin. You are an eclectic and great person. We are lucky to have you.
Morrissey has some hilarious lyrics. Amongst the more obvious mundanity and misery he’s more famous for.
i love morrissey
Man I love your falsetto. Lots of Soul and joy in your singing. I really love it.Your Mojo working bro.
Young men in particular hate successful musicians out of jealousy, always have. Hawkins is a true musicologist and I salute him!
Totally agree 👍
Yeah, quite a few of them do, don't they! I found that it's much more pleasant and productive to try and learn from them.
One excellent treatment for feeling inadequate is to endeavour to become adequate.
Don't get conned into a super expensive gold plated HDMI cable. It's a digital connection, so it's off or on and the cable quality makes very little difference.
Love this, I think Dan would appreciate this comment more than Justin 😂
I Fucking Love It!!! Your reply to Mr. Ironic was spectacular !!!
Not a joke band .. awesome band , amazing power chords , solos , lyrics .. sings live and plays their own instruments , what else do u want lol
Well now I’m craving the Darkness. Off to go binge their entire catalogue…
Discovered The Dakness 15 or so years ago and subsequently found myself distracted by other music. Glad to have rediscovered your wonderful band and yourself. Thanks for that.
Best RUclips channel there is! I grew up on your music which inspired me greatly. Thank you Justin!
Thank you !
Why are some people cunts!!! I’m all for opinion, like I happen to dislike a number of Darkness songs just like I absolutely loves most of them! I love the band have have done since PTL. If you love and play the guitar you’ll understand just how good and technical these guys are. I love how they don’t take themselves to seriously but then find me another band at present that’s playing the beastly riffs and solos like these boys!!!
@justin.. saw you twice last year, got my boy in the darkness and he came twice too!!! Keep rocking boys!!! Love it!!!
Saw you in NYC way back. It was so fun! It was like a reunion for me, I ran into all my fun friends that night.
Gracious is how i'd describe The Darkness , Been a fan since i was 11 when PTL came out and i got my first electric guitar. The riffs you compose are fucking legendary .. Also Bald is actually one of my favourite songs of yours. Keep flying the flag love peace and chicken grease ! ..P.s Saw you at Looe fest in Cornwall how did you like the gig ?
Your so well spoken it’s very relaxing to watch
Well played Sir. I'm new to your channel and love your honest and well thought out reviews. Thanks for the joy
[I first saw you on the cover of Blender magazine many years ago but never listened to the band. I regret it now because your channel is some of the best content on the tube.]
Am I the only one here that is barely aware of The Darkness (almost all of my exposure came from snippets of songs and videos on this channel), but still thoroughly enjoy the content Justin provides? Keep riding, Justin; again. Again.
Ngl, have never been a massive fan of the darkness. Not my era, not my vibe. It doesn't matter!! What an absolute gent. Massive new fan of this channel and of you kind sir. Keep the amazing content coming.
just saw the video and realized "The Darkness" Love you guys! God Bless!
So I'm going to offset the guy who unsubscribed by subscribing to your channel. I like what you do and how you do it. I find your overall musical knowledge insightful, appealing and entertaining and thoroughly enjoy your wit and humor. You've made a new fan.
justin is an absolute guitar wizard and sings like a bloody angel. together with his brother, one of the best sibling bands all time
Omfg LOVED your response you are A BADASS ! That's people how you response without getting down to their lever, with class & style!
I'm pretty sure everyone's confusing hate with jealousy. It makes me wonder how they'd react if you actually did something wrong by them
I am a huge fan of yours Justin as well as the Darkness. I'm a guitarist in a Thrash Metal band who has an eclectic ear for all things music. You display more talent in your intro on this channel than some of the stuff we hear today. I find you very talented and as a person you are a gentleman and it seems quite a scholar.
“Find the darkness in your mind palace…” love your work!
Ok, I just wanted to say a couple of things that I've recently realized since discovering your channel a few days ago. The first being the realization that I've been listening to The Darkness for 20 years (yowzers!) and the second being that I only just realized what Holding My Own is actually about. You talk about enjoying writing clever lyrics, and that is something I've always enjoyed in your writing. And while this might have been obvious to many, the cincerity in the song's delivery never pointed me in that direction. But the realization the other night had me in tears. Thank you.
Rarely have I seen a person address and respond to personal criticism from anonymous sources in such an articulate, eloquent and humourous manner. Well done and thank you.
Saw The Darkness years ago at the Wembley Arena supporting Lynyrd Skynyrd and Deep Purple, you put on a good if short show. i never really followed the band closely after that but i liked what you did though never bought any albums. These videos you are now doing have inspired me to go back and check out some of your back catalogue and i'm thoroughly enjoying the deep dive. Haters will hate so just keep doing what you love and forget them.
Great channell hoping to see darkness live next year great albums
That was brilliant. I had a really good laugh at how you responded to some of those comments.
I absolutely love YOU Justin Hawkins. Greetings from Reno Nevada!
just discovered the darkness because i found out you went to my highschool, fucking love this guy
I love you Justin. This channel is amazing!!!
Ooooh just found this channel! Bloody love the darkness! From one suffolk boy to another keep up the good work buddy!
Justin, your falsetto is the god damned best, and I wish you'd make a song where the bgee's finally kick ass! All love my friend