Ren - The Tale of Jenny & Screech (pianist reacts to metalhead friend’s suggestion)
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2023
- Pianist reacts to Ren’s The Tale of Jenny & Screech
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You spotted Ren's use of the built environment to master the sound production in the use of natural reverb. You perfectly realized it is a Three Act Shakespearian tragedy. Ren has self identified his style as Bardcore. He is promoting a 2nd renaissance of the role of the bard/wondering minstrel by merging rap, hip hop and baroque folk.
And boy does it work!
Ren is self taught. He recently said that he doesn’t know the (musical) rules and therefore isn’t constrained by them ( paraphrased)
I think you would enjoy 'For Joe' by Ren,an emotional he wrote the song for a close friend he lost.He plays the piano(keyboard) and is another live ,beautiful song
IMO Freckled Angels is better.
Suicide is also a good one.
The actual titles of them all are Jenny’s Tale. Screech’s Tale. Violet’s Tale. 😂❤They were written separately and recorded separately Violet’s tale several years after the first two. All one shot live performance pieces!❤
For Joe is my vote. It was filmed and released just a couple of months ago, has piano and singing and it's pure distilled Ren. Good one, boys, keep them coming. 🌻❤️
Ren said on a livestream recently that the total budget for the third video (Violet's tale) was just $500. The hospital bed was a child's bed with no legs, so they had to shoot it from just the right angle so it didn't look too off. BTW, as for your "formula" notion (fair point), only 2 of his 50-odd songs to date are like Hi Ren and the Tales trilogy ("bardcore" genre). Everything else is way different. Cheers! Oh, if you want to hear him singing more do How to be me live or Chalk Outlines live, both with Chinchilla. Both are incredible. Make sure you get the live ones. Thanks!
Yes! How to Be Me is a live performance and Chalk Outlines is another one-take music video. They're both great.
Best bet to get a glance what Ren can do with his singing voice bandwith wise is looking at his band "The Big Push".
I mean, initially, it's 4, not 2 as the tales series are 3 songs, plus Hi Ren. And i wouldn't even class Hi Ren as Bardcore anyway. But way more songs can be classed as Bardcore. I'm not going to list them all because there's a lot. Think about his songs. It's not just the Tales and Hi Ren that are Bardcore. And again, if you class Hi Ren as Bardcore (which i do not, at all) then you have to include a hell of a lot more.
Not hating. Just giving my opinion.
Bardcore is a made-up term and therefore everyone's definition will likely be different. It's not a word that Ren even uses or endorses. I am 100% correct by my definition - broadly, a person with an acoustic guitar conveying a dramatic, detailed, longform story with challenging content - and I am sure you are 100% correct by yours, too.@@SR1Records
@@horsehollerer Good point.
“How to be me” live with Chinchilla is a great place to start to get a feel of a whole different side of REN’s singing abilities
That performance pierces my heart. Ren and Chinchilla are riveting as a duet. They look into each other's soul and connect. Electric.
GREAT REACTION... you guys got a new sub! FYI: Violet's Tale freezes up on the music video until the KNOCK, but the music & reaction video shot is fine, which is the important part. I think that people that follow reactions will know exactly what's going on up to that point. I'm curious what happened right before the full reveal, it looked like it clicked right then, but there's a cut at that point.
Just a suggestion: usually something much lighter is recommended after the Tales, a big favorite is Ren busking with his band The Big Push, particularly the mashup "I Shot the Sheriff / Road to Zion / Hip Hop" (look for the version with the RED SUSPENDERS). Keep 'em coming, please!!
Perfect suggestion! Yes, RED SUSPENDERS ARE A MUST!
edit rewatch we never woulda knew froze forever buy laptop a comp??? hmmm on small phone lame cant see nothin he did kinda make fun ren im no ones fool man ren aint tryin sound be as no one man!!!.....cant even tell ren plays bard notes lol.....ugh glad 1st last video watch he didnt take dads rape of daughter seriously n so on to me just well im rich not in poverty w them animals feel insulted as 44 yr man hell i went thru n hitman for cartel step dad scum buried n burnt ashes!!!! beat beyond words where dyin mom now cant recall non it happened!!!!...jokin lolin before song starts maybe get told or ready if seen past ren not intrested ya eh not impressed attitude of the story n guitar wow...why bother reacting ren aint his tea....damn...
So glad you’re enjoying your Ren introduction! What next? I’m sure you’ll have lots of suggestions but mine is How To Be Me (the live version, with Chinchilla).
def this one!
On the whole, the live versions are almost always the way to go with Ren's and Chinchilla's stuff. The glaring exception would be "Money Game 2" because the live track (by the water) isn't the whole tune.
Agree
Oh yeah...that! Jutson would like Chinchilla...@Chinchilla_music Ren and Chinchilla have great chemistry. Along with a great filmmaker it's a titration made by divine intervention.😮❤
but Richard needs to present it for where it comes from, how Ren lost his friend Joe.
you have a brilliant mind i love how it works. seeing the parallels even in the streets they're laying on. you're the first reactor I've seen that caught that. I'm glad someone did i was beginning to think i was seeing things that weren't there.
These dudes are really two sides of the same coin. Classic vs. self-taught, but they get each other. I hope no one takes offense to this, but they are both so far outside the average listener they see and get things the rest of us just miss. A brilliant reaction. He sees the opera and theatrical connections. LOVE THIS DUDE!!
This is non-ADHD & ADHD 😂
22:07 it's not the devil's theme (though that's a cool take) - at the start of Violet's Tale he says we must rewind the hands of time and then he plays a little "rewind" sound on his guitar. This part is the opposite of the rewind, taking us back to present day.
My grandmother gave me the money for my first piano lesson on my 7th birthday. She said to me, "If you can play music, you will never be without a friend." She paid for every lesson I ever had & gave me the greatest gift.
Dear beautiful humans, love your reaction. Warm hug from a stranger from the Netherlands
Goeiemorgen ollanderke. Geniet van je dag
@@Astrodicted goedemorgen medenederlander, jij ook, het wordt lekker warm dus nog even genieten van de zon! Warme groet uit Brabant
@@christelsegbars1630 Ik wapper mn witte vlagje voor vandaag, is schaduw en boek geworden. Koele groet van onder een boom(ergens letterlijk op de nl/be grens)
I think his writing is very impressive - the metaphors and similes are so well chosen - stacking jars like pickled bricks? what imagery! Fear like liquid nitrogen (granted, _aaalmost_ cliché but I think there's still a few uses allowed), The statue she was turned to butter (call-back to 'like a knife through butter') in a breath... just brilliant
and let's not forget the intelligence of concealing the plural "babies" by having homonymous lyrics "please let my baby stay alive" so he keeps the secret till the very end.
I thought that was so great, too, concealing "babies" that way, but I also thought there could be a chance she didn't even know it was twins anyway.
He actually does say babies if you listen closely.
Singing skills of Ren? For me it is „How to be me“ with Chinchilla. He is able to conquer her incredible voice … very impressive … thx for this vid 👍
Love that song, but “he is able to conquer her incredible voice” lmao no chance, she’s that star of the show in that particular song. Chalk outlines is closer to 50/50 but still
Ren coined the term "Bardcore" for this type of music he produces.
Perfect.
Ren uses the word “bardcore”, but he did not invent the word. The wikipedia article by that title has the history of it.
@@tookitogo I didn't realise that. Thanks
Great reaction! If you want to check out a song with stunning vocals from Ren I’d recommend Chalk Outlines.
Roaming Minstrels have always been a part of blighty's history and colour, lush that Ren gives a nod to this rich tradition of these fair isles but adds the juxtaposition of modern day brutality. The strongest message I get from this is the line "history repeats itself he paints her black and blue and dark, she never stood a chance". The fact that Screech turns out like his father Stevie one presumes (even though he never met the guy) and Jenny like her mother, a victim. We see this in every aspect of our lives, particularly when it comes to physical abuse and social settings (a big city with no consciousness or empathy). The chords going up the fret to my mind, is Ren fast forwarding through time. He goes from Violet being beaten up to forwarding the time to when she is in the hospital? I might be clutching but thanks for the reaction mate, the dogs bollocks.
You are exactly right. That's the story.
@@wexfordgirl1 wish I wasn't right but we have a society governed by weak male psychopaths that encourage the anti-social indoctrination of weak pathetic men and not those with strength of purpose to protect the nurturing feminine divine.
Surely that scale he uses is the winding of the time, first back and then the second time to bring the story up to where he started.
Definitely, but he also walks past a satanic symbol (brimstone) while playing that part
Meet Ren Night Shyamalan!!! And I give major PROPS to his videographer, Sam. Together they are modern magic. I subbed up the minute Judson did his 'rewind sound' at the very beginning. Oh, and Judson, be your southern self. I live in Wisconsin but was born and raised in South Carolina, so your animated and lively antics had me grinning from the start. 🎶🔥🙏🤗😎 P.S. Pause as much as you want or need! Your channel, your rules. If someone is coming to see a reaction video and has never heard the song before than they need to tab out, listen to it for themselves and then come back. REACTORS pause often to give their thoughts. That is what we're here for. To get your take on this.
Northwestern Wisconsin here. About 60 miles Northeast of that shithole the twin cities, Mnpls/St.Paul MN. I love me some Ren, he is all I listen to along with his band The Big Push and Chinchilla.
Ren is Iconic
I loved your piano work at the beginning so I subscribed within the first 90 seconds.
I think Judson would love Chalk Outlines live by Ren and Chinchilla.😢
Yes. It's a Trilogy. A Three Part Play. This is Modern Street Theatre called BARDCORE, ( Ren Style) where he mixes some medieval Bard Street Minstrel approaches and melodies with contemporary spoken word poetry, narration, song and patches of Rap. With a musical 'intro' and 'outro' to each. You're right; he and his Videographer carefully planned out the setting and rehearsed how and when to move and where within the flow of the performance, making deliberate use of the available acoustics. Clever and creative.
Ren - For Joe (Live Performance)
I think this one will be sincerely appreciated from a fellow piano playing perspective and emotionally fueled written one as well ♥️
It’s about Ren’s best friend whom he lost to suicide and I’ll leave it at that as it’s best to just experience the ride of the music and feeling itself rather than a vivid description of words.
I missed you guys and was rewatching your other videos on repeat impatiently awaiting a new upload ♥️ The longer I see the length of the video the more I honestly get excited as well 😊
Looking forward to your daily and further success as a channel, as always 🎼 🤘🏻🎹
I have to add, “The Big Push - I Shot the Sheriff/Road to Zion/Hip Hop” from Ren and his band. It’s at almost 10 million views as we speak! The musicality, energy and passion of Ren and his band is such a refreshing rush 🎸
See you guys in the next one!
- Cassie
My requests are sincerely hoped to at some point come true as well after hearing about Ren’s vocal runs and diverse singing ability being so much sought after 🤞🏻
Thank you!
No, all thanks to you both!
Absolutely spot on about the Performance Art, this blurs the lines between many genres....Music, Poetry, Story Telling, Acting.....The only thing that is missing is seeing Ren pick up a Spray can and Graffiti the walls :)
If you gonna be a reaction channel, then you shouldn't cut the reaction. The Big reveal at the end of the song is the reaction that many would watch this for.
🥳 so glad you got to the ‘tales’ guys 👏 it was nice that Judson recognised the waltz in Screech’s tale. If Judson would like to her more of REN singing please try listening to Chalk Outlines with Chinchilla (live) or How To Be Me with with Chinchilla (live) again, or even Suicide or For Joe are well worth listening to for some singing. Stay well fellas 🤍🏴✌️ Raine
"Tapping that Tale" ❤ Your reactions to this trilogy was a joy to experience.
For singing: may I suggest hmmmm.... "Freckled Angel", "Hold on" , "For Joe", "Lost All Faith"
If he likes the singing I would suggest one of two live duets Ren does with chinchilla. The first is called “chalk outlines” (live) and the second (my fave) is “how to be me” (live). The vocals in both are extraordinary and both are moving emotionally
Jenny is like her mother Violet; quiet, shy, and freezes in fear. Screech is like his father Stevie; angry, reactive, and violent.
“Tapping that tale.” Big respect😃😎👍
I love this dude! Just started, and am surprised it came through the channel, but I'm defiitely interested in how it goes. I'll say off the bat that "The TAIL of Jenny and Screech" probably would've been a bit different 🤣
Damned. I was so hoping for a more visceral reaction to THAT moment, when it all sinks in and you GET it.
Love the reaction ❤
Nice piano piece at the beginning! Thx for the reaction!
Ren has decades of solo stuff, and his various collaborations with Chinchilla, Sam Tompkins, Eden Nash, Bibi, Liv Sanger, and The Big Push are all awesome. Have fun down the rabbit hole, there's lots to explore!
I shot the sheriff is very good as well
"For Joe" would be a great song for Judson to tackle. Love the channel!
This is an important and educating story, told with so much respect and love for everyone involved in this tragedy, about generational trauma which refers to trauma that is passed from a trauma survivor to their descendants and he points out many of the markers that characterise the phenomenon. It sadly happens every day and it brings so much trauma to so many people.
You’re right Ren does like doing his videos live. They got Hi Ren in four attempts. He said it’s not always like that, on Money Game 1 they worked through the night til 6 in the morning. It took 182 attempts to get a single take video because there is so much movement in that scene which made the choreography very difficult.
What a perspective - a much appreciated, classy reaction - just subscribed, thank you☮
Love your ren reactions so I subbed
This man is different...
I was waiting for this reaction!
There are so many songs where Ren sings. I don't know what types of music you guys like, but there are many live busking sessions available with Ren's band "The Big Push"; including covers of Reggae or Rap songs. Also busking and live sessions available with Ren's Sam Thompson, (search Ren and Sam). Also, singing collaborations with Chinchilla, and with Eden Nash.
I love your Ren reactions. Earned a sub with this one 💖
Thank you ❤❤ for another great Ren reaction!
Ren has got an awesome back catalogue, and I am looking forward to you discovering it. So what do you want to see and hear next? A ballady thing w/guitar? Ren X Chinchilla - Chalk Outlines (live). Rap? Genesis. Fun stuff? Love Music. Raggae? The Big Push - I Shot The Sheriff/Road To Zion/Hip Hop (red suspenders). Hard beats? Sick Boi or Animal Flow ... Goofy madness? Losing It! (FISHER Rap). Another great one-take? Murderer or Money Game! More singing? Humble. Have great fun!
Ren has a premiere of the long-awaited Song & Video "Money Game, Pt. 3" on Thursday 12 October 2023. On Friday 13 October 2023 his new album Sick Boi comes out.
Great reaction!
Love your energy
When he said F**k ya an looks behind himself is it all.
Then lowers the expletive. That's straight gold.
Enjoyed this reaction!
Loved your perspective on this. It feels like a play to me too, all the characters are conveyed so vibrantly.
After all it´s just a guy with a guitar and a camera, but man did he take me on a ride. Loved the discussion. Like Jarvis Cocker I was locked in already, when the man did this old timey trumpet sound with the mouth like a jazzman of old. And the intro to Violet´s Tale (tail?) is fricken beautiful.
Chalk outlines with Chinchilla live
This!
That was my introduction to Ren rabbit hole. Epic.
You like his singing voice. I love his voice in this.
Yes I believe Judson would love chalk outlines, more singing! Lol. But it’s amazing also!
Absolutely and also How To Be Me
High time now for Ren to write the "TAIL" of Jenny and Sreech...I'm down for that 'Lizard People Trilogy' 🤣
Great reaction to Ren's Bardcore trilogy - sad story about all day violence and abuse, told and played masterful in a shakespearian way... I agree, his singing is so touching, vulnerable and always in character, even as a narrater. How he uses (and planned) the different reverse of the rooms and streets is breathtaking - the one in the staircase gives me goosebumps whenever I hear it - so beautiful and sad at the same time. 🥹 Not to mention how he turned the awful battering of the pregnant Violet into music...a heartbreaking monument against domestic violence. Ren's talent is another level!
Love your reactions so given you a sub. Would love to see your reaction to Ren's old band 'The Big Push' especially their street performance (busking) of I shot the sheriff/hip-hop. Plenty of singing and your first introduction to Romain Axisa.
Loving these reactions ❤ love the honesty and unique perspective. Maybe Ocean next either that or How to be me with Chinchilla.❤
To hear Ren sing-sing, check out "Chalk Outlines (Live)" and/or "How To Be Me (Live)".
I'm not sure I'd recommend it as the VERY NEXT Ren song to take on because there are others that are more... idk, prominently important? songs in his catalogue -
BUT:
Do NOT sleep on Swan Song, which was from The Big Push days. It doesn't see much light of day, but it would be SO worthwhile for you two to react to. It's like nothing else you'll see Ren involved with (so far, anyway).
I saw one reaction video that actually went back and showed his second time through this video to get all the stuff you couldn't get the first time through. To my surprise it was just as good if not better seeing the second time through. Just a thought for future songs that are more complex like this one. I would have certainly kept watching it if you had. Thank you!
All of your videos looks like it was made in the 90's. Cool... i like it
Ren would approve, guy is stuck in the 90's 😂
You continue to be southern, I am and love it, everyone can’t be.
This was great guys. It makes me so happy to see a couple of guys just start something like this from scratch. I know that if you keep at it, it will grow big.
A few notes -
Ren really nailed this "bardcore" type of storytelling song. And he is in the process of pitching a whole series of these to Netflix.
Mic technique - these were all shot live with sound. Guitar is plugged in. He wears a lapel mic, but also has other mics hidden somewhere. Maybe a shotgun (directional) somewhere? But he has said that he's keeping the full setup a secret and not giving up his "tricks of the trade"
One other thing I haven't seen anyone mention here is that he goes out of his way to support YT reactors. And has put it out there that if you end up getting a copyright strike on ANY of his videos, to make sure and dispute it and he will make sure it gets cleared so you can make a profit on them.
Best wishes💚
You should do "Chalk Outlines", "How to be Me", or "I shot the Sherriff/Road to Zion/Hip Hop" mash up next. The one where he's wearing the red suspenders as others have pointed out.
You guys are fantastic, I'd love to share your journey into Ren's catalogue, which is broad and deep.
Judson? You are fantastic Sir! Love your take on things!
Please react to For Joe by Ren, it is a deep son but sooo beautiful. i know he will love it
If you want something a bit more upbeat, I recommend Ren's band The Big Push and their cover of Bongo Bong. Great reaction
❤❤❤❤ im here for the ace ventura jokes all day. Holy crap im lovin this intro first 3 minutes yall had me dyin
More Ren reactions please ❤🙏
We need ren in our lives, peace to all 😇
Two new vocabulary words : "Tavernwave" and "Bardcore"
(22:07) at the beginning he rewinded time to explain Violets tale... now he brought back to the present.
I REALLY like Judson. He is such a character. Seems drunk but he’s not. Looks straight laced but he has tattoos. I love the juxtaposition that is Judson. Really cool guy. I want to be his friend. Seems like there would always be a fun time when he is around! 😊
Never a dull moment or conversation.
Jetson is a kid at heart and I'm here for it man! Tappin that tale, I mean come on, how could you not laugh at that? I love his fun energy and I wish you guys would do Rens band The Big Push covering I shot the sheriff, Road to Zion, Hip Hop next!
There’s not a ton of foreshadowing, because they were written years apart and weren’t planned out as far as I know. So he wrote the tale of Screech without even knowing he’d write the other two
Still, does some cool things with the writing. In Screech at the beginning, “she was headed back home to sleep”, and she knew this town she knew this floor…she wanted to escape” and at the end “Jenny lay still on the cold concrete, she found somewhere to sleep, she knew this town she knew this floor…I guess that she escaped”
Another one, as you pointed out, in Jenny’s Tale “young Screech and poor Jenny lying one street apart” paralleling the line in Violet’s Tale “two twins aligned side by side”
Other ones include Jenny inheriting, for lack of a better word, Violet’s tendency to freeze up when encountering a threat, and Screech inheriting his fathers and grandfathers abusive nature. It’s at least in a part a song about the cyclical nature of life, and how to some degree how one is dealt a fate through inheriting certain characteristics and generational trauma. As he says in Violet’s Tale, “history repeats itself”
And in the spirit of that cyclicality(?) I’d like to return to the first thing I said, and mention a potential foreshadowing I thought of for the first time while writing this. In Screech’s Tale “our story it ends, right at the start” (mirroring the first line of the song, forgot to mention that one but anyways)…”our story it ends, right at the start”, sort of foreshadowing this element of fate. As in they were fated to meet this end from the very start, being born to a dying mother and placed into the foster system, destined to meet again at the end of their tales.
Anyways, great reaction, low key one of my favorite reactors so far, and apologies for such a long comment
The line is “two twins are lying side by side”.
@@tookitogo same thing, I was just writing from memory
Great reaction, thank you 🙏🦉❤️🐊👍
An interesting perspective, especially your observations regarding the affect and ambience of the street setting
I live this guy. He is not the Standard (for lack of better word) reactor. I’d love to meet him as he seems very straight laced but has a sleeve of tattoos. Very interesting! Keep them coming.
Loved the reaction! Y'all have quickly become one of my new fave channels. It sounds like y'all may be somewhere in the South...I'm in Alabama.
Ren is amazing for sure. So much great music to explore with him! He's extremely versatile. I'm sure plenty have already told you everything about Ren so I won't be redundant.
Side note - with Judson's classical background, I think I have a band he may really enjoy, and you too! The band is Nightwish. They are a Symphonic Metal band out of Finland with a Dutch lead vocalist (who is also a classically trained singer). They do sing in English, so no worries about any language barrier for lyrics. They have a huge catalog of music y'all can explore too! Live performances are what you want to do with Nightwish. They have very few official videos. Though, they do have some amazing lyric videos out for every track on their most recent album. They've been around since 1996, and are currently working on a new album. The song of theirs I'd like to suggest first is Ghost Love Score Live from Wacken 2013. I think y'all will really enjoy them!
Thanks for sharing y'alls thoughts with us! I'm here for the musical journeys! Blessings to both of you guys from Bama!
Chalk outlines live with chinchilla. Is great singing performance
He was fast forwarding time on the part where you said he did that in Hi Ren. He had rewound time at the beginning.
I listen to Ren often, but Chalk Outlines (a ballad with artist Chinchilla), Losing It (EDM by Fisher remixed by Ren), Sick Boi, Humble (feat. Eden Nash) and Power seem to play most often in my house. Followed by I Shot the Sheriff with Ren's band The Big Push (specifically the performance with Ren in red suspenders busking), Murderer (original and acoustic), The Hunger, and Money Game (Part 1 & 2...part 3 to be released Oct). 🎶
Ren the Bard of Brighton is a wonderful rabbit hole.
Ren❤❤❤❤
I love this guy
the 'devil sound' that he did was the time forwarding, since we moved back in time to hear violets story ^^
I love the guitar riff that describes going back in time, then forward again.(In Violets tale)!
wish I could play piano like you!
I have been waiting for this!! You said you'd do it and you delivered! Thank you so much 😊
How to be me, and Chalk Outlines ft. Chinchilla, are great songs to check out. They're just beautiful.
Ren is the real life, modern cockerel (rooster) Alan-A-Dale from Disney's Robin Hood
Clicked the like from just the piano
I wish i could watch the tales for the first time again
Thank you , a terrific reaction. How to be me or Chalk Outlines .
A traveling minstrel ❣️ Like the Pide Piper...but with gutair. I would follow him anywhere...and I am an old woman. 😉❤️
"Run it back"!!😂
“For Joe” should be done next by you guys most definitely!!!
If Judson likes the singing parts best, “Chalk Outlines” should be your next Ren track for sure.
If you want to hear Ren sing I strongly recommend either/both .. live versions of his songs with chinchilla… Chalk Outlines & How to be Me.