Thomas Bergersen's HUMANITY: Chapter IV - Album Reaction and Impressions

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  • Опубликовано: 2 ноя 2024
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  • @TheWhoniversalMan
    @TheWhoniversalMan  6 месяцев назад +2

    *CHAPTER V UPDATE:*
    For anyone wondering about my Chapter V video, you'll have to wait until Chapter VI to see any of it. Because, to my shame, I at some point failed to transfer the footage for my long-delayed Chapter V review to a new hard drive, and apart from some random stills and stray clips, all that footage no longer exists. Completely deleted, and nowhere to be found on six different drives and two computers. (I checked everything!) So I'll share those surviving bits and recap my thoughts on Chapter V along with covering Chapter VI when it releases.
    Thomas has just confirmed that Chapter VI is recording next month, in May, so a release by the end of summer appears likely (as long as Thomas doesn't delay to add more music, like he did with Chapter III!). I'm looking forward to finally, FINALLY getting another of these videos out there to celebrate the occasion with everyone! :)

    • @MiguelCarvalho-kw8uz
      @MiguelCarvalho-kw8uz 2 месяца назад

      Thank you for the update! Im very looking forward to it!

  • @matthiashannesson7239
    @matthiashannesson7239 3 года назад +17

    Letssss goo!!!! I’ve been waiting for this one :)

    • @TheWhoniversalMan
      @TheWhoniversalMan  3 года назад +5

      Sorry for the delay! It's been a busy week and a half. ;)

  • @linusblanket32
    @linusblanket32 3 года назад +8

    I really enjoyed your final analysis of the album - thank you, as always, for sharing your thoughts!

  • @IUsedToBeAnAdventurerLikeYou
    @IUsedToBeAnAdventurerLikeYou 3 года назад +8

    I love Chapter IV with all my heart. It’s my favorite solo Bergersen work to date. It’s just so freaking huge and intricate. You can tell this was one he was especially passionate about

  • @koen2715
    @koen2715 3 года назад +9

    Your album reviews are amazing. Can't wait for a potential Humanity concert :)

    • @angelolima4811
      @angelolima4811 3 года назад +1

      Want this so bad a thomas bergersen concert would be even better in chicago please Thomas

  • @PJ-gb5hi
    @PJ-gb5hi 3 года назад +14

    Caleb, before album releases: 😏 "I bet..."
    Caleb, after album releases: 😦 "Well then..."
    This was fun! Since C4 was released, my life has been made of water. 70%, to be exact.
    Thanks for the thoughts! See you in January!(?)
    Alien owls? 😂 Love it!

  • @monemusic1428
    @monemusic1428 3 года назад +20

    Good to know CH5 might have a chance of coming out in December. Thomas will never let you be correct!

    • @angelolima4811
      @angelolima4811 3 года назад

      Reallly hope it does come in december

    • @FlavienB
      @FlavienB 3 года назад

      Well that's infortunate, Thomas said a couple of weeks ago that the series will be interrupted by the tour so Chapter V will release "sometime" in 2022... It's unclear if Chapter V will release before or after the tour

    • @angelolima4811
      @angelolima4811 3 года назад

      @@FlavienB you mean five i hope its may after the tour then please come to chicago Thomas please flavien do aura, reborn, final frontier, sonera and illusions the piece love your arrangements

    • @FlavienB
      @FlavienB 3 года назад

      @@angelolima4811 Oh yeah I meant 5 ! Thanks by the way, I'm working on Love Suite for 2 pianos but it takes time and I don't have a lot because of my studies...

    • @angelolima4811
      @angelolima4811 3 года назад

      @@FlavienB where you able to work on something chapter 2 and 4 as well or do you mean medley of all the pieces or a suite

  • @witherschat
    @witherschat 3 года назад +8

    When I listened to the album for the first time, I was in complete darkness. That moment I heard "FIRE" in "Made of fire", I felt a rush of adrenaline, almost like primal fear (from fire?).
    For "rocket to the moon", the drop at the end to me is the engines turning off and the rocket drifting into space.

    • @jessarikastar
      @jessarikastar 3 года назад +1

      I absolutely agree with this comment to a T! I loved both of these songs so much, especially Made of Fire: I love how is starts, like a small, beautiful flame sparking your interest, but then completely blazes out of control in suspense, only to just fizzle out peacefully, like real fire 😭
      Rocket to the Moon is absolutely fantastic, I almost feel nostalgic with confidence to this one!
      And another favorite was Cruising in Space 😆 like this album is just all around way ahead of its time. I feel so privileged to be on earth with Mr. Bergersen!!

    • @witherschat
      @witherschat 3 года назад

      @@jessarikastar Some tracks on these albums really have an acquired taste. Cruising in space is much more enjoyable to me now than on first listening.
      And Made of Fire... That was a special one, gor sure. But the more I listen, the more I understand that it couldn't be more made of fire. This track is mesmerizing, hypnotic, it attracts the eyes like fire attracts flies, but with a feeling of impending doom looming over. Then, it blows up into a firestorm.

  • @NaVIIctory
    @NaVIIctory 3 года назад +11

    Yayyyy 🔥🔥 as always fun to watch!

  • @e.kathrynsshadows
    @e.kathrynsshadows 3 года назад +4

    I listened to this through the first time, really feeling like going into space and exploring, I hadn't heard one million voices before and I thought at first this was the first contact with alien life but the longer I listened the more it felt like a celebration of various (and new otherworldly) human cultures, maybe on other planets. it hit different!

    • @TheWhoniversalMan
      @TheWhoniversalMan  3 года назад +4

      I really envy those who got to hear "One Million Voices" for the first time in context on this album. ;)

    • @e.kathrynsshadows
      @e.kathrynsshadows 3 года назад

      @@TheWhoniversalMan apparently a friend of mine (we both love Thomas) sent it to me around when it came out, I queued it up while was working and didn’t pay attention when it came on. So I had heard it, I just did not remember it at all. She was laughing at me when I sent it back like “check out this new Thomas song”

  • @ToRoS01
    @ToRoS01 3 года назад +4

    They're all great from each other. I'm already curious about Chapter 5. I love ♥️Made of Air/Earth♥️

  • @countorlok974
    @countorlok974 3 года назад +1

    Beautiful! Excellent! I cried like a baby at 4:25! Classic Caleb stuff, always with the wisecracks this guy!

    • @TheWhoniversalMan
      @TheWhoniversalMan  3 года назад +2

      "I cried like a baby at 4:25!"
      Count Orlok, that was first grade!

  • @clarentcinematics
    @clarentcinematics 3 года назад +4

    Finally🥰. Mr. Humanity is baaack

  • @laurengibbs6940
    @laurengibbs6940 3 года назад +1

    I remember being at my dads house and during half the day I only found out that Thomas released Chapter IV, and when I tell you my jaw never dropped so hard…. It was completely out of nowhere but I am not complianing!!

  • @sauce8277
    @sauce8277 3 года назад +3

    Obviously Cruising through Space is supposed to be a huge part of the story as every other song but it has to be one of my favorite songs of all times.
    I think Thomas is going to have to reach past peak human performance to show what he is trying to do through Meredith. Difficult thing.

  • @twostepspiano4613
    @twostepspiano4613 3 года назад +7

    Judging by Thomas’ intentions to take Chapter 4 in a space/scifi direction, I agree with you that One Million Voices doesn’t feel really at home here. Cruising In Space is growing on me multiple listens in and just might be among my favorite songs of all time. On the down side, I’m not too impressed with the sound quality in some songs - poor compression and mixing in some cases which is evident in this chapter more than the other ones. With that said, Ch 4 is still probably my favorite of the ones so far, narrowly beating 1. I’m still hopeful that songs from Neon Nights (especially Arcade Master) will make an appearance in the three remaining chapters.

    • @TheWhoniversalMan
      @TheWhoniversalMan  3 года назад +2

      I'll take "Arcade Master" in whatever form Thomas chooses to release it! It seems Chapter I might have been a good place for it theme-wise (and since it's so short!).
      "Please Don't Go" fits the emotional arc I saw in the album, but doesn't really fit the style of the album very clearly to me... a future chapter about "loss" or something might have been appropriate. And heck, "One Million Voices " would have fit nicely on Chapter I, right? Probably right after "L'Appel du Vide!"
      I don't mind the compression in Thomas's music usually (though some Dragon tracks sounded particularly messy to me as a result of it), but he stated twice that the CD release of Humanity will be less compressed for the sake of his audience.
      (He previously stated that he likes the way his music sounds and that Humanity's CD release wouldn't be any different, but I guess people got through to him after Chapter II!)

    • @premy
      @premy 3 года назад +5

      Some people decided to interpret everything as sci-fi and forgot what the album was supposed to be about in Thomas' vision. The only truly sci-fi piece on the album is Cruising in Space.
      Chapter IV is focused on existence, Please Don't Go is a very tense existential tragedy, I'm pretty sure that is why it's in there. One Million Voices is there because Humanity is a key part of the planet. Elemental tracks are about the elements, but also about Earth (the sky, oceans). Nature isn't explicitly represented, the only reason I can think of is that it falls under the elemental tracks.

    • @hzhero3228
      @hzhero3228 3 года назад +1

      This chapter is about humanity's exploration of the earth (the elemental tracks) and space, to find our place in the universe. Not really sci-fi/alien stuff. It's called humanity after all.

  • @christophergroth1112
    @christophergroth1112 3 года назад +1

    Caleb, I have to wonder if Chapter 4 is not really about space, but about finding the wonders without leaving. That is why '1 million voices' fits. It is about the journey. The idea of Alien could be about those who are more unknown to us. Just my thoughts. Kepp up the good work!

  • @udim7284
    @udim7284 3 года назад +4

    Thanks for the review. keep up the good work.
    Having listen myself to this chapter several times I also like it very much. stand out tracks 'Cruising in space' (my fav), 'One Million Voices' (a masterpiece which we already know by heart) and 'Made of air'. other tracks are also good but a bit too 'soft' or 'slow' to my taste as I personally enjoy more the dynamic style of TB.
    Overall I'd rank this chapter at 2nd place after chapter 1 which was the best and most even so far (loved almost every track on that chapter), chapter 2 comes in 3rd place (we are legends and the stars are coming home were amazing but rest of the chapter was meh) and chapter 3 is in last place (beautiful music just too lovey dovey to my taste)

  • @FlavienB
    @FlavienB 3 года назад +1

    Awesome video ! My theory on the album :
    Space for Rent is the realisation that space is big, we are just floating on this rock and we could start to explore this new world beyond the sky.
    With Apollo, Rocket to the Moon and Cruising in Space, humanity is big and adventurous. We are explorers of the universe, adventurers...
    The Made of ... tracks represent the discovery of new worlds even beyond our solar system, but they are also an echo of the past, reminding us of ancient greek thinkers reflecting on the nature of our world and mater.
    Made of Fire and Please don't go are the change of pace. They show us that the universe can be harsh, it doesn't care about destruction and loss, and it can be scary...
    Dear Mr. Alien is this desperate piece about how awful humanity can be, but also that there's still hope somewhere...
    With Rocket to the Moon (Reprise), I think we can assume it's the symbol of the astronaut returning home. In this case, Rocket to the Moon could mean returning to the moon (and earth) from a long journey... The lyrics could explain this too ("Wishing my rocket would go faster"..."I'm on my way to you").
    So Small is the final realisation that the universe is incredibly big, and that we are just specks of dust in this universe... We don't really mean anything in this vastness... But we are still beautiful and hopeful ("see our beauty... we are so small").

  • @hewhobringsthenight9907
    @hewhobringsthenight9907 2 года назад

    cruising through space is my one of the favorite tracks of all time

  • @ibkbabz9403
    @ibkbabz9403 3 года назад +1

    I've always thought the majority, if not every one of his tracks was perfect for anime OST's 👌👌👌

  • @Wizzilycs
    @Wizzilycs 3 года назад +1

    Beautiful🧡

  • @ClatyonSilvey
    @ClatyonSilvey 2 года назад +2

    This is unrelated to this video, but I would like to hear your thoughts on the takedowns in the Spider-Man games. I find it frustrating that the player looses control over the camera. In the Arkham games you can line up the next takedown while in the middle of the current one. Am I missing something? Is there a reason every takedown has to take the camera control away?

    • @TheWhoniversalMan
      @TheWhoniversalMan  2 года назад +2

      Odd place to make this comment, but that's a good point! There have been a couple times the game has glitched and left me in control of the camera during a takedown, and it's sort of a nice change of pace. I also like doing takedowns when taking down criminals inside a shop, because you get a different perspective there as well.
      I do think some of those animations look quite cool, but I don't think it would hurt to essentially do what Arkham City did, where all the slow-mo zoom-ins during takedowns were removed, but the final blow being in slow motion was maintained. Being able to override the camera movement with the right stick would be nice, too-maybe it could stay somewhat zoomed in, but let you choose a different angle if you wish. Or even have a toggleable "cinematic camera" in the settings.

    • @ClatyonSilvey
      @ClatyonSilvey 2 года назад +1

      @@TheWhoniversalMan I enjoy hearing your perspective on stuff. Keep up the good work!

  • @FalconWingz88
    @FalconWingz88 3 года назад +3

    Where can i see all the facebook posts from thomas bergersen ? Is it the tsfh group ? Im not using facebook much, but im willing to use it and read his posts

    • @TheWhoniversalMan
      @TheWhoniversalMan  3 года назад +1

      Most of his comments are on his own Facebook posts, but once or twice a month around a new album release, he'll comment on a post from Facebook's Two Steps from Hell World Epic Fan Group. There's also occasional stuff on his personal Facebook page and on other peoples' posts he's tagged in. Quite scattered, unfortunately! I had to do a lot of digging through posts to find some of the comments I featured in this video.

  • @angelolima4811
    @angelolima4811 2 года назад

    HOPING SO HOPING HE TOURS IN US CHICAGO PLEASE AFTER SUCH A SUCCESSSFUL TOUR IN EUROPE

  • @angelolima4811
    @angelolima4811 2 года назад

    I hope comes out November for part 5 and then we have creatures of the forest and Colin frake soundtracks to look forward too after an amazing new two steps album probably the best yet

  • @SunRayz3r
    @SunRayz3r 3 года назад

    I loved your analysis on Chapter IV.
    My thoughts on Made of Air, Made of Water, Made of Earth, and Made of Fire depict our planet being “made of Air, Water, Earth and Fire, a well rounded planet suitable for sustained life.
    Couple questions for you really quick. You pronounced Merethe more like Maretah. Is that how she has pronounced it? Do you know her last name is pronounced? And lastly have you heard how the “g” in Thomas’ last name is pronounced? I haven’t ever heard him say soft “g” or hard “g”.
    And with So Small, I believe that it’s meant to portray the feeling of our planet being “so small” in the huge immensity of space, in the grand scheme of things.

    • @TheWhoniversalMan
      @TheWhoniversalMan  3 года назад +1

      I'm not sure I can find a direct source other than a fan wiki page, but over the years I've seen it referenced a few times that Merethe's name is pronounced, basically, "Maretta Soul-tvette," and I know people who have extensively viewed her livestreams/Patreon content, so I'm sure they'd correct me if I were getting part of it wrong. ;)

    • @fishtail2616
      @fishtail2616 2 года назад +1

      If you put google translate on Norwegian and type her name you get how to pronounce her name. Same for Thomas. The Maretta Soultvette pronounciation works decently but is inaccurate

    • @SunRayz3r
      @SunRayz3r 2 года назад

      @@fishtail2616 very helpful. Thank you.

  • @angelolima4811
    @angelolima4811 7 месяцев назад

    We need chapter v before vi and creatures of the forest releases

  • @angelolima4811
    @angelolima4811 Год назад +4

    Have you done a review for chapter 5 just came out yesterday about to listen to it

    • @TheWhoniversalMan
      @TheWhoniversalMan  Год назад

      I shot the main reaction part almost two days ago, but am going to shoot a little more with my thoughts after listening to it about a dozen times, because my thoughts tend to change a lot given just a few days! I'll get that out there some time next week. Actually starting to edit what I have right now. ;)

    • @angelolima4811
      @angelolima4811 Год назад +1

      @@TheWhoniversalMan appreciate it very true overtime Thomas bwrgersen music always becomes so much more than the first listen do you know anything about when he will be releasing tales of the forest or maybe a seven part 2 hope mr bergersen comes to chicago one day would be amazing

    • @TheWhoniversalMan
      @TheWhoniversalMan  Год назад

      @@angelolima4811 No special knowledge, but he was debating whether to release Creatures of the Forest or Chapter V first, and he considered both Myth and the Live - An Epic Music Experience album releases to be the reason for the delay (he always wants to give several months for a new album... even if it's one comprising live versions of old material, apparently!).
      So I would guess we'll see Creatures of the Forest during the last third of 2023 or so, and then Chapter VI in early 2024. If we're VERY lucky, but Chapter VII by the end of that year... I certainly hope so! :O

    • @TheWhoniversalMan
      @TheWhoniversalMan  Год назад

      Oh, and I share your interest in a Chicago concert... that would be fairly near to me (relative to Europe), and I'd absolutely drop anything to be there!

    • @angelolima4811
      @angelolima4811 Год назад

      @@TheWhoniversalMan and in 2024 he will have a humanity tour that would be so big and you just reminded me do you know if Myth will ever release for cd haven't seen it anywhere

  • @joshneapolitanchord6439
    @joshneapolitanchord6439 2 года назад

    Not that the four main elements are original with avitar the last air bender series, but I can’t help that the four element songs in this album are an homage to that series.

    • @joshneapolitanchord6439
      @joshneapolitanchord6439 2 года назад

      Also, dear Mr. Alien sounds a lot like the song in the video game “StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void” “The Fall of Shakuras”

  • @SM1-1048
    @SM1-1048 3 года назад +1

    So that Spider-Man 2 PS5 trailer… come on I know you got a small teaser edit for the web swinging or something don’t be shy

  • @annalindeboom8250
    @annalindeboom8250 3 года назад

    If V is released in January I hope it's on the 20th. Would be a nice birthday present lol

  • @amihi2099
    @amihi2099 2 года назад

    RIP January release...

  • @davewarner3326
    @davewarner3326 3 года назад

    After the first couple of listens only the track Apollo really stood out.
    One Million Voices was my least favourite track and didn't fit with the rest of the album. Also the flow of music was a little disjointed.
    After days of listening, changing the order of some of the tracks to flow better, plus swapping One Million Voices with Orbital it's now my favourite humanity chapter.
    One Million Voices fits really well into Chapter One and blends better with those tracks.
    Am not sure when planning the albums why Orbital wasn't drafted into the one about space but it's sorted now on my playlist.
    This album has a different feel again to the other three chapters and if you immerse yourself into the tracks it will take your mind out of this world.

    • @TheWhoniversalMan
      @TheWhoniversalMan  3 года назад

      According to Thomas's website, "Orbital" is supposed to be "a social commentary on our connected generation"... but with the original astronaut cover art for the "In Orbit" single and the general imagery of the lyrics, it's hard not to picture that as a sci-fi track. I think Chapter IV would definitely be the next-best place for it out of the series so far!

  • @angelolima4811
    @angelolima4811 Год назад +1

    Haven't heard from you hope everything is okay

    • @TheWhoniversalMan
      @TheWhoniversalMan  Год назад

      Hi, there! Things are okay, I've just been busy and disorganized. I have the Chapter V video partially edited and intend to finish it up some day, but I tend to be busy (and running behind) on paid editing for clients, and missing the window of the album's release just bumped it down my list of priorities. I just can't make promises about when I might have something new to upload right now, but I appreciate that there's concern, and I promise I'll deliver stuff eventually. Still a few chapters to go. ;)

    • @angelolima4811
      @angelolima4811 Год назад

      @@TheWhoniversalMan good to hear heard anything about chapter 6 or creatures of the forest

    • @angelolima4811
      @angelolima4811 Год назад

      Hopefully creatures get a cd version

    • @TheWhoniversalMan
      @TheWhoniversalMan  Год назад

      @@angelolima4811 Thomas answered a question on Instagram and said he thinks he'll Creatures of the Forest in early 2024. Longer than I'd like for sure, and that makes me nervous we wouldn't see Chapter VII until something like mid-2025, five years after Chapter I!

    • @angelolima4811
      @angelolima4811 Год назад

      @@TheWhoniversalMan originally every chapter was supposed to release every 6 months but I guess it was delayed after the tours and probably that will be right hope its for the reason that he is making us tour which would be amazing on there second tour in Europe they already started playing the humanity pieces for the first time

  • @thejohnchambers
    @thejohnchambers 2 года назад

    Sadly January came and went :(

  • @caveface9937
    @caveface9937 3 года назад

    Upload more Marvel's Spider-man videos

  • @Omegador
    @Omegador 2 года назад

    Ch V in January? Good joke 🤣🤣🤣