No but really. I just got done going to two days of a music festival and had the realization I have such higher expectations now for music. Many bands I loved I just don’t care as much about anymore. I found myself zoning out wishing ST were there instead.
I’ve never heard such an album where all the months of build up and hype was so inaccurate… because this album truly overshot and blew every expectation out the water. And we already heard half of it prior to release. It’s truly remarkable.
"those bastards" "fuck them" Exactly what I was saying mid tears through so much of this album. I completely do not understand how they can have such genius, to create this ride, they hit all possible emotions to me, and the brilliance of the last song, how can you make such a perfect song to actually feel like a conclusion, a happy feeling, joyous, and then the callback... Emotionally, lyrically, completely unmatched, no band has ever made me feel so many different emotions, so easily, Vessel is one of those very rare people in history that can truly express/explain emotions and find the perfect words to connect with who is listening. And I don't even have to mention the sound, quality of play, the choices, the small touches like using the animal sounds, the ups and downs, raw feeling, yet calculated. I still can't believe this is real.
You’ve put that very well, João. It has everything in it, but it’s all perfectly aligned. It’s not cluttered by trying to do to much. Immensely balanced, technically brilliant, yet entirely human and real. It’s quite the magic act.
@@melonort13 yes, this is the 3rd album in a trilogy of sorts. The very first song on the first album was called “The Night Does Not Belong To God.” In this song for the first time Vessel sings “the night belongs to you” which is a full stop from there. The final part in Euclid is a reprise of a section of that original song too, which is absolutely wonderful.
I really don't remember a band that had gave people this sort of feeling since Linkin Park dropped Hybrid Theory. This is easily the best album of the last decade. Absolute masterpiece. 100/10. W O R S H I P
@@Core_guy i mean sure to an extent. This band still has more to prove tho. Ollie can't do what he used to and seems to not want to. It's a shame cuz I think they'd be even bigger.
My name is Jeff and I’m a Sleep Token addict and, by proxy, a ST reaction video addict. No joke, I’ve watched them all, yours included. I really enjoy seeing how it affects other fans of the craft. Your reactions are always a joy to watch. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and vulnerability with the world. 🤝
Jeff, Jeremy, welcome to this ST AA meeting. We’re very pleased to have you join us. My name is Steve and I have been an addict for 5 years now. I’m here to tell you… it doesn’t ease 😂
I'm Tracy and I'm also a sheep token and sleep token reaction addict never been more proud to be addicted to something. I'm just a music junkie anyway but sleep token is my drug of choice for the last year and a half or more.
I'm Sacha, I'm new to this but I am also addicted. it's a guy feeling and makes me almost sick when I stop listening to them. I hope never to be cured.
I am not kidding when I say this album will go down as the album that started a new movement in music. This is the standard to which future albums will be compared to
The scream at the beginning of the last section of Ascensionism is probably the most anguished thing I’ve ever heard in my entire life, period. I felt genuinely afraid for Vessel when I heard it.
I couldn’t agree more! I said something similar on someone else’s reaction to that song. I’ve never related to anything in music more than that scream.
I have spent several years trying to find something to fill the void left by 'my' bands of the 60s and 70s - Pink Floyd, Led Zep, Genesis etc. I didn't want something similar, I wanted something as unique, as accomplished, as distinctive. My quest is over. Great to listen to this masterpiece with you, Steve. Thank you.
I’ll be 37 in just over 2 months myself! And yeh, same, I’ve seen and heard a lot in my time on the planet so it takes a lot for something to completely blow me away like this did. I wasn’t ready for it 😅
Euclid always fucks me up because it reminds me of so much that has happened in my life. And as the tears slowly stop, I realize how much love and wonderful things I've got to feel and experience. It's complete and total rapture. No more sleepless nights. Just hope.
What I always love about sleep token songs is just how poetic the lyrics are, TMBTE says ‘I’m a winged insect you’re a funeral pyre’ as a way of saying ‘a moth to a flame’ and that detail in the lyrics are what made me fall in love with this band
What’s crazy is Vessel will write a beautiful line like that, and then he’ll go back to simplicity and be direct and blunt with lines like “Please don’t hurt yourself again,” and it makes it hit that much harder.
You struggled to keep it together? Let me tell you: I struggled at Ascensionism, nearly wept at Are You OK and broke at Euclid! As soon as I heard the lines, "The night belongs to you. This bough has broken through." I started to go, but when it went to The Night Does Not Belong To God, I broke and wept!! Stay safe 🤘 ✌️
you're better than me! xd I broke down with ascensionism and totally lost it at the TMBTE "when we were made it was no accident" callback admist the offering references. By Ecluid I was a downright mess haha
I’m saddened by the fact that my English is not good enough to understand all the lyrics and this cannot get the full experience ☹️ I had to google lots of words eg: bough and most times it’s just just about the word but the meaning of the phrase 😔 English is my second language 😮💨
"Those bastards" and "Fuck them". That was said in every song I heard for the first time. And I've been saying this for a week 😬😂 Nice reaction dude, this album is a modern masterpiece
This is more than just an album of the year for me This is a one in lifetime experience I felt such a full spectrum of emotions throughout this . The sound , fury and beauty of it . Then the way they threaded things here together back ..the callbacks to previous work just amazing. I am so glad to have gotten to witness your reaction and sincere connection with this project . Thank you !
I'm going through the end of my marriage after thirteen years. This album dropped and it has become the thing I have grasped onto! Euclid fkn BROKE ME! I have not been able to listen to that song without crying. I could not wait to see your reaction to it. When you said "I feel like my soul is healing" it sent me into ugly tears!! It is exactly what I feel when I hear it and I couldn't articulate it. Thank you so much for this video, sharing the emotions with you was really awesome for me. WORSHIP! ❤😊
Oh wow. I’m sorry to hear you’re going through that right now. I can’t imagine. But yes, absolutely, in tough times especially music is a phenomenal healer. What a time to have this album available to you. I hope each day gets better for you ❤️
It’s been a year. I hope you are well on your way to new founds happiness. Your comments resonates with me so much. I haven’t listened to Euclid so much yet. Are You Really OK? Broke me and breaks me every time I listen to it. I can’t control myself, no matter where I am, I get tears in my eyes.
Thank you for listening with us. It’s a mark of this album’s genius is that everyone seems to have a different favorite. It speaks to how they resonate with people. I think the hope that Euclid makes me feel puts that one at the top of my list. 🖤
@@SteveOGRockBack in TNDNBTG, that section is heartbreaking. When it comes back in Euclid, it just sounds triumphant. I heard someone describe Eden as "radical self-acceptance," and I think that description is perfect. Worship!
ALBUM OF THE YEAR!! 🔥🤘🏻 Never heard of Sleep Token Went back after hearing this album to Sundowning, and I sat and listened to the entire discography and I am now ADDICTED TO THIS BAND!! Where have they been all of my life, they are INCREDIBLE 🎉🎉 #GOATED The callback on Euclid to The Night Does Not Belong To God made me cry as a new fan 😢
This album has haunted me the entire week. I was soooo looking forward to this reaction. Watching this brought on tears of joy! This is by far the most beautifully crafted album I’ve heard in ages. They are probably THE group that can actually succeed in breaking down ALL musical barriers. I am cured… I am awake… Forever in debt to you Steve for introducing me to this powerhouse of a group. ❤
Absolute honour to have played any part in introducing this band to people. It feels more like I’m undeserving of the gift of this music so I am trying to find more worthy people to enjoy it 😅
@@SteveOGRock LOVE your authenticity and transparency. You bring out the human emotion in the music you listen to. I was so moved in the end. It really made this past year come to a full circle for me.
Thanks so much for saying so. Absolutely could not miss this one, it’s the release I was most excited for this year! That’s why I waited until my voice was back to decent function. I had a feeling I’d need as many vocal frequencies available to me as possible lol. And even then, towards the end of Euclid I was starting to just have squeaks of air 😅
@@SteveOGRock It doesn't matter how many times I hear that callback to TNDNBTG, it always hits me in the feels. I've been watching all the reactions to it on RUclips and I've never seen so many grown men cry... ...me included.
Sleep Token is the best music for the soul. I’ve never cried over something because it was beautiful until this album. The last two tracks really hit hard. I get chills watching others experience their songs for the first time.
I feel like you were holding back tears the entire album. Which was my experience too 😝 One of the most epic albums, especially knowing it's the final in a trilogy. This felt like a celebration of everything they are. Absolutely stoked to see where they go. Great video, and it's great to see such a reaction from a long term fan such as yourself.
The last 2 minutes of Ascensionism are my favorite moment on this album, but there's just so much else to love. It's such a mixture of everything and so well executed.
Album. Of. The. Year. No one saw this coming or could have prepared for it. Brilliant on every single level. You completely nailed it, "The music of Life"
This is not only my album of the year, it might be my favorite album of all time. Each time I listen to it I start crying at different points. But it has made me cry every single time.
I feel honoured to be alive and to be able to experience perhaps the most exceptional collection of music that we will likely ever experience. Much love to every Sleep Token fan and of course WORSHIP!
You’re the only reviewer I’ve heard who’s picked up on the guitar movement during the bridge in The Apparition. 🍻 That makes that flow work so well in that passage.
Euclid still makes me sob. Its the absolute culmination, the most perfect ending to the most painfully wonderful trilogy. The album is a masterpiece. But Euclid takes me out. It's beautiful.
This album is such a masterpiece. It's been so long since I last heard such emotionally briliant ride and loved every song. It pulls one in and make you somehow feel so alive. Been listening to it on repeat for weeks now and still can't get enough.
My favorite song has turned into are you really ok? Just the sheer care put into that song even though it’s very personal like most strong music it still resonates with so many out there. Then after that is ascensionism, because of the sheer level of hurt in it as well. It’s like both of these songs were made to help the singer and for us to help fix our own issues.
ive listened to music before but ive never FELT it so heavily in my life. Every piano key, every string, every shift in bass and in vocals, it pulls your soul in further. And euclid... my god... what a truly amazing end to the album. They deserve album of the year for this, by far. Theres no competition, whatsoever.
You're not the first person that made the breath of the wild connection! Even if it's not an influence they're both great examples of how to use space in music.
This album is a force of nature. Every time I watch someone’s reaction to Euclid I cry like it’s my first time hearing it. This is probably in my top 10 albums of all time
The thing I love about ST is that they don't care about genre, they just deliver the highest quality, no matter what they do. But, as many others said, Euclid still kills me every time.
I am enormously honoured to hear that. I’m so pleased to hear you find my videos worth while. And thanks so much for taking a moment to say so, you didn’t have to, and I really truly appreciate that you decided to. Thank you ❤️
I found Sleep Token about two and a half weeks ago, and I have never fallen in love with a band so quickly and so truly. I'm a person who tends to really feel the emotions of the music, but my god, nothing has ever effected me so much as their masterpieces do. Euclid, Bloodsport, Ascensionism. I've full on sobbed to some of their music and I will continue to every time I listen to it, but will that stop me? I am beyond grateful that I found them because they are the best band I've ever listened to, praying they come to London this year so I can see them live
I loved the singles, but man, were they saving the big guns for the album release. When I read the title for Are you really Okay? I was like "I'm almost losing my shit over here, thanks for asking". Few pieces of media have made me cry/tear up. This album is one of them.
By the time I got to this song, I was emotional. By the time I finished this song, I was a sobbing mess. By the end of the album, I needed my therapist.
Vessel obviously haven’t ever done an interview or been able to really reach out to fans. I’d like to think that “Euclid” and the line “This night belongs to you” was him speaking to everyone who has been here listening through the years. Whether that’s true or not, it felt like a celebration.
Its actually a call back to one of the songs "the night does not belong to God" referring to the Goddess that he worships and he falls in love. He ended it to show acceptance. "So give me the night" give it back to him. Let him be himself again. So raw and so touching.
Had the privilege of getting to see them this weekend at a festival here in Finland, it was their first ever visit here. 😍☺️ This band has just blown me away with everything they do musically. It moves me so deeply and can't wait they'll do in the future. As Chase Carneson put it: "We're not just listening, we're experiencing." ❤️
Exhausting first listen.....almost too much to take in I'm sure. Brave doing a live reaction. The callbacks in Euclid just floored me. I can't even begin to imagine hearing this live 😢 speechless in the best possible way
Yeah it was the most difficult one of these videos I’ve ever done. So hard to articulate with all the emotional javelins it fires. Immense collection of music.
Your reaction to Ascensionism was by far my favorite. It’s such a perfect song. Absolutely gorgeous. When I try to describe to someone what this song does to me, I show them your reaction to this song. You’re amazing.
@@SteveOGRock I was able to easily resonate with your reactions and it makes me so happy to see someone enjoy art like this in such a visceral form. You really broke down everything there was to admire in each track, even things that I managed to skip over and truly admire!
The intervals in the vocals in the piano sections of Rain, when he sings "for so long I have waited", reminded me of Fields of Elation from One EP. Not sure if it was a conscious decision or just re-using similar motifs in a different context but it made me nostalgic af
There are plenty of great reactions to the album out there. Yours was my favorite. For the emotion, for the honesty, for the ability to articulate what this song is doing for you. But my favorite aspect of your reaction is that you have the wherewithal to recognize when a powerful part of a song is beginning and to stop talking and just take it in. So many reactors fumble and talk through moments that really need to be experienced… the one that comes to mind is when in tmbte the lyrics starts…”I guess it goes to show does it not, we have no idea what we’ve got until we lose it”,,, those lines and the few that follow break me every time.
Thanks Andrew, I massively appreciate it. Yeah, it’s a tricky balance. I want to verbalise my inner thoughts and experience but I also don’t want to miss anything. I want as full an experience as I can get. It’s hard but I do my best. Glad to hear it seems to be working in your view ❤️
Ive been deep diving into reactions as of late to try to get that feeling of hearing it for the first time back again. This is the first ever full album review I’ve seen and the excitement of this stumble is something to be rivaled. Your reactions are phenomenal and thank you for giving us this! ❤
I'm just leaving another comment to help your engagement stats. My partner doesn't get Sleep Token so I showed him your videos to help him understand that this band is literally genius even if he's not vibin. He appreciates the drums at least now!
Heheh you’re very kind. Yeah my wife absolutely dislikes ST, but I showed her Euclid and she said “ok this is actually a very beautiful song”. Quite a concession! Lol.
It's so absolutely beautiful watching you hear all those songs .. those for the very first times especially, thank you for that so much! It just pure happiness all over your face, thanks for spreading this healing album 🫶
This album is absolutely fucking god-tier. Is perfection even strong enough a word at this point? I fully expected this would be my album of the year, but this surpassed every expectation and then some
No matter how many times I've listened to this song or how hard I try, I could NEVER resist the wave of emotions that completely washes over me when I hear Euclid. A pure and an absolute tribute to all the fans! They tie it all together with callbacks to the first album as a conclusion to this magical album...
yess, for this chaos our lifetime. thanks god we able too listen to this genius band. Sleep Token helps me a lot through hard times. Bless this band. and bless you, i was much more exp listening to you. thanks man! All song are masterpieces, but the end song Euclid completely broken me into tears as well. Great band, Great exp.
Your reaction was priceless Steve. Watching you brought on tears of joy because I had the same reaction (especially during Ascensionism and the end of Euclid. The callback got me everytime. Those bastards!). What-an-album!
So, new fan here, both of sleep token and yourself 😂. You pointed out the background chatter in aqua regia which I’d always heard as just background noise. I went back and listened again and heard dishes clattering and people talking. I’d never heard that before. You’ve helped me listen to music closer which is fuckin awesome. Instant sub. Thank you. As for the music, because of how good the first 5 tracks were (didn’t care for DYWTYLM upon 1st listen, but love it now) I was expecting maybe 2 more bangers and the rest filler tracks. In my honest opinion not only were there no filler tracks, but they left the best songs for last. Holy shit they’re good. I’ll be 41 this year. I’ve never found music that reaches me like this band has. Crazy stuff. Maybe something to the whole mystical/supernatural personas after all! 😂 Worship
Hi Jim! I’m so pleased to hear you’ve enjoyed it and taken some value from my observations as well. That’s exactly what I’m here trying to do! Honoured. Welcome to the party my dude!
I now have some idea what it is was like to be alive when The Beatles were in their prime but this time Vessel is Lennon and McCartney. I completely agree that TMBTE is a masterpiece, you know that you are going to be listening to something special as you already know how strong the singles are but nothing prepares you for what happens when you get to the new songs and you begin to realise that the songs that they released are not even the best ones on the album. I have listened to TMBTE every day since I got it and have only just started to listen to other music and even then I still need my daily Sleep Token fix, without a doubt my album of the year(hell maybe even decade). As I write this TMBTE has entered the Uk album charts at Number three which is their highest top 40 position yet(TPWBYT reached number 39) and Sleep Token have just won best UK band at the heavy music awards, I’m so happy to see them finally getting the recognition that they deserve and with me being English as well so so proud of them. Worship
For me its like modern version of Pink Floyd ... with all concepts and musicality, blend of diferent musical elements, musicianship, technicality... just glorious ✨️ There is hope for the future of music 👌🤞 Everyone can find something for them selves in this music...👍
absolutely best reaction i’ve seen, and it was awesome to see you react to the whole thing back to back. i unfortunately never heard of sleep token until the beginning of the year, but man oh man am i all in on them now! absolutely phenomenal band that i can’t get enough of!
This is the best album review I have ever witnessed Your emotional response and sheer joy radiated like a collision of stars...a supernova of a gem,thank you for taking me on this journey with you🖤
i was waiting patiently for your reaction and i’m so happy it’s finally here! album is sitting comfortably neck and neck with heavener by invent animate for my AOTY
First and foremost, THANK YOU for putting this full review out on RUclips. I’ve had this album for a week now and it has consumed me. I hear it even when I’m not listening to it. It’s genuinely made other music temporarily redundant to me. That all sounds hyperbolic but I’ve not been so flawed by music since Colors by Between The Buried and Me. I’m with you that there needs to be a class above Masterpiece and for me there is. “All-timer” and I think this is that. I highly recommend not only listening to this on repeat but listen to the “trilogy” in full too.
Thanks for this. Yes to other music being temporarily redundant haha. So apt. I’m also going to have to look up “Between The Buried and Me”, that’s a new one for me.
I just thought you should know that i have wat hed this video 3 times total now. I love your reactions because they are so similar to mine, and its like I'm reliving the first listen! Thank you for this. 💜
The sheer AUDACITY of this band... to drop such an absolute masterpiece onto the world. It is reckless and downright unfair to other bands.
Haha my point exactly! They are playing in a higher universe to everyone else. It’s not a fair landscape at all. So incredible.
It makes us all have HOPE for new metal styles for the future
seriously im offended they would just drop this masterpiece like its just normal or something lol
No but really. I just got done going to two days of a music festival and had the realization I have such higher expectations now for music. Many bands I loved I just don’t care as much about anymore. I found myself zoning out wishing ST were there instead.
I agree! The world will never be the same again after this.
I’ve never heard such an album where all the months of build up and hype was so inaccurate… because this album truly overshot and blew every expectation out the water. And we already heard half of it prior to release. It’s truly remarkable.
Yes yes and yes. Quite exceptional.
❤
Had us in the first half ngl
Damn...almost had me. Awesome take. 😅
"those bastards" "fuck them" Exactly what I was saying mid tears through so much of this album. I completely do not understand how they can have such genius, to create this ride, they hit all possible emotions to me, and the brilliance of the last song, how can you make such a perfect song to actually feel like a conclusion, a happy feeling, joyous, and then the callback... Emotionally, lyrically, completely unmatched, no band has ever made me feel so many different emotions, so easily, Vessel is one of those very rare people in history that can truly express/explain emotions and find the perfect words to connect with who is listening. And I don't even have to mention the sound, quality of play, the choices, the small touches like using the animal sounds, the ups and downs, raw feeling, yet calculated. I still can't believe this is real.
You’ve put that very well, João. It has everything in it, but it’s all perfectly aligned. It’s not cluttered by trying to do to much. Immensely balanced, technically brilliant, yet entirely human and real. It’s quite the magic act.
As a newer fan is the callback from a song from a previous album?
@@melonort13 yes, this is the 3rd album in a trilogy of sorts. The very first song on the first album was called “The Night Does Not Belong To God.” In this song for the first time Vessel sings “the night belongs to you” which is a full stop from there. The final part in Euclid is a reprise of a section of that original song too, which is absolutely wonderful.
I like how a bit of an accent shines through when he says "those bastards". Shows how genuine the comment is.
@@danielszigeti3241 lol! Yeah my Irish core shone through in that moment. It was visceral.
"Euclid" flat out destroyed me... My God, this album is completely incredible 💜 This is "Sundowning" level
Yes! Full circle.
I love that they check on us half way through. No.... no i'm not okay.
Same here feel hugged❤
I really don't remember a band that had gave people this sort of feeling since Linkin Park dropped Hybrid Theory. This is easily the best album of the last decade. Absolute masterpiece. 100/10. W O R S H I P
Fair, Hybrid Theory unlocked dormant emotions in people too. Amazing album.
@@Core_guy i mean sure to an extent. This band still has more to prove tho. Ollie can't do what he used to and seems to not want to. It's a shame cuz I think they'd be even bigger.
The Gathering from the 90's & tool & Devin. But yes this just a huge album. And Love
i was thinking exactly the same 😁
Agreed. I’m a hardcore metal lover and I’m obsessed
My name is Jeff and I’m a Sleep Token addict and, by proxy, a ST reaction video addict. No joke, I’ve watched them all, yours included. I really enjoy seeing how it affects other fans of the craft. Your reactions are always a joy to watch. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and vulnerability with the world. 🤝
Hi Jeff, i’m also a Sleep Token Reaction addict, going on 4 years 🤝💀
Jeff, Jeremy, welcome to this ST AA meeting. We’re very pleased to have you join us. My name is Steve and I have been an addict for 5 years now. I’m here to tell you… it doesn’t ease 😂
I'm Tracy and I'm also a sheep token and sleep token reaction addict never been more proud to be addicted to something. I'm just a music junkie anyway but sleep token is my drug of choice for the last year and a half or more.
I'm Sacha, I'm new to this but I am also addicted. it's a guy feeling and makes me almost sick when I stop listening to them. I hope never to be cured.
I’m Jen and I’m a sleep token addict!
I am not kidding when I say this album will go down as the album that started a new movement in music. This is the standard to which future albums will be compared to
The scream at the beginning of the last section of Ascensionism is probably the most anguished thing I’ve ever heard in my entire life, period. I felt genuinely afraid for Vessel when I heard it.
I couldn’t agree more! I said something similar on someone else’s reaction to that song. I’ve never related to anything in music more than that scream.
LITERALLY omg it physically hurts me 😭😭
Euclid is one of the most beautiful songs I’ve ever heard. Emotion personified
Same. It’s glorious.
The title track is quintessential Sleep Token. It’s their entire discography wrapped into one eight minute experience.
I have spent several years trying to find something to fill the void left by 'my' bands of the 60s and 70s - Pink Floyd, Led Zep, Genesis etc. I didn't want something similar, I wanted something as unique, as accomplished, as distinctive. My quest is over.
Great to listen to this masterpiece with you, Steve. Thank you.
Honoured 🤘🏻
What a comment🖤
A fellow oldie enjoying Sleep Token 🤌
Amazing comment. We all feel that way in some way or another. ❤
@@CapraDemon101 When others are talking about Deftones influences, I am thinking more of Roy Harper! 😃
im 37 in a month and ive never weeped so much as i did during euclid. ive never felt what i feel when i listen to Sleep Token with any other band
I’ll be 37 in just over 2 months myself! And yeh, same, I’ve seen and heard a lot in my time on the planet so it takes a lot for something to completely blow me away like this did. I wasn’t ready for it 😅
i second this so hard
@@SteveOGRock I love how you held your tears back... I just couldn't!
Worship, brother.
@@littletommy69 it was damn hard haha
Euclid broke me and destroyed me. WORSHIP
Same here. It’s a sledgehammer of emotion.
Not my album of the year , my album of forever ❤️
It just might be…
Euclid always fucks me up because it reminds me of so much that has happened in my life. And as the tears slowly stop, I realize how much love and wonderful things I've got to feel and experience. It's complete and total rapture. No more sleepless nights. Just hope.
I have Euclid on repeat every morning. I can’t get it out of my head. The production quality of this is insane. What an album.
Absolutely. Everything is so well balanced. It’s phenomenal.
@@queerduck321 no remorse at all 😂
What I always love about sleep token songs is just how poetic the lyrics are, TMBTE says ‘I’m a winged insect you’re a funeral pyre’ as a way of saying ‘a moth to a flame’ and that detail in the lyrics are what made me fall in love with this band
Absolutely. There are soooo many moments like that in ST. Their turn of phrase is on another level.
What’s crazy is Vessel will write a beautiful line like that, and then he’ll go back to simplicity and be direct and blunt with lines like “Please don’t hurt yourself again,” and it makes it hit that much harder.
You struggled to keep it together? Let me tell you: I struggled at Ascensionism, nearly wept at Are You OK and broke at Euclid! As soon as I heard the lines, "The night belongs to you. This bough has broken through." I started to go, but when it went to The Night Does Not Belong To God, I broke and wept!! Stay safe 🤘 ✌️
Pure euphoria. We mortals cannot withstand its power.
It was definitely a rollercoaster of emotions
I DIDN'T CATCH THAT UNTIL I SAW THIS COMMENT THAT'S UNBLIEVABLE
you're better than me! xd I broke down with ascensionism and totally lost it at the TMBTE "when we were made it was no accident" callback admist the offering references. By Ecluid I was a downright mess haha
I’m saddened by the fact that my English is not good enough to understand all the lyrics and this cannot get the full experience ☹️
I had to google lots of words eg: bough and most times it’s just just about the word but the meaning of the phrase 😔
English is my second language 😮💨
"Those bastards" and "Fuck them". That was said in every song I heard for the first time.
And I've been saying this for a week 😬😂
Nice reaction dude, this album is a modern masterpiece
Haha glad to hear you can relate Matheus! I’m like angry at them for being able to play with my soul so freely lol. It’s ridiculous.
This is more than just an album of the year for me
This is a one in lifetime experience
I felt such a full spectrum of emotions throughout this .
The sound , fury and beauty of it . Then the way they threaded things here together back ..the callbacks to previous work just amazing.
I am so glad to have gotten to witness your reaction and sincere connection with this project . Thank you !
Thanks Bexxa! Grateful to have you here for my many Sleep Token reactions on this channel.
w o r s h i p
"Are you really okay?" kills me inside 😢 I try to avoid it, not because it's bad, but because it makes me break down and start crying lol
Sending you a digital hug my friend 🫂
@@SteveOGRock I'm so blown away by sleep token they are special and different from other bands so glad I found them
Omg this is mind blowing everytime I hear vessel sing it makes my eyes water
@@robynstuart5474 yeah he has that effect on people. Quite amazing.
@@SteveOGRock what I feel from vessel is that he has touched a lot of people and me when I hear his songs I burst out in tears
This whole album is legendary.
I'm going through the end of my marriage after thirteen years. This album dropped and it has become the thing I have grasped onto! Euclid fkn BROKE ME! I have not been able to listen to that song without crying. I could not wait to see your reaction to it. When you said "I feel like my soul is healing" it sent me into ugly tears!! It is exactly what I feel when I hear it and I couldn't articulate it. Thank you so much for this video, sharing the emotions with you was really awesome for me. WORSHIP! ❤😊
Oh wow. I’m sorry to hear you’re going through that right now. I can’t imagine.
But yes, absolutely, in tough times especially music is a phenomenal healer. What a time to have this album available to you. I hope each day gets better for you ❤️
Big hug ❤
I'm also currently going through a separation after 13 years. I've tried to avoid this album but I just can't. Feel it all, heal, enjoy
It’s been a year. I hope you are well on your way to new founds happiness. Your comments resonates with me so much. I haven’t listened to Euclid so much yet. Are You Really OK? Broke me and breaks me every time I listen to it. I can’t control myself, no matter where I am, I get tears in my eyes.
Thank you for listening with us. It’s a mark of this album’s genius is that everyone seems to have a different favorite. It speaks to how they resonate with people. I think the hope that Euclid makes me feel puts that one at the top of my list. 🖤
Yeah, I’m confident my favourite will shift around over the years from now. Right now it’s Euclid for the euphoria.
@@SteveOGRockBack in TNDNBTG, that section is heartbreaking. When it comes back in Euclid, it just sounds triumphant. I heard someone describe Eden as "radical self-acceptance," and I think that description is perfect.
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Euclid made me legitimately emotional. Especially after it comes back around to The Night Does Not Belong To God.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR!! 🔥🤘🏻
Never heard of Sleep Token
Went back after hearing this album to Sundowning, and I sat and listened to the entire discography and I am now ADDICTED TO THIS BAND!! Where have they been all of my life, they are INCREDIBLE 🎉🎉 #GOATED
The callback on Euclid to The Night Does Not Belong To God made me cry as a new fan 😢
Welcome to the family 🖤
I admire your nerves to listen to this album in one go. I had to take a walk after Ascensionism to not become a puddle on the ground.
Haha it wasn’t easy indeed!
This album has haunted me the entire week. I was soooo looking forward to this reaction. Watching this brought on tears of joy! This is by far the most beautifully crafted album I’ve heard in ages. They are probably THE group that can actually succeed in breaking down ALL musical barriers. I am cured… I am awake… Forever in debt to you Steve for introducing me to this powerhouse of a group. ❤
Absolute honour to have played any part in introducing this band to people. It feels more like I’m undeserving of the gift of this music so I am trying to find more worthy people to enjoy it 😅
@@SteveOGRock LOVE your authenticity and transparency. You bring out the human emotion in the music you listen to. I was so moved in the end. It really made this past year come to a full circle for me.
❤️
J'en pleure encore ma vie en réécoutant cet album ce matin.
@@manubd3d Pareil pour moi. Tellement émouvant!
You are a top tier reactor and my fears of you skipping this one are no longer valid. 🔥
Thanks so much for saying so.
Absolutely could not miss this one, it’s the release I was most excited for this year! That’s why I waited until my voice was back to decent function. I had a feeling I’d need as many vocal frequencies available to me as possible lol. And even then, towards the end of Euclid I was starting to just have squeaks of air 😅
The delayed synth part of The Summoning is filled with a drum solo from ii when they play it live. It's divine
I’m so glad I am alive at the right time to be able to experience this. ❤
Same, Tasha. My exact thought.
This album will infect your very *being*. Incredible. The end of Euclid breaks me *every* time.
Oh my god, Euclid. I was just about coping with the sheer beauty within this album and then Euclid toppled me over the edge.
It's my favorite song
Same
@@SteveOGRock It doesn't matter how many times I hear that callback to TNDNBTG, it always hits me in the feels. I've been watching all the reactions to it on RUclips and I've never seen so many grown men cry... ...me included.
Sleep Token is the best music for the soul. I’ve never cried over something because it was beautiful until this album. The last two tracks really hit hard. I get chills watching others experience their songs for the first time.
Yes. Same here now that I think of it. I’ve never cried because of the beauty of a piece of art before this. That’s really something.
I feel like you were holding back tears the entire album. Which was my experience too 😝 One of the most epic albums, especially knowing it's the final in a trilogy. This felt like a celebration of everything they are. Absolutely stoked to see where they go. Great video, and it's great to see such a reaction from a long term fan such as yourself.
The last 2 minutes of Ascensionism are my favorite moment on this album, but there's just so much else to love. It's such a mixture of everything and so well executed.
Album. Of. The. Year. No one saw this coming or could have prepared for it. Brilliant on every single level. You completely nailed it, "The music of Life"
This is not only my album of the year, it might be my favorite album of all time. Each time I listen to it I start crying at different points. But it has made me cry every single time.
"it's not a genre, it's the music of life" (paraphrasing obviously). Best description I've heard about this album
That part of "the night belongs to you" and the band kick in thr instruments just...make me cry like a baby, AOTY for me
I feel honoured to be alive and to be able to experience perhaps the most exceptional collection of music that we will likely ever experience. Much love to every Sleep Token fan and of course WORSHIP!
I cried listening to Euclid. It felt like goodbye.
It did a bit, didn’t it? I suspect it’s just goodbye to one era. There will be a new era.
Huge alkaline influence on Rain, absolutely love it
I feel a lot of The love you want too.
You’re the only reviewer I’ve heard who’s picked up on the guitar movement during the bridge in The Apparition. 🍻 That makes that flow work so well in that passage.
Euclid still makes me sob. Its the absolute culmination, the most perfect ending to the most painfully wonderful trilogy. The album is a masterpiece. But Euclid takes me out. It's beautiful.
This album is such a masterpiece. It's been so long since I last heard such emotionally briliant ride and loved every song. It pulls one in and make you somehow feel so alive. Been listening to it on repeat for weeks now and still can't get enough.
I couldn’t agree more ❤️
My favorite song has turned into are you really ok? Just the sheer care put into that song even though it’s very personal like most strong music it still resonates with so many out there. Then after that is ascensionism, because of the sheer level of hurt in it as well. It’s like both of these songs were made to help the singer and for us to help fix our own issues.
ive listened to music before but ive never FELT it so heavily in my life. Every piano key, every string, every shift in bass and in vocals, it pulls your soul in further. And euclid... my god... what a truly amazing end to the album. They deserve album of the year for this, by far. Theres no competition, whatsoever.
You're not the first person that made the breath of the wild connection! Even if it's not an influence they're both great examples of how to use space in music.
Ah nice to know! I’ve obviously been playing Tears Of The Kingdom recently so it’s top of mind. Immense games those.
I don't know if you saw too Steve but they're currently number 3 in the UK charts with the album! Huge accomplishment!
Yeah I saw the Reddit post about that! So cool. So deserved. What a moment for them and for music.
This album is a force of nature. Every time I watch someone’s reaction to Euclid I cry like it’s my first time hearing it. This is probably in my top 10 albums of all time
Phenomenal band, I watched them live recently. It wasn't a gig, it was a gathering.
Yes indeed. Sacred moments in time, as they say.
Saw them in Detroit 2 days ago.....still hypnotized.
Saw them in October, truly incredible experience 😮😭
A rating above “Masterpiece” would be “Devine Enlightenment”, which is exactly what this album is!! 🤘🏽🤘🏽
Yea indeed!
The thing I love about ST is that they don't care about genre, they just deliver the highest quality, no matter what they do. But, as many others said, Euclid still kills me every time.
He got his beverages, he got his voice, LESSGOOO! I've been waiting for thy presence! 🙏🏼 Im exited for this 1h long reaction! Aaaaaaand... go
🥃✅🥃✅ 😁
Can’t wait for this ! About to start . This album is pure perfection my friend🥲
It truly is that.
you’re my favorite person to watch when it comes to music reviews. glad you posted this album ❤ worship
I am enormously honoured to hear that. I’m so pleased to hear you find my videos worth while. And thanks so much for taking a moment to say so, you didn’t have to, and I really truly appreciate that you decided to. Thank you ❤️
I found Sleep Token about two and a half weeks ago, and I have never fallen in love with a band so quickly and so truly. I'm a person who tends to really feel the emotions of the music, but my god, nothing has ever effected me so much as their masterpieces do. Euclid, Bloodsport, Ascensionism. I've full on sobbed to some of their music and I will continue to every time I listen to it, but will that stop me?
I am beyond grateful that I found them because they are the best band I've ever listened to, praying they come to London this year so I can see them live
And here I am. I discovered them 3 days ago. This is something I will remember for life, completly floored with this album.
I'm listening to Rain and watching your reaction thinking "I am SO happy that this band isn't afraid to get cheesy and sentimental"
Steve my man, one of the best reactors out there. It's a joy to share this passion. Best of the best 🤘🤘🤘🤘
You’re very kind, thank you for that. I really does make me enormously happy to hear people find my videos worth while ❤️
@@SteveOGRock believe me they do! Cheers my friend
I loved the singles, but man, were they saving the big guns for the album release.
When I read the title for Are you really Okay? I was like "I'm almost losing my shit over here, thanks for asking".
Few pieces of media have made me cry/tear up. This album is one of them.
Haha yes same. I’m like “what a time to ask that question. The answer is no.”
By the time I got to this song, I was emotional. By the time I finished this song, I was a sobbing mess. By the end of the album, I needed my therapist.
Vessel obviously haven’t ever done an interview or been able to really reach out to fans. I’d like to think that “Euclid” and the line “This night belongs to you” was him speaking to everyone who has been here listening through the years. Whether that’s true or not, it felt like a celebration.
I like this idea
Its actually a call back to one of the songs "the night does not belong to God" referring to the Goddess that he worships and he falls in love. He ended it to show acceptance. "So give me the night" give it back to him. Let him be himself again. So raw and so touching.
Had the privilege of getting to see them this weekend at a festival here in Finland, it was their first ever visit here. 😍☺️ This band has just blown me away with everything they do musically. It moves me so deeply and can't wait they'll do in the future. As Chase Carneson put it: "We're not just listening, we're experiencing." ❤️
I went to write a comment but I realize words can’t describe quite how good this album is. Worship!
This is a perfect comment. ❤️
They did it. They created an absolute masterpiece.
Confirmed.
Exhausting first listen.....almost too much to take in I'm sure. Brave doing a live reaction. The callbacks in Euclid just floored me. I can't even begin to imagine hearing this live 😢 speechless in the best possible way
Yeah it was the most difficult one of these videos I’ve ever done. So hard to articulate with all the emotional javelins it fires. Immense collection of music.
Your reaction to Ascensionism was by far my favorite. It’s such a perfect song. Absolutely gorgeous. When I try to describe to someone what this song does to me, I show them your reaction to this song. You’re amazing.
I’m so glad to hear your enjoyed it, and that’s so cool that you use it as an introductory reference point for others! I’m honoured 🤘🏻
@@SteveOGRock I was able to easily resonate with your reactions and it makes me so happy to see someone enjoy art like this in such a visceral form. You really broke down everything there was to admire in each track, even things that I managed to skip over and truly admire!
The intervals in the vocals in the piano sections of Rain, when he sings "for so long I have waited", reminded me of Fields of Elation from One EP. Not sure if it was a conscious decision or just re-using similar motifs in a different context but it made me nostalgic af
Absolutely. There are many little moments that demonstrate the through-line all the way from back then. Really beautifully done.
I've probably watched a few dozen ST album reactions since this album dropped, and i enjoyed yours the most. Good work
That’s very kind of you to say, John. Thank you for that. I’m thrilled to hear you found it worth while ❤️
Your reactions are so sincere, it's nice to see the genuine passion you visibly have listening to the album
Thank you. Glad that the sincerity is felt ❤️
Watching your brain implode during Ascensionism was quality entertainment. Worship ❤
Haha thanks. I did NOT see so much of that coming.
There are plenty of great reactions to the album out there. Yours was my favorite. For the emotion, for the honesty, for the ability to articulate what this song is doing for you. But my favorite aspect of your reaction is that you have the wherewithal to recognize when a powerful part of a song is beginning and to stop talking and just take it in. So many reactors fumble and talk through moments that really need to be experienced… the one that comes to mind is when in tmbte the lyrics starts…”I guess it goes to show does it not, we have no idea what we’ve got until we lose it”,,, those lines and the few that follow break me every time.
Thanks Andrew, I massively appreciate it. Yeah, it’s a tricky balance. I want to verbalise my inner thoughts and experience but I also don’t want to miss anything. I want as full an experience as I can get. It’s hard but I do my best. Glad to hear it seems to be working in your view ❤️
I think the face you made when Ascensionism really kicked in is the same face we all made. Minds collectively blown.
Ive been deep diving into reactions as of late to try to get that feeling of hearing it for the first time back again. This is the first ever full album review I’ve seen and the excitement of this stumble is something to be rivaled.
Your reactions are phenomenal and thank you for giving us this! ❤
So pleased to hear this. Thank you.
I'm just leaving another comment to help your engagement stats. My partner doesn't get Sleep Token so I showed him your videos to help him understand that this band is literally genius even if he's not vibin. He appreciates the drums at least now!
Heheh you’re very kind. Yeah my wife absolutely dislikes ST, but I showed her Euclid and she said “ok this is actually a very beautiful song”. Quite a concession! Lol.
It's so absolutely beautiful watching you hear all those songs .. those for the very first times especially, thank you for that so much! It just pure happiness all over your face, thanks for spreading this healing album 🫶
This album is absolutely fucking god-tier. Is perfection even strong enough a word at this point? I fully expected this would be my album of the year, but this surpassed every expectation and then some
Agreed
No matter how many times I've listened to this song or how hard I try, I could NEVER resist the wave of emotions that completely washes over me when I hear Euclid. A pure and an absolute tribute to all the fans! They tie it all together with callbacks to the first album as a conclusion to this magical album...
first listen to this when it came out I balled my eyes out. cried again hearing it here. great video, I agree 100%, take my sub
So glad you joined me here for my listen too. And lovely to hear you’ve sub’d for more! Welcome welcome! ❤️
I keep watching this because you're the only one I can cry with every time... This album will never ever get old or unemotional.
Honoured 💙
yess, for this chaos our lifetime. thanks god we able too listen to this genius band. Sleep Token helps me a lot through hard times. Bless this band. and bless you, i was much more exp listening to you. thanks man! All song are masterpieces, but the end song Euclid completely broken me into tears as well. Great band, Great exp.
Yeah Euclid is still my favourite. It’s so immense.
Also, the homage back to the some of the lyrics from the old albums in "Take Me Back to Eden". Only true sleep token would catch them. *chefs kiss*
I put that album at the same level of Dark Side Of The Moon. This band is the brightest hope for the future of Music. What a moment to be alive ! ❤️
Watching people listen to this album for the first time is almost as fantastic as me listening to this album for the first time. 😌
Your reaction was priceless Steve. Watching you brought on tears of joy because I had the same reaction (especially during Ascensionism and the end of Euclid. The callback got me everytime. Those bastards!). What-an-album!
Those bastards indeed! I mean how bloody dare they. Playing with us mortals like this. Unfair.
So, new fan here, both of sleep token and yourself 😂. You pointed out the background chatter in aqua regia which I’d always heard as just background noise. I went back and listened again and heard dishes clattering and people talking. I’d never heard that before. You’ve helped me listen to music closer which is fuckin awesome. Instant sub. Thank you.
As for the music, because of how good the first 5 tracks were (didn’t care for DYWTYLM upon 1st listen, but love it now) I was expecting maybe 2 more bangers and the rest filler tracks. In my honest opinion not only were there no filler tracks, but they left the best songs for last. Holy shit they’re good.
I’ll be 41 this year. I’ve never found music that reaches me like this band has. Crazy stuff. Maybe something to the whole mystical/supernatural personas after all! 😂
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Hi Jim! I’m so pleased to hear you’ve enjoyed it and taken some value from my observations as well. That’s exactly what I’m here trying to do!
Honoured. Welcome to the party my dude!
You had a great album experience!! Loved watching it, Happy for you dude!!
Cheers Daniel!
this is the most genuine reaction i have ever watched and i love it
Watching you listen is like hearing again for the first time. Thank you for letting me experience it again. Subbed. ❤️
So please to have been able to share that experience with you Daniel. Thanks for the message and for the sub! ❤️
I am subscribing because your appreciation for music is real, and I appreciate that very much. Killer album!
Lovely to have you here 💙 Thanks for the appreciation!
I now have some idea what it is was like to be alive when The Beatles were in their prime but this time Vessel is Lennon and McCartney. I completely agree that TMBTE is a masterpiece, you know that you are going to be listening to something special as you already know how strong the singles are but nothing prepares you for what happens when you get to the new songs and you begin to realise that the songs that they released are not even the best ones on the album. I have listened to TMBTE every day since I got it and have only just started to listen to other music and even then I still need my daily Sleep Token fix, without a doubt my album of the year(hell maybe even decade).
As I write this TMBTE has entered the Uk album charts at Number three which is their highest top 40 position yet(TPWBYT reached number 39) and Sleep Token have just won best UK band at the heavy music awards, I’m so happy to see them finally getting the recognition that they deserve and with me being English as well so so proud of them. Worship
Wonderful to see music of this technical quality and emotive power getting the accolades it deserves.
@@SteveOGRock Yes it certainly is
For me its like modern version of Pink Floyd ... with all concepts and musicality, blend of diferent musical elements, musicianship, technicality... just glorious ✨️
There is hope for the future of music 👌🤞
Everyone can find something for them selves in this music...👍
absolutely best reaction i’ve seen, and it was awesome to see you react to the whole thing back to back. i unfortunately never heard of sleep token until the beginning of the year, but man oh man am i all in on them now! absolutely phenomenal band that i can’t get enough of!
Never too late, Quinn. Welcome to the party!
And thanks so much for the kind words. I’m so please you enjoyed it!
After actually properly listening to all the lyrics... I just want to give this guy a hug
Just about to watch, so excited to see what you think !
This is the best album review I have ever witnessed Your emotional response and sheer joy radiated like a collision of stars...a supernova of a gem,thank you for taking me on this journey with you🖤
i was waiting patiently for your reaction and i’m so happy it’s finally here! album is sitting comfortably neck and neck with heavener by invent animate for my AOTY
Both sensational albums.
First and foremost, THANK YOU for putting this full review out on RUclips.
I’ve had this album for a week now and it has consumed me. I hear it even when I’m not listening to it. It’s genuinely made other music temporarily redundant to me. That all sounds hyperbolic but I’ve not been so flawed by music since Colors by Between The Buried and Me.
I’m with you that there needs to be a class above Masterpiece and for me there is. “All-timer” and I think this is that. I highly recommend not only listening to this on repeat but listen to the “trilogy” in full too.
Thanks for this. Yes to other music being temporarily redundant haha. So apt. I’m also going to have to look up “Between The Buried and Me”, that’s a new one for me.
Been waiting on you and your review of this album! Great album. Great job and I'm glad you are feeling better ❤
Cheers Adrian, very kind. Yes, thankfully feeling a bit better every day 🙏🏻
I just thought you should know that i have wat hed this video 3 times total now. I love your reactions because they are so similar to mine, and its like I'm reliving the first listen! Thank you for this. 💜
Ahh that’s so nice to hear. Thank you for letting me know! 💙 So glad you enjoyed it.