Composer/Musician Reacts to The Dear Hunter - A Night on the Town (REACTION!!!)
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- Опубликовано: 4 мар 2020
- Bryan reacts to and talks about his thoughts on The Dear Hunter "A Night on the Town"
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There’s a massive rabbit hole with this band. A 5 act series. Unmatched creativity if you’re willing to go for it.
Also the color spectrum and migrant which are also great on their own
Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise is a nearly perfect album, in my opinion. From front to back it’s just so polished and beautiful. Act V sounds like a true Part II to that album. The first three acts fit more into that post-hardcore envelope.
What is post-hardcore ?
Yeah. Acts IV and V are on a masterpiece level for me. I love them so much.
I think its pretty incredible that you say, "A little bit of mystery here." literally during the reintroduction of the character Ms. Terri from act I & II. They did such a great job with her motif lol those lyrics are about her.
You mentioned that this band must be classically trained, well Casey Crescenzo has actually released a classical album called Amour & Attrition.
As for how the band records from what I understand it's really just Casey composing everything then hiring musicians to play it on the albums. For this album and the 5th I think it was the Awesome Orchestra that played. There is a band that plays live ofc, but that's just Casey singing + guitar, a second guitar player, drum, bass and keys.
Except for his brother, the drummer. Act 1 was recorded entirely by Casey and his brother.
I came here to literally write this exact comment basically. The acts are an actaul musical with characters. Dear Hunter would probably be it's title. A 5 act story of a boy named hunter. Funny you said the end sounded like mystery because it actaully does. That subtle smile, is the smile of ms. Terri. It's a nod to the beginning of act 2 ms. Terri and ms. leading a summer smile with winter skin. Im sure you can find it and you'll noticed right away it's the composition.
@@forafewnightsout ms. terri doesn't have anything to do with song I'm afraid
The ending part you're referring to is Hunter seeing Ms. Leading for the first time after returning to the city during his night on the town
@@bigchumbo6489 I always thought ms. Terri was how he met Ms leading, her name changing as he came to figure out her true nature.
@@forafewnightsout ms. Terri is hunters mother
Hunter doesn't meet Ms. Leading until after Ms. Terri dies at the beginning of Act II when he goes to the Dime for the first time
The "unease" at the end is a callback to Act II, The Bitter Suite I and II
Edit: and the little piano bit at the very end is a callback to Mustard Gas on Act III
The Dear Hunter are awesome and somehow criminally underrated. Casey is an absolute genius and I always look forward to anything he's involved in. I can't wait for you to get to Uneven Structure - Frost/Hail. I think you'll appreciate the layers which add so much atmosphere as well as the visuals of the video too which make it just a beautiful package in my opinion.
Mr. Invisible by Thank You Scientist.
If you like Dear Hunter, the above will NOT disappoint you.
"Criminally underrated" barely captures how underrated this band is, imo.
Just found about your channel, what a nice surprise! I second the album reaction ,because there is so much behind the story/lyrics and this is reflected in the music as you noticed (these unexpected parts. Like 8:35 ,this is actually a reprise (bitter suite I ),its something tDH does a lot and in an amazing way
Thanks for your video ,you wont regret exploring more this criminally underrated band
That whole ending from where you said it felt uneasy until you said they brought the tone back up is all a call back to Act2 and EVERY single time they put that little piano melody into a new song I get chills and teary eyed. I love that reoccurring melody throughout the Acts.
TDH's leitmotifs and reprisals are top tier; Act V brought tears to my eyes each time I noticed one and every time I go back to it, i notice more.
I just discovered your channel and I love what you’re doing. You cover a lot of bands that I don’t see talked about much. You’ve even already covered some of my favorite bands, with The Dear Hunter and Between The Buried And Me in particular holding my 1 and 2 spots. Keep up the great work!
Oh hey, I wasn't at all expecting to be mentioned at the start! What a great surprise lol. Glad I had a hand in you revisiting TDH :D I may have actually suggested A Night on the Town back on your first TDH reaction, but I don't remember for sure. Either way, it was a solid pick and I'm glad someone recommended it.
I'd totally be down to see you do full albums with this band at some point, should you choose to. Act I's a little short/prologue-y, but Acts II through V are all great, diverse, in-depth experiences. I'd love to hear your insights, and based off of your videos I've seen, I definitely think you'd at the very least enjoy them. (That's not to knock Act I btw, which I still think is quite good. It's just definitely setting the stage for what's to come.)
Also, that tease at the end: NeO hype!
whole album reactions! take notes of all the motifs you hear and character themes! you should also know he's a great classical composer, went i think #1 on billboard classical for a few weeks in a row
Wait a minute! They used leitmotifs in a rock album?
@@CriticalReactions They sure did, someone made a 40 minute compilation of all the repeated motifs throughout the acts:
ruclips.net/video/I17haL7TOnY/видео.html
@@CriticalReactions I realize this was 9 months ago and you've made a deeper journey into prog, but there are leitmotifs all over prog!
It's my favorite band :D saw TDH for the first time in 2009 on Halloween in CT so glad to see people appreciate them and give them some love. :D
There are six people in the band proper, but Act IV, the album this song is from, was recorded with a full symphony orchestra. They commissioned Awesome Orchestra in Berkeley and recorded this album (and Act V!) with the full orchestra in the studio.
Can't wait to see you react to more TDH! They're by far my favorite band.
I'm glad I found your reactions through the Ants of the Sky video. You should absolutely go for album reactions when it comes to TDH. I'd say Acts IV and V have more of that larger sound (that actually does bring Polyphonic Spree to mind at times) than the first three acts, but the whole thing is awesome. As someone else mentioned their The Color Spectrum concept is also very intriguing and shows even more how diverse and rich their sound is.
I also second the Gazpacho recommendation. Black Lily or Gold Star could be great songs, but I'd personally go with The Walk parts 1 and 2 together.
The one with classical composition training is Casey, the lead singer! He writes and composes basically everything by them as far as I know. The end of this song was a reference to a recurring compositional theme from other Acts.
Excellent video and insightful reaction! Thank you for taking the time to listen these bands, as I think they appreciate it too. Based on what you've been sharing in your other videos, as well as this one, I think you should check our Gazpacho- Black Lily. It's a good starting point for the band, in my opinion.
Actually Gold Star by Gazpacho could be a good start too! They are fairly diverse in the soundscape 😅
Found your reactions! My suggestion is perfect because it comes right after this song. But I'm totally on board with full album reactions :D
The Dear Hunter is really special, glad you’re enjoying them. I’d recommend you do Rebirth and The Old Haunt (together, they’re essentially one song). I feel like that’s one of the best introductions to them anyone could get. You should also check out The Fire (Remains), or all of Act V for that matter.
Some might say there's a little bit of Ms. Terri at 9:10
Oh yessssss. How have I not seen this reaction before? I love this band
album reaction!
Album reactions!
Definitely do the full albums! Each is amazing in their own way. Also check out Amour & Attrition it's Casey's symphony he put out in between TDH albums. The Color Spectrum by them is also really good too! Honestly, anything Casey Crescenzo touches is going to be good
More Ne Obliviscaris? Yes please, they do have lots of great stuff.
I hope revisit week can become a somewhat regular feature, just one song is rarely enough to show what many of these bands can do. :)
Gotta go back to their earlier stuff. Acts 1 and 2 are masterstrokes, Act 3 is pretty solid as well.
So, between Act III and Act IV, they took a break and did some side stuff. That includes Casey writing a Symphony and having it recorded by the BRNO Philharmonic in Prague. After having that experience, Casey weaved a lot more orchestral instrumentation into the sound of TDH. And actually before the symphony I don't think Casey has ever composed anything that big.
100% on board with an album reaction, that's definitely the way Casey wrote all of this stuff and it's a wonderful experience listening through the whole story!
Lol. Your message notification is the Baseball Bat sound effect from Smash Bros. That was my message sound for like 7-8 years too. Lol. Nice.
Smash 64 baseball bat for notifications and the Street Fighter 2 "Sonic Boom" sound bite for text messages. The classics just work so well for notification tones :)
You should do Act 1 for the Dear Hunter. It will be an amazing experience.
oh man, PLEASE do reactions to The Acts. It has changed my life. So many things you're saying are RIGHT ON for what the track means to the story and concepts and I'd love to know what you think of so many other tracks.
Great band. And the biggest influence to Haken. You should do Pain of Salvation too, amazing band and my favorite.
Seconding Pain of Salvation. King of Loss would probably be good song to start with.
@@CloudMountainJuror I agree. That's the song that really caught my attention to this band.
My favorite band!! React to Act III! All but one of their albums are concept based. The color spectrum EPs / live DVD is also a must see.
If only you knew the story behind the songs. Something definitely worth checking out
I'm really curious to see how you'd react to the full version of Dr. Breacher and the Time Travel Anomaly by Others By No One. They're another band that's phenomenal at blending different genres and making it work. It's nearly 20 minutes long and the variety you get in those 20 minutes takes you for a ride.
wait wtf i typed a comment just now about that exact song and im surprised to see someone else mention it. I absolutely agree that its a masterpiece and that he should react to it. so fucking gorgeous and amazing
Still waiting for album reaction 🙌🙌🙌
The Acts are great, Migrant is great, but The Color Spectrum is The Dear Hunter on another level in my opinion. Can't recommend it enough. Also, the "remorse" part is from The Bitter Suite, and yeah, I would say remorse would be a proper word to use.
Prior to The Dear Hunter, Casey Crescenzo was part of a post-hardcore band called The Receiving End of Sirens
He took those tendencies with him when he started The Dear Hunter
This edge on his voice is noticeable throughout Acts I-III
Acts I and II were released in the same year (2007) and Act III was release in 2009, but Act IV was released in 2015
During those six years Casey and the band worked on other, less hardcore, projects and his voice really smoothed out
While he isn't incapable of bringing out that edge when necessary (I'd suggest We've Got A Score To Settle off the Red EP from their 2011 Color Spectrum project as a prime example of this) you won't find much of that on Acts IV and V
These two parts take on a much more theatrical and classical style in presentation and instrumentation
Just so you know what to expect when going into these albums
I'd love to see you do full album reactions!
I've had a lot less time to dedicate to the channel since COVID hit the US in March last year. I had some big plans, including album reviews, but then I became a full time teacher since I decided to keep my daughter out of physical school. Hopefully by the end of the year I can resume my plans on expanding the channel's scope.
You should listen to The Receiving End of Sirens ‘Prison Break’ (anything from that album) Casey sings with them from the earlier 2000s, they were amazing
WE NEED THE ALBUM REACTION
Casey is the best rock voice I've ever heard apart from Freddie Mercury... Such musicality there it's almost unbelievable. THD has a Queen feel too with overlapping voices singing together, but their music if far much more interesting that Queen's : their compositions are all at Bohemian Rhapsody's level. The pinnacle of Progressive Rock ! Can't believe I'm gonna see them in london this fall !
The best part of this band to me? They sound just as good live! Please check out Act V's album intro Regress and lead into the Moon. These songs gave me shivers the first time hearing it live.
I know I'm 4 months late but you have only scratched the surface with this band. The Acts are nothing short of a masterpiece. Dive in and join Hunter on his journey. Act ll is my favorite.
On another note, I'm with @Bradlyeon, Thank You Scientist. Although I would suggest Need More Input
rhe end of the song belongs to the begining of an another "main" song of previous records (remember...VI acts...)
Love this if you were to do an album react migrant would be perfect one of my favorite albums and if your into metal maybe between the buried and me?
Between the Buried and me- “the proverbial bellow”
i NEED to see someone react to Dr. Breacher and the Time Travel Anomaly by Others by No One. the band is called "others by no one" so that's a little confusing. But it's such an unheard-of masterpiece. I would say it's categorised as Prog Metal, but honestly it's something entirely else. It's a 19 min song, so don't listen to just the band's 10 min live version.
Check out Devin Townsend - March Of The Poozers
You should listen to Bear Ghost they’re very similar to this
Listen to Anesthetize by Porcupine tree.
Thank You Scientist - FXMLDR
Would love to hear your thoughts!
Thank You Scientist would be great
PLEASE !! check out Between the Buried and Me/The Dear Hunter 7" Split
This song is way better if you understand the story behind the lyrics and all the motivs hidden in the music.
Stereophonics - Violins and Tambourines
Please ;)
Try The Odious - Mono No Aware
Riverside ok its a super nice quick song
If you do album reactions you gotta do em all, the best 3 are III IV and V, with V being the best in my opinion
Can't watch because I'm work bound, but great this band's getting multiple visits because yeah, just hearing an album you're not going to get the picture of everything they flirt with musically.
Soooo.. those album reactions you had meantioned?
Haha, yeeeeeahhhhhh.
There are some changes to the channel coming up in 2023 and I'm planning to do more album reactions that I'm already interested in. The TDH stuff is up there on the list
@@CriticalReactions Hey awesome! Looking forward to it! The Act albums are a must!
Pretty sure Casey and his brother compose all the music
please! do the album reaction
Hunter’s Brother’s Friends: “You sure look different than you did before you went off to war”
Hunter: “Yeah, Mustard Gas really fucks up your face”
Friends: “Makes sense, I guess.”
Is there an Avenged Sevenfold Album you haven't listened to? If you haven't heard their newest album The Stage, you should DEFINITELY react to "Roman Sky" or "Exist." If you haven't heard the Nightmare album, you HAVE TO react to "Save Me."
I know Waking the Fallen front to back and I've heard City of Evil (but never owned it). After that I only know of the singles and didn't even realize they had new material out. The Stage is their newest one? Maybe I'll check something out from that.
@@CriticalReactions Yes that would be freaking awesome! If you want to pick a song from their new album, the 3 epic songs are "The Stage", "Roman Sky", and "Exist". I don't want to ruin any of the surprises.
Dude just save everything else for an album reaction. The Acts are amazing and you'll hear how they evolve their sound.
Finding time for album reactions is the difficult part, especially with my partner and daughter home all day due to social distancing. I'd really like to do a monthly album reaction though and starting with The Dear Hunter sounds like a great way to kick that off.
@@CriticalReactions Take all the time you need man, these albums require patience and time.
SO MUCH REPRISAL IT MAKES ME HOT. LISTEN TO IT ALL. TRUST.
I just discovered your channel and I love what you’re doing. You cover a lot of bands that I don’t see talked about much. You’ve even already covered some of my favorite bands, with The Dear Hunter and Between The Buried And Me in particular holding my 1 and 2 spots. Keep up the great work!
I just discovered your channel and I love what you’re doing. You cover a lot of bands that I don’t see talked about much. You’ve even already covered some of my favorite bands, with The Dear Hunter and Between The Buried And Me in particular holding my 1 and 2 spots. Keep up the great work!