Did you see the interview where they spoke about how rehearsals went before Larnell got there? Basically everyone was not really vibing it, then Larnell shows up and completely transformed the set. This is the elite level of musicianship from all involved
have another one; watch Valeriy Stepanov blister his keyboards on his tune, "Hold Onto Hope": played with his brother on bass, and the amazing Russian guitarist Roman Bandorenko... - ruclips.net/video/qq2tu-vAOns/видео.html
@@brianmi40 Damn! Thanks for the recommendation - love them!!! Will be my newest obsession. His brother looks about 16, and after the beginningI thought he lacked charisma - then Hold Onto Hope showed me how wrong I was - and he slaps! Valery is obviously a genius - and I loved PewDiePie on the drums ;)
"I'll never get the experience of experiencing it for the first time again." ...And that my friend is EXACTLY why we watch first time reaction videos of the things we love. To relive that special moment vicariously through the eyes of others.
9:53 for context, the guy losing his mind is Shaun Martin, a fixture in the Snarky Puppy lineup and an extremely talented and well accomplished jazz musician with multiple Grammys to his name. And Cory was a regular member back then, meaning they often would have heard each other play, meaning Shaun is well aware of Cory’s skills. And he’s still shitting his pants at what he’s hearing
The string section is in other songs. Corey Henry is the keyboardist. Unreal. And Larnell Lewis is the drummer. Fun fact: this was recorded and filmed in the Netherlands, and the original drummer had issues with his passport, so they got Larnell to fill in. He was only barely familiar with the material (I think 2 songs) and had to learn the rest while in the 7 hour flight and the cab ride to the studio. Also, “learn” is a bit of a misnomer, since these songs were barely written yet. They existed in structure form, key changes, basic melodies and time signatures, but the musicians were responsible for filling out the details themselves. They had been working on this song for 2 days, and it wasn’t coming together. Then in walks Larnell who learned the song structure for all 13 (I think?) songs in this session during that one plane ride, wrote his own parts in the process, and then they nailed this song. Everyone involved said Larnell brought all the songs to life. And the keyboard solo. Enough cannot be said about Corey’s ridiculous solo. It’s the type of solo I’ve heard musicians, keyboardist especially, say makes them want to quit. It’s too good
Came here to drop the fun fact, but you beat me to it. Larnell is a BEAST. I highly recommend checking out one of the videos of him walking through how he breaks down songs and writes live. ruclips.net/video/vIW72VXMPHo/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/Zd_UcjMusUA/видео.html
“Gonna listen to this another 30 times before I go to sleep.” Yup, me too man. Once larnell starts tapping the rim during Corey’s solo, I lose it every time.
That's the trigger for me too! I'm a 74 year old musician/composer, and my bass playing son introduced me to to this wonderful ensemble. I just wish there were thousands of first time reactions, especially from those classicly trained. Lifts my heart every single time!
It’s almost like Corey is still feeling his way to where he wants to go and Larnell gives him a little nudge with those rim shots and the whole thing takes off from there.
The only guy I know at his level is Valeriy Stepanov: Try "Hold Onto Hope" one of his compositions, played with his brother on bass, and the amazing Russian guitarist Roman Bandorenko... - ruclips.net/video/qq2tu-vAOns/видео.html
@@aiconic10 I would say Jacob Collier is there, his latest Grammy is for a song that moves through 8 key centers, two pitch tunings, and has microtonal vocals, his genius status is pretty well cemented at this point.
Corey's solo is considered as one of the greatest solo in jazz history. You should research this guy. He was a child prodigy playing the organ in church at a very young age. You should also check out the video of Larnel Lewis on Drumeo. Snarky Puppy is one the most if the not the most impressive music collective for the last 10 years. They do mainly fusion jazz with many influences but they also touch world music.
@@timrideout Sorry Tim I can't name you the the different music critic I have read or listen to on RUclips. I actually feel pretty bad not to be able to name my references and I know it looks pretty bad. If you look at serious jazz music critic or pianist on RUclips. They mostly compare that solo to such epic solo as "Giant steps" from Coltrane.
So true!! I love watching all the reaction videos on this that I can find. I also do it to people when they come over to my house. I'm like, "Hey man, check this out!" I'll get that first time feeling from others.
You've just watched one of the defining solos in contemporary music. They recorded this song five or six times in this session and Corey did a different solo each time. Mike (bassist and band leader) chose this solo as the one to go on the record. Corey thought he didn't nail it in this one.
Didn't thinking nailed it on this one? Which one of the other ones that wasn't picked that he's thinking nailed? Can you imagine the level of argumentative decision making that kind of oh my God thank God there's a leader.
@@JorgeIMunozMusic there are other versions from the same session (on video) that have completely, like 180 degree different direction solos, also mind blowing, but not quite the iconic performance we see here. The dude is unbelievable.
The being enraged because you'll never get to hear it for the first time again makes perfect sense. And it's why channels like yours exist, because we get to watch other people watch it for the first time and live vicariously through them.
This is one the greatest fusion jazz performance I have ever heard. Michael League the bassist is an amazing arranger. Larnel on drum is a beast and Corey on keyboard is legendary. Every piece from that recording session are great. BTW Larnel learned all the pieces on the 7 hours flight on the way to this recording session. You must listen to their song "Something" featuring Lalah Hathaway. It will blow your mind. Lalah is one of the most gifted vocalist ever. Her performance on this song is epic. Don't be so mad about it being your first listen. I'm still enjoying it after listening to it at least a 1000nd time.
I'm just glad someone in the band went up to him jumping and hugging like he'd scored the game winner or something, because the solo deserved that, that's exactly what my reaction was as the song was ending! I wanted to give him and everyone a high five. LOL
the most shocking moment to me in this tune is at the point where they suddenly break up with the main theme and keyboard, piano and bassdrum were starting the new groove to compaign the solo
The most incredible piece of jazz I have ever heard in my life. It is comforting to know there are bands like this out there leading the way towards the future
Like most jazz that's performed live, this song has a written structure that the players all rehearse and learn. Within that structure are measures given to improvised solos. That's what makes jazz so wonderful to experience live: it's never the same song twice.
I wasn't mad when I first heard it. I was somewhat mad that he did like half that solo without even looking at the damn keys. What really upset me was the fact that the drummer had NEVER played the song before, and only learned it on a flight TO THE STUDIO they played at.
This is jazz/fusion, so you have a bit of funk in there, some pop sensibilities, some eastern vibes all on a bed of j a z z, Michael league (the bassist) is a phenomenal composer, as for the improv feel, a lot of the song is carefully put together, but with some “pockets” for improvisation, they played the set a couple of times and landed on this one as the best take, the whole album is a great listen
It’s just jazz. Fusion is just a marketing name they came up with to make people think it wasn’t just jazz musicians doing what they had always done - taking pop music, and making it into something musicians enjoy playing and improving over.
This was actually a live recording for an album. Musicians play better when there’s an audience, so they brought in an audience for the album recording.
speaking of intelligence, I have literally watched every snarky puppy lingus reaction on RUclips and yours is the most insightful and intelligent I've come across. Love your appreciation of the music and instrumentation dude.
I wanted it to be until he couldn’t figure out they were playing improvised solos. I do appreciate when he talked about the strange experience of being sad we’ll never get to experience this for the first time again
For me, I believe its one of the worst in terms of his lack of musical and recording knowledge. I do love his reaction, and insights. Its real, and I'm glad he knows that this is one of the best things he's heard and mad about it. But he is way off at times and its a bit embarrassing.
I'm someone who has seen this before (many times) and although you can never hear it "for the first time" again that really doesn't diminish the pleasure I get from listening to these guys, over and over. Every single one of them is an exceptional musician in their own right. Put them together and the sense of JOY they bring is beyond compare. Their skill in their musicianship with the ease of delivery and the depths they go within themselves to produce those fantastic solos is an absolute anomaly to me. The respect they have for each other. The ability to play just enough to fit in and yet when required to step up and Star. Just mind blowing. Written, (structured) yes. Improvised, yes. Jamming (feeding off each other) yes. It's all there. This is an exceptional group of people led by an exceptional composer and band leader Michael League (the bass player) doing an exceptional thing that brings pleasure and joy to countless thousands of people across the globe. Sounds like you have joined the club. Checkout pretty much anything else they've done and enjoy. Maybe start with "Thing of Gold" to see one of the other keyboard players (Sean Martin) doing his thing. Loved your reaction dude. Love your soul.
I was high when a friend studying jazz introduced me to Snarky Puppy with this song. So absolutely get what you mean. You can imagine, it completely blew my mind without even giving me the time to realize it until it was already over. If you're looking for more songs, I can highly recommend "Shofukan" (extensive trumpet solo), "What About Me" (insanely high energy incl. a great guitar solo), "Bad Kids To The Back" (full-on funky af), and my favorite, "Chonks", which even has two guitar soli and mind-blowing brass & horn harmonies.
Fortunately for you, Snarky Puppy has many videos that will all inspire this same reaction. I’ve got two immediate suggestions: First, they did a song with Lalah Hathaway that I believe won a Grammy, and is one of the most insane vocal performances you’ll ever hear. And then second, they did a song with Jacob Collier, who you reacted to a couple days ago, and it is appropriately strange and mesmerizing.
Also, not to brag, but way back before these guys blew up, a friend of mine paid out of pocket to have these guys come play at our tiny local venue. I don’t think there were quite as many people playing regularly with the group at the time, but it was still a ton for our little spot, and it was an amazing show. The horn players ran their instruments through guitar pedals into amps, which was really cool. I think some of them might still be doing that in this video, actually... it kinda sounds like that trumpet solo was going through a wah pedal. Anyways, great band, glad you found them. Enjoy.
@@QandDRecordings From around Denton? (my wife actually attended UNT, but a couple years too late to have run into any of the UNT alums who are founding members)
@@HollowGolem I am not, I’m from Alabama. We had this show at a fairly tiny DIY venue that a bandmate owned in Decatur, AL. I actually just took a moment to check if I could find any record of it and found this flier, which includes a photo of Snarky Puppy looking so much younger, haha. m.imgur.com/ZGd41
I’m mad I’m hearing this for the first time 7 years after it came out. Aaahhhhhhh this is sooo amazing. The savory sweet energy that keyboard/drums duet started out with and explosive energy it ended with is blowing my mind.
That keyboard solo toward the end was something very special. The drummer is a bloody animal. The look of joy on all those faces is as great as the playing is. This is a real classic.
The album “Sylva” that they did with the Metropol Orchest is a masterpiece. The entire album is just one continuous story that blows my mind every time I listen to it. They also filmed the recording.
Probably the best contemporary album I have heard in a freakin' long time. We like it here and Family diner vol. 1 are great but Sylva is a modern classic. So much going on , so beatifully arranged. There's even a touch of good ol' DC GoGo in and on it. Must listen!
I think you just described the exact reason why reaction channels are so popular. I’ve heard the song Lingus and I also love it. Watching you react is a way for me to re-live hearing it for the first time. I get the same dopamine kick I got when I first heard it, even if it’s not as big of a kick as the original. So thank you for giving me a taste of that feeling once again. Now go and watch some other people reacting to it for the first time and maybe you won’t be so sad ;)
@@slowfinger2 Thanks man! I was talking to myself as well. I really only put those thoughts together after he kept saying how sad he was that he won't get that experience back. Then I thought to myself that I'm getting a taste of that experience back while I watch him. Interesting psychological triggers we humans discover we have.
These are my favorite reaction videos......No screaming into the monitor....just appreciating the music. The gentleman reacting, is grooving with the musicians....I totally dig that.
It happend to me only a few times in life; about half-time of Cory Henry’s solo I got elevated by pure joy and freedom, a sparkling energy brought tears to my eyes.
Beginning - "Are there no lyrics?" OK, I guess we'll listen... Middle - "I can't put my finger on it but I think I like it." End - "BRO, YOU DON'T NEED LYRICS!!!!" Looks like we have another Puppy convert! Mind Blown, LITERALLY!
So glad you got around to my request. Snarky Puppy is a bit of a super band. Everyone in that room is pretty much a genius at their craft/instruments. Lots of Grammys in that room. Corey Henry has one of the best keyboard solo's ever recorded. The entire arrangement and performance is just super tight.
@@MrLboydReacts Well I appreciate it as well as all your content. Glad you liked them. Just about anything by then or Jacob Collier(that you did the other day) is gold. Been waiting for you to get to both of these groups/musicians Edit: I also agree with everyone else here, Shofukan would be a great second reaction for Snarky Puppy
Nothing like the first time, but still there are chills every time…and always something new! This is what jazz is about, like tears, confusion, joy, beauty, brilliance.
Just so you know.....I had the exact same reaction the first time I heard this and I've been a producer/engineer for 30 years. Luckily the next 50 times I watched this vid I had the EXACT same reaction. And yes it was improvised...there are other vids of other takes of the keyboard solo....this was just "the one"! Truly a musical milestone in my opinion never to be repeated. Welcome to the family! Peace.
That was a once-in-a-generation performance and a perfect storm of events to bring together the right people at the right time. Geniuses at the top of their game clicking to push each other even higher. I'm on a kick today finding other people watching this for the first time so I can get another vicarious hit.
🤯🔥 Makes total sense bro, feel the same way with harry mack! Snarky Puppy is equally bonkers, as someone who plays drums, Larnell Lewis is totally godly. Now I have to live vicariously through RUclips reactors! Having your mind blown / seeing someone else get their mind blown for the first time on something is always such a treat.
"This enrages me slightly. I'm torn. This is one of the best things I've ever heard but I also don't want to hear it!" Classic! SP's got him whipped! Dude doesn't know if he's coming or going! 🤣
This is the best music I've ever heard. Audio only; it's utterly amazing, but with the video - literally the best thing ever. It NEVER fails to amaze - I've listened a thousand times and it still amazes - it just doesn't seem to get old!
The only way better yo will ever get to experience it is to hear them live in concert. I saw them in Ardmore, PA, about 2014-2015. It was a small venue, so we all were pretty close to the stage. Amazing jazz fusion!
All the cats here are insane! An example that was probably not mentioned here: The drummer, Larnell Lewis, learnt the whole album for this live performance on the plane on his way there!!
I am so happy....all of you musicians were BORN, I really do. I love you guy's parents, for birthing such amazing musician specialists into this mundane world of hell. Life became tolerable from just experiencing this intricate musicianship and master class contribution. I don't understand why music does to the brain and spirit as it does. But I NEED it and can't balance out my life without it. It's another language another form of LOVING someone if thee creators want it to be. For my mental health.....please stay safe and healthy.
And the crazy part is every single member that's in this band, which is essentially a pickup band but does have quite regular members, in and of themselves are in their own tight ensembles as well different configurations. I mean is everyone from berkeley?
I completely understand you. :) Few years ago I heard Snarky Puppy for the first time and my life was never the same after. Please, listen to Snarky Puppy - The Curtain. I think you will want to hear it. You have good heaphones, you have silence around you. Shut down your phone and listen to The Curtain.
"Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all..." Right? That's exactly why great reaction videos (like yours!) are so addictive because it's the closest we can get to watching/hearing songs for the first time again; seeing/hearing it through your eyes and ears :) Great video!
This is a band of generational talents. The rhythm section holds it down beautifully, the horns are tight and crisp, the strings are fluid and tasteful, and Cory Henry's solo on keys will probably become an entire module in music schools around the world for at least the next century. Snarky Puppy is an experience.
This room in the video. is full of top notch musicians. I recommend looking all of them up and experiencing their work. Larnell Lewis learned the song in like 8 hours on a flight to record this because the drummer had to cancel. Also, the guy who couldn’t believe what he was hearing and took his headphones off…. 6 time Grammy nominee.
I felt the exact same way. I was blown away! I try to get a taste of that feeling I got when I first heard/watched this thru others like yourself and watching reactions to it!! Larnell Lewis is the greatest drummer ever! He learned that entire live session on the plain flight, insane!
Man, you have one of the most soothing voices I've ever heard. And you also have a very personal way with words. I hope you will react some day to Sofi Hellborg, pretty sure you'll appreciate her music since you like horns. And C2B3 Opening Jam for over-the-top improvisation. _Fuir le bonheur de peur qu'il ne se sauve..._
Sucks i will never be able to hear this for the First time Agian.
The drummer learned almost the entire set on a plane ride to the show!
Gotta get to cory asbury and tyler childers. You'll love them!
@@garretirving1309 True! Larnell is a god! ruclips.net/video/EvxN7wCjSis/видео.html
That's the very best kind of regret though. Isn't it? They have other music!
Had the same feeling. It's what got me into these kinda videos.
Corey Henry genius aside, Larnell Lewis, the drummer, learned this whole set in a 7-hour flight from NY to Europe.... So there is that, too.
Did you see the interview where they spoke about how rehearsals went before Larnell got there? Basically everyone was not really vibing it, then Larnell shows up and completely transformed the set. This is the elite level of musicianship from all involved
All of them are geniuses in their own craft.. but Larnell is just from another world.. maybe the same world as Harry Mack. Insanity!!!
@@levivanderbeek2645 you mentioned Harry Mack. That's wild! I'm here from watch his omegle bars video.
@@leonel8831 Haha yeah well I know many people on this channel know Harry Mack, since MrLboyd reacts to all of Harry's Omegle Bars :D
Larnell is an alien!
My guilty pleasure : watching someone react to Cory Henry's solo in Lingus for the first time :)
have another one; watch Valeriy Stepanov blister his keyboards on his tune, "Hold Onto Hope": played with his brother on bass, and the amazing Russian guitarist Roman Bandorenko... - ruclips.net/video/qq2tu-vAOns/видео.html
@@brianmi40 Damn! Thanks for the recommendation - love them!!! Will be my newest obsession. His brother looks about 16, and after the beginningI thought he lacked charisma - then Hold Onto Hope showed me how wrong I was - and he slaps! Valery is obviously a genius - and I loved PewDiePie on the drums ;)
@@DocBree13 - Enjoy! He deserves much more recognition than he's gotten so far!
lol it's not a guilty pleasure it's what we all do :D
Ditto
"I'll never get the experience of experiencing it for the first time again." ...And that my friend is EXACTLY why we watch first time reaction videos of the things we love. To relive that special moment vicariously through the eyes of others.
This exactly. I’m like a fiend for reaction videos now, and Snarky Puppy is among my favorite strains.
I'm a Yebba reactions fiend.
Snarky Puppy, as well as Zildjian Live reactions
So good
Abso-friggen-lutely
THIS is live jazz. It is the box of chocolates. You never know what you will get, it might be OK, but then you might get THIS! Yeah, it happens.
9:53 for context, the guy losing his mind is Shaun Martin, a fixture in the Snarky Puppy lineup and an extremely talented and well accomplished jazz musician with multiple Grammys to his name. And Cory was a regular member back then, meaning they often would have heard each other play, meaning Shaun is well aware of Cory’s skills. And he’s still shitting his pants at what he’s hearing
You should give Cory's tribute to Melvin Crispell a listen.
RIP
RIP
RIP
RIP
The string section is in other songs. Corey Henry is the keyboardist. Unreal. And Larnell Lewis is the drummer. Fun fact: this was recorded and filmed in the Netherlands, and the original drummer had issues with his passport, so they got Larnell to fill in. He was only barely familiar with the material (I think 2 songs) and had to learn the rest while in the 7 hour flight and the cab ride to the studio. Also, “learn” is a bit of a misnomer, since these songs were barely written yet. They existed in structure form, key changes, basic melodies and time signatures, but the musicians were responsible for filling out the details themselves. They had been working on this song for 2 days, and it wasn’t coming together. Then in walks Larnell who learned the song structure for all 13 (I think?) songs in this session during that one plane ride, wrote his own parts in the process, and then they nailed this song. Everyone involved said Larnell brought all the songs to life. And the keyboard solo. Enough cannot be said about Corey’s ridiculous solo. It’s the type of solo I’ve heard musicians, keyboardist especially, say makes them want to quit. It’s too good
You got to watch David Bruce Composer's analysis of the keyboard solo: amazing work
ruclips.net/video/H5REJ1SXNDQ/видео.html
Came here to drop the fun fact, but you beat me to it. Larnell is a BEAST. I highly recommend checking out one of the videos of him walking through how he breaks down songs and writes live. ruclips.net/video/vIW72VXMPHo/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/Zd_UcjMusUA/видео.html
@@xionace I became a huge fanboi of Larnell when I heard this story. Fucking wizard.
I've met a young (still young) Cory back in 2011 at a jam session in NYC, well before he blew up. And I have since quit playing keys. (not really lol)
“Gonna listen to this another 30 times before I go to sleep.” Yup, me too man. Once larnell starts tapping the rim during Corey’s solo, I lose it every time.
The confidence to come in strong when Corey is just getting warmed up is so impressive.
That's the trigger for me too! I'm a 74 year old musician/composer, and my bass playing son introduced me to to this wonderful ensemble. I just wish there were thousands of first time reactions, especially from those classicly trained. Lifts my heart every single time!
That's exactly the part that gets me too
It’s almost like Corey is still feeling his way to where he wants to go and Larnell gives him a little nudge with those rim shots and the whole thing takes off from there.
Yupp, I’ve watched every reaction video to this. Never had this experience in my life.
Everybody is vibing and then there’s Larnell Lewis like: “don’t mind me just losing all the liquid from my body”
When you’re that deep in the pocket it can get a bit warm. 🤣
@@GenXDaddyO just a bit. only slightly
The true price for a drummer to pay
That’s when you know you’ve got a good drummer
In another video Darnell Comments how "hard" it was to keep up with Keyboard in this song. It's one of the Drumeo appearances he did.
Corey Henry's solo was like an alien coming down to earth and trying to communicate the universe to human beings.
The only guy I know at his level is Valeriy Stepanov: Try "Hold Onto Hope" one of his compositions, played with his brother on bass, and the amazing Russian guitarist Roman Bandorenko... - ruclips.net/video/qq2tu-vAOns/видео.html
Corey is a once in a lifetime player. He plays at a level nobody else can reach. Even the gifted players can't get there.
@@aiconic10 I would say Jacob Collier is there, his latest Grammy is for a song that moves through 8 key centers, two pitch tunings, and has microtonal vocals, his genius status is pretty well cemented at this point.
Straight outta Close Encounters !! The Funky Spaceship!
Yes! There is one line he does in the call and response part after his solo where it sounds like an intergalactic disaster
Corey Henry was absolutely touched by the hand of God in this performance. And every other musician there knew it and lifted him up. Mastery.
Yep.. you can see it in his face when he looks at the camera at that one point.. pure bliss
Corey's solo is considered as one of the greatest solo in jazz history. You should research this guy. He was a child prodigy playing the organ in church at a very young age. You should also check out the video of Larnel Lewis on Drumeo. Snarky Puppy is one the most if the not the most impressive music collective for the last 10 years. They do mainly fusion jazz with many influences but they also touch world music.
Well-said! 100% agreed!
I am very curious to know who considers it to be one of the greatest solos in jazz history, and why. And I'm not saying I disagree...
Big steely Dan energy with how they just get the best of the fucking best
@@timrideout Sorry Tim I can't name you the the different music critic I have read or listen to on RUclips. I actually feel pretty bad not to be able to name my references and I know it looks pretty bad. If you look at serious jazz music critic or pianist on RUclips. They mostly compare that solo to such epic solo as "Giant steps" from Coltrane.
Tim Rideout
For starters
You
Can reference the cat sitting next to him.
Larnell's pocket is so deep, my wife keeps her purse in it.
That man is superglue.
How do you get that pocket? I can do a lot of stuff including most of what Larnell does, but I can not get anywhere near his precision or pocket
That anger/sadness you feel of not getting to listen again is why you find others to listen and react....gotta relive it through them
Yup!
Absolutely!
So true!! I love watching all the reaction videos on this that I can find. I also do it to people when they come over to my house. I'm like, "Hey man, check this out!" I'll get that first time feeling from others.
You've just watched one of the defining solos in contemporary music. They recorded this song five or six times in this session and Corey did a different solo each time. Mike (bassist and band leader) chose this solo as the one to go on the record. Corey thought he didn't nail it in this one.
Didn't thinking nailed it on this one? Which one of the other ones that wasn't picked that he's thinking nailed? Can you imagine the level of argumentative decision making that kind of oh my God thank God there's a leader.
Where did you hear this
@@JorgeIMunozMusic there are other versions from the same session (on video) that have completely, like 180 degree different direction solos, also mind blowing, but not quite the iconic performance we see here. The dude is unbelievable.
if corey thinks this is crap, then it is crap. basta. 😁
@@videditorEB1 er....where please!? I know this solo so well, and it would kind of blow my mind to hear a totally different one.
Every single one of these instruments had a cigarette right after this.
😂😅🤣💯💥
YO THIS IS THE MOST UNDERATED COMMENT ON THIS VIDEO!!!! 🤣🤣🤣
☠☠😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@joelpanicker4477 yo you live on Oahu? Me too.
😂😂😂💀
The being enraged because you'll never get to hear it for the first time again makes perfect sense. And it's why channels like yours exist, because we get to watch other people watch it for the first time and live vicariously through them.
"We have keys coming in now?" You bet we do!!!
lol, "We have keys coming in now" - Yes, all of them.
famous last words when it relates to this song....
Was looking for this comment as soon as I got there 😅
Boy, did we...!
Oh do we!!! lol
"we have keys coming in now?"
Yes my friend, we do
This is one the greatest fusion jazz performance I have ever heard. Michael League the bassist is an amazing arranger. Larnel on drum is a beast and Corey on keyboard is legendary. Every piece from that recording session are great. BTW Larnel learned all the pieces on the 7 hours flight on the way to this recording session. You must listen to their song "Something" featuring Lalah Hathaway. It will blow your mind. Lalah is one of the most gifted vocalist ever. Her performance on this song is epic.
Don't be so mad about it being your first listen. I'm still enjoying it after listening to it at least a 1000nd time.
Totally agree that "Something" is a "jaw dropper"!!!
Michael League is a mad scientist! Watch their NPR tiny desk performance of "Xavi". That's another wonderful display of skill for Snarky Puppy.
I'm just glad someone in the band went up to him jumping and hugging like he'd scored the game winner or something, because the solo deserved that, that's exactly what my reaction was as the song was ending! I wanted to give him and everyone a high five. LOL
That guy (Shaun Martin) has won 5 Grammys, incredible musician in his own right, and he was still in awe.
Cory Henry performed a miracle that day.
That transition out of the keys with the horns coming back and Larnell is just driving the song forward.... gets me every time!!!!!
Yep, to me that is indeed the pinnacle in this masterpiece.
Oh man, YES. The conversation between drums & keys throughout that is _unreal_
the most shocking moment to me in this tune is at the point where they suddenly break up with the main theme and keyboard, piano and bassdrum were starting the new groove to compaign the solo
The most incredible piece of jazz I have ever heard in my life. It is comforting to know there are bands like this out there leading the way towards the future
"There's something about sound of live brass. And this drummer is incredible, by the way."
Cory Henry: Hold my beer...
Like most jazz that's performed live, this song has a written structure that the players all rehearse and learn. Within that structure are measures given to improvised solos. That's what makes jazz so wonderful to experience live: it's never the same song twice.
"I'm loving that I'm hearing it, but I'm angry that I heard it" Brilliant
This has to be one of the greatest moments in the history of music 🤌❤️💯
I concur
I wasn't mad when I first heard it. I was somewhat mad that he did like half that solo without even looking at the damn keys. What really upset me was the fact that the drummer had NEVER played the song before, and only learned it on a flight TO THE STUDIO they played at.
Mate the amazing part of Cory’s playing surely isn’t he’s not looking at the keys...
Well once you meet and watch a couple of studios in the studio, that magic tends to fall away because, they're just that good.
@@DanLoFat I've not clue what you're talking about at all.
These guys are so good they must have their own instruments at home.
This is jazz/fusion, so you have a bit of funk in there, some pop sensibilities, some eastern vibes all on a bed of j a z z, Michael league (the bassist) is a phenomenal composer, as for the improv feel, a lot of the song is carefully put together, but with some “pockets” for improvisation, they played the set a couple of times and landed on this one as the best take, the whole album is a great listen
Michael league is a genius!
An absolute genius, i love these solo versions and even with the sheet music its basicly impossible to play like this
@@ashwin.unlead Check out his version of Continuum by Jaco Pastorius
@@jansenalexi1213 plus who would have believed the gospel keyboard player was a sleeping beast, he killed sleeper!
It’s just jazz. Fusion is just a marketing name they came up with to make people think it wasn’t just jazz musicians doing what they had always done - taking pop music, and making it into something musicians enjoy playing and improving over.
This was actually a live recording for an album.
Musicians play better when there’s an audience, so they brought in an audience for the album recording.
speaking of intelligence, I have literally watched every snarky puppy lingus reaction on RUclips and yours is the most insightful and intelligent I've come across. Love your appreciation of the music and instrumentation dude.
+1
I wanted it to be until he couldn’t figure out they were playing improvised solos. I do appreciate when he talked about the strange experience of being sad we’ll never get to experience this for the first time again
You should Open Studio’s one, then.
@@lerigoureux6474 what do you mean by that?
For me, I believe its one of the worst in terms of his lack of musical and recording knowledge. I do love his reaction, and insights. Its real, and I'm glad he knows that this is one of the best things he's heard and mad about it. But he is way off at times and its a bit embarrassing.
I couldn't sleep after hearing this
Cory Henry is an absolute legend.
I'm so glad you've heard this absolute gem!
Stepanov: -- Michael League and Corey Henry in ONE: ruclips.net/video/qq2tu-vAOns/видео.html
I'm someone who has seen this before (many times) and although you can never hear it "for the first time" again that really doesn't diminish the pleasure I get from listening to these guys, over and over.
Every single one of them is an exceptional musician in their own right. Put them together and the sense of JOY they bring is beyond compare. Their skill in their musicianship with the ease of delivery and the depths they go within themselves to produce those fantastic solos is an absolute anomaly to me.
The respect they have for each other. The ability to play just enough to fit in and yet when required to step up and Star. Just mind blowing. Written, (structured) yes. Improvised, yes. Jamming (feeding off each other) yes. It's all there. This is an exceptional group of people led by an exceptional composer and band leader Michael League (the bass player) doing an exceptional thing that brings pleasure and joy to countless thousands of people across the globe. Sounds like you have joined the club. Checkout pretty much anything else they've done and enjoy.
Maybe start with "Thing of Gold" to see one of the other keyboard players (Sean Martin) doing his thing.
Loved your reaction dude. Love your soul.
Extremely well said!
I was high when a friend studying jazz introduced me to Snarky Puppy with this song. So absolutely get what you mean. You can imagine, it completely blew my mind without even giving me the time to realize it until it was already over.
If you're looking for more songs, I can highly recommend "Shofukan" (extensive trumpet solo), "What About Me" (insanely high energy incl. a great guitar solo), "Bad Kids To The Back" (full-on funky af), and my favorite, "Chonks", which even has two guitar soli and mind-blowing brass & horn harmonies.
Great that you recognize the awesome guitar solo of "What About Me?"
@@vicentedillon4885 and the drum solo thats wonderful in it
Watching YOUR reaction to this is giving me the same chills as when I first saw this video. So in a sense, I do get to relive it through others.
Fortunately for you, Snarky Puppy has many videos that will all inspire this same reaction. I’ve got two immediate suggestions: First, they did a song with Lalah Hathaway that I believe won a Grammy, and is one of the most insane vocal performances you’ll ever hear. And then second, they did a song with Jacob Collier, who you reacted to a couple days ago, and it is appropriately strange and mesmerizing.
Also, not to brag, but way back before these guys blew up, a friend of mine paid out of pocket to have these guys come play at our tiny local venue. I don’t think there were quite as many people playing regularly with the group at the time, but it was still a ton for our little spot, and it was an amazing show. The horn players ran their instruments through guitar pedals into amps, which was really cool. I think some of them might still be doing that in this video, actually... it kinda sounds like that trumpet solo was going through a wah pedal. Anyways, great band, glad you found them. Enjoy.
@@QandDRecordings "grounds up album" takes the band on to a whole new level!
@@QandDRecordings From around Denton? (my wife actually attended UNT, but a couple years too late to have run into any of the UNT alums who are founding members)
@@HollowGolem I am not, I’m from Alabama. We had this show at a fairly tiny DIY venue that a bandmate owned in Decatur, AL. I actually just took a moment to check if I could find any record of it and found this flier, which includes a photo of Snarky Puppy looking so much younger, haha. m.imgur.com/ZGd41
@@QandDRecordings holy shit…$20 to see and hear this kind of talent. That’s almost stealing. Must’ve been a night to remember.
“Their solos feel improvised” mannnnnn you are in for it!
I’m mad I’m hearing this for the first time 7 years after it came out. Aaahhhhhhh this is sooo amazing. The savory sweet energy that keyboard/drums duet started out with and explosive energy it ended with is blowing my mind.
Snarky Puppy did a song with Lalah Hathaway, and it's amazing. I'd love to see your reaction to that one!
Absolutely. I believe in that song the drummer stood up and just went? Love it 😍
@@CGCEifel That’s the one!
@@aleksanderweiss6835 Haven't listened to it in a while. Gotta go ;-)
+1
Must listen!
YESSSSSSS!!!!
That keyboard solo toward the end was something very special. The drummer is a bloody animal. The look of joy on all those faces is as great as the playing is. This is a real classic.
The album “Sylva” that they did with the Metropol Orchest is a masterpiece. The entire album is just one continuous story that blows my mind every time I listen to it. They also filmed the recording.
Robert is correct, Sylva with Metropol is stunning.
Probably the best contemporary album I have heard in a freakin' long time. We like it here and Family diner vol. 1 are great but Sylva is a modern classic. So much going on , so beatifully arranged. There's even a touch of good ol' DC GoGo in and on it.
Must listen!
SUCH A MASTERPIECE!!!
When you realize that music can be like this, it opens your mind, and you are sad that you have been missing it and may have never heard it.
I think you just described the exact reason why reaction channels are so popular. I’ve heard the song Lingus and I also love it. Watching you react is a way for me to re-live hearing it for the first time. I get the same dopamine kick I got when I first heard it, even if it’s not as big of a kick as the original.
So thank you for giving me a taste of that feeling once again. Now go and watch some other people reacting to it for the first time and maybe you won’t be so sad ;)
dead on! I'm 3 months in on Snarky Puppy, and am now fully in on music reaction vids!
Justin. Your comment should be pinned at the top.👍 It's like you're talking about me!😃
@@slowfinger2 Thanks man! I was talking to myself as well. I really only put those thoughts together after he kept saying how sad he was that he won't get that experience back. Then I thought to myself that I'm getting a taste of that experience back while I watch him. Interesting psychological triggers we humans discover we have.
These are my favorite reaction videos......No screaming into the monitor....just appreciating the music. The gentleman reacting, is grooving with the musicians....I totally dig that.
Snarky Puppy! Gotta check out “What About Me?” and “Shofukan” next.
to be followed by "Jambone", "Quarter Master", "Grown Folks", & "Jefe" !
And sleeper!! :)
To be followed by all their songs and side musicians basicly
And Flood!
Shofukan is extra dope.
It happend to me only a few times in life; about half-time of Cory Henry’s solo I got elevated by pure joy and freedom, a sparkling energy brought tears to my eyes.
Beginning - "Are there no lyrics?" OK, I guess we'll listen... Middle - "I can't put my finger on it but I think I like it." End - "BRO, YOU DON'T NEED LYRICS!!!!" Looks like we have another Puppy convert! Mind Blown, LITERALLY!
The thing that gets me about them is the *joy* they have in performing. My favorite is their performance with Lalah Hathaway.
So glad you got around to my request. Snarky Puppy is a bit of a super band. Everyone in that room is pretty much a genius at their craft/instruments. Lots of Grammys in that room. Corey Henry has one of the best keyboard solo's ever recorded. The entire arrangement and performance is just super tight.
I do all Requests, My BackLog is just Insane
@@MrLboydReacts Well I appreciate it as well as all your content. Glad you liked them. Just about anything by then or Jacob Collier(that you did the other day) is gold. Been waiting for you to get to both of these groups/musicians
Edit: I also agree with everyone else here, Shofukan would be a great second reaction for Snarky Puppy
@@drhurdle or the Jacob collier/snarky puppy collab. Absolutely nuts
@@ProsperoFinch that was crazyyyyy, and the one between metropole orkest and snarky puppy
Nothing like the first time, but still there are chills every time…and always something new! This is what jazz is about, like tears, confusion, joy, beauty, brilliance.
That whole recording session is the actual We Like it Here album. ABSOLUTE masterpiece!
“Their solos feel improvised” is crazy😂😂😂
Just so you know.....I had the exact same reaction the first time I heard this and I've been a producer/engineer for 30 years. Luckily the next 50 times I watched this vid I had the EXACT same reaction. And yes it was improvised...there are other vids of other takes of the keyboard solo....this was just "the one"! Truly a musical milestone in my opinion never to be repeated. Welcome to the family! Peace.
That was a once-in-a-generation performance and a perfect storm of events to bring together the right people at the right time. Geniuses at the top of their game clicking to push each other even higher. I'm on a kick today finding other people watching this for the first time so I can get another vicarious hit.
People discovering them is my current source of dopamine
Great vid, don't worry, you'll always find something fresh when you listen another time. How about Snarky Puppy - Shofukan next?
"We have keys coming in now?" You bet your sweet brass we do.
Oh, OH, we've made it here. Lowkey been waiting on this.
“What else should I hear from them?”
Everything
The whole time I'm just think wait 'til he hears the keys go off
The guy next him hyping out is Shawn Martin, an equally talented musician. My favorite song where he shines is Sleeper.
For real, he absolutely blew that song out of the water.
You can always do like we're all doing right now, and relive that "first time" vicariously through someone else by watching them react to it 🤣
Yeah
This is 100% correct lol, I was just about to comment the exact same thing
so true, lol
🤯🔥
Makes total sense bro, feel the same way with harry mack! Snarky Puppy is equally bonkers, as someone who plays drums, Larnell Lewis is totally godly. Now I have to live vicariously through RUclips reactors! Having your mind blown / seeing someone else get their mind blown for the first time on something is always such a treat.
I felt the SAME WAY after hearing this. Phenomenal performance from everyone, 5 4 crazy awesome beat, just incredible.
You need to listen to “Something” By Snarky Puppy next ft. Layla Hathaway. You will thank me later
Fuck no, he'll never listen to anything else anymore 😂
No he CANNOT listen to that. His head will instantly explode on camera!!!
When she does that voice thing he's gonna cut the video off. Lol
I had the pleasure of watching Cory Henry when he was 5 years old playing the Hammond organ in his church. My jaw still on the floor.
"This enrages me slightly. I'm torn. This is one of the best things I've ever heard but I also don't want to hear it!" Classic! SP's got him whipped! Dude doesn't know if he's coming or going! 🤣
you got to see them live bro it will be just as good or better then hearing it for the first time
Dirty Loops- Rolling in the deep!! YOU WILL LOVE THIS!!!
Can’t even count how many times I’ve watched them play this. Absolutely incredible!!! Larnell is a freaking beast from another planet. Word
For me it’s an emotional/overwhelming experience everytime I hear it. 🥰
Yes sir
This is the best music I've ever heard. Audio only; it's utterly amazing, but with the video - literally the best thing ever. It NEVER fails to amaze - I've listened a thousand times and it still amazes - it just doesn't seem to get old!
I love watching people witness Snarky for the first time. They're their own genre IMO.
The only way better yo will ever get to experience it is to hear them live in concert. I saw them in Ardmore, PA, about 2014-2015. It was a small venue, so we all were pretty close to the stage. Amazing jazz fusion!
All the cats here are insane! An example that was probably not mentioned here: The drummer, Larnell Lewis, learnt the whole album for this live performance on the plane on his way there!!
I love that there is NO sheet music. They just vibing off each other. Amazing!!!
"It may be to much for me to handle" I'm with you popped my my snarky puppy cherry to!
Had the pleasure of seeing the "pups" 3 years ago in Charlotte.It was the Best concert of my entire life!!
"I'm mad that I've heard this." Why do you think I'm watching you watch it
I watched it for the first time just minutes ago and then I watched your video. Love Snarky Puppy.
I love how the stank face is slowly creeping in through the confusion.
I am so happy....all of you musicians were BORN, I really do. I love you guy's parents, for birthing such amazing musician specialists into this mundane world of hell. Life became tolerable from just experiencing this intricate musicianship and master class contribution. I don't understand why music does to the brain and spirit as it does. But I NEED it and can't balance out my life without it. It's another language another form of LOVING someone if thee creators want it to be. For my mental health.....please stay safe and healthy.
I've been a fan of Snarky Puppy for years everyone in this band is cold blooded!!!!
And the crazy part is every single member that's in this band, which is essentially a pickup band but does have quite regular members, in and of themselves are in their own tight ensembles as well different configurations. I mean is everyone from berkeley?
I probably visit this video about every month or so. Hits me each time like I am hearing it for the first time. Good stuff.
"We have keys coming in, now?"
Yes.
Incredible, incredible ensemble. I’ve been clicking on videos of theirs for over a year now, and am still getting blown away.
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Watching reaction videos helps ME to experience this for the first time again.
I completely understand you. :) Few years ago I heard Snarky Puppy for the first time and my life was never the same after. Please, listen to Snarky Puppy - The Curtain. I think you will want to hear it. You have good heaphones, you have silence around you. Shut down your phone and listen to The Curtain.
"Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all..." Right? That's exactly why great reaction videos (like yours!) are so addictive because it's the closest we can get to watching/hearing songs for the first time again; seeing/hearing it through your eyes and ears :) Great video!
Couldn't click on this fast enough. I love watching people react to that Cory Henry solo.
Every time you listen to it, you find something new - and that alone makes this amazing!
This whole album set is incredible every song is amazing
This is a band of generational talents. The rhythm section holds it down beautifully, the horns are tight and crisp, the strings are fluid and tasteful, and Cory Henry's solo on keys will probably become an entire module in music schools around the world for at least the next century. Snarky Puppy is an experience.
"Let me look up the lyrics" - I knew we were in for a good time from here.
This room in the video. is full of top notch musicians. I recommend looking all of them up and experiencing their work.
Larnell Lewis learned the song in like 8 hours on a flight to record this because the drummer had to cancel.
Also, the guy who couldn’t believe what he was hearing and took his headphones off…. 6 time Grammy nominee.
"Lingus" is the cut. "We like it here" is the name of the album.
I felt the exact same way. I was blown away! I try to get a taste of that feeling I got when I first heard/watched this thru others like yourself and watching reactions to it!! Larnell Lewis is the greatest drummer ever! He learned that entire live session on the plain flight, insane!
You liked Jacob Collier. Snarky Puppy feat Jacob Collier. It's a vibe.
Snarky Puppy Rocks! 👍🏼 luvthemmusicangelseveryoneofthem!!!
Man, you have one of the most soothing voices I've ever heard. And you also have a very personal way with words.
I hope you will react some day to Sofi Hellborg, pretty sure you'll appreciate her music since you like horns. And C2B3 Opening Jam for over-the-top improvisation.
_Fuir le bonheur de peur qu'il ne se sauve..._