Great analysis, and loved your focus on the drums! So from a drummer on a guitar-channel: A beautifully weird track, but I longed for some drums in the intro. Said and done, here you go: enjoy! 😅🤩😂 ruclips.net/user/shortshIzAJdN9lR0?feature=share
Tim Henson creates his riffs on computer. Makes an “impossible” combination of notes in harmony and then finds ways to play it afterwards. It’s incredibly cool, breaks you out of guitar ruts like nothing else. Such a creative and talented band...
On a computer? And so it sounds. Honestly, what the do on their instruments is absolutely impressive but i cant listen to this music with joy. Because it sounds artificial to me, not natural and to me it sounds, beside all this impressive technique, like stress and tension, mixed with boredom.
It warms my heart to see people react to G.O.A.T and talk about more than just Tim's guitar. The drums and bass are funky as hell and they get overlooked so often
@@socrates6331 I think part of it has to do with the production and songwriting. For first time listeners who normally focus on more typical guitar-centric music, the compressed tone and keyboard voicings can be a challenge when learning by ear. I notice that the chords especially can sound harder to accurately pick out because the tone sounds so squashed on them.
@@socrates6331 I'd also like to add that I have learned Goose as well along with The Worst and 40oz off The Most Hated as well as parts of Nasty, Yas, Rich Kids, Drown, OD and So Strange. The difficulty comes down to ear training over technique for the most part, and many teachers don't stress that as much.
I was Polyphia’s singer in 2011-2012 (when they had vocals). They always astounded me with their talent. When I was in the band, they had Brandon Burkhalter (another world class drummer) before he parted ways 3 years later, in which they got their current drummer Clay from a Dallas band called Windwalker after a short time with my current band’s drummer Randy. They used to be an extreme/speed metal band until they inked their first record deal. The other Clay (the bassist) was one of my childhood best friends and improved more in 2 years than I’ve seen any other bassist improve in 5 years. Tim and Scottie have been world class since before they were 18. Nowadays they write based on popular chord progressions such as this one (minor6, 1, 4, 3) that are used in pop songs of every genre even Feelin Good by Michael Bible. They didn’t need vocals after their stylistic transition because they decided to create lead guitar parts that were vocal hook-esque with the addition of cool slides, harmonics, etc. both guitarists obviously switch leads during the song with the non-lead player playing what would be described as chordal in nature with the rhythmic addition of appegiation and lead tones as well as quick upper/lower harmonies when the lead has something profound going on. These guys are still young and improving so it’s insane to think about all the albums they will make in different genres before inevitably disbanding and having careers as solo guitarists, bassists, and (hopefully) drummer.
@@cpl2gwot As someone who went to school with Scottie and Tim, was in the Dallas music scene whenever they started, and knows all of the people that have been in the band. I can confirm that is the real Hunter.
Dude, I usually hate these “reaction” videos but this, THIS is how you do it. Props brother, you broke it down, noodled some of the riffs/chord progressions, etc. And, AND you replayed integral parts of the comp that makes it so good! Great job my man, this is exactly how I reacted to this song the first time I heard it, just totally blown away and immediately wanted to break it down!! lol, sh*t ya don’t see often enough. And the drummer….😳 Thanks for reigniting my interest in YT musicians, thank you brother 🔪🔪🔪
7:10 - I love how the drum fill is so good that he actually looks mad. You can tell he's watching Tim and when Clay hits that run his eyes move over to him and he gets a "Oh fuck off" look. So good.
Then you quit the band to play at the local church...thanks Brandon now we have to have Jeremy’s little brother cover drums and he sucks more than you. Lol...this is half my experiences with drummers the other half is I either screwed their sister or girlfriend. But really, good drummer is so hard to find.
@@Cannibal_Actual Yeah buddy, I feel that. Especially in where I live. Almost no parents will buy their kids a drum set. Expensive piano no problem, expensive guitar no problem, violin, flute, you name it as long as it can be played at lower volume.
When you started talking about the band being like a keyboard, I remembered Tim did a video a while back about how they write their songs. He uses a keyboard..
ruclips.net/video/IhfXXC20EJY/видео.html Tim's descriptions of his writing process are hysterical. "And now I just play all the notes at once, then flex all over this other part..."
I love that he puts down the guitar and just marvels at the drummer. Everyone is gonna focus on the incredibly technical guitar, but the drummer is absolutely sensational. I’ve never seen a drummer master dynamics and lay on the cymbals so much. It’s awesome to see a guitar teacher recognize that.
"Not like in ProTools obviously" That's exactly what it is, actually. Tim composes the notes of the riffs on a keyboard and then just kinda figures out "now how the fuck do I play this?", adding his own technical flair to the raw notes as he goes along. The result is some ridiculously complex and unique stuff that you just don't get from experimenting with a guitar alone.
He seems to making a point to them playing to a click track? Doesn't any decent band play to a track live. Especially if you play music that needs to be tight. Wedge monitors are bunk if you need to be super tight.
"You're only as good as your drummer. Period". That's an insight you don't hear very often. Thanks for putting out enthusiastic, insightful, and balanced content. *Palmisano fan for life.
What gets me most about Polyphia is that it's not just one band member who is ridiculously talented. Every one of them are fantastic and they fit together flawlessly
Talentless musicans...anyone can fiddle-around and use computer music software to enhance overtly-technical crap...trust me, I can shred 100 mph w/ no soul but after spending a few nights using Garage Band, I can replicate fugazi sh*t like this #FACT
"You wanna know what time it is?" "Click" "there it is". That is the best realization of tempo feel ive seen in a video. Drummers really are the most underrated band members. Listen to anything by sleep token and even his amazing vocals are overshadowed by the perfect drum track. Time and feel are always the dividers of good and bad.
i heard Tim Henson say once that during the writing process he programs the drums in a DAW and sometimes they end up super intricate and rhythmically weird and he laughed and said something like "sometimes i forget a person has to actually play this for the record"
"People who give crap to people who play with the click track" One easy way to shut them up is to ask them to do it. There's no cheating in music. It's not a sport. Do what makes your art better.
Wow, there's just so much wrong in this statement. "There's no cheating in music"? Okay, then autotune, you know the thing that alters your voice and makes sound not like yourself, literally giving you the ability to do something you can't actually do. Or programming drums, literally taking a sound someone else created, throwing the actual drummer out of the equation because people are too incompetent to take the time to learn how to properly record drums to make their own unique sound for their bands. Yeah, that's not cheating.
Oh no, my good man. That is not me who is insecure. That would be someone who feels the need to alter his performance and lie. I don't want lies. I want talent. just because someone can't deliver the goods doesn't mean they have to subject themselves to sounding like every other band who uses the same fucking samples, or IR/cab sim. It ain't a sport, but both of us know this industry is highly competative and ignoring that is just plain stupid. Don't be blind. Care for quality, not quantity. No cheaping out on takes just because you can "fix it in the mix". I despise this lazy, down-right disrespectful attitude to the art of making music.
@@aqlord Sorry but you're insecure. Get all the cheats in the world, that won't help you make a good song. Musical talent can't be cheated. You can tell autotune. You can't play live if you can only edit in a studio. They're not cheats. But they aren't perfect either. Music is an art. And those cheats will never make you write music any better, which is the hardest part of music.
Dam!!! never herd of this ever!!! But I no one thang I really like the sound!!! I ain't even listened to the rest!!! Song and love hear everybody We All Have That music has been in my soul since I knew anything
I love the way they are so unique in style. No member is the focal point. They are all doing certain things almost like mini solos that come together perfectly as a single sound unit. No lead playing and no backup playing. They are one cohesive unit that are perfectly in sync but not in the usual way like most bands.
I saw Polyphia live in the fall of 2019 and I definitely felt like there were times where the studio recording sounded much better, but for the most part these guys have what’s it takes to do it live man. Incredible
Go check out the Bach playthrough with Brandon/Tim/Scott...Brandon is a beast but instead of death or black metal he went all in on gospel. Which isn't bad either but it's easier to disappear from view in a church...
Tim also mentioned in an interview that usually before live shows they get together and practice their asses off for days because they want the performance to be perfect live. Really dedicated dudes met them on tour a while back really kind and warm
When they were in Toronto, Clay was hammered completely and Scott was just out. Im sure they have their shows but man, seeing half of the band trashed on stage is a shame
@@nivmimran Clay was takin rips off of joints from people in the crowd. Regardless of who drives the writing or the playing, he's really the showman of this band
xlaythe yeah that’s true. When I saw them in 2019 Clay G was the one with the microphone hyping up the crowd. Tim seemed kinda shy honestly and was sloppy in a few parts
@@xlaythe I totally agree that Clay is the guy that usually communicates with the crowd. I am just saying that when you come to a show to see your favorite band, its a bit disappointing to see half of them trashed. It affects their playing. Specifically the Toronto gig was like that. Tim and Clay (Drummer) were holding things together. Regardless, they are my favorite band and don't get me wrong, the show was sick as hell.
Man Tim Henson’s mom literally saved my life haha i has a heart attack and she resuscitated me and saw I was wearing a polyphia band tee and was like “my son’s in that band”
"You're only as good as your drummer"....thank you I will now remind everyone of my guitar and bass friends that they can thank me for sounding so wonderfully talented 😂 Fantastic breakdown of this ridiculously dope jam!
@@luiggiibanez You think so? I would wager that you caught them on an off night and that is really unfortunate. When I saw them they were beyond expectations.
@@moonmanvic how could you possibly not know? Ahh you are a democrat, ignorance us bliss within your sekf created tiny bubble fantasy world you call reality
I appreciate how much you focused on the drummer and bassist, Tim gets so much praise as he really is changing how people view the guitar but I wouldn't have noticed as much of the technicality of the drumming with our your break down of it
You said you wanted to see them play it live. I just got through seeing them at Iron City in Birmingham. They are every bit as skilled and talented as in the video. As a fellow guitarist of 25 years, these dudes are light years ahead of many guitarists, especially for their age. I've accepted I cannot ever hope to be THAT skilled, but I have learned to just appreciate it for what it is. I admit defeat in the most humble way possible.
My god, you know nothing about guitar or instrumental music in general... this style of playing has been going on for fucking decades... it was nothing new to me, it's average. Thousand players sound alike already. It's just that the mainstream audience, which is roughly 95% of the people, never really digs further than what the radio or MTV will play, or what your friends heard on spotify's pop-centric recommendations. Instrumental music started losing touch with mainstream audiences near 2000. Until Polyphia started using guitar with actual bass rhythms and instrumental arrangements fitting modern electro music... which made it to the mainstream audience. It's a known fact, mainstream audiences know shit about music. Some high profile music schools I won't name, label the general audience as "retarded", one school has a special name for it. There are reasons, that even theory of music explains pretty well.
@@AM-we8hj dude .. this guy is fire , I am listening technical death metal and band like this for , yes 10 years over , but Tim Henson is just a fucking beast, he shred, you can't bitch on this
I feel privileged that bands like Polyphia exist. Tim is pushing the envelope of what you can do with guitars and music, I love it. The whole band is tight though.
Love how you respectfully and honestly gave your reaction. I really appreciate your love for music. They having a mixture of the hip hop click and timing
@@thelickpolice1210 Nah, it probably only took them a week- but their version of a week is exactly 604,800 seconds and they always know which second they're on.
Michael: This took them a year at least, and if you say it took them a week and they were all high I'm calling BS Polyphia: Sweats in marijuana cabinet
Some of the best moments of musical progression, and creativity that literally have shaped the way I look at, and play guitar have come from being extremely high on LSD and cannabis. These substances, lsd specifically and especially, dissolve walls and barriers within our minds allowing us a more harmonious neurology, and cognitive functionality.
I didn't think a 20 min reaction Video would be worthwihile but it's so enjoyable to watch you watch them. This amazed understanding and appreciation of their work is just golden. Thanks!
THIS! This concept really started with "The most H8ed". It's like they said to themselves: "We're a cool instrumental borderline prog metal group....what if we just make Trap Beats?"
You hit the nail on the head. The reason this song sounds so good is because the bass and drums are driving the song and everyone is playing rhythmically to the drums which is one of my favorite things ever when a band does that. Being able to essentially have all instruments playing the same rhythmic notes while harmonizing tonally gives every single note being played an extra gut punch.
@@MrSh4des Yep. Tim writes everything on keyboard with drum work and then they learn how to play it on the other instruments. Exact same thing all composers do, since virtually no composer plays all of the instruments they write for. :D
As a music lover and guitar player, Polyphia has to be one the most rhythmic and enjoyable bands to listen to. I would have never guessed using a computer to make a composition then playing it with real instruments would sound so good. Incredible.
This was so fun to watch, when you showed off in the intro i was like ok right kinda cocky but when you tried playing along it just shows your human and a pretty chill normal lad
They are changing the game. First time I ever heard this song it almost brought me to tears. I felt like I unlocked a new dlc of music that I didn't know existed
My friend just introduced me to them- ahhh it sounds.. I don’t even know how to put it correctly, astounding? Freaking cool? Impressive? I love it already
Tim Henson will go down in history as one of the greatest and unique guitarist of all time. He has achieved so much and is only 26 years old. Polyphia is one of my favorite bands and they are ever bit as good live as on record.
@@lurezpe8655it really is, younger artists like billie eilish who had some sort of breakthrough into music can't be put in the same category. look at any of the great musicians, many started creating around his age, getting recognized as they got older. yet here he is at 26, imagine what he can achieve in the future. at least that's how i personally see it.
It makes me excited to see a professional get excited about other artists work! As a bassist, I can attest to loving when I scan play with a phenomenal drummer that is aware of more than just himself
i am a 46 yo tragic music addict. A very intelligent guy named Eric Weinstein (look him up) guided me to this song, so i had to have a listen. For the first time probably since i heard the band infectious grooves, my landscape of musical possibilities was exponentially grown. Incredible. It is like classical x jazz x blues x funk x rock x alternative. Just an absolutely beautiful composition. Then i watched the live soundcheck version, and without doubt my understanding of the limits of live music was blown away.
I personally don't go to live shows to see tight and precise. We saw BF5 open for for Beck (still a Beck fan btw) in '96 and were blown away, and we LEFT three songs into the Beck set. Now I want to hear GOAT unplugged. ;)
It’s cool as hell to see a guitar teacher give the drummer and bassist the praise they deserve too. There are a lot of people that just focus on the guitar but the entire band is incredible. I’ve been listening to them for a few years and heard their stylistic changes on every album and how they adapt to different genres, but also change them and make this really unique sound. They’re kind of in a trap/hip hop stage at the moment and you can hear it in the drums for sure. I know Tim Henson (guitarist) listens to trap music and makes keyboard “riffs” that sound like rap beats until he puts them on a guitar. Badass band overall and I can’t wait to hear what they do in the future.
They play like one huge instrument. Wouldn't surprise me if they used pc to write it out on a sheet, and only afterwards deciding who plays what. Doing the composing separate to playing, kinda like for a orchestra.
I mean my friend was like, "You like rock and edm right? Check this out!" And showed me G.O.A.T. which I then proceeded to listen to all their other stuff after haha
now imagine listening to other bands like meshuggah who are every bit as sharp live as they are in the studio. I mean Thomas Hakke is a Living Metronome. then you go back to metallica and try to listen to lars. Its kinda cringy.
I've watched a handful Polyphia "reaction" videos, now. More and more seem to have popped up over the past few weeks. But none of them so far measure up to the level of detail and discussion you gave here about what's going on in this song. Also, I just generally enjoy watching your mind be completely blown by these guys haha .. your excitement for music is super contagious.
Fellow guitar teacher/ songwriter musician here and man you took the words out of my mouth and then i checked out a couple more vids of yours, of course I Subbed. Love your style and attitude! Keep rockin and making cool vids!
When you noticed their playing resembling piano licks it's because when Tim is writing new licks he's using midi instruments as a writing tool for guitar.
Watch "The Doo". He does a close up of this song...just not slowed down. ruclips.net/video/B-U4hyKOPe0/видео.html Here is a link to the tabs for guitar
Gotta see them live! They were so chill in their matching flip flops making New Levels New Devils seem so relaxed! They killed it in Denver and I will buy a ticket for every show here for the,rest of my life!
Dude! You are the only "teacher reacts to Polyphia" that got what they are doing 100%. If you check the guitar player's video explaining how he wrote that song you'll realise that all your points are 100% accurate. Awesome video!
I love how excited you are about how good this is, haha! I hadn't even heard of these guys until about 3 weeks ago and I'm addicted to the arrangements. I'm not a great musician, but I can definitely appreciated just how tight this stuff is!
First time I have seen or heard of these guys, thank you for this reaction I am now deep in the rabbit hole discovering their music and its turned my day around
Ive never cared for any type of "reaction" anything but man your reaction is genuinely priceless. The amount of joy and marvel that can be seen in your eyes is elating and captivating
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Tim Henson, from the band, actually made a video about the song. ruclips.net/video/sg_3jkSSbig/видео.html
This is out of yours range dude. Sorry
These guys are a tour de force. Tim's genius has no bounds.
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Great analysis, and loved your focus on the drums! So from a drummer on a guitar-channel:
A beautifully weird track, but I longed for some drums in the intro. Said and done, here you go: enjoy! 😅🤩😂
ruclips.net/user/shortshIzAJdN9lR0?feature=share
This took them a week and they were all high.
There it is
BS xD
🤣
They do smoke a shit ton of weed 😂
I can barely write an email when I'm high let alone write anything that resembles music
Tim Henson creates his riffs on computer. Makes an “impossible” combination of notes in harmony and then finds ways to play it afterwards. It’s incredibly cool, breaks you out of guitar ruts like nothing else. Such a creative and talented band...
Høler cool. First time I find out about it. But I’m not a metal or prog player, so that’s probably why.
sounds like the exact same way the band meshuggah does their songs
On a computer? And so it sounds. Honestly, what the do on their instruments is absolutely impressive but i cant listen to this music with joy. Because it sounds artificial to me, not natural and to me it sounds, beside all this impressive technique, like stress and tension, mixed with boredom.
@@vonStahlhelm funny. To me it sounds inspired and fresh. I listen to their album almost daily, at the moment.
@@CoenBijpost It would be a horrible world if everybody had the same opinion and taste. I dont like it, but you, if it inspire you, go for it!
It warms my heart to see people react to G.O.A.T and talk about more than just Tim's guitar. The drums and bass are funky as hell and they get overlooked so often
Exactly
Jesus Christ loves you
@@LordDTwigo Jesus Christ loves you
@@ben2808 Jesus christ envies me. He is a dead man.
@@ben2808 I don't love Jesus :/
Bruh, you're like the Doug Demuro of music, showing me all the quirks and features of this 2018 Polyphia with low mileage in pristine condition.
THIS IS Polyphia
Real
He even kinda looks like him 😅
ive never had my eyes open so wide before
CAN NOT UNSEE
Tim Henson is like every guitar teachers worst nightmare
That is a fact
Yeah. No lie, no traditional playing there lol
Learned GOAT with the help of my teacher, can confirm. We had to find a bootleg transcription while listening to figure out fingerings.
@@socrates6331 I think part of it has to do with the production and songwriting. For first time listeners who normally focus on more typical guitar-centric music, the compressed tone and keyboard voicings can be a challenge when learning by ear. I notice that the chords especially can sound harder to accurately pick out because the tone sounds so squashed on them.
@@socrates6331 I'd also like to add that I have learned Goose as well along with The Worst and 40oz off The Most Hated as well as parts of Nasty, Yas, Rich Kids, Drown, OD and So Strange. The difficulty comes down to ear training over technique for the most part, and many teachers don't stress that as much.
I was Polyphia’s singer in 2011-2012 (when they had vocals). They always astounded me with their talent. When I was in the band, they had Brandon Burkhalter (another world class drummer) before he parted ways 3 years later, in which they got their current drummer Clay from a Dallas band called Windwalker after a short time with my current band’s drummer Randy. They used to be an extreme/speed metal band until they inked their first record deal. The other Clay (the bassist) was one of my childhood best friends and improved more in 2 years than I’ve seen any other bassist improve in 5 years. Tim and Scottie have been world class since before they were 18. Nowadays they write based on popular chord progressions such as this one (minor6, 1, 4, 3) that are used in pop songs of every genre even Feelin Good by Michael Bible. They didn’t need vocals after their stylistic transition because they decided to create lead guitar parts that were vocal hook-esque with the addition of cool slides, harmonics, etc. both guitarists obviously switch leads during the song with the non-lead player playing what would be described as chordal in nature with the rhythmic addition of appegiation and lead tones as well as quick upper/lower harmonies when the lead has something profound going on. These guys are still young and improving so it’s insane to think about all the albums they will make in different genres before inevitably disbanding and having careers as solo guitarists, bassists, and (hopefully) drummer.
Yeah I’m calling bullshit. Your name is not mentioned anywhere on their former members.
@@cpl2gwot get a life and fix your eyesight
Cpl 2GWOT he kind of looks like Star lord
@@cpl2gwot As someone who went to school with Scottie and Tim, was in the Dallas music scene whenever they started, and knows all of the people that have been in the band. I can confirm that is the real Hunter.
@@cpl2gwot mate you're actually the most stuck up keyboard commando i’ve ever seen
Dude, I usually hate these “reaction” videos but this, THIS is how you do it. Props brother, you broke it down, noodled some of the riffs/chord progressions, etc. And, AND you replayed integral parts of the comp that makes it so good! Great job my man, this is exactly how I reacted to this song the first time I heard it, just totally blown away and immediately wanted to break it down!! lol, sh*t ya don’t see often enough. And the drummer….😳
Thanks for reigniting my interest in YT musicians, thank you brother 🔪🔪🔪
Thanks Brother!! we keep it real over here!
Watch Rick Beatos analogy as well it’s spot on
I love how you emphasize how important the drummer and percussion are. When i was in marching band we had the best drumline in the state and it showed
Oh it's a fact. I really mean it when I say you're only ever as good as your drummer.
@@Guitargate and your bassist! Spread the low end love too - we tie rhythm to melody. Just sayin' : )
Marching band lmfaooo
@@WardenOfTerra so many good drummers did field band. one of the rings of saturn drummers did drum corps. shits serious and gives you insane chops
Drums are essential
imagine going back in time 40 years and showing somebody this song
"This band are witches! Burn them!"
Beethoven would regain his hearing, and then his head would explode.
Are we sure this isn't what Polyphia did to us?
I doubt people would be too taken aback by this in 1980...
@@deadspeak1126 Holy shit I just realized 1980 was 40 years ago...
Someone: spends they’re life perfecting guitar and learning all techniques
Polyphia: *exists*
Someone: *cries in minor 7 chords*
Sounds about right.
@@Guitargate Michael
@@Guitargate Michael Palmisano
@@pigeonrat5522 Vsauce Michael here
Michelle
Me after 5 weeks of practice: 3:39
I nearly fainted 😂😂😂
I posted a cover on this song on my channal
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hahahaha
It's an honest work. I wish I was this impeccable on my slides.
7:10 - I love how the drum fill is so good that he actually looks mad. You can tell he's watching Tim and when Clay hits that run his eyes move over to him and he gets a "Oh fuck off" look. So good.
"You're only as good as your drummer"
Me: immediately sends to all my band mates
Then you quit the band to play at the local church...thanks Brandon now we have to have Jeremy’s little brother cover drums and he sucks more than you.
Lol...this is half my experiences with drummers the other half is I either screwed their sister or girlfriend. But really, good drummer is so hard to find.
@@Cannibal_Actual
Yeah buddy, I feel that. Especially in where I live. Almost no parents will buy their kids a drum set. Expensive piano no problem, expensive guitar no problem, violin, flute, you name it as long as it can be played at lower volume.
Me: immediately thinks of the Beatles and how they couldn’t pretty much done it with just 3 of them
then they'd all send messages back saying " yeah that's why we're so shitty!"
To the layman that's true, but it will still be lame if only the drummer is a god and the stringed instruments are lazy
When you started talking about the band being like a keyboard, I remembered Tim did a video a while back about how they write their songs. He uses a keyboard..
Ding!!
ruclips.net/video/IhfXXC20EJY/видео.html
Tim's descriptions of his writing process are hysterical. "And now I just play all the notes at once, then flex all over this other part..."
Tim also has a video lesson on how to play this track on his RUclips channel ruclips.net/video/XEuybjgeqW0/видео.html
Michael Palmisano here’s another video of him showing his writing process ruclips.net/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/видео.html
@@Guitargate Yeah he would MIDI out a section with a keyboard and then transfer it over to guitar
I love that he puts down the guitar and just marvels at the drummer. Everyone is gonna focus on the incredibly technical guitar, but the drummer is absolutely sensational. I’ve never seen a drummer master dynamics and lay on the cymbals so much. It’s awesome to see a guitar teacher recognize that.
"Not like in ProTools obviously"
That's exactly what it is, actually. Tim composes the notes of the riffs on a keyboard and then just kinda figures out "now how the fuck do I play this?", adding his own technical flair to the raw notes as he goes along. The result is some ridiculously complex and unique stuff that you just don't get from experimenting with a guitar alone.
So what
@xDarKevin du 27x just started your day and said let's shit on someone huh?
He seems to making a point to them playing to a click track? Doesn't any decent band play to a track live. Especially if you play music that needs to be tight. Wedge monitors are bunk if you need to be super tight.
Does Tim actually use Pro Tools or Logic Pro? Do you know?
@@LordAsturgis he use a DAW does it really matter what one?
You know its good when a guitar player says the bass sounds killer.
I love bass and drum af, but i can only play the guitar
good basslines make a huge difference
especially in genres like math rock, tech death, etc
want to upvote, but can't. 420 likes so far.
@@bnnn33 me too
A guitar player probably wouldn't compliment the bass. A musician, however, would.
They actually do write with software and then learn the midi parts live. Its kind of an ingenious way to modernize guitar composition.
it is obvious to me that they are using the pc...
@@edgaramilcar482 literally what is your point? I can tell charlamagne by the blossoms is done on synth doesnt take away from it
Yup, they compose, then figure out how to make it play. They... are... AMAZING
Yeah, literal prodigies. I met Clay once in Michigan randomly, super fucking nice dude.
@@kryan9965 idk, it could surprise somebody...
"You're only as good as your drummer. Period". That's an insight you don't hear very often. Thanks for putting out enthusiastic, insightful, and balanced content. *Palmisano fan for life.
The hits the drummer holds back, are the most impressive hits I've ever seen. God damn. This dude is a masterclass on musical space.
What gets me most about Polyphia is that it's not just one band member who is ridiculously talented. Every one of them are fantastic and they fit together flawlessly
I posted a cover on this
Yeah but like TIM HENSON
ZERO talent...computer-generated skills...CGI-fake musicians
@@thekongstocks dude see them live it isn’t fake
@@thekongstocks they’ve been playing live for over a decade yes they’ve gotten to a crazy level but it isn’t fake
Nothing better than seeing a musician appreciate musicianship
Amen
Exactly 👌💯♥️
Talentless musicans...anyone can fiddle-around and use computer music software to enhance overtly-technical crap...trust me, I can shred 100 mph w/ no soul but after spending a few nights using Garage Band, I can replicate fugazi sh*t like this #FACT
@@thekongstocks cringe. No need to be flaunting your insecurities.
"You wanna know what time it is?" "Click" "there it is". That is the best realization of tempo feel ive seen in a video. Drummers really are the most underrated band members. Listen to anything by sleep token and even his amazing vocals are overshadowed by the perfect drum track. Time and feel are always the dividers of good and bad.
18:10 Tim Henson actually composes his writings first on piano and then learns it on the guitar, you nailed it!!
i heard Tim Henson say once that during the writing process he programs the drums in a DAW and sometimes they end up super intricate and rhythmically weird and he laughed and said something like "sometimes i forget a person has to actually play this for the record"
"People who give crap to people who play with the click track"
One easy way to shut them up is to ask them to do it. There's no cheating in music. It's not a sport. Do what makes your art better.
Facts.
Wow, there's just so much wrong in this statement.
"There's no cheating in music"?
Okay, then autotune, you know the thing that alters your voice and makes sound not like yourself, literally giving you the ability to do something you can't actually do.
Or programming drums, literally taking a sound someone else created, throwing the actual drummer out of the equation because people are too incompetent to take the time to learn how to properly record drums to make their own unique sound for their bands.
Yeah, that's not cheating.
@@aqlord None of what you said is cheating. Music isn't a sport. Stop being so insecure of your abilities.
Oh no, my good man. That is not me who is insecure. That would be someone who feels the need to alter his performance and lie.
I don't want lies. I want talent. just because someone can't deliver the goods doesn't mean they have to subject themselves to sounding like every other band who uses the same fucking samples, or IR/cab sim.
It ain't a sport, but both of us know this industry is highly competative and ignoring that is just plain stupid.
Don't be blind. Care for quality, not quantity.
No cheaping out on takes just because you can "fix it in the mix". I despise this lazy, down-right disrespectful attitude to the art of making music.
@@aqlord Sorry but you're insecure. Get all the cheats in the world, that won't help you make a good song. Musical talent can't be cheated. You can tell autotune. You can't play live if you can only edit in a studio. They're not cheats. But they aren't perfect either. Music is an art. And those cheats will never make you write music any better, which is the hardest part of music.
Clay (the drummer, not bassist) has this uncanny ability to make pauses/rests IMPACTFUL. Just as impactful as any bass kick or snare. It's incredible.
Love how much respect you have for the drummer. So many people dont even hear the drums and just listen to guitars.
“I want to see this live.”
The Dooo - “Hold my Guitar.”
LOL LEGIT
The dooo is the G.O.A.T
or ya know, the video of tim henson playing it on a video along with the song
there are actually alot of videos of tim playing it.
Dam!!! never herd of this ever!!! But I no one thang I really like the sound!!! I ain't even listened to the rest!!! Song and love hear everybody We All Have That music has been in my soul since I knew anything
The doo: "now give it back so i can play it"
Come here wanting to hear a guitar teacher explain Polyphia's licks
Ended up hearing him gush about a drummer
So you appreciated the video then.!
Rick Beato has a video about this song as well.
@@TierRune Yes, let´s bring more followers to Beato, I´m sure he has not enough attention already!
Facts 😆
I mean, yeah, everyone else is good but the drummer is obviously a class above his bandmates.
Ted Bundy really knows his theory. Respect.
He's like if Ted Bundy and Matthew Morrison had a baby
definitely myspace tom
now i can't unsee it. Thaaanks
Doug demuro?
@@p3t3rrrn No but now that I stair still him looks like a Tom/Zuckerburg baby
I love the way they are so unique in style. No member is the focal point. They are all doing certain things almost like mini solos that come together perfectly as a single sound unit. No lead playing and no backup playing. They are one cohesive unit that are perfectly in sync but not in the usual way like most bands.
This is how you're supposed to do reaction videos and not just sit there and make faces
well, if he played the riff that would've been better imo
@@MrJammyGel Who does that
Literally no one reacts like that
Go take a look at Charles Cornell, he’s the jazz piano version of this dude
This is more of an analysis video than a reaction video. Sadly most people who make this content dont know the difference
"You're only as good as your drummer"
Lars Ulrich : "HEY GUYS, WASSAAAAAAAAP?!"
Omg lol perfect. I been doggin on Lars lately too lol.
For all of that, give Justice a listen again.
This killed me, loool
So Lars is the greatest metal drummer ever? Unusual statement, but OK.
Ringo Star
I can get over the bassist just casually walking around a church SLAYING like that.....one of the most badass things i've ever seen
I saw Polyphia live in the fall of 2019 and I definitely felt like there were times where the studio recording sounded much better, but for the most part these guys have what’s it takes to do it live man. Incredible
They used to get reall lit at those showsss mannn
The drummers pockets, my God, his pockets are DEEP. This dude is filthy.
Clay is disgusting!!!!@ in a good way haha.
Look at Clay's playthroughs and nut
Go check out the Bach playthrough with Brandon/Tim/Scott...Brandon is a beast but instead of death or black metal he went all in on gospel. Which isn't bad either but it's easier to disappear from view in a church...
These drums are fake dog
Another palmisano checking in.
Tim also mentioned in an interview that usually before live shows they get together and practice their asses off for days because they want the performance to be perfect live. Really dedicated dudes met them on tour a while back really kind and warm
Sometimes they are sloppy too, but they've said they drink beer during the concerts
When they were in Toronto, Clay was hammered completely and Scott was just out. Im sure they have their shows but man, seeing half of the band trashed on stage is a shame
@@nivmimran Clay was takin rips off of joints from people in the crowd. Regardless of who drives the writing or the playing, he's really the showman of this band
xlaythe yeah that’s true. When I saw them in 2019 Clay G was the one with the microphone hyping up the crowd. Tim seemed kinda shy honestly and was sloppy in a few parts
@@xlaythe I totally agree that Clay is the guy that usually communicates with the crowd. I am just saying that when you come to a show to see your favorite band, its a bit disappointing to see half of them trashed. It affects their playing. Specifically the Toronto gig was like that. Tim and Clay (Drummer) were holding things together.
Regardless, they are my favorite band and don't get me wrong, the show was sick as hell.
16:15 I've never heard a more perfect explanation of polyphia's sound!! Spot on
Man Tim Henson’s mom literally saved my life haha i has a heart attack and she resuscitated me and saw I was wearing a polyphia band tee and was like “my son’s in that band”
wtf
Fuckin wild if true
And then everyone clapped.
Yeah that happened...
had*
How many Harmonics you putting in this track
Tim Henson: Yes
Exactly
"You're only as good as your drummer"....thank you I will now remind everyone of my guitar and bass friends that they can thank me for sounding so wonderfully talented 😂 Fantastic breakdown of this ridiculously dope jam!
it also applies the other way :P
@@heybaeuwb8888 lol that's right we all compliment each other. Just a convo amongst instruments.
I'm pretty much the best drummer in the neighborhood
Yes defer
Love the breakdown of the bass solo. It's amazing how in sync it is with the drums.
I've seen Polyphia live and let me tell ya, it's that tight. They're prodigious little wizards, those guys.
Saw them last year at nyc polyphia summer camp- SUreeal epic playing and pretty cool humans
love them but they suck live unfortunately
@@luiggiibanez You think so? I would wager that you caught them on an off night and that is really unfortunate. When I saw them they were beyond expectations.
@@ACollinsLV I've heard they're hit or miss - they tend to get a little bit too trashed sometimes and it really shows.
@@dustybizzle1 Hmmmm indeed that could be a reason. They're so technical that trying to play while wasted would be a great challenge.
This song is UNSETTLINGLY perfect. DEMONICALLY precise. They have made a collective deal with the devil.
It's called GOAT and the video is in a church.
Devil: ok since you guys all so amazing I'll give you a 10% off
No, clearly it is God and his Angeles band speaking from heaven.
I don’t knowwwww…?🤔😬
@@moonmanvic how could you possibly not know? Ahh you are a democrat, ignorance us bliss within your sekf created tiny bubble fantasy world you call reality
I appreciate how much you focused on the drummer and bassist, Tim gets so much praise as he really is changing how people view the guitar but I wouldn't have noticed as much of the technicality of the drumming with our your break down of it
"do it again do it again! " how i feel every time i hear this song, love the vid!
I've listened to this song a ton, but now I feel like my third ear has opened.
🤣🤣👌👌👌
Same and I watched this guys reaction 3 times now. Its perfect. Cant explain why. Love seeing good players taken aback.
Cleveland
wait I meant clever but also....Cleveland 😆
my favorite comment of the day.. well done sir
this dude has wet dreams about drummers
It’s true.
Michael Palmisano man im so glad you didnt take a joke seriously big respect
is that a tomgirl as you're profile pic
Bro a good drummer is any guitarists wet dream
That must mean Dave Grohl is one of the most autoerotic guys out there 😅
I love how he describes Tim as "this one guy.. he had this NECK tattoo!"
You said you wanted to see them play it live. I just got through seeing them at Iron City in Birmingham. They are every bit as skilled and talented as in the video. As a fellow guitarist of 25 years, these dudes are light years ahead of many guitarists, especially for their age. I've accepted I cannot ever hope to be THAT skilled, but I have learned to just appreciate it for what it is. I admit defeat in the most humble way possible.
“But theres so much more happening”
Polyphia in a nutshell
Tim Henson just told every guitar teacher, "the future is now old man" when they released this song.
actually, I believe he said "Okay Boomer"
My god, you know nothing about guitar or instrumental music in general... this style of playing has been going on for fucking decades... it was nothing new to me, it's average. Thousand players sound alike already. It's just that the mainstream audience, which is roughly 95% of the people, never really digs further than what the radio or MTV will play, or what your friends heard on spotify's pop-centric recommendations. Instrumental music started losing touch with mainstream audiences near 2000. Until Polyphia started using guitar with actual bass rhythms and instrumental arrangements fitting modern electro music... which made it to the mainstream audience. It's a known fact, mainstream audiences know shit about music. Some high profile music schools I won't name, label the general audience as "retarded", one school has a special name for it. There are reasons, that even theory of music explains pretty well.
@@AM-we8hj ok boomer
A M ok boomer
@@AM-we8hj dude .. this guy is fire , I am listening technical death metal and band like this for , yes 10 years over , but Tim Henson is just a fucking beast, he shred, you can't bitch on this
I feel privileged that bands like Polyphia exist. Tim is pushing the envelope of what you can do with guitars and music, I love it. The whole band is tight though.
Love how you respectfully and honestly gave your reaction. I really appreciate your love for music. They having a mixture of the hip hop click and timing
This took them like a week. They were all high, and it just came out.
bs
@@Amperrs Probably more than a week, but they do smoke a lot of weed.
@@Grasses0n U clearly didn't watch the video mate
@@thelickpolice1210 Nah, it probably only took them a week- but their version of a week is exactly 604,800 seconds and they always know which second they're on.
Marijuana is magical
Michael: This took them a year at least, and if you say it took them a week and they were all high I'm calling BS
Polyphia: Sweats in marijuana cabinet
Some of the best moments of musical progression, and creativity that literally have shaped the way I look at, and play guitar have come from being extremely high on LSD and cannabis. These substances, lsd specifically and especially, dissolve walls and barriers within our minds allowing us a more harmonious neurology, and cognitive functionality.
@@EatPsychedelics the ability to speak does not make you intelligent
@@equinox5306 hell yeah, bro
@@equinox5306 true dat
@@equinox5306 lay off of him bro. I think he doesnt try to look intelligent
I saw them Friday and they play it all perfectly live!
Damn, ya lucky thing you! Been starving for gigs here in Dublin
I didn't think a 20 min reaction Video would be worthwihile but it's so enjoyable to watch you watch them. This amazed understanding and appreciation of their work is just golden. Thanks!
This is ridiculous, are people really this good. Do I actually suck that bad.
listen to Chon, theyre the better version of these guys, and less cringy lol
@@antoniothenatural Chon is not better lmfao
Rooted what do you mean cringy?
@@cmillivol98 Tims Warped Tour bodysuit is a good place to start lol
Rooted ah who cares what he wears, he can play guitar better than 99% of the population😂
Ive always looked at G.O.A.T. as a trap rap song where each musician gets a verse to “freestyle” a solo. Its just all composed ahead of time
THIS! This concept really started with "The most H8ed". It's like they said to themselves: "We're a cool instrumental borderline prog metal group....what if we just make Trap Beats?"
@@RebeccaTheWitch thank god Tim decided to apply his rap/trap influences in polyphia, "the most hated" open the door for what makes them apealing
@@RebeccaTheWitch If you didn't know any better, you'd think most of 40oz is an EDM track
I love how you shouted out the drummer. He creates so much tension and atmosphere for the songs.
You hit the nail on the head. The reason this song sounds so good is because the bass and drums are driving the song and everyone is playing rhythmically to the drums which is one of my favorite things ever when a band does that. Being able to essentially have all instruments playing the same rhythmic notes while harmonizing tonally gives every single note being played an extra gut punch.
"It's like they planned it out in a grid"
Well, about that...
LMFAO
The secret ingredient is D R U G
Did he write it with a program first then transcribe it to guitar after?
@@MrSh4des Yep. Tim writes everything on keyboard with drum work and then they learn how to play it on the other instruments. Exact same thing all composers do, since virtually no composer plays all of the instruments they write for. :D
@@AlphaRiff I meant the guitar licks. That's pretty intense if he does in fact also write the drums they're pretty impressive in this song.
Davie504 playing this song on bass, introduced this song to me.
Same for me 5 mins ago.
@@fg786 same here like a hour ago. Totally blown away.
Yes...me too. And then I heard Tim play solo. And then I heard the whole thing. I hear this in my nightmares
That’s funny - I loved this song already, but came to this video from the Davie504 video
It’s a pretty cool song, so I’m glad Davie played a piece of it on his channel.
My son just told me about these guys today. Im HOOKED. The beats, groove, i could just sit and chill all day listening to them.
I just love that harmonic trem bounce at the end of the run around 11:30
Love to see you nerding out on this band. Tim Henson is the poster child, but Clay Gober, bassist, is out of this world as well!
The best frontman
Yeah he’s awesome
Child? You know Tim is 39?
@@user-ln5rr6ju3f he was born in 1993 acoording to a quick google search. Makes him 26/27 by my math.
Bruh I don't know where I found that hes 39 I'm stupid 😂
all of their songs are just technical masterpieces, they’re so insane
Another technical masterpiece is ragged tooth by protest the hero
@@ebonecapo5822 anything by protest the hero honestly. Just absolutely phenomenal musicians
Technically? Masterpieces. Emotionally? Inert. IMO
Just a bit too computery, all taste i guess
Listen to Dream Theater
As a music lover and guitar player, Polyphia has to be one the most rhythmic and enjoyable bands to listen to. I would have never guessed using a computer to make a composition then playing it with real instruments would sound so good. Incredible.
This was so fun to watch, when you showed off in the intro i was like ok right kinda cocky but when you tried playing along it just shows your human and a pretty chill normal lad
They are changing the game. First time I ever heard this song it almost brought me to tears. I felt like I unlocked a new dlc of music that I didn't know existed
you put it perfectly! the music doesn’t sound like it belongs to us
Yeah, the first song that i heard is OD and i was like, this kind of music exist? Why the hell i didnt know about it earlier?
Just almost? This genre is relatively new to me and hits me harder than most tear jerking lyrics ever have.
*Do you even math rock...?*
My friend just introduced me to them- ahhh it sounds.. I don’t even know how to put it correctly, astounding? Freaking cool? Impressive? I love it already
Tim Henson will go down in history as one of the greatest and unique guitarist of all time. He has achieved so much and is only 26 years old. Polyphia is one of my favorite bands and they are ever bit as good live as on record.
He is 26... I don't think that's "only" in terms of music
@@lurezpe8655it really is, younger artists like billie eilish who had some sort of breakthrough into music can't be put in the same category. look at any of the great musicians, many started creating around his age, getting recognized as they got older. yet here he is at 26, imagine what he can achieve in the future. at least that's how i personally see it.
@@ece-hr5fg the 27 year curse...
@@lurezpe8655 oh god...i didn't even think of that...yeah, then.
@@ece-hr5fg 😬😂
It makes me excited to see a professional get excited about other artists work! As a bassist, I can attest to loving when I scan play with a phenomenal drummer that is aware of more than just himself
i am a 46 yo tragic music addict. A very intelligent guy named Eric Weinstein (look him up) guided me to this song, so i had to have a listen. For the first time probably since i heard the band infectious grooves, my landscape of musical possibilities was exponentially grown. Incredible. It is like classical x jazz x blues x funk x rock x alternative. Just an absolutely beautiful composition. Then i watched the live soundcheck version, and without doubt my understanding of the limits of live music was blown away.
I've seen these guys live, and let me tell you. They are so unbelievably tight and precise live. It is both impressive and inspiring.
I personally don't go to live shows to see tight and precise. We saw BF5 open for for Beck (still a Beck fan btw) in '96 and were blown away, and we LEFT three songs into the Beck set. Now I want to hear GOAT unplugged. ;)
It’s cool as hell to see a guitar teacher give the drummer and bassist the praise they deserve too. There are a lot of people that just focus on the guitar but the entire band is incredible. I’ve been listening to them for a few years and heard their stylistic changes on every album and how they adapt to different genres, but also change them and make this really unique sound. They’re kind of in a trap/hip hop stage at the moment and you can hear it in the drums for sure. I know Tim Henson (guitarist) listens to trap music and makes keyboard “riffs” that sound like rap beats until he puts them on a guitar. Badass band overall and I can’t wait to hear what they do in the future.
They play like one huge instrument. Wouldn't surprise me if they used pc to write it out on a sheet, and only afterwards deciding who plays what. Doing the composing separate to playing, kinda like for a orchestra.
I mean my friend was like, "You like rock and edm right? Check this out!" And showed me G.O.A.T. which I then proceeded to listen to all their other stuff after haha
Because the key difference here is Michael is a musician first, guitarist second.
I don't even play guitar, but love your channel. Your energy and joy in appreciation is so genuine, great job.
I just discovered this band and they honestly are very interesting. The mix of prog math and hip hop is truly original.
"You're only as good as your drummer."
Metallica: _Am I a joke to you?_
An actual underrated comment. As a drummer that's been on a bit of a nostalgic tear with them lately, Lars.....uuuurgh......🙈 So stressful 😂
now imagine listening to other bands like meshuggah who are every bit as sharp live as they are in the studio. I mean Thomas Hakke is a Living Metronome. then you go back to metallica and try to listen to lars. Its kinda cringy.
@@metalavenger23 i’m listening to metallica purely for james’ fast heavy chugging, the drums don’t really bother me
Oh poor Lars, he's like the Nickleback of drummers lol. He's not that bad but he's just so fun to hate.
@@lbboardingb3356 He's pretty bad compared to how good metallica is
I've watched a handful Polyphia "reaction" videos, now. More and more seem to have popped up over the past few weeks. But none of them so far measure up to the level of detail and discussion you gave here about what's going on in this song. Also, I just generally enjoy watching your mind be completely blown by these guys haha .. your excitement for music is super contagious.
Totally agree. I thought this was the best especially for a musician.
agree
Just wanted to say Key of Geebz did a good reaction
MusicShed is pretty great too.
They are a treat to see live, and nice genuine dudes as well, one of my favorite bands. Chon is another great group to look into
Fellow guitar teacher/ songwriter musician here and man you took the words out of my mouth and then i checked out a couple more vids of yours, of course I Subbed. Love your style and attitude! Keep rockin and making cool vids!
When you noticed their playing resembling piano licks it's because when Tim is writing new licks he's using midi instruments as a writing tool for guitar.
" what are your qualifications? "
* First 10 seconds *
" okay continue "
Haha!! ⚡👏
Spot on
Thank you kind sir :)
hahaha I thought the same being my 1st time on this channel. immediately subbed 😆👌
After watching tons of your stuff , its safe to say you're an incredibly smart man. Your on the spot improvised analysis is perfect.
Michael, I’m a new subscriber and what an awesome experience it has been to follow you and to learn of new bands and artists. Thank you, much.
Love that you are giving the rhythm section so much props. They deserve it to the fullest
Watch "The Doo". He does a close up of this song...just not slowed down. ruclips.net/video/B-U4hyKOPe0/видео.html
Here is a link to the tabs for guitar
I know the song just because of doo
Same
TheDooo*
MensaChief 48 same
Dooo
“`It’s not just F7, it’s so much more!” - queue the merchandise and watch those t-shirt sales go through the roof!
He literally said this at the same time I read this comment, that was funny.
Gotta see them live! They were so chill in their matching flip flops making New Levels New Devils seem so relaxed! They killed it in Denver and I will buy a ticket for every show here for the,rest of my life!
its beautiful to see how much you're enjoying this, not many ppl can truly appreciate this masterpiece. true goosebump moments :)
Dude! You are the only "teacher reacts to Polyphia" that got what they are doing 100%. If you check the guitar player's video explaining how he wrote that song you'll realise that all your points are 100% accurate. Awesome video!
One of the biggest things I like about polyphia is that every person has a real chance to shine, and they do.
I love how excited you are about how good this is, haha! I hadn't even heard of these guys until about 3 weeks ago and I'm addicted to the arrangements. I'm not a great musician, but I can definitely appreciated just how tight this stuff is!
First time I have seen or heard of these guys, thank you for this reaction I am now deep in the rabbit hole discovering their music and its turned my day around
Dude just sat there in awe cause he knew he was not about to play that song haha
Chon is a pretty good band too and pretty similar style just not as heavy.
Super hard to play at first too. It's like the fingers just choke.
Yes pls do Chon this is a great recommendation.
Chon, owane, jakub zytecki
Chon>polyphia
Chon makes you wanna chill Polyphia makes you wanna snort coke
I've seen this video about 4x now and still come back to it every now and then to fully appreciate how precise and proficient this band is.
Ive never cared for any type of "reaction" anything but man your reaction is genuinely priceless. The amount of joy and marvel that can be seen in your eyes is elating and captivating