TDH is such a special band. Casey (the main guy behind the band) is a super prolific composer. If I remember correctly, his parents are classically trained musicians so he grew up around that sort of thing. He was previously in the post-hardcore band The Receiving End of Sirens before he decided to do his own thing. He's definitely inspired by Danny Elfman and Oingo Boingo. He's put out two albums now that are entirely orchestral. When they perform live, there's typically about 6-7 people on stage with the orchestral parts on a backing track, although they have played a number of shows with a full live philharmonic before. The vast majority of their albums are one continuous story, and this track is about the halfway point in the sequence of events and is about the most Dear-Hunter-y song they ever wrote. There are a huge number of callbacks and leitmotifs to earlier albums/compositions going on here that make it even more engaging if you go back and dive deeper. They cover such a broad spectrum of sounds... everything from indie to post-hardcore to delta blues to disco. It's a wild ride. I'm so glad you found this interesting. My next suggestion won't be nearly as long or require as much dedicated thought and deconstruction 😆
@@ANunes06 I recall reading that he was "asked" to leave. But never specified why. They've done reunion shows since with him involved, so I just assumed it was creative differences. Is that not the case?
@@ANunes06 In a recent tweet Casey stated he wanted to make more music and the rest of TREOS just wanted to play more shows. That definitely tracks when you look at the breadth of his catalog.
@@IndyBobcat agreed. I saw Treos live at North Star Bar in Philly back in 05 and thinking back on the post show conversations I had with the band (how fuckin cool is that, btw? They finished playing and just jumped into the pit to mingle!), they were all super hype about THAT SHOW but Casey was more in the "thanks man" interaction mode. Interesting insight. Thanks!
"This is joyous!"...Oh, but the tragedy to come. If you know, you know! I absolutely love this song this album, and the entire five act story that TDH tells. One of my favorite tracks in the whole story! Always enjoy seeing others discover these songs.
Thank you for not being one of those people who pauses the song every 25 seconds. Takes away from the song, especially one like this thats so intricate
For the albums Acts IV and V they had a 46 or 47 piece orchestra from San Francisco do the orchestration. They played a show with them once. It was incredible. There was over 50 people on stage 😂
Brent Walsh from I the Mighty is a huge fan of these guys, thus "The Lying Eyes of Miss Erray" as a little nod to Ms. Leading and Ms. Terri in the TDH lore, as well as the sonic similarities as you mentioned. The Dear Hunter is truly a one of a kind band and I've yet to hear anything from them that I haven't completely fallen in love with.
I'm so excited to have you listening to these guys. Please keep up the TDH reactions, they're absolutely incredible, I promise you won't be disappointed
Okay! First off, I absolutely love TDH. I was kinda skeptical about this track as a first listen because I am all about the story, and this track is smack dab in the middle of the story, and is also kind of a turning point. You definitely missed out on a huge throwback to an earlier track (the bitter suite part 1). This band is always a fun time though. I suggest you check out the track Never Forgive, Never Forget. It is outside of the story concept, but is absolutely killer.
@@trzigweid this entire album is a masterpiece and I don't use that term lightly. In my opinion it's their magnum opus. I am constantly surprised how few people know this band and yet how highly regarded they are among the people who do know them. And how influential they are too so many other artists, too. They've changed the game for me. I grew up listening to thrash and punk. These guys, and Casey specifically, opened my musical doors wide open to explore sounds and textures and genres that I would have otherwise probably ignored. I can truly credit then for expanding my horizons. I'm still a metalhead at heart, but TDH made me fall in love with *music* all over again.
@@craigbillow definitely did the Act I-V marathon after watching this. It had been a while. I listen to all sorts of stuff, and don't like ranking, but TDH is solid top 5 artists for me.
@@trzigweid oh they are for me as well. Personally, I've got Tool up there. Sleep Token are a recent contender. But then I'm also a big Johnny Cash fan. And I love Tori Amos. And Aurora has become another recent favorite of mine. But I always ALWAYS come back to TDH. There's just something about them. They really do no wrong in my book. Casey is a genius. Also a super nice dude. I've run into him a couple times. Totally humble and gracious.
It's so nice to see someone listen to tdh for the first time. First time I saw them was in 09 with like 25 to 30 ppl in the audience and they have been my favorite band since then. Glad to hear your opinion and I ask you to please listen to more of their music because it all is phenomenal
So in case you didn't know. Acts IV and V were literally recorded with an Orchestra (thought that was an atypical opportunity). Personally, I love the stretch from the song "Gloria" through "Blood" on Act V is probably on of may favorite stretches of music, particularly the tracks "the Fire" and "The March." But there are no shortage of awesome tracks and interesting sounds in their discography.
I love The Dear Hunter so much! I think, personally, I enjoyed this song more after I listened to all of their songs. It has melodic moments from Mustard Gas, The Bitter Suite, etc. Because of how long it is, it has so much change and I love it!! This is one of their most popular songs, but sadly they're just so unknown.
The Dear Hunter is fucking amazing, Act 4 and 5 to me are masterpiece albums through and through. Might i suggest Thank You Scientists - Blood on the Radio (or) Everyday Ghost Or Minus The Bear - Throwing Shapes (or) Double Vision Quest
Seeing someone else discover my favorite band is a treat. This is from Act IV from a 5 Act set. The whole set tells a story of a boy raised away from the sins of the city just before the whispers of WW1. It’s a beautiful band to listen to and I love them wholeheartedly!
Check out Casey’s (he’s the mastermind behind The Dear Hunter) old band, The Receiving End of Sirens (he was only part of their 1st album - “Between the Heart and the Synapse). The song “Rival Cycle” has 3 vocalists doing 3 separate choruses.
The Dear Hunter also put out a 36 song album called “The Color Spectrum” where he wrote songs based off colors (Black, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet, White). They played this entire album live and put out a dvd of it. Highly recommend you check out the live performance so you can see how versatile the band is. Amazing.
Great reaction, I really liked the details you pointed out like the acoustic guitar at around 3:20 which is something I wouldn't picked out but that definitely has an effect on the feeling of the song. Another band that gets compared to them quite a bit is The Reign Of Kindo, although they don't really have the same sound. I recommend "Hold Out" by them, especially the live in studio version.
Just wanted to answer your question as to why the song takes such shifts and a little bit about the journey it's taking you on! So their entire discography is telling a story, and in this particular song, the main protagonist is "out on the town" so-to-literally-speak, drinking and having fun and just living it up. Near the end, he suddenly stumbles into an old ex-lover, hence why all the joy and celebration fades away as that somber, slow piano moves in. The song ends with him passing out from having drunk too much, which is what that odd, curious sort-of melody is meant to signify that comes in right after the somber section and last lyrics of the song.
This is the sort of thing I've been looking for these past few years! Harks back to Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds - yup, I'm that old! Similar also to Ayreon, but without the multiple lead vocalists. Thank you Craig, and thanks Steve. Now I'm off to check out I The Mighty.
If this song is a hidden gem, then this band’s entire catalogue is a diamond mine
TDH is such a special band. Casey (the main guy behind the band) is a super prolific composer. If I remember correctly, his parents are classically trained musicians so he grew up around that sort of thing. He was previously in the post-hardcore band The Receiving End of Sirens before he decided to do his own thing. He's definitely inspired by Danny Elfman and Oingo Boingo. He's put out two albums now that are entirely orchestral. When they perform live, there's typically about 6-7 people on stage with the orchestral parts on a backing track, although they have played a number of shows with a full live philharmonic before. The vast majority of their albums are one continuous story, and this track is about the halfway point in the sequence of events and is about the most Dear-Hunter-y song they ever wrote. There are a huge number of callbacks and leitmotifs to earlier albums/compositions going on here that make it even more engaging if you go back and dive deeper. They cover such a broad spectrum of sounds... everything from indie to post-hardcore to delta blues to disco. It's a wild ride. I'm so glad you found this interesting. My next suggestion won't be nearly as long or require as much dedicated thought and deconstruction 😆
😅 very cool though, I appreciate it
I was legitimately angry with Casey over the way he left TREoS... until TDH Act 1 came out and then all was forgiven. He was right.
@@ANunes06 I recall reading that he was "asked" to leave. But never specified why. They've done reunion shows since with him involved, so I just assumed it was creative differences. Is that not the case?
@@ANunes06 In a recent tweet Casey stated he wanted to make more music and the rest of TREOS just wanted to play more shows. That definitely tracks when you look at the breadth of his catalog.
@@IndyBobcat agreed. I saw Treos live at North Star Bar in Philly back in 05 and thinking back on the post show conversations I had with the band (how fuckin cool is that, btw? They finished playing and just jumped into the pit to mingle!), they were all super hype about THAT SHOW but Casey was more in the "thanks man" interaction mode.
Interesting insight. Thanks!
“Theatrical” is the perfect word to describe these guys. Love it
6:55 - "This sounds like a Tim Burton song." That little piano riff is actually a running theme through all these albums.
You really have to understand the narrative opera epic of 1-5 to even fully grasp a single song
"This is joyous!"...Oh, but the tragedy to come. If you know, you know! I absolutely love this song this album, and the entire five act story that TDH tells. One of my favorite tracks in the whole story! Always enjoy seeing others discover these songs.
Thank you for not being one of those people who pauses the song every 25 seconds. Takes away from the song, especially one like this thats so intricate
For the albums Acts IV and V they had a 46 or 47 piece orchestra from San Francisco do the orchestration. They played a show with them once. It was incredible. There was over 50 people on stage 😂
Brent Walsh from I the Mighty is a huge fan of these guys, thus "The Lying Eyes of Miss Erray" as a little nod to Ms. Leading and Ms. Terri in the TDH lore, as well as the sonic similarities as you mentioned.
The Dear Hunter is truly a one of a kind band and I've yet to hear anything from them that I haven't completely fallen in love with.
I'm so excited to have you listening to these guys. Please keep up the TDH reactions, they're absolutely incredible, I promise you won't be disappointed
Okay! First off, I absolutely love TDH. I was kinda skeptical about this track as a first listen because I am all about the story, and this track is smack dab in the middle of the story, and is also kind of a turning point. You definitely missed out on a huge throwback to an earlier track (the bitter suite part 1).
This band is always a fun time though. I suggest you check out the track Never Forgive, Never Forget. It is outside of the story concept, but is absolutely killer.
I should also mention, though, that the next song on this album is one of my favorites.
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@@trzigweid this entire album is a masterpiece and I don't use that term lightly. In my opinion it's their magnum opus. I am constantly surprised how few people know this band and yet how highly regarded they are among the people who do know them. And how influential they are too so many other artists, too. They've changed the game for me. I grew up listening to thrash and punk. These guys, and Casey specifically, opened my musical doors wide open to explore sounds and textures and genres that I would have otherwise probably ignored. I can truly credit then for expanding my horizons. I'm still a metalhead at heart, but TDH made me fall in love with *music* all over again.
@@craigbillow definitely did the Act I-V marathon after watching this. It had been a while. I listen to all sorts of stuff, and don't like ranking, but TDH is solid top 5 artists for me.
@@trzigweid oh they are for me as well. Personally, I've got Tool up there. Sleep Token are a recent contender. But then I'm also a big Johnny Cash fan. And I love Tori Amos. And Aurora has become another recent favorite of mine. But I always ALWAYS come back to TDH. There's just something about them. They really do no wrong in my book. Casey is a genius. Also a super nice dude. I've run into him a couple times. Totally humble and gracious.
“What will I see tonight in these eyes; and what will I know when the morning comes?” is just one of the great lyrics in music.
Please do anything on The Dear Hunter from Act 3, honestly all of the songs on that album are perfect. really enjoy your videos
Thanks KGB!
First 3 acts my fav. This is a masterpiece, but Act 2 is my fav.
@@CMHixen Agree, act 2 is a maybe my fav music album
That whole album is a masterpiece
“How many people are in this band?” Infinite, everyone is in the Dear Hunter 😅🤣
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It's so nice to see someone listen to tdh for the first time. First time I saw them was in 09 with like 25 to 30 ppl in the audience and they have been my favorite band since then. Glad to hear your opinion and I ask you to please listen to more of their music because it all is phenomenal
So good! I’d love for you to listen to more songs of them!
My favorite band of all time, Act III may be my favorite album of all time
So in case you didn't know. Acts IV and V were literally recorded with an Orchestra (thought that was an atypical opportunity). Personally, I love the stretch from the song "Gloria" through "Blood" on Act V is probably on of may favorite stretches of music, particularly the tracks "the Fire" and "The March." But there are no shortage of awesome tracks and interesting sounds in their discography.
The most talented and complete band on planet Earth. Just incredible complexity and epic theater to all their songs
The ‘oompah’ at the end is a reprise from a track on Act III called “Mustard Gas”. Check that one out when you get a minute.
I love The Dear Hunter so much! I think, personally, I enjoyed this song more after I listened to all of their songs. It has melodic moments from Mustard Gas, The Bitter Suite, etc. Because of how long it is, it has so much change and I love it!! This is one of their most popular songs, but sadly they're just so unknown.
The Dear Hunter is fucking amazing, Act 4 and 5 to me are masterpiece albums through and through.
Might i suggest Thank You Scientists - Blood on the Radio (or) Everyday Ghost
Or Minus The Bear - Throwing Shapes (or) Double Vision Quest
Seeing someone else discover my favorite band is a treat. This is from Act IV from a 5 Act set. The whole set tells a story of a boy raised away from the sins of the city just before the whispers of WW1. It’s a beautiful band to listen to and I love them wholeheartedly!
Check out Casey’s (he’s the mastermind behind The Dear Hunter) old band, The Receiving End of Sirens (he was only part of their 1st album - “Between the Heart and the Synapse). The song “Rival Cycle” has 3 vocalists doing 3 separate choruses.
The Dear Hunter also put out a 36 song album called “The Color Spectrum” where he wrote songs based off colors (Black, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet, White). They played this entire album live and put out a dvd of it. Highly recommend you check out the live performance so you can see how versatile the band is. Amazing.
fun watch Steve! glad you heard something by them!
Thanks Jason!
Great reaction, I really liked the details you pointed out like the acoustic guitar at around 3:20 which is something I wouldn't picked out but that definitely has an effect on the feeling of the song. Another band that gets compared to them quite a bit is The Reign Of Kindo, although they don't really have the same sound. I recommend "Hold Out" by them, especially the live in studio version.
Thanks Yogurt! Really pleased to hear your found that worth while. Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll add that to my to-do list.
Just wanted to answer your question as to why the song takes such shifts and a little bit about the journey it's taking you on! So their entire discography is telling a story, and in this particular song, the main protagonist is "out on the town" so-to-literally-speak, drinking and having fun and just living it up. Near the end, he suddenly stumbles into an old ex-lover, hence why all the joy and celebration fades away as that somber, slow piano moves in. The song ends with him passing out from having drunk too much, which is what that odd, curious sort-of melody is meant to signify that comes in right after the somber section and last lyrics of the song.
Casey (singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist) has written a symphony called Amour & Attrition if you enjoy the instrumentation on this.
Love this band
This is the sort of thing I've been looking for these past few years! Harks back to Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds - yup, I'm that old! Similar also to Ayreon, but without the multiple lead vocalists. Thank you Craig, and thanks Steve. Now I'm off to check out I The Mighty.
The “Connector” album by I, The Mighty is pretty splendid in my opinion.
Steve, The Dear Hunter just had a new album drop and I would love to hear a reaction to either Industry or Tower. Both are absolutely amazing.
Thanks Aaron! I do have a new song of theirs in my very soon to do list. Likely in the next week or two.
Both excellent songs, but Patrol is my favorite. Was actually my number 1 listened to song on Spotify last year
Please more TDH
Love your reactions. Would you please consider listening and reaction to So Just Hang On, Beautiful One by Au4
Added to my list now, thanks for the recommendation!
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