I think Cause it sounds pop, japanese are more in to their japanese chord progression that make them sound more animeish, thats why they stick to their local bands
Misha is such an incredibly bright and well-spoken person. I love how he was able to compose and articulate his thoughts in a way that connected with everything we've all observed about Polyphia as fans. Especially their potential to bridge instrumental guitar music with pop, hip-hop, rap, and literally ANY genre of music. Misha was absolutely correct when he said the new Polyphia album is going to show us how far this music can actually go. Remember that it took 4 years for the G.O.A.T music video to reach 25 million views. It has taken Playing God only 2 months to reach 10 million. Tim has spoken about the material on the upcoming album, and from what we know it is INCREDIBLY diverse in the genres it covers. One song in particular which has been described as bubblegum pop is predicted by Tim to become their biggest song. I KNOW these guys are reaching out into as many different directions and genres as they can ON PURPOSE. They are casting a VERY WIDE net in order to bring as many people as they can into this beast of an ensemble they've created. It's like we're watching them about to start a wildfire, and none of us have any idea how far it will spread. As goofy as we may know them to be with their memeing and shitposting, the dudes in Polyphia are incredibly self-aware and are absolutely among the most intuitive musicians in the game right now. What they're doing is absolute genius.
@@derpderpin1568 Technically, Trap is a deriver from dubstep, which is in fact Techno and not Hip Hop. However, Trap took over a lot of Hip Hop Elements, which made it easy to a) call it Hip Hop and b) increased popularity. You're horribly wrong.
Misha is so damn knowledgeable! He’s one of those people who if I were to sit down with him for an hour or two and just have a chat, he could talk the whole time and it would be the quickest two hours of my life. He has so many interesting perspectives that extend beyond just the impressive music he does with Periphery.
I really hope people get to appreciate the drums on this, in this type of band the strings always get all the attention and the "wow"s but this drummer kills it, he's a beast
This is by far the one of the best reactions to a Polyphia song I have watched man. This was an actual analysis of the song and the band rather than just "song good."
I love hearing virtuosos critiquing other virtuosos! being a metal guitarist who listens to many different genres, I can totally appreciate what Polyphia is doing and being an old school raver in addition to loving metal guitar the mishmash of styles is absolutely genius. I used to always wonder how I could blend crazy guitar with catchy hooks and beats but it was never able to do it myself…. Thanks for the insight from a professional guitarist perspective. Herman and Misha are GODS!!!! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
As a fan oh hip hop music myself, polyphia was definitely the gateway for me into this "nerdy" guitar music, and it's incredible. Polyphia is genius. They've deconstructed instrumental guitar music and reconstructed it into something new, fresh, and relatable for fans of other genres
I gave guitar a shot about 5 years ago at the age of 20~ with just about no experience with music (aside from 5th grade music class). I have always loved metal among other genres and thought I'd just learn the tabs to a few songs. After 2 or so weeks I dropped it due to difficulty and not really understanding the instrument. Recently learning about and listening to Polyphia has given me the second wind I needed to try again but with a plan. I understand it will take time and I am ready to give it that. Now with about a month of practice and a great friend teaching me, I am slowly making my way towards a basic understanding of the instrument and a little theory. If one day I can make my guitar sound close to theirs, I'll be quite happy. Love Misha's analysis as well
Misha is such an awesome guy. Really articulate speaker and definitely knows more than he's putting on. I remember the first time I heard a "Gjent" style track was on the end credits of Deus Ex Mankind Divided and it was fucking sick. Simple, very short but awesome. If they ever do a third game I hope to god they him to do the score. I think Tim Henson has said on a stream that their (Polyphia) new album has featured vocals both from rappers and pop artists. I think this is how Polyphia ends up exploding into the stratosphere in the future. Getting big names to feature on their tracks and featuring on chart-topping tracks. I recently looked here on RU-vid to find a decent example, found a remix of O.D./Homicide and it worked surprisingly well. At the end of the day you just can't deny the musicianship, it all comes together so well.
Polyphia have sucessfully approached the hiphop / guitar line technique from the other direction. Hiphop took samples of memorable melodies and fused them with catchy beats, and from what I've seen Tim bases his approach to guitar lines heavily around the beat and rhythmic meter and creates melodic lines in a similar way - almost programmatically - before adding all the flair. It's a really strong sound.
I just watched Tim Henson's videos on how the song O.D. and G.O.A.T. were made and you really see the hiphop influences on those songs. For G.O.A.T, it was the triplet flow. For O.D., he took a sample, then used an arpeggiator for it, which is really nice.
I've been watching a bunch of people (non-musical) react to the Playing God and I think Misha nailed it. As a long time musician Animals is technical brilliance but not very easy to tap your toe to. Polyphia is speaking a different language. Hard Rock Metal guys like it because we can hear the virtuosity and it's recognizable. While non-musicians hear a short catchy tune that has elements in it that they are familiar with.
Outstanding analysis you guys, and I think you're spot on-will be really interesting to see where polyphia goes from here and what kind of effects they have on the scene in general. 🤟
My favorite take with additional theory: Guitar hero inspired nerds to play guitar. To me, that helps explain why there has been a surge of guitar nerds since guitar hero came out. I just never said it so simply before, so my mind was blown away.
I did pick up the guitar after playing Rock Band / Guitar Hero but that's purely anecdotal. If anything it did get young people to appreciate music from before their time and might have helped get a lot of people into music, for me and my friends it got us into classic rock and metal and for me it introduced me to the world of prog metal through bands like Dream Theater (classic) and Avenged Sevenfold (more modern metal intro band). Led me on a path of discovering a ton of weird, strange and interesting music and certainly helped get me where I'm today musically
I love that tim in a big fan of hip hop and pop. I love all kinds of music, as long as it's high caliber. Every genre has great music. I saw tim cover ariana grande and honestly, my first thought was why hasnt ariana hit him up to collab yet. He reminds me of a modern prince, too.
I love instrumental music such as Polyphia makes, primarily because I like having something to listen to while I work. However, I don't have a job where I can listen to lyrics, because they are too distracting. I read/edit documentation and write reports, so lyrical music just doesn't work for me. This is so sublime and amazing, the work day goes by quickly! As to your reacting to new music, I love it. It is very meaningful to get successful musician's opinions of other's work. Keep on keeping on as far as I'm concerned!
I think Mr Mansoor hit the nail right on the head with the mixture of pop and hip hop, with some serious flexing and brilliant melodic hooks! Tim,Scottie, and company have definitely created a whole new sound ! Especially with the hip hop angle! I wonder how many times Mr Henson is asked by the hip hop community to use his music, lol.
i want to shout out whoever edited Misha's monologues ;) no shade, it's a lot to unpack and Misha made the points that needed to be made. I haven't picked up my guitar in a few years, i lost the zest for pursuing guitar music and Polyphia bring me so much joy with what they're doing. I feel like they're living and executing a dream I once had long ago; I hope they succeed in all the ways Misha postulated they could, they are hopefully paving the way for future musicians who want to pursue mastering their craft in a way that brings outward recognition for their effort.
Damn, Misha really nailed it here. I was just a passive Polyphia fan, but he really broke it down. It's rare in life to come across someone who can explain your own thinking to you, and that should be revered
Damn, this is one of the best breakdowns I've heard of Polyphia and other bands like them! Misha really knows his stuff! Glad to see other artists supporting the new direction Polyphia is going, paving way for more poeple of other backgrounds to get into guitar again!
misha def knows what he is talking about, like you couldnt have said what you said any better. i agree 100%. this was awesome. def do more interviews/reaction vids with Misha please. hes the best
Man, Misha is good at talking about music. Bulb and Plini are the two biggies I've found as a result of listening to Polyphia so this video and the song Sunset have been real treats.
I was playing this tonight and my wife came in...."I don't know who that is, but they are funky" she said. First time in years she has liked anything I like.
54 year old dude here. Grew up with EVH, later Vai, Satriani, etc. Thought that was peak guitar. I LOVE what these younger guys like Polyphia, Animals, DF are doing. Freaks me out a little to think where the next generation will take this. Cheers.
I love hearing Misha talk about music! Also on the topic of rap/hip hop, I would love to hear songs like Tim Henson and Manuel Gardner Fernandez's cover of In the Cut. They elevated a very mediocre hip hop song to an insanely high level with the guitar work they put into that cover. I would listen to hip hop a lot more if there was guitar work like that in it.
It honestly blows my mind that there are musicians out there that actually DON'T like Polyphia. I feel like they're either low-key jealous or aren't very good musicians, or both.
It was well explained and genuinely honest and intelligible. I wish more artists would “critique” other artists on what they feel makes their sauce so tasty.
Great reaction video - my only thing about Polyphia is that they aren't (to me, here, not saying for everyone), producing songs that I want to listen to over and over again. Partially because of a lack of vocals perhaps, or that it is so technical that makes listening while out on a walk or workout a bit more involved, if that makes sense. Love the band and the performances are beyond technically incredible, wish I could play 1/10th of how they play, and still watch them for the sheer mastery of the instrument.
On top of ALL that, they look good doing it. They are amazing musicians, and they are making music for musicians that is also commercially consumable. AND they look good.
So ya have Herman Li and Misha Mansoor doing a very insightful reaction to a Polyphia vid with only one thing missing. A Herman/Misha shread collab at the end to wrap it up with. just a hint ;)
Both of you made really good points and I agree with Misha that hopefully Polyphia will be the band that will make guitar instrumentals a force in music or open the door for the future. I'm sad when I see some people are shocked when they first hear Polyphia and find out there's no vocals like they can only be moved if they hear a voice and can't enjoy music otherwise and sometimes wonder how their songs would sound with vocals. For me when I first came across them, I wasn't shocked or surprised I was like finally.
i enjoyed the track, but i totally agree. at points it sounded like it was written for a TV commercial... but to be fair, thats kind of meta in its own right. Polyphia are freaking geniuses when it comes to marketing and composing. Their drummer is also Top 10 for me in the metal scene. I'd love to see him duel Matt Halpern of Periphery, it would be AMAZING.
@@phylazen5649 I don't know why, but a lot of artists are putting out flat mixes lately, and it's making me question whether my ear is degrading or if the mixes really are flat.
Love the analysis. The cuts of the video/audio during the post-song analysis section are a bit too tight and jarring for my taste. But overall, great job, keep up the great work!
I think the best band (imo) who are currently bridging that gap that Misha was talking about would be a band called Unprocessed, Manuel has a voice that fits into pop music but his guitar skills I would say is on par with Tim Henson, their songs are complex enough for the guitar nerds but their sound could fit into the pop side if they really wanted to, and the fact that Manuel can play such complex riffs while singing blows my mind, my friend calls them polyphia with vocals, if no one has ever heard of them I suggest songs like Fabulist, Dead Rose, Real (feat Polyphia) Portrait, and Candyland
Disappointed to hear you don't listen to hip-hop, Misha, but it's still love & respect. That aside, this analysis of Polyphia and the scene was 1000% on point 👌
No offense to Polyphia, but I can hardly listen to one of their full songs without getting bored. Lack of variety, and kind of just comes across as "we can play."
@@BobRocksGuitar Which is funny because Tim was always outspoken about guitar wankage and he wanted to make enjoyable music instead of just showing off. Polyphia is living in a glass house.
I agree. I appreciate the incredible technicality and skill but I find their music to be more like background music. Like something that would be playing quietly in an outdoor cafe or something.
I think the most accurate description of this band is that they are ELECTRIC RAP. I mean, they are rapping with the guitar. Like a freestyle. Pretty ingenious because it can get people on the hip hop to listen to them and the rock people. 🤔
Hopefully polyphia will help periphery go back to their early days where they did what the song called for, put songwriting first, didn't turn what could be a 4 minute song into an 8 minute song and will encourage the guys to tell Spencer that it's okay to not showboat and sometimes not sing at all. DragonForce...I could care less lol Polyphia be runnin this shit right now!
