he may never be huge as you say, but I beg to differ, Ren is the most talented independent artist to come out in recent years, he also dropped a number 1 album in November of 2023 in the UK beating Rick Ashley to the number one spot
Well I thought Rick Ashley had retired. I think its a badge of honour if he doesn't get noticed by the big labels because mostly they pedal crap. We will continue to react to Ren as we are a fan too. More Ren tomorrow at 10am👍
This is Ren's most abstract song (at least that I have heard), most of his songs are really catchy - I haven't heard one I don't like, and a lot that I love. He does all different genres of music, and they all still have his distinct style to them. He actually recently won #1 album in the U.K. a few months back. He hasn't caught on as much in the U.S., but he just did a song with American rapper Prof, called "Pain Salesmen". And Prof has a pretty large fanbase in the U.S. so hopefully Ren gets more exposure here.
He doesn't have issues Ren has Lymes Disease the doctors missed diagnosed him for many years. Without treatment this Disease can be fatal. He's the best musican to ever come out, there is no other artist that even compares to him.
There isn't an artist out today that can excel at electric guitar, bass, acoustic, piano, and play a handful of other instruments. As well as sing with a beautiful voice and has a big range and can adapt his style to sound like Sting, Bob Marley, Nirvana, Ozzy and others, or with his own style. He can rap top notch, he is a bardcore storyteller. He beatboxes, he makes most of his own beats, he writes his own music, writes his own lyrics and he does all his sound engineering work, he co-directs his own music videos and he produces all his own music and videos. He is a rare breed that can accomplish all of that. I can't think of anyone else that can do all of that at his level. Ren is just getting started. How can you say..."He won't be big.". He needs to listen to more than a small part of his portfolio before he deems that true. If he means because he won't be a major star because he is staying independent and not joining the big record labels, then he might have a point. Even though he is getting a lot of attention for an independent artist. We are not a CULT following, we are a very passionate BOOK CLUB..😂
All "chart music" sounds the same clones of the last female or male vocalist. I think that is the criteria for the big labels and the reason I think they would not be interested in Ren because he doesn't fit the mould for the masses. Ren is recognised today and I think his popularity will increase experientially. Thanks very much for watching and your valued comment. 👍
@@theeddianproject Ren is playing The Secret Garden Party in Huntington this weekend, fans are flying in from all over the world to see him. Ren has grown his fan base on RU-vid which is international. He has already had a number 1 UK Album. Which he never played a single gig to promote or did any public appearances because he was in treatment for Brain Damage and autoimmunity in Canada for the last 2 years. Ren is a phenomenon and he does it all with such humility. Anyway I must sleep because I’m off to the secret garden party for the absolute best musician I’ve experienced in my 62 years on this earth. 😊
Ren lost 7 years of his twenties mostly bedbound due to undiagnosed Lyme disease which damagrd his organs joints and brain Has just finishied 18 months of medical treatment in Canada to heal the damage as much as possible He still has MCAS and POTS blood pressure drops and only ever eats from 10 ingredients as very allergy to everthing else He is managing these conditions with the help of private canadian clinic The nhs does not help with these autoimmune conditions
Would like to hear more from the hat and glasses guy. I think you connected more that the other fellow. Interesting reaction and great set up visually. Fun to watch "with" you from behind. Subbed for more Ren ❤
Enjoyed your reaction! Get your Ren playlist ready so we renegades can send more love your way and share the journey. Ren never disappoints. Not since freddie have i seen such creativity across genres. Cheers from colorado usa #freeSicBoi
I have to disagree with you fellas on whether Ren will be as famous as you think he will become. I personally think REN will be a household name in the industry in just a short amount of time once word gets out about him. he’s so multi talented and versatile, I don’t see how it’s possible for him to not blow up on the music scene. I personally think he’s incredible and one of the greatest artists in my lifetime. I enjoy your guys reactions, please keep going down his discography. I’m sure in time, you will see the true genius that is Ren. Cheers!
We didn't mean famous as such but referring to any record company interest in general. All "chart music" sounds the same clones of the last female or male vocalist. I think that is the criteria for the big labels and the reason I think they would not be interested in Ren because he doesn't fit the mould for the masses. Ren is recognised today and I think his popularity will increase experientially. Thanks very much for watching and your valued comment. More Ren tomorrow @10:00am
How huge is huge? I always assumed that having a number one album is the definition of making it big. I fully expect his popularity to increase until his snowballing success becomes an avalanche. You guys have yet to see the breadth and depth of Ren's brilliance.
Iv always been into rock /indie but after listening to talent like this for the first time only a few months ago has me having a lot more respect for this genre/music
Enjoy your journey in the world of Ren. He will touch your Heart and Soul and feed your brain money game trilogy 🔥🔥🔥. ✌️❤️🏴. It's not a cult it's a book club 😉😝😁👍👌.
Thank you very much guys for this reaction 😊 I am a renegade and he is my favorite. I always enjoy watching people see this for the 1st time! Amazing piece! #freesickboi
"I'm famous, mom!" (Sorry, I've had to quote that!) :o)) What an honour, gentlemen! That is lovely, thank you! And Ed, you are absolutely right, my nick is derrived from Terry Pratchett's Discworld, indeed! That is wonderful that you recognize that! I think you are the very first person that spotted that and pointed that out. (The witch is Agnes Nitt and her alter-ego Perdita X) And you are right, "Hi Ren" is very different from anything and everything, that's for sure. It stands out of all his music and all the music as such. And it resonates with people of many different groups with many different issues. Very powerful stuff. (For me as for many others the very first thing I've heard from him.) Thank you once again, great reaction! 💙💙
Your very welcome and we are gratified that you are enjoying our channel. Thanks for watching and your valued comments. Another Ren Tomorrow hope to see you there. 👍
Another great reaction video, I found that it took several watches of Hi Ren to fully get all the lyrics. And still every time it gets to me. Thanks lads
A masterpiece, everyone can relate to the little voice of doubt in our heads. Sic Boi shows his frustration with the medical system and is a totally different style, the Chalk Outlines with Chinchilla is a hauntingly beautiful ballad about psychiatric drugs. please do more it is well worth the effort!
Chalk Outlines with Chinchilla is a hard hitting song too I agree we reacted to that one 2 or 3 weeks ago. Thanks for watching and your valued comment.👍
I just saw your Hi Ren reaction, and put this journal entry of Ren's as my comment to that reaction. jAN 01, 2023 rEN~ Up until I was 9 years old, I would intermittently hear a voice in my head that was not my own. The voice was distinctly different to mine, and always negative. It would self criticize or urge me to do things I knew to be morally wrong. The most peculiar thing about the voice was that it took no effort on my behalf to produce. My own thoughts always felt like there was a process that required effort to bring them to the forefront of my mind, this voice appeared as though it was spoken by another. The sentences felt predetermined like they had already been constructed. I remember very vividly at 9 years old, becoming very frustrated with the voice. I stood in my back yard, internally screaming at the voice to be silent again and again, and it did. In a flash there was silence, to the point where my head felt like an empty room. I wasn't used to the quiet and that voice never returned. It almost felt lonely in my head. When I got older I had intermittent bouts with auditory hallucinations where I would hear perfect symphonies, usually at night when drifting off to sleep. They were so clear that they sounded like they were emanating from a radio in the corner of my room. I knew they weren't there, but for some reason they never came with the feeling of fear. I also recall sitting on a bus at the age of 15, and hearing the sound of a crowded room, with about 100 voices chattering away, I was the only person apart from the driver on the bus. These experiences were always very brief, and few and far between. My last hallucination was during an intense bout of psychosis in 2015, and was my first visual hallucination. I was walking down a pavement after jumping out my mums car in a crossroads in a moment of frustration and distress with my condition. I was trying to run from myself. What appeared to be a homeless man with a dark complexion approached me, and asked me what was wrong. I explained that I had been sick most my life, and I wasn't sure I had the strength to continue. He looked at me, and smiled and told me 'everything is going to be okay in the end Ren.' I had not told him my name. There was something so overpoweringly sincere about this very simple message, which brought with it an overwhelming feeling of inner peace, and in a flash, he vanished. My rational brain always linked these experiences to what the doctors have told me, that there are parts of my brain compromised by the autoimmunity in my body. That the myelin sheaths surrounding the complex electrical system that conduct my thoughts were damaged and compromised, causing these lucid experiences that I knew did not exist inside the physical world. The part of me that edges away from logical and rational thought always attributed these thoughts to some kind of otherworldly intervention, that made my thoughts the battleground of some spiritual tug of war. For a long time I never really acknowledged this part of myself, for with it brought the danger and stigma of sounding like a crazy person. I decided with my latest release, to the best of my ability, to capture and express this chess match of thought. Hi Ren comes out in just over 24 hours. I can't wait for you all to hear it.
Thanks very much for taking the time to post this it is a very interesting piece. I think he certainly achieved his goal of turning his thoughts and feelings into this masterpiece. Thanks for watching and supporting our channel.👍
This is the song that blew up on RU-vid and has 31 million views because pepple connect with that, especially people that have gone through long-term, chronic sickness, but really everyone can relate to this because everybody has this inner battle for different reasons. If you listen to Ren you will discover that he has so many musical sides. You have seen him busking and covering other artists but just two of his own songs, Chalk Outlines and this song, very different songs and there is so much more and lot of different songs, you never know when it comes to Ren. But the lyrics are as important as the music.
I agree totally I am Ian the guy with the glasses and I was touched by this video and its content it's like no one talks about this type of thing then POW here's Ren to reveal all. As a sufferer of depression since I was 16 I know what it's like it's very difficult to navigate and almost impossible to talk about. I would like to thank you for watching and supporting our channel and for your valued comment. We will indeed react to more Ren another is up tomorrow morning at 10:00 Thanks again. 👍
@@theeddianprojectI'm a 60 year old bloke who had internalised mental issues and then pow! Ren opens his soul to us and freed me to openly talk about my personal issues. Really hope you do Ren's tale of Jenny and Screech trilogy. It's long but baroque in depth.
'Sick Boi' is a good follow-on video. Very different, shows his great beat production skills and insight into his medication during mis-diagnosis. He's a powerhouse of talent 👌
What a song!! Things don’t really hit me in the feels. This threw a check left to my head after a jab to the face. Then a combo to the feels!! What a song!!
I think twenty-one pilots come very close to being different like Ren is. Genre-less. Awesome lyrics. Mental health struggles. Great on any instrument (ukulele!). Car Radio, Redecorate. He created an entire WORLD and characters. If you haven't heard anything Stressed Out, then you're missing out!!
