Ex Metal Elitist Reacts to Ren "The Tale of Jenny and Screech" 

The shocked face, the silence, the realisation of the story, the appreciation of his art.... priceless!!

This song, for me, hit's a little bit to close to home. I could have ended like Violet. I had the luck to find a group of friends in highschool, that opened the door to a different life. This song shows how careless the systems handles the most precious there is, our childeren. I understand your silence. Ren is gifted and he uses his gift sometimes in a brutal way. Unappologatically. It hits hard, but is always sincere. So another big hug, for doing this song. Bless your kind soul.

When one sees male reactors respond to the tales with a moment of silence & collecting themselves, one knows they got it... it helps one not be so afraid of some men... We all need a moment after... 😐🐰🤓

The emotion on your face was totally real. I reacted the same way first time I heard this. That's Ren's genius.....he truly makes you feel something.

This is why Ren’s style is referred to as “Bardcore”. It’s like a Shakespearean tragedy, but better.

There's nothing else like this one. With the addition of Violet's Tale this trilogy became a masterpiece. Ren is truly special.

Generational trauma. He sums it up when he sings up that stairway “she never had a chance . . .” We honestly can do little but tinker at the edges of drug and alcohol addiction, certain mental illnesses, homelessness until we get EXTREMELY serious about molestation and family violence.

Ren tells the stories and the filming of the stories are all done so well i found myself looking for the bodies laying on the ground. The saddest thing about this is the fact each of these things are happening in every country at this very moment and the cycle continues

Ren is a very rare musical talent that comes along once in a lifetime who can straddle multiple music genres with ease and also a modern day bard and raconteur.

Ren must be protected at all costs.

The storytelling, his acting and the camera work are TOP TIER!!!!

for one man to make two masterpieces like this and Hi Ren just shows how unbelievably talented Ren is.

Ren's fans call this music style Bardcore (like the bard Jaskier in The Witcher but in modern times) and here's the origin story of the trilogy 🤩😁🤯 This wasn't originally a trilogy story. Ren read in the paper one day with a small article about a 14 yr old boy killing a young prostitute with a knife in an attempted robbery. Knife crime had been skyrocketing in London at this time. Later that same evening the boy had been shot and killed by the police . It disturbed him, so he set out to write a commentary not just on senseless violence, but on how desensitized we've become to it. The words he ends both Jenny and Screech's Tales with is "It's such a Shame" we say these words all to often and just move on, without a second thought. The the lead inspector at the scene said " So Young, It's such a shame". Violets Tale was written over 2 years later adding yet another layer of commentary by Ren. He wanted us to consider not only generational violence but to make us look at all angles of society that we turn a blind eye to. Both characters are born out of violence on that cruel night and then both killed with brutal violence in the same night 14yrs later. Also, his lyrics have even more meaning when you read in between the lines. For example he doesn't say what Jenny was doing or why she wanted to escape from this place & life, or why Screech thought she was older saying at Patrick's door "I left this lady lying on the floor". Could it be the way she's dressed & her heavy makeup? Also why is a 14yr old girl out so late at night alone in a sketchy area wearing high heels & that "she's walked it a thousand times before" everything points to Jenny being an underage prostitute, showing us what Ren writes has reason & makes us think. There's no fat on the bone, every word is weighed & has meaning. Also, how can both these siblings be so cursed? Jenny has the same traits as her mother Violet, quiet, voiceless, and timid. Where as Screech mirrors his father Stevie in every way, Loud, obnoxious, and easily prone & provoked into violence. They didn't know one another and had never met their biological parents. What made these kids so much like their parents? Was it simply Nature, inherited traits due to their genetic make-up OR Nurture, being brought up in the broken governmental system filled with, mistreated & in many cases, abused children? He organically takes us on this journey, leaving us to think shouldn't we be doing better job in this so called "advanced, wealthy, 1st world society. I' loving your Ren reactions, they can't come out fast enough. Cheers 🥂

Great reaction. Ren is unique and is absolutely one of the best story teller's of our time. Glad to see you continue your Ren journey.

Ren is not just a mega-creative artist, he's also a powerful social commentator. He doesn't ask; 'Oh - why do these things keep happening?" He simply TELLS us. He lays out the pathways that lead innocents like Jenny, Screech and Violet into becoming victims and perpetrators. Ren does have a question and it is: "If we know why these things happen - and we DO - why aren't we doing more to STOP these tragedies??? He wants us to be fully engaged and fully 'present' - uncomfortable as it is. It's not good enough to simply murmur; "Oh what a shame..." and then click on and away to the next news item...

This song triplet is an amazingly powerful story, but it's Ren so I've come to expect that from him. My favorite part about Ren though is he is staying humble and bringing others up... Even the rapper King Dotta who challenged Ren to a diss battle... Ren did his diss per the traditions but then halfway through gave Dotta a complement and told his fans to give the guy a listen. I have been listening to Dotta's new music and commenting what I do and don't like. I even made a suggestion this morning on a song series he could work on to improve his skills.

Ren says he taught himself guitar by watching and slowing down Jimi Hendrix videos. He grew up on 90's hip-hop, reggae, Rage Against the machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Django Reinhardt. His father is a classical (traditional British instruments) musician. It's crazy how in his various songs he can throw in elements of all of these influences and master them.

Thanks for this great reaction video! I love Ren, he is truly gifted, truly honest, and such a beautiful soul. I grew up in similar circumstances as Violet and the horrors of domestic violence, abuse, child sexual abuse, destroyed our family and nearly destroyed me. I love that Ren is willing to cover these very important issues that so many live and die from. I think I heard somewhere that this is based on a true story in England. I was born into abuse and we were left in the home because CPS felt that the abuse was not life threatening. 2 of my brothers killed themselves in their 30's and I was headed the same way. I love Ren for not shying away from these serious and important issues our societies face year after year.

I noticed after watching this many times that Ren likes to use Scales to depict the passage of time. In Hi Ren he uses Descending Scales to demote the time between when he was "told by my therapist that I'm ill" to "I've spent half my life ill". In Violet's Tale he uses Ascending Scales to demote going back from Violet in the Hospital to her life as a child. The fact that after watching this well over 25 times I'm still finding nuances I never noticed before is one reason why he is a Performing Arts Genius!

While most good Performers can envoke some emotions in their audience, Ren is an Emotion Master who has control of all of them, From the Feel Good Vibes of Bongo Bong, to the Rebellion of Illist Of Our Time, to the Tragedy of Jenny and Screech, to the Mind Bending Rap Flow of Losing It, and the Internal Psych War of Hi Ren, Ren has it All!

Thank you for reacting to my previous comment! The Tale of Jenny and Screech is an amazing but very heavy song/story, I lost count of how many times I have Listened to it, but at the very end I always hold my breath. Ren truly is an modern Bard. He also was in an band called The Big Push, they would go Busking(Perform live on the streets of Brighton) I recommend to give them a try. Here are a few of my favorites from them: I Shot the Sheriff/Road to Zion/Hip Hop (The 7:59 min version, this one has better sound), Bongo Bong (Manu Chao cover), wade in the water / Nina simone / Trouble so hard. With his band you see a totally different side of Ren.

Your reaction was raw and honest! Your jaw literally dropped at the end as you wrapped your head around the plot twist! Ren does not just tell the story he takes you on the journey! Thanks for such a great reaction! ✌🏻🫶🏻❤️‍🔥

Ren has got us all talking and reacting not just stepping past evil.

The kid is a genius wordsmith. You have so much depth to yet unpack w Ren!

An excellent reaction to a heartbreakingly dark trilogy. Thank you....

If you want the full Ren - also check out Power, Genesis, Sick Boi, The Hunger, and Losing It Fischer Retake. For live busking performances - his mashup of I shot the sherif/road to Zion/diggity is insane, and his cover of Warpigs. Thanks for reacting to Ren, he changed my life. All the best bro! New sub and friend on the channel 🫶🤗😁

You do realize that Jenny and Screech were brother and sister and never even knew it? After Violet's death and the father going to prison, they would have went into foster care and most likely split up. It's a vicious cycle. And Jenny walking the streets at night in high heel shoes and at 14 you can guess what she was doing. Such a sad tale all around.

Mmm.. angry, saddened, heartbroken.. It is so hard to break the cycle of violence and abuse. I'm sure if you go back further, Stevie was abused, or neglected, or a victim of violence. Not always, sometimes there are simply bad people, selfish, simply rotten. But usually there's a reason. There are dark things in my own past, but i shall not discuss that on an open forum, as i don't want to hurt others. It hurts you, it shapes you, it can follow you and imprint on you. It takes a lot of work to come to terms with it, but you can come out of it into the light. As someone else said, hits too close to home, I hope everyone is ok, or will be after seeing that. Ren, what a gifted storyteller and artist. TY Cosmic, even if triggered i needed the reminder. Watch how you treat every living soul!❤ & ✌️

This young man is special. That trilogy gets me every time. Generational dysfunction. He is so smart.

Thanks. An absolutely brilliant reaction. I was watching your face and you paid attention to the lyrics, picked up on all the nuances and I was impressed. You earned my subscription.

Wow what a perfect reaction. The silence and wide mouth was perfect. I was like that when I first saw it. Ren is really incredible isn’t he!? 🖤

I did not realise how much the sound changes as the camera backs down the corridor from 10:45 until this reaction. Cheers. No matter how many times I watch this it captivates me and I notice something new.

Thank you, I literally saw your jaw drop, the cogs turn, the topic of the cycle of abuse is now out, a great reaction so thank you again, one world one life so let’s get rid of this negativity 🙏👍🐊❤️🦉so true, we all interact, let’s do it in the most positive way possible 🙏

We not only disrespect the others with such agression, we disrespect ourselves. We are all one and by hurting the other, you also hurt yourself unwillingly. Every bullet that you shoot will bouns back to you and every fist that you punch with will eventually punch you back. So it is not only about the future coinsiquensess, it is about every single second of existing. You can live with love or with fear and agression.

I wish every reactor had a screen set-up like yours... and a face as expressive as yours. They made the perfect accompaniment to Ren's incomparable storytelling. Thank you, Wolff.

Your face at the end gave me chills. I am sure mine looked the same the first time I heard it. This trilogy is a work of art but it shows is the slice of life that is happening next door or maybe even in our own lives.

Your reaction to his guitar playing reflects my feelings too. So fricking good! It's like a bards tale but on steroids. His music has me listening to genres I've never given the time of day. But he makes any music sound good. Haven't been so impressed really ever. I think it's the performance package that makes it. Like there's not just the music, there's the writing of lyrics and music, the multiple instrument mastery, the live performances, the story telling and visual portrayal, the messages helping others, the way he's being people together and building a great caring community. It's all just mind-blowing, really!

I've been on the Ren roller coaster for about a month now and I never want to get off. Enjoy the ride!!! Check out Chalk Outlines with Chinchilla!!! And the stuff he does with The Big Push is amazing! He does stuff with Sam Tompkins that is incredible as well.

That is the correct reaction my friend. My jaw dropped as well when I first heard the twist. Then I was mad at someone that I hope is fictional.

This trilogy is the hardest hitting. Thank you for your humanity. What I love about this is that it puts a human face on a disaster that too many see and look past, look away from. They blame the girl, blame the boy, and don't look at their responsibility as a member of society. Ren disrupts willful ignorance and forces us to look. 14 year olds. One probably a hooker and the other a murderer. Ren's stories aren't all like this. He offers joy, too. Check Power. It's absolutely joyful. I didn't like rap until I started listening to Ren, but I love the song Power. Actually I haven't heard anything he's done that I didn't think was top notch. His combination of talent and craftsmanship is incredible.

This is one of those staple Ren songs. Hope you keep going down the rabbit hole. His band the big push doing war pigs and the i shot the sheriff/road to zion/hip hop covers would bring you back up. His music is a true roller coaster..

My favorite thing about Ren is he does not pander to the left or the right. He's so above everybody else in that regard. Intelligent. Refreshing.

Ren has been pitching Netflix for a special thats like this. I really hope it happens. 😊

REN does everything he has fun songs as like what you want his busking with the BigPush losing it are a few he is very versatile

The first two were done a couple years back. He added violets tale later.

Great reaction. When you commented about building people up, I was reminded of Ren's "Dominoes". He says it's one of his favorites.

Commenting at the beginning... I know how this goes. I'm here for your reaction. I get chills and different emotions evey time. With reactors, sometimes we get different viewpoints.

Recognise that look at the end of Violets tale. Had it myself. Welcome to Ren... the land of Bardcore!!

Ren can put you in one place, but there is always a path to another. I think what you need is his cover of War Pigs with his band the Big Push.

Ren is amazing! He sings, produces, writes, beatboxes, self taught on drums, guitar, piano and bass and is a fantastic poet. Please check out the big push wade in the water/Nina simone/trouble so hard. And also war pigs black Sabbath cover please. These 2 live street performances really shows a completely different side to Ren which I think you'll find it a breathe of fresh air after this reaction. 👍❤❤❤

Unusual that you didn’t mention the twist at the end - it’s what we are all waiting for …. There is so much to say about so many aspects of the trilogy, but the twist really does make the point about history repeating itself if steps are not taken to make changes ….

The silence was utterly deafening!!!

Your reaction almost as perfect as Ren's talent displayed in this trilogy✌️

Jenny stayed silent, just like Violet. James was violent, just like Stevie. Fucking Ren, modern day Shakespeare.

I definitely judge male reactors by how they react to the women in this story being abused and it’s wonderful seeing empathetic men like you ❤

This is the first time I’ve seen your reaction and your face said it all 14:46 you literally didn’t even have to elaborate!❤😂

This has a bit of a Sublime/Bradley Knowell vibe to it. Love it.

"Let's try to be a little better today" - that's the thing to hold onto. Thanks for sharing your feelings with all us Internet Randos.

New subscriber. So here for your Ren journey! I’d recommend his song ‘Ready for you’. ❤❤❤

Another powerful song that give me chills like this is Ren's How To Be Me LIVE VERSION ft Chinchilla 🔥

Love your reaction. Just found your channel.. I’ll definitely keep watching!

Thank you, i'm still chucklin' at the look on your face at the end!!! i really appreciate belly laughts!! yeah, this world sucks now. and it will get much worse b4 it gets better. that's only one reason spending time with ren and his gifts helps me pass the hours in each day. and dude, your commentary is insightful!! job well done! much love, kathleen bts renegade

Great reaction. I'm obsessed with Ren. He is a musical God. I rarely like "current stuff", but he is amazing. I have never liked rap, but his "The Hunger" is definitely my current favorite song. You should check it out

I absolutely respect and find resonance in your reaction to these tales. These are murder ballads, akin to those of old as keenly as Frankie & Johnny and other 19th and 20th century folksongs. If anything these three by Ren ring even truer to the more ancient ilk; such ballads as Binnorie O’, The Cruel Brother, Babylon, or the 1800 North Carolina murder ballad, Omie Wise. Looking at the 20th century I might point to Levi Stubb’s Tears, but even that is mild and overtly sympathetic by comparison. Ren instead invests himself in each character, even challenging us with the murderer before the gallows (or suicide by cop) of Screech. Ren was on the inside of a mental health system that churned through characters like Jenny, Screech and Violet. The tales are close and real for him, and him making them so nearly real for us is an insistence on not letting these tales die with their actors. They are ageless and speak directly to our humanity and/or our utter lack thereof. We need to hear the vicious and obscene versions of Little Red Riding Hood - because they are the truer tale - not the fairy tales of romance or Disney revisionists. And for those who endure such suffering, hearing on’s own tale refocuses it. Hearing the always tragic ending can spur us to seek an exit. There is no romance in real murder ballads. Just ready brutality and of course sociopathy and psychopathy.

London city 2 zero zero 5 is imho one of the best LINES EVER

You could read this tale of generational trauma in a newspaper and not get emotionally involved but the magic of music and Rens lyricism brings out all the emotion of all 3 characters. The amazing thing is you can't truly know Jenny's tale without knowing the other two tales . Its a brilliant mind that can weave a story so detailed and convoluted without sacrificing any of the emotion . We are lucky to have such a Bard in our time . You proberly didn't say all you wanted to but I have seen many reactors tackle this and I personally think if you have too much to say after Violets Tale your not my kind of person . So you did well , I've subscribed, so I'll see you next time.

It's messed up, but I enjoy watching people who really take in the Tales. Some people don't understand the end, some people are just floored by the live one-take performance (x3) or the guitar playing or the camera work or their surprise at how sucked in to the story they got. Not as many people really take in the tragedy. And in Shakespearean fashion, Ren creates 3 individual tragedies (the 14-year-old girl dressed to look older while walking the streets in high heeled shoes who gets killed); the 14-year-old misfit boy who takes things too far, kills someone, can't find help from his friend or his girl, and winds up dead by the police; the young woman with a traumatic past and present who gets killed), and then hits us with the overarching tragedy of this family (mom dies, father hopefully locked up, the twins separated and likely into the system where the girl is seemingly an underage prostitute and the boy a criminal). The twins are born and die on the same day, and never even knew each other. Without knowing it, Jenny acts like her mother - frozen and silent, while Screech acts like his father - a murderer. Only Ren could express and thereby make the audience feel the horror of intergenerational violence in 13 minutes without coming off preavch-y. Mad talented. You should know Ren has many sides in various genres, including a lighter side. My current favorite, "Humble," has an inspiring message if you get beyond the bouncy beat with a ska vibe. His busking videos aren't serious either are usually collaborations of mash-ups or medleys rather than straightforward covers. H8s former band, The Big Push, has posted several great takes from a day where Ren is wearing red suspenders. You might like "War Pigs" which is rather a compilation of Black Sabbath with a touch of Rage Against the Machine, though my favorite is "I Shot the Sheriff/Road to Zion/Hip Hop." If you want more storytelling of a completely different topic, try "Money Game" parts 1&2 (part 3 is coming out next month). If/When you watch part 2 make sure you watch the official lyric video. Hope you dive dow6n the Ren rabbit hole!

Ren Dominoes LESSS GOOO

Ya that was everyones face at the end of this!!! Lol jaw dropping... its a traggic tale that is insanely relatable to soo many people but honestly the ending is on a scale of tragedy that even Shakespeare himself couldnt have written....😢

crazy amazing journey

Brilliant reaction. Amazing song.

Ren is a musical genius you should do Sick Boi

rens songs are going under your skin. are you familiar with the name susanne sundfør? she made a feature song for a documentary called "self portrait", about the life and work of norwegian fotographer lene marie fossen, who took deeply touching portraits by using a simple hand camera and no artificial light. and as touching as her fotos is the song "when the lord" by susanne. lene suffered from anorexia since her early age of ten years old, when she decided to stop time. sadly she passed away short before the documentary was screened. this is a song you will never forget. plus susannes artistry made both her and lene immortal. susanne is the best norwegian artist, an excellent singer, songwriter and composer. all of her work is extraordinary, deep and beautiful. it's hard to tell a favourit song, but for sure "when the lord", "when" (album version) and "the brothel" live at cigalle is amongst them. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1oWFCkcdmZI.html

The inevitable jaw drop at the end...

the start of Jenny tale the sound you hear Ren doing him beatboxing trumpet

The sheer disbelief on your face at the final plot twist was a ton of bricks, not gonna lie. 🫂

This was from a newspaper article in the UK he took this spin off of and told the tale of it in his own way but based off a true event... from what I’ve heard.. don’t quote me on this. But it’s what I’ve heard.

Now that's a reaction ! 😂❤

It's a heart wrenching story, but no-one really knows what another person is going through. A country singer by the name of Charlie Rich had this song out during the 1970s called, ' No-one knows what goes on behind closed doors ' it's really sad , but someone at some given time is going through this crap. It's sad, but a reality .

This is the darkest one he does. He does have a lot to say about mental illness and it does hit home for a lot of people, myself included He also has a band that sing covers & originals that is just for fun, nice to balance it out. None of it is metal, but the closest he would come is a Black Sabbath cover. He's incredibly versatile. I hope you react to more, I like what you have to say

Well spoken!

it’s heavy, but it’s much heavier for people who have to live it.

if you want haunting you need to hear Heretic by ren its one of my favs

I find your voice very comforting, just say'in

I know right...lol...Ren is a genius...great reaction

I have never heard a reactor notice this, but at the beginning of Violet’s tale when he stood up, he took a pick out of his mouth

RENaissance!! #sickboi #renmakesmusic this is a great and sad story about generational violence. Liked & Sub!!

in Screech tale when he make phone call she busy because she with Patrick that why he never answer the door

He is the Modern Bard

fun reaction

Hope you're ok. It's a tough subject and Ren has a way of making it difficult to ignore the things he talks about. Look after yourself

It's like an episode of "Twilight Zone."

Mouth open... Exactly same as everyone else! And then you find out Ren based it on a true story...

I've fallen for lovebites... Partially your fault.... Lol... Got me back into rock music after 20 years.. They seem quite small outside japan which is a travesty.... They are that good.....

Loved your reaction, can i ask what is a metal ellitest also his band the big push have some amazing covers you cant go wrong with any choice but war pigs and i shot the sheriff/road to zion/hiphop are a great place to start. Also check out ren, chalk outlines, how to be me, power, losing it and su1c1de

For a different vibe try Ren with The Big Push busking on I Shot the Sheriff/Zion/hiphop...also his rapping vids are excellent

Very raw song but butifull, tina s might be something for you bit lighter 😊. Ren is al about thinking and feeling and al his songs have something. Keep up the good work.

So good

It's like the musical equivalent of penny dreadfuls.

Your comments at the end are very 'Ren-ish'. If you haven't seen it, please watch his video he put out thanking everyone for his 1 million subscribers. You will see he mentions several of the things you talked about at the end, lifting people up, etc. Thanks for your reaction!