I like the solo. Sounds exactly like it should, an alien. As for the length of the song, I am so glad it's not divided. Sometimes I'll shuffle songs. In that case, I wouldn't get to hear the whole song. After 40 years of playing guitar and being stuck in my 90's grunge, I've finally found a band that offers something very new to me. In a few months, they've become one of my favorites.
The have such a nostalgic feeling and sound to them! That the main reason I like this band! Can definitely see why you like it if you like 90s grunge! Thanks for the Support!
I've been in the periphery only stream cycle for like 5 months now, and Reptile is a behemoth of a song. To listen, to learn, to play. I absolutely love that it is 16 mins long (their longest song to date), and I just don't see it being cut anywhere that works. The whole thing feels like a movie, with the strings intro, the "closing chapter" you mentioned, like it feels like a climax of some sort, and the instrumental coda (the synth one) feels like it's telling you to come down from wherever the h you where, which is very bold considering this is an opener and the next song is Blood Eagle (highly recomend, it's a great utilization of "gojira scrapes"). I'm loving your reactions, just came to this channel today, and this was a serious undertaking. Looking forward to more reactions in the future, and I highly recommend you listen to the song again on your own soon before you listen to Garden in the Bones. Cheers
Aye thanks for the great comment! I've been loving periphery and have a few other reactions to them on the channel if your interested! Thanks for the Support and checking out the Channel glad you enjoyed it!
This song is a masterpiece and an epic musical jouney! To see them play this live is an experience. I think the "long ass song" 😂 format gives it a theatrical feel. Would love to see someone adapt this to a full metal musical. Great reactions! New subscriber. Periphery has just an amazing catalog of songs and some of my current favs are Ragnarok, Stranger Things and Wax Wings. Cheers 🤘
This song is absolutely a masterpiece, as for the solo, I think you'll find it grows on you with each and every listen. I'm not sure what it is but I call it the "Periphery Effect". As for the A7x Songs you were talking about, the ones that come to mind are Buried Alive or A Little Piece of Heaven. Hope you react to more Periphery! My favorite band definitely, their newest album is beautiful.
It was little piece of heaven! And I'm definitely coming back to periphery! I love there sound so much, his voice is just so good! Thanks for the Support!
Respect your opinion but this solo is killer for me 😁 nice reaction, this is my favourite song ever exist so when someone is reacting to it, im instant click in 😂
I have a 30 min drive to and from work so I LOVE blasting it out in my truck. Its quite a journey and I discover new elements almost every time. One of my fav top 5 songs👊🏼 Btw you should def check out the album ending song Satellites!! aaaaaand "Wax Wings" from P5 album 🤪
They made it 16 minutes because they can and to showcase the whole album, basically. Listen to this and the rest of album will you give you any vibe you felt during this song.
And the long ass outro is a common reoccurrence. Because the songs are flowing into one another on the album, they put these pieces of palette cleansers in between.
@@DaddyGoose_CB the last chapter of Reptile is explored on Garden in the Bones, very melodic, not too crazy. Satellites is a must if you need to hear Spencer go up like an angel and down like a wounded ox.
Hello from New England...I've only heard this song once and I loved it..Spencer has such a killer voice..The solos are great and the drumming is top notch 👌 Peace from the Northeast
Honestly, don't know why periphery didn't split the song at Mikee Goodman's part (the speaking part), but they didn't so whatever. However, I'm a firm believer that if there's a long instrumental that leads into the next song out should be a separate piece, but if it isn't it belongs at the beginning of the next song. If i have a Playlist i don't want a banger song with a 5 minute orchestral piece at the end of it that I'm just going to skip anyways. Even if i like the orchestral piece, if I'm in a metal mood, I'm in a metal mood.
@@DaddyGoose_CB oh for sure. You've got the kind of charisma of a guy who can flash people on the street and get away with it, and I respect that, so I'll definitely be back.
I love the solo but I agree to some extent that they drag it out a bit. however on the album this is the first song and the bits at the end are references to songs later on in the album. I like how they did that coz its kinda like a whole journey with the story. also the end contrasts with the next song's opening (Blood Eagle) and it hits so fucking hard - if you haven't listened to that yet I highly recommend it. loved the reaction tho I always love seeing people react to it for the first time.
Gidday, I'll always pop in for a new Reptile reaction. I liken Spencer's singing to being the Adam Lambert of metal. Also, browsing your channel I see a bitta Landmavarks. Just wanna recommend my favorite "Always".
Aye! Adam Lambert of metal is great haha Thankyou for the Landmvrks suggestion! Always love reacting to them they are my 2nd favorite band right now! Hope you like the Landmvrks reaction! Thanks for the Support and checking out the Channel!
I'm excited to see more and more people listen to Periphery, it's a great band with good potential and good work I really liked your reaction and I would like you to go to the last song of this album and listen to "Satelited" There are many topics that I would like you to listen to
I tried to put the length behind me, i do really like the sound though! I really like his voice and really excited for more periphery! Thanks for the Support and checking out the Channel!
Yo, just listen to the music. Shut up about how long the song is or what time stamp you're at. You obviously like the song, but you keep interrupting your own enjoyment by worrying about how long it is... Its a long song, which means you get to listen to great music for even longer. Enjoy it.
This is true, I did like it and get to enjoy it for longer. Maybe I need to look at it differently! Thanks for the Support and Checking out the Channel!
Were you thinking of Exist by Avenged maybe? Another proggy, spacey, looooooong-ass song. In In your Zagreus video you said it was "avenged meets simple plan plus one other band" and I'd throw in Meshuggah as that other band, for the insane heavy riffage, cuz I absolutely understood the other comparisons in Zagreus. Also, the Rize of the Fenix (and maybe City Hall?) Tenacious D comparisons with storytelling are funny but not inaccurate. Anyways, this song is a god damned masterpiece. When I first got into them, I think I just started with the newest album at the time, Periphery IV, and this is the opening track. So it was one of the first songs I heard, and I remember I kept going "oh this part is cool, what song is this?" and then realizing it was still the same god damn song 😂So I can't say I liked it right off the bat, I was still getting into them and had their music on while I did other things, and this one took a second for me to really pay attention to and give a proper listen. Most Periphery tracks are "this is pretty cool" on first listen, and then "holy shit I love this" on subsequent listens, and Reptile was no different. But then, this one became an all-time fav track by anyone. I'm totally with you about being in love with Spencer's voice, he's swiftly became one of my favorite vocalists of all time. His screams are great; not always a style that I immediately click with, but every time he wins me over all over again. Obviously he's skilled, but really it's his choice of what kind of scream, when to use it, and the vocal inflections that just make it next f-ing level. And then there's his singing. I am one million percent with you when you said "his voice is just like music", and couldn't quite put it into words. Cuz there are times where his sung vocals have this sort of *je ne sais quai* or unquantifiable quality to them that just tickles my brain and eardrums. I don't know if its their choice of melody, maybe it's the harmonies, maybe its the vocal production (maybe they just have some sort of god-tier compression that adds perfect overtones?), but some melodies just *H I T* like nothing else. Two specific examples, aside from this song, would be Stranger Things (song came out before the show, so it's not a reference) and Catch Fire (pretty straight-forward song, honestly didn't land the first time I heard it, but I fell asleep listening to that record and woke up with my mind being BLOWN by the chorus of this song).
Great Comment! Loved reading this! The song I was thinking of was A Little Piece of Heaven! This band is great though and I cant wit for more by them! Thanks for the Support!
And to make a long comment even longer, I totally see what you mean about splitting into parts like Lorna did, but I don't think that would feel right for the song. If there's a giant detailed landscape painting, it would seem weird to just split it into thirds if that wasn't part of the artist's original intent. What Lorna did made sense for a few reasons, imo. It was the title track and the most musically unique song on the record, so releasing it as a single w/ a video makes something of a statement about the album. Reptile wouldn't have made enough of a statement to justify releasing it as a single; it's not exactly the same as the other singles, but it's not wildly different. Plus, I don't think Reptile splits neatly into multiple parts, nor would those parts stand on their own the same way that Pain Remains does.
It's not that long in terms of time but I don't live in a big area so I like to hear a variety of songs when im driving around, not just one haha. Still love periphery and their sound, cant wait to listen to them again! Thanks for the Support and Checking out the Channel!
@@DaddyGoose_CB digging your reactions, btw. I only listen to this song when I know i have the time to listen to the whole thing. Like a movie, I'm not going to start a 1+ hour experience when I know I only have 30 minutes.
Hell yeah dude, this song, omega and racecar are the longest periphery songs and all of them rip super hard. This one is probably my personal favorite out of the three with racecar being a close second (that one is much more intense and proggy). If you look at the lyrics, This one is about a stoner fighting off an alien Invasion believe it or not😂
