MUSIC DIRECTOR REACTS | JINJER - Pisces (Live Session) 

Oh, you got such an ear, pointing things out in a song I've heard a billion times but still manage to show me something new, which really tells of the band's mega quality. Please pause and comment all you want and go on, Jinjer is too much fun and a world to explore. This is a bit old, nothing wrong with that, btw, love their old stuff, but I guess "Vortex" from their last album could be interesting to react to.

Liked that you didn't just focus on Tatiana's vocals. The whole band is just effing awesome 🤘👍

You mentioned the drummer's (Vlad) relaxed fulcrum. Vlad only taught himself the drums for the band he was in just prior to Jinjer because they couldn't find a drummer. He played guitar for that band until he had to switch to drumming. Vlad is the only one in the band with formal music training. He's a classically trained pianist, which may be where that technique he uses was adapted from.

“Pit of Consciousness” Live in Kiev and “Perennial” Live at Wacken are some of their best live performances.

Your the first guy to actually notice the small things the drummer did to improve this song from the demo .

Wellcome to Jinjer rabbit Hole! Nice and profetional reaction! Next one Perennial live in Wacken/ then Vortex and then we will tell you more!

They are an amazingly technical band, so the only thing next on your Jinjer journey is to see for yourself what they are all about live. Perennial Live at Wacken. They're even better live!

It's great when somebody realizes what a total package this band is. There are "many" great songs. Those suggested so far are a great start. Jinjer is first and foremost a performing band so live performances are always a good place to start.

Fun reaction! I like your style. As much as I love Tatiana's vocal versatility, it is refreshing to see someone who is not so enchanted by her that he can give the band some credit. Check out Perennial Live at Wacken next.

Killer guitar, killer bassist (self taught), killer drummer (classic piano trained), and a vocal godess. Two years ago when I discovered this band, it was love at first listen amazing. It's one of those few bands that are as good live as in studio. This is a band not formed in studio but with many hours on the road, when the next gig was their only money to survive. That's how diamonds are formed

You're going to love Vlad(drummer) He is for real. They are world class songwriters!! Throw a dart at any f their stuff and enjoy!! A whole lot of great stuff!! Welcome to JinJer. Queen Tati is the one, generational poet!! Enjoy!!!

Great reaction! Liked and sub'd. It's refreshing to hear a reactor show some love to the fellas (Eugene on bass, Roman on guitar and Vlad on drums), and their technical abilities. Tatiana on vocals is, well...Tati on vocals, and she is an absolute beast. If you want a bit more Jinjer, I would recommend Perennial live at Wacken 2019 as a follow-up. You won't be disappointed, as there literally is not a bad song in their collective catalog. Have fun jumping head first down the Jinjer rabbit hole!

Pisces = duality, and so does her voice. And as you mention, every piece performing this composition is beautiful and intricate, including the time signatures. What a song! A one-take performance, with minimal post-production double-layer after effects

Do their song „vortex“

You explain music in a language we can understand Thank you! One of the best reactions yet ✌️ Perennial Live Who’s Gonna Be The One Live Both fabulous

So much good stuff from them. Pause, replay and analyze all you want. Someone will probably complain but there's plenty of folks just listening and making faces. Your knowledge and appreciation are very welcome. Subbed. As others have said, Perennial live at Wacken is the ideal great next step. Who Is Gonna Be The One is another that is well worth doing sooner rather than later, especially since the instrumental composition is fire - the re-composed it to work with just Roman's guitar and Eugene's bass after their rhythm guitarist left and it's far more sophisticated than the original imo. Several have mentioned Home Back which is about their experiences when their hometown was caught in the 2014 war in eastern Ukraine that set the stage for the the current invasion. It hits hard and speaks powerfully for the millions of ordinary people caught in the middle of every war.

I've watched more Jinjer reactions than I'm willing to admit... and this is one of the best. Great ear dude.

You're loving the female vocalists! I was not expected the deep throated screaming to start there... Wow.

Also.. not sure if it was mentioned.. but time signatures are 7/8, 6/8, and some 4/4 slash 8/8 mixed in. Update- verses 1 and 2 are in 7/8 Pre-chorus(s) are 6/8 Chorus is 2 measures of 8/8 and one measure of 4/4... and the rest of the song can be 6/8 or 3/4 if you were in the army. 😁

Pisces is the "gateway song" for Jinjer, and the reaction videos never get old. But its so great to someone focus in how great a group of musicians these are and not just the shock factor of the vocal gymnastics. Well played.

Awesome Reaction, great breakdown! Welcome to the Jinjer Army!

Perennial live at Wacken next. Best way to see them

That transition from growl to clear and the run up to the C5 high note in the third verse just blows your mind, doesn't it?

Its really cool to hear someone focus on the music and not just the vocals.

Vlad's ghost note skills are next level. Such a great drummer, and even more so as he started out playing another instrument. Jinjer is so good.

She has voices that make you smile.

Welcome to Jinjer. Perennial live at Wacken shows her talent well.

Every member of Jinjer is an exceptional musician. They are Roman on guitar, Vlad on drums, Eugene on bass and Tatiana on vocals. They have been one of the hardest working bands over the last decade, and right now they can use some good thoughts. Stay safe Jinjer.

I've watched so many reactions, your sound quality is impeccable, the song sounds amazing your voice is right there aswell.

can we take a moment to realise just how good the band is.. those drums are so tight and the ghost notes so slick then you have tati's voice.. its pure gold....

You have great technical knowledge so this is the perfect band for you to react to. All their stuff is different, and it’s a deep rabbit hole. Subbed, so I can follow along. I agree with most, Perennial live at Whacken is a great next song.

Start the journey baby. They are insane.

SURPRISE!😀😀

New subscriber here! You have good ears, you can immediately recognize good musicians and I like that! Keep going, keep rocking, thank you and greetings from Munich! 🤘

Jinjer is incredible 🖤

Major props for not losing your focus on the instruments when "the voice" hit. I only found your channel recently, but after the first few videos (UTA and several from Band-Maid), I was really looking forward to seeing how you'd handle this one. You did not disappoint in the slightest.

they are all good, very talented, but the drummer is amazing. he plays insteresting stuff, very precise, solid, and creative to play what is perfect for the song and its different parts and moods.

Love how you heard so many things!

I am glad to see the reaction of a serious musician to this video. I would like to see your reaction to the following songs: Perennial, Outlander, Vortex, Teacher Teacher, Judgment (& Punishment) and, finally, Retrospection

Home back, teacher teacher, vortex, paranormal are all great sounds by them plus many more

Man, you're real good at this!

Tony, you ain't heard nothing yet. Buckel up!!! Welcome to Jinjer. 🤘 Jinjer are a Ukranian band. The guys are still in Ukraine but, Tatiana is in LA with her husband. So, she didn't get caught when the invasion started. May I request their official vid of Home Back please. 💙💛🙏

Great reaction! I really enjoyed your analysis. (subbed). The musicianship of the band is amazing and unfortunately gets overlooked because of Tatiana's vocals. To appreciate how good the musicians are react to their live material. I strongly suggest "Who is Gonna be the One" (Live, Napalm Record) to see epic performance.

Jinjer teacher teacher. Perennial are my favorites other than pieces. Great band you will love just about any song that they do.

i also really love that the drummer is on more of a jazz set up

The funniest thing about this video is they filmed it to showcase the drummer who was new at the time. It's kinda hard for Tatiana's vocals to not steal the show but Jinjer is an all around awesome band with some serious writing chops. And the lyrics are really good stuff too.

I have lost track of how many times and how many reactions to this song I've seen. Keep going that have a ton of material and it's ALL GOOD. This is my favorite band of all time now. MORE JINJER!!!

By far the most interesting and intellectual reaction video to this masterpiece of a song, thank you, you've got a new follower.

about time an intelligent reaction video love it more please

Grandgrandpa 71 here. It's Volksmusik from the Balcan. Ukr.Rom. Bulg.Turk, Greek and many moor. Time Changing in the middle of the Song. Antique Stuff from this People.

Congratulations and welcome to the Jinjer Journey! New subscriber here. Love your reaction/review. Lots of lame reaction channels out there, but yours if full of info and it's clear you love music more than views. You can't go wrong with any Jinjer song. Each brings something new to the ear. Thanks for what you're doing, see ya again and cheers!

I've watched so many reaction videos to this song and others from this band and so many people focus almost entirely on the vocals (understandably!). It's refreshing to hear so much professional commentary on the rest of the band. They are all so damn good! Thank you Tony! I learned a lot!

Great band very tight. And amazing timing too. Vocals blow you away. Great reaction and good to see you thank you.

Great reaction! In my opinion, the value of having someone musically knowledgeable reacting to music is in their analysis. Yes, I have watched a LOT of reactions to this video, and a lot of them are people who maybe don't have so much expertise. Nothing wrong with that, it's just a different vibe. This is my roundabout way of saying, don't apologize for pausing to give your genuine reactions and knowledge/expertise. It's a deep rabbit hole to go down with Jinjer. Enjoy the journey!

something live will blow you away. all 4 are top of the game musicians I love the way the bassist "chases" the vocals as well and the lead guitar

Marched into your channel with the Nightwish army and found you going into that Jinjer-Swamp, too! Very cool - I super-enjoy your very analytical reactions ... obviously mixed with all these wow's and ouhhh's and all that! Keep it going, I enjoy your channel already! And I must say: keep stopping and rewinding as much as you feel to! there are enough reactionchannels just letting it flow through the whole song and giving an impressed "wow oh my god" after the song, I - speaking only for me - always will prefer seeing some reaction on an analytical base aswell because, I am not a singer, vocalcoach, tech-tank, director or composer - so this is the content I dig to find new details! Thanks a lot and have fun with the jinjer and nightwish troops... and maybe we will see you soon with some more departments those troops are shoulder on shoulder with (I'm always loving me some Epica-Reactions too xD).

Finally, someone with some experience that doesn't just react to it. Very well sir. Interested to see what other songs you'll react to. Subbed... for now.

I have been a fan of Jinjer for about 5 years now. A Jinjer song is a little like being on a thrill ride, you never know what twists or turns it is going to take.

This is a a song that showcases the talents of all the band members almost old fashioned as you can hear everything so distinctly and how it contributes to the final beautiful song

My favorite part of this is how you just kept finding more things to dig in what they were doing. There's so much going on you can't get it all on the first pass. Though you got so much more than I did.

Hell yeah! A music educator reactor! You’re a rare person on here, I have prior Marching band experience and at one time was trying to be a music major, going the education route but life got pretty hard and had to put things on pause. Anyways it’s refreshing having a good musical reaction instead of the normal facials reactors. You can’t go wrong exploring more Jinjer!

Literally, nobody is listening to your Structuring comments about the song we’re all just here to see your reaction to it

Great reaction and analysis.

Awesome reaction and analysis dude! I subscribed and going to watch you other videos! Excited to see you react to more Jinjer and other bands and artist!

Love this reaction 👍👍

Welcome to the Jinjer Rabbit hole. I’ve seen them live and they are just as crisp. Vlad the drummer is something else but the entire band is full of talent Eugene the bass player adds a funky groove into his baselines if you listen close.

I absolutely love your reactions! This is great.

Really wonderful to see such attention to detail given not only to Tati but love for the guys. Jinjer is unreal in their craft. "Perennial" Live at Wacken and "Judgement and Punishment" one take are excellent as well

Try JINJER´s "Teacher, Teacher" video.... blow your mind!!!

If you havent already please listen to jinjer who is gonna be the one live. Phenomenal

Glad to see some love for the drummer because this video was made to showcase him. At the time he was the new drummer and the studio version with the old one is very different.

Luv your reaction 🤗😩🥴😂

Spot on analysis. One of only a few rule outstanding bands out there with song writing, instrument playing, and vocals that blow the crap out of the 'popular' crap that untrained ears have come to accept as music. Your technical explanations of time signature and harmonics really helps your viewers understand the complexity of the composition and why Jinjer's music is in a class by itself. I suggest you check out Twelve Foot Ninja (TFN) - especially 'Over and Out' which features Tatiana and is a great video for showcasing TFN's unique ability to meld metal, stunning visuals, and a bit of humor into everything they do. By my standards, TFN and Jinjer are at the top of my music recommendation heap!!!

Welcome onboard. Go straight to the song Vortex ;)

The lyrics, as part of the whole composition, are really great as well.

Teacher Teacher and one of their newer songs Vortex.

You’re right, we do love Jinjer and Tatiana is our Queen. The guys just keep writing amazing and ever more complicated music and somehow Tati manages to come up with deep and meaningful lyrics and vocals that blend perfectly with the music. I would recommend as a good overview of there music, “Perennial” live at Wacken to see them Live. Then OMV for “Teacher Teacher”, “Home Back”, “Vortex” and “Wallflower” are all must see videos and I will come along for the ride. There’s a lot of fantastic music in front of you my friend, enjoy!

ya man!

you can drink a cup of cofee or listen Pisces in the morning, it has the same effect for me

Haha he said I’ll stop pausing and I was like “until Vlads drum fill” and I was right.

The purpose of this live session was to showcase Vlad on drums. He had joined the band not long before. They are from the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, where the fighting started in 2014. Russian is their native language. They were supposed to be on a US tour opening for Slipknot. But had to cancel because the guys are still in Kiev and can't leave.

I know you should have a reaction to this song :D I'm so happy that I found your channel yesterday :D

Best reaction ever: "ok."

I have only recently discovered this piece and even though I do like their music in general, I think this is a musical masterpiece. Unfortunately everyone remains stuck on Tatiana's vocals (which are amazing) and loose the thread on how well all the instruments sound together, the sincro and perfect timing, especially considering the unusual time signature . I have listened to many reactions to this song and everyone focuses their attention only on the singing voice. So i have really appreciated your analysis; and so far You are the only one (it has been a year since your reaction and I found no one else able to listen the whole and not focus on the voice)... . Thank You!

Tatiana's vocals can be shocking to some people, but it's the talent of the whole band that makes the package & experience. If you're into technical instrumentals then you'll probably like this band a lot. I'll leave my usual recommendations, in case you want to check out more. Official video suggestions: Teacher, Teacher Vortex I Speak Astronomy Cloud Factory Retrospection Wallflower No Hoard Of Value (official lyric video) Home Back Mediator Sit Stay Roll Over Live suggestions: Perennial live at Wacken Who Is Gonna Be The One live On The Top live in Kiev Pit Of Consciousness live in Kiev Judgement & Punishment (one take vocal performance) Captain Clock live at Resurrection Fest

Bro i see you've got the tingles there!!!! Been there, done that :D Having a blast scrolling through your vods dude. You're pretty knowledgeable about music and it makes it a pretty good watch. Keep up the good work! Thanks for the time and passion!

Open handed drummer, pretty awesome.

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IIRC this video was actually made to show off their new drummer :D

I wonder there are still some good people in the Universe to discover the gem of Jinjer :) Welcome on board! I fell in love with them long before Pisces was written. Saw them twice live, and can recommend that to you. You cant go wrong with any of their songs, but have a look at "Teacher, Teacher" before some later releases.

Man love your analysis please do Jinjer, Teacher Teacher.

top friggin tier reaction! .. plz plz .. do a deep dive with this band. So much talent..its insane.. you will def nerd out to it lol

I just wanted to say.... Go Hawks! ❤🦅

Jinjer "Желаю значит получу"

Thanks for bringing something to the table! Too many reactors out there that add no value. As for this band, any of there OMVs or OLVs are reaction-worthy. You'll get a ton of suggestions for Perennial Live at Wacken, which is great, but I'd suggest Pit of Consciousness Live in Kiev.

OMG so long smone appr Vladislav Drumcula)

I absolutely love the fact that a female is making the boys PISS in the metal community as the best lead singer in a metal band in 2022...and I am male. Fuck the system, long live Jinjer...and Slava Ukraini. X

You are in for a treat with this band, as PISCES is one of their least complex songs. ;-) Jinjer are from Ukraine, and the music video for the song HOME BACK will give you a clue at what the current war their country has been torn into means to them. And you'll love the music, too, a 7/8 jazzy part is hidden within it. PERENNIAL, as others have suggested, is great as well, and a must, but oh boy, TEACHER, TEACHER is a prog monster of a track, and then I'd like to hear your thoughts on the (I think) accelerando to quadruple time drumming in parts of the track named I SPEAK ASTRONOMY (official music video is fine for this, as it features the previous drummer, and Vlad, the current one, plays it differently live). Also: subscribed. :-) Looking forward to more Jinjer reactions, and I'm sure you will react to Babymetal, too, soon.

Teacher teacher from them!!!

I think they show Off more versatility in their song "I speak Astronomy" but they have a different drummer .