This solo was Cory’s reply to Shawn Martin. It was a long time coming, and years in the making. Shawn was the Snarky keys solo guy and when Cory came along, Shawn would say to him, “take your time, take your time” when he was building a solo. So he did lol…
Funny sidenote: Larnell Lewis's (the Drummer) performance on Snarky Puppy's 2014 album We Like It Here was noted for his learning most of the songs on the airplane flight to the Netherlands, having only played two of them before the recording date. All members of this band are amazing but Larnell is something else! ;)
Just to add a bit to the context, their planned drummer had problems with his passport or something, but he couldn't take his flight, so they called Larnell as a last-minute substitute.
When you said, “Ensemble writing inside solo ideas is the key,” I literally paused the video to take a step back at how poignantly correct you are. Such an amazing band and perfectly apt commentary on your part, my dude.
Tylerdark6149, I agree with you 100%! When I heard Drumroll Tony's comment,... "Ensemble writing inside solo ideas is the key," I thought that was quite a profound statement as well. I think it perfectly applies to the difference in how we respond and react when listening to much of today's repetitive, electronic, loop based music, versus listening to live music, performed by live musicians. - For even if a repetitive, loop based song has a great beat, and makes us want to stomp our feet, snap our fingers, clap our hands, or dance, in my opinion, live music produces a guttural, impassioned, emotional reaction, at our inner core, when we hear an alteration of the groove, the melody or some other detail of the music. Also, it's great to hear the improvisational aspect as well. For I highly doubt that every note of the recorded version of "Lingus" was written out. Instead, I imagine the charts, and the music scores were there to set the fondation, and from there, these incredibly talented gentleman are simply " feelin' " each other's groove, talent, and musical mastery, as well as feeding off of, and reacting organically off of, the audience's reaction as well. Listening to live music with a live band can be a magical, transformative experience! Till next time! Peace✌️ 😎
Right On Drumroll Tony, I enjoyed your reaction. Agreed, Snarky Puppy are a fantastic band, and their musicians are amazing players, and that performance of "Lingus" was simply unreal! 👌 👏
It's actually 5/4 all the way through and 4/4 once the solo starts, but the way they make it SO rhythmically complex is awesome. As a tabla player, I live for this shit lol.
Most people be like "wow, who is that amazing alien pianist?" But you're like "is that Cory Henry? I think I saw Cory Henry!" (implying "I know this is going to be GOOD" 😁)
15:38 When I first heard this, my reaction was pretty much like six-time Grammy Award winner Shawn Martin's. When a person can get a reaction from Mr. Martin like _that_, you know they've done something right!
If you feel like it, Plini has some of the greatest Rock/Jazz crossovers. Flaneur is a jazz masterpiece, and everything on the Handmade Cities album is wonderful, which the first track, Electric Sunrise, might be his best ever. Anyways, glad to see someone else who knows Cory Henry. He takes you to church and makes you want to cuss all at the same time.
Bro just asked if he saw Cory Henry on keys 😂If only he knew what was coming a few minutes later. And don't let Shaun Martins 2 finger key bass fool you. He has 9 grammys under his belt. And even that legend was dying because of Cory's solo. Shaun Martin when he has to play his bass line, "Cory, I wanna play too!"
Remembering back on Return to Forever and The Don Ellis big band and thinking this will be an end of an era because where can you go from here. Then this! We ain't done yet.
I know everyone loves cory's key solo and it is fucking amazing...but I'm a bass and drum guy and how Larnell builds during that solo perfectly compliments, and importantly,doesn't take away from the solo. Just builds WITH the key solo so well. Second half of the key solo to the end of the song, Larnell goes berserk on that kit. Absolutely unbelievable.
These guys are so ninja. They're like all the band geeks that became multi-Grammy winning musicians who totally stole your girlfriend that one time in Amsterdam 😂❤😊
New sub here! Love to hear knowledgeable breakdowns of stuff like this. Did you like the band Chicago? There is a phenomenal Russo-Ukrainian group called Leonid and Friends who are the world’s greatest cover / tribute band with genius engineered live videos like this. They are some of the best studio musicians and vocalists in Europe. The drummer is a frickin’ metronome. Because the sheet music wasn’t available, Leonid transcribed by ear each musical part down to the last note. They are utter perfection- I know it sounds overblown , but you can thank me later! Snarky Puppy rules!!!!
This is one dope track…. Snarky Puppy are just something else. And Cory’s solo takes you into a different universe; so much gospel, soul and jazz in there. Re the headphone thing for the audience: I could imagine it potentially being the best experience, audio-wise, at the same time as being strangely isolating - dunno, never been in this situation. Enjoyed and valued all you commentary and heartfelt reactions, Tony. Was wondering if you heard of the Swedish pop/jazz fusion trio Dirty Loops (who’s bassist Henrik Linder also recorded with, amongst many others, Matt Garstka), and perhaps would consider reacting to their track “Work Shit Out” which showcases not only Henrik’s beautiful bass sound but also Aron, the drummer’s, chops. Living in hope, and yeah, also subscribed :)
Yeah, having seen your reaction to this, I'm even more sure that you need to check out Dirty Loops ASAP. Work Shit Out, Follow The Light, and their cover of Thriller. All absolutely frickin' amazing, but because you're a drummer, start with Work Shit Out for sure. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-r_GTgpdoCh0.html Also, if you're open to a stylistic suggestion, when you pause the video, consider skipping back a few seconds when you resume. From time to time, people doing reactions will stop right in the middle of something super tasty, then resume where they left off, and because they did that, they end up missing a great moment.
This and "The Curtain" are my favourite SP tracks.. You should really check out "The Curtain" together with the fantastic Metropole Orkest and react to it. You can thank me later ;)
I just stumbled upon Your Channel, and I'm really enjoying Your reactions dude. If You like Snarky Puppy, You should definitely give " What about me" a listen. It has a drum solo ;) Also Dirty Loops & Cory Wong " Follow the Light" would be a perfect fit :) Kepp it up. Cheers.
@@patfagan5645 Well yea and yea. The foundations musically and development of skill sets on their instruments are definitely developed from Jazz roots. Especially the keys solo in this song as it how it functions harmonically. But yeah... this is like the modern spin in the evolution and its just great.
Absolutely no offense but we could say you are a bit late to the party haha:D but that’s okay since the party goes on forever with these guys…After this one I really recommend their newest single “Trinity” which has an extended version online on RU-vid. I usually really enjoy your reactions and thoughts btw, so thanks for that!
They are great! Years ago I used to play with one of their saxophone players when I was doing the cruise ship gig. Excited to finally get one of their songs on here
That is music from the future, and always will be. The musicianship is on another level and this performance will be enjoyed and analysed for many years to come.
If you were impressed by Lingus, you might want to check out “Trinity”from the forthcoming Snarky Puppy release titled Empire Central. The band’s evolution is astounding.
Oh man, yeah this song is all around incredible. The groove, Larnel fucking killing the drums on short notice, the otherworldly solo, the super tight brass section... It still blows me away every time I hear it.
What I love about this recording just as much as the absolutely insane levels of playing and composition is the joy and sense of cameraderie all these players exude. It's a joy to watch as much as listen to, and Shaun Martin's reactions to Cory's solo are pure gold.
YES!! After a recent comment, I didn’t think you were going to do Snarky Puppy. This whole album is amazing, and I love the little insights you offer throughout. More please!!
Enjoyed your reaction. Subscribed. Have you come across Dirty Loops? Recommended Work Shit Out as an introduction song if you haven't and your interest is piqued
@@DrumRollTonyReacts Met them in Dallas, TX with my daughters. The nicest guys ever. Glad they are with Quincy Jones now. David Foster had no idea what to do with them.
You know my dude, I feel like I've probably watched a thousand reactions to "Lingus". I think the only way I can come close to the feeling I had the first time I watched it is to live vicariously through other people's first times. I can honestly say though, you're the first person to acknowledge how saucy those two little bass runs that Michael League does in the second I guess "verse" section. The little pull back on the rhythm, just getting slightly behind everything while doubling the horn line?! Savage. I know everyone else is usually busy having their brain turned into shit by Cory Henry and Larnell Lewis, but to my ears those two little moments give like a +1000 stank to the whole feel early on in the piece. Great reaction man. I really appreciate your active listening skills. And cheers from a fellow Seattle bassist and guitarist. Go Hawks!
To clarify the tempo… the ‘verse’ is a very slow 5/4 and the ‘middle 8’ and ‘chorus’ (all loose definitions for what’s going on) are still in 5/4 but twice the bpm… and the solo section for Corey is in 4. In a live performance of this song, Michael League said “This is our version of Dub Step.” If it hasn’t been said, this group forned in Denton TX at University of Northern Texas (formerly North Texas State) which has been a Mecca for jazz musicians for decades. I remember my older brother singing its praises back in the ‘70’s. There should be a picture of SP in the dictionary under “Musicianship”
Red headsets: the band. Grey headsets: the audience. And where and HOW would you put up a PA or physical monitors in a room like that? I guess headsets are the only way to go. Poor sound engineers, though...
I just watched a 35 minute doco on this recording session and the following tour. None of the music was written when they arrive in the Netherlands and they had like 3 days to have the music written and recorded. Larnell Lewis didn't attend any of the rehearsals and learned the songs on a 7 1/2 flight. They may have had one rehearsal together before recording but damn they were tight. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5p5sEewsYNM.html
I seriously douby everyone is getting the same monitor mix. I'd expect a minimum of 5 cue mixes, each dependent on where you sit iin the room, proximity to the other instruments, are there mic'd amps in other rooms? The engineering is superlative, and there's a Lot of mixes being listened to during performance.
Larnel is such a mf on drums honestly not to take anything away from the amazing keyboard solo but the drumming that was happening under it is absolutely spectacular
This is #Transcendent :) I'm sure somebody else will roll in with Dirty Loops requests, so I'll leave that alone, & instead I'll ask you to take a look at Scary Pockets (yes, that's the CEO of Patreon looking as happy as ever behind the Rhodes!) with the excellent Steve Swatkins doing a cover of a Daft Punk tune with the help of one of Europe's best big bands. imho this is #Transcendent in its own way too! ;) I'll leave a link in a reply so that this comment doesn't get slung into your spam folder.
