Saw them for about five shows so far. Familiarity is one of the most complicated, emotional song I've ever seen live; one time, when power was lost to the house sound, they walked out to the stage apron and played this song... it gave me (a grown-ass man) chills and the entire venue was absolutely SILENT but for their playing. Chris Thile can play pretty much any genre on mandolin and you can just watch how he feels the notes.
Been my favorite band now for... 10 years? Never gets old. And each album keeps getting better. They all have got a ton of albums and side projects too.
Chris Thile is generally regarded as the best mandolin player in the world. Saw him play live about 10 years ago in Ireland and genuinely, the only appropriate response was laughter. He so far beyond the "I resent him for being SO much better than me" He's more "He's SO much better than I could EVER be. And that's kinda liberating. So ya- I laughed...
If you wanna check out more of them, try this live performance of Three Dots and a Dash, one of their instrumentals ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sjPJo74RSLg.html
I don't know why people allow ads in the middle of their videos. RU-vidrs do have the option. As long as I can help it, I won't have ads in the middle of mine.
Bro, first of all, you are far from a terrible reactor! I can't thank you enough for doing this one! The little instrument he is playing is a mandolin - a crazy expensive mandolin at that - Chris Thile (the dude playing it) won the McArthur Genuis Grant (for being a badass musician) and spent a rather large portion of his $500,000 prize on that mandolin. It's an original Lloyd Loar built instrument (Loar was the head engineer at Gibson and the designer of this specific model). Also, fun fact - the drums are not a normal part of the instrumentation of this band - the album referenced at the beginning of the video was the first album they used any drums on. I've had the immense pleasure of seeing this song performed live twice - neither times were the drums used - Thile stomped his foot hard on the stage for the bigger, more impactful hits, but most of they rhythm came from the same dead string strumming that you hear in this rendition. I know you are a drummer (I have a drummer friend who resisted this band forever because they didn't have a drummer), but I think I prefer the performances without the drums (there isn't a quality live recording sans drums). All of these dudes are at the top of their game - their musicianship is awe-inspiring. I know this won't be a huge draw for your channel, but I really do appreciate you doing it, and hope you can get some enjoyment out of this band - they are worth diving into, for sure!
Dude, I don't mind if a band doesn't have drums. If they can do it well, then go for it. They seem to be a group that can, for sure. I'm not worried about what kind of draw I get. If anything, maybe somebody who enjoys this channel will discover some new cool music. I've discovered lots of bands I had never heard of through reactors whose personalities I liked. I love supporting independent and/or unknown artists too.
I’ve seen these guys live at the Ryman and I’ve seen Chris Thile (Lead vocals/mandolin) three other times with his other band Nickel Creek (one of which was at the Ryman). Every concert has been stellar and filled to the brim with new riffs and deviations. They really are doing some of the best stuff out there. Thanks for the reaction! I really enjoyed the fresh take on an old favorite.
Chris Thile was a child virtuoso on the mandolin. This is my favorite Radiohead cover of his: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6lZLSlCghx4.html You don't have to react to it, but you must listen to it.
