REACTING to DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT (Deadhead - Live From Royal Albert Hall) 🎸🎤🔥 

Please do some more of Devin, I totally get that everyone wants deadhead and kingdom, but there is just so much more to his discography that is more rarely reacted to and is in my opinion more interesting.

Please hear Devin Townsend together with Anneke sing “Grace” from the Retinal Circus [orginal promo video] It’s awesome, one of the BEST.

This is why you’re great too, I think you’re FINALLY the first reactor to point out how off the crowd were with the clapping and Devin’s comment on to “pick a tempo” 😂😂

As soon as you mentioned the clapping off time, I smiled in anticipation for you to get to the "pick a tempo" part haha.

Goosebumps? Emotion? Vocals to blew your mind? A song emotionally will send you to some places? The Death Of Music from the Royal Albert Hall show. You will cry (probably not, but i did, almost every time i listen to that song i cry) and to mention, this was a 3h concert, he was with the flu (i guess) and the Death of Music was one of the last songs! You will not regret it!

Soooo relaxing! Exactly what I need right now. This song somehow reminds me of Minerva from Deftones. Same vibe 😌

I'm a simple man. I see Chase reacting to Devin, I hit the Like button. Please react to Supercrush! (Live version is best, with Anneke)

I'd love you to do the three in a row awesomeness of Funeral, Bastard and Death Of Music. He did them as a fan request at the end of this concert. Absolutely blew us away. Funeral is one of my favourites of his, Bastard is amazing, while Death of Music is him singing without his guitar (with the rest of the band though) stripped back, emotional, vulnerable, angry and incredible. All three songs are off the album Ocean Machine which is one of the first albums I ever really fell in love with.

Chase, you're early today. I thought you mentioned before this one got blocked. I'm always intrigued by the palm-muting technique you mentioned earlier. This was definitely a straightforward piece and quite repetitive, yet effective and definitely monstrous live. Someone told me Devy himself was involved in the final mixing of this live recording. Thanks for this. Great one! Have a damn good day ✊

It's like we were all on a nice, leisurely stroll, at our own tempo. And then a large lion strolls up and roars at us for a bit. In a friendly, non threatening Canadian sort of way. 😂 That was fun!

Chase, the guitar Devy used here was Framus Stormbender, open tuning with high gain. The song just felt alive given the simplicity of the melodies. And you were right, he used a lot of reverb in his tones. Your reaction at 14:44 😆 if that didn't get your bum off your chair.

The way you appreciate the beauty of this song will make you love "Death of Music" also from the Royal Albert Hall recording or in Plovdiv. Both are awesome..

Grace from the Retinal Circus. So good

Again and again I'm really impressed how fast and precise you can analyse a song. It's so refreshing to have somebody from whom you can still learn something. Just thank you!

There’s over 20 years of Devin music out there. More than enough for you to react to, any live performance at Plovdiv is an amazing one.

Devin is the master of the wall of sound. Also, he was getting over a cold at the time of this concert, interestingly enough. Please check out Stormbending, Bastard, or Death of Music next! They are all AMAZING songs!

Fantastic Reaction

You know music. You know when to pause. You see what's going on and explain it. And when you stopped to comment about the audience not clapping in time, right before Devin says: "Pick a tempo"... that's the mind of a musician at work. Listening to you is a pleasure!

What a stunning performance, truly dream-like; Devin is so damn good! The difference between his "Strapping Young Lad" days and now are immense, I'm glad my brother introduced me to his music some 7 years ago! Thanks for another great reaction! ^_^

Nice one, Chase. The RAH performance was 2 sets back to back. The first was Ziltoid 2, Dev's second gonzo rock opera thingy. The second set was voted for by the fans. Check out March of the Poozers from the first part and the show closer Universal Flame. (Maybe the copyright nazis will let you put them up as well!)

Would love to see Devin and Tatiana play a game of vocal "Horse" together

Nice another Canadian!

Devin Townsend is the proof of aliens living among us. What a performer, you should travel on his albums, is such an experience.

Fantastic insight and music IQ, my friend. I know this is old, but I hope you have gone down a Devin rabbit hole a few times. He's a huge compliment to any day you want to feel alive.

Huge Devin fan here. As much as I love Kingdom and Deadhead, I wish people would look at other songs. Between his solo work, DTP, DTB, Strapping Young Lad, and Casualties of Cool, he has such a big range of styles that people aren't seeing by only checking these two songs.

Every time this channel showcases Devin, I'm reminded of André Matos, his power, his playfullness, the raw talent...

Really glad you did this one, Chase! Don't know much about this drummer, but agree that he is really good....they're all good! As others have said, Bastard and Death of Music from this same concert, are excellent, and the official video of Stormbending, also very good. Any of the songs he's done with Anneke Van Giersbergen are gold! Cheers for another great video!

Next one should be „The death of music“!

Please do some of his stuff from when he was in Strapping Young Lad - especially something off of City, like Detox.

Brilliant ! Efficiency through symplicity! Down the Rabbit hole Please... Stormbending official is great top. Or Higher live in Plovdiv, or actually everything they do! 😄

Terrific as always, and a welcome distraction from the horrors of the pandemic. I would really like to see you react to the live version of Devin performing Supercrush with Anneke van Giersbergen: it's a terrifically interesting song, and nice to see Devin interacting with fans and with the band in a more intimate club gig.

I agree with sound engineers being like an extra band member. First time I saw Devin live it was easily one of the best sounding gigs I've been to. It was also by far the loudest.. It was a nice surprise to see a female sitting behind the FOH Desk. Lisa Affenzeller. Incredible live sound engineer

Well done for getting it unblocked!! ... Grace from the retinal circus with Anneke and The death of music from Royal albert hall, for the goosebumps, should both be on your list. Then the studio version of WHY ... watch a live version after (Paris or Houston) if you want Dev in full Disney mode having fun just for your own enjoyment!!

awe chase! lekker man!

Now, who's going to tell him that Devin had a cold there?

Hey man, so I came across your channel today and ended up watching heaps. You really reminded me that I need to actually listen to music properly more often, instead of just having it on as background noise to everything, it really brought my musical itch to start playing again. It'd be dope if you could do a reaction to a band called Northlane, they're an aussie Djent band, preferably the track Quantum Flux from the album Singularity, or if you fancy something slightly more soundscape-y Rot from the album Node which features the new vocalist.

Same gig. Last song Universal Flames. Or March of the Poozers. Love them both. Or move onto Casualties of cool mountaintop with Che. Or willy wanka from empty if you want to see him really play. Great reaction though as always.

Ah, Devy.... ❤️❤️❤️ He's had my heart since SYL days, and still does. I very much on board for any and all future Devin Townsend reactions. Thanks again for your insights Chase!

If you want to take a ride with one of his more complex creations, try Genesis! It's a fun one, as he sprinkles in so many different musical stylings into that piece and shows off his creative side a bit more. Please check it out! I think you'll really dig it. :) And definitely go see him live when you can, it is such an experience. AND you can help the crowd keep time with their clapping!

Some might disagree with me on this, but genesis by Devin is one of my favorite tracks by him, and I would love to see your analysis of it

I know you're a fan of Nightwish, so you should check out Within Temptation. They've got plenty of great songs, including a song, Paradise, featuring Tarya from Nightwish. Another set of bands that I think is similar is Unleash the Archers and Amaranthe. Amaranthe also did a cover of a Sabaton Song, so that could make for a fun "battle of the bands" video set.

Listening to this song always brings me downright to tears, there's just so much emotion and energy here it's incredible. Thank you for all your insightful takes and breakdowns of all the videos you react to, you're one of the most musically versed reactors I've seen on this site, keep doing what you're doing my friend! \m/

Great analysis Chase, it's nice to see a guitarist deconstruct Devin's stuff as I know it's technical (he's a prog person duh) but I know nothing about what makes him special aside from 'it sounds good' because I'm not a guitarist. The bit where you said 'you just want to close your eyes and drift away' describes perfectly my experience of Devin live and that pick a tempo bit always makes me laugh too. He's a great and responsive showman. Re: his voice. Devin's said in interviews (see here for example: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n5x-6Tc1WJg.html) that he was told by vocal coaches that if he kept singing the way he does he'd loose his voice but still hasn't. Watching the Royal Albert Hall concert was what got me into Devin. I love the performance of Universal Flame from the RAH and would love to hear you react to some of his more upbeat work like that song, hell seeing you react to March of the Poozers or Bad Devil (Poldiv performance!) would be hilarious. I know they were filming during his Roundhouse 2019 gig and if you can react to any of that it would be great. Devin said he picked session musicians who he loved to jam with so you'll get aspects of the songs that you don't hear in any other performance and it is an absolute DELIGHT to the ears.

Why, Hyperdrive, Ih Ah, Supercrush, Universal Flame, Juular...

Check out the band he was in Strapping Young Lad. Id Recommend "Love?", "Almost Again", and "We Ride".

March of the Poozers: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wyPfrbJKMpg.html Silly, yet tremendous :D

Got to see him in Houston right before the covid stuff locked everything down. It was a great show, he commands the stage.

Just like to point out he apparently had a cold.

Plz check out some Bands from Austria ! 1) The Sorrow -"Knights of Doom " or "Where is the Sun?" 2) Everlasting Dawn-"Faint" 3) Artas-"Rassenhass" 4)Norikum-"The Worlds Desease" 5) InDorsia-"Two Face" 6) Drescher-"First Blood" 7)Reset the World/"Forever Young" 8)Kill The Lycan-"Cronus" Have Fun ! Greetings from Austria!

More of a breakdown or walk-through, than a reaction. I prefer that. Of course, great when we get a reaction, but the explanations & observations you give are interesting & informative. I stopped watching any reactors who don't know or understand something about what's going on. Most of them seem to be Acting out a reaction too. Anyway, I found your channel yesterday & am glad to have done so. You do a great job.

Juular from the retinal circus

Hey Chase, you may know these guys already but I stumbled upon a Welsh band named Skindred - I'd love to get your take on them. Really different, but I think you'd like them. Try "Kill The Power" or "Ratrace" or "That's My Jam", or "Pressure".

Chase ~ Loved the NW reaction yesterday & I'm betting most of the Army are as excited to watch/hear you react to the Greatest Show on Earth as you are. Enjoyed this reaction, as always. I wish I could have you teach me everything you know about music!! (P.S. Have a damn good day!)

The song Bastard from the same concert, it has a very hypnotic riff. You can only get that tone with a massive stack (not 2 cabs but more like 8 or 10).That wall of sound is Devin's signature thing, a lot of his music is multi layered like that. at least on these last few records, Honesly I have not heard much of his earlier stuff he was also in a band called Strapping young lad...

Since you seem like you enjoy his humor, Devin Townsend's Planet Smasher might be something you'd appreciate. The speech and lyrics are fun and light (and not as demonstrative of his singing prowess as songs like Deadhead), but the way he crafts the entire musical composition and fits it around the concept described in the spoken parts of the song... it's so heavy and I'd love to see what you think of it. Edit: Just thought to mention you might want to look up the Ziltoid the Omniscient album up on Wikipedia to get the context. This album was entirely, 100% written and performed by Townsend.

Man react to Real by Unprocessed feat. Polyphia Or Abandoned by Unprocessed Btw love ur channel keep it going!

When you do more Devin Townsend stuff, please look at The Death Of Music live from Plovdiv in 2017, I was actually at the show and that performance is one that I will never forget.

Another great singer who has a powerful scream is Hansi Kursch from Blind Guardian and Demons & Wizards. I highly suggest Fiddler On The Green from Demons & Wizards

15:41 Devin is a master at screaming and he does it for a couple of decades, he is not damaging anything and its not intense at all.... he just makes faces for the show... his throat is actually really relaxed at all times

A lot of his guitar playing makes me think of ROBIN TROWER. Way back in the 70s ,yes I was around back then.

I suggest you check out Slash - Avantasia Alter Bridge - Blackbird

Really brings Pink Floyd to mind. The riff obviously but also the atmospheric vibe.

A really good band from Finland is WINTERSUN. Please react to the song SONS OF WINTER AND STARS Live rehearsal from Sonic Pump Studios. It's AMAZING. BTW you know the drummer. 😉 You are probably going to be exited to break it down. A masterpiece I would say. What are you gonna say?😉 Stay safe 🤘💯🤘

he was ill when he did that performance too

Saw him play this in Toronto in February. Devin uses open c tunings often. CGCGCE. I love switching to that tuning every now and then. It opens up a whole different way of playing when you are in a rut. Also a Devin and Anneke song is in order. Grace, Numbered or Ih Ah or all great

Higher by Devin Townsend!!! I have a feeling you will absolutely LOVE it

If you want to check out some older Stuff from Hevy Devy I recommend strapping young lad - Love? To begin with ❤️

If you want a behind the scene look about this RAH concert, you can check this out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KuhCIvguUpI.html He explains a lot about stages musicians go through in building up their career in the first half of the vid, and the actual RAH setup after. He's quite the storyteller. Music wise, not a lot of spoilers, he does explain the theme for this concert

FINALLY!!!! This whole concert is amazing. He also played here one of my favourite songs, Bastard. I also recommend Stormbending (great music video) and Why, from his latest album.

Nightwish, Devin Townsend, & Ghost... my top 3, easily

Gotta check out Stormbending by Devin. Amazing song!

Oh by the way, did you do Helloween - Keeper of the seven keys? This song started powermetal, but you'll love it!

Funeral+bastard+the death of music.....enjoy!

Brings me back to my 20s.. fun times . Loved the version on the accelerated dvd

Funeral and also the song failure from the same concert are breathtaking. No need to review, just enjoy at your own leisure.

About the point at 8:20, Devin actually works hard to make sure all his modes of singing are as close as possible in volume. So while the engineer did a great job, the volume consistency of the vocals mostly comes from Devin, I think.

Been looking forward to this ever since you did kingdom, amazing breakdown as always bud, such a great song and i always appreciate tracks that little more after your insight, keep up the good work 🤘

Hes what I call music with emotion. I was fortunate enough to see him live with out knowing he was opening act to Avatar. Simply magical

Hmm. My first time hearing this. I can understand the appeal but it's not my cup of tea.

Apparently he was sick for this show. Can you tell.... lol

"March of the Poozers" is still my favorite Devin song :) .. but he has done a lot of great stuff, and he is exceptional live (seen him twice).

Whos gona be the one to tell Chase that Devin was sick that day and he was not 100%...

Fantastic stuff, man. You've gotta check out some Blind Guardian, I'd love to hear your thoughts on how they construct their songs. The Ninth Wave (song) is a great cross-section of their style.

If you want an "experience" then watch The Death of Music from this same concert. Shortest ten minutes of your life. I believe it's Devy at his absolute finest, because as others pointed out, he was just starting to get over a bad sickness that wrecked his voice, so for this concert he actually had to alter how he sang just to perform. You can notice it in his facial expressions as he makes several that you can't find in any other performance. He is a god among insects, but is so nice he'll never admit it or hold it against anyone.

John Malkovich has really stepped up his game

Definitely one of Dev's most epic songs. Style similar to this I'd say are Bastard (my personal all time favorite of Dev's) and Death of Music (even trippier than this). Royal Albert Hall versions are great for both of those aswell (actually might be back to back iirc). RAH being one of those "legendary" concerts for Dev, much like Wacken or Tampere are for Nightwish. The other two are Retinal Circus (think Vegas show on crack with theathrics going all around while DTP plays prog metal) and Plovdiv Live with a full symphone orchestra. Really, anything from these three shows is reaction worthy. Ps. Maybe add "By A Thread" concert series for a bit more "standard" metal concert heavily featuring Anneke (from the Amorphis video)

I liked this before I watched it - I regret nothing

He’s so fucking good, he can punk his own audience….

Can't wait for another Opeth reaction :)

Devin truly mastered that particular type of harsh vocals to a great effect. Floor from Nightwish was featured on one of DTP´s albums. And he contributed to one of the songs by her previous band ReVamp. I would like to recommend Epica - The Obsessive Devotion (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO) OR Epica - The Essence Of Silence (OFFICIAL LIVE VIDEO) ---- whichever´s name sounds more interesting to you.

You know, you are my absolute favorite music reactor because you can actually give a musician's perspective on the entire performance, not just the vocals, and you aren't over the top hyped up trying to freak out at every little thing just to seem blown away by everyone's favorite artist. When you are blown away by something it is genuine, and it shows. I appreciate that because so many reactors just seem like they are almost mocking the audience by how much "WOW!! AMAZING!! WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!" that goes on in every single video.

I was there.....

Not sure what's stranger.. you posting this so early, or me being awake for it XD

Tons of reverb and echo. Dev loves that stuff

Ih-Ah, Bastard, Death of Music, Deep peace, Spirits Will Collide

You pretty much nails this Chase, thank you!I get goose bumps every time I listen to this song. The power, the presence, the passion... Devin has it all. I think Devin mixes his own stuff even on live settings, hence the killer sound stage. Also, fry screaming in tune is not an easy task. :D

Im really looking forward to you reacting to some live Iron Maiden.🤘🇦🇺

I would love to see you react to some lesser touched on artists like Yob and Chelsea Wolfe.

In this footage he was recovering from a flu, besides it being at the end of the set. The Plovdiv version is much more powerful and shows Devin at his absolute best!

Awesome reaction and comments dude! Subscribed! I know it may be a little off-topic, but I suggest you watch "*Wagakki Band - 焔 (Homura)*" is AWESOME, and would be cool to see someone saying something else than "wow that was crazy". I hope you watch it, you're going to love it! *Thanks for your content* :D