Reacting To NARCISISTA By The Warning | They Sent A MESSAGE!! 

The Warning are the farthest thing from being cultural traitors. They are fiercely proud of being Mexican and are not afraid of showing it ever. Thx.

Beto Ramos is also a producer and Paulina's drum mentor. By the way, she was 15 or 16 when she wrote Narcisista, and as you can see it is to date a fan favorite. You may like Martirio, their other song in spanish, and an amazing rock anthem! 🤟💥

Today is Alejandra Villarreal Velez's birthday. a princess who was born to play bass and enchant everyone who loves rock and roll. God bless her .

Pau sings and plays drums on all other versions of this song but for this concert they invited Pau's drum teacher for this song and Ale's bass teacher for another.

Martirio is another song that they perform in Spanish. It's a beautiful song. Check it out if you get a chance.

Dude, you get it. Love your breakdowns and love The Warning. Pau just nailed the haters with this track. I will definitely be checking out your Patreon. Thanks for this!

Beto Ramos is a double Latin Grammy nominated drummer, having his own group called Jumbo. He is Pau's drum mentor and recently been involved with production of the band's music including More. He oversaw the audio engineering of this concert at Teatro as far as I remember. Previously he used to be the drummer of the band, Los Klaxons, whose founder & bassist, Pablo González Sarre, had been The Warning's music mentor & Ale's bass teacher for the past decade. It was Pablo who got the girls into writing their own songs. In this concert at Teatro on 29th August 2022, the girls paid homage to their mentors & teachers. Beto in Narcisista & Pablo in 23 with his 6 string bass. Unfortunately due to technical problems at the start of the song The Warning included 23 from the previous show on 26th August. So we don't get to see Pablo in the concert officially released by the band.

In Monterrey in 2019 and at the Whiskey A Go Go in 2020 Pau performs ‘Narcisista’ while playing the drums! The Warning was incredible, but Pau was almost superhuman singing AND drumming with ‘Pau-wer!!!

Narcisista and Martirio inspired me to learn Spanish, so if anything The Warning are great ambassadors of Mexican culture to the world. They also show that it doesn't matter what language you speak or where you are in the world doesn't really matter if the music you make reaches people's hearts. As Dany puts it, I think in their TED talk, or maybe it was the tidal rising video, "Music is the language!"

Yup. Nailed it. It was some media/reporter types criticizing them for writing in English. The lesson is don’t piss of Pau or you’ll be immortalized for eternity in a The Warning song. There is a video from when they debuted Queen of the Murder Scene for the press That you can hear one of them asking about only writing in English. I don’t know if that’s where the song was born but that’s what I attribute it to.

Spot on in your analysis, Jango! This was the first song they ever wrote in Spanish, and for that very reason! hahaha. I LOVE it! Their critics to punch in the face with a velvet glove.

judge me with no reason, and i WILL USE it!! they/ Pau, are/ IS so amazing! Fascinating song. Martirio is another in Spanish, and is so beautifully done..

Martirio is another great song in spanish! The music video is great and the live performance is great, so I'll just recommend both!

Martirio is their other song in Spanish. It is a great rock anthem and you should react to it. I do not understand a word of Spanish but I think Martirio is one of their best songs ever. It does not matter what language they sing in all their music is great.

Appears they are in the studio today, Ale's birthday and Beto is with them.

Posted this on the right day! Right on Alejandra’s birthday!! They also have a song in Spanish called “MARTIRIO” which i definitely recommend! But if you want something different from Paulina try “revenant” you’ll understand! 😂😂

I think the criticism as malanchistas has probably died down quite a bit as they have become more famous, and always remind people that they are proudly Mexican. It’s actually remarkable how many of their fans in Mexico now know and sing along with their songs in English. Fun fact: Pau originally wrote the lyrics in English, but when she tried to translate them to Spanish, her mother said they didn’t make sense, so her mother actually helped with the Spanish grammar. I guess that shows how difficult it is to write rock lyrics in Spanish. 😎👍

This is the greatest F you rock song ever! Beto is Pau’s drum mentor. Now you know why Pau plays the why she does.

Happy 19th bday to Alejandra Villareal Velez.. we so proud of her.. a great musician. FELIZ CUMPLE.. VIVA ALE 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Pau is perfectly capable of singing this from the drums; they only have someone stand in on special occasions. Arejay Hale did so a couple of times, and even emulated her contemptuous gesticulations (yes, she can play, sing, and essentially flip someone off all at once). When both bands were on tour with The Pretty Reckless and Lilith Czar last year, Arejay described her as the most insane drummer on the tour. BTW, in early 2020, Jay de la Cueva, a Mexican multi-instrumentalist, played guitar on this song. With two lead guitars, it had a distinct Iron Maiden feel. He played a wild solo following Dany's, and they had a blast on stage. About a week later, they were opening for Jay's band (Moderatto) in Mexico, and they joined forces for one of Moderatto's songs, and Pau fronted the combined band. You *absolutely* nailed the interpretation the first time. Spanish speakers get it the first time (particularly if they're from Mexico), and most non-speakers of Spanish read the English lyrics and get the general idea, but you went a lot further into the interpretation and got it in detail. Nicely done. For this extra-special concert, they also had Pliego Villarreal, a bassist from Monterrey (but no actual relation) play the second guitar part on Revenant, and Ale's long-time bass teacher and band mentor played alongside Ale on 23, although he only did so in the August 26 concert, and this recording is from the August 29 concert. They did blend some of the video, but not the audio. There are minor imperfections from time to time in the concert, but they didn't attempt to fix them by patching in corrected audio, which is to their credit. About that, I like to quote Beethoven, to wit that playing a wrong note is of no consequence, but to play without passion is inexcusable.

Apparently, during this performance... while Dany and Ale knew Beto would play and Pau would sing on stage... they had absolutely no idea where and how she would move. As I gather, Dany was worried about clocking Pau with her guitar neck while they moved about on stage, because Paulina was being her usual completely chaotic self. 😋 You got the point of the song exactly. In interviews, they stated it's *much* easier to write in English than in Spanish, so it seems they do English music primarily for a couple reasons: First, it's a more flexible language in terms of grammar and is rife with synonyms to chose from to make matching rhymes, and second it's basically "the international language" - so if you want to reach the largest number of people in the largest number of countries and cultures, you do it in English. This, of course, has nothing to do with "worshiping foreign cultures" or kissing up to anybody. As you note, they grew up learning English in "immersion" bilingual schools, and listening to concerts by artists who wrote in English... no matter where they were from. _The Scorpions_ are German, yet you don't hear much about Germans giving them a hard time for producing the majority of their tunes in English!! The whole media kerfuffle pissed young Paulina off, and so we get our first lesson in "Don't piss Pau off... or she'll write a song about you." 🤘😈🤘

Just singing - Paulina will never "Just singing" ⚡⚡⚡

I know a video where the audience sings louder than Pau

Liked and Subscribed! Being Mexican/American myself, I Love that DPA, The Warning, are so proud of their Mexican roots! Thank you for your support and reactions to my favorite Rock Band. I'm in till the end! Long Live DPA 🤘⚡🫶

Ale (Alejandra) 🎸🎤+ Pau (Paulina) 🥁🎤+ Dany (Daniela) 🎤🎸 Villarreal. Three talented Mexican sisters. !!!🎵ole ole ole oleeee Warning Warning🎵¡¡¡. Greetings from Argentina.

This song was an answer to their critics who complained that they only did songs in English. The guest drummer is Beto Ramos, Pau’s drum teacher. He also mixed the audio for this concert. He is also the drummer for the band Jumbo. TW did not come from humble roots. Their father is a civil engineer/music producer and their mom is a dentist. Both gave up their careers to support their daughters.

NEVER cross Pau, she will light your ass up in a song.

The Warning acknowledge that they want to write more in Spanish but say it is difficult to write rock music with spanish lyrics. Certain the best is yet to come in whatever language they choose

Narcisista is a fan favorite wherever they play. You don't need to understand Spanish to feel the meaning of the song.

Great reaction ! You nailed the meaning of the song and why she sings it in Spanish... Keep 'em coming !!

Pau U.N.L.E.A.S.H.E.D.!!! DPA/TW have guest musicians join them on stage for a song from time to time... in this case the guest drummer, Beto Ramos, is one of Pau's drum coaches... Beto was also the sound mixer and sound master for this concert... some other guest musicians have been Pliego Villarreal (no relation to DPA but they do call him cousin), Pablo González Sarre (Ale's bass coach and band mentor), Arejay Hale (Halestorm drummer), and Barry Stock (Three Days Grace lead guitar)... DPA/TW have also shared the stage with other bands like Moderatto (an '80s glam metal parody band) and Eruca Sativa (Argentine alternative rock band)... TWA ⚡🤘😸🤘⚡ TWA

Dead on with your analysis.

Rock music, first of all, grew out of American Blues, which was far from “white man’s music”. But it did hit home to so many young people all over the world, that rock’n’roll music, like all music, quickly belonged to everyone. Ask the bands of the so-called British Rock Invasion (The Beatles or the Rolling Stones, for example) who their early influences were. The old Blues guys are always on the top of the list.

Pau unleashed 💥 this is a huge FU to their critics in a great song. Martirio is an incredible song in Spanish ends their sets on most shows. Thank you this was well done. 🤘⚡🔥

They also had an EP Escape The Mind it was released in 2015.

Excellent reaction

Fantastic summary

Good understanding of the lyrics of the song. Malinchista is basically saying you prefer foreign things (music, fashion, food) rather than Mexican stuff. Comes from the time of the conquest from the Spaniards where Malinche, an aborigen woman, decided to be together with a Spaniard guy.

Very good reaction, I heard him speak and said to myself 'this friend is from India', even though they don't speak Spanish, it doesn't take them much effort to pronounce the words in Spanish. Also, I suppose there is a certain type of 'malinchismo' in India because he understood the concept super quickly.

QoMS is one of the great concept albums.

Your lyrical analysis is again spot on

Beto ramos is one of pau's drum teacher (and produce the sound of the con cert).He paly in a group called Kinky and he is the former drummer of the band los klaxons band of Pablo gonzalez Sarre , Ale's bass teacher and mentor of the abnd , the man who push them to create their own music Martirio is their other song in spanish And don't pissed off pau it's dangerous you could have a song about you(like Animosity) Pau wrote it at 15-16 At the beginning she said people of mexico make a lot of noise for our very best friend Beto Ramos

Great reaction, enjoyed your commentary! Please keep em coming!!! Happy Birthday Ale!!!!🎈🎊⚡️

Been watching your reactions for the last week ish. I really enjoy your content. Cant wait to see your journey down the rabbit hole. Subbed 🤘🤘

You have really good reactions. Im glad to be a sub on your channel. Oh, you entice me with the QOTMS album. Is it exclusive to your patreon, or are you going to release parts of it on youtube?

Pau wrote this song for those acting to their face like oh yeah we love your work..than behind their back but them down..Yes big put down, f you..These people said why are you doing all these english songs but from Mexico!Yes many times they have mentioned on LIVES,Interviews they are very proud of being a great band from Mexico!!

Drummer is Pau's drum teacher

They have two songs sung in Spanish. This one and "Martirio" (amazing song).

He is one of the drum teacher of Pau. He knows how to drum too.

A little more history on the word Malinchista. It’s a word with an amazing history, and used almost exclusively in Mexico. It basically refers to someone who prefers a culture different than their own, or more extremely, a cultural traitor. The word comes from the name “Malinche”. She was an indigenous woman who, through her language skills, assisted the Conquistador, Hernan Cortes, defeat Montezuma and the Aztec Empire. She was initially his interpreter, but eventually became his wife and mother of his children. Although Malinche was not Aztec ( in fact the Aztecs were the enemies of her people). For her collaboration with Cortes, her name has taken on its current meaning.

Yes you got it. Growing up listening to rock songs in english.Then learning to cover those songs. It was a natural progression to write rock songs in english. English was their 2nd language . Learned in Catholic school. They were kids after all.They never thought of it as betraying their country.

"Don't make Pau angry, or she'll write a song about you!" hehe hehe Also, check out "Animosity", about a soured friendship with someone who thought the music was a waste of time...

i watch like so many others to kind of compare what i seen the first time i watched, looking at lyrics, closing eyes, fiddle fartin with settings, eyeballing someone in the room, driving a car while reacting are some of the things that are distracting when those cool parts in a song that maybe blew my mind happened and go unnoticed during the reaction, thing about the warning they have so many awesome quick treats spread throughout each song, with The Warning you even have things happenomg on the last second in some songs, Your reactions are super cool to watch, i thought the lyrics had you tied up a good bit and it distracted from the experience a tad bit, Thanks for sharing and I'm all in, Your lyric breakdowns and how you seemed to catch on to the messages they warn about is prob the best, Rock On!

One characteristic about malinchistas is that they will always try to justify or deny their malinchista tendencies, but their actions always put them in evidence. Unfortunately it IS true that they are disconnected from their Mexican culture when it comes the musical aspect. However, they are not the ones to be blamed for how their parents raised them when it comes to musical preferences. Personally i applaud them for at least trying to sing and compose in spanish. I hope they investigate and delve deeper into their own Mexican musical heritage. What we as mexican society can and should work on is for our future generation of youth to break with the vicious cycle of malinchista tendencies in their own parenting. The issue is not what kind of music they play or in what language. The issue is that they are putting the imposed imperialist culture on a pedestal. This normalization of assimilation and acculturation far from being something positive its detrimental and destructive to mexican society since it only contributes to the fragmentation, division and degradation of our culture and identity

Paulina has no problem blowing you up in a song if you piss her off! I love the fact that they didn't take the accusations lying down, and gave us this banger of a song as a response!

Drummer Is the Paulina Coach

Ná, na, na-na-na, na na-na.. means: Na, na, na-na-na, na na-na

They guy playing drums is Beto Ramos and yes he was Paulina's drum teacher you can tell where she learned to kill the kit!

Beato Ramos 🤘🔥🤘

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What their detractors are missing is that they are doing Anglo-US music better than almost all current UK and US bands. They should be proud that this comes from Mexico.

Pau actually does this song better behind the kit

This song is not just a Big fat middle finger to all The Warning heaters. But also one of The Warning Army's favorite.

He's Pau drummer teacher!

"She's *just* singing."

The legend says that a woman named Malancha sold out her people to the Spanish conquistadors. Thus the term Malanchista.

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Try animosity, that another song with a cool meaning ;)

Brilliant!!! Absolutely brilliant!!! Probably the first reactor to decode Narcisista on the 1st attempt. An intellectual band like The Warning requires more intelligent reactors like you. Here are my thoughts posted a long time back. It has reference to the premiere of Narcisista in 2019 with Pau throwing in some theatrics to emphasize certain phrases in the song. "A kind soul has put subtitles to the debut of Narcisista at Foro Didi in June 2019 for those of us who don't speak Spanish. All my observations are with respect to this premiere. The translation explains Pau's single handed theatrics during certain verses of the song. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6Ay4RqhQB0I.html&ab_channel=RandomMusic%40TheWarning How many 16 year olds has the guts to stand up to her critics & tell them to shut up instead of cowering away? Fed up with constant barrage from a section of the Mexican press about why they only sing in English, Pau wrote this acerbic riposte. The girls then presented the 1st draft to their mom for grammatical check in Spanish. Legend has it that Mony asked them to tone down the vitriol as she was afraid of the backlash her daughters might receive. However you can see the viciousness in Pau's presentation when The Warning debuted Narcisista at Foro in 2019 - aged 19, 17 & 14. You can see how they displayed the lyrics on a screen to vent their anger. You can see how Pau used her left hand to gesticulate theatrically to emphasise "Porque tú, no sabes nada Because you don't know anything Corres la voz y no te callas You run your mouth and don't shut up Me tapo los oídos y simplemente digo I cover my ears and just say" Cherry on the cake is when she rubs it in with "No soy loca ni Malinchista" or Neither am I mad nor Malinchista. Malinche was an Aztec (Nahua) woman who helped the Spanish conquerors in taking control of Mexico some 5 centuries back. Hence the term Malinchista for a woman who prefers foreign people, culture, goods, etc. over her own roots. A cultural turncoat if you like. Ahh...the delicious irony of time when on 16th June 2023 some 500 Spaniards joined Pau & her sisters to sing Narcisista and exactly those words for the 1st time in Madrid. The conquered have become the conqueror now." Looking forward to more reactions from you on The Warning. All the best from Kolkata, India.

This is the only song of the Teatre Metropolitan, which I don't prefer (even if Pau sings lead), I highly prefer the version of the Foro DiDi Monterrey (which Pau sings the lead too...... AND drumming....)

I hit the Srib sub scrub scarb cribe button! And the like button...

mmm can you react to "Trilogy" by Mahavishnu Orchestra"?

Did the haters say the same about Nightwish, Epica, Maneskin, Milky Chance, Bjork, or Of Monsters and Men?

Hello. I am form Mexico. I think that criticism does apply, when, at first, you do not sing in your mother tongue and you did it for your compatriots, who, in turn, do not have that mother tongue either. Regards.

My God! You think Pau has a great voice and you haven't even heard her sing Survive, Dust to Dust, and especially 23 and Breathe. She's every bit as good a singer as Dany but she's better on a different sort of song. Looks like you are at the start of what will be a very very long journey that will bring a lot RU-vid surfers to your channel.