Starset imo is one of if not THE most underrated band out there. Just by how good they sound alone, they seem like they should be way more popular. But if you get the time you definitely gotta check out more of their stuff.
The symbols in the corner shows who is singing next to the lyrics. The STARSET Logo is Dustin Bates and the BB Logo is Benjamin Burnley. When it starts glitching, it’s a duet between them. They compliment each other so well in the duet, it’s hard to tell who is who.
As it happens, Breaking Benjamin is actually Dustin Bates’ favorite band, and his songwriting/composition is heavily influenced by them as such! 😌 Pretty epic that he ended up getting to make a collab with his idol!
@@nexusthenormie5578 Nah Red was also inspired by BB. BB is underrated in the sense they have heavily inspired a lot of alt metal acts since 2002 when saturate debuted.
No worries man, Starset is really underrated and they're really amazing on what they do. They classify themselves as "Cinematic Rock" and you can definitely see why it is. I hope you'll find time to react to starset and be interested in Starset as well! And imo, everything Dustin Bates writes(singer of starset) is just amazing. Edit: This song was originally by Downplay which was the First Band Dustin Bates was in. Now he's on his second band which is Starset and then made a remake with Breaking Benjamin and its just pure gold.
I saw them in Toronto 2022, and I was right up front at the Danforth music hall, and the lead guitarist gave me props, I mean literally fist bumped me as they prepared for the next song. Starset was my favorite band before the concert. But getting acknowledged by one of the band members who don't know me at all... that was a true honor.
Fun Fact: 3 vocalists actually sang on this song. With most of the credit going to Ben and Dustin, Sahaj Ticotin from Ra actually sang background melodies in a few parts of the song. He's helped Starset with the last 2 records and Dustin even had a feature on Ra's last album. Another underrated band to check out.
2:18 fun fact: the lead singer (Dustin Bates) is a massive fanboy of Ben Burnley and BB as a whole. His first band, Downplay, was very BB inspired. This song was one of those Downplay songs, and it was written with the help of one of the guitarists of BB! Also, i highly recommend you check out the rest of Starset’s catalog. Their first album, Transmissions, is basically a spacey BB album. I’ll drop a couple songs i recommend from each album below Album 1, Transmissions: My Demons It Has Begun Let It Die The Future Is Now Rise and Fall Album 2, Vessels: Satellite Gravity Of You Ricochet Starlight Everglow Album 3, Divisions Echo Manifest Perfect Machine Trials Album 4, Horizons: Icarus Devolution This Endless Endeavor Earthrise
ironically this song doesn't entirely represent starset's style because they did such a perfect blend of how their music and breaking benjamin's music sound like and that just makes this song even better when most collabs are just featuring another singer's voice. starset's style is so unique that the only way to describe the sound of their songs is outer space. yes that is their whole theme but it fits just so well!! my favorite songs from them personally are Let It Die and Infected (this one was a collab for a game as a fun fact), but man just. all of them are SO good they're all worth listening to
Also for me, don't worry about pausing every now and then. Hearing your reaction to certain parts helps me focus this way rather than hearing them all at the end. Plus, If I came here just for the music, I could just always listen to it in my own time.
The song was actually written by Dustin Bates for his first band Downplay, who he preformed with for a few years before making Starset. Check out the original: not as good as this one but still solid.
Dustin Bates originally had a band called Downplay. Waiting on the sky to change was a song by that band. Dustin Bates also has a band called MNQN if you want to hear a different music style by the same musician. Tracking down the progression from Downplay to Starset is an interesting rabbit hole, if you want. Starset tracks to check out, Satellite, Icarus, Carnivore
Two of my favorite bands and just a masterpiece of a blend between the two. I hear both bands all the way through and love this song. All the recs on here are on point for starset songs
I actually haven’t listened to Starset before, I listened to the song because of BB. But when I heard Starset at the beginning, I thought they sounded familiar and I actually have a song by them “It Has Begun” in my Spotify metal playlist lol who knew! I’d definitely recommend you reacting to My Demons by Starset, great song! Anyways great reaction! I just subbed. Hope you’ll have an awesome rest of the day! 🤩
Starset definitely has some Breaking Benjamin qualities. Usually Starset leans more on really low tuned guitars below strings and electronics playing high melodies, as opposed to those classic Breaking Benjamin riffs. They have some songs that are a little on the pop/rock side, and others with killer breakdowns. But theyre really good at that ambient/atmospheric sound you pointed out. I think Bringing it Down is a good example of what they have to offer.
Saw starset open with BB many years ago in Austin. They have a strong long connection with each other. So many fans have been waiting for them to collab. Songs awesome!
This was my first Starset show! Had just heard My Demons and became a fan a little while before that show so it was perfect they were opening. I've seen them 3 more times, once after each album. They improve so much each time, it's crazy. They're actually my favorite band now, along with Alter Bridge
This song is from downplay which was the singer of starsets firsts band and he remade for starset and dustin had Ben from breaking benjamin sing the 2nd half of the song
When I heard this song for the first time I thought, “where the hell is Ben?” lol… but after I finished listening to the song and went to see the comments, I discovered about the band’s logos when each of them sing.
If you want to cover a wide range of what Starset sounds like, I'd recommend: - Ricochet (sad/epic) - My Demons (classic signature Starset) - Into The Unknown (spacey/heavier) - Telekinetic (heavy with soft verses) - Diving Bell (poppy progressing ballad) - Monster (symphonic Rock-ish EDM) - Echo (Pop Rock) - Everglow (epic journey)
Waiting On The Sky to Change was a Downplay Song on the Album beyond the Machine, Downplay had the same main singer of Starset so he remade the Song for Starset.
For some background: Dustin Bates, the lead singer of Starset, was originally inspired to make music by Breaking Benjamin, quoting them as being his reason for making music. That love for Breaking Benjamin inspired the band "Downplay," Dustin Bates first band who's music followed the recipe of Breaking Benjamin. The band disbanded in 2012 before forming under a new name, "Starset." Waiting on the skies to change was a song that was made by downplay and upon hearing of Dustin Bates love for Breaking Benjamin, Benjamin Burnley got in touch with Dustin Bates and they've been friends pretty much ever since. It was only a matter of time before they made a Collab, just never expected it to be a downplay song.
I actually just discovered Starset myself. I haven’t dug too deep into them but I suggest you check out DEVOLUTION and my personal favorite, RICOCHET. They aren’t typically what I usually listen to, but something about them grabbed me. They are really good at what they do.
Fact for the drummers out there, luke holland (currently drumming for falling in reverse and jason Richardson amongst others) put down drums for this song and the divisions and maybe horizons albums
Also its featuring Judge and Jury, which does a lot of mixing for bands. Look them up on Spotify, they worked a lot with Three Days Grace and can hear the similarities with the songs
Dustin Bate's original band - Downplay, wrote the song and release it way back in 2011. These guys have "remastered" it I suppose with their collab and sounds great in both versions
So, as far as recommendations go, my favorites are “Ricochet”, “Monster”, and “MANIFEST”. “Telekinetic” has one of their heavier parts in the bridge, but to be honest, their sound has edged towards heavier as their albums have gone on. Finally, I’d be remiss if I failed to mention their breakout single, “My Demons”, even though I do think they have better songs.
I like to think of Breaking Benjamin, Starset, and Red as like a legendary trio (even though I don't think Red and Starset have officially done anything together). They all have a mutual admiration and have ties to each other in one way or another. They've done some great collaborations too.
Breaking Benjamin did not write the song otherwise the credits would have Breaking Benjamin as the main star band. It was written by Dustin before he started STARSET back when he was lead singer in a band called Downplay, which has the original version of Waiting on the sky to change. Should check it out and listen to his evolution
The song is originally by Downplay. I just heard this version for the first time last night. No idea who did the instruments on this version because it's a full re-record with added elements and a little bit different arrangement. The original is missing from Spotify for some reason. It was on the 2011 album "Beyond the Machine" and seems to be the only missing song from that album. Weird.
You’re gonna love Starset. Good chance you’ll like them if you’re very much into Breaking Benjamin. Carnivore, Bringing It Down, The Breach, Frequency, Where The Skies End and Ricochet are just a HANDFUL of songs I recommend. These guys are so good.
Waiting on the sky to change....was written by Dustin Bates for Downplay....then rearranged by Bates and Rauch...but break Benjamin had nothing to do with writing the original song
try listen to "carnivore", "my demons", "halo", "it has begun" by starset. these are just a few of my fav. im sure if you get into them you'll find a lot of more yourself
