Hey guys and gals it's Bill. I can't believe we got confused on who was singing there for a minute. That just shows how versatile and amazing Ren is. Thanks for watching and be gentle.😂
haha don't stress, people don't realise how hard it is to take in stuff live and be expected to commentate on it and get everything right. Personally I like the fact that it threw you, it shows how diverse his voice can be. Great reaction as always.
Oh Ren is versatility itself 😅 Only thing I am still waiting for are some full on metal screams/growls, but at this point I am sure that even if he has never done any, if Ren decides to learn, he will master that too 😅 Ren is a man of focus, commitment and sheer fucking will when it comes to music so he will kill it all 😂
Don't worry about it guys. We've all been there at the beginning of our Renaissance! It's hard to take everything in first time when, a lot of the time, you're listening to something different than you've heard before.
Ok... I've stopped yelling at my screen. I think it really shows how amazing Ren is... the lyrics and the production are amazing but the acting... yes, this may be his experience but he makes this real. Bibi was his girl at one time, but I don't know the timeline on this. Ren wrote it after a few hospital visits and a breakdown... I'm just not sure how long between writing and making the video. I saw someone say Bibi came back to do the video? Pure speculation. Ren has credited her with helping him find the doctor that finally properly diagnosed him, helped him raise the funds to go see the doctor. Whatever happened between them, or whatever the timeline she was there for him. Love this video, and the reaction... thanks for doing this one. Also Ren turns 34 at the end of this month.
Yeah that whole part was Ren alone. He’s incredible!! For another rocky one try FIRE by Ren alone then obviously The Big Push have a lot of rock ones 🖤
Thanks for reacting to Crutch. ♥ It's one of my absolute favorites: heartbreaking, beautiful, and deep. Totally underrated in my opinion. As others have said already, Bibi was his girlfriend at the time. The song is from his darkest days, when he really didn't think he was going to live much longer. Bibi stated in an interview that they said their final goodbyes twice because they thought he wouldn't make it through the night. (Look for 'Third year raising money to fund life-saving treatment for her boyfriend' to find the interview.) Bibi back then started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for his treatment/diagnosis. If I understood correctly, this was the basis for his Lyme disease diagnosis. One detail regarding the video: Did you notice how her silhouettes form a closing curtain when she sings that line?
Thank you for reacting to this one! It’s one of my absolute favourites and it doesn’t get nearly as much attention as it deserves. It’s so different from the rest of his catalogue. A special gem. This song is such a perfect expression of agony and fear in lyrics, vocals, music, and even the video. And never has distortion sounded so emotional! 🖤🐰🕳️
Great reaction both of you, i do think there is bits when he sings high that you can hear bibi as well, but most of it was ren! Incredible he had this much power in his voice back then and yeah he is 33 now so that would have made him mid 20s when he made this. I love the video which was made with 0 budget pretty much and it just works so well. I think his more rock stuff is what he did with the big push, but i do think you would like both Heretic which has a great vizualiser video, and Fire which is maybe slightly more rock/pop oriented (no video, is just audio but is still really cool)
Awesome reaction! This song to me is more of an experience of art than an actual song, like a real glimpse into someone's life and the emotions going on at the moment. It's almost like the words transforms into pure emotions and you lose track of what's going on (maybe like you guys just did) and it just draws you in! So intense. So beautiful, and horrifying.
Ha yeah glad you realised it was all Ren apart from his ex gf Bibi on the perfectly gentle spoken words this is such an underrated song. This song Def gives me Jack White/White stripes feeling at the end . Enoyed your reaction despite the mix up 🎶🧡🔥👩🦰
This video had a budget of zero (they couldn't even afford clothes for Ren apparently). Amazing what you can do with no money and galactic scale talent.
Okay, your confusion was really funny. Ren really is that amazing. Being a Renegade is like being in a cult; one day you just realize you’re kinda in one.😆Especially, when you’re going throughout your day and suddenly realize…”huh, haven’t heard from Ren yet today. Hope everything’s going okay”. Great reaction, guys!😉❤️✌️
I’d never thought about it sounding like it might be Bibi singing the heavy part - but once you thought it, I can hear why it confused you. I only noticed the distorted version of the vocals in the mix on this listen as I was really focusing on the sound instead of the lyrics for a change. This is one of my fav Ren tracks too but because it’s so emotional, it is always a tough listen - as are quite a few of his things, like Freckled Angels, Suic!de, For Joe, How to be Me, Chalk Outlines. They are all amazing, but when they come on my play list, I have to be in a place and time it’s ok to shed a tear or else I tend to have to skip them - in particular, they are not safe for driving along to and it’s too intense and distracting.
In related news - i think I’ve cried maybe 10x more listening to Ren in the past 14 months than I had in the whole of my 50+ years before then. Ridiculous how he manages to tap into something so moving so often. It’s like his superpower is a kind of Aquaman where he can make water flow from people’s eyes at will…
😂. Ren caught you off guard duh?! Be ready for more if you gonna go deeper in the rabbit hole… And yes, Bibi was his girlfriend at the time, ironically she wasn’t such a crutch but seems they are in good terms yet. Keep on digging 🙂
