The best Reaction video ever

I can't exactly put my finger on it/articulate what exactly it is, but there is something about the weird-ass cottage industry of videos of people-who-don't-normally-listen-to-X-reacting-to-X that really weirds me out.
 
shoeless said:
It is hard to believe, when you're a geezer like me that grew up with this stuff, that there's a whole generation that's not familiar with it. Add to it that classic/prog rock didn't get much, if any, play on R&B stations just adds to it. I love this guy's reaction to this Genesis classic.


He has some technical difficulties in the beginning. It doesn't really start until about 9:50 in.


But back to the OP, Comfortably Numb, and The Wall in general, is in that category of songs that I've just heard too many times. Watching that though, and listening to Gilmore's solo, it is a very well-crafted song. It's nice to see folks keep an open mind and appreciate great music for what it is, regardless of genre.
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Well that guy is a Weeaboo (American that fetishizes Japanese culture), so he likely never hears any 'inferior Western music'. Or he did at some point before discovering anime and Asian porn. :embarrassed:
 
Motorik said:
A lot of black metal. I've gone down the rabbit hole of watching their vids a few times.

They certainly know scripture. They have this tendency to take everything in the lyrics super earnestly, which is probably fair enough if you're criticising Jon Nödtveidt from Dissection, but when they're doing Ghost I feel you have to take it as tongue in cheek. But then their argument is that if a band are real out-and-out Satan worshippers hellbent on spreading the message they would do it in the Ghost way because that is more accessible, and not like Dissection or Watain or whoever.
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Or Fleetwod Mac


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yabba said:
I can't exactly put my finger on it/articulate what exactly it is, but there is something about the weird-ass cottage industry of videos of people-who-don't-normally-listen-to-X-reacting-to-X that really weirds me out.
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The best ones are the people who post videos of themselves just listening to the music and offering no commentary. Like posting a video of yourself sleeping or eating a meal. That’s my goal.


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yabba said:
I can't exactly put my finger on it/articulate what exactly it is, but there is something about the weird-ass cottage industry of videos of people-who-don't-normally-listen-to-X-reacting-to-X that really weirds me out.
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I find it weird based on it seems people are compelled to record every experience instead of just experiencing it. I remember listening to the Wall when it first came out. My dad brought it home, put the vinyl on the turntable, and we listened. There was no stopping and reacting to each bit, commenting on what we did or didn't like, what seemed cool, etc. Further, with music there's so much stuff that one may not notice or appreciate in the first 100 listenings let alone the very first time you're hearing something.

The process lacks authenticity. Maybe if they just listened and typed what they were thinking...I don't know. I've watched a few of the videos from the Lost In Vegas guys as they listen to prog and metal, some were entertaining while others didn't get finished (by me).

I'd rather just listen to music without interruption. Listening to something new (or new-to-me) for the first time is always fun for me, but I'm not giving anyone a play-by-play.

OK son of an actual boomer...
 
rickenvox said:
The best ones are the people who post videos of themselves just listening to the music and offering no commentary. Like posting a video of yourself sleeping or eating a meal. That’s my goal.


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peak youtube
 
Okay, so I just clicked up Vin and Sori's page on Youtube and noticed (in amongst all the black metal and whatnot) they're doing a reaction to Depeche Mode's 'People are People'. I honestly cannot believe they have never heard that before.
 
Motorik said:
I think a lot of it is fake as fuck.
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the performative aspect is definitely part of it. I don't know exactly how many subcribers/views one needs to make significant income from youtube, but I can't help but think of 'reactor' people getting up in the morning and having their coffee and thinking "back to the salt mines. time to go listen to music on camera." weird.
 
Motorik said:
Okay, so I just clicked up Vin and Sori's page on Youtube and noticed (in amongst all the black metal and whatnot) they're doing a reaction to Depeche Mode's 'People are People'. I honestly cannot believe they have never heard that before.
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Yeah I saw that one. They’re lying and seriously need Personal Jesus.


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I understand when they do semi-obscure metal or prog songs that they probably haven't heard them, but it seems like some of the more mainstream ones would be "hit play, listen for five seconds, 'oh that, I didn't know the title but I heard that in a commercial once'" reaction.
 
Barn finds
Reaction videos
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Stupid videos/thumbnails like this
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And this idiot
 
Reaction videos are so hit and miss. I think a lot of them are are at best insincere and at worst totally bogus. There are some though, that I really enjoy. The two college kids "A&A" do some really good ones and they don't step all over the songs or pause them repeatedly to offer comments. They let them play out and you can see them really digging in and paying attention. They also have pretty good musical knowledge and a better than basic understanding of how music is made.

Even though it's impossible that they never heard most of the songs before, that's not really the point. Hearing and actually listening to are very, very different things. It's that first real "listen" that changes everything.

That's an huge part of developing musical tastes and broadening your palette. More than half of the music that I now love and enjoy comes from venturing beyond simply hearing something on the radio a million times and writing it off. Lots of stuff I thought I hated when I was young, judgemental, and WAY too cool be into is now a cherished part of my collection and often an additional inspiration to my own musical growth as a writer and performer.
 
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