Aesop Rock - Big Bang (REACTION/ANALYSIS) PURE LYRICISM!!
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@_Jake.From.Statefarm_ 3 ай бұрын
Love it my man. Everything from Labor Days and Float is like this... A good mix of this and his new stuff is off None Shall Pass which IMO is one of his best albums but it gets overshadowed a lot. Really, any song you chose from his 20+ year career will be good... You could literally just type in his name and pick any song off the list lol.
@SaeedReacts. 3 ай бұрын
This is rythm and poetry at its finest! Incredible writing. Sick friend reaction coming today. Take care ✌️
@stephensemp8634 3 ай бұрын
Loving your Aesop reacts, homie. His earlier projects, like this one, are definitely more dense and obtuse, so salute to you for truly digging into it. 🫡✌️
@SaeedReacts. 3 ай бұрын
So dense! Amazing writing. Looking forward to the next one.
@jamesoblivion 3 ай бұрын
This was when a lot of ears perked up like 'WHO is this Aesop Rock dude?' In 2000, when Float was released, Big Bang made a serious impact.
@SaeedReacts. 3 ай бұрын
Definitely a force to be reckoned with!
@RavenousCatalyst594 3 ай бұрын
1:17 'whoa this is like metaphors on top of metaphors and my metaphors are doing jumping jacks and bench presses' LMFAO i LOVED EVERY SECOND OF THIS u DID HIS ART PROUD!! i was not expecting a breakdown SO THANK YOU FOR SPENING THE TIME/ENERGY ON DOING THAT. it was GLORIOUS! 15:16 'this is amazing in the way like you have to live life you have to go through certain things or maybe learn some things...and then suddenly one line is going to click...' there's lines from his art that, originally i would'v edited out in an abridged version & then a decade later i hear it different & it becomes sacred to me. that's why i called every line i don't get a hidden treasure hunt & i always find wealth at the end of the journey
@SaeedReacts. 3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! This man is a true wordsmith. Just recorded my reaction to Sick Friend. Again so well written. And definitely did not catch or understand every line, but man so good! Video coming later today. Take care, friend!
@RavenousCatalyst594 3 ай бұрын
@@SaeedReacts. LMFAO to not understanding every line!!! yea his 'communcative hindrance' is fahkin awesome! I'M soooOOO stoked for sick friend!! everything before Skelethon is more like Big Bang & SIck Friend. He's got about 10 straight narratives like Aggressive Steven. U prefering a style yet??
@theologyofthebody2870 2 ай бұрын
@@RavenousCatalyst594what song would you have introduced first to hook Saeed and why? I went with Agg Steve bc it’s easier to find his story arc, he doesn’t compromise on his lyrics, and the sound engineering is more dynamic than his earlier lo-fi work
@RavenousCatalyst594 2 ай бұрын
@@theologyofthebody2870 I think Aggressive Steven was the best song u could'v chosen. Aes' storytelling is definitely streamlined on ITS album & I think when ur introducing Aes to somebody a streamlined version is the best start. One of the things I love about the album is it gives us a lot of songs we can use to ease people into his art. I wouldn't have started Saeed with Big Bang, but I was sooo impressed with his reaction to Aggressive Steven that I figured he'd appreciate it. Plus his reaction added to what i get from Big Bang & after 20+ years w/ only my thoughts on it this was priceless. before ITS i'm trying to think what i would'v requested he react to, probably 9-5ers Anthem but thank aes we have ITS
@dannyguzman7052 3 ай бұрын
This whole album is amazing, "How To Be A Carpenter" it's amazing, the record is definitely a 10/10
@theologyofthebody2870 2 ай бұрын
“Try it again”
@dannyguzman7052 2 ай бұрын
@@theologyofthebody2870 i don't want to
@theologyofthebody2870 2 ай бұрын
@@dannyguzman7052 try it again
@RavenousCatalyst594 3 ай бұрын
27:58 'it needs to be unpacked and if you have a line that sticks out to you that you love whatever your experience with this is or your interpretation if you're willing to share' wellll since u asked! my fave 3-word phrase is about the only one u didn't comment on, 'TRUTH FAMINE PRESSURE' like we're being starved of the truth, we only have lies to eat
@SaeedReacts. 3 ай бұрын
Damn! That is fire and super relevant today! Thanks for sharing that one. Totally slipped by me.
@gggoldman1 2 ай бұрын
Happy to see AR getting some respect. Been a favorite of mine going on 25 years. Respect and subbed
@SaeedReacts. 2 ай бұрын
Incredible lyricist. Just recorded a reaction to Fumes today. Hope to get that video up in the coming days. Thanks for subscribing.
@RavenousCatalyst594 3 ай бұрын
18:10 'promise yo I'm gonna need a dictionary for this one man' i have to look up at least one word in every song I LOVE IT! this one i looked up Pedagauge(a teacher that teaches how to teach) & litigants(oppostie sides in a court battle) so like Doom litigants are those debating different types of doom, different doom scenarios, oh woe is me the whole world is evil kind of stuff & he eclipsed them
@SaeedReacts. 3 ай бұрын
Damn! Definitely many doom litigants around nowadays. I am going to learn a ton with these songs! 😄
@brianhansen6189 3 ай бұрын
Imagine being 23/24 and writing shit like this. He made this beat as well.
@SaeedReacts. 3 ай бұрын
Damn! How is that even possible 🤯
@RavenousCatalyst594 3 ай бұрын
16:27 'give the audience credit that's what he does...they think people are stupid that they can't think and you feed him the same formulaic stuff and it's kind of an insult really and this is fire' BEAUTIFULLY PUT!!!!! Drake & current rappers, are what Terrance & Phillip from South Park represent. Celebrities Acts that just FART IN UR FACE & how we've come to applaud them & IT IS WAY INSULTING, for example that DRAKE ends 50%+ of his lines w/ same word & considers that a rhyme pattern
@SaeedReacts. 3 ай бұрын
💯
@CliffSedge-nu5fv Ай бұрын
Check out Professor Lupe Fiasco's video essay on "Why You Should Study Aesop Rock."
@SaeedReacts. Ай бұрын
Ooh! Will have a look.
@CliffSedge-nu5fv Ай бұрын
@@SaeedReacts. And I called him _Professor_ because he actually taught a course on rap at MIT. These are scholarly lyrics.
@RavenousCatalyst594 3 ай бұрын
4:18 'wow a frigid liquid bag bone. so you know you think you're good or you know you're sturdy but sometimes you just swaying as well' FAHKING AWESOME TAKE!! I'D NEVER IN ALL MY 20+YRS LISTENING TO IT, UNDERSTOOD THE LINE THAT WAY & IT'S FAHKING AWESOME. I always heard it based on knowing that our spinal cord is surrounded/supported by liquid, (Cerebrospinal fluid flows in & around the hollow spaces in the brain & spinal cord to help cushion them from injury & provide nutrients') sooo i took it as a clever play on the intricacies of a system the unique justapose in relationships that keep the whole a'FLOAT' (album big bang is on lol)
@SaeedReacts. 3 ай бұрын
Definitely means that, but maybe could also be a double or triple even. So much to unpack. Insane writing skills!
@stumblingmumbler 6 күн бұрын
I've listened to Aesop Rock for 20 years and still dont understand some of his metaphors, but then he says some shit like "Pocket full of pennies and a soul gone tilt Cockpit full of memories and a drain full of guilt"
@SaeedReacts. 5 күн бұрын
His penmanship is off the charts!
@sgtstank 3 ай бұрын
Yo! There just aren't enough reactors checking out Aesop Rock's discography. And the few out there are always his newer stuff... MORE!
@SaeedReacts. 3 ай бұрын
Definitely will check out more. Top tier lyricist.
@ddferpaffy3275 Ай бұрын
great analysis! more old aesop Babies with Guns is also a good one and of course cant forget Plastic Soldiers or "Daylight/Nightlight " (the last one is actually Two tracks but best check em out back to back )
@SaeedReacts. Ай бұрын
Thanks! Just recorded a reaction to By the River and i actually asked about Daylight/Nightlight in that one. Will check those out as well.
@ddferpaffy3275 Ай бұрын
@@SaeedReacts. Daylight/Nightlist is a must! But I have to follow up with Plastic Soldiers because its a really good track just the same and even more mind boggling it came out on his first album, when he was doing everything himself, burning the CD's, printing covers and all that
@Joseph-R 3 ай бұрын
Man that comment about this is the type of music you have to live life a bit and come back to it to get it. 100%, never thought about that but damn is it right about a lot of Aesop. The whole first verse scheme where he's talking about being broke and stressing over the bill collector and just making things hard by not following the society standards is something that just went over my head when I was 17-18. Come back to this song after making so many dumb mistakes and living on my own paycheck to paycheck and that whole verse just popped out to me when I revisited it years ago.
@SaeedReacts. 3 ай бұрын
Crazy how it hits different after some time right. Now i get that a lot when i listen to music of rewatch a movie. Just from a different viewpoint.
@eidolonone Ай бұрын
Big Bang always fights for top spot as my fav, like each album release it always knuckles up til it gets back up there -- so i thoroughly enjoyed this reaction man. I worked 3rd shift for 15-16 years and was able to listen to music, so it was about 65% aes straight thru. U do amazing w each aes reaction, much better than i did thats for sure - i started w this album actually^ anyway, U ever consider doing a whole chronological catalog? Keep it up.
@SaeedReacts. Ай бұрын
Incredible song, great writing, super complex. How he puts words together, its insane. Definitely will check out more. Dont know if my brain can handle everything though 😅. Take care!
@eidolonone Ай бұрын
Fair. I'm pretty sure my brain is full of stress fractures lol. I cant start suggesting cause ill lose control but i feel i should mention there are a few groups and artists he is also in/works with that flex different.
@durere 3 ай бұрын
Ah, they hit you with one of them micgraine (typo, but Imma leave it like that) inducing tracks. This guy is my favorite artist by far, but I can't put myself through this period of his work.
@SaeedReacts. 3 ай бұрын
Definitely a brainbreaker!
@theologyofthebody2870 3 ай бұрын
lol I warned ya! Its impossible to get a linear narrative
@SaeedReacts. 3 ай бұрын
Damn! Complex! But 🔥🔥
@doomtho42 24 күн бұрын
I know this video is 2 months old and thus this comment will probably go unread, but I just want to throw a bit of constructive criticism out there, which is that it makes for a more engaging video as well as a chance for better analysis if you listen to the song once all the way through without pausing and THEN go back through again while pausing and adding your commentary. It’s extremely difficult, if not impossible, to fully & truly take in a song and its lyrics when pausing every few seconds (especially with regard to how different portions of the song connect to one another).
@SaeedReacts. 24 күн бұрын
Thanks for the feedback. I sometimes do that now, but not all the time. Definitely understand your point. Sometimes its just my immediate reaction because i know i will forget the stuff i want to say 😅
@Bonghitsfromyourmom 3 ай бұрын
Well shit I was gonna ease him into this era with “No City”, but it sounds like he’s ready for “Battery” for starters and a good ol Daylight/nightlight reaction lol.
@stephensemp8634 3 ай бұрын
😂😂
@SaeedReacts. 3 ай бұрын
My gym teacher tossed me in the deepend 30 years ago so i might approach everything in life that way 😂. Sick friend reaction coming today.
@ambassadortourettes753 2 ай бұрын
he did not advance... This is his early works
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