I didn't know that about the Dune soundtrack, that's so cool!

Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock i might add.

Dude, I see the very fist suggestion and know the list is legit! I'll save it and go through the songs soon, that's for sure

@@shryggur Hell yeah! 🤝 River's Dancing is transcedent and Ron's solo is both tasteful and technical. Check out the other songs in that list and recommend any others for me

Also Wigwam - grass of blades, masterful solos both on keyboards and guitar

@@MaydayMaydayMayday147 will check it out

WAit wait wait.....what? A 2017 indie narrative game that's gonna make me cry and somehow I missed it? I started streaming video games over on Twitch so I'll be adding this to the list. Right now I only have the two Nier games (for Keiichi Okabe's soundtracks) and the Tesseract game in the list.

If it weren't for SW's involvement the game would have flown under my radar too. It's from a really tiny Italian dev team IIRC Oh and you're in for a treat with the NieR games (and music!!). It's one of my favorite sagas, I think I've played, listened and read everything set in that universe. Okabe is a true master, everything he's laid music for is worth playing (at least from that perspective, old Drakengard games are ROUGH to play by today's standards lol).

If I have understood correctly, he didn’t break a string, but one bounched off the saddle for a moment.🤔

@@ArttuKoYou are correct. I misremembered.

The Harmony Codex is ... eclectic. It's a great album but the last 2 SW albums have been much less guitar-oriented and much more "soundscapes". That doesn't mean they're bad albums, not at all! Just evolved past "Prog Rock".

It's just one of the many joys of living low class. 😅 I'd love a good hi-fi setup but I absolutely can't justify the price, especially in this economy. I tried out a bunch of headphones within my budget and this was the best combination of quality and comfort. My interface is a cheaper behringer and my mic was $20. I use software and EQ to make up as much ground as I can for the cheaper hardware.

I can only speak for myself but my breakdowns are indeed first time listens. In fact, there have been many times when I've been asked to analyze something that I've heard before and I start those videos with that disclaimer. I have over 2000 reactions on my channel with many of the artists chosen being outside of the general public eye. If I were to have actually heard all of this stuff before then I'd be a walking encyclopedia for niche music and I would probably use that angle since it sounds like a better shtick to entice viewers 😅

I sort of get what you are trying to express. But I don't find Steven Wilson to be a good example that, especially this song. It doesn't put clever composition before emotion, but combines both. I sometimes get the feeling with Dream Theater, for example, which I don't connect with at all. They are obviously very advanced musicians but to the detriment of the actual musical experience. I don't think Steven Wilson belongs to the same category. I'm not a musician or composer, just a listener. Not even a very analytical one. It's why I also enjoy Bryan's videos because of insights I usually don't get while listening on my own.

I think the common perception of academically trained music people is that they're stuffy artsy people. And I totally get where that comes from because the most prolific critics across various mediums have showcased this, not to mention all of the gatekeeping that shows up in online communities about what is "true art." But from being in an academic environment for a few years I'll tell ya that most people I ran into were like me; they enjoy the artsier stuff for what you described (seeing artists at a similar level to them) but they also enjoy the simple art too. You might be surprised at the number of orchestral musicians who love playing and listening to the classical greats but are some of the biggest EDM fans I knew. All they needed was a four on the floor beat and some drops to be happy. Even for me, my favorite bands are My Chemical Romance and The Used -- pop punk bands with a lot of songs based on simple chords, strong grooves, and catchy hooks. While there are certainly people who try to justify their inability to connect with popular music, my experience says that that isn't the norm. Most people don't get into music to feel superior to others and they don't typically miss the point of music. They've simply expanded their horizons and are able to appreciate a wider variety of music. If anything, your post seems to imply that you're superior because of your musical ignorance which has led you to completely miss what's great about a vast group of music outside of your vocabulary. To me, that's like criticizing a great novel because it was written above a Dr. Seuss reading level. It's possible to enjoy both the children's books and the eloquent novel. Just like it's possible to enjoy Wild Thing as well as Steven Wilson's Drive Home.

@@CriticalReactions When I listen to "The Seuss" I prefer the deep cuts like Solla Sollew and Butter Battle. Not that Cat in the Hat shit they play on top 40 stations!