I look forward to getting to that gem!

@@StrateleStudios make sure you do the live version.

@@Night_Parade yes the live version done on the bridge is absolutely the best version .

I agree!

I just watched an interview on KZfaq with Knox Hill. Ren said the song Freckled Angels is about the friend he lost to suicide.

Thank you! Oh man, he really knows how to tap into our humanity. Loving Ren...

oh good! 😀

Yes!!!

Thank you so much, I really appreciate that!

I agree Ren and the artist and his bands that has introduced us to can blow away “today big radio stars “ not trying to be rude but Ren and Chinchilla has more talent in their little fingers That is why i stick on youtube to find gems like Ren and his friends

I'm sure I'll be doing reaction/analysis to The Big Push as well!

Totally agree!

Also see Swan Song by The Big Push 👌

Totally agree, his lyrics are so important. That's the main reason I add his subtitles to the reaction. I try very hard not to get in the way so I don't stop the video and I try to talk in the appropriate places if at all.

Love your sensitivity to this song. It needs an open heart,otherwise it batters you. But with an open heart, it engulfs.

Wow…I wish I’d said that. 👏👏👏🫶

Hahaha "Chinchilla Chuesdays" 😂

😂 love that!!

Brilliant!!

Cool!

Me too!

Totally amazing. It makes it even more special because of that fact.

I agree 100%

Yay!!!

I'm really looking forward to seeing him cut loose on electric. I'm sure I'll be heading in that direction!

I second this! Ren has some great bluesy electric guitar (and a bunch of other styles, including playing bass) when you look at The Big Push. Hendrix is a huge influence, after all!

​@@StrateleStudios I think the reason many like Steven above recommend one version over another is the sound quality, especially on the outside live tracks,

Love the badge YNWA

totally agree!!! authentic reactions are all we need :)

You made my day. I love intelligent comments like this and viewers who get what I do. I just read a page long comment a few minutes ago slammin' me for not being more animated. I guess I wasn't mugging enough for the camera, hahaha. Peace brother, you are most welcome on my channel!

@@captainmorgan999 Thank you so much for getting what I do!

​@@StrateleStudios everyone has differing taste and style, you may not have pleased that other commenter but you certainly did with me. Be authentic to your own self and most people will recognise and appreciate it

@@StrateleStudios Authenticity is key in these reactions. And less is more - let the song be, as much as you can. You're doing great, imo. Just wanted to weigh in to counter that rambling diatribe telling you that you weren't. There are already plenty of over-reactors out there.

Thank you John!

Ya, I was also thinking he could have recorded direct and re-amped it later if he wanted to. Maybe just the unamped guitar could have served enough sound to sing too in that verby hallway (seeing there is no monitoring device in his ear). I was also thinking since he was wireless, that amp could have been mic'd up anywhere in the location. Well, whatever he did, it sounded freakin' great. Thanks for your comment Chris, you made me think about this again. Welcome to the channel, brotha.

Thank you Kitty!

Thank you! 🤍

Great guitar tone!

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it! 🤍

Thank you! :)

​@@StrateleStudios bring your tissues😊

That one is heartbreaking

Thank you! 😀

Me too ❤ almost 70 and this is all blowing my mind

I am 62 Ren has touched so many hearts ,,,many generations besides the kids & young adults he has allot of adopted parents grandparents, aunts and uncles that wants the best for him and his talent I have not bought a physical cd copy for years for a new artist But I have for Ren I preorder his new cd and his older cds …they are going in my Cd collection of older & favorite artist ,,

Bongo bong by the big push aswell.

Thank you!😀

Hi Patricia, so glad you found it! 😊🎉👏🫶

Thank you Steve! 😊🎉

I thought I was in LA. I actually said it on my reaction but edited it out cuz I really wasn’t sure. Loving all your comments on the channel Bev! ❤️

Oh, didn’t mean to seem like “overlook” Chinchilla at all!! Phew - goosebumps and heartbreak dancing ….. really powerful, impactful, beautiful and perfect collab between the two of them in this song!! 💝💔❤️‍🩹✨💚🌱

Anything's possible as you have seen on my channel. Usually it takes the artist noticing my video and contacting me. 9 out of 10 times they say YES!

@@StrateleStudios Yeah, it’s quite magical, but I must say that you really are a great listener, reactor, interviewer, genuinely interested and quite knowledgeable yourself (yet humble) + through it all a wonderful human being, too, so no wonder when they say YES to making an interview with you 💝🌈🎶💚🌱🤗. 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

@@lisedonsgrnning6518 You made my WEEK! 🤍🖤🤎💜💙💚💛🧡❤💫🤗🥲

@@StrateleStudios Oh, I did?🥹🌈🫶🏼 Thank you 😌🤗. You most definitely deserves it!😃🌈💐🤗.

Actually, all I did was turn on CC and made sure it was English then slid the subtitles up to the top and hoped for the best! I like having the lyrics up for Ren because it's such an important part of what he does. I enjoy know every word she sings/raps. Thanks for watching!

@@StrateleStudios then YT must have upped their game bec I turned on CC for hi Ren back in Dec - the words often esp when he was rapping made no sense - Like they would say Hey Rand and other incoherent lyrics . Thanks again for responding- that was really kind . It seems like kindness and respect seem an integral part of Ren Nation . Many people have commented on that . Greetings from Canada

@@Silkytoaster Oh man, that could be so annoying. I'm glad they were right otherwise you don't get the full experience of what Ren is putting across. Thank you for going on the journey with me! 🤍

​@@Silkytoaster it might not be that they've upped their CC game because automatic closed captions are still very VERY incorrect. But between December and now Ren might've put official closed caption transcripts on the video... And so when you click on it it doesn't go to the automatic captions anymore but goes to the transcript CC which are correct.

ah man, I gotta go back and check that out! Thanks for catching that.

Wow, I’m floored by your comment. Thank you so very much! ☺️🫶

The ones that make me cry are always my favorites.

Great observation! Thank you for that

I mean any antidepressant can cause the emotional numbness explained in the song. Zoloft is just THE most commonly prescribed antidepressant but ANY antidepressant or SSRI specifically can cause these side effects. Which is why finding a medication that works for your brain chemistry and gives you the least amount of side effects is a bit of a trial-and-error... which is emotionally exhausting to go through. My own personal experience with Zoloft is that it worked really really good for my depression symptoms and I felt really really good while on it but it significantly decreased my appetite (appetite increase/decrease is also a common side effect of antidepressants)... And I was losing weight while on it so it wasn't an antidepressant that I could be on long term because with each doseage increase my appetite continued to decrease. So I was only on it for 3 or 4 months. But it wasn't the right fit for me. But yeah, I didn't experience ANY emotional numbness with Zoloft. I DID experience it with other antidepressants I subsequently was on...but not all of them had that side effect for me. So people can experience different side effects depending on the antidepressants that they're on and no one experiences the EXACT same side effects with the same medication because everyone's brain chemistry is unique and handles the chemicals differently.

Thanks for the great list Rob!

Thank you brotha! Great suggestions, I can't wait to get into these gems!

Thank you so much, I’m glad you noticed that. 👏👏👏🫶

With your input after the video is brilliant I enjoy the video & I can pay more attention to what you are saying and seeing your Ren expressions ❤

Thanks for the tip! I’ll check it out!

Maybe someday...I hope.

Thank you for this correction! Yes, YT does get it wrong sometimes...and sometimes more than sometimes, hahaha. 😄🤍

​@@StrateleStudios personally I prefer the lyrics off, I like to watch the performers and listen to the sound. Might not get every word but the nuances of what they are doing make up for it. "It's a beautiful shame" is a poetic and wonderful lyric, isn't it?

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I agree 😄 Thank you so much for saying that, I really appreciate it. 🫶

It's the rules , have to follow the rules😊

@@seth1455 should have said I always.........text stuck.😊🤗👍

just for a bit of fun I thought I'd check it out myself. Watched the studio version, forgot you said live, this reacting business isn't easy you know.🙂 From the band's name I was expecting heavy metal, (not a fan) but what I wasn't expecting was some jazz funk They look like a group of computer programmers who play music in their spare time, but it wasn't that bad. Would like to hear them do a Steely Dan cover, if anyone can sing.

Keep watching the videos, I stopped putting up the subtitles eventually. 😊🫶