Wat r u talking abt dude...this came out on rhe year 3049

@@chikenspongebob5434 We are indeed living the past with these insane riffs of Tosin's.

@@chikenspongebob5434what rhe hell man

@@chikenspongebob5434 yeah 12 years later and it still sounds like it came out in some dystopian future where soulless robots enslaved humans

Or 11 years later than today...😶😳😱...

Yup he's come a long way, even the record label he was on wanted him to record a solo album they knew he had potential.

Sebastian Tinajero This is that solo record. Which he turned down at first. Then pounded this album out in a weekend with Misha Mansoor.

***** yup he went to music school so he could become even better for his debut solo album, and it surely paid off!

***** Yup knew that he turned it down at first to go to music school then heard of misha and like you said hey worked on this album together.

WORD

Owane and Jack gardiner. Misha mansoor. Jacob collier.

@@gundamwing7781 Sithu Aye, Jakub Zytecki, David Maxim Micic, Aaron Marshall.

Tim Henson, Scott LePage, Manual Gardner Fernandes, Ichika Nito

@@adityanadgaudaAngel Vivaldi, Jason Richardson, Javier Reyes

cant believe you name dropped steve, jake and plini, great dudes, great mates!

+Ray Champ lmfao I just pictured that haha

+Ray Champ this is the best comment ever

That reminds me of when I saw a band called "Oxes" many years ago. Small club, small stage, and they have wireless units on their guitars. I'm thinking, "What the hell they need that for?" Then they started playing. And running. Up to the mezzanine, into the lobby, into the friggin' bathroom, even! Didn't even miss a note. It was like Metallica on PCP. And this guy just plays it like an android. Pure economy of motion and emotion.

Lmao!! What a great comparison! & Epic first person experience haha!

as a musician who are not happy with his playing I feel he dosent either.. but whith a looooot of practice and recoding expirience you start to give a shit and just play.. maeby im talking shit but he is nervious as we all are and super concentrate on his job a life example for all of us cheers from paraguay!!!

He went to college a long time for music and studied his ass off, and practiced his ass off.

Philly CheeseSteak So technically he did.

Philly CheeseSteak You can only learn so much. Natural talent and musicality accounts for the rest.

I agree. I'm pretty sure he sold at least something for these skills. and Philly CheeseSteak .. There is no such thing as practice... only playing. Music is not bound by a system like 20 push-ups or something like that. Music is free and it flows perfectly if you let it flow. But this.... This is other-worldly!

Malik Berry How do you know? Are YOU satan?

Lmao

On a classical nylon in my case:/

Too good!!🤣🤣👍

Omgggg

666 likes 🤘

Don't act like dick, they have right not to like it or understand it. I like Tosin Abasi, but even I think he goes overkill sometimes (not in this song though, this one's perfect for me). You don't know, who those 194 people were, so don't judge.

Sejten11 They have a right to dislike it, but disliking it because it's "too complex" is stupid, in this context.

Pushkar Sarkar In this context, I find it difficult to say that it is "too complex". Also, who said "forced"? I just said that it was stupid, not saying to force them to like it. Many people do things for stupid reasons, disliking this music because it is "too complex' is one of them.

it's like metal shouldn't evolve and people want to have 100% heavy metal acts like Iron Maiden etc. Since modern (so called "art-") music became a very experimental field of various polyrythms and an overall highly complex structure (just like paintings of modern artists), why shouldn't metal and jazz, as it's both known for its experimental joy, take that step?

Agreed! Tosin is an amazing musician and his music is fantastic!

Meshugna started djent guitar

I suppose it makes sense. Solomon was the best king of Israels son, and had to follow in his footsteps, so he prayed and God asked him what did he want? He said, wisdom. The wisdom led to a lot of money, a lot of people seeking him out for legal advice and life advice. He wrote a book full of proverbs and other books about the meaning of life and our purpose. You can sense the technicality and brain power that went into this song, the sweeping ups and downs of emotion, the sadness, the excitement.

man, you describe it perfectly the only tehcnical solo that brings tears to my eyes

Especially the verse part. Damn that sounds tragic🔥

I'm glad you feel the same way I do

I agree.

electric organ and synthesizers are popular prog instruments

Keep up with piano! There is so much to explore in the progressive metal genre with piano/keyboard work. Everyone has their instrument. Just take your instrument and find your own progressive voice! :)

And do not think you have to play extremely technically to be a progressive metal player! Meshuggah for example. The actual playing is extremely simple. Their complexity comes from the insane meters and polyrythyms they have going on. But also, the piano/keyboard/synths and such are absolutely acceptable instruments in prog. In fact my band is searching for a keyboard player. You people are hard to find!

***** That's not true, but yes, going through the struggles of learning an instrument definitely makes you appreciate masterful players like Abasi a lot more.

get into jazz dude

Necro Mantis Tosin isn't human in case you hadn't noticed!

Aaaaaaand then people elected Trump

Victor Bitencourt At this point I'm honestly not sure about that lol

Humanity restored

@@jonpresley1163 Then we elected Brandon 😑

Supreme taco?

+Shane Ward actually it was a-BURRITO SUPREME!

lol 😆

Lol I literally bowled over laughing

You should come here to Mexico and try Devil's taco

I have a hard enough time just playing on 6 strings. This dude is ripping up on 8 of 'em!

Me too, where the fuck have i been

Lol, that's a great thing to say to people. "YOU'LL NEVER BE AS GOOD AS THIS GUY' I don't fancy the sound of a 8 string guitar. I don't mind Abasi, I just don't like the kind of music he plays. But what you said was just wrong, discouraging people and judging how what they'll do. I hope you don't ever consider yourself a musician because you absolutely aren't. Such a tasteless childish thing to say. That's like telling a child, "YOU'LL NEVER BE PRESIDENT" or telling a man with cancer you dislike, "YOU'LL NEVER GET BETTER" You're just as bad as they are.

i guess you're the type of person he feels bad for

you don't feel the emotion because you only understand simple emotions. here : surprised, coldness or sadness mixed with determination and mystified

Tom Cass just took a closer look at your profile pick.. that's why, this is modern music not old school. go back to your category

Tom Cass I think this argument is pointless. I for one find their music rather calming and relaxing but hey that's just me

Tom Cass Are you kidding me? Love of music is why they would write so many songs and tour. You can't just insinuate that they do it to show off their prowess, but they definitely deserve to do so. You have to like the music to feel emotion though. But this is some of the most unique modern music. Can't group this with other things being created today

NO WAY!!! Tosin playing is technically awesome, creative and unique, however I think he lacks a very important aspect of guitar which all of the people you mentioned have discovered...knowing how to use the notes (pitch) between the notes. Tosin very seldom bends strings, and has a timid vibrato and feel. Nuance is what I think his playing is missing but he is definitely worth listening to.

LOL!!! Yes you're right but, when using jazz concepts in a progressive style or fusion that should not limit him to omit bending! I was also addressing the comment that he had surpassed all the greats which is naive and far from being true. I bet everything I own that Tosin would even wholeheartedly agree with me.

Thanks for our opinion Lou, as shallow as it is. It's always good for a laugh. While I'm doubled over laughing at your pathetic reasoning and a attention seeking behavior, go ahead and kiss my ass.

+Delta Blues Whoa dude!? Wow, how immature! Shallow? How? I identified what I honestly thought he lacks, I didn't attack him or criticize him in a low demeanor or shallow way ( kind of like you just did to me). I believe my opinion has value, I have quite a bit of experience on the guitar and I have accomplished things that I believe even Tosin would appreciate. Your original post I think is simply over exaggerated, that's all, you shared it and I'm simply replying. Can you not handle someone else's opinion? If not, why share? Please if you want to argue be an adult about it or better yet instead of replying with more talk, show me a video of you proving your opinion is of value and I'll do the same (though mine are a click away). Or you can continue with insults and being rude, though that wouldn't surprise me.

Your ignorance is showen owen. Best to keep your trap shut. NEXT!

Best. Fucking. Comment.

I had the exact oposite reaction when I saw Pharell Williams.

this guy unlike pharrell is actually talented on something that requires serious skill and dedication

@@emiliospowerballer1441 But Pharell can play guitar, piano and he's actually very good at producing.

@@emiliospowerballer1441 poor choice of words since its easy to miss-read that but i very much see what you mean, people that do pop shit have it so fucking easy.

+Ian The Conqueror me too

Nice one

I don't know how to like a comment on my phone but this will have to be the substitute

But then again, who CAN play it?

lmfao

create your own patches, don't be unoriginal

socialdef3 Oh, I do. But it's still nice to see how other people do it and get nice sounds. Just like you'd wanna know what techniques or gear some player you like uses. Not unoriginal, just learning from people who are good at what they do.

charly88888888 excellent response.

socialdef3 Thanks :)

charly88888888 the entire series of comments here is amazing. why can't everyone on youtube talk to each other the way you two did?

He does a lot of economy picking, which is the shortest path to the next note opposed to strict alternate up down style.

Nothing in life is ever just handed to you. Progress and desires and dreams are made by getting off your butt, getting inspired and practicing your guitar, and don't forget to have fun! Everyone has their own voice in music, if you enjoy the sound of this then maybe try to mimic it and then put your own spin into it. Don't give up my friend, music is the best thing in the world

With an attitude like that you’ll never get anywhere

Practice bruh

Nope... Even him and Steve Vai said also that musical theory forces you to make bounded music and also boring. Everything comes from your soul. It's how you want your guitar to sound. NO LIMITS!

***** I know. But... if you put too much theory in your music, it might be a mistake. You need expression beyond any numbers.

***** Also as random fact.. i've finished 8 grades of musical theory so i'm not careless at all :) Just that i don't use it too much. I use like 5% of what i've learned. Everytime i play music in my mind has no theoretical approach. It just goes on...

***** The problem comes when people start to use theory as a set of rules, rather than a set of tools. It's the link between the theory and the expression it provides that people often overlook. ie. if you want something to sound darker, you can make the CHOICE to work within a darker scale or emphasise more dissonant intervals (b2 b5, etc). Want to create a feeling of uneasiness or restlessness? Use complex time sigs. You don't HAVE to do any of these things, as you know, but it gives people options. There are plenty of people who get by wonderfully without theory, but if it gets used and DOES limit a musician, then that's more of a reflection on them than the theory itself.

***** You need to know the rules to break the rules.

Jason Voorhees The Entheos vocalist, Chaney Crabb said she used to live with him and he'd practice 8 hours a day or something along those lines.

chiefmachine24 thanks for the laughs mate

lmfaoooo bruh

no, he can't, because he has forgotten basic and intermediate guitar theory

+chiefmachine24 :)

he propably can play that riff parallel to playing another 5 classic riffs at the same time

nirvanabeatle1 yea lol everyone is a know it all..... I guess everyone's a musical genius here(sarcasm)

Yees!!!

***** What?!

***** I think the comparison was more along the lines of them both being the most innovative/talented guitarist of the era.

+Serpo71 DO you smoke crack? LOL If Johnson was alive he would SO NOT play this type of music.It's an awsome style for sure but Johnson would make his money playing what he loved,

+Matheus S.Verde that's fuckin racist as shit. I'm outta here.

OMG... i died thats crazy

My thumb is also like that

He's definitely a great drummer. He just get's overshadowed by Tosin a lot. Hard not to be, considering how crazy the latter's musicianship is. But yeah, Tosin's not the only monster in the band, just the most well-recognized one.

I think that makes sense. Still bothers me. I saw Matt Garstka did a video with Drumeo reccently, and I'm not sure why, but Jared Falk seemed rather dismissive of what Matt had to say

Even though the drummer is really sick, there are still many others that could fill his position. If Tosin quits, that's it for AAL. Because no one in the world seems to write music like he does.

DestroyerOfWorlds6 haha you guys havent been fans for too long huh? matt is one of many talented drummers that have jammed w this band, the drummer you hear in this song, and on all the old shit, is the masterful Navene Koperweis!!! who now does his own thing as a solo artist but youre right, tosin is one of a kind, but i wouldnt worry about him quitting, because AAL is "him", if that makes sense. it is the band representation of what he wants to do musically!

***** yeah in other words misha is the shit