Critical Reactions

31:17

Wild Skill On A Dutar // Composer Reaction to Abdurehim Heyt - Umid

26:11

Indie Rock Anxiety // Composer Reaction to ...And You Will Know Us by the... - How Near How Far

1:57:57

Critical Livestream #160 (May 2025 #2) (SONG LIST IN DESCRIPTION) (LIVE REACTION!!!)

2:23:25

Abstract LOFI Indie Rock // Composer Reacts to The Microphones - Mount Eerie

2:57:45

AMAZING Writing // Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice - Jesus Christ Superstar // Composer Reaction

19:06

SUPER CATCHY BRASS ALT ROCK // Composer Reacts to Big Band of Boom - Energy Vampire

20:33

THERE'S SO MUCH MORE THAN I EXPECTED // Composer Reacts to Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy

46:30

FANTASTIC MODERN PROGGY POP ROCK // Composer Reacts to GIANTSKY - Side A

26:51

UNSETTLING ART POP // Composer Reacts to St. Vincent - Surgeon

30:12

CURIOUSLY CATCHY COVER // Composer Reacts to Matt Bianco - Wap-Bam-Boogie

23:28

I CAN'T COUNT THIS! // Composer Reacts to THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN - Understanding Decay

58:37

I LIKED Black Metal? // Abigor - Time Is the Sulphur in the Veins of the Saint // Composer Reaction

25:02

SOMBER AND INTROSPECTIVE // Composer Reacts to Katatonia - Omerta

44:09

HIDDEN EXCELLENT MOMENTS // Composer Reacts to Infant Annihilator - Behold the Kingdom of the...

33:18

INCREDIBLY ANGRY AND NOISY // Composer Reacts to Deafheaven - Revelator

2:08:01

Critical Livestream #160 (May 2025 #2) (SONG LIST IN DESCRIPTION) (LIVE REACTION!!!)

3:19:28

AMAZING Writing // Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice - Jesus Christ Superstar // Composer Reaction

22:36

How Much BASS Do You Want? // QUADVIUM - Apophis // Composer Reaction & Analysis

29:50

No Frills Heavy Metal! // ANTHRAX - Breathing Lightning // Composer Reaction & Analysis

25:35

INTENSE Math Rock Jazz // Natsumen - Newsummerboy // Composer Reaction & Analysis

32:23

WAIT! This Is Anthrax? // Anthrax - Only // Composer Reaction & Analysis

37:50

This Sounds Quite MODERN // Genesis - Robbery, Assault And Battery // Composer Reaction & Analysis

41:49

Tons of LAYERS and IDEAS // Genesis - Dancing With the Moonlit Knight // Composer Reaction &Analysis

30:28

A Symphonic Rock Powerhouse! // Silverchair - Tuna in the Brine // Composer Reaction & Analysis

27:53

A More Mainstream FNM? // Faith No More - Ashes to Ashes // Composer Reaction & Analysis

44:09

AMBITIOUS Song About Humanity // Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso - L'Evoluzione // Composer Reaction

25:11

A SATIRICAL Take on Public Caring // Faith No More - We Care a Lot // Composer Reaction & Analysis

2:01:37

Critical Livestream #159 (May 2025 #1) (SONG LIST IN DESCRIPTION) (LIVE REACTION!!!)

2:42:13

Melodic FUN-CORE? // Angel Du$t - Brand New Soul // Composer Album Reaction

25:13

Composer Reacts to Not Enough Space & Dark Divine - Eye 4 an Eye

47:35

Holding On To A Feeling // SUN KIL MOON - Duk Koo Kim // Composer Reaction & Analysis

31:41

This PROG ROCK Is INFECTIOUS // Azure - The Azdinist / Den Of Dawns // Composer Reaction & Analysis

39:02

AMAZING Drumming and Vocals // The Ocean - Silurian: Age of Sea Scorpions // Composer Reaction

25:48

Blackened-Core Emo-Gaze? // Respire - Cicatrice // Composer Reaction & Analysis

30:05

Those Acoustic Sections Are GREAT! // The Ocean - Calymmian // Composer Reaction & Analysis

31:02

EXCELLENT Microtonal Pacing // The Mercury Tree - After the Incident // Composer Reaction & Analysis

0:42

This Doesn't Sound Like Sabbath! // Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell // Composer Reaction & Analysis

36:30

I Liked Avant-Garde? // Sylvie Courvoisier & Mary Halvorson - Bone Bells // Composer Reaction

34:03

Ozzy Was RIGHT // BLACK SABBATH - Killing Yourself To Live // Composer Reaction & Analysis

2:14:10

Critical Livestream #158 (April 2025 #4) (SONG LIST IN DESCRIPTION) (LIVE REACTION!!!)

3:37:54

It's a ROUGH RIDE That's Totally Worth It // Failure - Magnified // Composer Album Reaction

29:08

This Is A WEIRD One // Infinite Error - King Eater // Composer Reaction & Analysis

25:47

...Because Deathcore Wasn't EXTREME Enough // JILUKA - VENΦM // Composer Reaction & Analysis

38:26

Composer Reacts to Ihlo - Coalescence // Stunningly Gorgeous

34:49

A Smörgåsbord of Styles // Ty Segall - Warm Hands (Freedom Returned) // Composer Reaction & Analysis

53:57

SCI-FI Death Metal // BLOOD INCANTATION - The Stargate // Composer Reaction & Analysis

33:15

Composer REACTS to PORTAL // They've Improved A Lot // Omnipotent Crawling Chaos

33:32

A Zombie Cancer Black Metal Musical? // Eisregen - Krebskolonie // Composer Reaction & Analysis

36:20

Composer Re-Listens to Lightning Bolt - Dead Cowboy // Reaction & Analysis

31:34

This is How You Make A Proggy Pop Song // Asia - Time Again // Composer Reaction & Analysis

46:19

One Of My BEST ANALYSES Yet // Boris - Just Abandoned Myself // Composer Reaction & Analysis

2:35:05

Critical Livestream #157 (April 2025 #3) (SONG LIST IN DESCRIPTION) (LIVE REACTION!!!)

2:11:40

The LONGEST Prog Metal Track? // Green Carnation - Light of Day, Day of Darkness // Composer Reactio

30:25

A BEAUTIFUL Celebration of Life Through Death // Tenhi - Valkama // Composer Reaction & Analysis

27:30

This Is BRUTAL! // Cryptopsy - Until There's Nothing Left // Composer Reaction & Analysis

34:07

EXPERTLY Brings The Story Together In The End // Ghinzu - Blow // Composer Reaction & Analysis

39:05

Dark Jazz STORY TIME // Mc 900 Ft Jesus - New Moon // Composer Reaction & Analysis

37:39

Incredibly HEAVY and NUANCED// La Dispute - ANXIETY PANORAMA // Composer Reaction & Analysis

38:23

GORGEOUS Black Metal // Severoth - Сонце Зійде (Sunrise Will Come) // Composer Reaction & Analysis

42:31

Converge's BEST Track? // Converge - Grim Heart / Black Rose // Composer Reaction & Analysis

30:39

NIHILISTIC METAL // Kriegsmaschine - Fear and Loathing in Gethsemane // Composer Reaction & Analysis

29:22

Layers of STRESS // black midi - Near DT, MI // Composer Reaction & Analysis

34:23

I Need More NOW! // DOLL$BOXX - Take My Chance // Composer Reaction & Analysis

29:03

New Wave Outsider Art? // Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance // Composer Reaction & Analysis

2:45:08

Critical Livestream #156 (April 2025 #2) (SONG LIST IN DESCRIPTION) (LIVE REACTION!!!)

4:25:56

Narratively IMPRESSIVE Death Metal // Alkaloid - Numen // Composer Album Reaction

46:15

A HIDDEN EMOTIONAL PATTERN // Supertramp - Fool's Overture // Composer Reaction & Analysis

30:48

PEAK SCREAMO // Static Dress - face. // Composer Reaction & Analysis

20:02

This Is A Neat Rhythmic EXERCISE // Bay City Rollers - Ricochet // Composer Reaction & Analysis

38:55

INTENSE Thematic Dissonance // Psychonaut 4 - Too Late to Call an Ambulance // Composer Reaction

27:46

I Thought I Knew This Song // Filter - Hey Man Nice Shot // Composer Reaction & Analysis

20:04

The Lyrics CHANGED My Take on the Song // Brian Eno - By This River // Composer Reaction & Analysis

22:48

Like Losing Yourself To DESPAIR // Radiohead - Blow Out // Composer Reaction & Analysis

39:01

It's Even DARKER Than You Thought // O'Brother - Absence // Composer Reaction & Analysis

27:26

A BOUNCY Song To Our Demise // Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere // Composer Reaction & Analysis

1:08:24

I LIKED Black Metal? // Abigor - Time Is the Sulphur in the Veins of the Saint // Composer Reaction

35:53

A GORGEOUS Musical Message // Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Anthem For No State // Composer Reaction

2:01:49

Critical Livestream #155 (April 2025 #1) (SONG LIST IN DESCRIPTION) (LIVE REACTION!!!)

2:52:58

This is WILDLY CREATIVE Black Metal // Odraza - Esperalem Tkane // Composer Album Reaction

39:42

How Are They Making That GUITAR SOUND? // Amplifier - Airborne // Composer Reaction & Analysis

34:55

Such a FUN Song // Breed - Precious Remedies Against Wanting Nothing // Composer Reaction & Analysis

31:34

EXCELLENT Post-Hardcore // Alexisonfire - Rough Hands // Composer Reaction & Analysis

32:37

INTERESTING Gaze-y Hard Rock // Glass Lungs - Misery // Composer Reaction & Analysis

36:36

POWERFUL Song. Confusing Title. // glass beach - yoshi's island // Composer Reaction & Analysis

25:18

Incredibly HEARTBREAKING // Jason Molina - Let Me Go Let Me Go Let Me Go // Composer Reaction

30:55

A GORGEOUS Multi-faceted Slow Burn // a-ha - Time and Again // Composer Reaction & Analysis

27:16

Like a Modern The Beach Boys // Drake Bell - Waiting To Say // Composer Reaction

41:20

Wait, That Vocalist is... // Arcade Fire - Reflektor // Composer Reaction & Analysis

9:59

The GREATEST Thrash Metal Song Ever? // Sum 41 - The Bitter End // Composer Reaction & Analysis

31:48

Massively TALENTED Vocalist // Obscure Sphinx - Lunar Caustic // Composer Reaction & Analysis

38:13

A JAZZY TAKE on The Sound of Music // John Coltrane - My Favorite Things // Composer Reaction

2:35:59

Critical Livestream #154 (March 2025 #3) (SONG LIST IN DESCRIPTION) (LIVE REACTION!!!)

2:47:04

IS THERE ANYTHING THEY CAN'T DO // Avatar - Avatar Country // Composer Album Reaction

32:28

IT'S HARD NOT TO DANCE // Streetlight Manifesto - A Moment of Silence // Composer Reaction

34:52

I Can't Stop Thinking About This // The Cinema, Alone - I Don't Talk To Your Son Anymore // Reaction

22:04

A SONG AGAINST NOSTALGIA? // Sleater-Kinney - Entertain // Composer Reaction & Analysis

26:07

THOSE LYRICS THOUGH! // Buried Inside - IV // Composer Reaction & Analysis

44:10

I'M COMPLETELY ENTHRALLED // WEYES BLOOD — MOVIES // Composer Reaction & Analysis

26:42

A BRIDGE INTO FOLK METAL // Vermilia - Karsikko // Composer Reaction & Analysis

31:24

HAS ME FEELING A KIND OF TYPE OF WAY // Iamthemorning - Salute // Composer Reaction & Analysis