I neglected to include the subdivision of channels where people react to food and drink. Included in these would be the Try channel, although in addition to food and drink they also sample television shows (usually American). I have this channel bookmarked and check it daily.
I know that their on-camera people include a lot of stage comedians and actors, but that’s all right. Their cut-ups are a lot more entertaining than those of some regular schmoes off the street.
You may like this (dead but archived) weekly review of House, then.
Thanks for sharing that. It was a joy to watch.
Beat me to it!
I love those videos, at least the metal ones. They branched out a bit later on and it felt like they were just needing more clicks.
My favorite thing about them, is that watching them react and listening to their comments makes me listen to the song in a new light. Not quite like hearing it the first time, but sort of.
Oh yeah! I got lost for 3 days once in “Irish people try -----” videos. Some of the reactions to American foods were hilarious! Others were insightful, offering me a perspective and filters that I wouldn’t otherwise see from and thru. And there’s always that joy in seeing someone else find joy in the things you find joy in, if ya know what I mean (and I think you do).
Right? I think I’ve been high all day today on the endorphins that gave me.
I have enjoyed a few of these. Besides the music, I have also enjoyed reactions to Bill Burr comedy routines like a woman listening to “no reason to hit a woman”.
I found some about a month back, adults reacting to Pink Floyd songs, other classic rock songs. After about a half dozen, i decided that they were fake reactions. They claimed to not usually listen to that genre, and always had jaw dropping, amazed reactions. Without fail, they claimed to never have heard famous rock songs, and without fail, they loved whatever song they were listening to. No qualifiers, they loved loved loved them, everything about them.
I decided they were telling fans of the music what they wanted to hear for views and donations.
I assume you’ve never viewed the reaction video of me in the restaurant when my plate of nachos arrives.
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The Lost in Vegas guys’ take on Tennessee Whiskey is one of my favorites. Their complete delight and surprise at the song is awesome to watch.
I watched a bunch of their videos last night after reading this thread. They’ve done a ton of them, but after watching a Metallica one, I realized that this kind of video is only really interesting to me if I can also appreciate the song myself.
“Tennessee Whiskey” was great. I had never heard of Chris Stapleton and now he’s got a playlist in my Spotify queue. I don’t really follow modern country music closely, so I might not ever have heard him otherwise. Frankly, his music doesn’t sound anything like what I would consider country. He sounds like a soul/blues singer who would fit right in with a playlist with Van Morrison and Joe Cocker and Joan Armatrading.
Yes! Not to hijack the thread, but pop country is complete crap. Alt-country/Americana has some really, really great stuff that doesn’t get mainstream airplay. Chris, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell/Drive by Truckers, Ryan Adams, The Wood Brothers, William Prince etc are just a few examples of “country” that aren’t anywhere near the bro country BS that everyone thinks of when they think country music.
I don’t usually like reaction videos because of the hammed-up reactions. But I remember listening to an episode of “This American Life” where Ira Glass took a professor of medieval studies to Medieval Times. He thought it was kind of silly, but he really seemed to enjoy it!
I love the “black people react to Game of Thrones” genre. It allows me to re experience all the great game of thrones moments.
I also like the “professionals react to depictions of their professions in movies” genre because it teaches about how real professionals do things.
I still enjoy RedLetterMedia’s “Best of the Worst” and “Wheel of the Worst” reaction videos.
I like some of the mashup videos, where a bunch of reaction videos are synced up. They’re good for reactions to big reveals, like a character showing up in a movie trailer or something like that. It mitigates the overreactions of some people, since you’re not concentrating on them specifically, and it’s fun to see a bunch of people getting excited at the same moment.
But why is alt country versus pop country even a question? To me Stapleton sounds just like the blues, pure and simple. What’s the country part?
I have been watching every video out there of vocal coaches and singers reacting to Dimash. This is a really good one. And yes, this is my second post about this guy today. What?
Chris Stapleton has 7 Academy of Country Music awards and 10 Country Music Association awards. He’s been nominated for 13 Grammys, all but 3 of them under the Country banner (1 Bluegrass, one Pop Duo and one Album of the Year). He clearly operates under the country rubric.
That doesn’t really answer the question