Very nice reaction! The Punch Brothers are, in my humble opinion, unrivaled in their technical proficiency as individual musicians, and then again in their dynamically orchestrated assemblage. Like many artists, it's a totally different experience to see them create this music live to remove any doubts about production/engineering contributions.
The Mando is playing accents based on every 5 16ths, So accents are on 1, e of 2, and of 3, then next bar is = e of 1, and of 2, 'u' of 3. This concept of moving the accent one 16th note over every beat is called "gridding" or accent displacement. The fact they can do this live, and even drop the quarter note pulse and bring it back, is reason one million why this group is historic.
I've seen this group live twice. The first time was at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ and the second time was at Beacon Theatre in Manhattan, NYC.
The great thing about the punch brothers is they do both. They go hard in bluegrass but push the line for new music of all kinds made with bluegrass instrumentation. They just make their own styles of music without really hitting into one genre. It’s great
this was nice to ''hang out'' and listen with yall... i dont understand how that level of musicianship can exist.. imo punch brothers are severely underrated. if they were a band in the 1600s they wouldve been accused of witchcraft.
@@elementalmusician a band my friend just showed me today sound amazing, 'alt-j' ill be listening to their stuff more, as for one i know would be a fun listen, go for the new King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizards new album Butterfly 3000
The thing about Punch Brothers is that they can do stuff like this, and then turn around and do a straight bluegrass song, or a perfect cover of a Radiohead song (check out their cover of Kid A, it is way better than it needs to be), or a movement from the Brandenburg Concertos. They're absurdly talented as a band and as solo artists.
Their Kid A cover was the other track I thought about showing Michael! They’re great. I’m sure we’ll cover more of their stuff in the future. Thanks for listening!
Awesome! Any other artists we should check out? We come from playing lots of harder rock but love something of everything. We’ve got a soft spot for genre bending artists though. Haha.
@@elementalmusician Oh boy so many: Jason Isbell, Bhi Bhiman, Japanese Breakfast, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Tank and the Bangas (check out their song Quick--I promise you, you are NOT READY), The War and Treaty, The Mountain Goats (they have a song called The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton that you might appreciate), Madison Cunningham, Anais Mitchell, Jesca Hoop. Pentatonix, but only if you're prepared to deal with their extremely enthusiastic fanbase, haha.
In most bluegrass bands the mandolin serves in some cases to hold the beat. Like you said it serves the hat and snare. The bass tends to hold the deep end of the beat. However both instruments usually pull out of that for solos or hitting the melody. There are so many different ways to use the instruments in bluegrass
Love how each player and instrument can can shift roles, makes it so fun to listen to. Hoping to cover some more bluegrass soon. Recently got into Billy Strings as well, some shared elements to Punch Brothers in some ways it seems!
@@elementalmusician I’d recommend some live Tony Rice. Stuff like Freeborn man live and Nine Pound Hammer and Shadows. There are a few really good concert recordings. In concert they shift to more solos and show off in a way that they wouldn’t on a record. Tony is one of my favorite musicians of all time out of any genre
You should definitely follow this up with a live reaction.... you should actually check out a live version of Familiarity. Punch Brothers are such an amazing group of musicians, performers, and composers. I've had the pleasure of seeing them live a handful of times and have had to lift my jaw off the floor several times at each performance. I search for Punch Brothers reactions often and it upsets me that I'm just now seeing this. Wonderful reaction! Please do more!
Thanks Shane! Appreciate the recommendation! I do have it on the list to show Michael some live performances of theirs. We finally got it setup so we can playback videos into our recording. 👍👍😀 - Cam
@@elementalmusician That's awesome! I don't know if you ever watch any Michael Palmisano, but I pestered him to react to Punch Brothers for months! Seriously amazing band. Another amazing band to check out (completely different from Punch Brothers, although they do have a violinist) is Bent Knee. They are another incredible group of musicians led by a super unique female vocalist/pianist. They have a lot of well produced live studio performances - the song Bone Rage is a banger!
This is the very song that introduced me to Punch Brothers. I'm 61 now, and have seen a huge amount of bands at the tops of their games, from Classical, Jazz, all kinds of pop rock, flamenco country...you name it. Saw Punch Brothers 3 years ago, 2000 people auditorium here in Sydney Australia, one microphone and it is by a long degree and in every sense, the very best band I've ever seen live. I LOVE these guys, and you obviously do too. Check this out: three dots and a dash czcams.com/video/sjPJo74RSLg/video.html
5:22 that is actually the fiddle. There is nothing funky really going on with any pedals in this song, especially with the banjo. I’ve heard them perform and achieve similar sounds completely acoustic with no amplification at all. It’s often how they will play the last few songs of a concert if the venue has good enough acoustics.
Very nice reaction! The Punch Brothers are, in my humble opinion, unrivaled in their technical proficiency as individual musicians, and then again in their dynamically orchestrated assemblage. Like many artists, it's a totally different experience to see them create this music live to remove any doubts about production/engineering contributions.
100%! Their musicianship is outstanding. So much thought put into their arrangements, everything has a place and a role.
The Mando is playing accents based on every 5 16ths, So accents are on 1, e of 2, and of 3, then next bar is = e of 1, and of 2, 'u' of 3. This concept of moving the accent one 16th note over every beat is called "gridding" or accent displacement. The fact they can do this live, and even drop the quarter note pulse and bring it back, is reason one million why this group is historic.
…. 🤯 that’s crazy. Haha. Love how it sounds in practice.
I've seen this group live twice. The first time was at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ and the second time was at Beacon Theatre in Manhattan, NYC.
The great thing about the punch brothers is they do both. They go hard in bluegrass but push the line for new music of all kinds made with bluegrass instrumentation. They just make their own styles of music without really hitting into one genre. It’s great
this was nice to ''hang out'' and listen with yall... i dont understand how that level of musicianship can exist.. imo punch brothers are severely underrated. if they were a band in the 1600s they wouldve been accused of witchcraft.
100% Superhuman. haha. Thanks for listening! Anyone else you think we should check out? We're hoping to record some more episodes soon.
@@elementalmusician a band my friend just showed me today sound amazing, 'alt-j' ill be listening to their stuff more, as for one i know would be a fun listen, go for the new King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizards new album Butterfly 3000
True.
Where CT is an undeniable Mado-Force, NP.. is legit the most talented/legendary banjo player since probably the 20's in America..
These guys have always amazed me!
The thing about Punch Brothers is that they can do stuff like this, and then turn around and do a straight bluegrass song, or a perfect cover of a Radiohead song (check out their cover of Kid A, it is way better than it needs to be), or a movement from the Brandenburg Concertos. They're absurdly talented as a band and as solo artists.
Their Kid A cover was the other track I thought about showing Michael! They’re great. I’m sure we’ll cover more of their stuff in the future. Thanks for listening!
@@elementalmusician Looking forward to it! I found y'all by searching "punch brothers reaction" and you didn't disappoint.
Awesome! Any other artists we should check out? We come from playing lots of harder rock but love something of everything. We’ve got a soft spot for genre bending artists though. Haha.
@@elementalmusician Oh boy so many: Jason Isbell, Bhi Bhiman, Japanese Breakfast, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Tank and the Bangas (check out their song Quick--I promise you, you are NOT READY), The War and Treaty, The Mountain Goats (they have a song called The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton that you might appreciate), Madison Cunningham, Anais Mitchell, Jesca Hoop. Pentatonix, but only if you're prepared to deal with their extremely enthusiastic fanbase, haha.
Perfect. This is a great list! We’re gunna have to check these out. Thank you! 👍👍
In most bluegrass bands the mandolin serves in some cases to hold the beat. Like you said it serves the hat and snare. The bass tends to hold the deep end of the beat. However both instruments usually pull out of that for solos or hitting the melody. There are so many different ways to use the instruments in bluegrass
Love how each player and instrument can can shift roles, makes it so fun to listen to. Hoping to cover some more bluegrass soon. Recently got into Billy Strings as well, some shared elements to Punch Brothers in some ways it seems!
@@elementalmusician I’d recommend some live Tony Rice. Stuff like Freeborn man live and Nine Pound Hammer and Shadows. There are a few really good concert recordings. In concert they shift to more solos and show off in a way that they wouldn’t on a record. Tony is one of my favorite musicians of all time out of any genre
You should definitely follow this up with a live reaction.... you should actually check out a live version of Familiarity. Punch Brothers are such an amazing group of musicians, performers, and composers. I've had the pleasure of seeing them live a handful of times and have had to lift my jaw off the floor several times at each performance. I search for Punch Brothers reactions often and it upsets me that I'm just now seeing this. Wonderful reaction! Please do more!
Thanks Shane! Appreciate the recommendation! I do have it on the list to show Michael some live performances of theirs. We finally got it setup so we can playback videos into our recording. 👍👍😀 - Cam
@@elementalmusician That's awesome! I don't know if you ever watch any Michael Palmisano, but I pestered him to react to Punch Brothers for months! Seriously amazing band. Another amazing band to check out (completely different from Punch Brothers, although they do have a violinist) is Bent Knee. They are another incredible group of musicians led by a super unique female vocalist/pianist. They have a lot of well produced live studio performances - the song Bone Rage is a banger!
Sweet! Ok cool. Adding to list haha! Thanks man.
@@elementalmusician For sure! I'm always on the lookout for some good reactions and you all have quality stuff so far!
Actually considered New Grass! Amazing band and group of musicians!
This is the very song that introduced me to Punch Brothers. I'm 61 now, and have seen a huge amount of bands at the tops of their games, from Classical, Jazz, all kinds of pop rock, flamenco country...you name it. Saw Punch Brothers 3 years ago, 2000 people auditorium here in Sydney Australia, one microphone and it is by a long degree and in every sense, the very best band I've ever seen live. I LOVE these guys, and you obviously do too. Check this out: three dots and a dash czcams.com/video/sjPJo74RSLg/video.html
Thanks for the recommend!!
It is about a baseball player/game believe it or not.
What? Haha. Had no idea.
Greg Maddux to be specific.
5:22 that is actually the fiddle. There is nothing funky really going on with any pedals in this song, especially with the banjo. I’ve heard them perform and achieve similar sounds completely acoustic with no amplification at all. It’s often how they will play the last few songs of a concert if the venue has good enough acoustics.
the banjo is most likely hooked up to some pedal
Yeah, maybe a delay?