Ren - For Joe (and all of us) Raw Reaction & Discussion
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2023
- When our experiences and struggles are related back to us through the genuine vulnerability and realism of pure musical expression... The unanswerables get answered.
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Can we just take a moment to appreciate that Ren is SELF TAUGHT.
Too right. I believe that you could throw Ren a set of bagpipes and he could get a decent tune out of them. (I just love the skirl of the pipes.)
but then the internet says he‘s studied music performance at Bath Spa University. so he‘s indeed educated in this direction what explains his diverse musical abilities a bit more. maybe he hasn‘t finished and the rest is self-taught or self-taught before university? at least he‘s possibly got the tool from university to develop himself. also i think his mother had something to do with music if i remember rightly. so there might indeed have been some classical training, but who knows. in any case he most likely has been influenced by classically trained close persons.
@@greenogre22 I believe he left after a year though.....but let's face it due to his illnesses he had plenty of time to create and learn whilst stuck in his room :)
And Chris taught him right here on CZcams.
@@greenogre22, somewhere it's mentioned that she’s a voice teacher, and his dad was in the music business. Whatever, it's not clear if Ren is completely self-taught. I did see that he taught himself guitar licks by slowing down and imitating guitar masters, from CZcams videos. Jimmi Hendrix was mentioned as one of them. Ren has been very open to answering questions in his CZcams interviews -- surely, someone has asked him about that.
This song killed me twice. I had to stop it as I was crying so hard, and I'm not a crier. Ren has brought me back into music. Couldn't be happier, except for the crying.
They're healing, and connected to our emotions for a reason, a way to vent that emotion. In my humble opinion, I really think it's healthy to cry, in private, wherever the need takes you, we are after all, human beings. Better out than in as they say, wouldnt want to explode one day from pent up emotion.
I know what ya mean this song gets way up in your feels and stays there
I never thought at 53 I'd cry along with the whole world, well at least the world luckly enough to discover Ren. Ren has REN-EWED my heart and soul, for in this weary world he's a beacon of hope!
Same Joel, from Jo in West Oz
I remain completely in awe of Ren and who he is and the art he creates. I feel blessed to be alive and aware of him. ❤
Isn’t it wild that we are literally grateful just to be alive during the same time as him! I think I may be more motivated to live longer to get to experience this with you guys!!
This song is a masterpiece
Agree 💯
Truth
I concur. The previous produced video was dark and filled with pain and frustration. This starts with that pain but continues with what Joe and all his actions has taught and given him. That bottle of light to face fill the empty cup. Not only a crafted masterpiece but preformed extremely well with the help from Sam.
So very sorry to hear of you & your wife's losses.... another beautiful breakdown Sir Chris.
Ren hits the soul like Nina Simone does. Beauty born of pain.
Omg that is a great comparison. Both are so uniquely talented (word that seems insufficient) as masterclass storytellers with other-worldly abilities in every facet of creating and performing music. Their lyrical abilities take societal ills head on, topics people generally don’t want to discuss, let alone sing about. Violence. Abuse. Death. Heavy stuff. And the bluesy-jazzy-spoken word mixes…I could go on and on. I can’t even put into words how profoundly affected I am by everything he does.
I am so sorry for you and your wife's losses. Miscarriage is a particularly hard grief. Shattered joy; how to grieve someone you didnt get to know but loved with every fiber of your being. Much love to your family and your own 2 freckled angels.
I am down deep into the Ren rabbit hole and this new song did not disappoint. Even though most of his songs make me cry, somehow, I believe they are healing me. Looking forward to your reaction.
It’s killings hundreds of thousands. You. Me. So many. It’s uncanny 😊
Beautiful reaction❣️ I also suffered a miscarriage in 2020. I spent a long time thinking that my body was an unsafe place to be. It's still something I am healing. Love to you and your wife.
Lots of love to you.
💔❤️ I think Ren's music for Joe is helping him heal and move forward a bit. He recently went back to Wales, saw Joe's family and some of his childhood friends, all things he hadn't done for years. All while sharing this painful process with us. I know it's touching others as it has me and I hope the people who need it internalize it and are able to move forward a bit, too. Thanks for letting it play all the way through once and providing just enough commentary the second time through. God bless you and your wife. ❤
What I love is that Ren blowing up on the internet is just such a positive thing for everyone involved. It's not only helping Ren heal. So many people can resonate with the struggles he shares with us, that recognition gives them strength. There's so many reactors who gained traction thanks to his videos, as well as opening up about their own struggles and finding a way to let that pressure off through sharing. And for the community and reactors there's also a voice that may help them find a way to cope, to overcome the struggle, to find that balance and have the pendulum swing to the light sight.
Then there's also Ren himself, finding strength in his popularity and positivity from the community to face some of his greatest inner demons. Chinchilla for gaining more popularity and recognition thanks to her collabs with Ren. Joe and his family, of course, for what Ren has done for them, as well as the massive outpouring of love from the community. I'm sure it will help soften the pain, at least somewhat. And the RNLI, for Ren's donation from the sales of his music...
The list goes on and on. It really is a beautiful thing to witness and be part of.
@@ucheehQ It sure is! ❤️
Ren is making music interesting again. He is talking about topics others won't even touch, or they are considered taboo. Why do we live in a society that doesn't want to talk about the hardships we go through, the struggles, the self doubt? We NEED to talk about these things. I have shared my story for the first time since it happened. I followed through with my attempt and was maybe seconds of the forever sleep. My best friend knew what I was doing and he ran till he found me. He took a rock and used that to cut the rope down just in time to save me. I thought there had to be a reason if he saved me. Then, my best friend passed in 05, and I wanted to join him again... but seeing his mother suffer that pain, I couldn't put my family through that. So now I HAVE to stick around to live the life he didn't get to live. There ARE better days coming no matter how bleak the future looks. Call someone, please. Hell, if you're reading this and need to just vent, message me! I'll get in touch and we can talk. You are Not alone, and you are loved!
Thank you for sharing!!! Seriously. It touched mybsoul. N cause of Ren, we get to touch each others souls! Take care, and it seems apparent, we don’t need to worry that you’d ever put your family through it. You have got this! I’ve got this! We are all human!
Ren is bring people together plain simple. Ren is a gift to humanity
Of course he Slays it on the piano!!! Ren is single-handedly changing the music game... for the better, let's Hope!!!
This was filmed on a hill overlooking the Calgary Saddledome (Scotsman’s Hill). I have watched fireworks from here many times. What a beautiful tribute ❤️❤️🩹
I am so very sorry for you and your wife's losses and thank you for another beautiful reaction & vocal analysis. Ren and Sleep Token have been artists who have brought up so many buried memories and emotions for me and just when I thought that I have run out of tears, there we go again. I am so grateful that they bestow their talents on all of us and share their pain so we can collectively heal. In these times where everything is about absolute perfection (or at least presenting only perfect impressions to others and the world) we need raw emotions, breaking voices, and lyrics that cut deeper than we are often willing to go. This might just save us ...
Exactly the same for me! REN and Sleep Token are my therapy 🖤
I wish Nina Simone was still here. Her fragility and strength would meet Ren’s fragility and strength. It’s a duet or a collab I’d love anyway
Yeah definitely, if Ren was in charge of the AI on that, i'm in. As I know he would lift Nina, and whatever he came up with it would be right and respectful of her legacy.
A duet like "Unforgettable" that Natie Cole remastered with her Dad's memorable tune - The great Nat King Cole. I love both songs. ❤
Ren is so very talented ❤❤❤
Yeah, the positive lift near the end when he celebrates Joe's life with his Freckled Angles ( 13:42 ) " Tell them proudly how you feel " .... the staccato piano reminds me so much of Freddie Mercury at his best .... and that beautifully sweet Freckled Angles melody on piano is divine. I have all the respect in the world for music teachers .... but this kind of artistry can not be taught. It is a very rare gift .... Ren has been touched by the hand of God .... for sure 🙏
Someone can be a technically amazing musician, but have no soul to their music. The best musicians have something special, something beyond talent. Sure, lessons (or self-teaching) are a big help for anyone, but without that special something, which Ren possesses in spades, it’s just notes.
@@ctobolsk Yep, spot on ! 🙏
There’s a clip of REN doing a Freddie song. (Living on my own) Very few can do FREDDIE justice but boy this clip shows promise. Hope we get to hear it in full one day.
Ren is a gift to the world. Musically, emotionally and morally. As are reactors like yourself who are willing to give the raw genuineness that Ren enables.
It truly is the Renaissance, and it's beautiful. Thanks for sharing your ride, it gives so much more than you'll ever know. ❤
I learned so much about why he called his album Freckled Angels from his story about the day he met Joe, as he met this kid that opened the door covered head to toe in freckles.❤
Cannot imagine having to hold onto the constant wondering if he had ran from his house to the bridge just 5 minutes faster, he might have been able to grab him.
Its the unknown pain that cannot ever have an answer, but i hope this last year has given him any bit of solace by telling the world about Joe.
The last "So I know you're gonna be OK", he might be talking to himself.❤
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Chris, many years ago I saw a friend-from-childhood and his wife suffer the devastation which you folks have gone through twice. May Ren, other artists, and your entire online community be there for you, now and always, to walk with you in ongoing healing...
Thanks for opening up Chris. It's funny how this seems to be the case for a lot of people reacting to Ren. Ren has become one of my favourite artists of all time, no hyperbole. Music used to be my life, then fell out of love with it but Ren changed that. Was really surprised to find someone that did that.
I am glad you kept referring to Jeff Buckley...Ren is another consumate complete musician. I was lucky enough to work at Sony in London when Jeff Buckley released Grace and got to meet him on a couple of occasions....Ren reminds me alot of Jeff.
Ren is another embodiment of everything it means to be a musician and is a true master of his craft. I am so excited to see where he will go with it and honoured to be on the journey with him
Wow! That is so cool!
@chrisliepe jeff was absolutely magical ..I have never seen a performer captivate an audience quite as much as Jeff did..i also got to see his off stage goofy side. ( he dud a mean daffy duck impersonation lol) I see alot of Jeff's vocal techniques and tone in Ren's voice
Ren,Dax,Tom.....are the big three right now..you can feel that they're authentic
It feels like Ren is talking directly to Joe and us, also, the vocalizing (if that’s the right word) sounds to me like crying… in a way,
thank you Chris for sharing Ren’s loving, triumphant remembrance of Joe ♥️
Genius/Unique - Dylan + Bowie + Van Gough + Mozart = REN
Great reaction. Ending part was from his old song freckled angels from his 2015 album with the same name. Just beautiful.
This man has made his own language of grief
It is his "Lack of pursuit of perfection" that makes me sure I can find my music within all the imperfections and creation I can bring to it. I have let the lack of perfection stop me in too many ways. Yet I did keep pursuing music. Now I want to use what I have to go farther than I have before. I end up thanking Ren every day for so many reasons. Then getting back to my work as he does his.
the production values of this piece of art is something else, the backdrop, the lighting, the setting, the sound quality.
It's sophisticated and yet still basic , Ren's performance is beautifully dramatic, his emotions trip him up at the end which turns out to be perfect
He breaks my heart and lifts me up at the same time, somehow he gets past my defences without me even realizing.
And Chris thanks for sharing, another insightful and eloquent review
And another time i must think back to the line in Hi Ren where he said that connecting with one Person alone through his music is more than enough. That man is Incredible.
It was such a perfect mix with Freckled Angels. It made me tear up even more.
So glad you are reacting to this - really value your opinion. Can’t wait - but I guess I’ll have to! X
It blows my mind how self-referential his stuff is while able to sound so different and hit so many genres.
still holding hope for fabvl reaction i swear this guy so damn amazing posting music everyy 2 weeks but never misses and dude is a one man band this guy is special
he is a hidden gem reminds me of linkin park and post malone i hope this guy analyze fabvl
I don't think I would be alive if it weren't for Rens music. It's overwhelming and comforting at the same time.
The more people brave enough to be authentic with their emotions without fear or shame, the more lives will be saved. Emotions connect us all. Ren seems to be able to unlock all of it... It's so powerful
Thank you for bravely showing your emotions so others will know it's ok....❤
So much raw emotion - allows all of us to be vulnerable too
Ren's music doesn't tell or show you things it let's you feel and experience it for yourself through his music. This was a song that broke me.
I think we've all been hungry for someone who is so open with their feelings. It gives permission for others to process their own in healthier, more open ways.
Rens music makes me feel all my feelings. Every last one. Even the ones that hurt - and that makes me feel very alive… If that makes sense
It's like he's giving us a blueprint of how to work towards a better, more congruent, more connected future for ourselves and hopefully for humanity & the planet.
Edit: connected in the sense of relationships... with ourselves, and with each other, but also with the biosphere and as ancestors to the future of humanity.
To always work towards becoming a better ancestor to future generations I'll never meet has been my driving mission in life for a decade and the work Ren does, in his art & performance, to demonstrate how one might go about that, feels very important.
I heard him say some will die before they live and recognised it as a lyric I'd heard him use elsewhere in an earlier song but that thought was immediately erased when he launched into the Freckled Angels section - good catch, I wouldn't have remembered to go back to insert "Dear God" into the list of songs he spliced together for this performance...
When I first heard him, my brain zeroed in on him being an angel that's been sent to us, a saviour.
I'm not being religous about it, it feels just as simple as the words meanings. Lets face it, we need something or someone to unite humanity. We need a voice, that says what we actually feel and think. Ren is that, and he does it so well hey.
Makes us all feel a little less alone in this world. You can be in a room full of people and feel alone. If that makes sense, for many reasons.
The people I see who react the deepest are those that feel the healing the hardest. I was blind sided for a while of those who don't get him. But then I realised all those that do are those that need it most and the rest aren't there. To everyone feeling this deep in their hearts and releasing that pain, I see you 🙏🙏❤️❤️
Condolences to you and your family.
I wasn’t expecting the tears to get through antidepressants but they did at the end. Having lost a friend this song hit hard and made me question my perspective at the same time. I think it’s a big lesson in being kinder to yourself as well as about loss and grief.
It's such a beautiful tribute not only to a lost friend but to the act of rebuilding a life that includes them in a very different way. ❤
I'm very sorry for your wifes and your losses. Every human life is precious beyond countability... I hope and pray to God, that he'll heal yours wounds and help for every loss around this world.
This is the best example of something that doesn’t need a breakdown - it is just special.
This blend of his tracks is so powerful.
Ren is perfectly imperfect!
It’s just so beautiful,R.I.P Joe Hughes ❤,MY tears just keep flowing on this one x Thank you
It takes courage to „tear down the wall“ of self-isolation or the “everything is fine” facade that so many on social media are trying to create and reveal oneself, I would say, emotionally naked.
You genuinely seem in awe of his singing abilities. You sir are with the best of them, vocally, and we love it!
Thank you Chris, for allowing us to join you in this amazing journey Ren brings many of us on. It's a privilege and an honor my dude!
There's something about Ren, he writes with a pencil that inscribes a little deeper for those of us finding our way, even touches those who didn't know they were on a path until he reached them with his notes, from spoken, harmonized, or to the veil he uncovers. It's a beautiful experience to be shared; there's something very human about it all. I'm grateful, honored and most of a blessed to share this experience with you all.
I would love to have an few songs of him just playing piano, guitar, and that vocal thing he was doing at the beginning of this song. Maybe some Jazz as well. Don't get me wrong I love his vocal music as well but he gets me in tears way too much I mean come on I'm a 55 year old guy we aren't supposed to feel. Great video Chris thanks.
When you said that when something is expressed in music that relates to the pain, that it's like something gets answered even though it's unanswered... yes, absolutely. thank you for putting to words a thought that i never had the words for.
Thanks for such an amazing reaction as per usual. And thanks for supporting Ren 💕
I always enjoy your reactions. Thank you for sharing an emotional piece of your life with us. This is such a beautiful tribute to Ren's friend, Joe.
Ren always has a way of getting right in and connecting emotionally with his music. You don’t just listen to REN’s music, you feel it
a ton of respect to Chris for not pausing while ren was singing/rapping about that stuff and much respect for showing that its ok to show feelings. no matter your gender because men have feelings too.
The second part is from his track "Freckled Angels"... about Joe!
RIP Joe Hughs!!!
Thank you for sharing your personal experiences. Keeping it intimate.
Creating that space for others to share. “Teary to resolute.”
Lovely discussion.
I feel like Ren helps people unearth and process things within themselves that they didn't even realise needed unearthing and processing. Certainly true for me! You hear so many people say vulnerability is strength, but Ren actually _shows_ you the truth of it by example. I'm so sorry for your and your wife's losses 🫂
Loved your video, as always. Be vulnerable, be strong. ❤
Love this reaction. Ren could easily do perfection, he's 100 percent the talent, he uses imperfection to make it more powerful
Thanks for sharing the personal connections. You are showing by doing also. Opening up about something that other will find comfort in. Thanks Chris.
I’ve loved watching you find Ren, follow Ren, and fall in love with Ren ❤
Thanks for such a fantastic reaction, both emotionally and technically. Love Ren and love your channel. Thanks so much Chris!! Peace x
I usually don't listen to lyrics, more focused on music itself, especially in english 'cause i'm french and even if i understand oral english pretty well, it's harder in music. But with Ren... the lyrics, every word slash me into the heart. I understand every sound, every word, every feeling he put in his text. This man is absolutely amazing. A rare piece of pure artist as we discover just few in a hole generation.
I always love your reactions and input into Ren's music Chris. God Bless you brother ♥ 🙏
Great reaction! I love watching someone who appreciates all of the nuances of Ren❤
This song is so meaningful and moving. You reacted so beautifully. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing your own loss.
Additionally I appreciate the breakdown of the singing and music. ❤❤
He is an absolute amazing artist. That piano… wow. Many tears
Love that you got on Rens rabbit hole like us 😊 Rens music is soo good he never make bad music. seems like he put soul to everything he does😊
I’m surprised you haven’t interviewed Ren?? Can we hope ❤️👍🇬🇧
There might be some things coming :)
@@chrisliepeooooh so excited!
He is so amazingly talented and is inspiring so many people to talk about the important things!
Beautiful song, beautiful reaction. Thank you Chris ❤
Great reaction thank you. I have been commenting on other reactors channels that Ren has touched our souls with his musical artistry and made us want to be better people.
Chris, my condolences on your losses. Heartbreaking.
Hi Chris,
I appreciate your vocal analysis very much, you mention things that I feel, but never could describe with my own words. Thank you very much for this. ❤️ It helps me a lot to navigate through my issues. Greetings from Germany 🥰
When it comes to Ren reactions, I look forward to yours Stuart Randall and "Lower the Shields" more than most others. Insightful and thought provoking. Keep up the great work, Chris. God bless. Bob Clark
I absolutely love Ren. I have for years, I think my first contact with his music was a song titled Blind Eyed, and from then on I was HOOKED! This man’s creativity is on another level! He does remind me of Freddie Mercury in some ways - he leans towards vocal techniques and sounds that many wouldn’t. Goes into the ”frowned upon” territory of singing and absolutely nails it! Ren is one of my vocal idols and he never fails to amaze me ❤ thanks Chris for looking into his music and giving your take on it, you always pick up on stuff that I might’ve missed whenever I analyze music and it really does help me to be a better musician ❤
Oh, and in addition to this Ren is also an absolute beast with so many instruments, dude always finds a new way to play music. True musical genius
This is imperfectly perfect.
Between Ronnie releasing his song the other day and then Ren releasing this...ive been a mess these past few days.
I've found that I need these types of song to feel. Sometimes life gets in the way of feeling and sometimes we lock feelings up to be out of the way.
In these times it's so easy not to feel the things that hurt us the most.
To go on living just living is death alive. These songs, as hard as they are, are life being lived.
Thanks for such a sweet reaction.
Peace and love always until there is no more!😢❤
Lol. I had to edit cause it didn't make any sense in one part of the original post! I think I fixed it.🤦♀️
Ren, FIR, and BMTH are my favs. I feel honored to be alive to witness these three. No genres, just amazing music.
@@ctobolsk I honestly feel the same.
Ren is a gift yeah. As are you mate. Finding your channel has changed my way of seeing people.
About perfection: Please read :)
I had the fortune to get to do a 3 month class with one of my Childhood idols, a man named Te Hata "Olly" Ohlson, he was a kids TV presenter when i was growing up (VERY awesome dude in New Zealand history as the 1st Maori fulltime TV presenter to speak their native tongue on TV" .
In the class he often went off topic, but he got into Religion and such... many many weird topics.
Then he said something "If i say "everyone in here is PERFECT" is it TRUE? " I said YES. Everyone else in class said NO because... and listed things they didn't Like about themselves. So he looks at me and says... OK so with everyone else in the room saying No...what makes you think you are right?
I said to him... "Because we are all unique. If we are the ONLY one of us, then we are all a perfect example of what we are. Everything else is based on a Comparison with someone else. But because there is only one person on the planet exactly like us, We are all PERFECT examples of ourselves."
The coolest thing EVER happened, he got the biggest smile and said "I've taught this class for EIGHTEEN years and you are the only person to have ever got this right and understood what I said" and just said...Thank You.
I mean this dude was one of my HEROES
I wish i could unjumble the timeline, but this happened a little bit before my brother took his own life, Like Ren i was 18 also when this happened and already troubled but fighting like hell to make my life better. Rens story about Joe hits me hella hard because I see a lot of the same feelings in myself about my brother.
Suicide is like a bomb going off in our lives, except worse, because you know the "victim" chose to do what they did and it never ever quite sits easily.
Anyone who got to the end of reading this.... Please remember there is ONLY ONE OF YOU and beleive it or not, there are many people who will not only give a damn if you take your own life, they will also likely still be having twisted thoughts about you 13 or 31 years after you are gone. Dont do this to yourself or anyone else... get help, give help, every person lost this way makes the world a slightly worse place to live in.
Thank you - truly enjoy your reactions. Love crying with strangers who seem like friends :)
THANK YOU for watching and then giving your thoughts instead of all the others who constantly paused and 'give thought'
When I first heard of Ren, thru Cliff Beats I remember him saying he didn't know how long he would be here on earth. Because of his health issue. (Not by his doing). I hope he has surpassed every dream he had back in February and March 2023. What it has grown to be musically and how many people he has touched since I first heard him. His journey has not been easy and he has overcame so many obstacles. But much like his endless talents i can only imagine what it must be like for him. He has reached 1 million subscribers. I hope and pray he is enjoying the successes he has given us. And continues to share with us. I cannot imagine a world without his very special gifts. He is a very special person. May his health continue to improve. And I hope he stays humble as has been in this new light we all get to see him in. ❤ you Ren.
Chris,
I watch almost all of your videos for the charisma you bring as well as the knowledge of vocals.
i'm sorry to hear about the struggles you and your wife are having I know them all too well!
I've found Ren has made a lot of pain and sorrow much easier for me so I'm glad you had aa moment to talk about that. Great reaction as always!
Ren is a beautiful soul. And he has created a ripple effect that is exposing other beautiful souls like you, Chris. Ren brought me to this channel, and you've kept me here.
Brilliantly handled, Chris. You pointed out several great musical insights that I hadn't really noticed. Many thanks as always!
Thanks for being you.
Beautiful Chris
Thank you
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Take care
Daz
❤ oh my heart. 😢❤ I’m so sorry. ❤️
Great reaction as always Chris.
I truly believe he’s the greatest artist across any generation. Especially for the fact of breaking boundaries to things are not discussed and the raw emotion he draws on and brings out in others to heal.
Peace
Your response is the point cheers sir! Thank you so much!
I was saying just the other day to my girlfriend that music/films or just any good art is important, far more important than anyone gives it credit for. Purely because it forces you to think or feel in ways you otherwise wouldn’t and it connects dots that would otherwise remain unconnected.
Its required for healthy growth, that’s how important it is. Literally required for humanity.
Looking forward to starting off my morning at 4:30 tomorrow when this video drops. It truly is such a beautiful piece.
#RenRules 🙌🏻#RenÅgades
I love watching your reactions and breakdowns, Chris. I greatly appreciate these works more from listening to what you have to say. Considering how much I love Ren's works, that is no mean feat! I eagerly await your reaction to CHINCHILLA's new live version of Little Girl Gone.