MUSICIAN REACTS to Lingus -- Snarky Puppy

So, yeah, that wasn't their regular drummer. Regular drummer Sput couldn't make the flight. Drummer Larnell Lewis who has played with them before got the call. He learned the songs off demos without drums on the flight from the US to Europe. He arrived two hours before the first of 8 recording sessions. So that's all the time he had to learn all 8 songs. They would play most or all of the songs in each session in front of an audience. The best take made the album. So this is both live abd the studio version. The string section seen here doing nothing only appears on two songs and if you notice, no one else has written music. There is a 38 minute doc that xane with the CD/DVD combo (90 mins on DVD as it includes the 8 final song videos)that discusses that abd how they wrote the songs upon arrival with bassist/band leader Michael League writing this one and about half or so of the songs. They have won 4 Grammy's to date and just released another album (with a bigger line up incouding most if not all the non-string section people) this year. It was also recorded live. This is the final track on the album. The whole thing is fire and covers a wide range of instrumentals. Corey Henry is wearing a Woodstock shirt. That's a dove, which is a type of pigeon.

I am here to witness the birth of a new Snarky Puppy reactor. Looking forward to more!

The drummer is Larnell Lewis. Check out his Ziljan live performance.

I can't get enough of watching people seeing Lingus for the first time. It's the most beautiful thing to witness. Thank you for that.

The soloist is Cory Henry, a legit legend. The guy in awe next to him is multi-Grammy winner Shaun Martin.

Hey really enjoyed the reaction! I like how you pickup on and pay attention to all of the little details and comments of the different players. I would LOVE to see you react to Larnell Lewis hears a so g once and plays it perfectly (he's the drummer for Lingus)

First Snarky Puppy? Oh man have you found a rabbit hole. I'm currently two years in and still digging deeper

Hey bro. Great reaction as always. Fellow Worship keyboardist here, 😃going on 21 years at the same church. Been having a blast the whole time. Always awesome to see somebody hear Snarky and Jacob for the first time. Musicians are especially affected by these guys due to the underlying genius that non-musicians just don’t notice. We totally get when you talk about the “feelings” you get from certain chords or other tidbits of awesomeness that zoom past a more casual listener. Thanks for backing up a little after the pauses, which are great snapshots of your state of musical bliss at that moment. Really good stuff. Thanks again. Bravo!

Really enjoyed your reaction. It’s neat to see someone explain and appreciate some of the intricacies of the timing and keyboard work.

Watching your reaction was a pleasure. The keyboard soloist is Corey Henry -- who began at age 6 and grew up playing for church.The man amazed, who got up and took off his headphones at one point is Shaun Martin, who himself has won six grammys so far. As for more great stuff from them -- start maybe with Shofukan or Sleeper from the We like it Here sessions.

Welcome to the rabbit hole that is Snarky Puppy's music 😂😂

The greatest improvised solo ever. An ethereal, in-the-moment, spiritual talk between Larnell and Corey…great reaction and analysis

The "Pigeon Shirt" you are commenting on is the original logo for the Woodstock Concert in 1969. . .

At some point in the video, you can see the techs attending the mixers are havung a blast and losing their minds!!

I like you have wondered why I missed out on this band as well as Jacob Collier. It is interesting to note that both have worked with Jules Buckley and Metropole Orkest. Jacob Collier can also be seen collaborating with Snarky Puppy on Family Dinner Vol. 2.

Always great to see people and their first exposure to Snarky Puppy and Lingus. Equally impressive drumming by Larnell Lewis in "What About Me" from the same session. Since you seem to be into Jacob Collier, he has also recorded some songs with Snarky Puppy

I just subscribed. You are a true music lover, with such an honest, straightforward response. I enjoy listening to music with you and watching your heartfelt reactions. A couple of suggestions to add to your list: 1. Playing For Change — Biko ( Peace Train and The Weight are also wonderful in the playing for change series), and 2. In Your Eyes, Peter Gabriel, the Secret World Live. Given your responses to Snarky Puppy and Jacob Collier I think these will be welcome additions. Enjoy, and thanks!

Forget Collier…Cory’s solo here is hailed as the greatest keyboard solo in modern times!

Great reactiom and cool things that you noticed and pointed out! Please check out "Sleeper" from the same Snarky Puppy session, one of my faves💜

The Pigeon shirt is the Woodstock logo from 1969.