Yeah man, I'm ready to Growl
We've heard two songs from EXO before "MAMA" and "Overdose".
So this is "Growl", this came out right after "MAMA" (aka after Wolf) but before "Overdose"
I don't think anything is ever gonna beat the high expectations set by "MAMA".
Yeah, that was something. -That was something.
5, 4, 3, 2 *animal noise* Weeeeee
[ Growl - Exo ]
Okay, I am already. Yup Yup. Good start.
Yeahhhhh
Funky
What a nice synth sound.
This is like really synthesized electric bass right?
Guitar synth like, it sounds really cool.
But they cut off the decay
That was definitely a tri-tone sub for two which is *whispers* #JAZZ
Strong beat
This is like what I want to hear at a party -Yeah
This is a grinding song
II
That falsetto harmonization
iv
oH Wo HO hO *Kevin is amazed*
WHAT WAS THAT?!
Gotta go through some major modes
Holy shit
Oh this bridge is...
DOPE.. woah
And then we're back
Man, it's like magic
Wow, I like this a lot
It's like a little... little sneaky little dude walkin' around
Little sneaky little dude?
It's like... Till (Eulenspiegal)!
YeAH
Ooh, that was a good chord
Oh my God!
Okay so, one vocal part on each note of the seventh chord
That was pretty sweet
Now that's classy. Take the sleeves off completely
Mmm
Ooh that pink haired guy (Luhan) is looking at me with, with...
With intent
This is so hot
Yeah, you got quality production, man
Man the dancing
Yeah look at that guy
I like that ostinato pattern
Here goes the bridge again
Bring the bass forward..
Come on. Come on. Come on
AaAaaaGh
Yes
This song sounds so good
So silkyyy
Is this also rated NC17? Cause it should be
I'm definitely into this under layer of like...
OoOh.. that high note
Ooh, nice high vocals
Road Synth -They really...
Oh yeah, there's someone up there
Please have it happen one more time
For people who like this song...
It's gone now
There's some tambourine in there
Check out 'Hiatus Kaiyote'
Ooh, those cluster chords are really good!
Yeah
Come on, come on
You can do it again
Here we go
Ooh
OoOH
Oh here's the rapper
That's super dope
So the chords have dropped out
The electric bass has dropped out
But we still hear it in the key
It's like such empty orchestration here
It's just like beats, voice
There it is
Little bit
Wow
They're really together
A hint
Daamn
If only our section playing was this good
Yep, yep, yep, yep
Oh, I love that harmonization
Here it comes again
*Henry groans in happiness*
Sparkles *pshhhh*
JAZZ man
Kendrick Lamar BABY
Ooh yeah
Oh they all have beautiful eyes
OH NO
I like this
I aspire to be, like, a quarter as hot as these guys
*dabs*
Yeah this is... There's something about this that I just really enjoy
Yeah, this is the EXO I remember
You know, the great dancing
Ooh, there was a good run in there too
OHH *Yunyi goes into cardiac arrest* I love that every time
Those chords!
Good melody is goin'
WoW
I keep forgetting how easy it is to harmonize when there are 12 people
I know right?
That ostinato's still going -Yeah dude
I mean, that's how an ostinato works, but it doesn't always last the whole song
But that's really awesome
Half-step modulation -No, no, no, no
Ooh, into the hat. Here we gooooo
Ooh, that was fuckin' hot as shit!
That was hot!
Wow wait, holy shit -That was cool, I liked it
That was filmed in like **one** or two continuous takes, with like a lot of editing
But like, very fluid camera movement. That was great
I like the instrumentals a lot
Yeah, I liked that ostinato
I also liked that rhodes synth sound
There was always like this little stuff like going on underneath
And I was always like, oh yeah
It would just come in and out. It was very, very good
Yeah. Honestly, that was really entertaining
I liked that a lot. I also like the song
I liked the..
How it was just like throughout the song and that kinda goes back to like how popular songs have popular motives that repeat all the time
Motives?
Motifs *Fiona rolls eyes into oblivion*
Umu: Soo, what did you think about it?
Ya drink soup, you don't eat it
But, no I really enjoyed it. It was really cool
I thought everything really came together and it was just like, it was a good music video
Yeah, the continuous shot thing was really interesting
Cause like, it was almost like you never stopped seeing all of them
Even though, like as one disappeared it came into the other side of the [room]
Which I'm sure it took some amazing editing and whatnot
The back beat was really dope. They just had kinda, the like little thing in the back
Like just going the whole time. Which makes for a very effective pop song
Ready?
They're chromatic passing chords
No no, this is pretty out there
This is like, really out there. When I heard it, I was like, WHAT?
*PIANO BREAK*
this is our home key
So this is B minor. And then we get a D
D Minor
WoAh
I never caught how far it goes. Like, what's the next chord when they go major?
The first two times they didn't go back though
Is this a flat 7?
It's a flat B -There's a flat 7 in there somewhere
a canon! xD
#UMUSWAG
Whaat?
Oh, I know what they did!
half diminished 7
And then from, they go to D minor
And then go to major
#UMUSWAG
Okay, so what they did was that their bass and B minor
And then they've been harmonizing on like...
Minor 7 for a while. And then that extra chord, that weird chord is actually half-diminished 7
They just drop the 5 and make it a diminished 5
And then by that they go 3rd relations to D minor. But then they go directly to the parallel major, D major
*MINDBLOWN*
I explained something!
So Call me Baby. *Kevin needs to STOP*
NO
Now, we're moving onto "Call Me Baby", which came out a few years after "Growl" and after "Overdose"
This one is very similar in style to "Growl"
It's also continuing the hip-hoppy vibe
Yes, stack those thirds BABY
Keep it coming
I also want to talk about their music too cause we actually didn't get a chance to talk about the actual music
Look at those cars
That's a sick car. That's a pretty colour
What is up with K-Pop people and lollipops?
Fair point
AHHH
Dude, don't sit on your Ferrari like that! That'll fuck it up!
No it won't. How fat do you think he is?
Nice woodblock
Eyebrows on FLEEK
WoAh
That Bluetooth touch sensitive, headset like...
Oh that's some future shit
Oh I like this
This would be great for a bass dictation
I'm getting a "Grease" vibe here
ooh ;)
Like they're all over the car -Oh my God! Yeeessss
They look so cool
Woah, that was cool the...
They look really cute in this
Do you hear all that...
In the background? -Yes
This is actually a work of impressionist...
It's the same key as the previous song
It's actually an impressionist piece -Really?
Because of all those planing fifths
Can you hear that in the harmony?
I like how they do, match the dancing to the beat when it like...
Yeah
Nice
Where BTS...
WoAh. The dancing though
Oh my God
Is a bunch of individuals who work really well as a group...
Major!
Wow
Oh! They stay in major!
I feel that EXO...
Nicely done!
Is, as a group, a single unit. A very good single unit
WoW, I wish...
I don't know if it's synth brass or real brass, but it's brass
It's a good brass
Dude, I wish I had that much confident to just go directly from parallel major to minor like that
I'm talking with my mouth, chewing with talking
Yeah, I don't think I really like that background synthesized trumpet string
Oh God! Falsetto my...
*Kevin loses it*
I can't follow up
AGH *Yunyi and Kevin clutch their hearts*
Oh I'm dead! Oh my God
I bet those jeans would look real awesome with like, some fishnets underneath them
What the? The dancing is so good
I like the dancing better than the song
That was our best moment since Tchaikovsky
Just both of us *girlish scream*
*Umu dying behind the camera*
I'm going on a date with my pillow tonight
Breakdown *sassy snap*
Oh man, the dance moves match the little beat
See, this is an example of a trope done very well
They cut out instrumentals and now
Right, right, right. That's true
Did you hear that high line?
Like if they have a key change in this song, I won't be mad. I'd be like YES
I got a Michael Jackson feel there
These guys are killer
WoAh, that was weird
There's some good, there's a lot of variety in this song. And I like it when a song has variety like this
That one interlude, they like held onto the 7th
For so long. But then they didn't give a solid tonic
Like it didn't have a... ya know
Oh shit. I'm lovin' the blue velvet jumpsuit that guy's wearing
Yeah, that's all velvet
Oh, their falsetto game is too strong
Oh God, ugh
They're very good at hip thrusts
Austin Powers moment
The wardrobing in these videos is awesome
Oh ugh
Okay...
Interesting...
Yeah! I'll call you ;)
Yeah, this is better than Carly Rae Jepspen
Jepspen?
And I like that song too
That was cool -Yeah
I'm really liking this group
*Peyton sings CALL ME BABY
The vibe just like totally reversed from the beginning to the end -Yeah
Which is good, cause I didn't like the feel at the beginning
I didn't like the feel at the beginning and I liked it. I mean, in terms of the video. I liked the song from the beginning. But like, yeah
These guys kick butt. Like the choreographer did a real good job. Probably some of the best dancing I've seen in K-Pop right here
Yeah, for sure. I mean, just they were really tight. Like just, they obviously spent a lot of time going through the motions
And I mean, I feel from like a musical standpoint...
Ya know, there's a lot of like electronic background and stuff. Like there weren't a lot of natural sounds
Which is like totally appropriate for this kind of music
I think they were really going for a 'WE'RE A POP SENSATION'
Yeah, I definitely agree. Cause now that I listen to this one and after hearing "Growl"
Now I kinda see they basically, like you said, they have that beat going throughout
Ya know, a lot of not really natural sounds. And like, it's gets kind of repetitive after a while
Which is totally fine because like you're just totally into the dancing
So that's the cool thing about this group is they're very dance oriented
Like compared to like the last one we just watched, I feel like there was a lot more visuals in this one. Ya know, hopping to different scenes
Where the last one was all in the one room
Which, I like both and I love the cars in the beginning
Yes
Those were sharp
I definitely thought that this was a cool video and like I said
I like the effect that EXO has with like their choreography of having so many people that they have the ability to sort of be everywhere at once
It's really well done
Also, did not like this music at all
*Fiona breaks out into a High School Musical 2 song*
It's what it reminded me of the whole time. I figured it out!
But like...
Wait, we have to talk about the music
As a group, FUCK ME UP
Okay wait, I'm gonna say that without a swear word
As a group, they're really really good
Cause it's like, the harmonies are very complex a lot of times they're clustered. Like true cluster chords and it's so cool
Especially in "Growl"
Holy F
I think that this was a really good, this is a good example of overproduction
Like this is a good example of what it means to have a heavily produced song. Cause it is, it's heavily produced
In a good way
Like it fits with their sound naturally
Cause like you can tell that all of the sound mixing was done in the studio
You can tell all of the background was done in the studio. And that works
But it was done to match their style -Yep
They weren't trying to make something that wasn't already their style
And their cluster chords fuck me UP
As it pertains to this video, man as I said. They're just a solid group -Yep
They're a solid group that's representing their hip-hop genre -They're really good
And I'm getting more of a hip-hop, like it's definitely more hip-hop
Where BTS is...
Like we said, where K-Pop is actually all of the genres. Yep, this is hip-hop
Yeah and like where BTS is maybe like a little. They go a little deeper into their songs, this is definitely
I don't even want to say more upbeat, just more like
It's just like... *Gwen makes strange noise*
Yeah, exactly. It's hip-hop. It's just more hip-hop. And it's good. They do it well, they do it really well
Umu: Thoughts on "Call Me Baby"
Hell Yeah
I will definitely call them
What if I spit rice right on your hand?
Yess
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