Reaction Videos

[D'wards]

Basically someone listens to a song they've never heard before and films their reaction. Sounds trite but I really enjoy them.
The best at it seems to be black American dudes as they are quite animated, especially when listening to old English white bands.
Here's a few fellas I watch regularly

 

[SpookyFrank]

The few of these I've seen have been done by people who aren't very funny, interesting or entertaining. That lets the format down a bit IMO.

 

[sunnysidedown]

The few of these I've seen have been done by people who aren't very funny, interesting or entertaining. That lets the format down a bit IMO.

were they black?

 

[Saul Goodman]

Has anyone done reacting to reaction videos yet?

 

[D'wards]

Has anyone done reacting to reaction videos yet?

 

[SpookyFrank]

The War Pigs one is pretty entertaining though tbf. And yes, the drumming is fucking great.

 

[editor]

Most of the 'reactions' are totally fake and just tailored to get the maximum hits. That said they can offer a moment's idle entertainment.

 

[The39thStep]

 

[platinumsage]

I've just been watching a load of these the past few days. Many are dull but it's great when they actually know about music stuff and appreciate artists they wouldn't normally listen to:





There are also genuine reactions like this which are pretty funny:

 

[Marty1]

I’ve just spent a good 30mins watching some of these videos - very entertaining and a thumbs up from me.

(That’s my reaction.... ).

 

[Crispy]

This is "black people like white music" isn't it?

 

[Steel Icarus]

A guilty pleasure of mine. Reactions to classic or current TV, or old music, by people who haven't seen or heard it before... lovely

 

[platinumsage]

This is "black people like white music" isn't it?

I've probably seen more black people discovering oldschool black music tbh, but yes it's a bit weird what the general trend on YouTube is with this stuff.

 

[Part 2]

Youtube was throwing me these the other day so I listened to quite a few different Americans listening to Straight Rhymes by Aitch....which I'd also never heard.

I reckon for new artists to have their music heard by a much wider audience it's great. Not really interested in people listening to old tunes though.

 

[Fez909]

This is "black people like white music" isn't it?

Not always

 

[krtek a houby]

Been watching a few over the last while

Blind Wave
The Normies
The Reel Rejects
Lost in Vegas
Jamal AKA Jamal

Passes the time when I haven't got the energy to watch something more solid...

 

[editor]

This is "black people like white music" isn't it?

Or: 'black people pretending to like white music via a trite money making format on YouTube.'

I don't believe most of the people in these videos are actually hearing the songs for the very time either. Still, if it makes money and makes people happy, why not.

 

[D'wards]

This one trending on Twitter

 

[editor]

Good for them for making money out of this lark and picking a song that's sure to garner attention, but I'm not convinced by the 'first listen' premise at all.

 

[editor]

Mind you, that's a fucking great drum roll in.

Strangely enough, Phil Collins enjoyed huge popularity amongst some black R&B artists in the 2000s and was regularly cited as an important influence.

"We all think black R&B artists know what they're talking about. The first time I was aware of it was when I watched a documentary on Ice-T. This smug UK journalist looking at his record collection said, 'What's with all the Phil Collins stuff?' He said, 'Don't mess with my Phil.' I remember thinking, 'My God!' You feel like ringing people up and saying, 'Are you watching this?!'"[

Urban Renewal (tribute album) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Supine]

Absolutely love this one

 

[D'wards]

Mind you, that's a fucking great drum roll in.

Strangely enough, Phil Collins enjoyed huge popularity amongst some black R&B artists in the 2000s and was regularly cited as an important influence.

Urban Renewal (tribute album) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

In the 90s and early 2000s it became very fashionable amongst hipsters to bash old Phil, including perpetrating lies about him divorcing his wife by fax and saying he'd leave the country if Labour got in.

Look at the mild abuse I got on this 12 year old thread

Phil Collins - Time for re-evaluation?

Following on from a discussion on Adam & Joes 6Music show, i thought they had a point - is it time to re-evaluate the work of dear Phill Collins? They reasoned it was, and also accused those of called him bland and boring of being lazy thinkers, and just going with the flow. After this i...

www.urban75.net

 

[pesh]

my local squirrels hate him too

 

[platinumsage]

Absolutely love this one

How about a black person reacting to black people reacting to the Bee Gees not being black





Why is this a thing?

 

[platinumsage]

Seems people already wrote about this:

Race and The Unintended Consequences of Musical Reaction Videos

The Racial Anxiety Lurking Behind Reaction Videos

 

[Steel Icarus]

It's not just music videos, by the way, I love watching reaction videos of people watching films they haven't seen but i have