Classical musician reacts & analyses: WOLF TOTEM by THE HU

Check out this reaction next! https://youtu.be/hKtt91zLb58&list=UULPjGCpxBvbUlcqlDQyJZNfyA

When I saw the title I could not believe my eyes.😅😃🤭 I never expected you to react to The Hu Band.😂😂 I have been a big fan for many years. They have toured all over. I love this incredible War Chant.🤘🔥🤘 I also find the tension created by the harmonics and music provides almost as much energy as a cup of Turkish coffee😏😅🤭 I love almost all thier music but my favorite is their ballad "Mother Earth" where they collab with LP version. It feels a bit weird to be listening to a complete breakdown of music that is meant to be "experienced" with your whole body, not listened to with detachment. Seems almost wrong somehow.🤔 That said, I was very grateful for the education and knowledge. This was very interesting. 🤔 I am a Metal Gal and my first love is Dimash but The Hu is in my top 10.❤ 🥰🥰Much love from a Canadian Dear🇨🇦

The "animal sounds" were supposed to be horses and falcons. For another excellent Hu song, try their first major video, Yuve Yuve Yu.

You seeing and hearing analyzing this primal sounds is quite a exciting journey — thank you for that. My most favorite artist is Dimash, but this kind of music is unbelievable too — I saw the Hu many times. There is a colap with Lzzy Hale its a must — western music overlaying and mixed with the sound of the Hu. The Hu wrote the song and Hale wrote the Lyrics and the western part — stunning. Song of Woman. Love from Austria 🇦🇹

They are very popular and have toured the world. I have seen them in person and they were great.

So glad you reacted to them. I never knew I needed heavy metal Mongollian throat singing in my life but I did. I go to see them any time they're withing 300 miles of me. The energy they bring to their live performances is unreal. My favorite song is Yuve Yuve Yu and I am Mongol. They did a beautiful collaboration with Lzzy Hale from Halestorm called Song of Women, the video is very sweet. I've been to hundreds of concerts in my almost 60 years and they are definitely in my top 10 favorite, maybe top 5

Check out The Hu’s collaboration with Lizzy Hale, “Song of Women”!

I love that you reacted to this! I love throat singing! I find it utterly fascinating and was so lucky to get some lessons in Tuvan throat singing in college so I can get an overtone if I try though I’m definitely not very good. It’s a cool sensation though and it really messes with people who have never heard someone making two different sounds at the same time. I also love folk music. I’m not a metal fan however because of the folk and the throat singing I came across The Hu years ago. I think I’m like you in that I really appreciate their music and it certainly gets the blood pumping but it’s not really something that I would seek to listen to outside of something like preparing for battle (which I hope I never would have to do). It does give you that conflicting emotion of “that’s terrifying, I hope they’re on my side” that is that intimidating impressiveness that you never want to hear from enemies but hope to cultivate in those who defend you. Here in the US there’s this amazing group of bikers who stand guard night and day outside of children’s houses for children who have been abused and are feeling intimidated by their attacker. They will escort the child to school and stand guard outside the school and they will fill the courtroom when the child is there to testify. They realized that if they could provide these hurt children with a defender who was more fearsome than the monster that attacked them they could help the child finally feel safe again and find their own strength and courage. This song suits that group. I have a deep appreciation for both but would not seek it outside of circumstances that I hope to avoid. Well I should say would not seek it for casual listening, your analysis was something that I definitely wanted to see right away and I enjoy sharing the Hu with others simply to experience it. Thanks as always for your analysis! So cool.

When you get to Samaltau by Dimash from the Tokyo Jazz Festival, you will see another ancient instrument, the kobyz, played by a master musician who plays with him frequently. It makes sounds like animals, wind, hawks and eagles as well as musical notes. It is a shaman's instrument, centuries old and equally eerie. After your mental trip to Mongolia, you can visit the steppes of Kazakhstan.

I really respect folks who say "this makes me uncomfortable and I think that's great " <3 Love your approach!

Holy cow that was intense! This feels like something Bear McCreary would write for Sons of Anarchy or something. Also...that's a lot of hogs for the Mongolian steppes, right? Still, digging it and it was super fun to check them out! Cool reaction!

Grew up with The Who, now put on The Hu to exercise too. The internet has so expanded music for my 70+ year old ears. Thank you for your fantastic reactions.

I have to say that watching Sir Hairless chanting "Hu! Hu!", was amazing. Terrific analysis.❤❤❤❤

Hi Sir Hairless! Good band The Hu! Orient has a different and surprising kind of music and musicians!! Regards!!

Had such fun watching your face😂

one of the best reactions and analysis of the Hu - on a side note, The Wolf Totem - black was war, white was peace

Russia is very close to Asia. And since childhood, even in kindergarten, we studied various cultures with a music teacher through songs and dances of the peoples who were part of our country, in the USSR. Therefore, these sounds do not scare me. They act almost the same as rock) In childhood, we often indulged in imitating this singing. We also tried to talk during this penalty) It's cool, believe me) Tickling sensation in the throat) And at the end, a whistle or squeak resembles how it happens when a log is on fire, before it cracks, it makes exactly the same sound) I strongly advise you to listen to this band again. And then listen to how an instrument called a khomus or a vargan is played (from the Old Slavic "varga" — mouth or the Greek "organon" — instrument) — a musical instrument in the form of a tongue freely oscillating in the opening of the frame, set in motion by a finger or pulling a thread). After hearing it, you, with your perfect hearing, will understand a lot ..) Thank you so much for the reaction, Sir)

So very happy that you've reacted to The Hu! Thank you! Really enjoy your analysis, and the slap on the dome!

Cuando cierro los ojos se siente como un mantra que te da fuerzas y energías para seguir adelante. Parece un haka de batalla de los jugadores de rugby los Old Black. Me emocionan mucho estos temas tribales de antaño, de pueblos originarios. Me dan la impresión de honestidad, sencillez y fuerza a la vez. Gracias por otra obra maestra y master class, mi niño de ojitos cristalinos, un fuerte abrazo de madre.

If you enjoyed analyzing this, I'd love to see your reaction to Song of Women which is a collaboration with The Hu and Lizzy Hale of the rock/metal group Halestorm. She wrote English versus to go with their combined traditional and metal instrumentals and throat singing. It's an absolutely beautiful performance and combines a lot more melodic versus with the folk feel. It's also very emotional too with the empowering message of the song.