Karnivool-Change Part 2

[mentalparasite666]

havent heard this song is ages

[jdc185]

this band makes me proud to be Australian :)

[DylanPlaysDrums13]

@jdc185 Same here

[billysnodgrass]

@DarkAvengerHoly true

[Crazyfishyyy]

i think everyone can agree that when you listen to karnivool there isnt exactly a word to describe how you feel, just a feeling of whats going on in my ears is good and if it stops soon then id rather go deaf so ill never hear anything again, because nothing can compare

[billellwood1995]

That built up from 7:00 is intense, goosebumps the whole time

[GooGuGajoob]

Absolutely love Karnivool. When my sister baught Sound Awake, I started moving into alot of music territory...all the way that I ended up with King Crimson at the end, and I'm still 16, but find I can't find anything 'new' anymore. But one record I always come back to is where it began...Sound Awake. Karnivool has always been my favourite band, and Sound Awake my favourite album. They mean the world to me!

[brady0715]

1 person came here looking for carnivals, and left feeling like a clown..

[TOOL0GY]

...one of the best !!!!

[sipinflames]

Their drummer is absolutely amazing, but I think their guitars get overlooked a lot. Some of these chords are tough to play, and really aren't used much by other bands

[TOOL0GY]

@sipinflames ....really agree with you ....

[Linlymes]

I went out and bought it :)

[DarkAvengerHoly]

why the part 1 is on themata and the part 2 on sound awake?

[JTbassist09]

@DarkAvengerHoly wasnt enough room/time on themata (their first record) so they postponed it and put it up on sound awake

[DarkAvengerHoly]

@JTbassist09 I see, thank you for reply :)

[tentim10]

@DarkAvengerHoly karnivool is just weird like that

[DarkAvengerHoly]

@tentim10 just a little :)

[awesomefordy]

this song is SO underrated!! one of the best one the album IMHO, people just gloss over it because of the intro and the long length.

Oh, and hello, hollow halo are actually clever lyrics, and a good bit of play with the pronunciation :)

[IINesasta]

This song oddly reminds me of top gear around 0:45 into the song lol

[datswotimtknbout]

who the fuck disliked this and why. jealous tool fan?

[Fleshy91]

The most awesome use of a didgeridoo I've ever heard.

[Basssurge]

This song is FINALLY back up (where you can listen to it)

My favorite off the album

[ctant88]

Thankyou Karnivool, For this beautiful masterpiece that is Sound Awake.

A Perfect and Amazing end to what is the most beautiful piece of music i think i have ever heard in my life.

Im generally not even a fan of this type of rock music, but holy mother fucker this is amazing.

[Pulse535]

Karnivool = the masters of Aussie prog

[heathsousads]

Dammit i thought they covered change by deftones D;

[wysle]

@heathsousads well deftones blow! :D

[heathsousads]

@wysle Lmao dude. FUCK YOU. you dont even know what your talking about..

[wysle]

@heathsousads haha prove me wrong!

[heathsousads]

@wysle okay. just youtube it. dude Chino Moreno is the baddest mother fucker out there (Besides Maynard James Keenan) Deftones have been my life since i was 12

[wysle]

@heathsousads No I told you to prove me wrong, I wont go to the effort to look that up

[heathsousads]

@wysle are you mentally disabled? i have no time for you. bye

[wysle]

@heathsousads Then there is no time for Deftones.

[zachisgodly]

If you like this song, look up 10,000 days by tool it is also just as epic

[wysle]

@zachisgodly What is Tool?

[connwilliamsmedia]

@zachisgodly NO

[survivalism07]

This song and the album in its entirety is amazing. Sound Awake was probably the greatest album of 09 IMHO and Change ended it brilliantly.

[KlingonOG]

recently saw this song live... i was so glad when i finally realised the lyrics are "..it's letting us all escape." not "..a soul escape." reduced the wank factor for me,

[datswotimtknbout]

ian kenny is australias thom yorke, in terms of his talent as a lyricist.

[KlingonOG]

@datswotimtknbout minus the lazy eye.

[JTbassist09]

@datswotimtknbout I actually think all band members had input into the lyrics especially the bassist Jon stockman, he was doing a philosophy degree at Curtin University I think...I may be wrong though

[MusicalAndTall]

@JTbassist09 He isn't doing a PhD haha. He is doing Nanotechnology :) Im his cousin, but yes ALL members wrote this album, Themata was mainly written by Drew,

[jbard80]

@MusicalAndTall Yeah right "cousin"... And how is nanotechnology incompatible with a PhD?

[MusicalAndTall]

@jbard80 Do you want his fucking number? St Address lol? email? Dont be ignorant. He is not doing a phd because he hasnt finished his under-grad in nanotech due to all the touring, and being busy. I didnt say it wasnt incompatible you dick, I said he isnt doing his phd at this time.

[KlingonOG]

I'm seeing Karnivool live tonight ! Jelly ?

[ennoe87]

who the fuck decided to cut the beautiful drum solo at the end! fuck youtube and all the suckers generally!! we love Karnivool and Change is one of their best songs! reupload it with the drum solo NOWWWW!

[JTbassist09]

@ennoe87 how arrogant are you?

I uploaded it when youtube didnt let you upload videos over 10 minutes long, hence its 9.57

I thought Karnivool fans were respectable and intelligent

[DougPirhana]

@JTbassist09 i get your point, it's hard to tell tone on these comments tho... but by the "NOWWWWWW!" I reckon he was taking the piss a bit.. but much respect for the respectful conversation. ;)

[datswotimtknbout]

@ennoe87 surely u have the full version?

either you do and you should go listen to it

or you dont and you have no reason to complain.....go buy it!!

[mgt83]

"I guess, I'll see you when it ends

I'll see you round the bend

My sober sorry friend"

Shivers...every time.

[Loss1010]

@mgt83 Same here. That's easily my favorite part of the song.

[Basssurge]

Interesting introduction - I don't believe I've ever heard a rock/metal band try mixing aboriginal instruments with their sounds.

[WintersTwilightSky]

@Basssurge I think (I could be wrong) that The Butterfly Effect has in at least once of their tracks. I can't remember which track it was, but I'm gonna try and find out again.

[theritualking]

they remind me of a linkin park + tool combo lol

pretty good stuff

[KlingonOG]

epic song

[asiandrummer15]

OMG I Want both of their albums now!

[actofinsanityjoe]

6:32 ....! So fucking awesome

[shinitru]

what kind of lowlife cunt would unlike this...go grow a soul u turd

[jimmysando99]

Part 1 doesnt exactly flow into Part 2? Still good as its karnivool! I heard that they didnt have time to finish it on themata, so called it Change part 1... So that they could finish it for Sound Awake..

[ronjoe1]

@jimmysando99 Part 1 is actuially at the very end of Deadman...you are right that they didn't get to finish it in time and thats where the name came from. it was re-recorded for this album and it flows very well, if you ask me...

[datswotimtknbout]

this is my favourite song. bar none. i listen to this song and just get lost in it. they played this live in melbourne to close their set a couple of nights ago, absolutely blew me away. i will never experience anything like it ever again, that is until i see them next time :D

[tMCBF2]

does anyone know the acoustic chords near the end?

[datswotimtknbout]

@tMCBF2 Bmin, then a variation of F#min (x44220), Dmajor, Emin.

[xiozthunderplums]

This song makes me feel like im traveling through space. And I love it! haha

[01Declan10]

amazing song. amazing band.

[kingStuLad]

No, I'm sorry. I've tried for months now to find a song better than this: I can't.

This is the greatest piece of music ever written; It's perfectly performed, written and the lyrics are just ... I can hardly believe how good they are, written by a devastatingly under-rated band.

I may actually need help for my Karnivool addiction...

[zachisgodly]

Any one know what the lyrics in the song actually mean, cause atm i think its got to do with some big war... oh well, amazing song anyway

[datswotimtknbout]

@zachisgodly from what ive heard and what i can draw from the lyrics, it seems like an anti religious song. i think thats where the 'hello hollow halo' part comes from. i can tell its deeper than that though.

[datswotimtknbout]

drums from 5:00 til 5:18 are just awesome. shows u dont need superfast double kicks and fills to make drumming sound amazing.

steve judd is an underrated genius

[Vanista01]

@datswotimtknbout I heard the entire album "Themata" by Karnivool he improvised the drumming and stuck with his improv...that is an amazing skill it's hard enough to improv like that let alone remember every beat you did first time. I think he did the same thing for some of "Sound Awake" too but I'm not sure about that one.

[datswotimtknbout]

@Vanista01 its a different drummer in sound awake to themata. most songs on sound awake were based around drum beats with bass and the songs were built around that. steve might improvise some fills but his beats and rhythms are all tight and deliberate, and the same every time.

[ronjoe1]

@datswotimtknbout It was Drew that played all the drums on Themata, with the exception of Lifel!ke.

Steve came in after the album was completed.

[datswotimtknbout]

@ronjoe1 yeah i know, i liked drew's drumming on themata but steve judd's just a genius.

[freeston316]

@datswotimtknbout slash one of the coolest guys youll ever meet, and loves weed

[AirsoftCritics]

@datswotimtknbout you dont need fast anything to sound good.

[datswotimtknbout]

@AirsoftCritics that was my point

[tehmarzvotla]

@datswotimtknbout SERIOUSLY, dude. Holy shit. The drumming is this album is FUCKING BEAUTIFUL! And I love how nice and big and open his drums and cymbals sound. They don't sound so tightly mic'd; listen to that last section with just the drums; gorgeous!!

[datswotimtknbout]

@tehmarzvotla yes to all.

[lemonsys]

@datswotimtknbout that whole section is in 9/4 time. which if you dont know music theory is really weird. but man i can lock into it and that is really fuckin nuts. love it.

[JTbassist09]

@lemonsys the beginning is in 6/4

[aToOoOoMboi]

@datswotimtknbout

'cos 99% of the population cannot read rhythm.

[littlecooney13]

mmmmm 3:28

[britty1983]

Hello hollow halo!!!!

[leecalibur]

This whole album is absolutely unreal. Anyone reading this should buy it right now, even if u own it, buy it again xD

[stooge123454]

well dude , did you read what i said at the top of this conversation .... i think thats the tuning sorry if im wrong ,

it doesn't mean we have to debate about it !

[kingStuLad]

This is probably my favourite song of the current century. No band can make music likes these guy's, just stunning. Plus the last vocal part sends shiver's down my spine.

[katiekins77]

Well said. I saw them for the first time this past saturday night. My fiance's band opened for them at one of our local venue's downtown. By far some of the most talented musicians I have EVER had the pleasure of seeing!!! <3 <3 <3 Karnivool! They are super nice guys to boot!!!

[grina001]

Am luvin the sound of this...topped with great lyrics...awesome song.

[stooge123454]

dude , its just like saying , theres no such thing as C# , where there is .

[thedude21619]

"we question who we are then we die"

[datswotimtknbout]

i wish this song went forever

[suffx999]

What guitar effect is used at the very start?

[Vool5]

The song starts with a sample. The first guitar sound it's just high gain drive from peavey 5150 I guess and little bit of delay and whammy in some places.

[suffx999]

It sounds so brilliant

[stooge123454]

the tuning for this song is actually the same tuning they did in the song - goliath

b# f b# g d e i think thats the tuning :) sorry if im wrong

[DougPirhana]

@Vool5 the guitar sound at the start is a z vex fuzz factory pedal.

[stooge123454]

delay :)

[TheVanAcid]

This song is amazing! Definitely buying this one when I have the cash.

[ViciousGuitarist]

you will not be dissapointed, every second of this album is amazing

[digs0795]

if this is part 2 where is part 1

[JTbassist09]

on the themata album

[datswotimtknbout]

@JTbassist09 and at the end of deadman

[freeston316]

@JTbassist09 am i wrong for getting mad when people ask questions like digs did? lol

[xfighterfan]

@JTbassist09 And the end of deadman

[lemonsys]

@JTbassist09 actually thats debatable. on the album sound awake the song is only titled change, not change part 2. also change part 1 does not lead into this change. i personally think the explanation for it is going to be on a future album.

[JTbassist09]

@lemonsys

you are wrong, i cant post links, but google karnivool interview change and read the first article

[datswotimtknbout]

its also at the end of the track 'deadman' on sound awake

[slimiestcunt]

karnivool at BDO melb 2morrow. cant fkn wait they kickass

[torturedparadox]

Thanks JT for posting this. I went out and ordered it, Import style. I don't know why this isn't playing in the US but maybe I can 'encourage' my local stations to get it up! Good stuff!!!

[JTbassist09]

its not released in the US. probably a good reason...

[torturedparadox]

@JTbassist09 Forgive my being dense, but your '...' indicate you'd know why. Care to enlighten me?

[orphaeus99]

Any indication it it will be coming out in the U.S.?

[JTbassist09]

just went on Karnivool's myspace and i think they said releasing in mid Feb...

[bw1901]

the start of this song, mimics aboriginal music, in recreating sounds of the australian land at night, you can hear the calls of frogs and birds, made either with the guitars or samples, on that im not sure. then the didgeridoos come in. this is why i love karnivool, there's so much stuff there if you care to look. and no other band that i know of has portrayed aboriginals like this either.

[Vool5]

Yeah all those noises and sounds it's just so great. I think those are samples. This songs just rocks off everything I knew about good music.

[royalrocker311]

It cuts off! NOO!

[gimmevideobish]

nibiruallstars hit the nail on the head, as to why people make the comparison: "tool are genius, karnivool are genius"

How many legit GREAT bands are out there? Not that many. Tool and Karnivool do have some similarities, but I think the greatest point that people get stuck on is the genuine quality of the music.

[eviilgrin]

Just in general i think progressive rock is amongst the finest and most talented music..Opeth..Porcupine Tree..Dream Theater..Karnivool..Tool..Pink Floyd..Symphony X..King Crimson..etc...you get the point :)

[tylercox420]

ya im getting tired of people comparing bands... its bullshit... without any band new bands wouldnt have inspiration to push the envelope, watch it bend... a little toolism... lets just let music be music...go bitch at sports.. and how they run back and forth scoring goals for millions of dolla.. that is fucking stupid right there.... oh he shoots he scores.... ive heard that a million times... but i guess repetition is new thing right....i dont hate sports im just saying come on now.. get real

[forgottenbynature]

Just went out and brought this album recently, it was the best $20 I have spent in a long time. Its amazing value too considering all up its over an hour long. It helped me survive having to clean my room lol

[eightshotringcaps]

Tool = Karnivool

Karnivool = Tool

I'm loving the Hello Hollow Halo!

[thesidinator]

Why just because they both play alternative/progressive metal/rock? Surely the point of playing alternative music is that it is unlike other music...

[eightshotringcaps]

Yes i agree wiht you. But not every single alternative rock band is alternative, its become more of a name rather then a genre now.

[thesidinator]

Surely if they aren't alternative then they aren't an alternative rock band by definition?

I can accept that they do play similar music, but they do have differences. For example I'd say Karnivool use a wider variety of instruments than Tool and perhaps more adventurous time signatures (new stuff) too. Also Maynards vocals are quite different to Kennys.

[eightshotringcaps]

Yes there are a load of considerable differences. Maynards vocals are one, Jones's guitar riffs, and Carey. His polyrhythmic drumming in combination with samples and kit drumming has never been replicated by any drummer to date.

[shycatstudios]

3:15

[ALBTE]

I couldn't believe this was a part 2 from part 1 change either... until I saw them transition the two pieces live!! Awesome song!

[timepler]

6:08 what a change

[timepler]

sick song... a masterpiece... genius :D

[orphaeus99]

Last 20 minutes>many other whole albums out there today.

[OmegaOdd]

Why are you ppl negging orphaeus? U realize he is saying that the last 20 minutes of this album is better than some whole albums in today's music.

[Bugsy99]

This song kicks ass!

[jlae111]

So very Tool inspired. Mind blowing. Karnivool never fails to impress

[hutencja]

this is not what i exepct..i thought change part2 will be really sequel of part1.

[JTbassist09]

it is. play them after each other

[Vool5]

everything about this song and this band is great! Anyone can play it ??

[Wenautia]

Whoa. Amazing song. This band has never had a song I did not find amazing.

[kakoondoo]

I love the acoustic breakdown at the end then the drum fill to close the album..... powerful stuff, hopefully it wont be another 4 years in between this and whatever they come out with next

[zachschwing]

this is a great song but not what i thought it was gona be. the change part 1 on the first album got me so stoked but this part 2 sounds so much different then what they left you with on the first album

[Rusty2540]

its a good contrast tho

this song is just

amazing live

and i mean

amazingly amazing

:)

[andSometimesY]

Great song from a great band. Tool is my favorite band, and I definitely do hear some Tool in them. Nevertheless, their sound is easily identifiable and couldn't be confused with Tool

[diolade2002]

its like dredg and tool and some shit i aint never heard before. good band, im obsessed.

[Bertuosity]

This album goes to 11.

[totyko]

Awesome, brilliant, my favorite song

[AliEnosDesch]

Absolutely the most different album ending I've ever heard. Too bad the vid cuts it short. Great drummer!

[AliEnosDesch]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!­!!!!!

Fuckin right!

Hail the Vool!

[tubedjinni]

amazing music...

[soppybollocks11880]

JTbassist09, thanks for posting the whole album, its not out in my part of the world yet. I got themata about 3 years ago maybe more and have been so excited for this record to come out. I'm not dissapointed, they have grown in all the right ways.

cheeers

x

[JTbassist09]

haha no worries, just did it so you un-Australians could have a sneak peak ;D

[Evolution10X]

Lay here

Maybe the damage has been done

As we float away like embers

Beneath us, the fire, still, it burns

And I don't, I don't know why

Question who we are and then we die

I guess, I'll see you when it ends

I'll see you 'round the bend

My sober siren rant....

my favorite part...

[Evolution10X]

I don't think the genius of their music hits you at first listen...I told all my friends to listen to this, but it seems it doesn't click for them. They did the same thing w/ Tool back in 1993/94 when I told them about Undertow. With each listen it grows more and more apparent that Sound Awake is pure brilliance...I just wish I had a digital copy, I had to rip mine from a torrent since Amazon isn't selling the mp3 album yet.

[BeerUserSince1992]

This is a REALLY good song...

And by the time I wake up I'm going to have their discography :) .

[BeerUserSince1992]

Edit: At this rate I'm probably going to have it in the next 25 minutes or so .

[hypolozza]

You should buy it when it comes out too! Support Aussie artists!

[JTbassist09]

fun fact : it was one of the last songs they wrote for the album :D

[DiamondJake01]

This whole album is awesomeness incarnated, i love it, it is a definite must have :D

i'm buying it

[Evolution10X]

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks these guys are super talented... Best album I've heard since Lateralus came out back in 2001.

[aplasticcup06]

So good to have a band release stuff that is more than mediocre for once!

[girthbot]

THE progressive rock album of 2009. This album is incredible. Only cd that has ever moved me to tears just from listening.

[mobious10]

This sounds like it should be their tenth album. Anything less than instant prog. rock classic will just be disappointing.

[MrsClank]

The album is breathtaking, amazing!

[Twist3dsoul22]

karnivool is amazing..

[wilbo421]

INCREDIBLE song

[martindecorum]

agreed

[davewuensche]

Unreal album.. 10/10