Few things excite me as much as seeing others excited or full of joy. This is what led me to start watching some reaction videos on YouTube. It’s there that I started seeing voice coaches react to a Devin Townsend song called Kingdom, which he performed for EMGtv seven years ago.
Now, it’s not uncommon to just not hear of a singer or band, even if they are popular within certain groups of folks. You may not hear of a famous guitarist simply because you’re not interested in guitars. Devin Townsend, however, is Canadian, and Canadians are known for being ultra-aware of Canadian talent and telling every American who speaks of said talent that they are, in fact, Canadian.
You’re a big Ryan Gosling fan? He’s Canadian. Larry Walker was a great baseball player, you say? He’s also Canadian. Oh, Steve Nash is Canadian. You like Drake? Drake’s Canadian. Justin Bieber? Not sure where that guy’s from.
The point is, I’m loving Devin Townsend’s music, and I’m shocked that I simply haven’t heard – or don’t recall hearing – about him. He feels like the kind of Canadian treasure that you want to brag about to any American who will listen. The problem with that is I’m fairly sure a whole bunch of Americans are fully aware of who Devin Townsend is and I’m just a bad Canadian about to lose my Tim Hortons Stamp of Canadian Approval.
If you aren’t familiar with Devin Townsend, have a watch of the two videos I’ve embedded here. They are wild.
Featured image courtesy of IMDB.
