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Inspired by this post but the other way around. Which channels (any subject) do you think have stayed true to their beginnings and are still worth watching today?

My pick would be Gamers Nexus.

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[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Rick Beato. His channel banner says "Everything Music" and it's not a misnomer. I am not a musician, don't know a Dorian from a pentatonic, but every time he throws something up I drop everything and sit and listen to it. It's just that interesting.

You should know that he plugs his own music training courses (probably worth it) but has never once taken an outside sponsorship. He covers all genres and all fields of talent in music, and regularly pulls in younger unknowns for interviews as well as household names. He has nothing but praise for effort and talent, but no time for hacks. It is incredibly refreshing.

Even if you are only a listener and not a player, just getting the pro-level views on what things should sound like and even how to listen will take your own music listening up multiple notches. Be sure to look for his "What Makes This Song Great" videos, because they are not reactions, they are dissections: you will hear and learn things about songs you've heard a million times that you never noticed before.

Can't say enough good about this channel. When life sucks, I go listen to some Rick Beato.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

That's funny, when life sucks, I go watch one of Pat Finnerty's What Makes This Song Stink videos, a direct (and similarly detailed) parody of Beato's videos

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[–] turdburglar@piefed.social 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

some of my faves:

k&j lumber

project kamp

martjin doolard

m. bjornstroem

technology connections

this old tony

wesley treat

pask makes

frank howarth

chest’er

four eyes furniture

shawn boyd made this

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[–] csm10495@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 hours ago

If you like reviews/comparisons check out Project Farm.

[–] ada@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago

DC Rainmaker

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 hours ago

Michael Reeves. One video a year, making the dumbest most hilarious shit you can think of.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

science based channels(research, discoveries), although you have to correct the info from time to time, so it doesnt sound like misinformation, occurs quite frequently with biology, phylogenitcs. influencer channels however degrade/decline over time, especially when they become annoyingly political.

i watch pbs eons, deep look, have to comment on them making mistake about species, phylogeny accuracy from to time. one time i commented on the "acoelomorph" video, and said they are unrelated to flatworms.

[–] scytale@piefed.zip 3 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Granted it’s only 3 years old, there’s a channel called Little Chinese Everywhere. It’s a travel vlog of a Chinese woman and her German boyfriend. I like the channel for three reasons:

  1. They are currently traveling the ancient silk road and retracing Marco Polo’s travels along Central Asia. The area is fascinating and they’re going to places I’ve never seen before or even thought about.

  2. Their vlog format is great because they use forward-facing, POV style filming, and gorgeous drone shots. I hate videos that focus on travel and sights but 80% of the time the camera is on the vlogger’s face.

  3. They actually research the history of the places they go to, and they’ve studied enough languages to be able to get by. So their videos are not the “out-of-place foreign person visits xx country” style.

[–] oxbech@feddit.dk 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I feel like Ethoslab deserves a mention. He’s basically making the exact same great fun Minecraft videos as I, a grown ass man, remember from my literal childhood!

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[–] solariaseven@slrpnk.net 3 points 17 hours ago

Crash Course

[–] Kennystillalive@feddit.org 3 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Abroad in Japan, Gigguk, CdawgVA, Julien Bam. 2BoredGuys, Fern.

[–] Pipster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Ashens. Released a video the other day about microwavable burgers that I couldn't immediately tell whether it was brand new or 10 years old.

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[–] jode@pawb.social 3 points 18 hours ago

Regular Car Reviews for sure

[–] Vupware@lemmy.zip 3 points 15 hours ago

The Wonky Angle for IDM/electronic music coverage

Gtrippin for trip sims

Badempanada for anti-status-quo takes

Jacob Geller for video game content with a touch of breadtube

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Puts out videos super rarely, because they're often upwards of 10 hours long, but Tim Rogers/Action Button makes amazing videos

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[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 19 hours ago

Brutalmoose!

I love his VHS and mall videos, but his food videos are definitely his most popular. His semi-recent Mary Kate+Ashley vid was excellent, too.

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