Shadowing Practice: Rex Brown on 25th Anniversary of Pantera's 'Vulgar Display of Power' - Loudwire Legacy - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
1
Hey, it's Rex Brown and this February is the 25th anniversary of Vulgar Display of Power.
2
They wanted me to talk a little bit about some of my favorite memories of that record.
3
That record happened so naturally and so just happened so quickly everything came together.
4
One of my favorite memories was we had hit kind of a roadblock in the writing sessions.
5
And I remember Don and Phil went outside and smoked a joint.
6
and I think Phillip had the riff for a new level, or had an idea and wanted to get it to die, but he had to get on that same wavelength.
7
And when they came back, they had this thing, and I remember that, I mean, it didn't take us long at all to put that thing together.
8
And then it just, that chunk of that groove, I think that set the whole tone for the whole record.
9
I mean, that was really, we had done some stuff, I think, before that track,
10
but 25 years have been quite a while, but I just remember the feeling of,
11
that was really when the Brotherhood just really came into this dynamic like no other.
12
It was, as a musician,
13
it's one of those records you just pinch yourself.
14
It just happens so naturally.
15
And we knew how to play it.
16
We played after each other so well that we knew exactly where the breaks were going to be.
17
When we listened back to that, we were just a bunch of little kids at Christmas time.
18
But that was a track that definitely started everything for that record.
19
And that is one of my favorite, or if not my favorite, Pantera record.
📺 Same Channel
B22
Pantera's Philip Anselmo on Falling-Out With Father + '25 Years'
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B22
Testament's Chuck Billy - Remembering Ronnie James Dio
Daily ConversationWorking Adults
B22
Pantera's Philip Anselmo on Drug Use + 'Hard Lines, Sunken Cheeks'
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B14
Scott Ian: AC/DC's Malcolm Young is the 'Greatest Rhythm Guitar Player Ever'
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B12
John 5 Reacts to Glenn Tipton's Parkinson's Diagnosis
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
✨ Recommend Video
B13
16 sentences
SAXON - message from Biff (Nov. 17th, 2020)
University StudentsWorking Adults
B12
107 sentences
John 5 Reveals Why KISS Fans Are More Fanatical Than Beatles Fans
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B12
49 sentences
Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony Talk about Writing/Recording Van Halen's "5150"
Business EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B12
11 sentences
Coburn Pharr Dies at 62
University StudentsWorking Adults
B22
14 sentences
David Coverdale”s speech for Deep Purple’s induction into RRHOF (beginning)
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B12
10 sentences
Bill Ward on Blizzard of Ozz
University StudentsWorking Adults
B12
14 sentences
Ivan Moody announces his retirement from Five Finger Death Punch
Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults
B11
942 sentences
21 Savage On Evolving Through Loyalty, Loss, Fatherhood + New Music
Business EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
B13
18 sentences
Judas Priest - Ian Hill: What Judas Priest song would you pick? | The Chosen Few Q&A
University StudentsWorking Adults
B14
31 sentences
Chuck Billy of Testament Interview about Native Blood
Interview EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Rex Brown on 25th Anniversary of Pantera's 'Vulgar Display of Power' - Loudwire Legacy”. This video has 19 sentences and 285 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:00. The speaker talks at a steady 143 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| naturally adverb | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | In a natural manner. |
| tone noun | /ˈtəʊn/ | A specific pitch. |
| dynamic adjective | /daɪˈnæm.ɪk/ | Changing; active; in motion. |
| musician noun | /mjuˈzɪʃən/ | A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession. |
| pinch verb | /pɪnt͡ʃ/ | To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt. |
| groove noun | /ɡɹuv/ | A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tire groove, or a… |
| chunk noun | /t͡ʃʌŋk/ | A part of something that has been separated; a generally squat, thick, irregular piece of something, e.g. wood or stone. |
| riff noun | /ɹɪf/ | A repeated melody line in a song, usually instrumental but sometimes vocal. |
| roadblock noun | Something that blocks or obstructs a road. | |
| wavelength noun | /ˈweɪvˌlɛŋ(k)θ/ | The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ… |
| favourite adjective | /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ | Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.) |
| smoke verb | /sməʊk/ | To inhale and exhale the smoke from a burning cigarette or cigar, burning material in a pipe, etc. |
| bunch noun | /bʌnt͡ʃ/ | A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together. |
| anniversary noun | /ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹi/ | A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| come together verb | /ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðɚ/ | To assemble; to congregate; to combine. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have been |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | started everything |
| Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary | had to get |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, anniversary /ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹi/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like naturally, tone, dynamic.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.