Major foreshadowing right there.

Link?

in that case, i want to see an angle of the audience lol

If you like them check out "The Mars Volta" same singer and guitar player.

Enjoy. And yes check out The Mars Volta

And the other half of the band formed Sparta, who are also great.

Listen to The Mars Volta.

The guitarist and vocalist later became the greatest band ever

xTheOxx awful lol

This... really made me laugh

Funny, but completely true too. Great performance, along with others of this same tune. Shout out well deserved!

That's just what it is to play interesting punk, dude. Loose and fast.

And now you see why they went off to form Sparta and the afro-ed members went on to form the Mars Volta.

isoleamebuthappysoul Do you think he looks like he's having a blast? He seems like he's cringing in all the post RoC release TV appearances they did. I just watched the (absolutely appaling) version of this they (I say they but was really just Cedric and Omar. You can't fault the rest of them) did for Jools Holland and I thought to myself that if I had been Jim Ward in that situation I would have hidden behind the backline so no one could see me. It's a shame that Cedric and Omar clearly didn't want to be in this band at this point and as a result behaved like this when it was the only real snapshot that a lot of people we're going to get of this truly magnificent band. They did themselves a grave disservice in my opinon. They toiled away unknown for too long for this to be the account of themselves they portrayed when they were started to get people's interest.

anthony noble did you ever see them live before ROC? because this is pretty much how i remember them live. noisey and chaotic

I saw an afterthought video from Jools Holland, and he mentioned that performance as one of his most memorable, dont get me wrong, they (Omar and Cedric) were a total mess, but still, that fucking performance was a beast!!!

Ps: early Fugazi shows were just as insane!!

+anthony noble Early AtDi revolved around this spirit. Every show that you can find of them was in some varying degree similar to this. I think in an early interview they discuss how their music should move through their body. I know in the Rolling Stone's interview, Jim actually talks about how the band is meant to sound chaotic and dissonant. He even broke his own head stock on the bassist's back going all out like Cedric and Omar. Jim wanted and loved this band as did all of them. They were meant to be like this. They were a band to get their stories, their lives, their emotions out. I don't think they ever strived to be anything more then that considering the result of TMV and Sparta. This was the angsty embodiment of what they felt. Musicianship was put aside for a more ethereal and emotional cause.

Well said

lltrtc44 rondas infantiled

He also has talent.

in an interview he said he just bailed because too much adrenaline (or something) and had to just drink a bunch of water.

If you had to wait in the green room plus soundcheck plus an entire 4 minute performance to go back to the van and take another fatty hit of crack you would bail like this too

@@0satanisboring0 your system was non-operational

Same here bro damn we are getting old F It this was Life @ it's best.

a band with a lot of energy on stage is a good thing

ok

you should see them now lol they hardly move

father time is undefeated dude

Explain Iggy Pop.

same

I kinda blame it on the garage rock revival that happened around the same time. A lot of journalists started hyping up bands that sounded like they were just trying to copy the 70s rock style. Even though some great bands came out of that trend, the post hardcore scene should've picked up more mainstream traction.

@@michaelgraham9774 Great point I always thought it was weird how Rock all the sudden "needed saving."

It become the rock of the future, but like until 2006. Then emo happened, indie become a little forgotten, then reggaeton and house, EDM pop electronic music happened.. some good bands pop up, went away quick. Rock become underground. Nowadays, Rock is popular; is mostly underground, good bands. What is popular with new generations is psychodelic, bedroom pop, indie surf stoner kind of stuff, and most recently Post Punk.

You think things last forever. Not meant to be. And you're dumb, also.

@@michaelgraham9774 I think both scenes were great and showed great power and energy in their music. bands like the hives,vines,comets on fire,drunk horse,gorilla etc.. were all very good bands. I think it started to get watered down by 2011 and then in 2014 obscure 70s and stoner rock became kind of a hot thing again, at least in my area it was at the time and now it seems like that scene is just doing too much of the same thing over and over and it gets boring, but their is some good talent out there in the obscure side of things. bands like violent soho, fontaines D.C. , pinko and bummer. who do things in the classic way of bands like shellac, drive like jehu, sonic youth etc.. I love both post punk, hardcore, emo, alternative etc.. but at the end of the day isn't it all just rock n roll? I stoped restricting myself from listening to just one sub genre, only one I don't touch is that god awful top charting crap we have now or have had for a while now, I listen to everything from at the drive in, mudhoney, pearl jam, deftones, faith no more, mars volta, icarus line, toadies,incubus, janes addiction, fugazi, brainiac etc... and it's all good fucking music. fuck category, listen to whatever you want.

Juan Teppa Yeah. It's a shame Jim's not back with them.

O . O but At The Drive-In was the best.

Atdi could sound like TMV sometimes, but TMV can't sound like ATDI cause Jim is not in the equation

@@licmoraless Jim is such an understated member of the band.. he was definitely a big part of their sound.

Sparta is still around my man

Yea, to smoke more crack!!

+Joel Pixton This is one of my favorite similes ever.

Joel Pixton snuck into the show at Amherst, thought the same thing, life changing moment 99, ultimate Facebook was the first band

Lol omg Get Up Kids!!

Saw the same show in Illinois. Never heard of ATDI and became an instant fan.

can't imagine the get up kids following this hahaha

Cool cliche comment, man.

Taylor Maddox cool cliche response

Blue Midnight Uncool cliche retort

Cliche syntaxx error ..this station is non operational TULTA MUNILLE 😁🇫🇮

i mean...indie rock did used to mean something way fucking different

While I usually loathe to compare bands with other bands, ATDI always felt like a new-age (for then) MC5 because of their similar energies and a bit of the feel of their material, but maybe that's just the Detroit boy in me talking...

@@d33j4ybf THIS!

Nah you're projecting it wrong. He got ratings at 1:00 a.m. EST from this kind of content. Slipknot played Heretic Anthem on network television.

Conan actually really liked this band and performance...Letterman on the other hand, hated them

When and where does he ever shake his head?...

Even if he did, it's a reasonable reaction haha like a "jesus christ lol these guys are nuts" kinda head shake, not necessarily a negative thing.

@@bradyward2177 not true, letterman said "don't quit your day job" meaning their band. Letterman liked atdi

You don't go from spaz mode to shaking hands.

They probably needed to go get a fix. They were pretty severe drug addicts at the time.

What a weird foreshadowing. Honestly a little creepy.

Sparta also later played on Conan. Weird coincidence.

RastaSaiyaman I can't seem to find it, you have a link?

Vamp Ale it got taken down :(

@@MrAsda64 Fuck

@@michaelgraham9774 haven't paid my license fee since

Daniel Deery theres footage of the one armed scissor segment available in dailymotion dai.ly/x42l0l

Noah Harned silent planet is great, so is at the drive in, and my name is also Noah. Cheers mate

Same

Awesome.

+NOVA You seen the Letterman performance? It's a lot cleaner, better mix etc. Still reckless as fuck though.

No but ill check it out though. And im sure letterman was comically unwelcoming lol

NOVA According to the singer, Letterman came up to them and said "don't quit your dayjobs" after they played. It's not in the video though.

Taylor W They were on all kinds of shit at this point in time, including heroin. Thank goodness they cleaned up a few years later.

I heard that in a show a girl died by moshing, so that makes sense.

to be fair he is not hurting anyone but himself potentially, unlike in moshing

Unlike the crowds at their shows, they had the room to move around and do crazy shit without hurting anyone most of the time.

You don't understand how punk works. Energy = Execution. That's why they're legends.

@@cpthardluck The thing about punk rock is you start believing your own bullshit after a while.

@@suburbanindie Same goes for fans of The Rollings Stones and U2.

@@cpthardluckThey have energy but sound terrible.

@@DonVal86 terrible is a massive overstatement. That, or your haven't seen many live bands.

Coke obviously

its not the genre, its because of how they they threw shit around. although it looks cool, any owner of a venue hates getting things thrown around and they just looked up themselves bailing right after the song. Conans a cool guy

Then don't book them.

+John Short Didn't realize we had a body language expert in the KZfaq comments. Tell us more, Professor.

Conan had some pretty "out there" bands on his show. I'm sure it doesnt really have to do with the genre.

Caused they sucked! Around the middle of the song the vocalist has little voice left. It sounds like a weak and lame falsetto. 🤷

Good thing you gave us all a link! Oh, wait...

wow thanks for this

What he says ? Why so crazy ?