Kings of Leon - Closer Live

[iSadiee14]

I never get sick of this song. It is absolutely one of the most genius songs I've ever heard. In a way I'm glad it didn't become a single, most people aren't worthy of such perfection. :p

[AtomSmasher17]

I don't like Kings of Leon's other songs, but this was my highest played song of 2009 on my ipod...insanely good!

[DibidusCura28]

love this song so much... !!!!! love u guys

[vikutsi]

<3

[7veron]

im in love with this song

[nimatron2000]

until I saw this live, I never would of thought that effect came from the bass

amazing

[SSweetNessTouchesU]

i always love to listen to this on a night walk

[odddFutureWolfHaley]

his voice makes me so wet.... c:

[jxraven29]

@odddFutureWolfHaley i'll make u wet mama

[PeterSnuff]

Allright i will, thanks

[PeterSnuff]

How the hell does that licking guitar thing work? fucking amazing sound

[graskartdude]

@PeterSnuff he isn't licking it bro, he's screaming into it. search how to guitar yell on youtube and you get the full demo. it's mint ae

[AcousticTacit]

@PeterSnuff He's yelling into his pickups. :) 

[JQ0801]

Vampires? No my friend, it's all about love. Peace

[MrFergie92]

seen them live last month, was the best experience of my life. :D would definitely do it again in a flash, well worth the money.

[adelaa01]

It's amazing how they create music ...

[arseneisarsenal]

Those 7 poeple are the most passionless saps you'll ever come across.

[skullzcrusher]

Can someone explain to me what's a single? Like what's special if a song is a single?

[lodestar260]

@skullzcrusher you've albums and singles. Albums have more songs on it. Single most of the time 1 or two songs. If it really good,what WorkSz meant, they will bring it out as a single ;)

[sneakyninjarobot69]

ok so....the song is about vampires?

[XDXMIK]

LOL if he was just playing with his teeth then omg legend XD

[arseneisarsenal]

I hope the neighbours like this song...

[christianspelta1]

@arseneisarsenal hahahahaha...

[meanphenom]

I made love to my gf with this song. I gotta say OMG! it was so hot it became even scary lol

[christianspelta1]

@meanphenom tanks 4 telling us,now we all fell much better.

[TheNay8888]

@meanphenom in 4 minutes?! LOL

[meanphenom]

@TheNay8888 hahaha we put the song on repeat lol. Nice joke though :) (repeated about 13 - 15 times)

[TheNay8888]

@meanphenom Nice idea! Think I'll steal that thanx :)

[MsBrowniesRule]

@TheNay8888 LOL

[MsBrowniesRule]

@meanphenom It only lasted 4 minutes?

[meanphenom]

@MsBrowniesRule I put the song on repeat lol. Good one though ;)

[MySummerDays]

Putain. C'est magnifique.

[whitedevil2]

is he just blowing into his pickups?

[iggles73]

the song is about a vampire

[kenzd266]

The way Matt screams into his guitar <3

[invictus248]

Never had a song give me this much chills.

[cheresha]

This is my all time KOL favorite!!! I wish I went to that concert, than I would have made sweet love to all the girls during this sweet melody!!

[MrsJenArator]

Wow. This song - and his voice - is almost too sexy for life. Double wow.

[lifebythenumbers]

I freaking love KOL. This song is sick.

[qwaz13]

I saw these last night. I've become obsessed with this song due to how creative it is. I love the use of pitch shifter on the bass, And the screaming guitar technique, it gives the song a really spooky vibe.

[msalomon72]

Not really a KOL fan but FUCK!! This track is the shit!  One of those that I just had to

repeat......his voice sounds just as good or even better live! Blows a lot of those studio-made singers in big-name bands right out of the water.

[morgankol]

Long live the Kings<3

[iSadiee14]

I could marry his voice. Oh my fuck.

[MrSatanochio]

@iSadiee14 Same here, and i`m a dude. 

[MrMikes1991]

rip it baby rip it!

[venia14]

I could....rape his voice!.!.!.!.!

[Eisenheim7Y]

It's my favorite song at aalllll, I play it on guittare by a diffrent ways

[ujafalusu130795]

By far the best track from any of their albums!

[dmtlicious]

This song is about heroin.That's it.Just heroin :)

[dmtlicious]

This song is about heroin.That's it.Just heroin :)

[SSweetNessTouchesU]

i just melt when he says "she took my heart ..i think she took my soul" so much emotion in this song :x

[zo771]

i would kill to see them play this song live

[roxeanneb]

@zo771 Yeaah me too ;)

[MrFergie92]

@zo771 i seen them do this song live on june 23rd, it is absolutely amazing. the whole concert was superb.

[BlindingLightMusic]

Woahhh wierd drum beat compared to the record, still sick song. Check out out my bands cover of it ;) i think we've done the song justice

[JRindie]

@BlindingLightMusic The beat is the same as the one on the album track

[BlindingLightMusic]

@JRindie No it isnt he hits the kick drum more often

[JRindie]

@BlindingLightMusic It's exactly the same, just checked it again to make sure I wasn't making a mistake. Anyway, different opinion, but still, a good KOL song.

[BlindingLightMusic]

@JRindie Oh well :L haha sorry, my bad :L still the best KOL song made no doubt

[WokSz]

I still can't believe this song never became a single. This is by far one of the most heart felt songs I have ever heard. I still get goosebumps everytime I hear it.

[muzicsalesman]

@WokSz people dont care about heartfelt anymore. they want something like "shots.. shots... shots... shots..." I totally agree with you though. this song kicks ass.

[CallMeJxT]

EARGASM.

[ak47CANNON]

"With the moon I run

far from the carnage of the fiery serpent"

"I see a storm bubbling up from the sea

and its coming closer"

"2000 years of chasing takin its toll

and its coming closer"

I think they are talking about the Bible's end time prophecy. Especially in the song Crawl too.

I think The End and Radioactive talks about it too.

Are they Christians?

[lovesick15]

@ak47CANNON It's not 'fiery serpent'' but ''fiery sun''. Their father was a pentecostal preacher. Closer is about Caleb's drug addiction. The End is about one time when Caleb's house got robbed. But Crawl could be about it, and also a bit about politics, that's what Caleb said to the Daily Telegraph.

[Wukuno]

@lovesick15 i read somewhere that this song is written about a lovesick vampire, which would make sense haha. Caleb is pretty imaginative and creative to come up with the idea :) good to know twilight wasn't good for nothing LOL

[lovesick15]

@Wukuno Hahaha, Jared said that in an interview x) Yeah, Caleb is a pure genus !

[LennertG]

@ak47CANNON Fiery "sun"

[jessticulardisease]

@ak47CANNON he actually says "fiery sun" and you'll notice he also says "driven by the strangle of veins" and "keep on crying baby, I'll bleed you". If you combine these lyrics with some that you have quoted, you will realise it's about vampires. He has openly admitted it's about vampires. Are you dense?

[ricochetfuzzy]

@ak47CANNON three are preachers sons. the other is a preachers nephew.

[90FirstGenPGT]

@ricochetfuzzy Is that way the sound like "Needtobreathe?" lol

[ak47CANNON]

Why is he licking the guitar?lol

[TheBMXFred]

@ak47CANNON It's the screaming sound he makes when he does it :D. Dunno how he do, but it's pretty awesome :P.

[romeo015]

@ak47CANNON He's singing into the pickups of the guitar, Has a lot of gain, distortion and delay Obviously whilst it's plugged into an amp. You'd look rather erm mental if you just was trying to sing into a guitar eh? Pretty cool they isn't it ?

[rompebart]

This song is fucking my earpussy

[roberta1053]

if.. it was possible to marry...any song this would be my ..song .. cause its the best

[TheAnimeLoverr]

Caleb must have a soar throat after 0__0

[christopherroth86]

This live recording is as good as the studio if not better. The vocals just grip you and won't let you go.

[moshulik84]

agree with the voice

[Sandro5874]

Awesome music

[wtfellification]

I think live concerts are great for showing what the quality of the band is really like.

This one.. no comment. I don't think he could sing any better / clearer :))

[Steekspadee]

Yummy guitar? :)

[TheWarchild490]

fuuuucken love this song!

[RockinDutch]

You can try to put a speaker with music at ur guitar snairs and it will come trough the amp =]

[Gitaaroverlast]

Iam goint to try and scream in my guitar tomorrow. Wicked.

Apperently you have to make the thing feedback and it will start picking op your voice.

[coreywhitton]

@Gitaaroverlast Come on now you don't believe that right? He's picking the strings with his teeth not screaming into the guitar.

[Gitaaroverlast]

@coreywhitton Don't believe it? Haha, I have already tried it, and it works. Did not sound al that great on low volume, but with more volume and higer output pickups it might have sounded awesome, like it did here.

Don know if you own a guitar yourselve, but simply try it! There are some video's here on Youtube explaining how this works.

Greetingsss

[21stCenturyDeadline]

Awesome! And I'm gonna see them live in summer! :D

[Berkowitz321]

@21stCenturyDeadline Where??

[21stCenturyDeadline]

@Berkowitz321 Rock Werchter

[emelyDEG]

pickup yell!!! :D

[beezybub]

such a great song , somthing really etheral and haunting about it , and its gud to see the band are just good live , hate when you see a bands live show and its complete balls .... but not this tho lol ;)

[rafi739]

gosh, wish i was caleb's guitar XD

[mythbuster523]

The guitarist is screaming into his pickup and is using distortion, reverb and a little bit of delay. The bassist is using a Boss ME 50 bass effects processor with delay and whammy. I love this song!

[Smilendechrissy]

Amazing 

[TigerEyeJewel]

"High Quality" lol at 240p = I dont think so. brillant song

[missjaysgirl]

I just had a mugasm!

[yeahitswodes]

his voice is so sexy, oh my jesus.

[samu1840]

now into the cold we go away forever cuz our soul is long gone

[cosmicloveforlife]

7 people didnt took their heart, didnt took their soul

[Alebana1972]

amazing song, amazing voice and the sond great

[NataliaRibeiro1]

Take a look at my Kings Of Leon cover:

youtube/nataliaribeiro1

[TheMillek]

Brilliant!

He's voice is even better live than on the track.

[Gopfs]

@TheMillek totally agree with u

[Andy8hoy]

@TheMillek

Absolutely stunning music m8, best band to come around since the early 90's, n probably would wipe the floor with more than half of the decent bands back then. Simply amazing

[NISMOGISMO95]

0:12 "mmmmm this guitar is seriously tasty".... but seriously this is a great song

[TheGemamber1]

i practically came listening to this song....seriously sexy, so very sexy

[xlucus94x]

i saw this live and he plays with his teeth... best song of the night xD!!!!!!!!!!

[muzicsalesman]

@xlucus94x is that was he is doing? i couldnt figure that out. lol i thought he was screaming into the pickup. with some effects on or something.

[sanderhoffhansen]

who´s doing the synth? - 5 then

[thewaitneverends]

damn he sounds better live than he does on his cd...still amazing either way.

[katieluv621]

Is it weird that i wanna be Matt's guitar?

[MissAmexy]

A W E S O M E

M A G I C

and...ENCHANTING

Like all kol's songs !

[SuperSmithy66]

fucking love kings of leon epic bandddddddddddddd

[lercha90]

please help me.. what effevt does the bassist use??

[ConservativeSir]

@lercha90 Bass Whammy (from Digitech). Price is around 200 bucks.

[peavyt15]

@ConservativeSir he actually uses a Boss Me-50 which has a whammy copy built in

[ConservativeSir]

@peavyt15 I read it from patrickjamesfitzroy, but like he said: it's basically the exact same sound :)

[patrickjamesfitzroy]

@lercha90 he's using a pitch shifter on a Boss ME50, but you could just get a Digitech Whammy; that's basically the exact same effect.

[kolioto]

matthew gives oral sex to his guitar :D

[DerekDannyProduction]

My ears just jizzed

[OxoLiz]

That music, those lyrics, Caleb's voice, omg.. that's perfection right there.

[Davidseerup]

Roskilde Festival 2011!

[WatchTheBrilliance]

so simple, but so beautiful. love every second of this song.

<---PS check out my band

[shmurklamashas]

The Soul of this song is amazing..

[Feneture]

Love this song!

[shwanka5c6]

4 people are stranded in a spooky town

[JustRiley16]

@shwanka5c6 and those 4 peoples only 3 friends

[mizushadow]

I love this song and it completely amazes me how the audience stayed silent til the end of it.

[baileyboy12345678910]

I hate kings of leon but i must admit this ong full volume is superb musical triumph :)

[ebrown]

@baileyboy12345678910 yea not the biggest KoL fan either...but I heard this song just last night and I was like HOLY SHIT?! This can't be kings of leon.

[obone01]

@ebrown exactly what i thought!

[obone01]

@baileyboy12345678910 totally agree

[LYLI20]

Amazing voice + wonderful song

[Pandas501]

K.O.L is the best american band that we have so far(Of this generartation) Including The White Stripes (badass band as well)^________^

[kertokovich]

@Pandas501 I think they are the best American rock band since Pearl Jam, I would say they are the best to get started in the 2000's. I wish I could get another Pearl Jam/Kings of Leon tour like we did back in 2006. 20 years of Pearl Jam has been superb and I hope we can get that much from KOL

[Pandas501]

NOW, that's what I call singing!!!!!!!!!!It sounds just like the recorded session!

[GLatendresse48]

Hands down the absolute greatest song ever.

[obone01]

@GLatendresse48 reallllllly?

[GLatendresse48]

@obone01 yes it really is, i could listen to this song every day all day and not get sick of it.

[strangerinthistown90]

I love Calebs voice.. perfect!

[SteeveGee]

Gives me goosebumps everytime I hear this track . . . . . so so so good!

[szajero]

I love KoL !!

[Troll1412]

LOVE IT ♥♥♥♥

[L0st1nTim3]

who can dislike this? they are amazing

[Kkeekkeerr]

Why would anyone dislike this? it's just perfect in any way! i'm pissed lol.

[kevinnotevan]

It literally does take your breath away. Holy shit this song is one hell of a tune!

[CormacH18]

radiombraker- neck pickup, mid distortion, nice bit of delay and you bascially roar into the pickup, to get the high pitch you need a whammy pedal though, its called pickup screaming or something like that

[radiombraker]

how to play with this technique 0:10 ???

if anybody knows please let me know !!!

[jallstars]

@radiombraker the screaming into the guitar pickups? just make your pickups really hot so boost pedal, compressor, distortion then just yell as loud as you can.

[kakalc]

I wanna make love listening to this...

[axis87]

@kakalc creepy... i'm not the only one! ! haha

[19Damon85]

Lol. I Have To Admit, Its Very Entertaining Getting Such A Negative Reaction Out Of You All. I Was Having A Bad Day. Definitely Not Anymore, Thank You Guys. Keep It Coming, Work Is Gonna Suck Tomorrow.

[MeteorHawk]

Song is infinitely better live, so much passion comes across, particular in Caleb's vocals, the album version is a little too tame to do it proper justice

[Mihay01]

best song in the world wide EVER....CLoSEr

[ahmadaz96001]

what's with the lead guitar? anyone realize the lead guitar sometimes fade out?

[CharleneMachine]

COME TO AUSTRALIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ASAP! :D

[speechlesslilmonster]

this is the sexiest rock song in the history of the fucking i world... i swear to god caleb makes me fall apart once he starts singing.

[lakai229]

The 4 people who pressed thumbs up are the jonas brothers and justin bieber.

[19Damon85]

I Dont Even Like Soft Shit Like This. But This Song Is Amazing, Fucks Me Up Everytime I Hear It. Best Song This Band Has. Boy Who Wrote This Is A Damn Poet.

[lakai229]

@19Damon85 I Write Everything With A Big Letter At The Beginning.

[19Damon85]

@lakai229 Wow Boy, Nice Observation. I Wish I Could Be Kool Like You, But Im Actually One Of Those Guys Who Don't Enjoy Shit Like Falling Off My Skateboard Constantly Cause My Sisters Pants Dont Quite Fit, My Bandana Holding My Fag-Like Girl Hair Keeps Slipping, And Spending Weekend Nights Outside Taco Bell With My Friends Talkin Bout Things We Wish We Could Do To A Girl. One Day Son, One Day.

[lakai229]

@19Damon85 Interesting, I didn't read one sentence but your way of writing is really interesting.

[ObscurCadavre]

@19Damon85 You, sir, are a prick and your existance is a disappointment!

[jamesisapain]

@19Damon85

You Do Realise That Starting Every Word With A Capital Is Both Unnecessary And Extremely Annoying Right?

[Carolein0123]

8.12. 2010, in Hamburg*-*

They're amazing :')

Greetings from Germany.

[foshomodo]

How do I get that sound on bass, sounds so tight.

[rogerramjett]

@foshomodo >>> He's using a pitch shift effect pedal. You set the heel-down position to be normal (no change) and the toe-down position to be exactly one octave pitched up (12 half-steps or semitones).

Every time you hear the bass line's notes jump up, he's going up a full octave using the pitch shift effect.

You can also play that riff in exactly the same key on any electric guitar.

[BBianca86]

Great song, great rendition. Love it!

[pangdogmichael]

best song of the band

[david55996]

geil

[mike12345678978]

4 justin bieber fans disliked this , how can u possibly dislike Kings Of Leon and this song ? I just cant get it .

[jhart1969]

awesome

[arlh1000]

I want to know what the hell he is doing to that guitar in the start :O

[gdog99581]

@arlh1000 i play guitar and some people do that kinda to showoff its basically playing to guitar with your toung

[Timinchains]

@gdog99581 he just has active pickups - with high volume and gain they will pick up voice. Not playing with is tounge!!