At the Drive-In on David Letterman

[ChacaritaSenior]

No one sounded like them before, and no one has since (Not even TMV) .

Back in 2000 I thought they were like the Sex Pistols or the Ramones you know... Inventing something new that would change music. The world never didn't get it.

[dontforgetthedream]

Re-united at last!

[manganzoncineymusica]

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[bodiddleybodiddley]

Was and is, the best I have ever seen anyone perform or sound on TV. And they were this good too on the tour for this album with the Murder City Devils supporting them. What a lineup that one was. Total choas.

[TheElephant79]

Saw em once opening for Good Riddance and hated them. To this Point.

[hwarangneem]

what a lame ass audience ...how is it possible not to feel the passion and intensity of the performance?...i would have been smashing something to show my appreciation

[thesunrisethesunset]

atdi remind me of FUGAZI... the original, no compromises, no bullshit. no videos. no t shirts, no advertising..just music... wanna see where atdi got it from,, fugazi, atdi,s all time favourite band, they just took it a notch higher and added their own originality and passion... check all there old stickers and stuff.. and their amps, all had fugazi sprayed on em.. i have even seen em in the studio wasted off their brains listening to fugazi for inspiration. best live band ever fugazi then atdi

[TheRingo803]

Best performance since The Doors on the Sullivan Show

[mikedelgado8888]

awesome

[JEREMYTRUJEQUE]

Man im so greatful i got to see these guys in 2000... i was 7

[ghafgarion]

God, Omar sounds amazing in this video. That guy is one crazy dude. Such beautiful chaos!

[thedude00000]

if letterman was one of those hosts that greets the band after the performance he would have probably shit his pants

[bnhek562]

5 people were found unconscious after the show and when they woke up an hour later they said "our eyes are now open"

[niloc83]

imagine what the audience is thinking.

[passiveMenis]

1:15 watch Cedric

[xmxkx1]

Final score -- ATDI: 1, stage: 0

[badtown88]

Ugghh I hate watching videos that happened right after 9/11, they just make me cringe. I'm still not sure what putting up flags everywhere was supposed to do.

[StickManga]

i dont wanna sound like a jerk cause im not trying to be one but what do you guys like about this band?

[BJZnRPZ]

@StickManga they are explosive and passionate, unlike your favorite singer Kesha.

[StickManga]

@BJZnRPZ what are you talking about?keshas not my favorite singer

[tonyAJ420]

@StickManga ATDI is miles ahead of whatever it is you do listen to.

[egopm]

wow at 02:40

[rft0013]

this happened on tv.

[rft0013]

this band was really good.

[motherchucker08]

love em

[0XiiG3n]

i love Omar's fro

[larrymunshun]

I saw these guys twice and their live show was the best thing ever.  I was super stoked.

[senorpepe7777]

God Cedric is fuckin nuts onstage

[ravenousESP]

fuck, i'd kill to be able to go back in time and be ale to see them live

[thestormlscoming]

i wish i could dance...

[maklo]

and here it is 2:36 "the magic dance" :O

[thehurricanehg]

4 some reason these fukheads have clicked with me 4 more then 10 yrs now!!! hard to explain,but there's no need to, if u know this band!!!!! bottle's up!!!

[monkryman411]

Letterman looks so depressed when he says there comming on hahaha.

[Supaduck0]

This band was like the ultimate. Most unique motherfuckin band ever. Mars Volta are just as good though. Anyone who disagrees needs to listen to Cicatriz ESP

[bobbillybobbiebob]

hell yes. cicatriz is amazing.

[drakepcj]

@Supaduck0 yes!!!!!

[ODDodd41]

@Supaduck0 : right on dude!! or any At the Drive-In or Mars Volta albums i should add.. still the best 2 live bands i've ever seen(and i've seen a fuckload of bands). ROCK ON!!

[NDTFREE]

LMAO 1:16! greatest preformance ever!

[maklo]

yes man!

in that part, he makes the scorpion! haha

fck awesome!

[ruju]

fuckin heroin addicts. surprisingly good live performance though

[patatdi]

nah, they broke up before that happened

[EmentalProductions]

Independence Day maybe?

[beatricekol]

LMAOOOO cedric get downnn

pretty sure he dida dance that resembles the worm

[CrimsonRedHorizon]

fuck Letterman, he wouldn't know good music if it came up and bit him on his decrepit old ass. which is basically what these guys did with this show. blew anything that he did on this or any episdoe of his shitty late night show.

[markmccormack]

so good!

[msane4XX]

I hate paramore for their copying of ATDI.

But at least they have good taste.

[aerosmith74]

man u gotta love omars fro lol

i never knew that omar and cedric was

in this band before the mars volta

id love to see a reunion but with the

success of the mars volta i dont think taht'll

be happening anytime soon

[Vertze]

Hee hee... "Relationship OF Command".

Oh Letterman!

[SLAhimself]

cedric looks so high.

[capnstanky]

Paramore!!! shouldnt be uttered in the same sentence as ATDI. Go choke yourself...... immediately

[Souledgex1]

LMAO. Nice one.

[Berlefant]

@capnstanky ironic how you did there

[PumPumBandit]

i like the energy

[Majnore]

now that we're comparing Atdi to Mars Volta, I'ld just like to say Atdi kick Mars Volta ass anyday of the week!!

[pacmanghostx]

Agreed.

Don't get me wrong though, both bands are great, but ATDI seemed to be more enjoyable to listen to and they put on better performances for the most part, IMO.

[rayanneflowers]

i think its a matter of preference though

i personally like tmv better

atdi is more melodic

[Souledgex1]

Aren't they like the same. The Singer and guitarist left ATDI for Mars Volta. Or are talking bout ATDI now.

[morganenosfilms]

man, cedric usually sounds pretty rough on stage but here he's amazing! what a fantastic performance.

[leonardpunkish028]

paramore is just a shit band,,uncomparable to atdi,,,will you please open your eyes and see the difference,,atdi has more soul in it,more angst and attitude...unlike paramore shit band,,nevertheless,,,this performance is one big thing,,what a band,,energy is flowing....

[screamolaris]

So free, open-minded and everything. Full of it, bursting, exploding on stage. They are great, best imo. Paramore can't even be uttered in the same sentence where ATDI appears. They lick huge balls comparing to them.

Go atdi, go.

TMV is good thou.

Sprimusp I hope you will die.

[sprimusp]

this is what happens when chicanos take to much acid

[aldown]

i like atdi and i also like paramore, just because a band is mainstream, doesnt mean they are bad, whoever thinks that way needs to grow up

[findingusernamesucks]

well I agree with the last part but I still don't like Paramore . . . it's not that they are a mainstream band in terms of distribution and large record label it's that they have let being big make them just like everything else in hardcore either that or they just always were terrible as sin

[AsYourVoiceFades01]

did you just say paramore was hardcore?!

paramore's good more like pop-rock...but seriously hardcore...

[findingusernamesucks]

I don't listen to them, obviously, so it's hard for me to saying. But the stuff that I've heard sounds pretty damn hardcore influenced . . . just cuz you don't like a band and I don't like a band doesn't mean they aren't part of a genre that perhaps we both enjoy . . . uh but I mean post-hardcore . . . I mean real hardcore has been dead since the end of the 80s

[PugoTski]

will you just shut up xOxcheLixOx4!?

ATDI owns you!! and plz, dont ever make

stupid comments coz dis band has a very

diverse music!! very experimental and propaganda..

and PARAMORE?! c'mon! they SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!! Everybody knows that!!

so Mainstream!! so POP!!!!!!!!!!

[specialedition66]

Jesus.... Fucking amazing

[mxclwrth]

this is a rather snazzy video tbh, such a good live band, if only i had havebeen into music when i could have caught them...:(

[bmxmandan]

why dont u shut the fuk up xOxcheLixOx4 and not watch it if u dont like it douchebag

[xOxcheLixOx4]

uhm..just like you guys are doing

to the paramore videos..aka

atdi covers. i think they have to shutup.

[xOxcheLixOx4]

PLEASE somebody tell me how this is singing.

just please..

[annarntr]

hell no! paramore is overrated and they suck.

[xOxcheLixOx4]

wow they suck.

paramores way better.

[blurDylanblur]

I want to see you say that to an ATDI fan

[xOxcheLixOx4]

okay..but how is this singing?!?

serisouly its really bad.

thumbs down me all you want..

like i caree?!?

[mem3590]

you either have a horrible sense of humor or do not deserve to live.

[xOxcheLixOx4]

okay..i dont deserve to live

*hanging myself*

haha. whateverr.

[koala3791]

paramore sucks. they are in no way comparable to how influencial and passionate at the drive in was. i dont know where you even got paramore from.

[blurDylanblur]

They're no where near the same style of music, I don't know why you would even bring them up

[Yero2815]

Hailey Williams is a stupid cunt with gapped teeth. Paramore will never come close to making the impact that At The Drive-In did. Get the fuck outta' here.

[prelives14]

what???? wait... let me take a minute to understand what you just said... that comment has to be a product of shaking baby syndrome.

[prelives14]

i'm talkin to xOxcheLixOx4

[thephantomlord116]

LOL. i mean is it even comparable to start?- realise music is more than looking pretty and singing in key Look at their passion ffs! youll realise when you get older id imagine :)

also, the last time i checked paramore were doing at the drive-in covers... says it all really

[xOxcheLixOx4]

ill realise when i get older..?

ha.

they people who have to grow up

are the ones who listen to this.

[thephantomlord116]

maybe youre just boring :)

[BrennenCurtis]

by older i think thephantomlord means is when you evolve in depth with the music. i'm fourteen and study music theory. i also love this band. its cool if you dont like them. i dont have anything against you.

[goggor]

gay

[screamolaris]

You hate it because you don't understand it. I don't blame you for being ignorant, I just blame you cause you're trying to be a flamer and you look stupid doing it.

Atdi is pumped with action, explosion, enthusiasm, their music is deep and Cedric's lyrics are just... un-fucking-believable.

[mfgdrummer]

cedric's lyrics don't make any fucking sense, but they sound good, so it all works.

[MrSusanAndHisMirrors]

What?!

[jguarin]

holy shit

i heard this song like a billion times in 2001 but i never knew it was by future mars volta members

crazy!

[hostagetaker]

ATDI were far superior to Mars Volta. Fact.

[fantasdick]

INSANE. EPIC. FUCKING ROCK.

[ENIGMA44]

cedric is my homeboy

[aeymxq]

too bad it doesn't show letterman's reaction though.

but <33, cedric is such a crazy dude.

[veritas1005]

by the way this is awesome i miss them very much.

[veritas1005]

this was taped the day after 9/11 that is why there are all those flags

[124z28]

In-freakin'-sain!!!

[calypso99]

it was after or around the presidential elections in 2000

[calypso99]

i believe the date of this video was either november or december of 2000

[scatmanwfm]

this needs to be added to live performance 101

[bettyannboop]

It's so strange how far these kids went, my daughter was very good friends with them. Cedric used to call the house. Every time they were in Houston, they dedicated a song to Crystal. Stayed the night at my ex-husbands house.

[paltell]

Did anyone else notice that Omar's guitar wasn't working, nor was his mic?

[uKiln]

Omar's guitar was definitely working. So was his mic.

[battleatsea27]

Fucking awesome performance

[MC97]

anyone know the date of this?

[mybirthdayis013184]

Guessing by the obscene number of flags behind Dave, I would assume it was shortly after September 11th.

[Deadriene]

I like this live performance better than the one on the album.

[rawhorsewax]

the best stage presence by far!... whyd they have 2 b gay and brake up... its weird how when they split they formed 2 bands completly diff from at the drive in... sparta and mars volta... i perfer sparta tho. altho there new stuff kinda sucks

[EddesHere1]

david letterman isnt funny.... but i guess atdi makes up for watching this.

[MsFingerwood]

I remember when I was in middle school the bass player's uncle told my best friend and I his nephew's band was going to be on letterman. We were completely in awe after we saw this.

[Chesterthebotch]

mars volta and sparta dont compare to this at all. Mars volta was awesome and then they started making albums that go off into 14 minutes of nonsense in the middle of song.

[MarsVoltaIsTheShiz]

It's called creativity. Most bands lack it.

[Chesterthebotch]

Very true but was this not crteative at all? Im not putting mars volta down by any means im just saying this show was one reason At The Drive in Should have stayed together. Mars Volta is the shiz btw

[HDXPC]

the thing about is is that ced and omar have the energy that the music gives to them, this music is fast and hard so thats how they move.

in case of the mars volta its a good mix of fast and hard with cool and smooth.

[coheed7826]

fat people should go on a Cedric diet:

join a band and do the shit he does.

they'll burn eight times the calories they do on their little fuckin step exercises.

[jujubean435]

something that fat ass claudio sanchez needs :P coheed sucks btw :P

[ptyg13192]

what a kickass afro

[jimjamjames82]

energy!! energy!!!!!

[jmcstar]

Sweet ATDI performance. What sucks too is that Mars Volta and Sparta are inferior.

[iBulgey]

woah woah woah Mars Volta are amazing, Sparta are inferior

[Ticalultimate]

Agreed! Cedric kicks ass on stage, man.

[RyanNakur]

You can't compare The Mars Volta with At the Drive-In. They're two completely different bands.

[torrance7]

yeeeeeeeeey, i'm the first one to comment this