The Ataris - Unopened Letter to the World (acoustic)

[therabidliger]

i love the ataris

[mest4ever]

These guys are playing at Di Piazzas in Long Beach on 3/23, I'm so going! Who wants to be my date?

[roblellis]

He Is Playing upside down and backwards like Jimi.

[roblellis]

It's awesome

[SirEsahc]

i cant get enough of him playing his acoustic guitar

[versagurlz88]

WoW! Hell Yeah! Love The Ataris!!! Been listening to a lot of The Ataris, Hey You!, My Chemical Romance, Blink-182, All Time Low, and No Doubt....

Hey You! is still pretty new but they're waaaaaay dope. Pop/Rock/Punk with a real cool edge. Plus they've got a hot chick singer too :-) ...check em out...

search "hey you band taking over"

[Elfop1ccolo]

at the end of the song he said, that was for derek, or did i hear that one wrong?

being derek plourde, who played in the ataris on one time

[GiantPetRat]

I really like this song for how unique the lyrics are. It's lonely and beautiful, acknowleding all of the struggling artists whose voices were never heard.

[sexpistolsdaz]

This video is so awesome seriously

[SuperFindingEmo]

He's so generic n there's no other singer or G plater out there left or right...but man leave the guy alone he knows more about music the WE EVER WILL...just hear him out the songs he wrote n the way he plays....muff said...6* for the song n video...thanx for the upload...peace.

[devilO371]

He plays like Jimmy Hendrix i was wondering why his chords looked a little funny

[ps3508a]

does he play the guitar lefty and upside down????!? badass.

[nocomply27]

@ps3508a He plays a right handed guitar with no modifications, but upside down. So the strings are all the wrong way around

[irqbw82]

Sweet!

[markfoybhoy]

You would think with all the money he made with the band he would get a Hair transplant and some good cloths!

[astro0004]

@markfoybhoy You would think with all the time you spent trolling you would learn how to spell.

[ducjerk1]

met him got an autograph and pick

[renzmarion100]

partida bliktad pa yung gitara en yung kwerdas haha astig tlga!!

[sclark215]

such a great fucking song.

[EpicHale]

did he died?

[himself33]

Emily Dickinson was amazing

[lasquid]

I saw The Ataris last night here in El Paso and they f*cken rocked!

This song describes exactley how I feel sometimes. It breaks my heart everytime I hear it.

[holidaysin]

This song should be the anthem for the Nobel Peace Prize haha.

[leskoalasvolantcie]

mauvais guitariste mais franchement bon chanteur =)

[clcsqueejy04]

love this vid and love the song, but his guitar sounds a little out of tune.

[LpxMusic]

This man is my hero. forever.

[poeticpoverty]

The only good thing that came out of this stupid town of Anderson, In

[bleeding1mascara]

lol why is he playing on the street? someone died.....

[verybored231]

The download link doesn't work. Where can i get this song?

[ronnydthechicken]

Kris Roe is the only hero i have, and the only hero i need. Thank you kris, thanks for all the memories!

[thecrazy49]

Best song

[planthairdman16]

didn't know he was a lefty, cool!!!

[GSkillz098]

how awesome would that be just seeing Kris Roe playing guitar on the street?

[Polter5]

@GSkillz098 It will be the greatest day in my life.

[poeticpoverty]

@GSkillz098 seen him bavck home, here in Anderson, In

[elsecube]

WOW! This Song Gives me Chills..

He sings from the heart..

You can hear it from his voice..

anw i think i could hear a background music here..

THe Ataris the best of the best band..

[Pyroscopy]

car alarm you suck!!!

[DarkminiStoned]

that guy fucking rock at guitar XD he play with a right handed guitar and hes lefty XD

[jandcsirrine5]

stupid ambulence? maybe someone will say that about the ambulence that comes to save your life. Also, thats what you can expect filming outside. You're dumb.

[sydsabitch]

He is my idol. I met him. He was perfect. I love him. It was one of the best nights of my life.

[geremaiyah]

cool upside down...

[Paonk]

Hahaha the sirens makes it sound like Cop by Alkaline Trio.

[raith1986]

hahaa totally man

[Paonk]

"woman" :P

[mesaboogieamps]

stupid fucking ambulance!!!!!

[xDjFx]

part of the atmosphere

[harisportnoy]

what did he say after he sing this song?

[lowpacfrombrazil]

I wanna know it too.

[bouncingsouls6]

he said thanks that was for derrick.

referring to derrick plourde.

[rocker6427]

love the sirens as a little effect. but they get too loud lol

[agshdyejfuksf]

...and this is why Kris Roe is so fucking awesome.

[ronald012486]

asdasasdsad

[intexxx]

whoa... elibs.. the string was inverted.. so good.. i really love the song.. XP

[lowpacfrombrazil]

I don't think the strings is inverted, the guitar is inverted.

[intexxx]

wah.. youre right.. it is the guitar that was inverted.. mah bad.. eheks.. really great song.. XB

[lowpacfrombrazil]

yep! i love this song too... thanks! cya.

[bawitaba87]

thats weird i just noticed that

at first i didnt know what you where talkin about

but thats sweet

[hyex]

awesome.. is there recording version for this song..??

[clifgreen3]

yeah

[J4miboy]

Its 5th track on So Long, Astoria album

[Rimmmmer]

on 17th february he is in Prague..I can't fuckin' wait..It's gonna be legendary...wait for it...dary!!!!

[kups01]

cool.. hes very talented.. he plays great plus adding up the police car siren.. TRIPLE the AWESOME..

[llonelyfairyy]

A bit mint like though =)

..OX

[cjhabes2010]

forreal, i would shave my head

[kimithylee]

Yano, even now with the receeding hairline

&a bitta chub..

..Id still totally tap that

*taps*

[indekid]

meh, he always been a chub at heart, when the ataris started he was kinda chubby, then lost weight, then put on like 10 lbs, but whatever, I love the Ataris, new stuff I'm not really a fan of

[GOWoCOD4oHALO3]

he's a lefty and hasnt re-strung his guitar thats mad lol

[rockertokes]

jump dat fence nigguh whacha doin all playin yo guitar when the five 0hs after yo ass

[unreelpanorama]

that nigga be runnin from the 5.0 all his bitch ass life!

lol

kris roe forever!

[salty008]

Simply amazing.

[kurdski101]

shit one word...shit

[Deathkerv]

jojojojoo nice!!!

[shukla714]

5.0 NIGGA RUN!

[TheWolfSings]

those sirens sound awesome with the song...haha

[achunofx]

q genio !

argentina !!

[alythegator]

kris roe with blonde hair is better..idk thats my opinion

[TwoToneSoldier]

i liked the red, but thats me

[jm3coe]

Him with blond hair was orgasmic!

[theundone1]

hes not balding and yes he is a lefty

[usedunicorn4sale]

he's not left handed. he's right handed but he likes to play right handed guitars upside down..hehe

[WestForWishing]

thats true!

He plays lefthanded guitars and righthanded-guitars upside-down!

BUT he writes with his right hand!

awesome! isn't it?

[182trent]

hendrix did the same thing too

[suspendedchaos]

hendrix restrung his guitars though.

[danielwwf82]

actually no he didnt. ive got a rolling stone poster of jimi and he plays the exact same way. low E on the bottom... not tryin to sound like a smart ass sry =p

[saab12332199]

most times jimi would re string it upside down

[usedunicorn4sale]

very awesome!

its kinda like me

i'm a lefty but i only use my left to write, and throw frisbees.

and everything else is pretty much right-handed, including my very sucky guitar playing.

but yes, AWESOME INDEED!

[piatdor]

not only is he a leffty he doesnt re string the guitar............look... the strings are upside down, thats crazy!!!!

[TwoToneSoldier]

if its how you learn its how you learn.....

[XMrStayPuftX]

He's in his 30's, and balding lol.

[TwoToneSoldier]

meeting him was the single greatest moment of my life, i wanna meet mike herrera next, those to men did more for who i am as a writer and a man then anyone else

[jordanwhereyouat]

haha i just realized he is a lefty. ahha.

[horsefreakpg]

yeh the police chase kinda ruins it but its still a kickass song

[broo3614]

great sing great video except for the fucking police chase in the background...

[sparkleshine1234]

bahahah. he looks like my hott math teacher with a bit of ugly.

[aznsleepyb0ii]

nice play...=]

[surfinbabe43]

awesome

[heitingatube]

fucking background syren...ruins a so nice cover

[patrickrust]

stupid! it's not a cover! that's Ataris' lead vox.

[heitingatube]

sorry dude, im spanish and dot know exaclty what words must i use...so if its no a cover is a....

[theold2007]

Fuck me! he's gone ugly?

[dsrecs]

Jimi Hendrix coud play like that to. He could play both ways.

[SpenceDiggity19]

its not a left handed guitar u fool. look at the strings. and why would the scratch guard be on the top if it was a lefty guitar.

[followsthestars]

One of my favorite Ataris songs. :)

[pobrediablodemierda]

Que porquería

[el77ray]

para que lo miras pelotudo !!

[pobrediablodemierda]

No sé qué es pelotudo, pero, por otro lado, ¿ya viste lo que veo?

[murderscene1026]

ya he plays the guitar upside down.its crazy seen him play acoustic so many times n the ataris 2.upisde down n left handed,this is what happens when u teach urself guitar lol,kidding,but he did

[Remik2008]

its a left handed guitar you moron! This song blows! CHEESE

[Demolition63]

Than why are you watching it...and its not a left handed guitar your the moron! its flipped over! notice the pickguard is on top!..wow

[nat712]

aaahhh he's a lefty like meee :]

[elegiacsolitude]

The cool thing about him is that he doesn't even change the strings around on his guitar. He just plays it upside down. Which is kickass.

[spedracer4U]

no its not kickass because hes still a terrible guitar player. any body can learn to play chords upside down. And i couldnt help but laugh at the cobain reference at the end, pretty sure cobain was famous while he was alive...retard.

[elegiacsolitude]

Actually it is pretty kickass. It doesn't matter if everyone can learn how to play chords upside down, not many people do it. So it's cool that he does it rather than restringing the guitar. And, actually, Cobain wasn't nearly as famous when he was alive as he is now. That was his point. A large part of his fame is due to the fact that he's dead. Maybe you should learn a little bit about the rise of Nirvana's fame before you talk about it moron.

[panzajr]

He's awesome guitar player.... And i couldn't help to laugh too about your cobain reference... learn before you even say anything.... Cobain became more famous after he past away you tool....

[LpxMusic]

@spedracer4U yeah he was famous when he was alive but he wasnt a ledgend when he was alive you stupid ignorant fuck.

its people like you that make me want to end my life

[spedracer4U]

@LpxMusic No please! Don't end your life...anything but that. I take it back! I'm so sorry.

[LpxMusic]

@spedracer4U haha sorry man dont worry im not going to end my life Looool.

i was kinda drunk anyways so i got mad over not much,

sorrry haha.

[APOLOMILES]

@LpxMusic

who said he died?

[DaggersAndPornTV]

i LOVE this song.

[achunofx]

aguante the ataris¡¡¡¡¡¡

[SpArkIgnitEr]

Might as well chime in. The Ataris aren't as good as they used to be, they're still a good band but I prefer old Ataris, and Roe isn't really a legend, he is well known and respected by many people but I wouldn't call him a legend. Then again its all a matter of opinion.

[craigrbb]

1 hit wonder you baldy bastard

[unreelpanorama]

what the fuck! sort your life out and your music knowledge at the same time motherfucker! kris roe is a complete legend and you blatantly have no clue about him or the ataris!

i hope that some day youtube will realise they have to many retards signing up to their sight and people like you will be kicked off!!

THE ATARIS RULE!

[craigrbb]

That would have been easier for me to read if you could spell. Roe is far from a "legend". You obviously over-exagerated there...

[unreelpanorama]

i spelt 1 word wrong...... "sight" which was supposed to be "site" oh woopty fuckin doo! you are full of it!

One last thing; If you couldn't read that your mum must have dropped you a few times because to me it seems you have no brain cells left.

many thanks

THE ATARIS RULE......STILL

[craigrbb]

The fact that you need to resort to mum jokes proves that you have ginger hair. I think you should just click off this video when you see what i've typed.

[unreelpanorama]

Then maybe your dad dropped you, while your mum was shaving her ginger head? Or maybe they both took it in turn to throw you and try to carpet burn you carrot top off? lol

[redraevyn]

You picked on him for spelling and said "over-exagerated" in the same sentence.

Hot tip 1: "over-exagerrated" ISN'T A WORD.

Hot tip 2: Exaggerate has two g's.

Hot tip 3: YouTube has a built-in spell checker.

[ConorMTM]

amen brother

[uselessidguy331]

Write an album as profound as Welcome the Night and then talk.

[craigrbb]

Nah, i'll pass.

[wuzzes23]

So Long, Astoria

the best album ever.

[rosehood101]

leftys rock!!

[ConorMTM]

he's a righty he just plays upside down

[tebowisamazing]

Kris is great when he performs for an audience, i was in Tampa when he played w/ my brothers band last June

[punkard495]

Damn, Chris was my hero.

But now Ataris is a really pop band, and this is awful singing. Sucks. 8(

[AnarchiePunk]

Chris is my hero even today

he has written songs that no one other has done ! and the ataris working on a new album that will be like Blue Skies and Broken hearts and So long Astoria !

That means Punk ^^

and this singing isn't awful it's acoustic

so stay tuned and hopeing for a better future ;)

[kautot090]

me too he is my hero but his new album.. I'm really disappointed...

[SuperTrinity]

Ha Ha. He got fat and he's going bald. And the sirens are actually coming to save anyone that stopped to hear his has-been ass singing.

[craigrbb]

lol

[ewanmac]

Dude, Kris Roe wasn't fat for like, a year around the release of So Long Astoria.

[aussiedud3]

at least he was.. you never were

[craigrbb]

he got a bit fat... dont thumbs down me lol

[IcyNami]

Instead, you got spammed. :[

[Nomad970]

shit!!!! that good

[majomusic]

great, really great :D

[dolphinmassacre]

SHIT he's playing upside down!

shit! hes good

[Bl20]

Its a left handed guitar dude.

[dolphinmassacre]

no its not look at 45 seconds

its upside down!

lol

[Gir102193]

its not a left handed guitar, hes right handed playing a right handed guitar upsidedown

[notquitefamousbookin]

He plays the acoustic upside down because most of the Ataris songs are power chords, so he can just retune the E and B strings to the key of each song so he can strum the whole thing and the songs will sound fuller on the acoustic.

[uselessidguy331]

Indeed, and what a rich sound it is. It's incredible seeing Roe play live on acoustic...the songs just resonate throughout the air. It's pretty powerful to watch, needless to say.

[qwerty9903]

can someone post the tabs please?

[apochrypia]

oh shit!...i didnt notice he was playing the guitar upside-down...i know hes left handed but wow...

[volcomguy32686]

hes actually right handed, he writes right handed, i know that

[apochrypia]

good song...and hes getting bald...xD

[travis6240]

my favorite part of that vid was when the sirens came on in the background. classic

[ezedward2003]

If you all dont want the song just leave it alone!!!

[royeee]

quite an emoish song~

[TheMedium79]

bullshit kajawhatever, people on the streets of czech republic havent sold a million records !

[kajaaavet]

i dont understand why people doesnt like it i think he's amazing. u have to go to the czech republic for see drunk people on the street how they lives with guitar and sings like some idiots! this guy is ok, i enjoyed it

[mellilein1]

Blink293 you such a f... idiot shame on you dumbass

[tuzzzy]

haha right on, what a fuckwit. amazing song and composer, performer, hes doing more than you are blink293, burn in hell, smut

[blink293]

thats where he belongs, on the side of a street

BURN

[Daraxiel]

First off sorry for posting a second time, but just wanted to correct my little twisted mistake. Of course this song was released on "so long, astoria". Sorry for mistaking it. So go ahead and ignore my first posting. Still Kris Roe rocks :)

[Daraxiel]

Just a short history lesson for those who didn't know, this song was released long before "so long, astoria". It can be found on the album Blue Skies, Broken Hearts...Next 12 Exits, which was from 99... anyway Kris Roe it so damn talented and rocks!!!

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