Alexisonfire - Polaroids of Polar Bears (Halifax 7-25-03)

[Kenjuu]

Ugh, I sounded like English was my second language. *These guys inspired me to discover genres like Screamo. I should also mention the genres Emotive Hardcore, Crust, Powerviolence, Grindcore, and first wave Metalcore not the 2000's-wanabe-Metal-scene-core­-gayness. There is so much awesome music out there that Post-Hardcore wishes it could be.

[Kenjuu]

This guys inspired to discover genres like Screamo. If you like Alexisonfire's old stuff and don't care for their new stuff, then check out bands like Love Lost but Not Forgotten, Saetia, Orchid, Cirlce Takes the Square, Anomie, Pageninetynine, Daitro, Union of Uranus, One Eyed God Prophecy, Tristan Tzara, Louise Cypher, Kobra Kahn, I Would Set Myself on Fire for You, Eucalypt, Raein, Pianos Become the Teeth, City of Caterpillar, and you will discover worlds of awesome!!!

[Wittminator]

i love when the guitars come in at the start ..george does the air shot gun ahah

[DuskFiend]

ironic that they suffered the same fate as the polaroid film.

[DuskFiend]

how the mighty and great have fallen from grace. heartbreaking.

[cool555MATT]

I'd give my middle nut to go back in time and see this gig...

[JoeMama165]

jesse was/is a god

[Merindathestar]

dallas. :'D

[tquait2001]

grade 9 in 2003 in St. Catharines Ontario Canada, what an awesome time. I remember seeing Dallas Green working at the West 49 in the Pen Centre around 2001. He was the only dude with Mutton chops, that the only reason i took notice of him.

[muiscnight]

@tquait2001 thats fking awesome

[mrpeanut25]

OMG TURN GEORGE UP! This was an amazing performance i hope the audience could at least hear him >_>

[juggn]

@mrpeanut25 no we couldnt =/

[mrpeanut25]

@juggn dam shame

[bearsafetyus]

This does not do alexisonfire justice at all. The skill of musicianship is beyond amazing.

[betternotbeso]

Jesse's rockin a coheed shirt. nice.

[sercan6793]

this song is so technically fucked up

[1223dude1223]

@sercan6793 everything about this song is fucked up. the lyrics, the instrumentals. its beautiful. it reminds me of waking up from a nightmare. just my thoughts on it.

[EnthalpyH]

Damn this sounds exactly like the recording. They did an amazing job.

[shawnWAX]

i was at this show, standing on the stage to the far right, behind wades amp. there was no room at all to move, and u can't see it but in this cafe, there's a staircase right in front of the "stage" and they told us not to mosh because people could fall down the staircase like 10 feet down. except for the shitty sound guy fucking up george's mic, this was a brilliant show!

[1134cc]

nice it would be so awsome if they did a tour where they just played the first album and if no one screwd up george's mic :P

[ryanwhyte92]

Halifax is actually in Nova Scotia, on the east coast of Canada.

i used to live there lol

[CJDownz]

New Brunswick, east coast of Canada

[sercan6793]

canada i suppose

they are from canada

[Omar5674]

Lol, Where are my socks?

[ryanwhyte92]

i'd give anything to see these guys back in the early days

[jayskater182]

I would pay good money to see them play their self titled album through

[alexisonpin]

@ryanwhyte92 Fuck yeah me too, those songs were so true

[MyLifeRSC]

@ryanwhyte92 same, like totally same

[jayrome80]

Wade's pretty awesome for a fat guy, I must say.

[burnshow]

holy every day all day

[pimpinshithoes]

ew ddude that chick is gross

[Ceb773]

can't hear george ):

[ComaSweat]

Wtf.. what a crowd, lol. That's what happens when there aren't at least 2 people to stir things up inside the crowd. Those people should be fucking jumping ! I'd die to be at one of their concerts =(

[flyersbro18]

I heard that they didn't want anyone to mosh becuase it was so small and it was so packed!!

[shufk77]

girl topright 3:04 is a babe

[igotwormsinme]

you got weird taste man

[shufk77]

maybe.

[alambis10]

u talkin about the blonde chick right behind him or the dog posted up against the wall with her amrs crossed?

[ishmale420]

i agree

[marctoad]

Haha, as I am watching this I realize I recognize all three of those girls standing there. I went to high school with all of them.

[benyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

guy1 : "aof are playin a halifax"

guy2 : "cool lets go there then stand there like numpties nodding our heads"

guy1 : "yeah thats exactly what you do when you go see aof live!"

guy2 : "COOL!" *airborne highfives guy1*

WTF learn 2 mosh :o

[kenziegunn]

guy1 : "this bands really awesome!"

guy2 : "yeah! it makes me want to do that thing I saw on tv! Lets run around and bump into eachother!

guy1 : "definitely. otherwise people wont know how much I really appreciate the music."

guy3 : "woohoo! i kicked a girl in the face!"

[ShadowCrowX]

theres no room to

[RMCC92]

george didnt say boxes of cats people with taz tattoos explosive personalities self centeredness protractor from your new geometry set inability to do math geography.  =(

[RAYNHEART]

Everyday on my head.

[CJDownz]

Best intro from Alexisonfire... so emotional!

[alexiskillmobile]

lol 1:28

[slayerx26]

Amberrrr you stupid fuck you have just pet-peeved me calling AOF screamo, you cunt fuck they were one of canada premier original underground, POST-HARDCORE, before you stupid fucks designated it to SCREAMO, a genre that you probably wouldn't be able to state one band in. Go Suck a dick you fuck.

(Rant based on his portayal of AOF as SCREAMO, and not POST-HARDCORE)

[belrocksg]

Suis la Lune

[ColinGWood]

Chris looked like a plug back then haha

[robertlenard2162]

yeah, need so much more of this live

[riseric]

best band ever

[Rodrigofreaksout]

this really really fills me...

xD

[adamrulez182]

I wish they still played more their older stuff but I talked to Wade a couple weeks ago and he said him and Dallas were trying learn them again

[amberrrrrrrrrr]

I disagree. I much prefer their newer stuff. The old stuff's ok, but it sounds so run-of-the-mill, exactly the same as hundreds of other ammature screamo bands that play out of their parent's garage and think they're the shit 'cause they've got a couple of thousand plays on myspace. Not terrible, but nothing more than mediocre.

AOF's new stuff is fucking groundbreaking in terms of bands with similar music. Musically, they've matured. Kudos to Watch Out onwards.

[mystery689]

you couldnt be more wrong, you cant even compare their old stuff to 'ammature screamo bands'. their guitar and song setup was unique and thats what makes their first album so amazing. judgin by your comment you probably listen to what? my chemical romance? fall out boy?

[mystery689]

directed at amberrrrrrrr lol

[ultimatejoeg]

The more i watch this video the more it makes me think, hell where the camera guy is standing is the back wall of the building. The place was a tiny little internet cafe that went under shortly after this show. It was a great show, and the small mosh pitt that did exist every now and then is just off camera to the left.

[w00tpantera]

CHYE GEORGE

[yuckyteeth]

lol george with his imaginary shotgun

[kem1kal]

yeah this is really one of the most intense songs. i would have love to have seen them live in their early days

[adelleda666]

i love their new stuff but i listen to their old stuff way more. their first album is my most favourite album of all time...that was a poor sentence but, ya

[Xilde]

good old days!!

but they still amazing with their new songs

[b0xD]

Yeah fuckin' eh, was feeling that the whole time. They aren't the same anymore.

[ColinGWood]

AMEN. goooood, but just not...

...

...ahh you know what I mean. I PINE for the Alexis of old to return

[steppsteph]

these old songs have so much more passion and sincerity in them than the new ones.

[saouke]

totally agree.

i dont even listen to the new ones now.

[walletCRACKED]

so true

[babygage2108]

@steppsteph disagree

[donysworld]

I love the old songs...the new sucks

[HDXPC]

yes, they need to turn up his mic indeed. if you watch the whole show you can see George telling the sound guy to turn it up, he does but after it gets turned down again for some reason.

[spidernam]

lol are they at like someones party?

[tin67]

where is this it looks like somebody's living room?

[carvin1657]

they look like kids:D

[kn0wy0urenemy]

cant hear george =(

[akarachan]

uff.. <333

[stereo9000]

This will always be my favorite aof song.

[redroseonacoffin]

I second that

[Elibecker]

love this song so much...

[ivonne84]

ggggg

[whatwouldgjdo]

wow... excellent musicians, sounds exactly like the record. I'll see them in a few weeks with anti flag and big d, i hope they play this song...

they also need to turn up his mic

[BarryPiccalo]

were these guys in school for this video?its so good.dallas' voice is legend.best alexisonfire song

[criminal7e9]

the crowd looks ridiculous, but wicked song

[iamthenightstars]

I got goosebumps after watching that

[TaliaBeltR]

lol thats funny i went to school with that guy Dallas. yup DM. i remember once he sang for that religion thing at the school caf.

[sonip]

dallas sounds awsome here

[achildsvendetta]

why wouldnt you do that?

[ShadowCrowX]

Why would you mosh in a place where if you slam into one person, you'll cause a chain reaction eventually throwing someone through a wall and possibly the band members themselves.

[joemomo]

Do these people even know how to mosh?

[AfraidOfOpenWater]

What's with the people who aren't dancing? WHAT HAS THE WORLD COME TO?!

[TeaBaggins]

HAVENT EVEN WATCHED IT YET THANX U FOR POSTING IT LOVE THE SONG

[joeyyhawke]

Beautifully ambient...