Hard-Fi - V2006 - Hard To Beat

[kevthedrummer]

Based on this, I would be inclined to say that they got a session vocalist to record the album.

[juxtapose2]

I like how the croud is more in tune than he is!

I like Hard Fi, but his live singing is awful

[gqvenda]

does'nt

[gqvenda]

what the fuck is he singing ?? it does sound similar to the recording

[JP2641]

his voice is really worn out here, i watched their performance on Jools Holland and he sounds good, he can sing, great band overall

[fillohp1990]

This is Great! hard fi is so good, If you guys don't like em, why the hell did you watch the video??? fuck!

The singer is amazing as well.



[Milugan]

i wanna puke! is this for serious?!?

[j4mespatrick]

glad i never parted with my cash!!!! WANK

[Inbetweener87]

hard-fis first album was brilliant IMO, the lyrical content was amazing, that said thats not enough, had they been a good live band they could of been huge, but i have never once seen a good vocal performance from this guy

[deltagirl]

i think maybe he is to nervous

[kinstar]

i hate when he start singin silly like that lol

[thedaz3]

i hvent hured frm dem in ages any news on a new album

[mozza123321]

i liked these aswell fuckin hell haha that scream is boss !!!

[Byeron89]

wot z e nervious r sumtin???sounds lyk he's singin in his bedroom r sumtin,LOL

Still love HARD FI!!!

[marklewisbcfc]

awful singing, so awful it's quite embarrasing to watch and that little scream at 1.36 is absolutely hilarious, what the fuck was that about lol, but it makes the video worth watching

[fillohp1990]

@marklewisbcfc at least he sings

[Quinnpie]

Deadly tune, awful singing.

[danfrs]

Brilliant comment below!!

Thats actually my mate who i went with!!

[asleepMS2]

i was hoping the girl at 3.16 would take her top off...

[emilfonseca]

porque emplea la voz así?

si el tiene una gran voz...

[happymoi1]

his eyes arent scary! theyr stunning!!! maybe they were bit nervous playing such a huge gig who knows..great band...not the greatest performance..

[paintingparrots]

At 3.01 min into the vid a guy in the audience has pulled his pants down and you can see everything! lol

great band! I love Hardfi, and Rich is HOT!!!

[kekko16991]

bad sound,unbelieveble concert,GREAT BAND AND GREAT SONGS

[kittymasacre]

lmao shit as

[jennyw100]

omg! he doesn't sound like that! well he didnt when i saw him...they were AMAZING!!

[cherryxbuddie]

probably he was sick ..or something like that

[wideheadofknowledge]

This is so so bad.

[sidandmoi]

his eyes scare me everytime

[ferodotin]

Shity performance...but I believe in their talent

[darihurigi]

at 1:36

BOL = burst out laughing

it sounds like a crow LOL

i still loving you rich ♡

i expect that you're come to korea at jul. ^-^

[woodywefc]

I've seen them live twice. First time at brixton was rubbish second time at the hippodrome as part of a small tour just before the album came out was amazing gig of the year!

[maicygirlie]

What´s up with richards voice ?

[elljay1989]

its live. i love hard fi but i wld never go see them live coz many ppl have told me they r mince. it just spoils the magic. this is my favorite song of all time btw, b4 any1 gets huffy at me lol

[manek789]

RICHARD wat is going on here !!!!!!!

[brownschicken]

each time i look at this video i can't get over how terrible his voice sounds

[brownschicken]

wow he sounds absolutely terrible in this video

[bestboy1986]

I love this band but why is he alays bad live?

its not hard to breathe.

he fucks up alot.

[pprbroadcast]

I saw the Live in the same period of their tour (Hurricane, Germany) and they sucked as well. Somehow Richards Voice seems damaged. The Performance was also bad, cause the guitar player seems to be rather more in touch with the first row girls than with his guitar. But the Songs are really good!

[adorkable85]

dude...richard sounds 40 years older live.

[jaseywasey49]

I Was at this, they were great

[Goodies4TheHoodies]

They aren't great performers, but they have nice songs.

[steveflux1]

Hard Fi are a decent unique band. Which is good to see these days.

[kopfan2k6]

gh7432 how old r u mate, your insults are fucking shite, summin like a four year old would say, so fuck off you smelly fucking tramp, if you dont like hard fi why are you even viewing the video?? so do one you twat

[m7730la]

the song rocks!

such a shame the singer sucks

[friasdc]

Reminds of Tim Armstrong singing.

[tachidotucoche]

hahaha, shiT!! What was that horrible scream at 01:36??? It sounds like a fuckin' parrot!

[m7730la]

that was terrible dude!

richard can't even scream alright

[kospis2]

Hard-Fi should get a new singer, if they want to do live performances!!!

[kospis2]

Oh my God!!! what the fuck! what an awful voice!!! In the studio version his voice is quite good, but here... what happened???

[jimgo5]

Studio magic!

[norizzamcr17]

Ok Richard cant really sings...

[kopfan2k6]

gh7432, shut the fuck up m8, ure talkin utter shit for a start, hard fi are a top band, just beacuse you dont like them. fuck u!

[gh7432]

fuck off you scouse, granny bashing, cock sucking, dog shagging transvestite.... if you think this is good then go slip yer ma with your four inch needle dick!!! kopfan2k6 ha ha.. nonce!! if you paid to see this shite then thats exactly why I think you wear womans lingerie and ginger wigs!! now fucking do one!!

[westside4live2003]

gh7432, you better keep your mouth shot otherwise you'll get shot or somet. fucking idiot. Hardfi are top band, and if u dnt lik it, shag your mums 10inch dick,dickhaed or i do a better job with my 20inch inches of extra credit

[gh7432]

westside4live! shit name and shit banter chump! listen to you... ha ha! what a helmet! "keep your mouth shut or you'll get shot"!!! how old are you?? i'll pull down your spider man pants and smack your arse!! your patter is weak just like hard-fi!! get on with your homework.... you rancid little twat!! guns are for pussys! put up your fists and i'll headbutt you into V2008 and u can watch another live hard-fi performance with a saw jaw

[HANBASM]

hahahahaha gh7432, your comments are fucking funny, i read your whole arugement, funny shit! hahahaha, i agree with you. hard fi sucks but i only listen for some bass lines, some can be a tad fun to play.

[gh7432]

Any real music fan can see that he cant sing. These guys are manufactured! You cant defend him! I have both of their albums and they are pretty good but once I started hearing them live I thought fook that! The 90's were full of decent bands making good albums. The 2000's has been full pop rock like the Enemy, Hardfi etc with 3 or 4 decent songs per album

[simonsweeney89]

what the fuck are you chattin bout, how can u call hard fi manufactured, they recorded their album by themselves in an abandoned taxi rank and it cost 300 quid to make. just coz he cant sing very well live dont make the fi manufactured. howay man, sort ya life out.

[gh7432]

get a grip sweetheart!! they are fucking pish! were you there when they recorded it you thick northern monkey!! "they recorded it in an abandoned taxi rang" ug ug!! i've never seen an indoor taxi rank in my life knob jockey! your obviously in love with them calling them the "fi" and coming out with ya pish £300 quid to make bollocks!! facts are facts!! shit voice!! howay man!! fuck off!!

[simonsweeney89]

im not sayin his voice wernt good, im sayin they aint manufactured u dickface. nothern monkey???? is that ure best insult, u fukkin piss flap full of shit. i bet ure the type to fukkin listen to rave shit and all scooter balls. wanker.

[gh7432]

ah not you again you northern monkey!! ug ug!! did you northern fuck wits not realise that humans evolved into men. ug ug! i bet your knuckles scrape on the floor when you walk!! ug ug!! shut your trap dicksplash!! maybee if you talked sense I would argue with you!! "i bet you listen to rave shit" blaady blaady blah.... what sort of bolocks is that?? the last rave I had was in your mums bed with her laying naked in it!!! oooops my bad!!! now fucking do one fanny boz!!

[simonsweeney89]

ayeee fair play man, u had me there, that was sum funny shit.

[westside4live2003]

gh7432 obviously doesnt know much about music, silly twat, think before you speak...things that 'normal' humans do...dickface

[gh7432]

as for you westside4live2003 you fucking virgin!! what the fuck... oh please dont make me cry!! stop shagging your sister because your babies will have clubbed feet you inbred twat!! I obviously know more about music than you if you think his voice is remotely good!! its not even ok!! its pure and utter shite!! Now fucking jog on sister fucker and stop sticking objects up your bottom and jacking off over your hardfi posters and start socialising!! fanny boz

[gh7432]

great bands bring their studio sound to the live set or the really good bands do better and sound fucking amazing live. Hard Fi are awful. His voice is weak and out of key and the music is way out of tune. They are just an average studio band. How the fuck does he get away with that. Me and my mates were in stitches. Its karaoke!! Those fans are just caught up in the moment. Do a hard-fi live search on you tube and you will get a constant stream of shit performances!!

[thatheather]

that was the most awful performance i've ever seen. their music is fucking horrible.

[chrisp1987]

wow. everyoens baggin them, but the crowd is going bananas for them. shut up fools

[sonsky]

ear=eyr wanna get out of HIRRR! oh my... what a lame performance.. hard to bit, what a crap.. buying their CD was the worst thing iv'e done.. T_T

[SS4Majku]

thats his accent,and he feels cumfortable singing that way, and their CD is like totally different,what are you on about...

[Shayman77]

Archer's having a right 'mare here.

I'm sorry, but you can't even begin to say his performance here is "good."

It's not "different" either. It's just shit.

Usually like these guys though, don't get me wrong.

[mrc942]

Heard them from afar at Green days Mk show last year.Sounded shit.Glad i never watched them!

[koolgiy]

I thought in the song he said it 'bait' not 'beet'

[westside4live2003]

hardfi is too good to be true,especially they're new studio version single,suburban knights

[scatzercoman]

Richard Archer is just brilliant!!!

And Hard-Fi is just amazing!!

[thingthingy]

I actualy love the way he sings, including his live performances. You lot haven't much taste.

[inexcessive]

god hes got a studio voice. all effects taking out the shittyness!

[DJwelda]

Guys stop slagging their live performances off they are shit hot and first video was done live in the rehearsal studios.

Great band that work hard.........

[SS4Majku]

pressure made them perform like this, i seen better performancs by them in smaller shows

[ddmitry]

poor perfomance. i wonder how much Lacoste payed the lead singer to wear that shirt

[snare123]

i was so disappointed with there performance at V festival they really let me down.

didn't help tht they were totally rat arsed!!

[delialpi2001]

zakia zakaria

[simpsons2000]

yer but he puts so much energy into it, i mean some of the best front man cant sing, but id rather see them, than i boring opera, because they put so much energy, soul and passion into their music.

[westside4live2003]

yh,he tries his best

[kookychris]

they're quality when youre there, but just watchin them on youtube isnt anywhere near as good, cant wait for the new album x

[badassbboy]

theyre some amateur band.

thats why they sound great at studio and suck cocks live.

[sirnicholas2323]

i bet u still would have had fun...it looks fun anyways lol

[overblaaters]

i'd like to see you all do better before passing judgment

[westside4live2003]

this band is great,but, richard just lets them down...well in live performances. in the album, its prefect. he seems to have some voice problem,as if he has a sore throat or something...anyway. still ma favourite band!!!

[razzman105]

amazing band but richard is a spazdic singer live!

[cleoxero]

Holy crap...like wow. Just wow. I'm shocked.

[MrTactless42]

Christ, that really is terrible. Not just the singing, but the playing too. A real let down. Like my bands to actually be able to play!

[will435780]

dat is poor

[badassbboy]

absolutely agree with jameseyboy1991. thats exactly what i was about to post

[JameseyBoy1991]

I think Hard-Fi are great and their album is really good but Richard Archer's "singing" is shockingly bad in live performances. I would have been very disappointed if I went to see them live.

[westside4live2003]

100% true, their album is great,but crap at live,meaning they use some kinda machine changing their voice

[SS4Majku]

ita flipping depressing, i really liked hard-fi,and now it seems that they are some fake shit

[silentstranger]

I agree..."singing"... I keep comparing the live videos to the recorded songs and it's...really disappointing. His voice in the album is absolutely beautiful and seductive. Live, however, it's like he's kind of shouting/singing. I understand it's difficult with a huge crowd shouting, but all of his performances seem to be like that. It's kind of disappointing.

[silentstranger]

If they ever come here, I might have to think about going to see them or not! I love the album and I'd hate to listen to it with disgust in the back of my mind.