Animals As Leaders NAMM Jam 2011 Bay Area Backstage

[RobbieReekes]

jesus.

[Caparison81]

these guys are animals... monsters

[bullrage74]

navene playing drums is tougher than my crew workout today

[immortalsoloist]

Absolutely love this band. Phenomenal musicians :) thanks for posting this!

[karlboman]

the phased tapping at 10:30... god that's beautiful. this video has finally convinced me to spend money on this band!

[MrChrCra]

missed a note 3:04

[JacoTheSkunk]

I want to see Tosin, Javier, Rodrigo, and Gabriela all in the same room.

[kromekrush]

@JacoTheSkunk What an incredible suggestion good sir. Props for vision. Props.

[tbcslayer]

tosin =the new tony macalpine.

[djangido]

Tosin actually makes some mistakes here :O When I saw them in Amsterdam he did everything perfectly...

Great performance though!

[murph151]

best group ever. i don't give a fuck what genre you like, the talent is there.

[unidenprizes]

i just listend to all the song on theire new album from youtube user poopynuggets i was the 3rd to whitness(i checked population visits... granted other people none secondary to leeked(which is me). And i have got to say. this album is going to be a VERY different progressive. Very structured but at the same time way the fuck off. ive been a follower since dc small shows but this album is going to be somthing of "new" from them thumbs up AFTER you heard the new album..GL HF with Music ^^)

[HitPointHD]

I was There !!!!

[burpeemetaldrumguy]

whatttttttt ratings disabled?!!!!! well I might as well just say it here then ... five fucking stars!!!!!!!!

[ConnerDrummer]

saxophonecore!

[carlleitem]

I spotted Misha and Mark... and some other people i couldn't make out.

[matschro]

that drum fill at 12:24....WTFnuts

[clarkshapedbox]

The drummer! He's fucking badass!

[conwaycameron91]

11:00 mins in when that driving drum riff comes in....... i totally fucking came

[krp480]

Studying with this music for SAT prep... making me score them 800 perfect scores. Fuck this isn't music this is perfection. In every shape and form.

[henpest2]

"that was glorious...that was fuckin'...." funniest bedazzled crowd

[devchemist]

holyfuckingshit

[SleepyFroggy]

Wave of Babies

Tempting Time

Thoroughly at Home

On Impulse

CAFO

[FinalSirmon]

Don't disable the ratings! I want to like the fuck out of this video >=0

[TheAtlasStone2009]

Yep, i'm done with guitar, moving on to the trombone

[itsbrake]

@metsat8ll  veil of maya does all live looping

[metsat8ll]

CAFO blew me away. saw them live yesterday and still cant believe how good he is. using loop pedal live? kick-ass.

[flyngorrila]

Carlton but popular and Skilled, Carlton was pretty good looking too.

[RexRocker1979]

There's another guitar player?

[ReleasingWeeps]

@RexRocker1979 his name is javier reyes. he deserves more spotlight if you ask me, i love him!

[ReleasingWeeps]

@RexRocker1979 his name is javier reyes. he deserves more spotlight if you ask me, i love him!

[maliceheart18]

Are they playing songs or just jamming? And if they are songs, can someone please PLEASE give me the name of the songs? Thank you so much

[AlexKalicinski]

Anyone recognize the wooten techniques?

[jephstiph]

If we ever manage to make contact with intelligent life outside our solar system, this would be the music they play on their radio stations.

[maliceheart18]

Are they playing there own songs or just jamming? If they're playing songs, can someone give me the list of them please? Thank you

[mikor7878]

where is your bass player realy

[akaciaguitarworks]

@mikor7878 the 7th and 8th string

[BlueEpiLP]

going to see them AUG1 cant fucking wait

[BlueEpiLP]

going to see them monday cant fucking wait

[smashrhythm]

if octopuses had five fingers on each tentacle

[butterknucklez]

whats the name of the song with the sax?

is it on the deubt?

[kyle122388]

@butterknucklez just a jam.



[kyle122388]

@butterknucklez beahving badly i think. i could be wrong.

[kyle122388]

@butterknucklez on impulse!!!

[hopoffmyballs]

@butterknucklez yes its on thier debut and its called on impulse. but it doesn't have sax on the actual album version. tosin is also in another band called T.R.A.M. featuring this sax player and the drummer from suicidal tendencies.

[coconutbreath123]

@butterknucklez The song is "On Impluse." It was on the debut. sax sounded really cool on that song.

[saifseven]

@butterknucklez on impulse 

[jasonlikesdeathmetal]

@ 9:57 o_0 wow

[jasonlikesdeathmetal]

talent on these guys is an understatement! 0_0

[metaldrums80]

Everything was so damn amazing! I just pooped myself

[Dnozzle2794]

Perfection almost seems like an insult.

[fob199]

For those of you who aren't planning on watching all 32 minutes, the best part starts at 20:00. fucking blew my mind

[fob199]

and I thought the mars volta was insane. this is inhuman... and yet with so much musicality.

[drawnacrol]

How have I never seen this!!!!!

[BrotherofInfinity]

the sax ruined the song completly wtf that dude has no clue whats going on. just randomly butting in notes is not jazz and music... they should have rehearsed more wih him sounded so badly improvised :(

[edthehead83]

So hard to keep up with the time signatures at 2:58. I got 5/8 for three measures then get a little lost. Does it go to 6/8 then back to 5?

[CraxPfeife]

@edthehead83 i thing i heard on youtube somewhere he wrote the entire song in 9/4 i guess. but i have no clue

[AndyAngelZ]

so that's what he looks like without his hat on

[kkailath]

This is so wonderful words can't describe it : )

[FischerPhillip84]

I like tosin more when he´s playing clean... in my opinion he´s more a jazz/fusion guitarist than a metal-shredder!!

[Locrianisstrange]

not gonna lie that sax was sweet as hell

[Locrianisstrange]

tosin is amazing but from 00:02-00:03 i almost cried :(

[limbslikehatchets]

better then he sexy sax man.

[munruthel1]

that drummer is a machine...

[carlleitem]

man, kops sure takes a beating in order to be in this band. amazing musicians. i love this band.

[LecramScatterbrain]

12:11 guy in blue tshirt = misha mansoor(bulb)?

[RileyAGF]

@LecramScatterbrain You are correct, sir!

[Kramover9000]

@LecramScatterbrain-yes it's a Bulb!

[Khironification]

Chugga chugga chugga...

[BrianPurge]

Pull the string!!

[TheZachAtacKK]

20:03 when that sax comes in, wow

[FazSaber]

Major props to the drummer

[Ibanez3x]

I'm sorry but the dude on the sax couldn't keep up with them.

[limbslikehatchets]

aha the guy at 31:45 "OH MY FUCKING GOD!"

he took the words right outta my mouth

[jakeg12345]

Wow. That owned pretty damn hard.

Btw. Anyone notice that Javier wears his guitar like its a freaking bowtie? If it was any higher it would block his vision.

[Horizonz2]

@jakeg12345 i guess that's worth avoiding wrist problems =], they're playing for potential

[bronzehydra3]

@jakeg12345 its because they're mature enough to know that they don't need to have their guitars at their ankles to be cool haha

[thepolishbikeride]

i spy keith merrow at 25:59 behind tosin's gear

[YouBelongToTheDead]

homeslice LOL

[ddensu]

Dio at the beginning!

[CleverNameHere81]

12:10 is that Misha in the blue shirt?

[CleverNameHere81]

12:10 is that Misha in the blue shirt?

[ferhzzz]

in the final of performance of In Motion (on which the saxophonist comes in) a few notes were unnecessary like dissonant harmonies are relevant to the CAFO, but not there

yet the overall impression is of course not spoiled ))))))))))

[marcoo0oo]

Is that Mark from Haunted Shores on the side of the stage?

[AlexQ9319]

tosin just made buttoning your shirt all the way to the top acceptable

[fandomewhisper]

this is known as "ear rape"... in a good way, you just got ear raped

[jakubzor]

true animals fans would be able to name every song they play. any comment below not knowing is a false.

[TheNeKrOlAs]

Tosin is thinking: THESE CHILDREN DO NOT SHOW RESPECT 10:40

[FlamencoPassion]

I can't believe how clean he plays the sweep lick at at 3:16, if you watch the demonstration of that lick its pretty much impossible

[BMSiren]

i really would have a huge boner right now if i didnt masterbate so goddamn much

[BMSiren]

truly enchanting music..

[subterfug3x]

awesome stuff, just epic

[KingJamesNBK187]

13.42 using his guitar as a fucking bassline! the future is now..

[AndrePanceri]

amazing!!! The future of modern music...Too bad the drum bass sound is not go good at all...

[Bilboslavus]

I found this very easy to masturbate to. :D:D

[twistswitch]

Amazing last song! Anyone know what looper he uses?

[itssofa]

@twistswitch Boomerang

[TheZooberman]

@twistswitch its probably custom made by mr loop man

[TheZooberman]

@twistswitch its probably custom made by Mr loop man

[syn5643]

@twistswitch Boomerang Verison ii

[MistaBimBims]

@twistswitch boomerang

[johnathonkuhn]

Tosin Abasi should play for the Boston Celtics. they wouldnt have lost to miami just now if he did.

[krisgraves69]

Future legend. Tosin is the Shit

[ZOMBIELANDakaUSA]

Abasi=immortal. Talk about inspiration, maybe i'm old news, but Abasi has certainly created his own genre, kinda like Les Claypool, how's about those two getting together? Too much to even imagine that

[MandoxIsxHardcorex]

What song is that at 10:50?

[boogahed]

@MandoxIsxHardcorex I think it's Tempting Time

[Abglanz]

whats the name of the song after wave of babies ending @ 12:45?

[DiesEtIrae]

@Abglanz Tempting Time. If you haven't already, buy their album. Not a single bad song on there man :)

[therwbrman]

Ah-ha!!! Fortunate are the eyes that see, at 11:25 we get a glimpse of Tosin's true Godlike nature!!

[PainfulExodus]

Nevine Must have shit himself i mean look at his face!!!

[MetallicOpeth]

yea you can't hear the rhythm for shit. Turn up Javier...this is a band now, not a one man extravaganza

[SorryArchitect]

I love Tosin, i think he's a god, but they need to turn Javier up. lol

[RyanLauMusic]

does anyone know how Javier gets that synth sound on his guitar? like what kind of pedal does he use or what?

[frugn]

@RyanLauMusic It's all AXE-FX

[MattSaintsMusic]

@RyanLauMusic every single guitar tone that the band uses was built from scratch in the axe fx ultra's. those things are amazing, and so is this band. i fuckin love these guys haha :)

[d3tach3d]

@MattSaintsMusic dont forget the AMP Head that creates the quality of tone, among other things....

[halfwaythere333]

@d3tach3d the amp is an Axe FX

[clems6belio]

12:09 → Misha Mansoor in background (blue tshirt >.<)

Music by musicians for musicians is the best music

[EARAEZTE]

@clems6belio Bulb and Tosin together compossed Animals as Leaders album =]

[TheTwiddlyBits]

14:08 mrak honeycomb!

[bigvaden]

I was going to be productive today... but then I looked up Tosin Abasi on youtube and that went to hell.

[thewhiteafrican]

this quite simply is the future of music. i wouldn't be surprised if 40 or 50 years from now this band is regarded as one of the greatest of its time. sad though that most people nowadays don't seem to have the attention span for intelligent music such as this.

[SourDieselG13Haze]

@thewhiteafrican Your absolutely right.

[BaRNeYxSiNGaLoNG]

@thewhiteafrican I feel that unless this world changes drastically, a lot of people will never know who Animals as Leaders are. Just what I think, not how I feel.

[djakew77]

I'm ok with the fact that I watched this 10 or 11 times.

[sipinflames]

such a talented band. sound better live than on the studio album

[carpathiasrise]

Can we have an official AAL dvd please? :)

[carpathiasrise]

Is it sad I refer to the hats he normally wears as Tosin Abasi hats now? he is sweeping the fashion world almost as well as he sweeps his guitar! lol

[mysapience]

at 5:59 Navene is really goin for it he nearly comes of the kit.

[T1ERw0n]

U guys deserve a better drummer

[Intorqueo629]

Sax was way to quiet, the parts I did hear were amazing, though.

[Thrashman1990]

@DASFication The problem being that they tune so low, a bassist is obsolete. I like your ideas though!

[galatonim]

3:04 - MISTAKE!

[EMGXX84]

misha mansoor from periphery at 12:48 (blue shirt) as back of tosin

[CurtisRoxAtGuitar]

10:40-10:44 "see this bitches? betcha can't play this!"

[TheYeasteatingwalrus]

@CurtisRoxAtGuitar See this biznotch? Betcha can't play this 0:00-32:27

[therealgtarbeast666]

cant wait for the new project to be realeased at south by southwest of you guys the sax is awesome

[jlinsenmaier]

mark my words, this is the future of guitar playing and shred music in general

[skarfreak]

love this a lot.....

[airbo0309]

Damn Tosin is such a fucking spectical. I feel like im watching guitar porn or something.

[panelacosmica]

27:43

Tosin has killed me like 373 times with that lick

but somehow, i get a new life every time...

[temporaryonesix]

@panelacosmica

Dude I can't understand you. Take off your hood.

[panelacosmica]

No need no bass FTW

[dutchfumaster]

How do some of you not appreciate this band? Also, really? You don't know the song names?

Wave if Babies, Tempting Time, Thoroughly at Home, and the one featuring the sax is On Impulse.

[00Dakka]

so much destroy

[Heinrick192]

VERY much like RTF

[Mikezillaguitarguy]

Epic

[WOOKIESareREAL]

I have a huuuge boner

[jclp81]

this is terrible

[jayzee91]

@jclp81 actually ur opinion doesnt matter

[jed52]

@jclp81 I'm glad you think so. Thats one less douche bag I have to put up with at their shows.

[SubZ305]

Amazing!!!

[Gorbs413]

haha @18:27 - " you get all the levels, home slice?"

[salmonline]

Seriously? His name is Al Dimeola?

Ok, I ger it now....I was all spacey and acidy there for a minute.

[MistaBimBims]

@salmonline what about al di meola and how awesome he is?

[hideki12345]

I love this

[schlagdog]

100% AXEFX Ultras. I must have been in the room right before the performance and missed this. I walked in because I saw both the AXEFXs on stage.