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  • that seems so hard to pull off live

  • brilliant performance.

  • wait whaaat this was amazing im never reading comments before watching a video again

  • this is so awful.. i hate it

  • Worst crowd ever. Too busy taking pics and expecting. Just get into it

  • @macveighkid that's 90% of people man.. If u want a good crowd, someone in the crowd has to be willing to step up and "lead" them for lack of a better phrase.. and it usually has to be you lol

  • And all these people bagging on AC are just jealous. I'd never take the time to comment on something I didn't like. You're all just haters. hehe

    For the record, Panda Bear was sick during this tour so cut him some slack on the vocals. I'd like to see any of you pull those notes off sick as a dog.

    This pre-mature "My Girls" is like is own song to me, compared to the sugarcoated track off the album, which I don't enjoy as much as this.

  • wow, like if i took an acordian a triangle and some drums down to the basement with two buddies, i could have 75,000 views on youtube I guess. this was crummy, yo!

  • @calixa

    But your not Animal, so you only get 200 views.

  • @calixa then do it.

  • everyone needs to stfu.... k? these guys are amazing.

  • everyone who is critical of this performance can shove it, seriously, it is back in 07' what do you expect? Plus I like it, and it really offends me no one in the audience is freaking out or jumping around, who cares if the set sucked, jump around its fucking AC, show some respect jesus!

  • 4:34 - 4:39 = LOLOLOLOLOLOL

  • @Gandon95 MDMA is the bomb :-D

  • oh my god i almost died when he first started singing hahah. its not that bad, just that first 5 seconds. haha man..

  • unfortunately, electronic music is somthing that is very difficult to get right live.

  • nobody in this video is on drugs.....

  • Do they say freshest wave or vicious race? These guys are never clear in their lyrics

  • BADASS SHIT!

  • I love AC and all, but it was really hard to enjoy this...

  • Rad!

  • omg that guy in the yellow shirt in the public is doing the boogey???

  • love the two guys in the audience partying it up by themselves.

  • umm if i ever stumble upon animal collective on the french riviera ---> :)

  • They suck live

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  • lol at old mate in the brown hat

  • Hah, 2:26 watch that guy in the audiance (white T-Shit and Brown hat) start tripin. I love it.

  • @HHAmmatIMe i don't know mate but i would go the same

  • This is the most surreal video on YouTube.

  • i thought this was brilliant. very raw. very intimate. very perfect.

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  • lool, i can see the periodic plumes of smoke

  • Holy shit i want his green shirt

  • @cuboarding2

    ugh uggggggh i would wear it every day

  • haha that one guy in the audience is into it

    good for him

  • i actually disagree with all of you who say the vocals are awful. I think their vocal arrangement is pretty sound. Starts off a little rocky sure, but through the majority i thought it was awesome. And considering this was way before this song was released too.

  • @DeadRokstar I love this song and animal collective, but they honestly sound horrible. Do you have no sense of pitch?

  • @readygo242 Yeah awful pitch that day - really ruins it

  • @readygo242 Lol they're pretty obviously wrecked at this performance. Especially the guy with the drumsticks. You can tell by his face he's totally gone. Playing shows on psychedelics must be awesome, but I feel like if they put more effort into it and laid off the drugs they'd have a much better performance.

  • @Rael0505 The group have not done drugs since recording Strawberry Jam, and that album was completed before this show. As for "the guy with the drumsticks", he's just good ol' eccentric Avey, who never played high since 2004.

    It's easy to see why many would call this a poor performance but I got so familiar with this version of the song that I was initially disappointed by its MPP re-working. The instrumentals here are minimal and you sort of mentally implant your own block-rocking beat.

  • @WheresPoochie hahaha dude are you really trying to tell me these guys aren't on some heavy drugs this show? what are YOU on?

  • @Rael0505 If you wanna know what AC look like when on drugs then just look up a few of their pre-2004 concerts on Youtube, most notably a hilarious rendition of "Essplode" that was done in 2001.

    And I don't know if they do "heavy" drugs. Salvia and a few psychedelic meds were their poison and Panda was experimenting with morphine back in 2004 or so but otherwise, they've grown up. And this set would be a mess when not played with a sober mind.

  • @WheresPoochie Haha I made a mistake of calling psychedelics heavy, for that I apologize. I'd honestly say this set was a mess whether they're on drugs or not, though. Love their studio stuff, not so much their live stuff. Sorry man, but I just can't believe they're not on anything for this show.

  • Idk which was weirder, the performance or the audience...LOL love the music though!!

  • dan? is that you? dan?

  • some hipsters would argue that this is the most pure version of the song

  • I love this song, but it's a shame it doesn't have that same power when played live. I think the thing that is missing is that beautiful round ass 808 bass.

  • I love the album version, but man, these vocals are awful. Just awful.

  • the only guy in the audience really enjoying the music a lot is that dude in yellow shirt...who seems to be on acid or something

  • I have a particular fondness for these videos. The first time I ever heard these songs back 07. Still sing the old set of lyrics sometimes too. If you want to hear the album live put on your headphones, if you want to see something different and mindblowing see them live. This is when the material was fresh and new to them, Panda is still using 303s there, no lightshow either. I love hearing the barebones of their songs, fuckin amazes me how they build them in studio.

  • God damn hippies

  • god i love this

    its amazing

  • they need a real drumber so bad

  • @edspacely92 fuck you they have a real DRUMMER. you need a real spell check so bad!

  • they need the awesome bass!

  • ...isnt lovely?

  • why does it never kick in? seems like one long buildup...

  • This kind of music you have to feel inside. When u not feeling it, u think it sucks. The people in the audience feel it, you can see it on their faces, and they start to dance a little with it. I love this kind of music, because I feel it inside me :)

  • @longsai94 thats what she said

  • It sucks because:

    They removed the entire bass part.

    The singer looks like he's deep-throating.

  • @scottamcmahan Keep in mind, this performance was from 2007. It grew from this into what you're familiar with on MPP.

  • @scottamcmahan stupid douche.

  • The song never seems to really kick in. The percussion was reduced to just the hi-hat and the tom and crash combo, no clap or kick drum. Also, the thumping baseline that accompanied the percussion was left out. I don't think that this song is inherently bad when played live, I think it just sounds weak here because they left out several crucial elements.

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  • Watching white people in the audience at concerts, I'm reminded of why we're the lamest ethnicity on the planet.

  • wasnt this song released in 2009?

  • @MillaHead The album was released in 2009, but the album was recorded a year before it came out. Plus, bands tend to play new songs live before they come out on disc

  • Panda Bear is so loveable. 

  • that would be great if they didnt sound like shit live. love the studio work but this is just weeeeak

  • what are you supposed to do at these concerts?

    them people are just standing there. idk. its amazing music.

  • @dinosaursarekool A lot of drugs.

  • @hedorah225 lmfao. you are absolutely right sir.

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  • Well that sucked. I kinda feel bad for the guys that started jumping arround and stoped 2 seconds later, when they realised that this was just a half-assed version of the song. Still love MPP though.

  • @midouespeon they wouldn't have been able to hear the "studio" version of the song because this concert predated MPP, so this was honestly probably the first time any of them had ever heard it.

  • Annoyed by the douche bags in the front dancing all over. They are all for show, they probably don't even know what song this is. 

  • stop hating people. if youll watch through alot of AC live stuff, they get bored so they play around. just watch the video of them performing Summertime Clothes on Letterman

  • no people!!! animal collective doent suck live and they dont need singing lessons.... But this video sucks, and that is because their new music is way overproduced and is unachievable live. Watch older animal collective songs live (they are of much higher quality)

  • Love his. :)

  • fuck you to all the haters on animal collective

  • Well look at their setup. Don't judge. If they had control of the venue it would probably way more... LSD... nuff said.

  • i think they need singing lessons

  • Panda Bear's vocals are shitty as hell, but Avey's backing vox are nice.

  • @narfernarfnarf definately not shitty on their records tho

    live is ehh..

  • why is it every time they play this song live they leave out the snare and digital kicks. its cool to do things different sometimes but they do it like this every live vid i watch of this song. why!! wheres the rhythm and beat damn u. brilliant song though

  • panda bear sucks

  • MY EARS, MY FUCKING EARS

  • the worst live performance i've ever watched.

    they're flat and off in so many ways.

  • OK I've seen enough vids of my girls and i see the same thing. The vocals on the studio version are way to processed to reproduce live and most importantly there is a lack of bass and depth which are the main things that bring the songs to life. I'll love the lyrics no matter what.

  • I'm gonna have to disagree with all people saying they aren't good at playing this live, or it sounds shitty live.

    I think it sounds good.

    It doesn't sound as energetic, but it's still good.

    REAL damn good.

    REAL FUCKING GOOD.

  • this version is fucking great what the hell is everyone talking about

  • @Kevin4779 I have perfect pitch this guy is flat.

  • @readygo242 i never said he wasnt off. i said this version is great.

  • @readygo242  since they're animal they might not really care if they are flat or not

  • My girls was great live when I saw them in Orlando.

  • sounds shitty here

  • They're good live. This song is NOT a live song, and they just simply aren't good at this song live. I liked Comfy in Nautica and Chocolate Girl and stuff though, those are good live.

  • what are those instruments they use cuz i need to get me one

  • pandas singing is very off on this, and there isnt enough going on in the background like in studio version, but yes this is a song thats prolly hard to bring to a live act

  • its so happy i love it :)

  • Is he high or something?

  • @hhania duh!

  • @hhania most probably.

  • I think it sounds good. Their songs aren't easily recreated live, for one...two, why would you want to hear a band play the song exactly the way they do on an album? I like when bands bring something else to it or perform a song in a different way.

  • @LucidDream worst excuse ever. no one wants to hear it EXACTLY like the album... but it should be done right like the album.. like..in key, and on pitch.

  • @111whitepony111 There are plenty of people who do, I know some people like that. I think they should do whatever they want, they are the ones on the road playing the same songs everywhere they go. They are the performers.

  • @LucidDream is that dan?

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  • amazing es sorprendente dance, dance,

  • amazing

  • I'm disapointed to see them in live...

    But it mean they'r great producers!

  • @enzod0nut

    If only you could go back 5 or 6 years... then you wouldn't have been disappointed. They were phenomenal then.

  • yeah im not very crazy about Noah's vocals on this version either, although i really like Avery's backing vocals

  • how could you think this is terrible

    this is the first way i heard it and it still sounds the best

  • i like there clothes

  • that guy with the white shirt and brown hat at 3:21 made my day. he's getting so into it hahaha

  • ahhh, no bass and lack of kick. still dope though

  • Ridiculously amazing song, the only thing they need to do to make it more "real" live is to add more magnitude and bass cas it doesnt sound like a lot is going on compared to the album version. Still i love it though:)

  • this live is still not nearly as good as what the song sounds like on the album ... but still much better than some other videos on here of other live performances they did of this song ... but there are some on here that, insanely, think they sound good live. curious.

  • Seriously, that guy sounds like shit in this video. He must have been tripping or something...

  • I personsly like it.

  • This is awful.

  • Where's deakin?

  • @ilovemutemath he's taking a break from animal collective

  • since when?!

  • lol sounds like shit

  • damn they've given great live performances be4 but this definately isnt one of em

  • the crowd is prolly trippin on acid or somthing lol

  • YellowGuy91 judging by this performance...animal collective are also tripping on acid

  • lol

  • I thought there were four of them.

    Who's third guy besides Avey and Panda?

  • @xinjinbei geologist, and theres a fourth guy sometimes... his names deakon.

  • 0:21 Holy shit I didn't know Zach Galifianakis was in a band

  • @Ryann15693 LOLOL indeed

  • this is a bit painful

  • I think is great, personally!

    But like most live performances, it's probably a lot better if you're there!

  • this crowd sucks

  • I love this version!

    it really gives another dimension to this wonderful song!!

    Despite that, the studio version is way better!

  • My Girls, unfortunately, is definitely a studio song.

  • watching this video....I completely agree...a great song...but it shouldnt be played live like this....

  • @cutiepoop13 Where they have protools and autotune... Animal collective cannot perform live.

  • @indierickenbacker that's ridiculous. this is two years before the song was released.

    and there is always going to be a difference between studio version and live version, some bands more than others. perhaps look at other live performances other than my girls. twat

  • @ThomComputer Lol ! Are you sure you weren't listening to your ipod while watching this video?

  • @EnokiSkai like i said, this is two years before release. it's not as good as the album version but i'm sure everyone there was pleased to hear it

  • @ThomComputer It's just the singing which is really bad actually, I wasn't commenting on the rest.

  • @cutiepoop13 right. A studio band.

  • which one is panda bear? the guy playing the juno 60 or the main guy singing?

  • @joshingledew green shirt, cool hair

  • the guy in green

  • On drugs this would reach unimagineable dephs, sober it's making me feel like I just took somthing. I love this song live, the CD version sucks in comparison

  • really you think so?

  • There's no voice enhancement, singing live is tough stuff.

  • I love the song but there's so much voice enhancement on the record that when you hear it live, au naturale, it just is kind of lame by comparison. especially noah's voice.

  • yeah but that could be said for sooo much music nowadays

  • geo's top is awesome

  • their music has changed so much and so have their performances and it's only going to get better :)

  • hm, didn't know Zach Galifianakis was in Animal Collective

  • @LeperAffinity Lol I posted the same comment without even seeing yours hahaha

  • @Ryann15693 great minds think alike dude

  • and fools rarely differ

  • @LeperAffinity I didn't know geologist was a comedian...

  • fair enough :)