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  • this tempo is way too fast

  • goddamn Travis has the best fucking live voice EVER.....puts everything he's got into it.

  • I never seen this song as a "drug song" when I was in High Schoo. I remember this song as a "warm up song for my Friday Night Football Game"!!! BRING ME DOWN!!!

  • @butcherboys1 I can assure you this wasnt written to pump up jocks before a big game.

  • Talent, is all i can sayyy

  • love this song and wish they get back together:( one of the many bands I listen to from the 90's and when music wasnt pop shit that fuckin kids like today!

  • I don't care too much no more

    Always seem to waste my breath

    Go my own way

    YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAEEAEEAEAEAEEE­EEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  • jesse is a very underrated bass player! That Spector TONE!!!

  • motherfucker is the real deal..see george martin..i love this guy.. make me feel good.

  • @Byrian420 well said

  • One of my favorite songs of all time. Does anyone know if there's any acoustic rock bands out there today that are remotely as good as this?

  • @420Guitar420 there is none. some may can play the guitar but cant play as badass as this and as far as the vocals, dude i don't know anyone who could sing like this when they were 16. Travis doesn't have the same voice as he did here, because of past meth use but he can still sing very good. And he can play a guitar that could make the devil rise from his hell, or make and angel cry from the pure beauty of his playing.

  • @420Guitar420 Give HereIIHere a shot.

  • IF YOU LOVE THIS LET YOUR EYES FRY AFTER HEARING THIS PEICE OF HISTORY

  • Now this is a band I'd like to see back together!!!!!!!!

  • @Oakman222 That won't happen, they are all still friends but musically Travis is on another level music wise thats why they broke up in the first place. He basicly taught everyone on stage how to play their instrument except the drummer who Travis still say he belives is very talented. I read it on his self biography online.

  • PISS FROM MY ASS

  • @Cwal90210 Sounds like an episode of House.

  • The nutts

  • I have this concert on VHS, and it still rocks, I deem Days of the New the most Metal of Acoustic Metal, eva!!!! And yes, i guess i gave them this genre myself...WHOOOOOOOOOOO

  • Still an amazing musician!

  • This video + song just ooozes 90s grunge :)

  • Fuck the drugs!

    Please come back DOTN!!!

  • travis meeks es mucho mas talentoso que stanley. escuchando sus canciones y la profundidad en sus letras lo hace uno de los musicos mas talentosos del mundo. es una lastima que no tenga el reconocimiento que merece.

    TRAVIS SOS EL MAS GRANDE DEL MUNDO

  • Singer reminds me of Cousin IT .

  • stay off the drugs u will last longer!! i was young dumb and full of it! do as i say not as i do

  • damn he's just as awesome live........stay clean Travis.....your too talented to go the way of Layne........

  • lol :31

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  • back when the main man still had at least one brain cell... lol i hear he says he was the whole band now... ok, go it alone big guy

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  • So they ARE playing together again someone please pm me and let me know cuz i gotta go see em

  • @alterationofthemind THEY BROKE UP AFTER THE FIRST ALBUM. TRAVIS STILL TOURS . HE WAS THE BAND HE WROTE COMPOSED ALL THE MUSIC. CHECK HIS MYSPACE DAYS OF THE NEW PRESENTS TREE COLORS. FOR SHOW DATES. HES SOUND JUST AS GOOD NO MATTER WHAT OTHER BAND MATES HE HAS WITH HIM . THOUGH HIS CURRENT DRUMMER IS BAD ASS. UR MISSING OUT IF YOU NEVER SEEN HIM LIVE.

  • Rest of the band got a new lead singer and became Tantric. Travis has had a few relapses since his drug Intervention a few years ago. He's so strung out on meth he caused himself a heart attack at such a young age! Hope he stays straight this time! So much talent!

  • @alterationofthemind a new album is coming soon from days of the new

  • "He's not stayed clean since Intervention season 2 when he was on. "

    Apparently you only believe what you see on TV. That episode was filmed almost 5 years ago.

    I just saw Days of the New last month and Travis Meeks brought my jaw right to the floor.

    Brilliant musician.

  • This is for all the arseholes on YouTube who feel the need to compare musicians:

    Shut the fuck up and listen to the fucking music, you stupid, boring, know-it-all-yet-know-jack-shit poser faggots.

    That is all.

  • In the words of a famous wrestler.........

    OH MY BRUTHA! TESTIFY!

    You speak the truth my friend.

    Days Of The New rules and anybody who says otherwise is a poser who doesn't know shit about music!

  • CHEERS

  • i remember telling everyone to fuck off cos they leave comments as gay as yours on youtube

  • hey guys it was nice to meet you you have a great outlook on world matters and down to earth attitudes i find your music emotional and touching its nice to see someone following their dream-stacey

  • He's not stayed clean since Intervention season 2 when he was on. The reaminder of the band got a new lead singer after being fired by Meeks and became Tantric. And DOTN is listed as alternative rock.

  • Hey, thanks for the playlist. Great stuff.

    Sandra

  • absolutely an amazing muscian i saw him do a solo a few months back it blew my freakin mind. His guitar skills are un matched. He's got a way better voice than kurt kobain hes and 10 times more talented than any 1 who has touched an acoustic guitar . But he get no respect. AND HES BEEN CLEAN ALMOST 3 years.

  • agree with you on everything except for having a better voice than kurt.

  • I agree Sawdoff!

  • ohhh shit!!!

  • its so hot...

  • Great songwriter. Damned shame he got himself so messed up in the wrong shit...

  • LOL! I'd say they're about the same. I think the most publicity Travis Meeks has had in recent years was his "guest appearance" on Intervention...

  • somebody told me once that this was called indie

    I told them to fuck off because this is ROCK N FUCKING ROLL period.

  • This song is great.... Reminds me of the good ol' days when i was in high school

  • He just walks off stage... I have never seen anyone rock out on an acoustic guitar like Travis Meeks.

  • @JuggaloFaygoDrinker look up zakk wylde he does other then that yep...

  • favorite days song, i love these guys

    trantric should break up and these guys should hook back up...

    long live louisville rock!

  • 4:21 to 4:27, one hell of a vocalization, nice man, real nice!

  • Meth is a hell of a drug, remember kids smoke weed instead.

  • Words to live by!

  • @Byrian420 IDIOT

  • @allflowersintime You probably snort Meth, Dont you?

  • Travis was fecking great when I saw him live a few years ago.  I was surprised by how many people didn't know who he was. o_O

  • like alice in chains :D

  • no one chooses to be junkie buddy great people just have alot on their minds, its HARD to put yourself out there, push yourself to the edge, take it to the mountain

  • Hes not even fucked up anymore. Hes been sober for 5 years. Trust me when Purple comes out eeveryone will see.

  • red album rocks too and green

  • Man .. why are talented musicians like him always fucked up on drugs? He could be a rock music producer or write songs for other artist making millions, or be a guitar instructor .. all the musical talent he has, he can do so much better with his life but he choose to be a junkie

  • it's generally because musicians are very emotional people...that's why they're musicians. they are creative, and that creativity comes from deep down. so their talent is their soul. bearing one's soul is very scary, hence a lot of medication to overcome that. sadly.

  • He has the ability to convey emotion that most people just cannot reach. Bringing all that to the surface is hard on anyone.

  • Seems like drugs are to be the muse and be abused by many artists, musicians, poets, authors, etc. Can be inspiring, can be deadly. Dude wrote this at 16, went on to open for Metallica. Within 2 years, he was srtung out on meth, fired his band and was hospitalized with permanent heart damage from continued meth use. He was on Intervention a few years ago, has continued to relapse. Come on, Travis, make it stick this time!!

  • i love this band but when i saw them live travis was obviously coming off of a binge man he fell asleep at the guitar at least 5 times i was disappointed but i still think he's an awesome musician

  • Amo esta banda y me trae muy buenos recuerdos!!!

  • Fuck'in eh!!

  • yeah i seen them in jacksonville nc, and i got to do the stage monitors for them.

     dude, hes so on point with his guitar. i had him playing through the head phones the whole show. he plays the solo in touch peel and stand exactly like the album. he dont even fuck up. adam d

  • youre a full fleged engineer? i do audio engineering :) its cool.

  • its crazy how good at guitar they are

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  • Glad you removed your inane drivel of "he's so cute", like a 12 year old school girl, how about post something with intelligence? Kiddie hour is over.

  • I have a young spirit & heart, & just because you dont, doesnt mean you have to piss on everyones parade!!! or do you? yeah I guess thats what you do.

  • how about posting something nice. looking at your other posts, you either feel the need to criticize, or constantly let everyone know that you know EVERYTHING about DOTN! for someone who is 45 years old, I would think YOU would have more intelligence! have a nice day. :o)

  • DAYYYYM  he was a little hottie! He has a gorgeous face

  • this song and touch peel and stand are 2 of the best rock songs ever written on an acoustic guitar.

  • Wow, what a great performance. I had the first album, but got so pissed that he fired his band, I just kinda stopped listening. Didn't care to listen to next album.

    Perhaps I have some catching up to do?

  • I fucking love the second album. They are most definetely worth listening to. Im pretty sure he played all of the instruments on the 2nd album and mixed it all himself.

  • duuude you HAVE to check out the other two albums. imo the first album was the most personal, but the other two musically are superior. you have no clue how many times ive listened thru the entire 2nd album. check it out, everything travis does is dam good.

  • @Margar02

    You missed out on what I'd say is his best album. Green is amazing.

  • dont you have to be addicted to drugs and then die to be respected as a musician? is he dead yet? cuz i really like what he does and if its not cool to like talented people while they are still alive, then let me know when he is dead so i can cry and pretend that he was the greatest thing since cobain. he has issues and he is a musician. he is not a god and neither was cobain. they made good music, appreciate it and LET IT GO!

  • he almost died

  • So does your momma

  • White woman, you racist fuck! Only thing whiter than me is salt. May I suggest taking Imodium for the diarrhea of the mouth you're having!

  • meth kills you fast, he better stop soon if he wants to live but I have a feeling he doesn't want to be alive.

  • He has been sober for over 3 years dumb ass

  • I read that he relapsed recently. I did see him on Intervention about 5 years ago, he went to rehab but didn't stay clean.

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  • He played a show in Hartford, CT on sunday. Heavier? No, he was skinny. Really skinny, to the point where I am scared for him. No disrespect meant, he is one of my favorite musicians EVER, but he really looked like walking death. Stumbling a little, didnt open his eyes in the opening song, looked like he was gonna fall over. Didnt say a single word to the crowd, showed up 2hrs late for the show. It's really sad, all that talent being thrown away.

  • are u sure it was him did he even sing

  • what a shame...he really is so talented. have you seen his cover of the doors' "the end" on here? amazing!

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  • I could tell he's smoking just by his style these days. Everything has slowed down a bit :)

    That's funny "he's always singing."

  • lmao! yeah, like he would tell you he does meth over a Ps3 game

  • you play online ps3 games with travis meeks? man that's pretty sweet. i'd love to do that lol. maybe you ought to add me on there

  • FuCkiNG aMaZiNG sHoW !!

  • So damn good!

  • yer lol they have had a new album coming out for 8yrs now!!....it wont happen!

  • best acoustic band EVER they have a new album coming out!

  • I miss hearing this song they don't play this like they should but it rocks

  • sweet I miss Hearing this on the radio. He was from a town not too far from my hometown. Check out my video response for this. thanks

  • The radio stations used to play it alot.

  • This rocks! Why the hell don't radio stations play this? Instead they repeat the same lame ass Pearl Jam and Green Day songs 20 times a day.

  • Exactly

  • Pearl Jam deserves it, I think. They really do deserve it. Green day is ick.

  • I agree about PJ. They do deserve it and Greenday just annoys me. DotN is a good band though.

  • Maybe it's just me, but why does just about every band play their studio songs at almost twice the tempo when playing live? I understand the energy from the crowd and the adrenaline that comes with that, but cmon, this song was written for a tempo of around 80, and here they are playing it around 120bpm....

  • Well it is in part of the energy...Plus, depending on when the song was made it may have been changed over time.

  • tell me about just one band that doesn't play with more energy and faster when they r playing live

  • rush, cream, led zep, metallica, tool, apc and many others may play with more energy but they really keep the original tempo

    this song bites dick this fast

  • easily happens live shows! adrenline pumpin for sure!

  • unfortunately a lot of musicians are chemically altered when performing which can undoubtedly affect their timing. hope that wasnt the case here.

  • He was only about 16 when he wrote this. DOTN opened for Metallica their 1st tour, then Travis got strung out on meth and fired his band. The timing is fairly quick for this song anyway, sounds like he's done an eight before going on stage. He was on Intervention and I think has finally kicked and is trying to stay clean. He's been trying to record new stuff but hasn't put a band together yet. Good luck to ya, Travis, helluva talent!

  • tantric rules!!!!!!!!!!

  • Ahhhh my innocent euphoric summer days with dope. Forever associated. Thanx boys!

  • How did I get thumbs down for stating the truth?? Dumbass YouTube!!

  • I think Travis has finally overcome his addiction. I mean I understand why he became addicted, all the stress of being in a band and at the age of 17. Although not the best way to deal with stress.

  • it might have been partially from the stress, but i think he lived by this rule: "sex, drugs & rockn' roll" he got addicted like most rock musicians because thats the rockstar lifestyle not because of stress. its almost a rule that rockers must party.

  • wow thats a stereotype and half right there. theres a depper reason why he used drugs, and not just because he was "expected" to and its the "rockstar lifestyle"

  • it is the rockstar life style though. and some stereotypes are true. it might be a combination of deeper reasons, stress and the lifestyle. how many rockstars have you heard about that are addicted? TONS!!!

  • If i remember correctly from interbention he was like 16 when the first single got famous. They said it was just too much too young.

  • this singer was on celebraty rehab!

  • He was on Intervention 4 years ago.

  • hahahaha wtf?

  • put a shirt on, punk. great tune

  • i love u...thanks for the wonderfull emotions

  • I would like to request the studio version, thanks!

  • This group is great.

    Anyone see the A&E show Intervention? Glad he recovered from his addiction to get back on his feet and make music again.

  • That was about 3 years ago, I understand he's been hospitalized twice for heart problems from meth. I think he's completed another treatment program, just hope it works this time. Such talent, man, don't let it go up in smoke, or your nose, or in your arm...

  • omg i love this band mabuhay rock on

  • i always liked that song, and always thought DotN was a great talent. the accoustic grungy/metal w/ pop hooks is awesome. i think that whole album is accoustic isnt it? whatever, it really good. i hope i can find it now

  • yeah all DOTN is acoustic.

  • I've come to the conclusion that this is the single best video on YouTube. Yeah, the absolute best.

  • I love this band. Their first album was so refreshing because it didn't sound like anyone at all. Very original. Travis is very gifted so it was really sad that he blew ALL of his money... mostly on heroin and other drugs. I hope he's all cleaned up and making a comeback.

  • For you that do not know, Days of the New is out on tour and about to put out a new album this year. I know this because I am promoting a show in Sept and I have booked them. Cant fucking wait......

  • 5 stars

  • Powerful voice.

  • This is my favorite.

    Awesome.

  • yeah, Travis is only 16 yrs old here. Crazy. He will make a come back. He has too!

  • 17 when he made the album, 18 when he was signed....lol not to discredit him or anything thats still amazingly young

  • Yeah, and more amazing was he had the vocal sound and quality of someone much more seasoned, like twice his age. One in a million

  • Yes thats a Takamine dreadnought..P O S if ya ask me..but what do i know?

  • Man we all have our opinions I guess, my opposite your's, but what the hell I guess they don't work for ya.

  • thats funny you call it a p.o.s... what have you played that millions have heard lately?

  • Is travis using a takamine?

  • great shit right here! :'D!

    thanx. hun(chris) 4 making me listen 2 this

    holly musical piece!(H).

  • This is the shit.

  • This is a damn good live version, and I am not a huge fan of live versions.

  • You can catch the intervention ON Demand right now in A&E..It's so sad...He's such an acoustic genius..

  • I know dude i saw it and its horrible! the shit he was going through was crazy!

  • I was watching that and at first didnt even realize it was him. Holy crap talk about a talented person at a very early age. He was a teenager when he did all this shit lol

  • This song is awsome. I think it should get more play

  • Is anybody going to the Sioux Falls show tomorrow(12/04/2008)? I will try to get some new videos.

  • If he kills himself like Cobain(please dont),he will be very famous

  • no people would probably think he was a poser for that lol

  • The Ville in the house

  • Listen to that voice.

    AMAZING!!!

  • Awesome singer, what ever happened to them ??

  • Google Travis Meeks and Intervention

  • Yeah, he was tweaking when this was done and subsequently fire the band. They went on to form Tantric. Travis has heart problems and had a heart attack as a result of his meth addiction. He was featured in the A&E show Intervention and didn't (but eventually did) go to and complete treatment for addiction. I've read that his voice is all but gone as a result of smoking and abuse. He also hasn't written anything in a few years. I personally liked their 2 singles this and Touch, Peel and Stand.

  • dam...sad

  • LOVE T MEEKS.

  • Theres at least 20 people in this band...cuz every Album travis played with new pepole...the last group he played with joined Tantric...The original line up is up for a new album! Called like Tree Colors!

  • the origonal lineup formed tantric and the newest line up of days of the new is working on a 4th album called tree colors

  • travis could recruite back the original line-up considering that all three already left Tantric...

  • Meks ran off the rest of the band, who went on to form Tantric. They're great too, I wish Meeks could have salvaged this band, though.

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