battles - atlas (complete song live + kick ass end)

[soulesslemming]

horrible recording

[retroremo]

could I have some help. I found this really cool battles song but I don't know what's it's called could you tell me if you know thanks. watch?v=oIepJjksoT8

[C3ROS]

Quote from charlieonehorse: "you are the drummer. obviously you can't tell proper pitch from a fart."

Hey, I was just reflecting on your stroke of genius in this statement. I'm wondering then, does this mean that the drummer in this band is being lumped into your grand generalization as well? I'm sure he'd love to hear your thoughts on drummers and their musical worth in the band.

[C3ROS]

For those of you saying this is extremely difficult to play live... I agree. The sad truth is that out of all the live footage I've seen of this video, this is the ONLY one where the band is actually in time OR in tune. Don't get me wrong, I love the band and this song, but as a musician myself who's JOB is to play to loops and samples (I'm the drummer), these guys generally don't do a very good job of it at all... this performance excluded.

[charlieonehorse]

you are the drummer. obviously you can't tell proper pitch from a fart.

[C3ROS]

You are obviously someone who's never known what it means to be a good musician or you wouldn't have even made your "lame" attempt at a drummer joke. Fact is, without a good drummer the whole band would fall apart. Tell me charlieonehorse, are you always this stupid... or are you making a special effort today?

[charlieonehorse]

it was a cliched joke tonto. chill out. I'm sure you are classically trained as fuck and need the whole world to know. What videos have you been watching where you think they are out of time or out of tune? None that I have seen are anything but superb.

[C3ROS]

Tonto? Wow... a racist too! Way to show everyone your true colours. Not classically trained - self taught (since YOU brought the whole thing up). I'm guessing by your over-the-top defense of this band that you must be dating one of the guys in the band... that's cool man, but being over-protective of his talents may put unwanted strain on the relationship... just saying. Here's a bit of common sense knowledge in the music industry - if you can't play it live, you have no business recording it.

[charlieonehorse]

sweet shit you clearly have missed the whole point. I'm sorry I couldn't have said it in a less antagonistic way. This band is good. they pull it off live. Simple or complex or complex layering of simple parts...music that sounds good is good.

[godzilla345345]

Copy and Paste if Little Big Planet brought you here! :D

LBP rules

[jokoboarder]

its like everyone here has like wicked good grammar wood it gets yall mader if i tak like dis lol love the song man

[Veselim]

I've watched several of their song clips and live gigs and I think that they have interesting beginnings but tend to become boring in the middle and definitely at endings... I'm shure though, they can do better. Just have to keep on working really...

[frenchkids]

if you're not sure just keep listening to mirrored, it offers more with every listen!!!

[Skippy1411]

sounds a bit like old-fashioned techno through the phone mic but that makes it a bit special :)

[niels2400]

I can't even decide if I like what the sound quality is doing to Atlas :D

It's kinda... funky in it's flatness!

[rammyxx]

Hah, totally what I thought LeafDew... I'm still trying to figure out wether to like that band or not. :)

[LeafDew]

*Sigh*

Yet another band to have a love-hate relationship with.

[PocketFire]

your very gay

[TheNilvarg]

*You're

And he's right. This song is catchy, but the band has very little musical talent.

[i51423]

Um. Seriously? They're not a band that will be liked by everyone, but to say they have very little musical talent is just absurd. To be able to write such ridiculously over-the-top music and still have it kinda make sense is a big feat. On top of that, they're writing music in ways that very few bands could dream of pulling off.

[TheNilvarg]

Yeah, no... "over-the-top" and "have it make sense" have nothing to do with musical talent.

Listen to the instrumentals. They're simplistic and uninteresting, and if you listen to the altered voice, you can hear his voice on top of it, and it sounds horrendous.

The only reason it's popular is because it was in LittleBigPlanet, and it's catchy.

[i51423]

I have no clue what "LittleBigPlanet" even is. It's not supposed to sound pretty. It's called EXPERIMENTAL for a reason. Perhaps you should listen to some of their other songs before calling them talentless? I mean, tapping notes out on guitar with your left hand while playing something on a keyboard with your right hand isn't exactly something anyone can do. The drummer is a MACHINE. This song does not showcase what these dudes can do at all.

[killerbass234]

i very much agree with i51423. i just got into this band a few days ago, and no, not thanks to lbp. it was through pandora. anyway, how the hell can you say they have no musical talent?!?!?!?!? exactly as the guy above me said, id love to see you tap on ur guitar while playing very intricate pieces on synth while singing using a whammy pedal. before you talk shit about something you dont like, at least appreciate that the people are good musicians.

[marioriveraestrada]

u dony no xDDDDD

lololololroflolmao xD

[Phunkman9]

umm YOU'RE a creampie because battles has been a popular underground band for 2 years now. they just played lollapalooza, and i didn't know that videogame soundtracks influenced popularity on such a scale! you say their instrumental parts are simple but i say you have a bottle-cock.

[TheNilvarg]

A bottle-cock... wow, you're so insightful.

I'll just assume, because you can't reply with any real reasons why you think I'm wrong, that you agree with me. Thank you for your support.

[cutthatcity111]

i been listening to battles since the start of last year. when did little big planet come out?

[nivius]

yyyyeahhhh you don't know what you're talking about

and probably only 2% of battles fans even know what LittleBigPlanet is.

[g2theb]

Atlas was out well before little big planet. To say the instrumentals are "uninteresting" or the sound is "horrendous", they are subjective statements, if you want to win an argument don't argue with opinion! Also most popular music is "popular" because of its simplicity and you say it like its a bad thing! If all the members in the band each played complicated parts then it would sound like white noise! (please note:keyboardist playing guitar/keys at the same time = not simple).

[TheNilvarg]

I already argued with fact. The instrumentals are simplistic, and his voice is so untrained and of such low tonal quality that he has to massively modulate his voice just to sell his music to the ignorant masses. Those are facts.

And how is it a good thing that simplistic music is becoming so popular? You should be bothered by the fact that our society is becoming so devoid of substance that we'll enjoy music that has little effort put into it.

Like I said, "catchy" does not equal "good".

[charlieonehorse]

im just sad that people like you can't see past your own pretense. Music is made for everyone to love not just the most learned scholars. I respect that you don't like battles but...eat shit.

[TheNilvarg]

So, by saying that it's made for everyone to love, you are saying that musicians should dumb down their music so that people with no taste can enjoy it too? Fuck that. Musicians should not give in to mediocrity to appeal to the masses. This is something most modern musicians need to learn.

[charlieonehorse]

minimalism chief. ever heard of that shit? its been around for awhile. I didn't say anything about dumbing their music down. I just meant that I enjoy the universality of music that everyone can enjoy on several levels. If you think Battles is mediocre thats one thing. I can't imagine how you think they are mediocre unless its because they aren't flying around the fretboard like van halen. nonetheless. THIS IS SUBJECTIVE. You aren't the music police. And I'd like to see you score this music.

[ForwardsFight]

Prefect Defense

[C3ROS]

The truth is, I also play guitar, piano, flute, banjo, sing backup's, as well as sing lead vocals on my own personal musical projects. As for perfect pitch... yes, I actually do possess that skill thank you very much. I'd like to see things from your point of view but I can't seem to get my head that far up my ass!

[C3ROS]

It has nothing to do with pretense, I'm merely stating facts. Had you actually understood my post (which obviously your brain is too under-developed to handle), you would realize that I love this song. As for respect, you certainly aren't deserving of any from anyone here considering your obvious ignorance and chip on your shoulder. Unlike you, I am a professional who doesn't let personal affections for bands cloud my judgement. I've seen many bands I love live who simply can't pull it off.

[charlieonehorse]

lol what "masses"? how many people do you think buy their records?

[simcowking]

I'm pretty sure he's using a voice bender not a modifier, so the hearing his voice over it is... on purpose.

[TheNilvarg]

I wasn't referring to the fact that you could hear his voice over the digitized vocals. I was referring to the fact that his voice that you can hear is absolutely terrible, and that he needs to digitally alter it because he's musically talentless.

[WeakSignaI]

get fucked and listen to your mother having an orgasim.

[Underhill182]

I'd say he's one of the most talented vocalists out. Right up there with Reggie Watts. I still haven't heard anyone use pitch bending this effectively on voice before - this technique takes a huge amount of control to pull off live, to do it as well as he does is a sign of a very well trained singer.

[cutthatcity111]

to be able to loop riffs like that in time is insanely good musicianship. They also play keys AND guitar at the same time. The drummer is the one keeping the beat the whole time through the song and every one is laying down tracks on top of that.... little musical talent? i think not.