Against me! "White Crosses" Acoustic (High Quality)

[Xtremeblink182fan]

Saw these guys live and this is a great song! But... The accordion guy creeps me out... Just a bit... And this song is totally awesome of they play it a little more upbeat! It was rad at the concert!

[CondemnedPatriot]

god i fucking love this band.. Anyone who has ever seen them live knows what im talkin about. Watching them evolve from their punk rock days to some sort of weird as hybrid folk punk rock n roll band they are today has been such a trip. Thank you guys for over a decade of good entertainment.

[pageav3nue]

I LOVE YOU and I'm Definately NOT Against You!

[luckeynumber7]

FRANZ!!!! now i have to listen to some old Hold Steady after this

[Beastify9pointO]

TOM GABEL ROCKS

[andrewnance21]

Look up Franz Nicolay's solo productions. I listened to one album and I had to buy everything he's ever made. He's absolutely brilliant. Plus, who doesn't appreciate a record with an accordion AND a banjo?

[bostonk1]

so hot <3

[kowalski989]

Franz Nicolay looks like "Mr. Slave" from south park in this video

[caughtinacadence]

@kowalski989 glad i'm not the only one who got a boner

[tallicdeth]

@kowalski989 Jesus Christ...

[TheCharisseAcosta]

MUSTACHE GUY! :D

[JackWilliamsChannel]

@TheCharisseAcosta That "Mustache Guy" is one of the best musicians you'll ever come across. You should check him out.

[TheCharisseAcosta]

@JackWilliamsChannel I've looked him up since then. :)

[hatekillripstab671]

0:26  LOL seamen

[imnotmitchturino]

Franz Nicolay on the Accordion?

[chucibob1]

i get to see them in less than 48 hours!!! thank you for coming to sioux falls, sd!!!!!!

[jlakridge]

well i gave it a try they killed it sorry but this just sucked balls! 

[doctorright]

this is awesome.... even though it sounds irish.

[pnkrck87]

i bet they got moustace/acordian guy from a gay bar cause matt hensley told them to fuck back off to warner...

[thepunkfish109]

@pnkrck87 Or just asked him (he's Franz Nicolay, by the way) to add a cool sound to some acoustic stuff since he's not playing piano in The Hold Steady anymore, haha.

[eatthisvids]

@alexyoshi Calm down fella he's just getting a fair point accross... Not asking for a fight :L I hate it when people on YouTube are like "Hey I think this" then someone else is like "Well then, you're a dick for thinking that" and so on... society... tut tut.

[bpnrandall]

I'm pretty sure accordian guy is very, very high during this...just looking at his face lol.

[alexyoshi]

@SnaphappyMcfishsuit How's the view from inside tom's head? That's pretty nuts that you know in such detail what he's thinking...

[ThreeDaysGrace021]

Woo that was awesome :)

[DUG084]

HAHAHAHA THAT MUSTACHE IS AWESOME!!!!! Mcgyver is out, this dude is my new hero. i want an accordion

[njlacrosse9]

mustachio is franz nicolay from the hold steady and world inferno/friendship society

[anjustice83]

Wow this is miles better than the album version!! I thought Heart Burns was pretty solid, and this has that same sound!

[FuzzyRocksOfDoom]

Thank God for French Canadians and their mustaches!

[Emilyexists]

I love you Against Me, despite all we've been throught together (lol). But seriously, you're all so talented. Though i talk as though you're all reading this, you're not! I wish you were.

[SnaphappyMcfishsuit]

This is the direction Tom should've gone. Against Me! is what it is now, love it or hate it. Listen to Heart Burns or his cover of Wagon Wheel, the guy really is a folk singer at heart as of late and it's obvious in the album that he wants to go there but is held back by the name and what people expect from it. Also I have to agree the mustache guy is great lmfao, where the hell did he come from.

[allenhudsonmusic]

@SnaphappyMcfishsuit he came from The Hold Steady

[andrew0901]

@SnaphappyMcfishsuit Or maybe he likes to sing both folk music as well the music that Against me! created on the past few albums?

[mr1234567809]

@SnaphappyMcfishsuit i disagree, i personally prefer his punk themed music, but he does a good job of balancing the 2 genres to create his own unique sound. His earlier albums such as reinventing axl rose, and as the original cowboy were prime examples of that. I respect the band for their new music, and im not going to trash them for evolving, but personally i prefer their older music, it has more emotion in it, and i can relate to it.

[AmericanXcore]

@mr1234567809 i wish everyone had that attitude about am. preferring the old stuff but respecting them doing what they want

[allgreatmusic]

@SnaphappyMcfishsuit the moustache guy is franz nicolay, most recently of The Hold Steady. I was heartbroken when he left the hold steady, but at least he has chosen another solid band

[TheMegaghost85]

@allgreatmusic your a moron. he was on tour w them summer 2010 only. they offered him a spot. he did not take it.

[VinegarAndPiss]

@SnaphappyMcfishsuit i think everything against me did was exactly the right thing, because musically it was what they wanted at the time. Tom started as a high school dropout, playing his acoustic guitar on the side of the street righting songs about social injustice and rebellion. their first few cds reflect that. now they have aged gracefully, and while less angry and in your face, they are still intelligently opinionated and have a strong message they're trying to communicate. rock on Tom.

[VinegarAndPiss]

@SnaphappyMcfishsuit wow im a dumbass. writing. not righting. haha

[watchoutfordeer]

@SnaphappyMcfishsuit He came from NYU, look it up.

[EatMyPwn]

@SnaphappyMcfishsuit

Yeah I agree. My problem with White Crosses and New Wave was the half-assed indecision in genre. New Wave sounded like the trashiest punk I've ever heard and White Crosses sounded like a bad Gaslight Anthem impersonation (not that Gaslight isn't great- they're just not Against Me!)

Heart Burns and The Acoustic EP definitely had more accessible, folky sounds that would have done Against Me well if they're trying to sell records and maintain their creative dignity :)

[Downer36]

@SnaphappyMcfishsuit I am almost certain he plays in Gogol Bordello

[unsponsored706]

@Downer36 nope, that's franz nicolay from world/inferno friendship society

[blueballsredhair]

@unsponsored706 and The Hold Steady.

[TheMegaghost85]

@SnaphappyMcfishsuit if no one told you, holdsteady keyboardist. he was on tour with them summer 2010 only. they offered him a spot. he didnt take it

[JayTDaMetis]

Best F'n song...

[smittybang]

heheheheheheheheheheh

[gorgondor]

ho sexy!

[seanist]

this pleases me

[ja77164]

who's the jackass that didn't like this? Must be a Bieber fan or something. Great acoustic track!!!!!!!!!

[ja77164]

Moustache.........lmfao!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!

[mastertheory]

@mercy35687 i know! i saw them in concert and the first thing i said is "that mustache... is so epic". like one of those old timey black and white movies =P

[1234567819yoyo]

@mercy35687 is ace!!!

[skeet102181]

@mercy35687 That dudes mustache gives me a reason to live

[WarSkater1]

@mercy35687 Have you ever seen a mustache? it looks like a normal one

[dizzyd361]

Fantastic... always wicked to hear another take, and truest test of a song is if it can be played acoustically and sound as good... this is equally as good as the album version! Brilliant!