Kerrang! Exclusive: Four Year Strong acoustic Part One

[SerialJammer]

7:02 How can he sing while doing that?! Man, Dan is awesome!

[shadeweave2]

dan has the voice of an angel and the beard of a wizard. dan for king!

[obirb10]

"josh?"

[skate987x1]

What was that third song?

[L0LhahaDEAD]

@skate987x1 Abandon Ship or Abandon All Hope

[hamroun12]

haha one year later and it's still tasty as fuck!

[PunkiePiee]

i love acoustic breakdowns

[SkelpYourHead]

i LOVE BOTH THEIR VOICES.

[KosherMeatsack]

Maybe if I grow a beard like Dan's, I will be able to strum that fast.

[ToasterRehab]

i love four year strong. i got a tattoo on my back with the words "rise or die trying" and a narwhal exploding out of my skin above it :P

[Maco400]

@ToasterRehab YES! and is it the ismfof narwhal?

[ToasterRehab]

@Maco400 Na, I just brought a bunch of pictures of narwhals and told the person to make the skin sort of look like a blue geode. It came out great

[MattMan12BroDuh]

Alan's eyebrows are distracting.

[MrDonkeydong155]

It seems at EVERY acoustic performance, things get weird during the breakdowns.

[daltr0nx]

ACOUSTIC BREAKDOWNS RULE!

[darklancer59]

nonono! its leonidas and obi wan combo xD one with a shield and spear and one with a shiny glow stick =D

[ouroboro17]

dallas green and king leonidas? :O NO! FYS! :D

[findanewgoddd]

met these dudes at warped, i gave dan a hug and he soaked my shirt in his sweat. win/fail.

[AVAFan13]

LOOK AT DAN'S MAJESTIC BEARD. :D

[riseagainsttheunion]

@AVAFan13 majestic. lulz XD

[MrFeastofBabies]

D: insanely good!!!!

[bigfil0]

love the precision in their guitar playing.. awesome band chemistry!!

[ShiPshapeD00d]

Acoustic breakdowns, only FYS could pull that off.

[randomlimit27]

@ShiPshapeD00d so trueeee xD

[livexgold]

@hamroun12 Very fucking tasty

[ILostTheGame987]

LAME D: no intro for Abandon Ship.

oh well.... this is still... pretty epic

[MisterCaustic]

@Gbdawg0509 Besides that, there are also a ton of British bands, a few of which I love and can name right now, they sound a lot like Four Year Strong. For example, Second Monday, All Or Nothing, etc. I don't deny that I like a lot more American music than I do British music, but to be fair, we Brits hold the roots to this kind of music, and America doesn't have much else going for it besides music anyway.

[no1uncfan1267]

@MisterCaustic omg dude stfu. you are clearly completely ignorant if your saying that bands like are rooted in the uk. i dont know if youve ever even heard of bands like BLACK FLAG and THE RAMONES, but, as punk origin bands, they have had HUGE influence on happy hardcore bands like four year. please educate yourself before you start to type bullshit through your keyboard.

[MisterCaustic]

@Gbdawg0509 that is maybe the most ignorant thing I have ever heard. There are a ton of British bands that are fucking awesome. I could name a ton, but I really don't have to, because I don't want to be "that guy" or whatever, but The Beatles are from the UK, I don't even like The Beatles, but I'm not gonna' deny that they are basically the foundation of all music in the rock genre today. The Beatles are like the roots of any influences of any rock music.

[lordofwar0828]

i love his voice.

[ihaveallseeingeyes]

hey guys im from europe. and yes i agree with you. some europe bands are cool. but im really in love with american music in general. metal/punk/hardcore etc. goddamn i guess the devil is in the USA cause he makes the best music ever haha.

[Gbdawg0509]

lew is clearly just jealous that since britain has nothing but shit bands all of ours have to go over there to provide any sort of entertainment. english piece of shit

[drewgoodd]

Lew182 is retarted, no offense. that's why every good band comes from america.

[stuboy19]

@drewgoodd If you didnt mean to offend him, why did you call him a retard. Ya wanky yankie

[blueredfred2]

@drewgoodd nope... architects?

[hamroun12]

How fucking tasty does the intro for men are from mars sound!?

[AustinTCV]

@hamroun12 Well Said My Friend. Well Said.

[gookmarathon]

@hamroun12 very tasty. i could eat it, poop it out, and eat it again and it would still taste good.

[hamroun12]

@gookmarathon

Thats mildly disturbing. Yet entirely accurate at the same time.

[gookmarathon]

@hamroun12 hahahahahaha!!

[seven7years]

@hamroun12 so tasty! one year later

[CrashBangEddy]

I have that polo shirt. Excellent choice!

[dashguitar]

acoustic break downs are the shit!!! lol

[sum1youshouldno]

FYS= BEST THING to come out of my hometown of Worcester, MA!

[hookiealivodaj]

apparently London crowds suck... I've would've been throwin down HARRRDD!!!

[Lew182]

It's an acoustic set. Also, its common knowledge that Britain has some of the most charismatic crowds the world over. Check out Gallows at warped tour for an example of how for an example, American crowds suck. X

[CronikMunchables]

dont take it up the ass dude who cares

[jurkis1]

@Lew182 Yeah they must if they like this band. This is the most generic shit I have ever heard.

[MetalMatt93]

You sir, are retarded.

[blueredfred2]

@hookiealivodaj acoustic set... dont bash our crowds till you've experienced them.

[squiddude77]

y does everyone always laugh at the breakdown lol =) love this band

[heez29design]

Breakdowns in acoustic sets i guess just feels weird?

[blueredfred2]

@squiddude77 cos they get some random guy in the crowd to say "see you in hell!"

[FUCKEDeanMusic]

@blueredfred2 Acutally they got Josh.. a member of four year strong....

[tubadude07]

@blueredfred2

Actually, I'm pretty sure it was the keyboard player that said that.

[matt1800666]

i love FYS..

though i dont quite understand why their laughing at 4:28...

[julianosuke]

they are playing with josh (keyboard guy xD)

[tmillah92]

the studio version of the song says "until then i'll see you in...." then they yell "hell!" for the breakdown. but they didn't here lol.

[blueredfred2]

@tmillah92 they got some guy in the crowd to

[NiCk1577]

@matt1800666 its bc of the breakdown it sounds funny on an acoustic:P

[RyBuStillHatesYou]

They where laughing because they where playing a breakdown, wich dont sound good on aacoustic, and im guessing someone was hardcore dancing in the back

[stevenrodriquez90]

Who would have thought the lead singer of my favorite band would be Leonidas ;)

[BCity4life]

actually ive seen em live supporting alexisonfure and that dude from alexis was leonidas like tottally :D literally throwing people away from the stage :D

[SeanFlanagan10]

"I'm gonna Droo- nope"

lol Dan

[XnightXwolf24X]

their voices go together really well

[imafeckingredneck]

dan is king leonidas from 300 lol

[spineshankdude]

hahahah he is!!

[ipwnism]

rofl 7:58

[ruuzap]

OH YES!! THEY COME TO DALLAS JAN 28TH so exited!

[bmxnryan]

im so jealous of this crowd! lucky bastards!

[waterisgood555]

5:45

Invisible keys. <333

[waterisgood555]

Dan's beard is so awesome here. XD

[smellsliketeenidiot]

dans beard is ALWAYS awesome lol

[hk5pinkfloyd]

there is no question. his bread is amazing. haha

[ipwnism]

lol i rekon

[cardoz0rz]

no not at all.

[talktothewalls]

they sound so amazing acoustic

[tazdarocker]

They both have HUGE HANDS! love FYS XD

[muzikscud23]

This is sparta!!!!

[LynX9207]

Red sauce on pasta!!!

[091909FaceTheMusic]

incredible. 7:57 "nope.." haha

[JohanDuToit07]

how do they sing so well when they are playing complicated stuff perfectly? ..awesome

[xfreshuntildeathx]

Very carefully. :]

[bm1ao]

That's just one of the many reasons to love them

[icmoodyp]

fys are gods.

hometown heros

[coldplay004]

i love alan<3

[soulfoodmonkey]

whats the last song ??

[chloeeebaloo]

abandon ship or abandon all hope

[091909FaceTheMusic]

Abandon Ship Or Abandon All Hope

[DysenteryGary183]

Four Year Strong kicks some serious ass.

[XxEaTtheSkYxX]

wow i didnt think they wuld do tht good on acoustic i was wrong

[aquariumLauncher]

seeing them sunday in orlando!

super excited :D

[ForHerEyesOnlyBand]

so awesome! saw them at the ottobar the 30th what a show!

[michelejrgm]

their music = gym music :D

[drummerboyisme]

i know this is what i work out to

[FrenchRevolution1789]

hometown baby

[theShort1Productions]

ive liked these guys for like 3 years now and ive seen them 6 times, i freakin looooove this band, its so different and unique, i cant get enough of them, even since they released their new 90s cover album, its all so good, one of the perfect bands in my opinion

[guitarkev33]

good god, listen to the parts where they strum really fast during "men are from mars" last time i checked acoustic guitars shouldn't be able to do that without exploding hahah

[Demonicplayer]

Sounds completely awesome.

[ScottDaykinMusic]

Hey, you get any time check out my FYS covers on my channel :) Thanks

Ciao x

[cxvalour]

But acoustically, they play in C standard, because it's easier to sing.

[cxvalour]

They alternate between drop d and d standard.

[jedder0hearts0taco]

anybody know of any other melodic hardcore bands?

got fys, syg, nfg and ad2r

[LifeWithoutUs]

check out take notice, they just got signed to i surrender, also, trophy boys, act as one, living like ghosts, and life without us. most of them are still small now, but they're all going somewhere

[schiggy182]

awesome stuff!

[smellsliketeenidiot]

check out the wonder years

a loss for words

ligeia (they broke up but they sound like a super heavy al4w)

take notice is good too

[JustOneMoreSunset]

ligeia is SO awesome!

they were abt to play a show in my town. but they broke up the day before :(

[poopoobladderfun]

i love ow they play the songs exactly like they would on a realy electric gutiar it makes it sound original no somew stupid chord progression

[PLANl8dude]

I really think four year strong should make an acoustic album of all these songs

It would be tightt

[ForHerEyesOnlyBand]

it deff would man... that be so legit

[shortperson1026]

358- 404

[ripplesandreflection]

It's played in drop D on the album, but this entire set is played in drop Db/C# (drop D, then down every string a half step)

[takeaturd]

you mean D standard on the album.

[ripplesandreflection]

Well I know that Men are From Mars, at least, is played in drop D on the album. That's how I play it, anycow. I have no idea about Catastrophe though, and I may have the wrong tabs for Men are from Mars.

[DodGe111594]

no, its not this is D standard. you can tell because they're playing regular power chords which they would not be able to do if it were in whatever odd tuning you just mentioned.

[ForHerEyesOnlyBand]

yea its d standard but i play their songs in d its easy for me i guess

[AustinTCV]

You Are All Morons, Listen And Watch Them, They Don't Use Bar Chords. It's D-Standard.

[gearsdan]

not d standard...they play full step down. I would know. I was able to go backstage for private performances

[ahskater62]

Hahahahahah D Standard And Full Step Down Are The Same Thing

Fucking Idiot xD

[jedder0hearts0taco]

think he meant dropping the to e to d and not altering the other strings

[schiggy182]

lol, i suppose this is why they call it "drop d" tunning.

[leavethetown117]

You should educate yourself musically before start with the insults. Full Step down refers to all the strings, so in the case of these bands (since they already have the lowest string a step lower than it is originally, e to d etc.), it would be drop C. > C G C F A D So shut up. And as to the guy who you are insulting, the album is definitely in drop D, they likely often do acoustic performances in something lower like C so that they can sing it easier. .. BAM.

[sidewinders11]

acoustic tuning pwn

[fahque79]

I think somebody knows what there talking about

[wlgylvideo]

they use D i believe. ive played one of their songs before and it was drop D

[rickygrim]

are they using drop d?

[thesearevideos152]

Beard-core.

[ForHerEyesOnlyBand]

what tuning are they using here? i thought it was half step or c#

[smartarted]

D Standard I believe

[smt6791]

nope

[mil182]

d standard* (one full step down if im not mistaken)

[smt6791]

possibly, i just know its not drop d

[Sk8terH8terRick]

They r beast! wish i was there! saw them at warped! AWSOMENESS!

[Rosey6753]

aw his glasses, their acoustics are always amazing. dan looks like santa claus.

best band.

[deathtrh]

buahahah. good old rosey.

(its Tristan)

[bronkomat]

these guys make it official: men and beards....always killer!!!

hope they come too germany soon. i'm alway listening to them while driving with the top down. great music for convertibles!

[YouXKneekXIT]

@KERRANGPODCAST @AAPL @EARTH

[ianxmoshcore]

leonidas

[gearsdan]

Team Up! Team Up!

[BodaciousWickerman]

These dudes rock!!!

[lasune2]

SWEET OTHER BLACK PEOPLE DIG FYS im not theonly one haha

they inspired me to start a band haha

i only hope to be half the these guys are they are heroes that well be remembered and legends that wont die! :P haha that was lame whyd i type that

[bolertz]

crazy guitar parts on men are from mars women are from hell!

[jaba06]

great at doing acoustics FYS hell yeah!

[Crueak]

whoever upped this, abandon ship or abandon all hope is definitely on this video too

[ANDYphoenix1993]

doood.

where was my invite? :/ :(

i cry.

fys own.

they're the best live band on the planet! :)

[fayesayssalam]

I WAS THERE! This was the best day of my life. Dan from FYS personally invited me to it, aw! I'm the girl at the front, right in the middle, wearing the grey top, haha. Best band! :D

[deathtrh]

how did he invite you too it?

do you know him?

[meinlc]

sebdagreb - deffinatly agreed! ahhh!

[AdrianDX]

Where in London was this? I saw them in Camden the same date =)

[fayesayssalam]

Secret location. ;)

[namethatcraze808]

im seeing them febuary 26th my second time!!

[mychemicalromance17]

i wish they had of brought that new found glory tour to australia

adtr, fys and nfg are my three favourite bands

Americans, you guys are lucky to have such musical talent in your country!!

[BigGuy488]

Alan is looking pretty indie

[www4sure]

agreed

[tashaxterror]

Seriously.

[DStrings182]

lol. its the glasses!

[31dale31villa31]

God they best be back in brum soon!

[sebdagreb]

i'm jealous of every single person who got to see this live.

best band on the planet- by far

[mctreyome]

dans guitar work.. sweet!

[gibuch]

I wish they'd come here and headline!

[shanelle193]

My friends and I got to go to this, I picked out men are from mars, women are from hell and was amazed at how good it was acoustic. Fantastic stuff

[Callan88]

Sexy as fuck! they were awesome on the New Found Glory tour. best band on the tour