Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal (2008) Essen, Germany

[thekook33]

please tell me they're American

[thekook33]

long hair and beards. click

[yourefullofLOVE]

this is what you pay for to see. this is the only thing in the world worth paying for.

[juicebox2six]

I love Robin's double pickguard action :p

[bunnyofwar]

What is the name of the second half of this song? Its not white winter hymnal...

[EddandCas]

@bunnyofwar It's Ragged Wood

Greets Cas Ronckers

[bunnyofwar]

Most attractive hipster ive ever had the glory of putting my eyes upon.

[Kegofbeer]

i cant believe they can sing like this live

[MrDirhams]

pagi ini kusiapkan satu lusin tembikar,

berharap ada satu kafilah yang membelinya di jalur sutra . . .

[tamaravel]

Of course this cannot match the perfection of the recorded version, bu tit comes pretty damn close

[Syncronizeification]

Love the lyrics to this song!

[thudson]

Millions of years ago, a great experiment was created, in hopes that from it a great race of compassionate and enlightened beings would arise. Unfortunately a small spaceship of people banned from other planets, consisting of dislikers, bureaucrats, lawyers, politicians, and pedophiles crashed onto the planet, thus ruining the experiment, and thus forever dooming so-called 'intelligent species' from ever feeling good about themselves.

[danikOfficial]

If anyone has any idea how difficult this is to perform live, he'll agree this particular performance is stunning.

[fozzles123]

in my opinion this is the best ragged wood performance so much energy from the entire band!

[PapaPuerco]

Ragged Wood cut in the end, why? WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY????

[fozzles123]

@PapaPuerco don't question this amazingness just listen and appreciate that music like this is still alive,

[sabk24]

They can sing and play it however they like so shut up about them having off sounding harmonies and shit

[bitteoszillierensie]

A reason to click dislike would be the lack of correct pitches and off-sounding harmonies. Especially at the beginning they are far from being in tune. They sort of hit the same register but the second voice should much higher. Instead he hits the same note. Good song, but the performance is meh.

[susaninmaine]

@bitteoszillierensie omg I pity you....you must be a pretty unhappy person :'-<

[bitteoszillierensie]

@susaninmaine I realize my comment sounded smug and overly critical. But while Fleet Foxes are a very unusual and creative band, I was still a bit disappointed the live version didn't feature the "two soft voices blended in perfection" I was hoping for. They sound a bit hoarse here. Nonetheless there is beauty in it.

[susaninmaine]

@bitteoszillierensie well....the horseness may coincide with their singing/playing for, like, 40 gigs in 90 days in the US and Europe, and the lack of "perfection" otherwise may simply be it's not a studio take, Glad you are able to find beauty in this performance, ultimately, because beauty is certainly there.

[mizzipaul82]

i literally think theres a person who goes around making sure everything gets at least 1 dislike regardless

[TheVolcomDust]

@mizzipaul82 make that 10.000 persons..... =P

[LiLPinoySteve]

@mizzipaul82 It's the Santa Claus for sure, because the mankind loves the fleet foxes more than the Santa Claus self. :D

[zurielzedekiah]

Very good

[bko99]

I feel like dancing like Snoopy during Ragged Wood.

[armadilloantlers]

Saw them a couple weeks ago in Berkeley and it was even better in person, if you can believe it. And they totally interacted with the audience. It was awesome.

[beisja]

omg really good

[freshandlegal]

I fucking can not wait to see them!

[89MaryBerry]

such a great song, sounds like...find no words!

awesome!

[jbjindra]

My hobby is to find music that I don't like, then go on youtube and show my disapproval by clicking dislike.

Yours truly,

Asshole

[Sam5LC]

and ragged wood ...

[darrin42]

One of the best bands of all time! These lads deserve more fame.

[MDR5288]

I've been to so many concerts where people just talk over the band (or worse, text non-stop). Thank you polite German audience (4:17 in particular) for allowing me to hear the entire song without interruption.

[Iniestahernandez1]

saw them two nights a go and it was fucking incredible

[iiiHawkeye]

wow, these guys played the shit out of that song

[petersm69]

What is it with seattle and pumping out awesome bands?

[MikeKingJSM]

@petersm69 Seattle appreciates art which I believe is important. It's a great enviroment for a musician/artist. I played a show in Tacoma, Washington (45 min from seattle) and was amazed at how receptive the audience was. Great place for music in general.

[josgvis]

Echt helemaal geweldig!

[mmbust]

Zzzzzz

[thetreesify]

a week today i'll be enjoying their haunting brilliance at Edinburgh :)

[carin16227]

These guys can actually sing! WOW!!

[bigd934]

crowd looks dead. sad

[imOverWhere]

@bigd934

because its time to rock sensibly

[BowedOak1]

This version is 100x better than the studio version. That is an amazing feat.

[docravinsky]

why michae?l

I'm michael .....and who is like God.......I rebuke thee....

[nigeldaddyo]

wow.  beautiful. somebody told me that because i like The Dear Hunter, that i'd like these guys too. he was right!

[apunk015]

They remind me so much of America, only they're Fleet Foxes

[jirdimaster]

@apunk015 I was thinking the same, very much like America

[ajadebragg]

They make me feel so choral and woodsy. <3

[apunk015]

@ajadebragg Yeah perfect explanation of the "atmosphere" they make! :D

[msmollychristina]

This band makes me thing of Jethro Tulls's " Songs from the Woods" LP. Beautiful.

[Pasalaqcua]

@msmollychristina Songs From The Wood was a very nice album, so is Fleet Foxes' self titled debut, nice to see another Jethro Tull fan.

[imOverWhere]

i wish they were coming to toronto this summer

[lilgoldengirl16]

I love how old school they look! I feel like I'm watching a performance from the 60s!

[mikkyjoe976]

A similar band are called FOSSIL COLLECTIVE - check out the vid for ON & ON - its on youtube x

[Unclefunkle999]

Whenever I listen to this, I picture myself as a little kid running quickly through a forest, full of mystery and wonder at the world around me. What a great song.

[17118700]

Chapeau...

[JelteRocks]

Lowlands ja

[eedobaba7726]

I guess Ragged Wood is really just the second half of White Winter Hymnal.

[goober4502]

@eedobaba7726 you know those germans didn't learn anything in the past 100 years, let alone how to read setlists.

[elmalo314]

indie jesus :D

[cosangeles93]

@elmalo314 Oh yeah! :D

[lottehooghof]

Lowlandsssssss!

[outsidermaneuver]

epic beard men

[Meatychunks1]

the drummer is such a fucking badass

[miljenko1]

One should call them Fleetwood Foxes

[guitarman030]

so many of you people think that its not a good performance because its not 100% perfect like all of those overproduced shitty, talentless mainstream artists who lip sync. of course its going to sound a lot better on the album because they can make it perfect and play with the levels and stuff but this is what real live music sounds like. real people playing real instruments coming together to play it amazingly live. that it thats all...

[HeyitsAl3c]

@guitarman030 Im sorry but I know what you mean and I just dont like this version of it. Glastonbury is a better version.

[HeyitsAl3c]

not a good performance. no doubt I love the Foxes though

[TheVavalentine]

blablabla pff....

[allyus14]

This sucks

[AlecPeytonMusic]

I swear Josh and I wear the exact same flannel shirts.

[TwistedTayls]

why is there half of ragged wood and then it just stops?...

[jojo90ist]

normalerweise gefallen mir live-versionen von liedern immer besser als die album-versionen. aber dieser auftritt ist ja so was von schief, das geht kaum noch schlimmer. ich weiss nicht was die gemacht haben damit das auf dem album so gut klingt. ich bin enttäuscht.

[FunkWolf]

Love this band, very visual band for me. 

[rugshort]

WWH would sound better slower.

[DreamOfScotland]

@rugshort listen to the version of SONOS...it's beautiful

[rugshort]

@DreamOfScotland What's that?

[DreamOfScotland]

@rugshort just type in "sonos white winter hymnal" on youtube and then listen :) it's a beautiful version!!!

[freakystylntime]

Who was the asshole who disliked? That's what I wanna know.

[SimenNE]

@freakystylntime Well, it ain't much u wanna know then.

[freakystylntime]

@SimenNE lame.

[KAMMM3]

@freakystylntime probably Nushuktan Tulyiagby, borat's neighbor. he couldnt get this song on his ipod mini.

[jugazf]

@freakystylntime Easy man. Who cares? Just sing along this beauty.

[liquidation22]

@freakystylntime you rock



[IOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIO]

When the vocals kick in at 0:45 I feel like I'm being blasted up to the sky (in a good way)

[jam72693]

Incredible..

[AwesomeWizards]

The lead singer is a bit squinty! Haha! :)

<3 Love this song so much...

[4917314106726598]

im gonna watch the moomins on silent, with fleet foxes playing over the top, baked, yes yes yes, good plan!!!

[lifeisofcolors]

geniales, son definitivamente geniales!!!

[hobomobo619]

they all look like clones, except for that one guy....

[edwards21416]

they make the mundane sound epic

[Divazcat]

I absolutely love this :)

[wildbread]

Give me the chills. Wonderful Performance.

[gpr1030]

who is the one guy who disliked this

[freakystylntime]

@gpr1030 HAH! I love you.

[skinislam]

robin sings his heart out. that's 1 of the many reasons of why i love fleet foxes

[edwards21416]

Clear and crisp as a winters morning,their English is so good we have the best langauge in the world ,i am thankfully English although not very well educated, i love to listen to the foxes ,Noel Coward , shakespeare and so many more .

[Noahmac16]

I WANT A FUCKING FLEET FOXES LIVE CD!!!

[DOOBAGE69]

what amps do they use?

[ThePatrickSGh]

these harmonies make me happy

[misscaliforniastars]

my school's choir needs to get on this song.

[datalorez]

I can't get enough of this band.

Things to look forward to:

- I have yet to see this band live

- New Album?

[rokstar2001]

@datalorez

just in case you are not aware they are currently finish up there newest album and they even have photos of its production on there website.

[Timewarp80s]

great album + cover art: deserves more airplay

[WookieeCookies]

0:55

[gratefulpanic5th]

this just shows how great of a band they are...better live then on the records. fucking phenomenal.

[laffingman21]

i like this a bit slower....

but still really gooood

[computernerdiam]

i kinda feel like this is their weakest performance, but its still great!!!!!

[pouidg]

Impressive performance. A great scion of The Beach Boys and The Band.

[footloosebowler]

@pouidg

My friend recently got me into these guys, since he knew I revere the Beach Boys. I'm glad he did.

[mystro810]

I never like modern music but this is a great song

[jh69052]

so many fucking people

[ChanccChancc]

They're amazing live. Omg. I must find when they are coming to Houston.

[DhDiario]

best band of the decade

[jh69052]

@DhDiario after on LP? lets see what the next records sounds like

[TheCruddyBug]

Seems like they work into a slower tempo after the percussion comes in in the beginning... maybe it just has that feel though.

[frogstomp91]

fuckin great performance though

[frogstomp91]

the crowd doesnt look very excited :/

[kgurl13]

@frogstomp91 It's not that the crowd isn't excited....their voices are mesmerizing. I have seen them live and everyone is completely captured by their talent!

[jfruitsnax]

LMAO god I love at 2:50 Robin's just like

F*** YEAH!!!!

[Jkrome]

Man....I love how they add a 3rd harmony to the

"even in the light/morning in tide" part....fills it out so well and gives me chills every time. Wish it was on the record!

[Jayy27]

I really really enjoy this, I don't think it'll ever grow old.

[ohmekels]

Great harmonies! Gosh, I love them. =)

[chleague08]

Great performance!

Love both songs!

[Seanh3651]

these guys are sick live. the front man, he sounds pitchy when he does his little high pitch vocal solo but im sure its extremely difficult to stay in key in that high of a pitch

[LukeKellylives]

Good on the recording. Better live.

Best band of the decade.

[freakystylntime]

@LukeKellylives Agreed. AGREED!

[cosangeles93]

@LukeKellylives I definitely agree with you.. I love them live too =D

[MillerSchildPictures]

y do they do it so much faster live? it doesnt sound nearly as good as the recording

[hansondubois]

same here madmax

[madmax19842]

I saw these guys at lollapalooza last year. It was the first show I saw and my favorite show too.

[titebohemienne]

génial ,je kiffe

[dodinho10]

musecaa maestro! where are u from fleet foxes?

[xSliinkzZ]

The bassit looks bored all the way through..

[flowerwillow]

awh this whole album is my one of my fav albums of the year, so unique and folky, loooooovvee it!

[Lindial]

CSNY & Beachboys fusion. This song also has a touch of a very old song from 7 Brides for 7 Brothers; Lonesome Polecat !

The best version of this was at Glastonbury.

[GreenDaygirl0766]

flawless

[GuitarnPiano]

Genius

[heartabandoned33]

the lighting at this venue seems kind of out of place for their music...idk maybe its just me...

[Veckatimest65]

used to think they were saying "i was swallowing the eye, was swallowing the eye"

im stupid

[y4eno]

i think you have unique mind, i mean thats nice.

[rootvalue]

@Veckatimest65: I don't think you're stupid, and you shouldn't either. You simply heard differently.

[beechBD]

Putting these two songs together makes one truly grand spectacle!

[anamarie8]

I was following the pack

all swallowed in their coats

with scarves of red tied 'round their throats

to keep their little heads

from fallin' in the snow

and I turned 'round and there you go

and, Michael, you would fall

and turn the white snow red as strawberries in summertime...

[arcanasanctum]

Ragged Wood from 2:30.

[sinkinginshirts]

they sort of remind me of The Band

[gratefulpanic5th]

they remind me more of CSNY with those marvelous harmonies

[Jkrome]

Oh my. Good vibe city. Population everyone listening to this. Heavenly music, in every sense of the phrase.

[mabcorriveau]

Fleet Foxes for the win.

[domenicoloi72]

non riesco a togliermela dalla mente ...

[mythicaljake]

2:49

Possibly the greatest facial expression I've ever seen.

[TANSD]

Win, +1

[lucas79black]

this is true this is great gives energy make smile

[weedo84]

happy pleasant and great vibes...cant get tired of this kind of music.

[harrytheblurfan]

you really can't, especially round the autumn/winter season, for some reason their music fits perfectly around this time

[weedo84]

very true..

[johnnyymcevoy]

so vibrant and fresh reminding one of something you want to be reminded of that you thought was lost or gone forever.

[snowsbeauty5]

Remind me of the 60's and 70's and the days of Robin Hood! Love Fleet Foxes!

[skippycornflakes]

watched this like 10 times now. soooooo good! :D!

[jbjindra]

Major goose bumps when they go into ragged wood.

[mudbassfan]

best live performers ever

[BenMitchellWilson]

this is the best recording in my opinion because they really sing out

[wolfmother456]

It is honestly one of the most amazing things I have ever seen when they go straight into ragged wood.

[jrjones529]

i rate this fantastically awesome.

[NotZeMaidOfOrleansFV]

Now I see where the Shins got their inspiration.

[NotZeMaidOfOrleansFV]

Or vise versa, I can't tell who came out first.

[cluedo1]

Fleet Foxes I guess...

[bramjuan]

fleet foxes, you guys are crazy!

[hhhodes]

BLEHH.

so damn good. cant describe it.