RX Bandits- Hope Is A Butterfly, No Net Its Captor

[clarinetato]

This is music made by one of those Orwell's 1984 machines

[jdragon1012]

dont get the video can someone explain it

[Jake20111]

Sargent house bands have the best vids

[JustOffer]

>mars volta

>good music

choose one.

[waprimrose]

@sanchotaquito. Other than all of them being dressed in suits, there aren't really any allusions to reservoir dogs. However, I will take note these guys used Tarantino's signature trunk shot.

[sanchotaquito]

Anyone else see reservoir dogs references?

[ReinventionOfFire]

What? Muse does suck, a lot.

[shady4091]

Muse doesn't suck, neither do these guys, The Mars Volta or The Sound of Animals Fighting. It's all good music so quit judging them by one another.

[iesusqui]

Uno de los grupos musicales con sonido mas caracteristico y creativo.

Me encantan :)

[LargeFootedLad]

Muse is great.

[hawthornechemical]

someone wanna explain to me what the video all means?

[TheChexer1231]

@hawthornechemical

i'm pretty sure the shapes are supposed to represent pills. rx is a pharmacy, hence the name the rx bandits. listen to in her drawer and it talks about colored shapes like they are pills

[SomeKindaAsian]

@hawthornechemical Something about the suits representing the Business men, using money (the paper guns) to take the bits and pieces that make us human. That is what my interpretation is anyway

[joosebuck]

@SomeKindaAsian interesting interpretation.

[JudasRusczyk]

Life just won't be the same without you guys.

[ReinventionOfFire]

Muse does suck! And I know a lot about GOOD music!

[OsvaldoCarro]

@ReinventionOfFire - "good music" is a subjective assertion. You are a muppet of the highest order my friend.

[TheRealFlamingNinja]

@ReinventionOfFire You're actually a complete fool.

[esteban1781]

Muse is an amazing band. If you guys actually knew stuff about music, you'd realize that they're one of the most unique bands of today.

[mrwhitenoise767]

Geometry just got that much cooler.

[Hazukro]

@amyauthbert

muse sucks dicks for pictures of naked kids.

[GBOBass1]

omfg this song is fucking amazing...

[DaBrainfeeder]

Hey if you guys like this you should also check out Tangent Transmission! Ive been listening to them ever since I heard them on NCIS:LA and love it. Reminds me of RXB a bit

[mb6wk]

RX Bandits= awesome

[JumpPunchandRUN]

at 0:38 he fips you off haha :P pay attention!

[JumpPunchandRUN]

at :38 he fips you off haha :P pay attention!

[BleachDudeChris]

Are those Halo Kids' guns...?

[rasmar13]

they use to play ska back in the early 90's

[shapesthrown]

i've been hitting the repeat button for about an hour...

[menoseloso43685]

whom ever disliked this can suck it!

[JuarezHighJumpSquad]

I'm sorry but muse got nothing on rxb

[42SalmonofDoubt42]

cannot wait to see them in detroit tomorrow!

[MozillaThaKillah]

Why did I wait so long to check out this band? D:

[ArmenianBlueberry]

This song is kinda like Muse, the vocals at least, Rx Bandits Rock!

[CorruptCameldotCom]

I can't believe these guys are calling it quits. They're way too good to stop playing.

[trickboyd]

@CorruptCameldotCom

they actually aren't calling it quits man. this is just the last tour for RX Bandits. This doesnt mean they are stopping making music as the bandits. Each member has their own projects going on (biceratops, love you mooon, sounds of animals fighting, technology etc...) Expect to see these bands tour.

[CorruptCameldotCom]

@trickboyd yes, the Bandits claim it's just a hiatus. Hopefully it's a short hiatus too, but I suspect that won't be the case. I know of the side bands and they just aren' t the Bandits. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

[MrBlakeRunyon]

10 PEOPLE ARE DUMB

[Adamx33331]

Hope is a butterfly, no net it's captor. She beats her wings, and softly sings of of summer scent and children's laughter. (Virus of SIlence) . That's the whole titles!

[curtesm45]

Those Damn Bandits, where is the ska?

[aceslowman]

Gotta love the style of this whole video. Suave criminals hitting the town, getting a drink at the end of the day.

[anindyanindya]

rx bandits is a virus of silence

[FrancesTheMute7421]

The Mars Volta>Rx Bandits>good music

[julianisface]

terrible attempt to be "indie". Great song awful video

[kylefjeldheim]

@julianisface I agree. It does not fit with the sound of the band. it seems like they were trying to cash in on the indie crowd with the style of visuals.

[julianisface]

@kylefjeldheim

glad you agree with me. To me its like they just came up with random things to be deep without actually having any meaning

[TheRealFlamingNinja]

@julianisface Or they came up with random things to be funny. Seriously why does it have to mean anything? Look at all of The Mars Volta's videos.

[pigbeenis]

I could listen to the first 10 seconds looped for an hour straight and still love it

[Bn1ZFXN4]

This is what it would look like if you watched Reservoir Dogs while on acid..

[francesthemute04]

@amyauthbert this is an rx bandit song, not a mars volta or muse song but if you want to talk about them the mars volta shit on muse

[jptgful]

@francesthemute04 definately. mars volta send muse to the corner to cry

[jford90]

i miss them already. I'm beyond sad that they broke up. great song.

[Kamisan111]

@jford90 They are still going on a final tour.



[adg135]

@jford90 i heard they're gonna make music still though just not tour..possible rumor going about

[punkrockrichie]

i miss the horns :-(

[sketchyou]

i only like 3:43 to 4:10.

[JakSmiley1]

this song always pumps me up when the tempo kicks up. love it!

and the video is super entertaining too. fits the song great!

[jets2457]

all their music is good but and the battle begun def. the best cd

to our unborn daughters kills

[niggrez]

this is sick, cool band

[acidsould]

People who dont like this... this is by FAR the worst song on the newest album. Try Bring our children home, Its only another parsec and march of the catarpillars... those 3 destroy.

[deliciousjammusic]

@acidsould I'd have to disagree. I think Breakfast Cat is probably the worst. Or bury it down low. I mean those are both not really bad songs, just not as stand-out as the rest, IMO.

[doomsdaymachinesss]

@deliciousjammusic I liked breakfast cat haha... especially the breakdown in the middle

[Jumpinjahosafa]

@deliciousjammusic You're crazy! Bury it down low is an amazing song!

[deliciousjammusic]

@Jumpinjahosafa Well Yeah of course it is! Just not my personal favorite. My original comment was a response to someone who says that Hope is a Butterfly is the worst on the album. I think it's great. Love the change-ups, but I guess everyone has their own perspective on the album and different people will have different favorite songs, I just don't favor Bury it Down Low as much as most of the rest of the album.

[FKNhostile187]

What happened to the horns? when i toured with them it was ska. 

[VivaLaFro123]

Block party 2011, OH YEAH

[sporadischful]

Matt Embree; great musician but LOL at his acting skills, hahha.

[leeham987]

these have changed alot since i was listening to them, i used to listem to them about 7 years ago. not a fan of this sadly :(

[girugamesh9001]

@leeham987 too proggy for you?

[leeham987]

@girugamesh9001 yep lol, im into my reggae, ska etc. big difference from their older stuff.

[QueLub]

@leeham987 This is 10x better than their old stuff...

[leeham987]

@QueLub nooooo so boring and whiney.

[glycoboy]

@QueLub just listened to progress, that melodic sing a long style was too good! i like this new stuff but i get tired of it quicker

[ckaledin]

Just realized that the camera cuts in time with the snare hits during the rooftop scene... so cool

[TheGreenBlurr]

@BM2341 and by some miracle they met, and fuccckkkkked hahah

[sublimeskunk37]

How the fuck can someone dislike this song?!

[SquashBabylon]

this song is tha bees knees

[the8tharmy]

Like muse, but not boring :D

[happyoppositeday]

@the8tharmy muse is NOT boring.

[RemjianDrummer]

Haha at 2:11 you can see one cameraman.

[NeekTheNook]

@RemjianDrummer its so that you know its still by a "underground" band xD haha

[sweetbread]

I love RXB but this song is one of my least favorites. The individual parts are good but the transitions are really awkward.

[TinsmanTV]

@sweetbread those are the best parts! lol

[DKlose]

...RX are in there own league, been a fan of there music for atleast 12 years now.. n they only get better, but if u go back n listen to their old stuff it's still good, it's just every album is soo different then the other

[philisthemaster]

i loled at 0:05 

[MrColeslaw91]

Algebraic!!!!!!!

[alleganhc]

collecting hearts, minds, and souls

[APairOfDenimPants]

If only this was transformed into a film. Best adapted screenplay, no doubt.

[HawkFooBand]

the RX Bandits are a prime example of how psychedelics can open up a whole new world of music for bands expanding the horizons and possibilities for their compositions.

[Liebjuice]

haha im pretty sure matt embree is the bum at :25

[BM2341]

its like if mars volta had sex with muse

[tippman588]

@BM2341 More like its like the mars volta had sex with muse and their resulting child found out that both of its parents have the same father. Papa RXB.

[wetwillly22]

haha that couldnt be more spot on...well for this cd anyways

[nicklk132]

@BM2341 its like if muse and the fall of troy had a baby and mars volta and a glass gesture had a baby... and by some chance those to babies got together.. and fuuucked this is what you would get

[guitardedist]

the product of babies fucking

[evanseven69]

@BM2341 but 100X better!

[ellconsuelo]

@BM2341 Muse sucks

[modestcircabear]

@BM2341 im jus sayin....muse was first, 1994, then rx bandits, 1995, then mars volta, 2001. but yeah...not arguing your point!

[ArmenianBlueberry]

@BM2341 my thoughts exactly man

[Hazukro]

@BM2341

fuck muse in their fag asses.

[Guiii41]

It have some similarities to chiodos

but its way so much better

[applehat32]

@Guiii41

how?

[Guiii41]

@applehat32 Chiodos is a band , that have not many good musics but some look a little like that just search and may you think the same or not

[applehat32]

@Guiii41

well i know who they are already, i just dont see any similarities

[Guiii41]

@applehat32 It's ok that were so few that it makes Chiodos a not worth band if compared to Rx bandits

[rocktheflare]

why must ppl constantly talk shit?? this band is amazing and this album is incredible. its like u ppl cant handle progression.

[leotard9696]

@rocktheflare they arent that progressive really. but theyre good. real good. and original.but dont argue that theyre progressive because they suddenly change beats. its not earth shattering.

[SelfEnterprise]

@leotard9696 they're progressive as hell haha, listen to that guitar, that tonality. definition of progressive rock...

[leotard9696]

@SelfEnterprise if you can DEFINE it, its not PROGRESSIVE because it has been DEFINED. sorry for being a douche, but there you go

[leotard9696]

@SelfEnterprise oh sorry, the songs they write have progressive elements, but its not like its out-of-this-world new stuff...

[rocktheflare]

@leotard9696 call it what u may dude but this stuff sounds soo much like their sound of animals stuff and tsoaf is my favorite band. and i agree with enterprise they ARE progressive as hell

[mytimetravellingdog]

@leotard9696 anything forward thinking is progressive, the rxb definitely are that

its a bit too amorphous a term to pin down though

they are a progressive band but they arent prog

which mostly is associated now with sprawling self indulgent crap mainly from the 70s

the rx bandits could never be prog as they are a really tight band

you can hear a mix of prog/math rock/indie/pop etc etc in their music

id call them progressive simply because they're forward thinking, original and amazing

[bschoe2]

@mytimetravellingdog you have to throw some ska in there for sure

[leotard9696]

@mytimetravellingdog theyre forward thinking artists in general but not so much as musicians. take away the video, for instance, and suddenly this song is not as good. i know that music does not need to be 'pleasing for the ear' to be a masterpiece, but i really cant see anything out of this world with them.theyre better than anything on mtv is the most i can say....

[EdgartheAlien]

I'm sure this is all some incredibly clever and profound allegory but it fucking baffles me

that being said, I absolutely love this video

[KevP232]

the part at 1:34 is fucking badass

[swankyswigs21]

first of all, they never did consider themselves actual 'ska'. secondly, this song is Virus of Silence, not Hope is a Butterfly...

[cloroxx123]

@swankyswigs21 except "Virus of Silence" and "Hope is a Butterfly..." are the same song

[swankyswigs21]

@cloroxx123 so i guess im the a**hole here... i stand corrected.

[tehdean]

this is what ska has become? i weep

[Shalebot]

@tehdean I'm not even a huge RX fan, but they've become something much more than ska. They're into their own territory.

[thisnamesbetter]

@tehdean Weep for the scene while the world passes you by

[tehdean]

@thisnamesbetter naw instead i wont listen to this shity band any more and pretend i never even heard of the rx bandits. seem like sell outs to me, ill stick to my nofx

[thisnamesbetter]

@tehdean lol, sellouts. Ok there kid, have fun being delusional.

[tehdean]

@thisnamesbetter

you fail to realize that the rx bandits are shit now compared to back in the day

like /watch?v=chdrX9fqZg4

[SelfEnterprise]

@tehdean LOL

[adg135]

@SelfEnterprise hahaha simple lol reply is the best nothing else to be said but LOL it implies so much i applaud this comment

[thisnamesbetter]

@tehdean Ska is for silly little kids

[boothc9]

@tehdean what makes you think this is ska? just because they used to be ska doesn't mean they still are

[mariAZNMSK]

@tehdean they aren't ska anymore. more prog rock or something like that.

[doyouseetheirony]

saw these guys live, i disnt know who they were, never heard them and didnt even lie this music but they were one of the best bands that day amongst a lineup of massive acts.

[GRBPRO]

yo you've got more on your side then you understand RX Bandits ;) i've got plenty with me so that makes a good group of us ;) intelligence has never been so focused on creating positive change - see ya in our new loving world :P the one that works with equality, love, freedom, and never ending possibilities

[MiranduhJass]

I love that CAR!!

and the song of course ;D

[LazersaurusRex]

The guitar interplay is just so awesome on this song...more than makes up for the lack of horns though I still miss them.

[rubylincolnxox]

THIS SHIT ROCKS, I LOVE RX BANDIT, it shoves into my face alll the bullshit i absorb and makes me reject it and live my life in a positive way that makes myself truly happy and in a way that makes me regret the fake way ive been living and regret it but you know, if ididnt do that way i wouldnt know theres a better way and im thankful for that so you know what FUCK YEAH LIvE LIFE FOR THe PRESENT AND LIVE FOR WHAT YOU KNOW IS RIGHT

[XxShUmSkIXx]

I can't believe how much this band has changed from those damn bandits! They rock!

[RXcinemas]

These guys stole my name lol

[xLIFERUINERx777]

@RXcinemas Too bad they've been a band for 15 years.

[RXcinemas]

@xLIFERUINERx777 Well im sixteen and I made this acount when I was 1.

[xLIFERUINERx777]

@RXcinemas Fantastic.

[RXcinemas]

@xLIFERUINERx777 Thanks xD

[SupernovaWes]

This song is fuckin awesome

[xzukkox]

the sond of socals sealbeach. . <3

[PvtWang]

my only problem with them live is that when i saw him the mic volume was too low

these guys are incredible

[truiteleague]

They steal geometries!!

[foundonfloor]

fucking amazing

[friggingbomb88]

interesting video... I used to make and play paperguns when I was young lol

[WizardOfFinance0]

crazy video

[kymusabi]

this is probably the only song on mandala i don't like...

[Paddiemae]

@kymusabi This is the song I skip on the album too. But Bandit videos are so rare I don't mind!

[THIS1979]

reminds me of muse sorta

[mb6wk]

So much talent. Unlike bands you hear on the radio everyday, they truly have a grasp on music and sound, and their lyrics actually talk about stuff that matters. Plus the symbolism in this video is incredible. Freaking geniuses no way around it.

[guycholler]

I saw them in Amsterdam 2 weeks ago. they were extremely epic!

[coryminnig]

This song is shit.

[evant1017]

@coryminnig you mean its THE shit

[coryminnig]

@evant1017

No just shit...

[bipetalcorpse]

love this song

[Alekseyyyyyy]

"Hope Is a Butterfly, No Net Its Captor, She Beats Her Wings and Softly Sings of Summer Scent and Children's Laughter… (Virus of Silence)" 

[xircix]

Best band of all time.

[bucketsaremyfriend]

seriously, one of the best bands of the 2000's, and please, dont compare them to sublime. yer just gonna piss people off(well me anyway) great music. i wont ramble on about it, might get called a troll. hhhahahhahhahahahhahahah

[gutshotnutt]

Remember Progress. This is where that goes. Amazing. They seem to always pick at all the right parts. Social inequality, political issues, injustice and tyranny... And they do not hold back. I like bizarre, new, interesting art, I have been a fan since the late 90's myself, and I know it will be a sad day when these guys eventually go their own ways. My only hope is that they are hardly... halfway between here and there....xD

[xpredox]

The kid's essence couldn't be stolen.

[cerpinvismund]

Matt Embree's music tells me 3 things. 1) Don't trust the Government. 2) Don't eat animals, even if they taste good. 3) Don't wear shirts or shoes.

[8023josh]

@LetTheDogsOut

YOU ARE aN IDIOT. The Enviromenrt pfff,

On a different note great vid and great album.

Love the new feeling of every RXB recording.

[JeramizzleJensen]

wait.... so there are two matt embrees? homeless matt embree, and matt embree the theif? WHAT A TWIST!

[PvtWang]

saw this march 21st blazed out of my mind, they and The Builders and The Butchers were amazing

[bassgabs]

Awesomeneeeesss

[Knewitallalong]

Those jerks! They'll never take my plastie shapes!

#1)This video is badass

#2) I love the grandma in this, how cute is she

#3) you guys look fuckin sexy in those suits

#4) that looks like the Evil Dead car

#5) I saw you guys last night and this makes me miss you haha..

Keep it real RXB, you guys are the shit

[glycoboy]

this song is ok but why do a video to this one?! geeez. i loved it when you boys had less bizarre style, i liked the new cd but only loved a few of its songs.. reinvest in some sax and trombones:)

[VIKubata]

@glycoboy I tend to agree. I like some of the songs on their new album, I find the more the band moves away from the older "ska" style rock the less songs I enjoy on their albums. Other than that, I still think it's good music and I enjoy listening to it. I wish someday they'll go back to "The Resignation" style music.

[LetTheBikesOut]

i think this video has something to do with the environment maybe? just my guess since they have paper towel roll guns and paper bag masks. lol. or maybe bringing peace back to all the countries? idk. the Rx Bandits are on a completely different mind set. one that we should all learn to be on.

[sebas9232]

@LetTheBikesOut Its about how the man in the suit are the real criminals.

And its suggest the goverment too are the real criminals.

They dont take money cause that is not what comes first when big organizations need to take control of THE people.

They take their rights.

That is why at the end the boxes have hearts which are the feelings

the brains which are independent thoughts

the dove is the peace

its funny cause most people that enjoy the rx bandits seem to be totally obamafied cause its trendy and cool to give more an