The Black Mages Live Above The Sky - Clash On The Big Bridge

[ewansatan]

666 aimes grace a moi :D

[icekold666]

Only one of them looks like he is having a good time...

[kawaharadan]

Man, this cover would be 1,000,000 times better if the drums weren't so asstastic. It's like Nobuo just thought up the stockiest drum arrangement he could manage in 10 minutes. Drums are important, yo! 

[CrimsonVermillioneye]

GILGAMESH MORPHING TIME

[Maverickhey1]

Man, this sounded way worse live... dissapointed. The guitar was way off from the original, I mean he had the right tabs, they were just sloppy.

[PKStreet95]

The smile when he looked back at 1:30 said "Our master has taught us well, hasn't he?"

[seploud]

They are doing it wrong. This doesn't sound like the cd version.

[moccha1993]

@seploud Haven't you ever heard a live concert before?

[seploud]

@moccha1993 Yes, and that is why I consider fakers the 80% of the artists of today.

They are nothing without their little sound editing softwares. They are not playing bad here...just not as good as the cd version.

[dmdollinar08]

anyone else notice the pinched guitar note just after the 1:00 mark??

[Osmarote]

Omg nuebu play piano!!!

[insaneguitarfreak]

It´s been a while since I knew this band exists... but back in the day when my PSX was alive and I was spending uncountable hours playing FF 7, 8, 9, 5, 6, 4, 1 and 2, with no internet or youtube yet, I never thought that I would ever see Nobuo performing, and even more, TOTALLY ROCKING THE SHIT OUT OF THE STAGE!! I imagine how older gamers who played FFs on nintendo and snes must be even more surprised than me!

[bigfriki]

Incredible bendings.

[samboyaus]

these guys are all really talented, but they're kinda boring performers.

sounds good, looks a little dull.

[EdisZidane]

Omg, you have no idea how much I want to be that guitarist playing this song!

[Monom0130]

The Black Mages = BEST BAND IN UNIVERSE!

[AkatsukiXxXSephiroth]

Where did you get this on dvd or internet and thanks for posting this up.

[michaeldmendes]

these guys are gods.

[OXG2221]

Excalipur is the legendary guitar with the element of fire

Excalipoor is a lousy guitar that only come useful when THROWN XD..

[youkh2]

I think Gilgamesh is the most popular character in all the final fantasy titles? Even more than cloud!

[youkh2]

21 people doesnt see wat true music is.

[transformersdudefred]

@youkh2 21 poeple couldnt beat Gilgamesh..live!!!!

[youkh2]

@transformersdudefred true words XD

[TheInsaneCosplayer]

21 people are white mages XD

[antix995]

they are so cool they even got mario on keyboard

[AuronTheMaster]

Gilgamesh FTW !

[NarutoLikesSherbit01]

IMHO this is better than Fox, dont get me wrong i have Fox's version on my ipod but this is the guys who freaking composed the FF music, and only rightly that they get the top spot

[KaduButrago]

Muito massa ;D

[Yarsh52]

Kurikinton Fox does the most insane cover of this song. This is still so awesome though.

[schmittl1]

@Yarsh52 actually bkmjmbox did a much cleaner better cover of clash on the big bridge. If you thought Kurikinton Fox's was good then this guy's will blow you out of the water. It's just much better.

[Yarsh52]

@schmittl1 Woah, that version was so damn insane! Thank you so very much for telling me about it!

[castiroth]

Is it just me or is the lead guitarist the only guy that cracks a smile and looks like he having fun? (Apart from Mr Uematsu of course!)

[MrPrinnybomb]

This song is a huge reason as to why FFV is one of my faves.

[LordMalice6d9]

Nobuo is freakin fantastic!!

[44kryth]

i think ff12 was semiredeemed when they had battle on the big bridge and Gilgie!

[HerdULeikMudkips]

@44kryth I completely agree.

[ferdk16]

the guy who's not Sekito on guitar is very sloppy playing, but boy he enjoys it!!! i like that

[ThEuNdYiNg1]

an already epic song made to be even more epic, how does uematsu do it

[razzmatazzrazz]

dude if i was in the crowd i would be going crazy NOBUO UEMATSU IS GENIUS!

[flamedemon2]

@darkelf1021

why was this marked as spam?

[mrbigstick]

can't you guys just picture gilgamesh himself in his 6 arm form playing this song in one man band style?

[SilentHebi]

@mrbigstick i can actually picture that

lmao

[mooglesarerabbits]

you;re the biggest faggot ever

[Ponziopelato81]

@mrbigstick there's a girl that can do it alone watch?v=B_-HKoUO9ow

[mrbigstick]

@Ponziopelato81 dinosaur costumes are conductive to mastery of music!

[TruthinessGuy]

Needs more guitar less synths

[PFvanelli]

wooooooow SUPER-MEGA-EXTRA-ULTRA-IPER-SU­PER-MEGA-MASTER-ULTRA spettacolo questo video!!!!!!!!

Vorrei che fosse il video più guardato del mondo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[adamfox1028]

lol the bass player is so bored

[aznsorawarrior]

lol the opening... young, young, medium, young, glasses with mustache. but nobou is a true genius!!!!

[roshidon]

Lol Nobuo is funny he's jammin on the piano doesn't even look like he's trying.

[Seymroth]

Nobuo looks funny as hell xD

In a good way

(He's a genious)

[TurtleHydro]

this has to be referenced in some other SE game, I never played through most of ffV but I definitely know this song

[Sty2k5]

ff12 i think, dissidia, and i think some of the square 4 kids stuff like chocobo dungeon or chocobo racing...

[caiooa]

it`s gilgamesh theme (FFV)

[crayolamoradin]

yeeeahhh

[fakurb]

EPIC

[jaysds123]

almost all of the black mages music would be good for fighting games! :P Do you guys go on tour a lot?

[teatroprimerafila]

That's why we have Dissidia !

[TearGrande]

Enough idle banter, it's time to fight like men, women and women who dress like men! For Gilgamesh, it's MORPHIN' TIME! - Gilgamesh -

[AJRoman]

Well, knowing what the majority of Internet's content amounts to..., yes, you probably are. xD

[amosbeto]

best song of Nobuo Uematsu To ME

[RandomBlargh]

This would be perfect for Smash Bros. Brawl.

[DarkDrasis]

Yeah it would.

...Did you know, by the way, that Uematsu-san is the one who composed the Brawl opening theme?

[SirHoboGoorble]

I actually just found that out the other day when going through Brawl's song list.

[redflame2000]

NO!!! they messed up a note on 1:03!!!!!!!!

[Mouliman]

Yeah, that's right :/

[oblivion953]

Love this band, and i generally can't stand Japanese music, but this is awesome!!!! Love the keyboard.

[GoIsumiXD]

Idk if you'd call it Japanese music. It's Final Fantasy. Popular like, everywhere :) Not to mention, it doesn't sound as "Japanese" as a lot of other Japanese songs are.

[imperialpod]

LOL, actually you're both wrong.

In bygone days this type of music went by the name of........'PROG ROCK'.

I bet you my car at least 2 of em have at least 3 ELP albums.

The Japs love prog.

[GoIsumiXD]

Well, if I was right, then that's messed up :)

I don't really pay attention to the genre of music.

I just listen to it, if it's good, I favorite it for later entertainment.

And the other guy said he didn't like Japanese music. I just simply stated that it didn't sound "Japanese" in response to his comment x.x

[zuwig]

@imperialpod I found my way to Prog through Nobuo Uematsu ;-)

[imperialpod]

HA, thats funny because I found my way to Nobuo through listening to prog.

A few others you may like include.....

1- Gryphon

2- Triumvirat

3- Gentle Giant.

[Kroxeldiphibic]

This guy's right. Not to mention this would be considered EXCELLENT prog rock by any prog-head, including myself! They have a liquid tension feel but with just delicious compsoing behind it.

[imperialpod]

Absolutely, nice to hear from someone with as good a taste as mine own...lol.

The composing is delicious and,35 years ago, these guys woulda been up there with the big boys.

Cheers.

[Guitarleash]

in my opinion Gilgamesh is the coolest FF charackter in the whole series he has everything what an good char needs! an The Black Mages rocks!!!!

[Karldaj]

Oh yeah, that rocks! Can't wait till Symphonic Fantasies!!! :-P

[Kaiserok]

Uemastu is...god??

[squallotaku]

Well, i think i've finally found real Metal !!!! xD

Uematsu Rocks, and his band too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheStickdragon]

@squallotaku  not metal...just .pure. PERFECTION!

[darkelf1021]

Uematsu = fucking bad ass

[wonebutuoynomi]

@Kiroshima1 does anyone you know have four arms? Like gilgamesh had? Or were we talking war?

[LunarReplicator08]

reminds me of Exdeath going..."Hawhawhawhaw" in dissidia...lolz

[PurpleLucas180]

lol omg me too XD

[LunarReplicator08]

lolz...you too eh? Ahahaha..i thought i was the only one...:)) cool~..;3

[PurpleLucas180]

lol XD

[linkdude7777]

u Have dissidia i always wonderd if it was wifi i cant read too much japanese :(

[TearGrande]

My Favourite part was from 0:00 all the way to 4:26:D

[Agustinus26]

Means that you are listening the whole part

[TearGrande]

Exactly:D I love the entirety of this song so I listen to the whole thing:D

[MirkwoodFI]

Guitarist at 2:35 :D

anyway, damn great song

[yngvaibucketrucci]

kurkington fox destroys this version, cool song though

[88stockmj]

haha this is by the composer lol hes playing the keyboard....

[tiucciuido]

Yeah! The one on the keyboard is Uematsu-San U.U

[kevinj615]

actually uematsu is on the organ

[worldspiritda]

great song. I didn´t like the vivrato of the guitar player

[Seanbo88]

I think you mean "vibrato", that's why we say "vibrate" and not "vivrate". ^_~

[magicswordsman]

To be honest, this remix feels too far away from the original piece. I'm sure we all loved the original from FF5 but alot of the parts within this song just seem out of place. Don't get me wrong, I like this version, but I like it solely as a new piece, not a remix of the other.

[Asharnia]

Remix? its the live version of the original creators^^

[magicswordsman]

No, don't get me wrong, I know that it's created by the original creators. Hell, you see Uematsu up there jamming on the stage. ^_^

My point though, was that the video game's version of the game is in my honest opinion much better.

[Asharnia]

i get ur point:P buuuuuuuuut i do like this version also xD

[NateShikaVi]

i think kurikinton done COABB better than ths.. there album version is like an agel singing XD bt this.. live.. really hurts them :(

[UnholyDarknessZ]

Imagine Gilgamesh gate crashing the concert in his second form wielding Excalipoor.

[h4y4bu54]

total annihilation...not really

but it'd be SO damn cool

[Tikku4ever]

Dude, that just made my day. That was good.

[Kiroshima1]

Maybe they should do reenactments with them playing the background. That'd be interesting, to say the least.

[semjaavria]

@UnholyDarknessZ YES

[UnholyDarknessZ]

@lescoparodieur Really? But this is Gilgamesh's theme so it'll be sensible if he gate crashes his own party.

[UnholyDarknessZ]

@lescoparodieur Great , do I look French to you?

But I have the feeling it's an insult so...

黙れ、あなたはクズ

[lescoparodieur]

@UnholyDarknessZ mé tg un peu

[lescoparodieur]

@UnholyDarknessZ c'est toi la merde pedale ! shitman!!!

[UnholyDarknessZ]

@lescoparodieur If your going to start an argument , use a language that your opposition can understand and not indulge yourself in your sadistic senses that your insulting your opponent whilst they have no idea what your talking about.

Also , the term "shitman" is so incredibly childish that it can hardly offend even the most immature minded of fools such as yourself.

Pathetic vermin , sleep for eternity at the place you lie - you insult the language with your pathetic words and attitude.

[lescoparodieur]

@UnholyDarknessZ ho mais calme toi pedale moi jvien ché toi et jte defonse tafiole c pas parce que tu pare en anglais ou en chintok ke je comprend pas alors ferme ta gueule si tu veux pas que je vienne chez toi t'etripler et c pa la peine de faire un roman sur u mot bouffon

[UnholyDarknessZ]

@lescoparodieur Once again , you've used a language of which your opponent can never understand.

*facepalm*

Hey , dude , if your replying at all that must mean you understand the almighty global language of English to a certain extence and to a certain extence you ought to be able to post in English for a change.

So for the love of your God , or my God , or whose ever God , Greek God , Norse Gods , Buddhist Gods and whatever Gods there is , speak up or shut it.

[lescoparodieur]

@UnholyDarknessZ TU PEUX FERMER TA gueule STP merci parce que tu me les casse ac tes romans c sur tu parle en englias je ne suis pas bilingue alors shed up you too !!

[UnholyDarknessZ]

@lescoparodieur Yeah , I'm going to shut up alright , but you should really... ahh... reflect on your personality.

1. if you understand the language , for Lord's sake , use it.

2. If you don't understand the language , don't reply in a way of which the opposition can never understand

3. Don't be a friggin' troll

4. Don't behave like a kid who seems to be pampered for the majority of his pathetic lifespan

[lescoparodieur]

@UnholyDarknessZ TGGGGGGGGGGGG CONNNARD MERCI

[mooglesarerabbits]

@UnholyDarknessZ you're a fucking retard

[UnholyDarknessZ]

@mooglesarerabbits So we have a mindless troll on the loose.

Men? Bind this senseless mongrel and throw him into the dungeons!

[transformersdudefred]

@UnholyDarknessZ or an Excalipoor guitar? lol that would be amazing to see(the guitar i mean)

[UnholyDarknessZ]

@transformersdudefred Excalipoor guitar , unlike the Excalibur Guitar , it's quality is so horrifyingly epic that one have to fly to the end of the world to escape it's wrath. Then again , it's contradictory , seeing how little damage Excalipoor performs XD

[theoracle8191]

Heh...I just had a crazy thought. Have Dream Theater take a shot at this >:)

[bluecheeseftw]

aww man, i really like this song on their album but its kinda painful listening to it live, i duno maybe its the bad quality coming out of youtube but the guitarist seems to fuck up alot and really has no feel to it. Also he never really made any attempt to improvise during the solo sections, played it note for note like on the recording, just makes it feel so structured he should have let loose abit more.

[meganinja456]

Ok... This is one of my favorite Final Fantasy songs... This however is not one of favorite arrangements of it =/

I fail to see the same emotion the original has, and it feels really empty... I did not like that keyboard solo either. I'm probably gonna get a bunch of thumbs down for it, but if you want to see something truly amazing then look up Kurikinton Fox's version of this.

On a positive note though, the guitar solo at 3:00 is neat.

[laughingfurry]

While I don't care for the keyboard solo myself, I actually like the rest of this arrange. I won't thumb down. You have a valid opinion.

[meganinja456]

Thank you. I just thought the comments were way overrated to this video and comparitively I enjoy the epicness of the original on the game more... and your opinion is valid too. Maybe I'm just different from everyone else, lol =P

And I do respect Uematsu for trying to show how awesome this piece is... I just think he might've tried too hard to make it be "cool" and to me destroyed the feel of the piece... hard to explain =/

[steveharley0345]

You are right - not the best arrangement indeed.

Though, Kurikinton Fox's isn't the best either.

I think the piano collections is the best version to be honest.

[meganinja456]

Piano collections is good, just a little out of place to me on some parts. I still say I enjoy Kurikinton's alot, but I agree it's not the best, I was just using it as an example. I actually like the original that plays on FF5 more than any remakes I've heard so far.

[blacksquareart]

I love 1:52 when Uematsu just stops paying attention to what his figers are doing, and it doesn't matter...

[dimmdice]

do you look at your fingers when you type? same thing for him. he just kept playing without looking.

[blacksquareart]

I do, actually. I'm not that good.

I'm just saying it's cool, is all.

[steveharley0345]

Muscle memory, my friend xD

[ffsquall22]

Gilgamesh is awesome

[Principeazzurro93]

This song is awesome

[ReplicatorsReformed]

best tune from them in my opinion

[ZellDincht1226]

Best. FF song. Ever.

[RairyuuSho]

Hmmm???

Silent rockers eh?

BTW I love Clash on The Big bridge song in FF5

[polak66678]

good music to trip too, for sure...

[Grakesch]

Black Mages + Uematsu = awesome :D

[KrowKnight]

oh wow way to rock up a killer song anyway

[ZettaSho]

Uh, they look bored because they're cool. Anyway, Uematsu's pieces never struck me as rock friendly anyway.

[jorge901601]

awesome

[spikedwallman]

apparently someone hates positive comments towards the video, so, BLACK MAGES ARE AWESOME! this song kicks more ass than I gave to your mom last night.

[ThatRaccoonNamedEvie]

They all look... kinda bored.

But, man they totally rock. XD

[Rain4h]

They have this up on GH:WT if anyone has that game. Just search for it under "The Big Bridge"

[DankanZH0]

Gilgamesh pwns my brains out. So does this tune.

[demondarklink]

these guys fucking rule.

i want to go and see them some day.

[Alluboy1]

This is so damn good song :P

[darkalien]

you see that guy with the stache.. playing the keyboard? yes you see it? it's a fucking genius right there!! fucking genius!!!

[Greensmurf]

You're damn right he is :)

[Turkaholic]

Agreed.

[Fellshadow]

Yes, he is. But if you think he's so awesome...why did you refer to him as "it"...?

[darkalien]

LOL my bad didn't realise that huge mistake haha... -_-

[musicalbasics]

ahahahaha fail

[spikedwallman]

you mean uematsu?

[BenSchw2]

japanese people are the best :D

(im not jap.) ^^

[DarkRaimundo]

Nobuo Uematsu is a self taught musician. Just shows that you dont have to be a professional to be the best ;) Go Nobuo!!!

[TigerYoshiki]

What would be my answer if somebody asked me "what's your favorite FF hero".

I'd answer: "Nobuo Uematsu" XD

[PenguinsRuleThaWorld]

Gilgamesh FTW

[chinchow76]

Nobou just looks so at home behind they keyboard, with his (no offence) Dr.Seuss 'stache.

[capnfalcon222]

It isn't a Dr. Seuss 'stache... it's a Uematsu 'stache!

[chibiace]

nobuo sure can play

[atoolhead]

michio okiyama has real shitty vibrato

[Finalultima12]

It really isn't that beautiful =\

[aleeeks333]

he really overdoes it. Total overkill!

[aleeeks333]

the red-haired guitarist. His vibrato!