Free Falling - The Almost [Tom Petty Cover]

[musicman041]

To everyone complaining that it doesn't sound like Petty or that they're ripping off Petty. Read. It's a cover song. Good covers shouldn't sound exactly like the original, otherwise I would just listen to the original. If it sounds "too punk" it might be because the album is called "Punk Goes Classic Rock" not "Classic Rock Goes Classic Rock" or "Tom Petty Covers Himself". This is a great cover that The Almost dudes made their own. Man I hate YouTube comments. I don't even know why I typed this.

[britbaby777]

Sounds very modern-punk. Not really feelin' it.

[jadeatalala]

the original still is a little better, but that's because the vocals. tom petty's singing voice was meant for this song...not aaron gillespie, but still not too bad of a cover. :)

[bridget95ily]

i have the drummers drum stick <3 and the lead singers braclet (: LOVE TTTHEEEM

[ParaChuba]

this is a good cover, but it just makes me wanna listen to tom petty....

[Wharwulif]

I'm here because I saw a -SCOUT- doing free falling =P

Nice song!

[Thilinus]

wtf this sounds like free falling

FAKE

[mikeylikescake]

@Thilinus what are you even on about

[Spoojjy]

@Thilinus Are...... Are you stupid?

[bikeandboard95]

@Thilinus do u realize that they did this on a cover album and the title says its a cover

[i3flipforfun]

the almost is a christian band! the lead singer aaron is the drummer from underoath

[Milikanos]

great cover guys. Like this version too!

[EmOgUrL326]

tom petty is one of my all time fav singers. y'all did a great job on the cover, i'll say that much.

[thedork27]

i was checking this out to see if these guys sucked doing this cover.....but not bad.

[93Sheck09Love11]

@DavidGrimsonmusic the almost is considered a punk band i think

[bergend100]

total schwul

[DavidGrimsonmusic]

It's a good cover, but i have no idea what is "punk" about it. or much else on any of these "punk goes" albums.

[VestaBlaze09]

Obviously it'll never measure up to Tom Petty, but I like this version a lot too :)

[MrMooseBallz]

Damn, this is good. Not my genre, but it sounds pretty sick.

[vivingai]

Excellent!

[EvanM4120]

This cover does Tom Petty the most justice out of all the other covers.

[crazyfool330]

absolutely everything you want from a cover; - keeps some original flavour - still makes it their own - quality music - modern twist - good vibe. yes.

[PowermadElmo]

@crazyfool330 exactly! plus it's aaron gillespie, one of the best singers of all time, so it pretty much has to be good.

[carlosamoram]

aqui cabe la palabra version, ningun cover!!!!! EXCELENTE

[PeterLisboa66]

Loved it, awsome rendition. Cheers!!!

[onesykninja]

Offense:Rape

Victim: The Dislike Button

Offender: Me and 26 other people that have taste in music

[xoxoalex2017]

@onesykninja maybe this isn't your taste but it's a lot of other peoples. . . it's called an opinion and everyone is allowed to have one

[1kimmen1]

Please check out my version of this song.. tnx

[Snyarhedir]

Well done.

[akeenobumatsu]

oh yeah!!

[Themakeshifthero]

This is one of those covers you gotta close your eyes for and just drift. The vibe is insane, almost spiritual.

[HannahLeisha]

Like it. But I like Adam Gontier's (Singer of Three Days Grace) cover better.

[MustacheMadisonn]

The Almost has my heart<3

[Odonkor1993]

best version!!! (after tom petty :)

[CaptinCrunchBrunos]

oh aaron , how i love you 

[TehGrizzlay]

Solid cover!

You guys really made it your own. Thumbs up and favourited.

[6XstalkerX9]

Yeah at first glance I was like Jack Black Wha???

[Fadyllo]

the one on the left looks like jack black =)

[93Sheck09Love11]

@Fadyllo just noticed that when i read your comment lol that's weird!

[ricktl2bk]

22 people don't know shit about music haha

[tfailes]

great cover at all but i don't think anyone can do as good as the original but it sure comes close

[CoffinKidHxC]

@tfailes John. Mayer.

[LydTheRoyalRebel]

I would do anything to hear this cover live and in person. I love Tom Petty and The Almost.. not to mention The Almost singing a Tom Petty song! This is my favorite cover ever.

[SKYL3RRAWR]

Its not my favorite The Almost song. But its pretty close.

[BioSaint416]

Saw these guys perform this song at Ichthus last week, like if you were there and looked this up b/c you loved it!!!

[LaraghGirl]

This should have be released on one of their albums <3

[carlos41791]

By far my favorite song that The Almost has ever done!!!!!!

[SeeYouInHistory]

This is unreal, they NAILED this

[SawyerDangerous]

I dont know if this is bad or not, but I think this is the best song by The Almost. Lol they have great messages in all thier songs, but this one sounds the best:)

[promisedeyes]

This is awesome.

[MrRichardsome1]

Epic. And he's totally Jack Black. I mean come on.

[21parkie]

Aaron Gilespie what a guy honestly

[lanham54]

I usually hate covers and think bands ruin classics, but this is actually really good! Not as good as the original but still really good! :D

[ValentinaPrincessa]

I'm responsible of a LOT of the viewings of this video.

[HowardConnorJames]

i hadn't heard this song before until oflo2011 when they played it and it rocked my socks off. ever since then i have listened to is to much

[DRAD1992]

@HowardConnorJames I was there too. That's when I found out they covered this song!!! OFLO was amazing!!!

[dawkinslover]

Great cover to a great song.

[claygar310]

Nice job... As a Petty fan, you guys did this song justice... Two thumbs up.

[ILoveMyHorse23]

Isn't this the original?! or are I'm just dumb?haha xD

[xxlomxx]

@ILoveMyHorse23 No... its a Tom Petty song =P

[ILoveMyHorse23]

@xxlomxx

hehe,okey :D

[reptar715]

I heard Tom Petty made a shitty cover of this

[ChriskOsborne]

I was expecting a shitty cover, glad I was wrong.

[xmkhxfashowx]

I'm a classic rock fan, I'm sixteen, and I get really pissed when people do covers of classic rock songs. I hated John Mayers version of it. But, I love this version other than the original ♥

[i205linden]

best cover of this song ever!

[austinhaines1]

this is almost as good as the original

[fyssoccer59]

@austinhaines1 hahahaha i get it cuz the band is the almost lol

[Zaakmaan]

(Mind Blown)

[xxstarssokissablexx]

One word: AMAZING!!!!! :o

[TheRPG1111]

16 people are gonna be free fallin off a cliff when i beat em up for disliking this

[jayson201]

@TheRPG1111 I dislike the music. I like the vocals. So, you gonna catch me before i hit the bottom?

[FALLLENEMOANGEL]

@TheRPG1111 no because 22 of them r gonna be free fallin out of an airplane when i find their asses

[TheRPG1111]

@FALLLENEMOANGEL lol

[SoYouLiekTuttles]

@TheRPG1111 verrrry original hun.....

[MrRoxoff]

WOOO-AAAAHHH ! !

I click here thinking "yeah, punkers shredding this gem of American roots-rock". . .

! ! ! YOU PLAY IT JUST THE WAY IT SHOULD SOUND ! ! !

Biggest respect to y'all! You just won an instant German fan!

THANK YOU ! ! !

[Cheesefries13]

Aaron <3

[DanteEvar]

really awesome !



[webbethan25]

im i big tom petty fan it this is really good

[UchihaxSasukexx]

Completely amazed.

[montgomerygirl02]

I love this cover!! it is so ... fitting to me :)

[screamingninja89]

this is definitly the best cover..ever!!

[SkateAllTheTime67]

awshum

[LaraghGirl]

Offense: Rape

Victim: The Replay Button

Offender: Me

[sicmetal]

@LaraghGirl There's not even a replay button..

[LaraghGirl]

@sicmetal well if you actually wait for the very end, an option to press a 'replay' button comes up.. so pfft

[sicmetal]

@LaraghGirl Oh. I didn't notice that before. I suppose I shall abuse it as well. =D

[leaf98]

@sicmetal When the video ends the pause button becomes a replay button......

[adamtocock]

@LaraghGirl I like your comment more than the song.

[Manginess]

@LaraghGirl Verdict: Guilty

[TheCloakedSchemer69]

The original is already damn sexy. But this is an amazing tribute to it<3

[sydoriginals]

Aaron put his tamborine on his head during this song when i saw them in concert:)

[MegaMetalGuitarist]

Honestly How gives a shit whether its punk, Hardcore or fucking opera just chill and listen to the music =)

[lanenadeyako]

very good job, this one is way better than the original

uhh i love this song "SEARCH FOR "BY YADRIAN"" for another good cover on the song

[ikilledhannahmontana]

Not punk rock. Sid Vicious, Joey Shithead, Johnny Ramone etc are fuckin punks...John Macias would have a damn fit if he saw what was going on

[russb7591]

pretty good cover....

[sayabest90]

seriously this is pretty good.

[chapwells]

@Music4U234 You did research! ON THE INTERNET? Say it ain't so.

[mthsbandrocks]

jizz in my pants. this is a really good cover.

[chapwells]

@Music4U234 I don't think you even listened to the song. Oh well.

[chapwells]

@SCARYBLENDER Haha no of course not, and the original compilations they released were actually punk bands. I'm pretty sure one of the first ones was Punk Goes Acoustic. Bands like +44 and such. Not that they're really punk (pop punk actually). These albums used to be punk. Just not so much nowadays..

[SleeplessBeauty17]

@chapwells this is not punk at all thats just how it started it now its under the category of more post hardcore shit

[Zeleii]

@SleeplessBeauty17 They changed because the people that listened to the punk when it was actual punk, moved on to post hardcore. LOL.

[chapwells]

@Music4U234 >implying that this is a punk band. The Sex Pistols are a punk band and last I checked they're still remembered. They were never played on the radio. The Almost is not punk. If anything they're under the most broad genre of "rock". I'm pretty sure you're failing to see the basis of any shred of argument that I was pursuing. You may understand that but I'm not sure given your lack of understanding with the English language.

[ShayWearsCROWNS]

I like it :).

[DIYLobotomy96]

Saying Tom Petty's version is better is like saying sex is better than having your dick ripped off. Its pretty fucking obvious.

That being said, this is the best cover of this song I've ever heard.

[BrokerPromises612]

How bout everyone stop arguing about whether this cover is better than Tom Petty or John Mayer and sit back and enjoy it?

[chapwells]

@Music4U234 Sure they do. But that's hardly the point. You called this punk rock initially. This is not punk. That was my only reason to respond to you. At this point I'm merely feeding the troll. Once you get past the definition of good being your taste and everything else being awful you might have some merit. Right now the bands you've listed are those that are fed to the people through the radio. Talk about "following an image"

[chapwells]

@Music4U234 So you're saying that based on a cover of a Tom Petty song the band is bad? Right. Also Lynyrd Skynyrd was formed over 40 years ago. Genres change over time. Then there's your taste determining how "good" a band is when really it's what you like. Eric Clapton is washed up to say the least and there are more skilled guitarists. And since when has enjoying a band have anything to do with following an image? That hardly makes sense. Oh and you might want to spell Lynyrd Skynyrd right...

[chapwells]

@Music4U234 >implying that this is punk rock. The compilation has always been called "Punk goes __". There haven't been punk bands on it since the first few releases. This is southern/alternative rock. :/

And the punk-rock movement only lasted until the grunge era at the very latest. It's still around but it's not as big any more. Punk rock isn't a disgrace. Disrespectful people and music is. I've already wasted too much time on you.

[j3tttttttttttttttttt]

they've added the power that the youth thrives for.

[TheArcadefreak]

Love it!

[Nickdafishmobile]

What is this garbage?! Well I wouldn't say garbage, they like what they do... I just don't like covers of classics because I love oldies, the way they are. Unchanged.

[dow304080]

@Nickdafishmobile Nobody asked you to listen to this.

[Nickdafishmobile]

@dow304080 Lol no, I actually was asked by one of my friends. But don't take my comment as a negative one, I just have a different taste. So I just left my unwanted sense of mind, but it's great that they do what they do, I just prefer something else. Kudos to them.

[Cloudkit]

probably the best cover i've herd of this song.

[crztrod]

as my father says, " tom petty is a singing mother fucker" xD

[mastercross1]

i like this cover

[njdkidd1231]

people argueing over which version is better (this or mayers), i like this version much better only because of the way mayer does the chorus. but people cant be hating on mayer hes still the best guitarist of our generation and one of the most talented musicians there is, and is a much better singer than aaron out of the studio

[drownedasunder]

Does the guitar at the beginning remind anyone else of Dancing with Myself by Billy Idol?

[SupernalOne]

If I had hair that red I'd grow it long too -

[xXxAmericanPsychoxXx]

Good cover, I love The Almost! :)

[jcawesomeness1]

must say i was expecting crap but it was good..... i wouldnt say as good as tom petty's but it was good

[JackSweeney1]

that was a good cover

[Gatika25]

wow! I like it this version...

Freeee Fallinggg...

I`m a good girl, love jesus, Elvis and America too.. lol

but...

I`m a free Falling :p

[heidandseeek]

Yes. John Mayer SUCKS, and this is NOT EMO. Urban Dictionary what emo even is. And Aaron is insanely amazing singer. From Underoath to now--> raw perfection.

[njdkidd1231]

@heidandseeek john mayer doesnt suck man, he the most talented guitarist there is today

[scars73]

I hate to disappoint you all, but The Almost is a Christian rock band. I love it!

[battleheartin]

13 ppl are not free falling -_-

[Topherg0453]

WOOT! who else thinks they butchered this?

[jesh2themax]

@Topherg0453 No.

[UnboundJoel]

@ThingleSing Excpet that

1. I never said John Mayer was good, so whatever?

2. John Mayer does suck

3. This is emo scene bullshit its not "punk" and whoever this guy is he sure as hell can't sing any better then John Mayer

[donniedarkoooooo]

@UnboundJoel emo scene ??!?!?! DUDE! hahahahaha DUDE! get a fucking life,this is not emo or scene.....you're so lame man just go!

[imagayfox]

@UnboundJoel I never get into these stupid youtube arguments, but i must contradict (very sternly and factually might I add) your argument, by saying that this is pretty damn close to pettys version, so if petty is emo, then correct me, but im pretty sure hes not. This version does its justice, respect that they arent screaming it, and ruining it. This cover is very well down, more modern, yet keeps pettys old style in it aswell. Respect it, and know your facts on music before labeling.

[UnboundJoel]

@Claytono145 Calling John Mayer overrated yet saying you love a emo/scene version of the song is a little hypocritical don't you think?

[ThingleSing]

@UnboundJoel Except that:

1. This isn't emo/scene.

2. Unlike John Mayer's retarded hum/sing/talk thing he does, Aaron Gillespie actually sings.

3. John Mayer sucks.

[lclakaiguy]

The 11 people that disliked this need to be exicuted

[xrockxandxrollxbabyx]

@lclakaiguy LOOL ;p

[blessthefallenfailur]

It's not that I don't like The Almost, I just don't like this song. The Almost is sick, but this song isn't the best

[benDrumswell]

I can honestly say this is the best cover of any song I've ever heard. They need to do more covers ASAP

[SirShannikins]

FUCK yes!

[InatorCorp]

The Almost seems to be the only band to get this cover right. Aaron just plain rocks, no matter who he's playing with.

[Ihascakez]

very good cover dont bash on the almost this song is just to pay respect to the greats man

[colonelchipper13]

I love this cover its so much better than tom petty's version

[andresfelipe023]

kenny is the bess :D

[zimdelinvasor]

I'll always love the original the most, but this isn't bad. It's certainly better than some of the other covers on this album

[OmegaSaiyan92]

10x better then the original

[TasteLikeMota]

@OmegaSaiyan92 Hell no.

[bidoof786]

@OmegaSaiyan92 no way, just different

[chasermang03]

Since when is Jack Black in The Almost?

[chuckie599]

@chasermang03 Lol IK Riight?! o__O

[WickedlyBeautiful1]

@chasermang03 Hahaha, that guy really does look like Jack Black, doesn't he? I didn't notice it until I read your comment.

[93Sheck09Love11]

@WickedlyBeautiful1 Lol same here. I was wondering why they were asking about Jack Black

[DudeFromTurkey]

@chasermang03 Its not Jack black  -.- jk

[Gymnasticsbabbi]

@chasermang03 hes not.. its just someone who looks like him. hahah



[bigbizblade]

@Gymnasticsbabbi not so good with the whole sarcasm are we...

[thekz4444]

If to compete, tell them to do live.

Then I might even try believing they can sing.

[rrpauldoran]

Good version.

Still like the original and Mayer's better though.

[grendilian]

no cover is better than the original sorry

[11polkadot1]

best.

cover.

EVER.



[mikeyturner777]

@11polkadot1 I agree with you 100% 8]

[crazykinoflongboards]

saw them play this live pretty awesome!

[C0nn0r55]

Go kill yourselve.

[sprattfan903]

tom petty shouldnt have even sang this song in the first place

[colbyfelux]

The Almost is one of my favorite bands but I dont think they were ment to sing this song. They just cant compete with the original Tom Petty version

[Destin86]

@colbyfelux they aren't competing. they just did a cover to add their own twist on it