at the drive in chanbara/napoleon japan

[maskedcrusader]

Jim Ward is awesome!

[jambug13]

this is posthardcore

[thundertower]

lol you may hate atdi for their music or cedric's voice but you gotta admit they really make it worth it for the audience

you see a band on stage apparently having more fun than you do is just wtf entertainment because usually it's like 50% job like i gotta do this right 50% fun but atdi... fucking 110% fun i dont give a shit if i made a mistake improvise

[epiphysis]

jims a FAG in the chanbara :P

just playin...

[DeLoused777]

ATDI=Awesome

The Mars Volta= Awesomest to the full extent

Sparta=Sucks...simple. (especially Jim)

[ColinGWood]

nahh dude Jim's flawed but that;s why he's jim. He didn't get A+ in vocal class, but he fckin giv'ser

thats punk dude

[thundertower]

terrible opinion

its true fans are worst people on earth

[supercoolninjayo]

@DeLoused777 I disagree. I feel that Sparta took a more alternative rock approach, similar to a more modern punk which was more than apparent in ATDI, while The Mars Volta took the more traditional route with the spontaneous energy ATDI had with Cedric and Olmar.

The way I think of it, both were components of one amazing band. One was peanut, the other was jelly. Some people like it together than separate, but they are still two entities to appreciated for, at the very least, who they were.

[ColinGWood]

i would kill 10 men for a chance to see these guys live one last time

[TremulantMannequin]

i love how they can fuck shit up live and be soo energetic but when they start napoleon solo they all chill out and play it really good.its like they r paying their respects for cedrics friends. napoleon solo always brings out the best in cedric.

[oldskoolheretic]

The best live version of Napoleon Solo I've been able to find, so far. The look on Cedric's face at 5:00 -- 5:02 is kind of soulcrushing, and his screaming towards the end of the song is intense.

Jim's face when he's singing at the end, and his voice, generally, when he sings, 'you know' are kind of lame, though.

[KingTman]

TMV better music and live SOUND

but ATDI has better energy and presence by far

depends on which you care about more

[alphaguitar2]

you can't say that tmv has better music... i love em both but prefer atdi.

the live sound i guess is true but thats mainly because it takes SOOO much energy to perform entire sets of punk songs live like that.

[markeesdeath]

and 3:26 - 3:35. omar's guitar parts..!!!

[markeesdeath]

he's like over 30 and doesn't get higher than balls anymore. still puts on a fuckn brilliant show if you ask me. but if you don't then oh well.

[xXxFatalErrorxXx]

"C'MON! GET THIS SHIT STARTED!!!"

I wish Cedric had that kind of energy nowadays...

[Feelthisfunk]

then you should check out a few mars volta live video's or see their show because he still have that!!

[xXxFatalErrorxXx]

No, it's kinda watered down lately.

[ENIGMA44]

cedric still goes nutts.

he's just less intense compared to back here

[xXxFatalErrorxXx]

Wow, I saw the video where they were playing Sasquatch, Cedric was tossing cymbals and trying to steal cameras...

I stand corrected, good job. :D

[25snakesaredrowning]

It differs from show to show. Sometimes they're feeling the atmosphere. Sometimes not. In KC earlier this year, they were stagnant, and the crowd was lame. However, in St. Louis back in April, they put on the best show I've ever witnessed in person. Cedric's energy was out of hand. He basically had a seizure for 3 hours straight.

[Mavarik]

i totally no wat u mean, he hardly does anything kool any more, he just trips out now

[doigyboi]

i love ATD-I

[afterschwitz]

WHO NOT!?

[Haqunin]

Nice, Cedric goes kinda hardcore xD Piercing screams ;]

[Supermassive]

cedric and jims voices go so well together in chanbara. defacto! awesome stuff

[dotarpa]

Very nicely done video

[oblique65]

in the states people are just whack

75 percfent whackness

[na10tbolt]

Dude, was Paul talking?! Sweet...

[richquickanswer]

Jeez, Cedric's vocals are so perfect for Napoleon solo. It just amazes me that he can be going crazy and screaming all the time and then settle down and just sing.

[allyshank]

CTUALLY YOUR BOTH QRONG THERE

sorry

but he expresses the crowdes feelings btween the band and him

they dont like ''moshing''

they say its pointless

they make points

[rizzle321111]

interviewer: are u gonna say the same thing on american T.V.?

omar: no..over there we say the oppisite..forget japan!!...U.S. #1!  lol ohhhh Omar:)

[reefergoat]

yeah I didn't like cedric's vocals on chanbara very much. on napolean solo they're good because he can actually sit still long enough to catch his breath.

[prodigyofpeace1983]

It's not catching his breath, reefer. he just likes tossing his damn mic around instead of singing. don't know why, he just does which makes him look like he doesn't give a fuck what he says. He just wants to be a maniac on stage.

[IAmHilarious]

Punk rock doesn't have rules.

[jeruz789]

holy crap i didnt think i would live to see this!!!!!

[jujubean435]

cool

[hugoba]

What a performance !

atdi gave much more in japan

[SentinelConvergence]

Fantastic. Thanks to reactionx2 for the upload.