Bon Iver - Blood Bank (HD - Live at Cape Cinema 5.12.09)

[PhoenixSparrow]

oh gosh this whole show is just awesome, thanks so much for filming/uploading

[AdeleMelissa]

he reminds me of noah on the notebook!

[cuspurs]

@IdontCareAboutTed I bet you go around all the '''blood bank'' videos and say the same shit. Wow your joke is so funny. I dont see anyone applauding. GET A LIFE! I saw your retarded comment in 2 videos of blood bank so far. You got so much going on, dont ya. And learn how to turn off the caps lock, you morron!

[MissHannaDay]

@IdontCareAboutTed you know nothing about music you uneducated idiot.

[Gowy23]

@IdontCareAboutTed you're retarded...

[trulyafriendofpugs]

this is kick ass all around, never knew justin could solo like a freak...

[allysoncharlotte]

just. peed. my. pants.

[SynysterGates93]

Somebody had their girlfriend stolen at the blood bank...

[TheTabihito]

I just saw this live last night. Usually I prefer studio versions, but oh heavens, this is what putting two drum sets on stage is for. I already loved Blood Bank. The live version catapulted it into my list of favorites. So glad that, through YouTube, I can hear it even when they're not playing a concert I can get to.

[afglazer]

@somusic15 ok. i dont like the drum beat in this song. i like the recorded version much better. but dont say my opinion is wrong; that just doesn't make sense. you can disagree with my opinion but whether or not i am right or wrong is not relevant. there is no factual data supporting either side of the argument and therefore it cannot be proven as "right" or "wrong" it is simply an opinion. and i love bon iver so dont think i'm just some assclown hating to hate.

[SoMusic15]

@afglazer you can have an opinion, but making a statement like "the drum beat doesn't compliment the song at all" makes nobody respect your opinion. everyone has an opinion. not every has a respected opinion.

and the drummer is "very bad"? i'd try to find a nice way of putting this, but simply put, you're wrong.

[misterg1966]

he,s amazing,in awe.....

[lastofthemohicans1]

i want your shirt

[iovinomarisa]

i cannot wait to see him live. he and the entire band for that matter. but justin is such a poet and his voice is so captivating and i could listen to this forever.

[cmatthews926]

@iovinomarisa the soundtrack to our lives =)

[LeaveLancaster]

they need a live CD

[kenneld]

the studio version is cool but the live version is the definitive version of this song as far as i'm concerned.

[CaoinFitzMusic]

Wow



[emilysingsalot]

please please check out my covers of this song! :) x

[emilysingsalot]

<---- did a little cover of this song, please have a quick listen :)

[jessmessssss]

pure beauty.

[afglazer]

@ridethechina that drum beat doesnt compliment the song at all. a four year old would sound better. he's just banging away. great song. terrible drummer. ill say it again. totally ruins the song. and calling me an idiot is very productive. i obviously can tell he's in a band. i'm just saying, in my OPINION, the drummer is very bad. i'm allowed to have an opinion right?

[kalynbaur]

@afglazer it's all in taste man. If it's just your opinion then it doesn't hold much weight, does it?

[StockholmSyndrome08]

@afglazer bullshit, come up with a better drum beat for this... This song would not suit your average 4/4 rock drum beat. Not to mention J.Vern is hardly going to just let the drummer come up with a bullshit beat and saying nothing. He probably told him to play like that, or at the very least approved.

It goes fine.

[spinasweetness]

@afglazer you're allowed to have an opinion.. you're just wrong.. that drummer is phenomenally talented, and has a degree, from an acknowledge-able school, in percussion and (i think) piano performance.. that said, this quality isn't very good, so you can't tell that normally this sounds fantastic, it's a very percussion driven song, so video and speaker quality make a huge difference. a better representation of this song is the "live at haldern" video that should be on the side somewhere ---->

[mouldyboats]

@afglazer

Ummm.. No you're not because you are an *sshole and its just best to keep your opening... closed. ok?

 Thanks for bringing your negative opinion to the party, you probably are often the 'life' of parties everywhere-

you go and everyone loves to hear your opinion?! WGAF? !!!!

[klenex123]

ah i wish i could like this a million times

[aaschro]

0 dislikes. That's all

[aaschro]

0 dislikes. That's all

[FanzReviews]

Such a fantastic song. My personal favorite from Bon Iver forget Skinny Love(no not really just kidding of course) But yah Blood Bank is the best!!!!

[nomezy101]

love how all four of them sing together. oh and that seizure at the end

[nomezy101]

love how all four of them sing together

[sebbbey]

@afglazer no man that drummer is great, he does his job with as much passion as justin or anyone else. The drum beat is fucking simple but that is the fucking beautiful way this band perform. and its making me feel so fuckin happy.:)

[xXPeter23Xx]

hero !

music is what matters, not looks, styles and videos

[afglazer]

justin's great. but that drummer is terrible

[RideTheChina]

@afglazer dude your an idiot. HE is playing as part of the band, not for himself. He is doing a beat that compliments the song best.

[mhmmitskiera]

yup, just as i suspected...no dislikes! =)

[greatalex12345]

the rumors are true.... bon iver rocks live

[buskinon]

Just Awesome Great Song So much feel You guys rock

[brandnewwine]

I love how he's wearing a leinie's shirt...representin' haha

[bozziewald]

Thanks so much for recording and uploading this.

[chunkysister666]

gave me chills

[artesia123]

The incredible amount of heart that goes into these songs every time they perform makes that feeling of overwhelming inspiration go through every inch of my body.

[Cocoyouth]

wow

[iSadiee14]

I think I peed a little bit.

I just decided that Justin Vernon and I are getting married.

[essjane]

oh god.

[ScubaS7eve]

Amazing song. Probably my favorite of his work, even more so than anything on For Emma.

[smartpegs]

This is a good song but does anyone know what it means.

[NadiaOzneroled]

i thought i could survive this without a change of pants but 2:13 proved me wrong

[cwhawley08]

he's wearing a leinenkugels shirt <3

[youdtappthat]

ahhhhh yes.

my ears just came.

[mourge101]

okay, i must say that this is the most emotionally filled performance i have seen in a long time.

[Doritji]

@mourge101 I thought that this was one of the least emotionally filled performances by Bon Iver. Justin is singing and strumming his guitar at the same time, looks a bit forced that way. But they are amazing live! 

[Philfa]

Sorry for the delay. Check your inbox.

[jazzlines12]

This sone must of been so emotional live. Such a good song.

[DOOBAGE69]

does anyone know how he's tuned and what fret he's capo'd at? or are there any good tabs for this song?

[Philfa]

Standard tuning and he's capo'd at the 8th fret. If you want, I could message you the chords.

[baaaabybum]

@Philfa any chance you could message them to me mate? :) you'd be flooded with positive online vibes and good karma m'dear ;)

[Philfa]

Check your inbox, sweetness.

[thepeterfile]

@Philfa could you plaese email me the chords....thnks!!!

[MrAngusburger]

@Philfa Might I also trouble you for these chords?

Pleeeeaaaaaasse =D

[Natland92]

I like how this sounds much heavier than the studio version at the start.

[jmill3223]

This is fucking perfect,

[starbuck1111]

AND Justin's wearing a Leinenkugel's t-shirt. This man can do no wrong.

[mascbp10]

God this is just such an awesome song.

[Gar94Field]

@mascbp10 

[rustandrepair]

my mind just exploded.

[rachi6]

when he sings " and I, know it well" it sounds a bit coldplayish..

he's still my favourite contemporary musician!

he's a master-melody-maker

[mcweegles]

They'd sound a lot better if he would take the tape off of his cymbals.

[Perminator]

fuck yes, thought I was alone in messing around with the strings in between the bridge

[jules9480]

This one's for Jules + Katie....yay

[SoMuchForSilence]

<3 Great quality, and what a performance!

Favorite Bon Iver song...

[circa1984revolve]

gotta love the lumber jack look!

[soulshipjj]

Excellent post! thanks for sharing!!

[NewGoldStandard]

nice post!

thank you very much.

[Banerika]

I was sitting in the second row and you could literally feel the music rolling through your body like waves. Very intense!

[Banerika]

I was there and it was a wonderful concert, probably the best concert I have ever been to. And this song's lyrics are really touching me right now. "That secret that you know, that you don't know how to tell, well it fucks with your honor and it teases your head, but you know that it's good girl, 'cause it's running you with red." It's strange/wonderful when a song hits you hard like this.

[ilovemutemath]

your blood bank is my skinny love.

but only the live version from jools holland.

I listened to that version, and then the original, and I thought, no comparison.

[123homer]

:D!!!!!!!!!!

[Conor3245]

what kind of camera do you use? the quality is great!

[verquakt]

Great video, thanks for sharing!

They're really good, I saw them last week and Blood Bank was one of my favorites!

[ezaneegires]

Thanks for posting and sharing this video. Good sound quality! One of my favorite songs of the year, no doubt. Thank you again! They sound great live