Coming from a mostly metal guy...these guys really are under-rated. Loved these guys years back...looking at 'em now...compared to every other rock band...this is legit music..but his voice is phenominal...unbelievable for a live show, and the guitar riffs and solo are classic, real and they both know how to play the hell outta those things :P refreshing to listen to some REAL shit nowadays haha
Such an under appreiciated band, brought fun back to music........ Even people that dont like rock music or thought his voice was annoying were still singing along to this....
Guns N Roses weren't Rock N Roll. They were just Hard Rock. Rock N Roll is upbeat, catchy, melodic solos, dance friendly, etc. That doesn't describe them.
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i love this band, but they are a classic reason why you shouldn't use so many god damn effects in the studio... u just can't reproduce that kind of sound live... but i'm not bashing... i love this song regardless!
ive seen a million comments about it. but its not them copying anyone at all. classic rock was a style of it;s own. its ownstyle of riffs and singing and general sound. this band like much of us digged that style. so they chose to play that style. which is awesome. they dont sound like anyone one band in particular. its just the style.
Im not really hearing acdc im not sure what they are lol i can hear alot of classic rock in them tho. They are probably the best we are getting this time and day.
why do people seem to be under this illusion that the darkness are/were copying queen and other rock legends? they are their own band wit their own sound and style, and in my opinion the only recent band to truly revive rock music. i love the band members individual looks, it is so much better than the uniformed Gothic/emo sh!t nowadays! i hope they do a reunion tour. they may be gone but they will always be remembered!
@mauler19 - The Darkness was a great band. Very talented performers. The thing is, a lot of the elements of the the persona they presented are undeniably borrowed from '70's rock. Their album cover is very much in the style of what we saw from Boston, Styx, Queen, etc. The hair, the clothing, the harmonized guitar solos (Boston), etc. I enjoyed that they didn't take themselves too seriously, but musicians need to progress using influences, not revert back to the formula from 35 years ago.
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a load of shit if you ask me there trying to copy bands like queen and it hasn't worked. queen are in a differnt class to these guys a much better class.
Theyre such a great live band!
slimyesli 9 months ago
what a voice, i'm jealous and i'm a girl :P
mllover13 10 months ago
they are back
ME GUSTA !!
MuaBezGlave 10 months ago
Great Steadicam shot at 2:53!
vancian1970 11 months ago 3
I remember that when I was younger my cousin listened to The Darkness and I was like "Whoa, they suck!" . Well, I apologize. They are MASSIVE.
And Justin's voice is unique.
ClaudiaSquier 11 months ago 3
only guy ever that i would be jelous of ! :P his voiiceeee
nuramber 11 months ago
@nuramber hahah i want his voice too
JamsterB4 11 months ago
oh for the days when metal was rockin and not just a bunch of whinging daddy hating losers
SuperShazbott 1 year ago 2
@SuperShazbott HAHAHAHAHA, yep.
g2theb 6 months ago
it sounds even better at 219 when he keeps playing while hes singing he should have did that through the whole song
BigGreenChewbacca 1 year ago
You can see my junk through my jumpsuit...
BigGreenChewbacca 1 year ago
These guys are like a newer version of queen. Roger Taylor and Brian May said in an interview they would go far.
Punkrocker3011 1 year ago
absolutley epic!!!!
tjstubbs1 1 year ago
These guys fucking rock! I wonder if Jimmy Page or Robert Plant have ever commented on them.. (or are even fans themselves!)
sketchyou 1 year ago
Yeah I believe in a thing called love, too :D
Iriien 1 year ago
These guys fucking rock, one of my favorite bands.
UmbrellasSpy 1 year ago
best video on youtube. there is no moment more epic than 2:56
cjscanlon0205 1 year ago
Coming from a mostly metal guy...these guys really are under-rated. Loved these guys years back...looking at 'em now...compared to every other rock band...this is legit music..but his voice is phenominal...unbelievable for a live show, and the guitar riffs and solo are classic, real and they both know how to play the hell outta those things :P refreshing to listen to some REAL shit nowadays haha
OGBIZZ 1 year ago
Such an under appreiciated band, brought fun back to music........ Even people that dont like rock music or thought his voice was annoying were still singing along to this....
JackisNob 1 year ago
I would kill to see this live. So sad they broke up. Such a loss. :(
SpotlessBanana 1 year ago
@bassplayer18a7x8 So much better than one called Mika
SpotlessBanana 1 year ago
jai
DJ1996fly 1 year ago
Lame ass crowd i would be going crazy to hear them singing this song live i woud be like killing my hair..? well i guess tht explains it?
mimibomb2004 1 year ago
I wish I could hit the notes he does
MLshelbs 1 year ago 2
Guns N Roses weren't Rock N Roll. They were just Hard Rock. Rock N Roll is upbeat, catchy, melodic solos, dance friendly, etc. That doesn't describe them.
joshie4330 1 year ago 4
THE DARKNESS RULEZ DUDE :D
AaronHolopainen 1 year ago 3
They really need to get back together. Not since the 70s has there been a true rock band besides The Darkness.
joshie4330 1 year ago
lol ever heard of guns n roses?
infinityjet 1 year ago 2
what a clean performance this is great if not better than studio version. it nice to see bands that can actually pull of their songs live
Batikha99 1 year ago 5
this song will be stuck in my head forever...
KerryFTW 1 year ago 2
Man! MIND BLOWING!! and such a simple message. wonderful.
TGDragon15 1 year ago
I miss this band.
007Mechanix 2 years ago 4
How does he have such a high voice? Just how, it surpasses the high notes of even Ian Gillan or Robert Plant?
Zosozeppelinn 2 years ago
IDK about higher than Ian Gillan but he's got a high voice for sure.
SoloDallasII 2 years ago
but not freddie...
mcjagger666 1 year ago
what a great voice
truegreenbuds 2 years ago 3
the best voice on the Earth !
KamiKadzeVojta 2 years ago 2
Are you kidding? This sounds great live!
Zosozeppelinn 2 years ago 5
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i love this band, but they are a classic reason why you shouldn't use so many god damn effects in the studio... u just can't reproduce that kind of sound live... but i'm not bashing... i love this song regardless!
rogueangel2k 2 years ago
Dan has the BEST tone. I love it. awesome band miss them
DUDEplayer69 2 years ago
what happened to this band? they effin rocked it back earlier in the decade
MikeyMcDICK21 2 years ago
SICK PERFORMANCE!!!!!!!!! Try singing this!!!!
ObeyJA 2 years ago
they're like rock bands put together...
methane 2 years ago
justin has the best live voice i've ever heard. do you hear how fuckin high he goes!?!
asianmarshmellow 2 years ago
hahaa this guy is so awesomel
tctebsrules 2 years ago 3
I like Dan Hawkins' tone so much more than Justin's. Justin sounds fizzy and soft and Dan cuts through like a red hot knife.
crittoprrr 2 years ago
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best live band is rush
lilronaldinho9 2 years ago
MUSEEE
mattyman17 2 years ago
Dude the darkness were soo damn good
smithsharks 2 years ago 4
azzo che voce...pensavo che la registrazione a top of the pops fosse in playback e invece...GRANDI!
skamour 2 years ago
these guys are way better than dragonforce live
DRAGONFORCE SUCKS!
HaloFansrule 2 years ago 3
dragonforce and the darkness are WAY different bands though... dragonforce are hard metal, and the darkness are glam rock...
mattyman17 2 years ago
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watch?v=vFuwTOoltdo this is my cover of the song
XXXchemicalfireXXX 2 years ago
They are one of the greatest sounding bands (live)
Zrwar 2 years ago 24
@Zrwar no
SimMegamanKewi 1 year ago
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the are fucking gay but their music is fucking good
daantjebariton 2 years ago
you kno a band is great when they sound better live!!
JoeEFresh 3 years ago 5
both guitars tones are amazing . fat and crunchy
guinnessontap86 3 years ago 3
never would have thought a voice like that could sing such a song live. Totally awesome with a great finish, huge performance.
gregsmog 3 years ago 3
wow. they're really good live. im not gonna lie though...the guitar sounded like shit until the sweet ending.
chevaahhh 3 years ago
true rocKers!
GreggleZz 3 years ago 2
fuck yeah they are true rockers.
ooh God they are so good live. That is saying a lot!
PlaguePriest88 3 years ago
awesome. ive always thought of these guys as modern, old Rush
gotbass33727 3 years ago
Amazing live performance :)
QuinlanVoss 3 years ago 2
ive seen a million comments about it. but its not them copying anyone at all. classic rock was a style of it;s own. its ownstyle of riffs and singing and general sound. this band like much of us digged that style. so they chose to play that style. which is awesome. they dont sound like anyone one band in particular. its just the style.
nfarino 3 years ago 2
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agreed
except for the fact that they sound like an acdc cover band
locxxroc 3 years ago
Im not really hearing acdc im not sure what they are lol i can hear alot of classic rock in them tho. They are probably the best we are getting this time and day.
tjsams18 3 years ago 2
yea i really dont hear any ac/dc in them. its a shame they broke up tho :(
wesurfeveryday 3 years ago 3
dude acdc? lol, there isn't a trace of their style in The Darkness..
Burnyoursins 3 years ago
yeh not at all.
locxxroc 3 years ago
why do people seem to be under this illusion that the darkness are/were copying queen and other rock legends? they are their own band wit their own sound and style, and in my opinion the only recent band to truly revive rock music. i love the band members individual looks, it is so much better than the uniformed Gothic/emo sh!t nowadays! i hope they do a reunion tour. they may be gone but they will always be remembered!
mauler19 3 years ago 56
Couldn't have said it better myself
DemonDZ 3 years ago
@mauler19 YEAH YOU TELL 'EM!
SpotlessBanana 1 year ago
@mauler19 - The Darkness was a great band. Very talented performers. The thing is, a lot of the elements of the the persona they presented are undeniably borrowed from '70's rock. Their album cover is very much in the style of what we saw from Boston, Styx, Queen, etc. The hair, the clothing, the harmonized guitar solos (Boston), etc. I enjoyed that they didn't take themselves too seriously, but musicians need to progress using influences, not revert back to the formula from 35 years ago.
johnnytastetest 11 months ago
@mauler19 Besides... I can think of worse crimes than imitating Queen.
MrUnderexcellent 3 months ago
best song ever !!!
verry good singer
singlecut13 3 years ago 6
why doesn't he hit the high notes after the solo
Shifty26 3 years ago
There not copying queen their a combination of led zeppelin and other bands (the darkness rocks!!)
Zim666Zum 3 years ago
this wasnt a darkness crowd, the crowd were there to see robbie williams, the darkness were only the support band
gifto18 3 years ago
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a load of shit if you ask me there trying to copy bands like queen and it hasn't worked. queen are in a differnt class to these guys a much better class.
DEC991 3 years ago
lame as crowd seriously
keeno008 3 years ago
there are one of the best band of hard rock.
Now they are the Stone Gods but there aren't the best singer: Justin Hawkins
superste94 3 years ago
what is wrong with that crowd? this isnt a song you just stand and clap too, you need to start jumping around going buck xD
pumpkinhead540 3 years ago
great preformance, but you can't see shit on the stage 'cause of the sun... shame!
arnoldvld 3 years ago
wow!! they are really good!!!!!
88robi88 3 years ago 3
theyre awesome live.
music vid is hilarious too.
wesurfeveryday 4 years ago 2
Hella good live@@
GraveBite 4 years ago