Fastball - The Way (live)

[nasrosicky]

fastball save us from today's music....

[KtotheY77]

this song brings back my childhood.

[facupastilla]

Nunca en la vida les salió bien, ni en vivo eléctrico o acústico, son unos perros en vivo. PERO QUE PEDAZO DE TEMA ESTE, UNO DE LOS MEJORES DE LOS '90

[Dickstar86]

Love the song, but these guys suck live

[gmd1417]

@boyinblack80

Here is a reply from the Delilah songwriter himself on the subject of Fastball : ...About 10 years or so ago, we questioned the copyright details with their lawyers, and eventually won the case in the American court. So....we now get paid when they exploit it. It did enter the American charts at that time, and was a substantial success.

Thanks again, Much appreciated.

All very best,"

Les.

Les Reed OBE.FCL (London)

[stalian1285]

Just listened to the Tom jones song...... No comparison at all. Words are totally different. If anything the rythym is close but in all the song is totally different

[BobbyTwoTimes]

They sound like a High School Band!

[davidofpiano423]

Love this song but jesus this sucks. Out of tune, too fast, can't hear the guitar or the bass.... just bad

[thenewpunkrockkid]

@davidofpiano423 you can't hear the guitar or bass because the audio quality isn't the best. It doesn't sound that out of tune to me, and the drummer sets the speed of the song so that can be blamed oh him alone, although it's not a lot faster.

[gmd1417]

FASTBALL WAS SUED BY THE WRITERS OF THE SONG "DELILAH", WHICH WAS A HIT FOR TOM JONES IN THE 60'S. THEY LOST THE LAWSUIT (AND RIGHTLY SO) AS "THE WAY" WAS COPIED ALMOST NOTE-FOR-NOTE FROM "DELILAH".

[boyinblack80]

@gmd1417

any proof? I saw nothing of it online...and also...I did check out the Tom Jones song(which was fantastic)...that little Spanish bit is sort of a generic motive in music....I am hyper vigilante on catching rip offs all the time...this would be really low on my barometer for a direct swipe...and I don't think it would ever lose in court...so was this something you posted based on fact...would love to read the details.

thanks

[Forsale9]

@gmd1417 You're a dumbass, and typing in all caps reinforces that point. They didn't steal shit from anyone, and I'd bet they've written songs 50 times better than anything Tom Jones wrote

[Forsale9]

@gmd1417 And I just listened to "Delilah". The beginnings sound KIND OF similar. A few notes definitely match up perfectly. But the whole style of both the songs takes a completely different direction about a minute in, and sound absolutely nothing alike after that. Not to mention, I was totally right about Fastball coming up with way better stuff than Tom Jones

[arielcardozo]

thumbs up if you thinked those crashs were from the fastaball drummer

[meggsmile]

The crowd is going crazy!

[dhollins]

i miss the 90's

[yourlocaldude]

Their frontman looks like shit, no offense.

[Forsale9]

@yourlocaldude This is definitely his midlife crisis. He changes looks every few months. I think he's got it figured out though, being married and all now

[denissoff116]

bessame bessame mucho....

[aknowneemus]

@denissoff116 fuckin hell! I knew i heard it somwhere but couldn't place it.

[Pategayo]

@denissoff116 mejor q esa

[ponyboy314]

Damn, that dude looks totally wasted. Wait, I thought he played bass...

[Griszas24]

great !!!

[Chocl8215]

WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS VOICE! it just crapped out and it sounds all wierd. they need the sound filter and the piano. add those an' u get a killer concert

[pjar78]

Good song on the album but they didn't really seem to put much effort into the live act don't you think? Just kind of standing there and playing it as if they're bored with the one exception of maybe the first solo...

[cinchbassist]

I think I have to agree....

[fullautomatic555]

@pjar78 tough to move around when you're singing in front of a mic stand :D

[pjar78]

@fullautomatic555 Hi Fullautomatic. True, the singer can be limited by holding a guitar and being in front of a mic, but not restricted to statue-status. And there are other band members too. I just feel that they are not putting much into their performance here. I can't post a link here but if you do a search for "arcade fire rebellion coachella" and look at the top result it's a good example of how a band can put on a really good performance and get the crowd going.

[Carlos2012Ms]

This song is great. Actually I wish I could find the words to describe how much admiration I feel for these guys.

[Carlos2012Ms]

I think they are just awesome and this song rocks.

Im glad they had a lot of success.

[12something170]

and this is the sad sad truth of drugs, yes this band had penitential but look, look at him now, can't help to think when i watch this, what a waste.

[footbagverde]

sound awesome :S

[fcernig33]

They need to give Harmoni Kelley a vocal mic

[suicideAl13]

god he is weird lookin

[Cgar182]

Who gives a Fuck what he looks like, keep feeding the media image, it's MUSIC you don't look at it, listen and here the beauty in each note and vocal harmony! grow up! and one more personal note if you ever hope to find true love don't rely on looks or you will regret it all your life.

[pjar78]

@Cgar182 I give a Fuck what he looks like. Performing a song live isn't ONLY about the music. The music of course is a major part of it, but if it was only about that then just sit at home and listen to the CD. A live gig is supposed to be entertaining, and the band should be putting on a performance for the crowd. What do you think the point of a band playing live is?

Love and looks is a different story, but that's not relevant here.

[ninjazinhiding39]

I used to listen to this song when I was a kid. When I hear it now, I am surprised by the message I get out of it. This is easily one of the best songs of the last millennium...

[pikeman07]

Fk me if ur gunna play a song live u could at least practice the fkr first...great lead break...only trouble is it's to the wrong fkin song! Better than Britney....just!!!

[desiredoceania]

Relax.

[GigaMushroom]

uh... why does it say Smash Mouth behind them lol

[justhi10]

I think they were opening for them : ]

[vincentmack37]

@GigaMushroom you genius

[bluesman619]

damn....the lead singer looks like hell.

[ninjazinhiding39]

I assume after he started making money from music, he did what many successful musicians do: hard drugs. I feel sorry for the famous...

[Forsale9]

@ninjazinhiding39 Lol no, he just hit his midlife crisis a few years ago, dude. These guys are older than most think. They didn't assemble into Fastball until they were all in their 30's. They're all in their mid-40's now. Believe me, the most these guys do is drink and smoke a little dope.

[chechemusic]

love this song

[chumon1992]

this song is my childhood...love this.

[NothingSacred27]

I actually kind of dig this version, it has a very raw feel to it. Less produced and slick than the studio version.

Everyone seems to think it's so awful. I'm wondering how many live bands you guys have seen because I've seen a ton and this is not bad at all, especially for a somewhat popular radio song.

I've seen way too many horrifically bad live versions of popular songs to put this in the bad category.

[jayleb56]

i read a biography on the lead singer and it said he got Hepatitis C in 06 or 07, so maybe thats why he looks like shit

[aaronwestlakemusic]

That's just sad :(

[pedro614]

2.01 he messes up the lyrics

[thebradleyaffair]

he looks like a crackhead version of dave matthews now what happened man these guys used to be my heroes

[thebradleyaffair]

dude he got into hella drugs man look at the original music vid and look at him now he looks so shitty dude get off the meth

[mcraul]

i miss old days man...

[nijimasu1]

hard to get good live sound recorded. not supposed to sound like the record.

I would bet they're a bit tired of that song by now, don't you think.

my only complaint is the 'Cha cha cha" on the end. Singer not looking to healthy these days.

[MyMusicsBetterThnUrs]

Singer looking healthy in '09. I saw them in concert recently and they look different.

[m2226]

tremenda cancion loco

[miken747]

WELL for those not familiar with this particular concert, the chick is a wicked bassist she turned down a good deal to play for them . Another is half the band had jyust gotten over or , still had pneumonia during this event. The special stage affects also affected the instruments I believe the lead singer was actually minutely shocked at one part of this song (thus why he stops and looks at his hands all a sudden).

[mark4drums]

Good mix, fantastic.

[tntrex0]

Such a good tune. Too bad the live version sux!

[Visioncliff]

Can you say, "Washed Up"?

[faintofhearts86]

I like Tony better on bass. No offense to the girl player, but she just sucks.

[diegomuca]

the intro was fucking horrible!!!.i dont like their live version of ths song!!

[jaysonmanz]

god turn up the guitar and turn the drums down........fuck it....good tune blows live. a true disaster!!!!!!!!!

[skullthief2008]

your right dude, this is a true fucking disaster. FUCK ME.

[emoboi311]

good song,good song live

[beaverdammer]

i like this song but it is sooo bad without that piano in it...

[justhi10]

Yea, there is kind of an empty space without the piano

[Pickinbuddy]

Yeah---I agree. Especially if a band like this is making good money--why couldn't they just hire a keyboardist for their tours?

[joseshar]

it's a great song, but good God is it bad live in this vid......

[Fabibass99]

thats a horrible intro, the record had a very special sound, here sound like singing at the shower...

i like this song! toooday!!!!!

[grecon]

of course it's a live recording from a festival. the kind of production that goes into this is completely different from a studio album

[deviouslydevine]

good song shit live

[gayfarmerboy]

this is a great song, but this version is sketchy, i dont like how they opened it.

[rock100pre]

this cool song

VERY GOOD COMPOSITIONS

the best of band FASTBALL of the 90´S

THAN ALIVE of ROCK the everyone times

living rock of all time 60 70 80 90 y 2000

GREETINGS OF PERUVIAN

arriba rock mierda que viva siempre jaja

porque nunka pasara de moda el rock

ROCKPERÚ

[daming7562]

oh btw, anyone who has the tab for the solo part of this song?

[justhi10]

I think the guitarist in my band learned the solo by ear or by chords.

[fadedivinity]

well get a hold of em brotha if ya can... i'd like to get the tabs too, Thanks alot.

[daming7562]

there's a sudden love I fell into with this song, didn't know why, but it's the old feeling all come back again. Gosh I miss my band...

[sebbe91]

i love this band

[NDW58]

cool and intresting song

[vodka85]

awesome..clasic