The only thing that topped Exit in terms of sheer darkness was the ZOO TV tour in 92/93. I agree with the people when they say that U2 should do some devilish things more often, as it burned the memories and emotion into our brains like a ciggarette.
@WeMustBeStopped Back in the late 80's some guy killed someone and said that this song told him to do it or something. After that U2 said they would never play the song again. They have never since that day.
@ELUSIVEJIM But they played The co-opted Helter Skelter which was a song similarly associated. Hmmmm...Time to put the past in the past and play it again.
@ELUSIVEJIM But they played The co-opted Helter Skelter which was a song similarly associated. Hmmmm...Time to put the past in the past and play it again.
@AlGoreFan - Tragically, U2 will never play it live again. The killer of Rebecca Schaeffer (My Sister Sam) said the song was his inspiration, or something close to that. The band heard about this, and it was devastating to them.
This song is sooo much better live than in studio! The bassline, the guitar, Bono's vocals, EVERYTHING is amazing. This is why U2 is the best live band ever.
love this song...so underrated, I do appreciate it live more than the ablum version though...and all I can think of during those lighting effects in this clip is the technological insanity of ZooTV and Pop Mart...the difference is drastic to say the least...
that would suck,if you missed u2 because his voice wasn't perfect........anyways////////yep that's me in the 9th row with my shirt.....can't wait for seattle.........
@scorpsman OMG..you're so lucky!! I've seen them three times but not this concert. I"ve seen Elevation, Pop and Vertigo.. I'm hoping to scrape some cash to take my kid!
U2 in that period were at their peak. Today, Edge is still amazing, like Adam and Larry, but unfortunately Bono, can not sing like he use to be. Bono is still very important in that group, but i have to admit , that the rest of the band are still amazing.
Sometimes I wonder if U2 should have cancelled shows when Bonos voice was soar instead of playing. I have heard a couple of shows during the years when Bono sounded like he should be resting instead of singing. Makes you wonder if his voice would be stronger today. Anyways, still a FANTASTIC BAND, FANTASTIC SINGER, FANTASTIC SONGS!
thats me rocking the beat with my tee......9th row center.......my dad died on that next thanksgiving...aweek later....i brought a picture of him withme,and had alot of tears streaming down my face that night.....god bless u2.....and pops
this song is very powerful and haunting...I love it since the first time i have listened to it...U2 are the best band in the world and I hope they will continue to make us dream
this is a rock&roll dream come true....they got me three times rocking my t-shirt...to the dude who sold me my ticket from the side of the road,for 60.00 not 90.00,you rock,to my boys in and from carmel,whats up..bono is god......
Then again, McCartney still plays Helter Skelter after the whole Charles Manson thing. I hope they bring it back for the next tour. Very unlikely though.
On the twenty-year anniversary of it's release, The Joshua Tree will forever be wed to Arizona. There was one, who stole Exit, in an attempt to explain his own evil, murderous deed. We're here to steal it back. Tombstone, Arizona December 7, 2007 - Arturo Jabra'il Sancho
EXIT SERMON, attributed to John Henry 'Doc' Holliday
Twenty-years have passed since our ears were first captivated, by a labyrinth of U2 songs assembled on The Joshua Tree album. Like a wave of settlers, miners, lovers, drunks, and mystics, we partook in the sounds and lyrics that speak to our imaginations...
Counted among the songs was Exit, a sermon born on a high desert plane, concerning the final moments in the life of John Henry 'Doc' Holliday; a religious man turned gunfighter.
Huh? So that's what's it about, huh? Even though that's what it's truly derived from, there's countless interpritations that could be made for every song. Even though Exit is their most darkest piece, it is their most powerful song. A song where Guitar and Bass work togeather in terrifying harmony. This song has one of my favorite Basslines ever.
Solo piensen en esto: U2 ya era una gran banda en los 80's... sin contar con la gira Zoo TV... ni la POP MART ni mucho menos con el Elevation Tour.... ahora con su ultimo tour, VERTIGO, es como si hubiesen regresado a esa fuerza de los 80's y eso es magnifico en una banda, q recupere de tal forma su espiritu y esencia!
maybe depeche mode, placebo or linkin park are greats bands but they haven`t the History of U2, They Haven`t the feelling of U2 and the Have the ("Calidad") of the music of U2. Exist is a bom of sound!!
This song will never be played by u2 again. Think it was at the end of the 80's when a guy commited a murder and blamed this song for driving him too it.
I saw them in 1982 in Indianapolis when I was 14, THEY opened for J. Geils Band on the Centerfold tour. They stole the show, I have been a fan ever since.
Takes me back to the moshpit at wembley stadium in 87. U2 tickets were 13quid then! What happened to the belfast version? who ever put it on please do it again, it seriously rocked!!
is this the same version from rattle and hum movie? the songs seems the same but the video is a bit diffrent. i think it's the same but filmed from other angles :p at least bono's move seem to be the same :P
One of the best performances I have ever seen. It was well filmed and recorded. All credit to the lighting engineers, production technicians and the camera men for for allowing us to relive it!
this + B the blue sky.And then Bad or running 2 st still notting like it.
viper1970025 2 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
Bono's Irish poetic hunger cries out to the souls of the American's and today they are the most successful self made rock in the world.
hanstonk 3 weeks ago
We are lucky to have this video. Keep it rare.
drew0808 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos 3
a lost gem on Joshua Tree....as intense as any song ever written....and a great live version.
LoyalRaiderFan 3 months ago 2
Anyone else notice that the Bass sounds like With or without you?. Awesome song still though. I love it! XD
Achtungworld1 3 months ago
((( ))) he wanted to believe in the hands of love. THE HANDS OF LOVE!'
Arturo82001 6 months ago 2
Masterpiece.
laboloche 7 months ago 3
kkkkkkkkkk nesse video até o #bono grita uuuuuuuuuuoooooooooohhhhhhhhhhlllllllllllll
Levileal 7 months ago
this is the power of u2......u2 best all word ever u2 u2...great song...we miss you boys...u2 portugal,,,setubal
SuperPatricia88 7 months ago
geht mehr gefühl....power...kraft in einen song?
Einfach geiler aufbau.....geiler song.....geile show....leider zu unbekannt der song
Hrhotte 8 months ago
Edge is magical in this video. The anger pours out of his guitar and you can feel it 24 years later.
ChopBoy09 8 months ago 3
The only thing that topped Exit in terms of sheer darkness was the ZOO TV tour in 92/93. I agree with the people when they say that U2 should do some devilish things more often, as it burned the memories and emotion into our brains like a ciggarette.
Japatley 8 months ago
Shame this song will never be heard live again. One man takes away our listening. pleasure. Amazing song
ELUSIVEJIM 9 months ago 2
@ELUSIVEJIM What are you referring to?
WeMustBeStopped 8 months ago
@WeMustBeStopped Back in the late 80's some guy killed someone and said that this song told him to do it or something. After that U2 said they would never play the song again. They have never since that day.
ELUSIVEJIM 8 months ago
@ELUSIVEJIM But they played The co-opted Helter Skelter which was a song similarly associated. Hmmmm...Time to put the past in the past and play it again.
mdmomof7 3 months ago
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@ELUSIVEJIM But they played The co-opted Helter Skelter which was a song similarly associated. Hmmmm...Time to put the past in the past and play it again.
mdmomof7 3 months ago
GLO-RIA!... G. L. O. R. I. A. = Genius.
dannyray137 9 months ago
Fecking 1st class tune
smurfu2 11 months ago
three chords E C and G .:-) thats it! and the Hands of Love Edge´s Hnds
2010luckygirl 11 months ago
Awesome performance, fuckin' dead crowd!
Vlaco84 1 year ago 2
C'est pour moi la plus grande chanson de U2
sebovox21 1 year ago
Missed this song on the 360degr. tour !
AlGoreFan 1 year ago
@AlGoreFan - Tragically, U2 will never play it live again. The killer of Rebecca Schaeffer (My Sister Sam) said the song was his inspiration, or something close to that. The band heard about this, and it was devastating to them.
greydogblues 1 month ago
@greydogblues Yes, it´s tragically. U2 never wrote such an intensive an radical song like this again.
AlGoreFan 1 month ago
Wouah.... POWERFUL ! I have got gooseflesh...
Exit + Riders on the storm (Doors), it's so great !
Bono, tu déchires !
bebhionn1 1 year ago 2
im blown away by this performance
jppjc 1 year ago 3
Amazing, thank you. Saw U2 perform this (without The Doors insert) 3rd August '87, Birmingham NEC, England. Such memories :)
Rosalee2424 1 year ago
It was at the LA Memorial Coliseum - Nov 18, 1987. I was there.
EdgeUK8mymind 1 year ago
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EdgeUK8mymind 1 year ago
I am speechless..what a performance.
schlabresfan 1 year ago 2
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jimmymac1960 1 year ago
Where in LA was this?
jimmymac1960 1 year ago
@jimmymac1960 Memorial Coliseum
Matkin222 1 year ago
One of the best Exit versions ever next to live in Paris version!!
mikedpker45 1 year ago 2
1. The beatles 2.- U2 3.- Metallica that's it
ponypoket89 1 year ago
@ponypoket89 1.U2, i dont care about the rest. but BEATLES are in top 3.
MyPipika 1 year ago
I miss THAT U2......
cytrynoovka 1 year ago 4
This song has always haunted me
Bobby...
palonejr 1 year ago
By far U2's darkest song. I wish they wrote more like it. Awesome song!!
mikedpker45 1 year ago 5
amazing song from an amazing album.
smurfu2 1 year ago 2
this number is so dark their best number,
zigies80 1 year ago
Great version/improv of this song !! Bono truly sings with passion!!
mikedpker45 1 year ago 2
no more,its live
pserrano8 1 year ago
This song is sooo much better live than in studio! The bassline, the guitar, Bono's vocals, EVERYTHING is amazing. This is why U2 is the best live band ever.
crazychicks225 1 year ago 2
it takes alot of passion and emotion for them to play this song. i think I understand now why they have not played it live in years
ayajedi 1 year ago
EL BAJO ES ESPECTACULAR
clburillo71 1 year ago
What a performance Bono!!!
bete22izzy 1 year ago 2
Such passion and power! Chills running down my spine!
momtoguys 1 year ago 3
love this song...so underrated, I do appreciate it live more than the ablum version though...and all I can think of during those lighting effects in this clip is the technological insanity of ZooTV and Pop Mart...the difference is drastic to say the least...
SheWoreLemon83 2 years ago
Love the homage to Jim Morrisson. Bono always knew how to work it.
mootbain 2 years ago 10
@mootbain I love this too.
martilook 2 years ago
what I Love about this is that it's not your "typical 80's" live performance they were so ahead of their time
breachmania 2 years ago 4
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breachmania 2 years ago
Che voce....
U2lux 2 years ago
that would suck,if you missed u2 because his voice wasn't perfect........anyways////////yep that's me in the 9th row with my shirt.....can't wait for seattle.........
scorpsman 2 years ago
@scorpsman OMG..you're so lucky!! I've seen them three times but not this concert. I"ve seen Elevation, Pop and Vertigo.. I'm hoping to scrape some cash to take my kid!
sansam25 2 years ago
Fuck that was awsome!! I can't believe i've only now come across this!!Thanks for the post, man.
navyblue12 2 years ago
U2 in that period were at their peak. Today, Edge is still amazing, like Adam and Larry, but unfortunately Bono, can not sing like he use to be. Bono is still very important in that group, but i have to admit , that the rest of the band are still amazing.
drew0808 2 years ago 4
yeah... unfortunatey you cannot change you vocal strings like a guitar string....
nlothvictor 2 years ago 5
This video is great, very great, yes man.
drew0808 2 years ago 2
U2 wrote "Miami"
extreme67 2 years ago
I agree, it's not played enough!
Great lyrics as always
cookmoore 2 years ago 4
man, what a performance!
cookmoore 2 years ago 3
Sometimes I wonder if U2 should have cancelled shows when Bonos voice was soar instead of playing. I have heard a couple of shows during the years when Bono sounded like he should be resting instead of singing. Makes you wonder if his voice would be stronger today. Anyways, still a FANTASTIC BAND, FANTASTIC SINGER, FANTASTIC SONGS!
ColorsBright 2 years ago 5
THAT'S ME WHIPPING MY T-SHIRT @2:00......3:20 and 3:34......we were rocking with the boys that night......
scorpsman 2 years ago 5
WOW!
This is a great version, Love the Doors melody slipped in, Nice one
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youknow45 2 years ago
At this time U2 was a cult rock band. It was the 80's a different time...
Now they're not in the same mood... but they are great - my favorite band ever!
mynteva 2 years ago 4
Have a look for this on YouTube: "U2 360 (Croke Park) The Unforgettable Fire"...
(yes, The Unforgettable Fire)
And they're sounding great. I wish they were coming to Australia for this tour :(
Keruaran 2 years ago 5
what an awesome bassline..... :)
chammo360 2 years ago 47
Adam Clayton as always, rock solid, simple, and stunningly effective. He knows where to put the notes.
Keruaran 2 years ago 19
@chammo360
I would say what a mighty bassline,this is so great song,that people are not aware of that.Also The Edge's lines are fantastic here......U2 rocks
ssdivizion 1 year ago
@chammo360 Together with the lyrics,the bassline is simply awesome.This tune came from the darkness of our forests that all of us wear
ssdivizion 1 year ago 2
LOVE THIS!!!!
inthebathtub23126 2 years ago 3
My favorite u2 track!!!
stevieju2 2 years ago 2
my too ;-)
zanaq5 2 years ago
U2... during this time was the best band in the world!
Butcho7 2 years ago 5
oh good grief they still are... its beyond doubt and they are by miles
armpitoftheworld 2 years ago 5
Personally, I think they're the best band to ever live.
Their track record prooves it! Over 22 Grammies, Never broke up or changed band members for three decades, and they are still making music.
At what point does the best actually become untouchable? I think U2 is the only example! LOL
TheFirstJedi 2 years ago 4
I agree..
zanaq5 2 years ago
U2 needs to play this on the 360 tour. It's such a great rock song.
clmsntigr113 2 years ago 5
Oh! I would go weak at the knees if they did!!!
LTD078 2 years ago
yes i pray this song will be played in glasgow where i am going this year
alauda23 2 years ago
Bono looks like Daniel Day Lewis in this video...
:)
mynteva 2 years ago 3
Bono looks Daniel Day Lewis in this film... :)
mynteva 2 years ago 2
shit crowd...not even enjoyin it
jppjc 2 years ago
the version from Rattle and Hum is also awesome...
rumberoprimero 2 years ago 2
VERY NICE<HELLO FROM CINCINNATI OHIO
stephenraybell 3 years ago 2
one of the best...joshua tree never dies..legends
idioot15 3 years ago 47
@idioot15 Right On, idioot!!! RIGHT ON!
Luvs23 1 year ago
@idioot15 i agree its their best album....but i do like achtung baby and dismantle an atomic bomb album.
jem3911 1 year ago
thats me rocking the beat with my tee......9th row center.......my dad died on that next thanksgiving...aweek later....i brought a picture of him withme,and had alot of tears streaming down my face that night.....god bless u2.....and pops
scorpsman 3 years ago 8
I'm sorry about your dad man.
clmsntigr113 2 years ago
Gloria Exultate!
JimmelJohn 3 years ago
My favourite song of U2 :P
JuanMaillo033 3 years ago 6
excellent, with the snippet riders on the storm.
youtoo300 3 years ago
his voice is amazing the bass makes the song great so does the guitar
rizo12121 3 years ago 5
Best u2 song in my opinion!
siltirocker 3 years ago 7
One of their best.. underestimated, this song..
lepenseur76 3 years ago 7
100% agree
dermott06 3 years ago
thanks i couldn't see him this close when i was there. we bought last minute ticks up top
fantastic i was there with my mumma
tanosullivan 3 years ago
that's me,whiping my t-shirt...sweet video....am i in 3dddd,for those lucky one to see it at imax?????
scorpsman 3 years ago
powerful
aninalover 3 years ago
Close your eyes, abandon hope & enter the heart of darkness. This song does it all.
declan332 3 years ago 3
excellent, great band, great song, great humans..
elobservador84 3 years ago
this song is so powerful.
musicmaniac242 3 years ago 2
good solos
best band= U2
love U2
newA309 3 years ago
U2 in 3D yes , a fan from Montréal. Yes sir.
drew0808 3 years ago
Saw this in 3D @ Imax Sydney great track!
lanthaniated 3 years ago
this song is very powerful and haunting...I love it since the first time i have listened to it...U2 are the best band in the world and I hope they will continue to make us dream
bonolover84 3 years ago 4
Wow. That's all I've got. Just, wow.
TracyLalonde 4 years ago
this is a rock&roll dream come true....they got me three times rocking my t-shirt...to the dude who sold me my ticket from the side of the road,for 60.00 not 90.00,you rock,to my boys in and from carmel,whats up..bono is god......
scorpsman 4 years ago 2
Nice song.
i was looking for this song because our dutch reporter Peter R. de Vries used it for his documanturie about Joran v/d Sloot and Natalie Holloway.
Great song. Great live performance.
Hansie30 4 years ago
Shame we will never hear u2 play exit live again :(
ELUSIVEJIM 4 years ago
Hm why? O_o
topor2 4 years ago
Someone in America killed someone and said the song was the reason for him carrying out the act so u2 said they would not play it again. :(
ELUSIVEJIM 4 years ago
Then again, McCartney still plays Helter Skelter after the whole Charles Manson thing. I hope they bring it back for the next tour. Very unlikely though.
Pure7pazaak 3 years ago
u2 stole helter skelter back 4 the beatles from that prick manson. its on rattle and hum cd/dvd ;)
92guinness08 3 years ago
Is this really true.. Oh my.. What a shame..
lepenseur76 3 years ago
Agree.. As also JummelJohn says: Gloria Exultate!.. The crowds are dead ;D
roya1e 3 years ago
Hm why? O_o
topor2 4 years ago
that me swinging my u2 tee, from the 9th row ...sweet
scorpsman 4 years ago
Where do you get these videos? I can´t stop watching! Thank you so much!
jaranoid01 4 years ago
such a rare version!
Deliaboard 4 years ago
I love The Doors, but there live stuff wasn't that great cause Jim was a drunk. They still own. As 4 the best live band ever Led Zeppelin.
Red40Wings13 4 years ago
just perfect... and the lyrics... speechless :)
blue0banana 4 years ago 3
On the twenty-year anniversary of it's release, The Joshua Tree will forever be wed to Arizona. There was one, who stole Exit, in an attempt to explain his own evil, murderous deed. We're here to steal it back. Tombstone, Arizona December 7, 2007 - Arturo Jabra'il Sancho
Arturo82001 4 years ago
EXIT SERMON, attributed to John Henry 'Doc' Holliday
Twenty-years have passed since our ears were first captivated, by a labyrinth of U2 songs assembled on The Joshua Tree album. Like a wave of settlers, miners, lovers, drunks, and mystics, we partook in the sounds and lyrics that speak to our imaginations...
Arturo82001 4 years ago
Counted among the songs was Exit, a sermon born on a high desert plane, concerning the final moments in the life of John Henry 'Doc' Holliday; a religious man turned gunfighter.
Arturo82001 4 years ago
Huh? So that's what's it about, huh? Even though that's what it's truly derived from, there's countless interpritations that could be made for every song. Even though Exit is their most darkest piece, it is their most powerful song. A song where Guitar and Bass work togeather in terrifying harmony. This song has one of my favorite Basslines ever.
ZOOTV20 3 years ago 3
Very cool thanx!
jschneida 4 years ago
The fucking best in the world, this song, are so powerfull.
pacovailoes 4 years ago 3
this is the only version of this song ive heard where bono explains what the song represents/means
Vernbernau 4 years ago
many of the early U2 songs should be re-released, exit, gloria, tick tock, into the heart, and so on. Best band for about 27 years.
cavalier5555 4 years ago 6
He performed this song at Vertigo world tour in 2005. It's way lot better to hear it alive when the audience were singing together with him.
simonlow 4 years ago
Solo piensen en esto: U2 ya era una gran banda en los 80's... sin contar con la gira Zoo TV... ni la POP MART ni mucho menos con el Elevation Tour.... ahora con su ultimo tour, VERTIGO, es como si hubiesen regresado a esa fuerza de los 80's y eso es magnifico en una banda, q recupere de tal forma su espiritu y esencia!
Year52x 4 years ago 2
fantastic
jjkidf 4 years ago
( I am Spanish and I don`t Know many English)
maybe depeche mode, placebo or linkin park are greats bands but they haven`t the History of U2, They Haven`t the feelling of U2 and the Have the ("Calidad") of the music of U2. Exist is a bom of sound!!
U2 la mejor banda del mundo y la historia!!
war1war 4 years ago 4
Tienes razon amigo. Simple que eso. ¡Y tu Ingles es mejor que mi Español!
LivinOnAnIsland 4 years ago
placebo and Linkin park SuCKS!!! Brother, I'm Sorry!!!
javierarmando09 4 years ago 3
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nonsens the greatest band is depeche mode, placebo or linkin park!
snufru 4 years ago
THE BEST BAND OF THE HISTORY!!!!
unbreakman 4 years ago
you guys are so lucky you got to see this live! I wasnt' even born :(
hystericallyfunny 4 years ago
I love this bassline. It's genious simple.
Jasiu3zd 4 years ago
adam is fantastic!!!! they are fantastic, this song is fantastic!!!
xluudx 4 years ago
Saw this performed live in New Mexico in 86. The most amazing single performace I ever saw.
eddearborn 4 years ago
different from R&H, you can tell by the guitar and the Doors interlude.
swarmmaster 4 years ago
and the stage
jmscoopy 4 years ago
Gloriaaaa G-L-O-R-I-A! one of their best songs u2 4ever!
winger26 4 years ago
This song will never be played by u2 again. Think it was at the end of the 80's when a guy commited a murder and blamed this song for driving him too it.
Robbed the family and us of a great song :(
ELUSIVEJIM 4 years ago
This is hte best song from the just simply the best song ever
guitatr1 4 years ago
this is not the R&H version...but still...love it :)
rhind1989 4 years ago
love love love love this song!!!!!!!!!!!
sanctifyyourself 4 years ago
the best ever live... i saw them in L.A. in 87' the coleiseum was unbelievable...
nwjunkie 4 years ago
I saw them in 1982 in Indianapolis when I was 14, THEY opened for J. Geils Band on the Centerfold tour. They stole the show, I have been a fan ever since.
walsh46217 4 years ago
The very end was cool...I haven't heard him do that for Exit before.
eddy621 4 years ago
This is great, great video! I love it..
litwor 5 years ago
Takes me back to the moshpit at wembley stadium in 87. U2 tickets were 13quid then! What happened to the belfast version? who ever put it on please do it again, it seriously rocked!!
tallpaulrobertson 5 years ago
no but it is a better one than R&H version.
feejo 5 years ago 2
no i don't think it is =))
LigyU2 5 years ago
is this the same version from rattle and hum movie? the songs seems the same but the video is a bit diffrent. i think it's the same but filmed from other angles :p at least bono's move seem to be the same :P
LigyU2 5 years ago
its awsome to see it again. i was actually there, it was my first concert
filmrcj 5 years ago
In the middle he's singing "Gloria...G-L-O-R-I-A ". It's an old Van Morrison song, also covered by The Doors, among others.
everbeer222 5 years ago
Thank you everbeer222 and groovski1, I don't know what it was with that but I just couldn't make that out until you told me that what he was saying.
Rachy91 5 years ago
wait no groovski1 it not that word it at 3:38 he saying something and I have no clue what he is saying.
Rachy91 5 years ago
"Gloria, G-L-O-R-I-A" (from a song by Van Morrison)
"Riders on the storm, into this house we're born, tequila holiday, let your children play" (from a song by Jim Morrison of The Doors)
groovski1 5 years ago
One of the best performances I have ever seen. It was well filmed and recorded. All credit to the lighting engineers, production technicians and the camera men for for allowing us to relive it!
jetplane2006 5 years ago
its a pity this song is not played very often
kuliuz 5 years ago
Question at the end he sing something that don't sound like english nad it in the middle of the song he sings it to between "let you children play".
Rachy91 5 years ago
Tequila Holiday?
groovski1 5 years ago
Ya groovski that word, what he meaning by it.
Rachy91 5 years ago
Damn, that was awesome. I never heard the song before till know and you can just feel the energy from there music.
Rachy91 5 years ago
amazing s