The Thermals - Returning to the Fold (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

[LeroyJenkins4]

So is this atheist rock as opposed to christian rock?

[PhnxOnAcid]

the best one!

[Jango4445]

Armpit hair??? 0:50



[MisterMKdick]

This is one of my favorite thermals tunes.

[lifeisublime]

if the thermals ever die, no worries. they're comin right back.

[leiposuctie]

actually....a LOT of thermals songs follow this type of chord progression, especially on this album, it's scary how much they can do with the same couple of progressions, and in the case of pillar of salt and this song, it's EXACTLY the same, except for the bridges, which have a different order of the same chords:P

[hoopart1]

It's ok that returning and pillar have the same tune - they both came off a conceptual album so, artistically speaking, it's just a repetition of an aural theme.

[schwachstelle]

has anyone noticed that "pillar of salt" (also by thermals) has the exact same riff but only played faster?

[tkemp132666]

Stew?

[TheAdamAdy]

the pic of this video on list looks like Andy from Weeds :)

[MisterJammo]

Lol not every song has the same tune, it's just this and a pillar of salt

[alexfjelldal]

So what if every song is the same? It's a good song. Just listen to AC/DC. They've put out the same record for 40 years. Who wants a groundbreaking AC/DC record?

[Oldshirt]

@alexfjelldal SO true... I'm convinced AC/DC only ever got one clean drum track and used it over and over.

[MrBed1963]

@alexfjelldal I don't want any ac/dc records.

[HenryJThomas]

Listen to Wesley Willis, Every song is literally the same, just different lyrics

[LegoAssassin13]

Chuck?

[FemmeFatalee]

Blur?

[soundofthenorthwest]

I typed in Thermals and Dragonforce showed up. That's whacked

[Twillz0rz]

THUMBS UP IF YOURE THE 393888 VIEWER LOLALKJBKQJWEBH~!!!!!

[Villarebel]

the big guy on :56 makes the video. Goog job feeling that song man.  Who ever you are.

[Drbarrelroll369]

Sounds like a good bassline, maybe I should learn it.

[Metalfreakocity]

unfortunately this is like the same as the pillar. not very interesting

[HMLcoversAndSkate2]

@Metalfreakocity  its the same chords its not the same they used simalar progressions throughout the album simple yet creative

[LolaFloresyOLE]

Did I see the amazonas underneath her arm ??

[JTwhitey31]

this isn't a criticism but can anyone else notice the similarity between the main riff and that of A pillar of salt?

[pedestrianharmright]

@JTwhitey31 I think the similarities were intentional.

[DrPeaze]

Did anybody else see the tellytubby at 2:14??

[DrPeaze]

@DrPeaze Holy Fuck! Thats the craziest shit ive ever seen in my life!

[jonosan00]

Reminds me of blues clues because of the silly green screen stuff.

[wol714]

I LOVE THE THERMALS!

[bourbonisme]

I love that they use almost the exact same music....but it becomes a completely different song that is JUST as amazing :D

[SerJollyGuy]

Their videos are so crazy and I LOVE IT!!!

[MegaCrasher3000]

The Thermals opened for Weezer last night in Seattle and totally tore it up. New fan here.

[thebird57]

@MegaCrasher3000 Agreed with you, they were awesome! But so was Weezer.

[007monkeyman2]

@MegaCrasher3000 Great concert

[MegaCrasher3000]

@007monkeyman2

Yeah, it was an amazing evening, for sure.

[zazmatyk]

haha. this reminds me of another thermals song ;)

[mrgone830]

@zazmatyk same chords as a pillar of salt. idk why they couldnt think of something new.

[BringAShovel]

@mrgone830 I'm pretty sure 90% of their listeners listen because of their lyrics and the way they're presented... I could honestly care less about the similarity. They could use the same stuff over and over again, I'd still listen.

[LanceHertford]

@zazmatyk It's like a reprise of Pillar of Salt, basically

[234thur]

The best part about this band is the black girl on bass.

[zilla1407]

tnx for crazy nite at Terraneo

[DarkWarrIIoR]

Ohh yeah CHUCK here , Just awesome ! :D

[CANADA5UCKS]

he always has the coolest shirts.

[starslung]

great song. HORRIBLE video.

[refusedchad]

woah this is just awful quality :( Great song, too bad.

[TCSketchComedy]

I'm actually considering getting a tattoo based on this song

[walkersam]

these videos really could not be more ill-suited for the songs on this album

[grummette]

Totally did them an injustice and didn't check them out before the Matt & Kim show! These guys are awesome! This might be the new theme song to my life!!

[I8RICKROLLERS]

the singer looks like that bad guy in fineas and ferb ;D

[grumpchong]

@I8RICKROLLERS

I was thinking he kinda looks like Sheldon Cooper.

[rednapkins]

@grumpchong if you look up the video for A Pillar of Salt, he looks EXACTLY like Steven Malkmus from Pavement..

[sooprcool]

Subpop signed all the best artists ever.

[notimetovisitmaniacs]

I saw these guys open for Matt Kim last weekend in Oakland. They were great! The lead singer makes the funniest faces when he plays guitar!!!

[smoke420allthetime]

another awesome video. i love how they just fall out of the sky haha

and also like how they used the same chords from "pillar of salt".

[I8RICKROLLERS]

boat and these guys rock

[DRrocken]

these guys opened for matt and kim last night they were great.

[akeiaaa89]

saw them last night with matt & kim! soooo goood! (:

[superdunce77]

I'm seeing them live soon, without even realizing it. Glad they're playing with Matt and Kim

[thatgreggguy]

I'm seeing em the 17 with Matt and Kim!

[joeeric100]

they're gonna open for matt and kim june 15th!!!!

[kBrown8912]

@joeeric100 and the 3rd in ATL!!!

[Nieves57]

Awesome band

[zakzero123]

I'd say about 300,000 of the 354,264 view, are all mine.

[okavipra]

@zakzero123 i'd say not :))))

[zakzero123]

@okavipra yeah its such an addictive song man!

[JosephJGomez]

That's my cousin playing bass! so cool and a very smart girl to boot!

[deadmilkmenareradd]

Seeing these guys live with Matt and Kim June 23rd! <3

[Stwmaniak]

@deadmilkmenareradd June 4th!

[deadmilkmenareradd]

@Stwmaniak

Wahoooo! :D

[syeve6712]

i can see beavis and butthead making fun of this music video..ALOT

[zakzero123]

I think i'll listen to it again...

[MasonDdrummer]

distortion ftl

[lucadepu]

it's fucking a pillar of salt slowed down

[Clairalyssa]

@lucadepu It's one of the Thermal's trademarks that they almost always use the same three or four chords.

[annasdad2003]

Im sorry Kathy is FREAKIN hot with or without underarm hair ! She's a arty folk chick so that should be expected. Not every one agrees with social norms! Hell if her BUSH was not shaved I'd be in heaven! Lol! She's hella sexy to ME!

[rdc123]

@annasdad2003 cool guy

[sorenkierkegaard2008]

@annasdad2003 Hell yeah, Kathy is a hottie, in the vein of Kim Deal.

[mickynorton]

garbage, just my opinon.

[xjoe1988x]

I REGRET LEAVIN MY SSSOOOUUUL!!!!!!! :D

[mrhodie]

Johnny Marr recommended these to me!

[vaduzl]

the Bass player is so damn hot

[xjoe1988x]

great jam!!! :)

[MichaelHansenFUN]

rat boy here

[EverLong1995]

This song sounds just pillar of salt

[WiiMan11720]

@EverLong1995 exact chord progression lol

[o0matthowarth0o]

Thinline Teles?

[jaydock1]

I'm pretty sure this is the awesomest.

[katieknitsstuff]

I want to BE Kathy Foster

[screamit1]

shes too busy rocking to shave

[harrisonveachbarrett]

lol i like the ending

[nexnebula]

I love that she didn't shave! haha dgaf girl, and fuck these idiots telling you to shave.

[TheSaltWorld]

See the my mini-show on YouTube, (SaltWorld). Subscribe to feed TheSaltWorld. To be continued.

[iannadriz]

like this song wow

[synecdochist]

I want an acoustic cover of this!

[Mr2shine2shine]

good idea to shave the armpits b4 youtubing them

[marblesuperhero29]

@Mr2shine2shine wtf?

[michaelsmorrison]

Wanted

I never asked you what you wanted

I only tauted you but i never knew that you wanted me

I never knew that I wanted you like so many did

M.S. Morrison

[ruggeth7]

He has a a sick voice

[RuLLeT02]

Sheldon?

[redbluerecords]

Love The Thermals! They're so good

[Villarebel]

I don't understand the beginning of the first verse. Please advice.

[OhMaiiGeeizh]

Check out the fat dude running at 1:58

[guitar19904]

fuckin awsome band

[Clairalyssa]

@2legit2quitification oh they aren't. this song is from a concept album that tells the story of the US as a fascist faux-christian state.

[Clairalyssa]

0:39 cutest smile ever! I love Hutch. (for that is his name)

[2legit2quitification]

are the thermals a religious band?

[leif011]

the woman fold?

[zzzaaakkkaaa]

It's very sad to find All Time Low on their related video

[xjoe1988x]

@zzzaaakkkaaa you mean all time gay haha

[flyngSpaghettiMonstr]

@zzzaaakkkaaa mmmmbop was in my related..

[redmoon282]

hairs on the black girls pit

[freaky123666]

song from 1st episode of season2 of chuck :p

[bakerbrdz]

COOL VIDEO!

[treatyof1812]

the guitar part is pillar of salt

[gimmieindierock]

youtube.com/watch?v=3QdB918l61­o

[lebell79]

i cant believe that bush of hair underneath the chicks arm..

watch her throw that baseball.

[musicdeaf]

@lebell79 ew ew ew i saw it

[xarrtarrant]

Love this song! Heard it on CHUCK

[Mooncript]

@xarrtarrant Ditto :P

[weezermetroid]

@xarrtarrant same fave show

[MichaelHansenFUN]

@xarrtarrant one of the daughters of a teacher at Prospect High School, in Saratoga California, is on CHUCK!!!

[flamingcurent]

@xarrtarrant - Are you sure it was THIS song? I remember hearing "Now We Can See" in Chuck Versus The Ring. (Season 2, Episode 22 ... yes I'm a dork lol) Do you remember which episode you heard it on? I'd love to watch it. Again. lmao

[xarrtarrant]

@flamingcurent Yep pretty dang sure. They used this song in one the episodes... Chuck Season 2 Episode 1 – Chuck Vs. The First Date. Pretty sure it's that one. Such a great show!

[flamingcurent]

@xarrtarrant - Well now I'm definitely gonna dig up that episode and watch it! I absolutely love that show. Mainly for Yvonne Strahovski, but still its my favorite show!

[italik13]

@xarrtarrant chuck has the best soundtrack!!!!

[shinobi138]

I used to like "A pillar of Salt" better, but now I don't know...

[SATURDAYateSUNDAY]

@shinobi138 i cant choose btw this or pillar of salt 

[Erevis]

does the girl have armpit hair? oh god...

love the music though

[RobinDropping]

@Erevis She gets turned on when you burn her armpit hair off with a lighter I hear.

[SATURDAYateSUNDAY]

@RobinDropping LIES! lol

[lolligager1]

i live right across the river from these guys!!! ^^

Vancouver Washington WOOT!!!!! ^^

[xXgtrfretzXx]

lol 0:15 nice blue screen

[99attack99]

This song has the same exact chord progression as "Pillar of Salt"..wtf?

[xXgtrfretzXx]

@99attack99 lots of bands use the same keys and chord progressions in a few songs

[xXgtrfretzXx]

@99attack99 lots of bands use the same keys and chord progressions in a few songs: this band, nirvana, hillsong, uhhh cage the elephant, rage the machine...

[TheSkatedude23]

@xXgtrfretzXx which CTE songs have  the same chord prgression ??

[GCmaster5000]

dude this has the same chords as pillar of salt does

[MermaidProblem]

"I forgot I needed God like a big brother." Such a clever insult.

[simplyirresistible14]

awesome emo-afro? yes.

[HatersLoveMeX]

I Love The Fact That Their Music Videos Aren't Full Of Special Affects Like Other Musi Videos! (And You Guys Do Remember What Steve Looks Like Right? I Just Can't See Steve In His Face Lol. He Looks WAY Younger)

[dragonjack123]

Hmm does the beggining kinda sound like, the song A piller of salt??? Or is it just me...

[gemmik72]

@dragonjack123 definitely just you, i don't even know how you made that connection...

[Quigh]

@dragonjack123 it is the same chord proggession.

[brokenprophecy15]

this guy is awesome

[altadasta23456]

hahahahahahahahahahahhay they fell out of trees

[iBegToDiffer]

@altadasta23456 haha. yes indeed.

[smoke420allthetime]

they are the exact same chords as pillar of salt, but that doesnt matter. you could make a zillion great songs out of the same chords, and thats the beauty of music making. all the possibilities! these songs are amazing!

[RainaBeeford]

@smoke420allthetime yeahh.. it actually takes a good song writer to take the same four chords and come up with something completely different and new.

[Carterxbell]

2:11-Coconuts?

[Bluesmanification]

Who gives a fuck about chord progession.

[VisioneryVideos]

@Bluesmanification

Too right mate

[listentohella]

cute doggy

[soultronx10]

YES.

[NOTMADEINCHINAprod]

1:27=JIZZ IN MY PANTS.

[lolztillirolz47]

Chord progression is like excactly like A pillar of salt

[danmankeyes]

omg he does look like steve

[MnNm09v]

molaaaaaaaa

[00rocker95]

I was trying to get into the band.

A Pillar of Salt impressed me, then I got introduced to this song, and I recognized the 4 chord progression, and honestly not a fan.

Also the lyrics are not appealing.

I'ma stick to metal more.

It's hard to be open-minded :/

[pandoraglory]

Beat Happening plus Guided By Voices equals a sweet, sweet, beautiful child.

[Forrest4man]

the guitar almost sounds like the exact same chords, in different beat, as Pillar Or Salt by them too

[EFFORTLESS7]

@Forrest4man ya wtf it is the exact same what the hell

[jtr156]

@EFFORTLESS7 I know how to play this song and pillar of salt on guitar and yeah they are exactly the same just a diffrent beat minus the chorus in Returning to the fold and the solo but other wise their exactly the same

[EFFORTLESS7]

@jtr156 i guess he couldnt decide which one he liked better

[Forrest4man]

@EFFORTLESS7 haha yea dude ikr, they are both pretty awsome tho

[grandelugano]

the rhythm guitar sounds pretty much like the one in "now we can see". also the beginning, very similar melodies. nonetheless a cool song.

[Alannbitchh]

the intro just a little bit a tiiiny little bit reminds me of steady as she goes by The Racontuers. But then later it just becomes puure Thermals :D

[kev0560]

wow, this guy really sucks

[MrSkateKing123]

@kev0560 Maybe if you fuk urself this'll sound better...... >:)

[MrSkateKing123]

@kev0560 btw----------------- dont be a noob keep ur flaming comments off youtube

[clanhollywoodhal0]

hmmm the lead singer sure likes stripes eh? Anyways AWESOME BAND

[Makingnewnamesisdumb]

Everyone says the lead singer looks like all these different people. Is it actually possible that he looks like all of these different celebrities?

Personally I like him because he looks so much like Morgan Freeman.