Lightning Bolt - Sound Guardians

[TheBradleh]

I play in a band that is two person and we use alot of amps and wear masks. But we dont sound anything like lightning bolt.....so why do i feel so bad about it?

[zofryer]

Holy shit. What happened to GWAR? 

[TheMegaghost85]

@zofryer yeah. they suck. they still play. and your a moron

[CatWalkingOnTwoLegs]

lol! at 1:47 the drummer drops one drumstick, and the guitar leans over to get pick up the stick for him. All while the music is still playing xD I wonder if that was an intentional skit

[werwatchnu]

@CatWalkingOnTwoLegs Someone beat you to that comment by 2 years. But I still think you're a super youtuber. =]

[cheerupemokid777]

@umulamahri; i pull inspiration from a wide variety of genres, and i enjoy this band as much as i do Memphis May Fire, but i agree, there is a lot of crap getting record deals. Why? because right now "hipster" is the trend and hipster music is what sells. obviously any record company that knows this is going to sign a "hipster band". at least until that band is heard mentioned at the local starbucks, in which case it will be deemed "to mainstream" and no longer "hip"

[IMeanPushUps]

bands like this are what inspire me to be better. if you relate this band to the music industry you must be confused, this band is how you say... keep-in it real

[Oloo]

bassist dressed up as robot from flcl makes me so happy

[TheMegaghost85]

thank you jesus and god also known as lightning bolt, for putting your holy music in our fucking ears

[umulamahri]

Bands like this are whats wrong with the music industry today. Too many people playing too much garbage getting too many record contracts

[theotherMittens]

@umulamahri Yes, because this type of music is making up SO MUCH of the industry.

[95civex]

@umulamahri fuck off

[MrMisab]

is he wearing a spongebob mask?

if so thats just one more reason to love brian chippendale

[konradharla]

maybe the crowd is just so amazed and they're stuck staring at the fucking talent

[shit311]

bassist is badass

hes the king (i love their durms too tho)

[lulleballe]

Haters will be haters. But hell, i love these guys.

Fantastic music.

Fantastic band.

Long live the lazerbeasts.

[mkbarron]

it isnt just this show that the crowd doesn't do anything. its every lightning bolt show. because the fans suck because the music sucks because the band sucks.

[32BPS]

@mkbarron So glad you stopped by this video then, superfan.

[mkbarron]

@32BPS yeah sorry man i know i'm being a hater but my friends who are lightning bolt fans are askin a lot of me to get into this stuff. This is the kind of stuff serious bands play to goof off. same goes for pavement.

[32BPS]

@mkbarron You shouldn't feel like you should get into a band just because friends expect you to.

[sonicyouth45]

@mkbarron yeah there is practically no talent that goes into this music at all you fuckface

[MyMouseIsInMySock]

@sonicyouth45 i think you're just dumb

[demonicpriest]

@mkbarron to "goof off"? You must not play music, because when people "goof off" with their instruments, they play what they like to hear, and when you play in a band, you'd better be playing what you like to hear rather then what some guy with 15 bucks for a record wants to hear.

[rexnickles2]

@mkbarron

I smell sarcasm on your breath, buster!

[eric1012wi]

@mkbarron the music doesn't suck! It's the hipsters that attend today's shows! Posers. They just want to be there to say they were there. They don't want to participate, move, and sweat. It's been like that in Chicago for the past 10 years or so.

[jacob7207]

@mkbarron Every LB show I have been to was great. You probably listen to Arcade Fire and would lick the toilet bowl clean fresh under their asses if given the opportunity.

[frungahr]

to mainstream for me. <3

[Tophtop]

crowds suck horrible these days.

[msilva827]

whats up with the crowd?

[shot2shit]

:(

too many decibels for a cell camera...

[konnichiwaneku]

FUCK YOU! DADA IS ALIVE!

[TheSpallanzani]

1:50 they don't lose the tempo *-*

[davocorrie]

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! for all you mid-west folk, lightning bolt is going to be in detroit mi on the 19 of this month. 8 bucks in advance or something rather.

[PussmasterX]

@davocorrie I'm so going! See you there, whoever you are!

[rexnickles2]

@davocorrie i went to that show...after having to sit through 3 other shitty bands, Lightning Bolt straight killed the place!

[howudoingbaby]

ahahahahahaha 

[cheekymonkey1979]

Speaking as a musician who grew up in London and who has come back to play there many times... London crowds are SO BORING! You've got this great band going nuts for you and you are just stood there with you arms folded, posing. Good work, kids.

[jacob7207]

@cheekymonkey1979 It's because everyone in the crowd is busy being overtly individual, so individual that they're reluctant to move around and go nuts, just like everyone else in the crowd.

[deengew]

best band on earth right now

[thisguyisaninja]

those are the best costumes EVER. this tops EVERYTHING

[rexnickles2]

nice arms, muscley arms.

[777ianx777]

Gibson's costume is fucking awesome.

[roflcopter2225]

jesus

[0008brown8000]

Yes..they did Sound Guardians! Which does describe Brian & Brian a,lot..

[dirtyzine]

nice. i was at this but couldn't see shit!

[LaBre4]

WTF!!! hell yeah!!!

[codeywodey]

drugs.

[rasjvon]

drugs not needed here----this is real music played by badasses

[dahgrow]

Lightning Bolt, you rock my pants.

[oddmanout1792]

Earthly Delights fucking rocks. the beginning sound like Flooded Chamber to me.

[Ievolovel]

1:00 guitar sounds like a cougar.

[Vamp1ro101]

ye... except it's a bass :)

[Ievolovel]

@Vamp1ro101 it's a nothing because it has so many different instrument strings on it... i saw them live once and he had a banjo string and some other shit.

[Vamp1ro101]

ye i know there are many instrument strings but i just said that it's still a bass :P

[sonorpaiste702]

@Ievolovel He tunes to cello standard tuning so he needs to use banjo strings to accommodate the tuning.

[snakeater]

Tera Melos > this band

[jacob7207]

Hell fucking yeah, these guys don't stop.

[Zeiros7]

The song structure is similar to that used by REM in some of their earlier songs (pre Mad World)

[mojoscary]

Mad World wasnt REM

it was Gary Jules

unless youre talking about a different Mad World

[misterhiden54]

tears fer fears dude

[mojoscary]

Tears for Fears wrote the original mad world... Gary Jules Covered it.. and sounds somewhat similar to Michael Stipe from REM....

[aaasamaaa]

lol, that song is a cover..

[meatymouldia]

what song structure ?

[ravesaredead69]

:D Love these guysss

[0008brown8000]

Think it is a new track or one they never released. Although they did announce they're coming out with a new album! :D

[makavelijames]

novedoso

[heywait91]

pooper7x is clearly a retard

[ascominlol]

lol 1:50 great teamwork!

[fgsfds12345]

working title: sound guardians

[nateface3]

this is the best way to enjoy your Halloween for sure.

[32BPS]

Only as boring as, say, watching a video on YouTube then complaining about its content, on the off chance that you might provoke a poorly spelled fight with someone.

[TGOC3]

I'm just curious as to what bands someone who calls Lightning Bolt boring listens to.

[meatymouldia]

your mum is boring

[mfish618]

@kevpadd27 You're a retard, these guys are awesome.

[explosivose]

<3 the outfits, especially the spongebob mask and the funky shin pads ^^

[mistersimeeec]

I was 5 back to start with and then ended up 1 pretty much right in front of them.

Faaaaantastic.

[adecarmina]

great view!

[32BPS]

Cheers! Just wish the sound was a little better.

[adecarmina]

hee hee i was there too, behind brian the drummer... my ears buzzed for 2 days... def worth it :D

[isblokken]

I'm glad someone recorded this - my short-arse couldn't see a fucking thing from 6 people back! Good work!!

[RolexTharsus]

Aye, was 6 foot away from the Bolt but only saw Brian G's bass head twice :(

Did get to stand next to him during Om's set mind you