American Football ~ Never Meant (Live Version)

The Classic
Live at the Fireside Bowl
January 17th 1998

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Mike Kinsella
• Steve Lamos
• Steve Holmes
• American Football
• Never Meant
• Live
• 1998

[beyondthegong]

All of this football shit pretty much ruins this. At least I can run this in the background.

[ChocolateExplosion]

@beyondthegong grow a sense of humor, dweeb

[christpuncher98]

the irony in this particular video is that kinsella once said that he only chose the name american football because it it reminded him of how overpaid and overglamorized sports is and it reminded him of musicians.... the band hated the name nonetheless the name stuck

[ChocolateExplosion]

@christpuncher98 that's only half the wikipedia quote... Mike Kinsella is a huge Bears fan

[lennycarlmoe]

This is actually in april or may of 1999 (not 1998). This was one of their last shows right before recording the album I believe.

Go Bears.

[ChocolateExplosion]

thanks, i just went with the info on the file.. you were at the show?

[cliffburton333]

lyrics weren't even fully developed yet. i bet the people in the crowd didn't realize how important this band would still be to the scene 10+ years later

[josecansecoismyhero]

I like this song and I like watching 250lb lunatics smash into each other 100 times in a 3 hour period while 100,000 people watch them and get drunk. Great combo! Thanks!

[PromWolf]

I personally love this video. I enjoy both American Footballs haha. I hate how there is this assumption that if you enjoy football you can't enjoy bands like this.

[levimcduffie]

Good ol' DITKA

[blondeeagles]

i like the football stuff- it's hilarious

[thecomfortisnow]

would die for the video :(

[ctdjazz]

STEVE LAMOS

[killtoastdaily]

Didnt know many football fans were this emotional about football. Or knew about American Football. Or liked emo at all. Or were anything remotely like who ever made this video. But cool. I guess?

[RLM2009]

@konradharla hey.... bet you wont cry about it

[RLM2009]

wow.. hilarious to see people bitching about the PICTURES on a SONG.. if the pictures really ruin this song for you, then youre a fucking dolt. You shouldnt be listening to it anyway... Soundin like a toddler.

[checktwo2two]

Wow, the fireside bowl! I used to play in well known indie band. We had a show there early in 2000 while it was still around, and this girl I'd been all "teenager head over heels" for since I was 15 just happened to go to school not too far away. I believe in Wheaton, one of those super christian schools. She came out to the show looking super hot...she had amazing sweater cows. They were wonderful. Oh, almost out of characters. Oh well. Yeah, she married some dork(handsome though). The End!