American Football - Never Meant (Live at the Fireside Bowl in Chicago, IL - 4/3/99)

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[@SAMHPWRTH]

"I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet, but your kids are gunna love it”

[@POP3YBOY]

very good.

[@polish2x91]

I love this comment so much

[@peopleschampgarage7869]

I was there. I'm 43

[@jjvexist]

BRUH

[@ericcieslik6061]

HA

[@benniefactor1366]

Whoever randomly thought they'd go along and videotape this gig is a genius for preserving this incredible moment on video for ever....

[@GeoffGorman08]

I can just envision this big, clunky ass vhs videocamera (the ones you had to hold up to your shoulder whenever you film something) posted up on a tripod at the back of this venue

[@juliwomp]

@@GeoffGorman08nah at this point they were small enough to be held with one hand on a strap. Regardless still chunky as can be because it still required tapes but yeah

[@Ceb773]

The fact that this moment is preserved on videotape with the timestamp is almost prophetic

[@Kdkjdjewerdnxa]

I like hearing early renditions of classics like this where they had slightly different lyrics.

[@SSenorr]

Listen Take On Me 1984 version or even before that Lesson One from 1982… Those will throw you into a loop

[@richardsteiner45]

@@SSenorr thats garbage

[@BecomingAMan]

Those people were probably so confused, their kids would love it though

[@mildred78]

when i first hear never meant i though it was from 2010s,they are way ahead of their time

[@CanadianEejit]

There was a whole midwest emo scene in the 90s bro

[@endochronic_]

@@CanadianEejit yeaa, i mean emo revival/midwest scene in the 2010s pretty much the same

[@TheDashingOne123]

Same man

[@haritsdarwienm5886]

You must be young asf lol, midwest emo and these type of sounds are really big in late 90s and early 2000s

[@mildred78]

@@haritsdarwienm5886 yea, i was born the 2000s

[@jorgesotomarino5559]

Its crazy how ahead of their time this band was

[@bendover9663]

I think they're great but how were they ahead of their time??

[@pentexsucks43]

Everyone throws around "ahead of it's time" like it's candy. Please back the statement. Literally how is this ahead of it's time.

[@bendover9663]

@@pentexsucks43 I'm guessing he meant in terms of math rock / emo before it became popular but to me they're just indie / rock, they're very good don't get me wrong but not ahead of their time particularly, maybe a little but not too much...

[@s92dx]

@@bendover9663 yeah I hear you. But most people will trace emo back almost ten years. I think this song is fucking perfect and timeless, but definitely not "ahead of its time". It's just an amazing song.

[@aurora8341]

I think you mean this band is

[@kingkold2761]

Everyone not knowing they’re listening to a crazy classic!!!

[@tazzza]

Mix is perfect, and captured amazingly Band is locked in with each other What the fuck, this is a good performance

[@fermi7776]

mix is perfect?

[@tristenc.7771]

@@fermi7776the live mix is solid from what we can tell. the mic quality takes a lot of fidelity off of what happened, but it does seem that everything seems extremely faithful to the record version, even the vocals

[@fermi7776]

@@tristenc.7771the vocals are not really that faithful

[@kyokari4]

alternate lyrics confused me for a second until i noticed the date again. dang

[@Jay-xh9dl]

Such a damn good riff.

[@jeffbundy2633]

I still have one of those stars hanging from the ceiling. ⭐

[@TGpolaroid]

i wouldn't even be born for another 25 days from the time this video was taken. so grateful this footage exists

[@jhoni_48hz95]

Yeah same, i was born 2 day after this show, and i thought its a 2010's songs hahahahahha

[@TGpolaroid]

@@jhoni_48hz95 me too man. couldn't believe it when i saw 99. they were so far ahead of their time

[@jhoni_48hz95]

@@TGpolaroid yeaaa and i think their song it's so timeless, its almost 25 years old song and their lyrics stil relate to me :) hahahahha

[@tonywhitburn]

Happy birthday, dude

[@TGpolaroid]

@@tonywhitburn thanks so much man!

[@benmgoldberg]

It’s crazy that I’m watching this right now in 2022 on KZbin and the date in the bottom says APR 3 1999…. I was born only a few weeks after this was filmed.

[@bungus87]

Two weeks later for me… such a classic. Forever timeless

[@vicho8067]

I was born 12 days after this show

[@TGpolaroid]

same dude i was born 25 days later

[@benmgoldberg]

@@TGpolaroid bro I was born the day before you ahahah

[@fikrirahmatnurhidayat4988]

Ayy 99 gang

[@TheNoidleshow]

This was the exact day after I was born. Such an incredibly trippy feeling.

[@cringetingles]

i got a weird coincidence for yall: april 3rd is my mums birthday, i was born 1999 on november 11 (11/11) when the band starts to play never meant it's 11:11PM

[@moosemafia1659]

That’s crazy

[@flatikk]

There is no way they sound so amazing live! I can barely tell this apart from the studio version

[@youknowwhat5008]

Exactly my thought when I first heard this

[@emochi8599]

This is the proper way to listen to this song

[@dungeonmaster6292]

On tinny honda civic speakers

[@Zacharysharkhazard]

through a cassette tape@@dungeonmaster6292

[@joshuajones8808]

​@dungeonmaster6292 tell me you're too young to remember 1999 without telling me

[@emochi8599]

@@joshuajones8808 lol I was born 7 years after 1999 😭

[@SnugAndTug]

This song is so special to me. The feeling it evokes is so consistent and unique, I literally don't feel that certain way when I listen to any other song. It's a weird warmth mixed with melancholy, where it makes me sad and nostalgic, but the chords are so catchy and hypnotic almost. I'm not trying to sound cheesy either, those are just the best adjectives I can think of for it. Craziest part -- I first found this song on a random ass meme of a baby chicken "cracking it's back", it had the opening riff behind it and killed me. 10/10 song, will show my kids.

[@suaryps]

this is some gold right here

[@shotbypags4436]

yes

[@oldthug7624]

One of my favourite songs of all time was made before I was born. Kind of crazy.

[@user-tw5si4tr3q]

this what i used to watch on early youtube days before the better quality stuff started being uploaded, same with Mineral's performances, and its still the versions i listen to now as an adult

[@Cylindropuntia]

And the promises we made!!!!!

[@jomardesoloc880]

can't get this out of my head

[@frankieiero6859]

This vid is older than me

[@deerduster]

Frank Iero here instead of MCR !? 😉

[@closetodeathseth]

I love the emo pit of looking over your shoulder occasionally and if no one is looking… gently nodding….

[@the.seagull.35]

What a beautiful song

[@fercornejo90]

Listening to this remembering the breakup of my last relationship, just a couple months ago, fucking sad.

[@fercornejo90]

Finally the sadness it's gone, I just keep moving forward, it was hard but im really better now. Music is a medicine really.

[@onesyphorus]

its funny seeing how many ppl here who're mentioning that they were born days away from this recording itself. kinda sweet ngl

[@arwinemmanuelraganas4088]

god this year i was born 1999 im so glad

[@BryanChristopher266]

imagine being there lol I woulda lost it

[@MrWorsterLike]

Yummy time capsule this, cheers boss

[@merealzab]

This should be preserved in a holy museum.

[@Howsoonisnow2009]

This is awesome. I miss going to shows at the Fireside Bowl.

[@indiramohabeer3667]

Thank you

[@castblack3451]

Thank you.

[@CooperRossum]

ive only ever seen video of alkaline trio playing here :O this is sick

[@saladhands1127]

Someone mentioning alkaline trio on a american football video is always a pleasant surprise

[@oui2611]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/foW9naNjfbeqsM0 at the drive in played there too, same year, months later

[@peopleschampgarage7869]

I was there. saw alkaline trio, at the drive in, braid 👍

[@XxTheShootingStarxX]

@@saladhands1127 two great bands

[@slumdogtrillionaire0]

everyone there is so mesmerized

[@mariotaz]

What a video capture!

[@terragrow440]

These people had absolutely no idea, the stars that were born.

[@tazmissionplex]

And the tears we cried on them autumn nights when we realized we were falling out of love

[@yanglu13]

relíquia maxima

[@denial1004]

De acordo

[@victorramatis681]

Eles fizeram esse show duas horas depois do meu nascimento KKKKKKKKKKKK

[@theozin.labrador]

​@@victorramatis681um pouco mais de 2 meses antes do meu!

[@akunanonim4645]

This is Not just a random video this is an artifact 😮

[@Alderete228]

Me encanta que el video ajuste perfectamente con la rola

[@GrazianoPala]

Se la nostalgia si potesse descrivere con un video... 🥲

[@justinjones9028]

This makes 1999 seem much further away than it was.

[@infared1982]

Look at you now. Champions :)

[@jhoni_48hz95]

Damn, i was born 2 day after this show, and i thought its a 2010's songs

[@davidbreitwieser3591]

Hey, whoever digitized the vhs for us too appreciate, thanks, I feel like I’m in the 90s

[@Rissa7300]

That's was my 11th birthday my cousin was there I still hold resentment.

[@user-je8os3sw4r]

最高やね

[@kudjo24]

Reminds me of the Aphex Twin mindset, just feels that people don't even realize or nostalgia before the nostalgia even exists

[@E9819_]

Filmed on my 1st birthday lol

[@JohnMainz]

great

[@bosshm-2]

recorded on my 3rd birthday

[@kenshininoue7648]

mood

[@emochi8599]

Wowie

[@cybafunka]

swag

[@mharrison9791]

gold

[@Dante_yo_son_of_sparda_yo77]

The impossibles and Thursday played there

[@jpunk39]

Amped 2 brought me here Best snowboard game ever....

[@yoruny3371]

epic

[@stevena8719]

Lads invented an entire vibe

[@sharkus3329]

Wowowowowowowowow

[@benjaminschmenjamin9315]

I kind of dig this. Wonder what ever happened with these guys? The singer kind of looks like that guy from Owen

[@dude555413]

I can't tell if you're joking

[@Zure467]

Crazy to think everyone in this video is dead now 😮

[@thexdude]

No? This was only about 24 years ago. All members of American Football are alive and most of these guys in the audience are likely alive.

[@caixiuying8901]

IKR, can't believe this was 7 generations ago

[@caixiuying8901]

​@@thexdudenot true I was in this video and I died

[@fenderjbass6463]

This is a plot twist

[@Classof90]

Timeflies

[@kogen800]

left rhythm guitar sounds like grand piano chords

[@bukuga]

I was born april 30, 1999...

[@rxpapi]

this is fucking cool as shit lol

[@jersonbueno9026]

Dec 22 23 2:14 am

[@chaddeez8446]

11:11

[@abanana2561]

gee wiz holy moly these guys were certainly de facto a product of their time.

[@SebastianErestal]

0:31 looks like a young seth rogen near the camera

[@SometimesCompitent]

he sings a lot like i sang when I was a teen. Way better at the instruments tho.

[@EddieGalois]

This event even predates Colombine by 3 weeks. That's how pre-angst it is.

[@Kurups101]

incredible band - incredible song. But ahead of their time? No i'd say right on time.

[@Yonverpage]

17 days before Columbine occurred

[@freezingjazzy]

I don't know what to do with this information now that I have it but, thank you regardless.

[@kolossalskrimp]

Thank you for this astute observation

[@mossymoose8920]

Ok then lol

[@AnimatedKadenMusicAndCartoons]

I thought the same thing when I saw the date

[@jbc2225]

892 days before 9/11

[@bikeron6136]

KUL

[@urikayan2368]

Columbine was 17 days away. It hadn't happened yet. On this day Dillan and Eric were planning and saying their goodbyes to their friends and family. No one had any idea it was coming.

[@kyokari4]

Insane that I'm replying to this on an american football video, but yeah. pretty sure theres a video of Dylan shopping for Eric's birthday around a week later from this video, too.

[@abanana2561]

On this day people were conceiving children

[@user-mf8su7ny3s]

The vocalist wasn’t on time started singing too fast

[@thebruhnetwork]

I am finally gonna get to see them play live for the first time in September this year! 🥹

[@denislytkin5654]

Thank you