Angels and Airwaves - The Adventure (live at David Letterman Show) HD

Angels and Airwaves performing "The Adventure" at David Letterman's show.
Tom DeLonge - vocals, guitar
David Kennedy - guitar
Matt Wachter - bass
Atom Willard - drums
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[@hotchocolate6616]

2024 anyone ?

[@daidavies90]

No

[@kosblink]

Tut

[@pineapplejuice87]

Yee yeah

[@kameronkautzman1965]

Gang gang. 😭

[@davidmarin5456]

Tom has always had great drummers backing him up

[@denisuntoro]

David Marin travis and atom found by jesus delonge

[@eridinthevirgin4191]

@@denisuntoro Scott too

[@ccsdepor]

Mark...

[@wagnerrr23]

I just dont understand why everyone thinks scott raynor was a drumming god? Nor this AnA drummer....

[@yeyonge]

@@wagnerrr23 well lars Ulrich and Dave grohl were not that great either but there they are...

[@theoneandonlysmack]

Starring Jim Carrey as Tom deLonge

[@waleedzahooor]

Don't know why this comment made me feel so good.

[@poppunkrockbasscover6747]

I think the same, totally looks like!

[@n1mand]

XTC is nice!

[@carlossantos139]

alrighty then!!

[@JacX1]

Now why you gon and have to say that mean yet hilarious joke in front of all these nice folk here? Lol

[@jmoricca1]

Still the best song of Tom’s career, in my Opinion.

[@NorthCascades]

Ben Wah Balls is his best song

[@jskrabac]

Have you heard Rebel Girl? So good!

[@benjammin8240]

You can write some amazing shit riding the wave of euphoria of opioids-but it’s a double-edged sword. Can confirm 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@tylerthompson9822]

Missing You is his best

[@nickgornall8929]

It’s defo up there. There Is, Rite of Spring and Suburban Kings are right up there as well

[@fluffychicken22]

Why are there no comments about the drummers' performance on this? Incredible. Dude was rock solid the whole song.

[@deathhawk90]

He fucking. Nailed it. This dude can tie Travis laces

[@siavashmassoudi]

deathhawk90 if you're saying he's better than Travis then I highly beg to differ

[@drewgrahn3816]

Atom Willard is leagues better than Travis Barker. There can't even be an argument

[@hambone3327]

+Drew Grahn Actually, you're wrong. Both are dope, but I wouldn't say Atom is better. They're completely different styles so you cannot compare them. It'd be like comparing him to Lee Stanton

[@sevpha1259]

Atom Willard, is crap.

[@randys950]

I remember when I used to think that these were considered bad "Tom" vocals...

[@IncrebileKageduh]

Yeah they get worse

[@dylanburton1087]

@@IncrebileKageduh Not recently, he's really improved on the recent AVA tours

[@dazextralarge]

He looks like EMO Jim Carey.

[@_4lec]

I was having a really shitty day until I read this comment dude, thanks for the laugh

[@jacquestrap1904]

Tom's guitar is badass!

[@tetoadriancradleoffi]

it's not bad, but i dont like hybrids that much :/

[@tetoadriancradleoffi]

***** im not talking about the guy but the style of that guitar. I like different models. Hybrid guitars are not my favorite. I watched the video for a reason

[@Spedly]

@@tetoadriancradleoffi Its not a hybrid

[@alexnelson8]

Looks like a 335 to me…

[@Borax15]

@@alexnelson8 its his signature 333 but in black.the black 333s were made by gibson for him and were only given to him

[@ThatFreikugel]

Why does Tom always sound like he's trying to do a Tom impression?

[@DV-zv4ox]

This was his first live performance EVER since the blink hiatus. He would've been nervous as hell.

[@ellielovesbands]

Just came from the +44 performance at Letterman

[@renemv]

Wait wasn't that years ago?

[@ellielovesbands]

+RmvEnt yeah I know

[@renemv]

+ellielovesbands So how you're just coming from there

[@JOUTUSE]

because first she watched the +44 video then she came to this, it's not that difficult

[@angles7604]

Se didn't say that

[@hazysundaysband]

The most surprising thing about this performance is the fact Atom Willard didn't burst into flames while performing... Dude was solid 👌🏻

[@epdrummers]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯 My Idol

[@Rockeman182]

Honestly this is a pretty decent performance. I think they nailed it.

[@dog8438]

Danny Adams vocals sucked. Tom is my favorite songwriter and all but his live vocals suck. Guitar and drummer sounds great though

[@mattpunk931]

@GhostShelter They said "I think". It's an opinion.

[@kilibecher]

@@dog8438 Yes, Tom is not always on point with live vocals, but this performance was perfect, I see nothing wrong here. I think he is sober here and with blink he likes to get drunk which obviously does not improve his voice.

[@bruisedbug]

this is amazing quality for 2006, (comparing to the other live letterman vids on youtube)

[@Saybleu]

A bit of U2. A dash of ECHO AND THE BUNNYMAN……….and a hint of Blink. Nice mixture

[@Klimawandel20]

i really like toms voice live. its so unique

[@Adyman182]

***** I'll say it again and again, from TOOIIIME to TOOOIIMME

[@xaviertrujillo6999]

I love his voice!!!

[@lincolnlee6042]

Xavier Trujillo same bro

[@RoxstarX]

Only person who can pull off signing a lil off key sound great

[@The_RedVIII]

I think Tom sounds great in this performance. The vocals definitely could have used more reverb, but he still sounded very good, better than in most performances.

[@craigm2520]

Agreed. Saw him with Blink in 2019 he was on point, but I def understand when some say he isn’t as good. The other thing is his voice uses a lot effect and if it is not mixed well it is awful on video

[@Mindswirl21]

Exactly

[@tyde4610]

@@craigm2520 he wasn’t in blink in 2019?

[@craigm2520]

@@tyde4610 whoops 2009

[@sparkydog120]

toms hair style was really cool in this performance.

[@clintwilson6380]

Yeah, Tom always knew the value of a cool haircut.

[@devhiinnanthakumar4637]

why is no one talking abt tom's long hair. its amazing

[@dailylifewithbaron3822]

Best live version of the song

[@heidevanness2788]

The first time I saw Atom play his drums in person I was completely awestruck...I couldn't take my eyes off him. He plays with such intensity, you can tell he really loves it. One of THE BEST. A great guy and funny, too!!

[@danielmorgan104dm]

got to give it to Tom in this. I really enjoy this song

[@Mr_Jawa12]

this is that weird period of toms voice that he was transitioning from the “where are yew?” to what it was in like 2006-7

[@sceneexpression]

Self isolating due to corona virus,. watching AVA performances saved me from boredom..

[@saudisinaudis]

I like your style

[@1Sumo]

Same here. You in the Philippines?

[@jpmendozajp]

Same!!

[@clintwilson6380]

Hellz yeah.

[@francoaranda6499]

hes wearing the "feeling this" polo

[@Twentyeightnine1]

No, it's just a very similar one. Feeling this' one doesn't have the patch on the left sleeve nor the white rectangle on the back

[@jdog167]

Why do people think he sounds bad here? I think he sounds good. It's better compared to 2009 and 2010...

[@OG-Jakey]

+jdog167 Yep he sounds waaay better here than the live blink video's, he actually sounds pretty damn close to the music videos but the blink live videos holy shit he was bad.

[@fidgetyrock4420]

Toms playing all of you. He can sing perfectly but chooses not to.

[@Tess1061]

His voice deteriorated for more reasons than simply, "lack of use" or "not giving a fuck". 1. (The biggest reason) Tom has never been able to sing -- *he sings through his throat.* This method (over time) will shred your vocal chords, *especially* if you ever have to strain to hit notes for long periods at a time. - In general, Tom has never done any sort of good vocal warm-ups or tended to his voice in manners that most serious vocalists do to ensure the proper health for their voice box/vocal chords. --- As far as "not giving a fuck", Tom NEVER (in his entire life) gave a fuck to handle his vocal chords with the serious care they deserved, since day 1 of his music career. 2. He took some very strong drugs during the years his back was in recovery -- and they could have potentially damaged his voice box, because he did /abuse/ said drugs. 3. Tom's voice is an enigma all in itself -- and has ALWAYS changed drastically in sound / texture, since he was 16. --- Currently (in late 2017/now) his SPEAKING voice is so much deeper than it has ever been in his entire life, and now when he sings there is so much bass to it -- I barely even recognized it was him the first time I heard a sample from one of his last EPs. If Tom had ever cared to learn to sing properly and take care of his vocal chords and voice box, it would've sounded consistent throughout the years. This doesn't include aging. Obviously his voice would change through puberty and once he hit his mid-adult life, and again later once he's old. But despite the aging, his voice would've still retained a lot of its core sound if he had practiced vocals in ways that weren't damaging to his voice.

[@eiarsan]

Tess1061 yep that's right his voice is deteriorating.

[@YakobtoshiNakamoto]

Reading 2010.

[@tobythewuss]

Worst live vocal performer of all time compared to studio recorded tracks. I get embarrassed for him watching these videos. Great song writer just plain terrible singer

[@derricktaylor470]

For all those that think Ilan Rubin was a good replacement for Atom Willard.... Ilan can't touch this.... Watch Ilan's version of the adventure vs this one. Atom smokes Rubins!!!

[@eiarsan]

But ilan is better in technicality and musicality.

[@JabezGill]

@@eiarsan that’s highly debatable.

[@willisnumber1755]

Tom has one of the most interesting yet best voices ever

[@joshuafult84]

The Southern California whiny voice haha

[@me-ju3fv]

He's appalling

[@clintwilson6380]

Yeah, he does. Billy Corgan too...

[@GnobKobbler1]

Tom's voice kills in this performance. Love it!

[@mahferrazsouhomem]

Tom singing The Adventure with his old blink voice!

[@stockholmsyndrome3218]

For anyone looking for good Tom delonge live vocal performances check out the MTV performances of first date, anthem part two, and carousel. Or just listen to the whole mark Tom and Travis show. Also listen to guitar center performance of it hurts and everything's magic, AT&T performance of sirens. There's others as well if u care to look. This one isn't even bad lol

[@imemmag]

love u kind sir

[@haro657]

All autotuned.

[@lenaschuler6828]

@@haro657 pitch correction is not autotune

[@drewsmyser7213]

Anyone else here after hearing the news that Tom's back in Blink?

[@gdl30]

That year, that band was simply incredible! Nothing compares to the first AVA.

[@Freya2277]

Oh my god his hair is gorgeous

[@secrettknight2972]

Who else thinks he looks like Daryl from the walking dead

[@matthewminard4112]

Oh you didn't know? Daryls characters look was Delonge inspired. Lol

[@codfanboy2002]

+Matthew Minard lies

[@HM-dy8zc]

Bill Leiper Why so bitter lol

[@johnnycha-rach1112]

It's actually Ryan Sinn on bass

[@mbuckholz]

Sound quality really messed this up.

[@trevorconklin3580]

Drummer is SOLID.

[@zachballard970]

+Grantism no

[@tigersteffi]

+Grantism he's better

[@caferider7516]

His name is Atom Willard, and he currently drums for the punk band Against Me! Check them out.

[@justinj.8170]

I believe Atom Willard, the drummer, also drummed for the Offspring, prior to Angels and Airwaves. Another great band!

[@charliesolis8471]

Willard is very underrated

[@DV-zv4ox]

2006 was the last year we would ever hear the "real" Tom voice. Something happened over 2006/2007 and his voice was never the same again. if you don't believe me, listen to songs like this live and then listen to him live in 2007. Huge difference.

[@PettyFranceSaints1689]

Tom's voice was always bad but yeah, it got worst after around the time you detailed.

[@ryanarmitage872]

He couldn’t do the accent anymore or he just stopped doing it

[@FelipeRodrigoX]

It improved in 2019: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gamVaKyjl5ubaMk

[@kurdtjohn]

He got older. Also, around 2006 he started drinking before shows, hence the misuse of his vocal cords, effectively damaging them permanently. He had since improved from 2011 onwards.

[@QBert904]

That was before Matt Wachter, whoever uploaded this. This bassist was Ryan Sinn

[@quinnobropta2539]

I'm so glad the bass in this song is (rather) easy! Man this is my favorite to jam out to.

[@mahferrazsouhomem]

Tom singing with his old voice in ava

[@kevinrose4486]

Great song! Though they should have played the full intro

[@MIUSSEVENFOLD]

Tom has the facial hair of a 14 year old!!

[@alanf1f116]

That bass sound 😍 3:04

[@decadepasts]

Gee I've never heard a band use these fucking generic chords before.

[@NovanHaikal-pp7lx]

Its not matt wachter but its ryan sinn

[@mglagl]

The Bassist is not Matt Wachter, (noted in description) is Ryan Sinn who also played in The Distillers

[@Smittz]

I'm so tired of people saying "so & so's" voice suck(s) live. Tom said himself (not about/in defense of his voice live, or anything) that since the very start of even his smallest bit of success, his goal playing shows was to *have fun* and goof off with his friends on stage (which is very obvious even to this day). The documentary, which is on YT and I recommend watching if you like the band or music in general is; "In Pursuit of Tone". His words were something along the lines of "the music was just a tool to get you to come out, but we're just going to do what we wanna do and have fun, even if it's just being annoying and making dumb fart and poop jokes the whole time and nobody likes it". That's literally what he wanted to do, he wanted to be in front of people. So, when you put that into context and think about them live compared to a band like Linkin Park, for example (RIP chester

[@stockholmsyndrome3218]

Great comment🙏👍

[@denisuntoro]

Look like tom voice in blink self titled era ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mahferrazsouhomem]

Yes, unfortunately he didnt keep this voice alive

[@TheRunnerable]

I'm sorry, but Tom really can't sing

[@coltondzuba87]

You must have been physically abused in the ear

[@JohnSmith-dg9sy]

well, he did just listen to tom sing...

[@TheRunnerable]

+gwarkill Are you saying he is not 100% off-key at least 80% of the time here?

[@coltondzuba87]

TheRunnerable Nah its clearly a preference thing, I think he always sounds good. Obviously some days are better than others.

[@ManasSharma07]

How the fuck does a guy who sings this bad end up as the lead vocalist of not one but three bands!!?????? But I so love his voice in the albums....and I even love his live performances but I still don't get it?

[@NearioNL]

Manas Sharma Well.. its with those people who got that *something* special I quess.

[@ManasSharma07]

I don't think Tom uses Auto-tune ***** I mean I hope so..... NearioNL yeah of course... I mean I get how their songs say such incredible things in such a wonderful way....and people like me are able to connect with them.... plus these guys are so much fun and open about their skills that the fans like me don't mind it....

[@ManasSharma07]

***** Dude just chill...I wasn't arguing... Yeah I guess you're right....

[@ManasSharma07]

Cool I need some of that shit too...I bet its too expensive for me...but hell it gets the job done

[@meadowsdustin84]

Confidence

[@nathanmcdaniel2557]

Honestly this is Toms best vocal performance in recent years

[@Spedly]

Ryan Sinn is the bassist here, not Matt Wachter

[@spastheghost]

we all know tom cant sing, that's also why we love him

[@LethalSidius]

+aspasiz and you cant be on stage :/

[@spastheghost]

im ok with that

[@Blimpdawg]

noob

[@LethalSidius]

Blimpdawg well done

[@7Roeth]

Not me. I think hes an incredible singer at certain times in his life.

[@1589JOSH]

thank god someone uploaded this in HD. such a good performance

[@Gasman282828]

low volume on the upload however... oh well it's still sick.

[@buriedyoux7393]

Is that other guitarist from box car racer

[@mahferrazsouhomem]

Yes, David Kennedy

[@callmeVHS]

He still sounds like 2004 Blink still in this video

[@maxmustermann8557]

Is that a Travis Barker signature kit?

[@jjoohhnn182]

pretty sure thats atom willards own custom kit

[@davinejonathan5919]

That's 24" bassdrum...of course its not Travis kit

[@bobdolesasshole2709]

Even if your hope has burned with time..

[@firstname9619]

What ever happened to that emo black veil brides looking bassist?

[@FlyingV555]

He quit in May 2007 for reasons never really explained.

[@JeffEllsworth]

Pretty Sure I Was The Only Kid In My Town Who Had This Album When It Came Out!! I Would Just Listen To It In My Room With The Lights Turned Off And Drift Away!! Still Do Sometimes 9 Years Later!!

[@Shilo8618]

Amen!

[@stevej6215]

you are awesome

[@AnshumanDwibhashi]

I Also Normally Type Like This With Each Word Capitalised. (But for real, though, good job supporting a good band!)

[@alechorner7481]

Why do you capitalize every word

[@punkroc2977]

Wow, his vocals are superb here.Watching him sing this live, especially during the Hey OH part at the end, his face looks totally different as he is straining to sing out of this typical Blink vocal range. Its actually amazing. He really has a great voice.

[@josephessig6055]

classic shitty tom singing, I love it

[@sweetsweepbeat]

problem with live shows is the huge amount of reverb which can trick you into thinking they sing well which gives the wow effect of live performance. Nobody sings better than their recorded version since every recorded version is enhanced with many tricks and nooks (exemple: uneard auto-tune under the voice which make you sing perfectly...been used since the 80s). Tom has always been a crappy tone deaf singer. That's why I never went to see them live tho I love blink since i was a kid ahaha:P

[@sweetsweepbeat]

first: it is well mixed...this can't be accomplished right out of the recording from the show. someone had to sit with it and mix it so it sounds that way. Then that person could easily make a double of the voice track, use it as auto tune, mark the right key, and just lower the volume so you can't perceive it.

[@deelawton4]

Blew my mind when I first heard this song! Still listening in 2024 😊

[@pente3349]

I'm a fan of Tom, I think he has an original sounding voice but this is a good example of him not being able to replicate it live.

[@НейтральныйМаппер-з2м]

Yeah, because there was a lot of delay's and other sound effects on his voice

[@Brokeman471]

Tom I hate to break it to you but wtf is that hair

[@FlyingV555]

The mid life crisis version of his 2003-04 hair.

[@SaffronThurkettle-sm8mo]

I love this this performance of the adventure

[@FFMayhem47]

I love Tom's ES-335 in all black *____*

[@thomaswilson7153]

Sorry but during this time +44 was way better. Tom should have gone back to box car racer and +44 Should of kept going instead of reforming blink 182.

[@ahmadm29]

Are you kidding me -__- ? Watch this: watch?v=WO7nOI0tL9g Not exactly like the studio version, but it's pretty fucking good (Tom actually sounds good when he's NOT drunk).

[@curbfeld9558]

I started to like AVA over Blink once I got into my twenties. Same with Weezer. Blink has no appeal to me anymore, especially now that I'm in my 30's.

[@emolyemu89]

Obviously he was flat in some areas but he actually was not as bad as I've in other performances and did correct his pitch halfway through. Years of singing with a lack of technique and being high on painkillers will obliterate the vocal folds along with just the wear and tear of getting older. This song is still one of my absolute favorites of all time and changed my life. This lineup was soooo good (though I guess Matt had either already left or not joined yet here).

[@СерёжаВалерьевич-ы3х]

jim carry)

[@HelenaNyborg-nq9yp]

Tom Delonge take us to space brother! Give us the Adventure we are waiting for !

[@McdonaldeS1986]

History

[@textron4593]

Tom is not a good singer, but he still sings loud and proud. I like that

[@spacey118]

My dearest friend 😢

[@maurorimoldi5981]

Tom with a custom version of the atticus polo shirt from the feeling this video

[@TheJoemoze]

@KurtTheGuitarPlayer probably custom built for him thats just a guess

[@chimp1893]

Tom is amazing ever

[@rosssparrow]

are you kidding. tom sounds amazing. one of his best performances. im surprised you said that

[@CHACON182]

Atom willard Amazing drummer

[@sweetsweepbeat]

it is the case mate...look I really don't want to turn this into a big argument lol but it's simple. (see below)

[@REALIITYSHIIFT]

This is the GOAT Tom

[@saffronthurkettle6795]

Fantastic performance of the adventure but I swear they didn’t turn Tom’s microphone on it doesn’t sound very loud

[@1967lathrop]

Funny people bitch about his singing. 90%of singers now a days can’t sing to save their life. The crap music is played so many times the sheep thing they are supposed to like it .

[@Acapelluh]

little that he knew that that durrul dixon look would be big in 2015 LUL Kappa!!!

[@happycoloredmarblez]

4:02 enter Letterman stage left to ask about the drumset.

[@GoodAndYou123]

Wow 6 years makes quite a difference.. They all seem so much younger.. AVA with Ryan on bass was kinda cooler.. More stripped down and straight to the point in a sense.. Matt is cool too but I prefer the WDNTW era better

[@dannyberesford7]

Actually it isn't. This Atticus polo has a two strips on the collar and the ends of the arms, one being white and one being a light blue where as the Feeling This polo had a single thicker white line on the collar and arms.

[@Calypso694]

lets face it. Tom could never sing and still cant. Blink was good because he wasn't singing. this is good because of the music. Studio wise its fine because of all the mastering.

[@stevej6215]

Tom can sing, jerk

[@Calypso694]

+Steve Jennings I mean...if call that singing ok.

[@dekadenser]

Of course he can sing dude

[@deadgovernment763]

but he's more famous than you

[@frontlinebreakthrough5723]

if you watch some studio recording like stuff, you'll see that Tom can sing- or that at least, the voice on the record songs are not created by production- he can sing that stuff. It's just live for some reason

[@Corocus]

@juke2k9 glad you like it! yeah it's one of my favorites! ^_^

[@InsomniakVideos]

am I the only who thinks Tom should grow his hair out that [de]long[e] again?

[@andorvaelis]

@87JuliR You don't really have to sing well... I love blink, boxcar racer, and angels and airwaves. Amazing songs whether he has that same trained voice as every other singer or not.

[@DouglasOliveiraCreators]

que ótima performance de thomas delonge sua voz está incrivel

[@pedramnemati175]

The intro riff that Tom plays sounds like it’s taken from “Guest List” by Screeching Weasel. Sounds almost exactly like it.

[@mahferrazsouhomem]

Didnt know that song before, its really simillar. Maybe Tom heard the song, as he likes punk rock

[@otwordsone]

at this point in time(in the video)...it doesn't seem like Tom was willing to crack any sex jokes or anything like that, he seems really serious and a little bit "sensitive"