ATDI - One Armed Scissor (Jools Holland)

(skip zane lowe 1:19 ... robbie williams 5:16)
video taken from Later... with Jools Holland - Golden Moments: 249 Not Out

[@lukeschwartz3291]

In which a lone rhythm guitarist proves why its a good thing to have one guy in the band who keeps his cool. This is a badass performance.

[@mikmook4781]

I was just thinking that while watching this yet again. All looking at Omar but Jim Ward is holding it all together and allowing Omar to go crazy. Especially noticable after Omar says "Fuck this guitar! I want to play the tamborine!" and the song still holds together. Is a great performance.

[@ocruz9797]

@@mikmook4781 wasnt on purpose tho cuz his guitar was messed up

[@oxygenpoisoning]

@@ocruz9797 yep his strap broke from dancing around and flinging his guitar.

[@ocruz9797]

@@oxygenpoisoning nah it was a tech issue. coulda been output jack, pickups etc. u can tell cuz the sound was in & out, choppy. Omar kept going to the amp to figure it out

[@musicalman1995]

@@ocruz9797not at all I think he’s just playing erratically. He’s an experimental guitarist

[@mirandaeinarson1211]

5:18 Robbie Williams playing that calm shit after ATDI is just tooo funny.

[@mark1800]

Dude, whoever edited this missed out Robbie's amazing line at the end: "Uh, can me mate have his chair back?" Brilliant.

[@someoneelse101]

RW said that at the beginning of his second song on the show.

[@broed731]

Omar never wanted to play guitar. He just wanted to be a dancer

[@AndreaGonzalez-dp5uv]

THIS IS THE BEST THINGS MY EYES DID EVER SEE

[@pac6010]

That's only because we haven't met yet ; )

[@camille5399]

Arka Presente lolol

[@pac6010]

***** Sorry good sir but I'm gonna have to take a rain check on that whole heaven/hell thing. I'm going to the multiverse when I die. Its much cooler there and they got beer and stuff. Plus Tuesdays is all you can eat taco night and I love me some tacos. Thanks anyways though.

[@pac6010]

***** I'm sure you would know, sounds like your kinda party.

[@giraffesinspandex]

watch fugazi's performance of the song "glue man" on their dvd "instrument"

[@oldschoolm8]

I like this performance. It's completely shambolic and all over the fucking place but brilliant. They had balls to play how they wanted to, and not be boring and safe, in front of a large tv audience.

[@POLYAL0899]

Jez Creed i would have written the same thing but stopped at 'place'

[@weakattheknees91]

I like the end when Sparta starts their set.

[@BatWayne6]

Top tier comment

[@jonecatt1]

Where's Sparta now?

[@EatingAllYourFruit]

In a weird way it makes me happy to know that someone like Robbie Williams saw At The Drive-In live at their peak. You have to think that maybe somewhere along the years that've followed he might have woken up one night, sweating and suffering heart palpitations due to not having either a Red Bull or Silk Cut in the last half hour and realised that this is what real music sounds like.

[@michaeljamesdrake1]

I’ve never laughed so hard.

[@counterfifth]

I think he's still upset about his mates chair.🤣

[@FutureExitsMedia]

One of the all-time great live performances of anything, ever.

[@robertmcafee4680]

I saw this on the night it aired - it blew me away - it don't matter that it's all a put of tune - it was a great performance - plus Robbie William's face after - that was great- he could never follow that

[@BrendanDufftronic]

i was delighted to see the stupid face on williams, trying to go on after that with some soppy, saccharine bullshit.

[@POLYAL0899]

robbie williams expressed the desires of 100% of the music conscious viewers ..............give us the chair back and fuck off you morons

[@BrendanDufftronic]

POLYAL0899 no one cares what opinion Robbie Williams has on music.

[@ChileChazzar]

See Robbie, that's how you captivate an audience.

[@MCNeurotiK]

3:00 for the greatest moment ever.

[@Monte_Verita]

Actually one of the best live performances ever! So much raw energy!

[@ShadyCrackers]

I'll never forget where I was when I first saw this performance. I was at home, watching this performance, on T.V.

[@09philj]

Nobody was prepared for this. Jesus Christ on a Bicycle!

[@abagz3919]

I know u did not just say Jesus Christ on a bicycle

[@AaronAbernethy]

The day after this screened I went to see them in Belfast - one of the best gigs I've ever been to.

[@samcrooker4679]

Awesome. My brother saw the. Love (lucky bastard) and was blown away and bought RoC. And while he enjoyed it: he gave it to me and said” Listen to this, you’ll love it” - He was 100% Right

[@quasimodo420]

hahahahaha that look on robbie williams face was priceless, how the fuck could you follow that!

[@MrGamingMx]

+Tobias St I didn't recognize him, now I understand lmfao priceless indeed

[@cjguerras]

i almost broke a goddamn leg right now, its impossible to stand still. I miss that band so much.

[@franksimon3589]

Love this. Ive played guitar 30 years and that's the point

[@impalamusic1453]

The coolest part is that Robbie was totally overshadowed. His face says it all. Good always triumphs rock!

[@swanny2001]

I remember him saying "can we get our chair back please"

[@-xirx-]

@@swanny2001 "can me mate get his chair back please?" 😂🤣😂

[@ILookLikeNeil]

i remember my friend showed me this and my head almost exploded from the amazingness of this performance

[@itsadelight]

That was brilliant, and it only got better when you see the guy from Take That was up next.

[@bacardi119]

One of the best performances I have seen. No doubt.

[@faunoram]

gotta love robbie williams face at the end ha ha !

[@tikn2029]

And now they come back. FUCK YES!

[@TheOldschoolfool]

Oh yeah!!!!

[@TheOldschoolfool]

Oh yeah!!!!hmm

[@TheOldschoolfool]

Oh yeah!!!

[@gdcadam]

+Helmut Hummer OH YEAHHHHH

[@dieterperiperi]

I saw the program a few months ago, so great to find it here. ATDI is off the wall!! Thanks

[@thevoid99]

i was 19 when i first heard about them through this song. i was like "what the fuck is this?" it scared the fuck out of me. it was what i felt the music world needed in a time of rap-metal and teen-pop during that time. they were dangerous and probably the last most dangerous thing to come out in the world of music. nowadays, everything is just shit and even those who claim to be dangerous are just full of shit.

[@thevoid99]

Paul Lambeth like who?

[@theonlymikeystatic]

+thevoid99 Death Grips, for better or worse.

[@duncannortier7079]

+Paul Lambeth Death Grips yo, as that other guy said

[@theonlymikeystatic]

Everything is too safe and clean these days, as far as mainstream goes. Maybe look into more extreme forms of metal, punk, and hardcore.

[@k.g.alatore355]

+theonlymikeystatic Death Grips is groundbreaking and aggressive and probably the first band in a while that's had their kind of spirit, but I wouldn't go as far to call them dangerous. I was at one of their shows not too long ago and it was pretty tame. Fantastic and just as abrasive and unclean as ever, but nothing like what you would have seen ATDI do back in their day. But, there are still bands here and there that truly capture that spirit and utilize it properly without coming off as trying too hard. You've just gotta look for 'em.

[@TheOldschoolfool]

Saw this on the day also.blew me away even if it was so shambolic!! Who cares!! I played the album to death and it still sounds just as good now.

[@japas8277]

HAHA this performance would've fallen apart without Jim

[@chainsawchav]

You can tell why they split from watching this. Omar and Cedric are just dicking about while the other three try to play the song. It's especially funny watching Jim Ward stubbornly doing back-up vocals without a main vocal to back-up.

[@michaeljamesdrake1]

Spot on commentary, that’s why they are special

[@P30STMFH]

for anyone who doesn't know, at the end, robbie williams says "can my mate have his chair back please" xD

[@troylandzerep8045]

Chair: "I felt violated after this show"

[@mikefelix6338]

And that's what you call punk rock, kids.

[@geofflee6038]

Unique, as a compliment, could not be more fitting!

[@exkirkby]

This was on the BBC............fucking out there. Love it

[@JarrettErasmus]

Omar is a legend!

[@Pikachu-o2j]

this transition from ATDI to Robbie Williams lol :D

[@TheMacasso]

LOVE this......

[@marrerowski]

yup! great performance. It looks like Omar was frustrated and was taking it out on the guitar, then smacked the tambourine around for a while. If you want to check out his latest project search Bosnian Rainbows, enjoy!

[@ed209b1]

zane lowe..............spot on

[@christhompson9378]

Art.

[@VipersNest]

Bet the old people in the audience were like "Ooo what a racket. Boys do look like girls today don't they?" Then realised how insane it was and had a heart attack.

[@AnDrew-ms2bn]

thanks for uploading this!

[@leno1624]

Setting a trend Crazy but amazing energy

[@daverling9609]

over to you Robbie.

[@RastaSaiyaman]

I remember this song coming out and Toby Amies presenting a chart show on what was then still MTV Europe and he went "Finally something decent coming up."

[@robertking1673]

This. Is. Awesome.

[@Liam1985fck]

best performs ever

[@realityregenerator]

No one gives the Bass player enough credit here

[@LuisLopez-id4zc]

This makes me so happy 😂

[@TheJakeLethal]

I have no clue what the fuck I just watched but this band became even more awesome

[@swavgav31]

RAW AS!!...Fcukin love it

[@ExoShaman]

I was waiting for Omar's guitar to just fall apart. hahaha! That was fucking awesome.

[@SociopathiCuttlefish]

Omar and Cedric were on another level that day.

[@ErikErikErikErik]

Man can anyone tell me if there is a band nowadays that's as awesome as At the Drive-in?

[@Kickaha]

ErikErikErikErik I can't think of a band past or present as awesome as ATDI. That being said, Back in 2001-2005 was a band called Bear vs.Shark. Amazing live shows, 2 great albums. Check them out if you haven't already. Also, the great Fugazi who pretty much invented the Post-Hardcore genre.

[@ellescer]

All other bands were completely overshadowed that day lmao

[@disappointedoptomist]

MAGIC

[@br00talKidHxC]

THEY ARE BACK

[@quicksilver600]

Perfection

[@Willo29O592]

wow...this is...wow...umm...there are literally no words. at all.

[@Imkiritai]

"can me mate have his chair?" xD hhaahaha

[@odla1709]

THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU DRINK 8 CANS OF RED BULL AND THEN GO TO PERFORM ON STAGE

[@norepetitivebeats]

+odla1709 I'm pretty sure they weren't drinking red bull.

[@Tyrannosaurine]

Close. If you substitute Heroin and Crack Cocaine for Red Bull you'd be dead on.

[@norepetitivebeats]

I reckon they might have even been drinking bat's blood and messing around with voodoo too.

[@Dbzmad34222]

+Justin Vavala heroin is a downer

[@uhuihhojhk377]

HAHA robbie williams at the end! can me mate have his chair back LOL

[@stevenstratton4785]

I hope that casually thrown guitar didn't hurt anyone .... And to anyone who mocks this you obviously haven't had a Stratocaster(other guitars are available), wrapped around their head. I speak from experience..... But basses do hurt more,

[@POLYAL0899]

Steven Stratton must admit it sounded a bit better after he slung his git...pity the rest of the band didn't follow suit

[@soysaucefool]

lol you can tell the following dude was like how do I follow that.. Haha hahaha I can't even think of his name now!!

[@scope52005]

Ciedric was onnn it... Omar was on something he played one verse right the rest he was just hitting open string noise hahaha crazy

[@rothesslayer]

I often watch this performance and wonder why this superb band run out of steam? Lol Seriously though what a performance.

[@POLYAL0899]

why do you ' often ' watch this performance??????????????

[@POLYAL0899]

James Grice they're still shit you fucking mard arse..go and chuck your rattle out of somefuckerelses pram

[@andrewglover8475]

atdi fuckin rock..love it!!

[@teddytyler2303]

I wanna know what Robbin Williams was gunna say lol

[@JoeParkerAndThePower]

5:24 Robbie Williams looks like someone who's just been mugged. Brilliant.

[@exkirkby]

This is from the greatest album ever recorded. The most punk thing I've seen on british TV

[@Rahrhino]

Favourited, thankyou!

[@bigjohnmex]

Rock & Roll puro chingao :D

[@aceves22]

"Oh shit there goes my guitar, ahh look a tambourine." Hahahahahaha!

[@allenquartermain79]

Jules have a major “fuck yes” moment here. Throwing bands in the face of one another like a mad musical scientist pushing the comfort zones of their known creative boundaries. Whether or not they know it these bands take something away from these circles of sound. Swear to God Cedric threw a little James Brown in there too.

[@jakediesel1384]

My brain when my adhd meds stop working.

[@keitaro21]

I love dissonant young Omar ^^

[@oscwildle1]

Just goes to show omar quit before physically leaving atdi

[@leejohnson6697]

Good Performance i listened to that album everyday

[@CONSIDERABLYMORE1]

proving music can both offend and influence

[@dkpriori]

Vanished??? Those two acid-heads became The Mars Volta. (If you knew that already, I apologise).

[@Danigomez92]

Fucking amazing.

[@BonhamsBongo]

Holy shit, I actually agree with Zane Lowe.. Right on!

[@HIScore98]

That was fucking mental, brilliant

[@franksimon3589]

Shit!! The whole idea why this is perfect is Boy band boy at the end.Given a teet to suckle on.

[@wackoboy]

@itsinmybones i dont think you understand at the drive in, do you?

[@londonsdeady]

@DrumBrum561 Its Zane Lowe, DJ for Radio 1 in the UK

[@465marko]

I don't get it.....that was non-alcoholic wine

[@KR3WskaterD]

this is sick af

[@KR3WskaterD]

+KR3WskaterD yea

[@KR3WskaterD]

+KR3WskaterD i agree

[@AnklepantsSkateZine]

That MC5 thing must have been a reference to the hair.

[@richarddietl3760]

Its shame that the rhythm section could not get as high as the afro guys.

[@Disharmony]

Idk but for some reason the out of tune guitar parts kinda worked, at least earlier when Omar was trying to make it work. I love the twist it gave the song.

[@guerrerocomedian]

i just came alittle....

[@soren710]

omar really fucks it, we already know cedric's edgy but if omar played solid it might be a decent musical performance but the stage performance is fantastic

[@soren710]

love omar though and cedric

[@gummo6596]

2nd band is like how the hell do we follow this up

[@wlliamson53]

is that Andrew Stockdale?!!!!

[@jonathannaughton8554]

This os one of the few times where I DIDN'T like Omaur's messing around. Normally it's one of my favourite things about him, esoecially in Mars Volta stuff, but here it was just kind of distracting

[@lilzambezi]

No disrespect, I just found out about these guys a month ago and I think they rock. Mars volta is insane! But jeez.

[@greenn37]

Christ Jim looks like the Scarecrow, became a villain post ATDI. You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain Jim!

[@seanwheadon2517]

Christ sakes---do any of you get it? It was played the way it should have been--out of tune raw and chaotic--omar was frying his balls off

[@POLYAL0899]

no music should be played 'out of tune' not even complete shit raw and chaotic .....raw as 'it sounds like it hasn't been rehearsed' chaotic as in ' no member of the band knows whos going to fuck up next ' THIS BAND SUCKS

[@tripwirealarm]

POLYAL0899 Let me explain what happened: When the performance starts the head of Omar's guitar hits the monitor and knocks it out of tune. The guitar tech hands him a replacement. Omar trips on the chair that Cedric kicked on stage and the head of the guitar slams into the monitor again knocking it completely out of tune. At this point he realizes all he can do is add distorted effects, until he completely ditches the guitar in place for a tambourine. They were always full of energy, but those two incidents made it sound chaotic and out of tune. A memorable performance. They were an amazing band.