Battles - Atlas （Live at Fuji Rock Festival '11）

[@devidia]

when i'm 40 and have a midlifecrisis, this is the kind of music i wanna make with some buddy's in a garage.

[@chadfontana]

I hope you can do better.

[@veerchasm1]

You’re gonna have to wait another 10 years, I checked your lab results

[@FARID1870]

haha I'm already way past 40 and enjoying this sans any midlife crisis hahaha

[@Sergio_Math]

I can be your buddy.

[@onezerosevensix]

@Gus Vincenzo Yep, both of the accounts made 6 days ago seem to be in mutual agreement. Instagram is crumbling to pieces as we speak. nice try tho :)

[@hlacoille]

This is one of those moments at a festival when you don’t know the band but you hear this and go “what the fuck is this” then stay for the rest of the set

[@jude999]

Bonnaroo 2008

[@Bagel_editzzz]

LOVE how the crowd cheer every change/progression in the song - I don't think I've come across that to this level before

[@OldGuysWhoLikeOldComics]

I was noticing that myself. That said, it's one helluva performance.

[@emeraldcelestial1058]

The crowd really were there for music and music alone. Hiromi plays this fest and they cheer every possible bit of exciting turn in her music too.

[@coffeecupblue]

Agreed. Not very common. I can think of one I love though. A massive crowd in Rio singing along to Rush's YYZ, and it's an instrumental. It blew me away how into they were. All hopping in unison as well. It's on KZbin somewhere.

[@squonkharold9251]

Discovering Battles has got me through the lock down.

[@legoguy3299]

Welcome.

[@choobs]

Wild, same thing here. Just found em last week and I can't get enough!

[@Catalyst2812]

This song is my childhood

[@squonkharold9251]

They played Boiler Room Camden London just before the lock down.Tiny venue,it would have been amazing. Gutted to have not discovered them before that.

[@theantshowtv7022]

Same

[@satevo462]

My favorite song from Little Big Planet. Oh, and I've loved Helmet since i was a teenager in the 90's. Jon Stainer is one of my favorite drummers.

[@thejollysloth5743]

Stanier IS a genius. From Helmet to Battles, everything he does is hardcore.

[@clungeest]

Absolute beast. i was there.It was 2011 and japan had been shook. Everyone wanted to let go of all that had happened that year. We came to Fuji Rock to let go and battles brought it

[@SomeOfTheJuice]

I'm always blown away by how much of this song on guitar is just him playing hammer-ons, while he plays the keyboard with his picking hand.

[@marcusdembinski5632]

Japanese crowds can keep time with claps holy shit

[@rayward6419]

Marcus Dembinski Because they listen to the sound of one hand clapping!!!

[@tostare]

+Marcus Dembinski In my experience it is ONLY white americans that clap on 1 & 3. Everyone else does 2 & 4 (which is obviously the right way to go)

[@lordohnehelm]

+tostare i always clap in polyrhythms. :D

[@HiHatsAndBeatClaps]

+tostare Hahahaha, I've never noticed that! Rugged U.S. individualism, I suppose.

[@maylinm.villatoro5128]

accurate

[@sonicplotdevice]

I love how John just puts his head down and plows through it like a boss. So much fucking stamina!

[@therheaking]

I'm sore just watching him lol

[@michaelwarwick9930]

The most astounding and innovative music I have heard in many years. Without exclamation marks - for emphasis.

[@JuiCeBoX19]

Hey can I steal that last line? Don't know for what. Maybe a song.

[@michaelwarwick9930]

If it's for a song, yes...but credit me. Ha! :-P

[@Geops108]

That's how I felt when I first heard them.

[@KirbyCurbwhy]

You might like Cardiacs

[@isee8119]

wow

[@defbizkit]

thats the highest damn cymbal I've ever seen a drummer use

[@kodysqaud3016]

It’s because the dummer thinks that people use cymbals too much in music so has it that high so he’s not tempted to use it that much.

[@pinkpools]

Aimee W With the added bonus of it looking cool as hell!

[@markhendrikx4424]

He has a close low setup to use that cymbal is to release the cramp

[@electroforp]

@@kodysqaud3016 that's a lie. It helps with his back problems.

[@loejewis]

This is like a experimental rock dj set. So much groove. So danceable.

[@sluggo5]

"Atlas" is a fantastic song, and this is one absolutely incredible live version of it. Wow!

[@rogerr4678]

4:44 - 4:54 was so insane stuff, i would have never imagined a loop like that ever

[@micklee5152]

Then awesome build

[@missysom]

After having the week from hell this is the first thing to put a smile on my face ...

[@andrewarellano4337]

I remember that my elementary teacher show the class the music video in 2006 and I haven't heard it since today I was looking for it for like past 4 years and I tear up bc it brings me back so many memories when I was in elementary and know I'm 18 years old

[@EvilAnticsLive]

Andrew Arellano This wasn’t even released in 2006 though?

[@nat33777]

初めて見たけど、髭の人の印象が強すぎる。この曲が最大のヒット曲なのか？3日連続で見ている。やめられない。Brilliant! Really! They played great.

[@viciousstrifeay]

Today was my first time listening this song, and I think I need a Psychiatrist. I can't get this out of my head.

[@knightofthelonelyweb3792]

Have you gotten the song out of your head yet?

[@neuromantoo]

NOR SHOULD YOU ... KEEP IT IN THERE.

[@fabriciotorres6634]

the drummer is a human metronome, amazing!

[@BastianSebastian]

Muy muy pocas veces se me hace la piel de gallina con versiones en vivo y está ha sido de las que más me ha emocionado hasta ganas de llorar tengo (?)

[@PatrickDAllen1]

As a percussionist myself, I can surely say that the drum set-up here is absurdly impractical. But I think that is actually the point. Heh. Some real talent going on here.

[@rqneo5361]

He wanted his cymbal far away so he wouldn't use it too much, and also to look interesting

[@davidlean1060]

It's no weirder than Alex Van Halen and his half a dozen bass drums! You should hear the guy's playing on the rest of the Battles album. Very simple, but some of it is way outta left field and some of the monstrous 32nd note rolls he pulls out...savage.

[@TheZooropaBaby]

I think we're all forgetting John played drum for Helmet in their creative peak

[@davidlean1060]

@@TheZooropaBaby No, we know exactly who he is thanks.

[@buckleygeneration]

This is fantastic. I just wish there was a live version with Tyondai that had this great sound quality.

[@soup8451]

[Lyrics] People won’t be people when they hear this sound Glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won’t be people, no the people won’t be people when they hear this sound Can you show me what begins at the edge of town People won’t be people when they hear this sound Glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won’t be people, no the people won’t be people when they hear this sound Can you show me what begins at the edge of town The singer is a crook, oh way oh The singer is a crook, oh way oh The singer is a crook, oh way oh The singer is a crook, oh way oh The kitchen is the cook, oh way oh The scissors are the barber, oh way oh The singer is a crook, oh way oh People won’t be people when they hear this sound Glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won’t be people, no the people won’t be people when they hear this sound Can you show me what begins at the edge of town People won’t be people when they hear this sound Glowing in the dark at the edge of town People won’t be people, no the people won’t be people when they hear this sound Can you show me what begins at the edge of town - The singer is a crook, oh way oh The singer is a crook, oh way oh The singer is a crook, oh way oh The singer is a crook, oh way oh The kitchen is the cook, oh way oh The scissors are the barber, oh way oh The singer is a crook, oh way oh The people won’t be people when they hear this sound Glowing in the dark at the edge of town The people won’t be people, no the people won’t be people when they hear this sound Can you show me what begins at the edge of town The people won’t be people when they hear this sound Glowing in the dark at the edge of town The people won’t be people, no the people won’t be people when they hear this sound Can you show me what begins at the edge of town

[@nickentros]

You forgot the line “the chorus doesn’t matter” that comes after “the kitchen has a cook, oh way oh” bit

[@Father_Teresa]

I've been singing this incredibly wrong for almost 10 years now

[@kohlemainen]

stunning live sound. 21st century classic.

[@johnpeoplefox]

Is that the best drummer helmet ever had? the guy from Betty? I swear its him. That guy was so hip hop and bad ass. He made that album...

[@flipdry]

That Is him

[@Malpractice2003]

Yes, it's him. The man.

[@waltersobchak926]

the greatest, John Stanier

[@japzero6221]

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[@soylentramen7795]

Jap Zero k

[@mangleddigits]

It's crazy hearing this song live!!

[@earthcrsdfgf]

got chills when the vocals kicked back in after the breakdown

[@lotuswhite203]

ほんと、カッコいい

[@massib.518]

I just wanted to say I LOVE YOU to anyone was there. You were magnificent.

[@kcooler3968]

カッコいいぜ👍

[@sonacruz907]

That energy. So alive!

[@batatimbi]

battles makes you invincible.

[@mikemamer3792]

Para escuchar una y otra vez...

[@mtrps_]

Lyrics: ( or as i call them the chant of the century) People wont be people when they hear this sound thats been glowing in the dark at the edge of town. People wont be people, no the people wont be people when they hear this sound wont you show me what begins at the edge of town?? Singer is a crook woaheyywoah Kitchen is the cook woaheyywoah Scissors are the barbers woaheyywoah A chorus full of actorssss

[@TheMaggotZERO]

Nicee

[@thorkos]

I so adore this band. Was lucky enough to see them in a small joint in New York shortly after EP-C came out. So much fun to watch.

[@BLIZZ2012]

*cough cough *LITTLE BIG PLANET

[@awwwman3175]

BLIZZ2012 hell yea

[@mintelifex]

YES

[@OscarinofTime]

Is it bad that I discovered Battles via LBP? :P

[@olle938]

@@OscarinofTime it was the same for me

[@enriquecastillo7487]

$&#&×

[@mushroorn]

The lyrics, hand them over.

[@mlek6847]

"people won't be people when they hear this sound that's been glowing in the dark at the edge of town"

[@noahschenck6715]

@communist scum It takes 5 seconds to Google them. 😂

[@spacecadet0697]

If you listen to the studio recording of this song and read the lyrics at the same time you can't believe he's actually saying some of the supposed words.

[@stickjoint8770]

The lyrics, Dahnald, hand them over

[@piroshiki1413]

来年来るんですよね、知ってますよ

[@ComaDave]

Stanier is a beast.

[@stuarthall4191]

He really is a skin beater extraordinaire!

[@ericsaguirre]

masters of rhythm

[@meadowforever]

an instance of a song where they do need to be doing allat

[@tohu777]

Damn, they rocked this festival...

[@dubrovnikz]

Brilliant. I wish I was there.

[@MauricioPlaza]

i was working and this song started playing randomly on spotify, is so catchy.

[@Spyro_Synaes_Symbio_SPYR017]

Oh boy! They've also added a little bit of harsh music at the beginning of the track... marvellous!

[@lespolesandayo]

最高過ぎる！オーエーオー！

[@ICrackedMyScreen]

The drummer is so cray

[@veerchasm1]

Still waiting for Battles and Silversun Pickups to go on tour and have a “Cymbal Off”

[@NateLouisDrums]

I’d pay $1000 to see that happen.

[@N0VASURG3]

Even though Tyondai is now gone, they performed very well.

[@shunme1]

Come visit to Japan this summer because battles will perform in Fuji Rock '16 and play this again!!

[@ProfessorLemur]

Can't, no money!

[@deupsonym4612]

The drummer is amazing

[@KeironYoung1992]

that drummer man......endurance is insane

[@AsTheSeasonsGray]

They look like three upper middle class dads from the suburbs that met at Spin class and decided to start a weird experimental rock band after running into each other on the weekend at the local Whole Foods and chatting for a couple hours about PowerPoint presentations, adjustable-rate mortgages, and tax breaks from charitable giving.

[@waltersobchak926]

AsTheSeasonsGray no, Stanier's played with plenty of other people. Mike Patton for one, they're just very talented dudes

[@karolchmielewski9401]

thats a bit specific

[@AwesomeRob64]

i love this comment lmao

[@JoeyLevenson]

maybe so, but they deliver the goods, in spades.

[@Drexeh]

Modern humour everybody. Cringy isn't it.

[@zaglamir]

The combination of his mustache and his dancing makes me uncomfortable. I think I like it.

[@only1hawky]

For all Battles newbies out there, this is the 3-piece version of the band following the 2010 departure by head honcho Tyondai Braxton. They are now operating as a 2- piece and I was due to go and see them play in my home city of Leicester, but then came Covid-19. :-((

[@donluigimx]

Every time I hear this song, I start dancing like Ian Williams

[@voxpopdublin]

Still watching this.

[@mellowfellow6816]

Q: How do you dance to math rock? A: In a calculated way

[@starkilla55]

clear lyrics this time.

[@lordvoltergeist9556]

Little Big Planet in my heart

[@mikeynkoey]

Right❤❤❤

[@helloofiree]

how they regained epicness at 6:30 is beyond me, for such a long song. great band

[@gregparkin7132]

Beautiful playing. Love ya :D From Aussie.

[@AudhamEnThaTokyo]

Great memories!

[@onetoomusic]

John "Ya didn't think I could reach that cymbal did ya?" Stanier

[@sondershaman]

Awesome performance.

[@G.G.___162]

Absolutely epic

[@blackmondaygirl]

Japan loves Battles from day one.

[@nordsauheini4737]

Battles Rock's🤘

[@MrAuntygranty]

Stunning..

[@dovequest]

カッコイイ！メロディーも独特で面白い☆「ピポパピ」っていいなぁ～笑

[@markehm941]

wow!

[@dmays4964]

Interesting to watch them perform live. I dig it

[@gladtobeangry]

If you ever get a chance to go to one of their gigs, go for it. They're one of the best live bands I've ever seen

[@ChickenJoe-tq6xd]

Little big planet

[@johnm2631]

Superb. XO

[@IAMxSugarPlumx]

STANIER!!!!!!!

[@dikkop0]

I read that some people think the guitarist never uses his guitar. Look closer. He is playing guitar, He's just never picking the snares. It's possible to play that way with one hand.

[@dikkop0]

The sound of this live performance is amazing btw.

[@modernmartyr]

Just a kibd of tapping

[@Spyro_Synaes_Symbio_SPYR017]

Yes, it's possible with the right playing techniques, tools, sensibility, guitar sustain and pedals effects. For the rest is just tapping.

[@mathewkeipert6021]

Transfixed by this video every time.

[@andrewmaxfield5873]

That was fucking awesome. Literally awesome.

[@がくけん]

ニューヨーカーがロックで沖縄のエイサーを表現したらこんな曲になったみたいな素晴らしくノリの良い最高の曲

[@fntlps9044]

their amp setup on this gig is killer holy shit

[@juanalbertoreyesborja7315]

Adelante la gran batalla!

[@BongoBaggins]

Now play one the bass player knows

[@SurvivalAussie]

This an awesome version.

[@danssescheveux60circuits95]

Meilleure version que celle figurant sur l'album.

[@modernmartyr]

danssescheveux 60circuits c est vrai

[@marsalis42]

Fantastic!!!!

[@josejose1221]

fuck, this is the best version of Atlas live i ever heard, do you have another videos from this show???

[@markhendrikx4424]

I love this song to play with my drums

[@helloofiree]

7:25 Stanier looked so happy that that drum break was coming up.

[@hansmoser989]

Evil will be evil when they hear this sound. Great. Stay clean, H.M.

[@Paul-bz2ss]

+Hans Moser People won`t be people, it means people won`t be evil when they hear this sound.

[@hansmoser989]

Yes, thats correct. SC, H.M.

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

still love it!!

[@Animals_As_Leaders]

The Ian's mostacho gave that energy!!!!

[@nicedream0308]

I was there :)

[@tolive8931]

The drummer's going to explode

[@buried4430]

Better than the studio version to be honest.

[@ultimatepotato192]

I honestly like the other live version with the singer

[@SquareNightmareCat]

So much epic.

[@tostare]

I've seen Battles twice (both at festivals) and both times they spent half their allotted time trying to get their gear working :(

[@TMaagaard]

+tostare I've seem them twice at Roskilde Festival. The first time was the reason I got into them (I didn't know them at all before hand) and why I showed up the second, which was good too.

[@flipdry]

Beginning sounds like summer time clothes by animal collective :)

[@zebonaut]

Or Suzie Quatro. Or Sweet. Or T-Rex.

[@はやて-y6s]

音楽の無限の可能性を感じる

[@jennyjenjen9180]

Drums are insane

[@ChrisWilliams-hs3jm]

great drummer.