Holiday Specialtacular 2016: Rockin' Around

We couldn't let the holidays go by without a little caroling.
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[@VeI_2.0]

I return at least once a year.

[@Branables]

I think about this video whenever I think of the Boys are Back or Man in the Box

[@Branables]

Damn, I miss Drew just sitting there and reacting to stuff.

[@tobesplays]

JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS CHRISTTTTTTTTTTTTT. ~ Vinny, 2016

[@temporalTechnologist]

Alex's face during that part omg.. I keep rewinding to watch and I'm in fucking tears holy shit

[@JohnyScissors]

*stares ahead terrified* - Alex Nevarro 2016

[@stupidbluebird]

IIIIIIIIIIIIII LOOOOOOVEEEEEE YOUUUUUUUU YEEEEESSSSS IIII DOOOOOOO

[@plaidpunk]

GIVE ME A TIME CODE. SOME ONE GIVE ME A FUCKING TIME CODE.

[@tobesplays]

Start at 19:49 for the full effect!

[@KyleS.1987]

Vinny just GOING FOR IT on "Man in the Box." Love that dude.

[@SiGhast]

Totally. I wish they'd switch to him for Holy Diver, because you know he'd go full volume on that shit. But you could tell Brad really enjoyed singing it, so I guess I'm fine with that.

[@sheeplish2986]

1:59 - Thin Lizzy, "The Boys Are Back In Town (Live)" (Dan) 7:34 - Lynyrd Skynyrd, "Gimme Three Steps" (Dan) 12:55 - Snoop Dogg, "Who Am I? (What's My Name?)" (Jeff) 18:34 - Alice in Chains, "Man In The Box" (Vinny) 24:07 - Johnny Cash, "Folsom Prison Blues" (Brad) 27:20 - David Bowie, "Modern Love" (Brad, w/ Drew couch harmonies) 31:40 - Dio, "Holy Diver" (Brad) 39:15 - Beastie Boys, "Sabotage" (Alex)

[@CaffeinatedKing]

Brad being the only one to really react to Dan's singing and constantly losing it is truly hilarious.

[@TwodeeTwodimensional]

Dan is ofcourse a great singer, but please also pay attention to his dance moves. That's some high level dancing.

[@Marcelg13]

Larry Davis XD

[@render329you]

dan is great at singing

[@Patriiiiick]

Brad really does have a great singing voice.

[@JohnyScissors]

Hell yeah, I still remember him singing It's gettin hot in here

[@MrSeagallo]

Johnny Scissors Or him singing The Darkness. Dunno if he remembers it lol

[@hornylink]

or that regulate mash up

[@EzraKnickelbine]

god these dumb setups for these videos are my favorite thing ever

[@EzraKnickelbine]

i changed my mind it's Dan now

[@EzraKnickelbine]

NO VINNY

[@bikespj22]

I love their scripted stuff

[@DarkEggplant]

Dan's bringing vocals with the kind of firepower that will lyrically infuse your headphones and move dance floors.

[@ripelivejam]

he takes the stage with just a guitar just a mic

[@Garydos07]

@@ripelivejam without a bunch of stuff going on

[@Suenmk3]

Vinny's power stance will be remembered for generations to come

[@farristhewheel]

I still think about it every day

[@JonnyJoestar_]

Always strange to go from Vinny's guttural passion to Brad's angelic elegance.

[@DaRealDJ]

And people say Brad isn't good at video games!

[@DAN_I_E_L]

Alex goes hard.

[@CorporateSeltzer]

I love Jason's "Stop That" at 10:24.

[@WritingOnGames]

19:59 that scream fucking killed me

[@SuplexThisBear]

Someone described Dans singing voice as Kermit the Frog doing an impression of a human and it’s so accurate.

[@largebagofrocks]

every moment of this is a true gift

[@ChristiansCartoons]

Giant Bomb is my favorite band.

[@fm_232]

Oh my god Dan's singing is the hardest i've laughed in months. I needed that. Thank you GB

[@andenogma]

HOLY LORD, the earth stopped for a little when Dan started to sing, he sang in Earth's spinning frequency. LOL

[@DilainMedia]

The best is Jeff refusing to sing the edited lyrics and cursing away.

[@Torn556]

I've never heard Vinny sing before. Voice of an angel.

[@Marcelg13]

2:13 look on Drews face when Dan began to sing

[@musicjail]

genuine real time white guy blink

[@-Rua-]

My dog started to flip out as soon as Dan started singing. Clearly she doesn't know fine music when she hears it.

[@VeI_2.0]

FEELS BAD BRO. POSSIBLY THE BEST ERA.

[@SuplexThisBear]

I love the expression on Drew’s face every time Vinny hits the chorus of Man in the Box

[@thefatness16]

Dan is the premier singer of this generation.

[@ckortjester]

Dan channeling his inner Bob Dylan.

[@joshinstereo]

Brad cracking up at Dan's singing at the beginning is what makes this video :')

[@thirdcoast6513]

This is still delightful 4 years later

[@Jonobonan]

And now only Jeff remains 😢.... It truly was a golden era for GB and I didn't realise it at the time.

[@ripelivejam]

I cry

[@erika-the-red]

I didn't know they got Neil Young to sing vocals for "The Boys Are Back In Town".

[@garyschwartz5315]

Seriously there are no words for how much I love this!! It makes me so happy

[@ChickenFingers42]

Holy shit, Brads singing is pretty good!

[@aboltron6194]

Brad's singing is impressive! Has a really surprising range

[@ellieisanerd]

Seriously considering doing the work to make an mp3 out of Brad singing Modern Love.

[@sukhvinder15]

damn! Brad was awesome!

[@a92lovin]

I like Vinny's interpretation of Alice In Chains guy as Tom Hardy's character from The Revenant

[@jamesnakayama7390]

Jeff just sold me on a gb sub with that rap

[@enemycrab9229]

Here to read all the 'Brad can actually sing!' comments from peeps who haven't been frequenting GB for all that long.

[@enemycrab9229]

Also sailor hat Brad going all-out to the Darkness at PAX.

[@JohnyScissors]

There's the it's gettin hot in here song, what else did he do?

[@piporignar6742]

Vinny singing is simply the best part of being alive

[@SiGhast]

Drew's faces during Dan's performance is a late Christmas miracle.

[@hughJ]

It's impressive that Jeff is able to rap a custom censored version of the song without breaking the rhythm. All the fuck/shit/nuts/etc added back in from memory, but still leaving out the "niggas".

[@ilikemilkshake22]

I hope we get a reunion like this at some point. The guys leaving was bad enough, but leaving after a year and a half without even being even in the same room is brutal

[@SimplySeanATX]

You guys are the best. These Holiday Specialacular have kept me in high spirits! Btw Brad looks real out of his element pretending to be cold, but the second he pulled up the "guitar" and started "shredding" I could tell he felt right at home.

[@albumreviewsandsuch9994]

never have i felt so inadequate in my singing ability....from brad,to vinny... and finally the god himself,dan ryckert.... jesus

[@jgib9939]

The Brad pipes!

[@skep2923]

Dan’s singing has fucking body-bagged me.

[@zagazsanology]

I'm glad we got some great range of vocals! Wish Drew would've blessed us with his lovely singing voice though!

[@thesnagglewolf]

I used to think Brad was the best singer of the group. Then I heard Dan sing. Life changing.

[@PaperPython]

Jeff's snoop dogg breakdown was pretty incredible

[@michaelstrietz9313]

"We're going to test your limits" almost nails the song.

[@Casey_Jones]

Doesn't have to be the holidays to enjoy this! \m/

[@peetabix]

Vinny you are fucking awesome, don't ever change.

[@Cakeyyama]

Vinny's scream has me in stitches.

[@Stoppahpowah]

This is probably the best thing giant bomb has done all year. Holy shit. The xpantherx supercut of this is going to be amazing.

[@necomata105]

You never live till you hear Vinny GROWLS!

[@PhiloInfinitum]

Best intro yet.

[@playingitstraight]

This might be the most awesome thing you guys have done this year!

[@Scooby_Dum]

@22:30 this moment truly defines giant bomb

[@everyglitchnpixel2052]

the "Its cause he is on Folsom line" kills me every time.

[@DrMateen36]

one of the coolest shit ive ever witnessed go down is in this very video

[@bigdavet99]

Wow this makes me really miss the days that any get together would inevitably turn into a rock band party. Even the people that didn't like video games would get into it.

[@JamesN21]

Vinny at 22:30 and Alex screaming "why" kills me every time even nearly 4 years later

[@PravusTheKid]

I made a full conversion disliking Dan to now missing him

[@Candlelightcat_]

no... wait maybe this is best era

[@bizzymoose9021]

Brad got DAT VOICE

[@MrHjelmern]

This saved my new years eve

[@michaelpenc7355]

Thank you, thank you so much for this.

[@Silver_Warden]

Who do I need to talk to in order to hire Vinny to perform a piece? His voice MUST be heard.

[@vedicardi]

god damn dan. you're a golden god

[@rehannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn]

that fresh dab at 4:20

[@SZUGaming]

Agent 47 may be able to play drums, but Brad is the true musical master

[@Mugicha808]

These sweaters are on point. Dan sounds like Bill Burr doing a Me Undies commercial.

[@ZotIdol09]

This is everything that I wanted for christmas and I didn't even know it.

[@JohnyScissors]

With a voice like that no wonder Jeff made Brad host of the podcast

[@lnfreeman]

Why is no one talking about Alex's amazing Sabotage rendition? That shir gave me life 😂😂😂

[@bradleybindle6428]

Fun fact: Drew is a younger version of Kurt Russell

[@andrewalpizar8146]

FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED

[@WickedRibbon]

It's December 2017 and this still bumps.

[@ComedyHeroes11]

This is the best thing I have seen in my life

[@_gorezone_]

Jason's killing it on the video!

[@Muppio]

The chances of something like this happening again are somewhere between slim and none.

[@ericsimonetti6628]

best video of 2016

[@iank6276]

Merry Rockin Christmas everybody

[@FranticSocietyArchive]

Thanks so much for this. You guys rule.

[@SentaiAce]

All I hear as Dan "sings" is Kermit.

[@mattiaberselli7698]

so... are the Boys back in town?

[@RonskiC]

Beautiful Brad Shoemaker

[@57Rye]

The BOYS are BACK..... In town.

[@PhiloInfinitum]

This actually trumps Mario Maker and Hitman Specialtacular. YES.

[@Branables]

I'm quite bummed that in this video, everyone besides Jeff no longer works for Giant Bomb anymore... Edit: Change Jeff to Dan

[@ElyskeTheDonut]

Update

[@Branables]

@@ElyskeTheDonut Good point. My previous comment needs an edit

[@EricKirby1]

Fucking Christ. I've never hated and loved a person at the same time as much as Dan Ryckert.

[@SSGErnestP]

You can hear the Midwest in Dan's singing voice

[@jonnythan1210]

All of them are the best

[@tylerburgett8541]

This video is gold.

[@JazzLafayette]

That opening lyric was the funniest fucking thing Dan has ever done.

[@jimistixxdrums]

Sum 41 guy's voice was awesome.