Japandroids - Crazy/Forever (Live at KEXP BBQ)

Vancouver duo Japandroids perform "Crazy/Forever" during the KEXP BBQ at the Seattle Center Mural stage. Recorded 8/8/09.

[@calixa]

the wind blowing the hair, the string break, the lyric changes, the HD, the unmatched energy. two songs flowing into one another, the passion.....one of my fav live performances on youtube that I return to often

[@athlete4004]

best comment ever. this performance never gets old!

[@Vade700]

this is insultingly overstated

[@dennisarmijo2458]

I agree agree agree

[@spacebunsarah]

top 5 concert moment for sure, I cannot believe that this was free. it started raining when he was singing “it’s raining in Seattle and I don’t give a fuck”

[@ThePrinceMush]

I watched this so many times. These guys make me proud to be a Canadian.

[@ReneAlejandroLazaro]

I loved y’all since 2010

[@SquarePupilIndustr]

It's a mystery to people why some like some music. I like this band. It makes sense to me, and i'm grateful they play.

[@AlexIsEducational]

I listened to one of their songs the other day and by the end of the day I had bought all their albums and bought a t-shirt.... They are sooooooo dope

[@monganonga]

This is a really quality video

[@dedly420]

Ty KEXP for making Japandroids sound so awesome! And that's just an amazing performance by Japandroids. How great can a drummer and guitarist/singer be?

[@filszaf]

wow... sings his brains out, tears through a string, gives huge props to the crowd (who may not have even been super into them), then super chill and ready to watch the rest of the set amongst the crowd.. how fucking cool is that?!

[@dogpartylive]

We love these guys!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come to Sacramento we want to play a show with you!!!

[@danieltreystman44]

Crazy\Forever AND Sovereignty!

[@sensitiveecoterrorist]

"Cause we got rock n' roll, we got Dinosaur Jr., fuck the rain man" Brian and Dave are the coolest

[@Memo46XD]

We need you back guys

[@nathanl337]

They're back!

[@Fad3dDream]

one of the best bands out

[@osufan77]

Going to see them in Cleveland soon. Should be rockin.

[@GGtheRealest]

Seeing them in September 9th, CAN'T WAIT

[@calixa]

this vid is just so sick......probably watched it a dozen times in the last 2 years.....just so raw and amazing quality....glad to see the hometown boys blowing up!

[@Fminus999]

Dinosaur Jr. was also playing at that show, probably something about how good that show was.

[@yediyedi123]

wow, a live recording on youtube that looks and sounds gorgeous :) thanks so much! and i love japandroids obvi.

[@calixa]

fantastic quality on this vid......

[@tonydotbmp]

So awesome.

[@JohnCannyNH]

@skunkbuddymohawk It's called Sovereignty and it's on their first album, Post Nothing. It's my favourite by them!

[@kexp]

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

[@TheBagelPhantom]

hahah i love how he loses a string and doesnt even blink

[@Mogley171]

so sickkkkkkk! can't wait to see them at SXSW!

[@skunkbuddymohawk]

@JohnCannyNH thanks man! yea dude these guys are amazing!

[@dikansijus]

damn, that's sounds great

[@Patronwagon]

i would of loved to be there

[@athlete4004]

Id rather watch this 1000000 times over than hear 1 more Black Keys song...

[@stralioni]

canceling my date to see them live tomorrow

[@Ixtapaaaaa]

I love that he broke his string. this is good stuff.

[@SuperSaiyanScandinavian]

i hope these guys gain more praise. i know for a fact that they both still have normal jobs. i hope they'll be successful enough to be able to make music their full time job.

[@AlbinoGirlScout]

He kept playing with a broken string. Gotta fuckin' love it

[@yarin66]

just found out about these guys and they are awesome

[@dangerdancewolf]

fuckin phenomenal performance. gives me goosebumps every time i watch.

[@dedly420]

love it still

[@moomoochacoo]

@Slay318 thats because plaid shirts are awesome, ive been rockin them for 10 years

[@astrodronaut]

@kexpradio kick ass camera! such quality

[@joaojose18]

This is Crazy/Forever + Sovereignty

[@ItHappens117]

"But I don't give a fuck! Cause we got rock and roll, Dinosaur Jr. , fuck the rain" YES BRIAN YES!

[@calixa]

i just found my new favourite youtube video. AWESOME> these guys kick ass, makin us proud!

[@LessThree]

This rocks soooooooo hard. Fucking LOVE Japandroids

[@monkeyNUTsagg95]

These guys are, AweSOME! !

[@TheH0melesSMan]

Celebration Rock is my AOTY

[@ExoShaman]

THE FEELS are off the CHARTS! This is my first time hearing them. Great fucking band.

[@deathbyzen]

new album and go on tour again so i can get my face melted

[@kexp]

@davegto67, so you're just going to bomb on a bunch of our videos. Sorry, dude. No trolls.

[@prizzzma]

You need some balls to perform only guitar/drums, need to be a genious to make it sound good.

[@guyrussell7963]

I believe that five members started the two sounds better rock on

[@gutsdozer]

I'm amazed Brian doesn't break every single one of his strings during Sovereignty.

[@doinyourmomlikeapro]

you guys have the best fucking energy

[@maggsayy]

so simple, but fucking rad. just a guitar and some drums and it sounds fucking brilliant

[@MrSimwhite]

At 03:54 starts "Sovereignty". But singing "Seattle" instead of "Vancouver"! :)

[@androidesolitario]

now i understand the energy of their shows

[@davegto67]

Thanks for checking out our videos!

[@deanblackbeard9392]

I am not surprised he snapped a string!

[@306ness]

"Cuz we got rock n roll, and dinosaur junior. FUCK the rain, man" ...Fuckin rights.

[@Stribog123]

Holy moly, what a serious Canadian accent on Brian haha! I almost don't ever hear that and I'm from Vancouver, weird.

[@217potato]

Mind fucking blown! What a performance. I now want to see these gents live on the upcoming tour for Celebration Rock.

[@irotinmyskin]

now THAT is a sweet looking guitar (l)

[@TheZatrahc]

Seeing them wednsday. I have midterms for one of my classes. Japandroids > passing class

[@AbstracktAlias]

The second part of this video is the song Sovereignty starting at 4:08.

[@testcardgirl26]

excelentess una d mis favs del album :)

[@seanlh]

@kexpradio yeah definately

[@z3alious]

wow good capture. I gots to get me a slrrr

[@ronpelto]

@RaygunShaun so sorry about that...and we can not seem to get rid of her.... love canada

[@armednation]

WE LOVE THIS!!

[@MrDanishGuru]

Let's break some strings and do some awesome things on Dave's couch! ROCK ON! *(head banging)*

[@j17b8198]

LANEWAY 2013!! FUCK YEAHH

[@armednation]

i want to sleep on daves couch !!!

[@bd-ht3eb]

soooooooooo goood!

[@davegto67]

@KillingBarbies Thanks for checking out our videos!

[@danieltritscher886]

check out 'two gallants' in case you don't know of them. another good two piece. also the black keys (the big come up) and 'slow club' for the more light hearted =D just sharing the love

[@UNAPRO9]

GOOD!!

And i'll say it again! They are fucking dragons!!

[@InuitAldebaran]

Intense. Seattle might remember (Dave's couch?). ROCK ON. Very positive vibrations there. I was more afraid of him loosing his head then a guitar string..

[@WNDRf00te]

I probably have at least 50k of these views

[@BeAnToWn51]

HEY! Quick question. The quality of this video is superb. Was this filmed with a 70-200mm f 2.8 L lens? The aperture really isolates the subjects, leads to a great result.

[@ESskatenow]

YOU GUYS ARE FUCKING AWESOME!

[@davegto67]

@hjbrinner I was thinking more along the lines of music lessons.

[@ItsSomeDeadGuy]

I honestly do agree that they would benefit from a bassist, but as it is they sound pretty damn awesome. It's amazing that a two-man band can produce such a huge sound.

[@xXTitoman66Xx]

My god, there's only two of them? O_O :looks twice: Daaaaamn, thar gewd. =O

[@calixa]

@TheBadPercussionist dude, i love them too

[@danielsarason]

@Mogley171 just saw 'em at emo's for free. pretty damn awesome.

[@greenshoes43]

@clarkshapedbox foooooooooooooooooooooo sho

[@darkmaul1993]

You can hear the two guitar sounds Balto92 is talking about in the very end of this video. Too bad they didn't appear on this video, I've always thought the use of two guitar amps in a band with no bass player was brilliant.

[@GlendaOllero]

I love these boys!!! Taken with a 7D? Great videographering, @kexpradio!

[@skunkbuddymohawk]

have they recorded the song in the second part of this video?

[@juck]

Great band. Great songs. Great cd. Live they need a Bassist IMO. Theres no root there. This song sounds like a Kyuss riff.

[@superpiratenova]

개좋아

[@loganplourde886]

i also love seattle

[@Fad3dDream]

this band makes me cry how amazing they are sooo unknown these guys should be a household name for fuck sake

[@DamonAlbarnFan]

White Stripes have northing on these guys!

[@gabriest]

I wish watch this show entirely

[@ryanbrock9409]

So this is how the Black Keys would sound if they were good

[@daltonboske767]

it's a fender telecaster

[@dsleeperhold]

check out -- swerve drainpipe

[@9288Savior]

I didn't know the actor Edward Norton grow a fro and joined a band {:^_^:}

[@orrorvacui]

@GLeNss I've heard that the canon EOS 7D it can be better. and it's a lot cheaper

[@talankirts3816]

it's great when the string breaks!

[@misfits12o]

@flowers321 fuckin ey, i was there too. great band live!

[@KillingBarbies]

@davegto67 Yea was it a cover band? It sounded like that