Rollins Band - Illumination

[@DesirableVinyl]

For all the Rollins haters, this guy has humility and intelligence, sings and writes with passion and is very observant of people and society, one of the true punk rockers of my generation, so fucking what if you don't agree with his attitudes and opinions, they're his and he doesn't pretend otherwise, if you don't like it get out there and voice your own opinions, keep free speech alive

[@briank.7686]

+Jason Clarke (DesirableVinyl) most of the people who pretend to like Black flag and Henry don't care at all about what he is trying to expose/illuminate.......it doesn't concern them and there coolness.

[@quansinus9941]

Cite your sources friend. A statement if not a logical deduction conveys nothing other than an emotive response :)

[@davidhoughtby7313]

Oh my source is myself, being exposed to Flag in a way I can guarantee none of you were. My mother's heavy duty brutal boyfriend walked into our lives when I was 10 knowing that band on a level comparable with the band members themselves, actually exceeding it, and I am not kidding.

[@davidhoughtby7313]

to clear up confusion I am a 44 year old woman who uses my elderly father's email and user name because he lives with me, I take care of him and it is easier, and I can maintain anonymity.

[@margaritaramos3059]

Why he has haters ?

[@troylowe814]

For someone who wasn't a singer, he was one hell of a frontman.

[@LeatherCladVegan]

He answered my email last year. It was quite a hefty read, too. He's a good guy.

[@sebastienspaisaux7984]

He answered mine too... That's fan service!

[@Don.Carnage]

What's his email? I very much enjoy his works.

[@fayrouzbentaleb8817]

Anyone kind enough to share ? Thank you in advance !

[@fayrouzbentaleb8817]

@@sebastienspaisaux7984 Would u please share it with me ?

[@Don.Carnage]

I agree. You're not obligated and I ain't trippin, but itd mean alot to me. Hes kind of my hero

[@It-is-on]

New Rollins Band Fan 2024 😎😙

[@js.3490]

Wise decision

[@markthumann1121]

Rollins rules

[@kastrati-n5k]

Then check Black flag..😊

[@lebinuchard347]

you're welcome!

[@JOEL00111]

Wow I saw this guy in soa and he was a Rockstar all this time???

[@danjames4086]

Best gig I ever went to was The Rollins Band. A small university gig, I was second row back and it felt like there were thousands behind me, but it was just a small crown. My mate fainted and Rollins dragged her onto the stage...when she woke up the first thing she said was 'I touched his sweaty belly'. Brilliant.

[@TheDragon803]

Jeez, Henry, I just asked how your trip to India was...

[@wishicouldshowmyname5815]

TheDragon803 Very funny and even though I'm a Rollin's fan (as I believe you are), I think Henry would get a chuckle. Be serious with life, but not so much you can't laugh at yourself once in a while. I do it daily. Maybe that says something about me. Anyway...

[@cybersphere]

TheDragon803 Rather Illuminating - Thanks for asking

[@paologuerrero1388]

+TheDragon803 Hahahahah awesome!! hahahah I just pictured you asking him the question and receiving the full song for answer

[@Fuzorz]

+TheDragon803 lol

[@OhDannyboy7]

+TheDragon803 Lol

[@ralphcantrell3214]

Henry Rollins is quite possibly the greatest wordsmith of his time. Anybody can have a better life if they listen to his music and heed the advice hidden within it.

[@ch2aoz]

absofuckinglutely mate. the only man of words that i listen to very very carefully every time i listen to his songs or interviews. a man i definitely look up to

[@ralphcantrell3214]

@@LarsTragel-zh7ei I'll take all the help I can get!

[@CowboyBebop444]

I walked green miles of jungle I walked through yellow miles of pain I crossed starvation's desert Watched dead river swell with rain The song of insects fill the air Nights in cities of despair Where killer's sons said , son beware And all the roads from here to there I sailed the sea of desolation Dropped my anchor there Plumbed the depths of isolation Walked its length and was not scared Went from end to end to end And then from there I went again The road that only this one knows Off to nowhere there I go Illumination comes so hard Makes me see but leaves its scars At times I wish that I didn't know what I know now Thought and thought until I lost my mind Looked and looked until I went near blind The path is fair but so unkind Illumination At night the highway's diesel roar Speaks to me and tells me more Than any book I've ever read Or anything you ever said With silent eyes inside I watch myself and worlds collide The seasons burn and crack my skin I stay outside and live within

[@andrasmusicofficial]

Lots of people would write something like the opening lines. Except Henry actually did it.

[@jeffrobodine239]

Wow, thanks for the lyrics. They're powerful on their own and then the music revs it up like a tidlewave !

[@CowboyBebop444]

@jeffrobodine239 I wanted to do one of my fitness videos to this song and I wanted to pick a few cool locations...maybe take video footage of a bunch of insects in the air and maybe footage during certain weather conditions...but never got around to making that happen yet...but I wanted to use this song

[@jeffrobodine239]

@@CowboyBebop444 awesome workout tune !

[@ericgelders]

@@jeffrobodine239 You said that right! It's undeniably intense and good!

[@Rollinsstomp82]

Rollins is one intense individual. Honestly, I think he is one of the greatest vocalists in rock history... so expressive and totally unique.

[@mjrydsfast]

He's definitely in the Daltrey (Who)/Keith (Tesla)/Chuck D (Public Enemy)/Ice Cube (NWA)/Halford (Judas Priest)/Iggy Pop (Stooges) vein. Very intense.

[@elmoblatch9787]

He actually can't sing at all. I mean literally. Even his screams are not in any discernible key. Does that mean his not a good frontman or a good "vocalist" ? No, it does not.

[@gingeralebean5375]

@@elmoblatch9787 he seems to just flatline on the same “note” (if you could call it a note) for nearly every song he does. But honestly it just adds to that feeling of raw, guttural power. Where he’s not worried about sounding good, he just wants to get shit out of his head. Pure therapy.

[@cunctator3401]

@@elmoblatch9787 thats why its punk rock,i personally think he's not a good singer,but goddamn he puts so much fucking emotions into his singing,this song hits hard

[@K4R3N]

He doesn't sing, he talks and shouts. He doesn't have much range. Eddie Vedder, Chris Cornell, Scott Weiland were much better lead men and singers from this time period.

[@StarbuckMaelstrom]

Ahhh Rollins is so awesome. He does more in a week than a lot of people do in a lifetime!! Hope he keeps kickin ass forever.

[@frankevega]

I got to hang out with Henry in deep ellum in Dallas Texas back in 1996 I think it was. I walked up and he was sitting on the outside of the bomb factory. We had great conversation. We also talked about his song "black and white". I'll never forget that day. So much respect for that man. Wonder if he remembers that day. Thank you for being so cool to me Henry. I seen him 3 times in Dallas and every time was so intense.

[@AHOY_MATEY]

I have an appreciation for Rollins now. That I wish I had discovered sooner. The awakened Punk Rocker. Born of meager begginings. But capable and proven to achieving anything. Anything with real value.

[@vantastroganoff4370]

EXACTLY It was hard My god to live in house with six..what we did Most of these bands mid 80's vandura van across COUNTRY aint easy Survival When i see young on the street i give We slept in places of abandonment Look now im in million dollar home in EXCLUSIVE Vancouver All alone in 4 bedrooms N more miserable with more..life is ironic aint it🇨🇦🖤🇨🇦 be safe

[@massimoamato5593]

'Illumination comes so hard, makes me see but it leaves it's scars' Awesome line

[@angelrrs7032]

Rollins just makes you awake up to reality. Thank you!

[@mrgorgun]

Definitely an underrated dude and band

[@BigWesLawns]

QueensRock i disagree. He is well known planet wide. Speaks to rhe troops. Has been touring longer than you lived on earth. And I have never heard 1 person rate his talent, just shock or love. He has been on all the biggest podcasts, morning shows, late night talks shows... All the big ones like Letterman repeatedly. He Used to fuckin kill at big rock festivals that had nine inch nails and fukin Mettallica, Body Count! and the heaviest motherfuckers we have! This fuckin guy is a Legend and the Most Kind Intelligent and Humble example of bullyproof you may ever see.

[@SubscribersWithNoVideos-in9jh]

Ghost Dog this isn’t metal

[@toddtaylor8368]

@@SubscribersWithNoVideos-in9jh he didn't say it was metal jackass

[@TheSandman1985100]

@@BigWesLawns I agree with almost everything you said but I think outside USA he is not that famous.

[@ll3yWanTeD]

@@TheSandman1985100 people know him bcuz of tony hawk game lol

[@MaddGuss]

I never paid much attention to the lyrics of songs in contrast to the instruments being used. But when i discovered Henry Rollins and his band i couldnt do otherwise.He is truly the only one who provokes me go and hunt the meaning of each song's lyrics. Inspirational, Straight, Clean and Honest are his words and probably the only artist i ever gave that much respect.No matter how his voice sounds like, nor how the guitars rock, nowhere will you find so deep a meaning. Greetings from Greece.

[@monurajput5608]

Yes he's deep and intellectual. Not a fake person who is only after money.

[@austinnewby9666]

Bro if you like Rollins lyrics you may not know this dude has spoken word paperbacks out. He doesn't get high so he would stay up on coffee for days until he got to that place and just write. Wow. H.R. Spoken Word.

[@DahakaMatthew]

Man. However commercially successful or otherwise, it's fans like you who make the genre great.

[@iliastakidis5771]

Παμε μωρη ελλαδαρα.

[@wallrider73]

3.30 - the cobra is thinking, "Holy shit, that's Henry Rollins!"

[@wolfman6489]

YOU THINK IM JUST SOME HASBEEN

[@azmanabdula]

Chuck you made me laugh my ass off Rise my son

[@aleh1124]

that is so true man ...I just figured it out

[@xslamdroidx]

"...I hope, he will not bite me!"

[@dustinprewitt]

Im sure Henry has a story about that

[@Iederhas]

God I just love Henry's vocals.

[@pearlvision7156]

And his eyes:)

[@lateralpazwalk]

Rollins is definitely one of my heroes. His spoken word records are brilliant.

[@Devilsblood]

Rollins will always be a fascinating individual to me.

[@1990-t1j]

Outstanding, and I've never listened to him before. The beauty of KZbin.

[@phillipsmusic3871]

He sounded pretty young for being almost 40, truly one of the greatest rockers of all time.

[@jamesclark3456]

39 when this was released@endlessnameless6494

[@chelovek-jpeg]

@endlessnameless6494 30? He looks 40-50 in this video :)

[@McFraneth]

I love Henry Rollins. He has the soul of a poet.

[@yuvrajj_0115]

Henry rollins rocking at the guitar solo is awesome.

[@plbeckman]

Great tune. Still holds up.

[@ЕвгенийПаксейкин]

Well, it is so simple in 2019: wrote something in search panel and get it. In 2001 I kept my VHS recorder stady for months to get this song . And I did it. Henry, you doesn't even know, what your music meant for me in those times. When my dear father saw "Illumination" from my VHS record, he said: "Hrrr, pretty awesome! it is good, when a woodman or fireman, or sportsman have time to sign" :)

[@him21000]

I have followed Henry Rollins from his start thru back flag days he is my all time favorite musician

[@user-zd8hh2sd5w]

One of the greatest songs and videos ever!!!

[@Geekman333]

Totally!

[@Geekman333]

Ricky Hill There's an alternative radio station in the city I used to live in. They played this a lot when it was current.

[@nothingandnobody1175]

This version of Rollins Band was awesome.

[@pennywisethedancingclown5716]

And this my friends, this is how "dark night of the soul" sounds. Music,lyrics, video - true representation of what dark night of the soul is.

[@bluesmanwater]

I always wanted to be like him. An uncle said one day: Dont be like me, just be you, learn from all the things you do.

[@burningmisery]

when I die, I wanna come back as Henry Rollins.

[@7empest47]

I remember watching this song as a kid on MUCH back in 2001 ... Good epic times.

[@terrybo8]

A D.C. Metro Native @17 I saw Minor Theat @the "old" 9:30 Club & went from "prom queen to punk' overnight Ian Mackaye worked@Y&T Records in Rockville, MD He helped me start my harD.C.ore Punk vinyl collection & I interviewed him for my college comm. class on what lead him to founding Dischord Records. Ian also introduced me to Henry Rollins band Black Flag. Rollins left D.C.for CA but came back on tour w/great shows! TY IAN & HENRY 4 the music & the message! Still Punk after all these years!

[@monurajput5608]

Very nice.

[@toughguyver6986]

Henry Rollins = Clint Eastwood of Punk Rock

[@toughguyver6986]

Ok, than he's the Dirty Harry of Punk Rock :)

[@carlos66965]

But henry rollins doesn't get angry at empty chairs. I'm sure, everything else, but definitely not empty chairs.

[@allaboutdatGDA]

and Jordan Peterson is the Clint Eastwood of this current culture war

[@mikemchaney925]

I’d say Rollins is the Danny Trejo of punk, way more badass than even Chuck Norris, and a stand up guy on top of it.

[@lionelroudoudou]

@@carlos66965 best comment ever 😂

[@crookedvultrendall5581]

He was a BEAST at this point in his career.

[@domolivier1648]

Henry Rollins and your bands you're really excellent !!!! I pray God for your happinness and wealth !!

[@lanakorvin570]

Henry is ageless he defies age and time he speaks on behalf of animals who are the voiceless and he is an ambassador for the poor and helpless

[@adrianlee3497]

The way to be.

[@sithspitdanikan4725]

Bun-Bun

[@marclaporte7163]

There is no greater state for a man (or a woman) than ILLUMINATION! Fame, fortune, wealth... None of that can hold a candle to ILLUMINATION! Don't ask me how I know.

[@silmarillion666]

@@sithspitdanikan4725 let's not talk about that😂

[@sergiomarques1920]

This clip is fantastic "Illumination comes so hard Makes me see but leaves its scars"...killer lyrics The ancient Hindus represented the mystery of the force that attracts and that which repels by the balance of the golden mountain, which they keep linked with the symbolic serpent of India, on one side the gods and on the other the demons

[@ricklindberg4228]

Great song by the legendary Henry Rollins. One of a kind. Much respect.

[@makaiev]

every day, every dawn, this song makes more sense....

[@emilewicz14]

+makai no kaio warler daruk : It's interesting. What do you actually mean?

[@makaiev]

+emilewicz14 the hability not only to perceive and understand, but to act upon life and the world we live in grows along time but the process is quite raw and thick...

[@makaiev]

Oy, thanks for the reminder makai of the past, it comes in handy, very handy!

[@TheHasselBoff]

I love how Henry and the rest of the band especially beat the crap out of their instruments and get all that anger out in a positive way to give us this absolute masterpiece.

[@Deadolman1]

Fokin great stuff, excellent video. I used to listen to Rollins Band so many years ago. There is nothing quite like Rollins anymore. Actually there has never been nothing quite like THE ROLLINS BAND.

[@cathalsurfs]

Fair play to that Rollins lad.. he went all over darned creation wearing the same shirt and pair of slacks. Hard as a bag of nails that lad.

[@ralphcantrell3214]

One of my top 10 favorite bands of all time.

[@touchingpeopleonthetrain1779]

I forget what a beast dude was on stage, had his own unique moves to compliment the music

[@SennyMarshall]

Rollins at his most poetic! and still kicks you in the guts and smacks you in the face! What a song!

[@smokeyrainbows]

Can never get enough of you Mr. Rollins...you freaking rock like no other! :D

[@RePapero1]

Passing through the flames of Pain. Masterpiece of poetry

[@kaguth]

0:02 Henry is climbing those stairs like he just finished leg day.

[@SuperLG007]

Lmao

[@MrAsaf1984]

MTV used to play this video back in the day.

[@mibad9135]

Mtv is garbage.

[@BigStevie]

@@mibad9135 AMEN

[@MrAsaf1984]

@@mibad9135 i guess you were so cool back in days lol.

[@booker80]

I saw this on vh1

[@christopherblosser9387]

Back when MTV lived up to its name of music television...

[@dalegriffin6768]

The Melvins & THE Rollins band would be a great tour, I'm sure they have toured together

[@arijitguha8116]

It seems a great part of the video was shot in Kolkata (Although I still love when the city was being called Calcutta), India. I must say they managed to get to the underbelly of Kolkata.... who would have thought to shoot a rock video at "Tripty's Bar and Restaurant" at bhawanipur, Kolkata ? Keep Rocking!!!!

[@Noel_13]

Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Argentina.

[@THEBANDIT7979]

His music gets better with time. No bullshit no pretense. Just powerful lyrics and overdriven guitars. One of the very few rock roll characters left.

[@Tezzy_01]

LYRICS - I walked green miles of jungle / I walked through yellow miles of pain I crossed starvation's desert / Watched dead rivers swell with rain The song of insects filled the air / Nights in cites of despair Where killer's sons said, son beware / And all the roads from here to there I sailed the sea of desolation / Dropped my anchor there Plumbed the depths of isolation / Walked its length and was not scared Went from end to end to end / And then from there I went again The road that only this one knows / Off to nowhere here I go Illumination comes so hard / Makes me see but leaves its scars At times I wish that I didn't know what I know now Thought and thought until I lost my mind Looked and looked until I went near blind The path is fair but so unkind At night the highway's diesel roar / Speaks to me and tells me more Than any book I've ever read / Or anything you ever said With silent eyes inside / I watch myself and worlds collide The seasons burn and crack my skin / I stay outside and live within

[@alizebian2568]

how am I now just stumbling on this band,and never heard of them before

[@allaboutdatGDA]

Ali Zebian because the media only pushes vacuous and vapid merchandise

[@michaelmyers8288]

The most intense vacation video ever.

[@jamescicalese4737]

This song actually rocks hard!

[@shullln]

Henry's Best Work since the End of Silence.

[@hookieaffeldt339]

You didn't like Weight?

[@vicentebalbastre]

He was so pumped for the trip that he went running.

[@InTheArmsOfGod]

I love Henry's facial expressions in this video.

[@xyaeiounn]

Before any influencer made a career out of "I'm seizing the day more than you and my life is more interesting" Henry was right there, decades ahead of them all.

[@megatron8461]

This video had the most dark and Grimm storytelling feel about it. It’s like a diatribe written by a solitude man desperate for escape.

[@MrSnackization]

This song shows u how grateful for the things you have.

[@Robert25938]

Such a great vocal and visual artist!

[@mikeray1544]

March of Time-did a Rollins Band show in New Orleans around 1992- still have my copy of The Boxed Life..spoken word is still cool in my book.

[@padmac8176]

This is one of Henry's greatest works along with Just Like You and Gun In Mouth Blues!

[@nativerights5420]

I live in Central Florida outside Gainesville Florida I was coming out of a gas station and saw a jeep pull up to the pumps and there behold was Henry Rollins my idol I just stood there with my jaw gaped open and I 👋 he waves back im thinking what is he doing in my shit hole town I was shocked I couldn't walk up I felt like he probably was out here for personal space..

[@wandarkaf]

Rollins bands illuminate my day

[@Sogonrei]

Henry is an intense and deep well versed writer and this song is the brevity of I am sure a new book getting to live a bit of the story too. This rocks! 😎 I love his writing and music.

[@saintblackangel]

You're absolutely correct. I've sent him three separate e-mails and he responded to each. Heck, on one of them he even sent me the song lyrics I asked for (because the ones on all the lyrics sites are wrong). Others just talk the talk, but Henry walks the walk when it comes to being available to his fans.

[@fayrouzbentaleb8817]

Would you please share it ?

[@loumartin8312]

Henry knows a lot because he's been there and done that. You go Henry...we love you!

[@quietri0t]

Rest on Power, Jason Mackenroth.

[@Samm0th]

+quietriot :'(

[@hinjurock]

Amen. I didn't realize that he had passed away at such a young age. He was a great drummer.

[@andrewdods2236]

Bugger !! Didn’t know :-( How ?

[@susanmcqueen6983]

Such a great artist, when your in Oz again, pop in for a beer.

[@Scorned405]

Met Rollins years ago. Very very cool guy

[@donathonwade6365]

The video is like a beginning of a action movie

[@HappyHippieHolly]

God damn I miss these guys!!

[@Wolfskin2k]

1:29 always makes me laugh so hard. He just looks like he instantly regrets drinking that hot beverage but trys to play it off

[@phillipross8986]

Listen to this song every day

[@Edmasterz]

Finally at least someone understand the whole meaning of advertisements on KZbin. I think that as much as we all don't like them. They still provide people with free content from KZbin.

[@klimtklavier]

Blow me

[@andyjames5769]

Outstanding! There's no one like rollins ...

[@yodaguy6956]

This song stirs me up in so many ways

[@Andulsi]

Great song. Been a fan of New Model Army for decades. Hadn't t listened to this fella in years. I live anyone sings and means every word. Justin Sullivan or Henry Rollins...it sin t a fashion or a trend...it s from the heart. It s the only way to make art.

[@revisingknowledgemaga2498]

Soul journey, you knew for so long, interpretation is everything

[@darrenwoolley8433]

What a brilliant song.

[@peterkrawczyk5907]

They saw right away what kind of soul you are

[@perlaintveen]

I love you Henry!!!

[@section9809]

I went to a gig on the End of Silence tour. got kicked in the chest by the bass player, gave Hank a hug and he cracked me in the jaw off the stage and got a pretty decent concussion! Fucking great show!

[@CorvidChaser]

What a beautifully shot video! Thankyou for your inspiration Henry :D

[@shawnbruce6934]

These Guys Were Gods. Real Rock Musicians.

[@toddrichardson8595]

Henry Rollins= A Legit Badass if the situation calls for it!!

[@ericgelders]

If this isn't authentic and raw, I don't know what is - seen the RB live several times: INTENSE! Afterwards I was always exhausted AND happy - Thanx Henry!

[@saucocumulus]

Best song ever...

[@palmerlp]

Saw this version of Rollins Band three times. RIP to the great Jason Mackenroth.

[@domesticatedhippy8323]

I often wonder how people react if they saw him on SOA before they knew he was already an established muso.

[@nickzatz9497]

Funny fact, Henry sang in a band called S.O.A. back in the 80s. They were called State pf Alert, but all their shirts and records just said S.O.A.

[@CURIOSITYKILLEDTHE12]

Being old now...being a lib...being yelled at....totally disrespected....invisable...I appreciate his music so much more now. ILLUMINATION

[@silvanonicoletti6555]

Masterpiece❤️

[@milton4677]

Great music and video

[@Rhinoinasuit]

I wish rollins band was on spotify

[@modernistphilosopher9769]

Rhinoinasuit they are bro

[@Rhinoinasuit]

@Rob S You're not wrong, i just like the concenience of having it on my phone. Maybe i will

[@PjD-pk1fg]

I think this was Henry's finest moment. Just incredible but needs to be played LOUD. This guy should be mentioned with the true greats of rock.