2015.02.17 The Amity Affliction - Pittsburgh (Live in Chicago, IL)

[@TheSealPlays]

3:06 "I'm going back in!" "No you're not."

[@ograndekarvalho]

+Sealisanerd HAHAHAHAHAHAHA that "oh, ok" moment...

[@salem4758]

-Old guy from State Farm: ohh! You almost got it!

[@fadence]

I always hate that! But I guess it's venue rules :(

[@CodyDTD]

That intro gives me chills. I absolutely love it.

[@awakening3746]

Agreed

[@TheMikeyC]

I wish I could growl like Joel. His voice is definitely definitive of how his lyrics feel and mean. Even his voice when he sings clean are insane. Absolutely a band to signify a generation

[@Andri_Gilang]

"We call it Pittsburgh because on the 2013 Warped Tour Joel had a seizure, just from drinking too much and being overheated - it was really hot. I think he wrote a song about how he felt after that situation, I think it's generally about how he feels to this day."

[@Ujangbaladewa]

What a pity

[@violetashes6542]

I like how everyone is wearing sleeveless shirts, and then there's Joel wearing a sweater 🤓

[@jessicaj7698]

I don't blame him lol. I was at the show in Detroit the next night and it was freezing. like, I think it hit about -18, so I'd imagine Chicago wasn't much better haha

[@jonahward4771]

It os cigago after alll

[@RoJoPlaysMinecraft]

Best recording of this song live.

[@undefined_garage]

Joel is honestly a beast at screaming

[@youknowhuwitis]

Tbf since 2015 they've tightened up their live act massively.

[@stevenlee5778]

This band is amazing

[@palidus5349]

I wanna see these guys live again so bad

[@mkayalright7358]

Ahrens usually amazing live & I think he sounds great in this video.

[@runethieren8692]

he usually does but in this vid sounds like shit, he was probably sick or something.... if you cant hear this shit being so off key then you're just deaff

[@Wildmetalhead]

I miss them so much!

[@prometeo2310]

Dat lyrics deeper than Marianas Trench

[@bobbythepanda6666]

ABR for life

[@wb3991]

Prometeo do you mean the actual marianas trench or the song from abt, they would both make sense tho

[@lunathelooneyone69]

once this virus is over I'm gonna see them live in a few locations

[@Vadrii]

Dude doing the cleans sounds like he's sick as shit. Good on him for powering through, but damn.

[@NickkAtNyte]

If you look up Death's Hand from this same set, he sounds a lot better. I was thinking the same thing and I'm wondering if he didn't warm up or something beforehand since this is the first song.

[@raydog_97]

It’s a very hard song for Arhen to sing, today here in 2024 as I’m writing this they’ve been playing Pittsburgh 3 keys down from the original tuning since Vans Warped Tour 2018

[@dropstopandroll]

its coz he smokes heavily which has ruined his voice

[@benjaminspudich8519]

Fuck yes so bad ass gives me the chills!!!

[@andrewbirchall6469]

Can feel the addiction... stay strong mate

[@Brandon2940]

Bassist got the key at the end of the song

[@kyragregory5565]

"It's like there's cancer in my butt!" Hahahaha

[@pandaboipetsandmask392]

Lungs It didn't sound like butt to me

[@DjTrib3]

@@pandaboipetsandmask392 Blood*

[@metaljar021]

I vote for butt😂😂

[@slumpgawd4031]

Ded

[@s0devi0uss]

Ah there's a song where it sounds like put your panties on my eyes .... Another song I hear there is soap in my eyes there is soap on my knees. 😂

[@sitkratiripsneila.6483]

What's everyone's problem? They sound awesome!

[@themediocrepianist.4582]

I love how Tik tok by Kesha was playing in the background before the show began.

[@BboyDero]

if only i can be like joel

[@pattyrafter88]

and not sing in key?

[@dratoriasgaming6510]

pattyrafter88 Joel does the unclean vocals. The clean singing is Ahren.

[@WDYT]

2:26 , girl

[@WDYT]

yeah, but why ?

[@justinheretotroll3032]

If you look closely you can see dude has his hat on backwards

[@channybsmith]

chills

[@snorlaxpulls]

Anyone knows what happens to the guys that go on the stage and security stops them?

[@jessicaj7698]

they throw them back into the crowd haha

[@dannyrodriguez5842]

They never come back

[@ForeskinClippings]

xD

[@MiguelBrites]

shadow realm

[@TheIsaacFrazier]

+Brites That made me laugh thank you.

[@Stones16]

Ahren's voice is dying at this song JAJAJAJ poor boy!! In another songs he does it very well

[@jeremyhines3117]

+Diecisai16 I think he was sick or something. Because they played this in a lower key than the album version.

[@Stones16]

Can be possible, but also can be because Ahren smokes. If he doesn't smoke, he would sing better I think :((((

[@pattyrafter88]

The singer/bassist final got the key of the song in the last chorus -_-

[@xxTacolord]

oh it's painful to listen to

[@juhosten3463]

My god he sucks so bad live. It actually hurts to look him singing cause he's stretching his throat.

[@kenny1138]

Juho Stèn plus he's playing bass as well but again not terrible after awhile u get used too Ahren's live performance and almost becomes the norm however studio he sounds better and I can understand y as they make his voice sound better then it actually is.

[@pietandersen6120]

pattyrafter88 Like honestly if your clean vocalist is that mediocre compared to the rest of your band, get a guy specifically for clean vocals, this isnt a small band.

[@mgtkmg]

Yeah, that was sad. Such a good song. He needs some stability lessons

[@lukegordon9933]

Watching during ClownVid-19. I want to experience this in person so bad I cant

[@StraightEdgeMario]

Fuck man that's facts

[@lozandgaz]

amazing quality what camera did u use? can't wait to see them ♡

[@Karatechick5587]

ah so good :3

[@vailangibbs5849]

Just drop the key for live, man.

[@hannes1734]

Vailan Gibbs They already did, but a half step just isn't enough

[@brettthomas433]

His scream

[@kiannajefferys1316]

I AM BAWLING MY EYES OUT OMG IM AM GOING TO DIE

[@fabian4586]

4:10 :ooo

[@dominicbirkett-wood1271]

Does ahren use a pitch shifter to tune down his bass along with the other guitarists constantly as well ? Or is there another method? This is fucking my head up

[@raydog_97]

Let me tell you something, I really love TAA and their music has helped me through a lot of rough times. Now with all that being said I have to tell you that the Bass guitar is back tracked and has been for years now, Ahren doesn’t even try to hide it and still til this day they back track the bass.

[@dominicbirkett-wood1271]

@@raydog_97for real ?!!!!!

[@1Blablz]

probably its also just a bda recording :) gonne see the life in 2 months. I'm rlly excited😁

[@historyjunky1299]

Ahrens voice is peeled back from needing a break or he's sick. One of the 2. Doesn't sound like normal ahren

[@FairyCRat]

Why is there a guy kidnapping people on stage?

[@ilsommoimperatore]

Fairy C Rat ahahahahah

[@PlutonLeGardien]

Show some respect in the pit

[@slowburn9193]

Пожарных срочно! Танц-пол горит)...

[@JuggernautGotU]

Is this how the bassist/clean vocalist always sounds or was he sick?

[@jessicaj7698]

i don't think he was sick, it was just more of an off-performance

[@ArmyOfTurtlez]

He was sick

[@juliuscaesar1388]

He's just bad

[@ArmyOfTurtlez]

+Julius Caesar Post nasal drip fucks your vocal cords and throat for a long period of time bro.

[@wadewilson7527]

I've seen a few videos of their live performances and i see this question a lot. Either way they have really bad luck with him being sick while recording these gigs. Or he is just... not as good as on the album.

[@runethieren8692]

wtf is ahren doing, normally hes rlly good at the singing, ive seen them live multple times now but this is just plain off key ... well this is from 5 years ago so i cant judge that much

[@julio749]

👾 #15042021 (9AM GMT+7)

[@cameronowens2843]

I keep seeing how the bassist sucks live, but I don't think that's the case. I think he's just straining to sing in the key he's in. Just because you can't sing in a certain key doesn't make you bad singer. HOWEVER, if you write and record a song that you knew you wouldn't be able to perform live then that DOES make you sorta irresponsible as an artist. Either write songs you can actually perform, or just don't do it live. There's no shame in either of those. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@jonahward4771]

Those cleans... yikes

[@sonofgod031]

3:05 man i feel bad for that guy. you have to admit it, TAA sucks live.

[@ethanorawlinsino6635]

The only bad thing are the cleans the rest is fucking epic

[@milosjankovic4052]

+sonofgod031 Yeah, that must be why they're playing sold out venues and keep getting invited to the biggest festivales in the world.

[@ForeskinClippings]

LOL me too.

[@MementoMori1775]

Gay, son

[@joshuaprick2596]

Cleans are horrible. The rest is pretty good.

[@a7x4lrev]

He literally has the best cleans of any backing vocalist in the genre.

[@joshuaprick2596]

a7x4lrev That's a lie. Or you don't know what you're talking about. Listen to Aaron Pauley from Of Mice & Men, Roland Johannsen from The Unguided, Jason Cameron from Bury Tomorrow or Richard Rogers from Secrets.

[@thesaddestending621]

Aaron isnt that great, richard rogers is amazing but ahren is really good

[@joshuaprick2596]

The Saddest Ending Aaron is amazing, have you ever heard him live. Ahren is good in his middle register(like Open Letter) but he doesn't have any control in his higher register.

[@BenjaminintheAF]

+Joshua Prick also josh gilbert from wovenwar/as i lay dying is good in clean vocals

[@DrFunk-us9qe]

Bass player is a terrible vocalist.

[@Artisbeauty22]

oh come on the singer can do better than this.

[@excaliber12345678900]

4:05 lmaooo the guitarist doesn't even know the words

[@TheLongboardingkid]

What are you talking about? If you are talking about him turning around and looking at the ground, he was getting water

[@historyjunky1299]

It's painful to watch ahren sing his bars

[@matthewoconnell1490]

These vocals are plop

[@93hopeless]

News flash everyone. Most bands suck live..

[@bearfcker5]

California avi8tor absolutely not true. Every time I die anyone? August burns red? If you rehearse and have enough talent, it shows in your live performances.

[@Your_friendly_racist_neighbor]

Not true bands back then were a lot better. For some reason modern bands aren't as good live.

[@ElFanguinni]

The bassist.. can’t sing live.