The Kills - Black Balloon (Live on KEXP)

The Kills perform "Black Balloon" live in the KEXP studio. Filmed and edited by More Dust Than Digital. Recorded 5/14/09.

[@aisle_of_view]

Jamie is an amazing guitarist. So creative and original.

[@playingamesfurfun]

This is one of my all time favorite live performances....i keep coming back to it for years now..

[@stephenbutler3428]

Me too

[@wings31]

Live at Best Kept Secret 2018 is better if you havent seen it check that one out.

[@stephenbutler3428]

@@wings31on repeat mode often in my studio when 👍🖼️,ty for sharing the tip though 😜

[@Xavi827]

whoever says the kills are better than the killers deserves a medal and a ribbon and an award for seeing the truth

[@thomascanada9835]

I mean.....how fuckin good is this song, how the guitar hits n vibrates through your soul, the lyrics "farewell black balloon, let the weather have its way with you" is pure magic especially cuts a lil deeper if your either an addict, recovering addict n that lifelong battle that we all fight n lose n win some, to fall again n again only to get back up to fight wit what you got left each time! Kills definitely meet the criteria for what punk stood for. As more time passes they will only become a bigger n bigger influence on future bands without a doubt! Great great band!!

[@skate4live11]

she is not an average singer, she's one of the best singers in rock n roll right now

[@edoardotosi6894]

Esagerata

[@justinjames2771]

@souljaphotos yes she still very much is. The kills forever.

[@seineic]

She definitely is. Reminds me of Debbie Harry.

[@funkycinds]

je ne me lasserai jamais de cette chanson.

[@fredericosantiago4593]

Ooh la la

[@NaradaC]

The Kills are great artists this song is superb

[@MarkCox21125150]

one of the best bands in the last decade - hands down

[@eddiemcgregory]

The way this song builds up is...... amazing.

[@citrix99301]

I like the lead guitar's tone and style. And her vocals are pretty sick.

[@Deslovesmusicc]

I love how unlike so many other female musicians she doesnt need makeup or some ego to be incredible,just talent & passion

[@soccerlu08]

they are so good live!

[@LeonAraujo-id5hd]

Bellísimo.

[@idengagercuco]

God, I love The Kills, these musicians should be way more appreciated than what the music is nowadays. But then again i love my underground music.

[@thevys.2256]

Elevator straight into my skull The escalator rises as it falls I swear our chant is crashing in my mind You can hold on but I wouldn't waste your time Farewell my black balloon Farewell my black balloon I've stood in a thousand street scenes Just around the corner from you On the edge of a dream that you have Has anybody ever told you it's not coming, true? Farewell my black balloon Farewell my black balloon, the weather had it's way with you Farewell my black balloon, the weather had it's way with you Farewell my black balloon Da, da, da, da... Ah, ah, ah, ah... Farewell my black balloon Farewell my black balloon, the weather had it's way with you Farewell my black balloon, the weather had it's way with you Farewell my black balloon

[@Gee4You497]

still love it ✌🏻🎤🎸

[@pmgnu]

This version it's better than the original recording.

[@KoKitoB]

Gente muy bella esos dos. ❤️

[@MyMiserableLife]

such a great band. they are to cool. they could of fit in perfect with old cbgbs bands. imagine them playing with Television.

[@TheHangingOutlaws]

MyMiserableLife drum machine

[@pahwraith]

@@TheHangingOutlaws the talking heads used a drum machine live for psycho killer, an 808 specifically.

[@ludvik199t]

jamie hince is so fucking cool in this one. Love his guitarplaying!

[@devisqevani8550]

beautiful

[@SummersPep]

I love The Kills!!!!! Please SUPPORT live music and SMILE!!!!! ...they look great on everybody. Watch the NYC 10 year anniversary concert, it's a damn good time! :)

[@donovandunlap8560]

Brilliant!

[@opiokanoshi]

los amooooooooooooooooo :D... gracias por subir estos videos :D

[@ludvik199t]

i love jamies guitar, its so vintage!

[@ryanhale1654]

Great song!

[@Traysielicious]

ALISON i lovvvveee your voice !! rocknroll BABY!

[@rodsaf]

cant compare the kills to the killers !! NEVER ! i ll be watching the kills live next week !!! cant w8 =]

[@flo15jo]

We have tickets to the O2 Brixton, December 3rd! I am SO looking forward to it! Hey, if Mr Hince is 45, then he's looking good. They are adults - we need more adult music. And I don't care how old Alison is. She can strum my Hofner any time. Oh boy, I am going to get in so much trouble for that ....

[@karo.bodypackage]

they truly inspire :))

[@LiamJosephine]

Fantastic!

[@NaradaC]

this is beyond cool

[@starlastarlove]

goddamn i love this band!!!!!!!!

[@metalbassist54]

I like how they use a drum machine or whatever. Its just kool how its just them :) I LOVE THE KILLS

[@saraparks7040]

she has the best bed head ever, throwing out my brushes

[@DreamStuffed]

superb!

[@TotesMagee]

got to see these guys live with Racontuers before the Dead Weather were a band, SUCH a good show!

[@BarbarianDragon]

for being like, 45 years old, Hotel is quite a handsome fellow

[@jacobtb1]

wow, good stuff

[@onlythewhitekeys9425]

Yeah, I love them too! I'm looking for that kind of shoes like forever but no luck since today:)

[@SummersPep]

She is the lead vocalist of Jack White's band The Dead Weather as well! Jack sings some songs but drums. Listen to "New Pony" by TDW... Alison Mosshart is a legend already as well as Jack White. Jaime is married to Kate Moss! I love them all... :)

[@057doyler1]

she has one nice guitar!!!

[@davidgonzalez4528]

2022 brought me back

[@MikeM0ll]

sehr geil!!!

[@machinist18]

kills you aboslutely rock

[@TheBCmusicuk]

I would love to have a jam with The Kills.

[@Lyndanet]

I’d play drums for the kills any day .

[@69v96]

HBDAY ♡ ALISON ♡

[@ddub311]

Asthma.........

[@coyoteailstock9498]

That's why i'm here too

[@jamiehince4727]

You can even see that in a next shot, he´s moving away from the pedal board, but Alison is standing still for the whole time.

[@chastakempf8469]

❤

[@Bubbamiester1000]

wwwwaaaayyyy better live yall

[@jamiehince4727]

It´s actually Jamie´s foot:) You can see his whole pedal board. Alison don´t use any guitar pedal whatsoever. I know that it looks like woman´s shoes, but it´s Jamie´s foot for sure:)

[@monstertruckess]

there's a festival video where you see these feminine shoes and I'm like 'wut ?' and turns out it's HIS :D

[@MrsBuckiingham]

Allison Mosshart you blow my mind!

[@3kadosh]

he's a fucking amazing guitarist! - she's interesting too, obviously...

[@jellybeannean]

it's a recording. Alison pushes the pedal at the beginning with her foot to start the clapping track

[@themostBenofall]

@davidian5 pretty sure thats a Fender Six. its a baritone guitar made for a short time by fender very rare

[@Mrfrafrafrafrafrafra]

yeah, 2 pogs on one pedal board is insane, i kinda wanna know whether if you put the both on at the same time you could make a 36 string

[@sayspain]

@davidian5 They look different to my eyes, but I think that he is using really heavy strings like 11's or 12's which have really great tones, deeper bass more rounded sound but are tougher to the guitar since they cause a lot more tension.

[@wrose1454]

🖤🎩

[@mirelurk1]

@themostBenofall actually its a hofner galaxie and its not baritone its just in a different tuning

[@jameskacmarcik2575]

The clapping almost gave me a seizure heart ache was that on purpose? Did they plan that w the beat?

[@t0mtreflip]

@sethfafa i'm not comparing them, the other guy is. i was just pointing out taht he was merely expressing his opinion, and that he has the right to do so. just out of interest, is english your first language?

[@ghostpowerful]

it would be cool to see the Kills, but, in the meantime, check out Ghost Power!!!, i found them awhile back and hope to spread the joy

[@beccalincecum]

did they lower the key? It seems lower.

[@CrazyCactusFiesta]

Alison Mosshart is not lead guitar. Jamie Hince in the back round is. Alison is the lead singer, but Jamie also sings in songs like No Wow and Future starts slow.

[@DaniFrederix]

Anyone know what they are using to select their backing tracks? like a loop pedal or something?

[@btsmchl]

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[@TheAsiatao]

meravigliosi

[@davidian5]

i cant see it very good actually, but is it possible that he uses strange strings? or maybe the first 3 strings (EAD) twice?? cause at 1:48 his GBE strings look as thick as his EAD`s !!..??? 3 different sized strings twice? not the normal set with 6 different gauged strings?? please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but that would explain a lot to me. i`ve seen them in berlin (postbahnhof) .but the sound there is always shitty. its the location.

[@wolf90]

there are some artists where I wish I would be the microphone

[@babbersabber]

@PhilomenaPhoenix An old Hofner, her guitar is also an old hofner.

[@msflour1]

yeeahh

[@waxestlowa732r6]

♠️

[@jellybeannean]

He has supa cool shoes!

[@dorothyc2801]

I like how she got bored with doing the ohohoh part and just bumped her mouth on the microphone.

[@butteryassryan]

I want to be in a simple band like this. I am by all means not calling them simple though.

[@lkjlkjlkjlkjlkjlkj6]

@Vestigianullaretro both hofner. it says it really clearly on the headstock

[@jaquestraw1]

Fucking Kills. Best shit happening right now

[@sethfafa]

@t0mtreflip thats like comparing tables to carpet, they're entirely differnt as bands, music subjective so in that since they're uncomparable, The Kills have a dirty sound to thwem and the Killers have much more of a clean-cut sound, you're comparing them by name.... good job

[@jadefriday8868]

what guitars alison playing?

[@s2ths2]

does someone knows the chords of this song?

[@MrMuddyBleach]

What distortion is he using?

[@Mrfrafrafrafrafrafra]

does anyone what what the black pedal is at the start that starts the hand clap??? it's driving me insane

[@ikal334]

@trogdor711 oh yeah you're right,thank you

[@hzubovi1]

When will you have them back

[@foogrrrl]

@mimolduss23 thank you x)

[@sophieisthewalrus]

@barbrastreyesand are you crazy? jamie hince is a freaking genius.

[@Fyst67]

Goo goo dolls - Black balloon :)

[@Sigetara]

I think it's a Hofner Verithin 65-3

[@deVon30241]

anyone know what effect pedal Jamie is using???? O.o

[@Chivametal96]

he uses 2 ehx pogs an 2 boss delays dd7 or dd3, the other pedals are to controll the drum machine and ayb boxes to switch between amps

[@wxedsanddokx]

Also his tuning is different

[@Kento617]

@kooldawgdizzle Oh come on man!? The Killers are great too! They have two completely different styles. I like both bands but I can't really decide on who I like more. The Kills have a minimalism post-punk approach while The Killers are really upbeat, catchy, and have synth-driven rock style. *sigh* Oh well, at least I know you have great taste in music my friend. =)

[@charzzz123321]

who plays th drums?

[@sethfafa]

@t0mtreflip what the hell would even begin to compare these two bands? oh please I want to here this

[@Karemannen]

@Vestigianullaretro Its a mid 60s hofner verythin with bigsby.

[@ChimpDotCom]

@kooldawgdizzle hot fuss was a great album though you have to admit, but yes its like chalk and cheese, you can't compare them

[@JEC703]

@barbrastreyesand the guitar playing is not a joke. sure, what allison is playing is rather simple, but they are creative and make good shit. really, maybe you should just listen with an open mind and not be judgmental. listen to the song "future starts slow" sounds like theres multiple guitars but really, its just jamie.

[@Sweetchildofhell]

2 POG????? O.O

[@foogrrrl]

what has jamie for a guitar?

[@ikal334]

@foogrrrl jamie has a hofner galaxie 176 and alison hofner verythin 65-3

[@brannonmcclure6970]

I want a Hoffner Guitar. With a sturdy neck.🧑‍🎨🎃🎸♾️🤘🗝️❤️⭐️

[@Lyndanet]

If you can afford it why not .

[@ADAMROCKS5]

@musiclover2161 I totally agree its far too intrusive.