Went to Norcross high school with Lajon way before Sevendust of course around '87/'89. He was always writing lyrics and singing in the hallways trying to find his own style. We worked out together in weight training class back then and he was a trip. The growling strong voice we hear today was a style only he could produce back then. He was hilarious in school and a lot of people didn't take him seriously but I always did because he was passionate about music and loved metal. Well done Lajon. Well done.
Thats pretty darn cool! My parents used to live near one of Creed's band members, the would hear their jam sessions all the time. They never really got to know them, but they did get their album "My Own Prison" from them.
Hell yeah me too brother! 40 years old and going to be 41 in December 2021. I remember even buying the VHS 📼 to this album and it flipped up like a cigarette box it was so Kewl. Blessings My friend! Sincerely Jonesy of Ruidoso NM and Tulsa Oklahoma 🌞
Not only is Lajon incredibly talented he's also one of the most kindhearted and legit good dudes ever. Met him once in KC where he lives now could not have been cooler.
Damn Lajon Witherspoon has got a VOICE...I love the way he sings this track...very powerful lyrics too this song really displays some raw heartfelt emotion...respect for sevendust all the way
I met these guys in Columbia South Carolina in a bar in 2004 or 2005 never heard of them. Great guys... they were playing pool, and I had the privilege of shaking Lajohns hand as he sat at the bar and enjoyed his drink. First heard this song in 2011 @nd I was fl00red...been listening every since!!
Now this is the good stuff from SEVENDUST....the first 2 or 3 records. This shit blew me away back in the day, when I heard it....VINTAGE HARD ROCK...sj~13 #BLACK 97'
sparky062002, dont be such a know it all. Its unattractive. Im sure he was just referring to the timing and placement of that breakdown and how smoothly it transitioned into the outro.....and overall how badass it sounded in general..... and i tend to agree :)
I know what you mean, even death metal rarely gets this heavy even though it's more technical and faster than heavy metal. Awake by Godsmack especially the bridge section and Dig by Mudvayne come close, but this song is the heaviest thing i've ever heard as well that doesn't sound like garbage. I'd call this pure Heavy Metal.
@@shadowpersonoftheunknown6245 oh just get out here with that nonsense! Heaviest thing you've ever hear. Maybe try turning off sesame street for a moment and lookup Behemoth Demigod and you'll be enlightened
Saw sevendust at royal oak music theatre in michigan may 11th of this year. The venue holds 1700 people max. What a great live band. They sound better than the studio albums. They played a few songs off of all i see is war. Then they played enemy, that place lit up!!!. They played about an hour after all that. They left stage, came back and played this song, place got live as fuck!!! Then they played face to face and shit was off the hook. I have been a sevendust fan for 22 years. 1st time seeing them live. I am addicted to sevendust more than ever. Black had me hooked since the first time i hears it, and all this time later, just like the first time i heard it. Awesome.
I heard this song on the radio 11 years ago, managed to find this video. Forgot the song. Rediscovered this song elsewhere years ago, and only now just revisiting this video, suspecting it may actually be the song I heard that day. As soon as the blue flames and writing appeared it was like a rubber band finally releasing, it all snapped together.
I listened to seven dust in my child hood and iam now 28 years old lol. These guys are probably gettin Grey's now. This band never caught on sadly it seems but I always thought they were awesome
Greatness, HELL YEAH!! SEVENDUST!!!!!! GREAT BAND!! Dude these guys have a shit load of awesome songs! Catch them everytime they make their way to Dallas Texas.. Hell Yeah!!!
3am getting off work from midnight shift ups Phx,Az driving home hearing this on the radio. Damn been so long ago, seems like yesterday. Memories linger on. Hell yeah.
I first heard this song way back in my childhood in 1998, and it’s stuck with me ever since. My dad would always crank up the volume, I do too. Roll the windows down, crank up this song to the max, remind kids these days what real music is 😎
Seriously, Who the F*** made this video, Pleeease tell me, cause like 1000 of these views are mine. One of the best songs ever. Whoever made this, you are HIRED! Best fan Video EVER!!!!
I love how over the years industry standard of sonic quality has varied. this record us massive and at the same time very raw. LJ voice is almost buried in the mix but what a hell of a track. pumps me up and his me right in the God'amer.
the first show I went to was sevendust and coal chamber (sometime in the 90's at a bar outside of Chicago) this was the first song they played and is still epic!!!!!!!!!!
Going to see them tomorrow at Come And Take it Live, Austin, TX. Last tome I saw them was years ago at The Boat House in Norfolk,VA. Tripping on acid. Looking forward to this!
Oh my God!!! I bought this album when it was brand new,this being the first single off of it and what sold me on it. But until today I didn't realize that he was talking about literally being a black guy. Duh!
Wow!!! only just under 80,000 views, it deserves much more. This song is like Panteras CFH! it is a pure signiture os what helped brng them to fame. And like CFH I never get enough! Love It, had the privladge to see them live for a tour with Drowning Pool and Gasoline(with Dime And Vinney) at Bronco Bowl many years ago at ther Anomosity release! Sevendust for Life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Went to Norcross high school with Lajon way before Sevendust of course around '87/'89. He was always writing lyrics and singing in the hallways trying to find his own style. We worked out together in weight training class back then and he was a trip. The growling strong voice we hear today was a style only he could produce back then. He was hilarious in school and a lot of people didn't take him seriously but I always did because he was passionate about music and loved metal. Well done Lajon. Well done.
Thats pretty darn cool! My parents used to live near one of Creed's band members, the would hear their jam sessions all the time. They never really got to know them, but they did get their album "My Own Prison" from them.
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Hell yeah me too brother! 40 years old and going to be 41 in December 2021. I remember even buying the VHS 📼 to this album and it flipped up like a cigarette box it was so Kewl. Blessings My friend! Sincerely Jonesy of Ruidoso NM and Tulsa Oklahoma 🌞
Thats epic man, thanks for sharing \m/
Not only is Lajon incredibly talented he's also one of the most kindhearted and legit good dudes ever. Met him once in KC where he lives now could not have been cooler.
I've been a sevendust fan from the first time I heard this song on the radio. Yea....I'm that old
Me too haha i seen em way back then at an all day concert - first album was the best imo - peace out ✌
Bro I'm 17, and i used to rock out to this all the time! Those were good times.
My dad raised me on sevendust and now I’m raising my daughter on sevendust.
Raised my son on Sevendust too
So am I... 50 next year
That riff is addictive af, still.
Just grabs a hold of you!
If you aren't banging your head to this song, you aren't human.
8 years later and this comment still stands true.
Most of em are not shhhh
Damn Lajon Witherspoon has got a VOICE...I love the way he sings this track...very powerful lyrics too this song really displays some raw heartfelt emotion...respect for sevendust all the way
I met these guys in Columbia South Carolina in a bar in 2004 or 2005 never heard of them. Great guys... they were playing pool, and I had the privilege of shaking Lajohns hand as he sat at the bar and enjoyed his drink. First heard this song in 2011 @nd I was fl00red...been listening every since!!
Damn, it gives me goosebumps just hearing that power come from his soul!
Goosebumps everytime i listen to this awesome song.
The summer of 98. Dont remember much, but i was minding my own business
you literally can't stay still listening to this! hell I get wiplash everytime I hear this! kickass song
That voice,,just WOW,,FREAKIN WOW!!!!
For anyone here born after 2000...
I bought this in a music store, on cassette, right after it was released.
Was it a single, remember those lol
I always picture the lead singer as Booker T in my head...
SanchZilla Can you dig it? SACKAAAA!!!
Scott Ludwig did an amazing job on this music video.
If you weren't in highschool skipping class jamming to this album you were missing out lol wow still a banger
Some of us werent in high school sweet heart.
This song was the reason why i caught speeding tickets!!!!!!
I legit just got one haha 😂
When I'm running I listen to this song and it helps me feel my anger and it pushes me through right to the next song. I love this song.
Courtney Williams It’s on my running playlist, too!!
Is the next song Praise?
And still I hear ladies dislike hard rock........
That next song for me is Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
The summer of 98' soundtrack for me.
Still gives me chills to this day!!❤️❤️❤️❤️ love Lajon
One of the best guitar riffs of all time
Chills every time I hear the opener! LOVE this song!
"You say you want to be like me, well boy let me tell you, you dont what I've seen" Too true
this is hands down one of the most meaningful songs i have ever heard
Now this is the good stuff from SEVENDUST....the first 2 or 3 records. This shit blew me away back in the day, when I heard it....VINTAGE HARD ROCK...sj~13 #BLACK 97'
My 5 month old loves this song. :-)
One of their best they ever did! When these guys first came out I was a fan right away. Truly one of the best bands out there!
This is my favorite song by seven dust great band
I've loved these guys since I think I was 11 or 12 years old. You should go see them when they come to G.R. at the.end of April.
They can damn sure throw down...Long live SD.
3:51 was pure genius!
a band playing a triplet sequence?? Sorry to break the news to ya, it's common enough.
sparky062002, dont be such a know it all. Its unattractive. Im sure he was just referring to the timing and placement of that breakdown and how smoothly it transitioned into the outro.....and overall how badass it sounded in general..... and i tend to agree :)
this tune is bad ass!!!!
Fuck yeah!!!
Love to see them one day
@@lacymatthews7493 SEEN THEM A FEW TIMES IN MILWAUKEE, their shows and intense.
This song never gets old!!! Love it
He said " I'm minding my own business .. I ain't doing NOTHING wrong..." Hits different everytime I hear it..
Love these guys.....the passion in their music is what makes me feel the way I do about their music.....personal connection is what it's all about...
I would like to thank 7dust for singing the theme song for nerds in the late 90s....as one I salute you
This song kicks ass!
This has got to be the best song ever!
Too bad nobody was saying that 8 or 10 years ago you know what I'm saying
This song is just impossibly heavy. Is there a heavier guitar/bass track out there?
Insane, even 15+ years after I first heard it.
I know what you mean, even death metal rarely gets this heavy even though it's more technical and faster than heavy metal.
Awake by Godsmack especially the bridge section and Dig by Mudvayne come close, but this song is the heaviest thing i've ever heard as well that doesn't sound like garbage. I'd call this pure Heavy Metal.
@@shadowpersonoftheunknown6245 oh just get out here with that nonsense! Heaviest thing you've ever hear. Maybe try turning off sesame street for a moment and lookup Behemoth Demigod and you'll be enlightened
Only Pantera!!
Also check out Quicksand
This is Gothic, that's why I like it A7X doesn't even scratch the surface of what Goth is.
This band just kicks so much ass..I'm damn glad I got turned on to them!
Saw sevendust at royal oak music theatre in michigan may 11th of this year. The venue holds 1700 people max. What a great live band. They sound better than the studio albums. They played a few songs off of all i see is war. Then they played enemy, that place lit up!!!. They played about an hour after all that. They left stage, came back and played this song, place got live as fuck!!! Then they played face to face and shit was off the hook. I have been a sevendust fan for 22 years. 1st time seeing them live. I am addicted to sevendust more than ever. Black had me hooked since the first time i hears it, and all this time later, just like the first time i heard it. Awesome.
I heard this song on the radio 11 years ago, managed to find this video. Forgot the song. Rediscovered this song elsewhere years ago, and only now just revisiting this video, suspecting it may actually be the song I heard that day. As soon as the blue flames and writing appeared it was like a rubber band finally releasing, it all snapped together.
It's 2019 and I'm minding my own business
What an awesome song. I forgot how much I love Sevendust.
Many concerts , lots of rock in my day ,but this tune is by far one of the most badass!!!!
One of my favorite bands of all time
One of a kind intro!!
master piece
I seen these guys in Milwaukee, they kicked ass.
I listened to seven dust in my child hood and iam now 28 years old lol. These guys are probably gettin Grey's now. This band never caught on sadly it seems but I always thought they were awesome
Same here dude I remember listening to these dudes on the radio when I was 12. Always loved em
Getting into metal for the first time.
Mom got me tickets to see Sevendust.
Time to learn the songs.
this is a great GREAT SONG
Greatness, HELL YEAH!!
SEVENDUST!!!!!!
GREAT BAND!! Dude these guys have a shit load of awesome songs! Catch them everytime they make their way to Dallas Texas.. Hell Yeah!!!
3am getting off work from midnight shift ups Phx,Az driving home hearing this on the radio. Damn been so long ago, seems like yesterday. Memories linger on. Hell yeah.
oh yeah. Minding my own business, you should try it too.
I turned 37 an hour ago and for my birthday wish I would like to will into existence a modern soul cover of this song
2020 and this shit still rocks hard. This is part of my F.U. list to quarantine. Can't go out, but doesn't mean I can't go hard with my music.
☠️’7~DÙŚT☠️ has always been a kick-ass band!!!
From the 1st time I listened to them, I knew people would catch on to their vibe✊🏼
Always awesome
Morgan rose is a god. His style on the drums imo is so unique. 💯💯
I first heard this song way back in my childhood in 1998, and it’s stuck with me ever since. My dad would always crank up the volume, I do too. Roll the windows down, crank up this song to the max, remind kids these days what real music is 😎
I was lucky enough to hear this song played live. I forget the venue, but I remember that that tune. I looked at a friend and just said, "Wow".
Im ready to cry from the memories
That's a f'n cool ass video, probably my favorite homemade music video that I've ever seen.
My favorite song. Song.
Seriously, Who the F*** made this video, Pleeease tell me, cause like 1000 of these views are mine. One of the best songs ever. Whoever made this, you are HIRED! Best fan Video EVER!!!!
Thank you very much Aaron!
hoo rahh
+Scott Ludwig great job!!!!!
It's pretty badass.
Aaron Elsasser I agree I ended up downloading this in my ps3 and I think my laptop. Considering putting the music video in my phone as well.
Alway been one of my favorites. Seen these guys play at livestock 10 1999 great show
Sevendust always jammed love it
Still heavy still badass 59 ys. Old
This is almost the perfect metal song of all time, next to Pantera or Damage Plan.
55 people aren't minding their own business.
Alpha DRC 80 Now
Now it's 177.
Bunch of beta males I'm sure. Lol
Good video & sound Thank you for sharing 😊
Fuck ya man, 78 born, loved these cats, gettin ready to see them in july
Love you sevendust
I love how over the years industry standard of sonic quality has varied. this record us massive and at the same time very raw. LJ voice is almost buried in the mix but what a hell of a track. pumps me up and his me right in the God'amer.
How can someone dislike this song? Heavy song with heavy lyrics. LOVE IT!!
This song resonates very strongly with me. This is truly great music.
inner struggle of right and wrong personal demons
Teresa Chandler no its about cops pulling you over while black
alf Way to completely misinterpret a songs meaning.
The song is literally about being Black in White America. No misinterpretation there.
You have a future. 😊 keep doin what you’re doin. Great editing skills. Great music! 😝 stay the path. 😊😘
these guys rock
the first show I went to was sevendust and coal chamber (sometime in the 90's at a bar outside of Chicago) this was the first song they played and is still epic!!!!!!!!!!
This song just rocks!!
I was 15 when this came out, I wore that disc out in my CD player
Well done sir!
Killer video!
...and the Grammy award for best music video goes to.........
Rock On Music Video Director!
One of my favorites 🤘
I love this band because they rock have the best vocies
Still rockin in 11/2020! 🎧
Going to see them tomorrow at Come And Take it Live, Austin, TX. Last tome I saw them was years ago at The Boat House in Norfolk,VA. Tripping on acid. Looking forward to this!
I feel these lyrics so much, me and Lajon can relate to this topic.
Great Job Mr. Scott Ludwig! Awesome visuals and graphics. Much appreciated. And what a fantastic song.
Morning Music April ... VEGAS 2022🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Sizzling 🔥
Love this song!!
best sd song ever!
Over 4,500 people ain't doing nothing wrong!
This was the first heavy metal song I ever heard/liked (it was in an old offroad game)in my life and it's still one of my favorite.
Hell yeah, I used to play that one (4x4 game from 1999) I know what you are talking about!
Test Drive: Off Road 2. I had the game too haha
fucking shit...i cant stop listening to this...how am i discovering this just now...
Oh my God!!! I bought this album when it was brand new,this being the first single off of it and what sold me on it. But until today I didn't realize that he was talking about literally being a black guy. Duh!
Still such a badass song I can still relate to.
2020 still rocks!!!!
thank you
One of the best Vocalist.
Yes.
+ghostofthis13
Jesus Christ, yes.
He's by FAR the best vocalist in Metal.
Wow!!! only just under 80,000 views, it deserves much more. This song is like Panteras CFH! it is a pure signiture os what helped brng them to fame. And like CFH I never get enough! Love It, had the privladge to see them live for a tour with Drowning Pool and Gasoline(with Dime And Vinney) at Bronco Bowl many years ago at ther Anomosity release! Sevendust for Life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!