You can see from the comments, this group has tapped into something, mutli-generational. I'm a middle '50s Black man and I love it. Someone said it's grunge, I dont know. But their music is just above
I’m a 57 year old dude who first saw the boys in 2018 in Boston and love watching their journey. Great performance. They deserve all the accolades they are getting.
Loved seeing the boys have a blast! Huge shout out to the supporting band: Tiana Ohara with the delicious walking bass line, Madden Klass showcasing the beauty of syncopation and simplicity, Sarah Goldstone holding the sonic backbone of the outro, and Jay Som who played three different instruments with infectious joy!
I was going to make an Everclear joke, but I ended up listening to this 20 times in a row and falling in love with the bass player. Dang it! All the best elements of everything I love in music put together in one song... that's crazy. The groove, the bass-lines, the screams, the head-bangs, the drops, the builds, the harmonies... come on
It's been a joy to watch them grow from being a quirky indie side project, to a major rock and roll band..mad respect. And, yow!..that drummer kicks hard...
Okay #SNL audio engineers, you redeemed yourself on this one. Julien's shredding at 1:45 was so f&#%ing rock & roll! Hope that beautiful guitar was caught buy the same person who caught Prince's guitar at his hall of fame performance ;) and no one screams better than Phoebe!
I have listened to a lot of rock music in my life, but I have never believed the emotional truth of rocking out as much as when they do it in this song. Like, I believe that is how they feel. That they are expressing a real and true and raw feeling as distinctly as possible. In addition to the words and beyond them. Phoebe screams and they all strum their guitars as hard as they can and as they do it they are laying bare something vital about being alive. I love this. Thank you for sharing.
Dude it’s actually so bad it’s cringe. It’s so performative in the most inauthentic way. Sounds terrible. Doesn’t have 3 guitar parts. It’s just so bad and if these girls weren’t girls and it wasn’t 2023 you would never have heard of them
Their instrumentals are fantastic, but what really makes them over the top exceptional to me is their harmonies. Their voices just mesh together perfectly! I also love that they sound as good live as in the studio.
As a Gen X Riot Grrrrl watching them play makes me so happy!!! ❤❤ There are so many great all female bands that have come before and continue to rock tf out!! 💥
While I was really hoping for Powers, the selection of Strong Enough and Satanist was smart and brilliant as those two songs highlight all three of your wonderful talents. Amazing job! Congrats on your SNL debut! Very well done! Now get some sleep!
Ok, boygenius- I'm a 45 yr. old mom and can't stop listening to this song! I feel like a proud mama :). Keep it up! I've been following your other songs. Love :)
Santa Satan Same Thing Just Move The He Letters Around ,, It all works Against The Goodness Of Jesus. I Pray Hope And Jesus Reveals Himself To You Merry Christmas And God Bless You @privacytoall
she can play a few chords - relax there......if anything she's extremely basic....and plays the most kindergarten level guitar any guitar player can possibly play!!!!!
Absolutely amazing my friends! Julien your guitar solo was amazing, Lucy you’re always amazing, and Phoebe that scream at the end was amazing. I missed the performance live on SNL last night so that’s why I’m typing this before 7 this morning.
@@AIdidntmakethis Your attempts at dissing are as lame as these overhyped songs. If there's anything more lame than "girltard", it's their piss ant fans.
Nothing like having 4 guitar players 😂😂😂 the bass hidden in the back corner. Poor girl. She’s gettin it!! The leads are the best tho. And that slow down harmony at the end give me the chills
I JUST added a comment about the BC Rich, right before I saw yours, which is brilliant, LOL. Not sure many who weren't metal fans in the 80s will fully appreciate the comment, but it's so good.
When I seen the boys play this live to the world, almost in tears. This is every being of Boygenius. The grunge within this song I feel is them as a whole.
Are the three mains for this band badass? Absolutely! But can we talk about the talent backing them up? Some great musicians in this act all around. They are dumping so much heart and soul into these songs step for step.
Love them so so so so much!!! Satanist is for sure one of my favorites off of the record. Also I loved seeing their drummer just go ham on their drums!!!!
David Bowie was a big fan of Pixies and Sonic Youth, as well as the 70s girl rock band. Fanny. He would have loved this supergroup of underground ladies of music!
A stunning sound bath of brilliance. These boys are rocking it out better than any real boy is doing ATM. Give these women their flowers, their grammies, their due!
This is one of the reasons that I still watch SNL at 56 years of age. 98% chance that I could pass on the musical guest. But that 2% of the time, I'm exposed to something I can still love!
You can see from the comments, this group has tapped into something, mutli-generational. I'm a middle '50s Black man and I love it. Someone said it's grunge, I dont know. But their music is just above
Yes 😂 well said sir ! The drumming is genius in my opinion.
Just came across this band a few days ago, i am in my late 50's and love their sound!
69 year old white guy. Same thing
Hell yeah, love this comment!
I’m a 57 year old dude who first saw the boys in 2018 in Boston and love watching their journey. Great performance. They deserve all the accolades they are getting.
@@AllTheBestCO Their fans refer to the members as “boys”. They are boygenius. This isn’t hard. Thanks, woke police.
@@AllTheBestCOThey're all transes no?
@@cmonman3639 no 😭
Agree
@@PaulBoudreauit’s crazy cause you’re actually being “woke” here (not a bad thing). That person is just an angry transphobe lmaoo
Loved seeing the boys have a blast! Huge shout out to the supporting band: Tiana Ohara with the delicious walking bass line, Madden Klass showcasing the beauty of syncopation and simplicity, Sarah Goldstone holding the sonic backbone of the outro, and Jay Som who played three different instruments with infectious joy!
Agreed, and that's a good job by you naming names.
I love Jay Som!
JAY SOM is a member of the boygenius band????
What a huge pile of fun!
Amennn! Perfectly said Kirsten. They all are super incredible
I love that Julien is like the epitome of chaos, she gives orange cat vibes 😅
So fucking accurate ahh hahah
Hahaha. 100%
🐈❤🐈❤🐈
Omg lmaoo!! You're so right!
IYKYK 🤷🏼
I was going to make an Everclear joke, but I ended up listening to this 20 times in a row and falling in love with the bass player. Dang it! All the best elements of everything I love in music put together in one song... that's crazy. The groove, the bass-lines, the screams, the head-bangs, the drops, the builds, the harmonies... come on
Damn, I haven’t seen a band in their element like this on SNL since the 90’s
It's been a joy to watch them grow from being a quirky indie side project, to a major rock and roll band..mad respect. And, yow!..that drummer kicks hard...
OK, this drummer is fkn brilliant!
Madden Klass … she’s killer
Right??
Damn she grooves so much!
Agreed. Great feel.
Very original on this ! Love it !
Okay #SNL audio engineers, you redeemed yourself on this one. Julien's shredding at 1:45 was so f&#%ing rock & roll! Hope that beautiful guitar was caught buy the same person who caught Prince's guitar at his hall of fame performance ;) and no one screams better than Phoebe!
agreed! One of the best sound mixes SNL has had in ages!
Agree! The sound is surprisingly good on this one 👏
And I thought the sound was merely "better"..More vocals...
@@tashuntkaSML always has weird sound mixes for some reason. i’d say this is a pretty good SNL mix
True! Glad they did cause this performance was brilliant!
I have listened to a lot of rock music in my life, but I have never believed the emotional truth of rocking out as much as when they do it in this song. Like, I believe that is how they feel. That they are expressing a real and true and raw feeling as distinctly as possible. In addition to the words and beyond them. Phoebe screams and they all strum their guitars as hard as they can and as they do it they are laying bare something vital about being alive. I love this. Thank you for sharing.
Dude it’s actually so bad it’s cringe. It’s so performative in the most inauthentic way. Sounds terrible. Doesn’t have 3 guitar parts. It’s just so bad and if these girls weren’t girls and it wasn’t 2023 you would never have heard of them
Love this so much but cannot ignore that their band (especially the drummer) are living their BEST LIVES
lucys voice im ascending to heaven
Right?! What a dream she is.
Their instrumentals are fantastic, but what really makes them over the top exceptional to me is their harmonies. Their voices just mesh together perfectly! I also love that they sound as good live as in the studio.
Holy crap. That’s a symphony of awesome! Julien Baker is a guitar heroine. Full stop.
Simp.
As a Gen X Riot Grrrrl watching them play makes me so happy!!! ❤❤
There are so many great all female bands that have come before and continue to rock tf out!! 💥
As a punk/hardcore fan, I hadn't heard of this band but this goes HARD! Got some post-grunge/post-hardcore vibes. Great performance. 👍
yo you might also like their song $20 !! it’s one of the lead singles from this album and it bangs
Go listen to their 2 EPs
Heavy live show like gojira or slipknot punched your nuts
While I was really hoping for Powers, the selection of Strong Enough and Satanist was smart and brilliant as those two songs highlight all three of your wonderful talents. Amazing job! Congrats on your SNL debut! Very well done! Now get some sleep!
Who says Rock and Roll is dead.
They moved me to tears of joy.
Alex Turner prophesized! Guitar rock has been gone too long, time to blast these mumble rappers off the charts!
crying right now lol
I'm a 65yo woman who just fell in love with the boys! Rock and roll will never die!
This is NOT rock and roll.
🤟
@@marilynmantis5409 then what is it?
@@marilynmantis5409yes it is
@@breadophileNoise
julien going on snl with an unhidden hickey is ICONIC
wait WHAT?! I love this.
What?!
glad i'm not the only one who noticed it lol
In the skit they do, it looks like Pheobe has one too 🤣
This was an absolute joy to watch! Great performance, great sound.
Drummer in the POCKET
Makes me so happy to see these guys fly so high
Ok, boygenius- I'm a 45 yr. old mom and can't stop listening to this song! I feel like a proud mama :). Keep it up! I've been following your other songs. Love :)
Ok this is even better than I ever could have dreamt it would be omg JULIEN couldn’t go harder
omg the beatles just performed satanist by boygenius
Omg boygenius just performed Satanist as the Beatles!
Wow I'm impressed! As an old fuck, that had given up on most new music, I'm heartened! Rock and Roll will never die!
Damn right 🤘
Same!🤘🏼
I’m happy they played Satanist! A lot of the time they play softer songs on tv, I’m so glad they showed this side of their music too 😍
Love the group but have no idea what the lyrics are.
@@mimnagvm its in the subtitles
Are You A Satanist ??? , With No Taste ?????
I believe in santa more than satan. Just a personal opinion. Happy holiday's!
Santa Satan Same Thing Just Move The He Letters Around ,, It all works Against The Goodness Of Jesus. I Pray Hope And Jesus Reveals Himself To You Merry Christmas And God Bless You @privacytoall
Holy shit they’re so tight
Easily the most under-rated guitarist in the world. Julien baker is one of the best!
She's underrated because she's not worthy of a higher rating.
Either you don't play guitar, or you're just a simp for this basic punk rock garbage.
Yes yes yes!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...."easily" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
she can play a few chords - relax there......if anything she's extremely basic....and plays the most kindergarten level guitar any guitar player can possibly play!!!!!
she's fucking great, don't forget she also sings. go check other vids. kindergarten my ass. @@deadsherry
My boys are on top of the world. Well deserved, so happy to see all of them having fun! ❤🔥
Absolutely amazing my friends! Julien your guitar solo was amazing, Lucy you’re always amazing, and Phoebe that scream at the end was amazing. I missed the performance live on SNL last night so that’s why I’m typing this before 7 this morning.
"*you're always
@@unrepentantoffender188 Thanks for the grammar correction. I wasn’t thinking about that I guess earlier this morning!
You call that a solo? lol. I guess it is in a Neal Young way.
@@matthewrobinson9955 you call that a comment? I guess it is in a neil young way
@@AIdidntmakethis Your attempts at dissing are as lame as these overhyped songs.
If there's anything more lame than "girltard", it's their piss ant fans.
Nothing like having 4 guitar players 😂😂😂 the bass hidden in the back corner. Poor girl. She’s gettin it!!
The leads are the best tho.
And that slow down harmony at the end give me the chills
Lucy looks so fucking good here!!! Her vocals sounded crazy good!
I love her so much!
the boys really killed this! so cool they got to play SNL
so cool snl got to play them
Theyve all played before....well at least phoebe
Everything about this was perfect!
This reminds me of early nineties alternative music. Harkens memories of Teenage Fanclub.
100%!
I feel like Phoebe screaming and playing a BCRich while in a suit has to be like top 5 things of the 21st Century
I JUST added a comment about the BC Rich, right before I saw yours, which is brilliant, LOL. Not sure many who weren't metal fans in the 80s will fully appreciate the comment, but it's so good.
This is a performance of a lifetime
When I seen the boys play this live to the world, almost in tears. This is every being of Boygenius. The grunge within this song I feel is them as a whole.
Are the three mains for this band badass? Absolutely! But can we talk about the talent backing them up? Some great musicians in this act all around. They are dumping so much heart and soul into these songs step for step.
Ugh i love how I could feel all your guys’ possible emotions through the screen😭😭 so so beautiful, words cannot explain how amazing the boys are
I'm old so I didn't know about these cats. Super glad I wandered into this. Boygenius. I have to go check out their work.
Love them so so so so much!!! Satanist is for sure one of my favorites off of the record. Also I loved seeing their drummer just go ham on their drums!!!!
I can't believe they played Satanist!!!!! I love these boys!
You mean girls?
Boys? They're girls
Right? I assumed the 2nd song would be Cool About It, but I think Satanist worked better for a rock performance. They killed it.
Boys ???
@@sgoredraw1455 You heard me! I said what I said.
EATING IT UP AS ALWAYS
There’s nothing Pheobe loves more than screaming on SNL.
incredible as always!!! the mics were on 😍
PHOEBE’S SCREAM IS EVERYTHING
This fuckin band goes so hard
Fr
Just discovered this band last night and I’m intrigued . Good stuff
Can’t stop watching this…so good, on so many levels.
They're so craaaaaaazzzyy! Love 'em
I'm so sad I couldn't get to see them on tour, but im happy for those who did. I love our boys 💕
I would like to live in a dark void with only me, darkness, and a large screen in front of me playing this performance of this song forever.
that was INSANE. grammy level shit
Satanist was already my favourite track off the record but this performance confirmed that!
From an old guy: very cool production SNL/NYC & this is fully rocking like some of the classic shows Bravo
My favorite song on the year's best album. They crushed it.
boygenius and the last dinner party existing at the same time? Yes!
this🧘
Love this band! Julien is punk as hell!! Greetings from Brazil
The seismic breakdown is just so cool, every time i hear it i get chills... completely mastery
Easily one of the best bands I've heard in at least a decade.
Discovered you guys through walking dead and now I listen to you all the time
Hell yeah!! The boys f*ckin killed it again
David Bowie was a big fan of Pixies and Sonic Youth, as well as the 70s girl rock band. Fanny. He would have loved this supergroup of underground ladies of music!
this has to be one of their best TV performances yet
How they were able to quickly calm down from the head banging is so unreal.
ok the drummer and bass player are tight af dude
PHOEBES SCREAM
Madden Klaaa on drums is amazing!
Awesome performance. One of the best I have seen on SNL
their passion gives me life i swear !!!
You guys are Amazing! Unapologetic, Bad Ass Rock Stars! Absolutely shredded Saturday Night Live! Thank you!
I will defend The Beatles and Boygenius at all costs, legends ❤ great performance as always boys!
NOT boys - they're women
@@AllTheBestCO YES, they are GIRLS but they like to be called boys. It's Boygenius, not girlgenius lmao obviously they're girls.
@@AllTheBestCO triggered much?
@@PaulBoudreauLol, right! Also, I thought they were boys 😉
@@PaulBoudreau No. Your comment sounds hateful. Be careful. The eyes are watching.
Everyone that says that Rock is dead should listen to this perfomance. Amazingly beautiful.
I am amazed by your music. 💚 Artwork, beautiful artwork.
A stunning sound bath of brilliance. These boys are rocking it out better than any real boy is doing ATM. Give these women their flowers, their grammies, their due!
Lmao this is so fucking mid, a “stunning sound bath of brilliance” like this is fucking Pet Sounds or Loveless. How embarrassing
Their penis envy is quite remarkable
Indeed, they're* due 'their' grammies😀
Tallest midgets in the room award.
That was fucking great.
I've liked this video... I've added it to multiple playlists.. there is nothing else I can do except watch it repeatedly... apparently
What's better than one amazing musician? That's right, THREE amazing musicians
The main guitar riff gives Everclear Santa Monica vibes...but I love the hell out of it. The energy and outro transition are also fkn amazing.
Satanist! this is so great. so so great, and the beatles references :) chef's kiss!
Freaking Killed it! Great work ladies!
Nice tribute to the Foo Fighters playing on Letterman many years ago, from the suits to the lettering font on the drum kit. Nice touch.
I don't just "like"this...
I LOVE this.
Es ist lange her dass ich ner Band so aus der Hand gefressen habe. Ich liebe euch ihr seid so krass.
Madden Klass steals the show. Haven't heard anything this energetic in ages.
julien baker never fails to surprise me
This is one of the reasons that I still watch SNL at 56 years of age. 98% chance that I could pass on the musical guest. But that 2% of the time, I'm exposed to something I can still love!
i watch this like every night
This is beautiful and rocks hard simultaneously
LOVE THIS SO MUCH
The light changed everything on this planet
the performance that introduced me to boygenius and made me a forever fan! love yall sm
I thought Julien's head was going to pop off, she was headbanging so hard.
OMG AS A FAN OF THE BEATLES AND BOYGENIUS THIS IS PERFECT
everytime julien throws that guitar i panic
ME TOO!...and that looks like a well-loved guitar! I hope someone was there to catch it!
oh hell ya!! so dope would love to cover this one day. So awesome to see such talented artists on this stage.
I love this song and I’m so glad they played it!!
literally sobbing i love them sm