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.
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
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!
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...
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
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!
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.
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
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!
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.
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
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 :)
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.
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!!!!!
I've watched this multiple times and always appreciated how they trade lead vocals amongst all 3, but it wasn't until now that I noticed they trade the harmonies too.
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!!!!
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
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!
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
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!
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 🤷🏼
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...
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
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!
Damn, I haven’t seen a band in their element like this on SNL since the 90’s
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.
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
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 !
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
lucys voice im ascending to heaven
Right?! What a dream she is.
Holy crap. That’s a symphony of awesome! Julien Baker is a guitar heroine. Full stop.
Simp.
Love this so much but cannot ignore that their band (especially the drummer) are living their BEST LIVES
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 🤣
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!
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.
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
Drummer in the POCKET
Makes me so happy to see these guys fly so high
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.
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!🤘🏼
There’s nothing Pheobe loves more than screaming on SNL.
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
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 :)
This was an absolute joy to watch! Great performance, great sound.
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.
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
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
Ok this is even better than I ever could have dreamt it would be omg JULIEN couldn’t go harder
Lucy looks so fucking good here!!! Her vocals sounded crazy good!
I love her so much!
omg the beatles just performed satanist by boygenius
Omg boygenius just performed Satanist as the Beatles!
I've watched this multiple times and always appreciated how they trade lead vocals amongst all 3, but it wasn't until now that I noticed they trade the harmonies too.
PHOEBE’S SCREAM IS EVERYTHING
Everything about this was perfect!
My boys are on top of the world. Well deserved, so happy to see all of them having fun! ❤🔥
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.
This is a performance of a lifetime
Holy shit they’re so tight
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!!!!
This fuckin band goes so hard
Fr
This reminds me of early nineties alternative music. Harkens memories of Teenage Fanclub.
100%!
They're so craaaaaaazzzyy! Love 'em
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
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!
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.
julien baker never fails to surprise me
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
EATING IT UP AS ALWAYS
Just discovered this band last night and I’m intrigued . Good stuff
incredible as always!!! the mics were on 😍
i've just invoked like four demons by listening to this song
PHOEBES SCREAM
Can’t stop watching this…so good, on so many levels.
Satanist was already my favourite track off the record but this performance confirmed that!
that was INSANE. grammy level shit
Easily one of the best bands I've heard in at least a decade.
From an old guy: very cool production SNL/NYC & this is fully rocking like some of the classic shows Bravo
the way i clicked on this video SO fast
43 yo man checking TH-cam for Frusciante guitar lessons. Now I’m misty-eyed for no reason.
Confidence and Passion is all I want from musicians.
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.
julian’s stage presence and soloing is actually fucking insane, the fact that she was able to sing after head banging horrendously hard was so sick
boygenius and the last dinner party existing at the same time? Yes!
this🧘
The light changed everything on this planet
My favorite song on the year's best album. They crushed it.
Awesome performance. One of the best I have seen on SNL
Everyone that says that Rock is dead should listen to this perfomance. Amazingly beautiful.
I'm so sad I couldn't get to see them on tour, but im happy for those who did. I love our boys 💕
Love this band! Julien is punk as hell!! Greetings from Brazil
I thought Julien's head was going to pop off, she was headbanging so hard.
Best thing that happened on SNL in the last 5 years easily.
their passion gives me life i swear !!!
The seismic breakdown is just so cool, every time i hear it i get chills... completely mastery
Madden Klaaa on drums is amazing!
i watch this like every night
Madden Klass steals the show. Haven't heard anything this energetic in ages.
LOVE THIS SO MUCH
Discovered you guys through walking dead and now I listen to you all the time
I don't just "like"this...
I LOVE this.
literally sobbing i love them sm
You guys are Amazing! Unapologetic, Bad Ass Rock Stars! Absolutely shredded Saturday Night Live! Thank you!
Hell yeah!! The boys f*ckin killed it again
ok the drummer and bass player are tight af dude
the performance that introduced me to boygenius and made me a forever fan! love yall sm
THE WINK I AM ASCENDING TO HEAVEN
OMG AS A FAN OF THE BEATLES AND BOYGENIUS THIS IS PERFECT
Great group of very talented musicians. Very Mod.
What's better than one amazing musician? That's right, THREE amazing musicians
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.
They are the rock saviors we don’t deserve. Yet here they are.
1:57 Lucy's voice makes me melt
Radiantly beautiful voice
Es ist lange her dass ich ner Band so aus der Hand gefressen habe. Ich liebe euch ihr seid so krass.
And just like that
Rock is back 🙏
julien
real
you are so right
i agree
makes sense
couldn't agree more
I love boygenius so much
Freaking Killed it! Great work ladies!
this has to be one of their best TV performances yet