It must be an incredible and nostalgic feeling playing songs that were released 17 years ago, and to think all that's gone on in your lives but you're still up there with your pals playing those songs from way back when. I always felt as though listening to American Football was like reading a diary or journal because they really encapsulated being young and put themselves into what they wrote. And that to me is what makes their music so captivating; let alone their outstanding musicianship. Each one of them has inspired me as I step into music and art being a 16 year old kid. I think about maybe being up on stage with my pals 17 years from now and playing some tunes we're writing now and it makes me smile. AF forever. ♥️
yo i went digging through this guys channel i found out he makes some seriously awesome music, anyone reading this go check out @minorleaguefightclub on youtube and bandcamp, seriously so good.
They're awesome, but they sing in another language and that kind of kills it for me. There's something to be said about being able to understand lyrics.
+MrMassivemeatlog yes words are "part of the music" but in music where the lyrics add to the emotional impact its kind of important to understand what theyre saying. learning japanese is difficult and they have words that cannot be translated into english so it can be hard to translate at all.
Because it hasn't been shared that much, limiting its audience, thereby letting the dredge of internet culture pour their negativity upon it, or because math-rock fans are the best?
I used to watch Mike play drums in Cap'n Jazz when he was a quiet teenager. Always smiling, but always quiet. I love seeing where life and his talent and desire have taken him....and the others.
@@damesoumbi no I didn't grow up with them. I was moved to southeastern WI when I was 6 and grew up back and forth. At 18 I moved back to Chicago and stumbled upon the local punk scene.
@@Daffanitely you never know. They may reunite again down the road. You had to have seen them in their youth though. It's something you can't even out into words.
Original music always lives on. Same thing happened with Slowdive and now the two bands that no one cared about 16 years ago are now hitting their strides.
They started the band knowing it wouldn't last long because many of the members were going to different schools at the end of the year. It was just supposed to be a little side project for fun.
creekandseminole people always shit on my generation music wise, but look at this man! People started caring about these bands again and they started to reconnect with genres like emo!
Reading is a bit of a weird festival for them to play to be honest, I don't see much of an overlap between the average Reading goer and an American Football fan. Thank fuck they played ArcTanGent a year later.
What, dude? Every show I go to is people standing arms folded wishing their feet didnt hurt. Certain bands attract mild mannered people that dont feel the need to move around endlessly and grin.
This was the first band I saw over the Reading weekend. I was so excited. I had wanted to see them for years. You can't really see it in the video but the crowd were pretty into it. There were a few people around me crying and really getting emotional over it. It was great.
Duuude... What a blessing that this on TH-cam. The quality is great and their performance is on point. I remember buying their first album in New York City on a trip with my parents when I was like 15 or something. I'm 28 now and this still gives me that nostalgic romanticized feeling I had back then. Kinsellas make epic music.
1. 00:00 - Stay Home 2. 07:18 - The One With The Wurlitzer 3. 10:05 - Honestly 4. 15:18 - For Sure 5. 19:00 - I'll See You When We're Both Not So Emotional 6. 23:49 - The Summer Ends 7. 29:04 - Never Meant 8. 33:30 - The 7's
After constant stress and sadness and grief I can always trust Americans football to turn my mood around. These guys are incredible and my life goal is to see them live someday. Truly a great band
I owe it to Real Friends for releasing their song "Home For Fall" and the lyric "and we could listen to American Football or talk about highschool, just like we did the years before." That lyric always stood out to me and I was intrigued who American Football was. I searched them up and found their song "Never Meant" and have been hooked on thier music ever since!
Isn't this lovely? It's bands like this helps keep us all sane, back in the day and again lately. And meanwhile we've had Joan of Arc to amuse and perplex us according to Mr Kinsella's mood. Check those records too. There are plenty of reasons still to be pleased with life on this planet.
I remember running to this set with a friend who had not heard of them and I was more excited to see these, than anyone else on the bill the entire weekend. The crowd for them was much smaller than what would gather in there for most of the other bands, but it wasn't a bad thing since it was nearly all of the fans that wanted to see them.
So happy to have seen them, was a cracking set. Such a shame there wasn't much of a turn out, but it did lead to a great atmosphere seeing as 90% of those there were die hard fans of AF.
I love that they played the 7's and honestly wish they would play it more. Ik it aint a popular song of theirs, but man it is so good. I'm so glad I got introduced to American Football and am a proud midwestern emo/king krule/hendrix guitar player. The guitar is beautiful in open tunings.
Es muy bonito ver una banda que esta ahí por la música y no por la fama, la plata, las mujeres o todo eso junto. Saludos desde Monte Grande, Argentina!
Easily the most under appreciated bands of the weekend, for emo legends it was such a small crowd, but then again it only made it more intimate. I was legitimately disappointed that everyone sang along to Never Meant but not The Summer Ends. Also Mike Kinsella was fucking funny. And why does the drummer look in pain throughout most of the show. There is so much to talk about from this show its just impossible to structure it so it sounds conversational I just want to be there again.
Anyone know what guitar model Mike's playing? I can see it's a Fender Telecaster, just wondering if we now any more about the name/quirks of his particular model. Thanks!!!
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looking at the drummer having such a good time makes me smile every time
+Phoebe Buffay
i noticed that too. :)
+Phoebe Buffay Man I imagine writing parts this good would be a lot of fun
+Phoebe Buffay I totally cracked a huge smile when I first saw him smiling too.
+Phoebe Buffay ive seen your comment like three times and never realized your name hehe
that dude is actually a PhD, he teaches English at a Colorado University. really interesting guy
It must be an incredible and nostalgic feeling playing songs that were released 17 years ago, and to think all that's gone on in your lives but you're still up there with your pals playing those songs from way back when. I always felt as though listening to American Football was like reading a diary or journal because they really encapsulated being young and put themselves into what they wrote. And that to me is what makes their music so captivating; let alone their outstanding musicianship. Each one of them has inspired me as I step into music and art being a 16 year old kid. I think about maybe being up on stage with my pals 17 years from now and playing some tunes we're writing now and it makes me smile. AF forever. ♥️
I love this band too. Though, I do believe that drummer's arms are burning from holding a cadence on those symbols for 3 minutes
20 years now
@@norlanderduwallis9074 24 now....
yo i went digging through this guys channel i found out he makes some seriously awesome music, anyone reading this go check out @minorleaguefightclub on youtube and bandcamp, seriously so good.
I'm amazed they started with Stay Home. I always felt that song as a closer.
Pablo Hentschel Fernández same
they usually open with stay home and end with never meant
my favourite band of all time.
They're awesome, but they sing in another language and that kind of kills it for me. There's something to be said about being able to understand lyrics.
so? words are just part of the music, go with it (or learn japanese)
+MrMassivemeatlog yes words are "part of the music" but in music where the lyrics add to the emotional impact its kind of important to understand what theyre saying. learning japanese is difficult and they have words that cannot be translated into english so it can be hard to translate at all.
My Other Ex-girlfriend
you can still tell the emotion from tone and contex.
+MrMassivemeatlog im not saying that you cant enjoy and appreciate it. im just saying you dont get the FULL effect and impact that they intended
this is the nicest comment section I've seen on youtube and i think i know why
Because it hasn't been shared that much, limiting its audience, thereby letting the dredge of internet culture pour their negativity upon it, or because math-rock fans are the best?
Because it's not about politics?
Grover Asylum lmfao
Because guys who listen to American Football are certified nice persons
NEVER MEANT
I used to watch Mike play drums in Cap'n Jazz when he was a quiet teenager. Always smiling, but always quiet. I love seeing where life and his talent and desire have taken him....and the others.
while that’s really cool. you grew up with them?
@@damesoumbi no I didn't grow up with them. I was moved to southeastern WI when I was 6 and grew up back and forth. At 18 I moved back to Chicago and stumbled upon the local punk scene.
@@jeffreylawton328 wow that’s still dope tho
@@jeffreylawton328 I really wish I could see Cap'n Jazz live
@@Daffanitely you never know. They may reunite again down the road. You had to have seen them in their youth though. It's something you can't even out into words.
It's pretty cool that they have found success in present time than when they first came out.
Original music always lives on. Same thing happened with Slowdive and now the two bands that no one cared about 16 years ago are now hitting their strides.
They started the band knowing it wouldn't last long because many of the members were going to different schools at the end of the year. It was just supposed to be a little side project for fun.
creekandseminole people always shit on my generation music wise, but look at this man! People started caring about these bands again and they started to reconnect with genres like emo!
The funny thing is that these kids in the audience are totally underwhelmed by this, but this might have been my ultimate concert to see.
Reading is a bit of a weird festival for them to play to be honest, I don't see much of an overlap between the average Reading goer and an American Football fan. Thank fuck they played ArcTanGent a year later.
Actually I think a part of fans of american football are introverted，like me haha，and their songs are truly beautiful
What, dude? Every show I go to is people standing arms folded wishing their feet didnt hurt. Certain bands attract mild mannered people that dont feel the need to move around endlessly and grin.
Kids are retarded and want to hear cardi B or whatever
I saw the set at Leeds and the crowd was very different
This was the first band I saw over the Reading weekend. I was so excited. I had wanted to see them for years. You can't really see it in the video but the crowd were pretty into it. There were a few people around me crying and really getting emotional over it. It was great.
But no pogo
this drummer is amazing, the fact he is no longer on the band is such a great loss
Yeah but if he was active on social media, you would hate him like everybody else.
@@DDDDdJagr you sound like you have a lot going on
@@dingusuhum I think you confused what I was saying. But that’s cool. And yeah, much going on like you obviously. Commenting 6 months later! :)
lol fair
posers didn't even bring a wurlitzer onto the stage wow
Amazing.
+Gato Galactico tu é real emo tbm cara :v
+Gato Galactico hahahah conheci seu canal por aqui. Que coincidencia boa hahaha
+Gato Galactico tu por aqui
emo dads is back to bring the feels... "ooh the muscle memories..."
in 2017 i experienced both american football and cap'n jazz live. 2017 was a pretty good year to me.
They were so experimental, and it sounds great.
Duuude... What a blessing that this on TH-cam. The quality is great and their performance is on point.
I remember buying their first album in New York City on a trip with my parents when I was like 15 or something. I'm 28 now and this still gives me that nostalgic romanticized feeling I had back then.
Kinsellas make epic music.
YOU CAN'T MISS WHAT YOU FORGET
This was the absolute highlight of my weekend. Best band on the lineup by a long long distance.
1. 00:00 - Stay Home
2. 07:18 - The One With The Wurlitzer
3. 10:05 - Honestly
4. 15:18 - For Sure
5. 19:00 - I'll See You When We're Both Not So Emotional
6. 23:49 - The Summer Ends
7. 29:04 - Never Meant
8. 33:30 - The 7's
+Lawliet Jayson i could be wrong but arent they playing the one w the wurlitzer at around 7minutes?
+Oleh Ustimenko You are correct good sir.
After constant stress and sadness and grief I can always trust Americans football to turn my mood around. These guys are incredible and my life goal is to see them live someday. Truly a great band
Its sad to see these guys so old now- you can hear it their voices... still such a beautiful show.
i wonder how many people in the audience had heard of Capp n' Jazz?
SmittenTheKitteninMittens or Ghosts and Vodka... or the sky corvair or make believe
SmittenTheKitteninMittens fire is motion
we are all we've ever done
I owe it to Real Friends for releasing their song "Home For Fall" and the lyric "and we could listen to American Football or talk about highschool, just like we did the years before." That lyric always stood out to me and I was intrigued who American Football was. I searched them up and found their song "Never Meant" and have been hooked on thier music ever since!
I feel so sad that I missed this.
+Jessie May they are playing arctangent festival in bristol, get tickets, gonna be monumental
+Alec “TheAlec” McGrory Both American Football AND Totorro are playing there and of course I'm on holiday ):
I have exactly the same issue. Totorro have other dates this year though, which I'm gonna got to, whereas AF never do any frickin GB shows
Worked the festival and ran to see as much as i could in 15 mins, so beautiful man
The sumner ends is my favorie, freaking amazing when they play it
I just found out that this album got released 3 days before I was born and I almost cried.
Nate's having such a great time lol :D
This isn't the New England Patriots
Sports are a waste of time. Watch this amazing video instead
+Izak Ryssen ;)
+Izak Ryssen except the band Sports, they're great
Grew up listening to them. I'm happy that they found some success and recognition in present time. Love AF
Watched this a billion times already...
Gracias por subirlo, hermano!
Aguante el emo
I love this set. It is so beautiful, and honestly can't wait for LP4
Isn't this lovely? It's bands like this helps keep us all sane, back in the day and again lately. And meanwhile we've had Joan of Arc to amuse and perplex us according to Mr Kinsella's mood. Check those records too. There are plenty of reasons still to be pleased with life on this planet.
The singer-songwriter music under the monniker 'Owen' is some of my favorite in the entire genre.
have my emo babies mike kinsella
I remember running to this set with a friend who had not heard of them and I was more excited to see these, than anyone else on the bill the entire weekend. The crowd for them was much smaller than what would gather in there for most of the other bands, but it wasn't a bad thing since it was nearly all of the fans that wanted to see them.
So happy to have seen them, was a cracking set. Such a shame there wasn't much of a turn out, but it did lead to a great atmosphere seeing as 90% of those there were die hard fans of AF.
Wow. This makes me feel so sad and wonderful. Keep getting chills too.
seeing these guys in January in New York. can't wait honestly
i want to go so bad lol. my parents won't let me...
be a man. just go; don't ask. deal with the consequences later. You're only young once.
how good it must have been to be there. Who would've said that after so many years they would come back together and play a few gigs!
so psyched to see these guys in london next month!
what do you even do in the crowd at an american football gig
weep
Bawl
Cry
Sob
Lol, hilarious comment section
I love that they played the 7's and honestly wish they would play it more. Ik it aint a popular song of theirs, but man it is so good. I'm so glad I got introduced to American Football and am a proud midwestern emo/king krule/hendrix guitar player. The guitar is beautiful in open tunings.
SO glad I was there for this, the atmosphere was incredible.
dem feels
This is absolutely first-rate. What a brilliant band. I really enjoyed watching and listening to that; thanks for sharing it.
This bands musix makes me feel so happy all the time. I love these guys
Same only 13 but this make me feel like god
36:09 guy killing it
Lol
アメフト最高だわ〜♪
この声が低くなった感じも、味わい深い！
Holy crap. I wanna share this with so many people...especially one girl.
Same
is it just me or has mike's vocals improved over the years?
rather than trying his hardest to replicate the exact 90s vocals it sounds to me like he's not shy to use his husky middle age voice to his advantage
Beautiful, amazing, golden songwriting
That's life, so social. 😞
I'm just discovering this band, it has an incredible feeling
i come back to this video to remind me of being in this moment all the time
Gracias por compartir tremenda presentación
im seeing these guys in Chicago in a few more months , cant wait !
I'll See You When We're Both Not So Emotional the bestttt
Es muy bonito ver una banda que esta ahí por la música y no por la fama, la plata, las mujeres o todo eso junto.
Saludos desde Monte Grande, Argentina!
que grande loco!
I wish I was there. I would've cried just a little bit.
God damn the feels
Love how they were followed by Don Broco, could not get more different lol
SO GOOD!
+jankowitts MAGIC
Thank you for posting!
Waiting the new album.
the wait is over man
W-what do you mean, man?
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
OOOOOOOOH GOOOD!!
SLAR dead yeah it's crazy dude
SLAR dead AAAAA PLS
In Mike Kinsella we trust.
It's a sad day when Catfish and The Bottlemen have more views than this!
just beautiful
20:49 my motivation for drinking alone
Thanks for uploading this. Those people don't know how lucky they are! hah
American Football is damn amazing
yes, yes, yes!!!
love this band
they cut the best part of honestly lol
fully wishing i was there man :(
arctangent??
I'd do anything for them to come to Canada holy shit
its so stable and i like it!
relatively stable
right up there with radiohead in the musical greatness and recognition.
God damn I love AF!
21:52 when you called in sick at work and get caught
espero esten en el corona capital de este año. plis
STILL a great band!!!
Despues de casi 10 años, que emocion :D
Awesome!
Also, 35:25 Fucking kids didn't know what hit em'.
Gahdam!
最爱的乐队！！！！
Easily the most under appreciated bands of the weekend, for emo legends it was such a small crowd, but then again it only made it more intimate. I was legitimately disappointed that everyone sang along to Never Meant but not The Summer Ends. Also Mike Kinsella was fucking funny. And why does the drummer look in pain throughout most of the show. There is so much to talk about from this show its just impossible to structure it so it sounds conversational I just want to be there again.
id probably start crying the second never meant started
The 7's fucking best !
Are there any fans of this band who first heard them in the 90s? Almost all of the AF fans I find nowadays discovered them only a few years ago.
Alex Leaud no, lol. I mean obviously but 99% of their current fan base is from After their original stand.
Fake fans. All cheered for Never Meant but NONE cheered for the 7’s
i feel like mike’s live vocals have always been a bit of an acquired taste, it’s objectively kinda bad but we love him for it haha
Hermoso.
35:57 SO. SICK.
4:15 c:
also 32:46. She even reminds me the one from the official video. Dude, why are those girls so beautiful? I wish I was born there :(
@@4n1nch63 she's kinda look similar to the one on official video. Beautiful girls with beautiful souls i think. Love AF
11:52 look at this man.
💜
Anyone know what guitar model Mike's playing? I can see it's a Fender Telecaster, just wondering if we now any more about the name/quirks of his particular model. Thanks!!!
+Wild Sexy Loveable Rogue It's a telesonic. Not sure why he uses that.
Green one is an American standard Tele and the black one is a Tele custom. Black one has a humbucker in the neck, and Gibson style vol/tone wiring
I emoboy, I
Special shit happens at reading, it really is great