ALIEN ANT FARM: The Strange History of the Band Behind 'Smooth Criminal' (Cover)

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  • @rnrtruestories
    @rnrtruestories  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +895

    Controversial opinion…I think AAF cover is way better than the original

    • @MrMeek79
      @MrMeek79 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

      the truth. It was made for a band to perform. They nailed it

    • @danijelujcic8644
      @danijelujcic8644 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Another one ... Sprung Monkey - Don't You Forget About Me. Hard to find :-(

    • @ChristianW1975
      @ChristianW1975 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      i agree, extremely tight rendition

    • @MysticalHydra
      @MysticalHydra 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      I'd probably agree, but I find Michael Jackson's songs particularly unpalatable.

    • @ChristianW1975
      @ChristianW1975 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@MysticalHydra I agree with you on that one

  • @poindextertunes
    @poindextertunes 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +623

    Naming your first album
    “Greatest Hits” is legendary 😂

    • @patrickthebutcher
      @patrickthebutcher 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      No it's not legendary it's a f****** gimmick

    • @mikewood9514
      @mikewood9514 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

      ​So a legendary gimmick.​@@patrickthebutcher

    • @patrickthebutcher
      @patrickthebutcher 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @mikewood9514 they are a garbage band with mediocre musicians at best... Nothing they did was legendary, and no one in that band is a legend, They got famous for doing a fucking cover for God's sake. Legends don't need gimmicks... grow the fuck up.

    • @poindextertunes
      @poindextertunes 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

      @@patrickthebutcher whats the name of your first album?
      “I’m bitter for no reason” 😂

    • @patrickthebutcher
      @patrickthebutcher 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@poindextertunes you're kidding right? you think I'm actually jealous of a garage band that made a hit cover? Hell man I was actually rooting for those guys... but the first album only had the one good cover on it and their second album was a f****** joke. I'm not bitter I'm just saying that Alien Ant Farm isn't worth spending 20 minutes on

  • @Scrowlock12
    @Scrowlock12 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +266

    Some of the coolest dudes. At a show in Hammond, IN, the Lead singer got kicked out of a beer tent because he didn’t have a wrist band. The crowd inside the tent screamed at the security guard and he was let back in. Didn’t look for special treatment, went to the back of the line and still took a picture with me and other fans. They are class acts.

    • @yvettevitacaponigro
      @yvettevitacaponigro 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      That was kool, awesome for you! ✌🏼😊

    • @Gixsir
      @Gixsir 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      My wife is from Hammond shout out to ya 🫡🤘

    • @Scrowlock12
      @Scrowlock12 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Nice! Hope all is well for both of you!!

    • @KOTDM1988
      @KOTDM1988 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      They showed up in a bar in Wolverhampton, England late one night after playing a show with POD nearby. They drank shots and just hung out and danced with everyone. Great guys.

    • @Scrowlock12
      @Scrowlock12 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yea they just seem like all around cool dudes. They are authentic and almost act like just another local band. It's really wholesome@@KOTDM1988

  • @bradgreen1155
    @bradgreen1155 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    They still tour. Saw them in bham a couple months back. Lead singer hopped off stage, walked through thr crowd straight to me, and gave me a big hug all while singing the movies. They still sound great and I loved the show. U all should see them!!

    • @smash461986
      @smash461986 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not the experience I had with them a few years back. Didn't meet them personally, even though I was doing their lights, but their gig sucked.

  • @mattalgrand
    @mattalgrand 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +319

    “Movies” and “These Days” are absolute bangers.

    • @gabagool_ovahere
      @gabagool_ovahere 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Movies is kinda mid.

    • @Subhumanslug
      @Subhumanslug 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      That whole album is classic.

    • @SantaClaws44044
      @SantaClaws44044 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      FYF clears both

    • @Kingofb0ngstyle
      @Kingofb0ngstyle 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      And Glow

    • @Kingofb0ngstyle
      @Kingofb0ngstyle 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      ​@@gabagool_ovahereYour mom's love skills are mid.

  • @flipeverything2734
    @flipeverything2734 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +178

    Anthology is one of my all time favorites.

    • @MajorCanada
      @MajorCanada 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Holds up 20 some years later. First legitimate pop-NuMetal mesh with tons of technical bass and drum lines. Guitar was heavy but in line with some simplistic nuMetal guitar riffs. Great distinct backup vocals and lead vocals.
      The only mystery is how they didn't blow up more.

    • @ghost_to_a_ghost
      @ghost_to_a_ghost 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Hell of a record. "Movies" is probably in my top 50 songs ever. that's saying something from me because I consume music the way I breathe air.

    • @brandongrayson456
      @brandongrayson456 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      One of the rare "no skip" albums with the prestigious "repeat" mode.....Gah I miss mid 2000s

    • @undefinedvariable8085
      @undefinedvariable8085 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Such a great fucking album, back to front@@brandongrayson456

    • @undefinedvariable8085
      @undefinedvariable8085 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      * drum fill intro of "Courage" drops, guitar riffs kick in ~ Fuck me, now I've got to listen to that whole album again, start to finish.

  • @Sr_Pirata
    @Sr_Pirata 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +101

    "Courage", "Sticks and stones", "Attitude", "Wish", "Calico"....
    "Anthology" is one hell of an album!!

    • @trevorstevenson4038
      @trevorstevenson4038 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Courage and Wish are bangers hey!!

    • @fleshsuitman
      @fleshsuitman 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes.

    • @Ramon-gg3bd
      @Ramon-gg3bd 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      An album to listen to front to back

  • @nhoegler
    @nhoegler 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +135

    Attitude is a great song I'm surprised you didn't mention or cover it. Very underrated band.

    • @durtysouth85
      @durtysouth85 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      banger!! still listen to this song

    • @Stampistuta
      @Stampistuta 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah I always liked that song but it didn’t seem to do as well as the others.

  • @nojuanatall3281
    @nojuanatall3281 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

    They came to a local club a few years back and my band got to open for them. They sounds great live. Definitely better than I expected.

    • @Nowhandles
      @Nowhandles 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Wow!! Man, that is so cool!!
      AAF, has been a SOLID influence..(heck,my daughter's jam out to them, played them since they were little!!)
      Where was this?
      (Seriously, I saw you posted this 8 hours ago)

  • @morgancatherwood5665
    @morgancatherwood5665 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    Naming your first album 'Greatest Hits' is nothing short of pure genius I I don't know much about these guys, but I like what I've heard - I'm gonna do a deeper dive

  • @johngarrett3361
    @johngarrett3361 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +71

    "The producer knew that 'Smooth Criminal' had the potential to be a hit." - what a genius

    • @adamant5906
      @adamant5906 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      To be fair, you can do a cover that is uninspired and goes nowhere. How many times has Blowin' In the Wind been done? Far more times than it has been a hit single.

    • @dsxa918
      @dsxa918 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      And how many people can cover Micheal Jackson?
      I can name them and The Weeknd

    • @thecolorcomputer
      @thecolorcomputer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@dsxa918 To be fair, releasing a recording of an MJ cover is a financial burden out of reach of most people. However, I've heard unofficial/unreleased covers that are amazing

  • @Jackpotscratcher86
    @Jackpotscratcher86 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    This band is soooooo under rated. The album with smooth criminal is so goood. If it was released today, they would be absolute superstars

    • @Lok-TM
      @Lok-TM 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Unfortunately probably not. Actual instruments being played is barely a thing these days.

  • @vintageretro83
    @vintageretro83 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    Attitude is there best song imo. Very underrated.

  • @dirkbonesteel
    @dirkbonesteel 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +246

    "Primus cover band" requires one hell of a bass player

    • @yahnferral9163
      @yahnferral9163 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      I figured out all his bass lines accept tommy the cat when I was 13.

    • @poindextertunes
      @poindextertunes 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@yahnferral9163ok

    • @TheHolyMrNut
      @TheHolyMrNut 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

      @@yahnferral9163you want a cookie?

    • @therealjd1503
      @therealjd1503 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

      @@yahnferral9163no you didn’t, you may have got your bass sound close but you were not playing like Les at 13

    • @LoneCanadianPoet
      @LoneCanadianPoet 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Did they cover Les Claypool's satanic hymns he sings while playing a church organ? Secret tracks on an alternative magnetic frequency on the cassette version on Pork Soda. Found out by accident because my "roommate"/landlord left his stereo's magnetic head set a certain way so it would pick up the hidden frequency on the cassette's tape that the main tracks are not on... no shit. Anyways, if you pick up a copy of Ace Of Base's cassette with that single "It's A Beautiful Life" on it, guess what? You bet! The two males of that Swedish group are singing secret satanic tracks on the original cassette's alternative frequency on the tape loop. I found that one out because my own stereo in the 90's was cheap and was slowly breaking, one night it started playing tracks that I never heard Ace Of Base play before. Yuck. Bad. Why am I writing this? Why not? Now you and others can try to find other crappy bands such as Primus and Ace Of Base and their use of alternative magnetic frequencies for stupid satanic secret tracks. I guess you have to shift the main head inside the cassette player or something. Just thought you should all know. Technology used for stupid satanic crap.😂 Do they do it for CDs? Hidden CD files? Lol

  • @thatoneguy3115
    @thatoneguy3115 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    Saw them open for 311. Underrated band with a unique sound. Their third album was their best, the DeLeo brothers are incredible songwriters and producers in their own right.

    • @sonadorazul3074
      @sonadorazul3074 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You talking about truant ?

    • @thatoneguy3115
      @thatoneguy3115 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@sonadorazul3074 sure enough

    • @oc7219
      @oc7219 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same. Tour of 2005, right?
      I saw them at the Wiltern in LA.

    • @jeredpecoraro1668
      @jeredpecoraro1668 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I saw them open for 311 in New Orleans at the State Palace Theater in maybe 2001. Such a fun concert and venue.

    • @TaintedNate
      @TaintedNate 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@oc7219yep. Pennsylvania for me

  • @frackinfamous6126
    @frackinfamous6126 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    They’re back baby!!

  • @AliErfurt
    @AliErfurt 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    "wish" by AAF was my first introduction to this band by tony hawks pro skater 3. still an absolute banger song.

  • @davidnoguera1470
    @davidnoguera1470 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Love this channel and all the stories posted here , awesome content

    • @rnrtruestories
      @rnrtruestories  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Glad you enjoy it!

  • @BeastLegend91
    @BeastLegend91 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    Movies, Smooth Criminal, and These Days were awesome songs.

    • @jackoff1826
      @jackoff1826 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Still are

    • @LuigiTheMetal64
      @LuigiTheMetal64 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      So is 'Wish'.

    • @DreadKnight666
      @DreadKnight666 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      So is 'Attitude'.

  • @TheRealCardz
    @TheRealCardz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Great timing on this vid! I play them for my kids (6y and 4y)in the car everyday. They always walk around the house singing “you should try not to be so courageous” I’ve always thought this band were better than they got credit for. Great musicians. All of them.

  • @thatvideogamesshow
    @thatvideogamesshow 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    They finally dropped some new songs!

  • @lonreed9743
    @lonreed9743 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    That kid in the video KILLED IT. Wish I could do that!

    • @okjeffy6581
      @okjeffy6581 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I was even pointing that out in 2021 even though I saw the exact video 10 years prior.

  • @chuckfilming
    @chuckfilming 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    So here i am, listening to this video at the gym, when i randomly look over at the video @9:00 and see my stock footage haha. Thank you for using my stock footage in the video! 9 min in, and i’m hooked. You got a sub ❤

  • @redson4928
    @redson4928 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Seen these guys live in Pittsburgh in the 90s they asked the audience if they wanted to hear Smooth criminal ....or Smooth operator...they played both! Was one of the tightest live bands I heard back then

  • @ExNihiloComesNothing
    @ExNihiloComesNothing 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    ANThology is such a solid album.

  • @TroyGreen717
    @TroyGreen717 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    The band "Cold" would be a cool one to do a video on in the future. Love your videos and keep up the great work!

    • @rnrtruestories
      @rnrtruestories  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Thanks!

    • @The_R-n-I_Guy
      @The_R-n-I_Guy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Yes! Great band!!!

    • @JB-hl1qx
      @JB-hl1qx 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Loved that band! Had a night of drinking shots with Jeremy & Scooter once back in 2003. Great group of guys 🤘

    • @matthewjames206
      @matthewjames206 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      13 Ways to Bleed on Stage 🤘🤘🍻

    • @TroyGreen717
      @TroyGreen717 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@JB-hl1qx probably around the same time I discovered them on Reverb on HBO.

  • @dertymac127
    @dertymac127 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I had a convo with the lead singer Dryden, he is very kind, i cANT wait for their new music, i love their whole catalogue. One of the most underrated bands of all time 👽🐜👨‍🌾

  • @selfishstockton6123
    @selfishstockton6123 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great timing on the release of this video as the band is back from hiatus and sound as great as ever

  • @JohnB-nq4js
    @JohnB-nq4js 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Criminally underrated band. Great tunes

  • @AundreasJournal
    @AundreasJournal 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Dude, this is so awesome! My cousin is Tye!!! I learned so much more about the band! Definitely sending him this video
    His brothers actually had a band called The Color Red. You should check them out. They were awesome too

  • @Houze968
    @Houze968 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I remember seeing them on Warped Tour in Atlanta back in 2001, they were the highlight of the show for me.... the energy in their set was amazing and I'd love to see them again

  • @benfixeseverything8526
    @benfixeseverything8526 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    truANT is one of my all time favorite albums, I've always loved these guys and it's a bummer they didn't get bigger.

  • @yvettevitacaponigro
    @yvettevitacaponigro 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Thank you for the post! 🤘🏻✌🏼😊

  • @MedalionDS9
    @MedalionDS9 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Never knew so much about this band... I knew after Smooth Criminal they had the song 'Movies'... I always labelled the band as a pop-punk band than a Nu-Metal band... weird label but granted never checked out their other material

    • @ekemisvo
      @ekemisvo 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Movies came out first

  • @comment_below
    @comment_below 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    one of the most underrated bands of all time

  • @PiglipsMaximus
    @PiglipsMaximus 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Theyre still dropping amazing tracks

  • @rikevans3348
    @rikevans3348 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    These guys were definitely under rated

    • @jackoff1826
      @jackoff1826 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Are*.... they just released some new songs and an album to come hopefully

    • @rikevans3348
      @rikevans3348 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jackoff1826 until an album and a tour happens. Were**

    • @jackoff1826
      @jackoff1826 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@rikevans3348 they've been doing shows all these years and new album comes out at the end of April, with about 3 of those songs on it released already. So, I say Are*

  • @Cy2o9
    @Cy2o9 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of my absolute favorite bands. So many bangers from their discography

  • @DrewMarino1995
    @DrewMarino1995 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Greatest Hits and Anthology are in my playlist for daily listening

  • @jamesgarcia2725
    @jamesgarcia2725 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I didn't know they started a whole genre. Definitely one that I like the sound of.

  • @MrLurchsThings
    @MrLurchsThings 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Always been an AAF fan since first hearing Criminal and then getting Antology. The rest of their albums are really good and absolutely worth a listen. An incredibly underrated band.

    • @bazumafoo886
      @bazumafoo886 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dude, no one is talking about Always and Forever. There may be some songs that are pretty cheesy on it, but the rest are really good. I like Dirty Bomb in particular

    • @Rose_19911
      @Rose_19911 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bazumafoo886always & forever?

  • @HeroicRecaps
    @HeroicRecaps 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    My favorite band ever.

  • @baalrog887
    @baalrog887 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I have long maintained that the Smooth Criminal cover is their worst song. Not that its a bad cover, because honestly its a great cover. But that just goes to show how good this band is. Totally underrated.

  • @kimiT1800
    @kimiT1800 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was in love with this band in high school so creative a little dark snd humorous. my daughter has some of their songs now❣️

  • @Joemamas301
    @Joemamas301 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Rock the mountains festival this summer featuring alien ant farm❤

  • @jeremykeithwilliams
    @jeremykeithwilliams 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    These guys were awesome! I'm still waiting/hoping to see them make another album.

    • @jackoff1826
      @jackoff1826 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Two new song releases just happened and new album should be out in a month or two

  • @Luizinh01235
    @Luizinh01235 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Movies is one of the best songs i heard in my entire life, no joke

    • @gabagool_ovahere
      @gabagool_ovahere 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Dude you must be like 10 then 😂

    • @Pusfilth
      @Pusfilth 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@gabagool_ovahere😂

  • @FoxInferno13
    @FoxInferno13 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Lost my mind hearing their new single So Cold. Anthology was my jam when it came out, love seeing them back!

  • @Mrpicklesivxx
    @Mrpicklesivxx 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    ANThology is such a good album. Stranded and Sticks and Stones are some great deep cuts.

  • @cromwellg60
    @cromwellg60 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Met these guys once, back in 2001. I was 14. I won a competition to go back stage. All i remember is that they were really cool to me and my friend, and went out of their way to spend time with us.

  • @denniswenrich6221
    @denniswenrich6221 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Alien Ant Farm is underrated. TruANT is a great album. Also, Anthology had so many better songs than Smooth Criminal. I’m glad I got a chance to see them live with the Anthology tour. Amazing live and they played “Smooth Operator” by Sade!

    • @TheBenignSeraphim
      @TheBenignSeraphim 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      AAF is a band that I like to bring up whenever I can when a conversation comes up about "one hit wonders" with a way better catalogue of music.

  • @Adam7054
    @Adam7054 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    "Movies" and the video are so great!!!

  • @eddievaliant8956
    @eddievaliant8956 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    For a period of time, dryden was looking for new bands to work with. I worked with him during this time. Hes verrrry out there. Weird guy. Difficult to work with. Apparently this was the way he became after the bus accident. However he was one of the best vocalists i ever worked with music wise. Hes really talented. This was before they went back in the studio and ended hiatus.

    • @SobrietyandSolace
      @SobrietyandSolace 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Traumatic brain injury can make people have personality changes or act weird. Suppose a lot of creative geniuses are to begin with as well. I’m sure it was a valuable experience. I was too young to remember much being in the studio with my dad lol

  • @Kai_1506
    @Kai_1506 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    14:36 the friend of the band, was their bodyguard, especially Drydens, and also my dad❤️

  • @SaturnTypeBeat
    @SaturnTypeBeat 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    ANThology is an album that you can listen to from start to finish without skipping a track. Highly recommended!

  • @DominiqueWillkins
    @DominiqueWillkins 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Haven’t watched the band but the band is very active and it is highly underrated. They have great music!

  • @gypsydildopunks7083
    @gypsydildopunks7083 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thanks again, Rock-'n'-roll feller

  • @marcusmckinney6153
    @marcusmckinney6153 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Saw them live last year. Amazing show

  • @noroom4commies086
    @noroom4commies086 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Up in the attic is one of the greatest albums ever. Soo underrated.

    • @Inkslinger123
      @Inkslinger123 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Fun fact up in the attic is up in my attic in a box

  • @Inkslinger123
    @Inkslinger123 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was signed to their label at the same time and I remember the management team giving me a box of tapes of their other artists and I found this gem among them.

  • @berube361
    @berube361 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Odd this was posted and then they drop a new music video lol

  • @DonaldBermudez-k6u
    @DonaldBermudez-k6u 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for this video. I feel kinda bad and guilty, I was a HUGE fan of this band at the time and bought their first two albums when they came out. If you like 90s and 2000s rock, Alien Ant Farm deserves to be listened too and shout not be forgotten. Talented musicians, and talented song writers. Good band, keep playing!

  • @LeDardeursPalace
    @LeDardeursPalace 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Well, they're back.

  • @nameuser4406
    @nameuser4406 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Smooth Criminal is one of the best videos ever, and done perfectly. You can tell how great of musicians they are by covering it. Movies is another one of my favs. Both songs i listen to currently.

    • @rnrtruestories
      @rnrtruestories  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Love the song and video too

  • @GS3D
    @GS3D 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    They just put out a new song..

    • @callumkaye7879
      @callumkaye7879 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      And it’s better than there original shit

    • @Observationistza
      @Observationistza 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      New album out, and its great

  • @cyphervanhowell2435
    @cyphervanhowell2435 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I saw these guys live with PP Roach,this was before there cover tune came out and I’d never heard them,they blew PPRoach off the stage that night,they were the best band I had heard live up until that point,i bought there first album and it was amazing,every single song on that album was and still are amazing songs🤟🏻

  • @seanvolk4202
    @seanvolk4202 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Solid band, many great songs

  • @andreaodessa9181
    @andreaodessa9181 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    THEY ARE BACK

  • @AnthonyLeeBand
    @AnthonyLeeBand 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Movies is an underrated jam.

  • @Boxerharvey1
    @Boxerharvey1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The Anthology album was amazing, the rhythm section was absolute 🔥🔥.

  • @otterspocket97
    @otterspocket97 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    On a radio station I listen to, Radio X, here in the UK, they play Movies quite a lot!

  • @jeremyluedtke1107
    @jeremyluedtke1107 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ha!! I was about 20 feet from the stage at that show @3:34. That was Vans Warped Tour 2001 in Tinley Park. I didn’t think anyone ever filmed that!

  • @Zombichh
    @Zombichh 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I was obsessed with their Smooth Criminal cover MV when I was like 7? Also interesting one of their inspirations were Smashing Pumpkins!

  • @paulsantos442
    @paulsantos442 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    These guys still kick ass...passed the torch to my kiddos. We listen to AAF on our trips. Hope they will pass it on as well. Just epic.

  • @lewissavaidis
    @lewissavaidis 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    why were you surprised the bloke was into smashing pumpkins? seems weird to point that out 1:03

  • @ohitsfoxx
    @ohitsfoxx 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    to answer the question they release a music video yesterday lmao

  • @Miomir86
    @Miomir86 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Always and Forever is fantastic album, idk why it didnt have bigger success, totally underrated album. One of my favourite rock albums.

    • @bazumafoo886
      @bazumafoo886 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It is so awesome!

  • @WolfWould
    @WolfWould 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    It was a weird era. Like Sum 41 and AAF were almost Blink 182 style that the corps knew would only be short lived bands.

  • @MrAnimal1971
    @MrAnimal1971 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    AAF has so many great songs it's unreal.
    The Anthology allbum is majic and to be honest every album has a feel that is infectious.

  • @NavidKhan84
    @NavidKhan84 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    They were actually a very good band..like most of their other songs are pretty good but they got stuck with those two hits in a wrong time when there were too many nu metal bands sounding pretty similar…I would say their song compositions were as good as sevendust ( in that level)

  • @KODELINER
    @KODELINER 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    They had some great songs, I picked up truANT when it came out, loved it.

  • @allendean9807
    @allendean9807 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Played an outdoor festival show in 2014 in Sacramento with these guys; they never left their tour bus until their set. They headlined a small, local outdoor day long festival, never watched any of the local bands, never greeted anyone during the day. Showed up the day before, complained about the stage size, which was expanded to appease them. They then did their sound check, and drove away, not returning until the next day, then stayed in their tour bus until their set. After their set, they drove off, leaving their crew to break down and load their gear before they drove off.
    It was ridiculous. I get they had a hit doing a cover song, but working bands need to stay together, support eachother. These guys acted like this show was beneath them. Yeah, only 4-5 thousand showed up, but that was 4-5 thousand people, for fuck’s sake, on an outdoor show where they were the only national. So all local bands got together 5k of their friends and fans, to have a national act treat local acts like they didn’t matter. Pretty disappointing, as Sacramento was good to these guys.

    • @rubelena
      @rubelena 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Dryden is a dick. He banned me from their fb page back in 2012 or 13. Apparently they banned people for tagging if the post promoted anything other than AAF. I had made a video with clips from all the shows I went to that year and had the nerve to tag them along with other bands.

    • @allendean9807
      @allendean9807 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@rubelena yeah, it was really disappointing. Yes, it was a small, local outdoor show. But the local radio station paid them 5k to be the national headliner. My band sold the most tickets of every other act on the bill- like 3-400 or so… that put us just underneath main support. I tried to meet them, because they’re a national act, and i thought it’d be cool to get a photo with them. They did an on air/livestream interview, and we were interviewed after them. Fucking guys; every one of them, just got up, left, never said a word to us. I tried to go up and say hi, but they totally blew all of us off. If it hadn’t been for local ticket sales, they’d have played to a dozen squirrels. It was such a letdown, and really showed them in a bad light.

  • @WalesGaming86
    @WalesGaming86 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    AAF had an incredible few albums, still listen to them today. Really takes me back to an amazing time.

    • @bazumafoo886
      @bazumafoo886 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I genuinely only don’t like 2 or 3 songs from all of their albums, they are so fucking good!

  • @jamesdeininger3759
    @jamesdeininger3759 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Can we please get the history of Stroke 9?? 🙏🙏🙏 There’s nothing about them on TH-cam

  • @juanticimo
    @juanticimo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My band played a small show with them last year, they totally pulled rock star moves and demanded we provided a backline (let them use our gear) as the opener... we gladly declined. One of the members was nice enough to talk to us, but they were pretty full of themselves for the most part.

  • @ethanaleman
    @ethanaleman 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I use to live in Riverside California

    • @jr2904
      @jr2904 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Inland empire haha, too many people from LA moved here

    • @dvsmike
      @dvsmike 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I used to book shows at The Vibe in Riverside. Even brought Tye Zamora's band after AAF, eEnik, to the stage. My buddy Blas was in the band which had a very familiar alien ant farm sound

    • @JangoMike
      @JangoMike 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@dvsmikethe vibe! That brings back memories

    • @dvsmike
      @dvsmike 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@JangoMike Did u ever get to play there?

    • @dvsmike
      @dvsmike 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@JangoMike BTW, my profile Pic is me onstage at the vibe

  • @Elwooddudes
    @Elwooddudes 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great band. Always stood out 🤘🏻

  • @6sKi6z6
    @6sKi6z6 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I’ll always remember this band because I saw them tour with Spineshank in 2001. They played Pittsburgh literally the night before Anthology came out. They asked the crowd early on in their set if the crowd liked Michael Jackson. (This was obviously before anyone had heard their cover) Then after they played “Movies,” they asked again about Michael and proceeded to close out their set with “Smooth Criminal.” After their set, my buddy and I hung out and smoked cigarettes with their guitarist. Cool dude. Decent band at the time, but seeing them more recently, they’re pretty rough these days. They’ve aged like milk.

  • @757Media
    @757Media 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow! I didn’t know they were still active. It’s great to hear they are still performing

  • @rorybell2161
    @rorybell2161 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +82

    Movies was the better song by far

    • @timothygonzalez4837
      @timothygonzalez4837 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      No doubt!

    • @liamburns8554
      @liamburns8554 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      💯

    • @PMBilson34
      @PMBilson34 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agreed 👍

    • @armosamarosso
      @armosamarosso 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I bought their album because I heard Movies. I didn't really like Smooth Criminal, then all of a sudden it was on radio everywhere here in the UK...

    • @ARYANJCE
      @ARYANJCE 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Attitude, these days and courage are also all better

  • @joepermenter7228
    @joepermenter7228 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Movies is a much better song than Smooth Criminal......End of video.....

    • @MrBadavidson9
      @MrBadavidson9 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And attitude is better than movies…

  • @Elwooddudes
    @Elwooddudes 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Will be awesome to hear the new album

  • @JimNedCreek
    @JimNedCreek 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    It's "Undocumented Ant Farm" you wacists!

    • @poindextertunes
      @poindextertunes 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      boooo

    • @JimNedCreek
      @JimNedCreek 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@poindextertunesdon't be a W⚓️

  • @xyanide1986
    @xyanide1986 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really cool how Michael himself was involved and liked it.

  • @MrJC1
    @MrJC1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This band was bottom end of the barrel in their prime.

  • @jackoff1826
    @jackoff1826 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Up in the Attic was a great album, the song Consti2tion is unique and awesome.
    The song Homage on the Always And Forever album is heartwarming.
    Glow, She's Only Evil, Dirty Bomb, and Sleepwalker are some personal songs I love along with the obvious Movies and These Days.

  • @chrisworland7754
    @chrisworland7754 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think they are one of the coolest bands ever which such a great body of work under their belts and for those who got into their catalogue past the first few single releases will probably agree with me

  • @colleenmarin8907
    @colleenmarin8907 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This music video is definitely in the top 10 of all time

  • @MiguelRodriguez-js4rf
    @MiguelRodriguez-js4rf 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    “Courage” on Shawn Palmers Pro Snowboarder was GOATED

  • @markwallace2487
    @markwallace2487 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Still one of my favorite groups!