I totally agree. These guys tear shit up live. The lead singer and the bassist work so well together. I really wish these guys went further than they did
Their mistake was getting popular with a one hit wonder which was a cover so nobody cared to check out their album lol. That's what happened, the only other song they were known for was movies.
right...so underated how hard it is to sing harmony while playing anything besides maybe straight chords. much rather do the lead singers job in this video than the bass player's...and i'm not a bad bass player.
That bassist is just so fantastic. Not only does he write awesome bass riffs and such (Though i am aware this in particular is a cover) but he can play, sing, dance and use his eyebrows all at once. That's brilliant.
This comment is old. This video is old. I only ended up on this video because of a forum thread. They sound tight here because they're playing to backing tracks.
my buddies are opening for them and the Toadies in Dallas next month. I haven't seen them since they toured with 311 in '97-98. It's gonna be a blast from the past, fo sho.
I am amazed at the quality of their vocals live. Wow. And check out how well they're playing despite all their dance moves. Fall Out Boy have so much to learn from these guys lol...
Ahhh 2001.. such fond memories of the country coming together and uniting over the idea of nuking the Middle East : ) how times have changed... Now everyone blows their stack At the idea of Arabs having to wait a few weeks to get their visa properly checked before they enter the country.. Do we need another 9/10 to wake up you dumb fucks..
More like early-mid 2000's.. They got popular when metal started gaining new traction again.. People forget from like 1992 the rest of the decade metal was almost a dead genre and metal guitars were seen as so uncool.. Pantera for the most part was all of popular metal in the mid to late 1990's...
AquaCentauri I think at that time of pantera a lot brands like jackson, charvele, dean, and esp were getting bigger and ibanez too. A lot of fender and gibsons weren't really big used like they once were.
For anyone wondering why AAF is so Star-Spangled-out in this performance, this was 6 weeks after the September 11 attacks. Side note: This song was also on Clear Channel Communications' (now iHeartMedia) memo of songs that stations were discouraged against playing in the wake of 9/11.
I've scrolled through all these comments to see if anyone else noticed the 311 cab's. I've seen AAF play with 311 a couple times throughout the years so he must of borrowed them for that performance.
I keep coming back to this video because that drummer gives me energy even through the internets. That audience must've been blown away and L.A. probably (probably) experienced a power spike for 3 days. Just. Fucking. Awesome.
This is a performance where all four members are the headliner.
Max Poole they can play
Very Rare
fact
I've smacked folk over this band
What an underrated band... especially the drummer. What a beast.
how about that bass player? he makes the band really.
@@corrado he looks just like a young rob riggle. even the energy is similar.
Saw them live a few times back in the good ol days they fucking RIPPED sooo hard live
@@aap71 him or Kevin Nealon
All of them are talented. Tight performance
Still in my top 5 live performances. This is 100% perfect. Vocals, presentation, hype, eyebrows.
I wanna know how the bassist sings and plays bass whilst his eyebrows perform interpretive dance.
Best comment :)
Russell Hampson roflmao
Ahhh.."whilst"...outstanding
He used to be a drummer . . .
Ask jonah hill LMAO
That Bassist is my hero.
Tony Ortiz he pays a six string bass. Pretty bad ass
Mine too
@@Amazin-ji8sn He indeed paid for it. But he didn't play all six strings. He used only 1 or 2.
DarkDutchman really?
Meeeee toooooooo 🤣
Underrated singer who can really perform well live
I agree, that guy and the bassist are really good
are u shpongled 6
I totally agree. These guys tear shit up live. The lead singer and the bassist work so well together. I really wish these guys went further than they did
they released a new album in 2015
BLoB that was without the bassist Tye Zamora. It never works out well when members leave
Each member has the presence of a frontman it’s crazy
Should have been way bigger then they ever were. Solid musicians
Matt Dimes
Really?!
I’ve only ever heard this song and they didn’t even write it
@@joshjonesify0 my point exactly
Their mistake was getting popular with a one hit wonder which was a cover so nobody cared to check out their album lol. That's what happened, the only other song they were known for was movies.
@@joshjonesify0 Movies...
@@joshjonesify0 they are a fucking shit band seen them 3 times at festivals and we walked away
Amazing bassplayer and drummer. Extremely solid live band.
@Chris Slint its a punk band m8
this drummer is the master of fills
Yes.
And while wearing a sweater! It's amazing he's not drenched in sweat!
amen.
nice ride work as well
He was voted 1 drummer back then.
Not often you hear a live performance that hard, that fast etc... without the singer losing breath and getting puffed. What a legend
For the first time in my life I decided to look up a love performance of this song, They are such good live performers. Very talented.
Me right now lol
Shoutout to the bassist's harmonies
right...so underated how hard it is to sing harmony while playing anything besides maybe straight chords. much rather do the lead singers job in this video than the bass player's...and i'm not a bad bass player.
That bassist is just so fantastic.
Not only does he write awesome bass riffs and such (Though i am aware this in particular is a cover) but he can play, sing, dance and use his eyebrows all at once.
That's brilliant.
So true. Love it
He's also so good of a sound technician as well, that he left the band to be a highly paid sound man for other bands.
He also built his basses from scratch
In my opinion one of the best covers of all time.
Right up there with their version of Everything She Wants
The bassist is my hero. The playing , singing, and his almost a honky tonk dancing. Great performance.
The bassist gives me life
I watch this once a month, it pleases me and gives this form sustenance....
right hes a fucking goofball but in a good way
@skylar - it's called being a showman. If you don't go all out in a performance, you don't deserve to be in the entertainment industry.
What happened to the bass player? HeS not in the band anymore, i think they arent the dame without him...
check out Les Claypool (Primus). You will die from excitement.
That bassist is fucking nailing it!!
I was not expecting him to sing this well live..
A solid performance. The drummer is insane, some smooth fills he got.
This band is way too underrated
They shot themselves in the foot releasing this as a single.
Jordan Craven By who?? Never heard a bad word from the media.
joseph migliore Underrated doesn’t necessarily mean people criticize them, just they’re not as popular as they should be
they only have two good songs lol... Not really underrated.
Nope
The Bassist in this band is my hero! Guy is a fucking legend!
+Hmantooth Yea, he is great! He also looks like he's having more fun than everyone. Real nice background vocals too.
They killed it. They had 2 bangers and this was one.
This whole era of music was so weird and good. The dances! The costumes! Face masks! Impromptu vocals! Whatta time to be alive.
THIS DRUMMER RULES
I think they all rule, except the lead singers dancing =P
thnafa Lol.
The drummer is insanely tight
his tempo is excelent!!
you haven't seen Sugarfoot, have you?
they really don't sound any different performing live. gold star for you, Alien Ant Farm
This comment is old. This video is old. I only ended up on this video because of a forum thread. They sound tight here because they're playing to backing tracks.
@@lolroflstomp Is he lip syncing as well?
No way that's lip syncing and it does not sound the same as the recording, it's a raw live performance and a good one at that
All pre-recorded
Its live you people are imbeciles
Holy crap what a performance! Rare that a band is better live than studio, these guys were for certain!
This is one of those performances where I’d wish for a camera for every single band member
Mike Cosgrove - one of the great drummers of his era. Sadly underrated.
I agree!
I hear a lot of Stewart Copeland influence in Cosgrove sometimes. Dude should have become a session guy or something, he had the chops.
danlc95 Who underrated him??
Hes not underated,hes a beast
@jumpinjojo - Hey look, a smartass. Cool.
I can't keep myself still whenever I watch this. Such a fun band. The bassist is a beast!
yes check out universe live I swear he's under the influence of a demon no shit.
The drummer definitely went all in on this one.
Michel Jackson made a cover of this song
I see what you did there.
You know what they say nothing beats the original
yeah dude!!!
🤣😂🤣,❤it!!!
MJ copy it from them..
This band was/is huge!! It's a pity they didn't get more recognition.
my buddies are opening for them and the Toadies in Dallas next month. I haven't seen them since they toured with 311 in '97-98. It's gonna be a blast from the past, fo sho.
They're so tight live!
Nice 311 shoutout on the guitar speaker cabs “I’ll Be Here A While”
This is such an underrated band. Great group of musicians and energy. Would 100% see live.
what a tight band!
...the bassist plays sooo good and sings sooo well while performing
Plus his moves are on point
@@bobbyberetta4206 he's on guitar tho
the bassist is awesome
\m/
+Stavros Papadopoulos ty zamora
Stavros Papadopoulos don't forget the drummer!
He's moshing 2:58 and sings too.
This performance was amazing! Each an every one of them did an outstanding and hilarious job!
They actually asked Michael for permission to play.
"The first time i heard it i fell in love with it" -MJ
If you didn't understand ADD/ADHD prior to watching this video, you do now.
What video?
Hahahahaha
Sorry, you were talking to me?
I have adhd .😂 by the way, love aaf
Yesss. Someone who understands me lmfao
I am amazed at the quality of their vocals live. Wow. And check out how well they're playing despite all their dance moves. Fall Out Boy have so much to learn from these guys lol...
Amen
at least fall out boys can write songs lol unlike these guys
This band doesnt have a weak link! Especially the rhythm section, love these guys!
Alien Ant Farm in its best and original incarnation. Always was an underrated band.
what a fun band
lmao the bassist at 2:59
+Luke G HAHA LOL
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
what Is that
They couldn't afford dancer girls so he has to do the dancing.
Kareem Majeens lol
Was never a fan of this band but this is gold.the bassist is hilarious with great vocal harmonies.
I was nervous when I heard the live rushed tempo on an already rushed cover song but dang they pulled it off! Drummer especially killed it 🤘🏼
It worked!
AMAZING DRUMS
If Bob Odenkirk and Rob Riggles had a son who studied under 2uestlove.
This drummer rocks bro!
Up there amongst my favourite renditions of anything!
This is a brilliant performance!
absolutely killer performance
At the end of the song, the drummer makes a reference of The Grudge by Tool, Nice one!
Kryptor360 Good catch. He is a Danny Carry fan as well it would seem!
Good catch
The way the singer moves and the body paint? Don't tell me that wasn't influenced by Maynard.
@@SpoonJuggler it absolutely was. Maynard to a tee.
Damn! Great ear and good catch!
I know people joke around about this band but they are actually really good
Honestly didn't expect them to sound this good live.
What an outstanding live performance! Soooo talented!
Live?????
It's not easy to jump around like this and play well. Good job.
Controlled jumping.
well the song is pretty easy for good guitarist
When you find where they're plugged in, let me know. They didn't even have wireless systems.
XakTerrible because you were working there that night.
Its Just Terrible Functioning eyeballs will show you this.
2023 - one of the cleanest perfomances ever 🤘🎸
This performance is ridiculously well done
something tells me that this was on 4th july
+Melchi Zedeq I think was after Sept 11th. Jay was off the air for, like a month.
Awkward if it was. Singing "you've been hit by, you've been struck by, a smooth criminal" after 9/11 doesn't seem like such a tasteful choice haha.
yup Osama does the moon walker xD
Ahhh 2001.. such fond memories of the country coming together and uniting over the idea of nuking the Middle East : ) how times have changed... Now everyone blows their stack At the idea of Arabs having to wait a few weeks to get their visa properly checked before they enter the country.. Do we need another 9/10 to wake up you dumb fucks..
so people do still listen to them
what a great performance!
that bass player))) 10/10
This performance is absolutely amazing they are so good live. They know how to rock🤘🤘 love watching this.
the guitarist was rocking a schecter long before they were a popular brand lol
That's California loyalty for ya!
Schecter has been popular ever since the late '90s. They were also popular in the '80s.
More like early-mid 2000's.. They got popular when metal started gaining new traction again.. People forget from like 1992 the rest of the decade metal was almost a dead genre and metal guitars were seen as so uncool.. Pantera for the most part was all of popular metal in the mid to late 1990's...
AquaCentauri I think at that time of pantera a lot brands like jackson, charvele, dean, and esp were getting bigger and ibanez too. A lot of fender and gibsons weren't really big used like they once were.
go to a pawn shop see how many shecters there are there
I remember when this album came out I was in 7th grade, damn time goes by fast hahaha
This is the absolute gold standard of how a band should perform. They are insanely charismatic
Beast of a drummer!
better than the studio version
"DON'T DO THAT CHEWBACCA!"
Dude..... it can't be unheard
H0OOOO!
I member seeing them at the warped tour 01 and they were Phun af to watch live.
Man .. if you ever had to jump up on stage and perform... this takes talent!
311 - I'll Be Here Awhile nice! AAF giving props to their friends
Glad somebody else caught that too
Simplesmente maravilhoso!
These guys were ridiculously underrated.
Good sound , great energy. Damn . .miss real music.
Crazy how the drummer looks like the actor Rob Riggle in this, kind of reminds me of how Will Ferrell looks like Chad Smith of RHCP. Lol
I actually think the drummer looks like Ryan Reynolds ^^
He always reminded me of Anthony Kiedis, when the drummer had long hair... but, what do I know..
What can be seen cannot be unseen.What can be seen cannot be unseen. *puts on glasses*
Haha! I've always thought that both the drummer and the bassplayer looked like Rob Riggle lol.
Why i didnt see this before? This is great, the bass player and the singer are really good...
For anyone wondering why AAF is so Star-Spangled-out in this performance, this was 6 weeks after the September 11 attacks. Side note: This song was also on Clear Channel Communications' (now iHeartMedia) memo of songs that stations were discouraged against playing in the wake of 9/11.
Can we just take a moment to appreciate that he didn’t care how many members of the Blur Man Group he offended by performing in blue face.
wow i love it
Love the 311 speakers. Shows true unity through bands and audience.
I may be a little biased, but I agree with you ^_^
I've scrolled through all these comments to see if anyone else noticed the 311 cab's. I've seen AAF play with 311 a couple times throughout the years so he must of borrowed them for that performance.
@@billyo2730 That's the only reason I looked at the comments lol
@@billyo2730 hahaha makes so much more sense
Damn. Some solid ass stuff. Music ain’t like this today
Amazing drumming!!!
Don`t do that Chewbacca
+MrJoho78 Luke!.....Luke!.....Luke!!!
i dont get the reference xD
Woooooooooo
@Daniel Diaz me too 😂
Dammit!! Now I can’t Unhear it🤬🤣
What can you say they just killed it on the Leno Show such original band so much talent too bad they didn't last
One of the best "Take Over" cover songs ever! They simply rock it!
Despite the infamously unforgiving mics of those talk shows, they managed to give a better performance than the album version
I wanted to hear the live version.. not the studio version
Oh it is live?!?
Bass player is a legend.
I like how the bassist plays whilst performing interpretive dance with his eyebrows. How he does it, I don't know...
Imagine they were Spider Ones backing band for a short time.
i remember when this came out this was an AMAZING cover!!! i always thought it was soo much better than MJs version-and I still believe that!
Underrated band ever, a good drummer, a good singer, a good guitaris, a good bassist ...
the most energetic band i have ever seen
I didn't know Q from Impractical Jokers played bass in this band !
actually its the love child of q and sal lol
And also did not realize Don Riggles was their drummer. Man he got rhythm.
Fuck he does look like Q
Lol or possibly Big Jay Oakerson
The drummer definitely resembles Murr moreso than anything
Such a tight performance, great sound also!
I keep coming back to this video because that drummer gives me energy even through the internets. That audience must've been blown away and L.A. probably (probably) experienced a power spike for 3 days. Just. Fucking. Awesome.
Great chemistry
Man this band was so talented, it's a real shame that they'll go down in history as a one hit wonder. That whole first album was great.
Great Cover - No real original Stuff from them, One Hit Wonder may just suite them.???
@@dznutz3598 Listen to the first album, it's awesome.
These guys are awesome
such amazing talent. all of them