How Modern Baseball Wrote an Emo Masterpiece
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- How Modern Baseball Wrote Their First Album
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What is going on my mates
On November 27th, 2012 Brendan Lukens, Jake Ewald, Ian Farmer, and Sean Huber released an album called "Sports" to the world via their band, Modern Baseball.
I can't believe that Modern Baseball is gone and I can't believe Sports is nearly 7 years. To commemorate the spirit of Modern Baseball, I'm working on a trilogy of videos talking about their 3 LPs in an in-depth manner. This will be the first one " How Modern Baseball Wrote Their First Album " discussing the content within Sports. The next episode will be on You're Gonna Miss It All, and conclude with Holy Ghost.
Thank you for watching, let me know your feedback
I hope your week is off to a great start
Best,
Nate
And now.. it's time for the feature presentation you've been waiting for: How Modern Baseball Wrote Their First Album
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I miss Modern Baseball.
me too :((
I miss modern baseball more than any other band honestly. they truly were perfect
Dont we all
slaughter beach, dog is different but jakes writing!! lol
We all do, dude. We all do
Modern baseball will come back. They have too
joshua campbell they are never coming back
The chances are the same for Title Fight getting back together.
joshua campbell they are never coming back
not back yet josh
loved this!
That means a lot me, thank you so much. Your channel inspired me so much to make mine. I hope you have an outstanding week, Harrison.
@@NateTheMateForever You too, dude! If I ever make any Mobo-specific videos, I'll be sure to mention your stuff. It's great
I saw MOBO with The Front Bottoms and Brand New. They were the best part of all three bands.
coreymagz I saw that show in Boise, and they rocked. (Still loved FB and Brand New though)
Me too. They're always the best
El paso?
Saw that show in Penn State
I caught this tour in Ithaca and was sorely disappointed by their lack of enthusiasm for it. You could tell they weren't feeling it anymore. It was wildly different than seeing them on the holy ghost tour not even a year prior
Hours Outside is one of my favvvesss off Sports!! Never forget!!
Risa T the intro is the most memorable for me
Hours outside in the snow actually stood out the most to me out of all the songs on Sports. There was always such a unique atmosphere around it and the way he admits his life is half-hopeless, but he's not going to run from it - how the song is so sad but somehow still hopefull or at least a safe space. I remember being at the lowest point of my life, so far away from anything i used to be, freezing out in the cold and just listening to that song on repeat. It always gave me a sense of belonging and comfort, maybe even purpose. I admit that my life is hopeless but I'm not going to run from it, no matter what anyone else thinks.
And I'm not saying it's solely because of the song, but that's when i finally decided to make a change in my life and get better. And I did.
I completely agree with this, such a great song!
"I spent all of Christmas eve fake angry at you" is the most angsty and relatable high school drama lyric on the album. One of my favorite verses for sure.
Fully agree. Great song.
Hours Outside In The Snow is literally one of my favorite songs off of Sports
Same
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same
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Mobo is so intrinsically tied to my college years, the last times I was happy, that they'll always be my favorite. An upperclassman I wanted to be, showed them to me on a random trip to the airport at 4am, we were practically strangers at the time but he wanted company for the ride, and i've been hooked since. I got all my friends into them and we would spend our best nights singing the songs at the top of our lungs and our worst nights crying with them in the background. Our friendships deteriorated as the years went on, feeling similar to how mobo's seemed to be fading as well. Sports came out my freshmen year, Holy Ghost came out my senior. Every step of the way was mobo, right up to graduation with "It's quite heartbreaking we won't speak like this again" written on my cap. I'll always miss them with a smile and a tear. thank you.
‘Hours Outside’ doesn’t have any memorable moments? I dunno dude, that outro is my favorite on the record. The layered vocals ending in the voicemail just hits really hard in my opinion. The idea of pouring out so much emotion and honesty only to be met with a voicemail is really poignant
good point! I agree. I like your analysis
I wanna spend my evenings talking to Chloe on Twitter..
I didn't know how much I needed this video... I grew up listening to this band and I miss them loads, it hit me hard last night thinking that I wont be able to see them perform again. Thank you for making this !
you can tell how much work goes into your videos every time, can't wait for the next episode :))
Good video but you did "Hours Outside in the Snow" dirty. The voicemail at the end plays at the beginning of the video for their most iconic song: "Your Graduation".
For some reason Hours Outside in the Snow stands out for me but I definitely can see why it wouldn’t stand out for others. I’m really glad you’re doing this series. Mobo has been a huge favorite of mine these past few years and although I jumped on the train right before it left the station, I’m grateful there’s still people talking about them.
I hope everyone has a great week. Your videos never disappoint, so thanks Nate.
why all my favourite bands gotta break up
RIP MOBO and marietta
I would literally give my life if it meant I got to see Modern Baseball and Marietta go on tour together.
@@scott6_ they both appeared on the same split ep
@@crustpunkjesuschrist I know. I own it on vinyl. Also communism will never work.
Marietta :(
This captured so many ideas that I have on Modern Baseball! It’s crazy seeing someone point out ideas that I always thought! Ahhhhh this was an amazing video
First off, I really want to let you know that I appreciate you for keeping the spirit of Modern Baseball alive. I remember I had gotten tickets to go see them for a second time in 2017 for my birthday. I was sick the day they announced they were canceling the tour and I was honestly devestated. But all in all man, I couldn't agree more with what you have to say. Sports got me through some really rough times and helped me figure out who I was. Can't wait to hear what you have to say about you're gonna miss it all. Good work mate
I absolutely love this video. Modern Baseball is one of my favourite bands and the gig I went to is one of my most cherished memories. Can’t wait for you to cover the rest.
Your videos are all so well put together. I love this content, thank you for this.
Amazing video. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on such a wonderful band.
Re-done is my absolute favorite song. Just love how the drums get more involved over the song and then of course the lyrics are just wonderful and relatable
Dude just found your channel and with 2 videos you’re easily one of my favorite CZcams channels 🎶🙏🏼🎶
i really miss them too
i am at min 11 right now and holyshit. your work is great. the amount of heart you put in this.. jeez. so good!!!!
hours outside the snow is the song i listened to while i found out my girlfriend didn't love me anymore
E M O
This will probably sound ridiculous to some but i only discovered Modern Baseball during 2020 lockdown during the only week I’ve ever had tiktok and they changed my life!
I was living alone for the first time and at times it was really difficult but they helped changed my life and how I viewed certain things. A big issue was I was 25 and still friends nearly exclusively with high school friends that I had nothing really in common with and only friends due to how long we had known each other. Listening to MB something clicked and I realised I would be happier without them and it was the best decision I’ve ever made. Sports came out when I was in my final year of high school and I only wish I could’ve heard it then to see how different I would’ve been as a person.
It’s funny exactly how Nate described his teen self first hearing Tears Over Beers was me in my mid 20s but better late than never I found this album and band
Dude I really enjoy your in-depth look at these albums that I have been in love with for years. I was watching on ps4 so I had to get out my phone to comment.
It’s great to hear you talk about the band in your teenage years and how they helped you. Cause when I found them I was in my mid 20’s and they had the exact same effect. That shows me how good the songs are. Modern Baseball is one of my favorite bands ever. Hopefully one day I’m an old man telling my grandkids to play these songs for me. Great video!
Watching your videos it’s like you were inside my brain when I discovered them and idk we have the same thoughts about all of it. Thanks for making these. I miss Modern Baseball so so much. I just saw Slaughter Beach, Dog last week and it was incredible but it definitely made me sad because Sean and Brendan weren’t there.
this is so well produced nate. so proud & happy with how far you've come - keep it up friend! :-)
Make one more album please MOBO!!! A lot of Brenden's songs helped me get through some hard times. It's really cool watching this video, my friends and I would discuss their songs and what we thought they meant, so it's really cool hearing your thoughts and noticing the similarities! Good Stuff!!
How MoBo made their first album:
1. They wrote some songs
2. They recorded those songs
3. They released the album to the public.
There. All summed up.😋😋😋😋
that's also how i made this video
Not gonna lie, this is some seriously practical advice to anyone that wants to make music but is afraid to put it out. I know you meant it as a joke in a way, but really, that's all you have to do. I've been releasing some music, and I'm no good at it at all, but it puts some hair on your chest and puts into perspective how far you have to go to reach that dream, yet despite how far it is, that dream is simply waiting in the distance for you to come and get it.
@@skelly1004 yeah seriously this is kind of how i see it. i'm a musician myself but haven't put anything out yet because like i don't really know how to go about it?? i'm probably gonna end up trying it like against me! and just do some crappy acoustic recordings until i can actually like find people to start a band but like it's really nerve racking
I really love ur videos man thank you :)
Seeing someone still making videos over modern baseball makes me so happy.
Amazing video, can't wait for the next one in the trilogy 'cause it was the first I heard from them and it was love at first listen.
I hope your videos bring MoBo new fans! Let's keep the flame lit.
been listening to modern baseball for years now. i love these guys and will remember them for years to come. incredible emotion in all their work.
I absolutely love this video and also this series. Thank you so freaking much.
That said, Modern Baseball is a fucking gem.
aw man, there will never be another band like modern baseball, so pure and true, and impossible not to fall in love with. keep the MoBo vids coming b, I couldn't be more happy to keep talking about the best band there ever was
If you made these videos 4 hours long I’d watch it. Awesome job dude!
Sports is by far my favourite album to exist. It feels SO personal. whenever im sad, happy, anxious, WHATEVER sports is my go to. Despite hearing it for the first time years and years ago I feel like every time I listen it feels as magical as the first time. Long live modern baseball man.
literally cried when you mentioned property of zack. haven't heard that name in years and so many good memories flooded back in, thanks dude.
Look Out has such a special place in my heart. Great video nate
Saw these guys along side Brand New and The Front Bottoms on Brand New’s second to last tour. The whole show was great, I’m so glad I was able to catch them.
Thank you for making this!
What?!? I loooooove hours outside in the snow . My favorite song to play on guitar on the album. I love the sung intro and guitar leading into the first verse . Dope video. I’m gonna enjoy this series . I loved this band. I’ve seen them live more than any other band . Traveled out of state up to 8 hours a few times to see them . We miss you mobo .
I'm nearly 29 and you talking about music being your whole personality and being when you were younger hit hard with me. I remember having my MySpace music section decked out with metal bands cos I wanted everyone to know I was into that, it was a lifestyle hahaha. Big love for the video and bringing back cringey but good memories. Peace and love x
sports was one of the first vinyl records i ever bought. me and my friend would listen to it every day after school, miss those days
hours outside in the snow is easily my favorite song ever made. what i think is iconic about it is the ending where both melodies play over each other (ypu might runnnn / toooo erinnnn) so beautiful man
i miss modern baseball so much man, all i fucking want is to see them live i need them back
Property of Zack was crazy. I remember a couple of years back when he announced the end of the blog/empire. Definitely a transitional moment for the scene. Great vid again, Nate.
You did it. You crazy bastard you did it. How you staying on such a slick streak of sick vids bruh? Once again, well produced video that must have taken a good ammount of time and effort. Good stuff my guy.
I remember Property of Zack, that dude definitely deserves more credit/recognition for the influence/relevance that his blog had on that era of music. Tbh 2009-2015 pop punk music has so damn many underrated greats.
Hours outside in the snow really sticks out for me and I'll tell you why:
at the end there's both vocal parts sung at the same time. they're both catchy, honest and emotional and I find myself wanting to sing along to both parts at once.
it also concludes with the voicemail greeting; perhaps this is a real greeting from one of the girls that brenden or jake has a crush on. I love this authenticity and can relate to this - calling people/a crush in my teenage years only to get a voicemail.
But don't get me wrong, it doesn't have to stick out to you. you resonate with other tracks on the album and that's awesome too :)
Love Mordern Baseball. I would love to see something like this about Title Fight. I'm 23 and they're without a doubt my favorite band. I grew up about 30 minutes north from those guys. Great videos dude.
I first heard "Your Graduation" (which is a fucking awesome song) back in 2017, but I haven't really been able to get into Modern Baseball, save for a few songs. This video has helped me see the band in a new perspective, and hopefully, your future videos on the band help me even more. Thank you.
I'm so glad I found you channel
Play Ball! is crazy good. What a great band. Can’t wait for your video on Holy Ghost, that’s my favorite of theirs!
Love your videos dude!!!
Dude I found these guys in highschool 4 + years ago and I hella want them to make new music. They were so dope, so relatable they helped me get thru some shit.
Tbh, I really think hours outside in the snow is a fantastic song and it's one of my favorites, the voicemail at the end hits hard and is placed super well. And its adept with lyrical genius about how you try so hard to move on but it doesnt change a thing.
damn this vid made me feel all kinds of things, gonna go listen to MoBo all day - can't wait for 2 & 3 of the series
I just discovered modern baseball this year and they're great. I was pretty darn sad to see they weren't playing anymore, and as I learn more and more about them I wish I knew about Modern Baseball years ago.
I miss them so much :(( loving this series though!!
I graduated college in 2010 in Philly. In 2011 I moved into a house in west Philly with a couple of Drexel students. They had recently moved in, and it soon became a party house. All of the party houses were given nicknames back then- ours was The Cat House. I was the only one into emo. One of my roommates was studying music production at Drexel, and he told me about modern baseball since he knew I liked that kind of music. I found myself at some of their early basement shows in our neighborhood. I was a bit older than most of the kids (I was 23 when I graduated and 24 when I moved to west Philly) but I made some great friends and had some of the best nights of my life.
Hours outside in the snow is the song that got me into the album. It's still my favorite from Sports and probably my favorite song they have done. Surprised it didn't receive more praise from you
i heard your graduation and it clicked with me so hard like i fell in love with them instantly, i just felt the lyrics understand it and just clicked and from then the rest is history tbh i just wish they where back, it really inspired me and i finnaly know where i belong when it comes to music ofc i love other genres and bands too but like this is my all time favorite i have so many memories attached to there music like sneaking out with friends and go on runs to the store or jsut hanging out, my favoite part of it is just that i know what type of music i wanna make i have a idea as much as im gonna try to be as orignal as i can, they have definetly influenced me alot since then i have branched out to other music and bands but modern baseball will always be one of my favorites and i will always jam to there music i miss modern baseball so much.
I got to see them live twice, even crowd surfed at one of their gigs. I miss them
Drove hours and hours to see their last show and it was the best 2 day road trip
I missed out on my one opportunity to see these guys live! I was way late to the party. I was kinda into a few of their songs when You’re Gonna Miss it All came out. Didn’t really get on board with them fully til Holy Ghost came out. Sports however, is one of my favorite records of all time.
Loved this vid bruh keep it up
It’s funny because hours outside in the snow is the one of the most memorable and impactful songs for me, I have a lot of personal memories with it but it was the first song to stick out from this album to me.
Something about the dial tone and wanting to say those things to the girl in the song and just hearing the answering machine at the end really hit you hard the more and more you think about the lyrics in the song.
hours in the snow hit me so hard when i was in high school mainly cause i lived in a small town in wisconsin with snow on the groung for like 8 months outta the year back then
What you said about “sober or not I locked everything you sent me” really hit. I thought I was the only one.
11/10 content keep it up my dude :,)
I just kind of stumbled upon this video but damn it made me nostalgic. I came across MoBo right around Sports as well, and because I figured they wouldn't be a band for too long I said fuck it and made a 4.5 hour drive to see them on their first tour out to the West Coast. My friends and I walked into an absolutely packed little warehouse space, and they seemed even more blown away by the crowd than we were by them. Chatted with them for a bit after that and they were hands down the nicest, most humble guys in a band that I've ever met. (And then of course they absolutely blew up the next year.) You're right, we did not deserve them, but man I'm glad they did what they did.
Btw Adrianne Gold sings backup on play ball and I think you were in my profile picture once and was in lots of philly bands, the best one is called catnaps and they released an album called “why don’t you whisper” and it’s definitely my favorite album of all time
Right before sports is when I found them and I still have my super rare sports cassette tape because I had 2001 impala that only had a cassette player. That tape has been played over and over again probably literally 200 times and have some insane nostalgia tied to it
i've been putting off watching this series because it's just too emotional going back and thinking about modern baseball, truly no band has changed my life to the extent that they have
How the heck have I never heard of these guys??? They sound awesome! Definitely up my alley!
please listen!
I saw Modern Baseball open for Bayside in 2013. Had never heard of them before, but the next day Sports became the only thing I look listened to for weeks.
Honestly my favorite Modern Baseball album.
@3:07 those football helmets in his photo mean so dang much to me. Kid Dynamite was the best.
I caught MoBo at Holy Ghost being released, way back. It's gotten me through some times, and I went backwards, skipping You're gonna miss it all and hitting Sports. Funny, You're Gonna Miss It All became my favorite of their albums, but not for lack of Holy Ghost trying. I think that right now even at this point in my life (I'm like what 27?) I can relate and put myself back into the shoes of when they're talking about because I never HAD music like this that I personally related to. Sports was a great follow up to Holy Ghost for me, and got me in the mood for You're Gonna Miss It All. Can't wait to hear the next one!
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The way Cookes opening baseline hits on cassette is fucking gnarly and my most rewinded song
Thankyou for this
If we're gonna be talking about music blogsss, please do something about stuff you will hate. That was some my favorite blog, and it had a HUGE impact on my music taste for years.
it's almost been eleven years this album still hits and i still don't know what to do without them
I seriously appreciate the series
see ya sucker has always hit me way too hard. it captures exactly how i feel about my hometown.
that album is still fresh today
It was so hard to fight tears back at the end. I remember seeing them on Long Island back when they were this new band. This was either 2012 or 2013 now because they were playing with Pity Sex and Dads that night. Good times man, MOBO forever. (or in this case whatever forever)
Nate I love your stuff bro but really bad take about Hours Outside in the Snow. That song is utterly life changing.
PropertyofZack was really prominent in the pocono mountain scene back then 💕 nothing is what it used to be.
please do a fat segment on old gospel choir in the next one
all of mobo means a lot to me, but that song will stay in my heart until i die. it means so much to me i can’t even describe it
I discovered MOBO when stalking my ex’s Instagram and she quoted the chorus from re-do. I got to see them in a tiny venue for the Holy Ghost Tour. Always loved how they didn’t have roadies come to set up their gear between support acts, they came out to do it themselves. Probably the most memorable concert I’ve been to.
Yo I heard band camp and ot brought me way back to my freshman year in 2011 hard to believe I'm considered an elder emo
i love this video! also SBD lyrics at 6:08 are from phoenix
Die a hero or live long enough to become a villian... aka modern baseball vs. blink 182
It's always better to die with good memories in people's heads than to live on as a zombie
blinks new album is pretty gppd, it got leaked, and the singles are nothing like the other songs on the album
xTheTorNando not really. They’re not even blink anymore. Its like a spoof of blink lol
Jerkules I agree thats its definitely better than previous. It’s actually listenable. Still doesn’t mean they haven’t gone off the deep end though relative to who they used to be.
I really forgot about Property of Zack. You just dug up a deep memory
I think you were in my profile picture is more like that final conversation with an ex and y’all both still love each other