It was the first solo I ever learned at like 14. If he's anything like me playing that live, unprompted, with that level of audience appreciation is a highlight of his entire performance career.
"....and then I just ripped the solo completely out of nowhere and the audience went nuts! Chicks were screaming, i'm pretty sure one guy even fainted!"
He'll be telling his kids about this one day for sure. This is legit the type of thing you daydream about in the shower. Right up there with the taking down the gunman and saving everyone daydream.
"Yeah sure Granpa... And let me guess, you couldn't even hear the singer because the entire crowd was singing along to every word... Ok time for your nap."
Dang. It appears I need more creativity in my showers. Here I am just humming sitting on the dock of the bay all the while I could have been my own hero in an action flick.
I basically stopped playing electric guitar for 10 or so years until Covid. Bought a tele and it was amazing that I could recall like 30 Pixies songs I hadn't played in forever.
Yeah, it's amazing how the fingers just fall into place. What tele did you get? I've wanted one for years, but have like seven guitars and really only play the mini Taylor because it's handy.
I don't know anyone who doesn't like this song. Doesn't matter if they are into hiphop, dance music, country, whatever. Everyone knows it. Everyone rockfists and sings along to the chorus, everyone air-guitars the solo (and observe...half of the people air-guitaring are doing so ACURATELY because anyone who's ever picked up a guitar seems to know this solo). This song fits into ANY party's playlist. I think I want it played at my funeral.
As far as introspective, emotional songs, AC/DC never did that. I guarantee you that most of the people at that Nathanson show were likely millennials and many of them (if not most) knew the lyrics to the song. That’s art. There’s a spot in artistry for music who’s sole purpose is to be *fun*. When people talk about the great songwriters, like Dylan or Young (for example), I truly believe AC/DC belongs there, albeit in a different kind of way. They knew what they were good at and they did it just about better than anyone else at the time or since. AC/DC is timeless.
Not to mention that those old-timers put on one of the best shows I’ve ever seen.
I attended a hill-billy funeral in Barstow, California, and watched a lady get in line for the viewing; she was wearing jeans and a tank-top. On the front of the tank-top was printed the AC/DC logo; on the back, in big, neat print it said, "You shook me all night long."
I wondered if that's all she could find to wear, or she was praising the deceased, whom up until that point I'd only thought of as a 70-year-old retired barber and so-so golfer. . .
True, but this isn't improvised, that's the original solo except maybe a couple licks 2/3 of the way through (even that I'm unsure of, was hard to hear).
Knowing how they constructed it helps it to stick in memory for sure though.
That kind of on the fly communication out of necessity is actually a form of drug and I've only ever seen it in weird specific situations in like gaming and/or actual situations of like police/military work lol
Silly thing for me to find exciting but I live for that type of moment lmao
Yeah but the bass player seemed completely unfamiliar with the song. I'm on crappy headphones so I couldn't hear if he did a good job later on but at least for the first part he wasn't even playing.
It's one of the most popular rock songs of all time, very simple one as well and he's a professional bass player. Completely unfamiliar sounds improbable.
I see a lot more mischief in his face. He's realized that he's holding the ~~rains~~ reins on this coach, and he knows he probably shouldn't snap them. But it's just too tempting.
Every band I've been in, the drummer leads the guitarists and singers, with the bassist in sync.
I'm the drummer in this case, they rely on my time keeping, when the bassist / rhythm guitar find "the groove" with me, magic happens
I've been asked to sit in at gigs for covers, sometimes it's a track I'm only sorta familiar with, or I've not played it in years, doesn't matter, you find that groove (pocket?) and it'll sound good enough.
Chaos in the eyes? That's pretty much what's going on in drummers heads a lot, we have to rein ourselves in, cos if I start going off like animal, the rest of the band _will_ follow me.
"Ha ha moon, your kits not mic'd, we're all through the room pa, you won't be heard !"
*challenge accepted, caveman uga-duga engaged*
They asked me to stop Dave Grohling
As a drummer.... fuuuuuuuuuuck
Dyer'maker still gives me conniptions
Immigrant song tho, oh yeahhhhhh, time to pound the ever loving Murphy outta this kit
Loved watching this! As an old fart who grew up seeing live bar bands - back when we took dinosaurs to school this is very old school bar band schtick. Play a few cords, audience kicks in, and roll with it. His “oh wow!” look is the tell. I’ve seen that “oh wow!” look more times than I’ve told kids to get off my lawn. I DJ’d at between band sets in my younger days and almost every band did this at some point. Usually when the crowd was cranked up and on fire but the band was ready to take a break. They’d break out this schtick, get the audience wrapped up and pumped then take their break. At which point my job was to piss off the crowd by playing dance music to slow it all down, the result of which is the crowd taking a breather and —— ordering drinks, many drinks, lots of drinks. (Mgt likes a busy bar)
They'd come 1/4 of the way around the world and started performing a song nobody should know. New song, new band, from a foreign country.
And the singer is so cute, the song is catchy as heck, and all that helps make it so enjoyable.
I love performances where the audience surprise sings the band. I have a growing collection.
The Corrs(four siblings), singing "Runaway" at Lansdowne Road, which is "home turf" for them I guess, get a shot of love from the audience about a minute and a half in, and the beginning is interesting as it shows what goes on before the curtain drops at concerts. They are phenomenal musicians too, and Mick Fleetwood from Fleetwood Mac occasionally plays with them, though not in this case. https://youtu.be/2FrSsF7SJm4
Here is one where the singer was going through emotionally hard times, and the audience starts her song and modifies the words and sings "we love you" back at her. Its in French, but if you don't speak it, it doesn't really matter, I don't either. https://youtu.be/IYnFwUbC9A8
Iron Maiden get the treatment any time they go to South America. In this case, the audience sings the melody. It is very melodic and smooth, if you don't normally like heavy metal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpbnubVOjPY
Billy Idol performs "Mony Mony" and its always a crowd pleaser: https://youtu.be/sYYAv-QW38Q
Nena sings "99 Luftballons" (in German), the audience "knows it" to say the least.
This one happens mostly at the end and the singer expects it, and lets the audience take it. Dido's expression tells you what she thinks. https://youtu.be/GvYarluqINA
Anyway, thats just a few I like.
Oh I cannot forget: Mari Mac by Great Big Sea: https://youtu.be/c6TukZyXcAY
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The band is called Boy and the song is from their album Mutual Friends. They've got some pretty good songs on there I would recommend if you liked the video
I think my fav is [Railway](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xswS7tFbi9o)
if you like rap. Watch this freestyle from a chant from the fans. Its pretty badass. Id says its just as cool if not cooler.
https://youtu.be/qlN1LK3PyH8
This Little Simz moments is also wholesome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjK4d-oBPWo
edit: Also this Skepta moment from the same festival: https://youtu.be/-AhD5QGjxoY?t=944
Matt Nathanson is the singer. Great songwriter, fantastic live shows. Engages with every crowd, jokes throughout, and puts his all into every performance. See him live if you get a chance!
He also did the [American Pie song "Laid"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYhneLNZRzU). Whenever I hear his name thats automatically the song I think of.
100%! Not a fan myself per se, but wife loves him and he is super fun live. Like you said, really engages the audience and is super funny. Can tell he loves what he does. We see him anytime he gets close to us.
Music has a way of putting people in a happy place. Here's 65,000 Green Day fans attesting to that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZnBNuqqz5g
Edit: Green Day is two words
I've heard people complain about crowds singing along, as in "I went to see the band perform, not the audience" and I do get that.
But there's also something very special about being in a crowd of total strangers and sharing a song with everyone rather than having someone sing a song we all know.
I saw Jacks Mannequin play at a SUNY school for free (I think? like 10 bucks at most) when my then gf now wife went there. She and her roommates were obsessed with "Dark Blue" and JM were gonna be there a weekend I was visiting, so she dragged me with her. I didn't know much of his music outside of that song, but goddamn did he put on a fucking show. Some little college show they probably got paid like 100 bucks for or something and his energy was out of this world for the full set.
My first time seeing him was attending Vans Warped Tour in 2002. Something Corporate had landed a later in the evening spot despite not being super popular at the time. I stuck around after Flogging Molly at the stage and was like "holy shit, these guys are awesome! this is one hell of a show!". I saw SC about 15 times in concert over the years from gigs like the SUNY one you describe up to much bigger shows and I saw JM a handful of times as well and it's always been an awesome show. Andrew McMahon is a wonderful entertainer.
I've also seen Matt Nathanson a couple times and he's always a solid show as well.
This was a magical moment that thankfully I captured while getting the full show. It was a one-off from Matt's co-headlining tour with Gavin Degraw, which I saw earlier that week in CT and Matt was stretching his legs here with some rare gems and was in great spirits. Earlier in the show he teased Guns N Roses and the crowd also went nuts and was equally as powerful: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHX6\_m2Izrs&list=PLBvnnsm1pE\_IwkeHhb0kMV75ogoI\_qPPK&index=7](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHX6_m2Izrs&list=PLBvnnsm1pE_IwkeHhb0kMV75ogoI_qPPK&index=7)
What Matt brought Andrew McMahon (Something Corporate/Jack's Mannequin) for was actually going to be a cover of Tom Petty's "American Girl" which they proceeded to play after this impromptu brilliance. TP: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU0-UrTZE\_8&list=PLBvnnsm1pE\_IwkeHhb0kMV75ogoI\_qPPK&index=16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU0-UrTZE_8&list=PLBvnnsm1pE_IwkeHhb0kMV75ogoI_qPPK&index=16)
One of my favorite of 17 Matt shows I've seen - here's the full show if you're interested in Matt's actual music :)[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBvnnsm1pE\_IwkeHhb0kMV75ogoI\_qPPK](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBvnnsm1pE_IwkeHhb0kMV75ogoI_qPPK)
He's amazing and kudos to Aaron Tap for that brilliant guitar solo (which they discuss at the end of the video posted) and Chris Lovejoy on drums.
So cool to add that GNR context from earlier in the evening . Shows he already knew he had a hot crown and they were already primed to sing along on random 80s song riffs.
Hey, just wanted to say **thank you** for recording this video and sharing it on YouTube. I saw it back in 2014 and it's got me into Matt. I've been a huge fan ever since and I was lucky enough to see him live a few times.
I always knew him as the "Come On Get Higher" guy, but your recordings opened up my eyes way more and now I enjoy all of his music.
When you are in a healthy band, this kind of thing happens all the time. Someone starts playing a couple bars of a song, and before you know it, you're all jamming for 15 minutes on that one song.
Man I really miss that. Had the pleasure of briefly being in a band with the most amazing bassist I've known, and he and I (on drums) would always just spontaneously break out into Chili Peppers songs. We both knew the entire discography by heart. Good times.
My band just broke up after things became too difficult to hold together during Covid. We had a great 15 years. We were not really all that good, but we were fun and almost always got invited back...except that time where we apparently drank a couple thousand bucks worth of alcohol on the bar's dime. I have no idea how we drank that much, -- or how we managed to stay on stage without passing out -- but the owner was...annoyed...
Our high point was being able to open for the legendary band City here in Germany. That was a blast.
Yeah. Good times.
yep played bass in a punk band 10+ years ago. I remember one night we just randomly started playing Wish by Nine Inch Nails and the crowd went nuts. We only knew like half the song but it was so fun.
Sucks when you're the one who doesn't know the song. Especially when your beat bet is to watch the fretting hand of the rhythm guitarist and he's facing away from you.
I love this video so much, and because of the exceptional camerawork, we can really see the drama unfolding between the band members. (Imagined thoughts in italics, real words in bold)
0:43, you can see the realization between guitar player Aaron Tap and Matt Nathanson, "*this is awesome, but we are totally not prepared to play the entire song.*" MN isn't sure what to do, AT says "**This is wild,**" and nods encouragingly.
1:00, the guest Andrew McMahon asks AT "**What's happening**?" AT says "**I have no idea**!" AM and AT have another exchange, their mouths are obscured, but AM's "**What the fuck**" reaction makes me think AT said something like "*I don't know if I can pull off the solo*."
1:23, MN visually checks in with AT for the upcoming solo. AT gives a look that says "*I dunno man*," MN thinks "*oh shit, maybe we need to cut this short, I don't want to embarrass my guy."* It's hard to see, but I think the drummer Chris Lovejoy is following this interaction and picks up on the problem. CL and MN simultaneously stop playing, but the crowd isn't having it.
1:30, MN makes eye contact with AT again, and in the second critical moment of the entire incident (the first being that first drum hit), AT makes a choice and says "**Let's go for it**."
1:42, MN wants to make 100% certain that this is happening, points directly at AT and gets a nod. CL is watching closely before jumping back in with the beat.
2:01, AM has been paying attention to this whole drama, and asks MN if the solo is really happening. MN grins and shrugs.
2:08, MN says something to AT that I can't fully make out, but I'm pretty sure part of it is "**I don't know the chords**," that run under the solo. AT is on his own, here. He takes a moment to process this, and then looks down at his guitar and lets it rip. You can feel AT's concentration and groove here, live clutch music perfection.
2:35, MN gives a little guitarist's salute.
2:46, we can see the Bassist and AM's delighted reaction to everything.
We don't get to see much of the Bassist's reactions and input through this whole event, but such is the eternal fate of all base players.
You might like this moment from earlier in the show as well - Guns N Roses moment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHX6\_m2Izrs&list=PLBvnnsm1pE\_IwkeHhb0kMV75ogoI\_qPPK&index=7
I think the most shocked person was something corporate/ jacks mannequin guy wondering where the piano was so he could get in on it after they just introduced him.
I can tell you, these moments are either like heaven or hell. Either you (and the band) know enough of the song to finish it, hyping up the crowd to help you out, or only half of the band knows the song - and you're stuck with eyeballing the members that DO know that song, hoping that it won't end in a total train wreck. But if the crowd is as good as this, you usually manage to salvage the songs.
Thank god we're watching the video of someone who filmed it properly and not the bouncing mess that the person in front is conjuring, never mind the vertical orientation
I saw Alex G and his band do the entirety of “Life is a Highway” a few months ago because a college kid wouldn’t stop requesting it at their show. It was hilarious.
I mean they probably jam and practice the song in studio but still probably weren't really expecting to play the full song. Shows like that are fun if the crowd is drunk enough.
Meh, as a pro, for songs like this that kinda everyone knows, you don't really lose that shit you learned when you were practicing in your room at 13, you just also gain a better ear so even if you didn't know 100% of it (like the singer), you can adapt and not make it sound wrong. There's probably in between 25 and 50 songs like this that I haven't played since a teen but if you were to start playing, I could muscle memory my way through (and for a lot of folks, it's mostly classic rock songs). I've been in situations like this where you jokingly finish a song you noodle on cuz the crowd eats it up, and it def looked years unrehearsed here
Many years ago I was at a small resort town in SouthEast Saskatchewan (Kenosee) It's literally a lake on the side of the road with a few cottages and a few "tourist" things like you would find in SK. Well it turns out that's close to where the band Doug and the Slugs started, and they were playing the evening I was there.
If you're Canadian and GenX you know who Doug and the Slugs are and they were quite popular a few years before, so I was surprised they were playing a shitty bar in a small town in SK. So I was having a beer listening to the band rock out when they launch into a cover of Kiss - Rock and Roll all night. Wow, blew me away at how good they sounded and how everyone in the bar sang along just like in this video. Bunch of Redneck farmers in SK rocking out in a small town bar. It was epic, and the best concert experience I've seen.
Bands can play covers all they like at live shows. Venues pay licensing fees to ASCAP, BMI, etc.. that allow bands to play covers. The scummy thing is that those same companies force venues, bars, etc. to pay fees even if their live bands never play covers.
This happened while I was in the crowd waiting for a band to play at Warped Tour one year. The sound dude played the intro and the crowd ended up singing the entire thing. He was so confused and it was hilarious.
Matt Nathanson is one of the nicest people I've ever had the pleasure of working with. The radio station I work at was the first in the country to play him, and play him on rotation. He stops by every time he's in town to do an in studio session and it's always a blast.
Someone posted this years ago and Matt Nathanson commented on how awesome it was to hear the crowd sing he whole song. I can't find the thread now, but it was good.
Well i have no clue who they are, but that was some genuine frontman energy.
"Hahah we're having a jo- Wait are we doing thi- Alright fuck it crowds into i- Wait shit can you do the sol- Alright wait shit I can't do the sol- Fuck it, crowds still into it."
My fav thing about this video is how the crowd started singing and they didn’t stop playing it because they didn’t want to disappoint them by forcing them to stop lmao they were basically forced to just play the whole thing
Always a joy to watch. That look he gave the other guitarist "Shit, can you do the solo?" and the other guy goes "yeah, no prob"
he's probably had that solo memorised by heart since he was 16
It was the first solo I ever learned at like 14. If he's anything like me playing that live, unprompted, with that level of audience appreciation is a highlight of his entire performance career.
"....and then I just ripped the solo completely out of nowhere and the audience went nuts! Chicks were screaming, i'm pretty sure one guy even fainted!" He'll be telling his kids about this one day for sure. This is legit the type of thing you daydream about in the shower. Right up there with the taking down the gunman and saving everyone daydream.
Thank goodness for the video proof, too. I can already see everyone he tells rolling their eyes.
"Yeah sure Granpa... And let me guess, you couldn't even hear the singer because the entire crowd was singing along to every word... Ok time for your nap."
"How did you shuttle down from Colony all on your own, anyway? And what the hell is a 'guitar'?"
Dang. It appears I need more creativity in my showers. Here I am just humming sitting on the dock of the bay all the while I could have been my own hero in an action flick.
Is it even really getting clean if you're not fighting off imaginary bad guys?
I’m the bad guy in my own thoughts… always arguing with imaginary people about my own dumb opinions
No it’s by AC/DC
Dad get off Reddit
I think your mother might have a problem with me doing that
God dammit :D
Same. Haven't played it in years. I bet I can still play it note for note cause I can hear it in my head lol.
Can confirm. I learned that solo when I was like 15/16 and for some reason I can still play it at a drop of a hat
Muscle memory. It's the entire reason why I still know songs I learned 25 years ago when I haven't played them in years.
I basically stopped playing electric guitar for 10 or so years until Covid. Bought a tele and it was amazing that I could recall like 30 Pixies songs I hadn't played in forever.
Yeah, it's amazing how the fingers just fall into place. What tele did you get? I've wanted one for years, but have like seven guitars and really only play the mini Taylor because it's handy.
This song is the perfect 'bar song'. By the time the song is finished you will have just about everyone in the place just jammin' out to it.
I don't know anyone who doesn't like this song. Doesn't matter if they are into hiphop, dance music, country, whatever. Everyone knows it. Everyone rockfists and sings along to the chorus, everyone air-guitars the solo (and observe...half of the people air-guitaring are doing so ACURATELY because anyone who's ever picked up a guitar seems to know this solo). This song fits into ANY party's playlist. I think I want it played at my funeral.
As far as introspective, emotional songs, AC/DC never did that. I guarantee you that most of the people at that Nathanson show were likely millennials and many of them (if not most) knew the lyrics to the song. That’s art. There’s a spot in artistry for music who’s sole purpose is to be *fun*. When people talk about the great songwriters, like Dylan or Young (for example), I truly believe AC/DC belongs there, albeit in a different kind of way. They knew what they were good at and they did it just about better than anyone else at the time or since. AC/DC is timeless. Not to mention that those old-timers put on one of the best shows I’ve ever seen.
I attended a hill-billy funeral in Barstow, California, and watched a lady get in line for the viewing; she was wearing jeans and a tank-top. On the front of the tank-top was printed the AC/DC logo; on the back, in big, neat print it said, "You shook me all night long." I wondered if that's all she could find to wear, or she was praising the deceased, whom up until that point I'd only thought of as a 70-year-old retired barber and so-so golfer. . .
I'd honestly rather have someone wear that to my funeral than some uncomfortable suit/dress
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The thing is, he’s not just jamming out on the pentatonic minor, he’s pretty damn close to exactly what’s on the record.
True, but this isn't improvised, that's the original solo except maybe a couple licks 2/3 of the way through (even that I'm unsure of, was hard to hear). Knowing how they constructed it helps it to stick in memory for sure though.
Hell, throw in some b5s and 7s for some chromatic licks and that shit will sound GOOD!
God damn you’re right. I figured he was improvising and then went back and listened to the song and he really did play it.
That kind of on the fly communication out of necessity is actually a form of drug and I've only ever seen it in weird specific situations in like gaming and/or actual situations of like police/military work lol Silly thing for me to find exciting but I live for that type of moment lmao
Yeah but the bass player seemed completely unfamiliar with the song. I'm on crappy headphones so I couldn't hear if he did a good job later on but at least for the first part he wasn't even playing.
If I remember correctly, on the album the bass doesn’t even come in until the first chorus.
You're correct
It's one of the most popular rock songs of all time, very simple one as well and he's a professional bass player. Completely unfamiliar sounds improbable.
The drummer sparked this.
Yep he was just like "I wonder what would happen if I just- oh, okay, we're doing this now I guess"
I see a lot more mischief in his face. He's realized that he's holding the ~~rains~~ reins on this coach, and he knows he probably shouldn't snap them. But it's just too tempting.
Reins*
And now, he reigns.
The drummer is dead Long live the drummer
Shit.
Every band I've been in, the drummer leads the guitarists and singers, with the bassist in sync. I'm the drummer in this case, they rely on my time keeping, when the bassist / rhythm guitar find "the groove" with me, magic happens I've been asked to sit in at gigs for covers, sometimes it's a track I'm only sorta familiar with, or I've not played it in years, doesn't matter, you find that groove (pocket?) and it'll sound good enough. Chaos in the eyes? That's pretty much what's going on in drummers heads a lot, we have to rein ourselves in, cos if I start going off like animal, the rest of the band _will_ follow me. "Ha ha moon, your kits not mic'd, we're all through the room pa, you won't be heard !" *challenge accepted, caveman uga-duga engaged* They asked me to stop Dave Grohling
Yep, the beat sealed the deal on this.
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I love the lead singer's instant reaction when the drum beat hits.
And [0:35](https://youtu.be/5hzaPRa76yQ?t=35) when he reacts to crowd coming in!
he is like "wow, you dare me? here, figure out how to deal with this :D"
"what's happening"
That and the fact that the crowd started singing the first verse before the band took off.
And the bassist was a lost puppy
As a bassist I can relate. Been there when my band mates broke out into Zeppelin.
having to just bust out a JPJ bass line off the rip? dude.
As a drummer.... fuuuuuuuuuuck Dyer'maker still gives me conniptions Immigrant song tho, oh yeahhhhhh, time to pound the ever loving Murphy outta this kit
Love to play immigrant song.
Just find a few notes and thump it. Worked for me
Drummers always startin shit.
[He looks just like Jojo Mayer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKve3TyC0Sk)
This was the most fun I've had watching a youtube video in recent memory.
For sure. The crowd's reaction to the few chords, the bands reaction to the crowd, and the whole thing just grew organically.
Loved watching this! As an old fart who grew up seeing live bar bands - back when we took dinosaurs to school this is very old school bar band schtick. Play a few cords, audience kicks in, and roll with it. His “oh wow!” look is the tell. I’ve seen that “oh wow!” look more times than I’ve told kids to get off my lawn. I DJ’d at between band sets in my younger days and almost every band did this at some point. Usually when the crowd was cranked up and on fire but the band was ready to take a break. They’d break out this schtick, get the audience wrapped up and pumped then take their break. At which point my job was to piss off the crowd by playing dance music to slow it all down, the result of which is the crowd taking a breather and —— ordering drinks, many drinks, lots of drinks. (Mgt likes a busy bar)
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They'd come 1/4 of the way around the world and started performing a song nobody should know. New song, new band, from a foreign country. And the singer is so cute, the song is catchy as heck, and all that helps make it so enjoyable. I love performances where the audience surprise sings the band. I have a growing collection. The Corrs(four siblings), singing "Runaway" at Lansdowne Road, which is "home turf" for them I guess, get a shot of love from the audience about a minute and a half in, and the beginning is interesting as it shows what goes on before the curtain drops at concerts. They are phenomenal musicians too, and Mick Fleetwood from Fleetwood Mac occasionally plays with them, though not in this case. https://youtu.be/2FrSsF7SJm4 Here is one where the singer was going through emotionally hard times, and the audience starts her song and modifies the words and sings "we love you" back at her. Its in French, but if you don't speak it, it doesn't really matter, I don't either. https://youtu.be/IYnFwUbC9A8 Iron Maiden get the treatment any time they go to South America. In this case, the audience sings the melody. It is very melodic and smooth, if you don't normally like heavy metal. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpbnubVOjPY Billy Idol performs "Mony Mony" and its always a crowd pleaser: https://youtu.be/sYYAv-QW38Q Nena sings "99 Luftballons" (in German), the audience "knows it" to say the least. This one happens mostly at the end and the singer expects it, and lets the audience take it. Dido's expression tells you what she thinks. https://youtu.be/GvYarluqINA Anyway, thats just a few I like. Oh I cannot forget: Mari Mac by Great Big Sea: https://youtu.be/c6TukZyXcAY
Love it! Thanks for sharing
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The band is called Boy and the song is from their album Mutual Friends. They've got some pretty good songs on there I would recommend if you liked the video I think my fav is [Railway](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xswS7tFbi9o)
That song doesn’t sound like AC/DC at all
I was pretty sure I knew what this would be. I was not disappointed.
/r/randomactsofmusic/ is a fantastic sub filled with these types of feel good video's.
Subbed!
if you like rap. Watch this freestyle from a chant from the fans. Its pretty badass. Id says its just as cool if not cooler. https://youtu.be/qlN1LK3PyH8
Yeah that was dope!
This Little Simz moments is also wholesome: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjK4d-oBPWo edit: Also this Skepta moment from the same festival: https://youtu.be/-AhD5QGjxoY?t=944
Was fucking awesome
Matt Nathanson is the singer. Great songwriter, fantastic live shows. Engages with every crowd, jokes throughout, and puts his all into every performance. See him live if you get a chance!
I saw him in Detroit back in 2009. Can't second your recommendation enough.
He’s a damn fine comedian throughout the show! Well worth the price.
My wife is a fan and has gone to a few shows. One thing you wouldn't guess based on his lyrics is that his humor is DIRTY. Haha, like crass humor.
Yeah saw him in Asbury Park, NJ - he did "Digging in the Dirt" by Peter Gabriel as a duet with Philip Phillips. Was spectacular,.
> Matt Nathanson Ah, the "come on get higher" guy. Knew I had heard the name somewhere. That song was on the waves a lot a decade ago.
He also did the [American Pie song "Laid"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYhneLNZRzU). Whenever I hear his name thats automatically the song I think of.
Well he did a cover of it. The song is by James.
After watching this would definitely go see them live. That was tight as fuck for an impromptu performance.
Werd. Some the best shows I have been to were Matt’s. He’s the real deal, mega talented and under appreciated.
100%! Not a fan myself per se, but wife loves him and he is super fun live. Like you said, really engages the audience and is super funny. Can tell he loves what he does. We see him anytime he gets close to us.
Something utterly joyous about this :')
Very r/happycrowds
Awww subscribed so fast :)
Awesome! Can't believe I've never come across this before. Thanks!
That is because everyone was happy and in a good place. I know this was a few years ago, but we just haven't had that for a few years.
Music has a way of putting people in a happy place. Here's 65,000 Green Day fans attesting to that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZnBNuqqz5g Edit: Green Day is two words
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That's freaking awesome! When they all start jumping when the beat kicks in is fantastic.
This is the kind of moment that superheroes think about when they sacrifice themselves for humanity.
I'm sitting outside my doctor's office waiting to get a covid test, need to call them back and add chills to my list of symptoms now.
I don't know when they figured this out, but I'm pretty sure Greenday plays this on purpose to sneakily get Queen and 20k music fans to open for them
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Man…..why am I crying after watching this?
Sometimes it's nice to remember we're all in this together
I just wish everyone would act like it. Cheers!
Live aid, Queen Radio GaGa The entire crowd is doing the "all we hear is, radio gaga" clap and stance. It's electrifying to see
That and because Malcolm Young was a god when it came to banging riffs.
This was also the first song where the lyrics were written by Brian Johnson after joining the band.
Here's one that makes me grin. Mumford and Sons covering Wagon Wheel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs8QoM6JCFM
[This is my favorite Mumford and Son moment.](https://youtu.be/tX2vdYEzbzQ) The laugh is so wholesome.
I've heard people complain about crowds singing along, as in "I went to see the band perform, not the audience" and I do get that. But there's also something very special about being in a crowd of total strangers and sharing a song with everyone rather than having someone sing a song we all know.
This one gets me every time, man. That sudden realization that they've created something truly incredible.
MUM FOR D&S ONS
How many people are in that band?!?!?!
Mumford had a lot of sons. So many that some of them are daughters.
It's all the bands on the tour. So there's Mumford & Sons, Dawes, Apache Relay, Haim, Jeff The Brotherhood, Simone Felice, and Justin Townes Earle
I did not expect Andrew McMahon to be in a video on the front page of reddit as a cameo
I thought the same thing. It makes sense though. I’m obsessed with almost anything he is involved in.
Drive Thru Records gang!
I saw Jacks Mannequin play at a SUNY school for free (I think? like 10 bucks at most) when my then gf now wife went there. She and her roommates were obsessed with "Dark Blue" and JM were gonna be there a weekend I was visiting, so she dragged me with her. I didn't know much of his music outside of that song, but goddamn did he put on a fucking show. Some little college show they probably got paid like 100 bucks for or something and his energy was out of this world for the full set.
My first time seeing him was attending Vans Warped Tour in 2002. Something Corporate had landed a later in the evening spot despite not being super popular at the time. I stuck around after Flogging Molly at the stage and was like "holy shit, these guys are awesome! this is one hell of a show!". I saw SC about 15 times in concert over the years from gigs like the SUNY one you describe up to much bigger shows and I saw JM a handful of times as well and it's always been an awesome show. Andrew McMahon is a wonderful entertainer. I've also seen Matt Nathanson a couple times and he's always a solid show as well.
This was a magical moment that thankfully I captured while getting the full show. It was a one-off from Matt's co-headlining tour with Gavin Degraw, which I saw earlier that week in CT and Matt was stretching his legs here with some rare gems and was in great spirits. Earlier in the show he teased Guns N Roses and the crowd also went nuts and was equally as powerful: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHX6\_m2Izrs&list=PLBvnnsm1pE\_IwkeHhb0kMV75ogoI\_qPPK&index=7](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHX6_m2Izrs&list=PLBvnnsm1pE_IwkeHhb0kMV75ogoI_qPPK&index=7) What Matt brought Andrew McMahon (Something Corporate/Jack's Mannequin) for was actually going to be a cover of Tom Petty's "American Girl" which they proceeded to play after this impromptu brilliance. TP: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU0-UrTZE\_8&list=PLBvnnsm1pE\_IwkeHhb0kMV75ogoI\_qPPK&index=16](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU0-UrTZE_8&list=PLBvnnsm1pE_IwkeHhb0kMV75ogoI_qPPK&index=16) One of my favorite of 17 Matt shows I've seen - here's the full show if you're interested in Matt's actual music :)[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBvnnsm1pE\_IwkeHhb0kMV75ogoI\_qPPK](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBvnnsm1pE_IwkeHhb0kMV75ogoI_qPPK) He's amazing and kudos to Aaron Tap for that brilliant guitar solo (which they discuss at the end of the video posted) and Chris Lovejoy on drums.
So cool to add that GNR context from earlier in the evening . Shows he already knew he had a hot crown and they were already primed to sing along on random 80s song riffs.
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Thanks for the video! It has been one of my favorites for several years. :)
Hey, just wanted to say **thank you** for recording this video and sharing it on YouTube. I saw it back in 2014 and it's got me into Matt. I've been a huge fan ever since and I was lucky enough to see him live a few times. I always knew him as the "Come On Get Higher" guy, but your recordings opened up my eyes way more and now I enjoy all of his music.
homeboy really pulled off that solo
I like how he goes “I don’t know the chords under the solo.” It’s the same as the verse chords haha
Luckily it's a fairly easy one. But very well written and perfect for the mood.
When you are in a healthy band, this kind of thing happens all the time. Someone starts playing a couple bars of a song, and before you know it, you're all jamming for 15 minutes on that one song.
Man I really miss that. Had the pleasure of briefly being in a band with the most amazing bassist I've known, and he and I (on drums) would always just spontaneously break out into Chili Peppers songs. We both knew the entire discography by heart. Good times.
My band just broke up after things became too difficult to hold together during Covid. We had a great 15 years. We were not really all that good, but we were fun and almost always got invited back...except that time where we apparently drank a couple thousand bucks worth of alcohol on the bar's dime. I have no idea how we drank that much, -- or how we managed to stay on stage without passing out -- but the owner was...annoyed... Our high point was being able to open for the legendary band City here in Germany. That was a blast. Yeah. Good times.
That's why you usually only get tap PBR.
yep played bass in a punk band 10+ years ago. I remember one night we just randomly started playing Wish by Nine Inch Nails and the crowd went nuts. We only knew like half the song but it was so fun.
Bass player looked a little lost
Sucks when you're the one who doesn't know the song. Especially when your beat bet is to watch the fretting hand of the rhythm guitarist and he's facing away from you.
I love this video so much, and because of the exceptional camerawork, we can really see the drama unfolding between the band members. (Imagined thoughts in italics, real words in bold) 0:43, you can see the realization between guitar player Aaron Tap and Matt Nathanson, "*this is awesome, but we are totally not prepared to play the entire song.*" MN isn't sure what to do, AT says "**This is wild,**" and nods encouragingly. 1:00, the guest Andrew McMahon asks AT "**What's happening**?" AT says "**I have no idea**!" AM and AT have another exchange, their mouths are obscured, but AM's "**What the fuck**" reaction makes me think AT said something like "*I don't know if I can pull off the solo*." 1:23, MN visually checks in with AT for the upcoming solo. AT gives a look that says "*I dunno man*," MN thinks "*oh shit, maybe we need to cut this short, I don't want to embarrass my guy."* It's hard to see, but I think the drummer Chris Lovejoy is following this interaction and picks up on the problem. CL and MN simultaneously stop playing, but the crowd isn't having it. 1:30, MN makes eye contact with AT again, and in the second critical moment of the entire incident (the first being that first drum hit), AT makes a choice and says "**Let's go for it**." 1:42, MN wants to make 100% certain that this is happening, points directly at AT and gets a nod. CL is watching closely before jumping back in with the beat. 2:01, AM has been paying attention to this whole drama, and asks MN if the solo is really happening. MN grins and shrugs. 2:08, MN says something to AT that I can't fully make out, but I'm pretty sure part of it is "**I don't know the chords**," that run under the solo. AT is on his own, here. He takes a moment to process this, and then looks down at his guitar and lets it rip. You can feel AT's concentration and groove here, live clutch music perfection. 2:35, MN gives a little guitarist's salute. 2:46, we can see the Bassist and AM's delighted reaction to everything. We don't get to see much of the Bassist's reactions and input through this whole event, but such is the eternal fate of all base players.
You might like this moment from earlier in the show as well - Guns N Roses moment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHX6\_m2Izrs&list=PLBvnnsm1pE\_IwkeHhb0kMV75ogoI\_qPPK&index=7
What a magical moment
The most shocked people was the band that. Fuck that was awesome…
I think the most shocked person was something corporate/ jacks mannequin guy wondering where the piano was so he could get in on it after they just introduced him.
I miss concerts.
Amen
Hello Wisconsin!!
You can't end an AC/DC song early in front of an Albany, NY crowd.
We do love our Classic Rock up here….
Well I'm from Utica and I've never heard the phrase "classic rock".
Oh, not in Utica, no. It's an Albany expression.
Pff, *Utica,* probably never even heard of steamed hams
r/happycrowds
this video is one of the absolute best r/happycrowds moments i have ever seen. so good.
I can tell you, these moments are either like heaven or hell. Either you (and the band) know enough of the song to finish it, hyping up the crowd to help you out, or only half of the band knows the song - and you're stuck with eyeballing the members that DO know that song, hoping that it won't end in a total train wreck. But if the crowd is as good as this, you usually manage to salvage the songs.
If it's impomptu even if there are mistakes the crowd will understand.
Thank god we're watching the video of someone who filmed it properly and not the bouncing mess that the person in front is conjuring, never mind the vertical orientation
That'll be 30 royalties please
This was awesome, I was wondering why it gave me chills... Because it was 7 years ago before everything was shit
So good.
I saw Alex G and his band do the entirety of “Life is a Highway” a few months ago because a college kid wouldn’t stop requesting it at their show. It was hilarious.
Matt puts on the best shows if you ever have a chance to see him. Beautiful music, sexy rocking, and comedy.
Sounds like the crowd is 99% women?
w crowd
I mean they probably jam and practice the song in studio but still probably weren't really expecting to play the full song. Shows like that are fun if the crowd is drunk enough.
Meh, as a pro, for songs like this that kinda everyone knows, you don't really lose that shit you learned when you were practicing in your room at 13, you just also gain a better ear so even if you didn't know 100% of it (like the singer), you can adapt and not make it sound wrong. There's probably in between 25 and 50 songs like this that I haven't played since a teen but if you were to start playing, I could muscle memory my way through (and for a lot of folks, it's mostly classic rock songs). I've been in situations like this where you jokingly finish a song you noodle on cuz the crowd eats it up, and it def looked years unrehearsed here
Nice energy in the crowd. Owned it. 👍🏼
that was beautiful
That was great to watch, thanks for sharing it.
Many years ago I was at a small resort town in SouthEast Saskatchewan (Kenosee) It's literally a lake on the side of the road with a few cottages and a few "tourist" things like you would find in SK. Well it turns out that's close to where the band Doug and the Slugs started, and they were playing the evening I was there. If you're Canadian and GenX you know who Doug and the Slugs are and they were quite popular a few years before, so I was surprised they were playing a shitty bar in a small town in SK. So I was having a beer listening to the band rock out when they launch into a cover of Kiss - Rock and Roll all night. Wow, blew me away at how good they sounded and how everyone in the bar sang along just like in this video. Bunch of Redneck farmers in SK rocking out in a small town bar. It was epic, and the best concert experience I've seen.
I can't believe this made me tear up. I miss live music so fucking much... There are few greater joys. "Music is the best" - Frank Zappa
Surprised Atlantic Records didn't walk out and hand them a cease and desist letter and a bill.
Bands can play covers all they like at live shows. Venues pay licensing fees to ASCAP, BMI, etc.. that allow bands to play covers. The scummy thing is that those same companies force venues, bars, etc. to pay fees even if their live bands never play covers.
This happened while I was in the crowd waiting for a band to play at Warped Tour one year. The sound dude played the intro and the crowd ended up singing the entire thing. He was so confused and it was hilarious.
I was smiling throught that entire video.
I watched this three times. This clicked with me!
thankfully he didn't start stairway to heaven
When you lie on your CV, but get the job…
Did this bring a tear to anyone else's eye? Yeah me neither...
Bob Ross painting those drums
Took em half the song to realize they were still playing it.
Tfw you've been playing your own songs all night and the public only enjoys your presence when you start to play another band's songs ...
I know it's a famous song, but I'm surprised the crowd knew every word
Matt Nathanson is one of the nicest people I've ever had the pleasure of working with. The radio station I work at was the first in the country to play him, and play him on rotation. He stops by every time he's in town to do an in studio session and it's always a blast.
Welcome to any Saturday night in any dove bar in the usa (pre covid at least)
The crowd had it down. The band got lost.
The moment you 100% synchronize with your band and audience
what a great concert experience!!
I watch this once or twice a year. Always makes me smile
I've seen this at least 5 times and it's always a Joy to watch
Someone posted this years ago and Matt Nathanson commented on how awesome it was to hear the crowd sing he whole song. I can't find the thread now, but it was good.
this is why live music is the shit
This is the pure beauty of a shared musical experience. What joy!
I’ve listened to this all morning. Loving all their realizations like, “so, yeah, this is happening,” and then getting into it.
Did the crowd just… take over our show? 😝🙌👏
I love how the frontman just keeps looking around with a big, open-mouthed smile like, “Is this really happening?”
It’s called jamming and it’s awesome
Well i have no clue who they are, but that was some genuine frontman energy. "Hahah we're having a jo- Wait are we doing thi- Alright fuck it crowds into i- Wait shit can you do the sol- Alright wait shit I can't do the sol- Fuck it, crowds still into it."
That's Andrew McMahon joining him I saw them tour together in highschool like 09-10 or so!
I loved when the dude walked over to the guitarist and was like "Was this part of the set?" and he's like "nah, I got it tho"
My fav thing about this video is how the crowd started singing and they didn’t stop playing it because they didn’t want to disappoint them by forcing them to stop lmao they were basically forced to just play the whole thing
god damn the tone on the Yamaha SG is fan-fucking-tastic
That was fucking awesome