3:04 John adjusting his snare and fixing it without missing a beat. He is just a machine. What a talented drummer.

@sn1ffy85

7 ай бұрын

He left helmet. Who are dope! This is waaaaay different. I’m glad he’s stuck with it. This shits a trip.

@willszabo8157

5 ай бұрын

So True

it's sad for the people who only know Ian Williams from this band might not ever hear his brilliance in Don Caballero and Storm & Stress! Dude is just a different kind of guitarist. A true innovator and inspiration! 2 geniuses right here!

@thesierrasillustrator5130

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely. I had just missed seeing Ian in Don Caballero right after Gene took over in 2003. As a drummer myself, I cannot wait till I FINALLY see John live. Been following him since Helmet when I was in high school in the 90's. If I can ever witness BATTLES live, it will be a Bucket List moment for sure.

@BakeHarn

2 жыл бұрын

@@thesierrasillustrator5130 ooooo WOW. Been fortunate to see Battles 3 times! And 2 of the times Ian and I talked for over an hour backstage. Such an incredible moment to speak to my biggest influence on guitar! But if you haven't seen battles....you're in for a BANGER SHOW!!!! Like I can emphasize that enough!!

@2002gamerboy

2 жыл бұрын

DIDNT KNOW HE WAS IN DON CAB THANK YOU

@thegrimmfluencer

Жыл бұрын

Don Caballero were killer. I have a couple their albums, been a while since I spun them. Cheers for reminding me!!

@thegrimmfluencer

Жыл бұрын

@@2002gamerboy SAME HERE!!

This is one of the best drummers that ever walked this earth.

@MikeGiraldo

4 жыл бұрын

Yes he is!

@mach489i

4 жыл бұрын

He is an exceptional drummer but to say he is the best is a stretch. I would however class him as one of the sweatiest drummer in the world

@mattpryokra2245

4 жыл бұрын

*Gavin Harrison slowly snubbing and laughing at this comment*

@neuron05

4 жыл бұрын

@@mattpryokra2245 Yes you comment was a bit weird.

@rowanjones7523

4 жыл бұрын

@@mattpryokra2245 Buddy Rich wants to know who this Gavin chap is. 🤔

Hats off to the audio engineers for this recording it sounds incredible. One of the best Battles live performances I've ever seen, and one of the best iterations of Atlas I've heard! Shame they lost Dave but these guys are super tight as a duo and I'm so happy to see their sound and performance has not suffered

@hERDoFBAND

4 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with this. I was concerned when I figured Dave had left. But then I was just excited to see what Ian would do with the room. It's fantastic.

@StonepostInstitute

4 жыл бұрын

J Dawe do you know what happened to Dave??

@JT-ss6si

4 жыл бұрын

Dave is the bald headed dude that sings on Titanium 2 step right?

@bentimmons3363

4 жыл бұрын

@@JT-ss6si no, you're thinking of Sal Principato, just a guest on Titanium 2 step. "Dave" they're referring to is Dave Konopka (guitar&bass) who was with them from 2002 until 2017/2018

@JT-ss6si

4 жыл бұрын

@@bentimmons3363 OH! Yea i watched them live on YT of course, and he was in the room with them, somewhere in NY i think.

Can we all just take a minute for the sound of that snare.

@mattjohnson1953

Жыл бұрын

I can only dream of such a snare

0:00: Fort Greene Park 5:45: A Loop So Nice... 9:23: They Played It Twice 12:45: Titanium 2 Step 16:26: ?? 18:14: The Yabba 22:52: ?? 24:16: Sugar Foot 29:35: Summer Simmer 31:10: Ice Cream 35:05: ?? 36:25: Atlas 43:13: ?? 44:13: Ambulance (I believe the "??" are just interludes or little jams between songs. sorry not too sure.)

@swingAE86

4 жыл бұрын

29:35 is summer simmer

@xandercar

4 жыл бұрын

@@swingAE86 thank you. this one was really bugging me because i knew i had heard it before

@nerve_central

4 жыл бұрын

The Yabba starts at 17:22!

@beebbeebson259

4 жыл бұрын

i think the little jam thingy before atlas is juice b crypts

@grim13122

4 жыл бұрын

I only listen to Atlas and The Yabba those two are Amazing

NO ONE plays tha guitar like that. Makes me wanna cry tears of joy how much these cats have evolved with their sound too. Pure creativity. No pretense.

Stanier is an absolute monster

Did not expect them to do The Yabba. Stanier is godlike.

@sashax33

4 жыл бұрын

Me either. I assumed it wouldn't be the same as a two piece, but they really killed it. Lesson learned: never doubt Battles

the drummer absolutely killing it, such a charismatic sweating

the "struggle" with pads at 22:52 is just beautiful and very inspiring. John is an amazing drummer.

@mitchclark1532

Жыл бұрын

Great

@ahmetcangokceer

Жыл бұрын

they were almost gonna be called "struggles"

The fact that they still sound fresh and unlike any other rock band out there, whether in the realms of experimental, indie or progressive rock, is testament to their longevity as a band compared to most indie groups that later fizzled out a few years down the road.

@gamble777888

2 жыл бұрын

A lot of "pretenders" in that era just acapitalizing on the popularity of certain sounds and styles of the time with zero creativity and mediocre talent. Battles ain't that.

@1983toInfinity

2 жыл бұрын

@@gamble777888 For real, didn't see those groups as such then.. but when they made later albums and it fizzled or they tried another style and it felt like a facsimile of said style.. almost as if they were chasing vibes rather than creating them.

@Somasteel

Жыл бұрын

HERE HERE! AND NOW..DECEMBER 21ST 12:45 EST 2022 YUP FRESHER THAN DEAD SEA TUPPERWARE LOVE TO SEE THEM JAM & EXPERIMENT WITH MOUNT KIMBIE

This is actually really good. I was never much of a fan of this band before, but I think as a duo they are the best they ever have been.

haha, love it how Stanier is crushing the high cymbal until the guy's head almost explodes :D

Battles...the music I want to make,but that requires a masters level in abilities I will never have. I thank these artists for making it.

@toniyo3

4 жыл бұрын

They weren't masters always. Be patient and believe in yourself.

@greyemrednus

4 жыл бұрын

They may be masters at their craft, but not one is perfect. You may not be able to make exactly their music, but you can make the music you want like them, just not if you suffocate that wish only because you can't be exactly them.

@willybumbum507

4 жыл бұрын

It’s like me I want to make sic electronic but I don’t think I have the skills it blows my mind how these guys make music just insane

@dinosaurhotline

3 жыл бұрын

@@toniyo3 spot on.

@kameraboi

2 жыл бұрын

They litteraly just compose and play the music, it’s not as difficult as you think, save your money and do it

This live set of Ft Greene Park is really addictive.

@emanuellopez8578

3 жыл бұрын

They're incredible musicians, this performance is a treasure

They just get better and better. I’ve also been listening to Don Cab a lot lately. Ian is nothing short of mind blowing.

@fastfaps

Жыл бұрын

Nice to see someone who appreciate the don!

I have been visiting this channel for a long time, I usually always listen to a techno mix but I arrived here curiously and I must say that this has totally blown my head, this is not for everyone, but God ... "Battles" are geniuses, performance Live is excellent and also the audio people deserve a medal for the excellent work.

Original drummer from Helmet so yeah dude is a beast

@Ltcoombs1

4 жыл бұрын

Really? As soon as he started playing I could hear rock influences, sick drummer

@gadamatwood

4 жыл бұрын

John Stanier is the best.

@Finsami71

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, but still .. this is a bit weird stuff hmm let's say more hipster -friendly than Helmet was.

@perconzzz

4 жыл бұрын

You mean the drummer from 12 Rods? Yeah...

@redmint4894

4 жыл бұрын

Tomahawk, too.

I could watch videos every day of these guys playing live. I have no idea how they pull any of this off. One of a kind. Incredible.

that crash cymbal needs to be higher

@whagaman

4 жыл бұрын

That thing's in the stratosphere

@ethansawyer9399

4 жыл бұрын

The hat could go up a bit as well

@patrickmchugh4616

4 жыл бұрын

I think in an interview John said he likes to put the crash really far from his reach so he doesn't overly rely on it.

@thomasrainbow

4 жыл бұрын

I was always surprised he never put it higher XD Stand on your stool high

@jdixon390

4 жыл бұрын

Nice DG profile pic!

absolute chads with the arm crossing

Super awe-inspiring performance, can't stop watching because it's so good!

stanier: cracks open a cold one after a grueling sweaty set crowd: cheers

It’s hard to be a two piece band when you were once a three piece band. It still works but that riffing bass definitely complimented their overall sound.

@edtr8434

Жыл бұрын

It’s hard to be a two piece when you were once a four piece haha

This is the best thing I've heard since Fugazi.

@lfmontag

4 жыл бұрын

You got a point haha

Two incredibly talented musicians, this is phenomenal

What a live opening!!!! Stanier has always been an amazing drummer.

Their live performance was tight! Very good recording also, great work all around.

Me waiting for Black Midi to turn up like 👁️👄👁️ 🤟🤪🤙

@myautobiographyafanfic1413

4 ай бұрын

You know they're very boring right?

my favourite part is when john takes off the snare mute

@vinceventura2393

2 жыл бұрын

Then we have that sick Helmet-Betty-Ping-Sound

"They played it Twice" is like live DnB, John is an incredible drummer!

John plays like an actual fucking drum machine

@deathmetaldouglas69

3 жыл бұрын

Most of the synth parts are sequenced so there is little choice to do otherwise. Good thing he puts power, originality and creativity into it.

Gyat-Dayum! That kick and snare sounds so damn good! Sounds like the same snare he used in most of Helmets recordings. Besides his badass ability it's one of the things that helps me recognize him instantly when I hear him.

thank you for putting this back up

Battles rules! John is unbelievable! 😍

Absolutely amazing 🔥

Fantastically arranged and preformed, wish I was there!

This is how you do music. Ive been a fan for years but its great to see them sticking out. Thanks Boiler Room for putting this on.

When I heard that the third guy quit I thought to myself “They should probably stop.” I can’t believe how wrong I was on that. This is arguably cooler than anything since the first record? I’m IMPRESSED AND I STAND CORRECTED.

@michaelseal6738

Жыл бұрын

I literally can’t fathom how he figured out how to make this work

fokken awesome, so colorfully and inventive, so breathtaking

Mad kudos to the Sound engineers man. Drums sound perfect!

Saw them live about a year ago… they rocked. Highly recommend seeing them in person if you haven’t yet!

physically exhausting playing all that stuff with those extreme high hihats

Oh. Thank you for this performance

This whole set is incredible - but man, I love Sugar Foot. It's almost too on-the-nose to have Jon Anderson do vocals, but man is it one of the best guest-vocalist turns they've done, and in a way it's back to their math-rock roots. I actually love their reinvention as a duo, Juice B Crypts is easily the best thing they've done since Mirrored.

@jeffreygrove

4 жыл бұрын

WHY DID BOTH OF THESE CUT OFF BEFORE THE ACTUAL END?!?!

Saw them live in SF a few years ago. And after seeing this and other live performances, they just need to release a live album.

What a treat

I think Fort Greene Park is my all-time favorite Battles track.

@dtouchy

20 күн бұрын

Agreed. They’ve put out a ton of great music but that song just has so much heart.

FANTASTIC MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN

love your sounds!!

GOOOD FUCKING GOD I LOVE THIS BAND WITH EVERY FIBER OF MY BEING

my fave band.

My favorite video on youtube so far

fantastic!

I’m so happy about this getting re uploaded with the click taken out! Love Battles!

drumming is fooking hard mate!

Que grandes ❤️

最高過ぎる。

So good. So so good.

Damn, I didn’t know you could play Atlas with only 2 people

outstanding

Love these guys so much. Fort Greene Park might be my favorite tune of 2019.

amazing.

I saw these guys live yesterday and they were fucking INSANE

I love this zo much

I love how the more members dissappear from the lineup, the more Atlas became minimalistic af.

かっこいい

This is amazing sounds completely original an new....... love it

@cluhbtrash

4 жыл бұрын

theyve been putting out records like this for a long time lol

@MrJustjuiced

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the brilliance of Battles , check out their back catalogue it will not disappoint

assumed "like a melting ice cream" was just a random phrase they thought was cool but watching this i understand it's about their drummer. i respect it though. big sweaty

Give that man a gatorade please!

It's like the crowd is made of physical social anxiety

@arcticrunning8370

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe because this was realy bad...

@ludwiggitywack

4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@doomprophetess6286

3 жыл бұрын

They’re all wondering whether this could be danceable or not.

@mikewood9514

3 жыл бұрын

they are all worried that their fixies wont be there when they leave to go for a vegan meal and latte

@PEGGLORE

3 жыл бұрын

Hipsters!. Hipsters who think they know what the best, most intellectual music is, when they haven't even heard bands like Can, Residents and This Heat..

fkn religious experience being in that room

norman bates getting a face full of cymbal @ 1:40

@timcoleman3784

4 жыл бұрын

lmfao

So dope Room

Been a while since I caught this! Pretty sure live the click track that signalled the changes was in the mix. I was bummed because everything else about the performance was so dope. Glad they got those clicks removed and we can enjoy this great set!

Amazing

Crispest sound engineering on this, simply friggin superb 🥹

@mbrombert

Ай бұрын

Yes, it is ridiculous how good it sounds...

Drummer is mad good

Extraordinary.

altas was dope AF

Particularly enjoyed a paint ad popping up perfectly in time at one point

What I love about this video the most aside from the impeccable talent on display and the one man powerhouse that is our lord and saviour John Stanier, is all the kids at the start watching their phones saying, I only jumped in for a song or two but these guys are killing it. At the moment I'm not too sure how to move my head but by the end of this, god damn I'll be moshing. I'll meet you at the Wetherspoons later and you won't believe the story I have to tell. Must have been a Friday tbh. Got to have been,

Stewart Lee and Louis Theroux made a band? Sounds just like i thought it would.

@isaacfisher2482

4 жыл бұрын

Best comment

@Emnor1993

4 жыл бұрын

@@isaacfisher2482 clueless about both references, but after looking them up, I can begin to grasp that this is a good comment indeed lel

@isaacfisher2482

4 жыл бұрын

@@Emnor1993 I cannot recommend both Lee and Theroux more

@signifidelica2819

3 жыл бұрын

Duuuuude

After all that, it was just a 48-minute advert for craft beer

Never seen a better two-piece.

I just saw these guys open for Primus in Boise ID. They look like two guys from your company’s IT department that decided to start a band. Pretty cool show though.

The Best show of battles is insane

me vuelan la cabeza!!

19:17 gave me stank face. So much girth.

This is music to battle cyborgs to

Battle cyborg in effect 🤘🏽

Best band in the universe

Thanks for the re-upload : )

GROSOOOSS!!

ouuhhh yeahh !!!!!!!!!!!!

Chingón!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤!!!!

bro , that drummer was 2 more songs from a Heart Attack.

@tremoo5987

4 жыл бұрын

Only John Stanier decides when John Stanier has a heart attack

@PhaktTheIsolationist

4 жыл бұрын

Stanier been on the verge since Helmet. Amazing drummer. One of the greats.

@DrTomoculus

4 жыл бұрын

That's why John Stanier is in my Top 10 Favourite Drummers of All Time. He was 1 song away in Helmet.

@bjornkliem2736

4 жыл бұрын

..... Go ahead and play like him

@stonerdemon

4 жыл бұрын

He's the man. Watch him full steam with Tomahawk live @ Portugal. The video must be here.

Damn, they are so much tighter as a two-piece

It's a shame for me but this is the first time I heard them, but 'god they are the best.

@grisha4167

4 жыл бұрын

same same