Yeah that kinda stuff is Andy’s usual tricks so that’s why people weren’t as hyped about it. The dark slide was nasty though he keeps working those in. I think there’s one called “Andy Anderson Dark Slides Impossible Rail” that’s insane
Andy is the antidote to the normal comp entries. You can see he's feeling it, not just being a skate robot knocking out exactly the same tricks every time because they know it scores well. AA always has flow and steeze, I'd far rather watch someone fuck up a dark slide than never see it attempted.
Dude my favorite Andy Anderson moment is when he did, on a handrail - a 360 natas spin, to 50-50, to front foot impossible out. he did this up at Jackalope in Montreal a few years back. The energy he brings when he's doing these kinds of tricks.. just epic
@@davewest2621I got to see the 900 live. Everyone was talking about it, people that had no idea about skating were talking about how sick it was. TH is legendary for a reason.
Haha wow, the whole part after the darkslide too is mind blowing. Mad respects for pushing the boundaries like that. I know this definitely felt like a "special" trick to any 90's kid who grew up on THPS :D
bests skateboarding game from back then was thrasher skate and destroy was the most realistic an original skate game concept, also had a killer sound track
I love how supportive skateboarding is as a community, this is the only sport where I can stumble across a video and the comments are always positive and where people are actually allowed to fail and try again without being shamed or mocked for it
its cause we all bust our ass on a daily basis, but if someone bails and the way they fall is ridiculous, we're all gonna laugh, especially if they do a stumble stumble stumble stumble faceplant, or some variation of it 🤣
@@jamesmaddison4546 lol my favorite was wheel bite or just cruising down the street an boom tiny little pebble catches your wheel just perfect an your flying forward for some nice road rash good ole days
@@00ffdc He’s only grinding on his back truck. I just rewatched it myself to confirm what I already stated. It’s not like it’s hard to find it’s the last damn clip
@@PreachersKid420 Aaah, got it, the OP and I were talking about the 50-50 front foot impossible out @ 00:28 in the middle of the run. The last clip is from some other event obliviously. Sorry for the misunderstanding :)
Not gonna lie, this style of skating is so much more enjoyable than most of SLS. Those guys hit sick lines and some INSANE tricks; but this right here is pure passion. I'd rather watch an entire series of THIS than really good skaters who are skating the "formula to win."
this is why i dont dont have helmet hate like some scumbags do on him. For all we know him growing up he took a bunch of headshots learning these tricks. My buddy skated with a helmet on street back in the day.. just cuz his head was a literal magnet to concrete even on flatland tricks
Andy skates for the love of skateboarding. The fact he brings that love to a comp setting is a testament to his super awesome personality. "Andy Anderson for Prime Minister!" (he's Canadian)
You're right, but that's not a bad thing. Nobody remembers who won contests. Who won xgames vert 1999? No one freaking knows without googling because Tony hit the 9, after the buzzer, won nothing, gained everything.
@@SparksKnifecraft Right? Winning is fun and all, but people just KNOW who AA is at this point. Why do they know him? Because not only is he good, but he's having an impact on the sport at large. People know him for doing it differently, not winning, and THOSE are the people who get remembered.
@@SparksKnifecraftonly three names could've won it. Lasek Burnquist, or hawk. Skateboarding was in its prime then. You'd have made a better comparison by saying no one remembers who wins today's contests.
Just when I thought I was gonna puke at yet another 360 kickflip ramp-to-ramp or kickflip backside lipslide, out comes AA to freshen my drink and light up my day. Never forget that the most groundbreaking street skating was done by artists.
Skaters don't dig too deep into their bag of tricks for comp because they need consistency. Andy just doesn't care and its always refreshing like you said to watch him.
Mannn that Darkslide brings back memories! Truly one of the most badass tricks to bust out back in the day. Also that Boardslide on the 90 degree rail was gnarly. Love his style
Andy is the enigma. Andy is the past, present, and future of skateboarding. Andy is the honor we show the greats and Andy is one of the greats that we show honor. Andy is the trick that has never been done before in a competition run, and Andy is the run at the competition that avoids the tricks that are always done. Andy is the lesson that shows us what serious dedication leads to, and Andy is the jester that leads us to not take it all too seriously. Andy Anderson is Skateboarding.
I love this guy... I watched a short documentary featuring him a year or two ago and he just seems like such a chilled dude who happens to be amazing and creative at skateboarding.
One thing I always loved about skating is how stoked we all were when one of us landed something new, didn’t matter if it was a first time Ollie or a Big Ben over a gap.
There is something similar in Andy and Rodney Mullen. It's the same vibe that a great blues guitarists have. Or i guess any musician, at that. What they do looks so easy, and they incorporate stuff into their set on the fly, their set breathes and evolves constantly. But when you listen closer, the execution is flawless, licks so hard to play that no matter how long you practice, you can't duplicate them. Especially improvised live. It's just fire. They transfer their emotions and mood flawlessly into their music. That's the difference between great artists and mere mortals. And that's also so freaking cool. And that we just saw on this video. Touch to the board is so precise, yet gentle. Small "licks" here and there, little things that many boarders don't notice on first watch.
Man, everyone in the early/mid 1990's hated Mullen sooo much.. Aside from how hard he tried to make his dorky odd darkslide variations there's a whooooole nother story out there that people today dont know or ignored. That Mullen was unbearable to be around. He would run away on a road trip and cry in a strangers arms over social anxiety. This was Powell days(research it urself. it's true!) And everyone @ World industries ragged him to death. all day everyday. not bullying butcalling out his nonsense.. @ World means Blind,,101,,Plan b too... Whenever i eat up with my oldschool hometown large skate crew at my ho0mies backyard miniramp= Someone brings up Mullen... There's a valid truth behind what Jeff Grosso Loveletter episode of 'The Freestyle/Mullen' conspiracy and you can tell when he talked to Julian Stranger about it & it made Julien sooo uncomftorable & then Julien denied it. But that's just politics at it's best and was hillarious...... Darksides will never be accepted. Similar to Late Flips and PRESSURE FLIPS.... but This kida has some serious swag & i love his flow.. Im not the enemy just pointing out how much Mullen was rightfully disliked.....
@@CT-nb5lm You're saying he was rightfully disliked because he suffered from social anxiety to the point he would cry? You fucking looser, people like you are the worst man
@@CT-nb5lm Hey man. You sound like a salty hater stuck in the past. I doubt many people know you or your skate crew. Have fun ragging on Mullen with your old buds for the cope. The world will never care.
Andy is by far my favorite skater in the game right now. I love all of his video stuff and he seems like and awesome guy to just hang out with. Also I always smile when I see he still runs those rails on the bottom of his board. I catch a Rodney Mullen vibe just watching him skate
Getting into skateboarding for the first time in my 20s, I have never heard of Andy. First time seeing his name was on those baby heron boards and I didn't know why they were so sought after. Learning more about him and seeing how he skates; this dude is a legit hero for skating.
Haven’t paid attention to skating in years. Just recently pulled out the old tapes and started watching them again and checking out stuff on YT. This dude is giving me some Rodney Mullen(the greatest) energy. Love it.
I love his style of non-conventional weird tricks that bring creativity to skateboarding, we needed that I feel like everyone does absolutely the same tricks nowadays.
The way the crowd cheered when he pulled it off the fifth time shows how great he is at getting the audience’s attention. Like a commanding force. The fact he has the boldness to try crazy things instead of having some perfect line is just awesome.
