August 17, 2018 re-upload for better quality I also messed with the equalizer in premier on this one to try and combat the poor audio quality, let me know if it is improved over the original upload.
Saw them at Melbourne Laneway festival, January 2018. About halfway through I hear this guy behind me say "I'm pretty sure we're watching the best band in the world right now". Hard to disagree.
I'm 71 (I think I'm still in my thirties, my body doesn't agree) and I'm happy to have happened on this band recently, I'm late to the game, but then it's never too late to discover something new. Glad I did.
You took the words right out of my mouth. I saw these at Glastonbury(on tv). Absolutely amazing band. They restore my confidence in this generation's ability to keep on rocking! By the way I'm 70 . Recently I have bought their last 3 albums... yes it is driving my wife nuts.
Jesus is about to remove his own at the rapture on 9th of Av(b)in our calendar, this would be last week of July in '23...if it is this yr? 25 yrs. Old forever...
37 here and discovered them last summer. This song specifically has become my summer song. I’m also divorced and feel constant pressure on all fronts of my life. Somehow this song reminds me of all the good in my life and how I am thriving despite everything. My ex is very petty and calculating but it is absolutely true. The best revenge is no revenge. I disappeared for a summer and rose from the ashes anew and feel 27 with the wisdom of a 47 year old. Glad you and I have that same youthful energy repute our trials and tribulations, brother 👊🏽
Simply amazing and spiritual. My son says he loves it. He passed to heaven March 13, 2020, and was an accomplished and talented guitarist. I know he loves this...he just spoke to my heart. He's smiling. I miss you son.
Wow, I'm sorry about your talented Guitarist Son's passing away. He's in Rock and Roll Heaven. In the Seven Plains of the Shambhala from what I was taught through my Spiritual Journey and Enlightenment, is that The Seven Plains of the Shambhala are in all Actuality Seven Planets in another Demention where one's Soul goes to, to learn their CHOSEN Profession and hone one's Skills where their is like Minded Souls all trying to achieve a Perfection as much as possible. There's Giant 20 foot tall Crystals on each of these Planets and many of them to Create a Crystal Consciousness. Frequencies are very important in the expansion of the Universe and of Knowledge, Consciousness, And Love. I have been studying this since I was 13 years old. I know that your son is playing his Guitar in what you would call Heaven (That's Ok) Humanity has been lied to about everything, because we're living on a Prison Planet. If you check out The Farsight Institute's RU-vid videos you may find out what that means. I recommend getting yourself a Subscription for FarsightPrime.com and checking out Doctor Steven Greer's latest RU-vid video. I have been trying to send messages to people who I believe may be interested in trying to prevent the Human Race from certain Extinction! I'm not joking! Right now we're in Check and Checkmate isn't very far away!
I’m so sorry to hear about the passing of your son. I’m sure he’s entertaining all on the other side with his guitar skills. Peace to you and your family. Love A fellow music lover 🎸❤️
My 16 year old son passed away 2 months ago....he was learning guitar....he would ask me to listen to him when he discovered a new chord or sound. From one grieving father to another....we had great sons!😢
The moment the drums kick back in after the bridge is seriously one of the most satisfying moments in music history for me. This song perectly captures the bounce back period after heartbreak.
Can't agree more, well, just little, the entire track hahaha. And man! The expressions on the drummers face all the way through! He's possessed!!! Hahaha
@Wille You will understand one day :) COVID stopped all concerts and all social activity, so being alone and pretending to watch a live concert was priceless!
That look on Charlie's face at 7:20. "I don't care what you're going to do guys, I'm gonna hold this beat for eternity if you want!" This guy deserves a gold medal for this performance!
I can only imagine how much musical restraint it must have taken to keep such a simple and steady rhythm going for so long. You can tell how relieving it is once he was able to let go again later by the look on his face/body language
I keep doing it over and over and over myself. Trying to get tickets for the Chicago show in 22. I'm 60 and I'm going to take my 21-year-old son with me if the good Lord's willing in the creek don't rise. I love this shit
I was 72 yesterday, can't wait to get my tickets to Liverpool, awesome, absolutely awesome band, makes you forget all the sh*t that's going on all over the world.
Underrated? Because they are not as huge as coldplay for example? But they play in arena's also. They are pretty huge and can go to a store without a bodyguard or disquise and still have a normal life.
People normally state that a band is 'underatted' when they've just discovered them haha. Certainly never underrated in any way . Their first album was a massive selling record .
that drummer seems to be flying. Imagine being in that crowd right now not really knowing the WOD and they hear this song for the first time ever, live. The flow, the beat, the words, the emotions then the climax at the end that erupts along with the crowd. May music keep healing my soul and my heart. I need it more than ever right now.
I just recently started getting into this amazing band. The first song I heard by them was I Don't Live Here Anymore. That led me down the rabbit hole and I'm all in now. This performance just blows me away. I didn't think they made bands like this anymore. I was so wrong and I couldn't be happier to be wrong!
Well we're probably gonna have to get a jab of the ol corona vaccine if we wanna go to a concert in the future. I ain't gettin no jab. Shame what's become of us, bending over for the narcissist/psych parents/government/catholic cabal.
63 here Paul. Just discovered this band a week ago. Don't know if they've recorded any other songs. Been busy listening to every version of this number live and studio 47 times.
I am 80 tears old and like real true country, Vern Gosdin, Gene Watson ,Merle Haggard .Hank Snow [ not the modern so called country,] profound love songs, Garry More, Scorpion. Heard this band on local radio, Radio Devon the other night, they are something else way above the bands that I have heard ,most are just noise, this is class.
Michael you’re 16 months old now only a wee baby. We listen to this song every day. We used to listen to this song in bed then as you got older I’d carry you around the room now you’re able to walk you bop as the beat kicks in. Mickey, my gift to you is The War On Drugs enjoy forever love Dad.
@@ianstrathern8929 so,You saw Miles Davis and his band.Funny,He said "they don't know what they are doing".What say You,and I say that with all due respect.
64 myself, got a good friend into them and he’s 66....I think we’ve come from an era were we get it, good music will always crossover between generations👍
I wish I could do drugs, but I’m in recovery. But this feels good sober too. I can actually hear more of the nuances being drug free. But I miss being high. Great live performance, though. Love this
@mark rowe This band has ironically been there for me as well through some difficult times in my life involving drugs/alcohol. Weird how some things work, huh?
Making an old man feel young again, kicks me right in the pastries, this is what music should do to you, if God has a stereo I bet he plays this top volume too, it’s my neighbours new tune whether they like it or not, 😊
@Under the Surface He's actually really good. Looks like Adam lost the 1 when he came in during the breakdown. Charlie was able to recover when the beat kicked in again. It's not fancy drumming, but it's always in the pocket.
The music gods saved the best for last for me - after 61 years of rocking and rolling… watching all my era fade away and always searching for something new - the greatest band of all time falls into my lap via an Austin City Limits - War On Drugs concert. I feel reborn. Also - Charlie Hall is the greatest drummer of all time.
I'm 62 and this is the first time I've heard or seen these guys. What a beautiful, soulful groove. Thanks for reminding me there's always something new and amazing to discover.
I'm 60 And I'm taking my son, who just turned 21, with me to Chicago in 2022 to see the band. Got turned on to them about 5 years ago, there's just something about their music. I can't put my finger on it but that's why I like it so much. Makes me feel.
Isn't it amazing the power music has to make you feel something? The indescribable common thread, the raw emotions coming to the surface? Truly divine.
After watching this video I have a new found respect for Charlie Hall’s drumming and enthusiasm. That guy is fucking awesome and he’s an amazing drummer. Timing is everything!
You are a lucky person :) Enjoy their albums, they are very very long lasting and get better the more you hear them. A lot to discover, especially if you are a bit audiophile.
I'll ever forget having the privilege of seeing them in Seattle earlier this year. I wholeheartedly wasn't expecting them to play Thinking Of A Place as it wasn't in their line up, but they played the ENTIRE thing, without skipping a single verse. I've never cried so hard at a concert.. As we let out of the venue, it was dumping snow, which made it all the more magical. I love this band so much. I'm so thankful for their beautiful music.
It's amazing how this music was able to facilitate the experience you had... Something so original and moving, you'll always remember it. Your entire life, it will be with you... It encapsulates what makes life a living miracle. That there exists a thing that a few people can do for so many others which alleviates all of human suffering.
@@CalmBeforeTheStorm76 I'm sorry that I didn't catch this reply until now! Music is truly a universal movement. Core memories are widely talked about for children, but I believe we receive a select handful as adults and it's the greatest gift of life. Your dad holding your mom, your baby's first steps, your partner feeling pure joy doing something they love, a butterfly landing on your shoulder etc... We only get so many. I'm thankful that one of mine is crying with hundreds of strangers to such a moving song.
Agreed. This is probably the best Under the pressure version out there. You can actually see the song winning over each and everyone in that crowd as it progresses. No fanfare, just pure and utter bliss.
I'm just here in 9 months later replying to my own comment after watching this video again. On the heels of their new album about to drop. This is absolutely transcendent
October 2021, didn't expected to fall down to tears after listening to this version. The last Live show I saw was in March 2020, since covid started it is the most missing thing in my life.
If you have not seen this amazing band LIVE,you have no idea what you are missing!! This was truly an EPIC performance,but they bring it night after night while on tour!!
indiana Fire fighter here, this song has found a special place in my heart ! I always think about the crazy calls i’ve been on and the memories i’ve made so far in the service! still remember flying down the road going emergent to a cardiac arrest while listening to under the pressure when the beat drops! Nothing has topped that moment
Watched alot of bands and know alot of music - this is probably one of the most epic and passionate live performances ever! Well done guys that's an absolute masterpiece!!
Exactly! I have attended well over 100 concerts since 1968 and this is one of the best live performances I've seen. It just keeps lifting you up, It's so intense.
@@gregtullis1882 I'm jealous you have attended so many concerts and especially this one!! Whats your fave ever live performance as bet you've seen most of the best? :-)
Not since seeing the recording of Santana's epic, almost legendary live performance of 'Soul Sacrifice' at Woodstock have I seen music so transcendental. Thank you NME 2 music for showing an old man like me that gorgeous music isn't dead, it's sometimes just buried. Seek it out and you'll find some of the most beautiful music ever made was made just in the last decade.
This song is euphoric! I get tears in my eyes…. It grabs me and I’m immersed In the music. I love music and this just takes over! Hard to explain. Looking for tickets to see them don’t care what it costs… life is short…. Live it! Be good to others, love one another. Enjoy cause life is going by faster every year.
I'm here for the baritone player. Just holding a Baritone for 14 minutes is a feat in itself ( heavy beasts), but the sustained playing is something else!
‘Under the Pressure’ was the first song I discovered from WoD many moons ago and THIS live version has just blown me away!! It’s 6am on a Saturday morning.... WHAT A START TO MY DAY!!! 🙏
i’m 14 but went to go see them live a couple years ago with my dad. immediately fell in love with their songs. whenever i go on a road trip with my father we always play the lost in the dream album and jam out. probably my favorite band ever
I feel like I have contributed at least 1/368th of these 368k views. I watch this everyday and probably will till the day I die. Followed by Eyes to the Wind from the same gig. Everyday. Keeps ya soul good x
Man, this band straight up fully performs the songs. All the synths, everything. I'm endlessly impressed by TWOD. Seriously captures so much of how i feel in music form
I keep returning to this version. It's my favorite of the many on YT. The extended bridge in the middle... There is just something so pure and damn near hypnotic about it... The long foreplay opening...The sax just gently caressing your temporal lobe... The drummer is just in the zone... Then it all kicks back in... I can't even with how much I love this
You aren't kidding. I've loved this song for a few years, have seen the many-many live versions on YT. This had to be a special night or something. This is the : Under the pressure 'pure indulgence' version.
It's a perfect illustration of how it truly is all about a good song. And this band have that nailed. I'm 56 and remember the days when that was akll that mattered. Thank you War On Drugs!
Every now and then in the 21st C, a tune sidles up amongst all the dross and averageness, taps you on the shoulder and reminds you of why you fell in love with rock music.❤️❤️💣💥
I’m in awe with War on Drugs since I recently was turned on to their amazing music and epic talent! Their music takes me to my happy place every time. Spiritually uplifting…
