Pure Perfection

I've been messing around on youtube recently watching live performances of my favorite bands. And I came to a conclusion regarding my favorites and I will embed the videos that have convinced me.

5) Interpol

Despite the facts that they have been labeled as "boring" live due to their lack of communication with the crowd, I think they're incredible. They are the close to perfection! Carlos is one of the best bassist in the universe and I'm not complaining about the other members either. This song is taken from their first album "Turn On The Bright Lights" and the performance is mind-blowing.

Interpol - The New @ La Route Du Rock (2001)

4) Franz Ferdinand
Another strong bass sound, another favorite. Franz Ferdinand have a very retro feeling about them and that is beautifully transferred in their live act. Fast tempos, smart lyrics, striped shirts, that's what they are about. Here they are playing my top 2 Franz songs on Jools Holland's show.

Franz Ferdinand - Darts of Pleasure/Take Me Out @Jools Holland (2003)

3) Arctic Monkeys
England's best export of the last couple of years, the Monkeys are the prototype indie band. Young and restless, the four guys get the crowd going with their dancy riffs. A breath of fresh air in the humorless music industry, this video presents one of my favorite AM songs which has a few pace changes, from fast and noisy drums to melodic guitars and of course, Alex' droolworthy accent.

Arctic Monkeys - A Certain Romance @ Glastonbury 2007

2) Radiohead
Probably the best band in the world. Every single live song of them is amazing so I had a very very hard time to choose. I prefer Idioteque in their concerts, but I linked one in my blog a few months ago so here's their most commercially successful song.

Radiohead - Creep @ Summer Sonic in Japan (2003)

1) Muse
Okay, so maybe I'm biased because this is the only band in this top 5 that I have seen live myself. But Muse simply gobsmack me with their thrilling mixture of piano and guitar. They release so much energy with their powerful songs that they definitely take you out of this world. Sheer brilliance. Here's my favorite Muse song with a Jimi Hendrix guitar riff improvisation at the end.

Muse - Stockholm Syndrome @Wembley 2007