HOW TONY HAWK'S PRO SKATER CHANGED MUSIC FOREVER

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  • Опубликовано: 16 июн 2024
  • How did the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater soundtracks change music? I talk about:
    * The Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 soundtrack with punk and metal bands like Goldfinger, Dead Kennedys, Suicidal Tendencies, and The Vandals
    * Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 soundtrack with Rage Against The Machine, Papa Roach, Powerman 5000, AFI, Millencolin and more
    * Later games like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and 4, Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, Tony Hawk's Underground and more
    * Other skateboarding video games like 720 Degrees, California Games, Thrasher, and Skate Or Die
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    0:00 Intro
    1:20 Early skateboarding games
    2:30 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1
    7:52 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
    10:27 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 & 4
    13:01 Tony Hawk's Underground
    15:01 Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
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  • @ThePunkRockMBA
    @ThePunkRockMBA  Год назад +28

    Come hang out in the Discord! discord.gg/9GbTq4d8Pe

    • @VictorColli
      @VictorColli Год назад +1

      What's your opinion on the THPS 1+2 Remake and it introducing itself to a new generation of gamers?

    • @shanem1771
      @shanem1771 Год назад

      can you do a video on 311?

    • @ellisdcky
      @ellisdcky Год назад

      j@@shanem1771 lol lol lol kkk nnmnk mm BBB BBB

  • @ralphadamato
    @ralphadamato Год назад +186

    THANKS for the kind words! We had a blast creating the soundtracks and it's awesome to hear how it impacted people. Cheers!

    • @elcheekoful
      @elcheekoful Год назад +5

      Holy crap you was on the team that creating the soundtrack for the THPS games?

    • @ralphadamato
      @ralphadamato Год назад +16

      @@elcheekoful yeah I was the producer on the team.

    • @michaellewis1017
      @michaellewis1017 Год назад +16

      @@ralphadamato thats so sick man thanks for creating a part of my chidhood and getting me into punk and ska lol

    • @ralphadamato
      @ralphadamato Год назад +4

      @@michaellewis1017 thanks for enjoying the games!

    • @TheFlenen
      @TheFlenen Год назад +7

      @@ralphadamato dude you guys literally changed my life. Listening to ST and DK blew my mind, then watching mullen skating to bad religion? I would sit and watch it over and over and I knew it was something amazing. Cheers for that!

  • @austins.2495
    @austins.2495 Год назад +511

    I remember playing THPS on a demo disc from Pizza Hut before the game was even out. My friends and I played that first level for hours 😂

    • @Squeekyflamingo89
      @Squeekyflamingo89 Год назад +6

      Same bro

    • @adammackenzie
      @adammackenzie Год назад +13

      Yup, that 1st level was so fun, Primus was the band..

    • @djdrack4681
      @djdrack4681 Год назад +6

      I had the PS1 demo disk that had I think Splinter Cell, THPS1, and a few others. No idea where it came from any more.

    • @tophatness5674
      @tophatness5674 Год назад +5

      Yep. I knew every pixel of that level. I got to where I could score in the 90k-100k range on that level. Which was pretty hard given that you couldn't manual to combine tricks like in the subsequent games.

    • @siltstrider6812
      @siltstrider6812 Год назад +11

      Played that warehouse level on that demo more that any other Ps1 game, no exaggeration.

  • @FatLarry493
    @FatLarry493 Год назад +182

    You have many iconic moments in games, hearing Goldfinger's Superman and going down that first ramp is so legendary.

    • @708Drojo
      @708Drojo Год назад +9

      I could hear those loud ass wheels rolling down the ramp as I read your comment

    • @dbao
      @dbao Год назад +7

      Pick it up pick it up pick it up pick it up

    • @michaellee8815
      @michaellee8815 Год назад +3

      Music really kicks in as you slam through that glass!!!

  • @atlys258
    @atlys258 Год назад +144

    The soundtracks for THPS & THPS2 were, and still are absolutely god-tier and are easily the biggest entry points into these genres for millennials.
    Also pretty rad Millencolin got the nod, _Pennybridge Pioneers_ is a really solid and fun album from that era of skatepunk. 👍🏼

    • @matturner6890
      @matturner6890 Год назад +3

      That album is one of the only albums I can listen to where the ruthless autotune doesn't bug me. Nostalgia is a powerful thing.

    • @parzival_35f32
      @parzival_35f32 Год назад +2

      I still listen to Close But No Cigar and it’s strictly because of THPS2

  • @Dukelol323
    @Dukelol323 Год назад +111

    as a kid i credit Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Guitar Hero/Rock Band, and GTA Vice City and San Andreas being what really got me into alot of my early music tastes. (also being a younger sibling lol. the older siblings had some influence too.)

    • @Dukelol323
      @Dukelol323 Год назад

      @HEY!YO!IT'S!RAZORCLA(E)W no. Just heard many of my favorite bands for the first time in these games. Primus. Nine Inch Nails. Soundgarden. Etc.

    • @TaylorMadeThaGoat
      @TaylorMadeThaGoat Год назад +1

      TH Underground 2 got me into Frank Sinatra haha

    • @TheSecretProvider
      @TheSecretProvider Год назад

      Wow are you me? THPS -> punk and hip-hop, GH/RB -> metal and rock, GTAVC -> 80s pop. Throw Fallout 3 in there as well. Made me appreciate 30s-50s pop and classical more. Also, I'm sure people found music they like through other sports games too.

    • @lavenderllamamusic
      @lavenderllamamusic Год назад

      YESSS. Same here! GTA was essential with the soundtracks too. I was also the youngest and neither my brother nor my sister were into rock music. My brother was always hip-hop/rap while my sister listened to a lot of reggaeton, dancehall, and rnb.
      I was the black sheep that got into punk and all the alternative stuff as well as electronic music. But man, the Tony Hawk and GTA series definitely helped me appreciate a variety of music. Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra. Forever grateful for that

    • @TheFastshelby
      @TheFastshelby 11 месяцев назад

      Lol all the twisted metals, test drives and jet moto got me into alot of bands

  • @lokkilucas1
    @lokkilucas1 Год назад +95

    This series and the Need for Speed games were also very influential for some of my music tastes in the early to mid-2000's. In fact, I think you should make a video about the Need for Speed games (Especially Underground 1, Underground 2 and Most Wanted) because the soundtracks of these games also had a big impact on music on that era.

    • @ejp5268
      @ejp5268 Год назад +9

      I probably would not be watching this channel if not for those games

    • @rowly1985
      @rowly1985 Год назад +7

      Throw Burnout 3 in there and that's bingo for me.

    • @ventoPS
      @ventoPS Год назад +8

      @@rowly1985 and! Smackdown vs Raw games!

    • @tarmandolam
      @tarmandolam Год назад +8

      @@ventoPS Smackdown vs Raw that's where I found Killswitch and Alter Bridge

    • @SP-mf9sh
      @SP-mf9sh Год назад +3

      Skindred!

  • @DrewSki12115
    @DrewSki12115 Год назад +38

    Dave Mirra's Freestyle BMX and THPS 3 were the pinnacle of my childhood for extreme sports games. Soundtracks were incredible. I still have visions of the Cruise Ship and Airport.

    • @nicolasbaker9601
      @nicolasbaker9601 Год назад +4

      Dave Mirras soundtrack was so sick. Rancid, millencolin, nofx...

  • @hitthegoat
    @hitthegoat Год назад +50

    THPS2 is probably the pinnacle of the series, but I loved all the flat ground stuff you could do in underground, so it was the one I played the most

    • @matturner6890
      @matturner6890 Год назад

      Theee Wwwyzzyrd-duh!

    • @dancoversmusic
      @dancoversmusic Год назад

      Got that masterpiece from a garage sale for $10 in 2002 absolutely loved everything about it and I’ve never been a skater in my life. I was in love with the soundtrack and as I got into Metal I realized thanks to that game I knew a few bands already like Papa Roach and RATM

  • @sickfarce6275
    @sickfarce6275 Год назад +131

    God, yes, a buddy showed me THPS 3 way back then and the first song that came on was AFI - The Boy who Destroyed the World and it was a really "WTF is this, this is great"-moment. Still love this band.

    • @onefordespair
      @onefordespair Год назад +8

      I love everything AFI has done, but that was a great era for the band

    • @brittislove
      @brittislove Год назад +3

      sigh... AFI used to be untouchable.

    • @User-54631
      @User-54631 Год назад +2

      @@brittislove I know right!!! Just do Art of Drowning for 20 years.

    • @AlexGorskov
      @AlexGorskov Год назад

      Dude... that song...!!!! It was nr 1 for me!

    • @shanesmith2853
      @shanesmith2853 Год назад

      I read "THPS 3 way" all wrong 🤣

  • @lightningfarronxp8899
    @lightningfarronxp8899 Год назад +45

    i'd be lying if I said I would have never gotten into rock music had it not been for tony hawks pro skater since my older sister was into rock and she definitely had an influence on me growing up but tony hawks pro skater definitely shaped my music taste as an individual. while my sister liked mall pop punk music like good charlotte, sum 41, avenged sevenfold and "new" AFI (new at the time), I fell more into the traditional punk music like suicidal tendencies, the ramones, old AFI, black flag, dead kennedys, johnny thunders etc. To this day I still love those bands though nowadays I listen to more ska than anything else since the positive vibes it gives just makes my day better.

  • @torbenwnielsen11
    @torbenwnielsen11 Год назад +12

    There is just something so special about late 90s//00s music and skate/snow culture to look back on and just be happy I was there to witness it. THPS was undoubtedly a massive part of this. Thanks for this one Finn!

  • @jeremybell6660
    @jeremybell6660 Год назад +51

    THPS1 only had 2-minute time trials, so I actually didn't know all of these songs actually went past 2 minutes. I literally never heard the full version of songs like Superman and Jerry was a Racecar Driver until 2006.

    • @Theguttersayshello
      @Theguttersayshello Год назад +6

      It’s weird hearing Superman without the buzzer beeping at me towards the end.

    • @stickershock66
      @stickershock66 Год назад +4

      The N64 had even more abbreviated, looping songs due to the cartridge limitations!

    • @sageosaka
      @sageosaka Год назад +2

      I remember downloading Superman on kazaa and having my mind blown at hearing the full song lmao

    • @tapset
      @tapset Год назад

      Literally?

  • @taylordougherty2419
    @taylordougherty2419 Год назад +7

    For me it was Bad Religion - You. I remember being 8 and loving that song on the game. I didn’t directly start listening to music after that. I didn’t really listen to any music until I was 13 or 14 but I fully believe that song planted the seed to liking punk and metal when I got older.

  • @tooruoikawa8985
    @tooruoikawa8985 Год назад +24

    I remember turning off the sound effects and turn the music volume all the way up in the settings. All the songs on that soundtrack are certified classics.

  • @adioamigo22
    @adioamigo22 Год назад +17

    I can't accurately count how many bands I was introduced to by the Tony Hawk series. I can say the "American Wasteland" soundtrack will always be an absolute banger in its entirety.

    • @Masked_SVincent
      @Masked_SVincent Год назад +2

      Wasteland and ps3 had the best soundtracks in my opinion

  • @rk28984
    @rk28984 Год назад +9

    I'm one of those kids that got into Punk music because of THPS 2 and 3.
    Living in a rural area without a internet connection and long drives away from the next record store these two games provided me with so many great songs and I have very fond memories playing them.

  • @conbitches
    @conbitches Год назад +7

    The Hip-Hop music in the THPS games ABSOLUTELY had an impact on me and many others. “B-Boy Document ‘99” on THPS 2 holds a special place in my heart as it introduced me to Mos Def, one of the best lyricists of all time. These games opened a world of underground hip-hop that me and my friends would have never heard on the radio at the time we were playing these games like Cannibal Ox, Anacron, Busdriver, Aceyalone, Murs, & Styles of Beyond. It also served as a Hip-Hop history lesson with the inclusion of the greatest pillars of the entire genre. “The World is Yours” by Nas, “Mass Appeal” by GangStarr, “Rappers Delight” by Sugarhill Gang, “Express Yourself” by NWA…the list goes on and on. I would’ve never become as big of a Hip-Hop head as I am now if it weren’t for THPS.

    • @laurisaarinen1126
      @laurisaarinen1126 Год назад +1

      Oh man, B-Boy Document 99 is probably the first rap song i fell in love with. Before that i liked some rap rock but because of that tune i started seeking out more hip hop. Also became a fan of Mos Def. Black On Both Sides is an alt-hiphop classic.

  • @QuincyKane
    @QuincyKane Год назад +17

    When I was first learning guitar, the songs in "THPS3" were very influential in my songwriting. I'd hear a song like "96 Quite Bitter Beings" or "Wish" and think to myself, "Wow, I wanna write something like that!" And so I'd set out to try and "recreate" the sound and style of those songs.

    • @matturner6890
      @matturner6890 Год назад +1

      Dang are you me? I literally have a cover of May 16th on my channel.

    • @bensbikex510
      @bensbikex510 Год назад +1

      96 and wish were so heavy back then some of the first heaviest musics I'd ever heard

    • @bensbikex510
      @bensbikex510 Год назад

      @@matturner6890 it's just another Saturday

    • @QuincyKane
      @QuincyKane Год назад

      @@bensbikex510 For sure! Definitely some gateway songs to get into heavier music!

  • @SuperPsychoElmo
    @SuperPsychoElmo Год назад +11

    THPS was literally the first video game I played as a kid, and I played it religiously for YEARS. It is 100% a huge contributing factor to my current music taste that consists of mostly post hardcore/metalcore/punk. Also worth mentioning, the THPS 1+2 remake that came out a year or two ago is by far the best return to form from the series since THPS: U. Super happy to see you talk about something so close to my childhood!

  • @EvaFull
    @EvaFull Год назад +3

    Great video Finn. You really nailed it out of the park on this one. Can’t wait to watch whatever you drop next. Keep it up.

  • @ottomattix86
    @ottomattix86 Год назад +5

    As I was getting into punk this game came out. Both skateboarding and music came together at the same time and shaped my youth

    • @rebel107
      @rebel107 Год назад

      Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

  • @mantis2831
    @mantis2831 Год назад

    Glad you did a video on this was actually going to bring this up in your next stream, this game literally introduced me to punk.

  • @riverrothermel1619
    @riverrothermel1619 Год назад

    This was the vid I was looking forward too. Definitely did not disappoint!

  • @onefordespair
    @onefordespair Год назад +15

    I wasn't even a skater and I loved this game

  • @NoThoughtmc
    @NoThoughtmc Год назад +4

    I'm really happy you decided to make this video. I was like 5 or so when I first started playing all the Tony Hawk Games, and I remember being so obsessed with the soundtrack. There would be days I didn't actually want to play the game, rather boot up "Free Skate", sit still, and just listen. I know they aren't everyone's favorite, but when I first heard Holiday by Green Day because it was in American Wasteland, I remember that being the first time I ever wanted to dig deep into a band's discography. Years upon years later, the first half of Green Day's catalog is my favorite band ever (lol), and my passion for creating/writing grows stronger and stronger. It truly is insane how games like Tony Hawk and Guitar Hero can really leave such a lasting impact on people that they can hold on to forever, just from the songs that coincidentally made it onto the soundtracks. Great video Finn!

  • @alfredpirgi2532
    @alfredpirgi2532 Год назад

    I discovered this channel recently while playing the remakes of Tony hawk 1 and 2, this is so cool to see u make a vid on it

  • @IWinsomeIllosesomeI
    @IWinsomeIllosesomeI Год назад

    This was a great video. Thank you for the trip down memory lane.

  • @Tamajyn69
    @Tamajyn69 Год назад +21

    THPS got me into Story of The Year and post hardcore kinda stuff, was already into skate punk and afi but it wasn't a cultural movement before TH

    • @maynarddrivesfast804
      @maynarddrivesfast804 Год назад +2

      Lol. I found Story Of The Year through the Need For Speed: Underground soundtrack. I was just getting into the post hardcore genre, and they led me to a LOT of even better bands.

    • @berightback_
      @berightback_ Год назад

      @@maynarddrivesfast804 true that, me too! Don't remember SOTY in THPS though

    • @ryanscanlon2450
      @ryanscanlon2450 Год назад

      @@maynarddrivesfast804 yea i think op is mistaking need for speed for thug

  • @JetWarrior
    @JetWarrior Год назад +8

    The success of the Tony Hawk soundtracks also led to a trend of extreme sports games having these kinds of punk and alternative soundtracks. They weren't quite as iconic, but the soundtracks to Matt Hoffman Pro BMX, Dave Mirra Pro BMX ("Early in the morning..."), Kelly Slater Pro Surfer, etc were still very influential to a lot of people. But to me, the most important soundtrack outside of the Tony Hawk's series was easily SSX 3. The game was fantastic and HUGE, and there were courses that would take literally 30 real-time minutes to complete...all while listening to a soundtrack of pop punk, hip hop, funk, house, trance, and a DJ to let you know what they were all called. I don't think it was as vital to those artists' careers as Tony Hawk was to, say, Goldfinger, but it's how I discovered Yellowcard, Thrice, MxPx, The Faint, Ima Robot, The Chemical Brothers, and even Jane's Addiction (which I'd never paid attention to before then). So that's another thing we can thank THPS for.

    • @lordfizzz
      @lordfizzz Год назад +2

      Yo I always thought if THPS never existed or never reached so deep into culture, wed never hear stuff like A7X on madden etc etc

  • @Sliceace
    @Sliceace Год назад

    Thank you for covering this. I enjoyed that you actually covered some important aspects that the music really exposed and gave people a taste of a bit of the skater culture. As a skateboarder I appreciate this and hope it will inspire more people to skate or cheer us on.

  • @kingraisin
    @kingraisin 4 месяца назад

    This video really hit home! Thank you! 🙏

  • @lavenderllamamusic
    @lavenderllamamusic Год назад +4

    I cannot tell you how many hours I've poured into the Tony Hawk series when I was younger. As well as GTA, The Sims (console and PC), and Guitar Hero/Rockband. All those titles had a chokehold on me in my formative years. To this day, I still bust them out whenever I'm in the mood for a video game

  • @TheLuiscelaya
    @TheLuiscelaya Год назад +6

    Special shoutout to Thrasher Skate and Destroy on the PS1 which also did a good job of capturing skateboard culture right before the 1st Tony Hawk game came out. Also had a great old school hip hop soundtrack as well.

    • @BlueZirnitra
      @BlueZirnitra Год назад

      It was kinda jank by comparison though. Good try but THPS made skateboarding effortless as a game, the coolness was icing on top.

    • @ThrashAD720
      @ThrashAD720 Год назад +1

      That game was fun and it was ahead of its time.

    • @stephensporman8206
      @stephensporman8206 Год назад +3

      The rag doll physics were the best. I loved that you could just bail and fuck up your character in funny crazy ways

  • @TheRareVideosXL
    @TheRareVideosXL Год назад

    This was an amazing video.
    Great content as always.
    Keep it up.

  • @themizzzzle
    @themizzzzle Год назад

    I adore your channel. Thank you so much for what you do

  • @JetWarrior
    @JetWarrior Год назад +11

    6:29 - This whole point CANNOT be overstated! Tony Hawk's Pro Skater was one of the very first games that used licensed songs as its soundtrack and played them all the way through. The only other games to do that up to this point were Madden and other similar sports games, and other than the menus (which you tried hard to find your way out of), you'd only hear snippets of each song when you scored a touchdown. Unless I'm mistaken, THPS was the first game that played these songs while you were playing the game, and so you got to hear all of them, all the way through. That exposure is the same reason why so many classic soundtracks from the 8 and 16-bit generations are so well known and well loved--they just never stopped playing.

  • @oneminuteguitarlessons6732
    @oneminuteguitarlessons6732 Год назад +7

    The only other game that turned me on too music more is madden... specifically 04, 05, 06

  • @camiloescobar9154
    @camiloescobar9154 Год назад

    I have literally been waiting for this video for a while. One of my favorite video games and a great deal in my music taste.

  • @noahwheeler164
    @noahwheeler164 Год назад

    So happy you made a video on the THPS franchise because it’s the entire reason I got into punk music and skateboarding. It’s also the reason I got into backpack rap but I think it’s because where I got my first exposure to it and went down the rabbit hole . Love the video man \m/

  • @microchrist6122
    @microchrist6122 Год назад +6

    Honorable Mention: Mission Impossible 2 soundtrack

  • @jaysew1199
    @jaysew1199 Год назад +3

    the soundtrack for American Wasteland influenced my taste in music so much. easily one of my favorite games of all time even if it got a little too cartoony compared to the first two THPS titles. the soundtrack is just so superb and big enough that you don't get tired of the tracks or switch to your own music.

  • @brok3nh3lix
    @brok3nh3lix Год назад

    This game for sure had an influence on music for me as it came out when i was in middle school, and right as i was really getting into music.
    Love your videos, and really makes me nostalgic for that 2000's era of punk and metal I grew up on.

  • @Nielsx
    @Nielsx Год назад

    Excellent documentary on this franchise. Thanks man.

  • @benkendall5562
    @benkendall5562 Год назад +29

    The Pro Skater series is almost entirely responsible for turning me on to music, I still listen to a lot of the songs on those soundtracks, they were a great escape from an overbearing, depressing Christian childhood

  • @TylerOath
    @TylerOath Год назад +4

    Underground 2 was the game that changed my life and music taste. I went back after that and played pro skater 2 and 3. I still listen to the soundtrack from time to time! But it overall got me into hardcore and metal as well as opened my eyes to rap music. I used to hate rap until THUG2

  • @subieracer005
    @subieracer005 Год назад

    Sick New Deal shout out!! You know they are back!! Reissues and t's are fire!!

  • @dalekay9ine
    @dalekay9ine Год назад

    Great video Finn! I have many, many fond memories of the first 2 games right around the time I started smoking weed and getting super baked and just playing for days on end, turning up the sound and jamming out to all the great music and having hours of fun w my friends challenging each other and singing along. Classic games for sure. I'm with you that 1 & 2 are the best by far.

  • @steve9094
    @steve9094 Год назад +7

    This game really broke my heart at the time, cuz I knew people who'd previously ridiculed punk rock who suddenly started listening to DK and shit after this game helped make it cool. Between THPS, Blink 182, and Jackass, punk rock became THE predominant mainstream music trend for a few years, which bugged the shit out of me at the time because the lifestyle and ethic had literally saved my life and given me an identity a few years prior. Even my jock brother on the wrestling team who had previously talked vicious shit about my music taste suddenly started spiking his hair and blasting punk rock at his keg parties.

    • @brok3nvideokid
      @brok3nvideokid Год назад

      Who gives a fuck? They were wrong, and realized how good the music is. Sorry they were closed minded jerks before- but more fans for the bands mentioned is a good thing. Keeping bands hidden and underground only serves the purpose to jerk yourself off to being a hipster. Live and let live.

  • @tatsngrass
    @tatsngrass Год назад

    About time Fin. I’ve been waiting for this lol

  • @crustjunkie
    @crustjunkie Год назад +1

    Love this video! I spent the majority of my highschool years sitting in the back of class with my backpack propped up to hide the fact that I was playing Tony Hawk's 1&2 and Underground 2 on my PSP, and not listening to a word the teacher said. My PSP was modded with a plugin that let you listen to your own music, so I'd fill it head-to-toe with all the punk that I listened to, as well as the soundtracks from the older games.

  • @michiel1865
    @michiel1865 Год назад

    Bro, aldo as a young boy I was skating before I've ever played Tony Hawk's; you've nailed down everything how I experienced this game. This game brought me into punk and I owe this game a lot.
    Good episode!!!!!!!

  • @frederickdelius1106
    @frederickdelius1106 Год назад

    Thank you finn for making videos like this. Im not trying to get attention. Ive been dealjng with a lot of shit lately but ypur videos always bring me a lot of joy. Wheither on a nastalgia level or learning somethjng new. Idk. Just wantex to say thank you.

  • @c.jarmstrong3111
    @c.jarmstrong3111 Год назад

    Love your content bro!

  • @PedroFigs
    @PedroFigs Год назад +1

    Man! What an amazing time travel here. THPS1 and 2 had a HUGE impact in my life, for sure, and I'm thankful for the game for this. Whenever I listen to Superman my hands move like I'm playing my first Playstation 22-23 years ago. Thank you for this video!

  • @unheardsirensincorporated2036
    @unheardsirensincorporated2036 Год назад

    Great video as always, Finn! For me, Tony Hawks American Wasteland's soundtrack is hands down THE reason I ultimately got into punk and hardcore, and eventually became a musician myself. Excellent breakdown of these games and their impact! I have fond memories of playing these games with my buddies.

  • @corychecketts
    @corychecketts Год назад

    You nailed it with Millencolin. I discovered them from the Tony Hawk and Dave Mirra games. One of my all-time favorite bands.

  • @isaacjamesbaker
    @isaacjamesbaker Год назад

    Yes! Been waiting for this video.

  • @lithostoic2008
    @lithostoic2008 Год назад

    Yesss I didn't realize how bad I needed this video. I talk about this ALL THE TIME. Def watching this while snacking on a pbjj

  • @shakkeappeal
    @shakkeappeal Год назад

    IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE!!

  • @RogueAgentMusic
    @RogueAgentMusic Год назад

    awesome video finn

  • @tomcat122200
    @tomcat122200 Год назад

    THUG,THUG2 and American Wasteland where were I discovered the series and really got into music at 7…15 years later I’m still playing and listening to these. Thanks for making a video on one of my favorite series!

  • @mynameisfatmike6742
    @mynameisfatmike6742 Год назад

    Great video Finn. I was already starting to get into punk/ska but THPS1 definitely accelerated that process. Goldfinger and Suicide Machines particularly. Primus took me later until adulthood to really start getting into though lol

  • @lakewestchase
    @lakewestchase Год назад

    This is one of your best videos imo

  • @Luke-qq6dt
    @Luke-qq6dt Год назад

    Awesome video!
    I remember going to the local video shop to rent thps but they were always out. So I got thrasher skate and destroy instead. Brilliant game with a killer soundtrack that introduced me to old school hip hop. I listen to A tribe called quest because of that game. Seriously underrated

  • @gabeitch7875
    @gabeitch7875 Год назад

    Finn! Would you ever consider making a video about Buckethead and his followers? I think his vast discography is really diverse and could make an interesting video topic! Love the content by the way, keep up the good work!!

  • @galacticjuicedaddy1305
    @galacticjuicedaddy1305 Год назад +1

    Millencolin - Pennybridge Pioneers was the first album i ever bought when i was around 11 y/o because of THPS2. Still a killer album and The Ballad was the song of my highschool years and no song has ever spoken to me more in my life.

  • @scottieskatan4219
    @scottieskatan4219 Год назад

    Yep all the great 90's underground punk/ska bands blew up and I farking loved it haha I've got that 411 issue vhs of the France comp,love it keep up the radness cobba....

  • @CrossFret
    @CrossFret Год назад

    Thanks for such a necessary video! For me and my pals (future bandmates), Tony Hawks pro Skater 2 was THE game who introduced us to punk and hardcore.

  • @CharlieViking95
    @CharlieViking95 Год назад +1

    I attribute so much of my musical upbringing to THPS3. Another banging video, Finn!

  • @tommybrannick9975
    @tommybrannick9975 Год назад

    I was a little bit after this since I was born in 1999, but I totally agree with your point when it comes to hearing the songs over and over. That’s how I felt when it came to Smackdown vs. Raw 2007, what a great soundtrack, and that truly got me into the world of hard and punk rock when I was just 6 years old! Love your videos Finn! Keep on rocking brother🤘🏻

  • @allyourbasearebelongtous2191
    @allyourbasearebelongtous2191 Год назад +2

    CKY has such a great sound on those 2 albums. That pitch shifted thing... they did it better than everyone else.

  • @MsJHF123
    @MsJHF123 Год назад

    Amazing video Finn, I couldn't agree more about Tony Hawk and No-Cigar.

  • @tobiaslofi
    @tobiaslofi Год назад

    Thanks for shouting out the SEGA Dreamcast! It's where I played Tony Hawk 1 & 2 as well .... however I eventually fell in love with Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX and know all it's songs instead :D

  • @MichaeMichaelMichael
    @MichaeMichaelMichael Год назад

    Man, talk about nostalgia.... I played Skate or Die and so much THPS 2.... I was into punk and skateboarding before the game, but it definitely solidified some things. Didn't really think about it before this video. Great work, as always, Finn.

  • @djcastano1180
    @djcastano1180 Год назад

    These soundtracks put me on to so many great bands. I still have the cds and made a thps playlist here on RUclips

  • @DDaley12
    @DDaley12 Год назад

    Good call on THPS2 being the one that really hit the nail on the head. And good call on Millencolin, although, that was the no. 2 song for me and my brother and friends. You only touched on the Lagwagon "May 16" song which I remember as being almost all of my peers' favorite. Lagwagon didn't carry well much into the new millenium, but at the time, a much liked 'melodic punk' band (as we termed them back then). Great synopsis as always. Keep up the excellent work.

  • @geoffreydiver1052
    @geoffreydiver1052 Год назад

    Great video. I still have flashes of THPS in my head when I hear “Shimmy” by SOAD and AC/DC’s “TNT” for eg - my intro to both bands.

  • @laurisaarinen1126
    @laurisaarinen1126 Год назад +1

    I can say Pro Skater 2 got me into punk, hip hop AND skateboarding. Massive influence on myself, hard to picture my childhood without it.

  • @cynicald380
    @cynicald380 Год назад

    Wow mate you were pre 400k last time I checked, now way over. Nice!

  • @ShazzaRose
    @ShazzaRose Год назад

    Not me waiting the whole video for you to mention MCR's cover of Astro Zombies. Such a timeless classic for me. I didn't become a big Misfits fan until several years later, but that cover definitely piqued my interest and holds a special place in my heart. Such fond memories.
    I still remember playing American Wasteland in my Primary School's computer lab as a kid. And on the weekends at my skater buddy's place on PS2. Takes me right back. 🥰

  • @Hyjk87
    @Hyjk87 Год назад +1

    Usually I don't comment on videos, but this one moved something into myself. I just want to shot out to Dave Mitra freestyle BMX, another video game similar to this one who got me into punk rock. I'd never been who I am today without that game, the soundtrack was lit and I fell in love with this genere. Also shout out to Dave Mirra who is no longer with us, he took his life some years ago. I just wanna say thank you Dave, you changed my life and you don't even know.

  • @superajsfighting
    @superajsfighting Год назад

    I was JUST thinking about this! Crazy!

  • @benjaminarevalo63
    @benjaminarevalo63 Год назад +1

    Born in 96. I play bass in a punk rock band. Ramones saved my life. And both things thanks to THPS. Im trying to be brief but i cant explain how the soudtrack of literally a videogame, changed my life and made a huge impact on me!

  • @Chippy569
    @Chippy569 Год назад

    FINALLY. This channel is like 4 years old or whatever. So glad this video finally came out.
    I am absolutely one of those suburban kids that got introduced to punk via THPS2. Lagwagon in particular stuck with me.

  • @sarahfairly
    @sarahfairly Год назад +1

    I think you were right on with your analysis. Peaked at 2, though I had a lot of fun playing 3 too. By TH4 thought it just didn't feel like like a skateboarding game as much as a game that had skateboarding.

  • @Animositous
    @Animositous Год назад

    I still have my original PlayStation games of 1 & 2 THPS. This video is very accurate, well done Finn!

  • @donaldgomez2760
    @donaldgomez2760 Год назад

    Awesome vid Finn. Just wondering if you going to share your thoughts on the band August is falling. They seem to be really blowing up right now

  • @tersoncerver6576
    @tersoncerver6576 Год назад

    No talks about the remakes with the OG soundtracks but added more music?!? I was hyped to hear about you talk about yhose

  • @richieart4133
    @richieart4133 Год назад +2

    I picked up the remaster for the Switch last year. I couldn’t believe that after about 20 years I could seamlessly go back to nailing all of the tricks again. Yep, many hours were spent playing this game.
    I like that it influenced us to get out skating too. So when it was too dark outside to skate, we played THPS.

  • @danielleclair1360
    @danielleclair1360 Год назад +1

    Great video. I cant tell you how many hours my brother and I and our buddies spent playing Tony Hawk and Twisted Metal on PS1. We already liked punk music and metal music from Dirtbike movies like Moto XXX who had Sepultura, 59 times the pain etc...but this game was basically like a Punk O Rama compilation and there was a couple oddballs in there like Primus. Twisted Metal had a good soundtrack too. White Zombie, Pitchshifter, Filter to name a few.
    90s was the shit.

  • @justinknightdnb
    @justinknightdnb Год назад

    I'd always been musically-inclined as a small child, but Tony Hawk's Underground came out around the time I was nine or ten years old, and that game was the nucleus for me wanting to actually become a musician. Their inclusion of KISS: the three songs from KISS Symphony, the bonus level, and the unlockable video clip from the KISS Symphony show, all led to me pestering my mom to buy me the KISS Symphony DVD. Up until this point, I'd only really been exposed to country music through my mom and grandmother, so this was a totally new world for me. Now I'm in my late 20's and I've been on tour, in recording studios, have met and played shows with some of my biggest influences, and it's still my life's calling. I even got to thank KISS for all of this in-person during a meet and greet a couple years ago. Thanks, Tony Hawk's Underground.

  • @matwest711
    @matwest711 Год назад

    It was the go to game with your friends after school. Had a huge impact on the music I still listen to today.

  • @JeremyDadHat
    @JeremyDadHat Год назад +1

    THPS 1-3 was a massive part of my childhood. Countless hours spent with my brothers and friends and for sure my gateway into alternative music. I still listen to the soundtracks today.

  • @stalfithrildi5366
    @stalfithrildi5366 Год назад

    Hope you can do a video about the new August is Falling EP. It might not have the underground cred of the She Took My Heart With The Boxes EP but it rocks!

  • @oscarcaceres666
    @oscarcaceres666 Год назад

    I was 13 but already into numetal and Manson, but this opened up so many more bands. It was also a time where a lot of kids in my neighborhood were into skating and a bunch of us teens would hang out all summer just listening to music in oir discmans, skating, and playing THPS. I hope those guys are doing ok.

  • @mrchipbckr
    @mrchipbckr Год назад

    Would love to see a video on rise against. I think they are an under appreciated bad for the lyricism and riffs. Of course just my opinion. Also, awesome video, took me back to being a kid and it was massive influence on the music I listen to still

  • @shuruff904
    @shuruff904 Год назад +2

    Pro Skater 2 when Anthrax/Public Enemy and a few other bangers came on, I used to sometimes just stop for a little bit, turn my audio up and just jam lol....I was like 13

  • @FoodDad
    @FoodDad Год назад

    I remember skating and trying to emulate Tony Hawk when it first came out. I now have the latest revised for PS-4 and it brings back so many memories.

  • @The1920sChannel
    @The1920sChannel Год назад

    Being able to build your own skate park in the game was soooooo cool