I like the band, and I think their hearts are in the right place, but this is a tad too much against the grain. The Anthem is meant to be sung in a manner that causes people to stop., and face the flag in a moment of reverence. In MR’s video one is not even certain the Anthem is playing.
Well said. I detest when singers try to put their own interpretation on the National Anthem.
I took their version as a song more than the National Anthem. I think they did a great job.
If you have not listened to the rest of their debut album you should.... these guys have a lot of guts, a lot of heart, and a heaping metric ton of patriotism..... and they ROCK!