Once in a while I dig through YT videos I find a gem💎 I listened to Wishing Chair so much in my Army barracks '87 ...my fellow soldiers sang along "Jenny Jenny"
I bought The Wishing Chair album when it came out because I liked the cover art. That's what you had to do where I lived, because you weren't hearing any new music on the radio or anywhere else at the time. Most of the time it was a bust when I bought albums that way, a bad gamble. But not that time! That album blew me away! It was so unique, such a ray of light, so inspiring. It remains one of favorite albums of all time, it is special, truly outstanding. I would trek anywhere after that to see Natalie and the Maniacs where ever I could. Those were the best of times, they were so good, so much fun!
Classic 10kM. Love it. This is amazing. And the footage is almost ethereal. Got here after searching for a live version of "Lilydale"; perhaps my favorite 10K song); glad to find it, and such a beautiful rendition. Overall, such underrated music. Thank you.
Archival, something to savor. Such a delight knowing bands on there way up, before fame and the burdens of the road. The Maniacs have such great material and these early songs really resonate, and feels like a moment ago even though many years have gone by = great art.
How many time in a row did I listen to “Jenny Jenny you don’t know”… over and over and over. I was listening to forms of Yacht Rock.. Hall and Oates/Billy Joel/Carpenters etc….. then this BAND showed up in my life on a random day… just a complexly random day…. Things were never the same again… AND I mean NEVER the same again. Thank god I discover this music and joy filled my heart for my entire lifetime…
DAN SWACKHAMMER i really like the way this was filmed and edited, you made it even more exciting and also everyone gets a chance to shine. i like the interviews inserted too.
Their music shook my world! I went from listening to bubble gum pop to appreciating music as an art form the day I purchased "Hope Chest" on a whim. Unfortunately, this was in late 1993 and Natalie had already left and with Rob Buck's passing I'll never get to see them perform in this capacity. Thanks for posting this video! It kinda helps to fill the void.
‘The Wishing Chair’ is, in my opinion, the best 10,000 Maniacs album, even though I first heard them with ‘In My Tribe’ (also a great record), so this footage is an absolute treat!
I would have to agree w you and I, like you, first heard them after they came out w In My Tribe but I quickly found The Wishing Chair and was mesmerized.
Hello! The songs, interviews & times they start are: Beginning 0:00 "Just As The Tide Was A-Flowing" 0:30 Interviews 2:43 "Among The Americans" 6:27 "Everyone A Puzzle Lover" 9:52 "Back O' The Moon" 13:15 "Lilydale" 16:32 "Scorpio Rising" 19:54 Interviews 22:42 "Pit Viper" 24:58 "Daktari" 30:55 "Orange" 36:30 "Burning Airlines Give You So Much More" [(Brian) Eno cover] 39:17 "National Education Week" 43:53 Interviews 51:02, & "Folie à Deux" w/ Ending 51:34
Had the pleasure to be at Fredonia when the Maniacs first formed in the 70's and regularly played to a 75 person "packed house" at BJ's. What a wonderfully gifted group of musicians who created so much quality and uniquely styled music. Timeless and so dear to my heart. ♥
+MaxPaws The Maniacs didn't form until the 80's. They started around '81 as Still Life with Teri Buck doing lead vocals. Then Natalie joined and eventually they became 10,000 maniacs.
Saw them at a dive bar in Fredonia around this time- it was awesome. Hypnotized by the fantastic musicians and the atmosphere they created, and mesmerized by Natalie's voice and dancing. Thanks for the post and my buddy from Silver Creek that turned me on to them. A great band- I get the chills watching this. Funny how the qualities that attract people to a band change once they get some popularity. To me the albums before Blind Man's Zoo meant the most and appealed the most to me.
PS, if it's the big one, then no. It was the small one across the street and I even sat on the edge of the postage stamp sized stage without getting throttled. Pretty amazing. 😍
A slice of Heaven...a beautiful vision of a young woman and a tight amazing band making ethereal music that stills haunts me. They were better together. I know its time to move on but i get so nostalgic seeing this. God bless the Maniacs-then and now.
thanks for posting this Wes. I have a very very high gen VHS copy of this. nice to see and hear this relatively clear copy. the music of 10KM music is the BEST EVER!
I had just graduated high school, thank God, just before this period. Was made aware of the band from WNYU and WFDU FM radio, and some article in a national magazine that profiled the band in 1985. Saw the Maniacs many many times from 1985 onwards. Saw them at a crucial In My Tribe tour show on a freezing cold evening (Dec. 18) in 1987 at Oyster Bay, Long Island, with my girlfriend Jennifer, at the time, at the long-shuttered bar Rumrunners/Heartbeat there. I had my standard Cotler black dress pants on, khaki collared dress shirt (attempting a Jeffrey Blue Velvet look) and my fabulous bolo tie, what else? A truly horrible band, Tale of Two, using a cheezy drum machine, opened. The Maniacs show was great. Met a guy during the show who later sent me a tape of the original Maniacs EPs and LP, which I didn't own as yet, then. Tiny stage with an open sunken pit dance floor. First time I saw them was opening for The Cure at Jones Beach L.I., in '85. It was hot as fuck that day, I recall Nat dousing herself and the whole front row with a huge bucket of cold water. The Cure were fucking amazing later that night, as well. I just wish someone had videotaped those shows too, then again, maybe someone did. A few of us caught the Hope Chest Tour show at the Beacon Theater in NYC in 1990, mainly for charity, if memory serves. It was great to see the band do all the early material.
Songs: 1. Just as the Tide Was a-Flowing - interviews - 2. Among the Americans 3. Puzzle Lover 4. Back o the Moon 5. Lilydale 6. Scorpio Rising - interviews - 7. Pit Viper 8. Daktari - encore - 9. Orange 10. Burning Airlines Give You so Much More (Eno cover) 11. National Education Week - interviews - 12. Folie à Deux (later evolved into Lion's Share) Recorded about 2 weeks after John Lombardo quit the band
@@thomasallen7359 I think he was working with Mary Ramsey, who eventually became the lead singer of 10000 Maniacs. They were simply called John and Mary. I think he simply chose to work with her over 10000 Maniacs.
@@indiglo1971 john was just frustrated creatively. he helped write an entire albums worth of songs which the record label promptly dropped and he was just done. john and mary didnt really become a thing until 88 or 89
This made my week. What a delight! I had the Fredonia sessions and have found memories of those tracks but to see them is a treat. Would that today's artists had the social justice and equity purpose of those artists.
Wow, I’ve been wishing and waiting for this to appear on the internet ever since I lost my VHS copy many years ago. The Burning Airlines/National Education Week bit is just the best. It’s my 49th birthday today this discovery just made it extra special! Thank you, Wesley.
Been binging 10k Maniacs live shows today and noticed something I thought was funny. You ever notice Natalie goes over and dances a bit with the bass player (sorry dude, forgot you're name) but whenever she goes over to Buck it's like "Go away little girl, I'm playin' my guitar." Just thought it was funny. This band got me through rough stuff in my first year of college, pretty much always love 'em.
Antonio Torres In 1987 the two bands toured together was lucky enough to see that great double bill ! At that time both bands were at the peak of their powers (Life's rich Pageant era REM and "in my tribe " era 10,000 Maniacs.
THANK YOU FOR THIS! My introduction to 10KM was a few months earlier when they opened for Golden Palominos for a free show at the bandshell on Daytona Beach during spring break. Not the same show, obvs, but similar vibe means close enough.
She really did a lot of twirling back then! I like it though. Thanks for posting this early gem! 🙏🏻 I saw them play an outdoor show without Natalie later on and it was good but not as good as with her and obviously. One band member made me laugh when he commented that most of the crowd were in their twenties and that he had problems that were twenty years old! That was funny!
I'm only just now hearing the pre-In My Tribe 10,000 Maniacs, and I was late in hearing the In My Tribe Maniacs. You think about alternative music in 1985. In my case, if it wasn't on MTV then I didn't hear it. So, think about "Scorpio Rising" or "She Sells Sanctuary" by The Cult or "How Soon Is Now?" by The Smiths or "I Don't Wanna" by The Call. All from 1985 but I didn't hear them until several years later when the bands themselves became mainstream.
+Scott Neilson I noticed that as well. Unfortunately I couldn't understand most of the lyrics and I thought at first that it was a French version of 'The Lion's Share'- then I realised that although some of the lyrics are similar, it is a different song!
jude999 In my tribe remains the band's greatest masterpiece full of great tracks eg verdi cries, The painted desert, Gun shy, my sister rose, Don't talk etc etc !
I'd say they were well past their way up when Natalie left. They were everywhere in 1993 and at their peak of popularity. I'd surmise that Natalie's solo career is a fairly good indication of what would have happened had Natalie been content with staying for a record or 2 more.
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December 19, 2023 - Watching, listening, and remembering Robert Buck. Rest in Peace, Robert.
🥲wish one is Robert ?
This video is as good to watch as it is to listen to. It is a pure gem. Takes you back…nothing short of a dream.
I met the love of my life at this very show. Thanks for posting.
Once in a while I dig through YT videos I find a gem💎 I listened to Wishing Chair so much in my Army barracks '87 ...my fellow soldiers sang along "Jenny Jenny"
My sister was the “other” keyboard player.......Rob was a great guy. My Dad thought the world of him.....
What a fascinating band
I bought The Wishing Chair album when it came out because I liked the cover art. That's what you had to do where I lived, because you weren't hearing any new music on the radio or anywhere else at the time. Most of the time it was a bust when I bought albums that way, a bad gamble.
But not that time! That album blew me away! It was so unique, such a ray of light, so inspiring. It remains one of favorite albums of all time, it is special, truly outstanding. I would trek anywhere after that to see Natalie and the Maniacs where ever I could.
Those were the best of times, they were so good, so much fun!
Classic 10kM. Love it. This is amazing. And the footage is almost ethereal. Got here after searching for a live version of "Lilydale"; perhaps my favorite 10K song); glad to find it, and such a beautiful rendition. Overall, such underrated music. Thank you.
Lilydale is my favourite too, can't find it anywhere else live on yt
Love these older Maniac performances, thanks!
Archival, something to savor. Such a delight knowing bands on there way up, before fame and the burdens of the road. The Maniacs have such great material and these early songs really resonate, and feels like a moment ago even though many years have gone by = great art.
How many time in a row did I listen to “Jenny Jenny you don’t know”… over and over and over. I was listening to forms of Yacht Rock.. Hall and Oates/Billy Joel/Carpenters etc….. then this BAND showed up in my life on a random day… just a complexly random day…. Things were never the same again… AND I mean NEVER the same again. Thank god I discover this music and joy filled my heart for my entire lifetime…
I was the director for this, thanks for finding and posting, brings back memories of simpler times..
DAN SWACKHAMMER Awesome. Thanks. Can you tell us what the next to last song was? It started around 47min, I think, and had a reggae feel. Thanks!
DAN SWACKHAMMER Super work
DAN SWACKHAMMER i really like the way this was filmed and edited, you made it even more exciting and also everyone gets a chance to shine. i like the interviews inserted too.
Hi Dan, Did they perform Cotten Alley? that is one of my all-time favorite songs and I have never seen Natalie sing it live.
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Their music shook my world! I went from listening to bubble gum pop to appreciating music as an art form the day I purchased "Hope Chest" on a whim. Unfortunately, this was in late 1993 and Natalie had already left and with Rob Buck's passing I'll never get to see them perform in this capacity. Thanks for posting this video! It kinda helps to fill the void.
+Chad Henson They had a certain magic back then. They were the best backing band she could ever dream of having. Perfect storm.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for posting. This takes me back. Don't ever take it down. Please.
‘The Wishing Chair’ is, in my opinion, the best 10,000 Maniacs album, even though I first heard them with ‘In My Tribe’ (also a great record), so this footage is an absolute treat!
I would have to agree w you and I, like you, first heard them after they came out w In My Tribe but I quickly found The Wishing Chair and was mesmerized.
Hello! The songs, interviews & times they start are:
Beginning 0:00
"Just As The Tide Was A-Flowing" 0:30
Interviews 2:43
"Among The Americans" 6:27
"Everyone A Puzzle Lover" 9:52
"Back O' The Moon" 13:15
"Lilydale" 16:32
"Scorpio Rising" 19:54
Interviews 22:42
"Pit Viper" 24:58
"Daktari" 30:55
"Orange" 36:30
"Burning Airlines Give You So Much More" [(Brian) Eno cover] 39:17
"National Education Week" 43:53
Interviews 51:02, &
"Folie à Deux" w/ Ending 51:34
*And thanks also to Brian Collins.
Thank you thank you I didn't remember the names of all the songs anymore so, having the times stamp it's a great help
Thank you blessings 🙏
Wesley Costas...thank you!!!❤❤❤
So vintage. So wonderful. And she’s still the best.....
Natalie Merchant amazes me, in 1986, today, and forever.
Had the pleasure to be at Fredonia when the Maniacs first formed in the 70's and regularly played to a 75 person "packed house" at BJ's. What a wonderfully gifted group of musicians who created so much quality and uniquely styled music. Timeless and so dear to my heart. ♥
+MaxPaws The Maniacs didn't form until the 80's. They started around '81 as Still Life with Teri Buck doing lead vocals. Then Natalie joined and eventually they became 10,000 maniacs.
Interesting info! May I ask what were your experiences with 10kM?@@brendapeebles6984
Saw them at a dive bar in Fredonia around this time- it was awesome. Hypnotized by the fantastic musicians and the atmosphere they created, and mesmerized by Natalie's voice and dancing. Thanks for the post and my buddy from Silver Creek that turned me on to them. A great band- I get the chills watching this. Funny how the qualities that attract people to a band change once they get some popularity. To me the albums before Blind Man's Zoo meant the most and appealed the most to me.
That most likely was the Old Main Inn - The Iconic Fredonia Bar!
@@MMcG25Thanks for the refresher bro. Peace to you and yours.❤
PS, if it's the big one, then no. It was the small one across the street and I even sat on the edge of the postage stamp sized stage without getting throttled. Pretty amazing. 😍
@@johnsone9396 that's Old Main Inn
@@MMcG25I found it- it was believe it or not BJ's bar. I had to look at it on a map.
Finally a live version of Tension Makes a Tangle. Thought I'd be six feet under when it happened.
I wanna go back to '86!
I was the biggest 10,000 Maniacs fan in the 80s, thank you for posting! Pit Viper is pure rhythmic magic!! Love Natalie and band!
A slice of Heaven...a beautiful vision of a young woman and a tight amazing band making ethereal music that stills haunts me. They were better together. I know its time to move on but i get so nostalgic seeing this. God bless the Maniacs-then and now.
Robert makes the mandolin into a rock n roll instrument. I love it!
Was Robert well known for mandolin?
Wow. I saw them that fall at The Haunt in Ithaca. I was smitten. Listened to The Wishing Chair every day for a year.
this is a fantastic treasure thank you for putting it up for us
thanks for posting this Wes. I have a very very high gen VHS copy of this. nice to see and hear this relatively clear copy. the music of 10KM music is the BEST EVER!
i remember listening to them esp on SnL arguing with my friend whether they sang english or some foreign language.
This is wonderful. Thank you.
I had one cassette in my gear for three months in 1988... "Like the weather" still gives me chills.
I had just graduated high school, thank God, just before this period. Was made aware of the band from WNYU and WFDU FM radio, and some article in a national magazine that profiled the band in 1985. Saw the Maniacs many many times from 1985 onwards. Saw them at a crucial In My Tribe tour show on a freezing cold evening (Dec. 18) in 1987 at Oyster Bay, Long Island, with my girlfriend Jennifer, at the time, at the long-shuttered bar Rumrunners/Heartbeat there. I had my standard Cotler black dress pants on, khaki collared dress shirt (attempting a Jeffrey Blue Velvet look) and
my fabulous bolo tie, what else? A truly horrible band, Tale of Two, using a cheezy drum machine, opened. The Maniacs show was great. Met a guy during the show who later sent me a tape of the original Maniacs EPs and LP, which I didn't own as yet, then. Tiny stage with an open sunken pit dance floor. First time I saw them was opening for The Cure at Jones Beach L.I., in '85. It was hot as fuck that day, I recall Nat dousing herself and the whole front row with a huge bucket of cold water. The Cure were fucking amazing later that night, as well. I just wish someone had videotaped those shows too, then again, maybe someone did. A few of us caught the Hope Chest Tour show at the Beacon Theater in NYC in 1990, mainly for charity, if memory serves. It was great to see the band do all the early material.
Good early music, and nice, rare interviews. Great upload!
Thanks for sharing - love it all, but especially songs from "The Wishing Chair" - what a gem - thanks again!
Agreed! It's hard to find a live version of some of those songs.
Natalie Merchant grew up in Jamestown, NY. and not only that, but I have a cousin that knew Natalie Merchant when She was in high school.
Songs:
1. Just as the Tide Was a-Flowing
- interviews -
2. Among the Americans
3. Puzzle Lover
4. Back o the Moon
5. Lilydale
6. Scorpio Rising
- interviews -
7. Pit Viper
8. Daktari
- encore -
9. Orange
10. Burning Airlines Give You so Much More (Eno cover)
11. National Education Week
- interviews -
12. Folie à Deux (later evolved into Lion's Share)
Recorded about 2 weeks after John Lombardo quit the band
Why did John leave?
@@thomasallen7359 I think he was working with Mary Ramsey, who eventually became the lead singer of 10000 Maniacs. They were simply called John and Mary. I think he simply chose to work with her over 10000 Maniacs.
@@indiglo1971 john was just frustrated creatively. he helped write an entire albums worth of songs which the record label promptly dropped and he was just done. john and mary didnt really become a thing until 88 or 89
Thank you for posting this great videos of the early years of one of the most original bands in the history of music.
This made my week. What a delight! I had the Fredonia sessions and have found memories of those tracks but to see them is a treat. Would that today's artists had the social justice and equity purpose of those artists.
Thank you for this. Such memories.
AS a folk supporter , I am quite aware of this song .I really like this version! Brilliant!
Wow, I’ve been wishing and waiting for this to appear on the internet ever since I lost my VHS copy many years ago. The Burning Airlines/National Education Week bit is just the best.
It’s my 49th birthday today this discovery just made it extra special! Thank you, Wesley.
I bought this bootleg VHS when I was 14 in 93, thank you Wesley. :}
Same here. I bought a VHS copy in 1993 but I was 20.
Awesome!! Thanks so much for sharing!!!
Fantastic show to add, Wes. Thanks so much.
Been binging 10k Maniacs live shows today and noticed something I thought was funny. You ever notice Natalie goes over and dances a bit with the bass player (sorry dude, forgot you're name) but whenever she goes over to Buck it's like "Go away little girl, I'm playin' my guitar." Just thought it was funny. This band got me through rough stuff in my first year of college, pretty much always love 'em.
I was only 8 years old when this happened :)... Still to young to see that 10,000 maniacs and R.E.M. Would become my two favorite bands of all time :)
You have a good taste in Music.
Antonio Torres In 1987 the two bands toured together
was lucky enough to see that great double bill !
At that time both bands were at the peak of their powers (Life's rich Pageant era REM and "in my tribe " era 10,000 Maniacs.
So wonderful. Thank you for sharing this.
Incredible version of Pit Viper!
THANK YOU FOR THIS!
My introduction to 10KM was a few months earlier when they opened for Golden Palominos for a free show at the bandshell on Daytona Beach during spring break.
Not the same show, obvs, but similar vibe means close enough.
Awesome footage! Thanks for the upload.
*Really lucky the people in that night that enjoy this magnificent performance, wonder if any of them have watched this video already?*
She really did a lot of twirling back then! I like it though. Thanks for posting this early gem! 🙏🏻 I saw them play an outdoor show without Natalie later on and it was good but not as good as with her and obviously.
One band member made me laugh when he commented that most of the crowd were in their twenties and that he had problems that were twenty years old! That was funny!
First saw them 3 years before this
Thank you so much...
I'm only just now hearing the pre-In My Tribe 10,000 Maniacs, and I was late in hearing the In My Tribe Maniacs. You think about alternative music in 1985. In my case, if it wasn't on MTV then I didn't hear it. So, think about "Scorpio Rising" or "She Sells Sanctuary" by The Cult or "How Soon Is Now?" by The Smiths or "I Don't Wanna" by The Call. All from 1985 but I didn't hear them until several years later when the bands themselves became mainstream.
Hey, the last song is "The Lion's Share" with different lyrics than the version that ended up on Blind Man's Zoo three years later. Neat.
+Scott Neilson I noticed that as well. Unfortunately I couldn't understand most of the lyrics and I thought at first that it was a French version of 'The Lion's Share'- then I realised that although some of the lyrics are similar, it is a different song!
19:53 is exactly why I came here.
20:48
great concert! I was there
Love love love love.
I love Natalie Merchant :D
from 46:40 It looks like a song by nina hagen, african reggae 1980.
"Scorpio Rising" was the last true Punk-Rock song that was a hit.
super encore riff with National Edumacation Week!
Andy Kershaw BBC DJ used to play their stuff in the 80's, I'll credit him for that
never expected to hear them do an eno cover, amazing
Like it... I love it!
I am guessing John Lombardo had just left right before this concert?
Two weeks before this show.
Prior to the internet, I made my mom take me to every music store and library to find the music I liked.
Chautauqua County magic
I had an old (girl?) friend who grew up right around Chautauqua, You out there, Al? Miss you, girl (woe-man?)
I wish there was a way to download these performances ….
Хорошо видео👍👍
Their best stuff, before In My Tribe.
jude999 In my tribe remains the band's greatest masterpiece full of great tracks eg verdi cries, The painted desert, Gun shy, my sister rose, Don't talk etc etc !
Sure. But it lacks the punch that the early recordings have. Tribe more popish.
What happened to "Can't ignore the train"?
wow!!
best dancer ever.
Pit Viper!!!
What is the name of the tune that starts at 25min?
Who are these people? What a great time.
good times! ... tell me, if you can, what's the name of the tune that begins at minute 25 into the vid? Buck rocked it!
@@ARSciandra pit viper
What is the song title at around 40 MINUTES?
+arvin bongcayao burning airlines give you so much more by brian eno
What is that first song?
I have to wonder how successful they would have been if the stayed together a few more years. They split up on their way up.
I'd say they were well past their way up when Natalie left. They were everywhere in 1993 and at their peak of popularity. I'd surmise that Natalie's solo career is a fairly good indication of what would have happened had Natalie been content with staying for a record or 2 more.
3:14 Robert Buck!
Intermission 24:49
Cute. She still has baby fat.
Merchant dances like a gomper full of granola.
Elaine dance
Rob. Buck!
Thank you so much...