Mark Lanegan's Memoir 'Sing backwards and weep' brought me here. Jesus, I miss the 90's. Great read about a great time and great songs by a great band.
I read it and, as a Seattleite, got the opposite feeling about the 90's. They started ok, but then stupidity, drugs, and commercialism descended very quickly. The music stayed pretty damn good though, for a while. Dust sounded like its swansong. I really like it for that reason.
The Trees were one of the Greats! Years from now people will realise this. Lanegan is a fucking legend. Everything he's ever done or was involved with is always a cut above the rest.
I will never lose you! Mark Lanegan. Your songs are with me always. Thanks, man! RIP And rest easy. You had some troubles but the pain is over now. You can sleep eternally. Like I will soon. 😊
0:34 Halo of Ashes 5:14 Winter Song 8:51 Butterfly 12:28 All I Know 16:52 Witness 20:26 Sworn & Broken 24:05 Dying Days 28:54 Nearly Lost You 33:07 Gospel Plow 38:31 Julie Paradise 49:08 Bed of Roses 52:25 What Goes On 58:43 Memory Of a Free Festival
Having fun discovering Jeffrey Lee Pierce after reading Lanegan's book "Sing Backwards And Weep". Clear lens on where this fella hails from and the company he kept to spirit these tunes. Fantastic.
My book “Sing Backwards and Weep” arrived and I’m only into ch 2. But Lanegan writes a lot about how much he hated Lee. He also says Lee wrote all of the songs/music. I just started listening/watching their videos of concerts, and they are dam good. Why didn’t they hit it big though? Because I’m from the 70’s generation, I never heard of the Screaming Trees before until I happened to come across Mishka Shubaly’s podcast where Mark talked about his new book, which I found fascinating. Then I found the audiobook with Lanegan narrating but it was only the first chapter tease. Then he died. So I ordered the book, and watched live concerts on UA-cam. I wonder if Mark and Lee still spoke before Mark died. I don’t even know if Lee is still alive, guess I’ll have to google. But, yes, Lee was talented to write all of the music/lyrics and he played a pretty good guitar. Fascinating!!
@@kimcorsi6560 Mark and Lee did reconnect before Mark passed. Also, you've probably finished the book by now, but Lee let Mark help write the songs by the time they were working on Sweet Oblivion. The lyrics anyway. RIP Van Conner
@@kimcorsi6560 They didn't hit it big because they weren't photogenic and didn't have engaging personas that journalists liked, and both of those were essential to "hitting it big". A sullen quiet junkie as the singer, two big fat guys on either side, the truth is that they were lucky to get signed by a major and Langean always said as much. Image counts and always has and always will.
Started watching this a few weeks ago. Returning here after reading Sing Backwards and Weep. Wow, it gave me a total different perspective about any Trees concert. I love these guys, but after reading that book it really makes a little bit guilty and sad to listen to them. I mean, I had no idea how aching and disturbing it was for Mark to stick together for such a long time. Songs are great but there's a lot of hidden pain on them.
Yeah right. I used to wonder why went Mark went solo that he made the unique choice to never play a select few Screaming Trees songs live; par for the course for a lot of solo acts who pepper their setlists with "crowd-pleasers". After reading the book, he makes it abundantly clear that the day he put the Trees in the rearview mirror could not come soon enough.
@@hamupinhere It's all bullshit. The truth is that all of the music blog hipsters like Pitchfork who adopted Langean in the 00's and always slobbered his balls, that crowd always pissed all over the Trees. So he wrote that book to play to their snobbery, because he owed his solo career to douchebag music sites like that who constantly called him a genius. Everyone else remembers him as always loving the Tree's music at the time. Even Gary Lee Connor said that he understood why Langean trashed him personally, because they never got along, but he couldn't understand why Lanegan was lying about how he felt about the music at the time. Langean wound up backtracking anyway, saying the book represented how he felt in the moments he was recalling and not how he felt currently.
When I see a young Josh Homme on stage, I can't help but think of that part of Mark's book where he takes Josh on a coping dope run in Rockford, IL. where they ends up w a shotgun in their face. They should caught a train to the city.
Listening to this hurts. An emotional hurt. I was an 18 year old kid back when this was played. And im 45 now. Part of me is still that kid today and part of me forgets. Things were so different back then
this was absolutely the most depressing screaming trees show out of the dozen or so that i saw. mark seemed like he had both feet in the grave. he voice sounds both great (halo of ashes) and wrecked (winter song). he seemed kind of like a jackolantern from where i stood. i saw a kid stage dive and land right on the side of his head. i thought he might possibly die. everything seemed sort of apocalyptic.
This era was documented in his book. He was using and dealing crack and heroin when he wasn't playing and wasn't far off being homeless. Glad he made it thru. RIP Mark and thanks for all your great music
31:54 - Nearly Lost his voice There!😂 In all seriousness, though, this is a great performance given the I'm sure extremely difficult circumstances Lanegan with living through at the time, people do not understand the hell of trying to give your all with passion and precision when you're going through the literal hell that he was. The fact he's doing it at all is a testament.
This show was chaos in the end. Had a great night though. I see a lot of people like Alex Crick on stage here. Also totally forgot Josh Homme was playing guitar at this show until I stumbled on this. Crazy that is is 26 years ago.
Any chance you have the footage or know where to find the footage of the opening band they were called Kitty Kitty. It was with the old screaming trees drummer and younger brother Thanks!
amazing energy ! can someone tell what was the matter at 48:30 ish ? did they had an argue ? did they were completely and lostly drunk? I need to know ..
This is the band that Kurt Cobain used to go see perform. What an awesome rock band Screaming Trees were! Gary Lee Conner is a criminally underrated guitarist and Mark Lanegan had a one-of-a-kind voice. No other Seattle band sounded like them, RIP Van and Mark
They really are underrated among with their peers. I just looked them back up after wondering who the singer for QOTSA was at some show in 2002 where they are playing Sonng For The Dead. Now I've always been a dwarveshead. So I was always kind of turned off towards Queens. But damn that song rocks and i've come to like it, blag be damned, lol. And I didn't know that Mark was the singer for trees
I'm still disgusted be all the childish hate he had against Gary Lee Conner. He was the one who wrote all the music and lyrics. He would have been nothing without both Conner brothers!
The one tune they never pulled off good live was their cover of "Love or Confusion." Gary just went out-of-tune every time trying to emulate the crazy sh*t Hendrix laid down on that; all those otherworldly feedback strains - probably shouldda done similarly psychy, "I Don't Live Today," which also had the guitar theatrics, but a great drum part to play (more fitting lyrics for Lanegan and all his struggles as well).
no no the song they played before the band started to play " Ive come home from workin a long day workin at the prison. " Winter song is really good too. :)
![Screaming Trees • “Gospel Plow/Dime Western/Nearly Lost You” • 1996 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/GLK40SEiCTc/mqdefault.jpg)
Mark Lanegan's Memoir 'Sing backwards and weep' brought me here. Jesus, I miss the 90's. Great read about a great time and great songs by a great band.
Me too!
Same. RIP Mark
I read it and, as a Seattleite, got the opposite feeling about the 90's. They started ok, but then stupidity, drugs, and commercialism descended very quickly. The music stayed pretty damn good though, for a while. Dust sounded like its swansong. I really like it for that reason.
Same here! I love that audiobook. RIP Dark Mark.
Mark scared me as a kid during his QOTSA days. But now I realize he was pretty chill and not as scary as he looked.
The Trees were one of the Greats! Years from now people will realise this. Lanegan is a fucking legend. Everything he's ever done or was involved with is always a cut above the rest.
Agreed. I just saw him at the showbox for the gargoyle tour, and he was absolutely amazing!
I realized it in '91! Sadly, today's fans won't until it's too late!
Yep..i agree. How about the Conner Bros. side project Purple Outside? I thought it was really great..
@@danielandforok huh?
This guy sucks. There's nothing special at all about anything he's done. He makes me think of dry toast that can't sing.
I'm so glad that he is with us today.
Actually, I wish there was a way to trade him in to get Layne back.
@@svfantom7776 what a douche
@@svfantom7776 Disgusting
@@svfantom7776 That's messed up.
@@user-ec3cw6dw7k not ok
My Oh My. It's coming to 25 years when we all witnessed this great performance. Very proud to have been with that "none-smartphone" crowd.
hah, witness
I will never lose you! Mark Lanegan. Your songs are with me always.
Thanks, man!
RIP
And rest easy. You had some troubles but the pain is over now. You can sleep eternally. Like I will soon. 😊
Lee Conner is a bad ass guitarist!! What a showman too!!
To bad they couldn't get along...or maybe that's why they good music because they couldn't get along who knows
0:34 Halo of Ashes
5:14 Winter Song
8:51 Butterfly
12:28 All I Know
16:52 Witness
20:26 Sworn & Broken
24:05 Dying Days
28:54 Nearly Lost You
33:07 Gospel Plow
38:31 Julie Paradise
49:08 Bed of Roses
52:25 What Goes On
58:43 Memory Of a Free Festival
thank you!
it's amazing this dude made it out of the 90s
Having fun discovering Jeffrey Lee Pierce after reading Lanegan's book "Sing Backwards And Weep". Clear lens on where this fella hails from and the company he kept to spirit these tunes. Fantastic.
My book “Sing Backwards and Weep” arrived and I’m only into ch 2. But Lanegan writes a lot about how much he hated Lee. He also says Lee wrote all of the songs/music. I just started listening/watching their videos of concerts, and they are dam good. Why didn’t they hit it big though? Because I’m from the 70’s generation, I never heard of the Screaming Trees before until I happened to come across Mishka Shubaly’s podcast where Mark talked about his new book, which I found fascinating. Then I found the audiobook with Lanegan narrating but it was only the first chapter tease. Then he died. So I ordered the book, and watched live concerts on UA-cam.
I wonder if Mark and Lee still spoke before Mark died. I don’t even know if Lee is still alive, guess I’ll have to google. But, yes, Lee was talented to write all of the music/lyrics and he played a pretty good guitar. Fascinating!!
@@kimcorsi6560 Mark and Lee did reconnect before Mark passed. Also, you've probably finished the book by now, but Lee let Mark help write the songs by the time they were working on Sweet Oblivion. The lyrics anyway. RIP Van Conner
@@kimcorsi6560 Lanegan would have been another retarded redneck without the Conners.
@@kimcorsi6560 They didn't hit it big because they weren't photogenic and didn't have engaging personas that journalists liked, and both of those were essential to "hitting it big". A sullen quiet junkie as the singer, two big fat guys on either side, the truth is that they were lucky to get signed by a major and Langean always said as much. Image counts and always has and always will.
Mark's voice on Bed of Roses, and any song he ever does, perfection
Bed of Roses!
It took me a long time to find a live version of that song
Being from Olympia, this brings me a very warm feeling that they played here on this tour.
Considering Mark was at the height or in the depths of his heroin addiction he still nails it. RIP
Started watching this a few weeks ago. Returning here after reading Sing Backwards and Weep. Wow, it gave me a total different perspective about any Trees concert. I love these guys, but after reading that book it really makes a little bit guilty and sad to listen to them. I mean, I had no idea how aching and disturbing it was for Mark to stick together for such a long time. Songs are great but there's a lot of hidden pain on them.
Yeah right. I used to wonder why went Mark went solo that he made the unique choice to never play a select few Screaming Trees songs live; par for the course for a lot of solo acts who pepper their setlists with "crowd-pleasers". After reading the book, he makes it abundantly clear that the day he put the Trees in the rearview mirror could not come soon enough.
@@hamupinhere It's all bullshit. The truth is that all of the music blog hipsters like Pitchfork who adopted Langean in the 00's and always slobbered his balls, that crowd always pissed all over the Trees. So he wrote that book to play to their snobbery, because he owed his solo career to douchebag music sites like that who constantly called him a genius. Everyone else remembers him as always loving the Tree's music at the time. Even Gary Lee Connor said that he understood why Langean trashed him personally, because they never got along, but he couldn't understand why Lanegan was lying about how he felt about the music at the time.
Langean wound up backtracking anyway, saying the book represented how he felt in the moments he was recalling and not how he felt currently.
Rest in peace mark you are on my mount Rushmore of singers and human beings
FLIPPIN! KILLER! BAND! wish they would've stayed together.. Miss you screamin trees
With Josh Homme, too. Good performance.
I've been involved in a months-long addiction, I just can't stop listening
I know it’s been 4 months but I hope you’re doing ok man, sending love
When I see a young Josh Homme on stage, I can't help but think of that part of Mark's book where he takes Josh on a coping dope run in Rockford, IL. where they ends up w a shotgun in their face. They should caught a train to the city.
Was it in rockford? Was wondering where that happened lol
@@grimmcalypso396 I believe so, the audio book is good. It's in Dark Mark's voice so it gives it another dimension.
I can hear his perfect voice here, the harmonies and everything, excellent sound 👌 👏 👍
Listening to this hurts. An emotional hurt. I was an 18 year old kid back when this was played. And im 45 now. Part of me is still that kid today and part of me forgets. Things were so different back then
So much talent on one stage
RIP Mark Lanegan... Fuck, can't believe he's gone 💔
this was absolutely the most depressing screaming trees show out of the dozen or so that i saw. mark seemed like he had both feet in the grave. he voice sounds both great (halo of ashes) and wrecked (winter song). he seemed kind of like a jackolantern from where i stood. i saw a kid stage dive and land right on the side of his head. i thought he might possibly die. everything seemed sort of apocalyptic.
meanwhile van cracked some good jokes, and the drums and guitars sounded great.
yeah surprised you are the only one in the comments to mention it. he is clearly fucked up here. glad he made it through
It also doesn't help the way they recorded this mix. He seems to have a dry isolated mic in. But, yeah this is tough to listen to.
This era was documented in his book. He was using and dealing crack and heroin when he wasn't playing and wasn't far off being homeless. Glad he made it thru. RIP Mark and thanks for all your great music
He was living on the streets during this period.
Love the audio quality for a 90s gig.
Best live version of DYING DAY'S Ever! Dam that's good Stuff!
MFing GREAT song!!!
Barret. Martin. The best drummer.
good drummer! but i liked their previous drummer a lot as well
Barrett brought the POWER to this band! The right man for the job!
i walk the ghost town
used to be my city...
My favourite band from the grunge era
2 words: Barrett Martin
He's a beast on the drums
2 more words=mark
31:54 - Nearly Lost his voice There!😂 In all seriousness, though, this is a great performance given the I'm sure extremely difficult circumstances Lanegan with living through at the time, people do not understand the hell of trying to give your all with passion and precision when you're going through the literal hell that he was. The fact he's doing it at all is a testament.
They were just soo effin' cool, total rock n roll from the streets. You just gotta love them. RIP - Trees
Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) on rhythm guitar, although QOTSA was not formed yet.
Nah they were
ufff spectacular concert... greetings from Peru.....
I attended this show. It was amazing. I saw Mark again at the same venue I think in 2018
20:27 Sworn and Broken
Thank you! Best Trees song imo. Transcendent.
I can say that i have heard every song from screaming trees not everyone can say that
I fuckin love this band
I can't say that.Great band.R.ip mark.
Julie Paradise ❤️ 38:29
Thx!!
My fav!
great audio and video quality, thanks a lot!
what a beautifull band..90.
Thanks for this Gem!
that's exactly how I remember things looked in 1997. Everything was big and grainy.
Lee great Guitarman...
This show was chaos in the end. Had a great night though. I see a lot of people like Alex Crick on stage here. Also totally forgot Josh Homme was playing guitar at this show until I stumbled on this. Crazy that is is 26 years ago.
Nearly Lost You - 28:33
poser...
Sworn and Broken omg
Best Trees song!
Gary’s a good singer too
Many good bands have someone named mark as the lead singer.
+Cat Man like?
Dire straits
T-Rex
mudhoney
Cat Man morphine
Josh playing my dream guitar, before I knew it was my deam guitar. Ovation Ultra GP
Such a great Rock Band!!!!
RIP Mr Mark Lanegan you are missed
And Van now... Damn...
extraordinario registro. Excelente audio. ST en su esencia y con Josh Homme.
Dying days 🤘🏻
No look at you. Masterpiece of Barret Martin
I live here now. Missed out big time.
Goodbye, Mark. Your voice will echo for quite some time.
49:10 😱😱😍😍👌👌🔥🔥
Magical mate
Ahuevo Bed Of Roses prros
That's a compliment before any one complained
LOL Lanegan walks off before an hour is up.
Ladys and gentlements...this is..rock..and rollo 🤘
MANY YHX!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Merci!
bed of roses. pure magic..
Rest in peace Mark lanegan and van Connor
The Bowie song at the end was cool
Gary Fucking Lee!!! scorching.. dear god....bring the trees back and sing for them!
12:00
49:06 bed of roses!
It's one of their best songs
Probably their most underrated song. And Chris Cornell produced it to boot!
Very talented musos
Any chance you have the footage or know where to find the footage of the opening band they were called Kitty Kitty. It was with the old screaming trees drummer and younger brother
Thanks!
amazing energy ! can someone tell what was the matter at 48:30 ish ? did they had an argue ? did they were completely and lostly drunk? I need to know ..
This is the band that Kurt Cobain used to go see perform. What an awesome rock band Screaming Trees were! Gary Lee Conner is a criminally underrated guitarist and Mark Lanegan had a one-of-a-kind voice. No other Seattle band sounded like them, RIP Van and Mark
This is the worst era of the Trees.
Did Lanegan kick the sound man’s ass, that was in charge of his microphone 🎤?!!!! 7:27
Great band! Unfortunately the lighting guy had a day off.
QUE MARAVILHA! 💕
Wow so good 👍 💔🙏🏻✝️🙏🏻
ENORMES
Wish these guys could bury the hatchet (along with Gary’s wah pedal). Great songs.
boss sound ***** thankQ u?? xx
Who knows the name of the song playing when the band is taking the stage in the begin?
They really are underrated among with their peers. I just looked them back up after wondering who the singer for QOTSA was at some show in 2002 where they are playing Sonng For The Dead. Now I've always been a dwarveshead. So I was always kind of turned off towards Queens. But damn that song rocks and i've come to like it, blag be damned, lol. And I didn't know that Mark was the singer for trees
Yeaaahh
Music name on the beggining???
"and i came on on a long day???wat
The song at the very beginning is "can I take my gun up to heaven" by Cracker. Its on their 1st Album. Awesome band, still going strong today
great performance, considering that not long after this, he pretty much hit rock bottom.
Be cooler if the stage lighting was on
I'm still disgusted be all the childish hate he had against Gary Lee Conner.
He was the one who wrote all the music and lyrics.
He would have been nothing without both Conner brothers!
RIP
Which song is playing in the background at the beginning of the video?
28:40
The one tune they never pulled off good live was their cover of "Love or Confusion." Gary just went out-of-tune every time trying to emulate the crazy sh*t Hendrix laid down on that; all those otherworldly feedback strains - probably shouldda done similarly psychy, "I Don't Live Today," which also had the guitar theatrics, but a great drum part to play (more fitting lyrics for Lanegan and all his struggles as well).
Grande banda.
Reunion please
Read Lanegan’s book. There’s basically no chance of that happening.
Sing Backwards and Weep: A Memoir. I just bought the hard cover on Amazon. Thanks for the tip.
@@SunRider69 you will not regret it.
ua-cam.com/video/eKHlzHVPuGk/v-deo.html
what happened to Lanegan there at the encore, did he have to go slam some heroin?
It clearly was his thing but he windmills way too goddamn much
Can anybody tell me what is the song they played before Halo of ashes?
Winter Song
no no the song they played before the band started to play " Ive come home from workin a long day workin at the prison. " Winter song is really good too. :)
Is this one of the last shows before he went to the Pasadena rehab?
I’m sick and I wanna go home.
Must be the capital theater
Lil Josh
trap?
So good