I've just read Alex Petridis interview Kevin Shields and he said "The police turned up and arrested our tour manager during You Made Me Realise. They arrested him, put him in the car, questioned him and let him go and when he got back we were still playing it." wish I seen them back in the day but hey, I have my hearing,
When I got tickets for their performance in Glasgow Barrowlands in 2008, I had heard their reputation for being a bit loud, and also "You Made Me Realise". So, I saw this clip, and thought, for the first time, "Maybe, I should wear earplugs". Not only that, this was the first concert where the venue was actually giving away earplugs and promoting them. Which is just as well: the "noise!" part of "You Made Me Realise" that night sounded like 3 Saturn V rockets blasting off and doing jazz Improv. For 18 minutes. At one point, my eyes lost focus. I thought "Okay, I've had a couple of beers". But then, a bass tone joined the blast of sound, and suddenly my eyes were back in focus, but doing a twin vision of the band in a horizontal sinus wave, as if I was seeing the band in a 1980s Quantel effects box At this point I realised: "Oh my goodness, the sounds are wobbling my eyeballs!"
that's true. i saw them in detroit on the loveless tour and it was absolutely the loudest show i've ever seen. and they were probably the only band worth the hearing damage.
When this came out in single form I was a mere student and only the cheapest of wines in my local Kwiksave were stopped up with a screw-top lid. Things have moved on since then, many semi-decent wines have a screw top lid and plastic 'corks' have put themselves everywhere. What a blissful noise!
Effing amazing footage, thanks for posting! It's kind of mind-blowing to compare this to how the song was performed on the tour this year; what was a noise barrage in clubs turned into a total assault on the senses in arenas...
Oh yeah, in response to the guy who said "Colm and Debbie" rock, good call! Seems like a lot of the focus is on Kevin and since Colm didn't really play all that much on "Loveless," he's a bit underrated, but, as this shows, he can really pound the shit out of the skins.
@lawnmoweracer They still are that loud. When I saw em last year at coachella it was probably the second loudest gig I've ever seen (after A Place to Bury Strangers).
awesome!!!!!!!!!!! saw these supporting pixies on thier first uk tour/everyone goes on about the guitars but they would be nothing without deb and colm
I've just read Alex Petridis interview Kevin Shields and he said
"The police turned up and arrested our tour manager during
You Made Me Realise. They arrested him, put him in the car, questioned him and let him go and when he got back we were still playing it."
wish I seen them back in the day but hey, I have my hearing,
the drummer is the star of the show here....really driving this along
When I got tickets for their performance in Glasgow Barrowlands in 2008, I had heard their reputation for being a bit loud, and also "You Made Me Realise". So, I saw this clip, and thought, for the first time, "Maybe, I should wear earplugs". Not only that, this was the first concert where the venue was actually giving away earplugs and promoting them.
Which is just as well: the "noise!" part of "You Made Me Realise" that night sounded like 3 Saturn V rockets blasting off and doing jazz Improv. For 18 minutes. At one point, my eyes lost focus. I thought "Okay, I've had a couple of beers". But then, a bass tone joined the blast of sound, and suddenly my eyes were back in focus, but doing a twin vision of the band in a horizontal sinus wave, as if I was seeing the band in a 1980s Quantel effects box At this point I realised: "Oh my goodness, the sounds are wobbling my eyeballs!"
The noise part in this recording doesn't last long in compare to their later performances where the noise break would sometimes last for 45 minutes!
this is fucking amazing quality for it being from 1989
best part is, this is a short version. god if somebody had a vid of them when they would do this for a half hour...
I saw them do this for a half hour...absolutely ear-shredding....seriously, fell like I was going to explode...decibel level obliteration....
that's true. i saw them in detroit on the loveless tour and it was absolutely the loudest show i've ever seen. and they were probably the only band worth the hearing damage.
I saw them at about this time in tiny Moles Club in Bath. 15 of us watching them downstairs and about 50 upstairs hiding!!
F'ing rock. For such an amazing-sounding studio band, they play so hard and fast...
i agree. i saw them last weekend at ATP and they looked and sounded exactly the same as 20 years ago.
had tinnitus for days.
i wish i was that drum set
It dont get much better than this
And this is actually pop
holy fuck i have never seen a drummer go that crazy
saw them doing this when they toured with the pixies/they blew the pixies away!/possibly the loudest band ive ever seen live
When this came out in single form I was a mere student and only the cheapest of wines in my local Kwiksave were stopped up with a screw-top lid. Things have moved on since then, many semi-decent wines have a screw top lid and plastic 'corks' have put themselves everywhere.
What a blissful noise!
Effing amazing footage, thanks for posting! It's kind of mind-blowing to compare this to how the song was performed on the tour this year; what was a noise barrage in clubs turned into a total assault on the senses in arenas...
Oh yeah, in response to the guy who said "Colm and Debbie" rock, good call! Seems like a lot of the focus is on Kevin and since Colm didn't really play all that much on "Loveless," he's a bit underrated, but, as this shows, he can really pound the shit out of the skins.
This is amazing.
Ah this is so fucking beautiful, Jesus they need to tour again.
Controlled SPL levels. Genius.
Consciousness expansion x10 per min
Holy Frack! Amazing....
Jeeeez, what a racket! Niiiice!
yeah, doing "it" with the amps up was the greatest performance i've ever seen, and mind-numbingly loud
@lawnmoweracer They still are that loud. When I saw em last year at coachella it was probably the second loudest gig I've ever seen (after A Place to Bury Strangers).
the best!
Find out for yourself later this year. They are touring again soon!
i saw them at the duchess in leeds around this time also
that bass
woooooooooooooooooooo gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Colm and Debbie rock
deb just shredding.
this is fucking gooood!
awesome!!!!!!!!!!! saw these supporting pixies on thier first uk tour/everyone goes on about the guitars but they would be nothing without deb and colm
who's said they are good? They are brilliant, f*&%^&$^$ amazing
Aw fuck yes.
3:55-4:07
glorious. beauty emerges from cacophony.
that is some buzzsaw guitar
When Indie was Indie, and Shots was something your Nan drank!
f uck, the thing that song makes me realise is ..... i want to make noise like that :)
hahaha, right!
is this the rollercoaster tour? i went to the gig in manchester.
i want to know what that really sounds like, if only microphones could capture sound better :(
They're not all deaf? HOW?
Yes they are bombastic. And very influential, but I still have not understood how they can be considered a good band.
@conmeistergeneral if it's too loud, you're too old.
: )))))))
@Bobjb999 I don't think this is a competition.
One does not simply record a mbv consert and get a good sound
this is more than just noise
Holy Distortion.
fuck me that's loud
omg, this is horrible! my ears are bleeding....
Sonic Youth does better guitar noise than this.
You don't deserve MBV you scumbag. This is bliss
Sonic Youth is overrated