I don't understand why people dont regard Screeching Weasel as one of the best 90's punk bands. If you ask me they are better than Bad Religion and I love them too.
I wouldnt say theyre better than BR but I personally like SW ten times more than BR. They just have this youthful, middle school fun vibe going on with their music and thats how I like my punk rock and not just another "i hate the government, im an anarchist, im so edgy" shit.
I was born in 98 but I’m so glad UA-cam is here so I watch solid gold like this video and other Screeching Weasel shows from the same era. It’s inspiring
Veronica Hates Me 1:48 Peter Brady 4:48 Slogans 7:28 Falling Appart 9:05 Teenage Freakshow 11:06 Leather Jacket 13:45 I Can See Clearly 15:07 Every Night 17:25 Kamala's Too Nice 21:45 I'm Gonna Strangle You 23:33 Science Of Myth 24:35 Mary Was An Anarchist 26:53 Rubber Room 30:12 Cindy's On Methadone 30:48 Don't Turn Out The Lights 32:24 Ashtray 36:16 Totally 38:23 Sunshine 41:05
IDK man my dream is to play in a band who can match this energy of Screeching Weasel circa 93. Also the Japanese garage punk band Teengenerate from the same year have a similar otherworldly energy level. Fucken Rock n roll man, that shit doesn’t just die out
+xSergioRottenx FYI, not that it really fuckin matters, spellcheck corrects the word with an A when quickly typing. Who gives a shit tho. We know who the band is. I was seeing them live when you were still in diapers I'm sure. What a fuckin douche to go out of your way to police spelling.
Guy in crowd: plaAaAAY! Ben: Why, is your mother calling you? “pLaAy! pLaAY!” Is it passed your curfew? Ben Weasel will always be one of the greatest frontmen of all time.
I'm laying on my couch, at my parent's house, late at night when everyone is asleep - like I used to do so many times when I was a middle schooler and later a teenager. I'm 26 now and live elsewhere, but I'm visiting my parent's right now. I don't know why I felt the urge to listen to this music tonight, but I'm glad I did. This brings back so many memories and feelings... and not all of them good. It makes me remember all that pain and hurt, frustration and confusion that I used to feel so strongly during those years. But more than that it makes me feel that sense of love underneath it all, like that song "Totally" really meant something to me. I really totally wanted to hang out with the girl next door but thought I was too much of a loser for her. And "every night" I would come home and beat myself up in my head for acting like a fool around her. Things didn't exactly go the way I hoped they would but this music captured the spirit of something for me. Like, despite all the BS there was always a loving warmth there. And this music brought it out in me. It did then and it did tonight. I'm always searching, to this day, for some sort of conclusion or answer but I guess I've started accepting these last few years that maybe there ain't one. And you know what, that's OK. I guess I didn't love SW and this music because they got it right all the time, and did things perfectly, and they were role models to look up into in that sense. Nah. I loved them because they just did their thing. Just like me as a teenager, even though my thing at that time was so damn screwed up (maybe for all of us). And here I am still doing it. I know it's only been a few years, but damn, I just have to think that some things will never change. And the way this music makes me feel, you'll just never be able to take that away from me. And I don't know what's gonna happen tomorrow, but in the words of one of my favorite composers, "I'm just happy to be alive". Thanks SW and thanks uploader for this.
The stamina on Panic is incredible. He is in the upper epsilon of pop punk drummers. Say what you will about the complexity of the music, but even the most skilled drummers couldn't keep up with a set like this.
One of the most underrated pop punk bands of the 90 these days more people should listen to them witty and funny lyrics charismatic frontman badass backing band and catchy music on par with green day and nofx
I adore SCREECHING WEASEL, few bands even come close to being this tight, and Ben Weasels lyric writing is exquisite. Personality wise, he reminds me a lot of Frank Zappa, who I love as well. I wish I could see them play live in person..
This was the album release show for Anthem For A New Tomorrow. It also introduced a lot of people to 88 Fingers Louie, who opened the show. Most venues at the time weren't too keen on crowd surfing and especially stage diving, and this venue never hosted punk shows, hence the overzealous security. Funny that Ben's singing about fucked up power trips just as the guy jumps in the crowd. It happened a lot at the Metro too.
First time Ive seen this video. Haven't seen Ben since I was a young lad. He's my cousin. Wish I would have gotten to know him. Waiting for you to come to the Bay Area Ben. Dan Tibbetts
Hahaha, these dudes got me thru some pretty rough times. Awesome to see em "in their day". This video was an awesome upload. Funny how listening to it like 15+ yrs later, all those emotions and feelings come right back.
Beautiful. I always thought these guys were like, hateful or something. I mean, I loved them, but they didn't have that same innocent charm that The Queers had for me. They were darker. A few years ago there was some story where Ben Weasel decked a chick in the audience, too (not really sure what happened or why). IDK. I always just thought they were kind of dark. And they are, especially compared to The Queers (for example), but that's not the essence of it. There's a lot a lot of hope in these songs: "Stop acting like she's stupid! Cus Cindy's on methadone". It's a song of empowerment and acceptance. "Veronica's definition of love is hate, Veronica hates me!" It's a love song about a dysfunctional love, but it's love! "To you love is just a game and googly eyed teen romance, that's why I don't wanna be in love with you!" He's not necessarily against love, he's just against that fake phony shit. "Shut up, shut up, shuuttt up!!!" (Hey Suburbia) It's an outcry against the bullshit rules that this society has placed on us. IDK. I guess I knew on some level that there was hope and love in these songs, but I was so caught up in my own hate and angst that I guess it was easier to pay attention to the ugliness in it all (it's there, for sure it's there). But that ugliness is not the root of it... there is great love in this music. I was born in '91, discovered these guys in high school around 2008 or so. So I'm not an original with all this stuff, I was just a baby. But the music, the authenticity... it always spoke to me. Thanks Screeching Weasel.
He didn't really hit her; two girls were throwing ice at ben talking trash and screaming for attention, he lunged towards them and punched towards them but held back as not to actually do any damage. I think Ben was only ostracized from the punk community because he didn't give one of those fake apologies.
@@manuelmendez6022 Yeah I watched the video and she was definitely provoking him. Actually she spit on him I think? I don't blame him. And I don't blame him for not giving a fake PC apology. The guy is genuine, he doesn't do stuff just so he looks good. He does what he feels is right. That's the impression I get at least. And that's true punk rock. Thanks for the comment.
@@kevinswift8654 Right on man. It was a fun show, but it was at a time when all that SJW stuff was just starting to sprout. SW have some of the all time great songs of punk/pop punk!
@@manuelmendez6022 you were there?? Cool dude!! Yeah, I'm all for rights for minorities and what not but the fakery and virtue signalling just reflects an apalling lack of authenticity. And without authenticity there can be no love. Idk, this band and their music, oddly enough, causes me to feel love. There's something deeply real about them. Agree, they are definitely one of my favorite bands of all time.
Absolute fucking gem!!! Best DL ever and very best line up of SW one of my all time favorite bands!! If I could find thank you very little on vinyl I’d be heaven
Yeah I commented on Ben weasels videos asking him to please post thank you very little I was going to get it from my mom's house after I moved out and she threw it out and that album was important to me
People think "pop punk" means commercial "punk" like Sum 41 and Simple Plan and stuff. That is sort of the common definition But I think Chris Cocktailz is referring to the fact that this is melodic, pop-sensible punk rock - or rather, pop punk. By that definition the Ramones would be the quintessential pop punk band, and SW would not be far behind. Although it is the common definition, pop punk need not be commercial / Fall Out Boy. In fact I would call this (SW) pop punk. That other stuff is more like, pop that just happened to be influenced by punk. And guys like SW blazed the way for bands like blink-182 and Green Day to actually have commercial success with a similar sound... and from there the floodgates opened and arguably the true spirit got lost in the commercialization.
Vintage set. Does anyone know any sets where SW play "Stupid Over You," I'd love to hear it live. I've only found one live performance: 11/1/92 at McGreggor's.
Saw them many times at Berkeley square also at 924 gillman st. They were tight!! Anyone remember a heavy punk band named black fork ? They played all the time in Berkeley
I didn’t discover SW until 1995. By then, it was already too late to see them on the west coast 😭 ...wish I could have seen them at Berkeley Square or Gilman back then.
amazing show by one of the best bands of all time. shame about the fucking adhd cameraman who can't stay on one thing for more than a second, not to mention tweedledum and tweedledee on security but you can't have everything...
I love the fact that they didn't play an encore. I always thought it was pretentious as shit. "Oh we're gonna leave now oh wait sike!". Like F off and finish off your setlist ya geeks!
Never heard something so stupid. As a musician myself I always love when people yell for an encore. It shows you that they like you and you got to play more
I don't understand why people dont regard Screeching Weasel as one of the best 90's punk bands. If you ask me they are better than Bad Religion and I love them too.
They influence early blink 182..
Agree. Much better
100% agree
I wouldnt say theyre better than BR but I personally like SW ten times more than BR. They just have this youthful, middle school fun vibe going on with their music and thats how I like my punk rock and not just another "i hate the government, im an anarchist, im so edgy" shit.
Doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks, if you think they're one of the greatest and like them , that's all that matters.
One of the most underrated punk bands of all tine. Their discography is amazing
I was born in 98 but I’m so glad UA-cam is here so I watch solid gold like this video and other Screeching Weasel shows from the same era. It’s inspiring
I was born in 1964 and we can find common ground !
Veronica Hates Me 1:48
Peter Brady 4:48
Slogans 7:28
Falling Appart 9:05
Teenage Freakshow 11:06
Leather Jacket 13:45
I Can See Clearly 15:07
Every Night 17:25
Kamala's Too Nice 21:45
I'm Gonna Strangle You 23:33
Science Of Myth 24:35
Mary Was An Anarchist 26:53
Rubber Room 30:12
Cindy's On Methadone 30:48
Don't Turn Out The Lights 32:24
Ashtray 36:16
Totally 38:23
Sunshine 41:05
scrolled down immediately to find the guy who did this, thanks for being that guy!
You’re the fucking man, hope something great happens for you today.
Wow I got excited when they played ashtray lol
A treat to let it play but for next time definitely mahalo
Their music will always have a special place in my heart
♥️🦦
My brain hurts is one of the best
@@wide_awake I like anthem
Me too!
Dan Panic is a beast. Most energetic drummer ever
He's adorable I guess Chicago has all the cute guys haha
Insane precision, and he makes it look easy
ADHD personified
The best classic lineup.
these kids today will NEVER KNOW!!!!
Florida Lottery haha dont tell em😂
The kids are alright in Atlanta.
IDK man my dream is to play in a band who can match this energy of Screeching Weasel circa 93. Also the Japanese garage punk band Teengenerate from the same year have a similar otherworldly energy level.
Fucken Rock n roll man, that shit doesn’t just die out
Im 13 and i can comfirm i know
No, you don’t ! Have no idea!
Jughead was the heart and soul of the band. And it was so cool that Dan Vapid was in it too.
One of the greatest punk bands of all time next to the descendants. This video brings back a lot of great memories.
+FFF C DescendEnts, why people always spell it with an "A"?
+xSergioRottenx really? You care about how it was spelled? Haha. Correcting grammar. How "punk rock" of you. Lol. Poser
+xSergioRottenx FYI, not that it really fuckin matters, spellcheck corrects the word with an A when quickly typing. Who gives a shit tho. We know who the band is. I was seeing them live when you were still in diapers I'm sure. What a fuckin douche to go out of your way to police spelling.
Oh no, you just called me poser and your best argument is thet "maybe" you're older than me, FATALITY!!!
.
I’ll always love this band
♥️🦦
Guy in crowd: plaAaAAY!
Ben: Why, is your mother calling you? “pLaAy! pLaAY!” Is it passed your curfew?
Ben Weasel will always be one of the greatest frontmen of all time.
I'm laying on my couch, at my parent's house, late at night when everyone is asleep - like I used to do so many times when I was a middle schooler and later a teenager. I'm 26 now and live elsewhere, but I'm visiting my parent's right now. I don't know why I felt the urge to listen to this music tonight, but I'm glad I did. This brings back so many memories and feelings... and not all of them good. It makes me remember all that pain and hurt, frustration and confusion that I used to feel so strongly during those years. But more than that it makes me feel that sense of love underneath it all, like that song "Totally" really meant something to me. I really totally wanted to hang out with the girl next door but thought I was too much of a loser for her. And "every night" I would come home and beat myself up in my head for acting like a fool around her. Things didn't exactly go the way I hoped they would but this music captured the spirit of something for me. Like, despite all the BS there was always a loving warmth there. And this music brought it out in me. It did then and it did tonight.
I'm always searching, to this day, for some sort of conclusion or answer but I guess I've started accepting these last few years that maybe there ain't one. And you know what, that's OK. I guess I didn't love SW and this music because they got it right all the time, and did things perfectly, and they were role models to look up into in that sense. Nah. I loved them because they just did their thing. Just like me as a teenager, even though my thing at that time was so damn screwed up (maybe for all of us). And here I am still doing it. I know it's only been a few years, but damn, I just have to think that some things will never change. And the way this music makes me feel, you'll just never be able to take that away from me. And I don't know what's gonna happen tomorrow, but in the words of one of my favorite composers, "I'm just happy to be alive".
Thanks SW and thanks uploader for this.
The stamina on Panic is incredible. He is in the upper epsilon of pop punk drummers. Say what you will about the complexity of the music, but even the most skilled drummers couldn't keep up with a set like this.
Ya, he's great. Got a quick right hand.
I don't know why.
Tears from my eye.
pop punk was my youth. I'm guessing it was yours too.
The Screeching Weasels!
Ben on guitar a rare site
One of the most underrated pop punk bands of the 90 these days more people should listen to them witty and funny lyrics charismatic frontman badass backing band and catchy music on par with green day and nofx
100% agree
Man I miss this band. The entire 90's and pop punk. Getting older sucks
Saw them back in the day ... they rock ... period.
I believe it's in Chicago. You can see Johnny, Mike, and Joey from The Vindictives in the audience. Also Larry Livermore is on the side of the stage.
Really happy to see the Dan Panic dance captured here. That was almost the best part of a SW show. He always seemed to be having so much fun.
He was singing the whole time!
I adore SCREECHING WEASEL, few bands even come close to being this tight, and Ben Weasels lyric writing is exquisite. Personality wise, he reminds me a lot of Frank Zappa, who I love as well. I wish I could see them play live in person..
This was the album release show for Anthem For A New Tomorrow. It also introduced a lot of people to 88 Fingers Louie, who opened the show. Most venues at the time weren't too keen on crowd surfing and especially stage diving, and this venue never hosted punk shows, hence the overzealous security. Funny that Ben's singing about fucked up power trips just as the guy jumps in the crowd. It happened a lot at the Metro too.
I WISH I had had the luck to watch 88FL AND SW together at the time!
Where is it? Thirsty whale?
First time Ive seen this video. Haven't seen Ben since I was a young lad. He's my cousin. Wish I would have gotten to know him. Waiting for you to come to the Bay Area Ben. Dan Tibbetts
The ending of Sunshine is fucking hilarious. That’s how you end a show!
Hahaha, these dudes got me thru some pretty rough times. Awesome to see em "in their day". This video was an awesome upload. Funny how listening to it like 15+ yrs later, all those emotions and feelings come right back.
That's the magic of great music!
... this takes me back
Beautiful. I always thought these guys were like, hateful or something. I mean, I loved them, but they didn't have that same innocent charm that The Queers had for me. They were darker. A few years ago there was some story where Ben Weasel decked a chick in the audience, too (not really sure what happened or why). IDK. I always just thought they were kind of dark. And they are, especially compared to The Queers (for example), but that's not the essence of it. There's a lot a lot of hope in these songs:
"Stop acting like she's stupid! Cus Cindy's on methadone". It's a song of empowerment and acceptance. "Veronica's definition of love is hate, Veronica hates me!" It's a love song about a dysfunctional love, but it's love! "To you love is just a game and googly eyed teen romance, that's why I don't wanna be in love with you!" He's not necessarily against love, he's just against that fake phony shit. "Shut up, shut up, shuuttt up!!!" (Hey Suburbia) It's an outcry against the bullshit rules that this society has placed on us.
IDK. I guess I knew on some level that there was hope and love in these songs, but I was so caught up in my own hate and angst that I guess it was easier to pay attention to the ugliness in it all (it's there, for sure it's there). But that ugliness is not the root of it... there is great love in this music.
I was born in '91, discovered these guys in high school around 2008 or so. So I'm not an original with all this stuff, I was just a baby. But the music, the authenticity... it always spoke to me.
Thanks Screeching Weasel.
I hadn't think that way, but those are a very good description of their songs.
He didn't really hit her; two girls were throwing ice at ben talking trash and screaming for attention, he lunged towards them and punched towards them but held back as not to actually do any damage. I think Ben was only ostracized from the punk community because he didn't give one of those fake apologies.
@@manuelmendez6022 Yeah I watched the video and she was definitely provoking him. Actually she spit on him I think? I don't blame him. And I don't blame him for not giving a fake PC apology. The guy is genuine, he doesn't do stuff just so he looks good. He does what he feels is right. That's the impression I get at least. And that's true punk rock.
Thanks for the comment.
@@kevinswift8654 Right on man. It was a fun show, but it was at a time when all that SJW stuff was just starting to sprout. SW have some of the all time great songs of punk/pop punk!
@@manuelmendez6022 you were there?? Cool dude!! Yeah, I'm all for rights for minorities and what not but the fakery and virtue signalling just reflects an apalling lack of authenticity. And without authenticity there can be no love.
Idk, this band and their music, oddly enough, causes me to feel love. There's something deeply real about them.
Agree, they are definitely one of my favorite bands of all time.
I'm one of those weirdos with the screeching weasel tattoo...love this band before dying your hair crazy color was cool
Well, I loved them before hair was invented.🖕 I win.
@@thebrandolorian9037 awww, dude been into punk since breakfast thinks he's cool.b
You're not a weirdo you're totally cool and I totally drool when I think about your tattoo lol
Lol! I have the tattoo too. I won't ever regret getting it :)
Oh, happy days...long gone now
Man, this takes me back to catching them @ Durty Nellie's in Palatine in the late 80's before they broke big; good times!
Absolute fucking gem!!! Best DL ever and very best line up of SW one of my all time favorite bands!! If I could find thank you very little on vinyl I’d be heaven
Yeah I commented on Ben weasels videos asking him to please post thank you very little I was going to get it from my mom's house after I moved out and she threw it out and that album was important to me
The Ramones and these guys are of Pop punk before it became pop
i love this line-up so much
thank you for this its amazing
A classic video here. Nice post!
Best pop punk band ever.
Pop punk? Are you serious??
chris cocktailz punk*
Lol pure pop punk
High frequency Voyager listen to their first album
People think "pop punk" means commercial "punk" like Sum 41 and Simple Plan and stuff. That is sort of the common definition But I think Chris Cocktailz is referring to the fact that this is melodic, pop-sensible punk rock - or rather, pop punk. By that definition the Ramones would be the quintessential pop punk band, and SW would not be far behind. Although it is the common definition, pop punk need not be commercial / Fall Out Boy. In fact I would call this (SW) pop punk. That other stuff is more like, pop that just happened to be influenced by punk. And guys like SW blazed the way for bands like blink-182 and Green Day to actually have commercial success with a similar sound... and from there the floodgates opened and arguably the true spirit got lost in the commercialization.
Wow, that's a solid setlist
BEST PUNKROCK BAND EVER!!! So sad they destroyed themselves...
Oh this brings back memories....
So good. So so so so so so good.
great footage.
Killer tunes.
Wow they sound exactly like the album. Hella rare for a punk band like this.
Can't wait to finally see these guys in Australia. Soon.
fire upload! weasel is the best
man, to have been at this show..
Coolest peoples of Chicago ever.
I was there.
EPIC!
Vintage set. Does anyone know any sets where SW play "Stupid Over You," I'd love to hear it live. I've only found one live performance: 11/1/92 at McGreggor's.
I loved how he called out that poser at the beginning. “PLAYYYYYY” lol
I met them at a house party at my high school girlfriend’s house in the Chicago burbs:)
Gracias,,,,
Remember seeing them went nuts I’m their in video lol was awesome
Lucky guy
I WANNA BE IN DAT PIT
this rules
Aww yeah! Great band
weasel jughead vapid panic best of
weasels ever. fuckin awsome.
Saw them many times at Berkeley square also at 924 gillman st. They were tight!! Anyone remember a heavy punk band named black fork ? They played all the time in Berkeley
I didn’t discover SW until 1995. By then, it was already too late to see them on the west coast 😭 ...wish I could have seen them at Berkeley Square or Gilman back then.
@@MrVisde man, I just saw you on 90s punk guitar cover and then here. What a coincidence haha
@@sickboy.13 haha, the algorithm is working!!
Mary moved out to Berkeley and man she felt like a man lol
These bouncers are ridiculous 8:45
amazing show by one of the best bands of all time. shame about the fucking adhd cameraman who can't stay on one thing for more than a second, not to mention tweedledum and tweedledee on security but you can't have everything...
I like they they have one fat guy bouncer that is probably the kindest guy in the world.
Kamala's too nice is always my fucking best song🫵
24:45 oh fuck yeah
Does anyone know if this is at McGreggors in Villa Park?
Great video but what's with the security? Is this typical of the scene/time?
This reposted anywhere? Would love to hear the audio
What does he say in the beginning of I Can See Clearly? Sounds like he called someone an asshole?
I would love to just isolate random moments in this video. Whats happening at 9:00? Did they get the Albanian Mafia for Security for this show?
Dan Panic is such a tight fucking drummer.
When and where is this?
Great video!
Thanks for posting it!
Chicago 1988
Is there a tracklist for this live?
Also... security depends upon which place you play at. Some have none, and some have too much. None was always good with me.
Where was this? And what year?
Queef it is 1993 for sure
Takes me back to Gunners' in Iowa City. These guys were from AZ or something no?
What is the last song ?
+Disturber93 study!!
Where is this show?
Those bouncers look like they're totally miserable.
Anyone know what type of bass Vapid is playing?
tracklist?
which one?
dan is the shit
The Bouncers seem overly zealous at this gig..
CD ROMs didn't even exist in '93 🙃
Except they have been around since 1989
...and red book is from 1982!
such an epic show, why isn't everyone yelling every word?!
It’s an album release show lol they didn’t know them yet
Mix os descedents, nofx and gorilla biscuits
The Turnstile bassist should watch this and take notes
The clearlest example that you dont have to dress punk to be one.
IDGAF about Nicaragua
Best song
I love the fact that they didn't play an encore. I always thought it was pretentious as shit. "Oh we're gonna leave now oh wait sike!". Like F off and finish off your setlist ya geeks!
Never heard something so stupid. As a musician myself I always love when people yell for an encore. It shows you that they like you and you got to play more