Vampire Weekend - Sunflower (Live at Austin City Limits)
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- “Sunflower” by Vampire Weekend performed live at Austin City Limits 2019
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Recorded live at The Moody Theater, Austin, TX, August 22, 2019
Produced by KLRU-TV, Austin PBS
Producer: Jeff Peterson
Director: Gary Menotti
Editor: Dan Martaus
Copyright 2019 CTPTC
#VampireWeekend #AustinCityLimits #Stoneflower
That solo could have went on forever and I wouldn’t have been mad
bruh that's a great idea, hold on lemme try edit the solo on loop
The singer totally ruined it for me. Not singing but just his whole stage presence. And I’ve liked this band for awhile.
there's gotta be a 10 hour version by now, right?
He's better than the band.
I was there bro. It nearly brought me to tears. It was powerful he was making magic in that moment it was thick in the air.
Their rhythmic precision and synchronization is stupid good
I'd love to see them at a festival on stage with Phish and Umphreys McGee...that'd be dope
I would highly recommend that you look up King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Yea they've pretty much become a jam band now lol
@@i_dont_know_who_i_am69 I ain't mad about it.
Zach Jones You must not get to hear much music. This is a mess.
Studio Version: 2 Mins, 17 Seconds
Live Version: 8 Mins
Both are great.
Paddy O'Connor So, you’re saying this is an actual piece of music? As in, intentional?
Peter Yianilos Dude why are you going around every comment shitting on the band? If you hate them so much why are you here?
reminds me of the sultans of swing studio vs live. I'll be honest though, I think that the live version for Sunflower is SO much better. I wish it were on spotify.
i like both but ngl i love this version so much more. this is the version i recommend to everyone.
8 minute sunflower, Man!
i'm gonna be honest my first thought was "of course he's wearing sandals"
With farkin straps. Yeesh.
lol
How unbearably white.
Yeah, and the other dude has shorts on. Somehow he still manages to look pretty cool but, I still stand behind "there are no shorts in rock n' roll"
@@SinnetSongs Robert Trujillo, Angus Young, and Danny Carey may disagree with you. And yes I did use an Oxford comma there ;-)
This whole song is a guitar exercise
Douglas Stewart I meant it as a good thing
if you idiots thinks this you really need to get out more.....maybe watch an Alan Holdsworth show
Tahsin Sabah well every song is a guitar excercise...
Tahsin Sabah Exercise is a good word for it. Not much more.
michael88863 ???
Never thought I'd see the day when Vampire Weekend, of all bands, would be a jam band. And they don't suck, either!!!
Same. I avoid them based of name alone. Then heard this and ask myself if they zappa influnced. Musicianship very impressive
@@gratesagag4948 I always thought they'd be a hardcore band before I listened, but been an indie band through and through until this album which definitely has folk vibes. Just some kids who got to Columbia University on scholarships jamming out
Second time I've seen this version, second time I'm convinced they need to do a psych rock album.
That’d be awesome
Space rock, psicodelic, heavy rock all mixed 50% 30% 20% 😏
If they ever do another album😢
@@footygoodness SiriusXMU said last month that there's one in the can. I think we'll get new music from them soon 🙂
@@gamby16a hell yeah I needed some good news
honestly their bass player is so underrated
Anyone that plays a Ric is underrated! They're a different breed
john mayer touring with the dead and vampire weekend turning into a noodly jam band. the strangest timeline, my dudes.
The strangest, but certainly not the darkest
Listen to Bon Iver's first record and tell me they'd become an arena band
Dopest timeline
John Mayer becoming the best guitar player alive from being a popstar. Definitely the strangest timeline ever haha
Or the best
Pesh Frots so true. Justin Vernon is a genius. So are all of those listed above. If you’re not growing, what’s the point?
I literally clicked because I wanted to see the hollowbody jaguar with jazzmaster pickups and a starcaster headstock and was pleasantly surprised by an amazing guitar solo.
Bilt guitars have exploded the last few years. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
@@thenewmedic I never heard of them, but that guitar is obviously a solid build.
@@DBSG1976 how so
Nope
Bilt guitars are amazing, custom builds out of Des Moines Iowa. They do some funky built in effects. Impeccable quality.
8 minutes sunflower
this show rules!
rock’s played out, dawg
@@WallyBrando I am so impressed I might just start following their music if they're turning into a jam band.
i was just about to comment that haha!
Rostam was definitely a huge loss, but Brian Robert Jones really adds so much to the band that it kind of makes up for it. This guy shreds.
Where’s rostam?
@@scottycrayon He left Vampire Weekend at some point between MVOTC and FOTB
@@WiloPolis03 thought he was just doing a bit of solo stuff
@@scottycrayon He is, but unfortunately he left the band for it. He did help produce We Belong Together and Harmony Hall though, and I think the album was still as great as it could get with their situation, so I think it's all good
This may be really dumb to ask. But rostam was really part of vampire weekend??? I didnt even know that
I’ll never get tired of this song.
same
One of my favorites off the album.
Ossarian Lol dummy
@Ossarian thats exactly what we're doing boomer
✨
That's about as perfect as turning a 2 1/2 minute song into an 8min live performance as you could possibly get. Masterpiece.
The big afro, some clean J's, the man is a legend
Don't forget the pink thinline jaguar
Giffari Ihza jazzmaster
@@mushroomhead947 oops sorry my bad
It's neither it's a bilt zaftig custom job they're fucking rad
so true lol
I've watched this like literally 30 times in the past two months. I think this is my favorite guitar solo of the 2010s.
Don't you like Nick Jonas' masterpiece better? :)
@@zachdaguitarguy4789 what is there to like about this incoherent garbage?
@@BorislavVeselinov VW’s incoherent garbage?
the song itself is more like an intro to the solo here
Welcome to the world of jam bands.
There’s hardly a song to this song
so true.
Out of sheer and pure ignorance, I REFUSE to acknowledge anything greater than this performance! PHENOMENAL!
Lead singer looks like he's about to hike up a mountain in a Columbia ad
jessica Goodstein haha
LMAO THIS IS SO ACCURATE HAHAHSH
Columbia lol his alma mater
.....I hate that I agree with that. But also know he'd climb that f'in mountain.
Why did every artist decide to title their song Sunflower this year
2017 - Sunflower by Rex County Orange
2018 - Sunflower by Swae Lee, Post Malone
2019 - Sunflower by Vampire Weekend
2020 - Sunflower by ??
@@daveteves add Harry Styles to that list lol
@@deaf-tomcat ew, no.
Dave Teves we’re naming artists with a song called sunflower, no?
@@deaf-tomcat it's a cover. It's awful. Not released in 2020.
This version just adds those extra 4 minutes, 43 seconds of even more greatness.
please make a live album out of this tour
Yes, please!
Until they do, sukadogdik.com has what you need.
6
Was stupidly good. 100% agree deluxe vinyl pls
They did a live EP but its exclusive to amazon prime
They did a limited vinyl release this year
This is my dogs favorite band...he watched the whole concert. I was very impressed too. Especially this and 2021
IDontWannahName unless i deeply misread this... this is also my dog and my cat's favorite band. a-punk gets them going
Vampire Weekend, the choice favorite indie band of cats and dogs worldwide since 2008
Wilo Polis somebody needs to establish a research on why that is
@Marty DeMarco Well as a dog myself I kinda get it
What kind of dog?
8 minute cape cod when
There's an 8 minute Cape Cod with Solsbury Hill built in the middle that's pretty sweet.
4 years later… 30 min cape cod w/goose lol
Ezra Koenig in the shoresh sandals. Gangsta
Prep School Gangster
Ok this guy is a phenomenal player. Great addition to the band. That guitar solo blew me away!
Sound engineering on this song is brilliant.
Whole record sounds incredible from a production/mixing standpoint. Just sounds so expensive and deliberate
Anyone that plays a Ric is underrated! They're a different breed
The live or recorded? I found the first blast of backup vocals on the live version was a little low. But maybe for a reason. Not sure.
S T O N E F L O W E R
I demand Ezra's skin care routine
haha lol, i was curious too
genetics
His own semen
Semitic indooorsiness
hes a vampire
The guitar player with the afro is dressed like me when I go to the grocery store on a Saturday and run into my boss and his wife.
This is one of those songs that just catches your ear. Discovered this song from a random playlist I was listening to and when I heard it, I knew I’d have the tune stuck in my head. This live version is fantastic!!!!!
Same. Discovered Vampire Weekend though this song on a Spotify recommendation. I thought to myself, “can’t believe I’d never heard of this 60s/70s band”. Turns out they’re my age.
Iconic guitar solo, will be coming back to this video for a looooooooong time
Young Bill Murray going crazy on bass
Now referring Bill Murray as "old Chris Baio"
@@pattyrod55 heck yeah!
Jacob Crummett hell yea man made the song that much better
LOL underrated comment
I'M DYING!!😂😂😂
First time listening to them, I adore when a singer or a collective make me fall in love with their music by listening a live performance instead of a recorded song. They are 100% in that playing and singing, this is so true and amazing, wonderful! And the dinamic of the song, wow, a surprise all along!
so true and rare for me it was AM.
8 minutes?! This is like some Grateful Dead level of jamming.
Total fire on the mountain in the solo.
@@joshueabelis473 Definitely! Saw this live in Cincinnati and thought the same!
holy shit youre right what if they were influenced by their comeback as Dead & Co hence the set up with two drumsets etc
Also Phish and Umphreys McGee
Times that by 5
i've alway seen these guys as the modern grateful dead. all the technical and talented songwriting with modern production and it doesn't take an entire college semester to listen to the record
^the song you write when you discover there are more scales than the pentatonic, ionian, and aeolian
Daniel Collins It’s called Mixolydian ;)
owlcarnival indeed it is. 10 points for you 🥳
It’s called jazz
CrispyBoi03 🧐🧐🧐 me thinks not 🤨
D Mixolydian to D Dorian
They did this at the dublin gig and it was one of the best concerts I had ever been to
So sad i missed that
It was a great gig, brilliant atmosphere
@@evanwhite2112 A lovely sunny day out on Trinity Green, one of my favourite gigs
Jealous. I’ve missed them every time they’ve came through my area.
That Trinity gig was good! Couldn’t ask for a better one (although I still want to hear Finger Back live)
Tone. Touch. Lyricism.
We need a live album with this version of the song in it
For years this has been my go to song when I need inspiration. Powerful energy. Beautiful performance.
Noodley octave surfing riffs - China - Cat = Sunflower. The sky is yellow and the sun is blue
Wow their playing is really tight...the subtle tempo change was cool also fantastic guitar solo!
oh the vibes of this... impeccable.
you could totally mashup 'fire on the mountain - grateful dead' with this song
honestly who the fuck allowed vampire weekend to be this good
Random person: vampire weekend sucks
Me: shows them this
Them: I love vampire weekend
When that bass comes in during there solos is great man, it adds so much more
I remember seeing this at the Big Weekend last year, front row and it was incredible! Best live band I’ve ever had the honour of seeing
The pink guitar is so sexy and his playing was so tight. When he started singing with the guitar lines I was blown away, he’s fucking amazing.
Welcome to my strange addiction:
*Vampire Weekend*
Mine too. I get it.
@@tonyacolombo4496 you're in good company. Especially in this thread ;-)
That strummin is so satisfying
i think this is my 45th time watching this
That solo will go down in history
This sounds like springs After Bambi's mother has been shot
oh no, my personal vietnam flashbacks, here we go again...
HAHAHAHAH
Lmfaoooo
I will have to definitely place Vampire Weekend on my list of concerts to go to
lol. update added.
You're amazing, guys.
I know this has probably been mentioned in the comments multiple times already, but if you dig this and you’ve never checked out the Grateful Dead, do yourself a favor and look up Scarlet Begonias or Fire On The Mountain or Franklin’s Tower or Bertha or hell, anything.
If any of the children hiding in the comments haven’t heard either of those tunes then they honestly can’t understand the complexity of jammin. They need to start there
Or this song's grandfather, China Cat Sunflower
Or Morning Dew
The allman brothers as well
💀 ⚡️ 🌹
PLEASE put this live version on apple music and spotify !!
This is intelligent pop music by a guy who’s an actual Teacher. Brilliant!
Even though they aren’t doing African rhythms or Beats, they remind me of Talking Heads for some reason. Maybe because they are intelligent College kids and clean cut looking.
That guitar 🎸 player can jam and I like that Jagstang model!
Oh my god. They’re jamming. This is epic!
God, I forgot how much fun this band is!
This is another level! 💕 how come nobody in the public is rocking this song?
some dead vibes with the jamming going on, love vampire weekend even more now
Why do Ezra's vocals on this version sound so much better than the original? I love it!
Here is the short story from the tag: Stone Flower
A long time ago in one Urals village there lived a famous craftsman named Prokopyich. He made jewelry and other things from malachite and was renowned as the best gem carver in the Urals. The rulers ordered him to teach some boys his profession, but none of them was talented enough.
At the same time an orphan named Danila lived in the village. He was weak and couldn't work at the factory. But he was full of dreams and liked to observe nature. Once he tried to help an old herdsman, but when he played his flute, the old shepherd felt asleep and several cattle were eaten by wolves. Danila and the herdsman were were severely punished.
A kind old woman took Danila into her house and healed him using many herbs and flowers. She taught him the lore of plants, and one day told him about the Stone Flower from Malachite Mountain. She told him it was the most beautiful flower in the world. But she also warned him, "Whoever finds that flower will never be happy."
After Danila recovered, the manager of the factory sent him to Prokopyich to study gem carving. He was surprisingly gifted. Prokopyich was a widow without children, and he loved the boy as if he were his own son. Several years passed. Danila became a strong, handsome young man.
One day the owner of the factory sent him a commission to make a vase from malachite, along with a sketch of what he wanted. Danila began the intricate task, but he was unsatisfied with the idea on the sketch. Every day he went to the woods looking for inspiration and observing many flowers and plants. He worked for a long time and at last completed a vase like the one in the sketch. When he showed it to the other craftsmen, they liked it and praised it. But Danila said, "This vase is made precisely according to the sketch, but there is no living beauty in it. When you look at the simplest flower, joy fills your heart because of its beauty. Where is there such beauty in the stone?"
One very old craftsman warned him, "Don't even think that way. Otherwise you could become a servant of the Mistress of Copper Mountain. Her workers live and work in the Mountain and nobody ever sees them. Once I was lucky enough to see their work. Magnificent! Our work can't compare with theirs, because they have seen the Stone Flower and understand the beauty of the stone."
After this conversation Danila went to the woods more often looking for a block of stone for his own vase. Prokopyich was worried about him and urged him to marry the nice girl named Katya to whom Danila was engaged. But Danila said, "I want to wait! First I need to make my own vase and then we will think about marriage.".
One day he was in the woods looking for stone and suddenly heard a whisper saying, "Danila-Craftsman, look for stone on Serpent Hill." He turned around and saw the dim outline of a woman, which vanished in a second. He thought, "Perhaps it was the Mistress of Copper Mountain!" So he went to Serpent Hill and found a huge block of malachite. He was very glad, took the stone home and started to carve the vase.
But soon again he was disappointed with the result and said sadly, "Maybe I am just not able to understand the power and the beauty of the stone." So he and Katya announced the date of their wedding. The day before the wedding he went for a walk to Serpent Hill again, sat down and thought about the Stone Flower. "How I desire to see that Flower!" he mused.
All a sudden the Mistress of Copper Mountain appeared before his eyes. Danila began to implore her: "There is no life for me without seeing that Flower!"
She replied, "I could show it to you, but afterwards you will regret it. Those who have seen my Flower have left their family and come to live in my mountain. Think about Prokopyich and Katya who love you."
"I know," shouted Danila, "but I must see it." "All right," she said. "Let's go then to my garden." So she took him and showed him the wonderful Stone Flower.
In the evening Danila came to the village. His fiancee Katya had a party the day before the wedding. At first he had fun, danced, and sang songs, but then he became sadder and sadder. To Katya's questions he replied that he had a headache. After the party he returned home, broke his vase and ran away.
The village was full of rumors after he disappeared, but no one knew where he had gone. Three years passed. Katya did not marry. After her parents died she came to live with old Prokopyich and helped him in his work. But soon Prokopyich died, too, and Katya lived on her own. She did not have any money, so she decided to try making some brooches.
She went to Serpent Hill hoping to find good pieces of stone. But at the hill she remembered her beloved Danila and wept. Suddenly she saw a beautiful piece of malachite. Katya took it home and tried to carve several brooches. She worked hard and well and her carving beautifully set off the natural patterns in the stone. Katya was happy when she sold her works to a merchant in the village. She thought, "My brooches are the best in his store. I was lucky finding that malachite. Maybe Danila helped me?"
She ran again to Serpent Hill looking for another good stone. But she thought again of Danila and burst into tears, sobbing, "Where are you, my beloved friend? Why did you leave me?" When Katya looked around it seemed to her she stood in an unfamiliar woods, and the mountain opened before her eyes. "Here is the magic mountain," she thought. "Maybe I could see my Danila."
When Katya looked down, she saw a man who looked just like Danila. The man raised his hands toward her. She wanted to jump down to him, but the vision disappeared. She told her relatives what she had seen but they did not believe her and decided that she must be ill.
The next day Katya ran to the hill hoping desperately to see Danila. Her sister followed her. Katya came to the same place and found herself in the magic woods. She started to call out, "Danila, where are you? Answer me!" The echo answered: "He is not here! He is not here!" Then suddenly the Mistress of Copper Mountain appeared and demanded, "Why did you come to my garden? If you need the stones, take what you wish and go away."
Brave Katya replied, "I don't need your dead stones. Give me my Danila back. You don't have the right to take another's fiance." The Mistress laughed. "Do you have any idea whom you are speaking to?" Katya cried out, "I am not blind, I know who you are. I am not afraid of you! Not at all! And I know that Danila wants to come back to me." The Mistress said, "All right, let him speak then."
At the same moment Katya saw Danila. The Mistress said, "You have to choose, Danila-Craftsman. If you go with her, you will forget everything you saw and learned in the mountain. If you want to stay here, you have to forget the rest of the world."
Danila sighed, "I am sorry. I can't forget the people I love. I think about Katya every minute of my life." The Mistress smiled and said, "All right, Danila. Go back home. And for your honesty and loyalty I will give you a present. You will not lose your knowledge that you have learned here. But do not tell people about the mountain. If somebody asks you where have you been, just say that you went away to improve your skill."
Katya and Danila returned home, filled with joy. Katya's sister could not find her in the woods and returned home. When she came into the house she saw Danila and Katya. She cried out, "Danila, where have you been?" Danila just smiled. "I went to study my craft with a master who lives far away. "Katya and Danila lived happily together for many years. He became known far and wide as the greatest carver in the Ural Mountains.
Fucking-Just-WØW...
#Respect tho, I always do enjoy learning history and that was a grand tale to a certain extent...Admittedly, I WAS expecting/hoping for a severe “twist” or Shocking ending to this tale...alas, this was NOT the case in the case of this case.😑🏺
EVERY time I hear this exact version (best ever performance on PBS Austin City Limits), I think of the first time I heard it stoned. I honestly didn't like it the first time (sober), until I heard it with some weed influence. It went from "weird" to "holy fuck these guys are brilliant".... I have no idea why it worked out that way, but I listen to these guys every day now, and I'm sure is shit not high every day, just weekends lol
I keep away from live performances, especially ones I plan on seeing. I saw this live a few days ago in Melbourne, and oh man am I glad I didn’t know what to expect, this fucking shreds 😩😩👌👌👌👌
thanks Invincible for bringing me to this masterpiece of a song
I went to their concert in Mexico City last October 21st and this song sounded very well!
Vampire weekend hit their final evolution I see. I still like the first two albums the best.
the part after the solo would fit easily in a strokes album
This sounds so much like a modern GONG specifically I'm thinking of I've Never Glid Before.
I'm thoroughly hyped after listening to this.
Life is very chaotic rn but this video is a source of joy in this troubling time ❤ thank you for the music
You'll be alright I have faith in you n wish u the best life has to offer!!!
Im going to VW tonight at San Diego Open Air Theatre. This song has me pumped!!!
The only vampire weekend song I've ever listened to up to this point is a-punk which is a good song, but I never expected this. Very much blown away right now and want to check out more of their stuff. Getting serious 70s prog rock vibes from this track and the fact they have 2 drummers makes me think of the dead haha
You might hear the Grateful Dead, and indeed, the beginning (0:22) is reminiscent of "China Cat Sunflower", the bass (0:41) sounds like Phil Lesh and the jam (3:37) doesn't just have the chords of "Fire On The Mountain". But in the end the Dead flow is missing, although the solo is really great and the band gives it a lot at the end (5:50).
Recently got turned on to this group. Diggin their sound!
Jesus Rhonda
@@cone209 lol! Hey, I'm old. What can I say. 😉
full on dad rock mode at the end - AND WE LOVE TO SEE IT
Ezra is a real vampire, he never age lol
P.s i love this song ❤️
Wow. Groups are finally back to playing they're absolute best and pushing limits again. DYNOMITE!!!!!!!
I really love the trippy jam band vibes ✌️🍃🌈
It's sad that ALOT of people don't know this exist. It's sad for them because they literally have no clue what they're missing , ,these guys are as cool as Alabama in the winter ! And I should know I've been here my entire 50 years, these guys are really great
This is so much greater than I ever thought it could be
I can't stop watching this video, it's mesmerizing.
Brian Robert Jones 😊❤😊
They always had cool productions, they're just evolving
love this, so much swagger on one stage
One of the single greatest live performances of all time, imho.
When i saw them in la that solo just adds some ummmf to this song, the riiffs are so good..hell yeah
PLEASEEEEEEEEEEE PUT THIS ON SPOTIFY!!!!!!!!! I COULD LISTEN TO IT ALLLLLLLL DAYYYYYYY
Saw them at firefly this year. New fan, and this is one of my favorites from them. EXCELLENT guitar work.
That vocals from the second singer are amazing
I saw them perform live at red hat , in June last year, the mutha fking bomb... so much fun. The whole place up and dancing. Great vibe... great music from great musicians... proud to have been part of... that group is best in its league and genre from album one to now,,, hands down,,no arguing.
We live in a world where Vampire Weekend don't even have 275k subscribers on UA-cam
Not anymore, but they’re still wildly underappreciated.
@@elibundy3613 I didn't understand what you mean by not anymore? Btw I'm surprised they haven't gained 5k since my comment 6 months ago... Or maybe lost followers? Geez
@@TC-bt7bc I just mean that even though they’ve passed the metric you mentioned a few months ago, they should still be more popular.
@@elibundy3613 But they didn't pass it. My metric was 275k, they are at 270k right now lol
@@TC-bt7bc ah true I guess they must have lost subscribers or I just read it incorrectly
jesus christ i thought this was going to be good but i didnt expect it to be this insanely good
This song gives me so much energy and hope thanks vampire weekend :)
Pretty much listen to this version every day hahaha
6:01 very slick war pigs reference
Yes. Definitely got a black sabbath vibe
Ditto for 5:10. Straight up nod to War Pigs and I'm all about it. Dude is a ripping guitar player.
I thought it was about to drop into War Pigs tbh. Wouldn’t have been mad.
Wow! So awesome to see and hear the super talented Brian Jones shred like a maniac.