they're probably one of the most underrated bands out there, they definitely had an unique sound because of their different musical backgrounds, it was a perfect but unusual mix of talents
One of the few bands that simply and utterly defies classification. They borrow from so many different genres and they end up being more than the sum of their parts
1994 was undoubtedly one of the greatest years for music, so many great albums... Jeff Buckley - Grace, Soundgarden - Superunknown, Stone Temple Pilots - Purple, Pearl Jam - Vitalogy, Liz Phair - Whip-Smart, Meat Puppets - Too High to Die, Beck - Mellow Gold, Live - Throwing Copper... just to mention a few and of course sadly Kurt died, I had a ticket to see them but never did. But praise joy 1994 is still paying out with - Soul Coughing (who I am only now finding for the first time) - fantastic stuff.
l was at a club in Melbourne Australia and they had a downstairs area which was completely different to the rest of the club. l heard this hook and was instantly drawn to it. The DJ would put this on around 5am-ish and he would shout, '..and you are LIS-EN-INGGG to FUCKING MELBOURNE!!!' and the crowd would erupt!! It was mental and absolutely mind-numbing t the same time. lt was so infectious, l would find myself frequently at that club just so l could be in that basement around 4am -6am to make sure l had my hit before heading home (work or no work in 3 hours time).
"We are all in some way or another going to Reseda some day to die......."LOVE IT. I CAN'T BELIEVE RUBY VROOM IS 30 YEARS OLD! Zoom Zip and im still a fan.💜✌️
Fucking KILLER man! S.C. was one of the most interesting bands to come out of the 90's scene. Such grooves and hooks. Get you hooked like a junkie on their sweet smooth as vermouth sound. God I wish they got back together for a reunion but I KNOW that'll never happen. At least we have UA-cam
The beat quality to the lyrics will always impress me! Mike delivers like a modern-day Allen Ginsberg. And in this particular song, he even sounds like Allen.
I remember driving through San Fernando Valley many years ago, ironically enough, very close to Reseda, when I first heard this song. The song was introduced as the first time it was being played and after the song, the DJ didn't mention the song or the band's name! Something that I am quite sure, was deliberate in order to generate curiosity and buzz. Still, after hearing this song, I was immediately floored! As a musician, I could immediately hear the special sound in this band. This band took several concepts and made something unique which had never heard before; at least not like this. This will always be one of my favorite songs from this album.
Mr Peabody samples are awesome. This is the best Tell the Mermaid rendition from them. On a side note, this is one of the best performances I've seen from them period. Excellent maintained vibe in the studio. It's comparable to the stuff the did in Minnesota all those times.
The Peabody samples are from “Peabody’s Improbable History” Florence Nightingale, and “Fractured Fairytales," The Fisherman’s Wishes. I’m not sure about the opera singing though lol. - ua-cam.com/video/Tk_lnFgm-1I/v-deo.htmlsi=3XkGtQy50kO21oU2 - ua-cam.com/video/Nn4QFWqxZwQ/v-deo.htmlsi=rZZrZpZD-7weFV4X
@@2metersessies The way the snare, bass, and sampled horns are mixed together adds this hypnotic, almost cinematic undercurrent to the whole thing. That mix pulls you in, sets the mood, and makes the spoken words hit even harder. The raw, surreal blend of cynicism and poetry, the imagery, the tone, the weirdly hypnotic rhythm-it all felt like truth, even if I couldn’t fully understand it. It felt adult, like I was eavesdropping on a world I hadn’t entered yet, and that made it both unsettling and fascinating.
I've been a fan since the first day I heard this band. They are akin to nothing but my own strange thoughts. I will never stop listening to this music.
"It is 5:00 a.m. and the sun has charred the other side of the world and come back to us and painted the smoke over our heads an imperial violet". Now that's a word painting!
30 years ago, I moved to Los Angeles. One night in late ‘94 or early ‘95, I saw them open for someone at The Whisky and I was hooked. This song became my theme song for next 25 years. I was able to see them many more times and eventually at Bumbershoot when they played inside Key Arena to an unfilled festival crowd. I know it was painful for some of the members, but the art and result was amazing!
a band whose individual members were each so incredibly talented that there was no way in seven hells they would all tolerate each other for as long as they did. but the fact that they stuck around long enough to make the music they made has made the universe a much richer place for it.
"Slacker jazz" indeed. Massively underrated and too volatile to last. Only 3 albums, which seems to be a curse. Screaming Blue Messiahs also only lasted 3 albums. Damn shame.
Just finished Doughty's book. Apparently, he didn't get along with the band, still doesn't get along with them, and can't stand them. But he still writers similar stuff. He isn't a fan of uniqueness for uniqueness' sake, though. He just likes melodies that sound good. His solo work is pretty good, but more simplistic (whereas the rest of the band were about experimental, wacky stuff).
@@Duglasfresh I agree and beg to differ. If I read Mike’s book, he claims his bandmates were pricks and admits he was as well. Then there was this interview with Mark where even he agrees everyone quarreled amongst each other, I’d take it it’s everyone that set the wheels apart.
@@calumfoster-bayliss7122 I agree his solo stuff is ok, his voice is still good and interesting. But without the soul coughing band his solo stuff is kinda bland.
I've been asking myself this for a long time. "Down To This" and "Uh Zoom Zip" were uploaded from it. Search those on youtube. Maybe we can petition the meter sessies for more?
....so ahead of their time ...all of them are solid ...also using samples at that time wasn't as easy as it is now to do on ableton live , etc , it was a fuking pain in the azz...floppies and zip drives and all other dead fossils of various forms of multimedia , caught in the tar pits that was that time ......
They are from Fractured Fairytales (Mermaid Wishes) and the other ones are from Peabodys Improbable History (Florence Nightingale), segments on the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.
It's interesting: Doughty had accessible, catchy tunes that the rest of the band had little interest in, while the rest of the band had weird, experimental stuff that pushed the label, but they wanted to be famous, while Doughty just wanted to write the kind of music that would make the rest of the band famous.
New upload from this session - watch 'Down To This' here: ua-cam.com/video/2IYOdznkjcQ/v-deo.html
Amazing. Glad the music didn't disappear.
Thank you so much. This is amazing.
more please! the best of them ive been able to find! thank you!!!
What other songs did they perform?
That was my cd. Give it back
The groove is SO fucking deep! The samples are exactly right. The lyrics are modern day beat, and the delivery rules! This is bliss.
irresistible bliss
ruby vroom lol@@modpodgehoney7041
Perhaps future generations will discover this band. So amazing
they're probably one of the most underrated bands out there, they definitely had an unique sound because of their different musical backgrounds, it was a perfect but unusual mix of talents
mashIm True that
Nothing like em! Wish they were still performing. I didn’t get to know their music until their popularity had waned.
@@obtusemage2262 Mike Doughty is performing. I just saw him in Portand Maine. Fabulous show.
Ranked #1 underrated by UA-cam Underrated Comment Writers Assn West.
Yes!!!!
A rare drummer. No frills, no fills. Just solid as a rock. Wish there were more drummers like him.
I'm here
I dunno... fills aren't a bad thing... though I imagine the reason they're so popular is because people believe they take more skill.
Read Doughty's book.The drummer Yuval is an egotistical manipulative douchebag.
zepps88 i’m aware of the issues the band had. I was a big fan in the 90’s. Still doesn’t change the fact that he’s an amazing drummer.
@@zepps88 How does that make him different from the rest of the band?
Daym...this track still hits hard AF in 2024......
soul coughing reuniting for shows this fall!!!!
@@LProcks28 holy wow, thanks for posting this news, you broke it to me.
Gonna see them opening night in San Diego. I have been waiting to see this for years.
@@chac65 I'll be at the LA show!
Son of a.. I was so excited to see that this comment was recent, but the nearest show to me is 7 hours away, and of course it's in freaking Portland.
One of the few bands that simply and utterly defies classification. They borrow from so many different genres and they end up being more than the sum of their parts
I loved that about the 90s. Lots of musical experimentation and bands that kind of fit between genres.
Who’s here in ‘24?
30 years!
My goodness.
I can't get over how good this song is, absolutely obsessed with it. Those few extra notes that come in at the "Rock'n'Roll lives"-part, holy shit.
1994 was undoubtedly one of the greatest years for music, so many great albums... Jeff Buckley - Grace, Soundgarden - Superunknown, Stone Temple Pilots - Purple, Pearl Jam - Vitalogy, Liz Phair - Whip-Smart, Meat Puppets - Too High to Die, Beck - Mellow Gold, Live - Throwing Copper... just to mention a few and of course sadly Kurt died, I had a ticket to see them but never did.
But praise joy 1994 is still paying out with - Soul Coughing (who I am only now finding for the first time) - fantastic stuff.
R.E.M.'s "Monster" came out the same day as Soul Coughing's debut album.
94 95 both years with great great music
l was at a club in Melbourne Australia and they had a downstairs area which was completely different to the rest of the club. l heard this hook and was instantly drawn to it. The DJ would put this on around 5am-ish and he would shout, '..and you are LIS-EN-INGGG to FUCKING MELBOURNE!!!' and the crowd would erupt!! It was mental and absolutely mind-numbing t the same time. lt was so infectious, l would find myself frequently at that club just so l could be in that basement around 4am -6am to make sure l had my hit before heading home (work or no work in 3 hours time).
Genuinely this is the first interesting thing I have ever heard about happening in modern era Australia. Eye opening, thank you.
@@rowanfisher8659 king gizzard and the lizard wizard
Just saw them in Denver for the reunion. Incredible. Had to come back here for seconds
Headed to Boulder to see them tonight
"We are all in some way or another going to Reseda some day to die......."LOVE IT. I CAN'T BELIEVE RUBY VROOM IS 30 YEARS OLD! Zoom Zip and im still a fan.💜✌️
Fucking KILLER man! S.C. was one of the most interesting bands to come out of the 90's scene. Such grooves and hooks. Get you hooked like a junkie on their sweet smooth as vermouth sound. God I wish they got back together for a reunion but I KNOW that'll never happen. At least we have UA-cam
Never say never
Right? Lol
The beat quality to the lyrics will always impress me! Mike delivers like a modern-day Allen Ginsberg. And in this particular song, he even sounds like Allen.
spot on observation
This is actually the song that turned me on to SC way back when. It was a turbulent ride.
I remember driving through San Fernando Valley many years ago, ironically enough, very close to Reseda, when I first heard this song. The song was introduced as the first time it was being played and after the song, the DJ didn't mention the song or the band's name! Something that I am quite sure, was deliberate in order to generate curiosity and buzz. Still, after hearing this song, I was immediately floored! As a musician, I could immediately hear the special sound in this band. This band took several concepts and made something unique which had never heard before; at least not like this. This will always be one of my favorite songs from this album.
Bought a used car in '98, and someone left a soul coughing CD in the player.
thats epic.
The original owner spontaneously combusted, after listening to this song.
did you a favor he did!
Which one?
Today, it's worth more than the car!
Soul Coughing.... They was the modern Velvet Underground!!!
With a touch of The Doors.
@@sprucefan4379 And some 90s trip hop beats.
This is straight badassery.
man these guys got me through some good times and hard times.. totally underrated group.
ME TOO. Excellent taste, my friend.
2024 thanks for sucking it up to make fans happy guys you Rock!!!
This guy was truly our generation's Zappa. Highly underrated
Better
Mr Peabody samples are awesome. This is the best Tell the Mermaid rendition from them.
On a side note, this is one of the best performances I've seen from them period. Excellent maintained vibe in the studio. It's comparable to the stuff the did in Minnesota all those times.
been trying to find the samples from their intro track here, do you happen to know where they're from?
The Peabody samples are from “Peabody’s Improbable History” Florence Nightingale, and “Fractured Fairytales," The Fisherman’s Wishes. I’m not sure about the opera singing though lol.
- ua-cam.com/video/Tk_lnFgm-1I/v-deo.htmlsi=3XkGtQy50kO21oU2
- ua-cam.com/video/Nn4QFWqxZwQ/v-deo.htmlsi=rZZrZpZD-7weFV4X
@@crudecube oh my gosh thanks so much
@@modpodgehoney7041 np.
When I heard this I thought it was a recent release. Glad there's a video of it. Such a good song.
My Favorite Soul Coughing song, great video, thanks for uploading, it's nice to see them like this close to 20 years ago.
It’s nice 30 years later too
1:31 the pianist is like "I don't know what the fuck you're talking ab Mike but I like it"
That sampler/keyboard player played in David Byrnes band when he toured the follow-up to my life in the bush of ghosts
Videos like these make me think that there was fun involved in this band in some way or another.
Made me think these guys got along. Boy, was I wrong
These guys fucking hated each other lmao
@@TommyTheCat_05 It was mostly Mike and Mark that couldn't get along. Ego.
This song is so good. This is like the beginning of slam poetry with clown music. Chef’s kiss.
I wish I had talent like that in my 20s.
I didn't think they would play this on the reunion tour but they did and I was thoroughly enthused by it.
I was 13 when I first listened to this and it shocked me
Curious in which way?
@@2metersessiesprobably shocked him that it was so good lol
@@2metersessies The way the snare, bass, and sampled horns are mixed together adds this hypnotic, almost cinematic undercurrent to the whole thing. That mix pulls you in, sets the mood, and makes the spoken words hit even harder. The raw, surreal blend of cynicism and poetry, the imagery, the tone, the weirdly hypnotic rhythm-it all felt like truth, even if I couldn’t fully understand it. It felt adult, like I was eavesdropping on a world I hadn’t entered yet, and that made it both unsettling and fascinating.
Yuval. mind numbing. nobody plays like he does.
Where is he and what is he doing today?
Exactly! I could watch him play all day!
I just noticed Mark's Setup is sitting on a half covered Grand Piano, I love this Session! These 4 Individuals!
Taking the drag of the heater in the middle of the song and just keeps on it. So good!
I've been a fan since the first day I heard this band. They are akin to nothing but my own strange thoughts. I will never stop listening to this music.
The drums @ 4:20 how did this dude never get more cred
Yeah I never gave drums a second thought until I heard soul coughing. It's one of my favorite things about the band!
Coolest performance I've seen in a long time.
i fkn love this tune ❤
"It is 5:00 a.m. and the sun has charred the other side of the world and come back to us and painted the smoke over our heads an imperial violet". Now that's a word painting!
holy shit, looks like i hit the jackpot today
Holy sh*t incredible version
30 years ago, I moved to Los Angeles. One night in late ‘94 or early ‘95, I saw them open for someone at The Whisky and I was hooked. This song became my theme song for next 25 years. I was able to see them many more times and eventually at Bumbershoot when they played inside Key Arena to an unfilled festival crowd. I know it was painful for some of the members, but the art and result was amazing!
What an amazing session.
One of the coolest songs of all time.
God, how I LOVE this song!
a band whose individual members were each so incredibly talented that there was no way in seven hells they would all tolerate each other for as long as they did. but the fact that they stuck around long enough to make the music they made has made the universe a much richer place for it.
Doughty hated the band and the others. Read his book if you can stomach it.
Want more. Love MD and Soul Coughing
Damn, I’d listen to this when I was in high school
One of most innovative band of '90
ughhhh the song at the beginning
one of my favorite videos ever.
One of my favorites! 😘
Mike Doughty's vocal sound and style reminds me of Cake's John McCrea.
McCrea copied Doughty's style.
ive always thought this glad to know someone thinks so as well
Hmm, yeah I could see that. Kind of speak singing.
2020. The fire still burns
2021. The fire still
burns
@@TommyTheCat_05 2022 and this whole muthaphunkin' planet is smoking STILL!
Wow I had no idea that Lewis from Meet the Robinsons ended up forming a band
LMAO
This speaks to me. Quality comment :)
He kept moving forward for the sake of the BEAT!
I love this, thanks OP
Does anyone else out there listen to; Tell the Mermaid{the first Minute of this video} over and over?
You and I both
Right here.
Yuval's grooving on something illegal!
I don't think ecstasy was illegal yet. 🤪😉
Brilliant
Thank you very much, I cant get enough S.C, & this session is classic!
still love it!!
great performancE
God they are soo damn good
"Slacker jazz" indeed. Massively underrated and too volatile to last. Only 3 albums, which seems to be a curse. Screaming Blue Messiahs also only lasted 3 albums. Damn shame.
Just finished Doughty's book. Apparently, he didn't get along with the band, still doesn't get along with them, and can't stand them. But he still writers similar stuff. He isn't a fan of uniqueness for uniqueness' sake, though. He just likes melodies that sound good. His solo work is pretty good, but more simplistic (whereas the rest of the band were about experimental, wacky stuff).
@@AMcGrath82 I find his solo work to be extremely underwhelming compared to this.
@@calumfoster-bayliss7122 I side with the other band members...Doughty is a prick.
@@Duglasfresh I agree and beg to differ. If I read Mike’s book, he claims his bandmates were pricks and admits he was as well. Then there was this interview with Mark where even he agrees everyone quarreled amongst each other, I’d take it it’s everyone that set the wheels apart.
@@calumfoster-bayliss7122 I agree his solo stuff is ok, his voice is still good and interesting. But without the soul coughing band his solo stuff is kinda bland.
The best
Life is just a series of distractions before we all, in some way or another, go to Reseda someday. Try to make sure they're pleasant distractions.
The BRILLIANCE of Michael's DELIVERANCE of words
You are list-sinning...
You are list-sinning...
You are list-sinning...
To the angels
🪽 😇 🪽
I love Sebastian's shirt.
Oh wow. This is some good stuff. Mike with hair, nice!
Guys, move aside, let the man go through!
Such Talent!
IT IS 5 AM, AND YOU ARE LISTENING TO LOS ANGELES
Yooooo
5.50 here Down Under 7 years later & these lads are STILL Da Shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
♥
always found that line rather funny ... the delivery and everything xD
I think this is my most watched video ever. The ultimate. Here’s a story about being free
discovered this song from reading six feet under pilot episode. it's in there in the middle.
creo que esta canción y L.A Woman son la que mejor describe el lugar!
I just cant S.C. tunes outta my head!
love love love
whoa, cool
+quartertwain35 This is the era when I listened, and yet, now, in my youtube era, he is sober. Then, this. My how the tables have turned, on myself.
I've been asking myself this for a long time. "Down To This" and "Uh Zoom Zip" were uploaded from it. Search those on youtube. Maybe we can petition the meter sessies for more?
Best
I always found the line about "a screen five feet long" amusing and confusing. It's like Dr. Evil's ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
His name will be five feet long on the screen, not the screen itself
@@cardboardgraham That's one way of interpreting it I guess, although his delivery is vague.
*HERBAL MAMA*
They are so wasted. Love this!
....so ahead of their time ...all of them are solid ...also using samples at that time wasn't as easy as it is now to do on ableton live , etc , it was a fuking pain in the azz...floppies and zip drives and all other dead fossils of various forms of multimedia , caught in the tar pits that was that time ......
I'm considering going to the beach
Thanks for that. What about those samples? Like "Well mommy, I wanna be a goddess"?
They are from Fractured Fairytales (Mermaid Wishes) and the other ones are from Peabodys Improbable History (Florence Nightingale), segments on the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.
😀😍
It's interesting: Doughty had accessible, catchy tunes that the rest of the band had little interest in, while the rest of the band had weird, experimental stuff that pushed the label, but they wanted to be famous, while Doughty just wanted to write the kind of music that would make the rest of the band famous.
Alexander Scott Very mind boggling paradox
You lie
🤥
Gabay was a force!
fuck yes!
Anyone know where I can view more of this session?
Herbal MaMa!!!
1:00 sounds familiar, where is it originally from?
Peabodys Improbable History. The Jay Ward Cartoon. Voice actor is June Foray.
imagine a 400HP Cadillac in '94
The way he says “breasts”. So much damn weight. A goddamn poet, he was. ISSSS!
PHAT
01:12 Song begins
1:14