This song would always play on XRT when I was in the car with my mom. We would never talk during, just listen. Such a good song. Makes me think of her every time I hear it now. Rest easy Mom.
Actually, it was back in middle school when the music video for Australia came out. My social studies teacher put it on, because he was a fan of The Shins, and I was hooked
Man, how special was 2007? We got Wincing the Night Away, Neon Bible, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, In Rainbows, Into the Wild, Favourite Worst Nightmare, Icky Thump, All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone, Boxer….Unreal.
As a huge fan of The Shins since the 90's I must say this is actually a fantastic performance. It's always hard to get the original sound of a former band, and they still did an amazing job.
That's not why people go to see a Shins concert for though. I think most fans love them for their lyrics, melody and sound, and are content with getting just that.
He's not off key at all, not sure what u guys are talking about? It's awesome when it doesn't sound exactly like the album because then you have 2 versions! The album one, and a new one
Unfortunately Jessica Dobson left the band to concentrate on her own project, Deep Sea Diver (they are pretty good, check them out). I agree though, she was my favorite part of seeing them live.
That's Pam Berry, the song right before it on Wincing. They always play it before Phantom Limb, as Mercer clearly wrote it and placed it there to be the intro to it.
No, only the drummer was fired. The other two members have come back to play and guest on albums from time to time, although they all play in other bands.
This one has always been tough for me to analyze in terms of what the song is about or the lyrics mean. Some of it seems to make sense and some doesn't (to me). I think in one of his interviews, Mr Mercer said something about usually writing the music first and then having to come up with lyrics later. I believe it!
I find it interesting that Mercer and the "new shins" play all the old songs that were created with the original Shins members. Probably because the new shins album sucks and is terrible-that is why they are playing all the original hits with the old band. Nevertheless the songs just don't sound the same and are off. Something magical that was with the original Shins members is obsolete. Mercer made a grave mistake losing the original band members. What the hell were u thinking Mercer?
He wanted to take the band in a new direction, and at least some of the original musicians either couldn't cut the mustard (not enough musical technique / chops) or they weren't playing in a style that he felt meshed with the new songs he was writing. Plus a couple of the guys were already involved with side-project bands at that time, I think. At least that's what I remember reading. I do also miss the old band, BUT the current crops of musicians really do have chops and can bring it.
I prefer the original lineup. This just doesn’t do it for me. Still a great song and it’s prudent to remember that everything went tits up for james after he sacked that lineup.
I didn't hear anything "off", but he does change the melody deliberately here and there, to new and different melody notes. He seems to do that on nearly every live performance of most of his songs, and speaking as a composer and professional musician, the way he does it is excellent and amazing IMO. He'a re-composing the song in real time, and IMO nearly every time it's JUST AS GOOD as the version on the recording, which I think is a fantastic quality-to-quantity ratio!!! In this, he's like a really good jazz musician.
![The Shins - Phantom Limb [OFFICIAL VIDEO]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/OkITsv3Nk6M/mqdefault.jpg)
This song would always play on XRT when I was in the car with my mom. We would never talk during, just listen. Such a good song. Makes me think of her every time I hear it now. Rest easy Mom.
Rest in peace 🙏🏽
They all look like Middle School teachers and I love it.
lol
lol, yes, except for jessica. she's a Ph.D in the Fender Jazzmaster teaching at the Graduate level.
i just realize that all of them are in the "simple song" video
Actually, it was back in middle school when the music video for Australia came out. My social studies teacher put it on, because he was a fan of The Shins, and I was hooked
and they are all gone now, replaced by yet another batch. Settle ! with the lineup changes Mercer.
I always want this song to go on for hours.
among the greatest songs in rock history
The Shins are so God damned good they bring tears of joy.
He's so beautiful. His songs are magical and his performance is awesome. I like him being a little shy, that makes him even more special.
Yes. :)
Man, how special was 2007? We got Wincing the Night Away, Neon Bible, We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank, In Rainbows, Into the Wild, Favourite Worst Nightmare, Icky Thump, All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone, Boxer….Unreal.
The best songwriter alive.
Eric Larry Mercer though those guys are good, Mercer is just on another plane of the universe
Isaac Brock
Him and Ben gibbard
I saw them in Vegas for this tour. I was 9. First and greatest concert I've been to so far.
God these guys are perfect, they have the ability to hook your heart
you a bi-guy?
uh what?
this song is magical
My favorite The Shins song!!!
RIP Richard Swift (the keyboard player).
I feel his best musical contribution was on the 2003 album Old by Starflyer 59. You should check it out if you've never heard it.
WHAT ?
Argentina !! Present e
Best band from the 90's!
Damn i love this band. If they ever want to come sailing, they are all welcome.
Has it been TEN YEARS? Holy crap. Love you, Shins.
This was the first tune I heard from them and I have been hooked since. One of my desert island picks, for sure.
As a huge fan of The Shins since the 90's I must say this is actually a fantastic performance. It's always hard to get the original sound of a former band, and they still did an amazing job.
Bryan Gilmore 90s?? The fuck? first album didn’t even come out until 2001 I believe
@@ENTPhilosopher They released an EP in the 90s.
90S JAJAJAJAJJA ALL THE PEOPLE ARE OBSESED WITH THE 90S THE SSHINS CAME UP IN THE EARLYS 2000S THEY ARE TOTALLY 2000S
I will never forget these amazing people
❤❤❤ great show great song!
Absolutely love these guys, one of, if not the best indie rock band out there!
wow her guitar tone is so nice
that singer is incredible.
Stunning.
the clearest, purist voice!
Bright and beautiful!
Great song. Great band!
Mercer is a rare talent. The successor to Brian Wilson imo. Touched by genius.
Spot on
I was thinking the same thing! The chord changes and vocals are so reminiscent of Wilson.
YES. I keep them mixed together on my 'Sound Inspirations' playlists
I think this is my favorite Shins song....no wait...
That's not why people go to see a Shins concert for though. I think most fans love them for their lyrics, melody and sound, and are content with getting just that.
0.41 Best transition from one song to another ever.
All hail James Mercer.
Parecen maestros de secundaria, son buenísimos.
lovin it, no gimmicks, just good music
He's not off key at all, not sure what u guys are talking about? It's awesome when it doesn't sound exactly like the album because then you have 2 versions! The album one, and a new one
James Mercer has more experience on the microphone than the douche bags posting comments, I promise
ohhh this girl on guitar is perfect, i mean how she plays, love this song, like the live version
Unfortunately Jessica Dobson left the band to concentrate on her own project, Deep Sea Diver (they are pretty good, check them out). I agree though, she was my favorite part of seeing them live.
pearljammer13 What songs would you recommend?
***** A few of my favorites are "Always Waiting", "One By One", and "Weekend Wars". Hoping for a new album from them this year.
pearljammer13 That's great, thanks for the help.
Vitalik Lopatiuc dude! note the beard and adam's apple
Lovely melody!
Yes, Brian Wilson would approve! It's very haunting.
You're watching the best band of the year!!
very good the shins
The Shins, The Unicorns, Deerhunter, Radiohead, etc.. have that indie sound in their rock that is just the beezkneez
I love Jessica Dobson.
I second that emotion. Marry her I would!
faithfull fan since 2006!! great band
These guys have such a good groove and vibe. Great stuff.
I definitely can't listen to Phantom Limb without Pam Berry as an intro.
Great song
Underrated big time. Great band
Amazing!
This version of the Shins is good, but I miss the old lineup 😢
I wish they were still around 😭. They sounded so much better..
It's gotta be in the best albums of 2000s-2009, right?
Fantastic
Lovely…
отличная песня
The audience is remarkably chill.
Awesome
That pam berry intro though...nice.
That is possibly the greatest response i've ever heard
todos parecen como profesores de escuela y me encanta..
the guitarist! i love her cutest women ever!
This reminds me of The Smiths.
+Sigurður Baldursson This reminds me of The Shins.
'Could ever tra-aa-aay' that's very The Smiths
Mercer likes them a lot.
U icelandic?
Checking in
❤❤
ｍｅｌａｎｃｈｏｌｙ
I miss Jessica Dobson in the lineup
We all do, we all do :(
and richie
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
1st comment. 1st to view it. 1 of many to love it.
the singer reminds me of buck darma, the smiths, and dexies midnight runners. The guy is awesome.
Pam Berry+Phantom Limb
this is hang out with you girl ,your friends and have a pint somewhere in the sun.
#1 hypster in the whole goddam world.
The Shins is a rock band that appears in the episode “Bitzer Puts His Foot In It”.
The Shins is a rock band that appears in the episode “Bitzer Puts His Foot In It”.
i wanna share this, but i think it'll do better to discover this on their own
The Shins is a rock band that appears in the episode "Bitzer Puts His Foot In It".
The Shins is a rock band that appears in the episode "Bitzer Puts His Foot In It".
@@pumpkinpoi3974 What
Amazing song. Way better with the original lineup.
is that a sweater around Joe's neck, So rock and Roll... I do like this drumming style though
wait that's is part of his sweater.. My bad
Just got into the Shins this past year...wow, kinda like a Radiohead lite, or a Wilco, bit more poppy... amazing stuff... tight band
tremendous songwriting as well. second to no one imo
Which Shins album sounds the most like this one besides the one this song was on? I didn’t really get into Oh Inverted World.
dreamy
when did jack white start dressing in drag?
man don't ever write a song with this many high notes, you might actually have to sing it Live!
is the guy on the keys who played drums on the video?
blackcatmusic The keyboardist here is Richard Swift - the drummer in the vid was founding member Jesse Sandoval.
haha who has the lyrics to that intro goshh
The Beach Boys lost tapes.
You know that Pavement music video where the guitarists fires the whole band and hires young sexy replacements. Yeah, that.
2nd
Don't understand why the drummer and guitarist in this are different from the ones in the official video. are they studio musicians?
bass player married to lead guitar player?!
what's w/the 20 second weird-o introduction?
they play that intro on the album version?
That's Pam Berry, the song right before it on Wincing. They always play it before Phantom Limb, as Mercer clearly wrote it and placed it there to be the intro to it.
If Kevin spacey did counter culture while on drugs.
Clearly you're not familiar with DSOTM.
So he fired his original band didnt he?
No, only the drummer was fired. The other two members have come back to play and guest on albums from time to time, although they all play in other bands.
...and the Wankers of the North... 0:48
The lyric is actually "white girls of the north", as per the lyrics in the liner notes.
This one has always been tough for me to analyze in terms of what the song is about or the lyrics mean. Some of it seems to make sense and some doesn't (to me). I think in one of his interviews, Mr Mercer said something about usually writing the music first and then having to come up with lyrics later. I believe it!
Great but letterman is a looney bird
the chick is kind of hitting the chords and the notes before the dude, lol
MrScalzo13 a lot of music works that way.
Either it was hard to get perfect timing due to the noise level / acoustics live on stage, or else they were going for an echo effect.
Such an old song writing device to have that little recetativ prequel.
And here I thought it was, “and the girls had perfect boobs” :(
I find it interesting that Mercer and the "new shins" play all the old songs that were created with the original Shins members. Probably because the new shins album sucks and is terrible-that is why they are playing all the original hits with the old band. Nevertheless the songs just don't sound the same and are off. Something magical that was with the original Shins members is obsolete. Mercer made a grave mistake losing the original band members. What the hell were u thinking Mercer?
He wanted to take the band in a new direction, and at least some of the original musicians either couldn't cut the mustard (not enough musical technique / chops) or they weren't playing in a style that he felt meshed with the new songs he was writing. Plus a couple of the guys were already involved with side-project bands at that time, I think. At least that's what I remember reading. I do also miss the old band, BUT the current crops of musicians really do have chops and can bring it.
I prefer the original lineup. This just doesn’t do it for me. Still a great song and it’s prudent to remember that everything went tits up for james after he sacked that lineup.
I agree, singing is pretty off
I didn't hear anything "off", but he does change the melody deliberately here and there, to new and different melody notes. He seems to do that on nearly every live performance of most of his songs, and speaking as a composer and professional musician, the way he does it is excellent and amazing IMO. He'a re-composing the song in real time, and IMO nearly every time it's JUST AS GOOD as the version on the recording, which I think is a fantastic quality-to-quantity ratio!!! In this, he's like a really good jazz musician.
White man dancing....
this town seems hardly worth the time....
the drummer is dragging...