Bob Mould and Lou Barlow perform "Magnet's Coil" and "Believe What You're Saying" live. Performance was recorded 01 Sep 1994, aired 04 Sep 1994 and 18 Dec 1994.
Both groups have similar histories: Bob and Lou we're both in trio, Lou was kicked out of his Dino because J. was a control freak, Grant (Du drummer) was kicked out because Bob was a control freak, both bands and members alike we're the underdogs of the Alternative scene, both bands we're on SST, both gave SST 3 of the GREATEST ALBUMS EVER and to finish it off all 6 men in both trios made me wanna play guitar.
Was so suprised to see both these names on the same video. 120 minutes had to be the best program in MTV history. Always featured great artists such as these two.
in high school 120 Minutes came on a little too late for me to catch on a school night, so i would auto-set our VCR to record it and then watch the next day. this was one of the best eps i ever recorded. aw man, "believe what you're saying" still breaks my effin heart.
its hard to see what MTV has become, back during these days you had 120 Minutes, Alternative Nation, Beavis and Butthead, Liquid Television, Headbangers Ball all on MTV..long live the 90s!
Hi, I'm Bob Mould of Sugar and I'm your guest host for the next 120 Minutes on MTV. In the next two hours I'll be performing acoustically and joining me will be ex-Dinosaur Jr bassist and current Sebadoh guitarist, Lou Barlow. We've also got never-before seen live performances by Green Day and Seed and brand new videos from Sinead O'Connor, Live and Rancid. And if that weren't enough, we've got four MTV premiers tonight. We've got Nine Inch Nails, Sonic Youth, Liz Phair, and right here to kick things off, it's the MTV premier of the new Offspring video.
Este programa era increíble..En España lo veía mucha gente vía satélite. Realmente cambió la vida de muchos chicos. Magnet's Coil es una joya...Me gusta más esta versión acústica.
THIS IS SO FUCKING AWESOME.. YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! THANKS FOR PUTTING THIS ON. . .. . never knew Bob was FUNNY :) he he he ,.,., Thanks very much, really!
Lou Barlow (as he looked here) looks like someone I used to work with. But Lou Barlow seems more like the cool strong silent type, rather than the guy I knew who was the insanely represssed elephant in the room silent type. thank god for lou barlow :-D
Lou kinda looks like a D&D nerd. I remember he's said he really believes that making music is really like making magic. I feel like he was a nerd who wanted to become and magical wizard, and he's now one of the most powerful magicians alive.
Endrid I think Lou secretly subscribes to Gnosticism, hermetics, alchemy, etc etc. if people actually hear what he is singing about, then they will find truth
I know this comment is 6 years old but it is very awesome and i had to say so. Also, I would add that while Lou is Gandalf, J Mascis is Saruman (in dinosaur middle earth or whatever)
Botulizard Burlington Records is actually a new shop. It actually opened right around when you posted your comment. However, considering you didn't know it was a new store, that was a good guess! I would guess that the shop he went to was "Pure Pop", which I believe was there back in the late-1970's when Bob went to Burlington to get records. In the Husker Du biography (Not Bob's autobiography), I think it actually specifically says that he went to Pure Pop. That store is actually still open, in the same location it's always been. :)
oddly, lou doesn't look frightened. perhaps b/c it was cameras & not live bhuman beings. but: lou & bob "magnet's coil" is genius, i actually remember this from 17 yrs ago.... and i grew up listening to husker du as well.
OK Clarity time. Husker du,Dinosaur Jr. and then later the pixies are all influencial gods bro. There ain't one negative side to any of these bands and half of the 90's grunge era and indie music owe these mother fuckers some shit bro. End of fucking story dude. Every Chain in the link matters. There is no weakest link.
While that's true bob is playing a 12 string, so there's some extra sparkle coming from his side of things, also did he not say they hadn't rehearsed? going for the least fuck uppery I reckon ;)
Because Lou was a little nervous and awkward? Get over yourself. There was a lot more going on behind the scenes as to why they didn't like each other.
Well I bow to your insider knowledge but I don't see why I need to 'get over myself'. Whatever that means. Not knowing J and Lou as intimately as you do all I have to go on is what I see when I see them play live (as well as this) and I have always found Lou to be rather obnoxious especially with his between songs comments and behaviour.
Well they were both out of their comfort zone for sure, Bob has over the years become far more relaxed in front of cameras. Nonetheless I still maintain Lou comes across then and now as as irritating.
