@@John-tv6ii i got to see lightning bolt and had a good time. if that's lame i love being lame. if this is how you act all the time they'd probably think you're lame :) we can all be lame together.
@@John-tv6ii You're an absolute moron, having tinnitus and being deaf is more akin to the definition of lame than taking 5 seconds to protect your hearing.
The bassist looks extremely badass, just standing there menacingly with a blank stare while madness is ensuing around him. The drummer is amazing as-well, did not even miss a beat once.
@@chrisrichards430 bruh, go see a specialist. I'm not trying to be mean, but your insane ramblings on every comment to this video make a William S Burroughs book read like basic instructions to IKEA furniture. Go see help, please.
no one can tell me this isn't the greatest live noise rock vid of all time, the energy of this thing is incomparable still a few years later. 10 mins of absolute mad ladness, last half still blows my mind
It’s a toss up.. I would rank this one up there, but.. Lightning Bolt “Dracula Mountain” at First Unitarian or.. Lightning Bolt “Ride the Sky (insane finale),” might take the title. IMO.
@@andrews3267 my only complaint for the insane finale you mentioned is that it doesn't have the audio/video editing/quality of this one. can you imagine full HD?! even still...dang.
@@drjcaldwell I also like “Halloween 03 full set.” I realize the videos were made prior to HD, but.. again, I can’t really give a good reason for me liking them as much as I do. The composition might be slightly different and I’ve just listened to them so many times, I have come to like some of the variants better than the album versions.. despite the lesser quality. If you haven’t watched additional footage of “dead cowboy at Tao club 14,” I’d recommend that too, it is interesting to see the same performance from a different angle, and a totally different sound.
Who cares. Toecutter played under the stage with a cd player at breakcore gives me wood. Venetian snares blows this dogshit completely away. Fucking flume fans.
I hear that, whenever possible, they avoid the stage and play right on the crowd's level, which was what happened when I saw them a few years ago here in London. I went with a friend, and we knew it was going to get rowdy so we initially thought to just stand near the back. Once I saw shit go down, I told my friend "fuck this man, I can't miss this" and immediately pushed my way right to the front to be standing literally inches from Chippendale's drumset. To say it was loud is an understatement - the music, the energy from everyone in my vicinity going ape shit, was deafening in the most glorious way. Everyone that was at the front of the crowd essentially worked like a barrier, so we were headbanging like assholes while simultaneously keeping the mob from collapsing all over Brian and Brian. At some everyone at the front put our arms around each other just to ground ourselves, cause it was that fucking insane. After every sonic assault there would be a few moments to get our bearings, before the whole place exploded again. There were times I legitimately felt like I was close to passing out, and yet I was persisting entirely on adrenaline. Nearer the end of the set, the whole front of the crowd just had their arms around each other like in this video, using all their energy to just stay in place, not even going crazy anymore, honestly I can only describe it as being in a kind of exhaustion-influenced trancelike state. It was an incredible feeling. Afterwards, when the crowd was dispersing, drenched in sweat, I see my friend on the other side of the crowd, but also close to the front. He just comes up to me, gives me a hug, and says that when he saw me rush in to the crowd, he got this surge of energy and knew that he had to do it as well, that that was the way to really enjoy the gig. It's one of my favorite memories, not just of going to see live music, but in my life. I'm so glad these dudes are stil around, doing whatever the fuck they want.
I would like to add that I very much had this same exact experience in Providence, RI where they played 13 monsters with a marching band and the marching band just showed up behind the entire crowd and that made everything even more chaotic. That was the opening song. If I remember the setting correctly, it was and outdoor festival (a very prominent one in Providence, where I even got to meet members of other good bands like Daughters who are also from Providence) and the venue was between two very tall old brick buildings which made everything extremely loud, I'm surprised the buildings didn't collapse behind the wall of amps and cabinets. As this was my favorite band in 2005-2006 and still is, it blew my 17 year old mind and I will never never forget that shit. Both Brian's said "thanks" to the front row for our effort to hold off the never ending push toward the front. I even picked up and tightened a cymbal and stand for Brian Chippendale. That's right, I touched his drums. Easily a highlight of my entire existence. An underground legend.
I saw LB for the first time at a Sonic Youth gig at Irving Plaza in NYC in 2002. They started playing in the audience, after SY finished their gig. As usual, SY finished with a superloud cacophony. LB started playing during that noise and, well, they managed to play even louder. It was like a thunderstorm was about to explode. Then it did. Memorable night.
He plays a bass with picolo strings sorry to be a wiseass. But yeah man his Expression is funny. I guess he's just really focused over the complex wierd shit they are playing :D
Well in a interview about the creation of the game Thumper (which he did all the art and music/sound for), he stated that he doesn't really like being on stage because he's a introverted person.
How insanely interesting. Never heard of these guys before. I'm a Jazz and R&B guy who plays bass and drums. I can hear the genius in this. The cacophony is realized and practiced to be sure. These guys are completely in step and don't lose a beat. I want to know how they write a song.
i mean id imagine the bassist writes a few melodic riffs, then goes to wherever they jam, plays the riff a few times for the drummer and they plug in and start smashing the fuck out of their instruments. im just guessing but it seems like a pretty intuitive workflow for a band like this. i just realized this sounds like im being negative but i actually really like lightning bolt, this is legit how i think they write songs
Something not a lot of people might know is that this wasn't even like a metal or punk or noise festival or anything. Other artists on the TAICOCLUB'14 lineup were: Bibio, Mount Kimbie, and Panda Bear. Imagine going to a concert for fucking Panda Bear and getting stuck in the part of the crowd these guys set up in haha
6:00 the security guy's terrified face when Chippendale's pointing at him, it's like he's seen the devil. He was only trying to give him some some tissue to wipe the sweat off his face. Kind of amazing how he even noticed the guy needed it, in the midst of all that madness
@@chrisr7419 Oh hi Chris-R. i saw mbv a few years back and somehow survived i guess but i'm gonna see lightning bolt in a few days, i guess we'll see what happens
Oivalf Music a great mixture of Incredible show of talent but also very emotionally driven. Some of those bass lines are just heart breaking if you look past the chaos.
I agree. This video prompted me to purchase a djembe and become lightning fast on it. Ive been practicing for 4 months now and im getting faster. I aspire to be able to play at this speed and with this intensity. Im so sick of talking to people, i just want to assault them with beauty and emotion like this
mbiernacki9 that's definitely a bass guitar, he just has it tuned like a cello meaning he gets a higher range than a normal bass. plus he uses distortion with a whammy pedal, meaning he can kind of get an electric guitar tone. either way it's still a bass and he plays it like one.
Brian Gibson is one of the saddest, most bummer people I've ever met. I met him at a festival in 2016, and I ADORE him and Chippendale. He was waiting to do an interview along with Chippendale, and I sat and talked with a bit about the festival, his recent video game Thumper, and about being a bassist like him. He never once smiled, every point he made sounded like he wanted to die and led down spirals of negativity. He almost made me cry, because he was being needlessly somber about... everything. I left after 15 minutes of one on one time with Gibson, even though I knew Chippendale was coming and leaving would mean I would never get to meet him, because he was THAT BAD. Brian G - whatever is up with you, get help, dude.
I kind of want to be one of those security guards. They're clearly uncomfortable having to hold those people back and maintain a perimeter around the band just for the sake of the performace, but there's something appealing in being that stressed while listening to the music.
I love this so much. So much energy. It takes the "wall of sound" concept to the next level. The bassist's melodies are great. Their combined rhythm and driving force tears a hole in the sky.
I love that some people are still making weird shit, you gotta realize they probably make enough to survive on and that's it. It's not the easy path in music but it's certainly interesting, call me a fan now
I’ve watch this vid at least 100 times by now. This is such a beautiful and chaotic performance. I can’t really describe why but the breakdown starting at 4:50 until about 7:00 is almost cathartic to me easily one of my favorite sections of any song. The frantic drumming stops momentarily to make room for this beautiful triplet riff with Brian stoic in the face as always. Then Brian slowly comes back in with the drums but this time they are a more in control and deliberate as it turns into something that builds gradually back into the chaos that is Lightning Bolt. Amazing.
Garrett G Looks more like sombody who's very present, just not trying to impress anyone. I know it looks strange when you're used to seeing all thi fake stage enthusiasm. Brian is probably alright, perhaps tired, but alright. Anyway wtf do I know. I'm not him.
Eno Eyes I know that as someone who is preforming music he is probably really in the moment and focusing on playing properly, but the way he looks makes him look like he would rather be at home relaxing.
Garrett G Yeah i know what you mean. I'm guessing what's happening is that Chippendale hears Gibson just fine while he plays, and is sort of a tempest, which Gibson has to remain focused like the captain of a ship as he sails the storm. Gibson prolly has to look for cues and listen the way a semi-def person reads lips, he reads drumming. Doing all that while playing the right notes and looking around occasionally so he doesn't get killed by something. To me he kinda looks like a channeler, concentrating on the magic of things and lining everything up.
I always love these bands where it's either just three or two people, making the raunchiest and monstrous sound that can make them sound like they're a full band.
The contrast between these two is so sick,one guy seems like he is just chilling playing his bass,the other guy looks like he is posessed by a fucking demon playing his drums
hella was actually booked with this band in like 2001 for their first show, both Zach and Spencer watched they play (there's a video out there for that on which I can link here)
I didn't really like it that much the first time I heard it actually. Only realized the absolute genius of this song when I listened to it the second time
This video is a masterpiece! Not just the epic performance by LB, but the sound, camerawork, and editing are superb! I can't stop watching it with my speakers up to 11. Excellent work. Thank you.
His guitar playing and stature make all that much better he has to stay calm and focus harnessing all that energy while the world around him is in chaos. Fucking awesome lol
@@gogetavsvegito no, just bass. bass and guitar are completely exclusive and vastly different. honest mistake on ur part, that other guy is a dick, he shoulda just explained it.
I love how they start the song with a tempo slowlier than the recording and then Brian C starts to push the tempo even higher ad the song goes and on. Complete madness.
This is what channeling the way you feel into your instrument looks like. This is beautiful to me because I know exactly how that feels. There’s not a drug or fuck you can compare that feeling to. Look at how happy those people are.
I had the privilege of seeing Lightning Bolt open for The Locust in Detroit long ago. First time ever at a show like that and I thought how bizarre is this shit. After the performance, I was totally blown away by the rawness and the realness of it all. Huge respect to LB for playing on the floor with the crowd around them, it really made it special!
the cheeky little shift in tempo that Brian C. pushes in 4:37 truly makes me feel alive. how Brian G. starts dragging but recomposes almost immediately makes it even better.
This band is one of the greatest artistic entities of our time. Right up there with Hendrix and all them fine folks. I can only hope to see them live some day before i die.
@@SaumBodhi i just saw them last week in boise id and it ruled but the sound in the venue was complete ass and i was kinda disappointed but. still a reallly big deal for me
Every few days I come back to this video. The raw energy and noise is ecstatic. As a drummer, I will always tip my hat down to the man Brian. I wanna play some crazy fun music like this someday. Bless him, mane. Bless him
@@spacecadetred2388 well, I'm jealous. Lightning Bolt has no US dates and the only way I can see Battles is if I catch them opening for Primus this month. I'm not sure I could deal with a stadium of Primus fans. Can I come stay with you? Lol I promise I'm one of the very few non-trash Americans.
@@NewGrooveVinylClub i mean maybe, in germany btw, 10th of june in mannheim, its like a 4 day festival tho so wouldnt necessarily need a place to stay but still traveling cost and ticket and all, but otherwise ye ok
This is so sick, it's impossible to not watch. Repeatedly. And I thought the cutting edge was dead. Thank you Lightning Bolt. It's like 1988 all over again.
Nope, but it does share some characteristics. The drumming is way too fucking crazy and doesn't follow the 'kick snare' pattern of drum and bass. This is noise rock mixed with some other fucked up shit
this video has popped up on my youtube recommended for 4 years now. I put it in my watch later countless times. not sure what drove me to finally click on it today. I wouldn’t have been ready for this 4 years ago, but I am now and very thankful that I finally checked it out.
I love how they play on the ground and let the crowd circle them... it feels so primitive and its performance art. The music is extremely original and I even hear some bop jazz in there! The drums are HOT. A+ on the film production.
I find myself back listening to this at least once a week for the past year. I imagine whirling Sufi dancers would love this song. Sonic frenzy meditation music.
They have always played like this. I saw them well over 15 years ago, they set up in the middle of the crowd during the opening band's set and started playing as soon as they were finished.
