Screaming Trees - Dollar Bill [1993] 

mark lanegans story about choking on stomach acid bought me here

reading the story behind this performance in Lanegans new book. So good.

Literally just read the chapter myself. Considering how he describes it, it sounds much better than I would’ve guessed. The book is an amazing read.

This was the first performance I worked as their guitar tech.

Revisiting this after reading Lanegan's memoir. This is much better than he remembers it. He does look exhausted by his self-created ordeal, but any performance shortcomings seem more in the mix than his vocal output. And damn, good hair day.

Lanegan on his worst day is better than most people on their best. RIP

Who's here 2024

Barrett Martin never got enough credit in discussions of great drummers. And he's got a great head of hair in this video!

RIP Mark Lanegan. Thank you very much for your voice and contribution to rock music. Very honored to still hear your music.

layne staley and mark lanegan are my favorite grunge singers

I think Lanegan did much better than he recalls in his book!

There’s a chapter in Lanegan’s new autobiography dedicated to this performance. Amazing they did this well considering how bad a day, physically and mood-wise, he was having. Thanks for posting this clip! Nice to have it as a reference while reading the book!

Just read his memoir. He played this show right after waking up from a heroin induced nap, only to realise he puked in his sleep and breathed in the vomit. His lungs were burning from the inside during the entire performance.

This sounds 100 times better than how he perceived it

He was & will forever remain beautifully broken, much like the lot of us. His was a voice like no other, a member of an exalted group of musicians who wtragically doomed Princes of Seattle, land of gray skies set beside a cold dark sea, finished w/white capps!, where the gale force winds pushe9ir like an assault into all noses it cane across. These tragically beautiful young men, all of whom possessed a unique talent forever preserved in recordings, done in a multitude of options. Looking at Mark Lanegan in this clip, one never would have guessed his plight that could have easily crippled, and even kill him only moments before he appeared on( stage. He's not even 30 yrs old yet, his face still smooth, not yet deeply lined from living out the life laid out before you, should you choose it. He wore his long thick hair like Samson, the color of copper fire. Still a youth, this handsome young man with a voice that throws the first time listener, for its the voice of an ancient soul. His sound was mesmerizing & he was gifted with the very rare ability of improving as he aged!; instead of the other way around. He was at the peak of his career when his autobiography came out. I feel that knowing what we now, he presented us with a gift beyond measure, especially now that he's gone. Farewell, thankful for all you gave me. May he now enter the exalted place alongside Jimi Hendrix, Andrew Wood, Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley; Mike Starr. Sleep well, sweet tragic princes

Finished chapter 14, came here. What a book, and really quite something to see these clips with the back stories fresh in your mind... RIP Mark.

One of my favorite bands. Very underrated. Nice to see the drummer play it live. @3:24-26 is glorious.

RIP MARK LANEGAN underrated singer and song writer of our era

pretty crazy how; if Mark's account is accurate and they were tasked to play Dollar Bill almost immediately before they went on, they were able to revise and shorten the song to the satisfaction of the shows producers. Shortened intro and shortened solo section.

Just read this chapter in Mark's book. Not a stellar performance, but I don't think it is nearly as bad as he thought it was. Still, such a great band. Rest in peace Mark.

I think Mark is too hard on himself regarding this performance having just read the chapter in his autobiography which covers this performance. Sitting in a green room for hours on end then walking in front of a camera with shit sound would be difficult enough without having your insides set alight.

Thank you Mark Lanegan for the great music and great times seeing Screaming Trees live. You will never be forgotten.

This is how he sings with a fucked up throat - still better than most with a healthy throat

lenegan's voice is the kind of voice i love. He is the best lead vocalist in the world. No. 1 grunge band in the world is screaming trees. Who have good ears to listen agrees.

Holy Shit ! I seen these dudes down in London UK back in 94 when I was stationed at RAF Upper Heyford. USAF. Thanks.

it was indeed 8th grade in 93 for me when I first heard them living in Garland Texas at the time skate boarding with my friends everday religiously

RIP Mark Lanegan. For some reason this performance has been stuck in my head for years. Guess I need to go read that book chapter!

RIP and long live Mark Lanegan (November 25, 1964 - February 22, 2022), aged 57 You will always be remembered as a legend.

Love this song. Classic grunge of 90's.

Wow. After reading in Marks autobiography about what He was going thru at this moment, I couldn't tell at all. What a legend. RIP Lanegan. Your music got me thru so much.

Based on Mark’s recall of the situation I thought this was gonna be much worse. The worst part about this thing is the mix.

If you haven’t read his memoir, get it on audiobook. Listening to it in Mark’s deadpan, rasping voice is an experience alright. He also did way better than he thought he did, and he got to meet James Garner. I’d chalk that up as a win. RIP.

i was at this one, friend had a in to this and i was going after work, got in a pretty bad car accident before work... that shit didnt stop me, it was awesome to see them that nite, sore back and all!!!!!!!!!

this is amazing

Barrett Martin I loved how he played.

Best drum performance ever!!!! 1st watching thought he was going to break the stage..

I just read the story behind this in Sing Backwards and Weep.... Unbelievable what Mark went through....

Mark is such a kool kat. Sleep in power Mark, you’ve gone home. We all get there eventually. Thanx 4 the stories the music and the nonchalant coolness you brought to the band and music in general.

just got the book for my bday! I can't WAIT to read it!

One of the best rock bands from 80s and one of my favourite rock bands ever!

The heartburn couldnt stop him. Nothing could.❤❤

Pretty good to sing like this, after the day he had!

Saw them in Wiesbaden Germany in a small youth hall in 88...When music was awesome....

Amazing performance, great job !!!

Last great lone wolf from Seattle Mark Lanegan still alive ,still singing for us !!!!

great band, very underrated 👍

Yes the book has lead me here as well and it sounds great to me. love me some Screaming Trees...

So good. Glad to see them live back then!

Rip we’ve lost 2 of them in less than a year …@ least we have RU-vid where we always be young🥳🥳🥳

Wow men ... Very good Job ! A tight version, the band was sharp...93... I was 16 yo..tks brother

Miss him today 😢

Wondered what happened to him. He's still kicking it. He was good friends with Anthony Bordain, did the intro for his show and was on one of his episodes. Among the greatest of the vocalists that came out of that time period.

I’m also here after hearing Mark Lanegan’s story about it. He still kills it in spite of the problem with his lungs. At the end of the day, music is about authenticity. He is absolutely 💯 to situation he’s in and brings that to the performance however difficult. Big respect and RIP.

I saw a clip of this performance on Instagram after Lanegan's death....RIP. After reading all the comments, I'm going to have to buy the book. I love rough, raspy screaming lead singers, I actually thought he sounded great. If anything was a little rusty, I would say the lead guitarist and the drummer was killing it. All in all, I thought it was a great performance.

How the hell did the world go from this to Bieber?

wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i haven't seen this before...truly amazing,thank you for sharing,Dude!! :)

Barrett is like animal from the muppets 😀Awesome drummer

I always got the impression that Mark is seething with barely contained rage while performing,turns out in this particular instance he really was according to his account of it in SBAW

I read the chapter behind this performance. I thought he was awesome 👌. I love screaming trees as much now as i did in the mid 90's. You left to soon Mark Lanegan!!!!! Come back !!!!!!! 😢

this performance is amazing.

R.I.P ~ The last greatest singer...

SCREAMING TREES 4 EVER

Mark looks quite healthy and fresh faced compared to his description in the book. I was imagining a skid row casualty with matted hair. Lol.

I like this version as much as the album. great thing about live music

Love the bass on this.....

Great band

...i just l.o.v.e. this song 🌼

Yep - just finished reading that section ! Ha ha / contrary to the ‘humiliation’ this was to Lanegan, ; this performance kicks ass. Ya his voice sounds a little shot but the whole thing is authentic and pure ass rock and roll. Just shows how neurotic and skewed the perception of addicts often is.; ie ‘ if it’s not perfect it’s crap’. I think 99% of bands today couldn’t summon that intensity. RIP.

Sing Backwards and Weep brought me here

I can hear the bile in his lungs 🫁 RIP to a real one!

Just read the chapter. He sounds good. God I love the DUST album!

RIP Van, great guy

Meu som da adolescência

One of the best albums of the grunge era

My hero ,,, The voice of my childhood 🎩🌹🙏

So there I was about to write and then thought I would check out the previous comments and see if anyone had written what I was about to write.Well I think up to this message you were checking all the comments too if anyone had written before them what they were also about to write and let me stop you there,yes,we are all here because we appreciate Mark lanegan as an awesome interesting talented human being he is.......and also because he was chocking on his own stomach acid after breathing it in.Mark you’re a legend 🤟🏻

Holy shit.... the stomach acid... just holy shit

Great Band. Flawed people just like everyone else. I think his book ( M L ‘S ) is hilarious. He’s a genius wordsmith.

Mark Lanegen is a soldier for getting through this shit storm. God bless ML 🖤

I just read the book and was expecting much worst than this perf.

He looks good. Would never have guessed that he was feeling so sick during this performance.

RIP Van and Mark ✌️

R.i.p Mark

RIP Mark Lanegan. Another great musician gone too soon

Love you MARK!

3:30 look at Mark's face "wtf are you doing dude"

Qué buen tema 👏🏼

RIP mark, love this song

yes, i'm another migrant arriving after reading Lanegan's book

RIP Mark, you're still a legend.

Looking for the video of Lanegan with Leno & James Garner of The Rockford Files.

Swallowing your stomach acid for breakfast makes Jack a dull boy. 🤠

That CD case...

"How you doing, young fella? I'm Jim. That wasn't bad, young fella. It could have been a lot worse!“

hahaha i had never noticed it starts with the same chords as Dont Look Back In Anger

This is a tribute to Jim Morrison and all those big boy's who needed their own section of Zachary all's

We miss you Mark ❤️

Legend

RIP Mark L.

Based on this performance, one would never know he was loaded either, iirc. It was a good performance.