Sugarcubes - Live in Alabama (October 1988) (1/2) 

'We are the Icecubes from Sugarland!"

wow, bjork’s vocals on birthday are just... damn!

have to mention just how extraordinary ! is the 'Cubes drummer... Just remarkable, tight, inventive, hard driving... 5 stars. I loved the MTV airing of their show and it really elevated my musical taste to close out the 80's.

The whole point of the Sugarcubes was Einar/Bjork as a synthesis, it is art, it is bold, very Icelandic,and thankfully it's still taking the piss out of people decades later.

I was at this show. Some friends of mine and I heard there was a free concert for students at Auburn - and Mtv was filming it. It was The Godfathers (who we knew because they had a modest Mtv hit at the time), plus two other bands I didn't know: The Sugarcubes and Living Colour. We were attending Jacksonville State Univ. about 2 hours away. Five of us hopped in a tiny Honda hatchback and made the trek, only to find out it was free for AUBURN students. But the person at the window felt bad and let us in anyway. When The Godfathers played, the arena was full. When Living Colour came on, it was about half full. When The Sugarcubes came on, the place was all but empty. I don’t think people knew what to make of the latter two bands. The audience (what was left) crammed into the front to make it look crowded for the Mtv cameras. I thought The Godfathers were ok. But I was blown away by both Living Colour and the Sugarcubes - both of whom were largely unknown at that point. If anyone else tells you they were there and saw The Sugarcubes play, approach it with skepticism. There probably weren't more than 150 people there by the end of their show.

i loved the band when i was a teen , i'm almost to tears listening to this again ... her voice cuts through the bones , makes me want to yell and jump off the roofs ... pure pop punk genius ...

Birthday is the most beautiful song ever written!

Her vocals. Oh my god they're perfect. There is so much talent just emitting from everyone on that stage. This is raw talent in it's purest form. Long live Bjork and The Sugarcubes!

*NOW* you see why she's all-time best female singer/artist on my list.

Such a big voice from such a little thing! I forgot how much I love this most singular band.

One of my fav drummers ever.

WHAT!!! The Sugarcubes came to my area when I was 2 years old??!!!

Ver a BJÖRK tan joven y linda...los SUGARCUBES me traen tantos recuerdos, los empecé a escuchar en 1988 cuando estaba en un internado en Madrid, gracias a una amiga que le encantaban, que también era muy linda también...ABTR

Im23 now and I listened Bjork for the first time this week, I love it

I saw the sugarcubes around this time. When they performed Birthday it was like a transcendental experience. Björk's voice on that song was just unlike anything I'd ever heard live before. Amazing! (Gonna save myself some time: 03:30)

"We have the icecubes drom sugarland." Lol

I was born 2 years after this concert took place. Now i'm a huge fan of Bjork and her early works with Sugarcubes. Good music lives forever!..

I have this on videocassette somewhere in storage. I saw the band just two months prior to this at The Roxy in Hollywood in August of 1988. Great band!

i never realy know any of the sugarcube stuff, only the stuff Bjork did after, wow there briliant. great creative songs and performance, great musician's, i always love the way Bjork uses her voice, i like the screams, very emotional, great rapping.

God thanks for Iceland ...and Bjork

What a voice. Only Cocteau Twins can compare.

Sime kind of emotional expressive freedom as The Cure. Sadness happiness, playfullness and every feeling that human is capable of feeling. She loves life more than anything

"We are the icecubes from sugarland" I think he got those words mixed up a bit

Nope. Many others of us do too :). I find myself singing what I think Einar would have sung when I hear a Bjork solo track. It's amusing to me that the whole world kisses Bjork's butt now, but the Sugarcubes were by and large treated like crap on their first US tour. I saw them with Public Image Limited and New Order in Denver on that time and the audience was incredibly rude to them. And yet the band were the nicest people (met them after the gig).

Magga was quite a beauty.

The musical genius at work thank you for your gift to true art!! Bjork will be recognized for her artistic genius!!! I'm kinda happy that we had her to ourselves before she's known as one of the greats like Mozart and Oscar Wilde!! I don't go a day without Bjork!!

Wow! Absolutely amazing! Bjork is such an amazing true artist in every aspect of the word!! Amazing!!!

That transition into Traitor is the nastiest!! Darkness and light; chaos and order. You feel like anything can happen in that moment and anything is possible. Pure ecstasy

Saw them live in Detroit , late eighties. About 2/3rds through the show someone threw a bracelet on the stage and it hit Einar in the eye. He threw a fit calling us all fuckers and he stormed off the stage. That ended the show. I was bummed because they were killing it on stage.

I don't get people banging on Einar. The wonderful interplay between his stupid chaotic masculinity and the elfish power of Bjork's beautiful femininity was what The Sugarcubes were all about. Sexy Chaos.

the only band that can match the b52s lick for lick. awesome. and man oh man, they are so tight, quality performance.

every one hates Einar. I like him, he doesn't bother me.

Timeless...or when one just want to stop the time ! Pure vocal passion and feeling !

I taped most of this show off MTV back when it aired. Lost the tape ages ago. Thanks for posting! Some of this show is on the live Sugarcubes VHS/DVD (which I own), but I really like seeing this whole show.

haha bjork is magic en einar is too cool for school

debe ser el grito mas controlado que he escuchado. hermosa voz!!! ♥

Birthday….. what a gift ❤❤❤

These beautiful people came to the U.S the year after I was born..wonderful!

Thanks so much for sharing. I saw them on this tour -- in a high school auditorium no less. It was a great show. Still remember it obviously. Hard to forget the talent that was Bjork.

Thanks for this. It took me back to a great concert. I saw them in Hollywood the following year. How we danced; it was so intimate & fun. Really, thanks for uploading this!

This is just so good.

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS! I have the VCR tape of this concert from Electra records from when I was in the music business but never got it online.

Among many other things what's interesting about this stuff is to see how she later recycled, resp. probably reappropriated a lot of elements in her solo albums in a refined way.

'We are the Icecubes form Sugarland' xD

BJORK WAS IN MY STATE AT ONE POINT IN TIME? BLESSED

BIKI--------YOUR A gODDESSS and I worship you.............peace and love.....2015

possibly the best folk music ever

just a small correction: song number four is called planet. thank you so so much for this video and all the other ones that you upload as well

I saw them play in Atlanta with the Primitives only a few months after this. It was one of the best shows I've ever seen.

greatttttt band! bjork is a wonderfull singer and is so cuteee

This is friggin' great! Thanks for posting this. Haven't really enjoyed them in years.

CAT! CAT! CAT!

обожаю песню Universe

Einar is awesome, they would not be Sugercubes without him.

..I LOVE how Bjork jus sotra scream sometimes....a note I mean,..perfectly screamed😱...

This was AWESOME!!!! She was coked out of her mind, though, as you could tell by her eyes, but that just makes Bjork more...BJORK!!! Seriously, this was such a treasure! What makes it totally awesome was that not only were they in GREAT form, but that it put the spot-light on Alabama. This is just great!

This is so strange to see! I've lived in Alabama my entire life and only just learned that Björk was at Auburn University. War Eagle! lol

bjork in her younger days, iconic artist

This was a great experimental pop band honestly ahead of its time.live proformance wise the group wasnt very bombastic but they were powerful and very effective mainly in part due to bjork.i love them warts and all.

Both singers are great.

Great concert, first saw them on a show called famous for five minutes, bought the album a few days later. Many thanks for this.

I saw them in 1991. I swear she smiled at me. Just noticed she's wearing a NASA Apollo 7 patch on her dress. Oh man.

Birthday is so beautiful

The drummer is on point!

Amazing Bjork! Just started the video, shivering comes to me with her solo singing...

The only good thing about him is that he makes you appreciate Björk a lot more.

I always wanted to do whatever she is/was on...

Bjork est comme un petit oiseau dans le ciel elle était belle elle est toujours magnifique et restera à jamais une beauté éternelle!!!!

Un millon de gracias...qué más se puede decir excelente aportación.

I love bjork hair in this

another one program youtube highscore this is hot lava pure Björk gold thank you Iceland!

That's fair enough, but I think we also have to except that he was a member, a valuable member of The Sugarcubes who played the foil to Bjork's wonderful vocals. These kids were virtually sonic anarchists in their bands before they turned into The Sugarcubes, they weren't meant to be all sweetness and light, they were designed to lure you with Bjork's alluring voice and then stab you in the back with some odd time signatures, themes and Einar's jabbing contributions. It's what the Sugarcubes is.

Einar is essential for this band! Also, that crowd is going off the freaking chain

i like einar too mate. he's so outrageous and can't sing a single note properly to save the world from doosmday. gotta love 'im.

"We're the Icecubes from Sugarland" 😃

This is a masterpiece

Bjork before she was Bjork. Saw them in '90 in Miami with The Primitives. Awesome lineup

Thanks for posting this!

absolutely cool thx!!

sempre vanguarda

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💟THANK YOU SO MUCH!💟

Yes! All the way back to Þeyr and especially in K.U.K.L. Sigtryggur Baldursson is one of the most interesting drummers I've ever heard!

love this. Thanks uploader!

"Sick for toys" is a fucking masterpiece, nigga!!!

Pretty cool seeing this "punkish" footage of Bjork, her dancing was cute too... I'm incredibly curious as to how auburn got the honor of hosting them? Is/was it a very progressive campus? Only know them 4 football

Muito fofa dançando, as pernas. Sobre as músicas: primeira vez que vejo Bjork cantando no ritmo.

There is only one true pixie left alive on earth. Her name is Bjork.

thank you very much!!!

Amazing!

*gorgous face-perfect voice*

21:24 “to create our universe you must taste the forbidden fruit”

Extraordinaria Bjork

Technically perfect. Amazing band. Love you Einar! And, Bjork ... wow, what a woman!

Björk

Wow :) I should've driven to DC to see this show. The Wash. Post said it was great, but I didn't know how great. The people putting the movie together really got it right also. What a voice, but the rest of the band can't be beat. It this really live? Can-not believe it, yet I can. The nutty guy even though he is nutty fits right in, and is partly why I love it! Ok, so time travel is not an option, but this really comes close......

Einar remains, all these years later, the key to Bjork's success. If you don't believe me, just ask him, you can find him on the fry station at the Reykyavik McDonald's during the week.On weekends, he's at Burger King.

20:09 DEUS

what a voice,and such a cutie...

B'52 THANKS!!!!