The Flaming Lips - Live at Webster Hall NYC 1995 

Seeing them next week in Melbourne. I wish they were doing Clouds but cant argue with Soft Bulletin.

Seeing them next week in Melbourne. Wish they were doing Clouds but can't argue with Soft Bulletin.

This video is a great example of what it was like seeing them back in the 90's, except for the fact that you dont see the explosions of lights they usually had setup for when they kicked into overdrive.

@@djefferson5669 the Xmas Tree Lights shows were the best Flaming Lips shows that I have ever seen. I first saw them on September 25, 1987 in Vancouver at a wonderful but tiny (capacity of maybe 125) club called The Savoy. There were maybe 40 people in attendance. Their opening song was The Sex Pistols "Pretty Vacant" which segued into "One Million Billionth of a Millisecond on a Sunday Morning" that had a modest pyro explosion at the segue. They closed their set with "A Day In The Life" by the Beatles. Super friendly...extremely thankful that the local promoters paid them (they'd been getting short paid...even not paid...a fair bit on this tour) and, they were pretty jazzed about a few of us who took them to the best pizza slice place and fed them. My 2nd time seeing them was the next day at the same venue. A bunch of us made it down for the 2nd night and, we'd spread the word about how interesting and, trippy and, loud they were and, urged numerous people to get down to the show. About 75 people for the 2nd show. Their set was about 60% the same as the previous night (they had been playing a fairly consistent set every night of the tour but, Vancouver was their only 2 show city). The other 40% was mostly filled out with a fantastic variety of covers...Bo Diddley, Zeppelin, Summertime Blues (The Who version) Break On Through by the Doors, David Essex's Rock On, Sonic Youth, Scratch Acid, Sparks by The Who and, I'm almost certain that they played a Butthole Surfers song but I can't remember which one. After the show we chatted a bit, they were amazed that they were paid (more!) again and, we helped them carry gear out (approx 20 stair staircase). Before they split, Wayne gave me his address and, the address of the location of the place where he worked (Long John Silver's). Saw them every time they returned until around 2003. I guess I was spoiled by all the shows that I saw of them in their full-on guitar band days. Thankfully, footage like THIS survives to document the different eras of the band. For folks who never had the opportunity to see the Lips in this era...to be able to get an idea of what they were like...and, for old coots like myself to relive the magic. 💖🤘🔥

@@dougsmith7083 would love to talk to you about the Lips' early periods for a book I'm writing, sir.

Amen

The amount of sounds that man created in just one song is more than most guitarists ever make in their entire careers.

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@@pnguinkillr3091 my pleasure Jose! It is a particularly good vantage point of Ronald Jones and...a very good audio/video recording for the timeframe. Being able to film such a phenomenally heavy, noisy (awesomely noisy) and loud band that close with VERY minimal audio squealing feedback is truly wonderful Cheers

No FLIPS without Ronald Jones? With all due respect to RJ, that's nonsense,

I also love the conversation at the end with 2 dudes talking about how to get a copy of the video that he just recorded . Awesome times

I'd drive 900 milea

He was having drug issues during this time. Shame.

Absolutely agree!!! When he finally switched to a more prominent role within the Flips musicianship the world wasn’t ready for the psychedelic brainfucks he’d craft in Zairekka, Bulletin, Yoshimi, At War, Embryonic and much much more!!! ✌️ and ❤