1972 here...i would have been happy to be in my 20's in the 50s 60s 70s or 80s and i have no complaints about being in my 20s during the 90s with 94 to 96 in Europe..after 2000 would have been crap.
In a radio interview in Australia, Louise explained the song was about her vile and uncontrollable temper. She would scream the most vicious abuse at her family and friends when she had one of these massive tantrums, saying things she would feel terrible about later. She, her family and her closest friends saw her as a completely different person when she was in this state, so she tended to think of her temper in the third person, someone she called The Seether. Louise explained that she could feel this temper coming on, but there was nothing she could do nothing about it, gentle or harsh: 'Keep her on a short leash', 'rock her in my cradle', 'knock her out', 'cram her back in my mouth'. The Seether of course 'is not born like other girls' because she comes from within and Loiuse 'knows how to conceive her' because The Seether is part of her. As an extension,
I have a similar problem I think it's a personality disorder. It's not treatable with medication like other mental issues as caused by lots of trauma, bullying etc.
The 90ties definitetly were real awesome but they SUCKED compared to the 80ties. The 80ties was the decade that ruled with all the awesome crossover and metal-punk bands.
I'm pretty sure there are still a lot of rock bands out there in 2019. Miles Kane, The Black Keys, Greta Van Fleet, Alexandra Savior, Queens of the Stone Age, Royal Blood, Arctic Monkeys, and Badflower are all great modern rock bands. I think my favorite right now would be The Beaches because they kinda remind me of Veruca Salt. They're a great, all female, pure 'rock n' roll' rock band. So, I think it's safe to say that rock is still alive and kicking.
The Lsdays hey man I gotta admit that this is the first time I actually clicked on someone's band plug comment and actually really fuckin dug their music. I wish you guys all the luck in the world and hope you get the recognition you deserve
I was privileged to be in the audience for this, they played around 4pm on the first day of the festival and for the rest of the weekend no-one bettered them. The harmonies of Nina and Louise made me a fan for life.
Someday, the incredible story of Chicago music in the modern era, from Wazmo Nariz, Naked Raygun, Beardicus Enormous, Ministry, Veruca Salt, Smashing Pumpkins, Handsome Family, Scissor Girls & the whole Wax Trax League will be celebrated under a microscope. Bank on it. So grateful to have enjoyed it all in a very, very long series of moments.
Big Black was another monumental one. I'm still so shocked that Steve died. Heart attack... I like to imagine he was mowing his lawn at the time, and as it was happening, he squawked at his mower: "go fuck mud" ....it may sound morbid now, but I think Steve would have found it amusing. I've embraced his death, though. I don't think he's the type of guy who would want people to worship his corpse. I'm lucky and very happy looking back to have gotten to see both Big Black and Shellac. I even consider NIN somewhat of a Chicago band. They may have their roots in Clevo, but they kind of broke out through being a part of the Chicago scene. There's an amazing story that's on here about how they had super-8 footage go up in the air and fly all the way to some old man's farm, as they had been using balloons tied to the cameras to get angled shots from above and stuff- an old technique for sure! And one of the strings or cords just ripped, and off it went. They had some footage on it, and the farmer who found it thought it was a snuff film and it wound up in Chicago's jurisdiction when the el stop it was filmed on- the stairs at it, in particular- were identified. Someone finally realized it was an outtake from the music video, but CPD wasted a lot of time trying to figure out who Trent Reznor (covered in corn syrup or corn starch) was, and if he was alive. Heh... NIN plays Chicago quite a bit and it's nice that they honor us with that much. Chicago gave way to some great industrial as a whole, Ministry being another example, aforementioned Big Black... But the overall amount of stuff out of Chicago/IL over time, even some smaller bands... so many that meant so much. I recall seeing so many Chicago bands at a punk/hardcore venue called Fireside Bowl when it was operating mainly as a concert venue fulltime. Charles Bronson.... Dekalb, IL, and one of the best power violence bands ever with a legendary drummer, Ebro Virumbales... possibly the finest drummer I've ever heard for that genre of music, and he branched out and played on a lot of albums as a result. Also drummer for a pretty famous Chicago punk band Los Crudos. Marc McCoy did some other shit too. Raygun, the Effigies... I've seen both a bunch.... I love Naked Raygun. Then of course Pegboy. The Didjits... more recent times, The Lawrence Arms have made a name for themselves and put out some steady pop punk with a Replacements-esque edge to the sound and the writing, always clever and also riddled with random Simpsons references (I dunno). Before they formed, The Broadways were fun, and Slapstick was pretty kool, even if Ska isn't my big thing... I had a second or two. The Poster Children were an IL band, I believe from Carbondale, maybe Champaign, not 100% not... they've gone through a million drummers but the core is good, and they were playing shows last year (or maybe were in the middle of their "final" tour, which is never final..) ... I saw them in May or June, I think. They've aged well. Local H has made some good music (and some bad, but they were a band I saw so many times live I lost track). Urge Overkill is another good one,, especially the earlier stuff, although the radio hits weren't bad. I snuck in and saw them New Years 2010 or 2011 I think.... And shit... can't forget the best one of them all: Wesley Willis. Chicago and IL will always be my roots, even if I want to get out of here more than ever right now. Sadly, the music scene is pretty boring at the moment and nothing new or special is happening lately. I dunno if the pandemic caused more people to go into solo work, but bands just aren't popping up or playing the same venues often enough to get to know them anymore, even. I know that my band broke up in part due to the pandemic and scheduling issues.... I kind of think a lot of bands went on temporary hiatus and then just said fuck it, life took over. I dunno, but I miss the days of people in pits and dancing at shows, just energy as a whole.... There is a serious lack of that right now. People seem afraid to stand next to anybody they don't know. It's different. But Chicago has pumped out some great musicians and bands over time, that's for sure.
Women bands rocked it in the 90s... Veruca Salt, Hole, Garbage, Fiona Apple, Juliana Hatfield, Cranberries, Letters to Cleo, Lucius Jackson. Miss those days
Nah, they really didn't. The playing and songwriting just wasn't up to scratch. The Japanese women of today are playing and writing at a far higher level than those you named, and some are up there with the best of the male bands, as Riot Grrrl should have been if they hadn't been so focused on riding on the 'we're women with guitars' gimmick.
Skunk Anansie, The Cardigans, No Doubt, Melissa Auf der Maur, Alanis Morissette - yup, the 90s werde definitely a great time for female alt-rock. We definitely need more of this music today.
I imagine she overslept and didn't have time to change no more. Also explaines why she enters and still has to tune her guitar after the song has already started.
Jeroen: I think your theory is good. Another commenter said they attended this show and VS performed at 4pm. Say VS left from Chicago: UK is 6 hours ahead. For Louise, it would have been 10am so she was likely sleepy!
Theses two girls rocked! First, they had a solid drummer who pounded out the steady beat. Then they harmonized well together! I miss this kind of band.
They were so amazing live. Saw them 3 times in the mid nineties between Chicago & Milwaukee. One show I saw them open for PJ Harvey. THAT was Incredible.
When Nina screams at the open, I get chills. One of the best opens in all of Rock and roll! Nina and Louise are 2 of the greatest female musicians to come out of the 90s. We need more ladies like them in the industry right now
This is what I tell kids to watch when they ask about the 90’s. Even though this performance was 95 (the beginning of the end of the best part of the 90’s), it really conveys the rawness and carefree nature of a good time in the 90’s. Also the 90’s had A LOT of kickass bands led by topnotch lady vocals. Loved it, still do!
OK, I didn’t know. I thought it was all one song. Anyhow, I never really knew that much about this band, until a friend of mine mentioned them one day at work. I started looking through RU-vid years later, and found this video. I was immediately impressed with their raw, energetic sound. It got me excited! In fact, I never get tired of listening to theIr music. It’s so much better than the garbage they make nowadays.
One of the all time greatest live performances ever. The Drummer and Bass lay down the groove and attitude, and the ladies show us some serious rocking and jamming like they are alone in a garage.
:) Taped this on VHS when I was 15. I played it to death and drove me family crazy. Jumping around in my bedroom with my shitty electric guitar, playing along, couldn't have been happier. :D
It’s so true. People now just talk and talk about what they are and what it means and how you’re evil if you don’t get it or agree. Back then we just were.
Jesus wept! I remember hearing Seether on the radio for the first time in 94 and it stopped me in my tracks. Not having a clue who they were I set out to find that band and never looked back. One of the few bands I've purchased an album off the strength of one song, so underrated and still listen to them to this very day and nearly 30 years on still as fresh and powerful as ever.
I remember seeing them on this tour at The Fillmore in SF. My friend and I were right up front, on Nina's side of the stage. This song was pandemonium from the first note -- the floor was literally shaking. Good times. :-)
Absolutely brilliant, this will never age. I’m 54 now and when I bought the CD all I cared about was enjoying my uni life and this music was a huge part of it. Live on
Man I've always loved this band, they're all talented artists individually and collectively BUT there's just something about Nina Gordon-she's such a cool chick. She inspired me to pick up guitar and learn (I sucked at first at guitar but now can shred Alter Bridge and Queensryche solos-defintely FAR from where I started). Nina just has Super CLEAR vocals (go listen again if you like, to me it's remarkable), tight guitar chops, creative and heart felt lyrics and riffs. Such a brilliant musician, always been my 90's Chicago alt rock hero (I like Veruca better than the Pumpkins and I'm a drop tuned Deftones West Coast metal style of headbanger primarily-Nina just had a way to transcend all the cliches and barriers and pull me into her sound-she's remarkable).
Ah the 90s..when everyone was attractive, had sick style, and the music was cutting edge. We’ll never get this back..truly a magical time and all we can do now is celebrate it.
those people were my Everything when i was 15-16 and then they split ! One of the horrors i survived in life. I did see them life, went all on my own to a festival, watched them, called mum to get me back :D I'm still not very social. But music, and the 90's.. i love you
1995 was a great year for playing stripped down rock n roll. I was 26 playing in punk rock bands in Dallas Texas. Still playing today,but now I'm a Geezer. Wouldn't change my 20s for the world. Lucky to live life to the fullest back then.
Saw them in Chicago and got their first album signed, still have it! I'm not kidding, they were walking to the bus with their guitars in hand, nicest girls ever, they opened for Hole that night! 🤯
@@thebasedgodmax1163 Hey man, autotune wasn't released until 1997 which is after this video and most of the influential bands albums of the 90's. No need to be a dick.
@@thebasedgodmax1163 Autotune was invented in '97. And yes, I well aware of the 70's wah-wah pedals and I think Peter Frampton was wildly over-rated. There is a huge difference between having talent and using technology as a crutch. For example: Nine Inch Nails uses a lot of tech in their act but the band members are individually incredibly skilled and Reznor writes insightful, raw, and edgy lyrics that have stood the test for 20 years. You will not be hearing anyone say that about Selena Gomez or Kesha.
Carl Hicks Jr they dont even use autotune. believe me i dont listen to top 40 shlock at all, i’d much prefer nin any day. its just a dumb and boomery thing to say
Autotune was 80's, ever since pop was invented, bland soulless tripe has been produced. Remove your wannabe lennon glasses and listen to the rubbish produced through the years. Ever wondered why there are so many unsold records in vinyl stores? Yep they made tons of rubbish.
The drummer broke his snare head. Guitar solo speeds the song up. Little boob falls out at the end. Fantastic rock n roll. Even though everyone said "rocknrolll" sarcastically back then, it was a great time for it.
If time travel will ever become possibel, I will so go back to the 80s and 90s to relive that era and enjoy all the great music and all the other fun things to do back then. The 90s will forever be the greatest decade for music ever, with the 80s and early to mid-2000s easily coming in as second and third. Sad to see how it all went downhill in the past 15 years though.
Living in the moment. Look at all that raw energy and 0 cell phones trying to record it all. Hell man, get me a time machine to go back and experience one more concert like that.
People might as well just stay home and watch a RU-vid video on their phones. I don't get it. Going to see Halestorm in a month and I won't be watching it through my phone. My eyes have hi-def!
The convenience of cellphones is highly overrated! Live in the moment, don't just record it! I had a great time in the 80s and 90s. I think our sense of community as teens and 20's were alot more intense with friends putting out fanzines and going to shows to see bands many of whom we had friends who were members of said bands. We had a really great scene. I haven't experienced anything like it since even though I've looked for it.
90's were raw. That's what made them great. Most of the music had a touch of grunge to it. For me it startled in the mid seventies. Since mid 2005 it has all but ended. It seems to be very sad as to where music is going now. We all love the classics. That is the soundtrack of our lives. The new music of today is governed by what the youth of today want. Times change and we can't control it. Long live rock and roll.
There were still many great rock bands to emerge around or even way after 2005: Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, We Are Scientists, Kings of Leon, Royal Blood, Milky Chance, Viola Beach, to name just some. It wasn't until the early to mid-2010s that rock completely vanished from the mainstream and edm and hiphop fully took over. And I say mainstream because in the underground rock is still alive and well.
you can see it he blows the snare head at 3:26 .big hole.what does nina yell a the beginning sounds like bow the almost forgets to hit the stompbox.other wise this blew my head off with a shotgunn volume 75%.
i still listen to veruca salt almost every day. they're on my pandora station i listen to at work. they go really well with slayer, and the plasmatics.
@@killyourtelevision999 No. He doesn't. You need to reexamine the meaning of the word "point" if you think a reductivist political statement in response to a joke can qualify. You can't make a "point" about wind power in response to a joke about wind-breaking.
OMG I just discovered this again. Never have seen them live back in the day. But Posts’ look is totally hot! You absolutely nailed it about the reactivation. 28 later…
I'm in my 60's. This is the only kind of contemporary music of the 1990's that I much like. The punk and punkish stuff may not have been as complex as the best music from the 1960's and early 70's, but it was wonderfully vigorous and honest when it was like this!
