@@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.
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.
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.
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
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.
@@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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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’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.
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.
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 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
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.
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.
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.
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!
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
I wish I could like this 5000x more times. Truest example of a band sonically making love to the audience and the audience absolutely loving them back.
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.
Lightning Bolt has to be one of the most influential work to me. Considering that this noise.. this loud but yet so grabbing and hyper at the same time. This is pure adrenaline. Please check out all of their work, they deserve a ton of love. I want to watch them live before my passing. These guys rock.
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my earplug fell out mid song at one of their concerts and it sounded like i was on the outside of a plane. best live band EVER
A goal of mine in my lifetime is to lose my hearing at thier show. (If it's gonna go, I'd like it to be by them, cause it would be awesome)
"My earplug fell out" is the most lame f*ckin thing I've ever heard in my life.
@@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.
Still being able to hear anything afterwards aint lame in the slightest @John-tv6ii
@@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.
Lightning Bolt is what plays in an 8 years olds head when they find a cool stick
😂😂
Amazing comment
Cool sticks never stop being cool. Same goes for awesome rocks.
8 year old me agrees 💯😂
Jeez I need to be excited as easily as this 😁
The low tone on that bass could tear a hole in the sky.
Nah. More like gene simmons bass with uncle fester playing a few cords on their speed and decapitating the two with it.
@@chrisrichards430 did you go on every comment just to hate on the band lmao
Bass rattle stars out the sky!
Its sending flash into my spine
@@chrisrichards430
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I am 163 years old and I listen to this twice every 30 minutes.
That could not possibly be good for you!!!!!!!!
I found a wallet full of turttles, but the real deal was that every turttle had 5 legs and two tails each and goes from red color to baby blue...
Rookie numbers ya kook
LOL
Those who filmed and edited this are very good at what they do and clearly have a lot of respect for this band’s chaotic art
I scrolled to check if anyone had said this.
Did you see that sick transition near the beginning, I barely even noticed it
Nah, they just forgot to pack lenses and just used a 20mm
I like to think that the guys edited this themselves cause only they can capture how chaotic they are.
@@drakebrown9622 best realistic and natural transition ever. Mega movie quality
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.
Oh, yeah, that's Brian. Not to get him confused with Brian.
Lightning Bolt - Dead Cowboy @ TAICOCLUB'14 1149am 23.8.22 fucking mods i'll shit 'em!!!
Klaus Kinski vibes from that stare he has going on
that's Brian Gibson, he was one of the leads behind the Guitar Hero and Rock Band videogames.
@@fieldofsenses Really? Thats awesome! Ever since I commented that comment I got really into Lightning Bolt and I had no idea
I swear this drummer is in a legit transcendental state by the end of the set.
Prolly a closet bomemagic fan as well but afraid to go to a meth lab explosion show. Queerbaits morph.
Chris Richards You're an asshole
@Gyaku Jupiter is Hell.Your balloon head and squid hands can't save you now nippon.
@@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.
So am I...
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.
First time hearing it. Holy fuck. Music transcends all cultures.
@@andrews3267 either way: it's lightning bolt lol
@@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.
I love how this band is literally if the immovable object and the unstoppable force decided to play music together
Juan Barb underrated comment 👍🏻
Comment way too underrated
Figuratively
Fuckin nailed it!🤘🖤
No that’s not literally. It’s figuratively. The opposite of what you said.
I'm 51. Never heard these guys before...and these motherfvckers just tore my head off.
Takes me back to a younger time...
Amazing.
Are you ok? That is not normal for music to kill you. I cannot imagine a life without a head.
imagine working security for this gig and your favourite artists are Frank Sinatra and Burt Bacharach
Max S. Hahaha
"But it's...it's a passing thing...it's uh.... I mean I would never tell them this but this is uh...this is a fad."
Bea Arthur
lol
@@typhon4829 fact. I could listen to these guys and then throw on some BB. Life is nothing without variety.
I'm 78 years old. I listen to this every day.
You must be one groovy cat man
I wish you good health and continued prosperity
Rock on Rocker!
you're one cool cookie, old timer
You are not 78 years old, and you do not listen to this every day.
This is some of the coolest music concert footage I've ever seen.
Yea be reincarnated in kpop just for watching.
Rare shot of Chris Richards crowd-surfing @ 3:14
Totally
This wasnt part of the simulation somehow , but it was
Pretty much.
I love how calm the bass players face is when he's just dropping BOMBS on fools
I love how brian and everyone else is going nuts and the guitarist is just like "alright"
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
Brian is simultaneously going crazy and chilling
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.
He's the chaotic John Paul Jones
You mean, Brian right?
That based old man using all his strength to hold everyone back
Crowds fighting security
Gibson's blank stare
Damn this show had it all.
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.
thunder and lightning
That sounds mind blowing
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
i pretty sure he also chants "DRINK WATER," i think he was worried about the guy passing out lmao
yeah chippendale is terrifying on stage despite being a real sweetheart. He looks like he's possessed when hes sitting behind the drums
the security was probably like- "what do you mean they won't be using the stage?!!!"
Im curious as to how they set up all of their gear, speakers and PA right there
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.
@@chrisrichards430 Venetian snares is actually a bit of prick
@@chrisrichards430 the difference is that these guys are actually playing the music, not pressing buttons on a fucking cd player lol
@@chrisrichards430 stop insulting other music fans,we all love music and so do you so let's just get along.
Lightning bolt is the only show I remember actually getting physically ill from how unbelievably loud it was. They are really an amazing live act.
That's loud!
Man's not gonn survive mbv
@@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
Mine is Swans lmao
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.
Amazing story. Thanks for sharing.
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.
thanks for sharing that was tangible!
They play shows that they'd wanna be at.
Awesome. Similar thing happened to me when I saw them. It's hard to put into words, but you did it well.
Brian Gibson in the streets, Brian Chippendale in the sheets.
I feel bad for whoever gets in the sheets with you then.
Both of these comments made me laugh pretty hard lol thanks guys
Brilliant and funny comment!!!!
Don Henley in the park
9:23?
I still can't believe the sound comes out of just two people.
It really is amazing. One bassist, one drummer, and a ton of equipment. It's surreal.
Both of them are beyond talented.
Math rock man
Math rock
I think the same thing about LITE.
@@archivehans most definitely not math rock
@tank.butt math rock is shit tho
This is what I thought metal was before I knew what metal was.
Noise rock is confused for metal just as many times as hardcore is confused for grindcore
@@thatsalotofdamage8568 and all of it is great, hence why so many artists cross them in their misic!
@@iamdamosuzuki_ yeah I get it
same here, noise rock is what i've been searching for all my life with metal but i've just been looking in the wrong place
shoulda quit while you were ahead
The stoicism of this bassist is making me wonder if his emotion chip has short circuited.
All CPU is being diverted to shredding
He doesn't like large crowds or being the center of attention. So he's not emotionless, just nervous
And look at the end when he looks so happy. He was in reset mode :]
it looks cool as fuck though, hes shredding the guitar whilst looking like its nothing, its a cool opposite to the drummer whos going crazy
he's channeling his inner John Entwistle.
That audience is rad, Japan rules. I need to see Lightning Bolt live one day, their shows look like some of the most fun.
Japan audiences has the respect people had in music shows back in the day.
Support this band, buy their records, find a way to see a performance. This is real rock music.
Amen
this is so fake ngl
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
Its impressive that they still managed to pull a decent crowd in a different type of audience.
@@jofunin3680 Panda Bear is pretty weird I think, and I feel like most people into stuff like Panda Bear and Bibio have heard of Lightning Bolt.
any fan of Panda Bear has def heard spirit theyre gone which is a noise pop album
I feel like they'd be loving it. I know i would.
@@silasward7316 Sure, but imagine going from "K is for Kelson" to this, or vice versa lol
This is honestly one of the most inspiring things I've ever seen.
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.
Lightning Bolt - Dead Cowboy @ TAICOCLUB'14 0731am 3.9.22 they aspire to garner your affectation...
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
*drinks a few gulps of water, burns 800 calories, sweats a liter*
gotta wonder if the man has ever pissed in his life
The bass player is so fucking cool. I love his expression while playing
'-'
The look of intense concentration.
I love how fucking stoic this guy is, in the middle of all the craziness around him.
he is playing electric, not the bass guitar
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.
just here for my daily check in
lmao dude wyd here,I really like your channel tho
Yo thanks for teaching me and my friends to skate over quarantine, I landed my first feeble to fakie today. Good to know we like the same music too!
Pre 2021 check in. See you 2022.
Same
check back in dude.
I watch this instead of drinking coffee
I do both!
Jay T what are you? Wreckless?
I do this instead of freebasing cocaine
I do this instead of parachuting using meathooks to attach me to the cords instead of a harness,
Look for the video!
Man, this is very accurate. I felt how this music transfers me the energy.
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.
wall of sound, yes!
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
That's the thing, it's so noisy that you can barely even tell, but it's tight as FUCK in addition to that. So good
Great comment. Thank you for appreciating this.
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Listen to Hella
I've been playing music ALL wrong.
Maybe. Maybe not.
It's like the bass player is wearing a mask too.
Yeah...
Poker Face mask.
stomach ache mask
holy shit this broke me
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 watch this at least once every 6 months. it revitalizes my love of live music and art
Same here!
im 40 yrs old, done enough to realize exactly why i cry everytime i play this . feel me? love it,
This video also made me well up. I am 30.
We love you Kev
its just so freakin overpowering
I know this was six years ago, but damn it's nice to know I'm not the only one haha
@@apothecurio exactly
shed a tear when i heard this because its an absolute masterpiece
"this is hell"
"I love it 🥲"
It's weird seeing lightning bolt outdoors and in HD rather than in some crowded shack with with 4 pixels
Im so glad I learned of noise rock. Changed my life. Its my kind of jazz.
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.
My grandma introduced me to this band
Yea. Who was he a sailor with plato?
Cheetahmen 2 is a rare cart that’s for sure
Chris Richards how much acid were you on when you made these comments
D a m n
@@chrisrichards430 uhhhh what
This makes me cry every time I watch it. Insanely powerful
because you wish you were there!!! I felt the same exact way
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.
agree!
Yeah I agree one of the pinpoint parts of the performance that catches my memory
i start to physically get chills whenever the section starts, it’s incredible
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.
Pig Destroyer's early days come to mind
CHERUBS
every two months i check on this video for motivation
Doing my 2-month check up right now
i felt like i was watching the universe being created
3:15 that dude upside down is having the time of his life
I'm getting some Hella vibes from these two beasts.
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)
これを生で見れた人が本当に羨ましい
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
The bass player worked at Harmonix (the company that made Guitar Hero/Rock Band) for years, and made the game Thumper.
Me too. I value this a lot because it sounds cool as hell and they are clearly pushing their musical vision and no one else's.
Crash Blakmor how does this sound cool as hell? You’re probably an idiot for considering this music. This is an insult to music
Then don't listen to it Nazi twat.
@@Mr_Sandman-s3q i'd like to hear what you consider music, dickhead
Came here by accident. Did not look away. Fire.
I love the dude who goes upside down while crows surfing and his legs just start flailing above the crowd.
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.
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.
I feel you.
I’ve watched this video everyday for the past few months and it is honestly just mesmerising how talented Brian duo are.
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.
these are the musicians that deserve to be in the rock n roll hall of fame.
I've seen these guys live a couple times, it's like being in a Black Friday sale in the seventh layer of hell
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!
Rhode Island is a small state. But, a very loud state.
richard dietl ふ
richard dietl John Dwyer came from there as well
And everyone stinks like cheap cigarettes.
If their from Long Island then these "artists" are a disgrace to the Long Island music scene.
Fuck this hipster trash but long live glassjaw!!!🤙😎🤙
@@christopherdeftones2878 Rhode Island, dipshit. And Lightning Bolt has been at it for a long time now. What's so "hipster" about it?
This band and Fugazi were hands down the 2 best live bands I've ever had the pleasure of seeing.
this is The Godfather of LB live vids.
Ever seen the all tomorrow parties 13 monsters video?
I found this video 7 or 6 years ago and it changed my life. Forever a superfan of these guys.
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
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
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.
First time seeing this group today, I’ve already watched this performance many times, the energy here is insane!
its like if the guy from texas chainsaw massacre went to art school in berwyn PA
Close, Rhode Island ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) They met at art school, allegedly ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
He went to Conestoga High School in berwyn PA
What if it's the other way around, and the texas chainsaw massacre dude quit his band, dropped out of art school and turned to serial killing
Lol, you tell hes one of those dudes that paid money to go to art school, by the way it sounds.
That's so specific
4:20 that slight smirk from Gibson says it all. This is like the most emotion I've ever seen from him so you know it must be enjoyable.
i feel like once or twice a show gibson looks around like "what the fuck is going on?"
I think maybe he doesn't always hear the drums 10/10
he looks pretty absent minded the whole time, like he would rather be anywhere else
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.
Lighting boltのライブ動画色々観ても結局これに戻ってくる
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.
I have once again returned to enjoy noise rock in its most primal form
This video has so much energy it charges my phone
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
Its a fucking bass mate.
Zetś bruh chill we all make mistakes
Zetś uhh bass guitar?
cool guy but yes it is a bass
@@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.
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.
:)
Did you see them
@@mattallred yes i did, portland ME circa 2017 i believe. Played on stage, i think they have to now days. It still kicked ass of course.
@@SaumBodhi lovely
@@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
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 one of the greatest performances of music ever captured on video.
you will only watch this for the first time once
doing it now. holy fucking shit
This is now. For me. Wow.
this is my new therapy video if i'm having a bad day. so been here a couple of times
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
As a non Alzheimer person I can only say yes.
This performance gives me an incredible amount of inspiration.
everytime gibson drops to the bass string its like taking a boss attack that halves your health bar
Guitarist be keeping a careful eye the drummer does not overheat and die
hahaha that cracked me right up
Bassist
@@samkarugu7639 essentially both in this case
Like thee o sees drummer..
Totally psychotic
I am 64: I listen to this band everyday
3:13 You know you are at a great concert when the audience is rocking upside down!
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.
This is my favorite live performance of all time.
1:38 Thanks for tuning your bass. It really made a big difference.
何百回みてるけど毎回 4:20 のBrian Gibsonのクールな笑みでキュンとしちゃう
my daily vaccine since 2014 and i'm healthier than ever! pure, uncut and real music for the well-being! THANKS GUYS!
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.
I can't stop coming back to this. This is insane!
I wish I could like this 5000x more times. Truest example of a band sonically making love to the audience and the audience absolutely loving them back.
libinal!
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.
one of the best live music video edits ive ever seen
the bass player could be an extraordinary lawyer
Lightning Bolt has to be one of the most influential work to me. Considering that this noise.. this loud but yet so grabbing and hyper at the same time. This is pure adrenaline. Please check out all of their work, they deserve a ton of love. I want to watch them live before my passing. These guys rock.
That towel giving attempt was so compassionately beautiful