@@croneskull The band Lynx, which included the bassist for Battles, was pretty close to a Don Cab style/sound. There are a handful of songs from a live gig here on YT. Pretty fucking awesome. th-cam.com/video/rmz-4C9QjvU/w-d-xo.html
There's just something about The Peter Criss Jazz that speaks to me for some reason, maybe it's the overdub of guitars, the stuttering Bass Line or Damon's drumming, It has to be my favorite Don Cab song ever.
yes and yet it doesn't sound like they're really having to try does it? it just seems effortless. coupled with the fact that by all accounts they didn't really get on, it's an absolutely remarkable achievement.
man, im just a 21 year old guy whos not from USA and wants to see in the flesh live this lineup of don cab performing lets face it pal you didnt need an eye surgery... it's a pretty simple dream
i swear when i saw that the bassis just had to do one single strum in peter crisis jazz instead of "hammering" the bass itself as i thought it was done, something changed in me lol. awesome concert.
Tbf, on the actual albums, they had two guitarists. The second dude had left the band by the time American Don came out. It's pretty insane Ian Williams was able to take over the part of a whole other guitarists just using looper pedals.
The day this was filmed, I turned 6 years old. We were on a family holiday to Disneyland Orlando, which was a big deal coz we lived in Ireland. The guy working the Rock n Rollercoaster let us skip the queue coz it was my birthday. I hear more of Ian's Battles sound here than I do on Don Cab studio recordings. Cool.
I miss yesteryears music today’s music is just um not the same need Slint polvo Don and all the other great bands we know and love that bring us to this beautiful video
From drumline/marching band experience, you memorize insanely long unrepetitive scores by playing them literally every day for hours and hours each day. We would be outside from 5am to sundown drilling again and again and again only really stopping for water breaks and a lunch.
I have these same melodic phrases memorized the same reason he does, repetition. Hundreds of album listens and learning to play them all over time. Still working on that
The American Don album is one hell of a musical statement, and Damon Che, Ian Williams, and Eric Emm were so damn good this live performance is arguably better. It's crazy how complex the loops are that Ian has to build in real time here as opposed to the polished sound of the album, you really get to see those classic songs broken down piece by piece.. Damon takes the compositions and pushes them too, past where you already thought was beyond humanly possible. Eric's work in songs like "You Drink A Lot of Coffee" is hella sick too, sometimes he gets forgotten in this power trio but that's some really inventive bass work, those ideas with the loops and harmonics is awesome. Love this unique band, wish I would've gotten to see them. Would really love to hear new stuff from any of these guys.
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saw don cab on that tour in dc, was a great show. they really were on fire that night. can't believe that was close to the end. at that time, i was so into them... i just wanted more and more. battles is cool. would be into seeing them live sometime. new don cab w vox just doesn't do it for me, so i've avoided it.
sevendaughters Couldn’t or didn’t care too? Love both groups, but I don’t think it’s an apt comparison. Don Cab up through this lineup was much more rhythmically and metrically dynamic of a band than Battles. Don Cab was never about pocket playing per se, whereas Battles is/was about that kinda groove. Also, different eras. One could argue that there never would have been a band like Battles w/out early ‘math’ groups like Don Cab laying the foundation.
18 years, and thousands of math rock bands later, no one sounds quite like this..
So tight. And yet, so loose..
i mean... battles? same guitarist though haha.
@@croneskull The band Lynx, which included the bassist for Battles, was pretty close to a Don Cab style/sound. There are a handful of songs from a live gig here on YT. Pretty fucking awesome.
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Uzeda
I blame opening tunnings and guitar tabs.
Ian Williams looks like that guy who is always late to work.
and yet probably one of the most efficient employees
Too many bananas
Perfect lol
turn it up guy whoever you are
might be one of the best camera angles for a live show
^ eric emm's mother 🤣
This was the day I was born :)
The Stanimal great to see youngsters with great taste :)
same!
Same!
Keep on jamming
it was my third birthday lol
There's just something about The Peter Criss Jazz that speaks to me for some reason, maybe it's the overdub of guitars, the stuttering Bass Line or Damon's drumming, It has to be my favorite Don Cab song ever.
big same dawg on that one
agreed
@@maniswolftoman It's the best part. lol
Not even a drummer myself but it's the drums, that's what makes it amazing
steve albini just chilling in the back
American Don tunes must've been exceedingly difficult to pull off live because Damon had to follow Ian's pedal literally the whole time.
Chris Knight I can imagine this led to some very frustrating practice sessions..
yes and yet it doesn't sound like they're really having to try does it? it just seems effortless. coupled with the fact that by all accounts they didn't really get on, it's an absolutely remarkable achievement.
also the way they deliberate 'toy' with phase at a few points, e.g. 9:27 (same on the record incidentally). beautiful.
poor ms. Che i think Damon was born drumming
They're the loosest sounding super tight band in existence. Everything sounds off the cuff but is the furthest thing from it
Shellac, Arab On Radar, Rye Coalition, US Maple and some others played this too
i thought i recognized Albini in the background. makes sense why now.
what a show
Arab on Radar fucking slaps
Thanks to whoever recorded this on my birthday 21 years ago love the gift
1:00 The Peter Criss Jazz
6:21 You Drink a Lot of Coffee for a Teenager
8:46 Let's Face It Pal, You Didn't Need That Eye Surgery
man, im just a 21 year old guy whos not from USA and wants to see in the flesh live this lineup of don cab performing lets face it pal you didnt need an eye surgery... it's a pretty simple dream
time flies by and the dream continues...
@@cngrinder9423 24 years old here me too man. Love that distorted guitar tone in that song.
i wish i was around to hear them play don cab 3 live. I feel your pain.
Not sure what's louder...
Damon che
Or the bassists shirt.
Eric Emm is my favorite bassist and this is my favorite Don Cab clip
when loop pedals wasnt fashionable yet
This is the only day i wish i was alive on
best comment
24 years to the day
I was there!
i swear when i saw that the bassis just had to do one single strum in peter crisis jazz instead of "hammering" the bass itself as i thought it was done, something changed in me lol. awesome concert.
Holy fucking shit this is the most amazing goddamn music I have heard. These are sounds I fucking dreamed of making brought to life
welcome
welcome to Math Rock bro.
@@sinistrality7883 nah i was already into math rock and don cab, i was just hella stoned when i wrote that comment
Awesome profile picture
@@baksidesteez agreed. where is it from .
One of the most if not the most influential mathrock bands (particularly in the west)
No one can touch them. They're not the tightest. It's something else and it can't be emulated.
I never knew this dude made all those sounds with like 3 pedals.
It's all in the looper.
Tbf, on the actual albums, they had two guitarists. The second dude had left the band by the time American Don came out. It's pretty insane Ian Williams was able to take over the part of a whole other guitarists just using looper pedals.
@@drpibisback7680 :OOO which looper??
@@H0E0M0G14 akai headrush
@@H0E0M0G14 delay pedal line 6 it has a looper
I was at this show and it was the first time I was able to see Don Cab live! Thanks for posting this!!!
Icecream. Goes with celery.
Best time to tune your guitar. Right at the beginning of the song.
The day this was filmed, I turned 6 years old. We were on a family holiday to Disneyland Orlando, which was a big deal coz we lived in Ireland. The guy working the Rock n Rollercoaster let us skip the queue coz it was my birthday. I hear more of Ian's Battles sound here than I do on Don Cab studio recordings. Cool.
thanks for your journal entry Jayden
i'm in my early 60's and this warmed my soul!!
I miss yesteryears music today’s music is just um not the same need Slint polvo Don and all the other great bands we know and love that bring us to this beautiful video
You havent looked in the right place then
Dr D Musicalmasterrecords every decade has great music. you just need to find and discover it
9:15 so there is Albini in the crowd...
They played the same show
He doesn't look impressed lol
he recorded all their records sooo...
he only recorded their debut and American Don i think.
I like In Utero
man this video was shot 2 years before i was born. what i would give to be around the time when these legendary math rock bands where at their peak
I keep coming back to this video, its such a spectacular performance
I love the guy sitting behind Damon shaking his head in disbelief.
The guy is steve albini
@@hveryaarris5784 Steve is the guy standing, arms crossed, emotionless.
All we need this band, I believe in a World with Don Cab, always, all the time, thank you for post this video
They pulled this off so amazingly
This is fucking magical. I'd kill to see this live.
How does Ian Williams remember all these long melodic phrases?
Playing them a lot.
because he wrote em
From drumline/marching band experience, you memorize insanely long unrepetitive scores by playing them literally every day for hours and hours each day. We would be outside from 5am to sundown drilling again and again and again only really stopping for water breaks and a lunch.
I have these same melodic phrases memorized the same reason he does, repetition. Hundreds of album listens and learning to play them all over time. Still working on that
when you write something its alot easier to remember than when youre learning something someone else made
Goodbye Steve
-hello steve!
Hacia años que nos los escuchaba. Alucinantes ¡ yeah ¡¡
Seria genial que volvieran a tocar
@@vibrantdragon3123 bua ya ves ¡
Best band ever
13:03 bringing the fucking heat with the cymbals
+SuburbanLegend93 alluring
That crash/ride looks hella thick and substantial... it must weigh at least four or five lbs
2nd songs intro is like a math rock waltz.
Eric emm is very underrated
Thanks sooo much im a big don cab fan!
Brilliantly done
I was there!!!!!!!!!! Damon is a beast.
It's great to see Neil from the Inbetweeners enjoying his hobby of playing bass for a mathrock band...
Well Jay used to tour with Metallica and fill in for Kirk so he pulled a few strings and got him in
this is the show that tuned me onto my looper life w/battlesbetween goodandevol TH-cam
Those cymbals sound awesome
budget sabian cymbals
Ok a friend told me to search this AND I AM NOT DISAPPOINTED. THIS IS RAD.
1:30 cool Ride shirt!
lol I'm just sittin here goin "I was in 10th grade" when I noticed this took place 20 mins away from me hahahaha
9:12 Steve Albini just chilling in the gazebo
Was at this show! And the one below it. Saw SHELLAC here as well
Lovin the RIDE's "going blank again" shirt
Damon is one of the greats
Is that Steve Albini leaning back behind Damon?
Still the kings
The American Don album is one hell of a musical statement, and Damon Che, Ian Williams, and Eric Emm were so damn good this live performance is arguably better. It's crazy how complex the loops are that Ian has to build in real time here as opposed to the polished sound of the album, you really get to see those classic songs broken down piece by piece.. Damon takes the compositions and pushes them too, past where you already thought was beyond humanly possible. Eric's work in songs like "You Drink A Lot of Coffee" is hella sick too, sometimes he gets forgotten in this power trio but that's some really inventive bass work, those ideas with the loops and harmonics is awesome. Love this unique band, wish I would've gotten to see them. Would really love to hear new stuff from any of these guys.
Check out Battles it's almost a spiritual successor.
From OP's appraisal of Ian and Eric's work, I think Storm and Stress might be a better recommendation (both of them make up 2/3rds of the band)
12:40 is so freakin good
Judging by this video, Ian Williams' pedalboard consist of A Boss Chromatic Tuner, A Boss DD-3?, and Two Akai Headrush Pedals.
Steve Albini is chilling in the background it appears, anyone else catch that?
the guitarist is a chad he literally his tuning his guitar while the song is playing, that's a guitarist that gives no fucks
That was pretty cool.
thank you for the upload!
I’m so in love with this
istg every live performance they have of this lineup have the cameraman positioned next to the bassist, like why?
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Black midi.
Tera Melos, 100 Onces, Piglet, Giraffes? Giraffes!, Hella.
rest in peace steve
Todavía no nacía cuando pasó esto xd,, que grandesss
HOW DID HE KNOW THAT!?!?
Thx Accuradio !!
still love it!!
Man they smoked it! Che crushed it.
this shit must sound amazing live
Insane work!
Ian's guitar prowess is terrifying
Anyone spot Steve Albini in the background?
What pedal or which pedals is the bassist using at 8:47?
so good soooo goooodddd
Good sound and camera work! Thanks for posting! Damon is a machine! Is that Steve Albini in the background behind the drum set?
Was thinking the same thing! He recorded American Don didn't he.
Michael Crabb Yeah, he did. Probably checking out the live version. Lol.
havenet albini sighting?
havenet yeah that's def Albini, I'm guessing Shellac played this festival also?
That sounds like a rad line-up. Damn, the Don Cab did rule, didn't they?
thist ist gold.
How does the bass player change the repetitions of the delay so easy in the first song, which pedal is that?
Julio Dávila it’s a boss dd3, the speed is based on how fast you click the pedal
Is that Steve Albini watching with his arms crossed behind Damon Che?
Yes.
DRUMMER!!!
How low does the drummer have his snare?!
Math music, at its rawest form
🔥🔥🔥🔥
I was Ian Williams’s gum tech for this show.
Woah, this was the day I was born...shit
Cool
Lucky
Insane!
0:20 lmao
2:00 that guy needs some coffee on a dailyyyyyyy❗
i was born one day later
saw don cab on that tour in dc, was a great show. they really were on fire that night. can't believe that was close to the end. at that time, i was so into them... i just wanted more and more. battles is cool. would be into seeing them live sometime. new don cab w vox just doesn't do it for me, so i've avoided it.
The bass player looks like Nick Sobotka from The Wire season 2
nice
this i like
early Battles feel in the first few mins but Damon can't sit in the pocket for too long
sevendaughters Couldn’t or didn’t care too? Love both groups, but I don’t think it’s an apt comparison. Don Cab up through this lineup was much more rhythmically and metrically dynamic of a band than Battles. Don Cab was never about pocket playing per se, whereas Battles is/was about that kinda groove. Also, different eras. One could argue that there never would have been a band like Battles w/out early ‘math’ groups like Don Cab laying the foundation.
@@fivebyfivesound more of an observation than a critique
Bills and Pils 🎵
Really missing the point not showing the drummer
9:18 is that Steve Albini????
13:56 I wonder who caught Ian’s towel there