I like the Tea Party. I had all the albums and saw them live three times but can't say they were underrated. If anything, Much Music played their videos to death during the 1990s. The issue was the Tea Party never hit it big in the United States.
I live in New Zealand and I was introduced to this band 25 years ago...im currently drunk and decided to you tube...this still is fkn awesome...I still love it...doors slash system slash pearl ❤️
I feel ya! I was living this band as a teenager in Canada, they hit hard in a way that spoke to me. Sadly my old discs got scratched harder than a cat on nip, but thrift shopping these days will see me with all their best, and everything I was listing to on my then very savy Discman that I won through a contest through the Toronto Sun! God damn though, 25 years ago...ain't no way I'm eager to see where we'll be another 25 to come...
I remember where I was the first time I became aware of this music from this band. I was standing under an Oak tree when a co-worker walked up to me and we started having a conversation. He hadn't been with the company for long, so I didn't know him very well. He said he was from the Pacific Northwest..I told him how beautiful the area was. He agreed. He then asked me if I had heard of a band called The Doors. I told him that, yes I had heard of that band, but that I didn't hear that music growing up because I was born in 1973. But I had been aware of The Doors, only because one of my older siblings was a fan of music - all kinds of music. I'm sure I heard a song or two of The Doors on a classic radio station ( golden age rock ) , but I didn't know a lot about them as a band until my brother would tell me why he liked one of their songs. He looked at lyrics and tried to understand what they were communicating. He liked to write poetry. I don't. I like research papers because they don't require me to be creative. When I can , I like to do other types of art. Over the years, as I grew older, I would bond with my brother ( we didn't always get along). He was an angry alcoholic. But when we were talking about music, we actually could tolerate each other. He had a lot of physical, blunt force trauma to his head as a young child. Only when I enrolled in a psychology class, did I realize that he couldn't be the brother I needed, because he was broken inside. And it wasn't his fault. Then I was more compassionate with him and wished I could have known sooner, Many of years of wasted time fighting with him. So that's why I feel like he's watching out for me. So the guy loaned me a cassette tape, asked me to listen to it and give my honest opinion of it when I returned it. I told him that I thought The Tea Party is good music. I enjoyed listening too.
I saw them at Edgefest '97 the last concert at Thunderbird Stadium, Toni Iommi made cameo musical appearances with Silver Chair, Our Lady Peace,& The Tea Party
One of the few bands I came across that took middle eastern sound and made it sound freaking heavy. This song, the river, bazaar, really stand out for me.
I’m from Montreal and I’ve seen soooo many concerts but the Tea Party is and will always be the best show I ever went to. They are truly incredible live. Flawless perfection.
Know these guys personally, used to go see them in small little bars in Windsor, Ont!!! The most underrated rock bands from 90’s I think!!! Partied with them, awesome down to earth cats!!! One of best bands live, Burrows is phenomenal drummer, and Jeff Martin one the most hipnotixing frontmen ever
The Tea Party during this album and the following EP were at their peak. Psychedlic goth grunge. Every middle school goth kid in Canada with a middle part had at least one Tea Party shirt.
I may not understand anything he's saying but the emotion is definitely understood. This song pops into my head often, most often when I just need a slice of peace. Love this song so much
I'll never forget the 1st time I heard them. I was in a record store ( Yep, remember those?) in the mid-nineties, 1995 I believe, and one of the employees was playing Fire in the Head. I felt a shock through my body, whipped my head around and said, " WHO IS THIS?!!" I bought the album right then and there and the rest is history!!
Had the pleasure of seeing them after Splendor Solis came out in 1993 in the basement bar at the University of Windsor. Small intimate bar with less than 100 people in it. Got to chat a bit with the road manager at the bar and see the band up close - the drummer was intense! Great show and a great memory!
Back in the late 90s when this was charting a local nightclub had grunge night every Thursday. Man this song went off ! Then it was 6:30 and time to get ready for work , fall out the club doors , stumbled to the car and drove to work hoping not to be breath tested 😂
Revisiting The Tea Party after too long and being blown away! I forgot just how great they were! I liked them in the 90's but didn't appreciate them nearly as much as I do now. What was wrong with me? I was an idiot!
I never compared them with Led zeppelin or Jim Morrisons voice/look. Never listen to them with those thoughts in my mind. They may have their Influences but they are so creative and unique. There is no place to make useless comparisons. The Tea Party are brilliant musicians and songwriter.
I got hooked when I heard Let Me Show You The Door in 1991 and then when I heard The River in 1992 there was NO turning back. I bought Splendor Solis the day it was released in 1993. By the time the Fire in the Head single came out in the Spring of 1995, I'd already been a die hard fan of the band for years and ended up buying every single album the day they were each released. I was gutted when they broke up in 2005, but I stayed a fan of Jeff Martin's solo career and was stoked when The Tea Party reformed in 2011. My favorite band of all-time.
I thought of this song, looked up "Sister Awake", realized that wasn't the song I was looking for (though, I still like that song), looked up this one, and here we are!
Back in 2009, sometime after August, a co- worker and I were having some conversation about this and that. He asked me if I liked the music group The Doors. This guy said he was originally from the Northwest. Anyway, he brought a cassette tape of this band up to work and asked me if I'd go home and listen to it and tell him what I thought. So I did. Thankfully, I had a radio that still had a cassette player attached. I brought it back about a week or two later and gave it back and said that I liked the music very much and that I'd remember the name of the band. Thus was before youtube and after M.t.v. Not sure when I looked the video up on TH-cam but I was startled to see how much he resembles the lead singer of The Doors. But yeah, enjoyed the music! -J.F
I've always wondered what culture/practice exactly this video displays. With the old man and the bandaged child. It feels like a metaphor for psychedelics opening the eyes beyond the beaten path.
Saw you guys back in the 90's at this club in San Antonio.They had lots of really good shows there.But your show still stands out as one of the best. Sure there will always be the Doors meet Zep comparisons. Yet still being so original and inspiring.You kind of re-ignited my love for music. Thanks!
My fave Tea Party song and if Jeff Martin is still in Perth Australia, l recently missed your Melbourne gigs and got to the venue (Billboards) just as the crowd was exiting...….. Would sooo love to come to Perth and see a solo show?????
Jeff lives in Byron Bay. He was just touring the Melbourne area about a month ago, played a bunch of shows from 8-10 April. I hope you were able to catch up with him, but if not at least there's another Tea Party tour sometime next year.
Fellow Dutchie here, I've never seen them - wish they'd do another EU tour though :( from what I understand from my colleagues, rumor is they don't want to. Hope that's not true, though. They kick ass!
I saw them in 2012 in Quebec, great show, great band. Jeff Martin explained that this song is about him and his mother's when Jeff was a child and would throw a tantrum.
Actually their first album " Tea Party" was released in 1991....my favorite album..."Edges of Twilight" was released in 1996... So my friend i think you got your dates or your bands mixed up!
I got super high on ephedrine pills, it was a all day concert with our lady peace headlining. Back in 98’ Winnipeg . Side stage had glueleg , econoline crush and age of electric. There was others but I can’t recall. MainStage first band I don’t recall. But Collective soul played. Ok I’ll just say this I want really pumped about any of these bands. I went because of my girlfriend. But anyway I digress. Collective soul blew my mind. They sounded soo heavy. Looking back on it was probably because 3 guitars cranked, 1 bass and drums. There radio orientated 90’s “yarl” hits were in full flight . But they finished there set with “crazy train” . Because of that I’ll never dog them out . After that was “I Mother Earth” another brilliant Canadian band. Then it was the tea party. BY this time 8 hours went by , I was popping pills and downing beers . I didn’t finish the tea party’s set which I totally regret. Missing our lady peace made No impact on me what so ever.
They are Canadian and amazingly talented! They are still making music! I saw them live a couple years back, they had a new album. They played music from their older albums and the new one. It was incredible! You need to go down the tea party rabbit hole and discover all their amazing music lol
Something this unique is like is beyond Lez Zep and The Doors, its like something astronomical is reaching out. The intense and mystical nature of The Tea Party music surprises those70s bands.
My ex said she didn't like this song back when we're together, but later after we broke up, she kept playing it to remind her of me. This is just not a typical music of an indonesian guy like me, she found that my taste of music is different.. 😂
At first i thought they were a Doors rip off band, yeah the guy has the looks and dresses like Jim Morrison but they are a legit kick ass band, not as good as The Doors but they've got a unique sound that they own and do very very well.
2023 still in time
One of the best Canadian bands ever, this deserves so much more love
Canadian? Just Best!!!
One of the most underrated rock bands ever. This song still kicks
❤️
No they arent... they got exactly the credit they deserved
@@LJTEAM0723 you are obviously a fck head..congrats
I like the Tea Party. I had all the albums and saw them live three times but can't say they were underrated. If anything, Much Music played their videos to death during the 1990s. The issue was the Tea Party never hit it big in the United States.
@@busybee6889 great comment... not necessary but yeah, well done. See the comment below (not my comment).
How is this band not one of the all time great bands? They are amazing.
Me too. Does it scare how this album is now 25 years old
@@ryanlesperance777, why did you have to remind me dude.
@@Protege2001 laugh out loud!
Probably because they are from Canada
Maybe 'cos they're a bit of a led zep tribute band .... Good stuff tho, I like 'the badger' amongst other tracks.....
this band was onto something back in the day thats for damn sure
They’re first few albums are GOLD!
I live in New Zealand and I was introduced to this band 25 years ago...im currently drunk and decided to you tube...this still is fkn awesome...I still love it...doors slash system slash pearl ❤️
I feel ya! I was living this band as a teenager in Canada, they hit hard in a way that spoke to me. Sadly my old discs got scratched harder than a cat on nip, but thrift shopping these days will see me with all their best, and everything I was listing to on my then very savy Discman that I won through a contest through the Toronto Sun!
God damn though, 25 years ago...ain't no way I'm eager to see where we'll be another 25 to come...
Still in nz here.
Still drunk
Still listening to TTP.
This is the kind of music that would make immortality worth it.
Accurate
I remember where I was the first time I became aware of this music from this band. I was standing under an Oak tree when a co-worker walked up to me and we started having a conversation. He hadn't been with the company for long, so I didn't know him very well. He said he was from the Pacific Northwest..I told him how beautiful the area was. He agreed. He then asked me if I had heard of a band called The Doors. I told him that, yes I had heard of that band, but that I didn't hear that music growing up because I was born in 1973. But I had been aware of The Doors, only because one of my older siblings was a fan of music - all kinds of music. I'm sure I heard a song or two of The Doors on a classic radio station ( golden age rock ) , but I didn't know a lot about them as a band until my brother would tell me why he liked one of their songs. He looked at lyrics and tried to understand what they were communicating. He liked to write poetry. I don't. I like research papers because they don't require me to be creative. When I can , I like to do other types of art. Over the years, as I grew older, I would bond with my brother ( we didn't always get along). He was an angry alcoholic. But when we were talking about music, we actually could tolerate each other. He had a lot of physical, blunt force trauma to his head as a young child. Only when I enrolled in a psychology class, did I realize that he couldn't be the brother I needed, because he was broken inside. And it wasn't his fault. Then I was more compassionate with him and wished I could have known sooner, Many of years of wasted time fighting with him. So that's why I feel like he's watching out for me. So the guy loaned me a cassette tape, asked me to listen to it and give my honest opinion of it when I returned it. I told him that I thought The Tea Party is good music. I enjoyed listening too.
I saw them at Edgefest '97 the last concert at Thunderbird Stadium, Toni Iommi made cameo musical appearances with Silver Chair, Our Lady Peace,& The Tea Party
One of the few bands I came across that took middle eastern sound and made it sound freaking heavy. This song, the river, bazaar, really stand out for me.
Oh do I love you!!! Severely!!! And I'm 59 yrs. old now!🐱✌❤
Yep, 57 here!
@@Victoria-gq8gt 💜 Oh Requiem is too much, the ending I can barely take without a tear of sheer pleasure!!!
I’m from Montreal and I’ve seen soooo many concerts but the Tea Party is and will always be the best show I ever went to. They are truly incredible live. Flawless perfection.
Know these guys personally, used to go see them in small little bars in Windsor, Ont!!! The most underrated rock bands from 90’s I think!!! Partied with them, awesome down to earth cats!!! One of best bands live, Burrows is phenomenal drummer, and Jeff Martin one the most hipnotixing frontmen ever
I had the pleasure of meeting them in person at a concert in Australia. Lovely people.
LOVE!!!
see how this love stays divine
The Tea Party during this album and the following EP were at their peak. Psychedlic goth grunge. Every middle school goth kid in Canada with a middle part had at least one Tea Party shirt.
Well put. Similar story here in Newcastle Australia.
Even better live!
Jim Morrison lives on
I may not understand anything he's saying but the emotion is definitely understood. This song pops into my head often, most often when I just need a slice of peace. Love this song so much
The chorus of this song always speaks to my soul for some reason...i feel it deep down.
I'll never forget the 1st time I heard them. I was in a record store ( Yep, remember those?) in the mid-nineties, 1995 I believe, and one of the employees was playing Fire in the Head. I felt a shock through my body, whipped my head around and said, " WHO IS THIS?!!" I bought the album right then and there and the rest is history!!
1 August 1997 Festival Hall, Melbourne - best concert i’ve ever been to ♥️
Had the pleasure of seeing them after Splendor Solis came out in 1993 in the basement bar at the University of Windsor. Small intimate bar with less than 100 people in it. Got to chat a bit with the road manager at the bar and see the band up close - the drummer was intense! Great show and a great memory!
I caught a couple of shows at the Trashatria back in the day..
Same BUT in Australia.. the guys crushed.. worked their arse off touring small uni venues..
These guys still kick ass after all this time. Amazing experience at the commodore in Vancouver yesterday!
Does Jeff still do the 'i should be a ringtone' thing?
Going to see them Aug 5th at the commodore... so stoked!!
Chatswoods bass line is so meaty
Back in the late 90s when this was charting a local nightclub had grunge night every Thursday. Man this song went off ! Then it was 6:30 and time to get ready for work , fall out the club doors , stumbled to the car and drove to work hoping not to be breath tested 😂
Revisiting The Tea Party after too long and being blown away! I forgot just how great they were! I liked them in the 90's but didn't appreciate them nearly as much as I do now. What was wrong with me? I was an idiot!
I saw them in concert last month. Even though they didn't play this song, they still kicked ass!
I never compared them with Led zeppelin or Jim Morrisons voice/look. Never listen to them with those thoughts in my mind. They may have their Influences but they are so creative and unique. There is no place to make useless comparisons. The Tea Party are brilliant musicians and songwriter.
Have seen them 20 times live, including opening for ozzy and page/plant in montreal
Live they pull your inner true being and export you to a magical realm that feels so orgasmic
Their so tight vocally and instrumentally and visually
A hidden gem of a band..
This is it.. found it.. what a ripper!
The one that got me hooked.
I got hooked when I heard Let Me Show You The Door in 1991 and then when I heard The River in 1992 there was NO turning back. I bought Splendor Solis the day it was released in 1993. By the time the Fire in the Head single came out in the Spring of 1995, I'd already been a die hard fan of the band for years and ended up buying every single album the day they were each released. I was gutted when they broke up in 2005, but I stayed a fan of Jeff Martin's solo career and was stoked when The Tea Party reformed in 2011. My favorite band of all-time.
After this was released I couldn’t put them down for 10 years!
Just saw Mr Martin tonight on a solo show. It was great
They are one of the all time greatest bands of all time!!! SO FANTASTICALLY REAL AND AMAZING!
amazing song
C how this love stays divine xx
Still my favorite Tea Party song.
Best live band ive seen x
Love it ❤
Oh beautiful 90s🎉
Stuart Chatwoods bass is excellent in this
I thought of this song, looked up "Sister Awake", realized that wasn't the song I was looking for (though, I still like that song), looked up this one, and here we are!
Yep they are great.. I stumbled upon it at goodwill . I said m a n this sht rocks..
10 concerts and counting - still my favorite song - the band still kicks butt!!!
Back in 2009, sometime after August, a co- worker and I were having some conversation about this and that. He asked me if I liked the music group The Doors. This guy said he was originally from the Northwest. Anyway, he brought a cassette tape of this band up to work and asked me if I'd go home and listen to it and tell him what I thought. So I did. Thankfully, I had a radio that still had a cassette player attached. I brought it back about a week or two later and gave it back and said that I liked the music very much and that I'd remember the name of the band. Thus was before youtube and after M.t.v. Not sure when I looked the video up on TH-cam but I was startled to see how much he resembles the lead singer of The Doors. But yeah, enjoyed the music! -J.F
After u get over visuals these guys are way more talented then doors!
@@mikemarziliano7105 The Doors will always have a place in my heart. This is a great band too though.
Love this album - got it when it came out.🙂
I've always wondered what culture/practice exactly this video displays. With the old man and the bandaged child.
It feels like a metaphor for psychedelics opening the eyes beyond the beaten path.
I spot a Rosicrucian cross...
The best song in the catalog - I saw them in 95 and have been loving them ever since. Canadian Gems!
Saw you guys back in the 90's at this club in San Antonio.They had lots of really good shows there.But your show still stands out as one of the best. Sure there will always be the Doors meet Zep comparisons. Yet still being so original and inspiring.You kind of re-ignited my love for music. Thanks!
Fantastic song, never get tired of this one!
This band helped get me through the 90s. So good, even today 👍😎
It's really cool
Most talented band in the world. Multi instrumentalists
So underrated. I absolutely LOVE this band.
Very good band! Love this!
And now we are subjected to pop and rap..... I miss the good old days.
My fave Tea Party song and if Jeff Martin is still in Perth Australia, l recently missed your Melbourne gigs and got to the venue (Billboards) just as the crowd was exiting...….. Would sooo love to come to Perth and see a solo show?????
Jeff lives in Byron Bay. He was just touring the Melbourne area about a month ago, played a bunch of shows from 8-10 April. I hope you were able to catch up with him, but if not at least there's another Tea Party tour sometime next year.
the tea party are from Windsor Ontario Canada but they are huge in Australia
God I love this band so much. Seen them live four times. I so wish they would/ could come over to The Netherlands again
Fellow Dutchie here, I've never seen them - wish they'd do another EU tour though :( from what I understand from my colleagues, rumor is they don't want to. Hope that's not true, though. They kick ass!
Good ol' Canadian Boys.
Beer and Tea Party go well together,2019.
I saw them in 2012 in Quebec, great show, great band. Jeff Martin explained that this song is about him and his mother's when Jeff was a child and would throw a tantrum.
absolutely love
Seen these guys in the 90s can't await to see Jeff this month.
Back in '94 when I was 14 in Windsor first band I've ever seen
See how this love stays divine........
These guys always have a nasty, mystical haze to their shit. I love it.
Fuck. Yes.
one of my favorite song
fire in my head right now!! love stays divine 2020
Brings back much music vibes
From 1999 to 2020: okay, this is still really good.
Actually their first album " Tea Party" was released in 1991....my favorite album..."Edges of Twilight" was released in 1996...
So my friend i think you got your dates or your bands mixed up!
This album came out in 95!!
@@mikemarona5069 1995 not 1996
Made me a fan thanks to JJJ and they love Zep. Perfect xx
Real kick arse music
Never ages
I got super high on ephedrine pills, it was a all day concert with our lady peace headlining. Back in 98’
Winnipeg . Side stage had glueleg , econoline crush and age of electric. There was others but I can’t recall.
MainStage first band I don’t recall. But Collective soul played. Ok I’ll just say this I want really pumped about any of these bands. I went because of my girlfriend. But anyway I digress. Collective soul blew my mind. They sounded soo heavy. Looking back on it was probably because 3 guitars cranked, 1 bass and drums.
There radio orientated 90’s “yarl” hits were in full flight . But they finished there set with “crazy train” . Because of that I’ll never dog them out . After that was “I Mother Earth” another brilliant Canadian band. Then it was the tea party. BY this time 8 hours went by , I was popping pills and downing beers . I didn’t finish the tea party’s set which I totally regret. Missing our lady peace made
No impact on me what so ever.
And im waiting with this fire in the head this song = one big trip its like réincarnation
Love this song!
Nice, clear bass guitar sound
My Favorite 💯💞💝💘🔥💋
Stunning tune. LOVE it!
Meilleur album du monde.
Amazing tune.
3:35 🔥
Wicked!
Dope tune 👍
🔥🔥🔥
love this song
I love this song..
Gods he looks and sounds like Jim Morrison 😍
he does neither. looks different. sounds 1000x better
Id say thats the point
Perfect albüms
Killa song 👍
The singer sounds familiar...any ties to Fuel, Tantric, Days of the New, etc.?
Nope. That's Jeff Martin.
This was a bit earlier than those bands I think
What we've been given here
Jim Morrison with a late 90s music budget
So Jim Morrison was reincarnated in Canada…
Yeah your right 😂
Can anyone enlighten me on the history of this band and if there still together?
They are Canadian and amazingly talented! They are still making music! I saw them live a couple years back, they had a new album. They played music from their older albums and the new one. It was incredible! You need to go down the tea party rabbit hole and discover all their amazing music lol
@@oliviathompson9937 since I made this post I've become very fond of their music lol
Something this unique is like is beyond Lez Zep and The Doors, its like something astronomical is reaching out. The intense and mystical nature of The Tea Party music surprises those70s bands.
🤘😎
❤
Is it just me or do I see some Jim Morrison in this guy
Yea, I think Jeff Martin is Better. Shoot me! Yeah, this dude is better. Jim Morrison is dead.
except Jim Morrison does not play guitar but jeff does
My ex said she didn't like this song back when we're together, but later after we broke up, she kept playing it to remind her of me. This is just not a typical music of an indonesian guy like me, she found that my taste of music is different.. 😂
I'm Indonesian and love this song!
@@itasavitri22hi, how's life? 😁
Great song, but did someone run this track through a compressor?! The high notes in the chorus normally pop a whole lot more.
Led Zeppelin meets The Doors?
meets rollings stones brain jones from aftermath
Music had nothing to do with doors, except baritone voice and facial resemblance. Definitely zeppelin, middle resemblance to kashmir
At first i thought they were a Doors rip off band, yeah the guy has the looks and dresses like Jim Morrison but they are a legit kick ass band, not as good as The Doors but they've got a unique sound that they own and do very very well.