Thank you so much for uploading this! I've loved the Meat Puppets for many decades at this point and they're a huge part of my life. It's an absolute joy to see this vintage footage.
I took some acid and randomly went to see this band. I couldn’t believe what I heard. As completely awestruck as I was, there were only about 50 people in the club. What a band.
@@jmp352hey I know this is an old comment but if you have any other recommendations like that, I’d love to hear em. Artists or releases, doesn’t matter
You're so right about that bass playing. It's like a secret weapon for three piece bands when it's played with such skill and allowed to shine bright in the sound mix like this.
In my opinion they didn't write a single bad song from 1983 until the last record. I love listening to them all. This band is incredible and I'm grateful that they exist.
I am in the front row - wearing one of my finest thrift shop shirts. I emailed Derrick about 6 years ago asking if he had this vid and his reply was "sigh, yet another performance to search for" Glad he found it!
"It's post-punk, pre-grunge alt-rock that's kinda prog... but not really, more pop than prog, but not pop at all." - Meat Puppets fans trying to explain Meat Puppets to someone who's never heard Meat Puppets.
Up on the Sun is my favorite album of any band. It was strange to be looking out across rainy, cold , misty Harrogate, England in 1986 listening to this music that really felt to me like it came from deserts. But wherever is came from I loved it.
way ahead of their time. cosmic rock brillant album. like others have said. once you listen to the album you will never put it down. still playing mine after 30 years. i am now 60 and I am still amazed at their brilliance!
I had just graduated from college. I took a Part Time Job as a DJ at a place called Some Other Place in Palatine IL. I would get off at 3 in the morning. Since it was my first summer after college I was living at my parents house. Less than a mile from the club. But it wasn’t really an area you would walk. Four lane roads, no side walks. So I would drive to work. When I got off I would get ino my Mom’s Chevette, put on the Walkmen with Up on the Sun in it and spark up a joint. I always got to Two Rivers as I was driving along the shore of Lake Zurich i. lake Zurich IL. I would get home about the time the record was ending. Nice and high, a little alcohol buzz from work. I’d eat and sleep ‘til noon.
I just worked my way backwards through 5 decades of Meat Puppets in youtube. The only thing thats the same is the Les Paul. That thing has some stories, for sure.
@@Carlos-xz3vi Think what he meant by "everybody drinks from the same water" is that all the bands in LA were doing the same shit and they didn't want to be in that trend, they wanted to be themselves and experiment and keep developing their identity without being associated to any trend or genre or scene That's more or less what transpires in the book Too High to Die by Greg Prato (it's a must read for any Meathead btw!)
Saw them open for Black Flag in Portland in the early 80s--totally different every year like country punk (at the starry night) to ambient lounge (at Portland State) to their own spacy brand of awesomeness at Salazars lamp emporium when they started to headline and Reed's Slack opened for them.
Green as grass! But I loved these dudes in '85...I just about wore a hole in this and that was after being a dedicated fan of the Beatles, Ives, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Bach, Shostakovich, George Crumb... These guys are awesome
Ah yes "Huevos" 1987 (SST) is one of my most revered and cherished Meat Puppets albums, followed close behind by "No Joke" 1995, and "Forbidden Places" 1991...The cover art work on Huevos is my absolute favorite...I liked it so much that I made my own Meat Puppets shirt with the Huevos cover art....that album stirs up that era of the 1980's when long, heavy guitar solos ruled the air waves...but "Huevos" 1st. track, "Paradise" and 2nd track "Look at the Rain", seem to fire the senses, ears, and big hair styles with a heavy ZZ TOP influenced chord progression...speedy guitar licks and almost robotic, techno style drum beats...but regardless of any references to those main stream big hit songs that dominated the airwaves, and BillBoard charts in 1987 and onwards...'Huevos" remains a highly overlooked and underestimated album... Nevertheless it is an absolute genius, timeless, and pioneering piece of music..."Huevos" definitely deserves a closer look, and much more appreciation...something tells me this will happen in the not too distant future...oh the last and only time I saw the Meat Puppets perform live, was in the summer of 2008 at the Hotel Congress in downtown Tucson, Az....where I have lived, worked, and collaborated musically and artistically with fellow Tucsonans since 2004...
There are two kinds of people: 1) Those who developed a new found respect for the Meat Puppets after the Nirvana Unplugged session. 2) Those who had new respect for Nirvana for having 2/3rds of the Meat Puppets there. I'm the latter given the Meat Puppets have been one of my FAVORITE bands since the early eighties.
idk man this aint my bag. the lead vocalists voice is horrible, the music is some weird amalgam of country and folk. They sounded great with Kurt though
What a bunch they are here... Kris is like a kind of wired caveman struggling to keep his bass in check, Kirk is a huge haired warbling flowerchild with his head in the clouds... by far the most erudite is Derrick who has to lean over his kit to crack a couple of gags. Great performance!
You're the best derrick! Saw you guys at bogarts in Cincinnati a few times. Excellent! First time I saw meat puppets there, We saw you walking around before the show and didn't know you were the drummer until you appeared behind the kit. Thank you for providing me great music and it's really helped me thru the years.
@@McDoinky yea, but his posture says "chiropractor appt" lol. Great stuff, "whenever I write something clever" ....an abundance of clever, witty lyrics in the Meat Puppets catalog....and some whistling too 😁
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Thank you so much for uploading this! I've loved the Meat Puppets for many decades at this point and they're a huge part of my life. It's an absolute joy to see this vintage footage.
I took some acid and randomly went to see this band. I couldn’t believe what I heard. As completely awestruck as I was, there were only about 50 people in the club. What a band.
I made some friends come see them with me on this tour and they were scratching their heads, "Whuh...this is like Hee-Haw on speed!"
@@peterpretzer3602 Buck Owens and Roy Clark were amazing! Also, the Marty Robbins influence in some of the Meat Puppets music, unmistakable.
@@jmp352hey I know this is an old comment but if you have any other recommendations like that, I’d love to hear em. Artists or releases, doesn’t matter
@@scotty2tone, David Allan Coe.
@@scotty2tone roky Erickson
The word Curt was fishing for was Metaphor.
😂 poor guy, painful to watch interview, but I get it. Many creatives are shy.
@@wks7696or high
This album never fails to cheer me up. And the bass playing absolutely rocks.
You're so right about that bass playing. It's like a secret weapon for three piece bands when it's played with such skill and allowed to shine bright in the sound mix like this.
One of the most underrated bands of all time. Untouchably good, especially their first three releases
In my opinion they didn't write a single bad song from 1983 until the last record. I love listening to them all. This band is incredible and I'm grateful that they exist.
💯
Love this band. So original and no bs.
I am in the front row - wearing one of my finest thrift shop shirts. I emailed Derrick about 6 years ago asking if he had this vid and his reply was "sigh, yet another performance to search for" Glad he found it!
THANK YOU!
I see you! Front row thrift shirt guy!
Jim Stephenson who give a shit moron
@@devildoll9929 Ya mam
@@sammyscotch9945 I saw him too! Love thrift store/vintage clothing. Some good shops on 7th ave and indian school
Wow they were on TV!
"It's post-punk, pre-grunge alt-rock that's kinda prog... but not really, more pop than prog, but not pop at all." - Meat Puppets fans trying to explain Meat Puppets to someone who's never heard Meat Puppets.
"It's far better than Nirvana, you tasteless NOOB."
How's that?
@ColtraneTaylor Best not to mention Nirvana, otherwise you run the risk of hearing, "Nirvana's cover of 'Lake of Fire' is so much better than..."
@@nickstadler1906 ugh ...
@@ColtraneTaylorCringey as hell
@@neonmeate8180 Hello Nirvana Noob.
Chris's bounce is unmatched. These guys are legends.
I frickin love Cris. He's the wild man of the bunch and that's great 👍
Dr Demento played "Swimming Ground" on his show. It was a summer themed show.
Can't believe it's taken me nearly 30 years for me to check them out, since I was first really impressed by them on the Nirvana Unplugged session... 😑
I like that you left that limousine ad in this recording.
THANK YOU!!! Up on the Sun is one of the greatest albums recorded by humans. This upload was a gem to find.
daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam
Yea, you are right!!!!!
Yes, one of the best.
Doing a deep dive with these guys lately. So enjoyable.
Up on the Sun is my favorite album of any band. It was strange to be looking out across rainy, cold , misty Harrogate, England in 1986 listening to this music that really felt to me like it came from deserts. But wherever is came from I loved it.
way ahead of their time. cosmic rock brillant album. like others have said. once you
listen to the album you will never put it down. still playing mine after 30 years. i am now 60 and I am still amazed at their brilliance!
Great download Derrick. Up on the Sun is my favourite album of all time.
You are my daughter
It can’t be.
A long time ago, Gregory Phillips said to himself, that you...
No shit lol. Much love of course
there is literally nothing bad anyone can say about this band ..perfect
American cosmic music at its finest--long live the Meat Puppets!!!
I guess I'm 36 year's to late on finding these D. It's never too late to find a unique band like this. Excellent sound's
That album was the soundtrack for the summer of 1985. Saw y’all so many times that summer
I had just graduated from college. I took a Part Time Job as a DJ at a place called Some Other Place in Palatine IL. I would get off at 3 in the morning. Since it was my first summer after college I was living at my parents house. Less than a mile from the club. But it wasn’t really an area you would walk. Four lane roads, no side walks. So I would drive to work.
When I got off I would get ino my Mom’s Chevette, put on the Walkmen with Up on the Sun in it and spark up a joint. I always got to Two Rivers as I was driving along the shore of Lake Zurich i. lake Zurich IL. I would get home about the time the record was ending. Nice and high, a little alcohol buzz from work. I’d eat and sleep ‘til noon.
Amazing sound on this clip. Crystal clear.
Wow I had no idea this existed! 1985 was one of their best years! Up On The Sun!
I just worked my way backwards through 5 decades of Meat Puppets in youtube. The only thing thats the same is the Les Paul. That thing has some stories, for sure.
I listen to Up on the Sun all the time
The pups are one of my favorites, completely unique.
"Why do you guys stay here in Phoenix and not go to LA?""Clean watering hole"😂😂😂
What the hell was he talking about?
@@Carlos-xz3vi Think what he meant by "everybody drinks from the same water" is that all the bands in LA were doing the same shit and they didn't want to be in that trend, they wanted to be themselves and experiment and keep developing their identity without being associated to any trend or genre or scene
That's more or less what transpires in the book Too High to Die by Greg Prato (it's a must read for any Meathead btw!)
I grew up in Tempe, I always associate the Meat Puppets with hot summer days, drinking cold beer on a patio, and fresh peaches from my mom’s backyard.
Nice
These guys are really brilliant. Really ahead of their time (cliché I know) and made tons of great music.
It's impossible to imagine that a crowd of people could be watching the Pups, and just sitting there, stock-still, like here!
Meh, they were probably told to. They still loved it.
It's almost proto-mathrock with all the quirky phrasing and grace notes.
Man they’re just kids here. Crazy how time flies!
Saw them open for Black Flag in Portland in the early 80s--totally different every year like country punk (at the starry night) to ambient lounge (at Portland State) to their own spacy brand of awesomeness at Salazars lamp emporium when they started to headline and Reed's Slack opened for them.
SST
That whole scene was so creative.
This video is incredible. From Buenos Aires with love.
Fantastic upload! Thanks for this and for some of the best music I've ever heard.
Cris Kirkwood looks like Bruce Campbell in the first Evil Dead movie here lol
Tyler V:
Curt even more minus the hair
So rad!!!
groovy
Delicacy is a rare quality in rock music.
I like how you hear!
Remarkably good footage from this time period
Severly underrated joke 5:50
After many years I finally got to listen to these gems. MP Cheers 🥃
Goddamn that bass line
May be the best thing I've ever seen
such a stunning body of work!-I'm in awe....
I saw them for the first time open for Black Flag at the Lawndale art annex in Houston. 1984. Absolutely incredible band. Never missed them after that
So much fun to watch and hey, nice Mets shirt, Derrick!
Amazing. Open stance drumming with that fast left hand!
everything about this is perfect
Green as grass! But I loved these dudes in '85...I just about wore a hole in this and that was after being a dedicated fan of the Beatles, Ives, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Bach, Shostakovich, George Crumb...
These guys are awesome
Love this so sick
So cool! I was 5 years old. Grew up a few houses down from them. Hope to see them play in AZ again soon!
I really enjoyed seeing these songs being performed live. Nice one. Made my day
Great songs from a great album by an awesome band.
I wish I could find a live version of Endless Wave. One my favorite songs
Saw them summer of 91 at U of Wisconsin. That summer changed my life.
It’s so great to see this... loved this album for 35 years. Y’all are wonderful. Thank you for sharing!!
Damn... just discovering this band. Swimming Ground is so good!! Can't wait to listen to more.
Thanks for sharing. Your my favorite drummer ever!
Awesome! Hope we get to see the new band live here in Portland again soon.✌️
Glad you're back, Cotton salesman :)
Little known fact, that's Paul Stanley on vocals... without his makeup.
I saw them at the Mason Jar in the late 80s and also in Flagstaff at The Monsoons! They are amazing live!
They are!
I like a lot of the 'Puppets ' stuff, but the shit that really influenced me was the undistorted sounds they embellished . Like this.
Ah yes "Huevos" 1987 (SST) is one of my most revered and cherished Meat Puppets albums, followed close behind by "No Joke" 1995, and "Forbidden Places" 1991...The cover art work on Huevos is my absolute favorite...I liked it so much that I made my own Meat Puppets shirt with the Huevos cover art....that album stirs up that era of the 1980's when long, heavy guitar solos ruled the air waves...but "Huevos" 1st. track, "Paradise" and 2nd track "Look at the Rain", seem to fire the senses, ears, and big hair styles with a heavy ZZ TOP influenced chord progression...speedy guitar licks and almost robotic, techno style drum beats...but regardless of any references to those main stream big hit songs that dominated the airwaves, and BillBoard charts in 1987 and onwards...'Huevos" remains a highly overlooked and underestimated album... Nevertheless it is an absolute genius, timeless, and pioneering piece of music..."Huevos" definitely deserves a closer look, and much more appreciation...something tells me this will happen in the not too distant future...oh the last and only time I saw the Meat Puppets perform live, was in the summer of 2008 at the Hotel Congress in downtown Tucson, Az....where I have lived, worked, and collaborated musically and artistically with fellow Tucsonans since 2004...
Are there still shows at the Congress?
@@lastnamefirst4035 Yes they still have shows, but sadly the Covid bs has halted any shows for now...
The Brothers Meat had Mullets? wow! lol!
There are two kinds of people: 1) Those who developed a new found respect for the Meat Puppets after the Nirvana Unplugged session. 2) Those who had new respect for Nirvana for having 2/3rds of the Meat Puppets there. I'm the latter given the Meat Puppets have been one of my FAVORITE bands since the early eighties.
idk man this aint my bag. the lead vocalists voice is horrible, the music is some weird amalgam of country and folk. They sounded great with Kurt though
Wow amazing to see them perform these songs live when the album was new
Hi Bostrom! Thanks for the cool tunes!
Cris looks like Bruce Campbell from Evil Dead, lol. Great video!
Thanks Derrick
Love the Kirkwood harmonies
Whistlin' kings!
A brilliant intro, such class .. then .. blammo .. our dudes
hell yeah Arizona
What a bunch they are here... Kris is like a kind of wired caveman struggling to keep his bass in check, Kirk is a huge haired warbling flowerchild with his head in the clouds... by far the most erudite is Derrick who has to lean over his kit to crack a couple of gags. Great performance!
Cris and Curt.
The Living Room, Providence RI summer of 87…maybe 88? Such a cool and fun show.
You're the best derrick! Saw you guys at bogarts in Cincinnati a few times. Excellent! First time I saw meat puppets there, We saw you walking around before the show and didn't know you were the drummer until you appeared behind the kit. Thank you for providing me great music and it's really helped me thru the years.
this is a whole mess of AWESOME !
Cosmic, timeless and it F*****N Rocks!!!!!!!
This is great!
The song with the whistling is awesome. The awkwardness of the news caster TV format is really at odds with their vibe, its freaking me out man.
Great find! Time capsule for sure!
Thanks Derrick for the upload and all the great music.
this is so cool !!
Thanks Derrick; great work on them skins!
Yep 👍 I’m glad I said this 3 years ago hehe 😜
Guess you guys aren't ready for that yet…but your kids are gonna love it.
God bless you Derrick
Amazing music meat pupets!!
Changed my life back in the 80s.
Fantastic!
Life changing. Thank you!
Everything this presenter says sounds well rehearsed and smooth haha
How is Derrick's left arm not four times the size of his right arm?
It’s all in the wrist
@@McDoinky yea, but his posture says "chiropractor appt" lol. Great stuff, "whenever I write something clever" ....an abundance of clever, witty lyrics in the Meat Puppets catalog....and some whistling too 😁
@@Metalwheel definitely has the Buddy Rich posture going on
1000 times better than shit on radio nowadays
that last chord on swimming ground tho...
like it when he screams more, but what incredible musicianship
Awesome stuff!
Curt Wearing cowboy boots and jeans instead of hi new stage wardrobe of PJ pants and slippers.
Lol true He's all cowboy Az decked here
I have watched this video probably 200 times and never got sick of it. I think the band and presenter are all high. maybe they were passing J's around