@@gerardspringer8576 And I don’t think they were QUITE the band that the latter two were (I just don’t really ‘get’ Nirvana… I mean, they were good, but each of their members was ruthlessly smoked by members of other bands, and I’m not as enamored of Cobain’s songwriting as everyone demands I be). They were, however, an absolutely fantastic show and their non-single album material was some of the most interesting and varied of them all back then. I’m a huge fan of Trees and Meat Puppets (numerous others), bands that undeservedly slipped through the cracks of the supernova that was the ‘90s.
The book jacket mentioned something about a notorious Letterman performance, but I haven't gotten too far yet. I'm only a few chapters in and already thinking "how can this get any more harrowing?" and also knowing that it's definitely going to 😬
This is a sick version with Paul and boys in support. I read yesterday that these guys were in a brawl in asbury park the night before with a bunch of meatheads. You can see the lead singers black eye and their drummer is mia due to fucking up his shoulder. Classic. Love the Pete Townsend windmills the guitarist is throwing. This was an amazing band and sweet oblivion is incredible top to bottom.
I miss it,they were originally like that so they didn’t have to replace the shelves that used to hold vinyl records in stores. Man I miss record stores
It's strange to think that between enlisting Steve Ferrone to play drums for them at this gig, then collabing with both George Drakoulias and Benmont Tench that there's a weird indirect link between the Trees and the Heartbreakers.
Here (again) because of Sing Backwards and Weep. Lol I've seen this vid before but never noticed the drummer wasn't their drummer- who had hurt his arm in a melee the night before
On second thought, upon reading through the comments, I had forgotten about the infamous Screaming Trees New York City nightclub brawl of '92. THAT'S why Ferrone is there instead of Martin.
Thanks so much for posting this. I just read the chapter of this in Mark’s book, was awesome to be able to see the black eye and the food fight referenced.
Guys. You have to remember that TH-cam comments 13 years ago didn't appear in thread form. This is before Google bought TH-cam. It was different back then. Likely the comment he is replying to is long gone and probably contained the nword like every comment did back then. Lmao
from the book "While the Conner brothers dug in, I took the opportunity to wing some food at Lee’s head, accidentally catching an unamused David Letterman with the shrapnel. "
After listening to Mark Lanegan’s “Sing Backwards and Weep” and finally getting some context of what took place before during and after; this performance suddenly became what I call a LEGENDARY performance for David Letterman! Did amazing despite Mark on the verge of a blackout and sporting a black eye, and, of course, Barrett Martin unable to play due to a shoulder injury from a huge brawl at the bowling alley they were meant to perform at for the following night. The Screaming Trees were quite literally the quintessential definition of a legendary rock n roll band that became a rock n roll casualty due to egos, drugs and alcohol, money and legal issues, drama, and the band always willing to fight and fights breaking out both onstage and offstage. It’s a double edge sword so to speak since they will always be in the books as a legendary rock band from Seattle but also Mark having severe addictions to alcohol, heroin and crack cocaine; ultimately being a huge part of what became the death of the Screaming Trees. As Neil Young sang on “Hey Hey (My My)”, “It’s better to burn out than fade away.” They went out with an amazing status rather than fading away over years and years.
Great performance! I know Dave wasn't feeling the food fight. Got to see them once when Uncle Anesthesia was out. Mark was like a cross between Jim Morrison & A hard rock Tom Waits! RIP
I saw them at Lollapalooza in 94 or 95. they were great. I thought they were going to be world famous but never really heard from them on mainstream after that. Either way they kick ass.
Love how the guitarists is just manhandling his guitar during the solo. Kind of reminds me of the very end of Texas chainsaw massacre where the dude is running down the street swinging the chainsaw around. Lol.
Did you hear the distant cry Calling me back to my sin Like the one you knew before Calling me back once again I nearly, I nearly lost you there And it's taken us somewhere I nearly lost you there Let's try to sleep now Drag me far enough to know I'm blind every mile that you burn There's a rider that's fallen and It's clear there's no time to return I nearly, I nearly lost you there And it's taken us somewhere I nearly lost you there Well let's try to sleep now Did you hear the distant lie Calling me back to my sin Like the one you knew before Calling me back once again I nearly, I nearly lost you there And it's taken us somewhere I nearly lost you there Well let's try to sleep now I nearly lost you there I nearly lost you I nearly lost you there I nearly lost you there I nearly lost you there Oh yeah, nearly lost you there
GlassPike u r my hero!!!!!!!!! Thats it, that's the song!!!!!!!! Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've never heard of these guys, I was actually starting 2 think it was done by a local band, cuz the radio station that used 2 play it used 2 mix in local bands in their rotation, but oh thank you soooo much!!!!
Mark talks about the show in his book. Apparently an unamused David Letterman didn’t take too kindly to getting pelted from shrapnel from the all out food fight that began to take place moments after the show went to commercials. Phenomenal book.
No, that's not just Letterman, they were packaged like that in the late 80s- early 90s. They were called CD longboxes and the jewel cases would fit inside the box. This was because the record companies were afraid that the smaller jewel cases would not have enough visibility in stores and because the cds had to fit in the same rack space as was previously used for 12 inch records.
i remember recording this on a VCR. apparently they got in a bar brawl in NYC the night before, therefore the black eye. i saw them a dozen times in the late '80s and throughout the '90s. they were nuts.
I remember this period of Letterman. He had lots of great bands on his show but they all had to play with the house band. It was wonder if Paul somehow convinced the Corp. heads to feature his band with each visiting band. Such a bummer. Screaming Trees were one of my favorite bands in the early 90s.
Can i just say that there are loadsa great bands that had loadsa great songs like the melvins, mudhoney, alice in chains, sonic youth an the great grungists of the 90's and we shud hav respect 4 the great bands that every ignores 4 the likes of pearl jam and nirvana
Oh yeah, back in the day when bands were forced to play with Paul and the band! (most hilarious example of that was iggy pop singing eat or be eaten on the show) I remember seeing this on tv Pretty sure I had already purchased the cd by the time I saw this. Thanks for uploading.
jmp352 I don't think Paul played with Alice In Chains when they did 'Again' and Layne was all fkd up....... but I'm gonna go watch and let you know: ok, just watched it, the band is sort of playing with AIC, but doesn't look like Paul is playing anything.., why would he...
Kev Arnold Valid point there about the keyboards -still a hilarious video nonetheless. Willie Nelson also had to play with Paul and the band (All the bands did until Dave moved to the Ed Sullivan theater) I just always thought it was a strange practice
RIP Mark Lanegan. What a talent.
... and *HOW*!!! 😉 #yeah
Huzzah. Rip. Blessed be brother..peace johnny w philly ace rns2 busloopcrew 2022💉🌨💉
Hear, HEAR! I feel like not enough folks respected him/them as much as they should’ve. Cool, interesting dude, too. GREAT storyteller.
@@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney yeah. Trees were a bit more under the radar. Not huge like Nirvana, Soundgarden, AIC
@@gerardspringer8576 And I don’t think they were QUITE the band that the latter two were (I just don’t really ‘get’ Nirvana… I mean, they were good, but each of their members was ruthlessly smoked by members of other bands, and I’m not as enamored of Cobain’s songwriting as everyone demands I be). They were, however, an absolutely fantastic show and their non-single album material was some of the most interesting and varied of them all back then. I’m a huge fan of Trees and Meat Puppets (numerous others), bands that undeservedly slipped through the cracks of the supernova that was the ‘90s.
I can't express enough about how much I miss that time period.
The 90s was hands down the best decade for everything
RIP Mark, one of the greatest singers of the grunge era.
one of the few who were real deal rock status...they shoulda broke big before this, better than pearlgardeninchains by miles. not counting mark arm...
Also, Van Connor -- who died early last year, about a year after Mark died
This song should be played on classic rock radio
RIP, Mark Lanegan, your voice kept me company on my life's journey for over thirty years. Time for The Wolf to sing to the angels now.
The story in "Sing backwards and weep" brought me here (IE: the shiner Lanegan is sporting\Food fight at the end...)
Me too for the black eye
Yes great book
Me too 😂
The book jacket mentioned something about a notorious Letterman performance, but I haven't gotten too far yet. I'm only a few chapters in and already thinking "how can this get any more harrowing?" and also knowing that it's definitely going to 😬
is the book amazing? im thinking of grabbing it.
This is a sick version with Paul and boys in support. I read yesterday that these guys were in a brawl in asbury park the night before with a bunch of meatheads. You can see the lead singers black eye and their drummer is mia due to fucking up his shoulder. Classic. Love the Pete Townsend windmills the guitarist is throwing. This was an amazing band and sweet oblivion is incredible top to bottom.
pure rock and roll 90s
ha ha fuck yeah. but also aw sad.
Jax that a old black eye from fighting Liam Gallagher.
@@madmikeastoria No. No he didn't lol Liam never layed a hand on Lanegan. If he had, Mark would have fucked him up.
@@scottcooneymusic6736 agreed. Im not crazy about that asshole especially after that MTV interview in which he acted like a totoal dick and asshole
killer version MAN I miss the nineties...
Amen to that brother!!!
the drummer is steve ferrone! and he is a legend!
Oh man, I love this band! Mark Lanegan rest in peace. What a voice and what a band! Kicking it in 1992!!!
holy SHIT! I have loved rock, grunge and alternative for years. How did this song slip thru my rock radar? It brings me to my knees!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+John Killean
Same story here, man!
It was a pretty popular song at the time on rock radio, MTV. Definitely their biggest hit.
Dollar bill is a even better song by them
Seeing how you couldn't turn the radio on in the 90's without hearing it lol
@@shawnrazzore7522 You mean their only hit lol
Now that's a professional drummer. Steve Ferrone knocked it out of the park.
Love how much energy the guitarist always has!
Lee rules
"Sing backwards and weep" brought me here - I wanted to see the shiner on Marks left eye.
Steve is a monster!!! Great drummer!
Yes!!!
I discovered them thanks to the excellent soundtrack of "Singles" (1992) on which Nearly Lost you was included!
Me too. Then I remember down in the dark with Cobain/Lanegan from BearShare or limewire
i love how the CDs used to come in boxes like that back in the 90s.
I miss it,they were originally like that so they didn’t have to replace the shelves that used to hold vinyl records in stores. Man I miss record stores
one of the best voices ever
An authentic rock and roll band ... I miss you
It's strange to think that between enlisting Steve Ferrone to play drums for them at this gig, then collabing with both George Drakoulias and Benmont Tench that there's a weird indirect link between the Trees and the Heartbreakers.
Great performance and hilarious back story!
Here (again) because of Sing Backwards and Weep. Lol I've seen this vid before but never noticed the drummer wasn't their drummer- who had hurt his arm in a melee the night before
just love this drummer
That's the legendary Steve Ferrone. Must've been sitting in for Anton that day.
On second thought, upon reading through the comments, I had forgotten about the infamous Screaming Trees New York City nightclub brawl of '92. THAT'S why Ferrone is there instead of Martin.
paulie w me too man!
Probably explains Mark's black eye. lol
@@Fakename70 He was sitting in for Barrett Martin
Thanks so much for posting this. I just read the chapter of this in Mark’s book, was awesome to be able to see the black eye and the food fight referenced.
dude is playin the hell outta that guitar
Damn this takes me back. This was during my Junior year of high school.
that awesome drummer is Steve Ferrone , google him, he was in TP & the HB's for 20 years
Steve stepping in last minute is legit! 👌🏻
Oh for gods sake. Mark is one of the best and most original vocalists of the last 30 years. High notes are as foriegn to him as taste is to you.
Is this a diss on him, i don't get it.
If we’re watching this wouldn’t we have good taste ? And yes I realize I’m replying to a 13 year old comment but it perplexed me that much ..
Guys. You have to remember that TH-cam comments 13 years ago didn't appear in thread form. This is before Google bought TH-cam. It was different back then. Likely the comment he is replying to is long gone and probably contained the nword like every comment did back then. Lmao
Lanegan's voice sounds great when he pushes it.
Also "Lanegan's" would be an ace name for a restaurant ;)
Would be a great name for a boxing gym. RIP Mark⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Some miss the 80's... I really really miss the 90's.
I would go back to the '90s in a heart beat... 🌼
Me too!!
I miss the 60’s-2000!
And I miss both
Their best LPs were released in the 80s.
I love how Mark threw a cupcake in his buddys face at the end
from the book "While the Conner brothers dug in, I took the opportunity to wing some food at Lee’s head, accidentally catching an unamused David Letterman with the shrapnel.
"
Good live version... saw them a few times in concert in the 90's... they rocked
I love this video. Screaming Trees and David Letterman, hmm delicious.
Love,
Zelddaddy
I saw this when it first aired. They should have been bigger.
Great song love that voice
After listening to Mark Lanegan’s “Sing Backwards and Weep” and finally getting some context of what took place before during and after; this performance suddenly became what I call a LEGENDARY performance for David Letterman! Did amazing despite Mark on the verge of a blackout and sporting a black eye, and, of course, Barrett Martin unable to play due to a shoulder injury from a huge brawl at the bowling alley they were meant to perform at for the following night. The Screaming Trees were quite literally the quintessential definition of a legendary rock n roll band that became a rock n roll casualty due to egos, drugs and alcohol, money and legal issues, drama, and the band always willing to fight and fights breaking out both onstage and offstage. It’s a double edge sword so to speak since they will always be in the books as a legendary rock band from Seattle but also Mark having severe addictions to alcohol, heroin and crack cocaine; ultimately being a huge part of what became the death of the Screaming Trees. As Neil Young sang on “Hey Hey (My My)”, “It’s better to burn out than fade away.” They went out with an amazing status rather than fading away over years and years.
Oh man, I think I had the same friends. '92 was one of the best years of my life.
Great performance! I know Dave wasn't feeling the food fight. Got to see them once when Uncle Anesthesia was out. Mark was like a cross between Jim Morrison & A hard rock Tom Waits! RIP
the two artists he never never wanted to remind, he often repeated it in interviews
He couldn’t escape the comparisons whether he liked it or not. He seemed to have made peace with it in his(unfortunately)final years
@@michaelblaine6494 yeah. 😂. He was a poetic type of guy & singer
RIP Mark. Sweet Oblivion is one of my desert Island albums.
love his voice
Uh oh....
Great band,great voice,awesome and poweful song!
You guys and the Trees ROCK!
I was in a cover band back in the 90s and I sang and played bass on this song. It was a fun time
So many cool parts. This is one dope jam. Authentic.
classic. Mark is my favorite singer.
I saw them at Lollapalooza in 94 or 95. they were great. I thought they were going to be world famous but never really heard from them on mainstream after that. Either way they kick ass.
Love how the guitarists is just manhandling his guitar during the solo. Kind of reminds me of the very end of Texas chainsaw massacre where the dude is running down the street swinging the chainsaw around. Lol.
EXTREMELY UNDERRATED GROUP!!!!!!!
The dude with the les paul ROCKS!!
what a great voice and vocalist!!
a real band..
i LOVE this song - takes me back
Yes he got in a fight. It was AWESOME! It was at the Fastlane in Asbury Park NJ. Good times good times
these guys are/were such a throw back...love it
And now its us who lost you RIP forever Mark Lanagan.
damm straight, right age for the best music era.
Awesome! I just bought the record, but I remember you guys from the 90s.
Did you hear the distant cry
Calling me back to my sin
Like the one you knew before
Calling me back once again
I nearly, I nearly lost you there
And it's taken us somewhere
I nearly lost you there
Let's try to sleep now
Drag me far enough to know
I'm blind every mile that you burn
There's a rider that's fallen and
It's clear there's no time to return
I nearly, I nearly lost you there
And it's taken us somewhere
I nearly lost you there
Well let's try to sleep now
Did you hear the distant lie
Calling me back to my sin
Like the one you knew before
Calling me back once again
I nearly, I nearly lost you there
And it's taken us somewhere
I nearly lost you there
Well let's try to sleep now
I nearly lost you there
I nearly lost you
I nearly lost you there
I nearly lost you there
I nearly lost you there
Oh yeah, nearly lost you there
I've been listening to this song since before it came out and I never read the lyrics until just now. Damn, they are dark, and deep.
One of the greatest Rock tunes of all time
I can't stop thinking about sing backwards and weep.. RIP Mark
What a great live performance
Saw em' in San Francisco 1997. Incredible!
Is that Steve Ferrone on drums? (Tom Petty's drummer)
Brian Premo Yup!
GlassPike u r my hero!!!!!!!!! Thats it, that's the song!!!!!!!! Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've never heard of these guys, I was actually starting 2 think it was done by a local band, cuz the radio station that used 2 play it used 2 mix in local bands in their rotation, but oh thank you soooo much!!!!
So nice, my youth...
I don't think I've ever seen Mark move so much....see. he dances!
Mark talks about the show in his book. Apparently an unamused David Letterman didn’t take too kindly to getting pelted from shrapnel from the all out food fight that began to take place moments after the show went to commercials. Phenomenal book.
hey letterman still has a nice head of hair. nice video, miss this band.
No, that's not just Letterman, they were packaged like that in the late 80s- early 90s. They were called CD longboxes and the jewel cases would fit inside the box. This was because the record companies were afraid that the smaller jewel cases would not have enough visibility in stores and because the cds had to fit in the same rack space as was previously used for 12 inch records.
best song ever on letterman
Nas últimas semanas ouvi só essa música , tem me feito tão bem :) pena que eles tocaram bem diferente , eu gosto quando tudo é igual , mais uma vez
Man, the two brothers in this band, fuckin amazing.
This song is perfect.
Thanks for posting! A great snapshot of the Grunge era.
thank you
i remember recording this on a VCR. apparently they got in a bar brawl in NYC the night before, therefore the black eye. i saw them a dozen times in the late '80s and throughout the '90s. they were nuts.
RIP to the legend
great song, great band, great era for music
Awesome band! Love it!
bloody brilliant
awesome tune!!
how i wish i was (still) 18 in the early 90's! ha ha! great period for rock music... but I guess everyone has its magic moments... :-) Great Band!
It's sad we lost you Mark. RIP
Thanks for the info, mate!
Ah Letterman and Leno, it was during these times that I would only watch these shows only to see my favorite bands perform.
Amazing music.
@ladykatey Thank you for this information. It only fuels the band's rough reputation!
I remember this period of Letterman. He had lots of great bands on his show but they all had to play with the house band. It was wonder if Paul somehow convinced the Corp. heads to feature his band with each visiting band. Such a bummer. Screaming Trees were one of my favorite bands in the early 90s.
We’re really gonna miss you Dark Mark 🖤I hope you’ve found some peace ✌️
Can i just say that there are loadsa great bands that had loadsa great songs like the melvins, mudhoney, alice in chains, sonic youth an the great grungists of the 90's and we shud hav respect 4 the great bands that every ignores 4 the likes of pearl jam and nirvana
great song!!
Mark was the real fucking deal. His autobiography is insane in the best way.
Rock in peace Mark 222 2022 we have lost you..,...🖤💜seattlerockrgrrrl
Soooo good.
A much better musical era than the crap we get on the radio these days.
Oh yeah, back in the day when bands were forced to play with Paul and the band! (most hilarious example of that was iggy pop singing eat or be eaten on the show) I remember seeing this on tv Pretty sure I had already purchased the cd by the time I saw this. Thanks for uploading.
jmp352 I don't think Paul played with Alice In Chains when they did 'Again' and Layne was all fkd up....... but I'm gonna go watch and let you know:
ok, just watched it, the band is sort of playing with AIC, but doesn't look like Paul is playing anything.., why would he...
SoCal Dazed it seems like they stopped that when Dave moved to the other channel,thankfully.
+jmp352 They needed a keyboardist and lead guitar that night. Listen and think how the song would sound live with no keyboard.
Kev Arnold Valid point there about the keyboards -still a hilarious video nonetheless. Willie Nelson also had to play with Paul and the band (All the bands did until Dave moved to the Ed Sullivan theater) I just always thought it was a strange practice
i don't think Paul played with Mazzy Star, god, remember Hope Sandoval in 1995
i miss the 90's
Cool, Van.
Fucking powerful grunge !!!
The one and only...mister Mark !!!
Excelente versión y tremenda banda!!
sweet i was 9 years old but i remember a lot of it