Swans - Hamburg 15/08/1987

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  • Live at Knopf's Music Hall, Hamburg, Germany 15/08/1987 (partial)
    1:Beautiful Child
    2:Like A Drug
    1,2:from 5th album "Children of God" ('87)
    Michael Gira:Vocals
    Jarboe:Keyboards
    Norman Westberg:Guitar
    Algis Kizys:Bass
    Ted Parsons:Drums
    *uploaded from official video tape
    (tag):Swans, Michael Gira, Jarboe, Norman Westberg, Algis Kizys, Ted Parsons, Knopf's Music Hall, Children of God, young god records, post punk rock, official video tape, live video, music video

ความคิดเห็น • 121

  • @TristanSmith
    @TristanSmith ปีที่แล้ว +44

    "Telecasters are too twangy for loud music."
    Norman: "hold this soul crushing, deafening tone"

  • @merdefilms3837
    @merdefilms3837 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    micheal gira is litterly tweriking at 9:37

    • @argeniside1015
      @argeniside1015 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Many say Gira was ahead of his time

  • @daroachdoggjr7497
    @daroachdoggjr7497 3 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    the only man with a bowl cut to ever intimidate me

    • @MrEaglehawk1000
      @MrEaglehawk1000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      hey you commented on the black midi/black country new road vid

    • @Laevateinn98
      @Laevateinn98 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      hey you commented on my mothers funeral

    • @youtubeuserdan4017
      @youtubeuserdan4017 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What about Anton Chiguhr?

    • @ionlyusepics
      @ionlyusepics ปีที่แล้ว

      what about joe m. or untitled kirk

    • @73685
      @73685 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Roach Dogg comments on everything amazing because he is roach dogg

  • @wispycirrus9907
    @wispycirrus9907 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Holy shit, just when you thought the studio version of Like a Drug was intense, there's this version. Absolutely crushing

  • @saraivatoledo1842
    @saraivatoledo1842 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Ted Parsons drumming in this is the heaviest , most savage pounding you can listen to in any band ... all eras , all styles .

    • @matthewsamboy2792
      @matthewsamboy2792 ปีที่แล้ว

      You should have heard my mom pound my daddie'$ Fork when they made ME.....that was heavy ....

    • @VonBeardo-wj6kr
      @VonBeardo-wj6kr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He is such an underrated drummer. :( SO HEAVY!

  • @doctorphibes601
    @doctorphibes601 5 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    Swans delivered the most intense performances ever around this time..i wonder if things ever will become more more expressive and dangerous

    • @thestraydog
      @thestraydog 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This sounds like a fucking challenge.

    • @jefwhitehead7243
      @jefwhitehead7243 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      All these woke egg shells to walk on when making musick/art now…
      They’d be canceled quick.
      This is guerrilla aural violence…
      SWANS in the 1980’s= no one will truly touch what they did

    • @personwhoexists8684
      @personwhoexists8684 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jefwhitehead7243 ????i mean not really….. no not even not really, actually, i meant this is just straight up untrue….
      look at the lyrics to many, many mainstream and very much well liked songs by rappers….
      many of those songs,many have lyrics involving violent crimes and shit like committing armed robberies, or witnessing murders, or etc etc…..
      and yet, those rap artists arent being “cancelled” by some imaginary group of “woke ists” (or whatever the hell youre thinking of here)…… so

    • @jefwhitehead7243
      @jefwhitehead7243 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@personwhoexists8684 sorry
      No shit-hop rapper can/has/will come near to Swans in the 80’s.
      Someone bragging about “ho’s and dollar bills on par with Gira?
      No
      And rappers don’t get canceled for hurting the feelers of todays “music enthusiast” that needs everything in life massaged into them.

    • @jefwhitehead7243
      @jefwhitehead7243 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@personwhoexists8684 so you saw SWANS live around mid early 80’s?

  • @avant0065
    @avant0065 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I was at this concert. One of the most beautiful ever seen. With Butthole Surfers, Nick Cave, The Fall, Crime & The City Solution, Die Haut ...

  • @soleillnoir
    @soleillnoir 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    i was doing laundry and washing dishes to this

  • @martinmoore6168
    @martinmoore6168 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    in a way this is the only music from that era that still makes sense to me

  • @harrisonwintergreen1147
    @harrisonwintergreen1147 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Years ago I knew a guitarist obsessed w/figuring out how Westberg got that sound out of a Telecaster

    • @rzufig961
      @rzufig961 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Did he figure it out?

    • @koollegged5739
      @koollegged5739 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I'm another one of those guitarists.

    • @CharlieMessing
      @CharlieMessing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @Pason Jayne I think he did many things to get that sound, or should I say those sounds. The Tele through the giant Marshall, with two heads working, is one, strumming up instead of down in spots, and at some points you can see he has a giant feedback sound, because when he wants it to stop he has to muffle the strings immediately after the "hit". Lots of great technique...

    • @meade5837
      @meade5837 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      wow didnt know we knew eachother

    • @in3rcia218
      @in3rcia218 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@meade5837 I hate you

  • @wanneske1969
    @wanneske1969 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I discovered them in 1989, saw them live for the first time in 1995.

    • @deathmetaldouglas69
      @deathmetaldouglas69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I saw them on that tour in Atlanta. Two years later I saw them play their very last concert at the same venue. Last concert until their reunion.

    • @copetill7896
      @copetill7896 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@deathmetaldouglas69 I was in Atlanta for 92, 95 and unfortunately in L.A. for the 97 tour. The tech issues w/the sound lasted for the better half of the show, but it was still incredible. I heard that the final Atlanta show was amazing.

    • @deathmetaldouglas69
      @deathmetaldouglas69 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@copetill7896 The final show was killer but not that much better than the '95 show because that was my first live experience with them so both shows kinda special.

  • @NOCHEBOHEMIA88
    @NOCHEBOHEMIA88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This was 3 days from the day I was delivered. So glad to have been born in the same timeline as Swans. I’ve seen them half a dozen times live and they never disappoint!

  • @apothecurio
    @apothecurio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    scariest bowl cut in the world.

  • @koollegged5739
    @koollegged5739 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    This was the first show of the Children Of God tour. Apparently there was a riot going on outside due to the promoter overselling the show, so a lot of angry ticket holders couldn't get in.

  • @derwarter2776
    @derwarter2776 6 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Intense as possible. German Televisions back then must´ve been exploded due to Giras sacrificial performance.
    Can anyone confirm that this was shown in Tele 5´s "Off Beat" ?

  • @WDeeGee1
    @WDeeGee1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I remember those huge toms on the drumset and Kizis' huge wristband.

  • @karson0000
    @karson0000 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    9:04 is zesty asf

    • @mando2054
      @mando2054 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He was so hot in this era

  • @simonh9987
    @simonh9987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    there use to be an old upload of this where someone kept commenting about how michael was comfortable farting on stage because of the volume, and that he secretly did this during this show. i think about that a lot

    • @supplechap5429
      @supplechap5429 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I mean I'm sure every artist does at some point during a show.

    • @koollegged5739
      @koollegged5739 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well, most average shows are loud enough for a person to fart at. I have. Numerous times.

    • @designate_om
      @designate_om 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@koollegged5739 i mean i don't even fart UNLESS i'm at a show, so these last few months have been especially difficult

    • @damienf.7543
      @damienf.7543 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've wanted to fart onstage since I was 10. I will do it.

    • @nofrbls3640
      @nofrbls3640 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@damienf.7543we believe in you

  • @Mitchery
    @Mitchery 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    So this is where Godflesh took influence from.

    • @timscache6280
      @timscache6280 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Took their drummer as well

  • @terriblecanyonsofstatic
    @terriblecanyonsofstatic ปีที่แล้ว +5

    weird to think that this was in the same time period as nirvana and some other bands. even crazier to think that kurt cobain actually took inspiration from swans too lol

  • @darylcumming7119
    @darylcumming7119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The flipside of the eighties dark and menacing Swans.

  • @cmac3500
    @cmac3500 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    F..king amazing.
    Thanks for the upload.

  • @johnjellison6446
    @johnjellison6446 10 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    Robin Williams wasn't too shabby filling in on vocals here.

    • @paulsenkans3401
      @paulsenkans3401 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The Incredible Swans Band! Indeed!

  • @damienf.7543
    @damienf.7543 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "I am not a dangerous man, I love a child"
    Ok, you can babysit for $20/hr
    "Listen to him cry, I could kill the child"
    This guy no longer can babysit my little Jimmy.

  • @johnbullabaugh8898
    @johnbullabaugh8898 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Truly astonishing. I think its more appropriate and amazing because its a bit blurry. Not sure why Jarboe was even there for this bit though.

  • @xoen6
    @xoen6 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank YOU!

  • @simonmooijman5928
    @simonmooijman5928 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I Saw swans in den haag. Best show ever i did saw

  • @szarzyniecszczurzynski1902
    @szarzyniecszczurzynski1902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Huge show!

  • @austintexas9848
    @austintexas9848 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    this night show is lit af boi./

  • @gekinatracksuit9710
    @gekinatracksuit9710 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I like to imagine that billionairs sing this at Bohemiand Grove

  • @Digitalstone
    @Digitalstone 10 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Does anyone know if there's a full version anywhere?

    • @perks6292
      @perks6292 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      th-cam.com/video/WybsWVeuA2o/w-d-xo.html

  • @junkreep
    @junkreep 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    So fucking intense

  • @baileygraeber7008
    @baileygraeber7008 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Anybody know what kit the Drummer is using here. MONSTROUS sound and playing. Absolutely love it!

    • @jefwhitehead7243
      @jefwhitehead7243 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A lot has to do with the sound.
      German’s have quite a fondness for SWANS and it looks like this is at least a ball room .
      Might’ve brought their own sound guy along with the horde

    • @baileygraeber7008
      @baileygraeber7008 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jefwhitehead7243 yeah that is true. The Germans know how to attain a top sound too. Just seems that the Drum dimensions are massive. Not sure if it may be along the lines of a TAMA or something. Artstar II is on my eye at the moment

    • @tomaszkolodziejski4509
      @tomaszkolodziejski4509 ปีที่แล้ว

      Looks like a Sonor kit to me. Most likely a Sonor Phonic or a Sonor Signature. Probably the latter judging by the size of the rack toms.

  • @GhettoJanitor
    @GhettoJanitor 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Anyone know what keyboard Jarboe’s using?

    • @nathanwilliams3049
      @nathanwilliams3049 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Ensoniq
      I had to enlarge a photo to read the logo on an old photo
      She also talks about using an ensoniq at the time..one of the early sampler/keyboards

  • @WASMITAUGEN
    @WASMITAUGEN หลายเดือนก่อน

    oh war das geil

  • @yeedeedeezeeghee8065
    @yeedeedeezeeghee8065 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Light design: confused

  • @martinmoore5758
    @martinmoore5758 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was the eighties for me . Not Rik Astley or George Michael

  • @joesmith9216
    @joesmith9216 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    is that ted parsons??? if so, GOD.

  • @svyatoslavponomarevpurba730
    @svyatoslavponomarevpurba730 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    super

  • @deathmetaldouglas69
    @deathmetaldouglas69 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Al playing an Aria Pro?

    • @sira.scottascot8865
      @sira.scottascot8865 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I think it's a Westbury Track bass.

    • @ambientnoiseaddict
      @ambientnoiseaddict 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It looks a lot like an Aria cardinal bass, But yeah it's a Westbury Track 4. I've seen people on some of the other live vids also mistake it for a Westone too. Makes a lot of sense though as all three brands came from the Matsumoku factory.

    • @deathmetaldouglas69
      @deathmetaldouglas69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Never heard of these Westbury Track basses. Thanks for the tip. I first learned bass on Westone that a friend lent me back in 1984. It had a detachable neck on it.

  • @joaosimoes8743
    @joaosimoes8743 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🤌 sick ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️🎧

  • @danialsanchez672
    @danialsanchez672 หลายเดือนก่อน

    9:30 Micheal freaky ahh 💀💀😈

  • @luisvalenzuela578
    @luisvalenzuela578 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Tool intro

  • @maxxowt
    @maxxowt 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    lol bassist's wig falls off@ 11:46

    • @Skeebins
      @Skeebins 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Algis Kizys still has that full head of hair..its not a wig just a hairflip

    • @vincentmarcus2179
      @vincentmarcus2179 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Skeebins its a wig. he confirmed recently in an interview,

    • @geenvideomaker
      @geenvideomaker 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Source?

    • @vincentmarcus2179
      @vincentmarcus2179 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@geenvideomaker it was in an interview

    • @klingklang846
      @klingklang846 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ha ha, that's his face. It's just that the bad quality of the video make it look like that.

  • @Jil8840
    @Jil8840 ปีที่แล้ว

    Swans were so boring!!!!! No Trend were so much better. God Bullies were ten times better!!!!! The Pain Teens ten times better than the Swans!!!!!

    • @zoranoran
      @zoranoran 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You’re so boring with your comment..

    • @Jil8840
      @Jil8840 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@zoranoran they were playing the same chord for five minutes, in every song!!!!! There is nothing more boring than that.

    • @yaboi2500
      @yaboi2500 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm sorry that they're better than your favorite bands.

    • @zoranoran
      @zoranoran 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Jil8840 I like it

    • @damienf.7543
      @damienf.7543 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      God Bullies are crushed beneath Swans. No Trend is good but not hypnotic. I guess hypnosis is boring if you're not immersed in it