The sound quality on the James Brown clip isn't the greatest, so I'm not sure you can hear it, but there are points on this where the two drummers(!) start throwing down what I swear are blast beats. In 1971.
― neither good nor bad, just a kid like you (unperson), Sunday, 7 March 2010 20:07 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2G4-0xLX-o
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 7 March 2010 20:10 (sixteen years ago)
diggin' that hip-hop violin clip.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 7 March 2010 20:19 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQdMZ1qrn6k
this is the performance I was thinking of when I started this thread...thanks for all the great clips, everybody
― iago g., Sunday, 7 March 2010 20:28 (sixteen years ago)
Neil young tearing apart time and space:
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― Officer Pupp, Sunday, 7 March 2010 20:50 (sixteen years ago)
Ah crap, I knew that would happen...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd4DmPA6hrw
― Officer Pupp, Sunday, 7 March 2010 20:51 (sixteen years ago)
saw JB on TAMI again early this morning; an all-timer.
― Fusty Moralizer (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 7 March 2010 20:51 (sixteen years ago)
yeah that, the Who, and Stevie w/Muppets are really up there for me. Monks too.
― sleeve, Sunday, 7 March 2010 21:18 (sixteen years ago)
This thread made my Sunday morning very unproductive. The Stevie Wonder Sesame Street thing is amazing. Here's one of my favorites. . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzaKjAronaM
― purrington, Sunday, 7 March 2010 21:19 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdJwcKFDo3o
― Are Slimes the Jews of monsterdom? (cankles), Sunday, 7 March 2010 21:34 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd5c3Qtcr_w
that who rock n roll circus clip is the first thing I thought of
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Sunday, 7 March 2010 22:00 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1E6ApDTTro
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Sunday, 7 March 2010 22:02 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSDeROnTq64
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Sunday, 7 March 2010 22:04 (sixteen years ago)
http://noolmusic.com/myspace_videos/riverbottom_nightmare_band.php
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Sunday, 7 March 2010 22:06 (sixteen years ago)
http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=1woMEExMZXg
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Sunday, 7 March 2010 22:08 (sixteen years ago)
Monks on German TV gets my vote. They invented about 40 genres that night.
― Kevin John Bozelka, Sunday, 7 March 2010 22:18 (sixteen years ago)
― 鬼の手 (Edward III), Sunday, March 7, 2010 10:06 PM (18 minutes ago)
That was awesome, Ed III...loved it
― iago g., Sunday, 7 March 2010 22:26 (sixteen years ago)
Glen Campbell kind of rips the solo in that Wichita Lineman. Neat.
― "I get through more mojitos.." (bear, bear, bear), Sunday, 7 March 2010 22:35 (sixteen years ago)
Wow, that Neil video is from 2008! Knew I shouldn't missed him on that tour.
― sofatruck, Sunday, 7 March 2010 22:57 (sixteen years ago)
Oh man that Otis Redding clip upthread is great. It's one of my favorite youtube clips ever.
― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Sunday, 7 March 2010 23:03 (sixteen years ago)
More Otis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvMxaDZfA9Y
― gotanynewsstory? (Dorianlynskey), Sunday, 7 March 2010 23:06 (sixteen years ago)
I think this early TV performance by Jerry Lee Lewis probably helped sell rock and roll. The energy is definitely there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yRdDnrB5kM
― earlnash, Sunday, 7 March 2010 23:10 (sixteen years ago)
I like this one better.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThS_IZcApus
― Jazzbo, Sunday, 7 March 2010 23:13 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbhGyD4ZZzY
― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Sunday, 7 March 2010 23:13 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHvkQUcE7xE&feature=related
― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Sunday, 7 March 2010 23:14 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmwj5IfmNII
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Sunday, 7 March 2010 23:22 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTStMImOtuU
― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Sunday, 7 March 2010 23:34 (sixteen years ago)
(I realize none of mine really qualify as "the greatest" but they certainly qualify as awesome)
― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Sunday, 7 March 2010 23:35 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-SQH94Pifc
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Sunday, 7 March 2010 23:47 (sixteen years ago)
― t(o_o)t (ENBB), Sunday, March 7, 2010 11:35 PM (Yesterday)
those are all indeed great, but i am looking for each posters one choice of the single most transcendent moment in music caught on film...amazing, amazing things so far in this thread, really enjoying it
― iago g., Monday, 8 March 2010 00:16 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sxMWbjAPLs
― Zeno, Monday, 8 March 2010 00:19 (sixteen years ago)
First time I saw that Otis clip was in the context of a documentary about him and when it got to his death I almost burst into tears at the thought of never being able to see him live, at whatever age. That Try a Little Tenderness performance would be my one time-machine moment. The crowd are going absolutely apeshit.
― gotanynewsstory? (Dorianlynskey), Monday, 8 March 2010 00:19 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a73XLkf43-s
― Matt #2, Monday, 8 March 2010 00:30 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NPsfv6IuWQ
― President Keyes, Monday, 8 March 2010 01:09 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfSjyhDeSKo
― Man or Austro-Hungarian? (Pillbox), Monday, 8 March 2010 01:12 (sixteen years ago)
My own favorite Jerry Lee Lewis is Beardo Jerry Lee. The, um, finger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RHpX76Ly94
The Bo Diddly, Can and Who's Quick One are favorites too.
Also
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjRWcqxOO6s
― bendy, Monday, 8 March 2010 02:58 (sixteen years ago)
I wanted to post a clip of their legendary SNL performance from around the same time (89-90), but of course that was not on YT, but this is along the same lines:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m1QyIpo9aA
― Man or Austro-Hungarian? (Pillbox), Monday, 8 March 2010 04:45 (sixteen years ago)
^ From the 1990 VMAs
― Man or Austro-Hungarian? (Pillbox), Monday, 8 March 2010 04:46 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeaBNAXfHfQ
― Turangalila, Monday, 8 March 2010 04:53 (sixteen years ago)
fuck yeah
― hope this helps (Granny Dainger), Monday, 8 March 2010 05:14 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BFjzdlDjys
― billstevejim, Monday, 8 March 2010 05:19 (sixteen years ago)
I won't say this is actually the greatest ever, but the aural climax that starts building around 4:43 represents a moment that can never be replicated - Bootsy's Rubber Band "I'd Rather Be With You" live in Houston 1976:
thanks so much for describing this so I knew what it was and that it might be worth clicking on
― you live in a space battle homo cave (sic), Monday, 8 March 2010 05:21 (sixteen years ago)
My favorites:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzdoWfBAMx8&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWWI2rGdda4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JryQXilMj4
― pithfork (Hurting 2), Monday, 8 March 2010 05:25 (sixteen years ago)
That Bo Diddley clip completely blew my top btw.
― pithfork (Hurting 2), Monday, 8 March 2010 05:28 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6proYaAfwtM
For All We Know - Nina Simone
Heartbreaking.
― Turangalila, Monday, 8 March 2010 05:48 (sixteen years ago)
Prince "Purple Rain" at the American Music Awards 1985 is not on Youtube. Neither is "Territorial Pissings" on SNL.
― billstevejim, Monday, 8 March 2010 05:51 (sixteen years ago)
Neither of those is the greatest musical performance captured on film, so i'm not sure why i bothered mentioning that.. They're both really good though.
― billstevejim, Monday, 8 March 2010 05:52 (sixteen years ago)
cankles OTM throughout IMHO
― cowabunga makoto (Curt1s Stephens), Monday, 8 March 2010 05:54 (sixteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33nTnawq6jk&
Hi de hi de hi de hi
― Turangalila, Monday, 8 March 2010 05:58 (sixteen years ago)