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Eureka Machines performs “Everyone Loves You” live at Unity Day in Hyde Park, Leeds on August 16, 2008

Jables and K.G. perform “Roadie” live with Tenacious D on Late Show with David Letterman

Without me there’d be no sound from those amps
Without me there’d be no lights on the stage
But you don’t applaud for me

Eureka Machines performs “The Light at the End of the Tunnel” live at Unity Day in Hyde Park, Leeds on August 16, 2008

Cheap Trick performs “Surrender” for The Midnight Special

A really shaky video of The Biters performing “Breaking Your Heart Again” on a really small stage at SXSW 2012.

KISS performs “Deuce” for The Midnight Special in 1975

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band performs “Blinded by the Light” on The Midnight Special in 1975

Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun
But Mama, that’s where the fun is

Eureka Machines perform “Champion the Underdog” at Satan’s Hollow, Manchester on 4/8/2012 for the Kill Your Idols festival

Eureka Machines perform “(I’m) Wasting My Time (Yet Again)” at Satan’s Hollow, Manchester on 4/8/2012 for the Kill Your Idols festival

AC/DC performs “Live Wire” at Day on the Green (AKA “Monsters of Rock”) at Oakland Coliseum Stadium on July 21, 1979.

Footage from this concert was previously only available as a bootleg video. Watch the entire set at Wolfgang’s Vault.

Sparta performs “Breaking the Broken” on Letterman

The Biters perform “Born to Cry” at the Wicker Park Festival in Chicago on 7/24/11

Attention: I Officially Give Up The Guitar

Rhett Butler performs Joe Satriani’s “Always With Me, Always With You”

Joe Satriani himself recently posted this video of guitarist Rhett Butler on his Facebook page performing an arrangement of “Always With Me, Always With You” on two—yes two!—guitars. At the same time. Seriously. I can’t even play that song on one guitar. To quote Satch:

this one is a bit insane…

Frankly, I think Butler is just showing off. And what kind of name is Rhett Butler anyways?!

Frankly, I don’t give a damn.1

  1. It’s called humor and sarcasm, kids. And it’s from a movie (based on a book). Go look it up. And get off my lawn.↩

You’re The Story

King’s X rips up Woodstock ’94 with “Moanjam”

This performance of “Moanjam” comes from King’s X’s appearance at the 1994 version of Woodstock as part of the Dogman tour. The trio was scheduled for a non-televised slot somewhere between Blues Traveler and Sheryl Crow on the music festival’s first day, so I can only assume this footage is part of MTV’s coverage of the event due to the time codes present in the video. Based on what I have seen and the few reports of their set that I have been able to track down, King’s X literally stole the show that evening. Ty Tabor showcased chops demonstrating he could stand toe-to-toe with any of the guitar gods of the day, and Jerry Gaskill pounded the drums like a man possessed. Doug Pinnick belted out songs with that soulful voice of his while holding down the bottom end with his unique playing style and tone (even breaking out his 12-string bass for the Gretchen and Faith Hope Love-era tunes). Considering the audience numbered somewhere near 350,000, the King’s X following should have exploded on the merits of this show alone.

In addition to this fiery rendition of “Moanjam,” the boys turned in a stellar version of their live staple “Over My Head” (which later appeared on the Best of King’s X collection) and an inspired cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “Manic Depression.” By all accounts, King’s X’s performance at Woodstock ’94 was that of a band firing on all cylinders, proving they were a live force to be reckoned with. In uncharacteristic fashion, Pinnick worked himself into a frenzy by the end of “Moanjam”, destroying his bass, kicking over speaker cabinets, and stalking around the stage like a caged animal. The normally meek and soft-spoken Tabor even got in on the antics, tossing his guitar across the stage in a frenzy of feedback. And the crowd loved it.

I definitely wouldn’t have wanted to be King’s X’s follow-up act on that night.

Enjoy!

Let Me Take My Thoughts Away

King’s X performs “Dogman” on The Jon Stewart Show

Here’s a 1994 King’s X appearance on another ill-fated late-night talk show. This time the trio runs through the title track of its Dogman release on MTV’s The Jon Stewart Show, which was cancelled after only one season despite becoming the “music” network’s second highest-rated program. Know which one was the most watched? Beavis and Butt-Head, which coincidentally enough featured King’s X’s “Black Flag” video on an episode. But I digress.

It’s interesting to note how much of its “image” the band had stripped away in the two short years between yesterday’s performance for The Dennis Miller Show and this one. I explored my suspicions for this here, but suffice it to say that King’s X started a progression toward a more groove-oriented, stripped-down sound with Dogman without sacrificing that special something that makes them the band they are.

Also watch how hard Jerry is pounding that snare!

Enjoy!