Beck - Sessions At West 54th Sep 5th 1997 Complete

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11 жыл бұрын

This is the complete broadcast performance.......after 18 months on the road with "Odelay" , session @ W 54th would be the last show of the tour......This has the best version of "Where It's At" that I ever heard......super funky!!!! An incredible performance all around....

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@GVernon Ай бұрын

Takes a very talented and versatile group of musicians to make this happen LIVE. Just unbelievable!

@jeffreyletourneau299 4 ай бұрын

One of the all time greats.

@massispa12 2 жыл бұрын

Saw him live last week, 25 years have passed, still rocking buffet tables and record labels, man is a legend.

@BlueHopi144 Жыл бұрын

one of the best song writer & performer out there

@NellieFly Жыл бұрын

😆

@MrAntennaBall 7 ай бұрын

Dayum! The vocal range on Beck, wow, just… Wow! Busting genre’s left and right too. Say, did he ever get a nod for any R&B recognition at all? Coz we know he should. He’s a lot more deserving than today’s autotune “artists” I think.

@Geraint3000 2 ай бұрын

What a band and what a performance!

@remphish1 2 жыл бұрын

I attended this show! Still to this day over a 1000 concerts later this is in my top 5 favorites!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@remphish1 2 жыл бұрын

@@Tux00 people got down a little during where it’s at!

@RataStuey Жыл бұрын

Wow’ that’s so cool! :)

@missmelody6185 9 ай бұрын

I've been to hundreds of shows, as well. I saw him on this tour at Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel in Providence. It was awesome. He lived up to every expectation I had, being a huge of all of his albums up to this point. I would definitely put it in my top 10 concerts ever.

@Nation4 3 жыл бұрын

He's a national treasure.

@melonhead49 3 жыл бұрын

I like that Beck stayed true throughout all the success. Respect

@damianhealey5760 Жыл бұрын

Timeless Art

@duncanlummis7837 4 ай бұрын

A wonderful, creative soul!

@michaeldavenport6972 2 жыл бұрын

Those were the good old days, I was sweet sixteen.

@lg24kts43 7 ай бұрын

I friggin love his talent! His creativity is beyond! To appreciate him is to understand his artistry cuz there is no one like Beck, they broke the mold. His parents & type of upbringing had to have shaped his freedom to express himself. These days every song on ‘Morning Phase” is what I listen to ✨thanks for sharing!

@eel908 2 ай бұрын

i have never seen beck perform live before thank you for sharing this video tod infinity

@robertsimington911 7 ай бұрын

Beck is awesome. I’ve been a fan since Mellow Gold. I finally got to see him live earlier this year with my daughter. She grew up listening to Where it’s at.

@BulletproofFaces 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, I never knew that 'Debra' goes all the way back to Odelay!

@nicholaspetersen8579 4 жыл бұрын

This rips just as hard as I remember. Amazing.

@Outliers4Life 2 жыл бұрын

so much talent in one man

@thechocolatefactory 10 жыл бұрын

0:16 Ketih Masfield - Funky Fanfare 2:01 Beck - Devi's Haircut 5:44 Beck - Debra 10:10 Beck - Jackass 15:14 Beck - Where It's At

@jasonscotcher5565 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting - classic beck in action👍

@electricneonblack6335 3 жыл бұрын

@Taylor Denver keep your bs virus away pls

@ivanabray6918 2 жыл бұрын

@@electricneonblack6335 whatchu sayn bro?

@electricneonblack6335 2 жыл бұрын

@@ivanabray6918 he deleted his comment

@repsych 7 ай бұрын

Thanks; he is singing "devil's handgun" in this video though..

@infiniteuniverse123 2 жыл бұрын

The drummer just puts it all together perfectly!

@SinnetSongs 9 ай бұрын

Hell yeah he does! Anyone know who the drummer is? ?

@dustjacket1000 9 ай бұрын

Joey Waronker. He has a prolific studio resume’.

@StephenDoty84 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't think he'd hit it this hard.

@oscaramadorsosa7972 Ай бұрын

Un genio....UNO DE LOS MEJORES DISCOS DE LOS 90.....y en directo sonaba igual para mi su actuación en el Festimad del 97 fue uffff INOLVIDABLE 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@annettelouise6781 3 жыл бұрын

I dream about Beck a lot, he is always so nice

@HundredDayHaul 4 ай бұрын

1997 was such a great time for GENERATION X rock stars like Beck! This is a fine moment in history.

@HundredDayHaul 3 ай бұрын

I keep coming back to remind me of that

@avjake 4 жыл бұрын

So unassuming sitting at home with his acoustic guitar writing alt folk songs, but put him on stage, plug him in, and WATCH OUT!

@j-mac7401 3 жыл бұрын

There are pockets in time when music artists and their songs comes into your life that somehow makes a summer or a winter trip or a 2 week camping trip with friends that help seal those moments special and unforgettable. The summer of 96 is to me one of those special times and I remember wherever I went Becks Odelay and The Fugees the Score became my own soundtrack that summer. 2 years prior I witnessed Beck opening for Bob Dylan_ hard to beat that one..

@seattlebeard 3 жыл бұрын

Crazy to see this live. Beck looks like a skinny glass of milk, but the Funk is undeniable. He's pulling moves no white boy should even think about attempting and nailing it every time. Respect.

@NukesOfHazzard 3 жыл бұрын

White boyz got funk and movez az well...

@mikeday2393 2 жыл бұрын

206 in the house. This is nuts

@binkymagnus 4 жыл бұрын

I have such warm memories of watching this on TV. Junior year of college, shared an apartment with a bunch of guys and we all thought Beck, the Beastie Boys, James Brown, and Jason Pierce were gods.

@Boshunz 9 жыл бұрын

That Where It's At breakdown at the end is so dope.

@coffeehigh420 9 жыл бұрын

i just saw him. he's doing the exact same show 20 years later.

@24DudeMusic 8 жыл бұрын

How didn't he deserve that Grammy??? How doesn't everyone know BECK???

@wordvert7374 6 жыл бұрын

Zack Brooks Beck been the truth way before Kanye was on..

@p0llenp0ny 5 жыл бұрын

Who cares what a bunch of old boomers on some committee think?

@GforceProdComp 4 жыл бұрын

Imma let you finish...

@marrop2760 2 жыл бұрын

@@p0llenp0ny er... I'm a boomer...& I adore Beck! no stereotyping please!

@dodgedandle8311 2 жыл бұрын

Because most people ain’t got a Scooby Doo , but you and I have and that’s all that matters 😆🤣👍🏻🌞⭐️❤️😎🙏

@themancaveclub 9 ай бұрын

This concert series was so awesome. I wish they would’ve shot them on film though.

@BlueHopi144 Жыл бұрын

There would be no Jack White without Beck .....let's be honest , this Dude had & still has one of the most creative groove out there ....I saw him at his very best with " Mellow Gold " & " Odelay " tours . One of a kind

@ocoeepicture Жыл бұрын

And yet his very best could be Mutations, Sea Change, and Guero. He's the most consistent hitter in the musical line-up...to use baseball to explain.

@adderon7476 3 ай бұрын

Now I want Beck and Jack White to tour together

@captasparagus6908 3 жыл бұрын

Just found this. Stunned. Seminal 90's live performance.

@dskywalker3397 3 жыл бұрын

3 things: Legendary performance, this. Beck should be in the H of F. Also, a movie should be made about Beck, and his younger days in LA.

@jodyvance1554 2 жыл бұрын

the HOF is a silly as hell, self-aggrandizing bunch of bullshit. It's also pretty arbitrary as hell. Lots of very questionable 'influences' put in there, esp. early. I'm halfway expecting to hear they've put in Slim Whitman and Boxcar Willie.

@m01s_71 Жыл бұрын

Lmao durr duh durp uh deeeerrrrrp fucking retards can’t even speak English...... lmfao Jesus I just can’t do this. Idk even why I’m laughing. I’m fucking pissed. And I’m lmfao. I need to stop.

@NellieFly Жыл бұрын

@@jodyvance1554 Dolly Parton, anyone? HoF Hall of Lame. That was good drum break....

@RataStuey Жыл бұрын

Is there a book or a way to read about those days?

@Thetonetemple. Жыл бұрын

@@NellieFly 😅😅😅

@foxholiday4308 4 жыл бұрын

Beck is fire and that fucking band wow

@arnaudcallarec6870 3 жыл бұрын

I wish he never had this accident that hurt his back. The way he was dancing and mooving really influenced the groove in his songs.

@Lumby1 4 жыл бұрын

Time sorts the wheat from the chaff, great music and musicians last a long time. Though the musicians may leave us, or fall on bad times, the music remains long after as a testament to their originality and talent. And happy memories of good times.

@minibennett9200 9 жыл бұрын

so understatedly genius UNIQUE * GRACED WITH THESE SUPERNATURAL MUSICAL GIFTS

@paulcooper8818 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this superb Beck performance, it contains my favorite version of Jackass. In 1997 this TV performance was my introduction to Beck. I was knocked out by his stage presence and showmanship. Thoroughly entertaining

@youcrazyrabbit6760 6 жыл бұрын

That looks like a lot of fun on stage!!! these sessions are great.... 18 months...that's rough.... Odelay is one of the best albums ever. Debra..... LOL

@theloopstation420 3 жыл бұрын

had this taped off tv on vhs back in the day. so glad someone uploaded it. rad as hell.

@soundautomatic1 4 жыл бұрын

This was the only beck tour I saw live. This really takes me back.

@jasoncavitt2043 7 жыл бұрын

Love the Ayottes! And with wood hoops, of course!

@lifeson241 9 жыл бұрын

Genius!!

@mikep8182 3 жыл бұрын

He was way ahead of his time! great CD!!

@latch78 6 жыл бұрын

I love Beck. Saw him live in 96 at the Ryman, and that performance was Hype!

@BWM135 5 жыл бұрын

Same! I was a junior at Vandy at the time. Best 4 years of my life. Dude about tore that place to the ground. Amazing show!

@theoriginalpsychocharlie 3 жыл бұрын

I was at that show too!!! Best show ive ever seen and ive seen alot!! They broke it down!!!

@theyearoftherat 3 жыл бұрын

Man, the Dust Brothers deserve a ton of credit. Without them there would have never been any Paul's Boutique or Odelay. I think people forget this fact.

@jodyvance1554 2 жыл бұрын

What an overexaggeration! Hey butthead, the songs have to be there before the producer even has a reason to be around. Those albums were coming out anyway. They would've sounded different to some degree, but you can't say there wouldn't have been 'any' PB or Odelay. Were the Dust Brothers writing the lyrics, melodies, playing all the instruments and doing all the singing? Feel dumb now? Good.

@virginraydevito 2 жыл бұрын

@@jodyvance1554 Lay off the meth.

@rooo5100 Жыл бұрын

u r thinking too much , here s the fact

@TheSneezingMonkey 9 жыл бұрын

I love this musical style...but it's also awesome how he evolved into a much slower thoughtful direction by now! Like in Sea Change! He's just an amazing artist!!

@jamesw8132 2 жыл бұрын

15 mins 14 - wow this just blows up, this is legendary stuff.

@JeremyMount 2 жыл бұрын

One of the most sick sets ever!

@mgclark46 7 ай бұрын

That opening piece is “Funky Fanfare”, by Kieth Mansfield. Love that song. It was the themes one to the kids show, “The Patchwork Family”, in the seventies. It is ingrained in my mind.

@vinylisland6386 2 жыл бұрын

A shining exception to Oscar Wilde's dictum, one young man on whom youth was not wasted.

@dngolby 2 жыл бұрын

I bought a bootleg of this back when I was in highschool and listened to it all the time! Lost the cd a long time ago so this is awesome. Thanks for posting it!

@sydscarecrow2730 4 жыл бұрын

Beck has been an unappreciated artist of our time.

@lottelapine 4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate Beck.

@christopheryasus3666 3 жыл бұрын

@@lottelapine hes so unique that he beats depressions ass! Clever is an understatement 4 him

@lurelurche 2 жыл бұрын

blessed the internet for not letting my 13 year old self go away, thanks Benniken for this!

@NellieFly Жыл бұрын

Or my 30y.o self😆

@lurelurche Жыл бұрын

@@NellieFly go nelly!!!!!! the sister I need ❣

@dmacnic 4 жыл бұрын

Damn, I always like his stuff, but didn't know that he had a vocal range like he showed on the song Debra. His vocals are usually the lower register. Cool.

@cesarjom 3 ай бұрын

Beck is on a whole other level. Wow!!!

@Slevinlobell 4 жыл бұрын

I got to see him 2x on his Mellow Gold tour..AMAZINGGGG ..REALLY.....Karp opened for him one of the times, if you wanna know kinda what Beck was like live then,look up the band Karp,like the song Bacon Industry..Beck came out and just destroyed the place BOTH TIMES...was TOTALLY nuts jumping around,made his songs faster and more aggro..and his drummer wore a Dominoes Pizza delivery outfit,lol..I TRULY miss the 90's...it was SO DIVERSE and just tasteful..BTW he opened with Pink Noise and all hell broke loose..I dont even think he played Loser TBH..

@BlueHopi144 Жыл бұрын

Saw him too in Belgium , dancing in a Pink Suit + his Crazy DJ . I loved his very unleashed presence on stage + the Immense GROOVE taking pace .

@brandonseger5593 9 ай бұрын

Love Karp. That’s a crazy combo. When I saw Beck, he had Ween open playing their Golden Country Hits. Such a great show

@Kentonbass 6 жыл бұрын

To tour the material he had put out back then as a James Brown type "Soul Review" was absolutely BRILLIANT!

@redsiinpa 10 жыл бұрын

Been looking for this for years. Thanks so much!

@StorieGrubb 8 жыл бұрын

a beautiful time before cell phones.

@shadowmod3 5 жыл бұрын

but they havent turned zombies then. nowadays the amount of time an average person hold their phones and stare at it in a week is more than they ever get to hold a person's hand and look at them in the eyes for a year. real human touch in lives isnt that important anymore. it has turned creepy it seems instead. what the device 'tells' you what 'humanity likes' is more important. it is not a device that humanity uses positively practically speaking. humanity uses it to distract, sensationalize, spread mal -intents, hatred and disinformation in actual fact under guise of making a user feels that the world is engaged the fingertips conveniently. it's worse than the TV. at least with the TV an audience can choose to turn it off but with a smartphone it turns the user conveniently into a slave in denial. i miss the time when they werent as much to be taken for granted of; i miss when the internet was not ready for normal folks to abuse in the name of popularity and trend. i miss the age when the stupid box that makes ppl stupid was just the TV. i miss the days when cell phones were just meant to make and take calls. i miss the 90s. people back then can't hang on their phones as soon as they wake up until they fall asleep literally. at least not every day. LOL

@MerganzerBoone 4 жыл бұрын

It such an Innocent time. We were happy with what we had.

@InAtlasAtLast 3 жыл бұрын

This setup, and even sound, reminds me of portishead live at roseland. Great

@stoltergeist437 2 жыл бұрын

Undeniably so. That PH Roseland album got so much playback from me.

@josephkreamer1194 3 жыл бұрын

How the fudge could someone have that much energy

@Joshieboy150 10 жыл бұрын

Holy shit this is smoking hot. Beck knows how to have a good time.

@NellieFly 2 жыл бұрын

H. O. R. D. E in summer of 97 Alpine Valley, East Troy 😭, WI. The first Beck show. Christ was that shit hot 🔥 as HAIL.

@anotherbookreview9903 3 жыл бұрын

Possibly the best version of Where It's At

@BlueHopi144 Жыл бұрын

yep , wild version

@thatrichlyfe Жыл бұрын

This looks like an old Beatles performance... ;..... wo..... w i feel old AF!!!

@jakebenrubi 3 жыл бұрын

That Mansfield Funky Fanfare intro is so good.

@charlesgray522 10 жыл бұрын

Is he in tears at the end of 'Debra'? What a legend

@stephaniestoops962 7 жыл бұрын

charles gray I think he got sick..

@stephaniestoops962 7 жыл бұрын

charles gray although I was..love and respect this man more than most. Definitely a legend. :)

@wackadakka3134 3 жыл бұрын

its called showbusiness

@maryellenm4473 2 ай бұрын

🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤. No way to word it other than GENIUS superbly sublime

@indiesindie1984 2 жыл бұрын

He is ultra talented! Still.

@seanwright3940 Жыл бұрын

I saw Beck play at the Bumbershoot festival in Seattle just 5 days before this on 8/31/97. I always remember the date because I found out about Princess Di dying right after the show. I think he was wearing the same suit, but he came out with a big horse head on.

@danielvaldes1818 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! I used to had some good old times with this concert! Beck... AWSOME!

@jackalope30 2 жыл бұрын

Greatest musician of our generation

@jerryjacobsen5680 7 жыл бұрын

beck is the shit saw him at the second or third lollapalooza best of the whole show

@BlueHopi144 5 жыл бұрын

The Real Deal

@suemiller2522 Жыл бұрын

Seeing him live in September and I can't wait! I've loved Beck since the 90s and I finally have the ability to buy whatever concert tickets I want, so you can bet he was on my short list. Is it a 7-hour drive one-way? Yup. Do I care? Nope.

@pedrojosegutierrezvelez5137 5 ай бұрын

La batidora es un genio como pocossssd enormeeeeee😊❤

@BrentHutchinson1 10 жыл бұрын

God I wish I would of saw him during this time but I was too young :( My girlfriend and I saw him a few weeks ago and it was great but he's grown up so much. i wish we could of caught him in his punkier times. Beck is my favorite artist by far.

@BlueHopi144 5 жыл бұрын

Saw him grooving in a pink Suit with a DJ going mad back in 95 - in a Belgium Festival - Hooked & dazzled i felt . We danced like crazy ....

@Slevinlobell 4 жыл бұрын

I got to see him 2x on his Mellow Gold tour..AMAZINGGGG DUDE..REALLY...Karp opened for him one of the times, if you wanna know kinda what he was like live then,look up the band Karp,like the song Bacon Industry..Beck came out and just destroyed the place BOTH TIMES...was TOTALLY nuts jumping around,made his songs faster and more aggro..and his drummer wore a Dominoes Pizza delivery outfit,lol..I TRULY miss the 90's...it was SO DIVERSE and just tasteful..BTW he opened with Pink Noise and all hell broke loose..I dont even think he played Loser TBH..

@PBRStreetgang 9 жыл бұрын

God, I feel old now; this was theme music my junior year of high school. To see how Beck has evolved, all the way from the way back catalogue to Morning Phase, damn straight this dude won fair and square. From leaf blowers onstage in 94 to where he is now, Beck is complete; a TRUE musician's musician.

@mackagan321 8 жыл бұрын

Beck has not changed a day

@anamorel2634 5 жыл бұрын

Beck is just amazing like oatmeal with smash bananas. That's it

@anonnymous9586 4 жыл бұрын

I might try that someday

@monolithgeometry3221 3 жыл бұрын

M or e a lan

@Oldshirt 2 ай бұрын

Beck really had those investment bankers jumping.

@rummskullvonchang 3 ай бұрын

Welp, that's a 10 year mystery solved- I spent so much time in Saints Row 3 at one of the Let's Pretend stores trying to figure out why Beck kept coming to mind when he wasn't credited on the song. This is why I assocated it with him.

@sunboy1000 8 жыл бұрын

I like it, I like it a lot....

@ARB826 3 ай бұрын

Legend

@jameslacasse9086 5 жыл бұрын

all that talent and a showman to boot

@stashboog5136 9 жыл бұрын

That opening jam horn riff sounds a lot like the kinks Lola melody. Awesome stuff!

@dodgedandle8311 2 жыл бұрын

BECK HANSON =MEGA : Say no more 😎⭐️🌞❤️🙏 🎶 ❤️🌞⭐️🌞⭐️🌞

@kentchambers4468 3 жыл бұрын

What a groove monster!

@hammerheadmatt9987 2 жыл бұрын

16:31 wow he does the robot very decently

@TeddyLeppard 6 жыл бұрын

Love that a guy who nearly looks like Don Knotts is a funk-rock genius.

@BlueHopi144 5 жыл бұрын

Jeeez Yeahhh

@abc-bu7nr Жыл бұрын

The inspiration for Frye on Futurama

@Twistedest 5 жыл бұрын

The opening song from the band is called Queen St. Gang. There’s a great version by Arzachel. Really nice to hear this as their into to Beck.

@dustjacket1000 9 ай бұрын

And the intro music for so many B movie trailers.

@noisychamps 7 ай бұрын

On Arzachel's self-titled LP from 1969, the song is listed as "Queen Street Gang Theme." On another pressing of their LP, it's listed as "Soul Thing (Queen St. Gang)." It's a mellower version of Keith Mansfield's "Funky Fanfare" which Beck's band covered. Coincidentally, Danger Mouse and MF Doom sampled "Funky Fanfare" for their song "Old School Rules" and years after Beck had recorded this "Sessions at West 54th" performance, he worked with Danger Mouse on the Modern Guilt album (2008). Anyway, if you see an early pressing of Arzachel's self-titled LP, just get it!