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

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....

[@massispa12]

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

[@BlueHopi144]

one of the best song writer & performer out there

[@NellieFly]

😆

[@MrAntennaBall]

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.

[@remphish1]

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

[@remphish1]

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

[@RataStuey]

Wow’ that’s so cool! :)

[@missmelody6185]

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.

[@thechocolatefactory]

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]

Thanks for posting - classic beck in action👍

[@electricneonblack6335]

@Taylor Denver keep your bs virus away pls

[@ivanabray6918]

@@electricneonblack6335 whatchu sayn bro?

[@electricneonblack6335]

@@ivanabray6918 he deleted his comment

[@repsych]

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

[@Nation4]

He's a national treasure.

[@GVernon]

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

[@melonhead49]

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

[@infiniteuniverse123]

The drummer just puts it all together perfectly!

[@SinnetSongs]

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

[@dustjacket1000]

Joey Waronker. He has a prolific studio resume’.

[@24DudeMusic]

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

[@wordvert7374]

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

[@p0llenp0ny]

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

[@GforceProdComp]

Imma let you finish...

[@marrop2760]

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

[@dodgedandle8311]

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

[@nicholaspetersen8579]

This rips just as hard as I remember. Amazing.

[@seattlebeard]

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]

White boyz got funk and movez az well...

[@mikeday2393]

206 in the house. This is nuts

[@j-mac7401]

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..

[@StephenDoty84]

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

[@Lumby1]

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.

[@paulcooper8818]

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

[@oscaramadorsosa7972]

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 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Geraint3000]

What a band and what a performance!

[@dskywalker3397]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@RataStuey]

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

[@Thetonetemple.]

​@@NellieFly 😅😅😅

[@robertsimington911]

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.

[@lg24kts43]

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!

[@captasparagus6908]

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

[@eel908]

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

[@annettelouise6781]

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

[@Boshunz]

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

[@binkymagnus]

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.

[@damianhealey5760]

Timeless Art

[@theloopstation420]

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

[@youcrazyrabbit6760]

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

[@avjake]

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

[@HundredDayHaul]

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

[@HundredDayHaul]

I keep coming back to remind me of that

[@dngolby]

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!

[@BlueHopi144]

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]

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]

Now I want Beck and Jack White to tour together

[@Outliers4Life]

so much talent in one man

[@latch78]

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

[@BWM135]

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]

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

[@BulletproofFaces]

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

[@redsiinpa]

Been looking for this for years. Thanks so much!

[@michaeldavenport6972]

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

[@lifeson241]

Genius!!

[@duncanlummis7837]

A wonderful, creative soul!

[@TheSneezingMonkey]

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!!

[@soundautomatic1]

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

[@puncherry]

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

[@NellieFly]

Or my 30y.o self😆

[@puncherry]

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

[@theyearoftherat]

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]

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]

@@jodyvance1554 Lay off the meth.

[@rooo5100]

u r thinking too much , here s the fact

[@JeremyMount]

One of the most sick sets ever!

[@mikep8182]

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

[@minibennett9200]

so understatedly genius UNIQUE * GRACED WITH THESE SUPERNATURAL MUSICAL GIFTS

[@jamesw8132]

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

[@maryellenm4473]

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

[@Slevinlobell]

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]

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]

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

[@jeffreyletourneau299]

One of the all time greats.

[@mgclark46]

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.

[@Joshieboy150]

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

[@arnaudcallarec6870]

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.

[@sydscarecrow2730]

Beck has been an unappreciated artist of our time.

[@lottelapine]

I appreciate Beck.

[@christopheryasus3666]

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

[@danielvaldes1818]

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

[@anotherbookreview9903]

Possibly the best version of Where It's At

[@BlueHopi144]

yep , wild version

[@Kentonbass]

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

[@cesarjom]

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

[@DAVET0NE]

So good and yes, thanks for sharing!

[@dmacnic]

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.

[@charlesgray522]

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

[@stephaniestoops962]

charles gray I think he got sick..

[@stephaniestoops962]

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

[@wackadakka3134]

its called showbusiness

[@StorieGrubb]

a beautiful time before cell phones.

[@shadowmod3]

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]

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

[@suemiller2522]

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.

[@jasoncavitt2043]

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

[@jackalope30]

Greatest musician of our generation

[@jakebenrubi]

That Mansfield Funky Fanfare intro is so good.

[@themancaveclub]

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

[@coffeehigh420]

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

[@foxholiday4308]

Beck is fire and that fucking band wow

[@InAtlasAtLast]

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

[@stoltergeist437]

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

[@vinylisland6386]

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

[@josephkreamer1194]

How the fudge could someone have that much energy

[@NellieFly]

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.

[@jerryjacobsen5680]

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

[@BlueHopi144]

The Real Deal

[@BrentHutchinson1]

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]

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]

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..

[@mackagan321]

Beck has not changed a day

[@seanwright3940]

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.

[@TeddyLeppard]

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

[@BlueHopi144]

Jeeez Yeahhh

[@abc-bu7nr]

The inspiration for Frye on Futurama

[@anamorel2634]

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

[@anonnymous9586]

I might try that someday

[@monolithgeometry3221]

M or e a lan

[@indiesindie1984]

He is ultra talented! Still.

[@rummskullvonchang]

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.

[@jameslacasse9086]

all that talent and a showman to boot

[@PBRStreetgang]

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.

[@pedrojosegutierrezvelez5137]

La batidora es un genio como pocossssd enormeeeeee😊❤

[@sunboy1000]

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

[@lougarrett3798]

does anyone else get a slight David Bowie vibe from some of this?

[@frankwolftown]

Lou Garrett I think it's the suit

[@johnappleton9349]

some james brown all over the set.

[@rotten9262]

More like Frank Zappa

[@OrhallaZander]

He's up there with Prince and David Bowie..... very unique.

[@user-zq2ky6rg5c]

Beck does Sound And Vision in 2013 : vimeo.com/59432376

[@Twistedest]

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]

And the intro music for so many B movie trailers.

[@noisychamps]

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!

[@Oldshirt]

Beck really had those investment bankers jumping.

[@willweedn8987]

DAS IST Das BESTe!!! ICH Liebe BECK! Devils Haircut

[@lumix2477]

I'm white and I dance...one day I just started doing it and it felt right...can't start a fire without a spark yo...its all bout that heartland feeling!

[@lonniecain1294]

Lumix247 I'm white and just about-nearly-started dancing on this one late night!! I almost went base jumping not long after that one night!! Yea Beck is feeling it here!!

[@frankwolftown]

First rule of dancing. Attitude is everything!

[@kentchambers4468]

What a groove monster!

[@ARB826]

Legend

[@MrDarrendo]

rock'en the town like a moldy crouton

[@AyngeMackay]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BECK! You don't look 44.

[@BlueHopi144]

he does not age at all compare to madonna lol

[@gash7278]

always admired how beck sings jack-ass. must be his most personal songs. also the only beck song that has 5 versions.

[@CherylCorrell]

I saw Beck in concert 2014 festival circuit. I wasn't prepared to be blown away. What is the age limit on being a groupie?

[@BlueHopi144]

lol - loved it . beck is one of those rare talents like Lana Del Ray who just hits u hard in the heart - u feel revived

[@allenthompson1168]

Go for It! Blessings abound. You only

[@stashboog5136]

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

[@thatrichlyfe]

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

[@Anthus.]

Imagine his surprise when he found out he hit the big time overnight with his album of absurdities. Beck is cool af.

[@allenthompson1168]

10

[@andrewshankweiler4950]

4

[@rabinimray]

Song list for the entire show...classic show. Beck Sessions At West 54th Sessions At West 54th St., New York, NY September 6, 1997 1. Funky Intro 2. Devil's Haircut 3. Novacane 4. Hotwax 5. Debra 6. Band Interlude 7. The New Pollution 8. Sissyneck 9. Derelict 10. Rowboat 11. Ramshackle 12. One Foot In The Grave 13. Asshole 14. The Mind Of Television 15. Jackass 16. Where It's At