Jellyfish Joining A Fan Club

[@nushitrecords]

Criminally underrated band

[@nnjjee1]

Sturmer was an all time great vocalist. When his voice is bare on Bellybutton, the way it goes into that raspy territory is incredible, the simultaneous control and passion

[@twistedviewlabs]

Another band that should've been huge.

[@sarahchambers1803]

James Leslie agreed

[@twistedviewlabs]

@@sarahchambers1803 so criminally underrated.

[@victoriabroberts4693]

To me they're huge!!!! ❤❤❤

[@RATsnak3]

This is their only song of note I don’t think they deserve fame any more than anyone else

[@tswift1387]

Rat what? So regardless of talent people shouldn’t deserve fame?

[@donaldlamkin1305]

I was fortunate enough to see Jellyfish open for Tears For Fears back in 1993. I'd only heard their name at the time. They completely blew me away. One of the most memorable performances I've ever seen. It's too bad they didn't last

[@iainblack2975]

How talented, singing, while standing while drumming. Jeez!

[@kentonkruger8333]

I was today old when I found out how great of a live band they were. Seriously, I've loved this album since it came out but just assumed they were more of a studio band. Never guessed they'd be able to recreate that sound live so well. Makes it an even bigger shame they imploded so early.

[@DavidCAdams]

One of the greatest live gigs I ever saw. They sounded incredible. I'd never heard of them. Got dragged to the show by a friend. They opened with No Matter What by Badfinger and I was hooked.

[@connienaqvi9]

I saw them live on 3 occasions. One of those performances was acoustic. The sound and harmonies were unbelievable!

[@indierockyhockey]

Saw them on Spilt Milk tour 💚🥰

[@timgiron7965]

I saw them open for Black Crowes at Mesa Amphitheatre in June of 1991 - blew me away, bought the CD the very next day. That they were able to replicate the layers of their studio sound live was a-mazing.

[@wallynichols5830]

Pretty much the best live band I ever saw and I worked for a major label. Their talent was/is stratospheric…

[@norasnatch5885]

ANYTIME I need to be humbled as a musician-- all I need is to see and hear this

[@j1thom]

@Ian Morris I remember when I got the Fan Club box and upon hearing the live sets being gobsmacked that they could pull everything off live. They are in my pantheon.

[@maya_coqsalonga]

And they're pulling it off as a quartet. Any other band would need 6,7,or 8 players to even attempt music this complex live.

[@timothyseyka91]

Well said man. These dudes were a rich man's Beatles.

[@mydayis5]

Really??! How did this band not become a stadium crushing mega-act?!?

[@MonsterMetalManiac]

They hated each other.. lol.

[@leejackson4551]

Grunge

[@leejackson4551]

And it' s sad as we haven't seen this level of genius (with the excpetion of Likerish Quartet) since

[@Xcorgi]

You don't see to many lead singer drummers and you see even fewer drummers that play while standing up. If any at all. Interesting group!

[@panhead55]

Don't forget he is a fantastic songwriter too! Sturmer makes even the best guys jealous.

[@PirateJohnson]

Xcorgi Cocktail DrumKits are for hipster scum.

[@paperviewcast]

Brilliant lyricist.

[@j1thom]

@@paperviewcast Spot on.

[@daddymidwest4111]

It’s often said that it’s the friction between band members that creates the musical masterpieces in this world. Never more true than with these cats. Their individual music has greatness, but when combined in Jellyfish, ahhhhhh... PERFECTION. Wish they could have held it together.

[@gunpeiyokoifan]

I can't stop listening to Jellyfish.

[@karensweeden5038]

Me neither

[@rickbort7875]

Criminally underrated band. I saw them live half a dozen times in San Francisco- The I-Beam, The Warfield, and even the Hard Rock Cafe restaurant (KFOG broadcast, remember?). No backing tapes, computers, Autotune, etc. More talent in Andy Sturmer and Roger Manning's little fingernails than the other early 90's dreck- Nirvana, Pearl Jam, etc.

[@floydburney6060]

.....Did you ever see them when they were Beatnik Beach?

[@leejackson4551]

I would have given ANYTHING to have seen that.

[@ViViDG]

How they managed to sound better live is absolutely incredible 😮

[@WatchListenLearnComment]

Still gives me goosebumps ❤

[@lukewilsontv]

randomly found these guys, absolutely insane talent

[@timothyseyka91]

Man. You lucked out. Show me a better live band anywhere ever. Those harmonies ALONE are worth the price of admission. When I get full of myself as a musician I watch these guys and I want to quit😅😮 that song is straight up genius. And a stand up lead singer on drums? What? Who has that?

[@AaronClow]

I saw these guys live in NYC back in the day. I couldn't believe how they reproduced that record on stage. Mad props. Thanks for the upload. This kicks.

[@adammendoza3597]

Dear baby Jesus, these guys were the best!!!

[@davidr5340]

I am AMAZED at how good that sounded LIVE. Pretty amazing

[@ytmc3946]

When I first heard this album I thought "how would they ever do a live tour with this music?" Sort of like Sgt Pepper, it's one thing to do it in the studio, but another entirely to play it live (esp the harmonies). But they did it. And I'm bummed that I wasn't there.

[@martinholden2281]

Brilliant, thanks for sharing.

[@wearethebobs]

My God they were so good. Saw them at the Warfield in San Francisco shortly before the breakup. It was amazing.

[@josiek5989]

Gave me chills. So good. So much talent.

[@pseudosun]

performers and musicians right here!

[@GravityZeroBand]

I'm so glad I found this band!

[@Andrew_M_Ward]

Eric Dover did an AMAZING JOB of replacing the beloved Jason Faulkner and Tim Smith replacing Manning was probably a bit easier as manning came later than phase one - but Smith was still a glorious transition from the predecessor. Both Dover and Smith nail their parts

[@FSM46AND2]

Harmonies! OMG.

[@jbb483]

All amazing but the singer/drummer is phenomenal!

[@allpdmusic]

One of the greatest bands ever!

[@PTCrucial]

Young people: listen to a real band playing and Singing complex harmonies live on stage. No backing tracks or musicians off stage to help out, pure pure class. Fantastic!!!

[@equipt4sound]

Somewhat Polyphonic!

[@wilhelmignis1314]

Buy the solo album of Roger Joseph Manning jr. (keyb., add. git., add. voc.) "The Land Of Pure Imagination".

[@skysea1111]

Super smart composers. Brilliant ❤️

[@MonsterMetalManiac]

Wow. How these guys weren’t huge is unbelievable.

[@pamxim]

I'm in love with this song

[@comvoice]

These guys were just too good for us. 🔥🔥🔥

[@student702]

Not only was it PHENOMENAL, but they did it LIVE! I want to hear the stories about why Andy might have been a challenge to work with -- where are the hangers on trying to cash in?!?!

[@russ8211]

That’s how you play a song of that calibre live.

[@RaysTrack]

Poor lead guitarist didn't get a look in; cameraman fixed on Sturmer during the solo. Great band, great arrangement.

[@celebutante]

That's my boy Eric Dover!

[@twistedviewlabs]

Eric Dover getting no love in this clip and he rips that solo too. Jellyfish still remains a criminally underrated band and largely ignored by the masses. Just a killer band. Andy Sturmer had the voice of an angel and bashed his cocktail kit with precision. Jason Faulkner & Eric Dover stunning guitarists and equally great vocalists. RJM was on another level.... And the way those vocal harmonies akin to Queen & Beatles (which were obvious influences). We need them back now, I think the world is ready now (even though I was ready in 1989 when Bellybutton was released).

[@sky-may1928]

マイク・ポートノイが好きな曲ってところが好き。

[@1683clifton]

How the eff does he play drums like that!? Awesome

[@house9850]

Love the Gibson thunderbird

[@indierockyhockey]

Loved The lite brite on stage on this tour 💚💚💚

[@tonyscalzo8760]

When your singer drums, AND plays his crash like a ride, you get cymbal bleed in lead vocal mic. Great mix otherwise. Love this song. "Shake that woody...St. Pinoccio."

[@boppin_bennie]

Right Tony, Andy's drum setup, technique, vocals so good as is the rest of the band tight pulling these songs off live, WOW ! ...

[@aisle_of_view]

I can't imagine how much they must have rehearsed.

[@frankiefootball494]

great band it is sad that they couldn't become as famous as they should

[@HerrEngels]

Holy shit this is good

[@indierockyhockey]

I still get heartburn 💚

[@timdatoolman83]

Damn that was TIIIGHT! Where's the rest of the gig?!

[@mattjacobs3945]

The concert of which this video was taken from is titled something like Jellyfish live 1993 Germany

[@iainblack2975]

A real band!

[@martingerup]

There are those who don’t know Jellyfish and the fans ❤

[@patweiler7960]

I always wondered why these guys didn't get bigger

[@paulinetripodi5802]

So, so great!!!!

[@merrillb]

Was he the best singing drummer ever? Given how good his drumming is and then how strong and accurate his voice is? Usually Phil Collins wins the polls for best singing drummer. (There's also Buddy Milles, Skip Spence, Levon Helm... and ?) But Sturmer was just great. PS Does he still sing?

[@YellowChoklit]

I dont think skip spence ever drummed and sang at the same time though.. Maybe, been a while since i heard that jefferson airplane record. The drummer for moby grape was a singing drummer though, as was the drummer of buffalo springfield, El Duce of the Mentors, Robert Wyatt of the soft machine, thats all i got off the top of my head...

[@merrillb]

Levon Helm, Don Henley, Karen Carpenter... Does /Did Dave Grohl ever drum and sing at the same time? Andy puts so much power into both! Thanks for your reply. PS I forgot about Keven Godley of 10cc, with his astounding clear falsetto!

[@IronManx70]

Roger Taylor

[@will202X]

Phil Collins!

[@MonsterMetalManiac]

Dean Castronovo ..

[@wallynichols5830]

Stratospheric talent

[@Alucard__]

INCREDIBLE

[@qw1419xtj]

WOW !!! SO good!

[@cotopaxipauli6502]

Thanks amigo 😘

[@johnbarrington2526]

We didn’t know what we had

[@frogbob2315]

RoyWoods, wizard in the beginning

[@jeffkile5015]

If you search YT you'll find their excellent cover of I Can Hear the Grass Grow. They were big fans.

[@AvatarHao]

Неплохо, Агутин на барабанах)

[@athenassigil5820]

Um, more please.....Oh, wait.....

[@Nezrok1]

Looks like the show I saw from that tour at Roseland Ballroom, NYC. Anyone know where this was filmed?

[@charlessurfairy]

this is from 1993 in Germany. i think this is the source kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnPCnY2ljdpqrdk

[@frogbob2315]

The beginning is similar to “ Eddie’s rock” By wizard

[@joemartinezjr828]

Wow

[@LTColZero]

Totally Pro...

[@ChrisArbaugh]

Impossible

[@IhateGary]

No cell phones!

[@negativenick2491]

IhateGary stfu it was in 1993

[@CountJayeAndTheHardBeats]

Also no digital cameras either then :-)

[@digitaldiablo1653]

Ok Boomer

[@ojakaorangejohns]

Dead audience

[@funkymonk1985K]

Sometimes you're too good. And that's not good. They just didn't have enough original lure to make them special. They were incredible. But maybe just not original enough?!

[@JC19676]

Yep. That is it in a nutshell. Roger mentioned that they were trying to be a combination of Queen and The Partridge Family on their first album.

[@jeffwolinski2659]

I don't agree with that, they are plenty original. Queen influences for sure, but not the same. It's a huge shame they weren't hugely famous but the music world is littered with such disappointments. The masses have generally horrid musical taste.