Eels - Novocaine for the soul (Pinkpop 1997)

Top video from the Pinkpop 20th Century Overview on Dutch TV in 1999. Class of it's own Eels performance at Pinkpop in 1997.
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[@tweakradje]

Amazing what a brilliant performance you get from a guitar, a bass and percussion when creative people come together. Those were the days of Eels for me. Let it be inspiration for musicians to come.

[@josephgoodrow3804]

what a fantastic drummer.

[@erikspierenburg368]

Butch

[@dpaul428]

Shoutout to Elmo playing accurate air drums at 2:14

[@pcassienz]

One of the greatest bands ever in my books. Lyrical genius and great musicians as well. So many songs about life and emotions we can all relate to.

[@thepeopleinthetrees]

badass live version of this song, I'd be going nuts

[@chupacabra4897]

I want the 90s back 😭😭😭 . Best days of my life 😢. Come back

[@MultiBazilbrush]

Great band & nice to see their still going making great albums in 2020.

[@AndieBlack182]

I absolutely LOVE this band

[@grgapitic2346]

I miss 90s so much

[@larryhurley2314]

I do too. It was such a great time. Nobody cares what the other done and everything was pretty much accepted. And our music and music festivals were undescribable. People that didn't live it just won't understand how special the 90's were.

[@jeremyjackson9388]

My how I miss the 90s

[@wokeupandsmellthecoffee214]

Life is good....and I feel great...

[@pxhumungus]

E for presidet ! o m g, what a performance, i always loved this song !!!

[@subzerodeluxe]

Incredible, amazing ...

[@TheTheAwkward]

It's actually a Mosrite copy. The awesome "Univox Hi-Flier" is phase 4 model from the late seventies. My dad had two. They sound amazing!!! Kurt Cobain was known for using these guitars.

[@paulelliott3220]

Now that's a crowd !

[@TheTheAwkward]

Awesome! E's white guitar is a Univox Hi-flier phase 4. A Mosrite copy from the 70's.

[@Blackburstgenerator]

It's not a Mosrite, It's a Univox 'Hi-Flyer'. That me handing E the guitar. I was his guitar tech for all these early tours. E had a bunch of these guitars. They sounded amazing with his old Fender amp. I found the 'E' sticker for it and re-labeled his fender amp,'Fucker'. I bought a yellow Hi-Flyer that E used for a while from him in 99 and used it on some Farflung recordings. GREAT guitars...too bad Kurt Cobain made a habit of making them into kindling..

[@stuartcarswell2815]

What a band..must have been a trip seeing/hearing them every night whilst working

[@MagnumBoy50cal]

what have happened between Tommy and E? what's your opinion as an eyewitness?

[@Blackburstgenerator]

@@MagnumBoy50cal well, I'd never divulge gory details ('what happens on tour, stays on tour') but I think overall, Tommy wanted more input on things. He's a super talented musician and songwriter on his own so it probably worked out best for all parties.

[@MagnumBoy50cal]

@@Blackburstgenerator thanks for the answer... you're damn lucky to spent time with E, Tommy and Butch...

[@blikfiets2052]

Do you remember what pedals e is using here?

[@trebsnomis]

was there 15 years ago, could need some novaocaine now

[@pltopper771]

thank you

[@thelivinged]

the very good old days fuck! i miss the 90’s gen👌

[@gastonetom]

Yes! Massive

[@darrencodd8798]

Amazing

[@MagnumBoy50cal]

Butch is just something, what a one man orchestra

[@johnadamson210]

Love this.

[@summerday3674]

One Love 👍👍👍

[@tadlee4928]

This is sick )

[@cjmiller3302]

When they performed at top of the pop It used the studio version on the song we heard on Spotify

[@jurgenbussche]

i was there epic show , with morphine and placebo the top 3 of pinkpop 97

[@smeagol9693]

Such a sloppy but amazing performance

[@Eiight8]

I was there 🤘

[@FairyCRat]

Butch is one of the few drummers I know about who don't use drumsticks during about half of their sets.

[@robertmaybeth3434]

poor mark everett no tour dates! The thwarted genius, with one tragedy after another in his life. The best song besides this is "DREAMS", and you know all the songs mean something whatever you think of them. He is one of the few people in music i actually think about at times. Like as a real person.

[@CatastrophicG]

Same!

[@paulelliott3220]

That's the mighty Butch on those awesome drums Love this and the first iteration of Eels E - such genius and sporting a funky 'tache

[@johnwalsh128]

I'm on a train to see them in Manchester right now.

[@gingerjesus2721]

I'm trying to grasp what I just saw. That was awesome

[@gerauldvellabrincat6241]

Another band that belongs in the same bracket as'The only band that matters'

[@TurbojugendWismar]

was für ein lahmarschiges Publikum... wenn die Aufnahmen stimmen sollten!

[@ToolShedDaddy]

Cool Shorts E !

[@xdefect]

Hey that's me in the audience at 2:14. 16,5 years ago.

[@blisstonia]

which one?

[@lillyrocks2011]

That's cool!

[@RastaSaiyaman]

@MrJohnCassady No it isn't it's a Univox Hi-flyer, you can tell by the pickups and the tailpiece.

[@dexterjones8646]

drummer is cool, seems like a peyote induced wiseman

[@surrealismodojaziel4799]

Foda demais

[@MusicByTheMoon]

Wow, that must have been a really great job! If you don't mind me asking, what fender amp and distortion pedals did he use? I'm presuming he is using a distortion pedal, he might be switching amps though.

[@Blackburstgenerator]

Can't recall the exact Fender amp, maybe a Bassman. It was old.. I remember E telling me that it had been hot rodded with some different tubes. He used an older green Big Muff and a Sansamp pedal as well.

[@stupidnicks]

anyone has an idea what this guiar is? awesome!

[@TheIncredibleHulk97]

How badass is E?

[@MauroRamosMorel]

Lo qué regaló al patrimonio de la humanidad 🙏

[@cvs84]

Mr. E is so cool... he could really use a shower though!

[@mrnoble5475]

Wait, 0:07 that looks like lollipop! What snare playing technique at 0:50 is that?

[@willbyers3511]

Это потрясающе!!! Захватывает дух!!!

[@UberPonageDude]

Mockingbird Franklin I'm a lot like you!!

[@Minnesnowmann]

2:14 illuminati confirmed

[@imsodns8054]

Why

[@anthonymurray3550]

It sounds like it could have been wrote by Lennon and McCartney.

[@LilJulezz]

Mike Litoris wont you come out to play

[@miguelarroyodiaz1331]

Mockingbird Franklin, Im alot like you, its true

[@riesbeatz4835]

No mobile phone

[@stupidnicks]

@stupidnicks ok thanks man!

[@anvilbrunner.2013]

Thi still arri' on' ruwad deez lads.

[@MrJohnCassady]

@stupidnicks It's a Mosrite

[@Helterskelter4]

Ahh back in the days before a sea of cellphones, and you could smoke and no one gave a shit or were ''triggered'' by you smoking

[@thebasedgodmax1163]

shut up and take your meds grandad

[@bilikbunyi]

the best drummer is a drummer drums without a drumstick

[@delesdog]

What an great performance%… I’m a lot like never you…try,,… be worser

[@feltongailey8987]

Hipper than the hipsters.

[@alexives9274]

look man its kart cobain i swear

[@OrchidEleven]

is this the nicolas cage of bands?