Sugarcubes - Live in Alabama (October 1988) (1/2)

[@Saaf62]

'We are the Icecubes from Sugarland!"

[@WesleyWattley-xy4fg]

❤❤❤sugarcube Bjorks original hit band!!!😅🎉🎉

[@RabidSnot]

I caught that, too.. funny

[@swampmusicinfo]

The whole point of the Sugarcubes was Einar/Bjork as a synthesis, it is art, it is bold, very Icelandic,and thankfully it's still taking the piss out of people decades later.

[@sushijames4908]

bravo!

[@marcusteblano6376]

I can't stand the male vocalist. He's just barking over Bjork's beautiful singing. It spoils it for me; Bjork fan from the beginning of her solo career.

[@swampmusicinfo]

It's black coffee ☕ with sugar. Some people only consume sugar, it feels beautiful but rots the teeth and the quality of life is worse.

[@jantopia69]

einar ruins it bjork is a generational talent, thank god she went solo

[@swampmusicinfo]

@@jantopia69 Einar & Curver collaborated to make great music

[@SteveScott]

I was at this show. Some friends of mine and I heard there was a free concert for students at Auburn - and Mtv was filming it. It was The Godfathers (who we knew because they had a modest Mtv hit at the time), plus two other bands I didn't know: The Sugarcubes and Living Colour. We were attending Jacksonville State Univ. about 2 hours away. Five of us hopped in a tiny Honda hatchback and made the trek, only to find out it was free for AUBURN students. But the person at the window felt bad and let us in anyway. When The Godfathers played, the arena was full. When Living Colour came on, it was about half full. When The Sugarcubes came on, the place was all but empty. I don’t think people knew what to make of the latter two bands. The audience (what was left) crammed into the front to make it look crowded for the Mtv cameras. I thought The Godfathers were ok. But I was blown away by both Living Colour and the Sugarcubes - both of whom were largely unknown at that point. If anyone else tells you they were there and saw The Sugarcubes play, approach it with skepticism. There probably weren't more than 150 people there by the end of their show.

[@rosskstar]

+Steve Scott Can you imagine how they kicked themselves later?

[@BAMADICK12]

+Steve Scott Was this at the Basketball arena?

[@SteveScott]

+Real.Piece.Of.Work. There were at the beginning of the night but not by the end of the show. If the video shows differently (I haven't watched every frame), I'd assume it falls under "creative editing."

[@SteveScott]

+BAMADICK12. I believe that it was. Keep in mind I've only ever been to the Auburn campus once, and it was 28 years ago - that part of the memory is a little hazy.

[@faunaflage]

Thanks for posting this! I knew it had to be the same show! As a kid up in Canada I saw the MTV broadcast of it (on muchmusic, most likely). It was called something like "The CMJ New Music College Assault" or something. I was kind of a Godfathers fan and major Living Colour fan, but I ended up recording this show on VHS because of this Sugarcubes performance. Just so....wow. They blew my mind. Watched the Living Colour and Sugarcubes performances for yeeeeeears afterward and feel like I noticed something new every time.

[@RC-io9jv]

have to mention just how extraordinary ! is the 'Cubes drummer... Just remarkable, tight, inventive, hard driving... 5 stars. I loved the MTV airing of their show and it really elevated my musical taste to close out the 80's.

[@wayneeldonludvicksonii]

Agreed, he's flying in that drum set.

[@Kgross241]

I was at this show. Totally free. 120 minutes college tour. Junior at Auburn. What a great time to be alive

[@mjproebstle]

wow, bjork’s vocals on birthday are just... damn!

[@MrAkosFintor]

right? so fuken incredible.

[@EnricoAnsaloni]

It's her best song ever, by far

[@mja4752]

i loved the band when i was a teen , i'm almost to tears listening to this again ... her voice cuts through the bones , makes me want to yell and jump off the roofs ... pure pop punk genius ...

[@sludgebob5961]

Listen to fossora!

[@ignskeletons]

Her vocals. Oh my god they're perfect. There is so much talent just emitting from everyone on that stage. This is raw talent in it's purest form. Long live Bjork and The Sugarcubes!

[@atheistleopard2484]

*NOW* you see why she's all-time best female singer/artist on my list.

[@-Swamp_Donkey-]

Big agree. On a side note, have you heard Linkin Parks new singer? I was never a fan of them, but goddamn

[@PokeySoggybottom]

Such a big voice from such a little thing! I forgot how much I love this most singular band.

[@atheistleopard618]

agreed bro, i like em a lot.

[@Elocho17]

Im23 now and I listened Bjork for the first time this week, I love it

[@Cureboy]

Sorry to hear. You missed a lot. I'm 49.

[@nickfokes6603]

16 here and I love it

[@Shmellix]

I'm not even born yet and I love it

[@WesleyWattley-xy4fg]

Yeah😅enjoy your 20's 👍.

[@Elocho17]

@@WesleyWattley-xy4fg im 32 now lol hahaha did enjoy them thank you. Hopefully i enjoy the 30s even more

[@harveycasey1900]

I remember watching this concert live on MTV. In Living Color preformed as well. This was at the time The Sugar Cubes/Bjork was becoming known to must of us here in the states🤘🏿😎

[@mockingbirds1000]

I have this on videocassette somewhere in storage. I saw the band just two months prior to this at The Roxy in Hollywood in August of 1988. Great band!

[@dmerhodes]

I saw the sugarcubes around this time. When they performed Birthday it was like a transcendental experience. Björk's voice on that song was just unlike anything I'd ever heard live before. Amazing! (Gonna save myself some time: 03:30)

[@EverybodyLovesMaria]

I was born 2 years after this concert took place. Now i'm a huge fan of Bjork and her early works with Sugarcubes. Good music lives forever!..

[@RabidSnot]

saw this tour, twice and the following year tour and Bjork's 1st solo tour. all were magnificent and I'll always cherish those shows years. 1988 was a Grand year. I was 22.. so long ago.. once before when we were hip and into the new, happening.

[@oscaramadorsosa7972]

Ver a BJÖRK tan joven y linda...los SUGARCUBES me traen tantos recuerdos, los empecé a escuchar en 1988 cuando estaba en un internado en Madrid, gracias a una amiga que le encantaban, que también era muy linda también...ABTR

[@earlheaven3838]

i never realy know any of the sugarcube stuff, only the stuff Bjork did after, wow there briliant. great creative songs and performance, great musician's, i always love the way Bjork uses her voice, i like the screams, very emotional, great rapping.

[@helgapataki8731]

Setlist Sick for toys 0:20 Birthday 3:31 Kat 7:58 Planet 11:15 Nail 14:22 Motorcrash 17:50 Deus 20:09 Traitor 24:05 Dream TV 27:11

[@aNeway2sayHooray]

WHAT!!! The Sugarcubes came to my area when I was 2 years old??!!!

[@flaviosmartins]

One of my fav drummers ever.

[@larkydozer]

Same here... he's reminds me of Budgie a little.

[@flaviosmartins]

OMG! You're so right. Tinderbox!

[@larkydozer]

Yup.... that's one of my favorite performances.

[@519forestmonk9]

you2flaviusss yes!!!!

[@MrAkosFintor]

Birthday is the most beautiful song ever written!

[@WesleyWattley-xy4fg]

Sonically superb 🎂 Birthday 🌎 🔥 🕯.

[@drivative]

That transition into Traitor is the nastiest!! Darkness and light; chaos and order. You feel like anything can happen in that moment and anything is possible. Pure ecstasy

[@RosesOfSaturn]

These beautiful people came to the U.S the year after I was born..wonderful!

[@derraldsegue7967]

The musical genius at work thank you for your gift to true art!! Bjork will be recognized for her artistic genius!!! I'm kinda happy that we had her to ourselves before she's known as one of the greats like Mozart and Oscar Wilde!! I don't go a day without Bjork!!

[@idletrains]

Sime kind of emotional expressive freedom as The Cure. Sadness happiness, playfullness and every feeling that human is capable of feeling. She loves life more than anything

[@Graeck]

I taped most of this show off MTV back when it aired. Lost the tape ages ago. Thanks for posting! Some of this show is on the live Sugarcubes VHS/DVD (which I own), but I really like seeing this whole show.

[@ywainmaiden]

"We have the icecubes drom sugarland." Lol

[@Lyndanet]

I love this recording

[@brenda33181bs]

What a voice. Only Cocteau Twins can compare.

[@tellygz]

Thanks for this. It took me back to a great concert. I saw them in Hollywood the following year. How we danced; it was so intimate & fun. Really, thanks for uploading this!

[@chrisslaski1242]

Wow! Absolutely amazing! Bjork is such an amazing true artist in every aspect of the word!! Amazing!!!

[@ionia23]

Nope. Many others of us do too :). I find myself singing what I think Einar would have sung when I hear a Bjork solo track. It's amusing to me that the whole world kisses Bjork's butt now, but the Sugarcubes were by and large treated like crap on their first US tour. I saw them with Public Image Limited and New Order in Denver on that time and the audience was incredibly rude to them. And yet the band were the nicest people (met them after the gig).

[@koryfutrell2985]

Bjork! Amazing, she's a genius. Amazing stage presence.

[@MrMirot73]

God thanks for Iceland ...and Bjork

[@sheelindecor7593]

mirosław Tolak No such thing as "god"

[@dragom2009]

Äru is awesome.

[@jpacenti1]

Thanks so much for sharing. I saw them on this tour -- in a high school auditorium no less. It was a great show. Still remember it obviously. Hard to forget the talent that was Bjork.

[@Hollibird64]

THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS! I have the VCR tape of this concert from Electra records from when I was in the music business but never got it online.

[@3lullabies]

the only band that can match the b52s lick for lick. awesome. and man oh man, they are so tight, quality performance.

[@PhilTravisano]

This is friggin' great! Thanks for posting this. Haven't really enjoyed them in years.

[@YaaraC109]

just a small correction: song number four is called planet. thank you so so much for this video and all the other ones that you upload as well

[@nicosur7324]

debe ser el grito mas controlado que he escuchado. hermosa voz!!! ♥

[@shineperishingrepublic]

BJORK WAS IN MY STATE AT ONE POINT IN TIME? BLESSED

[@DiscloseTruthTV2]

Great concert, first saw them on a show called famous for five minutes, bought the album a few days later. Many thanks for this.

[@heleneramos889]

Timeless...or when one just want to stop the time ! Pure vocal passion and feeling !

[@Elgrandes12t]

I don't get people banging on Einar. The wonderful interplay between his stupid chaotic masculinity and the elfish power of Bjork's beautiful femininity was what The Sugarcubes were all about. Sexy Chaos.

[@gunnarelisigurjonsson2587]

Einar is an awesome person also :D a kind and a very funny guy :) , and a bit chaotic :P :P his band Ghostdigital is pretty awesome :D ( more of that chaos :P )

[@LeavingCaladan]

exactly, brilliantly stated, so fucking true

[@jacksmith3635]

people aren't into him because his poetry/delivery sucks, which makes him seem uncool.

[@gunnarelisigurjonsson2587]

jack smith well he is a bit special :P but in a good way :D

[@parlowderick]

I didn't realize just how much I liked him or the other members of the band until Bjork went solo. While she was clearly the star and focal point of the band, I never liked any of her solo work as much as I did as when she was with the Sugarcubes (at least for their very first 2 albums).

[@michaelclark1544]

Saw them live in Detroit , late eighties. About 2/3rds through the show someone threw a bracelet on the stage and it hit Einar in the eye. He threw a fit calling us all fuckers and he stormed off the stage. That ended the show. I was bummed because they were killing it on stage.

[@kristensantos22]

I can't imagine why someone would go to a SugarCubes concert if they don't like an entire half of the bands sound. Such bad energy.

[@millerrmann]

Magga was quite a beauty.

[@kollidontagasi]

Among many other things what's interesting about this stuff is to see how she later recycled, resp. probably reappropriated a lot of elements in her solo albums in a refined way.

[@sensunory]

haha bjork is magic en einar is too cool for school

[@richardbamsey5242]

possibly the best folk music ever

[@MeatyM8]

"We are the icecubes from sugarland" I think he got those words mixed up a bit

[@Silverhand290]

No mate. You missed the joke. His command of the english language is well past a mistake like that

[@Silverhand290]

Now that's up there it looks like I've got an attitude. It wasn't meant to. All the best.......Ja

[@martincurran3553]

Maybe he was being ironic

[@nathanjamesbaker]

I saw them play in Atlanta with the Primitives only a few months after this. It was one of the best shows I've ever seen.

[@lemanuel]

Amazing Bjork! Just started the video, shivering comes to me with her solo singing...

[@ExposingZionistEvil]

This was AWESOME!!!! She was coked out of her mind, though, as you could tell by her eyes, but that just makes Bjork more...BJORK!!! Seriously, this was such a treasure! What makes it totally awesome was that not only were they in GREAT form, but that it put the spot-light on Alabama. This is just great!

[@greasy2007]

What r coke eyes?

[@samurai2k455]

@@greasy2007 cocaine

[@Eisonhawk]

another one program youtube highscore this is hot lava pure Björk gold thank you Iceland!

[@zararity]

That's fair enough, but I think we also have to except that he was a member, a valuable member of The Sugarcubes who played the foil to Bjork's wonderful vocals. These kids were virtually sonic anarchists in their bands before they turned into The Sugarcubes, they weren't meant to be all sweetness and light, they were designed to lure you with Bjork's alluring voice and then stab you in the back with some odd time signatures, themes and Einar's jabbing contributions. It's what the Sugarcubes is.

[@creolecookin8854]

every one hates Einar. I like him, he doesn't bother me.

[@venus_as_a_boi2278]

jacob mejia same I really like Einar I wouldn't like the Sugarcubes as much if he wasn't in it

[@creolecookin8854]

I think he gives the sugarcubes a punk edge

[@venus_as_a_boi2278]

jacob mejia Yeah they wouldn't have the same sound!

[@moahamenjai]

actually, this is alchemy....he s destroying in a artistic way what Bjork is constantly repairing by her shining voice.... but people dont get it.....Bjork alone would be good but not as much like this

[@venus_as_a_boi2278]

zataraaaaaa well she obviously agreed to be in the band, if she didn't want him to sing with her she wouldn't have been in it. If you don't like it don't listen to it. it's that simple.

[@MontanaBrock]

CAT! CAT! CAT!

[@darrylwiggins1156]

This was a great experimental pop band honestly ahead of its time.live proformance wise the group wasnt very bombastic but they were powerful and very effective mainly in part due to bjork.i love them warts and all.

[@simonharwar8083]

This is just so good.

[@zimbo24560]

Bjork est comme un petit oiseau dans le ciel elle était belle elle est toujours magnifique et restera à jamais une beauté éternelle!!!!

[@KimCyunHi]

The only good thing about him is that he makes you appreciate Björk a lot more.

[@pamc567]

greatttttt band! bjork is a wonderfull singer and is so cuteee

[@edadames9996]

BIKI--------YOUR A gODDESSS and I worship you.............peace and love.....2015

[@razrv3lc]

This is so strange to see! I've lived in Alabama my entire life and only just learned that Björk was at Auburn University. War Eagle! lol

[@hottie286]

razrv3lc this makes me regret all the times I’ve said roll tide lmao

[@christopheroliver4757]

HOTTIE never regret that.....Roll Tide....

[@jumpinjojo]

The drummer is on point!

[@glenngiles2793]

Bjork before she was Bjork. Saw them in '90 in Miami with The Primitives. Awesome lineup

[@ghostlyfriend2526]

Birthday….. what a gift ❤❤❤

[@luckystrike4966]

'We are the Icecubes form Sugarland' xD

[@atheistleopard2484]

*gorgous face-perfect voice*

[@leglz]

Un millon de gracias...qué más se puede decir excelente aportación.

[@GRPLiningServices]

Both singers are great.

[@coldwindblowing]

Muito fofa dançando, as pernas. Sobre as músicas: primeira vez que vejo Bjork cantando no ritmo.

[@kentdodge6130]

I saw them in 1991. I swear she smiled at me. Just noticed she's wearing a NASA Apollo 7 patch on her dress. Oh man.

[@faunaflage]

Thanks for posting this!

[@conquasabit666]

i like einar too mate. he's so outrageous and can't sing a single note properly to save the world from doosmday. gotta love 'im.

[@charlienewbold9809]

21:24 “to create our universe you must taste the forbidden fruit”

[@zararity]

Yes! All the way back to Þeyr and especially in K.U.K.L. Sigtryggur Baldursson is one of the most interesting drummers I've ever heard!

[@puredark8725]

bjork in her younger days, iconic artist

[@rolfspeckgens8775]

absolutely cool thx!!

[@Hanky.SSCorp]

Einar is essential for this band! Also, that crowd is going off the freaking chain

[@YouStinkFather]

No he is not. He’s a distraction.

[@jhhunter3000]

Wow :) I should've driven to DC to see this show. The Wash. Post said it was great, but I didn't know how great. The people putting the movie together really got it right also. What a voice, but the rest of the band can't be beat. It this really live? Can-not believe it, yet I can. The nutty guy even though he is nutty fits right in, and is partly why I love it! Ok, so time travel is not an option, but this really comes close......

[@fitzgerald1929]

love this. Thanks uploader!

[@andrewdyke5561]

I love bjork hair in this

[@crymearobot]

I was fortunate to see them in SF in 1992. The FOH amps failed and Einar held a 150lb monitor wedge on his head to continue the show. I'm still shaking 34 years later. Pure Bliss... There will never be a better collaboration of master creatives... Sigtryggur was the best... Omg Bjork fed off him. Bjork - Best ROCK Vocalist EVA***.. You know it, True Queen B Hope they can rejoin And Tour Once Again. It would prevent WW111. The Warfield needs a redo

[@jpacenti1]

The co-lead singers were part of the ethos of the 'Cubes, it was beauty playing off ugly.

[@VladlenaTaneciena]

обожаю песню Universe

[@vistalite]

19:08 I wish I could do this dance.

[@ckg3362]

Birthday is so beautiful

[@possiblybjork]

thank you very much!!!

[@barbiefairytopia2803]

Motorcrash 17:50

[@skweekah]

Technically perfect. Amazing band. Love you Einar! And, Bjork ... wow, what a woman!

[@pedrofreitas1294]

This is a masterpiece

[@violetgirl1996]

"We're the Icecubes from Sugarland" 😃

[@everardogouvea1126]

sempre vanguarda

[@Necrotog82]

Einar is awesome, they would not be Sugercubes without him.

[@rabbbie99]

You got that right, Bjork's voice is exceptional but to me it is Einar who made the Sugarcubes unique.

[@00govan00]

rabbbie99 lol all the idiot haters.. no idea what an artist is.

[@natashaeverafter6464]

💟THANK YOU SO MUCH!💟

[@Matheus55032]

20:09 DEUS

[@zararity]

A lot of people on here don't realise that The Sugarcubes wouldn't have been the The Sugarcubes without Einar... I don't know why they're pissing and moaning about, it wasn't their band, it's wasn't solely Bjork's either, it was over twenty years ago, the reason there's other people on the stage is because it was a bloody BAND, not Bjork and some nameless backing musicians!

[@yama338dad]

Sick for toys. Click the "show more", it lists the playlist. :)

[@UserKirsten]

There are people who first heard Bjork as part of The Sugarcubes and then there are people who first heard her as a solo artist. I suspect those who are part of the later group are the ones that don't appreciate Einar so much.

[@kristensantos22]

🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️ I found Björk before I found the SugarCubes. I saw the video of her performing human behavior live on Conan, and since then I have been in a spiraling obsession 😂 I made it to her third solo album before I realized that she was in bands before. I went looking for the sugarcubes, and I'm just as in love with them as I am with her. I actually really enjoy this part of her musical history, because it's more mainstream band Rock, which she didn't really do it all in her solo career. I think Einar brings such a cool element to this band that makes it different from your average Rock band of the 80's and 90's. It's crazy to me and heartbreaking to learn that people actually used to boo him and throw things at him at their concerts, it's pathetic. I don't know who the hell would go to see a band, if they don't enjoy an entire half of their musical sound 🤦‍♀️