Natalie Merchant on MTV UK Most Wanted, Live Performance of Carnival, Wonder - July 1995

[@BookClubDisaster]

There's a bunch of videos of them playing Carnival and Wonder. And especially with Carnival, Jen Turner never seems to play it exactly the same way twice. Taking sort of a jam band or jazz approach. That's what takes real talent.

[@deaf19830]

Wow! Jennifer Turner ladies and gentleman. Love watching her do her magic on the guitar

[@bobbynoe1]

I'm grateful for every version of Carnival, especially with Jen Turner on guitar

[@attila195]

Jen is the BEST!

[@davin24]

Best version where she killed was the live nj concert

[@Jeff-jg7jh]

@@attila195 Natilie makes a point to hire female musicians and they are pretty good. Her band members stay with her for years. I expect those long spider fingers cover a couple of frets. Seems the singer is stretching out some to match the music.

[@trinidadapodaca7027]

nancy wilson can play circles around jen

[@bobbynoe1]

@@trinidadapodaca7027 There's no way to prove your pretentious claim, it's just your opinion. So what - it's not a competition.

[@seizethedayandlive]

What can I say? When Jennifer plays her guitar, it's magic! The notes fly so effortlessly off her strings. Mind blowingly beautiful!

[@fallinginthed33p]

That wah-wah solo on Carnival and the endlessly crunchy tone...

[@ryandecoster5151]

That's some beautiful, world class guitar work. Wow !!!

[@trinidadapodaca7027]

u probably never seen nancy of heart play then

[@kingsrv58]

@@trinidadapodaca7027 What's that have to do with anything. Jen Turner is an amazing guitar player, different than Nancy.

[@blueshorecreative3146]

I LOVE Jennifer. It is rare to see her live back then. Soul-good guitarist but really shy.

[@user-xh1kz7rm4j]

To see Jen smile when she is crushing the lead guitar brings me joy

[@jimwolabaugh3608]

The great thing about this ensemble that Natalie put together was how she let everyone just be free and explore their instruments, which is evident with every different improvised version that I’ve heard

[@trinidadapodaca7027]

yeah, true

[@ujohnlynch2341]

That's exactly what "the" Bruce Dickinson was urging Blue Oyster Cult to do on SNL all those years ago. Really explore the space.

[@robinette72]

I could watch her dance all day

[@TexMexGenX]

Me too! 🌜🌛🎇🎆☄️🪐🌌

[@thedude-jb7wx]

lol People dont get how good Jen is its not just her tone lol.Jen Turner is the best guitarist of the 90s. Tasteful in the pocket Genius. Solos are the best and nobody noticed them cause they were woven into the songs so masterfully like they just went along. Dont mean to compare her but shes Hendrix Gilmour and herself. If someone want to learn how to be a guitar player in todays world you must study Jen Turner.

[@jm12green31]

Best? Nah man you're crazy

[@thedude-jb7wx]

@@jm12green31 No bro you are and its my opinion. She amazing to my ears and ill triple down on that, Im not disrespecting song writing or players or bands of that time period by saying it.

[@thedude-jb7wx]

@@jm12green31 i guess some others feel the same. I have good tastes and shes the Gilmour of the 90s to ny ear, Remember its opinion.

[@BREN-t1i]

I thinnk that this is one of the best I have seen, pure and perfect.

[@chasgorman1086]

Jen just crushes it as always! That tone is just insane!

[@trinidadapodaca7027]

like i said nancy wilson will play circles around jen

[@tednorberto3086]

@@trinidadapodaca7027 Nori Bucci will play circles around nancy.

[@jm12green31]

​@@tednorberto3086they're very different so why compare

[@Mmmyess]

Natalie and Jen are both goddesses.

[@richardthomas1566]

Guitar player way , way ,way underrated

[@davidthompson3136]

Excellent guitar tone from Jen Turner and great front of band from Natalie Merchant. A really nice sound. 👍😎🇳🇿🎸🌹

[@thedude-jb7wx]

lol its not just her Tone lol she will blow away all guitar players i know. Her playing is in the pocket which a lot of men lack.

[@jm12green31]

​@@thedude-jb7wxshe's good but slow down cowboy haha, plenty of talented guitar players out there

[@allycoll6852]

Brilliant lyricist and voice. Natalie has been an integral part of my life. New Album 14 th April 2023. Natalie u have touched my life. Ty

[@pipkingdom]

Smooth bass and drums too!

[@MrDLOC11]

Natalie rocks 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@trinidadapodaca7027]

what a beauty with no make up just skin

[@cadreauribe]

It is a delight to listen to this music so perfectly executed. Nothing to do with what is currently there, with few exceptions. And my God that solo guitar!!

[@irrationallynegative]

Wonderful guitarist.

[@robbie12207]

Wow, awesome singer and band. That guitarist is awesome !

[@timflaherty8389]

Best live version!

[@jeanaimarre8605]

Pure gold. All of them.

[@Richard.Cabeza]

JEN! Love this song. Natalie! Great vocals.

[@michaelwallden7261]

incredible stuff this....gripping voice....rythm - addictive

[@terryJ591]

Beautiful performance from Ms.Natalie extraordinary What A performance!! She's also pretty , Great Band !!!

[@jm12green31]

Really nice guys

[@robertferguson533]

Yeah they’re really nailing it

[@salomonroman1896]

Que gran voz de Natalie....tengo el disco Tigerlily de 1995 para disfrutar de principio a fin los 11 temas y esta cancion Carnival ya un clasico. Saludos desde Lima-Perú.

[@jenniferslaney9113]

Now that's 🎶

[@rmd1064]

Wow. Natalie was SO GORGEOUS back then. Still is today, but wow. Love these two songs too.

[@GunsmithSid]

I had not heard nor seen this version - thank you!

[@supercharger509]

Right on target. Love you Natalie......!

[@geoffreyharris5931]

They have the looseness of a 90's band rather than the conventionality of a 50's band, the simplicity of a 60's band, the tightness of a 70's band, or the electronic innovation and hookiness of an 80's band.

[@scbluesman13]

Wow, I've been searching for this performance online for a long, long time. I remembered watching this on MTV when it first aired (I was 22), and was absolutely blown away by Jen Turner's guitar playing.

[@PinkMuffin420]

I remember buying this album when people actually bought albums. One of my favorites

[@waynealvarez6519]

Cute and talented Natalie and a Great band

[@antonmikofsky2073]

Great

[@paulwhite2533]

Jenn Turner...makes the dirty notes seem effortlessly clean

[@TheGreat199x]

Love Jennifer's playing, and love seeing the bassist on a Fodera back when they didn't cost a fortune.

[@phillipcrowley6112]

Phillip Crowley 1 second ago J_Babe on the gitbox.....very rare very great..

[@soarstar]

I'll never forget the first time I heard these songs when Tiger Lily released. First thought "who the hell is playing guitar??! It's like a whole other song happening in unison"

[@arammartinez3251]

What's the mame of the girl on bass . Thanks .

[@universalwide]

Maximina Juson

[@stonewall73448]

Where are today's Natalie Merchant, Alanis Morissette, or Paula Cole? Where, I ask?

[@ColorsBright]

They exist , but sadly they are Lady Gaga, Billy Eyelash and "place random song of the week singer here" Todays generation would never accept this as "their music".. I remember being a kid and listening to this when it first came out and simply loving "pop/alternative" and "rock/alternative" there was so much diversity on alt radio.. today's radio is pure garbage

[@lorettamurphy7119]

Alanasis Morrisette ...

[@seankinal858]

Sierra Farrell

[@portcullis5622]

They are out there, but you have to search. Have a listen to Rhiannon Giddens, Larkin Poe (Lovell sisters) and young singer-songwriters such as Eliza Shaddad, Rachel Sermanni.

[@spaceghost8995]

@@ColorsBright Gaga and Eilish are both good. Gaga can outsing almost anyone.

[@geoffreyharris5931]

She was just 31 then, still young and hot.

[@jm12green31]

So who's the bass player?

[@brenandbruiser9885]

Always loved this song-but Aileen Wuornos choosing it for her celebration of life gathering after her execution made it hit differently-feeling how she identified with the song…

[@Chafflives]

I know what you mean, but it does lend it a strange kind of poignancy.

[@scottevans5580]

Natalie...

[@antoniocelsoqueiroz2077]

How about the sound of this guitar ????? It’s a PRS or I’m wrong ?

[@GunsmithSid]

I don’t know much about guitars, but I think it is known that Jen Turner is using her PRS for most of Tigerlily.

[@Darota529]

It absolutely is a PRS!

[@BookClubDisaster]

Yep this is making me want a PRS. But they're freaking expensive.

[@trinidadapodaca7027]

natalie merchant dont need make up since i first saw her in early times with maniacs she never wore it

[@trinidadapodaca7027]

im hip

[@TheGreat199x]

Jennifer was exposing MTV to Jazz fusion

[@timmckeown1313]

Natalie always surrounded herself with consummate musicians.

[@danh.2834]

personally, I would have shot this differently...especially Carnival..

[@trinidadapodaca7027]

dont see u in the studio when u get on let us know

[@stonewall73448]

What happened??? Only 25 years ago.....has music died?

[@sanfordparks1287]

She good. But her voice is not as strong as it was in the past

[@sanfordparks1287]

Much better.

[@bobbynoe1]

This IS the past!?!

[@bethroper7185]

@@bobbynoe1 lol

[@ashleycarmodycolouredmusic2829]

Its the mix on the show. This is great performance, but badly set up and recorded, I'm afraid.

[@BookClubDisaster]

I was going to say this host was annoying but then he says, "She's anti-smoking, anti-drinking, and anti-caffeine. Well, better not ask her out after the show then". 😆

[@marlinsmith7830]

The current crop of spandex and sequined covered bodysuit canned music ‘superstars” can’t touch this real music. I love how Natalie let her band rip on this album and in the live performances.

[@billyporter2195]

Excellent performance by Natalie,no so the terrible introduction

[@bryanfrombuffalo7685]

Funny shes anti smoking Yet she is smoking

[@BookClubDisaster]

I see what you did there.

[@bryanfrombuffalo7685]

@@BookClubDisaster lol

[@momof3237]

No one compares to Kate Bush

[@portcullis5622]

Well, off you go and listen to some more Kate Bush then. A fine songwriter but with a voice that is best described as "an acquired taste".

[@dawnsmoke2586]

Silly comparing...each voice unique...do you even know Natalies work ?

[@portcullis5622]

@The Artist Not really. Great songwriter, but her voice is an acquired taste and 35 years between live shows is a bit odd, in my opinion.

[@portcullis5622]

@The Artist I aren't actually knocking Kate Bush (or at least didn't intend to). I agree that some artists (like Kate Bush and Natalie Merchant) produce quality rather than quantity. Too much touring takes its toll on the voice, but it is a shame for the fans when an artist doesn't play live at all. I just wish that I liked her voice more, as I appreciate the songs. The same with Joanna Newsome.

[@spaceghost8995]

Kate Bush has a voice quite similar to fingernails on a chalkboard.

[@bebblaw]

Just sing Natty... don't dance😢

[@mvela1235]

I never seen that girl play the guitar the way it is on the original recording. Lmfao, it's sad cause Natalie has such a great voice. That's a good thing cause she can't dance