Oleander - Why I'm Here - 7/23/1999 - Woodstock 99 West Stage

Recorded 7/23/1999 - Woodstock 99 West Stage (Rome, NY)
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[@jgilbertify]

Man......... the sound engineers Killed It at Woodstock 99... So clean...

[@tylerdare717]

Agreed, sounds just like studio man

[@williambr88]

Was thinking the same thing.

[@williamlgonzalezp3479]

Totally agree

[@Smackattackk]

every band Woodstock 99 fucking g killed it bro. love that we have the actual soundboard audio

[@sbfcapnj]

Right?!?!?

[@daspencer4537]

Still listening in 2021. Anyone else? Great and extremely underrated band.

[@graledibble1619]

I was only born in 98 but remember hearing this in the early 2ks and it came on my Spotify this morning an I was like whoa shit I forgot about that somg

[@jessemockler616]

Yeah I think Spotify had this rotation. Stupid sent me here.

[@noeli1996]

2022 and still

[@SeekTranscendence]

2022! Young lad born in 02’ with 90’s cousins

[@MishiaEatingUnicorn]

2023 here

[@Dre5420]

The drummer took it to flavor town

[@charlessutton1988]

Perfect!!!

[@SSGTStryker]

In deed he did, cuz he’s savor’n that flavor’n.

[@brandong550]

Is that Guy Fiery

[@jaredcart3473]

Haha 😂😂😂😂 classic

[@macmclain1350]

He made flavor town apparently.

[@alexriofta7846]

Man they badly need another Woodstock. The music world needs that right now.

[@mikesperko3921]

Agree but who they gonna put on the bill today's music sucks they'd have to get all the bands from the 90s and early 2000s

[@rockerman8832]

@@mikesperko3921 there are millions of new good bands, the problem nowadays is the industry, new rock bands doesn’t even get a chance, I just started a band in norway, we’re gonna release a single very soon, looking forward to that, but I don’t expect any reaction, because we don’t play mainstream pop music 😂

[@mschultz2207]

Lol agreed Mike....99% of the shit out today would never be good enough for a great Woodstock

[@kellychilders6290]

Still listening in 2024 !!!!!!!

[@Iamfirebird360]

Love this dudes singing voice

[@moresnare]

Heck yeah. It's always nice to hear a singer pull off live what you hear on the album... Dude is good. : )

[@deepbluefyre777]

Yep no auto tune. The real deal.

[@r6exrider]

I still have a blue oleander pick from seeing them live in like 98ish

[@twofry64]

My 4 year old grandson and I on the daily.

[@ColorsBright]

I remember watching this whole Woodstock 99 on ppv and I don't remember Oleander playing at all.. thanks for this missing piece!

[@constantravens4800]

I know Medela effect?

[@mikeesaman238]

This popped up on a Spotify Playlist and I have to say it's perfect for my life right now, totally forgot this song. Left everything I knew because of a woman and started working resorts to get away. I kept holding on to her then I heard this and it's spot on. Somehow the lyrics just hit something inside and is perfectly relatable

[@Bearacooter]

Way back when, people actually could sing and play instruments, and didn't need auto tune and mix boards. And we liked it, we loved it!

[@burtmcaster4739]

Um yeah, plenty of bands out there now , in 2024, that play, sing, etc… too many people think the past was better than the present. It’s actually what’s wrong with the world. And always has been. Older people in 1999 said they EXACT same thing you did 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@danielchrist6419]

Trust me there’s still bands who still don’t use auto tunes and play naturally

[@pitpride1220]

Guy Fieri on drums everyone!

[@thisismoneyradio]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU GRACIAS

[@eveallusion]

🤣

[@-K3M0SABI-]

I remember when I first heard this song. Loved it then, Love it Now!🤘

[@JD-te9tj]

this song, this lp, got me through drug n alcohol rehab in 2003...thanx

[@waxoftriple9]

Man Thomas Flowers' vocals were top notch

[@craigcampbell8560]

It's rare when a live performance of a song is even better than the studio version with all of the hours of editing and mixing to get it just right, but as good as the studio version of this song is... This is even better. Fantastic live performance by a very underrated band.

[@kelisblonde]

Yes it's amazing but I do miss the violin

[@plumisland1070]

Incredible song that literally defined the late 90s.

[@patrickstar6247]

Damn. They sound great!

[@elbob17]

The drummer makes this tune.

[@ko9655]

Guy Fieri on drums, everybody!

[@cjmiller3302]

@@ko9655 nope, that's not Guy Fieri, that's Fred Nelson Jr.

[@rosebudding235]

That's gotta be the most unique and emotionally honest introduction to a song I've ever heard

[@ibtunesoriginals2629]

🤣🤣🤣

[@captainmexico4585]

Love this song. 2023?!??

[@cjmiller3302]

that song ended up becoming one of their biggest hit of their career

[@jackmacfaul2829]

At the start they were probably thinking yesss my favourite nirvana song

[@qwerty6801]

drummer is in the back straight up vibin

[@lisaburgess7103]

Awesome band

[@shanec8812]

Always impressed to hear a band that sounds this good live. Dude can sing!

[@dannyvela4521]

Great performance

[@cristianestrada4028]

Rape Me + Heart-Shaped Box = Why I'm Here

[@Darksider54189]

So well mixed into a beautiful song like this too... Long live Oleander, Nirvana and their influence!!

[@tinapickering4414]

Grandma Tia loves you with all her 💜 Favorite Grandson. You're the reason 💜💛

[@nocturnalrecluse1216]

I miss those days. 😭

[@dreyden8541]

inspiring words, amazing song

[@bearfan311]

This song hit hard on the radio!

[@jordanrohlfing7924]

Good for you guys. Sound just like the album killer

[@jessemockler616]

Can I go back in time plz?

[@Kfs1998]

SO UNDERRATED

[@twofry64]

FAVORITE Grandson 💛 Grandma Tia 💜 💜💛

[@zog53]

Bad ass cool 😎

[@RayTheImpaler]

I miss the good old days

[@williamschirmacher6526]

I was there

[@dripmorgan8650]

Hypeeeee

[@tclark5471]

Stilll on .

[@kevinschindele4829]

I'm so happy we all know the drums fucking MAKE the song

[@joefilipelli3867]

Corey Feldman singing and guy fieri on drums, pretty cool

[@mitchbuff]

And Eric Warheim on lead

[@lamarjohnson9226]

They kick boxing in the crowd💀💀

[@mikeurso507]

Saw them in Kosovo in 2001 during their USO tour. Fun time!

[@otral89]

I never knew Hayden Christiansen was in band!!!

[@gratefuldead6370]

🤙

[@burtmcaster4739]

Nice to see guitars with wear on them from being played, not relic’d from the factory. I’ll never understand why someone wants a guitar that looks like it’s been played for decades without ever being played at all.

[@briantorreonline]

Fuck yeah

[@Realistic316]

May 2024

[@seancase1543]

More popular bands have sounded worse live. This was really good

[@sgtrock2821]

Dig the Kings sticker. Sactown reppin.

[@NKEINC]

The real 2002 champs

[@dokendoken7194]

Whatever happened to Oleander???!!

[@cadendealwis]

easily the most underrated band of all time

[@lilstinker1949]

They’re ass my dude

[@subhashxrecord3131]

caden is the rest of the album good ??always loved this song ever since now 3

[@cadendealwis]

@@subhashxrecord3131 yes it is February Son is one of my favourite albums even though I don’t like much of Oleanders other material but February Son is something else

[@CaesarAugustus18]

​@@cadendealwis February Son and Unwind honestly is dam good. Just that people kinda took the whole band to the trash after

[@chickennugget8745]

Doesn’t the drummer look like a young Huy Fieri?

[@gingerelvira6587]

WHOO ?

[@chickennugget8745]

@@gingerelvira6587 Guy Fieri from the food network.

[@integra91ah]

Always thought this was Kurt .... Wtf.

[@rosalesluisfer]

Listen to Puddle of Mudd! The vocalist has a similar voice.

[@williamnolan5650]

It was at 999 likes when I arrived. I likes the sound of it. Party like it's 1999! Maybe I should've just left it alone instead the like button seemed like a perfect hit to bring it to 1K and celebrate! Now that I think of it, I'll let someone else have the honors. I'll retract the like and bring the party back to 999. It's kinda like 666, but upside down. Not really 777, somewhere in-between. :)

[@subhashxrecord3131]

H3y guys remember 1999?

[@hellaciousharry]

Lol the mosh pit for fucking Oleander.🤣

[@RemyGriffinTrans]

All this stuff about who looks like who. The singer looks like Drazic from Heartbreak High.

[@heyyou9693]

The lead singer looks a little like the lead singer from Social Distortion. Maybe I'm wrong.

[@kingsecho3351]

Oleander straight stole that riff from Nirvana. I do love this song though ngl

[@Darksider54189]

It takes a lot of effort and skill to pull it off tho, so much more talented than any of the pop or hip-hop stuff (or newer rock which uses autotune, ew.)

[@TheRealMattFromWiiSports]

So if you take 3 great rock bands. Lets say nirvana. Alice in chans and oleander. Grind them together and water the mixture down you get mudd. Get it? GET IT?

[@prilljazzatlanta5070]

Why does he talk like Claire Huxtable?

[@johnstuck1377]

Ha ha yes he did 😂👇

[@jmuls5898]

Q

[@jimwilliamson532]

Not your normal fender

[@tomrausch7425]

Last of the real shit