soul coughing - super bonbon - live - 1996

[@ganbarugaming]

Goddam, this was perfect in Reacher.

[@chrisyates326]

I know right? I had forgotten about those guys and it came up in Reacher. Awesome.

[@DavidCKLeeDJINK]

Reacher brought me here

[@LivTarot]

Reacher. This song stood out. I didn’t know it until then. It’s a masterpiece ❤

[@mishmashmedley]

this is just one of the most coolest songs in existence

[@wendishelton5574]

miss these guys

[@lr6884]

By one of the coolest bands that ever existed.

[@OriginalSY1975]

How did i ever miss this band in the 90s😮 amazing jam

[@shanedpain7734]

Ruby Vroom is an awesome album, check it out…

[@moomoopuppy508]

REACHER S02E07 BROUGHT ME HERE

[@HEAVYMETALmovie1981]

Same lol

[@smallfry1463]

Same. As soon as they played it in the episode it was instant nostalgia. Jnco jeans with a skate board and beeswax both of which would fit in one back pocket.

[@scottnitzel4925]

😮Move aside…let the man go…thru!!!!

[@tomiddison5552]

Yup

[@mikeleo5990]

Mani love this song - thanks mr reacher 😊

[@mrinnopadnah8316]

*R E A C H E R* Sht. I paused the show to look this up. This is my new jam. Fkng amazing.

[@jeffleary1598]

I bumped this every day on the way to highscool.

[@ArtbyAJ2120]

His voice is so unique and I remember as a kid listening to this because I had a really cool big sister and she knew what was up. Miss her everyday. ❤💔

[@stevek8]

American Eagle store in 1996 brought me here.

[@awabooks9886]

You have to respect super creativity when you see it 😎

[@MaheshBabu-cn2ez]

Who is here after watching Reacher

[@Charlie_kmk]

I

[@DTShaw]

Love it....dark, quirky, sick, brilliant and original sounds from a band like no other. I miss them.

[@CraigMahaney]

Now they are back.

[@NandorTheRelentless76]

Saw these badass MOFO's in Boston 2 days ago and they were on fuckin FIRE! The band was so damn tight, the crowd energy was so positive, people were dancing, smiling, singing along. The guys were TOGETHER on stage smiling, joking, showing love for one another and the crowd. It was a healing experience for the band I think. I know I waited 26 years to FINALLY see them live, after missing them by 5 mins at some radio Xmas show with 5 other bands that I didn't give 2 wet shits about. Drove like a madman through Connecticut just to watch "Squirrel Nut Zippers" take the stage. NOPE! But seriously, I'm so happy they buried the hatchet and made peace with each other,.......It was that or some promoter dangled 10 million dollars in front of them.

[@amarcosneite]

Yes, it’s almost December 2023 and I was listening this masterpiece while playing Gran Turismo 2 on my laptop. I remember listening this while I was a kid and understanding sh*t musically and lyric wise. But this is really great!

[@suzianthony4928]

Same 😂

[@zepps88]

Irresistible Bliss was their best album... almost perfect. Soul Coughing was pure magnificence built on a shitty foundation.

[@frankenstein4567]

Reacher brought me here.

[@lexlianosassociates9646]

Commenting from my business page, but I played with these guys around this time in Providence and they blew me away. Yuval's groove and 4 way independence was a revelation. It f-'d me up and made my playing better. Thanks guys.

[@lworsing]

I picked up on SC watching Black List. Super Bon Bon played on an episode ….and I was hooked.

[@seanasnow8]

This music helps me more than anything.

[@palacerevolution2000]

They were one of the greatest bands from last 25 years IMO. All 4 members were so insanely tops. It's a pity the 3 hated him so.

[@lukerogers151]

Well, Mike was using a tonne of drugs and the other members were basically huge assholes. I still love their music though - always will.

[@palacerevolution2000]

Luke, how were they assholes to him?

[@lukerogers151]

Well, I think they kind of took advantage of him - they were all a few years older than him, not exactly sure what happened but I don't think they particularly cared about him. I don't know the full story obviously but that's what I've got from it. Not saying it's all their fault, Mike is a bit of douce as well and was on drugs around this time too. So he probably wasn't very pleasant either.

[@williamhugo6359]

I read his book and saw him live promoting the book. Mike said the guys in the band would constantly fuck with him like detuning his guitar after sound check and bully him into giving all band members song writing credits. He seemed genuinely pissed and didn't want Soul Coughing to make any money to screw with the other guys. like most of his solo stuff especially Haughty Melodic and Golden Delicious and Yes and Also Yes. Never heard from the others again

[@feydlordpretend4566]

Heroin has a way of turning people against you..

[@sloedwn7509]

Alternative music kicked so much ass in the 90s

[@EyesHaveMiles420]

It’s true.

[@bethbrown1207]

KROQ played this the other day.. . Was totally enthralled with it .. dang !! The punk I am loves it !!

[@kittenblossom2794]

Still Brilliant! Played this for my kids tonight. Just driving around. Great vibe..still

[@LeonardoRodrigues-wy7ds]

The song reminds me Gran Turismo 2 races in Laguna Seca. Great song.

[@mellisn]

Saw them on Kimmel last night. They still got it

[@kaleidoscopesthirdeyevizions]

Just saw them live sounds like they never split seriously

[@InflatableAlien]

You hear his vocals failing on the chorus before he screams "FUCK!" I get the impression he becoming frustrated with his performance. Then he slams down the mic at the end. This looks like it was taken in the period when he was on heroin. His drug use may account for weaker than usual vocal delivery. They were't a huge band and TV performances were probably still a big deal for them. Must suck to hear yourself know your vocals aren't their best at such an important gig. Just and observation.

[@EyesHaveMiles420]

Band sounds great, Doughty is way out of breath.

[@citizenbobx]

I wonder if it's also a case of biting off in the studio more than you can chew live. I tried doing that same bit alone in a room as someone who doesn't sing at all and sounded very much like he did. I imagine unless you're a pro singer with really good breathing control, it'd be tough to bring that off.

[@rubisoho394]

God I miss the 90s this video is amazing. Thank you !

[@sw9979]

I like how Doughty is performing this on here! It’s strange, eerie and hype just like the song. Def fits the vibe 🎉❤

[@StaticSkyTV]

The bass player's awesomeness was squelched by the sound man lazy-notching him in the EQ. The HOOK is buried!

[@pjganley]

Exactly! Sebastian Steinberg IS the man!

[@recyclat]

super relaxed stage performance :-)

[@crudecube]

Best sarcasm ever

[@ezekielbrockmann114]

"mostly peaceful riot"

[@EyesHaveMiles420]

He can barely breathe.

[@IMN602]

Yea he was pretty relaxed when he fucked up the 2nd chorus then screams FUUUUCK. Lmao

[@sactownallstars]

REACHER SMASH

[@jonathanbeatrice8317]

Another song from my youth that I did not appreciate as much as I should have at the time.

[@mrinnopadnah8316]

With age comes wisdom. I got a list a mile long of songs and other things of which I wish I had a better appreciation earlier on.🍺

[@dekotora77]

Listen to this song while racing on Tahiti Road

[@THEIRONASSASSIN]

😂

[@xxdeadchannelxx]

Rome Circuit.

[@Nexuhss]

This guy knows what’s up

[@xlostlovex]

Looool

[@ralph1269]

WOW. Thanks for posting this!! That was sick!

[@ronaldleedham4719]

I'm a traditionalist by nature. But this breaks lots of rules for music. It's just genius! This song had to have been ahead of its time...

[@patmcdonald548]

Such a unique band. I had their cd back in the day

[@Eli_B3000]

They have 3 albums, all excellent

[@Skkra]

@@Eli_B3000 They are nearing the tail end of a completely unexpected reunion tour. There may still be some tickets left for the remaining dates. Im seeing them this upcoming Thursday and I'm hyped.

[@Eli_B3000]

@@Skkra I'm going to try but it's it's 4.5 hours to the closest one. Hopefully they expand it but we'll see. Have a blast!

[@JamesD1217]

That dude is freakin super charged! Love it!

[@cazimircouble]

the heroin probably helped lol

[@dankeith6522]

Strained at the seams, and done. What a live show this was. You could feel the tension and angst. I thought I was dying, but the drugs wore off.

[@ArkentMusic]

Awesome. I'm irresistibly intrigued and terrified at the same time.

[@kimmyfreak200]

lol

[@AceBambam]

Noise guy is so cool

[@LUIZINHO16V]

Gran Turismo 2

[@markainbinder6213]

Mike's voice is 1 of a kind and 25 years later still enjoying it

[@ColorsBright]

Heard rumors years ago that Dave Matthews stole his style of singing... Not sure if it's true

[@catmaxwell6691]

🖤thrilled this ages well.

[@crudecube]

2:04 Just listen to how tired and frustrated Mike sounds. You could argue that the intensity in his voice throughout the chorus was apart of the song, but not losing breath each line. Not to mention this: 2:34 (Ya heard that? That seriously made me cringe). Then at the end, he drops the mic. Probably not to be badass, probably out of frustration and just being burnt out. I think this gives pretty good insight on how the band was ethically and morally at that point. Toxic. Nobody was really good throughout all of this, especially Mike, and I love this band and their sound. If you look at the 2 meter sessions performances everything looks fine but then you go here an it's just like "Ah, yup this is just terrible." I personally haven't read Mike's book yet but with shit like that visible in a performance, heading into the book I can immediately assume at least some of what Mike's saying is true. EDIT: Read the book coming out learning a lot about drug addiction and recovery for many different kinds of people. Throughout this I suppose Mike has a diagnosis of Rock Star Syndrome. They heavily influenced a downfall of epic proportions in his professional endeavors and his bandmates did not help. Too many instances where they act like immature egotists for little to no reason. Thing is, I wanted to think these guys weren't as bad as they were hyped up to be in the interviews but damn was I wrong. Then with one last bit of hope and optimism I think they grew from this experience and matured, but they fucking didn't. Sebastian says in an interview there's no chance of a reunion unless one of the band-members die (I can bet that was a fucking jab at Mike). Unreasonable assholes that bittered the band experience and the drugs served as a decade long experience that could not be solved until the tumor that was SC (to Mike) was gone in which he'd need less of a use of the drugs for creative purposes and endurance. To get high to not receive a withdrawal as a payback from you own body. Luckily no one came out of this silent train-wreck dead. The end of Soul Coughing is the end of another tragic band story. I know now that what we thought was a never-ending jam session is what Mike said so many times before. "An abusive marriage".

[@Lultschful]

Thanks for this. I dunno how informed your post is, but it sorta rings true to my ear. I remember back then being in love with Irresistible Bliss. But seeing them in interviews a couple times and thinking that they were obnoxious, pretentious pricks (I guess, mostly Mike). Which didn't keep me from loving their music, but kept me from trying to know more about them beyond the liner notes. And now, years later, Super Bon Bon is still one of my favourite songs ever, and Irresistible is an album I still enjoy listening to, but this comment here sheds a bit of a new light on Soul Coughing, the band. Funny enough, I'm Belgian and we get french TV out here, and I saw this performance on Canal + back then. I remember thinking "doesn't sound like they're a good live band."

[@crudecube]

@@Lultschful Thanks. I’ve honestly just spent time reading many interviews from both sides and of course I’ve read the book. But the main thing I can conclude is, I can’t exactly blame anyone about why this band failed and I can only make educated assumptions. I understand Mike endured a lot of craziness, but at the same time, he himself allowed himself to inherit terrible personality traits, thus leading to him to act like a dick as well. So, at this point I see it from both sides: The band sucked for Mike and it affected his life in a negative way on a creative and personal level, yet up to 15 years later, he acted like a bitter old man about it (but only as of recent with the Ruby Vroom tours, has he changed. He’s actually more at peace with it now, and actually has considered collaborating with Sebastian again). I’d say each band member fucked it up in their own unique way, Mike with the heroin and progressively declining personality and health, and the other three with the mostly unneeded disputes with song rights and the high consumption of weed during the band’s life (it was insane how high these guys NEEDED to be). Nonetheless, I still love the band, and Mike’s solo work in my eyes is pretty meh. But I’m glad there’s so many cool people on the internet that are working to archive all of this band’s work. TL;DR The machine exploded because the components within in were a mess, but it’s fine. We like the music, and we’ll piece it back together

[@liammcooper]

lol

[@EyesHaveMiles420]

He sounds bad. Not talking crap, just saying.

[@nathanlewis42]

I saw them in Seattle in 1997. I loved them. They didn’t seem burned out but he did seem frustrated. He didn’t like that people in the audience were moshing and was telling people off for it. I didn’t understand why that bothered him and still don’t see anything wrong with moshing, I say live and let live. It was probably all his anger and frustrations spilling out.

[@lasquared777]

Amazing, Awesome Artists!~*☆

[@BlueHopi144]

saw them a few times in belgium in their best years !! every concert was amazing , most expected bomb on stage . It was fantastic to feel the stage with them .

[@suzianthony4928]

This song nostalgia jumpin fun such a jam 😊❤️ 🎵🎉

[@timothyneville2027]

Crazy good! Beat poet with beat!

[@travisfinnerty156]

Long live “Dastardly” Danny Doring & The “Angry Amish Warrior” Roadkill

[@lynnmitzy1643]

My kids played a driving game and this song played on and on

[@Libra46408]

Sounds just like the recording. Pretty cool. Thanks

[@EyesHaveMiles420]

No it doesn’t! Lmao! Doughty can barely breathe. The music sounds good though.

[@lisazonfrillo9674]

All good things and all the time 🎉

[@BlueHopi144]

thanks for this ! owesome early vids footage .

[@noideac]

Dat "FUCK" at 2:34

[@NWforager]

"i need cardio and weight gainer 2000 !!" Mike's thinkin lol

[@bega211]

Sounds like they’re in a garage? Anyway, thanks to Reacher 2nd season for bringing this song back to me - awesome

[@bobtis]

Thank you for that information. I guess that it was just something that these guys put together for a short time. They made their mark. They were all very good.

[@glenpiro313]

Is it “To fight fat you must cut clean, you gotta take the elevator to the mezzanine”?? Either way I fucking loved this song and these guys

[@EyesHaveMiles420]

On most SC sings, I have no idea what Doughty is talking about, but it’s good interesting music.

[@wgsmcw2012]

Love this band!

[@el.valle.inquietante]

IMPRESSIVE STUFF

[@JMip]

La basse contrée + la percussion: rythmique dynamite

[@Loud0glbc]

damn, so good

[@shreedark7562]

super-freaking amzzzzzzg songs! aaaammmmaaazzzzzzng.. so many geniuses have to use some kine chemicals to cope with this wacko tobacco world. what a gift Mike D. give da woild...

[@zachdixon4597]

Still keeping the 90s alive in 2019💜

[@EyesHaveMiles420]

2021. I miss soul coughing, but I can understand the break up.

[@pierocavagnoli5586]

Bomba!!!!

[@pombozo]

Bombaaaasticcc!!!

[@kimmyfreak200]

2:34 me everyday knowing i'm getting older

[@clover5668]

💘💕🥰💘👍❤️💜💜💜👍

[@runsofa7654]

LOVE YOU

[@InflatableAlien]

I didn't have enough characters, but I personally think this is a pretty raw passionate performance. It's an angry song and you can see the anger. Love Soul Coughing!

[@RSpracticalshooting]

It's like he was touched by the holy spirit at a tent revival service

[@NetanyahuWarCriminal]

If Tom Waits had an illegitimate son who was also really into Hip Hop and funk breaks.

[@moonandstars713]

Classic 🔥

[@gordoonbass]

Gran Turismo 2 kkkkkkk

[@atillathehungry3145]

such funk from a standup bass

[@pjganley]

Yes!! Sebastian Steinberg is not only one of the sickest bassists he’s also a really nice guy in person.

[@stevenreza7000]

Just heard this on Reacher.

[@mikeysclips]

That tension. They should be in a small cage or confined space.

[@munstrumridcully]

chump...change and it's on! super bon bon, super bon bon, super bon bon =)

[@Charlie_kmk]

me too

[@jameshesterberg7800]

I don't know why i lie and cusae you so much pain!!!!

[@normmacdonaldrules4602]

This band is not recognized...yet Chumbuwamba was. Wow. Something isn't wrong? O.k. Something isn't wrong.

[@normmacdonaldrules4602]

AhhhWhat?

[@SwampyWilkinson]

+TheHilltopguy or Cake

[@IMN602]

2:34 "FUUUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Ok next verse.

[@greghernandez7590]

Bad ass

[@ericcrabtree6245]

Somebody, please….let the mango through. 🥭😄

[@dickflinghammer58]

Right before the world as we've known ends, this band will mount a reunion tour🤪🖕

[@EyesHaveMiles420]

I wish

[@NandorTheRelentless76]

Bring on the fucking Apocalypse baby! I just saw them in Boston the other night and they were Sooooooooo friggin' tight! Closed my eyes for a min and thought it was the album. Thanks to recovery, therapy, relapses, wisdom, maturity, forgiveness, and many many years in between, that brought these 4 guys back together again.

[@richardreyes5126]

I think they sounded awesome its a hard song to sing so the intesity and rawpower was there

[@cvcdts]

The man does not look good here

[@skeeter197140]

I saw them when Ruby Vroom came out, and he was ON. Then, by the time El Oso came out, he was all skinny dressed in black "I'm rolling, I'm rolling, I'm rolling, I'm rolling-uhhh...", all fucked up. Still, an awesome show, and I rue the day they broke up.

[@BlueHopi144]

saw them 4 times between 1994 and 1997 in Belgium - they were absolutely amazing . The crowd did love it each time they were on stage .

[@mishmashmedley]

he looks good here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmGWpKCJqMRngrs

[@AnimalHouseVetVideos]

All this according to Mike: The other band members were apparently huge pricks. The drummer and bassist wanted full co-ownership of the songs, including lyrics, despite Mike writing all of them. The sampler was utterly useless but thought he was the most important member of the band. I love Mike, but honestly I think it's all a bit he-said, she-said. He was on a shit load of drugs at the time and probably wasn't the easiest dude to work with, even if his bandmates were assholes.

[@drbyrom3]

the sampler was the key to the band sound!!

[@ralph1269]

Oh man, I had a cheap stereo that, somehow, removed the lyrics once you hit 'karaoke' mode and the samples on that song were AMAZING!

[@IMN602]

This shit is cool

[@hisroyalhighness8566]

As much as I love this song it's just not meant to be played live

[@laurencestarks9228]

I dare you to say that again after watching this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqnYqp6ap6l8jMk

[@kimmyfreak200]

no way cuz its like modified and super insane high vocals in the chorus... hard to do that live

[@nazfrde]

Mike sounds like he keeps running out of breath during the choruses. I wonder if he was sick or just maybe nervous.

[@sw9979]

Definitely never NERVOUS. He had confidence for sure. I think he was so much into the song bc this song will have you out of breath when you’re hyped and getting into it. You can see he was REALLY into it. I think it fits the vibe of this song. I rather for him to perform like that than just singing it standing still in one spot. I really enjoyed this performance. You should watch their other live performances. He’s killing it

[@ogtb1647]

Tryin

[@metalgames.]

Es yayo haciendo el cuarteto obrero

[@IMN602]

Every single other song they ever did sucks ass but this one is OKAY. Decent performance. Poor singerfella must of been smoking too many cigs or something lmao

[@LV09XMUSIC]

Bet front man ever...

[@IMN602]

2:32 FUUUUCK!!!!

[@pilsnrimgaard2507]

The shit that passes for music these days?

[@IMN602]

There is still good music being made out there . Its just buried under a gigantic galaxy sized pile of shit.

[@kaleidoscopesthirdeyevizions]

It's actually very very intelligent music !

[@bryangibson1497]

What is that guy playing 🤣🤣

You're very dumb.

[@岩井666サンエヴリー]

検索してみるもんだなブックオフで百円で買ったやつのライブ発見

[@EyesHaveMiles420]

The band sounds great, but Mike is way out of breath.

[@kaleidoscopesthirdeyevizions]

?

[@gailsprague74]

Mic drop#? First

[@BaronKimball]

It was a really good song, it could have been truly great if he hadn't had to repeat "Super Bon Bon" over and over again. If he could have written any other lines to fill in.

[@grant_robert]

this must have been influenced by nu metal giants Korn