Swans - The Seer / Toussaint Louverture song / Oxygen (Live @ Fléda Club - Brno)

[@MortonGoldthwait]

I love how silent the crowd is during all of this. Though heavy, Swans is not a mosh pit band. You go there to feel sound and to listen.

[@christacartwright9083]

I agree. I cant imagine moshing to this. Early Swans (Filth, Cop/Young God) yes. This, not at all.

[@Sighbot]

You can mosh to their early works, but this era of Swans focus more on obliterating you instead of violating you.

[@CrickeyNyan]

Besides early swans, there sure got heavy stuff that is mosheable at some point, like Oxygen

[@misterscallop9849]

mate there's no one there to mosh, it's a swans concert

[@nicknickson3650]

If you mosh at a Swans show, Michael will stop performing to humiliate you. I've seen him do it at a show in CT. One kid started moshing and Michael stopped singing, pulled the mic close to him, and said "STOP FUCKING MOSHING OR GET OUT." He stopped.

[@csk1370]

Yes, if possible try watching this video during an earthquake in order to get closer to the live experience.

[@gekinatracksuit9710]

Swans' transitional periods are always my favorite. I get to see my favorite albums slowly morph into each other. I also love how none of these sound the same, and that they're actively changing the music from show to show.

[@kazimierzgarshin3924]

I just listened to Bring the Sun/Toussaint l'Overture on To Be Kind. And although I I am not familiar with a lot of contemporary bands / music that is made nowadays I must say that I cannot imagine a band that tops this level of intensity, complexity and sheer beauty.

[@kazimierzgarshin3924]

Thanks!

[@BoboBen35]

Intensity? Whitehouse. Especially on Mummy and Daddy.

[@Sighbot]

Bands that have similar intensity are “Neurosis”, “Sunn O)))”, “Chelsea Wolfe”, “Godspeed You! Black Emperor”, “Daughters”, etc.

[@FaceItYouAreInsane]

@@Sighbot Do they top it though?

[@Sighbot]

@@FaceItYouAreInsane music is so subjective. Many people think Swans is shit, but I wouldn’t say the listed bands top them. I just know it’s hard to find bands with similar vibes and I’m trying to help out.

[@Clominee]

Nice job holding your camera steady for so long in the midst of such an onslaught.

[@diegosebastian2226]

Genius band. A must-see live - the studio albums are but a taster. The real experience is in person. Purely psychedelic in the sense that it's music that will take you to another mental state.

[@strudlzrout]

Been there. Swans just must be heard live.

[@MortonGoldthwait]

Same. Every drum hit swept the hair on my arms. Un fucking believable.

[@atarirob]

How they're keeping in time and keeping everything sounding so tight is just beyond me. The rhythm section of this bad is fucking unparalleled.

[@ZBEEQ]

It’s the swinging!

[@albertosaldivar9301]

Musicians can feel the time rather then count they been doing this for years

[@NoblePringles]

Dat Bass tone is delish

[@lucascazanatto6167]

Holy fucking shit, this live sound is so fucking perfect.

[@ZBEEQ]

Pretty nasty

[@muffinauraisin1171]

I feel like this is their best live recording of Both the seer and bring the sun/Toussaint L'ouverture.

[@cl8804]

The transition into Oxygene is transcendent!

[@panosdimopoulos484]

for the best possible experience,please see them live!

[@jubjub2112]

Skvele!!! Videl jsem Swans v Los Angeles . . . dva krat . . . perfektna skupina!! Please forgive my Czech . . . I'm an American and it has been many years since I lived there! Glad to see the Czechs and Slovaks appreciating this amazing band! If you REALLY want to have your skull sonically crushed . . . listen to their albums Filth and Cop and Greed . . . and look for live cuts from Hell's Kitchen . . . and the live clip of Beautiful Child . . . pure, unfiltered rage, hatred, violent anger . . . no pretense whatsoever . . . positively brilliant!

[@buzzzzzzooo]

many, many thanks for the guy with the camera ! ! !

[@albertosaldivar9301]

46:15 this what joker 2 should’ve been

[@Gabagoogle]

Shit like this is why I’m never given aux privilege.

[@sneakaholic011]

speechless... thank you for uploading.

[@TheWidowsWeeds]

amazing thank you so much for filming this

[@ethanhola1670]

Mesmerizing.

[@Sighbot]

39:01 Michael getting into the groove of Oxygen with a nice drink.

[@ZBEEQ]

Light Heiny

[@markatsvensson]

Great video! I saw them last night in Vancouver and they were fantastic.

[@brasikurtz8455]

thanks!

[@4phunk161]

Absolute, utter, and total badasses.

[@garyboldwater9066]

'I'll just take a quick listen'...34 minutes later...'AAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH'

[@moystationmonster8984]

Excelent sound!!

[@charmicarmicat2981]

“Chasing the sound.”

[@achtungmark]

indeed! the video's really cool (thanks to the uploader) but it goes only 5% of the way to indicating their total awesome, live sound.

[@frankalbin1957]

Crucial

[@supplechap5429]

At 23:25 you can see Phil has a different idea of where the downbeat is lol

[@4phunk161]

I love how this band can be a "choose your own downbeat" kind of band.

[@el_mal_de_ojo]

One of the greatest bands I've seen live - maybe the greatest. The studio albums are phenomenal, but as good as they are, they're merely a taster for the main course - the live set. In this regard, they are similar to bands like Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sunn O))), Boris...the albums are sick, but the live experience totally obliterates them. If you consider yourself a fan of music in any way, you MUST see Swans live.

[@GeorgeTengTV]

Amazing.

[@cr33py51]

Fucking amazing. Would kill to be there :p

[@MarioCzernayRevival]

ty jejich příjezdy do brna 14. března....? má to nějaký důvod? nevíte?:) nebo je to jen náhoda... ?

[@Chadavid13]

Post rock outfit Swans prove once again to be heavy listening; a good workout for your auditory cortex. Check out my review at oh their latest album at tonesofhomesite.wordpress.com/2016/06/24/swans-the-glowing-man-album-review/ #swans #workout #summer2016

[@scottmeister1980]

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[@scottmeister1980]

You know that scene in dumb and dumber when they’re riding in the van and Lloyd says “hey wanna hear the most annoying sound in the world”………………….

[@dannyhood5608]

imagining the sound of your voice

[@humthappa7159]

Swans isn't for everyone bud 😂

[@scottmeister1980]

This is what happens when someone considers themself a musician but doesn’t have any actual musical talent or the ability to write intelligent lyrics, so they just make noise and call it avant-garde. More like avant-garbage if you ask me. What’s more surprising is that people actually encourage them by pretending it’s worth listening to.

[@utah8312]

so your taste in music must be objectively correct, right?

[@utah8312]

also you obviously don’t understand french or spanish

[@frankfertier34]

absolutely pointless. music is not about playing notes in the right place, My listenings extend from Ligeti, Holdsworth, Dutilleux, Henderson, avant garde jazz, indian classical stuff, Qawwali, rumberos, bata players, balkanic music and so on, and I pretend I am able to discriminate what is worth listening to. Swans is a great band , point barre.

[@frankalbin1957]

So don’t listen. This is genius.

[@el_mal_de_ojo]

This comment is what happens when a mind is so small, so insignificant, that it can't even fathom how small and insignificant it truly is. In the truest sense, you don't get it. I know this comes across as pretentious, it's an argument that people always throw out, but it's true. Saying this is 'garbage', 'talentless', just highlights exactly how much you don't understand - nothing else. Thanks for being so transparent about your shortcomings, Scott. And if your playlists in your profile are any indication, clearly you have great taste and can spot talent when you hear it /s