Third Eye Blind - Never Let You Go (Leno, January 26th, 2000)

[@Trackaddicts]

Paul Rudd can pull off any role. 👏

[@ericyell898]

yeah, i think so too, that dude is pretty good.

[@killed_by_the_architect-829]

LOL, 2 years later just saw this and was thinking the exact same thing.

[@ShawnTrent-rr1tu]

Internet is undefeated

[@9ZERO6]

Chefs kiss audio and mixing. 😂

[@feferosette]

I love this song. I love Third Eye Blind.

[@tomgig18269]

The vocalist looks like Paul Rudd and Matthew Perry had a weird child.

[@blink7777777]

I was thinking Paul and Bateman

[@WhatsCookingTime]

@@blink7777777 as in Jason Bateman right? Yeah I can see the Rudd Bateman combination

[@jamesdeininger3759]

I was thinking Trent Reznor and Rudd.

[@sideskroll]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Youre ABSOLUTELY right (Mathew Perry is Chandler, right?)

[@alana9832]

Haha I can see it!😳🤣

[@fadzjoeparnada]

I'll still listen to this song until 2050.

[@jestice75]

Brother, you're not going to make it.

[@arson5991]

They're a wreck without Kevin. The magic is gone

[@trevorcollins4464]

exactly, this live version sucks without Kevin

[@xy9394]

A truly great rock guitarist like Kevin can make all the difference.

[@Dridgeism]

Yeah...Cadogan wrote all their genuinely interesting/progressive stuff. Blue and Self-titled are such brilliantly diverse albums...they somehow managed to make a catchy alt rock 'power-pop' sound something eclectic and vanguard.

[@briancanfield2968]

@@Dridgeism100%

[@MK-lf4kv]

Now it makes sense that there aren't tons of live videos of them.

[@ryandavis170]

😂😂👍

[@junglejustice1783]

There are legit tons, Ive seen em live twice they always sounded way better. Whoever does the mixing (I think them) does not translate well here

[@mattgrant5341]

@@junglejustice1783 cope

[@sk1dr0w]

​@@junglejustice1783 yah, that mix engineer wasn't doing great.

[@shredtildeath777]

Imagine watching this live and being like .... “ this band sold 4 million CD’s ?

[@sethreign8103]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fmG8fWycjsmBsJo

[@llpinney2140]

Right? Maybe only one rich, teenaged girl bought them all.

[@THE_CHOAS_ENGINE]

Well in fairness a song like this given the singers range is much much better suited to a studio recording

[@puntermaster]

Their cds sounded way better than they do live. Props to their producer.

[@Hurztru-ii5yq]

When guitarist Kevin Cadogan was in the band - they were super HOT ! This appearance is after Kevin was forced out of the band - Big Difference-

[@billybutcher4995]

Trash without Kevin on guitar. He definitely kept these guys in check as far as professionalism and musicianship.

[@matthewkester3677]

WORD !!

[@kennedyabington9408]

Definitely a better band in the studio.

[@marlonlouistajonera2839]

the golden era of music

[@scorpionwins6378]

Definitely. Reminds me of those crazy socially awkward high school years. Would love to go back despite it all.

[@FatherofMan25]

haha they sound like a jr high band

[@burnsport1]

I've never heard any live performance sound worse lol

[@DrSamE]

You probably haven't heard a lot of live music then..

[@billybutcher4995]

@@DrSamE For a band playing Late Night I’d say yeah this is extremely mediocre.

[@MrJacobrabbit]

I saw them live in Sacramento last night at California State Fair Fantastic

[@parkerthrelkeld8042]

Is Paul Rudd the frontman?

[@gomerhanger2285]

lolz!

[@riverphoenix1019]

Parker Threlkeld 😂

[@kevinjacob8947]

luv u SJ, making playing 3 chords of the same shape so arduous

[@kevinjacob8947]

also, cool you relegated it to the new guy but he lacks the diy vibe: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHrFaXSZgsp6ac0

[@RussellGreerOfficial]

Annnnd that was the last time Leno invited them on. 😂😂

[@hectorff617]

This was like a day after kev got fired .. they sounded so wack without the great one.!

[@sjc091]

Yeah... this was a GOD AWFUL performance. So bad that I felt genuinely embarrassed watching it. This was the day they started to fall and fall fast. Tony is a good guy, but nothing and no one can ever replace Kevin. Jenkins really fucked up. You know it, I know it... everyone knows it.

[@1withgod502]

Yup and never made a hit since

[@Michael_Dominic]

@@1withgod502 so much wasted potential, that's the worst part of the whole thing.

[@dabz___]

Whack is an understatement. This performance is appalling. Long live the Kevin days of 3eb

[@Clowncentral101]

@@1withgod502 out of the vein was great but yeah live they're absolute dog shit and Stephan is lazy as fuck and unprofessional

[@gsoltis29]

Guitarist played the beginning in the wrong key.....nice. Really smart move there Jenkins! He thought he was so cute he forgot to practice being a singer and guitar player......

[@HughHession]

He's actually in the right key. Just bad tone, sloppy technique and he did hit a wrong note/chord. TEB were never known for their live performances, unfortunately. Good songwriters though - and the band was great in the studio.

[@gsoltis29]

Sorry - I was talking about Tony but I see now that I was not clear. It's not really so much a bad key as it is the bending of the notes. I just sounds awful! :) But I agree - I love the studio stuff with Kevin. I just get mad every time I have to watch them since they booted him out. It's ALWAYS a huge disappointment.

[@EliteTeamKiller2.0]

It's not easy to do this kind of song live with no help from crutches like autotune.

[@gsoltis29]

He's just not a very good live singer. I love the first two albums but their live performances are just dreadful for the most part because of his off key singing

[@Michael_Dominic]

@@gsoltis29 shockingly in concerts from like 2022-2023 he actually sounds way better like he's been practicing or something

[@undergroundkingz7969]

Paul performs his latest hit single...

[@Saint-su2se]

Their acoustic performance at a private party was legit. Worth checking out.

[@michaelmuller8072]

They did not make a soundcheck damn!

[@animehouseparty2151]

Haha holy shit. What happened here?

[@mimisays5069]

Agustus Hull a combination of a massively inflated ego on SJ, no rehearsal, and a shit sound tech

[@kylerphoenix7814]

This is what happens when you fire your best member a.k.a. Kevin.

[@jackyblue6727]

Fire the sound tech'

[@SinnetSongs]

Wooof, this is rough! Not sure which is worse this or Stephen's puberty cracks on "Jumper" the other time they played Leno.

[@ricardoclemente3255]

some songs are perfect for CD studio versions. This life performance just don´t work…

[@whatdothlife4660]

If it was Kadogan it would have been lush.

[@von0410]

Yeah that guitar is wack

[@dogpd3]

Should of never fired Kevin. Biggest mistake

[@ozymandias2726]

True story : the guys at Antares though about inventing AUTO-TUNE after watchting this very performance !

[@jameswallace6227]

God almighty, performance aside, those clothes were fucking atrocities against humanity!

[@JB-mh6xz]

Omg this performance creeps me out

[@OkOk-rv8nr]

There's every good reason for letting you go She's sneaky and smoked out And it's starting to show I'll never let you go I'll never let you go I'll never let you go I'll never let you turn around your back on each other That's a good idea, break a promise to your mother Turn around your back on each other You say that I've changed Well, maybe I did But even if I changed What's wrong with it I'll never let you go I'll never let you go I'll never let you go I'll never let you turn around your back on each other That's a good idea, break a promise to your mother Turn around your back on each other And all our friends are gone and gone And all the time moves on and on And all I know is it's wrong, it's wrong And all I know is it's wrong, it's wrong (It's wrong, it's wrong, it's wrong) If there's a reason, it's lost on me Maybe we'll be friends, I guess we'll see I'll never let you go I'll never let you go I'll never let you go I'll never let you go Turn around your back on each other That's a good idea, break a promise to your mother Turn around, let's turn on each other Good idea, break a promise to your mother Turn around your back on each other That's a good idea, break a promise to your mother Turn around your back on each other What a good idea I remember the stupid things, the mood rings, the bracelets and the beads Nickels and dimes, yours and mine, did you cash in on your dreams? You don't dream for me, no You don't dream for me, no But I still feel you pulsing like sonar from the days in the waves That girl is like a sunburn I would like to save That the girl is like a sunburn I would like to save She's like a sunburn She's like a sunburn

[@anthonyadamo5614]

Legendary

[@silverwheel]

This is the musical version of the Ryan Howard achilles tear.

[@JohnSmith-ro6vw]

It sounds good to me. Good lyrics.

[@wishing.on.a.miracle]

Everyone saying they're terrible here are wrong. Saw them last night 2023 live and they blew this away. Were great!

[@natureshermano309]

With over 23 years of practice I would hope they got better

[@mattgrant5341]

Nice try, Stephen

[@robotlou]

I remember seeing this and wondering what had happened to them. I came here from the Pitchfork anniversary write up. Makes more sense now.

[@Michael_Dominic]

im gonna have to look that up :O

[@sinjon]

What a terrible performance. Audio sucked

[@MotorcrossRacer1]

lol this is horrible!

[@plasmamoi6]

i love this

[@Spiffa0]

The best part of this performance is Stephan's cargo pants.

[@alexanderwitte4160]

Reminds me of an AC/DC club show with the questionable but awesome back ups

[@robertkuzniar]

Third Ear Deaf

[@lukke4841]

Fourth toungue ageusia

[@sethreign8103]

Feel free to post a better cover 😊

[@dogpd3]

Just terrible

[@d.johnson3033]

Hahahaha

[@aldas9174]

So many perfectionist in comment section.. as long as teb didn't edit/dubbed their live performances unlike others they're still the best for me... 💛❤️💙

[@Michael_Dominic]

hating stephen jenkins is my religion

[@saranapa1]

I’ll never let this go Steven jJenkins!

[@chrismarino421]

One of my faves live and raw

[@mattgrant5341]

This isn't raw, it's just bad lol

[@mikecurtis11]

some wrong in the mixing, can't hear two falsetto voices, can't hear the bass, zero reverb/delay...

[@Megdracula]

Is Stephan drunk

[@kevinswift8654]

drunk or on something definitely

[@alrightcomeonletsgo]

yeah, with power

[@Megdracula]

@@alrightcomeonletsgo he has the power to beat it up if he wants to 😂😂😂

[@alrightcomeonletsgo]

@@Megdracula 😂 okay, good answer

[@Megdracula]

@@alrightcomeonletsgo yesssssssss 🤪

[@matthew65536]

This wouldn't be to bad if they were a BRAND NEW band, but by 2000 they had 2 albums and even went platinum, so you would think they would've nailed down their sound and been more professional sounding, they don''t sound "bad", in my opinion they sound kind of amateur-ish

[@dogpd3]

They fired their main guitarist Kevin Cadgoan the day before this performance. Biggest mistake ever

[@stewartross13]

Maybe you should’ve looked into what happened instead of making an uneducated comment

[@DiscoStfu]

How hard is it to play a couple of power chords?

[@Hurztru-ii5yq]

Yes, your right - without Kevin Cadogan there is a lot missing !

[@isaiah2810]

The reason they sound bad here has nothing to do with their performance. This is 100% the fault of whoever was running sound / controlling the mix.

[@edgarojeda2603]

It's incredible how this guy months before this performance with Kevin still in the band, looked good looking on stage and here he looks terribly ridiculous

[@timothyhingham3672]

Interesting, Jenkins seems so relaxed, like a huge weight was lifted off his shoulders. Besides the monetary issues with Kevin Cadogan, I think Jenkins really felt pushed by Kevin. He as relieved when he didn't have to compete to be better than him. That's the other reason the music hasn't been as good since Kevin left, in addition to the direct contributions of Kevin.

[@Clowncentral101]

He seems lazy as fuck not relaxed

[@BlueMonk25]

The band went to shit after Kevin left. Jenkins is a total dick.

[@marinaaleixodossantoscosta9089]

Show 🎸🎸💃🏿

[@MrTyler8877]

I love how much they have improved since then. Jenkins vocals. The stage presence. The guitars have amazing tones and the drunks are great. all of it is amazing now.

[@notam9643]

Pretty empty without Kevin

[@Megdracula]

Whoa whoa whoa

[@fleadoggreen9062]

I like the small sparse sound better, I like being able to tell where all the different sounds are coming from. But someone mentioned a member is missing?

[@TAMBproject]

They’re referring to Kevin Cadogan, who was the previous lead guitar before being fired in 200. He was then replaced by Tony Fredianelli (guitarist on the left), who eventually left (or got fired from) the band in 2010 and sued them for about half of million.

[@fleadoggreen9062]

@@TAMBproject oh ok thanks 🙏, 1/2 million,whew not bad, …. The original lineup had some great songs , I liked that era the 90’s was a good era for music, a lot of fresh stuff.

[@Hurztru-ii5yq]

Kevin Cadogan was the original lead guitarist with 3EB - a tremendous musical talent ! This performance is without Kevin - very mediocre

[@ryanblair4875]

Yeesh

[@justhewop]

what’s going on with this mix? yikes

[@flipandrade4513]

So they fired KC and hired Noel Gallagher?

[@wandaburgess9400]

Flip Andrade... OMG>> You have me cracking up laughing and i was going to say that looks like Noel Gallagher and I don't need to say it now!!!

[@martygene]

Fucking hell 😂😂

[@manlymen552]

perfect lol

[@gomerhanger2285]

haha!

[@kylerphoenix7814]

OMFG 😂😂😂

[@billysweeeet]

Oh my god he does 😂😂😂

[@mikenolanmate6532]

Big fan of there tunes , but that was some bullshit right there lol

[@dcram76]

I would like to meet Stephan Jenkins in person.

[@jmd11185]

Id like to think that Jay did his intro after he saw the fail.

[@Deweycox710]

They finished strong in my opinion.

[@42yearoldboy5]

Least it was really live who’s that girl with jay?

[@Daniel-fq5vq]

missing the other guy.

[@mellamodiego8458]

definetely their sound was off….a little disappointing…but also cool to see and hear at the same time…..i saw them live several years ago in las vegas and it was a great concert….sounded great….had like a 10 piece band

[@johnhud2536]

Does the lead singer feign an English accent ?

[@Guy_Spaghetti]

Man I miss 90’s-early 2000’s clothing... and of course the music haha This performance tho... yikes

[@benmen8699]

MODERN DAY BEATLES

[@ryandavis170]

Ugh I always want to like this band…then you see stuff like this. Did they not rehearse?? Why do they all make that face?? Yeesh

[@Hurztru-ii5yq]

You are right

[@dragontales1999]

Holy crap that's bad. Especially considering that the actual song is second only to Deep Inside of You as my favorite song on that album

[@axljonrose4560]

Bam magera lead singer lol

[@ColePrediger]

Not gonna lie this is bad...

[@horse5407]

He’s off key or something

[@anthonyferrara5716]

Lol who better to botch this song, than Stephen Jenkins himself?

[@mikerusso703]

Ngl..I agree

[@tjwindsor9638]

I thinks it's good. But that's probably because I'm high AF right now.

[@EMILY1978]

✌😎😇🎸👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❣

[@DUTTY245]

Paul rudds brother?

[@Hurztru-ii5yq]

Yikes ! Miss Kevin Big Time !

[@CHACON182]

Amateur way 😬 i love this Band but sound guy sucked

[@tiggs8862]

Things were different in 2000

[@AntajuanGrady]

lol not THIS different; great band but they just sound plain out bad here. Its awesome tho; so bad its awesomely good lol

[@Kollector74]

Not Gay. But just a handsome fucking band!

[@your_bases_are_belong_to_us]

the recording is way better. not all musicians have the same sound in live and recording. One such is smash mouth.

[@brianloher5936]

I remember the stupid things the mood rings the bracelets in the beads and nickels and dimes yours and mine did you cash in all your dreams you don't dream for me know but I still feel pulsing like a sonar from the waves and the days and that girl is like a summer I would like to say she's like the summer

[@mattgrant5341]

It's sunburn 😂

[@raziahaque6402]

Turrible

[@LifeAfterDeathTube]

I'm so confused about how all the comments are calling this a bad performance. this bumps.

[@danielpleitez-martinez7638]

Bro the vocals are not strong in this performance

[@mattgrant5341]

Shite vocals by a shite person

[@matthewkester3677]

@@danielpleitez-martinez7638 and theres no Cadogan

[@danielpleitez-martinez7638]

@@matthewkester3677 what is cadogan

[@matthewkester3677]

@@danielpleitez-martinez7638 If you don't know who Kevin Cadogan is, then you are not much of a 3EB fan, I guess

[@mikerusso703]

At least Tony looks fly asf

[@notam9643]

Tony is a weasel

[@jmd11185]

I love them but this is too bad

[@gregoryrogalsky6937]

Everyone is critic .. :) It's live Rock and roll. Sounds pretty good to me.

[@horse5407]

It's off

[@immattbailey]

Surely he’s high af

[@doesntmatter2845]

Does he have a speech issue? Sounds like it

[@rickyiglesias5384]

hmmm. that rhythm guitar tone just sounds flat to me. love this band though. look at those pants Stephan has! haha.

[@kevinswift8654]

TBH I didn't mind this performance. It was definitely amateur but fuck man it works for their style. The way he uses falsetto and raps and IDK... it's just such a unique way to do rock. Could it have been better? Yeah. But that's kinda what I like about them... they ain't some super group. There's a punk element to their stuff. That said, from the comments I gather they just lost their lead guitarist previous to this video, and from my own observation the lead singer appears to be drunk or severely drugged, so yeah. Lol. Still enjoyed it. Sick band.

[@bamir1]

Paul Rudd called. He wants his face back

[@jamesfaragoza5782]

His vocals were so unbelievably bad. Catchy riffs, tunes and lyrics and his looks sold the music.

[@jeffbrown-hill7739]

It's true, the guitar immediately sounds way off on this version. First of all, the tone is nowhere near as full as the original. Second, he doesn't bend the third string all the way up a whole step on the solo, so it sounds half-assed in comparison to the brilliant studio track. On the original solo, the guitarist bends the notes in a very smooth and accurate way that really suits the song. The studio version is perfect pop, this is amateur hour.

[@valkam9325]

He looks like Paul Rudd with long hair

[@HooperWest]

Crappy performance of a Great Song...

[@denden5104]

Mark Cuban 😄

[@Breadbag]

It could be Paul Rudd. It’s some kind of comedy. Holy shit the whole band is bad.

[@lastfewtokes]

This is such a bad performance it's almost funny lol. His voice is about as bad as it gets. And without Kevin Cadogan its not camouflaged.

[@matthewkester3677]

i saw them live on the Red Summer Sun tour, i think Kevin was gone by then, but I was high so who knows, great concert tho, we had Vertical Horizon and Nine Days as opening bands

[@mattgrant5341]

Probably the worst live performance I've ever seen on a late night show.

[@g2828cc]

DROPPIN A HOT DISLIKE

[@tonybandanna4895]

This is toliet paper fluff

[@JJoker69]

Rough....