Unwound @ Club 8 1/2 11/5/1993 (full show)

Some more Unwound I filmed 11/5/93
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[@SK-le1gm]

It is incredible how accurate they are to the album. And they are jumping around like that. Chaos magick. Saw them like twelve times. They are possibly the greatest band of all time.

[@unwownd]

12? i am more jealous of you than any other living being

[@TheCogozzoGroup]

Saw them a million time too, this was my favorite era of the band

[@__________e5437]

@@TheCogozzoGroup catched them in italy and nyc but that's was it :( while in s.f. they were not around yet and when I was in olympia too early (1989)

[@hankgege2199]

Gonna see them tonight for the first time! Can't wait!. Somehow I missed these guys live back in the 90s and I went to many DIY punk gigs back then

[@anewplasticidea]

wish i coulda seen the OG lineup but best band of all time maybe!!!!!!!!!! so jealous of yall!!!

[@lionscircle4700]

1st time i saw them Unwound was the opening act. The 2nd band was Blond Redhead before Fugazi came on and had the AC turned off. Great show.

[@christopher2327]

what a lineup!

[@lateslice]

😮❤😮

[@jph4889]

Damn dude

[@Imsosaditsgottenthis]

I saw them on that tour as well 🙏🏻👌🏻

[@CutlerHenry]

😮

[@mikewilliams4497]

i have no desire to listen to anything but this band!......One of the greatest unknown bands that gives me inspiration!

[@aliceisinchains1]

I've been stuck in the same rut for a year now!!!

[@wristwart4133]

Your comment is six years old but I got into unwound in the past two months and I have had no desire to listen to anything else

[@kaylons]

7 years later... I get into them

[@Miguel-yi2kp]

hi

[@HansyPants184]

I'm so incredibly grateful for all you heroic guys and gals back in the day risking your gear and the inconvenience of having to endure the show holding it to capture the magic. You are last documentarians of an otherwise lost time. It's so hard to recollect what it felt like to live in a day and age where a hundred people in a room didn't mean 100+ cameras in a room.

[@headyBC]

Trust me, bands were a hell of a lot better too, without the knowledge of 100+ cameras on them, and going straight to social media. I genuinely feel sorry for your generation, for being robbed of such a raw and real live music experience.

[@rzadigi]

Exactly. I loved these guys thirty years ago but never had the chance to see them until now in this video. What an incredible performance!❤🙏

[@daskrunkly3213]

@@headyBCna, this still exists in the underground scene with amazing screamo and hardcore bands. Idk, I barely see phones at an XheartworksX show . It’s straight vibes but ofc nothing can truly touch the 90’s

[@buckovens6706]

1:55 ahhh. so typical of 90s footage, get a little tease of great stereo sound and then back to mono. sweeet

[@narcoskeptic]

trippy right as i scrolled my eyes past this comment it changed ffs

[@mrPCEmilkman]

Huh, weird that I just bought one of your albums and now I find that you uploaded this video. Justin (vo./gt.) is my cousin and Vern (bass) is my ex-brother-in-law. Went to school with them and started going to there shows when they were called Giant Henry. Sure is nice to see a live performance from them from back in the day. Thanks.

[@StaggaLags]

WAIT. Are you saying that you were Jen's brother? I just read the Empire booklet and found out about the Mushroom as well as MagRecOne's origins. That's actually insane that you were at the epicenter of all of it. Have a blessed life Mr. Winner

[@mrPCEmilkman]

@@StaggaLags No, I was married to Vern's sister. I remember the Mushroom (or Mushroom House as some of us called it), saw a few good shows there, I think the one I remember most was when the Warlock Pinchers played there. Good times.

[@riverscuomostonsils5252]

hope you're doing well after what happened to vern.

[@mrPCEmilkman]

@@riverscuomostonsils5252 I am doing fine, thank you

[@BoxesOfFoxes]

Are you going to see them on this years tour at all?

[@fakeis751]

00:00 abstraktions 05:15 what was wound 08:30 dragnalus 11:49 nervous energy 16:57 hexenzsene 22:05 envelope (aborted) 23:49 envelope 27:44 arboretum 33:55 valentine card

[@Pepper-cd9yr]

that is... definitely not when valentine card starts

[@harrylamont6007]

valentine starts at 33:55, not 34

[@fakeis751]

@@harrylamont6007 fixed

[@profesormota4109]

Gracias carnal

[@uncooldispatch5438]

This is love ❤️ ppl fuck

[@JSanders]

I’m so happy this exist! Saw them with Polvo and was floored!

[@lewis1902]

Unwound AND Polvo!?! ASDASDSZSRFGSEWDAq2344

[@makkietakkie]

@@lewis1902 right damn

[@rzadigi]

That would’ve been epic ❤

[@crackthefoundation_]

You had a great camera and clearly stored the tape without damaging it.. Thank you!!!!! Never seen this band before but I dig it!

[@magpie-yf8gf]

Also fisheye lens, nobody used those to record concerts (for some dumb fucking reason.)

[@toypianos469]

I was thinking the same thing. Incredible quality for 93 😮

[@GreenDayDookieDemos]

The performance of Valentine Card is fucking intense as hell

[@thejacksaints]

@tourettes84 Originally I just uploaded "Valentine Card", but then decided to upload the entire thing. Also, there was a person next to me filming, so there's a slightly different version floating around too. You can actually see my camera in his footage!

[@DireAxis]

Holy shit! The emotion on "Valentine Card" is intense, he's really ripping into the mic.

[@ryandenis7667]

best band in the world

[@ziffelkid1445]

Nice profile picture

[@zachary-cale]

this really is an amazing document of the band in their middle period. Which I think is the best stuff! Bravo to the people capturing this!

[@sammywarren3070]

I just wish the sound guy would be on top of the vocals man they keep dipping...I guess a lot of shows in the 90’s were like that. Still they sound AMAZING

[@headyBC]

93 is just two years into their 10 year run. It’s very early on for them. Their second record hadn’t even been released at the time of this show.

[@headyBC]

@@sammywarren3070it’s not the sound guy. It’s the fact that the filmer is standing right at the front of the stage. All you can hear is guitar straight from the cabinets from that angle. You can barely hear Vern or Sara. It’s just a mess. The PA speakers are behind the filmer. He got a good visual perspective but the sound would have been better if he had shot by the soundboard or at the back of the room.

[@OtaconNachos]

Great rare footage, I always wish I had the chance to see Unwound live, they are stellar.

[@christopher2327]

one of the best bands of all time, and so underrated. Numero Group collection is a gorgeously curated homage to their discography, I have it all on vinyl. sometimes they hit instrumental passages that just perfectly fit me and my mood. sucks that the audio was great up until 2min in on this video, but still thanks for sharing

[@jsteezy456]

SHE WONT MISS YOU

[@mtr801]

IF YOU LET HER

[@karyotengoku]

I can't believe it. I was at this show. Club 8 1/2 was a shitty little club in Placentia, CA. Let's see, Drive Like Jehu was supposed to play, but Fluf played instead. This local shit band called Vitamin L played between. Anyway, a truly pivotal show in my teenage years. I gave Vern a demo of my band...never heard back from him.

[@mrbgnle]

Funny to realize that most 90's live footage is of a better quality than todays inferior phone cam crap.

[@Hardbody94]

This Band is so slept on.

[@Imsosaditsgottenthis]

Was slept on. Youth are all over Unwound now. 😅

[@downallyourstreets]

The singers tennis shoes is the star accessory! Oh and the music is phenomenal

[@jamestaylor3715]

Do you know the brand?

[@TheSonic711]

I saw this band in Pomona Ca, at a AA meeting place -- two local Claremont bands then Unwound. One of the great shows to witness.

[@sawdustanddiamonds99]

justin out here giving himself scoliosis

[@bassgirl_denalia9087]

Oh to have a time machine. As a part of the second wave "emo movement" our music did not compare to the originators of the post-hardcore. If I had been 10 years older Unwound is probably the only band I'd listen to. ♥️

[@RustinChole]

Unwound .... as a Seattle kid, they were living legends in my mind by the time I first got to see them in 1995. Then when Repetition came out.... there was such an explosion of amazing wildly original bands (drive like jehu, elliott smith, KARP, A Minor Forest, The VSS, Rye Coalition) 1996 was a crazy year for music. Glad people are carrying the torch. These guys never made any real money. Just grinded it out like a machine for ten years.

[@rzadigi]

I would say the first wave of emo was Rites of Spring and Embrace. Unwound was part of the second wave.

[@JasonJones-qp9vz]

I was at this show! I can’t believe this! They were supposed to play with Drive Like Jehu but they canceled and Fluff played. This is a shitty club in Placentia. Holy shit

[@thejacksaints]

@Guswalken I filmed this on Hi8 (or possibly regular 8) so aside from youtube's compression, there is no better quality. I'm far too busy / lazy to make copies for people, but feel free to download the youtube video and watch/trade at your leisure.

[@Nevada_Nieves]

Cool to see Justin and Vern both using sunn amps (coliseum 300 for bass, concert lead for guitar) thru the same Kustom upholstered tuck n roll cabs! Other videos where Justin is using a Marshall, I’ve seen Vern using the concert lead on bass!

[@Ghetto-Yeti]

Thank you. Hands down one odF the most incredible bands of their era. Their evolution was nothing short of astonishing!

[@dysperdotted]

7:57 lmfao the shake he did afterwards.

[@Black_Swans]

Tire in front of the bass drum is excellent

[@wormskull2454]

Vern rockin that sweet Gluey Porch Treatments shirt! Hell yeah!

[@hUnt94]

i listened to fake train for the first time yesterday and i’m in love

[@doomsdaydanceparty7646]

Id like to thank this band for being the driving force inspiration in my music when collaborating with others. Truly magic chemistry

[@stilltron]

Thanks so much for uploading this! Such a great video. Really one of the best bands ever.

[@ibelieveicansoar]

The last 4 minutes are priceless. They were nowhere near this energetic when I saw them in '98

[@gabeuop79]

THANK YOU FOR THIS !!! I've noticed you're pretty much the definitive source for good Unwound stuff on KZbin. Can't wait til you rent that hi8 player again. CHEERS !!!

[@popetones2173]

Thanks so much for posting all this great unwound footage.

[@notsorrystory]

top five fave bands but also: where do i get singer's shoes!!??

[@CarterJ9]

notsorrystory Rad as hell. (That's not a store or brand, just my opinion of those shoes. But maybe it should be...)

[@belvanman4]

+notsorrystory Did you find out what the shoes are? need to know, important questions.

[@SonikJesus]

who cares. theyre just shoes. objects you put on your feet. they say nothing about you. just be yourself

[@CarterJ9]

+jazzblaster Correction: they say I have awesome shoes

[@meltingpoint97]

They're called old skool vans

[@dustsound]

love this band ❤

[@justinbeard6464]

Thanks so much for posting this! It gives me chills

[@gittty]

Thanks for uploading.. f'n awesome.

[@DistortedBloom]

Made my day. Thank you very much. Godlike concert!

[@wakinguponjupiter7505]

This is a great recording, Thanx

[@solamenteunfuego]

holy fuck this is amazing.

[@federationx]

8:22 "Are you guys a riot grrl band?"

[@oliverzone]

great!Unwound in my heart.

[@1985cactus]

Is that Melvins- Gluey Porch Treatments t-shirt?

[@djefferson5669]

1985cactus Yes, yes it is.

[@BethGazoJC]

It’s awesome to see one of my favorite bands use my favorite amp company. Sunn isn’t just for doomers. Is that a coliseum 300 on bass too?

[@NiVeAuZer0]

Wow...finally! THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JustDatBoi]

Great visual quality for 1993

[@lawrencehagman1234]

great band.

[@msturg80]

anyone know what kind of shoes Justin has on?

[@brianmeeth1512]

Amazing footage

[@thejacksaints]

@veganshits I'll post more eventually when I rent a hi8 player again...more Melvins, some Guzzard, Chokebore, Bikini Kill, Unsane, etc...

[@thejacksaints]

@veganshits Awesome! I'm recently unemployed too, which is why I had time to upload a ton of more stuff. Glad you enjoyed!

[@laurap9241]

fucking awesome set

[@nowaverocker]

AWESOME!!!

[@belvanman4]

What. are the shoes??

[@GreenDayDookieDemos]

They always looked like Asics to me, but I think they are Onitsuka Tiger shoes, maybe the Tokuten style but I'm not sure.

[@TheSonic711]

And thanks for the post!!

[@artfuldodger0870]

RIP Vern

[@lorenzodifolco]

Oh god, thank you.

[@mar15115]

Nice !!

[@topa1468]

saludos de peru 🧔

[@awsmdrummer62]

so blake schwarzenbach was here

[@thejacksaints]

BlueMistBand is he in the video? I didn't notice. I filmed them at Cal State Fullerton, and this Unwound show was in Fullerton...maybe it was around the same time?

[@awsmdrummer62]

thejacksaints he posted about it on facebook, but i'm not sure how true that is.

[@xdef1ne]

Those 999 & Melvins shirts are so fucking cool

[@justinbaker6797]

Noise at its most... I guess... Love UW... Chose their greatest lives, i guess....

[@StaggaLags]

8:10 Justin is like :^)

[@ramencity]

@tsuneonyc - It goes a little like this (a-one and a-two): Abstraktions - What Was Wound - Dragnalus - Nervous Energy - Envelope (x 1.5) - Arboretum - Valentine Card.

[@jakerock_]

thank you thank you

[@ianstevenson6426]

Great melvins shirt

[@jonasduus3022]

No words! This is unbelievable. Fuckin brilliant........

[@lewis1902]

6:08 :')

[@ryanlaurence569]

amazing.

[@arthurlemos3726]

Lewis Watt how the hell does he do that?

[@lewis1902]

@@arthurlemos3726 I'm guessing the Teisco pickups, whatever pickup position he has selected (sounds like it could be neck+bridge) and the cranked Sunn solid state make it feedback like crazy and give it that tone.

[@StaggaLags]

It's like he's strangling every single sound out of that poor lil surf guitar

[@lewis1902]

@@StaggaLags hahahah fuck yeah

[@thejacksaints]

thanks!!

[@komar_piskun]

я в восхищении от девушки за ударной установкой, прекрасное чувство ритма

[@austingonzalez862]

Drummers in Sacramento?

[@thejacksaints]

@gabeuop79 Hey, no problem man! Glad most bands had no problem with me filming 'em

[@janinekleiber7717]

the melodies - chapeau

[@fishermanbob402]

best live video what i ever seen

[@ecila26378]

justin is so cute

[@runtofthecunt]

Awww 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 SHUT UP BIATCH

[@melamino]

justins hair looks funny

[@runtofthecunt]

Ur so real for that

[@tourettes84]

was there another cam recording this? just curious cos the live version i've seen of valentine card floating around yt seems to be from this show too.

[@sad_gata5345]

anyone know the brand of the guitar?

[@tremolo664]

Kawai. From the 60s... Japanese weird shit.

[@ianbrowning2190]

i have to ask, is it intentional that the vocals in their songs are always very faint in the mix? Both on the albums and live here

[@babyduck9217]

Ian Browning ya

[@desilusor]

At the first chords of Abstraktions I was all "ASDFGASFGOHMYGOD! ABSTRAKTIONS YES YES YESSSSS!!!111!!" Quite excited, yes.

[@hellakooked]

holy cow, amazing

[@jaredgrabowski9347]

6:05 :)

[@Bobtheneonzombie]

justin rockin the jay cartwright hairdo

[@aeromac6440]

Rip vern

[@ABCDEF-ix1qf]

Hey, anybody know what kind of guitar he's playing here?

[@lewis1902]

a Teisco of some kind

[@Kuro-vr1bz]

It’s actually a pleasant greenburst it’s a Japanese guitar mad in the 60s (pleasant is the brand name, not just saying that the guitar is nice lol)

[@lewis1902]

@@Kuro-vr1bz The body doesn't look quite right for it to be a pleasant, I think it might actually be a Kawai. Could also be a monster created from the parts of multiple other guitars.

[@lewis1902]

definitely a pleasant-looking guitar ;)

[@Kuro-vr1bz]

Lewis Watt pretty sure a lot of those guitars were made in the same factories in japan. That makes it pretty hard to tell

[@Picklepal9]

super cool especially valentine card

[@SlowRiots]

"are you a riot grrl band?" for shame...

[@TheSkaterfart]

What guitar head and cab is he using??

[@robertflaglor4919]

late(r) '70's Solid State Sunn Concert Lead, Late '60's Kustom 2x15

[@Nevada_Nieves]

Red knob, not silver knob version

[@uncooldispatch5438]

Verns melvins shirt 🤘🤘🤘🤘😻😻😻👽👽👽👽🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@Ghetto-Yeti]

What kind of guitar is that?

[@damanlidison]

I'm definitely not an expert, but looks like a HAGSTROM HII. I'm not sure though. The headstock's shape is different: the one used here has this quite unusual shape that was more common on some 1960s Italian guitars design style, like EKO, GALANTI or GRECO... With this same body shape and pickguard there are a couple of TEISCO models too, but with the more usual rounded headstock's shape. So I don't know!

[@ryanand154]

Stewart Copeland might’ve elevated this performance.

[@thejacksaints]

@veganshits just added info: 11/5/93

[@nowaverocker]

AWESOME!!! Such a shame that the audience didn't noticed:-(

[@bagatellezzz2981]

i always thought it was pronounced unwoond D:

[@andrewzetek1587]

Envelope at around 21/22

[@infjard]

justin is gorgeous in this

[@runtofthecunt]

HE LOOKS LIKE HE HAS BUTTHOLE HEMORRHOIDS WPIPING HIS ASS ON THE FUCKING STAGE AND HE PROBABLY REEKS OF DEATH AND HE IS SMELLY AND HE ONLY LOOKS OKAY IN THE DARK LIKE HELP ME