MELT-BANANA - Live at BottleTree (Full Concert 2007 HD)

[@MrFrenchfries-jc7kl]

It’s not that I don’t like punk…it’s just that THIS is the only level of punk that does it for me.😅

[@bbiwyou]

You nailed it. Melt Banana are just the next level of energy and crazyness

[@pbabiesinspace6112]

I sympathize. Check out the album Burn Piano Island Burn by The Blood Brothers...or if you want an even higher level...Plague Soundscapes by The Locust.

[@taxxing]

@@pbabiesinspace6112plague soundscapes is a fantastic album

[@tomas_jamon]

Pg. 99, Please Inform the Captain This Is a Hijack, Hella, and XBXRX are also great bands that had unique and chaotic sounds.

[@lynnpehrson8826]

Try charles bronson

[@thekidkrow]

can't believe I'm gonna see these guys play in October. I never thought I'd see them come to my neck of the woods and I'm so excited

[@ladyinwight]

me too, only found out because my friend told me too. had no idea they were gonna tour

[@darthbango1999]

October 19th in Boston... Can't frickin wait.

[@flash_flood_area]

I'm still sad I missed them in 2015 with Melvins, because I hadn't heard about the tour. So excited to see them this November

[@leathercoatguy]

I'm hoping I can get the day off and tix for Portland, OR

[@johnp.johnson1541]

Where?

[@finfirun]

I still remember seeing this band in a documentary on TV over 20 years ago I think. I sprinted to my tape recorder and recorded everything I could of this band and listened to these crappy recordings for months. 😂 I couldn't find their music anywhere back then. They're so awesome with their weird techniques.

[@OneRyanToRuleThemAll]

god i think I found them from recommended music based off shit from the jet set radio OST lol, that was years ago recommended off Guitar Vader's music I wanna say. MB's always been insanely dope tho

[@Shimanchu2006]

I found out about them after getting into Boris, The Boredoms, and The Locust

[@roberthradek7100]

I found them on a compilation CD from a music magazine in 95. It was the song "55 hands need to cut down". 5 years or so of looking I think I only found the Cactuses album.

[@Tautolonaut]

First heard them playing live on the John Peel show (Maida Vale), highly recommend those shows.

[@たたゆ-m1u]

こうやってライブ見るとノイズがなんたらとかじゃなくて、心底パンクバンドなんだなって思う。 めちゃくちゃかっこいい。

[@weetoun6790]

2 piece brilliant 4 piece brillianter - love the bass - i am 66 and i know a live set by them would kill me - no complaints though

[@scorpionderooftrouse]

I saw them twice in my 60s and I’m still recovering. Next time I’ll take my granddaughter.

[@schwarzblatt]

Best live band I’ve ever seen. Energy and creativity are off the charts.

[@nickthomasdirector]

I was at this show and remember meeting the band after and they were all so happy to be there. RIP Bottletree. So many historic shows from my life were played there.

[@yorkie4295]

Literally the sickest band of all time

[@velodicesteevo1088]

Finally a good quality sound/video live footage of them! Thank you so much for loading this!

[@MetalMat95]

Grazie Steeve!

[@salarymanprime4701]

Setlist: 00:01:00 - Yako Interview #1 & intro to Shield For Your Eyes, A Beast In The Well On Your Hand 00:02:00 - Shield For Your Eyes, A Beast In The Well On Your Hand 00:05:30 - RRaGG 00:06:30 - Yako Interview #2 00:06:45 - Chain-Shot To Have Some Fun 00:11:45 - Too Rough To Scoop (Find A Grain Of Greed) 00:12:30 - The Call Of The Vague 00:14:55 - Yako Interview #3 00:15:40 - Pain In Ash 00:18:55 - Cracked Plaster Cast 00:21:30 - A Dreamer Who Is Too Weak To Face Up To 00:24:33 - Blank Page Of The Blind

[@FinnJain]

Yes Michael!

[@roadkillromeoband]

WOW. Finally something 1000% original!!!

[@garbagedaycleveland]

Seeing them in cleveland was highlight of the last decade. I had a good decade, been to hawaii and alaska. Got married (ofc this ranks above a show). Released albums. No seeing this band gave me the inspiration to do this another 30yrs

[@川島直樹-e2f]

Thanks a lot for uploading the live performance with Rika Hamamoto!!

[@whom382]

Though they are still great, she was a loss when she quit.

[@boogerTwells]

I was just going through some concert memorabilia and forgot I saw these guys open for Tool many moons ago. Glad I found the ticket stub and glad I started looking up their music again!

[@eightfootmanchild]

Yes, Tool does have a tendency to have bands open for them that are much better than they are

[@KingMinionDemon]

After seeing this band for a second time in my life, I'm gonna make it a goal to meet and greet most of the fans there and get a photo with the band members due to how awesome the aura is with everyone at these venues. God bless Melt Banana.

[@markmower6507]

I discovered Them in the past year, This Is The Band That Has Been Missing In My Life!!!

[@FriendlyHenry]

They're coming to IPSWICH (uk) in September. I can hardly believe it!

[@corlion5]

Holy fuck thanks for posting mentioning this! I've only just discovered them and been blasting them on Spotify for a couple of days. Looked up some live sets, saw your comment and just got tickets to see them in Leeds!

[@nathanwilding7343]

Tuesday night :) I'm going too :)

[@ohoto3896]

Love it. If I saw them live I'd be in the back, mouth wide open and eyes glazed over, staring while paralyzed, trying not to drool. The guitarist.. what can I say. Don't get me started on the bass.

[@ohoto3896]

love how Agato can play anything he wants to but he sticks to what he likes. Check out his solo album Spike. I'm new. But I'd bet he produces everything. His tone is killer.

[@p3anuthoshino766]

I saw them live like maybe 10 years ago in munich, it was the LOUDEST concert i ever was to😅

[@dylanpage1900]

Went to Dublin, Ireland in 2018 and missed these guys by a Week! Didnt even know they'd be in town.. I fell to my knees. Not much else i can say. BUT I WAS DEVISTATED.

[@luketargett2233]

The guitar gives me chills

[@Shoktube]

El mejor Live que he visto de MELT BANANA!! WOW!!

[@SaltWaterDrums]

One of the loudest,. most exciting bands I've ever seen in my life, super glad they came to the US with Igorrr

[@melocomanTV]

I always love her outfits and considered rhythmic singing, she is a marvelous persona

[@waynedarronwalls6468]

Quite simply the greatest band that has ever existed in this universe and every other....

[@mxpmw]

One of my favorite songs of all time, Shield for your Eyes, A Beast in the Well of your Hand…. intro at 2:00 is ass kicking…….

[@JoeRobson]

such a killer bassline

[@keironhiggspoet]

ah the original formation of melt banana with their ever rotating cast of drummers. I've seen them twice as a duo now, and they are very excitement. the pit was absolutely wild on occasion

[@BelacKriv]

I remember seeing this band live in Austin, TX about 15 years ago (around 2006). Still sounds the same!

[@longdreameclipse]

Holy shit, I wish I knew about this band earlier. That performance in the beginning was wild

[@bkr23]

Thank you so much for posting this - they play my hometown in about two weeks, and i am so going. Never saw them live before, but of course familiar with their music, so i am really excited about that upcoming gig. See you in Copenhagen!

[@ryanvoltz9413]

Do they tour as a four piece or a duo? I'm stoked to see them in October

[@bkr23]

@@ryanvoltz9413 No idea! It's 500 meters from my home so i'm going just for the sheer hell of it, hehe. Sorry i don't have a better answer, just stoked that something is happening after two years of nothing!

[@TheDouglasWinter]

The last time I saw them it was a two piece with drum and bass track and they were incredible!! MB is Not to be missed!

[@KWHCoaster]

Saw Melt-Banana in Toronto in 2016 and they stole the night for me. Can't even recall the headliner now, I'd have to look for my ticket stub. :-) I hope I haven't missed a subsequent show.

[@flash_flood_area]

I saw them in 2013 - then MISSED them touring with Melvin's in 2015😢 - wasn't sure I'd ever get to see them again

[@meaninglessn3ss]

멜트 바나나는 정말 전설적인 밴드 They perfomed in korea twice, but I was 6 years old when they second concert in korea. I feel regret about I didn't know Melt-banana in that time and missed their performance. 😥

[@LochNessAnthony]

We all make mistakes when we’re 6

[@TheWildhound]

Who knows the intro tune?

[@slurvtrutl526]

Shameful u could have ran around the whole time

[@Jamman610]

I’ve seen them twice in Mpls in 7th Street entry at 1st Ave in the late 90s. I got a cd and a button. Still have them. So that would have been in the late 1900s.

[@dbass4973]

yay such a great show, thanks for uploading

[@meltbanana_wav]

greatest band in the history of punk!!!

[@カレーうどん-o5d]

ひょっとしてオリジナルメンバーが戻った！！？？ Rikaベースのこのグルーブよ…すんばらしい 打ち込みもいいけど、やっぱバンドの迫力のがベストだと感じた これぞメルトバナナのライブだわ。うれしい！

[@darthbango1999]

US Tour!!!! Got my tickets to the Sinclair show in Boston. Hells yeah!!!!

[@fischerking86]

An artist with a guitar. Hendrix would love him (also, Cobain).❤

[@anyotherdayortime]

Amazing. Thank you very much.

[@slurvtrutl526]

Hahahaha I remember them in concert from a gazillion years ago their energy levels seem similar where are mine?

[@kultur-vultur]

Cell Scape tour was the best with Fantomas!!! Shield for Your Eyes, A Beast in the Well on Your Hand still slams.

[@peteytwofinger]

!!

[@pipxd42]

Muy buena banda, los acabo de descubrir y me sorprendieron. Creo que el guitarrista está usando un line 6 FM4, lo usa de manera genial!!!

[@wiscxrise]

this is awesome MxBx forever. I saw them once at the triple Rock in Minneapolis. It was so much fun

[@onethreesixtwo1818]

wish I was there, fellow MN native. Saw NomeansNo at Triple rock - AWESOME

[@IndigoBassNotes]

EIGHT MINUTES IN .....PURE BASS ENERGY THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK No wave NoN sUCH

[@stevebillups9238]

Thank you so much for doing this. I saw them so long ago on what had to be one of their first visits to the states at a Sub-pop multi-band show. I can't believe how little they have changed over the years.

[@bobaganush]

I remember seeing them in 1995 when they opened for Mr. Bungle. They are certainly true to their form.

[@ishedolewz]

Love them...

[@danielsjeff]

clucking bell ! Dammit - so good.

[@nowayinhell91]

Wow. What a killer band

[@rachidabecassis5091]

OMG !!!!

[@mauly666]

Good stuff

[@historyhunter9074]

13:15 Nice headbang ichirou! ✌️

[@litanie6393]

thank you! Melt banana saved my life!!!!!! thank you!

[@Chrishna]

Awesome performance and video quality too! When was this recorded?

[@Chrishna]

Been looking around for a bit. I think this is a performance from their 2009 US-Tour.

[@rookietrucker5114]

Tomorrow

[@Queerpunx]

Sick!

[@LIVEfromBIRMINGHAM]

🤒🤒🤒

[@jae3628]

god it’s so weird, i love it.

[@lornai7171]

No New York is a classic to be fair 💕

[@jasonfifi]

finally! thank you so much for uploading this one!

[@minusmanx31]

LAZER LIZARD KILLER LOVE BABY BABY LIGHTNING POWER!!!!!!

[@アナールオナール]

1997年に彼らとライブハウスで会話した。 会話の途中、ギターの Agata は [ 明日はアルバイトする日だ。] と言った。 私は驚愕した。 Melt-Banana のレベルなのにアルバイトしている・・・・ 今は売れて良かったから笑える思い出😉 No Newyork の影響という発言は、同世代ならではの共鳴感。 私は DNA Contortions からとても影響を受けました。

[@briansmith9455]

The laughter That was good To sell now A short poem by this person and Google translate

[@アナールオナール]

@@briansmith9455 Thank-you. Melt-Banana was part-time job that was famous as an artist. Members of Boredoms and Ningen Isu have also worked part-time job in the past. Ningen Isu is glad to be world famous.

[@dbadagna]

A lot of katakana on that set list posted on the drummer's drum set!

[@OneRyanToRuleThemAll]

melt banana is beyond based

[@drapeblind]

A+ band

[@danevandenheuvel321]

Yako is a genius.

[@premekhomola_BugrGoregrind]

How old is this video? i am a little bit confused..

[@seand5259]

Can't wait to see these guys with Igorr

[@darrenzwengel7988]

I saw them in Baltimore with Igorrr funnest show ever. All 3 acts were amazing, but of course Melt Banana stole the show

[@AustinStephan]

Is Rika back in the band? I haven't been able to find anything reliable about this tour, but so cool to see them as a full band again.

[@ringoffire-rp8kk]

i'mhavingashock watching this video now, i was obsessed by them when i was 16 yo

[@imfm]

Wow

[@BeheritHovC]

Мои любимчики с 90х))

[@user-ej2wj2br6q]

みんな大好きmeltbanana😍

[@nstanifer28]

japanese band sings in english in avant garde style: "singing in a foreign language"

[@MrAndMrsGrover]

What year was this?

[@VandalJace]

Really wish I could have caught them live like this. I heard they just use a drum machine now. :(

[@ZapTrashMasher]

Yeah--this lineup and set list look like 2009. The band now is just Yako and Agata with a drum machine, and it hits differently. But things change--no point in crying for the old times. I'm still stoked when they come to town.

[@febririyan7776]

Just saw on yt when they played in obscene fest used drum machine, still great cz it sound like godflesh thing.

[@Tylox1]

You mean there’s cool people in Alabama ?!?

[@LIVEfromBIRMINGHAM]

you better believe it

[@manotive6094]

Do you guys know what the song they were playing at 15:30 is?

[@salarymanprime4701]

That's Pain In Ash!

[@manotive6094]

@@salarymanprime4701 thank you!

[@Kornwinkleable]

When was this recorded?

[@LIVEfromBIRMINGHAM]

2007!

[@unpredictableaxolotl3762]

I wanna see them live so bad

[@bateson8816]

Theyre amazing live, highly recommend

[@radiopadilla]

It will be without a full band now though..

[@unpredictableaxolotl3762]

@@radiopadilla oh?

[@radiopadilla]

@@unpredictableaxolotl3762 They don't tour with Rika (bassist) or a drummer anymore.

[@bananaemon2339]

Too fast for subtitles lol 🤪🤪

[@pbabiesinspace6112]

Rythym gods.

[@tylove7992]

Are they back together, or is this an old video?

[@davideberhardt6150]

It's from their 2009 US tour

[@bzzztraffe]

Wait! Is Rika back? Do they have a drummer again instead of a silly 2-piece? Is this happening?!?!

[@Manuhoz]

No that video is from 2007

[@JoeRobson]

bit of a diss on Yako for the subtitles to say "singing in a foreign language". Please change to "singing in an unintelligible word salad that is nevertheless using English words" thankyouverymuch

[@philipsanders9192]

Why do they play soooo slowww ?

[@jackharlon9353]

OH YES

[@senLuno]

Video should be called pretty japanese woman blows out my eardrums with the homies

[@tom23rd]

It's totally insane how much sound comes out of such a small human. 😅

[@stewdoon3415]

song name at 12:30?

[@salarymanprime4701]

That's The Call Of The Vague!

[@JoSchulze]

If this is current footage I am very happy they have their traditional line-up back with live bass and drums. Did not work without.

[@stumblinglight]

It's from 2009 I think, The Bottletree closed in 2015.

[@helloemor]

saw them as a two piece last night and thought it slapped pretty good

[@ROOM-zq7du]

🤩💜💥

[@2004HondaCivic-tp6lv]

15:30

[@nathanwilding7343]

Reminds me a bit of Keane...

[@gavinbuck8130]

Recorded while they were at their best before they became a duo, such a shame as I loved that bass tone, I suppose it's cheaper touring as a duo playing with backing tracks and drum machines, it's just not the same for the audience. :(

[@freyav.5500]

I don’t think it was purely a financial decision. They talked about it in interviews. Apparently the tohoku earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima meltdown in 2011 really put them down and they were about to end the band for good when performing as a duo for ATP gave them back the energy to continue and reinvent themselves. I miss the old band but I can respect that. Having seen them live recently I ca attest they’ve truly developed a unique new style that probably would never work with a band.

[@gavinbuck8130]

@@freyav.5500 Hi there, thanks for that info, I had no idea, it's very possible to have a fantastic aural experience at a gig where half of the band are playing to a backing track. I think it suffers a little visually when you're lacking the onstage energy a live drummer and bass player brings personally. :) But then again we should be grateful in such circumstances that the bands continue, Cardiacs were always fantastic as a 4 four piece despite playing with a backing track of Bill Drakes' keys and Sarahs' sax.. :)

[@freyav.5500]

@@gavinbuck8130 To Melt Banana‘s credit, Yako controls the backing track with a midi controller and they always change up the songs a lot, so it never feels like they are just pushing start on an ableton file but I miss the full band too I must admit. When I first saw them live I was so blown away playing this kind of organized chaos so fast and flawless was possible that I couldn’t listen to any other music for a week after the gig. They still have the same insane energy though these days, it’s just different.

[@thetreebles1990]

I'm sad that Rika isn't in the band anymore, but Fetch was recorded as a duo, and it's pretty damn good. Back around 2009 when they were playing live as Melt-Banana Lite, they were playing with synths and drum machines. It wasn't just financial, it was to save space and generally for convenience sake. This is a very niche form of music, so the money isn't always a safe bet, especially if you don't have a cult following of sorts. Of course they do, but I'm saying that for anyone that wishes to start something so esoteric.

[@dan-zo4eb]

There are still superb live as a two piece.

[@michaeltravers7920]

Are they playing as a full band now or still a duo?

[@darthbango1999]

Still a duo...

[@kultur-vultur]

@@darthbango1999 bummer the full band so killer, still fun tho.

[@StuartwasDrinkell]

Saw em back in 2003 in london asturia took my two spanish girlfriends, they were just looking at me like i was insane! Some people zzzzzZzzZzzZZZzzzzz...

[@modifidious]

Fr

[@rachelrekkit9664]

*singing in foreign language* lol

[@JustifyTheseHeathens]

I wonder what strange foreign language this band from tokyo could possibly be using to communicate

[@brendanmeadors3099]

Umm i don't get it why the lols? Is someone singing in a language other than yours funny? Hmm but her lyrics are all English. So considering she's Japanese she is singing in a foreign language but nothing funny in that either 🤔

[@rachelrekkit9664]

I was making fun of the captions saying "singing in foreign language". ALl of her lyrics are english@@brendanmeadors3099

[@markmower6507]

😀

[@KarteyKid1997]

Crystal Castles’s influencers

[@elliotjackypiggygambetta]

jesus I'm high

[@tom23rd]

Favorite concert I'd ever dropped acid at 😅

[@jacktheaviator4938]

Who else is here because of Big D and the Kids Table?

[@bruce_on_the_loose]

seeing them tomorrow in glasgow, can't wait

[@vernontemp]

Told my Glaswegian mate in Tokyo to ping his mates back home to go see. Glowing report. How was it for you?

[@bruce_on_the_loose]

It was great, awesome sound, crowd had a groovy time, would absolutely go see them again

[@nicolasbouchard454]

RIKKA IS FUCKING BACK FUCK YEAH

[@radiopadilla]

I don’t think so. This is just old.

[@markuselipka]

unfortunately not. this document must be around 20 years ago...

[@rorz999]

@@markuselipka not 20 years old but at least a decade I would guess