Oh, Tony. OMG. This is hard to watch. I'm a huge KC fan and Tony fan, CGT fan, etc.... heck, I have MET Tony. But this... not one of his finer moments. Part of it is the very, very bad audio mix, to be fair. But... yeah maybe it's time to leave Elephant Talk alone unless Adrian's around to sing it. Holy crap. Holy freaking crap.
Tony tries, but vocally just doesn't get the amiable off-beat character of Belew, and despite being an amazing bass player, his stick style is too different (bass-driven) to even be compared with most stick players.
the guitarist is picking the easier of the two parts and playing that, while the *two* keyboardists cover the rest!
All in all, not bad - but not Tony's best, either ...
I meet Tony Levin in a hotel elevator in Brentwood(LA) in '07. He was promoting his "Stick Man" cd..what a fine gentleman. His manager got me a CD and poster autographed..It was very cool!!..
@ivandruping it's Kink Crimson 1980. Maybe Primus coved it, like they did "Thela Hun Ginjeet" from the same Crimson album. This is the Stick player from that album (Tony Levin), among about seven thousand other albums (King Crimson/Peter Gabriel/John Lennon/Paul Simon/Pink Floyd/Andy Summers/ etc., etc........).
hahahah for some reason i keep coming back to this video, it's so bad it makes me laugh. Tony Levin is great in King Crimson! haha but doing his own thing... you get this... talk... talk.... agreeeements
The guy who produces this show is a mother fucker and must be sued or something!
His name is Ricardo Rocha and I severely recommend that you send agresive e-mail to his in-box for putting Tony Levin in mexican public tv.
Very few people get to know King Crimson in Mexico and when their music finaly got a massive venue it happened to be the cheapest show ever. The fastest milk drinker in town was presented after this, I recall.
@Adoniram1986 I don't understand, why that guy must be sued? KC are popular in Mexico, maybe they are not selling big stadiums, but their past concerts here were very well attended and the band released one oficial recording from one of those concerts. I know this program is not the best in mexican TV, but there are worst! At that time, in which massive TV channel would you have liked to see Tony Levin?... on Televisa??????? (not likely to happen)... Once TV?? (yeah, sure, massive)
esta version esta tan mal... los elefantes sampleados y el tono de la guitarra simplemente es la version estupida de los oroginales... acabo de morir un poco al ver esto...
@superbajista checa este performance /watch?v=n3MzXz5aMjU para que evas como lo hacia belew.. y para que veas esta cancion en todo su esplendor... la neta esta version no es nada comparada con la que te recomiendo
terible version of the king crimson´s elephant talk song. The King Crimson version is much much better. Belew and Fripp are amazing. Tony Levin also but his band is not like KC
Uncle Tony demonstrates what funk is all about with some very syncopated riffing , and incredibly delivers the humorous dialogue on top without missing a beat and no clams!!!
You kids comparing this to Primus do realize this song was around years before Primus came into existence, right? Claypool is talented, but once I started listening to 80s Crimson I realized I'd largely been wasting my time with Primus.
yo fui a su concierto en el lunario y la neta estubo de huevos........ por eso tony levin se la rifo con portnoy , petrucci y rudess en liquid tension experiment
pobres de los espectadores me imagino que eran tan ignornates que no entendian absolutamente nada del tipo de musica que significa tony levin o king crimson
no puedo creer que el Tony Levin estuvo en "TV AZTRETA" de seguro no lo entendieron y llamaron a "Toñita", "Erasmo Catalino"y demás virtuosos reconocidos mundialmente
la porqueria eres tu ya que la mentalidad de cerdo que tienes afortunadamente no la tienen esos artistas y afortunadamente se paran donde ellos quieren.
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I dont get why people like this song... only because Tony Levin is in the Band and the original is by King Crimson in which he played. The whole basstapping he is playing is interessting but the whole song is just crap. Thats why a lot of people hate Progressive or experimental music. I've seen "Stickmen" with Tony Levin with the same song before Porcupine Tree and i just didnt like it. It is annoying great played crap.
a) he's not playing a bass, it's a Chapman Stick. "Basstapping" is a misnomer -- you would more properly say "hammer-ons".
b) the appeal of this song relates to the rhythmic interplay, both in the instruments and in the lyrics. It's not meant to be a pop song, with a sweet melody you hum along to. Many ProgRock fans hate that stuff, instead preferring their compositions to be intricate and challenging. Luckily, there's plenty of music to go around, so everyone gets to listen to what they like.
a) thank you for correcting me with the "Basstaping/hammer-ons" thing, BCWolf. People always like it when you are correcting them. ^^
b) "...relates to the rhytmic interplay"? in the instruments ok! Its interesting to listen to it. About the lyrics. Come on, you could not spoof music in a better way than that.^^
I know its not meant to be a pop song. But if you crap on a tasty pizza it just wont stay a tasty pizza. even if you crap in the beat of the peppershaker.
people hate progressive and experimental music because it is, well, progressive and experimental.
People dont like to be challenged to think. They hate surprises and are afraid of the unknown.
They want to consume what they already know and they are comfortable when they are confronted with something that is common to them.
That is why people enjoy bad pop music instead but it applies to everything in life and human nature. Average human minds are simple, prog is not. That is why,nothing else.
Well everyone has a right on his own opinion I guess. But did Tony Levin play with Porcupine Tree? When? I did see one of them Crimson guys before PT 2 months ago, was kinda crap to be honest, didn't like it. But Tony Levin is amazing
No he wasnt playing WITH PT he was playing with the crimson gusy before PT when I saw them in Köln Germany. They where named "Stickmen". Sorry that missunderstanding was my fold.
Yeah Tony Levin ist amazing youre right. It would be cool to hear him on a PT song. =)
@HilliIndustries I guess that's why they make chocolate and vanilla ice cream. Levin is brilliant and even if he dropped the stick on his foot and limped around cursing it would probably sound cool.
Yes but I can understand why people like chocolate or vanilla ice cream. But when did I say Levin isnt brillant? Hes fuckin awesome. But this music sucks. Honestly people... you can not seriously like the whole song! Its more annoying than my nephew.^^
So I guess you are saying you don't like elephant talk. There are things I like less from levin also. I thought you were dissin levin ( I have actually heard people say that he sucks) if you like levin we got no problem. As far as elephant talk goes, I can take it or leave it. It sure isn't his or crimso's best work. The rest of discipline is better. But, alas I am a van der graff freak so I just lump crimso and levin in with genesis, floyd, et al.
This music sucks?? My friend, let me tell you you are fucking wrong. If you don't like it, ok, go live with it, but you can't say this is bad. King Cirmson is the fucking history of the fucking music man. You are a fucking igonrant. Who do you think you are to say that? Who was the fucking ass hole that told you you can talk to people such a bullshit?? You'd better wash your filthy mouth before you say something, ok?
Man, I just don't envy the other players trying to fill those shoes. Tony is a genius, the guys in his band aren't bad musicians, but it's just virtually impossible to do. The drums in particular were the sort thing only Bruford could pull off. Those thin clear Obcoban-like drums (Dragon Drums) he used in lieu of a hi-hat on ET were only made for a short time. Sort of sums it up. There was so much talent onstage in that lineup of KC it boggles the mind. Thanks for the vid.
the bottom two commenters get the musical equivalent of Darwin awards. At what point is he TRYING to sing, idiots? There wasn't singing in the original and there is no singing in this one and if you can't dig that it's back to your Michael Bolton collection for you two.
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I have to agree.
This instrument is difficult to play as it is. Singing on top of those also difficult lines and groove is never a good idea, especially when you can't. Sing that is.
I really love Crimson, and most with Levin playin there but I always find his solo versions of the song so weird in the vocal aspect, tough he has a great voice he seems to battle a little with timing, where Belew certainly masters.
I Agree.... He has a GREAT voice,, I MEAN GREAT,,, but belew, when he sang this song, he seemed more relaxed,,,, but you have to understand that is really hard to sing this song
He's playing a different part of the arrangement on his instrument, remember! Belew was coping with "guitar part + vocal", while here Levin is doing "Chapman stick + vocal". Comparing the two is not comparing like-with-like!
yo si lo vi ese dia y no podia creer que tony levin estuviera en un programa de television abierta sobre todo con toda la mierda que hay en la television mexicana hoy en dia, Animal Nocturno es de lo mejor que hay en la tv actualmente
This is simply not true firedblood. Listen to his solo album "Resonator" and you will soon learn that he has a very good voice. His backing vocals for Crimson were also fantastic.
the guys in the back DON´T suck!! you can see they're enjoying and feeling the music...the drummer does a great job...did you notice him hitting the decoration as if it was part of his kit?? THAT´S PROGRESSIVE MUSIC SPIRIT
Retards. Chapman stick uses both bass and guitar strings. i don't even know why I bother posting comments on YouTube videos because 90% of the people who do are ignorant jackasses.
Just cause his stick contains guitar strings does not mean it aint a bass. I hear bass dont you? to me its an instrument that is both bass and semi guitar.........any way I love this song and the performance is great !
Me sorprendió mucho esa noche ver a Tony Levin en este programa. Ultimamente no he visto a tan buenos artistas en ese programa, solo lo veo por ver a mi novia, Patricia Llaca. jeje
Simple: Que chingon.
dago3336 1 week ago
Very Nice! Anyone with half a brain should dig this half as much.
Davechop54 1 month ago
There's something missing in this video...oh yeah, capable musicians.
timkick2 1 month ago
Tony rocks it!
L0UL0ULAND 2 months ago
This band needs to come to Liverpool,UK!
QUEENAHIDEKINGFISHER 3 months ago
This was the most awesome thing I've seen in months.
ultrakev9 3 months ago
no mames porque no fui a verlo?
Joselo1693 5 months ago
wtf is this...?
taradead 5 months ago
Cuántos años tiene qué salió eso!?
Digweed10 5 months ago
PS I concur with the others here who agree Tony Levin is a really nice, classy guy.
rosscreuswell 7 months ago
Oh, Tony. OMG. This is hard to watch. I'm a huge KC fan and Tony fan, CGT fan, etc.... heck, I have MET Tony. But this... not one of his finer moments. Part of it is the very, very bad audio mix, to be fair. But... yeah maybe it's time to leave Elephant Talk alone unless Adrian's around to sing it. Holy crap. Holy freaking crap.
rosscreuswell 7 months ago 2
Best stick player since Alphonso Johnson. Thanks for posting! And the guitarist is excellent, playing both Belew and Fripp parts.
sluggh 7 months ago
@sluggh - I just can't agree:
Tony tries, but vocally just doesn't get the amiable off-beat character of Belew, and despite being an amazing bass player, his stick style is too different (bass-driven) to even be compared with most stick players.
the guitarist is picking the easier of the two parts and playing that, while the *two* keyboardists cover the rest!
All in all, not bad - but not Tony's best, either ...
dragonsrightwing 5 months ago
Best stick player since Alphonso Johnson. Thanks for posting!
sluggh 7 months ago
This is allright, but it ain't Crimson. The guitarist sounds like he's struggling.
ep9229 7 months ago
Adrian Belew, Y U NO HERE?!
LuneyTune72 7 months ago 2
groovy
prinznevsky 8 months ago
I meet Tony Levin in a hotel elevator in Brentwood(LA) in '07. He was promoting his "Stick Man" cd..what a fine gentleman. His manager got me a CD and poster autographed..It was very cool!!..
LBjim 8 months ago
30 years pass and the moustache remains.
legendofzelda101 8 months ago
Holy shit! It's Larry Fast on the keyboards?!
darthmaul33 8 months ago 5
@darthmaul33 Yes, finally someone who knows how cool this is...
GJJacob 8 months ago 10
its not the same without belew, still pretty good though
cooliovasquez 9 months ago
primus has certainly taken influence.
trogdor125 9 months ago
they should have had me on guitar...jeeze..hell, anybody else...i guess I'm used to the Crimson lineup...actual elephant samples..thats pretty rough.
dannon2010 9 months ago
Tony Levin es Dios !!!.Tuve la suerte de ir a verlo cuando tocó con Stick men
cerpintaxt92 9 months ago
amazing musicians and amazing performance but the Sound technician ruined all!
TheRodrigoaquino 9 months ago
es mi imaginacion o uno de los tecladistas es jordan rudess
tabooapl 10 months ago
@tabooapl imaginación
nmlss666 9 months ago
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Jerry Was A Racecar Driver at the start anyone ?
russandh 10 months ago
Jerry Was a Racecar Driver into ??
russandh 10 months ago
Excelente perfomance de Tony ! Sin duda uno de los mejores ejecutores del Chapman Stick. Ahora yo pregunto: hacía falta cantar Tony ????
gaturro65 10 months ago
A copy of Primus?
ivandruping 11 months ago
@ivandruping are u fucking kidding??
thedarksideofthesun 10 months ago
@thedarksideofthesun yes :)
ivandruping 10 months ago
@ivandruping you cannot be serious... YOU CANNOT *BE* SERIOUS!
julianveron 10 months ago
@ivandruping it's Kink Crimson 1980. Maybe Primus coved it, like they did "Thela Hun Ginjeet" from the same Crimson album. This is the Stick player from that album (Tony Levin), among about seven thousand other albums (King Crimson/Peter Gabriel/John Lennon/Paul Simon/Pink Floyd/Andy Summers/ etc., etc........).
spiderbass65 10 months ago
@ivandruping
This song was written in 1981, before Primus were even formed.
LikeAGlassAsterisk 10 months ago
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I love how people can talk shit about music and judge what they will never be able to do. Its about the music. Not what stupid people think.
@MrSuperdico
That stick thing he plays sounds like shit.
What a goofy tinny stupid sound.
He should stick with a real guitar or bass.
Very lame tone.
cmfluteguy 2 months ago
Nice but i don't like Tony's way of "singing"... And the drummer is really nothing when you know Bruford.
MrSuperdico 2 months ago
bradcuddie 11 months ago
carajo y eso cuando paso?
hahah soy de mexico Debí aver viso eso....
Animal Nocturo se llama el programa! y Poes Que gustazo tener a tony!....
hazzherr 11 months ago
It's all in the moustache.
legendofzelda101 11 months ago
I like Tony Levin, he looks like a nice guy, also he looks like the "strongest man on earth" from every cartoon. Bald and moustache, y'know
Vaan618 11 months ago
Needs Belew...........................
thehoudi 11 months ago
Primus springs to mind a little...
FretslingerAG 1 year ago
hahahah for some reason i keep coming back to this video, it's so bad it makes me laugh. Tony Levin is great in King Crimson! haha but doing his own thing... you get this... talk... talk.... agreeeements
reedmcdonald 1 year ago
@reedmcdonald
Correct me if i'm wrong but isn't 'Elephant Talk' a King Crimson song to begin with?
Eden264 10 months ago
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Wow....this is bad. Really bad.
artgonewrong 1 year ago
did he just say "shit talk" ?..
Bobbin4Bloggin 1 year ago
Nice but i don't like Tony's way of "singing"... And the drummer is really nothing when you know Bruford.
MrSuperdico 1 year ago
@MrSuperdico
That stick thing he plays sounds like shit.
What a goofy tinny stupid sound.
He should stick with a real guitar or bass.
Very lame tone.
cmfluteguy 1 year ago
The guy who produces this show is a mother fucker and must be sued or something!
His name is Ricardo Rocha and I severely recommend that you send agresive e-mail to his in-box for putting Tony Levin in mexican public tv.
Very few people get to know King Crimson in Mexico and when their music finaly got a massive venue it happened to be the cheapest show ever. The fastest milk drinker in town was presented after this, I recall.
Adoniram1986 1 year ago
@Adoniram1986 I don't understand, why that guy must be sued? KC are popular in Mexico, maybe they are not selling big stadiums, but their past concerts here were very well attended and the band released one oficial recording from one of those concerts. I know this program is not the best in mexican TV, but there are worst! At that time, in which massive TV channel would you have liked to see Tony Levin?... on Televisa??????? (not likely to happen)... Once TV?? (yeah, sure, massive)
beatlebeck 1 year ago
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Adoniram1986 1 year ago
esta version esta tan mal... los elefantes sampleados y el tono de la guitarra simplemente es la version estupida de los oroginales... acabo de morir un poco al ver esto...
aostereo 1 year ago
@aostereo pues que querias que trajeran elefantes reales jajajajajajaja
superbajista 1 year ago
@superbajista checa este performance /watch?v=n3MzXz5aMjU para que evas como lo hacia belew.. y para que veas esta cancion en todo su esplendor... la neta esta version no es nada comparada con la que te recomiendo
aostereo 1 year ago
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PDShimel 1 year ago
Loved the guitarist quoting "Baby Elephant Walk" @ 3:58
PDShimel 1 year ago
que mierda de guitarrista, el wah lo maneja fatal y el solo aun peor
moldiscoerata 1 year ago
@moldiscoerata jajajajajaja no sabes lo que estas diciendo
superbajista 1 year ago
no, no tengo ni idea, saludos
moldiscoerata 1 year ago
GAY MOVIE SOUNDS
MADEINMAIDEN 1 year ago
@MADEINMAIDEN
youve obviously never seen a gay movie.
greeeenmachine 1 year ago
@greeeenmachine Actually, he has. This was his professional opinion on the matter.
bosunbilly 1 year ago
Yup, those are deffinetly bass fingers that have been seasoned throughout the decades.
Look how flat Levin's finger tips are.
hailmetal16 1 year ago
Mucha musica para esos oidos incautos.
007Pogo 1 year ago
que tal que nos hubiesen traido a Liquid Tension Experiment.. jaja no lo creeria.. estoy viendo a Tony Levin y no lo creo!!!
LJZN 1 year ago
he shouldn't have talked...LOL other than that, thumbs up
metalcorenatalie 1 year ago
no puedo dejar de mover la cabeza y tapear mi pie cuando escucho esta cancion!!!!!!!!!
micaravidio 1 year ago
Mira si invitaban buenos músicos!!, no como ahora que invitan a Paco Renteria...
jazzmanendin 1 year ago
i saw this man live in foro sol with peter gabriel, he is epic
Brandon18valensi 1 year ago
Catch the guitartist's quote to "Baby Elephant Walk" by Henry Mancini at 3:59? Very cute.
EdMuse1122 1 year ago 2
@EdMuse1122 That quote was subtle. Good catch!
mchampag 1 year ago
Meshuggah should cover this
TerryFallenblood 1 year ago
terible version of the king crimson´s elephant talk song. The King Crimson version is much much better. Belew and Fripp are amazing. Tony Levin also but his band is not like KC
BIGeSTRING 1 year ago
Awesome!
Beadbud5000 1 year ago
Tony RULES!!!!
CSXer 1 year ago
No mames estuvo en ese pinche programa y me lo tuve que perder precisamente ese dia vale madres...
EUSL84 1 year ago
Dam He's good!!!
maitreyalux 1 year ago
Uncle Tony demonstrates what funk is all about with some very syncopated riffing , and incredibly delivers the humorous dialogue on top without missing a beat and no clams!!!
melocotonbass 1 year ago
That totally kicked ass.
Beatnikzombie 1 year ago
lolll Levin shouldn't try singing :P
MestariDuff 1 year ago
You kids comparing this to Primus do realize this song was around years before Primus came into existence, right? Claypool is talented, but once I started listening to 80s Crimson I realized I'd largely been wasting my time with Primus.
kevgamble 1 year ago
@kevgamble Even so, this is DEF. something Claypool would jam. He's a strange guy, and he should love this (if he already doesn't).
Ryoku1989 1 year ago
@Ryoku1989 That would be interesting to see Claypool he tapped it without a Chapman Stick, definitely worth the price of admission!
dharmaseed 1 year ago
yo fui a su concierto en el lunario y la neta estubo de huevos........ por eso tony levin se la rifo con portnoy , petrucci y rudess en liquid tension experiment
caballofer 1 year ago
es una especie de less claypol
bonusfunk 1 year ago
maestrooo!!!!!!
bebiro01 1 year ago
oh si, fue en animal nocturno
hahahaha
Tv Asquea!
Zaul2410 1 year ago
very much reminds me of Primus
computerkid1212 1 year ago
@computerkid1212 definitely in the same realm, kinda like Les and the Holy Makerel, I like it.
RantzinmyPantz 1 year ago
@RantzinmyPantz or Sausage rather... always mix them up
RantzinmyPantz 1 year ago
Proximamente, Dream Theater en Muevete!!!!(programa tan mas aburrido) y Rush en La Sobre Mesa!!!!(descente) :D
xMetalUpYourA55x 1 year ago 27
Jajajaja, que sacada de pedo de la gente que estaba en ese programa de variedades, malditos marihuanos locos, seguro pensaron
petreoestrellado 1 year ago
@xMetalUpYourA55x jajajaja no estaria tan mal tan xP
xXmusicman007Xx 1 year ago
@xXmusicman007Xx
jaja lo se. Eso haria los programas de television mas interesantes, y tal vez valdrian la pena verlos.
xMetalUpYourA55x 1 year ago
@xMetalUpYourA55x jaajjajajaajjajaja
PacoCandelas 1 year ago
@xMetalUpYourA55x
fakexs 1 year ago
@xMetalUpYourA55x Y Yes en Laura en américa.
Digweed10 5 months ago
Aun asi King Crimson era mejor
blakeproductions 1 year ago
No mames, que hace Tony en Tv azteca.... supermamon, televisora de mierda.... que programa era?
serchzuvirie 1 year ago
@serchzuvirie lee la descripcion tonto xD
nmlss666 1 year ago
this songs seems like recalling Zappa's style...awesome job! =)
homometallicus 1 year ago
pobres de los espectadores me imagino que eran tan ignornates que no entendian absolutamente nada del tipo de musica que significa tony levin o king crimson
Satiaraha 1 year ago
¡ Urgente! si a alguien le interesa hoy a las 9.00p.m Tony Levin en el Lunario, ayer fuí y no tuvo MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
rockme1492 1 year ago
Very nice performance here! Tony does an admirable job on vocals as well.
rog944 1 year ago
he made LTE with Dream Theater - Myung, the album with the best prog song ever made in the history of music
thefranzfrom1991 1 year ago
Si Tony supiera la porqueria de televisora que piso, no se hubiese presentado, en fin... excelente musico, mis respetos
armando49164 1 year ago
no puedo creer que el Tony Levin estuvo en "TV AZTRETA" de seguro no lo entendieron y llamaron a "Toñita", "Erasmo Catalino"y demás virtuosos reconocidos mundialmente
rockme1492 1 year ago
y por que no fuiste tu ya que has de tener mucho talento ....pero en las nalgas
JORGE19608 1 year ago
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rockme1492 1 year ago
la porqueria eres tu ya que la mentalidad de cerdo que tienes afortunadamente no la tienen esos artistas y afortunadamente se paran donde ellos quieren.
JORGE19608 1 year ago
hey do you know were can i see the full show?
alguien sabe donde ver el programa completo?
electrotipo 1 year ago
Poor Tony - this is not the skill set he is used to... But he does a fine job of covering vocals
wgardens 1 year ago
apologies if it's already been asked and answered - but do we know the date of this performance?
enossified 2 years ago
historical performance hehehe
beyondhumanidea 2 years ago
tony levin is a master, he got good voice also, tough its hilarious
MsFikou 2 years ago
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I dont get why people like this song... only because Tony Levin is in the Band and the original is by King Crimson in which he played. The whole basstapping he is playing is interessting but the whole song is just crap. Thats why a lot of people hate Progressive or experimental music. I've seen "Stickmen" with Tony Levin with the same song before Porcupine Tree and i just didnt like it. It is annoying great played crap.
HilliIndustries 2 years ago
a) he's not playing a bass, it's a Chapman Stick. "Basstapping" is a misnomer -- you would more properly say "hammer-ons".
b) the appeal of this song relates to the rhythmic interplay, both in the instruments and in the lyrics. It's not meant to be a pop song, with a sweet melody you hum along to. Many ProgRock fans hate that stuff, instead preferring their compositions to be intricate and challenging. Luckily, there's plenty of music to go around, so everyone gets to listen to what they like.
BCWolf 2 years ago 5
a) thank you for correcting me with the "Basstaping/hammer-ons" thing, BCWolf. People always like it when you are correcting them. ^^
b) "...relates to the rhytmic interplay"? in the instruments ok! Its interesting to listen to it. About the lyrics. Come on, you could not spoof music in a better way than that.^^
I know its not meant to be a pop song. But if you crap on a tasty pizza it just wont stay a tasty pizza. even if you crap in the beat of the peppershaker.
HilliIndustries 2 years ago
people hate progressive and experimental music because it is, well, progressive and experimental.
People dont like to be challenged to think. They hate surprises and are afraid of the unknown.
They want to consume what they already know and they are comfortable when they are confronted with something that is common to them.
That is why people enjoy bad pop music instead but it applies to everything in life and human nature. Average human minds are simple, prog is not. That is why,nothing else.
mufuti9 2 years ago 3
Well everyone has a right on his own opinion I guess. But did Tony Levin play with Porcupine Tree? When? I did see one of them Crimson guys before PT 2 months ago, was kinda crap to be honest, didn't like it. But Tony Levin is amazing
vantorias 2 years ago
No he wasnt playing WITH PT he was playing with the crimson gusy before PT when I saw them in Köln Germany. They where named "Stickmen". Sorry that missunderstanding was my fold.
Yeah Tony Levin ist amazing youre right. It would be cool to hear him on a PT song. =)
HilliIndustries 1 year ago
@HilliIndustries I guess that's why they make chocolate and vanilla ice cream. Levin is brilliant and even if he dropped the stick on his foot and limped around cursing it would probably sound cool.
Just sayin....
godbluffvdgg 2 years ago
Yes but I can understand why people like chocolate or vanilla ice cream. But when did I say Levin isnt brillant? Hes fuckin awesome. But this music sucks. Honestly people... you can not seriously like the whole song! Its more annoying than my nephew.^^
HilliIndustries 1 year ago
So I guess you are saying you don't like elephant talk. There are things I like less from levin also. I thought you were dissin levin ( I have actually heard people say that he sucks) if you like levin we got no problem. As far as elephant talk goes, I can take it or leave it. It sure isn't his or crimso's best work. The rest of discipline is better. But, alas I am a van der graff freak so I just lump crimso and levin in with genesis, floyd, et al.
godbluffvdgg 1 year ago
This music sucks?? My friend, let me tell you you are fucking wrong. If you don't like it, ok, go live with it, but you can't say this is bad. King Cirmson is the fucking history of the fucking music man. You are a fucking igonrant. Who do you think you are to say that? Who was the fucking ass hole that told you you can talk to people such a bullshit?? You'd better wash your filthy mouth before you say something, ok?
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Foorrax 2 years ago
i just realized "jerry was a race car driver" is a total rip-off of that song
furor93 2 years ago
Err make that 'Octoban.'
I misspell when under stress
I misepell when under stress
:-)
Asymmatrix 2 years ago 3
Man, I just don't envy the other players trying to fill those shoes. Tony is a genius, the guys in his band aren't bad musicians, but it's just virtually impossible to do. The drums in particular were the sort thing only Bruford could pull off. Those thin clear Obcoban-like drums (Dragon Drums) he used in lieu of a hi-hat on ET were only made for a short time. Sort of sums it up. There was so much talent onstage in that lineup of KC it boggles the mind. Thanks for the vid.
Asymmatrix 2 years ago
the bottom two commenters get the musical equivalent of Darwin awards. At what point is he TRYING to sing, idiots? There wasn't singing in the original and there is no singing in this one and if you can't dig that it's back to your Michael Bolton collection for you two.
arpakyna 2 years ago 27
@arpakyna Wrong. Adrian Belew sang in the original.
passonno 1 year ago
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Yeah... Sort of "sang".. maybe. :) The point is that those two morons think Levin isn't singing like that intentionally, but because he can't.
Ok, maybe dohead was just trolling, that "just fire the bass player and get a new one who can sing!" comment is brilliant. :D
arpakyna 1 year ago
@arpakyna hmmmm, did the posters you comment on even realize that the song is called Elephant TALK!?!?!
69torus 1 year ago
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God, someone should tell this guy he can't sing worth shit! Better yet, just fire the bass player and get a new one who can sing!
dohead123456 2 years ago
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I have to agree.
This instrument is difficult to play as it is. Singing on top of those also difficult lines and groove is never a good idea, especially when you can't. Sing that is.
ramzahnY 2 years ago
Every time I see Tony play the Stick, I regret giving up on trying to learn it. But then I remember how farking difficult it was... :-)
mjkobb 2 years ago
I really love Crimson, and most with Levin playin there but I always find his solo versions of the song so weird in the vocal aspect, tough he has a great voice he seems to battle a little with timing, where Belew certainly masters.
omegavalderrama 2 years ago
I Agree.... He has a GREAT voice,, I MEAN GREAT,,, but belew, when he sang this song, he seemed more relaxed,,,, but you have to understand that is really hard to sing this song
alanboro 2 years ago
I know!!!
omegavalderrama 2 years ago
He's playing a different part of the arrangement on his instrument, remember! Belew was coping with "guitar part + vocal", while here Levin is doing "Chapman stick + vocal". Comparing the two is not comparing like-with-like!
maydaygalliard 2 years ago
king crimson played this so much better it sounds empty
zachery405 2 years ago 4
@zachery405 go and see king crimson videos, in the top say "TONY LEVIN" redneck!!!
demolitionracoon1881 2 years ago
pinches mamadas LEVIN AVISA SHINGON CUANDO VENGAS no seas mamon i leugo en ese programa ogete shaaaleeee!!!!!!
sabockkkk 2 years ago
no mamennn cuando madres sucedio esto y no me entere!?!??!?!?!?!?! o.O
basssi 2 years ago 2
yo si lo vi ese dia y no podia creer que tony levin estuviera en un programa de television abierta sobre todo con toda la mierda que hay en la television mexicana hoy en dia, Animal Nocturno es de lo mejor que hay en la tv actualmente
FerProgArcheopteryx 2 years ago
Nunca vi a Tony en el Animal Nocturno, pero que bueno q vino a Mexiico, Tony eres el mejor bajista y mas que mejor UNICO!!!!
SAtreyu 2 years ago
lol
king crimson 3 (desperado version) :D
GioMacTube 2 years ago
yeah in azteca trece, I do not know what does tony levin there, but it viva México, finally something good on their television ... yeah
LordGiva 2 years ago 2
yes! Surrealist!!!! Tony Levin in Azteca 13??, jaja, Increìble!! ..YES!!
carlosarq74 2 years ago
I love this song man...........
bcwdrums 2 years ago
The coolest Bass ever made! The Stick
martinbrossman 2 years ago
The stick isn't a bass dude, it's its own instrument.
hflat1 2 years ago
His singing is nice... and he plays the stick at the same time. Damn...
jesterbass 2 years ago
Tony is a legend but he simply sucks at singing.
Firedblood 2 years ago 3
This is simply not true firedblood. Listen to his solo album "Resonator" and you will soon learn that he has a very good voice. His backing vocals for Crimson were also fantastic.
pyroseed13 2 years ago
Tony awesome...poor guys in the back.....can't keep up....looks like they had a case of beer before the song....the drummer..oh my..poor soul
cirezetroc 2 years ago
the guys in the back DON´T suck!! you can see they're enjoying and feeling the music...the drummer does a great job...did you notice him hitting the decoration as if it was part of his kit?? THAT´S PROGRESSIVE MUSIC SPIRIT
Deadwing1107 2 years ago
fuck yeah mang
Cynnicio 2 years ago
Now I know why Tony Levin isn't a vocalist.
I won't dare knock his skills on the Chapman though, he is the best.
TheXenProject 2 years ago
fuuuuuuck the chapman stick it's not a fucking bass or guitar it's a chapman stick. the technique is two hands tapping
the execution of this instrument and the tuning is different.
dindglebeaver 2 years ago
Retards. Chapman stick uses both bass and guitar strings. i don't even know why I bother posting comments on YouTube videos because 90% of the people who do are ignorant jackasses.
ampeg221 2 years ago
belew 'spoke' this better on the album
sharlock32 2 years ago
Only thing good about this is the sound quality. Way to go, levin.
drtranismyman 2 years ago
Just cause his stick contains guitar strings does not mean it aint a bass. I hear bass dont you? to me its an instrument that is both bass and semi guitar.........any way I love this song and the performance is great !
Mosin54r 2 years ago
I must say, the sound guy for this show should be ashamed! I gotta say this is the worst I've ever heard this great song sound.
daraghkinch 2 years ago
you havent been on youtube much have you... lol
mucheggz 2 years ago
we primus we suck!!!!!!!!!!
thezappa73 2 years ago
que chingon es ese tony levin, se la rifa pero la pendeja vieja esa no sabe ni que pedo.....
como que una improvisacion
metanola 2 years ago
worth ejecution, but... it's Tony Levin!!!!
darthnitram0606 2 years ago
I did a session with Tony Levin & Gabriel awesome ..
worldstudios 2 years ago
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get a real bass
lEMGl 2 years ago
dont joke around evryone that is not a real bass.
it has guitar strings...
sorry but you need a real bass something with massive strings
bratblaster 2 years ago
It has bass strings on it numbnuts. There are bass strings and melody strings.
jambi880 2 years ago
so its not real bass >.>
bratblaster 2 years ago
That was my girlfriend that wrote that comment..
lEMGl 2 years ago
It's a bass player...on a steek!!!
dharmaseed 2 years ago
Animal Nocturno
durivenegas 2 years ago
very cool version of an aweosme song
PeacefulRocker 2 years ago
Me sorprendió mucho esa noche ver a Tony Levin en este programa. Ultimamente no he visto a tan buenos artistas en ese programa, solo lo veo por ver a mi novia, Patricia Llaca. jeje
COPROENCEFALICO 2 years ago