Modest Mouse - Satellite Skin on David Letterman

[baldingmoose]

i knew these guys were special when i first heard Worms Vs. Birds. It trips me out.

[atonedsparrow]

break the guitar on his head issac!

[DancingBearShow]

Ok mr whatever the hell if only gay people like the band well fuck you cause I'm strait and I sure gay people listen to you favorite band to so fuck off and if you don't like gay people well fuck off even more!!!!!!

[rocker39]

great performance... if youre a modest mouse fan, you havent lived until youve seen them live

[MrSrponyboy]

@rocker39 Too bad if you live in Mexico D:

[DarwinDiabl0]

if you love bad news, here's some: modest mouse aren't good anymore:(

[braap789]

happy fucken congratulations!!!!!!!!!!

[hattrick2448]

FACT!!!!!

[hattrick2448]

You are gay if you like this band!!

[th3r3bleedingout]

@hattrick2448 then im biggest homo in the world.

[brofan2]

@hattrick2448 what's wrong with being gay?

[McMatthew23]

@hattrick2448 stop trolling, prick.

[Oriente7]

Id be all like "FUUUUUCK YEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" if I was in the audience.

[MrJowilson9]

I can't explain it really, but something about seeing Isaac playing alone in the beginning, and playing so well BY HIMSELF just gives me chills. Such a great song by the best band alive right now

[scottybah]

bands are never the same on letterman.

[itsbeenagreed]

this is a wicked version, been a mm fan for years but hadnt heard this in particular, i also prefer it to the album version, love it when a band back their stuff up live as well as in the studio

[stylzy82]

that song sounds so good live!!! very well constucted song!!! awesome

[safe0sam]

phenomenal.

why does letterman ignore isaac?

[Dunderhead36]

@safe0sam cuz Letterman's a douche

[safe0sam]

@Dunderhead36 couldnt of said it better ma self.

[MrJowilson9]

@safe0sam Or maybe hes to intimidated by him :P

[safe0sam]

phenomenal.

[LightK44]

I remember seeing this when it aired. I like it better than the album (except the fricking)

[flytrappedinajar1]

Isaac having to censor himself killed me inside a little.

Still a great performance by the best band of all time, though.

[weakerthan13]

Totally diggin his Canadian Tuxedo

[2bdragons]

hope those boys tour again soon!

[zackkcazful]

It's kinda like they cut it's balls off when they censored that lyric

but my cats nuetered, and i still love it...sometimes

[neil131983]

Why don't you both grow the fuck up.

[iloveKianaDexter]

@antpod: Isaac is playing his custom wicks guitar.

[SuperBob1987]

So...23 girls on their periods????

[summercool3]

@SuperBob1987 i'd find that offensive, but its too funny to :')

[shawandking]

i think so.

[antpod]

what guitar is he playing?

[leviroxanne]

Isaac Brock is probably one of the greatest musicians of our time. gotta love a good frontman who plays lead guitar.

[Guercinator]

if you notice that in the beginning of the song (before the drums and bass kicks in)

Jeremiah is reading a book

[CupofPhenol]

fantastic song, I loved it! kinda strange though, how Letterman didn't shake anybody's hand after the performance lol

[goofydude223]

my god it went from a trio to this xD

[TThirdplaneTT]

i need modest mouse

[xXxFaLLeNxShaDoWxXx]

THIS SUCKS! FREAKIN' INSTEAD OF FUCKIN'!!! FUCK!

[quinnweller]

@xXxFaLLeNxShaDoWxXx ikr swaring is liek so kewl lolz fuck shit fuck

[dudesons441]

@xXxFaLLeNxShaDoWxXx It's TV ya know...

[nickludwig5]

i cried

[ModestMootsey]

I'm sure one day I'll see them on Conan

[vSkankin2Ska]

Is Isaac the only one who writes songs for MM?

[stevieray345]

@vSkankin2Ska most of the time but they do mostly band written songs :D

[PopSong1]

@vSkankin2Ska Not sure, I know he co-wrote when Johnny Marr was in the band though he is gone now...

[slimjim307]

i love how he says heck and freaking it really made me lol

[xDanTheManxx]

they wrote this song during sound check

[hmdeadman]

Best band in the world.

[inverted987]

this song kinda reminds me of glycerin, by bush, at least the guitar does

[Camocow08]

if you spend the whole time thinking about how out of tune it sounds, you forget to listen to how pretty the words are :) besides, they win best band ever cause they pull off two drummers and don't use auto-tune

[kimowasabe]

Did Dave snub Isaac there? Isaac was totally gonna say something but held back there lol

[kirkpatrick321]

Is Johnny Marr completely done with plating with this group??

[Browncoat1138]

I'm really digging the slide guitar. I have unfortunately not heard nearly enough music by these extremely talented individuals. And Isaac's guitar playing is mesmerizing...

[andyjohn35]

it's not the same without happy fucking congratulations haha

[gacktxrawr]

@andyjohn35 i know.i waited for that part. and i forgot it was on tv.

[donger1477]

@andyjohn35 old isaac would have said fuck because he didn't give a fuck.

[donger1477]

@andyjohn35 old isaac would have said fuck because he didn't give a fuck

[ExpectationsShotgun]

@donger1477 You think it's better to not give a fuck about anything?

[donger1477]

@ExpectationsShotgun That isn't what I said now, is it? Don't put words in my mouth.

[ExpectationsShotgun]

@donger1477 I've only got one other thing I could put in your mouth... I think you'd prefer words, in all honesty.

[MaidenRocks99]

@donger1477

You're an idiot. Just wanted to say that. Honestly, old Isaac was a reckless, stupid idiot who got drunk and went to shows not caring about the people who came to see him.

And I hate old Isaac. He's matured in many ways, and that's what people are supposed to do.

Obviously you haven't.

[donger1477]

@MaidenRocks99 yeah, you can really make that statement over one youtube post. good job buddy

[MaidenRocks99]

@donger1477

Uhh... what would you call it when a guy, who you're paying to see perform, comes on stage and starts puking because he drank his ass off?

[irvingcsaltzburg]

@MaidenRocks99 Well it's no wonder he never gave a fuck about the people at his concerts, probably because it was filled with douchebag morons like you, I don't blame him. And I'm sure he still hates morons just as much today as way back when.

[MaidenRocks99]

@irvingcsaltzburg

I don't get what's up with you and that other guy. See what I just said to him. Learn a little history about how the band was early on.

Never did I say I dislike the band -- they are in fact my favorite band in the world. I think Isaac is clever and a great frontman.

But just because I think it's horrible that he used to drink a lot before going on shows and puked on stage before (Wow, what a great show to pay money for) I'm a douchebag moron? Try making some sense.

[donger1477]

@MaidenRocks99 i understand you completely, i do. i also know you never said you disliked the band. having said that, i never said that i liked how he "didnt give a fuck." i didnt specify whether i liked it or not. in my opinion, a band should perform as well on stage as they do in the studio. with isaac, that wasnt always the case way back when. but, what i do like about old isaac is back then he wrote modest mouse's best music in my opinion.

[MaidenRocks99]

@donger1477

I mean I agree with you on that. Many fans think LCW is the best album, and indeed I could listen to Lonesome Crowded West and certain songs from This is a Long Drive... all day long. Not to mention things from Sad Sappy Sucker and songs like Broke, etc.

But I just meant that you saying old Isaac would say fuck because he didn't give a fuck seemed pretty dumb. Like condoning him being stupid on a show, etc.

[irvingcsaltzburg]

I'm well aware of how Isaac used to be you dumb fuck. Don't tell me to learn more about the band kid, I know more than you ever will. Did it ever occur to you that maybe Isaac Brock's sole purpose in life doesnt consist of living up to your idiotic expectations or are you just that fucking self-centered? If you want to feel special just for going to a concert I suggest you go see hannah montana instead, I'm sure she'll make you feel all warm inside, "OH MY GAWD YOU GUYS I LOVE ALL OF YOU TEEHEE"

[irvingcsaltzburg]

@MaidenRocks99 "things from Sad Sappy Sucker and songs like Broke" ooh wow somebody's been reading Modest Mouse's discography on the iTunes store, how fucking impressive. Yup you're a fan if ever I saw one, in fact the textbook definition of a fan is "one who can simply name the band's lesser known material". Doesn't say anything about hating the frontman for pathetic, petty reasons so I guess that makes you their biggest fan huh.

[MaidenRocks99]

@irvingcsaltzburg

Hahahahaha you're so funny, no really, you're killing me. So because I drop album names I'm a faker? I don't give a shit whether you think I'm a fan of them or not. I wasn't even responding to you anyway, I was agreeing about their older material (whether you believe it or not)

Again, you misconstrue what I say -- I never said I hate Isaac period.

So fuck off. Only douchebags go and say "Oh well the real definition of this means this" in order to try to seem better. I'm done.

[alexshort14]

@MaidenRocks99 how about the two of you just listen to the song, and stop representing this band like assholes. New fans, old fans, drunk, sober, who gives a fuck? Enjoy the music and shut up

[alexshort14]

@irvingcsaltzburg how about the two of you just listen to the song, and stop representing this band like assholes. New fans, old fans, drunk, sober, who gives a fuck? Enjoy the music and shut up

[irvingcsaltzburg]

@alexshort14 So apparently we're not "enjoying the music" because we have opinions about things and argued over them. And apparently the only time anyone can post a comment on Youtube is when the video is playing and muted, because commenting requires peace and quiet, so how could we have enjoyed the video right? Be sure to give this jackass a million thumbs up everyone for his brilliant just enjoy the music advice. Now how much do you want to bet this hypocrite will come back and argue with me?

[morbitron6]

@irvingcsaltzburg I just read a random comment and you seem like a fucking cocksucker. Just fyi. Maybe you should jump off a bridge or something. The world could use less of you. Maybe move to Libya or some shit, get shot and stuff. that would be cool. Thanks.

[irvingcsaltzburg]

@morbitron6 What the fuck is your problem precious, your boyfriend decide to quit giving you reach arounds? Why don't you rage about something more practical like how utterly useless you are to everyone around you. Or try reading the entire argument next time if you're so fucking interested in irrelevant comments you fucking retard.

[monkeyDx]

I totally agree!!

[august0rein]

so fucking pissed i missed them at pitchfork

[ModestPlacebo]

I think I would be a lost soul if Modest Mouse didn't exsist. Their songs make me laugh, cry, think... just any mood I'm in I can find a MM song that will soothe my soul. I fucking love them.

[sorgic435]

Awesome Band and Unique. Love how they use different instrument and it all comes together just ingeniously.

[siteshouse]

BRAVE and pretty damn original on Letrerman

[siteshouse]

BRAVE.

[imjohnandyouare]

who is the guy on Isaac's left??

[AdmiralEasychord]

@imjohnandyouare That's Brian. He's the band's guitar tech/repairman. And apparently, stand-in guitarist when they really need him.

[lizrdlord1]

well happy fuuuu......FRIKIN CONGRATULATIONS

[therealmcnulty]

if you sweep up this mess I created, nothing left to show I existed

best band ever

[asmPato]

Anybody ever get the feeling listening to a song that what they want the most would be to hand that song to the band 10 years ago and see how it sounded back then? That's how this (esp. this version) song makes me feel. I would kill to listen to this song performed by LCW-era Modest Mouse.

[xLordOfTheFliesx]

@asmPato

I don't. I dig the new stuff more than the old.

[TheIainShaw]

Is that Jim Fairchild from Grandaddy on guitar?

[GravityRides]

@TheIainShaw yessss

[TheCruddyBug]

@TheIainShaw

YEAHHHH! Haha, I love Jim Fairchild.

[amirper2000]

Happy freaking? :)

God when it will be ok to say fucking on tv?

This is the best line in the song ! :)

[Guercinator]

wow Jeremiah was reading something when the song started

[TheCruddyBug]

By the looks of his hair, I might guess that Isaac didn't take a shower yet that day, haha.

[blackforduser]

i like the lyrics the most!

[sirquinsy]

I found this to be a much better studio song. It really is a shame that Johnny Marr left them, I found their overall guitar work to be quite lacking. Still a decent song at that, but goddammit I want old Modest Mouse back! :(

[TheCruddyBug]

@sirquinsy Old Modest Mouse is Johnny Mar??? Or you mean, before Johnny Mar? I hope you mean before Johnny Mar.

[huntedgraywhale]

I'm not sure there's a band better than modest mouse...comparable maybe, but they're just too versatile.

they could still be writing stuff like LCW, I think that's been proven, but Isaac and them are just doing what they want to do.

seeing them in a couple weeks in Brooklyn.

[AnnieRection]

@huntedgraywhale Your very much right, the only band who is comparable and almost good as the Mouse are Built to Spill ( whose members are very good friends with Modest Mouse ), but they lack the grit, Isaacs lyrics and just that special factor Modest Mouse posess.

[chuk209]

Go to my page if ya want I have them playing 3rd planet in Oakland try where great when I saw them and oo they played very very well check it out if you want I'll be uploading more concerts soon

[XxInputxX]

JEREMIAH GREEN> JOE PLUMMER

[HeartsMadeOfStrings]

@XxInputxX Times one million. Listen to Trucker's-freaking-Atlas.

[XxInputxX]

@HeartsMadeOfStrings Truckers Atlas is actually my favorite song xD. Out of all bands. YOU listen to Styrofoam Boots!

[TheeMarkBurkhart]

I remember this one time there was just Eric, Jeremiah and Isaac and the sound was bigger

[E2daM2daE]

Isaac Brock doesn't really sound that good live.

[MrNoahFx]

@E2daM2daE but it really works for him. it gives it a slightly lazier, more don't-give-a-fuck attitude that really comes through with the music, and it sounds incredible in it's own way. i love it

[Courtney2Hart]

@E2daM2daE wtf are you talking about!? 

[ratmon18]

YES!

WHEN DID THIS COME OUT! I NEED DAT ALBUM.. no affense, but ive heard better modesat mouse live

[bootlegcopy]

@ratmon18 Its on an EP they released last year called No One's First, and You're Next.

[Guercinator]

FINALLY! I see Eric there with them and no that other douchebag that used to be on talk show concerts with MM.

[patwow]

Does this band REALLY need 3 guitarists? I long for the days of old Modest Mouse.

[ITTTheKrimsonKing]

@patwow the more the better, but I agree, it would be nice to see Modest Mouse be as experimental and creative as they used to.

[herrkamphenkel]

@patwow Yeah, & two drummers? Seriously? They used to have the auxillery percussionist doing other things, now he just sits there behind an entire drumest doing... pretty damn close to nothing.

[NmHman127Nugget]

they are like a familiar face they guide us all and we are with them on their trip. Its really great Mushrooms are great

[carrythezerobts]

I don't see Johnny Marr anywhere...that's fricken AWESOME

[ITTTheKrimsonKing]

@carrythezerobts Whats wrong with Marr?

[crookies93]

@ITTTheKrimsonKing Hes a fame leech.

He goes from band to band trying to stay 'famous'

[notredale123]

Lol I'm so used to hearing the real version that when Issac said frickin it kinda surprised me

[shordElo]

Well happy FUCKING congratulations!

[thedanielshow]

@shordElo Duh, it's not like he's going to say that on tv though

[VirtualSting]

3:10 UBER MALLET ON TINY CYMBAL!

[jakeman52]

Bad ass!

[TheVictimsX]

isaac gained some weight. that doesnt matter. sounds great.

[indipigment]

jesus this makes me cry watching online, I can imagine what it is gonna do to me when I see them in July. Mouse makes me realize how much beautiful pain there is in the world, so much it makes me weep sometimes

[Rush1236]

@indipigment Summerfest?

[mikeromor]

@indipigment That's pretty passionate and i also like mouse. but that made me laugh so hard

[ttk1opc]

Not sure what Letterman was doing but I'm sure he likes them, this is at least their third appearance that I know of.

[KangarooLad]

Built to Spill and Modest Mouse are two amazing bands

[kingbiz2]

oh his best behavior for letterman

[ferret12]

[Copy paste death threatening chain letter here, we REALLY need more of them]

[babymistakes]

@crazyman2297, I have to say that I much prefer to listen to old Modest Mouse. Like with any music, an album, or a song, or a sound is time stamped to a period in one's life, directly linked to a memory. But aside from a personal connection between my life and old MM, I feel their old music, standing alone, was more honest, grittier, less developed, less available, therefore more personal.

[Crayzman2297]

I don't understand why Modest Mouse fans often don't embrace the newer stuff. I personally have listened to the old and new stuff, and I can say that Interstate 8 sucked.

[Cmpowell83]

@Crayzman2297 for their old stuff listen to The Lonesome Crowded West to start with. Give it a few listens though it grows on you and becomes great.

[dnsharp7]

modest mouse is my favoret band but they suck live

[newjerseyjew]

when your the best band ever you could pretty much do what the fuck you want to .

[Hotheadt]

@newjerseyjew except say fucking on letterman XD

[skank1n]

@newjerseyjew MM is a great band, but you took it a bit far when you said the best band. The best band ever is Built to Spill.

[MrMisab]

@skank1n built to spill sucks I can't deal with his voice it's too whiny and nasally

[skank1n]

@MrMisab Your on meth!

[MrMisab]

@skank1n built to spill sucks camel dick!

[edoman]

@MrMisab lol. He just said he prefers built to spill over modest mouse, I do too. Defend your rage little child or you are just as empty in the head as my pet bee.

[aaronmcnello]

Awe! They had to censor their song cuz they were on tv lol. Oh well.

[imjohnandyouare]

Modest mouse needs to make some cuts, i mean 3 guitarist and 2 drummers seems like a bit too many for one band

[nickconfidental]

fuck that. He is a great drummer and he adds alot to the band.

[digerw1]

@nickconfidental fuck that fuck that, i think hes a great drummer. I just ment for these tv preformnces they could cut it down. I saw them live and it was the best show ever

[HigherPlanes]

Yea really, which drummer is driving the beat?

[nickconfidental]

Joe Plummer - Drummer

Jeremiah Green - Percusionist

[HigherPlanes]

Oh ok. That's totally alright.

[nickconfidental]

You don't play music, do you?

[nickconfidental]

lol, get your panties out of knot. Can you not have 2 rhythm guitarists to add to the the texture and timbre of the sound? Both drummers are holding the beat and form with the bass drum and the snare but both also go off and do their own thing on other cymbals etc. also adding to the timbre/texture. And just because Modest Mouse adds new members to their band doesn't make them any worse. You obviously can't embrace change. I trust that Isaac knows what he is doing after 14 years of album making.

[Guercinator]

@nickconfidental you are absolutely right, but that second rhythm guitarist (with the white guitar is not in Modest Mouse

[nickconfidental]

@Guercinator Though you are correct, you are also incorrect. If he is playing with the band, in terms of relativity, he is WITH the band. He is a stand in, thus meaning, to Modest Mouse as a band, he gets paid the same amount as any member in that band, once again proving you wrong. lol ;)

[Guercinator]

@nickconfidental yeah, I know that he gets paid the same. I'm just sayin' that you would not see his name in the members list on Wikipedia; or the Modest Mouse website ect.

[BrianCulticeMusic]

@imjohnandyouare you are stuck in a fuckin musical box. Think outside of it.

[imjohnandyouare]

@nickconfidental Oh and 1 more thing, if you were a REAL modest mouse fan you would understand that nothing beats the original 3 and that is Brock Judy and Green

[nickconfidental]

and also, I agree that the old modest mouse (with just the 3 original members) was the best modest mouse, but that doesn't change the fact that the newer modest mouse is still the fucking shit.

[Crowing]

They're still in the band though. So, I guess nothing beats them now too?

[ferret12]

What makes you say that?

[egraseidannogew]

Haven't seen Brock recently. He's looking rugged.

[digerw1]

kinda chunky 2

[sfbayguysf]

"passed the audition" (as David says after the song), isn't that just a little bit insulting?

[Moonalypse]

@sfbayguysf How is that insulting? He is congratulating them on a good job.

[IxGaarAxI]

These guys have talent

[Presentboy]

haha. "happy freaking congratulations".

[KarasuTakama]

If Letterman is the one that has a say on who plays, Letterman has a good taste in music.

[ComfortablyNumbAgain]

isnt that marr with short hair on the far left with the strat?

[pamcm1098]

@ComfortablyNumbAgain

+...no, that's Jim Fairchild who's taken over while Marr works with The Cribs.

[blackhawkrocker]

yeah it is

[mannertoact]

Johnny is always off doing other things, though he has said that he hasnt left and intends to keep working with them - and he was on the 'no ones first and you're next' ep released last year (tho granted i think most of those songs were written around the time of 'we were dead ...')

[sharkemeyer]

Where is Johnny Marr?

[nycbred92]

@sharkemeyer he was only on for we were dead before the hip eve sank, he wasn't like kicked out or anything the mutual plan was just one album

[axehero123]

how many times have they been on letterman? seens like he likes them

[hockeynoah7]

thats lame how he had to say "freakin" :P