The Cribs on David Letterman 11/12/09

[philkearney0577]

get your own band marr!

[zebraboy777]

Marr kills this once great band. The band here has lost all rawness and the energy has gone. FLAT and smithed.

[tchay19]

I love how they all bow their heads to Dave. True gents!

[thelittlepeople123]

it seems like gary turned around to show us he had a rip in the back of his pants....

[Thurmo82]

Could have been so much more after the smiths. Ended up being a renta guitar. Jonny Marr still a ledge!!

[fusedemotion333]

someone get that other guitarist a freaking tuner.

[rockerpunK0]

JOOOHHHNNNYY <3  <3

[pesb666]

brand new album Ignore the Ignorant. ladies and gentlemen Ignore the Ignorant..

thank you "

[snoochtherocketpwner]

What indie band hasn't had Johnny Mar in it?

[kwfmusic]

3:47 is the best bit - 'Worldwide Pants Incorporated', they might as well just be apologising for Ryan's ripped jeans

[swampdodger33]

we share the same sky`s

[zakzero123]

That jaguar is sexy.

[rotherhamtyke]

I have a spare ticket for the gig at Coventry Kasbah this coming friday (20th). £20. Message me if your interested.

[LoserBoy117]

For a second there I thought that was Al Pacino from Scarface on the left.. lol

[athena2nd]

the cribs look so short next to letterman!

[buiwashere]

... I'm sorry what? I was distracted by Ryan's butt from 2:25 onwards LOL!

[paulfitzpa]

Complaining about Johnny Marr joining your band is like whinging that Jesus wants to come to dinner and he's bringing the wine. Dude adds a lot of great melodic ideas to this already great band.

[danelyb]

They are such nice lads. I had the opportunity to meet them after a show and Johnny saw that I had been singing along to all of their songs. They''re quality live! :D xx

[DeLoused777]

Haha, sloppy bass strumming. Still sounds great though!

[hamblyrock]

Hey I'm Johnny Marr and im the fucking coolest human being of all time !!

[bleepboxP90]

Johnny Marr shows how he is one of the most influential guitarists of all time. He is the Magic Johnson of rock: great in his own right, but brings out the best in who he is playing with.

[bleepboxP90]

Johnny Marr shows how he is one of the most influential guitarists of all time. He is the Magic Johnson of rock: great in his own right, but brings out the best in who he is playing with.

[lalimoreno1]

good quality - thanks!

[Hautamekki]

huh is this.......!!NOAH GALLAGHER!! on the left side??

[TarbleSauce]

@Hautamekki Hah, The reason why Noels hair is the way it is now is because of that man.

[mbucd]

horrible distortion on jarmans guitar

[qwertykid94]

proper old school punk band this.

[cactaceous]

Why is Johnny Marr playing with this formulaic & below average band? 

[weenerwallet]

@PinkFloydRHCPbassist i didn't mean all of uks music is shit..i love the libertines for instance..oooh and they're comming back and yeah the kooks are good, i like the arctic monkeys too..

[brettka]

@weenerwallet what are you talking about - 'all of uks music is shit'. UK music is much better. Check out the bands 'Suede', 'Mansun', 'Manic street preachers', 'Verve', 'Pulp', 'Radiohead'.

Don't judge UK music by Oasis and Coldplay.

[weenerwallet]

goog shit is cumming from the other side of the pond. what???

[thebandcoca]

I saw the last gig of the America tour at the show box in Seattle. Hardly anyone there. But the played an amazing set and they sounded amazing. One of the best bands about.

[reallynaked]

ryan should change the tone of his guitar a bit, it's a bit too distorted/overdriven when next to marr's riffs, it doesn't help that the levels were all off though

[bay0r]

what a crappy soundman... you could get much more greatness out of this song if the technican was doin his job alright..

[speghetto]

i'm american, and i know the cribs. I've only heard their older stuff before johnny marr joined. not bad...

[donbergholdt]

rock on boys!!!

[LomaxMcGee3]

@wonderwall4355 to be fair, dude, and this is AS an American... we do kinda catch on late. Hell, America wouldn't play the Kings Of Leon (a band FROM here) until they neutered their sound.

[kdub10009]

@LomaxMcGee3 - yeah well not all of us catch on late, we just have to do a lot more digging for the good shit earlier! If you're old like me, you got in the habit of doing this by digging through bins and bins of records and cd's at local alternative/resale record shops in your home town. That's how I discovered all the cool music. now it's easy and so it's sad that Americans have to wait for Kings of Leon to become the Jonas Brothers before they'll listen, right?? lol

[tarantulamuncher]

do americans know who the cribs are

[wonderwall4355]

@tarantulamuncher YES WE DO. DON'T BE SO ELITIST.

[greaser1952]

great fuckin band! shitty sound man here

[Snak3inAB0X]

I have no idea what the sound guys were doing but this makes them sound terrible. But they are a great band.

[cbooroo]

Awesome that the lead singer is wearing a 24 hour church of Elvis t-shirt, hello Portland!

[Iolanthe333]

wakey ftw

[fadedlips]

the orange sounds not that nice and the vocals are very quiet

[eewarze]

finally on Letterman!

[gdarr1029]

I think they need to rework their guitar tones because that Orange sounds like complete mush compared to Marr. it's very distracting.

[indieboicribs]

@gdarr1029 i think they've always toured with that so its part of the band. plus the gritty sound is part of the charm of the badn listen to the early stuff dude

[chaserjjj]

What's this song called?

[andeeholden]

We share the same skies

[chaserjjj]

Thanks, babe.

[BVILLE92]

they look so tired :(

[SimonClubDeParis]

haha why should ryan be absent? it's his and his brothers' band.

[willnewlove1]

have a tune ry

[RyanRotten80]

is johnny like an official member of the band now or something, i've seen loads of videos of him on tour with them recently.

[wackypound]

@RyanRotten80 he certainly is

[TheMotherBlackCaps]

love the performance but all t.v producers are shite at balancing the sound levels.

[cribstar87]

your a fucking retard

[danielfisher94]

Ryan is an original member.....it's not Johnny's band. i have nothing against Johnny Marr at all, he's the new guy here though.

[jaleblikescake]

@danielfisher94 well said

[jonwhyte92]

@danielfisher94 Well said, cribs were amazing before marr and are still awesoome now

[inshreds66]

The Cribs take America. Great clip.

[punkylass]

Ooh err...a nice bit of arse there..lovely..

[JackDMC]

Johnny Marr = good hair !

[dnsjns]

died hair tho

[markwall53]

That's my face he's holding!!!!!

[neil6020]

is it?

[formerlater]

If only I had known they were going to be on Letterman.

Thanks for uploading.

[forumknight]

Why do the yanks love showing off the L.P? I take it nobody has a clue who the cribs are in the US.

[opanashuffle]

piss off douchebag. They might be from wakefield but half of em are living in seattle now.

[eclectica1]

It's Portland, not Seattle.

[opanashuffle]

ur right. sorry

[89cheapmonday]

they've been doing tours in the US for a few years now, so they have built up a respectable fan base

[ralnok]

Kudos to Ross for linking this page to his twitter! Pretty cool for my first posting on youtube to get this many hits.

See you guys in Austin! I'll be driving from Houston :)

[ralnok]

having recently seen the official video for this song, I actually like the live performance here and maybe the Jools live perfomance even more than the canned studio video. There's just way more energy from the band when they're live. Say what ya want about the mix, it still beats the shit out of pretty much everything I hear coming out on the charts.

[Reint25]

Check out the Jools Holland version then, if you didn't see that one already.

[patto678]

gary needs to learn how to sing ie; use his voice properly. As sounding half arsed on a show watched my millions around the world will simply not do. He's go the talent and the ability but i it really does seem a bit half-arsed here.

he sounded acceptable but tha aint good enough these days nor does it it do their lyrics nor melodies any justice.

oh and why dont marr and ryan sing the lyrics instead of the ooh ohh ohhss in the chorus. it would lift it even more

[Thebumguy]

@patto678  I spoke to Gary when he was out here in LA. He said he lost his voice and has been struggling lately.

[paulalde]

does anyone moderate the cribs forum anymore? I've tried signing up for it about 5 times and never got the email through to say i've been accepted. Do you think they are trying to tell me sumit? Seen them live in Leeds the other month and was the best gig I've been to, way better when theres a packed out bunch of locals rather than TV cameras......

[binstig]

ill alert them of your situation :)

[Thebumguy]

I know you're gonna read this Ross. I could totally see the disappointment in your face at like 3:44 when Letterman doesn't shake your hand hahah.

Man I wish I got to meet you and Marr at the Roxy. I met your brothers though.

[nans182]

Johnny Marr has been so many times at the Late Show: with Modest Mouse, with The Healers, with The Cribs...

[tuxedosponge]

this is more like Cribs-lite

it needs a little something...

[Stagsomat]

or a little less of something... *cough*JOHNNY MARR*cough*

[thedancingfork]

LOL, u made my day :)

[hib1000]

Wow, well done, you're wrong.

Jog on

[Zombie158]

@Stagsomat completely agree.. lol. i miss the old fuckin cribs

[binstig]

pfft. true fans would stick by the band, i hate all the nostalgia craving idiots. stop living in the past and accept the brilliant band they are now! this isn't necessarily wholly directed at you btw.

[tilfrie]

well put binstig! this happens everytime and i wish people would get over it!

[MatthewHurrellCFC]

Seen them in glasgow a few weeks ago and they were fuckin amazin!

[realgaze]

Great ^-^ I can't wait to see them in December =)

[deliciousweirdo]

what the fuck happened to them?

[MyChemicalLove]

<3 :)

[rockcheese]

ryan's pants! oh no! ;)

[radioheadz91]

could have turned the vocals up a bit...

[ralnok]

I agree. Same goes for the rhythm guitar actually. Johnny sounds great, but I wish I could hear the other guitarist a bit more.

[gla2004]

thanks for uploading!