Sonic Youth - Brother James (1991)

[deftones311100]

this was just re-released to dvd this past month

[MrMountain33]

james bond is jesus' brother

[ParksFlyShop]

Everyone should be required to watch this video once a month (or more) in order to instill a society-wide appreciation of the vat of awesomeness that is Kim Gordon.

[SODOMITATEU]

One of the best live songs...One of the BEST FUCKIN' THINGS YOU WILL LISTEN TO IN YOUR LIFE!

"IT´S LIVE, MAN!!!"

[GmanisFreeman]

THIS SHIT'S FUCKIN' LIVE MAN

[gruffgruff13]

haha this shits fuckin live man!

[supperunknown]

Yeah its live man!

[samurai5625]

1991: The Year Punk Broke is finally coming out on DVD later this year, can't wait!!

[carlishhh]

@samurai5625 excelentee!!!

[jino666able]

I wanna hear this on MTV UNPLUGGED xD

[iwannabeanarchy]

I think I'm in love.

[zerotrinity111]

My favorite Sonic song! K

im has kick ass vocals!!!!! :P

[rockfeedback]

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This is the real deal so thumbs Up!

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[exiledbywill]

And she was back then 37 years old? I mean, time has been most grateful to her. What an energy!

[CatastrophicG]

amazing song!! great!!

[snakpak27]

they year punk broke!!!

[gypsyola]

best band in the world, ever, right there. period.

[SODOMITATEU]

@gypsyola Exactly. This one and "I Love Her All The Time" in the same documentary are just the best two live performances I have ever heard/seen in my life. Period.

Peace.

[MrRobertodemarch1]

very....very crazy

[igotnospit]

Kim Gordon ain't nothing to fuck with!

[Thysmic]

Kim Gordon is such a bad bitch. Definitely agree this version shits on the album version.

[MrWitchtrials]

F#@k the vuvuzelas,let's have this for 90mins.every game.Back of the net!

[ThelemicLaboratory]

sooo sooo  RAAAdd

[lynchaxxonn]

god i miss the 90's

[leonardofra80]

Sonic Youth r number 1....Like so much this video....

[spncrgrn]

this makes me feel all fuzzy inside

[johnw840]

Yeah, this is definately live MAN. Awsome, Sonics at thier best. Superb.

[rafaescate]

did ranaldo break his guitar at the end?

by the way, one of greatests SY performances

[OldSchoolChinny]

One of my top 5 SY songs-and scary as hell to listen to on acid...or so I've been told!

[Patrusha937]

one of my favorite SY songs

[grzesieksz]

1:12 !!!!!!

[halifuckinfan]

It's just FUCKING LIVE MAN!!!!!! Ahhhh Thurston

[Katakomb]

holy moly

[MrSonikbuzz]

awesooooome

[diegonosferatu]

Muito bom...

[MrStompbox]

Lee Ranaldo is the coolest looking guy ever.

[kkwuzhere67]

this versions slays the albums version. imo.

[splattergore33]

@kkwuzhere67

You're absolutely right !

[ndarcy]

I wish I could give more than 5 stars to this. It's been years since I last saw it.

[MrWitchtrials]

Nobody plays 'swarm of killer bees' guitar like Thurston,fantastic!

[petesn]

Fuckin brilliant !!

[drippingdream]

I remember watching this when I was 11 on The Year Punk Broke and totally falling in love with Kim Gordon. I thought she was and still is the epitome of kool.

[plumpvegan]

@drippingdream same here

[santoro19782]

@drippingdream i agree 100% with you

[fnj006]

@drippingdream Though I like this version of this song, unfortunately kool or cool doesn't translate into hook composing talent, which is why Sonic Youth were never even as big as Alice In Chains, and nowhere near Pearl Jam or Nirvana. And I know they wanted to be. I remember Bono talking about bands out there who had "everything but it". He was talking about the look, the playing ability, the chemistry, but not the composing talent.

[mrsunshinesuicide]

what? composing ability? who gives a fuck about that? why are you talking about fucking bono on a sonic youth video anyway?

[fnj006]

@mrsunshinesuicide Dismissing composing ability in music? You must be joking. That's like dismissing swimming talent in the Olympic men's freestyle. Why am I talking about Bono on a Sonic Youth post? I wasn't talking about Bono. I was talking about something he said. People can bring up other topics in a conversation if it relates to the current main topic. People learn that when they're 5 years old. You might want to think your posts a little more through before you rush them out.

[mrsunshinesuicide]

yeah asshole let me take an hour and write a fucking diatribe for this fucking youtube video.. your a dumbass

[fnj006]

@mrsunshinesuicide Your first post was a diatribe, shitwit. Maybe writing one on a site that's about communication would help you organize your thoughts. How about keeping your negative, sprinting-toward-death thinking off YouTube for us? We don't feel sorry for you or think you're deep because you have the word "suicide" in your screen name. Go look for sympathy somewhere else...or maybe really go through with it you pussy. The boy who cried suicide. HAAA! HAAAA! HAAAAA!

[marmelendez]

Wow.. maybe best sonic youth performance ive seen.. and great version of that song a bit more clean but stil more dirty.. brilliant

[Crede06]

Can't help but clap every time I watch this video.

[smithsever10]

i've listened and kim sings more songs than thurston and in this video he says that kim is the lead singer .

[djmassey2]

i cant find this song on download anywhere!!!

[smithsever10]

thurston moore should be the lead singer, i understand kim's voice gives a great underground feeling and dirty but man she can't sing --'

[pushover1]

listen to their albums, thurston sings just as much as kim

[daftdave23]

the greatest band of all time

[son1cyouth]

.... is this video considered rare? cuz my dad hs it and i technically own it cuz he doesnt like sonic

[jrnls80s]

Sort of. I have it. It's hard to find anymore because Courtney Love and her lawyers (I think?) are trying to keep it from being re-released.

[maladroit45]

Thats not true, this was sonic youths tour not nirvana's. Now it is hard to find this but they did re-release it on dvd about 2 years ago so yea..

[jrnls80s]

Ok, as far as I know this has not been re-released on DVD. Markey has been trying to get that done for years and he still can't make it happen.

[scottpastry]

yeah i bought this on video 15 years ago!!!

from the 1991 the year that punk broke tour...SY were supported by nirvana, Dino Jr.. also played festivals with the ramones, frank black, babes in toyland

[zemechanism]

This is not rare at all, you can buy this on "The Year Punk Broke: 1991" On DVD and VHS. Its a great vid, but, rare my ass"

[Capmcook]

I think 'Sonic Youth' is one of the all time greatest names for a band ever. How appropriate for what they were doing at the time. Very rellivant

[ZRN959]

The Velvet Underground is also one of the best.

[son1cyouth]

For me it's hard to decide on those two! read my mind... Sonic Underground.... hmmm

[ZRN959]

Velvet Youth

[BallofBase]

Or maybe "Youth Underground", or "Sonic Velvet"

[SugarOver]

thumbs up to this one man!!!

[chxngao]

beyond amazing

[SonicDominic]

Lee is free.

[SonicYouthXXX]

DA thing

[jlaramie666]

I never get tired of this clip, fucking power.

[AdamMorner]

I've always loved this version. It really rocks! They are so in to it

[jazkamal]

1991: the yr punk broke bro.

[SonicYouthXXX]

AWESOME!

[kalemarefrite]

wow you really hear the difference between bob bert's drummign and steve shelly's

steve kicks bob's ass!

[abracadaver]

amazing

[HondaRacingDevellopm]

SPEED VERSION !!!!

[PALEGRE3N]

Wow. Kim is so hot.

[dasher1982]

grunge (i.e good music) is coming back for revenge...watch this space.

[spncrgrn]

can music can get any rawer than this?

[EdwardAtTheDisco]

Can music get any better than this?

[HondaRacingDevellopm]

no !!

[freya331]

brother james gave it to me...

... and it was spectacular

[germanroots]

even better then original version

[Empadademagma]

man, it's not a clone it's not a fake it's just fucking LIVE MAN!! :D

[bonniespurk]

this is fucking joy, man. give up being a model

[888anonymous111]

fuck YEAH

[goonerjimmy30]

fuckin fuck i fuckin love that song...FUCK!!!!!!!

[Ataraxia01]

This song is so damn great! I love it...SY rocks!

[cacofonico74]

TOO COOL TO BE TRUE

[fuckyoutillidie]

YEAHH

[faunaman]

They fucking rule alternative music, in fact they are the only alternative, long standing in time and with integrity

[corporateGH0ST]

So true.....this is like one of the best performances ever.

[myownsmile]

they´re the best!!!!

[AleDaino]

Hey Pips, search Marlene Kuntz. The best band after Sonic Youth

[bensimpson]

5 stars recently sonic youth have been a huge influence on my guitar playing but of course its a good thing :)

[oscarjavi]

wow!! its just orgasmic noise!! the best genuis grunge punk rock band in the universe

[zerolohland]

it's just fucking love dammit

destroy music mayn!

-hero

[russhutton]

Kim Gordon's growl is awesome...

[tjrey2]

I'll second that!

[tennagefreak]

they are fucking amazing

[SH1TGOOSE]

the band at their best

[Andrew1990Andrew]

sonic youth is so shit

[Gumbyrearygood]

This song will fuck you.

[Davestunkiller]

gold

[badcitizen]

is live it is sonic youth is the fuckkin best band ever you should clean your ears before heard this stuff woooooooooooooooooooo is not fake like( blink 12crap rancid ramones) yes i don't give a shit about your next comments

[soniclife88]

you do realize that thurstons a huge ramones fan right? just putting it out there

[darkxhino]

yeah more grunge!  grunge alive!

[libido267]

oh my god they're so fucking good.

and thurston ''this picture represents.. umm.. the fact that it's a live gig so this is the singer, the lead singer singing live.. umm it's live y'know it's not a clone, not fake, it's just fuckin' LIVE, MAN!''

hahaahuahha

[capthowder]

whoa, they're something else

[fungdom]

this song is the essence of rock and roll.

[kmw4]

here here!!

[badcitizen]

sonic youth is the band of bands

[0371998]

always alive