LIMBLIFTER "ARIEL VS LOTUS"

[eurorocker79]

This was one of the only good songs on the radio at the time...

Come to think of it, that might have been one of the last times I heard Canadian indie on mainstream radio besides Sloan. It made work liveable!!!

[donleebaker]

Canadian bands ROCK!!!!! Timeless music!

[PopularBest]

thank you for all of them... so many great memories... and just saw todd and kurt and ryan at the media club, and they all looked great, todd sounded great, and they are all still rocking on... :)

[pfmrokman]

Great post!!

I'm a child of the 70's and I've heard it all.

This is easily one of the best songs a Canadian band put out in the last 40 yrs.

I think the backing vocals are the key.

And the bass player's playing a 'Ricky' (how Canadian is that)

Thanks for the post.

If pressed it might not make the top 10, but it's gotta be up there.

[edge102102]

Steven Stamkos is the lead singer ^_^

[buzz851]

I am so thankful I was a teen in the 90's!!!!

[witness10643]

Finger Eleven... Our Lady Peace... Kittie... I didn't even realize as a child that most of my favourite bands were not only Canadian, but came from my home province. Now I find out Limblifter is Canadian as well?

Its gotta be something with our collective Canadian consciousness. We see things similarly because we grew up in similar environments, so we connect better with what's being expressed in the music from our home. We also have good taste.

[slowwburn]

Great tune, great band. In terms of music, the '90's is tough to beat. Nothing before (the '80's), nothing since (hello Britney....sigh). Long live Rock!

[flokatirug]

I'd wonder why this wasn't a hit in the lower forty-eight, except it wasn't even released here. Sigh.

[slowwburn]

@flokatirug You wouldn't believe how much great Canadian rock from the '90's was never released in the States. Such a shame.

[flokatirug]

Yes I would, but I'm always open to another suggestion. Are you on last.fm?

[7Ronan1967]

i love this song ~ :)

[nixified]

until now (i found this while browsing for little mermaid videos, haha) i'd never heard of these guys. music like this is what we could really use today, after most of the pathetic crap being passed off as rock for the past several years.

[wyteninja]

Limblifter is one of those bands where you can pop in their cd and you just know..it never gets old.. if not better with age

[planettint]

Wow Great Song!!!!Still getting lots of Airplay on Torontos Edge 102.1

[edge102102]

@planettint AMen

[LexaBree]

sexy bass line

[paranoidandroid3232]

This song popped into my head the other day for  the first time in years. Thanks for posting this

[TheDarmardar]

thanks for putting this on youtube, very very good band/songs.

just bought the two latest cd by ryan dahle, cause I was able to check out his music on this channel.

except for the lucky few, being a musician is one of the worst paying jobs on the planet.

so, yeah, fantastic songs, great talent, no money. it happens a lot.

[thedealbreaker]

@TheDarmardar

Thanks a lot! I'm glad to hear you're supporting Ryan's music. I directed these videos and am a huge fan as well.

[ErikPaulsonFan]

@thedealbreaker You directed this? In 1997, I was in 9th grade at a private school away from home, in Hamilton. Most of us were out of town except a friend of mine, who lived at home, not far from school. I ditched school with him one Sunday (we had classes on Sun) and we went back to his place and watched Much and this came on. To this day, every time I hear this on my iPod, I feel like I'm back in Hamilton on that quiet, cold Sunday afternoon, enjoying this on Much.

Thanks for the memory.

[TATER1971]

I'm the tall masked thug :)

...one of the only videos I worked on where I loved the tune!

[frostflow]

good song, wack video

[SuperParker94]

It makes me sad that Limblifter never really hit it big. They totally deserved fame. At least Ryan is gaining some fame from his solo career and Kurt and Todd are gaining fame from The New Pornographers!

[srv2low4me]

I kept hearing this song on the radio and could never figure out who it was or what the name of the song was, and then as I'm going through Limblifter songs it starts playing...MY MIND HAS BEEN BLOWN!

[Prussiasfinest]

makes me sick when no-talent whores like lady gaga get all the attention they want, and these guys go unnoticed, this damn society

[sillysean27]

@Prussiasfinest sex sells. no matter how shit the music is if its visually interesting people going to watch and get use to it

[bernardpbird]

How could this song not have over a million views?

[hobbes937]

I live right on the border to Canada, so I grew up on Canadian rock. I loved how Canadian bands didn't sellout to the big American record labels. In my opinion Canadian rock from the 90's is the best, not so sure about the new stuff. Especially Nickelback, they can go pound salt.

[phillipjfry1979]

Another case of great talent being overlooked because they're Canadian. Too bad.

[kimball99]

I dunno what it is about this song, but it never seems to get old. LL4L

[MrPissed1]

i agree such good music ! i emailed it to bud un USA who is in the muzic biz , and he was blown away ! so much Canadian talent.... unnoticed???

[AloeVera002]

I don't think they ever did a bad song!! all 3 LL albums are fantastic,also,Ryan Dahles Irrational Anthems is one my favorite albums in a long while!! P.S Ryan is adorable!! :D he was always my favorite AOE member too. even when i was really young and i first saw the "ugly" video i thought man, that guitarist guy has great hair!! lol

[wyteninja]

wayyyyyyyyyy ahead of its time!

[therealfiasco]

This song kicks! "No helmet safe cause she's luckier this year" --Wicked!

[AnaDroid]

When I first saw LL, I'd already waited about 6 years for the opportunity. My expectations were exceeded. I recall that Ryan had taped lyrics to the floor, and read them as he sang. Also, he made the audience yell "sushi" into a sampler, and then played it back at various pitches etc. I walked up to him as he was playing with a tiny gramophone toy that another fan had given, and I was shocked to see that he is as alien looking in real life, as he is in this video.

[GeorgeD104]

Seen these guys back in 2004, one of the best shows I've ever seen!! I/O is one of my fav records. Ryan's new solo album is great as well!

[torok2034]

really, I've go I/O on CD. Nothing can sum up the amount of talent this band has, and I/O has some nice Hits. Like Fiercely Co-Dependant, or The Auctioneer are my Fav's. Never thought of buying there newest album..

[ufknrun]

Love this tune.

[ufknrun]

Awesome tune.

[codyvidito]

victim of the times man,this was ahead of it's time.

[flokatirug]

Nine years later, I still don't understand how this wasn't a hit. It's not quite my favorite single from 2000, but it's damn close.

[lilnetty2]

that explains a couple of things.

[buzz851]

Found this cd used at fye in Buffalo, I could not believe my luck! Great album.

[tunaleg]

u2?? oh my god.. did you know bono has the record for world's biggest crap?

[dumd1ddly]

I love this song but just wondering...does anyone know what this song's about?

[kyle1hamilton]

i thought it was u2 when i heard it first

[noobman5000]

In a small way it sounds like New Year`s Day so I agree.

[flokatirug]

I started to laugh, but you have a point.

[NanDrummer]

This is an awesome song , liked it ever since I heard it on CFox when it was released. This song is always on my "gym" playlist because it has such a steady beat , it's easy to keep in time with your cardio workouts. It's always #2 on my list and helps me get warmed up. Of all the songs I use to work out to , this one is always on #2. Great lyrics , great song. Good job.

[fa4452]

This should have been a huge hit - but we have crap on the radio - Clear Channel ruined radio

[gitfiddle81]

What a great song. Should have been a huge hit. Must be hard to deal with that.

[Gmoreau99]

Where can i get this song?? i herd it on the radio and i cant find it =S

[Ki11abee]

Good luck.. they dont sell the cd anymore..

[dc013]

Do to a used record store. They'll likely have a copy somewhere.

[nikotwasik]

aw chiiyy ryan. wheres he at now

[sinning1966]

Good lyrics too

[JPNesker]

I know. such a killer tune.

[vschubert]

Goddamn, this song is good!!! Makes me proud to be Canadian (amongst many many many other things!!!)

[bernardpbird]

Such a great tune. I wish I could write like that!

[mattfca]

awesome!!!!!

[1CAMBRIA1]

Nice..

[fujjeee]

heard it on the radio the other day, great song!

[330blackbeemer]

two words - love it!

[sawyerg13]

Canada

[braindonater]

What is the country north of the USA Alex.............I was the best at that fucking show show because I'm a fucking genious.

[rgarrioch]

I think you meant genius. But thats okay, cause I love our sub par public schooled brothers to the south.

Canada/USA always.

[pip449]

as im writing this, this video has like 10,700 views,it kills me, because this shit is so good,and crap videos have hundreds of thousands if not millions of views.Anyway,i gotta go take a shit now.

[LifesaTaco]

Very Nice

[jacksters83]

Don't forget about Glueleg - pistons or mrs. petrie.

[bets86]

Glueleg, i did ferget, spanks!!!

[lilnetty2]

@jacksters83 yeah, I have a copy of Heroic Doses with the sample from Reservoir Dogs of Mr Pink which they had to remove on subsequent pressings ( at least what I heard -i never checked it out)

[ItsTheWooo]

Limblifter is one of those bands that is so so so good but never got the credit they deserved. What perfect pop music. Every song on their original CD was incredible.

For another example of this, see the band "failure". Failure was mind blowingly good, no one knows who they are except maybe a handful of people.

Helmet was another disturbingly unfamous band, but at least they have heaps of cred... you can't say that about limblifter.

[flokatirug]

How'd you like Year of the Rabbit?

[lilnetty2]

@ItsTheWooo maybe it was because they were called Failure.

[arlsincharge]

@ItsTheWooo The Failure from Calgary? Where can you still find their tunes? Heard one song on a Meter records sample CD and was hooked.

[hodgins]

one of the best canadian songs ever

[hodgins]

I LOVE this song

[browneyedpickleboy]

wow i used to be so indy

[bets86]

Limblifter was hardly "indy"

[thedealbreaker]

bets86 - Limblifter was hardly "indy"

apparently in your world the word "hardly" means "completely".

Limblifter were 'indy'. They released their records in canada under their own label, with no financial support from ANY other label.

This music video for example, was shot with a $15,000 budget, paid entirely by Videofact (funded by much music).

[browneyedpickleboy]

thank you

[savantiflag]

@bets86 Indy 500?

[ButtercupTwinkle]

One of my top ten fav songs of all time!!!!!!

[karakickass]

This song is so catchy. Man I love this band.

[pimpbutterNjam]

I was the only person I knew who was into this band back in the day, no one else got it...big influence to what I do now!!!

[guitarbassndrums]

nice, seen them in 2001. great tune!

[sweet69dudre69]

looks like water to mee but great song

[thirstybandits]

damn those New Pornos stealing away Todd and Kurt!

kidding, kidding. but still >:(

[tunaleg]

Kurt Dahle should have stayed in Limblifter and not joined that crappy New Pornographer shit

[LauraLovesNirvana]

Yeah i agree with you  tunaleg

[lilnetty2]

Is that a real White Falcon or a reissue? Great song....any similarity to the Tinfoil video? If these guys did better vids, would it have helped? Good writers...

[dylonm]

I believe its a White Penguin.

[broomathon]

hey does anyone know what kind of drums Kurt plays?

[steaddy]

One of the best rock songs ever!!!

myspace(dot)com/limblifter

[ve4mm]

This is better than all Bon Jovi songs put together.

These guys ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hughericsean]

Best Canadian song ever made.

[atoroesp]

i really love this song. thanks to whoever posted it!!!!

[brettyf]

its about a race, thats pretty much it i think.

ariel is a bike that ryan likes

[curtisr4]

yeah ariel is a bike and yeah it's just about a race and that.

[ve4mm]

What does the song mean?

MM