Mercury Rev, Chasing a Bee, live at the Phoenix Festival (1993), Yerself is Steam

[soundvisionary13]

ohmigod! Questions:A) What kind of Vidoe camera was THIS?-Back in 1993. B) How did you sneak it into the festival? C) How did the security not see or stop you so close to the stage? Because in all my experiences of dozens of festivals around the world I have to say the Phoenix festivals security were the most aggressive 'Jobsworth' cunts I have ever experienced in my life! To be a security there you HAD TO BE from Glasgow which they all were.& everyone was a bullying dickhead! How did you do it?

[VoltronsHead]

@soundvisionary13 Sorry - I don't know. I didn't shoot the footage. I'm always hoping that whoever did finds these online and contacts me, because it'd be cool to thank them. If they ever do find this and get in touch, I'll try and find out that info for you.

[pureaudiosex]

WOOOOOOOOW!!!!

[dreamygrass]

loving

[SuridaCity]

incredible. fantastic. can't find the words...

great, great, great

[edwinmontgomery]

man, i wish i could have seen them back then... saw them for the first time ever just a few weeks ago and it was all so familiar it was almost like seeing an old friend i hadn't seen for years. or never met... you know what i mean.

[mastrobarrino]

I much prefer David Baker as a singer instead of Donahue

[sjrobinson1967]

i was there !

[MrVaderwink]

Fantastic!! I was there at this festival, particularly looking forward to see Mercury Rev (wearing my 'left-handed ray gun' t-shirt) - I remember the balloons and the ear-splitting loudness! Great stuff! Thank you @VoltronsHead for letting me relive the memories!

[RICSIKE06091976]

Baker reminds me of Beethoven, no God I mean Syd Barrett...

[tortamia]

yeahh  !!

[Rocktopus]

Yay, I was there and I remember this whole beautiful performance - thanks for posting!!!

[KILLblinton]

David Baker was genuinly insane and apparently the rest of the band were terrified of him. but without him they've just been tedious :(

[reincreel]

@KILLblinton I have been a personal friend of David's for over 20 years. You are full of shit. It is more like they are were off their heads on drugs and David is clean. They just didn't mesh well and had creative differences. Stop talking trash.

[glitchesandglitter]

@KILLblinton hahaha.  this seems true. i wish i could hear some stories about him in those days.

[shinjoz]

r-rated song.

[shinjoz]

r-rated song.

[kirkfnw]

drugs

[ArvidFalk86]

blown away by this °_° thanks!

[spacefuzzz]

You have made my year so far. Amazing footage!!!!!!

[spacefuzzz]

You have made my year so far. Amazing footage!!!!!!

[oortbelt]

This is amazing.

[surfingelectrode]

What was David Baker on?

[fabiomandol]

this is my favourite lineup :)!

[nonk21]

Wow it's hard to find footage like this of the rev!

[willyjamaica]

Thank you so much for this !